Complete Victory Festival 1

Han Seo-yeon has two purposes.

One.

To achieve a happy ending the same as or better than the original work.

One.

While achieving a happy ending, to also pursue her own happiness.

Of the two, the former was clearly prioritized.

Because she had a responsibility.

Because she twisted the depressing process that had a happy future set out, for the extremely personal reason of wanting her younger sister to be happy.

So she inevitably had to intervene in the original work to some extent.

All because of the official settings by the original author.

If the protagonist doesn’t intervene, Baek Da-eun is killed by monsters in her childhood.

If the protagonist doesn’t intervene, Lee Ha-yul suffers from severe depression in her childhood and commits suicide.

She couldn’t not intervene.

Leaving children to die wasn’t the behavior of an overpowered protagonist.

Well, she had a perfect plan.

She’s from the slums and also powerless.

Perhaps due to the difference in the environment they grew up in, there was some difference in appearance despite being identical twins.

It was something that happened when she was about seven or eight years old.

Logically speaking, there’s no way they would notice that the girl who hung out with them back then was Han Seo-yeon, right?

Just 3 weeks.

Time was particularly fast for students facing exams.

Surely there must be mountains of things left to study.

Sometimes, one finally understands Confucius’ saying that learning is a joy.

“…Senior.”

Han Seo-yeon slowly looked over the test paper.

A test paper with expected questions written on it.

The subject of evaluation was Michaela.

“…You’ve managed to work hard all this time!”

Drip.

Tears fell drop by drop.

Her tears recalled the past 3 weeks.

The Academy’s written exams are not among the difficult ones.

Hunter-related exams were usually practical-oriented.

The difficulty of some problems is at elementary school level.

Perhaps because of this, there were few middle-ground scorers in the written exams.

Those who could get it right got it all right.

Those who would get it wrong got it all wrong.

Even if those who would get it wrong got it all wrong, there were rarely cases of expulsion from the Academy based on written exam scores.

These were common sense level questions that no Korean would fail.

However, that was only the setting in the original work.

Michaela is neither a character from the original work nor Korean.

Honestly, it was hard to know how it would turn out.

Above all, Michaela’s knowledge was beyond imagination.

Han Seo-yeon felt amazed.

Clearly, her intelligence was shown as 80 in the status window.

Is the realm of combat and common sense knowledge different?

How could the capital of South Korea be Pyongyang.

…It could happen.

She’s a foreigner, after all.

Between the old South and North Korea, the North was famous for provocation.

Moreover, they’re unified now.

She thought a mistake about the capital could be understandable.

But when she unhesitatingly wrote down the simplest answer “door” to the essay question “What do you think is the definition of a Gate in modern society?”, even Han Seo-yeon couldn’t shield her.

Well, it wasn’t wrong.

It’s a Gate, isn’t it?

If translated literally, it was indeed a door.

It was a time of hardship.

Without resting for a single day, Han Seo-yeon injected common sense into Michaela for the remaining 3 weeks.

Today was the result of that.

With just one day left until the midterm exams.

They finally succeeded in bearing fruit.

The first fruit created together with her senior.

It was really tough.

It felt like all her energy was drained.

“At this rate, not just avoiding failure, you might even aim for the top 90%…!”

“Is that so…!”

Han Seo-yeon and Michaela.

The smiles of the two girls overlapped.

It’s the top N%, she says.

Something the previous Michaela couldn’t even dream of.

The fact that she could get grades above others was truly a miracle.

[…Both of their heads seem to have gone wrong.]

However, to a third party, it was a dizzying sight.

Regardless, the two were happy.

Michaela at her own growth.

Han Seo-yeon imagining the Academy life she would spend with her senior.

“Senior.”

Han Seo-yeon said.

“We’re friends.”

“Of course.”

“Then, as a friend, what do you think─”

This was the critical point.

“How much help did I give you this time?”

Gulp.

Han Seo-yeon swallowed dry saliva.

“How much, well…”

She received a lot of help.

To an indescribable extent.

“It’s to an extent that can’t be easily expressed in words.”

“Then─!”

She unconsciously raised her voice.

Without even noticing her raised voice, Han Seo-yeon asked.

“C-c-can you grant me one request!”

“A request. What kind?”

“Th-th-that…”

Her face turns red.

Her mouth doesn’t move easily.

But she couldn’t back down.

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“─That!”

Overcoming her embarrassment.

Not as quickly as before.

Han Seo-yeon proudly declared.

“After these midterms are over, won’t you go out somewhere with me?”

Students who finish exams temporarily enjoy freedom.

A moment of freedom that adults can’t touch.

“…Is that all you’re asking for as a request.”

In that moment, she would make progress.

This time, just the two of them.

“Let’s go. Anywhere.”

“Ah…!”

She did it.

Han Seo-yeon’s eyes sparkled.

“It might not be bad to invite your friends too.”

“That won’t do!”

However, excessive consideration was declined.

“It has to be just you and me, senior!”

Disturbers were not needed.

At least this time.

“…Is that, not okay?”

“…”

Once this episode ends, an event that must be prevented will appear.

To the extent that Han Seo-yeon won’t be able to pay attention to Michaela.

She wanted to make progress this time no matter what.

To make the yuri flower bloom.

“Just the two of us might not make for a very fun outing.”

“It’s okay! I have a plan!”

The date course is perfect.

The last day of the Complete Victory Festival.

That time when all exams are over is the critical moment.

“…If you’re okay with me. Alright.”

Permission was granted.

“Just trust me, senior.”

Han Seo-yeon steeled her resolve.

“I’ll make it the best day…!”

This time, she will lead gallantly!

The Complete Victory Festival begins.

Commotion blew into the quiet Academy.

Although the total number of people doesn’t exceed 200, this place, which is also South Korea’s largest military facility, finally accommodates a number of people befitting its scale.

Like any military facility, Hunter Academy is rarely exposed to the outside.

Today is the only exception, with civilians as well as representatives from large guilds and companies visiting the Academy in droves to see promising young hunters.

“Now, we will start the written exam!”

The morning of day 1 of the Complete Victory Festival.

A story unrelated to the students facing the written exam.

Han Seo-yeon received her test paper.

Apart from Michaela, she too had to take the exam as a student.

“Do not cheat!”

With the abilities of Academy students, there’s certainly potential for cheating.

How many students with powerful abilities are there?

“If caught, you’ll be expelled!”

If abused, there’s plenty of room for exploitation.

Perhaps that’s why the standards for cheating were not lenient.

This was the reason why students who might try to use tricks simply gave up on the written exam.

Flap.

The test paper is placed.

Han Seo-yeon focused.

Taking a deep breath, she opens the test paper.

Her goal was always first place.

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1. 1. Which of the following is not an example of a monster?

➀ Carol

➁ Werewolf

➂ Cyclops

➃ Behemoth

➄ Vritra

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It was an easy question.

Her mind flashed.

To utilize the study she continued even in the slums, and her knowledge of the original work.

1. 1. Carol.

      An S-class monster she’s already encountered.
      

 

1. 1. Werewolf.

      A small fry she’s already encountered.
      

 

1. 1. Cyclops.

      An A-class monster that will appear someday.
      

 

1. 1. Behemoth.

      A very special monster she will face in the future.
      

 

1. 1. Vritra.

      A monster that appeared in the very end of the original work.
      

The answer was 5.

Because Vritra’s appearance was in the very end of the original work.

It was a question that could be confusing precisely because she knew the original work.

She solved it smoothly.

She turned her attention to the next question.

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2. Which of the following is not a type of ability?

➀ Elemental

➁ Enhancement

➂ Creation

➃ Manipulation

➄ Transformation

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This was also a simple question.

Abilities are divided into five types of systems.

Elemental, Enhancement, Creation, Manipulation, and Characteristic.

Elemental is the manifestation of natural substances.

Enhancement is the multiplication of physical abilities.

Creation is the manifestation of something material.

Manipulation is handling something in reality.

And Characteristic is what can’t be specified by the above four.

There is no system called Transformation.

After all, the basic concept of abilities was that mana in the body passes through the filter of an individual’s body to exert different special abilities.

Anyway, the answer is 5.

For reference, the least common ability among these was Manipulation.

It’s going smoothly, smoothly.

Han Seo-yeon solved the problems without hesitation.

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19. Which of the following is not an event related to Gates?

➀ 8.17 Tragedy

➁ 3.6 Disaster

➂ 2.17 Incident

➃ 3.3 Incident

➄ 4.1 Declaration

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One problem that made her hesitate for a moment.

A problem with content that looks tough just at a glance.

Indeed, it was the last problem.

Han Seo-yeon wasn’t fooled.

Number 1 is the moment when the first Gate opened.

Number 2 is the scene of a disaster caused by Gates.

Number 5 is the first beacon of counterattack announcing that South Korea’s national functions, broken by Gates and monsters, have now recovered.

Numbers 3 and 4 were stories related to the military.

Number 3 was a terrible defeat.

Number 4 was an attempted coup.

Therefore, the answer was 4.

In fact, in some sense, it might not be the correct answer.

After all, those whose lives were most twisted by Gates were the true soldiers in this depressing world view.

…She felt sympathy, but that was it.

If they appear as enemies, she will defeat them without hesitation.

For her younger sister.

For the happy ending.

She finished all the problems.

The exam bell rang.

Han Seo-yeon stretched.

The afternoon approached.

The previous terrorist attack brought great vigilance to the Academy’s security.

The easily and carelessly breached defenses.

The hero raged once.

There wouldn’t be a next time.

Therefore, the security had to become much stricter.

“Why, why are you doing this!”

To a somewhat excessive degree.

“No! I’m not a terrorist!”

It was an old man.

A shabby-looking man was being held by security guards.

“Bullshit.”

“You say you’re not a terrorist? Then why are you carrying this kind of thing!”

In the hands of the guards was a medal.

An old and shabby antique.

“Th-this is a medal I received when I was young. It has nothing to do with terrorists!”

The name of that antique was the Hwarang Military Merit Medal.

It was something not used in today’s South Korea.

“What are you saying, only terrorists carry around useless things like this? That terrorist bastard from last time also said he was a soldier.”

With soldiers’ treatment already at rock bottom these days.

Since terrorists impersonated soldiers, their treatment has only gotten worse.

In the midst of this, to have such an outdated medal.

It was natural to be reasonably suspicious.

The South Korean military up to the 7th Republic enslaved innocent citizens,

Yet frequently suffered defeats against monsters,

And finally, jealous of the heroic activities of hunters, attempted a coup but was suppressed in a day, they were criminals as common sense dictated?

“If you understand, get ou─”

“You fellows.”

The guards’ hands stop.

The voice of a dignified old man.

A voice imbued with charisma.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

As if a mere soldier had faced a general.

“Are you alright?”

“Ah, yes…”

Two men helped the discarded old man.

“It’s the Hwarang Military Merit Medal. It’s a medal that only those who dedicated themselves to the country and its people can receive. To have such a medal. Perhaps, are you a war veteran?”

“Yes, yes…! Despite how I look now, I used to fly around in active duty! Haha!”

The two old men clasped hands.

Then they glared at the guards.

“As you can see, this person is a patriot. I understand security has become stricter recently due to terrorists, but to treat someone who fought for the country like this. Did the hero order this?”

“Ah, no, that…”

Attention from around focused on them.

There are many reporters around.

If news about the guards’ abuse of power in this situation were to be written, the outcome was obvious.

In fact, the existence of terrorists wasn’t that important.

The low-ranking guards just didn’t want to take responsibility.

“…We apologize! Please come inside quickly!”

Logically, under such strict security, how could such old men commit terrorism?

The guards bowed and guided the old man in.

The old soldier, having found someone he could talk to after a long time, chattered like a child.

A terrorist had infiltrated.

All too simply.