Returner of the Colosseum

Episode 19 . new player(6)

After that day, I started to put more effort into training new players on weapon skills.

‘Teaching was also a learning.’

This was the part I hadn’t known about.

“stop.”

At my word, the new recruits gathered in front of me after checking their outfits in perfect order.

“Today we will end here. You have worked hard today.”

“You worked hard, Ahn Woo-jin!”

“Thank you for guiding me today!”

The new recruits bowed their heads, put their weapons in the storage box, and left the training room.

Then, Aserian, who was writing something diligently from behind, approached.

“You worked hard today too.”

“yes.”

“Did you see the eyes of the newcomers today? Didn’t the eyes of respect radiate towards Ahn Woo-jin?”

At Aserian’s words, I smiled bitterly.

In the meantime, I had looked at the newcomers like burdensome burdens.

It was because I thought it was too wasteful to spend my time educating someone.

At times when I don’t have enough time to train.

Since I’ve been so indifferent, the new recruits have made it even more difficult for me.

But yesterday’s incident changed my mind a little.

‘The more I went through the training, the more I learned.’

original intention.

Since I started over from the basics, I was able to regain my original intentions that I had forgotten, and it was an opportunity to look back on the parts that I had inadvertently overlooked because I had to proceed with a complete understanding of the part in order to inform someone.

As a result, I became more devoted to the education of the newcomers, and thanks to that, the signs that the newcomers were having difficulty with me were gradually disappearing.

“Okay, let’s go eat soon too!”

“yes.”

Entering the restaurant with Aserian, Lee Se-yeon smiled lightly and lowered her head.

after.

I glanced sideways at the table where I was sitting.

‘Why the hell are you doing that?’

There was my food tray, which was twice as tall as the others.

The portion has grown more than lunch.

Are you testing how much I can eat…?

I don’t leave food for a while… This didn’t look easy.

“hehehe- Ahn Woo-jin-nim is good, because you can eat a lot.”

Aserian covered his mouth with one hand and laughed.

“…Let’s have a meal.”

In the end, I succeeded in getting rid of all the food on the plate that day too.

A week later.

At the farm’s new arena, I was confronting four new players with swords in hand.

“Whoop, whoop, whoop.”

Unlike the newcomers who were tense with heavy breathing, I was very calm.

The opponents are the chicks who have just grabbed the sword.

It was nonsense that I was nervous against them.

‘How can I win?’

Yes, making them realize how weak they are on this occasion would be a good motivator.

I need to show my skills properly.

That was when I was thinking about it.

When I turned my head at the gaze that seemed to be staring at me from somewhere, I saw Aserian.

When I looked at her, I thought, ‘It’s easy. “It’s easy,” he said through his mouth.

‘It’s not good to grow it as a flower in a greenhouse.’

I thought about it in my heart, but I decided to go as I originally thought.

I am in a teaching position.

In a word, it means you have to trust them.

But if I go easy like Aserian said, will they trust me and try to follow me?

Perhaps even the slightest suspicious situation will easily lead to distrust.

So I tried to do it right.

When I lifted the sword that was facing the floor, I felt the hot eyes again.

‘what.’

She pointed her middle and index fingers to her eyes, then pointed them at me.

– I’m watching you. Just try not to live.

It was obviously just a simple gesture, but it seemed she was shouting that.

‘Tsk.’

I can’t help it.

It seemed that showing my real skills would have to be postponed until later.

Today, I’ll just accept the sword and make it feel like a real battle.

“Ha!”

As I clicked my tongue and moved my sword, all four players charged at me at the same time.

Whiik!

Avoiding the flying sword, he stabbed the sword moderately.

Close to the shield so that anyone can block it.

however······.

Push!

“…”

Even in the situation where the sword was flying, I looked at Aserian first without realizing it.

Contrary to concerns, however, she did not move at all with her arms crossed.

‘This much is acceptable.’

The newcomer who was stabbed by the sword was on the shoulder side, so he quickly got up from his seat.

It’s just that I can’t avoid this.

Tsk.

‘It can’t be helped.’

In the first place, it is the first time in practice.

Let’s block it first, and stab the shield.

If anyone heard it, it would sound absurd, but I couldn’t do it.

The skill gap between the newcomers and me was too great.

From then on, I had no choice but to block the flying sword for a long time and only attack towards the shield.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok, you worked hard.”

“yes.”

The new recruits collapsed on the floor and gasped for breath.

On the other hand, I haven’t even shed a single drop of sweat.

Well, I understand.

Fighting with the tips of the swords pointed at each other is very mentally draining.

And the consumption of mental power also affects physical strength.

This was the reason why the physical strength of the newcomers, who were stiff in the first practice, had to be quickly drained.

I was trying to get out of the arena with my sword, but Aserian chased after me.

“You worked hard, Ahn Woo-jin!”

“Yes, what.”

To be honest, it was a bit embarrassing because it wasn’t even a warm-up.

I was about to leave the arena, but Aserian caught me.

“Can I talk to you two for a minute?”

“…?”

For some reason, Aserian’s expression was serious.

What’s going on?

As I nodded, Aserian ushered me into the rest room.

There was no room in the farm that could be called her office, so she had no choice.

“Is there a problem?”

“Hey… I got an offer.”

At her words, my eyes widened.

at las.

The offer you’ve been waiting for has arrived.

It’s already been 2 weeks since Blood Knight 176 ended.

I wondered if it was time for an offer to come in.

However, I was very glad that the offer came just in time.

“When?”

“Blood Knight 179yo…”

Blood Knight 179.

for a moment.

179?

“Then isn’t it just this week?”

“yes······. There was a player who was originally supposed to run, but he must have been absent due to circumstances.”

Upon entering the arena, all wounds are healed.

That is, no injuries.

then······.

‘It means dead.’

Well, it’s not like there aren’t any fights within the farm.

But something got stuck.

A somewhat subtle expression of Aserian.

It’s not like there’s not much time left in the game.

“What else?”

“yes. That… it’s a story mission.”

It’s a story mission.

If so, it’s not easy.

Only then could I understand her expression.

Story missions were not simply missions that could be broken by being strong.

As various missions were presented, various experiences were more important than skills.

I only experienced the story mission once in the first playthrough.

Because I had to fight blindly from the second half of the lower league.

It was difficult to distinguish between allies and enemies, so I hadn’t played anything other than individual PvP matches.

‘What are my stats now?’

[Name: Ahn Woo-jin (Nickname: Ren)] [Affiliation: Team Fighting Spirit]

[League: Lower League]

[Strength: 29] [Agility: 35 [Stamina: 38]

[Spirit: 89] [Intelligence: 14] [mana: 0]

[Awakening Ability: ＜Super Sense＞ ＜Advanced Living＞ ＜Special Mana Management＞ ＜Advanced Spearmanship＞ ＜Advanced Swordsmanship＞ ＜Advanced Daggerskill＞ ＜Advanced Throwing＞ ＜Intermediate Boxing Skills＞ ＜Low Treatment＞ ＜Advanced Archery＞ ＜Lesser Swordsmanship alcohol＞]

[Owned Skills (0/5): None]

[Achievement Perks: None] [Dimension Perks: None] [Race Perks: None]

In the meantime, I haven’t been able to raise my stats much.

New recruits had to be trained, and there was also a decrease in the rate of increase as their stats increased.

hmm.

It’s a bit vague.

‘My stats are too low to run the story missions.’

Because there is a basic difficulty.

However, it was very disappointing to give up the game.

My current base salary is 3,500 points.

As the points increase, the frequency of participating in the game decreases.

3,500 points isn’t that high, but it’s not low either.

So it was very sad to give up like this.

‘Let’s go to participate.’

It was the moment I was about to open my mouth to accept.

“And the co-main event.”

flinch.

“······Was it a co-main event that the offer came in?”

“yes······.”

ha.

driving me crazy.

Why on earth would Game Maker now put a co-main event offer on a player who has only played two games?

A co-main event is a match that exists right below the main event.

In other words, it is an offer that only contenders or those equivalent to it receive.

If you do well in the co-main event, you move straight up to the main event.

And that means.

‘It means that the day to be promoted to a higher league is just around the corner.’

ha.

My head hurt.

top league.

Of course I want to go.

But not yet.

As someone who has already experienced a higher league, I wanted to go after at least some preparation.

What about your stats now?

‘There is no choice.’

Would you be torn to death in one fell swoop?

The contenders who reign supreme in the lower leagues become the weakest the moment they go up to the upper leagues.

To that extent, there was a gap that could be called a wall between the lower and upper leagues.

“I… I hope you don’t play in this game. Actually, I thought a lot about whether or not I should tell you about the offer. Still, I think it’s right to tell you, so I’m telling you this.”

“Thank you for saying the words. Maybe I need some time to think about it, is that okay?”

“yes. Still, I decided to give you an answer by tonight. It looks a bit rushed too.”

I nodded to Aserian and stood up.

Maybe a little…

It felt like I needed to walk.

It’s a co-main event…

Then there’s the story mission.

The difficulty level will really make you vomit.

‘how will we do it.’

In fact, if my stats were a little higher, I wouldn’t have worried like this.

Objectively speaking, my stats are around the average of the lower leagues.

You have to turn on the perks to go up to the top of the lower league.

Compared to co-main eventers located at the top level, it is a bit lacking.

‘Still, I have the confidence to fight better.’

It was a matter of probability.

It was only two weeks ago that I came back after going through a lot of hardships by participating in the general offer game.

I felt it then.

I still have to roll more in the lower leagues.

Still, what I’m thinking about is this.

‘I want to run.’

It must be because of my rapidly beating heart, saying that I want to play.

“You seem to be in a lot of trouble.”

While I was wandering around the clearing for a while, Aserian approached me.

She looked at me and smiled softly.

“Go to the game.”

“……Weren’t you negative until just now?”

“But you are expressing it with your whole body. want to play in the game Aren’t you looking for a reason not to play now?”

He said he was looking for a reason not to play.

That’s right.

It really was.

In an instant, laughter came out.

I only played two matches, but I received a co-main event.

I was greedy.

If you decline the offer this time, the co-main event offer won’t come for a while.

Also, if you win, the bonus will be huge, and you will have to work hard, but you will definitely learn something from it.

‘Okay, let’s run.’

When did I compete in a game with higher stats than others?

During the first playthrough, I was always the weakest.

‘But he never gave up.’

Where did the player who continued the reckless challenge at that time go, and did he become a coward before he knew it?

Having made up my mind, I looked at Aserian.

“That match. I will run.”

“I knew you would. I am sure he will come back with a great performance this time too.”

Then, Aserian smiled brightly.

That’s how I entered the Blood Knight 179 co-main event.

Tring!

[Game: Let’s start the co-main event match of the lower league-Blood Knight 179.]

[Type: Factor Rescue (Story Mission)]

[Game Name: The other side of the light]

[Map: Aden Mach (Medium)]

[Audience number: 25,274]

[Mission: Rescue the sacrifices that are detained somewhere in the Church of Light and destroy the holy relics they have.]

[Victory condition 1: Rescue the sacrifice to be used in the demon summoning ritual—white light flows out.]

[Victory condition 2: Destroy the holy relic used in the demon summoning ritual—purple light flows out.]

[The demon summoning ritual is scheduled to begin in the next 48 hours. If the time limit is exceeded, the mission will be automatically failed.]

[Rescue the sacrifice and bring it safely to the safety zone. The safety zone emits a green light.]

[‘Sacrifices’ are detained somewhere in the Church of Light.]

[The ‘Holy Relic’ exists somewhere in the Church of Light.]

[The difficulty is too high, so if the mission is successful, everyone will survive (resurrect)]

[Since the difficulty is too high, it is possible to send messages using the status window.]

[If the mission is successful, bonus points of x 5 are paid as base salary.]

[Time limit until destruction of the relic: 48:00:00]

[The match starts in 3 seconds.]

Aden Macha.

The map selection was good.

Because it was a map where fragments of the mask exist to upgrade the white mask.

This mission will definitely win.

And take the fragments of the mask.

I clenched both fists.