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Baek Ah-young looked at me, raised the corners of her mouth and approached me.

“Ta-da. You were surprised, right? It’s a surprise~.”

Baek Ayoung’s brightly smiling face while saying that was quite cute.

A charm that is different from the sexy and sensational charm of women. She is a charming woman who you want to protect and want to protect.

“Wow, I was really surprised. I met Ayoung here. Something feels strange.”

“It feels a little different than when we meet outside, right? This is what it feels like to be an adult.”

He seemed happy to show his adult side to my young self.

I actually want to protect it more.

Hunters belonging to the association must wear neat suits issued by the association.

Of course, unlike regular suits, it is an all-purpose suit that is easy to move around in and even comes with several enchantments.

Feeling like you want to protect her even though she’s wearing an office girl-like suit is truly an area of talent.

“Definitely… When I see Ayoung in a suit, she really looks like an adult. When I saw her at daycare, she was like my older sister, so it wasn’t awkward to call her Ayoung, but now I don’t know how to call her.”

Still, I thought they would like it if I treated them like adults, so I jumped on the bandwagon.

“Oh my, what are you talking about? Just keep doing what you’re doing. That way, it’ll be easier for me too.”

The association’s mark depicting a dragon ascending to heaven was engraved on Baek Ah-young’s left chest.

The color of Yeouiju held by the dragon is yellow.

Depending on the color of Yeouiju, you can tell what position you have in the association.

Supajunochopanambo.

Yellow is the third.

The third horse is the one in red, the president of the association, and the one in orange is the executives immediately below him.

To put it simply, the chairman of a large company is red and executives are orange.

This is the part where you can see where Baek A-young, who is in yellow, is.

The magic attribute of healing is rare, and Baek Ah-young’s ability is so outstanding.

It was mentioned that as long as you keep breathing, you will be saved, so I said everything.

“Okay. I went to the daycare last weekend and Ayoung said she came and went. Are you going to go to the daycare this weekend too?”

“Ah, I don’t think I’ll be able to come by for a while. I have an application to become a dungeon raid helper that I need to participate in.”

“aha….”

Just as she is currently being dispatched to the academy, Baek A-young will also be dispatched to other guilds as a helper.

“Hoyeon, this is your first dungeon practice, right? You said you will take the test after three dungeon practices, so you can take it three more times.”

Grinning. Grinning.

She is a woman with a lot of laughter. It’s hard to believe that a woman like this has such a perverted personality.

“That’s right. Please take care of me for three times. I’m weak so I think I’ll see you often.”

“Oh, if there are too many people, you will be blacklisted.”

I thought about this while accepting the conversation.

‘Ayoung, I’m only able to watch this once because I ran into a dungeon during my next class…’

And that is the time to attack Baek A-young.

*

Groups 1 to 10 entered the first dungeon.

I was in group 13, so I was in the second group. We were gathered together with our group members and watching the groups ahead.

However, I couldn’t see where Nam Da-eun and the man had gone, so I went to see it alone with Rumi.

When I looked up and looked at the sky, I saw a large holographic screen showing the first batch of troops.

“Wow, it’s amazing. They say invisible eyes like that follow each participant.”

“That’s right. If we go in there, will it follow us?”

“I guess so?”

They say it’s like an artifact used by wizards, but I don’t know the detailed principle.

Rumi spoke to me, clearly showing that she was more comfortable when the two of us were together.

“Wow, Group 7 definitely stands out.”

“Well, because Ellis is there.”

Ten groups fall into one dungeon. The falling locations are all different, but there is only one exit.

However, because the location is selected through precise calculation, finding the exit is said to be of similar difficulty.

Group 7, led by Ellis, was showing incredible speed and breakthrough power.

Ellis ran at high speed and swung his sword sideways.

Cry!

The goblins, who were the dungeon’s minions, were easily cut down.

The goblins’ lives ended as their blood was spilled and their bodies were split in two.

Chi-Ik-

The goblin’s flesh was burning and smoking where Ellis’ sword passed.

“Wow. This is my first time seeing it properly. That’s the famous magic swordsman.”

“… I know.”

A magic swordsman is so cringy, really.

In the game, depending on whether the main character is a wizard or a swordsman, which side Ellis gives more importance to is different.

If the main character focuses on magic, Ellis is also called the cool name ‘Battle Mage’.

This is reality, so that didn’t happen.

Even though I was a wizard, Ellis was just a magic swordsman. Battle Mage has a better tone, but it’s a shame.

The word to describe Ellis is definitely magic swordsman.

If you use both magic and swordsmanship, you become a magic swordsman. What can I do?

It is common for magic swordsmen to become vague hunters who are neither one nor the other.

Even if you don’t know at first, it becomes ambiguous later on as neither of you reaches a certain level.

However, Ellis is different.

A destructive talent for swordsmanship and magic.

Even if he had been born with just one of those genes, he would have been evaluated as a genius of the century, but he was born with both of them, selfish genes.

They are still using a method of putting magic in a sword and hitting the magic with physical force, which is inefficient in some ways but amplifies the destructive power when it hits.

Later, as he grows further, he shows balance-breaking performance by swinging his sword and pouring out magic without chanting.

“That was really cool….”

“What?”

“Huh? No, it’s nothing.”

Group 7 with Ellis was overwhelming. The speed was so overwhelming that it seemed like we would escape without encountering other teams.

Lucy’s group 8 wasn’t bad either.

Lucy was constantly dealing and checking with fire arrows from the rear at the same time.

Group 7 was overwhelmingly ahead, and Group 8 was ahead of the other groups.

“But Lucy is in second place.”

“Lucy’s garden has a nice atmosphere. Ever since I was little, Lucy’s place has always been friendly. Although I’m not. Hehe.”

“It’s because people don’t know your charm. I feel more comfortable and like people like you.”

During the conversation, he did some self-reflection, so I returned it with kind words.

“Yes, four? Oh, me too! I really like Hoyeon too.”

“huh?”

“Oh, no. Nothing. No….”

Rumi suddenly made a confession that wasn’t a confession and looked the other way by touching her hair tied with a red ribbon hair tie.

I don’t know how to express it, but Rumi has a charm that makes me want to embrace her in a different way than Baek Ayoung.

★ Heroine status window

[Rumi]

– [Likeability: 66]

– [Sexual drive: 60]

– [Appetite: 10]

– [Fatigue: 25]

After drinking together, my likeability and sex drive increased tremendously.

Who would have thought that the heroine who would be targeted first would be Rumi and not Moon Su-rin.

By the way, if your favorability rating is 66, you like him enough to accept him if you confess, but there is no sign of progress. The last time I drank, I woke up and found myself in a motel, so it was a bit awkward for me to ask him to drink first.

I can’t imagine such a thing as Rumi confessing first.

“Oh! Group 7’s strategy has already been completed.”

After hearing Rumi’s words, I looked at the screen and saw that Ellis’ group had finished the strategy.

Ellis was getting a medical check while straightening her disheveled clothes with an expressionless expression, while the other group members looked like they were thinking something like, ‘It’s nice to get on the bus, but I wonder if I’ll get a good score…’

Soon after, Lucy’s group 8 also finished their strategy, and the other groups also began to finish their strategies one by one.

The man, Byung-hoon Lee, also slowly gathered in our group.

“Where has Ms. Nam Da-eun gone? I think we need to get ready now.”

“I’ll go look for it.”

“Hmm, it wasn’t there when I kept wandering around. Could it be that it’s resting in a corner somewhere?”

Following Byung-Hoon Lee’s advice, I left the student waiting room and walked around to a place where there would be no people.

Then I heard Nam Da-eun’s voice from behind the corner.

“Don’t worry. Have you ever seen her lose? She’ll come in first place again today. She has to go soon, so let’s contact her later.”

“That’s right! Sister. I love you!”

“…Yes. I really love you too.”

A friendly voice that cannot be heard from Nam Da-eun normally. It contained the warmth of treating a truly precious person.

He peeked out to the side of the corner and only half of his face was exposed.

Nam Da-eun was looking at the hologram with tears in her eyes.

She also saw the face of a girl floating in front of her, possibly through a video call.

Every time the girl opened her mouth, Nam Da-eun smiled.

His expression was full of emotion, different from his usual expressionless expression.

Although she has a sculptural charm even when she has no expression, Nam Da-eun’s appearance shines even more when she smiles.

“….”

That girl is Nam Da-eun’s younger sister.

★ Heroine status window

[Nam Da-eun]

– [Likeability: 11]

– [Liberty: 10]

– [Appetite: 30]

– [Fatigue: 83]

Her abnormally high level of fatigue seems to be telling us to recognize how difficult the situation she is in.

I quietly went back the way I came so as not to be caught peeking.

My head ached as to what I should do to attack Nam Da-eun.

*

I returned to my seat. Rumi and Lee Byung-hoon asked where Nam Da-eun was, but they answered that they couldn’t find her.

Soon after, Nam Da-eun arrived. Others didn’t pay much attention, but I could notice a little water remaining around my eyes.

After the first group’s strategy was completely completed, a break was given before the second group entered.

Before my eyes, I saw the first batch of cadets returning from dungeon training.

The injured were on their way to Baek A-young. Since there were only 10 groups of 4 people per group, Baek Ah-young was able to take care of the injured by herself.

“It’s okay. Take your time, close your eyes and take deep breaths. It will be over soon.”

“Keup, haa, haa, haa….”

Among the dogs, there was one cadet who was seriously injured.

It is literally ‘actual’ dungeon training. Although we keep an eye on our students and do our best to prevent them from getting into the worst situation, unexpected accidents do happen.

“Prepare quickly from group 11 to group 20!”

“Now let’s get ready.”

“four!”

“okay.”

“….”

Students belonging to groups 11 to 20 visited the professor in charge of their respective groups.

Our group’s professor was Kim Jin-hyuk, the homeroom professor of Class A.

Jinhyuk Kim led us to the basement of the building.

“Don’t talk while I follow you. I’ll be there soon, so don’t be anxious.”

Not long after, I opened a door in the underground space and found a portal with a magic circle drawn on it.

From here on, I know the settings. When you enter the mobile portal prepared by the academy, you will be taken to the dungeon managed for the test.

“This is a portal that takes you to the location coordinates assigned to your group. You can enter right away.”

To be honest, I was watching because I was scared. I looked to the side and saw Rumi in the same situation.

“You will find out once you enter, but it is up to you to decide where it is and how to move. There is not a single piece of information provided in advance.”

It does not provide any information on what kind of dungeon it is, what kind of monsters exist, or how to escape. The ability to find out such things and judgment are all subject to evaluation.

After finishing the final guidance, Jinhyuk Kim stepped aside from the front of the portal.

Nam Da-eun went straight into the portal without a moment’s hesitation, and Lee Byeong-hoon followed suit.

“Let’s go quickly, Rumi.”

“Yeah, yeah. I’m a little nervous.”

Like Rumi, I carefully stepped into the portal. After a bright light enveloped my body and I felt dizzy for a moment, I opened my eyes and saw a completely different space than the one I had just been in.

The magical atmosphere and the damp dirt floor. Water was dripping from the ceiling.

It was a cave-shaped dungeon. Nam Da-eun and Lee Byung-hoon arrived first and were looking around.

If this type of cave-shaped dungeon is used for practical training, the difficulty of finding the way is relatively easy. If you move forward, you will eventually come to an exit.

Of course, if you break through like that, your score will be a mess.

First of all, I feel like the leader of my group. In times like this, no one steps forward, so I have to lead.

“Guys, let’s go forward first. To search for the exit….”

Paang-!

Before I could finish speaking, the sound of air bursting was heard and Nam Da-eun ran forward.

“….”

“Hey! Let’s quickly follow along!”

Byung-Hoon Lee followed suit and played with his feet.

“Hoyeon, go quickly!”

“Uh, yeah. Let’s go.”

weird. Wasn’t I the leader?

*

“Miss, you’re so damn fast! Really.”

The three of us were busy catching up with Nam Da-eun.

Even when the monster appeared, Nam Da-eun’s speed did not decrease at all.

Wow!

A chromebat that mainly lives in cave-type dungeons.

They usually live in groups of 10 or more, and after threatening their enemies with their large wings, they approach at high speed and strike with their steel-hard wings.

Usually, if there are about 15 Chromebats, 4 cadets will be held together for about 5 minutes.

Although it was not a strong enemy, it was a troublesome opponent due to its fast speed.

But in front of us was Nam Da-eun.

Nam Da-eun stopped for a moment and then pulled out his sword.

months-! Cha Jajak-

Nam Da-eun, holding the sword, disappeared from my sight for a moment, then stood in his original position with the sword lowered as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly

And the mercilessly mutilated corpses of the Chromebats fell to the floor.

“Wow, that’s an extra amount of acceleration…”

Rumi mutters as if her soul has escaped.

No, I can’t see anything. Is this correct?

Without much emotion, Nam Da-eun shook the blood off her sword, put the sword in her waist, and started running forward again.

It was a ridiculous imbalance, but there was no time to complain, so I quickly followed suit.

Did it run like that for about 5 minutes? Slowly, I started to worry.

“Well, the bus is sweet.”

Nam Da-eun cuts monsters that appear often, and the path is easy and straight.

This is not an ordinary bus, but Nam Da-eun’s express bus.

Namdaun bus is good. however…

“Yes, that’s true, but….”

“Hey, if it goes on like this, we won’t get any points!”

As Byeong-Hoon Lee said, if it’s like this, we won’t get any points.

I expressed my condolences to Ellis’s team members earlier, and that’s what I became.

If Nam Da-eun beats the dungeon like that, he will get the lowest score in cooperation, but he is doing it with the mindset that he will get full score in other scores.

“Ha, for now, let’s catch up quickly.”

“Yes, got it!”

Fortunately, Nam Da-eun stopped in an empty lot.

We quickly followed him into the clearing and saw 10 passages extending out.

Nam Da-eun seemed to be wondering where to go from here to finish it quickly.

Nam Da-eun increases the magical power in her body again.

Since I don’t know where it is, I’m just going to leave it to luck and jump into nowhere.

I opened my mouth quickly before Nam Da-eun ran out.

“I think I know where to go.”

Nam Da-eun slowly turned her head and looked at me.

Finally, it was the bus passengers’ turn to step out.