“Hey, why are you eating so much? Eat moderately.”
“Huh? Hey Hong, I’m only eating two of these...?”
The breakfast table has been quite noisy lately.
It’s the influence of the new guest who came into the dorm.
I mechanically stuffed the tasteless meat into my mouth and listened to the conversation.
“You ate two? That’s a lot. Stop eating.”
“No, that’s too much. Who are you talking about putting two pieces in? This isn’t enough to fill a normal person’s stomach! Let’s not do this to superhumans.”
Hong Yeon-hwa, who stops eating and looks away, and Baek A-rin, who stops using her chopsticks and looks dumbfounded at the criticism that she only ate two pieces of meat.
The bickering that started with Hong Yeon-hwa’s one-sided criticism felt strangely like background music.
Maybe because they knew that they weren’t really fighting, everyone else, including me, ate breakfast without much thought.
Seoyul was still nodding off, as if she hadn’t been able to shake off the sleep, and Elia and I sat on either side of her, taking care of her while eating.
On the other side, Hong Yeonhwa, Baek Arin, and Ariel were sitting and eating breakfast.
“It’s presumptuous of me to ask you this, miss... but you really look so ugly.”
In the midst of the bickering, Ariel, who was quietly eating her food, poked Hong Yeonhwa.
At first, she refused, saying that she couldn’t eat at the same table, but these days, they sit at the table together and eat without saying anything.
“No, sir, if it’s presumptuous of you to say anything, don’t say it! Rather, shouldn’t you naturally take my side?”
Hong Yeonhwa raised her voice in anger.
“Me?”
“What’s with that reaction...? I’m your employee?”
“My employer is, strictly speaking, Hong Jin-seon. Also, I, Ariel, am an employee who can point out mistakes even if the other party is the employer.”
“That’s right! They say you don’t even bother a dog while eating, but you’re harassing me at the dinner table?”
The situation changed.
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had been unilaterally poking Baek A-rin, was now being harassed 2-on-1 by Ariel and Baek A-rin.
Ariel seemed to have no hesitation in poking Hong Yeon-hwa, as if she was hated by Ariel.
“Hey.”
Hong Yeon-hwa eventually gave in. She frowned and grabbed a big piece of stir-fried pork from the table and put it in her mouth.
Hong Yeon-hwa prefers meat side dishes, so she puts meat side dishes on the table every day.
Among them, she especially likes stir-fried pork, so she often puts stir-fried pork prepared to suit her taste.
While I was looking at him, I noticed that Hong Yeon-hwa’s rice bowl was almost empty.
“Yeon-hwa? Please give me a bowl.”
“Huh? Huh.”
Hong Yeon-hwa, who was grumbling with chopsticks in her mouth, blinked at the hand held out in front of her.
After that, she let out an exclamation of “Ah-” and quietly held out her rice bowl.
I accepted it and handed it back to him, filling up the steaming rice.
“Here, there’s plenty left, so let me know if you need more.”
Superhumans eat a lot. I also eat a lot more than before.
There are four superhumans, one fairy, and one fairy (I guess) at this table. Since the ingredients consumed in one meal are incredibly large, I intentionally make plenty of rice.
“Ha-yul...! As expected, you’re the only one I have...!”
Hong Yeon-hwa’s eyes became moist as she received the rice bowl.
The figure was clearly visible through the thick fog.
Her fluttering red hair and sparkling eyes, her pretty eyes, looked even more beautiful today.
“Hehe.”
A big smile formed. Huh-ruk... Maybe it was because the fear was burning inside her in real time, but she was even happier.
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Most of the lectures were skipped because of the fear ordeal.
I complained that I could handle the schedule, but I was immediately suppressed by those around me.
My cheeks were slapped, saying that I was in such bad shape and why was I wandering around alone.
[... You don’t have to miss it because of me...]
The problem is that I wasn’t the only one who skipped the lecture.
I looked around nervously. It was about 10 in the morning. Normally, the lectures would be in full swing, but Hong Yeon-hwa and Baek A-rin were still around me.
“No, I have to get out of here. Do you know when the fear will run wild? If it suddenly explodes while I’m alone, I can’t just joke around.”
[I can control it... I was able to do it alone last time...]
“Oh my, sucks!”
“Yeonhwa...”
In the end, I had to receive intensive care for a while.
Of course, I’m not going to just pour out my anger and suppress the fear.
Although it’s an ordeal, it’s ultimately a phenomenon that appears because the fear is fundamentally changing.
In the end, I didn’t have to suppress it, but rather accept it and adapt.
That’s why at times like that, I had to meditate alone and control the fear, with Hong Yeonhwa and Baek Arin by my side as fire extinguishers.
“Don’t suppress it too much. If you suppress your desires too much, they’ll come out of nowhere... Right, yes, yes, like this~”
... I showed an embarrassing side at times, but I’m slowly controlling the fear.
The question is why the fear remains in the body even after the homogenization is turned off.
Originally, when the homogenization is released, all the energy that has changed in the body returns to my original magic power.
But now, for some reason, there was no sign of the fear being released.
‘I’ll have to check this after the ordeal is over...’
After Lee Ha-yool became able to control the fear through meditation, he trained himself to control the fear even in combat situations through simple sparring.
Kwaaak... Hong Yeon-hwa gripped the sword tightly.
A strong grip gripped the handle, and the magic power that flowed in formed a strong energy on the blade. A bright red strong energy swelled like flames.
He pulled the sword above his head. A body with the manifestation of the rigid body technique. He pulled his leaping body back like a bow, and spread it wide, putting all the power he had moved into the sword and slashing down.
A cut using the rigid body technique and the strong technique. If Hong Yeon-hwa’s physical ability is added to this, even a sword that is no different from a club without being sharpened can easily bring down a building.
“Haap...!”
The strong blow that fell while tearing through the air slammed into the spear.
- Kkwoong...!
The loud noise of the spear cutting down and completely destroying the ground... .
The expected sound was not heard.
What Hong Yeon-hwa heard in her ears was not the explosive sound of the ground bursting and collapsing, but a long, drawn-out echo.
The spear took the strong blow.
It did not break or cut.
It fell down as if a trampoline was receiving a heavy object, and then it shook its arm greatly with the repulsive force.
- Kkwaang!
“Shut!”
The sword was pushed back. Hong Yeon-hwa’s body floated into the air. Only then did the wind burst out violently, causing her red hair to flutter.
Hong Yeon-hwa quickly stretched out her hand. Before the spear tip that was approaching her reached her in an instant, she released her magical power with her palm.
Kwarururur! The red magical power released without any consideration for fuel efficiency pushed the opponent back and pushed Hong Yeon-hwa’s body.
Her body was easily pushed back because of the nature of fire. The moment Hong Yeon-hwa, who had gained some distance, landed on the ground, this time, she was approached from the spear side.
The opponent ran toward her, skimming the ground as if not giving her any leeway. Hong Yeon-hwa also responded to the sight of Lee Ha-yool stabbing her with his spear while fluttering his pure white hair.
Her posture had already been adjusted. She gripped her sword tightly and swung it forward.
Her arm, which had pulled up her rigid body as high as it could, moved, leaving an afterimage. Soon, countless bright red slashes were drawn forward.
A barrage of strong strikes that did not distinguish between the real and the false. The moment a monster of a certain rank was attacked, it split into small pieces of flesh, and a pure white qi suddenly burst in.
Just like a loach churning through a puddle, it flowed in and scattered the chaos.
Kwagagang! The slashing slashed the poor ground. With a loud noise, Lee Ha-yul suddenly appeared, cutting through the rising dust.
The distance narrowed. The sword and spear were drawn.
The spear touched first. Hong Yeon-hwa targeted her target with the spear attack, not Lee Ha-yul.
- Chajajajang!
The weapons were entangled in a mess. The qi of different colors scraped and pushed each other away.
‘No...’
The red was pushed back. The qi was cut down.
The spear slid in through the gap between the slashes.
Hong Yeon-hwa’s attack is often compared to being strong. He puts all his strength into his faithful basics and honestly crushes his opponents. Honest paths are reinforced with Hong Yeon-hwa’s experience and intuition, and he uses fear to increase his killing power.
Powerful attacks are kicked away before they even reach him, and restraints are counter-analyzed and defeated without strength.
The spear technique that Lee Ha-yool shows off is... if I have to say, it was flexible. The spear, flowing along the soft water path, catches the strong attack and sends the power to the wrong place.
It was also an illusion. The spear, whose image was blurred as if covered by a smoky fog, was difficult to read the next movement.
What happened next...
Bang! Thunder flashed in the fog. The spear, flashing like a flash of lightning, pierced the gap in his consciousness and rushed in.
- bang
He immediately responded and swung
The tip of the spear, which had been thrown away after all the swords, was striking the spleen.
Hong Yeon-hwa's expression became blank.
Although she had wrapped her qi around her like armor, even if she hadn't, there wouldn't have been any wounds.
Even while stabbing the spear, it was a gentle touch, as if she was worried about getting hurt.
While Hong Yeon-hwa flinched, Lee Ha-yool jumped and gained distance.
'How many times has this happened?'
This pattern repeated itself over and over again. They clashed, and before she knew it, the spear was touching her body. At the same time, Lee Ha-yool gained distance...
"Shoot...!"
Baek A-rin jumped in.
Baek A-rin had been blown away by a big attack earlier and was back.
She grabbed the same blunt spear and rushed at Lee Ha-yool.
Lee Ha-yool, who had grabbed the spear, responded.
- Knock
"Ouch."
The pattern was similar. Like Hong Yeon-hwa, Lee Ha-yul and Mu-jang clashed, and before she knew it, Lee Ha-yul’s spear tip pricked Baek A-rin and escaped.
“Eight!”
Baek A-rin did not give in and pursued Lee Ha-yul. A vortex entangled her raised left arm. Jeojeojeok! Frost formed on the blue qi that was entangled like a coil.
Vortex-smashing chaos. At the same time that Baek A-rin swung her sword, Lee Ha-yul also held out his palm. A vortex made of pure white qi also entangled his right hand.
Their palms met at one point. Kwarururur! Then, like a dam overflowing, different vortices poured out and mixed together.
At that moment, Baek A-rin interlocked her fingers with Lee Ha-yul’s hand that was facing her.
While the vortices were entangled messily, she released her spear with her other hand and wrapped her qi around it.
Jeojeojeok! He wrapped his cold air around himself and hurled a water gun...
- Poke
“Huh.”
Lee Ha-yool untied his hand and twisted his wrist. The wind around his hand twisted and the vortex became chaotic.
The water gun that had been shot pierced Lee Ha-yool’s shoulder. Crack! It felt like metal, not skin or steel. The water gun couldn’t even scratch the highest-grade artifact.
In that wasted time, a fist that pierced his consciousness hit his chest.
Another virtually accepted blow.
Baek A-rin blinked blankly.
Then she wrapped her arms around her chest and shouted.
“... Why do you keep aiming for the chest? This is sexual harassment!”
[What]
[No!]
[That’s not it...!]
Lee Ha-yool’s momentum, which had been sharp since they entered the duel, was disrupted for the first time.
His stiff complexion loosened, and he flapped his arms like a penguin, expressing his strong denial with his body language.
“Now!”
Not missing that moment, Baek A-rin suddenly thrust his spear. Hong Yeon-hwa, who was next to him, also attacked him absentmindedly.
[Lee-beok]
[Cowardly...!]
It didn’t work.
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“Oh my... I’ll just rest for a moment.”
- bang
Baek A-rin collapsed to the spot.
She threw the dull spear nearby, and sighed deeply as if she was exhausted, sitting on the green grass.
- ... hoo-hoo...
Seeing Baek A-rin like that, Lee Ha-yool also let out a deep breath.
Maybe because she moved her body so much, her fear was rippling. Strange memories kept coming to her mind, and the unpleasant memories that she had tried to bury on the ground also surfaced.
My body is soaked with sweat. The heat builds up in my body, so I sweat too easily. People around me say that I smell good... embarrassing things, but... I couldn’t help but be concerned.
I took a deep breath to let out some of the heat, then exhaled, and fell to the floor.
“... ... ”
Hong Yeon-hwa also relaxed her posture. She leaned against the sword that was stuck upside down on the floor and blinked blankly.
The cadets achieved great growth while going through the Tower of Growth.
They were growing rapidly thanks to the protection of growth that was applied normally, but inside the tower, an additional multiplier was added.
To exaggerate a bit, inside the tower, even if you just breathe, your body will experience significant changes. In that place, you moved your body to the limit and swung your weapons for five days.
It’s an environment where you can’t help but grow even if you don’t want to.
In particular, through the ‘observation’ of this tower, you achieved tremendous growth.
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A battle with yourself, realized as an individual entity. It was a valuable place for growth beyond imagination.
In order to understand one's strengths and weaknesses and level, one often seeks advice from a third party or evaluates oneself from an objective point of view.
This observation allowed me to clearly feel that objective level of oneself.
It is said that one action is more important than a hundred words. In a similar vein, things that were not visible no matter how much they were pointed out from the outside quickly came into view.
My strengths. I learned in what situations I shine and what I excel in. I learned in what ways I find it difficult and troublesome from the perspective of the other person.
My weaknesses. I felt in what situations my weaknesses stand out the most and what aspects are easy to dig into and fatal from the perspective of the other person.
In a way, it was a time to reflect on myself... It was literally a time of observation.
Hong Yeon-hwa also grew a lot through this entrance.
I am proud to say that my physical ability and magical powers have greatly improved, and my skills have also grown significantly.
Something tickling in a corner of my head seemed like it might be the unique abilities of the technical field that could be expressed.
At that point, Hong Yeon-hwa thought back to the battle just now.
To put it bluntly... she was overwhelmingly defeated.
Not using fear was no excuse.
This match was a close combat match that allowed only strong body techniques and strong techniques. The conditions were the same for Lee Ha-yul.
Even though she was attacking Baek A-rin together, it was the same.
She was simply overwhelmed in terms of skill.
She had been proud of herself for having grown a lot in the Tower of Growth, but when she actually saw Lee Ha-yul’s growth, she was disappointed.
‘... What the heck...’
A special admission student. A cadet with potential chosen by the Tower of Growth for the first time.
She felt like she had been reaffirmed of her reputation.
‘That’s why I have to work harder.’
Hong Yeon-hwa focused her eyes. She was overwhelmed, but she wasn’t frustrated. She didn’t have the luxury of doing that.
In order to protect Lee Ha-yul, who keeps getting involved in accidents and returning as a corpse, Hong Yeon-hwa must become stronger.
“?”
It was around the time when she took a deep breath with that determination.
She felt a gaze fixed on her skin.
- Paaaaan...
The owner of the gaze was Lee Ha-yul, who was sitting on the lawn.
Her eyes, which had been closed earlier, were now open.
Hong Yeon-hwa blinked and followed the destination of the gaze.
In fact, she didn’t need to do that. She could feel the sticky gaze sticking to her skin.
Lee Ha-yul gaped openly and absentmindedly stared at Hong Yeon-hwa’s chest... no, stared at it openly.
‘... ... ’
Hong Yeon-hwa examined her appearance.
Her sternum was clearly visible because she was wearing sleeveless clothes.
Steam was rising from her perfectly flushed skin right after exercise, and beads of sweat were running down her neck and seeping into her sternum... It was quite an obscene sight.
She moved her body slightly. Lee Ha-yool’s gaze followed her openly.
‘Fuck.’
A smile formed on Hong Yeon-hwa’s lips.
‘So cute...’
Her gaze was too obvious. She didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding it.
No, it seemed like she didn’t even realize that Hong Yeon-hwa had caught her gaze in the first place.
Lee Ha-yool, who usually feels awkward with his eyes open.
He might not even realize that his eyes are open right now.
‘Is it because of the fear?’
Her gaze was also very hot. Lee Ha-yool, who was constantly being stimulated by the trials of the fear. It might have been natural for him to be stimulated by such an obscene sight.
Hong Yeon-hwa snickered and crawled across the lawn to approach Lee Ha-yool.
How focused are you, you don’t notice even when I approach you right in front of your nose.
A sweet smell brushed your nose. Just like Hong Yeon-hwa, Lee Ha-yool’s body odor, thick from sweating, filled your nasal passages.
Hong Yeon-hwa brought her lips to the forehead in front of her nose with a playful air.
- lick
The soft and moist sensation of the world collided with her.
Her eyes, which had been blankly open, came into focus.
After blinking a few times, her eyes finally opened wide as if she was coming to her senses.
“... Hik?”
Then she let out a sharp sound and covered her forehead with both hands. That action was very cute. Hong Yeon-hwa, who gently arched the corners of her eyes, kissed the backs of the hands that covered her forehead again.
- lick
“Eww...”
An inarticulate groan escaped from between Lee Ha-yool’s tightly shut lips.
She looked embarrassed and didn’t know what to do. The back of her hand was quite hot. It had been some time since she had last cooled down her body. I should just do this and cool down her body.
“Ha-yul?”
This time, she didn’t reach out first. Instead, she tapped her lips with her finger.
Ha-yul, who had come to her senses a little, swallowed her saliva.
Her head was dizzy. Her reason was clouded by the heat. Her pupils were dilated. Whoosh! Her fear was puffed out. Her emotions were fanned. Her desire was rising. Ah, Yeon-hwa is so pretty, I want to act like a fool, lips? Kiss?
Freezing.
The judgment that followed. The conclusion was reached. I stuck out my lips absentmindedly...
- Tak
At that moment, a hand touched my back.
“Oh my, the fear has already become this strong...”
“Huh?”
A cold air seeped into my hot body. Thanks to the incoming energy of the sea, some of my reasoning returned.
“Hey! This bastard...! What the hell are you doing!”
“Huh? What the... Are you just calming down Ha-yul’s fear?”
“That’s right! Why are you interfering now!”
“Interfering? I’ve never done that before~”
“Gyaaaaah!”
Hong Yeon-hwa screamed.
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“Hieeeeek...!”
Lee Ji-yeon ran in, her breath catching in her throat.
Before I could respond, she hugged me and buried me in her voluptuous chest.
“... “Did these guys attack in a group?”
Hong Yeon-hwa, who had seen the sight, drew her sword.