There Is No World For ■■ - Chapter 511



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EP.511 The person closest to the top 10. (2)

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Island north of Lord Howe Academy.

The downtown area for outsiders was always overflowing with people.

Parents, reporters, diplomats, tourists, and various headhunters who come to scout students.

Of these, the largest proportion were, of course, parents, and the smallest were, surprisingly, headhunters.

Unlike other academies where talent agencies looking for superhumans or mercenary groups looking for superhumans who have yet to show their potential come and go, there were almost no unaffiliated students at Lord Howe to begin with.

Even the lowest-level students in Lord How receive calls from various companies and can join quite a few mercenary groups.

So even though there were only two people sitting in the spacious Lord Howe meeting room, no one looked suspiciously.

“Okay, whatever? Was it in the second year as expected?”

The first to speak was a large Hispanic man. Although he was dressed in a neat suit, you could tell at a glance that he was a mercenary because of his short-cut hair and sharp eyes.

“No, I couldn’t find any trace.”

Across from him, a student in school uniform shook his head. It was an immediate answer. The mercenary did not hide his disappointed reaction.

“Jeronimo, if you want to live as a mercenary from now on, know this. “If a mercenary is paid, he must always do more than what he is paid.”

The student called Jeronimo immediately interrupted him.

“We looked for additional first-year and third-year students, but not a single student had the characteristics you described.”

“… .”

“There were no students using elven swordsmanship, let alone Damerond’s martial arts. In the first place, it was a bit… .”

As soon as the student could finish his sentence, the mercenary turned to him with a straight face.

“human? No. “That’s not a human, that’s a devil.”

“… .”

Jeronimo frowned as if wondering what the difference was. The mercenary tsk, clicked his tongue and then stroked his chin.

“Yes, the Academy isn’t stupid and wouldn’t have hidden it so obviously… “It was impossible to cut off each student’s ears, so it was hard.”

“Then, my reward is… ?”

“I will give you half of the success reward for confirming that you are both a 1st and 3rd year student, and that you do not use martial arts.”

half. While Jeronimo was sighing in relief, the mercenary took out a folder and placed it down in front of him.

It was a completely different item from the mercenary group membership form or order form I saw last time.

A report that meticulously analyzes one person.

‘About a thousand people… .’

Jerónimo carefully checked the contents of the report.

From personal information like your photo, place of birth, and school to confidential information like martial arts you use, habits, and anticipated weaknesses.

As his eyes meticulously memorized the information, the mercenary spoke through the documents.

“About a thousand people. Born in Korea. Judging from the color of their eyes, they are believed to be descendants of Asha refugees. One day after graduating from school, I became a superhuman and became a PMC… “I entered a private military enterprise.”

“… “You said you became a superhuman on your own without any help?”

“Yes, I am a lucky case like you. Or maybe he had great bloodlines. As you will see on the next page, I had no proper experience before the Manchurian incident.”

“… .”

As he said, I turned the page, and an empty career field came into view.

Rather than saying there is no information, it means that most of the information is not worth recording.

Considering how famous he is now, it was almost strange.

“I thought he was just a famous first year… This friend was also a bit of a mess. “Did you falsify the records?”

“No, everything written there is true and not fabricated. “This is the conclusion reached after the Blue Rat Intelligence Guild personally dug into this guy’s back.”

“… Hmm.”

Jerónimo checked the documents one more time. And he made a more complicated expression.

“Considering that, isn’t the fame he gained after meeting the saint too abnormal? Due to the saint’s favor and the holy sword’s interest… “It looks like he was hiding his power.”

“As expected, he’s smart because he’s from the Academy.”

“… .”

The mercenary said, leaning on the desk.

“We think the same as you. Unless it was from the gods themselves, there’s no way something like this would fall from the sky. It’s clear that he was raised by some organization with intent. Probably, since becoming a superhuman, he has continued to train while avoiding the eyes of the Information Guild… The question is, who raised this guy, why, and for what purpose?”

Even though there was no one around, the mercenary added in a low voice.

“Do you know where the Sunjuk mercenary group that this guy first debuted from is under?”

“… I do not know.”

“Dungan Heavy Industries. Those handsome dwarves were his first sponsors. “It’s too unfortunate to be a coincidence.”

Jerónimo was not surprised. It was a fact known to all students at the school that over a thousand people and dwarves were close friends.

There was no way I didn’t know. Aren’t there a lot of rumors that they sent gifts on an airplane ahead of Olympia and even provided a special alchemist?

So did the dwarves raise him? However, that hypothesis did not explain the recent actions of more than a thousand people.

I fell for a girl with a strange name, like Hong Seti or something, and got caught by the Korean government.

Well, they say he’s already a hero in Korea… Dwarves are not stupid, and there was no way they would allow a well-raised superhuman to be taken over by another nation.

Giving gifts made even less sense.

In the end, Jeronimo, unable to find an answer, looked at the mercenary.

The mercenary said with a grin.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you the answer.”

“… “Then why did you show me this information?”

“I showed it to you so that you shouldn’t have any other thoughts.”

“… .”

“Just looking at him, he’s a dirty guy. “There is no need to feel guilty or fight fair.”

The mercenary who spoke up to that point is Tak! Three bottles of potion were placed on the desk with a loud sound.

“A top-class doping elixir, an elixir that will forcibly draw out the potential in your veins, and lastly, a poison to apply to your weapon.”

Jeronimo swallowed. This was because all the drugs in front of me were banned in Olympia.

Win or lose, he will forever be labeled as the doping bastard at Olympia.

Perhaps reading his inner thoughts, the mercenary tapped the potion and spoke.

“Mercenaries are not bound by morality and are not concerned about victory or defeat. Request, only request is everything. And the content of this request is clear.”

“… .”

“Do whatever it takes to hurt over a thousand people.”

The mercenary pushed the vial towards Jeronimo.

“This request is impossible with your current skills. So use them all.”

“But the poison…” .”

“It is a poison that suppresses regenerative power and suppresses mana. I’ll teach you how to apply it, so don’t worry about winning or losing and just rub your arms or legs. So that over 1,000 people cannot dance in the finals. Do you understand?”

“… .”

Jerónimo held the vial with trembling hands. He couldn’t help it. He has already received the advance payment.

I was reluctant to stand in the way of a junior at the academy, but I felt a little relieved when I thought of him as a stinking bastard.

If there’s just one thing…

“… “What are the side effects of doping drugs?”

“I will be in a wheelchair for about half a year. Of course, I can barely use martial arts… Still, if it’s money, don’t worry. “If successful, you will receive 50 times the down payment.”

“… .”

Half a year in a wheelchair. It was a very harsh condition for a young man who was just about to graduate from the academy, but it was 50 times the down payment.

As an older brother who had to take care of his younger siblings back home, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse.

In the end, the moment when Jeronimo, whose heart was broken, took the medicine.

Suddenly, the door to the meeting room opened.

‘this time? who… uh?’

Not only Jeronimo, who quickly took the medicine, but even the mercenary who gave it to him froze when he saw the person who had just entered.

About a thousand people.

What brings you here? It’s unlikely that he was caught by a headhunter.

Did he even read the questions in Jeronimo’s mind? About a thousand people who were looking around the meeting room started coming towards us as soon as they spotted the two people.

Unlike Jeronimo, who could not hide his embarrassment, the mercenary sitting across from him quickly regained his composure.

He quickly compiled a report containing the personal information of about 1,000 people and then naturally greeted about 1,000 people.

“Oh, why did this famous person I only saw on TV come to visit me? Are you really thinking of joining our mercenary group?”

“No, it’s not like that… There is someone who is looking for the DINA mercenary group. “I came here as a guide.”

“Someone looking for our mercenary group?”

Instead of answering, about a thousand people waved their hands at the door. Soon the door opened and a woman in a white gown entered.

A woman with deep dark circles under her loose pink hair.

Although she was far from a pharmacist, the mercenary smiled commercially when he recognized her as a customer.

“Ah, you were the one who came to buy the elixir.”

Dawn nodded and then glanced at Jeronimo.

“If you are in a mercenary meeting, I will be waiting outside.”

“No, no. Can you make customers wait? “The important story is already over, so let’s go right away.”

“thank you. As you probably know, I have over a thousand people. And the person coming over there is Ping… No, Rashik. “You are the exclusive alchemist of Dungan Pharmaceuticals.”

“Oh, you’re an alchemist.”

He jumped up from his seat and held out his hand to Rashik.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Juan. “This is Juan from the DINA mercenary group.”

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Juan.

Dawn knew that name. Because it was the name written in the author’s notebook, not anything else.

Following the Chapter 1 boss, Leather Priest, the scenario Chapter 2 boss.

Juan the elf hunter.

The question of why this guy came to the academy at this moment when Chapter 2 should have ended a long time ago had no meaning.

Because it was Dawn herself who had already twisted fate to the point where the author’s notes were meaningless.

But even then, one thing was certain.

Just like in the original ‘scenario’, he is looking for an elf from Lord Howe Academy.

It was an obvious plan to spread rumors around that they were selling the buds of the World Tree.

After the World Tree burned under the hydrogen bomb, it was a scheme to lure the elves using precious grass that had never bloomed again.

It was fortunate that Yeomyung noticed it first before Miri and Rime got caught in the scheme.

‘A writer’s note is useful in times like this.’

While Dawn was determined to reward Baonic for the first time in a long time, the group arrived at the DINA mercenary group’s lodgings.

It was a relatively inexpensive hotel on the outskirts of a downtown area, and was very small for a mercenary group’s lodgings.

“Please understand that the accommodations are a bit unsightly. “It’s because there are only two people at the academy.”

Juan, as if reading my thoughts, explained it as we got on the elevator together.

Dawn smiled pretentiously and replied that it was not unsightly. Of course, another question was rising in his mind.

‘two?’

In the original scenario, Juan would have gone alone? While he was swallowing endless questions, the group arrived at the lodgings.

As if the publicity wasn’t completely false, the hotel room had elixir boxes piled up here and there.

The smell of precious herbs and grass that can only be found in Asha filled my nose, and Rashik whispered to Dawn.

“Are you really going to do it?”

“… Yes, I really will.”

“Useup… “After this is over, I will buy you everything you really want.”

“Yes, yes.”

As soon as the short conversation was over, Rashik began purchasing all kinds of ingredients following Juan’s guidance.

From the blood plant of South America, which is said to grow on gunpowder and blood, to the black wormwood, which only grows around the destroyed portal in Chile.

The price was so exorbitant that if Seti had seen it, he would have broken Rashik’s head, but Dawn put it all in her shopping cart without the slightest complaint.

And finally, right after arriving at the box containing the World Tree’s buds.

“world… No, the obvious right three roots. “Please give me all of this.”

“uh… “Sorry, sir, but that might be a bit difficult.”

“Difficult?”

“Yes, we also have something to use separately. You can sell up to two roots, but it seems difficult to sell three roots. sorry.”

At that time, Dawn made eye contact with Rashik.

The look in his eyes said, “Do as you practiced,” and Rashik frowned and did so.

“No, wait, what kind of bullshit is that?”

“yes? Bullshit, what… ”

“No, I’m not kidding. Did you say in advance that you had to leave one root behind? Does it make sense to show all three roots and not sell one root? How are you going to take responsibility for my inspiration that just came to me?”

“… .”

Juan looked at Dawn as if wondering what this meant. She answered with a shrug of her shoulders.

“Our alchemist is a person with great craftsmanship… You must make the recipe that comes to mind once you see it. This time, I think inspiration came from seeing the three clear roots of rights.”

“What… ?”

Before Juan could say anything, Rashik cut him off.

“That’s it! “Dig all three roots!”

“Again, it’s difficult. We also have a situation… .”

“no?! No?! Then I won’t buy it either!”

Rashik threw the shopping cart containing the elixir ingredients he had purchased so far on the floor.

Perhaps she was too immersed in the act, and she screamed before Juan could open his mouth.

“Do you know who I am? uh?! Since I’m in this shitty academy, even a mercenary babbler like you thinks I’m funny!? I!! I am almost the only traditional alchemist left on Earth! The successor to Dungan Heavy Industries is my successor!! uh!? When I make a phone call, this snotty mercenary group! There’s nothing wrong with getting kicked out of the industry! Do you understand? exile! “Deportation!!”

She started spitting out words as if she was rapping, and ended up spitting on the floor of the kayak.

‘… I don’t think this is acting.’

Dawn, who was slightly embarrassed, held her as promised and said something like, ‘Oh, alchemist, don’t be angry.’

And Rashik is excited! Immediately after she snorted, she bowed apologetically towards Juan, who gave her a murderous look, and said,

“Excuse me, but can you sell all three roots? “If it’s money, I’ll give you more.”

“… Give me more money? Do you think that’s the appropriate thing to say in this situation? “Do you think I look like a businessman and not a mercenary?”

“No, no. But our alchemist… that… .”

Dawn placed her finger on her temple and twirled it, avoiding Rashik’s sight. Juan looked appalled. She looked back and forth between him and La Chique, then waved her hand.

“Huh, really. This is ridiculous… “Go back.”

“I’m still going! go!”

Rashik says wow! I turned my back and left the hotel room.

And even as Dawn was leaving, she inspected the structure of the room to the end. Not only did she know the location of the room, but she also knew the location of the box containing the World Tree buds, so she planned to sneak in at night wearing an invisibility cloak and steal the buds.

That’s what I was thinking… The moment when two people were trying to open the hotel door.

A voice that came from deep inside the hotel room stopped the two people.

“Give everything.”

If there were a devil, would this be a voice like this? The voice was somewhat cracked and uncomfortable.

When Dawn turned her head, Juan was looking in the same direction with startled eyes.

Soon, an old man in the same clothes as Juan came out of the hotel room where the voice was heard and spoke.

“What are you doing? Even if I give you everything? “Don’t you say you need an alchemist?”

“Master, but… .”

“Give it to me.”

Rashik said, ‘How do you do this?’ He stabbed Yeo-myeong’s side as a signal, but she did not respond.

It was because of that old man, or more precisely, the eyes of the old man looking down at the dawn.

Like a snake wrapping around a mouse, mana follows the gaze and tightens around Dawn’s body.

I don’t know what kind of martial art it was, but it was unusual to see it performed without any warning.

‘… master. Similar to or better than the Magic Tower Lord.’

When the mana surrounding his body rose to his neck, Dawn, who grasped the mana flow of martial arts, shook off his mana.

There was a strange look in the old man’s cloudy eyes, but Dawn quietly lowered her head.

“… Sir, our alchemist excused us. “I will apologize on your behalf.”

“It’s even rude. “Every artist has one or two such eccentricities.”

“… .”

Although he said that, he didn’t even look at Rashik. He stared only at Yeomyeong, as if there was only Yeomyeong in this room.

How long did those burdensome looks last?

Before he knew it, Juan had refilled the shopping cart that Rashik had thrown away, and even packed the three obvious rights, and held out the shopping cart to Yeo-myeong.

“How are you going to pay? cash? “We only accept dollars.”

“… “As soon as I return, I will deposit the money into the account you provided.”

That was the end. Juan handed over the shopping cart with a nervous expression, and the old man who was glaring at Dawn returned his murderous gaze.

And the moment Dawn opened the hotel door with Rashik.

The old man said with eerie eyes.

“Now that I think about it, your opponent in the last preliminaries at Olympia is a new member of our mercenary group, right? “I ask for a fun game.”

“… I should actually ask you a favor. “I ask for a competition that matches the spirit of Olympia.”

Dawn, who did not avoid the old man’s eyes until the end, closed the door.