chapter 23
Episode 23 Position (1)
The dump truck accident was resolved quickly as soon as the police arrived.
The cause of the accident was concluded to be AI failure, and the company was even able to receive compensation for the accident from the lawyer of the AI dump truck company.
Probably, Jin Se-rin’s status as a cadet at the Korea Hunter Academy and the status of Jin Se-rin, the daughter of the Sungjin Group, may have played an advantage in helping the matter be resolved easily.
The cadet uniform was a little dirty, but since I only fell on the ground once, I didn’t feel the need to change it as I picked up the dust.
After a long, seemingly long walk to school, Jin Se-rin and Kang Seo-jun finally entered the main building of the Korea Hunter Academy.
The lobby of the main building was reminiscent of a hotel or building lounge.
The area seemed to be half the size of the playground, and the ceiling was high enough to easily exceed 10 meters.
On the left, there were several benches and tables where students could sit and rest, and on the right, you could see several food stalls.
If you look up, it looks as if only the middle of the building’s ceiling is open to the sky.
The indoor terrace is round in shape and has multiple levels extending up to the ceiling. I could see many people coming and going busily on the upper floor as well.
The size and design were as good as those of most luxury department stores, so it seemed like it was enough to show the status of the Korean hunter world.
On the bench in the lobby of the main building, cadets who arrived early were chatting in groups of twos and threes.
As it was the first day of school, it felt awkward to be in my own class, so I chatted with my friends in other classes until assembly.
[The Eye of Providence assists poor hearing.]
The Eye of Providence printed the contents of conversations around Kang Seo-jun in front of him like chat records, regardless of his will.
“Uh. Hey, it’s Jin Se-rin.”
“Wow. Your face is so white.”
“It looks like a new human race that is two or three levels more evolved than us.”
“I’m really jealous of your genes.”
Jin Serin was a celebrity in her own right, so she tended to attract attention wherever she went.
She was, of course, one of the prospects who would lead the Korean hunter world in the future.
Of course, this was a possible assessment because Jin Se-rin’s growth identity is a secret that is not yet known to the world.
“But who are you going with?”
“I guess I’m just asking for directions.”
“Wow. But it looks a bit harsh.”
“A familiar? A summon? Isn’t that a monster?”
“Even the undead and bugs would be prettier than those….”
“It’s creepy that you’re wearing the same clothes as us.”
What followed was an evaluation of Kang Seo-jun.
Kang Seo-jun shed tears inside.
[The constellation “The Sympathetic Hermit” Sponsors dimensional currency as a means of consolation.]
But thanks to the favored person, even this situation is somehow beneficial.
Jin Se-rin and Kang Seo-jun took the main building elevator and headed to the classroom.
The class they were assigned to was 1st grade class A.
It must have been a matter of luck that I ended up in the same class as Jin Se-rin.
When Seojun Kang first opened the classroom door and entered, the chat history was quickly updated before his eyes.
“Wow. What is that?”
“Oh! I know him! He has A+ willpower. That’s him.”
“Oh. Is that him? If we were in the same group, I wouldn’t have been able to eat that day.”
“Miss… But are you in the same class as her?”
“Oh. It’s really not a visual joke, just like I heard.”
“The kid sitting behind her will be in hell for at least a month. I have to see that skin every day.”
[The constellation “The Sympathetic Hermit” Sponsors dimensional currency as a means of consolation.]
Kang Seo-jun waddled to a seat halfway near the window.
After that, Jin Se-rin came in and closed the classroom door.
-Tak!
“Wow. Good timing. Cleansing the eyes right away.”
“Are you in the same class as Jin Se-rin? That’s awesome.”
“Yes. This is how the balance is right.”
The evaluations of Kang Seo-jun and Jin Se-rin are polar opposites.
However, when they saw Jin Se-rin sitting next to Kang Seo-jun as if it was a given, the cadets were left speechless.
“Huh?”
“What is it?”
“Seojun, do you have any extra cadet uniforms? Shall I order them for you?”
“Thank you for doing so.”
“Okay! And speaking of lunch today…”
They even talked intimately as if they were old friends.
The chat history quickly uploaded before Kang Seo-jun’s eyes.
“What? You two look close?”
“How? What background does he have?”
“No. I didn’t hear anything.”
“Wow. What is it then?”
“I’m jealous of you being close to Jin Se-rin.”
Kang Seo-jun put aside the constantly growing chat history.
However, there was a message that particularly stood out, so I took out that message and enlarged it.
[Park Shin-hoo: That bastard…. Why are you sitting in front of me?]
When I turned my head, I saw Park Shin-hoo sitting at the very back of the window.
‘Even in [Grand Hunter Academy], Jin Se-rin and Park Shin-hoo were always in the same class.’
He was surrounded by his group, glaring at Kang Seo-jun from between the gaps.
Kang Seo-jun looked at him without avoiding his gaze and licked his dry lips once.
‘Are you going to start a fight?’
I had wasted my time fighting back in the dump truck accident in the morning, so it would be difficult to start an argument now.
Thank goodness Park Shin-hoo also had no intention of picking a fight with Kang Seo-jun right now.
This was because I had been having trouble sleeping for the past few weeks and the fatigue from yesterday’s training had hardly gone away.
Recently, I have been feeling sick from time to time and have an upset stomach that I have never had in my life.
Even though he rushed at him with his group in perfect condition, he couldn’t do anything about it, so there was nothing he could do in the current situation.
‘I can see it for now, but it will be soon. We need to trample on them thoroughly and let them know who is higher….’
However, Park Shin-hoo’s essence has not changed at all.
‘It doesn’t matter whether it’s skill or background. Be sure to destroy it as soon as it is ready. The fruit of the sun is mine.’
For two weeks, Park Shin-hoo thought about ways to counter his mysterious counterattack technique.
And with the direction decided a few days ago, he began preparing thoroughly.
As analyzed by Park Shin-hoo, Kang Seo-jun’s greatest skills are evasion and counterattack.
Among the many ways to destroy it, Park Shin-hoo chose the method of giving flesh and taking bones.
‘Use the elixir to increase your spirit sensitivity and make a contract with the spirits of the land. Then you can get a defense skill that can withstand his counterattack at least once. At that time, he grabbed the guy’s arm and prevented him from running away, and he hit a vital point.’
That was Park Shin-hoo’s plan.
However, counterattack time is a skill that applies to all melee attacks.
Park Shin-hoo did not know that catching is also a target of counterattack.
And that if he works hard and acquires a good trait like [Spirit Sensitivity], Kang Seo-jun may take it away.
Sooner or later, Kang Seo-jun would receive spirit response.
-Sigh.
Park Shin-hoo, who had once again decided on his plan, looked away from Kang Seo-jun and this time looked at Jin Se-rin.
‘And that woman…. ‘When did she contact him?’
The daughter of Seongjin Group, the unrivaled competitor of Taesan Group.
‘Or maybe we knew each other from the beginning….’
Park Shin-hoo’s head began to quietly spin as he thought about what kind of interests there might be between the two.
‘Well, I guess I’ll just be quiet now.’
Kang Seo-jun looked relieved and looked away when Park Shin-hoo didn’t seem to have any intention of starting an argument.
Then he made eye contact again with another look.
Straight dark blue hair and bright green eyes.
Thanks to that strange eye color, I could recognize him right away.
Chaewon Lim.
Playable character and heroine of [Grand Hunter Academy].
She was the daughter of the most influential large guild in Gangwon-do, which is said to be a hotspot for rare raw materials and elixirs.
She was sitting in the middle of the row in front of her, staring intently at Kang Seo-jun.
Kang Seo-jun endured those uncomfortable gazes and looked out the window.
‘Why is he staring at me like that?’
Kang Seo-jun, who knew about her, was puzzled in many ways from her perspective.
She is a person who pays little attention to anything unless it is related to her own interests.
She is an enterprising and ambitious woman who just looks ahead and runs.
In the eyes of such a person, Kang Seo-jun is nothing more than a passing by.
‘Hmm. It’s not like they’re looking at my appearance because they’re amazed. Is it because I’m with Jin Se-rin?’
She looked out the window and counted the number of cases, but then thought, ‘It doesn’t matter,’ and ignored it.
Kang Seo-jun’s prediction was half right and half wrong.
‘I never would have guessed that the woman next to that person was Jin Se-rin.’
It was true that Kang Seo-jun was conscious of being with Jin Se-rin.
However, what was contained in that consciousness was not suspicion about Kang Seo-jun, but wariness toward Jin Se-rin.
I never would have guessed that Sungjin Group contacted us first.
‘And that appearance….’
She couldn’t take her eyes off Kang Seo-jun’s appearance.
Even when she was seen from a distance, her curved back and red skin were particularly noticeable, but when she was seen up close, her condition seemed even more serious.
Not only her back, but also her legs and arms were bent, and her flesh was so saggy that one wondered if there was even such a thing as muscle.
‘How was he able to exert such power with a body like that…? ?’
Even the magical power felt from him was extremely minimal.
The power to crush a heavy dump truck with one blow, the horribly broken body, and the feeble energy.
Her mind became confused due to that feeling of disparity.
But soon her thoughts reached one conclusion and she shook her head.
‘You can find out from now on.’
What is the background to that ridiculous ability?
What kind of person is he?
What is your relationship with Jin Se-rin?
You just have to solve the numerous questions gradually and progressively.
After thinking like that, Lim Chae-won began to plan how to approach Kang Seo-jun in the future.
‘It’s best to recruit that power to our side no matter what the cost. ‘If I had that much power, all my plans would be much easier.’
What conditions did Sungjin Group present to him?
Money? Relics? Or is it your position within the guild?
‘No matter what conditions you propose, I can give you more than that.’
If Sungjin Group had enormous capital, Lim Chae-won had a brilliant vision.
However, the conditions that Jin Se-rin concluded with Kang Seo-jun were far from Lim Chae-won’s expectations.
It is a strong bond called best friends.
And what can be said to be a further condition?
There was nothing but the best rubber.