I forcibly woke up the heroines who showed no signs of getting up.
There was vomit on my lips, but right now, what matters is the class.
“Hey, idiots! Get up already!”
I made as much noise as possible to somehow jolt their consciousness.
Then, the three corpses, who threw dignity to the dogs, slowly started to regain awareness.
“Ugh… Shinwoo, it’s still Saturday. Why are you waking us up and causing trouble?”
“Master… we haven’t lost yet…”
“Husband, since it’s the weekend, do you want to have some naughty play with me?!”
‘…Don’t throw up on the bed.’
[…Just throw that away.]
Their condition was no different from mine at first.
They seemed to misunderstand that it was still Saturday.
I quickly needed to clear up that misunderstanding.
“You crazy girls! Today is Monday! You have class in 5 minutes!”
“””……F*ck?”””
I opened my phone screen and shouted while showing it to them.
Suddenly, everyone started to get busy.
*
We narrowly made it to class on time.
Elcia still stumbled while running.
Proving the saying that elves have three livers.
However, the other two were still out of it.
I squeezed Hyeji and Jeong Ahyeon under my arms and circulated my magical power in my legs to sprint at an insane speed.
At a glance, it looked like I was carrying two bouquets.
“Shinwoo, can you slow down a bit?!”
“Master, please handle this lady with care!”
Like Hansel and Gretel, Hyeji and Jeong Ahyeon left a trail as we passed by.
It felt like carrying trash bags with holes in them.
Elcia entered the gold-grade classroom while we crashed through the iron-grade classroom door to reach our destination.
And now.
“……So what are these corpses?”
The first class was taught by Professor Kim Ji-sun.
It had been a while since we saw her face, but we couldn’t even muster a friendly greeting because of our serious condition.
“There was a report that three females went to Shinwoo’s dorm… What happened?”
“……I fought to uphold my beliefs.”
“……I don’t think you need to worry about pregnancy.”
[Before giving birth down there, you’ll be giving birth up here first.]
‘Please stop with the Piccolo Demon King-level comments. You’re gonna get us killed.’
Professor Kim Ji-sun let out a big sigh and was about to start the class.
But then, a number appeared over her head, and she started shouting urgently.
A mirror fragment appeared, but I didn’t even have the energy to look at it.
“Shinwoo! Hurry and take those two to the bathroom! Now!”
Without delay, I threw them into the girls’ restroom.
Felt like I could foresee the future without needing to regress.
As soon as they hit the bathroom floor, they instinctively crawled toward the stalls.
Seeing that, the urge to vomit suddenly hit me.
I also sprinted to the bathroom.
Throughout that morning’s class time,
only the sounds of retching echoed from the boys’ and girls’ restrooms.
*
The actual training class after the midterm was the same as before, entering the gate to clear the dungeon.
The difference was that before, it was solo clearing, but this time we entered in groups of four.
Since it was after lunch, I had done some stomach-healing, but my stomach was still churning and my mouth tasted sour.
In front of us, explaining the class and the final exam, was Professor Pilyong.
“First, we will randomly select people to form teams of four, but for finals, you can form groups with whoever you want.
Each group will be refreshed every week.
The number of monsters appearing in the dungeon will be adjusted to match the four-person teams, so keep that in mind.
The goal of this class is to check who you work best with and to think about how to form your teams for the finals.”
Since it was randomly selected, Hyeji, Jeong Ahyeon, and I were split into different teams.
The students who were grouped with Hyeji naturally knelt on one knee and bowed their heads as soon as they saw her.
Meanwhile, Jeong Ahyeon’s group seemed to welcome her as well.
And in my case…
“Why did this useless guy join?”
“Yuna, don’t say that. We did see that explosion in the midterms.”
“It’s because you weren’t there! That was all me!”
“W-Well…”
“Come on guys, since we’re in the same group, let’s do our best.”
My group consisted of me, two female students, and one male student.
One of the hesitant female students clearly looked like someone who hadn’t been present during the midterms, probably someone who watched me take the test.
But the male student and the other female student seemed familiar.
The male student had played a leader role during the boss mob rush, giving directions to everyone.
And the other female student was the blonde girl I had been following during the midterms.
[That student doesn’t seem to have any positive feelings for you.]
‘That b*tch is carrying some serious grudges against me.’
[How do you know that?]
‘I just finished reading Chapter 77.’
The male student, who looked to be in decent shape, was struggling to pull it together as best he could.
The brown-haired female student was Lee Ji-hye. The male student was Choi Young-ho.
And the hostile blonde girl was named Kim Yuna.
However, the atmosphere between Lee Ji-hye and Choi Young-ho seemed a bit unusual.
‘Are they dating?’
[It seems like they are.]
As I got closer, the air between them was so thick with pink it could drift into pure love territory, exchanging subtle glances while avoiding each other’s eyes, occasionally holding hands before quickly letting go in response to my gaze.
It was clearly a sweet, innocent scene.
‘Why the hell are you making a fuss in front of me, pure love freaks…’
[…Shouldn’t they be called regular people instead of pure love freaks?]
Meanwhile, the grumpy Kim Yuna seemed to be in a bad mood and spat right in front of my feet.
“Just try to grab my ankle, you f*cking mutt.”
“If you grab my ankle, I’ll cut off your ankle.”
“Go on, try it, you idiot.”
“Yeah, I promise I’ll do it. I’ll definitely take you down, you b*tch.”
I don’t avoid fights that are thrown at me.
The moment I growled back, Choi Young-ho and Lee Ji-hye hurriedly jumped in to mediate.
“We’re in the same group for a week, so let’s work together as best we can!”
“Yeah. It’s our turn soon, so let’s get ready.”
A few minutes later, we passed through the gate and entered the dungeon.
*
Considering this was a makeshift team, it didn’t turn out too badly.
Choi Young-ho and Lee Ji-hye coincidentally shared the same ability, which was quite useful.
They could create a barrier.
While Ji-hye tanked the first attack up front, I swooped in to deal some damage.
As soon as my turn ended, Young-ho would switch with Ji-hye and block counterattacks.
Once Young-ho’s barrier time ended, Ji-hye would jump back in.
Not a bad supporting duo.
[Isn’t Hyeji a supporter too?]
‘How is that a supportive role? She’s just the goddess of war.’
However, there was no party without its flaws.
One small issue was…
“…I get that you’re a couple, but aren’t you two protecting each other too much?”
“Well… Sorry.”
The defensive barriers were overly leaning toward their side.
But that minor flaw was nothing compared to the big problem at hand.
“Yuna, what’s your deal?”
“I’m not going to do anything? You all work hard, idiots.”
Yuna was lagging far behind.
As if she was determined not to help at all.
Like a troll who wouldn’t play the game and just pretended to facilitate team CS and jungle mobs.
“Kim Yuna! Can you at least help out a bit?!”
“Yeah, Yuna. We’re in the same team for a week, shouldn’t you help out?”
“Yeah, that’s what you guys should figure out yourselves.”
No matter how many times we tried to convince her, she wouldn’t budge.
After several rounds of persuasion, she eventually said she would help from the next time onward.
– Whoosh!
“…Where the hell are you throwing that, you b*tch?!”
“Why the hell are you fighting the monster~?”
Yuna was wielding her whip behind us, but every time I tried to attack, she would smack my weapon.
Because of that, I frequently lost grip on my weapon or couldn’t swing properly whenever I attacked.
‘Ah, you’re really asking for it.’
[But you can’t attack her directly, can you?]
There is a way.
Right before the next try, I set an alarm on my phone.
And I had already asked Young-ho and Ji-hye to run ahead to set up positions.
As soon as our turn came, I secretly dropped my phone and charged ahead.
Right next to Yuna, who was far removed, as if it were someone else’s business.
Once we moved far enough away,
my phone alarm started ringing.
– Beep-beep-beep! Beep-beep-beep! Good morning!
Even the monsters couldn’t stand that alarm sound; they started rushing towards it.
Obviously, Yuna was startled by the sudden horde of monsters and panicked.
“What, what’s happening! Hey! Protect me! Aaaaaah!!!”
I grabbed Young-ho and Ji-hye as they were about to rush toward Yuna.
As they were quite deeply emotional, they didn’t shake off my grip and stood there hugging each other.
We watched with satisfied expressions as Yuna was being dismantled by the monsters in real time.
‘Ah, I should’ve brought popcorn.’
[Caramel is the way to go for me.]
After Yuna’s role as bait concluded, we resumed hunting monsters.
It was a very pleasant hunting experience.
*
Yuna’s complaints fell on deaf ears.
I explained that I had dropped my phone by accident, and the innocent couple had been focused on the front and didn’t notice anything.
After that, Yuna changed her tactics to actively impede my progress.
She would snatch my weapon when I attacked or assault the nearby terrain to make me hesitant.
Of course, every time she did that, I made sure to punish her accordingly.
“It’s time to eat!!!”
“AAAAAAAH!!!”
The moment I saw her whip bound to my weapon, I pulled as hard as I could and threw it at her.
“Don’t throw that at me!!!!”
“Sorry~. My hands slipped~.”
Feigning losing my weapon, I hurled it to fly past Yuna’s head.
In that case, she was so spooked that she ended up spraying a golden shower from below, matching her blonde hair.
It was seriously like a lemonade factory.
Despite finishing up Friday’s lesson, we still didn’t develop any fondness for her… unlikely.
Watching the barking Yuna was now just amusing.
“Kim Shinwoo, you f*cker, I’ll get you next time.”
“Please. If you bark like a chihuahua, come prepared with better verbal skills than our Choco Hyung.”
Later, when Hyeji learned of this, she wanted to take Yuna down herself, but I stopped her.
“Shinwoo, I’ll make her understand the value of her limbs. Just wait 10 seconds.”
“Hyeji, don’t worry. I’ll definitely take her down later.”
“When are you planning to do that?”
“Within the next 10 chapters.”
Meanwhile, Elcia also joined us and asked,
“Husband! Since tomorrow is the weekend, let’s go out and play!”
“Shall we? Can I finally enjoy my pink academy life?”
But Hyeji immediately shut down that suggestion.
“Shinwoo, I have somewhere to go with you this weekend.”
“Where to?”
“We have to get promoted.”
Right, it was for our promotion.
It seemed that the reason Hyeji hadn’t joined me at the Martial Artist Concept Guild before was to submit an application for this promotion.
So on the next day, Saturday,
Hyeji and I went through the gate to move to the South Korea Hunter Association.
