606. [Side Story] Vacation (5)
After the fried egg and honey water mukbang.
The Jeolchanli Retreat has begun.
“Today, you will be performing various types of competitions by party!”
Looking around at the heroes gathered in each party, I told them the rules.
“Scores are given for each event, and after several games are played, the final scores are summed. For the party with the highest score… … Great prizes will be awarded! You can look forward to it!”
“Ohhh… … !”
Of course, the prizes given at retreats are usually insignificant. But I’ll have to inflate it for now.
The naive heroes didn’t know that and let out exclamations as if they were excited. I giggled with my arms crossed.
It can be said that the beauty of the retreat is that such high expectations eventually collapse into disappointment.
“Okay, first of all, the first item is… … .”
I shouted, pointing at the long rope prepared on the podium.
“Group skipping rope!”
Everyone blinked curiously.
“organization?”
“Jump Rope… … ?”
“What is it, Your Highness?”
“Once you see it, you will understand. Let’s do it! Demonstration team! Get a resource! from now on!”
But no one came out… … .
I clicked my tongue and added.
“I will give 100 points to the demonstration group.”
“Me, me!”
“We will do it!”
“All off! Because we will!”
As the score went up, applicants rushed forward.
In the end, it was the punishment unit that was decided as the demonstration group. The members of the penal corps came forward, chattering loudly, but only Kuylan followed with a swarthy face.
“…….”
Quylan is still glancing at Yun, who is lying among the female priests over there, as if he is worried.
Not caring, I grabbed one side of the line and stood. The other side was held by Ader.
“Jump rope is a simple sport. Rotate the string like this, and when the string comes under your feet… … All you have to do is jump over it at the same time!”
Chew!
As Ader and I spun the rope, the rest of the punishment unit jumped over at the same time… … Quylan was only one beat late, and the rope snapped at his ankle.
“Kyaaaagh!”
Cuilan jumped up with the opposite foot in pain, and then the rope, which rotated another half turn, was wrapped around Cuilan’s face. It was because of Quylan’s height. Whoops!
“Gyaaaaagh!”
Quylan clasped his ankles and face one by one with both hands and collapsed to the floor. Apparently, he’s in beastman mode right now, but why does he look like a sunfish?
“Tep, beast king, you bastard! Can’t you concentrate on jumping rope!”
“Ugh, I’m so disturbed that I can’t concentrate on this kind of play… … .”
“conflict! This skipping rope will be helpful for the black dragon subjugation in the future! Don’t regret later, get your mind right!”
Quylan made a face of a wolf, expressing regret at the world. He doesn’t seem to understand how this kind of play can help in the battle against the Black Dragon.
Anyway, since jumping rope itself is such an intuitive event, everyone quickly realized the rules.
But realizing the intuitive rules… … Doing it with multiple people at the same time is another problem.
“Oooh!”
“It hurts!”
When the main game started, the parties who looked down on the group skipping rope and boasted were instantly annihilated and collapsed.
Everyone got caught on their ankles, their wrists, their necks, and it wasn’t even a fuss.
If five people do not work together and run at the same time, they will be knocked out soon. That’s group jumping rope.
Since it was my first time playing the game, I applied the rules fairly broadly, giving each party three lives.
Nevertheless, everyone fell like autumn leaves.
Of course, it’s not like everyone just collapsed without being able to do it. There were quite a few good parties.
“Ahahaha!”
“fun!”
Hannibal and the children of the Elementalists jumped up in the air with a squeaking sound like children, and everyone laughed heartily as they watched.
And in conclusion, the party that lasted the longest was the Holy Grail Exploration Team. He endured almost 100 counts.
“Whoop whoop… … .”
A smile formed on Belldandi’s lips, which had been depressed for the first time in a long time.
“It’s a game we often play in our hometown. Especially when I was young, the three of us, Urud unni and Skuld, often did it… … .”
oh.
Without speaking, Belldandy banged his forehead against the wall. I tried to get him out of the mire of darkness, but he crawled back in… … .
Anyway, the winner of the group jumping rope became the Holy Grail Exploration Team, and I declared it.
“Holy Grail Expedition, 1,000 points obtained!”
“Wow!”
Except for Belldandi, the rest of the elves raised their hands and rejoiced.
The punishment unit, which had been quietly listening to the scoring, murmured dejectedly.
“what? 1 thousand points… … ?”
“Then, the 100 points we earned as a demonstration group… … .”
Ignoring the opinion, I gestured toward Ader.
“Okay, next time!”
What Ader brought back was… … It was three artifacts that shoot water. I ordered it and brought it from Crossroads in a hurry.
“Dodge the water cannon!”
As I installed the three artifacts side by side on the podium, I explained the rules.
“Three water cannons will continue firing alternately! All you have to do is stand on this platform and stay out of the water for as long as you can!”
“What, is it really easy?”
After a while, Evangeline snorted,
“Kwaeeeek!”
He let out a terrifying scream and was hit by a water cannon and rolled down the podium.
The shield knights who had formed a party with Evangeline were also swept away screaming together.
Water is shot alternately from three passages, and it is an event in which you must identify a safe space and avoid it continuously. It’s not easy!
“Ah-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu!”
“Aww! I washed my best, but I’m wet again!”
“I just need to wash up again, it’s a hot spring anyway.”
In the midst of being drenched in water bombs without everyone coping properly.
Unexpectedly, it was Kelly Bay and the dwarf party that won first place. With his round body, he rolled and rolled swiftly, successfully dodging water bombs.
After winning first place, Kelly Bay murmured gloomily.
“Come to think of it, I couldn’t even play in the water with Kellyson once… … .”
“Hey there again, really.”
The rest of the dwarves applauded and cheered, except for Kelly Bay, who was still grunting after it rolled around. I declared the score.
“Kelly Bay Party, 5,000 points earned!”
“Oohhh!”
“No, why are the scores increasing so fast… … ?”
Evangeline was puzzled, but this is the unwritten rule of the retreat!
The further back you go, the more your score will cause catastrophic inflation! The more points you earn behind unconditionally, the more advantageous it is!
“Then what the hell does the previous matches mean?”
“Anyway, from my point of view as a moderator, it is good because the goal is to focus on the game that is ordered right now! The product is not something I will receive!”
“What’s going on like this!”
However, since there were more parties who had not yet earned points than those who had earned points, the majority were rather happy with this inflation. Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go super inflation~
Games in various sports followed. Equestrian warfare, five-person six-legged, relay running, gourd bursting… … .
The heroes played the game hard in each party, sweating profusely as if they had not washed clean before, and their scores increased exponentially and entered the billion unit.
“Hehe! hehe! Jae, that’s funny. Prince.”
After winning the gourd burst with [Clairsight].
Damian, the head of the sniper party, asked me cautiously.
“And among the many games, this… … Is there any particular reason why you only order each party to move at the same time?”
“Good point, Damian.”
I smiled and gave the answer.
“The games we played today are the moves we need to defeat the ‘Black Dragon Corps’.”
“……!”
A flash of realization flashed across the heroes’ faces.
Yes. The items practiced at today’s retreat were not simply selected because they were fun.
‘The battle with the Black Dragon Corps is similar to a classic MMORPG style, classic dragon raid.’
A vending machine on the floor!
A breath sweeping the area!
Activate the defense gimmicks placed on each map!
Destroy parts within a limited time!
This is an example of this through various games.
‘We must deal with the indiscriminate attack of dragons armed with wide-area map weapons without any error with skilled tactics. If you make a mistake, you will die immediately.’
In MMORPG, even if the raid is wiped out, it’s enough to retry after reviving and regrouping.
this is reality If the individual is wrong, the party is wiped out, and if the party makes a mistake, the raid is destroyed.
Equipping offensive equipment like the dragon slayer is a task after this training has been preceded and defensive tactics have been established.
So, first of all, in the form of a light retreat, everyone laughed and started lightly… … .
“Five people should be able to move as one body.”
Today’s retreat was not just a game.
In order to subdue the Black Dragon Corps, it was also a preparation for tactics that had to be mastered seriously.
The expression of those who were dry in the game with a dark face in the meantime has changed. I urgently corrected my posture and listened as if I was waiting for the next game I would present.
I grinned.
Well, I had a purpose like this, but because I want to have fun with you guys first… … .
“ruler! Then, the long-awaited final event! that’s right… … Build a sandcastle!”
This has nothing to do with the black dragon subjugation!
But the heroes, who had no way of knowing what I was thinking, glanced at the sand that Ader was carrying with serious faces.
Ader fetched a cart full of sand and piled it in the corner of the common hall. The sand bath was inside the hot spring facility, so there was plenty of sand.
“Now then, to the party who made the most wonderful sand house… … I’ll give you one trillion points!”
“Ahh, let’s get the score right!”
While shouting, Evangeline was running, and the other party members screamed and shouted as they rushed into the pile of sand.
While discussing what to build, at the same time, the heroes sweated profusely and began to build their own sandcastles.
All the heroes who have been depressed in the meantime are very focused and enthusiastic.
I watched this with my hands behind my back and a smile.
okay. For now, let’s run, sweat, worry, and live.
That’s it. then… … .
***
The sandcastle contest is over.
After looking around each and every one of the sandcastles that everyone had worked hard to build, I gave final evaluations and praises.
“I had a great time today… … We are all winners. 1 trillion points to all teams!”
Wow!
Clap clap clap clap!
Everyone clapped with emotion on their faces. Except for Evangeline.
“No, are you all convinced now?! something is weird! The standards and scores are strange, this!”
“Oh, by the way, I will give the goods to everyone. When you return to Crossroads, stop by the manor house and pick it up.”
Wow!
Everyone jumped up from their seats and went wild. Evangeline now has a pretty face, and she raises her hands.
‘This improvised training session seems to be coming to an end soon.’
I took a close look at Podong who was jumping on top of the sand castle like an attraction and the heroes who were cheering for Podong.
‘… … Originally, I would have lit a candle and had time to think of my family.’
I had the idea of destroying the tear glands of weak people with no tolerance at once by using the K-Shinpa emotional stimulation method of the K-Retreat.
I decided to skip this because I thought the depressed heroes would really cry. It’s a pity… … This is the real highlight of the retreat… … .
“Now, before returning. I will inform you at last.”
I made eye contact with everyone and slowly opened my mouth.
It was about future plans.
“Three weeks later. A martial arts competition is held at the Crossroads Fall Festival. This martial arts competition is a party-by-party battle, and each party’s combat power. and… … It will be a true test of the unity we tested in our previous matches.”
Afterwards, I delivered the bombshell.
“And based on the results of this martial arts competition, we plan to select a party to participate in the Black Dragon Subjugation.”
“……?!”
“With the remaining three weeks until the martial arts competition, I will give everyone free time. Each party takes care of rest and training.”
I rolled up the corner of my mouth with a smirk.
“It is your freedom. If you’re afraid of the Night Bringer, it doesn’t matter if you neglect preparing for the martial arts competition. It doesn’t matter if you don’t participate at all. But, if you want to land a proper shot in the jaw of that dragon.”
I looked through the heroes.
“Shouldn’t we do our best to prepare for this martial arts competition to determine the strongest among the monster front hero parties?”
