222. Winter Palace (4)

“Umm… Actually, it’s still not enough…”

“I also want to take more pictures, but…”

“There are about five more board games left.”

“I haven’t even been able to ask my junior to wash my hair yet.”

“Jin Yuha! I made a wingsuit! ······Huh?”

“Hmm, I only enjoyed it for about a day…”

The party members said one word at a time and looked at Jin Yuha with regret.

However, the party members were ultimately unable to push through.

Because Jin Yu-ha was sitting limply in her chair as if she had been completely burned.

A gentle smile appeared on her lips as if she was about to leave.

The next day, in addition to the six, Baek Seol-hee joined in and demanded something without hesitation.

It was a complete knockdown.

“······It burned pure white.”

Cook. Cook.

Ichika squatted next to him and stabbed him with a wooden stick, but he didn’t even move.

Shin Se-hee, who was looking at the scene silently, nodded her head.

“Well, it’s unfortunate, but… Let’s leave it at this.”

Then Jin Yu-ha’s head her her her, which had been bent, slowly lifted up.

Gear up.

Finally.

Finally.

Geary.

Finally…

It’s over.

A little.

At the corner of Jin Yuha’s eyes, a single teardrop twinkled.

‘If I had to do it again, I would never do it… From now on, I definitely need to make some time to hang out with the party members… ‘

Jin Yuha deeply reflected on her past mistakes.

Seeing that, Shin Se-hee burst into laughter.

“Actually, we knew Jin Yu-ha was having a hard time, but she was a little grumpy this time.”

“Yes? Grumpy? I’m not? Really, I wish my junior would take care of me more— Eupeup!”

Lim Ga-eul spoke without notice, but Ichika’s shadow appeared and covered her mouth.

“Grumpy? Why······? Did I do something wrong?”

Was there some conspiracy behind this break that only he was aware of?

Jin Yoo-ha asked Shin Se-hee back.

“Well. Why?”

Shin Se-hee and other party members only smiled meaningfully.

“Hmm! Anyway! Even though we went a little too far, I feel like I got a good rest for the first time in a while thanks to you. Thank you, Jin Yuha.”

Yu-ri Lee cleared her throat, changed her mood, and thanked Jin Yu-ha.

And she added as if that wasn’t the end.

“So, since you’ve worked so hard… This time it’s our turn. Is there anything you want? Just say it. “If you ask for anything like you did, we will do our best to accommodate it.”

Then, the companions nodded as if they were thinking the same thing.

These are the party members who give back to me like this even after being bullied like that.

I felt a calming emotion in the hearts of those who thought of me.

“What do I want? Umm… Ah, it has to exist…”

However, Jin Yu-ha could not easily keep his mouth shut.

That’s right, he knew that the party members’ abilities wouldn’t be able to grant what he wanted.

“Disciple.”

Then, Baek Seol-hee spat in an indifferent tone.

“······Yes? “Master?”

“Didn’t you say that yesterday? “There are two ways to make people crazy.”

Jin Yu-ha, who didn’t know that what she said would be returned as it was, gave a shocked expression.

“So tell me. “What do you want?”

“······Woe.”

Jin Yu-ha opened his mouth with difficulty.

Because I knew that the party members would be disappointed if I told them this.

“Angry?”

“Hwaryong…”

Jin Yuha closed his eyes tightly.

“I want to catch Hwaryong…”

Honestly, it was unfair.

‘Really, I’m going to catch him when he shows up… Even though I listened to all the party members’ requests, I woke up every morning and dozed off really hard, and I went through such a hard time!! !’

However, the long-awaited fire dragon never appeared.

With the flag set up like that, as if it would come out,

The guy who didn’t show up until the end, like a Macguffin, was really mean.

Of course, he was a guy who never even appeared in the game!

Even so!

The party members made indescribable expressions at the words that Jin Yu-ha found difficult to come up with.

“Fire, fire dragon…?”

“Uh, um, that monster that was originally here?”

“But, didn’t the instructor say that Chairman Rina had already subdued him?”

The party members, who had never thought that Jin Yu-ha’s request would be like that, spoke as if it were absurd.

Could it be that a monster that has already died comes back to life?

“I know, so… It’s okay if you don’t care.”

At that, Jin Yuha muttered in a dejected voice.

At that time.

“Hmm? Disciple, did you want to catch the fire dragon?”

Baek Seol-hee tilted her head and asked.

Then, Jin Yuha’s eyes suddenly turned towards her.

‘No way…!’

“S-Master?”

“Well, on purpose… Until now, I have placed a sword in the sealing camp to prevent its power from leaking out…”

At her words her, Jin Yu-ha’s eyes grew so round that they couldn’t get any bigger.

“Well, he’s awake now. About three days ago.”

“!”

* * *

The place where Baek Seol-hee led all party members was the basement of the Winter Palace.

Unlike the Winter Palace, which was kept at just the right temperature.

As we went down underground, the temperature rose exponentially, as if we were in a sauna.

“Huh, there’s a space like this down here…”

Shin Se-hee wiped the sweat from her forehead with her handkerchief and looked around with her surprised eyes.

A pitch-black space surrounded on all sides by a huge magic circle.

And in the middle of that huge magic circle, Baek Seol-hee’s sword was stuck.

Baek Seol-hee looked at the sword and opened her mouth in a blunt tone.

“Hmm, Fire Dragon. Looks like he woke up down here. “The seal is about to be broken, so I’ve sheathed my sword as a temporary measure.”

Excited─

Listening to Master’s words gave me a sense of reality.

There is a fire dragon.

Below here.

You can catch a fire dragon.

For the first time in Velvet School Life history.

This is probably my first sense of accomplishment.

Although there have been stories of catching a water dragon or an earth dragon, I have never heard of a fire dragon being caught anywhere.

‘Let’s calm down.’

This is 100% the first achievement.

If you get too excited and run wild, you might miss it.

I opened the subspace tattoo and poured out the secret items I had prepared on the floor.

Warrrr─

What was spilled on the floor were various weapons made of ice.

Starting with spears, bundles of arrows, gloves, swords, shields, and even light armor that can be worn on the body.

Of course, I carved the ice myself, not a blacksmith, so the perfection was quite crude.

“······This, this.”

“Uh, when did something like this happen…”

“Junior, are you making something like this while listening to all of our requests?”

“······It seems sincere that you want to catch the fire dragon.”

Did you realize my sincerity only then?

The party members looked at Mugi and me alternately with bewildered faces.

“This is not ordinary ice.”

I explained with an expectant smile.

“It’s not regular ice?”

“Yes, this is made by carving out the walls and furniture of the Winter Palace.”

“······Walls and furniture?”

“Do you remember who built this palace?”

“Chairman Lina.”

I nodded my head at Kang Do-hee’s answer.

“Yes, the Winter Palace here is made of ice imbued with Chairman Lina’s magic. And even in this hot place, the concentration of magic power is so thick that it maintains its shape for decades without melting.”

Then Master nodded as if he had a point.

“Hmm, definitely… Since it was forcibly cut, it may not maintain its shape for long, but it is the optimal method for dealing with fire dragons.”

At the same time, Master picked up a sword made of ice.

“Is this modeled after my sword?”

“Yes that’s right.” Please make it easy to use… Of course, I’m not very dexterous, so it’s very crude!”

“No. “At this level, the blade stands up well and is very good.”

Baek Seol-hee swung her sword in the air as if she was satisfied.

Then the other party members rushed over and each grabbed their weapons.

“And! “This looks exactly like my shield!”

“Hmm, is mine a glove?”

“Wow, ice arrow! When did you shave off each and every one of these!?”

“Huh, junior? Is this a half mask for me…?”

“Yes. “I made it because I thought it would look good on my senior.”

“This is so sick of middle school students…”

Although Lim Ga-eul grumbled in the middle,

So we each shared our weapons and armor.

However, in the case of Shin Se-hee and Ichika, who did not have weapons, there was something else to ask.

“For now, Ichika.”

“Huh. “Benefactor.”

“You see these flat, square blocks here, right? “Can you use this as a stepping stone?”

“Use this as a stepping stone…?”

“Huh. Most likely, Fire Dragon’s Flame is a wide-range attack, so the shadow will be reverse-summoned quickly. So, this ice is used as a foothold.”

“······I’ll try.”

Ichika nodded her head calmly at my request.

“And Shin Se-hee.”

“······Yes?”

“Your role is important this time.”

“What is my role?”

“Yes, because you use fire magic and have the highest fire tolerance among us.”

A non-combatant.

The Brain of Utopia.

Operator Shin Se-hee.

She was the key to this operation.