The Tutorial Is Too Hard

“I'm surprised.”

Kirikiri said.

“What.”

“Heeheehee……. ”

Kirikiri scratches his ear without answering.

Unlike humans who can scratch their ears just by raising their hands, Kirikiri had to stretch his arms high to scratch his ears.

It seemed quite uncomfortable.

In the end, Kirikiri scratches his ear more comfortably after pulling it down to the front of his face.

“Is there a flea? ”

“Miss!”

Kirikiri screeches.

No, I keep scratching my ear with curly hair.

Well, I thought you had bugs.

Kirikiri stared at me with a sigh of anger, a smirk, and a nostril.

The word "fleas" makes me feel worse than I thought.

Because he's a Demibeast.

If a normal human has a flea, it's just a mockery of whether it's dirty enough to have a bug or not...

Well, that could be offensive.

“Excuse me!”

“Yes, excuse me. I'm sorry."

“Tsk... ”

Kirikiri seems to have been released less, but I no longer blame him for apologizing.

She values the process more than anything else, but rather is more involved in the outcome.

“But what are the odds? ”

I decided to turn the conversation around.

Kirikiri unwittingly tries to scratch his ear again for my question, but notices it and quickly lowers his arm.

Instead, he said, touching his cheeks.

“I didn't think you'd say that. ”

Is that so?

“What did you say to Yeon-hee? ”

“Yes.”

Kirikiri has been with us since I entered the 60th floor.

It was just that Lee Yeon-hee was going to be angry with herself and was hiding.

“You thought I was going to kill Yeon-hee, too. ”

“Yes.”

Kirikiri replied short and sharply this time.

I wondered how far away this foreign image of mine was.

“Oh, my God, I'm so disappointed. ”

I followed Kirikiri's attitude.

“Don't. ”

Kirikiri looks at the axe and says:

To be honest, it didn't look that scary.

“No, I won't. Sorry."

“ ……. ”

Apologizing like a knife, Kirikiri didn't say much this time either.

I have found a new way to attack.

But it's better not to be too masculine.

If you cross any line, her trust in what I say will be discouraged by what she says as a joke.

If that's the case, Kirikiri will be very kind enough to tell you what the shepherd boy ended up with.

“I was really surprised. The words that Hou Jae-ae said rather than not killing Yeon-hee. I knew I could get along with those who were enemies. ”

You nod.

Kirikiri would have known.

I was once an enemy, but I got along well with those who were no longer an enemy.

That's what happened to Edie.

It was because most of the people I met were enemies or tutorial stages that I did not know would be enemies.

If I had never crossed paths with an enemy.

Few people in the tutorial can talk and connect with me.

“I also knew I was saving Yeon-hee's ability. ”

Kirikiri showed me the letters Lee Yeon-hee had sent and received in the past and discussed how to reply to them.

“But I didn't expect to convince them by talking about their bond. ”

I knew it was a surprise.

“And I know Hou Jae Ae wouldn't lie about that. ”

“Yeah, that was real. ”

In fact, my relationship with Yeon-hee is a little subtle.

We spent too little time together to be friends or family.

It was much bigger to say that I was a colleague or a student.

I couldn't say exactly what to say, but it was definitely a deep relationship.

That's what I thought.

I believe that Lee Yeon-hee will think so too.

“I didn't think Hao Jae Ae... didn't know the importance of family and colleagues. ”

Kirikiri eventually pulled down my ear, scratched it and said.

“But I knew that bond would be a weakness in order to achieve its goals. ”

I told Yeon-hee Lee about our bond, and because of that I needed her.

It's important.

For Kirikiri, it was.

“It used to be. ”

In the past, I cherished my friends and other relationships, but I clearly considered their existence as weaknesses.

Makes a gap in my heart.

Nevertheless, I did not let it go because it was precious, but I was anxious that I would take my eyes off them and forget my goals.

“Is it different now? ”

I nodded at Kirikiri's question.

After all, it was not myself but others who made me endure on the 60th floor.

Park Jung who helped me to spend every day.

Lee Yeon-hee who allowed me to see the future again.

Hotch and Yong who became my family.

From beginning to end, she trusted me and waited for me.

I was able to endure and move on thanks to those around me.

It was a disgusting and embarrassing story, but I told Kirikiri my thoughts honestly.

Kirikiri smiled brightly and said.

“Thank goodness.”

Then, he lets out a sigh.

“The god of slowness will be displeased. Hijab 55203;."

Is that what matters?

I just laughed.

* * *

“You're leaving?"

“Yes.”

Kirikiri nods.

“When Lee Yeon-hee wakes up, why don't you look at her face? ”

Lee Yeon-hee, who had poured out tears while eating soup, fell asleep as soon as she calmed down.

Obviously, he would not be able to sleep properly.

“No, just Galen. ”

It was a shame.

I wonder if it's still awkward to face Yeon-hee.

I thought of another word to persuade Kirikiri.

“No wonder I'm here. I feel like someone's stealing my powers. ”

Oh, dear.

Sharp.

“Th-the rum is inevitable. Goodbye."

“Hee hee hee, goodbye. People will be summoned in about five minutes. ”

Kirikiri disappeared on the 60th floor after saying so.

I opened the message window in a long time.

[Hojae Lee, 60th Floor: Jung Ji, are you ready?]

[Jung Park, 90th floor:]

A reply came from Park Jung-ah.

Somehow the word got shorter again.

I was a little nervous.

[Hojae Lee, 60th Floor: It's about to start.]

Soon all tutorial challengers on Earth Server will be summoned.

It couldn't have happened the way it was supposed to.

But the Earth is now my domain, not a vaccine.

Of course, it was advisable for the vaccine to run a tutorial for the people of Earth.

It was an invasion of my realm.

I agreed with Kirikiri's proposal to bring Earth's tutorial challengers back to Earth through the 60th floor.

[Stop all tutorial stages on Earth Server.]

[Challengers from Earth Server will be reclaimed.]

[Challengers from Earth Server will be forced to move to the other dimension ‘HX60’.]

That ‘XH60’ is probably what I call my 60th floor of being no longer a tutorial stage in the vaccine.

Whether it was a sudden message or a dimensional link, Lee Yeon-hee who was sleeping jumped out.

I briefed her on the situation.

Soon people began to be summoned to the 60-story square.

There were people who quickly found a familiar face, and there were people who were trembling in busan and wandering around looking for someone.

Less confusion than I expected.

Of course, they stayed in their residential area for two months and heard about the situation beforehand.

Through system messages.

But there was not much confusion.

There were some people who didn't have a good relationship, and some people heard high voices.

It was noisy.

It seemed that a thousand units of people were suddenly summoned into one place, so it was crowded.

I decided to ignore it for now.

Rather, as soon as I was summoned, I had to accept the woman who was rushing towards me fiercely.

Puck!

“Ugh!”

Park Jung-ah, who hit my body, let out a suppressed scream.

Luckily, I didn't faint.

“I was as weak as I could be. ”

Otherwise, Park Jung would have become like minced meat by now.

Park Junga was hanging on to my body without saying anything.

Pushing his face against my chest.

“Let me see your face. It's been ten years. Let me see your face. ”

Park Junga doesn't lift her head.

I didn't answer.

Instead, I started poking my side with my fingers.

“What are you doing? ”

“I used to flinch when I pressed it here. ”

Turn off…….

Now there is no way to respond to such a tickle.

“Maybe you're numb to being a god. ”

What's he trying to say?

“Or did you take off your troubles and escape, or did your lust... No, that reporter……. ”

“No, I'm still healthy. It's normal."

I replied secretly.

Is she always like this?

Yeah, it was like this.

Becoming a god does not make your desires go away.

Rather, they are blindly clinging to it.

Park Junga still didn't lift her head.

I embraced her shoulder.

Then I felt her tremor more relaxed.

“Jung 'a.”

It's always like this.

Park always tried to disguise his greatness.

More commonly, he tried to hide his weakness by looking more cruel.

I've known for a long time, so I waited for her to say something quiet.

“… so it's no longer the same emotion as before……. ”

That's what he wanted to ask.

Too much has happened and too long has passed.

I could understand her anxiety.

It was because I had anxiety too.

“If, if, then tell me now. ”

“No.”

I was able to confirm.

Park said again after a while of silence.

“… you made me wait too long. Did you ever want to see him again? ”

The last time I saw Park Jung-ah was before I was trapped on the 60th floor.

In the third race.

That was 11 years ago.

“I've always wanted to see you again. ”

I said it honestly.

You want me to tell you the truth.

“And..."

I was always sorry for Park Jung-ah.

Even now, seeing you so anxious.

But selfishly, on the other hand, I was happy.

“Thank you for your patience. ”

I knew that the reason Park Junga stayed in the tutorial was to wait for me.

I've already reached the 90th floor a long time ago, and now I've lost the vigilantes.

When she left first, she was waiting for someone else to worry about me.

Park Junga just stepped back from me.

I smiled as if I was refreshed while stealing tears from my eyes.

“Ha, I should have asked you honestly. I was so sick. ”

Junga quickly regained her ferocity.

It looked good.

Her past remains as I remember it.

In fact, the appearance hasn't changed at all since I was a teenager, more so.

“Well, it's been ten years since I've seen your face. ”

“That's great, and... ”

Park Junga said for a moment, "Hmm."

“This is awkward. ”

Then he smiled.

I had to laugh at the cerebral cortex.

It was a face I hadn't seen in so long that I couldn't feel any glamour.

I saw things that changed a little in the same way as in the past.

It was a natural change over time, but we didn't notice the change to each other, or we just indirectly heard the message.

“Thank you, and I'm sorry. ”

This is what Hoch said on the ring as a relay.

I've said it many times through messages.

But I wanted to see his face and say it again.

“So am I. ”

Park Junga said that, and hugged me again.

Park Jong-a smiled for a while.

As if to show it to someone.

Park Junga was pulling her face out over my shoulders, so it didn't shine in my view.

However, I was able to see the situation around me no matter how inconspicuous it was.

Park Jung, who hugged me, was tired of smiling at Lee Yeon-hee who was standing behind me, over my shoulder.

Lee Yeon-hee stared directly at Park Jung-ah's eyes without looking back.

Scary face.

I... I don't think I can do this.

* * *

I asked Park Jung-a for a moment of understanding.

The reunion with her was important, but I couldn't let the humans who were wreaking havoc stand there.

“Now, be quiet. Focus here."

Mixing the words together, everyone's mouths shut.

I went up to the top of the platform and explained the situation to them.

Roughly how it works.

“From now on, you can only say what you need to say. You will be asked.”

The commandment that he could only say what was necessary was useful in many ways.

Literally, the mouth of someone who wants to ask useless questions or duplicate questions does not even open.

“Are we going back to Earth? ”

Someone told me.

I'm sorry, it wasn't.

“No.”

I received them from the vaccine.

They're in my hands now.

They were a useful force, and I needed one now.

Why should I let them go home free?

It doesn't exist.

“Unfortunately, you didn't finish the tutorial. I mean, it's not over. In the future, you will be trained elsewhere, not in the tutorial. ”

After that training, you can return to Earth.

During your vacation.

“S-training is dangerous? ”

It was a very sharp question.

“Yes, it's dangerous. ”

I told him the truth.

The faces of numerous challengers gathered in the square suddenly darkened.

My training will be dangerous.

It's gonna be hard.

I didn't risk losing my life instead.

Compensation will also be certain.

Everyone I trained grew up to be able to do their part no matter where I went.

As I've said many times, the only exception is Hotch.

“Hey… I'm a challenger on the 99th floor of Hard difficulty. Isn't that enough to deserve to go back to Earth without training again? ”

“Shut up.”

I ignored the disadvantageous question.

It was a little overwhelming, but I didn't intend to deal with them.

I will pay them enough.

As good as I thought they'd be with me in the future.

[Call]

“Huh?"

I've been explaining it to the challengers for a long time, and I'm picking up a call.

There was only one person who could call me like this.

It was a call from Hotch who left it on Earth.

Hotch was calling me.