episode_0080

Look at it-

Bye-bye-

Bye-bye-

“I’m so nervous I can’t eat.”

Under repeated, unspoken pressure, Do Yu-jin finally put down her spoon and muttered with a sigh in her voice.

Even though he had raised the white flag, Erio continued to pressure Do Yu-jin with his gaze as if he was wondering what was going on.

Sigh-

“What on earth are you looking at me so curiously for?”

“Where do you keep disappearing during morning classes?”

Erio opened his mouth as if he had been waiting and asked.

“Oh, that?”

Hearing that, Do Yu-jin nodded slightly.

It was understandable why Erio was curious, since he was the only one who kept skipping basic physical training classes that had been held several times already.

“I’m taking a special class, so I’m excluded from that class.”

“Special class?”

“Yeah, it’s hard for me to take basic physical training with my skills.”

Hearing that, Erio nodded slightly.

Since they had been together for quite some time, Erio now had a rough idea of what kind of body Doyujin had.

Erio, who understood the general situation, thought for a moment and then asked quietly.

“Can’t I take that class too?”

“Taking class together?”

“Yeah!”

Erio nodded with anticipation.

But as always, reality was cold.

“I think that’ll be difficult.”

“… … Are you having a hard time?”

“I guess so.”

Do Yu-jin nodded.

“Well, since you have good grades, it’s probably possible for you to take special classes from one of the professors like me.”

“Then… … ”

“The problem is that even if you do that, it’s not like you can take the class with me.”

Because the basic principle of special classes was individual instruction.

“Common sense tells you that there’s such a big difference in skill level between you and me that there’s no way I’d let you take the same class.”

“Cheet… … ”

It seemed certain that it would be so, as Erio clicked his tongue slightly and stuck out his lips.

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Slurp-

“You got beat up again today.”

Darcy spoke in a voice full of laughter and slowly sprinkled water on Do Yu-jin’s head.

It was quite cold, as if it had just come out of the fridge, and thanks to that, my mind immediately became clear.

But that was only for a moment.

‘But isn’t this too cold?’

Do Yu-jin, whose head was so cold that it almost felt cool, tried to turn her head slightly to avoid the water stream, but it was impossible.

Because it had been hit so many times by the ball, its body, which had turned into water-soaked cotton, refused to listen to its master’s commands.

‘Anyway, this guy’s body is never of any use.’

As Do Yu-jin was lying on the floor and squirming, Darcy opened his mouth as if he had laughed too hard.

“First, I’ll watch what you do today and tell you what I don’t like, so take a break and listen.”

“Can you please let me rest at least until I regain some of my strength?”

“Oh, it seems like you’ve gotten used to using your body? At first, all you could do was smile, but now you’re even talking like this?”

Darcy said that and then squatted down next to Do Yu-jin’s bedside.

And then, as if telling her to engrave it well, he tapped Do Yu-jin’s forehead with his finger.

“The first thing I don’t like is… … You, when the ball flies at you, you should be thinking about avoiding or hitting it. Why on earth are you trying to avoid it?”

“With my body, I can’t avoid it unless I do that.”

“Anyway, the answer is.”

Although Darcy was so critical, he didn’t criticize Do Yu-jin separately, perhaps because he thought her words made sense.

Taak-

However, he just lightly gave me a nod as if he didn’t like it.

“It hurts.”

“That’s why I hit you.”

Darcy said that and then straightened Do Yu-jin’s hair, which had become soaked in water and looked like seaweed.

Even though it was soaking wet, there would still be sweat and dust on it, but seeing him clean it up so nonchalantly made me think that he was a very kind person.

Apart from the fact that the fist is spicy.

“I don’t like it, but the idea of rolling your body to dodge attacks isn’t bad. I was the one who told you to focus on dodge attacks and struggle with all your might.”

“Then why on earth did I get hit… … ”

Swish-

“… … Thanks to the professor pressing the acupoint on my head, my head is clear and I can hear what he says clearly.”

Do Yu-jin quickly changed her words as she watched Darcy’s fist rise without saying anything.

“It’s okay to struggle to increase your mobility. But don’t confuse your original purpose.”

Darcy said, lowering his raised fist.

“Do you want to be able to roll around like a fat bear or to be able to run around like a wolf?”

“The bear is also good at running… … ”

Taak-!

“… … become a wolf.”

“Okay, then let the rolling one be the lane and try to avoid the ball by running as far as possible. At least ten steps.”

Well well-

‘That’s right.’

Do Yu-jin took a bite of her donut, recalling the conversation she had with Darcy during morning training.

Although there were occasional instances of unreasonable violence, the point of the argument itself was not wrong.

Do Yu-jin thought about that for a moment and then let out a light sigh.

‘Really… … there’s such a long way to go.’

In Darcy’s class, Do Yu-jin used traits to hide her presence, but did not use any traits for shadow manipulation.

And with that alone, Do Yu-jin lost 90% of his power.

This part made me realize once again how extreme the strength he has built up is.

‘I originally planned to use a summoner to fill this part… … ‘

Do Yu-jin, who had fainted and woke up this morning in the alchemy workshop, immediately called the summoner she had made a contract with.

But the summoner did not respond.

[■■■■■]

[A tiny fragment of a dream that has not yet awakened. One part of a larger whole, but one that holds the potential to become a larger whole.]

No, to be exact, I did respond, but it was more like I just responded.

‘Based on the message and the feeling, it seems clear that a contract has been made, but I have no idea what the contract is with. Ugh, if I had known this would happen, I would have held on to my senses a little longer at the end.’

Even though I didn’t know his identity, I could definitely tell that he wasn’t an ordinary guy I had contracted with, but it was frustrating not being able to find out his identity.

‘It seems like I’m definitely getting stronger, as my level is going up and new traits and skills are being properly created… … But the problem is, I don’t know my current state.’

Do Yu-jin quietly crossed her legs as she looked at the sun that was beginning to set and spread its glow.

‘Well, if you think about it that way, this job seems like a good opportunity. There, I can test out all the strength I have.’

As Do Yu-jin was thinking that and putting the last remaining donut in her mouth, she saw someone coming up from afar, stomping hard.

A woman with a fierce aura, a face as cold as ice, and shiny black hair tied tightly with a hair tie into a single ponytail.

She was frowning even more, her face already hard to look at, as if something was so unpleasant about her.

Thanks to that, the sharp cat eyes were raised to the point where it looked like a tiger was striding towards him rather than a cat.

‘It’s funny how even though she’s like that, she still has a certain vibe because she’s pretty.’

Do Yu-jin, who realized anew that appearance is the probability of everything, said as she went down the tree with a deep admiration that was not really admiration.

“Here you go.”

“You… … !”

Han Si-yeon, who saw Do Yu-jin, naturally reached for the two swords on her waist.

However, Do Yu-jin was faster at speaking than she was at drawing her sword.

“You’re not going to ignore the bet, are you?”

“Ugh! That’s… … ”

“If you receive an order, move accordingly.”

Han Si-yeon, who was completely defeated by Do Yu-jin’s single word, pouts and takes her hand off the sword.

“Tsk, then you should carry out that order properly. Why did you call me to this dark place and make me use the portal without any explanation? I skipped a few classes because of you.”

“Anyway, the circle doesn’t touch anything once you pass the test.”

Interestingly enough, the circle didn’t really care if students didn’t attend class.

Because of that, there were sometimes students who passed the course by only taking the exams and not attending any of the classes.

This rule was created because the circle was basically a meritocracy, but sometimes there were students who would get so absorbed in one thing that they would swing their swords for over 12 hours.

“If you don’t attend class, you’ll get flagged by the teacher and won’t be able to get the grades you deserve, right?”

“That’s fine.”

Han Si-yeon opened her eyes after hearing Do Yu-jin’s words.

If he meant that it wasn’t his grades and that he didn’t know about it, then his eyes wouldn’t let him off easy.

Of course, that wasn’t what Do Yu-jin was trying to say.

“Because you have to be strong enough that the teacher can’t find fault with you.”

“What? What does that mean?”

Han Si-yeon responded with a bewildered voice to Do Yu-jin’s unexpected words.

“Why did you call me here?”

“That, right?”

“Actually, there is one dungeon here that has not been discovered yet.”

Before Han Si-yeon arrived, Do Yu-jin calmly checked her condition while eating a donut.

Because of that, I could be sure.

Although he will soon catch up with them over time, for now he is much stronger than the other main characters.

‘So, right now, it would be best to get as many hidden pieces as possible and give them to them.’

After all, it was their role, not mine, to save the world.