after the friendly match.
“See you again next year.”
Jang Su-won showed his will to come back next year, and went back to his class.
…but he’s a good guy.
He has a neat appearance, has good abilities, has talent, and even has a solid background.
Maybe I can become a good hunter in the future.
But he’s not good enough to be my daughter’s partner.
After returning with a lot of cheers from my classmates, I immediately filled out a partner application with Min So-yeon.
···ability? Magic…, name…, Yoo Ji-hwan…
As I was writing down the application form, I suddenly felt a stinging gaze.
When I turned my head slightly, my eyes met Min So-yeon, who was staring at me.
“···why?”
Without answering, she glanced away and began to sift through my application.
…why are you like this from before?
After the friendly match ended, Min So-yeon continued to act unknown.
In the end, just as I was about to write the application with resignation.
“···you···.”
I heard Min So-yeon’s voice calling me.
“…is the ability ‘magic’?”
···huh?
I think you saw what was written on my application.
“···right.”
“why?”
“···uh?”
Bewildered by Min So-yeon’s question, she made a stupid sound.
···No, if you ask me why, how do I answer…
Actually, I was Min Seong-jae, but after dying and coming back to life, I became Yoo Ji-hwan, and luckily, I had the same abilities.
How can I explain this?
Aside from the content, it won’t be easy to even make her understand.
It’s a phenomenon that even I can’t understand English…
At that time, Min So-yeon, who was looking at me, asked another question.
“What was the technique you used earlier?”
“···What?”
“You set your hand on fire and threw it.”
“Ah…, just put magic around your hand and set it on fire…”
Min So-yeon seemed to have no intention of listening to the end, so she cut off the horse and hit the player.
“…you made it?”
“···uh?”
···oh.
It was then that I realized why she kept asking questions.
The ‘Fire Punch’ I used earlier is a technique created by Soyeon Min and myself.
Exactly, it was made by following the technique shown in the cartoon.
When Min So-yeon was very young, she once played a so-called ‘Core Ranger game’, saying that the technology on TV was cool.
Every time the cartoon character defeated the villain, he ended up with a flaming fist, but seeing that figure, I started making it.
It was a technique I loved because it was quite useful as a trick technique…
It seems that he was concerned about it.
“···no.”
“then?”
She had been curious for a while, and she continued to question me.
“…in the past, I saw someone using it and imitated it because it was cool.”
Min So-yeon’s eyes fluttered slightly as she looked at me, as if agitated by the words I had said.
“····.”
Min So-yeon hesitated several times as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she kept her mouth shut and wrote down the application again.
···.
The fact that she, who had been consistently ignoring her until now, was so concerned that she dared to speak up…
Seeing Min So-yeon like that, my heart felt heavy as if a stone had been put on it.
The daughter I met after 3 years had shown a very different side, so I thought that she had forgotten ‘me’.
But…, I think it’s probably my misunderstanding.
*
There was nothing special about becoming a partner with Min So-yeon.
Just to the extent that we spend more time together and talk more?
Considering the time when we just met, we can see a lot of progress.
After a boring morning class, it’s time for combat practice again.
“Come on, come back in an hour!”
At Lee Dae-san’s words, the students began to disperse.
The first hour is self-training, and the remaining time is coordinated with a partner and guided by professors.
Now is the time for self-training, so you can relax and train.
Of course, there are few students who take a break…
I immediately looked around and went looking for Min So-yeon.
“····.”
Among the students who gathered together and took out their weapons, I was able to find the back of Min So-yeon heading to the corner alone.
Do you plan to rest today?
I’ve never seen her train until now, and she doesn’t seem to want to train today.
You can’t leave it like this though.
I quietly moved my steps and approached Min So-yeon.
“····.”
She glanced at me as I approached and turned her gaze back to the phone.
The blatant disregard is now accustomed to.
Pretending it was nothing, he took a seat and spoke to her.
“Aren’t you going to train today?”
She flinched slightly at what I said.
Perhaps there is a corner where I am stabbed myself.
Among the students who have developed their abilities, most come to the academy to become hunters.
Some students are forced to come because of their educational obligations.
So what about Min So-yeon?
As a child, she dreamed of becoming a great hunter like her mother and father.
At least until I died.
But…, no matter what has happened over the past three years, Min So-yeon has become a completely different person.
I couldn’t see anyone interested in any of the classes, and I just showed a bad reaction to everything.
even smokes cigarettes.
Cigarettes…, cigarettes at this age!!!
If you recall what she learned on the Internet, she’s in a transitional phase.
It is the transition period of puberty.
To easily describe adolescents during puberty, it is said that they are in a very soft clay state.
If you poke it, it will leave a mark.
In other words, depending on how you treat those around you, you can become a devil or an angel.
At such an important time, I do not know what the human mother is doing.
Two years ago, I could not hear any news after the news that my wife Jooyeon-hee had retired.
She was a woman who loved her daughter so much, and I don’t know what she was doing that brought her to this point.
Now that I’m retired, I’m sure we’ll have plenty of time to spend together…
“····.”
I let out a deep sigh in frustration.
With a deep sigh, I shook off my thoughts and got up quickly.
···Yes, I can’t help it…
I have to do my best in my position as well.
“I can’t.”
Min So-yeon, who was leaning against the wall and holding her phone, glanced up at me.
“Soyeon-ah. Let’s train too.”
She said softly, avoiding my gaze.
“···Still, autonomous city···.”
“It’s an autonomous ‘training’ time.”
Emphasizing training, I gently cut off the conversation, and Min So-yeon began to stare at me.
She opens her axe eyes and sends out cold eyes.
It’s like a cat with its fur upright.
If you go out strong here, you might have the opposite effect, so we decided to make it easy.
“… Anyway, we should do it again after a while, but let’s do it now and take a rest after a while. yes?”
As she continued to stare at me, she rolled her eyes as if contemplating for a moment, then slowly got up.
“····.”
···done.
I smiled at her and swung my distance away.
The best way to get along with your partner is to fight each other.
It is important that you know what skills your partner uses and what patterns they show so that there is no overlap during battle.
In the ever-changing battlefield, when does it mean to match tactics one by one?
I slowly raised my magic and looked at Min So-yeon.
“Let’s just do it once.”
She let out a short sigh as if she had no choice but to answer.
“…just once.”
Then he put his hand on one of his earrings and raised his magic power.
For a moment, Min So-yeon’s earrings flashed briefly, then turned into a long sword.
The weapon she uses is a double-edged sword.
As it is an academy weapon, it has no special function and is a shape-shifting weapon that is easy to store.
Min So-yeon resembled his wife and showed unrivaled talent for swords.
Her ability is magic swordsmanship that combines two talents.
As a Hunter, it can be seen as the best ability.
Min So-yeon, who had been holding a sword for a long time, changed her posture as if awkwardly, and then whispered to me whether she had found a suitable one.
“···Goes.”
I answered her with a smile.
Min So-yeon looked at me and slowly lowered her posture, then came up to her nose in an instant and swung her sword.
A distance that is barely reachable.
This is the part where you can see how terrifying talent is.
I put magical power on my fingertips and then gently deflected the tip of her sword.
“···!”
Min So-yeon paused for a moment as if embarrassed, but soon attacked again, aiming for a gap.
She daringly swings her sword, aiming for something without a weapon.
It looked like it was cut randomly, but it was showing a pattern in its own way.
What is a little disappointing is that the name of magic swordsmanship is disrespectful and the operation of magic is insufficient.
Still, it was a sufficiently effective attack.
···After all, I am afraid that I am not someone’s daughter···, are you good at it?
I diddge Min So-yeon’s attack and carefully looked at her attack method.
“…ha!”
Perhaps she was annoyed by the lengthy sum, she began to seriously attack.
The magic was fluttering, and unlike the previous one, it was not pushed as easily, and the speed was gradually increasing.
···Is this enough?
slightly burned out. This is the best.
Min So-yeon’s sword stabs at Myungchi.
After wrapping my skin in a thin layer of magic, I did not dodge the attack.
There could be a direct impact on my body, so I curled up slightly in preparation for the impact…
···huh?
I didn’t feel any shock.
When I glanced up, I could see the tip of the sword stopped very close.
···Five···.
As I was slightly admiring Min So-yeon’s skills, she gently pulled out her sword and sent a look of displeasure.
“…why are you looking at me?”
Thinking that she had taken care of herself, she had a face that seemed to have hurt her self-esteem.
oh···.
I quickly hardened my expression and spoke carefully.
“…are you kidding me now?”
“···uh?”
He grabbed her shoulder, slightly embarrassed, and continued talking.
“Can I see you? It’s not wrong, but it doesn’t matter now.”
“···Look at it···.”
“You still don’t know what you did? When I hit you down, what did you do?”
“… no, now…”
“You just changed your stance and attacked. Does this make sense now?”
“… uh, huh?”
He kept pushing him, and he looked very embarrassed.
“…I can’t. let’s try again.”
“···what?”
After I let her go, I slowly raised my magic power and widened the distance.
“Only once. Let’s try it one more time, and take a really good rest.”
Min So-yeon looked at me as if it was ridiculous and answered bluntly.
“no. I decided to do it only once…”
“Goes!”
Ignoring her words, I took a stance as if I was going to rush at any moment, and I hurriedly started to pull out my weapon.
“Crazy Bird…”
“Ha!”
Swearing is bad!
The moment Min So-yeon changed her posture, I burst into magic and quickly approached her.
Where did her shaky eyes go, and she suddenly had bitter eyes.
After she read my attack in an instant, she immediately drew her sword.
I tapped Min So-yeon’s sword down and waited for her reaction.
widely-
When Min So-yeon missed her attack, she quickly stepped down to the floor and naturally proceeded to the next attack.
A smooth, smooth movement that flows like water.
This was her real ‘talent’.
Min So-yeon’s talent is different from Joo-yeon’s.
I felt as if I had found a treasure.
What a dumbass 🗿