Episode 10 First Class
There was someone else who wasn’t sleeping at this hour.
Go Hyun-woo also sat up straight and concentrated.
Sitting on the hard floor instead of a soft bed.
As he closed his eyes, memories of what had happened on the train flashed through his mind.
The scenes that had been passing by quickly as if in fast forward slowed down to slow motion when he encountered Han So-mi.
There was a three-sectioned staff flying at me with the intent of breaking a bone or two, and I was confident that I could block each and every one of them with all my heart and soul.
The trajectories of the three-sectioned staff and the scabbard were beautiful.
Han So-mi was the first strong opponent he met after coming down from the mountain.
A disciple of the sword master, one of the strongest swordsmen in the world.
It is true that they hid their skills to some extent and competed against each other, but even if they had fought with all their might, it would have been difficult to predict victory.
No, it’s more likely that he lost.
As they fought each other with high spirits, their shortcomings were clearly revealed.
If Kim Ho hadn’t stepped in and filled in the gap, he would have fallen before the iron sword broke.
‘master.’
That was the word that Ko Hyun-woo kept thinking about since he first met Kim Ho.
He had the composure that only the strong can see, and the eyes that seemed to see through everything.
then…….
His gaze, momentarily removed from his thoughts, turned to a long object standing in one corner of the room.
A sacred object of the Buddhist temple, wrapped in thick cloth and tightly wrapped with iron chains.
Go Hyun-woo inherited the sacred waters of Samun with a clear goal.
Kim Ho-ra could be of great help in achieving that goal.
But he shook his head with a bitter smile.
‘No way.’
I have no intention of reaching out yet.
Because he was the first friend he ever made.
I will try to do it myself as much as I can.
Go Hyun-woo closed his eyes again and began to replay the fight with Han So-mi.
A gentle breeze blew around him, accompanied by faint waves of energy.
* * *
[Acquires the ‘Core’ trait.]
[The rank of ‘Core’ increases. (F->E)]
As expected, elixirs are good.
Even after getting [Core (F)], I still had a lot of mana left, so I even upgraded it to E-rank.
And that leaves you with quite a bit of extra mana.
If I pick up a couple more elixirs and eat them, I think I’ll reach D rank in no time.
– Phage,
A hummingbird made of electric current was created.
On the train, it was only the size of a fly and its movements were clumsy, but now it has the shape of a complete hummingbird and its movements are nimble.
The hummingbird circled the room and was absorbed into my hand again.
Suddenly I looked out the window and it was already morning.
I looked at my watch and saw that there wasn’t much time left until the alarm went off.
It’s hard to even close my eyes for a moment, so it’s better to just stay awake and kill time.
By the way, I got the option to choose a weapon by completing the tutorial.
Since I already thought of it, I decided to write it down.
[Weapon Choice (E)]
▷You can obtain the E-grade weapon you want.
-Refined Longsword (E)
-Pointed Spear (E)
-Elastic Longbow (E)
-… … .
I don’t worry about things like that.
Because I’ve already decided what weapon I’m going to get.
I went down the list in one breath.
[Obtain the Staff of the Earth (E).]
[Earth Staff (E)]
▷The faint energy of the earth has taken hold.
▷The effectiveness of earth attribute magic and protection magic slightly increases.
A long staff carved from wood, with an emerald the size of a fingernail set into the tip.
Why the staff of the Earth?
They are all cornerstones for the future.
– ♪♬♩
As soon as the alarm went off, I turned it off and cleaned up roughly.
Almost as soon as I left the room, the door to the next room opened and Go Hyun-woo walked out.
Unlike yesterday when he was wearing a military uniform, he is wearing a neat school uniform.
Of course, he is carrying the sacred water of the Four Gates on his back and the iron sword on his waist, just like yesterday.
I broke it yesterday, but I guess you bought a new one in the meantime.
“Good morning.”
“Oh. Let’s go eat.”
* * *
After a quick breakfast, we headed to our assigned classes.
I entered the classroom after seeing a sign that said “Class 3, Grade 1.”
I thought I got to school relatively early, but the classroom was already crowded with students who had arrived before us.
Perhaps the excitement of the first day of semester had a big impact.
Quite a few familiar faces stand out.
Shin Byeong-cheol is secretly smirking as if he is plotting something with some of his followers.
Han So-mi keeps pulling silly pranks on him, and Song Cheon-hye reluctantly accepts them despite being annoyed by them.
It seems that Jo Byeok and Geum Jo Han were assigned to different classes.
Go Hyun-woo looked around the classroom and asked.
“I don’t see Miss Seo. Wasn’t she in the same class as us?”
“That’s right.”
“I’m worried that you might be oversleeping.”
“Leave it alone. If you wait, it will come foolishly.”
We confirmed at dinner last night that we were all in class 3.
In the meantime, since Seo Ye-in is not in the classroom, Go Hyeon-woo seems to be worried that she might be late from the first day.
From my perspective, it was a pointless worry.
Even if the calligrapher is really wandering in dreamland, there’s nothing we can do about it anyway.
We’re not even going to storm the girls’ dormitory.
Rather, what I found strange was not the calligrapher but the absence of others.
‘Where did your homeroom teacher go?’
On the first day of the semester, when it’s the first class, the homeroom teachers are the ones who get to the classroom to prepare for class earlier than anyone else.
At least, that’s the case when comparing my memories in reality to my memories in
Because the excitement of the first day of school is an emotion shared not only by students but also by teachers.
But it hasn’t even cast a shadow yet?
My homeroom teacher seems to be very insensitive in this regard.
That’s not very good news for students.
As class time approached, the rest of the students also flocked to school and filled the empty seats in the classroom.
The calligrapher appeared just before the paper was struck.
“It’s so common… … .”
He greets me with a yawn and waves his hand lazily, and sits down next to me very naturally.
— ♩♪♬♩♩—
A melody flowing from the speakers announced that it was time for class.
But the podium was still empty.
“… … .”
“… … ?”
The number of students who are confused because they don’t know English is increasing.
“Hey, teacher?”
“I don’t know either.”
“But who is our homeroom teacher?”
“How would I know?”
– Slowly, slowly,
At that moment, the sound of heavy footsteps slowly approached from across the hallway.
If you’re a student, you can’t walk so slowly even when you hear the class bell.
Therefore, there is a very high probability that the sound of those footsteps belongs to the author, the homeroom teacher.
As if they were thinking the same thing, the whole class’s attention was focused on the hallway.
As expected, the sound of footsteps stopped in front of the classroom door.
The moment the door opened and I confirmed the identity of my homeroom teacher,
“!!”
“Ugh-”
The whole class was literally frozen.
The man’s appearance was far from perfect.
One of his ears is short and has been pressed down by a burn, and there are scars that appear to be from sword wounds running across the middle of his face.
Combined with the sharp eyes reminiscent of a bird of prey, he exuded an aura so fierce that it would scare away even the most vicious criminals.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Most of them are trembling and cowering like mice in front of a cat, and some, including Song Cheon-hye, look at them with a hardened expression and wary gaze.
Only a few people, including me and Go Hyun-woo, didn’t show much of a reaction, and it wasn’t because we were particularly bold, but because we simply didn’t know the man’s true identity.
He looks a bit scary, but you wouldn’t be surprised if you knew who he was.
The man smiled bitterly.
“Judging from the reactions, I guess I’m secretly famous. Nice to meet you. I’ll be your homeroom teacher for the year.”
The man wrote his name in three letters on the blackboard.
The handwriting was sharp, like his appearance, as if he was cutting with a knife.
This is poison.
“For those who don’t know, I’ll tell you this just once. The highest-grade monster I’ve ever defeated is called a Class A Behemoth. Of course, if that were all, you wouldn’t be cowering around like this in front of me. Isn’t Class A a basic requirement for all teachers at this school? You there.”
“Huh?? Yes!”
Lee Soo-dok pointed to the female student in the front row.
The face of the female student, who was already trembling with a pale face, became even paler.
“Tell me what people call me.”
“Sss, ssss, Slayer Hunter… … .”
“Not that one. It’s your word.”
“Ah… … . That, that… … .”
“Tell me so I won’t get mad. If you don’t tell me quickly, I’ll get mad.”
The schoolgirl’s gaze wandered, lost as to where to go.
I don’t know what those four letters are, but they must be awkward words to say in front of someone.
However, as Lee Soo-dok looked at her with force in his eyes, the female student lowered her gaze and barely managed to squeeze out her voice, uttering each word.
Even then, the voice gradually became quieter and by the end it was barely audible.
“Hey, hey… … human… … baebae, baebaebaebaek… … j… … ㅓ… … .”
“That’s correct.”
As if satisfied, Lee Soo-dok wrote the four letters the female student had mentioned below his own name.
Human Baekjeong.
‘That’s what happened.’
In the world of
Among the countless superhumans, like grains of sand, there are bound to be villains who wield their powers for wrong desires.
It is assumed that Lee Soo-dok was in charge of tracking down and arresting these villains.
In addition, the word ‘human Baekjeong’ implies that the number of executions was much greater than the number of arrests.
If you can tell just by looking at their faces, then the number of villains you’ve killed must be well over a hundred, right?
It’s understandable to be scared when someone like that is right in front of you.
“I didn’t stand here because I wanted to. If it weren’t for the request from the principal, I wouldn’t have even bothered to look at it. Anyway, this is work, and I’m a professional. And the fact that I’ve been able to carry out every request perfectly so far is one of the few things I can be proud of. I hope you guys don’t ruin that. Seriously.”
As Lee Soo-dok spoke in a chewed-out tone, the air in the classroom became even colder.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who thought, ‘Anyone who doesn’t get good grades will be killed with my own hands before they get a failing grade.’
“We don’t have much time, so let’s stop introducing ourselves and get to the main point. I’ll explain about my grades.”
As soon as Lee Soo-dok snapped his fingers, the letters written on the blackboard disappeared as if they had evaporated.
Write it again on the cleaned blackboard.
+ 30% writing
“The weight of the written test is 30%. 30% including midterms, finals, reports, assignments, etc. I wanted to reduce it to 20%, but that wasn’t my area of responsibility.”
In my time, it was 20%, and I was a very disappointing person who clicked my tongue.
As he said, the weight of handwriting changes every year.
It can be 20%, 30%, or even down to 15% in severe cases.
What is certain is that in all the hundreds of times I have attended Yongsal Academy, my written exam score has never exceeded 30%.
Yongsal Academy values things other than grades on the desk.
Next, Lee Soo-dok added a line below the 30% note.
+ Attitude score 10%
“You get 10% just by breathing normally without causing any trouble. For some people, it’s a free pass. But,”
After speaking leisurely, he adds this as if he had forgotten to mention it.
“This attitude score is reduced a little bit each time you break a rule and receive penalty points. And if it goes below 0%, it can even reduce other grades. I wonder if there is anyone who makes fun of the rules to that extent… … .”
Although it may have been intentional, Lee Soo-dok’s gaze seemed to be fixed on Shin Byeong-cheol’s group.
They slowly avoided eye contact.
“I’ll keep an eye out for those guys with yellow hair. Who knows? We might meet again after graduation.”
The students trembled in fear.
You must have imagined what it would mean to meet the ‘human Baekjeong’ again after graduating.
You may be desperately determined to never break the rules even if it means dying, but it’s not as easy as you think.
There’s a reason why they start with 10%.
“The following is the most important practical skill.”
+ 30% of the strategy battle
+ 30% PvP
“The practical test is divided into a strategy battle where you clear various dungeons, and a match against other students. And this is a relative evaluation. If you want to get points, you have to work harder and do better than the guys next to you.”
To put it in terms that players often use, a strategy battle is PVE, and a person-to-person battle is PVP.
For example, in a match between two students, you compete against other students, earning and losing points, and are ranked based on these points.
The maximum score you can get in a match is 30%,
The top 10% is 27% out of 30%,
The top 50% receives 15% out of 30%.
The same goes for the strategy battle.
Lee Soo-dok drew a large circle around the contents written on the blackboard.
And finally, at the very bottom, it says ‘100%’.
+ 30% writing
+ Attitude score 10%
+ 30% of the strategy battle
+ 30% PvP
——————————————
= Total score 100%
“The evaluation criteria for the first semester of the first year are as follows. I will give you time to ask questions. If you have any questions, raise your hand right now.”
“… … .”
No one raised a hand.
It is unclear whether this is because everyone perfectly understood the explanation of the book, or because they felt as if they would have their hands cut off in an instant if they raised their hands.
“No? Good. Today, we will conduct a placement test to give some light differentiation among the students. Everyone, go to the arena.”
The supporters ate it all
