“Hey, Jihyuk. Have you decided where to join the club?”
I nodded to Choi Hyun-woo’s question, who called my name very friendly.
“uh. It was pretty much settled.”
“Oh yeah? What are you going to hear?”
“Alchemy in Reading, and Archery.”
The final decision was made after a lot of deliberation.
In the case of other things, it could be substituted for other things, but the opportunity to practice archery seemed unlikely to come.
‘Even though I can use the bow of the World Tree, it’s a waste to give up right away… … .’
While thinking like that, Hyunwoo Choi made a surprised expression on his face.
“What, you want to hear three?”
“Uh, what. There are so many things I am interested in.”
“I just listened to kendo hunting… … .”
“Sorry, there are no overlapping places.”
Choi Hyun-woo nodded as if he agreed with my formal words.
Then, he made a face as if something was wrong and looked at Han Soo-young.
“Sooyoung, what did you say you were listening to?”
Han Soo-young, who was reading a book thick enough to be used as a weapon, answered his question in a low voice.
“Reading and exploring magic.”
“Uh, what is it? Are you two reading?”
Despite Choi Hyeon-woo’s words, Han Su-young nodded her head humbly and was absorbed in reading again.
“… … .”
Looking at it, I came across a new look that I had simply skipped over in the game.
Even though they were evaluated by their teachers for having undisputed talent, these two were so-called ‘hard-working geniuses’ who spare no effort in honing their talents.
In the game, Hyun-woo Choi just repeatedly went to the training ground, and in the case of Su-yeong Han, he read and experimented with magic, and the result was obtained.
However, in this world, Choi Hyeon-woo swung his sword as his palms were torn, and Han Soo-young was immersed in reading and experimenting, saving even the time he slept.
Unlike games, that doesn’t mean that you can immediately see tangible results.
These two were really thorough efforts themselves.
“… … .”
It was a time when I was impressed by these two again.
The front door of the class was about to open, and a girl cautiously pushed her face in.
“Hey, excuse me… … .”
Maybe it was before the ordinance was even enacted, so there were small groups of students chatting with each other, so the class was very noisy.
Still, her voice was clearly audible.
At about the same time, most of the students in the class looked at the girl who spoke up.
The girl’s eyes immediately drew attention, and the girl withdrew her body as if in embarrassment.
‘That girl… … .’
He was small in stature and had light dark brown hair.
Skin that is pale rather than pure white.
Even though it’s not very cold, he wears clothes that cover his neck.
She was none other than Lee Yu-na, one of the two who entered the top.
“Are you here Hyun-Woo Choi, Soo-Young Han, and Yoo Ji-Hyeok?”
Almost reflexively at her question, I stood up.
Sitting in the front seat, I was able to approach her almost straight away.
“What’s going on?”
To be honest, I had no idea why Lee Yu-na came to us now.
It must have been during joint training a few days later that she first became involved with A-Class in the first place… ?
“Ah, the professor called. All three of you said to come together.”
“professor? Or rather, all three?”
“yes.”
Yuna nodded her head.
What the hell is going on?
While I was thinking like that, Hyun-woo Choi and Soo-young Han were standing next to me.
Lee Yu-na, who was staring at us like that, with a slightly blank eye, to be precise, shook her head as if trying to come to her senses.
“Then did I tell you for sure? Go to your professor. At a glance, it didn’t seem like a bad thing.”
Waving her hand with those words, Yuuna disappeared into her class.
For a moment, the three of us looked at each other for a moment, then without anyone else going to go to the office.
“What the hell is going on?”
Han Soo-young’s impression was wrinkled at Choi Hyun-woo’s self-talk instead of talking to himself.
“Isn’t it because of that bastard yesterday?”
“But you said he didn’t look like a bad thing.”
“How can you believe that?”
“uh?”
“I really like him… … .”
Han Soo-young muttered as if lamenting and shook her head slightly.
I was walking a little apart from the two of them, and Han Soo-young suddenly turned and looked at me.
Not just a glance, but almost staring, I couldn’t stand her gaze, so I asked her.
“What do you have to say?”
“no.”
Han Soo-young answered almost reflexively and turned her head.
‘… what?’
He’s also a very tiring character.
Thinking like that, Hyunwoo Choi burst out a small laugh.
“Sooyoung, you said you were worried about Jihyuk’s scar on his cheek? I’ve been looking for a magic to get rid of scars these days… Ouch!”
Choi Hyeon-woo, who was talking with a smile, kicked his shin so hard that it made a popping sound, and then just fluttered, unable to speak properly.
Han Soo-young looked at Choi Hyeon-woo with a bright red face, and then began to clench her fists and slap a few more.
“Ouch! Aww! hey. Don’t hit me with magic, it really hurts!”
“Shut up, please… !”
As I continued to watch the scene, I shrugged as Han Soo-young glanced at this side.
“Would you like to see the referee?”
“… no.”
It was a different ‘no’ than before.
And after washing her face dry, she nodded with a look of giving up.
“right. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to fix the scar on your cheek. I was only going to talk about it after it was definitely possible.”
And she sighed.
“The dagger was unusual in appearance, so I looked it up and found it to be quite famous. You can’t get rid of those wounds.”
At her words, I touched my cheek.
As I said, the wound definitely healed, but the scar could not be removed.
That said, the scar wasn’t too ugly or annoying.
Rather, before falling into this world, it was similar to the scar I had in the past, and on the contrary, it was a car that I felt familiar with.
However, from Han Soo-young’s point of view, that was not the case.
“You don’t have to worry too much. It’s not that bad of a wound.”
At my words, Han Soo-young just shrugged her shoulders.
After those words, the three of us headed to the office without a word.
It is a teaching office, but since there are so many sites and buildings, each building was created so that the professors could simply take a break and do their office work.
And as soon as I entered there, I met a person I never expected.
‘uh?’
A person who should have died at this point in time.
And it was Lee Myung-jun, the first important person I met when I came to this world.
“Ah, here you are.”
Alice Blesbuck, who was having a conversation with Lee Myung-jun, was delighted and motioned for the three of us to come closer.
I sneakily tried to get as far away from Lee Myung-jun as possible, but for some reason he looked at the three of us with reluctant eyes.
“Are these three right, Professor Blesbuck?”
“Yes, Hunter Lee Myung-jun.”
I glanced at the papers on Alice’s desk, wondering what was going on.
And I could tell he had come with a matter related to Esmeralda Lisnerger’s arrest.
“I’m sorry that I’m coming at a time of chaos in many ways and that I’m giving you one more point of concern, but I hope you understand that.”
Myung-Jun Lee, who brought us to the private interview room, was devastated and started to bring the topic out.
“First of all, the evidence and testimonies of the three of you have been confirmed in the arrest of Esmeralda Lisnerger. Therefore, the three of you will receive a prize money along with a plaque of appreciation… It was.”
He sighed a little.
“For more details, internal circumstances and security regulations… Well, anyway, I can’t say anything recklessly because of various things, but in short, that’s it. It’s an adult thing. So, awarding your citations seems impossible for a while.”
‘Isn’t this a development I’ve never seen in the original?’
For a moment, I hardened my expression, but I focused on his words, thinking that it must have happened due to variables such as Lee’s survival and Esmeralda’s arrest.
“Of course, the prize money will be paid properly. So you don’t have to worry about that.”
“Excuse me, so can I ask how much is paid?”
“200 million per person.”
For a moment I wondered if I had heard it wrong.
Then, Su-young Han, who was leading the conversation among us, slightly twisted his eyebrows as if it was surprising.
“The work is done very quickly… ? Excuse me, but I knew that in the case of these international bounty criminals, due to procedural problems, they had to wait at most three months and at most a year at the earliest.”
“That’s right.”
“It’s been about a month now… Maybe it has something to do with the reason Hunter Lee Myung-jun came all the way here?”
Lee Myung-jun nodded his head.
Then he closed his eyes as if contemplating for a moment, took a quiet breath, and then looked at Alice.
Then, as if knowingly, she signed a brief handshake and locked the door to the interview room.
At that action, Han Soo-young, the only one of the three of us who had a knack for magic, tilted her head.
“Sound off?”
At her words, Alice smiled once and said to Lee Myung-jun.
“Now there will be no leaks of the story to be shared here.”
“I was indebted.”
So, the two talked more relaxedly.
‘Come to think of it, the two of them were friends and alumni.’
Certainly, in the original work, the scene where Alice was digging for information about Isabelle Gaudi, who had originally killed Lee Myung-jun, was mentioned as if passing by.
“First of all, listen to the story from now on and forget about it. To the end, it’s a story I’m talking about on my own, so it becomes very difficult if it flows anywhere.”
At his words, the three of us reflexively adjusted our postures.
Alice leaned obliquely next to the door she had locked, staring at us with unfamiliar eyes.
“Originally, it’s a second-class secret, so I shouldn’t tell you, but I thought it would be better for you to know because you’re also involved.”
“May I ask you a question?”
“I think you know what it is. What if I tell someone about this or get caught up with it, or something?”
Choi Hyun-woo nodded, and Lee Myung-jun replied as if it was nothing special.
“You honestly wouldn’t be at a disadvantage. Just to the extent of being detained for a while? And although it doesn’t seem like it, it’s going to be a little difficult when deciding on a career path in this direction later. And I will probably be branded a spy or a traitor and face intense interrogation.”
Choi Hyun-woo’s expression hardened at his words, who answered insignificantly, and Han Soo-young sharply looked at him and Alice alternately.
I had a rough estimate, so I just wanted to hear the detailed explanation from his mouth as soon as possible.
“First of all, as you may already know, Esmeralda Lisnerger is an international criminal group and a group of villains… And he is a member of the Red Case, which is wanted by the S-Class.”
red case.
It appears a considerable number of times in the original work, and is a group of villains located in the middle boss level.
Executives and other important characters appear occasionally after that, but… … .
‘Now we, no. This is not information that Choi Hyun-woo and Han Su-young know.’
“And inside the association, they were secretly planning a plan to clear them up. It has been a long time since we cooperated with many countries. But they are a group that has existed for several years. They were the kind of people who weren’t that careful.”
The truth is, the associations and police groups in this world are not very competent, but I was still listening to him with a serious expression.
“Honestly, even though I knew that their spies were infiltrating the association, I couldn’t help it. No matter how they were thinned out, the information kept leaking. It was almost impossible to wipe out them without knowing their exact location.”
By the way.
At first glance, he licked his dry lips with his tongue and spit out those words.
“But an unexpected big fish was caught. However, the protagonists who caught him found out that three academy prospective students who were not even adults… We were complicated in many ways.”
Lee Myung-jun said with a small smile.
“I’m coming to say this now, but there was an opinion that you and her were doing something trickery because you and her were in the same place. Of course, it was immediately ignored.”
Big,” he said, clearing his throat a few times.
Maybe he wanted us to burst out laughing.
“We secured a new recruit for Esmeralda Listenerger, who was also a key figure in the Red Case, and was able to identify a spy within the association who was trying to contact her at the same time. Thanks to this, we were able to lay the groundwork for the sweeping operation.”
“Five.”
Startled by his words, I let out a small sigh.
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“That’s why I wanted to give all of the possible rewards to you who are the biggest contributors… … .”
“Is it because if we go outside because of the situation, we can raise awareness in the other side for nothing?”
In response to Han Soo-young’s question, Lee Myung-jun nodded his head in agreement.
“There is such a thing, and it might put you in danger.”
As he muttered, he looked at us with straight eyes.
“Of course, I have no intention of asking about your achievements like this. I’m just asking for a little delay until I get the remaining rewards. To be honest, if something happens to you, it’s embarrassing to the point where we can’t say anything.”
“Is that grace period after you clear up a criminal group called the Red Case?”
“Perhaps it is.”
After he finished speaking, the three of us looked at each other as if we had made a promise.
It seemed like they were probably trying to come together, but to be honest, I didn’t care what happened when the money came in.
‘If it’s 200 million, I’ll be able to breathe to some extent.’
It was a huge amount of money that I had never thought of, so I had no intention of pushing it any further.
It was even more so because I was well aware of the fact that Lee Myung-joon would not back down after wiping his mouth due to the character of Lee Myung-jun, and that he would be able to rip it off after the situation progressed to some extent.
When I glanced at them, Choi Hyun-woo and Han Soo-young were also convinced to some extent.
And I shrugged as they were both staring at me.
“Then I will trust you and wait for you.”
“Thank you for trusting me.”
Myung-jun Lee bowed his head in response to my answer.
Thinking that the story had been sorted out to some extent, he glanced at the clock on the wall of the interview room and murmured.
“There are only ten minutes left until the start of the first class. I’d love to go back now. Today’s class is going to be a really important class.”
At his words, we all stood up.
And just as I was about to leave, I heard a voice grabbing me.
“Student Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
no way.
And at the voice that followed, I had no choice but to complain to myself.
“Can the student talk for a second?”