"For now, let's try to escape from here."
Obtaining a class. That's the first thing on the list.
"How do we get a class?"
"I don't know."
Park Deokgu looked at me with a shocked face.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not so smart that I'd know everything."
"No, you are smart, aren't you, hyung-nim? At least you seem to be more trustworthy than those who only know how to study. Even though you look like a nerd."
He was half right.
Just, I wasn't a very good student.
"So, how do we gain our classes?"
"For now, the only way seems to be by hunting monsters. That woman said that our class will depend on our hard work."
"Oh, I think I heard that too..."
"First, we have to act to make a difference, whether it's just swinging your sword while standing in place or catching monsters. If we stagnate here and do nothing, we will die."
Saying this, I poured out everything I had in my leather bag on the ground.
Park Deokgu looked at me as if wondering what I was doing, but when I started to put leather on him, tying it up with sneaker laces, he seemed to realize my intention.
He looked at me with a slightly moved face.
"It looks like armor... But hyung-nim, don't you need it more than me?
He would be the one fighting in the front anyway, so I didn't have to make one for myself.
It was at least one more layer of insurance to protect my own neck. Just now, I didn't go ahead of you only to gain nothing.
However, it wasn't necessary to explain this to him.
"You are taller than me."
"I'm afraid that I might not live up to your expectations, but... I will try my best."
I nodded at his words.
***
He definitely lived up to my expectations.
In fact, even only looking at Park Deokgu's basic stats, you could tell he was somehow strong.
I didn't quite understand how our bodies affected our stats, but his stats were nearly twice as high as mine.
I felt especially embarrassed when looking at his 30 points of endurance.
His strength, shield and sword put together made his large body seem even bigger.
Adding to this the clumsily made leather armor, and he looked just like a gladiator from some movie.
But it was a very natural look for him. It was really not bad.
However, this guy who finally gained some confidence, exceeded my expectations.
"Hyung-nim!"
"I know."
The back of this big guy, who pushed two monsters away with his shield, came into my view.
His face was still pale with fear, but even in this state he still hit them with his shield.
He was just pushing forward with all his might, but monsters wedged between the wall and his shield could only aimlessly flail about with their clawed hands.
