episode_0373

Several days have passed since I gave the prosthetic hand to Daerasajeo.

“Kreu …

“The accuracy has improved a lot. If we just keep doing this, it will be fine. Now, stop joking and drink some water first.”

“Strength, use it… ”

During that time, Daerasajeo was greatly tormented by his master.

Minor errors in movement caused by wearing a prosthetic limb.

For a teacher who teaches us to respond at least minimally in any situation, it would be impossible for him to tolerate such a minor error.

It was the same today.

A training ground set up on one side of a spacious ground for training. The floor was covered in dirt and Erasaje was lying around.

“You’re really working hard. It looks like you’ve been practicing all day. Are you trying too hard? ”

Baek A-rin tilted her head as she watched the maggot wriggling around like a caterpillar. Her neatly gathered hair rang out behind her.

Baek A-rin also participated in today’s morning training. The reason was that she wanted to loosen up her body before the dungeon training.

[Now that it’s the dungeon practice period, you’ll want to minimize errors as much as possible before then. Here it is.]

“Oh, thank you.”

Baek A-rin smiles while receiving a drink. Her pale skin is flushed and she is covered in sweat.

It’s thanks to the fact that I added some fear to it from time to time while I was training.

“Ha-yul, do you have any more drinks?”

Baek A-rin wasn’t the only one who participated in the training. Yeon-hwa, who was adjusting the fire next to me, blinked and reached out her hand to me.

“Here.”

“Okay, thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”

When I put the drink on his hand, his slanted eyebrows returned to their original position.

“Ellia and… ”

[Senior Lee Ji-yeon, please receive it too]

“Thank you.”

“I’ll drink it well.“

He also offered drinks to Elia and Jiyeon.

Everyone came out together to loosen up and prepare for the dungeon practice.

-Slurp…

At that moment, the blue spear Baek A-rin had stuck on the floor came loose like a thread.

The loosened silk wrapped around Baek Ah-rin’s arms and became wings floating behind her back.

It’s not just Baek A-rin’s window.

Hong Yeon-hwa’s sword, Elia’s staff, and Lee Ji-yeon’s axe. They all fell apart into pieces and reverted to their winged form.

My expression became strange. The winged clothes that floated behind my back were faint.

[… As you work on the engraving, doesn’t the shape become more and more different? There’s no need to keep the basic state as wing clothes…]

The main material of the special unique weapon I gave as a gift is the feather of the sky wings. Because of that influence, it is inevitable that the basic form will revert to the form of wing clothes.

However, through the imprinting process, the basic state will be fixed according to the owner’s intention…

“I prefer this side.”

Baek A-rin shrugged her shoulders and caressed her winged clothes.

“You can carry it around as a window, but it’s also good to carry it like this to support your back and arms when you’re not.”

“… Me too.”

[Oh, that’s true]

It’s not as good as the original Sky Wings, but it has a shape-changing function. If you do that, it can also be effective in preparing for unexpected attacks.

They exchanged glances with the others and then nodded together.

I wondered why, and it turned out to be for a practical reason.

I nodded and walked towards the temple.

[Sir, aren’t you thirsty?]

“Ugh… I’m dying… If I drink water right now, I feel like I’m going to throw up… ”

[Isn’t this the Lion Beverage store, not the building?]

“… Oh, an electrolyte drink?”

The face that had been lying on the floor and grumbling suddenly rose. The sparkling eyes caught sight of the ionic drink in my hand and snatched it up in one go.

[… Today, I lowered the intensity a lot due to the schedule, so isn’t it a bit more relaxed?]

Today is Monday, the weekend after, and it’s the day of the dungeon practice schedule for the new semester.

By the time the sun rises brightly, the group formation and assigned dungeons will be announced.

Yesterday was pretty restful, and today ended with just a quick stretch before the sun rose.

“Gulp… Phew! Priest, it’s tough, too.”

[I know that too]

Certainly, no matter how much you relax, the Master’s training is difficult.

He shrugged and looked away.

While I was lying down to rest, the master took a few sips of water and smiled softly at me.

That smile reminded me of something that happened a few days ago.

-Lee Ui-su is…

– It’s a hand I made myself. It’s sensory-synchronized, sturdy, and has unique abilities and responses, just like the ones I used to use.

The day I returned from the Daerasajeo family home, my master, who had heard the story, rounded his eyes and hugged me tightly with a complicated expression.

-… Thank you…

A voice full of emotion. That night, I fell asleep in the Master’s arms, being cared for with the utmost care.

“Hehehe… ”

When I recalled that memory, a smile came to my face. I quickly approached the teacher, holding a cold towel.

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, I filled it up and finished it too much.”

If you are lax in your preparations because it is a low-level dungeon, you may get scolded by your teacher.

The teacher smiled even more deeply at my answer, took a towel, wiped my face, then lowered his head and kissed my cheek.

-side

“Ugh, hehe… ”

The round feeling on my cheek. The corners of my lips twitched at the affection that spread from that point on. The ends of my wings swayed gently.

-cook!

[Hehehe…!]

At that moment, my body jumped at the cold sensation poking my buttocks. I didn’t flinch because I had no malicious intentions.

The culprit is a snail floating in the air. A cold chill. There’s only one person here who can handle such things.

[Baek A-rin?]

“Hehehe, I got an alarm but you didn’t notice so I played a prank on you.“

The lump melted away in an instant. Baek A-rin shrugged her shoulders and tapped her smartwatch with a playful smile.

[Alarm? Ah]

I checked and there was a notice on the cradle. It was a notice related to dungeon practice.

‘I see you’re here now.’

Time passed faster than I thought. I opened the notice and turned my gaze.

“Professor Riana… are you waiting in the lab?”

“That’s right. Just in case, I wait, and when the new students finish their training, I immediately receive their reports and organize them. ”

Professor Riana, who didn’t really exercise but sat on the grass nearby and played with the spirits, nodded.

Professor Riana is a professor in charge of the internship class, so she will be busy during the internship period.

“Last year… nothing happened during the dungeon practice, right? I guess I should pray that no accidents happen this year either.”

“Don’t have an accident… How can you have an accident here… ”

“Oh, I was just saying.”

As I was looking at Professor Riana, who was complaining about my grumbling, with a sullen face, a hologram appeared.

A list of names came to mind all at once. I searched for my name and checked the formation.

[Admission class 1]

-Lee Ha-yul

-Nam Yeon-jung

-Aiden Reynolds

-Katsuki Yusei

-Lorraine Agnol

▲Level 2 Dungeon: Cave Maze Dungeon Entrance 3

▲Type: Risk exploration and map update

[hmm…]

My face turned strange as I checked the list.

We have all met each other’s faces at least once.

In some ways, it’s fortunate. It’s easier to get used to meeting people than meeting them for the first time, and no one has negative feelings about it.

[… … ]

But there is no one around me.

The wingcoat is stretched out.

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Dungeon practice begins the moment the notice is posted.

There was no delay as everyone had been waiting in advance.

Since it was an event that would take three to four days at the latest and two days at the earliest, we exchanged greetings in advance.

‘The dungeon entrance is… this way.’

A group chat room was opened after the notice was posted. The meeting place was near the dungeon entrance.

On the way to the destination, I checked the advance information of the announced dungeon.

‘This time it’s level 2.’

The dungeon practice at the beginning of the first year was a level 4 dungeon.

Because periodic expeditions and explorations were carried out, the roads were easy to reach, and monster populations were eradicated before they could grow large.

In contrast, this second-year dungeon practice is a level 2 dungeon.

In the first year, it was a level 4 dungeon due to immaturity, but now that a year has passed, the level has increased.

‘This also feels too high… It’s not subjugation, it’s exploration. And is it enough to put several people in one dungeon?’

Cave maze dungeon.

There are two other groups that enter the dungeon other than our group.

‘The cave maze… It’s a place I remember.’

This is a dungeon I experienced in the original.

As the name suggests, it is an intuitive place.

A dungeon with a wide underground cavern. It is incredibly large, with a level 2 difficulty level.

Because of its size, there are multiple entrances to the dungeon. The entrance I entered was entrance number 3, one of three entrances.

[hello]

The entrance to the dungeon you’ve arrived at. There are several people gathered near the whirlpool, which is wider than an average commercial building.

Aiden and Namyeon, who frequently encountered each other during last year’s dungeon practice.

Yusei Katsuki, who was my opponent during the regular evaluation.

and…

-Shudder

“… Ah, hello. Long time no see.”

[…hello]

Lorraine Agnol, whose head was split by my sword at the Tower of Growth in the first semester of the first year.

My expression became strange as I saw Lorraine shaking her shoulder as she greeted me.

[Ahem, who will be the leader?]

Without further ado, I got straight to the point. Then, everyone’s eyes turned to me.

[…Should I do it?]

“There’s no one here who would call themselves the leader.”

Those who nodded without objection to Aiden’s remark. I also nodded quietly.

[Then let’s go in slowly. I’m the leader, so I’ll go in first.]

After discussing the formation and exploration plan for a while, I took the lead.

[Waiting time is 30 seconds. Please come in one by one]

“Okay.”

Lastly, these are the ones who check their supplies and take out their weapons.

I also manipulated the hologram to signal the start of the practice, and stretched my arm out into the vortex.

-Woooow…

The moment the whirlpool swallowed my arm, my body was sucked into it.

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-chin…

My foot landed on a hard rock.

A dark cave. Without any light, it is so dark that it cannot be seen with the naked eye.

-Wow!

I don’t care, but I used magic thinking of those who would follow. This was originally the role of the selectors.

A sphere of light appeared on the cave ceiling. The dull appearance of the cave was revealed in the surroundings that were suddenly brightening.

‘There are no adjacent monsters… fortunately.’

Long-distance measurements had already been completed through observation beforehand. Fortunately, there were no monsters to grab from the moment of entry.

Instead of monsters, a complex cave structure came to mind.

A cave that twists and turns like an ant hole. There are large cavities here and there, connected to various paths.

It’s a complex structure that feels like a slap in the face. If you were to see it with your own eyes and explore it by making a map, your head would spin.

-Woooow…

‘…huh?’

A short 30 seconds of waiting for those who would follow in. Before it all passed, I felt a strange sensation.

Swish! The wing suit spread out on its own. The three pairs of wings spread out at once, raising their aura like antennas.

The feeling of magical power that touches your senses.

The power of the earth, the energy of pottery.

Of course. The dungeon’s background itself is strange. It’s full of dirt and rocks, so it’s natural that it’s full of pottery.

‘The purity is very high.’

But the purity is extremely high. It’s almost like filtered and filtered, like natural magic…

‘government ordinance.’

I know a similar nature. The earth spirits that always played around the yard like moles, digging in the mansion grounds. They sound very similar to those children.

However, some energies are purer than those children.

If it’s a higher purity than my children, who are of a higher rank than the average lieutenant…

‘Higher spirit.’

The only spirits above the middle rank are high-ranking spirits. The wings of the sky fluttered.

“Late entry, 켁─”

-slap

[Oh, I’m sorry!]

A fluttering wing appeared in the air and slapped Aiden’s cheek.