Became a Master of the Academy’s Hidden Skills

190 – From Now

“Lee Seok-hyun!”

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

The main character whose voice I heard very often in the past but have now forgotten.

A person I never imagined I would meet again.

“…Kim Hyuk-jun?”

Kim Hyuk-jun was the most senior among the kids in the ant cave in the past.

A being who guided the hands of hesitant children when they were asked to escape.

Why is he suddenly appearing here?

A situation in which the main characters did not appear, but an extra that was briefly seen in the introduction appeared.

Kim Ji-hyeon’s form was very blurred, perhaps because she had not even expected the fate of despair.

Appearance of an uninvited guest.

In this confusing situation, Kim Hyuk-jun revealed his presence and approached me straight away.

“I think I can be of help to you.”

With those words, Kim Hyuk-jun rushed towards Kim Ji-hyun without hesitation and put a distance between me and Kim Ji-hyun.

‘…How on earth did this happen?’

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Hyukjun Kim.

As mentioned, he is the most senior member of the ant cave and an extra who appears in the introduction.

If this world were a game, it would have appeared at the beginning and disappeared without any regrets.

Coincidentally, this was no longer a game, but true reality.

Therefore, it does not disappear just because the story flows.

I was able to live with my own will.

In the case of Kim Hyuk-jun, the first thing he went to after escaping was Lee Seok-hyun.

He dug through the pile of rocks and dug a lot into the ground, but he could not find Seok-Hyeon Lee in the ant cave.

Kim Hyuk-jun had no choice but to leave and immediately get involved in mercenary work to make money.

He did anything that made money and opened an orphanage with the money he saved over the years.

We rescued children who had nowhere to go and were still trapped in ant caves.

But in the eyes of the wider world, what he did was not that great.

Kim Hyuk-jun’s news was not widely known.

‘I’m not doing this to become famous anyway.’

Goodwill that does not require anything other than goodwill to be reciprocated.

It was similar to how Seokhyun Lee felt when he helped them all escape from the ant cave without expecting anything.

Although Lee Seok-hyun was acting to break the story, Kim Hyuk-jun had no idea about that fact.

That’s why he felt grateful and lived with a reborn heart.

Still, he often visited the anthill.

Because we might accidentally find traces of Lee Seok-hyun.

It didn’t matter how many years passed, I hoped to at least find the body.

‘Huh?’

Today was another day like that.

But unlike yesterday, the ant cave had been restored, and Lee Seok-hyeon was seen inside it.

Unlike before, he had grown up so handsomely that I almost didn’t recognize him, but I was able to recognize him right away because of his ugly hands.

“Lee Seok-hyun!”

From the perspective of Kim Hyuk-jun, Lee Seok-hyun was strangling him.

If he had applied enough force to the point where the veins in his hands were bubbling and trembling, he would have been suffocated.

Lee Seok-hyun was strangling himself with a dazed expression, as if he was possessed by something.

Kim Hyuk-jun didn’t know what was going on, but he decided that he had to save them first.

First of all, I rushed in and pushed Lee Seok-hyun’s body with the intention of taking his strength away.

What on earth are you? Why are you here? Why?

And now, this situation has become a variable for the fate of despair.

The fate of despair can have a full-fledged influence from the main story, when the demon appears in earnest.

That’s why I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the appearance of Kim Hyuk-jun, who only existed in the introduction.

If things had gone as planned, Lee Seok-hyun would have strangled himself and taken his own life.

He tried to kill his dead lover to overcome his despair, but ultimately died unable to overcome him.

This was the scenario that Fate of Despair had envisioned from the beginning.

I wanted to let people know that no matter how strong you become or how many trials you go through, you have no choice but to stay in the past.

But ironically, another being who existed in Lee Seok-hyun’s past appeared.

Like Ji-Hyun Kim, it was not driven by despair, but with hope.

The past in reality and the past in Final Destiny.

Ironically, these two produced completely different results.

“What, where does the voice come from…”

Disappear.

Despair’s fate sent Kim Hyuk-jun back to his original position before he created another problem.

It took only a few tens of seconds for Kim Hyuk-jun to appear and disappear.

The reunion and separation took place in an instant, and even the situation had the opposite result for Kim Ji-hyun.

“…The fate of despair cannot intervene in the introduction.”

Kim Hyuk-jun did not die.

Just out of sight.

It was clear that he would have safely returned to where he lived in accordance with the absolute law.

Even the Fate of Despair, which is a non-standard entity, will ultimately have no choice but to follow certain rules in order to intervene here.

Because of this, we were able to reach the conclusion that Kim Hyuk-jun is alive.

This fact had a different meaning to Lee Seok-hyun.

Breaking up is not the end.

“I asked what despair was.”

That was just something I created myself.

Lee Seok-hyun finally answered the question posed by the fate of despair.

“If you think about it, the last time was like that, so it wasn’t that depressing.”

Why is it unhappy to love someone you like?

The process definitely had its ups and downs, but I was happy.

When I brought up memories, they seemed dark because I brought out only the difficult ones.

Because the last moments were so cruel, I was full of regret.

However, there were too many bright memories to only think about.

“Did you also ask how to overcome despair?”

Lee Seok-hyun stood up.

I got up from where I was pushed and turned my attention to the place where I saw Kim Ji-hyun.

What consequences will they have after killing you, who are already dead?

Why didn’t I know that the reason my hand changed like this wasn’t some kind of curse you left on me?

This was simply a low-level trick played by a fate of despair.

We held hands back then and moved forward together.

Everything I said I did for you and that I would remember you was all an escape.

I won’t run away anymore.

“To keep moving forward.”

There was no need to cover up the past.

There was no reason to regret and it was a waste of time to blame myself.

Is there anything more foolish than walking while looking backwards?

Thank you.

Now let’s look ahead.

I loved you, Jihyun.

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A fate of despair.

A being that suddenly appears in the middle of a dream, like in a dream.

Banpoon wanted to influence the world outside of the standards, but was bound by the rules.

He searched for an area where he could operate relatively freely.

Finally, I found a world called Final Destiny.

To connect this world with reality, we created a game and gathered players.

There was no need for many people.

Only one person.

It didn’t matter as long as that one person satisfied the fun he wanted.

And Lee Seok-hyun won there.

A past where you don’t give up even after playing it over and over again and the material is perfect for use.

The compatibility of these two things was enough to make Despair Fate fall in love with Lee Seok-hyun.

The best toy.

Fate of Despair immediately wanted to drag Lee Seok-hyun to the world where he existed.

However, a variable arose here, and that was the issue of balance of power.

It is too unfair for a being with great power to unilaterally pressure a delicate creature.

The world gave Lee Seok-hyun strength to balance the balance that exists between Lee Seok-hyun and the fate of despair.

That power was Lee Seok-hyun’s main skill, Find Ding Dong Dang.

A skill that does not activate properly unless you are facing a fate of despair.

Because of this, I couldn’t use it throughout the game.

The power that had been sealed for such a long time finally revealed its true value at the moment when the destiny of despair moved.

When the fate of despair forcibly tries to kidnap Lee Seok-hyun to another world.

By going in first, I made sure that the fate of despair did not go as planned from the first step.

From then on, everything was in Lee Seok-hyun’s hands.

Unless the Fate of Despair is directly involved, the balance of power is equal.

If Seokhyun Lee couldn’t solve the situation on his own, there was no way for Dingdongdang to help him.

However, after that, Seokhyun Lee lifted the seal on Find Dingdongdang.

I grew up going through various events and finally grew to the point where I could face the fate of despair.

The so-called intervention of the fate of despair.

All the efforts we have made to overcome them step by step have now borne fruit.

[An ancient weapon appears.]

Originally, it was an ancient weapon that was supposed to fall into the hands of demons and be used only as a vehicle without any special function.

How was that ancient weapon able to pierce the black sun and erase the power of the demon?

The power of the demon was the same as that of the fate of despair, and offsetting it meant that it could be countered.

[All conditions have been met.]

Variable caused by Lee Seok-hyun.

Moments where I tried endlessly and repeated hundreds of times, but did not give up.

It was never in vain.

[You can use the main skill.]

“Find it, ding dong deng.”

Now, we begin to attack the final boss.