Chapter 319 – The Brand (3)
Elena Mikhailova Dobreva.
A yellow-haired foreigner from Bulgaria.
By chance, she entered a university established in a distant foreign land, and has only one goal.
‘I have to earn money.’
It was money.
It was in a similar context that I entered a Korean university rather than a European academy much closer than Korea.
Because the scholarship support of Korean universities was more generous than that of European academies.
The language barrier was no problem for her.
Because nothing she fears other than being tight with her money didn’t exist in this world.
‘I just need to prove it with my skills.’
Not to mention, isn’t a hunter a profession that proves itself with skills, not words?
Korea arrived so excitedly.
There, she was just a foreigner who couldn’t speak the language, not the same aspiring hunter.
Her skills were outstanding.
She is not only the motivation of the same position, but also enough to overwhelm even quite a few seniors.
But she didn’t know.
The Korean hunter society is conducting education with a thorough focus on party play.
“Fuck, you have to say something to plan a strategy!”
“What if you are good at it? He raises his shield on his own to block allied attacks.”
The students who had approached her with admiration for her skills quickly left with stern expressions.
It was only then that Elena realized her fear coming to her as she couldn’t get through.
From then on, she immersed herself in learning the Korean language, which had been sluggish at the same time as training.
And her ferocious tenacity led to results.
“I can communicate now.”
“Shield timing? Fit your will!”
Except for difficult words such as lion idioms, most of them are understandable.
So, it seemed that more people were looking for her again.
Another problem arises here.
“Hey, Elena! What if we slow down too!”
“What kind of doglike traits do you have?”
“Oh, if I party with you again, go to the castle, castle!”
It was then that she realized that all Koreans are incredibly wealthy.
‘Going to the castle… , Do Koreans all have their own castle, and consider it so insignificant that they change it… !’
It took him quite a long time to realize that the last name was not what he thought it would be.
Because everyone has moved away from her.
A property that uses some of the impact received to create a floor that slows down the feet.
It was a very attractive characteristic, but the disadvantage of not being able to cover her peers caught her ankle.
What’s even more absurd is that it hasn’t been like this before.
‘Why all of a sudden… ?’
It was hard for her to understand, even on her own.
Obviously, why did the ability, which was only available to monsters in Bulgaria, suddenly grab the ankles of the same party members?
But one thing was certain.
‘I need to fix it.’
If you don’t fix it, your future will be a dark night sky without a single star.
But she couldn’t fix it.
As time passed, it became a nuisance complex and became the object of avoidance by everyone.
I could have endured that far, but a bigger problem arose.
“If you are in this condition, it may be difficult to pay for the scholarship, student Elena.”
“Me… , Make more effort.”
Even the reason that made them come to a distant foreign land seems to have disappeared.
I desperately tried harder, but nothing changed.
Everyone turned away from her, and her desperation drove her to the edge of a cliff, and she was close to giving up.
She met him
Dojin Kim.
As soon as he entered the university as a special student, he was a lump of talent that brought trouble to Korea University.
That’s what I thought back then, when he was caught in my solicitation.
‘Hogu.’
Like a naive face, even a naive personality, a kind Ho-gu invited himself, a mass of flaws, to the party.
And now that a lot of time has passed, my thoughts toward Kim Do-jin have also changed a lot.
‘A benefactor, someone who understands me better than I do.’
Since meeting him, she has changed.
He fixed his troublesome traits and earned a decent amount of money with his temporary hunter license.
Her skills grew rapidly, and by now, she had gone from a C-class to a B-class hunter.
“Class B…”
A level where you start to make quite a bit of money as a Hunter.
You should be glad that you have reached that starting point.
“…”
For some reason, now she was seized by a greater depression than her joy.
It all started 3 months ago.
The day I first started raiding a dungeon as a C-class hunter.
She recorded the lowest contribution among the party members, except for Kim Do-jin, who forgot popcorn from behind.
If it had only happened once, she wouldn’t have been so shocked.
However, she surprisingly reached Class B with her lowest contribution all three months.
Has she weakened herself?
‘No.’
So, did her urgency disappear after she became a Hunter?
‘That’s not more.’
She wasn’t the problem herself.
It’s just that the skills of Shin Yoo-jung and Im Na-eun suddenly jumped up.
Im Na-eun’s magic has become faster and more powerful, and her Shin Yoo-jung has become harder on both offense and defense.
She said that even if she didn’t have confidence, she could handle all the monster’s aggro by herself.
‘Okay. That’s the problem.’
That was what made her depressed.
Even if he wasn’t in the party, he had become an existence that had nothing to do with it.
It aroused her sense of crisis.
No matter how hard you try, you can’t keep up with the growth rate of the two.
When she takes a step forward, she takes her two or three steps, rather widening the gap.
How the hell do they train?
As she pondered over and over again, she went looking for someone who could tell her the answer.
“Smart.”
When she makes a sound with her mouth, a voice comes from inside.
“Come in.”
The office of the head of the Heonjahwi club room.
Upon opening the door and entering, Kim Do-jin is sitting in a chair.
“What are you doing, Dojin?”
“I was just taking a break… , Why?”
“Um, is that so?”
Elena examines Kim Do-jin’s face.
Certainly, his expression looks a little strange today.
Maybe it’s because he’s tired, but he’s frowning one eyebrow and breathing heavily.
“I came to ask you a question… , If you’re tired, put it off.”
“Uh…”
After a moment of thought, he shook his head.
“No. It’s just like listening to a story, well.”
“As expected, Dojin…”
Because people are too kind.
While she misunderstood, Kim Do-jin asked.
“So… , Umm, what do you want to ask… Hey?”
A voice that cuts off a little bit somewhere.
But she didn’t think much of it.
Because the worries he had in his heart right now were so great that he had no time to care.
“I am very afraid these days.”
“I’m afraid… Dany?”
“Worrying that I might get kicked out of the team, I worry every day… ? I do that.”
As if puzzled by her words, Kim Do-jin tilted her head.
Being kicked out of the team, what does that mean all of a sudden?
“Why are you kicking me off the team?”
The head of the team doesn’t even think about it.
Then came her real troubles.
“I… , Feels obsolete these days.”
“Useless… It’s okay, isn’t it?”
“Yoojung, you have grown tremendously. They attack well, and they defend even better.”
“That… , Well, not really.”
Kim Do-jin meekly agrees.
The growth of Shin Yoo-jung and Lim Na-eun has been remarkable recently.
And the secret to such growth was thanks to the stigma Kim Do-jin engraved on the two of them.
They say that if you mix your magic with your existing magic, your movements will be much smoother.
It is said that meticulous control that would not have been possible in the first place becomes so easy.
‘Thanks to that, I became a fish out of water.’
Im Na-eun’s magic has developed further.
Casting speed has noticeably increased, and destructive power is the same.
Shin Yoo-jeong quickly mastered the skills that could only be mastered by skillfully handling her magical powers.
I think the two of them now are probably in the upper-middle class among B-classes.
Only then did Kim Do-jin realize her anxiety.
“Therefore… , You don’t like being left behind, do you?”
“… You’re right.”
Elena nodded slightly.
Declining your skills alone in a party means that one day you will become their shackles.
What choices will those who have heavy shackles on their feet make?
‘Of course I have to break the shackles.’
She is afraid of being abandoned by her teammates.
When I was shunned by everyone in a faraway foreign land, I was afraid that I would be abandoned by the only ones who accepted me.
I don’t like making money when I’m not doing my job properly.
All she wants is a fair price.
That’s why she has to get stronger faster.
Shin Yoo-jung and Lim Na-eun, to walk side by side in line with not only the two of them, but also the other team members.
“I am… , I thought Do-jin could tell me the answer, so I came.”
Elena looked at Dojin with a gaze full of her earnestness and asked.
“Do-jin, how can I become stronger?”
By the time she continued her words, asking for the answer.
“Oh, wait… !”
Suddenly, Kim Do-jin fell face down on her desk and started shaking her body.
“Do, Dojin… ?”
Embarrassed by this, Elena tries to approach him.
“There you are!”
Do-jin, who raised her head, reached out to her hand and stopped her steps.
Hold on for a while
“Whoa… , Sorry. Suddenly her legs feel a little numb.”
He regained his complexion before he knew it and continued with a smile as usual on his lips.
“Therefore… , You mean that Elena wants to grow up as fast as Yu-jeong, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Kim Do-jin pondered over her answer for a while.
“Um… , But I know how he grew up so quickly.”
“Are you sure?”
Elena asked back with a brightly colored face.
It wasn’t a lie.
The secret to her growth came from the effects of her own brand.
An impatient Elena runs to her desk and stretches out her arms.
His target is his hand neatly placed on the desk.
Holding onto it tightly, she cried out as if pleading.
“That way… , Please let me know too, I will do everything Dojin tells me to do!”
Take a moment to be taken aback by the powerful remarks.
Dojin Kim pondered over her words and asked.
“Can you really do anything?”
“Yes, it really is!”
“Um… , If you say that, I’ll make a training schedule for Elena.”
Her face was stained with joy.
“Thank you so much, thank you, Dojin!”
He shook his head at an expression of gratitude that seemed excessive.
“No. Rather, I am more grateful.”
Dojin Kim really thought so.
