Episode 178 Week 9 Midterm Exam (2)
As usual, Go Hyun-woo has a smile and eyes full of positive energy, while Seo Ye-in still has sleepy eyes after waking up from sleep.
But the moment their eyes met, it seemed like sparks were flying in the air.
Go Hyun-woo comforted her in a soft tone.
“Haha, Miss Seo. How about giving in this time? You were with Brother Kim a few days ago, too.”
Last weekend, Go Hyun-woo mentions that he and Seo Ye-in formed a team at the game center.
He didn’t mind getting his skull split by an axe, but he must have felt a bit sorry that he was the only one playing the game since it was a two-player game.
His idea is to alternate pairs fairly.
The calligrapher still looked at him with sleepy eyes and slowly shook her head.
And then he blurts out,
“Basement dungeon.”
“Ugh… … !”
If I were to stretch out the five letters of the calligrapher’s name, it would mean that I didn’t go down to the underground dungeon alone with you.
Seo Ye-in also expressed her desire to participate in the underground raid, but unfortunately, An Jeong-mi firmly stated, “Young lady, you can’t do it!”
Besides, I feel guilty about taking her with me secretly since she has repeatedly asked me to do so.
Until permission is given by Hyesung Group, only those dungeons that meet the qualifications can be entered together, and for the rest, you have no choice but to go with Go Hyun-woo.
It doesn’t make sense to say we should take turns when we’re going to monopolize the pair like that.
It was a sharp observation, so I nodded.
“Seo So-jo’s opinion is valid. If we just look at the number of times, isn’t it more the case that Go Pyo-du and I have paired up?”
“Hmm… … . I can’t deny it. I hadn’t thought of that. While saying that, Young Lady and Kim Hyung—”
“But give me a chance.”
I raised my hand to stop Ko Hyeon-woo, who was about to accept the result, and pointed to Seo Ye-in.
“Knock him down.”
The winner takes all.
Go Hyun-woo asked.
“How should we compete?”
“That’s up to the person taking on the challenge.”
Go Hyun-woo and I looked at the ‘challenged person’.
The calligrapher, who had been tilting his head several times, slowly raised his fist.
“… … Rock, paper, scissors?”
“Rock, scissors, look, that’s good. How about going with a best-of-five game?”
“huh.”
The calligrapher shook his head slightly up and down.
The first player to get three wins in five rounds of rock-paper-scissors will form a pair.
The two people’s gazes met again in the air, and Go Hyun-woo raised his lightly clenched fist.
“Rock, scissors—”
– Flash!
The calligrapher’s eyes seemed to take on a sharp light for a moment.
That was bullet time.
“-paper.”
The result was, needless to say, a victory for the calligrapher.
However, Go Hyun-woo laughed as if he had expected it.
“I knew that Miss Seo would use a skill. However, I heard that the skill has a cooldown of 5 minutes. From now on, it’s a game of pure luck.”
‘It’s a game of pure luck and fortune… ‘
Wouldn’t that be worse?
While I was tilting my head, Go Hyun-woo raised his fist curiously.
“Rock, scissors—”
“paper.”
Go Hyun-woo loses. Seo Ye-in wins 2nd straight game.
“Rock, scissors—”
“paper.”
Go Hyun-woo loses. Seo Ye-in wins 3rd straight game.
The match was decided in an instant with a score of 3 to 0.
But then Go Hyun-woo raised his fist again,
“Rock, scissors—”
I continue to challenge the calligrapher.
It’s a little ugly.
On the other hand, a calligrapher who accepts challenges leisurely.
“paper.”
Go Hyun-woo loses. Seo Ye-in wins 4th straight game.
“Rock, scissors—”
“paper.”
Go Hyun-woo loses. Seo Ye-in wins 5 times in a row.
“Rock, scissors—”
… … .
… … .
… … .
“paper.”
Go Hyun-woo loses. Seo Ye-in wins 14 games in a row.
At this point, Go Hyun-woo must have thought that this was a bit off, so he put the fist he was about to raise to his mouth and started to think seriously.
Then, he gestures to Shin Byeong-cheol, who is passing by.
“Brother Shin, come here for a moment.”
“Huh? What is it?”
Go Hyun-woo raises his fist as soon as Shin Byeong-cheol approaches.
“Rock, scissors—”
“? paper.”
Go Hyun-woo wins, Shin Byeong-cheol loses.
Then, Go Hyun-woo stroked his chin again, thought about it, and then challenged Seo Ye-in again.
“Let’s do it one more time. Rock, scissors—”
“-paper.”
And the result is, as expected, the calligrapher’s 15 consecutive wins.
Go Hyun-woo nodded his head with a much more relieved expression.
“It won’t work. It’s my own defeat.”
“I thought so.”
How dare you try to compete with luck and fortune.
It was a fight whose outcome was already decided from the start.
I never thought I would lose 15 games in a row.
I nodded to Shin Byeong-cheol, who was standing there blankly.
“I think I can team up with him.”
“That sounds good. What do you think, Mr. Shin?”
Shin Byeong-cheol was delighted by the sudden proposal.
This is because he rarely gets the chance to pair up with someone as skilled as Ko Hyun-woo.
“Oh, I’m always free.”
“Haha, that’s good. Then let’s go and discuss it in detail.”
“Okay, let’s do that. Would you like something to eat?”
These two people quickly hit it off.
So, Go Hyun-woo and Shin Byeong-cheol left for the store,
We also had something to discuss before the midterms began.
So I sat down with the calligrapher and started talking.
“You can only bring in two items.”
“huh.”
“I put them like this.”
Root and Cloud Bracelet.
This is the highest grade of equipment I have.
There was no need to worry about poor equipment.
On the other hand, the calligrapher had covered his entire body with high-grade items, so he was in a situation where he had to pick out two of them.
“First of all, you need a weapon.”
“weapon.”
A calligrapher takes out a magic gun and places it on the table.
It can be transformed into various forms depending on the user’s taste, and is currently an assault rifle.
“It was an assault rifle and a shotgun combination, right?”
“huh.”
“At first it was a dual pistol and a sniper rifle.”
– Nod,
“Could you have taken the combination differently?”
In response to my question, the calligrapher rummaged through his inventory and took out a small booklet.
Instructions for use of the magic gun exclusively for young ladies.
Author: An Jeong-mi.
When I opened the manual, I saw that An Jeong-mi had written everything about the calligrapher’s magic gun in sharp, sharp handwriting like a knife.
Here and there are some doodles drawn to supplement the explanation.
‘You’re not good at drawing… … .’
Still, it is better than calligraphy in that it is easier to recognize.
After flipping through a few more pages of the manual, I found out how to change the magic gun combination.
This means that you don’t have to stick to the assault rifle-shotgun combination.
‘If it’s the optimal combination for survival on a deserted island.’
I thought about the terrain of the deserted island for a moment and then said.
“How about a combination of an assault rifle and a rifle?”
“huh.”
The calligrapher nodded immediately.
Regardless of the reason, it seems like he just accepts what I tell him to do.
According to the manual, retuning the magic gun requires several tools and takes quite some time.
So I leave it up to him to figure it out.
“What other equipment do you want to bring?”
“… … .”
Then, the calligrapher laid out the items on the table just like before.
Bracelets, earrings, a bulletproof vest, a tie pin, and… … a large stuffed tiger.
To be exact, it is a feather cushion that has transformed into a tiger doll.
“… … .”
The calligrapher slowly pushed the tiger doll forward.
This is a kind of expression of wanting to take this in.
I followed Ahn Jung-mi’s tone of voice with my face hardened.
“Miss, a doll is not acceptable. Please choose something else.”
“no?”
“You have to choose something that will help you on the test.”
The calligrapher placed the tiger doll on his lap and hugged it tightly.
“I can’t sleep without it.”
“… … .”
Certainly, An Jeong-mi said something like that.
The girl said that if you take that cushion away, she will wake up right away.
But no matter how good the equipment was, it was impossible to let a doll that was only used for sleeping be brought in.
So, everyone starts from 2, but calligraphers start from 1.
So I tried to persuade the calligrapher.
“Just stay for two nights. I’ll get you a sleeping bag.”
“huh…….”
Ultimately, the second item was decided to be a transparent ghillie suit that went well with the sniper rifle.
* * *
Most students had a hectic Monday and Tuesday.
I’m reviewing everything from the past eight weeks of classes because I don’t know what will come up on the midterm.
On the other hand, from my perspective, since it wasn’t the first or second midterm I had taken, I didn’t really need to review.
Because you can tell where something is without even looking.
So I spent all of Monday and Tuesday locked in the training center and focused on my skill ranks.
Throw an air burst at the iron doll, and use the sound of the jade on the seal.
And Tuesday night.
[The rank of ‘Hyeon-eum-ok-ma-ji’ increases. (C->B)]
– Tsk tsk,
The index finger, which has a colder air than before.
The momentum of trying to invade the hand by riding the index finger is also more fierce, but it is still unable to break through the S-class elemental resistance.
This means that the power has been increased to the Maginot Line, which can be overcome almost by elemental resistance.
The magic that was turning my hands black was dispelled by dropping a few drops of the standard elixir.
This just finished my second bottle of elixir.
It would be better to save the last one for emergencies.
The sealed vessel also became an empty vessel, without even a single bit of magic left.
Even if you turn it over and shake it thoroughly, nothing comes out.
‘You spent it very frugally.’
Although I used up three B-rank items, including the Sealing Box, Purification Box, and Basic Elixir, I was able to level up at an incredible rate thanks to them.
Now that one thing was out of the way, we headed straight to the training room.
– Boom!
I was also continuing my Airburst training alongside Hyun-eum-ok-ma-ji, and I was also close to upgrading my rank.
The dolls in the training room have been made of reinforced steel, increasing their durability and making them incredibly fast.
He runs away while moving left and right like crazy and kicking the walls and ceiling.
I was hitting those guys one by one by blowing compressed air.
– Boom!
A steel doll that only pauses for a moment even though it has been properly hit with an air burst, and then immediately starts running around excitedly.
Then, just as I was about to cast the spell, a note-shaped icon appeared in the corner of my vision.
It means a message has arrived.
I checked the sender and it was Jang Sam, no, Jang Mugeuk.
The content is brief and in one word.
[Jangmoogeuk: Be careful]
[Kim Ho: ks]
Instead of promising to trade Jang Moo-geuk and [Yoo Gyung-mu-yeong], I agreed to get a heads up in advance if Ma-dae-woong did anything.
Judging from the message I just received, I guess he’s busy with his midterms.
‘It’s not as expected.’
It can be this typical.
I continued to send airbursts to the barnacle, sending exclamations of admiration that were not really admiration.
– Boom! Boom!
‘If you do that, I’ll be grateful.’
It looks like they’re planning to send out the swordsmen to sweep them away, but if they’re going to do it, they should bring a lot of crystals.
– Boom!
[‘Air Burst’ rank increases. (D+->C+)]
[Acquire ‘Spiral Explosion (C+)’.]
The C-rank prerequisite skill set has been combined into one to create the long-awaited Spiral Explosion.
Let’s point out the roots of the steel dolls that were running around like crazy.
-Whew—
A whirlwind formed and pulled everything in.
The dolls try hard to kick the ground, but all they can do is stand still.
He’s twitching as if his limbs are broken.
Then, at the center of the tornado, compressed air explodes,
– Boom!
Shredded pieces of steel flew about.
