Even if I Make It Roughly, Ex-rank Items Continue to Accumulate - Chapter 159

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Even Hastily Made Ones Keep Stacking Up as EX-Rank (159)

 

They Are Coming Over

 

“…This is, a dimensional gate?”

 

“It wasn’t a Gate?”

 

Dimension.

 

People encountering this concept for the first time seemed confused.

 

“In this world, it’s not just Earth where we live that exists. Not in terms of planets or the universe, but entirely new ‘dimensions’ exist in multiples.”

 

“Then all the Gates that have appeared on Earth so far were from different dimensions?!”

 

Someone asked a question.

 

Lee Si-hyeok shook his head.

 

“No. That’s not the case.”

 

As that Necrosis fellow had once said before.

 

Gates were what appeared when a single dimension was separated and manifested.

 

For example, the dimension that was the origin of Necrosis, Lumibra, and the ‘Great Creator’ was originally one dimension.

 

But from a certain point, that dimension split into two, and each appeared on Earth as different Gates.

 

The Gyeokryeolbiyeoldo Gate where Necrosis was the Boss.

 

And the Nari Basin Gate where Lumibra and the Great Creator were.

 

Looking at such cases, not all Gates could be called independent dimensions.

 

There would certainly be dimensions split even more finely, and if so, those would be closer to dungeons than the concept of dimensions.

 

Lee Si-hyeok explained this systematically.

 

Then people let out sounds of admiration as if they understood.

 

“Wow, so that’s what it was?”

 

“If this is real, it’s really insane…”

 

And naturally, it led to new speculation.

 

“Then that Gate Si-hyeok mentioned, no, the dimensional gate is connected to somewhere else?”

 

“And humans like us are living there?”

 

“…Isn’t that dangerous?”

 

Even the big-shot researchers who had kept their mouths shut until now were discussing among themselves.

 

Expressions as if they had encountered a serious matter.

 

Even that famous American Ethan Miller was whispering with the research team that came with him.

 

One person raised their hand.

 

“I have a question!”

 

“Please speak comfortably. Could someone bring a microphone to that person?”

 

“Ah. Microphone test, microphone test. Yes. First, thank you for giving me the floor. I understood everything the lecturer explained. Gates were actually performing the role of dimensional gates for us, and they’ve been endlessly connecting to Earth for unknown reasons.”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

“And in such a situation, the lecturer succeeded in discovering that fact. I think that part is truly remarkable. I’ll need to see a more detailed paper to know for sure, but just from the explanation, it seems like a very reasonable hypothesis.”

 

People nodded with faces showing agreement.

 

After confirming that, the questioner suddenly lowered their tone of voice.

 

“However!”

 

The atmosphere in the audience turned ominously tense.

 

“Isn’t this too dangerous?”

 

“Dangerous, which part are you referring to?”

 

“I think everyone here would know this. That Gates are absolutely not friendly to us humans. But if what the lecturer said is true, the dimensional gate installed in the outer plaza directly opened a passage to those unfriendly dimensions, didn’t it?”

 

“Yes, that’s right.”

 

“What if when the dimensional gate connects. What will you do if the people from the connected dimension consider us humans as ‘enemies’? At that point, we’d really have no choice but to be helplessly defeated!”

 

“In other words, it’s a matter of risk.”

 

“Exactly! Theory should end in the realm of theory, I don’t think it’s right to carelessly move it to experimentation.”

 

“That’s right! What are you going to do if it’s dangerous!”

 

“Immediately discard the dimensional gate!”

 

As soon as the questioner finished speaking, voices of agreement burst out from various places around.

 

It wasn’t an incomprehensible reaction.

 

The fact that the opponent was the same human carried incomparably greater risk than monsters.

 

You could see it just from Earth’s case. In the early days of the Gate era, humanity went through a period of stagnation and lost countless lives, but ultimately regained peace through their characteristic unity and reached the present.

 

They could unite and develop.

 

The specialness that brought was on a different level from the simple concept of enemies.

 

In a way, it could escalate into interdimensional war.

 

However, Lee Si-hyeok had anticipated even this reaction.

 

He grinned and grabbed the microphone.

 

“It would be different if we could control it.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Control?”

 

“What do you mean by that!”

 

He tapped the platform.

 

Drawing everyone’s attention.

 

“This is the first time I’m mentioning this fact, but I’ve actually been to the world beyond that dimension once before.”

 

“…?!”

 

Orbes.

 

“That’s what the dimension is called. A place where magical engineering incomparable to our Earth abounds, where general artifacts are treated like trash. A place where only Legacy Artifacts and above pour out.”

 

“…!”

 

“That place is the world beyond that dimensional gate.”

 

Lee Si-hyeok turned his gaze to meet eyes with the Snow Flame Empress briefly. She nodded, and Lee Si-hyeok continued speaking.

 

“The dimension called Orbes…”

 

Was a world that had already been destroyed once.

 

However, through their brilliant technology, they somehow continued to maintain themselves, endlessly persisting in the form of an ‘Imitation World’, but eventually reached their limit.

 

Just then, Lee Si-hyeok discovered this and succeeded in creating a new dimension…

 

Lee Si-hyeok explained about Orbes like that.

 

Naturally, it wasn’t short. He had no intention of abbreviating this story from the beginning. As it was. With the thought of saying what he wanted to say.

 

Lee Si-hyeok spoke with emotions and experiences melted in completely.

 

“…”

 

People were enveloped in silence. They were probably bewildered.

 

They probably came to the lecture thinking about Legacy Artifacts, but he was talking about dimensions and even saying he directly created an entire dimension.

 

However, what held their drifting minds together was Lee Si-hyeok’s voice.

 

Clear but gentle.

 

As he continued the long explanation in an easy-to-understand way, light gradually began to return to people’s eyes.

 

Rather than worry, anticipation was slowly pulsing.

 

“Ah… So that’s why it’s under his control…”

 

“Right, that makes sense. If he created the dimension, the people there would follow Si-hyeok’s words too.”

 

“Wow. Then it had nothing to do with terrorism from the beginning?”

 

However, not everyone was relieved.

 

Naturally, there were still people who were suspicious.

 

“Still, isn’t that too absurd? I get that he’s great, but it’s questionable whether dimensions even exist, and saying he created one is a bit…”

 

“I agree. I came all the way across the sea wondering how amazing it would be, but I’m just thoroughly disappointed.”

 

“In the end, he probably can’t properly prove his own words either. Let’s just ask directly.”

 

One overseas researcher with a sneer raised their hand high.

 

And shouted.

 

“Then when exactly will that dimensional gate thing connect! You’re not just going to make fancy words and then fail, are you?”

 

“Now.”

 

“At least provide proper experimental results that can prove… What? What did you just say…”

 

“It’s connected now.”

 

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!

 

At those words, the earth shook.

 

Though it was awkward to express it that way since it was an island floating in the sky, the sensation felt was accurate. The ground vibrated and the air trembled.

 

“Something, something’s happening.”

 

“Don’t tell me there’s really a terrorist attack…”

 

Bae Young-min looked around with confused eyes, while Lee Si-hyeok’s acquaintances rose from their seats as if they had been waiting.

 

“Let’s all go see. They’ll be coming over soon.”

 

The first to leave the auditorium was Lee Si-hyeok. At his words before departing, people seemed flustered at first, then one by one followed Lee Si-hyeok out as if entranced.

 

* * *

 

“Hooo…”

 

Elec let out an exclamation as he looked at the rift that had appeared in the middle of the royal palace.

 

He stroked his chin while examining the rift closely.

 

“So this is that dimensional gate the young man Si-hyeok mentioned.”

 

Strange phenomena had been appearing throughout the royal capital for some time now.

 

Unexpected mana distortions occurring.

 

Citizens walking down the street suddenly awakening with mana dwelling within them.

 

Or, the eyes of statues made in the image of their god by the religious order that worshipped Lee Si-hyeok as a deity glowing mysteriously.

 

He had been continuously receiving such reports, and finally an incident had occurred even inside the royal palace.

 

“It seems the team leader still remembers us. Looks like he hasn’t forgotten yet.”

 

A female researcher standing beside him spoke.

 

She wore the same research coat of the Alchemy Association as Elec, but there was something different about her, specifically because of her appearance.

 

The Orbes people had features close to Westerners by Earth standards, specifically Caucasians.

 

But she had an unmistakably Eastern appearance… looks that reminded one of Koreans. Dark black hair with a calm impression. And her pronunciation was awkward in places, as if the Orbes language wasn’t yet familiar to her tongue.

 

“Hmm heh heh. Does young lady Se-eun not trust young man Si-hyeok?”

 

“I do trust him. It’s just that I’m not that close with the team leader.”

 

“Right, I heard. Young lady Se-eun deceived young man Si-hyeok quite a lot, didn’t you?”

 

“It wasn’t exactly deceiving…”

 

“Hmm heh heh heh heh!”

 

At Elec clutching his belly and cackling, Ryu Se-eun frowned and turned her head away sharply. Really, why is he like that?

 

Half a year had already passed since receiving help, no, grace close to salvation from Lee Si-hyeok and being liberated by Pyo Jae-hwan to arrive at Orbes.

 

When she first landed here, she was very flustered.

 

The unfamiliar clothing and architectural styles she’d never seen before. Above all, the level of magical engineering that exceeded her imagination. And the giant statues idolizing Lee Si-hyeok that could be seen frequently when walking through the royal capital…

 

When she learned that this place’s ‘god’ was Lee Si-hyeok, she really almost fainted on the spot.

 

Of course, after meeting Elec and hearing how this world had been saved by Lee Si-hyeok, she understood to some degree.

 

‘…No, that’s not right.’

 

Even so, going as far as making him a god was too much.

 

Anyway, from then on she joined the Alchemy Association, the Orbes royal research organization, and enjoyed the research life she couldn’t complete on Earth.

 

She had worried the hierarchy might be strict, but when she introduced herself as coming from the dimension where Lee Si-hyeok had been, the senior alchemists treated her kindly as if serving a master.

 

…Except for the mischievous Elec.

 

She was incompatible with him. As could be seen from how he had played various pranks on Lee Si-hyeok originally, she too had a mischievous personality. But when such personalities clashed, she found herself being outmatched by the more experienced Elec.

 

Once she tried to get back at him by claiming Lee Si-hyeok actually had plans to use the Orbes people like slaves, but Elec just said this:

 

―Hmm heh heh. Then that would be even better. To be young man Si-hyeok’s slave! I could do nothing but enjoyable research for my entire life until death!

 

―…

 

Indeed, his claim of surviving alone in the imitation world for hundreds of years wasn’t a lie.

 

He possessed that level of mental fortitude…

 

“Young lady Se-eun. Could you go inform the other senior members?”

 

“Senior Elec should do it himself.”

 

“Heh heh, don’t be like that, I’m asking as a favor. The senior members will be delighted. They’ve been wanting to see young man Si-hyeok very much too. They said they’re curious about that dimension called Earth as well.”

 

“…Fine.”

 

In the end, when the other alchemists were mentioned, Ryu Se-eun pouted and left her spot.

 

Either way, they were people she was grateful for.

 

At the end of her life that had been nothing but wounds, these people had supported her second only to Lee Si-hyeok. Meanwhile, she was also excited in her heart at the thought of meeting her best friend Yoon Seo-jin again.

 

“Hmm heh heh. I’m looking forward to this too.”

 

Thus, alone in front of the dimensional gate.

 

Elec chuckled and uncrossed his arms.

 

Then he opened his system window.

 

[Orbes – Confirming the world’s shared objective.]

 

[Shared Objective: Accelerate the development speed of magical engineering to pass on everything to Lee Si-hyeok on the day he returns.]

 

Finally, the time had come to repay the debt.

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