Chapter 57 – The Stealer, the Taken One (9)
“Lim Na-yeon, Han Jong-woo, Ayane, Janey, Kang Chan-woo, Ha Su-jin…”
Kim Chun-ja called his name. Cheers rang out in the stadium according to the number of students whose names were called.
As the students went up from the arena, the wizards in navy blue robes signed hand signs and cast spells. A magic circle floated in the air.
The phantom beasts appeared in the magic circle.
Tiger Wolf with the stripes of a tiger, characterized by a phantom beast called Raksha with a sword protruding from every joint, walking on two legs, and holding a long long sword and shield.
Iron-clad giants whose entire bodies are covered with iron armor, and candy bears, which have a habit of overpowering opponents with fast speed, strong durability and strength, and feeding them honey-covered candy. Several phantom beasts appeared.
I looked at Im Na-yeon. Im Na-yeon’s opponent was Tiger Wolf, a wolf with tiger stripes. It was a beast race, but it was a mid-lower level monster that was difficult to deal with because of its excellent skills. It was characterized by excellent defense by drawing the energy of the earth.
Im Na-yeon ran towards Tiger Wolf. A long blue blade ran through the body of the sword. Tiger Wolf raised his shield. Although the yellow energy flowed from the shield, it spilled.
“Haap!”
Im Na-yeon let out a spirit and swung hard.
Whoa!
An unbelievably loud sound echoed as the sword and shield collided. I glanced around and saw Ayane, who was in the same party during the dungeon practice, fighting Candy Bear. Ayane’s sword was dyed black. Manifestation of swordsmanship. And it was the result of her unique ability, Severance. In that state, quite a few things would be severed with just one stroke.
Bang bang – On one side, Han Jong-woo was fighting with an ironclad giant. When Han Jong-woo made a large cut with his greatsword, the ironclad giant’s forearm was cut in half. The ironclad giant swung his fist. Han Jong-woo accepted the giant’s fist as his armor. Shake-. His body floated for a moment, but soon he came back to the ground and swung his greatsword. A fight between things with high defense. If you haven’t learned about penetrating glasses… I would have had to fight like that. Just looking at it made me sweat.
I glanced around and saw that the men were enthusiastic about the fight and the women were staring at them with tired eyes.
The short-term players were already coming down from the stage, and the long-term players were still in the middle of fighting. Here and there, when professors nodded or students made mistakes, they shook their heads and started writing in their notebooks.
About an hour passed like that. The enthusiasm of the crowd continued to rise without ever cooling down.
“Kim Hyun-woo, Urha, Lee Si-woo…”
My name was called looked around me
I got up and brushed my ass. What kind of opponent will come? My change was so instantaneous. At first, a student who only excelled in technique and intelligence, but also a student who performed well in mine battles. And as a student who has the power to win against Han Jong-woo.
The phantom beast that torments the mind… Doesn’t seem to come out It’s good if you don’t come out.
Because rumors about my abilities are still spreading. When the mental system came out, it had to be easily defeated.
Conversely, if there were other phantom beasts, I had to win overwhelmingly.
I came up to the duel in a leisurely manner. Cheers rang out from all directions. Sometimes I heard that he was handsome, and I heard his breath stop.
“Student Siwoo Lee. Are you ready?”
The wizard in the blue robe asked. I nodded my head in affirmation and signed my hand.
The summoning magic circle shone in the air.
An ironclad giant that shines with a silky luster. It was a win. I smiled and swung the halberd.
***
A space that can accommodate thousands of people, like a reproduction of the Colosseum. The spectator seats were already empty. Usually, if the student’s family fills up half and his fifth or fifth scouts fill the vacancy, now scouts fill up well over half.
“Golden generation, golden generation is really no joke.”
Jjiik-I tore off the bag of sweets. He took out a potato chip and put it in his mouth.
A woman wearing a new white baseball cap and a blue hoodie.
She looked around her with a laid-back expression as she sat in the crowd with her legs crossed, wearing tight-fitting skinny jeans. She had empty seats around her. VIP seats. It was a place for those who made excessive donations to the school or raised the honor of the school.
“This generation is so strangely special. If you say that you can count on two hands the number of outstanding students in the past five years, even if you take a quick glance at these riders, you can easily exceed 10…”
A man in his 50s, wearing a brown barbarian coat and a bowler hat, said.
“Right? I see a lot of really good kids. The photon’s son is also ignorant, but his defense and strength are fine.”
“Yeah. Nayeon Im is pretty good too. I thought it was a case where the person who knew there cared for Im Na-yeon so much that she became stronger with all of her elixirs… Basically, you know how to handle your own power.”
“I know. That’s fine. These days, most of the kids don’t know about technical skills because they only raise their external specs. If you get all kinds of support and go far up, you’ll have a tantrum when you see him barely climbing the septum with a talent that will rise to the top? Who joined the guild not long ago? That guy, too, was a kid who almost went to the goal after giggling at Sadore Warrior because he was weak. Ah, thinking about it makes me angry again.”
Wow, he munched while eating three potato chips at once.
“Come to think of it, kid, did the association tell you to flirt with someone?”
Kid. It was clearly said to a man in his 50s wearing a barbarian coat, but neither the woman who said it nor the man who heard it denied it. She looks like she is in her 20s, but she is well over 100 years old.
“I said they were talented, people from weak backgrounds. We have to contact Yoon Chae-rin and Yoon Seung-ha first.”
“Oh, those twins? Genes are definitely the ones I was born with.”
She thought as she chewed on a potato chip. A boy who commands the ten-headed spirits… No, I don’t know why, but a girl who dressed as a man. And a girl with bright blonde hair and a bad-tempered face.
They were the ones among the guys. In my 100 years of life, I have never seen that kind of talent. Beings that were that strong at that age… It wasn’t there, but should I say something a little different than them.
“And… If those two couldn’t do it, it was about trying to get the other two together.”
“Tsk, the little ones bother the elders. Who are you?”
“This is Lee Si-woo and Kim Harin.”
“Kim Harin?”
“It’s the pink-haired girl you see over there.”
At those words, she opened her eyes. The red sun rose in her right eye, and the blue moon rose in her left eye. Yin-Yang Eyes. The all-seeing eyes turned to the pink girl.
“Come on. Isn’t he kidding too?”
“… Is that enough?”
“Ok. Even if Han Jong-woo or Lim Na-yeon over there work together, there will be no answer.”
The middle-aged man’s eyes widened as the woman murmured.
“I’ll have to report that separately.”
“Ok. If you can afford it, bring it into the association. Looking at it, it seems to be an ability related to movement. 5 years… It’s not too much, but if you grow hard for about 7 years, you can stand next to me.”
The middle-aged man put on a blank expression for a moment. Does she stand next to her? Did the words come from the mouth of a woman who said that even heroes of a certain level were stumped?
“I’ll put you at number one on the recruiting list right away.”
“No, not to that extent.”
At the middle-aged man’s words, the woman cut her off.
“Yeah?”
“That. That guy Absolutely 1st place. Isn’t that a real joke?”
The woman pointed her hand with an excited expression. She followed that gaze. The handsome Iranian expression was also lacking. There was a boy that was difficult to describe even with the word beautiful.
Siwoo Lee. Looking at the picture on his profile, he was a boy who thought it would be great if this guy became the face of the association.
“Hey, didn’t that guy say he beat Han Jong-woo the other day?”
“Yeah? Yes. In the process, it was confirmed that his characteristic is greedy trading, so the Association hesitates. As you know, relics from the spirit world are expensive.”
“… Yes?”
Sigh. The corners of his mouth went up. The middle-aged man shuddered. Although he is arrogant, the power he possesses is so strong that he is interested in a woman that no one can stop. When was the last time you saw that expression? Was it when you saw Sword Master and Dayoon Nam? No, her expression now is more…
Soon after, the boy went up to the arena. If it’s a singularity, he has been carrying various weapons. Whip, spear and greatsword on his halberd. Shortsword and longsword.
The magic circle lit up. The monster that came out was an iron-clad giant that glowed with an ink-colored luster. And the boy who saw it smirked and laughed. He threw away his weapons except for his halberd, greatsword and shortsword, and ran to the ironclad giant.
About 10 minutes later. It was made with ‘something’ that was an ironclad giant.
“Hwiyu, it’s so neat.”
“Yeah. Still, it doesn’t have as much effect as the day before yesterday’s duel… I want to say that.”
“Isn’t that a joke? There was almost no delay between taking a halberd and switching to a greatsword.”
“… The technique you showed the other day was no joke, but today you gave more strength to your technique.”
“I hit the joint with the short sword and the long sword, and the final blow with the great sword. The scene where he shot his shoulder with the blade of a halberd was also impressive.”
“Then shall we go back soon? The game is almost over.”
“Oh, are you going?”
“Yeah. My wife and daughter are waiting for me.”
“… It sucks. OK, good bye.”
A middle-aged man walked towards a smiling middle-aged woman and a middle school student.
She turned her head and looked at them silently. There was a faint feeling in the woman’s eyes.
***
All tests are over. Everywhere I saw children crying, saying, “This exam failed,” And there were also children sitting arrogantly.
There were students who quietly noticed the head of the faction, and there were students who looked elated as if they had seen it quite well.
“Huh, I messed up this test properly.”
“Oh, did you see? What is it?”
“No, I’m so damn screwed up.”
… Well, there were some students.
“Everyone said that the midterm exams are over, don’t get hung up on yourself. With today as an opportunity, I hope that students in the lower ranks will reflect and work hard to rise to the top, and students in the upper ranks will train themselves so that they do not lose their rank to the students in the lower ranks. You are welcome. Thank you all for your hard work on this test.”
At Song Ra-hee’s words, everyone clapped and cheered. Some students wanted to spend time with their families, while others gathered their friends.
I passed the students and headed for the training ground. I had a good rest yesterday, so I have to keep moving from today. I texted my parents ahead of time.
I headed to the training ground.
