Episode 7. Tempering(1)
One.
While watching the second team fight the ogre, Yoo Ah-ram looked at Si-woo Lee, who was sitting next to Joo-won Jeong and Da-bin Hwang.
A situation from a little while ago comes to mind.
‘Open your eyes wide, use your talents and run away!’
My heart was still pounding. It is said that almost all monsters have disappeared from the world, but they still appear somewhere in the world on rare occasions.
Yoo Ah-ram thought that this was the reason why Gakseong High School existed.
On the surface, Awakening High School exists to guide awakened people on the right path and prevent them from becoming criminals who harm society.
However, the ultimate reason why Awakening High School was established was to train awakened people who could deal with monsters that might appear again.
Because, against rare odds, I saw it with my own eyes when I was young.
It must have been from then on. What made me afraid of monsters?
When I was dragged by Lee Siu and faced Fenrir, I was so scared that I almost died.
If only I hadn’t moved quickly in response to Lee Si-woo’s shout.
What happened?
-Aram! Run away!
-Mom!!
When I closed my eyes, I remembered my mother crying.
-Aram, you must survive.
-Dad, no!!
Next, my father came to mind. I saw a huge monster behind the backs of my parents who sacrificed themselves to save me.
Shivering.
The tremors started to get worse again.
At that time, Lee Si-woo’s voice was heard.
‘Open your eyes wide, use your talents and run away!’
Yoo Ah-ram’s eyes widened at that cry.
When I opened my eyes, I saw the second team firing at the ogre.
Even though he was looking at the monster clearly, Yoo Ah-ram suddenly felt his tremors subside.
Suddenly, I remembered what Lee Si-woo apologized to me earlier.
‘And I was sorry about earlier. I thought you could escape with your talent. Sorry.’
What I was saying was that he did it that way to kill time.
What would you have done if you couldn’t escape?
Thinking that he would ask later, Yoo Ah-ram watched blankly as the second team member was wiped out.
2.
“Everyone up to the fourth team has taken the test, so this is the end of class.”
With teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s words, we all took off our goggles.
The students who had been killed by the monster were complaining and looking at us as we took off our goggles.
“Students who are retired will receive the lowest scores.”
Several students frowned at teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s words.
But the students couldn’t say anything. If this wasn’t virtual reality, I would really have died.
The moment teacher Joo-hyuk Kang said that, the broadcast came out.
Ding dong ding dong.
[It’s lunch time. Students from Gakseong High School, please move to the cafeteria.]
“It’s lunch time, everyone go eat. “I will be using the goggles often in the future, so take care of them.”
“yes!”
When the students heard that it was lunch time, they left the classroom in groups of twos and threes.
“In the end, only our team and Ji Tae-hoon’s team survived.”
Jeong Ju-won came over and said to me.
Those words reminded me of the tests of the three other teams.
The second team was wiped out due to the appearance of an ogre, and the third team did quite well against the trolls, but was wiped out because they were unable to stop the troll that went berserk at the end.
The fourth team was almost Ji Tae-hoon’s one-man show.
“I envy your summoning talent.”
Jeong Ju-won nodded at my words. The fourth monster to appear was Behemoth.
Ji Tae-hoon faced Behemoth with ease.
The monsters summoned by Ji Tae-hoon took the time to deal with the Behemoth instead, and after 10 minutes, the Behemoth disappeared.
‘Of course, I won’t get a good grade.’
I stared at Ji Tae-hoon leaving the classroom for a moment and then turned my head.
My homeroom teacher, Kang Joo-hyuk, was taking the attendance record and preparing to leave.
“Aren’t you going?”
“Go first. “I need to be a teacher for a moment.”
When I saw Jeong Joo-won nodding his head and leaving, I took my steps and approached teacher Kang Joo-hyuk.
There was still something left to check.
“Lee Si-woo? “What’s going on?”
“Yes, sir, I was wondering if I could use the training room.”
At the mention of a training room, teacher Kang Joo-hyuk made an expression that said, ‘Look at this guy?’
“A training room?”
“yes. Is it possible?”
“We were already planning to invite those with top grades to the training room based on today’s test results. So, you don’t have to be impatient.”
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk quietly told me that I would be among the top students.
“Ah yes. thank you.”
“But why do you need a training room?”
“My talent is level F, so I think I need to at least improve my physical abilities.”
This was sincere.
My body now was like an anchovy compared to my body during the second round.
What I needed right now was a strong body.
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk said, looking interested in what I said.
“It’s a good mindset. “I hope that you will continue your school life with that mindset in the future.”
“thank you.”
When I said hello, teacher Kang Joo-hyuk, who was about to leave the classroom, stopped and said to me.
“Well, I had a really good time today. “Next time, I’d like to teach you privately.”
After saying those last words, Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk walked out of the classroom and I looked dumbfounded.
‘That line just now was originally meant to be said to the main character?’
3.
I would like to teach it personally.
The meaning of those words was simple. It meant that my homeroom teacher wanted to raise me as a former student.
20 years ago, the Seven Heroes saved the world and established a guild.
The countries that existed in the past had no choice but to look at the seven guilds.
This is because the world has now become one that revolves around awakened people.
The surviving awakeners were scattered into seven guilds.
And 20 years passed. Schools were established all over the world to properly train newly born and awakened people.
Since the school was established, teachers were needed to teach the students, and of course, the teachers were awakened people who had previously played a central role in each guild.
In other words, the teachers at Awakening High School were also Awakened people who had previously belonged to a guild.
And my homeroom teacher, Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk, was also a famous awakened person in his days.
A teacher like that said he wanted to teach me.
‘What moved Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s heart?’
Is it because I am in charge of my homeroom differently from the first and second rounds?
“It’s Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk… … .”
Certainly, it was safe to say that if you became teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s student, your future after graduation was guaranteed.
This is because Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk was a key guild member of the ‘strongest’ guild, known as the strongest guild of the time.
‘Let’s not jump to conclusions just yet. ‘Because the test results haven’t come out, so it might just be something I said.’
As I headed toward the restaurant, thinking over and over again, I saw Jeong Ju-won standing in front of the restaurant.
“what? “Have you eaten yet?”
“It was 3rd grade, then 2nd grade, eating in that order. “First graders have just started entering.”
This means there was no need to head to the restaurant early.
The restaurant was gorgeous. As a school that raises awakened people, it received ample support, and the school boasted top-of-the-line facilities.
A delicious smell wafted out.
“I’m hungry.”
Maybe it was because I worked hard and thought a lot in the morning, but I was hungry.
“What’s the menu?”
“Jjimdak.”
4.
After receiving lunch with Jeong Ju-won, I looked around to see where to sit, and saw Da-bin Hwang, Yoo Ah-ram, and Selina eating together.
As the seat next to Selina was empty, I went and sat with Jeong Ju-won. This was possible because he was a teammate who took her first test together.
“I was wondering why you didn’t come in, and I saw that Lee Si-woo was waiting for you.”
Yoo Ah-ram returned to his usual self and spoke to Jeong Joo-won.
However, listening to Yoo Ah-ram’s words, it seemed like Jeong Ju-won was waiting for me.
It seemed like he was taking care of me as a roommate. Or maybe this is just meddling.
“Hmm, it’s not like that.”
Yoo Ah-ram, who was originally a government servant, and Jeong Ju-won, who was a nosy person, seemed to have become friends quickly.
In contrast, Selina sitting next to me was quietly playing with her chopsticks.
Suddenly, I remembered that you had listened to me earlier, so I spoke.
“Oh, Selina. “I was grateful earlier.”
“… … ?”
“check. “Thanks to you, I was able to survive with ease.”
“huh.”
That was the end of the reaction. Since I knew Selina’s personality, I also began eating quietly after hearing her answer.
Dabin Hwang glanced at me.
It didn’t seem like a bad thing to promote friendship like this.
***
Ji Tae-hoon looked at the five people eating from afar.
Among them, I glared at Lee Si-woo, who was sitting next to Selina and eating.
‘Lee Si-woo.’
He’s quite a guy I don’t like.
Also, when introducing myself, I made an aggro-inducing statement.
I also didn’t like the fact that I showed a great performance during the test.
“Taehoon, what are you looking at?”
“never mind.”
Ji Tae-hoon turned his head to the question of Yeo Tae-woo, who was sitting next to Ji Tae-hoon.
When Ji Tae-hoon looked at the direction he was looking at, he saw Hwang Da-bin and four others eating.
“You were watching Dabin Hwang’s team. Don’t worry, they passed too, but in the end it’s all because of Dabin Hwang, right? “The rest probably won’t score very well?”
Ji Tae-hoon responded to Yeo Tae-woo’s words with a chuckle.
“Probably not.”
“huh?”
There were still things I didn’t like, but I had to admit what I had to admit.
Of course, if it weren’t for Dabin Hwang’s buff, they wouldn’t have passed the test.
but.
‘If Lee Si-woo wasn’t there, would I have been able to pass?’
Even though Hwang Da-bin, the runner-up, had Selina, who can control fire. Without Lee Si-woo, that team would never have passed the test.
At Ji Tae-hoon’s reaction, Yeo Tae-woo tilted her head and looked at Lee Si-woo.
Just by looking at him, he looks weak. He looked sharp, but that seemed to be the end of it.
He was an unremarkable guy with an F-level talent called ‘eyes to see brightly.’
I thought that everything that happened during the morning exam was a result of Dabin Hwang’s buff.
As evidence, that guy from earlier was unable to attack Fenrir and only dodged it.
It was strange to see Ji Tae-hoon paying attention to such an insignificant guy.
“Oh, then I remembered.”
“what?”
“I saw him during the entrance exam.”
Ji Tae-hoon showed interest in Yeo Tae-woo’s words.
Yeo Tae-woo said this to solidify his position as Ji Tae-hoon’s right hand man.
“Orc came out on the entrance exam? “That guy, his movements were terrible back then.”
Everyone secretly emphasized that they were able to pass the test because of Dabin Hwang’s buff.
“Are you sure?”
Yeo Tae-woo suddenly felt scared when Ji Tae-hoon asked him a question with a scary expression on his face.
“Uh, uh. Really.”
In response to Yeo Tae-woo, Ji Tae-hoon turned his head and looked at Lee Si-woo.
‘You said your movements were poor during the entrance exam?’
Only three months had passed since I took the entrance exam.
This means that after three months, he showed the same movements as before.
“No matter how I look at it, I don’t think I’m a hard worker… … .”
So what does it mean to be a genius?
In a confused state, Ji Tae-hoon took a sip of the milk that was served for dessert.
