Hyunwoo Choi.
A number of his strengths can be mentioned.
Sword talent, innate physical ability, and a natural natural ability to grab hold of others… … .
However, his greatest talent, selected by his teacher, was none other than his objective gaze.
He can judge himself more coldly than anyone else.
And it soon led to an attitude of not being vigilant no matter who the opponent was.
Even if the opponent is weaker than himself, he will never be vigilant.
Even if the opponent is stronger than you, you will find a way without giving up.
That person was Choi Hyun-woo.
That is why he now felt a great sense of helplessness that would never happen again.
‘I am weak.’
Mumbling as if declaring to himself, Hyun-woo Choi swung his sword like crazy.
Compared to when I first learned how to hold a sword from Master, of course, I became incomparably stronger.
The body has always been hardened and trained to the point of being harsh, and the technique has been honed to the point where the palms are torn and calluses are engraved.
‘Not enough.’
If you put it that way, it will feel great.
It will look even more so if you add the modifier that it is counted in the S rank, which is only given to a small part of a grade.
But in the end, even if he did, he was only winning against opponents who were weaker than him.
What the hell could I do against someone stronger than me?
That day, he was a thief, putting Han Soo-young and Yoo Ji-hyuk in danger, and almost tainted Master’s name.
When encountering a giant tree spirit in the dungeon.
And a few days ago, when I was fighting an officer of the Thorn Cross.
What could I have done?
Choi Hyun-woo clenched his teeth with a crackling sound.
His own powerlessness, weakness, and anger at his past self, as if he had wasted time.
Shame was the emotion that made Choi Hyun-woo push himself after putting aside so many things.
‘Why me?’
Yoo Ji-hyuk, did you think he was weaker than me?
And why did he feel a sense of entitlement when he defeated an opponent I couldn’t win?
Why did I try so hard? … .
‘Stupid bastard.’
Choi Hyun-woo was ashamed of himself and could not bear to have these negative thoughts and emotions toward a friend who was incredibly reliable and grateful.
In the end, as if running away from that fact, Choi Hyun-woo was frantically engrossed in training.
It was a time when he continued to wield his sword like that, regardless of whether the floor was wet with sweat from his body.
“Isn’t it hard?”
Choi Hyun-woo raised his head at the voice he heard.
In front of him, Yoo Ji-hyuk was holding a drink and looking at him.
Was it because Sooyoung asked for it?
I was thinking like that.
“What the hell are you doing?”
Choi Hyun-woo, who tried to pretend he didn’t hear it, paused for a moment.
Maybe Jihyeok, at least Jihyuk, should know.
After a very short deliberation, Choi Hyun-woo carefully opened his mouth.
“in fact… … .”
* * *
When I heard Choi Hyun-woo’s story, I was honestly shocked.
It was a fairly long and frightening story, but in short, this was it.
Choi Hyun-woo felt a sense of entitlement to me, and I can’t bear to feel ashamed of myself for feeling that way.
However, the only way out of the trouble he knew was to swing his sword like this.
So I was swinging my sword like crazy for a few days.
“I’m sorry I said something.”
With those words, Choi Hyun-woo bowed his head as if apologizing to me.
I don’t know why he’s apologizing to me, but he seems to be unforgivable because he’s so straight and strict with himself.
this is kinda bad
I thought so as I looked at the guy who was in a state of mental collapse even if he pretended to be.
In the guild invitation ceremony that will take place in a few days, there is also an event called a confrontation between students.
And then, Choi Hyeon-woo will face his rival Ahn Do-hoon.
The problem was that no one knew who would win.
‘The winner will have an advantageous event later, so it’s better for Choi Hyun-woo to win.’
Above all, it is of course better for Choi Hyeon-woo to win than Ahn Do-hoon, who was arguing with me.
However, when the mental state was shaken up to this point, I had no choice but to worry.
This was especially true because it was Choi Hyun-woo, who was the source of his strength with confidence in himself and the firmness of his beliefs.
“… … .”
how will we do it.
How can I get him back to his sanity?
No matter how much he thought about it, there was only one answer that came to mind.
‘I can’t help it.’
I let out a small sigh and threw the drink in my hand at him.
Hyunwoo Choi grabbed it without even looking at it.
I put my hand on the handle of the dagger and moved with a leisurely gait to the other side of him.
“Eat it and relax. And get ready.”
“… What are you going to do?”
“What do you do?”
I looked at Choi Hyun-woo, answering as if asking what kind of question.
“I mean, let’s play the Dalian that you love so much. Come on, get ready.”
“… … .”
Choi Hyun-woo did not respond.
I said in a sarcastic voice to him on purpose.
“Ah, what are you doing? Did you not hear what I said?”
“Why all of a sudden… … .”
“Suddenly what?”
I drew a dagger.
“It’s because you don’t want to see your pathetic little bastard.”
And he threw it at Choi Hyun-woo with all his might.
The dagger, which should have originally flown to a strange place, flew towards him in a fairly threatening manner, probably because of his mastery skill.
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Of course, Choi Hyun-woo avoided it with just one shake of his head, but if he stayed still, he was on the right track.
“you… … .”
“Or what? Are you saying that you don’t even notice me because you’re a good S rank?”
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Only then did Choi Hyun-woo look at me with a stiff expression.
I snorted and blatantly scolded him.
If you want to do this, you have to be sure.
There was something I couldn’t do even when I was Jin Ye-seul.
while beating yourself up like that.
“I said. get ready.”
With those words, I ran straight to the guy.
* * *
In a way, it was a lot of luck to avoid the long dagger that was swung at the face.
Before even questioning how he had grown so much in just a few days, Choi Hyeon-woo turned and kicked Yoo Ji-hyuk’s body.
It was because there was no need to drag the opponent into close combat with a dagger.
There is a feeling of being kicked.
However, there was no sign of Yoo Ji-hyuk’s body being pushed back.
Choi Hyun-woo, who had been thinking suspiciously, could see that the branch that had escaped from Yoo Ji-hyuk’s body had dug into his ankle.
When he saw it, Hyunwoo Choi shouted loudly.
The camera and CCTV recording the training video lost its light at his cry that all functions except for locking the door of the training room were stopped.
Yoo Ji-hyuk slammed the ground and flew forward.
With one leg attached to his abdomen, Hyeon-Woo Choi lost his balance and collapsed.
When I knew that, the world turned upside down.
It was only after he was thrown to the floor that he was thrown using the speed he was running at, Yoo Ji-hyeok was able to notice.
I don’t know if it’s aikido or judo, but it’s an area of chess that I can’t understand.
Hyeon-woo Choi, who cut off the branch of the world tree that was holding his ankle at some point, regained his posture.
Without panicking, Yoo Ji-hyuk immediately moved Henir’s shadow.
I didn’t feel the reaction I was worried about because I stole a small amount of magical power while inserting a branch of the world tree into Choi Hyun-woo’s ankle earlier.
Like the tentacles of a jellyfish, it diddge the shadow of Henir and sprung up and struck it with a knife.
The blade of the sword loaded with magic resounded and made a strange sound.
And whenever that strange sound swayed in the air and produced a melody, Henir’s shadow was cut into chunks.
To use the Swamp of Shadows, you need to make contact with the opponent.
It was for that, but Choi Hyun-woo, who already knew the dangers of Henir’s shadow, couldn’t leave him like that.
Yoo Ji-hyuk picked up the dagger he had missed while it was being blown and checked the location of the dagger that he flew earlier.
Knowing that Henir’s shadow alone could not win, he summoned Henir’s shadow.
And at the same time, Choi Hyun-woo rushed in, but Yoo Ji-hyuk did not back down.
Hyeonu Choi flew away at the sound of a wave that flew in a moment.
He easily evaded the dagger that was thrown by Henir’s shadow.
Then he suddenly lost his balance and staggered at the pain passing through his leg.
silent dagger.
The silent weapon was beyond his awareness.
Using Henir’s shadow, he threw the dagger and silent dagger thrown earlier with a time difference.
Choi Hyun-woo clenched his teeth and straightened the staggering steps.
And although he couldn’t see, Yoo Ji-hyuk could see a strange mark on his leg.
a mark of hunting.
The cost of giving a valid hit for the first time is huge.
As soon as the mark was blown, a painful sound came out of Choi Hyun-woo’s mouth as the pain raged once more.
At the same time, the balance was broken and gaps were revealed.
Weapon handling skills, combat experience, physical abilities, stamina.
Yoo Ji-hyuk was well aware that he was behind Choi Hyun-woo in every way.
What he was ahead of was the variety of skills and the unexpectedness caused by it.
At least, he is ahead of Choi Hyun-woo in using his skills in appropriate situations to make fun of his opponent and create gaps.
So he concluded.
If you go to a long game, you will definitely lose.
And now is your chance.
Without hesitation, Yoo Ji-hyuk squeezed out all the remaining magical power.
Henir’s shadow and the branch of the World Tree devoured his magical power and grew bigger.
It was a simple and sure way to push with such a huge mass that technology could not work.
Assessing the fact that it was too late to dodge, Hyeonu Choi breathed magic into the sword again.
Another strange sound is heard.
His skill in using his sword without wasting magical power was certainly comparable to that of an active hero beyond his age.
The problem was that the attack we are facing now is difficult even for active heroes.
Choi Hyun-woo resisted the wave-like attack of Yoo Ji-hyuk by swinging his sword.
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Of course, there was no way to block the waves with a sword.
At some point, I felt a sense of resistance at the tip of the sword, and then a dull sound was heard.
He could tell just by the weight he felt in his hand that the sword had broken.
you lost
It was such a vaguely thought-provoking moment.
It was that brief moment.
Hyunwoo Choi felt something strange.
It was an indescribable, bizarre feeling.
It flowed through his heart, his chest, his arms and his hands.
Choi Hyun-woo instinctively tried to control it, but then changed his mind instantly.
With his permission, it immediately ran toward the sword that had been broken in half.
and… … .
* * *
When I woke up, I found myself locked in a corner of the dungeon room.
For a moment, I felt as if my mind was blown away.
Henir’s shadow and the branch of the World Tree were also telling me that they had suffered serious damage.
“Ugh… … .”
I whimpered and screamed in pain.
No joke, there was no pain.
How did it happen?
No, because of the light I saw before I lost consciousness, there is only one.
‘Sword River.’
Choi Hyun-woo must have used the fact that even active heroes can only be extracted by those who have reached a certain level, even for a moment.
And Choi Hyeon-woo, who was the one who threw me against the wall like this, was looking at the sword with only the handle left with a puzzled expression on his face.
“This is what… … .”
Then, startled, he came up to me and supported me.
“Ji, Jihyuk. Are you okay?”
“Is it okay if you are like me… ?”
No joke, if it wasn’t for Henir’s shadow or the branch of the World Tree, he could have been seriously injured.
They say they weren’t prepared, but I’m sure they’ll fly away like this in one attack.
‘It’s because of the hidden characteristics of Choi Hyun-woo, but this is too fraudulent.’
Groaning inwardly, I muttered to Hyun-woo Choi, who was supporting him, as if in a whim.
“Even so, baby, just keep frowning.”
“… … .”
Choi Hyun-woo did not answer.
I breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.
At first, I tried to wrap it up in a way that he collapsed due to running out of magic in the middle.
Then, I was just trying to get my confidence back by playing around with my mouth.
However, he has reached a new level by himself.
In order to use Geomgang, it had to be at least halfway through, but I really didn’t know that I would learn it so quickly.
Talent please die.
“Ok.”
Either way, he seemed to have calmed down.
I woke up with a whimper and gently pushed Choi Hyun-woo, who was supporting me.
“You do the cleaning here.”
“Ji-hyuk.”
“And erase all the records. If you know for nothing, you will be tired too.”
With those words, I opened the door to the Dalian Room and came out.
Choi Hyun-woo didn’t say anything, but he could feel he was staring at him until the door closed.
“Oh, how… … .”
As I opened the door and limped out, Han Soo-young, who was waiting for me, looked at me and took a deep breath.
“What the hell are you doing!”
Han Soo-young shouted like a flagship and came up to me and supported me.
In the meantime, the back that had been thrown before was throbbing and I swallowed a moan without realizing it, so Han Soo-young looked at me with an even more worried look.
“Hey, are you really okay?”
“no. I really think I’m going to die.”
Fortunately, there weren’t many students using the darting room at this time, but it was unavoidable that the eyes were drawn slightly.
As I blinked as if to get out of the way quickly, Han Soo-young supported me and moved forward.
“Let’s go to the infirmary first.”
“What are you going to do there, just to put on the paste?”
“Are you kidding me even at times like this?!”
I was more surprised than surprised by Han Soo-young’s sudden, irritable attitude.
Is he more comfortable with me now, or is he more comfortable with me?
While I was thinking like that, Han Soo-young tactfully took out my cell phone while supporting me.
“hello. Yes, sir. This is Han Soo-young. It’s no different, I was going to go with Yoo Ji-hyuk today… … Yes. it’s him he’s right But right now, I’m seriously injured, so I think it’s going to be difficult for me to go right now. Yes, I’m sorry. If it’s not late today, I’ll take it with you tomorrow. Yes, please do. Seniors.”
After the phone call, she looked at me and groaned.
“Okay? So now shut up and just follow me.”
“Ah, yes… … .”
In an instant, she remembered that a few days ago she had grabbed a thorny crucifixion officer by the collar and dragged him around.
I quietly followed her lead.