Chapter 379 – Clue (6)
After the four people in charge of the test began controlling their strength, the test finally began to run normally.
“Hey!”
Cheaeng!
Quad!
“Keck… !”
Even so, it was only a one-sided attack where we exchanged fire once or twice.
This was enough for me.
What kind of personality type do you have based on the way you look at the other person?
There are only one to two opportunities to attack at most, and how to use them efficiently.
The moment may not be perfect because it is so short, but even that was intentional.
What I want is a person with the talent to clearly reveal his or her presence even in that short period of time.
The problem is that the level of talent I’m looking for isn’t showing up even at the end of the signup test.
“Whoa…”
He also failed.
As I put a rejection stamp on another application form, Juyeon, who was next to me, smiled bitterly.
“Isn’t the hurdle too high?”
“Yes, of course.”
I admit it.
My standards are too high now.
Even in Korean universities, where only bright students gather, it is difficult to find someone you like.
But what can I do?
“But if it’s not to this extent, it’s meaningless.”
If it’s not like this, it’s useless to accept you as a guild member.
If the number of people is large, the power itself will greatly increase, but the unity itself will inevitably become weaker.
Like-minded people can form factions, and it is common for them to antagonize each other and ruin the atmosphere.
I don’t want to go through the problems I realized while running a guild as Son Si-woo again.
To be precise, I would say that I don’t have the time or mental space to do that.
In order to avoid problems arising from the number of people, there is no choice but to focus on a small number of elites.
But I also want to have firepower equivalent to that of a large guild with many members, right?
There is only one way to solve this greed.
Each guild member possesses Ikkidangcheon level abilities.
“You’re too greedy.”
Han Joo-yeon smiles bitterly as she says that.
What… If you say you’re greedy, that means you’ve mellowed out a lot.
Even if I call you a conscienceless bastard, it won’t be enough.
“Are you okay.”
Suddenly, he wraps his arms around my waist.
… Isn’t this what men usually do to women?
“You can be as greedy as you want because your sister will help you.”
The guy who was moving his fingers strangely on his side lowers his upper body and whispers in his ear.
“For the rest of my life… ♥”
“… Thank you.”
I guess you’re thankful… ?
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As the sun sets.
After the last people who made it to the test site were miserably defeated, the membership test came to an end.
Out of a total of 183 people who wanted to join, 181 people except two showed up for the test, and unfortunately, not all of them were to my liking.
“… “What should I do with this?”
At this point, I start to sweat.
I would have to name at least one person to speak confidently, but if you make such a big deal out of it and announce that no one has passed, isn’t it obvious that the atmosphere will be bad?
After completing the exam, quite a few people are looking up with bright eyes.
Most of them are people who showed a good performance against our children in their own way and predicted that they had a high chance of passing the exam.
… Why not attach one or two of them and make them leave on their own later?
That temptation was passing through my mind.
Rattling!
The door to the main auditorium, which was only available to us today, opened arbitrarily and violently, and a man and a woman, out of breath, entered.
“Huh, oh oh… !”
“Hehe, hehe… “Well, isn’t it too late?”
I think I know who it is.
Among the 183 people who submitted applications for admission, two were disqualified early because they did not participate in the exam.
I know the woman’s name.
Jin Ha-rin.
A junior in the Faculty of Magic who is highly praised by professors for being the most talented among first-year students.
Of course, I don’t know him because of his talent, but I know him because of his innocent appearance that makes every man look at him at least once… , Anyway.
Looking at her, I can get a rough idea of what kind of person her male side is.
A childhood friend who hangs out with our junior Jin Ha-rin every day.
A junior in the warrior department who monopolized the attention of female seniors at the beginning of the semester with clear facial features that did not fade at all even with short-cut hair.
The name… , Was it Yoon Si-hoo?
The guy who was holding her breath straightens her bent back and shouts.
“N-sorry for being late! “Have you finished the membership test?”
“…”
Even though he has a restless expression, his eyes do not waver at all.
Looking into those eyes reminds me of the first time I saw these two people.
A junior from the warrior department who confidently greeted his seniors.
What you see right away is so insignificant that you wonder how he was able to get into a Korean university, but he strangely caught my eye.
“It’s pretty good.”
Things that have changed since then are noticeable.
Her slender body has rather sturdy muscles, and her eyes have also become deeper.
It looks like he hasn’t been playing for a year.
I find the application forms for the two people I left out earlier and check the basic information.
I know the name…
“Hmm?”
The sexual part stands out.
Jin Ha-rin is the top 1st year student at the Faculty of Magic.
On the other hand, a guy named Yoon Si-hoo scored in the bottom 10% on her first midterm exam as a freshman.
If you look at her up to this point, she definitely looks like an ugly person… , Her first semester final exam score rose to the middle level.
She is not only that.
“Top 30% on the second semester midterm exam… , The last final exam was in the top 10%… ?”
Hehe, look at this.
Did you raise your grades from the bottom to the top in just one year?
I think this is beyond what can be achieved simply by trying…
I’m curious.
I take my eyes off the document and look down at the two people waiting for an answer with anxious expressions.
He’s a handsome man and beauty, like something out of a fresh first love romance movie.
It suits you very well.
I’m grumpy for no reason.
“Unfortunately, the test ended exactly one minute before you two arrived.”
“Ah… !”
“That…”
Two people who are very embarrassed.
Yoon Si-hoo has a guilty expression, and Jin Ha-rin has a devastated expression.
Judging by the expression on his face, it seems like the cause of his lateness lies with the man…
Well, I guess I’ll leave the joke here.
“It’s a joke. It’s a bit heartless to fail the entrance exam in just one minute… “Our members haven’t gone down to the exam room yet, so let’s take a quick look.”
Color begins to appear on the two gloomy faces.
“Ah… ! Thank you so much, senior!”
“Thank you, senior.”
It was nothing.
Actually, it’s not a bad thing for me.
I was already shaking because I was scared to announce the successful results, but it was nice to buy some time.
“Junior Yoon Si-hoo is at the B test site, and junior Jin Ha-rin is… Let’s go to C.”
“Yes!”
“Yes.”
Before leaving, the two people exchange fighting glances.
The two examiners were Seoyeon and Naeun, respectively.
“I’ll start right away.”
As soon as the start is announced, Yoon Si-hoo, holding her wooden sword, runs towards Seo-yeon.
Eyes and movements without hesitation.
As if she had been prepared by running all the way here, the sword swing without hesitation traces her arc and cuts into Seo-yeon’s waist.
Taaak!
But that’s it.
Seoyeon, who easily blocked the guy’s attack, continues with a fierce counterattack.
The speed is completely different from the first graders I have dealt with so far.
Seo-yeon’s wooden sword is pointed at the neck of Yoon Si-hoo, who was unable to come up with any countermeasures.
Eventually the head falls.
“… “I lost.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
For now, it’s over here.
When I turn my gaze, I see a battle scene between Naeun and Jin Harin.
The intermediate level magic ‘Ice Spear’, cast at a fairly high speed, is shot towards Naeun.
“Hey.”
Naeun easily blocks this with a fireball.
Meanwhile, another ice magic appears before Jin Ha-rin’s eyes.
“… “It’s really fast.”
Incredible casting speed.
Through this, eight heavy ice spheres are scattered in all directions around Naeun.
It looks like it will attack from multiple directions at once so that the attack cannot be easily blocked.
But even that wasn’t easy.
“Fire Wall.”
Naeun surrounded himself with a curtain of fire in all directions, blocking all attack directions.
The battle ends here.
Ice spheres with perfect compatibility wouldn’t be able to break through that wall of fire.
Jin Ha-rin, who was embarrassed and unable to fire the ice sphere, bites her lip.
Then, he sends the frozen ice sphere towards the wall of flames.
Cheeeeek!
Ice spheres that melt instantly upon contact with a wall of high-temperature flames.
But it didn’t end there.
“Ah… ?”
A piece of ice that had melted at high temperatures and shrunk to the size of a finger broke through the wall of flames and arrived in front of Naeun.
“… Shield.”
Of course, everything was blocked by Naeun’s shield, which she immediately opened, and she fell to the floor, but this was unexpected.
The ice sphere made by a first-year junior, even though it was weak, was able to pierce Naeun’s wall of flames.
I felt like she had a fast casting speed, but it looks like her ice magic proficiency is quite high.
“I lost.”
“… Thank you for your hard work.”
Afterwards, the expressions on the two people’s faces as they concluded the test were quite strange.
While the losing side looks relieved, the winning side looks somewhat uneasy.
I guess so.
Even if it’s only the size of a finger, my pride would be hurt because my magic was penetrated by a junior, and that was through a magic that was in a compatible relationship.
I think I need some consolation after the exam.
She smiles bitterly and takes her microphone in her hand.
“This will conclude the exam. I would like to thank the students who took the test without saying anything until late at night. Then… “Now, we will announce the successful candidates.”
With a tense expression, I speak mercilessly towards those who are focused solely on my mouth.
“The successful candidate is Yoon Si-hoo… , And Jin Ha-rin. That is all.”
At the end of the test, I succeeded in getting two pretty decent gemstones.
* * *
Baekhyun, who left school immediately after finishing her seasonal semester classes, went to a cafe in Gangnam.
A seat in the cafe, set up in the format of her room, was given to her as a place to meet her.
As she waits, sipping a cup of bitter coffee, a man walks inside.
A man in his mid-thirties, dressed in a neat suit and with his hair fixed tightly with hairspray, as if it were his pride.
“Long time no see.”
When he sat across from her and greeted her, she quietly got up from her seat and bowed her waist.
“It’s been a while since I saw you. “How have you been?”
“Haha, it’s always like that with me.”
His eyes narrow as he smiles brightly and answers.
“As long as there are no unexpected situations like today.”
Her tone of voice as if she was reprimanding her.
Then, as if it had happened again, he continued speaking.
“So… “They say it’s about organizational security, but what on earth is that?”
Her heartbeat speeds up little by little as she senses the heavy emotions contained in her light tone.
Still she wasn’t sure.
Which side can it be beneficial for you to be on?
Could it be that her choice right now was wrong?
In her distress, he slowly separates his lips from hers.
“… Kim Do-jin contacted me.”
“If it’s Kim Do-jin… , Ah, the friend who was the target of our Professor Baek’s recruitment?”
“Yes. They know that I am a member of Hexagram… , Has been threatening me.”
At her answer, her man’s gaze turns harsh.
“You didn’t make them notice by acting clumsily?”
“Not at all.”
When she answered firmly, her man’s narrowed eyes returned to their original form.
“What… “Well, our Professor Baek is not such a sloppy person.”
At his tone, Baek Hyun-ah clenches the fists neatly gathered on his knees.
Meanwhile, his questions continue.
“So, what did you ask for?”
“I asked them to hand over the organization’s information. When I told them it was impossible due to restrictions, they naturally told me to contact a member of the organization instead of talking to them. After that, he will take care of it himself.”
“Seeing as there is still no problem, Professor Baek must have accepted it.”
“Otherwise he would have already been dead.”
The man’s eyes widen slightly at the following answer.
“… Is he that bad? “Our Professor Baek can’t fight enough?”
Baek Hyun-ah nods his head.
“It would be similar in terms of magic skills… , There was a difference in his physical abilities.”
“Ah… “Now that I think about it, I heard he’s pretty agile for a wizard.”
“Yes. “It was faster than I thought.”
Only then did the man withdraw his suspicions.
“If that were the case… “It would definitely have been difficult to do it one-on-one.”
The man thought for a moment and then spoke again.
“Didn’t he say that he naturally contacted the gang members?”
“Yes.”
“Then… , Then he can be killed. “I’ll give you some good guys, so use them as meat shields and kill them.”
“…”
A sudden proposal.
The man, who noticed that her pupils were shaking, smiled and asked again.
“Why do you think you can’t do it?”
Baekhyunah responded by shaking her head with a heavy expression.
“… I could.”
With that answer, she completed her choice.
