Have a Meal Before You Go

“What is this? ”

One day, the car asked.

Echo's cafe is home to the first entertainment machine I've ever seen. It was in the form of a capsule, and somehow felt like it was some sort of high-tech intensity.

“This is Gorem War. ”

Echo carefully read the complex book and replied with a dry answer.

“What's that? ”

“You're on your own, you idiot. You want to get in trouble? You want to get hit? Are you picking on me? Don't provoke me. ”

Echo stands senselessly sharp. Khan comes home beaten by a Hellkeeper from the morning, and his mouth is sore.

“Got it. ”

“...... ”

Echo raises his head slightly. Actually, I wasn't mad at him. So I answered with a slightly softer voice.

“That's Keticum Entertainment. Do you want to try?”

“Is that okay? ”

The columns were pale.

“Phew...... I'll teach you a lesson. I was just about to read this official guidebook for the 100th time. I went to Ketikom yesterday and broke it, but the kids there are no joke. Just like the old days in this country, Stark. ”

Echo mutters like that and sits on one side of the capsule.

* * *

“...... ”

After a while.

Echo lost 90 games every 20 seconds to Khan for the first time in his life.

Echo comes out of the capsule and raises his fist to break the arcade. Ryu must have been cheating. This is broken. If it weren't for that, this wouldn't have happened.

I'm about to destroy it, but I hear the sound of Khan coming out of the capsule.

“Wow, this is fun. It's pure melee, isn't it? This should help a lot by resembling the Ogre Manipulation. ”

“...... ”

Echo looks at the Khan, his eyes wide open.

That damned dragon has improved a lot lately. Apparently, he was in a 1: 1 training session with the Hellkeizer.

“You, this is easy? ”

“Yeah, that's me. That's enough gum. Once I have mastered the subtle manipulation, I think I can use it in a practical way......”

Wow!

Echo runs up and grabs the collar of the car.

“You!”

Echo's eyes were filled with anger.

“You! You! You!”

“What's wrong? What's wrong? ”

“You……! ”

Echo yells at the whale.

“Tell this body! Show me this body, too! I want you to teach me how to do well! ”

Khan blinks and shrugs.

“Well, yeah. I'll let you know.”

.

Ryu sat in his study, looking down at his cell phone.

Choo-dong!

[Payment Amount]

[1200 Root]

Payment has flown.

“Oh, looks like Echo's here. ”

Ryu had given Echo a card. It was an imperial special card for all payments of Ketikum.

If it's 1200 then......

Probably betting against the Gorem boys in the arcade.

“Hehe...... It's only been a month since the last Great War. ”

Ryu pulled out a book from the library. I was even hesitant about how many kites I would lose today.

About three or four hours went by.

Choo-dong!

Payment was coming in from time to time. Ryu blinked.

“Let's see……”

Echo's recent performance was quite observant. Originally, payments were made regularly at 30 seconds or 1 minute intervals, but today they are approximately one in 10 minutes.

It seemed to be growing a lot.

“Oh, dear. ”

As expected, the former Demon King was different?

The Gorem steering technique of Keticum is a kind of flag. It's easy to get to anyone from childhood, so their skills are truly enormous.

Even the children of Ketikum were nothing to be ashamed of.

But.

You're catching up with that level?

In a month?

Ryu became a strange face somehow.

Here you go.

Let's wait again.

Ryu opened the book and began to read again from the 10,000 parts. About time to read slowly.

“...... ”

I realized the payment hadn't been released for a while

“Ugh……”

About 30 minutes later.

Choo-dong!

[1200 Root Payment]

You lasted 30 minutes?

Let's see.

And then what?

No messages came back for a while. Is Ryu's phone broken? I felt the function of this and that.

About two hours later.

Choo-dong!

[1200 Root Payment]

He lasted two hours.

“...... Growing up in a duel? ”

The growth was amazing.

We've survived two hours, and we don't know how many games we can take after that. Ryu gets up from his seat. Perhaps I should take a look around.

* * *

“Hey! Run! ”

As Ryu stepped into the street, small children were rushing towards him. Ryu grabbed one of them and asked.

“You're going to the arcade? ”

“Ah! Hello, Emperor! ”

“Yes."

“Go to the arcade. That faggot guy came by again the other day, and he's doing great today, so the kids are being robbed! ”

“Huh? Is that so? ”

“Yes!”

The boy opened his eyes wide. And I pointed to that side.

“That's why I'm bringing in the best of our school. ”

“Awesome?”

“Yes! The winner of this year's Battle of Gorem School! Hey, powwow! Come quickly!”

On the other side, a small school student came running. Ryu was also a child I had seen a few times.

“You're a poser.”

“Greetings, Emperor! ”

Foyet was a skillful person who won a minor school triumph at the ‘Battle of Gorem’ competition this year. If you think about it, you're about the same level of coriander as a real adult.

“Hurry up and go. ”

“See you next time, Emperor! ”

Foye nodded his head and ran to Huddah.

“Then let me have a little look. ”

Ryu walked slowly into the playroom, smiling and backpacking.

The entertainment room was truly the crucible of the festival.

On the big screen above the 'Battle of Gorem’ entertainment machine, Gorem of Echo clamps his opponent mercilessly.

Puebuck!

An elongated sword with Echo's Gorem pierces the target's abdomen. Echo, who lightly dodged a subsequent counterattack, pierces the thoracic area.

Fish tasting!

Knock it off!

A battle is won.

The defeated kid comes out of the arcade screaming.

“Wow! You're amazing! You're doing great!”

“Great job, mister! Hey! Next in! Who's next!”

“Next round! Suit up!”

“Champion!”

The boyschool champion pose is in.

Formation began to unfold with Echo.

No, the inclusion overwhelmed Echo. A distinctive, dense melee battle radiates and pushes Echo into a crisis.

‘As expected, not yet a minor school champion......’

But then.

Echo's Gorem moves out of his poised position and actively starts attacking.

Deep, deep!

Prize has allowed the attack to be carried out without hesitation. Both arms, both legs, and finally the heart on which the pilot boarded were pierced in one way.

Knock it off!

Little school champion Prize came out of the arcade. I looked at the children with an unbelievable face.

Soon, I shook my head.

“I lost. You're doing great, man. ”

“Waaaahhhh!”

“You're awesome! Nice pose!”

The children cheer and applaud, shaking their heads.

“Phew……”

Ryu folded his arms.

It felt good, but strange. Good reason is because of their attitude. When he lost a fair battle, it was the fundamental spirit of Keticum to acknowledge his defeat and to acknowledge the winner.

I'm glad you're in the right state of mind, and the strange thing--

‘You've improved tremendously. ’

It's a kind of pride that's broken.

If the school champion was beaten, this was not an ordinary job. It was kind of a shame to be pushed into Gorem War by an outsider. Ryu, who chewed his lips so hard, eventually lifted his phone.

Tu-Tu-

- To see the Emperor.

I heard voices over the phone.

“Oh, it's me. Do you think you could page the rankers in the middle of Gorem War? ”

- You mean the middle ranker?

“Yes.”

Today's the weekend, and you'll be paged in 30 minutes. Is this a crisis?

“No, can you send them to the playroom? ”

- The arcade... okay.

W-

Ryu put down his phone.

32Win!

Echo is building up a winning streak. We're already in the 32nd race! I'm getting better and better.

By the time Echo reached his 40th consecution, he heard a busy footstep in the arcade.

Turning your head, the middle-aged rankers, tall and short, arrive.

“Greetings, Emperor! ”

Rankers, for one, are children in their early teens. But you can't underestimate it.

Nowadays, the level of Gorem Cathedral has increased very rapidly, so there were many children who extracted adult-class skills even in the middle class.

“Welcome. You're not asking too much for the weekend, are you? ”

“I can't believe it! ”

Professional pilot training begins in the middle. That's why they're so tightly packed, and they're not as good as little schools.

* * *

“...... ”

However, the middle class is not suspicious.

Ryu was surprised to see the middle-income rankers breaking apart one by one.

Wales, the reigning middleweight champion, has finally been robbed.

“Haha! ”

Once we hit Wales, it's not really normal anymore. I got used to the arcade.

The children were dazed by the elongated eyes, as if the idol middle-aged brothers could not believe they had been looted, and the middle-aged rankers were dumbfounded.

“...... ”

Ryu picked up his phone again.

Soon, the higher rankers arrive.

At this point, you are like an adult. Adult middle class or high class rookies were gathered at the top.

No matter how sharply Echo's skill increases, I have no choice but to try again.

Echo drops a few rounds. Echo's five-game record suddenly rises in strength.

Knock it off!

I started winning again, KO in a row. One day, all that's left is the High Ace Champion!

Echo fought with the high crown champion and eventually won with a minor difference.

.

By the time Echo came out of the capsule, it was already nightfall. The kids that were full of entertainment rooms were nowhere to go, they were just sitting in front of a chair.

Since we came together at dawn to start the game, we've been fighting in capsules for 17 hours straight.

What was especially strong was the last opponent.

Echo struggles with the last opponent for four hours. After fighting for so long, I was defeated.

Echo, who stood up because he didn't like it, stumbled and was supported by Ryu.

“Well done.”

“Oh, shit. You lost. Who was the last one? ”

Echo grunts.

“Whoever lost it, it's great. I think it's stronger than a box. The real world is big and there's a lot of cilantro. This country is the best. ”

According to Echo, Ryu grinned.

“Thank you."

Echo raises his head.

“...... ”

Echo looks at Ryu and frowns.

“Isn't it against children's fights? ”

“They're not fighting anymore. Within a month, it's a mystery that you have this skill. Did you save your teacher? ”

“Well, sort of. My friend here is a good fighter. ”

“You mean Khan? ”

“Yes. I fought him every day for a month. ”

“Hehe. You're amazing. ”

Ryu relieved himself as Echo retreated. Echo shifts his body and loosens his thick, thick muscles.

“You're the best in the country, right? ”

Ryu smiled meaningfully.

“On the surface.”

“…… on the surface? ”

“Yes.”

Ryu shrugs.

“But if you're good enough to fight me for four hours, Echo, you can say you're the best. ”

The words strangely provoked Echo to battle.

Parker!

Echo opens his eyes and asks.

“That won't do. ”

“Yes?”

“There are those who can't win like that. ”

“...... ”

Ryu nods slowly.

Then I opened my mouth.

“There are four great legends in Keticum. ”

“Four legends? ”

“Yes, they're retired from the front line now. It's not the capital of Keticum now, over there. ”

Ryu pointed to a remote ruined outskirts.

“Somewhere, legends of a hidden past. They hid their tracks from my father's side, and they snuck away. leaving only minority disciples under the command. After that, there are no political or physical interventions. ”

“Oh.”

“Perhaps, if you go to them, you will become stronger. ”

Echo has a splendid face.

“Yes! Thank you! ”

“You're welcome.”

Echo nods slowly and leaves the arcade. Fresh night air doesn't smell good. Ketikom's cleanup was at the end. Echo turns to a feeling of awkwardness and walks back to Ryu.

“I don't need this anymore. ”

It was a card given to me by Ryu. Ryu took the card and smiled.

“I suppose.”

Echo returns to the streets.

“Hehe.”

Suddenly, a smile came out.

“Hehehe!”

Only echo's laughter echoes in the dark streets.

“Hahahahaha!”

.

Cheolho looks at the compartment.

By morning, the Khan had fallen into a deep slumber.

As always, at 7: 25, the man came.

It was the Hellfire.

“Do you help today?”

“Yes. He hasn't slept in a month. ”

“Mm-hmm.”

The Hellkisser glances. And he sat at the table and said,

“Teaching someone, it's enlightening. Perhaps over the years, Ekmund Khan has accomplished more than he did with me. ”

“Maybe so. ”

Chulho gives him a cup of tea. Jasmine tea smells very good.

< I don't need it anymore. > End

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