Chapter 31
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 31 - How to Prepare for the Exam (6)
Aside from rare static gates, this is probably the only way to the tower.
If Scammer had known that this precious key was here, he would have definitely told me to take it, but since he didn’t say anything, it was clear that he didn’t know either.
But this is an item that Scammer doesn’t know about? That game
<You seem confused. Would you choose something else?>
“No, I want to take this.”
In this worldview, a ‘key’ is a very valuable item. As Scammer said when he got the key to the beastmen. In the original novel I read, the key was used as a key item in the story.
So this key can also be used somewhere. Let’s take care of it.
<Yes. Go ahead.>
After gathering the items, I bowed my head inside the warehouse.
“Thank you.”
<Well. I had fun too. Good luck to you.>
As soon as I came out of the gate without hesitation, the gate where the nine-tailed fox’s warehouse was located disappeared in an instant, as if it were an illusion. Only the full moon was shining on the lake now.
Feeling like I was dreaming, I walked down the icy road and returned to my group. It felt like a dream, but the items I held in my hands showed me that it was real.
“Come on.”
Scammer, who was loitering around, came running towards me.
“Now, here. The Will-O’-The-Wisp.”
When I handed him the Will-O’-The-Wisp, he quickly took it and put it in his inventory. Is that such an important item?
I don’t know. I’m really tired.
The chase with hordes of zombies and encounters with mysterious creatures drained my energy.
“Great job.”
“Welcome back!”
“You’re safe~!”
“…”
I exchanged greetings with the club members who were waiting. Of course, I ignored Scammer.
Although Lee Hana didn’t say anything, she quietly waved her hand and welcomed me.
I showed the tail feather trinket and key to the members who asked what I had taken.
When talking about keys, we only talked about the nine-tailed fox’s divine protection.
Scammer who was listening to the explanation
“Was there something like that…?”
Looking at what he muttered, it clearly was an item that did not appear in the game.
After talking like that, we wrapped up our tired bodies and ended the noisy night.
Of course, Scammer had to be severely scolded by everyone.
“It was a dangerous thing.”
“Yeah.”
“That’s right, why did you give Nahyun such a dangerous item~?”
“Why don’t you keep it to yourself?”
“…It was force majeure.”
What makes me cry is that even during that time, I had to act like I was completely out of anger and shield Scammer.
“Everyone, stop! I’m fine!”
Please do more!
Damn, it’s like a service job that makes you cry!
And the next day.
“I’m sorry!”
I was bombarded with apologies.
“I guess I’m possessed by something! I’m really sorry!”
As soon as I entered the classroom, I was met with apologies from (what were) human zombies. A lot of people visited.
They confessed their sins one after another and left gifts of apology, saying they didn’t know why they did what they did.
Among them, there was one who said that he had sent me a strange letter and this time he had written a letter of apology instead, which I politely declined.
No, you were just taken advantage of by Scammer, so there is no need to go that far.
“I’m fine.”
I decided to just play the Scammer reputation game.
“If you’re truly sorry, won’t you take good care of Yuhan?”
“Are you my mother?”
Scammer grumbled in the seat next to me with a slightly red face, yet he didn’t say no. Shrewd bastard.
After such a long time of apology, peace finally came.
And then the exam period came.
The midterm exam consists of a theory test and a practical test. There is a grace period of several days between the two exams.
So we stopped training for the time being and started studying.
For your information, Lee Hana was already participating in the training. Scammer liked it. You like it that much?
Anyway, in the study that started that way, the one who fell behind the most…
“Uhm… Obviously, this is a difficult problem for us as well.”
It was me.
Let me tell you in advance, I’m a government-supported awakener. This means that even if I have knowledge about the original novel, the information I know is extremely biased.
Meanwhile, the fraudster displayed his nerd nature to the fullest and showed that he was the most adept at learning theories among us.
Good for you? You game fanatic jerk.
While everyone was expecting a high score, they must have been worried that I was falling behind, so the study session gradually became a tutoring session for Kang Nahyun…
What particularly surprised me was that Lee Hana taught the course surprisingly well and in an easy-to-understand manner.
“So this is what happened due to the decline of the awakened society.”
“I understood!”
She didn’t talk much, so I thought she would just do her own thing, yet she was also active in teaching.
Occasionally, it seems like when she sees Scammer stroking me, Choi Soojung kneading my cheek, or Na Yuri hugging me tightly, she wants to do the same.
…Maybe it’s just the mood?
Anyway, thanks to the tutoring from the club members, my knowledge grew smoothly.
Now, I feel like I can boast to the children at our orphanage that I know a lot about awakened society.
I smiled a little as I went back later and looked through the stories that the kids might be interested in.
When I worked with orphanage children, I was in the position of teaching them. This was also quite refreshing.
Study time was enjoyable when I didn’t have to struggle to study something I didn’t know on my own.
So I passed the theory test safely.
On the day of the theory test, there was talk of skipping training and just going out to have fun, so we all stopped by a cafe together.
We sat in a cafe and started guessing the answer.
My grades weren’t very bad. The other club members were all at the top, so I didn’t reach that level, but it was still okay. really.
“You’re great!”
“Good job.”
Na Yuri always cheers me up, but I’m not really used to Scammer praising me or other seniors saying nice things to me, so my cheeks blushed a little.
The guessing time that started with Na Yuri’s praise ended up turning into a time of praising me as if they were half teasing. I thought Calmy felt like this before.
“Nahyun, here.”
In the end, I was able to stop them showering when I reached the point where my cheeks were flushed enough for Calmy, who had just run errands, to silently touch my cheeks with a cold drink.
…Even though I was embarrassed and ashamed, my heart felt tickled for some reason. I tried to smile calmly again.
Strangely enough, Calmy, who had been staring at me from earlier, muttered.
“…It’s not a bad thing to take it easy sometimes.”
“Huh?”
“I feel like you’re too nervous.”
“Because of the exam? Is it obvious?”
“…”
Well, I’m really worried about the exam. It’s also because of the pressure to get good grades.
And because something big is about to happen soon.
I said to Calmy with a big smile.
“Alright, thanks. Let’s work hard together!”
“…Yeah.”
Calmly looked away calmly and put the test paper in his bag. After the answer was over, there was a lot of chatter.
For reference, Na Yuri had barely spoken to Scammer after the bead incident.
Even during the study session, it felt like there was a strange wall between Na Yuri and Scammer.
That didn’t change today either. When Scammer ordered caramel macchiato,
“Didn’t you only drink espresso?”
She only asked one question, and after that she didn’t say anything to Scammer.
“It’s just… I like sweets these days.”
Scammer moved on half-assedly with just one word: his tastes had changed.
However, the strange atmosphere of her staring at him felt somewhat ominous.