◈ Episode 103. Difference in case (1)
In the lounge within the Valhalla Academy grounds, Rania looked at Kim Joo-hyuk sitting in front of her.
“… … .”
He is sitting in a very relaxed manner.
It seemed too light to be the attitude of an academy student facing Rania, who was currently ranked 3rd in the contract rankings, but she didn’t say anything.
From the beginning, she was fully aware that Kim Joo-hyuk was not ordinary.
No, beyond being fully aware, Rania was also feeling doubtful.
‘Who on earth is Kim Joo-hyuk? … ‘The Bentrick family and the Market are taking care of him, right?’
In the past three days, two people contacted Rania.
One is Adelia Bentrick of the Bentrick family.
The other one is the market owner, Black Cat.
Adelia Ventrick is the actual head of the Ventrick family, and although the family was shaken by an unpleasant incident a few months ago, she is now solidifying her power again.
The owner of the market was a figure who was bound to be so influential in the contractor industry that he didn’t even need to speak in the first place.
But what was surprising was that those two people were taking care of Kim Joo-hyuk.
That’s because the head of the Ventrick family and the owner of the market who contacted her over the past three days all told her the same thing.
‘Never reveal to the outside world what you saw that day.’
Of course, the stories they both told Rania were different, but that was the conclusion.
What was even more surprising was that the two of them didn’t just talk to him, but gave him a ‘warning’.
And that too to the third place in the ranking of contractors belonging to the association.
“… … .”
Rania is clearly aware of her position.
And they were clearly aware of the extent of Rania’s position and that it would not be a good situation if they lost.
However, instead of telling her a story, they gave her a ‘warning’.
Forget what happened that day.
To be more precise, do not disclose information about Kim Joo-hyuk to the outside world.
The two gave Rania such a warning as if they were not going to leave any room even if it meant losing.
Because of that situation, Rania’s doubts about Kim Joo-hyuk grew even more.
Kim Joo-hyuk, who single-handedly dealt with monsters that could have been dealt with only by several contractors capable of using ranged attacks.
There are questions about the Bentrick family and the owner of the market that protect Kim Joo-hyuk.
She tried to meet Kim Joo-hyuk, but Rania could not enter Valhalla Academy.
Therefore, she eventually asked Adelia Bentrick to meet with Kim Joo-hyuk in exchange for Kim Joo-hyuk’s information.
I don’t know why, but given what happened over the past three days, it seemed like Kim Joo-hyuk wanted to hide information about himself.
Anyway, that’s how Rania met Kim Joo-hyuk.
Rania, who was looking at Kim Joo-hyuk, who was still looking at her with a relaxed attitude, for a while, soon opened her mouth.
“… … “What on earth are you?”
Rania’s first words.
Kim Joo-hyuk responded with a sour expression.
“I’m a student. Can’t you tell by looking at me?”
A light word.
Rania frowned and opened her mouth.
“… … “It would be better to talk properly.”
“What do you mean, tell me properly, my true identity is a student in the first place?”
Kim Joo-hyuk shrugged his shoulders and answered, while Rania still frowned.
“Just one student killed all those monsters by himself?”
“Isn’t that possible?”
“You better make some jokes.”
“That’s because it’s not a joke.”
Kim Joo-hyuk gives a light answer to Rania’s serious answer.
Rania frowned as if she didn’t like Kim Joo-hyuk, and then spoke with a strange growl.
“Wouldn’t it be fun if it kept happening like that?”
“In what part?”
“… … It seems like you want to hide your identity. no?”
Kim Joo-hyuk seemed to think about Rania’s words for a moment, but then smiled and spoke.
“Why?”
“… … what?”
“No, it would be nice if I could hide it, but on the other hand, if I couldn’t hide it, wouldn’t that mean I would suffer a lot of damage?”
“… … “Uh, huh?”
Rania is unconsciously taken aback by Kim Joo-hyuk, who speaks without much change in expression as if he really means it.
However, Kim Joo-hyuk didn’t lie; he really said it.
‘Well, it would be good to hide it.’
okay. It’s good to hide it.
There were two reasons why he was trying to hide his identity in the first place.
‘The first one is because it’s annoying.’
Yeah, it was literally annoying.
In the first place, the more famous you are, the more good it is, but the more you have it, the more disadvantages it has.
And the second reason is.
‘Because it would be bothersome if the constellations found out who I was.’
Of course, unless they feel Kim Joo-hyuk’s magic directly, the constellations who have regained their names and gained bodies somewhere and are hiding will not be able to realize that they have been reincarnated.
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At least according to Kim Joo-hyuk’s thoughts.
‘But there is no such thing as ‘absolute’ in all things in this world.’
But Kim Joo-hyuk knew.
Even if you think it will never happen, there is no such thing as absolute perfection in everything in this world.
‘So it’s better to be as careful as possible.’
At least in Kim Joo-hyuk’s opinion, if the constellations couldn’t measure his magic, it would be difficult for them to recognize him. However, given that such a situation might exist, Kim Joo-hyuk decided to avoid becoming famous by dealing with the constellations.
To be honest, from Kim Joo-hyuk’s perspective, it was bothersome when the Constellations realized his identity and went into hiding, and conversely, it was also bothersome when they came rushing in to kill him.
‘I don’t know when I will regain a little more strength.’
Kim Joo-hyuk knew that it was not yet time, so he looked at Rania with that thought in mind.
An expression that clearly looks embarrassed to anyone who sees it.
However, Kim Joo-hyuk was judging her skills more than her embarrassed expression.
After some time passed, Kim Joo-hyuk came to a conclusion.
‘Not bad.’
Of course, I didn’t see him actually fighting, but if you look at the prayers and magic he implicitly exuded, he wasn’t a bad person.
Even though it was one of those I saw 300 years later, it was definitely not bad.
so that.
“Then how about we make a bet?”
“… … bet?”
“Okay, bet. The content is simple. “It’s just the two of us fighting.”
“A fight?”
Kim Joo-hyuk nodded lightly in response to Rania’s question and continued.
“That’s right, fighting. If you win the fight, I will hand over the information you want. But on the other hand, if you lose, you will erase from your mind what happened to you when you saw me three days ago. how is it?”
Kim Joo-hyuk’s suggestion.
Rania frowned blatantly and opened her mouth.
“Are you ignoring me now?”
I knew very well that Kim Joo-hyuk was hiding powers that were beyond the ordinary.
However, that did not mean Rania was weak.
She is one of only five S-class contractors in the association, and is also a contracted contractor with the S-class constellation ‘Hand Faster Than Light’.
We were unable to use our strength in this global competition, but that was ultimately a matter of circumstances.
In the first place, she was a contract person who was strong in person-to-person combat, but there were too many ghouls that attacked the center.
That’s why Rania felt like Kim Joo-hyuk’s suggestion made her angry.
“if so?”
At Kim Joo-hyuk’s next words, Rania smiled and then growled.
“Who do you think I am to say such things?”
“There’s no need to say things like that, can’t you just say whether you’re going to do it or not?”
Kim Joo-hyuk’s provocation continues.
On that.
“I’ll make you regret it.”
Rania frowned and looked at Kim Joo-hyuk.
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Rania’s plan was simple.
He thoroughly punishes Kim Joo-hyuk, who provoked him, and corrects his foolish behavior. He also explains to Kim Joo-hyuk why the Bentrick family and the Black Cat are surrounding Kim Joo-hyuk.
That was Rania’s plan, and she thought she would be able to carry out this plan very easily when she fully unlocked her powers.
Because his constellation ‘Hands Faster Than Light’ can demonstrate overwhelming skills in interpersonal combat.
She even rushed at Kim Joo-hyuk using [Six Arms], the core ability of her faster-than-light hands, which she never used in the first place, in order to crush Kim Joo-hyuk on the battlefield.
She was confident that she could take out Kim Joo-hyuk with just one hit.
okay.
Until you hit the ground.
“It’s a bit fast.”
“… … !!”
Rania’s eyes widen.
There, Kim Joo-hyuk was looking at Rania with a sword sheath draped over his shoulder, and she was looking at him with his head on the ground.
A moment of cognitive dissonance.
However, she was soon able to recall the momentary situation she had just seen.
The searing pain he felt in his side at the moment he was about to put his fist in Kim Joo-hyuk’s face.
“How on earth… … ?”
Rania unconsciously asked that question as if she didn’t understand.
As expected, Kim Joo-hyuk did not recognize himself until the very last moment when his fist was about to be planted.
Kim Joo-hyuk’s eyes that Rania saw were clearly looking at the place where she was originally standing.
That’s why the question came up.
however.
“If you run in a straight line like that, you can hit me without looking, so why are you looking up at me with that ridiculous expression?”
“… … !!”
Rania soon realized that she had been scolded.
He is currently ranked 3rd in the S-class contractor rankings.
Even though he hid his power, he was only a student at Valhalla Academy.
It was also about the power of force that he had enough confidence in that it could be said to be his belief.
“This bastard is really… … !”
A harsh curse bursts out of Rania’s mouth, and at the same time, gray magical energy explodes in all directions.
Clearly, a wave of magical power more dense than before spreads around the training center, and Rania leaps towards Kim Joo-hyuk once again.
A faster leap than before.
At the same time, the fists behind Rania’s back began to move independently.
Boom, boom, boom!
The six arms, without a single hesitation, tried to strike the direction where Kim Joo-hyuk was, twisting their trajectories in a complex manner.
Boom!!
Her fist did not hit Kim Joo-hyuk.
However, Rania jumped using the concrete floor that had been shattered by her as a stepping stone and immediately attacked Kim Joo-hyuk.
Kim Joo-hyuk avoided all of Rania’s attacks.
And it’s so perfect.
Wow!!
“Iike!!”
Rania’s fist struck the floor of the training room once again,
At the same time, concrete fragments explode in all directions.
However, Rania seemed to have no problem with such things, and seemed to have forgotten that this was a sparring match, and was attacking Kim Joo-hyuk with all her might.
He smiled sheepishly as he saw Rania, who was now showing a bit of earliness and increasing the intensity of her attacks.
“I roughly figured out your level.”
The next moment.
“It was so boring that I wanted to die.”
Tuk!
“!”
Rania’s arm, which was thrusting her fist in front of him, was struck away by Kim Joo-hyuk’s sword sheath.
