Hero hides his power – 2
“thank you… . Now I don’t have to wander around Gucheon.”
[Hidden Peace Quest: Completed the request of the dead.]
[Obtain the ‘Ring of the Dead’ as a reward.]
‘Yes.’
After all the lectures were over, I made Versailles run errands as a reasonable excuse.
Obtained a reward by completing the Hidden Peace Dead Man’s Request.
A dead man who wandered the academy’s basement, his request was to check whether his research was published in the academy.
The deceased was an associate professor at the Faculty of Magic, who died 30 years ago, and had a cardiac arrest while conducting unreasonable research.
He uses his mobile phone to access the conference site with his ID and password.
After confirming that the thesis was published properly, he gave the hidden piece to him.
reward is.
[Ring of the Dead]
[Grade: A]
[Effect: Inflict confusion on human or humanoid monsters to make the user’s alter ego visible and disturb it.]
[Duration: 30 seconds]
[Cool Time: 4 days]
It is an A-grade item.
Although the cooldown is mercilessly long compared to the duration, the effect is stingy enough to offset it.
In addition to face-to-face battles, humanoid monsters often appear as high-grade dungeon bosses.
After completing Hidden Peace Farming so simply, I checked again to see if there was any follower, and then I took Versailles and headed to Professor Park Na-yeon’s house.
“Wow.”
“Hey, is this the S-class Hunter’s house? The owner has succeeded.”
“… What’s your career path?”
Professor Na-yeon Park’s house was spacious and grand, to the extent that it made me feel as if I was in the palace because I was too shy.
No, enough to call it a mansion rather than a house.
The main gate was guarded by guards in black suits, and numerous CCTVs were monitoring it without blind spots.
Strict security to the point of being embarrassed.
If you are S-class, you can become a target for illusions, so the security must be strict.
And even in Korea, which is a hunter powerhouse, there are only about 30 S-class hunters, but they must have this level of dignity.
“Follow me.”
So admiring the majesty of the S-class, the front door opened and we followed the guards and stepped into the garden.
It is a mansion with a ‘garden’.
It is also comparable in size to that of the Academy Stadium, and there is a lot of green grass, and you can see a pond and a fountain in the middle.
The sparsely planted trees were being carefully sheared by a gardener who climbed up a short ladder.
It feels as if you are visiting the mansion of a grand duke in the Middle Ages.
I feel like I can hear an orchestra playing somewhere.
And when you enter the front door, it feels like a servant wearing maid clothes will come out.
“welcome. I was waiting. Student Taejin Han. My name is Kim Ina.”
… A servant wearing real maid clothes came out.
He looked my age or a little older, wearing a white frilled top and a lace skirt.
It is a typical maid outfit that is calm and neat, as seen in medieval fantasy waters.
‘Professor Na-yeon Park’s taste?’
Well, it turns out that he was summoned in the Middle Ages as a hero to save the world and return home again, didn’t he?
‘I don’t know if there is such a background setting. Because the past didn’t come out until the middle part.’
Come to think of it… The mansion and garden had a rich medieval feel.
Anyway, I was greeted by Kim Eana unexpectedly.
“…Ah yes.”
“Come here. Hunter Park Na-yeon is waiting for you at the training ground.”
“Yep.”
I followed her along the long marble corridor, and when I went out through the door on the left, I came across a large open space equivalent to a square.
And there, Professor Nayeon Park was meditating in casual clothes.
“I’m here, Professor.”
“Shh. Do not speak during meditation.”
I nodded, but I was stopped right away by Ina.
After standing for a while, Professor Na-yeon Park opened her eyes.
“It’s late.”
“Oh, I have an urgent business to see. I’m sorry.”
“done. A dagger for daggers?”
He pulled out the dagger he had brought from the academy.
A basic type of rough dagger.
Of course, since the blade was not forged, it was a dagger for daggers that was difficult to kill or injure.
“Okay, let’s start right away. come in.”
… You don’t even give me a chance to breathe.
# # #
“Did you complete the basic training in close combat?”
“yes.”
In specialized education, the professor in charge of each job provides in-depth education.
It is to teach skills that can be used in practice or how to fight according to the job.
And in the basic education of pluralization, Geun-dil learns throwing skills through distance education, and Won-dil learns daggers through short-distance education.
However, since it is literally ‘basic’ education, it is very immature to use it in practice.
No, it was at the level of licking only the surface of a watermelon, so it was common to learn practical melee techniques from guild recruit training officers or direct seniors.
‘I thought you would teach me archery, but daggers.’
So when I asked him to bring a dagger, Taejin was puzzled.
I thought I’d teach you archery before battling.
Probably because most of what I learned at the academy was ‘monster use’ combat techniques.
Park Na-yeon stood with her back in front of Tae-jin.
“Attack it. with all my might.”
“… .”
Taejin looked at Nayeon as if embarrassed.
Is it possible for an S-class hunter to be attacked by an apprentice cadet? But soon, realizing that he was trying to gauge the level of his abilities, he started swinging a dagger with a bow on his back.
Of course, it did not exert 100% power.
– Whik!
– Swish!
-Shh!
A dagger that cuts through the air several times.
Since there was no skill that could be used with a dagger, it was an attack that was all about wielding it like a freshman in the first year.
A monotonous pattern of cutting and stabbing.
Nayeon, who was leisurely dodging with her backpack on her back, immediately struck Taejin’s wrist, causing the dagger to drop, and snatched it.
“It’s also uncomfortable. Are you the guy who fights against supporters?”
“then… It seems?”
“I didn’t know it would be really basic.”
“You have to stick to the basics to achieve anything… .”
“Write.”
“Yep.”
Nodded, Taejin quickly changed his stance and took a step back.
Nayeon, who is poised to show something.
“Look carefully. Archers don’t put magic on their bows, nor do they put magic on their strings, but the dagger technique injects magic into everything from the hilt to the swordsman. It just acts as a medium of sorts.”
“A medium?”
“okay. It’s hard to inflict a critical hit with just a dagger.”
Nayeon took a deep breath, lowered her posture, and lightly thrust her dagger forward.
At the same time.
– Kwaang!
– Whoops!
Like a bomb exploding from the tip of a dagger, a powerful explosion of magic occurred.
A huge magic storm that erupted swept the dust in front of me, and I had to break my body with all my might once as if the trees at a distance had met a typhoon.
It was truly destructive.
The destructive power that seems like if you eat one bite, your intestines will explode.
“… .”
Taejin looked at it with a puzzled expression.
It was a really simple push-up.
However, the slash that contained magical power showed destructive power that could lead to death even if it allowed one attack.
That too.
A dagger for unranked fighting.
“Did you see it?”
“… Look, I’ve seen it. What skill do you just have?”
“Sting Dagger. It is the most basic attack skill along with cross-cutting.”
“… this? basic? Is it basic?”
Even in the pluralization education of the senior class, daggers were just a way of combating the face.
In case of an emergency, a combat method for avoiding cloaking to close the distance by striking nearby enemies, and to finish with archery.
So, to Taejin, the skill just before seemed closer to a special move rather than a basic one.
Nayeon smiled and threw the dagger at Taejin again.
“Archers are the only ones who don’t put magic into their weapons. So it will take some time to learn.”
“… I guess so.”
“How many days until Dalian?”
“Four days left.”
“It’s too late to even mimic a basic attack.”
Even she, who was called a talented person, took two weeks to fully master the sting dagger and cross-cutting.
Of course, at that time, I learned 6 skills at the same time and the speed was slow, but it was absurd to make my own in 4 days anyway.
But at that time, there was no professor who gave 1:1 coaching, and after simple training, I trained as if I was heading to the ground.
The training efficiency was the worst.
Because of that, there were some cadets who did not acquire basic skills properly until graduation.
Nayeon looked at Taejin.
It feels like seeing yourself as a child.
The self of the day when he achieved explosive growth only in his senior year was seen in Taejin.
So, I had an intuition that it was possible for some reason.
Above all, I could never see the first exclusive disciple lose their first match in the first match.
It was also a matter of his own reputation.
Even if it’s only been a few days since I’ve formed a relationship as an exclusive disciple.
Taejin asked, slightly dazed by the overwhelming skill of S-class.
“… Wouldn’t it be better to sharpen and polish even archery?”
“No, when it comes to archery, it seems that you are using the maximum of your skills right now.”
have the skills
Taejin’s mouth suddenly tickled at her words, which seemed to be limiting, but he persevered.
No matter how much she grew up in the graduating class like myself, it would be difficult to understand why her stats doubled in just a few days.
No, it was physically impossible.
Taejin nodded his head in agreement.
“What… It is.”
“Choi Do-han’s main weapon is a blunt weapon. Close combat is essential, so learning the dagger technique for 4 days is a winning strategy. That’s why, starting today, let’s start a four-day training camp.”
“… Yeah? Training camp?”
Silence passed for a moment.
Nayeon was somewhat greedy.
I wonder if Han Tae-jin would be able to realize the idiom of ‘Cheongchuleoram’.
And, as the dean said, there was no such thing as ‘camp training’ to closely analyze his rapid growth.
Dalian Victory.
growth analysis.
Catching two rabbits at once.
For Park Na-yeon, Han Tae-jin was both an exclusive disciple and a curious analysis target.
“Why don’t you?”
“no. Of course I should. It was just sudden.”
“You don’t have pets at home, are you? I want you to start right now.”
[Pets]
In an instant, Taejin didn’t know why, but Versailles came up and looked at her standing outside the training ground.
Reina points to herself with her index finger with a surprised expression.
Why are you looking at yourself?
‘… They’re not pets.’
Taejin, who smiled, turned his gaze away and looked at Nayeon.
“I don’t breed.”
“great. So let’s start today, okay?”
What reason do you have to give up?
The captain brings a strong back boat and orders them to embark, but you have to put your feet up with a willing heart.
Taejin bowed his head as he performed a ‘pokwonrye’ that would only be seen in martial arts, in which he spread his left hand and put his right fist on the palm of his hand.
“Thank you, Daehyup.”
“… Don’t say anything useless, follow me and change your training clothes and come.”
“Well, the rice… don’t you eat? Is it dinner time? Even the dog gives food… .”
“Would you like some knife rice?”
Sureung and Nayeon’s eyes lit up as they pulled out the practical daggers they were wearing on their waists.
“I’ll be right there.”
Taejin then had to run away into the mansion with Burinake Anna.
After a while, Taejin, who changed into a training uniform, started learning daggers under Nayeon’s coaching.
That’s how camp training started.
As a result, it showed a faint light on the 2nd day and turned into a brilliant light on the 3rd day.
Taejin mimicked Nayeon’s skill [Sting Dagger].
– Shhh!
-phut!
Of course, compared to Nayeon’s binge, it sounded like a balloon popping.
It was a success when he raised his hidden skill to 60%.
In addition.
It was a special achievement as I only slept for 4 hours over two days.
[Main Skill: Sting Dagger (Lv1) has been acquired.]
[This skill maximizes damage by causing a magical explosion at the tip of the sword after firing a dagger.]
“ha… . ha… . Now let’s rest… .”
“That would be enough to use in cadet Dalian. Now it’s the cross cutting turn. Take the dagger again.”
Suddenly, Taejin was worried about where Nayeon’s passion for education would end.
“Hold on, Professor.”
“why.”
“May I dare ask how many skills you have?”
It was expected that the number of skills would be large in the all-rounder.
As it is widely known, if you reach level A, you can only learn about 15 skills while running real raids.
However.
“Well… I think there are about 113.”
he had to think
He said that I looked down on her for a long time, who was a top ranker among S-class hunters.
And I had to worry.
“How many skills do you have related to daggers?”
“Hmm, fifteen.”
“… … Yes, it is.”
Taejin had to make a mysterious expression, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
After a while, screams or screams, whether it’s a scream or a cheer, resound throughout the training ground.
“Ouch! Whoa!”
“Lower your posture! The trajectory is not large!”
[The sickness attribute level is lowered.]
[Limit Breaking attribute level is increased.]
Of course, the results of the special training were not only being shown in the dagger technique.
Because the growth of the body and the growth of stats were happening at the same time.
However, the morning of the third day.
“Uh, master?”
“why?”
“Why are you eating the spoon with your left hand? Wait? It’s getting darker…”
“Shut up…!”
Taejin collapsed due to severe pain in his left arm.
The blackened left arm that I saw during the group assignment didn’t seem to have been a mistake.
