chapter 15
15 – Dalian Class (1)
After the noisy lunch break, the afternoon class came.
“Nice to meet you. Cadets! My name is Instructor Jiye Yoon who will teach you Dalian and Jinbeop. Please take good care of me!”
The woman who introduced herself as Yoon Ji Ye lowered her head at the applause around her and smiled brightly.
‘Ji-yera Yoon… ‘
I remember that I wasn’t a person who made a particularly impressive performance in my previous life.
However, if you don’t know the name at all, that’s not the case again.
‘I think it’s been mentioned once or twice among boys.’
I know that she received enthusiastic support from the guys with the lower body because of her cute appearance and friendly attitude.
Looking around, she took out a device from her arms and explained her schedule.
“I think you know, but the midterm exams that will be held in a few months will inevitably include sparring or practice tests. So I think the cadets know how precious this time will be.”
The true method.
When you hear it, you might think, ‘That one from a martial arts novel?’, But it was actually similar.
Basically, it feels like a formation that leads to an advantage in battle.
It has the effect of giving a strong buff when possessing a related skill or characteristic, so it was a fairly important element in dungeon exploration or raids.
‘I remember it being a bit annoying when used by groups of guys flocking around.’
I personally didn’t like it very much.
Because he’s the type to draw out his abilities by himself, the more powerful he is in a group, the more cumbersome he is.
‘Still, I should practice at least aikijin for the future.’
While thinking, Jiye Yoon continued.
If I could explain it in detail, that was it in summary.
‘Since you guys are so f*cking stupid, it’s not enough to teach you how to do it right from the start. Also, breathing between each other is important, but I don’t even expect it from you guys who have just met. Therefore, I will teach you after developing my skills and friendship through dialogue with the body.’
▶… Master. Please don’t turn it into a strange interpretation.
‘Isn’t that true?’
I’m going to have a Dalian class for the time being, so where can I find a more accurate summary?
▶……
“Sure! I’ll call the list from now on! Basically, it is common for like-minded people to weave together, but for the sake of efficiency, we will sparring in a fixed order for a while.”
Pair your palms! Jiye Yoon nominates one person at a time and matches them.
“Next! Song Joon-ho and Miss Inabi! It is number 19. Say hello in advance~”
As soon as she finished speaking, Inabi turned her head towards her.
She revealed her ferocious eyes and glared at her like she was going to eat her.
‘Song Joon-ho and Inabira… ‘
If you look at the specs, Song Jun-ho will be overwhelmed.
This guy was secretly weak to women, so he tended to be unable to show off his skills properly.
Besides, Rain has a very strong and persistent personality, so she did it just in case.
‘If I ever lose, I’ll have to beat them all day.’
The names continued to be mentioned, and finally my turn came.
“Siwoo Choi… The county… “
Jiye Yun stopped her words for a moment and looked at me.
She was just staring, but the emotion inside was quite unusual.
“Iron Kingdom Army. Please head to seat number 30.”
At those words, a murmur came from the surroundings.
“… What is the Iron Kingdom? Siwoo Choi, isn’t that guy f*cked up?”
“But actually, in terms of strength, it’s the two major mountain ranges of Class B like Song Jun-ho.”
I looked at the tteokdae guy who was slowly warming up.
‘Iron Kingdom.’
He was tall enough to be 2 meters tall, and his strong muscles stood out.
As if it wasn’t just water muscle, I felt the strength of a martial artist compressed by training and actual combat.
‘It must have been quite famous back then.’
As a person who played an active part in the forefront based on his formidable defense power, he was a strong man with a reputation among the Awakened.
Since he is still at the level of a cadet, he may be weak compared to his heyday, but his talent has no way to go anywhere.
“Good. That bastard is still annoying, but won’t the Iron Kingdom step on it on its own?”
“Hey, but it’s true that I was admitted illegally… ? Seeing how he dodges everything while running, it seems like he’s really good at it… “
“What are you talking about to a class F scumbag? I must have done something strange.”
I skipped over the sound I heard and looked at Yoon Ji-ye.
She was silently staring at me as if the smile on her face was a lie.
A unique expression that seems cold and contemptuous.
It was one of the faces I had seen so much in my previous life.
▶ Master too…
‘Well, it seems that they are trying to bring me down. If I lose in this Dalian, I will naturally be driven to illegal admission.’
Even if that’s not the case, I’ll be able to bring my position down to the bottom.
▶ Question. I don’t understand. You must have seen the master’s performance with your own eyes, more than an instructor. There is no way you don’t know that your skills are real.
‘Jealousy.’
▶ Yes?
‘I’m blinded by jealousy.’
Is it because you killed so many demons in your previous life?
I had a strange talent.
As a living being, he had a knack for guessing at a glance what kind of emotions he was harboring by looking at his eyes.
On days when the condition is good, this can be seen as a color, but after awakening, this phenomenon has been strengthened.
‘It’s a deep red inside purple… ‘
If expectations are correct, denial and self-justification.
And it was the color of jealousy that was intense enough to exceed that.
Well, it’s not something I can’t understand.
Because it is one of the nature of human beings to be jealous and try to put down an outstanding person.
Moreover, this world is a society of awakened people who believe that strength is justice based on lineage.
It would be hard for her to believe even after seeing it with her own two eyes that a nerdy guy like me has the skills to threaten her instructor.
▶He is not qualified to teach. To express ugly feelings to a cadet.
‘Leave it alone.’
There were so many people like that that I was run over by my feet in my previous life.
I heard a lot of bullsh*t, such as ‘It doesn’t make sense for a bug to have such skills’ or ‘A being like you threatens the established rules of society’.
I don’t know if it’s just talking.
It was common to spray poison or try to kill while sleeping.
Compared to that, jealousy is at a cute level.
‘And I will change my mind soon.’
How superficial is the common sense you have believed in?
* * *
After 5 minutes, the matched numbers started sparring with each other.
“That’s it! Kim Hong-joon is eliminated. Miss Ohana wins.”
At the judgment result, Ohana jumped up and down as if she was happy.
‘It’s okay.’
I guessed during training, but it wasn’t too bad in real life.
I smiled naturally when I saw him calmly deal with his opponents and use his strength, speed.
It went on like that and finally number 30 was called.
All the children went out and looked at the Iron Kingdom, as if dead.
I climbed onto the field and warmed up slowly. In the meantime, Jiye Yoon approached as if she had been waiting.
“Siwoo Choi. You can shout surrender if you think it’s too much during the fight.”
He smiled brightly and gave advice as if not to get hurt, but he laughed inwardly at the emotions he felt inside.
“Yes, thank you for your concern.”
“Sure. I have no choice but to worry more than an instructor. Because the opponent is none other than the Iron Kingdom Army. No matter how much space separation is spread, it doesn’t mean that all the damage suffered was never wiped out.”
Yoon Ji Ye smiled and put her hand on her shoulder.
“So don’t overdo it.”
‘Look at this woman?’
As if he had no intention of hiding it, he was openly revealing his hostility.
At this point, she became suspicious on the contrary.
‘Isn’t it a bit excessive to be simply jealous?’
▶Guess. Could it be that Master decided that she was a demon and tried to show her true appearance?
‘Ah, maybe so.’
As for the devil, when she is cornered, she instinctively emits demonic energy.
Certainly, taking that into consideration and taking such a provocative attitude was understandable to a certain extent.
‘Or it’s just that my insides are twisted a lot.’
After flicking her raised hand, she smiled as well.
“It is such an honor to be giving such attention to a cadet I met for the first time today. Instructor. But it doesn’t seem necessary.”
“… Why?”
“That’s because I can’t lose.”
“…… “
Yoon Ji-ye’s smile cracked at her last words.
After being silent for a while, she coughed and left.
It was at that time that she sighed in
. A shadow fell over her head.
The Iron Kingdom, which had approached before I knew it, was staring down at me.
‘It’s not like playing with trains, why are there so many bastards approaching me?’
She talked to her in a nonchalant way.
“What, do you have something to do?”
The guy who looked down held out her calloused hand in front of her.
“It seems that people around me are making noise, but I am not vigilant. Siwoo Choi.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“The endurance and movement shown in the morning. Undoubtedly. You are strong So I won’t be careless. You too, do your best to fight.”
He just said whatever he wanted to say.
She watched it and held her hand.
“Okay, try your best.”
“Please take care of me.”
“Two people! Please go to each location! Let’s begin!”
Ji-Ye Yun looked at me and the Iron Kingdom with the whistle in her arms.
“Then, start!”
Beep-! With a shout, barriers for competition were spread throughout the arena.
That instant bang-! A shocking sound rang out.
The bent Iron Kingdom was running towards it like a cannon ball.
I calmly looked at him and put my hand in his pocket.