I Became the Only Buffer in the Academy

224 – Power Increase – 5

I took pictures and played in the flower field for a while. The main plate is so pretty that no matter how you take a picture, it becomes a painting.

Seeing myself sandwiched between three beauties somehow makes me feel like a squid.

“Hmm! It came out great as expected!”

“Don’t you think the picture you took with me came out better?!”

“No. The one taken with me looks better. Look at this. The subtle change in facial expression…”

I guess it was just me who thought that. They were also properly capped. As I was watching each other talk about how the photos I took separately from them came out better, I had a moment’s thought and tried to ignore the cold sweat running down my spine and hinted.

“Everything came out okay, so let’s go. I’ll be waiting.”

“Ah! I see!”

“Hmm… I guess I’ve been here too long.”

“Ah~. Let’s think of it as giving Suho and Hyejeong time together.”

phew. The horse turned around.

Almost ‘John. What do you think?’ The question almost came up.

Having successfully changed the topic, I entered the cafe with cheerful steps.

It’s a pretty well-made cafe. There were quite a few people who appeared to be lovers in the large and quiet space.

“Here.”

At that time, Cheon Su-ho, who was sitting in the wide seat, raised his hand. When he goes there, he sees Hye-jeong leaning on his shoulder, fast asleep.

“Are you okay?”

“Hmm. I almost had a slight seizure, but I managed to get over it with the pain drain.”

“Can you give me some buffs?”

“huh.”

I gave Cheon Soo-ho a weak heal and a thousand mile sprint. Cheon Soo-ho’s expression has improved, perhaps because the stamina lost due to pain drain has been replenished.

“Hyejeong, is it okay to stay outside?”

When Jin Si-yeon looked worried and asked, Cheon Su-ho nodded slightly.

“It’s like this because the magic power is running out of control… It doesn’t mean that anything gets better or something just because it’s inside. Anyway…”

Cheon Soo-ho paused for a moment and sent me a text message on his terminal. How difficult is the content?

To what extent… While I was thinking for a moment, another message arrived.

[Compared to the Manisan ruins?]

The Mani Mountain ruins are like that.

Cheon Soo-ho’s complexion hardened slightly at my reply. But that only lasts for a moment.

A smile appears at the corner of the guy’s mouth. No matter what, he seems to have a strong will to win because he is a guy who steps forward rather than retreating from dangerous places. okay. That’s better.

It’s a relic you go to in an event to get Excalibur, so you need to show that level of confidence.

“May I take your order.”

“Ah. I’d like a vanilla latte, please. And…”

“Americano.”

“I want a caramel macchiato, Johan. What are you going to drink?”

“Me too, Americano.”

In addition, I ordered a piece of cake and cookies. When the employee who took the order returned, Hye-jeong, who was leaning on Cheon Soo-ho’s shoulder, slowly opened her eyes.

“Oh my… I fell asleep. Hehe. How was it?”

“It was the best!”

“It was great to take a picture, right? Oh, you two didn’t take a picture, right? Would you like me to take one for you?”

“Hehehe. Later. When I get healthier. I’ll take a picture then.”

She gently placed her hand on Cheon Soo-ho’s hand and smiled softly. We fell silent at that sight. A woman who looks as if she is about to collapse at any moment feels like a flag when she says she will take a picture after she gets healthy.

In Hero Academia, if Hye-jeong couldn’t survive and died, Cheon Soo-ho no longer participated in the battle.

Such a thing cannot be tolerated, so I must prepare as soon as I return.

We stayed at the cafe until dinner and then had dinner at Hyejeong’s other store.

We thought this was taking too much, but she comforted us and told us not to worry.

“I am grateful that you are always close to Suho. Hehe. Please take care of our Suho.”

“We have to be nice to you~!”

“Yes. Suho’s defense is good, so we can fight with confidence.”

“Oh my? Is that so? I didn’t know our Suho was doing well.”

“That’s great! I was the runner-up again this time!”

Cheon Soo-ho, who flinched at the mention of second-chairman, smiled awkwardly. Hyejeong smiled brightly at him.

“What? I heard you didn’t see it.”

“If you were second in line, you wouldn’t have seen it.”

He spoke bluntly and turned his head. Hyejeong giggled at that and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Because Suho’s personality is like this… I thought he wouldn’t have any close friends. Still, I’m glad I’ve become friends with such great people.”

“I will be even happier if Hyejeong gets better.”

Every single thing I say somehow feels like a flag.

I firmly told her that she didn’t need to be around because we were close friends with Cheon Soo-ho.

She flinched for a moment and then gently nodded.

“Yes… it would be great if I could do that.”

“It will happen.”

Because I decided to do it.

Cheon Soo-ho says he will sleep here today. That’s why he came out to see us off and spoke to me in the night breeze.

“You sound confident. Are you sure?”

“Don’t worry. Don’t worry. You don’t need anything, just train properly until you get there.”

“Hmm. I believe it.”

He grabbed my shoulder with his big hand and his eyes flashed.

“I’ll block them all.”

You’re dependable.

We nodded to his serious declaration. As we arrived near the gate, Cheon Soo-ho returned, and Elizabeth looked at me as if she was worried.

“don’t worry.”

This is what I wanted to do, so I will definitely succeed.

Two weeks passed like that. Since it was a class after the midterm exams, it wasn’t that difficult. Most of them were theory classes. Thanks to this, I had enough time to practice my skills.

I checked yesterday and found that not only Cheon Soo-ho’s level but also other people’s levels had risen to a level that I was satisfied with. It may seem like I overdid it a bit, but sometimes you have to overdo it.

That’s why I went to the instructor’s office despite it being the weekend.

“What is this?”

“Ah. I’m going to visit the ruins.”

It is common to conquer ruins in about a week. Of course, I couldn’t participate in class after visiting the ruins.

That’s why instructor Kim Yeon-ha, who was staring at the absence report being submitted, tilted her head.

“I was planning to visit some kind of ruin during the semester…”

“Haha… It’s a bit hard to tell that far.”

“Ha. Okay. So? Who’s going?”

“Among the cadets… well, me, Elizabeth, Jin Si-yeon, Yoo Cho-ah, Cheon Su-ho, Ki Ki-yeol, and Serenia are going.”

“Serenia? She says she’s going to the cathedral right after class because the Pope is visiting. Are you taking her with you?”

under. I still feel like crying when I think about the conversation I had with the prioress of the cathedral to take Serenia.

It was very difficult to convince the head nun, who was like an iron wall and said no.

But in the end it was successful.

I was a bit shaken when I heard that the head nun recommended a better Vatican healer for Serenia, but since there were strong undead in the ruins, I could say that Serenia was essential.

“That’s amazing. It must have been difficult to recruit Ki Ki-yeol. That guy. He was the guy who refused even when the instructors asked him to…”

Actually, he was the easiest.

When I heard that they would pay a lot of money per day, they said they would go right away.

“Hmm… let’s say that’s true among the cadets. What about other than the cadets?”

“Breath and a hero from the Taylor family said they would participate.”

“I see… um. If that’s the case, that’s fine.”

No matter how much we call ourselves Class A, we are just kids who just got to Class A.

That’s why I feel reassured to hear that an experienced person like Mr. Breath is going with me.

She immediately stamped the absence report and thought for a moment before saying.

“I said it before, but if you feel like you can’t do it, ask the instructors for help. No matter how strong you are, you are still cadets.”

“Haha. Yes. I understand.”

You still need to ask for help. Not now is the time to fight the apocalypse. The instructors will be of great help at that time.

“Then let’s go.”

As soon as I left the instructor’s office, I contacted everyone. I was told that I had successfully received an absence report.

Then all that remains is to go. If so, let’s set a few events that must occur first.

I called Elizabeth right away.

“It’s me. Are you free this evening?”

“Huh?! Of course I have! Why?!”

“There’s a place I’d like you to go with.”

“Oh my~?! Are you asking me out on a date?”

“Haha. I wish so, but it’s necessary to find the ruins.”

“Hehehe. That could also be called a date, right? Are we going alone?”

“That’s too bad. I have to take Siyeon and Choa with me.”

“Ah. Is that so… Well! I can’t help it!”

He seemed a little disappointed, but soon a cheerful answer came back. After getting ready and asking to meet, I also called Jin Si-yeon and Yoo Cho-ah.

They both asked if it was a date, and even if they said no, they both liked it and when they said they were going together, their reactions were all similar.

Did they make this?

Anyway, after finishing the phone call, I stopped by the dormitory to get what I needed and headed to the gate.

It wasn’t the appointed time yet, so no one came.

Then I guess I’ll have to do some training.

I immediately closed my eyes and cast the skill. How long did they do that? I felt someone tapping my back.

“Wow!! Hey, what is it? I’m not surprised.”

“Are you sure you were concentrating properly?”

“You can’t do something like this without being surprised by that. But what about Siyeon?”

“Here he comes.”

I can’t be a nobleman. She said, wearing a black jacket and tight jeans, tying her hair back.

“But where are you going?”

“England. There are things I need to do before I go to the ruins, so I’ll take care of them first.”

People are already very busy, so there’s no need to waste time, right?

“We may have to fight right away when we arrive at our destination. Are you ready?”

“Battle? Fighting monsters?”

I shook my head at Elizabeth’s question.

“No. With the villain.”

Among those targeting Excalibur, there are villains.