Episode 26. Midterm Exam (2)
5.
2nd grade, 2nd class. Choi Min-ji, owner of the C-level talent ‘kendo (劍道)’.
The owner of swordsmanship-related talent who distinguished himself by defeating Kim Min-seok, the owner of magic-related talent, during the anti-class battle.
And during the second round, there was a senior who followed me around and harassed me to join the club.
At that time, I was curious about how a senior with low level talent like me could defeat a senior with high level talent, so I hung out with senior Minji Choi.
‘When I think about that time… … .’
I feel like my whole body is aching.
“If we close the door one more time, I know it won’t be fun.”
When I heard a voice coming from outside the door, I sighed inwardly and opened the door.
“What’s going on, senior?”
“Don’t you remember what I said before?”
It seemed like he was talking about the time he saw it in front of the principal’s office.
At that time, I definitely said, ‘See you later.’
It was my first time meeting senior Minji Choi in this episode.
During the second session, he came to me because he was curious about my talent.
This time, it seemed like Choi Min-ji was planning on coming to see me anyway, as he came to me even though I didn’t reveal the ‘transfer’.
Still, I didn’t want to be a bother, so I decided to play it off.
“Yeah, I don’t remember.”
Senior Minji Choi frowned at those words.
However, she soon cleared her muttering expression, ‘That’s possible.’ and said in a patronizing tone.
“Well, okay. Let me introduce you formally. “My name is Minji Choi.”
You cannot accept this.
Memories from the second time overlapped.
Since my senior revealed his name first, I also revealed my name, and from then on, Minji Choi followed me around.
To recruit me into their club.
I thought about just passing by, but that seemed rude, so I decided to draw a clear line.
“This is Lee Si-woo. I’m not interested in clubs. “Okay then.”
Having blocked Senior Choi Min-ji’s business in advance, I passed by Senior Choi Min-ji and tried to return to the dormitory.
Sigh.
Senior Minji Choi probably didn’t like that and tried to stop me.
While watching the movements clearly, I found a direction to avoid Senior Minji Choi.
“uh?”
I was clearly blocking him, but as I leisurely avoided him and passed by, I saw Choi Min-ji looking embarrassed.
‘I’m sorry, but I can see everything.’
Any movement could be seen with the naked eye.
The reason why I was bullied by many people while watching those movements until now was partly to gain talent, but also because I couldn’t build a body that could respond to those movements.
But now, two weeks after entering school, my body is starting to build up, albeit slightly.
“at there!”
Are you willing to stand?
I increased my speed a little more. This is because I couldn’t lose my golden fortune to Choi Minji.
It seemed like I was running away, so Senior Minji Choi shouted once more.
“Ah really! “I didn’t come here to recruit you to the club!”
Stand tall.
I stopped at that shout and looked back.
If it wasn’t because of club recruitment, I was curious as to why Choi Minji came to visit me on a day like today.
6.
In the end, I decided to talk to senior Minji Choi while leaving school.
Senior Minji Choi’s words were trustworthy, as she had the personality of sticking to what she said no matter what.
Unless it was a club recruitment matter, there was a high possibility that a conversation with Choi Min-ji, a senior with a talent for ‘kendo’ that was outside of her grade, would be beneficial.
“So, if it wasn’t about recruiting a club, what did you come to see me for?”
I asked bluntly.
Since I was planning to stay at school anyway, I had plenty of time, but I wanted to get to the point as quickly as possible.
Senior Minji Choi, who paused for a moment in response to my question, spoke.
“I just came here because I was curious. “I feel like you are the same kind of person as me.”
“Excuse me?”
“You defeated Yoon Mir, the owner of S-class talent. “A guy with grade F talent.”
From those words, I understood why Choi Minji wanted to see me.
Choi Min-ji wanted to gain a sense of belonging from me.
How has the reputation of Choi Min-ji, who defeated senior Kim Min-seok, changed?
-Choi Min-ji beat Kim Min-seok?
-How can Class C beat Class A?
-You saw it, didn’t you?
There is definitely a story like this going around among second year seniors.
“I think you’re a little mistaken. “I didn’t beat Yoon Mir on my own like my senior did.”
“know. “But you were the one who came up with the plan and put it into action.”
Hearing those words, I looked at senior Choi Minji with strange eyes.
During the second round, I thought he was a senior who only played club batting.
I was so busy getting stronger that I couldn’t look around.
I was deceived by Choi Min-ji, a senior who usually leads the club with a bright expression.
[Intimacy with Minji Choi has increased by 10.]
I suddenly became curious as to why this senior was showing so much interest in me, so I asked him.
“… “So what?”
In response to my answer, Senior Minji Choi looked straight at me and asked.
“How can I become like you?”
At those words, I burst out laughing.
This senior was actually this kind of character.
“what? Why are you laughing?”
“No, it’s funny.”
“what?!”
There is something said by first graders who watched the second grade class match.
‘I want to become an awakened person like Choi Min-ji.’
Although he has C-level talent, he is an awakened person who has proven that he can surpass even A-level talent.
As a junior, he was a senior that I could look up to.
I can’t believe that Choi Min-ji wants to be like me.
Really, it was funny.
Perhaps it was the fate of those who awakened talents beyond their level.
Envy, jealousy.
When I see someone who is better than me even though their grade is lower than mine, I feel this way, as long as they are human.
And most of the people who express those feelings are people around them.
Choi Min-ji, a senior, must have been envious and jealous of many of her classmates because she stood out during the anti-class competition.
‘Kim Min-seok may have had a hand in it.’
If it were the Kim Min-seok I knew, he might have used his hands behind his back because he didn’t want to admit his defeat.
Due to this situation, senior Choi Min-ji also found someone to admire, and coincidentally, she found herself hanging out with friends who were in a similar situation.
I stopped and spoke seriously to senior Minji Choi.
Although they are not the main characters of Part 2, I dared to give advice to the genius swordsman who saves the main character, Yoon Mir, in the middle part of ‘Ise’.
“Senior, listen carefully. Don’t try to be like me. The senior is doing well enough now. Don’t be swayed by other people’s opinions or words and move forward steadily. Just as I have a path that I want to walk, you just have to walk the path that you want to walk without worrying about others.”
Senior Minji Choi muttered after hearing what I said.
“… The path I want to walk… … .”
Senior Choi Min-ji muttered like that, as if possessed by something, and continued to say, ‘The road…’ … .’ she muttered.
“Ha, you really gained enlightenment just because I told you that?”
Thinking that true geniuses are different, I thought about what to do with Choi Min-ji.
Because it was Friday, all teachers and students would have gone out of the school.
Although Teacher Ji-Woo Han from Rebellions was on my mind, I didn’t think he would throw a tantrum in such an open space, so I decided to just head to the dormitory.
Because it seemed like it would definitely bother me again when I woke up.
Still, since I said I wouldn’t be recruiting anyone to the club, I thought I wouldn’t have to see Choi Min-ji any more.
7.
Choi Min-ji opened her eyes and was startled when she felt that her surroundings had become dark.
“What a trance…” … .”
I felt lighter. She felt that the stress she had been under for a while was relieved after listening to him.
‘Walk the path your senior wants to walk.’
I realized a lot from those words.
“Lee Si-woo… … .”
I somehow wanted to recruit her into the club she created.
Although he seemed to dislike joining clubs, club activities were mandatory in his second year anyway.
Thinking that she should aim for that moment, Minji Choi began to think about how to express her gratitude.
***
weekend.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I went straight to the training room.
Over the weekend, there were many things to try.
I had to work hard and try hard to be able to easily spar with my classmates one-on-one during the practical exam.
Because I trained every day, my body became more mobile than before.
When I looked at myself in the mirror on the wall of the training room, I could see that I had gained some muscle.
If before it looked like a skinny anchovy, now it still looks like a human.
“But there’s still a long way to go.”
Thinking back to my body shining with the fine muscles I had built in the last session, I shook my head and started doing some light exercise.
While exercising, I planned to make a plan in my head.
‘First of all, a body that can follow the movements that can be seen with the phantom eye has been created.’
Senior Minji Choi also couldn’t react, so this will probably be enough for other classmates.
But I couldn’t be satisfied with this.
Because there was no such thing as a ‘one shot’ for me.
Even though he had the eyes to read the movements and read the movements in advance and moved, he lacked the offensive power to deliver a timely hit.
‘The talents I currently have are Buff, Hwaryeong, Yonginhwa, and Baktu. And summon.’
I deleted the Geumgang Bulgogi from the slot because I didn’t think it would get hit by Oh Jun-woo anymore.
Since I couldn’t use the talents of Da-bin Hwang, Selina, Mir Yoon, and Tae-hoon Ji in the practical exam, all I had left was teacher Joo-hyuk Kang’s talent, ‘Baktu’.
By using baktu, you could become a baktu master for 5 minutes, and 5 minutes was enough time to knock out your opponent.
“Whoop, whoop. The important thing is that you are not fighting just one person… … .”
In addition, I had to pay attention to the evaluation scores I received from my classmates.
To get a good score during the evaluation, fancy skills were essential.
“What I’m going to do this weekend is…” … .”
The goal was to create a technique that was flashy and capable of defeating the opponent with ‘one hit.’
Without using the EX level talent, ‘Transfer’.
Besides transference, I had another talent.
It’s a bit hard to call it a talent, but I thought it was a talent too.
The name of that talent is ‘experience.’
I began to think of the guys I met in the first and second rounds in my head one by one.
As I was thinking of fancy techniques that I could use right away after training over the weekend, I remembered one person and smiled.
With his skills, it seemed like he would be able to get a good evaluation from his classmates in this practical exam and give his opponent a ‘hit’.
‘But can I use this?’
If ‘that guy’ from Rebellions found out later, it would be a pain in the ass.
“Well, whatever.”
Now, getting a good score on the practical exam was the priority.
“Did you do it like this?”
Thinking of his technique, I balled up my fist and briefly punched the air.
Huh.
A slight breeze rose.
I felt like I could easily follow along with my eyes.
“Good!”
Training is the beginning.
