NOVEL NEXT chapter 5-Behind the scenes
Episode 5, behind the scenes
“Wow, this is fine for writing alone.”
Even knowing the scale and future of this educational project, the single room was unexpected.
The size is about 6 pyeong.
A bathroom is also included.
There was no stuffy feeling at all thanks to the window that occupied one side of the wall.
It was as clean as when I first moved in.
It was also equipped with a refrigerator, induction, and built-in washing machine, so it was satisfactory in terms of convenience.
‘Should I clean up before going to bed?’
Without even opening the suitcase, I lay down on the bed first.
And an information window popped up.
── [Character Information]──
Name: Seongjun Han (22)
◈ Ability Strength: 4.18
Agility: 5.09
Intelligence: 8
Stamina: 7.22
Horsepower: 5.14
Charms: 5
Luck: 1;
▽Details
[Lv: 1]
Magic talent that allows you to freely use magic instead of having no specialized attributes.
The power of fixed-type magic is inferior to normal magic talent.
Apply desired attributes to magical power.
Granted 30 minutes of persistence to the molded magic body.
◈ Characteristics and Details [Lv: 1]
* Increases attack power by 30% when there are 5 or more enemies around.
-When receiving damage, increase strength and stamina by 3 for 3 minutes. (Waiting time for reuse: 30 minutes)
-Damage received reduced by 30% while HP is less than half.
◈ Technology: Unlearned
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The blood and sweat over the past 50 days was only a fractional change, so my mentality was a little bit different.
The remaining question now is whether to modify the characteristics according to the talent or vice versa.
Once modified, the DP used cannot be reversed, so it was put on hold until now to decide based on the progress of training and the atmosphere of Cheongsong.
“In the long run, long-distance magic series are comfortable.”
In the interpersonal battle, the warrior class would be better.
It seemed like a matter of choosing whether this would make life at the academy easier or whether it would guarantee future safety even if you struggled a bit right away.
… … So,
is there an answer?
What matters is after the main story begins.
-hook! iced coffee.
It’s a surprise. Preach to the cadets in the dormitory.
Current time 10:13.
The cadets change into training clothes and gather at the playground in front of the main building by 10:30.
The training outfit is a black combat uniform. more. It’s all good, but isn’t it a bit odd that the speaker is hanging over the bed? In any case, it seemed that the revision work would be possible at lunchtime.
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The assembled 200 cadets went through a staffing check by class instructors and then moved to the lecture building.
It was still an unfamiliar time even among the cadets in the same class, but I saw more conversations with the person next to me than before I was assigned to the dormitory. Perhaps thanks to the unified attire, it seems that now I can feel that I belong to this place.
Two types of combat uniforms were issued. Black is for training, and white and warm gray combat uniforms are for conquest.
Conquest sometimes becomes a battle suit for a monster in case of emergency, and it is said that most of the monster’s perspective is similar to a black and white photo with a lot of light exposure.
Anyway, in terms of visuals, the training clothes looked better. Even though the color is different from the military uniform, the design of the combat uniform was all there, so there was something new about it.
“It suits you well.”
When I looked up, it was Kwon Ha-sun.
At the playground, we couldn’t meet because we filled the line in the order they came out. She casually sat down behind me and asked.
“Oh, did you go to the army?”
“No, three times.”
“It’s honey.”
“what.”
“I’m not sure yet, but by the time I graduate here, I may be legally exempt.”
“You know a lot.” “I just happened to Ah, we made eye contact.”
“What?”
Since I was looking straight ahead, I quickly found who she was talking about.
A man approached from the front with a greasy smile.
But that guy is also somehow familiar.
“who.” “Yes, Seo Beom-jin.”
Oh, yes. You didn’t have a beard at this time.
He appears as the head of the Korean branch of the world’s largest private hunter company (PHC) in Chapter 3.
Seo Beom-jin, who soon stopped next to me, said to Kwon Ha-sun.
“Who is this? If Ha-sun knows someone, I should introduce him.”
“My friend from childhood. Han Seong-jun.”
Kwon Ha-sun introduces it like that: “Nice to see you. My name is Seo Beom-jin.”
He held out his hand, and I accepted it roughly.
“yes. Nice to meet you… yo. this.”
I almost screamed because Seo Beom-jin grabbed me as if I would crush the bones in my hand.
Fortunately, at that moment, the strength of the fighter’s traits and the physical strength increase buff were activated.
“Are you old?”
under! Let’s see this baby. Let go of the hour hand and continue the conversation.
“Twenty-two.”
Although Seo Bum-jin had superior strength to me due to his fighting skills, he seemed to be able to hold on long enough for the duration of the buff. But I’m not satisfied with holding on.
I poured the magical power of the thunder attribute into my clasped hands.
“Same age! That it is well ahead… Let’s see.”
“Is it so?”
I felt a dreadful trembling. The guy did his best to act calm. However, as if he felt that he had been harmed, his face flushed red.
“<0xEE> <0x9B> then.”
Seo Bum-jin, who soon found his face color, turned around and left the words ‘Let’s have lunch together’ to Kwon Ha-sun and went to find an empty seat. I have a relationship with the character ‘Seo Beom-jin’.
[Acquire DP 50]
“Ah, the taste of food is already running out.”
In real life, Seo Bum-jin looked so gentle, even to the point of wondering why Kwon Ha-sun hated him so much.
However, aside from the dispute, it was clear that he felt unlucky for some reason.
Is it the color of your eyes?
“He speaks rudely, but why are you talking respectfully?”
“Keep your distance. And he’s a year older.”
Earlier, Seo Beom-jin said I was the same age.
Come to think of it, “Didn’t you call me brother when you were younger?”
“Well, I don’t remember that. “Well, it doesn’t matter. “Anyway. If you don’t like it that much, don’t do it.”
“It’s complicated because of adult relationships.”
“What relationship?”
“He is the son of a minister. Minister Seo is my dad’s senior… For one reason or another, we sometimes eat together as a family.”
“If it’s Minister Seo, is it Seo Gwang-young?”
“uh.”
Seo Kwang-young is the current Minister of National Defense.
From the auditorium, the strange feeling became clearer.
“Hey, in case you didn’t mention it earlier, that’s the high-ranking military. Are you related to me?”
I omitted the afterword, If there is a relationship, the meaning is obvious. privilege or corruption.
I could feel Kwon Ha-seon’s breathing on the nape of his neck as if he were pressed against the back of the chair. And what she whispered awakened a slightly shocking reality to me.
Corruption in admissions by not only high-ranking members of the three forces (land, sea, and air) but also influential people in the political and business worlds.
It is said that the purpose of establishment is part of their plan, as they provided all kinds of support with state money and ate opportunities among themselves.
The Superman policy so far, which seemed frustrating, is just one stage that is well controlled.
The intention is to preoccupy the foundation for the coming superparanormal era under the water with the time earned in this way. So, all the powerful guys of this era were preparing to pretend they weren’t.
And in the crisis of the near future, the activities of these young leaders will be packaged as a kind of ‘noblesse obliges.
<0x0F> <0x12>
Either that or not.
That kind of backstory was pretty good. In the first place, I was not in a position to criticize, and the expected winner of the corruption competition was my father.
The point that surprised me when I heard Kwon Ha-sun’s story was my ‘position’ combined with a fact that I was overlooking.
In this sea of personal connections that will form the mainstream society of the next generation, I was destined to become a ‘child of the villain’ to them.
Because the father’s seizure of power was a starting setting that could not be modified. According to the record in the main story, the burial took place amid a national disaster.
But if Kwon Ha-sun’s father wasn’t the victim of an accident… .
“Seongjun, are you shocked?”
I was the enemy’s son to her too. “What? So, all the kids here are from great families.”
“It is not. More people are selected because they are talented.”
Those kids will eventually become’scholarship students’ of some force.
It doesn’t change that my father is a villain, but if this happens, the resistance army’s ideology can’t just be seen as noble. As the main axis of the resistance is from here, the resentment of those who lost their rice bowls must have entered.
“Everyone take your seats.”
The thought did not lead to the appearance of the homeroom instructor.
Nope, put it off.
Anyway, it was something that I could deal with after my scheduled’submission’.
“Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Ha Jeong-hook, and I served as the homeroom instructor for the Ganghwa class for one year.
After working as a free mercenary in the southern defense line of Colombia since 2023, he was offered an instructor position here and returned home early this year.
The subjects in charge are the monster ecology theory education and the swordsmanship part in the military technique, but if you have any concerns, consult with this instructor first, and he will help you solve it.”
As if to prove his career, the homeroom instructor had several old scars engraved on his tanned skin.
“About this introduction From now on, please come to the front in the order your name is called and receive the smartwatch and the application form for the supply of weapons.”
Then, the names that came out of the instructor’s mouth all surprised me.
In terms of importance, there are not one or two people who can fit in the top 10, but they keep popping up.
The reason was that he hadn’t had a chance to check his face yet, and it was different from what he remembered as he had experienced before.
Right away, Kang Seon-ho also had no wounds that cut diagonally across his face.
‘Same class as him.’
He occupies an overwhelming amount to the extent that he can be called the main character of Rocco 33, and now he is also related to me.
The condition for completing the ‘Dystack Mission’, which is evaluated as Hell difficulty, is up to Phase 1, and a cutscene is played when the player defeats Han Sang-Cheol.
Players who could not handle Han Sang-cheol, who had become more powerful, went into a groggy state, and Kang Seon-ho, who appeared dramatically at that time, penetrated Han Sang-cheol’s heart.
It is said that he is the enemy who will ‘kill’ his father, but anyway, he is a good character, and the future of the main story is not the scope to think about right now.
In addition, when I was spying on people like Choi Bum-kyun, Song Yeonhee, and Cha Yoo-ra, who were finally able to match, my name was called.
“Seongjun Han, Gayoung.”
Returning to my seat after receiving a smartwatch and an application for arms supply, I realized that the order in which my name had just been called was in order of admission grades.
「Armage payment application form」
Name: Han Seong-jun
Rank: 39/40 (192/200)
Talent: magic It was because the order of rank was written in the form printed out in advance on the application form for weapons supply, and there was only one cadet called behind me.
“39th?”
Kwon Ha-sun’s head popped out of my shoulder.
“<0x07> <0x07>.”
“Wow, if there was any teaming, I was going to do it with you. 39th will be a bit difficult.”
And then I sighed, This is pretty hot.
” Unlike the appraisal report, it was fortunate that there was no sign of 9th grade.
“The rank indicated on the payment application form is simply based on the evaluation of the paranormal ability submitted at the time of application and does not represent the potential that you have.”
There was a stir here and there about seats, and the instructor added a word, but the topic of the students did not change easily. Even though I don’t care about other people’s eyes, it’s a moment when I feel a bit unfair.
Aside from the fact that I haven’t looked at it yet, it’s because my magic talent belongs to a pretty good axis if I specialize in an atypical way.
‘ Still, the homeroom instructor is a man who knows a little bit.’
I don’t know what the criteria for evaluating talent are, but as a result of checking, other people can’t see the information window.
The only thing that can be measured by machines is mana, so under the current system, talents that reveal a large amount of mana or destructive physical abilities will be valued more highly.
“In the application form, you can write down in detail the specifications of the weapon you want to use and the reason for your decision. The submission is on Friday, so think carefully before writing it down. In addition, the provided smartwatch has information necessary for school life and a cadet identification code, so you can always wear it in school after this time. Do you have any questions so far?”
Even the smartwatches provided for educational purposes were more expensive and up-to-date than the ones I used.
“oh… .”
Multi-USIM was also possible, so there was no need to use the original smartwatch together.
Amid the bustle of everyone switching smartphones, the instructor opened his mouth again.
“Then, I will explain the outline of the mental strength training that will be implemented from today.”
Only then did the cadets stop their movements and listen to the instructor’s words with rather nervous expressions.