Episode 13
Test takers who have completed the practical exam come out of the capsule.
The average practical test time for test takers is about 10 minutes.
At first glance, it seemed like a short time, but since the time gap between reality and the practical test can be adjusted to some extent in the virtual reality program, the time that the test takers actually experienced was very long, at around 30 minutes.
Of course, in reality, very few people last half an hour.
The practical exam was designed with a very tight difficulty level so that it could be completed in 20 minutes at the most.
Soon, the test taker who had been sitting next to Suho came out of the capsule.
’11 minutes… … It’s definitely shorter than the last time.’
Supervisor Kim shakes his head as he looks at the examinee who came out of the capsule.
I’ve been supervising the practice for hours now, but I haven’t seen any notable talent.
Before Supervisor Kim accepted the next examinee, he asked Supervisor Park, who was sitting next to him.
“How long has it been since you went in there?”
“30 minutes.”
“……yes?”
“It’s just past 30 minutes.”
30 minutes?
Is that possible?
A surprised Director Kim approached Director Park’s capsule and checked the monitor attached to the capsule.
But in reality, the student inside the capsule had been diving for over 30 minutes.
Even while they were fighting like crazy against countless orcs, Director Kim saw them and asked.
“Are you a warrior? You fight really well?”
“No, I’m a healer.”
“……yes?”
“I’m a healer. Look.”
Inspector Park showing the examinee’s information.
It really was.
The class of the test taker written on the pad, ‘Ahn Su-ho’, was truly a healer.
“But, you’re fighting like this? You said this guy was a healer? Isn’t that disqualifying?”
“No, all the conditions are met, so why would I be disqualified?”
At that moment, someone answered in Director Park’s place.
It was Jeong Cheol-min who participated as Inspector Park’s partner inspector.
Jeong Cheol-min’s explanation continued.
“The healer’s main goal is to protect the patient until the end, but look at the screen. Did the examinee ever leave the patient’s surroundings, or did he just abandon the patient and fight? He was always providing healing in between.”
It really was.
Suho was healing the patients whenever he had free time while cutting down orcs.
Jeong Cheol-min said with a serious expression.
“If all the conditions are met, there is absolutely no reason to disqualify. Even the practical program does not stop it, so why would we disqualify it?”
“ah…….”
Director Kim exclaims in admiration.
Jeong Cheol-min smiled at that reaction and said.
“It seems like the top scorer for this practical exam has already been decided. So let’s just watch and see what kind of record this person will set.”
At those words, both Director Kim and Director Park simply nodded their heads.
That would be the case, as this was the first time something like this had happened in the history of the practical exam.
***
“Keeeeeek!”
dump!
The orc falls.
I don’t know which orc that guy is.
Additionally, it didn’t give any experience points or items, but Suho didn’t really care.
Because I was getting something much more valuable than that.
[ The level of understanding of the art of drawing is very high. ]
[ The system begins to re-evaluate the talents you possess. ]
[ Congratulations! Your Baldo skill has been adjusted to rank A. ]
[ The range of the arrow (A) is much wider and it shoots faster. ]
The rank of the Baldo skill has increased.
Is that all?
He has also achieved an A-rank in beheading, and has also acquired many new skills such as hilt strike, back strike, and ankle cut, and has succeeded in upgrading all of them to A-rank.
‘I can’t believe there are so many great opportunities like this.’
That’s why Suho was excited.
Because you can restore skills this way without having to go to the gate.
Of course, we did not neglect patient management in between.
No matter how important skill recovery is, the most important thing right now is the patient’s defense.
I was cutting those guys down for a long time.
[Your understanding of swordsmanship is greater than anyone else’s.]
[ The system is so impressed by your unique swordsmanship that it has decided to fully acknowledge your swordsmanship. ]
[Do you want to register a new swordsmanship skill by integrating basic swordsmanship and basic footwork?]
[ Upon registration, you will be given a new rank and can give it a name yourself. ]
‘at las!’
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Suho’s eyes widened when he saw the notification.
Because the system finally fully acknowledged Suho’s skills.
Suho, who saw the system notification, quickly answered without hesitation. Then.
[Please give a name to the new swordsmanship you will create.]
Questions of the system.
The answer was already decided.
“Guardian Sword.”
[ Is this the Guardian Sword? ]
“okay.”
[ Congratulations! The system has recognized your supreme level and created a new skill of your own unique swordsmanship. ]
[You have created a new swordsmanship skill, ‘Guardian Sword (S)’.]
[The effectiveness of existing swordsmanship and martial arts skills increases by 50%.]
Suho smiled brightly after seeing the system notification.
I finally got my hands on the guardian sword.
In the past, it took more than ten years to obtain a guardian sword, but this time, it was obtained in just a few days.
Of course, even before obtaining the Guardian Sword, Suho was already using the Guardian Sword technique that he had learned in his body.
But even so, there were other reasons why Suho wanted to obtain the guardian sword as soon as possible.
[ For achieving great achievements, the system will gift you 10 bonus stats . ]
The next notification that comes up is:
In return for obtaining the Guardian Sword, Suho was granted an additional 10 bonus stats.
This is a special privilege that is only granted when the player has polished their own talents and obtained an S-class skill, and it is not granted for S-class skills obtained through gate rewards or skill books.
But the perks weren’t limited to this.
Then another notification popped up.
[You have dazzling swordsmanship skills that all inspectors acknowledge.]
[ The system has decided to grant you additional gifts in hopes that you will continue to walk the path of the sword. ]
[ Congratulations! You have been granted Sword Understanding (S) by the system. ]
Understanding the sword.
It was another special privilege that the system granted to the guardian, a skill of S rank.
Suho, who saw it, only then smiled in satisfaction.
That would be the case, because Suho’s real purpose was not the guardian sword, but understanding the sword.
I confirmed the information about the sword that Suho had acquired.
[ Understanding the Sword ]
– Rating: S
# The right to explore that only those with a high level of understanding of swordsmanship can have.
# Removed acquisition restrictions for all swordsmanship skills.
# Remove usage restrictions on all swords.
# Additional correction effect for all swordsmanship skills increased by 50%.
The corners of Suho’s mouth go up after checking the information.
That’s because while swordsmanship and other acquired skills can be learned through repeated actions, skills that would never be learned by a warrior class or a related class can be learned through understanding this sword.
‘For a prosecutor, swordsmanship is the most important, but for a prosecutor hunter, skills inevitably matter as well.’
It wasn’t just skills.
It was the same with kendo.
Because some swords could only be used by the ‘swordsman class’, not the warrior class.
Suho, who finished checking his skills, turned off the notification window.
And I looked around.
We’ve cut down quite a few orcs, but there are still a lot of them around.
But I wasn’t worried at all.
That would be the case. Even though this was a practical test program, if what he remembered was correct, the number of orcs that would appear was fixed.
“Come.”
The guardian, having obtained what he wanted, began to slaughter the orcs with more enjoyment.
***
How much time has passed since then?
As time passed, even the other supervisors became interested in Suho’s capsule.
“Test time 3 hours and 2 minutes?”
“So this person is currently taking a practical exam for over 3 hours?”
“Wow, this is crazy.”
Suho has already become a famous person among the supervisors.
That was when.
Jeong Cheol-min’s eyes, which had been quietly watching the capsule monitor, sparkled unusually.
“It’s finished.”
“Really?”
“Look where you are!”
The supervisors flock to Jeong Cheol-min’s words.
But the system notification that appeared on the monitor was a little strange.
[ All the orcs who prepared for the practical exam died. ]
[ Please restart the program . ]
The program master requested a restart rather than an end to the test.
The supervisors, who had never seen such a notification before, quietly exclaimed in admiration.
“and…….”
“You really killed them all, didn’t you?”
“If you kill all the orcs here, a notification like this will appear… … .”
So everyone looked at the supervisor in charge of Suho and asked.
“What are you going to do?”
“You’re not going to start over again, are you?”
“Of course not.”
That was when.
Instead of Supervisor Park, who was the supervisor in charge, Jeong Cheol-min answered.
Jeong Cheol-min spoke in a serious tone, hiding his excitement.
“This is the first time in the history of the practical exam that such a case has occurred, but if we make you take the exam again just because you didn’t die to an orc without any reason, things will get worse in many ways.”
At those words, the supervisors’ expressions became serious, but soon they nodded.
“Well… … I didn’t commit any wrongdoing, and the patient who needed to be marked is still alive.”
“There are a few eyes on him, so of course he passed. No, more than just passing, we should appoint An Su-ho as the top candidate for this practical exam. Furthermore, if he had just passed the minimum score on the written exam, I think he should be given the top score overall. That way, we can promote him. In that sense, what do you all think?”
Was it because of Jeong Cheol-min’s active argument? Or was everyone captivated by Su-ho’s overwhelming performance?
None of the supervisors here could deny Jeong Cheol-min’s words.
This was the moment when an unprecedented top scorer was born in the history of the Hunter Exam.
***
Finally the test was over.
Suho was able to leave the association with ease after hearing from Jeong Cheol-min that there would be good results.
But not long after he left the association, someone called out to Suho.
“hey?”
“yes?”
When he turned his head, he saw a strange man pretending to know him.
Who is it?
But he’s a person I don’t remember?
At that moment, the man took out a business card from his bosom and held it out, saying:
“Nice to meet you. I am Park Pyeong-sik, a scout from the Prime Guild.”
ah.
I thought it was someone, but it turned out to be a guild scout.
Even the Prime Guild is a very large guild that is currently ranked 2nd in the industry.
I think I know why he approached me.
But in times like this, it’s polite to pretend you don’t know and ask.
Suho asked back after receiving the business card.
“But?”
At those words, Park Pyeong-sik spoke politely.
“Let me get straight to the point. Our Prime Guild would like to work with An Su-ho. If you are not a member of a guild or are in discussions with a guild, would you like to talk to us for a moment?”
also.
Suho smiles inwardly at Park Pyeong-sik’s offer to join the guild.
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