episode_0053

Just two steps forward to reach Choi Hyo-min.

As I took a short breath and took a step, Choi Hyo-min urgently looked back.

“Ma, that’s ridiculous… !”

Her face was momentarily filled with astonishment.

There was even a hint of fear, as if he had not expected that he would actually be caught.

Sigh─

Perhaps it was because of my mood, but my body, which had been pushed to its limit, felt light, and the corners of my mouth naturally rose.

The pleasure of personally destroying a tower that was soaring high.

The exhilaration of shattering before your eyes the arrogance of looking down on all things and the illusion that you are the only one chosen.

An exhilarating sensation that even made me shiver took control of my entire body, and my grip on the sword became even stronger.

“Haaaa—─!!!”

I recalled the swordsmanship I had stolen from Hong Yu-ra and exploded the magic I had saved until the end.

Drake’s sword.

Like a dragon flying in the sky, he lightly steps through the air, leaps through space, and approaches Choi Hyo-min.

“!!!”

She seemed to have given up on counterattacking, urgently raising her bow and throwing herself backwards.

but.

They were too close to avoid the attack.

Fuuu!

I glared at Choi Hyo-min, who was immersed in fear of defeat, and gathered the magical energy that had spread throughout my body onto the tip of my sword.

Then, he struck down the sword he had barely realized after swinging it tens of thousands of times against Hong Yu-ra.

Kwamagagaga Mary ──────────── !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The sword energy spreads out terrifyingly like a huge typhoon.

“!”

Choi Hyo-min, who was unable to evade due to his poor posture, was caught in the attack and ended up floating high.

Cradangtang──!!

It flew away and rolled around on the floor.

Beep ────!!!

It’s my victory.

*

Right after the sparring ended.

“… … .”

People who were looking at the sparring field through the window were mesmerized by the amazing results that unfolded before their eyes.

No matter how much Choi Hyo-min is considered a relative weak among S-ranks, he is definitely one of the strongest players who cannot be replaced.

Even though she was currently in her prime, a producer who hadn’t even debuted overwhelmingly defeated her… .

It was natural that I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it in person.

“Se, oh my… . What the hell am I looking at… ?”

“You really won?”

Gyu-ri Han and Jun-hyung Kim were equally surprised.

They both knew how good Do Ji-hyuk was, but this was the first time they saw it with their own eyes.

Among them, Hyeri Lee was the only one who reacted calmly.

“It’s not rusty.”

She had been watching Do Ji-hyuk since her school days and had some idea of what kind of abilities he had.

Accurately analyzing the opponent’s level, tendency, and even potential to come up with a customized strategy and implement the opponent’s skills and abilities similarly was not an area that could be done through simple analysis.

So, when Lee Hye-ri heard that Do Ji-hyuk had applied to spar with Choi Hyo-min first, she predicted Do Ji-hyuk’s victory as if it were natural.

“Captain… . Did you know that Hyomin would lose?”

Hye-ri Lee glanced at Lim Da-seop.

Then, with a meaningful smile, he answered calmly.

“Actually, I was also skeptical. I thought we would win narrowly or tie after time out.”

In the end, Do Ji-hyuk was not on the losing side either way.

“… … .”

Im Da-seop closed his mouth and looked out the window.

Even though Choi Hyo-min lost, she lost… .

I was astounded by the overwhelming analytical ability he displayed.

‘I definitely dodged all the attacks… . ‘How?’

Im Da-seop is also a veteran producer with a long career.

Even though he is old, he is so passionate that he doesn’t mind learning from younger juniors.

By learning new information both at home and abroad, we have led the trend in the hunter team industry every year.

He had outstanding abilities that made him feel proud of his achievements, but… .

‘… It was natural that Queens would take first place… .’

I even felt like there was a wall to Do Ji-hyuk’s monstrous skills.

*

After all the sparring is over.

“I’m sorry.”

As if the wind was blowing, Choi Hyo-min came and readily offered an apology.

“Because it was my fault… . … I apologize.”

Choi Hyo-min was an adult who knew how to admit mistakes.

She is known for her strong pride, so she would do something like this, so it would be polite to accept it.

“It’s okay. Because I didn’t do anything well either… . Let’s hit it.”

She gave me a brief thank you and obediently accepted my handshake.

And then his complexion changed in an instant… .

He looked up at me and asked vaguely.

“So… . How did you do that?”

“What do you mean?”

“You dodged all my attacks. You can never avoid it just by avoiding it… . How did you avoid it?”

Choi Hyo-min’s eyes sparkled and she showed a strangely persistent appearance.

Apparently, this was the original purpose.

“Well… .”

When I continued the story and subtly avoided answering, she looked annoyed and asked even more persistently.

“Tell me! We’re on the same team now!”

“… … .”

I felt something new when I saw Choi Hyo-min’s appearance,

‘That’s unexpected?’

I changed my impression of her again.

Choi Hyo-min’s eyes were full of greed.

An extraordinary desire to become even stronger.

I wanted to check her will, so I crossed my arms and looked at her.

“Hyomin. How much personal training do you do now?”

“Personal training?”

“Yes.”

“Han, about 5 hours a week… .”

“5 hours… . Then, promise me that you will train 5 hours a day from now on and I will let you know.”

“… !”

Choi Hyo-min looked slightly embarrassed, but did not ask me any specific questions.

He kept his mouth shut for a moment as if he was thinking about something, but then he put on a solemn expression and implicitly asked for confirmation.

“… Is that really enough?”

“It’s full and overflowing.”

“If you want, I can give you my body, right?”

Her eyes are still full of solemnity and unwavering.

I slowly shook my head, remembering that she was trying to get my contact information.

“That’s not bad either… . Training comes first now, so we can talk about that later.”

“… !?”

Choi Hyo-min seemed to be caught off guard by the unexpected answer and appeared uncharacteristically shy.

If he had a good personality, I think he would be really cute.

And the next day.

Training time continued as usual.

“Producer… ! Is that story true?!”

“What?”

“I heard you sparred with Choi Hyo-min of Black Rose and won overwhelmingly!!”

As if the rumor had spread, Bang Han-na, who was in the middle of training, suddenly asked about the rumor.

“Well, I didn’t win overwhelmingly… . The compatibility was good.”

It is clear that the compatibility was good.

If Choi Hyo-min had used a weapon other than a bow, it would probably have been impossible to win.

“Wow… . You are truly amazing! How on earth did you win!?”

“I did well and won.”

“Ah… ! Let me know how you won… !”

Hanna Bang seemed dissatisfied with the lackluster answer and kept asking about the secret to winning… .

It was painful to brag about it, so I used training as an excuse to avoid answering.

“Do you hate training like that?”

“That’s not it… ! Ah, Seowon!”

“… ?”

“No, why are you taking a break? .”

“Seowon will be curious too… !”

By the time Bang Han-na and Jin Seo-won were on the offensive.

“Ah, producer!”

Gyu-ri Han, who was supposed to be busy working in the office, showed up at the training site.

“Gyu-ri?”

“… … ?”

Bang Han-na and Jin Seo-won also looked at Han Gyu-ri with a puzzled reaction, as if they had not heard anything.

She came up to me in a huff and said something unexpected.

“Did you also decide to watch Hyomin’s training!?”

“What is that… .”

“Black Rose Choi Hyo-min!”

“… Yes?”

That moment.

Rumbling… …

The staff inside the training center entered over her shoulder and suddenly began dismantling the partition that divided the perimeter.

“No, what is this all of a sudden…? .”

“Uh, huh? The partition is being torn apart… !”

“… … ?”

Faced with a situation where the English language is unknown, I hope everyone has question marks in the air for a moment.

“Producer!”

Someone called me and said hello.

A woman with long green hair approaches wearing large sunglasses that cover half of her face and a sports bag.

“Why is that person here…? .”

“Choi, Choi Hyo-min… !?”

“… … ?”

It was Choi Hyo-min.

“They told me to train, so I decided to train here starting today. Did you do well?”

She laughs shamelessly as if asking for praise for her actions.

As I was staring at them, wondering how to deal with their ridiculous shamelessness, Choi Hyo-min spotted Bang Han-na and Jin Seo-won and greeted them in his characteristic cocky tone.

“Ah… . Are you a member of our producer team? It looks cute.”

OK.

“Hello.”

Perhaps due to her mood, Hanna Bang accepted the greeting with a strangely stiff reaction.

Sigh─

Before I knew it, Jin Seowon was blocking my path.

It seemed as if he felt a sense of competition with Choi Hyo-min.

“… … .”

Around the time they were making eye contact.

“Setting is complete. You can use it right away.”

“Ah, thank you for your hard work.”

With the partition move completed, the number of booths allocated to our team has increased.

Choi Hyo-min smiled confidently at Bang Han-na and Jin Seo-won, then adjusted his sports bag and spoke to me.

“It’s all over, so I’ll change my clothes and come back. Please wait?”

‘What should I do with this…? .’

Choi Hyo-min’s joining the training was unplanned… .

Since she was the most important factor in this match against Queens, she silently expressed her positivity, thinking that the timing was right.

It was time to prepare for the match against Queens in earnest.

*

Time flies, and before we know it, the match between Black Rose and Queens has arrived.

“Please do the final check 5 minutes before entering the gate!”

“Communication confirmed!”

“Equipment confirmed!”

Hidden behind the noisy scene, I was reading a message from Arin Lim.

[Arin: Today is the day I enter the gate with the kids! I’m a little nervous, perhaps because it’s been so long since I entered the gate. There’s still time, so please contact me anytime… ! ]

“… … .”

I haven’t had a proper conversation with Arin Lim yet.

No, I couldn’t share it.

When I contacted her, the memories of the other two people naturally followed.

We only exchanged greetings through occasional messages, but did not talk about what happened that day.

[Arin: Ah, I have to go in now so I don’t think I can see it… . Still, it’s being broadcast live this time, so be sure to watch it… ! ]

Moreover, Lim A-rin does not know that I was in charge of the field command of Black Rose.

Because the Sejin Guild has completely hidden my participation in this subjugation battle from the public.

Of course, I felt guilty that I was deceiving Lim Ah-rin… .

I was struggling to rationalize it with the idea that public and private life should be strictly separated.

“Standby! 3 minutes ago!”

Before the start, I turned off the messenger and sat down in a separate seat. I put on the prepared headphones and looked at the monitor.

and… .

“Entering!”

The match between the 1st place team Queens and the 2nd place team Black Rose, which the entire hunter industry is paying attention to, has begun.