n

nWhat do you want?

n

nI knew Yoo Yeonha would agree. She was the type who couldn’t stand one-sided favors.

n

nNow, I wondered I should ask for.

n

nAsking for money didn’t feel right. It was Yoo Yeonha I was talking about, but she was still a minor. She likely couldn’t freely spend tens of millions of won.

n

nIt’s simple. I need a weapon.

n

nAfter sending her the above message, I sent her the link to Essential Armory’s Desert Eagle.

n

nYoo Yeonha looked at the link I sent her and looked back up at me. She didn’t seem to have any hostility.

n

nI think it’s pretty cheap.

n

n…I understand.

n

nGreat, she agreed.

n

nIs it possible to get it by tomorrow?

n

nThe quicker it was, the more money I would make. Even if tomorrow was too difficult, I hoped to get it by the end of the week.

n

nYes, I’ll take care of it.

n

nSurprisingly, she replied without hesitation, even though her parents should still be in charge of guild work. I was impressed by her decisiveness.

n

n“Get back to your seats.”

n

nThe break ended at just the right time, as the old professor resumed class after drinking some water.

n

n**

n

nWednesday’s theory class ended. And at 3 P.M., anti-personnel training began.

n

nIn a fairly large training field, each cadet met with others they promised to spar. Meanwhile, I looked for the instructor pitifully.

n

n“Hey.”

n

nA sharp voice stabbed my ear from the back. It had to be calling me. I turned around and instantly froze. Chae Nayun was glaring at me with terrifying eyes.

n

nShe asked, “Spar with me.”

n

nThe hostility in her tone bordered on killing intent.

n

nGulp. I swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

n

nLike the saying, ‘a word causes a debt worth a thousand gold taels,’ I had made a terrifying enemy with a sentence. Indeed, Chae Nayun was too dangerous of a person to have as an enemy. In order to live a peaceful life, I had to mend our relationship even at the cost of kneeling and begging.

n

nBut looking at Chae Nayun, I fell in thought. Would she be able to forgive me for my rash insult just because I apologized?

n

nSeeing me silent, Chae Nayun pointed at my gun and spoke.

n

n“Your gun. Take it out.”

n

nThe first training gun broke when I fought the Djinn. This was a new one. I looked down at my holster, then back up at Chae Nayun.

n

n“I don’t want to.”

n

n“…You scared?”

n

nThese two words carried a great echo, causing the eyes on the training field to fall on us.

n

n“Mm…”

n

nHow should I act in front of Chae Nayun?

n

nWithout a doubt, the ‘incident’ I was clueless about was well known among all cadets. The original Kim Chundong should have known about it too. So if I apologized now, it might seem like an even greater insult.

n

n“No.”

n

n…Furthermore, it might be better for me to remain a bad guy to Chae Nayun. My first and foremost goal and the reason I worked so hard without resting… was all to kill her older brother within a certain amount of time.

n

nEven if I mended my relationship with Chae Nayun and even became friends, my actions would only leave her with a cruel sense of betrayal and hatred.

n

n“I’m afraid you might get hurt. This thing uses real bullets, you see.”

n

nImmediately, the weight of the atmosphere changed. Chae Nayun clenched her bow. I could see the amount of force she put in through the veins popping out of her hand.

n

n“I don’t think your bullets will hurt me even if they hit.”

n

nChae Nayun forcefully suppressed her anger and retorted with a cold sneer.

n

nMy response was simple.

n

n“You won’t get hurt. You’ll die instead.”

n

n“…Ha, say that again, punk.”

n

nChae Nayun approached me up close. She looked like she would explode at any moment. She was technically 165 while I was 174, but she seemed a lot bigger for some reason.

n

n“Really, who do you think you are?”

n

nThe atmosphere turned for the worse and more spectators gathered to watch the fight. At that moment…

n

n“Chae Nayun, get back.”

n

nThe instructor stepped in. I breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she came before it was too late. Chae Nayun turned towards the instructor.

n

n“Why should I?”

n

n“Before he gets a gun for sparring, no one can spar with Kim Hajin cadet.”

n

n“But I don’t mind.”

n

n“I mind.”

n

n“Why—”

n

n“Failure to heed an instructor’s order will be met with disciplinary action.”

n

n“…”

n

nAn instructor’s words were absolute. Chae Nayun clenched her teeth with a wronged look. But in the end, she gave me a final glare before leaving. The spectators also dispersed and went back to their training.

n

nEverything had returned to normal.

n

n“Take your gun out.”

n

nThe instructor spoke as she wrapped her hands in bandages. Her name… Park Hyun-Ah, was it? I asked the instructor.

n

n“Does a gun for sparring even exist?”

n

n“How the hell would I know?”

n

nCrack, crack. The instructor cracked her knuckles and neck in front of me.

n

n“Now, come.”

n

nThen with a smile, she gestured with her finger.

n

nThis person… Did she enjoy this?

n

n**

n

nThursday was the hunting club’s orientation. But since cadets weren’t required to go to orientations, I decided to skip it for this week. It was partly to avoid Chae Nayun, but the main reason was to test out the weapon I would receive as quickly as possible.

n

n“Ah, I can’t wait.”

n

nI was currently at Angel Box, a coffee shop near Seoul. I was waiting for an item at this place. For the record, cadets were able to use Portals 5~6 times a month as long as they filled out a form.

n

nTime passed by. 5:29:55… 5:29:56… 5:30:00.

n

nAt exactly the promised time, the shop’s door opened.

n

nA man in a black suit and sunglasses walked in with a suitcase. After looking around for a moment, his eyes met mine. I waved my hand happily. The man’s expression didn’t change. Striding with his long legs, he walked up to me.

n

n“Kim Hajin-ssi?”

n

n“Yes, that’s me.”

n

nI felt like I knew who this man was. Only one person popped up in my head when I thought about Yoo Yeonha’s attendant – Jin Sechan.

n

nThe man presumed to be Jin Sechan placed the suitcase on the table without sitting down.

n

n“Here’s the item. Please take a look.”

n

n

n“Are you in a hurry? You can sit.”

n

nI pointed at the chair in front of me. Before I received this item, I wanted to do a quick test.

n

n“…Hm.”

n

nHe sat down without complaint.

n

nI took out the laptop I bought from my bag. Yesterday, I made some changes to this laptop. Right, I could use the laptop to modify the laptop itself.

n

n“Are you doing something?”

n

n“What do you mean?”

n

nThe man tilted his head.

n

n“Why are you tapping on air?”

n

n“…You can’t see this?”

n

nI lifted up my laptop.

n

n“…”

n

nHe looked at me as if I was crazy.

n

nI see, I had a bit of a suspicion, but it seemed I was right. Only I could see this laptop.

n

n“Haha, I’m kidding.”

n

nThat was fine with me.

n

nI turned the laptop on. The additional setting I put into my laptop was this.

n

nWhen Kim Hajin is within 50m of a target with an altered setting, the content and summary of the change will be sent to Kim Hajin’s laptop.

n

n*Does not work on targets past a certain level of importance.

n

nThe reason I added this setting was because I thought it would be more efficient if I was told about a change through an objective medium rather than having to notice it and then being told by the co-author.

n

nEither because the co-author didn’t care or because he encouraged the modification I made, I only had to pay 200 SP.

n

nA change in setting has been detected.

n

nAnd currently, there was an alert in the laptop as expected.

n

nJin Sechan – His feelings for Yoo Yeonha has been deepened.

n

nI didn’t mind this change.

n

n“Anyways, I’ll take a look now.”

n

nI opened the suitcase.

n

nClick. Click.

n

nWith an elegant sound, the case opened. A brilliant light erupted from the inside.

n

n“…Wow.”

n

nSitting on top of a fancy red velvet was a platinum handgun and a magazine. It was even more beautiful than what I saw in the picture.

n

n“As promised, it’s the Desert Eagle with full attachments and a 60-round magazine of pinnacle grade magic bullets.”

n

n“Thank you. You can go now.”

n

nI no longer cared about Jin Sechan. Using my laptop, I checked my new weapon’s setting.

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n===

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nDesert Eagle

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nHigh rank Metal attribute

n

nA masterpiece handgun. Contains several added effects.

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n「Attack Power Amplification – 1

/10」

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n「Low rank Weight Reduction Magic」

n

n「Intermediate rank Recoil Control Magic」

n

n===

n

n===

n

nMagic Bullet

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nPinnacle grade Null attribute

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n.44 Macon steel mana bullet with condensed high-purity mana.

n

n「Attack Power – 4

/10」

n

n===

n

nI felt much better being able to read their descriptions.

n

nWithout having to modify the gun or the bullet, I felt like I could easily kill a low-intermediate rank monster. I should also be able to take Aether from the devil’s nest in Suwon.

n

n“Then I’ll be going.”

n

n“Ah, yes, take care.”

n

nAfter sending Jin Sechan off, I checked the amount of SP I had left.

n

n250.

n

nNow, how should I spend this?

n

n**

n

nAfter leaving the coffee shop, Jin Sechan contacted Yoo Yeonha. She asked as soon as she picked up the call.

n

n—Did you deliver the item?

n

n“Yes.”

n

n—Was there anything special about him?

n

n“That’s…”

n

nThere wasn’t anything “special”, but there was something he found strange. No matter how much he thought about it, the man’s demeanor wasn’t what a 17 year old should have. Not to mention, it was almost as if he knew who Jin Sechan was…

n

n—Yes?

n

n“…No. There wasn’t anything special in particular.”

n

nBut he couldn’t come to a decision with just that short exchange. After all, he was Cube’s cadet. Even Yoo Yeonha had an air of dignity and elegance that didn’t suit her age.

n

n—Yes, I understand. Thank you for your work, Sechan-ssi.

n

n“My pleasure.”

n

nWith that, the call ended.

n

nThough he wanted to talk a little longer, he decided to be content.

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