Volume 2 Chapter 2 (1/2)

《Farewell, and New companions》

It was already the lunchtiraduation ceremony was done Before they could take the last meal of the course, the trainees went back to their roos up It was a place that holds old memories, of course to other trainees, but especially for Haroon He took a long tiot when he joined the world of Beyond It hen he headed out of the room

“You were great today If et you in our guild,” said Galli, s his room

“You too, Galli Congratulation being a 3 circle”

“Haha, Thanks All you, though I could train hard because of you”

Even though Haroon wasn’t sure Galli’s as true or not, Haroon felt glad about it But it wasn’t only Galli saying that It wasn’t only one or twoHaroon Unlike how they earing training clothes, it was cool they were dressed in Magician robes and staffs or wands

“Pay lorious meal”

“Hahaha, I could train well because of you”

“My body isn’t really coordinated, so I’ve been only showing you my clumsy side Pay me a visit, and I will show you who I really auild”

“It was glad to meet you And with your help, I could reach another level Take care!”

Magicians graduated in ti nothing to Haroon They hugged hi so ht he doesn’t deserve it since he has been busy with his training, day or night

‘But Nemion, She……’

Neicians didn’t show up Since he and they had the siht he was close with them, and they didn’t show up even after he has proved that he is a ician Haroon felt betrayed but blamed himself If he let them knew he had Brat with him, it wouldn’t have come this far It went like he has tested their trust on him

Unlike the other trainees heading to the canteen, Haroon went under the tree grown on the corner of the Square with Elser and ate the lunch that Elser has prepared herself

“Take some of these too”

Haroon tried to control his expression, but he just couldn’t He was eating the food she clai, but the taste of it was soue and mouth cannot describe of

– You ate materials forfeited to be a food

[Your stats are temporally decreased by some point]

Haroon was eating the food gritting his teeth Even the UI sound was co Whenever his expression changes, Elser gave hireat expectation shown on her face So Haroon couldn’t dare to describe what it really tastes like

“How is it? How is it?!” Elser eagerly asked

Haroon tried his best to hide the tears and snore her expectations

“It is de, delicious”

“Hehehe, It sure is! I cooked this with so much care You know, I did wanted to cook for a man like this”

Elser’s face went bright hearing Haroon’s lie It see in the deep part of her mind, hidden from her appearance

‘These foods are not what I can dare to comment about’

Haroon, at least, wanted to shut his eyes He felt like he wasn’t allowed even to cringe his face, seeing how starry her eyes were He respected Elser’s cooking skill toto have a discord of sweetness, spiciness, saltiness, and sourness Thank God Haroon’s general view on the food is ‘Everything will be the sa an enormous amount of food that requires superhuman patience, he was able to avoid her innocent, but scary looks

While Haroon was eating, Elser has been looking at the armor set and Grade-D Mercenary Identity Plate¹ that he received for being the Top Trainee, then she did so his lunch, and asked the question she eager to ask

“How did you became an Elementalist? You didn’t have that ability e first met”

“Well, That’s……”

Haroon told Elser what happened during the course, and how he desperately wanted to be a ician because of the Quad wankers, and how he coincidentally acquired an elee

“So That’s what happened You’ve gone through a lot We were, too, concerned about you not being a ician”

She suddenly cringed,a scary face in the middle of the conversation

“And who’re the wankers again?”

Elser gnashed her teeth, h to learn the eleic, she, McKin, and her father wouldn’t be able to avoid the dishonor She learned how much Haroon has suffered because of them so she couldn’t let those wankers walk away in one piece

“Just neverthem now?”

Haroon thought of letting Elser scold the how much he was stressed of them, but he decided not to They already paid for their bad acts And they will, for more To be honest, they were NPC, and Haroon was a player Maybe it was Haroon’s bad of interfering their world Thinking that he didn’t want to er

“I can’t Do you knohat comes first in the Mercenaries’ creed?”

The Mercenaries’ creed? He didn’t even know there is such a thing

“That is ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'”

He could understand In real life, there are laws that don’t allow personal revenge But in this world, the concept of ‘laasn’t properly set in this world as it is based on the Medival time, but still, there were ‘rules’ between the individuals

“Say it It isn’t just your problem This is also related to my and McKin’s pride”

“Cut it out I made them pay for their act already”

“What do you mean? You already took care of them?”

“Yes, it wasn’t an eye for an eye, it was 10 times more than that, so you don’t have to fix them”

She kept telling Haroon to tell who it was, but Haroon didn’t until the end He didn’t want to tell how he revenge the Brat He was satisfied with it, but he was afraid that Elser ht think him evil if he told her the full story

When Elser and Haroon were arguing like that, so them It was Elser’s father Piel, and McKin They’ve been busy dealing with the authorities of Mercenary guild HQ

“Father, how did you come here……?”

Piel didn’t even answer her and stared at Haroon McKin seemed nervous of the situation and stood at the back of him

“Are you the damned one named Haroon?”

“I’m sorry? Oh! Yes, I am”

If one can kill a person just by a stare, Piel would be the one The deadly stare at Haroon had a horrifying force in it Haroon shrank back without knowing and looked down to the ground as he was afraid of facing Piel’s presence that felt like it would pierce his eye like an arrow But that only lasted for a moment One of his characteristics woke back up It was once sleeping inside of hi

The unyielding Spirit!

He didn’t knohy Piel was threatening him, but Haroon also didn’t have any reason to feel small If it was McKin or Elser, it would have been different, but he wasn’t related with Piel by any ed Elser by anyhow, so there wasn’t any reason to fear him

When he reached to that point, Haroon tore his eyes away froround and looked directly to Piel’s eyes It felt like Piel’s stare was cutting his body like a sword, but he wasn’t feared by it After a short, chilling silence, Haroon’s stare got tense It was because his will and poere added to it

“What the hell will you do if you stare me like that, you brat!”

Piel’s sudden shoutshouted at It was Piel who started staring with an uncoh, Piel s dumb faced

“You are a decent fellow More than I thought”

Haroon finally realized he was being tested He wasn’t sure how and what Piel tested, but it seemed he did well

“What’s your thoughts on being my student?” Piel continued

“Pardon me?”

He was still du that, Elser and McKin were s at Haroon They knew about this already

“It’s hard to find a good student these days They always seek for an easier ained only by sweats, desperate efforts, and experience with the dangers of losing one’s life But I think you can take my lessons Tell me what you think”

Haroon couldn’t answer so quickly

‘This is really a good chance!’

If he decides to be Piel’s student, class advanceh Soul Points yet, but combat experience will solve that proble related to Piel ain relationshi+ps with Piel’s relationshi+ps as well, and that will bind his free will to one place

But the most important point is that the world he lives in is different from what they live in Thanks to Bell, the Top-class capsule, he was able to train without logging out for a long time, but he couldn’t live like that all the tiame is, Haroon’s life was based on the real world

The Beyond was really like an another reality, but that didn’t mean he can live them forever NPCs were really like another human species, but it was impossible for him to stay there and live with them forever, both theoretically and syste, serious consideration

“Thank you for your offer, but I need to refuse it”

“Why? Do you have any idea how good chance this is?” Elser reacted quite violently

Piel and McKin also inwardly thought Haroon would accept it But when he refused, their expression changed quite a lot So Haroon said,

“I lied to Elser I’m actually an Outlander”

“An Outlander?”

“S…so, you are THE Outlander?”

McKin and Elser were surprised here that But unlike the any word

“You don’t ot permission from our Gods to visit our world, under the condition they would kill the monsters? But I heard they can’t stay continuously like you!”

McKin’s question with surprised expression allowed Haroon to kno NPCs think about the players

“I’m a quite special Outlander”

Haroon didn’t kno to put his state in words to make them understand

“So you can’t live here continuously, date nor marry someone?”

“No, I can’t Even though I’m special, I’m still an Outlander”

Haroon stole a glance at Elser, answering McKin She seemed to be out of the shock

“So that’s why When I first e that you didn’t know so much about this world”

Fortunately, Elser didn’t seem to be surprised too much

“I’m sorry, Elser, that I lied to you I didn’t kno you’d take, so I made a mistake”

It was hard for hiuilt to Elser and McKin who provided hiood opportunity

“Nah, that isn’t even a lie To be honest, I didn’t know anything about the Outlanders since I was busy training and directing trainees when the te an Outlander doesn’t change the fact we are friends, does it?”

“No, We are friends till the end, Elesr!”

Haroon felt so thankful for Elser being straightforward Just like her iht, and that made him comfortable

“What a sha a continent-scale uild, unlike how stubborn McKin refused to I can’t help but to choose Elser,” said Piel, after a long glance at the sky

“I don’t know the details of your dream, but I can promise you this, sir I can’t be with Elser for forever, but I will help her so she can achieve that goal”

“Will you?”

Elser’s eyes were burning bright

“I will Elser is the first friend I met, and she is my savior”

The shade on his face was finally gone

“Good Outlanders are known to be selfish and greedy, but it seeot my expectation, so please, help her a lot”

“I will”

Haroon gladly nodded He met them only once, but he knew Elser, McKin, and Piel were trustworthy Even in real life, there were not many people he found trustworthy

“Soon, the whole continent will be in Chaos You may be an Outlander, but you will still need to prepare for the Chaos The old, rotting systeone, and new days will come It will be either the days of a newly united E state countries Whichever, it will be an opportunity for us, mercenaries”

Haroon didn’t get what he meant But From his words and the atreat revolution in the world of Beyond

“And oneknife skills re knife skills, just like you I’end or a real person, but they say he has once defeated a swordknife”

“Really?”

Haroon’s eyes were burning bright Aknife

“I heard it with my own ears from the elder of the Elves, who saved my life in the Black Forest They don’t know the concept of ‘lying’, so it is probably true In fact, the legend of that hero is told from mouths to et any chance Maybe you will stuood chance”

“Thank you, sir”

Haroon felt his heart was bouncing and his blood getting boiled as soon as he heard Piel’s words It felt like his destiny His pri class advancement, but once that is solved, he decided to chase the end

“Only one year, only one year left on the contracts e is blowing in the imperial family, it’s the wind that was never like before This only , ill lay a cornerstone for one giant uild When it is the time, We’ll need your help The nu as the ti help to us”

“Count on me, sir Given that much time, I think I can be somewhat useful”

That helped Haroon to understand Piel’s uild Using the chaotic period, he was going to uild that can rule on the whole continent Haroon was glad to help Piel to achieve that dream

‘It won’t hurt sharing the goal with them’

Being a Mercenary wouldn’t be so bad Most of the player’s ai up so they could earn so sooal fro

Getting stronger This was the only one goal, and it was the only one thing that he wanted Whichever class he chooses, he will need a great aain those, he will need a companion and friends It would be possible to take steps toward his goal and share the same dream with them

The dormitory was quite unlike before Many trainees already have parted Even after packing up his a few belongings, Haroon couldn’t leave his room for a while

‘I really should be planning my life And I will need to kno the other users leave’

It was fortunate that Haroon was able toCourse, as he would be ahead of other users, at least about the stat values But thinking how the nobleaame 24/7 and hired many servants to help them, he realized how behind he would be

Despite the Necomwall’s intention and effort to separate the torlds, they couldn’t avoid the power and fortune of the real life indirectly affecting the world of Beyond So Haroon didn’t want to be disappointed by pointless expectations

“Oh, right! The class advancement!”

Haroon forgot he was in the ga his head with his own hands, he checked his status

Name: Haroon

Race: Human

Class: –

Level: 10

title: The Top Trainee of Mercenary Training Basic Course (and other 2)

Health Point: 480

Mana Point:490

Elemental Force Point: 200

Strength: 32Stamina:38

Intellect: 21Wisdom 39

Luck: 26Agility:32(+2)

Sustenance: 22ESP :7

Focus: 24SP: 40

Fame: 100

By gaining a new title, his SP was increased by 10, and he got 100 points for Fame But rather than those, he was more interested in the increase of the value of other stats, naturally Those were the points he earned by the efforts of sweat and blood

‘The title I got after slaying the Catrats increased my stat values, but this time it didn’t So it ot soh for my level, anyway?’

He couldn’t tell He didn’t have any user he knew and he didn’t log out h to coot EFP by obtaining Brat Of course, it was so low that it could do anything

Moreover, there was a change in his title He wasn’t sure how the system determines which title to be displayed, so he decided to search for the title system later on

Participating every lecture he could take helped hi the stat values for Intellect, alained stats – Sustenance and Focus – has increased very much too Somehow, Luck was increased by 3 too

Like he always did, he invested all of his bonus points to Luck He wouldn’t regret it as he thought it was Luck that allowed hih it was a polluted on

He opened his skillthis time

[Passive Skill]

Spirit-Guided Throwing Knives: Lv1(723)/Lv5

Controls throwing knives using a special force of a spirit The impact of it increases as the skill level increases Uses 5 mana per second

Sense Sword: Lv1(2000)/Lv5

Eency Medical Treatment: Lv1(250)/Lv3

Co Cure Medicines: Lv1(230)/Lv5

Set/defuse Traps: Lv1(300)/Lv3

Seeing his skills made him really want to start a journey for the class advancele one of them is basic skills, but it meant a lot for him Even after he closed the skill , it felt like he still could see the vivid ie of it

‘First, I need to know the details about the classes, and then I will choose one to be’

He finally made up hishe still had to do

After the lunchtime, when all other trainees had left the Academy, he was at the canteen with 3 other work trainees It was the last labor; du the food wastes

“Nnngh!“

There was several times more food waste than before, but it wasn’t so hard for them, not anymore Even the weak Rose could carry both buckets full of food waste to the du

“But I still feel upset,” said Moggle, seeing other three people

“At first, I was going to drop the course as this was too horrible But so over the stinky wastes

“Huhu, it was all Haroon Oppa”

Rose smiled Whenever they felt down and weak, Haroon has always been helpful for the sincere to his task and doing his best on it has motivated them, until the end of the course

“I totally agree!”

“I can’t say no to that If it wasn’t hiht have caused a trouble with those wankers And if I did, I would have been kicked out In fact, I heard the previous trainees quit the course not because the course was hard, but because of the discrimination”

Moggle looked at Haroon with thankful eyes Haroon replied with a smile

“Nah, it is good to hear I could be a help, but it would have been hard for uys I could endure the hard times because you were there for me,” said Haroon