KREEEEE!—
"Hweup!"
The A-rank ability user leading the front shouts a battle cry while swinging his sword.
Following that, soone who appears to be martial arts type delivers a kick, and the boss falls.
Not dead. Even giving it the best treatnt, it's subdued or knocked out at most.
Knowing that, the magic-type waiting in the rear imdiately cast magic.
"Lightning!—"
Lightning chains directly strike this dungeon's boss monster.
Sparks fly in all directions and the sll of burning flesh vibrates.
The boss roars in resistance, but these aren't people who'll just watch.
"Cut off its breath!"
Those waiting all charge at once.
No matter how strengthened by the Great Upheaval, this is the limit.
Rather, lasting this much against this many people is impressive.
Guuuu—
With the sound of breath leaving, the giant snake collapses.
The ability users who didn't let their guard down until the end finally cheered when the leader confird.
"WOAAAA!"
"Damn, that was disgustingly hard!"
Everyone sits down and exhales rough breaths.
Additionally, complaints about the now-dead boss are a bonus.
"Crazy. How did Giant Serpent beco such a tough bastard!"
"Until recently, half these people were enough to catch it..."
The personnel who entered this dungeon are eight A-ranks.
Adding who ca in to prepare for contingencies makes nine.
This many people entering to subjugate an A-rank dungeon.
In the past, this would have drawn bitter words about what a waste of manpower.
But not now. Rather, you could say it's insufficient.
"Thank you for your hard work, Baek Seojin."
While team mbers rest, the leader approaches and requests a handshake.
Thanks to that, I beca slightly embarrassed and laughed unconsciously.
"Hard work? What did I do? I just followed from far behind."
"You watched A-rank ability users struggling against A-rank monsters, so how frustrating must that have been? If that's not hard work, what is?"
Well. Other things aside, that boss monster just now wasn't ordinary A-rank level.
Should place it sowhere between A-rank and S-rank. Hmm, about A level?
Fighting such a thing, there's nothing shaful about it. Rather, this much is well done.
"Not at all. That boss monster just now wasn't ordinary A-rank. You all fought extrely well. It's amazing no seriously injured ca out."
"Saying that gives us great strength. Actually, seriously injured have been coming out recently, so team mbers were getting a bit anxious. Doesn't this an we've improved sowhat?"
What followed was always the sa repetition.
Retrieving the boss monster's corpse, confirming the dungeon was cleared,
Treating general wounds then going outside to exhale relief-filled sighs.
Glancing around, unfortunately it seems only this side has no seriously injured.
Support-types waiting in advance quickly run sowhere.
Each team has ability users in charge of treatnt, but ergency treatnt is the limit.
Can't pour magical power into one person, and if they fought that intensely,
Nine tis out of ten, support-types would also be out of magical power during dungeon subjugation.
"That side seems to have seriously injured."
"Right. Hmm, seems Han Jiyoon backed them up well though."
Can't have S-ranks waiting for every A-rank.
So originally they were deployed to places belonging to upper-tier among A-rank dungeons.
Today's turn was and Han Jiyoon, and Han Jiyoon's side seems to have struggled more.
"Finished, Seojin?"
While briefly checking how other teams were doing, Han Jiyoon approached beside .
Her expression isn't very bright, so it seems various things happened inside as expected.
"Yes. You worked hard, Jiyoon."
"Hard work. Well, I was fine, but I'm worried about the team that handled this dungeon."
"Seems so seriously injured ca out."
Then Han Jiyoon, who nodded, sighed.
Indeed, that dungeon's Great Upheaval situation was more serious.
This is why casualty rates for ability users are rapidly increasing not only in Korea but other countries.
"If I hadn't stepped in, instead of injured, they all might have been casualties."
"I rember that team's level was decent."
"Right. It wasn't our allies' level that was the problem, but enemy level was too high."
Almost S-rank level— saying that, Han Jiyoon sighed once more.
Since you don't know when which A-rank will change how, she seed frustrated.
"Well, everyone's doing bloody training whenever they have ti. It'll improve."
"It will. They're not people who ca this far on luck, so they'll do well."
Anyway, they're people who do more than their share. So I don't worry.
I'm busy taking care of those who struggle even with 0.5 share, let alone full share.
"More than that, did you hear the news?"
"What news?"
"World Joint Academy. Word is gradually getting out."
Following Kang Minseong and Ma Hakjun, now even Han Jiyoon talks about that.
"If it's that story, I heard from the Dean and Chairman recently."
"As expected."
Han Jiyoon, who nodded, said she knew it would be so.
Rather than handling monsters or villains, making ability users grow.
About that, I'm more trustworthy than anyone else or sothing.
"What do you think about that matter?"
"I view it positively. Faculty and students filtered and sent from each country, plus training instructors and resident guard personnel. People who grow that way return to their countries and those personnel again train their country's juniors. If this repeats, things will improve."
"You're pinpointing it exactly. That's exactly why everyone's in an agreeable mood."
Joint Academy doesn't hold great significance by itself.
At most, it's just sending selected ability users from each country.
But after those personnel grow splendidly and return to their ho countries,
If they pass on what they saw, heard, and experienced there to their juniors,
It's certain they'll have positive influence sohow.
"If Seojin goes there, it would be perfect."
"If there's an examiner position."
"Aren't you too attached to that position? How about just professor or instructor?"
"Continuously holding and teaching isn't my taste."
"Ah."
Han Jiyoon nods as if understanding.
Actually, because of my trait, it's better not to be professor or instructor,
But right now it's better to answer that I don't particularly think about those two positions?
"Then examiner plus instructor, sothing like that would work."
"If possible. If possible."
Saying that, suddenly one fact occurred to .
"But isn't saying this still premature?"
Joint Academy construction is definitely good news.
But according to Kang Minseong and Ma Hakjun, discussions just barely ca up?
"Huh?"
But Han Jiyoon rather makes a confused expression.
"What? Seojin, didn't you know?"
What's she talking about? What don't I know?
"Irina."
"Irina?"
Why does Irina's story suddenly co up here?
"She's been going in and out of portals like her own house since a few days ago, running around to various countries?"
"Why suddenly?"
"From what I heard from each country's S-ranks, she's strongly advocating for the Joint Academy matter to those countries' leadership?"
"...Eh?"
Confusing story. No, why is Irina doing such things?
"Plus there's Chairman Kang's granddaughter. Kim Suhyeon? That friend is also following around eting Chairman Kang's disciples for etings too. Also about the Joint Academy matter."
Even Suhyeon? What are these two doing—
'...Ah.'
I recalled the conversation Suhyeon and Irina had recently.
If Joint Academy plans really get established, let's make the establishnt location definitely Korea.
I thought it was a joke then and just passed it off.
Not just plans - it wasn't even officially ntioned yet.
Never thought they'd already be stirring things up everywhere like this!
"As Seojin knows, Chairman Kang's connections are quite wide. He's famous for cherishing family. If his granddaughter moves like this, his disciples will think it's the Chairman's will and seriously consider moving together. There are many people there, whether ability user side or political circles."
No wonder Suhyeon looked quite busy since a few days ago.
Just thought Bronze students weren't listening.
Hearing Han Jiyoon's words, she was diligently going around!
"Irina... Sigh. That crazy thing. When she visits anywhere, everyone goes into tension mode. Worrying first about how much she'll destroy. She's so damn troubleso that even other S-ranks avoid causing conflicts. When such a person cos demanding sothing, who would say 'no' unless they're crazy?"
I could newly realize how much Irina thinks of .
In front of she still shows well-behaved appearance, but outside evaluation is still like that.
"Anyway, wait a bit more. You'll definitely hear news, right?"
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I thought Han Jiyoon's 'wait a bit more' would take about one or two months.
[This morning, heads of state from countries worldwide simultaneously made statents. To confront the current Great Upheaval, not limited to just nations but the entire world uniting to create one giant, perfect educational institution...]
[As a venue for revealing each country's know-how and sharing dungeon and monster information...]
"..."
Never thought that 'bit more' would be less than a week.
[According to what's known so far, Korea is likely where the Joint Academy will be established...]
I had to hold my forehead thinking of Suhyeon and Irina who successfully accomplished the task.
Wow. How much should I pay those two as compensation?
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