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Chapter 49 - Chapter 49: Chapter 49

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Translator: Vine

Chapter Title: Growth + Kang Dohee's Night Walk

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Name: Jin Yuha (☆)

Gender: Male (20)

Stats

Strength: 53

Spirit: 58(+5)

Mana: 56

Endurance: 56

Speed: 59

Charisma: 70(+1)

Specialization: Swordsmanship S

Titles: Flower on the Cliff [Aehwa]

— Prodigy of the Sword [Geomgwi]

Skills: [One-Strike Severance], [Quick Draw], [Sword Dance], [Waning Moon (Moonlight Earring equipped)]

Traits: [Perception], [Insight], [Intuition]

Exclusive Weapon: Moonlight

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"...Is this for real?"

I read the words on the status window again and again, my eyes wide with shock.

My stats, which hadn't budged even after three weeks of basic training, had changed.

My Spirit had gone up.

And the increase wasn't small either.

A whopping '+5'.

My Charisma had also risen by '1' for some reason. But that wasn't particularly important, so I decided to ignore it.

Recalling how in the game, stats sometimes only increased by '10' even after a full semester of classes, I could guess just how amazing this increase was.

'So, stat increases from classes usually only showed significant differences in the late game... But just from one class?'

"Right now it's just Spirit... But if I keep taking Instructor Baek Seolhee's classes, could other stats also increase like this...?"

Gulp—

My throat automatically swallowed.

My instincts as a Velvetstra player screamed at me.

This was a class I absolutely couldn't miss.

If Instructor Baek Seolhee's class had been implemented in the game, there probably would have been protests about it being too overpowered.

In a game already a reroll hell due to character gacha, one more reroll would have been added.

'Because the difference between students who took this class and those who didn't would be too significant...'

I almost wanted to put all my party members into Instructor Baek Seolhee's class.

But I quickly shook my head.

'...She'd probably refuse that.'

She already knew about Kang Dohee and Shin Sehee, the special admission students.

And she had personally trained them for three weeks.

Yet, seeing that I was her only student, it seemed she had her own firm criteria.

She was probably an instructor who only taught those she approved of.

Hmm.

Seeing this stat increase now, I suddenly felt greedy.

Since there was no gacha to acquire growth materials right now, perhaps this could be an alternative?

"Ah, so what if I completely internalize Instructor Baek Seolhee's class and then teach my other party members myself...?"

It was a sudden thought, but didn't it sound plausible?!

This wasn't just because I felt it was unfair for only me to benefit. Absolutely not.

I felt my motivation, which had plummeted after the swordsmanship class, surge upwards again.

However, reality was harsh.

"...But it's already hard enough just to keep up. Internalize? Could I even do that?"

From what I'd actually experienced today,

this class was definitely too demanding for an ordinary transmigrator who hadn't lived in a hunter's world.

In my current state, I doubted if I could even properly follow the class, let alone internalize it.

'Hmm, isn't there some way...'

As I continued to ponder, my gaze suddenly drifted to a corner of the room.

A large moving box sat idly there.

It contained the items and resources the administrator had sent me when I first transmigrated.

Of course, I had already used most of the convenient ones.

But there were still quite a few things left there that I'd saved for Alice.

And even some fairly valuable junk items.

I stared at the box for a moment before opening my mouth.

"...Hmm. Alice only becomes a playable character, clearly, after the final chapter of the main story is over."

She does some pretty significant things in the main story, but she appears as an unplayable character then.

In other words, she's a character designed solely for PvP.

"And it'll be a long time before she even enters the academy... Is it really necessary?"

I got up as if possessed and walked towards the box.

"Hmm, still, it feels bad to use everything..."

And so.

...Alice's share was subtly diminishing once again.

* * *

That dawn,

Kang Dohee couldn't sleep, so she went outside for a smoke.

Tap. Tap.

"Tsk, already out?"

She shook the pack, but only crumbs spilled from the empty box.

"Guess I'll have to buy more..."

Kang Dohee turned away from the smoking area and headed towards the convenience store.

"...You're out of Digestives?"

"Yes, we're sold out. We're currently restocking."

Here, Kang Dohee pondered.

Should she just buy Sol-ui-nun and cigarettes and go back,

or head to another convenience store?

The combination Jin Yuha had recommended, claiming it was delicious.

To be honest...

it was terribly not to her taste.

Two flavors that clashed in her mouth.

The Digestives were too sweet.

The Sol-ui-nun was too sharp.

It was like chewing mint and chocolate separately in her mouth.

Honestly, when she first tasted it, her initial thought was that Jin Yuha's palate must be insane.

But at the time, he was looking at her with sparkling, expectant eyes, so

she had just forced herself to swallow it without showing any distaste.

'That lowbrow bastard...'

If it was just Sol-ui-nun, she could have just downed it with a refreshing taste along with her cigarette,

but if she ate snacks too, she couldn't smoke.

Moreover, to go to a convenience store other than the one attached to the dormitory, she would have to walk quite a distance from here.

After a moment of contemplation, Kang Dohee turned around.

"...I'll have to find another convenience store."

And so, she began an unexpected night walk.

*

The cool dawn air.

A refreshing breeze brushed her face, chilling her skin just right.

As she walked, Kang Dohee spotted an unwelcome figure approaching from the opposite direction.

Shin Sehee.

She was walking, her high heels clicking, dressed in a black dress and a black hat.

Beside her, a man in a suit accompanied her.

And that man was sweating profusely, carrying a large bundle on his back.

The bundle writhed and let out a muffled scream, but only unintelligible sounds leaked out, as if its mouth was gagged.

'...Kidnapping?'

Kang Dohee narrowed her eyes and hid behind a utility pole.

"Oh dear, squealing like a pig. Please be quiet. What if someone hears you?"

*Squish—*

Shin Sehee said that, then injected a suspicious syringe into the bundle.

The bundle, which had been resisting violently, soon went limp.

"Hmmph. Isn't Jin Yuha-ssi really too much?"

"...Haa. Haa."

"Heheheh. To tell me to do as I please. How could he say such a thing without any shame? That person?"

"...Haa. Haa."

The man, still carrying the bundle, breathed heavily. Shin Sehee continued speaking as if oblivious.

"Secretary Kim. Are you listening?"

"...Haa. Yes."

"Perhaps Jin Yuha-ssi already had an idea of what kind of person I am, yet he still said that? Heheh. Did I mention how surprised I was?"

"...Yes, I've heard it, dozens of times already. You also said there would be no reason to be disappointed, or for your feelings to change. Haa."

Shin Sehee glared sharply at the man.

"So, you don't want to hear it?"

"No, ma'am. Please, continue."

Kang Dohee frowned, noticing Jin Yuha's name interspersed in that suspicious conversation.

'...Did that lowbrow bastard order this?'

Then Kang Dohee shook her head.

What a mess she had gotten into last time when she misunderstood him.

She shouldn't assume anything until all the circumstances were clear.

*Step—*

Kang Dohee stepped forward, making her presence known.

"...Shin Sehee."

Shin Sehee, realizing Kang Dohee's presence, widened her eyes.

"Oh my? Kang Dohee? What brings you here at this hour?"

"...I'd like to hear that conversation too."

Shin Sehee looked flustered for a moment, then turned her head to the side.

"Secretary Kim. Didn't you confirm that there was no one else at this hour?"

"...Haa. Yes. I confirmed everyone."

"But Dohee is out here, isn't she?"

"..."

Shin Sehee massaged her temples as if she had a headache.

"Tsk, at least it was Dohee who caught us. That's a relief."

Shin Sehee turned her gaze towards Kang Dohee.

Then she scrutinized her from head to toe, as if sizing her up.

"Hmm, and I already made a promise with Jin Yuha-ssi... Well, it's not entirely unrelated to you either..."

"Related?"

"Yes, this is the woman who swung an axe at Jin Yuha-ssi."

*Tap. Tap.*

Shin Sehee said, tapping the bundle.

At those words, Kang Dohee recalled the face of a certain woman.

The blonde, tanned woman whom she had pulverized for flirting with Jin Yuha on the first day of dormitory admission.

She remembered her name being something strange like Kim Jaok.

Kang Dohee's eyebrow twitched.

"...So, you're going to kidnap her? Students involved in crimes are immediately expelled."

"Oh, I have no intention of doing anything so grand."

"...?"

"I'm just going to give her a little 'education' and then release her. For example, to prevent her from doing useless things like spreading false rumors in the community or planning revenge."

"..."

"If you think about it, this is all your fault, Kang Dohee. Honestly. Even if my role is to manage things from behind the scenes, could you please consider the person who has to clean up your mess before you cause one?"

At that, Kang Dohee's lips sealed shut, as if she had swallowed honey and couldn't speak.

"Anyway, I'll handle this so there are no problems. You just need to pretend you didn't see anything."

"...You really won't do anything strange, will you?"

"No, of course not. I just plan to give her a simple warning and let her go. I'll even report everything to Jin Yuha-ssi later, so you can check if you like."

Tsk—

Kang Dohee clicked her tongue.

As expected, she didn't want to get involved with this woman.

Kang Dohee walked past Shin Sehee.

And on her way back to the convenience store.

*Wham—*

This time, a strange sound came from the alley ahead.

"Cough—!!"

*Wham—*

"Gag—!!"

The sound of someone being brutally beaten.

Even the sound of the punches was extraordinary.

Equal to her own, or even greater.

"Aaaaah... P-Please save me... I-I made a m-mistake..."

'A murder in the academy...?'

Kang Dohee's expression hardened, and she quickly moved towards the alley entrance.

And the scene that met her eyes.

'Instructor Baek Seolhee...?'

What she saw this time was Instructor Baek Seolhee mercilessly beating someone.

"You, hiding behind there. Come out."

Unlike Shin Sehee, Baek Seolhee immediately sensed her presence and spoke.

With no other choice, Kang Dohee revealed herself from the alley.

Baek Seolhee's eyebrow twitched, a look of surprise on her face.

"Hmm? Student Kang Dohee?"

"..."

"My apologies, but I'd appreciate it if you went on your way."

"...That person?"

Kang Dohee gestured with her eyes towards the woman brutally beaten and crushed beneath Instructor Baek Seolhee's feet.

"An instructor."

"...An instructor?"

"Yes, this is simply a time-honored method for instructors to settle their disputes."

She narrowed her eyes and observed carefully; it was indeed an instructor's uniform.

An instructor versus an instructor.

She figured there was nothing good to gain from getting involved in this.

"Hmm, understood."

Kang Dohee gave a slight nod and headed towards the convenience store.

She felt a pathetic gaze on her back but didn't bother acknowledging it.

*Ding—*

"Yes, that'll be 8,200 won for the cigarettes, drink, and snacks."

"Here you go."

Kang Dohee finally finished paying at the convenience store she had reached after all her troubles and stepped out.

And she bit into a snack.

*Crunch—*

"It seems I'm the only normal woman around that lowbrow bastard..."

*Gulp—*

She swallowed the Sol-ui-nun.

As expected, it tasted absolutely terrible.

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