Chapter 55

[Shin Yuri (Shin Yuri) >>> Lower the angle a bit and throw with confidence]

Just do exactly that! It was the moment I clenched my fist tight.

Joo Yian-ssi chatted with a tense expression on his face.

Yeah, focus!

But this, but that! This is why overthinkers like healers are such a pain!

I wondered if words from a C-rank would carry any weight, but the words were already out.

As I cheered him on, Joo Yian-ssi’s lips pressed into a firm line.

And then.

—Fwhoosh!

With a crisp sound, the spear flew and embedded itself in the target.

“Joo Yian, 3 points!”

He hit it… but our three gazes—excluding Joo Yian-ssi—met briefly.

That means we need 9 points next?

If we don’t hit 9, does the boss transform right away?

I glanced back at the PE teacher, who was…

“Hoo! Ha!”

…stretching.

Hey, the test isn’t over yet? Could you not warm up? Could you not prep to become the boss?

In the meantime, Joo Yian-ssi’s spear was ready.

All eyes locked on the spear tip.

“……”

Joo Yian-ssi bit his lip.

While that happened, I checked the PE teacher again.

He didn’t look like an easy opponent at first glance.

—Thud!

—Crack!

He was just stomping around to loosen up, but the ground was cracking. For real?

I tore my eyes from the PE teacher and hammered out a chat.

The previous throw had been too gentle.

At my words, Joo Yian-ssi furrowed his brow.

So full of worries! Of course, with S-rank strength, it wasn’t impossible.

But this time, he needed to throw with confidence.

So Yeri Hunter’s chat popped up too. Spot on.

Isn’t that cheating?

Sure enough, I saw Joo Yian-ssi hesitate.

Don’t worry about what comes after!

You can do it! Confidence! No worries! I kneaded Joo Yian-ssi’s shoulders.

“Hoo.”

Several tense seconds passed, like the gold medal match at a world championship.

And then.

—Fwhoosh!

The spear left Joo Yian-ssi’s hand.

In the instant it struck the target, countless thoughts flashed through my mind.

What’s the PE teacher’s main weapon? Since he has spears, does he use throwing attacks?

Can Shin Jae-hoon block the throwing damage?

If he transforms into boss right there, what’s the blind spot? Stuff like that—pure DPS thoughts.

This was instinct! Not that I didn’t trust Joo Yian-ssi!

And then.

—Thwack!

“Joo Yian, 10 points!”

Amazingly, Joo Yian-ssi nailed it right in the 10-point spot.

“Whoa!”

“Oh!”

All three of us cheered in unison.

Of course, as a DPS myself, I had learning capacity, so I didn’t high-five.

“You’ve all prepared well. I hope to see even better scores next time.”

The PE teacher turned away with a pleased expression.

Next time too? Seriously? No way, right?

Just like how we’d automatically gathered at the sports field, the move to the next location was automatic too.

As the surroundings shifted, Joo Yian-ssi’s chat appeared. He looked like he’d aged ten years.

He was the type who hated burdening the hunter team and had never done so before.

Maybe that’s why he’d been extra tense this time.

But if he could throw a spear that well, shouldn’t he learn a throwing-based DPS skill?

Considering how new experiences often spawned skills, if Joo Yian-ssi practiced spears a lot, he might unlock some attack skill.

Truth was, healers rarely threw stuff compared to supports.

Yet Joo Yian-ssi scored high, so he definitely had talent.

Joo Yian-ssi said calmly, but his ears were red.

Ugh, cute.

Really? We silently focused on the system window popping up before us.

And then.

What?

Our mouths gaped wide as a flashy graph and English text proclaiming “Math” unfolded before us.

What the hell?

I looked around—Shin Jae-hoon, So Yeri Hunter, even Joo Yian-ssi all had the same thought.

What the hell? What the hell? What the hell?

Photo evidence— we’re out! Instant out!

The hunter chat that popped up right then was a masterpiece.

For a second, I thought that was Shin Jae-hoon’s chat.

I told him to gear up with a DPS brain today, and he actually turned into one!

But there was no other way.

Better to preemptive strike than solve math problems and face an pissed-off math teacher.

RP dungeons didn’t penalize clears for deviating from the intended path anyway.

That means an average of 75 points each for four people?

No hope here.

Quick surrender was the answer.

We’d tried avoiding combat with SS bosses as much as possible since constant fights had limits, but no choice.

With our firepower, we could handle it once.

Instead of checking the exam paper, I inspected my buff window.

Sitting in the chair had steadily built up Rest, as expected.

Synergy skill must’ve activated on entry, but I’d been too distracted to notice till now.

I shifted to the party status window.

Everyone was already on the same page—their buff windows were updating rapidly.

He was already prepped. Then Joo Yian-ssi and So Yeri Hunter’s support skills poured in atop it.

About five more skills stacked below it.

Similar support skills from So Yeri Hunter flooded in.

The buff window had grown several lines in the system, but this was the familiar pre-battle setup.

Of course, buffs weren’t done yet. At So Yeri Hunter’s words, Shin Jae-hoon nodded curtly.

Weak Point Analysis (S) appeared and vanished from his buff window.

Since the opponent was an SS-rank boss NPC, the skill couldn’t pick it out well.

Sorry, Math Teacher, but we need to survive too.

His sharp gaze turned to the Math Teacher.

No more chats after that.

At “two,” Maximization (S)—So Yeri Hunter’s damage amp—added to his buffs.

At “one,” Instant Focus (SS) stacked on.

Of course, I wasn’t idle either.

With the final buff applied, Shin Jae-hoon’s buff window trembled.

That last one consumed his own HP to massively boost damage.

He was dead set on a one-shot.

Joo Yian-ssi’s hands moved swiftly, prepping several healing skills.

And in that moment.

Shin Jae-hoon, wreathed in dazzling buff effects along with his sword, plummeted toward the Math Teacher’s head.

—KABOOM!