Chapter 386 – Side Story – About How My Modern Times Were Urban Fantasy (1)
Square ring.
Two men wearing headgear and gloves were looking at each other on the ring, which was smaller than the actual ring used for competition, but had everything it needed.
The slightly skinny man was panting heavily and glaring at the other man, but the other man, who boasted well-trained muscles, looked at the thin man with a relaxed expression.
However, although he was relaxed, he did not let down his guard. His eyes remained alert as they took in the whole body of the thin man.
The muscular man lowered his gloves slightly or narrowed the distance, encouraging the thin man to enter first.
But the thin man was rarely caught. Rather, he tried to take advantage of that short break to catch his breath and regain some of his stamina.
As the somewhat boring confrontation continued, the muscular man blinked his eyes.
It’s literally a split second. The thin man accurately captured that brief moment and quickly narrowed the distance.
“Huh?!”
The distance he could move in that split second was very small, but the muscular man, startled by the unexpected timing, stretched out his fist first.
Even in the midst of panic, it was a jab with a clean trajectory.
Pak!
The thin man lifted his glove as if he had expected it and easily took the muscular man’s jab.
No, it wasn’t light. Although the receiving posture was perfect, the thin man’s body still shook slightly. This was because there was a significant difference in basic weight classes.
The thin man also stretched out his fist.
Tak.
However, the jab, which was slow compared to his momentum, was easily blocked.
The muscular man launched a sharp attack towards the slightly exposed gap. It was difficult to block, but it was a punch that a thin man could somehow evade.
Puck!
“Ugh!”
The thin man did not dodge and blocked his fist with his headgear. While gritting his teeth as he felt his head shaking, the thin man stretched out his full force into the gap created by the muscular man’s attack.
It was a turning blow that accurately pierced the gap exposed by the muscular man.
Boom!
However, the muscular man avoided the crushing blow by skillfully tilting his head back.
The timing and situation were perfect, but the speed of the punch was too slow.
Even though the attack failed, the thin man was not disappointed and prepared for the next attack.
“Stop!”
At a time when a fierce fight was taking place, both men relaxed when they heard a voice outside the ring.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Great job. Is it okay where you got hit? “I told you to avoid it.”
“Are you okay. It was worth holding on to.”
“Yeah, really?”
The two men spoke in a friendly manner, as if they had never swung their fists before.
Because it was practice and sparring in the first place. Even if they fight fiercely during the fight, once practice is over, they return to having a normal conversation.
That’s what modern sports are like.
Moreover, it wasn’t just sparring; one was a professional coach, and the other was a beginner who had started less than a month ago.
Sparring for guidance. That was the reason why the two fought despite the difference in weight class.
The director crossed the ring and approached the two men and spoke to the thin man.
“Hajin. Are you okay?”
“… It’s okay.”
“It’s okay, your face is very pale. Go and get some rest. “I’ll call you later.”
“Yes…”
Although he said it was okay, the thin man named Ha-jin entered the break room with slightly trembling steps.
Looking at the back, the director asked the muscular man, the coach.
“How was it?”
“Oh. Director. Where did you get a kid like that? “It’s my first time seeing a kid like that.”
“What would you bring to our gym? He came. So? “Do you have talent?”
“No. “I have no talent.”
The coach declared like a sword. Hajin doesn’t have boxing talent. That doesn’t mean he’s particularly fit, it just means he’s an ordinary beginner.
The coach chose his words a bit and then continued speaking.
“But there’s something skilled about it. What should I say? I’m extremely skilled at timing and recognizing fakes, but I feel like I’m a complete beginner. Ah. It’s also true that it fits in moderation.”
I am a beginner at moving my body. There was no strength in my fists, no technique, and I didn’t have the strength to do anything in the first place.
However, the timing and acumen to move the body, and the tenacity to withstand the pain were as good as those of a professional.
“Yes? What is it. That seemed like a good thing. “Is it called cerebral in today’s language?”
“Director… “For no reason, trying to use words these days makes me look older.”
“This guy?”
The director and coach chatted in a friendly manner and quickly started talking about other things.
It was amazing to be an expert despite being a beginner, but that was all. This is not a professional gym where professionals train, but just a diet boxing gym that seems to exist in every neighborhood.
I didn’t have anything to say to Hajin. Start with more physical training, which is the basic of the basics. That was enough.
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After hearing only the basics from the director and coach, Hajin washed off his sweat and left the gym.
“Whoa…”
Hajin took a deep breath of the air outside her.
Even though there were several air purifiers running in the gym, she still couldn’t help feeling sweaty.
Hajin, who breathed in the clear, but not clean air due to all kinds of air pollution, fell into a moment of reminiscence.
When she truly breathed fresh air.
A month ago.
Until a month ago, she traveled to a fantasy world under the name Hajin Asil.
You may be wondering what she’s talking about here, but she wasn’t just traveling, she was possessed in the game world by the body of a character she created.
With the body of a beautiful girl with mysterious silver hair and big breasts.
She went through all kinds of hardships, really all kinds of hardships. Her journey continued for nearly a year, and she was finally able to return to Earth.
With her bonus, she was able to regain her original body.
After she came back, she really wasn’t a mess.
Luckily for her, not a whole year had passed in her fantasy world, but almost a month had passed in this world as well.
From her big problems being contacting her family to her small problems being getting kicked out of the game guild she was playing, it was fortunate that she was on vacation from college.
If she had missed a whole month during the semester, she wouldn’t have had to take the exam for her grade.
After taking care of all those things, Ha-jin was spending her time absent-mindedly enjoying modern culture. One day, she saw a flyer for a boxing gym that she didn’t even know was in the neighborhood and signed up as if she was fascinated.
Because she’s been fighting and moving her body like that for a year. The daily life of an ordinary otaku college student was a bit boring.
On the other hand, she said, ‘If you know her, she fought so well, so maybe she can be really good at boxing too?’ She also had delusions.
Of course, it was pointless.
The reason Asil was able to beat up villains and monsters with her fists was thanks to her magical power and “Fighting talent,” But Hajin, who was not Asil, did not have such talents.
Hajin was just an ordinary otaku college student.
There is no talent, and there is no magical power in this world…
“No. Isn’t that so?”
Hajin passed the subway station instead of crossing the crosswalk that had just missed the signal and saw a large advertisement on the subway station’s electronic signboard.
– Topaz Blast, happy birthday!
A large 2D pretty girl with a phrase saying happy birthday.
It was a birthday advertisement, which is not that rare these days.
However, what was unique about this advertisement was that the object being celebrated was not a character.
Topaz Blast. That pretty girl wearing a flowy yellow-based outfit was a real person. The picture was just drawn in 2D.
She wasn’t a famous cosplayer or voice actress. Still, the reason she was wearing clothes like that in her picture was simple.
Because she was a magical girl.
She was a magical girl who flew through the sky wearing clothes that looked like something out of an adult animation, and used her magical powers to defeat villains and monsters.
This was the most difficult thing for Ha-jin to adapt to after returning to Earth.
What on earth happened that a magical girl appeared, was broadcast, became famous, and even had a fan club in just a month when he was gone?
Hajin walked home and looked at her smartphone.
– I saw an emerald in Sinchon. It was much prettier than the picture.
– Topaz birthday advertisement was posted! The list of stations with advertisements is…
– Magical girls ranked 3rd among female elementary school students’ future aspirations…
The whole world was a magical girl.
SNS, communities, and video sites. You could find stories about magical girls anywhere.
-Animation becomes reality?! Everything about magical girls!
Hajin clicked on a video on a video site.
The content was merely a compilation of content commonly found anywhere. Ha-jin already knew most of this, but she was wondering if there was any new information.
It was only after watching a video of about a minute of the video muttering useless nonsense along with a strange beeping sound that Ha-jin was able to see what she wanted.
– Everyone. Do you know what? It is said that magical girls have existed for a long time.
– He hides his identity with the power of magic and protects people by dealing with the human enemy, Shadow.
– But last X month. Suddenly, as the frequency of shadows increased rapidly, it was determined that it would be difficult to eradicate all shadows through secret activities, and they were revealed to the world.
-She is a magical girl who was only thought to exist in comics. How will she act from now on? I’m really looking forward to it. If the video was helpful…
As expected, there was no new information. I just wasted my time. Hajin blocked the channel.
Was it wrong for her to expect to find out new information in only a month, or about two months including the time since Ha-jin returned to Earth? Or maybe she was wrong in trying to find that information in this Wrecka video.
At least this one thing was certain.
Hajin’s Earth, which was thought to be a modern work, was actually an urban fantasy where monsters and magical girls were active behind society.
Now it has become a modern fantasy.
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