episode_0064

It may be surprising, but Eunha has two goals.

Of course, there are many small goals, such as collecting blood donation stickers or seeing [Bug Princess] panties, etc., but if I had to choose something that could be called the main goal, it would be like that.

One is to find out what exactly the [Black Book] does.

It is absolutely necessary to live with a sound mind in the future.

Even if I don’t die because of [self-healing], it hurts enough to kill me. I don’t want to live like a wrecked person with a broken head.

Although some questions were answered thanks to the story told by the [black person] at the fortune telling shop I visited this time and the ‘strange dream’ I had after swallowing the white pill, it is still a book full of secrets.

And the other one…

I am preparing for the D level promotion exam that will be held next month.

… … .

“You became an E-class hunter this month, so are you going to take the next exam right away?”

“If I had been going to take it easy, would I have retaken the exam 30 times?”

“As expected, I understand.”

After shopping at the department store, it’s a cafe holiday again.

Eunha got into Ban Harin’s car and left Euncheon-gu.

A car with an immaculately clean body, resembling Ban Harin, emits a quiet engine sound.

Scenery passing by quickly. As you move out of the city center, the buildings become lower in height as if they are bowing down.

The blue sunlight of June falls on Eunha’s thighs.

How long has it been since I left Euncheon-gu?

Eunha, who was sitting in the passenger seat and looking blankly out the window, looked down at the one-month free subscription to ‘Changcheon Hunter Academy’ that she was holding with both hands.

okay. go to academy

Hunter Academy is a place visited by those who have not entered the academy but still want to become hunters.

Among them, it is an academy run by [Changcheon Sword House], one of the [4 major guilds].

It’s a place I couldn’t even dare to go to because the tuition fees were so expensive.

However, recently, I received a free course ticket from scout Jeong So-ra of [Changcheon Geomga].

So I came here to take a picture. Because there is no reason not to go.

If you feel good, you should apply for the night class.

“I heard that they hire retired professors from [Euncheon Academy] and provide education as similar as possible to [Euncheon Academy]. Of course, unlike academies that teach comprehensive knowledge, Hunter Academy focuses on the ‘promotion test’. “It’s based on lectures.”

“It seems like a very famous academy.”

“The academy has the highest pass rate for promotion exams in the country… That’s all I said.”

Ban Harin, wearing sunglasses because of the sunlight, spoke in a cold voice. The sight of her driving down the road holding the steering wheel with one hand is so cool that even Eunha, who is watching from the side, gets excited.

Although it is extremely cold, it is an emotionless voice that calms the listener.

Eunha liked Ban Harin’s voice.

The more I listen, the more relieved I feel.

… … If you ask why Ban Harin goes with Eunha when she goes to the academy, it’s no big deal.

It’s just because Ban Harin also enrolled in the same academy as Eunha.

“You said you’re a C-class hunter. Why are you suddenly going to the academy?”

“Shouldn’t I be promoted to B level soon? I was already looking for a good academy, but I wanted to study with Eunha, so I enrolled in it.”

“Why with me?”

“Because I like it.”

“……wow.”

I am afraid of Ban Harin, who suddenly flirts with me without even changing his expression.

Eunha pulled on the seat belt between her breasts and looked at the scenery outside. Were seat belts this uncomfortable?

Suddenly, I felt eyes on me and looked back at the driver’s seat.

Ban Harin, wearing pitch black sunglasses, is not driving as he is told to do, but is looking straight at Eunha.

“Look ahead.”

“I’m looking at it out of the corner of my eye.”

“Isn’t it originally the opposite?”

“Don’t be fooled by common sense.”

Excited. Excited.

My heart is pounding.

Is it because Ban Harin is looking this way? Yes.

In a car traveling at 70 km/h, if the driver looks at the passenger seat, anyone’s heart will start pounding.

You were aiming for the swinging bridge effect.

Because of the sunglasses, it is impossible to see where Ban Harin is looking, but Eunha unconsciously covers her chest with both arms.

… … Let’s think positively.

Going to the same academy as Ban Harin is good in many ways.

Why don’t you feel at ease when you sit with your friends at school?

It’s the same thing.

At least you won’t have to sit alone in a corner and go to class.

Eunha imagined herself sitting next to Ban Harin and taking class.

I gained confidence.

“But I am very dissatisfied. Did that woman, Jeong So-ra, just throw away a free course ticket and be done with it? Why does Eunha go to the academy in person?”

“What do you think? If there’s anything I don’t know, I’ll ask.”

“Please leave it to me. Even after all this, there are a lot of useless magazines floating around on the Internet.”

“Is this the basic qualifications of a low-level civil servant?”

“You know what? The further away you get from the bottom, the less they care about basic skills.”

Eunha talked to Ban Harin, who was still looking at the passenger seat.

The immediate goal is to have enough force to be promoted to D class.

Since it is an academy run by the four major guilds, there will be something you can learn.

Even if you don’t know ‘body strengthening’, wouldn’t you be able to learn ‘mana’?

I had such expectations.

… … .

… … .

“Go back. We can’t make you a hunter.”

And, at [Changcheon Hunter Academy], which arrived after a 30-minute drive,

Eunha went through the check-out process 20 minutes after entering.

This is Jeong So-ra Hunter.

Is this correct?

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The sky was clear.

It’s just that Eunha’s heart isn’t like that.

“Mana is largely divided into two types.”

It was time to head to the academy.

Eunha heard a short lecture on ‘Mana’ from Ban Harin.

Eunha, who passed the E-level written exam, was well aware of this fact, but she did not bother to stop her from speaking.

“The mana required for a hunter’s life activities is called [Essential Mana]. It accounts for 70% of total mana, and when this [Essential Mana] becomes insufficient, the Hunter complains of symptoms similar to hypoxemia, and in severe cases, death.”

“And the rest… the mana that is not needed for vital activities is called [surplus mana]. It is about 30% of the total.”

“Hunters utilize this [surplus mana] to use skills and body enhancements.”

Crunch…

Ban Harin placed a coin in his palm, rolled it lightly, and held it.

Then, the copper coin bends like a songpyeon to match the shape of the hand.

Is it okay to ruin money like that?

Eunha was lost in thought while listening to Ban Harin’s story.

Hunters strengthen themselves not only through the [skills] they are born with, but also through a means called ‘body strengthening.’

Just like in movies and novels, it becomes possible to jump several meters in one jump and break down walls with your bare body.

This ‘body strengthening’ is also what Eunha prepares for the D-level exam.

If you can only ‘strengthen your body’, you will be able to easily pass the basic physical fitness test that you had such a hard time passing.

“The principle of body strengthening is simple. The ‘mana movement’ that occurs when a hunter uses a [skill]… It is a technique that remembers that movement sensuously and applies it.”

But there is a problem.

Since awakening [Self-Healing], Eunha has never felt ‘mana’.

That’s because Eunha’s skill, [Self-Healing], is ‘always active.’

Since it is not a skill that is activated consciously like others, I have no idea how to move this ‘mana’.

It feels like someone is saying, ‘Fly in the sky by applying the movement of red blood cells flowing in your blood vessels.’

Even if you know the theory, it is not easy to put it into practice.

Is it some kind of chronic disease?

“…How do I use the skill?”

“hmm… ”

Ban Harin also kept his mouth shut for now.

frustrated.

I suddenly became anxious.

If I go to the Hunter Academy, will I really be able to awaken the ‘mana’ that I haven’t felt in years?

It may take several months.

It took Eunha three years to become an E-class hunter. Even if you don’t pass next month, if you keep going to the academy and working hard… one day, you will be able to master ‘mana’ and ‘strengthen your body’.

I thought positively.

“Go back. We can’t make you a hunter.”

Is that why?

At the ‘Changcheon Hunter Academy’ I somehow visited, the person who introduced himself as a Mana Studies professor was,

He said it was a pre-test before class and checked Eunha’s level of achievement…

He showed a similar reaction to Ban Harin when asked how to use the skill.

A look in their eyes asking what should I do with this.

A face looking down at a tiny chick that entered the wolf cage without fear.

It is called Jibakryeong for the promotion test, and the pitiful eyes that I have always seen.

… … I felt sick.

“Well… I’m not suited to being a hunter physically. I recommend looking into other jobs.”

“Even if you force yourself to learn ‘body strengthening,’ your hunter activities will be difficult due to your lack of basic strength.”

“For the safety of other hunters who must perform missions together, please think again.”

Evaluation follows.

The words, which contained nothing but the truth and were so deeply embedded in my heart, were so heavy that it was difficult to even stand properly.

I don’t mean to scratch her.

Just conveying the truth.

It’s just the thorny truth clawing through the heart of the galaxy.

Okay. Because there is [self-recovery].

The wound will heal quickly.

… … okay. There’s no way I could feel the ‘mana’ that I haven’t felt in years just by going to an academy.

I didn’t expect it.

I decided to think so.

“…….”

After that, I’m not sure.

As I listened to the academy teacher’s words, my vision became increasingly dark… Before I knew it, Eunha was getting into Ban Harin’s car and heading back to Euncheon-gu.

What is it?

What did you want to do?

In the end, why did I go to the academy?

I don’t know.

“It’s okay. If you want, I’ll teach you too.”

“……Really? Then I’ll ask you later.”

“Please leave it to me.”

Banharin says:

I can’t hear properly, as if there’s water in my ears.

I answered with a smile.

Eunha looked up at the sky blankly.

Blue sky, not even lunch time yet. When you look up, it is dazzling.

In novels, it always rains on pleasant days, but I guess that’s not the case.

… … No. Looking at the clear sky, it probably means that Eunha herself is in a good mood.

I feel good.

okay. That would be nice.

“I won’t give up. I will definitely become a hunter.”

“I know.”

“I promised. I have to become a hunter.”

“Okay. Let’s go in and get some rest for today.”

Eunha couldn’t hear anything.

It’s a day as pleasant as the sunny weather.

… … .

After that, nothing happened.

I took Ban Harin’s car and returned to ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’.

When I got home, I took off my shoes and took a shower.

The cold water from the shower washes over her body like a shower.

‘Ah… I’m glad. I got kicked out before taking class… If I had taken class, I would definitely have been laughed at by more people.’

I took a shower in my street clothes.

A damp shirt is cool.

It feels similar to last time.

A month ago, when I heard harsh words from Ban Harin, who was helping me with my physical fitness test.

It’s similar to back then.

Feeling depressed, sticky, and heavy all over.

“……Let’s think positively. We can find another way. We have plenty of time.”

Eunha turned off the shower and looked down at her wrist.

It’s a thin, delicate, blunt wrist.

It was broken like corn by [Bug Princess].

Eunha scratched her wrist with the other hand.

A long bright red mark is engraved.

(The principle of body strengthening is simple. The ‘mana movement’ that occurs when a hunter uses a [skill]… It is a technique that remembers and applies that movement sensuously.)

I remember what Ban Harin said earlier.

Mana movement.

When you use a skill, mana moves.

[Self-recovery] would be the same.

While I’m thinking about this, let’s feel the mana.

Udduk!

I scratched my wrist with my fingernails.

The dull, dull skin is torn and bright red blood flows out.

The damp shirt turns red.

“…….”

Eunha looked down at her wrist in silence.

[Self-healing] soon closed the wound, leaving only a scar.

I can’t feel any movement of mana.

“Hey, what? Again.”

Crash!

I scratched my wrist with my fingernails.

Blood flows and torn skin heals.

I couldn’t feel any mana.

“Hey, what? Again.”

I bit it with my teeth.

Blood is pouring out as if I touched somewhere wrong.

Soon the skin healed.

I couldn’t feel any mana.

“Hey, what? Again.”

Next goal.

Preparing for the D-level promotion test.

A thing to do.

Feeling ‘mana’.

Let’s think positively.

It’s good to have a clear goal.

Today is a good day.

Should I sing a nursery rhyme?

“Hey, what? Again.”

Eunha tore off her wrist with a smile on her face as usual.

Reddened shirt, blood splattered on the face.

Covered in her own blood, she gave off an eerie atmosphere, just like the [Red Woman].

‘It’s dyed yellow, yellow~’

To have a headache.

As if someone was in it.

(『Hmm… It’s barely okay. But it’s a bit hasty.』)

( What? )

(『…How much do you think the human brain capacity is?』)

Eunha dug into her wrist.

It was a peaceful day.