Arena Chapter 48:
Chapter 48 Special Skill (Part 2)
-Spirit summons (main skill): summon a spirit and use the power of mother nature .
*Possible summons spirits: Sylph, Kasa
*Entry level 1: summons time 2 hours
Reading the description on the board, I can see that I have made the contract with Kasa . I decide to summon it .
“Kasa . ”
Hwaluluk-
A flame suddenly bobs up and down in front my eyes and the flame **** up and appears into one shape . The completed appearance is…
-Hek hek hek…!
A small animal pants with its tongue out . And a tail ferociously wagged left and right .
It’s a puppy .
Appearing from the body that was ablaze, a puppy that looks like a Yorkshire terrier looks at me and greets me with its wagging tail .
“Ha…”
I sigh .
A dog after a cat . I was hoping it would be a spirit I could talk with .
-Bark bark!
The dog looks at me and barks . With shiny wide eyes he looks at me and I laugh .
“Alright, alright, come here . ”
-Bark!
Kasa jumps into my lap .
‘Hold up . ’
The summons time is still 2 hours .
If I have Kasa summoned with Sylph, does the time run out twice as fast?
I should test this out .
“Sylph!”
-Meow!
This time, a slender kitty appears and delicately sits on top of my head .
-Meow?
-Ruff?
Sylph and Kasa look at each other suspiciously . They exchanged looks like who are you…
Sylph taps Kasa on the head with her front paw .
Kasa is momentarily alarmed and growls and bares his teeth . Sylph too lowers her body and assumed a fighting position .
-Bark, bark, bark!
-Meow!
Kasa jumped up from my lap and gets entangled with Sylph . I see the two spirits tossing and turning above my head and sigh once more .
What a mess .
At least them quarreling doesn’t use more summons time .
While the cat and dog argue, I look at my board .
*Entry level 1: summons time 2 hours . (1 hour 58 minutes 23 seconds)
As expected, the summons time goes by twice as fast .
Summoning both spirits is a waste . They don’t look to be on good terms anyway, so unless it is an emergency situation, I should only summon one .
Since Sylph always does the scouting and sniping, I’ll use her more .
“Kasa, return . ”
-Ggung (whimper) .
In the midst of fighting, Kasa makes a sorrowful sound . I scratch his head and persuade him .
“I’ll summon you again and next time we can play . ”
-Bark!
As if in understanding, he barks one more time and disappears .
“Sylph, please gather all the dust in the house and put it in the trash . ”
Sylph turns into one stream of wind and flies by every nook and cranny .
One disgusting clump of half dust and half hair gets thrown in the trash . A house with three women, there is no end to the hair .
I return Sylph too and keep staring at my board .
I still have something left to do .
“Skill synthesis . ”
The words on the board change .
-Please select the skill or item you wish to synthesize .
Possible skills for synthesis: spirit summons (Sylph), spirit summons (Kasa), physical buffer, direction GPS Possible items for synthesis: Mosin-Nagant, item bag*An item that is used for synthesis is consumed .
A skill option for possible synthesis has increased by one .
“Synthesize spirit summons Kasa with physical buffer . ”
-Spirit summons (Kasa) and physical buffer are being synthesized .
Pat!
And a light twinkled from the board .
-Synthesis successful . You have acquired the divine protection of flame (synthesis skill) .
-Divine protection of flame (synthesis skill): stir up flame with your body . It is influenced by the user’s concentration and skill level plus the spirit’s skill level .
*Entry level 1: time duration 15 minutes . Cooldown time 1 hour .
A success . In addition to wind, I have gotten the skill for flame . For free .
‘It’s a big dangerous inside the house so I’ll test it out later at the mountain . ’
I decide to test out the divine protection of wind and divine protection of flame on Taejo mountain at dawn .
Now, I have 300 karma left . How to use it?
Cha Ji-hye recommended getting a martial arts related assist skill and learning to fight .
But because I have the athleticism from the synthesis skill, I think that will be sufficient .
Martial arts is, in the end, moving the body with precision, so there shouldn’t be a need to acquire an additional martial arts skill in addition to the athleticism, right?
After thinking it through carefully, I postpone my decision .
‘I’ll think it through a bit more before deciding . ’
I still have 20 days before the next exam . For today, I’ll test out the new skills one by one and think some more .
***
The time is just past 5 pm and Hyun-ji is getting in from school .
But she’s not alone .
“Oppa!”
A girl with long straight hair and double eyelids waves a cheerful hand and runs at me . It’s Yoo Min-jeong .
“Aw, oppa! Didn’t you miss me?”
Without any hesitation, Min-jeong hugs me .
“I missed you . Of course I wanted to see you . ”
I hug Min-jeong back and with reply with my greasiest voice possible,
“Hey, you guys! Getting along real well!”
Seeing this, Hyun-ji yells in anger and Min-jeong and I giggle .
“Separate, you two!”
“I want to separate too but…”
Min-jeong’s eyes twinkle as she talks .
“His strong chest won’t let me go . I can’t separate myself . ”
I burst into laughter .
It’s a parody of the situation with Hyun-ji at the club .
Eventually, Min-jeong gets dragged off by the ear from Hyun-ji .
“Anyway, what are you doing at our house?”
“We have a group project . And I wanted to see you . ”
Min-jeong hits on me again and gets a low kick from Hyun-ji .
“Give me food . ”
Says Min-jeong to Hyun-ji .
Hyun-ji looks surprised .
“What do you mean food? Just finish the project and go . ”
“Aw, but its dinner time . I can’t think right when I’m hungry . ”
“Are you hungry 24 hours a day, 365 days a year?”
“Aww, come on . ”
“Who are trying to act cute with?”
Min-jeong continues to nag to be fed and eventually Hyun-ji stares at me .
“Oppa, food . ”
“…”
“Make some food while we work on our project . You can do that much for your baby sis that’s getting ready for employment, right? Haha, thanks a bunch . ”
Hyun-ji goes into her room with Min-jeong . Min-jeong blew a kiss as she went in .
“Food that you personally prepare, I look forward to it . ”
“…”
Soon after, I can hear the two girls chatting away from their room . Their voices are cheerful and animated, and it doesn’t seem like they’re talking about school .
‘I guess I’ll cook . ’
I sigh and head into the kitchen .
Since there is a guest, I guess I can’t just take out whatever?
I search the fridge for something tasty and discover a tenderloin steak .
I put three pieces of meat on the frying pan and grill them when I suddenly think of Kasa .
‘Should I ask the fire spirit to cook it?’
“Kasa . ”
-Hek hek hek! (panting sound)
Kasa appears, excited to see me . I put my finger to my mouth and tell him to quiet down . Kasa nods his head .
“Can you cook this meat for me? Not all the way, just barely raw . ”
Kasa nods his head and makes three tiny **** of flame and shoot them at the frying pan . The **** of flame absorb into the meat .
Hwa lu luk!
I turn the fire off the gas range and slightly cut the meat with scissors to see how done it is .
‘Huk!’
It’s surprising how well cooked it is .
The inside of the meat is cooked softly, the juices held in just as is . More than anything, this took an instant . This will be really beneficial when hunting and cooking .
I set the table and call Hyun-ji and Min-jeong .
“It’s so tasty, oppa . I think I’m falling for you . ”
“Stop hitting on him . ”
It was a pleasant meal, with Min-jeong’s joking and Hyun-ji’s bickering . Min-jeong and I repeatedly exchanged expressions of affection, but we just kid and she doesn’t seem to sincerely like me either .
By the time Min-jeong heads home it’s nearly 10 pm .
“I’m going . You’ll do the presenting?”
“Alright, **** . I’m not seeing you out, yeah?”
“Aw no, won’t you **** me to the bus stop? It’s gotten so dark and Min-jeong is scared . ”
“What did I say about the acting cutesy? It’s annoying, get on home . ”
Hyun-ji shoos her away as if shooing away a fly . Min-jeong pouts her lips and then looks at me .
“Oppaaaaa~ . ”
“Huh?”
“Min-jeong is so scared . I wish a strong man with abs would **** me…”
“Poor you . I guess I have to take you . Let’s go . ”
“Gyak, oppa, you’re the coolest!”
Hyun-ji looks at us chatting and giggling and her eyes raise up and go cold .
“Oh? I said don’t make a something-something between you!”
“Oppa, let’s hurry!”
Min-jeong blatantly hooks her arm into mine . I become her **** and head out of the house . We leave Hyun-ji in a wild rage and get onto the elevator together .
We’re in the elevator and going down and our arms are still linked .
Min-jeong suddenly asks me .
“Oppa, what are you thinking about?”
“Timing when to unlink our arms . ”
Min-jeong giggles .
“Oppa, I think you’re hella funny . ”
“I’ve heard that a lot . I’ve never meant to be funny but people keep saying I am . ”
Every time I talk, Min-jeong laughs out loud . Just seeing her react so well to me, a man can easily be swayed .
The way she acts with guys, I can see how she is friends with Hyun-ji .
“Oppa, lower your speech . ”
(TN: speak to her with informal language . )
“Okay . You want to too?”
“I don’t want to . ”
“Why?”
“Cause then I’ll just be like a close younger sister . ”
Yoo Min-jeong says that and makes a captivating smile .
For a moment, I think my heart will stop . I had to try my hardest not to show it . Whether she knows this or not, she just continues to be happy go lucky .
‘I can’t fall for it . ’
Min-jeong is just half-jokingly hitting on me .
If I fall for it, I’ll just be a fool .
Thank goodness the elevator doors open up and I smoothly take out my arm .
“Shall we go?”
“Okay . ”
We come out the apartment and head towards the bus stop .
Suddenly, at the apartment’s front parking lot, some men in black suits appear .
‘What is this?’
They kind of look like the gangsters from a third rate movie .
Anyway, I don’t feel good about it and walk faster . Min-jeong must feel uneasy about it too because she walks faster too .
But the men come towards us .
They clearly have some business with us .
‘No, maybe they have something to do with me . ’
It’s not some cheap gangster movie, there’s no way they suddenly appear in groups and just harass a passing man and woman .
To do such a thing, the suits and shoes of the men look too fancy .
‘Are they from the Korean Arena research center?’
From their attire and disciplined walking, they look like they are with some formal organization .
They keep coming towards us but they don’t call to us or say anything .
They are sending me some kind of message . To send the girl off and meet in private .
I talk to Min-jeong .
“Min-jeong, you can go on your own now, right?”
“Op, oppa . ”
“Go on . ”
“No, I can’t . Oppa, let’s go together”
Min-jeong looks frightened . I think she thinks I’m going to fight them .
“It’s okay . Don’t worry about me . ”
“Should I call the cops?”
“No, there won’t be a need for that . ”
Min-jeong hesitates and I gently push on her back .
“Okay, go home . There’s no need to worry . ”
“I’ll call you . Be careful . ”
“I will . Get home safe . ”
Min-jeong looked back a couple times and then dashed off .
Then I turned around and looked to the men .