After Choi Ah-ram collapsed, we carefully wrapped her up to hand her over to the Hunter Managent Bureau.
’There’s no need to go this far since her body is now weaker than that of an ordinary person...’
We wrapped her whole body tightly like a mummy, leaving only her nose and mouth uncovered. However, we ran out of bandages, so we couldn’t cover her head, and her exposed head glead.
Right after finishing up with Choi Ah-ram’s handling,
Our seniors gathered around us.
"Thank you so much!"
"You saved our lives. If it weren’t for you, we don’t know what would have happened to us..."
"I can’t believe Choi Ah-ram would do sothing like this, sigh. I’m ashad as a senior."
"If you hadn’t stopped her earlier, really..."
Kang Do-hee and Shin Se-hee, who were quite used to this kind of situation, naturally received their thanks, while Lee Yoo-ri and Lim Ga-eul, who weren’t familiar with such gratitude, looked a bit embarrassed.
’You’ll have to get used to this too. We have a lot more to handle in the future.’
As I was nodding and watching them from behind, one of the seniors approached and spoke.
"Hey."
"Yes?"
"I saw you swinging your sword at the Demon earlier. It was really impressive. What’s your na?"
’I didn’t expect anyone to co to since I wasn’t directly involved in the rescue...’
Still, it seed like soone noticed amidst all the chaos.
"Jin—"
Just as I was about to answer, feeling slightly proud,
"Um, I’d like to personally thank you. Could you give your number?"
Another senior interrupted from behind.
"Uh, that’s a bit..."
With that, it seed everyone who had been hesitant suddenly surged forward.
"That damn girl cut in line!"
"Hey! Don’t push!!!"
"Damn it!"
Even the seniors who had been thanking my party mbers turned their sharp gazes towards and rushed over.
"Thank you! If you hadn’t stopped Choi Ah-ram, we’d all be dood!"
"Uh, hey! I noticed your party didn’t have a healer, do you need one by any chance!?"
"You’re a dealer, right? I also use a sword as a dealer, could you give so personal training?"
"Hey, why are you asking a junior about sword techniques—!"
"If a Hunter is good with a sword, they’re a senior! Age doesn’t matter!"
"Ugh! Wipe the drool off your mouth before you speak, you idiot!"
"Look who’s talking!"
The chatter grew louder as nearly a hundred girls surrounded . It felt like being a celebrity sward by reporters, just without the caras.
Their eyes looked quite dangerous. Since they were seniors, not peers, they didn’t hold back, making it even more awkward. I felt more threatened than when Choi Ah-ram started to demonize.
"Uh, uh..."
As I was stepping back in fear of their pressure,
"Seniors. That’s enough."
"Please stop. Our party leader is feeling uncomfortable!"
"Seniors, if you go any further, it’ll be a real problem, okay?"
"Ouch—! That hurts!!!"
Kang Do-hee stepped in first, creating space between the seniors and . Then, the ever-reliable Lee Yoo-ri shielded with her body. Shin Se-hee also poked a senior’s wound with her finger and threatened them in a low voice.
"...Eek."
"...Whimper."
"Gah—!"
Since they had already seen us take down a horde of monsters right before their eyes, the seniors had no choice but to back off, albeit reluctantly.
Staggering—
Amidst all this, a woman clutching her stomach approached .
A woman with short black hair and a fierce expression.
’Huh? Isn’t that the senior who spoke rudely to Lee Yoo-ri this morning?’
She seed to have gotten caught up in the chaos as well. I frowned.
Noticing my discomfort, Kang Do-hee stepped forward and blocked her path with an outstretched arm.
"Don’t co any closer, senior."
The woman glanced at Kang Do-hee before speaking.
"I just have sothing to say to you personally. Fine, if it makes you uncomfortable, I won’t co any closer." "
Kang Do-hee, wait a mont."
I lowered Kang Do-hee’s arm and stepped forward.
"Senior, do you have sothing to say to ?"
The senior with the short hair stared at for a mont before bowing her head.
"I’m sorry." "
...For what?"
"For speaking rudely to you this morning. And for raising my hand as well. I apologize."
She offered a straightforward apology without any excuses.
"And thank you for saving ."
I looked at her for a mont, contemplating.
’Hmm, well, if she’s apologizing and thanking like this, she might not be such a terrible person.’
But still, I couldn’t forgive her just like that. The reason I was upset with her wasn’t just because of how she treated , but for a more fundantal reason.
"Okay. I accept your apology to . Then, what about her?"
I placed my hand on Lee Yoo-ri’s shoulder in front of .
"Uh...!? If you’ve received an apology, I’m fine with it."
"No, I can’t stand seeing my party mber being disrespected."
The woman with short hair stared at Lee Yoo-ri for a mont, then nodded.
"...Alright, I understand."
She bowed her head again.
"I apologize for looking down on you just because you’re a first-year, and for trying to forcefully bring you into my party against your will."
Lee Yoo-ri scratched her cheek and nodded.
"Um, well... it’s okay. Honestly, what made angry was when you raised your hand against him. Since he seems to have forgiven you... I don’t have much else to say. I accept your apology."
And finally,
From behind, Lim Ga-eul was smiling brightly, as if watching a scene from a youth drama. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her forward.
"Wh-what...!?"
She looked flustered as she was pulled along by .
"Junior!?"
"You might not have heard, but you were also insulted. As I said before, I can’t stand seeing my party mbers being disrespected."
"I-I’m not even in the party yet..."
"Shh—!"
Even though Lim Ga-eul seed to think this wasn’t necessary, she stepped forward.
"Lim Ga-eul."
"Yes, Soo-hyun."
"I apologize—"
"No, I don’t need an apology."
Lim Ga-eul held Kim Soo-hyun’s shoulder and said.
"Back then, it’s true I caused trouble for the party. Because of my lack of ability, the whole party suffered. And you did your best at that ti."
"..."
"So, it’s okay."
Lim Ga-eul lightly patted her shoulder and turned around without any lingering attachnt. Kim Soo-hyun watched her back with trembling eyes.
"Will she be okay? That senior..."
Lim Ga-eul cheerfully cut off, nodding her head.
"Yeah, Soo-hyun does have a face that easily gets misunderstood. But she’s not a bad person. I’ve known her for quite so ti."
"..."
As I stared at her, Lim Ga-eul started to ramble defensively.
"Of course, she’s a bit rough with her hands! And she’s more fists than words! She swears a lot! And she’s so stubborn that she never listens to anyone...!"
"Hmm."
"And even though she’ll hate to admit it and will probably throw a fit tomorrow because her pride was hurt today...!"
"Senior?"
"She was so excited about the new freshn coming in! She got penalty points and was sent to Gate training because she skipped class to secretly go out and help freshn!"
"...You might as well just insult her."
"...So, I don’t really need an apology from Soo-hyun, right?"
"Right."
Kim Soo-hyun, her face flushed with embarrassnt, lowered her head and trembled.
"Wow— that’s great! Isn’t it, Soo-hyun!?"
Lim Ga-eul turned back and said to her brightly.
"...Get lost."
But the response was a curse.
"Why!?"
I had a feeling I understood why Kim Soo-hyun harbored such ill feelings toward Lim Ga-eul.
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The tallest building in the academy, the clock tower of the main building, top floor.
Chairman Lina was tapping her desk, deep in thought.
Recently, she had been living with a strange sense of déjà vu. It started from the entrance ceremony of this year’s academy intake.
Since then, no matter what she was doing or where she was going, she always felt like she had experienced this reality sowhere before.
But it was just a familiar feeling. It wasn’t a precognitive ability that allowed her to know the future.
At first, she thought her magic had evolved into so form of precognition, but she shook her head.
Magic, after all, is the work of mana.
This phenonon was just that—a phenonon. There was no trace of mana involved. Her keen mind could detect any traces of mana within this sense.
’Maybe, the reason why my body doesn’t age and the unknown will telling not to interfere are related to this déjà vu.’
The tapping of her fingers on the desk grew faster.
’But recently, there have been tis when this unpleasant sensation disappears...’
Sothing vague and dark-haired flickered in her mind.
At that mont.
Bang—!
The door to the Chairman’s office burst open, and an instructor rushed in with a panicked expression.
"Chairman! One of the academy cadets has demonized!"
"...What!?"
Rina’s eyes widened in surprise. But what shocked her wasn’t the fact that a cadet had turned into a demon.
"That’s definitely... sothing that happens around the weekend..."
Huh?
For a mont, she felt sothing odd, but the strange confusion was quickly erased from her mind. She composed her face and asked the instructor.
"How bad is the damage?"
"Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of so students, there were no casualties! And we successfully secured the whereabouts of the demonized student!"
"I see. That’s good."
"Yes! It’s fortunate!"
"Then, for now, inform the Hunter Managent Bureau and hand over the demonized student to the departnt in charge, and we need to summon the students who handled the situation."
Chairman Lina felt an inexplicable surge of pride welling up in her chest. It was as if she had been anticipating things to turn out this way.
"So, who are the students who handled the problem?"
She asked with a proud tone.
"Other than the new student Jin Yuha. There are four of them!"
"...Jin Yuha? Is that na coming up again here...?"
Despite it being a matter to rejoice over, Lina’s eyebrows gradually furrowed.
’Ugh! I was already regretting making that promise about the spatial tattoo back then...! Why did I get so excited at that mont!’
She, who had only won a sparring match among students, had promised a spatial tattoo. Even though she had played a prank with the male allocation system at the Hunter Managent Bureau, at that ti, she had definitely been under so kind of spell.
’Well, of course, I’m grateful for handling the demon! But at least keep a low profile next ti!’
How much trouble would he get into this ti? How much would he tornt herself again?
A stifling sigh rose from within.
"For now, bring them in."
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