The Academy’s Time Limit in a Novel Written by a Friend

39 – Preparation for episode 39. (2)

“You really are such a betrayal.”

“Right. How do you go hunting with Cheonyuhak on the weekend?”

“Oh, that’s really scary.”

Friday evening.

When Lilac, who came excitedly asking to go volunteer together, refused, Hani Kang and Lilac grimaced.

“They said they weren’t interested in points, so that was a complete lie?”

“Right. Hyun-ah So. Seeing that you’re already hunting, aren’t you aiming for the chief?”

“I have Cheonyuhak with you, what do I do with the senior?”

No, it’s not just the two of you in the first place.

“Anyway, then you won’t be able to come on Sunday either?”

“Perhaps.”

Actually, the dungeon I’m going to this time isn’t very large, so I think I can clear it in one day, but I don’t know what kind of accident will happen, and even if it ends quickly, I want to take a break sometimes.

“I can’t help it. Let’s go volunteering together next time!”

“You know I didn’t join the volunteer club, right?”

“Wow, won’t you go hunting with me while studying abroad? Do you need proof of friendship?”

“That sucks.”

“I’m sorry, but Sohyeon won’t be volunteering again next week?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Because I’m going to make a reservation and go out next week.”

“What…? Then should I join you too?”

“Good.”

“Hey, where the hell is my doctor going? Are you guys bullying me?”

“Sohyeon-ah, I’m going to go play with Sohyeon next weekend. Do you want to come too?”

Are they crazy…?

I don’t really like people giggling, but well, maybe I’ll have time next weekend.

Because I plan to solve all urgent matters during the week.

*

“Everyone has gathered.”

It’s strange no matter how you think about it.

I came out 30 minutes before the appointment time in fear of getting into trouble, but everyone except me and Cheonyuhak had already gathered.

Is it fortunate that it is not as late as Cheonyuhak?

They arrived almost at the same time, but if they arrived even 30 seconds earlier, they arrived first, right?

That’s why I’m confident even when a bastard who doesn’t deserve a name like Jaehee stares at me.

Shiba Who wants to gather first in the first place? Don’t put me in the loyalty test between friends, Mary.

Apart from that big guy, no one was particularly glaring at me.

“Seeing that everyone showed up early, I’m glad that they seem full of motivation. Then, shall we hear about today’s destination again?”

When Chun Yu-hak looked at me, the other guys naturally looked this way as well.

I posted the contents that I had already briefly summarized in the group chat room, but I thought I would pick them up again due to the nature of Cheonyuhak, which is perfectionism.

“First of all, I will go to the field near the coordinates you sent the portal to.”

A field is an area where magical energy runs rampant in a dungeon that has been created long ago, causing a dungeon break and completely transforming the surrounding area into a different world.

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Depending on the level of the dungeon, the size varies greatly, but there was a setting that a super-large dungeon break, which occurred in China, swallowed about half of the country.

“I thought the investigation had already been completed in this area, right?”

Again, that big guy interrupts what the grown-up is talking about without hesitation.

But this time, perhaps because it was a reasonable question, no one tried to stop his size.

That’s right. Speaking of the surroundings, Korea has a rather well-established hero system, so except for some areas that caused dungeon breaks in the early days, most of the investigation and stabilization have been completed, and the dungeon to go to today was also hidden in an area that had already been stabilized.

“It’s because it’s a dungeon that can’t be found by normal means.”

“How did you find that?”

How did you know that bastard? I saw it at a friend’s set-up because I was a possessor. Do you pick?

“Everything has a way, so I found it. Should I tell you that?”

“No, I mean…”

“My friend. I know you don’t like me, but let’s not be worthless for our size. Did we make a bet? Just shut up and follow me. If there’s no dungeon or if I’m less helpful than you, will you do everything you ask?”

Yes.

I decided to make a bet with the hulking bastard who kept arguing at our first meeting.

If you decided to end it with a bet like a man, you should do it moderately, but there are bastards who do that ugly?

Of course, it is a fraudulent bet with a fixed winner, but original betting was almost always a fixed winner.

He blushed as if he didn’t like being insulted by me, but Cheon Yu-soo only smiled as if he was having fun.

“Instead, if the dungeon is in the location I said, and I am more helpful than you, then you will do everything I tell you?”

Ah, by the way, at the time, he accepted it very willingly.

The dungeon might be real, but it seemed that it was impossible for me to be more active than myself.

“Fuck, if you’re a real Goo, be prepared.”

“Uh, resolution is something you have to do.”

At the moment, I felt ashamed of what the hell I was doing with a kid who was a few years younger than me, but it seemed like it was only right to press it at least once for the future of the Cheonyuhak party since these kids are the way to get into trouble.

Ah, by the way, this is not a joke or prediction, it’s real.

In the original story, the Cheon Yu-Hak party, which was on the rise in the beginning, lost their lives except for Cheon Yu-Hak due to the collaboration between the troll kid and the villain’s magician.

Since the care for the lilacs was rough, this time it’s Cheonyuhak’s turn.

Well, there are other reasons, but aren’t good things good anyway?

*

After arriving through the portal and walking for about 30 minutes, complaints burst out of his mouth again.

“Is there really a dungeon in the forest like this?”

Chunyuhak’s party is quite well-balanced, except for me.

First of all, there is a big kid who can be a melee dealer and tank, and a big kid who can use simple auxiliary magic and is good at disarming traps. There is a porter.

Usually, porters hire different people each time or are supported through a long-term contract with a company, but Cheonyuhak is a setting that even porters are professionally raised for an ideal party.

Well, you have to work hard to grow them, but they all die in the original work.

“Oh, we’re almost there.”

“Look, Lira. Is that bastard just wasting time?”

“Be quiet. Even if that’s the case, it’s up to Confucian scholars to make the decision.”

“Who said what? That’s why it would have been better if we had just hunted as originally planned.”

Are you doing politics with the girl you like?

You’re such a big-bodied bastard.

On the other hand, Cheonyuhak was following me without even suspecting what the heck was so trustworthy.

“Hey, tell me honestly that there is no such thing as a dungeon, bastard. Then, just pay the portal fee and promise me you won’t mess with me again, and I’ll see you.”

“It’s really not worth it, and it talks a lot.”

“What? This bastard.”

“I’m here.”

“What?”

“You said you’re all here, but you can’t hear it because your ears are fat. I was not caring enough I’ll be careful next time, so why don’t you shut up first?”

“It hurts.”

Chun Yu-hak, who had been careless, exploded, and the big man’s face turned red as if it were about to explode.

“This place is just plain with lots of fucking trees. Even one tree is rotten.”

“No, this is right.”

-The reason why this dungeon was not discovered for a long time is because no one noticed that the entrance to the dungeon was just one tree among ordinary trees.

It was the same as the description in the novel, and it completely matched the dungeon coordinates written in the setting book.

The tree in front of me was different from other trees, and when I touched the rotten tree, the tree began to vibrate as if asking for something.

– Ugh.

“Uh, huh? What. Why is that?”

“Why are you scared? You said it was a hidden dungeon.”

“Everyone ready for battle.”

The way to open this dungeon is quite grueling among the many dungeons in this novel.

One person has to give the tree enough life force to die.

You can’t switch to another person in the middle, and even if you run away before the tree is satisfied, the door won’t open.

Well, that means there’s no way to open it normally.

But not for me.

Congenital dizziness? Vitality? Take it if you want it.

That’s all there is to it.

The energy slowly flowed into the tree from the hand that touched the tree.

Around the time when almost every person’s congenital tremors had gone out of my body, my appearance hadn’t changed at all, and the rotting wood started making strange noises.

-Ugh…?

I tried to eat more as if I was taken aback, but since it was stated that it eats one person’s life force, it would be difficult even if I tried to eat more.

In the end, the tree that had absorbed life force to the limit began to shed its rotten bark and sprout leaves, and the moment it finished shedding, a gate was created in front of the tree.

“What, how did you do it?”

“Huh?”

“The dead tree has come back to life.”

The wizard girl was surprised as if she had seen some nonsense, but somehow she survived, not me.

“What do you mean, it’s just a dungeon entrance gimmick. Let’s go in quickly.”

I’m not a druid or high elf, how can I save a dead tree?

“I lead the way.”

Cheon Yu-Hak was in charge of the front line, followed by the big man who was bruised.

It was finally time to get a second chance.

*

Human Face Tree Dungeon.

A dungeon made up of tree-shaped monsters that eat people and bear fruit.

It’s a dungeon with decent treasures dormant, and the items given by the dungeon master upon clearing it aren’t too bad, but in the original work, all of those things end up in the hands of certain villains.

It may be because it was simply difficult to find, but even after the dungeon was discovered after a while, no one could clear it due to the terrible entry conditions. Has cleared

Thanks to this, the guy who got stronger with the talent he got here grows into a villain who pushes Lilac and Cheonyuhak quite a bit.

“Well, it doesn’t make any sense now.”

In fact, in the original work, it is a dungeon that is cleared around the relatively early Jin Gyeong-tae incident, but that is the story of the original story. Since the story was moved forward by a month from the original, I knew that the dungeon would remain.

“Ho, face-to-face.”

Inmyeonsu, which appears here as a miscellaneous mob, is classified as a low-medium class due to its excellent stealth ability, but it is not so great if you simply look at its combat ability.

Slightly stronger than the Hobgoblin, a subspecies rank?

The only problem is that there are a lot of faces in this dungeon.

That was another reason why I found this dungeon with Cheonyuhak rather than Lilac.

“A bunch of ragtags.”

Cheon Yu-Hak took out his weapon, a long spear.

The talent of Cheonyuhak is unparalleled.

It was a fraudulent talent that became stronger the more enemies you had and the longer you fought.

“Go away…!”

The blade of the spear wrapped in magical power began to shatter the human faces.

Since Lilac is still a bit weak in fighting against such a large number of people, it was obvious that when the battle started, he would be put on the defensive, saying that he had to protect his comrades.

In contrast, Chun Yu-hak was unstoppable in trusting the colleagues he had gathered.

Occasionally, Cheonyuhak, drunk in battle, missed a few faces, but it was no problem.

“Huh…!”

When the hulking hit the face water with a shield, the wizard who had completed the order in advance burned the face water with fire magic, and Jurira was managing the monster’s gaze from a distance to prevent aggro from splashing.

“hahahaha, that’s not enough!”

Not to mention the other guys, he seems to be doing his job well with his size. It was indeed a party organized by Cheon Yu-hak.

What did I do? Just watched

In the first place, just informing you of the dungeon, I had done my part, and Cheonyuhak probably wouldn’t think that I would go into battle myself.

Just occasionally.

“Be careful.”

Enough to stop those trying to raid the rearguard with their roots?

“…How did you see it?”

Jurira expressed her doubts when she saw me blocking the root that was reaching the healer with a dagger.

“Well? Can you just see it?”

I was watching with hardened eyes so that the children wouldn’t get hurt, but there’s no need to be honest.

Anyway, isn’t it enough for one serving? Is not it?

And I don’t know about these guys, but in the boss room, I’m going to take care of almost everything by myself, so it won’t be a problem if you’re comfortable now.