Into the Creations 729

## Chapter 729 – 729. Savior Of The Academy

In the hero industry, firearms aren’t popular. Or, to be more precise, they’re less efficient than weapons like swords or spears.

‘Monsters above a certain grade are completely unaffected unless attacked with mana-infused strikes.’

Firearms had a different mechanism. Compared to cold weapons, firearms were complex. They wouldn’t fire without gunpowder, and loading mana into gunpowder was impossible without a high understanding of mana. Couldn’t they just make special bullets?

It was inefficient. To create mana bullets, special materials or mana stones had to be used. And unless it was done in a special way, it was difficult to make them. For these reasons, the price of a single mana bullet was at least 300,000 won.

‘It’s cheaper and more powerful to just infuse mana into arrows and shoot them.’

A sword swung by a hero was faster than a bullet, and an arrow shot by a hero was more powerful than a bullet. There was no reason to choose firearms.

Rocket launchers weren’t much different. Considering the rockets they used, they were even less efficient.

‘I have Makina.’

Most problems could be solved by using Makina’s abilities.

“Um, we, we do have rocket launchers… Are you really going to use that?”

The Hero Academy had all weapons except for weapons of mass destruction. It was to show off to the outside world.

“Yes. Give it to me.”

“…Okay. Please wait a moment. The rocket launchers are a bit old, but they should be fine. We have the M202 and the RPG-7, which one would you prefer?”

“RPG-7.”

“Well… I guess it’s not my place to say anything.”

There was only one reason I chose the RPG-7. Since I was using Makina, the performance was about the same, and the RPG-7 was much more fun.

I received the rocket launcher from the staff and put it on my shoulder. It was heavy.

“That crazy bastard. He actually got a rocket launcher.”

“Who is that weirdo? Did he come to the academy to play around?”

“…Hey. Isn’t he ranked 5th? Maybe he has some special traits or skills?”

“5th? A guy who chooses a rocket launcher?”

Ignoring the noise around me, I asked the staff member.

“Don’t you give out warheads?”

“You have to apply for warheads separately at the administration office later. They’re dangerous items in a different sense, so we can’t give them to you now according to regulations. Oh, and you know that all academy weapons, including the rocket launcher, are enchanted so you can’t take them outside the academy, right?”

“Yes. I know.”

In the old days when corruption was rampant in the academy, teachers and students would sell academy weapons outside to fill their own pockets. Since then, all academy weapons have been magically treated, so if you take them outside without the academy’s permission, you will be tracked immediately.

“Please use it carefully. Do you need a pistol or rifle?”

“I’m fine.”

With a rocket launcher, I didn’t need any small weapons.

I stepped back. Yoon Hee-jung approached me with a slightly stiff expression.

“…Sung Yu-jin. As far as I know, you use a sword, right? Are you really okay with that weapon? It’s not too late to change it. If you don’t change it now, you can only change it in three months.”

“I’m fine. But teacher, you don’t have a boyfriend, do you?”

“…Haa. I don’t know. I can’t force you… Don’t forget that you can’t change your weapon even if you whine to me later.”

Yoon Hee-jung shook her head. I subtly scanned her body. Maybe because she was a mage, she had some flab.

Her breasts were G-cup and her hips were big. She had a voluptuous and sexy body.

“By the way, Yu-jin, it seems like you came last… Have you seen Lee Kang-hoo?”

“Lee Kang-hoo? Who’s that?”

“The kid with a scar on his face. He hasn’t been seen since earlier, could he be causing trouble on the first day?”

Yoon Hee-jung’s face slightly crumpled. She stared silently at the entrance. Her worry, anxiety, and annoyance soon disappeared. Lee Kang-hoo, with his hands in his pockets, appeared limping. Yoon Hee-jung approached him.

“Lee Kang-hoo! Why are you so late all of a sudden?! Why are you limping?!”

“……It’s nothing. I was late because I went to the bathroom for a moment. My leg… I just fell on the way.”

“Fell? Choose your weapon later and go to the medical room first. If you have trouble going alone, ask a staff member to…”

“It’s okay. My trait is related to recovery, so I’ll be fine in a little while.”

“……Is that so? Tell me if it gets too hard to bear.”

His trait was definitely good. To recover enough to move after shattering his knee.

‘Well, I did shatter it with that in mind. His elbow is unnatural, and judging by the fact that he has his hands in his pockets, his fingers haven’t fully recovered either.’

Our eyes met.

I made a gesture of slitting my throat with my thumb. Lee Kang-hoo’s face hardened.

I ignored Lee Kang-hoo and headed elsewhere. There was no rule that said you could only choose one weapon. Most students chose two weapons. A main weapon and a secondary weapon. Over 90% of secondary weapons were daggers. My secondary weapon was a rocket launcher though.

“That spear over there. It’s nice. Give me 12 of them.”

“12? Are they for javelin throwing?”

“Yes.”

“These aren’t javelins…”

“Just give them to me.”

I received 12 spears. The staff member kindly tied them together with rope and handed them to me. They were a bit heavy, but it wasn’t a problem for my strength.

‘I want to put them in my inventory because they’re cumbersome… But that would be a mess.’

I couldn’t be satisfied with just 12 spears. Next was a sword.

“That straight sword over there. I like it. Give it to me. The one without a handguard.”

“Here you go! What’s your name and number?”

“Number 17, Sung Yu-jin.”

I got everything I needed.

“A rocket launcher, 12 spears, and a sword? What a show-off.”

Among the whispers about me, a particularly loud voice was heard. I turned my head to the side.

A tall, lanky guy was glaring at me with his chin up.

“What are you looking at? Am I wrong?”

I looked around. The staff members were busy dealing with students who had flocked from other classes, and Yoon Hee-jung was surrounded by students, giving advice on weapon selection.

In other words, there weren’t many students focusing here.

My palm moved. Thwack. I struck the lanky guy’s temple. The lanky guy’s eyes rolled, and he lost his balance and fell to the floor. Still, he didn’t pass out, being an academy student. I put my foot on top of the lanky guy.

“I’m good at controlling my anger. I can’t stand it when a loser like you picks a fight with me.”

I put force on my foot.

“Kuh! Kgh! Kuuuh!”

The lanky guy grabbed my calf with both hands and tried to push me away. He even used mana. But it was useless. Mana wasn’t his exclusive property. I was better at using mana.

“You’re lucky you’re an Awakened. Even if your jaw is broken, you won’t die easily.”

Just as I was about to put more force on my leg, someone grabbed my shoulder.

“That’s enough. It’s true that he was wrong first, but it was too much.”

It was Kim Chun-woo, holding a greatsword in one hand. Kim Chun-woo’s eyes were so serious that he looked like he would swing his greatsword at any moment.

“I guess so.”

I took my foot off. There would be many opportunities, not just now.

“Huff, huff, huff…”

The lanky guy was sweating profusely and breathing heavily. He was psychologically overwhelmed, which affected his body. The lanky guy was filled with fear.

“Why are you all gathered here? What happened?”

Yoon Hee-jung ran over here. All the students around me shut their mouths, looking at me. Kim Chun-woo knew too. He had been bullied as a child because he was an orphan, so he knew. Tattling didn’t mean much.

Well, this was the academy, so it would be a bit different, but it would end with a verbal warning. The lanky guy’s face was fine except for a slightly red temple.

“Ah. The lanky guy fell.”

“Lanky guy? Don’t call your classmate that. Seung-joon, are you okay?”

“…Yes. I’m fine.”

Yoon Hee-jung looked around. She narrowed her eyes as if sensing the unusual atmosphere.

“…Yoo Seung-joon. Did you really fall?”

“Yes. I lost my footing and fell. I’m fine.”

Yoo Seung-joon got up from his seat. I was a bit surprised. Not only did he get up right away, but I thought he would stagger. He seemed to be a capable guy.

‘Yoo Seung-joon… Yoo Seung-joon… What a shitty name that makes me want to shoot him to death with a K2 rifle. And it’s a name I’ve seen in the original work…’

『Name: Yoo Seung-joon

Strength: D+ Stamina: D+ Agility: E+ Durability: C- Mana: E+

Traits: Tengu’s Mask (A) Parael’s Prank (C)

Skills: Spear Technique (C), Hellfire (B).

Affection: 0』

One trait caught my eye. Parael’s Prank (C). Parael was a demon belonging to the 2nd Legion.

‘Ah. I remember. This bastard is a spy from the Japanese Madotei. He causes an incident around the second semester of the first year.’

It was a simple event that didn’t come to mind depending on the choices, so it was late to remember. He was a demon-contracted demon.

Yoo Seung-joon glared at me and then walked away. The students nearby, including Kim Chun-woo, also moved away.

“Haa. It seems like the first day isn’t going smoothly…”

Yoon Hee-jung, who was lamenting, turned to me. I smiled at her.

“…Yu-jin, are you really going to choose those weapons?”

“Yes. They’re a bit cumbersome, but I’m going to use them all.”

“You know that you have to do a weapon evaluation every three months for each weapon, right? Are you really okay with that?”

“It’s not a problem.”

“If you say so, there’s nothing I can say. This will all be a good experience.”

Yoon Hee-jung seemed to think that I would change my weapons in three months. I stared at her intently. Information about her came to mind.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No, it’s nothing. It’s just that I heard a rumor at the academy before I came here, and it reminded me of it.”

“A rumor?”

“There’s a skilled enchantress near the academy. I don’t know her name, but she’s nicknamed the Jewel of the Back Alley. It’s a name given to her because she’s more skilled than most professional enchantresses.”

“Is, is that so? That’s the first time I’ve heard of that rumor.”

Yoon Hee-jung’s voice trembled slightly. The reason she was nervous was simple. She was the enchantress of the back alley.

Yoon Hee-jung had a huge debt that was difficult to repay even with her teacher’s salary of over 5 billion won, and to repay that debt, she was secretly working as an enchantress near the academy as a side job.

For reference, side jobs were prohibited for academy teachers and staff. If you were caught doing a side job, it wouldn’t just end with being fired from your position as an academy teacher.

“Teacher. You’re sweating. Are you sick?”

“It’s, it’s because it’s hot.”

I put my hand on Yoon Hee-jung’s shoulder.

“…Sung Yu-jin. Aren’t you going to take your hand off?”

Her voice became irritable. I quickly opened my mouth.

“About the identity of that enchantress. I’ve made a guess.”

“……The identity of the enchantress?”

The intention was successful. Her consciousness moved to my voice, not my hand. I stroked her shoulder and said. Her height was moderately shorter than mine, so it was perfect for putting my arm on her shoulder.

“I think she might be an academy staff member.”

“…What makes you think that? Just because she’s near the academy doesn’t mean she’s an academy staff member. The area near Maruhan Academy is a busy street. People who have nothing to do with the academy can come in.”

“That’s true, but the Jewel of the Back Alley operates at night. Logically, there are more people during the day. So why does she only operate at night?”

“She, she might just like the night.”

I chuckled. At the same time, I stroked her forearm. It was warm and soft, and it felt good. She was so nervous that she didn’t even realize I was sexually harassing her, and focused on my words.

“That could be true. But wouldn’t most people think this? She works at the academy during the day and as an enchantress outside the academy at night. The timing is perfectly matched.”

“…Isn’t it because she’s working illegally that she works at night? And it doesn’t necessarily have to be someone who works at the academy. It could be an academy student or…”

“It’s not an academy student. If she was an academy student, would she have the skills to be given a nickname? If she had that kind of skill, she would show it off to people and appeal to clans.”

“Th, that’s true…”

“I think she’s one of the academy staff members. What do you think, teacher?”

“Well, I don’t know. I don’t think we should be so sure. There are many possibilities.”

“Yes. There are many possibilities. Maybe she’s a teacher.”

“Yu, Yu-jin. I’m going to go to the other students. I have a lot of work to do.”

Yoon Hee-jung pushed my hand away and ran away. She was so flustered that her chest was bouncing as she ran. I smacked my lips, watching her retreating figure.