Regress and Eat

Hiccup, I pressed my finger against the temples and said,

“Adam, you. No.”

Come to think of it, this isn't even his real name, is it?

“What's your real name? ”

“The pronunciation is a name that man cannot hear or imitate. Call me Adam now. ”

“Okay, Adam. So you're... ”

My head was complicated.

“Earthling concept means master's degree in field studies? You're a graduate student.”

“Graduate students, such an insulting metaphor! ”

Adam reacted with his expression and tone.

“But you just said the job is a student. ”

“This is why mechanical word substitutions that ignore cultural backgrounds lead to misunderstandings! The job of a student in our world is nothing like that on Earth. And the gateway I'm prepared for isn't just the process you think it is · ·. ”

He listens for a moment, but it all sounds useless.

I held out my hand and stopped him from speaking.

“Okay, okay. The purpose of your visit to Earth is to collect a sample of monsters? ”

When I stepped behind him, I saw the scene of precious harvesting and storing monster organs.

I asked you why you took it, but it was for research.

“That's right. I needed a dungeon monster connected to the early dimension of the tutorial. ”

Suddenly, we stopped official activity and moved to North Korea to collect samples from areas where the brakes continue to explode.

‘Surely this would be the best place on that condition. ’

You don't need to be aware of it. Monsters appear everywhere.

By the way, you're just a student? ’

Study and research brought individuals to Earth, earning SSS ranks, and having superior combat power compared to ordinary humans.

He had this weird technology where he didn't use Mana.

Are all these monsters who completed the tutorial?

“Now, did you tell him all your questions about me? Now it's my turn to ask. ”

His eyes sparkled with anticipation.

He asks as if he can't take it anymore.

“Where is the dungeon where you found the item, [Gate of Hope]? ”

I explained the route to which I obtained this, and I told them that the gate associated with the dungeon was already closed.

Then Adam's face quickly distorted with disappointment.

“What, extra reward, not learning? ”

The acquisition is said to lie within the dungeon like a machete, and the additional reward is to be obtained from the options provided by the system after the siege.

Adam groaned.

“You picked this out of a random reward? You're a very lucky man. ”

I asked.

“What difference does it make if it was an acquisition? ”

“Different! It means that part of the Severian Empire was used as an intermediate ingredient in the dungeon! ”

The Severian Empire.

This word popped up again.

I told the analogy through the description of the item.

“I don't know what dimension it was in, but didn't it perish a long time ago? ”

“You know him well? But the time doesn't matter, because the middle dimension itself has put all the dimensional debris together that transcends time and space. ”

What I didn't know here is that the combination transcends time.

“To combine space in different time zones? ”

“Yes. Monsters with civilizations, like Orcs, differ in clothing and weapons depending on the dungeon, perhaps because their time zones are different." Anyway! ”

He returned to his original subject, and this time asked about the internal environment of the eight dungeons.

It was covered in detail in the media, but apparently it's been here for a long time.

When he heard the answer, he chuckled his tongue.

“Apart from the portal, there's no trace of civilization, is there?

Definitely did.

Many of the islands were floating in the air and the fog on the ground was unusual, but it was close to a natural environment with no civilization involved.

“There's no point in going there now. ”

I was curious as I listened to him.

“Are you looking for traces of the Severian Empire? ”

“Of course!”

He was excited to see my ring because he expected it to be an acquisition.

If the field within the dungeon is the old urban center of the Severian Empire, he is excited with the hope that more items related to the Empire may be found.

“Such items are classified separately under the name ‘Empire Ruins’. Most of the factions that finished the tutorial are looking for it without a neck! ”

What, is that supposed to mean something to you?

Adam explained in raising his fever.

All items mentioned by the Empire are of more value than their own kind, and some of them are unique enough to wage a dimensional war to capture them!

‘Wait, I already have five of those. ’

The ring on his finger [Door of Hope] was spotted by Adam in an odd way, but the [Stardust Wing] absorbed inside his body seems to have yet to be noticed. What I didn't mention.

Apart from the two I have installed now, there are three more, including the [3rd Family Escort Program] I gave Nate. Items containing Empire keywords.

‘It was the right choice to enter these terms when dealing with spirits. ’

I asked him, thinking I should try something similar the next time I get a chance to deal.

“So you plan to stay here and continue hunting monsters? ”

Pure gathering and research purposes · · ·.

In my past life, I just hid myself suddenly and never did anything big.

I was upset about threatening to slaughter the refugees just now, but I was tailed for leading the situation.

He replied in a relaxed tone.

“Hmm, well. Here, I was beginning to think that I would return to the original world within the year after learning the patterns. ”

It's not so different from when his traces disappeared completely in his past life.

‘What happened to seeing Angelica in the future, was it just time to go home? ’

Unfortunately, the timing may have overlapped.

By the way.

“· · · · · · · Yes, I was going to. ”

The strange light in his eyes irritates him.

“By the way, you. I don't think I've ever seen a face like that before when I was intermingling with humans and hunting. If you covered your body in SS grade and got it as a reward up to [Door of Hope], you would definitely be ranked here. Why don't I know? It's only been a few months since I was buried in the ground. ”

Obviously, my growth was too fast and it wasn't long ago that the media around the world started dealing with me.

Most of the events that informed me would have happened while Adam was wandering around North Korea.

“Hmm.”

My eyes were full of interesting colors.

“Shall we check? ”

Ugh!

The air cracks and a Hunter-specific terminal pops out of the air.

It's close to Fortress City, so it shouldn't be too hard to get a hold of it.

He must have tampered with the handset and quickly discovered something.

“Oh, there you are! I haven't had a hard time finding a knight in days. ”

He opens his teeth and smiles.

“That's a perfect match to the face behind the mask. ”

When I put the hologram in the air, my face came up with a newspaper article.

He clutches his hand to his chin and quickly reads the article.

And then he tilts his head.

“That's weird. This is weird. You're making this much progress in less than half a year? ”

I'm tired of staring at me like I'm observing.

“I understand if there are other world races pretending to be human like me. But that's not it either. ”

His eyes widened.

“Literally, you're a genius! ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

It was hard to keep up with the sudden change in conversation topics.

“Hey, hey. Seo Jin-wook!”

He said, knowing my name through the internet.

I just rolled my head and came to some conclusion, but I can't guess.

“You said it with your mouth, right? If we need each other, we can make a deal. ”

My eyebrows frowned.

What more do you want to talk about?

“Listen, I don't think either one of them is going to lose. ”

He pointed at me with a finger.

“Looking at the fact that you bought my location information while going through the system and dealing, are you in a position to actively dive into and intervene in tutorial quests? Whether the motive is to hire spies to save the planet, or personal reasons I don't know. It's about being active, after all. Perhaps if you were this conspicuous, you'd soon be" selected "by the system. You still don't know what that means, do you? ”

I'm quite aware of that, actually.

And even the screening is already complete.

So far, I've only received one screening quest on Earth.

“The gap between you and other Earthlings is too great for your equipment. It won't be easy to narrow it down. And since you're an SS, you're saying there's over 30,000 active Mana? That's enough to take the lead on the starting line. ”

He said, shining his eyes.

“Here's my proposal: I have tons of information that could be useful to you! Did you just ask about the Severian Empire? Don't you want to hear more? ”

That was quick.

“Also, I have a lot of useful information in my head for the people of the world in the tutorial! Interesting, isn't it? ”

Clearly, my ears were tempting.

I waited for an explanation to express my interest sooner or later rather than biting him.

Adam pulls his mouth and laughs.

“You must be proud to be ahead of the world, Earth. I doubt you'll ever need alien help like me. But you'd better stop being so careless. You have no idea. Tutorial quests, literally, are just tutorials! ”

In my past life, I was killed before completing a tutorial quest.

After completing this life tutorial, we only have an overview of what will happen and where the Earth will be.

“At the end of the tutorial, all the orbits of the Earth's protective systems will disappear. More gates will open, and more frequent encounters between the dungeon boundaries. With more contacts with other dimensions, the admission fee will disappear for good! ”

This means that the dimensions of people who are carrying out the main quest are free to enter and enter.

“This dimension corresponds to the beginning of the tutorial. It didn't even start contact with the other dimensions in the tutorial. But what if I had the best advisor in the situation? ”

No, I don't.

I know what you're going to say.

“Yes, I will be your information consultant! ”

I know a lot about the same level of information in the tutorial phase through my previous life.

However, the information about the main quest is a completely different story.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

However.

There were two things that struck me as I listened to his story.

The more tempting the proposal, the more thorough you have to dig behind it.

“That doesn't violate the treaty of the Union, does it? Intervening in this dimension and freely leaking information. ”

“I don't particularly forbid it. In fact, there are very few people who come to the beginner level like me. There's only so much you can get. Resources and labor mined in this world are meaningless to us. ”

Underground resources and slavery mined on other continents were attractive to older European powers where technology was dramatically different. But if the difference is too severe, it's obvious that the temptation to touch is gone.

“Then why are you offering yourself to me? ”

“Yes, you are special! ”

“Growing fast? ”

“It's not just fast, it's overwhelming compared to other objects! ”

There was no doubt in his heart that I would not be an Earthling like Adam.

A strong conviction came out of my voice.

“Once again, you will definitely be selected by the system in a few years. ”

He started explaining the screening quest.

It's all I know, but I kept my mouth shut.

A special trial given only to a handful of Awakeners selected by the system.

If you overcome it, you will be given an intangible credit called 'Achievement Points’, which you can exchange for items that can directly affect your tutorial quests, or turn into other euphemism rewards.

“The only way to earn Achievement Points in the tutorial phase is through the screening quest! ”

And what followed was that the achievement points obtained in the tutorial or the achievement points obtained through the main quest all had the same value.

Also, once you enter the main quest, you will need a lot of Achievement Points for a variety of reasons.

“I'll be an information consultant for you, so you can transfer some of your Achievement Points to me in return! ”

“No, wait, that doesn't make any sense. ”

I pointed out a flaw in his words.

“Do you think I would hand my Achievement Points over to the yard that emphasized its importance? ”

“Listen. I think you'll get the most points from the tutorial phase! ”

It was almost accurate.

‘I'm not going to eat most of it, but I'm going to eat it all. For now, the plan. ’

He was a horse.

“And there's no limit to what achievement points one person can use in the tutorial phase. You will still be able to use the tutorial process and all the points you need personally. That is why the system created the concept of" point transfer. "The remaining points are handed over to me and if I get information of that value, the deal is win-win for both. ”

While he was raising his voice like that, vomiting hot water.

I quickly searched my memory, comparing the total achievement points earned by all previous hunters with the consumption points needed to actually progress through the tutorial.

Plus, even if you add all the points consumption options that are irrelevant of the tutorial process.

‘Obviously, it makes sense. There were screening quests in your past life that you didn't complete, so consider all the rewards · ·. ’

Points will remain.

When I was seriously reviewing his proposal.

The expression of Adam and I were distorted at the same time.

Phew.

The two heads head back together, their gaze lowered.

Someone is approaching from beyond the horizon.

I'm about to tell you a very important story! ’

The one who pierced the dust of the wilderness, followed with dozens of men.

Seong-hyeon!

A rank hunter wanted in Korea.

Awakeners who would have taken their heads fairly among the fugitives who were mostly D and E.

“You guys? I don't know where they rolled, but you messed with my chicks today!\"

From human trafficking to selling refugees abroad to trafficking in drugs to Fortress City, we organize crime by gathering the Awakenings within the Trustee.

And garbage that will be executed on the spot after being picked up by the UN in cooperation with the International Hunter Union.

“I'll kill you both here! ”

The man who was going to die within a year, even if he let it go, cringed and said,

As soon as I heard that, my annoyance exploded.

Adam also gritted his teeth so tightly that his teeth were crushed.

He doesn't even know what's going on. He keeps talking.

“I knew you two would never make it. ”

I, too, in the slime mask, did not recognize the identity of Adam disguised as transforming other parts of the body.

I wouldn't have pegged you as a great hunter because you don't know him.

“Speaking of your men, you look like a B rank. Did you think you could come all the way out here to play?" Do you know who I am? I am naturally a man who should receive an S class. ”

At that moment.

Adam and I shouted at the same time.

“Shut up!"

“Get lost!"

As my sword explodes, Adam's right hand turns into a long whip and rushes toward him.

Shhh!

Boom, boom!

“Aah!”

“Well, well, well! ”

After a while.

A place where dirt disappeared.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

In the place where the figure stood, there was a remnant of the man who had been turned into blood.

“Ugh! ”

Then the rest of the men start to flee in panic.

“Well, then. ”

After recovering the arm that had turned into a red whip, Adam told me with a calm expression and tone as if nothing had happened.

“That's all I have to offer. What do you think?”