EP.108 Change and Contrast (4)
The second semester of the third year of the academy is very busy.
The last semester of the last school year.
In high school, it is the graduating class, and in college, it is the employment class.
Most of the lectures have already been taken, and now it was time to knock on the door of the clans for joining.
A third grader in the wizarding class, and a B-class holder who deals with the fire attribute.
And this was also true for Yoon Ji-ah, who is in charge of ＜Yeommu＞, a large circle within the academy.
“… Still, I have to finish the circle work.”
Yoon Ji-ah has been busy these days, but she tried not to miss out on circle work.
＜Flame Dance＞ was a precious circle that Ji-ah Yoon spent three years in the academy with.
A circle where students who deal with fire gather to explore pure fire and research related magic.
An orthodox research circle with a short history.
Yoon Ji-ah, like any other student, joined ＜Yelm Dance＞ in the second semester of her first year, and was recognized for her ability and leadership, taking the role of the circle president in her early sophomore year.
The circle, which had been led as chairman early on, cannot be special to her.
For this reason, even in this semester, when Yoon Ji-ah was very busy, she tended to attend the academy when she had work in the circle.
“Senior, are you here?”
“yes. Were you here before?”
“Yes, I have to put up a poster today.”
Yoon Ji-ah greeted her sophomore who was waiting for her.
From today, circle promotions within the academy begin in earnest.
The ＜Yellow Dance＞ circle, which is overflowing with applicants every year, does not sit still during the promotion period.
The larger the group, the more basic it should be.
This was one of the rules that prevailed in any society.
“Is the promotional poster ready?”
“Yes, here.”
👌👌👌👌
Yoon Ji-ah unfolded a large promotional poster given to her by a junior.
A picture of a flame burning with a dazzling light and a clean logo.
Explanations that show the pride of a large circle and attractive advantages at a glance.
It seemed like a poster that had no shortage as a promotional poster, and showed the characteristics of ＜Yellow Dance＞ more than anything else.
A smile spread across Yoon Ji-ah’s lips.
“Good job.”
“Is that right? The picture was drawn by Joo-hee herself.”
“Joohee? Were you a kid with a talent for drawing?”
“Before the holder awakened, he was preparing for art class.”
As we were walking around exchanging frivolous stories about posters, we arrived at the Academy Student Union Hall where promotional materials were to be hung.
A large publicity bulletin board located in the center of the Student Union.
＜Yeommu＞ was able to post its promotional material in the most visible place here.
Since it is ＜Yellow Dance＞ that gets a high score every year in the ‘circle score’ officially calculated by the academy, it was possible to promote it on the main bulletin board according to the rules.
“Senior, how are you now?”
“I don’t think it can be done better than that.”
“Is that right? Hehe.”
“There are a lot of places to hang promotional material, so let’s hang it in moderation.”
“Yes, senior.”
After all, marketing doesn’t change much just because it gives you more power.
Short and impactful.
Through her experiences, Yoon Ji-ah knew that that was the basics of publicity.
So I was moving to another bulletin board in the Student Union.
“… uh?”
“Why are you doing this, senpai?”
Suddenly, something came into Yoon Ji-ah’s sight.
Past the main publicity bulletin board…
A small publicity bulletin board at the edge of the Student Union.
It was mainly a bulletin board for small circles or new circles to post promotional materials.
It is a place that you would normally just pass by lightly, but there was a promotional material that somehow caught Yoon Ji-ah’s attention.
＜Public Recruitment Promotion＞
-Circle name: Anti-Villain (new)
-Circle Leader: Do Jae-hyeon (1st year/Assassin type)
– A circle researching the Villain Clan, a social criminal organization. We aim for a variety of activities against villains, such as messing with planned crimes or finding spies who have infiltrated the academy.
“A new circle created by first-year students? Is there a villain research? ahaha. It’s fun. I don’t think anyone will apply. There was also a promotional poster made completely.”
A junior who read this together laughed at the promotional material.
The younger brother was right.
Although it was a short and impactful promotional material, it was evident that it was made roughly without any drawings or logos… The content was also a publicity for the ‘new circle for first-year students’ that comes out every year.
It was clearly a publicity stunt.
‘how… .’
But to Ji-ah Yoon, this came to a completely different meaning.
When she looked at the poster, she had to feel like she had been hit in the head with a hammer.
A long time ago, before she even awakened as a holder.
Yoon Ji-ah lost her best friend to a clan member of ＜Villain＞.
The friend was brutally murdered by the ＜Villain＞ clan member for ‘Don’t Ask Murder’ without any connection or reason.
It appeared on the news several times at the time, and it was socially tumultuous, but… In the end, the criminal was never caught.
‘… … .’
But Yoon Ji-ah only swallows the hatred in her heart.
There was nothing else he could do.
After becoming a rune holder, I decided to take revenge several times, but…
＜Villain＞ was not such a good clan.
It was too large an organization to deal with alone, and even forming a group was difficult to achieve.
The reality is that even the Holders’ Association cannot wipe out ＜Villain＞ right now.
It won’t make any sense anyway.
Whenever she decided to do something for ＜Villain＞, that thought always made her cringe.
‘By the way… .’
But here.
A student made a circle.
A circle that studies ＜villains＞ and opposes them.
＜Anti-Villain＞.
As the name suggests, a circle that boycotts everything about ＜Villain＞.
That dangerous and difficult road…
Only the first-year student holder was walking around creating a new circle.
Seeing it, I felt something unknown.
A corner of Yoon Ji-ah’s heart, which she once gave up on…
It started moving little by little.
It’s really hard to believe even Yoon Ji-ah herself.
It was a wave of wild emotions.
“… … senior, senior? Why are you like that?”
5 minutes or 10 minutes?
Yoon Ji-ah, who was staring at the announcement without hesitation…
He then turned his head and looked at his younger brother.
“So Yoon-ah.”
“yes?”
A junior who talks about the announcement, and then rolls his eyes at the sudden call.
Yoon Ji-ah gave her a shocking proposal.
“Are you going to be Chairman Yeommu?”
“… Yes, yes?!”
3rd year 2nd semester.
With only one semester left in the graduating class.
A small fire was burning in Yoon Ji-ah’s chest.
* * *
[A falling plum, a blade that finds its way. Your posture with a dagger in both hands is getting closer to the movement of plum blossoms. The proficiency of plum sword technique increases.]
[The level of the ‘Maehwa Swordsmanship’ rune has risen.]
[Acquires 1 speed with the runic tendency.]
The dedicated class with Yoo Eun-seol was as expected, or even more satisfying than expected.
Not a ‘dagger as a throwing weapon’, but a ‘dagger as a main weapon (shortsword)’ was the essence of the assassin family.
Through Yoo Eun-seol’s tweezers lecture, my understanding of the dagger technique, which had only been caught in a rough manner, gradually increased, and thanks to this, I achieved the primary goal by acquiring the rare rune [Maehwa Swordsmanship] within a week of starting the dedicated class. could achieve
“Did the rune level go up? The movement has become sharper.”
Eunseol Yoo, who was watching my training, opened her mouth.
Like a master who taught me swordsmanship.
I immediately noticed my change.
“Yes, Master. I just reached level two.”
“Do Jae-hyun holder is really amazing. I got the rune just a few hours ago, but how did I get the rune level in less than a day… .”
The reason is, of course, thanks to [the investigator’s sweat].
With special effects that increase rune level growth three times faster and Yoo Eun-seol’s one-on-one lectures, the growth rate was ridiculously fast.
I didn’t even know I could raise my rune level so quickly.
‘Still, it seems that I didn’t have any talent at all… .’
When I first learned [Maehwa Swordsmanship], I was worried that I might not be able to master it at all.
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Just as I couldn’t get the common rune when awakening, because of the possibility that other derived runes don’t have the talent to get it.Fortunately, the runes were acquired without any problems.
If only the runes were acquired, growth after that was a breeze.
“In the next class, I can teach you how to apply the plum sword technique like the pobeomryu rune. Do Jae-hyeon holder, do you have the pobeopryu rune?”
“Yes, I have.”
“yes. So, let’s finish this up for today and see you in the next class.”
“All right. Thank you, Master… !!”
It went on until late at night…
After a dedicated class with Yoo Eun-seol.
I hurriedly moved on.
It’s very late, but I have work to do today.
-Hello, I contacted you after seeing the announcement. I’m trying to see you with the application form… Where can I go by what time?
This is because I posted an announcement about ＜Anti-Villain＞ yesterday, and I got a call today from someone who wanted to inquire about joining.
Even for a new circle that requires member recruitment, you can’t join a member without seeing a face and without an application for membership.
The place is an empty classroom inside a warrior-type building.
Fortunately, the time seemed to come close.
Arriving in a hurry to the classroom, the student in question was already sitting in the other side of the classroom.
“Hello, are you here early? I had some work to do, so I came on time… ”
The moment I was about to say goodbye lightly.
Suddenly, the student who was sitting in his seat raised his head.
and…
“ah. Nice to meet you, Jaehyun Do. My name is Ji Yoon-jae, a freshman in the assassin class. Is this our first time talking to each other? They are the same classmates.”
The man with a sharp impression sitting at the desk.
It was something I never expected.
I looked at Ji Yoon-jae, who smiled and held out his hand.
this is totally…
The big fish came in from the beginning.