The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 66

Cheon Yuhwa and the three mages challenged her day and night for five days, and only after fighting like that did they accept the fact that they could not defeat her for now.

"Hyaaawn~ Then let's take a break and meet again tomorrow. From tomorrow, I'll show you the data that the three of you have researched. We'll be working all night, so get a good rest today."

"Ooooh!!!"

"Ah, I almost forgot!"

"Huhuhu. The records of my future self's research..."

That day, the three were so excited that they could barely fall asleep.

That was a story from a while ago.

Now, the three of them, in a disheveled state, were constantly admiring the scenes coming from the screen.

"Wow! Amazing! My future self is really amazing! Instead of using each magic independently, he's using a completely new magic created by weaving each one together like a cogwheel! If I use magic in that way, I'll definitely be able to reduce mana consumption while increasing its power!"

"Wow, you can use curse magic in reverse to save a dying person? That magic over there! That magic is something I've been vaguely thinking about recently, and that magic is already applying the concept I'm thinking of!"

"Hoo, could that guy be processed and used in that way? Hmm~ my head is getting complicated. It's to the point where I'm doubting whether the effects of the things I've known so far are the real effects. It seems like I'll have a mountain of topics to research properly for a while."

Watching the screen Cheon Yuhwa was showing, the three moved their hands without rest.

At the same time, the devices running in the room were recording all the videos that were coming out.

"Hyaaawn~"

Watching the three enthusiastic people, Cheon Yuhwa yawned widely.

For reference, this screen was Cheon Yuhwa showing her past like a beam projector using her ability called [Light].

If someone who didn't know saw her, they might think she was playing around.

Because while the other three were enthusiastically discussing and quickly recording what they had realized, she was comfortably lying on the sofa and just shooting a beam with her fingertips.

But the person who was working the hardest in this place right now was Cheon Yuhwa.

The human mind has its limits.

Therefore, in order to bring out her past more clearly, she was activating her mind with her aura and looking at her past one by one.

She was showing the memories she had found in this way using [Light], and that process was not simple either.

Because she had to continuously adjust the process of emitting light with her fingertips to create the video as vividly as possible.

She had been maintaining that complicated process for several days without sleep.

If another psychic had seen the current scene, they would have been astonished.

Because they would have doubted whether it was a mental power allowed to humans.

Flinch!

Since all three of them knew about her hardship, they smiled awkwardly at her yawn and looked at her.

"H-hard? If it's too hard, should we take a break?"

"Hmm, r-right. Alice, if you're tired, it's okay to take a break."

"That's right. We can just organize what we've gotten so far while you're resting."

The three said, but they glanced at the place where the video was flowing with eyes dripping with disappointment.

"I'm fine, so just focus on the video. And the cake and juice are gone, so bring me some more."

"U-uh!"

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Oz hurriedly moved and called a servant.

"Here, if you tell this guy, he'll bring you everything you want."

"Thanks, Oz unni. And..."

Cheon Yuhwa looked at the three and said.

"How can you lose focus just because I yawn a little. I'm working so hard to show you this, so you should focus."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, the three nodded with bright smiles and focused on the video coming from the screen again.

Cheon Yuhwa was satisfied, looking at the three.

Honestly, it would be a lie to say she wasn't tired.

Because she was so tired that she was sure she could fall asleep if she let go of her mental string even a little.

'But... I have to keep going.'

Cheon Yuhwa knew those three well.

Once they caught fire, they would exert amazing concentration and bring out results that they hadn't even thought of before, and that concentration would continue to burn, using the knowledge in front of them as firewood.

In other words, there were times when inspiration overflowed.

So Cheon Yuhwa chose to show the video continuously without a break, even if it was a little hard.

'That way, I can save time and it's also training. By the way, it's a little hard to use the projector technology at this level. My head is ringing.'

Cheon Yuhwa pressed her head with her other hand and looked at the three.

Honestly, she didn't know how long this internet lecture would continue, but these three were all worth it.

That's why she had deliberately pushed their turn to the back so that she could spend the most time on them.

'Other people, of course, need to get stronger, but these three, in particular, need to grow more.'

Mages are incomparably more helpful than martial artists or psychics.

Even if martial artists and psychics reach a higher level, they just get stronger, but mages can use more diverse magic.

Gulp-

Cheon Yuhwa drank the new sour lemonade with a straw and composed herself.

'My role now is to show all the knowledge in my head to these three without leaving anything out.'

Honestly, even she didn't know how long it would take.

Because there were still many things to show.

'Well, it should be okay.'

In preparation for a situation where she couldn't move like this, she had organized most things and then executed her plan.

And as she remembered, there were no memorable events for a while from now on.

Thinking so, Cheon Yuhwa decided to focus on getting along with these three.

Screech-

But there was something she hadn't thought of.

After returning to the past, she had continuously twisted the past.

Thanks to that, the tremendous damage that should have been there was gone, but on the contrary, in some places, more damage was inflicted than what should have been there.

Screeeech-

Then, this could also happen.

For example, a monster that should have been defeated in a competition with other monsters and not shown its appearance, accidentally survived and hid its appearance.

Screeeeeeech-

In that state, it ate the nearby monsters and continued to increase its power.

***

"Hoo~ That was fun. Alpha, you're stronger than I thought."

Smile (Lee Shin) said, dusting off his clothes.

After dusting off the dust from his clothes and tidying up his disheveled clothes, Smile's appearance had returned to before the spar.

"Then, see you tomorrow."

Smile said, facing Alpha, who was covered in dust and panting on the floor.

Nod-

Even in that state, Alpha nodded in response to Smile's words.

Lee Shin looked at Alpha with interest.

'Interesting. Her eyes say she wants to fight more if she had the stamina.'

Lee Shin, who liked Alpha's eyes, thought of giving a little more service and bent his knees and whispered.

"If you fill in your lacking practical experience and fix your habit of only aiming for vital spots because of your memories of assassination, you'll be able to proudly call yourself a martial artist wherever you go."

At Lee Shin's words, Alpha stared at him and then nodded once more.

Satisfied with that, Lee Shin lightly tapped Alpha's forehead as a sign of encouragement.

"Then, as always, see you at dawn tomorrow."

Leaving those words, Lee Shin unfolded the Thunder Wood Line Step and disappeared into the still dark dawn sky.

Thus, only Alpha and Beta were left in that place.

Beta stood still and watched Alpha until her rough breathing became quieter than the sound of the wind, and Alpha, like a child who had done something wrong, turned her head to another place to avoid Beta's eyes.

"Haa~"

Beta let out a soft sigh, and Alpha, noticing, slowly stood up from her seat.

"So, why did you do that?"

Beta looked at Alpha, speaking in a scolding tone, as if an older sister were scolding a younger sibling who had made a mistake.

But unlike the words coming out of her mouth, Beta's eyes, which were looking at Alpha, were overflowing with concern for Alpha.

Alpha, noticing that, opened her mouth in a small voice.

"Sorry. I was wrong."

"...Haa~"

As Alpha obediently apologized, Beta looked at Alpha's appearance with a displeased look for a moment and then let out a small sigh.

"So, the reason you sparred with Smile?"

"Because I needed to. For me to get stronger."

Alpha said, and recalled the moment she had sparred with Smile, and the words Smile had said to her in her head.

-It's interesting to try to attack head-on using the martial arts of an assassin. But it's still clumsy.

-You're not killing your presence. You shouldn't disappear from that place, you should think about hiding in that place.

-Compared to your level, the level of your cultivation method is too low. Get a better cultivation method or martial arts manual.

As Alpha was chewing on each of the words Smile had said to her, Beta asked her.

"So, why did you do that?"

"What?"

At Alpha's innocent expression of not knowing, Beta let out a rough sigh and said.

"Why did you use such a dangerous method of provoking that guy! There must have been many other ways!"

-That's right, I'm curious about that too.

From beyond Beta's phone, Joker cut into the two's conversation.

-Why did you do that?

"Hmm, sorry. Actually, I asked for a spar a little impulsively. I'm sorry, I won't do this again."

"Impulsively?"

At Beta's words, Alpha nodded.

"Yeah, I suddenly had the thought of wanting to test various things about myself and Smile."

-Test, what?

At Joker's question, Alpha narrowed her eyes for a moment, as if it were hard to put her thoughts into words, and then said.

"My exact current skill, or about Smile."

At the unexpected words, Beta and Joker were momentarily speechless.

Alpha, thinking that her explanation was insufficient at the two's reaction, added.

"I don't think I'm weak. It's been quite a while since I reached LV.2, and I've recently gained a lot through training and Smile's movements. But..."

Alpha looked at Beta and said.

"On the contrary, I also had the thought that I don't know how strong I am."

-Hmm, a kind of inner demon has come to you.

Joker, who had grasped the general situation, said.

"Yeah, I think so. So I impulsively challenged Smile to a fight. To know how much stronger I've become now, and how I can become stronger in the future."

Kkuuk-

"I thought it was a necessary thing for me to protect you guys."

Saying so, Alpha unknowingly clenched her fists.

(End of Chapter)