chapter 221
221.Prepare Thoroughly (2)
“There are three dungeons I chose.”
“Is it less than last time?”
“Because I can’t devote all my time to exploring dungeons. “Don’t you need time to prepare for second year?”
The group nodded at my words.
Kalon Academy’s first-year course is only a tutorial. Generally, the difficulty of classes increases significantly from the second year when school life begins.
It gets even worse when you enter the 3rd year, but it doesn’t really stop you in the 2nd year, so you should prepare for your studies in advance. Starting in the second year, students will begin field training in earnest, so the risk level will increase.
However, it was unclear whether all classes would proceed as in the original work.
Because the situation at home and abroad was very chaotic.
Inside, a bloody political battle between the princes, and outside, the appearance of demons. The difficulty of the overall story progression increases from the second grade.
If you are unlucky, there is a possibility that the final boss will appear in your second year.
Of course, it’s still quite high, but…
The real problem was how powerful the original knowledge could be in a situation where it was clear that the true ending DLC had been applied.
The Harpas subjugation battle itself, which should have taken place at the end of the second year, ended a year early, so the aftermath will hit the second year. I had to make the most of the aftermath.
For example, if this could be used as an opportunity to gain a say in the imperial family, it would be a great benefit.
The center of the 2nd grade incident is the imperial family, and it is advantageous to have a certain amount of power to block the shit that the imperial family is spewing here.
As my fame and recognition were soaring through the roof due to my performance in the West, I was planning to make the most of it.
There are certain forces that will support me…
“The places we are going are ‘Dragon’s Rest’, ‘Steel Forest’, and ‘Fog Cemetery’.”
“Hmm, I have no idea…”
Milia tilted her head and muttered. Of course you couldn’t know. Although there is some dungeon information in the Explorer’s Guild, the rest are undiscovered dungeons.
“These are new, unfamiliar dungeons this time…”
“I heard you’re good at finding unusual dungeons. “Do you know any special sources of information?”
“Let’s say so.”
I can’t reveal it honestly. Even if I explain the original knowledge to them, they won’t understand, and even if they believe me, they’ll still see me as a strange person. How much trust has I built so far, but I can’t lose it all.
“John, what is the danger? “It won’t be dangerous to Karina, right?”
“I don’t know how many dungeons there are that can do that with you here.”
Leni is Lenny, but now Karina is not Karina, a sickly beautiful girl, but Karina, the decisive battle weapon against the devil. If it’s the current Karina, she can kill even a high-ranking devil with one hit.
It was obvious that any monster would be unable to come to its senses just because Karina unleashed her divine power. Especially since she took that into account and chose the dungeons.
“Do not worry. Do you think I decided on a dungeon without even taking that into consideration?”
“Well…”
Leni nodded her head as if she agreed with what I said.
Well then, let’s just ask if there’s anything I want to ask and then we’ll move on.
“Do you have any questions?”
“Hey, me!”
“Yes, Shuri. “What are you curious about?”
“What’s in this dungeon?”
“The dragon’s resting place is Drake. The steel forest is a golem. The foggy graveyard is… Undead, including ghosts.”
“Oh, ghost?!”
Come to think of it, Shuri was afraid of ghosts. I pushed away the setting of Shuri that had popped up in her head to a corner of her head and sighed as I looked at Shuri and the viola that had turned blue.
“No matter what you see, it won’t be as scary as the guys you saw in the crack, so don’t worry.”
“Yeah, right?”
“You better get used to scary things. If you just avoid it because you’re scared, the moment will eventually come when it catches up with you.”
It was advice that came from my 10 years of experience.
Because right now, my life on a desert island was a fight against fear.
If you try to ignore it until the end because it’s scary, it will one day grab your ankle and drag you down to hell.
As if that was evident in my expression of her, Shuri vigorously with a face full of determination.
“Four! I’ll overcome it!”
“Lewis just needs to support Shuri when she gets anxious. Do you understand?”
“Yes!”
I felt satisfied with the quick answer, like a private with full military discipline. Maybe it’s because he’s the main character, but he’s sincere. In the first place, it’s your job to take care of your lover, so it’s something you can do without me telling you…
“Karina. You will be in charge of rear support along with Lenny and Millia at the very back. A porter will accompany you, so treat him well.”
“Porter?”
“Ah. “The black hair that you always carry with you?”
“Yes.”
“Black hair? Who is that?”
Ah. If you think about it, Karina has never encountered Sif before. I brought her here a few times, but Sif was busy hiding her.
Millia and Elisa are familiar with each other, so they will treat each other well. I believe it will happen because they are good kids.
“You’re talking about Sif! Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen you for a really long time? “John, where is Sif and what is she doing?”
“He is working at the top as my representative. Now that I think about it, I might not be able to take you because I have a lot of work to do…”
The documents handed to me were quite thick. Still, Sif’s expression she didn’t look that tired. I guess it’s because I’m sleeping in a nice place and eating good food, right?
“I see~”
“You chatted too much. Let me get back to the main topic. “The vacation lasts for two months, so I plan to make it a week.”
“A week? Isn’t it too fast?”
Karina’s point was valid. Usually, dungeon exploration takes several months at most. Like a game, you can’t just complete it in a few minutes or hours.
So, famous explorers often explored dungeons with a sponsor.
“The Fog Cemetery is in the north. The dragon’s resting place is in the east. The Forest of Steel lies on the border from central to southern.”
“Isn’t it too far?”
“Okay. “When I go to the dungeon, I will use the portal.”
“Portal? That thing is fucking, no, very expensive. 5 gold coins per person? There are 9 of us, right? “Isn’t that spending too much?”
“Well, then you need 45 gold coins or blood at once?”
“Don’t worry about money. The profits from the dungeon alone should be enough to cover it. And I will pay all the expenses for this expedition, so you can focus on conquering the dungeon without worrying about money.”
“…I’m sure the expenses will be a lot, but is this okay?”
“That’s right. Aren’t you spending a lot of money?”
“Oh, that’s right… “
Everyone looked at me with worried eyes at my declaration of purchase.
They’re good kids. They take care of all your worries.
If they were like that, they would have been making a fuss by now just because they caught a tiger fish. If they were those guys, they would have pretended to be bullied and dealt with them quietly in the dungeon.
Because it’s not strange no matter what happens in the dungeon.
“There are so many places for money to come from. There is enough money to rebuild Yeomyeonggwan, so don’t worry about money. You guys just need to focus on becoming stronger.”
“Mister, why are you doing this? It doesn’t cost a penny or two, and in fact, you don’t earn as much as you spend by clearing dungeons, right?”
Viola looked at me with questioning in her gaze. I didn’t say anything, but the other kids were looking at me with curiosity as to why I was exploring the dungeon so much, so I had to answer.
“The reason I take you to the dungeon is not only to gain experience, but also because the world is fundamentally chaotic.”
“Confused… ?”
“Okay. Why do you think Harpas started the war?”
Why is it at this time? I was the only one who could properly answer this question.
Even I, who played the original, gave an ambiguous answer, ‘Because it was like that in the game.’
“…Ah! I think I know!”
In her lively voice as always, Millia raised her hand. Everyone’s eyes naturally focused on Milia. Milia smiled shyly, as if feeling burdened by the focused attention of her, and she looked at me and said.
“Johan and I come out on a deserted island… Um, Karina gets cursed, Harapas? “I caught the devil that authorized it… And something happened again and again?”
“That is correct. Aren’t there a strangely large number of incidents?”
“That’s right… There have been more than one or two incidents that have occurred since the beginning of this year. The Academy is a bit better, but the other places were in a lot of trouble due to the Harpas Church incident. There is talk that a civil war may break out in the imperial family because the princes are fighting among themselves…”
Viola seemed to have sensed it to some extent as well, her face dark as she expressed her worries. At this point, other people would have realized what I was trying to say.
“John is trying to survive.”
Karina was the first to notice my purpose.
“Okay. “I am raising you to survive.”
“Well, even us… ?”
“Okay. Elisha. I have no intention of surviving alone. No matter how chaotic the world will be in the future.”
If I wanted to survive alone, I would just be stuck on a deserted island. It was boring, but it wasn’t lacking in anything else.
“…So, I hope everyone will work passionately.”
Because in survival, laziness means death.
“It’s a difficult story, but as John said, I’ll try my best.”
“Me too!”
“Me too…”
“I don’t mind as long as I can protect Karina.”
Everyone’s answer comes back.
I chuckled while hearing the answer.
I haven’t done anything wrong so far.
That’s what I thought.