Episode 30 Midterm exam (6)
8.
“Taewoo!”
When Yeo Tae-woo fell, teacher Kang Joo-hyuk, who was watching our game, appeared and approached the fallen Yeo Tae-woo.
“It will be okay. “I just had a brief concussion.”
At my words, teacher Kang Joo-hyuk, who was looking at Yeo Tae-woo’s details, looked at me with a puzzled expression.
“Where on earth did you get that punch… … ?”
I responded to Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s words with a shy expression.
“I’ll tell you when the test is over, sir.”
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk silently nodded at my words.
It was natural for teacher Kang Joo-hyuk to react this way.
This is because Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk knew the person who used this punch.
At this point, ‘that person’ had not yet joined the Rebellions, so it was enough to respond appropriately to this punch.
Let’s focus on the exam for now.
At that time, I heard the voices of my classmates in another class.
“Wow, did you just see that?”
“why? “I didn’t see it because I was watching ‘Second Seat’?”
“No, the guy who defeated Yunmir back then sent his opponent away with one blow?”
“Oh, I guess I saw it wrong. “He’s rumored to be incapable of doing anything on his own, right?”
At those words, a student pointed to Yeo Tae-woo, who had collapsed, and other students looked surprised when they saw Yeo Tae-woo unconscious.
“What, what happened?”
I smiled faintly at that voice and looked around.
Of course, I think they are the main characters of Part 2. They appeared to have easily won the first round.
Fortunately, it seemed like Hwang Da-bin, Selina, Yoo Ah-ram, Jeong Ju-won, and Ji Tae-hoon had all made it to the second round, as if they hadn’t faced each other yet.
I was glad that they couldn’t watch my game because everyone was focusing on their own game.
“Then we will proceed with the second round match for Class 5!”
At Teacher Yoo Hye-ran’s shout, I looked at my opponent for the second round.
He was a guy who used to hang out with Yeo Tae-woo.
A classmate whose name I don’t even know.
“How dare you burn it!”
The moment he uttered that one word, I quickly approached him and threw a one-inch punch into his chest.
Bwaaeng-!
This time, he put a lot of force into it, so the guy was thrown out of the sparring room.
“Wow, awesome.”
“saw? “That’s what I said, right?!”
“Wow, crazy. “What kind of technology is that?”
“He’s in F grade?”
“What, you mean defeating Yunmir wasn’t luck?”
Other students in the class were chatting eagerly as if they had seen my 1-inch punch.
Everything was going according to plan.
I looked at my friends who made it to the third round.
Jeong Joo-won withdrew as soon as he found out that Ji Tae-hoon was his opponent, and the other three defeated other classmates and came up.
What was surprising was that Yoo Ah-ram also did not avoid his opponent, but fought against him, won, and advanced to the third round.
We looked at each other with awkward expressions.
Yesterday’s comrade became today’s enemy.
“There are five people left, so I will select one person to win by default.”
With those words, Teacher Hye-ran Yoo started spinning the roulette wheel with the names of the five of us in it.
Pangurrrrr.
The system was such that the first name that appeared was the bye, and the names that came after that were in the bracket.
‘Hang on… … .’
I was hoping for a bye. In order to get a high score, it was better to show impact in the highest round possible.
Pangrrrr. widely.
Finally the roulette stopped.
“Win by default, Lee Si-woo!”
I was lucky. Teacher Yoo Heran then announced the bracket.
“The 3rd round match-up is Hwang Da-bin vs. Yoo Ah-ram, and Ji Tae-hoon vs. Selina.”
Having advanced to the fourth round by default, I looked at the net with an interested expression.
I could only see the protagonists of Part 2 of ‘Ise’ fighting each other during my school days.
‘I wish I had some popcorn.’
Among them, there were three people who received my help. Since many of my friends were stronger than before, I was curious about which of those four would come up.
9.
“I’m sorry, Aram. “I really want to win and compete with Yoon Mir.”
Yoo Ah-ram smiled brightly at Hwang Da-bin’s words.
“Hehe. Because it’s Dabin. I’m okay with losing… “If you beat me and go up, you’ll meet either Selina or Siwoo, but I guess we’re both easy opponents for Dabin.”
Hwang Da-bin’s expression hardened at those words.
Yoo Ah-ram couldn’t understand Hwang Da-bin, who took Lee Si-woo lightly.
I personally know this well because we trained together. If Yoon Mir was just a genius, Lee Si-woo was a genius who worked hard.
When I shared what I learned from my tutors, Lee Si-woo took it all in like a sponge.
Yoo Ah-ram, who watched the scene from the side, thought that Lee Si-woo might be lying about his grade.
Of course, I thought Hwang Da-bin would know Lee Si-woo well because he fought with him.
But it didn’t seem to be the case.
When Yoo Ah-ram realized that he knew Si-woo better, he felt strangely better.
Looking at Yoo Ah-ram like that, Hwang Da-bin said.
“My goal was always Yoon Mir.”
Yoo Ah-ram answered those words.
“You know that. But Davin, if you ignore Siwoo, you could end up hurting your nose.”
Hwang Da-bin responded to Yoo Ah-ram’s words.
“absence? who? “I don’t let down my guard.”
Double stack buff.
Movement speed increase buff, strength buff.
“The only thing on my mind right now is that I have to win at all costs.”
After saying that, Hwang Da-bin rushed towards Yoo Ah-ram.
***
“Haha, it’s hot.”
“I know.”
“… … .”
“Aren’t you going to fight?”
Ji Tae-hoon looked embarrassed at Selina’s words.
The opponent I wanted to fight got a bye, and I ended up fighting the opponent I least wanted to fight.
While I was thinking about what to do, Selina said.
“If you don’t come, I’ll go.”
Hwareuk.
Hwaryeong was seen wrapping Selina’s arm.
Selina seemed intent on fighting with all her might. If she thinks the other person is going to do everything she can, she will ignore the other person.
That couldn’t be possible.
“If it’s an enemy’s power, then me too.”
After the Behemoth incident, Ji Tae-hoon was no longer able to summon summoned animals at will.
Once I decided that I could definitely handle the summoned beast, I decided to summon the summoned beast.
When I asked teacher Ji-woo Han if I wasn’t able to fight properly until then, teacher Ji-woo Han taught me how summoners fight differently.
‘This is still immature, but… … .’
Still, it was better than nothing.
“If you stop it, I’ll acknowledge it.”
Ji Tae-hoon became irritated for no reason while listening to Selina’s blunt voice.
He wanted to be recognized by Selina, who was blunt towards him but kind to Lee Si-woo.
With a popping sound of fireworks near Selina’s feet, Selina ran at incredible speed.
Normally, the speed would have been difficult to follow with the eyes.
Ji Tae-hoon shouted as he saw Selina immediately extending her fist towards her face.
“Partial summoning!”
With that cry, sharp needles came out from Ji Tae-hoon’s whole body.
“Ouch.”
The sharp spit grazed Selina’s fist.
Ji Tae-hoon, seeing the blood flowing from Selina’s fist, clenched his molars.
This was a test. It was not uncommon for awakened people to get hurt in their fights.
“Wow, Ji Tae-hoon, what is it? “Aren’t you a summoner?”
“That look is similar… hedgehog?”
“You can use your talent like that.”
Ji Tae-hoon smiled inwardly at the voice coming from the second floor.
Ji Tae-hoon, thinking that he had made a good choice in choosing Han Ji-woo as his personal tutor, used this momentum to attack Selina.
Shoo! Shoo!
The hedgehog’s spit, a summon that repeatedly grew longer and shorter, was an effective means of attack.
Ji Tae-hoon started attacking Selina, thinking he had to win the match as quickly as possible.
***
Meanwhile, Selina, who stopped the blood flowing from her fist with a flame, began to calmly avoid Ji Tae-hoon’s attacks.
Ji Tae-hoon’s entire body was covered in saliva, so it seemed like no matter what attack he used now, he wouldn’t be able to inflict any damage.
In a situation like this, the first thing to do was to take time and get to know the other person.
‘I thought they only dealt with summoned animals, but they use their talents in that way… … .’
Selina looked at Ji Tae-hoon, thinking that she could not be taken lightly either.
Summoning is an active talent.
If so, there must be a trigger condition.
If he could maintain that state indefinitely, it would be a fraudulent talent.
Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!
Pipit.
As I took time to get to know the other person, the wounds started to increase.
I flinch.
‘Strange… … .’
I could see the needle twitching slightly as the wound increased.
I don’t know why, but Selina thought she had found a breakthrough.
If there was any hesitation in attacking the opponent, I had to dig in there.
‘You have to win with one shot.’
It seemed like if it dragged on for a long time, it would become difficult.
Selina made up her mind and rushed forward, ignoring her defense.
“what?!”
Ji Tae-hoon’s spit grazed various parts of her body, but Selina didn’t care and just clenched her fists.
One point of fire.
The moment she arrived in front of Ji Tae-hoon with Hwaryeong wrapped around her fist, she deliberately did not avoid Ji Tae-hoon’s spit.
Phew.
“Tsk.”
I flinch.
A needle stung her shoulder, but Selina did not back down and swung her fist.
The intensely burning flame melted the saliva.
Shuuuk!
“I will abstain!”
Pot.
Selina’s fist, which was aimed at Ji Tae-hoon’s solar plexus, stopped at the shout.
Selina, who won, retrieved her fist.
“teacher! blood! Blood! Please heal Selina!”
Rather, it was Ji Tae-hoon who made a fuss.
This was because blood was seeping from Selina’s shoulder.
10.
I thought about this while watching Selina win against Ji Tae-hoon.
‘I can’t believe Ji Tae-hoon is already using that.’
‘Partial summoning’ became the most important skill for Ji Tae-hoon to establish himself as a tank character.
Previously, I used ‘Partial Summon’ around the end of the midterm exams and around the time of the final exams, but this time I was able to use it sooner.
‘And yet Selina won.’
Selina also seemed to grow faster than in previous episodes.
It felt a little like Ji Tae-hoon was watching over me, but still, a win was a win.
“3rd round winner! Dabin Hwang!”
At that time, teacher Hye-ran Yoo’s voice was heard.
When I looked to the side, I saw Hwang Da-bin aiming his fist at Yoo Ah-ram’s neck.
“Tsk, I wanted to hang out with Siwoo.”
Hwang Da-bin sighed at the words of Yoo Ah-ram, who had a regretful expression on his face.
“lie.”
“Hehe, fighting Dabin!”
Listening to that conversation, it felt like Yoo Ah-ram made a concession on that side as well.
‘Or, Yoo Ah-ram ran until he couldn’t run fast.’
Since it was still difficult for Hwang Da-bin to keep up with Yoo Ah-ram’s speed, it would have been one of two ways for such a scene to occur.
Da-Bin Hwang approached me as I was watching Teacher Hyun-Sook Lee apply medicine to Selina’s shoulder.
“In the end, there are only three of us left.”
“I know.”
“But if this happens, does this mean we’ll get a bye again?”
“no.”
“huh?”
“In this case, all three will go up at the same time.”
The moment I finished speaking, teacher Hye-ran Yoo shouted.
“Then, students Dabin Hwang, Selina, and Siwoo Lee, who made it to the fourth round, please enter the stadium! “The practical test is a test where first place is selected based on scores, so the three of us will compete together in the final match and spar!”
At those words, the students watching us began to murmur.
“Is it okay to do that?”
“That should be enough for the bye penalty.”
“Well, I played one less game than the other two.”
As I listened to that voice, I thought.
As teacher Yoo Hye-ran said, the practical test was more about getting high scores from students in other classes than winning the sparring match anyway.
Students just don’t know that.
So, to sum it up.
“Aha, first of all, we just have to eliminate you, Lee Si-woo. “This is it.”
Dabin Hwang, who understood the teacher’s intention, walked towards Selina.
“How are you, Selina?”
“I think it’s a good idea.”
It must have been difficult for Selina as well, and Selina sympathized with Dabin Hwang’s words.
The two who fought together with me not long ago have become enemies.
Teacher Hye-ran Yoo shouted as Hwang Da-bin and Selina confronted me.
“Alright then, let’s begin the final round for Class 5!”
Pot!
At the same time as I shouted, Selina and Dabin Hwang attacked me from both sides.
2 to 1, it was a very unfair sparring from my perspective.
However, I was not the one who could have expected this.
It was time to use the talents I had prepared for this purpose.
[Use the sub-talent ‘Baktu’ of the talent ‘Transfer’. You will become a baktu master in 5 minutes.]
