Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 22



Only Krnovel

＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 22

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From 9 AM to 11 AM.

We ran without knowing where we were going. It was not a race walk or a canter, but a run that was closer to a sprint.

Everyone was drenched in sweat. There were also students who complained of muscle problems.

I ran for 5 minutes, rested for 1 minute, and repeated. I felt like I was going to die, but fortunately I didn’t.

Even though I was panting like a fish that had just landed, I recovered quickly after resting for a bit.

“Stop.”

At exactly 11:20 a.m. Chedrek stopped. Finally, we had arrived at our long-distance destination.

“Please stand in the order you came.”

I was exactly in the top 90%. Ranked 110th out of 127 people.

Among the dogs, the back of Soliet Arcne’s head was immediately noticeable. She was also at the front.

“Ugh… … I don’t want to live… … Kill me… … .”

On the other hand, right in front of me was Raye. She kept stumbling, her face on the verge of exhaustion.

—Hey, what is that? Looks like a mine?

—It’s true. X is done.

I looked over to the noise of the seniors.

There was a huge stone mountain. A large entrance, something gloomy, damp and ominous.

“Before we begin the evaluation task, I would like to introduce a specially invited guest of honor.”

Chedrek pointed to the lectern near the mine entrance. A wooden platform was connected to a red carpet.

Just then, a sedan arrived. The sedan stopped for a moment at the beginning of the red carpet. It seems like he’s waiting for something.

“Everyone applaud.”

Chedrek said and clapped. The students also followed suit.

Then the car door opened, and my face froze.

“… … ah.”

Long arms and legs getting out of the car. A great physique and a suit with a luxurious fit that matches it. Blue hair all white and sharp, arrogant eyes.

I am a human being who knows. Not just me, but everyone here.

—Huh crazy.

—Gajonjal. What is the real thing?

The person who arouses admiration throughout the world is Libra’s direct blood relative – her second son, Jade.

‘Jade Leroy Libra Geden’.

-and… … This is my first time seeing Libra in person.

—You’re crazy.

His exterior is so perfect that almost all of the students admire him.

It just feels like shit to me, but that’s probably Libra’s inheritance. There is no flaw in the ‘outward appearance’.

-ah. ah.

Standing on the podium, he tested the microphone and looked around.

-nice to meet. I am Jade from Libra. This mine belongs to Libra… … To be exact, it belongs to me.

It’s not yours, it’s probably an inheritance you will soon inherit.

—Among mines, there are non-renewable mines and renewable mines. This ‘limsoil mine’ is renewable. It has been closed for about 10 years, but the mine will open in the next 1-2 years and produce tens of thousands of tons of magic stones annually.

Jade shrugged her shoulders.

—But before that, I received a service proposal from my alma mater, Endex, and the University Association, and I was willing to cooperate.

This guy, who I haven’t seen in a long time, doesn’t really have anything he says.

—Therefore, I will offer this mine as a location for your College Board assignments.

Eyes looking down at students. I give this to you – Eyes filled with the consciousness of the damned chosen people, just as they were then and now.

Just the way I hated it.

-Previously. Does anyone know how modern miners mine gemstones?

“We use props.”

That was Kane’s answer.

For reference, Kane is a magic stone tycoon. However, Jade continues without even giving him a glance.

—But. Before that device was invented?

At this point, I start to feel an ominous feeling.

—It’s simple. It’s intuitive.

He stretched out his gloved hand. Then the pickaxe flew and landed.

—This is it. It’s this simple thing.

Well, why did you come all the way from Endex to the Magic Stone Mine?

If you think about it, it’s simple.

—The purpose of this task is to mine magic stones. In the ‘shaft’ you will be able to test your mental strength and endurance. I’ll leave the detailed explanation to the person in charge. Okay then.

After finishing her speech, Jade threw away her pickaxe. She clapped somewhere as if she had been waiting. It spread in an instant, and I quietly looked up at him.

Jade, Libra’s second son.

He’s as much of an asshole as his eldest son, Zedric.

A crazy person who values ​​his reputation and pride more than anything else, and will do anything if it’s ‘what he wants’.

자기 잘난 맛에, 남 업신여기는 맛에 사는 개새끼… … .

I’m sure that’s the case.

“under.”

Something is strange.

What happened to my head? Or maybe it’s because when you hate someone to the point of death, their appearance and personality become secretly friendly.

I’m glad to see him.

It’s good to see you again like this, and to see you alive and breathing.

“ha ha ha… … .”

I smiled and raised my hand.

Clap clap clap clap——!

We applauded enthusiastically.

Until my hands turn red and people around me make noise.

It was probably a truer resonance than anyone else’s.

Thanks to this, I even made eye contact with Jade.

—Heh.

He slightly twitched the corner of his mouth and turned around.

“I would like to thank Lord Jade for cooperating with the venue… … “I will tell you the purpose of the assignment.”

As Jade drove away in the sedan, Chedrek spoke again in plain language.

“It is simply mining magic stones. “Grades are evaluated based on the quantity and quality of magic stones.”

Digging for magic stones.

It may seem difficult at first glance, but it is not a task that strength alone can solve.

Seniors can use the magic spells they have learned or use the spectrum.

To begin with, the ‘pieces’ used by modern miners are not suits that amplify their strength.

It’s a simple stick.

A stick the size of a pickaxe, imbued with a magic spell invented by a genius.

“Now let’s get started. “Let’s enter.”

Everyone moved at Chedrek’s words.

* * *

The entrance to the Limto Mine.

Wearing the miner’s uniform provided by the manager, Kane is glaring at one person.

“… … Hey Elise. I hate that bastard today. “I can’t stand it.”

Of course it is Sion Askal. A guy who just stands there and yawns.

Elise asked calmly.

“By what means?”

“It’s a mine. “There are no cameras inside anyway.”

“Wouldn’t it be annoying?”

“Then just leave it alone? “Didn’t you see what that bastard was doing to me?”

Kane frowned. Elise said, raising her eyebrows.

“It’s a mine. “Are you sure you won’t get lost on your own?”

“still-”

Kane was about to retort something but then stopped. She smiled as if an idea occurred to her.

“… … okay. “I know what you mean.”

At that moment, the mine manager shouted loudly.

“ruler! We’ll be entering soon! Please put canned magic stones in the duffel bag provided! Smartphones don’t explode anyway, so if you’re worried about damage, leave it behind! I’ll keep it for you… … .”

* * *

It’s dark and humid. Heat sticks to the skin. There are sticky things on them, and the sweat accumulated in the miner’s uniform is sticky like mud. It’s unpleasant and shitty, but I’m used to it.

To be honest, I have a lot of mining experience.

“It reminds me of the old days… … .”

I walked down the shaft.

It’s one of the many intersections in the tunnel designated by the manager, and it looks like an ant cave. Because the branches are too diverse and narrow.

“oh.”

As I walked, I saw a stone wall in front of me. It looks like an ordinary dead end road, but if you look at the rail under your feet, it’s clearly a road you’ve crossed once before. It looks like the rail has been swallowed by the wall.

This is proof that it is a ‘regenerated’ mine, and work can begin from here.

“see… … .”

Searching for magic stones in the mine is simple.

It is an eye contact or a sense.

You just have to feel the mana in the wall, but now I have a much more efficient way.

·SZX-9500

Ultra-expensive high-end equipment worth 300,000 ren remembered in “Notepad.”

I summoned it with my eyes open. At that moment, the world changed. Every part of my vision was magically reversed. The flow of mana in the wall—magical veins extending like tree trunks formed on the retina.

However, the magic stone is a lump, not a stem.

Therefore, if you look at the wall a little more closely, you can see the sediment condensed between the spider web-like veins.

It is the ‘core’ of Maseok.

Sigh!

I stuck a pickaxe into it.

Basasasak——!

Parts of the wall crumbled like cookies. The magic stone came out mixed in with the debris.

It is similar to the method of hunting golems.

If you can just find the core and destroy it, mining magic stones becomes so easy.

“If this is enough-”

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan~~!

At that time, a sudden explosion rang out. A gale blew behind me. My ears went blank.

I quickly turned around.

——Quarrrrrrr.

“… … .”

The ceiling of the tunnel I had walked through collapsed.

I looked ahead again. Of course it was a dead end.

I looked back again. The mine shaft was tightly blocked.

I laughed out loud. He muttered with the pickaxe slung over his shoulder.

“What kind of dog is it?”

* * *

——Quarrrrrrr.

Looking at the clogged tunnel, Escher stretched out in relief.

“Ugh~ I feel refreshed inside. hey. When are you going to release me?”

“Release what? Ji should come out on his own. “If you’re like shit, call the rescue team.”

Kane took his hand off the wall. Escher grinned.

“Hey. But Kane, are you coming? “I could skip college and go to the draft.”

“Do you understand now?”

Kane’s “Spectrum” is related to soil.

Usually, human magic decomposes into mana when it falls more than 2 to 3 meters away from the user’s body, unless it is a very solid magic spell.

Not Kane.

He is able to extend a magical power stream measuring a kilometer through the natural mana in the soil.

With that, Kane followed Sion from a distance, and at the appropriate time activated the magic spell “Soil: Collapse” and buried her.

“Now that the entertainment is over, do you want to split up?”

Elise said, taking out a pickaxe.

“uh. okay.”

“I’ll just have to dig up about 500.”

Kane and Escher scattered in different directions.

So, Elise became alone. She was left alone in the closed mine shaft.

“ha… … .”

She took a deep breath.

To no avail, my heart is pounding like crazy.

My breathing becomes difficult, and my chest feels like it will be crushed.

My hands and feet are shaking. A feeling of panic comes over me, as if my feet will disappear at any moment.

Elise hates confined spaces.

I hate being alone.

It’s so unbearable.

In fact, this is her disease.

The diagnosis is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

I don’t know what kind of trauma it was. Did I forget it, was it forgotten, or did someone erase it?

However, the fact that she was ‘trapped alone’ was imprinted as a clear trauma on Elise, and it still bothers her.

“ha… … .”

Of course, we have already prepared for such an unexpected situation.

Elise opened the zipper of her messenger bag. Inside, she pulled out a stuffed rabbit and poured her magic into it.

Then the rabbit perked up its ears. He even opened his mouth to speak.

—Let’s go!

It is a magical spell worth 30,000 ren, “Puppetry: Cookie,” purchased at an auction.

It is the work of puppet master Kanna, and when this technique is implemented, an artificial intelligence called ‘Cookie’ is implanted in the doll.

“The trick to mining magic stones is simple.”

Elise spoke to Cookie and activated the mache.

“First, take the pickaxe.”

Sigh—!

A pickaxe was stuck in the wall.

“All you have to do is radiate magical power.”

Her magic flowed into the wall. Not long after, crunchy—! The entire surface was disintegrated into a heap of dirt. Elise created a breeze above him.

Whiiiiing——.

All the light dust was scattered and only heavy lumps of magic stones remained.

“Is it easy?”

—Let’s go!

The rabbit answered. Elise smiled slightly. Before she knew it, her suffocating feeling had disappeared.

It was then.

——————!

A roaring noise rang out. At the same time, the ground beneath my feet disappeared. The balance of her entire body was upset.

There was no time to react.

It was a fall.

“… … uh?”