episode_0024

It was a good morning.

Early March. So, although it was still cold, I could feel the approaching spring.

Hana Choi is the undercover maid of Scarlett, the Vice President of Theia Student Council.

Most people in the mansion don’t know the truth.

So I had to work as a maid in the mansion.

Still a college student.

And because she was the exclusive maid of Scarlett, the lady of the mansion, she didn’t have much influence in the mansion.

Thanks to this, I was able to focus on the organization’s work.

– Do your best on your class assignment evaluation today. Miss Hana~!!

First, when getting off the family’s private vehicle.

Scarlett gave her encouragement herself. So Choi Hana was full of motivation.

– And if you happen to meet ‘that guy’, do your best! Hohohoho~!!

Choi Hana’s cheeks blushed when she saw Scarlett giving such a subtle notice.

‘Scarlett sister. No, Miss Scarlett. Even if there is a misunderstanding, I am firm.’

As I entered the door of the scheduled test site, I quickly checked the messenger app on my smartphone.

Lee Jun-woo belatedly responded to the DM he sent to say hello.

[okay. Cheer up too.]

Short and concise sentences.

Scarlett misunderstood that Lee Jun-woo was selfish towards her.

That could never have happened.

‘Lee Jun-woo is a very noble paladin! ‘I won’t be interested in women.’

Because of his activities with Aegis, Lee Jun-woo is misunderstood as a patient with gynophobia.

She often followed Lee Jun-woo secretly.

I knew that there was no relationship between a man and a woman with those three people.

Of course, you can have a secret relationship in an unknown place.

-Why are you late again? If you’re late, the number of civilians we can save decreases!

– Don’t you know that the manager is on standby an hour before the broadcast? I only watched it once or twice!!

– You’re often late these days. You have to do it right. This makes it difficult to work together.

… I guess I didn’t have that kind of relationship with all three.

‘It’s hard to say, but… it was like three slaves.’

After barely finishing Aigis’ work.

Lee Jun-woo does his personal training late at night, secretly hiding on the rooftop. Those three didn’t seem to know anything.

There is no way that Lee Jun-woo, who is so busy, could date a random woman.

Including yourself, of course.

But Scarlett doesn’t know the inside story.

For some time now, I have been asking myself difficult questions.

‘I showed Lee Jun-woo’s profile picture to Scarlett’s female classmates! They said the response was really good. ‘They say you look good!’

You keep talking like that.

I kept asking Hana Choi what she thought of Junwoo Lee.

‘What do you think?’

Actually, it is true that I have been secretly watching him since my high school days.

I never felt that way as a man or woman.

From the beginning, Choi Hana’s biggest priority was rebuilding the organization that her father led. And revenge.

So, I have never lived as an ordinary woman of that age.

Even dressing neatly like now.

This was all possible because Scarlett’s other maids did her makeup.

‘Lee Jun-woo…’

But what kind of person is Lee Jun-woo to you?

The definition wasn’t difficult.

Lee Jun-woo is someone she respects very much. And he is the person she absolutely needs.

A man with the mind of a hero, something that is hard to find in this day and age.

She also wants to rebuild her father’s organization.

It was revenge, and at the same time, it was to end the chaos in the underworld where countless innocent victims emerged.

I wanted to work with him, someone I could trust more than anyone else.

And I wanted to help him too.

Of course, it starts with the party activities at Theia Academy.

However, Choi Hana inadvertently hid herself as she entered the exam room.

‘Hi!!’

I saw Lee Jun-woo right over there. When I saw him, my body stiffened.

‘huh…? ‘Why am I doing this?’

Actually, it’s been a while since I watched it.

It really hasn’t been that long since I started speaking like I do now.

‘okay! Because I respect Lee Jun-woo! ‘You’re nervous for no reason!’

I quickly took out a hand mirror.

I checked my appearance again to see if I was unkempt.

For some reason, I felt ashamed to talk face to face.

Maybe it was because I had never had a proper conversation with a man my age before.

‘one two…’

Then, counting to three in my mind, I naturally walked up to him and greeted him vigorously.

“Nice to meet you, Junwoo Lee!”

Then Lee Jun-woo’s eyes turned to himself.

But at that very moment, instead of saying hello, he looked beyond.

‘huh? Is there something there?’

Choi Hana also turned her head.

There was another person standing right there who Choi Hana knew well.

‘Ahn Yu-min?’

An honor student that you wouldn’t know if you were from Theia High School.

No, he is the most famous and popular cadet among the new students at Theia Academy.

And strangely enough, it was An Yu-min who often competed with Choi Hana in practical skills evaluations.

‘Why is your expression like that?’

Although we can’t call them friends.

Since we were in the same class as him, I knew what kind of expression he usually made.

Ahn Yu-min is always overly motivated and courageous.

But it was different now.

An Yu-min’s eyes were trembling.

Very confused expression.

And he looked like he was very afraid of something.

An Yu-min approached Lee Jun-woo and opened his mouth.

“Junwoo Lee. Could you…”

Right then. Choi Hana and Ahn Yumin’s eyes met.

‘no. Could it be that Lee Jun-woo is needed again too late?’

I felt wary of An Yu-min. Maybe it’s instinct.

What happened to partying with Lee Jun-woo?

This was possible because he left Aegis.

Bringing talent like Lee Jun-woo back to Aegis.

I didn’t want to give it back to An Yu-min.

Of course, they don’t want to lose outstanding talent to competitors.

It means the instinct of an organization boss.

‘And I don’t want to lose to that An Yu-min.’

There is bound to be someone whose code doesn’t fit well.

They were like that to each other. During high school training. The actual training I had as a duo with An Yu-min was the worst.

Without thinking, Choi Hana walked closer to Lee Jun-woo.

“Lee Jun-woo is my party member!”

I ended up shouting at An Yu-min like that.

***

The atmosphere in the exam room was full of tension.

It was like that during the retest, but the pressure itself was different now.

What class you enter determines your specifications.

In particular, high class is a shortcut to a key position in the hunter world after graduation.

Of course, these days, in the hunter world, personal connections and family background are more important than skills.

Even among those rich, there are bound to be battles of pride.

Well, I wasn’t aiming for high class.

Rather, the middle class that can take the original An Yu-min’s early quests is much better for me.

‘The problem is that middle class is actually not easy.’

Students who are good enough to take the test again end up staying in the lower classes.

The hierarchy among cadets is already decided at the high school.

The case of An Yu-min, who rose from the middle to the top, was a very exception.

‘It’s An Yu-min.’

A little while ago, I briefly ran into Yumin Ahn at the test site.

I was always looking at An Yu-min’s expression.

I immediately noticed that it was different from usual.

‘You’re shaking like that before the evaluation?’

Ahn Yu-min basically has a high competitive spirit.

So, whenever I was just before an evaluation, I was motivated. Concentration was also high.

But now, his eyes seemed somewhat restless.

‘He looked anxious. ‘What’s going on?’

Although I knew that Aegis was shaking.

That expression right now was clearly the expression An Yu-min made when he was seriously mentally broken.

‘When you lose track of a villain you’ve barely caught. It was like that when there were civilian casualties… or when I lost the practical evaluation to Hana Choi.’

Maybe it’s because my hero activities haven’t been great lately. I didn’t know I was stressed.

Then, when we finally made eye contact.

– Lee Jun-woo. Could you…

You tried to talk to me like that.

– Lee Jun-woo is my party member!

And suddenly Choi Hana, who came close to me, shouted.

An Yu-min left that place as if running away.

If it was me before.

I guess I was worried about An Yu-min, so I threw away my evaluation and went to comfort her.

Actually, I didn’t think anything of it.

‘Well, no matter how bad your evaluation score is, you will be admitted to a high class.’

She has completed her second awakening. Moreover, a new operator has been recruited to Aegis. There is nothing more to worry about.

Now was the time to focus on my work.

‘By the way, Choi Hana.’

Choi Ha-na was shocked when An Yu-min left like that.

Because you leaned too close to me. Their arms were almost touching.

I realized that fact too late and bowed my head.

– We hope Junwoo Lee passes the middle class!

After saying that, he quickly ran away from the scene.

He also had a unique personality. Still, it seems like they think highly of me as a party member. I didn’t feel bad.

‘If it’s Hana Choi, she’ll definitely get into the middle class.’

Even if she was a repeat test taker, Hana Choi’s practical skills were more than enough to pass the high class.

However, Choi Hana’s parents are ordinary people.

And because she is from a poor family, she works as Scarlett’s exclusive maid. That was recorded in the life record recorded at the high school.

‘It’s just an identity disguise.’

Moreover, my attendance and theoretical grades at high school are not good. You’ll probably end up in the middle class.

At that time, the evaluator called the next group. It was my turn.

I could see Song Xia’s face beyond.

An expressionless face that always shows no emotion.

So I also focused.

‘Even if we knew each other in the first place, he wasn’t the type of person to look after us. Song Xia is.’

No, it actually seemed like he was more focused than usual.

She is a half vampire. The look in his eyes was so cold and cold that it felt eerie.

for a moment. Why are you so serious about me?

To be honest, Song Xia was sincere. Because he is the scariest of the three Aigis. It wasn’t good.

‘You can’t let down your guard. If you fall to a low class, all your plans will go wrong.’

I quickly checked the three evaluators.

I remember your face.

A middle-aged female professor with a pale face.

Because he was a magician belonging to the Magic Tower, he was a professor, not an instructor.

The other is an instructor at the Holy Knight Department. He was a famous paladin even in the hunter world.

‘It fits the main class of these two people.’

Song Xia is an orthodox member of the wizard class until her second awakening.

According to the records of the high school, my first awakening was as a Holy Knight. It was natural that there were professors for those two classes.

And the other person’s face was even more familiar.

The young instructor I saw during the re-examination.

It was Lee Su-yeon, instructor of the Department of Liberal Studies. Because she was wearing office attire, she looked exactly like an interviewee.

‘You have to look good to Instructor Lee Su-yeon.’

The department I actually want to enter is the Department of Liberal Studies, not the Department of Holy Knights.

It was because of instructor Lee Su-yeon.

The various classes of powers I have.

Even the newly created power this time was the thief class.

[Power]==========================​​​

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[The power is being activated.]

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* Power Name: Bomb Demon Who Wants to Explode Anything (N)

* Rating: 3★

* Authority level: 1

* Class: Thief

* Attribute: Flame

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[Check available skills.]

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▶ Active skills

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* Bomb attribute granted (lv.1)

: Gives bomb properties to an unstable object.

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▶ Passive skills

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* Time Bomb (lv.1)​

: The explosion time of the bomb is adjusted according to the will of the awakened person.

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I will continue to acquire and combine various powers in the future.

Of course, instructor Lee Su-yeon, who teaches multiple classes together, is the best for me.

‘Because authority is not independent.’

The current power created with a suitcase bomb.

And I expanded the skills of other powers with this power.

That is, my first power.

A peacefully sparkling mirror, a skill that belongs to that power.

‘All preparations are complete.’

The evaluators were seen checking the profiles and past grades of the two people.

Soon, the evaluator of the Paladin Department opened his mouth.

“Then Song Sia. And Lee Jun-woo. Both of them face the evaluator.”

The two stood side by side.

And even though we were together in the testing room. It was only then that I made eye contact with Song Sia, who had not paid any attention to me.

Song Xia’s red eyes were shining.

In an instant, I got goosebumps all over my body. It wasn’t because of my mood. It was because of the pressure emanating from Song Xia’s mana.

‘The power attribute I have. ‘Is either side inferior?’

The light and dark attributes of authority are compatible with each other.

The primary power attributes of the two people are light and darkness, respectively. Of course, I was overwhelmingly defeated by Song Sia.

‘Even though my secondary power is darkness…’

The compatibility effect is the power of the dark attribute.

It may be possible to make up for it to some extent with the Shadow Mirror’s Throne.

Basically, his stats were too inferior to that of Song Xia. Naturally, my stats in terms of elemental resistance are far below mine.

However, if there is one thing that I am overwhelmingly ahead of, it is mental strength.

“How have you been? You look tired today too.”

To hide that tension. I spoke leisurely first.

‘huh?’

But Song Xia’s red eyes trembled for a moment. She opened her mouth urgently.

“…… Don’t act like you’re friendly with me. And just like that, An Yu-min…”

Of course I thought there would be no reaction. So I was curious.

‘What does An Yu-min suddenly mean?’

A moment ago, when An Yu-min tried to talk to me. When they saw that, they might have mistakenly thought that I was still in love with Aigis.

“……”

But when I looked again, his expression was still cold. I was silent and didn’t say anything more.

‘Well, the reason I left Aegis. ‘Because it won’t be anything to that Song Xia.’

Now that we have hired a new operator. Maybe he doesn’t want to have anything more to do with me.

She seemed to have no emotions.

In the meantime, the ominous life characteristic of vampires only became more intense.

‘It’s even more… scary than before.’

After all, he is an opponent you cannot let down your guard against.

I knew that would happen and I had already made all the preparations.

“Informal sparring lasts 1 minute. Rather than deciding whether to win or lose, this is a place to show each other the proficiency and skills of each other’s powers. It would be good to focus on showing yourself.”

At that time, the instructor of the Holy Knight Department spoke.

Then the female professor of the Department of Magic glanced at me.

“Hmm. There’s no need to force yourself! It is a virtue of an awakened person to know one’s own strengths… or rather, one’s abilities. If it was Sia Yang, there would be nothing to be embarrassed about. Even if you give up from the beginning.”

The tone of voice is as if it is right to announce a retirement right now.

But despite the sarcasm, I remained calm. Rather, instructor Lee Soo-yeon sitting next to him muttered.

“Is that really so?”

After a while, the two people began sparring informally.