episode_0113

“As expected, wasn’t this competition a bit harsh?”

The person who said that was Eugene’s homeroom teacher, Jihye Lee.

She still had a short height and cute appearance, but she was busy with a torrent of documents.

Rent a ruined city, equip it with a special system to prevent students from dying, and even place drones and items there!

Of course, all of that work requires a rigorous process.

It is no exaggeration to say that this competition was made possible by changing the academy teachers.

“You have to do this to be eligible to be selected as Korea’s representative.”

The person who created this current situation.

Taejin Kim said while mumbling his songpyeon.

If the person who came up with this competition wasn’t the hero Kim Tae-jin, there might have been a riot already.

“Still, there are so many strange things.”

“You made the competition complicated and gave regular students a chance? Or did they increase the chances of excellent students failing by adding tasks?”

“Everything!”

Jihye said, hitting the desk.

Taejin Kim’s shoulders flinched slightly.

The only person who came out like this to someone who was respected by everyone was Ji-hye.

“Why on earth do you treat kids like this? I don’t even know what it means to be a drone or a mission.”

“Z, calm down.”

“I’m calmer now than ever!”

Taejin Kim took a light sip of tea.

“Well, there’s definitely no need to go through this trouble if you’re only selecting a representative once. If you choose based on grades, it is certain that Yujin will become the representative.”

“Even though you knew that, did you still hold this competition?”

“Rather, that’s why. Eugene needs to go through some trouble.”

Jihye tilted her head slightly.

“Isn’t it because you’re worried about Eugene’s future?”

“No? Why do I worry about that?”

“I thought that Yujin came forward out of fear of being harmed and distorted by the Academy’s misunderstanding between the Association and Heukcheon.”

“What? Is he crooked? Ahahahaha!”

Taejin Kim burst out laughing as if he had heard a funny joke.

Jihye puffed out her cheeks at the sight of that sight.

She looked like a younger sister getting angry at her older sister.

“Yujin, that guy is not crooked. He’s that kind of guy by nature.”

“But since it’s black, you don’t know.”

“If he gets crooked, do you think you can correct him? I can guarantee that there is no academy teacher who can do that.”

Eugene can commit as many evil deeds here as he wants.

No, from Taejin Kim’s perspective, he has no reason to attend the academy.

“Well, it’s true that it’s for Yujin’s sake. Your thoughts and direction are different.”

“The direction is different?”

“I started this competition to make Eugene suffer.”

This time, Jihye’s eyes opened wide.

Are you going to do something to make your student Eugene suffer?

“Why do you do that?”

“Yujin has never been exposed to aggression from others.”

Kim Yu-jin, who has lived as a master of Heukcheon since childhood.

Not only the kids at the academy, but there are adults among the teachers who are afraid of him.

Eugene has been in a dominant position since he was young, and has never been one-sidedly attacked.

“It’s the same at the Academy. Even though we compete, we don’t fight with each other.”

“How can you do that in a place where education is provided?”

“That’s why it’s a problem. Because Kim Yu-jin has never experienced friction with other kids.”

Who on earth would dare to oppose and attack him in this school?

Kim Yujin is definitely strong.

But that’s just the strength that stands out while fighting monsters.

The malice and hostility of people.

Human schemes and strategies to attack one person using all kinds of politics and tactics.

The experience of being exposed to it.

Eugene lacked that.

“Is Kim Yu-jin the strongest candidate to win this competition?”

“Right?”

“Then, of course, Kim Yujin is the one most exposed to attacks.”

Jihye quietly nodded.

A battle royale where many students fight together.

The most basic strategy would be to defeat the strongest opponent.

“Most students will first form a team and adopt a strategy of targeting Eugene.”

“Hmm.”

“Some of them may lynch in groups, some may seek assassination, and in some cases, some may come up with a really good plan.”

Of course, putting aside whether that would work for Yujin, Taejin Kim added.

“In other words, this competition was based ‘from the beginning’ on the premise that Eugene would be the target of other students’ attacks?”

“Accurate. Well, depending on the case, Kim Cheol-soo may also be added there.”

Jihye’s face turned mysterious.

“I understand what you mean. So what about points and missions?”

“That’s just some kind of fake. It’s just a device to make the competition run smoothly.”

It was an amazing story for Jihye, who stayed up all night to create the device.

Perhaps the Academy shouldn’t have listened to this person in the first place.

“Points are meaningless and have no effect on winning as long as you clear the mission.”

“What if Yujin really loses to another student or fails the mission?”

“At that time, that was the extent of his courage.”

Taejin Kim burst into laughter.

“Heroes don’t just deal with stupid monsters. Sometimes, you have to strategically plan a plan to kill a human being.”

Monsters, demons, even terrorists.

The range of villains a hero must deal with is infinitely wide.

It is difficult for a hero to say in the field, ‘Even if I am a villain, I cannot kill humans.’

Because that choice could kill hundreds of ordinary citizens.

“Let’s call it a rehearsal. U-Academia is ultimately a competition between people, right?”

“Umm.”

“Well, it will be an overall good experience for Eugene. It would be refreshing to carry out missions and fight with other students. To be honest, I don’t know how to fight, but I don’t know if I will perform my mission well.”

Jihye sighed deeply.

“No matter what, you feel comfortable with Yujin in the end?”

“Do you understand now?”

Taejin Kim answered like that and swallowed the remaining piece of songpyeon.

“I am a person who is usually a pathetic person to my students. All the other teachers are afraid of Yujin, but I also need to balance it out. Well, even the student who has lived comfortably has to work hard for that time.”

*****

‘Hmm, as expected, it’s going so smoothly.’

Eugene thought so and punched the ghoul that appeared in front of him.

The level of monsters in the city was not that high.

No, I actually think it’s too easy.

The points received were also quite significant compared to monsters.

‘Maybe you didn’t intend to eliminate students with monsters or points in the first place?’

In that case, what remains is either a battle between students or a mission.

However, Eugene had never fought with another student yet.

Thanks to this, the competition was conducted more comfortably than anyone else.

“Wow, you can kill a ghoul in one go. It’s Eugene after all!”

“Ah, yes. Thank you.”

The class leader said, wiping the blood from his cheek.

Next to him, a ghoul was horribly torn to death.

Defeating monsters is a given, of course.

The sight of a female student covered in blood and smiling brightly is a bit scary.

‘Isn’t this like some good-hearted person doing a monster human rights movement?’

Anyway, killing the monster went smoothly with the class president.

Until I join Soohyun, I’ll just have to worry about my mission.

“Ah, Eugene, look at this! The point rankings are out.”

“Already?”

No, it’s already been a while since the competition started.

I’m curious what the ranking will be.

【Top 5 teams with martial arts competition points】

1. Kim Yu-jin, Seo Yu-ra

2. Lee Se-na, Yoo Hye-na

3. Kim Cheol-soo, Lee Young-hee

4. Ku Shin-hoo, Kwon Hee-jeong

‘OMG! Why are we in first place!’

‘Hehe… His name and Eugene are next to each other.’

Eugene felt like crying a little.

Even if the point is not important, it is a necessary element.

Because it is obvious that number one will be the most problematic target.

‘This is a bit difficult.’

Eugene’s top goal is to join Suhyeon.

For this purpose, we are heading to the ruins by the shortest distance.

However, if you are attacked by other students, you need to change that.

‘As expected, it would be better to hurry a little.’

After making that decision, Eugene unfolded the map.

“Class leader, I think we need to move faster.”

“Um, really? If Eugene wants to do that, I’m fine.”

“So, I want to go to this bridge first.”

“Huh? So isn’t that the other way round? It would be faster to go this way in terms of distance.”

Eugene’s body stopped.

uh? Is that it?

If you look closely at the map, it seems like that.

“…….”

“…….”

The class leader’s silence is too heavy.

At the same time, a deep feeling of embarrassment began to slowly rise.

It was then that the watch suddenly rang.

【Now, the second mission will be announced to all participants!】

【Cross the bridge and move to the area! If you fail within the time limit, you are automatically eliminated!】

【Reward: 1000p, penalty: automatic elimination from the competition】

The class leader’s eyes widened as he checked the notification.

A feeling of respect arose in those eyes.

“Awesome, amazing! You predicted that this mission would come up and decided to move quickly!”

“Uh, huh?”

“Of course! There’s no way Eugene was mistaken in looking at the map! They even calculate the missions to be given at the academy just by looking at the terrain. As expected, Eugene is amazing.”

“…….Yes, that’s right! that’s right. I tried to do that from the beginning.”

This shameless asshole without conscience quickly went with the flow.

“Let’s go faster than that. There is no harm in rushing even a little.”

“Yes!”

Contrary to Kim Tae-jin’s intentions, Eugene’s luck seemed likely to last for a while in this martial arts competition.