chapter 35
Lonely informant
As a breeze blows through the pine trees planted throughout the playground, I chew on meat and shake my head.
The subject of contemplation is the technical build.
In other words, it was about the skill utilization structure.
In fact, if you add the basic skills you had in the beginning and what you have additionally acquired, there is no empty space.
Right now [skeleton], [elasticity], [uniformity] and [restoration], etc., are seven even if you count only those obtained by solving the goddess’ missions.
To be precise, I received compensation eight times in total, but since I wasn’t the latest beneficiary, it was correct to count it seven times.
[Achieved: Intended Goodwill.]
[Reward: Evolution of Macaw, ‘Three-Dimensional Sensing’ obtained.]
yes.
The talent was beyond human, and the new head was paid.
<What’s wrong with the listening parrot? It’s all about wishing you well. If you have ‘three-dimensional sensing’, you can provide much richer information.>
“… … .”
Even if you look at it as positively as possible, it seems to be a good thing for the goddess rather than me, so let’s go back to the main topic.
There were a total of four specialized abilities that I possessed in my previous life, respectively [Inherent Area], [Distortion], [Revenge], and [Discipline].
The steps below [Exclude] and [Deprecate] are not included in the skill limit, so they are excluded. In addition, a permanent combination had to be confirmed for general abilities.
Of course, the calculation itself is not complicated.
From [hardening] and [organization] to [construction] to [adhesion].
[Muscle Tissue Control] is only four, and [Flexibility] is also three, so if you set your mind to it, you can reduce seven at once.
However, the reason I feel uncomfortable is because certain skills are caught in my eyes.
Among the remaining ones, the ones obtained through the mission are [Recovery], [Skeleton], [Suspension], and [Return].
There must have been a plan for the new head, so if you keep it for future combinations (reflux was even impossible), only the two you originally had will remain.
[classification] and [beginner psychokinesis].
It belonged to a universal skill that could be used somehow, but… The last one was the problem.
[Beginner telekinesis].
It was the first ability I awakened to, and at the same time the most useless.
In the first place, it was not only a skill that was not very useful for melee occupations, and it was a long time since I had given up on developing the ability because it was a long way from becoming [Intermediate Psychokinesis].
If I could have removed it at will, I would have thrown it away even after paying money.
Aemuldanji was the right word.
<Don’t think too negatively. It’s better than a hammer for breaking flower pots.>
“… … .”
<Look at him too. Are you anxious to ask where and how you got it? If you’re curious about it, would it be like that.>
At that time, suddenly, I overheard the ugly words and inadvertently turned my head.
On the lawn about 4 meters away.
Lim Seol-ha was chewing on chopsticks with his lunchbox spread out.
I think I was more than 5 meters away before, but it seems that I couldn’t muster up the courage to creep up.
But that was enough to get on my nerves, and when I saw the existence I had been ignoring, my exhaled breath came out.
There are benches all over the playground, so there is no need to sit close to them.
In addition, the fact that most of them packed their lunches alone when using the cafeteria was slightly heartbreaking.
Well.
Then I can give them something to eat and send them away.
<I knew I was insane, but… … .>
I ignored the birdsong.
“Hey.”
“… uh? me?”
No need to call twice.
Immediately after handing over the hand signal, the loner grabbed a pile of lunchboxes and sprinted away.
Soon, as the distance decreased significantly, I saw things I hadn’t properly recognized before.
Overall, it had a pretty appearance, such as a small face with clear eyes, nose, and mouth, but the messy hair and drooping eyebrows resembled people from the outskirts.
Lack of confidence and intimidation.
Im Seol-ha was like that.
“Wait for a moment.”
“… yes.”
Therefore, I chose the best.
I picked out the meat and salad that I hadn’t touched yet, and included the nuts I brought with me for dessert.
Even yogurt… I’m going to give it to you, but I just hand over the nuts.
If you eat something you don’t normally eat, you’ll get sick.
Probably.
“take it.”
“… … ?”
“Take it and eat it.”
And when he holds out the plastic case with a low recommendation, he realizes belatedly that calculating goodwill may not feel like pure goodwill.
Aside from the lack of speaking skills, the problem was that the painting had become a suitable painting.
Sure enough, the loner opened his mouth with his cheeks blushing.
“Hey, can I sit here and eat?!”
“… … .”
Contrary to my expectations, it seemed that I had lower self-esteem for a while.
However, as soon as he was about to express his refusal, a pack of words flew in one beat.
“I won’t bother you! Just for lunch… Oh, you don’t even have to give me food! As you can see, I pack my lunch and carry it around. Besides, there are a lot of stories I pick up around me? I can tell you while eating! again, again… I’m in 2nd grade! Any questions about school facilities or classes-”
The scoreboard fluctuates in an instant.
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Minus 1 point for being talkative, plus 1 point for closing your mouth as soon as you showed an uncomfortable expression.
The result was a total score of 0, in situ.
“I have called to make some sort of deal. I’ll give you something to eat, so please sit a little further away. Quietly while eating-”
“I will be quiet! I will shut up and not say a word!”
“… I want to be alone.”
“… … .”
It was a moment when I was stunned.
Attempt a last-ditch resistance.
“But can’t we just listen and decide… … . There are some great stories… … .”
“… … .”
Unfortunately, there was no room to change my mind.
Didn’t he intervene sufficiently by breaking the pot?
I wasn’t going to take responsibility until the end, so I had to cut it off.
<It’s too much to say that you don’t make kimchi after salting the rope.>
“… … .”
<But, I think it would be okay to listen to it once. You and I can’t predict all the facts and act, can’t we? There’s nothing wrong with having a source of information.>
A bird frowning at unnecessary noise, and the girl in front of her enters the interview process on her own.
“Did you hear about the protests in District 2? The controversy has spread to the religious world, so it’s not even a fuss. Even minor clashes between our heroes-”
“I saw it in the secret clearance data.”
“… What is the Supervisory Authority? The Director of the Administration came out with a bandage on his forehead. According to one theory, wasn’t it beaten by the president because of the failure of the preliminary suppression-”
“I know that too.”
It is not the president, but the chairman Kim Joo-hak.
What the manager heard from the employees was that they threw the nameplate.
“Then again… … .”
“No more.”
“… no! you!”
“… … .”
Then, all of a sudden, the person scheduled to be eliminated from the interview pointed a finger in the face.
As soon as I looked at him, my shoulders drooped and my spirit waned, but the content that followed was surprisingly listenable.
“Actually, everyone knows, right? You mean you killed a person.”
“… How did you think?”
I was curious.
“It is simple once you know it. Families threatened by villains all have students from training academies, so to say that other places are fine means that Seongbuk-dong has been attacked. Didn’t anyone actually go to school the next day? what I’m saying is… The students from the HT group.”
“… … .”
Soon, Im Seol-ha starts listing names I don’t even know.
Go Down, Ryu Gwang, Ahn Woo-ram, Lim Mi-rae, Choo Seong-han, and Kim Woo-jun.
Looking back, Kim Woo-joon had opened his face.
“But in that situation, the news of the punishment, albeit briefly, was reported. Everyone must have wondered who killed it? Just in time, Dayun Kim went to school on the second day. I saw it while passing by, and the interest was so great that I asked from all sides.”
“… Did Dayun Kim tell you?”
“yes? no. I heard you didn’t even open your mouth. So I wondered more, and in the end one idiot with a gun barrel… He said he purposely passed by the administration office. If it’s ‘punishment’, you need to get psychological counseling, so you stopped by on your way to school to find it.”
“… … .”
You don’t have to listen to the gossip.
The idiot did something he was grateful for, nothing more, nothing less.
But somehow, I didn’t know that the interviewer’s speech would be closed.
“There is no need to misunderstand, not everyone thinks badly. Doesn’t a kid who just came in subdue a monster, man… No, I guess I was a little embarrassed because I also killed the villains?”
“… it’s okay. Stop talking-”
“I am not lying. At least one-third more curious. Seonghan Choo hasn’t even returned yet? The kids who look down on them are just jealous. Are you afraid you’ll lose your seat? Really!”
“Okay, so eat.”
“yes!”
damn it
I shouldn’t have told him to eat, but I made a mistake trying to get him to shut his mouth somehow.
Soon, while he presses his temples to calm down his complex emotions, the ape, who does not know how to use a chair, collapses on the road.
Apparently, they are trying to use the bench I’m sitting on as a table.
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“… You better come up and eat.”
“yes! Thank you for your consideration!”
“… … .”
When the answer came back in succession, as if a screw had been pulled out, exhaled breath leaked out of his mouth.
<It’s a sigh for anyone to see.>
“… … .”
It was an exhalation.
* * *
2028. 10. 20. Friday afternoon, 5th floor of the main building of Hero Training Academy.
Inside the conference room, the discussion is in full swing.
As befits the place where the board of directors convened, the stainless table boasted a luxurious appearance with glass vases and dozens of water glasses.
Goseong, which goes back and forth between participants, is far from the status of a training academy.
The subject of discussion is Lee Yong-su’s early graduation procedure.
“Does that make sense! How long has it been since you entered the school, go through the early graduation process!”
“It’s natural to go first when you have the ability. You must have killed a level 5 monster and even an outlaw. What is lacking?”
“How about that… Hmmm. It’s not like that though! What is the training academy for? It’s not just to increase your strength. It is our goal to develop ‘heroes’. The values of morality, rule of law, common sense and fairness-”
The middle-aged man representing the position of the HT Group once again spoke passionately, but some of the figures did not hide their expressionless faces.
To be exact, seven out of twelve board seats.
Political families maintained a neutral attitude, but those influenced by the business world agreed early on.
“Chief Chul-hyung Kim, there are always exceptions in the world. At the end of the month, the publication of the International Association of Talented Persons will be published. Do you know how high the ranking score of Lee Yong-soo will be? Even if it is published only in domestic publications, it rises to over 50th place! It’s strange that other students don’t feel a sense of relative deprivation. If that’s the case, I’d like to declare that he was born with a different person.”
“Yeah, that’s good. Everything else is like that. But not as much as sending a dispatch. My freshman year was-”
“It’s because you can do it! I really… Why do I have to side with the talented person from the HT group? Do you hate student Lee Yong-soo?”
“Did you say everything?!”
As the tone of voice rose continuously, the Busan Ju family (political world) stepped forward.
“Both of you should calm down and move on to a vote as it seems difficult to reach an agreement between the two sides.”
“no-“
“Director Kim, is there anything else you want to say?”
“… … .”
Seeing his cold eyes without any malice, director Cheol-hyung Kim has to admit defeat.
This is because the general trend could not be changed even if they talked more than this.
And after a while, the voting results also did not deviate from expectations.
OSSAM, KW, NTY, Han, LOT, and other directors under the influence of the business community all voted in favour.
“As a result of a show of hands, 8 in favor and 4 against, it is announced that the item has been passed.”
“… … .”
“Let’s move on to the next item. The government has notified that a ground wave has occurred. It is said that both the monster gathering size and movement speed are beyond previous predictions. When the general mobilization order is issued, this academy will-”