episode_0090

I have to say this now.

To Eunha, ‘water lily’ is a very unfamiliar word.

Not accumulating knowledge, but physical training.

Because of [self-recovery], which returns physical changes to their ‘original form’, exercise was a waste of time with no nutritional value to her.

Still, I don’t know how pathetic I felt, buying a gym ticket every month with the sole intention of becoming a hunter.

Jibakryeong for promotion exam.

A 10,000-year F-class hunter.

Euncheon-gu’s soft fist.

A nickname for her.

The negative words that made Eunha unconsciously block her ears turned Eunha into a positive person.

A person with no particular strengths other than a positive personality…

Eunha evaluated herself that way.

“Face. Breasts. Pelvis. Those are the strengths. What more do you need? I hope you think about the feelings of Nari Kang and I, who turn into octopus and flat chest whenever we go near Eunha.”

“Mr. Banharin, shut up.”

Well anyway,

Eunha thought positively.

Knowing your own shortcomings… is definitely an advantage.

“Anyway… Eunha is the type of person who learns surprisingly quickly.”

“You have to learn quickly.”

And now, with the help of Banharin, I am preparing for the D-class hunter promotion exam.

Eunha was truly feeling a sense of improvement that she had never felt before.

… … .

Cough!

Eunha knocked away Ban Harin’s hammer as it swung towards her head.

With a cheerful sound, the aluminum baseball bat in his hand cries out fiercely.

Ban Harin, who ‘observed’ the galaxy that was successfully defended, speaks in a cold voice.

“Do you know, Eunha? The most recommended weapon for beginner hunters is blunt weapons. They are threatening and have sufficient lethal force without any special training.”

Euncheon Park, where cumulus clouds drift along the evening sky.

After a round of fighting, Ban Harin, swinging a hammer in the air and freeing his wrist, approached Eunha.

She corrects one’s posture by pointing out each movement of the galaxy she ‘observed’.

Ban Harin’s touch, which relieves overly tense muscles, feels so good that I can’t help but sigh.

Eunha looked down at the aluminum bat she was clutching with both hands and smiled complexly.

“The first weapon you pick up is a baseball bat… I was thinking of something like a light rapier. Or a crossbow.”

“What would you do if you stabbed a monster with a toothpick like that? They are more tenacious than most wild beasts, so they die only if you break their head or stab them precisely at a vital point. Eunha-sama is not skilled enough to aim for someone else’s vital point, so you should break their head with a blunt object. We have to destroy it.”

“What about Kang Nari?”

“That woman might be strongest with her bare hands.”

Ban Harin widens the distance with harsh words.

Eunha adjusted her posture and used ‘Body Strengthening’ while glaring at the hammer that was swinging like a toy in her hand.

Training repeated for several days.

There are results. Amazingly.

Ugh…

The mana in the body moves.

The weight of the aluminum bat in your hand becomes lighter, along with the illusion that the air touching your skin becomes as heavy as liquid.

It’s not that your strength is getting stronger… it’s the feeling that the world is becoming heavier.

However, the movement of the aluminum bat following the trajectory of the hammer is light enough to be refreshing.

“Eunha’s [Self-Recovery] is to reverse physical changes… However, physical enhancement is a technique to move ‘already existing mana’.”

“…….”

“Therefore, once you have succeeded in recognizing ‘mana’… Eunha can become strong enough.”

Cough!

I hit the swinging hammer again.

Eunha smiles happily, ignoring her wrists that are numb from shock.

fun.

First time using ‘Body Strengthening’.

Even though my hands were tied with compression bandages so as not to lose my weapon, my soft palms without any calluses were torn unsightly.

Nevertheless, he wields a weapon.

The satisfaction that comes from growth.

For Eunha, who has lived as an F-level student in her 30s for 10,000 years, it’s so sweet and addictive… she can’t stop.

If I had known this would happen, I would have quit the gym from the beginning and grabbed Ban Harin’s pants.

Who knew that a low-level office worker who was always typing on his laptop in a cafe would become such an amazing teacher?

With golden eyes shining, her lectures were flawless, and the real-time feedback feedback rather than vague training gave Eunha a lot of support.

It’s comfortable and refreshing like riding a cable car.

A huge bell tower with a beautiful evening sunset that I looked at with my grandfather in the park.

It is thanks to the awakening of mana there.

Once you recognize mana, ‘body strengthening’ is instantaneous.

“I just give direction, but this is only possible because of Eunha’s passion for learning.”

Cough!

swing your arms

Shouting ‘just a little more’ in my heart.

Like a bird that longs to escape from a narrow cage and fly to a higher place.

Cough! Kang!

but…

Like wax wings flying high in the sky, melting in the sunlight and plummeting down a cold cliff.

Happiness passes by in a moment.

Kwaaang!… Grumbling…

Did he swing his weapon a couple of times?

Jet-black blood flowed from Eunha’s nose while she was swinging the aluminum bat.

At that moment, Ban Harin put down his weapon and hugged Eunha.

“Stop. Stop Mana.”

“Haa…! Haha…!”

The training ended with Ban Harin’s shout.

Eunha’s mood, which was very excited due to ‘body strengthening’, sinks as if she is falling, and the adrenaline that had been pickling her brain is cut off, and she collapses from her knees like a discharged robot.

The pain I had forgotten comes flooding back.

Palms with peeling skin. My wrist is numb from enduring the shock.

Pain in the abdomen that does not go away.

Eunha let out a rough breath as she felt Ban Harin’s hand wiping away the nosebleed that was flowing like a faucet.

When ‘body strengthening’ is over, the whole body becomes heavy. I feel depressed.

It’s not easy to get up like a wet sponge.

Kang Nari, who was sitting on a bench, hurriedly approaches and takes out an ‘emergency recovery potion’ from her arms.

“I used too much mana. Are you okay?”

“…I’m a little dizzy, but it’s not bad.”

“As I said last time, the mana that a hunter can use is about 30% of the total. The remaining 70% is ‘essential mana’ needed for life activities, so if you recklessly use skills or ‘body enhancement’, you will be in big trouble.”

“It sounds like you should do it in moderation.”

“In Eunha’s case… about 3 minutes is the optimal time. Do not use ‘Body Enhancement’ for more than that.”

I was held in Ban Harin’s arms and put ‘Emergency Recovery Potion’ in my mouth.

Because of [self-healing], the medicine didn’t work for Eunha, but it still comforted her.

After blocking my nose to some extent, the nosebleeds stopped.

Eunha, whose physical condition had somehow improved, got up from her seat, and Ban Harin stuck out his tongue at her extremely fast recovery.

“An ordinary person would have to worry about it for a day or two, but for Eunha, it only takes a few minutes… However, since symptoms of heart failure and internal bleeding were ‘observed’ in the aftermath of ‘essential mana’ being used, today’s training “I’ll end it here. Just in case, I’ll take you home.”

“It’s okay. I’ll go alone.”

“……I believe that after returning home, you will just review and not practice ‘body strengthening’.”

Ban Harin, carrying the weapons used in training, ‘observes’ Eunha with an expressionless face.

Of course, Eunha, who was planning to practice at home, just pursed her lips and smiled.

Sagagakㅡ.

Eunha stroked her throbbing stomach and took the suitcase parked nearby.

“Tsk… Anyway, stubbornness.”

“What do you think, Mr. Banharin? Am I doing well?”

“……The visual acuity of the body is average for Class D, and the strength of ‘body enhancement’ is that of a middle school student. However, the ‘surplus mana amount’ is so small that ‘body enhancement’ can only be maintained for 3 minutes, so practice is needed in the future. ”

“Can I pass the promotion test with the strength of a middle school student?”

“……Nothing is impossible. Let’s try a little harder.”

“That’s it then.”

So, after finishing my daily routine of training at Euncheon Park,

Eunha refused Ban Ha-rin and Kang Na-ri’s offer to take her there and left the park.

There are 5 days left until the D-level promotion exam.

Eunha was able to exert the strength of a middle school student for 3 minutes.

‘Middle school level… So, that means it’s still a growth phase, right? It was good.’

Eunha decided to try a little harder.

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“Huh huh~… Ah, it’s the blood donation bus.”

On the way back home.

After stopping at the supermarket and purchasing a bag of bibim noodles, Eunha noticed a blood donation bus parked at a convenience store near her apartment.

A blood donation bus with a light blue color on a pure white background.

I once saw the words ‘Neulpureum Emergency Center’ written on the side of the bus.

Eunha stopped walking and covered her carotid artery with her hand and rolled her eyes.

The blood donation bus at [Neulpureum Emergency Center]… It’s been a while since I’ve seen that one.

Because I’ve been very busy these days. Department store, hunter academy, park grandpa, promotion exam… Thanks to this, the blood donation stickers that I was supposed to collect 10 are still stuck at 6.

Three members of the [Black Bungpa] gang who came to start a fight for no reason but ended up becoming Eunha’s precious stickers.

I don’t know what you’re doing right now. Should I eat and go?

“Now that I’m thinking about it, I guess I’ll do it…”

The worry was short-lived.

I had no thoughts.

Eunha approached the blood donation bus, dragging a carrier containing the [Black Book].

Yes, my physical condition has been really bad these days due to preparation for the exam.

While trying to ‘strengthen my body’, I collapsed due to lack of mana, and after suffering all day from the grumbling of the ‘fly’ in my stomach, my body and mind were exhausted.

In addition to keeping our promise to collect 10 blood donation stickers, let’s take this time to get some blood for a change of mood.

Why did the word “bloody” come out?

Blood is life force. So, clean blood will make a person more energetic.

When I’m sick, crazy thoughts like this pop into my head.

It’s not bad. It’s much better than being negative about everything.

Push…

As Eunha got closer, the door of the blood donation bus opened and a beautiful woman in a doctor’s gown got out.

She looks at Eunha’s face and smiles.

『Would you like to donate blood?』

“Yes. I will go.”

I followed the woman onto the blood donation bus.

The windows are tinted pitch black, and the bus I came back after a long time feels like home.

Since this was already my fourth visit, there was no hesitation in my steps.

Eunha took her seat in her reserved seat and waited for the blood donation to begin.

Sagagakㅡ.

The ‘fly’ in my stomach was shaking as if I was anxious, so I rubbed my abdomen clockwise to calm it down.

Now that you think about it, what happens when ‘weirdos’ meet each other?

Is one side retreating? Or should we fight?

Key profit……

Soon, the doctor came over with a large injection needle.

At that moment, ‘Fly’, which let out a pitiful scream, stopped moving as if dead.

Abdominal pain that suddenly stopped.

Eunha raised her head and looked at the doctor.

… … A doctor with a bright smile takes out a box of medicine from the bus drawer and hands it to Eunha.

It was an insect repellent.

『Bad bug?』

“Mmm. My babies.”

“okay?”

When Eunha waves her hand, the doctor unnie puts the repellent back in.

I don’t know, but it probably isn’t the right medicine.

Soon, ‘that’ gently embraces Eunha’s head… and aims a large injection needle at the carotid artery.

“good kid…”

I swallowed hard, feeling like a knife had been stabbed in my throat.

It’s a scary size no matter when you look at it.

Wouldn’t even a finger fit through the hole of a needle?

Eunha closed her eyes tightly and prepared for the pain to come.

『It stings? Stinging?』

“It stings? Stings?”

『Don’t copy me?』

Phew!

I started donating blood.