chapter 35
35 – Sharpening the Sword # 2
I listened to the class with concentration.
“The Void Princess has a really terrible ability. That is the ability to create gates. She creates dozens or hundreds of gates and unleashes monsters all at once.”
Oh.
“I don’t know where that monster comes from… Anyway, this one is the most famous, but there’s another scary thing. Phase 2. Actually, that’s the scariest.”
To the long distance?
“The Void Princess, located at the very rear, is mad and destroys everything. Most of them are ranged. Even if you try to intercept her… She can teleport freely, so it’s very difficult to catch her.”
“Hmm.”
A rough estimate comes out.
In other words, it is said that the summoner is not enough to let go of the monsters, so he puts a ranged attack with ultra-long range sniping from the rear. A bastard who even uses teleport freely to block access itself.
That.
Does Mr. Bob have a conscience?
“That sucks.”
“That’s why he’s an S-rank monster.”
How strong are those S rank guys?
“No, but how do you catch that? Once it pops up, isn’t it just a city, a mess, and a scorched earth?”
“I think it would be good to ask Cadet Ryu Chunhui behind him.”
“Yes?”
“Cadet Ryu Chun-hwi’s father was definitely the chairman of the Ryuseong Group, right? I know that he played an active part with the ruler, Kim Ik-soo, during the defense of the Void Princess.”
Really?
—-Sure.
Looking back at Ryu Chunhui right away.
“Huh.”
The guy with his arms crossed grinned.
You bastard… Even if you pretend you’re not, you f*cking like this. He’s a guy who enjoys being complimented a little bit about himself.
“Really? Chunhui Liu?”
“To explain it specially for you guys who don’t even have common sense, it’s the truth. The father you cursed at… Is truly a great man who saved Korea. Do you understand now? You cursed such a father.”
“Damn it. You started first.”
“This bastard…!”
Uh. He is a great man and a nabal, and if he did a wrong job in educating his children, he would be criticized.
“Anyway. Even those S-rank monsters have weaknesses.”
“Ohh! What is it! After all, mankind has an answer!”
After listening to the story, it was fun, so I became immersed right away. Surely it’s not like taking out a nuclear weapon? I’m fighting to protect the city, but if I use nuclear power, it’s a mess. This is the whole story.
“The weakness of the Void Princess is that it discharges quickly as it displays overwhelming combat power.”
“Discharge?”
“If it runs out of energy, it will retreat. And it won’t come out for a while.”
What is that?
“Then aren’t we just getting hit and it’s over?”
“That’s not true.”
Instructor Maikes explained with a smile at those words.
So, it seems that S-rank awakeners who can move or rush at high speed should push hard. If you rush forward with the determination to cling to it unconditionally, you will soon be discharged and leave with teleport and magic fire.
“Isn’t that f*cking easy?”
“That’s easy… If the S-rank Awakeners fall in, it’s very difficult to see the monsters pouring out. Anyway. It’s a being that forces you to choose either way just by appearing. The Void Princess.”
It was just a bad year.
Joining the fan club is cancelled.
“Anyway, it appeared sparsely and then stopped appearing at some point. Ah. The last time it was observed was Seongnam 16 years ago. The research center there caused a terrorist attack and disappeared completely.”
“Hmm.”
The last one appeared 16 years ago.
But you caused a terrorist attack on the research center?
What was there?
“At that time, many heroes, hunters, and civilians lost their lives… It was a very tragic event. Now, let’s take a look at the video footage from that time.”
ㅡ pat.
The video starts playing immediately.
ㅡQuaang!
ㅡCoooung!
ㅡKoowoaaa!
Atmosphere as if you came to Dottegi Market. A plethora of medium-sized monsters roared as they destroyed buildings, and something like an airplane was flying over there, visible as the camera zoomed.
It was the Void Princess flying at high speed.
The screen skips.
ㅡ Ahahahaha! Can you kill her original daughter with just that? If you don’t move faster, you can’t catch it!
It’s someone’s action cam. They are endlessly chasing, but Mr. Boff is just running away with a smile on his face.
Crazy tag.
Well, I watched the video interestingly like that. You sure have a big chest. It is an overwhelming uproar. This is what makes me a fan again. Of course it’s gurada. Like this terrorist b*tch.
ㅡ pat.
End of playback.
“Well then. We now know that the world of monsters is so diverse.”
ㅡ Sukseuk.
As Instructor Maikes said, the type and power structure of monsters appearing in Korea. Technology. Threat level. He explained the history, revealed information, weaknesses, and countermeasures, and took notes.
Because monsters are the race our heroes actually fight face-to-face, it was really important to put this information into my head. In other words, it is knowledge to be used directly in the field.
But they all definitely look like aliens.
“But what are they?”
What kind of ant-headed monsters are wearing communist T-shirts and carrying AKs? I was so afraid that I couldn’t stand it, so I wrote it down and locked it in a notebook.
“You must take notes in the midterm exam.”
“Yes.”
* * *
“Oh, it’s lunch time! Lunch time! Shihoo! Let’s go to the buffet today!”
“Ugh… Is it a buffet today?”
ㅡ Taktak.
Sihoo stood up while stretching and patted his shoulder and said with grim eyes.
“I have to go on Monday. If I don’t charge it on Monday, it won’t last a week.”
“Then let’s go to the buffet. Ah, but Geun-cheol.”
“Hmm?”
“Can’t take my eyes off the Void Princess picture?”
“Oh, that.”
Remember it again.
“It was great.”
“Hmm?”
“Breasts.”
“No?! Geuncheol?! What are you talking about!”
Why are you reacting so sensitively?
“What. Why?”
“Geuncheol-ah.”
Suddenly, Sihoo opened his eyes thinly and said lowly while looking at me.
“Is that your taste?”
“What is this talking about?”
Is that your taste?
Men like all big breasts.
“It’s my taste, it’s Nabal, and my breasts are that big. Wouldn’t you like it?”
“Eh, huh?”
“Isn’t Shihoo like that? Of course you’ll like it. All men like it. It’s so good. The bigger the better.”
Let’s say that.
“Heh… hehehehe. I do. I like them all. Yes. That’s right.”
Sihoo, who changed his attitude again, answered with a smile. Look This bastard must have been thinking big breasts in his mind. So that’s where the laughter came from.
“Yes. I like it too.”
Even with a confident smile.
“Yeah. You know what. It’s a big deal. It’s a big deal.”
“Geogeoiseon… Ah. But Geuncheol. The Void Princess is a monster.”
“It’s a monster. Well, it’s just a preference for breasts, not a really good thing.”
But pretty is a fact.
“And that happened 16 years ago… Maybe.”
“Hmm?”
“Ah. It’s nothing. Geuncheol-ah. Let’s go eat.”
“Let’s go eat!”
The thought of going to a buffet already makes me laugh out loud. What shall we eat today? The last time I ate with a Chinese food concept, so why don’t you eat with a Japanese food concept this time?
That’s how you want to go.
ㅡ Again and again.
“Kim Geun-cheol. Are you going to eat now?”
Leona, with her arms folded, approached me with an expressionless face and called me.
“Uh. Leona. I need to eat now. Do you want to come with me?”
“I have a party. Anyway, what… Uh, that’s it?”
“What?”
“The Void Princess Terror Incident… Heh heh! It’s nothing! Go and have a delicious meal…!”
Leona, who suddenly shouted alone as if crying, ran away from her.
What is it? Why the hell does Leona feel sorry for me and try to cry when she sees me?
“Sihoo. What is it?”
“No… It’s nothing. More than that, Geuncheol? What happened to Leona over the weekend?”
“That’s what I mean. I called to show off my sword skills on the weekend…”
I immediately explained what had happened to Sihoo and headed to the buffet together. It’s a story of disobedience. Sihoo complained why he didn’t call, but I was sure I went to call him then?
“Hey, sir. You knocked on the door and didn’t even respond when I called your name. What are you calling me?”
“Huh?”
“What did you do then? Did you sleep?”
“Ah, ah! That’s right! I think it was just about time to fall asleep!”
“Look. That’s right.”
Who do you blame while sleeping?
“Now then, enter the buffet!”
Go inside the open buffet.
ㅡ Anger.
Overwhelming scent that emanates at the same time.
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, the main character and absolute monster in the terrible crime novel Perfume, recognized everything around him as a scent. To him, whose sense of smell was extremely developed, the whole world was a scent. So he could grasp everything with his sense of smell.
That’s exactly what I’m doing right now.
“Smell.”
Fragrance.
The scent of food seeps into my nostrils and is absorbed into me. And within me, they all materialize, forming a definite form…!
“Shihuya! Solar eclipse! Today is a solar eclipse!”
“Geuncheol-ah, I want to eat pork cutlet!”
“Pork cutlet?! What is this bastard going to do for circumcision? Let’s eat Japanese food!”
“Why unify the menu!”
I grab Shihoo’s wrist right away and head for the Japanese food compartment! But as soon as I arrived, I couldn’t help but be amazed!
“God damn it!”
The cook handed over the treasure chest!
“They give you an eel bento! Is this a true story! And what about the tempura on the side! It’s a delicacy, delicacy!
“Geuncheol-ah, please be quiet…!”
“You say this quietly? Are you ignoring the people who made the food?”
“Please!”
“Okay. Okay. Let’s get it quickly and go. There’s pork cutlet here too.”
“Ah. Japanese food also has pork cutlet.”
So happy, I picked out the menu I liked and headed to my seat.
“Wow. He’s really coming to school to eat.”
“hehehehe. Geuncheol-ah. Do you like it that much?”
“Of course it’s good. Right now, the two of them are having Japanese food. Wouldn’t it be nice?”
“That’s right.”
Sihoo also had a satisfied face.
“Hey, Sihoo. But what about the next period?”
“Maybe they’ll do some sparring or something?”
“Dalian?”
“Yeah. That’s how I know it. I heard that the cadets compete with each other wearing protective gear and see their skills.”
“Dalian… But does a monster-killing hero really need to sparr with people?”
“Geuncheol-ah. Among monsters, there are guys with limbs like humans. Likewise, villains are just superhuman criminals. Fighting is important.”
Ah. That’s right.
“Ha… Sihoo. I’m so worried about this.”
“What the hell?”
“I’m so strong, I’m afraid I might hurt my opponent.”
“Poop! My, please! Please, Geuncheol! Please stop laughing while eating!”
I am serious.
Because that’s what my ‘talent’ is.