episode_0199

He’s like his father, la… .

In fact, hearing a woman say that she is like her father may not be a very unpleasant thing.

Daughters who grew up with good fathers often think that they want to meet a man like their father.

But I don’t know now.

Should I like this or hate it?

“If you’re a senior dad… “Are you referring to Hunter Son Si-woo?”

“That’s right.”

He continues speaking in a cheerful tone, hiding his subtle emotions.

“That’s an honor. “I look like a national hunter, haha!”

If you’re an aspiring hunter who doesn’t know the complicated story, you should like him because he looks like Son Si-woo, right?

At the same time, I was curious.

What did this kid see a little while ago that made him say those words to me?

“But in what ways are they similar?”

Seoyeon appears to be quite drunk, and sits down with her butt resting on the stairs with unsteady steps.

I lift my eyes, filled with emotions that are difficult to understand, look up at the black night sky, and part my lips.

“What you said a little while ago. “You said you have to decide your own path.”

ah.

“That’s what my dad often said to me.”

It was like that.

Unlike Joo-hee Han, who hoped to advance one step at a time on the rails she had laid, I hoped that Seo-yeon would find her own path.

However, this does not mean that we should just build a road on unexplored land, whether it is on the rails laid by my mother or the road that my father took.

It meant that you had to choose your own path and follow it.

Only then will I be able to fully take responsibility for my life.

My regrets on the road I started walking after being pushed by others… , it’s easy to blame others and not yourself.

It makes sense, but isn’t this just laissez-faire?

no.

I helped my daughter both financially and spiritually in whatever she was interested in.

… At least when I was young.

“When I was young, I didn’t know what that meant… “I think I understand now.”

I think I understand now… .

I realize that the guy who handed it to me has become more comfortable speaking.

It felt like I was opening the door to my heart little by little on my own.

perhaps.

Maybe you can find out now.

As I got older, why did I try to distance myself from my father so much?

“Senior… , Son Si-woo Hunter, so… , were you close with your father?”

“I think it was like that when I was young. But now… , I don’t know.”

Then, Seoyeon suddenly shook her head and corrected herself.

“now… , I don’t think we’re close friends.”

“That’s surprising.”

The two eyes that were staring at the sky turn to me.

“what?”

“I thought you were still close. “It looks a lot like my senior swordsman, Hunter Son Si-woo.”

“that… , I just taught myself. Little by little, I watched my dad practice.”

“I see.”

If I think about it, I have made eye contact with Seoyeon a few times during training.

At the time, I thought we just happened to make eye contact in passing, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

But I still don’t understand this either.

No, if you ask your dad to teach you swordsmanship, he will teach you as much as he wants, but why on earth?

“The reason we suddenly stopped being friends… , Was there some special reason? Or just naturally as you get older?”

“reason… .”

Seoyeon’s face became even more blurry.

The hands gathered neatly on my knees move towards my chest, and I shake my head while holding my clothes tightly.

“The reason is… , nothing in particular. It’s just that I naturally became distant from my father after going through puberty. “I couldn’t do the same things I did when I was younger, so I didn’t know how to act in front of my dad.”

“Maybe so.”

That statement doesn’t seem false.

but… , Feeling like something is missing.

It seems like I left out the most important point and only talked about the side parts surrounding it.

After finishing her story, Seoyeon smiles lightly.

“I guess you feel a little more comfortable. When I see you even bring this up… .”

“what… , various things have happened over the past three months.”

Seoyeon gets up from her seat with a slightly relieved expression and approaches me and holds out her hand.

“We ask well.”

How long has it been since I met face to face with Seoyeon, who had a pleasant smile on her face?

Half longing, half regret.

“Yes, me too.”

I held her hand with a hand filled with complex emotions.

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The second grade classes began in earnest.

The courses I applied for this time were all non-mainstream.

The reason is of course… , to further utilize my talents.

Others say that learning the main attribute magic and supporting attribute magic is the limit, but that’s not me, right?

Since being able to transform magical power in any way is the greatest weapon, I must learn and use a variety of things to further polish my talent.

The first lecture I carefully selected was ‘Understanding Witchcraft’.

This is a class that students can sign up for starting in their second year of classes, and as befits the name Curse, it mainly deals with debuff-type magic that weakens the opponent’s abilities.

“Nice to meet you, I am Professor Lim Seong-han, who is teaching the ‘Understanding Witchcraft’ lecture.”

The professor in charge of the lecture was Seonghan Lim.

He is not a professor working at a Korean university, but a high-level wizard who specializes in curse magic sent from the Magic Tower.

Curse magic that weakens the opponent is more effective than expected, but it is considered a fringe magic that few people learn.

The reasons are varied, but the two biggest reasons would be the lack of glamor and the discomfort.

Since their impact is small compared to wizards who explode enemies with attribute magic, the number of wizards who specialize in curse magic can be counted on one hand.

If only that were the case, there might have been more wizards specializing in curse magic than there are now.

However, another reason forced them into the shadows.

It’s just that it’s uncomfortable.

When there is a sick or weak person around a wizard who has mastered the curse spell, people start whispering.

Could it be that that person cast a curse spell, or that that person’s magic was transferred and I became sick?

A truly absurd speculation.

However, there are quite a few people among the general public who really believe that.

For those who cannot handle magical power, a hunter is both a guardian and an object of fear.

Moreover, there are many curse spells that target humans.

It makes you lose strength, makes you fall asleep, causes erectile dysfunction, etc.

Even in fantasy novels that were popular in the past, didn’t curses appear as a basic skill for warlocks?

As these perceptions overlap and overlap, curse magic has literally become a dark science within a dark world.

To summarize these curse spells in one sentence:

“It would be great if others could do it, but it’s a magic I don’t want to learn.”

These are the words spoken by Professor Seonghan Lim in the first sentence after completing his attendance.

That’s what I want to say.

“The current perception of curse magic is that. However, let’s think about it the other way around.”

He slowly makes eye contact with each and every student gathered in the classroom.

There are only seven people, including me.

Thanks to this, the time your gaze stays on each person is quite long.

It even feels like he is persistent, as if he wants to keep a close eye on everything.

Only at the end, his eyes capture me clearly.

An expression full of curiosity and anticipation at the same time.

“The number of people who have mastered curse magic is infinitely small. However, the demand for curse magic increases rapidly as you head to high-level dungeons.”

That’s actually true.

As the dungeon’s rank increases, the physical abilities of the monsters that appear increase dramatically.

But what if their abilities are reduced through curse magic?

That makes it easier to deal with.

“therefore… , This means that all of you who came to listen to my lectures will become an even more valuable resource in the future.”

It’s quite a trick to use the awareness of curse magic to increase the students’ motivation.

“Of course, you may become further distant from your ordinary friends.”

“… … .”

I wish I hadn’t said that.

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The first lecture ended successfully.

“Oh, I’m planning to transfer my criminal record right away. “I don’t think it’s a curse spell either.”

“… … .”

I will correct it.

The first lecture ended with one escapee.

I don’t know if it’s because of Professor Seonghan Lim’s last words.

The difficulty of the curse magic itself was too great to simply attribute it to that.

“It was harder than I thought, hmm.”

Curse magic differs greatly from other attribute magic in the way it uses magical power.

To be precise, it must be said that the process of converting magic power into properties suitable for magic itself was difficult.

Of course, this doesn’t apply to me.

It was easy once I figured out what form I needed to convert it to.

If you learn it like this, it will be of great help in managing your own party.

“Have all the kids gathered?”

OT Our team members, who made new resolutions while drinking, signed a promise without me.

If there’s nothing special going on, we’ll definitely eat lunch together, or something like that.

As I entered the school cafeteria, Shin Yu-jeong and Lim Na-eun, who were sitting opposite the door, waved.

“Hey, it’s here!”

“Dojin, this way!”

When we headed to the table where four people were sitting, there were five trays of food laid out.

“Sit down quickly! “I even got yours from Dojin in advance.”

Lim Na-eun speaks with a bright, bunny-like face.

The service is getting better day by day.

I guess I don’t have to pay for the meal ticket separately… , I guess you can give me some praise later.

Meal time was noisy.

Perhaps because we had become quite close, we talked about various things while eating.

“Seoyeon, what cosmetics do you use?”

“huh? I am… , I use brand A often.”

“Wow, that’s really expensive.”

“Yes, but the effect is good.”

Of course, these are stories from a world I don’t know about.

As they quietly finished their meal and waited for their team members who couldn’t finish their meal due to the chatter, Shin Yu-jeong asked everyone.

“Oh, now that I think about it, what are you all going to do with the club?”

ah.

Come to think of it, there was a club, indeed.

At Korean universities, you can join a club starting in your second year.

The characteristics of each club are so different that the number of clubs established in universities exceeds hundreds.

Looking at their expressions, it looks like they haven’t thought about joining the club yet.

At that time, Shin Yu-jeong made an unexpected suggestion.

“How about we just start a club?”