Solo Levelling: Perception

[Haru's POV:]

Either time was slowed down or my learning speed wa enhanced since in the brief span of seven months I was able to learn everything or anything my three teachers had in store.

Basically, I have the foundation of each skill, according to them, and since I was previously learned by some godly beings, neither of my three new teachers had a problem bothering with one subject more than once.

Truth be told the best classes I received were from Gojo Satoru since he teaches in a way that even a normal human could learn. Ikki was like a bro since he has a somewhat cool personality yet when we grew serious amidst the training he followed the suit and helped me attain all the necessary sword arts which I was unaware of until now.

Tatsuya was...a little difficult to get along with because of his monotonous voice and near-indifferent nature. Even though he wasn't slacking off while teaching me, it somehow seemed he was just doing his job here and had no enthusiasm whatsoever.

Nevertheless, I was able to continue my training with all three and thankfully now I have the strength and skills to at least go against the Monarchs. Tatsuya's skills along with Ikki's movements and Gojo's perception would be beneficial against the numerous foes I would be facing.

But there were some limitations. Only in Tatsuya's skill Decomposition.

Through the Elemental Sight I have acquired, now I can pry through the Information Dimension. Everything, regardless if they are alive or not carries structural information, and once I gain knowledge of their design, I can disintegrate them from existence. With my current power, I can even destroy the Monarch of Destruction in exchange for going into a coma for at least a month.

According to what Gojo said, my body is transforming into a vessel that could possess multiple planetary-level spells but it would need time and repetitive uses of those skills to master them. I just need to keep on using my skills to make myself proficient with my powers.

That was no big deal since before the Dragon Lord arrives there would be several occasions where I could flex my powers. And the other monarchs as much as I remember were not something to be too much fret about.

I am not taking them lightly but the battle experience I have achieved in so little time along with the huge variety of spells backed up by never-ending mana provides me the confidence to say that now I am somewhat prepared.

[Now that the host has acquired the knowledge of the three progenitors, the Host is required to select one of the options.]

[Option 1. Return to homeland]

[Option 2. Ascend to Floor 2- Difficulty-> Easy]

I didn't have to ponder before I selected the first option.

Power, future, monarch, Jin-Woo...and everything can screw right now. What I truly desire is to see a certain girl.

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[Jinah's POV:]

37 missed calls. 84 messages. 7 days 14 hours.

I was mildly ashamed that in the brief time of the week, I have tried contacting Haru, so many times.

Initially, it was because what Song-Yi told me ignited something foreign and strange in my heart and I began texting Haru restlessly to know where he was.

I suspected him to be having an affair. But then I realized, how it could be called an affair if he was never in a relationship with anyone.

Sure, Song-Yi told me that Haru likes me or something along those lines, and now that I calmly think about it, despite being handsome and possessing a good personality, Haru never paid attention to any other girl.

Heck, even Song-Yi was cuter than me and has received dozens of confessions before but someone like me who is officially titled as a nerd in the class without having a single merit...it felt like a joke to think that Haru actually could have a crush on me.

I was not depreciating myself but Haru and I sometimes feel mismatched.

But even so, whenever I think that maybe Haru out there is being with a girl and doing all sorts of things that a couple does, makes my heart grow heavy and a stinging sensation spread across my chest.

Did I like Haru? Yes, I think I do. Someone more than a friend.

But was prepared to confront these feelings and be his girlfriend? I am unsure. In the first place, I don't even know whether Haru really likes me or if he is just being overly considerate.

"What are you thinking so deeply about?"

I raised my eyes from the couch and saw the very same figure of the boy of whom I have been hallucinating, for a while now.

"It's about you, duffer. Why did you make my mind and heart so messy? I was just a regular bookworm girl some time ago but now I have started to have weird thoughts about you, all of a sudden." I vented my frustration.

The imaginary figure of Haru seemed surprised a bit. If I haven't failed trying to reach out to him in the past a few times, I might have thought that Haru was actually in front of me.

And what of those bare eyes? Is my imagination now gotten better since there was no blindfold around his head and those crystal eyes of Haru were staring at me in amusement?

The imaginary Haru knelt in front of me before he took my hand in his.

Warm.

Wait...

'Eh??????!'

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[Haru's POV:]

"Then tell me what I can do to help you?"

Seeing her shocked expression, I got assured that Jinah was taking me just as an illusion until now or her reaction upon seeing me wouldn't have been so casual. I mean, I literally intruded on her house so it was obvious that she would get startled.

But now, it seems that I should have kept on knocking on the door.

"H-Haru...is that really..."

Now it was my time to get startled since I found moisture building in her big eyes. I was about to ask what happened when I suddenly felt myself engulfed in an unfamiliar yet welcomed warmth.

Jinah was...embracing me.

What just happened in a week for her to react so strangely?

For sure I was not disliking this gesture. Heck, I could even pay a lifetime fortune for being hugged by Jinah but knowing her personality, either something bad must have happened or she really did miss me a lot to react this way.

The first option seemed more to be the case since Sunbae was also not in the town. My heart grew heavy but before I could have asked what happened, Jinah's voice which was blended with her sobs reached up to me.

"I missed you a lot....please don't leave me again like this...I-I can't..."

I rubbed her back to stabilize her breathing. It might be a little unbelievable but it seems Jinah indeed just missed me.

I was glad, at the same time, anxious seeing her like this. I did have experience with women in my past life but whenever they cried I never felt this much trouble as much as I was feeling right now.

It took some time but Jinah calmed down a bit. I was about to ask her whether she was alright when suddenly an unwelcomed yet familiar voice resounded.

"I was away for just a week and things elevated to this extent, huh?"

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A/N: - Jin-Woo, the mood spoiler. Drop a comment if you are liking the story~