Chapter 10 (2/2)

The nearest black knight struck his sword.

The flash of the sword blinded my eyes.

“So, you can think that it was a miracle to get the sword.”

Chaeng!

Swords clashed against each other.

It felt like I was watching a movie, all the experiences and sensations seeping into my body.

No. It was as if I was the main character in the story.

[The bond with the valiant knight of the Valstaya Empire increases.]

[The more you immerse in a story, the more you feel immersed.]

[If you build more than a certain bond, you will meet the terms of use of ‘Link’.]

* * *

“Oh… It will be difficult.”

[What’s hard?]

“Because it’s different from normal muscle pain, it doesn’t relieve in one day.”

I was walking in the hallway talking to a traveler.

After finishing the new training method he proposed yesterday, I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

And when I woke up, the sun was high up in the sky.

If today wasn’t a weekend, I would have been in trouble.

Fortunately, the Academy’s formal classes were held on weekdays only, and the weekends were left to the students.

Freedom to go out, to rest, and train.

Thanks to that, I was able to move more leisurely than usual.

[You said you won’t skip training, so you have to do it today. No matter how hard it is, you know?]

“Of course I do. But first, I’m going to eat something and think. How many hours was I starving as I slept?”

The routine started with rice.

It was a little uncomfortable to skip breakfast and jump straight to lunch, but what could I do?

It’s wrong to wake up late.

“Oh …!”

I was heading to the cadet restaurant when a sound from somewhere caught my attention.

Moaning, as if someone was in severe pain.

As I focused on the sound, I heard it clearly.

A dull low, a continuous sound …

[Someone getting beat up. It sounds like three people are beating one.]

“Can you guess that?”

[When I was in Moorim, I could tell who was who from the sound. This is easy.]

That is also a magical talent.

With that thought in mind, I walked toward the sound.

The closer it got, the more clearly the voices were heard.

‘I don’t know what kind of talent there might be, but it would be a waste to quit the academy because of bullying.’

I would have had enough talent to come to Hyeonyeon. Still, if I could at least save a single useful hunter, it meant something.

“What trick did you use? Let’s share it.”

“Is it so hard to tell that? Huh?”

[Women are scarier than men.]

All three who were beating were schoolgirls wearing the robes of cadets of magic departments.

Sighing, I approached them.

A woman of the same age was crouching and crying in front of them.

I tried to say something.

By the way…

‘… Huh?’

It was a  familiar face.

No, it wasn’t just familiar.

It was the face that I was surprised to see just a few days ago.

“I wasn’t really using any tricks…”

She replied in a weak voice as she hunched her shoulders and blinked her pained light purple eyes.

[Isn’t that the girl you met a few days ago?]

It was Yoo Ji-Yeon who was being bullied.

* * *

“It’s been a long time since he contacted Hyun-suk.”

“Hyun-suk? I didn’t know that he got a job as an instructor at the Academy after injuring his leg.”

“uh. You went to Hyeonyeon.”

“What happened all this time? Have a drink. “

The man smoked as he spoke.

Park Hyun-suk and he have been close friends for quite some time.

Though Park Hyun-suk was promoted to a second-class hunter, his friend remained a third-class hunter, but their friendship did not fade. They often met up to chat over a drink.

“No, not that.”

“Then, why?”

“I have a kid in my cadet who asked me if I can lend a measuring instrument.”

“Well, the academy measuring equipment would be enough for a cadet, so why does he need to borrow ours?”

The man shook his head.

“He said he was awakened.”

“… Reawakening?”

“Uh. In reawakening, skills increase fast … Perhaps, it’s more accurate to do it with our own than to measure it with academy equipment.

“Right.”

They were active third-class hunters, but they also belonged to the ‘Guild’ and played a role as scouts.

They were in a position to use at will measuring equipment, which was incomparable to that of the Academy.

“Well… If Hyun-Suk asks, I will listen. Let’s go to Hyeonyeon. Anyway, it’s time to go back to the Academy.”

“Yes, yes.”

Whoo …

The man smoked once more.

“Well, I’m a little worried that he asked.”

His face changed slightly.

“How would you feel if a kid  about whom you were never interested in, suddenly asks to borrow your measuring instrument?”

“If Hyun-suk asks, it would be a guaranteed cadet.”

Chijik.

He dropped the cigarette on the floor.

“Well, if you go and measure it, you know it.”

The man stepped on the end of the cigarette, putting it out.

“If you can clearly see an improvement, you should advance them. I don’t have enough kids to use these days.”

Then he pulled out his cell phone and started calling.

“Uh. Do you have a meter over there? And a gel used to apply? If I put it in my name, there won’t be a problem…”

This turn of events was intriguing.