I Became a Genius by Running Away From the Academy

13 – From now on, I’ll make you an offer I can’t refuse (2)

“Is this not enough? Then, shall we raise it to twenty million won?”

As I stood there without saying anything, Erio looked at me and raised the amount, as if he thought I was going to refuse again.

I’m just dumbfounded at this point.

“Aren’t you just doing whatever you want right now?”

“No, I don’t know how much, but it’s under $20,000, right? I can pay for that much with my pocket money.”

“…… “

Although it was only for a moment, I was shaken several times because of that money, but it seems that it was only pocket money to him.

‘This is why even if a chaebol fails, it is said that the third generation will go on.’

They said that the most useless things are worrying about celebrities and conglomerates, and he was right.

“I have enough money, so sit here and listen to me.”

“…… If you sit first, I’ll sit too.”

I could see in the words that I suspected that he was blatantly trying to cheat.

‘I don’t think I’ve done much, so why are you suspicious?’

…… I tried to run away to say that, but I remember being caught a few times, so I just sat quietly.

Then, Erio looked at me while thinking, and then carefully sat down next to me.

“First of all, let me tell you this, I will not go under you or anything. Like I said before, there are a lot of things to do in circles.”

This was real.

In order to survive with a body like this, I had to heat up like crazy to acquire characteristics.

And in order to do that, there were many places where I had to go here and there like Indiana Pigeons.

“…… Still, I will not give up.”

“Yeah, I thought you would say that. So let’s see our compromise.”

“How?”

“Simple.”

She said as she crossed her legs and flicked her index finger at Erio.

“Let’s make a cooperative relationship among ourselves.”

“A partnership?”

“Yes.”

My Weapon Talent Firearms and Skill Talent In order to develop alchemy properly, I literally needed a huge amount of money.

But, as I said, money can be obtained in many ways.

So it was right to choose another reward rather than money as a reward from trading with Erio, but I didn’t know what kind of good things Erio had to ask for something else.

So I thought the other way around.

If you can’t decide what to bring to Erio, just don’t take anything and leave the opportunity.

For that, the best way I came up with was to form a cooperative relationship.

‘If you give him what he wants in moderation and make the string tighter, in return for a favor, you’ll be able to borrow something that looks useful from among what he has for a short time each time.’

If I stayed there like that, I might be able to find a hint on how to get Erio out of the villains’ schemes.

‘Well, on second thought, it’s a strategy that has only benefits in many ways.’

While I was checking the estimate, Erio continued to look at me blankly and then said.

“Then you want to be friends with me?”

A friend?

Hmm……

“Well, if you have to ask, you can say yes, right? I mean, in the end, we want to help each other and help each other.”

It seemed like something was a little different, but it wasn’t bothersome to go into detail, so I just nodded my head appropriately and decided to move on.

Originally, these things were supposed to be nose rings when worn on the ears, and earrings when worn on the ears.

“Is that so?”

“That’s right.”

The two of us finished our conversation with that, nodded once, and thought about it.

At that time, Erio looked at me and asked.

“Then what is your name?”

“Do Yoo-jin. Your name is Erio Two Vista, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

After saying that, Erio grabbed my hand and shook it lightly.

“Then we are friends from today?”

“Yes, they are not ordinary friends, but close friends made by contract.”

“A close friend…… “

Erio muttered something, but it was too soft to hear.

Anyway, this body didn’t even have good ears.

“If there is anything you want to ask for, just tell me. Since you’re my friend, I’ll listen to everything you can.”

“Yeah, okay.”

After setting the terms of the contract, we each shook hands with a sense of satisfaction.

‘It was so long ago that I made friends, so I can’t remember, but I don’t think we ever dated like this.’

Still, good is good, so I decided to just skip it.

“Can I have the device number?”

“Oh, I don’t know how to do it.”

“It’s okay, I’ll let you know.”

After exchanging device numbers, I got up thinking that I had roughly finished my work.

“Then, if something happens, fire…… “

But then I looked back and saw Erio looking at me with his arms raised high in the sky.

‘What is it? Are you threatening me?’

I remember seeing a red panda threatening people like this in a video before.

So while I was continuing my reasoning, Erio looked at me and said.

“Carry me up.”

Anyway, Erio seems to be the type to take a test drive right after buying a car.

“I’m going to eat now.”

“Then, I want to go eat too, go with me.”

At that, I quietly put my back out.

It’s been a while since I signed a contract, but I’m already pricked by my conscience to show my guts.

“Should I lift it up?”

Erio said that and jumped out and clung to his back.

Thanks to that, I almost fell forward.

Still, thanks to the shadow spread on both legs in the form of a tripod, I was able to avoid falling.

‘Hmm, at this level…… ‘

I measured her weight while holding Erio’s thighs with both of her arms.

Erio was fairly light for her size.

‘Can I last for about 10 minutes with my strength?’

But the problem was that my body was so weak that I couldn’t properly lift even such a light Erio.

To make matters worse for her, Erio’s weight was added and even her sense of balance was destroyed.

Surreuk-

Well, there was a way.

As I used in Darcy’s test a while ago, I assisted my strength with the shadows surrounding my body, while at the same time securing Erio’s body to me as if I were fastening a seat belt.

Then I somehow managed to get up and move my feet.

“It’s more comfortable than I thought.”

Erio patted my shoulder lightly with her arms as if she liked the automatic seatbelt fire function.

“If you shake it, you might fall. Don’t shake it.”

“Okay.”

“And I can’t walk fast enough, will that be okay?”

“It’s okay, I like to walk slowly.”

Erio said that and leaned on my back.

Perhaps it was quite satisfying to be able to move without moving my feet, Erio even sang her soft hum while burying her face on my shoulder.

‘By the way, this will be good for training?’

I was thinking of proper training, but it seemed like I could train my overall physical abilities and mana manipulation skills.

That’s how a bizarre combination was created that thought of each other as a mobile bed and a training tool.

“By the way, where are you going to eat?”

“I’m thinking of going to the student cafeteria.”

“Let’s go to a restaurant with a private room instead.”

“I don’t have money, so I can’t eat at places like that.”

“Haam…… It’s okay, I’ll buy it for you.”

“Can I eat a lot?”

“It’s okay.”

“Then the words will change.”

It was a combination of the two that didn’t seem to match, but surprisingly got along pretty well.

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Me and Erio looked at the device and thought about a restaurant before entering a high-end all-you-can-eat restaurant nearby.

“It’s okay to just go to a restaurant.”

“I’m really going to eat a lot, and I’ll be bothered if you give it all.”

“I don’t care. Because I’m getting a lot of pocket money.”

“My mood is the problem.”

Honestly, at first I didn’t care and just wanted to go to a fancy restaurant.

But when I went to the restaurant with Erio on my back, I felt like I was stealing money from a child’s nose, so I just changed her destination.

An all-you-can-eat meat restaurant with a private room that Erio wanted.

“By the way, is it okay to eat here? First of all, it’s a high-end restaurant specializing in beef, but compared to the places you usually go to, it’s probably lacking.”

“It doesn’t really matter. I don’t care about food.”

Erio said that and sat down.

Perhaps it was strange to sit on the floor with a cushion on, but Erio kept poking his finger into the cushion.

“I asked to go to the restaurant because there were too many people in the student cafeteria.”

“Oh, you said that when someone else comes near you, your whole body feels static electricity, right?”

“Yes, it stings.”

The two started eating while talking like that.

By the way, I was the one who grilled the meat.

At first, Erio, who was fascinated by the fact that he grilled the meat himself, offered to try it himself, but it was too bad, so I just left it out in the middle.

And after a while.

“He sleeps really well anywhere.”

Erio, having adequately filled his stomach, fell asleep enjoying the warmth of the boiler coming up from the floor.

Dalgrak-

By the way, I was still eating while watching Erio.

‘There are still 3 servings left.’

The ship was already full to the limit a long time ago.

However, since each meal had characteristics that could only be obtained by eating 10 servings for a week, I continued to force myself to put them in.

‘Come to think of it, I still haven’t checked the traits I got after the test.’

While checking, I also brought other things.

[Transparent Hermit]

▶ Rating – 3 stars

▶ Description – You were born with a mysteriously low presence. For you, a seat in the corner of the room suits you better than anyone else.

▶ Effect – When the attribute is activated, it melts into the surrounding landscape and makes the presence transparent. You can adjust the degree of it using magic power.

[Shadow Play]

▶ Rating – 3 stars

▶ Description – You hide yourself like an actor in a play, covering your face like a shadow. The stage is the world, the tool is the shadow, and all you need is your imagination.

▶Effect – When the attribute is activated, it wraps around the shadow like a garment and changes its shape while manipulating it according to its will. You can use magic to control it, but you cannot control shadows that have fallen from your body.

[Passed candidates hide their identity]

▶ Rating – 3 stars

▶Description – You passed a difficult test while hiding your identity. However, if you passed the test after a long time, but you concealed your identity, I don’t know why you took the test.

▶ Effect – When activating the attribute, you hide and conceal the power you possess. Now you’re no different from the extras on the street, outwardly.

‘It’s definitely the trait I knew.’

I nodded my head like that and changed [Shadow Play] And [Successful candidates hide their identities].

Clap-

Then, as if half of his heart had been switched, a strange sense of incongruity swept through his body.

‘This is how it feels.’

When two unrelated traits were activated at the same time, the two traits interlocked and formed an organic link.

However, when I activated similar characteristics like [Transparent Recluse] And [Passed Person Hides Identity], I felt like the two were merging into one beyond forming a link.

‘This is enough…… I wonder if it’s about 5-star characteristics?’

It’s impossible to make an accurate judgment, but comparing the ability of the characteristics I saw through the video and the scope of what I can do now, I thought it would be about that much.

For your reference, when [Transparent Hermit] And [Shadow Play] Were activated, it felt like the connection between powers was less than this.

‘Are you saying that merging similar traits will increase your strength more than combining two different traits?’

Looking at it like this, it seemed like it was unconditionally good to activate only similar attributes, but that wasn’t the case either.

If you think about the power of diversity that comes from activating two different characteristics, you could have eliminated a one-star difference.

‘If I had this, would I be able to carry Erio on my back at school without getting caught? But then what about the shadows? Do I have to change it every time I go around?’

That’s when I was seriously thinking about it.

[The attribute [Passers hide their identity] Resonates with the attribute [Transparent Recluse].]

[The talent [Invisible Recluse] Can be evolved.]

[Do you want to evolve the talent [Invisible Recluse]?]

‘What is this?’

An unexpected gift fell in front of my eyes.