"Hey, what’s your healing specialization grade for today?"
"It’s the sa as what’s on the status window. C."
"Crazy, that puts you in the top tier among n! Then you can choose who you want to train with!"
"Why would I decide that? They’ll make offers, and I’ll consider them then. And there are female healers above , even if the number is small."
"Hey, they’d want to train with a guy! With a C-grade man, everyone will want to recruit you..."
"Hmm, that’s true! Well, I’d consider it if the party leader is at least a B-grade."
"You’re so humble. If it were , I’d only accept an A-grade party leader."
As we approached the assigned dorm, we could hear the students chatting.
’Nine people... Three spots left. Ah, those must be for the male quota students.’
It seed that twelve students lived together in one dorm. They had already gotten to know each other and were sharing casual conversations.
Squeak!
As I opened the door, the room fell silent.
Eighteen pairs of eyes turned towards .
Whispers filled the room.
"Isn’t he a quota student?"
"Yeah, he was with Cheonhwa earlier on the stage."
"Crazy, he’s sucking up to her even though he got in by sucking up to the system."
"What about the other two?"
As soon as the two remaining male quota students entered behind , the atmosphere beca even colder.
The two n seed to sense the hostility and huddled together, trying to make themselves small.
’Ah, so this is how it is.’
In terms of atmosphere, quota students were unwelco everywhere. So, quota students had to stick together. But I had just cursed at those guys, so even the quota students avoided , and the regular students openly showed their hostility.
’Whatever, I don’t care.’
The reason I didn’t want people to know I was a male quota student wasn’t because I feared the judgnt of these insignificant people.
It was only because of the Nad Characters.
I was worried that even the ones I needed in the future would look at with colored glasses.
I took the corner spot right next to the entrance and lay down to rest.
’I’ll just sleep until dinner ti. This is the last ti I can rest comfortably. Starting tomorrow, we have a hellish schedule for three weeks. What I need now is desperate rest.’
The students continued to whisper, but I closed my eyes and tried to sleep.
After so ti...
Knock, knock, knock.
Soone was knocking on the door.
"Excuse ."
The voice of a woman ca through the door clearly.
The room erupted in whispers.
"Isn’t that a girl?"
"I think she’s here to contact a party mber. It’s the first day, and they don’t have the authority to do that yet..."
"Who is it?"
The person at the door didn’t open it but imdiately stated their business.
"Is Jin Yuha here?"
"Jin Yuha? Who’s that?"
"He’s not one of us."
Ah, I recognized the voice now. It was Yoo-ri.
Before anyone else could respond, I got up from my spot near the door and opened it.
Standing outside was Yoo-ri, her face flushed red. I smiled at her.
"What were you doing standing there? Just co in next ti."
"Idiot. How can I just walk into the guys’ dorm?"
"Oh, is that how it works in this world?"
"Huh?"
"Never mind. Did you co to talk about sothing? It’s almost dinnerti... Want to get sothing to eat?"
"Eat? Yeah, sure."
We left the dorm.
While the Velvet Hunter Academy was like a military institution that taught us how to fight monsters, the overall atmosphere and system felt more like a university.
’In other words, we don’t get als provided for us; we have to buy our food at the cafeteria or sowhere else.’
I gave Yoo-ri an awkward smile as we walked, then spoke up.
"Yoo-ri, do you want to get so cup ran today?"
"Cup ran?"
"Yeah, being here feels like being in the army. How about so cup ran and triangle kimbap from the convenience store? Or do you want sothing else?"
"Cup ran and triangle kimbap sounds good."
Yoo-ri hesitated for a mont, then smiled.
We entered the convenience store on the academy grounds.
I chose the Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) cup ran and tuna mayo triangle kimbap, while Yoo-ri picked the Wangdduk (noodle soup) cup ran and beef triangle kimbap.
We each paid for our food and got hot water from the dispenser, then sat at the outdoor tables provided by the convenience store.
"I like the cup ran and triangle kimbap combo. It’s just the right amount of food, and it tastes good."
" too."
As we waited for our ran to cook, we heard whispers from a nearby table.
-Hey, isn’t that the guy?
-Wow, he got a girl already even though he got in through the quota? He’s really taking advantage of the system.
’Cut it out.’
Every ti I showed up, people started talking about the quota system.
It wouldn’t have bothered if I were alone, but Yoo-ri was with , and she didn’t need to hear that.
As I ntioned earlier, my biggest worry was that characters like Yoo-ri, who were important to the story, would dislike because of the quota system.
"I’m sorry you’re getting dragged into this because of ."
I clicked my tongue and apologized to Yoo-ri.
"Earlier, it was because I was handso, and now it’s because I got in through the quota system?"
I tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but Yoo-ri let out a dry laugh.
"That’s ridiculous. I think you didn’t even have ti to take the exam, and you didn’t choose to enter through the quota system. It must have been sothing unavoidable. Am I wrong?"
She stared intently at her ran as she spoke.
’How does she know all this?’
When I first arrived in this world, Jin Yuha had already applied for the male quota and been accepted. So, I was dragged along with him.
"How do you know all this?"
Yoo-ri looked up from her ran, eting my gaze.
"Well, because of ... Ah, no! Anyone can tell just by looking at your skills! You didn’t even take the exam, and yet you sliced through those goblins like they were nothing. Anyone who doesn’t see that is an idiot."
"Still, I’m sorry."
"Hey, Jin Yuha."
"Yeah?"
"I don’t care what other people say. I only believe what I see and hear with my own eyes and ears."
Yoo-ri looked at with sincere eyes as she spoke.
Her words instantly eased my worries.
Yeah, this is my Yoo-ri. I’m so glad I got to know her before coming here. Is it okay for a person to be this reliable?
"So, stop apologizing for no reason. Just act like you normally would."
"Okay, Yoo-ri."
"Our ran’s ready. Let’s eat."
Slurp, slurp.
Slurp, slurp.
"Well, to be honest, I’m also kind of looking forward to it."
Yoo-ri said this casually as she ate her ran.
"What?"
"I’m curious, you know? I want to see the look on everyone’s faces when they realize that soone they ignored and despised is actually an amazing person."
Yoo-ri flashed a mischievous smile.
Slurp!
A strand of ran was sucked into her lips.
Yoo-ri finished her ran and soup in one go, then coughed lightly, perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed about her enthusiasm.
She lowered her voice and whispered.
"So, about that... Jin Yuha. You haven’t been contacted by any parties yet, right?"
"Parties? Can anyone apply?"
"No, only students with top scores in their respective position trainings get to be party leaders. And they choose party mbers in order of their scores."
Ah, I got a general idea of how things worked.
The top-scoring students in each position beca party leaders, and they chose party mbers in a sequential order. This way, extrely talented individuals wouldn’t be concentrated in one party, ensuring a certain level of fairness.
I smirked.
"So, you’re confident that you’ll be at the top of the class on the first day, and you want to choose as your party mber, right?"
"Hmmph! Well, what if I am?! It’s not like I can’t bring you from the bottom! And we work well together! I can protect you!"
Yoo-ri was shy but assertive.
’She’s repeating what I said earlier. She was so disgusted by it then.’
I couldn’t help but smile.
Ah.
I really wanted to be in a party with Yoo-ri.
But it seed that wasn’t going to happen this ti...
"Sorry."
I scratched my head.
"Huh?! Are you telling soone already contacted you?!"
"No, it’s just that male quota students and special admission students are forced to form a party together."
"Huh?!"
Yoo-ri was clearly surprised by this information.
"I know, I wanted to be in a party with you too... But there will probably be a big penalty. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense."
"But you’ll avoid that penalty because you’re a quota student."
"Yeah, I guess so."
"That’s unfair."
Yoo-ri narrowed her eyes and glared at . I smiled wryly.
"Then, I’ll give you a few nas to keep an eye on."
"Huh? Do you know soone?"
"Well, they’re not super amazing, but they’re decent enough..."
As I said that, Yoo-ri’s eyes lit up.
"Yes! Since we choose party mbers in order, it’s more important to know the slightly above-average ones than the really outstanding ones!"
"Hmm, then..."
I ntioned a few nas from Velvets who weren’t major characters but perford well in the early ga.
Yoo-ri repeated the nas a few tis, committing them to mory, then nodded.
"Okay, I got it. Thanks."
After exchanging so useful information, we headed back to the dorm.
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The next morning.
Training was scheduled to start at 8 am, but I got up half an hour early and went outside.
’I need to warm up my body first. The training regi will be no joke.’
As I stepped out, I saw Kang Do-hee already there. She had been training for a while, judging by the beads of sweat on her forehead.
I approached her.
"You’re up early."
"Hmph."
Kang Do-hee glanced at sideways, then turned away.
Thud!
She imdiately started running and quickly reached the other end of the field. Her red hair flew in the wind, and I watched her for a mont before beginning my own warm-up routine.
After about 30 minutes of stretching, the instructor and the other students arrived.
"Let’s start with a morning run. We’ll do 50 laps around the training ground. Begin!"
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