chapter 16
Chapter 016 SSS-class guardian
In Kanghyuk’s eyes, the attack of the two was reflected.
At the same time, an escape route visible only to him was drawn.
‘I duck and roll to avoid it.’
I didn’t have time to think about anything. Kang Hyuk surrendered to his instincts.
“what?”
“damage?”
Naturally, the two of them knew that their attack would be successful, but when Kanghyuk avoided them, the medicine rose.
“Class C is going crazy? Can’t you finish it quickly before you get hurt more?”
Kang Hyuk, who glanced at Yoo Seo-joon at the words of his senior, soon changed his eyes as if he had made up his mind.
‘As a guardian. I don’t know how you came to know me or why you want to help me, but this is your chance. I can help my parents too.’
The day the gate was created.
Kanghyuk remembered that day clearly.
After school, I went to help my parents with the store, but the gate in front of the store was open.
Monsters came out through it.
The moment I was looking for a place to hide inside the store with my parents, I woke up.
In a store full of monsters, I could see where to go.
Thanks to this, I was able to escape with my parents and meet other Awoken people.
With their help, the whole family was able to survive.
However, the store was never returned and my parents went into a lot of debt while getting a new store.
‘You mean I have to be acknowledged somehow?’
I was old enough to know that nothing is free in this world.
Kang Hyuk looked at the Iljins in front of him with changed eyes.
*
[Guy, his eyes have changed.]
‘Because people are supposed to do anything if they’re desperate.’
After dodging the attack, seeing the change in Hyuk’s eyes looking at me, Gilliant said.
[But why do you do this without going easily?]
‘I know about Hyuk, but I actually met him after he was over 20 years old. Kanghyuk now will be very different from Kanghyuk back then.’
[Is this some kind of test?]
‘Well, should I let that happen?’
[You also have a very strange personality.]
‘There are things that I believe in Hyuk that much.’
I wanted to see you once.
How much can Hyuk do now?
I also believed that I would do well.
Just then, Hyuk started to move.
*
Kanghyuk ducked to avoid the right fist.
Kang Hyuk, who immediately jumped to avoid a low kick coming from the left, rolled as soon as he landed on the ground, passing between them and dominating the back.
‘The one who kicked is still standing on one foot. I trip over that foot.’
Kanghyuk’s attack caused the big guy to fall and ‘Kung!’ and made a loud noise.
“You bastard! When is this!”
When Kanghyuk tripped one of them, his senior exclaimed in surprise.
Kang Hyuk smiled at the senior’s reaction.
‘I wasn’t alone either.’
A school for awakened people was created, and after admission, he was trained the same way, and Kang Hyuk also thought about and studied his own characteristics in his own way.
‘Thanks to the characteristic of showing the way out, I was always able to avoid dangerous places, but the problem was my physical limitations.’
Kang Hyuk briefly recalled the past.
There were times when my body didn’t follow well when I followed the path that my characteristics told me.
When he was immersed in such troubles, what caught Kanghyuk’s eyes were parkour and bare-body martial arts.
‘Through the two exercises, I was able to make use of my characteristics better.’
It was Kang Hyuk, who was only pretending to be victimized because he was afraid that he would worry his parents if he got into trouble.
However, given an opportunity like this, there was nothing to be rough about.
‘Well, I came as a guardian, so even if this gets into trouble, the teachers will cover it.’
hook!
With that thought in mind, a fist flew to Kanghyuk, who looked at Yoo Seo-joon for a moment.
“What?”
Kang Hyuk, who avoided the repeated punches with a boxing stance, rather dug into his senior and threw a jab.
puck!
“evil!”
Nosebleeds began to flow from the nose of the senior who was properly hit by Kanghyuk’s punch.
bang!
“who is this! Who’s fighting!”
It was then.
The roof door opened and the teacher entered.
‘What is this… … .’
Kang Hyuk’s homeroom teacher, who went up to the roof, couldn’t believe his eyes.
I knew Kang Hyuk’s ability because I taught him myself.
Still, it’s a support-level trait, not a combat trait like this… … .
“Ah, sir. Can’t you see what we’ve been through? We are the victims.”
“Don’t be afraid, everyone wake up!”
One was sprawled out, and the one in his senior year was whining in front of his juniors, covering the blood flowing from his nose.
And one guy was on his knees, raising his hand and looking at himself.
next to it… … .
“Could it be, Elementalist?”
I listened to Oh Hye-ji.
Yu Seo-joon, an elemental magician, came to him to become Hyuk’s guardian.
‘The real thing is much better than the picture.’
When the homeroom teacher was thinking about that, Yoo Seo-jun reached out his hand first.
“Yes, I am elementalist Seojun Yu.”
*
I was surprised when someone suddenly came up to the roof, but looking at the situation, I thought it was the teacher.
He looked a little startled when he saw me, but quickly calmed down.
He seemed to have heard the situation from a student named Oh Hye-ji whom he had met in the hallway earlier.
“Ah yes. That Hyuk came to be a guardian… … . But now, what is this situation?”
“as you see. Those students were harassing student Kang Hyuk, so I told Hyuk that he would give him a chance to prove it.”
“what… … ?”
“It’s your worth.”
At my answer, the teacher closed his mouth for a moment, thought, and then said.
“Still, as a teacher, I don’t think that’s the right way. Children fighting will be punished according to school rules.”
I had nothing to say about it.
Rules are rules.
It wouldn’t matter if the situation was over before the teacher came, but the teacher saw it. is there any star?
“Kang Hyuk.”
“yes?”
“I saw your ability. Proud of you.”
“Go, thank you.”
I was so proud.
You would think it was great just to dodge well, but beyond that, Hyuk seemed to have already found his own way of how to support his ability.
[Your movements weren’t unusual, right? There must be a reason why you avoided my attack so well before returning.]
‘Yeah, Hyuk was already preparing. I know how to develop myself. He was a more complete figure when we met, but I didn’t know he had been thinking about it since he was a student.’
Still, there was something more I wanted to tell Hyuk.
So I asked the teacher.
“Sir, I’ll talk to Hyuk later when I’m done with administrative work.”
“yes? Ah yes. You see. you! Everyone follow me!”
The three Iljin and Hyuk were taken away by the teacher.
I stopped by the administrative office.
“How did you get here?”
“Yes, I want to apply for guardianship.”
“I will check the Hunter registration certificate first.”
“Here you go.”
The person in charge of administrative work got a hunter’s license from me and got up with a surprised face.
“what? Aren’t you the hot elementalist these days? You want to custody a student at our school?”
[You are popular.]
Certainly, I did not expect that the difference between achievements under the association and achievements as an individual would be so great.
It seems to have become more of an issue than before the return.
“Ha ha, yes. May I have a look at the student list?”
His attitude changed, he guided me to my seat at my request, brought me to the car and brought a list of students.
[Didn’t you already decide on Hyuk?]
‘Because I have a question.’
There was one person I wanted to check out.
Looking at the list, several stood out.
Before returning, they were people who showed quite an activity.
But he wasn’t the person I was looking for.
‘found.’
-Oh Hyeji. [Living Grade A]
[Isn’t that the girl from before? live… … .]
The characteristics of Oh Hye-ji introduced in the list were quite bloody.
“Ah, student Hyeji is also a student in the spotlight. The quality level is high, and the ability of the characteristic itself is good. Of course, grades are good.”
Most of all, most of the students the guardians pay attention to are those with good skills among those who are struggling to live. Oh Hye-ji was such a class.
“Before I transferred, I lost my entire family before I woke up. I woke up in a situation where I survived alone, but I lost consciousness after subduing a large S-class monster that killed my family.”
Sometimes that was the case.
Awakening in a desperate situation, exerting the maximum ability of awakening in the beginning, then escaping the crisis and then losing consciousness.
The process of Oh Hye-ji’s awakening was such a case.
Of course, such people couldn’t exert that much power after that.
However, it attracted attention because it was clear that the potential was that much.
[By the way, don’t you know? this child?]
Gilliant pointed it out.
I didn’t know that there were Awoken with these characteristics before the return.
‘At this rate, other Awoken would have been quite interested, especially in the Association. But no one knew.’
[Maybe something happened in the meantime?]
‘Um, I don’t know. If I look at things I don’t know, it’s like I haven’t been active or I’ve only done clandestine activities. Surprisingly, there were many unknowns among the Hunters.’
“There are many good children besides Hyeji. Let’s take a quick look.”
The administrative staff said so and took a sip of tea.
Although he seemed relaxed, he seemed quite nervous.
Pretending to look at the other children, I looked for Hyuk’s data.
– Kang Hyuk. [Class C risk detection]
found.
Surprisingly, the teachers’ evaluation of Hyuk was good.
He was listed as a diligent student in his life record.
The grades weren’t bad either.
[what. This bastard, was he this kind of guy?]
‘Hyuk was naive, but he wasn’t an idiot.’
The guy was a guy with a head.
I gave the list to the staff and smiled.
“I have decided. I wonder if I will become student Kang Hyuk’s guardian.”
“oh my. You are an excellent choice. He’s kind and he’s a really genuine kid. All the teachers like it.”
“Good.”
*
After finishing the paperwork with the help of the administrative staff, we sat side by side with Hyuk on the playground bench and talked.
“Do you have a reason for being me? How did you know me?”
From Hyuk’s point of view, such a question could have come up.
You don’t have to tell me the complicated story of regressing.
“I wanted to help and I was looking at the list at school and I noticed you. Teachers are also good.”
“Ah, thank you for taking good care of me.”
It was nice to see Hyuk nodding at me after a long time, and I was proud of how he was already growing, so I tousled my hair and complimented him.
“Because I’m still doing well. just grow up I don’t have to worry about school fees because they come from the state. I will definitely support you in terms of daily life, so if you have a difficult situation, feel free to contact me.”
“Yes, thank you very much.”
“However, there are conditions.”
“Conditions?”
Honestly, the reason I came to see Hyuk in advance was because of this.
“Isn’t there anything free in this world?”
“Which one?”
In Hyuk’s eyes as he asked the question, I could see his determination to accept any conditions.
Hyuk’s family situation was so desperate.
“Simple. Raise your C-class traits to A-class until you graduate.”
“yes?! I beg your pardon?”
What I learned while training with Gillian was that you can even raise your rank through training.
Until then, I only knew that skills evolved through training, but this was the first time I knew that the grade itself could go up.
That’s why I came to tell Hyuk about this.
“Is that possible?”
“Am I going to make an impossible condition?”
“Oh, no. Not that it is. Surely, if you can’t, you won’t tell me to spit it all out, right?”
“Hmm, if you fail to raise the rank… … .”
As I spoke, Hyuk stared at my mouth as if he was nervous and swallowed.
“Then you can work in our guild as much as you received my support.”
[Are you the devil?]
“… … Can I not accept it?”
“Is there no choice but to do it? Were you honest? Anything is possible, so I’m suggesting it. Besides, even if you fail, it’s a condition that you can get a job. Where are these good conditions?”
“… … .”
Hyuk, who couldn’t answer my question, hesitated and asked carefully.
“Then what should I do? Isn’t it the end once the attribute grade is given?”
“You can develop it. While awake, try to feel everything around you. using characteristics. I am blind. I want you to think. Just focus on developing your senses.”
“Then you can really raise your rank?”
“Yeah, that’s all I can tell you. You have to realize and learn the rest.”
“all right. I’ll try my best! thank you so much!”
As if he finally accepted me comfortably, Hyuk talked excitedly with bright eyes.
Looking at Hyuk like that, I wondered if he would feel like this if he had a younger brother.
*
“Kang Hyuk! How do you feel about being supported by SSS-class hunters?”
Oh Hye-ji asked Kang-hyeok, who returned to the classroom after breaking up with Yoo Seo-jun.
“It’s like a dream!”
Hyuk said that with all his heart.
Oh Hye-ji smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
“Our Hyuk, who has been struggling, is finally seeing the light.”
“It would be nice if you had a guardian too.”
“me? I already have.”
“what? really?”
“Yeah, it’s a secret. I will never tell you.”
Oh Hye-ji said that with a sullen smile and went back to her seat.
Hyuk looked at the back of Oh Hye-ji, the only friend he became close with after coming to school, and soon began to think about Yoo Seo-joon, who had been looking for him.
‘Can I really make it?’
Yoo Seo-jun was the leader of the first Korean team to succeed in closing the gate.
Even after that, he closed the B-grade gate and revitalized Hongdae, and in various ways, he was the hottest figure in various media outlets.
It was an opportunity to be part of such a great team.
Kang Hyuk made another resolution, thinking of his parents who were still struggling to take care of the store.
‘Let’s not be weak. I can.’
Kang Hyuk, whose eyes have changed, began to concentrate on the class that started after the break.
My heart trembled.
For some reason, it seemed like I could raise the level of the attribute as Seojun Yoo had told me.