Chapter 92 – 92. Midterms.
Midterm exam practical evaluation is conducted on a stage called ‘Island’. To be precise, it is a structure in which each role is assigned and performed on a well-formed uninhabited island, and the completion rate is converted into a score.
Captains have their own goals, and heroes have their own missions. I don’t know what that goal might be.
It could be targeting a boss monster on an uninhabited island, or you could be given a goal to disturb other female students.
[Welcome to ‘Hero Island’.]
On this island, roughly called Little Hero Island, there is a force field created by the ‘gamer’ superpower. I dare not predict how much money was spent on ‘gamer’ superpowers to create this space.
“… It’s boring.”
A system that looks like a game interface assists with the practical evaluation of the midterm exam. It was a test that was more painstaking than the gate practice, so the quality was extraordinary.
300 students landed on Hero Island without exception. The homeroom teachers of each class led the students in line with each other and finished preparations for the practical exam.
“When you are given a role, you have to achieve the goal of that role. Students who do not achieve this will be treated as 0 points, and those who have achieved will be evaluated for the course.”
Writing is basic and practice is important. The students’ eyes lit up. I felt the will to achieve a high score somehow. It seemed to be hotter than the flame of love.
Among them, only Soo-ah had a blank face. Originally, he didn’t seem to be interested in grades, but now he seems to have let go of it altogether.
Teachers who finished brief explanations. And the system starts working.
[Assign a ‘role’.]
This role is not reserved only for heroes. Male students also set their own goals. Although the nuance is slightly different.
[‘Role’ distribution has been completed.]
“Keep in mind that each person must complete their missions to be evaluated. It means the mission comes first, so don’t walk around with nonsense. Understand?”
“Yes!”
“Depending on the ability, vitality, es-force, and hunger are displayed numerically. You have to watch and manage it so that you can survive without going out.”
“Yes!”
“…”
Lim Sa-rang, who was giving advice on the interface, paused for a moment. His eyes were fixed on Class A. Black Seolha raised his hand. There seemed to be doubts.
“… What. No questions asked… Sigh.”
Lim Sarang furrowed her eyebrows and snapped her fingers. She gestured as if to tell me what she was about to ask. She opened her mouth, looking at the surroundings.
“… The S-Force display is strange… The health and hunger are displayed correctly, but the number of espos…”
The students started to mumble. It’s definitely different from other kids. Lim Sarang let out a sigh. She seemed to know what was causing it.
“… Are you advertising that you got jealous from Lee Hyun-woo?”
“… ?”
“If you save money and fill it up with dipping, it’s hard to pass the 100. However, when I receive the semen from the captain, it is half full. If you hold that semen in your womb, it will be around a hundred.”
“… Uh, um…”
“If it’s Lee Hyun-woo… Heukseolha, has the question been resolved? Shouldn’t I say more?”
“… Yes yes…”
Because it was so cheap, it exceeded the prescribed capacity. It meant that it was an error caused by having a womb full of semen that everyone else wanted.
All eyes were on Seolha Black from Class A and Gayoung Yoo from Class C. Yu Ga-Young also flinched as if a thief was going to jump at her feet, wondering if the S-force figure was strange, or if she was stung by Lim Sa-rang’s words and gazes.
Jeong Su-ah lowered her head. She hasn’t been wrapped up lately, so she must be crawling on the floor with an es force. Will I be able to do well in practice? She was a little bit worried.
“Each of you, put down the things you brought.”
Lim Sa-rang started to progress again. The items brought by the students were naturally retrieved. Both the boy who had packed food and the girl who had her pockets full of snacks had to be turned in.
“In Hero Island, there are food, drinking water, ditum and semen for recharging the Espos. Of course, semen is only a very small amount, but you guys are well aware of its effect. I will not explain at length.”
The practical evaluation is conducted over 3 days. From Friday morning to Sunday afternoon. And it was an atrocious schedule of having to go to school on Mondays.
It seems better to drop out and go back and rest, but I had a bet I promised with Lim Sa-rang. Maybe it was a part of it, I suddenly thought that.
Chizuzuzuk-.
Something similar to a digital code wraps around students’ bodies. A transmission was about to begin. A number appeared in front of my eyes, a countdown. 30 seconds left.
“The role can be confirmed at the beginning of the exam. The more you immerse yourself in your assigned role, the higher your chances of getting a good evaluation, so work hard.”
Teachers wave their hands.
“If you die from running out of health, don’t worry, you’ll be automatically sent to a safe area. Even if he kills another friend, no, he doesn’t actually kill him. Keep in mind that the corpse left there is a dummy for reality. Not really dead understand?”
“Yes!”
“… See you all on Monday.”
300 personnel are scattered throughout Hero Island. In the blink of an eye, I also fell somewhere else. It was a location with a panoramic view.
“What?”
A position closer to the sky than above it. Where the railing is stretched. The floor was something like concrete, suggesting that it was the roof of a building.
It doesn’t look as high as I thought. I quickly checked across the railing. When I glanced down, it was about 3 to 4 stories high. I feel like I will live if I fall.
‘Check the target first.’
Handling the interface was simple. The force field of the ‘gamer’ that surrounds the entire Hero Island controls everything. Just like the server computer that controls the game. Thanks to that, I was able to open it easily with just my thoughts.
[Lee Hyun-woo’s ‘role’ is ‘Captain 1’.]
─ Defeat the ‘Tainted White Tiger’ located at the top of Daeryeong Mountain.
Here, Mt. Daeryeong refers to the mountain centered on Little Heroes, and ‘Tainted White Tiger’ refers to the boss monster of Hero Island. So, my role as a captain is to gather people and hunt the boss monster.
“… Fuck.”
In terms of difficulty, it’s probably the highest difficulty. Some of the easy ones would be begging a few people, supplying them, saving someone, protecting them, staying alive, and so on.
Why, if I had to—
‘The first place conditions are too tight.’
To rank first, you must complete the role missions. So that it can be evaluated. That was the basic condition. But that condition is too hard mode.
I’ll try my best, but I don’t think it’s right to have high expectations.
‘Let’s move.’
I don’t know what kind of building it is. You’d better go down from the roof and explore. Fortunately, the door leading down was open. I hurried my steps downstairs.
“… Hmm.”
The ambience was a bit unsettling. Even though I know it was decorated, should I say that my hands and feet are shaking? Feeling more tense than expected.
It was like entering a haunted house. I know that a ghost will appear, but I know that it is not a real ghost, but it is scary.
It’s the same now. It’s just something made up by the academy, there’s no way there’s anything dangerous about it, but it’s fucking scary.
‘It’s a research institute.’
The inside of the building was equipped with complex equipment. In each room, unknown machines are strewn about and stopped working. It would be just right if the test subject monster pops out.
No matter how much it is for the sake of reality, isn’t it a little too much? It was a visual that seemed like the weak hearted kids would just go to the goal.
“… It really sets the mood.”
The pure white floor, the red paint you don’t want to know, the occasional piece of meat, and other decorations. I picked up a roughly strewn iron pipe. I feel relieved.
“No, no one… ?”
I wish there was at least one person. It is much safer to travel together than to travel alone. Even if you can’t do it alone, you can do it with friends. I wish I had a friend who would inspire me.
But no one. Do I have to escape the laboratory with the flickering lights alone? Such worries crept up.
“Fuck, Academy, this fuck.”
The practical evaluation was designed to be close to practice. You don’t know what lies beyond the gate, so you have to adapt and act quickly even in such a sudden situation…
I hold the iron pipe tightly in my hand and search the laboratory. My body was drenched in the tension that boiled to its peak. But I don’t have time to worry about that.
Quaang-!
“Secret Royal Guard, come out!”
I kicked the lab door with my foot and aimed the iron pipe inside. It was good to exercise. As much as the body is light, activity was guaranteed. It definitely helped from a physical point of view.
“This…”
While searching one by one, I found a sample on the desk. Pale-colored liquid. I instinctively felt rejected.
[Semen (0.1%)]
The interface popped up the information at the moment of learning. As I expected, it was water diluted with semen. I dare to guess that the color may not have been pigmented.
“0.1%?”
The sample size doesn’t seem that large. It seemed to be less than a sip. If it’s 0.1%, isn’t it only about a drop? It felt less than that.
I have nothing to eat, so what’s the point? Once the samples were taken, the search continued. The trembling of the hands and feet also subsided to some extent. It has adapted
‘… Nothing special.’
Space for samples. It was an empty place that could be explained that way. I had no income whatsoever. For female students who use psychic powers with just this one, this one sample would be very valuable.
That’s how we head out of the lab. As soon as I came out of the lab, I faced the trees. There were forests all around, and this was another headache.
“… Oh, fuck.”
I barely got out of the lab, and now I’m in the mountains and forests. I hated moving. It was food and nabal, and I just sat down. I chose to breathe.
How long has it been After about 10 minutes, a group emerged from the forest. Unfamiliar faces. At least it wasn’t the A class girls.
“Lee Hyun Woo! It’s Lee Hyun-woo!”
The female students escaped from the forest and found the laboratory. It was a party of three, and as soon as they saw me, they pointed and cheered.
They were carrying backpacks one by one.
“Wow, got it.”
“If I had him, I’d be able to get through the day easily, right?”
“There is also a laboratory building, so let’s hold on here.”
I don’t know them, girls know me. It was the fate of celebrities.
