Archery genius at the academy
#Episode 1
Lee Kun-woo turns 33 this year.
As always, he started reading web novels on his way home from work today.
“Today is finally the end.”
This is a web novel that Geonwoo enjoyed reading.
<An archery genius who fell into the academy>
He read this work every single day while it was serialized for nearly 600 episodes.
Geon-woo was particularly attached to this work.
So, I clicked recommend and left comments almost every day.
“Well, I was almost the only reader…”
Only Geon-woo was a true fan.
<Archery Genius in the Academy>, shortened to <Daddy’s Palace>, had quite a few readers in the early part, but as the number of episodes got longer, the number of views gradually decreased.
Eventually, when it exceeded 100 episodes, the number of views continued to be 1.
That’s right too.
Most readers read the work immersed from the main character’s point of view.
The author of <Dad’s Palace> kept changing the perspective of the main, supporting, and extra characters several times, confusing the readers, and even the worldview was jumbled and tangled.
Geon-woo felt that it was good to see the writer’s sincerity, as if he was paying a lot of attention to the character in various aspects, regardless of whether he was a main supporting actor or an extra… … .
‘It’s rather strange that the connection is not broken.’
nevertheless.
Geon-woo often sent small donations to writers he had never met, out of mere fanship, providing consolation(?) rather than consolation.
‘In some ways, financial whip may be a more appropriate term?’
The reason why Geon-woo is so passionate about this work.
He had a past where he focused solely on sports with the dream of becoming a national archery representative.
“Then what do you do? “Now it’s hard to keep even my arms properly.”
Geon-wu looked at his hands, which were still shaking, and resented the past.
Ten years ago, ahead of his fifth national team selection match, Geon-wu unintentionally got into a car accident.
He suffered serious injuries to his right arm.
As a result, not only was I no longer able to hold the bow, but my hand still trembled as an aftereffect.
“Now it’s all just useless.”
For Geonwoo, <Dad’s Palace> was like a small ray of hope.
A story in a fantasy world where a humble protagonist overcomes hardships through hard work and defeats all villains with only a bow.
Above all, I felt catharsis in the story of defeating the 7th Demon King Aperio, the axis of evil, and becoming the strongest in the world.
Geon-wu felt a particularly great sense of joy at being the best with a bow.
“It’s a shame, as of today, this work is now complete.”
As of today, the work has been completed after a two-year journey.
For Geonwoo, <Daddy’s Palace> was the only support in his weary life of earning a living and repaying his student loans.
I couldn’t help but feel disappointed when today’s episode was said to be complete.
Fortunately(?) he must have read Geon-woo’s thoughts, and today’s episode was quite long.
If one episode is usually 25 pages long, today’s episode was more than twice as long as usual.
Has it been about 15 minutes?
Geon-woo, who read the final episode without any hesitation, was finally able to read the author’s words.
▶Author’s words.
I am sincerely grateful to the readers who have read my work so far.
Also, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to [Geonu] for his daily comments, recommendations, and support every time I serialized <Dad’s Palace>.
Here, [Geonu] is Lee Geon-woo’s nickname.
On the one hand, Geon-woo felt proud when he was mentioned in the writer’s last words.
“Is it rewarding in its own way to even mention it like this?”
As always, I read the entire 50-page long volume.
Geonwoo tried to leave a good comment today as well.
But suddenly, a suspicious notification appeared at the top of the mobile phone interface.
“what? “Is it okay to have a selection note?”
Without thinking about it, I put my hand on the notification display.
[Partu gave 50,000 gold as a gift.]
Geon-wu was momentarily taken aback.
What a gift…!
“That too from the author himself?”
The nickname ‘Part’ was the author who wrote <Dad’s Palace>.
He directly sent me gold, a cash item needed to read paid novels.
“50,000 gold is almost equivalent to the amount I have donated so far, right? “I don’t know if I can accept it willingly.”
Should I say that it feels like I am getting back the donations I have sent?
In Geon-woo’s opinion, it seems like a sign of the author’s sincerity in his own way.
I was hesitant about whether I could accept this so quickly.
Still, it seemed like it was against etiquette to just refuse.
“Yes, you will be serializing your next work soon. “You can see it again then.”
Eventually, I received the gold the author sent me as a gift.
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[Accept/Reject]
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I pressed the accept button.
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***
“Among the hunter universities in Korea today, our Xenics Academy has produced the largest number of top-level hunters and is still doing its best for national security. Among them, the crack that occurred near Cheongju the year before last….”
Knock-knock-
“Cha Minjun? No matter how boring my lectures are, right?! “Where can you find people openly dozing off in the front row?”
“······.”
Giggling-
Geon-wu opened his eyes to the feeling that someone was waking him up.
“… … !!”
But, what on earth happened?
Just a little while ago, I was immersed in a web novel, bending over in the hell.
The place he was currently in was reminiscent of a university classroom.
Moreover, in front of him, a person who appeared to be a professor wearing black horn-rimmed glasses was looking at Geon-wu intently.
Likewise, the area behind Geonwoo was filled with students(?).
‘Am I dreaming now?’
Who would accept this situation right away?
They say that when a person is embarrassed, their mind goes blank for a moment…
That’s what Geon-woo did now.
“Cha Min-jun, please pay more attention during the next lecture. That’s all for today’s lecture. “There will be a dungeon tour next week, so please don’t miss it.”
“yes!”
Leaving behind the instructor, who left behind only incomprehensible words, children he had never seen before suddenly gathered around Geon-woo.
“Ugh, God X. “Because you do that, you’re being called a loser.”
“What kind of motel is this? “How come you doze off on this fake day?”
“Let’s play because it’s just us. “Honestly, does it make sense that you are a hunter?”
Geon-wu felt uncomfortable.
Guys who looked at least 10 years younger than themselves were suddenly speaking informally.
Although I’m still young enough to occasionally get my ID checked by a convenience store part-timer.
At first sight, I couldn’t stand the crowds coming in and spitting informal language.
Gun-wu banged the desk on the spot and stood up proudly.
widely-!
“The little bastard’s children. “How dare you get in my face and spit out informal language when I first meet you!”
Then, instead, the group pointed their finger at Geon-wu.
“Phew! Puhahaha!”
“hey?! Cha Minjun! Are you crazy? “Are you still awake?”
“Did you think everything would end once you graduated from high school? Give me another hit and run like you did in the telegraph office?! Or would you like to experience the gate again with us like before?”
“Hey! Minsik, just endure it. That bastard peed his pants again. Kiki.”
“Even if it says so in the previous report. At least at Xenics, let’s not disgrace our predecessors. If this continues and I don’t even get into the Woohwang guild, will you take responsibility?”
They pushed further.
‘Cha Min-jun? Telegraph school? Plus, there’s Xenix Academy and Woohwang Guild…’
Words we’ve all heard at least once.
In particular, Woohwang Guild and Xenix Academy were one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in the novel <Dad’s Palace>.
‘What are these people and why are they saying these things?’
Suddenly, Geon-woo’s eyes turned to the mirror hanging on the wall in front.
“uh!? What!!”
Where did Lee Kun-woo’s body, which others made fun of by calling him an anchovy, go, and a completely different person appeared in the mirror?
His bangs were so bushy that they covered his eyes.
His height was 10 cm taller than usual, and he seemed to be well over 180 cm.
I needed to roll up my bangs and take a closer look at my features.
‘Who is this?’
The skin was smooth and without any blemishes.
It was clear that he had a pretty good appearance, with thick eyebrows and even the bridge of his nose.
‘You look like a main character, right?’
Meanwhile, those around him seemed shocked by Geon-woo’s reaction.
“Why is he acting like that earlier?”
“I don’t know, I guess I was really half-asleep.”
“Wow, this is really pathetic.”
“Hey, Cha Min-jun! “If you’re just trying to avoid us, it’s useless.”
Above all, it was strange that that arrogant gang member had been calling him ‘Cha Min-jun’ ever since.
Why does everyone call him ‘Cha Min-jun’ when his normal name is ‘Lee Kun-woo’?
A question that was close to the answer appeared in his mind.
‘I’m Cha Min-jun?’
I slowly started putting the puzzle together one by one.
If you combine all the keywords you’ve heard so far, you’ll find that they are all words that appear in the web novel <Apa’s Palace>.
‘The main character of Dad’s Palace also started like this… ‘Surrounded by strange trash.’
But there were clear differences here too.
‘But why does everyone call me Cha Min-jun? In <Dad’s Palace>, who is the most useless and the first to die…?’
The Cha Min-jun that Geon-woo knows from <Dad’s Palace>.
‘It’s not even a supporting role. It’s just an extra in this novel. An insignificant being who is ridiculed by these scum. furthermore······.’
Die. That’s ridiculous too, to a random mob.
Needless to say, Cha Min-jun’s importance is so great that while reading episode 600, it is rather helpful to think of him who appears briefly at the beginning of the novel.
‘We also briefly touched on Cha Min-jun’s own epilogue, but I remember it being very limited…? Besides, there were no special benefits.’
<Dad’s Palace> is a hunter story, but it is set in modern times. Cha Min-jun is only the lowest-ranking bridesmaid at Xenix Academy, Hunter College.
In conclusion, unbelievably, Geon-woo was possessed by Cha Min-joon, an extra in “Dad’s Palace.”
‘Nonsense. I’m really Cha Min-jun?!’
[You have completed the tutorial.]
[I was possessed by the extra character Cha Min-jun.]
[Achieve the special story of ‘Cha Min-jun’ that has not been previously covered.]
[Do Jin-gwang from ‘The Archery Genius Who Fell Into the Academy’ does not exist.]
[I will load the stats of Cha Min-jun, the ‘archery genius who fell into the academy.’]
[All 50,000G will be transferred as compensation.]
▶Status Window◀
Name ▶ Cha Min-jun
Age ▶ 20 years old
Affiliation ▶ Xenics Academy 1st year
Department ▶ Combat Department, Class D
Talent ▶ Nothing
Skill ▶ Radish
Gold ▶ 50,000G
“… … !!”
A status window.
In <Dad’s Palace>, the ‘status window’ that the writer sometimes added to fill in the space appeared before my eyes like a hologram.
‘Am I really in a novel? Just like the story in the novel?!’
Geon-woo was confused by Cha Min-jun’s appearance in the mirror.
Moreover, Do Jin-gwang, the original protagonist of Dad’s Palace!
Geon-wu, who even read the sentence saying that he does not exist, found it difficult to realize that sentence immediately.
Either way, the crowd surrounding Geon-wu opened their mouths.
“What was the next lecture?”
“Isn’t that it?! “The most boring lecture…”
“Ah… is it that boring bow game again?”
“Oh, and classes were canceled last week. “He said he would reinforce it today.”
“No, canceling classes is the professor’s fault. “Why are you trying to fill that up with reinforcement today?”
“Do you understand? In order to do well on the promotion exam this semester, you have to appear for most of the lectures… “I don’t want to go.”
Cha Min-jun, no longer Lee Kun-woo, overheard their conversation and thought.
It roughly matches the story of episode 1 of <Dad’s Palace>.
At first, he tried to deny reality by pinching his cheek.
I even slapped him, but nothing changed.
Cha Min-jun suddenly came up with the key point of this novel.
‘If this is real, can we even open a talent market?’
It helps the insignificant protagonist in <Dad’s Palace> grow.
There were artifacts, magical power, and items, but it was the ‘talent market’ that greatly helped the protagonist grow.
A market where you can purchase talents according to the amount of money you have.
Soon, a notification window suddenly appeared to stimulate Cha Min-jun’s desire to purchase.
[The ‘talent market’ for Cha Min-jun’s growth has been opened.]
Archery Talent 50,000G
Swordsmanship Talent 50,000G
Spear Talent 50,000G
Dagger Talent 50,000G
Summoning Talent 50,000G
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Gold ▶ 50,000G
‘There should be a lot…’
I knew in advance through <Dad’s Palace> that there were a variety of talents that could be purchased in the talent market, but when I actually saw with my own eyes that there were more than a dozen talents, I was at a crossroads in my choice.
However, one thing is clear.
‘I’m not nervous at all.’
I always suffered from numbness in my hands.
However, perhaps thanks to Cha Min-jun’s character, I didn’t feel any of the aftereffects of the past.
Rather, he seemed to be much healthier than the body he developed to become a national archery representative.
‘Is this really me?’
I am still confused by the transformation into Cha Min-jun in the novel.
That being said, I couldn’t just ignore the numerous talents in the talent market.
He naturally focused on one talent.
