I Became an Academy Fraudster

Episode 23

‘Crystal’ guild member Hyewon Jin was dispatched to ‘Elphone’ Academy today.

In order to recruit talented students into the ‘Crystal’ guild while closely watching the confrontation between the 1st and 2nd year.

She is currently sitting in the front seat of the Colosseum.

“Senior. Did you just see it?”

She said the newcomer sitting next to her.

She said with an expression that she did not understand the current situation at all.

“Obviously the arrow split, but instead of weakening, it got stronger. Does this make sense?”

“……”

Even for Jin Hye-won, the feat Jeong Ha-yeon showed just now was quite surprising.

Instead of causing a loss of magic power as the arrows split, the magic power was rather amplified and the opponent was successfully hit.

That was also a guy who had the qualifications to be a candidate for the ‘Crystal’ guild.

This cannot be achieved through individual efforts.

Overwhelming talent that is purely individual.

That’s what made the impossible possible.

“…..”

Jin Hye-won gnashed his teeth.

If she wasn’t the daughter of the president of the Hunter Association, she would have actively made scouting proposals.

However, there is no possibility that she will abandon the Hunter Association and move on to the ‘Crystal’ guild.

“I missed out on a talented person.”

Hyewon Jin clicked her tongue.

“That senior.”

The rookie next to her said.

“Why?”

“Then what about that guy lying down over there?”

The new recruit pointed to Kant, who was lying on the field, and said.

“…You have to cut it.”

“Yes? Even so, you only lost once?”

“She wasn’t officially hired, and she was just a candidate. As soon as it is no longer useful, throw it away.”

Originally, guilds register all talented people who seem useful as candidates.

However, very few of them officially became guild members.

This is because if any of the candidates show even the slightest flaw or become useless, they will be replaced immediately.

[Next match – Doyoon Nam vs Kate]

Information about the next game appeared on the screen.

“Whoa. This match is going to be quite enjoyable.”

Jin Hye-won smiled.

Because the next match had a name to look forward to.

The name is Nam Do-yoon.

“Senior. This match, no matter who sees it, isn’t Kate a landslide victory? When I looked for Nam Do-yoon, his grades for admission were in the bottom. In comparison, Kate belongs to the elite among sophomores.”

“….”

Jin Hye-won smiled silently.

Originally, she would have thought the same way herself.

If you only look at superficial information, the chances of Nam Do-yoon winning against Kate converge to zero.

However, Jin Hye-won thought of Mine, who stopped moving in front of Nam Do-yoon.

If that was Nam Do-yoon’s real ability, she would be able to win against Kate.

***

[Next match – Nam Do-yoon vs. Kate Remaining time: 5 minutes.]

I was sitting on a chair in the waiting room, staring blankly at the screen.

Five minutes left.

I thought I wouldn’t be nervous, but this is more tense than I thought.

I still got the lowest score on the physical fitness test, so if I make a mistake, I could be suspended.

So, I must make up for it in this Dalian evaluation.

My hands are shaking because the pressure is so great.

Kikki-

Then I heard the door open.

I turned my gaze to that direction.

“…?”

Why did he suddenly come here?

The person who just opened the door and came in was Jeong Ha-yeon.

She had a shopping bag in her hand.

What is that? Very suspicious

She must be a bad thing considering the relationship between her and me now.

She looked at me from the side of her door, and then, as if she had made up her mind on something, she strode toward me.

“Hey.”

“…Why?”

I’m honestly scared.

What’s in her shopping bag now?

Couldn’t it be a weapon?

“…Take this.”

Jung Ha-yeon handed me a shopping bag with her head bowed.

Her cheeks were stained red.

“…What is this?”

I asked cautiously.

“You can open it.”

“Couldn’t it be something like a weapon?”

“Do you want to search?”

I handed her her shopping bag.

“Do you want to open it now?”

“Uh.”

There was something like a box inside the shopping bag.

I opened the wrapping paper of the box.

[Cheongsimhwan 10ea]

It was the name written on the cover of the box.

“…?”

I looked at her with her questioning expression.

“Eat this. I was very nervous when I was doing it, but after eating this, it got better.”

“Why are you giving this to me?”

“……”

She bit her lip.

Like someone who wants to say something but can’t come out.

Instead of answering, she turned around and started walking toward the door.

Kikki-

Jeong Ha-yeon grabbed her doorknob and opened the door.

And just before her body completely went out the door.

She paused.

“Because I was able to win the match today thanks to you. Thank you.”

With that said, she slammed the door and left.

“……”

I stared blankly at her door for a while.

And then I saw Cheongsimhwan again.

She always lives wearing a mask.

In the eyes of others, Jeong Ha-yeon must be a kind and kind person.

There must be countless people who have heard her say “Thank you.”

However, the reality is different.

I rarely ever really feel grateful to her.

It’s just a pretense for image management.

“….”

So the words she gave me and this cheongsimhwan come to me.

She handed me these things, even though I didn’t need to put on any pretense.

Has she ever told anyone that she truly appreciates her?

[Next match – Nam Do-yoon vs. Kate Remaining time: 3 minutes.]

I looked at the billboard.

I seem to calm down a bit after eating the Cheongsim pill she handed me.

It’s a little better.

Now is the time to get out of the waiting area and head to the stadium.

I took out the elixir from my chest.

The elixir had a green light.

Like green color.

At first glance, it is a color that makes you feel repulsive to eat.

“I still have to eat.”

I closed my eyes and drank the elixir.

It was a taste that made me feel sick to my stomach at any moment.

I barely swallowed the elixir without spitting it out.

My stomach is so soft that I feel like throwing up right now.

But 30 seconds after taking the elixir.

I began to feel an incredibly strong vitality in my body.

***

Nam Doyoon and Kate faced each other.

Kate looked at Nam Do-yoon and smiled.

“So, are you both ready?”

The host said.

“Ah. Wait a minute.”

Kate said.

“Why is that?”

“Ah. Well, it’s not a big deal, but I’m going to fight with a first grader, so shouldn’t I have a handicap?”

“It doesn’t matter how you do it.”

“Then I will only use circle 1 magic.”

Kate looked at Nam Do-yoon and said.

Kate thoroughly investigated what kind of guy Nam Do-yoon was before the match.

What is his specialty and what are his current grades?

As a result, I found that he was very bad.

The guy who got the lowest score on the entrance exam and the lowest score on the physical fitness test.

Perhaps the 1st circle magic isn’t enough, so it overflows.

“Junior. Don’t feel too bad, I’m not ignoring you.”

Kate smiled and tapped Nam Doyoon on the shoulder.

“Then what happens if you use magic higher than the 1st circle magic?”

Nam Doyoon said.

“That’s not going to happen.”

Kate cut it off.

“However, there is a one-in-a-lifetime possibility.”

“Junior. Underestimating yourself is bad, but overestimating yourself is something to avoid.”

Kate said with a smile.

“Then are you two ready?”

Nam Doyoon and Kate nodded.

“Then start!”

Kate stretched out her hand toward Namdo Yoon as soon as she started.

Soon, a magic circle began to form on his hand.

After that, a blazing arrow of fire shot out of his palm.

Wedge-

The arrow started flying toward Nam Do-yoon.

Kate laughed.

Before the match with Namdo Yoon, she looked for his physical fitness test record.

It was really poor strength, agility, and stamina.

I couldn’t even dodge the 1-circle arrow, and it was clear that the match would end.

“!!!!”

However, Nam Do-yoon did not exist at the point where the fire arrow should have reached.

He lightly dodged the fire arrow by spurring his foot to the side.

His movements were so fast that it was hard to believe his physical abilities.

Have you been lucky?

Ugh-

Kate started gathering magic in her hands again.

Wedge-

This time, three flaming arrows flew from his palms towards Nam Do-yoon in succession.

Paba Park-

However, Nam Doyoon rolled casually and avoided all three fire arrows.

Kate frowned.

It wasn’t a coincidence.

It would have been impossible to avoid it with his physical abilities.

Could it be that he was hiding his physical abilities?

But why?

What was the reason he had to hide his physical ability even while receiving the lowest score in the physical fitness test?

Nam Do-yoon started running towards Kate, dodging the fiery arrows quickly.

Namdo Yoon stretched out his hand towards Kate.

Instantly, intangible mana bursts out of his hand.

He couldn’t see Kate, but he sensed something was coming his way.

After that, he hurriedly deployed the 1st circle shield magic.

Soon, a blue film appeared in front of him.

This should be enough.

He won’t be able to break his shield magic, no matter how unexpectedly powerful he is.

Even though it’s just a 1-circle shield magic.

Kate predicted Namdo Yoon’s next path and was preparing to cast his magic.

However,

Damn it-

“!!!”

Kate looked horrified when she saw that her own shield was cracking.

Shield magic, which had not even cracked even after being hit by a flame spear from a second year student, began to crack in an instant.

What the hell is that guy?

It was clear that sooner or later the shield magic would break and the intangible mana would reach him.

Kate hastily deployed her 2 circle shield spell.

Bang-

Then the intangible mana disappeared in an instant.

“Abstain.”

Nam Doyoon shook his head and said.

For Namdoyun, the skill of ‘Urvashi’, the best means of attack, was blocked, so it was natural for him.

“……”

Kate frowned.

That guy shouted defeat first, but in reality this is no different from my defeat.

I said that I would only use 1-circle magic in front of everyone watching here.

However, due to his attack, I unleashed the 2nd circle magic without my knowledge.

“No. I lost.”

Kate said.