Chapter 31 – 31. Cultural Differences.

Dokgo Hwaryeon did not neglect training. In order to become like the older sister who saved her when she was young, to become a hero who can save everyone, she did not miss a single day of training.

‘Something slow…’

He continues to practice the training method taught by Johnson. But that was all. She couldn’t get any stronger. She seemed to be doing the best she could.

The power of Dokgo Hwaryeon repeated its steps in place. When a week passed and no results were seen, thoughts filled her mind.

Thanks to Johnson’s training method, I tasted explosive growth. She knew there was a better way than trying alone.

The way she obtained the training method was also very simple. Just put a steel plate over her face and ask her for a rude favor. Good Johnson will tell you her precious training method in a word.

If it was a time when I didn’t know anything, I wouldn’t have been anything. Dokgo Hwaryeon could no longer be satisfied with ordinary methods. Rather than raising one level per day, I wanted to raise it by 10 levels.

“Haha…”

The flames definitely got stronger. Compared to the academy entrance exam, the heat was no joke. At this rate, I thought that Link would not be far away.

The size of the fire elemental spirit [Salt Lake] Has also grown enormously. It looked more like a tiger cub than a kitten. One day it will take the form of an adult tiger.

‘Someday… ?’

Dokgo Hwaryeon looked at the flames blooming on her fingertips. The flame blown by 「Salt Lake」 Was not much different from yesterday. It might have gotten a little better, but it didn’t make a difference outwardly.

Intoxicated by her own self, who grew stronger with each passing day. The days of not growing started to feel painful. I was sorry that I was wasting my time.

‘If only I could combine the two-step training method… I could count a lot.’

This practice of attacking the gate went smoothly thanks to Johnson’s training method. But what next? Team battles and midterm survival that will come soon?

If you don’t have a second-level practice, you’ll be caught up. While you get stronger one level at a time, talented students won’t wait for you.

Dokgo Hwaryeon gritted his teeth. He thought of a hero who was beaten by a villain while trying to save himself, and a sister who died in his place. The burning flame died out.

I wasn’t afraid to die. I really wanted to write a life that I didn’t know when and where I would die, a life that someone gave me. To do that, you have to be strong.

The will that her older sister, Dokgo Hwa-yeong, gave up to save herself. To pay the heavy price, the many lives she had put on the scales with her.

“Johnson, can I speak for a second?”

* * *

He is continuing his academy life normally. It seems that Kim Sang-hyeok will do something, but it has nothing to do with me. It wasn’t my job, it was Lee Do-joon’s job.

1v1 Dalian was held every Monday and Friday. The ranking announcement was made and everyone was enthusiastic. Everyone proceeded with sparring as if it were a real battle.

Most of the cadets picked out the opponents that were right for them. Opponents who are too weak do not help growth, and opponents who are too strong undermine their self-esteem, so they tend to stick together.

“Holy Shit, I have no opponent.”

There is no cadet to do with me. The new technology ‘Black Bunker’ is so bizarre that it feels like they are wary of me. If it was the same team, it was welcome, but it was an atmosphere that I didn’t want to face.

So I approached Jia Ryu. Since there is an overwhelming gap between a student and a teacher, I thought Ryujia would be able to accept me.

“Will the teacher deal with me?”
“… Seo, what do you mean by that? !”

Jiah Liu screamed at her excrement and she turned her head. Blushing, she ran away. She ignored my request and judged the cadets’ sparring.

I sat alone in a corner and summoned the spirits. Even though I summoned three spirits at the same time, there is no load on my body. She looped through the links one by one, checking her sync.

‘The spirits seem to like it more.’

Link is a skill that allows you to become one with the spirits. A state that all heroes want to reach, allowing human heroes to draw on the power of spirits themselves.

The burden on Link is divided between the Hero and the Spirit. Unless it’s necessary, the spirits don’t particularly like it either. But Johnson’s spirit was not.

I like the link with Johnson. 「Soil」And 「Stone」 Radiated joy at the first link in a long time. It was because I usually only linked with [Iron Mk.2].

‘The affinity is really good.’

The assistant character, Black Johnson Anaconda, is closer to Munchkin than the main character, Lee Do-joon. It must have been set up so that it could act as a shield in any situation, but it seemed to be severe.

I wondered how far Johnson’s limits would go.

Monday went well. Except for the fact that Dokgo Hwaryeon was quiet all day, it was a day as expected. Returning to the dormitory, I took out the top-notch Spirit Stone from the drawer and examined it.

‘I have to write this too.’

Originally, it was intended to be used for Dokgo Hwaryeon. I made a plan so that I could feel stronger by eating little by little. But there was no need for that.

Dokgo Hwaryeon became stronger. Higher quality than the original. I realized this while reviewing the practice of attacking the gate.

As the main character correction was removed, the restrictions placed on the heroines were also lifted. Heroes set to grow by 2 levels will now grow by 10 levels.

‘They are known for their talent, but when you look at it openly, does it make sense that they are nothing? The novel was wrong in the first place.’

This is all because of Lee Do-joon. It’s because he made the characters around him stupid in order to boost Lee Do-joon. As I fell into this world, those restrictions disappeared.

‘I was lucky.’

As a result, a situation was created in which Dokgo Hwaryeon was mistaken. It is his original talent, but the painting that he mistakenly thought was thanks to the training method I made was completed. It was possible to save the highest quality Spirit Stone.

‘Then this…’

Where can I use the highest quality Spirit Stone? The answer was fixed. It was time to focus on my body rather than the heroines who would grow on their own.

‘Lee Do-joon will be active in the team battle, so leave it alone and take the midterm…’

In preparation for the incident that will happen in the midterm exam, “Soil” Is strengthened. Because it is an earth attribute superior to the other two attributes in terms of versatility.

I held the spirit stone that shone in five colors in my hand. Then he called out “Soil” And fed it. 「Earth」 Swallowed the highest grade spirit stone.

A hand-breadth clay doll trembled. It was a taste of mountain and sea delicacies that could not be exchanged for anything by the standards of the spirits, so it was understandable even if they flashed light.

Light is emitted As [Soil] Jumped over the rank, dirt splattered in all directions. Now I have to change my name. What shape will it take?

‘Is it not just ‘Soil’ but ‘Soil Mk.2′? I already have [Iron Mk.2], So it overlaps…’

The reason Mk.2 was added to 「Iron Mk.2」 Is because it is an iron attribute. It seemed that it would be better to give a different name to the Earth attribute, “Earth”.

─ Ah, ah…

[Soil] Swallowed the light and appeared. [Soil], Which was only in the form of a clay doll, had the appearance of a full-fledged child. Although it was small, it only reached Johnson’s calf.

─ Ah.

The “Soil” Took shape as it groped for its own face. Its growth was not yet complete, and it still looked like a brown lump of earth. Still, it was a great development.

“First of all, please clean up the spilled dirt in the room Yo.”
─ Ah.

It makes no sense. But the meaning was conveyed. 「Soil」, Which read my emotions, organized the soil. Since it was a spirit that governed the elements, it was possible to give absolute orders to the phenomenon.

Amount of substance? Volume? Didn’t need it all A single elemental could handle physically impossible tasks. Cleaning is very easy.

“Your name is…”
─ Ah.

[Soil] Looks up at me with eyes full of anticipation. It didn’t have an expression, but I could feel that he was looking forward to it. My naming sense isn’t very good, so I feel burdened with expectations for 「Soil」.

“Okay, I’ll go with ‘Dusui’.”

It was given the name 「Tootsuni」 In the sense of becoming a female spirit rather than a male spirit. I don’t know what the spirit’s gender means.

「Tootsuni」 Stomped her feet as if she was happy. Every time that happened, dirt flowed down the floor. After cleaning it all up, I returned it.

Then the call came. When I checked my smartphone, it was Dokgo Hwaryeon. I haven’t been able to talk much at the academy since today’s 1v1 sparring, so I wondered what was going on.

─ Johnson, can I talk to you for a minute?
“Yes, anytime.”

Dokgo Hwaryeon’s voice was somewhat gloomy. It was slightly different from the usual Dokgo Hwaryeon. It felt strange.

─ That, you know.

Dokgo Hwaryeon stuttered and hesitated. He paused as if he was about to ask for a difficult request. At that moment, I realized what Dokgo Hwaryeon wanted.

She only wants one thing from me. Now is the time to finish exercising moderately. A combination of the ambiguous attitudes shown at the academy today led to an answer.

─ What should I do for the 2nd level of training? Can you tell me

I reconfirmed the two-step training method that I had established in my head. I checked to see if there was anything that needed to be corrected properly, and after correcting it, I spoke.

“Yeah, I can tell you. But Hualien will have to be prepared. Since it is a training method based on the anaconda tribe, there will be many differences from the culture of Korea. Yo.”

He made excuses for all his actions. In the anaconda tribe, if everyone said this, it was omnipotent. It’s just a cultural difference, what can I say?

─ I know, I made up my mind.

Dokgo Hwaryeon replied in a determined voice. He seemed to have organized what he felt after the first stage of training. Under the name of the second-level training method, a board was created that allowed me to do whatever I wanted.

“Would you like to learn today?”
─ I’m fine, but what about Johnson? Is it possible today
“If only Hwaryeon is ready, I’m Okay.”
─ … I’ll go to your room

I finished talking to Dokgo Hwaryeon. In less than 10 minutes, Dokgo Hwaryeon arrived. She stared at me with a very flushed face. I brought Dokgo Hwaryeon into the room while struggling to soothe my erect cock.