109. Estimate
Once a normal person awakens, they undergo an awakening test, and then they experience a greatly increased physical ability.
And around that time… …I started to imagine.
‘Maybe I’m a… … hunter?’
I hear from here and there, and I get calls. They tell me to unfold my hunter’s dream. It’s not too late. They tell me to believe in my potential.
And actually, there are many cases where hunters are born that way.
But there is one interesting thing.
Ironically, the more special and high-growth abilities an Awakener has, the more difficult it is to actually become a Hunter.
‘Just like this child who came to me… … .’
Even if you awaken, it’s easy to feel the improvement in intuitive abilities like status and strength, but it’s really hard to know how to use abilities or what exactly they are.
So there are all kinds of testing agencies, but… … the abilities that are easily discovered are mostly simple and low-level abilities.
In that situation, you start off with abilities like this child who actually starts off with no abilities at the beginning of awakening?
Then it is much more difficult to become a hunter than having a common awakening ability like C+ rank strength enhancement.
‘Of course, when I grow up, I won’t be able to compare to those hunters… … .’
So if I wanted this child to truly become a Hunter, what I had to do was simple.
If possible, use the abilities the guy has to create at least one useful ability.
If it’s impossible, then it’s telling you that there’s a possibility that you can try to get it.
While I was thinking about this and that, the little guy and I arrived at the practice room on the second floor.
“Wow… … This is PER’s practice room… … ! The facilities are really flashy? Much better than Hunter Academy’s… … !”
“I guess so. This is new.”
“Ohhh… … ! But what are you looking at here? Individual skills like Lee Chang-hyun? Or… … How to handle mana equipment? Or supernatural powers… … !”
Dude. His dreams are really big. Whatever it is, he’s just awakened… … He’s still far from dreaming of such fancy skills.
but……
‘Let’s try some fan service.’
You never know, maybe you’ll be inspired by something you see and follow along, and then a skill will be created.
First of all, I need time to look into the guy’s abilities, so it would be a good idea to try out different things with him.
“Do you want to come up and see?”
I handed the child a hand. In the practice room, a map was already being formed, just as it had been set up.
A typical city-type map that you will often encounter in the 3rd division.
The map changed like that and he opened his mouth again.
It wasn’t the child’s side, it was the other side.
“I know you’re watching me. Can you be my sparring partner for a bit?”
“… … !”
Lee Yeon-ju was practicing alone from a distance, watching from afar.
Was it because he came to see me because of Jeong Hye-yeon last time? He still felt awkward these days, watching my every move.
Well… … Honestly, I don’t really care, but since it was the first time Lee Yeon-ju had done something like that, she might have been quite shocked.
Anyway, right now, this kid was the perfect opponent to spar with.
‘It’s a battle of the weak.’
Anyway, Lee Yeon-ju has been doing quite well as a supporter without relying much on her abilities for now.
“……okay.”
Fortunately, Lee Yeon-ju did not refuse.
But interestingly enough, it was the children who showed little reaction.
“Wasn’t it Senior Lee Chang-hyun who was dealing with you? This guy is a bit… … He always runs away… … Ugh.”
It was a grumble that was vague, but conveyed the meaning well enough.
It seems like children are very honest about both positive and negative things.
Of course, looking at Lee Yeon-ju’s reaction, I didn’t think she would let it slide just because she was a child.
‘Well… … I’m still in my third year of high school and I probably wouldn’t be able to stand it if someone like that didn’t even debut.’
Above all, the Lee Yeon-ju of today is no different from the Lee Yeon-ju of the past.
“Just give it a try. Once you win, I’ll play against you.”
“Oh oh… …! It’s a promise!”
The child walked confidently towards Lee Yeon-ju.
***
As the game was about to start, I heard from somewhere that some of PER’s team members came to the practice room one by one.
It seemed like they came to see the fight between Lee Yeon-ju and the little guy.
“Who do you think will win?”
“Hey… … Even if you’re a supporter, that’s still the case. Are you kidding me about our teammates?”
“Oh~ camaraderie~“
The audience seats in the practice room suddenly become noisy.
“I bet it on the kid. Let’s go get 50,000 won for bread.”
Kim Do-jun started it.
“What? Even if you’re Lee Yeon-ju, you have time… … I’ll gratefully accept the 50,000 won~.”
Yoon Han-gyeol looked at Kim Do-jun as if he was dumbfounded, but Kim Do-jun’s expression was firm. As if he was certain of something.
“Would Lee Chang-hyun have brought an ordinary kid?”
“… … !”
‘Oh… … Now you have a pretty good understanding of me… … .’
Of course, it’s not completely correct, but it’s sharp because we’ve been together as a team for quite some time.
The small talk was brief. Soon after, the match between Lee Yeon-ju, who was ready, and the little guy began.
‘The rules are 1v1 ranked match rules… nothing special.’
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It will be a purely one-on-one battle of fundamentals.
As soon as the game started, Lee Yeon-ju started running. Perhaps the little guy used his location tracking skills to figure out Lee Jeong-hoon’s location.
‘Seeing as they are actively looking for a location, I think they are probably thinking of taking the initiative… … .’
It was a choice that made good use of one’s own abilities.
In most fights, it’s usually advantageous to go first. Especially in the world of ability users.
“Ugh… …! That cowardly Lee Yeon-ju. How are you going to strike first against a newbie!”
Perhaps striking first meant that he could deal with the opponent before he could use his ability. Kim Do-jun must have known that, too.
‘And of course I knew it.’
If it were Lee Yeon-ju, she probably wouldn’t stop there. She’d probably try to send it off perfectly in one shot.
The prediction turned out to be spot on.
Lee Yeon-ju took advantage of her ability to identify her opponent’s location and threw a mana bomber from the opponent’s blind spot.
‘If you throw it from a square, you won’t be able to block it with a mana shield and it will hit you directly. Then the game will be over. But… … .’
How can you let a kid who doesn’t even know much about the Hunters League compete against a professional player without any handicap?
Of course, such Western medicine would not be of any help to Lee Yeon-ju.
In short, it meant that there was nothing good for either of them.
The more fierce the fight, and the more persistently you fight and win against opponents of similar level, the more you gain.
“Jeonghoon. A mana bomber right on the back of your head.”
“Changhyun, you really… … .”
Yoon Han-gyeol was shocked when he heard me whispering softly while wearing earphones.
“Are you going to tell everything to the kid inside?”
Who told you to do a 50,000 won bread with Kim Do-jun? I never said I wouldn’t give a handicap.
Yoon Han-gyeol was crying, but it wasn’t really important.
Unlike the empty stands, things were moving quickly inside the stadium.
Lee Jeong-hoon, who heard what I said, immediately threw himself to the side without looking back and narrowly escaped the radius of the explosion.
‘I said it at a critical moment on purpose.’
You dodged it well. If you had turned around to check the bomb I mentioned and dodged, it would have been too late.
“Whew… … That’s right. Even without the Mana Bomber. The fight is just beginning. Lee Yeon-ju has shown us a lot of grit so far.”
“Huh. Han-gyeol. Didn’t I say that there’s no way Chang-hyun would bring a brat like that here for no reason? He’d just crush him with his powers, whether it was a laser coming out of his legs or something?”
Kim Do-jun, who was even more enthusiastic after seeing Lee Jeong-hoon dodge the laser by rolling it, spoke to Yoon Han-gyeol.
“Well… … That’s not true. She came to me as a fan, so I couldn’t just send her away. She doesn’t have any special abilities.”
At least for now.
In fact, Lee Yeon-ju’s decisive blow. Even though she dodged the mana bomber quite cleanly, the standoff continued.
Lee Yeon-ju and Lee Jeong-hoon were both holding swords that could be considered basic for a hunter, but at first glance, neither of them seemed to be very skilled.
‘Lee Yeon-ju is not in a position to take part in battles… ‘
As combat skills are not something that can be learned overnight, this was also the case for Lee Jeong-hoon.
‘But there is clearly an upper hand right now.’
The moment Lee Jeong-hoon charged forward with a sword in hand, Lee Yeon-ju did not respond.
Just like the previous promotion, I just threw a bomb full of mana dust.
“Cough… … Cough… … .”
Lee Jeong-hoon saw it later and tried to use Air Anchor or Air Beat, but he couldn’t see well because of the mana dust and mana wasn’t gathering easily.
Perhaps now is the time to end it.
‘There is a big difference in the proficiency of mana equipment.’
The difference in skill level was clearly evident, as Lee Jeong-Hoon had probably never used the Mana equipment properly, let alone practiced with it.
While Lee Jeong-hoon stumbled for a moment, Lee Yeon-ju took advantage of the gap and secured Lee Jeong-hoon’s body with [Bindings].
“Ugh… … .”
Accurately stabbing a stationary opponent. That wasn’t a difficult task for Lee Yeon-ju either.
Sigh.
An accurate, yet concise stab.
With that, the restraints on Lee Jeong-hoon were released and he turned around.
Perhaps he thought the game was over.
‘Even though the opponent is practically incompetent, it’s become quite clean.’
From establishing basic strategies to dealing with when things go wrong.
However, I wish Lee Jeong-hoon had tried harder, but I was disappointed in that regard.
It was the same when I first awakened, and skills related to ‘growth’ were usually unlocked when I reached a certain limit and took a step further.
But that’s not something that can be done because someone forced you to or pushed you from behind.
So, it can’t be helped.
‘Just by this much, you should know the difference between a professional hunter and a regular awakened person… … That alone would have been a great learning experience. It’s a rare opportunity.’
While I was thinking like that.
“Ugh… … .”
Lee Jeong-hoon, who was thought to be unable to get up, was somehow able to get up.
Looking closely, it was probably because of Lee Yeon-ju’s immature swordsmanship. No, Lee Yeon-ju probably didn’t know because she had only finished off her opponents with the Mana Bomber up until now.
‘I mean, you won’t die from that…’
Hunters are basically Awakened. Their bodies are quite different from those of ordinary people. Of course, even so, if you hit a vital point accurately, they will die… …
Lee Yeon-ju’s was quite inadequate.
“No, you couldn’t kill it?”
Yoon Han-gyeol, who thought he had won, sighed.
‘Even so, it wouldn’t have been easy to get up… … .’
I thought to myself, “It’s possible,” but I still thought it wouldn’t be easy to win.
But in a situation where defeat was virtually certain, something seemed to be changing.
[Piercing Eyes].
fantasy,
