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The afternoon class was practical training.

Perhaps because the boring morning theory class was over, all the other cadets seemed excited.

“It’s finally our first actual training.”

“I was sitting down in the morning and I couldn’t stand it because my body felt dizzy.”

The huge training area is divided in half, with one half used by close combat troops and the other half used by gunners.

In this training, wizards are also included in the gunnery group.

“Close combat troops on the left of me. Gunners gather on the right. Among the gunners, wizards should come behind me.”

Jinhyeok Kim, the homeroom instructor, appeared and divided the students according to their specialties.

Since I am a wizard, of course I went behind Jinhyuk Kim.

However, on the way, I was grabbed by the back of the neck.

“Melee players will be further divided by the weapons used here, so wait a bit… Um, Cadet Lee Ho-yeon? I guess you didn’t listen carefully to what I said. Among the long-range shooters, only the wizard is coming behind me. You should go to the left.”

“Huh? That’s a magic mountain.”

“What are you talking about? On the application for admission to Victoria Academy, it says you are a swordsman. You also submitted documents showing that you trained your sword consistently before entering the academy.”

what is this sound.

In the game, your specialty is determined depending on which specialty you join here.

But the default is a sword? No, then why do they give [Magic Sensitivity] as a perk? [Sword Master’s Talent], I have to give you something like this. This is ridiculous.

Can not help it. I’ve already decided not to fight the villains up close, and since I seem to have a talent for magic, I have no choice but to change now.

“Actually, after thinking seriously about my career path, I thought becoming a wizard was right for me.”

“The documents were submitted last month and the entrance ceremony was just yesterday. What were you worried about?”

“…”

“Whew, okay. Talk to the instructor in charge. If it’s okay with him, I won’t say anything.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

I barely managed to go and stand behind Kim Jinhyuk.

“What on earth is he doing? I thought he was smart, but has he lost his mind?”

“Well, haven’t you awakened to magic?”

“Does that make sense for new students? Not even active hunters.”

“I’d rather believe you if you said you were going to see Professor Lim Sol.”

“Isn’t that really the purpose? Tsk tsk.”

I hear a lot of noise about me from behind.

For reference, awakening is a phenomenon experienced by skilled professional hunters, and refers to the evolution of the abilities that have been honed so far to become even more outstanding.

It is usually created through numerous training, practical experiences, or intense battles.

In truly exceptional cases, there are often cases of awakening through talent alone.

For example, Professor Lim Sol, whom I just talked about. I woke up after just studying in my room without any proper training or practical training.

And not yet, but soon, Moon Soo-rin awakens as an academy cadet and there is a fuss about setting a new record.

And the current freshmen will break that record again… It’s not that important right now, so I’ll pass.

Anyway, we were divided by occupation and headed to the training center.

“It’s finally wizard class. I’ve been waiting for this day.”

“I really wanted to learn from Professor Lim Sol, but I’m so excited that I’m going crazy.”

Wizard Professor Lim Sol.

Known as a rare genius wizard, she accepted a position as a professor at the academy after hearing that the dean would provide unlimited research funds and materials.

There are rumors that 30% of the Academy’s budget goes to Im Sol, but her value goes beyond that.

She was a popular character in games because she had a pretty face and a charming personality. Unfortunately, she is not a heroine.

When all the cadets gather, Professor Lim Sol takes his eyes off his book and quickly raises his head.

“Huh? Huh? What, when did you all get here?”

Tuk Tuk

Imsol got up from the chair, shook his butt, and came towards us.

“One, two, three… um, it’s different from the number of people I was given. Why is that?”

“I was a new addition today. Actually, I was thinking deeply about my career path…”

“Yes, welcome.”

I worked hard to prepare an excuse, but it just passed. Originally, Im Sol was this kind of character.

Rather than teaching because I have a passion for education, I feel like I came here for research. This does not mean that the classes are haphazard, but issues that are not a big problem are overlooked in this way to avoid bothersome work.

“Okay then, shall we start training?”

*

The wizard’s actual training ground looks similar to a shooting range. It is a system where you implement and fire magic in a straight line, and Imsol walks around and checks each person one by one.

“It’s too slow to move magical power. It seems like you’re too focused on just manifesting the magic, but if it was a real battle, you’d have already died three times. You should give up the idea of manifesting it in a perfect shape.”

“Your accuracy is too poor. The idea of attacking quickly is good, but the attack is only meaningful if it hits.”

“Of course, it’s best to use magic that you’re comfortable with, but your magic form is too ineffective for attacks. If you want to use it in actual combat, use a normal shape like a gun or arrow.”

The job of a professor isn’t easy.

This is the thought that came to Lim Sol’s mind after seeing more than half of the cadets.

Although it is unfortunate to waste time like this, being a professor is less time wasting than working as a hunter to earn research funds.

When I work as a professor, I see many students. Although there are some students who are highly talented, most of them do not utilize their natural talents properly. However, even if a person has talent, it is also his or her talent to utilize it.

After continuing to give meaningless feedback, there was only one person left.

I heard that I chose a different career field than when I entered school, but I wasn’t really interested.

However, after seeing the magic implemented, my thoughts changed.

Sphere fire magic.

The sphere shape is the most popular because it is the easiest to image, but it has a large mana loss. Since it is not easy to continuously compress mana into a sphere, a lot of mana is lost in the process.

But that cadet’s phrase was different.

Incredible cohesion. Most of the mana is concentrated in the exact center of the sphere.

‘… … Does that make sense?’

I couldn’t believe that a freshman could handle mana that well, but it was happening right in front of my eyes.

Besides, something, something was strange. Because she has been active since she was young, she has been active for over 5 years, even excluding her professorship.

During that time, I met all kinds of wizards, but this was my first time seeing a mana management method.

Usually, wizards set their own standards and manage their mana, but it feels like this cadet doesn’t have such standards…?

bang! Moreover, it hit the target’s head exactly. The accuracy was also perfect.

‘To be honest, it’s the total amount of mana and insufficient proficiency.’

For a wizard of that caliber, his breathing became a little faster. This means that the total amount of mana is insufficient.

“What is your name?”

“You mean me?”

When you look at the profile, your face will look even-toned. I wanted to, but this seems a bit too smooth.

“Yes, the control is good and the wavelength is stable, and although it has some shortcomings, I think it’s the best out of all of them, right?”

“Thank you. My name is Lee Ho-yeon, Class A.”

Hoyeon Lee. Let’s remember this just in case.

I checked the letter V next to Lee Ho-yeon’s name on the attendance sheet.

In small letters below, ‘The face is also GOOD.’ I wrote it down.

“Hmm, but since it’s class, I’d like to point something out…”

*

Phew, today’s class is over.

The morning theory class wasn’t bad, but the afternoon practical training was definitely fun. Professor Lim Sol lived up to his name and provided proper guidance.

I left the first-year class building and walked toward the dormitory. Today, I plan to stop by the training center to do some meditation and study theory.

Meow~

I hear a cat’s sound from between the buildings on the way to the dormitory.

There are so many buildings in the academy that I don’t even know what they are.

As I was walking down the street, I heard a very awkward crying sound.

“Hey… meow?”

Meow~

“Hey~ Ong~?”

A very high-level conversation is taking place in the alley.

I wonder how amazing a student and a cat are having a conversation like that.

I tiptoed forward silently and just stuck my neck out to peek into the alley.

Meow~

“Meow~”

Nyaoong~

“Nyaowong~”

Oh, now it’s a bit similar?

I can only see her back, but she seems to be a petite female student. Who is she?

★ Heroine status window

[Lucy]

– [Likeability: 2]

– [Sexual Desire: 20]

– [Appetite: 30]

– [Fatigue: 70]

“Eh?”

Lucy? Why is Lucy here?

Nyaoong!

“Ah. Meow! Where are you going!”

I was in big trouble. Suddenly, Lucy’s status window appeared and she made a sound with her mouth, and the cat that heard the sound ran away.

“Ssiing. Hey! What are you doing, making the cat run away!”

I don’t think you’ve seen my face yet. Should I run away now?

No. Let’s apologize now like a man. That might be better.

“Hey, aren’t you answering? Huh? You…”

“Hey, hello. My name is Lee Ho-yeon, and I’m in the same class as you.”

“He’s the molester I slept with during the entrance ceremony!”

“no it’s not?”

“No, no! Do you want to see me at the police station?”

“Whoa. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I was so excited during the entrance ceremony that I couldn’t sleep at all and fell asleep. At the training center, I couldn’t manage my physical condition until late at night and I made a mistake by collapsing during training.”

I bent my back to almost 90 degrees and apologized.

From my experience in social life, in situations like this, a sincere apology is the most effective.

“Hmm.”

“I’m really sorry!”

I’m nervous for no reason. Lucy isn’t the type of person who won’t accept an apology, but if something goes wrong here, things going forward will be difficult.

“Well, okay. To be honest, it wasn’t that big of a deal. It was also an emergency.”

“thank you.”

Phew. I sighed internally, straightened my back, and looked at Lucy.

“But I won’t accept an apology.”

“huh?”

“Apologise again tomorrow.”

“tomorrow?”

“Yes. I will accept your apology then.”

Lucy left those words and disappeared toward the women’s dormitory.

What the hell?

*

I sent away Lucy, who was saying strange things, and headed to the Mana training ground.

It’s crowded with people because it hasn’t been long since the semester started. It is said that half of the people who register at the library or gym usually come in the beginning and then stop coming. How long will they last?

Tiriring-

[1st year Class A Lee Ho-yeon’s admission has been confirmed.]

Today I visited the meditation room.

There is nothing like meditation to increase your horsepower. I don’t want to do it, but there is a saying that blood is worth as much as sweat, so I have to try.

I sat comfortably in the center of the meditation room.

I could feel the mana stones hanging from the ceiling emitting dense mana.

Seup-ha-

Breathe in and out slowly.

As I concentrate, I can feel the mana spreading in the air. You must draw as much mana from the surroundings into your body as possible.

You must make sure to keep the mana stone that is trying to escape from your body inside your body. I remember it being said several times in the original game that it was never easy.

Concentration must not be broken here. You have to concentrate as much as possible and erase distracting thoughts…

[Mana has increased by 1.]

uh?

*

After that, I meditated for about an hour, but my mana did not increase any further.

I guess they don’t want to raise their abilities that easily.

Still, I was able to expect much faster growth than others. Usually, you have to meditate consistently for a month to start seeing results, but I saw results from the first day.

Is this also due to [mana sensitivity]?

I returned to the dormitory and opened the book.

[Humanity after the first gate and dungeon]

It’s a 1500 page book that looks extremely boring just by looking at the title.

It feels like an archive rather than a book because every single incident is organized in such detail.

The difference is that grades must be managed rigorously.

‘Sexa’, the leader in trash entertainment, has an ending that involves expulsion. Although he is strong and is well on his way to becoming a heroine, he is expelled due to low grades.

No matter how much I think about it, it’s strange.

Does the ending of expulsion from a night game make sense?

But he said if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it. Even if you don’t enjoy it, you have to work hard.

Because I have [memory supplementation ability], I can memorize anything just by looking at it once.

So, a useless summary. For example, compared to reading newspapers, magazines, etc., I chose this book because it provides at least a little bit of useful information in one go. I plan to buy a good reference book and read it later.

[It was 1xx years ago, and the first gate appeared on an island in the Philippines… … ]

Oh, I hate reading.