Khan

Ku-ung!

Lee Dojin climbed onto the van. It was to match eye level with the monster that had approached right in front of him. Along with killing intent like heat emanating from his entire body, colorless sword energy swirled around his wooden sword.

Every muscle in his body twitched. He was already aching all over. Because there hadn’t been a proper chance to move his body.

Heat rose in Lee Dojin’s eyes.

The monster, which looked to be almost 3 meters tall, had an appearance reminiscent of a toad.

“B-Bullet Toad!”

Lee Dojin listened to the voice coming from inside the van.

“Bullet Toad?”

A small head popped out from the window of the vehicle. The blue twin-tailed hair was eye-catching.

“Yes, Hunter! That monster is called a Bullet Toad! With a toad-like body, it shoots bullet-like things from dozens of gun barrels on its back!”

Like an encyclopedia.

Lee Dojin listened to the words of the girl who looked like an idol, then stared at the Bullet Toad.

“Serin! What are you doing! Do you want to die!”

“She’s just unstoppable!”

Voices of women who seemed to be members of the same group were heard from inside the vehicle.

Indeed.

After hearing the explanation, the dozens of active volcano-like lumps on the Bullet Toad’s back caught his eye. Bullets must spew out from there.

Lee Dojin gripped his wooden sword again. He kicked off the van and ascended upwards. The Bullet Toad’s huge right arm struck the air. The pressure from the massive strike was ferocious enough to disturb his body’s center of gravity.

Lee Dojin kicked the air once more to regain his balance, then swung his wooden sword vertically. A white slash tore through the Bullet Toad’s forehead.

Kwaduduk!

Green blood filled the air.

Kwaaaaargh!

A scream resounded. But the creature’s fighting spirit didn’t diminish much.

“Its estimated danger level is from A-rank to S-rank! It’s famous for having big rank differences depending on the entity appearing from the gate!”

Then be a little scared of that minimum A-rank monster. Why are you explaining so enthusiastically? Lee Dojin grinned and then approached the Bullet Toad.

To a close distance where he could almost touch it.

Kwagwagwagwang!

At that moment, about 10 bullets burst out from its back.

A chilling sensation enveloped Lee Dojin’s mind.

[Recognizing the path of approaching objects.]

The voice of Mistilteinn in Ego Advice state echoed in Lee Dojin’s head.

[Recognizing the trajectory of objects.]

It was a split second. Even if an ordinary person could see the path, it was literally a blink of an eye, not even enough time to react.

But for those who had entered the Transcendent Realm like Lee Dojin, that time was by no means short. His thought circuits flowed quickly.

And he moved his arm.

Sak─

The wooden sword wrapped in white light cut the bullets. It cleanly cut them in half.

If you know the path, there’s nothing you can’t cut.

Kiing!

Lee Dojin’s arm moved endlessly. At a speed invisible to the eye.

Kakakakakang!

About a dozen bullets all bounced off and were sliced by the blade of the wooden sword.

“Wow…”

The idol stared at Lee Dojin with wide eyes at the scene like from a movie, where he deflected and sliced all the countless bullets raining down.

Khurup!

Red light burst from the Bullet Toad’s eyes.

Lee Dojin instinctively knew that it was anger, not despair.

With a sound like a scream, the creature’s mouth opened wide. And green smoke erupted.

Puhwaaaak!

Lee Dojin quickly threw his body backwards. Even though he knew what intention the creature had in spewing out the smoke, he had no choice but to withdraw his body for now.

About 20 bullets burst out from the volcanic area clustered on the Bullet Toad’s back, which had succeeded in blocking Lee Dojin’s approach.

Lee Dojin just walked.

Holding his wooden sword.

The faces of the idol members, who had poked their heads out to watch Lee Dojin, suddenly hardened.

Because compared to the Bullet Toad’s magic bullets pouring down like heavy rain, Lee Dojin calmly moving his steps looked too defenseless.

Mistilteinn predicted the trajectory of all the bullets. And the moment he recognized that, only Lee Dojin’s world slowed down.

Supersense, the way those who have reached the Transcendent Realm see the world.

Once again, he unfolded a sword dance. Dozens of beautiful white light strands deflected all the dozens of bullets fired from the Bullet Toad’s back.

Lee Dojin rushed towards the Bullet Toad once more.

Just as he was about to strike down the creature with a horizontal slash while stepping forward with his right foot.

Kel-ruk

The creature stuck out its purple tongue. And at the same time, its belly skin twisted deformedly and gun barrels made of skin began to rise on the front. There were hidden guns on the front belly side, not just the back.

It had reached too close to be cut with the sword. Just as Lee Dojin was hurriedly swinging his wooden sword to unfold a sword energy shield, sword barrier.

A voice he had never heard before echoed in his ear.

-I.

-Will block.

It was a neutral voice, neither male nor female.

A branch shot out from his sleeve. Lee Dojin instinctively realized what this was.

The spirit <King of the Great Forest>, Khan.

The tree, Khan, that rose from his sleeve did not move according to Lee Dojin’s will.

Khan’s body, which had separated from Lee Dojin’s body and jumped into the air, spread out like an elastic rubber.

Kwagwagwagwang!

The wooden shield completely blocked all 30 magic bullets that were fired as a surprise attack.

-Counterattack.

And it returned the bullets it had blocked with its body right back to the Bullet Toad.

All 30 bullets were simultaneously rammed into the Bullet Toad’s body.

The Bullet Toad’s huge body stopped abruptly. Black blood spurted like a fountain from 30 holes.

Lee Dojin raised his wooden sword upwards.

It was a vertical slash. A stream of light fell like lightning. The Bullet Toad’s body was completely cut in half.

Kuung!

As its massive bulk collapsed to the ground, it caused a slight earthquake.

-Rest.

The neutral voice echoed in his mind once more. Khan slipped through the gap in his sleeve and clung tightly to Lee Dojin’s body again. And soon even the sensation of clinging disappeared.

‘It’s pretty useful.’

It was still unpleasant that it clung, but since he couldn’t feel the sensation, it didn’t bother him much.

It was worth stroking it every day while feeling that strange sensation. Lee Dojin walked towards the van.

Lee Dojin met the shining eyes looking at him through the gap in the window.

“You used a wooden sword… Could you be, the Wooden Sword Holy Knight?”

How far has that damn nickname spread?

Lee Dojin instinctively knew. That the person who had told him about the Bullet Toad was the one looking at him now.

“You’re not a hunter, but an academy student-!”

She was a girl with noticeable blue hair. Golden eyes that seemed to contain a full moon stared intently at Lee Dojin. Probably contact lenses.

The end of her voice raised slightly.

Lee Dojin felt that she wasn’t disappointed that he wasn’t a hunter, but rather more delighted.

The woman opened the window and held something out to Lee Dojin.

It was a sheet of pure white paper.

“Autograph!”

“What?”

“Please give me your autograph. You haven’t signed for a fan as a hunter yet, right?”

Lee Dojin looked around for a moment. It was to check if it was okay for him to be doing this. Fortunately, all the monsters in the surrounding area had been dealt with.

Despite the awkwardness, the girl didn’t withdraw the paper in her hand and held it out stiffly. Far from her expression hardening, it was becoming increasingly bright.

“As expected, a real swordsman isn’t swayed by female charm. My heart’s pounding!”

Surprised by the girl’s voice, Lee Dojin accepted the paper and name pen for now.

‘I don’t have a signature though.’

Lee Dojin sighed and signed the paper. He wrote his three-character name.

Then he held out the paper.

“Thank you. The first autograph of a future great hero.”

The girl grinned. Her pink lips drew an attractive curved line.

“You don’t need my autograph, right? Student Lee Dojin.”

Voices of the other girl group members followed.

“Oh, she must be crazy. Thank you, student.”

“Thank you.”

Lee Dojin, who had become somewhat dazed, decided to leave the idols behind for now. The police started controlling the road again.

Lee Dojin got into Yeon Simun’s BMW.

Yeon Simun, who was already sitting in the driver’s seat, glanced at Lee Dojin sitting in the passenger seat.

“It looked like you were writing something. What did you do?”

“An autograph.”

“…An autograph? For the idol, not from them?”

“Yes.”

“Who was it?”

“I don’t know. Even if you tell me, I wouldn’t know anyway.”

Yeon Simun chuckled at Lee Dojin’s nonchalant words.

“Junior, you’re really funny.”

And she started driving. The car returned to the academy.

The sun had set and the sky was darkening.

Lee Dojin was thinking of going to the cooking club’s booth. He thought he could help with the dismantling and then return to the dormitory.

But Yeon Simun called Lee Dojin.

Yeon Simun spoke while looking at her phone.

“They say the idols didn’t go back but came straight to the academy. What are these kids doing?”

“What?”

They almost died but they’re coming here as is?

Before the question in Lee Dojin’s mind could fade, suddenly sound erupted from the amplifier speakers located throughout the academy.

-Ahhh, we are the 5-member rookie girl group! Aurora Spark!

“”Ooooooh!””

Exclamations flowed from the mouths of male students. Lee Dojin slightly furrowed his brow. This voice was the same as the blue-haired girl who had asked him for an autograph.

-We almost couldn’t come to the academy because we encountered a monster on our way, but we were able to come thanks to the holy execution of the Wooden Sword Holy Knight! First, we express our love to the Holy Knight!

“…Love?”

“……”

Numerous voices and silent gazes turned towards Lee Dojin. They were all male students. No, there were also a very small number of female students.

And killing intent was rising from their entire bodies. Lee Dojin laughed wryly.

What is this now?