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The academy was attempting many changes using this incident as a turning point.
Among them, the most representative would be
Of course, exchanges with foreign academies.
The Seoul Holder Academy has nearly monopolized the dostic academy market.
While there are so academies existing in dostic areas like Busan and Gwangju, there were no dostic academies that could follow the fa and authority of the Seoul Holder Academy.
And monopoly soon leads to stagnation.
The current academy had naturally beco complacent under the na of the Holder powerhouse Ilta Academy, and this lack of external exchange along with the lack of manpower had often been pointed out as a major cause of the qualitative decline of the academy.
The first project attempted to innovate against such criticisms.
That was this exchange project with foreign academies.
A large placard hung high in the middle at the front gate of the Seoul Holder Academy.
Seeing the unfamiliar sight he was seeing for the first ti since admission, Park Jin-woo scratched his head.
California?
Although it was still a temporary vacation period, Park Jin-woo naturally ca to the academy.
After all the operations were over.
After resting for about three days, he couldnt stand his body being idle.
Resting and just resting didnt suit Park Jin-woos body.
Its changing a lot, huh.
The academy he was attending after nearly a week.
Many things had changed without him realizing it.
The buildings that were smashed here and there after s invasion quickly regained their forr appearance, and as the follow-up of the incident was being wrapped up, vitality was gradually coming back into the academy which had been gloomy.
In addition, the placard he just saw.
Student exchange with famous foreign academies.
It seed this project had been prepared for quite so ti, as the exchange students had already co over to Korea and the project was being executed.
While they were mocked by dostic dia for nding the fold after the sheep was lost, the academys response through this incident was certainly tidy.
Its got nothing to do with though.
While such changes in the academy were very welco innovations to related parties, honestly, Park Jin-woo didnt care.
He simply liked to fight with all his might.
When he felt the sense of accomplishnt from becoming stronger himself by fighting with all his power.
If each Rune Holder has their own beliefs, Park Jin-woo thought such sense of accomplishnt was the greatest driving force leading him.
Thats why the academy would be fine as long as the environnt to play around well was provided.
Space and ti to train.
Opportunities and preparation for actual combat.
An opponent who can beco a goal.
If he had just that, there was nothing more he wanted.
Im lucky to have that bastard Do Jae-hyun.
Although he usually didnt express it, Park Jin-woo secretly felt grateful to Do Jae-hyun.
He was now a friend who had risen too high to be called a rival, but perhaps because of that he was more suitable as a goal.
He beca the driving force to get back up again after crashing and smashing into each other several tis, and he kept ramming around thoughts, providing an environnt to play around in.
Do Jae-hyun would hop around the boring and standardized academy like a whack-a-mole.
And such a ss was also the environnt Park Jin-woo liked the best.
Hehe, lets run again today.
Park Jin-woo loosened his sluggish body and headed for the academys training ground.
He had a lot to test out today.
Through the extre actual combat experience from the last operation, he had gained quite a lot as a Holder.
Abilities and Rune levels that had been stagnant for a while had risen sharply, and there were new abilities he had obtained as well.
Especially the combined strategy he unleashed when arresting Cha Soo-yeon.
When using [Unstoppable Swift Sword], he vaguely grasped a strand of realization.
Todays short-term goal was to grasp that strand more clearly.
Squeak, creek-
Tadada-
And so he entered the training ground he thought would be empty since it was vacation period. But surprisingly, there seed to be an opponent.
Haaa! Lower pressure!!
The loud and cheerful shouts along with the flashes of movents as quick as knives.
Feeling the rough signs from one side of the training ground, Park Jin-woo cocked his head and went inside.
Huh?
And there was a female Holder.
Clattering golden hair and pronounced facial features.
Snow white skin and long limbs, and drops of sweat dotted here and there.
More than anything, from the shouts, he felt a strange sense of English.
From just that.
He could instantly tell she was not Korean.
Hap! Hahp!
She continued training with regular movents.
A shield seemingly larger than her own torso.
And a weapon not commonly preferred, a rapier.
Freely wielding the two armants like limbs, connecting prepared motions and irregular movents.
Oh wow Shes strong.
The mont Park Jin-woo saw her, he felt it.
A strong Holder.
At least B-grade, perhaps even A-grade Holder.
Although he hadnt crossed weapons directly, from the amount of magic power and strength of Runes felt nearby, he could gauge just from that shield technique.
Her movents are unconventional.
Her shield technique was quite shocking.
Moving the shield without constraints of direction, horizontal, vertical, front and back, diagonal.
A defense that seed to have no gaps when seen with the naked eye.
And the movents of the rapier poking out from inside were also considerably aggressive.
From the start, moving in a direction difficult to predict, and when it seed prediction was possible, changing paths again to give variation.
Seeing such crude yet flawless offense and defense, Park Jin-woo wondered if he could win if he went down there and fought.
Swish-
Tok! Tadat-
At so point.
Her movents stopped.
Then, her gaze turned this way.
It was then that Park Jin-woo first saw her pupils.
It was
An extrely deep and clean gaze.
Her unwavering eyes were as clear as a lake, and her eye sockets glistened with the blue light of a vast sea.
It was a gaze that seed to contain a firm will towards martial arts.
Lost in those strange pupils
Park Jin-woo blankly had his gaze stolen away.
It really was
A feeling he had never experienced in his life before.
Who are you?
The womans voice flowed out again.
It was English.
-Who are you?
Simple English that Park Jin-woo could understand ca out.
Thud Tap
Thump!
At those words, Park Jin-woo imdiately jumped over the railing and entered the training ground.
With high magic power and endurance stats, it was easy to land from this height.
Ah, um
And soon his words were blocked.
Park Jin-woo scratched his head with an awkward expression.
He had impulsively co down, but he couldnt grasp how to speak to the foreign woman.
But surprisingly, the question ca first from the woman.
Are you a student here?
Huh? You can speak Korean?
As soon as he heard the familiar language, he felt a welcoming feeling first.
In response to Park Jin-woos question, the woman nodded her head and answered.
A little. I was surprised earlier, so I used English.
Its still awkward.
Yes. Im learning. Korean is hard.
Haha.
Park Jin-woo laughed at her slightly cute way of speaking.
And after shaking his wandering hand for a while, he carefully reached out to her.
An emotion I had never felt before in my life.
It was a handshake that barely held back my pounding heart.
My na is Park Jin-woo. Im a 1st year warrior under the Seoul Holder Academy.
ParkJin-woo.
The woman mouthed his na with still clumsy pronunciation.
Soon she smiled brightly and shook his hand.
Im Camila. Camila Flores. 1st year warrior from the California Holder Academy. Nice to et you.
California Holder Academy.
At that familiar na, Park Jin-woo internally went Ah! and snapped his fingers.
Youre an exchange student.
She seed to be an Arican Holder student participating in this exchange project from the Seoul Holder Academy.
Yes. I arrived yesterday.
Wow. You really just got here recently huh.
Yes! I dont know a lot. Please teach .
M-?
Surprised by the natural flow of the conversation, Park Jin-woo asked in bewildernt.
Then Camila nodded brightly.
Yes! Im curious about the Korean academy.
In contrast to when she trained roughly, she seed to be soone who conveyed a bright aura to those around her usually.
Slightly flustered by her clean appearance, Park Jin-woo soon regained his composure and thought.
An Arican Holder who had just arrived in Korea.
Regarding the academy information he was supposed to teach her about
But where do I start?
However, unfortunately
Park Jin-woo was weak in things like this.
Basic building and departnt introductions.
Introductions of related professors and key information.
Introductions of academy facilities and nearby areas.
For information that any academy student could easily teach, in truth Park Jin-woo knew almost nothing.
Im screwed.
That was because Park Jin-woos patterns were almost always similar.
Classroom Training ground Ho.
Or Training ground Classroom Ho.
Except when attending classes, he trained every day, so even after nearly a year, he still didnt know the structure of the academy exactly.
Naturally, what he could teach Camila was also limited.
As Park Jin woo concentrated to think of a thod
Ah.
With the thought that flashed like lightning, he barely squeezed out a word.
Do you happen to know Do Jae-hyun?
Do Jae-hyun?
Yes. Hes currently the most
Ah! I know! The academys hero! Koreas hope?
Bingo!
At Camilas positive response, Park Jin-woo shouted in delight internally.
As expected, Do Jae-hyun.
The reputation of his friend who had recently taken over headlines like the dias darling had reached even Holders from overseas who had crossed the ocean.
It felt like blood had rushed into the previously awkward flow of conversation.
Hes my friend. Would you like to watch us spar?
Spar?
Ah, so fight each other. Ill show you how Korean Holders fight.
Oh! Good. So good.
Just like Camila who had been training since arriving in Korea the next day, she seed very interested in sparring.
After much contemplation, the thod Park Jin-woo barely chose was what he knew best and did best.
Okay. Then wait a minute.
Yeah!
Leaving Camila behind for a mont, Park Jin-woo went to one side of the training grounds and took out his phone.
It was to deliver this good news to his friend and savior, Do Jae-hyun.
[] What u doing
Fortunately, he seed to be looking at his phone too, as the reply ca back in 3 seconds.
[Do Jae-hyun] Eating pancakes. I feel like dying right now.
[] At a cafe?
[Do Jae-hyun] Yeah. Inhaling a mocha frappuccino.
[] Co to the training grounds. Lets go one round.
[Do Jae-hyun] ?
After the offer, the conversation paused briefly before
A reply ca back as if incredulous.
[Do Jae-hyun] Cant read? I said I feel like dying. I just finished sparring with Professor Tak Won-ho.
[] Just do it once today. Its really important.
[Do Jae-hyun] No, I said I cant do it? Im on fus right now.
[] If you spar today Ill give you 10 free match tickets anyti.
[Do Jae-hyun] Ah this bastard. No thanks. And only you benefit from that.
Although fiery curses ca from his friend, Park Jin-woo was simply in a good mood.
Famous friends, this is nice.
It felt like today would go well sohow.
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