#13
Episode 13
growth (4)
Before heading to the Academy, Jeong-do stopped by the User Association to update Mana Watch information. It was completely unnecessary for someone with status window skills, but it was written down in his admission documents.
‘Please bring a Mana Watch that has been updated within a week of the date of admission.’
That was the reason why I am currently in Awaker.
‘It’s annoying, but it’s necessary.’
Users who have gone on an expedition update their Mana Watch almost without fail. It was better to avoid attention such as why I didn’t renew it after I went on an expedition.
While I was waiting for the update inside Awaker, I heard the guide’s announcement.
<Calm down user. The renewal has been completed. We will display the information on the front monitor.>
Jeong Do looked at the monitor in front of him after hearing the guide’s words.
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 2
Mana reserves: 12
Strength: 22 (+10) Stamina: 21 (+10) Reflexes: 33 (+10) Mana Responsiveness: 18 (+10)
Talent: <Communication>, <Game>, <Patience>
Possessed skills: <Information Draw>, <Bonding Draw>, <Changryongbo>, <Observation>, <Status Window>, <Resistance>
Jeongdo was satisfied with his own status. Although it was thanks to the effect of King of All Diseases, it was a level 2 ability that was unimaginably high. Moreover, the basic status had also increased compared to a week ago. The reason is obvious.
<Location Draw> was a huge hit!
Jeongdo recalled the past week.
* * * * * *
When the wire is first loaded, it is 12 o’clock at night the next day.
I knew that it was urgent to secure mana, but once I had a taste of the golden capsule, I ended up loading the album from the wire.
“Please take care of me today as well. Yoo Seon.”
<Confucius just needs to trust you.>
The mana required to load the wire with <Confirmed Draw> was 4. A total of 7 <Information Draw> was possible, including the free draw with the remaining 6 mana.
Once again, I put all my mana in, hoping to get a golden capsule, or even a diamond capsule.
“… … .”
<Large… Hmm>
As if to show off, everything came out as a flop.
Yoo Seon became embarrassed and spoke to Jeong Do.
<Hmm. According to Confucius, luck is not absolute. If everything could be solved with luck, why did Shu Han fail?>
It was absurd that these were the words of the person who ruined the Shuhan, but I understood the extent.
‘okay. It’s not level 3, it’s level 2.’
Jeongdo’s gaming talent is also level 2. But he wasn’t the best at the game himself. Just having more talent than others. The same goes for luck. To some extent, I shook off my regret.
‘Let’s not rely too much on luck.’
What you need now is the amount of mana. The combination of wired and information drawing clearly has good synergy, but it was difficult to aim for an increase in ability. Starting tomorrow, I will be doing <Location Draw>. That’s what I promised.
And at 12 o’clock the next night.
“… … .”
<… … .>
Humans always repeat the same mistakes and regret them.
* * * * * *
“Gambling is so scary… .”
Even with my level of talent <Patience-lv.1>, I couldn’t shake off the temptation right away. I felt like I could understand the feelings of people who spend hundreds of millions of won on mobile games. It wasn’t until the 3rd day that I was finally able to perform the <Location Draw>.
As if to show off, I pulled out the gold business card and threw it away.
The person loaded was a woman named ‘Bradamante’. She called herself one of the Twelve Knights of Sarlemagne, but, to her pity, her degree did not know her, and she shared her conversation with her degree in a disappointed voice.
and.
Tiring!
<You have succeeded in loading a high-ranking target. Some of the target’s abilities reside in the user’s body.>
<Magic power increased by 2, strength by 2, stamina by 1, reflexes by 2, and mana sensitivity increased by 2.>
This is how I came to have my current abilities.
The only time I updated the information was when I walked out of Awaker.
“brother!”
Seo-yoon, who was waiting outside, called Jeong-do. She came up to him and asked.
“Have you finished updating?”
“okay. Are you finished too?”
Seoyoon nods her head slightly in response to the question.
“good. “Then let’s go to the academy.”
“brother. “Just a moment before that.”
Jeong Do was nervous at Seo-yoon’s words restraining him.
‘I’m coming.’
If Seoyoon updated her Mana Watch, she would know by now. The fact that he learned the ‘Absolute Shield’. And that he knows it well.
During the last expedition, he created a shield as instructed by Jeong-do, so it is impossible not to know.
‘What should I say?’
When Jeong-do was struggling to come up with a good excuse, Seoyoon came over and removed the lint from Jeong-do’s clothes.
“It’s enough now. song.”
Seoyoon said with a bright smile.
“uh… “Oh yeah.”
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I thought about this while walking with Seoyoon.
‘Didn’t you notice?’
Jeongdo quickly shook his head. Is that possible? Seoyoon is a smart child. There was no way she wouldn’t notice.
‘You were considerate… .’
He must know that he is hiding something. He was obviously curious, but it was clear that he was pretending not to know.
‘This is how I know who is older than me.’
Someday, if you become strong enough.
I thought about that and walked on.
* * * * * *
There are only two nationally recognized user academies in Korea. They were located in Seoul and Busan, respectively. It was only natural that the academy that nurtures users would be located close to Awaker.
Since there are only two educational institutions, it may seem like there will be a lot of aspiring users, but in reality, that is not the case.
Most of the academy’s students were those who had given up on the guild. In very rare cases, there were cases where they entered the academy immediately after awakening without looking for another guild, but this is literally a very small number of people.
The existence of numerous guilds, large and small.
Aspiring users looked for guilds where they could be managed one-on-one, rather than an academy that taught many people at once. Sadly, the craze for private education has not disappeared in Korea, as it has been in the past.
In addition, there was another biggest reason why aspirants were reluctant to go to the academy.
It was the existence of an entrance exam.
Hopeless aspirants who enter the dungeon will only become prey. The Academy decided that way and selected them thoroughly.
Jeong Do and Seo-yoon submitted their admission documents and entered the exam room. About 100 people were gathered at the testing site.
“The entrance exam will be held in about an hour from 12 o’clock sharp. “We ask that all students gather here until then.”
The instructor spoke from the exact center of the exam room. Eventually, at 12 o’clock, the door to the test room closed and the instructor began to explain.
“As you all know, the content of the entrance exam is simple. “Look at the device next to me.”
There was a large punching bag next to the instructor who said that.
“Hit this punching bag with all your might. The connected machine will then measure the amount of impulse. If you get 30 points or more, you pass. “Then let’s start the test now.”
After saying that, the instructor started calling people’s names in order.
“Choi Jaewon. Please come forward and begin the exam.”
“Yes… four!”
At the instructor’s call, a man hesitated and stood in front of the punching bag. The man took a deep breath for a moment and then threw his kick with all his might.
Quang!
A distinctly different sound rang out than when an ordinary person hits a punching bag. Although they were newly awakened users, as long as they could use mana, they were weapons that could break rocks with their bare hands.
however.
beep… beep… beep
“27 points. “You are eliminated.”
“Nonsense! That can’t be possible! breakdown… Yes, it’s broken! yet again. Just give it one more try and you’ll get it right!”
The man could not accept reality and was forced to do so.
“ha… .”
Instructor Kim Seong-tae sighed and looked at the man. He has been an instructor for three years, but students like this appear every time he takes the test. I don’t know the feeling of being abandoned by the guild and trying to grasp at the last straw… .
Seongtae Kim spoke firmly.
“Choi Jaewon. You are eliminated. Please understand that if you no longer accept the results, we will have no choice but to force you out.”
“No, that means the machine broke down… .”
Kwaaaaang!
A sound that was incomparable to the one just before echoed throughout the testing room. Seongtae Kim hit the punching bag next to him with the back of his hand.
beep… beep… beep
The number displayed on the machine’s monitor was a whopping 88. The testing room became quiet for an instant. Seongtae Kim spoke slowly again.
“As you can see, there is no malfunction. Let me say one last thing. “You are eliminated.”
“… … .”
The man lowered his head.
After that, the test went smoothly. Like the first man, there were some people who could not accept the result and protested, but when Kim Seong-tae looked at them gently, they all gave up.
“next. Seo-yoon Yoon.”
Seoyoon quietly stepped forward.
For a moment, the testing room was in turmoil. Seongtae, who had maintained a blank expression until now, looked somewhat surprised. That’s how much her beauty stood out.
“Then please begin.”
At Seongtae’s words, Seoyoon slightly lowered her head and took a deep breath.
“bout!”
Seoyoon’s kick split the air with a brief sound of cheering.
Kwaaaaang!
For the second time since the test began, a loud sound filled the testing room.
beep… beep… beep
“67 points!”
“and. “I didn’t even get 50 points until now.”
Seongtae was even more surprised than when he saw Seoyoon’s face. She quickly flipped through her catalog to check her information.
‘Yoon Seo-yoon. 22 years old. What is this?! 11 talents?’
Even the mana he has is 27. How did a talent that should be recruited by the best guild in the country come to the academy? Kim Seong-tae carried out the test with Seo-yoon in his memory.
“I passed. Congratulations.”
Seoyoon slightly lowered her head again at Seongtae’s words and returned to her seat.
* * * * * *
Eventually, time passed and there were less than 10 people left.
“next. Mr. Jinjeongdo.”
Finally, the degree was called.
“Whoa… .”
Jeong Do took a deep breath and stood in front of the punching bag. The percentage of dropouts so far is approximately 30%. Originally, it would have been very close to passing the exam. but.
Jeong Do stroked the king of all diseases that was placed on his forearm.
He had a huge boost item called All Status +10.
“Please begin.”
The moment when Jeongdo throws a kick with all his might at the same time as the instructor says.
Tiring!
<Start the game. Activation of talent <game>.>
<All abilities increase by 100% while playing the game.>
‘What?!’
The talent who interpreted the current situation as a game acted out arbitrarily.
Quaaaaaaaaaaa!
The loudest sound rang out in the testing room since the test began.
