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I was able to bring Yeonhwa with me.

Jihoon was confused by the countless thoughts pouring into his head.

Among all those thoughts, there were two emotions he was feeling right now.

One was sadness, the other was hope.

If I had known even a little bit in advance, if I had been lucky enough to use the skill with Yeonhwa, and if the side effect had activated at that time…

Could he be with her now?

The sad feelings soon subside.

It’s already past, it’s too late to turn back, regret can’t change anything.

hope.

If you unlock the secret about the skill.

If you could freely control the side effects.

So, wouldn’t it be possible to not only return to Yeonhwa, but also bring her to the modern world?

Not in Moorim, but in modern times, everyday life with Yeonhwa…

It was an overly sweet fantasy that I had never even dreamed of.

But now the fantasy could no longer be just a fantasy.

A small apartment where he lives with Yeonhwa.

On the weekends, you can go to the movies or an amusement park with her.

You can ask her if she likes pasta or budae stew.

You can get on an airplane and travel the world together…

You can also dress her up in a wedding dress.

It’s a very small possibility, but…

Jihoon felt infinitely greater hope in that small probability.

***

There were no demons or gates in the martial arts world.

No matter how much I shouted at the status window, nothing appeared.

However, the magical power that was originally available was felt the same.

Therefore, Jihoon frequently used high-speed movement skills during his early days in the martial arts world.

This is because there were too many bad warriors who were trying to kill people for reasons that didn’t make any sense.

To run away from them, high-speed movement skills were the best means.

Just like the time when he passed the academy with only one skill, the reason why Jihoon’s life depended on him in the early days of martial arts was only because of his high-speed movement skill.

Afterwards, Jihoon naturally learned martial arts in order to survive.

I was able to gain skill several times and reach a fairly high level.

However, strangely enough, the amount of magical power did not increase.

From the moment I first fell into the martial arts forest until now, my abilities as a hunter have not grown one bit.

Even though he has reached such a high level as a warrior, why has his hunter ability not improved at all?

Jihoon had doubts several times, but then something much more important than those things appeared to him.

softening

The best talent Jihoon met at Moorim.

This was the first warmth that Jihoon, who had always been alone since his parents passed away, felt.

The closer Jihoon got to Yeonhwa, the less frequently Jihoon used his high-speed movement skills.

One of the reasons was that the martial arts skills were getting stronger day by day, and the risk of dealing with the demonic cultists was reduced.

What if the side effect activates again while using a high-speed movement skill?

What if I end up returning to the original world, leaving Yeonhwa behind?

Jihoon did not use high-speed movement skills unless it was a truly desperate or life-threatening moment.

The day when we were going to find the leader of the Demonic Cult and finally end the terrible war.

That was when the sword and arrow arrived right in front of my neck.

Jihoon had no choice but to use the skill without even feeling anxious.

Because death was right before our eyes.

One thing scarier than dying is the fact that if you die, you won’t be able to see Yeonhwa again.

It was a high-speed movement skill used to avoid him.

But ironically, Ji-hoon saved her life but ended up never seeing Yeon-hwa again.

***

“What…what is horsepower?”

” That’s right… It’s magical power… He can use his skills too, right?”

“This is my first time… I never saw anyone use magical power during the first and second exams”

“But what kind of skill is that?”

“It seemed like a type of movement skill… but it doesn’t seem that high level? The travel distance is short…”

When Jihoon increased his magic power and used a skill for the first time, there was a small commotion in the audience.

An unusual movement for a hunter.

A question that has continued to follow Jihoon until now.

Is that really a hunter?

That’s right. Jihoon was also able to raise his magic power and use his skills.

Otherwise, how could I have entered the academy…

However, the other cadets who confirmed that obvious fact felt somewhat afraid.

‘How strong is it even when it uses magic power? I don’t know what else it’s hiding.’

The murmur in the audience watching Jihoon standing still did not seem to stop.

“Ji…Jihoon…come to your senses”

Han Soo-young, standing next to him, grabs Ji-hoon’s arm and shakes him, pulling him out of his thoughts.

“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden, Jihoon? We’re not over the game yet”

Jihoon turns to look at Sooyoung’s voice

“Huh…”

I can see a single tear falling from his eye.

“Ji…Jihoon, what’s wrong? What’s going on?”

Sooyoung was very worried about Jihoon, who was suddenly experiencing emotional turmoil.

It was then.

“Hey!!! Jihoon Kang!!! What are you doing!?”

A loud voice echoes from a corner of the audience.

Han So-jeong, who had said she would come to cheer on the finals, was shouting loudly.

“Foot..”

Ji-hoon, seeing her screaming with her face turning red, lets out a laugh and comes to his senses again.

“Oh wait…I felt so happy”

“Huh?”

Ji-hoon’s unknown words make Soo-young’s expression questionable.

“Let’s finish it quickly and go. I gained a lot from this exam…”

Jihoon spits out those words and raises his magic power again.

“Kyaaaak”

Ji-hoon, without saying a word, holds Soo-young in his arms again and uses his high-speed movement skill to open a wormhole.

Jiiing

Jihoon felt Baekwol in his hand crying in a different way than when he was fighting.

‘After all, it is possible to move together. But why is Baekwol like this…’

Just in case it was possible only once, Jihoon checked it by holding Suyeong again and using his skills.

Thanks to their high-speed movement skills, Ji-hoon and Soo-young have once again widened the distance from Seung-jun’s team members.

Once again, a magic circle appears above the head and magic spheres rain down.

This time, Jihoon launches himself into the air and catches the magic balls.

Pugh

pop

Powwow

Ji-hoon, who was destroying them all with Baekwol, was struck in the arm and leg by three small magic spheres that he had left behind.

whilick

Jihoon rushes toward his opponent while wounded.

Even without saying anything, I can feel Sooyoung’s healing skills coming from behind.

Jihoon’s small wounds are covered with new skin and are completely healed.

Wow

The tanking skills that the two tanks were using are destroyed by Jihoon’s White Wall, which he swings with a surge of force, and both of them fall.

Before he knew it, Seung-jun, holding a magic whip, had followed him in front of him.

When the two tanks fell, he went over to protect the healer and mage.

When the healer used the skill on the two fallen tanks, squeezing out the remaining magic power, the two soon got up, albeit with difficulty.

All six members of Seungjun’s team gather in one place and a 6:1 confrontation with Jihoon is formed.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I learned something important”

“…?”

Seungjun and his teammates have no idea what Jihoon is talking about.

“First, deploy both tanking skills to protect the healer, and when I run, the two wizards turn in the opposite direction and attack the female healer behind them!!”

The team members raise their magic power under Seungjun’s instructions.

At the front, the two tanks demonstrate their tanking skills again, and Seungjun comes out swinging his whip at Jihoon.

This time, perhaps with a different skill, the whip that Seungjun wields splits into dozens of strands and attacks Jihoon in the shape of a net.

“Jihoon!!”

Suyeong, who feels in danger due to the change in momentum, urgently calls Jihoon.

A tightly spreading net of magical power.

Even in the face of such fierce force, Jihoon’s calm expression does not change.

Jiiing

In response to the high amount of magical energy, Baekwol keeps crying as if it wants to eat him.

Huh

Jihoon, leisurely jumping, draws a white moon in the air with an X, and a large hole appears in the tight net.

puck

When the net breaks through, Seung-jun, who panics and steps back, is hit on the head by the back of Baekwol’s sword and immediately falls down.

Duuung

Ji-hoon, who has raised his magical power, appears among Seung-jun’s team’s tanks, healers, and wizards, seemingly using his movement skills.

“What…”

The tank in front falls before he can even look back.

puck

puck

puck

puck

Their heads are hit by the back of Baekwol’s sword, and the five fall down one after another.

“…”

“…”

Silence in the audience

A phrase announcing Jihoon’s team’s victory appears on the large screen.

The finals ended so vainly.

Suyeong, who was preparing to send out her healing skills, finally became completely convinced of the feelings she had been doubting.

The fact that all of Jihoon’s injuries so far were for his own sake…

“Thank you…Jihoon”

Jihoon smiles while watching Sooyoung

“Thank you for your hard work. Let’s go now”

Until the two people left the stadium through the exit, there was only silence in the building where hundreds of people had gathered.

“Cadet Jihoon Kang”

Jihoon, who was walking with Sooyoung, turns around when he hears a voice calling him.

Chairman Song Yoo-kyung

She waits for the right moment, keeping an eye on Ji-hoon until the quarterly evaluations are over, and then approaches Ji-hoon.