EP.9 Academy Monster Hunt (1)
In the holder’s world, rank is equivalent to power.
The higher the level, the greater the authority to receive permission from the group and country to which it belongs, and the number of clans that want to recruit the holder increases.
Therefore, the highest rank boasts undisputed power.
S-class holder.
There are only five of the strongest holders in Korea.
Most of them have their own clan, and they can join any clan they want.
Everyone is trying to take you.
Not only the clan, but the realm of life is no different.
S-class holders could achieve almost anything they wanted in Korea.
As for the few S-class holders in the world, the existence of each one is the national power.
“Well… .”
A man with the power of such an S-class holder.
Kang Woo-hyun quietly read the newspaper.
＜Kang Woo-hyun Holder’s daughter, Kang Ju-yeon. Senior admission to Seoul Holder Academy with overwhelming grades.＞
A familiar face appeared in the newspaper.
“Hmmm.”
After looking around for a while, Kang Woo-hyun, whoever sees it.
She read the newspaper with a smile on her face.
“It’s also my daughter.”
As everyone expected.
Kang Joo-yeon won the Academy Award without any variables.
Her main rune is [Unquenchable Flame].
It is a wizard-type epic rune similar to the representative rune that made Kang Woo-hyun an S-class holder, [The Anticipation of the Burning Greatsword].
He was so proud that his daughter was taking the best step by getting a rune related to ‘fire’ just like him, and rising to the top of the academy through him.
… Kang Woo-hyun was a father who was a fool to the bone.
“Did you call?”
Kang Joo-yeon entered the office.
Black hair with distinct features and a hint of fire.
A beautiful appearance that will make everyone who passes by look back.
She resembled her father Kang Woo-hyun in her abilities, and she resembled her beautiful mother in external aspects.
“Oh oh. Are you here, Joo-yeon?”
“What are you doing?”
“He said he was promoted to a B-class holder this time. Congratulations, my daughter. Dad believed haha.”
The reason why Kang Ju-yeon overwhelmingly won the Academy Award.
A holder rating that can’t believe she’s a freshman.
It was because he was a talented enough to receive a B-grade.
To put it bluntly, if it is a B-class, it is a class that can receive a considerable level of high-quality treatment, even if it joins any clan in Korea right away.
The average grades of the upper and lower classes of the first year of the academy are divided into C for the upper class, D, E for the middle class, and F for the lower class.
“… It’s natural. We have to go higher.”
However, Kang Joo-yeon was not satisfied with the B grade.
The clan ＜Judgment of Fire＞, with Woo-Hyun Kang as the master, is a large clan that has reached the highest level in Korea.
Among the holders in the clan, there were a lot of B-class holders, and there were a lot of A-class holders like a giant clan.
If you want to succeed your father and become the successor of ＜Judgment of Fire＞, Kang Ju-yeon thought that you would have to work harder and get higher grades in order to be recognized by everyone.
“Is that so? After all, she’s my daughter! haha!”
Kang Woo-hyun laughed awkwardly.
Although she is her daughter, Kang Joo-yeon has a slightly stiff side unlike her energetic personality.
… Is it because she resembles her mother?
“ah. Do you remember what daddy said? I was just saying to see if there are any talented new students to look out for.”
What I said to my daughter on the day I was going to the entrance exam.
Watching all the ‘real battles’, the last test, to see if there are any candidates who can be recruited as clan members.
… Actually, it didn’t mean much.
A clan that is about ＜Judgment of Fire＞ professionally operates a scouting team, recruits clan members, and conducts a large-scale admission test to check their skills even if they receive resources.
There was no need to try to recruit just by discovering the gemstone in the freshman academy.
That was the recruitment policy carried out by small and medium-sized clans.
‘Still, it’s not useless at all.’
In any case, the final approval of the recruitment is ultimately up to the clan master.
Kang Woo-hyun is the daughter who will lead the clan in the future.
I wanted to develop an eye for talent.
Looking at the actual battles of my classmates and looking for potential holders, I thought that it would certainly be helpful when confirming recruitment as a clan master later.
However, Kang Joo-yeon’s expression was strange.
“… There is.”
“Five. okay? tell me who you are It is said that there are a lot of talented people in this jockey, and it seems that my daughter has caught on. haha.”
“It’s not like that. just, just a little… ”
A man came to mind of Kang Joo-yeon.
Skills, runes, or abilities.
An ordinary person with everything a holder should have.
But more than anyone else in the exam room at that time.
A person who fought harder than anyone else and did his best.
A person who didn’t hesitate to even humiliate surprises for victory.
And after the battle…
A person who sat and rested casually.
A person who did his job calmly and calmly.
Kang Joo-yeon is completely different from what she has learned and seen in her life.
His unique fighting style and his attitude as a holder kept his eyes on him.
“… He’s just kind of weird.”
Find out what common class lectures he is taking…
I intentionally lowered my application to an intermediate class.
It was purely out of curiosity.
* * *
[Accurate throwing, gentle daggers, breath-taking assassination. Your skill with daggers becomes sharper.]
[The rune level has risen.]
[Acquires 1 speed with the runic tendency.]
[The atmosphere is filled with magical energy that surrounds you. You will be able to use magic.]
[You have obtained a new rune.]
[Acquires 1 magic power with the rune’s tendency.]
“Growth does not stop~”
To a rune that grows tirelessly.
My mouth caught my ear and I didn’t think it would fall off.
Taking classes from professors at the academy brought a tremendous synergistic effect beyond what I thought.
A systematic education, not a fist-fighting training.
And [the investigator’s sweat drops] absorb it like a sponge.
It was a fraudulent rune that accelerated rune growth, and the teachings of the academy professors who accelerated him again.
And than expected, the synergy between the two was beyond imagination.
In particular, Professor Myung-Hyun Kim’s education is simply admirable.
His swordsmanship and teaching are soft as if the expression ‘soft’ is just right.
In particular, as a holder, even I, who is new to the sword, can quickly absorb it, so it is easier to customize.
The level of the [sword] he learned late was about the same as that of the [dagger], so this alone was enough to understand his amazing level of education.
I checked the holder information in no time.
＜holder information＞
◎Name: Do Jae-hyun
◎Gender: Male (20)
◎Ability
[Strength: 14] [Magic: 3]
[Speed: 13] [Holy: 1]
[Durability: 8] [Spirit: 12]
◎Tolerance
[Poison: 1]
◎Owned Runes
[Rune Hunter Lv.Max] [Seeker’s Sweat Lv.Max]
[Dagger Lv.4] [Sword Lv.4] [Cooking Lv.3] [Fighting Lv.2]
[Sprint Lv.2] [Blunt Lv.1] [Bow Lv.1] [Axe Lv.1]
[Spear Lv.1] [Magic Control Lv.1] [Shield Lv.0] [Poison Lv.0]
◎Owned Skills
[Quarter Knife] (Dagger)
[Poison Claw] (Poisonous)
[Strike] (Sword)
◎Ultimate Skill
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It was only the first week of entering the academy.
Within a week, the information window became more colorful.
[Dagger] and [Sword] reached level 4 at the same time, and through steady physical training, [Fighting] was also raised to level 2.
In addition, the rune [Magic Control] acquired through the new ＜Basics of Magic Control＞ class.
This is not a rune that is artificially obtained through certain actions, but a rune that is obtained naturally by becoming a holder and feeling and handling magical power.
It was a separate case from artificially acquiring runes such as [sword] or [spear] as a hidden piece.
It’s not just the runes that have grown.
My main stats, which correspond to strength and speed, have grown evenly, and as I recently dealt with magic, my magic stats also increased slightly.
“If this is enough, even in the intermediate class, there will be some competitiveness… ?”
Although he has achieved growth over and over again while clearing out the outholders, it cannot be compared to the present where he is educated after entering the academy.
I’m learning as a student, and I feel like I’m growing much faster and higher.
“Jaehyun-ah!”
Then I heard a voice calling me from the door of the classroom.
Kim Chae-eun was dressed casually as usual.
“I’m here?”
“yes! Let’s get ready for the next lesson.”
There are a total of 6 classes this semester.
4 classes dedicated to classes including other classes.
There are two common lectures taught in the same class.
Among them, he attends a lecture called ＜History and Information of Monsters＞ with Kim Chae-eun.
I’ve been singing since the beginning of the speech, so it’s probably natural.
However, the peculiar thing is that Kang Ju-yeon and Moon Ga-eun of the advanced class take this class together.
Originally, only the grade class could take the common lecture, but in the case of the advanced class, they could apply for a downgrade to the course they wanted.
Kang Joo-yeon and Moon Ga-eun used the system to apply for a lecture on ＜The History and Information of Monsters＞.
No one knows why.
So everyone is just guessing.
These are baseless rumors that the professor is actually a hidden S-class holder and a distant relative of Ga-eun Moon.
So, Chae-eun Kim and I packed our bags as we prepared for the next class.
But then.
“Ahhh!!”
“Hey, what is this, damn it!!”
“help me… !!”
Directly opposite the classroom where we are.
The screams of the students that seemed torn could be heard in one of the classrooms.
“What is this… .”
Kim Chae-eun looked at me with a bewildered face.
And I noticed right away.
An important first event in the original storyline.
The appearance of a monster inside the academy…
that it happened now.