Episode 5 First day of admission. (3)
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The atmosphere of embarrassment did not last long.
It was because of someone saying that it was the only essential message to be conveyed.
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Most of them agreed with that.Thus, the classroom began to regain its pre-Vincent appearance.
It was the appearance of chatting with each other while forming their own formations.
Except for me, of course, who doesn’t mind intervening.
At least Beatrix, who had a bright and kind personality, somehow managed to get into it, but as I was far from such a personality, there was nothing I could do but stay away from them and contemplate this lecture hall.
Because each of them has such a strong personality, even that seemed fun to me.
Of course, just because they have unique personalities doesn’t mean they don’t have anything in common.
Still, there must be some similarities in order to form a bond.
For example, the members of the first group, Alfred, Aina, and Olivia, all had one thing in common: they all became awakened at a young age and entered Trinity Academy at the same time.
Of course, they were the best guys in elementary school.
I think it would be convenient to think of it as a meeting of the common criminals.
As such, if there are people who are united by the characteristics of s*xuality, it is natural that there are groups that form a bond based on the characteristic of origin.
The second group, to which Chun Hyeon-woo, Katarina, and Baek Seong-yeon belonged, was such a class.
those who live in adjacent neighbourhoods.
Although Katarina was Russian, she had a lot of experience visiting Korea from a young age and was able to easily intervene between Baek Seong-yeon and Cheon Hyeon-woo’s conversation.
The fact that their personalities aren’t special and that they are blunt overall is also quite big.
The last group with the rest of the characters… It was a little special.
If the group I’ve described so far was a group that gathered together with a common commonality, it’s because these are places where people who are known as geeks with very strong personalities gather.
James Fitzgerald is famous for his rude tone.
Jade Cromwell is quicker with fists than words.
To the chubby Beatrix.
It sounds like an atmosphere where a fight is about to happen right away, but surprisingly, this one also had a calm atmosphere.
Because, even though we were in the same place, we were only talking about what we wanted to say.
Since a proper conversation itself cannot be established, there is no need to blush with each other.
Anyway, all the other cadets gathered together with those with similar characteristics to form a not bad atmosphere.
Except for me.
“Did you say Park Seong-jin?”
A completely unexpected person suddenly spoke to me.
The character I didn’t want to get close to.
It was Mitsuru Aina.
Just in case, I went to check again.
“me?”
“Yeah, you.”
Aina’s cold eyes, full of sharp energy, met mine.
Why is it called Aina?
I wish it was Beatrix.
The fact that the person I was talking to was Aina was inevitably uncomfortable.
Because she, who values rational judgment above all else, has a personality that is completely opposite to me, who is selfish and pursues more fun.
“why?”
“Which academy are you from? It’s a name I’ve never heard of.”
Of course you’ve never heard of it.
Even I don’t know why I’m here, how do you, strangers, know?
“This is my first academy. It’s because I’m entering high school.”
“okay? That’s right… . What is your thinking?”
“It’s been a while since I woke up, so I don’t really know, should I tell you?”
It’s not like I’m trying to get into the once-fashioned, sassy meta.
Because I didn’t even have the strength to hide it in the first place.
I don’t even know what these two abilities are, and the only ability I know of is the ability to make a few strands of slightly tough threads, so what’s the meaning of hiding those things?
There was nothing wrong with answering that I didn’t know.
“Okay then.”
Aina answered with a smirk, then turned her head and continued the story she had been talking about.
It seems he didn’t like my lukewarm answer.
Others seemed to have lost their interest, so they took their eyes off me.
Except for one person, Beatrix.
“Hey. Do you really not know what your thinking is?”
“Even so.”
“thank god. There was no such person other than me. I didn’t know much about my abilities, so I was a little worried. Let’s be friendly! I am Beatrix Valdek.”
Beatrix smiled brightly.
Strictly speaking, this person who came to me with an innocent face expressing sympathy is not exactly like me.
I really don’t know what my abilities are, and Beatrix simply doesn’t use her abilities properly.
Nevertheless, the reason why she said that she ‘doesn’t know’ her own thinking ability is that it is difficult to explain exactly what kind of ability she is due to her esoteric abilities.
First ability or second ability.
The first ability is the ability to create unknown substances that do not exist in nature even with the blooming blue green, and the experience of transcendence is an ability with a very complex mechanism that can reproduce or overcome what has been experienced even once.
If we can easily compare it to the abilities that appear in the mass media, the first ability is similar to the alchemy in Kang X’s Alchemist, and the second ability is a priest-type character that appears in RPG games. relaxing.
However, since I know the content of the novel, I could easily compare it, and the Awakener himself has to use his abilities to find out what kind of ability it is, so it’s not strange if you don’t know it well.
Being awakened doesn’t mean that the manuals for exclusive abilities suddenly drop.
In particular, Beatrix had only recently acquired the ability, so her reaction of not knowing was natural.
“Yeah, let’s be friends.”
I think I answered it as naturally as possible.
Even if others didn’t know, Beatrix, who had a good personality, wasn’t particularly wary of it.
Besides, what’s wrong with having a character close to the level of the strongest in the world?
Either way, it’s only good for me.
“Hey, I don’t think you need to worry too much just because you don’t know what your abilities are.”
I mean, it’s easy.
As the saying goes, ‘Someone else’s rice cakes look bigger’, people tend to underestimate their abilities and other people’s abilities.
In this situation, of course, there is no choice but to worry.
Of course, Beatrix must have said something like that because Beatrix had her own thoughts, so I decided to ask her opinion first.
“why?”
“It might be a dual ability or a single ability like me, right? It’s better to have one ability with clear strengths than to have several mediocre abilities.”
Dual ability, single ability.
It refers to a case in which ordinary awakened people have only one or two thought powers, unlike those who have three thought powers.
Instead of having the penalty of having a small number of abilities, like Beatrix, the efficiency of each ability is higher than that of ordinary Awoken.
However, there is little chance that I will be the owner of that single ability or dual ability.
It’s because I’m too weak right now to say that.
“It is true. I don’t think so.”
“Or what? Have confidence!”
“It should be.”
I answered with difficulty.
Not because she’s a difficult person to deal with, but because she doesn’t seem to have any confidence in this kind of situation.
You have to have a reason to build up your confidence, so either come out or not.
How can you be confident in a place full of gifted superpowers?
I’m just an ordinary person who just came here to give me food.
“Oh, are you like that too? The kind of person who doesn’t like being satisfied with the S class?”
“no? Not at all.”
It is clear that ordinary children like Ainara and Alfred are great people who can think like that.
However, I am not that kind of person.
You can’t think that’s crazy.
For those who are S-class and Nabal, and wish they could just graduate safely.
“Okay then! I think it’s great just being admitted to S-Class. it is not so? Most people are proud of being able to be admitted to Trinity Academy, but it would be satisfying to be admitted to the top-ranking S-Class.”
“I am not confident that I will be able to maintain my S-Class position.”
“It’s the same with me.”
“Aren’t you worried?”
At this point, I was a little curious about Beatrix’s thoughts.
I already know Beatrix’s future, but Beatrix doesn’t know her own.
If so, what does she really think about her situation?
“I don’t know, I didn’t think about it. Wouldn’t it be beneficial to eat a lot of delicious food while thinking about it? That’s how we get stronger and get better grades.”
The answer made me laugh out loud.
I didn’t mean to laugh.
It’s just that I’m obsessed with food because I want it to be the same as Beatrix in the novel.
“Yes.”
“Anyway, work hard! I’m going to go eat something soon.”
It’s just time to eat.
The other guys got up one by one and headed to the dining room.
Going straight to the training ground was a no-brainer, but it turned out well.
To change my mood, I also need to eat.
It was bound to be a lonely meal, but it still felt good.
Ever since I fell into this world, all I have eaten is retort food.
I couldn’t even dream of a freshly made warm dish, so I was very happy just to be able to eat the right food.
I don’t know why, but it looks like water is flowing from my eyes.
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