Everyone is Young Except for Me - Chapter 108

Chapter 108
“There is a way...?”

It was Drain who had spoken to me but I didn’t understand what was going on. I couldn’t even guess what he was trying to say.

“Yesu, There’s a way. But...”

“But...?”

“Perhaps only you can go. It is a skill that can only be used by Buroder.”

“It is a skill that only I can use? What type of skill is it?”

Zhen Sulong also questioned like he was curious, “Brother Drain, what are you saying? Tell us in detail.”

[The fist star, ‘Raitra,’ is scratching his ass with a question mark.]

After a moment of silence, Drain opened his mouth, “Buroder, have you forgotten the clothes I made for you?”

“Clothes? Is it this suit? What about it?”

“Hrmm. I guess you didn’t look closely.”

A window opened at the same time that he spoke. I examined the information of the suit he had made.

[(Revamped) Emperor Penguin’s Strange Cooking Suit (Suit Mode)]

[Rating: Heroic

Durability: 250/250 Defense 55

Fitness +19, Agility +5.

-Emperor Penguin’s Strange Cooking Suit Top

-Emperor Penguin’s Strange Cooking Suit Bottoms

-Emperor Penguin’s Strange Cooking Suit Gloves

-Emperor Penguin’s Strange Cooking Suit Shoes

-Emperor Penguin’s Strange Cooking Suit Hat

A suit that a still ordinary but skilled designer Drain carefully made with the icicle sewing he learned at the North Pole.

It is made from the leather of the emperor penguin, the rarest monster in the North Pole.

To reduce the wearer’s shame, it was further refined and enhanced, adding convenience and performance.

* All item stats will double in the ‘suit’ mode.

* The cooking speed for all dishes will double in ‘chef’ mode.

+This is an item with a set effect.

-There will be a +50 increase to all stats when the set is worn.

-There will be a 10% increase in travel speed without slipping on snow or ice.

-Swimming speed is increased by 1.5 times in water.

-Special skills when wearing all of the set: Shiny Storage (Rare) is available.]

This was the information I knew about the clothes. Shiny Storage was a special skill where I could keep one thing in my stomach, regardless of size, as long as it shone. In fact, it wasn’t a very useful skill for me but It was created because the leather of the emperor penguin was used. The emperor penguin originally had an ability to store things.

However, this wasn’t what caught my eye. Revamped? There was nothing like this before. 

Drain opened his mouth, “Do you remember that you asked me to remake it because you weren’t satisfied?”

“I remember.”

“In fact, at that time, my proficiency had increased so the redone clothes became stronger. I tried to experiment with the enhanced skills and a new skill was attached to the clothes.”

“Is it a new skill...?”

I scanned the window again. I could find another text underneath the special skill.

-Revamped skill: Ice Silk Road (Heroic) is available.

“This?”

I got goosebumps instantly. I was familiar with this skill. An emperor penguin was able to travel around the vast North Pole due to this skill. As the corners of my mouth subconsciously rose, I spoke in a confident tone, “This will allow me to reach Windia in a flash.”

I couldn’t help laughing.

“Thank you, Drain.” 

At the same time, I jumped toward the sea. Everyone was startled by my sudden action but I had no intention of falling into the sea. “Ice Silk Road.”

[Revamped Skill: Ice Skill Road is triggered!]

[Create an ice path in the air for 10 minutes and slide at high speed.]

[10 magic power will be consumed per second.]

The air froze and there was something like a long ice sheet. It was similar to the ‘snowboard’ that young people rode at ski resorts. Of course, I had ridden it before. No, I rode it very well. I floated on top of the ice and turned my head toward the open-mouthed party. “I will go ahead. Please look after Sujeong. And...”

“Don’t worry, Sujeong will be fine.” Zhen Sulong nodded.

Then Kim Sujeong came out like she felt the fuss. I made eye contact with her.

“Father!”

“I’m sorry.”

“No, I...”

“Don’t worry about Windia.”

My magic power boiled and an icy path of great size started to be built before my eyes. It was like a rollercoaster for young people. I shifted my gaze forward. “I didn’t learn numbers to count the dead.”

I placed my feet on the ice and there was an explosive sound. Rather than black smoke, there was a white snowstorm. Both my feet were frozen and became one with the ice sheet. I leaned sideways and there was a violent blast. The destination was Windia.

* * *

Around this time, Michael felt the sweat flowing down his back. It wasn’t cold sweat but a hot sweat that was flowing. He was now riding the sand and leaving the Kobold Mine.

“To all the viewers watching! A massive amount of lava is engulfing the Kobold Mine here!”

Michael looked at the reporter next to him with a frown. She kept talking despite knowing that the slightest loss in his concentration would kill her.

‘Noisy.’

“Unfortunately, even the Zeus Guild couldn’t raid Minotaur! In this way, Windia will be devastated by a volcanic eruption... kyak!”

Michael steered the sand and threw the reporter into the lava without anyone knowing it. The crystal ball floating in the air also fell so the live broadcast was cut off. She was the only one doing a live broadcast but she wasn’t the only reporter. There were many recording the situation with their own crystal balls.

[The scorpion zodiac, ‘Antares,’ is letting out a burst of light.]

‘Shit. Shit...!’

He didn’t know why things were like this. Transmigration Erosion was a skill gained after a conversation with Antares a few days ago. It was the ultimate skill to make all the objects he touched dry and turn into sand. It was a skill that consumed 80% of his magic power but it was still worth it. He thought he had won when Minotaur was buried in the sand. Michael saw the flames disappearing under sand and was certain of victory. However, it didn’t turn out like that.

‘I didn’t expect there to be stronger flames.’

He had been planning to cover all of Minotaur’s body except for the face with his sand and then strike. Then suddenly, Minotaur used a huge fire-based skill called Super Hot Hell and the situation was reversed. The sand he created melted due to the heat and became lava.

“Lava keeps chasing me!”

“Quickly shoot it! Hurry! We urgently need to capture this!”

“The camera! Are you shooting this?”

‘Useless humans.’

Michael hated these people who only talked without helping. He once again steered the sand to drop them but someone grabbed his shoulder. It was Damian, the guild leader. “Don't get excited. We are still the best.”

“......”

“I know you are always obsessed with the position of the best but there are things in this world that you can’t help. Minotaur can be raided again.”

Cappuccino and Reinhardt approached.

“Yes, Michael. You have done your best. We’ll hunt it again next time.”

“Hahaha! This body will be your shield!”

Reina pointed to the other side.

“Huhu. This expression doesn’t suit you. Of course, there are better things...?”

Michael scanned the guild members’ faces and smiled. They were friends he couldn’t hate. “...Thank you, everybody.”

[You have entered Kobold Mine B1.]

He went up to the first floor. Looking ahead, he could see the entrance in the distance. He stepped out and saw many people below in the sunshine. They were fans of the Zeus Guild. Michael shouted at the cheering crowd, “Everyone, stay away!”

However, the lava was already approaching.

“Uwaaack!”

“I-It is lava!”

“The volcano is erupting!”

“Everybody, scatter!”

“Run away!”

It was already pandemonium. The clear sky was filled with ash and smoke. A giant minotaur could be seen climbing to the top in the distance. A tremendous amount of overwhelming lava was flowing from his body.

‘I have to fight that guy?’

Minotaur’s lava-soaked body was much larger than it had been before. He had a huge presence like a monster from hell. Minotaur roared, “Grrruk! I’m going to burn all the humans!”

Minotaur’s warning was enough to make everyone tremble. The sand carrying the group arrived in Windia. They descended to the square and the soldiers were busy. They were terrified as they watched the tsunami of volcanic ash.

“W-What is this?!”

“Call the captain!”

“Have the Sylphid Knights evacuate the residents!”

The man identified as Becker quickly moved the residents out of the village but this wasn’t the real problem.

“Become a pile of ashes!”

Minotaur roared once more, causing a devastating explosion. The massive rocks created by the explosion started to fall toward Windia. A user stared at the scene with a wide open mouth and muttered, “I-I’m actually seeing Meteor, which I’ve only read in manhwa.”

Those were his last words. Hot stones were falling between the ash and embers. In fact, it couldn’t be compared to Meteor but the power wasn’t bad. Michael looked up at the sky and gritted his teeth. “Damian.”

“Yes, I know. It is our responsibility.”

“...Thank you.”

At the same time, Michael jumped into the sky. He used the power of sand to grab the falling stone pieces and dropped them safely. Reinhardt blocked them using the huge shield attached to his hand and Cappuccino launched all types of ice magic to freeze many stones.

Damian and Reina also threw their skills into the sky. The users couldn’t help praising them.

“It is truly the Zeus Guild!”

“They are trying to protect this place!”

“Have strength! Zeus Guild!”

“Thank you very much! I’m cheering for you!”

Praise might make the whale dance but Michael wasn’t a whale. It was the same with the Zeus Guild. It was unreasonable to stop the remnants of fire that was constantly pouring down. Then they heard someone shouting, “Sylphid Knights, evacuate the lord!”

“Yes, Captain!” 

Looking down, Michael saw a man wearing light green armor and holding a large spear in his hand. He seemed to be the knight captain here.

“I don’t want to! No! I’m the lord! I have to protect this place!”

“You are noisy. Go quickly. What are you doing? Take him away.”

“Yes!”

“Ack! Let me go! Stop it! Kerenos!”

‘Is he the lord of Windia? He is a child.’

Once the man called ‘Kerenos’ joined in, Michael felt the burden easing.

Kerenos swung his spear and shouted, “I don’t know who you are but thank you for the help!”

“It is our responsibility.”

“Huh? Let’s talk after taking care of this.”

"I'll do that."

The combination of the two of them was better than expected. Kerenos used the Storm Spear technique to crush or break up the rocks and Michael grabbed what was missed while putting out the fire. Kerenos said, "I'll borrow your sand for a moment.”

“...?”

“Storm Spear 2nd Style.”

Kerenos spun his spear and aimed it at a huge sandstone. It was Michael’s sand.

“Whirlwind!”

The storm that swallowed up the sand quickly destroyed the rocks and extinguished the fire. Reina was surprised from where she was standing on the sand.

“Oh my~? This is a NPC right? If he was a user then I would’ve lured him to our guild. It is a shame.”

Reina licked her lips as she looked at Kerenos. Damian leapt forward while telling her, “Don’t be distracted, Reina.”

 “Oh my~? Are you jealous?”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Ah ♡ The guild leader isn’t fun.”

Just then, messages appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.

[A huge amount of lava is flowing toward Windia.]

[If you can’t stop it, Windia will perish.]

[Please hurry to the south gate and stop it.]

“Everyone, get on my sand!” Michael picked up Kerenos and the Zeus Guild. He wanted to bring more but many people had already left Windia. They couldn’t expect reinforcements. The group of people came to the south gate in a flash and Reinhardt muttered as he looked at the approaching lava. “Crazy. This is what we have to block?”

“We have to do something about it,” Cappuccino muttered as soon as he got off the sand. This time, he was going to use the shadowless spear instead of magic. Everyone watched the waves of incoming lava and gulped.

Damian said, “Don’t blame me if you die here today.”

“Oh, do you think we will die?”

“Dammit."

“We have to do it somehow.”

It happened when the lava was only 100 meters away. Michael suddenly felt something. ‘Cold energy?’

A great cold suddenly cooled the incoming lava. A huge amount of water vapor rose and through it, the back of a masked man could be seen. He was casually pounding his back. “Ouch, ouch. My head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.”