Chapter 933

The Flow of Conversation, In Seon-o’s Words and Attitude.

There was nothing odd in either the tone or words of In Seon-o.

However, Maeng Hyo-don strangely found himself unable to speak.

He had a vague feeling that he shouldn’t answer, but he couldn’t pinpoint why or what exactly was wrong.

Seeing that Maeng Hyo-don wasn’t about to speak, In Seon-o started the conversation himself.

“I heard from Guseulbi that you have an Asabikeshiinh. Why don’t you try using it?”

“Asa... what?”

Maeng Hyo-don only recognized part of the word "Asabikeshiinh" and responded with confusion.

Asabikeshiinh referred to a charm from the Ojibwe tribe, one of the Native American tribes, often called a Dreamcatcher in modern times.

Made from willow, nets, beads, feathers, and other materials, it was believed to capture bad dreams.

Maeng Hyo-don had a Dreamcatcher made from unicorn tail hairs, a gift from the Dark Mage.

“The Asabikeshiinh is a Dreamcatcher. I was going to give it to Ham Geun-hyeong...”

“Ah, that one.”

The word Dreamcatcher triggered Maeng Hyo-don’s memory. When Guseulbi and Onggildong had tried to give a Dreamcatcher to Ham Geun-hyeong, Maeng Hyo-don had mentioned the one he received long ago, sharing it with his classmates.

Although In Seon-o hadn’t been present at the time, it seemed he had heard it from the attention-seekers.

Additionally, it was the item the Dark Mage had forced him to take on Teacher's Day, which later saved Ham Geun-hyeong when he was in danger.

Maeng Hyo-don still didn’t fully understand what the Dreamcatcher did, but he knew it was an important and precious item.

“The net part of the Dreamcatcher symbolizes a spider’s web that catches nightmares. Nightmares caught in the web turn into dew drops when exposed to sunlight, and good dreams are said to descend on feathers.”

“Uh... oh…”

It was a simple explanation, but a bit long, and Maeng Hyo-don couldn’t really follow it.

The effect of his recent nightmares still lingered, and after studying math before bed and hearing an item explanation, Maeng Hyo-don’s mind was too overwhelmed to comprehend.

Seeing Maeng Hyo-don’s confusion, In Seon-o wrapped up the explanation and got to the point.

“Hang the Dreamcatcher by your bedside before sleeping. If you left it in the dorm, I think it’s a good idea to go get it now while you’re out on your walk.”

“Uh... I did bring it...”

“...Did you bring it to the camp? Were you planning ahead for nightmares?”

“No, I just ended up bringing it. I put it back in my bag.”

Maeng Hyo-don had packed his things carelessly and ended up bringing all sorts of useless items to the camp.

One of them was the Dreamcatcher.

In Seon-o nodded after hearing Maeng Hyo-don’s answer.

“I see. Just hang it up tonight, just in case. Or… if you’re not sleeping, maybe just take another walk.”

“Huh? Uh…”

That was an odd suggestion.

Maeng Hyo-don again thought that In Seon-o definitely felt like someone from Class 0.

Thus, their strange late-night encounter came to an end.

When In Seon-o turned to leave after offering some typical words of encouragement, something unusual happened.

Srrrk…

“Ah!”

Something, about the size of a fist, was climbing up In Seon-o’s arm.

At first, Maeng Hyo-don thought it was a bug and instinctively raised his hand to swat it away, but when he looked closely, he felt an Inung Eating reaction.

Moreover, it was flat, with no visible volume.

It looked almost like a moving spot or a tattoo.

In Seon-o stopped walking and turned around.

“What's wrong?”

“No, I saw something like a bug on your arm…”

“Wow, your eyesight’s great. This is related to my ability. It moves along my skin, but you can just leave it be.”

In Seon-o didn’t give further details about his ability, but Maeng Hyo-don, since he was told it was an ability, didn’t press further.

One of the Player etiquette rules was not to pry into another's ability.

As Maeng Hyo-don continued his walk, he thought to himself.

‘It looked like a spider earlier, didn’t it? Now that I think about it, didn’t he mention something about spiders?’

The thing climbing up In Seon-o’s arm was so fast that even Maeng Hyo-don, with his sharp eyesight, could barely see it.

He wasn’t sure, but it had looked like a grey spider for a moment.

The next morning.

Although the place where he slept had changed, Maeng Hyo-don slept well and woke up as usual, without any dreams.

He had set an alarm before going to bed, and perhaps because he had slept so deeply, he woke up about 10 minutes earlier than the set time.

Checking his device clock, he tried to wake up Maeng Hyo-don, but he wasn’t in the room.

‘Did he go for morning training? He’s really diligent.’

Maeng Hyo-don had assumed that he’d be too tired to wake up properly after all the math studying from the previous night, but he was wrong.

Does this mean he can cover more material today?

As he adjusted his own plans for math training in his mind, he walked out the door and ran into Yeom Jun-yeol.

“Eui-shin, hey! Sleep well?”

“Yes, hello.”

“I think the rainy season is about to start, but luckily, the rain hasn’t come yet, so we should be able to do outdoor training.”

Yeom Jun-yeol seemed to prefer giving the weather forecast in person rather than sending it via device message.

Hearing the weather forecast directly from him felt fresh, compared to the daily device notifications.

By the time they reached the dining hall in the dormitory, most of the seats were taken.

“Everyone woke up early. It looks like some of them already finished morning training.”

I glanced around the crowded dining hall and at the faces of the people filling the seats.

I hadn’t expected a dining hall in the building that we barely used, but since it was built for Baekho’s disciples, everything was fully equipped.

Moreover, thanks to Hwang Ji-ho’s attention to the food staff, we were able to enjoy a breakfast of the same high quality as a dormitory meal.

Unfortunately, not all students could enjoy this.

“Ugh! I couldn’t sleep a wink because I was so nervous! At this rate, it’s going to be hard to transfer into the dealer group!”

“Jin-seong, even if you’re in perfect condition, I think that might be tough…”

“Don’t shout so early in the morning. It’s giving me a headache.”

The third years, as seniors, were acting pretty much the same as usual, but Ma Jin-seung was the exception.

Having been added as a supporter, it seemed he still dreamed of joining the dealer group.

While I respected his ambition, as Heo Chae-a had pointed out, it seemed like a difficult path.

‘Heo Chae-a looks in better shape than during the Plemago days. She doesn’t have to deal with Choi Pyun-deuk anymore and is so active in school life that she’s even taking on the role of student council president.’

Just like Heo Chae-a, there were some students who had grown and shown exceptional progress compared to their Plemago days, while others had not.

The latter included Kwak Gyeong-gu and Ma Jin-seung.

The two of them had led the frontlines during the First Christmas and had guided their juniors through various events.

However, compared to their Plemago days, they had lived a relatively peaceful school life and lacked the awareness, perseverance, and experience needed for this world.

‘In this camp, I need to prioritize their growth. After they graduate, I won’t have any more chances to intervene. Yeom Jun-yeol will likely stay close to me even after graduation, but it’ll be harder with those two.’

It would be nice to live peacefully and graduate without experiencing any more dangerous events, but this world isn’t so easy.

As players from Yeonggwang High, and playable characters from Plemago who met their end in the main storyline, there was no way they could continue living peacefully until the downfall of the dark forces.

Meanwhile, there was another individual whose condition wasn’t looking great—Maeng Hyo-don.

“Did you not sleep? Did Vice-President make you study math all night?”

“Uh… not really…”

It wasn’t surprising that Dokomi pointed this out.

Considering how picky he was with food, it made sense that Ma Jin-seung’s condition didn’t look so good.

Maeng Hyo-don, who looked like he hadn’t slept, was barely eating his breakfast.

I had expected him to wake up early and head straight to training after a good sleep, but it seemed he had just stayed up all night, sitting there blankly.

“That’s not it. The video edited by Eui-shin was uploaded last night. He probably finished math tutoring early and worked on editing the video.”

“Su-hyeok, can you send me the link to the video Eui-shin posted?”

“Sure! I’ll send it right now.”

Although Maeng Hyo-don didn’t seem well, others were doing fine.

Su-hyeok and Anda-in were chatting warmly as they had breakfast, which made the atmosphere feel brighter.

Moon Saeron was taking photos of the beautiful scene with his device camera, and I thought I should ask him to send me the pictures later.

‘Today, I’ll keep a close eye on Maeng Hyo-don’s condition during the math tutoring.’

Having witnessed something good in the morning, I felt a little more relaxed.

When we sat down, everyone greeted each other and began discussing the PlayerZ King content video.

Since it was a video featuring students from our own school, everyone seemed really interested.

Despite looking exhausted, Maeng Hyo-don occasionally joined the conversation and contributed to the discussion.

After breakfast, Cheon Dong-ha, who was participating as a staff member, announced the morning schedule.

“We’ll be conducting the basic fitness tests this morning. The results from the beginning of the semester might not mean much, as that’s the consensus.”

“Ah…”

“Ugh!”

At Cheon Dong-ha’s words, those who were feeling unwell groaned in response.

Managing one’s condition was part of personal responsibility, so there was no helping it.

If they were already nervous during the beginning of the camp, it was obvious how things would go once the exchange competition started.

‘It’s not surprising that Ma Jin-seung is like that, but Maeng Hyo-don’s condition is unexpected.’

There was something that was bothering me, but I could more or less accept it, thinking that maybe it was due to the math.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The second day of camp included the basic fitness tests, measuring the total Inung Eating potential, and organizing teams based on those results.

Although I was worried about Maeng Hyo-don, once the tests started, his competitive spirit kicked in, and he showed his usual skills.

Ma Jin-seung failed as expected, but it didn’t matter much since he was only a candidate supporter.

And once again, night fell.

Jo Eui-shin seemed to have noticed Maeng Hyo-don’s condition, and today’s math tutoring was relatively simple.

“Sleep well. If you can’t, try meditating before you sleep.”

“Uh… okay.”

Jo Eui-shin quickly finished preparing for bed and fell asleep first.

Maeng Hyo-don, worried that Jo Eui-shin might have had a nightmare too, but seeing that he woke up and showed his usual skills, he realized it was only him who had nightmares.

‘He told me to hang it by my bed.’

Maeng Hyo-don quietly took out the Dreamcatcher made from unicorn tail hairs, which he had shoved in his bag.

In Seon-o’s suggestion that the Dreamcatcher could stop nightmares, Maeng Hyo-don was honestly skeptical, but thought it couldn’t hurt to try.

Not sure where to hang it, he decided to hang it near his head on the bedside lamp.

When he turned off the light, the only ones left in the dark were Jo Eui-shin and Maeng Hyo-don, asleep.

‘I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep... but I’m so tired that I’m getting sleepy now...’

Maeng Hyo-don buried his head in the pillow, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep.

Maeng Hyo-don had no conscious thought of dreaming, and quickly fell into deep sleep.

As he slept soundly, the night deepened.

And when the night was at its darkest, Maeng Hyo-don faced the black nightmare once more.