Chapter 5 – Im Nayeon (5)
“Under.”
Harin Kim made a sound without even realizing it.
It was absurd that she acted like she would help herself and then suddenly passed it on to someone else. For a moment, she thought of the man who had helped her.
Siwoo Lee.
The first boy to receive a perfect score in the writing section of Hero Academy. He was a very famous boy both inside and outside Hero Academy. Rumors spread that professors who saw his answers were probably talented enough to win the Nobel Prize as long as they focused on theory.
It is said that he is weak in interpersonal warfare, but his technique is beyond that of a student. Even the professors at the academy admire it, and there are probably no fewer than five professors who can demonstrate such finesse. The word is widely spread. His weakness is his absurdly low physical ability that doesn’t match his technique.
‘Not only that.’
This is the level of ability that has been revealed, but it is the ability of the ‘mask’ that the chairman mentioned as a unique ability that has not yet bloomed. A boy who hides a lot in many ways. So she tried to find out using her personal information network, but he was strangely uninformed.
So she appealed to her timid personality and secretly signaled for help. But the boy refused, citing absurd reasons.
‘Did you notice.’
My nature.
His actions were too natural to be seen as such.
I can count on one hand the people who have noticed her true nature in my life. The existence of an older brother and her parents that she hates to the extent that it is embarrassing that she is related by blood. And the principal of Hero Academy, who is said to have lived 800 years.
She thought of a boy named Siwoo Lee.
‘If only I knew.’
You will have to keep your mouth shut for the time being.
***
Sick of it
In the seat next to her, I could feel Im Na-yeon constantly looking at me. Is it because she saw her going to school with Harin Kim earlier? As soon as she started class, she continued to look at me with a nervous expression.
To be honest, it felt good. In my previous life, I wasn’t popular with women, rather, I was in a position of being used. Rather than being taken advantage of, it’s better to have a good face here and there with your current face.
… In fact, if I hadn’t known about the true ending, I would have enjoyed this look. No, I just enjoyed it. He may have already had relationships with a few people and started a promiscuous life. It’s an easy game if R.O.C gets a few important people and artifacts, but the true ending is far from it.
I thought as I turned the ballpoint pen.
When playing the game, there were a total of four students in the first year of the academy. A warrior who is a playable character. You can choose between male and female, but the rest of the composition is the same. Kim Ha-rin, who has a warrior and a light wing, and Ji-ah Lee, who has seven colors and ‘work of magic’.
However, there are currently six students receiving scholarships from the academy. It wasn’t a structure that the hero received alone, but a male hero and a female hero. And that’s where I got included.
And maybe this alludes to… It is to enter the true ending route with a high probability. A world where everything was destroyed by demons. That was R.O.C’s true ending.
‘Even thinking about it now makes me angry.’
When I first experienced that ending, my mind was blank. I cursed endlessly while playing the game. The sale ending was also beggarly, but the true ending was even more beggarly. I still grind my teeth thinking about that ending.
‘So you have to be strong enough to break the pot you drank from.’
Everything else is behind the scenes. Let’s focus on getting stronger first. The second is to create trustworthy colleagues. Lee Ji-ah and Lim Na-yeon are trustworthy colleagues. Even warriors cannot give up. The same goes for the owner of seven colors. He was a bit cheesy, but he was a good kid on the inside. Kim Ha-rin, who has a wide wing, is put on hold for now. He’s someone I can’t control. Still, if you get close, you can get help, so let’s build a friendship.
Dreuk.
The front door of the classroom opened.
“Everyone has been training hard since the morning.”
After looking over us for a moment, a muscular brown-skinned man with white hair opened his mouth. As a professor in charge of weapons technology, he was a renowned strong man… As you can infer from his name, he is the older brother of Han Jong-woo’s right-hand man Kang Kang-nam. And…It is a part of the hero of the septum called `real hero`.
Although his hair was bleached white due to an injury and he had to withdraw from the front line, no one ignores him just because he stepped down.
If you become a hero of the middle, networking is no joke.
“Early dawn is the best time to train. It’s the time when mana is the most pure. Mana training is good, and physical training is good.
Some people were caught flinching at the words of a strong man who praised training. Among the flinching guys, of course, there is no leading role. These are kids you don’t have to worry about. Because they are the ones who get expelled from school soon after due to poor grades, or who act as a springboard for others.
Enrolling in Hero Academy is not the end. The academy continues to give trials to help students become stronger. The moment you settle down, you become weary.
“As previously announced, today we practice the theory of dungeons.”
At the words of the strong man, the assistant instructors handed out papers to the students. The paper was filled with letters. 10 sheets of paper were distributed to each person.
“When you become a hero, you will go through many things. Starting from the dungeon, fighting for artifacts, moving to kill the villain… But, if you are a hero, you should basically know about the dungeon.”
‘A cockatine.’
The content of the print was simple. It was to write down which method was the safest and most efficient way to catch a cockatrine. Lim Na-yeon groaned beside her. Given the nature of not wanting to study, this kind of test must be embarrassing. I scribbled things about Cockatrine on a piece of paper while looking at the knowledge in 「Knowledge Reading」.
`Cocatrines have excellent defense, and live only in spaces where mana is reversed.`
Throw a mana doll with curse magic at Cockatrine…
After that, I wrote it moderately and got up and submitted it to the strong one.
“…It’s a strategy based only on theory. The idea is amazing. Indeed… Can you see it this way? Is this the only way to get a perfect score in the academy? Maybe… No, it’s definitely this. According to the theory, it should be very effective in catching cocka trees.”
The strong man began to praise me to the point of embarrassment when he saw my answer.
“Of course it’s 10 out of 10. It’s a pity that I can’t give it more than that.”
“Then can I go to training?”
“Of course. There are still two more hours left in class, but… I’ve made a copy of this strategy, so it won’t matter. In the future, this school will be able to use it as a teaching material as well. Would you like to upload this strategy to the Hall of Fame?”
Temple.
It is a site mainly used by heroes, and the information uploaded here is famous for paying for money. A site where strategy books for efficiently attacking monsters are uploaded.
If the strategy posted here is recognized by the association, it is divided into bronze, silver, gold, and platinum depending on the value. Here, even if you get the lowest grade of bronze, you will receive money that you can play and eat for the rest of your life even if you are extravagant. It would take a long time if you just posted a strategy, but if the name of the academy was added, it would be reviewed quickly.
“Yes, please.”
“Okay. I’ll tell you well.”
2 hours left, what to do? Let’s think about sleeping for an hour in the break room.
***
“Siwoo, can you teach me a little bit about today’s studies?”
A fragrant smell tickled the tip of my nose, and I heard a sweet voice. When she turned her head, Im Na-yeon was talking next to her.
“Study?”
“Yeah. I’m not good at handwriting.”
She said Im Na-yeon looked at her book and she cried. In the original world, a female employee who cried while chatting with her boyfriend on KakaoTalk and asked for help with her work because she couldn’t finish the work within the set time couldn’t be so damned.
But it was something I couldn’t help. It was because of the power of perks that I passed the test. However, I couldn’t openly refuse Im Na-yeon.
“Mmm.”
“I’m begging you! If you slip again this time, you’ll fall in the rankings!”
Im Na-yeon said as she put her hands together. A drop in ranking is really serious. I sighed in my heart.
`Mask window!`
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[8/1,000]
[Mask of Tranquility Lv. 4]
– When the mind becomes unstable, calmness correction
[Helchang’s Mask Lv. 2]
-Correction of physical ability growth during exercise
[Mask of Rest Lv. 2]
– Acceleration of natural recovery speed during rest
[Immediate Mask Lv. One]
-In action, immobility correction to mind and body
[Swordsman’s Mask Lv. One]
-When using a sword, swordsmanship correction
– Strength +1, Agility +1, Stamina +1 correction
[The Mask of the Spearman Lv. One]
– When using a spear, spear skill correction
– Strength +1, Agility +1, Stamina +1 correction
[Sensual Novel’s Training Man’s Mask Lv. One]
– When acting, correcting the behavior like the man in training in sensual novels, increasing the training effect during training
The masks I had made so far appeared like a status window. I recalled some of the instructors I had heard of in my previous life. Star Instructor, Star Instructor. A male instructor in his 50s pointing at students with a bald head and a captivating expression and gesture… Damn, not this
I pictured a lecturer who was good at talking and good at summarizing the key points.
▼
[Star Instructor’s Mask Lv. One]
During lecture, opponent’s concentration correction
Well, this should be enough.
“Which part is weak?”
“Calculating mana mechanics inside dungeons?”
“To be honest?”
“I, everything…”
“…”
To my question, Lim Na-yeon pouted and answered. Well, I know roughly, so I’m not so desperate… It was hopeless.
“Then let’s do the urgent first. What about the mana station field ceremony?”
“…That’s a problem too.”
“Well.”
I stroked my chin and thought. Anyway, the class is going to end soon, so I’ll have to give it about 2 hours.
“I also have training, so I can’t help much, but I can pull out two hours.”
“Thank you! I’ll pay you back later!”
***
An empty room with no one in it, a classy classroom with modern black desks and white tiles on the floor. Yes. I was now in a space where I was forced to teach her according to her wishes.
“Siwoo, how do you solve this part?”
Next to me, Im Na-yeon hesitated and asked me. I glanced at the problem Im Na-yeon presented to her.
-There is a dungeon where about 380,000 mana was measured with a mana meter.
Three heroes, a warrior, an archer, and a wizard, went out to explore. However, facing a boss monster and an elite monster with bad compatibility, they had no choice but to retreat. Find out how many days they can last in the dungeon.
I sighed in my heart and opened the privilege. Knowledge reading gave me the answer.
“Maximum 13 days. It depends on the food situation, but if you can take enough nutrients, you can last 13 days.”
“Wow, did you calculate it on sight? You’re smart as expected.”
Im Na-yeon quietly admired. I wrote the ceremony at the side. As easy to understand as possible. Then, Lim Na-yeon’s expression brightened. It was really easy to understand.
“Huh, today’s study ends here.”
“…?”
It’s been less than 30 minutes since I studied. I looked at Lim Na-yeon in confusion. Lim Na-yeon said shyly.
“Originally, people say that if you force yourself to do something, you will get stressed out and your health will be bad.”
“…”
I think you need to stress a little bit. He took off his mask and sighed.
“Hmmmm.”
Im Na-yeon suddenly cleared her throat and looked around her. There is nothing around her…
It reminded me of the trigger Im Na-yeon planted in me as a hypnosis app. When I clap my hands in an empty space, I get hypnotized.
“…”
Drooling.
Nayeon Lim suddenly stood up and closed the door. I covered the window in the middle of the door and activated a strange golden knob that looked like a relic.
Jiying.
A bluish force field appeared and began blocking doors and windows in all directions. It was a completely enclosed space.
“…Nayeon-ah…?”
“Sorry, Siu. I can’t stand it anymore.”
No, what the hell is it that I can’t stand? I was in a strange mood. To be honest, it was so unfair. Why do you have to do the hard job of being a teaching assistant when you skipped the necessary training time and taught me to study?
Contrary to my feelings, however, Im Na-yeon had a red-hot expression on her face.
Match.
She clapped her hands
