I Have a Fiancee in a Parallel World

5 – It’s not a revival…

-What does it matter if it’s a prestigious family or a literary faction? This martial world is a place where everything is spoken through strength. No one can hold their head up in front of Kang Dae-hyup. No one.

If someone tries to be even slightly rude in front of me, it was Cheon Yeon-hwa who would get angry first.

To her, I was not just a beloved prince but a existence beyond admiration.

The me who was always with Yeon-hwa may have changed gradually.

At some point, I felt like I was really looking down on the world from the highest place.

“You… you bastard…”

“Do you think you’ll get away with this? Do you even know who Yeong-hwan’s father is?”

I don’t understand. These people who look down on me.

For no reason at all, they start a fight and genuinely get angry after being hit a few times.

Why was I being treated like this in the modern world?

Many memories became blurry over the course of ten years.

No, perhaps the memories of desperately killing and being killed in order to survive, the memories of ruling as the strong,

covered up the pathetic memories of my previous life.

Ji-hoon takes a step forward. Toward Doyoung-hwan, the scum.

Flinch.

The three who were in a combat stance flinch without realizing it.

Taking another step, Ji-hoon looks each of them in the eye.

“Do I have to know who that child’s father is?”

The way Ji-hoon spoke and carried himself had hints of his demeanor and way of speaking in the martial world.

“Yeon-hwan’s father is an executive of the Ares Guild Hunter Management. You’re screwed now.”

“Do you know how many influential connections Yeong-hwan’s father, a high-level hunter, has?”

“You’re really f*cked up, you crazy bastard!”

“Just like three puppies who resist meeting a tiger and can’t bite but bark fervently.

“Ah… I see… You have a well-connected father, don’t you?”

Jihoon found this situation incredibly amusing.

It wasn’t the first time he had encountered such a situation.

He had seen people like them many times in the martial arts world.

Those who didn’t know who their father was.

Those who didn’t know where their family came from.

Those who didn’t know who their master was.

What happened to all those people who were chattering in front of Jihoon?

Jihoon took a light step and headed towards the guy standing on the far right.

Smack.

There was no need to clench his fist. There was no need to exert his inner strength.

With just the external strength he had honed for a long time, they would not be able to follow his movements.

Jihoon’s palm struck the face of the guy standing on the far right.

“Ugh… ugh…”

Similar to Do Young-hwan a little while ago, blood sprayed from his mouth and nose, unable to stop his falling teeth, he lost consciousness.

Perhaps he had slightly miscalculated his power adjustment. That guy didn’t simply leave; his jaw seemed to have been completely shattered.

“Is their father impressive too?”

As Jihoon looks at the remaining two, his tone and gaze carry a hint of lightness.

It’s not a matter of life and death, but rather, this childish situation seems somewhat amusing.

“That… this crazy bastard…”

Smack.

The same scene as before replays. The same thing happens to the guy standing next to him.

“Ugh… ugh…”

The three of them are already lying on the ground, bleeding from their mouths and noses.

The last one remains.

“Uh… wait a moment. What the hell are you… I was… just with Young-hwan…”

Jihoon looks at him, pretending to listen with interest.

“What about you? Aren’t you friends with them? If you have something to say, say it quickly.”

From Jihun’s eyes, which were smiling mischievously, I lower my gaze and see his right hand, from which blood is oozing.

At that moment.

Blocking my path with her arms spread wide, Hansuyeong says,

“Hey! No… you can’t! It’s against the rules! This is a violation of the school regulations. You’re really going to get in big trouble!”

I can hear her worried gaze and trembling voice.

‘I don’t remember who she is at all… but why did she stand up for me?’

In that moment when all of Class 11 was ignoring or mocking me, Hansuyeong, who stood up for me, is the only one who showed kindness.

Jihun twists his head, trying hard to remember her.

“A friend from ten years ago… was it Anne? No, I don’t think I had a friend like that in my memory…”

“I… I’m really sorry, but were we friends? Ah, I’ve been so absent-minded lately that I can’t remember, I’m really sorry!”

Jihun, who showed a kindness that seemed fair and just, asks Hansuyeong, who stood up for him and appeared different from the others in front of him.

“No… no, we’re not friends… but… still, it’s really not good for you to cause accidents like this.”

“hahahaha, thanks for worrying.”

Jihun pats Hansuyeong’s shoulder and expresses his gratitude.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by his sudden touch, Hansuyeong lowers her head.

At that moment, a sudden sound is heard.

A thud.

One of the Dongyeonghwan gang members who was standing lastly, feeling somewhat relieved, falls to the ground with a broken jaw.

“Even if it’s just one person, don’t get used to showing mercy. Those bastards shouldn’t even dare make eye contact with me.”

Looking at Jihun, who casually spits out the chilling words, Hansuyeong can only look at him, at a loss for words.

***

Professor Gueunyeong, who is in charge of managing Class 10 at Hunter Academy, does not understand the current situation.

The students from her class who are lying in the infirmary, receiving treatment from a Class B healer-class Hunter, are among the highest-ranking Hunters within Class 10.

“To whom… did this happen?”

The attendants who brought the fallen students to the infirmary answer her question.

“They said there was a conflict with a student named Gang Jihun from Class 11.”

“Gang Jihun… Gang Jihun… I’ve heard that name before… wasn’t he the failing student?”

Gang Jihun was infamous as the weakest failing student at Hunter Academy, not only among the professors in charge but also among the professors from other classes.

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Ho… how?”

Note: The translation provided is a rough translation and may not fully capture the word choice, phrasing, and atmosphere of the original excerpt.

The property managers shrugged their shoulders at Professor Goo Eun-young’s puzzled expression, signaling that they didn’t know either.

The reputation that she knew of Kang Ji-hoon was the worst of the worst.

She had heard that he possessed skills that were quite useful in battles, but even that was only a C-grade ability, so it wouldn’t be very impactful.

Moreover, wasn’t he a S-rank Hunter who had significantly lower basic abilities than other Dojin?

“Ah… then where is he now? What did he do to create these four people like this…”

The four patients in her view were all missing teeth, and their bleeding hadn’t stopped yet.

Although the healer-type Hunter was gradually healing them with healing skills, there was strong fear in their awakened expressions.

“He was summoned to Professor Jin’s office.”

“Professor Jin… Professor Jin Seok-hyun?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Professor Goo Eun-young looked at her injured disciples once again, thinking that she should ask Professor Jin Seok-hyun about it.

***

“He destroyed the jaws of Class 10 student Do Yeong-hwan and his friends?”

Professor Jin Seok-hyun didn’t understand the current situation as much as Professor Goo Eun-young did.

The Class 11 failing student Kang Ji-hoon, who seemed to have changed somewhere.

It was just four days ago when he thought he should keep an eye on him as he easily took care of the King Goblin with a sword that even his eyes couldn’t catch up with.

However, since then, that guy had caused an incident and was brought to his office like this.

“Why did he bother coming and causing trouble? So I had to discipline him so that he wouldn’t come back at me.”

Why is this guy who caused an incident so confident? And since last time, Professor Jin, whose unfamiliar and arrogant attitude kept annoying him.

“Ahem… for now, according to the school rules, personal fights that are not duels between students are subject to penalty points.”

“Do I have to receive penalty points again? Please give us a break this time. Can’t the kids fight each other a little?”

“You are an adult and a respectable Awakened, aren’t you?”

“The kids who got hit were Awakened too. You should have thought about the injuries before starting the fight.”

Snap.

Ji-hoon’s stiff and confident posture without saying a word was quite annoying to Jin Seok-hyun.

“Ahem… for now, make sure to take statements from the witnesses about who was right or wrong. But that aside…”

Professor Jin Seok-hyun continued his words cautiously, as if considering something.

“Have you… perhaps experienced a reawakening?”

Reawakening. It is a phenomenon where a Hunter who has already awakened once encounters a unique situation and reawakens, exhibiting completely different abilities from before.

Considering the appearance that Ji-hoon had shown for the past few days, it was a situation that could be suspicious enough, so Professor Jin asked Ji-hoon carefully.

“What is Reawakening?”

“…?”

Professor Jin was left speechless by Jihoon’s confident question.

“Oh, I’ve been a bit absent-minded lately, and my memory is a bit hazy. It’s a situation where I need to relearn many things.”

With these words, Jihoon, who had been pondering seriously, spoke again.

“Ah, Reawakening. I vaguely remember what it is. I didn’t go through Reawakening.”

Professor Jin’s eyes narrowed in suspicion.

“So, you’re not a Reawakened, but you managed to defeat a King Goblin in one shot and take down four 10-Class Awakened individuals?”

“Yes.”

With a short answer and no further explanation, Professor Jin felt frustration.

“Do you have to Reawaken to advance to higher classes?”

“Huh? Are you talking about moving up to higher classes? It’s not necessary. You can also move to higher classes by getting high grades in the monthly and quarterly evaluations or by demonstrating exceptional abilities. Isn’t this common knowledge for academy students?”

Jihoon scratched his head, deep in thought.

“Although I didn’t go through Reawakening, it seems like I should aim for the 1st Class.”

Unknowingly, Jihoon’s seemingly nonsensical words were scratching at Professor Jin’s heart.