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Having completed the quest, I simply ignored the girl who had been dozing off.

Without looking back, I returned to my original spot and checked the next related quest.

[Quest]

1. Choose main weapon (Reward: stat points)

2. Attend first class at Hunter Academy (Reward: stat points)

3. Train at the academy’s training facility for 1 hour (Reward: stat points)

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1. Engage in a conversation with the opposite sex for over 10 minutes (Reward: stat points)

2. Hold hands with the opposite sex (Reward: stat points)

3. Make a suggestive joke to the opposite sex (Reward: stat points)

4. Call the opposite sex by a pet name (Reward: stat points)

New! 5. Say a naughty sentence to the opposite sex (Reward: stat points)

‘Saying naughty sentences seems a bit tricky… I wonder if there’s a legitimate way to solve this.’

Perhaps holding hands seems easier.

It seems like if I pretend to shake hands a little longer, it should suffice.

While contemplating how to complete the quest,

the auditorium grew noisier, and finally, the awaited academy entrance ceremony began.

“Welcome the 6974th batch of students to the National Hunter Academy. Let’s begin the entrance ceremony.”

Receiving one batch per year, why does it add up to 6974 batches?

One must look at the world-building setting for answers.

In my opinion, it seems like the game developers just threw in a random number for fun…

Supposedly, they’ve been roughly calculating hunter batches since long before ancient Korea, estimating around 6974 years ago.

So, this first Hunter Academy on the Korean Peninsula was established 6974 years ago… roughly speaking, that’s the historical significance.

Was Dangun Wanggeom (here referred to as a grandmother) the top student of the ancient Hunter Academy, Batch 2601 or something?

However, apparently, this numerical value is only recognized within our country’s setting.

They say there’s no historical physical evidence…

“…Throughout our long history, the Hunter Academy has existed under various names, ultimately aligning with the spirit of Hongik Ingan, which seeks universal safety and happiness for humanity…”

“Ugh, I’m getting sleepy…”

The academy chancellor’s speech is making me drowsy.

Already 30 minutes into the congratulatory speech at the entrance ceremony.

Just wrap it up and get to the point, seriously.

“Yawn~!”

As I stretched and yawned,

everyone around turned to look at me.

Seems like I yawned too loudly.

“Hey. You. How can you yawn so loudly?”

“…I’m sorry.”

A woman in her mid-twenties, who doesn’t seem much older than my 20-year-old self, with long blue hair, made a comment after looking at me.

But she’s incredibly beautiful. She feels like she’s on a different level compared to the academy girls I’ve seen so far.

Carrying what looks like a baton, she seems like an academy staff member.

Her face is pretty, and her chest, hips, and buttocks are proportioned in a way that screams optimal pregnancy body type.

However, her eyes and eyebrows aren’t soft; they exude strength and fierceness,

giving off a vibe that she could be quite intimidating when angry.

“Is she a teacher? Oh, maybe because it’s an adult academy, should I call her a professor? What’s the proper title? …Ah, I don’t know. I’ll find out when the time comes.”

I tried my best to fight off sleepiness,

but eventually succumbed to the overwhelming drowsiness and drifted off to sleep.

– Tap. Tap. –

“Wake up.”

“Ugh… Huh? Yes…?”

Seems like I dozed off for a moment.

Rubbing my eyes and looking around, the staff member who had pointed out my loud yawn earlier was tapping my shoulder with her baton-like object.

“What’s with the ‘Yes…?’ You were caught sleeping. You even yawned blatantly. Wipe your drool.

Let me see… Kim Dojin? You’re marked by me. Remember that.”

“The reason why the Holy Instructor often catches you is because you were caught by me today.”

“Holy Instructor…?”

“Yes. I am the Holy Instructor. I manage troublemakers like you.”

“…No, a university-like academy that only admits people over 20 years old has a Holy Instructor who’s about to freeze to death…”

“But isn’t it supposed to be ‘Seon-do-bu’ (Martial Arts Instructor)? Why did they add the word ‘Seong,’ which feels somewhat suggestive, making it ‘Seong-do-bu’ instead of ‘Seon-do-bu’…?”

“You…! The Holy Instructors of our Hunter Academy boast a tradition dating back to the year 6974! How dare you insult our academy’s Holy Instructors?! As a Holy Instructor and a member of the 6969th generation of Holy Instructors, I cannot overlook this…!”

“Ah, damn. What the hell is this…? It’s louder than my yawning.”

As the woman claiming to be a Holy Instructor suddenly revved up her engine, all the students’ attention turned towards us.

As a result, the academy principal abruptly ended his speech due to the commotion.

“Oh, damn. For some reason, I feel like I’ve become a sacrifice…? Is she using me as a sacrifice because she doesn’t want to listen?”

Although a very rational suspicion arose in my mind, being in a position to receive a scolding, I refrained from saying anything.

“You won’t do. Stay after the entrance ceremony. I will prepare you mentally as a member of the National Hunter Academy in advance.”

“…Yes?”

“Among the new students, there are always a few like you. Thinking that now they’re 19-year-old adults, they can live their academy life as carefree as ordinary college students. But they are wrong. You guys are no different from those who just graduated from elementary school. You must spend the next 6 years here maintaining discipline and order, perhaps even living like military personnel, unless you graduate early like me. Of course, this doesn’t apply to slackers like you who are already dozing off at the entrance ceremony.”

“In this world, calling someone a ‘slack-off’ is like derogatorily referring to a man as a ‘woman’ in my original world, so shouldn’t it not be used in front of men…?”

The woman claiming to be a Holy Instructor continued to pester me by my side.

I spent the entrance ceremony half-listening with one ear and half-ignoring with the other.

Well…, thanks to her, I was able to get through the entrance ceremony without falling asleep.

“We will now have the oath of the new students. Will the representative of the new students come forward?”

As the entrance ceremony neared its end, the representative of the new students was called upon to take the oath.

The female Holy Instructor watched me closely to ensure I followed the oath correctly.

Not wanting to pick a fight unnecessarily, I dutifully followed the oath.

The student representative also seemed eager to comply, likely finding it enjoyable.

After the oath, the female Holy Instructor looked at the student representative proudly.

“I’m not boasting about my sister, but I mean for you to start your school life as gracefully and splendidly as my sister.”

“The student representative is the instructor’s younger sister? So, are they siblings?”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm…, they don’t look alike…? They’re both incredibly beautiful, though. Especially her hair color…”

“I have blue hair, and she has red hair because our respective mana systems differ. In old terms, it’s because our internal energy cultivation methods are different.”

“Oh…, I see. So, since you have blue hair, you belong to the cold element like water or ice. And she belongs to the hot element like fire or heat?”

“…Right. How did you know?”

“It’s a cliché.”

I tried to continue the conversation with this woman.

I planned to keep it going for exactly 10 minutes.

And 10 minutes passed.

[ Quest Success ]

[ Engage in a conversation with the opposite sex for over 10 minutes ]

[ Reward: Stat points ]

[ Related quest created ]

“Alright. One down, many more to go.”

[ Quest ]

1. Choosing the Main Weapon (Reward: Stat Points).

2. Attending the Hunter Academy’s First Class (Reward: Stat Points).

3. Training at the Academy’s Training Facility for 1 hour (Reward: Stat Points).

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1. Holding Hands with the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points).

2. Making Sexual Jokes to the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points).

3. Catcalling the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points).

4. Saying Lewd Phrases to the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points).

New! 5. Engaging in a Provocative Conversation with the Opposite Sex for over 10 minutes (Reward: Stat Points).

New! 6. Sexually Arousing the Opposite Sex through Conversation Only (Reward: Stat Points).

“The newly added 5th and 6th tasks might be easily resolved together, right? Perhaps by luck, I could complete them while working on tasks 2, 3, and 4.”

To utilize the 2 bonus points I received from completing the quests “Making Sexual Jokes to the Opposite Sex” and “Engaging in a Provocative Conversation with the Opposite Sex for over 10 minutes,” I reopened my character window.

[ Character ]

Strength: F-

Agility: F-

Endurance: F-

Magic: F-

Insight: F-

Mental: F-

—–

Charm: C

Height: C+ (In progress. Takes 30 days.)

Figure: C

Appearance: C

Genitalia: C

Stamina: C

—–

Bonus Stat Points: 2

“Should I save them…? Hmm… No. Let’s just use them right away.”

I invested in Height once again.

Height went from B- to B grade.

Height: B (In progress. Takes 90 days.)

“Now that my height is at a B grade, I should grow to around 180cm.”

I am expected to reach the ideal male height of a winner grade man from the world I used to live in.

Now, I can feel somewhat relieved about my height.

Nevertheless, I still need to hit 185cm, which is an A+.

Of course, if I fall victim to the curse of diminishing height stats like a shota, then it’s game over…

Ah, whatever. As long as it doesn’t happen.

“Teacher. Since we’ve come this close face-to-face, let’s shake hands.”

“A sudden handshake…? Are you trying to…?”

“What? Why do you say that?”

“If you intend to make some feeble attempt at physical contact to launch a psychic attack on me or something like that, know that it won’t end with just expulsion.”

“A psychic attack…?”

“…I mean something like hypnosis.”

“…. Uh…? Yes…???”

“…Oh, never mind. If it’s not that, then it’s fine. It won’t wear me out. Now, let’s shake hands. This is the hand you want. Grab it.”

“Well, if you’re uncomfortable or reluctant, you don’t have to…”

“There are plenty of other girls besides you.”

“No, it’s okay. I just said a word of unnecessary concern. Sorry. Even if a male student has such an ability, he wouldn’t harbor strange thoughts towards women, right?”

“…???”

What kind of delusion is she having?

That woman.

“Maybe she’s seen too much Hitomi or something? She’s a woman in her mid-twenties, a prime time for sexual desire in this world’s standards.”

I nervously took her hand in mine.

And we shook hands.

[ Quest Success ]

[ Holding Hands with the Opposite Sex ]

[ Reward: Stat Points ]

[ Related Quest Added ]

[ Quest ]

1. Choosing the Main Weapon (Reward: Stat Points)

2. Attending the Hunter Academy’s First Class (Reward: Stat Points)

3. Training at the Academy’s Training Facility for 1 hour (Reward: Stat Points)

—–

1. Making Sexual Jokes to the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points)

2. Catcalling the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points)

3. Saying Lewd Phrases to the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points)

4. Engaging in a Provocative Conversation with the Opposite Sex for over 10 minutes (Reward: Stat Points)

5. Sexually Arousing the Opposite Sex through Conversation Only (Reward: Stat Points)

New! 6. Holding Pinkies with the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points)

New! 7. Being Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the Opposite Sex (Reward: Stat Points)

Quest 8: Embrace Rationality (Reward: Stat Points)

Upon reviewing the quest, I allocated the bonus stat points to Intelligence.

Key’s grade had now risen to a B+ level.

Ultimately, Key’s height had increased from 180cm to 182cm.

“Ugh. Slowly raising it is so frustrating. I should endure and save up, then raise it significantly at once.”

I resolved to gather some points after completing the next quest.