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A gap of 3 years.

In order to recover as much as possible, Do Ji-wan studied wiki diligently in the short period leading up to the entrance exam.

card.

It is not an adult’s card or a gambling card, but a ‘person with special abilities’ card.

Something like a Pomon card or a Deomon card.

Each card contains data about a specific person, and that person’s data is a collection of human imagination.

so.

“Management staff Kim Young-su! Academy prospective student, challenges Do Ji-wan to a ‘card match’!”

It is also possible to compete using cards, and in this Domino City, even non-skilled people can decide whether they will win or lose against people with special abilities.

“…suddenly?”

Tailin frowned.

“While we are talking like this, is it okay to apply for ‘dual’?”

“No matter how much you are a saint, you must not interfere with a sacred duel!”

Kim Young-su took out a pack of cards from his pocket.

“Oh, what is it?”

“What in front…oh, is it a duel? Then I have to see it.”

“Finish within 30 minutes! I can’t wait any longer!”

Those waiting behind the entrance cheered at the declaration of victory.

“Uh, um, traffic jam…”

“It’s a four-lane road, so people can pass by on the side. Since it is not a highway, traffic is not blocked just because you fight at the entrance control office.”

Taylin scratched her head and looked left and right.

“Isn’t that a saint?”

“A match with a saint watching from the side? I can’t stand that. Hey, shall we take a look too?”

“Record the coordinates here. I have to access the cloud and watch it.”

Those who tried to enter Domino City showed their identification cards to management staff other than Kim Young-soo and went inside.

“Ha, haha….”

As he watched them leave the place while checking their addresses again, saying they would go sightseeing, Do Ji-wan realized once again that the world had really changed significantly.

“That, the Saint of Hwan. I’m sorry, but this is my first meeting.”

“Hmm, really…?”

First of all, the conversation suddenly stopped, but Do Ji-wan had to give a clear answer, so he bowed his head to Taeirin.

“…It’s good because it’s fresh.”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing. You know how to win, right?”

“Ah, that is.”

“Saint! Are you trying to help that new student?”

For some reason, Kim Young-soo was so angry at himself that he raised his voice with a stained face.

“Do you want to bet ‘chips’ on new students?! Because his name is Do Ji-wan?”

“Not really, but this person doesn’t have a card right now.”

“It is my job to stop anyone trying to enter Domino City without such a card!”

“Is it the right thing to do, not just block, but try to compete against someone who doesn’t have a card? It seems to me that there is something different about it.”

“Ugh…!”

Kim Young-soo took a step back at Tae-ilin’s point.

“If you work with such personal emotions while performing your official duties, your qualifications as a public servant are a bit questionable.”

“Ha, but I have already applied for the special ability test! Even if you call it excessive suppression, it’s no use! That guy said he was a new student at the Academy, but he didn’t bring a card! There’s nothing wrong with doubting!”

That is correct.

For a new academy student to come into Domino City without a card is the same as wanting to receive a gun for reserve force training without an ID card.

“I am carrying out a legitimate official duty!”

“…It seems like everyone has different feelings, but I get it. In the end, who is right will be decided through this match. Do Ji-wan?”

“Yes, yes!”

“If you are 20 years old, I will speak comfortably. Is it okay?”

“Ah, yes.”

“Okay. …Ugh.”

For a moment, Taeyrin changed her expression and let out a strange laugh.

“Speak comfortably, too.”

“Uh, me, me?”

“…Then. We’re both in our twenties, right? Feel free to call me.”

“Keuuu!!”

Kim Young-soo’s face turned red as if it was about to explode.

“Accept the victory, Do Ji-wan! Before entering the exam room, I will first check if I can enter Domino City!”

Kim Young-soo walked towards the management office and put something that looked like a VR headset on his head.

“If you don’t have a card, you won’t say you don’t have a game disc!”

“…Isn’t the game disc a rental item?”

Do Ji-wan remembered the information he found on the wiki.

“Even though cards cannot be loaned or given to others, I understand that each facility has devices that can be shared for dueling purposes. Like a shared bicycle.”

“Pfft…!”

“I will borrow that.”

“Without a card…!”

“I will rent it.”

As Do Ji-wan spoke in a clear voice, Kim Young-su turned his eyes towards the management office.

He then exchanged glances with the employee inside the management office, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

“…Ha, haha! I’m sorry! Everything is currently ‘under inspection’! How can I use it even though the software is not updated? Even if my brain becomes ripe, I won’t know!”

“It’s just a simple thing to say…”

Taeyrin frowned as if she was fed up.

“Even three years ago….”

“Hmph! There may have been a time when the Virgin of Hwan was an ‘S-class hero’ as a baridegi, but now it’s different! All humans are equal before the king of goblins!”

“That would not be something to use in this situation…”

“That’s right.”

When Tae-irin said something self-deprecating, Do Ji-wan responded strongly and nodded.

“Goblin…the world changed by Do Ji-hwan. In reality, there are very few people who commit villainous acts or become devils anymore, but in the changed world, there are many people who abuse the system. Either here or on the other side of the data.”

“……!”

“I came here to destroy the rotten minds of such people.”

“You…?”

Taeirin, who seemed to have forgotten that she had asked them to talk to each other comfortably, swallowed her saliva as she saw Dojiwan’s appearance suddenly begin to change.

“……The winning disc, let me borrow mine.”

As Tay-Lin reached to the side, an object popped out of the white car parked behind her.

“Ugh, this ability in real life…! You’re using something empty…!”

“…This was originally the default, right? ha. Even though it is said that we have entered an era where people can freely use their abilities in the cybernetic world and metaverse…”

Taeyrin handed her VR headset and game disc to Do Ji-wan.

“Here.”

“I’d like to borrow it for a while.”

“Yes. But…”

Taylin hesitated, placing her hand on her chest.

“…I can’t lend you a card. I’d like to lend you my ‘Baridegi’ card, but all cards belong to you if you register them as personal items.”

“I know.”

The moment when Taeirin used the winning disc.

“There is a card. Hey.”

Do Ji-wan took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a 10,000 won bill, and pointed to one side.

“Over there….”

“Convenience store… Ha, you, no way…!”

“You can buy the card right now, right?”

Do Ji-wan put on Tae-ilin’s headset and entered the convenience store.

Numerous ‘packs’ on display in one corner of a convenience store.

Among the packs with various A-class heroes in ‘cool or special poses’, Do Ji-wan took out a pack with a goblin swinging a black sword and clutching a mask.

“I will buy it.”

“Ha, it costs 10,000 won per pack. Taegeuk Watch and pack barcode will be recognized immediately. Are you okay?”

“Yes.”

Clerk Kim Ki-woo, who was watching the situation inside the convenience store with excitement, took a look at the Taegeuk watch and the bar code on the pack and put 10,000 won into the POS machine.

Beep beep.

[Finished appointment.]

[Serial number X0193-DFD0-…. User, Do Ji-wan. Registered.]

With the sound coming from the POS machine, Do Ji-wan came out with a plastic pack containing cards of the same size as poker cards.

“Ha, haha…! How arrogant to compete with a card pack you bought on the spot…!”

Kim Young-soo, who was quietly watching the scene, took out a card case from his inner pocket and immediately held up high the physical card stored in a special plastic bag inside.

“Sorry, but I have ‘commitment’!”

“What…?!”

Taeyrin clenched her fists in surprise.

“No way….”

” Commitment, Lee Jun-young! The hero of Anyang, Gyeonggi-do! Although it is grade A, it is the rarest card out of the packs I have ever opened!”

Murmur.

People passing by began to become agitated.

Even Taeirin was surprised that Kim Young-soo had an A-level card, so the lower-level cards of A-level heroes – especially Korean S-level heroes – were very rare.

“How do you have a class A card? Did you really pick it from a pack?”

“I can’t tell you that, no matter how much you are a saint! Come on! The ‘field’ is open!”

When Kim Young-soo tapped his headset with one hand, two antennas flashed up next to his headset.

“It’s a win, Do Ji-wan! Don’t expect to be able to enter Domino City by just buying and registering a card at a convenience store without properly preparing your own card!”

“……It was like this from the immigration inspection.”

“Huh…?”

In a very low voice, Do Ji-wan muttered in annoyance.

“We have created a world where even non-skilled people can fully demonstrate their abilities. But doing something crazy like this with it is unacceptable.”

“What….”

Flashing.

Suddenly, golden light exploded from Do Ji-wan’s body.

“Good. Win, don’t.”

“You suddenly…?”

Well done.

Do Ji-wan took out a necklace from inside his body.

It was a necklace that looked like a horse flag, and the gold-plated exterior had the appearance of four horses riding on it.

“World Cup gold medal…? Ha, even if you wear the Goblin King’s victory souvenir, it can’t be your talisman of victory!”

“You talk a lot.”

“What…?”

Do Ji-wan’s eyes were sharp as he raised his head and ran his hands through his bangs.

“Win, start.”

The moment Do Ji-wan taps on the VR headset and the antenna is pulled out.

“Follow me. To the digital world.”

“Hmph…! Who can say that!!”

Weeeeing.

Above the two people, a mist sparkling with magic spread.

“Hey, it’s a dual field! Hurry up and connect to the internet!”

“Where are the coordinates…? A grade A fighting spirit card, wow, I can’t stand this!”

“Ugh, if only I hadn’t driven…! Honey, I park-”

“I will start recording, so concentrate on driving!”

People around me are accessing the Internet one by one.

“Do Ji-wan….”

“…zu.”

“Yes?”

Just as Taeirin was trying to connect to the repeater through Taegeuk Watch, her ears pricked up when she heard Dojiwan muttering very softly.

“Into the Metaverse.”

Under the headset, Do Ji-wan’s eyes turned golden.