Genius Is Taught by Geniuses

028 – Hero

Tigris continued the question with a calm expression.

“earth? Where is the Earth?”

“You don’t know Earth? So how do you know the status window and the system? And how did you know that my name was Yushin Kim?”

Rakan looked very confused on the outside.

Tigris had already expected that Rakan would be upset.

“Cut down your excitement and sit down. Then I will explain.”

Rakan sat back down.

The triumphant expression from a while ago had completely disappeared and I was sweating in a cold sweat.

Tigris set aside all the other supplementary explanations and explained it briefly and plainly.

“I’ve been going back 10 years.”

“…to go back means to return to the past?”

“right. You handed me the pocket watch and as soon as I accepted it I went back 10 years. And 10 years later, you turn me back and tell me that if I ask you about Yushin Kim, the status window and the system, I will answer everything.”

Rakan folded his arms and nodded.

“Well···. Surely that’s only on Earth… After all, you are a regressor, aren’t you?”

“That would be correct. I am a returnee.”

“Wait a minute… Point shop!”

Rakan hits the forehead of the point shop! hit

＜Regression Pocket Watch＞

Remaining number: 0EA

Price: 1,000,000 points

“···crazy. Then the reason why this was not in stock…”

Oddly enough, the pocket watch of the return to the point store was out of stock.

I turned off my nerves not to even look at it because it was a rice cake I couldn’t eat until now, but now that I know the reason, my heart sinks.

thud!

Rakan banged his forehead on the desk.

“crazy! Why don’t I use it and why do I give it to him?!”

Rakan could not understand at all.

It was because it was clear that if he had even returned, he would have become incredibly strong.

Or amassing huge wealth based on future information.

In a word, it was becoming more like the main character.

“How in the world there are sweet potatoes like this…”

“Now it is your turn to explain. Explain the system, the status window, and Kim Yushin.”

Rakan said, scratching his head.

“So… what should I say about this? Do you know the game?”

“game? Are you talking about chess?”

“Right like that! That’s why I can’t do it with a computer… I can’t explain it like this… Should I explain this with a novel…?”

Rakan continued to explain until the sun went down.

Tigris had no background knowledge, but it was because Rakan’s speech was really poor.

Tigris summarized it based on what Rakan said.

“So, does the status window mean objectively quantifying and clarifying muscle strength, agility, mana, and skills?”

“···uh. Well. right! right.”

“The system is like an artificial lifeform that helps you like a spirit, and you can understand that it provides various conveniences, including giving you quests to get points.”

“That’s right.”

“And you said you were from a country called Korea on the planet Earth.”

“Five···. I understand very quickly.”

“And this system, the possessor, and the status window are one of the popular novel clichés in Korea.”

“A cliché . . . You could see it as something like that. It’s a work setting.”

Tigris nodded.

“Right. I barely understood how you could get strong so quickly.”

“···really? Did you understand the concept of points and shops? I think I gave it a bit of a mess, don’t you think?”

“You are commissioned by an artificial creature called System, and you receive points in return. And with those points, you can learn various skills or purchase potions or elixirs. So, isn’t that the answer to how you were able to grow up so quickly?”

“That’s right, but…. You said you were a real genius, but you must be a real genius.”

“I don’t fully understand it. Just as the phenomenon of wind knows the presence or absence of invisible air, I just believe it because I’ve seen you grow so bizarrely fast.”

Rakan didn’t quite understand Tigris’ words, but he nodded with a shaky expression on his face.

“···Well. What is it?”

“Then, was it because you were acting strangely recently to get points?”

“. Anyway, I was trying to get points when I asked you for a match.”

“Then why did you get points and learn swordsmanship?”

Rakan said with a smile.

“Because of course men are knights!”

Tigris looked at Rakan without a word.

A playful smile, a triumphant attitude, and even a very light thought.

He seemed so childish.

Tigris had a doubt that he didn’t even want to think about.

“Let me ask you one thing. How old were you on Earth when you were possessed?”

Rakan said, averting his eyes to see if there was anything that was a little cramped.

“What’s the point of that?”

Tigris glared at Rakan with bitter eyes.

“Rakan, no, Kim Yushin. How old were you?”

“…26 years old.”

bang-!

Tigris hit the desk hard.

“It’s a f*cking surprise!”

“Do you think I will not notice the lie? I can decipher the lie from your heart rate, pupil movement, and facial expression. Say it right.”

“… my age is so important! Please explain!”

“You are of course suspicious because you are acting immaturely like a child who is not appropriate for your age.”

“Am I not iron?”

“Then do you think it makes sense to want to become a knight without knowing what your talents are?”

“How do you know what my talents are? For now, I have no choice but to do what I want to do.”

Tigris let out a small sigh.

“So, what is it like living as an aspiring knight for a week? Do you have any talent?”

Rakan folded his arms and furrowed his eyebrows.

“why? Does it look like I have no talent for knights?”

“Can’t you even see the swordsmanship skills of your classmates? Just by looking at Irene, you would know how lacking you are, right?”

“That’s because Irene has been swinging her sword longer than me. I’ve only been holding the sword for three months now. But look. I already have one ring.”

“Do you think the number of rings is an absolute measure of strength? Besides, isn’t that ring purchased using points? It’s not something you get through training.”

“But if you get points like this, you will get 7 or 8 rings in no time. Then who will stop me?”

Tigris’ head was pounding.

I was sick of the expedient mindset of trying to solve everything with points.

“You haven’t worn more than seven rings in ten years.”

“···What? Does that make sense? Where is the point that cannot be solved with points?”

“That I don’t know. But when you couldn’t put on 7 rings, you changed the route and actively learned magic. It also reached six circles, but in the end, it did not reach seven circles.”

Rakan was shocked, his pupils enlarged and his heart rate increased.

“Liar… a lie. No way···. Where is the point that cannot be solved with points?”

“Are you sure you’re not mistaken for the main character in the novel you read right now?”

“Of course not!”

However, Rakan’s constricting pupils, heart rate, expression, and irregular Auror waves were telling one thing.

Rakan lied now.

“Lakan. Why do you think I came back?”

“uh···.”

Rakan had been oblivious to the fact that Tigris had returned.

It was just ignoring.

“···I don’t know.”

“no. you clearly know Speak with your mouth.”

Rakan hesitated and finally opened his mouth.

“Will this world perish…?”

“okay. As expected, this world will perish. Everyone you knew dies. The corpses cover the earth, and the rivers turn to blood with blood.”

Rakan swallowed his saliva.

“Then I will ask. You haven’t become a sword master even after 10 years. Will you still be a knight?”

“···no.”

“Are you going to become a wizard then? You also practiced magic at the same time, but you did not become an archmage. Are you still going to be a wizard?”

“···I do not know. Then what should I do?”

Rakan was confused.

Rakan thought that he would live the life of the main character who could challenge anything until now.

However, after listening to Tigris, there was a high possibility that he would become a chaotic bastard who could not see the end of anything.

Moreover, this world was not a peaceful world, but a worldview that would soon perish.

Like I’ve always done, I couldn’t just do what I wanted to do.

Rakan had a complicated brain, like a high school senior with a college application in front of him.

“Tigris, can you tell me? what can i do? You’re from the future, so you don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Tigris’ eyebrows twisted.

“Are you asking me to decide your future now?”

“You said the world would perish. Then, isn’t it right that I have to do what I can do well…?”

Rakan was drifting here and there like a ship that lost its compass in the open sea.

Fortunately, though, he was able to quickly grasp the situation he was facing.

“Lakan. Let me go back to the first question. How old are you?”

Rakan couldn’t lie anymore.

“In terms of my age here, I’m 15… no, I’m 16.”

“So was it.”

I was already expecting it, but hearing it in person was a bit shocking.

Tigris saw Rakan wiggling his fingers.

Rakan was looking at Tigris like a scolding child.

“Before giving advice, you are a student and I am an instructor. and older too. Do you know what I mean?”

“Still, we were once friends…”

“Before the return, we were not friends.”

“…I’ll be careful with my words.”

Still, I was glad to know that I could understand what you were saying.

“First of all, you were a magic swordsman. It was also a very useful magic swordsman on the battlefield. But that was possible not because you were good with swords, but because you were able to use magic with precision and speed even in complex battlefields.”

“…Didn’t I say I’m not talented at magic?”

“I said you can’t be an archmage, I’m not saying you don’t have a talent for magic.”

Rakan’s face turned red.

“Then do I have any talent for magic?”

“Even if it’s circle 1 magic, if you know how to use magic in the right place, you can say that you are an excellent wizard. If you can cast while wielding a sword, it can be said that it is very good.”

“Then I should quit my sword and learn magic right now?!”

“But magic alone is not enough. Because you didn’t become an archmage after all. It’s likely this time around too. The 6th circle mage is a useful resource, but you shouldn’t be satisfied with it.”

Despite the fact that there is a deceptive growth engine called the status window and the system, if it was only in the 6th circle, it was a level of neglect.

“…then what more would you like to learn?”

“That is an issue you need to think about in the future. Until then, there is nothing I can do.”

Rakan nodded.

“Well···. I guess so. Oh, then should I quit Imperial University first? There will be no more time wasted on swordsmanship.”

“It is hasty. Do you think Imperial University is a place anyone can enter? It is the highest point among all academies in the Empire. Of course, so is magic.”

“…But I’m from the Department of Swordsmanship. I know that magic can only be learned by majors…?”

“You have to tell me everything from one to ten. How do you think you became a magic swordsman? You double majored.”

“ah! There was a way! uh?!”

＜New Quest!＞

You found out that you have no talent for swordsmanship!

You’ve decided to learn magic!

It doesn’t matter which department belongs to the Faculty of Magic, so try a double major or a previous major!

Reward: 50,000 points

Time limit: 1 year and 3 months.

Rakan blinked at the sudden message.

“Suddenly, a quest appeared. Do you want to double major or transfer to magic? That’s 50,000 points!”

“Is 50,000 points a lot?”

“That’s a lot. 50,000 points is enough points to add one more Auror ring.”

If the amount was enough to add one more Auror Ring in one year, there was no doubt that it would be a huge reward.

“You aim for your criminal record.”

“…I’m not that talented in swordsmanship?”

“It would be better to add one more magic series that you can handle. Because the sword really doesn’t suit you.”

Tigris would sometimes imagine.

What if Rakan had abandoned his sword and focused more on magic?

If you have mastered not only elemental magic but also telekinesis, destruction, and harmony…

I thought maybe I could overcome the limit of the 6th circle and reach the 7th circle.

I had this thought, but Rakan and Tigris didn’t get along very well at the time, so they didn’t give me advice, and even if I did, Rakan would not have accepted it.

“···Fact It hurts a little to be subjected to violence. May I know what the criminal record is?”

“You must take at least 36 credits within one year and get an average of 3.8 credits. And I have to take the major exam.”

“If it’s 3.8 credits… you have to get almost all A’s right? But the ironic thing is that to learn magic, you have to be good at swordsmanship. Do you think this standard is a bit strange?”

“It is unprecedented in itself to move from the School of Martial Arts to the School of Magic in the first place. Generally speaking, it is usually done within one department. Spears in swordsmanship or kuns in spears. In this way.”

“Well···. okay”

Rakan nodded and stood up.

“Then there is no time for this.”

“What are you going to do?”

“I’m going to get points.”

“···point? Isn’t that swordsmanship training?”

“I also have to do swordsmanship training. But if I invest time in swordsmanship training, how much will I increase in one year? It is correct to invest points in swordsmanship and stats by completing the accumulated quests once and for all.”

Tigris was at a loss for words at the words so right.

At the current Rakan level, there is no point in practicing swords.

Rather, relying on that strange power would have allowed him to grow faster.

Rakan before the return must have grown up in the same way and received credits.

“So, what quests do you have left?”

“Well···. Stay still… If you go around the Remiola dance hall wearing panties, you get 300 points, and if you confess to the opposite s*x, you get 400 points… Oh right, you didn’t even do the daily quest today? I will do that too.”

Tigris got goosebumps like a bug crawling on the back of his neck.

“Are you sure you don’t want to do that?”

Rakan said as if it was natural.

“I have to do it all.”

“Are you not ashamed? How can I use the gymnasium in my panties…”

“Are you going to go naked? That’s a whopping 1,000 points.”

“Are you going to turn now?”

“Of course not. It has to sneak around in the morning. If you get caught, you may not be able to run and you may be arrested by the guards.”

Rakan was seriously thinking of doing it.

I was so proud of what Tigris would not do even if I gave 100,000 points instead of 1,000 points.

“And there is a limit of 10 quests that can be left behind, so you have to get rid of them quickly. Otherwise, new quests will not appear.”

“However, how…”

“Then let the world perish? You can’t be relaxed in an urgent situation.”

Tigris thought seriously.

What if I had to go around the gym naked to prevent the destruction of the world?

Tigris did not dare give an answer.

Rakan jumped up and said.

“Then let’s go do the 100-point quest now. Oh, can you take a look at the net?”

“What do you mean?”

“I have to pee in that girl’s bathroom. That’s 100 points.”

Tigris was at a loss for words due to a complex feeling that could not be expressed in words.

* * *

Rakan confessed to the opposite s*x and was slapped on the cheek, and shouted loudly in front of people.

It was shameful enough that Tigris’ face was burning, but Rakan persevered.

The last thing left was to run the gym naked, but I couldn’t.

Because it was still 9 pm and people were walking around.

That said, Rakan walked around the gym in his panties in front of people.

Seriously at the time, Tigris thought that Rakan was respected in other ways.

Rakan was breaking the daily quests he couldn’t do today until the people disappeared.

“after! after!”

Rakan got dressed and went around the Remiola gymnasium.

They say that it is a routine that runs 10km a day and does 100 push-ups, and if you do that, you will get 50 points.

Tigris watched Rakan’s actions silently.

‘I’m sure it’s sincere…’

It’s not that I don’t feel shame, so when I confessed to the opposite s*x, I hesitated for 15 minutes before confessing.

What the hell was the system guy thinking, and he couldn’t figure out why he was giving such a quest to Rakan.

Rakan got up after doing push-ups.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and looked into the air.

Then he clasped his hands and smiled coolly.

“Keep it up!”

It looks like you earned 50 points.

Tigris handed Rakan a drink.

“Drink.”

“ah. thank you.”

Rakan drank bottled water and sprayed it on his face.

There were no people around.

It was because when Rakan started turning around in his panties, everyone ran away in shock.

“Why are you working so hard?”

“What?”

“It’s not that you don’t know the numbers, and I don’t understand why you’re trying to get points so much.”

“Is it okay if I put up with shame? Ha ha ha ha ha!”

Tigris was at a loss for words because he laughed so loudly.

“What···. There are those, and in fact, there are other reasons as well. I really want to be strong.”

Rakan said, fiddling with the water bottle.

“When I was on Earth, I was a real no-brainer, right? It was like a normal student everywhere in the world. I hated it.”

There was bitterness in Rakan’s voice.

“So I tried to be special, but I didn’t have the courage. So I just sat in a corner and read the novel. But when I got hit by a truck and died, I regretted it.”

I’ll try some more.

Don’t be shy, I’ll treat you.

I’ll confess to the girl I like.

Just like the main characters in the novel, we will see each other once in a while.

“I got a new opportunity like this, and I don’t want to regret it again. And as you said before, you said that the world will soon perish, right? If I can’t stand my shame and give up on being strong, all I can do at the crucial moment is suck my finger. I don’t want to live an extra life like that again.”

I knew that Rakan’s words were true even without reading his body reactions.

Because Rakan in Tigris’ memory was like that.

“Oh, and you asked me a while ago if I was mistaken for the main character in a novel? At that time, I said no because I was a little shy, but I will answer it again.”

Rakan smiled, revealing her white teeth.

“I am not the main character in the novel, but I want to be like the main character in the novel.”

Rakan’s pupils, expression, and heart rate were speaking.

Rakan was sincere.

Rakan’s words are like the lines of the main character in a boy’s cartoon, but there is something that tickles the hearts of adults.

Rakan glanced back and said,

“uh? No one right now? At this point, you have to run!”

Rakan began to take off his clothes, and Tigris could hardly see with his eyes open.

The future hero went around the gym naked.