Chapter 398 – At the Gate (1)
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A body full of scars.
Kim Si-young, a woman with a body that does not show any flab.
Her rather harsh tone combined with her ferocious face meant that not many men approached her.
Although she has a terrifying aura, she is also a woman of great looks, and no matter how terrifying she may be, she hasn’t had men approaching her.
It was only because she had sworn in her youth that she would never date a man unless she was stronger than she was, and because she dumped men who approached her, she has been alone ever since.
If he was a man stronger than himself, he would probably have to be in S rank, but where is that an easy rank? In addition, among the current S-class hunters in Korea, Choi Tae-soo is the only male.
By the time she realized how ridiculous her own dream was, it had already been too long.
“Kang Min-ah. That bitch You seem to have gotten prettier lately.”
At least she was in the same position as Kang Min-ah, but she was concerned about the change in her mood these days.
She suddenly felt that her skin looked great and her worries were gone. When it comes to marital problems, she both sighs heavily and drinks together.
When such a story came up these days, she gave an angry smile for some reason.
“There seems to be a guy I’m definitely dating.”
She always thought that she would be just like him, Minah Kang, the first she ever thought she would meet a man.
Siyoung Kim clenched her fists in her annoyance.
She belatedly gave up her dream of meeting a man stronger than herself, but that doesn’t mean she can’t meet anyone.
She just thinks that she would be on the same level as herself, but why isn’t there a decent man.
While thinking about this and that, she saw a familiar face in front of her.
A male cadet with mixed emotions such as irritation, complaints, and anger.
Cadet Yang Ji-seok, who recently became a hot topic as his ranking plummeted.
‘I just saw it. They seem to be dissatisfied with the drop in rankings.’
She doesn’t know because she doesn’t handle her gadgets well these days, but when she hears the other cadets talking, she ridicules Yang Ji-seok a lot.
Well, even though I messed up the exam, I don’t think I’m at the level of being ridiculed by those guys.
Isn’t it your job as an instructor to correct them before they go down the wrong path?
No matter how old I get, I don’t become an adult, so it’s better to do this yourself.
“Cadet Yang Ji-seok.”
“What are you doing? Instructor.”
Seeing Yang Ji-seok’s sharp attitude, Kim Si-young laughed as if it was absurd. Looking at yourself with that expression
It was unimaginable in the past, but as he became an instructor, his personality seemed to have died a lot.
“Do you have a minute?”
“… What are you doing?”
“I just want to talk.”
“Time for that..”
“Maybe?”
“… “
I tried my best to take care of you, but where did you go without being rude?
When Kim Si-young sent a bloody glance, Yang Ji-seok reluctantly nodded.
The promenade inside the academy, maybe because the inside of the building was unnecessarily wide, there were places where there were few people like this.
Kim Si-young, who pulled out a drink from a nearby vending machine, handed it to Yang Ji-seok.
“Young. Why are you so damned because you messed up the exam once?”
“Yes..Yes?”
Seeing Yang Ji-seok embarrassed by Kim Si-young’s tone, she smiled and lightly slapped him on the back of the head.
Still with a puzzled look on her face, she laughed, as if her face was funny.
“Why are you looking so stupid? This kid is funny.”
“Instructor?”
“Don’t worry when there is no one. Just be a senior.”
“… I don’t know why, but…”
“Look how hard it is. What’s up I called because I had something to say to you as a human being rather than as an instructor.”
“… “
“I’m ashamed to say this, but when I was in the academy, I was famous for being a bitch. I was even punished several times for not listening to the professor.”
“Even if it suddenly…”
“Young. Just listen.”
“Ah… I see.”
Did you say it’s just weak medicine? Yang Ji-seok cringes at the sight of Kim Si-young glaring at him fiercely.
Looking at it, it seems that he is not dead. After gulp down her canned beverage, she hit Yang Ji-seok in the back of the head, who was good at hitting.
“… “
“Why are you embarrassed?”
“That’s right..”
Yang Ji-seok has tears in his eyes, perhaps because he was hit more severely than he thought. Seeing that, she burst into laughter alone again.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the pup who had looked like he was going to kill anyone until just now, and was scared like an unfair puppy in front of him.
“Anyway. I didn’t get very good grades at the academy. That’s why I couldn’t even get into a good guild.”
“You mean Instructor..?”
Yang Ji-seok is surprised that it was surprising that she, who is called the Ash Blade and is called the Named Hunter, did not get good grades at her academy.
“Okay. Kids these days seem like they think they’ll die if they don’t get good grades at the academy. I say It’s a case from the bottom up.”
“You don’t look like that at all, but…”
“Hey, nothing comes out when you say that. Hmmm. Yeah, so what I’m trying to say is that anyone can make mistakes.”
“… “
“It’s not like you’re going to die for making one mistake. Why are you walking around like that, you bastard?”
__Wow!
“It hurts!”
“It hurts, but it hurts. Don’t think strangely, just focus on your future.”
“What is that… “
“Under. How did this guy get to the top 10?”
“Are you ignoring my skills?!”
“Because my mentality is so weak. Where would you like to eat? Don’t care what others say, do what you can and work hard.”
“How can you not care! Bugs!”
__Wow!
“I thought it was only mentally weak. Personality is also a problem.”
“Stop hitting him!!”
“If it weren’t for the instructor, you would have beaten me until you fell behind.”
“… “
Yang Ji-seok keeps his mouth shut in an atmosphere that somehow seems to really do that.
“I’m kidding, kidding.”
“I don’t think so, but…”
“Cadet Yang Ji-seok.”
“Yes!!”
“You’ve been doing well so far. Don’t be impatient when comparing yourself to others. Just live with the thought that only yesterday’s self will win.”
“… “
“Well, I couldn’t cross the wall after all, but you are younger than me. Do you know It might go over the wall.”
“… “
“Sorry for taking up your time. Then work hard.”
“Yes, I understand. Instructor…”
This time, Kim Si-young, who did not hit her on the back of the head but gently swept her away, said goodbye and left.
And Yang Ji-seok looked at it without saying a word.
“You did well…”
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“I think there are plenty of cadets who are stronger than the hunters on active duty, simply in terms of ability.”
Seeing the cadets gathered in front of them, Siyoung Kim murmured.
There were quite a few cadets in the upper ranks who had the potential to reach S-class hunters.
“No matter how strong you are, everyone gets flustered in a situation they have never experienced before. The difference between active hunters and you is experience.”
No matter how strong you are, if you lack experience, it is difficult to use it.
How many hunters died because they did not have information about the monsters they met for the first time.
Even if you teach them how to fight and fight each other, in the end, if you don’t hunt, it’s meaningless as a hunter.
“You guys who have become sophomores, from now on, you will be training to enter the real gate and survive.”
Even in the first year, there was training to visit the guild and enter the artificial gate, but it was a stable space.
Now that his career has accumulated, it was his turn to experience the real thing beyond the gate.
“No matter how careful you are, you can never predict what will happen inside the gate. In fact, there are deaths every year.”
Considering that he was a cadet, he entered the gate classified as a safe dungeon, but he could not avoid accidents every year.
Unlike artificial gates that can control most parts, the real gate was uncontrollable.
“No matter how low the grade is. Don’t forget to always be careful inside the gate!”
“Yes!!!”
Next week, training to get into the gate and survive was scheduled.
It was a real gate, not an artificial gate, and it was a gate connected to a fairly wide island.
A training course to learn how to actually hunt monsters and survive through the survival knowledge you have learned so far.
Although it is an annual drill, it is inevitable that the instructors will be nervous because it is a drill with injured and even dead cadets every time.
‘It would be nice if there were no problems this year.’
In addition, a special gate that recently occurred, the Rift.
It was a gate with completely different characteristics from the existing gates, and its existence was still not properly defined.
How many incidents and accidents were occurring thanks to the cracks that suddenly appeared all over the earth right now.
Of course, the gate the cadets were heading to this time was not affected by the rift, but it was unknown what would happen.
Gates have always been something you don’t know when and where they will appear.
‘Hmm… ‘
Instructor Kim Si-young finished his speech lightly and came downstairs.
In between, she looked at the faces of the cadets who caught her attention, and among them, cadet Kim Si-woo was the most interested.
As a hunter who uses the same sword, being interested in his swordsmanship might be an instinct as a warrior.
In addition, a cadet who is receiving a lot of attention as the next S-class hunter.
Maybe she can become a stronger hunter than herself.
‘Under. I never thought I would have such crazy thoughts. It seems I’ve gone crazy too.’
Stepping off her podium, she poked Mina Kang in the side of her seat next to her.
“Why?”
“What are you looking at with such a sad expression?”
“When did I say that?”
“Why did you hide your lover over there?”
“… Don’t say useless nonsense, I’m busy, so I’m leaving.”
“… ?”
What was that one second of hesitation?
Really with a cadet?
“Hey. You?”
“I will go first because of my business trip.”
“Hey! Kang Min-ah!”
