I Became the Only Buffer in the Academy

26 – Who will win – 3

“Congratulations!! Whoa… Still missing out on first place…”

“Ahahahaha. It could be.”

“…I wanted to get it and give it to you.”

Elizabeth, slightly sullen, looked at me. I couldn’t help but shrug my shoulders at her looking at me with her wet eyes like her scolded puppy.

She honestly wasn’t sure I was going to win first place either.

Elizabeth and Jin Shi-yeon. In addition, Hyejin is a wizard who belongs to the upper level of mourning.

I thought she would fight pretty well for that.

“It’s a big blow to miss one lamia.”

You tried to catch two lamia? That’s awesome.

“What. How do you say things turned out like this? Congratulations. And nothing bad.”

Jin Si-yeon said coolly and turned her body away. Hyejin, who was watching her as she walked away, approached her, Choa Yoo.

“But how did you do it?”

“Ahahahaha. Well, thanks to Yohan.”

“Hmm? Yohan? Wow. Healing seems to help even if the amount of healing is low…”

“John isn’t the only healer.”

“I heard you shoot a bow these days. Do you think you have the ability as an archer?”

“That’s not…”

“There! Leader of Group A! Come here for a moment!”

“Ah! Yes! Hyejin. I’ll tell you later!”

With her bright smile, her leader, Choa Yoo, ran, and Max, who was watching her, tilted her head.

“But why is he the leader?”

“Sure.”

Who is the leader or what is important. The important thing is that I got the skill book.

“Choa will take the light source gun, and the iron wall armor…”

“I don’t use it, but I’ll just sell it or exchange it for something else.”

Max took the iron wall skill book, and what was given to me was the Cheonri skill book.

That and one equipment option left.

It seems to be given instead of the skill book of Cheonri Dash, which is generally treated as a joke…

“You take this.”

“You may know, but I need a thousand miles.”

“But isn’t this equipment option given to the kid who chooses to run? So you’d better have it.”

“Is Yuchoa okay?”

“If you say something, let’s talk again then.”

In the end, the choice of equipment was in my hands. That’s what it is, but it’s a thousand miles!

Wouldn’t it be possible to get a little more points if you run the distance for volunteer activities or other events later?

“Ummm. Then let’s go too?! Siyeon! Now that it’s done, how about having dinner together?!”

Elizabeth, who was sullen, shouted brightly, but Jean Shi-yeon didn’t listen and she just left.

“I have to practice more, too. Enough then.”

“Ah! Then I’ll go too. Let’s eat later~!”

Max and Hyejin also left, leaving only me and Elizabeth.

Her earnest gaze.

“…Would you like to eat together? How about a set meal at Cadet Restaurant?”

“Good!”

If it had a tail, it would wag a lot.

In addition to the reward I received the other day, the mission success reward, plus the reward I received from the association, I decided to buy this evening.

A meal that only costs 15,000 won? You can buy it twice.

She was Elizabeth who refused many times, but in the end she was defeated by my persistence.

“Anyway, the buff seems to be great.”

“Huh?”

“No. Are you amazing? I honestly thought we would win first place this time.”

“hahahahaha. The world is wide. Reduce your pride.”

“It’s like what my mother said!”

“Come to think of it, you often mention your mother.”

“Yes? Huhu. He is someone I respect. By the way, John. Can I do it with that?”

“Uh. Would you like some ramen?”

As she poured her ramen into her plate, Elizabeth accepted it with a sweet smile, then cut out her own hamburger and served it.

“I think Yohan. You should put aside everything else and improve your diet! Do you drink salt and sugar water these days?”

“I like to drink it in the morning.”

I couldn’t find anything better than salt sugar water for breakfast.

“…Ugh. Then, even the Taylor family’s protein?”

“Oh. Thank you very much, but aren’t they pretty expensive?”

“I wouldn’t say it’s cheap.”

“I’ll live later.”

“Since they’re friends, you can just lean on them.”

“I can’t rely on you just because you’re my friend.”

If you just eat a friend, is that a friend? Catching pike I flatly refused, and she carefully put her hamburger in her mouth and let out a small sigh.

“It’s okay to have high expectations. My mother told me to cherish friends when I have them.”

“Really? You’re a good mother.”

“Whoops. Right? Ah. And I think we’ll start hunting in earnest from next week. Shall we do it together?”

“Is that so?”

A buffer is essential for party hunting. And a good dealer and tank are also essential.

From that point of view, Elizabeth could be said to be Max’s superior, able to tank and deal at the same time. She can’t be separated from such a great party member.

“How do I get other party members?”

“Jin Shi-yeon and Yoo Cho-ah. If these two go together, it’s best. Was it a maximum of 5 people?”

“Yes, but the demonstration will be a bit difficult.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes. To be honest, they said they didn’t want to go out together here. This time, they had no choice but…”

Amazing! To be able to fight Elizabeth!

Well, if Jin Si-yeon thinks of Elizabeth as her rival, she certainly deserves it.

“How about Max?”

“That would be better. He’s also quite good.”

After that, there was not much talk. What do you usually do, and talk about the next class. Other than that, things like stories that happen outside.

The Taylor family’s information that the blue bird that calls for the end has not moved much since it appeared last time was the least useful story.

She said she would buy coffee now that she had eaten, and talked for a while with Elizabeth, who bought her a coffee that cost more than the price of the meal.

The wind is getting cold. I have to go in.

“Originally, the test is until tomorrow, but since tomorrow is the match for the loser, we can just rest, right?! So…”

Hesitantly. Seeing me fidgeting like a puppy with snacks in front of me makes me smile.

“Okay. Let’s train together in the afternoon.”

“Good!”

A delighted Elizabeth leaves, clenching her fists. It wasn’t until after I looked at her several times as she moved away that I couldn’t see her shaking her hand, so I returned to the dormitory and immediately opened her skill book.

“Um…”

Is this an ancient war history?

It was related to the war between Greece and Persia, and it was about the journey of a messenger named Peipides to request reinforcements to Sparta when Greece was defeated in the war with Persia.

This time it’s worth watching.

It will be easy to read.

[Skill: Acquired the Throne Run.]

[Effect: Increases the target’s physical strength for the duration based on mental strength.]

After perusing it twice, the skill acquisition message window came to mind. Ruler. Then test. Exam.

I immediately used the speed run on myself, and at that moment, I felt my body, which was tired from taking the test today, full of energy.

Is this good enough? The duration is also quite long compared to other skills. However, the cooldown is long, so it would be difficult to use it on multiple people at once.

“I should have gotten the cooldown reduction skill…”

A skill related to reducing waiting time or equipment with such an option is incomparably more valuable than a buff.

As such, there is no way for me to save you right now… I must say there is no way.

Damn it! If only Azazel was there!

But what can I do? There’s no point in whining about something you don’t have.

As the proficiency of the skill increases, the waiting time also decreases, so let’s be content with that for now.

What you need to pay more attention to is the overall buff.

As the story progresses, there are many cases where several people have to fight together, but you can’t just use a single buff all the time.

It’s weak compared to a single buff, but it’ll be helpful if you still get it.

Fortunately, the chance to get the full buff isn’t far off.

Let’s practice.

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The next morning.

It was when I finished training at the archery training ground and was eating ramen for lunch.

– Rurlureung!

It was Elizabeth. When I checked the name written on the terminal and answered the phone, I heard an urgent voice.

[John?! It’s me!]

“Uh. I’ll just eat lunch and go to the training ground.”

[Ah. Nope. Today, something suddenly happened to me… Suck!!]

I can hear the sound of iron colliding with iron over the terminal. And even the screams of monsters.

“Where are you?”

[Now… Chuncheon!]

Suddenly Chuncheon.

I remembered. Now Elizabeth’s personal story was beginning.

A character story that begins when a certain number of connections are accumulated.

I’ve been on good terms with Elizabeth until now, but I never thought this would start with me.

“I’m going to help.”

[No! It’s okay… Haaa!! I’ll take care of it soon, so please wait!! And this is the Taylor family business!]

“Ah. He’s a friend. Take a picture of the coordinates and send it to me.”

The Taylor family is a family that realizes noblesse oblige. As such, even in other countries, if there were monsters, there was no hesitation in going to solve them.

This was the beginning of Elizabeth Taylor’s personal story.

The story diverges depending on whether you go to help here or not.

In that case.

“I have to go.”

I quickly inhaled the ramen and headed straight for the gate. However, the coordinates were still not delivered.

Should I hope that the memory of my previous life is correct?

After telling the gate manager to move me to Chuncheon, I went right into the gate. There I met an unexpected person.

“Jin Shi-yeon?”

“Hmm? Why are you here?”

“Uh. That’s it. I got a call from Elizabeth earlier.”

“Really?”

“Then why are you here?”

“This area is where Jinga’s laboratory is located. Jinga’s work should be done by Jinga.”

With a short mutter, she dissuaded others from trying to stop me before speaking.

“Looks like you’re here to help Elizabeth. Are you going?”

“I have to go.”

Taking me with her nod, Jin Si-yeon got into the car. How far did she travel in an off-road jeep that goes well on rough roads?

I saw quite a lot of monsters.

“Elizabeth wouldn’t do it alone.”

“The Taylor family’s heroes are with us. But… He’s just overexerting himself. The old days were better.”

There was a deep bitterness in his low murmur. She didn’t talk about her anymore, and I didn’t ask either.

At the place we arrived, a battle was already taking place.

“Haaa!!”

There was a blonde beauty who seemed to be unstoppable while working alongside three active heroes against a giant crab.

She doesn’t hesitate to swing her sword, and she doesn’t stop running into danger.

I raised my hand just as Elizabeth was about to be run over by a sharp leg.

“This?!”

Did you feel that your defense power increased due to the Diamond Sutra effect? Elizabeth’s eyes widened.

“Lady!! Danger…”

“Haaa!!”

An attack that was reinforced with the blessing effect of the Holy Spirit that bounced off the leg as it was.

Seeing Elizabeth cut off her cracked leg with one blow, the Taylor family hero tilted her head.

“Your lady… Was that strong?”