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Chapter 72

72angry new cadet

Early in the morning, when normally tractors would come and go. There are four-legged animals that run across the ground without hesitation..

-Gradually!

Farmer Choi Yeong-gam was welcomed by the rough breathing of the steeds and the sound of the horses' hooves..

"Oh my, Your Majesty. You are in good spirits since morning.."

Leon stops when he sees Choi Young-gam taking off his hat and bending over..

"Is it old man Choi? Thank you for your hard work since early morning.."

"I came to catch some bugs. Do you go out for breakfast with the cadets??"

"horseback riding training."

"okay."

Old Man Choi, a priest of Demera, the goddess of life and abundance, is delighted with the pantheon that is growing day by day..

When I look at my rotting land without even being able to bend my back, my feelings of despair have never been this clear these days..

All of this has happened since he came here. Old Man Choi bowed her waist in gratitude towards Leon, who started running again..

It seemed like the scarecrow hanging behind him was bending down as well..

* * * *

Leon rode a horse with more than 44 cadets early in the morning and began teaching them in a nearby vacant lot..

"There are many horseback riding skills, but the most important thing is to be friends with the horse. The person you can rely on on the battlefield is the comrade next to you, and the horse is your closest comrade.."

Kim Jae-hyuk raised his hand at Leon’s words..

"Your Majesty, how can horses be friends when they cannot understand people??"

"That makes sense. The scholars of the empire said that they were the beast's masters and could not be its friends.."

Leon had Stallion walk at a trot and look around at the cadets and horses who were staring at him..

"Horses are much smarter animals than you think. But at the same time, it is also a timid animal.."

Stallion, who was walking at a trot, stopped in front of Kim Jae-hyuk's horse. Then, Kim Jae-hyuk did something unexpected..

"Uh, uhh?"

Kim Jae-hyuk's horse, which was purring and breathing heavily, slowly lowered its head. Wasn't that enough that he bent his legs and bowed before Leon and Stallion as if he were bowing?.

"Why is this guy like this??"

Leon spoke to everyone in front of Kim Jae-hyuk, who was embarrassed..

"Stallion is truly the king of horses. Cadet Kim Jae-hyuk's words humbled themselves by submitting to Stallion's authority.."

It was natural. Stallion is a divine beast, and his existence is no different from a group of horses..

The words of the cadets are that no one will obey Stallion's authority..

"However, you must become familiar with horses enough to overturn this hierarchical relationship. I must be willing to take on the challenge of a sword for the rider on my back.."

When Leon gestured, Stallion made a food duck sound. Only then did Kim Jae-hyuk's horse straighten its legs..

"Horses are timid, but when they are with their rider, they are willing to charge even wild animals. What do you think is causing this??"

Cheon So-yeon raised her hand..

"Is it because I trust the rider??"

"That's right. Whether it is a wild beast or an infantryman packed with spears and swords, the horse throws himself forward, trusting that the rider on his back will be able to solve the problem.."

Build that kind of trusting relationship, the type of relationship you can entrust your life to on the battlefield..

"From today onwards, you must ride horses for two hours every day and spend time with them. You will have to learn how to aim a jousting spear at the same time as riding a horse.."

"Your Majesty, are you deducting two hours from our daily training??"

It was Kim Jae-hyuk’s question. Leon hit me as if asking me what nonsense I was talking about..

"What a foolish thing! How can you reduce training when you can reduce your sleeping time by two hours? When Jim was a knight, he slept less than two hours a day.!"

It came out again. When I was~.

If someone else had said it, I would have passed it off as a joke and said, “Yes, yes, that’s right,” but since it’s Leon’s words, I have no choice but to admit it..

We've been together for a month, but I've never once seen Leon tell a lie..

"And new cadets will be added."

"yes?"

"At this timing?"

The cadets tilted their heads at Leon’s words. Everyone who deserves to come from the academy has already arrived. These are the people who gave up on the guild's draft offer..

In other words, all cadets who did not come here have already negotiated their salaries with other guilds..

If I were to tear up the contract and come to the Pantheon now, I would have to pay a huge penalty.?

"He will be training with you in the future and will challenge for knighthood in the future.."

A rider came trudging towards us from beyond the ridge..

The horse steps on the ground uncontrollably, and the rider stumbles and tries to calm the horse somehow..

Unlike the cadets who quickly got used to the youthful energy and played with their bodies, he has a pitiful expression that shows his age..

After walking for a while, the new cadet awkwardly nodded..

"Men at Arms 1st generation… It is called Gu Dae-seong. I wish you all the best in the future."

The man's expression did not seem confident at all..

* * * *

Koo Dae-seong, a member of the first generation of Men at Arms, was emotional as he saw the second generation of students approaching their graduation ceremony..

They were like that a month ago too. The power to clearly see that the grade that was thought to be D grade for most of its life has risen to C grade and has grown..

Above all, the moment of clearing the orange gate, which was considered impossible to attack, while assisting the knight, is bound to bring joy..

Of course, the gate that Koo Dae-seong and the first generation students cleared was not an ordinary gate, but a variable gate and a demon gate..

Koo Dae-seong looked back on his situation..

He is a modern man with a high school diploma and no qualifications. When he was in his 20s, he had many peers who took it for granted that they had qualifications, but he had a calling card as an awakened person..

Awakener. Hunter. Supermen of this era.

But Koo Dae-seong had no talent. The title D-class for 10,000 years is derogatory even among hunters..

All hunters around his age are promoted to C level. Even if you don't have a unique skill, you can still go on a business trip at the orange gate..

On the other hand, Koo Dae-seong has never been able to approach the orange gate even as a porter..

From the moment Koo Dae-seong invested his earned money in equipment and saved up to try even a cheap elixir, he knew that he would end up wandering around the lower class..

But he had a goal. The goal I want to become even though I live in a rented room..

S-class hunters. Heroes who live such brilliant and wonderful lives. Real heroes who earn people's praise and clear the gate.

This is something that Koo Dae-seong, a lifelong D-class hunter, cannot even dream of. but──

'If I follow his teachings, I might become stronger too.?'

Koo Dae-sung's life is going extremely well these days..

A survivor from another world I met by chance. Thanks to that, I was able to increase my level and take the precious Orc Warrior's Heart Elixir..

10The miserable Class D, who have been going through life and death at the gate for over a year, have now reached a level where they can stand up among the Class C..

He does not deny that he was very fortunate to have met Leon. If I stayed here, I could make enough money..

But if I were to say I was satisfied with this situation, I wasn't..

By consuming the heart of the Great Orc Warrior and the blessed crops, he definitely became stronger. But that's it.

Growth remains stagnant and does not increase, and we cannot guarantee that a chance like the heart of Daejeon Temple will come again..

Just because a D-class player becomes C-class in his later years does not make him stronger in a variety of ways. I felt that when I saw the academy cadets..

The cadets Leon brought in as knight squires had dazzling talents..

Even though Leon is unsatisfactory, Koo Dae-seong is a heavenly talent. At that age, you're in B grade.…….

With his unique skills, Koo Dae-seong can easily lift tons of iron, and can even fight one-on-one with orcs. The current Koo Dae-seong is capable of accomplishing impossible tasks..

Such dazzling, fantasy-like talent..

The world we live in is so different. Unlike Koo Dae-seong, who decided to enlist to try to raise his rank, they had knights in mind from the beginning, and their growth rate could not be compared to Koo Dae-seong..

i envy you.

Koo Dae-seong wanted to aim to become a knight like them..

As Leon said, unlike a soldier who only has to be good at one thing, an all-rounder who can do anything is an all-rounder..

'Hey Ariana. Petos. Thank you again today.'

Koo Dae-seong first thanked the two gods, and suddenly the goddess of life and abundance worshiped by farmers came to mind..

The one who purifies the land polluted by magic and nourishes believers with blessed crops. They say there is no superiority or inferiority among the gods, but is there anyone more important than this in the current world??

There is a good reason why farmers are so grateful to Demera and offer ten prayers on the altar..

'Is this a blasphemous thought??'

What makes Goddess Demera more grateful than others?.

Koo Dae-seong separately offered a prayer of thanks to Goddess Demera and returned to his lodgings. As I was passing by a training ground radiating auspicious energy, an object inside suddenly occurred to me..

"There was a hammer?"

Something like the Holy Grail Knight’s hammer. I heard that it is an epic item with tremendous power as it is a holy relic in itself..

There were many challenges from many challengers and even from within the pantheon, but Koo Dae-sung never once thought of lifting a hammer..

Because he knew his subject..

Since the dream was a high topic and I was pessimistic about my topic, I thought it wouldn't be heard anyway..

"no one… Is there any??"

It was a hammer that I didn't even look at because I didn't want to be bullied for no reason. Koo Dae-seong realized that no one was around and quietly approached the hammer..

"Wow……."

The state of the hammer was truly auspicious and noble..

A hammer that clings so firmly to the ground that it feels as if waste is being washed away just by looking at it..

The detailed engravings not only on the weight of the hammer but also on the handle are truly beautiful..

"If you want to give it a try……."

Koo Dae-seong put his hand on the hammer handle. From the beginning he lifted the hammer with all his might,──

Squeak!

And the hammer twitched. Just enough to feel a little empty..

"Shut up…!"

Even though I lifted it with all the strength I had from breastfeeding, it was still like this. Koo Dae-seong let go of his hand, which had turned blue, and the sound of the hammer hitting the ground rang loudly..

"Ugh... ! W, it doesn’t work either??"

Actually, on my topic… It was the moment when Koo Dae-seong was about to turn away in disappointment..

"This is so... It's surprising.."

Leon’s voice stopped Koo Dae-seong in his tracks..

* * * *

2002After the cataclysm of 2012, numerous gates appeared on Earth..

Each has its own concept and rank, but among them, there is a priority to subjugate..

The most important thing is the high-rank gate.

The higher the rank, the greater the risk of dungeon break, so it can be said to be a major premise..

The second is an open gate in the granary area.

Since the cataclysm, humanity has lost as many breadbaskets as there are people..

Since no crops can grow and no people can live on land contaminated with wastewater, it is natural to prevent the contamination itself..

However, among all these threats, there are exceptions that are observed and cleared with all national effort..

In this case, the government takes the lead and issues a ‘conscription order’ to forcibly mobilize hunters..

"President of the Association... Cross-checking was also completed with the East Sea Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet, and Korea Maritime Self-Defense Force.."

Association President Oh Kang-hyuk shed a sigh of relief at the observational information that was identical to the successive reports. Cross-verification by neighboring countries is too clear to be considered a mistake in the observation device..

"Yonggung… In fact, I guess it's confirmed.."

Sea Gate. aka Yonggung.

The appearance of the gate is usually observed from the ground. Naturally, people expected that the gate would only appear on the ground, and at the beginning of the cataclysm, when there were no satellites to observe the gate, they did not pay any attention to the sea..

However, 25 years ago, the world's first sea gate appeared in Tokyo Bay..

The Tokyo Bay Gate, left unattended until Dungeon Break occurred, not only destroyed Tokyo Bay, but also polluted the entire coastal sea and transformed sea creatures into monsters..

It became the worst gate disaster in history, and Japan had to waste 15 years to end this disaster..

Therefore, the priority for Yonggung Gate is for neighboring countries to cooperate in unison to attack it, even in an international situation where national priorities are placed first..

Notification has already been received from the United States and Japan that they will dispatch an attack force. That wasn't the problem.

"Of course, at this time……."

Association President Oh Kang-hyuk turned on the news. Climate information delivered as breaking news on public broadcasting.

[Yes, I have now arrived in the waters off Ulleungdo. Typhoon Nabi, which was scheduled to head toward the Pacific Ocean, suddenly changed course and is moving slowly toward Ulleungdo Island..]

[Nabi, expected to be the biggest typhoon this year, has a speed of 64.5 meters per second, exceeding the record set by Cicada in 2003, and serious damage to Ulleungdo residents is expected..]

Storm forecast every year. This year seems particularly strong, but that's not the problem..

Yonggung Gate and the typhoon’s path direction overlap..

"Gather the hunters. Urgently! and……."

Oh Kang-hyuk added:.

"Prioritize contacting His Majesty Leon of the Pantheon Guild.."

Leon. The lion-hearted king of the other world who performs mysterious miracles and is loved by the gods..

Oh Kang-hyuk instinctively felt that he was the only solution..