episode_0003

After all the classes were over, I jumped straight into bed. Today was the first day, so I was exhausted even though I hadn’t done anything proper. To be honest, I kept thinking about resting. I felt like I wanted to close my eyes for a little while.

Of course, that’s impossible.

I had no choice but to stand up. If I want to live, I have to spend every minute and every second worth it, and to do that, it would be better to do something, like training.

‘Of course, I can’t do personal training yet.’

The next training day is one week later.

So, if I were to force myself to do personal training from now on, I would probably only be able to do physical training that can only be done in a room. In short, it meant that it was inefficient for now. So, for now, managing my network comes first.

Of course, if they think that I am not an awakened person, they may look down on me, ignore me, and not be able to properly communicate with me, but does it really matter? The only person I have to worry about right now is Yusera. I will only talk to her. Of course, she can ignore me too.

Especially, it’s annoying because most of the time, even after recognizing the existence of a country, it’s ignored. But what can I do if I move?

After I had finished organizing my thoughts, I was able to leave the room with the gun in my hand.

Since I know Yoo Seo Ra’s personality, I could guess where she went. First, the dorm room, the library, and the forest behind the dorm. If it was the dorm room, I would have to go to the girls’ dorm separately, so I couldn’t go and meet her in person, so I rejected it.

It is against the rules for a boy to go to a girls’ dormitory, so there is nothing I can do about it. If I am disciplined, my already bleak school life will become even more bleak. So no matter what happens, it has to be the library or the forest behind it.

‘So where on earth would it be?’

I walked slowly, hoping that I would be able to get to a place I could go. After passing through the hallway, I was able to enter the forest right behind the dormitory in about 20 minutes. I came here thinking that it would be better to investigate the most likely place first.

There would be the least amount of people in the forest, and that would fit perfectly with Yusera’s personality of not wanting to meet people. Above all else.

‘I guess I can train secretly here.’

In other places I can go, like the library, all I can do is look through textbooks and study theories in advance, but in the forest, I can train by moving my body. Of course, if I get caught, I’ll get a penalty, but given her personality, she won’t care about that.

‘Because in the original work, there was a training fanatic named Yuseo.’

It must be certain. With that belief, I go a little deeper inside. I step on the rustling branches and look around. The sunlight does not shine through the leaves where I am.

If you’re training, you’ll hear a sound, so it’ll be easy to find. Of course, if you’re not here, you’ll just be looking for nothing.

I continued walking inside. The forest was so quiet. It was as if I was the only one in the world.

‘Are you really going to come up empty-handed?’

Should I turn towards the library now? It looks like there’s no one there.

I was about to go somewhere else with negative thoughts when I heard a loud bang from somewhere. I quickly turned around and ran towards the sound.

‘It must be a will.’

It arrived quickly.

As expected, I saw Yusera training there. She was holding a sword and stabbing and slashing the air with intimidating movements. It was as if she was attacking something.

And he twisted his body as if he was trying to avoid damage, and he also moved his body to the left and right. I could feel that his entire body was loaded with weight. It was a movement that was difficult for me to even follow with my eyes.

Her long white hair flutters.

I just blankly stared at the sight of Yusera like that. It was my first time seeing such fantastical movements, so I was just amazed.

I stood there quietly, wondering when Yusera would stop. After a few seconds, she suddenly turned her head toward me as if she had noticed my presence. My eyes met hers with her green eyes. I was momentarily surprised, but I smiled lightly as if it was natural.

As if he had realized who I was, Yu Seo suddenly had a distorted expression on his face.

“Why are you here?”

I was a little nervous about the sharp tone of voice, but I answered as if nothing had happened.

“There’s no playground at school, so I came here after running.”

I tried to give an answer that made it seem as if we had met by chance. There was no point in telling her that I had been looking for her on purpose.

I looked at Yusera and waited for an answer.

“So?”

It seems like there was something he didn’t like.

I could only stand there with a half-hearted smile on my face at her appearance. I could feel the awkwardness creeping up between us.

A very brief gap.

“You know it’s against the rules to come into the forest, right?”

“What about you?”

Yoo Soo-ra frowned slightly at my answer. Even though she probably didn’t care about penalty points or anything like that, it would still be better if she didn’t receive them. She probably felt that my words were presumptuous.

Even if it was a ghost story, there was nothing I could do about coming into the forest like this.

“You came first, and now you’re talking to me like that.”

“So?”

I could tell from the tone of his voice that he didn’t like me. I felt bad just looking at him. I wanted to say something, even if it was just a little. However, I decided to hold back because if I said something bad, it would make our already bad relationship even worse.

“Do you plan on doing it again?”

When I asked, Yusera tilted her head and made a puzzled expression as if she didn’t know what I meant.

“The training we did earlier.”

“Why are you asking the obvious?”

“I was just curious.”

“Is that so?”

I thought about it for a moment and then opened my mouth.

“Can I help you with your training?”

“Yes?”

“I think it’s better than doing it alone anyway.”

I raised the gun and showed it to him.

At my words, “A Will,” she put her hand on her chin and looked thoughtful. She didn’t answer right away, as if it was something to be worried about, but stood still for a while before answering.

“Okay, let’s do that. But what are you going to do?”

I thought you would say you wouldn’t do it, but it was unexpected. I answered lightly, trying my best not to show how happy I was about the current situation.

“It’s simple. I’ll attack you, so you dodge all of them and approach me.”

Yu Seo nodded in agreement.

I looked at her standing far away from me and loaded my bullets in advance. This was my first time actually shooting, so I felt nervous. Nevertheless, I could explain that I was in a good mood.

‘The current situation is good for me.’

Because I could try out a gun I wasn’t familiar with beforehand. Above all, I could see how skilled I was. And who knows? I might even become friendly with Yuseo to some extent. The possibility was quite high.

I swallowed hard and prepared to shoot.

“Who will do the count?”

When I asked, Yusera answered without hesitation.

“You do it.”

“Okay.”

I took a deep breath and slowly spoke.

“Oh, Sa, Sam, Lee,”

and.

“day.”

bang!

After counting the number, I fired without hesitation. However, Yuseo easily dodged the bullet I shot by bending his waist and immediately started rushing at me. It was too fast. However, I did not panic and immediately pulled the trigger again.

Bang, bang!

Even though I fired continuously, holding back the recoil as much as possible, I never reached Yusera. She gradually came closer to me. Thinking that I had to do what I said I would do, I focused more and stared at her.

Without hesitation, I fired my gun at the ground near the remains.

I pulled the trigger again as I watched her slow down slightly. The bullet flew past me so fast that it was invisible to my eyes, but Yusera twisted her body to dodge it.

‘As expected of an Awakened person, he can easily dodge bullets.’

I knew it. I said I was serious about it, but I never thought I could win. It would be nice if I could, but would I be able to do it? It would be like trying to take down a tank with just a pistol. It was a training exercise with no hope.

But I could see that the difference was even more severe than I expected. Of course, Yoo Seo-ra is stronger than the others, but she approaches me too quickly. It was clearly far away just a moment ago.

‘I guess I’ll have to keep trying though.’

It was just as I was trying to quickly reload the gun.

Yusera was standing in front of me.

“Ha, as expected.”

It was a word close to a sigh. I tried to face it passionately with the hope that it would work out, but I was defeated without a single mistake in my prediction. Currently, Yusera is looking at me with her blade against my neck.

“Did you see it?”

What’s so great about it? It’s only natural for her to win like this.

“You can’t be a hunter.”

I understood immediately at those words. Why did she accept my offer?

It seems that Yuseo wanted to properly show me that I could not become a hunter. That is probably why he approached me with all his heart, dodging all the bullets without showing any mercy and achieving victory.

I know what you’re trying to tell me. You want me to drop out right now.

But I can’t do that. It’s not possible, and it might be better to commit suicide. That’s how hopeless my situation was. It was really not funny that they kept pressuring me to drop out without even knowing that.

My mood suddenly calmed down.

What should I do from now on? Should I just spar with her one more time to prove that I can be a good hunter? If not, what else should I do? He seemed slightly annoyed.

‘But you still have to understand.’

He doesn’t even know my circumstances.

You’re still a teenager.

I thought about it that way for the future.

I slowly reloaded my gun again.

“What is the reason you keep telling me to drop out?”

“Just a little advice for you.”

“Advice is bullshit.”

I felt like I was getting more and more stressed. I opened my eyes slightly and looked at Yusera.

“At least explain why you are doing that.”

I’m really curious. What is the story that makes even Yu Seo, who ignores everything, pay attention to me and act like this?

“Did something happen to someone you knew?”

Yoo Seora flinched at those words. It was a random remark, but it seemed to be true. I was surprised as well. Yoo Seora has relationships? In the original, she had no relationships with anyone except the main character, so I was curious.

‘I’m really curious about what it is.’

I really want to hear it once. As I continued to stare at Yoo Seol-ra with that feeling, she opened her mouth, expressing her displeasure.

“I told you it had nothing to do with you.”

That’s true. But that doesn’t mean we can back down.

“That’s the same for me. It’s none of your business that I want to be a hunter.”

As if those words were irritating, he took a step closer to me. I almost felt scared and took a step back at that sight, but instead, I looked at him with an even more confident expression.

“Whatever your circumstances are, I have my own circumstances too.”

“…….”

Yu Seo-ra stands still without saying a word.

“Oh, really? Then I don’t care whether you die or not. Okay?”

No, that’s not the answer I was looking for. I guess I answered because I was too excited, so I think I made a mistake. Damn.

I grabbed her wrist urgently.

“Oh, no.”

“Oh, what?”

that…….

“I think I spoke a little excitedly. I apologize. Sorry.”

“…….”

“No, but what is the story that makes you pay attention to a kid like me? Why can’t you tell me? I want to hear it.”

I was so curious. Why wasn’t it even mentioned in the original?

I waited for Yusera’s answer.