I Became A Childhood Friend of A Mid Level Boss Chapter 48

Became a childhood friend of the middle boss (47)

Gray Gate, Foggy Mountain Climbing Path III.

After entering the gate, I raised my head and looked around.

‘ocean? Paved road? First of all, it looks like there are no monsters nearby… .’

All the test takers, including Yeon Ha-neul and I, were standing on a two-lane road.

To the left and right of the road, an open sandy beach and blue sea caught my eye.

If you listened closely, you could hear the sound of waves mixing among the sounds of words.

‘Where does the road lead?’

Next, I moved my gaze along the road I was standing on.

Behind me, the road was cut in the middle, and there was only a pure white world.

This means that this gate does not reflect the world behind it.

And on the front… .

‘mountain?’

Beyond the road crowded with test takers, I could see a mountain covered in fog.

[The strategy conditions are delivered one by one.]

[This gate has already been conquered.]

“… .”

A message appeared before my eyes.

Judging by the fact that the gate was conquered, it seemed that conquering the gate was not a test.

At that time, a sound was heard from above.

[From now on, I will explain the second practical test.]

“… .”

Small wings were flying in the sky, and round spheres were flying around.

It was an artifact that transmitted and received video.

Screen Eye.

The sound was coming from there.

[Test takers, the road you are standing on leads to a foggy mountain.]

The people who looked confused at those words all turned their heads towards the mountain covered in fog.

Both me and Yeon Ha-neul looked at the mountain we found a little while ago.

[There is an exit through the gate at the top of Mt. Fog. You just have to come to the exit at the top of Mist Mountain in any way.]

“… .”

[At this time, grades will be graded differentially according to the time it takes to reach the exit, and the grades according to time will be 30, such as 4 hours for grade 1, 4 hours and 30 minutes for grade 2, 5 hours for grade 3, and 5 hours and 30 minutes for grade 4. Calculated by segment.]

Screen children spoke everywhere.

I listened to the explanation and got to the point.

therefore… .

‘It’s a race against time.’

Looking at the looks in the test takers’ eyes, it seemed like I wasn’t the only one who had that thought.

They were getting ready to run.

Some students had already started.

“Ah, so shameless!”

“Isn’t that guy foul!?”

[Testees are requested to wait within the line marked on the floor until the second practical test begins. Any test taker who steps out of line will be deducted points regardless of the reason. So please come back right now.]

The test takers who had run ahead hurriedly returned to the line.

The screen eye flying in the sky then continued its explanation.

[The second exam will begin soon. Please quickly set up the gate watch’s timer function.]

“… .”

[Then the countdown begins. 10, 9, 8, 7… .]

When the sound of 10 seconds was heard, none of the test takers said a word anymore.

All I could hear was the sound of waves crashing in my son-in-law, and there was tension.

[…] 5, 4, 3… .]

I was ready to run in it.

The mana within the body was expressed and the body was warmed.

Eventually, the countdown ended.

[…] 1, 0.]

Screen Eye emits a buzzer sound.

[The second practical test begins.]

The test takers started running.

* * *

“Don’t mess around in front of me and get out of the way!”

“hey! “Did you just hit me!?”

Although the road was not narrow, there were a lot of test takers.

Since they were all running in one direction, it was difficult to pass the person ahead, and the road conditions were bound to become stagnant.

So, as I was driving down the road, I could hear the sounds of test takers arguing with each other around me.

‘There will be no answer like this.’

I sighed when I saw the test takers running in front of me, blocking the road.

They were so crowded that it seemed difficult to clear the path.

However, it was obvious that if I just kept running like this, I wouldn’t get a high score.

At that time, Yeon Ha-neul spoke.

“what do you think about it?”

“what?”

“The second test. “What exactly are the evaluators asking of us in this test?”

Even though 10 minutes have passed since the test started.

She ran next to me and didn’t seem to be out of breath at all.

Compared to the training she had done for five years, running on the road was easy, and she was running at a fast pace to keep up with the test takers in front of her.

It was the same for me too.

‘Anyway, what do you think?’

After thinking about Yeon Ha-neul’s question for a moment, I opened my mouth.

“The first round was to check magical power, so the second round was probably intended to check physical strength.”

If it were a test to climb the mountain peak, it would most likely be to determine physical strength.

So, the test takers, including us, were running at our own pace instead of running at full speed like fools.

It was a long way to get to Mist Mountain, and I had to save as much stamina as possible to climb up to the top of the mountain.

“I think so too. But is that really all that is asked of it? I mentioned this in the test explanation earlier. “Grade 1 must be reached within 4 hours.”

“It did.”

“If we keep running at this pace, can we get there in four hours? Even assuming you never take a break.”

“It won’t be impossible, but it will be difficult.”

I answered immediately without even thinking.

It was a question that Yeon Ha-neul had been thinking about for a while even without raising any questions.

As it is, you can’t get grade 1.

This was also the reason why I thought there would be no answer to this.

In that sense… .

“You might want to see not just physical strength, but also how to reach the top of the mountain.”

I agreed with Yeon Ha-neul’s thoughts.

If you think about it, Screen Eye also explained the test a little while ago.

‘Did you tell me to come in some way?’

I could say that just running blindly on the road like this is not the answer.

I had to come up with another way.

“The problem is how to prepare it.”

“eww… I know.”

“Shall we wipe them out? “Then I think I can take the lead.”

“Wouldn’t that just end up wasting time fighting?”

Yeon Ha-neul and I rolled our heads to get the first grade.

It was right then.

“Uh huh? Um, what is that!?”

“Are you flying?”

Someone shouted in surprise.

Immediately after, I was able to witness something passing quickly over the road.

I paid attention to the sight.

“That… .”

A woman with wildly flowing red hair flying on a cane.

It seemed like she was planning to fly to the top of the mountain in one go.

‘… It must be Min A-rin.’

As far as I know, among the test takers, there was only one female student with high magical power, a lot of mana, and red hair who could do that.

It must be Min Arin of Mado Minga.

‘It was the same test taking place for him too.’

As one of Kang Han Byeol’s party members, she was a character with strong spirit, pride, and an obsession with always being better than others in the game.

As a result, there were many clashes with Kang Han Byeol in the beginning of the story.

‘Then, if you beat the Min A-rin episode, you can recruit her as a party member, and her personality will change. A shy character whose behavior is different from what he says. Of course, if he couldn’t finish the episode, a bad ending was waiting for him.

Soon my thoughts turned elsewhere.

‘Now that I think about it, Min A-rin was the top student in admissions in the game?’

That’s what I remember from my past life.

Perhaps Min A-rin will soar in the sky like that, get first grade in the second practical test, and go on to win other tests as well.

I took my eyes off her as she walked away, looked ahead, and opened my mouth.

“Sky.”

“why?”

“Can’t you fly like that too?”

“Well, it’s not impossible. “It might fly in a different way than that kid.”

“What method is it?”

“I couldn’t see everything because I was watching from a distance, but it seemed like that person used buoyancy magic to make himself and the staff lighter than air, kept that state unchanged, and used acceleration magic. It seems like fire elemental magic was added as a propellant. To put it simply, should I say it’s like attaching a booster to a hot air balloon?”

“… He speaks well while running. But did you figure it out just by taking a quick peek?”

“If you look at the overall structure of the technique, you can get a rough idea. And I’m also using buoyancy magic right now. That’s why running isn’t difficult.”

“I was secretly writing it?”

“You said it before. “It’s better not to rely too much on magic.”

“But let me at least say something.”

“You did it just now.”

“Yeah, you’re great.”

“upset?”

“Just stop talking.”

“Well, how much did we talk about… .”

“How can you fly?”

“Oh, that’s it. I thought I would just use wind elemental magic to fly away.”

“Then let’s do the same.”

“But there’s a problem.”

“What?”

“It is possible for me to fly alone, but if I were to fly with you, it would be very difficult to control. “If you do something wrong, you could end up flying upside down. Is that okay?”

“… done.”

If you do that, blood will rush to your head.

I decided to give up the idea of ​​flying with her magic.

“So you’re saying you can do it alone?”

“I will be able to do it on my own.”

“Then I’ll just leave it like this and you can go to the top of the mountain first. “There’s no need to cater to me.”

“no. “It’s meaningful to go together.”

“I might not be able to get 1st grade?”

“I’m fine as long as I pass. And if I get 1st grade alone, people won’t notice. “I don’t want to stand out as much as possible.”

“So you’re going to do Himsumjjin?”

“It’s not like I’m tired… . The idea is to strategically conserve power. lets think. What if there is a variable in that mountain that we didn’t expect? So, I’m going to save the mana in my body just in case something happens.”

“That doesn’t make sense.”

Actually, I didn’t want to run and climb the mountain alone for hours.

I hoped there was at least a friend next to me.

So, I was just grateful if Yeon Ha-neul stayed by my side.

“uh? Gyeonwoo, look over there!”

At that time, Yeon Ha-neul pointed to the right.

I traced her fingers.

Sigh!

The sea spreads beyond the guardrail.

Suddenly the sea was freezing.

And on the frozen sea… .

“… .”

Someone was running as if lightly stepping on the ground.

It was a short woman.

‘He was also at this test site.’

Gray hair, purple eyes.

After strengthening my eyesight with the mana in my body and barely examining her features, I was able to immediately identify her.

She was also a character in the game.

“I’m Nam Yu-ri from Yeonseong Nam’s family.”

“Ah, he was a member of the Ten Clans. So is it possible to freeze the ocean? The sea doesn’t freeze easily. To freeze the sea using magic, the process is complicated, and to do it on that scale, the mana in the body must be consumed significantly… .”

“Maybe he didn’t freeze the ocean the way you say?”

“then?”

“It must have changed the arrangement of the water molecules. Because Yeonseong Namga’s magic is developed in that direction. Ah, is it alchemy? “For me, that’s it.”

Nam Yu-ri of Yeonseong Namga.

She was quite a nuisance.

Depending on the flow of the story, they become enemies and allies.

‘For now, it’s best not to get involved with Nam Yuri as much as possible.’

Whether in terms of story or personality, it would be very difficult to get involved with Nam Yuri.

It was best to avoid it for now.

“Now other people are following him and running on the sea!”

“They will be eliminated.”

“uh?”

“He’s really merciless to the other person if he doesn’t get his interest. But do you think the people who try to sneakily get on the bus are people who would be interesting?”

“… “Do you know him?”

“I only heard it through rumors. “Look over there.”

“… .”

The frozen sea that Nam Yu-ri passed through began to quickly collapse.

The test takers who followed him suddenly fell into the sea as the ice floor collapsed.

Nam Yu-ri was moving forward without showing the slightest interest in those who were drowning in the sea.

“You shouldn’t try to take advantage of him. Because if you do something wrong, you could face even more severe retribution than that. Just know.”

“Yes… .”

Maybe you will encounter it in the exam.

I warned Yeon Ha-neul to prepare for that case.

Meanwhile, this is not the time for us to relax and watch others.

We also had to find a way.

however… .

‘Shiba.’

I frowned.

The road is already blocked.

“It keeps pushing me around!”

“hey! “You come here!”

“Oh, I keep telling you not to interfere!?”

“Do you want to give it a try!?”

A fight broke out in front of me.

The physical fight was quickly spreading to the surrounding students.

“There is no such thing as a mess, a mess… .”

In the end, they even took out a device and started stabbing him.

A large-scale battle broke out between test takers on the two-lane road.

I also held the military blue sword in my hand.

* * *

Min Arin from Mado Minga.

She flew into the sky and saw the sight of the ground moving away.

You could see test takers who were surprised to find themselves and people running down the crowded road.

‘Is it okay to run like that?’

Min A-rin snorted lightly.

Even if they run as fast as rabbits, when you look down from the sky, they just feel like turtles crawling.

It’s slow, too.

In the eyes of the little griffin in the village of Madou, they looked infinitely weak as they couldn’t fly and only ran around the ground.

You cannot be your own opponent.

Therefore, you are superior.

special.

After all, among people of the same age, there is no one who surpasses him.

She felt some kind of superiority.

‘… ‘Black admission ticket?’

Then, two test takers suddenly caught Min A-rin’s eyes.

He was wearing a black admission ticket.

‘Who is it?’

Min A-rin was mildly interested in those who had the same test results as her.

I decided to lower my altitude and check their faces.

‘Man and woman… .’

I couldn’t look at the two people’s features in detail because I was watching from a distance, but the man with black hair seemed to have a pretty smooth face.

It might be cute.

At least she thought so.

And the woman next to me… .

‘Rabbit ears?’

The woman was Ain.

Her striking hair, which I couldn’t tell if was white or blue, was flowing, and bunny ears were also swinging from her head.

‘If you are a female Ain with rabbit ears and the ability to wear a black admission ticket… As far as I know, there is only one.’

Min A-rin was able to quickly identify herself from her facial features.

This is because it was quite famous among people who specialized in magic.

To be precise, the famous person was not her, but the person she had as a teacher.

In any case, there was no way he, a person from a private home, would not know.

‘I am the disciple of the Seven Colored Witch.’

Hong Yena, a seven-colored witch who masters the seven elemental magics and is envied by many wizards.

I had already heard that her student was the same age as her and had applied to Geumgang Academy.

Min A-rin saw with her own eyes the disciple of a magician whom she respected, and her competitive spirit burned.

‘Well, I’m better than that.’

Now that we have confirmed her existence.

I couldn’t relax like this.

Although he doesn’t know why the Seven Colored Witch’s disciple is running on the road, he will move ahead of her and reach the top of Mist Mountain before anyone else.

So… .

‘The position of head of admission is mine.’

You will prove your excellence.

Min A-rin decided to increase altitude again and increase power output.

It was then.

Whiiing!

The wind blew behind my back.

Mana was felt in the wind.

Min A-rin hurriedly turned around.

I saw a being flying in the sky like me, chasing me at high speed.

‘He… .’

Black hair, green eyes.

The woman who spread mana around her body but did not show any tricks of the art did not seem to be a magician.

It’s a spirit priest.

If so, I felt like I knew who it was.

‘He is a person of the circular car.’

Circular Chaga, a spirit magic master who belongs to the Ten Clans along with the Madou Minga.

Min A-rin realized her identity and quickly decided to ostracize her.

So, the moment I tried to increase output.

“what!?”

The direct descendants of the circular chaga accelerated.

It was an amazing speed.

She followed almost right behind him and quickly overtook him.

This is because, unlike herself, who had to adjust the spell, she only had to command the spirit, so it did not take any time to cast.

It was the difference between magic and elemental magic.

Even so.

‘Put me aside?’

I didn’t want to be left behind like this.

Even if the opponent is a person of circular difference, it is unacceptable to get ahead.

“Just wait and see.”

Increasing the output of her magic, Min A-rin flew after her.

Thoughts about the Seven-Colored Witch’s disciple had disappeared into the background.

fantasy,