Chapter 720 – 720. Savior of the Academy
720. Savior of the academy
“Cheating will never be tolerated. As soon as cheating is discovered, we will disqualify you immediately. Mana use is also strictly prohibited. Any movement of mana will be considered cheating. No other means are permitted. By the way, there is a barrier installed in this place. The barrier reacts sensitively to any cheating. If you are confident that you can cheat and not get caught, give it a try.”
The male supervisor of the written exam said with a hard face. There were more than 5 supervisors in the written test room. There was even a barrier installed, so it was impossible to summon Moka or Machina to cheat.
“Begin.”
I checked the test paper.
I nodded my head looking at the black ink that was written on the test paper.
The hand holding the pen moves and writes the answer on the OMR card.
I took the first issue.
‘The ratio of practical skills and writing is 8:2. Even if you mess with your handwriting, you can stick with it if you practice well.’
When I sneakily checked the last page of the test paper, there were a total of 40 questions. Roughly 2.5 points per question. 30 of them are multiple choice. If you think well, you won’t get 0 points.
‘I don’t know if I read the problem again.’
The monsters in this world were a little different from the monsters in real life. The setting of the original game? There was no time to memorize even the smallest settings for monsters.
‘For a moment. I’ve been studying steadily … It’s not me, it’s an auto-progress avatar.’
If you auto-progress, you may be able to get a written score.
The smartphone was not in my arms because I submitted it before the exam. But it didn’t matter. Even if I don’t have a smartphone, I can end the game whenever I want. The play life app was only expressed through a smartphone, but it was definitely my ability.
‘End of play.’
In reality, it was automatically progressed. However, contrary to my expectations, Avatar was dumb. After skimming through the test paper, he rolled the pen across the desk and began to write down the answers. She acts as if she never studied.
‘This bastard. Have you forgotten everything you studied through automatic progression?’
I clicked my tongue and entered the world of play again. I took the picture without even looking at the problem. The subjective formula was a rough answer. After finishing the written test in 5 minutes, I slammed my head into the desk and went to sleep.
•••
Hong Ji-wook, who is a Class A hero and helps the Korean Hero Association every year as an academy test supervisor, maintained a poker face and looked around the inside of the written exam room.
It is said that a tree that has the potential to grow is recognized from the cotyledon. A few students who seem to stand out at the academy come to mind.
‘Ryuhana is unique. He’s the heir of the North Diamond Clan, so his handwriting must be ridiculous.’
Rumors that the heir of the Northdia Clan was a genius were an open secret among heroes. But we can’t be sure she’ll do her chief.
‘I heard that there were so many outstanding geniuses from all over the country that there was a saying that this jockey was the golden generation. It’s hard to say who’s the best, no matter how talented he is.’
Hana Ryu is calmly solving her test papers with her expressionless face. The pen in her hand spends more time moving than standing still. The point is that as soon as she read the problem, she derived the correct answer.
‘It’s not even a written operator test, so a Ryuhana would get a perfect score.’
Hong Ji-wook’s gaze turned to Ryu Ha-na’s back. She had only one examinee who played with her pen faster than Ryu.
‘You’re marking the OMR card without looking at the problem.’
Hong Ji-wook was dumbfounded. It was the first time he had seen it while working as a supervisor for five years. Most test takers, even if they are not confident in their writing, do their best to get one more question right. It wouldn’t be strange to say that being accepted into Maruhan Academy is a turning point in one’s life.
In addition, Maruhan Academy gives various benefits according to rank.
After completing all the markings, the examinee immediately fell asleep on the desk.
‘What are you doing? Is he the one who gave up on entering the academy?’
He was the first type I’d seen in 5 years. Feeling curious, Hong Ji-wook got up from his seat and slowly walked around the classroom and looked at the test-takers’ answer sheets.
These are all problems related to hero activities. As a veteran, the answer seemed natural to him.
‘This guy has been studying. Subjective is also the correct answer. You must have a hero in your family. And this guy…. I’m working hard, but my grades aren’t good.’
He also checked Ryu Ha-na’s answer sheet.
‘Perfect. There is no flaw in the subjective formula. Even the handwriting is masterful.’
Soon after, he approached the examinee who was sleeping face down on the desk. Seeing the OMR card protruding from the side of his wrist, he almost burst into laughter.
‘I took all the multiple choice questions, but more than 60% of them were correct. Could it be that the problem was solved rather than filmed?’
How can you get a score like this by taking a picture? How lucky are you?
He then looked at subjective questions.
(Question 22.
I was isolated in situation A. A group of C monsters are approaching. The operator instructs you to stop the crowd of C monsters. How will you act
Answer: Order difference! The operator is not good. What did you do until you reached this point? Even if our neighborhood is ordered, I will lower the order better than you!)
Seeing the answer, Hong Ji-wook almost burst into laughter.
‘You’re crazy. But I understand. Operators sometimes give orders that I don’t understand.’
(Question 34.
An A-rank monster, Acid Blow, appeared in front of you. You are a C-class hero. You have to wait 10 minutes before help arrives. How will you act
A: I call my mother.)
Acid Blow can easily kill even a C-class hero for about 10 minutes if you target its weak points well.
‘Call Mom. Was it a mama boy different from what it looked like? It seems a bit lacking, but he’s a fun guy. Let’s see. The name… Seong Eugene?’
Hong Ji-wook hesitated. It was a name I had heard before. This time, the name of the son of Seongha-ri, the thunder of Gwancheon.
He opened his eyes.
‘I heard a rumor that Seongha-ri’s son is entering the academy. But what about this guy? …… Is he the same name only?’
Korea’s S-class hero, the son of Seong Ha-ri, who can be said to be a legend, can’t be like this. Hong Ji-wook wanted to believe that.
•••
After the written test, the score came out in 10 minutes. Ranked and pasted on the white board. The students rushed forward.
I was 33 points. I was lucky enough to get more than 60% of the multiple-choice questions correct, perhaps because of Sun Karma. However, the reason why the score did not exceed 40 points is because there were many points assigned to the subject matter.
The ranking was 61st out of 70. There were as many as 9 people under me.
‘You’re worse than me. Aren’t they fucking bastards?’
1st place was a whopping 4 people. Power full scorer. Among the four, of course, there was Ryu Ha-na’s name.
– Thank you for your hard work on the written test. After a one-hour lunch break, we will begin the practical exam at 1:00 PM. Please gather in the East Auditorium by 1:00 PM. Notify again. 1 hour lunch break….
“There. Are you Ryuhana from North Diamond? I’m Dongmin Seok from Taecheonbo. This is also meant to be, so why don’t we have lunch together? There are also kids from other famous clans.”
A man chuckled at Ryuhana. He was a good-looking guy. She seems pretty confident in her own face and her skills, but her approach is wrong. He shouldn’t openly approach Ryu Ha-na on a subject he doesn’t know.
“A famous clan? I’m sorry, but I’ve never heard of the name Taecheonbo today. And I have an appointment for lunch.”
The man hardened. Ryuhana left without looking back.
•••
There are three things the supervisor looks for in the practical test.
Talent, teamwork, mentality.
Therefore, students are required to take two practical tests.
A personal battle. Another is team battles.
I was confident either way. After all, it was all about hunting monsters quickly.
The test opponent monster was play. Stronger than goblins, weaker than orcs. In addition, the appearance is almost the same as a human except for the dog’s head. At first glance, it looks like a human rather than a monster.
‘The reason why I chose to play with this test monster was the academy’s intention to check the mentality of the test takers. Heroes don’t just deal with monsters, they also have to deal with criminals called villains.’
The door to the waiting room opened and the candidates who had taken the test before me entered.
There are a total of 5 people including Hana Ryu.
Hana Ryu was still expressionless, sitting in her seat and fiddling with her smartphone. I peeked and saw a video of a monster lecture. The other four were not in very good condition. Two of them had their faces hardened, and the other two were trembling slightly.
-Join 2.
It’s my turn.
•••
Hong Ji-wook, who was in the control room, got up from his seat in surprise when he saw the person who opened the door and entered.
“Go, Dean Kang Ji-young! What are you doing here?!”
“After a while, I came to check. I don’t mean to blame you, so don’t be nervous.”
Kang Ji-young sat in her empty chair and stared at her monitors. The number of monitors is over 20, and each of them reflects 5 test takers at different angles. And numbers were displayed at the bottom of the monitor. It is a stress index based on the data of the association.
“Did you really just come?”
“It is a disquieting word. Do you think I would cheat?”
“Oh, no. That’s not it. Didn’t the successor of Northdia, rumored to be a genius, come here? He thought he had come to see him.”
“You mean Ryuhana? Not a great kid. In the distant future, I might become an S-class Hunter.”
Hong Ji-wook remembered Kang Ji-young’s words.
Jiyoung Kang, who is called the pioneer of Jicheon, has an excellent eye for seeing and judging her talent. Her hero, who she thought Kang Ji-young would do well, did really well, and her hero, who she said was dangerous, didn’t last long, and she quit or died.
People who know her Kang Ji-young also call her her contemplative.
“… It seems you didn’t come to see Ryuhana. Did she come to see Seong Ha-ri’s son by any chance? I thought she had the same name, but when I saw that Dean Kang Ji-young came in person… It seems that he really is Seong Ha-ri’s son.”
“… Okay. She came to make a judgment after seeing how Seong Yu-jin is doing.”
“She came to make a judgment…” . Have you ever met her?”
“We have met several times already. But every time she said I don’t know. From my point of view, that Seong Yu-jin has no talent. Her spirit inside is excellent, but everything else is inferior. The Jinryeong chant expects a lot from Seong Yujin, but from my point of view, Seong Yujin is more than a first-class spiritist.”
“Even a first-class elementalist is great enough….”
“It’s not just that. It feels like the very existence of that child is beyond common sense.”
“… I’m not sure. Ah, the field supervisors have started testing.”
He had a play battle with the students. The average battle duration was 3 minutes. The students did their best. If you lose here, it’s because you’re disqualified.
“The jockey students this time are excellent.”
“Yes. Ryuhana in particular is overwhelming. She killed the Knoll in 27 seconds.”
“What is your average stress level?”
“The average is 30. Active hero level. However, when I killed the gnoll, my stress level briefly spiked to 200.”
“Seeing that the stress index dropped right away, it must have been through composure training. Should I say that she is also his daughter?”
“He has a sense of composure, but he is also very talented. If you have that level of skill, you should have won the senior rank.”
“It’s too early to judge that yet.”
The test takers went back to the waiting room and the next test takers entered the test room.
Sung Yu-jin was there.
Kang Ji-young, resting her chin on her chair with her elbows raised, stared at the monitor showing Seong Yu-jin.
The battle has begun.
Lightning fell on the gnoll. The monitor flickered and then returned to normal.
Seong Yu-jin’s battle ended in one second. 1.394 seconds to be exact.
“Crazy! 1 second! Isn’t it the greatest? No, before that, there’s no way the game will die in a single stroke of lightning. Something cheating….”
“No. There is no cheating. It was no ordinary lightning. I’m more concerned about the stress level than that.”
“The stress index… 0?! Didn’t you feel nothing while killing Gnoll?!”
“Okay. He killed the gnoll as naturally as breathing, like an ant accidentally stepping on it while walking.”
