Chapter 56 – The Stealer, the Taken (8)
I looked at Harin Kim. Hair dyed pink. Pink eyes and lips like her hair.
Looking at Kim Ha-rin, Kim Ha-rin blushed and lowered her face slightly.
‘What.’
I rolled her head. What the hell is this?
“What’s the matter?”
“That… I have a story I want to tell you.”
As if to say something embarrassing, he told me with a fresh expression for his age.
But I know what she is doing now is a pretense. It is because he is the only person who knows the emotions felt through the mask and the original personality of Harin Kim. She puts up with all kinds of bullying on the outside, but she has a bad personality who remembers every single one of them.
“What kind of story is it?”
I glanced at the time. One o’clock was a waste. I have to run quickly towards the completion of the Tower Hawk… !
“There’s a bit to do here… Yes.”
Harin Kim hesitated, then she paused for a moment.
“Let’s talk together.”
***
I saw the insolvency of the desolate landscape.
Basically, the fairies take care of it and provide support if necessary, but the classroom is desolate because nothing is spent. I couldn’t see anything but the wall.
“Sorry… Aren’t the insolvencies a bit shabby?”
It’s not shabby, there’s nothing at all.
“No, I’m like this, so what? It looks nice and clean.”
“Then I’m glad.”
I can’t get used to Harin Kim’s tone.
More than that, I was curious. There must be a reason Kim Harin is doing this. For what reason? Is she saying that she’s not paying attention lately? During the midterm written exam, she answered every single question she asked.
“Would you like some water?”
No, no need I wanted to go to the dormitory quickly.
“Yes, please.”
After saying that, Harin Kim brought water. I drank a glass of water A cool refreshing feeling enveloped her body. After drinking the water, I looked at Harin Kim. She looked at me with Kim Harin’s moist eyes. She hesitated for a second, then opened her mouth.
“I have something to tell you…”
“Yes, tell me.”
Harin Kim said that and showed her cell phone.
I saw a swirling purple and pink screen.
Hypnosis app… Are you again
I strained my eyes and pondered. Why are you hypnotizing me I proved that I became stronger by defeating Han Jong-woo. The process appealed to me that I had the characteristics of being a member of a hero. A greedy deal. The power to add magical power and mental strength to the opponent, and borrow characteristics…
‘Oops… !’
I tried to catch the demons of the mental system with it, but in other words, it also meant that the hypnosis app worked better for me… !
When I was shocked inside, Harin Kim looked at me.
“Are you caught?”
Harin Kim took her hand and shook it in front of my eyes. Eyes without motion. I was surprised that he pretended to gouge out his eyes once, but it was fortunate that he made the expression the way it was. This psychopath bitch… !
Anyway, at my reaction, Harin Kim said with a satisfied smile.
“From now on, when you are with Lim Na-yeon, you will think of Kim Ha-rin.”
‘Why… ?’
“Actually, you don’t like Im Na-yeon. I love Harin Kim from the bottom of my heart… I am dating Lim Na-yeon due to a realistic problem. Im Na-yeon’s background, her power… It must have been because they were afraid. For the sake of your parents, you could not refuse her confession.”
“…”
‘This is too…’
“You are starting to like Harin Kim more than Nayeon Lim. That feeling… When I’m with Im Na-yeon, it’s the most intense. When I hold Lim Na-yeon and her hands, Harin Kim overlaps, and when we go on a date together, feeling happy, it looks like Harin Kim overlaps.”
Harin Kim licked her pink lips.
“Okay. Actually you… The person named Lee Si-woo was in love with Kim Ha-rin.”
Her eyes twisted mischievously.
***
… Unexpectedly, I confirmed Kim Harin’s shadyness.
She knew that Ha-rin Kim did not like Na-yeon Lim. She knew However, she did not know that she would hate Im Na-yeon to the extent that she stole the man she liked.
I nodded her head once.
Harin Kim gave a satisfied smile at my reaction.
“Can I turn off hypnosis using an app?”
After fiddling with his phone a few times, he glanced at me. I turned the focus to my eyes when I saw that the application was exiting the application on the screen of the mobile phone.
“What? Until I just…”
I pretended to be hypnotized and watched her reaction. He had a worried expression on his face, but he felt satisfied.
Fortunately, it seems that I was tricked.
“Are you okay, Siwoo? I just fainted a little while ago. Wasn’t it too much yesterday?”
“Is it…”
It was overkill I didn’t even use it yesterday, but it wasn’t too much. But I put on a tough expression. That way you can head to the dormitory quickly.
“Sorry, I must have pushed myself a bit when I sparred with Han Jong-woo yesterday.”
“It’s not worth it… The opponent was Han Jong-woo.”
Harin Kim added to my words.
I glanced at Harin Kim.
When she, the owner of the light wing, makes up her mind and fights with Han Jong-woo, the fight ends very one-sidedly. Each of the light bombardments that spread the wings and use the feathers of the wings rivaled moderate to low-level magic.
In addition, the light wing unfolds without delay. There is no casting time, and you can instantly go up into the sky. Even if given just one second, it is Kim Ha-rin’s great interest to float 100m above the sky in an instant.
It ignores the laws of physics, and the change of direction is instantaneous, making it very difficult to catch. If the speed is fast, it usually uses the lightning attribute or the light attribute, but Kim Ha-rin has the ability to absorb the power of the two attributes above.
In the game, you have to raise your agility, raise your senses, and use items that increase your accuracy to catch them.
‘Because it’s tricky though.’
It’s very tricky. The body also tends to fight to some extent. It’s not as strong as a madman like Eun Soo-ah or Yoon Chae-rin, but even if it’s just Han Jong-woo or Lim Na-yeon, you’ll have a hard time.
“Sorry, did I hold too much?”
“No… But what do you mean?”
“Ah, that…”
Harin Kim hesitated for a moment. Her face flushed and she looked at me.
“Sorry, I forgot. Siwoo, I was so surprised that you fainted.”
“Yes. Then I’m tired, so I’ll go first.”
“Yes. Good bye.”
Harin Kim shook her hand. I also waved my face and headed to the dorm.
***
Next day.
Most of the students were at the dueling grounds. Here and there, the fairies began to move busily. It was because he had to be concerned about the safety of the audience as much as he summoned the monster.
Examinations are where professors teach their students, identify their weak points, and summon the toughest monsters for that student to deal with. Even if you say it’s a tricky monster, it’s a monster that can be defeated if you put it at the level of a student and look at it calmly.
“As everyone knows, today’s exam is a monster-hunting exam. The risk is very high as it summons a monster. If your life is in danger, shout surrender or hit the ground twice with your hand and the agents will come to your rescue right away.”
That’s what they say, but in reality, very few dangerous things happen. I glanced around. I saw a woman with straight gray hair, big ears and brown skin.
I can’t remember the name, but a professor who teaches thief-related skills. As a feature, it is a rare dark elf even among fairies, and handles shadow spirits.
On the other side, there was an impressive forearm-sized fairy dressed in goth loli with a sad expression. The second person of the school… Although they are not, they are fairies with skills that can be counted on one hand.
“There is someone specially brought from the Ivory Tower for this exam. I hope everyone will greet you with applause.”
Saying that, magicians in robes came out from the end of the arena. What’s unique is the color. Wizards wearing dark blue robes gathered around. Among them was a woman. She was an impressive woman with bewitching eyes.
“I am a wizard who was given the same color as me in the Ivory Tower. As everyone knows, the color of ‘indigo’ symbolizes ‘summoning’. I will invite ‘Kim Chun-ja’, who is considered the most outstanding in the summoning school.”
“… Do you want to go after that Gasna?”
A low growl was heard at Song Ra-hee’s introduction. Those were the words of Kim Chun-ja. People around him were desperate to hold back their laughter at the sudden outburst of the cheesy name.
“Hello. My name is Saralonia Kim, who was awarded ‘indigo’ in the ivory tower. Please feel free to call me Sarah Kim. I wish you well.”
Kim Chun-ja said with a smile.
It was a tone that felt strangely pressured.
“You will be dealing with the phantom beasts we summon. You may think it’s safe because it’s what we summon, but be careful, the phantom beasts we usually summon only have instincts. In addition, our phantom beasts basically have anti-dispel magic, so even if you do a reverse summon, you won’t be reverse summoned right away, so please be aware of this.”
To Kim Chun-ja’s kind explanation, everyone answered yes. Kim Chun-ja smiled brightly as if he liked the students’ answers.
“Then I will teach you about the test method. If you defeat the phantom beast we summon, we give you extra points… That said, students do not have to catch the phantom water. We will focus on how ‘well’ you respond to phantom beasts with abilities that are disadvantageous to you. The test is for thirty students at a time. The total time allotted for the fight is 30 minutes.”
While I was listening to Kim Chun-ja’s explanation, I saw Lim Na-yeon approaching before I knew it. She sneakily glanced at Han Jong-wu, who was staring blankly to one side. He turned his head there and saw a monkey waving his hand.
‘… No way.’
It’s not like that. I don’t like this as it is.
Anyway, Lim Na-yeon sneaked up to me and whispered in my ear.
“Siwoo, are you okay? You were a bit overworked yesterday.”
“Yeah, it’s okay because I had a good rest yesterday.”
Saying that, I turned my gaze to Harin Kim’s location.
Harin Kim, who was looking at me, was sending a bright smile.
