Chapter 307 – 59. Interim Evaluation (3)
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Absolute evaluation that only needs to satisfy the current hero’s standards.
Relative evaluation through sparring between transcendentalists who were at a similar level in absolute evaluation and at the same time were in the same field.
Of these, the one I was in charge of was, of course, the relative evaluation part.
Because the risk of getting hurt is much higher when you have to defeat your opponent than when you are evaluated against the teacher in an absolute way.
However, unexpectedly, not a single student was seriously injured to the extent that I needed it.
Usually an abrasion or mild burn. Otherwise, the only injuries were a sprained wrist or ankle, or a scratch.
The only cases where there was serious injury were when the magic community fiercely exchanged fire.
Since we compete against people of similar skill level, I naturally thought that someone would often get seriously injured until a clear winner or loser was determined.
In most cases, someone was pushed out due to a slight difference between each other, and if the situation continued for a long time, the teacher intervened to end the situation.
I think the fact that there have been a lot of students coming in with injuries recently is a result of practicing too hard with opponents who are not at the right level.
Of course I knew it would be incredibly busy, but I didn’t expect there to be so much to do.
Perhaps because it is the opposite of what I initially expected, it is actually a bit boring.
“Stop. You both go there.”
“Whoa… Whoo…”
A health room in a corner of the Dalianjang building.
While I was just listening to the conversation with the other teacher because I ran out of material, another sparring ended.
As I leaned back comfortably on my chair and looked outside, my eyes caught sight of two male students sprawled out on the floor of the sparring room, out of breath.
Although it is a false sword with no edge, it is no different from a blunt weapon and is rolling on the ground.
All I could hear was the sound of weapons clashing against each other, but no voices filled with pain…, They probably wouldn’t have been hurt either.
In the end, because the boring flow continued again, I tilted the paper cup filled with coffee without saying a word.
I glance at the clock to see how many more hours I have to stay like this.
At that time, the teacher who was waiting with me spoke first.
“Hey, Teacher Seo.”
According to the conversation she has had so far, or rather, she has revealed herself, she is currently 27 years old. No lover. Sleeping alone. Half a bottle of alcohol.
Unlike me, I am an ordinary female health teacher who has been working since passing the national exam.
She continued her words by gently pushing up the frames of her distinctive large, round glasses with the back of her hand.
“Well, you’re watching with great interest. … The kids are sparring.”
“Ah. There’s no special reason, it’s because it’s my first time seeing something like that up close.”
In reality, it was rare to see it up close.
Even before I came back 10 years ago, my main job was to treat the injured people in the hideout.
After finishing the explanation, I turned my head in the opposite direction again, and the next students started to be called.
“Yoo Si-woo, Shin Seo-jun.”
“Ah, it’s a handsome boy’s name.”
“…”
There was one familiar name stuck among them.
“Isn’t there a problem with each person’s belongings?”
“”Yes.””
“Don’t just answer, both of you come in front of me.”
There were no cheers from women who would go crazy just by moving, as if they were seen in some drama.
The examination ends in heavy silence, and the two people take their seats.
Someone is pulling on her black gloves that they have never seen before.
Someone must have been nervous as he adjusted his school uniform shirt and tie around his neck.
As I looked at that figure and took another sip of coffee, I heard the teacher’s voice coming out of my sight.
“…”
No, to be exact, I was about to hear the first part of the words.
It was buried by other sounds.
– Cracking
Come to think of it, I said it was a summoning world.
Shadows that lengthen, blocking the light. And as I raise my gaze following the sound of pieces of stone coming together in the air, eventually, eyes with a rock-like texture reach the edge of my gaze.
I think it would be roughly correct to say golem.
The lower body is short compared to the size, but on the contrary, the upper body, arms, and fists are very large.
Eyes that don’t feel any life at all, and are simply made to take a form similar to that of an animal.
Lastly, the long spear in my hand.
To exaggerate, I was looking at the window pole that seemed to be about 10 meters long and was slowly moving my gaze.
Contrary to the unconscious thought that it would be slow due to his large size, the hand that held the long spear struck down at a frighteningly fast speed.
“Wow…”
“…”
Boom.
The golem’s fist filled my field of vision, along with the vibration of the floor and the dust spreading like pollen.
He naturally frowned and flapped his hands to drive away the dust.
… Although it happens to be right next to the other student.
Not here, but in another direction.
There’s no need to boast about your strength like this.
“…”
Around the time I thought, “On purpose.”
The ivory-colored fist, which had been covered in dust, began to crush.
The crushed particles clump together like crystals with white light and yellow light. He disappears as if he never existed in the first place.
As a result, all that remains is the sparring hall floor, which was considerably crushed by the impact from earlier,
A lot of dust.
The other student failed to do anything until the end.
And.
“… Is it possible, Mr. Seo, that if you have the skills, you can treat a floor like that?”
“…”
“S-sorry… I was greedy for comedy for no reason…”
Will you be that firm in real life?
Just dry advice from a teacher to a defeated student.
Yu Si-woo had already disappeared from his seat.
*****
Blue light rain fell.
It feels like I can reach out and touch it.
When it touches the floor, it crumbles beautifully like a flower petal.
Rain of blue light made of ice.
“He’s a first year right now, right?”
“… I guess so.”
“Among the kids who went up to third grade, there was no kid like that…”
“…”
When a raindrop created in the air touches the body of a male student, a beautiful flower immediately blooms.
The appearance of frost that started from a small seed and bloomed in full bloom was not at all awkward even if it was called a flower.
Such a beautiful flower bud loses its power and fades away in the splendid flames.
If you mix red and blue colors on a palette, you get violets, but what you see before your eyes is not even a single speck of mixture.
It seemed like there was no intention to blend in or disappear.
New frost flowers always bloomed where the red flames ran away.
Where the frost blossoms hardened, new flames always raged.
Here, as if leaving only each other’s colors.
As if erasing what is yours.
“It’s a bit disappointing about that boy. He looks really strong, too.”
“… I guess so.”
The boy’s body is covered with pale blue frost flowers.
Flames pour down with a lowly double lust.
Once,
Twice,
Three times.
Repeat repeatedly to thaw your frozen feet and run toward the opponent.
At first, it seemed like that was the right answer.
At least if we get covered in raindrops together, everything will be a better situation.
But the place where the male student who ran like that arrived.
“Ah, I lost. Kabhi.”
“…”
Trap.
A fish trap made of transparent ice.
A male student was trapped inside, and the blue light that fell on the sparring hall and the beautiful frost flowers blooming here and there also disappeared.
The inside of the ice trap was filled with white flames as if struggling, but the sparring seemed meaningless anymore.
Well, at best, it’s just the perspective of me, an outsider, and the public health teacher right next to me.
“That girl is going to get a lot of love calls from the magic world, right? The boy who followed her evenly is amazing, but it’s difficult to handle fire like that without causing damage…”
The rain has completely stopped.
I nodded and looked at Jiyoon Lee who was far away.
And just then, she started looking in my direction, so our eyes met.
Because of the distance, it was a bit difficult to praise him for doing a good job.
The same goes for congratulating yourself on winning in sparring.
Oh yeah. How about giving a thumbs up to the teacher next to you?
Lee Ji-yoon I guess she feels burdened by her personality.
No, it’s not that she’s a burden, it’s that she’s embarrassed, so she might tell you not to do that.
…
She was continuing her thoughts.
“…”
Suddenly, Jiyoon Lee approached the teacher who was judging her sparring and started whispering something to her.
Then, after the teacher nodded her head several times, she walked this way, sighing with relief.
Not alone.
With the dark-skinned male student I was chatting with just now.
When I looked up close, her face looked somewhat familiar.
I guess he’s one of the male heroes who becomes famous later.
“Hello, teacher.”
“… Hello.”
As usual, rather than speaking informally, Lee Ji-yoon bows slightly and bows.
A blunt-looking boy who I don’t particularly remember seeing in the health room. In other words, he is quite strong.
After receiving the greeting from her and her male student, I smiled awkwardly…, I moved from my seat.
Because he was always looking outside, he placed his chair very far away from his desk.
“The student here probably came for a reason, like frostbite. What about the student there? What did he come for?”
“… I got tired from overworking myself, so I thought I’d lie down for a while.”
“Aha.”
While I was returning to my seat, the teacher who asked moved slightly out of the way so as not to disturb me.
If I were away, you wouldn’t know, but since I was right next to you, there wasn’t really anything else to do.
For this reason, at first, I thought they would think of me as a bad guy who stole their job, but fortunately, they say that they are enjoying an extreme work-life balance thanks to me…
… Just a moment to think.
I offered the spare chair to the male student, took his outstretched arm, and began to treat him.
“…”
But the important thing is, of course, Lee Ji-yoon.
Beneath her gently sunken head, the gaze was carefully following her heels that had been on the edge for a moment.
Soon, the sound of rattling curtains is heard.
The sound of taking off one’s shoes. Squeaking, the sound of a bed that must have been climbed on.
The rustling sound of blankets being spread out is also heard one after another.
She lifted her head and looked around her, pretending to catch her breath for a moment.
There is one door to the health room that has been wide open for several hours.
There is one male student who will leave here soon.
And then the female teacher, who doesn’t seem to have any intention of leaving, catches my eye one after another.
If you don’t plan on going out, I think you can just make it.
It was easier said than done.
Especially if you leave the room for more than 30 minutes.
… Well, it’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do.
After a while, after finishing the treatment, I put on my usual mask and sent the male student away.
And then I moved again and looked outside…,
… Just when I was about to do it.
The smartphone in the bag’s pocket vibrated lightly.
“…”
Naturally, I thought
As awkward as I thought it might be.
I took out my smartphone from my pocket and unlocked the screen.
A few short words and a photo arrived there.
[Lee Ji-yoon]
– Exam period.
– It’s over.
Lying down on a pure white bed,
… Holding the clothes between your lips.
I unhooked it and exposed my chest.
A photo of Lee Ji-yoon smiling sincerely.
