Chapter 38

Chapter 38

I Became the Only Non-mage in the Academy.

Episode 38: Organization (1)

After the mock battle ended,

I took a long rest in the penthouse for the first time in a while.

-The master has been running too much until now. It’s mentally beneficial to take a break for a change, so it’s okay to rest all day today.

Since Black Heaven herself had said it, I planned to take the whole day off.

‘What should I do?’

Perhaps because I had been running too much lately, nothing seemed to excite me.

I thought about playing a game, but the ones I had played in my previous life were not as fun as I remembered, so I gave up on that idea.

‘Maybe I’ll watch some videos.’

In this world, there were sites similar to the famous video sites from my previous life.

Neutube.

The difference from my previous life was that many videos were uploaded by heroes themselves.

Then, I noticed some news in the latest news section.

[What is the identity of the Mines who invaded the school?]

[The world’s top academy, Korean Hero School. Mines have invaded! Are the students really safe?]

Honestly, it was like a natural disaster.

Who would think that one of the Seven Evils would target a school?

But they didn’t have to recognize this. That’s why they were criticizing like this.

‘They really have the nerve.’

I yawned and looked at the content inside.

It was a video titled “Is it okay for Seo Ye-bin, who has let down the status of Korean Hero School, to continue like this?”

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This news is really funny.

ㄴFor Real. From what I see, one of the Seven Evils intervened, and Seo Ye-bin had no choice but to go there. If Seo Ye-bin left? At least one city would have been gone.

ㄴCan’t we report this so it gets taken down? People living in Korea are the ones biting the most at Korean heroes.

The comments were full of praise for Seo Ye-bin.

While watching such videos to pass the time, I suddenly found a video related to me.

[Who is currently the top student at the Korean Hero School?]

That was the title of the Neutube video.

The video with my face unblurred was a funny thing to see.

‘…I’m still a civilian.’

Despite my incredulity, I decided to give it a watch.

-Currently, many people at the Korean Hero School are referred to as the Golden Knights. They range from Kim Seo-hyun, the disciple of Korea’s greatest wizard, to Hong Yu-hwa, the granddaughter of the Red Tower’s owner, Park Woon-hyuk, the spear prince from the renowned Park family of spearmanship, and even Saint.

-However, a boy hailed as a once-in-a-generation talent has outranked all these individuals, as we will see in the video.

The video showered me with praise so effusive it made me blush.

It covered everything from my setting all the records in the Tower of Trials with unprecedented speed to the capture of the Shadow Snake, whose escape was news to me.

But the defeat of the Shadow Snake was attributed solely to me.

-Does that make sense? Just a freshman?

ㄴHis fame is already spreading among the officials. It seemed like we would have a two-top system with Kim Seo-hyun and Ershil, but he is clearly the one top.

ㄴReally?

ㄴYes, yes! The association is also keeping a close watch on him.

-I’m not sure about other things, but his face is definitely historic.

ㄴReally, reallyㅠㅠ Just looking at his face purifies my eyes.

The remainder of the video was straightforward.

It speculated on whether I might represent the future of Korean heroes, perhaps even emerging as a great and grand hero in the footsteps of past greats. The video concluded amidst a flurry of speculation.

I reported the video discreetly and hit the back button.

Even though I had planned to rest, I found it impossible to relax completely.

I might appear to be a workaholic, but I typically work at a leisurely pace, taking breaks as needed.

‘It’s also entertaining.’

It reminded me of playing a game.

Exercise was exhausting, but there’s a certain satisfaction in watching my stats steadily improve.

Efforts were rewarded accordingly.

That’s what allowed me to keep pushing myself relentlessly.

But I acknowledged the truth: rest was necessary.

So, after a long time, I visited the Alchemy Guild.

The Alchemy Guild was, as always, full of praises for me.

Ignoring all that, I typed ‘WantToEscapeTheLab’ into the search bar.

I wondered if the recipe I had provided roughly helped her; after all, she was making money with the recipe I had given.

-A footnote stated, ‘This recipe was completed with the help of Master Veritas. The copyright of this recipe belongs to Master Veritas.’

‘…She must be short on money right now.’

The money I had accumulated was now over a billion.

The characteristic of a recipe was that it generated astronomical amounts of money over time, so it should continue to amass more as time passes.

After commenting that I would relinquish the copyright and hand it over to the lab, I uploaded a few more recipes.

Just in case someone caused trouble, I noted that the copyright of the lab recipe was given to the lab.

Then, I found an intriguing message when I checked my notes.

[You have been invited to the Alchemy Meeting.]

-Hello, Master Veritas. I manage the Alchemy Guild…

The Alchemy Meeting was a forum where people gather in a virtual space to discuss various topics.

The host was a virtual space created by the Electronic Witch, and no one dared to interfere unless they were the Electronic Witch herself.

‘Hmm, I should start contacting the Electronic Witch soon.’

She was a being with various connections.

Depending on the player’s choice, she could become either a Mine or a sage.

It was prudent to contact her in advance and bring her to our side.

She might not have much influence in reality, but in the virtual world, her influence was significant.

I wrote a code on one side of the recipe that only the Electronic Witch would recognize and then logged out.

Gurgle.

My stomach made a hungry sound.

‘Now that I think about it, I haven’t eaten anything.’

I casually dressed in shorts and a T-shirt and stepped outside.

It was lunchtime.

I pondered what to eat for lunch. But even more than that, I scrolled through my phone to find someone to dine with.

And then I realized.

‘…I don’t have friends?’

Looking through my phone, I discovered that I really didn’t have friends.

Most of my contacts were girls.

And as girls of this age often do, they preferred to hang out with guys they were interested in.

Even those registered as friends numbered barely ten.

My social relationships.

Was this really okay?

As I seriously considered my social relationships, I saw a familiar silhouette in the distance.

Kim Seo-hyun was walking alone, humming a tune.

“Hello.”

“Oh, it’s Seo-hyun. Hi.”

Kim Seo-hyun greeted me with a cheerful smile.

“Did you come out to eat?”

“Yeah, that’s right. You too?”

“Yeah. Today, I just wanted to go out and have some fun.”

“Then, shall we go together?”

“Should we?”

Kim Seo-hyun nodded at my suggestion.

“What do you want to eat?”

“I don’t really have a craving for anything specific. How about we walk and stop at a shop that looks good?”

“Sounds good.”

We strolled through the streets.

The streets were quiet, perhaps because it was the weekend after the mock battle.

Most students had taken a break and headed home.

“Decided what to eat?”

“How about that tonkatsu place over there?”

“Let’s go there.”

At the tonkatsu restaurant, Kim Seo-hyun ordered spicy tonkatsu, and I chose the cheese tonkatsu.

“How’s training going?”

“It’s my day off today.”

“True, Seo-ha has been training too hard lately.”

Kim Seo-hyun nodded.

As we conversed, the tonkatsu arrived.

Kim Seo-hyun ate the tonkatsu smothered in bright red sauce.

I quietly watched him.

I thought about Kim Seo-hyun.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had inherited all the martial arts of Murim, and he was a boy learning magic from the greatest wizard.

Not only that.

He had an aptitude for all supernatural abilities.

And a dragon’s heart that emitted nearly infinite mana.

It wasn’t natural talent.

He had been made that way.

I sliced my tonkatsu and took a bite.

A secluded training ground.

Seo Ga-yeon stared blankly at the night sky.

The night sky twinkled with stars.

In an age when science had advanced, they said you couldn’t see the stars, but now, with magical engineering, there was almost no environmental pollution, so they were visible.

The stars sparkled.

Much like the magic power she had awakened.

‘How did he know?’

Seo Ga-yeon thought of Lee Seo-ha.

At first, it was fascinating.

He seemed like a man from another world.

She was first surprised that such a handsome man existed and then again when she learned he was the boy who had broken all records related to the Tower of Trials.

And that he had taken an interest in her.

After that, it felt like a dream.

She liked the time spent with him and that he showed interest in her.

‘But it’s not entirely because of me.’

This favor must be from the starlight magic power she possessed.

But Seo Ga-yeon thought that was better.

‘I’m not very pretty.’

Not as flashy as Hong Yu-hwa. She didn’t have a well-managed body like hers.

Different from the cool Kim Ara too. Hong Yu-hwa had a large chest, but Kim Ara was on another level.

Not girlish like Ershil, not playful, and couldn’t toy with a man’s heart.

A moderately full chest.

Average height.

She thought her face was pretty, but that confidence waned after coming here.

Seo Ga-yeon sighed inwardly and resumed training.

If Lee Seo-ha wasn’t satisfied with her power, she feared his interest might fade.

‘But it shouldn’t be like that.’

Lee Seo-ha was kind.

But Seo Ga-yeon knew there was always a reason behind kindness.

If she couldn’t properly utilize the starlight magic power, Lee Seo-ha would show interest.

But the end of such a relationship was never good.

Seo Ga-yeon steadied her breath and summoned the starlight magic power again.

Whoosh!

Dazzling white starlight burst forth from inside her.

Unbeknownst to Seo Ga-yeon, her hair color and eye color also assimilated with the starlight magic power, her hair glittering silver and her eyes turning violet.

If Lee Seo-ha had seen it, the scene would have been worthy of applause, reminiscent of a favorite character’s awakening.