chapter 5
2. I take the reward for the first place in the retest (2)
Still before the reexamination of Article 13 begins.
Hana Choi was closely watching Lee Jun-woo, who was swinging his sword for practice.
Suwoo-
The sound of a sword swing echoed around. The soft light of divine power was scattered.
‘Both the posture of the sword and holy power are stable.’
I was astonished by that fact.
Lee Jun-woo from Holy Knight Division.
Even at Theia High School, his name was famous. He belonged to the famous hero activity club, Aegis.
However, unlike the other three members of the Aegis, Lee Jun-woo had a bad reputation.
‘I also did hero activities. There were rumors that it was to hang out with a pretty woman.’
Ahn Yoo-min and Ha Ye-eun. And to Song Xia. All three of them were famous for their looks at Theia High School. A key reason for Aegis popularity.
On the other hand, Lee Jun-woo was a bad golden sun like his current appearance.
Although it was a pretty neat face if I erased that prejudice. Of course, rumors couldn’t be good when I was with those three.
However, the more important issue is not the appearance of the golden sun, but the behavior of Lee Jun-woo.
Lee Jun-woo was always late or absent from class. Performance was also the lowest.
Not only that, but I kept hearing that I was flirting not only with the female members of the club, but also with the female fans of Aegis.
‘There were even rumors that he was hanging out with the villains.’
Considering that Aegis’ image as a hero is very good for the public.
In many ways, his impression at Theia High School was not good. To put it bluntly, he was called the cancerous existence of Aegis, no, Theia High School.
Other students waiting for the re-exam did not even walk close to Lee Jun-woo.
Except for one Choi.
‘Lee Jun-woo. You said you left the Aegis. If that’s the case… I wonder if I can get close to him.’
Rather, Choi Hana deliberately came closer to him today. I was secretly observing him as I am now.
I’ve heard a lot of gossip about Lee Jun-woo. In fact, I didn’t really believe the rumors.
From the beginning, Hana Choi had the personality to experience and judge people rather than hearsay.
That there are countless people who are different from the outside and the inside.
Through her father’s work, she knew very well. My father was killed by the men he trusted.
‘But that Lee Jun-woo is someone I can trust.’
Of course, it was not an unfounded belief.
In fact, Hana Choi is like Junwoo Lee.
My attendance record was not so good that I had to retake the test now. I couldn’t help it because of the work of the organization.
One day I missed school due to personal circumstances.
Choi Ha-na is Lee Jun-woo, who is late like her. I happened to see it outside of a high school.
It wasn’t that we were late to each other once or twice.
When you run into him several times and build up a strange sense of kinship in your heart alone. Lee Jun-woo often showed unexpected sides.
‘He was a good person.’
Helping a woman who was pickpocketed. Helped a disabled old woman cross the street.
Not only that, but he also fought back against bullies who were arguing with the general public.
Of course, he gets beaten rather harshly by that bully.
Even so, he protected the general public until the end.
‘Although my swordsmanship skills were lacking. More than anyone else, being a student of the Holy Knight department was a look that suited me better.’
In the end, though Hana Choi secretly took care of that bully later. Looking at him, the word hero came to mind involuntarily.
Anyway, that incident was the trigger.
Even in high school campuses.
Observing Lee Jun-woo secretly became a daily routine. In the process, Hana Choi came to appreciate Lee Jun-woo.
‘It’s a good opportunity. If Lee Jun-woo doesn’t belong to the party like now.’
***
And Hana Choi recalled the recent news.
Lee Jun-woo’s withdrawal from the Aegis. I was surprised by that fact.
Finally got a chance to get Lee Jun-woo on her side.
Her ultimate goal is to get revenge on the two underworld people who betrayed her father.
Although her father was once the only boss of the underworld.
Now, the two who betrayed their father have become the heads of a giant underworld organization. She even washed her identity to survive the traitors.
However, those who know the identity of Hana Choi in the present dark district are currently few.
Although those few gathered again and followed Hana Choi. The power was so small that it was embarrassing to say that it was still an organization.
So, I was always coveted when I saw talented people. Just like Lee Jun-woo.
The Choi Hana organization always lacked people.
Although the individual’s powerlessness may be regrettable. I, Junwoo Lee, have the right idea.
The same goes for the Hunter world. Betrayal is commonplace in the underworld. So Hana Choi needed a person with a foundation of character like Junwoo Lee.
‘To avoid being betrayed like my father. I need someone to trust.’
But it wasn’t just toughness.
Above all else, Lee Jun-woo had the best ability as an operator.
after getting to know him.
There was a time when, by chance, he secretly followed the hero activities of Aegis, to which he belonged.
‘Contrary to rumors, it was Lee Jun-woo who commanded the Aegis in dungeon raids and villain hunting.’
Unfortunately, the party members seemed to regard Lee Jun-woo as a porter or a chore.
In fact, every instruction he gave was perfect.
‘Lee Jun-woo doesn’t have good grades. Because the theory grade was the highest.’
Although it was a small organization. Hana Choi has led people.
That’s why it’s about getting the perfect result by arranging people in the right place. I know how difficult it is.
However, Lee Jun-woo did it himself.
Aegis’ reputation. In reality, Hana Choi knew that his role was very big.
Anyway, I’ve been observing Lee Jun-woo for close to a year.
And now Lee Jun-woo surprised Hana Choi once again.
Swoop-
His sword cut through the air again.
It was neat. The sword path started and ended without any fuss. Hana Choi got goosebumps at that meaning.
‘When did swordsmanship develop to this level?’
No, in a way, it was natural.
Because of his bad image, the school’s training ground didn’t seem to be used often.
Lee Jun-woo, in a place like a rooftop where others don’t see. I was practicing swordsmanship in my spare time.
It was Lee Jun-woo who was so sincere and had a good heart.
‘I always tried. The goddess must have responded to that effort!’
So the goddess must have blessed him as a paladin. Of course, practice and practice are different. Although the results of the retest are still unknown.
Still, Choi Hana made up her mind again. I will definitely make Lee Jun-woo on my side.
Both at the academy and after graduating from the academy. I was certain that Lee Jun-woo would be a great power in his work.
Of course, he felt remorse for dragging a paladin who followed the will of the goddess into the affairs of the underworld.
In fact, it’s either Hunter or Dark Garden. In this era, there is no black and white anywhere.
A city where everyone moves according to their own interests and desires. Because that was Seoul right now.
‘If you’re such a good person. I don’t know if it will be used and abandoned in the future.’
So when he left the Aegis, I was puzzled.
In the world, the other members cut Lee Jun-woo, but what to do. that was weird
Although the friendship is not wide.
As much as they are female students of the same high school. I know the rumors about the three that are floating around among the female students.
There was a time when I was in the same class as An Yu-min.
‘It’s a damn party without Lee Jun-woo. If it really did, it would be suicidal.’
unless you’re out of your mind It was impossible with her common sense to kick out talented people like Lee Jun-woo first unless they were crazy b*tches.
Anyway, she couldn’t be alone.
Everything in the world is give and take.
If that Lee Jun-woo is needed for you. Hana Choi, herself, had to become a person who was necessary and valuable to Lee Jun-woo.
‘That’s normal. If you make it on my side, you should treat it that way. somehow!’
If your skills as an Awakener are excellent.
In general, I’d choose a large corporation hunter’s guild rather than an underworld organization.
She had to try too.
Either in the dark or in the academy. So that Lee Jun-woo will be interested in what he is doing with him.
‘Then I have to show it from the retest first!’
Just in time, luckily, the same Joe. If you show your skills. I might be able to get Lee Jun-woo’s attention.
Choi Hana burned her will to fight like that.
“……?”
At that time, Lee Jun-woo’s gaze turned to Choi Hana just in time.
‘You’ve been staring at me for too long.’
Choi Hana hurriedly turned her head.
I’ve always been watching him. Until now, I had never had a proper conversation.
Just like before, I naturally asked him for a seat. It took more courage than I thought.
‘Because I don’t want to make a bad impression.’
When I calmed down my startled breath.
The reexamination of Article 13 has finally begun.
‘what. Was the retest originally this… difficult?’
Hana Choi was more focused than usual. Her alchemy was activated.
***
The reexamination of Article 13 has begun.
“I already gave you the test method. Start the test at the same time as the notification!”
The instructor in charge of the retest shouted. It was a female instructor with serious eyes.
Although I saw the instructor at the academy for the first time today. He is a person who has already watched the original work to the point of getting tired of it.
‘I was Instructor Lee Soo-yeon of the liberal arts department.’
There are various faculties and many instructors in the academy.
Faculty and instructors are quite important when it comes to character development. Instructor Lee Soo-yeon was especially famous among old users.
As the instructor of the liberal arts department. Characters of any class could be trained by that instructor.
There may be limits to the teaching that has reached the extreme.
Instead, he is an excellent instructor for teaching comprehensive basic skills as a hunter. In other words, it was an ideal instructor for me now.
‘Still, it’s difficult to see the cadets. It must be difficult to stand out from her right away.’
If you pass the retest anyway. I decided to choose a liberal arts major. So, there will be a relationship in the future.
I focused on the re-exam in front of me.
Beep-
A start-up beep sounded.
The test method is to defeat as many monsters as possible within a certain amount of time.
It wasn’t a real monster. But the smells and sounds coming from them were vivid.
“Rurrr.”
A magic stone that appears when you defeat a monster.
And the magic stone was specially treated with magic and linked to the AR device he is currently wearing.
Of course, it’s an AR device that responds to the Awakener’s mana.
The monsters in front of me were no different from the actual monsters.
‘The AR device really hurts me.’
So, just like in real life, points are deducted when attacked by monsters. When the damage to be judged as death is accumulated, it is automatically retired.
Of course, the retirement is eliminated from the retest.
Even the number of monsters that appeared was high and the grade was quite high.
The monsters I dealt with in actual combat training at high school were E- and D-class.
But as long as it’s a re-exam to go to the academy. Most of the current monsters were D-class.
‘My current hunter license is… embarrassing, but E-class.’
Although not absolute.
The level of the monster and the level of the hunter’s license are relatively similar.
Previously, it was absolutely impossible to directly deal with D-class monsters higher than me.
Shashasak-
“Kyaaa-”
But I lightly decapitated the goblin rushing in front of my eyes.
‘Was it easy to kill monsters?’
I couldn’t believe it.
My hands trembled for a moment. It wasn’t because I was afraid of monsters. It was because I was happy.
Before, even catching a single goblin would take hours of struggle. Now I am amazingly different.
shock-
The holy knight sword he was holding drew a neat trajectory. Another goblin’s head was also slashed at once.
In a corner of my sight, a new power acquired through the Graduation Paladin Sword.
The notification window for ‘Goddess’ Faithful Guardian Knight’ was flashing.
[warrant]——-
[Awakening succeeded. A new power is being activated.]
* Power Name: Faithful Guardian Knight of the Goddess (N)
* Rating: 3★
* Authority level: 13
* Class: Paladin
* Attribute: light
[Check available skills.]
▶ Active skill
* Divine Strike (lv.2)
: Wields a powerful blow with the divine power of the goddess. The effect is increased on dark attribute monsters.
▶ Passive skill
* Sword training (lv.2)
: Become proficient in the unique swordsmanship of the Holy Knights.
* Divine Shield (lv.2)
: A shield containing the divine power of the goddess protects you.
——-
A holy knight sword that had a rare rarity.
So, unlike the ready-made products that only formed the power of one star. A whopping three-star authority was formed.
Depending on the level of authority, the number of skill slots that can be used usually increases.
It’s a 3-star rating, so three.
[Passive skill swordsmanship training (lv.2) is active.]
The 2-star power I originally possessed didn’t even have a passive skill.
The power ‘Goddess’ faithful guardian knight’ was useful in all skill configurations. Through passive skills and swordsmanship training, he became more proficient in swordsmanship than before.
Above all, the authority of the first awakening recorded in the high school. It’s the same class, same attribute as the peacefully sparkling mirror.
It was very natural to use this power even at the academy.
‘Because it’s a secret to no one that I have hidden powers.’
After cutting down the goblins one after another, this time a rather large orc attacked.
The guy swung a huge axe.
Kaka Kaka Kakang-
But the attack did not reach me. A sacred light green shield protected me.
[Passive skill Divine Shield (lv.2) is active.]
There were not only skills that increased swordsmanship skills, but also protective passive skills like now.
Then, at once, I stabbed the counter at his weak spot.
[Used the active skill Divine Strike (lv.2).]
A paladin sword that burns with divine power. The sword delivered a powerful blow to the orc’s heart.
“Kyaaa-”
The orc died instantly.
I killed three monsters rushing towards me in one go.
“Kigigigigigigi…”
“Greeii…”
Then, the group of monsters that had been rushing forward with great force backed away from me.
I felt like I could slaughter them all at once. There were dozens of guys. Rather, it was the other side that scared me.
‘Normally, I’d push it further with this momentum, but…’
Although the current retest is at the level of the first quest, it is a hard mode.
I already knew that this test wasn’t just a time attack.
“Kaaah-”
With AR, the test site has changed like a dungeon field.
So I saw 13 groups of students in the same retest group.
‘Most of them cut down more monsters than me.’
As it was a time attack, everyone was desperate to increase the number of kills without sparing their power. There are many students like me who have a D-class hunter license, not E-class.
Hana Choi in particular was amazing.
Through her alchemy, monsters were being slaughtered in real time.
The number of kills with the most one has already exceeded 3 times mine.
‘But there’s no rush. Let’s stay calm.’
I know the flow of the second half of this retest through the original game.
If you rush to hunt a lot of monsters within the time limit. You can be defeated by the boss monster that appears later in the time limit.
‘While maintaining a reasonable number of kills. I have to think about the second half and save my stamina and mana.’
I just got new powers.
That my stats are still the same as normal people. I never forgot
‘You must end the monster’s life with a single blow. That’s the most efficient.’
The guys who were suppressed by my momentum still hesitated.
Using that gap, he waited for the recovery of mana, which had already consumed more than half.
According to the record in the same group, my number of kills is at the bottom. I could feel the lagging cadets brandishing their weapons with great haste.
But my sanity close to 90. That cold reason whispered in my head.
‘I am different now than before. you can do it. Even winning first place.’
Then, in my head, I hurriedly organized the types of monsters in front of me and their weaknesses.
The time on the time bar quickly decreased.
As expected, the flow of the retest soon began to change.