Chapter 65: An Unprecedented Transfer Examination (3)
* * *In the outskirts of the Manchurian base.A luxurious car was speeding along the road leading to the military warehouse.Inside the smoothly moving vehicle, it was Darulma Dune behind the steering wheel. His skills were uncharacteristic of a dwarf, heading swiftly towards the warehouse.Of course, he couldn’t try to push the speed to the limit since this was a military-managed road, with a checkpoint almost every three minutes.Is this already the fourth checkpoint?Darulma sighed as he approached the checkpoint, and a barricade came out with the stop signal.These Korean soldier bastards really don’t know the meaning of moderation.Well, it was understandable for them to be greedy given how extraordinary the item in the warehouse was… but this was just too blatant.He waved at the approaching sentry and glanced at the rearview mirror.- Ah, seriously. There’s all sorts of things in Lord Howe, you know?- Is that so?- There’s an airfield connected to the sea train that goes to Sydney, and in the senior dormitories, they have a temporary Dimensional Portal as well…They were the Saintess, who was enthusiastically talking about the academy, and Yeomyeong, who was fiddling with his phone without even giving her a glance.Looking at the two of them, Darulma thought about the events that had taken place just a few minutes ago.The Saintess offered him an admission application to attend the academy together, and Yeomyeong rejected the proposal.He didn’t give any detailed reason for his refusal. It was just a simple ‘There’s no need.’Having been rejected, the Saintess showed neither surprise nor disappointment. Instead, she chuckled as if she had expected this to happen...However, Darulma, who had been observing them, was different. His mind was filled with question marks.Why? No matter how much he thought about it, Yeomyeong didn’t seem to have any reason to refuse.He wasn’t lacking in terms of skills to attend the academy, nor was he too old, and he wasn’t short of money either.And attending the academy with the Saintess was an opportunity anybody would jump at. It was a chance to guarantee both his current fame and future glory!Countless companies and governments would be showering him with offers... so why give up on all that?Darulma subtly adjusted the rearview mirror and snuck a glance at Yeomyeong.…And it doesn’t seem like he has let go of his desires.He had swallowed the World Tree’s crystal in one gulp and claimed ownership of the items from this expedition…Looking at the actions Yeomyeong had taken so far, he seemed far from a hero who had let go of all his desires.If anything, he at least seemed to be less greedy than ordinary Superhumans or mercenaries.Of course, even that was impressive by itself, but it was far from the hero promised by destiny.A promised hero should be free from all desires…...Hero?Why am I thinking about this? Darulma unconsciously shook his head.Is it because I’m tired? Hero? What does that even…At that moment, he made eye contact with Yeomyeong through the rearview mirror. From his narrowly opened eyes, Yeomyeong’s subdued golden gaze swept over him.Darulma flinched in surprise and quickly looked away. Had he just been caught peeking? He awkwardly cleared his throat.- The inspection is complete. You may pass now.Fortunately for him, the inspection ended just in time.The sentry waved his hand, and as soon as the barricade that had been blocking the road was opened, Darulma hit the gasFor some reason, the look Yeomyeong had just given him was stuck in his mind.Why did he do that?Trying to shake off his stray thoughts, Darulma focused more intently on driving."Darulma."After increasing the speed for a while, Yeomyeong suddenly spoke up."Uh, hm? What’s bothering you?""Are you okay?""What do you mean by 'okay'... Ah, are you talking about the inspection? If that’s what you’re worried about, don’t be. I’ve known what those Korean soldier bastards are like for a long time.""Not that. I’m asking if there’s something wrong with your health...""Is it really obvious? It’s just that I haven’t been getting much sleep these past few days due to work."Darulma replied while deliberately avoiding Yeomyeong’s gaze. Yeomyeong looked puzzled but he didn’t press further."...If you notice anything wrong, please let me know immediately."With that final remark, the group arrived at the warehouse.