episode_0052

Before the unexpected sparring, I stopped by the office for a moment.

“Did I hear wrong just now? What do you do?”

“No, you’re sparring with Choi Hyo-min!?”

Kim Jun-hyung and Han Gyu-ri were very surprised when they found out the whole story of the incident, and they responded by asking if they were crazy.

“That’s it.”

“It doesn’t end with just saying that’s the case! Are you out of your mind!?”

“Ma, that’s right! It’s not just anyone else, it’s the highest ranker!”

Choi Hyo-min, despite her childlike personality, is one of the strongest players, ranking 9th in the power rankings with the nickname ‘Singung’.

No matter how many restrictions and restrictions were placed on the sparring, this was not an opponent they would normally face, so it would not be surprising for the two people to be surprised.

but… .

“It’s okay. It’s not a fight to the death, it’s training, but…”

I think it’s quite worth doing because it’s not a completely uninformed or unknown opponent, and it’s a simple form of training.

“… Mr. Gyuri. He seems to be under a lot of stress these days.”

“Should I take sick leave right away?”

The two people showed even more worried reactions and were having a serious conversation, except for me.

As I was watching, I forced myself to change the topic and asked if there was an equipment rental application form.

“Uh… , I received it before… .”

“Could you please write it and upload it right away? I will personally select the rental items above.”

“No, you really do it?”

“Then fake it? I’m going to leave it as video material, so I’d like to ask you to film it.”

“… … .”

Kim Jun-hyung’s face seemed to harden slightly after he confirmed my sincerity, but then he spoke seriously with a worried look in his eyes.

“Jihyuk… . Honestly, I wish I didn’t have to do this. Of course, you thought it through and decided to do it, but it’s the same with your legs, so I hope you don’t overdo it.”

Kim Jun-hyung glances at my legs and quietly makes eye contact.

I was a little moved by his sincere concern, so I tried to talk to him to ease his worries.

“Because we suddenly spar… , It reminds me of when we were in the midst of preparing for our Hunter debut. Do you remember how much we sparred back then?”

“Are you talking back?”

Then, as if he thought I was trying to forcefully change the subject, he narrowed his eyes and gave a bewildered reaction.

I smiled proudly and continued speaking confidently.

“At that time, I beat both Seol Joo-hee and Hong Yu… . Lately I can barely hold on.”

“… … What?”

Kim Jun-hyung seemed to not understand what I said right away, reacting half a beat late.

I tapped his arm to tell him not to worry and continued to prepare for the sparring.

*

About 10 minutes to Dalian.

Do Ji-hyuk completed his preparations using public equipment rented from Sejin Guild.

The weapon is a class A two-handed sword decorated in the shape of a gray dragon.

To increase mobility, simple armor was worn only on the joints.

“It’s been a while… .”

While I was lightly warming up after putting on my gear… .

“So… , it’s been a very long time.”

Lee Hye-ri, who was quietly watching the scene, spoke to Do Ji-hyuk with a smile of great anticipation.

“I never dreamed I’d see you swinging a sword again.”

“Well, if you want to make a living, you have to do something like this.”

“Well… . You didn’t have to, right?”

Do Ji-hyuk did not necessarily deny Hye-ri Lee’s words.

As she said, there was no need to strengthen Choi Hyo-min’s discipline by sparring.

It was enough to just accept the bullying in moderation or use his position as an advisor to logically defeat it.

but… .

Do Ji-hyuk did not apply to spar simply to suppress Choi Hyo-min.

No matter how honorable or famous you are, there is nothing more effective than showing your skills in person.

Do Ji-hyuk applied for a sparring match to make it clear not only to Choi Hyo-min but also to the entire Sejin Guild what kind of person he was.

“Phew… .”

Sparring time has arrived before we know it.

After completing the warm-up, Do Ji-hyuk lightly quenched his throat with an ionic drink, then spoke calmly while holding the sword handed to him by Lee Hye-ri.

“Are you going to write this as an article?”

Then Hye-ri Lee burst into laughter, then slowly shook her head and answered.

“No matter how much he says, he is our star… , How do you write about losing to a producer?”

The way he said it was natural for Do Ji-hyuk to win.

Lee Hye-ri was already predicting Do Ji-hyuk’s victory.

“Thank goodness.”

After receiving the sword with a bright smile, Do Ji-hyuk went straight down to the sparring hall.

“I’ll tell you the rules first!”

The Sejin Guild’s sparring hall is about the size of half a soccer field.

Through the large window on the wall on the second floor, employees of Sejin Guild and two people from Team Seoul City Hall were gathered looking down at the inside of the sparring hall.

In the center of the sparring hall, decorated in clean gray, Choi Hyo-min and Do Ji-hyuk were looking at each other.

“If you express your intention to surrender or become unconscious, it will end immediately! It may be terminated by external judgment, and the time limit is 30 minutes!”

The referee finished explaining the rules and stepped back to begin.

Choi Hyo-min, who was fully set up with the top-quality equipment she usually used, put her hand on her waist as if it was not the same and spoke as if it was ridiculous.

“You didn’t manage to run away?”

Then Do Ji-hyuk shrugged his shoulders as if showing off and accepted her provocation.

“You’re going to win anyway, so why run away?”

“Hmph… . Let’s see how far that cocky attitude goes.”

Choi Hyo-min turns around and heads to the starting position as if he doesn’t want to talk anymore.

Do Ji-hyuk seemed to like it and followed her to his starting position.

“Seu-eup─, hoo… .”

I took a deep breath, took a stance, and reflected on the strategy I had planned in advance.

‘You only have to dodge it four times.’

Choi Hyo-min has one habit.

This means that it shows a kind of repetitive pattern, attacking according to the algorithm it has set.

Of course, there are not just one or two types of techniques she uses, but the number of patterns is countless… .

Do Ji-hyuk, who had analyzed Black Rose and Choi Hyo-min countless times, was memorizing the patterns she had shown one by one.

Bleeek────!!

The sound of a horn echoing inside the sparring hall.

“I will definitely make you kneel… !”

Choi Hyo-min, who raised his magic power and vision to the limit, read Do Ji-hyuk’s movements from a distance and pulled the empty bowstring.

Fuuuk────!

Then, five arrows made of magic appeared on the bowstring,

Choi Hyo-min let go of the protest, matching Do Ji-hyuk’s rhythm.

Tung─!!!

Five arrows flying through the air with a sharp sound.

Sooo much!!!!!

Even if you stay still or move your body to avoid the arrow, you have no choice but to get hit physically.

It was clearly flying along that trajectory.

however… .

Churrr!!!!

Do Ji-hyuk lowered his body as if crawling on the ground with a strange movement, and dodged all the attacks by inserting his body between the tracks.

“… !”

Choi Hyo-min, who was slightly taken aback by the completely unexpected evasion, soon came to his senses and immediately prepared for the next attack.

“Try to avoid this too… !”

Fuuuk───!!!

An arrow of magic strikes the demonstration once again.

This time, it was a single-shot sniping technique for fast opponents.

“Eat it!”

Tung—!

The arrow that left the demonstration instantly turned into a beam of laser and pierced the air at the speed of light.

Ji-ing─────!!!!!

but.

“What!?”

This time too, he dodged the attack accurately, as if he had already read the trajectory.

Tat tat tat tat!

He raised his sword and started approaching Choi Hyo-min.

“Hot… !”

Choi Hyo-min laughed as if it was ridiculous, widened the distance behind him, and immediately pulled the bowstring.

“You won’t be able to avoid it this time!!”

He then created a large magic arrow and used his signature technique, aka ‘Coral Reef’.

Wow ───────!!!!!!!!

The large arrow that left the demonstration split into ten rainbow-colored lasers and spread out widely, drawing irregular lines.

Sooo much!!!!!

It aimed at the target, Do Ji-hyuk, and struck down irregularly, taking away even the timing to dodge.

‘done… !’

Choi Hyo-min thought that he could definitely defeat Do Ji-hyuk with this attack.

Because even Hong Yu-ra couldn’t avoid Choi Hyo-min’s coral reef.

I had no doubts that Do Ji-hyuk, who had not even debuted as a hunter, would be able to endure.

Wow! Wow!

That is, until Do Ji-hyuk cuts down two arrows.

“… No way!”

Taaa!

He avoided all attacks by forcibly creating a path, as if he knew where the arrows would fly.

Churrr!!!!

The guided arrows aimed at Do Ji-hyuk collided with each other and soon disappeared.

“… Chiit… !”

Now that he had come this far, Choi Hyo-min could not underestimate him.

Even if she was an S-rank hunter, close combat with an opponent holding a sword was at a disadvantage.

Moreover, fighting someone skilled enough to avoid all attacks was literally something that had to be avoided.

Taaat────!

Choi Hyo-min raised his magic power with all his might and attacked.

“Eat it!!!!!”

Tung—! Tung—! Tung—! Tung—! Tung—!

Rain of arrows pouring down from all directions.

It was an enormous attack that covered the entire sparring hall… .

Taaaat───! Taaat───!

Her attacks ultimately took place from the moment the bowstring was struck, so there was a clear pattern.

‘left! Cut twice… ! ‘Three steps!’

Do Ji-hyuk, who read the flow of magic power through the ability he had stolen in advance and even read all the attacks that would come next, was able to dodge all of Choi Hyo-min’s arrows.

Taaaat───! Taaaat───!

“Ma, that’s ridiculous… !”

Choi Hyo-min, who did not know this fact, could only be astonished by Do Ji-hyuk’s strange movements.

“Get away from me!!!!!”

And then, without even realizing that both his base and his methods of destruction had been revealed, he was cornered in the corner of the sparring room and constantly flicked his bow.

Tung—! Tung—! Tung—! Tung—!

Soood

and.

Guguguguk… … !

The moment Choi Hyo-min pulled the bowstring for the next attack.

“… !”

Do Ji-hyuk disappeared from her sight in an instant.

“… Uh, where did you go… !”

Choi Hyo-min, who was embarrassed, stopped the attack and was trying to urgently find the target.

“Caught… !”

From behind her, Do Ji-hyuk’s voice was heard.

“!!!”

‘Shingung’, ranked 9th in the power rankings, was captured.