episode_0053

“Is it already time? Well then, that’s it for today!”

As the bell sound signaling the end of class came from the amplifier, Professor Shin Jae-yu, still in his training uniform, clapped his hands and shouted.

“Keheuk… Cough… !”

“Wow… !”

As soon as she said those words, the entire training ground was noisy with coughing. Occasionally, sounds of retching can also be heard mixed in.

“Ugh, I, I… ”

The female professor frowned for a moment when she saw the students spitting out vomit. The faces of all the students, without exception, were as white as patients. My hands and feet were shaking and I couldn’t control my limbs properly.

This was no exception for students who usually showed off their outstanding skills. Jin Ye-seo, a blonde schoolgirl, Woo-jin Choi, who looks like a muscular monkey, Seung-heon, who looks like a nobleman, and even his fiancée Moon Yeo-ul, who is a haughty young lady.

They, too, were either in contemplation or were sprawled out on the floor of the training center, breathing heavily.

I am the only sane student in this place. But I am not completely oblivious. I deliberately pretended to be struggling to catch my breath and collapsed on the floor with a loud sound.

“Well, everyone worked hard. This must have been your first time experiencing particle exhaustion. Isn’t it quite difficult?”

The female professor continued her lecture calmly, walking among the students. Now, I have seen it so many times that it is a familiar sight that I can imagine even with my eyes closed.

“From now on, you will repeat today’s particle exhaustion training three times a week.”

“Ah… ”

As the female professor spoke, sighs filled with despair came from all over the place. She was notorious among freshmen for being particularly harsh with students.

“Quiet! I must have told you the importance of this training earlier, right? see… Yeseo? Shall we explain the exact definition of Rubin and conversion rate?”

“Rubin… Hehe… This figure is also called the maximum particle amount in the body… omg… This is the maximum measurement of the concentration of particles that enter each wizard’s well… Conversion rate… among them… Heck, it refers to the percentage of particles a wizard can draw out in one breath… ”

After answering, the blonde female student took a gulp of a blue energy drink.

“It looks like you attended class very diligently! There are 30 stores. Come to the office later after class and check.”

The blonde’s face lit up at the female professor’s words. Then, I feel eyes glancing back towards where I am sitting.

“Rubin value and conversion rate can be said to be two very important factors that can objectively determine a wizard’s talent. The higher these numbers are, the more the type, strength, and number of spells that can be created increase proportionally.”

The female professor started walking again.

“In particular, the higher the conversion rate, the more possible it is for the wizard to create magic formulas that consume a lot of particles. If the Rubin value is supported, you can create great magic like weather magic that can only be created by multiple wizards.”

“Wow… ”

“Of course, such amazing skills don’t appear very often. It appears once every few decades. In fact, just by being able to create weather magic in the first place, he is already a very outstanding wizard.”

The female professor had a playful smile on her face.

“Usually the Rubin value and conversion rate are proportional within a certain number, but it is not uncommon to see cases where only one value is too low or too high, causing the magic’s efficiency to drop drastically. This usually means that the Rubin value is too low or too high compared to the conversion rate. why? Unlike the Rubin value, which is inherently limited, the conversion rate is a number that can be raised to a meaningful level through training.”

“Uh… ”

“For example, the particle exhaustion training you just experienced is the simplest, most effective, and safe training method to increase conversion rates.”

At the positive exclamations coming from the students, the short-haired female professor nodded lightly as if satisfied.

“It is an undeniable fact that each person is born with different levels of talent, but most of the differences can be overcome to some extent through effort. Magic is no exception. Always keep in mind that half of the heroes whose names are preserved in the National Archives were evaluated as mediocre wizards when they were freshmen, and focus on training a little more when you have time to complain.”

After she finished speaking, I could see some vitality returning to the students’ eyes. I think it was a motivational method that wasn’t too bad when I heard it.

“… ?”

However, after finishing her speech, the female professor did not return to the podium, but instead walked towards me. The smile that fills my face actually amplifies my anxiety.

“And… Student Jinhyeon Yoo? It was great. You have 40 store points. Come to the office later and check.”

Before long, she came right in front of me, who had deliberately taken a seat in the corner.

“Particle exhaustion training is difficult even for experienced soldiers. Exhaustion is a phenomenon that can never be overcome physically, and only mental strength is a resource that can be used in training.”

I can feel everyone around me focusing on her words. Especially when it comes to blondes, the hostile gaze is particularly stinging.

This person treats me particularly harshly every time he sees me. I didn’t like that so I decided to sit in the corner.

Regret comes like a wave, thinking that I should have breathed harder.

“But that resolute attitude… I am amazed even when I look at it… ”

Actually, considering its reputation, I am quite thankful for it.

The only thing she misunderstood was that what I did was not exercise my mental powers, but simply draw particles from the air and blow them into the particle detector installed in front of me.

I remember what the director said a while ago. He said that the concept of conversion rate itself does not apply to me. If you really want to be honest, did you say you could say it was 100%?

Particle exhaustion was something that could not have happened to me. However, before that, your body will suffer a fatal overload.

“I wasn’t just standing still… ”

“Student Jae-ryong Guk? I don’t think so. Currently, student Jinhyun Yoo’s particle detector is almost at capacity. At this rate, I think I can easily get over 22%. While we’re talking about it, should I check the capacity of my detector?”

Shin Jae-yu caught the sound of someone grumbling softly like a ghost. A male student with a puzzled look hurriedly covers the magnetic particle detector with his whole body after hearing her words.

The female professor who saw this grinned, clapped her hands, and looked around.

“Now, was today the second request meeting? Those scheduled for a mentoring group meeting can take a short break and then move on to the next location. And the rest is additional training with me.”

“Ah, teacher… !”

“Those who haven’t even passed the first request, be quiet! My mind is so rotten! You crawl on all fours today… !”

Behind the scene where people were leaving, the angry female professor’s words rang out quietly.

***

While walking toward the small conference room, a large electronic display board attached to the wall of the hallway catches my eye.

This is a real-time changing grade level ranking table that can be easily found anywhere in the cradle. I naturally checked the first-year leaderboard on the far left. At the very top, to the right of the number ‘1’, you can see my name in large letters along with the score.

At first, I didn’t feel like it was just a product on the shelf, but now I’m somewhat used to it. In fact, I feel like I’m feeling a bit of a proud sense of accomplishment.

Needless to say, there is a significant score gap between 3rd place Choi Woo-jin and 2nd place Jin Ye-seo. This seems to be thanks to the achievement of making a dog tag alone in practice and the quick and successful fulfillment of the first request. Since I received an additional 40 points earlier, the difference in scores will widen further.

It’s been a while since I entered school, but I don’t remember having any personal conversations with them. Choi Woo-jin always has a winning expression on his face, and Jin Ye-seo just glares at her whenever he gets the chance, as if he were the enemy of his parents.

In fact, it is difficult to have a very good relationship with the two. In any case, unlike Seung-heon, who is related to Se-hwa’s older sister, Choi Woo-jin’s older sister, Choi I-re, has a clear clique. Now, even the deaf can tell that Jin Ye-seo is very much following someone in her second year.

However, I am a little curious about the skills of the two. Considering that they managed to penetrate the central part during practice, it seems like their skills are clear.

According to the academic calendar I last saw, the week after the second round of requests ends is the ranking week.

And since the ranking match is said to be held between students of adjacent rankings, I think I might run into one of them.

It was clearly the ranking match victory score that accounted for the largest proportion of the overall score. Winning one ranked match is worth more points than successfully completing two C-rank quests.

I may not be able to use my power, but I have no intention of losing or overlooking it.

As I thought about that, I soon arrived in front of the annex where several small conference rooms were located. Just as I was about to swipe my student ID card and go inside, I heard a small roar coming from the back of the sparsely populated building.

-so… What are you going to do… !

-What should I do when something like that happens in a duel?

It is the sound of several people talking in an angry tone. In the meantime, someone’s familiar voice is also mixed in.

I killed the presence and carefully headed towards the source of the sound. Soon, a composition of three other female students surrounding one female student unfolds before our eyes.

“It’s not a fair duel… you… !!”

“If that’s not a fair duel, what is? If you feel unfair, do you want to fight again? I do not care. Instead, the other finger may be cut off at that time.”

It’s a familiar snort that seems arrogant and gets on your nerves.

“You… !”

The female student who was at the forefront of Yeon Myeong-ha’s provocation could no longer hold back her anger. In a split second, he raised one hand and tried to hit her on the cheek. Yeon Yeon-ha also tried to respond by moving her body in a familiar way.

However, it is not what I want that Yeon Myeong-ha acts directly here. I soon got between them. He then grabbed the wrist of the female student who was trying to slap her and twisted it.