My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 193
#193
settler (4)
Outerica was a fantasy world filled with magic and all kinds of fantastic elements, but overall it had an appearance close to the Western Middle Ages..
Even in this world, mysteries such as magic and auras were considered advanced knowledge in their own way, so it was not easy for ordinary people to access them..
Unless you were lucky enough to discover outstanding talent and become someone's disciple, or risk your life to eat a knife, it was impossible..
It was an environment like that, so of course the security wasn't that good..
In addition, monsters that even wild beasts avoid roam the mountains and fields, so is there any need to say more about the danger?.
Even more so now that ‘madness’ has spread across the continent.?
In this world, losing one's life due to unexpected events was not that rare..
And there was a tragedy that naturally followed that death..
It was the fact that children who had lost their guardians and were neglected would have to live on their own from now on..
It's unfortunate, but it's something that's happening frequently all over the continent even at this very moment..
But even that situation was an exception here..
“hey! That's mine! Give it to me!”
“Ebebebe~ Catch me~!”
“Guys, be careful! Then I got hurt!”
Chehai's orphanage, filled with the sounds of children running and playing.
It was a sight not easily found elsewhere, but here it was just everyday life, no different from usual..
And on one side of the terrace of the courtyard where the children are gathered.
“Sister, I heard you came from the city.?”
“and! How big is the city? Are there a lot of people? There was a festival in our village not long ago, and there were a lot of people. There's more than that?”
Se-ah Lee smiled awkwardly, surrounded by young girls whose eyes sparkled with curiosity..
She seemed to be the youngest among the foreigners who visited this time, so she seemed to be accepted more comfortably by the children..
However, there was someone who was attracting children's attention in a completely opposite way.···.
“Oh oh!”
“Wow—!”
“Whoa, whoa—I did it? I really did it! Now, whose turn is next??”
A boy's triumphant voice, accompanied by heavy breathing, rang out among the cheers of the boys gathered in the courtyard..
“···Isn't it Billy? It definitely seems like that···.”
“What are you talking about? It's your turn, Hans! Are you really scared??”
“Wow, Hans is a coward.!”
“Oh no! I just forgot! You can go, right??”
A boy of about ten named Hans swallowed his saliva, held a piece of beef jerky in one hand, and walked slowly toward the corner where the garden trees were growing thickly..
And after walking cautiously as if exploring a dangerous area,···.
“Wow—!”
The boy, who had barely completed his goal, screamed and ran hastily towards his friends..
In a contemplative state, as if facing a monster.
A shady place in the corner of the garden where the boy went.
“Hmm! These children show the qualities of great warriors..”
Muttering—
Harley, who was leaning against a tree, nodded happily and chewed the beef jerky in her mouth..
The beef jerky that a boy named Hans just gave me..
What the boys were doing now was a kind of game of courage..
Even though he was in a state of calming down as much as possible, the ferocity that seeped deep into his cells and leaked out implicitly was still a burden for children to face..
So, I was hiding in a corner like this on purpose, but they came back and used it as a plaything.···.
“Hahaha! Facing your weakness head on is the fastest way to become stronger! Now that you have learned how to overcome your fears, you will be a good warrior in the future! Hahaha!”
Harley burst into laughter at that proud feeling..
Of course, that was from his perspective, and to the children outside, it was just a strange sound coming from between the gloomy shadows of the trees..
The child who was next in line was in tears... but I guess that could also be seen as an ordeal to become stronger..
Also, they weren't the only ones hanging out with the children at the orphanage like this..
Geos, who was already acquainted with the children, was now having serious conversations with the children who had grown up and needed to find jobs outside..
Heinrich was standing in the middle of the children like a totem, stroking their heads one by one with a gentle smile..
And finally, Hesperon···.
“Now, take this first..”
“oh my! thank you!”
While receiving a one-on-one lecture from Chehai, he greeted his wife who came up with a tray full of snacks and quickly took it..
A middle-aged woman with healthy bronze skin and soft eyes.
She was Tsehai's wife, the hostess of this orphanage, and the mother of all the children here..
‘This person is also a great person..’
In fact, money was not a big problem as Chehai had accumulated a lot from his mercenary work and Geos had provided support, but taking care of so many children could not have been that easy..
However, instead of saying anything displeasing for 20 years, they actually took the initiative to take care of the children every day.···.
Indeed, Chehai's personality was such that it was thought that he had done well in getting married..
“Okay, then let's take a break for a while. I'm going to go see the kids for a while, so please rest comfortably..”
“Ah yes! All right.”
As soon as he had some free time, Chehai jumped up from his seat, left him alone, and headed towards where the children were..
Since he cannot take care of the children while educating Hesperon, other party members decided to take on that role instead..
It seemed like he was a little anxious about leaving the work he had been doing to just someone else..
“Hmm, it’s a unique skill..”
Hesperon, who was left alone in the room, sipped his drink and recalled once again the system phrase that came to mind a moment ago..
‘Now that I think about it, it’s been a very long time since my “Avatar” skills have grown like this without karma. Of course, recently I just used what I was given and didn't have any worries..’
There were two ways to strengthen unique skills..
Gradual growth through deep consideration and consistent skill, and instant evolution using the karma store..
Until now, he had only focused on the latter method based on the overwhelming supply and demand of karma, but with this incident, his understanding of unique skills increased and he seemed to have achieved the conditions for strengthening..
‘When I think about it, the last time my skills grew to the point where the system phrase came to mind was right after Harley's body modification was completed.?’
After that, there were small improvements such as increased efficiency and freer distribution of mental power between avatars, but this was the first and last time that the system was strengthened to the extent that it was declared..
‘That's how I created Hubert and started raising him as a merchant, so it's been quite a while..’
Any other awakened person would have naturally delved into skills and repeated their growth in order to save even a penny of points, but he, who had plenty of karma, was simply buried in the convenience..
Without considering skills, I just relied on strengthening through the store..
‘However, it may be a problem to intentionally not use cards that can be used. Well, I guess I just have to pay more attention in the future. Let's become bourgeois who work hard.’
What happened in the past can't be helped, and isn't it okay to realize it now??
The know-how that Chehai gave me was not something that could be called ingenious, but it went over details that he would not have thought of on his own..
Rather than the sensation of using magic or divine power, it is something special that resides within you and helps you activate the skill..
The gist of the teaching was to become more aware of it, understand the mechanism for activating the ability, and move more efficiently and only as much as necessary..
To begin with, it was closer to advice than a specific technique as each person had different abilities, but that alone was enough to significantly change his thoughts..
‘First of all, this alone is beneficial. The next enhancement point for the unique skill was a whopping 1.2 million..’
Of course, it may not be completely the same as the effect of strengthening it by investing karma, but the increase in the number of avatars alone was a big gain..
Actually, I still felt like there was enough.···.
‘More is better—if you have it, there will be a use for it somewhere..’
He was stroking his chin and nodded heavily..
Also, Chehai's teachings did not stop with advice on unique skills..
After seeing Hesperon's "Avatar Cloud", he probably thought it was a unique skill in a space system similar to his own, and also explained in detail the vision he created using his "Phase Refraction"..
He must have decided to give away everything he started. He was truly a generous teacher..
Of course, since he had reconstructed the technique himself as a technique using Aurors, it was difficult for Hesperon, a wizard, to use it himself..
However, there was room for application of the underlying principles to other fields as well..
‘Such high-level theory alone···.’
It was a testament to how much he devoted himself to his unique skills after the system disappeared..
In the process of forcibly reproducing it, numerous restrictions arose, and the versatility and freedom it had before became completely bound by the framework of 'technology'... but I guess that's an unavoidable problem..
‘Could this possibly be used as Harley’s “Biological Aura”??’
“Biological Aura”, created by processing the biological power of monsters, only has similar properties to general Aura, but its mechanism of action is completely different..
Still, it was worth a try since it was the most similar energy..
‘Other party members are also allowed to use it, so even if you can't learn it all now, you can always ask Geos..’
Although Chehai was the one who established the theory, Geos's skill level would not have been so lacking as he would have inherited it and further refined his skills through countless practical trials..
That moment when Hesperon was lost in thought, thinking about what he had achieved so far and what he would gain in the future..
“Good job, Heron.”
“Ah, Master.”
Isea, who was in the courtyard, opened the door and came into the room..
As if she had indeed earned something, with a faint smile on her face..
As an archmage, her senses and thinking abilities were at a level that far exceeded the criminal's imagination..
While I was talking to the kids in the courtyard, I heard everything going on in the room and organizing it in my head was not a tidy job..
“Indeed, age cannot be ignored. I put my head to the wall with Riley and told her that she was working hard, but I felt like she was still lacking a lot..”
Hesperon slightly turned his head and looked into the distance at her self-deprecating words..
Instead of experiencing deep agony, he was busy simply gorging on the fruit that had been opened..
“···But Master? When will Master reveal···.”
“Hmm, hmm!”
Isea's clearing of her throat cuts off Hesperon's question..
Just as she could, others could easily hear the conversation in this room if they wanted to..
You can't use magic in someone else's house to create a soundproof barrier like you normally would..
‘Well, isn't it time to reveal it soon?.’
Hesperon grunted inwardly, looking away from her gaze glaring at him..
Now she might have revealed to the party that she was from another world, but she was still keeping it a secret from everyone else..
Actually, I once asked a question about it.···.
The answer I got back then was so absurd..
‘What does it mean to miss the right time to speak?.’
It might have been different if he had said it right after Hesperon appeared, but now that so much time has passed, it is embarrassing to reveal it later..
She said that she had come this far because she had been hiding it like that, but of course, she had no intention of hiding it all the time, so she only said that she would find an opportunity sooner or later to speak up..
‘···Well, I guess that's not the only real reason. That's probably just a rough guess..’
In the first place, it was something that was kept a secret from everyone except Princess Riley for the long eight years that she stayed here..
It's natural to have an instinctive resistance to telling things to people you've only just met..
‘Simply put, you need time to mentally prepare..’
Hesperon was an exception because Riley intervened and he was the first to reveal his identity..
‘That's right, it's something everyone in the group already knows except Geos..’
No, actually, it wasn't just a level of knowledge..
Rather, compared to the secret this side has, her secret is just cute..
In fact, everyone except Geos is from another world... compared to the shocking truth.!
Although it was cute to see her panicking alone without knowing anything, Hesperon just smiled without saying anything and didn't say anything..
Because it was fun to watch this little teacher worry and struggle alone..
When Hesperon and the warrior party arrived at Zios' hometown village and achieved various achievements with the help of Chehai, a settler from Earth,.
The second continental summit was already less than a week away..
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