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Baek Jeong-woon throws himself away with a smile for the first time after starting the match.
Seo Hyun-woo did not have time to hesitate, he just recreated Baek Jeong-woon’s technique.
Whoa, giggling…
The two figures disappear completely for a moment.
Eventually, two gray curves are drawn and they collide.
I couldn’t even find a figure wielding a sword.
It was just a series of two gray curves that continued to create a subtle impact sound.
‘… no doubt about it. I feel like I’m fighting myself.’
Baek Jeong-woon stops the attack for a moment and looks at Seo Hyun-woo.
Seo Hyun-woo was breathing heavily and did not take his eyes off him.
I thought it felt quite refreshing to know that even though we exchanged swords with him like that, only breathing was disturbed.
‘The ability can be copied, but it doesn’t match the long experience and sense of battle. Even if I understood the technique with my head, I couldn’t learn it with my body, so there must be a difference.’
Baek Jeong-woon stretches his right arm behind his shoulder and shoots it straight down.
Then, a gray trajectory is drawn, creating the shape of the sword.
However, the size of the sword was considerably smaller than the sword he had made before.
‘Shall we go to speed battle this time?’
Baek Jeong-woon increases his speed and swings his sword quickly.
Then, gray traces are drawn one after another, creating another swordsmanship.
At the same time, the sword spreads and attacks Seo Hyun-woo.
Zug, Zuz, Shuaak!
Seo Hyun-woo clenched his teeth and created swords like Baek Jeong-woon in an instant.
Before long, the swords are fired quickly, canceling all of Baek Jeong-woon’s swords.
Baek Jeong-woon blinks his eyes and takes a quick step.
‘I didn’t know there would be another guy like Jin-seop. No matter what you do, you’ll follow me somehow.’
Baek Jeong-woon burned his battle spirit and gradually began to release more magical power.
When I first fought Yoo Jin-seop, who was called the strongest of all time, my blood was hot like now and my heart was pounding like it was going to explode.
If there was one thing that was different from then, it was that I was much more relaxed now.
Jiying, ugh…
This time, a straight line filled with dark gray was stretching out.
If curves were crafty, straight lines were focused on power and speed.
In other words, this time, it meant that he was going to increase the power of the sword by putting magical power on it.
Ji Yiying, Kagang!
But Seo Hyun-woo did not stand still.
He throws his whole body in the same way and draws a long dark gray line.
The two gray lines collided directly, and finally one of them was about to be pushed back a bit.
‘I must have given you strength without knowing it. Are you too excited for your age?’
***
“Whoa… Whoa…”
Seo Hyun-woo was breathing hard and staring at Baek Jeong-woon.
It felt as if the muscles in his body were being squeezed forcibly and complaining of pain.
In addition, he was about to become dizzy, even if his mind was weak, because he was lavishly consuming mana.
‘It was somewhat expected, but it was quite strong. No, the word “quite” is not enough. Do other Setinos Hunters have this level of skill?’
Seo Hyun-woo is captivated by a strange sensation as he recalls the seven Setinos Hunters.
For the first time since coming to this world, I thought I couldn’t win.
If Baek Jeong-woon is like this, how strong is the greatest hunter of all time?
‘Gang Jin-ha will one day be able to surpass Setinos Hunter. So, can I overcome Setinos Hunter? Is that really possible?’
Seo Hyun-woo laughs even though he has doubts.
The original Seo Hyun-woo ended up drawing a draw in the ranked battle with Kang Jin-ha.
Of course, Jin-ha Kang was growing up, and the original Seo Hyun-woo was arrogant and careless.
‘But I am different. I’ve been training every day, and I’m looking for ways to grow myself. I can become like Kang Jin-ha. No, I might be stronger than Kang Jin-ha.’
Seo Hyun-woo started to release all the remaining magical power with some certainty.
Even if he lost to Baek Jeong-woon now, the result would not be the same later.
The talent he has was superior to Jinha Kang, and he will continue to work hard and grow.
“Student council president, I apologize in advance. I misunderstood you for a while. After seeing the swords face to face, now I understand.”
Baek Jeong-woon sang softly with the dark gray color on his sword body.
Seo Hyun-woo could immediately recognize the gray color as soon as he saw it.
This attack would have been impossible to directly offset or even withstand.
“… the barrier system may not be able to withstand it.”
“It will depend on how you do it.”
Baek Jeong-woon didn’t move at all.
He was watching what choice Seo Hyun-woo would make.
Seo Hyun-woo quickly thought about it and tried to find the answer Baek Jeong-woon wanted.
‘What do you want? Even if I copy that skill, I can’t reproduce that level of magic and skill. The reason I wanted to fight with you in the first place was…’
Seo Hyeon-woo suddenly gets enlightenment and glances out the window of the Dalian Room.
No matter how many times I thought about it, the answer did not change.
Other than this, there was no reason for Baek Jeong-woon to be interested in him.
‘This will be right. I’m probably trying to confirm that I’m the same person as the original Seo Hyun-woo.’
When the conclusion is reached, Seo Hyun-woo moves slowly and stops immediately.
Then, copying Baek Seo-yeon’s abilities, she creates golden wings and a crown.
Behind Seo Hyun-woo’s back was a glass window through which he could look into the interior of the dinning room.
Baek Jeong-woon seemed to pause for a moment when he saw it, but then fell into trouble.
‘Look at this guy? I don’t think it’s possible with my abilities, so I copied Seoyeon’s abilities. But that action…’
Baek Jeong-woon and Seo Hyeon-woo take turns looking at the window and suddenly notices one thing.
Then, the gray color contained in the sword is completely erased and the sword is inserted into the scabbard.
It wasn’t the answer he wanted, but above all else, isn’t it the best answer?
“Huh! Was it like that? I didn’t realize it. I have to apologize one more time.”
In response to Baek Jeong-woon’s reaction, Seo Hyeon-woo breathes a sigh of relief and releases his ability.
Behind the window, Han Yoo-jeong was preparing to enter the Dalian Room with a serious expression on her face.
Baek Seo-yeon only stared blankly at Baek Jeong-woon with a distorted face.
‘Really, why are you there? Are you still paying attention to what I said about the president?’
***
Inside the President’s Office in Miterich.
There was only a chilling silence in the president’s office.
Han Yoo-jung was staring at Baek Jeong-woon with an expression that seemed to be absurd.
Unlike him, Baek Jeong-woon calmly sipped his teacup as if nothing had happened.
“No matter how much the student council president hated it, there was no need to come out so threatening. Did you think the barrier system could stand it?”
“As you well know, I had no intention of attacking. I had something to check for a moment, so I was just pretending to give me strength.”
Baek Jeong-woon answers calmly and puts down the teacup.
I knew that the barrier system wasn’t perfect.
Of course, if an attack beyond the limit was applied, the barrier had no choice but to be lifted.
So, didn’t he deliberately control his power and watch Seo Hyun-woo?
“Huh… are you talking about that now? It doesn’t matter if the darting room is broken, but what if someone gets hurt?”
“Are you talking about the student council president? He probably wouldn’t have died even if he had been attacked. You will be fine.”
“You want to try it with me now? What are you going to say to me after I’m in trouble?”
Han Yoo-jung tries to raise her voice, but she can’t help but spit it out.
He gave a lecture in Miterichi, so he made the most of a seat, but he almost injured Seo Hyun-woo.
Even though he was an old colleague and an older brother I knew, I couldn’t get over it this time.
“You are reacting too sensitively. I can’t trouble you, can I?”
“How many times do I have to tell you that it is different from before? This is a mystery, and I’m supposed to go back based on the rules I made. It doesn’t matter if the money flies, but no one should be hurt. But now you created that hazard!”
There was deep anger and hostility in Han Yoo-jung’s two eyes.
There, a black air stream was rising slowly from both shoulders.
Seeing this, Baek Jeong-woon seemed to think for a moment, but then opened his mouth.
“You look more dangerous than me. Are you going to blow up this building completely?”
“You know my personality? Even if I lose to Jin-seop Yoo, I don’t want to lose to anyone else, right?”
“… well you know.”
Baek Jeong-woon answered naturally without changing the color of his face.
Han Yoo-jeong was a colleague who had formed a subjugation team with her for a while, and was the youngest Setinos Hunter.
Wasn’t he always trying to keep his cool, but once he started a battle, he always wanted to see the end?
Even Yoo Jin-seop, who was said to be the strongest of all time, couldn’t figure out how to portray Han Yoo-jung’s personality.
“I’ll believe you when you say you didn’t mean to attack. But only this one time. If something like this happens again in Miteric, I will never stand still.”
“After all, people do change. First of all, don’t apologize. I swear I didn’t mean to hurt the student council president. Of course, I had no intention of causing trouble to my close brother.”
Baek Jeong-woon bows his head deeply and apologizes.
I thought she was a little different from the Han Yoo-jung she knew.
She thought only of subjugating monsters and winning against Yu Jin-seop, but suddenly she only looked at Miterichi and the students.
“…so what did you check? That was close to actual practice, not a match. You don’t like the student council president?”
Han Yoo-jung removes the black air and leaves her back on the sofa.
If it wasn’t for Baek Jeong-woon, it wouldn’t have ended like this.
Because he believed in Baek Jeong-woon that much, he passed it moderately.
“I wanted to know what the reaction would be if I pushed it to the limit. No matter how much the student council president copied my abilities, he wouldn’t be able to copy the amount of magic power and combat experience.”
“It seemed a little heavy. As the student body president, I endured that much.”
“Know. Jinseop’s face came to mind while we were fighting. He’s a very funny guy.”
Han Yoo-jung knew what those words meant.
There was only one reason for Baek Jeong-woon to bring out Yoo Jin-seop’s name with his mouth.
It was supposed to be seen as an opponent I wanted to fight again and meant to stand out for better or worse.
“You mean you like it?”
“It’s a little fuzzy, but it’s not bad. I was kind of worried.”
“Who knew that the student council president would eat the vice president.”
Hearing this, Baek Jeong-woon laughs and recalls Dalian from the past.
As soon as Seo Hyun-woo made the judgment that it was dangerous, he immediately showed an instinctive reaction.
That reaction was enough to satisfy himself, and there was no need to confirm any more.
‘He deliberately blocked Seoyeon in front of him. I copied Seoyeon’s ability to withstand my attacks. No matter what happens, Seoyeon will take care of her. I thought he was a bit of a nerdy guy, but maybe he was too busy with unrequited love.’