10 Years Old Guide - 10 Year Old Guide - Episode 120

#120.

It would be a lie if he said he didn’t blame Su-hyeon for leaving him behind and going in as he pleases. If he had died alone there, Jiwon would never have been able to forgive him.

But Su-hyeon survived.

He is no longer Riska’s medium. Now he doesn’t have to put himself in danger.

‘… ‘I’ll just look at it once.’

‘… … .’

‘Don’t ever leave me again.’

‘yes. I will never, ever do that.’

So I was relieved, and the anger that had been rising disappeared like melting snow.

Moreover, I couldn’t get angry because Suhyun couldn’t stop crying. Even though several healing espers were there to treat him, Jiwon seemed quite worried because he stayed asleep for over a full day.

‘It didn’t happen because of Esper, so don’t blame yourself.’

‘… … .’

Even though he nods his head at what I say, I can’t help but feel sad because he can’t even raise his head proudly, as if it’s hard to blame himself.

Because of the situation, I can’t fully express the feelings of betrayal or resentment I felt. At least it was better for me not to say something pointless than for Su-hyeon to struggle with guilt.

‘Don’t do that again. That’s all.’

‘sorry.’

So Jiwon backed down, taking his promise not to do it again.

It was enough for Su-hyeon to get out of the state where she looked like she was going to run away at any moment.

As I was held in Suhyeon’s arms, I felt like everything was finally over.

“Everyone is having a hard time.”

“It’s okay because we are taking appropriate shifts.”

Of course, Liska did not disappear. There was still a lot of ore piled up at Liska’s home base, and the Liska were fighting desperately to keep their power from being taken away.

“Are there any injuries?”

“Except for the support guide and Esper Soohyun, there was no one there.”

“… “Do you really have to point it out like that?”

“It’s true, but whatever.”

At Jo Woo-yeon’s words, Ji-won narrowed his eyes and then looked at Su-hyeon. Suhyeon, who was looking at Jiwon, nodded.

“I’m glad they’re both alive… .”

Jo Woo-yeon’s blunt voice was full of worry. Jiwon smiled and responded.

“Iknow, right. “We are safe, the other talented people are safe, and in many ways, it’s a good thing.”

Jo Woo-yeon glanced at Ji-won at his sly tone. However, he did not open his mouth again, as if he had no intention of saying more bitter words.

“Anyway, what about guide Choi So-jeong? are you okay?”

At that time, Jiwon asked the face that suddenly appeared in his mind. I was so distraught in many ways that I couldn’t ask about his well-being. Even though he completely left Soo-hyeon in his care and even left the place.

“are you okay. I suffered an internal injury, but it healed quickly. There is no problem with guiding. “But I told you not to come to the scene for a while.”

“Ah, thank goodness.”

Jiwon breathed a sigh of relief. If I had lost my guiding ability, I would have been very upset.

Maybe that won’t happen anymore… .

‘Because I’m not sure.’

When I see you, I have to say thank you and I’m sorry.

Considering that Su-hyeon’s stability level was over 40 when she showed up at the hospital, I thought I could do everything she asked.

It must have taken quite a bit of effort to get up from the bottom.

‘I guess I was scared too.’

You may have wanted to give up. If Su-hyeon runs away, he will die.

However, I believed him and persevered when he told me not to give up. To Jiwon, he was like a benefactor.

“It’s fortunate that I can freely enter and exit Liska’s lair. If I hadn’t gotten out of the dungeon, I would have been in quite a bit of trouble. “The same goes for you two.”

Jiwon nodded and looked at the entrance leading to Liska’s lair.

The entrance that was supposed to be inside the dungeon was revealed to the real world. This was because the dungeon, which was almost like a shell, disappeared.

“Liska probably didn’t know it would turn out like this.”

“This was probably the first time their base had been attacked, so they probably didn’t have a good way to deal with it.”

Jiwon clicked his tongue. It was my first time properly attacking Riska, and I didn’t like the fact that I had only been defeated so far, but it was true that I benefited from it anyway.

As the talented people enter the base and begin attacking, Liska seems to have come up with a way to drive them all out.

When you eliminate the remaining monsters, the exit of the dungeon opens. Once the exit was opened, Liska could no longer attack Esper.

When the exit opens, won’t Liska’s space and the dungeon dimension be separated? If you think about it that way, there is a reason for Liska’s actions.

In order to avoid being attacked, Riska decided that it was necessary to separate the dimension and chase away the enemies that came inside, so Liska killed the monster herself.

Of course, what they hoped for did not happen.

“I thought we had to fight inside the dungeon, and I thought it would be difficult if it took a long time. On the contrary, it worked out well.”

“okay.”

The dungeon and the dimension were separated. However, perhaps because several guides were working hard to open the entrance to Liska’s base, only the dungeon that was covering him disappeared.

In the end, Riska closed the escape hole on her own, and those with abilities were able to travel back and forth between reality and Riska’s home base more easily.

“I don’t care how long it takes to get rid of that ore.”

Jo Woo-yeon said in a cold voice.

Those with abilities who were tired or weak from dealing with Riska went outside to rest, and other abilities who were sufficiently rested went in to remove the ore.

Now time was entirely on the humans’ side. All that remains is for Liska’s power to disappear.

“yes.”

Jiwon answered briefly.

When I looked again, the size of the mine was actually ridiculously large. It was scary to even estimate how many people had been sacrificed.

If we had had to deal with them only inside the dungeon, we might have had to let go of Riska in the middle. Because there is a limit to survival in a dungeon.

‘I was lucky.’

To find Suhyeon’s ore in this huge mine.

I wandered around thinking it was too wide, but I didn’t know it was this big. If I had looked at it properly, I would have been so weighed down by its enormity that I wouldn’t have even dared to do anything.

“… Our strength! It can’t be taken away! In our land… !”

My body trembled at this naturally creepy home. What caught Jiwon’s attention was the booming voice of the foreign Esper.

I think I saw it at least three times during the short time I was standing in front of Liska’s headquarters.

He was an esper who was under the mental control of Liska, who was struggling to survive.

“get out! get out! no! Our strength… !”

Esper’s arms were restrained as he was dragged out of the entrance.

The restraint that suppresses the esper’s power, prepared with the expectation that he could be mentally controlled by Liska, does its job well.

“It has decreased a lot since the beginning.”

Still, the number of espers under Liska’s control is decreasing.

In addition, the number of risk dungeons has also decreased significantly.

I heard that when they first started ruthlessly destroying ores, the number of risk dungeons around the world increased exponentially.

It may have been a way to gather disappearing power, but it wouldn’t have helped at all. Because no one entered the dungeon.

Liska was unable to obtain the power she wanted and spent all her strength creating a dungeon.

We shouldn’t relax our guard because we don’t know what they will do to survive, but at least Jiwon was confident that Seunggi was leaning towards humans.

“ha.”

“Why are you sighing?”

Jiwon, who was looking at the talented people with eyes full of faith that this would happen, asked at the sound of Jo Woo-yeon sighing.

“I can’t believe you opened that by yourself.”

Jo Woo-yeon responded, pointing with his chin toward the entrance of the main base as if he had been waiting.

The entrance that he opened alone with the sole intention of saving Soo-hyeon inside. There were about four or so guides attached to the place I rushed to without any certainty that it would work.

There must be that many to keep the entrance open. In fact, it was almost impossible to do on one’s own.

“It’s S-class.”

I think it was possible because I didn’t care what happened to my body and because I was that crazy, but I couldn’t say it like that.

I thought about saying it was the power of love, but if I did that, even Su-hyeon, who had been silent for no reason, would have heard something like that.

“Good job.”

“sure. He was good. Isn’t that right, Suhyeon Esper?”

“… … .”

Su-hyeon laughed with an embarrassed look, probably because he was suddenly called by his name.

“Oh, are you just laughing outside?”

Jo Woo-yeon looked at Ji-won as if he was disgusted by Ji-won’s joke and then shook his head.

“Go home and play.”

“huh? I came here to do some guiding… .”

“Go home.”

“… yes.”

Su-hyeon did not agree, but in fact, since Ji-won came here, he wanted to help get rid of some of the ore.

I’ve come this far, but I can’t leave without doing anything.

However, Jo Woo-yeon’s sharp refusal, coupled with Soo-hyeon’s anxious look, made Ji-won unable to remain stubborn.

My body was already feeling fine, but everyone was very worried.

‘I need to understand, but… .’

Jo Woo-yeon turned around. Ji-won, who had been staring at his back as he slipped into the entrance without saying a word, also turned his head towards Su-hyeon.

“They say go home. “I have nothing to do, should I go?”

“yes.”

Suhyun responded quickly, as if she had been waiting for these words.

He seemed like a person who had been restless ever since he said he would come here, wondering if he should rest more.

“I’m really fine, but they’re all treating me like a patient.”

“… Still, it’s better to rest when you can.”

“I’ll give it back exactly as it was said. Esper, please keep this in mind too.”

“… yes.”

Suhyun lowered her gaze and answered. Jiwon sighed briefly and held his hand. Only after his fingertips were gently wrapped did Suhyeon raise his head again.

Ji-won, who was walking with Su-hyeon to return home, looked again at the entrance where the talented people were hanging before getting into the car.

‘Maybe Wooyeon hyung too… .’

I clearly remember the moment when I guided Su-hyeon to find the ore where his power was trapped.

It was a time when I was frustrated because, let alone my body hurting like it was going to break, I couldn’t guide the ore as I wanted.

Jiwon finally found Suhyeon’s ore and guided it.

And at the same time, I felt something that had been blocked burst open. It felt like something inside my body that was blocking my ability to guide had been pierced.

‘If, like Woohyun, I was in a state where I couldn’t guide.’

If you use your abilities too much, you will no longer be able to guide. Ji-won also went too far in guiding Su-hyeon, so there was a good chance.

However, at the moment when he felt like he was breaking through, Jiwon thought that maybe the loss of his guiding ability was also due to Riska’s influence.

So, I was a little hoping that if Choi Young’s ore disappeared, Jo Woo-yeon’s power would also return.

‘I hope so.’

I can’t say anything because it’s not certain. But I hope it’s right.

So, I hoped that Jo Woo-yeon would be the first to notice that Choi Young, who was captured, was released safely.