Academy Assassination Genius

「Sub Quest – Freshmen of the Storm」

Win the duel with Yoo Hyeon-hwa.

-Reward: Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s affinity

I couldn’t help but doubt my eyes when I saw the contents that popped up in the quest window.

I read it again slowly, wondering if it was written incorrectly, but the written words did not change.

‘The reward… Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s affinity?!

If I had to pick the three most useless things in the world, I’d pick this as one of them.

To that extent, Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s favor is useless.

Beyond useless, the more she pays attention to me and favors me, the more dangerous it becomes.

‘The trait of a hot-tempered tsundere, but with a time bomb added to it.’

If I had to summarize the character Yoo Hyeon-hwa in one word, I would express it like this.

Literally, the worst heroine.

As far as I know, there is no character with more serious problems than her.

When I read it as a novel, I might have passed it off lightly, saying, “Oh, that’s right,” but I’m not the current me.

Eagle Eagle-

The flower buds made of flames swell up as if they would spit out flames at any moment.

“I’ll give you some time to prepare.”

Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s expression was confident.

That look that doesn’t even think about his own defeat.

I remembered the contents of the novel where I was given true education by the main character after sticking to the same attitude, but I am not the main character.

He is not the main character who has mastered tax-free martial arts of all times and places as the successor of the best man in the world, but just an extra who struggles hard.

“I never thought I would be able to see something like this from the first day of admission.”

“Who will win?”

“It’s a perfect score. Wouldn’t the male side prevail?”

“No matter how much she gets a perfect score on the practical test, is that Yoo Hyeon-hwa? You won’t be taken lightly.”

People around me are just watching the fight between me and Hyeonhwa Yoo with exciting eyes.

Not a single one of the many onlookers in this room seemed intent on stopping the fight.

It is said that the most interesting spectacle is the Buddhist spectacle and the fight spectacle, but it’s a good chance to see both at once.

If Yoo Hyeon-hwa had been fighting with someone, I wouldn’t have been able to just pass by.

But I didn’t know it would be me.

“This is so… .”

Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s red eyes are observing my actions.

I didn’t want to lose a snowball fight, so I glared at her too.

Blink- It was Yoo Hyeon-hwa who blinked first.

Her eyes opened again, turning even redder.

‘shit.’

There is no time to rejoice when you win a snowball fight.

Let’s think soberly.

If I were to fight Yoo Hyeon-hwa head-on, what would be the odds of me winning now?

‘I don’t know if they give a win rate of less than 1% or less than a decimal point generously.’

The level difference between her and me is so extreme.

Besides, I don’t have a good compatibility with Yoo Hyeon-hwa.

No, you can say it’s the worst.

I was fighting a bloody battle to the death with a man-eating deer until 12 hours ago.

Even after drinking the potion, the wounds that were less healed, and the fatigue that was less relieved after 6 hours of sound sleep remained.

‘In addition, fighting from the front is the same as starting with more than half of the power.’

The win rate infinitely converges to 0, and the reward I get when I win is insignificant beyond that.

I’m not optimistic enough to challenge a no-win fight.

At least now I can’t win against Yoo Hyeon-hwa.

rustle-

I checked the tools I was hiding under my uniform.

Daggers, daggers, caltrops… and smoke bombs.

“Shall we start soon? Are you ready?”

Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s patience did not last long.

The flower buds behind her back shimmer as if they were about to burst.

Of course, the sparks that would bloom within it never touched me.

… At least for now.

“no.”

pop!

Without hesitation, I set off the smoke grenade.

* * *

The smoke that bloomed so thickly that one could not see an inch ahead.

Yoo Hyeon-hwa covered her vision with a smoke screen and sharpened her senses in preparation for Hanzo’s surprise attack.

‘I never thought he’d have a smoke grenade.’

As time passed, the smoke faded little by little, but there was no hint of a surprise attack.

It was to the extent that Yoo Hyeon-hwa could not feel his presence at all, how perfectly he hid his presence.

‘I originally wanted to be a man with a light impression. I didn’t know I could hide my presence so thoroughly.’

Yoo Hyeon-hwa was not vigilant.

At least until the smoke screen disappeared, it wouldn’t be strange for Hanzo to ambush at any time.

‘This is the man who beat me in practical skills and received a perfect score from Chun Yu-ran. He must be hiding something.’

Eventually, the smoke screen that was blocking Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s view completely disappeared.

Her red eyes rolled quickly, searching for Hanzo.

But his figure was nowhere to be found.

“no way… You said you ran away?”

That can’t be the case, Yoo Hyeon-hwa repeated several times.

And she found the reason for Hanzo’s behavior herself.

‘Could this be a strategy? Are you trying to distract me?’

Yoo Hyeon-hwa was not vigilant and continued to be wary of Hanzo’s surprise attack.

5, 10 minutes after he disappeared along with the smoke screen… 15 minutes later.

It took her quite a while to admit that Hanzo had run away.

“aa!!!”

Eventually, Yoo Hyeon-hwa, unable to hold back her anger, spewed out flames.

The flames rose like an explosion and reached the sky.

The spectators who had gathered began to run away from the sight of him running rampant with anger.

When no one was left around her, she vomited out all the flames and with furious steps headed for the auditorium where the entrance ceremony was to be held.

“… Hanzo, I won’t let you go.”

Of course, without forgetting the resentment that had brought such disgrace to himself.

* * *

“Are you finally gone… ?”

I, who was hiding in the shade of a tree, confirmed that Euhyeonhwa had completely disappeared and appeared.

The sidewalk block where Yoo Hyeon-hwa stood melted like chocolate.

What was the melting point of the stone?

It must have been over 1,000 degrees.

“Phew, I almost got roasted from the first day of admission.”

There is nothing more foolish than risking one’s life in a fight with no reward and no chance.

Yesterday and today, how many times do you have to go through death ordeals in a row?

「Sub quest failed!」

「Yoo Hyeon-hwa’s favorability has declined.」

「Yoo Hyeon-hwa thinks of you as a “cowardly man who gave her unbearable shame.””

One evaluation is disastrous.

‘not bad. The best thing is indifference. Still, it’s better to be disliked than to be liked.’

By the way, it seems that Yoo Hyeon-hwa did not expect to run away from the front.

If I had spit out flames in all directions in time for the smoke screen, I wouldn’t have been fine either.

It was fortunate that this was a sub quest.

If it wasn’t for that, I really would have had to run for my life.

“Once, I lived.”

First quest failed.

However, the increase in favorability was prevented.

It’s not a pre-yeonsi, and I wonder why there is a good impression, but it’s a waste of time to think about it.

I just hope that this kind of quest will never happen again.

“If you go straight to the entrance ceremony, they’ll fight again, right? Let’s kill time until it’s close enough and then go in.”

I walked slowly in the opposite direction of the auditorium where the entrance ceremony was to be held.

It would be a big deal if I ran into Yoo Hyeon-hwa again by mistake after going nearby.

It is unlikely that the same method will work twice.

Maybe one way or another, he’ll prepare to fight so I can’t run away.

“And that… The future me will take care of it.”

Yoo Hyeon-hwa is a very daunting opponent for me now.

If he wanted to fight like a man with his bare hands without using weapons or mana, then he wouldn’t know.

“I have to solve the Yoo Hyeon-hwa problem someday.”

Yoo Hyeon-hwa is the biggest time bomb in this novel.

A fatal time bomb that even the protagonist could not solve.

When I think of that, I feel something similar to sympathy for Yoo Hyeon-hwa, but that and this are different stories.

“Hey, who can I blame? It’s all because of the damn author and the damn probability.”

Anyway, the author is an X-boy.

I don’t even have the energy to get angry anymore.

Breathing slowly, I found peace like a river in me.

“after… .”

got a little better

Let’s go for a little walk.

Water fountains, laboratories, training facilities.

I didn’t have time to look around all the facilities, but I was able to memorize the geography of the area.

Before the entrance ceremony, I would kill time and take a walk for a while.

The unrivaled presence that could be seen from several tens of meters away caught my eye.

A female student standing in front of a vending machine tilting her head.

Her long black hair slithered along the snooping head.

‘Sacred? What are you doing here?’

She was repeating eccentricities, such as pushing buttons at random and tapping the side of the vending machine.

Curiosity aroused, I slowly approached her.

I didn’t even get close, but she noticed my approach and looked this way.

Whijeokwwijeok-

And gestured towards me.

As I approached, Seongah pointed to the vending machine and asked.

“Do you know how to use this?”

The use of vending machines is the same in this worldview that aims for a near-future worldview in the 22nd century.

Choose a product and pay money.

I never thought I was repeating the eccentricity because I couldn’t do that simple thing.

“What are you trying to pick?”

“this.”

She pointed to a can of coffee with her finger.

-Dragon Breath Coffee

12 million Scoville! Challenge the best spicy taste!!

It was coffee with a picture of a red dragon breathing fire.

“Dragon Breath Coffee… Is this really true?”

“yes.”

Although the advertising copy bothered me, I didn’t feel like trying it.

I chose a can of coffee and held out my student ID.

Beep- rattle-

I handed her the hot coffee from the spout.

“Are you giving it?”

“About a can of coffee.”

It’s not like I can afford it because it’s before the scholarship comes in.

Still, I have enough money to buy a can of vending machine coffee.

I wonder if the price of canned coffee is so high that I can buy five Byeol Cafe Java Chip Frappuccinos.

If a cup of coffee can buy her favor, it’s cheap.

“thank you. I’ll pay you back later.”

After all, the true heroine of the novel.

In a sense, he is more important in this novel than the main character.

There is nothing wrong with being close to someone differently.

‘I bet he didn’t know how to use the vending machine.’

Come to think of it, even in the novel, Shin Seong-ah is pure and neat.

In other words, there were times when he showed a lack of common sense.

Third-generation chaebol’s gold spoon.

flowers in the greenhouse.

A genius who grew up under the great sage grandfather.

It may be natural that this is the first time using a vending machine.

Still, it doesn’t seem like it’s the first time he’s been drinking canned drinks.

Naturally, I open a drink and drink it.

That’s why I suddenly had a question.

“Isn’t that spicy?”

“?”

A pungent spicy smell emanates from here.

Surely, wasn’t the Scoville index of Cheongyang pepper 12,000?

By simple calculation, coffee is 1,000 times hotter than Cheongyang pepper.

If it was that strong, it would be poisonous, right?

“Is it spicy? I don’t know.”

It was so spicy that I didn’t shed tears or stick out my tongue and gasp.

Seeing it just like drinking coffee, I thought, ‘Isn’t it less spicy than I thought?’

Spicy coffee is something I wouldn’t normally eat even if given it, but watching them casually eat it in front of me makes me curious about its taste.

‘Should I ask for just one sip?’

After all, it’s the one I bought, but my face isn’t thick enough to shout ‘just one bite’ to someone I’m meeting for the first time.

While thinking about it, Shin Seong-ah finished drinking coffee and put the can in the trash.

“I will be late for the entrance ceremony.”

When I checked the terminal at her words, it was five minutes before the start of the entrance ceremony.