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The man with the brown hair spoke with a slight trail of voice.

“Um… …So you want to join our club?”

“Yes, I would like to come in.”

“We are definitely recruiting right now… … ”

He quickly rolled his eyes and looked Do Yu-jin up and down.

The meaning of the action was simple.

‘Can we let him join our club?’

Fortunately, the conclusion about that came very quickly.

‘Yeah, I’m eliminated.’

People often say that actors exude a unique aura.

This wasn’t specifically talking about appearance.

I was talking about that unique atmosphere that only that one person in the world seems to have.

And that’s exactly why he eliminated Do Yu-jin.

‘Wow, how can it be so vague even though it’s right in front of you? I’m afraid that if I put on makeup and give it the role of a tree or something, it’ll just blend in with the background and disappear.’

Because Do Yu-jin didn’t seem to have any of that kind of aura.

To put it simply, there is no sprout.

‘He looks timid and quiet at first glance, so I guess he came here because he wanted to change something, but taking him in would only be a headache.’

The man who had made a big X in his heart opened his mouth while thinking about how he could send Do Yu-jin away on a good note.

“But unfortunately, we’ve already accepted a few students who applied to be actors. So it’s going to be a bit difficult for you to get in… … ”

“I didn’t come here to aspire to be an actor.”

Do Yu-jin said, pointing at the stage with her finger.

“I want to apply for the stage creation side, not the acting side.”

Do Yu-jin’s goal is to enter the acting club and acquire acting-related skills.

In other words, he did not want to go up on stage and receive unnecessary attention.

I didn’t even want to do it.

“Ah, the chore side? I can certainly accept that side… … ”

The man looked at Do Yu-jin with slightly different eyes, perhaps judging that she wasn’t a completely unscrupulous person.

But there was still an ambiguous expression on his face.

“Even though it looks like this, we secretly work hard. Is that okay?”

“It’s okay. Even though I look like this, I’m actually quite powerful.”

It was a lie.

Of course, there are people like that, but Do Yu-jin was the type that was much weaker than she appeared to be.

“Hmm… … Then, would you like to hear what’s over there?”

The man scratched his head and pointed to a nearby prop.

It was a prop so heavy that it took two people to barely move it.

‘I guess I’ll just listen to it a few times and then go back without saying anything.’

It was a chance given to me because I wanted to send Do Yu-jin, who was obviously weak, away quietly without any fuss.

“That one?”

And even though Do Yu-jin had a vague idea of his thoughts, she grabbed the opportunity without any hesitation.

“Huh? Really? If you do that, your arm or waist will fall off… … ”

The man was bewildered when he saw that things were going differently than he had expected.

Ignoring him, Do Yu-jin quietly took a deep breath.

‘Shall we try it?’

In Cheongdo, Do Yu-jin gained a lot of levels.

But compared to before, nothing really changed.

As the level went up, it wasn’t like I gained any new traits or had any low stats increase.

So, is leveling up in [Circle Academy] not important at all?

No, leveling up at [Circle Academy] was an important factor, and it was even more important to Do Yu-jin.

[Status]

Name: Do Yu-jin

Level: 31

Traits: [Snake of the Silent Field (4★)] / [Inverted Shadow (3★)] and 71 others

Strength: 12

Agility: 22

Stamina: 15

Intelligence: 20

Horsepower: 60

[Weapon Talent]

-Dagger LV. 9

-Gun LV. 6

[Technical Talent]

-Lowest Alchemy LV. 2

-Summoning LV. 1

[Talent Status]

-Physical Talent [-60/100]

-Magic Talent [-60/100]

[Attribute Talent]

Fire – [-60/100]

Water – [-60/100]

Wind – [-60/100]

Sat – [-60/100]

Thunder – [-60/100]

Wood – [-60/100]

Gold – [-60/100]

Poison – [-60/100]

Light – [-60/100]

Darkness – [-60/100]

Time – [-60/100]

Empty – [-60/100]

Nothing – [-60/100]

-150 POINT

That was to be expected, as the 5 points received through leveling up were the only means to elevate Do Yu-jin’s talent, which was rolling around underground after breaking through the floor.

‘But I can’t just use the points I’ve saved up for something like this, so I’ll just give it a try for now.’

Do Yu-jin made that decision and poured all her magical power into the shadow covering her entire body while moving both her arms.

Flash-!

“Huh?”

Then the prop was lifted lightly, as if it were Styrofoam.

“Is this okay?”

Do Yu-jin felt the magical power she had accumulated while eating the elixir like noodles was disappearing like crazy, so she quickly put down the prop before she died.

“Huh? Oh, of course.”

However, the man did not notice Do Yu-jin’s bluff and just nodded absentmindedly.

At the same time, in front of Do Yu-jin.

[You have achieved a simple achievement.]

[Acquire a new trait (1★).]

A system message appeared, as if to congratulate me on achieving my first goal.

◎ ◎ ◎

“What happened?”

“I passed. I was a little worried, but luckily it wasn’t enough to use up points.”

Gyaut-

“What does that mean?”

“Oh, no. It’s nothing. Just ignore it.”

Do Yu-jin changed the subject.

He used the word ‘point’ so casually, so it seemed that he was a little excited because he had done the work more easily than he had thought.

‘Let’s just calm down for now.’

Do Yu-jin calmed down slightly and then turned her back to Erio in an attempt to divert his attention.

If it were her usual self, she would have just carried me here without saying anything.

Whoosh-!

“I won’t upload it.”

But Erio refused.

Because right now, the echo of what the little boy had said just a moment ago was still ringing in her head.

“Oh, then let’s compromise and just hold hands. What do you think?”

Just because it’s far away doesn’t mean it can’t be within the effect range of the trait.

However, since that would increase the difficulty of using the trait and the amount of magic power consumed, Do Yu-jin wanted to avoid that situation if possible.

‘I’m already having a hard time because I’m wasting all my energy on tests, so I need to minimize the waste as much as possible.’

For this reason, Do Yu-jin tried to persuade Erio with all her heart.

“… … Okay.”

Erio grabbed Do Yu-jin’s outstretched hand with an expression that said, “I don’t really want to do it, but I have no choice but to do it because you want me to.”

Then, with his other hand, he gently touched his cheek.

This is to prevent the stiff corners of the lips from loosening.

But managing your expression like that only lasts for a moment.

“Wow… … ”

As he began to walk around the exhibition in earnest, Erio forgot to puff out his cheeks and looked around in admiration.

The exhibition was much more lively than before, thanks to the influx of outsiders as the play was already well underway.

“Whew, the speed of making money is definitely different when outsiders come in.”

“Yeah, is this a fun way to do business?”

“I wish I could receive guests more quickly from now on.”

“Ah, that would be impossible?”

“What, why doesn’t it work?”

“I heard it too, but there’s a reason they’re accepting outsiders so late.”

“Oh, I heard that too. I heard it was a measure to prevent them from getting too excited about recruiting new students and hunting for sponsors. Oh, here’s the food.”

While Do Yu-jin was eating the food with relish, Erio asked in a small voice.

“What is sponsor hunting?”

“Literally.”

Sponsor hunting was all about luring in nice, rich outsiders to sponsor your club.

By the way, the term “sponsor hunting” has been around in the circle for a long time, and it was a part that showed how the students thought about sponsors and how sincere they were about it.

“Hmm… … ”

Erio, whose curiosity had been satisfied, nodded slightly and looked around again.

“What is that?”

“I don’t know either, but should I give it a try?”

“Yeah!”

The two walked around the exhibition and enjoyed various activities prepared by the numerous clubs in the circle.

‘Anyway, what’s going on?’

While wandering around like that, Do Yu-jin thought about it.

‘I’m going around trying to show off various clubs, but no matter how I look at them, they don’t seem interested in the clubs.’

Do Yu-jin, who had been thinking about it for a while, decided to just face it head on.

“Erio.”

“Huh? Why are you calling?”

“What do you think? Were there any clubs you wanted to join among the places you visited?”