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In particular, it is quite advantageous to be in the same group as Nam Da-eun, who ranks first in practical skills, but I think it is because of the burden of Byeong-hoon and me.

Since we were told to gather together, I also moved to where the 7th group was.

“Hey, really? I’m from there too.”

“Let’s do our best from now on. I’m close…”

The surroundings are messy as we become friends with each other’s group. We have to go together for at least one semester, so the more comfortable we become, the more we can trust and entrust our backs.

“Hey, Nam Da-eun, I made this based on rumors, and it’s really an honor to be in the same group.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“Oops, I forgot to introduce myself. If I were to speak of myself, I would be the eldest son of a historic fighter guild…”

But why is our group like this?

After forming the group, a man named Lee Byung-hoon has been talking a lot by himself. He doesn’t even look at me or Rumi, but only looks at Nam Da-eun while talking.

“Okay, today’s class ends here, and as I said before, the first task is to eat with the same group members and take pictures. As a professional hunter, you have to get along well with people you meet for the first time.”

I don’t know if it has much to do with eating and taking pictures, but since I got the assignment, I have to do it. What should I do with this?

The other groups were already gathered in groups of twos or fives and deciding what to eat, or had left to eat.

Lee Byung-hoon keeps talking to Nam Da-eun, and Nam Da-eun ignores him until the end and is packing her bags.

Rumi doesn’t know what to say, so she turns her head between Byung-Hoon and Nam Da-Eun and hesitates.

And Lee Ho-yeon watches the situation in real time.

‘Do you think I should speak up?’

After much thought, I decided to speak up.

“Um, guys? What do we want to eat?”

Jump up.

I tried my best to choose simple words, but before I could finish speaking, Nam Da-eun got up from his seat, picked up his bag, and headed toward the lecture room door.

“Nam Da-eun. Do you know any restaurants?”

“…I don’t want to join in on the kids’ play.”

“uh?”

I really left after saying that. Are there kids like that? No, it’s some kind of kid’s prank because we’re doing an assignment.

After Nam Da-eun left, Lee Byung-hoon looked at the two of us sideways and said, “Hmm, actually, I have an appointment too,” and disappeared.

“…”

The other students had already left to eat with their group members, and only Rumi and I remained in the classroom.

———————-

『Subquest has been sent.』

[Comforting a sullen Rumi!]

Rumi’s ambition to debut at the Academy Awards has been shattered!

But it’s not too late. Comfort Rumi and make her feel better!

-Reward: Random ability score 1

———————-

At that time, a quest appeared before my eyes.

Comforting a sullen Rumi?

“Making my first friend was ruined… You idiot, why can’t you tell me that you like tteokbokki?”

I looked to the side and saw Rumi muttering something strange with a devastated expression.

Well, if you think about it carefully, it might not be a bad thing. Anyway, you can only seduce a man once you’re halfway through, and you can just throw away a guy whose name you can’t even remember.

“Um, Rumi? They’re gone, so let’s go eat by ourselves.”

“Yes… Yes? Do you want to eat with me?”

“Yes, the task was to eat together and take pictures.”

“Well, Nam Da-eun has gone.”

Why is this story coming out now? And the guy who wonders if this is Lee Byung-hoon doesn’t care.

“The person who went is the person who went. Do you like tteokbokki? I know of a tteokbokki restaurant. Do you want to go with me?”

“Yes…yes! I want to go!”

*

In front of me, Rumi is sitting with her eyes wide open as she fills her cheeks with tteokbokki. Her cheeks are round and protruding like a squirrel eating an acorn.

“Even if you eat slowly, they won’t take it away.”

“Oh, yes. I’m sorry…”

“No, no, I’m sorry. It’s nice to see you eating deliciously.”

“Hehe…but it’s really delicious! You’re a freshman like me, so how do you know about this restaurant?”

Because when I was on a date with Rumi in the game, this Tteokbokki restaurant was a must. I tried eating there for a while, but I only ate tteokbokki until the end of the game. It’s a place I like so much, so of course it’s delicious.

★Heroine status window

[Rumi]

-[Likeability: 35]

-[Sexual drive: 30]

-[Appetite: 15]

-[Fatigue: 40]

My favorability rose by 20. It would be nice if I could eat tteokbokki 4 more times and complete the strategy, but it’s a shame.

My appetite also dropped from 40 to 15, so I guess I ate everything.

“I think I ate it all, so would you like to take a picture? The quality of mine is not good, so can I take a picture with your cell phone?”

“Oh, yes, take a picture!”

After receiving Rumi’s cell phone, I got up and moved to my seat.

And then I snuggled up next to Rumi.

“Uh, huh? That’s too close?”

“Both must appear in one shot to be certified.”

click!

“Even though two of the four are missing, the picture came out well.”

Because the subject is so good, even if you take a rough picture, it comes out like a pictorial.

“Ah, yes. It came out well…”

Why are you keeping your head down when you say the photo came out well?

Anyway, now that I have no excuse to hold on any longer, I have to get to work.

While returning Rumi’s cell phone, he spoke as if he had seen it by chance.

“Huh? Rumi. Isn’t that the cell phone case idol party?”

“Yes,,,yes? Uh…how did you know?”

“I like that too. Do you like that too?”

“Yes! I really, really like it! Last time I took a picture of the ceiling, I watched all the animation, and uh… I even saw the movie version!”

The kid who used to stutter so much started talking incredibly fast when the topic of animation came up.

I’m not sure what you mean by eating the limit at the ceiling, but anyway, the goal is different.

“Then, should we go see the theater version that is being released this time? I was wondering because I didn’t have anyone to watch it with.”

“Oh, wow…a movie?”

“Yeah, if it’s a bit burdensome, I’m fine with going alone, so don’t worry about it.”

“No, no, no, I really want to go with you!”

“Then let’s go see it together this weekend. Can you give me your number?”

“Yes…four!”

When I held out my cell phone to Rumi, she took it with her hands trembling.

Rumi is slowly dialing the numbers one by one, as if she will never make a mistake, and repeating with her mouth, “Exchange numbers…exchange numbers with a friend…” It’s kind of cute.

“W…here.”

“Thank you. I’ll contact you later. I’ve finished eating. Will you wake up?”

“yes!”

*

Tuesday evening.

After breaking up with Rumi, I went to a training center to train.

I’m going to start a proper class starting tomorrow, so I need to figure out my level.

I took a picture of my smartwatch and entered my private room.

[1st year A class Lee Ho-yeon. Admission confirmed]

In the original game, the main character’s abilities are specialized depending on what training is given.

If you were a wizard, you had magic power. If you were a swordsman, you had stamina and strength. If you were an assassin, you had agility, etc. You could train them by mainly raising them to a certain level of ability.

The most standard and easiest route is inspection.

The reason is related to the main character’s unique power.

Inherent power is the unique power that only an individual has.

Most people cannot express their inherent powers, but Lee Ho-yeon, as the main character, has quite decent inherent powers.

────―「Battle sense」───――

▶Inherent power

▶ All actions that are judged to be ‘combat’ are subject to compensation.

The higher the risk of ‘battle’, the greater the effect.

───――───――───――───

‘Battle sense’

It is a unique combat-related power and is a talent that demonstrates natural combat sense and combat sense in all combat-related actions.

Since all the corrections were made for combat, it was advantageous for close combat where combat sense was most needed.

Moreover, as the later you go, the more you have to fight against humans or humanoid monsters, so it is best to be a swordsman who has an advantage in person-to-person combat.

Nevertheless, the reason I chose a wizard is, firstly, because I received [Mana Sensitivity] as a perk, giving me a huge advantage in mana management, and secondly, because I know how evil the villains in this world are.

Fighting with those bastards up close, mixing swords? That’s really no answer. Since you can’t retry like in the game, it’s best to just hit them with magic from afar.

“Magic proficiency test.”

[Magic proficiency test. Let’s begin]

In terms of the game, I need to figure out where my level is in order to decide on a course of action going forward.

The proficiency test provided at the training center is based on Victoria Academy’s database and evaluates your strengths, weaknesses, and current level.

[This is a first-stage test. Please spray mana thinly and widely]

At the same time as the system voice, a thin wall made of mana was created in all directions.

It seems like it’s measuring my mana.

‘Emit mana thinly and widely?’

I’ve never done it before, but it didn’t seem difficult. I raised both hands and imagined the mana spreading out like gentle waves.

Ugh-uh-

Blue mana radiated from my hand. Perhaps because it was the mana I shot while imagining waves, the floor of the training ground was clearly visible beneath the thin mana wave.

[Step 1 test completed]

Did I fire out mana for about a minute? I heard a voice saying it was complete.

[We will begin the second stage of testing]

A target appears on the road leading straight ahead.

[The target will soon be activated. Please eliminate the target quickly and accurately.]

[5]

“No, we need to give you time to prepare.”

Despite my complaints, the system continued to count emotionlessly.

[4]

[3]

[2]

[One]

‘Among the magic that comes to mind right now, what is the one that can eliminate the target the fastest?’

[Activate the target. The number of targets is 10.]

There is no time to think more. I think of the arrow of wind that I saw in a book yesterday.

The magic power rising above the head is replaced by the wind and condenses in the form of an arrow along with the sound of the strong wind.

Tsuzzzt-!

The arrows stir the wind as if they are about to jump out at any moment.

The wind arrows fluttering over the shoulders are fired at targets.

Kwazijic!

One, two, three, four, five… ten.

The ten arrows flew fiercely and shattered their targets with a loud sound, then scattered into mana.

“wow.”

There was not a single target left on the road.

“Is this fun?”

*

“Hmmmm…”

Rumi, who broke up with Lee Ho-yeon and returned to the dormitory, looked at her cell phone on the desk and was thinking about the worst of her life.

‘Can I send you a text message asking if I got in safely?’

“After all, if we ate and exchanged numbers, we would be friends… right? No, but we just met for the first time today… is that too fast?”

Rumi, who had been an introvert since childhood, was a homebody who liked being inside the house rather than going outside. Because of her mature heart that was different from her age, she felt burdened by the gaze of others, and combined with her timid personality, she became a homebody.

Her twin sister, Lucy, always accompanied Rumi and overprotected her. Thanks to this, she was less exposed to strange people, but she entered the academy without being able to make any real friends.

After overcoming those gloomy days, Rumi was trying to make her academy debut with flying colours… but just when she was about to become depressed again after the first group she created went to shit, Lee Ho-yeon appeared!

“I’m sure he asked me to watch a movie on the weekend. He’s a friend, right? Ugh, I don’t know. Should I at least look it up?”

Rumi turned on her cell phone and searched ‘The man asked me to watch a movie’ in the green search bar.

[A guy I’m not really close with asks me to watch a movie]

“Oh! This is it!”

There happened to be someone with the same problem.

Q. [When a guy asks to see a movie, does that mean he likes you? Or is it because he just wants to get to know you?]

A. [If you look at the fact that he asked to see a movie, it doesn’t seem like he’s someone you dislike. You’ll just have to watch the movie and talk to him to find out more. And if you see that he’s curious about whether that person is interested in you, it means that you also have some feelings for that person. Is this right? Watching a movie is also a good opportunity, so it would be nice if this opportunity becomes an opportunity for us to become more attracted to each other^^]

“Like….like?”

There is no way Rumi, who has never made a proper friend, has ever been in a relationship. To her, these questions and answers seemed like the truth of life.

“That’s right, if you think about it, you wouldn’t go to the movies with someone you don’t like. Ugh, does Hoyeon have feelings for me?”

Lee Ho-yeon. Actually, it was my first time eating alone with the opposite sex, so I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t talk properly. Even if I was told to speak more comfortably, I couldn’t because I felt burdened.

“But why is such a good-looking girl with a girl like me… Okay, let’s send a text message.”

[Me: It was delicious^^ (puppy belly button emoticon)]

[Lee Ho-yeon: Yes, it went well, right?]

My heart is pounding.

It was an unremarkable reply, but Rumi was excited even by texting with her friend.

“Uh, what should I reply? Should I search again?”