Chapter 72
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 72 - How to Escape From Being a Troublemaker (2)
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“Have you thought about me a lot~?”
“Ehehe…Yes!”
I apologize. Life has been so busy.
I apologized deeply to Choi Soojung, who was pulling my cheek.
“I was worried…”
Na Yuri clung to me, not wanting to let go.
Scammer was sitting next to me, hesitating the whole time. He seemed to want to say something, so I reached out first and held his hand.
“Have you been good, Yuhan?”
Just say it. I’m getting worried because this keeps happening.
He blushed slightly and looked down at his held hand.
Yuri, don’t glare at me too much. I’ll look at him just once, just once.
“Mmhm.”
He barely uttered a single word and then fell silent again.
As I became frustrated and was about to say more, Na Yuri grumbled, hugging me tighter as if showing off.
“Don’t pay attention to such trash people.”
“Yuri, Yuhan isn’t trash…”
I smiled awkwardly.
Have you two become quite close though? There was no sharp hostility in Yuri’s tone like before. It feels a little softer.
But there was no need to delve into that, so I decided to just change the topic.
“Everyone was amazing at Pangyo Fortress, right? I heard it!”
At my words, Choi Soojung cupped my cheek again and smiled brightly.
“Nyahaha~ We came first!”
It was just as Choi Soojung said.
Except for Min Jaeyoon and I, who were in the intensive surveillance group, most of the first year students went on field training together to Pangyo Fortress.
There, our party members showed a truly overwhelming performance.
The students who saw the performance with their own eyes were still looking at the friends with envious eyes. Thanks to this, Scammer seemed to have regained his reputation considerably.
Delighted, Choi Soojung told the story of how amazing their performance was, as if it were a play. Although I confirmed it to some extent through the appearance part, it was still something new to hear in words.
“From what I heard from Baran, you guys had a hard time too.”
At Lee Hana’s words, I nodded without hesitation.
But…
“Still, the instructors and hunters protected us as much as they could.”
Having read the novel, I know how difficult that choice is.
As Pangyo Fortress was in danger right now, didn’t they also order the students to go to the battlefield?
I have nothing but gratitude towards Bucheon Seoul-Incheon Fortress.
We did get a little wild towards the end, but that was due to circumstances, so I hope we can overlook it.
While talking about what happened at Seoul-Incheon Fortress in Bucheon, Shin Bareun was mentioned, and the time to praise Shin Bareun began.
…Gosh.
Shin Baran’s praise for her sister continued for a long time.
“While swinging her weapon coolly, she said! Everyone, get ready!”
“I-Is that so?”
“…Baran really likes her sister…”
While everyone was just staring at the clock, Scammer suddenly spoke to me.
“…I heard you ran into Park Yulhan, were you okay?”
I smiled brightly at his words.
The higher-ups assumed that this abnormal situation was also caused by the Wild Hunter. This is because there were similarities to the Academy’s protruding gate incident that occurred previously.
Therefore, rather than assuming the risk and moving the location of the Academy itself, the trend seemed to have shifted to strengthening vigilance against the Wild Hunter.
Also, since Park Yulhan that tiger brat is believed to have a rare teleportation item or skill, I heard that teleportation defense magic has been activated at important facilities. At the Academy, well, it’s been a long time since that magic was activated.
I think there is a limit to the number of times they can use the instantaneous activation items they have. In the past, when they installed suspicious items in the stadium, they tried to use me.
“Yes, I defeated him properly this time. Baran’s sister also helped! Was Yuhan hurt anywhere?”
The Ring of Divinity played a big role in defeating Park Yulhan. For reference, the Ring of Divinity is currently in the inventory.
After hearing my answer, he turned his head as if relieved and responded briefly.
“Mmhm.”
He was still holding my hand tightly. It seemed like he would never let go.
Ain’t you relaxing your hand…?
“Nahyun,”
At that time, Park Siwoo naturally separated the hand Scammer was holding and placed something in my hand.
“It’s the brooch I told you about before.”
“Ah, that one?”
I remembered the story we had on the Ferris wheel.
[I heard that the members of a raid team had patterns symbolizing their respective units engraved on their bodies or made into symbols and carried around with them.]
[I see—]
[So, I have something in mind. Can I make it into a brooch and give it to you?]
[Of course. I’m your colleague, you know.]
After that conversation, we decided to make the raid team’s emblem into a brooch and wear it.
“Have you made it already? How pretty.”
I let out an exclamation.
The thin silver sword, shaped like a long cross, shined beautifully, and a blue gem was embedded at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines, attracting attention.
It was a simple but beautiful shape.
“…That one?”
But isn’t it a bit rude to give it at this time? Listening to Scammer’s low voice, I expected that the readers’ reaction this time wouldn’t be very good.
Park Siwoo answered his question with a calm expression.
“I promised to give it to Nahyun as a gift.”
Hey, you did this on purpose!
While I was wondering why Park Siwoo was acting like that all of a sudden, I suddenly realized that he knew my secret. In other words, as Scammer’s favorability towards me increases, the reward I receive also increases.
Isn’t this a common trick used in romance comics to help friends find love?
Operation Jealousy.
“…”
I was sweating coldly inside and realized that I needed to find a day to convey the truth to Park Siwoo.
The moment I was about to say something,
“Is everyone gathered?”
Yggdrasil burst through the door. Look at the timing. I was a little suspicious that Yggdrasil had deliberately chosen this moment to come in.
Of course, Yggdrasil, who had no way of knowing my feelings of oppression, confidently walked to the teacher’s table and began the assembly.
After several announcements about school life, she announced the main topic and final topic of today’s assembly.
“This is the most important topic today. You’ve all probably been waiting a long time, but the time has finally come to choose your major!”
At those words, the class began to murmur.
Select a major. To put it simply, we have to choose between the Hunter major and Research major.
The Hunter major is a practical major focusing on monster hunting, while the Research major is a theory-oriented major that mainly focuses on studying gate movement and the development of new items.
Therefore, depending on the major, the subjects considered important and the interests of students are completely different. Naturally, the ratio of practical and theoretical tests varies depending on the major.
“I’ll hand out the applications!”
As soon as Yggdrasil pressed the button on the device, an application document appeared on my device.
Unlike the first semester of the first year, where students studied mainly common subjects, in-depth courses tailored to each major begin from the second semester of the first year.
Obviously, my major is Hunter.
“The period is until the school holidays!”
I checked the Hunter part without hesitation.
All of my club friends are Hunter majors. If there was anyone around me who would choose a research major, it would be Park Yoola.
Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen her. What is she doing? Hmm… Still, I’m sure she’s doing better than most people, well.
“What will you choose?”
“Research. Field work wasn’t right for me. That’s why I also received the lab this time.”
“Me too! I work in the lab next to Park Yoola, and she only selects really strange items to study? What did they say? Affinity lens?”
I just listened to what the kids around me were talking about and ignored it. It looks like she’s researching a strange object again.
Still, I remember that there were no accidents involving Park Yoola around this time, so it will be okay.
“What major is Yuhan choosing? Hunter, as expected?”
“Yeah. I want to run in the field.”
Well, if you want to explore hidden dungeons, it would be better to major in Hunter. I nodded.
“Are all your talks done? Then let’s go practice!”
When the commotion died down to some extent, Yggdrasil shouted loudly. The kids in the class booed all at once.
I woke up slowly for no reason. After practicing in the morning, I finally feel like I have returned to my daily routine.
“Miss Nahyun! Let’s go!”
“Yeah!”
First of all, after today’s class, I have to apply to go out. It’s been a while since I got to meet the kids.
With that in mind, I let time pass by.
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And an after-school training center.
I was now walking alone with Scammer.
Because we both lost at rock-paper-scissors to get drinks.
…Even though I felt uncomfortable being alone with him.