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The time was just a little while ago.

When Song Si-ah and Lee Jun-woo are facing each other, preparing for a sparring match.

Seong Jun-hyuk, chief instructor of the Holy Knight Department.

He looked at the two people’s documents again for a moment.

‘These two people. The difference in skill is too big. After all, they are the highest and the lowest.’

Although it is ridiculous to discuss the strength of the Awakened just based on documents.

Still, if you are a freshman who has just graduated from a high school, your grades will not be much different from those.

I saw a photo in my life record.

A female student with a pretty face but a cold expression.

It was easy to guess what kind of blood was flowing through the silver-haired eyes that did not look like humans.

‘He’s a half vampire.’

Of course, it’s not the distant medieval witch hunt era.

There is not much discrimination against sub-race vampires. Even he, a paladin, has no antipathy.

Moreover, Songsia Lee and Seong Junhyeok, Theia’s chief instructor, had also heard that name many times.

A member of Aegis, famous for its high school hero party.

Above all, she is the daughter of Song Yu-hwan, whose name no hunter, or even an awakened person, would know.

‘Apostle of Valhalla. There’s nothing more to say if she’s the guild leader’s daughter.’

The grades were the best regardless of theory and practical skills. And although he is a freshman, he is an elite among elites who has already completed his second awakening.

Above all, Marian, a female professor at the magic department where Song Xia belongs.

The professor who was sitting here with me came here with me and talked ad nauseam about that Song Xia.

‘Well, the Faculty of Magic has no choice but to give very special treatment to that cadet named Song Xia.’

On the other hand, a cadet named Lee Jun-woo.

He is an ordinary awakened person who graduated from the Holy Apple Department at Theia High School.

‘no. My grades are far below average.’

Her theoretical grades, which are better than those of Song Xia, are impressive.

Nevertheless, attendance and practical evaluation scores were so low that comparison was difficult.

All I have to do is complete the first awakening of the Paladin class.

He was a cadet whose skills were nothing special.

‘The records in the life record aren’t that good either.’

Somehow, his face has changed to a neater look now, but the photo in his life record was bad.

Although you can’t judge everything from that photo.

My attendance record is not very good. I felt like I was eating late and missing class. It was a little difficult to say that I was a diligent student.

‘A paladin is a noble sword that follows the will of the goddess. It’s a special class that develops strength through a sacred attitude.’

Of course, that is a utopia.

The current Holy Knight, like other awakened people, is only after money and fame.

Of course, to become famous, you need to be active as a hunter.

It’s not just about going against the goddess’s will.

Still, Professor Seong Jun-hyuk was a fairly sane, classic paladin.

‘And people can always change.’

Today, the cadet named Lee Jun-woo’s clothes were clean and neat.

Like the photo in the life record, the bully’s appearance is nowhere to be found.

No, even though he was standing across from Song Xia, his appearance was outstanding. Plus, he had very kind eyes.

‘The Goddess likes her shepherds who are reformed and good.’

Seong Jun-hyuk was also quite a hot-blooded man in his younger days.

A repentant student is more likely to follow the goddess’s will more sincerely.

In the first place, if you are a cadet who also has experience in hero activities.

I sincerely had no intention of falling down a bad path.

‘I guess I’ll have to check for myself.’

To begin with, he was a ridiculous opponent to spar with.

The rules for that evaluation are simply informal sparring. It’s just like boxing sparring, in which you don’t really attack your opponent.

Of course, if the difference is this overwhelming, even sparring will not be easy for that cadet named Lee Jun-woo.

Seong Jun-hyuk said.

“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.”

Professor Marian chimed in with those words.

“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.”

Ppajik-

At those words, I had to force myself to control my expression for a moment. I felt sick to my stomach.

‘You’re making me unlucky to say anything. After all, wizards are extremely arrogant.’

It’s Lee Jun-woo.

After putting an end to my immature past, I stood in that neat cadet uniform.

The determination of a young paladin. Even if he lacks skill.

Of course, he is a cadet who will join Seong Jun-hyuk’s department.

‘The current unfavorable evaluation may be an ordeal for that cadet. That is also a way to approach the will of the goddess.’

So actually, I was rooting for Lee Jun-woo on the inside.

That won’t happen, though. I wanted to show Song Xia the indomitable spirit that a paladin possesses.

‘A Paladin should not lose to a vampire.’

So, when I was trying to leave a comment to Professor Marian, who was openly ignoring Jun-woo Lee.

Another evaluator spoke softly.

“Is that really so?”

At those words, Seong Jun-hyuk turned his head.

A young instructor named Lee Su-yeon. And he is a professor in the new department of liberal arts.

‘That instructor…’

I clearly remember that name.

Although our time as hunters does not overlap much.

I clearly remember the name Weapon Master Lee Su-yeon.

Even though he is still in his early 30s, he is not a Class A hunter for nothing.

‘I don’t agree with the effectiveness of the free major.’

Seong Jun-hyuk looked at the report card again after hearing Lee Soo-yeon’s words.

And on the back page of Lee Jun-woo’s documents. The scores of the re-examination were recorded.

‘Hmm? ‘The re-exam score is number 1?’

Of course, cadets who advance through re-examination cannot receive high evaluations.

Still, ranking first in the retest is an unexpected result. Based on the indicators in the life record, this is an impossible result.

Instructor Lee Soo-yeon may have seen something in Lee Jun-woo.

“That’s what the battle of the awakened is, right? You only know once you stick with it. In the last retest, a student named Lee Jun-woo performed quite well.”

“Oh my. Instructor Lee Su-yeon is not calm. Even so, you can’t hit a rock with an egg! A cadet who is just retaking the test…”

“Stop talking nonsense. Professor Marian. Let’s begin the evaluation.”

I wanted to say something more, telling you not to carelessly ignore the cadets.

Now, the evaluation of the cadets took precedence over the debate.

Above all, if the outstanding instructor Lee Su-yeon felt anything from Lee Jun-woo.

I also wanted to check on Lee Jun-woo right here.

I could see the Holy Knight sword he was holding in his hand.

‘If only once, Lee Jun-woo can give Song Sia a good hit…’

At that time, the start notification rang.

Beep-

Finally, the two people moved.

***

Gugugugugugugung-

‘crazy. ‘Why are you so serious?’

As soon as the sparring began, cracks appeared on the floor of the testing room.

I quickly pulled back.

‘You have to be very alert. If you just brush against it incorrectly, you lose your body balance.’

Of course, if you hit the right target and enter the area where the rock is destroyed, you are immediately down.

Dark black mana shimmered around Song Xia’s body.

The earthquake occurring in real time made me sick to the point of motion sickness.

‘The problem is that this is just the beginning.’

From the beginning, they seem to have no intention of caring at all.

Song Xia’s main stat, intelligence, is already over 75.

However, my main stat is 20 in strength, followed by 18 in intelligence, and my speed stat is a miserable 10.

‘Honestly, I’m not an opponent to tackle.’

It was not a spell that my body could respond to.

Just through my Aegis activities.

This is possible because I know all of Song Xia’s attack patterns.

‘It’s the style that tries to take the lead from the beginning.’

This is natural for a wizard.

If you give up the initiative and allow the enemy to approach, the wizard will be at a much disadvantage.

“If that happens, it would be completely impossible to access it. Even if it ends like this, it won’t matter, right?”

The voice of a professor in the Department of Magic was heard.

Well, it’s probably not wrong.

‘If it were me before.’

It’s a pity, but I really have to go to middle class. So I’m going to give it a shot.

Kwazijic-

Once again, a crater appeared on the floor one step in front of me.

Again, I narrowly escaped from there.

‘The casting speed is faster than I remembered. Since sparring lasts for one minute, is it an over pace from the beginning?’

Perhaps if a more advanced spell is cast here, it would be impossible to just avoid it like now.

Now it is her secondary power. I’m only using the power of the rock attribute.

‘Has it been about 15 seconds now? The main skill will be released soon.’

This spell alone is threatening.

The true danger of those half-vampires hasn’t even been revealed yet.

The primary power of darkness attribute that Song Xia possesses.

‘Ominous Blood Bondage.’

It is a spell that freely uses the blood of the vampire.

And a signature skill created by combining that power with the secondary power of the rock attribute.

Genocide Field.

crunchy- crunchy-

Song Xia’s blood-red eyes became even redder.

The flickering jet-black mana became soaked in blood. No, it was actually vampire blood.

‘There is no way to avoid it.’

Faster than my perception, a huge crack was created in the floor.

And the cursed blood seeped through the cracks, creating a huge magic circle of curse.

It means that you have already entered her territory.

In an instant, our eyes met.

“Don’t run away from me. Junwoo Lee.”

He had an expression I had never seen before.

Song Si-ah, even her lips turned bright red, was smiling at me.

‘You really are a vampire.’

An expression as if he already sensed victory. But this is the first time I’ve seen Song Xia smile like that during a battle.

‘Are you that happy to beat me?’

In fact, I’m the type of person who doesn’t care at all about incompetent people like me before. It was surprising.

But I have prepared in advance. All numbers were assumed.

Because this is our first sparring at the Academy. Even the worst possible move against me is that he might be serious. Because the current Song Xia is such a strong enemy.

‘Now.’

So when this genocide field hit me.

Rather, I decided to aim for just one time to counterattack.

‘Summon multiple mirrors.’

Papapot-

As soon as the skill was used, three mirrors were summoned into the air.

Cheee-

Cursed blood flowed back from the cracked floor.

Radius 3m. No matter where I went, the spine-chilling smell of blood was choking me.

Although the light attribute mirror temporarily reflected the curse.

Of course, it is not enough to cover all parts of the body. At this rate, the blood rushing like a fountain was on the verge of sticking to my entire body like a leech.

But I didn’t summon that shiny mirror without thinking.

‘ignition!’

The skill I had prepared worked.

[Skill]===========================​​​​

* Summon multiple mirrors (lv.2) / Attribute 「Bomb」

: Summons multiple mirrors in the air to expand your field of vision. (Three)

: Explodes the mirror by granting properties. The explosion time can be adjusted.

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The adjusted explosion time is 1 second.

The moment when the cursed blood flowed back into the air and attacked me all at once. It’s exactly the same timing.

“Fire.”

At the same time as the trigger signal word, the mirror exploded.

***

I got the timing right.

Although only about half of the sparring time has passed.

Song Xia was confident of victory.

‘Haa… More… Maximize the strength of the spell…’

Even in hero activities, the Genocide Field was never used with this intensity.

But now Song Xia.

She was attacking Lee Jun-woo with all her might.

‘Lee Jun-woo should not be promoted to middle class.’

Just yesterday.

I overheard those words in the health room at Theia Academy.

Because of being expelled from Aigis, Lee Jun-woo developed panic disorder.

‘Lee Jun-woo… did you like An Yu-min that much?’

Lee Jun-woo’s Aegis activities are all because of An Yu-min.

It’s clearer now. To the point where I have panic attacks. Are you saying that being rejected by An Yu-min was a huge shock?

Perhaps, Lee Jun-woo didn’t just like it, he loved it. That An Yu-min.

Maybe even now.

An Yu-min’s expression was pale as he rushed out of the health room.

‘okay. An Yu-min must be like that too.’

Although Song Xia cannot fully understand those feelings.

If it’s shocking that Lee Jun-woo got hurt.

I, An Yu-min, clearly have good feelings or bad feelings.

This means that Lee Jun-woo remains in his heart.

Song Shia came to that conclusion on her own.

Her heart became so cold that even she was surprised.

So, I decided to keep An Yu-min and Lee Jun-woo as far away as possible. I decided.

‘No middle class. Because there is a lot of joint training scheduled with High Class.’

I couldn’t allow even the slightest possibility.

‘I can’t watch it.’

The confusion that is filling my head right now.

I couldn’t even figure out what the emotion I felt when I thought of Lee Jun-woo.

But now the desire to suck blood is boiling throughout my body.

They were shouting that this should be done.

Lee Jun-woo should not look at Ahn Yu-min. I want you to look at me.

‘So Lee Jun-woo has to go to the low class.’

I saw it this morning too. That An Yu-min approached Lee Jun-woo.

I didn’t want to feel the unpleasant sensation I felt back then again.

Cheee-

Genocide Field. Blood was flowing back from the area of the curse.

I wanted to completely trap Lee Jun-woo in that bloody realm like this. I wanted to drink his blood.

‘I can’t do that. Just enough to retire like this…’

I suppressed the desire to suck blood and accelerated the dark attribute mana even further.

Papapot-

Soon, Lee Jun-woo summoned a mirror of light. It was no use.

‘It’s not enough. Even if it is light that is compatible.’

For a moment, I was surprised that his number of mirrors had increased to three. Even if there are 10 mirrors now. You can’t close all those gaps.

“Oops, it’s over!”

A female professor’s voice sounded like there was oil stuck in her throat.

Professor of the Department of Magic. Although it was already disgusting to pretend to be friends.

As the professor said, it was his victory.

“Fire.”

But just then.

Lee Jun-woo’s mirror exploded.