I Returned, But My Power is the Same

What is this conversation...?

They laugh and talk to each other, but they are full of sharp bones.

I couldn't find a way to intervene, so I just rolled my eyes here and there.

Seong Da-kyung was silent, and she answered.

“I will be careful next time.”

"okay."

“By the way, Vice-Captain.”

"Huh."

“Even if Dojin gets tired of me, there is no reason to break up with me. I just need to make her like me even more.”

“...”

“Let’s get up first. Loyalty.”

The conversation seems to have ended somehow.

I also got up from my seat.

“Loyalty! You worked hard today.”

"Huh. Dojin also suffered a lot.”

moment seemed

A subtle change of expression hidden behind a smiling face.

He looked sad rather than angry.

Only Lieutenant Young So-jin herself knows her exact feelings, but it seemed that way to my eyes.

“Dakyung-ah.”

On the way out of the deputy commander's office.

Even if the conversation ended well, I had to say something about the previous situation.

“What if I suddenly crossed her arms earlier? And what's more, they said that they were dating well, and they said that they were kissing in the first place."

He rubbed his forehead and continued speaking.

“We decided to be careful with our words and actions.”

“I’m sorry… I was wrong…”

Seong Da-kyung answered with her head bowed.

“I won’t really do that next time…”

“Huh, okay. let's go."

Let's walk first, and he follows me.

watching carefully.

“I wasn’t mad.”

"thank God...!"

Seong Da-kyung breathes a sigh of relief and then comes to the side.

I wasn't really angry.

I just felt that way.

“But what feelings do you have with the deputy commander?”

"no. no emotions You laughed and talked.”

right.

We talked and laughed.

But the atmosphere was serious, very serious and cold.

Seong Da-kyung's answer remained the same.

“If you had feelings, the deputy platoon leader wouldn’t have been smiling and talking like that?”

“It is.”

It was still questionable, but the thought didn't last long.

Seong Da-kyung was holding my arm.

“Do you want to go to the cinema? If you go with the squad, you won't have any doubts."

“Uh, uh. OK."

yes what

They probably didn't even fight secretly, but what are your feelings?

There wouldn't have been any ill feelings between the two of them.

***

As soon as the screening was over, the promotion exam came.

It's a promotion test, not a promotion test.

So it didn't mean much to Seong Da-kyung and me.

I'm already wearing a sergeant, and I'm preparing for the promotion test later.

But nonetheless.

It's very important though.

There are no higher ranks, so the evaluation goes in as it is.

“Sergeants will evaluate the body, combat, and information about dungeons, gates, and monsters.”

It was nonetheless

The company commander mentioned that part.

he was confident

The same was true for information about dungeons, gates, and monsters.

it's bound to be

Before returning, he lived as a hunter for 10 years.The dungeon is nowhere to be seen, and the gate has also been experienced countless times by visiting various jurisdictions.

Not to mention monsters.

Even now, they have information about the future that has not been revealed.

Rather, it is easier than the body and the parts about combat.

the theoretical part.

It was indeed as expected.

“Dojin.”

“Sergeant Dojin Choi.”

“When did you study theory like this again?”

“I did it in my spare time when I was at the lantern.”

“Even so, unless you’ve been rolling on the floor for 10 years, you can’t know this well.”

Those 10 years, I actually rolled.

“The other kids have the highest score of 91. It’s also very high, but it doesn’t feel that way at all because you got a perfect score.”

The commander-in-chief praises him again and again.

not going to like it

The theory doesn't do much on this floor.

What kind of terrain is inside the dungeon?

How to break the gate.

What are the monster's weaknesses?

Of course, that kind of information is important, but in the end, fighting is all about strength.

Usually there is someone who gives directions.

Before his return, he could not escape from his position as a sergeant.

Because there was nothing to put forward except the theory.

“Hey… haha, I want… really, hey…”

not now

The result was so overwhelming that the words of gi-blocking came out of the company commander's mouth.

“What are your physical abilities? Didn't Dojin use mana enhancement without you knowing?"

“Haha, I’m still wearing that sensor, Commander.”

“Yes, yes. It's just so unbelievable. How long have you been training?”

did a lot

not skip a day

“I kept doing it whenever I had time.”

“Hagisa, even on weekends, when everyone else is sleeping, you say you go there alone?”

“Haha, my body is itching…”

“I don’t even think the manager is itchy. The more I see you, the more amazing you are.”

It has become a habit before returning.

I'm far behind others, so let's raise the stats a lot.

Right now, I'm taking it a little longer to become an executive.

“It is likely that you will get a perfect score in theory... out of physical ability... in combat ability, this one.”

“I will do my best.”

“It’s scary when you say things like that. If there was one more rank above the sergeant, it would have already been confirmed.”

“I will aim for that as a promotion test.”

“A promotion test?”

The company commander looks at me with a serious face.

“It has to be considered as a matter of fact.”

To be honest, that's how I see it.

Unless there's something special going on, there won't be a fall.

But passing is not the end.

Then you should see

That's why I can't be complacent in this situation right now.

you have to go crazy

More crazy.

“I hoped it would, but even my combat skills… You did a great job, Dojin-ah.”

“Sergeant Dojin Choi. thank you."

“Probably, today’s events will be written down through the Hunter Headquarters.”

"Yes?"

“What is a yes, man. Of course, it should be recorded.”

The company commander smiles as if exasperated like before.

“Hunters were established and you are the first. A soldier who got perfect marks in all subjects.”

***

When the promotion exam was over, the weather got colder.

I feel it especially when I take a step in the morning.

Whoops, it's cold.

Winter has come

The whole place is frozen solid, but the snow is still unpredictable.

When did the first snow come?

Did you come next week?

Or was it during the cold season training next week?

Ah.

I'll have to take it off when training in cold weather.

It's not in reality, but inside a dungeon.

Literally.

Go inside the dungeon and do it.

Even if the whole place freezes, it's still December.

It's not cold enough to make my body shiver.

That's why they enter a dungeon that freezes completely because it's not cold.

A dungeon where a sharp wind blows in the snowy terrain.

I don't know if it was before the return, but I'm rather happy now.

The terrain will be snowy, because it's a chance to really feel the effect of the Yeti's Soul buff that I got a few days ago.

“It’s a lot… it’s a big deal…”

After about a week of training in the cold season.

Seong Da-kyung mutters with a dead face.

When I said something, it was because of the vacation I had applied for before and after Christmas.

“Christmas is also Christmas and the end of the year, so many kids seem to go out.”

“Okay… What if our vacation is cut off?”

“I can’t help it, what?”

shrugged her shoulders and said.

“I should play in the army or something.”

"No no. That’s never going to happen.”

“Hmm, I have everything in the unit.”

“It’s all there, but the most important thing is missing.”

"one thing?"

"atmosphere."

Seong Da-kyung shudders as if it were terrible just thinking about it.

“If you turn your head to a horse gun and a sword, if you go out, can you feel the Christmas atmosphere in a situation where there are only various training facilities in Matango?”

“That’s the problem.”

"Huh. So never.”

Then she checks her calendar on her cell phone.

“When did the results come out? Can I go out or not?”

“They came out that weekend after training for the cold season.”

“Huh, so late?”

“If you come out soon, you might lose the morale of the soldiers.”

“It’s still too late…”

Da-kyung Seong, who had been speaking helplessly, suddenly changed her eyes.

“No, I think it’s better than that.”

"Why?"

“I think the big training called the cold season training is over, won’t we send out as many as possible to encourage the soldiers?”

“Oh, do you have a point?”

“Right, right?”

“But on the other hand, if you are training and maintenance, you may not send out any more.”

"...don't have such a terrible idea, baby..."

I laughed for a long time at Seong Da-kyung's melancholy voice.

But so am I.

It's not any other time, it's Christmas and the end of the year.

It's better to be outside than in the army.

And then it was my birthday...

“It was his birthday then. You have to go unconditionally.”

you were remembering

“I’m already grateful just from my heart.”

“It’s not just your heart. I will show you with my actions.”

"action?"

“Did you threaten the personnel officer by finding your weaknesses?”

“...”

“Or should I just go over the fence at night?”

“……”

“Anyway, I will do anything.”

Of course I know it's a joke.

But I'm a little scared of the eyes that are blazing as if they're really going to do anything.

Hmm.

Anyway, what's really going to happen?

Can I go on vacation then?

***

3rd week of December, Monday.

that dawn.

It was too early, and it was dark outside.But this is where it starts.

The first day of cold weather training.

“Make sure to quickly load the materials and get on the vehicle!”

"Yes!"

Unlike during guerrilla training, there is no entrance march.

Continue to ride the vehicle.

“Each deputy platoon commander gets on board and waits for departure as soon as the personnel check is finished!”

"all right!"

What do you do that you don't even have a march?

In that dungeon, where the wind blows in the snowy terrain, there is a huge monster village.

You have to go in, build a fort, and fight until you destroy the village.

So, I have no choice but to save my stamina without the march to the entrance.

“Ugh, it’s still a bit cold, but that dungeon is really…”

“How cold is it?”

“Isn’t it cool if I take off my top when I run in the morning?”

"Yes."

“It’s double that, double that.”

"Yes...?"

“By the way, this is not an exaggeration.”

Sgt. Lee Dae-yong says he looks like he's a bit nauseous.

right.

Not an exaggeration at all.

I've been there eight or nine times, but I couldn't get used to the cold there.

“Check all equipment!”

“Check your equipment!”

Soon we arrived at a vacant lot within the jurisdiction.

It was where the dungeon was.

After checking the equipment, I lined up with Oh and the column.

Since the entire squadron has gathered, the number of personnel is no joke.

But that means that the scale of the monster village in that dungeon is also huge.

“Enter!”

"Yes!"

After all preparations were completed, I finally set foot inside the dungeon.

[Enter the dungeon.]

When I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them, the landscape had completely changed.

An endless snowfield.

A fierce gust of wind blows terribly when you see it.

and...

“It really sucks. It feels like minus 50 degrees.”

“Fuck, Siberia isn’t even like this.”

“Can you see what you see? I'll freeze you right away."

great cold blows

The body freezes in an instant.

Actually, this is the biggest problem.

“At this rate, one-third of the original ability will be blown away. My body is sluggish.”

“So it is.”

“Look at this, I have attack speed skills, but swinging my sword is so slow.”

motor nerves die

But I wasn't.

[The Yeti Spirit effect is activated.]

[The motor nerve is not affected by any cold.]

The body moved normally.

even...

[Combat ability increases in snowy fields.]

[Health recovery speed is faster in snowy fields.]

It was cold, but stronger than usual.

This is why the Yeti's soul buff is a scam.

Having experienced it myself, I know for sure.

Ah.

No.

The only thing I know for sure is when I even caught monsters here.

Then, the alarm rang again.

[The Yeti's soul buff affects stat experience and skill proficiency.]

[If you catch a monster in the current area, the above two are doubled.]

Oh right.

It had this effect.

An unexpected double event.

Everyone frowned, saying that it was cold, but a smile appeared on my face.

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