102 – Friendly sparring (2)
After overhearing the conversation in passing, it seems that Kim Soo-han’s pinch hitter has been decided to be Ryu Seung-hoon.
Ryu Seung-hoon.
This is a man who is currently ranked 6th in the Korean Academy rankings.
‘It’s as expected. ‘It is natural to send out the student with the highest ranking as a pinch hitter.’
For reference, Suhan Kim maintained his top spot in the rankings, but the rankings of other students changed several times.
In particular, the top ranks showed extreme fluctuations.
Min Gyu-hwan, the beast summoner who was in 4th place in the beginning, died, and Cha Yu-ra and Baek So-ah, who were in 2nd and 3rd place, also transferred to another school.
Anyway, except for Kim Soo-han, the top-ranked students are participating in the friendly sparring. That is, from 2nd to 6th place.
Of course, these are all students who know the information.
Let’s list them in order of participation.
Ranking 6th place, Ryu Seung-hoon.
Ranking 5th place, Lee Yu-na.
4Th place in ranking, Jihyeji.
Ranking 3rd place, Paenggumun Gate.
Ranking 2nd place, Namgung-cheol.
It was like this.
It seemed like they were competing in reverse order of ranking.
‘The reason and ranking are more surprising than that.’
She found out now because she wasn’t interested in my ranking.
We were in 5th place in the beginning and we are still in 5th place now.
There is no change in the rankings, so they must be doing quite poorly these days.
Since the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place winners were eliminated at once, I thought Lee Yu-na would naturally move up to 2nd place.
‘The last time I saw you for a moment, you looked empty, like a person without a soul…’
The reason I thought about Yuna Lee was simple.
Yuna is my second sparring partner.
It will be easier to deal with the enemy if you understand them in advance.
I had no worries at all just because my condition was abnormal. She actually feels fortunate.
‘The Judge of Light is a job that specializes in catching monsters.’
My job is a monster summoner.
It was not a good match with Yuna Lee’s job, Judge of Light.
But the fact that Lee Yu-na’s development was so sluggish was the best news for me.
‘It seems like Namgung-cheol has grown faster than expected, but the elementalist is just food for the breadbasket, so it shouldn’t be a problem.’
I was thinking about what summons to send out while thinking about the jobs of other students.
“Our turn won’t come, right?”
Baek So-ah, who was walking next to me, asked.
The order in our academy started with me, followed by Baek So-ah, Cha Yu-ra, Kim Young-ji, and Seo Han-bit.
But as Baek So-ah said, my next turn will not be competing.
“Maybe? “With my current summons, I won’t lose.”
“Hmm. Something is disappointing. “I wanted to crush Namgoongcheol’s face myself.”
When Baek So-ah said that, Han-bit shook her head and agreed.
“Me too! “Namgoong-cheol is the one who spread false rumors about Kim Young-ji!”
Seo Hanbit clenched her fists.
It was as if she would scold Namgung-cheol when her turn came.
It was a time when we were heading to Dalian, having many conversations.
“······Hello?”
A white-haired woman suddenly appeared and greeted Cha Yu-ra and Seo Han-bit.
“Why? Uh···. Long time no see.”
“Hello, Yuna!”
It was Lee Yu-na, my second sparring partner.
Cha Yura was greeted awkwardly.
Seo Han-bit still greeted me with a bright face.
The reason why I politely greeted instructors Tak Jae-hwan and Han Yu-mi. I immediately shifted her gaze to me.
“Hello. “Hyunseong.”
“···Uh. Hi.”
As if I didn’t say hello to Baek So-ah.
I thought I would ignore it and pass by, but I was a little surprised.
“The color of your face has improved a lot. “How are you doing?”
Reason I did not stop at her greeting and spoke to her again, pretending to be friendly.
I don’t know what kind of wind is blowing.
As I stood there without any response, I spoke again with her bitter smile.
“Can you give me a moment? “I’d like to talk for a moment…”
Reason: I trailed off her words and looked down at her slightly.
And she spoke again.
“Why not…?”
It was a somewhat pitiful voice.
Seo Han-bit and Cha Yu-ra, who were quite close to Lee Yu-na, just stared at each other blankly, but Baek So-ah was different.
“Is it okay? “Why are you suddenly feeling awkward?”
Baek So-ah snorted and blocked my path.
“···Baek So-ah, I didn’t say that to you.”
“What should I do? “If you don’t want to be left behind, get out quickly.”
She seems to be grumpy because he doesn’t say hello only to her. Or not.
I calmed her down by putting my hand on her shoulder.
“Soa. “Why are you angry again?”
“It’s hard to talk. “I don’t like how it looks.”
“···Are you taking your medicine well?”
“Ah. “I forgot and didn’t eat it today.”
“Eat now. I’m going to have a quick chat with Lee Yu-na. “You say you have something to say, but what’s the point of just sending it away?”
“······Okay.”
It wasn’t difficult to make time since I had plenty of time until the sparring started.
I don’t really want to talk.
I am curious about the reason for the change in attitude,
First of all, I’m not the type of person who is so heartless that I consistently ignore people who come to me to say something.
***
Behind the entrance to Dalianjang.
I followed Yuna Lee and moved to a place with few people.
“What do you have to say?”
If she had come this far, no one would have heard her, so she explicitly asked Lee Yu-na, who was walking ahead of her, what her business was.
Reason: After I stopped her steps, she slowly turned her body and met her gaze.
Then she pursed her lips for a while and then stopped speaking.
“···I want to apologize for what happened in the past.”
“What happened in the past?”
“When we reunited after a long time… “I didn’t even try to have a proper conversation with you because you turned into a bully, and I asked you not to pretend to know me because I was embarrassed.”
“Oh, that? It’s okay because I don’t care. “I will accept your apology.”
“Really…?”
“Yes. Then I’ll go. “See you in Dalian.”
“Now, wait a minute!”
Lee Yuna caught me as I was about to leave.
“That’s right… Just like Hyunseong saved me from drowning when I was young, I should have saved you too, but I couldn’t… “I’m sorry about that too.”
“You’re saving me?”
“The reason I went out while drunk was because I was emotionally hurt… “Baek So-ah, who hasn’t known you for very long, helped you, but I didn’t do anything even though we were childhood friends…”
Reason I started telling her gibberish and strange stories.
Her ideal type was a man who would protect her.
That’s why she slowly fell for Kim Soo-han.
She realized it later.
She was mistaken in thinking that the man who protected her was her ideal type, and she spoke in a rapid-fire manner, saying random things like, “I, who saved her when she was young, was her ideal type.”
Of course, I heard it with one ear and let it go with the other.
‘It seems like the attraction he had for Kim Soo-han collapsed right away, and at first glance, he seems to have a crush on me now…’
It seems like the author tried to make Lee Yu-na feel extremely attracted to me.
‘But what is it? I didn’t have much contact with Lee Yuna.’
I thought about it.
Have I ever done anything to her to please her?
‘No way.’
And there was only one thing that came to mind.
‘Because you gave me the mana potion?’
It was absurd.
I never thought that just such a small thing could build up goodwill.
Perhaps because we had a relationship from the beginning, I felt attracted to even small acts of kindness. Especially at that time, it would have been the time when her feelings for Kim Soo-han had disappeared, so it would have been easier to dig into the gaps in her heart.
‘···But looking at his current situation, it seems like he just wants to restore his relationship with me.’
Should I say that I am fortunate?
Because the level of favorability is low, there will be no talk of brainwashing or anything like that later.
More than anything, adding someone who had false feelings towards me was a no-no.
“The story is over, right? “Then I’ll really go.”
If you don’t make contact with Lee Yu-na again, there will be no chance of developing more affection for you.
I have to refrain from talking now.
“Huh? That······. “Can we talk a little more?”
“Sorry. “I think my girlfriend won’t like it if I talk to you for a long time.”
“W-girlfriend?”
“I’ll go. “See you in sparring.”
He made up a girlfriend that he didn’t have, got rid of Lee Yu-na, and left the place.
***
After Hyunseong Lee left.
“Hyunseong is your girlfriend…?”
A familiar voice was heard near Lee Yu-na, who was left alone.
“Who, who is it?”
The reason I looked around her,
“······.”
No one was visible.
***
After taking a little rest in the waiting room.
I arrived at Dalian on time.
This place, which resembles a baseball stadium, was a sparring ground mainly used by third-year academy students.
‘There are few people in the 3rd grade class, so let’s just change it to 1st grade only. ‘This academy is so inflexible.’
As I was going up to the sparring hall, I looked around the audience.
I guess it would be around 1,000 people?
Although the number was not small, the audience seats seemed empty. This was because the audience seats themselves were wide.
And most of them were academy officials or people from large guilds.
Of course, even if it is not a large guild.
Guilds to which academy students belong were also able to participate as audience members.
I looked away from the audience and moved to the center of the sparring hall. Dalianjang is also large, so I walked for a while.
“Please take care of me.”
I first extended my hand to Ryu Seung-hoon, who was waiting.
Ryu Seung-hoon smiled and held my hand.
“It’s okay to ask nicely.”
“Huh? “What are you doing?”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about it. “This is how I usually talk.”
···The character is so unique.
It’s a way of speaking that I can’t get used to at all.
After shaking hands, we turned around and distanced ourselves.
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The instructor standing in the center looked at us in turns and then put a whistle to his mouth.
‘I said something in advance because it was a friendly sparring, but it just went smoothly. ‘Is this all I need to do is record it?’
Beep-!
As soon as the whistle sounded, the sparring began.
“hahahaha! “It’s a sure win!!!”
Ryu Seung-hoon threw a wind blade.
It hit every part of me except my face.
‘Hmm. ‘It doesn’t hurt.’
It didn’t sting so I just ignored it and looked at the encyclopedia.
“What, what! Why are you fine?!”
Why is it okay?
It’s fine because its durability is high.
I guess I was quite embarrassed than that. To the point where even the concept collapses.
Ryu Seung-hoon tried hard to hide his embarrassment.
He continued to fire magic at me.
Of course, it was a futile effort.
If the minor damage continues to accumulate, you will be hurt to some extent, but for me, Ryu Seung-Hoon’s attack was not at a minor level, but at a level that was completely non-existent.
Even if 0 damage is accumulated, it is only 0 in the end.
Just ignore it and look at the encyclopedia.
‘You should go with something strong from the beginning, not a mediocre summon. Summon, Yongyongi.’
5-Star monster.
When the zombie dragon Yongyong was summoned, golden light burst out from the encyclopedia and soared into the sky.
The clouds that covered the sun scattered in all directions.
Yongyong appeared and showed off his rugged appearance.
After slowly settling into the sparring hall, Yongyong looked around at his son-in-law and asked me.
─Master. Is it meal time?