I Beca A Childhood Friend Of The Middle Boss 2
Chapter 2
The opening ceremony had ended.
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With my bag in hand, I rose from my seat and looked for Yeonha.
She was organizing her locker.
With her small, round tail sticking out, she leaned into her locker, quite impressively.
“Should I wait until she finishes organizing and ask her to go ho together?”
Staring intently at her rabbit tail, I pondered for a mont before deciding.
“No. Let’s get closer first before going ho together.”
Haste makes waste.
I might just burden Yeonha unnecessarily and make her treat with difficulty.
I was content with being Yeonha’s partner for today.
Still, I should at least say goodbye.
“I’ll head off. See you tomorrow.”
“…”
Passing by Yeonha, I said.
At that, she flinched.
She pulled her head out of the locker and turned to look at .
In her red eyes gazing at , there seed to be a sense of wariness.
“Why…”
Was there sothing she wanted to say?
Yeonha bit her lip repeatedly.
Then, as if hesitating, she asked.
“Why did you sit next to ?”
“….”
Was that what you wanted to ask?
I felt there was no need to hesitate.
Almost involuntarily, I let out a chuckle and decided to answer Yeonhae’s question.
There was no reason not to answer.
“I want to get closer to you.”
“….What?”
That’s the only way to recruit her.
Concealing the underlying intention, I replied.
Yeonhae seed surprised by my words, standing there with her mouth slightly agape.
“What does that an…”
“Just as I said.”
“….”
“I sat down because I wanted to get closer to you. Why, is that a problem?”
“No, it’s not that… Why would you want to get closer to ? Not that it would happen, but… Do you by any chance…”
Yeonhae couldn’t finish her sentence.
She stuttered and hesitated.
“I… well…”
“Just wanted to get closer, what’s the reason if you ask… well, if I had to specify, maybe because you remind of Mongshili?”
“Huh? Mongshili?”
“Yeah, I have a rabbit at ho. His na is Mongshili, he’s a male.”
“….”
“So, I like rabbits.”
“So, the reason you want to get closer to now is because of…?”
“Yeah, you’re like Mongshili.”
“Male, you say. Am I a male?”
“But rabbits have ears, you know.”
“I’m not a rabbit!?”
“I know that! When did I ever say you were a rabbit?”
“Okay, but… really…”
From being startled, to puzzled, to bewildered, to flabbergasted…
Her expression changed rapidly.
Her reactions were quite amusing.
As I casually said what ca to mind to conceal my true feelings, I chuckled lightly.
“Anyway, I’ll go. See you tomorrow.”
“….Goodbye, see you tomorrow.”
She bid farewell properly this ti, despite looking perplexed.
I waved to her and finally left the classroom.
“Hmm….”
I decided to calmly organize the mories of my past life.
I was so disoriented that there had been no opportunity for to think about it until now.
“Even so, it’s hard to believe. That I have been reincarnated, and the world I’ve been reborn into happens to be a world inside a ga…”
Nevertheless, I had to accept it.
Putting that aside.
“Is it impossible to check my status?”
My thoughts drifted elsewhere.
In the ga, players could check their character’s information through the status window.
However, in this world, there was no such thing as a status window.
Therefore, it was difficult to objectively assess one’s status and even harder to confirm one’s gifts.
“…”
Still, you never know.
Quietly, I muttered to myself about the status window, making sure no one else could hear.
[Personal Information]
Na: Do Gyunwoo (Male, 12 years old)
Alias: Rabbit
Affiliation: Laon Elentary School
[Possessed Gifts]
Instinctual Evasion
[Physical Abilities]
Stamina: 37
Strength: 34
Endurance: 32
Agility: 43
Magic Power: 30
Luck: 25
Remaining Points: 0
It was a ssage I’d only seen in gas.
I couldn’t look away from the floating status window.
Swiftly, I scanned the contents.
“Not bad, quite decent.”
People of the Divine Sword lineage start learning swordsmanship once they take their first steps.
As a mber of the family, I did the sa.
Since I can rember, from a very young age, I held a sword and learned how to wield it.
Perhaps due to that influence.
The status window reflecting my current state showed quite impressive figures.
The numbers were unbelievably high for a fifth-grader.
Thir-ty, se-ven-ty, fi-ve, huh….
“Have I been living with these stats all this ti?”
In front of family mbers, feeling intimidated for no reason, getting bullied like a fool.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
“Why did I live like that?”
Seriously, really, truly….
I can’t live like that anymore.
—
In my past life, my family environnt was harsh.
The woman who gave birth to in a drunken mistake would often lant her life in alcohol, and my father was frequently absent.
Eventually, divorce was inevitable.
I ended up in my mother’s care.
“If I make a lot of money later, I’ll co back for you. Can you wait quietly here until then?”
….
On a day when the snow fell heavily.
I was abandoned.
I beca an orphan.
“If this was going to happen, why did you even give birth to ? Liar….”
In my past life, parents were not just objects of resentnt for .
But it was different for in this reincarnation.
“I’m back from school!”
“Did you co back, Geonwoo? You’re back early.”
“Today was the opening ceremony at school.”
“How was your horoom teacher? What do your classmates seem like?”
My mother welcod warmly as I returned from school.
Her kind smile ward my heart.
My mother in my past life didn’t smile at like that.
“She didn’t even try to look at my face if she thought it was unpleasant.”
Recalling my past life isn’t a pleasant experience.
Only mories related to the ga co to mind, along with unwanted mories I want to forget.
So, I might have been sentintal without realizing.
“Why the long face? What’s wrong?”
“…Nothing. I’m just grateful.”
I hugged my mother tightly.
She seed montarily surprised but then comforted .
“Did you miss Mom that much?”
“I just felt like seeing you today.”
“Nothing happened?”
“Nothing at all.”
“You should tell if sothing’s wrong.”
“Yes, I will.”
“I haven’t had lunch, so I’m hungry. I’ll prepare sothing quickly. Just wait a bit.”
“I’ll go play with Mongshil then.”
“Sure, go ahead.”
I felt a bit embarrassed and awkward.
Yet, feeling my mother’s warmth, I felt a sense of calmness washing over .
The chaotic mories quieted down.
“I am not the from my past life.”
And I am not the Geonwoo from the ga either.
I am just Geonwoo.
I must not get lost in mories of my past life.
After letting go of my mother from the embrace, I resolved to keep my heart steady.
Then, I went to see Mongshil.
“Mongshil, Hyung’s here.”
Squeak!
My pet, the white rabbit Mongshil.
I handed so hay to Mongshil, who we brought out from our midst.
Crunch, crunch.
Mongsil quietly enjoyed my touch and ate the hay I offered.
“It wasn’t easy getting close to you.”
Huh?
Rabbits are sensitive creatures.
It takes a long ti to get close to them.
Especially with Mongsil, it was even more difficult.
Having been a rabbit prepared for hunting in the Shingeom Dogga, it was inevitable for her to have a high guard against people.
Back then, feeling sorry for Mongsil, I couldn’t bring myself to kill her, so I decided to raise her, leading to where we are now.
“And that incident led to our family mbers mocking as ‘Rabbit.’”
A coward who couldn’t even hunt a single rabbit, unable to beco a lion.
The nickna “Rabbit” carried that aning.
I let out a bitter smile.
Anyway.
“It must be difficult to get close to her, right?”
Yeonhaneul is like a rabbit-like person.
She must have similar traits to a rabbit.
…Perhaps that’s not the case?
It seed so earlier.
Thinking like that, it seems I need to pay attention to getting close to her.
“Since there’s nothing to do at school anyway, might as well invest so ti, right?”
Delicately, like taming a rabbit.
With that mindset, I decided to approach her.
And thus, hunt the rabbit.
No, recruit her.
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In the Shingeom Dogga leading to the Swordsmanship Clan, there exists a swordsmanship symbolizing the clan.
Beast King Style (獸王流).
Nad after the lion that reigns above all beasts, this swordsmanship, based on the concept of joy (快), combines various qualities such as change (變), strength (强), sharpness (尖), supremacy (覇), in pursuit of the ultimate swordsmanship.
It was also a swordsmanship that transford the late-blooming Dogyeonwoo into a top swordsman.
Knowing that…
“Mom! I’m going to the swordsmanship hall!”
“Already? Isn’t it too early?”
“I want to go and practice first.”
I couldn’t afford to be lazy in training.
After lunch, I headed straight to the swordsmanship hall.
In regions with a large population, the Shingeom Dogga operated swordsmanship halls everywhere.
Those who wanted to learn swordsmanship, or beco hunters, could pay tuition fees at the swordsmanship hall and receive education.
“Of course, unless one is a disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, they cannot learn the complete Suwang Style.”
At the Swordsmanship Hall, they taught the universal form.
But even with just that, it was so popular that it attracted attention wherever it went.
“It’s not very crowded since we’re here early.”
On days when I was to learn the complete form, I would have individual lessons with the assigned instructor, and on other days, I would attend classes with others.
Today belonged to the latter.
As a result, there were already a few people in the training hall when I arrived.
“….”
They nodded respectfully and exchanged eye greetings upon seeing .
Returning their greetings, I unpacked my gear and lifted my wooden sword.
“Hoo….”
After taking a deep breath, I swiftly moved, lowering my sword.
Then, returning to my original posture, I waited for the right mont once more.
＜Suwang Style Basic Form 1＞
The Hunter’s Stance
Let’s assu there’s prey in front of you.
The lion patiently waits for the mont when the prey lets its guard down to hunt.
After holding their breath and waiting calmly, finally, the mont the prey relaxes.
At that instant, they strike swiftly.
I quickly extended my front paw and swung the sword with force.
Once I grasped the desired sensation to so extent, I reduced the ti between movents.
Again and again, three tis….
Swish!
The sound of the wooden sword cutting through the air echoed.
Focusing on that sound, I repeatedly struck with the sword in my hand.
Striking down, striking down, continuing to strike down while trying to morize the muscle movents.
“Nice.”
Was striking down always this enjoyable?
Was sweating like this always so satisfying?
An indescribable sense of fulfillnt washed over .
Today, my concentration was exceptionally sharp.
So, as I continued to wield─.
“What’s up? Why are you here so early?”
“Yeah, what’s with the scaredy-cat?”
“They say he ca early to practice?”
“….”
Three identical faces.
Their words shattered my focus.
I stopped swinging the wooden sword and calmly stared at the approaching guys.
“I’m getting angry.”
I was finally concentrating well.
I was imrsed in the world inside my head.
But now, I was disturbed and felt irritated.
No, it wasn’t just because of that reason.
There was a more fundantal reason.
“Have I been whining to these guys all this ti?”
The triplets in front of were the main culprits who had been bothering all along.
Guys who received my cousin’s fortune telling.
Thinking about it made more annoyed.
“What good does practicing alone do?”
“Shall we be your sparring partners?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Shall we help?”
The triplets were provoking .
I had only one response.
“Shall we go easy then? Like it’s a real fight.”
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