Chapter 140

When Choi Hyeon showed no intention of stopping them, the two looked at Choi Hyeon for a moment and then sighed.

“Why? Aren’t you going to fight?”

“When you incite a fight like that, even the will to do so disappears.”

“You have a knack for this kind of thing. For deflating people.”

“Ah, I thought I’d get to see something for once.”

Choi Hyeon clasped his hands behind his head. Yeonggi Cha let out a sigh of relief, patting his chest. He had thought the atmosphere would be better this time, but he was wrong. When the Guild Masters gathered, the atmosphere seemed even more hostile.

‘They seemed to be getting along just a moment ago.’

It seemed that Hunter Choi Hyeon was the cause. After all, wasn’t he the hunter every major guild was eyeing? Yeonggi Cha recalled what was said at today’s meeting.

“It’s highly likely that the Guild Masters from Hwayeon and Geumsin are coming out personally because of Hunter Choi Hyeon. They want to make an impression.”

After all, hunters were freelancers with short contract periods, and it was advantageous for each guild to have as many of them as possible. In the past, there were many absurd contract terms like 10-year contracts, but these days, they almost always end within 5 years.

‘Especially since Hunter Choi Hyeon is a hunter in his mid-twenties.’

He didn’t know how many years Paehyeok had him under contract, but given the current trend, it would naturally be less than 5 years, and he would still be in his prime early thirties even after 5 years. There was no harm in making an impression now.

‘However, whether he would leave Paehyeok, the world’s number one guild, is the problem.’

Paehyeok had a very high number of hunters who renewed their contracts compared to other guilds. Yeonggi Cha thought to himself and glanced at those following him.

‘Just looking at him, I can’t really tell if Hunter Choi Hyeon is special,’

While he continued his idle thoughts, they reached the faculty office. Upon entering the faculty office, the teachers for each grade, the vice principal, and the principal were all seated. As soon as they entered, they rose from their seats and began to shake hands.

“Ah, you really came. Please take good care of the students.”

“The rumors were so widespread, I wanted to meet you in person, and now I get to. Please take good care of us.”

“Welcome, hunters. I trust you will guide the students well.”

Jihan Kim and Gihyeon Park, being accustomed to such events, simply shook hands and responded, but Suui Kim, who was not used to it, accepted the handshake a little awkwardly. And Choi Hyeon…

“Excuse me, Hunter Choi Hyeon?”

“He’s my replacement.”

He slipped away by himself. He wasn’t interested in such occasions anyway. Choi Hyeon hummed a tune, entrusting everything to the three and just stood by. After all the handshakes were done and only the principal remained, Principal Lee Beom-won came up to Choi Hyeon and offered his hand.

“Is this the hottest person recently?”

“That’s true, but…”

Choi Hyeon didn’t deny it, raised his hand, and shook hands. Then he smiled brightly and shook their clasped hands up and down.

“Do you know me?”

“Of course, I do.”

“No, that’s not it, when did we meet that you’re using informal speech, ugh…!”

“It’s nice to meet you!”

Suui Kim quickly shut Cho-i Hyeon’s mouth, bringing the situation under control. However, the principal’s face was already contorted. Cho-i Hyeon let go of the hand she was shaking and bit Suui Kim’s hand.

“Ow!”

“Why did you cover my mouth? You shouldn’t have.”

“This one is a bit lacking in social skills.”

“Why do people keep saying things about my social skills lately?”

“Because you don’t have any.”

Gihyeon Park smiled and placed a hand on Cho-i Hyeon’s shoulder. Cho-i Hyeon immediately turned to Gihyeon Park, whose face was right next to hers.

“This one is naive, let’s just move on.”

Gihyeon Park took the principal’s hand, still suspended in the air, and shook it up and down, laughing. His face, smiling to reveal his fangs, was more threatening than expected. The principal cleared his throat, seemingly displeased, but neither Cho-i Hyeon nor Gihyeon Park paid any attention.

“More importantly, how were our assignments?”

“Oh, just a moment.”

Yeonggi Cha came from somewhere with printouts and began distributing them. Thinking, ‘Wow, they still hand them out like this these days,’ Cho-i carefully examined the paper.

“I’m in A-rank class?”

“I’m B-rank.”

“I’m in C-rank class.”

In order, Cho-i Hyeon was in the A-rank class, Gihyeon Park in the B-rank class, and Jihan Kim in the C-rank class. Suui Kim, who came as Cho-i Hyeon’s Support, naturally joined the A-rank class. Each printout listed the students’ names by seat, and Cho-i Hyeon stared at it intently and asked,

“Do I have to memorize all of this?”

“No, you don’t need to. You can use it for reference.”

“Okay.”

Even if she acted like she didn’t want to memorize it, an S-Rank would probably memorize it the moment they saw it. Jihan Kim memorized all the names on the printout and then asked,

“Where will the practice take place?”

“It will take place in each gymnasium. There are a total of six gymnasiums, and the A-rank class will use Gymnasium 1, the B-rank class Gymnasium 2, and the C-rank class Gymnasium 3.”

At that moment, Cho-i asked Gihyeon Park,

“How do we practice in a gymnasium?”

“The training grounds in each guild are like gymnasiums.”

“Oh, I see.”

Cho-i, who awakened after becoming an adult and attended a regular school and university, knew less than other Hunters. Suui Kim sighed. Will she be okay knowing so little? Students attending the academy also naturally have ranks. Among them, there would be some who outrank the teachers. Such students would subtly disregard their teachers. Fortunately, all the current instructors were S-Rank.

‘Fortunately, it seems I won’t be disrespected because of my rank….’

Given Cho-i Hyeon’s personality, if she were disrespected, she probably wouldn’t go easy on anyone, even a student. She’d likely jump in, saying, ‘At this age, I know everything there is to know!’ which was frightening.

“And for practical training, you can use the dungeons to the east, south, and west. Most of them are B-Rank, so you don’t need to worry.”

After all the explanations were finished, before moving to the classroom, Gihyeon Park and Jihan Kim said to the two of them,

“Then let’s have dinner together when everything’s over.”

“If we actually finish the class, that is.”

“Why are you always picking fights?”

“Have we ever been on good terms?”

“That’s true.”

“See you later.”

“Yeah, see you in a bit.”

Cho-i Hyeon waved her hand and left the faculty office. The teachers bid her farewell and wished her well, but she just gave a rough reply and went outside. First,

“Where’s the A-rank class?”

Finding her way was the problem. Then, Teacher Yeonggi Cha, who had guided them, approached and said,

“I’ll guide you. I’m the homeroom teacher for that class anyway, so you had to come with me.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“No need to thank me.”

When Suui Kim greeted him lightly, Yeonggi Cha waved his hand. Cho-i, who was following the two, suddenly looked back and saw that Gihyeon Park and Jihan Kim were also following the teachers to their respective classrooms. So, Cho-i Hyeon followed Yeonggi Cha to the A-rank class.

“A-rank, B-rank, and C-rank classes aren’t next to each other, are they?”

“A-rank, B-rank, and C-rank classes are for students with good grades. Their ranks are also good. So each class uses a separate building.”

“Wow~. That’s some serious discrimination.”

“W-well, you could see it that way.”

Yeonggi Cha laughed awkwardly. Cho-i also smiled brightly and began to walk beside him. Suui Kim started to watch Cho-i Hyeon closely as a strange sense of unease began to creep up on her.

“What’s the average rank of the students there?”

“The average is B-Rank. There are students from S-Rank to B+ Rank.”

“So, it’s literally an elite group?”

Cho-i Hyeon said with a sneer. An elite group at a private academy. She smiled brightly as she arrived in front of the classroom and entered the A-rank class. When she entered with the homeroom teacher, all eyes focused on her.
It was just after lunch, and all the students were seated. They seemed to already know about the temporary instructors coming from Paehyeok, so they weren’t particularly agitated. Cho-i Hyeon smiled brightly at them. Each one seemed like they wouldn’t be easy to deal with. Even if they were students, high ranks were high ranks, and the gazes directed at Cho-i were sharp.

“Alright, as everyone knows, teachers from Paehyeok have come today.”

Then, a student sitting in the very front raised a hand.

“Are they qualified to teach us?”

“Ahahaha.”

At those words, Cho-i Hyeon immediately burst out laughing. And then she headed straight for the podium. She saw Yeonggi Cha at the podium change to a flustered expression. She slammed her hand down on the podium and let out a Shout.
-!!
A deafening roar that seemed to tear one’s ears. And a scream-like sound that announced her presence. At that sound, the students covered their ears or stared wide-eyed at the podium. Cho-i Hyeon smiled faintly and said,

“Anyone have questions?”

Fortunately, no one stepped forward. Everyone seemed to have lost their words after hearing Cho-i Hyeon’s Shout. There probably hadn’t been any teacher who would activate a skill first to overpower the students from the start. But that was for the past. With this kind of attitude, it seemed likely that Gihyeon Park and Jihan Kim would also use their skills first to gain the upper hand.
Indeed.
Bang-!!
Flames erupted and then subsided in the building across the way. It was probably Gihyeon Park’s doing. Cho-i Hyeon checked that direction and then said to the students,

“If you’re curious about anything, ask me.”

Suui Kim sighed and held her head. But Cho-i Hyeon didn’t back down. She couldn’t stand being ignored wherever she went.

“If not, shut up and follow the class.”

Cho-i looked at each student, starting with the one who had raised their hand first. Every time their eyes met, they either glared back or avoided her gaze. Cho-i Hyeon remembered all the students who met her gaze.

“This practical training will be incredibly tough.”

I will be different from the teachers who went easy on you. A wave of tension filled the classroom at her warning.