episode_0079

When I came out and thought about it calmly, I realized that I really was an idiot.

Running away without even resolving the situation properly, what kind of light novel protagonist are you? Those guys usually run away without even resolving the situation.

At least they have looks, I don’t have anything like that, so I’m just a fucking idiot. What kind of crazy thing did they do?

Suddenly, I felt an intense sense of regret.

If I could only turn back time, I would properly end this situation and get out of here. And relieve that awkward atmosphere.

No, I just won’t be possessed by anything in this world.

“Whew, shit. I need a cigarette.”

Of course, I don’t smoke. On the contrary, I have rhinitis, so I could feel my nose getting stuffy when I inhaled cigarette smoke. However, at this moment, I really wanted to smoke.

If that doesn’t work, then alcohol.

I took a deep breath and walked forward. I didn’t even know where I was going. I just walked as long as I could.

“Oh, right, fuck.”

Then suddenly one thing occurred to me.

“How do I get back to the Academy?”

When I think about it, I came here in Lee Ji-hye’s car. It wasn’t a long ride, but it was definitely a long way to get there, and when I think about it, I feel at a loss as to how I’m going to get back.

“Ah, I don’t know. I guess I can just walk as if I’m exercising.”

Anyway, what I need most is physical training.

Even if you say no, there’s nothing you can do.

Because I only had one way to go right now, so I ran.

I just run because I know where the academy is.

*

“Ugh, ugh… ugh…….”

I was catching my breath, not hiding my tired expression. My legs were shaking a little because I had been running and walking for quite some time. Only then did I straighten up my head, which had been hanging down, as if I had arrived.

There I could see the dorm room where I lived.

“The door hasn’t been fixed yet.”

But it didn’t matter.

Anyway, Lee Ji-hye said that she would fix it completely by the end of the day, so I should rest assured. That’s why I decided to trust her.

So I didn’t care about the state of the door and just went inside. Then I went over to the bed and picked up the cell phone I had thrown away.

“You prepared all your clothes, but you left your phone behind. You’re a real idiot.”

The problem is that that stupid guy is me.

Why did you leave it behind? It’ll just make things harder to get there.

I didn’t really care and went out again. I must have done some physical training, so I decided to start training right away.

‘Because I also received swordsmanship skills.’

Shouldn’t you try it out yourself? It might help if you practice beforehand.

With that thought in mind, I ran straight to the training ground. I ran with my gun and the dagger I had received from Yusera.

Running, I was able to arrive at the training ground earlier than usual. So I went in without hesitation.

As I opened the door and went in, I saw a spacious space as usual. Looking around, I saw that there were kids training with me even though it was the weekend.

“Huh? You’re here?”

At that moment, I could see Seo Jae-hyeok and Yoo Seo-ra together in front of me. As soon as Seo Jae-hyeok saw me, he smiled brightly and called out to me.

I also naturally walked towards where the guys were.

“Haha, I didn’t think you’d come to the training ground since you didn’t come on weekends.”

“Well, I have some work to do.”

I said, scratching the back of my neck. Thinking about it, my routine on weekends was to receive training from Lee Ji-hye. But thinking back on today, I could tell that it would be difficult to do so because it was embarrassing.

It’s still a bit awkward to meet up.

I glanced at Yoo Seo-ra. As expected, she was somewhat annoyed that she couldn’t be with Seo Jae-hyeok.

Pup. But I risked my life to get the hidden piece.

He gave me hellfire or something.

You ungrateful bastard.

As I was glaring at her, perhaps she sensed my gaze as Yoo Seo-ra spoke to me.

“Don’t you usually train outside?”

“That? I have some work to do. So I’m going to do it here.”

“Hmm, really? Okay.”

Yu Seo nodded as if to give permission.

Who are you to allow this and make a fuss?

I turned my head without saying anything and took out the dagger I had brought. I thought I should use the one I had used before first. With that in mind, I tried to handle it briefly.

“Oh, that’s right. Seojin. You didn’t see that, did you?”

“…what?”

“You’ll know when you see it. Sera. Show that to Seojin too.”

At those words, I put back the dagger I had taken out for a moment and turned my gaze towards Yusera. The guy had a slightly troubled expression on his face, but I didn’t think it would be that much of a problem.

“Okay, I understand.”

Yuseo stretched out his hand and muttered.

“Hellfire.”

Hwaruk.

A small flame rose from her finger. Wasn’t this the hidden piece that I had obtained? I stared at Yusera for a moment, thinking about that.

She seemed to want me to hide what happened yesterday from Seo Jae-hyuk. Thanks to that, I had to pretend to be a little surprised.

“What? Why is fire coming out of my hand?”

“Right? Isn’t that strange? Sera woke up last night without knowing it. I wonder what really happened.”

Seo Jae-hyeok looked at Yoo Seo-ra with a look of pure wonder, like a child, and envied her.

If you think about it, similar situations like this were often presented in the original work. But it’s only towards the middle that you realize that most of these were hidden pieces.

It felt amazing to see in real life something I had only seen in novels.

“Haha, I really wonder how fire goes out. It’s amazing that you’ve awakened to this.”

As Seo Jae-hyeok spoke with a smile, Yoo Seo-ra smiled slightly as if she felt that he was praising her.

Hey, this isn’t what you got.

“But, I find it a bit strange. What is the principle behind it?”

There will obviously be some kind of side effect or penalty. If not, isn’t it the same as having a passive skill that can be used at any time?

I was really curious because it was so fraudulent that you could use magic without even having any magic power.

“It’s not that hard. It’s because it uses mana to burn.”

“Mana is burning?”

So does that mean that every time you use that skill, mana drains at the same time? That makes sense to some extent, but it was still too fraudulent of an ability.

Especially when you remember that it wasn’t in the original.

“Mana is burning? Then can I use it too?”

Seo Jae-hyeok said with a smile, and Yoo Seo-ra looked at it with pleasure. I didn’t want to see that pickling, so I immediately picked up the dagger.

And then I swung quickly. I figured out the swordsmanship I was using, using the most efficient techniques this body could use.

It is not heavy, but rather light. And, as expected of a dagger, it is nimble and moves quickly.

‘I didn’t notice it yesterday, but it definitely feels different.’

When I fought Charlotte, I was obviously busy moving according to my senses. Thanks to that, I was able to know how to use it, but apart from that, the effectiveness of the ability wasn’t that good. That’s because I didn’t know the technique I was using.

‘But now I know for sure.’

I could be confident that I wouldn’t be moving inefficiently any longer. At least I believed that I could do better than yesterday.

I looked around for a moment. This time, I was going to use the sword properly.

After remaining still for a moment, I walked over to the place where several weapons were placed. Then, I pulled out one heavy sword with certainty.

“Use it.”

Of course, my body was heavy compared to a normal person’s, but it wasn’t so heavy that I couldn’t handle it properly, so I felt reassured.

‘I guess exercising helped.’

With that thought, I swung my sword. I quickly moved, cutting and stabbing the air. However, as expected, it was difficult to swing properly, contrary to my expectations. I didn’t get the speed I wanted, and I didn’t go in the direction I wanted.

I felt frustrated because things didn’t go as I wanted.

‘Is training really what I need?’

Of course, you can use mana to strengthen your physical abilities. However, you can’t rely solely on the insufficient mana, and above all, physical abilities are greatly affected by using mana.

Because of that, I have something to worry about.

‘No, but I’m still lucky.’

I’m very lucky because I’ve acquired swordsmanship skills that I never thought I’d acquire.

I stared at the sword for a moment and then turned my head towards Seo Jae-hyuk. He was staring blankly at me.

“Wow, Seo Jin-ah, you know how to use a sword? That’s amazing! You’re good with guns too, so it seems like there’s nothing you can’t do.”

For a moment, I lowered my head at the guy’s praise. I was embarrassed, and for some reason, I suddenly felt ashamed because I thought it wasn’t my ability.

“Oh, what is it?”

Seo Jae-hyuk was looking at me with a bright smile. He was holding the spear I had told him to learn, and it seemed like he had decided to follow my words.

I had no doubt that the guy would learn quickly.

But to learn properly, you’ll need something like sparring, right?

I hesitated for a moment and then immediately picked up the sword.

“Would you like to spar with me? With sword and spear.”

I said with the corners of my mouth raised. Then, as expected, Seo Jae-hyuk seemed flustered and took a few steps back from me in great surprise. He made a troubled expression and stuttered slightly.

“Ah, no. Even so, you. That, that is.”

“A normal person?”

Then, the guy slowly nodded his head as if he was feeling discouraged. As expected, he was trying to be considerate of me, as was typical of the kind Seo Jae-hyuk. But I didn’t necessarily need that kind of consideration.

“You don’t have to worry. Yusera will be watching over you. Right?”

When I glanced at her and spoke, Yusera nodded. Looking at her expression, I could tell she had no intention of stopping me, and that was probably because she trusted me.

I guess you probably don’t think he’d do anything weird.

“Huh? Is that okay?”

“You can do it. Then let’s go right away. You go first.”

I took a slight stance and glared at Seo Jae-hyuk. He still tilted his head as if he couldn’t figure out what was going on and had a puzzled expression on his face. Naturally, he looked at Yoo Seo-ra, but when he realized that she had no intention of stopping him, Seo Jae-hyuk let out a deep sigh.

“Oh, okay. Okay, I’ll go.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Seo Jae-hyeok took a stance. He lowered his center of gravity by bending down more than usual, waited for a moment, and then rushed at me.

As expected, the Awakened One was quite fast. However, there was no difference between an F-class and a normal person, so I quickly raised my sword and blocked it. Then I took a step forward, dug in, and immediately struck the spear.

Since it was a position where he could properly apply strength to his legs, he was horizontal and pointed upwards with his sword, and Seo Jae-hyeok’s spear quickly pointed upwards as well.

I aimed for that moment and immediately pulled my sword slightly inside me, then extended it straight out. However, Seo Jae-hyeok seemed not to let his guard down and immediately swung his spear down to block it. Then he immediately retreated from me.

Seo Jae-hyuk had a look of bewilderment on his face. It seemed like he had never imagined that I would do this well.

‘This will probably be useful in real life later on.’

When I saw that, it was certain.

If by any chance he hears about my information, I can use my sword to make him let his guard down, so that I can strike him properly.

Seo Jae-hyuk stares at me silently, as if he will no longer let his guard down. His expression was stiffer than usual, and he seemed serious.

‘I guess this should go my way?’

I thought that I should give Seo Jae-hyeok some training, so I tried to get into a good posture. But I still tried to keep a relaxed expression on my face as much as possible, and then I ran right away.

I stretched out my legs and headed towards where Seo Jae-hyeok was. However, as if he had expected it, he quickly turned his body to dodge, then spun around and swung his spear at me.

I stared at it and then tried to move my feet.

That was the moment.

“Stop.”

Yusera stepped in and blocked the way. For a moment, I wondered why the guy was there, but before I could say anything, she spoke first.

“This is Jaehyuk’s victory, right?”

…….

“Fuck, you just wanted Seo Jae-hyuk to win.”

“Well?”

“That’s right, fucking seriously.”

I shouted, furious as fire.

“Hey, you know I could’ve avoided that. What the hell are you doing popping out of nowhere!”

“What does that mean? I don’t know.”

“You’re screwed today. Come on, wash it off!”

“No, wait a minute. Why are you two suddenly fighting?”