Chapter 49 - How to Adapt to a New Environment (11)
I felt my mind turning blank. My eyes quickly scanned the stadium.
There was a distorted space in the sky inside the barrier. Moreover, it wasn’t just one or two.
‘Extrude gate!’
Extrude gates were growing uncontrollably.
Extrude gate where the monster appeared is inside the stadium and towards the stands.
The barrier that was in place to isolate the spectators from the stadium prevented us from going outside.
The teachers, various hunters, and students in the stands tried to respond quickly, but there were too many people.
Scammer’s eyes were shaking as if he was bewildered.
“Let’s deal with the monsters in the stadium first!”
When he managed to shout, the children standing around immediately ran out.
Na Yuri and Lee Hana’s fire and ice were rampant, and Choi Soojung’s wind cut down the monster.
Fortunately, the monsters in the stadium were weak. There were just a lot of them.
The problem was the monsters in the stands.
Even though the veteran hunters in the stands continued to kill monsters, monsters kept popping out.
There were too many monsters and they were too close to people. So much so that it’s difficult for hunters to protect everyone.
As if they knew this well, the monsters trampled on the audience, chewed them up, swallowed them, and melted them whole.
In the chaos, people just ran away without knowing where they were going. But it was soon blocked by a barrier.
Kaboom—!
Someone was slamming down on the barrier and looking desperately in this direction when the monster’s slash struck their upper body.
I felt like throwing up.
People got tangled up.
People were dying.
Hunters failed to save people.
Screams rang out.
Blood splattered. Just like back then.
Do I have to watch people die alone in a safe place again?
“Nahyun?”
No, no, no…
That can’t be possible!
“Come to your senses, Nahyun!”
It felt like someone called my name.
At that time, a monster next to us opened its mouth wide and rushed towards us.
Ah, monster.
That’s right. There were monsters here too…
The monster that jumped out from the side and tried to devour us was frozen by Lee Hana’s ice attack.
It’s fine. I’m fine.
Just like back then.
But what should I do to save those people?
My mind was spinning. I really can’t do anything, really?
At that moment, a flash of light suddenly passed through my mind.
I can do it.
Yes. Because I have the power to achieve miracles!
With trembling hands, I opened the meta system window.
Please, please, please!
I shouted.
“The gates and monsters that appeared in the stands disappeared, and no one was hurt at all!”
[The gate and monsters that appeared in the stands disappeared, and no one was hurt at all!]
[10000 points]
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“Do it now!”
“Kang Nahyun! Come to your senses!”
Ah, did I say it out loud?
I don’t know, something like that. I don’t know.
What is more important is something else. It can’t happen again, that’s all!
And a miracle happened.
Finally, a miracle happened.
The moment I felt a huge force leaving me, everything disappeared.
Literally all the tragedies that occurred outside the stands disappeared.
The gate disappears as if stitching up a burst wound. The distortion of space gradually disappears.
The monster turns to dust and disappears.
As if the tragedy they created never happened. As if they themselves hadn’t created the tragedy.
People’s blood and corpses disappear. As if rewinding time, the red blood that covered the stadium returns to its owner’s body.
In this way, people regain their breath and live again.
Coughing sounds everywhere, confused looks.
The moment I finally relaxed and was about to sit down—
“Right. Are you the ‘Irregular’ that Black Libra spoke of?”
I heard someone’s voice behind me.
The moment I tried to respond to the familiar voice, he covered my eyes. The moment I was about to react, I felt a force hitting the back of my neck.
The strength left my body.
No, I can’t sleep now…
I thought about that for a moment, yet then my vision went dark.
***
When I opened my eyes again, I was in an unfamiliar room.
I was at the stadium just a moment ago, so why am I lying on a bed?
It seems like this happens often these days. I woke up in a soft but unidentifiable bed.
“Are you awake? What about your body? Are you okay?”
Sir Toto, who was sitting in the chair, supported my body.
My head hurts.
“Sir Sponsor, what kind of place is this—”
“Tornito.”
Sir Toto suddenly said one word.
“It’s my name. Please call me by my name from now on.”
“Uh…? Yes.”
I nodded, dumbfounded. I don’t know what the hell is what.
Toto, or rather Sir Tornito, quietly turned around and poured me a cup of water. Only after I drank it and slowly came to my senses and calmed down did he open his mouth.
“First of all, the gate in the stands disappeared due to the unknown force you were hiding. Do you remember that much?”
“Yes…”
I even remember the times I lost my temper and shouted loudly…
I had an inner twinge of resentment toward my past self, who had acted like a fool. What on earth were you thinking!
“We didn’t know you were hiding such power, so we tried to take appropriate action. But suddenly strange humans tried to capture you by force and take you away.”
“Strange… humans?”
“Yes. Humans. So I temporarily evacuated…”
“Ah, thank you.”
Sir Toto nodded silently.
He was silent for a moment, but soon began speaking again.
“And I decided to keep you here for a while to protect you from those dangerous humans.”
“Here?”
“Right. I have also reached an agreement with the teacher at the orphanage.”
Well then, there is nothing to worry about. Teacher would have taken care of school-related matters on his own.
“I see… Umm…”
“…I’m sorry.”
“It’s fine! You’re trying to protect me, well! It’s a bit of a shame that we couldn’t celebrate together with everyone!”
When I smiled brightly, Sir Toto made a subtle expression for a moment.
The emotions that radiate from his expression… resembled a feeling of guilt.
What?
Sir Toto, who was silent for a moment, gently stroked my head with his big hand. I was so happy about that that I smiled without realizing it.
“…Yeah. If there is anything uncomfortable, please tell me at any time.”
“Yes. Thank you!”
“Get some rest.”
“Yes!”
After seeing Sir Toto off, I lay down again and stared blankly at the ceiling.
What on earth was I thinking when I said those meta system commands out loud?
I decided to become more cool-headed. What am I going to do if I make that mistake?
When I think about the situation at that time, fortunately, our group was the only ones around who could hear our voices… First of all, it must have looked very strange.
How on earth am I supposed to make an excuse? My head started pounding again.
I don’t know. Now that things are like this, let’s spy on Scammer’s reaction and settle the delayed appearance parts and reader reactions.
Anyway, I opened the appearance part for the first time in a long time.
…It’s scary to see. I can’t even imagine what kind of mess it would have been because of my messing around.
I skimmed through the episodes where the battle tournament was going on and started watching around the time the gate appeared.
[Episode 43 Appearance Part]
At that time,
Bam—!
The sound of the stadium barrier installed for safety being activated was heard and a monster appeared.
Extrude gates where the monster appeared are both inside the stadium and on the stands.
Is it a diversionary operation…!
The barrier that was in place to isolate the audience from the stadium didn’t allow us to go outside.
I gritted my teeth. Damn it, who did this!
First of all, the moment I turn to the side to give instructions—
“Nahyun?”
Nahyun was shaking.
“Come to your senses, Nahyun!”
The situation was strange.
“The gates and monsters that appeared in the stands disappeared, and no one was hurt at all!”
Nahyun shouted as if she were screaming.
“Right now, do it!”
What’s going on?
I thought I should stop her first.
“Kang Nahyun! Come to your senses!”
The moment I thought that—
—A miracle happened.
The monsters outside the stands, the gates, and the lives that had disappeared returned to their original state as if it had been an illusion.
The moment I blankly saw that sight—
“Right. Are you the ‘Irregular’ that Black Libra spoke of?”
A familiar voice was heard. When I turned my head, the same cloaked assailant who had invaded me during the midterm exam was standing there.
But the moment I turned around, he picked up Nahyun and disappeared in an instant.
“…!”
Shit…!
I wanted to chase after him right away, yet that wasn’t the situation. There were still monsters remaining.
I gritted my teeth and gave instructions to kill the monsters in the stadium.
It was several hours later before we were able to leave the stadium.
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What is it? What is Kang Nahyun???
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What’s with this sudden development;
…What? The situation is completely different from what Sir Toto explained?
I felt a great sense of discomfort.
Because the ‘appearance part’ never lies. Because due to its nature, it cannot show me lies.
Then, no way…
Was it Sir Tornito who lied?