Returner of the Colosseum

Episode 34 . stabilization(1)

Party time started after the match.

Everyone laughed and chatted and enjoyed the party, probably because of the alcohol they hadn’t had in a long time.

Joo Chang-beom tells Lee Se-yeon about what happened at the arena.

Jace, Luciano, and Zig are laughing and chatting in the queen ant nest, saying you did well, who did well.

I was sitting opposite Aserian, sipping a drink and watching him.

‘Not bad.’

Currently, a prohibition order has been imposed on the farm.

At least until the new recruits properly melted into the farm, how about enforcing the ban?

Of course, I won’t be banning alcohol all the time.

‘Because there is nothing better to relieve stress than alcohol.’

The problem is that accidents do not stop when alcohol is involved.

So, the prohibition was to be maintained at least until the new recruits were accustomed to the Colosseum.

As I sat and stared blankly at them, Aserian opened his mouth.

“Thank you, Ahn Woo-jin.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Thank you for letting the newcomers experience safely. It was just the best picture I could ever have hoped for.”

At Aserian’s words, I smiled and took a sip of the drink I was holding.

“By the way, how did they catch the queen ant?”

“Oh, you were outside and didn’t see it? Everyone did a great job in their respective positions. In fact, there were many dangerous moments, and Joo Chang-beom handled them really well.”

Aserian briefed me on what had happened inside the queen’s nest.

Well, to sum it up, it was that Changbeom Joo was good at reading and defeated each guard ant beast inside, and thanks to that, he was able to defeat the queen ant beast.

“It’s quite good.”

“Yes? This is all thanks to Ahn Woojin-nim’s good teaching. That’s why…”

Aserian raised his arms on the table and lowered his voice.

“Why don’t we get the next new players soon?”

Receive new recruits…

I thought I would say this by now.

The first game survival rate of new players is around 3%.

In that sense, Changbeom Chang, Luciano, Jace, and Zig crossed a major hurdle.

It is self-evident that Aserian, who gained confidence from such an appearance, would like to draw a new drawing.

But I firmly shook my head.

“It’s something you’ll have to deal with, but I think it’s too early.”

“why? Isn’t it just the right timing?”

“There are still many things that are lacking for newcomers. It’s like taking a step now. In this situation, if another newcomer comes in, it will create a situation that is neither one nor the other.”

“ah······.”

“You’d better think about it again after you’ve played at least one more individual PvP match.”

At my words, Aserian pondered, then nodded.

“I see what you mean. It’s not like you’re teaching others yet. Then, I’ll hold off on accepting additional new recruits.”

Aserian who meekly accepts my opinion.

Her answer gave me a satisfied smile.

‘As expected, it was good that he took charge of the work inside the farm.’

Currently, Aserian is relying on me for many things.

It took a little time for me, but thanks to that, Aserian accepted almost all of my opinions.

As time goes by, it seems to be becoming more and more suitable for me.

That was when the party was in full swing.

Tring!

[Lower league-Blood Knight 187 matches are all over.]

[More than half of the audience selected you as ‘Performance of the Blood’!]

[I received 7,000 P as a ‘Performance of the Blood’ bonus. (Team ‘Fight’ fee deducted 3,000 P)]

[The player ‘Ren’ is given the qualifications of a contender (challenger).]

Along with the notification that all the matches of Blood Knight 187 are over, a message saying that they have been selected for the PubOble appeared.

However, there was one more unusual message.

It was that I had obtained contender status.

‘I already got it.’

4 months since returning.

Before I knew it, I was getting closer to the top league.

Of course, I have no intention of going there yet.

“wow! Really congratulations, Ahn Woo-jin. I’ve only played four games and I’m already a contender!”

Asserian also congratulated me as if he had seen the message.

“Congratulations, Ahn Woo-jin!”

“Congratulations, brother!”

And the congratulatory baptism that followed.

In the midst of it, I laughed quietly under the mask.

Since that day, many things have changed in Farm.

First, the accommodation was upgraded from level 2 to level 3.

The rooms are larger and the facilities are much better.

Thanks to this, Aserian’s office, which did not exist before, was created.

Next was the arena.

The existing battleground level is 3.

Even if there was a wound, it was a level that healed quickly.

I raised it to level 5 with my strong suggestion.

Now, even if a limb is cut off, it can be regenerated.

As a result, newcomers started dying.

“What are you doing now? Did they say that if you are sick, the other person will wait for you?”

“To panic at just this much. so what? You want to catch the next match soon? I bet you The moment you go out in private PvP, you’ll be mouth-watering prey.”

“Aren’t you ashamed of the effort you’ve been making? What are you more afraid of when you have already died and come here?”

I pushed the newcomers hard.

Strictly speaking, the bloody battle in the basement was no different than riding my bus.

Even so, it seemed that he had gradually gained confidence because of catching the queen ant, but it was not good.

‘It’s good to have confidence, but being aware of reality is more important.’

Newcomers need to know exactly where they are.

So every day, I cut off the limbs of the newcomers with various weapons, and even cut them in half at the waist.

If it was really bad, Aserian would say, ‘Please take it easy. Everyone will die like this.’ That was enough to stop me.

But I pushed the newcomers nonetheless.

Currently, I am wearing various curse items and dealing with newcomers.

On the other hand, the new recruits were sparring with me while wearing full-tem like in the arena.

When sparring, his stats are higher than mine.

In addition, I was fighting purely with my skills without using any skills.

‘Even so, it’s at a level that I can’t compete with at all.’

In the past, when I was sparring, I had a strong feeling of being looked after. In the first place, I thought that since I had a much higher stat, of course I wouldn’t get it. So rather, the newcomers were able to hold out against me for a longer time.

However, after lowering the stats with the curse item and dealing with them, I was able to clearly realize how lacking they were.

‘Even though I have a lower stat, can’t I block a single attack?’

Now, I thought they would be able to survive even if they entered the arena alone, but it must have been a mistake in my calculations.

So I had no choice but to push them even harder.

Because I didn’t want to die.

Of course, it wasn’t just the whip.

“Ahn Woo-jin. This time, I got additional magical lake water.”

“Oh, thank you.”

As I rolled until I was about to die every day, the guys’ expressions were getting worse and worse.

I called one of them into my room every other day to absorb the unicorn’s horn.

while showing the price of a unicorn’s horn.

“Gig. I have high expectations from Zig. That’s why I can offer these expensive horns without any hesitation.”

“Oh, thank you. I didn’t even know that… We will work harder in the future.”

While holding the whip, he held out a carrot called a unicorn’s horn and gently comforted him, and the next day, the flames flared up in his eyes.

After a month passed like that, they were completely different from when they were dealing with the ant demons.

visor! Chae Chaeng! visor! bang!

“quite!”

“Who is to say!”

Currently, Jace and Luciano are on top of the arena.

The two of them were aiming their weapons at each other like fierce enemies.

It’s already been 10 minutes since we started sparring.

Both did not allow each other to attack, and were swinging their weapons toward an exquisite place.

A month that rolled while being stepped on by me.

They had grown into full-fledged warriors.

Tring!

[A message has arrived from Aserian, the owner of Team ‘Future’.]

―Please come to my room!

Aserian’s call arrived just in time.

I headed to Aserian’s office to report on my achievements so far.

smart-

“Yes, come in!”

As I entered the office, Aserian peeked out from among the piles of papers standing at my height.

“Oh, please sit in front for a moment. Because I asked Lee Se-yeon to bring me some tea.”

“…”

After that, her pen began to dance on the paper.

In his own words, he said that it was the data he had analyzed and organized while watching the Coliseum matches, as well as the information he had gained while living with me, tips, and training methods.

Seeing that amount, I was speechless.

‘Can that amount of time come out without telling all the events that have happened in the form of a diary?’

I was so suspicious.

I sneakily looked at the paper at the top, and it was neatly organized with tables and graphs.

When I checked it out, I was even more curious.

Even though it’s neatly organized like that, there’s so much of it?

smart-

“Yes, come in! Oh, you can put it there. great job.”

“Yes, Goddess.”

I drank the tea Lee Se-yeon left behind and watched what she was doing.

She raised her head when she had half drunk her tea.

“Oh, sorry. I have some things I need to sort out in a hurry.”

“······What is it that you have so much to write about?”

“This one? I checked and organized the skills and equipment that I would recommend to newcomers. I had a bit of trouble finding cost-effective skills that could bring out the best efficiency at a reasonable price.”

At her answer, I involuntarily opened my mouth.

One passion is really great.

Did you look at each of them and organize them?

It seems that I was not the only one who was able to grow so rapidly in the newcomers.

It must be because there was an Aserian who was doing his best in an invisible place.

“What did you call for?”

“Ah, I have something to discuss. This time, an offer came in for new recruits.”

Aserian held out a piece of paper to me.

There were offers for the 4th and 5th matches of Blood Knight 195 written on it.

‘It’s not a nomination offer.’

It was just a simple content that they would give 2 players each for the 4th and 5th matches.

The missions were individual PvP, medium-sized matches with 200 and 500 players respectively.

Having understood everything, I raised my head.

“What do you think, Ahn Woo-jin? Would it be okay if we put the newcomers on there?”

I nodded at her question.

“On page 195, there are three weeks left. I think I’ll be fine.”

Currently, the new recruits had awakened to intermediate weapon skills.

As for stats, Changbeom Chang is in his mid-30s on average, and the other three are in their early 30s.

In addition, he sparred with me every day, and the poison flowed from his eyes.

There were enough odds.

“all right. So, I’m going to make everyone participate. Please take good care of the remaining three weeks.”

At Aserian’s request, I nodded.

3 weeks later.

We’ve been waiting for Zig and Jace, who entered Game 4 of Bloodknight 195.

Aserian is busy watching the game through the status window.

Lee Se-yeon restlessly awaits the results.

And two new recruits who don’t show their nervousness.

“Joo Chang-beom, Luciano.”

“Yes, brother.”

“Yes, Ahn Woo-jin.”

“Are you shaking?”

At my question, Luciano and Changbeom Joo honestly nodded.

I said as I grabbed the two of them by the shoulders.

“Do not worry. It will be a game where you realize you are a predator. And you will come back smiling as if you never did. We will be preparing for a party, so have a good trip.”

I deliberately smiled brightly at them and said.

You won’t be able to see my smile clearly because of the mask, but you’ll know that I’m smiling wider than usual.

Then Changbeom Joo and Luciano also smiled and nodded.

Suwaaang!

At that moment, a light shockwave exploded in the clearing and the gate opened.

There were two people coming out covered in blood.

It was Zig and Jace.

“I’m home!”

“It was hard. That’s really cool. Let’s have a party in a little while.”

Aserian congratulated Jace and Zig and turned to Changbeom Chang and Luciano.

“The party will prepare 7 people. Go and prove you and your team grit.”

“ancient!”

“All right!”

Changbeom Chang and Luciano responded vigorously to Aserian’s confident words.

Then he hugged Jayce and Zig, who had just returned from the game and were covered in blood, and went into the gate.

The vacant lot where silence came again.

I looked at Aserian.

‘I must have been waiting for me with this feeling until now.’

Since I was blind, I couldn’t get along with the other players.

He was often busy arguing with his blind eyes and whatnot, and he didn’t bother me directly when he went up to the higher leagues, but he was often ignored.

So it was the first time waiting for someone to enter the arena.

In words, you guys are the best, go and tear everything up and come, I said things like this, but in my heart there was only nervous and anxious feelings.

‘Because they’re the first ones I’ve taught and raised myself.’

I tried not to give affection in the Colosseum as much as possible.

I couldn’t help but fall in love with them.

I waited for an hour while hiding my nervousness.

Suwaaang!

The gate opened and Changbeom Chang and Luciano came out.

with a bright smile

I nodded at them.

“It was a lot of hard work.”

It was the moment when the newcomers who entered the farm took off their rookie tickets and awakened as true players.