《I Teleported Into the Academy of a S*xy Game》 Chapter 1: Entrance Ceremony? chapter 1: entrance ceremony? [the game is pretty shitty, but it will turn you on. what kind of a sexy game requires good gameplay? all that matters is that you get turned on. still, this makes me more furious. they make the sexy scenes so perverted. the female characters are all perverts who don¡¯t have logic, but that¡¯s okay since it¡¯s a sexy game and it turns you on. but still, the main character is dumber than a chimpanzee. and don¡¯t even get me started on the story. all they had to do was make up something. the sexy scenes do their job well, but the process you need to go through to reach them will give you cancer. and the protagonist, hoyeon lee, is....] ¡°phew.¡± i stretched out my arms after finishing the game review which has been a long hobby of mine. although it was a hobby at first, after doing it for a while it became a job. i sometimes get ads and earn a profit. the passion from my early days is gone. i learned that even if you really like the task, you hate it when it becomes a job. still, there are some games that bring back the passion from my early days, like the one i reviewed today. ¡°it really pisses me off.¡± i had thought, ¡®finally, korea has made a masterpiece that can make my balls clap!¡¯ but i couldn¡¯t help but gag after playing the game. the sexy scene did turn me on, but to watch that one scene i had to play this fucked up rpg for over 3 hours. a brief moment later, i got replies to my post that agreed with my opinion. i agree. the gameplay is just trash. still, it was sexy..etc ¡®yes, even buddha would be frustrated.¡¯ but i could see a comment that caught my attention. [god6974] : bullshit lol how well do you think you would have played if you were the protagonist? i think this game was hard-carried by the storyline. normally, i wouldn¡¯t have replied to a low comment, but i replied with my anger at the game company that killed all the sexy characters. ? if i were the main character, i would have went out with every women, no lies. ?[god6974] : bull shit. do you wanna bet? ? why would i make a stupid bet. go work on yourself, son of a bitch. seeing how he replied instantly for giving him some attention, he was an attention freak. after i blocked him from making more comments, i rested my tired body onto the bed. instead of being bothered by a useless guy, i had to think about what kind of games i should review to get higher views. bloop! ¡®at this hour?¡¯ there was no chance that i would have gotten a message since i had no friends to begin with and the only members i talked to were my family. i had blocked all ads as well. [will you do the bet? yes or no.] sender [god6974] who was this? at that moment, the id of the guy who was trying to get attention in the comments passed my consciousness. ¡®it¡¯s the same id as that idiot!¡¯ since i had no friends, it couldn¡¯t be a prank from a friend. i did have my family who used kakaotalk, but they had no idea that i made reviews for sexy games. god6974 : [brace yourself, better not ignore me again.] jinho kim : [who is this? if you don¡¯t stop, i will report you.] of course, i would still report him either way. still, even if i were to report him, i didn¡¯t think that he would get reprimanded and as i contemplated what i should do, i got another reply. god6974 : [let¡¯s do the bet! will you be able to be better than the protagonist?] jinho kim : [whatever you want to do, fuck off. i will report you.] i was a little scared to be honest, but after seeing his nonsense reply, i calmed down. tsk tsk. i felt bad for the poor guy who got so into the game that he had to take it out on a game reviewer. i saw the dark future of our country. i blocked him after not seeing any value in wasting my time any further. it might actually be a good thing that a guy like him is replying, since it showed how famous i had gotten. ¡®i should report him as soon as i wake up tomorrow.¡¯ i went to bed after turning off my phone and placing it near my head. i closed my eyes and thought about which game i should play tomorrow. after the ceremony, the students all went their separate ways with their parents and friends. i quickly walked to the dorm, after looking around. * i entered the dorm through the key stored in my smart watch. the size of the dorm was much bigger than my studio apartment. i placed my jacket on the chair, and sat on the white bed. ¡°now what?¡± i tried to pull my cheeks and pinch my ears, but it didn¡¯t wake me up. when i saw the mirror in the corner, i saw the face of ¡®hoyeon lee,¡¯ the main character of [sa]. ¡°...¡± in my head, i thought of stats. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C ¨C [hoyeon lee] ? strength : 34 ? stamina : 35 ? agility : 30 ? endurance : 34 ? magic : 36 ¨C main ability : battle ¨C skills : none ¨C ??? : ??? ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C woah! the stats really popped up! [battle skills] was that of the protagonist hoyeon lee. i could no longer deny the truth. i had become the protagonist of a sexy game. ¡°hmmmm...¡± actually, wasn¡¯t this a good thing? i was handsome, being the main character. on top of it, my battle skill was the best one to have among all the other skills. also, i had nothing to lose from my regular life. rinnggg- i checked my watch after feeling my smart watch vibrate. [student hoyeon lee, you are in a class. by 9am tomorrow, please go to the a class building for 1st year students.] it was the notification of my class, same as the original game. most of the main characters were all in a class. of course, being a sexy game, they were mostly women. ¡°i should first shower.¡± i got out of my uniform, showered quickly and changed into the regular outfit. i got out of the bathroom as i dried my hair with the towel. ¡°hmm?¡± there was an envelope on my desk. ¡®this wasn¡¯t here before...¡¯ when i picked up the envelope, i saw a blank envelope without anything written was sealed. ¡°i guess i missed this earlier.¡± it must have information on the dormitory rules. i must have missed it at first. i tore the top of the envelope. then, light and letters poured out from the envelope and arranged themselves in front of me. Chapter 2: Surin Moon chapter 2: surin moon ¡º welcome to the world of ¡®sex academy¡¯. ¡» ¡º player [jinho kim] has been personally invited by the ¡®god of betting,¡¯ and the host is the god of ¡®sex academy.¡¯¡» ¡º in finding a bit of forced procedures and unfairness, we will help the participant to balance the system.. ¡» before i got a chance to process, words appeared quickly in front of my eyes. ¡ºconfirmed 80% forcedness in teleportation.¡» ¡ºconfirmed that you have teleported from a world without magic nor monsters.¡» ¡ºconfirmed the difficulty of the main quest.¡» ¡ºresults. difficulty extremely high[˜OÉÏ], 0.002% chance of clearance.¡» ¡ºjudging that the conditions are extremely unfair, we will give a special ability.¡» even though i wanted to read everything, the system didn¡¯t stop pouring out endless streams of words. ¡ºas a privilege for forced participation, [memory supplementation ability] is provided.¡» ¡ºas a privilege for coming from a world without magic nor monsters, player is granted [clear mind].¡» ¡ºas a privilege for the forced nature of the main quest, [mana response] is awarded.¡» ¡ºimplementing the heroine seduction system.¡» ¡°what in the...¡± ¡ºfrom re-evaluation. the difficulty is very hard with 6% chance of clearance.¡» ¡ºplease keep in mind that the chance can change according to the player¡¯s actions.¡» ¡ºwe wish you well.¡» sentences filled up my eyes in a flash. i was able to skim once, but my brain could not process the words. when i tried to read the words again, the words started to vibrate. the sentences lit up then gradually lost their shape and came through my body as bright light. ¡°ahhhhhhhh! that...doesn¡¯t hurt, actually.¡± it was expected to feel extremely painful. instead of pain, my head became clear. i had pristine focus. the system called me the one who was invited by the god of this world. which meant that [god6974] who i talked to was the god of this world, and invited me here after getting mad at my game review. an invitation? do the gods call kidnapping an invite? since i bashed about the plot, the god was telling me to change the story myself. i was dumbfounded. so, the main quest. it mentioned [the forcefulness of the main quest]. ¡°main quest.¡± blink. i was doubtful, but i saw letters appear in front of me again. ¡ºmain quest : seduce all heroines and survive until the end. if possible. penalty for loss: death¡» anyone who talks shit about you will piss you off, but could a god be so petty? there are six heroines in the game. it was hard enough to seduce all of them at the same time in a game, but now this was a reality, which is even harder. ¡®i should still give it a go for now.¡¯ asking whether or not it was possible was a waste of time. i should instead think hard about how to go about this. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡ºa sub-quest has been sent.¡» [build relationships with heroines!] do you have what it takes to have a heroine? have a conversation of over 5 words with the heroine you will soon encounter! ¨C reward : +1 for a random skill ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡°shoot, that scared me.¡± what¡¯s this? a sub-quest? i guess this is that seduction system. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¨C [hoyeon lee] ? strength: 34 ? stamina: 35 ? agility: 30 ? durability: 34 ? magical power : 36 -unique ability: battle sense ¨C skill : none ¨C ??? : ??? ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- my current stats were in the 30-40 range. it would make me around middle to low among my peers at academy victoria. ¡®+1 for a random skill ain¡¯t bad.¡¯ in the game, even when i clicked on the [train] button, my skill set shot up. it would not be the case in real life. still, i wouldn¡¯t be able to train for hours on, either. ¡®so, i am about to meet someone?¡¯ the difficulty of seduction varied greatly among each heroine. it was important to meet the right one to win the quest. i was hoping for an easy one. if i were to get unlucky and meet daeun nam who wouldn¡¯t even acknowledge me, it would be troublesome. then, i heard murmurs among female students. ¡°hey, look there. isn¡¯t that girl sitting inside the cafe the student body president?¡± ¡°woah, that¡¯s crazy. the rumors that she comes here to study must have been true. i will only use that cafe from now on.¡± a beauty who seized attention from just her side profile behind the glass. surprisingly, the first one i spotted in my radar was a great catch. surin moon. the granddaughter of the director of academy victoria was holding her laptop while squinting. a beautiful blonde, proportional face that advertised how studious she is, with her clear and white skin was sending pheromones to the nearby men. even a tacky pair of glasses could not hide her features. even with a uniform, her breasts and hips were accentuated. she did not have the body of a nerd. surin moon was the only heroine in ¡®sex academy¡¯ who wore glasses, and although she got many support from the guys with glasses fetish, later in the game she wears lenses to appeal to hoyeon. this made many of her fans sad. she was also the heroine who i wanted to meet the most. it seems like things will work out in my favor. Chapter 3: Surin Moon (2) chapter 3: surin moon (2) i walked into the cafe where surin moon was sitting. cafe moon(ÂäÔÂ). ¡°welcome-!¡± inside were several tables and a staircase that took you to the second floor. the cute decor made a friendly atmosphere that women would like. on the menu were many drinks that i had never heard of before. green shiraz tea, low fat strawberry milk from hell, ralph lauren latte..... while looking around the menu, one caught my attention. [claire rose latte] ¡®this sounds really familiar...¡¯ i remembered. this was surin¡¯s favorite drink. it was a drink that had more division among fans than mint chocolate chip. ¡°i would like the claire rose latte, please.¡± ¡°got it!¡± after ordering the drink, i sat at a table away from surin moon. if i were to sit too close, it would be suspicious. i sat at the perfect spot: not too close, not too far. looking at how she was glaring at her laptop screen as if she was going to kill it, there still seemed to be enough time left until she would leave the cafe. i had to find the right moment to talk with her. [would you like to turn on the stats bar of the opponent?] ¡°hhmfph!¡± i always spewed out the latte from the sudden notification. what, i had never heard of a stats bar of the opponent being visible. i decided to open it anyway, since it would have a connection to the heroine surin moon. when i thought to myself to open the stats bar, it appeared in front of me. ¡ï heroine status n??v€l--?1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter. [surin moon] ¨C [ favorability : 20 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 15 ] ¨C [ hunger : 30 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 70 ] current status : ah, i don¡¯t want to work. this must be the seductive skill i had. there was no such thing in the original game. for around half an hour, i pretended to look at my phone and then walked up to the counter with my half-filled drink. to get from my seat to the counter, i had to pass her table. i walked up in front of her table as naturally as i could, then purposely tripped and spilled my drink on surin moon. while i stepped over, i made sure to announce my fall with a loud scream. ¡°ahhhhhhrghh!¡± fortunately, surin heard my scream and created a magic shield as soon as she caught sight of my fall. that was just as expected of the granddaughter of the chairman! i was planning on kneeling and begging for forgiveness if she were not to block it, but this skilled woman did not disappoint me. ¡°i am so sorry! did you get hurt?¡± ¡°ha...yeah, i am fin...¡± she made a loud sigh as if she was extremely bothered by me interrupting her work, then she stopped talking when she finally caught sight of my face. of course. i was the protagonist, and she was the heroine. the main character¡¯s face was handsome even for a man like me to observe it objectively. from seeing how red her ears turned, i assumed that i was just her type. ¡°oh, what should i do? is your skirt okay? i will compensate for the damage.¡± ¡°no, no. it¡¯s okay. i was able to block it.¡± not only was his voice like honey...but really...he was just so...hot. have i ever been so shocked at someone¡¯s looks? i had seen many handsome faces in my life...but the man in front of me was of another world. if a god existed, he must have used 1/10 of the time he spent creating the world on him. he was a perfect work of art. ¡®damn.¡¯ what was i doing? i realized that i was just staring at them without saying anything. how shameful. ¡°are you alright? is your skirt okay? i will compensate you.¡± luckily, he didn¡¯t seem to take notice because he was flustered himself. ¡°no, i am alright. i was able to block it.¡± ¡°one moment. i will go grab the mop.¡± ¡°hold still.¡± i compressed the drink and evaporated it with high heat. ¡°woah, thank you.¡± ¡°you must be a new student of the academy, am i right?¡± ¡°ah, yes. how did you know?¡± ¡°i have remembered every face of students who attend the academy. a new face means a new student.¡± i wouldn¡¯t have continued the conversation normally, but with this guy i wanted to talk a little bit more while i can. since no new student wouldn¡¯t know my face, i was a bit curious to see his reaction as well. ¡°ah, you must be my senior. if we run into each other again, i hope to say hi.¡± ¡°...yes, of course. since this coincidence is also a type of destiny, i would like to introduce myself. i am surin moon.¡± ¡°my name is hoyeon lee. i will head over now, see you next time sunbae!¡± he left those words and rushed over somewhere. he didn¡¯t know me, the student body president, as a new student? ¡°how does that make sense...?¡± i was a little sad and disappointed. i thought that i was pretty famous even outside of the academy, since i had done some modeling and interviews. i guess i have to increase my influencer activities... ¡®wait, what am i thinking?¡¯ i was way too distracted, forgetting that i had piles of work to finish. i must have gone a little crazy from all the work i had. let¡¯s resume work. the drink that had spilled. it was claire rose latte. ¡®does he also like to drink claire rose latte..?¡¯ no. focus! i couldn¡¯t concentrate. why did i keep thinking of hoyeon lee¡¯s face? i had seen him for the first time, and we had no interaction whatsoever. why did i keep blushing at the thought of him? ba-dump. ba-dump. i felt my heart beat faster. i had no idea why i was like this. did the stress of work make me go crazy? ¡°hmm?¡± the migraine that visited with every look of the laptop was now gone. even the best doctor had told me for stress-related migraines to ¡®get rid of the stress itself or find a way to cure it.¡¯ that stress which even he could not solve was gone. ¡®he introduced himself as hoyeon lee.¡¯ i grabbed my phone from my pocket and called someone. ¡®yes, secretary kim. i would like to find out some information regarding the new student hoyeon lee...¡± beep. why had i ordered a background check on a guy i saw first today? ¡°ah...i don¡¯t know.¡± surin moon resumed work, with her face a little blushed. Chapter 4: Special Skills chapter 4: special skills ¡ºquest complete!¡» for the reward of finishing the quest, my magic power went up by a level. i got skill sets, and it was a great gain to have acquainted with surin moon. of course, in real life she wouldn¡¯t fall for me so easily like in the game, but it should still help me in the future. afterwards i went around to get familiar with the surrounding environment. i targeted areas that seemed to not be visited. since i had to cheat on 6 women, i needed escape routes in case i had to run after getting caught. since there were many large buildings, there were many alleys that could help me get around buildings. i wouldn¡¯t be scared in the day, but it would be scary at night. after roughly memorizing the alleyways, i returned to my dormitory. i sat down on my desk and grabbed out my notebook and pen. ¡°i think i should first figure out what my special skills are.¡± they were the only key to my victory. i still did not understand why i even received a set of special skills. i still didn¡¯t know who this god of betting was. well, it didn¡¯t make sense that i was here in the first place, so receiving special skills wasn¡¯t that far out of being peculiar. i should organize my special skill sets. first is [mana empathy]. ¡ª¡ª¨C¡¸ mana empathy ¡¹¡ª¡ª- ? special skill ?to feel and understand mana ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª when i thought of ¡®mana empathy¡¯ like how i opened opponent statistics, the skill sets appeared in front of my eyes like in a game. in this world, i could objectify my talents and skills and view them. in easy words, there is a stats box, but i didn¡¯t have to say it out loud. only the needed parts appeared after thinking about them. anyways, [mana empathy]. in other words, it was a skill to feel mana, but i was still unclear. a skill that allows me to feel and understand mana? what the hell was this? they should have spent more time on the descriptions. should i read the textbook? usually, you have to study around the textbook material. [mana theology] i opened up the textbook known for its difficulty. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª 1- everything about mana. mana is a shapeless ¡®force.¡¯ all living things possess this and it is an important part that makes the world. ......... the method to shape mana varies for each individual, who has their own characteristics and type. ......... the most common mana application is a method that is used as if one is using the blood inside their body. ......... ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C that¡¯s it? after this was a strange scholarly journal and it didn¡¯t seem much of use. ¡®in a way that moves your blood?¡¯ tsk. i imagined as if i was moving my blood from my heart to the ends of my arms. still, nothing happened! ¡°yeah, it¡¯s weird that i should feel anything so quickly...heh?¡± something existed. in my body, in this room, and in this world. it had always been there, but i had just become aware of it. the transformation began as soon as i realized its existence from a single sentence in the book. a feeling that i had never felt before. a feeling as if i owned the entire world. this excitement, satisfaction, madness, wealth and pleasure. i had ended up here, and it was questionable whether i could survive this place without any magic battle skills let alone even a street fight. ¡°should i visit the training center?¡± the time was 10pm. to be in a good condition for school tomorrow, i should get ready for bed, but the thought of visiting the training center was overwhelming. ¡°i should go. it¡¯s the right choice to make.¡± my life was filled with procrastination, even to the college entrance exams in which i crammed the night before. i headed towards the training center, filled with the latest training equipment. this academy had made a place to train uselessly flashy. the training center was built so that one could train various skills such as physical strength and magic strength in one place. i pressed the smart watch at the entrance of the center. [hoyeon lee of 1st grade. confirmed for entrance.] i headed towards the elevator past the first floor lobby. at the mana training room that i arrived on the third floor, there were barely any people. i mean, no one would come to train on the day of the entrance ceremony at such an hour. i should rather be surprised to see that few were here. i went inside a room for private training. inside was nothing special. it was an empty room surrounded by special material covering the walls. since the space spell was cast, i could use the space effectively. when i pressed the button next to the door, i heard a mechanical sound that appeared with a hologram. [mana system activated. please enter in the wanted settings.] ¡°a scarecrow for training. level max. distance 10m.¡± when the voice was recognized, the hologram disappeared and a scarecrow appeared 10m away from me. ¡°hmmm.¡± sheeeeek- create a flame with the gathered mana on my palms. i really had no insights in this mana concept. all i ever tried was pressing the keyboard when i played the game. still, i was able to use magic. this was all due to the special skill [mana empathy]. a skill that lets me use mana and magic even without a basic understanding of magic force. this was the skill that [mana empathy] enheld, and i knew how great it was. and on top of this, the calculation and terms necessary before using magic was a big problem to magicians. still, i didn¡¯t have to worry. sheeeeeek-! all i had to do was just think. my magic strength just responded to my thoughts by getting into a form and appearing in real life. of course, due to the limit of my magic strength, the magic spells i could use were limited. i knew that this skill made no sense. ¡°khhk.¡± i felt that i had reached my limit after the fire lasted for a minute in my hands. i raised the hand with the flame and aimed towards the scarecrow. i fired at it. kazam! ¡°khhp...hooo...¡± just by the looks of it, the scarecrow was completely wrecked. it was burnt, scorched and its arms were gone. [damage: 22%] damage 22%? ordinarily, the protagonist had to train for a full year to destroy the scarecrow in one go. ¡°should i try one last time?¡± the feeling of squeezing out the mana of my entire body surprisingly wasn¡¯t that bad. i was almost having fun using magic, and in any sport, you can excel if you enjoy it. i gathered mana on my hands again. this time, i imagined a form of a spear. if i were to shout out, i would scream ¡®fire spear!¡¯ the spear of fire was getting more and more clear in shape. ¡°good, just like this...¡± whoosh. i suddenly lost strength in my legs and plopped down. ¡°huh? oh why?¡± even though i tried my best to squeeze out more strength, it was too difficult. my sight was becoming blurry and i started to get a bad headache. plop. and i blacked out from there. Chapter 5: Lucy chapter 5: lucy ¡°ha....so tired!¡± a girl, barely 5 feet tall, who one could think is a middle school student, was on her way back after finishing training. but the uniform that she was wearing at the victoria academy announced that she was not as young as she appeared. as if all her growth hormones had gone to her boobs, she had such a big pair that did not match her tiny frame. her name was lucy. she was a tough character like hoyeon, who had run to the training center as soon as the opening ceremony had finished. in the hall of the private training rooms, a siren and a deflating air sound came out. ¡°hmm? is this some alarm? heh?¡± one of the doors to the private rooms started to open upwards. since lucy had read the manual for the private rooms that one read, she knew exactly what was going on. ¡®a mana deficiency effect during training!¡¯ one could be at life risk if they were to get into a deficient mana state in the private rooms. therefore the training system detected this, immediately called the emergency response team, and sounded a loud siren in case there were people nearby to help. ¡°excuse me, are you all right?¡± she could not see who it was because of the smoke. lucy waved her hands to clear off the smoke and approached the fallen individual. ¡°what, isn¡¯t this the guy who was sleeping during the entrance ceremony?¡± he was the guy who she had awakened because she saw him almost drool on her shoulder as he dozed off during the sleep. ¡®i noticed this earlier too, but he is really one good-looking fella.¡¯ before she had a chance to observe his face, lucy quickly approached the guy. ¡°ughh hey! wake up!!¡± when the guy failed to wake up even after lucy slapped his face, she felt a need to perform cpr. cpr was the only emergency response she knew about. she had not read that far into the pamphlet. ¡®i guess something is better than nothing, right?¡¯ although cpr was actually a dangerous response if it weren¡¯t for a patient who had not gotten a heart attack, lucy had no clue. lucy gathered her palms to hoyeon¡¯s chest and as her breasts were squeezed together, her pose was getting a little frisky. still, she was in a serious mood to save a life. ¡°one, two, three, four, five, size...¡± ¡°mmmm...mmm..¡± ¡°oh, are you awake?¡± when the guy responded, lucy gained confidence and got into cpr position again. then suddenly, the guy¡¯s hands flew up. ¡°hmm?¡± lucy was so shocked that she didn¡¯t realize that the guy was squeezing her boobs. squeeze squeeze squeeze ¡°ah..ah..ahhhhh!!!¡± * what is this? the mana was gathering like usual, but suddenly i lost sight. when i gained consciousness, there were two melons dangling in front of me. i had barely awakened, so i tried to get up by grabbing onto the melons for support. were melons always this soft? no...what was i holding? it was soft, almost like the breasts of a wom... ¡°ahh..ahhhhhhh!!!¡± a scream that almost ripped my ears pierced through. i finally woke up fully. when i looked above the soft melons, a kid in a uniform was looking at me, shaken. ¡ï heroine statistics [lucy] ¨C [ friendliness : 8 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 5 ] ¨C [ hunger : 50 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 60 ] usually, people would look back and continue what they were doing, but they kept staring. ¡°hey, look. woah, wait a minute?¡± ¡°who is that? he¡¯s so cute.¡± ¡°i think i saw him on tv last night.¡± since i couldn¡¯t keep standing, i found a desk near the window and sat down. i didn¡¯t want to sit too far back and didn¡¯t want too much attention from the professor at the front. middle seat was perfect for me. when i looked at the desks, each had a hologram system installed. way in the back was lucy and rumy chatting amongst themselves. the two were identical twins, and unless you have observed them for a very long time, the two were indistinguishable. fortunately, you could tell them apart through their diction, hair, style..etc lucy had blue-colored hair, and always wore a cardigan to cover her body. she had many friends, so she was either always with rumy or was surrounded by friends. rumy always had her hair tied with a red ribbon like a trademark, and she wore the formal uniform like a textbook and used a soft language tone. ¡ï heroine statistics [lucy] ¨C [ friendliness : 1 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 5 ] ¨C [ hunger : 40 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 20 ] ¡ï heroine statistics [rumy] ¨C [ friendliness : 15 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 30 ] ¨C [ hunger : 40 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 30 ] the friendliness point of lucy was dropped to 1, which was lower than how she would feel about a pebble on the ground. it had definitely dropped from yesterday. since rumy¡¯s points were normal, i assumed that lucy hadn¡¯t mentioned me. so when i looked over to see their stats, lucy and i made eye contact while she was smiling and talking to rumy. when our eyes met, the smile on her face disappeared. rumy was confused. i wanted to see more of her cute, confused face, but i turned away immediately. there were also supposed to be alice, who scored first on writing portion and daeun nam, who scored first on the battle practice portion in class a, but none of them had arrived yet. ¡°...¡± ¡°what¡¯s wrong, lucy? you are scaring me.....¡± i felt the glare of lucy, who was sitting in the back with her breasts plopped on the desk. creek- fortunately, with the entrance of the teacher, the stares on me dissipated. a man with his hair combed back, wearing a black suit walked up to the podium. ¡°i am your homeroom teacher, jin hyuk kang. nice to meet you all.¡± as soon as he finished talking, he glanced over the room and frowned as if he had a complaint. ¡°i see many students who seem to be having fun on the first day of school. you all should act more poised as the students attending academy victoria.¡± when he tapped on the screen in front with a stick, information about the orientation appeared. ¡°you can take a look at the basic rules and schedule on the homepage in your own time...¡± after quite some boring introduction, the letters group formation appeared onto the screen. ¡°the fundamental of hunters is teamwork. in any situation, such as investigating dungeons, defeating villains, and emergency response, the key is to have good teamwork with the other hunters.¡± this was true. there was no need to fight like a lone warrior. ¡°therefore, many of the classes here at the academy are group projects.¡± tap tap. the group list appeared on the screen. it was the result of the automated system of the academy that separated according to test scores. ¡°the group members shown here apply to other subjects as well. you cannot change your groups, and you may get into different groups based on your performance this semester. i hope you one complains like a little child about how you don¡¯t like your group.¡± the hall became loud with murmurs. there were students who did not like their group, and ones who were embracing each other because they had their friends in the group. my group was..oh? [group 7. daeun nam. rumy. byung hoon lee. hoyeon lee.] daeun and rumy were both in the same group. Chapter 6: Rumy chapter 6: rumy it was especially fortunate to have daeun, who had scored first on the battle practice portion. she was probably making up for the performance that the byung hoon guy and i had. since we were told to get into our groups, i moved to where group 7 was sitting. ¡°oh, really? i am from there, too.¡± ¡°let¡¯s do this! i am specialized in vicinity-type...¡± the surroundings were busy with people who were introducing each other. since you had to be in the group for the remaining semester, it was best to get comfortable with each other. ¡°woah, i am honored to be in the same group as you, daeun nam. i had only heard about you.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°oh, right. i forgot to introduce myself. i am the oldest son from a guild family with a rich history...¡± but what was wrong with my group? after getting into groups, only the guy named byung hoon lee was talking. he was not even looking over to rumy and i. ¡°okay, so we will conclude today¡¯s class for now. as i previously mentioned, your first assignment is to have lunch with your group members and take a group picture. a pro hunter is one who can establish teamwork from the start with someone they just met.¡± i did not think that this assignment had a lot to do with being a pro hunter, but it was required. where should i start? the other groups were already deciding on a menu as they walked out, or had already left. byung hoon lee kept talking to daeun and she was packing her bags while still ignoring him. rumy was looking back and forth between daeun and byung hoon trying to jump into the conversation. and hoyeon lee was just observing all of this. ¡®i think i should say something?¡¯ i decided to step in after contemplating. ¡°hey guys, what should we go eat?¡± daeun stood up from her seat. i had decided on a plain question after thinking for a while, but before i even finished talking, daeun was heading towards the exit. ¡°daeun, do you know any restaurants?¡± ¡°..i have no plans to participate with kids.¡± ¡°hmm?¡± she really left after leaving those words. what the hell? it was an assignment, not some child¡¯s play. byung hoon lee glanced at rumy and i after daeun left and said, ¡°well, i made plans already...¡± and left. ¡°...¡± all the others had already left to go eat, and it was just rumy and i left in the classroom. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡ºthe subquest has been delivered.¡» [console sad rumy!] the dreams and aspirations of rumy as she started attending this academy has been shattered! still, it is not too late. please console rumy and make her feel better! ¨C reward : random skill set +1 ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- then, a quest appeared. console sad rumy? ¡°i messed up making my first friend. dummy, why can¡¯t you say that you like spicy rice cakes?¡± when i looked to my side, rumy was talking to herself with a depressed face. well, this wasn¡¯t that bad, after all. since i could only seduce daeun towards the second half of the game, and that guy was easily disposable. ¡°well, rumy. let¡¯s go eat something ourselves since they left.¡± ¡°huhh? me? you are going to eat with me, sir?¡± ¡°yeah, it¡¯s our assignment after all.¡± ¡°well...but daeun has left.¡± why was she mentioning her? i guess she didn¡¯t care about that guy either. ¡°well, that¡¯s their loss! do you like spicy rice cakes? i know a place, do you want to go?¡± ¡°yes! i want to!¡± * in front of me was rumy, who had food stuffed in her cheeks like a chipmunk. her eyes were wide open and shining. ¡°you can take your time. i won¡¯t steal it from you.¡± ¡°oh, yes. sorry...¡± ¡°no need to be sorry. it¡¯s good to see you eat well.¡± ¡°hehe..but it¡¯s really delicious! how do you know about this place when you have just started school?¡± this place was an essential date place with rumy in the game. all she ate till the end was the rice cakes. of course she liked it; it was her favorite place. ¡ï heroine statistics [rumy] ¡°magic proficiency test.¡± [starting magic proficiency test.] i needed to figure out the state of my abilities in order to come up with responses. the proficiency test provided by the training center was the database of the academy and gave me a comprehensive evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses and current state. [beginning the test for level 1. please shoot out the mana spread out wide and thin.] with the audio of the system, a thin wall composed of mana appeared throughout. it must be measuring my mana. ¡®shoot it thin and wide?¡¯ i had never done it before, but it didn¡¯t seem too difficult. i raised my hands and thought of a mana as calm as a wave. woong. woong. a blue mana shot from my hands. i could see the floor of the room from how thin it was. [first level test complete.] had it been a minute? i heard a sound that it was over. [we will begin the second test.] a dart board appeared. [the board will soon be activated. please eliminate the target.] [5] ¡°you need to at least give me time to prepare!¡± even with my complaint, the system mercilessly continued counting down. [4] [3] [2] [1] ¡®what is the spell that could get rid of the target as fast as possible that i can think of ?¡¯ [the target board is activated. there are 10 critical points.] i had no more time to think. i thought of the arrow made of wind from the book i read yesterday. the mana that appeared on top of my head turned into a strong gust of wind and got into the shape of arrows. tssstttttttttt! the arrows formed a breeze as if they were going to rush somewhere. the wind arrows that were floating darted towards the target. kazam! one, two, three, four, five....ten. the ten arrows that shot strongly bashed the target loudly, and dispersed into mana. ¡°wow.¡± there were no surviving targets. ¡°isn¡¯t this fun?¡± * ¡°hhmmmmmm...¡± rumy, who returned to her room after parting with hoyeon, was in a deep contemplating state. ¡®is it okay to message him if he returned safely?¡¯ ¡°i guess now that we exchanged numbers and ate together, this makes us friends? no...still, we just met. i don¡¯t want to take it too fast.¡± rumy, who was an introvert growing up, always was a homebody. she did not like the attention she got due to her breast size, and this with her introverted personality made her stay home mostly. her twin sister lucy was always overprotective of her. from this, the weirdos stopped approaching her, but she had entered the academy without having any friends. rumy had planned on fighting against her past and debuting as a new person at the academy..but her plans didn¡¯t go well from the group project. then, hoyeon lee came to her rescue. ¡°he wanted to go for movies on the weekend. this makes us friends, right? ahh...i don¡¯t know. should i google it?¡± rumy turned her phone on and looked up ¡®a guy wants to watch a movie¡¯ in the search bar. [a guy that i am not too close to asked me to go watch a movie.] ¡°oh, this is it!¡± there was someone with the same question online. [a guy wants to go for movies, does this mean that he likes me or just wants to become friends??] [from the looks of it, he definitely has attraction. you should get to know each other better through a conversation after the movie. and if you are wondering, i am thinking that you like him a bit, too. this is a good chance, i hope things work out and you guys get to like each other more:)] ¡°att...attraction?¡± rumy, who had never had a real friend, never had dating experience. to her, this q & a was like a god-given answer. ¡°true, you wouldn¡¯t watch movies with someone you don¡¯t like. so, hoyeon likes me?¡± hoyeon lee. it was her first time eating a meal with the opposite sex, so she could barely keep a conversation. even though he said to speak comfortably, it was not easy for her. ¡°but why would such a cute guy would like to be with a girl like me...well, i should just text him.¡± [ me : i had a great time:) it was yummy! (puppy emoji) ] [ hoyeon lee : yes, did you get back safe? ] badump. badump. it was nothing more than a casual conversation, but rumy¡¯s heart was out of her control. ¡°eh....what should i say back? should i look it up again?¡± Chapter 7: The Class on Theory chapter 7: the class on theory [we are starting the level 3 test] [we are starting the level 4 test] [we are starting the level 5...] ¡°wow, i¡¯m really sick of this now.¡± i was finished after a total of 10 tests. [the test results are as follows.] flash. about two feet in front of me, a hologram appeared. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C student hoyeon lee. mana purity s magic strength c magic casting speed ??a time difference between casts s . . . . one line review: the unusually biased proficiency is noticeable. we recommend improving your exceptional areas to make them your specialty, or to fill in the missing areas to create a balance. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C i was a little impressed. to have made so much progress in a few days after not having any experience using magic in my prior life. the fact that i had two s-ranked skills meant that i had the skills that matched those of a s-skil hunter. both of them were due to my special ability sets, but they were still skills. the goal to figure out my current level was complete. from the statistics alone, i was way above the average level of the students of the academy. i still lacked application because i didn¡¯t get enough practice, but it was all right. i should be able to improve if i try my best. i was definitely not one of the weaker ones. i hadn¡¯t had a real life battle, but i should get a chance in the classes. ¡°should i practice a little more....i am a bit short on time.¡± i hadn¡¯t memorized my schedule, but i knew that the theory classes at the academy had a lot of mini quizzes. i could memorize everything as long as i saw it once, so i should read the material now, but i was contemplating since the magic practice was quite a blast. an excitement that i could not feel in my ordinary life. i did not want to let go of that rush of crossing boundaries between reality and fantasy. ¡°magic training is important as well. i should skim the material quickly before bed.¡± * in the end, i passed out as soon as i got home after training till late. i should study later today, since i have some time after classes. today is wednesday. the first class was the study of dungeons. this is a class to learn the elements related to dungeon attack and tactics used in battle. this is the most intense theory class at the academy. of course, it didn¡¯t matter to me. i had photographic memory. i had already read the text book and reference material once. [when the external mana value of the dungeon is 1500ppm, if the mana value at the beginning of the dungeon is 473ppm or less, there is a boss room or a named monster suitable for it. .] [however, a different formula is applied from upper-intermediate dungeons with a mana value of 10000ppm or more... ... ] i was looking at the related material to find the solution. if i were to memorize all the related material, i should at least be able to apply them even though i don¡¯t understand them. ¡°um... hi...¡± ¡°hmm? rumy?¡± ¡°good morning.. sorry i couldn¡¯t reply last night.. i fell asleep..¡± rummy was talking in front of me, but my eyes quickly scanned the room. seducing the heroine.strengthen my skills ¡°...to summarize, the aggression has increased, but it has become simpler, and the strong stamina and attention are gone, so the best way to deal with this is to hold out for as long as possible with two warriors and then attack the weak point of the forehead with a strong single shot as both the shooter and the assistant.¡± ¡°......¡± no one said a word. a freshman in college had answered the perfect question even mentioning a study paper from 3 years back. the students were confused, since they couldn¡¯t verify if this was the correct answer. but the professor who was listening made a smile and applauded. ¡°how impressive. i also have read that thesis from three years ago. it¡¯s a question that was inspired by that, but it seems that hoyeon lee wasn¡¯t lucky enough to read that thesis alone, and it¡¯s an impossible answer without doing personal research. plus one point.¡± ¡°thank you.¡± ¡°but even if you know everything, there will be many professors who don¡¯t like it if you show that you don¡¯t focus on classes.¡± ¡°i apologize. this won¡¯t happen again!¡± phew, luckily, that was over. the class resumed. on the next screen was the solution explained, and the professor continued explaining. i focused my attention on the board since i was now on the radar, but i heard voices coming from behind. ¡°what. i did not understand a single word he just said.¡± ¡°it would be more weird if you did understand. didn¡¯t you hear the professor? it¡¯s from a paper 3 years back. it¡¯s bizarre that a freshman understands that.¡± ¡°then he got lucky, i guess.¡± ¡°still, his explanation is more detailed than that of the professor.¡± hmm, did i try too hard? it wouldn¡¯t be a problem. in the original game, the protagonist ranks #1 beating daeun nam and alice. ¡°i will see you in the next class. remember to review. there will be an exam coming up.¡± as soon as class ended, the lecture hall became noisy. the awkwardness of the first day had gone. well, except for me at least. i was preparing for the next class as i packed, and i heard something. ¡°a study from 3 years ago, my ass. he still refuses to admit that he just got lucky.¡± ¡°that¡¯s what i¡¯m saying. if he was that good, he would have been valedictorian.¡± when i looked back from the obvious insult, there was a group of guys and girls who were laughing at me. ¡°look, now he¡¯s looking at us. what are you gonna do now?¡± ¡°lmao, stop it. he looks like he peed his pants. i can already smell it.¡± lol. among the fa***** and bit**** who were laughing, there was a familiar guy in the center. the guy who was laughing..his name was jin hyuk do. he was a villain in the game, too, but he was acting out in reality as well. how consistent. in the game, jin hyuk and hoyeon cross paths as enemies, but that was far out in the game. i shouldn¡¯t have caught his attention. what now? i was contemplating how to react when i saw a hand on jin hyuk¡¯s shoulders. ¡°jin hyuk do. why don¡¯t you stop bothering that kid and piss off?¡± ¡°...move that hand.¡± jin hyuk clenched his teeth and flicked the hand off of his shoulders. he went away with his crowd. it was quite the reaction of a villain character. ¡°hi?¡± it was that guy who placed his hand on his shoulders. who was this guy approaching me with a slight smile? oh, wait. i remembered his shiny blonde hair. the blonde punk. he was young han kim, the right hand of the protagonist. with the short bleached hair and the tattoos visible through his sleeves, he symbolized a typical punk. of course, he wasn¡¯t actually a punk. ¡°hmm? oh, you are young han kim, right?¡± ¡°oh, you know me? i might be quite famous.¡± he also became friends with hoyeon after helping him from the pestering jin hyuk do. it was a bit early, but it shouldn¡¯t matter too much. ¡°i was looking for some cool kids, but i think i found one.¡± he was popular because of his personality. i was jealous. ¡°nice to meet you. i am hoyeon lee.¡± i will be your parasite. Chapter 8: Battle Skills Class chapter 8: battle skills class today was the real thing. the other classmates seemed excited that the boring theory classes were over. ¡°finally, the first battle class.¡± ¡°i was dying in my seat just sitting all morning.¡± the huge training ground is divided in half, one for close combat troops and the other for shooters. in this training, the magicians were part of the shooters. ¡°using me as the midpoint, the combat team on the left and shooters on the right. the magicians come stand behind me.¡± i headed towards the back of professor jin hyuk kim. but on my way, i was stopped. ¡°the close combat troops will be divided according to the weapon used here, so wait a little... um, cadet ho-yeon lee? i guess you didn¡¯t listen to me. out of the ranged shooters, only the wizard comes behind me. you should go to the left.¡± ¡°excuse me? but i am a magician.¡± ¡°what are you talking about? it said on your application that you are a sword fighter. you provided supplemental material that you were training in swordsmanship even up til the application.¡± what the hell was he talking about? in the game, your skill set was determined based on how you applied to the academy. my default is a sword? i mean, then why would you give me [mana empathy] as a special skill set? they should have given me something like [swordsmanship skills] or something like that. well, i had no choice. i had already made up my mind not to fight the villains up close, and since it seemed like i had innate skills in magic, i needed to change my major. ¡°well, to be honest, after thinking really hard, i figured out that i should be a magician.¡± ¡°what deep analysis did you do when you just submitted the application last month and had orientation just a few days ago?¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°phew, well anyways. try talking with your advisor. i won¡¯t say anything if he¡¯s okay with it.¡± ¡°thank you.¡± i was finally allowed to stand behind him. ¡°who is that kid? i thought he was smart, but he¡¯s a little cuckoo.¡± ¡°well, maybe he was able to transform his specialty?¡± ¡°does that make sense for a newbie? he¡¯s not even an active hunter.¡± ¡°i would rather believe that he just wants to go see professor sol lim.¡± there was a lot of talk behind my back. for reference, specialty transformation was an effect that the pro hunters experienced, which was a significant improvement of skill set from the many hours of practice. usually, the transformation happens as a result of countless training, real life battles or an intense battle. in exceptional cases, there are situations where it happens with just pure skill. for example, the professor lim that they were talking about. she was able to transform without any real life experience solely through studies in her lab. and it won¡¯t happen anytime soon, but surin moon will transform and flip out the entire school for setting a record. then that record will again be broken by the current first-years...but that story didn¡¯t matter right now. anyways, we headed to the training center separated by category. ¡°finally a magician class. i have been counting down for this day.¡± ¡°i really wanted to learn from professor lim. i am so excited to see her.¡± the professor of magicians, sol lim. she accepted the position as professor with the offer that she will receive unlimited equipment and research support, being the greatest magician of her time. there was a rumor that 30% of the school¡¯s budget was spent on her, but her worth was beyond more. her face was pretty even in the game, and she was popular for her charming character. unfortunately, she was not one of the heroines. when all the students gathered, the professor moved her eyes from the books and lifted her head. ¡°hmm? when did you all get here?¡± pat. pat. sol lim got up from her seat and brushed off her butt and approached us. ¡°one, two, three...hm.. the number of students mismatches the records. why is that so?¡± ¡°actually, i was added. i was thinking deeply about my career and....¡± ¡°okay, welcome.¡± i had prepared a speech, but she just let me pass. she was this kind of a person. she wasn¡¯t here because she was passionate about teaching, but rather here for research. still, she didn¡¯t overlook her classes, but when tedious things that didn¡¯t make much trouble got in the way, she just let it go. ¡°shall we begin?¡± * the magician training center looked similar to the shooting range. it is a system that implements and fires magic in a straight line, and sol lim walks around and checks one person at a time. ¡°your movements are too slow. i think you are focusing too much on activating magic. you would have died 3 times by now. you have to get rid of a perfectionist tendency in the shape of the activation.¡± ¡°your precision is too low. it¡¯s good to think that you should attack fast, but it will only matter if you can actually damage your target.¡± ¡°it¡¯s best to use whatever suits you, but this form is too inefficient compared to its power. if you want to use it in real life, use an ordinary shape like that of an arrow.¡± being a professor was not easy. looking at over half of the students, sol had this thogut. i don¡¯t think she saw me yet, should i run? no. i need to man up and apologize. that will be best. ¡°why aren¡¯t you answering? heh? you...¡± ¡°hey there. i am hoyeon lee from the same class.¡± ¡°you are the rapist from the orientation!¡± ¡°no i¡¯m not!¡± ¡°what do you mean? do you want to take it to the police?¡± ¡°phew, i¡¯m sorry. i really am. at the orientation, i fell asleep because i was too excited the night before, and in the training center i made a mistake because i was training till exhaustion.¡± i almost bowed 90 degrees to apologize. from my own experience, it was best to sincerely apologize in these types of situations. ¡°hmm.¡± ¡°i¡¯m sorry!¡± i was a bit nervous. lucy wouldn¡¯t be the type to reject my apology, but if things were to go wrong, my life would become difficult from here. ¡°well, then. it wasn¡¯t that big of a deal. it was also an emergency situation.¡± ¡°thank you.¡± phew. i let out a sigh of relief inside and looked at lucy after standing up straight. ¡°still, i won¡¯t take your apology.¡± ¡°hmm?¡± ¡°apologize again tomorrow.¡± ¡°tomorrow?¡± ¡°yes. i will accept your apology tomorrow.¡± lucy left after leaving those words. what the. * after sending off lucy, who left some weird words, i headed towards the training center. the place was filled, probably because it was still near the beginning of the semester. usually, libraries and gyms are crowded early in the year. how long will these guys last? ring~ [confirmed entrance of hoyeon lee from the a class.] i visited the meditation room this time. there was nothing better than meditation to increase mana. i didn¡¯t want to do it, but i still had to try, as the saying goes ¡®for every drop of sweat you shed, you save a drop of blood.¡¯ i sat comfortably in the middle of the meditation room. i felt the mana stone emitting energy from the ceiling. shhhhp- haa- i took a deep breath and let out a slow breath. when i focused, i felt the dispersed mana in the air. i had to draw in as much mana as i could nearby. i had to hold the mana from the stone from escaping my body. this was no easy task, as shown in the original game. i could not lose focus. i had to draw in all of my attention and erase all other thoughts... [your mana went up 1 level.] hmm? * i meditated one hour after, but the mana did not increase any further. i guess they will not let me off so easily. still, i could expect faster growth than most people. usually, one had to meditate regularly for a whole month to see results, but i saw it on the first day. was this due to [mana empathy]? i returned to the dorm and opened up a book. [humanity after the first gate and dungeon] just from the book, it was going to be an immensely boring book of 1500 pages. there was every little detail, more like an archive over an informational book. i had to ace the classes. in the trashy game ¡®sex academy,¡¯ there was a version of an ending where you can get expelled. the student was strong and had seduced the heroines, but he had bad grades. this really made no sense. report cards in a sex game? still, they said to enjoy it if you cannot avoid it. even if i can¡¯t enjoy it, the least i can do is try my best. with the [memory enhancement skill], i could memorize everything i wanted to by just looking at it once. so, i chose this comprehensive book that covered every little detail that would suffice all other pieces of information. i will only add on references after this. [it was 1xx years ago, when the first gate appeared on an island in the philippines...] ah...i really don¡¯t want to read this. Chapter 9: Battle Skills Class (2) chapter 9: battle skills class (2) it is thursday morning. another skills class today. out of the various curriculum, the one today will be on a virtual monster. the monster, created from mana, will be fought 1 vs. 1 or as a team, and its difficulty will be appropriate for the skillset of the student. ¡°you should already know this, but i will explain it one last time.¡± professor jin hyuk kim pointed towards the bushes and started explaining. ¡°first, go up to the measurement magic circle over there and follow the guidance of the support assistant. when the measurement is completed, enter the dungeon suitable for the level. persons who have previously decided on a team go to the left side, and those who want one-on-one go to the right.¡± i had no idea how one would prepare a team on the third day of classes, but the extroverted ones had already made one. the only ones i knew were lucy and rumy, who were their own group, and young han kim also said that he belonged to a group. so, i just walked towards the individual group. when i went to the matchfield, i saw a giant measurement circle. i stood on top with the guide of the assistant. ¡°you are hoyeon lee of the a class, right? please place your hand there.¡± in the center was a circular mana equipment emitting a blue hue. when i placed my hand on top, mana passed my body with a woong sound. after moving up and down a few times, the manas gathered and returned to the equipment. [please wait while we calculate the skill level.] then the number 5 appeared on the top of my head. ¡°...5? you are in class a, right?¡± ¡°yes, that is correct.¡± ¡°oh, well. please go to that corner.¡± the average scores of the first years of the a class was 7. the lowest grade was 6, and i had broken the record. my pride was broken. kyeeeeeeeee¨C! when i looked around the field, everyone was fighting gorgy monsters. ¡°dieeee!¡± koom! a giant reptile was smashed into the wall from the punch of a tiny girl. i was reminded that i was in a game. i was the only one in the level 5 matchfield. let¡¯s think positively. it¡¯s great that i don¡¯t have to wait in a long line. the level 7 kids had 10 to a line. when i got to the main field, the number 5 reappeared on my head. ¡°level 5? isn¡¯t that a new low?¡± ¡°wosh, i knew it from the moment he changed himself to be a magician.¡± the students who finished their exams early were murmuring amongst themselves. it didn¡¯t matter. they were all extra characters anyway. still, something was weird. the original game character received level 5 the moment he entered the academy. even with the [battle instincts] he began with, it was already a 5. i had received all those special skill sets and still lingered at level 5. i guess the system couldn¡¯t measure those. [an opponent suitable for difficulty 5 is summoned. 3 c-class monster ice flatters are summoned.] ice flatter. a flat, plate-shaped monster made of ice. their main attack method is the ice beam emitted from the crystal in the center of their body. fortunately, a monster with good compatibility came out. [the test begins.] bleep-! when the mana barrier between me and the monsters disappeared, the ice flatters shot out their ice rays with cute sound effects. i had already thought of a plan. the ice rays of the ice flatters spread out wide and thin. therefore, it was difficult to deal with them as a near-distance fighter, but i was a magician. i spread out a fire attack in thin waves. fortunately, i had practiced a similar style at the training center. the wave of fire swallowed the ice rays as it spread, and reached the ice flatters. the ice flatters were flustered by the hot radiation and started to shoot out the ice rays all over. if they had focused all of their ice into one form, it might have been sufficient enough to defeat my fire magic, but it was wrong to expect this kind of skill from level c monsters. the board was set, all i had to do was throw the dice.n??v€l-b1n was the first platform to present this chapter. i shattered each monster separately, which was screaming bleep sounds all in different directions. i knew that their weak point was the crystal that emitted the ice rays, so it was an easy task to throw fire towards the crystal. bleep! i thought that i could try the harder levels. [the test is over.] ¡°heh? he won. i guess they calculated his level wrong.¡± ¡°yeah, it doesn¡¯t make sense for an a class student to be level 5.¡± the mana equipment that measures mana was not a perfect system. since it is a magic tool that can grasp the approximate skills and characteristics, it cannot identify other obstacles or linkages. as a result, your estimated skill level may be low. but even with inaccuracy, it should be up to a level. ¡°but level 6 is still shameful for level a, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°we will see what he can do.¡± according to the rules, with the permissions of the administrator, you could try up to 2 level grades above your skill level. ¡°i would like to try level 6.¡± ¡°lee hoyeon for the level 6 skills test. i allow it.¡± * ¡°you have passed the level 9 test. good job.¡± phew. arranging her blonde hair, alice let out a sigh after the test. the string pierced perfectly into the right leg of the giant that was barely maintaining its balance. pkwefkwf! in the end, even the right leg was cut off and the balance was lost the monster lost light from his eyes in the end. [the test is over.] it was an unexpected result. a man who everyone looked down on had defeated the infamously difficult monster. everyone just zoned out towards the match field, and the professors could not hide their shocked expressions. ¡®that kind of a mana application from a freshman?¡¯ ¡®what kind of unheard...¡¯ the magic that hoyeon lee used was originally one that cracked like fires. there were supposed to be tiny little crackers. using this, he got through the joints and the strength that was required was gathered and compressed. not only was it creative, but the control of mana was close to that of a god. alice, who passed the 9th level exam, also recognized his skill. she could not listen to any of the noise surrounding her. the idea of using tiny fire elements was not of importance. what mattered was the application of the mana. the application that formed thin strings of fire then focusing it through a gap was not a skill that belonged to a student. no, maybe using it like a string was something she could do herself, too. but to compress many of them together? that was a different story. alice found out that hoyeon lee was no ordinary magician, and without him knowing, he had caught her attention. * ¡°it¡¯s unfortunate that you can only try up to 2 levels above your measure, i think level 8 was possible as well.¡± ¡°haha, it¡¯s nothing.¡± i got out of the match field after completing the tests. i had no more mana left in my body, doing more tests was nonsense. ¡°woah, that was draining.¡± the virtual monster training today was really tiresome. i had not yet practiced an advanced magic that could get in between the joints of the scrap metal giant. i had overused mana by trying to shape it with my force. ¡°the dumber you are, the more your body suffers.¡± i told myself that i have to increase more magic that i could use. i was still glad that the results came out great. ¡°hey, what¡¯s for lunch today?¡± ¡°i think it was steak...do you want to go eat outside?¡± ¡°i saw that there was a craft burger restaurant that had just opened. wanna go?¡± it was now lunchtime, after the morning class. i headed towards the school cafeteria. there were many students who ate outside, but because the monthly scholarship was the only source of my income, i had to save. fortunately, the cafeteria at the victoria academy had no cost. ¡°a steak, please.¡± i was going to grab a seat anywhere after receiving my portion, but then surin moon caught my attention. she was in a shaded corner next to a pole and slicing a piece of steak. as i stared at her, she turned around after sensing something. after we made eye contact, her pupils dilated a bit then she tapped on the seat in front of her. ¡°heh?¡± did this mean that she wanted me to come over? when i pointed a finger at myself, she nodded. nod nod. yeah, i mean eating with a pretty girl would be better than eating alone. ¡°hoyeon, what¡¯s up?¡± when i turned to the sound of my name, young han kim was waving his hands at me. ¡°hmm? yeah.¡± ¡°if you are eating alone, let¡¯s eat together. i came alone today.¡± ¡°sorry, but i already have someone...¡± as i politely refused and walked over the surin, she had already fled the scene. ¡°where? i don¡¯t see anybody.¡± ¡°i meant, let¡¯s go over there...¡± well, she was a popular student body president, so i understood. i was shocked when i took a bite out of the steak. ¡®why would anyone eat anything outside?¡¯ well, still, the addictive taste of junk food is another level of craving. ¡°aren¡¯t you excited for the 1 on 1 battle later this afternoon? i was at the training center all day yesterday to prepare for today.¡± ¡°well, so-so?¡± the class held this afternoon is a face to face type. it was to be held at a match field where your protection is guaranteed. i had always wanted to try one, so this was exciting news. well, i guess nothing will go wrong, i hope? ¡°...¡± ¡°what¡¯s wrong, hoyeon?¡± ¡°no, i just got shivers. i don¡¯t really know why?¡± i suddenly got goosebumps on my arms... i hope nothing goes wrong. Chapter 10: 1 on 1 Battle chapter 10: 1 on 1 battle it was 1pm, and the freshmen of the a class were lined up into 3 groups. 1 on 1 battle. another name was face to face battle. it was a simple class of matching two students together to battle. ¡°your match will be chosen randomly through the system. compatibility between individuals is not considered at all. you can¡¯t fight only with opponents who have an advantage for the rest of your life. there are few opportunities to safely fight opponents with disadvantages, so if you get caught with a disadvantageous opponent, it would be good practice.¡± ¡°yes sir!¡± i guess being newly admitted freshmen, they were still very well ordered. ¡°but to the first volunteer, i will give them a special card. i will allow them to pick their opponent.¡± it was not a bad idea to get to know the main characters, but it was still a mystery on how well i would handle face to face battles. i should just let it go quietly. ¡°can i pick?¡± ¡°you can, lucy.¡± lucy went to the instructor and scanned the crowd. she squinted, as if she was having trouble finding the person, then made eye contact with me. ¡°i will pick hoyeon lee!¡± ¡°hoyeon lee? why him?¡± ¡°well, from his performance earlier, he wasn¡¯t so bad.¡± ¡°he even got a compliment from professor lim sol.¡± ¡°isn¡¯t she just confessing her love to him? to publicly embarrass him?¡± ¡°woah, didn¡¯t know lucy was the pursuing type.¡± public confession my ass. ¡°both of you, come up to the field. grab your own weapons.¡± lucy and i were both magicians. weapons would only hold us down. i was going to go bare-handed, but still i noticed a light dagger and picked it up. it could come in handy. from across the circular math field, i felt a strong gaze. when i lifted my head, lucy was glaring at me with a smile. it was cute that she was glaring, but i could see a wild animal reflected in her pupils. the clueless crowd was going crazy at the two good- looking people looking at each other. all the attention was on us. i had predicted this. i knew that i would one day have to battle lucy, since battle classes were common at the academy. i just didn¡¯t know that it would be this soon. lucy, one of the heroines, was an extremely skilled magician. her younger sister rumy was specialized in defense, and lucy in offense. although her combat ability in the second half is all about attack, the way she burns enemies with overwhelming firepower on the battlefield is a beast itself that contrasts with her cute appearance. although at this point, she was only a talented student with potential. still, not one that i would be able to defeat without any real-life experience. ¡®i wanted to get experience with a minor character at first..ha..¡¯ ¡ï heroine statistics [lucy] ¨C [ attraction: 20 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 5 ] ¨C [ hunger : 40 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 20 ] from the apology yesterday, the attraction had risen from 2 to 20. i could not understand. she didn¡¯t seem mad, why had she requested to battle me? ¡°are you ready for an apology?¡± lucy spoke first. ¡°i guess dueling at the matchfield is a trendy way to make up.¡± ¡°i am not really angry. i was well aware of your condition back then. your apology seemed sincere as well.¡± ¡°well, if you think so, then i am thankful.¡± lucy slightly raised her smile. ¡°by the way, you should pay if you are sorry. i will take your apology after the battle.¡± i guess she was open to accepting apologies, but i still had to pay for having touched her breasts? at the mana field of the face to face battles, you don¡¯t get physical damage even after an attack. still, you feel the pain. it was good practice for real life situations so that you don¡¯t panic from pain. i really wanted to avoid getting hit by magic. it seemed like it would hurt really bad. ¡°well, we don¡¯t have a problem with the mana field. are you all ready?¡± ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡ºthe sub quest has been delivered.¡» [now it¡¯s the other sister¡¯s turn!] you can¡¯t get too comfortable now that you are close with rumy! you cannot raise the attraction of lucy by just talking to her a few times unlike her sister. achieve an overwhelming victory in the battle and become a bad boy. reward: increase attraction points of lucy ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- i was relaxing my muscles before the battle, when a quest screen appeared. does taking an overwhelming victory against a girl make me a bad boy? zweeeng- i then saw mana, and the moment i noticed it, my view broadened. as if i had gotten another pair of eyes on the side of my face, my view was unnaturally widened, and i could notice the dispersed mana in the atmosphere with my will. before being flustered from the sudden difference in vision, i had to first get rid of the fire arrows. the fire arrow darted at me. zing- as i stared at the magic properly, a distortion occurred in vision. i understand the principle of magic flying to me and the structural formula of mana. where this magic is coming from, to what extent the damage is done, and to what extent the destructive power is forcibly engraved in the mind. it was already too late to react with magic. i had to dodge. how should i dodge? as soon as i wondered, the optimal route appeared in front of my eyes. fire arrows coming towards me. i saw the magical path. shooo- about 30 red lines appeared. of them, 15 were coming towards me while the other 15 blocked my escape route. still, it should be easy once i find an escape route. i ran towards the path with the least number of red lines. most of the arrows dodged me, and now i had 3 red lines left. after reacting quickly by realizing mana spheres on the left and right hands, i dodged one by tilting my head towards the left. ¡°you¡¯re lucky!¡± more arrows appeared on the top of lucy¡¯s head. arrows were coming to me one by one. although the number was lower, the control and speed were faster. after dodging the arrow by bowing slightly, i focused mana to my feet. ¡®i can see a gap!¡¯ another 20 fire arrows. the number was less, but the gap between them was also reduced. it was a trick to trap me from running away. the flying magic arrows. there seemed to be no gap, but i could see it with my vision. a gap slightly wider than my shoulders. i had to run there. i ran precisely into the gap using an explosive amount of mana concentration on my feet. crackle-! from the magical show, lucy opened her eyes big, bit her lips and resumed. but the one after and the one after that were all dodged. with minimal movements and defense, i approached lucy. ¡°hey, what!¡± when the distance between lucy and i was narrowed, lucy tried to increase the distance using a barrier. but before she could form it, i had already reached her. ssss i drew the dagger i grabbed earlier and placed it on her neck. i could have used magic when i got close, but i didn¡¯t want to attack her. and, for an overwhelming victory, showmanship was necessary. plop- lucy fell to her feet as if she had lost strength in her legs. when i looked outside the field, students were looking at me with shock. even the teacher who was full of pride had his eyes open wide. ¡°instructor, please determine the winner.¡± ¡°uh..umm yes. winner is hoyeon lee. both of you please come down.¡± even though i had won, i heard no applause. this audience was rotten. lucy was still zoning out on the ground. ¡ºquest complete! the attraction of lucy increases by 3 points.¡» ¡ï heroine status [lucy]] ¨C [ attraction : 28 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 5 ] ¨C [ hunger : 40 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 20 ] the attraction stats had increased by 3. it was 20 before, but it was now up by 8 points. no way she could have fallen for a bad boy who had an overwhelming victory? i first approached lucy, still zoning out, and drew out my hand. ¡°hey, you okay there?¡± ¡°ugh, i was going to have my revenge, but it backfired on me.¡± ¡°it¡¯s weird to say this after winning, but that was really dangerous.¡± lucy grabbed my hand and patted her skirt. ¡°ha..so? what is up with those cool eyes?¡± my eyes? what about them? using the mirror app on my smart watch, i looked at my face. my eyes were shining boldly in soft gold. Chapter 11: Scandals chapter 11: scandals lucy picked hoyeon lee as her match, but no one in the audience was interested in the fight. ¡°50 bucks that she will beat him in 30 seconds.¡± ¡°i say 100 for 25 seconds.¡± ¡°hey, then this isn¡¯t a bet.¡± there were even some students who were betting on how fast hoyeon would lose. ¡°is hoyeon that weak? he¡¯s still in a class.¡± ¡°apparently he switched from swordery to magic in less than a month.¡± ¡°huh? really? why would anyone do that?¡± ¡°how should i know?¡± there weren¡¯t many people who knew that hoyeon had defeated the level 7 scrap metal monster earlier in the training tests. even the students who were there to watch him thought that it was by luck, not recognizing his skills in controlling mana. due to this, no one thought that hoyeon would defeat lucy, who was famous among the 1st years. ¡°lucy has one tool, but she is still strong.¡± ¡°but what about lucy? she usually doesn¡¯t pick on anyone.¡± ¡°isn¡¯t that so? she must be interested in him, then.¡± the a class students were talking about the battle between hoyeon and lucy. ¡°that¡¯s true. i mean, look at his face. anyone would grow interested.¡± ¡°that¡¯s true. lol.¡± ¡°hey, they are starting. look.¡± ¡°this is gonna be fun.¡± the students who didn¡¯t seem interested at first focused their attention. the training field was surrounded by a layer of mana. this was so that the attacks wouldn¡¯t have an impact on the outside. ¡°3, 2, 1, start!¡± in the beginning was the initial trade-off to test each others¡¯ strengths. ¡°lucy is going too easy on him. it¡¯s because of his looks.¡± ¡°but didn¡¯t you say that it¡¯s been a month since he transitioned? he seems pretty skilled for a newbie.¡± ¡°not even a month. maybe 2 weeks? and his use of mana seems average, you¡¯re overreacting.¡± ¡°is that so? i guess that¡¯s true.¡± there was a student who was analyzing thoroughly, but the general consensus remained the same. still, as the battle continued, the students had a different reaction. ¡°woah! did you see that just now?¡± ¡°wow, he blocked it with his luck.¡± at first, they called him lucky. ¡°he got lucky and jumped into the gap.¡± ¡°no..i think he saw that it was a gap.¡± ¡°yeah, i saw it too. he never lost eye contact.¡± in the same a class, there were differences in rank. when the high-level soowon han and hyun seung ha agreed, everyone followed. ¡°no way, how could anyone dodge that?¡± ¡°yeah, it should be a coincidence.¡± ¡°hmm? why are his eyes like that?¡± then, someone noticed the change in hoyeon¡¯s eyes. the eyes of hoyeon lee, which was sparkling in gold, combined with his exquisite face and created a mythical aura around him. ¡°is that a skill? i have never heard of a skill that makes your eyes sparkle.¡± ¡°woah, that¡¯s a skill? but it¡¯s so cool...like a cg.¡± the students, now focused, could tell. his dodges were not by chance, but with skill. ¡°that¡¯s so sick, man.¡± ¡°those eyes have to have some unique ability. maybe one that lets you see mana?¡± ¡°yeah, it¡¯s a skill we have never seen, and his skills are not making any sense.¡± the students lost more and more words as they observed his dodging spins. but most students knew that hoyeon was not using magic in the current match. only once did he use magic, to create the shield against the fire arrows. ¡°hmm? ah yeah..thanks.¡± younghan kim approached me to talk. how natural for him. others had trouble approaching me, but due to younghan¡¯s friendly personality and handsome face, he came over easily. maybe that¡¯s why he was so confident. ¡°that was so cool. those eyes were painted gold, i thought it was a movie scene!¡± ¡°you were pretty good yourself!¡± ¡°man, i was not so special compared to the star. but what was that? those golden eyes! everyone went mad. is that your unique ability?¡± younghan kim made his trademark colgate smile and asked. ¡°well, that¡¯s a secret.¡± it wasn¡¯t really a unique ability to begin with, but i had no reason to tell anyone about [clear vision]. since i had no idea what trouble i could get myself into later, i needed a wild card to protect me. ¡°oh darn. you wanna grab dinner later? i found a good spot for wings.¡± ¡°sorry, i got plans.¡± a date with a man? there was no worse way to waste energy. i rejected. i didn¡¯t even have enough time with the ladies to seduce them. * ¡°should i skip training today?¡± my condition was at the bottom. you can only grow with good rest. ¡°yes, i should. i deserve it.¡± i walked outside of my dorm. i should go buy some snacks. sometimes, you gotta spend on yourself. the marketplace was no different from two nights before. i decided to go for a walk at the park and stared at the sky from a bench. i still could not believe that i was inside a game. after wondering for a while, i found a cafe with a large glass window. cafe fallen moon(ÂäÔÂ) it was the cafe in which i met surin moon. when i peeked inside, there was no sign of her. ¡°should i take a look?¡± i remembered the information about the game after i met surin inside the cafe. this was one of surin¡¯s favorite spots. it would be smart to go take a look at its interior for future use. the markets will remain open for a while, anyway. ring~ ¡°welcome-!¡± inside were several tables and a staircase to the second floor. it was an atmosphere that women would love, with its cute little decor placed throughout. ¡°i would like a clair rose latte, please.¡± ¡°coming right up~¡± i had no idea what this clair rose thing was. maybe a new plant from the dungeon. ¡°a clair rose latte is out-¡± i grabbed the drink and picked a random seat. the drink had a slight rosy scent to it. sip. i took a big gulp of the drink with the straw. in the beginning, a sweet and mellow rosy scent covered my mouth, then became minty and then turned spicy. ¡°woah, what is this? hmm?¡± it was a taste that could wake anyone up...why would anyone drink this? dumbfounded by the mysterious taste, i opened the lid and observed the colors. it had white and green, but there was fun in watching that the colors did not mix no matter how much i stirred with the straw. ring~ a new customer must have entered. i slightly raised my chin. surin moon was ordering coffee. ¡°kuhepep!¡± what? can my timing be this good? surin moon, who had finished paying, looked around for a seat then made eye contact. since we made eye contact, i just nodded my head, but she started walking over. heh? Chapter 12: Scandals (2) chapter 12: scandals (2) ¡°hello!¡± ¡°ah, hello.¡± surin moon had her long blonde hair in a ponytail, and was wearing the uniform, setting an example as the student body president. to make sure that i wouldn¡¯t scan her body, i made strong eye contact. ¡°do you mind if i sit here?¡± ¡°oh, no, of course not. you can sit.¡± but suddenly joining seats? surin moon naturally placed her clutch bag on the next seat and placed her jacket on the chair, not minding how flustered i was. ¡°you must like that drink, hm?¡± ¡°excuse me?¡± ¡°the clair rose latte. the owner said that i¡¯m the only one who orders it. he was going to get rid of it from the menu, but kept it for me. i¡¯m glad that somebody else likes it.¡± ¡°ah...yes. i like it. it has an addicting spicy aftertaste to it.¡± ¡°i know, right? i wonder why nobody else appreciates this.¡± slurrppp it was cute to see her talk passionately about the drink after finishing her second one. i wish i could give her the rest of mine, too. ¡ï heroine status [surin moon] ¨C [ friendliness : 25 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 15 ] ¨C [ hunger : 30 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 70 ] her friendliness had raised 5 points since the last time. why did it go up? i hadn¡¯t done anything. ¡°sorry about the cafeteria earlier. i wanted to talk to you, but there was too much attention.¡± ¡°no, sorry about that last time. i had no idea that you were the student body president.¡± ¡°it¡¯s alright. since we both made mistakes, we can let this pass.¡± slide. surin poked her head out and made eye contact. from the sudden closeness, i backed up. ¡°wh...what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°so weird. i haven¡¯t seen you a lot, but everytime i see you, i feel comforted as if we have known each other for a long time.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡®she has the right characteristics of a heroine.¡¯ was a good explanation for this. i was glad that she felt familiar. it was easier for me to seduce her. ¡°ah, then you can talk informally. i¡¯m in first grade, hehe.¡± ¡°really? then i will speak comfortably, you should too.¡± ¡°yes, president.¡± ¡°i said comfortably. we are only 2 years apart.¡± ¡°but still..how could i...¡± glare. she gave me a scary look. ¡°follow me. noo-na.¡± ¡°nooo..naa¡± ¡°hhhh..i mean, hmph. yes. just like that. call me noona. surin noona is better.¡± ¡°okay, surin noona.¡± ¡°kphhh¡± everytime i called her noona, she twisted her body as if she was some soldier who recently returned from base camp and was called oppa. ¡®surin, why are you so damn easy... surin moon was knocked out from the single word [noona]. had i ever made a woman smile with that word? i felt kind of proud of myself. i saw surin, who had her mouth covered to hide her smile. flash! then, i heard a camera flash from near the window. when i looked over, i saw a guy in a long black coat running away. ¡°that bastard.¡± i got up to go after him. ¡°it¡¯s alright, hoyeon. sit. ¡°but why? he¡¯s a paparazzi. i will be able to get him if i chase now.¡± even though i changed to magic, i should be able to catch a mortal. ¡°that guy is not a mortal. even if you go after him, he will refuse to admit that he took pictures. i mean, he can¡¯t really do much with just a picture of me and a guy together, so it¡¯s fine.¡± surin moon already seemed to have accepted it. ¡°non-mortals are stalking you? does this happen a lot?¡± ¡°yeah, i¡¯m tired of keeping track. i¡¯m not even a celebrity, i had no idea that i would be concerned about paparazzi.¡± surin let out a sigh then sucked on the clair rose latte. ¡®the stalker incident should begin soon.¡¯ the main event for surin, ¡®the stalker incident,¡¯ should begin soon. the main character solves this case and gets closer to surin. i already knew who the stalker was, but it was even before she had a stalker and i would get called a crazy person if i stepped in now without evidence. ¡°anyways, i saw your 1 on 1 match. you were pretty skilled.¡± ¡°what? how did you see that?¡± ¡°it was uploaded on everyday. i guess they did it without your permission.¡± it was not my concern that my video was uploaded on everyday. what mattered was the ¡®stalker incident.¡¯ i had to take part in the ¡®stalker incident.¡¯ not in the beginning, but when surin is having a hard time. it was sorry to say this, but seducing her becomes easier that way. ¡°...well, that¡¯s okay. hey, umm noona, by the way..¡± ¡°good morning.¡± ¡°yeah, good morning. what¡¯s up with everyone? did something happen?¡± ¡°it¡¯s because of you, mr. scandal- man¡± scandal-man? then i remembered what happened with surin moon last night. ¡°perhaps because i was in the picture with surin noon..i mean president?¡± ¡°yup. that one picture flipped everyone up. are you really dating her?¡± hmm, what would happen if i were to tell them that i did? the best result would be that i go out with surin moon. but my goal was not to date her. i had to seduce the heroines. the worst case would be that i would lower her friendliness towards me and i don¡¯t get to date her at all. it was right to just let it pass. ¡°no, i just ran into her at the cafe by coincidence. we just spoke a few words, since the drink that we liked were alike.¡± ¡°the same drink let you sit together?¡± ¡°we had met before.¡± ¡°...really? then that¡¯s fortunate.¡± something iffy was in young han¡¯s expression, but what could he do? i said so. ¡°told you, it wasn¡¯t it.¡± ¡°uh huh. you were the first to say that you would exit out of her fan club.¡± ¡°just shut up, will you?¡± i finally got to my seat, and the class was loud again. i still had time before class started, so i got out my phone and saw a notification. [hoyeon, you are not really dating the student body president, right?] it was rumy who sent the message. when i glanced over at rumy, she was talking cluelessly with lucy. [i am not.] [really? phew.] one would think that she was already my girlfriend or something. i stopped the conversation, since i didn¡¯t find the need to reply. ¡°alright everyone, good morning.¡± the homeroom teacher, jin hyuk kim, walked in. he was in an all black suit with his hair combed back again. ¡°morning, all. i have an announcement today. starting next week, the new students will be able to participate in after school clubs. submit at least one organization of your choice by next friday...¡± after the boring announcement, everyone got busy preparing for the morning classes. ¡°the next class mana studies is so overrated.¡± ¡°why? i¡¯m excited. i heard that it¡¯s the most useful course offered here.¡± mana studies fell under the theories category, but had many labs. i was excited for the class, since a lot of hunter techniques are taught here. ¡°hmm.¡± i think i was too studious recently, when i should have been busy seducing the heroine. i had a date with rumy on the weekend, and for dauen nam and alice, i could only start seduction after placing first in the written or battle exams. surin was in a different grade level, and the remaining heroine i will meet this weekend. so the one i could at least talk to now was...lucy. when i looked around the room, lucy was packing for the class with rumy. ¡ï heroine status [lucy] ¨C [ friendliness : 27 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 5 ] ¨C [ hunger : 40 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 20 ] ¡ï heroine status [rumy] ¨C [ friendliness : 35 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 30 ] ¨C [ hunger : 15 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 40 ] both of their friendly scores weren¡¯t too bad. should i at least go make a conversation? since i am in the same group as rumy, i should have something to talk about. ¡°hey rumy, did you send our picture to the professor?¡± ¡°ah, hoyeon. yes, i sent it right away that day.¡± ¡°you two seem close?¡± lucy spoke with thorns in her words. for someone with a friendly score of 27, she seemed dismissive. lucy was always protective when it came to rumy¡¯s friends. she didn¡¯t even realize that the reason rumy didn¡¯t have friends was because of this over protective nature. rumy was not the type to complain, so this was just an awful pattern. ¡°hey lucy. i¡¯m just trying to stay close to my group members, that¡¯s all.¡± ¡°well, then. you are not a bad guy. but if you guys meet outside of the classroom, i won¡¯t let you slide. got it?¡± ¡°haha, no way...¡± ¡°....¡± ¡°what¡¯s up, rumy? why are you so silent all of the sudden? someone might even assume that you guys planned a weekend date or something.¡± ¡°no, it¡¯s not like that.¡± ¡°....¡± rumy¡¯s eyes shook without a focus. i guess she really can¡¯t lie. ¡°...... hey.¡± ¡°i think that the assignment was successful, so i will head over. see you next time, rumy. bye, lucy!¡± it was best in these kinds of situations to flee. because i am the ¡®bad boy¡¯ type. ¡°hoyeon lee, come over here. what the hell did you do to my innocent sister?¡± ¡°lucy, wait, i will explain. you cannot use magic here!¡± wasn¡¯t the bad boy type who she liked? Chapter 13: Sol Lim chapter 13: sol lim ¡°hello everyone. my name is jaeyoung han, your professor for the mana studies class.¡± anyone could tell that the old professor, wearing a white suit, was someone who would be stuck in the lab all day alone. he was more like a skeleton. was he related to the necromancer? ¡°i assume that everyone knows about mana. you are now part of the proud victoria academy. i will continue the class expecting that you have background knowledge.¡± those words were inconsiderate of my situation. a teacher should treat students equally, but i guess he wasn¡¯t a truly great teacher. ¡°i will skip the mana theory and.. we will talk about mana applications.¡± with these words, mana started to gather around the skeleton professor¡¯s left arm. ¡°the application of mana can be divided into two major categories. first is strengthening.¡± whoong whoong- the mana that gathered adequately became typified and visible to the other students and surrounded the professor¡¯s left hand. ¡°now, this is called mana typification. a mana without form is strengthened and concentrated into this form.¡± kwang! the skeleton professor reached out a fist towards the steel that was prepared next to the podium, and the steel was easily crushed. ¡®shit, he¡¯s strong.¡¯ it was a skill worthy of the professor of the greatest enhanced individuals in korea. ¡°the second is release. we can call it magic, but this expression is a bit more specific.¡± after the professor finished his comment, a sphere made of mana appeared on top of his left hand. ¡°right now it is a shape that simply shows compression, but if you were to add several processes on top of this, it becomes magic.¡± a magic circle appeared on top of the sphere, and turned into an electric energy that seemed as if it would fly off soon. spark- ¡°and this is the magic implementation using a magic circle. simple magic spells skip the magic circle, but most advanced or more powerful spells require magic circles.¡± i also heard an explanation about the concept of magic circles, but i skipped it since it was difficult to understand. it had little to do with me anyways. ¡°well, that¡¯s enough for the basic steps. should we get right into the in-depth process?¡± another mana sphere appeared on top of the professor¡¯s hand. this was more compressed than last time. ¡°sometimes, students say this. ¡®professor, why do i need to know all of this even if i¡¯m not a magician?¡¯ you can of course have these thoughts. however, if you use mana on a sword, it¡¯s sword magic, and if you put mana on your fists, then it¡¯s fist magic.¡± the professor continued by surrounding the compressed mana ball around his fist and made fist magic. ¡°how you process mana determines whether it will be magic or simple enhancement. in the end, the basics are the same. the mana management you learn here will definitely be useful in the future.¡± the mana disappeared from the professor, then with the professor in the center, a wave of mana appeared like rainfall. ¡°this is not really magic, but we call this ¡®detection.¡¯ it¡¯s a simple skill that places mana close to the ground and disperses it around. it had quite many uses for it being a simple skill. advanced detection skill can find duplicates or enemies hiding behind walls. this skill that seems simple is actually...¡± i tried to listen to the complicated explanation of the professor, but i couldn¡¯t grasp a single word. i didn¡¯t know why i needed to know equations and calculations to spread mana. ¡°now, try it yourself and you will find your weak points. then, i will personally help you. now, go on.¡± as soon as the professor stopped talking, the tas who were waiting behind started to pass out an oddly looking bracelet. ¡°this must be the infamous magic aid.¡± ¡°magic aid?¡± ¡°yes, if you wear this, mana application becomes much easier. still, your damage weakens so much that you can¡¯t really use it in real battles.¡± with the explanation of young han kim who was next to me, i was able to figure out what the bracelet was. how many hidden features of the game were there? was this game always so detail-oriented? ¡°in the beginning, try to use detection without the magic aid. if you use the mana aid afterwards, you will get a sense of where you are lacking.¡± the professor clearly said that it was a feeling of drawing the mana inside your body and spreading it all around the surroundings. whoong- the mana dispersed to the surroundings and i felt the contour of the nearby classmates. ¡®hmm, this is doable.¡¯ since using magic was doable, detection should be a piece of cake. when i looked around, the other students seemed lost. whoong-whoong glance. i made eye contact with some female students. now i was able to look around me. all the students and professors were looking at me standing, and right in front of me was young han kim and professor lim sol. ¡°you...how did you..¡± professor lim, who was in a robe, was staring at me with wide eyes. her pupils visible under the hood were dilated and her circular mouth was just gaping. why was she here? she usually stays in the lab when there is no class. anyways, my head still hurt. i wished that they would treat me already. ¡°uh...uh....¡± ¡°uh?¡± ¡°how did you do it¨C!¡± when i replied to her stutter, professor lim suddenly screamed. ¡°khek!¡± then she started shaking me by holding my collar. ¡°how! how! did! you!¡± ¡°khuhk, one moment. please, just..¡± ¡°professor sol lim! let go! there is blood coming out of the student¡¯s mouth! hey! let go!¡± the old professor fortunately got back to his senses and stopped professor lim. khluk. blood that was held in my mouth spilled. my head was dizzy again. ¡°yes? haw! what? blood? send him to the emergency room now! you are the teacher! what are you doing?¡± ¡°the emergency team is already here, let go of him!¡± ¡°oh, okay.¡± the professor finally let go of my collar. ¡®what the hell is up with her?¡¯ sol lim. a gifted magician. she was recognized globally. she didn¡¯t have much to do with the main character, but her odd personality and sexy cat face made her an attractive one. ¡®now that i see it, she was just a crazy bitch.¡¯ she was a little cuckoo in the game, but in reality she was just crazy to deal with. zweeng- as in a game world, the emergency medical team was placing their hands on me, with lights emitting. from seeing how just streams of light healed me, it was hard to believe that it was working. even now the pain subsided. ¡°woah, so cool. cough cough.¡± ¡°hoyeon, are you okay? you are alive, right?¡± ¡°yeah, thanks for being concerned.¡± young han kim looked at me worriedly and asked me a question. i guess friends are good in these times. ¡°i think that if a friend i just made two days ago were to die, i would get nightmares.¡± ¡°....¡± the highly-trained medical team of the top academy in the country rapidly finished treatment and started to pack their bags. ¡°you mana path was severely damaged, but we have taken care of it. you won¡¯t have trouble getting on with your everyday life.¡± ¡°thank you.¡± the old professor thanked them for me, who was still catching breath on the ground. ¡°i think that the cause is that mana aid over there...it might be faulty. we should investigate it.¡± ¡°cough. khmm..¡± as soon as the medical team stopped talking, i heard an awkward cough, and it was coming from professor sol lim. ¡°well, actually....¡± Chapter 14: Sol Lim (2) chapter 14: sol lim (2) ¡°seriously, this can¡¯t be so complicated.¡± the old man in charge of artifacts returned a bomb to me after i let him borrow one of my mana aids for training. i have been studying it for over a week, but i still have no idea what is going on. if i can¡¯t use it, no other magician would be able to. had the old man finally lost his senses? ¡°heh? where did it go?¡± last night, i had placed it on top of my desk so that no one would get to it and i could dispose of it safely. it was gone this morning. ¡°urgh. this is why i need to clean regularly.¡± there were papers and documents all over the office, except by the door. there were also notes everywhere with mini scribbles whenever i had an idea. shook. i drew a simple magic circle and started to organize. the books that were on the floor returned to their places, and the documents neatly were arranged back onto the desk. the scraps of paper also went into the trash can. ¡°seriously, where is it?¡± he did say ¡®improvement,¡¯ but it was no ordinary artifact. by twisting the magic formula processed in the mana booster to the lowest, the mana sensitivity was lowered, and when the mana was raised, a shock was applied to the inside as a reaction. it also gave the property of pushing back mana, causing the body to become overloaded. but the impact was so much greater than expected, that i only got hurt from training. i had separated it so that i could dispose of it, but now it was out of sight. ¡°well, it¡¯s gotta be in here somewhere, since i never took it out.¡± since i knew how dangerous it was, i never brought it outside. it should be in the corner somewhere, maybe under the table or something. knock knock. ¡°professor, are you in?¡± ¡°yes~ come on in.¡± the female ta got in and looked surprised. ¡°wow, what¡¯s going on? you cleaned up your room! you said that you perform better in your most natural environment and never cleaned.¡± ¡°well, i was looking for something. have you seen the bracelet that looks like a mana aid?¡± ¡°ah, if you are talking about the one that was on your desk, i placed it back into the training tool box.¡± ¡°...what?¡± ¡°well, you would have forgotten about it anyways, so i cleaned it up since the freshmen will be having their first training class today. aren¡¯t you glad?¡± ¡°dafu....woah, wait. they have a training class today?¡± ¡°yes. it should be going on right now. what¡¯s going on?¡± i stood up from my seat. i uncrossed my legs, pushed away the ta who was looking dumb, and ran over to the mana training facility. ¡°professor, where are you going? you need to do the paperwork! are you running away again?¡± ¡°ugh...that immature bastard.¡± the mana training facility was not too far from here. it would be faster to run than to create a teleport circle. the mana aid and the enhanced artifact looked very similar to each other. of course, if you were to look closely, you would notice the difference, but the professors or tas wouldn¡¯t observe them so closely. also, the new students wouldn¡¯t even know what¡¯s right to begin with. if a student were to wear the enhanced mana aid...somethign terrible might happen. if they were to end up in the hospital, it would be the nicest of the possibilities. they have higher chances of permanently damaging their mana or death. i could not blame my ta, since many times i had borrowed the mana aid for research and had gotten probation from not returning them in time. in the end, it was my mistake of lying around anywhere. ¡®please...may it be calm..¡¯ i entered the building. fortunately the freshmen were on the first floor, so i could spot them right away. bang! i entered as if i was breaking in. since i entered through the front, i should have seen all the students¡¯ faces, but i saw them all crowded in the back. ¡°what? what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°hoyeon lee collapsed! i can¡¯t see, with all these people around.¡± ¡®hoyeon lee?¡¯ he was the student i made a note of from my last class. ¡®it would have been better if he had no talent!¡¯ instead of being crippled from a moderate skill with mana, it was better to just collapse without resisting it. it gave me a chance of performing er later. ¡°one moment! coming through!¡± ¡°what the heck.. oh...professor lim?¡± i saw the fallen male student on the floor through the crowd. the first thing i noticed was his handsome face. i had seen it in the last class, but it was always refreshing. i had seen a lot of handsome faces in my life, but his face made all others ugly. the next thing i noticed was how his handsome face was folded and wrinkled from his moans. ¡®he¡¯s still conscious?¡¯ from the outside, he seemed like he was dying from the black blood he was coughing up, but on the inside there was a battle to catch his mana. and the skill was so advanced. his mana application was one that i had never seen before. ¡®his mana application is in some ways...awkward.¡¯ it was another kind of mana usage in its entirety. as if he was not calculative but active and intuitive when handling mana... ¡®hmm?¡¯ lim sol immediately felt something tickling her chest. it is a state of super-concentration just before reaching enlightenment or the realm. this is a rare phenomenon that lim sol has never felt except when she is enhanced. however, when she saw that professor han jae-young, a professor of mana studies, was trying to grab lee ho-yeon¡¯s body, she had no choice but to delay the moment of realization. ¡°what the heck do you think you are doing?¡± ¡°professor sol? what brought you here? it¡¯s good. we need to take care of him immediately. i would appreciate your help.¡± for someone like her to mention interest in my mana application, it meant that she saw something. the only thing i could think of was [mana empathy]. she must have seen the process of me fixing the paths. ¡°hello?¡± oops, i zoned out for too long. ¡°sorry, i was just thinking about something. no, i never learned it from anyone.¡± ¡°so it¡¯s 100% your work?¡± ¡°well, y..yeah.¡± unless someone else received [mana empathy] as their special skill, i would be the only one. ¡°i can take your word for it, right?¡± ¡°yes, you can trust me.¡± i confirmed, since she didn¡¯t seem to believe me. ¡°ha.....hmmm...:¡± suddenly sol lim started to get anxious like a horny cat. she started breathing in hard and held my hand with sparkling eyes. ¡°you....are a genius. all the magicians or s-class hunters i have seen are just a mere starfish compared to you!¡± ¡°starfish?¡± ¡°yes! those starfish!¡± ¡°no...you are too flattering.¡± ¡°what did she have against starfish? was she enemies with them?¡± ¡°i am not exaggerating. your skill puts you at a level not in korea but in a world league...¡± ¡°my skills are that great? i think i¡¯m just average.¡± the only skill i had was the one given to me. ¡°no, if the other starfish were to hear you talk, they would try to kill you. for your information, the bracelet that you wore is hard even for me to use with my mana.¡± ¡°what? really?¡± it was really dangerous, but now i understood why she was acting this way. my skill, [mana empathy], was that significant? ¡°yes! so, i would like you to help me with my research. you will definitely take magic to another level of development!¡± ¡°well...¡± i had no interest in that...but i guess it would help to do so. sol lim wasn¡¯t a heroine, but she was very skillful. she would be a helpful card to have. there was nothing to lose from becoming close with a professor. but there was another problem. i had no confidence that i could help with her research. the mana application skill that sol lim was obsessed with was just a gifted skill. i had no knowledge or given talent that would impress her. well, unlike others, i did have a better understanding of mana, but this was hard to explain since it was of an instinctive nature. after contemplation, i decided to confess to her. since i could be putting too much time into this without spending time seducing the heroine, this was the right thing to do. ¡°would i...help? my mana application is largely affected by my skills, so i don¡¯t have the capability to help with your research.¡± ¡°i know that. i am actually interested in researching you as a person, hoyeon.¡± ¡°excuse me?¡± ¡°although i seem like this, i have quite a lot saved up. i can reward you as you wish.¡± well, having money never hurt... when sol lim noticed that i was losing interest, she started to fan her hands. ¡°no, this is a great loss for humanity! it¡¯s a chance to contribute to the world of magic in its entirety!¡± she disheveled her hair as if shouting didn¡¯t help to calm her down. she seemed to be crazy about magic. from the hand she waved, her hood flipped back and i could see her cat-like face in its full form. in the game, she gave a cold and mature vibe, but how did she turn into such a prideless character like this? did magic have the ability to change people¡¯s personalities as well?¡± ¡°please..calm down, and explain to me slowly.¡± ¡°okay. phew...ha...¡± she placed her hand on her chest and took deep breaths. her bodyline that appeared through the robe was quite attractive. well, i couldn¡¯t stop thinking about what she mentioned about repaying me in any way. i should calm down. ¡°...you must have an interest in my breasts?¡± ¡°..y...huh?¡± how did she know? everytime her robe moved, i glanced, but she caught that? sol lim closed her lips, then got up from her seat as if she made a decision. ssssss the robe fell from the body powerlessly. a pink, baggy tee that she placed to cover her large breasts and tight black leggings made a weird ensemble. it was a choice for comfort, but her curvy body was more emphasized. sol lim moved her seat right next to me. a scent different from detergent, but a particular sweet scent that a woman has flushed up from her body. ¡°as a form of apology...if this is the kind of treatment you want, i can take that into consideration.¡± why are you acting like this...professor...i¡¯m scared.. sol lim bent her back and looked up at me from the bottom. it was weird to look down at a pretty girl, but i felt a little thrilled as well. slender fingers started to creep up from the bottom of my body. tap tap. the slight tapping felt sensitive, and i was aroused. when i was hazed by her pretty face and creeping fingertips, lim sol asked me again. ¡°hoyeon, do you want to study with me?¡± ¡°thank you for giving me a chance to contribute to the world of magic.¡± ¡°smart man, hoo hoo.¡± i think that a person should think in ways to contribute to the world. Chapter 15: Baek Ah Young chapter 15: baek ah young ¡°ha, you stupid son of a bitch.¡± i only came to realize what i had done on saturday morning, as if i was a drunk regretting the night before. i was so ashamed of myself. i had fallen for the old trick in the books: beauty. what could i do? it was already done. if i were to think positively, i had made a connection with a professor. it was up to me to do well. i just had more to study now. ¡°ha....¡± there were no classes on the weekends. most students rested, trained, or went out with their friends, but i had lots to do. the first place to visit is the black market, then the orphanage. oh, and the date with rumy on sunday. ¡°ah, so much to do.¡± it was complicated. i had to organize everything. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- goals. i need to become strong (for my own safety). i need to seduce the heroines (so that i don¡¯t die). ¡ª so there were two goals. it was important to seduce the heroine, but my own strengths mattered as well. for this weekend, i should focus on seduction. i trained all week last week, and i still had time before i was threatened. ¡°i need to make money too, what should i do?¡± should i sell information? but to whom should i sell? there was a method in the informational guild, but those guys wouldn¡¯t believe me with all the auditing they do. i could just jump into fire but i didn¡¯t want to risk it all. ¡°well, i guess then i have to earn a scholarship. i should first head out.¡± to prevent myself from getting expelled, i had to work hard. after brainstorming, i went into the tub to get ready. * shops near the academy. contrary to the sunny area with great infrastructure, the shaded area between the alleys of the buildings was dark and dreary. ¡°it should be somewhere here...¡± i gathered pieces of information from the game. the location of large buildings, the location and angle of the shadows depicted in the game, and even each telephone pole, if they have appeared in the game, i could remember them in detail, so i came to a place that was roughly similar. creeeeak ¡°found it.¡± the alley between building 23 and 24. the only door that opened among all the shut doors. although it was disguised as a bar open only at night, it was actually a place that sells black market passes. even though it was bright daylight, the atmosphere inside the bar felt like nighttime. a single dim light illuminated the dark space. squeak squeak across the bar was an old man full of white hair wiping glasses. the old man glanced at me and then sighed. ¡°phew, nowadays anybody comes to visit. hey, i don¡¯t know from who you heard about it, but you should go back if you don¡¯t want to get in trouble.¡± i ignored his comment and ordered a cocktail after sitting at the bar. ¡°whatever, get me anything. make it as strong as you can.¡± i placed 1500$ in cash on top of the bar that i had grabbed. the man saw the money then gave me a drink and went inside the kitchen after grabbing the cash. underneath the glass was a small coin. ¡°what a dumb method to do this.¡± i grabbed the coin and headed towards the street. unlike the bar, it was filled with bright energy and laughter. and in the middle was the three way shopping center. i headed to their emergency staircase. on the door to the basement, it was written employees only. i ignored the sign and headed inside. there were two giant guards blocking the entry, and they moved when i showed them the coin. in the underground shops with a mirky smell, there were rows of open shops waiting for customers. ¡®now, where is the pharmacy?¡¯ the place i was looking for was the ¡®pharmacy.¡¯ of course, not for cold medicine. ¡°found it.¡± it was a shabby pharmacy with a sign that seemed as if it was going to fall off. i remember that this was the only place in the shopping center that used this name. crack. ring ring ring- when i pushed the glass doors and entered, a pharmacist in a white jacket greeted me. ¡°a customer for the first time in a while. welcome. what are you looking for?¡± ¡°....i would like some weakening drug.¡± ¡°oh, you came to the wrong place. we have sleeping pills and other drugs, but we don¡¯t touch those. it¡¯s because if you get caught with it, it¡¯s over.¡± ¡°i know. i just came to see what kind you are carrying.¡± ¡°we like making money, too. we would like to sell it, but it¡¯s really hard to trade them and there¡¯s not much of a margin...we only sell other drugs.¡± ¡°i came referred to by hyun seok park. i just came to browse.¡± ¡°damn, you should have led with that, kiddo. pfft.¡± ¡°...¡± the pharmacist spat on the floor and grabbed a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. ¡ºthe sub quest has been sent.¡» [serious spirit of service!] frrrr- 3 balls of fire appeared on my palms. the kids who were scared to approach me now were all paying attention. ¡°here it goes!¡± i threw one of the balls into the air, and caught the one i threw before with my other hand. again, i threw the ball on my right hand and then caught the one i threw beforehand. in other words, i was juggling fire. ¡°wo..woahhh!¡± ¡°cool!¡± ¡°oppa, can you do it with 4 balls instead of 3?¡± i practiced for 30 minutes in the morning to juggle. it was not too hard, since i was using mana to control the falling movements, but i felt good seeing their fascination. ¡°i brought snacks, too. who wants some?¡± * the sun was slowly setting. the tired kids were taking a break inside. ¡°good job, hoyeon.¡± ¡°no, you worked harder, ahyeong.¡± ¡°pfft. i don¡¯t think that¡¯s something for you to say after juggling for an hour straight.¡± ¡ºquest complete!¡» baek ahyeong and i were resting on the couch inside the foster center building. we became close from watching the kids together. ¡°why did you come to volunteer? i heard that you are also sponsoring. how do you get the funds to support the kids as a student of the academy?¡± baek ahyeong was someone who was nice from birth. she was volunteering out of good will. this made her feel positively towards people of similar nature. ¡°i am still using the monthly fees i get. i was always interested in volunteering.¡± ¡°oh, but they don¡¯t give you a whole lot. do you have enough time to study?¡± ¡°you are asking a lot of questions. i feel a little weird, what kind of interests do you have in a student? i¡¯m a minor, lol¡± ¡°i have just graduated from the academy, too. geez.¡± ¡°just kidding, just kidding.¡± ¡°you are so fascinating. most volunteers lose interest in the kids once they spot me, but you seemed more interested in the kids than me.¡± this was of course a planned strategy. i had seen it in the game, and there was a hint in the quest as well. ahyeong was into guys who had a pure heart and felt joy from volunteering. of course that wasn¡¯t the case for me, but knowing this i put on a show. we had become pretty friendly, so now it was time for the finale. i made my eyes red after rubbing them until they got irritated. ¡°actually, i¡¯m an orphan. i lost my parents at the gate.¡± ¡°ah, that¡¯s why you were here....sorry. i didn¡¯t realize it was one of your painful memories, sorry for asking so many questions.¡± ¡°i don¡¯t really remember much anyways.¡± i continued talking with the most sad gaze i could make. ¡°i was also from one of these orphanages. i got into the school by giving it my best. i thought that after getting into school, i would be set for life, but that wasn¡¯t the case.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°not only was it hard financially, but i also was having social problems. i couldn¡¯t laugh when others were, worrying about if i had enough balance whenever i ordered a drink from the cafe, and endured hunger by filling myself up with water if i ever went out somewhere with my friends. well, i guess it¡¯s mostly a financial problem now that i look at it. i didn¡¯t want the same for the other kids.¡± this was a sad story even for me, who was acting. of course, this was true in the game. my parents had passed from the gate incident and he was an orphan. he was raised in an orphanage, although i wasn¡¯t sure which one. ¡°those kids did nothing wrong, you know.¡± pfft. with a slight grin, i ended my show with the last blow of sensitive words. from the eyes of ahyeong, moist and hot water filled. now she looked at me with a warm gaze. ¡°hoyeon...do not worry. all will be good. i will make sure of it.¡± strike! ¡ï heroine status [baek ahyeong] ¨C [ friendliness : 50 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 30 ] ¨C [ hunger : 20 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 70 ] current status: enjoying the time with a junior classmate of her alma mater. shit, it was only my first time meeting her and the friendliness score was up to 50. this was worth the acting. ¡°it¡¯s getting late, and you look tired as well. shall we get going?¡± ¡°yes, but you mentioned that you are a freshman, hoyeon?¡± ¡°yes, that is correct.¡± ¡°then we will see each other soon, hu hu.¡± ¡°hmm? where?¡± ¡°it¡¯s nothing. see you next time~!¡± hop hop ahyeong baek headed out with an excited stride. i knew where i would run into her next. at the practical dungeon training, the guild hunters were to visit. baek ahyeong of the healing properties would come to support. ¡°should i go?¡± i headed out. i didn¡¯t realize how difficult it was to play with friends. should i not come to volunteer and just sponsor them? ¡°brother! get home safe!¡± ¡°oppa! show us 5 balls next time!¡± when i looked behind me, two kids who were following me best were waving now. ¡°okay! see you next time!¡± well, since baek ahyeong can¡¯t get too suspicious, i should make a couple more visits. Chapter 16: Date with Rumy chapter 16: date with rumy sunday morning, i stretched my sore muscles then started to wake up my body. today, i had a movie date with rumy planned. not just any movie, but the real time action of idol party. to be honest, i didn¡¯t even know who they were and what they were about. i never had any interest in them. still, i should do my background research before meeting rumy. this was the least that i could do. i googled ¡®idol party¡¯ into the search bar. ¡°idol party....what the?¡± the story is about the students of a school in danger of going bankrupt, who create their own idol unit, become famous, and finally save the school. this was a shitty plot. from this, i was able to find out the meanings of hanjung and gacha. otakus know every little detail about the anime they like. so that i wouldn¡¯t get caught lying, i chose a random character and made them my bias. i went into their personal page and memorized everything from their profile, dances, hairstyles etc. ¡°i¡¯m a true otaku now.¡± i was able to transform into a perfect otaku. when i looked at the time, it was time to go. i had gotten ready already, so i just grabbed my jacket and headed outside. the theater that i was going to meet her was closeby, so i arrived quickly. when i looked around, i saw that she hadn¡¯t arrived yet. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [a memorable first date!] your first date is rumi! rumi is very much looking forward to her first private appointment with her friend! give rumi unforgettable memories! ¨C reward: random abilities +2 ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ooh, a quest. an unforgettable memory? that sounded difficult. i was zoning out on a bench nearby, thinking about the quest, then was reminded of a fact. how long had it been since i had been on a date with a girl? i was suddenly nervous. i wasn¡¯t thinking about anything, but after getting conscious i got nervous. badump. badump. my heart was beating pretty fast, too. ¡°i guess the time to use this has come.¡± i grabbed the calming medicine that the pharmacist had given me. i drank water with it. ¡°what are you eating?¡± ¡°couugh! cough! kkhhhp!¡± ¡°are you okay? sorry, it¡¯s my fault!¡± ¡°no, no, you are fine.¡± rumy was wearing a bright dress, and her long, black hair was tied into a ponytail with a bow. i was a little excited, since i had never seen her outside of her uniform. her innocent charm was flowing, and her cute tiny frame along with a voluptuous curve that could not be hidden made her look as if she had given her best to dress up that day. ¡°what were you eating? candy?¡± ¡°oh, it was a calming medicine ball. i was a little nervous.¡± ¡°what¡¯s that?¡± ¡°well, it helps you relax and brings your overall body temperature down. i took one because i got nervous to go on a date with you, rumy.¡± rumy¡¯s face turned bright red then she sank her head. ¡°uh, date? well, i think ...it¡¯s best if we take it slow as friends...of course i am not saying that i don¡¯t like you, i rather like you actually, but...¡± the gesture with her fingers crossing each other appeared adorable. ¡°i¡¯m just joking. do you actually want to make this a date?¡± ¡°huh? no...ugh....stop fooling around with me.¡± rumy saw my expression and found that i was teasing her. i should have held my laugh longer. ¡°let¡¯s head in. even if we have enough seats, we should get some popcorn, too.¡± ¡°ah, let¡¯s go!¡± we entered the theater. i tried to buy a ticket at the unmanned ticket machine, but there was a poster attached next to the ticket vending machine. [couples using the couple seats will receive an additional image board and photo card!] rumy¡¯s eyes fell onto the poster as well. ¡°ah!¡± she was making a weird moan then looked back and forth the poster and then the machine. then she slightly turned her head and made eye contact. from her sparkly eyes, i knew what she wanted without her saying anything. i should let her slide this time, since i was acting as an otaku as well. ¡°hey, rumy? do you want to get the couple¡¯s seat? they give you an image board and poster.¡± ¡°ah, yes! let¡¯s get it!¡± from just choosing the couple seat, her atmosphere was much more cheerful than before. were those merch really that great? ¡°excuse me! can you get us two bottles of soju?¡± ¡°got it~¡± but wait, wasn¡¯t soju a bit too bitter for a girl trying alcohol for the first time?¡± ¡°excuse me~ can you grab us one grapefruit flavor and one regular?¡± i had heard from somewhere that girls like fruity soju. i changed the other one to a grapefruit flavor. the drinks and glasses came out, and i poured rumy a glass. she also poured me a glass. it was my first time that a pretty girl poured me a glass, so i felt a little hazed. i can¡¯t believe that a day came when i actually could peek at a woman¡¯s breasts instead of an ugly man¡¯s face while drinking. ¡°well then. we will clink our glasses then drink up. cheers.¡± ¡°cheers!¡± gulp gulp. ¡°khhhhhh.¡± it was the first time that i had alcohol since getting teleported into the game. it was so bitter, since it had been so long. maybe because hoyeon lee had never tried it before. rumy couldn¡¯t even finish her glass. ¡°bleh...it¡¯s so bitter. yuck.¡± ¡°have some rice cakes. try this one next. it¡¯s a bit on the sweeter side.¡± ¡°okay...but no more of that one.¡± ¡°give it to me, i will have it.¡± i grabbed her glass and finished it. ¡°i had...my lips on it...¡± ¡°oh, sorry. i felt bad to waste it.¡± ¡°it¡¯s...it¡¯s alright.¡± yum. rumy picked a rice cake, blushing. ¡°cough. do you want to try grapefruit beer? it will taste okay, i promise.¡± for awkward moments, all you needed to do was drink some more. ¡°yes, please pour me another glass.¡± rumy was staring at the drink and glasses as if she was a soldier going into battle. for just a drink, she was tense. we each grabbed our drinks and clanked the glasses. cheers! gulp gulp ¡°hmm, it¡¯s a bit bitter, but i can work with the slight sweetness.¡± ¡°that¡¯s good then. i¡¯m glad i ordered a sweet one.¡± ¡°by the way, how long does it take to get drunk?¡± ¡°well, it depends on the person. do you feel a little happier, or feel your face warmer?¡± ¡°mm....i dont think.. soooo...¡± rumy was murmuring to herself after placing her hand on her head. rumy¡¯s tongue was already twisted. ¡°i think i¡¯m pretty good at this, let¡¯s gooo!!¡± ¡°shouldn¡¯t you take a bit longer to...¡± ¡°cheers!¡± * ¡°ehhhhh....¡± ¡°i told you to drink slower.¡± ¡°meep... my head is cracking...¡± pat pat. after getting out of the bar, i was patting her back in the middle of the road. i had told her to slow down, but she drank five shots in a row. usually, people should feel themselves getting drunk by their face temperature or headache early on..but i guess this was the fate of being a heroine. ¡°so sleepy...¡± ¡°no, you can¡¯t sleep here. rumy? rumy?¡± ¡°uhhhhh..¡± plop. i placed my hands into her pits and stood her up. she was blacked out, no matter how hard i shook her. ¡°mehhhhhhh...¡± ¡°yup, and she¡¯s gone.¡± she was done for. i couldn¡¯t just leave her here, what should i do? ¡°....¡± i saw a bright sign a block ahead. [the grand motel] ¡°i have no choice. yup, it¡¯s because i don¡¯t have a choice.¡± really, there was no other way. really. Chapter 17: ? Rumy and the Calming Medicine chapter 17: ? rumy and the calming medicine so without a choice, i brought her to the motel. i really had no other choice, okay? it wasn¡¯t based on a dark motive. i couldn¡¯t take her back to the dorms, anyway. if i were to take her to the dorms at this hour, people would see and the news would be plastered all over everyday. i could even get expelled. so i lay rumy onto the bed. she wasn¡¯t heavy, but from how soft her skin was, i had to keep singing inside my head to distract myself. i was all sweaty from carrying her. i should shower. while i was showering, i thought of so many things. ¡®what should i do if rumy accuses me of rape if i go out from the shower?¡¯ well, maybe a woman in real life would, but not a game heroine. they are more open-minded. of course, only to the main character. ¡®what should i do if she tries to climb on top of me after i wake up?¡¯ of course, these stupid thought wouldn¡¯t actually happen. i should just set an alarm and go to bed. wipe wipe wipe. i was drying my hair with the towel as i stepped outside. i thought that rumy would be sleeping, but she was twisting her body on the bed. ¡°oh, sorry. thought you would be asleep.¡± ¡°ahhh...¡± rumy was a little off. she was all twisty and moaning. ¡°hmm...mmmp!¡± ¡°rumy, are you okay?¡± i was in the shower for 15 minutes max, what had happened in between? was she having a seizure? when i looked around, i saw a bottle of the calming medicine ball on the ground. ¡°why was this?¡± ¡°ah...hmmm. ah!¡± looking at rumy, rubbing her thighs together while making horny sounds and the bottle of the calming medicine ball on the floor, it all made sense. she was trying to eat the calming medicine but accidently took a pill of the weakening medicine. the two looked similar, but if she was more sane she could have told the two apart. ¡°ah....haat..¡± rumy¡¯s voice was getting more and more sticky. not only was she rubbing her thighs, but now her fingers were getting to her sensitive area. she raised one of her knees, and started to touch herself on top of her stockings. ¡°ah...ahhhhh..haaaa!¡± soon after, she stopped touching, then made eye contact with me. she had turned into a completely different person, filled with desire. ¡°hoyeon...my body is so weird...please help me...¡± how cute. since i had gotten consent, i couldn¡¯t hold it any longer. i got on top of her body and looked at rumy. her eyes were saying yes. i grabbed her head and started to kiss her. ¡°hmmmp! mmmm...hmmm¡± rumy was a little stiff, then started to go along with the tongue. she was shy at first, but as the kiss went on she became more willing. she was like a baby bird asking for food, sucking my lips. her lack of skills made me get even harder. as we continued, i started to undress her. when i peeled off her dress, her breasts plopped out. i unbuttoned the front of the bra and grabbed them. it was too big to grab all in one hand. i didn¡¯t know much about bra size, but it was definitely over a c or a d. her nipples were already hardened and reaching for my hands. i was spinning the nipples until i stopped kissing her and started to suck on them. i rolled my tongue around the nipple and sucked on them with my wet lips. ¡°ahhhhhhhhhh!¡± rumy coludn¡¯t stand the excitement and grasped onto my face. i could barely breathe, but i couldn¡¯t resist the warm softness. rumy¡¯s mouth wrapped my dick in warmth. her small mouth made my small dick touch her throat when i had barely put it in. and everytime she made a moaning side the hornier she got, the deeper i shoved my dick. ¡°oooommf!¡± rumy was sending signals as if she was about to climax. to cum at the same time as her, i moved my dick even faster. ¡°mmmpph. kuk...khuk...kuk.¡± from her scratchy tongue and the uvula hitting the dick, my mind was now in euphoria. i felt it coming. i moved my tongue faster so that we could cum together. ¡°hhhaaa! kkkeeuk..¡± i shot everything in her mouth, after not being able to hold it in any longer. she was like a horny cat sucking all of it and swallowing it. the juices burst from rumy¡¯s vagina, forming a puddle on the bed like there was a flood. the vag hole and labia minora contracted and then twitched and trembled. after cumming, i took out my dick, which was now bent. ¡°ehh....¡± rumy breathed in and out and passed out, as if her energy had crashed from a series of torture. ¡°phew...¡± after cumming, i came to my senses. then i snapped out of it. ¡°ah, fuck.¡± i fucked up. i had done it. no, i should be calm. the dice was already thrown. first, i wiped rumy¡¯s body with wet wipes. i got hard again after wiping her big breasts, but i tried my best to suppress my desires and continued to rub her. i replaced her clothes back onto her, then i got dressed as well. i was wondering if i should run, but that would be the worst. at times like these, i had to hope for the main character¡¯s luck. i had to fight it, instead of running away. she would believe me if i told her that i had passed out after drinking. and on top of this, it was as if she had attacked me first. a girl in real life would accuse me, but i doubted that the game heroine would. i had to go to school by 9:30. it was now 1am. with a taxi, school was 30 minutes away. i should first go to sleep here. then i will figure something out. i was too tired to think any longer. i set an alarm on my smartwatch for 8 and then passed out. * beep! beep! beep! beep! ¡°ugh....¡± it had been so long since my last hangover. just one bottle of soju had done it. hoyeon lee was a lightweight. ¡°mmmmm...¡± rumy had also woken up and was grabbing onto her head. i tried to act as natural as i could. the goal was to pretend as if nothing had happened. ¡°rumy, are you up?¡± ¡°mmmmm...yea....yeah? wh...why are you...huh? where am i?¡± nice, i guess she didn¡¯t remember anything. ¡°i don¡¯t know. do you remember anything?¡± ¡°i remember us cheering...then i blacked out.¡± ¡°yeah..i don¡¯t remember anything either. we are both dressed. i guess we just fell asleep on the bed.¡± ¡°right? oh, it¡¯s already 8. i have to get back and get ready soon!¡± ¡°yeah, let¡¯s head out.¡± phew. i was lucky that she was clueless about these things. if she had known anything about men, she would have questioned me. we got a cab on the way to the academy. the taxi driver was giving us a look from where we were coming, but we tried our best to ignore it. after we arrived at the academy, we decided to walk to our dorm separately so people don¡¯t get suspicious. ¡°holy shit, i almost died.¡± when i arrived in my room, i finally relaxed my tense muscles. ¡°why didn¡¯t [clear mind] work in this situation when i needed it the most?¡± it only worked in battle. it should have kicked in last night. i guess because the theme of this game is sex? when i was thinking about all sorts of things, the system window popped up. [quest complete!] [reaction level goes up by 2!] it was as expected til here. [sexual touch with a heroine confirmed. a reward for the heroine seduction will be awarded!] Chapter 18: Secret Meeting with Professor Sol Lim chapter 18: secret meeting with professor sol lim[sexual touch with a heroine confirmed. a reward for the heroine seduction will be awarded!] ¡ºequipment status window open!¡» what was this? i tried to understand the sentences that appeared in front of me, but it was so random. a reward system for seducing heroines? why didn¡¯t they tell me sooner? what a rude system. ¡°what the heck is equipment status?¡± i looked around the room to see if there was anything around that would be considered an equipment. there was an anti-crime stone on the window. i thought of ¡®equipment status¡¯ while looking at the stone. ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ©¤©¤©¤©¤[ anti-crime stone ]©¤©¤©¤©¤ ? lvl. : beginner ? a stone made by adding some mana magic formula to a mana stone. ? an alarm sounds when a person whose body information is not registered approaches. ©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤©¤ ¡°oh, what¡¯s this? that¡¯s cool.¡± it seems to be the ability to show the ability of the equipment in real time. i was glad to see this function again, since i thought i wouldn¡¯t see it in real life unlike in the game. to get such a great item from one night of 69. i guess the best way to get strong in this game is to ditch the training and just have sex all the time? anyways, since i found out that there is such a function, i should approach them more. to survive in this harsh world, you have to make use of all that you can. * it¡¯s monday morning. today was especially busy. i snuck into the dorm early in the morning, showered, then got out in my uniform. thankfully, no one caught me. ¡°goood morning!¡± i was walking to class, when young han kim walked up and made a conversation. ¡°you seem tired. it¡¯s not from the friday incident, right?¡± ¡°no, it¡¯s nothing, really.¡± a thug with bleached hair worrying about me. i couldn¡¯t tell him that i was tired from sucking on rumy all night, so i just ended the conversation. we arrived at the freshman class building after making useless small talk. young han went over to other classmates as soon as he arrived in class as i scanned the room to see if rumy had made it. ¡°rumy, what¡¯s wrong? you are zoning out today.¡± ¡°hmm. hmm? no, it¡¯s nothing. hehe.¡± ¡°your face is slightly red, too. are you ill, or on your period maybe?¡± ¡°yeah....shhh.¡± from how she was conversing with lucy, she seemed fine. her face was a bit red from a fever, but she didn¡¯t seem to have a concerning problem. ¡ï heroine status [rumy] ¨C [ friendliness : 65 ] ¨C [ sexual desire : 57 ] ¨C [ hunger : 30 ] ¨C [ tiredness : 45 ] ¡°what,¡± her friendliness and sexual desire had gone up insanely. but why her sexual desire? if she didn¡¯t have memories of sucking and biting me, shouldn¡¯t her sexual desire remain the same? or did her body remember? well, it wasn¡¯t a problem for me. higher score meant good for me. drrrr~ ¡°hello, everyone!¡± a female professor in a mini skirt and blush blouse walked in through the lecture hall. ¡°woah, we have hyorin kang as our theory professor?¡± ¡°who is hyorin kang?¡± ¡°don¡¯t you know doctor kang?¡± i honestly didn¡¯t know who she was either. theoretical professor, dr. hyorin kang. well, i know that she¡¯s quite famous in the field of dungeons, monster studies, and hunter studies, but she¡¯s not that important in the game. ¡°i heard that the new class this year is exquisite, and i can see the passion in your eyes.¡± the professor handed out papers to the students as if she was in a cheerful mood. ¡°since today is our first class on modern hunters, i prepared a quiz to assess your prior knowledge. it will be used for review, so please try your best.¡± the quiz was a questionnaire with a separate answer sheet, and you had to use mana to write your answers. ¡®oh, you can do it like this.¡¯ i had no idea, since i had never written answers in the actual game. unlike the bubbly professor, the questions were pretty challenging. no, they were actually insanely difficult. it was like a question where they extracted all the tiny print [for your reference] sections and formed the most insane questionnaire. [1. what monster was first discovered in tokyo on january 16, 2032, and is characterized by four horns protruding from its head in a humanoid form?] ¡®fumitake oni¡¯ of course, the difficulty of the problem was irrelevant to me. i had already finished reading all the textbooks, reference books, and related papers in hyundai hunter studies by actively using my privilege, [memory complementary ability]. do il seo hyl there were over 50 professors researching in this building. on the first floor was the lobby. that meant that over 50 professors shared the 16 floors, and sol lim was given an entire floor all to herself unlike the others. this showed her reputation within the academy. when i entered the professors¡¯ building, i saw a large convenience store, bakery and various shops, and there was the lobby in the center among all the elevators. i went up to the receptionist. ¡°hello, i am here to visit professor lim.¡± ¡°professor lim always forbids anyone not on the visitors¡¯ list from entering. do you have a prior appointment?¡± ¡°no, not really, but...¡± i wanted to make an appointment, but i had never gotten her contact. this was all because of her trickery last time. i was walking back to my dorm zoning out, so i had never gotten a chance to ask. ¡°did she ever mention letting someone named ¡®hoyeon lee¡¯ be allowed inside?¡± ¡°no, she did not. there is only the dean and chairman on the list.¡± ¡°still, you can call her, right? could you let her know that the student ¡®hoyeon lee¡¯ is visiting?¡± ¡°well, she said not to call when a stranger visits.¡± ¡°no, i am not a weird person. i will take responsibility, please just call her and let her know that i am here.¡± this was so frustrating. why was this professor so closed-off? did she have a stalker? i thought surin moon was the one with a stalker problem. ¡°tsst. that kid thinks that he can just force his way to her.¡± ¡°he will come to his senses when he gets expelled.¡± i was talking to the receptionist when i heard an open criticism from the other side. when i glanced over, i saw over ten guys sitting outside the convenience store each snacking on a bag of chips. the big guy in the middle was holding something like a cake in each of his hands. he must be the leader of the gang. i asked the receptionist about them, since they looked so funny. ¡°what are those people doing?¡± ¡°they are students of the magic research organization.¡± ¡°magic research organization? that aside, why are they each holding a snack? are they having a part?¡± ¡°well, the truth is...professor lim buys a bunch of chocolate cake and chocolate cookies from the store once a week.¡± ¡°...chocolate cake and chocolate cookies?¡± ¡°yes. but some time ago, they found out this fact and then came every week to see her for her snack trip to ask questions about their research project.¡± ¡°....¡± ¡°then the professor glances over them, says a couple of words and then goes back to her lab.¡± i had just heard a bunch of words that i couldn¡¯t understand. what kind of a weird fact was this? ¡°how do they even know when the professor will be out?¡± ¡°from what i know, they have 4 groups waiting for 6 hours each shift.¡± what the? they were just [bunch of douchebags who have nothing to do in the world organization], not magic research. what kind of bullshit was this? i knew that the professor teleported to the classrooms because she¡¯s too lazy to walk over, but for them to use her sweet tooth to their advantage... ¡°then what was that about the expulsion?¡± ¡°last year, around this time, there were students who visited every day of the month to see her in real life. she gave a warning to expel them if they continued, and the student who didn¡¯t stop was actually expelled.¡± ¡°...she¡¯s scary.¡± ¡°you still want me to make that call?¡± ¡°yes, i will take full responsibility, so please do.¡± the receptionist made a call, still nervous. phew, finally. i was able to reach her. she wouldn¡¯t back out on me after all this, right? i got a little nervous. ¡°hey, what do you think you are doing?¡± the big guy in the middle of the snacking bastards called me over. ¡°do you need something?¡± i didn¡¯t think that i would have a valuable conversation with them, but i still answered formally looking at his tag that showed that he was a senior. ¡°scraps like you don¡¯t know what you are made of.¡± the large guy looked down at me with a threatening glare. surprisingly, he didn¡¯t scare me at all. ¡°you are a newbie. from the fact that i don¡¯t know your face, you don¡¯t come from a rich family either. are you just trying to get close to the professor?¡± ¡°....¡± ¡°ah, then you wouldn¡¯t know my name, either. i am the president of the magic research organization. don¡¯t tell me that you don¡¯t know who we are, right? we are the most prestigious organization of the academy.¡± the guy named hyundo kim turned around and showed his robe which said magic research organization in bold letters. he was so full of himself. ¡®this idiot was just a dweeb.¡¯ i was curious to see how far he would go. ¡°so, i¡¯m saying that you shouldn¡¯t try to get a taste of the professor. she is our sponsor for the organization. you interfering will get in the way of us getting feedback for our research...¡± ring- then a woman in a robe stepped outside from the elevator. hyun do kim yelped from seeing the lady. the blue robe was definitely that of professor lim. professor lim was approaching this way from the elevator. Chapter 19: Secret Meeting with Professor Sol Lim (2) chapter 19: secret meeting with professor sol lim (2) ¡°guys! get the chocolates and the research papers!¡± with the hyun do guy in the center, the other guys in the organization came up with bundles of cookies and papers. what a weird thing to do. ¡°professor lim! these are the results from our study this week! we ask for your opinion!¡± hyun do kim represented the group and handed over the paper with a greeting, and the guys lined up behind him bowed. but the professor didn¡¯t even look at them and walked straight towards me. ¡°hoyeon, why did you come without a call?¡± ¡°well, you never gave me your contact info.¡± ¡°hey. that¡¯s because you never asked.¡± ¡°...yeah. sorry.¡± ¡°well, let¡¯s go upstairs and talk more.¡± the professor completely ignored the organization still holding their papers and got onto the elevator. i was walking towards her, and peeked back. i saw the faces of the guys in shock. especially that of hyun do kim. it was quite a sight. he seemed as if he had lost his country, staring my way with his jaws open. ¡°..eh, nevermind.¡± i was going to say something, but i didn¡¯t want to be as degenerate as them, so i just smirked and got on. hyun do kim had his face down, but i could see how red it was. ¡°they try too hard.¡± ¡°hmm? what is what?¡± this person was scary, too. she was just ignoring them, even though she was sponsoring them and had received cookies. ¡°those kids. by the way, aren¡¯t you in charge of their magic research organization? don¡¯t you need to talk to them?¡± ¡°what is the magic research organization?¡± ¡°huh? they said that you are sponsoring them...¡± wait a minute.... ¡°oh, you mean the kids who sometimes come over with garbage and provide snacks? i never told them that i would sponsor them.¡± to receive snacks from strangers. i don¡¯t know if she¡¯s brave or careless. ¡°that doesn¡¯t matter. let¡¯s hurry!¡± ¡°okay, i¡¯m coming.¡± it¡¯s rude to call an actual degenerate an idiot. those guys really had nothing to do. i kind of felt sorry for them. * ¡°are you suuuure that nothing happened?¡± ¡°yeah yeah. lucy, you are always so full of worries.¡± lucy and rumy prancing across the hall. their petite frame, cute faces and large boobs drew attention from the guys, but they were busy talking between themselves. ¡°no, just that hoyeon lee is just weird....¡± ¡°hoyeon? what about him? he¡¯s nice. is it because you lost the battle with him that one time?¡± ¡°umm..no, it¡¯s nothing like that. he¡¯s not a bad kid, but...ughhhh nevermind!¡± ¡°it¡¯s fine. did i ever lie to you?¡± ¡°okay, i will believe you. go get some rest, rumy! watch out for men! don¡¯t follow strangers for candy, okay?¡± ¡°yeah, yeah. bye, lucy!¡± phew- seeing the energetic lucy jogging to her dorm, rumy let out a tired sigh. ¡°lucy has so many worries.¡± it was kind of annoying at times, but since it was out of care, rumy couldn¡¯t say much. beep beep- rumy opened the dorm with her smart watch, which she had now gotten used to. the first thing she did after moving was decorating the room. a bright girly room with pink accents and stuffed toys. on top of the bed were her bunny rabbit and teddy bears which she had since birth greeting her. ¡°ruby~ dia~¡± rumy called the names of the stuffed bunny ¡®ruby¡¯ and teddy ¡®dia¡¯ as she jumped onto the bed holding them. ¡°lucy was asking me about what i did on the weekend, so i was getting tired. i was able to just go over it, but...¡± rumy always ended her day by telling ruby and dia what had happened on that day. ¡°but actually, i lied to lucy. i feel bad, but i really had no choice!¡± with the stuffed toys in her armpits, she started to rub her thighs together with her face into the pillow. ¡°mmmmm..¡± rumy slowly undressed her clothes. she threw the blouse and undershirt. she slid her skirt down, and her stocking as well using her feet. she removed her bra and underwear and warmed herself with the sheets. when her body got warm enough, she spread her legs open. she placed her right hand in between her legs. sol lim was tapping on the hologram tablet in front of the machine with a giant mana stone embedded inside. ¡°do you want to come and stand here?¡± ¡°...it¡¯s nothing weird, right?¡± ¡°it¡¯s nothing like that, so just stand there already.¡± ¡°okay.¡± ¡°now, stay still.¡± from her hands, a purple scanner came out and scrutinized my face. ¡°mmhhm, uh huh.¡± nod nod. the professor nodded as if she found out about everything then started to type into the hologram board. ¡°it¡¯s a skill that maximizes your vision.¡± ¡°oh?¡± ¡°to tell you what i have found out so far, when you see mana, your pupils dilate abnormally and a weird pattern gets drawn. it helps you estimate mana, am i right?¡± ¡°that is true. you are better than i thought.¡± ¡°thanks.¡± i was slightly mocking her, but she only heard what she wanted. ¡°and, because it maximizes your vision, you can see far out or very up close. you could even be able to shoot out mana lasers from your eyes. i don¡¯t think it would be that efficient, though.¡± ¡°ohh, laser...cool. thank you.¡± ¡°but anyways, it¡¯ a really amazing skill. i have seen eyes get red and change its appearance, but yours is almost an evolved version of the eyes. how should i say this? the level? no, class? anyways, i¡¯m glad i chose you as my guinea pig! i have some free time today, and i would like to take a closer look at those patterns in your eyes.¡± the professor started to get hyperactive suddenly. why was she so excited? ¡°first, i will test if the pattern changes according to the intensity of the mana that is perceived, and then check if it¡¯s related to the rhune letters of ancient symbols...¡± she was so focused on the patterns, but the patterns had no meaning. it was just one of the systems in the countless features in the ¡®sa¡¯ game. it¡¯s a hidden feature that gives the character more power if one collects all the patterns. i guess it was only in the game, because nothing happened in real life. ¡°professor, please calm down. why don¡¯t we resume this later? i have to study for exams.¡± ¡°hmm? hmm...oh! you need your payment, right?¡± ¡°excuse me?¡± a pale hand reached out from the robe and held my hand tightly. ¡°pr..professor?¡± ¡°it¡¯s okay if it¡¯s for research.¡± lim sol¡¯s hand led me to the world of the unknown inside her robe. gulp. really, what was this sudden change in mood? she was going too fast...please go slower... ¡°hoyeon, relax.¡± this person only called my name in these types of situations. with her sultry eyes on top of that, i couldn¡¯t resist it. ¡°oh..okay.¡± gulp. i swallowed once. i should relax. i had already done everything with rumy, i had no reason to be nervous around sol. i could even get a relationship with a lady older than me who leads me. badump. badump. my hands were inside her robes. i felt something soft. ¡°ah..¡± sol lim let out an aroused sound when my hands reached. a soft feeling even with a shirt on. rumy had bigger breasts, but the professor had a bit of firmness of a mature woman. where will my hand go next? below? let¡¯s not be nervous. let¡¯s no... ¡°okay, that¡¯s done. you good?¡± ¡°...?¡± my hands were there for three seconds. sol was blabbering as she removed my hand. ¡°cough cough! shall we resume our studies?¡± sol lim made a proud face as if she had the hottest time of her life and started to resume typing. something was really messed up. the second brain in between my legs started to complain. this was not a matter of my sexual desire. life is about give and take. if she received something, she had to pay for it. she should pay to study me. she had seduced me professionally last time, and now she was just thinking of me as a fish she caught already. i will not stand unjust treatment. if i were to lose now, i would keep on losing. this was a revolutionary cause for my freedom. it was not because i was too horny. it was not because i was angry that she led me on. ¡°professor lim?¡± Chapter 20: ? Secret Meeting with Professor Sol Lim (3) chapter 20: ? secret meeting with professor sol lim (3) ¡°professor..?¡± ¡°yeah? what are you doing over there?¡± ¡°do you think i¡¯m like thirteen or something?¡± ¡°..what?¡± when i was 13, i was horny, but i couldn¡¯t put it into action. but i was now an adult. i could put it into action. ¡°what was that? three seconds of boob touching?¡± ¡°wh..what are you saying?¡± sol lim¡¯s face lit up red. she was so natural until now, but freaked out at the words ¡®boobs.¡¯ ¡°what..what do you mean by boobs? what are you saying?¡± ¡±i am only calling them by their name! you said that you wanted to research me. then, you have to pay the price.¡± i was getting angry now. she approached me first and was now trying to accuse me of being perverted? will she sue me for sexual harassment? would i make it to court even though i am a younger student? ¡°so..so i let you touch my b..boobs..¡± her lips were getting more and more pouty. where did her confidence go? someone would think that she was a virgin. ¡°...¡± everytime she made eye contact with me, she blushed and turned her head down. wait? she is actually a virgin? ¡°professor, are you...perhaps inexperienced in these things? are you...¡± ¡°...fine! you are great! you are thinking that i have cobwebs down there because i only studied, right? hmph! i¡¯m fine dying alone with my studies!¡± the professor spat out all the things she was holding in while she was plopped on the floor. ¡°i mean, it¡¯s funny how girls uglier than me talk about webs. do you think that i cannot do it? it¡¯s because it¡¯s more advantageous to use my time in research. isn¡¯t that common sense for a magician?¡± wow, she was actually a virgin crazy for research? she had just teased me so that i would show more interest in research? ...damn. i struck gold! a virgin female professor. this was a chance of a lifetime. i had to get this. ¡°no, professor, that¡¯s not what i am saying. please calm down first.¡± ¡°get out! get out! i know that you just say that and talk behind my back! i won¡¯t hold back anymore! you will make fun of me, too, just like the rest!¡± ¡°do you think that i would? if i did, i wouldn¡¯t even have agreed to the research and be so attracted to your body!¡± ¡°...is that so?¡± her head raised a little. she looked a bit brighter, too. she was also a bit calmer. i mean, it was funny to call her an old hag with webs. she should be in her late twenties, no one calls a virgin like that anymore. i guess she was accused by jealous females around her. i had to convince her no matter what. ¡°of course i am serious. don¡¯t you remember how much i was shaking when you placed my hands on your breast? i was super excited.¡± ¡°cough. of course. i have never been looked down on for my breast size.¡± wow, now she was even showing off her boobs. what a simple gal. ¡°of course. you know that everyone in the academy talks about your beauty, right? i am so tired of people talking about it in class.¡± ¡°yeah, that¡¯s right. lots of guys had approached me before. i turned them all down because i was too busy studying.¡± ¡°of course. you got your confidence back, right?¡± ¡°yeah, thanks to you. it¡¯s all you.¡± ¡°then show me your boobs.¡± ¡®wh..what?!¡± ¡°you have to pay!¡± ¡°pa..pay...¡± ¡°think of efficiency, professor. it¡¯s better to do a quickie and quickly resume research. there is nothing else to think about.¡± there was a reason why i was pursuing sol lim like a bull even though she wasn¡¯t a heroine. first, i needed to find someone for practice. i didn¡¯t have much experience with women, so i wanted to know what things that i would do would turn them off. also, i had received [equipment status] as a reward after sexual contact with a heroine. which meant, there could be a reward for having something sexual with a character, even if she isn¡¯t a heroine! well, the second part was an excuse. it wouldn¡¯t be true. i just wanted to do it with the female professor. ¡°hmm...well, is that so?¡± she was almost convinced. ¡°yes, so let¡¯s just get this over with. this will leave us more time to do research.¡± ¡°uh...okay...yeah.¡± when sol lim removed her robe, there was the boxy pink t-shirt and leggings again. ¡°weren¡¯t you wearing this last time?¡± ¡°i have around 7 of them at home. i only wear this when i am studying.¡± ¡°oh...¡± as if she had finished deciding, sol lim removed her pink t-shirt. i felt her boobs bounce up and down. she was not wearing any bras. ¡°professor, i guess you were looking forward to something by seeing how you didn¡¯t wear a bar, no?¡± ¡°don¡¯t make assumptions! i normally don¡¯t wear them!¡± ¡°wow...¡± this meant that i could reach her breasts anytime i placed my hands into the robe. gosh. everytime i touched and pulled, she let out a moan. with an aroused expression, sol was holding in her moans with her eyes shut tight. ¡°i need a little more..can you just place my head in your mouth?¡± ¡°...okay.¡± because of the size of my dick, there was still a lot left even after placing them in my breasts. sol lim just lowered her head slightly and placed the tip into her mouth. ¡°mmm...ssssp.¡± her mouth was stimulating the head with subtle movements. ¡°i think it will end faster if you use your tongue to lick it.¡± ¡°...choop choop.¡± she was obedient. when her tongue touched the head, it made it even more excited. i could feel myself reaching the climax as her breasts were stimulating the lower half in the meanwhile. ¡°ah, i¡¯m gonna cum. take it all in.¡± i removed my hand that was playing with her nipples and pressed her head. ¡°mmmph. mmmph?!¡± i came inside her mouth. everytime my dick flinched, more came out. i wanted her to swallow all, but only some went down her throat and the rest spilled onto her boobs and clothing. ¡°cough..cough.¡± ¡°woah, that was really nice.¡± ¡°are you satisfied, now?¡± ¡°yeah, i¡¯m pretty satisfied.¡± ¡°ha...then now let¡¯s go do some research..¡± she used magic to evaporate the cum on herself and rinsed her mouth. sol started to walk over to the laboratory. ¡°wow, she still wants to do research after that?¡± i could tell how passionate she was. this made me like her even more. because this meant that i could push her to do more things. * sol lim couldn¡¯t do much with the studies, being tired. she just did a quick exam, took some pictures, used magic to look through the body and told me that she will have the results out. i could tell that she was a nice person from the fact that she still walked me out. i shouldn¡¯t be saying this, since i did so many bad things to her. i didn¡¯t see the system pop up after doing sexual things with her, which meant that there was no gain in having sex with other women than heroines. i was predicting this, so i didn¡¯t feel much. anyways we got on the elevator and walked to the first floor lobby. i should go straight to my dorm, shower and sleep. ¡°hey, you. wait.¡± no, actually, i should study some magic, since i should be helping with her research. would it help if i bulk memorize every complicated spell out there? ¡°the freshman who met professor sol lim, stop there!¡± ¡°?¡± what? he was calling me? i would have turned back normally, but i had just passed being in my own thoughts. behind me were the guys from earlier in the same pose. with the snacks and everything. how pitiful. ¡°what did you talk about with the professor? ¡°...it¡¯s personal, nothing you have to know.¡± ¡°professor lim is our sponsor for the organization. she is not someone you can casually approach!¡± i was just staring at him with a dumbfounded face. hyun do must have thought that i was scared. he raised his voice even more. ¡°if something goes wrong with our club because of you, we will not let you off so easily.¡± ¡°....¡± i wondered how they would react if i were to tell them i stuck my dick between her boobs and shot cum in her mouth. but she was not their sponsor. they were so messed up. guys with nothing useful to do with their time. tsk tsk. ¡°yeah, yeah, good work.¡± i just got out of the scene because i didn¡¯t even want to argue. ¡°are you ignoring me? i will remember your name...!¡± i heard them talk, but i just kept walking. * after enjoying the magic research with professor lim, i returned to my room. since i was sweating, i showered with warm water and changed into comfortable clothes. ¡°phew...how far will you go, hoyeon?¡± 69 at a motel with a classmate. then cumming onto a female professor. was this what heaven was like? ring- i got a message while i was contemplating about life. surin noona: [hello there.] what the? Chapter 21: chapter 21: joining the student council soorin noona: [hello, junior. how are you doing?] why is she suddenly contacting me? but i don¡¯t feel bad about it. it¡¯s an opportunity for me to charm her. me: [hi, what¡¯s with the way you¡¯re talking, noona? haha] soorin noona: [hehe... it¡¯s my first time texting with you. i just wanted to be polite.] me: [oh, so what do you want?] soorin noona: [huh? can¡¯t i just text you for no reason? hmph!] i probably shouldn¡¯t have asked with that tone... looks like my charm took a nosedive. but why is her reaction so adorable? i replied again. me: [no, of course you can. i know you¡¯re busy, but i¡¯m actually happy you texted me.] soorin noona: [well, i actually do have a reason. you know we¡¯re starting club promotions this week, right? so, um, do you happen to be interested in joining the student council, hoyeon?] student council? all of a sudden, student council? she¡¯s being impulsive again. in the game, club activities were just a contrived device to involve heroines in events simultaneously. and there was no route to join the student council. what should i do? me: [i¡¯m not sure, but thanks for the offer. since i still have plenty of time this week, i¡¯ll think about it some more and let you know.] should i have declined more firmly since i¡¯m not really sure? i¡¯m still an introvert deep down and still struggle with conversations. living the life of an extrovert all of a sudden will be too difficult for me. soorin noona: [alright. let¡¯s talk about it again tomorrow. give it a good think today, okay?] me: [okay, noona. have a good night.] surin nuna: [you too, night night~ ????] ah, i¡¯m not sure what to do. the club i had in mind is lucy¡¯s social club. lumi and lucy are the two heroines in that club. since there are two, it¡¯s a hotbed of events and incidents, making joining the social club a must. alice is in the reading club. nam daeun is in the relaxation club, and moon soorin is in the student council. at victoria academy, it¡¯s mandatory for each student to join one club. that¡¯s why nam daeun also joined the relaxation club, even though she didn¡¯t actively participate in club activities. in the reading club alice joined, there weren¡¯t any major events according to the original game. so, my plan was to stick to lucy¡¯s social club, but who would¡¯ve thought the student council would come knocking? ¡°no matter how much i think about it, it just doesn¡¯t feel right to join.¡± the student council is filled with all those kids from well-established families and the top guild elites. it¡¯s going to be be tough for me to fit in there. and there¡¯s also the time factor. being in the student council means sacrificing a lot of personal time. i¡¯d rather dedicate that time to completing the heroines¡¯ main routes and progressing through the main story. juggling my own training and studies is already pushing the limits of what i can handle. come to think of it, isn¡¯t the student council elected by vote? strange. they never mentioned anything about voting in the original game. perhaps it wasn¡¯t considered an important event? well, i gave it a little thought out of politeness, but i think i should just muster up the courage to decline. ¡°oh wait, hold on. isn¡¯t the disciplinary committee also part of the student council?¡± it¡¯s definitely part of the student council. should i try joining? at victoria academy, the role of the disciplinary committee differs from that of other schools. they¡¯re not just there to nag about behavior or dress code, but rather, they function as an in-house organization tasked with autonomously handling any incidents that occur within the school. with all these fresh-faced students gaining more influence and power, there are plenty of incidents happening frequently. to preserve the academy¡¯s reputation, relying on external authorities every time an incident occurs would be detrimental. that¡¯s why the disciplinary committee takes on the responsibility. ¡°the more i think about it, the more appealing it sounds.¡± being a part of the disciplinary committee would allow me to freely roam the school grounds and perhaps uncover some hidden mysteries along the way. since the disciplinary committee doesn¡¯t have to do daily activities like the student council, it won¡¯t cramp my style or eat up too much of my personal time. plus, there¡¯ll be some big incident involving the committee, so i¡¯ll have to jump in anyway. ¡°alright, decision made. no more hesitation.¡± now that i¡¯ve made up my mind, i should get some sleep. *** ¡°his name is lee hoyeon, a lowly first-year from class a.¡± ¡°alright, i¡¯ll ensure he¡¯s blacklisted from all the clubs at victoria academy.¡± ¡°make sure he¡¯s dealt with. he¡¯s a real gem, disrespecting our magic research club and even ensnaring the professor in charge.¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry. once his name, lee hoyeon, is mentioned in any club, they will reject him.¡± in the club room labeled ¡°magic research club,¡± the head of the magic research club and the president of victoria academy¡¯s club council were engaging in a covert discussion. surprisingly, the magic research club held considerable influence over the other clubs. not only did they have a large number of members, but their leader, kim hyun-do, hailed from a lineage of magical prodigies. moreover, due to a shady deal with kim hyun-do¡¯s influential family guild after graduation, the president of the club council had showered favor upon the magic research club. these circumstances had elevated the magic research club¡¯s status above all others, except for the student council. ¡°is it true that he doesn¡¯t have any influential connections?¡± ¡°don¡¯t fret. he¡¯s a nobody. though there was a brief scandal when he was seen with the student council president, but it ultimately amounted to nothing. just focus on the task at hand without any concerns.¡± ¡°alright, i understand.¡± ¡°we need to crush people like him so hard that they can¡¯t even squirm, so they learn their place.¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry, everything will proceed as you¡¯ve planned.¡± ¡°lee hoyeon. i don¡¯t know how you deceived professor im sol, but i will undoubtedly reclaim what belongs to us...!¡± ¡°...what?¡± what kind of sudden nonsense is this? didn¡¯t they just say they were looking to recruit more than 10 new members this year? ¡°what are you talking about? you said there were two spots available.¡± kim yeonghan also questioned the odd statement made by the enthusiastic freshman. ¡°apologies for the confusion. it was a mistake. if kim yeonghan joins, then we¡¯ll be at full capacity.¡± ¡°....¡± what¡¯s going on? something feels off about this. well, even if there were spots available, i wouldn¡¯t join anyway. but it¡¯s strange how quickly they changed their tune as soon as they heard my name. ¡°alright, i get it. there¡¯s nothing i can do.¡± ¡°hey, hoyeon! where are you going?¡± ¡°i¡¯m out. you go ahead and join.¡± i¡¯m tired of all this commotion. besides, i never planned on joining in the first place. but as soon as i left and resumed my way, the freshmen who were busy promoting their clubs suddenly dispersed, as if moses had parted the sea. then, they either avoided eye contact with me or struck up conversations with other people, making it clear they didn¡¯t want to talk to me. ¡°....¡± something¡¯s definitely fishy here... ugh, i can¡¯t ask them about it now. i¡¯ll just head to class and focus on studying. with a lingering sense of unease in a corner of my chest, i entered the academy. kim yeonghan soon caught up with me and mentioned that as soon as i left, the fishing club freshmen resumed their sales pitches. ¡°i had a weird feeling too, so i decided not to join.¡± he¡¯s quite the unexpectedly loyal guy, this blondie. as i plopped down in my seat, waiting for the homeroom teacher to show up, i felt two pair of eyes boring into me from the side. curiosity getting the better of me, i discreetly glanced over and caught lumi¡¯s gaze. she looked surprised for a moment, widening her eyes before swiftly turning away. that¡¯s odd. wonder what¡¯s up with her? ¡®lumi and i will join the same club, so it should be okay.¡¯ with so many heroines to take care of, there¡¯s a lot to think about. i¡¯ll take care of lucy and lumi in the social club. the other set of eyes belonged to do jinhyuk. boy, did he know how to radiate hostility with just a look. honestly, i¡¯m clueless. what did i do to rub him the wrong way? besides being the protagonist, i haven¡¯t done a thing! but sometimes you just inexplicably dislike someone. maybe he was destined to be that way right from the start, being the antagonist and all. poor guy. drrrt. the classroom door opened, and our homeroom professor, kim jinhyuk, entered. same old black suit, same slick silver hair. ¡°are you all actively searching for clubs? remember, joining at least one club is compulsory, so make sure to sign up.¡± he calmly delivered his message as usual. ¡°we¡¯ve got dungeon practice scheduled for next week. as you all know, attendance and class behavior have zero impact on your grades at victoria academy. you could skip every single class, and as long as you ace the exams, you¡¯ll be sitting pretty at the top.¡± that¡¯s why nam daeun loved to ditch classes. since practical classes had a significant influence on grades, there was no point in attending the theoretical lectures. ¡°however, the dungeon practice comes with a scoring system. although you¡¯ll enter as teams, individual scores will be assigned to each member. if anyone sabotages teamwork by only caring about their own scores and obstructs group collaboration, deductions will be in order. use your judgment accordingly.¡± in simpler terms, it¡¯s a training exercise to foster cooperation. whether you¡¯re a hunter or a member of the association, you needed to learn the importance of teamwork. ¡°today¡¯s class will proceed as per usual without any announcements. any questions?¡± ¡°....¡± ¡°if not, prepare for class.¡± with those words, professor kim jinhyuk exited the classroom. as soon as he left, the buzz of chatter resumed. should i bother preparing for class? i don¡¯t really need to attend the theoretical lectures, but there¡¯s no need to create a negative impression on the professors either. i pulled out a research paper from my bag and began reading it. but no matter how much i read, the papers seemed never-ending. drrrt. suddenly, the classroom door swung open again. it was a tad early for the theory class professor to show up. they must be extra keen today. thinking that, i continued scanning the paper. however, the ruckus in the classroom didn¡¯t align with a professor¡¯s arrival. ¡°huh, student council president? why is she here in the first-year classroom?¡± ¡°um, isn¡¯t there someone named lee hoyeon here?¡± ¡°yes, uh, he¡¯s over there...¡± ¡°thanks.¡± this woman¡¯s voice that shouldn¡¯t be heard in my classroom echoed. and it seemed like she was looking for me. step by step... as i raised my head, i saw moon soorin standing in front of me. ah, this can¡¯t be good. that thought briefly crossed my mind. ¡°junior, have you made your decision?¡± she flashed me a gorgeous smile that was hard to resist, while extending the student council membership application towards me. *** Chapter 22: chapter 22: joining the student council (2) as i looked at the student council membership application that moon soorin was handing me, my mind filled with various thoughts. ¡®why is she here?¡¯ was my initial thought, swiftly followed by ¡®how much more drama will this stir up?¡¯ ¡°president, what brought you all the way here?¡± given the crowded surroundings, i used the title ¡°president¡± to address her. since she referred to me as her junior, i figured she would understand. ¡°you said you¡¯d consider it yesterday. have you made up your mind?¡± kim yeonghan made it clear this morning that a recommendation from a current council member was required for joining. that¡¯s why moon soorin sought me out. to top it off, the student council president herself came in person. well, i can¡¯t really turn her down now, can i? ¡°you really shouldn¡¯t have come directly to me like this... what were you thinking?¡± ¡°i¡¯m sorry. i didn¡¯t plan on being so forward, but i just wanted to see your face. hehe.¡± this wasn¡¯t the usual moon soorin i knew. in the game, she was always cautious and careful by nature. maybe it¡¯s because she had to deal with the stalker and relentless paparazzi. perhaps meeting me before those incidents changed her perspective, and the paparazzi weren¡¯t as intense at that point. in the original game, lee hoyeon and moon soorin only met after the incident had already occurred. that¡¯s why, no matter how much lee hoyeon might like her, moon soorin could only approach slowly, worrying about what kind of pictures would be taken, what rumors would spread. those were her primary concerns. but in my case, she met me too soon. that¡¯s why she¡¯s openly expressing her feelings and approaching me without holding back. ¡ï heroine status window [moon soorin] [affection: 38] [lust: 17] [appetite: 30] [fatigue: 40] when we first met, her affection level was at 20, but it almost doubled without any significant interaction. that¡¯s the proof. this sudden increase is kind of overwhelming, to be honest. who knows how things will unfold? ¡°haah... alright, got it. joining seems like the natural choice.¡± ¡°awesome. let¡¯s meet at the student council after classes.¡± ¡°sure, see you later.¡± moon soorin left the classroom, wearing a big smile. after she was gone, the other students silently glanced at me. i could see the girls whispering and giggling, trying to be discreet. ah, they¡¯re probably getting all riled up. well, i¡¯ve definitely pulled all the aggro. i¡¯m already dreading what kind of posts will pop up on everyday. in the end, i shrugged it off, and redirected my focus to my paper, acting like nothing had happened. *** after morning and afternoon classes were over, there¡¯s a place i wanted to visit before going to the student council. the student council wasn¡¯t going anywhere, but lucy would escape to the dormitory. since i needed to join her group of friends, i approached her. ¡°lucy, i heard you¡¯re starting a new club?¡± ¡°huh? who told you? i only mentioned it to lumi so far... did she tell you?¡± ¡°oh, no. i happened to overhear you and lumi talking earlier.¡± ¡°hmm. so, are you interested too?¡± ¡°yeah. it¡¯s always great to have more friends, right?¡± well, that was a lie. other than lumi and lucy, i had no intention of interacting with anyone else in the club. ¡°but aren¡¯t you joining the student council? wouldn¡¯t it be hard to participate in our club activities?¡± ¡°think about it the other way around. having connections in the student council could actually work in our favor, don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡°ooh!¡± lucy¡¯s eyes sparkled with excitement. ¡°accepted! you¡¯re in! now that we have at least three members¡ªme, you, and lumi¡ªwe just need to find an advisor. i¡¯ll take care of that.¡± ¡°okay. see you later, then.¡± lucy grabbed her bag and hurried out, clearly in high spirits. ¡°i should make my way to the student council.¡± even though i¡¯ve spent more than 15 years in school, i had never imagined myself being a part of the student council. ¡°you really get to experience a lot of things in sex academy, huh.¡± victoria academy had a separate building for club activities, a towering structure with 17 floors. the student council occupied the top floor. the walls of the club building were adorned with banners promoting various clubs. ¡°magic research club, tea ceremony club, insect collecting club... there¡¯s something for everyone.¡± there were plenty of clubs that seemed completely unrelated to victoria academy. i hopped into the elevator and ascended to the 17th floor. ding-dong. as the door opened, i was greeted by the sight of the student council room, restrooms, and a lounge area. without much thought, i pushed open the door to the student council room and stepped inside. i could just grab anyone and announce, ¡°i¡¯ve come to meet the student council president~¡± or something like that. at first glance, the student council room resembled a corporate office. each desk had hologram computers, and three people were there furiously typing away, their eyes bloodshot as if they had been at it for more than just a day or two. ¡°...did i come to the wrong place?¡± i turned around and double-checked. it wasn¡¯t the student council room; it was the general student council area. hold on a moment, aren¡¯t they the same thing? ¡°don¡¯t worry, junior. you¡¯ve got what it takes.¡± ¡°...?¡± what the fuck does that even mean?! i¡¯m not proud of it, but i¡¯ve never done any influencer activities in my life. i¡¯ve always just been holed up in my room playing games. i really don¡¯t have much confidence. ¡°ugh, are you really that clueless?¡± ¡°haha, i think he is. relax, alice.¡± these two... maybe my dumbfounded expression was too obvious, as alice started teasing me. ¡°among the male freshmen, it¡¯s you. among the female freshmen, it¡¯s me. that¡¯s why we were chosen for promoting victoria academy. do you get it now?¡± among the females, it¡¯s alice. among the males, it¡¯s me, hoyeon. the task is publicity. from smaller-scale student council promotions to representing the academy externally... ah, now it makes sense. she literally chose me because i¡¯m easy on the eyes! so that¡¯s why she said i¡¯ve got what it takes. in victoria academy¡¯s promotion, it¡¯s not about being eloquent or talented. it¡¯s all about hot people flaunting their abilities for the sake of promotion itself. lumi and lucy were also popular among the freshmen, and they¡¯re gorgeous, but i guess alice, who¡¯s got the looks and the brains, got chosen. ¡°uh, i understand.¡± but hell with you! you think i¡¯ve been blessed with good looks my whole life, so i can relate to this?! nope, i didn¡¯t grow up surrounded by compliments about my appearance like you did! ¡°i might not say this eloquently, but just a picture of you standing still would have a better effect than most models. so don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°yes, president.¡± ¡°yes.¡± as i replied, i felt so embarrassed, but alice seemed completely unfazed by it all. is this just another day in her world? ¡°anyway, since today is a gathering of people who will be working together, let¡¯s greet the student council members. make sure you exchange some pleasantries with them.¡± after that, we mingled with the student council members. ¡°whoa, the newbies from the pr department are gorgeous.¡± ¡°pleasure to meet you~¡± ¡°it¡¯s a shame that the vice president is absent because of guild business.¡± honestly, the student council didn¡¯t have many important characters. the girls were pretty average, and the guys were forgettable. but there was one person worth noting: vice president shin dongmin. he¡¯s someone to keep an eye on. he was the villain in the moon soorin route and had a crush on her. at the moment, he doesn¡¯t show any signs of hostility yet, so i guess it¡¯s okay... but i still need to be cautious. until the stalking incident in the moon soorin route happens, i don¡¯t have to worry. luckily, i still have plenty of time until that point. and for some reason, the person who called himself the president of the general club saw me, made a weird face, and disappeared in a hurry, saying something urgent came up. for a moment, my mind flashed back to what happened to me with the fishing club, but i barely even knew him, so it¡¯s probably nothing. then i was guided to what they called the pr room. ¡°i set up this room specifically for the pr department since there are some formalities to follow...¡± inside, there were two desks. plus, there were flashy lights that didn¡¯t quite match the student council vibe, holographic computers, a restroom, and even a bed. it was better than the studio apartment i used to live in before i got transported here. ¡°you probably won¡¯t be doing any paperwork or anything like that. the other student council members will handle that stuff. just focus on external activities.¡± ¡°got it.¡± she really did pick me as a face model, huh? but isn¡¯t this risky? isn¡¯t it a problem to hire people based solely on their looks without giving them any actual work? i don¡¯t know. i¡¯ll figure it out somehow. ¡°you don¡¯t have to come every day or anything. let¡¯s just communicate when there¡¯s a promotional task for you. i still have some work to do, so feel free to relax and go back. how about having a chat? you¡¯ll be working together from now on.¡± moon soorin winked at me from an angle that alice couldn¡¯t see, then left the room. as she left, an awkward silence hung between me and alice. she sat down at her spot and fiddled with something, while i stood there quietly. ¡°now what?¡± alice didn¡¯t seem to have any intention of speaking first. should i initiate the conversation? ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- [subquest received] [the start of an insider: conversation first] [alice is a very picky character] [engage in a conversation that aligns with her interests for at least 30 minutes!] [reward: slightly increase alice¡¯s affection. random stat +1] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- just as i was contemplating, a quest appeared. i guess i have no choice but to strike up a conversation. it¡¯s a bit nerve-wracking, but i¡¯m confident in my social skills. i can definitely have an interesting conversation. i¡¯ll be fine. no matter what, alice is a heroine. being labeled as such means that she¡¯s destined to fall under the protagonist¡¯s thumb. *** tl¡¯s note: the original translation for ¡°insider¡± is ?????[in-ssa]. it¡¯s a type of person who gets along with lots of people, follows all the trends, and works/participates with passion within the group that they belong to. the slang is derived from ????????? which means ¡°insider¡± thus the translation ¡°insider.¡± yeah, i decided to keep it as is. *** Chapter 23: chapter 23: alice, the heroine ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª [subquest received] [the start of an insider: conversation first] [alice is a very picky character] [engage in a conversation that aligns with her interests for at least 30 minutes!] [reward: slightly increase alice¡¯s affection. random stat +1] ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª i went up to alice, her eyes glued to her smartwatch. ¡°this is a surprise.¡± ¡°what do you mean?¡± ¡°i never took you for the type to do this. the pr department must be a pain.¡± alice¡¯s daily routine consisted of a never-ending cycle of ¡°school, study, train, repeat.¡± as an international student with the added pressure of becoming stronger for her home guild, i understood her situation. but with her knack for keeping people at arm¡¯s length, it¡¯s no wonder she didn¡¯t have many close friends. and yet, she joined the pr department? it only added more distraction to her already busy life. ¡°let me explain. it¡¯s not that i hate tedious tasks; it¡¯s just that i despise doing things that serve no purpose.¡± ¡°hmm, i kinda see where you¡¯re coming from.¡± ¡°i¡¯d rather not waste my time on things that won¡¯t benefit me in any way, like hanging out with classmates who won¡¯t contribute anything, spending hours in cafes for sweet desserts, or aimlessly wandering through malls just for pretty clothes.¡± ¡°i see. so why did you join the pr department then?¡± simply put, it seemed like she didn¡¯t want her personal development time to be taken away. so why did she join the pr department? ¡°you already know the answer, why bother asking? it¡¯s obvious. it¡¯s all because of moon soorin¡¯s influence. she¡¯s touted as the most promising rising star in korea. it¡¯s all about connections. isn¡¯t that the same for you? i heard you¡¯re quite friendly with her.¡± alice joined the pr department to build connections with moon soorin, and i had similar intentions. ¡°we¡¯re friends, but it¡¯s not like i¡¯m here just for networking.¡± to be honest, i joined the student council to catch the eye of the student council president. ¡°a common excuse.¡± after hearing my reply, alice seemed to lose interest and averted her gaze. well, well, this snooty... i need to stay calm. i can handle this. but there¡¯s something oddly appealing about a beautiful girl acting all high and mighty. maybe it¡¯s because she¡¯s aware of her good looks and it gives her the confidence to act that way. it¡¯s not a criticism; after all, one¡¯s face can be seen as their own unique talent. i learned something valuable from alice. watching her behavior, i feel like i can be more assertive in the future. anyway, our conversation isn¡¯t exactly flowing smoothly. to wrap up this quest, i need to engage in a conversation that matches alice¡¯s interests. even though she seems to lose interest in me, but it¡¯s okay. whether she¡¯s soaring high or crawling low, alice will always be my heroine. ¡°do you happen to know a thing or two about cocktails? i¡¯ve got quite an interest in them.¡± alice perked up her ears. she was trying to act disinterested, but her ears betrayed her, attentively listening. ¡°there¡¯s this new cocktail bar in the academy mall. their gin and tonic is out of this world. they use top-notch gin and premium tonic water¡ªthey even use magical ice, claiming to be the first ones to do so in the world. that¡¯s probably why it¡¯s incredibly refreshing.¡± ¡°where is this place?¡± alice¡¯s curiosity was piqued. truth be told, i already knew her preferences like the back of my hand, so this quest was as good as done. alice¡¯s route was naturally imprinted in my memory. from cocktails to books, movies, and classical music, i had a comprehensive grasp of her hobbies. ¡°...i personally think gin-based cocktails are the coolest. despite the notion that cheap alcohol is subpar, nothing beats that unique aroma and refreshing taste.¡± ¡°looks like our tastes align.¡± ¡°i used to indulge in pink lady and singapore sling quite frequently.¡± ¡°hey, i... i used to enjoy those too.¡± our conversation carried on for over 30 minutes. unfortunately, alice maintained a fac?ade of disinterest throughout, but i had the system window right in front of me, and it never lies. [subquest complete!] alice definitely found our conversation delightful. *** as soon as i finished chatting with alice, she mentioned it was time for her training and headed towards the training room. i stepped out of the pr room and started making my way back to the dormitory. ¡°leaving so soon?¡± ¡°hey noona. yeah, i¡¯ve got something to take care of.¡± as i left the student council room, moon soorin called out to me. ¡°now that you¡¯re in the pr department, it¡¯s only natural if we run into each other more often, right?¡± a wide smile blossomed on moon soorin¡¯s face. it was a smile that conveyed more than just simple fondness. it became even more certain. moon soorin, you¡¯re one sneaky noona. she had intentionally created the pr department to bring me into the student council. to make it less obvious, she even added a beautiful new student like alice to the mix. the butterfly effect can be quite something. i met moon soorin earlier than the original, at a cafe?. as a result, she developed feelings for me more quickly and approached me more actively since she hadn¡¯t experienced her trauma yet. and now she had gone on to create the pr department, which allowed me to join the student council, and even brought alice into the council under the pretense of it being necessary. ugh, my head hurts just thinking about it. but it¡¯s probably not a big deal, right? it didn¡¯t happen in the original storyline, but considering alice didn¡¯t play a major role in the club activities anyway... i¡¯m sure it¡¯ll be fine. yeah, everything will work out. besides, there¡¯s no going back now. looking on the bright side, it means i¡¯ve formed connections with the heroines. ¡°yeah, you¡¯re right. see you later then, noona.¡± ¡°sure thing, hoyeon. take care.¡± she only quietly called me by my name when we¡¯re alone. i also referred to her as the president when others were around, so it¡¯s the same. leaving moon soorin with her radiant smile behind, i exited the student council room. the rejection due to an error, followed by the advisor mentioning personal matters and being unable to proceed. so, if i were to enter this information as is into the computer system, it would immediately flag it as false documents. but if there¡¯s no issue with the documents, why the fuck did an error occur? there¡¯s a possibility of a genuine error, but i sensed a strong awkwardness in the guy¡¯s expression and actions. ¡°it¡¯s rejected it last time, said there was an error, and now you¡¯re saying there¡¯s another error?¡± ¡°yes, that¡¯s how it turned out.¡± ¡°okay. if you don¡¯t mind, can i try entering it myself? something seems off.¡± ¡°no, that¡¯s not possible. if you keep this up, i¡¯ll report it to the student council executives.¡± ¡°i am part of the student council. why are you threatening to call the student council executives? go ahead, make the call. let¡¯s see what they can do.¡± ¡°what? um, well...¡± there¡¯s a reason why i was making an unreasonable request and acting suspicious. i¡¯m not 100% sure, but someone is trying to suppress me. since i¡¯ve already revealed my position in the student council, the only person who could try to stop me would be someone from the club department. ¡°junior. can¡¯t you just calm down? isn¡¯t this too much for a junior who just joined?¡± the person i¡¯d been waiting for finally showed up. it was the general club president who avoided me earlier. i don¡¯t know his name, and i don¡¯t want to remember it anyway. ¡°senior, hello. our club keeps getting mysteriously rejected.¡± ¡°it seems like there¡¯s a computer error. as a senior in the student council, i¡¯ll work on resolving it. don¡¯t worry. please come back for today.¡± the club president had a friendly smile on the surface, but i could see through it. behind that smile, there was undoubtedly a hidden mockery. for now, i¡¯ll just go back. i have things i need to prepare as well. there¡¯s no point in saying more; it would only make things worse for me. there¡¯s still time until friday. if i can resolve it by friday, it will be fine. alice was right again. at times like this, it¡¯s the perfect opportunity to make use of the connections i¡¯ve built up. from now on, i¡¯ll listen to everything alice says. whether it¡¯s actions or words, she¡¯s never been wrong. *** after finishing her training, alice climbed into a luxurious foreign car that was waiting in front of the academy¡¯s main gate for dinner. ¡°good work, miss.¡± the middle-aged man sitting in the driver¡¯s seat spoke to alice as if they were familiar. ¡°yeah, thanks.¡± ¡°did you make progress in today¡¯s training? i heard irene back home was quite worried about you.¡± ¡°now you¡¯re mentioning my sister to get on my nerves, huh?¡± ¡°i would never do such a disrespectful thing. i¡¯ve never had such an unbecoming thought.¡± the middle-aged man offered a water bottle to alice with a faint smile. ¡°what¡¯s my sister worried about? ugh, forget it.¡± alice carried a trauma from her childhood, thanks to her sister irene¡¯s past bullying. even as she grew older, the memories of irene snatching away her toys and other cherished items still haunted her. one of the reasons alice chose to study abroad at victoria academy in korea was to break free from her sister¡¯s influence. ¡°you joined the student council this time, miss? that¡¯s truly impressive.¡± ¡°it¡¯s not a big deal. they just picked me for my looks, that¡¯s all.¡± ¡°what about that student named hoyeon? if you¡¯re both in the pr department, you¡¯ll probably run into each other often.¡± gulp, gulp. tired from intense training, alice quenched her thirst while speaking. ¡°he¡¯s quite handsome. and it seems like he has some talent... but something feels off.¡± ¡°why? just from listening, he seems like the type you would like.¡± thud. in response to the teasing remark, alice threw the water bottle, but the man simply smiled and caught it. ¡°hmm... there¡¯s no particular reason.¡± ¡°could he be a delinquent? even if they pretend not to be, they tend to reveal their true colors. even though i look like this, i used to be...¡± the man speculated here and there, rambling about his own anecdotes, but alice¡¯s mind was preoccupied with other thoughts. there was a story she couldn¡¯t bring herself to reveal, a story that her strong sense of pride prevented her from sharing. ever since she was young, alice had always received praise and envy due to her overwhelming talent and beauty. as she matured, she realized that the jealousy and criticism from others stemmed from their own insecurities, and she didn¡¯t let it bother her, knowing her own superiority. however, there were only two instances when she felt jealousy or annoyance towards someone her age. one was a girl named nam daeun she met at victoria academy. her overwhelming talent and fighting prowess made alice resentful towards fate, wondering why it wasn¡¯t her but that girl who was chosen. the other one was hoyeon. it wasn¡¯t jealousy. he didn¡¯t have talents that would make alice jealous. they were in completely different fields. ¡®i can¡¯t help but feel annoyed.¡¯ ¡®the conversations with him were pleasant. it felt like meeting someone who perfectly matched my tastes.¡¯ ¡®from cocktails to books, movies, and even classical topics, every conversation was interesting and engaging. but there was something that lingered in my mind, as if he was toying with me.¡¯ ¡®he seems to know me well and talks as if he knows things that are oddly accurate, making it hard for me to refute.¡¯ ¡®i feel annoyed, but it¡¯s awkward to get angry when our eyes meet. yet, there¡¯s an unpleasant feeling about this strange sensation that somehow feels good.¡¯ ¡°that reminds me, my nickname back then was bloodbath. they said that whenever i appeared, the surroundings would be drenched in blood...¡± ¡°enough already! just stop! let¡¯s go eat dinner, i¡¯m hungry.¡± ¡°pfft, fine. i understand. we¡¯ll go to the restaurant we always go to.¡± ¡°yeah. and for dessert, let¡¯s go to emilia, a cocktail bar.¡± ¡°where is that? i¡¯ve never heard of it before.¡± ¡°just go!¡± ¡°alright!¡± as alice closed her eyes and crossed her arms, the man must have given in, as he started driving the car. ¡®haah, what kind of feeling is this?¡¯ alice hadn¡¯t realized it yet, but she had already fallen into the trap of being a heroine. *** Chapter 24: chapter 24: dungeon practice time flew by, and it was already friday. after classes, during the after-school hours, i was hanging out with lucy and lumi in the classroom. ¡°hey, hoyeon... can we actually create a new club?¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry. i¡¯ll handle it today.¡± ¡°hoyeon said not to worry, so it should be fine, lucy.¡± ¡°yeah, i¡¯m counting on you...!¡± the sparkling eyes of the adorable twins felt a bit overwhelming. after today, it will be impossible to start a new club this semester. of course, there were no updates from the club department. now i¡¯m almost certain. even if i think about it, there¡¯s only one reason. the magic research club. we had a little spat. so since they made their move already, i have no choice but to return the favor. preparations were already complete, so i confidently went to the club department again. i told lucy and lumi to wait outside and not make any moves for now. ¡°why? i want to go in and ask too. wouldn¡¯t it be better if there were more of us?¡± ¡°well, it¡¯s because i¡¯ll be going as a student council executive. just leave it to me.¡± ¡°oh... i don¡¯t really get it, but okay!¡± once i mentioned the student council, she decided to stay quiet. power sure comes in handy. i looked at the new club registration department. today, there was a girl i had never seen before stationed there, not the guy i saw last time. rather than focusing on her facial features, i could say she had a face that wouldn¡¯t look out of place with the word ¡°diligence.¡± ¡°hello. i¡¯m here to register a new club.¡± ¡°yes. have you prepared all the documents?¡± ¡°i have the documents that i submitted last time. they were delayed due to a computer error. has it been processed?¡± ¡°lucy is listed as the club president, and there are three members. the club¡¯s name is friendship club.¡± the girl vigorously typed on the computer and spoke with a puzzled expression. ¡°i¡¯m sorry, but such a club is not registered at all...¡± ¡°oh, here comes the junior again.¡± at that moment, that jerk¡¯s face blocked my way. the club president interrupted the girl¡¯s words and popped out. ¡°senior...¡± ¡°it seems this is her first time on the job, so there must have been a mistake. there were many strange parts in hoyeon¡¯s club documents. other clubs are also using fake documents, and the faculty advisor has expressed rejection.¡± considering the time they dragged out, they probably already set everything up. yet here they are, acting all innocent. ¡°oh, so that¡¯s why it didn¡¯t get approved?¡± ¡°yes, unfortunately. but if you¡¯d like, why don¡¯t you try finding a new clubroom and a different faculty advisor? you have until this afternoon, so if you think quickly, you might be able to find one.¡± now they¡¯re openly mocking me. they probably know nothing will work. when i personally looked around, all the clubrooms were already full. the faculty advisors had all rejected me. but the club president probably had no idea. he didn¡¯t know that i have connections to handle this. ¡°ah, i see. so all i need to do is find a new clubroom and a faculty advisor?¡± ¡°yes. you have until 6 p.m. today, so there are about two hours left...¡± ¡°that¡¯s fine. i already found them all.¡± ¡°hmm?¡± before the club president could express his doubt, i handed him a new set of documents. since i had already prepared everything perfectly before coming, there¡¯s nothing to worry about. ¡°ha! this joke isn¡¯t even funny. the faculty advisor is professor im sol, and the clubroom is the student council pr department? you may be a student council junior, but there¡¯s a limit to what i can tolerate. hoyeon, the junior.¡± ¡°just stop with the nonsense and process the application.¡± ¡°...what did you say?¡± ¡°i¡¯ve already obtained all the necessary approvals, so please proceed with the computer processing. senior.¡± ¡°...damn it. you think you¡¯re on good terms with the student council president just because you were scouted into the pr department? the president is naturally kind to everyone. you¡¯re having some serious delusions.¡± then, he made a call to someone using my smartwatch. ¡°yes, president. this is park minkang. one of the newcomers in the pr department has the audacity to ask for the pr department¡¯s empty space as his personal clubroom.¡± park minkang, huh? a name i¡¯d rather not remember. i¡¯ll just call him the club president. he¡¯s smirking at me. i wonder how long he can keep up that expression. ¡°yes, and he wants professor im sol to be the faculty advisor. i, as a senior, will personally take on the guidance here.... what? what did you say?¡± the guy on the other end widened his eyes as he spoke through his smartwatch. ¡°yes, yes. i¡¯m sorry. i¡¯ll make sure to double-check next time. yes. have a good day.¡± the club president ended the call while bowing repeatedly to the air. thud. ¡°hurry up, i don¡¯t have much time. i¡¯ve got places to be.¡± ¡°i can¡¯t believe the rumors were true about you being close to professor im sol... but how did you manage to involve the student council president...?¡± dealing with extras like him and his nonsense felt like a waste of time and tiresome. it drained my energy. ¡°enough already. just process the damn documents in front of me. i want to make sure if there are any errors or not.¡± ¡°...this matter will be rejected based on the student council president¡¯s decision. there are many irregularities in the documents. i don¡¯t want unnecessary disturbances.¡± ¡°ugh, you¡¯re so annoying.¡± ¡°what... what did you say?¡± ¡°enough, you fuckface. i¡¯m tired of playing along.¡± i didn¡¯t want to cater to this asshole anymore. i might humor a heroine or a girl, but why should guys get special treatment? lucy and lumi were waiting outside, and the club president sent the female student who was working in the register away, so there¡¯s no one to overhear our conversation. i took out my smartwatch and made a call. sigh... the camaraderie i should rely on in our team was non-existent. that guy, lee byunghoon, who kept getting close to nam daeun, seemed to have given up and sat silently, not uttering a word. i¡¯m really concerned about this practice. *** ¡°i can¡¯t stand him.¡± ¡°huh? jinhyuk, why?¡± ¡°that guy, hoyeon. every time i see his face, it just gets on my nerves.¡± do jinhyuk was having a conversation with his cronies at the back. as hoyeon and lumi walked by, do jinhyuk¡¯s expression turned rigid. ¡°oh? yeah, that¡¯s right! i feel irritated every time i see him too!¡± ¡°yeah, exactly. he pulled off that stunt, switching from a swordsman to a mage, unnecessarily got involved with the student council president, and there have been rumors of trouble with professor im sol. isn¡¯t he just a delinquent?¡± ¡°i¡¯ve heard the same. jinhyuk, so that¡¯s why you find him annoying?¡± ¡°....¡± do jinhyuk felt a strange sensation in his core. while those reasons might contribute to that feeling, they were merely things that got on his nerves to some extent. he sensed a deep aversion welling up from within him, as if it had been engraved in his heart since birth. ¡°yeah, i guess so.¡± however, he simply embraced those emotions. he made the choice to accept and express them. that choice, too, was a part of his destiny as the antagonist. *** the dungeon practice had begun. we determined the order to enter the dungeon by drawing lots. our team was number 13. ten teams were sent into the first dungeon at once. since i was team 13, we were the second group to be sent in. the waiting teams could watch the previous team¡¯s dungeon run on a large holographic screen suspended in the air. since the second dungeon we were entering was different from the others, there were no fairness issues. ¡°...¡± ¡°...¡± unlike the other teams who were chattering, fostering camaraderie and easing their tension, our team remained silent, standing firm like a reliable bowl of rice. feeling a bit frustrated, i decided to get up and find the restroom. as i walked, a passerby purposely bumped into my shoulder. ¡°oops, my bad.¡± ¡°hehehe, hey. why apologize to a loser like you? you¡¯d enjoy the attention, wouldn¡¯t you?¡± i turned my head to see do jinhyuk and his lackeys. no, they¡¯re the ones who should be apologizing. i haven¡¯t done anything to them. we¡¯ve hardly had any interaction, so i don¡¯t understand why they¡¯re acting like this. is it because i¡¯m the protagonist? is that my mistake? bullying among young students often starts for no reason, but this isn¡¯t one of those cases. ¡°be careful in the dungeon. i might mistake you for a monster and stab you with my sword. haha!¡± one of the lackeys, playing the role of a scrawny coward, sneered at me. ¡°as if i wouldn¡¯t zap your sorry ass with my magic the instant i see you. better watch your back.¡± ¡°what?! this bastard...¡± since he spoke like a bottom-feeder, i retorted in kind. there¡¯s no need for empathy or compromise when dealing with scum like him. the lackey, clearly nursing his bruised ego, made a feeble attempt to unsheathe his sword. in return, i heightened my magical energy¡ªnot with any intention to engage in a fight, but solely for self-defense. ¡°cut it out. there are too many eyes watching.¡± just then, do jinhyuk, who had been observing from the sidelines, decided to intervene. the lackey reluctantly obeyed do jinhyuk¡¯s words and took a step back, wearing a disappointed expression. ¡°tsk. consider yourself lucky.¡± who does this guy think he is, mouthing off lines like a b-movie villain? do jinhyuk glanced at me, then turned around and walked away. several students¡¯ eyes were fixed on me. wanting to avoid further attention, i decided to move away from that spot. if we meet in the dungeon, i¡¯ll play it off as an ¡®accident¡¯ and slap some magic on him. i returned to my seat. as i sat back down, the association hunters dispatched for the dungeon practice were being introduced. ¡°hello. i¡¯m baek ahyeong.¡± naturally, baek ahyeong, who was sent by the association, was also standing there. ¡°wow, it¡¯s the saint. the saint!¡± ¡°i really want to protect her... i definitely have to join the association.¡± ¡°you used to say you were joining the student council after seeing the student council president, and now it¡¯s the association?¡± she was called the ¡°saint¡± for a reason, in addition to her appearance, of course. with black hair that cascaded down to her waist, fair skin, blue eyes, and her naturally unadorned face, had a way of invoking a strong desire to protect her. anyone who talked to her had a look of awe on their face, so even a complete stranger could tell how ridiculously popular she was. ironically, she felt embarrassed being called the ¡°saint.¡± she turned her head in various directions, then looked at me and waved her hand slightly. ¡°seeing a pretty girl makes my hatred diminish.¡± so, this is what it¡¯s like to meet a pretty girl. my anger instantly dissipated when i see her face. after the introductions of the dispatched hunters came to an end, baek ahyeong looked at me, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and approached me. ¡°ta-da! surprised? it¡¯s a surprise~¡± she said that with her bright smile that was quite adorable. *** Chapter 25: chapter 25: note: big thanks to all the awesome folks who donated! since this novel isn¡¯t free, every donation goes towards buying the raws. enjoy the chapter, and cheers! *** dungeon practice (2) baek ahyeong spotted me and came over with a playful grin. ¡°ta-da! surprise! it¡¯s a surprise~¡± she said it with that adorable, beaming smile of hers. her charm wasn¡¯t the kind that seduced you like a femme fatale, but rather the kind that made you want to shield and care for her. ¡°wha... h-how?! though it feels a bit strange running into you here.¡± ¡°it does feel different from when we meet outside, right? how do i look? i¡¯m an adult after all.¡± she seemed thrilled to show off her more grown-up side. it only made me want to protect her even more! as association hunters, they were required to wear sleek suits provided by the association. unlike regular suits, these were designed for flexibility and enchanted with various enhancements. even in her office-girl suit, the desire to protect her never waned. it was truly one of her talents. ¡°indeed... seeing you in that suit, you exude such a mature aura. back when we first met at the orphanage, it wouldn¡¯t have been strange for me to call you ¡®noona,¡¯ but now i¡¯m not so sure.¡± but despite that, i decided to go with the flow, knowing she appreciated being treated as an adult. ¡°aww, come on, just keep treating me the way you have been. it¡¯s easier for both of us that way.¡± on the left side of her chest, the association¡¯s mark proudly displayed a vibrant yellow yeouiju¡ªa korean dragon. the color of the dragon clutching the orb revealed the individual¡¯s rank within the association hierarchy¡ªred, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. yellow indicated the third position. to simplify, red signified the president, while orange denoted the executives beneath the president. in corporate terms, it¡¯s like the chairman of a major company being red, and the executives falling under orange. knowing that baek ahyeong held the yellow rank gave me a sense of her standing within the association. her rare healing magic attribute, coupled with her remarkable skills, garnered immense respect. it was rumored that as long as a person was still breathing, she could work wonders and save lives. ¡°alright. oh, i visited the orphanage over the weekend, and they mentioned that you had been there. will you be going there again this weekend?¡± ¡°oh, i probably won¡¯t be able to go for a while. i have to participate in a mandatory dungeon raid as a helper.¡± ¡°i see...¡± just like being assigned to the academy, she often went as a helper to other guilds. ¡°hoyeon, this is your first dungeon practice, right? after the third practice, there¡¯ll be an exam, so you¡¯ll get to experience three times.¡± she had a bright and cheerful smile. no one would have guessed that someone like her had such perverse thoughts. ¡°yes, please take care of me during the upcoming practices. i¡¯ll probably see you a lot since i¡¯m not that strong.¡± ¡°hoyeon, if you keep getting hurt and come to me too often, you might end up on my blacklist, hehe.¡± as i took in her words, i thought to myself... ahyeong, next time during class, there¡¯s going to be a dungeon rampage, so there won¡¯t be as many opportunities to meet. however, that will also be the perfect moment to capture you, baek ahyeong. *** the 1st and 10th teams entered the first dungeon. i was in the 13th team, so we were the second team to go in. our team members gathered together to watch the preceding teams. however, nam daeun and the guy were nowhere to be found, so lumi and i decided to have our own little spectacle. the hologram screen projected the movements of the first team. ¡°whoa, that¡¯s incredible. hoyeon, those invisible eyes following each participant are really something.¡± ¡°yeah, i wonder if they¡¯ll follow us too when we go in.¡± ¡°i guess so, right?¡± it¡¯s said that it¡¯s some kind of artifact used by mages, but i don¡¯t know the exact details. lumi came closer to me, giving off a hint that she felt more comfortable when we were alone. ¡°look at the 7th team, they really stand out.¡± ¡°well, it¡¯s because alice is there.¡± ten teams were dropped into the same dungeon, starting from different locations but with only one exit. however, the positions were carefully chosen, making finding the exit equally challenging for everyone. the 7th team, led by alice, was showing off an incredible speed of progress. she ran swiftly, swinging her sword horizontally. slash! the goblins, serving as dungeon trash mobs, were easily sliced and taken down. their blood sprayed as their bodies fell apart, putting an end to their pitiful existence. swoosh! the spot where alice¡¯s sword passed burst into flames, leaving the goblin¡¯s flesh smoldering. ¡°whoa, that¡¯s the first time i¡¯ve seen it so clearly. she really is the famous swordmage.¡± ¡°...yeah.¡± swordmage... ugh, it¡¯s so cringe-worthy and such a disgusting class for her. in the game, depending on whether the protagonist becomes a mage or a swordsman, alice¡¯s prominence leans towards one path. if the protagonist focuses on magic, alice becomes and is referred to as a battlemage, which sounds cool. but this is reality, so that doesn¡¯t happen. even though i¡¯m a mage and the protagonist now, alice is a swordmage. oh well, i think battlemage has a better ring to it. it¡¯s a shame. it¡¯s true that the right term to describe alice is swordmage. if she uses both magic and swordsmanship, she¡¯s a swordmage. simple as that. swordmages typically end up being ambiguous hunters who can¡¯t excel in either class. in the beginning, it might be fine, but later on, they end up stuck in the middle, unable to fully maximize either path. but alice is different. she possesses the talent in both swordsmanship and magic. even if she had only one of those talents, she would be hailed as a genius of the century, but she was born with both, a selfish genetic anomaly. currently, she combines magic with her sword, infusing magic into her physical strikes, which may seem inefficient but amplifies the destructive power upon impact. in the future, as she continues to grow, she¡¯ll demonstrate a balance-breaking performance of wielding a sword while unleashing a barrage of magic from her shadowless spear. ¡°so cool...¡± ¡°what¡¯s up?¡± ¡°huh? oh, it¡¯s nothing.¡± the 7th team was overwhelming. their speed was so impressive that it seemed like they wouldn¡¯t even encounter other teams and would easily escape. ¡°....¡± the students belonging to teams 11 to 20 went to find their respective professors. our team¡¯s professor was professor kim jinhyuk, the homeroom teacher for class a. he guided us to the underground area of the building. ¡°refrain from talking. we¡¯ll arrive soon, so don¡¯t worry.¡± before long, he opened a door in the underground space, and there was a portal with magic circles drawn on it. from this point on, i was familiar with the setting. going through the teleportation portal prepared by the academy led us to the dungeon managed for the exam. ¡°this portal will take you to the coordinates assigned to your team. just step in.¡± honestly, i was a bit nervous, glancing around. i noticed that lumi was feeling the same way. ¡°you¡¯ll know once you¡¯re in, but it¡¯s up to you to figure out where you are and how to get out. no information will be provided in advance.¡± they didn¡¯t tell us anything about the dungeon¡¯s characteristics, the monsters present, or how to escape. figuring out those things was part of the evaluation, testing our ability to gather information and make judgments. after the final guidance, professor kim stepped back from the portal. nam daeun entered the portal without any hesitation, and lee byunghoon followed suit. ¡°we should go quickly too, lumi.¡± ¡°yes, yes. i¡¯m feeling a bit nervous.¡± carefully, lumi and i stepped into the portal. as a bright light engulfed us and a fleeting dizziness subsided, i opened my eyes to discover that i was in an entirely different space. the air was thick with mana, and the ground beneath my feet felt damp and earthy. water droplets fell from the ceiling, painting a cave-like dungeon before me. nam daeun and lee byunghoon had already arrived and were surveying the surroundings. if a cave-like dungeon appeared in practice training like this, finding the way itself would be relatively easy. simply moving forward would eventually lead to an exit. however, that approach would result in a terrible score. i knew it was time for me to step up as the team¡¯s leader since no one else seemed to be taking charge. ¡°alright, let¡¯s move forward for now. to explore the exit...¡± swoosh! before i could finish my sentence, i heard a bursting sound as nam daeun rushed forward. ¡°....¡± ¡°hey! let¡¯s catch up quickly!¡± lee byunghoon also followed after her. ¡°hoyeon, let¡¯s go!¡± ¡°oh, yeah. let¡¯s go.¡± it¡¯s strange. wasn¡¯t i the leader of the team? *** ¡°damn, she¡¯s insanely fast! i can¡¯t believe it!¡± the three of us struggled to keep pace with nam daeun. even when monsters popped up, she didn¡¯t break a sweat and just kept zooming ahead. crack! warmbats, those cave-dwelling critters, usually hung out in groups of ten or more. they¡¯d flutter their massive wings, trying to scare the crap out of their enemies before going in for a swift strike with their deadly wings. normally, it¡¯d take around fifteen of these pests to keep five hunters busy for a good five minutes. they weren¡¯t tough opponents, but their speed could be a real pain in the butt. but with nam daeun leading the charge, we had no worries. after a quick pause, she whipped out her sword. swish! swish! in a flash, she vanished from sight, only to reappear right where she started, sword poised and ready. thud. and just like that, the warmbats dropped lifelessly to the ground, ruthlessly done in by her. ¡°that¡¯s nam daeun¡¯s acceleration...¡± lumi murmured, sounding like her soul had temporarily vacated her body. hold up, i didn¡¯t see anything. is this even real? nam daeun nonchalantly wiped the blood off her sword, sheathed it at her hip, and kept on running without skipping a beat. she¡¯s ridiculously overpowered! but there¡¯s no time to whine about it. i quickly followed her lead. after about five minutes of sprinting, a few concerns started creeping in. ¡°well, this feels like the smoothest bus ride ever.¡± the occasional monsters that dared show up were swiftly taken care of by nam daeun, and the path ahead stretched out like a straight line. this wasn¡¯t just any ordinary bus ride; it was nam daeun¡¯s express service. impressive, indeed. but... ¡°yeah, but...¡± ¡°hey, at this rate, we won¡¯t score anything!¡± lee byunghoon had a point. continuing like this would result in a big fat zero for our score. earlier, i¡¯d poked fun at alice¡¯s team members, and it seemed like i¡¯m turning into one of them. if nam daeun kept tearing through the dungeon like this, our teamwork score would go down the drain, even if she aimed for a perfect score in other aspects. ¡°sigh, let¡¯s at least catch up to her quickly.¡± ¡°yes, got it!¡± luckily, nam daeun had come to a stop in a clearing. we quickly caught up and joined her, where ten different paths stretched out in front of us. nam daeun seemed to be contemplating which path to take for a quick finish. gathering her magical power once again, she planned to rely on luck and choose any opening. before she could proceed, i quickly spoke up, ¡°i think i know which way we should go.¡± nam daeun glanced at me, her head slightly turned. finally, it¡¯s time for the bus passenger to speak up. *** Chapter 26: chapter 26: dungeon practice (3) nam daeun paused at my words, while lumi and lee byunghoon watched me closely. ¡°so, what¡¯s your plan here? there¡¯s no wind and not much to see on the ground, considering the monsters we encountered on the way.¡± to my surprise, lee byunghoon seemed to have a good grasp of dungeon exploration strategies. he knew the basics of navigating cave-like dungeons¡ªthe flow of air and the traces left by monsters. of course, there were more advanced techniques and deeper knowledge to it. the defining feature of cave-like dungeons was their dense mana concentration. since they were accessed through portals rather than traditional entrances, it wasn¡¯t uncommon for there to be no breeze due to the enclosed nature of the setting. but even without wind, mana still flowed, albeit subtly. most people wouldn¡¯t notice it due to its high density and gentle movement. however, i was different. thanks to my mana sensitivity and vision enhancement abilities, i could perceive the mana¡¯s subtle motions that filled the space. ¡°vision enhancement.¡± zing¡ª my eyes shimmered golden, and my pupils dilated as i observed the movement of mana. ¡°there.¡± i raised my index finger, pointing towards the third passage from the left among the ten available. all the mana flows converged and passed through that pathway. it had to be the right direction. ¡°what¡¯s with the golden eyes? sorry, but how can you be so sure about it? can you at least explain it roughly.¡± lee byunghoon expressed his doubts about my words. ¡°...even if i do, i doubt you¡¯d believe it. will you just trust me and go along with it?¡± ¡°our grade is on the line here. can we just take your word for it like that?¡± as my field of vision expanded, i noticed nam daeun giving me a curious look. it appeared she wouldn¡¯t budge without a proper explanation either. lumi, on the other hand, clasped her hands together and blinked rapidly. her lack of objections indicated she was up for anything i suggested. ¡°i sensed the mana flow. all the passages¡¯ mana converge and pass through the third one, so i¡¯m confident it¡¯s the right choice. don¡¯t ask me how i sensed it.¡± ¡°is it even plausible for a freshman to sense mana flow like that?¡± lee byunghoon still seemed skeptical. but honestly, it didn¡¯t bother me much, because the team leader seemed to have a different opinion. whoosh¡ª nam daeun darted towards the third passage without hesitation. ¡°huh?¡± i grabbed lumi¡¯s arm and followed nam daeun¡¯s lead. lee byunghoon grumbled from behind, ¡°ah, damn it. i have no clue either,¡± as he raced along. and so, with nam daeun dealing with the occasional monsters that crossed our path, and me occasionally casting spells to earn points, we ran for about 15 minutes straight. we arrived at another junction, this time with eight different passages to choose from. ¡°fourth one.¡± whoosh! pointing the way with my finger, nam daeun didn¡¯t slow down and immediately headed towards that path. ¡°wait, can we really trust... ah, whatever. i¡¯ll just follow along. i¡¯ll follow along.¡± at this point, we were sprinting through the dungeon to the extent that it was almost becoming mundane. of course, the other teams were probably on high alert, prepared for monster encounters, so they wouldn¡¯t have any room to relax. but our bus driver was a monster. ¡°lumi.¡± ¡°yes?¡± ¡°put a shield on nam daeun too. you should score some points as well.¡± ¡°oh, i didn¡¯t think of that because she was dealing with monsters so quickly. it¡¯s a fundamental basic...¡± no matter how influential she might become in the future, at the moment, lumi was just a student. it was understandable that she would make mistakes during her first practical training. even as a support mage, if she could simply put up a shield, she would be able to score some points. while leading the way, i also took the opportunity to use magic and take down a few monsters here and there to collect some points. our team is definitely going to do well! ...or maybe not? it feels like i¡¯ve forgotten something. slash¡ª nam daeun effortlessly sliced through a lizard all on her own. the poor creature didn¡¯t even realize it was already dead and continued thrashing around. perhaps because i constantly activated vision enhancement to navigate, nam daeun¡¯s movements appeared even more precise. the lizard she dealt with was sliced so cleanly, it was as if you could see the cross-section of its body. many people believed her ability was instant acceleration. they might consider that extraordinary cutting power as a skill, but both assumptions were incorrect. her ability was actually spatial manipulation. ¡°...i can handle it on my own.¡± nam daeun furrowed her brows momentarily before uttering those words and then disappeared on her own. ¡°ah, she never listens even when i give her proper advice.¡± well, at least her tone was less aggressive. as a freshman, it¡¯s expected for her teamwork skills to be lacking for now. however, if this pattern continues, it¡¯ll become clear that she has a major issue with collaboration, and her score will suffer. sooner or later, nam daeun will learn that the hard way. i don¡¯t even want to imagine what it¡¯ll be like. she¡¯ll regret it. but for now, no matter how much i explain, she probably won¡¯t understand. *** [swoosh! pahng!] ¡°she¡¯s a freshman? should we immediately assign her to our guild¡¯s second team?¡± ¡°well, she has already completed a full guild-exclusive contract. they say she even disregarded an offer of three times the contract fee.¡± ¡°tsk. from what i observed, she has some weaknesses. everyone in the industry knows about the bad reputation of the buyer guild. why would she just sign an exclusive contract without considering it?¡± after the completion of the dungeon practice, the professors were engaged in a conversation in the monitor room, where dozens of screens were broadcasting. their attention was focused on a girl leading the charge, with three others following closely behind. ¡°she didn¡¯t give her team members a chance to participate in the battles?¡± ¡°true, she seems completely uninterested in cooperating with her teammates.¡± ¡°nevertheless, her talent is overwhelming. but if she continues like this next time, we¡¯ll have no choice but to deduct points.¡± ¡°it¡¯s still her first evaluation, so we should be lenient.¡± among them was professor kim jinhyuk, the homeroom teacher for class a. ¡°indeed, her personality is lacking compared to her skills.¡± kim jinhyuk moved his finger across the hologram. next to nam daeun¡¯s name, he made a note, ¡°95 points. her personality should be assessed more critically in the next evaluation.¡± [ah, i don¡¯t care! just kill them all!] [hey, hey! wait a moment!] blam! blam! blam! kim jinhyuk shifted his gaze to the next monitor, where magic was erupting loudly. on the screen, lucy¡¯s footage was playing, showing her effortlessly subduing a multitude of monsters at once. if you were to describe her fighting style in one sentence, it would be ¡°the best defense is a strong offense.¡± it¡¯s a battle strategy straight out of a manga, where she minimized her defense while aiming to defeat her enemies before they could defeat her. you could call it a boyish battle style in a positive sense, or a reckless one in a negative sense. the monsters couldn¡¯t withstand her magical onslaught and fell before they could even approach her. however, this tactic might not work against higher-level monsters in the future. kim jinhyuk was aware that if lucy¡¯s style combined with her sister, lumi, it would create incredible synergy. but assuming they wouldn¡¯t be together 24/7, it wouldn¡¯t be ideal to rely on that assumption. in the end, kim jinhyuk left a note next to lucy¡¯s name, giving her a score of 83. ¡°these new freshmen are quite impressive. from the cute twins~ to the skilled fighters like alice and nam daeun, they¡¯re all gems.¡± ¡°that¡¯s right. and students like do jinhyuk and lee hoyeon are also quite good.¡± ¡®lee hoyeon...¡¯ kim jinhyuk found himself more interested in lee hoyeon¡¯s footage than in alice¡¯s or nam daeun¡¯s. not only did he seamlessly integrate magic into nam daeun¡¯s fast-paced combat, but he could also read the flow of mana and navigate the dungeon perfectly. for a freshman at a student level, it was reasonable to assume that he possessed skills specialized in that area. in fact, one of the reasons why cave-type dungeons were difficult was due to the accumulating fatigue and stress from navigating through the twists and turns. by eliminating that aspect, lee hoyeon made a significant contribution. considering that nam daeun was in the team where lee hoyeon was assigned, and taking into account the lower skill level of the other team members, it could be said that he performed exceptionally well. although he didn¡¯t show much in terms of combat prowess, his extraordinary nature was evident. ¡°hmm...¡± after much consideration, kim jinhyuk made a note, scoring lee hoyeon 86, three points higher than lucy. he always had a preference for intelligent students. ¡°everything looks good, but his mana capacity is a bit disappointing. it¡¯s too low. his mana circuit is also narrow. i hope he hasn¡¯t just started learning magic in the past month. but his mana manipulation is excellent. its purity is also very high. he mentioned having a skill, so could it be a skill specialized in that area? i should definitely call him for further assessment... but conducting research requires me to... no, it¡¯s all good, this is all for the sake of humanity...¡± mumbling... mumbling... ¡°hmm?¡± kim jinhyuk turned his head at the mumbling sound from beside him. there, professor im sol was intensely writing something down while watching lee hoyeon¡¯s monitor. ¡°professor im sol? what are you doing here?¡± given that im sol rarely attended such meetings, kim jinhyuk grew curious about why she was here and so enthusiastically evaluating lee hoyeon. he also wondered about the truth behind the rumors circulating around the academy that professor im sol had taken an interest in a particular outstanding student. ¡°ah, um... it¡¯s nothing!¡± however, as soon as their eyes met, she hastily gathered her documents and rushed off somewhere. ¡°what the heck was that?¡± in that moment, kim jinhyuk caught a glimpse of a flushed face on im sol as she turned away. *** Chapter 27: chapter 27: the plan (r18) ¡°schurp... slrrp... slurp...¡± the sound of explicit slurping echoed through the room. professor im sol was on her knees between my legs, sucking me off vigorously. ¡°umm... slrrp... mmm...!¡± ¡°ahh... that¡¯s it...¡± how did things escalate to this? it was the day after the dungeon practice. i received a message from her through the contact information we exchanged. [after watching your dungeon practice training video, i had some ideas for my research. come to my lab after school today.] without much thought, i went to see her after school. i was guided by the assistant i hadn¡¯t seen before. as soon as i entered, professor im sol forcefully took my pants off. i was taken aback and asked why. she explained that time was of the essence, as she had important research to conduct. i didn¡¯t necessarily expect this treatment every time... she wasn¡¯t exactly a heroine, after all. but if she¡¯s going to continue this routine, perhaps i should bring some aphrodisiacs next time. i had a feeling our progress would be explosive. ¡°chururp... slrrup. hah, hah, slruup...¡± for some reason, it felt much better the second time. she deepthroated my meat, sucking it vigorously and using her tongue to tease the tip. do geniuses learn the art of pleasuring this quickly? i could feel a pulsating pleasure that¡¯s curling my toes. i thrusted my hips back and forth, fucking her mouth silly. each time my glans pressed against her cheeks, they bulged out in response. the sensation of having my manhood engulfed by her warm mouth was nothing short of wild. ¡°ahh, it feels fucking amazing...¡± it¡¯s the epitome of debauchery, the essence of life. i could happily indulge in this all day, never tiring. ¡°churp... slrrp... finish... quickly...!¡± while she continued to blow me, i was deep in contemplation about life, but she seemed to be urging me to cum quickly. seeing saliva dribbling around her mouth, it looked like she was struggling to keep my penis in her mouth. ¡°i¡¯m about to...!¡± ¡°schlop. schop. kweup! khook. khook.¡± in one final push, without warning, i shot my load down her throat. she gagged violently as she swallowed it down. was it a little too much? lumi was somewhat intoxicated, but she happily swallowed it all up. ¡°professor, i¡¯m sorry, but could you keep sucking even after i ejaculate? it¡¯s much more exciting that way.¡± ¡°....¡± ¡°if you do that, i might be able to put more effort into the research.... just kidding.¡± professor im sol, still on her knees, stared at me with a mixture of terror and surprise, prompting me to quickly retract my statement. she used her magic to clean up the surroundings and stood up, wiping her knees. ¡°ahem, so, why did you call me here today? you mentioned that you watched my dungeon practice training video.¡± ¡°well, today i want to research your mana manipulation. actually, that was the main purpose from the beginning, but i got carried away after seeing your performance and forgot about it.¡± but now that we¡¯re back to talking about magic, everything returned to normal. simple-minded people were so easy to handle. *** i arrived at professor im sol¡¯s research lab, dressed neatly. ¡°first things first, you do realize that your mana capacity and mana circuit are significantly smaller than your peers at your age, right?¡± ¡°yes, i¡¯m aware.¡± im sol pointed out the discrepancy between my exceptional mana manipulation skills and my limited mana capacity. compared to the other freshmen, my stats were on the lower side. [lee hoyeon] ? strength: 35 ? stamina: 37 ? agility: 36 ? endurance: 37 ? magic power: 40 ¨C unique ability: battle sense ¨C skill: vision enhancement ¨C ??? : ??? if i roughly categorized the students¡¯ stats, those falling between 30 and 40 would be considered at an intermediate level for first-year students. and that¡¯s exactly where my stats landed. now, if the numbers were between 40 and 50, those students would be the cream of the crop, upper-tier freshmen. take alice and lucy, for instance. not nam daeun though. that girl was in a league of her own. among active hunters, the ones with lower-tier abilities matched up to mine. even though my magic power was my highest attribute, it only reached an upper-intermediate level. however, my mana manipulation skills were top-tier. i vividly remembered professor im sol¡¯s praises after that incident with the mana booster bracelet. ¡°hah, if others hear you say that, they might try to kill you. by the way, that bracelet you untangled yourself, even i struggle with mana manipulation when wearing it.¡± professor im sol belonged to the upper echelons of active mages. if someone of her caliber acknowledged my mana manipulation skills but my mana capacity was no better than a novice¡¯s, then the gap must be significant. yet, here¡¯s the thing: my mana manipulation was a cheat code, a special perk i obtained. and i had only started learning magic about a month ago. normally, mana capacity expands naturally over an extensive period of training. so it¡¯s not that my capacity is inherently small; it just hasn¡¯t had time to grow. the reason behind it is simply my lack of training. ¡°let me ask, it¡¯s not like you¡¯ve only been learning magic for less than a month, right?¡± ¡°um...¡± what should i say here? ¡°where, where? show me!¡± ¡°the newly established student council pr department. they scouted two freshmen. look at this. it¡¯s a picture of alice and lee hoyeon.¡± the post had received over a hundred recommendations, making it the top trending topic. the photo showed alice and lee hoyeon at the entrance ceremony. the comments section was buzzing. [we should have capitalized on their looks right from the beginning. it¡¯s far more effective than having those old fogies hogging the spotlight.] [haha, seriously! if these two, along with the student council president, pose for a photo, every wannabe hunter on the planet will flock here to join the academy.] [wow, i¡¯m so fucking jealous. if i had a face like that, i could just approach any girl and ask her out for a meal. i could even eat her while i¡¯m at it, right?] [don¡¯t even get me started on dirty stuff. your ugly face is a testament to your own unfortunate existence since birth. no wonder you¡¯re unpopular.] [photo] [link] [it¡¯s a link to the dungeon practice video that happened recently. take a look.] lucy felt amazed as she looked at her classmates who were becoming famous with just the fact that they joined the pr department. ¡°the student council must be crazy busy, huh?¡± ¡°probably. there¡¯s a lot to do in the pr department, i imagine.¡± ¡°lumi, what if hoyeon decides to leave our club? we need to have the minimum number of members...¡± ¡°s-seems unlikely. i trust him. yes, i believe in hoyeon.¡± ¡°oh, don¡¯t we have any nice new members coming in? that way, we won¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± ¡°but lucy, you rejected all the applicants...¡± ¡°you¡¯re such a kind soul, lumi. those guys¡¯ eyes were as cunning as a fox in a henhouse, you know.¡± ¡°pfft, what¡¯s that? haha...¡± lumi¡¯s quirky sense of humor was something lucy admired and wanted to learn. ¡°anyway, until we get a proper member, we won¡¯t have any fresh recruits. that¡¯s an order from the founding club president.¡± ¡°yes, yes, i understand.¡± it was a good thing. in reality, lumi wasn¡¯t so keen on having new members. ¡°come to think of it, as the founding president, shouldn¡¯t i have a nameplate or something?¡± lucy started searching for the price of president nameplates on her smartwatch, while lumi smiled, familiar with lucy¡¯s peculiar behaviors. knock, knock, knock. ¡°oh? who¡¯s there?¡± ¡°could it be hoyeon? just a moment!¡± ¡°lumi, ask who it is...¡± before lumi could even hear lucy¡¯s words, the door swung open. standing there was a platinum-haired boy with innocent-looking eyes. ¡°is this the friendship club? i heard it¡¯s the place to make friends...¡± his dreamy, innocent eyes seemed to say, ¡°i don¡¯t know anything.¡± to lucy, his clear irises were proof that he had come with the pure intention of making friends. ¡°hmm~¡± ¡°w-what¡¯s wrong?¡± lucy approached the boy, gazing into his eyes, and finally broke into a smile. ¡°perfect! you¡¯re in! starting today, i officially appoint you as a member of the friendship club!¡± ¡°uh, is that right? what about paperwork and stuff?¡± ¡°it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. this president will take care of it.¡± ¡°uh, um, lucy? i think we should hear what hoyeon has to say...¡± lumi quickly interjected, countering lucy¡¯s words. ¡°oh? hmm... there¡¯s some logic to that. dictatorship isn¡¯t a good thing.¡± lumi felt a sense of unease regarding the boy¡¯s innocent demeanor. although she wasn¡¯t hoping for new members, there was a peculiar aura that only the asocial lumi could sense. ¡°oh, you¡¯re in class b? isn¡¯t soo-hyun in your class? we¡¯re close friends.¡± ¡°yes president, she is. but we¡¯re not that close.¡± ¡°no need to be so formal. we¡¯re the same age. you can talk to me comfortably!¡± however, lumi couldn¡¯t suspect someone without a valid reason. besides, lucy seemed to really like him. ¡®um, if lucy says it¡¯s okay, then it should be fine.¡¯ setting her doubts aside, lumi prepared a drink to welcome the platinum-haired boy. ¡°oh, lumi! i¡¯ll help too!¡± ¡°lucy, could you bring out the cookies we bought yesterday?¡± ¡°sure thing! leave the cookies to me!¡± while lucy and lumi were engrossed in preparing snacks, the boy with innocent-looking eyes scanned lucy¡¯s body from head to toe. his gaze carried desire, as if his earlier innocence was a facade. however, the pure-hearted girls were oblivious to those impure thoughts. ***