chapter 17
“So, what do we do now?”
Shin Seong-ah threw the can of ion drink she had finished drinking and said.
The crumpled can flew in a parabolic arc and went right into the trash can.
“There is a waiting area for students Shin Ah who were eliminated. You can wait there until it is over.”
I turned my head at the sudden voice.
Principal Chul Kim was talking to Ben Gibraltar, raising him from the vending machine.
The brawl started at his start signal, so it’s no wonder he remains here… .
At some point, I forgot about his existence.
“Since when have you been here?”
I wasn’t the only one who had forgotten about Principal Kim Chul.
Shin Sung-ah also took the nuance that he had forgotten him.
“me? have you been here all along? It was nice to see all three of them fighting.”
“really? You said you were here all along?”
“Looks like you forgot to focus on the fight.”
“No way… .”
It seems that the divine child cannot comprehend that fact.
Her mana sensitivity and sensing abilities surpassed that of a student.
However, Principal Kim Chul is a man who once held the position of an S-class hero.
Two years later, Shin Seong-ah might not know, but as of now, it would be impossible for her to find the hidden principal, Kim Chul.
“We have to move the injured to the recovery room. Could student Shin Seong-ah help me a little?”
“Because I knocked it down. I will move those three.”
Shin Seong-ah pointed to Eve Ataraxia, Han So-yul, and Ben Gibraltar and said.
“Can you carry three people at once?”
“yes.”
Coarse mana particles that could be clearly seen even without using the sixth sense emanated from her body.
When the particles flitted through the air and touched the bodies of the three, they floated up like balloons in their place.
“This is so… This kind of manipulation at this age. It seems that the elder taught you properly.”
“Anyway with my grandfather… ?”
“I’ve been indebted to you before.”
Principal Kim Chul said, carrying five students in his arms.
I remember there was something like that in the side story that was going on from his point of view.
Obviously, that was 30 years ago.
“And that vending machine… .”
“ha ha ha. It’s like breaking a vending machine. It’s a common occurrence. It’s okay if you don’t care too much.”
Breaking a vending machine doesn’t seem like a big deal.
Even in the novel, it was common for vending machines and even buildings to be blown up.
“cheer up. Be sure to collect all the seals and finish the race!”
“I am resting.”
nod-
Principal Kim Cheol and Shin Seong-ah left with the injured on their back.
The only thing left is me and Namgungik.
Fortunately, Namgoong-Ik doesn’t feel any hostility.
On the contrary, it seems that a faint intimacy has been formed.
Is this inner intimacy or something?
“… … .”
Of course, it seems that Namgoong-ik hasn’t gotten close enough to talk to him first.
Time will tell.
There are a few things I’d like to ask him, but starting a conversation on a common topic is the first step.
For example, during the entrance exam.
“In the practical training for the entrance exam, our instructor was Instructor Yuran Cheon. who were you?”
“Instructor Jegal Min-woo.”
Right after the entrance ceremony, it was Instructor Minwoo Jegal who stood on the podium in place of Principal Chul Kim who came down from the podium.
He is a long-serving senior instructor at the Hero Military Academy and has a reputation in his own way.
His main weapon is a fan, and his specialty is the method of fighting as a native of the Jegal family.
“Come to think of it, there was a power outage during the practical exam. A large bolt of lightning shoots toward the ceiling, then it suddenly goes dark.”
“sorry.”
“Why are you suddenly apologizing?”
“That blackout, I am the culprit.”
I knew.
The perpetrator of the blackout. no, benefactor.
Had it not been for that blackout, I could have succeeded in the surprise attack… Suddenly, a number of other cases passed through my mind.
‘Let’s think the other way around. What if there was no power outage?’
If only ‘Physical Arts’ and ‘Physical Strengthening’ were used without using ‘Poem of the Jackdaw’, such a perfect ambush would have been impossible.
If Chun Yu-ran easily blocked the incomplete surprise attack and was eliminated.
If that’s the case, I won’t be able to attract attention by entering the second class, or being attacked by Yoo Hyeon-hwa from the first day of admission… .
I decided not to get too hung up on what had already happened.
It may have been Namgung-Ik who caused the blackout incident, but I was the one who made that judgment in that situation.
Let’s change the subject of conversation.
“If it’s ‘Namgoong,’ then it’s the Namgoong I know, right?”
“yes.”
Namgung Se.
One of the 5 famous houses representing the world of martial arts and martial arts in Jungwon.
He is a master of swordsmanship with several excellent swordsmanships, such as Changgung Muae Sword and Emperor Sword.
“Why did you enter the Heon Hero Military Academy instead of Cheonmu Academy?”
Cheonmu Academy
He is a military officer who belongs to the three major academies along with the Hero Academy.
An educational institution established to maintain the martial arts of the Jungwon martial arts and to nurture future generations.
‘The characteristic is strong self-esteem (强者存). That it is a place where power represents everything.’
I am Namgung Ik, from the Namgung family, one of the five famous families.
I don’t think he would have entered the hero academy for no reason.
As proof of that, his twin sister, Namgung-yeon, entered Cheonmuhak-gwan.
“… … .”
Seeing that Namgoong-Ik remains silent, he doesn’t seem to want to talk too much about the reason.
There may be a story that is difficult to tell, and it may be a difficult story to tell when you first meet.
“I asked a stupid question. You must have come here for your own reasons.”
Namgoong-ik nodded quietly at my words.
I wanted to ask why Namgung Se, a renowned swordsman, uses a shield even though he is a minor, but it is a little too much to ask because of the atmosphere.
It seemed like he was trying to dig into his personal history too much, and I thought that I was the only one asking questions one-sidedly.
“… … .”
“… … .”
However, when I stopped asking one-sided questions, the conversation that had been going on was completely cut off.
it was better
I also needed time to organize my thoughts.
‘Before the main character enters the school, there are three main events that occur at the Heon Hero Military Academy.’
– A group brawl in the student cafeteria.
-Heon Hero Military Academy raid case.
-The devil worshiper’s human sacrifice case.
Of these three, the third incident is related to Namgungik. It’s the devil worshiper case.
For the advent of the Great Demon, demon worshipers raid the 1st year of Hero Military Academy, where they have been practicing outdoors.
All of the students sacrificed survived, but fell into a coma and never regained consciousness.
‘In the middle and latter part of the novel, Namgungse did not appear even though the episode related to Namgungse proceeded.
It was a lie to say that the summoning of demons ended in an attempt in the first place.
As it turned out later, the ritual was a success, and the Great Demon succeeded in the present world, albeit temporarily.
‘The person who contributed to preventing the summoning by interfering with the ceremony was actually the dark side, and he did the cleanup himself, so it’s understandable.’
Originally, the act of an insider is the most frightening law.
Even in crime novels and movies, stories about police officers and forensic officers failing to catch criminals were common.
‘What should I do?’
If you want to keep the novel as original as possible, it is best to leave it alone.
Knowing what’s going to happen next is my greatest advantage.
It’s my own strength that no one knows.
-Second-seat admission, awakening of Yoo Hyeon-hwa.
It’s very minor, but there are parts that have changed from the original from the first day of admission.
Right now it’s just a minor problem, but there’s no law saying it won’t be until months or years from now.
‘afraid. What I don’t know is happening in a place I don’t know.’
Because of that, the world rushes faster towards destruction, biting my throat.
“Hanzo? Hanzo?”
“uh? What did you say?”
“Your face is pale. it’s okay?”
It seems that I have sunk a little deeper in my thoughts.
“It’s okay, it’s because I’ve been thinking a little more.”
The events that will happen in the future and behind them.
As I walked while thinking about the butterfly effect and Namgungik, which had already occurred because of me, I arrived in front of the main building.
‘How many times was it broken in the novel?’
It is a large and magnificent main building, but as long as it is a building, it will collapse when it is destroyed.
In the novel, I used to repeat the middle axis in the name of repair every time that happened.
Is this getting bigger here?
As I was looking up at the main building with such thoughts in mind, someone started talking to me.
“It’s a face I haven’t seen before.”
“If you’re a freshman, you can’t go past this.”
What appeared was a male and female pair.
Two people blocked our way and began to speak unfamiliar lines.
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Judging by the color of their ties, both of them are second-year students.
The man is holding a rapier, and the woman is holding a halberd.
Both were well-maintained objects, but not artifacts.
I spoke to the two people blocking my way.
“That, seniors?”
“Senior… It is a sweet sound.”
“What is it, freshman?”
I never thought the day would come when I would see in person someone who could do that cheesy line without any shame.
I hoped that if possible, he would never come.
“As the seniors said, it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t go here, right?”
“You’re a junior who likes to play with words. Of course not!”
“Now that you’ve met the two of us, you have no choice but to die here.”
This isn’t some kind of pocket monster breeding game, it’s an instant battle with eye contact.
It was originally such a novel, but reading it as a novel and experiencing it yourself were different.
The male senior who narrowed the distance in an instant stabbed with a rapier.
A quick and sharp blow.
Ting-
Fortunately, the attack was blocked by Namgungik’s shield.
Namgoong-ik easily blocked the halberd that was swung behind him, but this time his foot was slightly pushed back by the shock.
“The defense is pretty solid.”
“But how long can we defend against an attack by the two of us?”
The swords and spears of the two intertwined and drove Namgung-Ik.
Even if they look like that, those two, even in their second year, are among the top 10 talented people.
‘Romeo of the sword and Juliet of the halberd.’
If you have such strong characteristics, you can’t help but think about it even if you don’t want to think about it.
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Just as he had dealt with the previous raiders, Namgung-Ik tried to subdue the two by swinging his shield.
“This is dangerous.”
“Oh my goodness. Power is good too. You wield that big thing well.”
The two dodged with light movements and continued their sharp attacks.
“Ugh… .”
Namgoong-Ik is pushed back little by little by the continuous attack without a chance to breathe.
‘I never thought I’d meet those two.’
It is Namgung-ik who defeated four seniors in the second year, but those two are on a different level.
Each has excellent skills, but when the two fight together, they become many times stronger.
That’s why it is necessary to separate the two in order to defeat them.
‘Wouldn’t it be nice if I could earn 10 seconds?’
Considering my current condition and skills, even 10 seconds was fairly generous.
No matter how high the level was, it consumed most of the mana.
There is no chance of winning in this state.
… If this opponent is the same.
I quietly whispered to Namgoong-ik.
“1 minute. No, just hold out for 30 seconds.”
nod-
Hearing Namgoong-Ik’s answer, I took out a single sandal from my pocket and swallowed it in one breath.