Chapter 45 – Rule 19. The Leader Tests His Unique Ability (2)
Outside the world of Neo Seoul.
Bright lava flowed in the blackened world.
At a certain point,
Goliath was soaking his naked body in the bubbling red lava. It was over ten times hotter than boiling water.
Goliath leaned back, spreading his broad shoulders, savoring the lava. His large teeth showed as he grinned.
[Hey.]
Behind Goliath, a bipedal monster with the head of a goat approached and spoke.
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A muscular creature with long golden wool.
It was known as the ‘Other Golden Sheep.’
In a voice similar to a human male, it asked calmly.
[Don’t you get tired of enjoying hot springs here every time? Don’t you want to enjoy hot springs in just plain hot water?]
“Nothing else satisfies me. Hot springs with lava itself are what I like...!”
Instead of enjoying hot springs heated by magma, Goliath’s hobby was to soak directly in the erupting lava.
The sky was covered with volcanic ash.
When he raised his arms above the blackened lava, flames would surge up.
Goliath liked this sensation.
There was the occasional problem of intruders trying to kill him, but he would simply crush them with his magic.
Suddenly, Goliath’s gaze shifted to the volcano’s crater.
A gigantic turtle, whose shell was the volcano itself, stood as a gatekeeper, displaying its overwhelming presence.
From some point on, the volcanic turtle accepted Goliath as a guest enjoying the lava hot springs and allowed him to invade its territory.
[Fine. I’m not interested in your tastes. Can we now talk about ‘that matter’?]
Until recently, Goliath had been living excitedly, running across the sea or defeating monsters.
So the Golden Sheep could finally bring up the topic it had hesitated to discuss.
“Ahn Woo-jin?”
[Yes. What are you planning to do about the one chosen by the ‘Golden Sheep of Space’?]
“...I was getting bored.”
His deep voice, like the growl of a tiger, echoed in the lava hot spring.
“Finally, something interesting has come up! I should have some fun...!”
Goliath grinned widely, pointing his finger upwards at the Golden Sheep.
“I will watch him! And! Wait for the fight until he’s ripe! That is my perfect plan...!”
Goliath’s golden eyes burned with a competitive spirit.
[Perfect plan indeed....]
The Golden Sheep sighed silently.
Goliath was a man who hated using his brain.
Given his exceptional combat abilities, he rarely needed to think. After all, if the body is strong, the mind can be at ease.
However, when it came to a ‘plan,’ Goliath was serious. Serious enough to use his brain.
So the Golden Sheep didn’t want to argue with Goliath’s ‘perfect plan.’
[As expected of you....]
The Other Golden Sheep.
The Golden Sheep of Space had chosen Ahn Woo-jin.
There were entities derived from the Golden Sheep.
One of them was itself.
And another, the Golden Sheep of Space.
It was superior to itself, essentially a true avatar of the Golden Sheep.
Ultimately, Ahn Woo-jin, who received authority from the Golden Sheep of Space, would threaten Goliath’s title of ‘strongest.’
Yet, Goliath had no intention of crushing Ahn Woo-jin’s potential.
The title of strongest meant nothing to Goliath.
He just... like a child growing their first plant, looked forward to Ahn Woo-jin’s growth, hoping he would ‘grow well!’
Despite the Golden Sheep granting its authority to Goliath, it still couldn’t fully understand him.
“My body itches...!”
Goliath eventually left the lava hot spring.
When his bare feet touched the blackened lava, it sizzled, emitting heat and flames.
As he shook off the lava clinging to him, his massive, muscular body was fully revealed.
“Prepare yourself, Golden Sheep!”
Goliath shouted boldly.
“I need trash to alleviate this boredom until Ahn Woo-jin grows stronger...!”
[Put on some clothes first.]
“I don’t need them!”
Goliath ran around the volcano naked, defeating lava monsters with his bare fists.
However, he didn’t touch the volcano’s guardian, the volcanic turtle, as they had become friends.
* * *
In my dream, a girl I’d never seen approached and hugged me. I felt warmth.
At that moment, I realized.
This was a dream.
A wet dream?
No, it felt different.
Suddenly, Oh Baek-seo appeared beside me, exuding a murderous aura, asking who the girl was.
I quickly answered that I didn’t know her.
“Really don’t know.... Oh?”
The constant stream of excuses finally brought my consciousness back from the dream to reality.
Weak sunlight filtered through the window, illuminating the room. The sun had not fully risen yet, leaving a lingering twilight.
Today was the weekend.
Despite that, I woke up quite early.
“Hmm?”
My body felt uncomfortable, as if something was binding me.
Although I woke up from the dream, my body still felt warm.
I felt a soft, embarrassing sensation pressing against my body.
I turned my head to the side.
“...Sss.”
“.......”
For some reason....
A girl with long golden hair and a white dress was hugging me, breathing softly in her sleep.
I stopped breathing for a while.
A storm of intense confusion swept through my mind, causing me to forget how to breathe.
Eventually, I regained my composure.
‘Who is she!?’
Crash!
I quickly got out of bed and warily eyed the golden-haired girl. Fortunately, a black short staff was nearby.
Swish! I swung the staff, extending the rod made of the Iron Dragon’s armor inside. It was the Iron Dragon Rod.
“Who are you?”
I asked in a threatening tone typical of the Disciplinary Committee, keeping a poker face.
“...A noisy teddy bear in the morning.”
The girl spoke in an elegant tone like an old person, despite having a noble voice.
Did she treat me like a teddy bear and sleep while hugging me?
“Yawn.”
The girl sat up and yawned leisurely.
She looked at me with golden eyes.
“...An intruder?”
Our living area was especially monitored by numerous security robots, and in addition, Baek-seo and I had our security drones patrolling.
If an intruder appeared, the alarm would have sounded loudly.
But.
‘The alarm didn’t go off.’
It was quiet.