Good morning, president. You dont look too happy, do you?
Young-jae, who had arrived at the academy with his usual smiling face, looked in my direction and frowned.
Oh, its just that I had a lot going on over the weekend.
Capture the four major powers of Jeju Island. Captured a dragon, saved Jeju Island from an evil dragon, and strengthened my body.
Yes, there was a lot going on.
You definitely look a little tired right now. By the way, did you hear that?
That?
That communications have been restored to Jeju Island. Apparently, soone took down Fafnir.
I wonder if its because two-way communication is now possible on Jeju Island, which was previously closed.
The news of the liberation of Jeju Island quickly spread across the Korean Peninsula.
I imdiately went online and looked at articles related to Jeju Island.
[(Breaking News) Liberated Jeju Island. Beautiful Jeju Island again? ]
[Jeju Island. An unidentified man was found to have purchased most of the land.]
[MOLIT. Jeju Islands land sale was in accordance with legal procedures and results.]
[MOLIT. Fafnir swallowed Jeju Island. Where are the bodies? Spotlight.]
[Bishop Augustus of Halla Diocese. The result of the Lords leading.]
[Japan stunned, China appalled, Jeju retaken. Whats the international response? ]
I scanned through the articles and found nothing about , just other things that happened yesterday.
Judging by the fact that the organization hasnt contacted , it seems that the governnt hasnt yet realized that I was the one who took down Fafnir.
Well, actually, if the leaders of Halla Cathedral or Blue Moon Workshop ca forward, I would be found out imdiately, butsince they were the ones that knew, I would be safe for the ti being.
By the way, president, I didnt hear from you over the weekend. Did sothing happen?
Uh, I had to go sowhere for a while and left my phone behind. What happened?
Young-jae shook his head at my question.
No, the girls and I were supposed to study together on the weekend, but when I couldnt reach you, I wondered if sothing was wrong.
Oh.
So it wasnt a big deal.
Then what
Its boss! Its boss! Its boss! Its boss!
At that mont, Jin-woo, who ca to school early for so reason, ran toward , shouting loudly.
What do you think I am?
Youre the boss!
As he shouted, he showed the article on Jeju Island that I had just skimd.
This guy is full of shit, why would I go to Jeju?
Its obvious that hes just making a guess, so I reply in a nonchalant voice but he shakes his head.
Isnt that right? I thought you were going to Jeju Island to play with Fafnir to prove your supremacy.
I wonder what kind of image he has in his head.
Its not like Im a little kid trying to be the strongest man on the planet.
Besides, playing with Fafnir.
Well, he wasnt exactly wrong.
Hes got a really good sense of the weird.
How could I possibly slay a dragon? I t an acquaintance of Mr. Kwak Chun-siks for a while, and then I went to church.
Church? Oh, the boss was Catholic. Thats too bad. I thought you were the Dragon Slayer.
I guess not.
Jin-woo sits down, finally convinced by my words.
By the way, Boss, whats that on your arm? Is that a toshi?
He looks at the apricot-colored toshi on my arm and scratches his head again.
Its not that cold out, boss, do you usually wear a toshi?
Im wearing it for reasons I cant say, so dont ask.
Then Im even more curious.
If you dont need to know then dont ask, asshole.
Huh.
He finally understood.
In silence, I start taking books out of my bag one by one and placing them on my desk.
Still, I cant help but laugh when I see kids carrying all kinds of problem books during the exam period.
Thats right.
The Academys exams are at a higher level.
For , it ant that I had already seen it years ago.
So it shouldnt be too difficult to stay at the top if I just go through the motions.
Ugh glasses. Can you help with this?
What?
Jin-woo was concentrating hard on the question book, and Young-jae, hearing the request for help, walked over to Jin-woo.
this. Its really easy.
Oh, co on, Im just doing it because the boss said he wont give us pocket money if we dont get the top spot this ti.
For so reason, he did so studying, and there was a reason for that.
I wonder what kind of problems hes having trouble with, so I glance at his problem book.
[What about x, what about z]
Hmm.
Should I study?
For so reason, I dont even understand what this ans, even though its a problem I should have learned.
After all, its better to win first place in the duels and be the overwhelming number one, right?
That ans Ill have to beat Choi Yeon again to do that.
Huh?
What?
While I was thinking about it, the class suddenly started to make a ruckus.
Even Young-jae and Jin-woo, who were solving the problem book next to , were looking at sothing as if they were srized.
I turned my head to see what was going on.
Huh?
I could see why the mood of the class had changed.
I wonder if this is my seat.
A completely tattered school uniform, a scruffy beard, long, unkempt hair, a tanned face and an academy uniform that looked like it could burst at any mont.
Its cold.
Choi Kang-hyun was back after traveling to Busan for ntoring.
It wasnt hard to guess why hed co back to the Academy from Busan.
Midterms.
Even if he rarely ca to the academy because of his ntor, it was clear that he had no choice but to co back as it was a mandatory event for all students.
And the goal is obviously to top the duel rankings.
Duels were the only way to improve the ranking of a guy whos bad at studies.
Good morning, everyone Eh? Choi Kang-hyun, youre back?
The tense atmosphere in the class began to relax as soon as Se-ah appeared.
Se-ah walks over to Choi Kang-hyun, looking at him in surprise.
That guy. Is he back?
Young-jae nods in response to Se-ahs question, muttering under her breath.
Yeah, hes definitely changed a lot.
Young-jae was right, he had changed a lot.
And the biggest change is the overwhelming magic power that cos from him.
Its more than I imagined.
Perhaps it was because he had been trained by Ye Hoham for so long, but unlike the first ti I saw him, the magic power was very stable, like a river flowing through his body.
Slowly, I can harvest it.
* * *
First of all, the examination will pass without a hitch, should we celebrate in advance?
Familias office.
Julie, who had turned into a bat, ca here as if she was used to it.
She casually leaned back on the couch and placed an envelope of papers on the table.
Here, the President and the other executives tried to sabotage you, so why do you want to organize this for you? You stopped them in the end.
After checking the contents of the envelope she handed , I shook my head.
Still, they were going to sink their teeth into eventually, and Im glad I was prepared for it, because I would have been caught unaware.
What was written on the paper varied.
[Accidental omissions]
[Saying the number of incidents was exaggerated]
[Using other clubs to keep us in check]
Theyre despicable.
There were a lot of things written that would make anyone who saw it say that the student council would never do sothing like this.
Youve been a great help to , thank you.
Youre welco. Im not exactly thrilled with the current president eitherSo, since youll be a Silver soon, do you have any plans for afterward?
Plans?
With the plans I had, I could write a book.
Its just that the ti isnt right yet.
For now, Im thinking of starting one after midterms.
Oh. I know. Im really bothered by midterms right now, too. I an, Im being followed on the way to school to find out my weaknesses.
It was probably because she was at the top of her class.
I could tell by the way she was looking at today.
I can relate to that.
So, what did you do?
Nothing.
Huh?
I didnt do anything.
It didnt take long for to realize that the ring Id gotten was the answer.
The Ancient Berserkers Ring, still on my finger.
I didnt really feel the stares anymore, thanks to its ability to instill fear in those around .
Of course, it seed to have less of an effect on people with stronger magic than , like Julie, or who had specialized items.
Huh?
Julies eyes widened in surprise and she stared at the smartphone in her hand.
Whats going on?
Nothing, the president sent a ssage that theres an ergency eting, so I guess I should get going. Ill go first, junior.
With that, Julie flew out the small window, leaving alone.
Rays ergency eting before the midterms?
Was that it?
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
-Eugene, can I co in?
A familiar voice.
It was the voice of the youngest mber of the family who had recently joined the family.
Whats going on?
I opened the door and saw Choi Yeon with a fierce expression on her face.
Oh. Hi.
Yes, hello. What are you doing here?
Nothing. I dont have any business there.
Huh? Then?
Just a mont.
After saying that, Choi Yeon stuck her hand into a small pocket and began to pull out sothing.
Ah. I found it.
At the sa ti, sothing long was being pulled out.
This. Its done.
As she said this, she held out a long, almost pure-white torch to .
Is this ?
My new sword, made from what you gave . I thought I should show it to you, sowant to see it?
Letting see what might be her primary weapon? Is this confidence?
No, in her case, she was probably just showing it off without thinking.
Sure. Sure.
If I wanted a fair fight, Id probably not look at it, but.
How could I pass up the chance to see a sword made from a piece of a holy sword?
I cant resist a new item that wasnt even in the ga.
The information on the sword flashed before my eyes as I took it from her.
Oh.
The power of the sword she handed was beyond my imagination.
[Na: Illusory Saint Sword]]
[Rank: Semi-Mythical]
[Type: Phantasmagoric Sword]
[Description: A circular sword made from a fragnt of the mythical sword Excalibur. Influenced by Excalibur, it is imbued with divinity and is ready to write a new mythology with its wielder at any mont.
Its divinity grants it additional damage against the evil attribute.
This semi-mythical sword cannot be worn or broken, and remains in top shape.
It can heal ailnts 3 tis per day and grants the user strong magic resistance.
Greatly increases the users healing power]
The stats are truly worthy of a holy sword.
The one that stood out to the most was the statent that its preparing to write a new myth.
That ans it has the potential to grow at any mont.
A good sword.
Choi Yeon nods as I hand her back the sword, which has more than enough power to satisfy even .
Yeah. Its a good sword.
She nods, hugging the sword as if it had already beco her favorite.
This midterm wont be like last ti.
She looks at and declares, as if rembering the last ti she broke her sword and lost.
Of course not. I wasnt playing around either.
I nod at her words and glance at my right arm, which is now covered in a shirt and toshi to cover my newly acquired epic imprint.
I smile weakly, rembering what happened last night with Parnello.
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