episode_0176

Throb thump-!

Students watched the ticking clock and shook their bodies in unison.

Sigh-

Professor Santiana of [The Alchemy of Becoming Blood and Flesh] sighed inwardly at the sight, but did not say anything in particular.

To be honest, he also had a lot on his mind during class today, so he couldn’t concentrate properly.

Dingdong-

“Today’s class ends here.”

At the same time, he declared the end of class in a grumbling voice and went out.

Boom boom boom-

Every student in the classroom stood up from their seats in a flash and ran towards where that one student was.

“Hi! You’re him! Do you know me? I’ve been wanting to talk to you for a while… … ”

“I was sitting next to you, but this is the first time we’re saying hello? I’m… … ”

“Wow! The energy flowing through your body is amazing! By any chance… … ”

Everyone thought that they should build a connection, or rather a relationship, with Do Yu-jin, even if it was just a little, because of what he had shown them in the last class and the rumors of the sparring that happened yesterday.

Looking at them, Do Yu-jin thought quietly.

‘It’s really noisy.’

Of course, Do Yu-jin had no intention of forming any kind of network with them.

‘but……’

Swish-

‘If it’s a business relationship, I can do it.’

Knock knock-

Do Yu-jin lightly pushed away the chair she was sitting on and walked towards the podium with a stomping motion.

“What?”

“Okay, wait a minute.”

The students around them were flustered by the behavior of completely ignoring them and unconsciously tried to reach out… …

“Huh?”

Hit-

In the end, they all failed to catch Do Yu-jin.

No, to be exact, I couldn’t even try to catch it.

Hit-

“Uh… … ”

“Ahh… … ”

Just as the sun rising beyond the horizon illuminates the human heart.

Just as you can get a strange sense of excitement from watching a caterpillar shed its shell and fly away.

Hit-

They too were so captivated by Do Yu-jin’s appearance as she walked forward step by step that they couldn’t help but gape in amazement.

Looks, charm and charisma.

With just those words, Do Yu-jin slowly opened her mouth, controlling the atmosphere of the entire classroom.

“As most of you probably already know, I won the duel for the Stella class spot yesterday by summoning 10 different summoners.”

After hearing Do Yu-jin’s words, the students who had been standing there blankly suddenly came to their senses.

‘So the rumor was true.’

‘I thought he was worth being friends with just by looking at the alchemy skills he showed in the last class, but I never thought he would be able to do that kind of summoning magic… … ‘

‘Kuuuu, this is this… It looks like you have the skills to eat lunch with your body.’

The students’ gazes at Do Yu-jin became more intense.

Especially in the case of female students, their eyes would shoot out beams as if they had found a precious jewel, but Do Yu-jin calmly accepted all the gazes with a blank expression.

I’m used to this kind of gaze because I’ve already received it many times in my past life.

And above all.

‘It’s funny that they’re surprised again when they’re trying to lead people to look at it that way.’

If they had intended to hide their bodies from the beginning, it would have been impossible for them to even recognize Do Yu-jin’s existence.

In other words, the reason this situation has come about now is because Do Yu-jin wanted the current situation to be like this.

I’m talking about a situation where all eyes and attention are focused on you.

“I’m sure most of you are thinking that it was only possible because of my talent. Well, that’s half the truth… … ”

Toouk-

“It’s not like I solve everything with my talent.”

Do Yu-jin said that and placed a small bottle containing black powder on the desk.

“That’s… … ”

“It’s a kind of spice that can be compared to salt or sugar in human terms.”

“Spices?”

“Why did you suddenly bring that up?”

“But what’s strange is that this is a spice exclusively for summoners.”

Did you realize something after hearing that?

Shudder-!

A few students shivered slightly.

“Actually, this is more like a summoned-only zelkova tree rather than a spice, but if you cook with it and give it to your summoned creature, you can easily increase its favorability and trustworthiness.”

“If it’s a dogwood tree… …it only works on cat-shaped summons?”

“No, this black powder is effective against all summons with the dark attribute?”

“What?”

Everyone who heard Do Yu-jin’s words opened their eyes wide in surprise.

‘I expected something great to come out of the conversation, but this is even greater than I expected!’

‘It’s not something that only works on summons of a certain race, but something that can be used on all summons that share the same attribute?’

‘If I just have that, can I live without being ignored by my summons?’

‘It’s a spice exclusively for summoners. I’m not a summoner, but it’s interesting. If I can figure out the ingredients and formula of that powder… … ‘

‘No, maybe it could be used to attract monsters… … ‘

All the students in the classroom were busy tapping away at their calculators and staring at Do Yu-jin without blinking.

Receiving their gaze all at once.

Percussion-

Do Yu-jin placed bottles containing spices corresponding to each attribute, such as red, black, and yellow-brown, on the desk.

It was inevitable that the eyes of the students who had been quietly sitting in their seats became even hotter!

Feeling the heat, Do Yu-jin spoke calmly.

“Of course, if I suddenly tell you that there is such a thing, you will have a hard time believing it. So, I will sell it at a special discount price just this once.”

Do Yu-jin said, shaking a bottle gently.

“First, I’m thinking of selling spices exclusively for dark attribute summons… … Anyone want to buy?”

Paat-!

As soon as Do Yu-jin finished speaking, everyone in the class raised their hands competitively.

Looking at that sight, Do Yu-jin temporarily weakened [Transparent and Distorted Existence (6★)] and strengthened it again, suppressing [The Beauty of the Country (10★)] that was slowly seeping out.

And then I thought.

‘It’s easy to make money.’

Of course, the financial gain from this wasn’t great.

Still, there was no problem.

From the beginning, Do Yu-jin’s purpose for this incident was not money, but to gain fame and a reputation that she could do such things.

‘Money can be earned after word of this item has spread sufficiently.’

Do Yu-jin quickly took money from several students who raised their hands and handed them bottles.

“What! It’s over already?!”

“Hey, hey! When’s the next one coming out!”

“I have money, so if you sell a little more… … ”

As the items disappeared in an instant, the remaining students screamed with anxious expressions.

But Do Yu-jin ignored all of those protests.

It was partly because the goal had already been achieved, but also because it was starting to become a dangerous time.

Kugu Palace-

‘Oh, you’re here already? You’re here sooner than I thought.’

The students were startled by the sudden loud noise, but Do Yu-jin, on the other hand, remained calm.

Well, unlike other students, Do Yu-jin was able to guess who was causing this commotion.

Kwaaang-!

The students who heard the sound of a door breaking opened and turned their heads at the same time.

And there… …

“Here you are!”

An impressive woman with orange hair that sticks out in a ponytail.

Kagura Rumi, the hunter who had failed to catch her prey three times, stood there with her eyes gleaming.

‘You came sooner than I thought.’

Do Yu-jin had already expected that Rumi would come.

Even though Rumi didn’t have a single real friend in her circle, her ears weren’t so deaf that she would miss such a rumor.

‘I could have made more money selling it at auction in the first place, but I sold it on a first-come, first-served basis because of him.’

Sigh-

‘If it weren’t for that, I would have made more money and become famous.’

Do Yu-jin quietly packed her bag while thinking about that.

There was no sign of nervousness in his actions.

Because I was using [Transparent and Distorted Existence (6★)] to the fullest extent to completely erase any traces.

‘In my current state, I might be able to fool the professor, but there’s no way the student would be able to sense my presence. Well, someone like Rumi would be an exception.’

Of course, it wasn’t without its problems.

Even without that, Do Yu-jin’s magic power consumption has increased significantly because her trait has been upgraded to 6 stars.

But that wasn’t enough, and he was also burdened with the title of [holding the beauty of the country in his arms (10★)] and [the master of pleasure (10★)].

Because of this, Do Yu-jin was now suffering from chronic lack of magical power.

‘Well, unlike last time, I don’t waste any magic power this time, so I have some time to spare… … But I probably won’t be able to hold out for long.’

Swish-

‘So let’s go quickly at this timing.’

At that moment, Do Yu-jin was trying to run away from the leisurely classroom.

Knock knock-

Rumi quickly checked everyone in the classroom for a short moment and then quietly closed the door she had entered through.

“Huh? Why is the door suddenly closed… … ”

When a student muttered the same question as Do Yu-jin.

“There are two doors for entering and exiting, and all the windows are closed… …I didn’t mean to, but these are really good conditions.’

Rumi said, looking around the classroom.

“Huh? What does that mean?”

The students around her just tilted their heads, not knowing what her muttering meant, but Do Yu-jin felt her heart flutter when she heard those words.

‘No way, right? No matter how much I teased you, you wouldn’t go out of your way to do that… ‘

But Do Yu-jin’s hopeful expectations.

Shhh-

The laughter of the girl who was angry to the point of her hair falling from her head due to her first love being continuously toyed with was completely shattered.

“You all know that you won’t be leaving here for another 30 minutes, no, 60 minutes.”

◎ ◎ ◎

“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“I have class after this, so I guess I should go out soon… … ”

“I also have plans with a friend… … ”

The students who heard Rumi’s words stood up and protested all at once.

She just quietly watched them like that and didn’t do anything.

instead.

Doo-wooong-!

She quietly summoned the magic within her.

A sense of oppression fills the classroom, as if a giant jaguar is baring its fangs right in front of you.

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

The students unconsciously held their breath as they felt their shoulders being pressed down.

They thought that Lumi had unleashed her magic to suppress their discontent, but Do Yu-jin could sense that there was more to it than that.

‘That guy’s senses have been enhanced with magic.’

And the scope is probably… no, definitely limited to the entire classroom.

The moment her thoughts reached that point, Do Yu-jin muttered without realizing it.

‘What the heck, I’m done?’

In order to escape Lumi’s senses at this distance, Do Yu-jin also had to activate [Transparent and Distorted Existence (6★)] to the maximum.

The time I can hold out through him is roughly 30 minutes.

‘No, time doesn’t matter. Judging from what Rumi is doing right now, she doesn’t seem to have any intention of leaving here until she finds me.’

ha-

‘So then, in the end, I have to get out of here before my magic runs out, no matter what… … ‘

Do Yu-jin rolled her head.

‘Open the window and throw yourself out?’

No, the moment the window opens, Rumi will quickly jump in and grab Doyujin.

‘Using shadows to open doors and windows at the same time?’

No, in Lumi’s current state, it was obvious that she would sense the use of magic power and immediately rush to Do Yu-jin.

‘Breaking down doors and windows to escape is also rejected. Considering my physical abilities, I need to gain some distance from him in order to escape.’

Do Yu-jin thought about it for a moment and then came to a conclusion.

‘There is no answer?’

A literally perfect one-liner.

I was like prey caught in a trap.

‘What should I do? Should I ask Shigure, the guy I called nearby, to come to the classroom? No, but if I do that, it might cause a sense of discomfort in Rumi and the Black Dragon Association… … Ugh! But if it’s an unavoidable situation, I have to endure it… … ‘

When Do Yu-jin was desperately worrying like that.

Kwaaang-!

The door that had been tightly shut opened refreshingly once again.

“Huh? What is it?”

And then, in there, a person walked in with a calm face.

“Why is the atmosphere like this here?”

The woman tilted her head and muttered.

A woman with the appearance of a gangster, with long white hair reminiscent of pure white ash, swaying from side to side, and slightly frowning with red eyes that flash like gunpowder.

“Well, does that matter? But I have one more thing I want to ask.”

The only female student in this situation who can stall time against Rumi, always carrying a large weapon box on her back.

“I heard there’s a boy here with black eyes and hair. Do you know where he is?”

Chavia Eliza, she appeared, piercing through the heavy atmosphere of the classroom.