Chapter 83 – Fall (1)
“You couldn’t achieve D-level with that yesterday?”
Next day. I said that while checking my status window while chatting with senior Yoo Jeong at the table in front of the academy.
Awakener: ‘Ada Bomber’ Jeong Su-hyeon
Stat
Strength: 20
Agility: 17
Intelligence: 16
Luck: 27
My stats jumped up like when I played the Rookie of the Year finals, but I couldn’t raise my rank even though I defeated strong enemies that didn’t match my level. I knew that if I raised the grade, the status window would certify that it was D grade, but there was no indication on the status window. Senior Yu-jeong nodded her head and said.
“That’s because we haven’t reached the limit yet. To move to D-class, you need to meet the minimum stat limit. It’s because Suhyeon-san and Ichie-san haven’t met the minimum stats required for D-class yet.”
“What stats do you usually ask for?”
“If you want to go up to D rank, you usually come up with a quest in your early to mid 20s, right?”
Early to mid 20’s. Now that my strength stat is 20, I really felt that D-class was right in front of me. When I thought so, anxiety rose in my heart. Ichie also wiggled his fingers, showing tension. Senior Yoo-jeong looked at him and said.
“You don’t have to be too nervous. You can go up slowly.”
Ichie said.
“However, the faster you go up, the stronger you get.”
“I can’t go up faster than I thought, so it means to take your time. We have to remember that this was a really special case. There is still a lot of time left until the camp training. Yes?”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
Ichie and I nodded at the same time. Senior Yujeong looked at us with a happy face.
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Brain sword Lee Jun-hyeok smoked a cigarette and stood on the roof of the building. He could not suppress his troubled feelings. Under his frown, cars spewed pitch-black smoke as they drove away. He sighed and looked in front of him. Right in front of the building, there was a promotional poster for the downtown Cheonma Heat Exhibition.
“Lee Joon-hyuk.”
The Black Dragon Ark was sitting next to him. He looked very emaciated as he leaned back on his bench. Lee Joon-hyeok rolled his eyes and scratched his head, then looked at the black dragon ark and said.
“There is a fragment of the Almighty in Jeong Soo-hyun. Older brother. In addition to winning the Rookie of the Year competition, he is also a crazy guy. Sure If you just tell me this time, I secretly kidnapped him…”
Junhyeok Lee stopped talking. It was because the Black Dragon Ark raised his hand. The Black Dragon Ark’s finger was pointing at a dove hovering around the rooftop. Lee Joon-hyeok followed his hand and turned his gaze to the dove. A dove perched on the roof railing, flapping its white wings.
“When I was young, all my friends envied me. There was no one who got an A grade faster than me. Everyone had no doubt that I would become an S-class. I don’t know how many years it’s been since I’ve been raising my nose in the hunter world with a confident face.”
Lee Joon-hyeok turned his gaze back. The Black Dragon Ark was staring at the dove with a confused face. The pigeon shook his head observing the face of the black dragon ark. The way he twisted his head was very nasty. The Black Dragon Ark said.
“In the end, I couldn’t even get an S-rank until I got older, and the Heavenly Horse, which said I would definitely do it in my name if I got an S-rank, ended up being vacant. I don’t even know where I went wrong. Now, now it just feels like I’m standing in front of a cliff. It’s scary that if someone pushes me away at any time, I’m going to fall headlong down.”
“Older brother. All you need is a fragment of the Almighty. Yes?”
The black dragon ark stopped for a moment at the mysterious sound of ‘Almighty Emperor’. It was because the Black Dragon Ark had also wanted fragments of the Almighty. He is a fragment of the omnipotence ritual that shows different effects for each person, but the effect is enormous. According to rumors, there were people who went crazy because they couldn’t control their powers, and there were people who gained great power and instantly rose in rank.
If he had that power, he might really reach S rank. If it was the power that Jung Soo-hyun had, I didn’t know that it would really be like that.
But the black dragon ark shook his head. He sighed deeply and looked at Lee Junhyuk again. Brain Sword Lee Jun-hyeok. A loyalist who refused all scouting requests from other guilds and steadfastly defended the guild even when the Black Dragon Room was in danger. The Black Dragon Ark felt sorry every time he saw him.
“Lee Joon-hyuk. Then no. Then. Haven’t you heard of that? You must die when you are old. The guys who worked as hunters together when I started Hunter. Almost all of them are retired or dead and in their graves. I’ve been here too long.”
“Lord Ark. You shouldn’t. Yes? Didn’t you say you’d get an S rank?”
“If I get S rank, do you think people will look at me as a heavenly horse?”
Lee Junhyeok kept his mouth shut. And he looked across at the rooftop. Posters fluttered across the building. Lee Hyeon-woo, the main character of [The Tale of the Heavenly Demons in the City], Was looking up at the sky with a smile. For Lee Jun-hyeok, who read [The Tale of the City in the City] Several times, the appearance was similar to that of the main character in the novel.
“I am too old. I am too old, and now I have come to an age where dreams become a nuisance.”
Lee Jun-hyeok distorted his face. The King of Heaven, Choi Sun-Hong, put his head on the backrest and gently closed his eyes. The tightly closed lips were twisted. Junhyeok Lee said.
“You are not old yet. Ark. Aren’t you still in the middle of the day? Even now, I cannot lay a finger on the ark. Didn’t I lose the last time you said you were going to warm up?”
Choi Soon-hong of the Black Dragon Ark looked back. The words of the downtown Cheonma Yeoljeon caught my eyes.
[Who is the real Heavenly Demon?]
The Black Dragon Ark still wanted to become the Heavenly Demon. The heavenly horse of the city’s heavenly battle. A hero that people applaud. So he wanted to do something. He wanted to take away the Almighty Sacrifice, kill all those who called him not the Heavenly Demon, and reign over the earth.
I wanted everyone to fear me, respect me, and love me.
“Lee Joon-hyuk. I’m scared scared.”
So, the Black Dragon Ark felt that it had to step back. If I took one more step here, it seemed that there would be no turning back. He was so resentful and unfair, but he felt he had to put up with it.
“I’m afraid I’m going to really fall to the bottom.”
He really didn’t want to back down. I wanted to fight to the end and get an S rank. However, I did not know how far the impulse would lead. The Black Dragon Ark was afraid of that. He said, getting up from his seat.
“Jung Soo-hyun is that friend. He goes to volunteer work and is a good kid. Leave it alone. Aren’t we going to sell it all? Huh?”
The Black Dragon Ark really wanted a fragment of the Almighty. He wanted to become a heavenly horse. Lee Jun-hyeok distorted his face. He nodded and said.
“Yes. Ark.”
The ark looked at Lee Jun-hyeok. The wrinkles had disappeared from Ark’s face, and a faint smile hung over it. He said.
“Lee Joon-hyuk.”
“Yes.”
“The second part of that [City of Heaven and Demon] Will be released early next year, so let’s go see it.”
And tapped him on the shoulder. Lee Jun-hyeok had to hold back his tears. He smiled awkwardly and nodded his head.
*******
“Among them, are there any students who were close with Kim Chun-bae?”
A few days later, the students turned their attention to the question that teacher Lee Jung-ah threw out of the blue. As if running, the final destination of the gaze was Kim Joo-seong. He looked around with a puzzled look on his face, then stood up and said.
“I do not know. I haven’t had any contact with him since that day.”
“Is that so? All right. In fact, it is said that student Kim Chun-bae did not go home after the last Rookie of the Year match was over. Parents thought Chunbae was in his own room and went to bring him some side dishes, but the room contract had already been canceled and he packed all his belongings and left. If you have contacted Chunbae Kim separately, or if you know something, please contact our student department.”
After Lee Jung-ah briefly delivered another message and went outside, she started talking among the students. I too frowned at her and talked to Ichie.
“Ichie, what the hell is going on?”
“I don’t know. Should I ask my uncle?”
“Yes?”
Ichie said so and stuck out her tongue. I meant it was a joke. I stroked her surprised chest and pinched her cheek. She said, struggling with ichi.
“Sick. Apat…”
“It makes sense. You shouldn’t make fun of people with jokes like that.”
“All right.”
I crossed my arms with Kim Joo-seong, who was sitting with a serious face, and tapped my arm with his finger, then took out his cell phone and went outside. The other students sitting next to him were talking to each other as Kim Joo-sung suddenly left with a serious expression on his face.
“Why is he like that?”
“I don’t know. After hearing the story of Chunbae earlier, his complexion suddenly changed. Were you that friendly?”
“I know?”
But no one could guess why. I for a moment guessed where Chunbae might have gone, but forgot about this incident. Because our top priority was D-class. Even on her way out to exercise, Kim Joo-seong was talking to her on the phone with a serious expression on her face, frowning.
