NOVEL WEB Chapter 99 - How to Face Unexpected Situations (4)
Large body. Thick hands. A somewhat rough impression.
It was Michael, the blacksmith of the Savior raid.
“Michael!”
As soon as I saw him, I ran to him with a bright face.
When Michael saw me, he greeted me.
“Oh, it’s been a while. Is there something wrong with the weapon?”
“No, the weapon is fine! I love it. Thank you!”
“Alright. Then what happened?”
“That’s…”
I quickly told Michael about Yggdrasil’s outburst.
Michael, who listened to the whole story with a serious face, pressed his forehead and sighed.
“Phew, that brat definitely focuses on talent and ability when looking at humans. She usually has a helpful disposition, but this is quite a headache.”
“Yes. T-That’s why I was wondering if you could stop me.”
“Hmm…”
Michael, who had his eyes closed calmly, nodded.
“Let me talk through her about that.”
“Thank you!”
I told Michael, who readily agreed, about the day Yggdrasil would visit the orphanage and left.
That day finally arrived.
I, who had been restless since morning, looked out the window with a nervous heart.
Michael was the first to arrive.
I dragged him along and greeted the teacher. Teacher also said that she had heard a lot from me and naturally exchanged greetings with Michael.
After some time, Yggdrasil’s proud figure appeared at the entrance of the orphanage.
“I’m here!”
I let out a deep sigh the moment I watched Kangyoo run outside as soon as he heard the loud voice. Anyway…
Michael and I also took steps to greet Yggdrasil.
“Hmm? Michael?”
“Yes. It’s me. It’s been a while.”
“What are you doing here?”
“Your student asked me to stop you.”
“Hmm…”
Yggdrasil narrowed her eyes and glared at me.
I avoided her gaze and guided everyone to the teacher’s room called the reception room. The sunken sofa was full as the five of us sat down.
Yggdrasil sat down on the sofa and spoke politely to the teacher.
“Teacher, as I told you on the phone before, Kangyoo is talented. I want to quickly develop that outstanding talent. It would be a great loss for Kangyoo to spend three years at a regular school. I will take responsibility for all expenses and training. Please let him prepare for the Academy entrance exam.”
“Um…”
“I want to skip a grade. Teacher, Sister! You know. I’ve already studied up to middle school! My body is healthy now! I want to do it!”
She made a subtle expression at Yggdrasil and Kangyoo’s strong insistence.
At times like this, I resented the fact that our Kangyoo was smart. If studying was the problem, I would have clung to that!
“But Kangyoo is too young!”
“The skipping grade system is for young but talented students. Also, I’ll take care of his immaturity properly, so leave it to me.”
“Kangyoo seems determined…”
“Mmhm!”
“Hmm…”
Michael, who had been silently watching the situation for a while, crossed his arms.
“You said skipping grades and transfer exams are official systems, right?”
“Yes!”
Was he finally going to speak? I nodded with anticipation.
However, it wasn’t Yggdrasil who was talking to Michael, but me.
Michael looked at me calmly and said,
“But you’re against it because your younger brother is too young.”
“Yes!”
“What exactly are you worried about?”
I paused at those words. What exactly are you worried about…?
“Well, the Academy’s practical training is too harsh, and Kangyoo is still young to experience harming monsters…”
“I see. Then why are you worried about Yggdrasil’s training?”
“…Isn’t it too, rough? It’s rough.”
“The training is close to the actual battle, so I guess you can judge it that way. But do you really think that way about Yggdrasil’s training? Don’t you know? Her thoroughness.”
“That’s…!”
“I think you’re worrying too much about Kangyoo right now… Well, given Yggdrasil’s current recklessness, I guess that can’t be helped.”
Hearing those words, I felt like I had been splashed with cold water.
…That’s how it was. I thought of Yggdrasil, who had carefully taken care of us and trained us.
I felt Kangyoo’s earnest gaze at me. His hand overlapped mine.
Only then did I feel my senses return.
I had also lost my common sense.
This child was too precious to me, so I just wanted to throw it away.
“Sorry, Kangyoo.”
“Mm. It’s nothing.”
“…However, I think it’s still too early for Kangyoo to start full-scale training at the Academy. I hope you can resolve that.”
As if he had said everything he wanted to say, Michael looked at Yggdrasil and remained silent.
Yggdrasil made a worried sound, then thought hard about something and couldn’t open her mouth easily.
Teacher, who had been silent with her, finally opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.
“What is the intensity of the training that Miss Yggdrasil conducts?”
“It depends on what the person in question wants. However, I will never cause serious harm to the body. I swear it on my name.”
“If Kangyoo enters the Academy, will he undergo the same curriculum as regular students?”
“Generally so.”
“Practices such as monster hunting?”
“Yes. But in the case of practice…”
I felt Yggdrasil’s gaze on me.
When I met her eyes again, her madness had disappeared a little.
“… Maybe it would be too soon to go straight into actual combat, so let’s apply the learning curriculum that the awakener families apply to newly awakened awakeners of middle school age and then proceed.”
“…!”
Yggdrasil’s eyes looked down and she spoke calmly.
“…But I hope you keep in mind that the best way to improve his skills is through actual combat.”
“Tsk. Yggdrasil. This isn’t the time when the tower is open. Why are you rushing so much? I heard things have calmed down recently.”
Yggdrasil glanced at us and drank the green tea in front of her in one gulp.
Thump!
The empty teacup was roughly placed on the table.
“Because the seal is coming apart.”
“…What…?”
“The… seal?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Yggdrasil shook her head at Teacher’s question and continued.
“It seems that I have unknowingly become sensitive because dangerous abnormalities are increasing. I’m sorry.”
I remained silent as I watched Yggdrasil, whose tone seemed genuinely concerned about the situation.
Up until now, I and Na Yuhan thought Yggdrasil was a trustworthy person, but we never told Yggdrasil that a ‘flood of disaster’ would occur.
Although she clearly would be a great force if she were on our side, we didn’t tell her the truth because we couldn’t give her our full attention, even though she was a good teacher.
[It was Yggdrasil who caused the flood of disaster in the game.]
A phrase from <Academy’s F-Class Commander> that vaguely came to mind made my heart shiver.
I’m now in a position where I have to prevent the flood of disaster in a novel that has become reality. More than anything, I have to be more careful than anyone else.
What on earth happened?
Is there something I don’t know?
Maybe… Is Yggdrasil’s current worried appearance just an act? Just like me.
Confusion made my mind dizzy for a moment. At that moment, Yggdrasil shouted.
“Anyway! Are these conditions okay?”
“Yes?! Yes!”
“Great! Then what about you, the guardian teacher?”
“Good.”
“Kangyoo!”
“Yes!”
Yggdrasil, who quickly received the consent of all three of us, smiled proudly.
“Hmm! Then there’s no problem now! Let’s start training today! Kangyoo! Come out! Kang Nahyun! You too!”
“Me too?!”
“Since it’s come to this, I’ll train with you!”
There’s nothing I can do. I said with a sigh.
“I have an appointment in a few weeks, so please let me go by then.”
“Good!”
When it seemed like our conversation was over, Michael slowly got up from his seat.
“I’ll go now. You called me to persuade Yggdrasil, yet it seems I ended up persuading you. I’m sorry. You seemed too impatient.”
“Ah, thank you! I’m the one who’s in this situation. I’m sorry for being in your care.”
“What. It’s nothing. I understand your worries. See you next time. And, you child, if you need a meister weapon, come see me.”
“Really?!”
“Yes. Since you like it, I’ll make one for you for free.”
“That’s great, Kangyoo!”
I smiled brightly at the unexpected windfall.
As if jealous of our friendly relationship, Yggdrasil grabbed our arms and pulled us.
“What are you doing, let’s go! Kangyoo! Kang Nahyun!”
“Yes!”
“Wait a minute!”
With that, after saying goodbye to Michael, Kangyoo and I jumped into Yggdrasil’s hellish training.
***
A few weeks passed by in a flash.
“Have a nice day!”
“After coming back, it’s training again!”
“Yes…!”
I walked away from the training site with two people seeing me off.
“…I thought I was going to die.”
I shook my head as I walked toward the pajama party. Knowing that I couldn’t make a sound because Kang Yoo was watching, Yggdrasil trained me so viciously…
No, let’s stop thinking about those days of suffering.
Today is a fun pajama party day!
I moved my legs that were shaking from muscle pain and got on the bus that finally arrived in front of me.
The destination was, of course, Na Yuri’s house.
“Wow…”
I was amazed at the scenery outside the window.
At that moment, the device in my hand vibrated. It was a message from Park Siwoo.
Park Siwoo[Photo]
Park Siwoo[I went to Grandma’s house after a long time. You said you were going to train with Yggdrasil, right? How was it?]
The photo Park Siwoo sent showed a friendly, calm, and well-organized western-style house that was old but had a friendly atmosphere.
[I thought I was going to die!]
[You should have joined us too…! We should have died together…! Haha, just kidding.]
I got a reply to the playful text message right away.
Park Siwoo[I don’t think dying with you would be a bad idea.]
Park Siwoo[Just kidding too.]
… What kind of joke is he making?
I cooled my slightly flushed cheeks with the back of my hand and looked out the window again.
As the bus to Na Yuri’s house passed the stop, the streets became cleaner and cleaner.
The cars driving around the streets gradually changed into expensive cars, and the houses were expensive and large enough to be called mansions.
As expected, the center of the center of the safe zone. Only the rich live there.
Someday, I want to live in a place like this with my siblings and Teacher.
As I was admiring them, the bus announced that it was my stop.
I quickly got off the bus with my carrier.
I wondered how long I had walked with my carrier, but after walking for quite some time, I realized that my destination was a mansion of a different scale from the other mansions nearby.
As I walked hesitantly to the large mansion, I vaguely saw shiny blond hair swaying at the entrance.
“Welcome, Miss Nahyun!”
It was Na Yuri.
Na Yuri seemed to have been waiting from the entrance, and she smiled brightly as soon as she saw me.
“Hello, Yuri!”
The other kids decided to come a little later in the evening due to their schedules, so there was no need to wait any longer.
Na Yuri and I walked slowly through the vast garden to the mansion. She was so happy to see her friend whom she hadn’t seen in weeks that she suddenly looked at her device while chatting with me. It was vibrating, as if she had a message.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, Mother wants to meet Miss Nahyun alone. She usually doesn’t care about my friends, so why is that…?”
If it’s Na Yuri’s mother, is she referring to the ‘recorder’ that Na Yuhan had mentioned?