episode_0617

“… The ability to see the future?”

“Yeah. I think the reason why he said things overlapped was because he saw the future and present scenery at the same time. Judging from the fact that he collapsed when Thor pecked his head or answered something we didn’t say, it seems like he wasn’t just seeing the scenery, but he could also feel future events through his hearing and touch. I think Soojin will know more once she comes to her senses.”

I summarized the information I had guessed to the group.

“Certainly… If you feel the sensations of different points of view overlapping, it makes sense that you would suddenly feel so dizzy.”

“It might be similar to getting seasick while wearing glasses that don’t fit.”

“Sujin has gained a greater ability than expected? It will definitely be a great help. It won’t be easy, considering she suffers from severe motion sickness to the point of collapsing… ”

“But if you practice, you’ll get used to it. Later on, won’t you be able to dodge attacks without even looking like the main character in the movies? Minho oppa can do it now, though.”

Moon Ji-yu and Sera nodded as they exchanged conversation.

Unlike the two people who vaguely felt the greatness of Jeong Su-jin’s awakened supernatural power, Olivia simply stamped her feet with her eyes shining with envy.

“Precognitive ability! To have awakened such an awesome ability! I envy you!”

“… You said you liked flashy abilities, Liv? From what I’ve seen, the flashier ones seem to be the ability to personify people.”

“That’s true, but… It’s called foresight! It’s like an ability that the final villain would use to act as the mastermind! It’s so cool!”

Although Olivia’s reaction was a bit absurd, it was undeniable that Jeong Su-jin had awakened a supernatural ability that met the expectations of the group.

From the moisture she showed, it seemed like it was an ability that could only see a few seconds into the future, but with practice, it was quite possible that she could later see minutes, hours, or even days into the future.

However, such expectations were dashed as the effects of the tranquilizer wore off and Jung Soo-jin, who had just woken up from a deep sleep, was unable to use her powers.

“To be exact, you can use it… but if you use it, you will get motion sickness so much that your body will instinctively reject it… ”

These were the words that Jeong Su-jin blurted out after testing her supernatural powers while vomiting several times.

I woke up and laid her on the bed, her complexion now pale again.

“Don’t try to force yourself to use it right now. You can build up your stamina first and then slowly adapt.”

“In the end, I’m just an ordinary person without any special abilities… I wish I had some kind of superpower, even if it wasn’t a noticeable ability like Olivia’s. It’s a special ability that makes me sick like this after using it once… ”

Jeong Su-jin mumbled as she buried her face in my arms. She said that smelling my body, her boyfriend’s, helped relieve her motion sickness a little.

It was quite a funny reaction, considering how much Olivia envied her precognitive abilities, that they envied each other’s abilities.

‘I wonder how the reaction will change after I become more proficient.’

Instead of offering a sober analysis, I lightened the mood with a joke.

“Considering the abilities gained through the contract, isn’t it appropriate to call her a normal person anymore? How many normal women in the world can lift a refrigerator full of contents by themselves?”

“That’s true… ”

Jeong Su-jin also agreed with what I said. However, it didn’t really hit her while she was lying there with all her strength drained.

“That means the power you’ve awakened is special. Even with the increased ability, it’s hard to control it perfectly, right?”

“… Are you comforting me? Thank you, oppa. After all, there is no one else but my boyfriend.”

“You have to score points at times like this.”

“If you keep going around with women like that, you know what? Now that you have superpowers and abilities, you should be prepared if you get caught.”

“Ahem… ”

I didn’t bring up the story that I had already recruited a new comrade named Feng Liu from Namhira. If I had, it would have been obvious that Jeong Sujin would call the whole group and lynch me with my newly acquired abilities.

I was planning to talk about it later if we ever meet again.

The beginning is always difficult, and forgiveness is easier than permission.

However, what I said was not just to comfort Jung Soo-jin at this moment. Rather, my words that the ability with the highest potential might be Jung Soo-jin’s supernatural ability were closer to my true feelings.

The superpowers and abilities that the other party members had acquired were not something I could mimic or particularly need, but the ability related to time was definitely something extraordinary.

“… I’ll think about how to adapt to the ability. In the meantime, try not to use it unless it’s absolutely necessary. It’s okay at home, but if you collapse outside, it’ll be a big deal.”

“Okay.”

Of course, it wasn’t just Jeong Su-jin who needed to adapt to her abilities. Others, although in better situations than her, also needed to become more proficient in using their abilities than they were now.

‘I need to teach all of the members of the group martial arts and feed them elixirs and other healthy things on a regular basis. And since there’s no better way to grow than through actual combat, I need to give them sparring partners similar to actual combat. Once everyone is able to protect themselves, I can summon them from the travel destination and move together.’

I didn’t stop at just thinking about it, but immediately gave Maria instructions. I told Jeong Su-jin that I would think of a way, but this was originally her job.

‘Maria. I’d like to ask you to take charge of the group’s training curriculum. What do you think? Are you confident?’

-Just trust me. I’ll make you stronger than your master.

‘Oh my, you’re so ambitious?’

It wasn’t long before Maria proved her confidence by completing the training curriculum in no time.

The curriculum also included the group’s existing job activities and lifestyle patterns. Rather than just training them all day long, a plan was drawn up to enable them to continue doing so consistently.

And training started the very next day.

“Ugh… The light is too strong! Can I turn off that light?!”

“No. This is training for daytime combat. Breaking the light won’t help with training unless you can break the sun.”

“Ugh… !”

Moon Ji-yu learned how to use shadows for offense and defense, and how to use his superpowers smoothly even under bright lights.

“Water, iron, wood, stone, fire… Pass this, block this… … .”

Mumble, mumble…

‘If I start talking here, I’ll just break your concentration.’

Sarah focused her training on increasing the strength of the barrier and changing its shape while filtering the desired substances through the barrier.

The way he muttered earnestly made it seem as if he was reciting a magic spell.

“Urrrr… ”

Olivia lowered her body and growled at me, her fangs bared. I shook my head in disbelief at the sight.

“… Have you forgotten how to speak human language? Is this a side effect of the watermark?”

“No! I just felt like I had to do that! Hehe.”

Olivia smiled coolly, revealing her sharp fangs.

She focused on training to properly handle the enhanced abilities through personification.

Her physical strength varied depending on whether she had ears, a tail, or hair on her hands. The closer she became to an animal, the more powerful her physical abilities became, so she had to adapt to her uneven strength.

“… I feel like a sickly patient because my physical strength is slowly decreasing just by lying still.”

“… … .”

“I know, where can you find a patient this strong?”

Finally, Jeong Su-jin lay still in a room with nothing in it except for the two of us and trained her supernatural powers.

This was to minimize stimulation of other senses except hearing.

The calculation was that if the future she saw had very little change in senses, the effects of extreme motion sickness could be minimized.

Since this ability is an ability that uses stamina, even if you can’t be sure whether you’re seeing the future, you can tell that it’s been properly activated by the fact that your strength is gradually draining. Even if that’s not the case, I was auditorily stimulating her by reacting to her muttering.

She just mumbled something to herself and responded to the answers she heard through her supernatural powers before I could answer.

The group followed the curriculum well, even though they looked quite tired from the training that continued every day. This was because Maria coached them, thoroughly calculating the nutrition their bodies needed and the amount of sleep they needed to recover.

How many weeks of training like that?

-At this point, I don’t think I’ll ever get hit anywhere.

Finally, Maria’s passing decision came down.

‘Really? You became stronger than me, just like you promised?’

-Hey, how can you do that with just this much training? If you focus on training for about 10 years, it might be different. Assuming that you are going to be a good player during that time, Master.

‘Heh heh heh… Okay, thank you for your hard work.’

After praising Maria, I felt that it was time to go to my next destination.

‘I need to clone the last remaining Telos Ampoule and mass-produce it, and also bring back equipment to give to the party. If possible, I should use ones that are in good condition.’

A travel destination that could achieve such goals at once had already been decided.

[Dimensional Travel Express Ticket has been confirmed.]

[I hope you have a pleasant trip.]

[You have 23 souvenirs.]

[You have 134,500 mileage points.]

[Please check the amenities provided.]

[Amenities: Safety injection, appearance change]

[Would you like to register your baggage?]

[‘[Mugong – Thunderbolt]’ and 14 other souvenirs were registered as baggage.]

[The world you are currently traveling to is ‘Nova Empire’.]