Episode 139
‘… I’m sorry.’
Choi Ji-tae, who turned twenty-four this year, is a self-proclaimed skilled exorcist.
Although he did not learn magic from a prominent family or other prestigious educational institutions, he was taught by his teacher from an early age, and after becoming an adult, he practiced in foreign countries for several years.
As Ji-tae Choi felt that way, the other test takers in this exam room were just newbies.
Kids who have neither the determination to risk their own life nor the responsibility to protect the lives of others.
In particular, the academy cadets who took the exam early without knowing anything were very upset with Choi Ji-tae.
They must be at an age where they have not yet experienced actual combat properly, but there is no way they can take responsibility for citizens as exorcists.
So Ji-tae Choi thought.
If the opportunity comes, I will tell those early test takers the difference in their level and throw them out of the exam with my own hands.
The primary targets were two early test takers in the same waiting room, academy cadets named Jeong-il Yoon and Kang-yoon Han.
[The first test will start soon. Candidates in the waiting room, please follow the instructions of the assigned examiner to the examination room.]
As soon as the broadcast announcing the start of the test came out, Choi Ji-tae got up leisurely and walked, deliberately shoving the two of them on the shoulders.
It was a kind of marking act to keep the flag down from the start.
“Ah!”
As expected, Yoon Jung-il looked at Choi Ji-tae with an expression that he did not understand the English language, but soon turned his attention to Choi Ji-tae’s trained body and intense eyes.
‘huh. Then yes. Neither evil nor brute force can be seen,’
However, the other side, Han Kang-yoon’s reaction was quite surprising.
Han Kang-yoon, who glanced at Choi Ji-tae once, shook his shoulders and left the waiting room again with a short smile.
It’s a really generous act. It was a reaction that Choi Ji-tae did not like quite a bit.
‘… Yes, it must be said that a child is a child.’
In the midst of the tests that will start soon anyway, the opportunities to teach Han Kang-yoon the high walls of reality will overflow.
Choi Ji-tae, with a smile full of ridicule, followed everyone and headed for the first test site.
And soon, the contents of the first test were revealed from the examiner’s mouth.
“The first test is a measure of basic skills. All you have to do is perform the assigned task using the one that suits your preference among the procedures written on the center screen of the test center.”
The first test was not difficult. Literally, as an aspiring exorcist, he meant to look at the basic skills he had accumulated so far.
Choi Ji-tae, who chose the attack technique, which is his main skill, without any thought, hit all three prepared targets using the technique designated by the examiner, Baekhwa Heat Wave.
The development speed of the procedure was fast, and the accuracy was also high. Perhaps the power has also crossed the threshold enough.
When he looked at the examiner with a gaze in hope of evaluation, he nodded and showed a gentle smile.
“You are already skilled enough to use it perfectly in the real world. It’s a good mindset, probably after a lot of training.”
There was a feeling that it saved the spirit a little, but this is the best evaluation.
Choi Ji-tae left the target with a satisfied gaze and joined the queue of people who had already completed the measurement.
Then, he shifted his gaze to Yoon Jeong-il and Han Kang-yoon, who chose the defensive technique.
‘Is that over there, too weak.’
Unlike the offensive technique in which the skill of the caster is revealed almost as it is, the defense technique test in the qualification test is relatively low in difficulty.
All you have to do is block the prepared attack or restraint technique at your discretion, because the examiner, who doesn’t know what the outcome will be, has no choice but to lower the upper limit of its power.
For that reason, those who were not very confident in their skills would almost always choose the defensive technique in this kind of test.
Choi Ji-tae thought that they must also have picked up the tips in the course of the qualification test or the Internet community.
‘In practice, I don’t mean to add or subtract a small amount.’
After the turn of many candidates passed, Jung-il Yoon’s turn came.
Whoops.
“Bibon!”
blah blah
Sure enough, it’s a workmanship that’s nothing to look at. Although he blocked the attack, he did not feel any peculiarity or maturity.
From my mindset, I could feel the complacent feeling that I was only going to pass somehow.
Choi Ji-tae shook his head and laughed at Yoon Jeong-il.
And soon, this time Han Kang-yoon’s turn came.
‘Heh, let’s take a look somewhere.’
Because he had to use a designated technique for defense, what Han Kang-yoon was preparing was the same defense magic, Bibong.
Eventually, the examiner fired a spell with the same power as usual, and Han Kang-yoon stayed still and looked at it carefully.
Seeing the scene, Choi Ji-tae tilted his head in embarrassment.
‘What are you doing?’
If it is the way it is, the development of the operation should be carried out steadily around this time. If not, the timing is too late.
However, Kang-yoon Han did not even act as if he had hardened under the pressure of the exam.
Just as the examiner, who had confirmed this, frowned and was about to take down the attacking technique, Han Kang-yoon finally began to move.
Whoops.
remorse.
“Bibong.”
Keying!
The scene that followed could not help but surprise everyone who watched.
Clearly, the timing of the operation was largely deviated. Already, the examiner’s procedure was completely aimed at Han Kang-yoon, and there was not enough time to do anything.
However, Han Kang-yoon completely developed a defensive technique in that instantaneous moment to block the attack.
Almost perfect control.
It might be a high-ranking exorcist who has accumulated countless experiences and can develop techniques like breathing, but it is impossible to come out of an exorcist apprentice who has not yet obtained qualifications.
In that situation, the examiner jumped up from his seat, and Choi Ji-tae was also embarrassed and recalled the series of workshops he had just seen in his head.
And he unconsciously denied it.
‘It’s obviously an illusion.’
It can’t be like this either.
How could only an academy cadet show this level of skill development? It’s something that is conceptually impossible.
Whether the examiner calmed down his surprised mind, he returned to his seat and proceeded with the remaining two tests.
This time, it was a process of blocking another type of attacking technique and the redemption technique.
However, even in those two attempts, Han Kang-yoon perfectly developed the technique in a tight timing and blocked the examiner’s magic.
At the mysterious tightrope walking, the examiner frowned slightly while being surprised.
“You’re very talented, but do you really need to create such a dangerous situation, Goo Tae? I wish I could take the exam with a little more serious attitude.”
“… … .”
At those words, Han Kang-yoon was silent for a while, and then opened his mouth again.
“If it’s like a little while ago, this is the best form of defense I can think of.”
“… Can you explain?”
The examiner also asked a question without reprimanding, because it was at the time when his interest in Han Kang-yoon arose. Then, Han Kang-yoon continued speaking with a sign of no tension.
“Once again, I would like to ask for the same drink as before.”
“I see.”
Whoops.
Nettle juice!
Eventually, the test tube’s heat wave operation was fired, and Han Kang-yoon ran forward in time and performed the procedure in an instant.
Then an amazing thing happened.
Whoa!
👌👌👌👌👌👌
tik.
The examiner’s attacking technique was blocked by Han Kang-yoon without even being able to advance by a third, and Han Kang-yoon, who had approached that much in the meantime, was thrusting the amulet around the examiner’s neck.
In other words, after blocking the attack at very close range, it immediately fired a counter.
Paradoxically, it could be said that it was a very aggressive form of defense technique use.
“… is it. It’s not something I’ve done once or twice. Are you fighting the same style of battle in real life?”
“We just find the best solution from time to time.”
“Heh, that’s not something an academy cadet who is not even an adult would say.”
Obviously, at Han Kang-yoon’s age, it must be difficult to gain any experience, but for some reason, Han Kang-yoon is already showing the image of an old-fashioned veteran who has fought countless battles.
The examiner purely admired the fact and lifted up Han Kang-yoon.
“A great talent has arrived. I look forward to future tests.”
“thank you.”
And seeing such a scene, Choi Ji-tae clenched both hands and muttered in his heart.
‘… huh. Looking back, it doesn’t matter. If that’s enough, I can do it too.’
In fact, if Choi Ji-tae repeated training for a while, he would be able to do the same thing as Han Kang-yoon.
However, it was supposed to be a confrontation between the basic techniques as before.
Choi Ji-tae never imagined that Han Kang-yoon could realize the same tactics in higher-level battles.
Receiving Choi Ji-tae’s gaze, Han Kang-yoon just smiled again.
***
‘I literally can’t eat it, so I’m tired of it.’
From the waiting room, I could feel that Choi Ji-tae was displeased with me.
Seeing that he also gave the same gaze to Jung-il Yoon several times, it was clear that he was looking down on the early test takers.
‘It certainly seems like he has his own skills.’
At that level, he would have accumulated a lot of discipline through practice and training.
However, even Choi Ji-tae’s efforts like that only faded in front of me.
Because the time I’ve accumulated wasn’t literally just a year or two.
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Moreover, many of them are not in the past, but in the future.To be honest, compared to the difficulty level of the qualification test in the latest work, the first test had a strong feeling of being outdated.
‘But it’s not okay to be vigilant. Because I haven’t even started properly yet.’
Virtually all of the first test, which can be called a warm-up exercise, ended, and all the test takers in the 4th waiting room headed to the next test room.
The content of the second test, which was then revealed by the examiner’s mouth, was to escape the barrier.
From the 2nd test onwards, the contents were not fixed and changed every time, but escaping the barrier is a fairly difficult test.
However, it wasn’t for me either.
From my point of view, who have attacked countless unexplored places such as the labyrinth and mirror forest created by witches, the level of the maze of the Exorcist Qualification Test is like a child’s play.
“This test will be conducted on a relative basis, and all rankings, including those in the other waiting rooms, will be made public. However, the evaluation items are not only the time taken, so I look forward to wisely coping with the difficulties.”
And I know. Who is the best score ever in this barrier escape test?
‘It must have been cleaned.’
Of course, there were geniuses who dominated the times even before Jeong-ha, but it was only after the 1st Baekgwi Nights that the Exorcist Qualification Test was established in earnest.
In fact, considering that she is considered one of Korea’s best talents at the moment, it can be said that it is a result of some interlocking.
If so, what will happen if someone who breaks that record appears?
‘… … .’
Imagining in my head what was about to happen, I slowly moved forward.