5.
The fight is over.
We went inside the Captain’s Guild at the invitation of Kang Moo-seong.
“thanks. “Thanks to Awakening High School’s support, we were able to easily deal with Rebellions.”
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk and Choi Ji-won shook their heads at Kang Moo-seong’s words.
“no. Thanks to this, I think our students also gained a lot of experience.”
At those words, Kang Moo-seong glanced at me sitting next to the teachers.
“Isn’t the standard too high to be called a student?”
“But I’m still a student.”
Kang Moo-seong chuckled at those words and said to us.
“The teacher says that. I want to hear what you guys think.”
In front of Kang Moo-seong are me, Yoon Mir, Ban Hye-jin, and Choi Seol. And Kang Ha-rin was sitting there.
It was quite a burden for him to keep looking at me from before.
Plus the people sitting here.
Except for me, they were all children of the seven heroes.
“If you have the ability, I think you can go to the front line even as a student.”
It was Yoon Mir who spoke first.
When I met Yunmir again after the vacation, her mood had changed considerably.
At this point, it was time for Yunmir to do his best to stop the Rebellions.
The reason he said that was probably because he wanted to go out into the field more.
“Do you guys think the same?”
Ban Hye-jin opened her mouth at Kang Moo-sung’s words.
“yes. “I agree with Yoon Mir.”
“me too. “I came to Awakening High School because I was curious about what kind of education I received at Awakening High School.”
As if they were the children of the seven heroes, they all gave cool answers.
The only ones left were me and Kang Ha-rin.
“… “I think I still have a little more to learn.”
It was Kang Ha-rin who spoke before me.
In response, Kang Moo-seong asked Kang Ha-rin without changing his expression.
“I heard that you received training from Seoyeon during vacation. “Which was more helpful to you: the training you received from Seoyeon or what you learned at school?”
Kang Ha-rin bit her lip at Kang Moo-seong’s words.
Although the training may have been difficult, it was probably because I learned from Min Seo-yeon that I definitely gained the ability to handle my talents.
Instead of Kang Ha-rin not being able to answer, I opened my mouth.
“Both were helpful.”
“hmm?”
“The things I learned as a disciple of the master and at the strongest guild were things that I couldn’t have easily learned if I didn’t have a foundation at Awakening High School. “The reason we can be here now is because what we learned at Awakening High School became our blood and flesh.”
Teachers Kang Joo-hyuk and Choi Ji-won looked satisfied with my answer, and Kang Moo-seong looked at me with interest.
I recalled what I said to Kang Moo-seong earlier when I asked him what his relationship was with Kang Ha-rin.
‘I am friends with Harin. ‘Hero Kang Moo-seong.’
It was Kang Moo-seong who looked dissatisfied with my answer.
Kang Moo-seong must have wanted Kang Ha-rin to hear what I just said.
However, if that happens, only Kang Ha-rin will be protecting the school.
In the second episode, the opportunity for Kang Ha-rin to grow further was independence from the Captain Guild.
Even though he looked like that, Kang Moo-seong was a foolish father and he cherished Kang Ha-rin.
Kang Ha-rin always felt burdened by her father.
It was Yoon Mir who helped Kang Ha-rin become independent from the Captain’s Guild.
I guess I had to help this time.
“Hmm, it sure looks like you’ve taken out the best and put the best in you.”
I smiled at Kang Moo-seong’s words.
To Kang Moo-sung, those words may have been an insult, but to me, they were a compliment.
“thank you.”
Kang Moo-seong laughed at my answer, made eye contact with everyone, and said.
“The reason I asked you these questions was to check your mindset.”
At those words, my expression hardened.
“Mr. Kang, Mr. Choi. “I’m sorry, but I think I’ll have to ask Awakening High School for support one more time.”
“What happened again?”
Kang Moo-seong said in response to teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s question.
“The Rebellions guys, I think they’re planning to open the gate again.”
Everyone’s eyes widened at those words.
6.
“… So it happened. “The field where we will be deployed this time is likely to be so dangerous that it cannot even be compared to previous fights.”
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk, who heard Kang Moo-seong’s words, gathered the students in one place and spoke.
“So this time, we plan to take only the students we randomly selected.”
I looked around at teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s words.
All the main characters of Part 2 were gathered here, including Ji Tae-hoon, Yoo Ah-ram, Jeong Ju-won, Selina, and Hwang Da-bin.
It was difficult for some of them to fall behind.
Through Jeong Joo-won’s information, I was able to roughly guess how Rebellions were acting in this episode.
So I was confident. Something will definitely happen at this site.
The episodes clearly take place along a major trend.
The 7th and 6th branches were destroyed.
Unable to keep the seven guilds in check with the remaining five branches, the Rebellions had only one choice.
“Moving on to the next scene are Lee Si-woo, Hwang Da-bin, Selina, Ji Tae-hoon, Yoo Ah-ram, and Jeong Joo-won.”
Looking at the team of first-year students, I felt that a planned future was approaching.
“It’s a shame. “I wanted to go too.”
Senior Choi Minji looked at me and said when her name was not called.
“Senior, please protect the school.”
In case of an accident, someone was needed to protect Gakseong High School.
Because our home was Awakening High School.
Of course, the teachers would protect me, but it was still nice to have at least one student who could help.
“The students whose names I just called are the students moving with me, and Yoon Mir, Choi Seol, Ban Hye-jin, and Kang Ha-rin are moving with hero Kang Moo-seong.”
“yes!”
We answered at the same time to what teacher Kang Joo-hyuk said.
***
Claire, the hero of the Seven, looked at the final gate.
30 years ago, that day. This was my first visit here since the day the final gate closed together.
“You bastards… “How on earth did you break through the barrier?”
A system message was floating in front of Claire.
[This is a disabled gate.]
[There is a party that entered the gate first.]
After hearing that the Rebellions were targeting the final gate, Claire was the first to arrive here.
But when she arrived, someone was already at the gate.
“… “This is the first system message I’ve seen in a long time.”
The fact that this popped up meant that something was happening inside.
“What on earth are the other guys doing? “Isn’t this where you should come first?”
He seemed so relieved that a barrier had been put in place.
It has been 30 years since peace was restored.
People were too accustomed to peace.
“If this explodes… “Don’t we have to go through that hellish life again?”
However, there was nothing Claire could do until the party that entered the gate came out.
All she can do is wait.
“By the way, have the Rebellions figured out a way to reactivate the gate?”
The moment she muttered that, a bright light burst out behind her.
“huh?”
“Master?”
“Claire?”
“What, why are you guys together?”
Claire looked at the members of Awakening High School who had arrived at the final gate.
7.
“So, you’re saying that Rebellions are inside this now?”
Claire nodded to Selina’s question.
“But why did you bring the kids to a place like this?”
“To be honest, I think they are better than our guild members.”
In response to Kang Moo-seong’s honest answer, Claire looked back at us with strange eyes.
“Of course, my students are outstanding.”
“Your student?”
“Here and here. “These two are my students.”
Claire, who said that, pointed to Choi Seol and Selina.
“… “The strongest daughter?”
“uh.”
“I didn’t know you would bring your daughter too?”
“If something I expected happens today, it’s safest next to me.”
Claire’s expression hardened at Kang Moo-sung’s words.
“What Hero Kang Moo-seong is expecting is that the gates around the world will be reopened?”
The person who intervened in their conversation was none other than Jeong Ju-won.
At Jeong Joo-won’s words, Kang Moo-seong and Claire looked at Jeong Joo-won at the same time.
“Who is this?”
“My name is Jeong Ju-won, detective… “No, I’m a student at Gakseong High School.”
“He’s my friend. Talent is information analysis. “He is a genius of information.”
To keep the atmosphere from getting cold, I stepped forward and introduced Jeong Joo-won, and Claire and Kang Moo-seong started to show interest.
“It’s information analysis… that’s right. “I don’t know what the Rebellions will do inside the gate, but their goal has always been one.”
“To destroy the world again. “They are people who enjoy fighting monsters and enjoying being superior to others.”
“Do you understand?”
Mir Yoon, who was listening to the conversation between Claire and Jeong Joo-won, suddenly spoke.
“Why don’t you stop it? If the gate opens again… … .”
“It’s not that we don’t stop it, it’s that we can’t stop it.”
Kang Moo-seong looked at Yoon Mir.
“I know how you feel. We are no different from you. I want to stop it, and I will stop it. However, there is no way to stop those who have already entered the gate.”
The barrier has been broken.
That was something that neither Kang Mu-seong nor the other seven heroes expected.
This is because the barrier placed at the final gate was created by the combined efforts of seven heroes.
I looked at the final gate.
If Jeong Joo-won and I were to go as expected, it was only a matter of time before that gate opened again.
I looked at Kang Moo-seong.
It was because I felt a contradiction in what I had just said to Yunmir.
“Hero Kang Mu-seong. I have a question.”
“what?”
“Hero Kang Moo-seong, why did you bring me here?”
Everyone turned to Kang Moo-seong at my question.
The location of the final gate was information known only to the seven heroes.
The reason we were brought to such a place must have been because there was some special reason.
Kang Moo-seong could not answer my question.
I continued speaking to Kang Moo-seong, who could not keep his mouth shut.
“Hero Kang Moo-seong knew that the Rebellions were here. “Under these circumstances, the fact that we were brought here means that we were brought here to fight against the Rebellions.”
Actually, the Rebellions were here, but they had already entered the gate, so fighting became possible only after the Rebellions came out of the gate.
“Under normal circumstances, wouldn’t it be right to summon the elites of the seven guilds instead of calling new awakeners like us in case the Rebellions appear?”
At my words, Kang Ha-rin, who was standing next to Kang Moo-seong, looked at Kang Moo-seong with shaking eyes.
“Dad, no way… … .”
Hearing Kang Ha-rin’s voice, Claire turned to Kang Moo-seong and said.
“Hey you. Could it be that you’ve joined the Rebellions?”
