episode_0108

The written evaluation appears to have been completed without any major twists and turns.

It was a bit more difficult than the existing genealogy or previous exam questions, so I stumbled a bit, but it wasn’t like I failed miserably and my score was in the bottom.

Just enough?

I think I was able to solve what I learned well, even though I couldn’t see it and didn’t have to look at it carefully.

I literally couldn’t solve the parts I didn’t learn, and I solved the problems that came from the parts I learned.

At this rate, wouldn’t we have reached rock bottom? A level where small expectations are harbored.

After the written evaluation on the second day that ended like that.

The practical evaluation, which began on the third day, was divided by major.

Combat, magic, support, crafting.

Practical exams are grouped by major.

Since I was a special admission student, I had no major or grade, but I was assigned to the practical field of combat major, which is the part where I learn from my teacher.

However, the combat major’s practical skills actually have some flaws.

This is because the tournament, which is a direct one-on-one battle event, will be held from the very next day, so the emphasis will be on that side.

In fact, most of the cadets devote a lot of their physical energy to the tournament, and the professors are generally understanding.

The topic of the combat major practical training held in such an atmosphere was dungeon strategy.

Multiple cadets are placed in a level 4 dungeon, and points are awarded in the order in which cadets reach the location announced upon entry.

The dungeon’s environment, built-in traps, and the type and number of monsters that appear are also different.

Additionally, there are cases where multiple cadets entering one dungeon encounter each other as they head to the same location.

Evaluation is also made based on how you respond to him and whether you reach your destination.

It would be acceptable to use force to cut through all the traps and monsters in a straight line… but you wouldn’t get a good score.

The intention of the question is probably to look at survival skills and judgment in case one is shipwrecked alone in a dungeon.

Memories of Sifnaha came to mind and I felt a little strange.

Anyway, a practical evaluation was also conducted.

The schedule for the practical evaluation is from the 3rd day to the morning of the 4th day.

I don’t know about other majors, but especially for the combat major practical training thrown in the dungeon, you only need to arrive within the time limit of half of the given day… that is, about 36 hours.

and.

“… Cadet Lee Ha-yul. Arrived at 21 minutes and 13 seconds.”

I arrived at my destination at high speed and received almost a perfect score.

To put it bluntly, it was an easy victory.

I guess the record was good enough that the look on the assistant’s face when he saw me arrive at my destination was quite amusing.

It was a very surprising reaction… but I had half-expected this to happen after being informed of the practical content.

After all, I had no reason to wander here.

In most dungeon explorations, the most difficult part is exploration, not combat or anything else.

Even if it is a level 4 dungeon, the lowest level, the inside is not only spacious but overflowing.

Of course, if superhuman cadets decide to cross it, they can cross it in a fairly short period of time, but considering the danger posed in the dungeon, that is crazy.

But I was capable of crazy things.

The traps contained in the dungeon are listed from one to one hundred. Because I was able to observe everything.

The power of observation.

I am unable to utilize it properly due to my lack of skill, but even so, it is a power granted by the Tower of Observation.

However, it’s not to the point where it can’t capture or analyze even a level 4 dungeon.

Presence and type of trap.

The species and number of monsters, their strengths and weaknesses.

Measurement of the environment inside the dungeon and the shortest and safest route to the destination.

Also, control of variables through continuous re-measurement.

Everyone finished the dungeon in less than 3 minutes.

After that, it was all smooth sailing.

I just hit the ground and headed to my destination according to the route drawn on the map in my brain.

In the process, we did not encounter any traps or monsters, and there were no threats at all.

Because we only moved along paths that did not lead to encounters in the first place.

“Phew…”

I was able to breathe the outside air less than 30 minutes after the practical evaluation began.

In terms of experience, it feels like I went for a short walk.

I took a sip of water and thought about the rest of my schedule.

‘Now all that’s left is the tournament.’

It is now the morning of the third day. The tournament preliminaries will be held consecutively starting from the afternoon of the 4th day.

Of course, the tournament is the most important schedule.

So now we can use the remaining time to prepare for the tournament.

I have more free time than others, so I should use it well.

And I have a helper who is more dependable than anyone else.

After I finished organizing my thoughts, I tapped on the hologram.

[Contact: Master]

▶Me: Teacher, I just finished the practical exam.

▶ Me: Can I go now?

▶Me: (Dog emoticon looking up with moist eyes)

The reply arrived quickly.

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At the Tower of Growth.

I mobilized methods to sharpen my senses to replace my abandoned vision and broken spatial perception.

We sense everything around us through our senses of touch and hearing. A map of the brain is drawn based on the data obtained there.

The battle continued by continuously updating the map drawn like that.

If you really want to be specific, it is a similar method to echolocation.

When I thought about it, I thought that it might be considered a unique ability.

Looking back, it seems that among the unique abilities I realized last time, there were small but similar ones… Is it because the level is still so weak that it is not at the level of a unique ability?

Anyway.

Echolocation, implemented through the senses, was virtually put on the back burner after spatial perception was restored and the power of observation and space was realized.

It wasn’t that it was useless, but it couldn’t be denied that it was inferior in many ways to the power of spatial perception… observation.

When asked if that meant it was completely useless, he firmly shook his head.

Didn’t you already suffer a serious injury from relying on spatial perception once?

If I had been a little late in awakening my senses, I would have been hit by the cadets’ concentrated fire without being able to respond properly and would have been eliminated.

It was the same for the exams held inside the Tower of Growth.

What if that happened in real life?

It is clear that he was not eliminated but was brutally murdered. It must have been an absurdly meaningless death compared to all the struggling.

And there is no guarantee that such a disaster will not occur in the future.

I realized that my vague spatial perception was the power of observation and space.

Now you can overcome any kind of pressure by laughing, and you can even put pressure on the other person.

It’s just a hunch, but now you will be able to expand a wide and precise observation range without being hindered even inside the Tower of Growth.

But no one knows when even such power will fail.

As such, the powers of observation and space are not my own, but powers received from outside.

It is not my full strength. It is the power of another entity that exists outside.

In fact, isn’t it a power that can be confiscated at any moment?

From the moment I became aware of my power and thought of the worst-case scenario of confiscation, I felt the need to invest in abilities including echolocation.

– Tribute…

‘Ahhh…’

As a result, I found myself being grabbed and fondled by both my cheeks.

Echolocation… So, it was sensory training.

Sparring with Aiden was quite a symbolic event for me.

In the sparring match at the beginning of the semester, my victory was a result of a combination of luck and coincidence.

If Aiden didn’t underestimate me and did his best from the beginning. Or, if only one piece of luck had been lost, it would have been a sparring match.

I haven’t sparred with Aiden separately since.

So what about now?

It may be arrogance, but the outcome was somewhat predictable.

But, of course, you have to guess to know whether something is long or short. Right now, even Aiden would have thought the same thing and lost.

The sparring with Aiden literally had a strong meaning of ‘evaluation’.

Me at the beginning of the semester and me now, who has experienced many things and grown.

An evaluation of the gap between them.

In order to get to know him accurately, the current training was absolutely necessary.

[happiness]

…It’s training.

* * *

The feel of the palm of my hand was so ecstatic.

Atra controlled his strange impulse and carefully brought his palms together in the center.

Kuuuk… Lee Ha-yul’s cheek was pushed into the palm of his hand. Naturally, the lips located in the center were pushed out by the cheeks.

The moistness of the lips highlighted in this way was highlighted by the sunlight shining from the sky.

Occasionally, I could tell the slightest hint of moisture through the sensation I felt as I brushed my fingertips.

‘……’

This time, I grabbed a handful of his cheek.

The protruding lips went in, and the world’s soft cheek meat was filled in the palm of my hand.

Cheeks that are soft and warm, as if you are touching the white skin of a baby.

No matter how much time we spend together, we can never get used to the fragrant scent…

I suppressed the sudden impulse and relaxed my cheeks.

Then I rubbed it again with my palm, pressed it down… grabbed a handful… and played with it…

Even while taking care of Lee Ha-yul in the healing room, I had never massaged her cheek so openly.

From all appearances, it looks like he’s just playing with his cheek.

It might be a little painful to keep repeating that action, but Lee Ha-yul just smiled and pushed her cheek into Atra’s hand, urging her to touch it.

It looks like a puppy rubbing its head against its owner’s hand.

…This act is not under Atra’s coercion, but is done at Ha-yul Lee’s own insistence, and is a training exercise to arouse one’s senses.

Atra, who managed to tear her gaze away from the lovely face that was stealing everyone’s attention, looked at the necklace hanging around Lee Ha-yul’s neck.

– Clunk… rattle…

[happy]

[good]

[It’s warm]

[Soft]

[satisfaction]

[warmth]

[Affection]

[Cared for]

[Be protected]

A voice pours from a necklace that continues to rattle as if it is broken.

Normally, if something like that happened, I would blush and immediately turn it off, but now, as if I had no time to pay attention to him, I just left the necklace unattended and left myself in Atra’s hands.

Looking at that, Atra was able to feel that Lee Ha-yul’s attitude had changed a lot these days.

It wasn’t just a story about people becoming more foolish, it was a fundamental change in attitude.

Before, ‘Thank you’, ‘Really?’ He had a somewhat stiff tone of voice such as ‘Thank you’, ‘I understand’, etc., and he seemed nervous, flinching at times when we made contact at a distance…

Now I say, ‘Thank you’ and ‘Really?’ ‘Thank you’ ‘Yes’ ‘I like it, Master’ ‘Can I come visit you?’ ‘Please pet me’, etc… His tone of voice strangely became softer.

Also, even while my cheek was being touched so blatantly, I returned the cheek calmly without any worries or doubts, to the point where my face was pushed in from the other side.

Not only in the current training situation, Lee Ha-yul reacted similarly even when touched in unexpected situations.

While tilting his head to express doubt, he carefully sticks out his cheek… a strange reaction.

It’s something he shouldn’t do as a teacher, but he had an obedient attitude that even if he touched a hard spot, he would only be startled but wouldn’t resist…

[I like it, Master]

[Touch me more]

[Good hands]

“Hmm…”

Atra coughed out a ridiculous thought that could not even be dismissed as a joke.

But… he says he’s training, so what can he do?

Also, I have just confirmed that Lee Ha-yul’s senses are really on edge.

I found out that the training had results.

Also, as a teacher, it is unacceptable for a teacher to accept a request directly from a student and then give it back.

Atra mumbled an excuse that she didn’t know to whom and grabbed Lee Ha-yul’s cheek.

* * *

[Player Correction System: Favorability]

Lee Ha-yul → Atra Clyde

●●●●●●●●○○(82▷83/100)

｢Master｣ ｢Expectation｣ ｢Security｣ ｢Craving for affection｣

[The requirements for ‘Curse of Silence’ were not satisfied]

[The requirements for “Curse of Solitude” were not met]

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[Player Correction System: Measurement]

▶Title

｢Special Admission Students｣

｢The Young Hero of Sifnaha｣

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｢??’s top owner(?)｣

｢??’s top owner(?)｣

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｢Foolish fool｣

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“puppy”

▶Ability level

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▶Unique abilities

｢All-rounder｣

｢Magic friendly｣

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▶Power

｢Power of Observation｣

｢The Power of Space｣

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