Chapter 28 Part4 (1/2)
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In a place where he couldn't see her, Prince Altania quickly changed her clothes, came out, (it seems like heroes carry around a few sets of their equipment in case of an emergency) and spoke while glaring at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
”Forget what you saw.”
”Of course, I didn't see anything.”
”Don't ever tell anyone.”
”I understand.”
”If you do, I'll kill you for real! I'll stake my mana on it!”
”I already told you that I wouldn't.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said he'd do as she asked, and threw her a disarming smile. Prince blushed and tugged on the lower end of her clothes. If Jin were here, he would've probably been astonished at the way Lee s.h.i.+n Woo handled her and would've unnecessarily kicked him.
That's right. Prince, who had gone into the training facility alone and had returned in defeat, had her robes torn to shreds, so her true ident.i.ty was revealed to both Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Kratia. Of course, they both knew prior that she was a woman, but Prince had no way of knowing that.
”d.a.m.n it, I guess there's no helping since I've been caught... Hoo.”
Prince said, and at the same time, took off her necklace. At that moment, her hair, which hadn't even been short before, lengthened to her waist, her adam's apple sunk in, the shape of her eyes softened a bit, and her overall vibe became feminine. He had somewhat expected this when she was disguised as a man, but she was incredibly beautiful.
Her body, which hadn't really had any curves before was now... Unfortunately, her body barely changed. Around that time, Prince had noticed Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's gaze, raised her eyebrows, and glared at him.
”What? What is it?”
Her true voice was obviously that of a young girl. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo just shrugged his shoulders at her fierce reaction. He couldn't tell her the real reason, so he had no choice but to relay some other facts that he'd figured out about her.
”It just seems like your magic has increased significantly, Senior. Do you normally use your magic to maintain your disguise?”
”...It's complicated.”
”I suppose it must be.”
If one made a mistake in the Empire, then they would die. Even so, she tied down her mana for it, which meant that she was also willing to take the a.s.sociated risks with doing so.
”In any case, it's a relief that you're willing to help us.”
”Kuu.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided not to say anymore. Humans possessed beliefs they wanted to realize, no matter how naive or foolish. So long as she didn't drag him into that stupidity, then it was fine.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, are you ready?”
”I'm good.”
”How about you?”
”Don't look down on me. Since I've returned to my original form, I won't lose to...”
”Then let's go in.”
”Ugh...!”
Kratia used her orb to absorb as much of the ambient mana as possible, freeze it, and enclosed her body with it. It was at the level of one of the 12 generals!
As if she were competing, Prince concentrated mana into her staff, but it was weaker than Kratia's.
”d.a.m.n it, why is this newbie a level 7...”
”You'll become level 7 soon, Senior. If that happens, you won't lose to her.”
”Yeah, as I thought, you're really not bad, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo!”
”...s.h.i.+n Woo, you're acting like a nanny.”
They finished with their preparations and took a deep breath. After that, they immediately entered the training facility. Coincidentally, the moment Lee s.h.i.+n Woo entered the facility, he could understand how Prince felt.
[Welcome to the nineteenth training exercise.]
There was another world inside.
”Hey, this is...”
”The true nature of subs.p.a.ce magic hasn't been discovered yet. The best a human being could achieve at the time was to imitate the mystery applied to a dungeon and use it. However, the Royal Magician Leader, Feotane Von Seldin, brashly tied several dungeons together and treated it like a single subs.p.a.ce...”
Kratia calmly explained that, as a result of neglecting the facility for dozens of years and allowing it to develop on its own, the inside of this tiny training facility ended up becoming the size of a small scale city.
It was exactly as she said. He couldn't find any traces of the original training facility, and half of it was made up of jungles and caverns; it looked like a wilderness that had been increased in size by several times. Above all, there were hidden magic traps everywhere, and...
[Gureureureukuaaaaaaah!]
[Kiuoooooh!]
There was such an overwhelming amount of monsters that the ground beneath them was barely visible. Plus, like Kratia had said, they were all level 6 wild animal type monsters!
[The training exercise will begin soon. You must stop the activation of the 297 magic traps in time, and you must annihilate the 666 monsters. A few of the magic traps activate as soon as the training exercise begins, so please figure out where they are beforehand.]
”Hey, no matter how I look at it, this isn't 666 monsters!”
”We can't get into the next facility until we pa.s.s this training exercise. So we have no choice but to break the entire facility!”
”Hey, they're coming. They're coming right now!”
[Beginning training exercise.]
[Kuwaaaaaaaaah!]
Once the faint guide voice vanished, the monsters were released from their confined area. At the same time, a variety of different magic traps activated!
However, Kratia, as if waiting for that very moment, released the frost that had been around her. Everything around her was frozen, whether it be the ground, the air, or anything between! In this dreamlike landscape where time seemed to stop... Kratia yelled.
”Go, s.h.i.+n Woo! Hurry!”
”Lightning Sprint!”
He wanted to use this sprint skill with Jin, but he had no choice. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo kicked off the ground and activated the high rank sprint skill, Lightning Sprint.