Episode 307
Whii Yiing!
A snowy field with blinding snowstorms.
Choi Seo-yoon was walking on a road without a destination, walking through a hollowed-out field of snow.
“…Where did everyone disappear to?”
I was with a group just a little while ago, but my vision was blurred with the strong wind, and I was alone in an instant. Was it because
I didn’t feel any magic
? It was a strange thing just like the name ‘Mystery Snowfield’.
“It would be nice to have some clues.”
What am I supposed to do alone in this wide field of snow?
“Haa…”
Choi Seo-yoon let out a deep sigh and recalled Kim Seon-woo’s hairpin gift incident (?) before parting ways.
“……What is it?”
He already vaguely knew that the
relationship between senior Kim Seon-woo and senior Yoo Ah-ra was closer than he knew .
I’ve witnessed a few serious conversations between the two of us in front of a park at night, and when I saw the way they treated each other, I got the feeling that they were innocent.
However, Choi Seo-yoon thought that the two were just friends.
It was because she didn’t feel anything special between the two when she felt it.
But today, it occurred to me that it might have been my mistake.
“…a hairpin.”
What is the purpose of the hairpin gift?
Of course, it’s common to give presents to friends, but isn’t it common to present magic tools worth over 100 million…?
Unless it’s a precious person I’ve met for a really long time.
At that time, Choi Seo-yoon remembered Kim Seon-woo’s last year of life.
‘Don’t get me wrong, listen carefully. So… what was
Kim Seon-woo’s last
words?
Seeing that you don’t misunderstand, it seems that there was another reason.
Why did they break up at that timing?
“…it’s cold.”
Choi Seoyoon trembled as she hugged her body.
It feels like the blizzard has gotten stronger.
Putting everything else aside, we’ll have to deal with this blizzard first.
Choi Seo-yoon raised her mana.
At the same time, the blizzard that was blowing in front of her began to freeze in the form of a veil.
The ice curtain gradually widened, blocking the blizzard and strong wind like a huge umbrella.
“phew. I can see a little bit now.”
Choi Seo-yoon felt proud of herself at the way she used her magical power.
If there is an advantage of ice attribute magic that other attributes do not have, it is also the solidification of magical power.
The skills of ice attribute wizards are divided in these trivial ways of using magic.
Seoyoon Choi brushed the snow off her head and stepped forward again.
Then, shall we go find the seniors?
Choi Seo-yoon walked forward through the blizzard again.
How long have you walked on such a path without a destination?
Choi Seo-yoon found an old sign stuck in the center of the snowfield.
[This land has been cursed by the Ice Witch and eternal winter has come.]
[All life on this land will freeze to death until the Ice Witch dies.]
“…Ice Witch? eternal winter?”
It was then.
[‘Choi Seo-yoon’ has uncovered the mystery of the snowfield!]
[This land has been cursed by the Ice Witch and eternal winter has come.] [
To escape from the eternal winter, you must defeat the Ice Witch.]
[Tower of the Four Seasons 19 Level 2 Stage ‘Mystery
Snowfield’ has been attacked.]
[‘Compass of Destiny’ will be provided as a special reward.]
“…Huh? uh huh?”
Choi Seo-yoon was taken aback by the sudden attack on the stage.
According to the tower’s will, it seems that the stage was captured by others because of him.
“I don’t know what, but did I do it?”
At that time, a pure white light radiated in front of her and soon changed into a small disk
.
When I held it carefully, it became a compass.
And the way to use the compass was naturally imprinted in her mind.
“…The Compass of Destiny.”
It was an artifact that could find a location by registering a specific person’s magic on a compass.
[5 compasses are trying to register you as a bond. Do you want permission’?]
“Yes.”
Then, a small amount of mana escaped from her body and spread out in five directions, like a meteor falling from the sky.
At the same time, opposite five-pronged mana was fired toward Choi Seo-yoon, and it was contained in the compass she held in her hand.
Choi Seo-yoon instinctively learned that the compass contained the party’s magical power.
Seoyoon Choi immediately closed her eyes and remembered someone. At the same time, the needle of the compass
moved.
[The 19th floor of the Tower of the Four Seasons, Stage 3, ‘Find Clues’ has begun.] [
To move on to the next stage, you must find the clues of the ice witch.
] Meet scattered colleagues!]
A new stage has begun. Seoyoon Choi followed the compass and
moved.
A deep cave hidden somewhere in the snowfield.
I lit a campfire and sat down in front of it to warm myself up.
“Whoa. I guess I’ll live a little longer.”
The blizzard was so strong that they had to find a suitable place to evacuate.
I’ve been to many snowy mountains so far, but it was the first time that it was as severe as this place.
Now the level of worrying about whether the other kids are alive.
Still, since each of them has the best talent in their field, they will survive on their own.
“Hmm. We also need to find clues about the Ice Witch.”
Thanks to Seoyoon Choi, a new stage opened quickly.
The initial flow was subtly different from the original, but in the end, the need to find an ice witch that maintains winter did not change. Because I knew from the original work
what direction I should go forward,
I am confident in my ability to capture the stage.
But it’s getting late, so you’d better take a good rest today and start looking for it tomorrow.
And since there might be kids looking for me, I might move hastily and end up getting mixed up.
“Ahhh…
I yawned loudly and got up from my seat and went inside the ‘Goblin Special Compression Camouflage Tent’ that was set up in advance.
cozy inside. I felt the warmth as I lit the inside of the tent with the goblin lamp.
I spread out my sleeping bag and lay down on the floor.
“Good.”
It is a little more uncomfortable than a bed, but considering the outside environment, there is no such thing as paradise.
While looking at the ceiling while lying alone, I took out the ‘Compass of Destiny’ from my pocket.
[Compass of Destiny (Artifact)]
Description: A compass that can find the location of a person connected by fate. You can register a relationship by injecting
magical power .
There is no limit to the list of ties, but if even one of the connected ties is severed, the compass will be destroyed.
“…I didn’t know this would come out as a reward.”
The Compass of Destiny is an artifact that registers other people’s magic and lets you know the location of the person you want. It’s a kind of location tracker
, and it seems like a
good item because you can quickly find and help Lee Seo-joon or the other party, but it’s not necessarily like that for me.
This is because when you are active with a different identity, there is a possibility of being caught by the children.
In that sense, it can be seen as a double-edged sword.
“How do I do this?”
First of all, I had to finish the tower attack, so I had no choice but to share my magic power, but for some reason I think that this might cause trouble.
Of course, after graduation, there will be many things to do as ‘Kim Seon-woo’ rather than ‘Kim Jin-woo’,
but I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Above all, once magic power is registered, the compass cannot be changed.
Except when someone’s death causes the compass to fail.
“Should we propose to destroy it together after it is over?”
I am confident that we will come to an agreement to destroy each other’s compass in the event of an invasion of privacy.
But I think so.
I thought that
Lee Seo-joon’s survival should take precedence over my identity being exposed .
“……Uhm.”
While I was lost in thought, I felt a small presence outside the cave. I got up and looked outside.
Through the snowstorm, I saw a person trudging toward me.
It was Choi Seo-yoon walking with a wide ice curtain over her head, completely blocking the blizzard.
Apparently, he came looking for a compass.
“Seniors!”
Choi Seo-yoon looked at me and approached me with a happy face, waving the compass in her hand.
I stepped out of the tent and greeted her with a light smile.
“It will be cold. Come in quickly.”
Seoyoon Choi nodded and entered the cave.
Then, as he looked around the inside of the cave, he opened his mouth in admiration.
“and. How did you find this place? Very cozy.”
“Isn’t it warm?”
“yes.”
“I’m warming myself up in front of a campfire.”
At my words, Choi Seo-yoon crouched down in front of the campfire.
I poured water from the kettle over the campfire and passed it to her.
“oh. thank you.”
Seoyoon Choi took a glass of water and sipped it.
As we passed the time, we had a light conversation about what had happened.
While talking for a while, Choi Seo-yoon looked back at me as if she remembered something.
“Seniors.”
“yes?”
“…Before we broke up earlier, senior was trying to say something. What is it?”
I thought it was something about Yuara’s hairpin.
It seems that he wanted to ask this after he had been looking at me since before.
I also did not want to be misunderstood, so
I tried to explain quickly.
Then, once again, I felt the presence of people outside.
Choi Seo-yoon must have felt it as well, so she turned her gaze outside the cave.
A black silhouette was approaching this way from outside the cave.
When I saw the snowballs piled up on my head, I burst into laughter.
“Seonwu!”
It was Yoon Ha-young. Choi Seo-yoon and I got up together and greeted her. Yoon Ha-young
stopped for
a moment when she found Choi Seo-yoon, then smiled and said,
“Seoyun is there too.”
“Yes, I just came too.”
I brushed the snow off her hair. Patter. A thick layer of snow fell to the floor.
“I came here with my eyes closed. Avoid the snow with an ice curtain. If it’s an ice attribute, it’s not easy to implement here.”
“Oh, did you think so? I didn’t even think about it.”
Yoon Ha-young brushed her eyes away from me and smiled shyly.
I turned my head to Choi Seo-yoon as I wiped her eyes.
“He has been tightly covered with a tent. Watch and learn.”
“…It’s different because Seoyoon came from first place.”
In response to Yoon Ha-yeong’s praise, Seo-yoon Choi looked at us with a subtle expression and nodded slightly.
“……yes.”
As soon as her eyes melted, Yun Ha-young looked around the cave.
“and. but it’s good Really cozy and
well decorated. You bought it in that tent goblin village, right?”
“that’s right. The inside is also warmer and more spacious than I thought.”
“Ah~ If I knew it would be like this, I would live too.”
Yoon Ha-yeong pouted as if she was sorry.
I shrugged and poured water from the kettle on the campfire into a cup.
“Ah thank you.”
Yoon Ha-young squatted in front of the fire and drank a sip of water.
My cold, frozen body has melted a little, and the table gradually becomes cozy.
Yoon Ha-young stared blankly at the campfire, then glanced at me.
“right. good luck you know that Ara, what happened to the hairpin?”
Seoyoon Choi and Hayoung Yoon seem to be more interested in this than the story of this stage.
There must be a lot to talk about, but since you brought up this story, you must be quite curious.
“You must be literally mistaken.”
“What misunderstanding?”
“I didn’t just give it to Yoo Ara, I also gave it to Lee Seo-joon.”
At my words, Seoyoon Choi tilted her head.
“…You gave Lee Seo-joon a hairpin as a present too?”
“No, not a hairpin, but the half-glove that Lee Seo-joon was wearing. I gave it to Yuara the same day I gave her a hairpin.”
“Ah~ Are you saying it’s just an expensive friendship gift?”
Yoon Ha-young lifted her head as if she understood
.
“What is that?”
At my words, Yun Ha-yeong thought for a moment and then nodded.
“Hmm. Well… Seonwoo has always had a big stomach. He also bought me good things.”
Then Choi Seo-yoon blinked and said.
“…senpai, did you get any presents?”
Regressed extras become geniuses