RE: Player again

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[Chapter 096] [Silently, Steadily]

Almost all students passed the test of killing monsters with their own hands and advanced to 2nd year.

If the educational goal of 1st year middle academy was for students to break away from being ordinary people and acquire the qualities to become Players.

The educational goal of 2nd year middle academy was for students who cultivated Player qualities to gain insights that could be applied in actual combat.

While taking more specialized classes, they could vaguely learn about the Player sector they were applying for.

So students who advanced to 2nd year were constantly agonizing over making their schedules from the beginning of the semester.

"I took a class on Korean geography earlier... I don't think you should take this. They say you'll have to draw a map of a yellow dungeon for the midterm project? I walked right out after hearing that."

"Why are you taking that hyung? When you're not smart..."

"What? Noh Eun-ha, are you done talking? Even though I look like this, I was someone who could calculate well when I lived in the slums?"

When they were 1st year middle academy students, they had to take general education in the morning.

But 2nd years could take general education at the time they wanted.

There was no particular problem even if they didn't take any general education, but students often took general education to soothe their minds fatigued from specialized education.

Though Eun-ha didn't put any general education in his schedule at all.

Because he had experienced enough of this society's appearance in his previous life.

But he couldn't understand what kind of guts Jin Parang had.

Parang also didn't take general education, and filled his schedule with only specialized education.

"The reason for not taking general education? Of course, you have to take exams if you take general education. But with specialized education, you can substitute exams with practical training, and there are also classes where assignments can be substituted, so that's why."

"You'll end up in big trouble later if you study carelessly like that."

"Hmph! As long as my skills are good, what's the problem."

"There are many cases of people getting hurt relying only on their skills. Well, fine. If you want to become an i***t Jin Parang, I can't help it."

"Wow, how can this guy never say a single nice word? And I'm a whole year older than you, shouldn't you call me hyung?"

"If you want to receive respect, come back as a person worthy of receiving respect. Manners are only given to people who can be polite."

Fighting even while eating.

Eun-ha who arrived at the cafeteria after finishing morning classes met friends who had already secured seats.

Mok Min-ho and Jin Parang had been displeased with each other since the first day of school.

But Mok Min-ho's words weren't wrong.

Eun-ha agreed as well.

"...This won't do. Parang hyung, show me your schedule."

"What? I'm not an elementary student, do I need to be checked by you?"

"You're the most worrisome person here?"

"Well, the i***t oppa is the problem. It would be better to check once." "I think so too."

Eun-ha held out his hand to Parang.

Min-ji and Seo-na who were talking with the girls also added their words.

In the end, Jin Parang frowned sharply and held out his smartphone.

I knew this would happen.

He only took classes without assignments?

Eun-ha sighed looking at Jin Parang's schedule.

They were all easy classes to take.

The class contents weren't related to each other at all either.

He must have secured seats in advance with points to take these classes, which was really a waste.

"...The more knowledge the better. That way you can apply magic more diversely. General education isn't that unhelpful, so it would be good to take one or two."

"Hey, are you telling me to take them when you're not taking them yourself?"

"It doesn't matter whether I take them or not."

"Wow... Noh Eun-ha you're really shameless. Are you a genius? Or are you a hypocrite, huh?"

If you're upset, why don't you regress too.

Eun-ha snorted.

While gradually eliminating useless classes for Jin Parang.

All of them.

"Hey! What do I do if you delete everything!?"

"Take general education in your spare time... and Parang hyung, you're going to apply for hunter where mobility is important right? Then it's better to take classes related to that."

"...Ugh..."

"Why, are you unsatisfied?"

Parang had reason to be angry.

Because after gradually eliminating classes, there was nothing left in the end.

He had to make it from scratch again.

But Eun-ha looked at Parang without blinking an eye.

"Tch... I don't know, I'm going to make my schedule."

The first person to back down was Parang.

Eun-ha's words weren't wrong, and he couldn't beat him.

But being sulky was being sulky.

Parang who became sullen stood up with his tray.

Unfortunately, no one stopped Parang.

Eun-woo quietly giggled seeing him turning his head as if waiting to be stopped until he left the cafeteria.

"How about you Eun-woo? Are your classes okay?"

"They're fine except for learning how to splint on the first day of class."

"It'll be helpful for you."

"Yeah, so I'm trying to learn hard. Because I'm going to apply for supporter."

Eun-woo smiled and answered when Eun-ha spoke to her.

She who was kidn*pped by Slayers last year seemed to have decided to become a supporter after that day.

As a result, she said she decided to mainly take medical-related classes for specialized education.

I wonder if noona is doing well.

Cha Eun-woo who will be called in the future, it was certainly a good thing that she decided to become a supporter from an early period.

Even if she didn't become Park Hye-rim's , her talent wouldn't have gone anywhere.

Then Eun-ha recalled Eun-a who went out for practical training after advancing to 3rd year high academy.

Though Eun-a would be doing well, he was still worried about her.

I should send her a message.

Eun-ha sent Eun-a a message.

Usually replies came right away at this time, but it seemed she was working even during lunch time at the hospital.

He who confirmed there was no reply listened to the other friends chattering about classes.

"I took Professor Megumin's class on The Aesthetics of Explosion Magic. The professor taught quite interestingly. If you're free during that time, why don't you take the same class with me Soo-bin?"

"I thought about that too... but another class looks more interesting so I'm thinking of taking that." "Why? What is it?"

"Theory of Painless Torture." "..."

Eun-ha dropped his chopsticks.

Min-ji's class was problematic, but Soo-bin's class was really perplexing too.

Eun-ha made an expression of not knowing whether to be happy or not after seeing the schedule Soo-bin handed over.

The entire schedule was focused on murder and torture.

"It's not good to take classes too biased towards one side. If you're going to be a caster, you should also know how to imagine diverse images."

"I see... is that so. Then it would be better to drop a few. I'll take the same class as you Min-ji."

Eun-ha wanted Bae Soo-bin.

But he didn't want an uncontrollable madman who only knew how to m******e.

He wanted a versatile caster who could also m******e.

So when Eun-ha casually spoke to her, Soo-bin unexpectedly accepted readily.

He who was inwardly relieved now turned to Min-ji.

"Meok Min-ji, that kind of class doesn't suit you at all. Even if you learn it, it won't be very helpful."

"What? Why?"

"Because magic that's large-scale or belongs to the wide-area category like explosion magic ultimately consumes a lot of mana. You don't have much internal mana right?" "...Okay."

The important thing when choosing specialized education was whether you could really apply it.

Knowledge that couldn't be applied was worse than not having it.

Considering Min-ji's internal mana, she probably won't be able to use the magic she's interested in.

Even if she uses it, she'll faint after consuming all her internal mana just from using it once.

So Eun-ha didn't touch classes that required considerable internal mana either.

Because he had experienced failure in his previous life.

To become an experienced Player, it was also important to know your limits.

People who didn't know their limits ended up dying early.

"...This won't work for you either. It would be good to think about this one."

"...Okay... I'll make it again."

"Hmm... I'll look for one too." "Or do you want to take the same class as me? There's a class I'm planning to take after the telepathy-related class ends..."

Min-ji became depressed.

Usually she would have objected or picked a fight.

Fortunately, the quick-witted Eun-woo and Seo-na spoke to her kindly.

"Here, you needed this right?" "I could have brought it myself... thanks."

Meanwhile, Ha-yang who had stood up from her seat returned with chopsticks.

He who received the chopsticks from her soon checked her schedule too.

"How about me?"

"Hmm... not bad."

Classes on casters and navigators.

She had made a schedule combining classes related to the two sectors as he recommended before.

Moreover, Ha-yang with vast internal mana could take any class.

Rather, it would be better if she learned explosion magic...

It was regrettable if anything.

The classes Ha-yang registered for were mostly learning basic theory rather than magic that could be used right away.

But basic theory couldn't be said to be bad either.

You need basics to do applications and advanced topics much better.

"What are you doing at this time?" "Uh... wait. Ah, it's a free period."

"Actually, I'm planning to take a class called Myths and Folktales at this time, do you want to take it together if you have time?"

Ha-yang pointed to her free time.

While looking up with round eyes.

"Hmm..."

Eun-ha fell into thought.

The Myths and Folktales class was helpful in enriching imagination.

Perhaps they could learn ways to respond to monsters too.

It wasn't unhelpful.

But it wasn't a greatly helpful class either.

"I'll think about it after taking it once. If it doesn't suit me, I'll drop it."

"Okay! Then let's go in together later." "Alright, then."

Jung Ha-yang smiling brightly.

He who handed her smartphone back decided to finish eating lunch.

Because there weren't any particularly problematic classes in the other friends' schedules.

That's when─

"─How about this?"

Min-ji who was making her schedule showed him her smartphone.

Eun-ha furrowed his brows looking at the syllabus.

"It's not bad but..."

Whether it was okay to take this class.

Eun-ha agonized.

"I don't think you need to take it..."

"Why? Isn't this helpful for me?"

"That's true but..."

"But why? Is it bad?"

"No, it's fine. Tell me if it's good after taking it later. I'll take it next time too."

The general education she chose was a class dealing with poisons.

Since it's specialized education, they won't just learn theory but do practical training too.

But don't you not need this?

Eun-ha was displeased.

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'First Step to Becoming the Strongest?'

'Yeah! I looked at the syllabus and it seemed interesting. When I asked seniors, they said it's a very useful class for dealers... what do you think about taking it with me captain?'

'Hmm... is that perhaps the class at the academy lake?'

'Yeah, that's right! They say orientation is in front of the lake? It says so in the syllabus.'

'I'll pass.'

'Don't be like that, let's do it together!'

'...It might be helpful for you, but I'll decline. Enjoy the class.'

I should have stopped the captain then.

Eun-hyeok regretted it only now.

Not to be fooled by the seniors' tricks.

To be suspicious of the part the captain was really reluctant about.

"Alright! Is everyone ready!?"

""""..."""""

Eun-hyeok wanted to go back even now.

If he had a smartphone, he wanted to drop this class from his schedule right now.

But the instructor of the First Step to Becoming the Strongest class took away the students' valuables.

With the reason that they could lose them.

"You guys! Didn't you want to become the strongest? How can you chicken out over just this?"

Lee Guk-jong berated the students.

The students wearing protective gear could only flinch.

It was understandable.

Because Lee Guk-jong brought the students saying he would have class from the first period.

To the bungee jumping platform installed by the lakeside.

"The captain must have known."

Eun-hyeok's face turned pale at the dizzying sight even just peeking down slightly.

He resented the captain, and gritted his teeth at the seniors who deceived him.

"To become a strong Player, you must be able to not close your eyes even when seeing a blade approaching right in front of you! Above all, you can only break through your limits by crossing the threshold of death!"

""""..."""""

"This class will make you have that mindset. Also! You'll be able to gain insights through thrills you've never experienced before. All your seniors who have taken this class so far begged and begged me to teach you guys too saying they were grateful to me!"

He was a boisterous instructor.

But the students including Eun-hyeok wanted to punch the instructor's face.

Regardless, Lee Guk-jong continued to list what he had to say.

"Instead of having class during today's first period! We'll have time to introduce ourselves while bungee jumping!"

"Instructor, I have acrophobia..."

"Tut-tut! You can only become the strongest by overcoming fear!"

""""..."""""

He was an opponent words didn't work on.

Lee Guk-jong forcibly dropped the students standing on the bungee jumping platform.

The students falling while screaming were so terrified they couldn't even introduce themselves.

"If you can't even speak properly like them, we'll do it again from the start."

""""..."""""

"Ah, I hope there are no accidents like biting your tongue from speaking wrong. There was a big accident last year too..."

""""..."""""

"But don't worry too much. That's why I put people capable of healing magic on standby below this time."

It wasn't comforting at all.

Meanwhile, the students in front of Eun-hyeok fell one by one.

Soon it was his turn.

"Good! Student Choi Eun-hyeok! You jump down after I count to 3!"

"...Crazy..."

Eun-hyeok who stood on the bungee jumping platform cursed involuntarily.

It was scary even looking down from the railing, but it was scarier standing without even a railing.

He was scared of the tiny view below, of his head feeling strangely blank the more he looked down.

"One! Two! Three!"

Lee Guk-jong counted to 3.

Nevertheless, Eun-hyeok couldn't fall.

His feet wouldn't leave.

Even though he was wearing safety equipment, his head was thinking he would die if he fell.

"I'll count to 3 again! If you don't fall by then, I'll force you to fall!"

"...Crazy..."

It wasn't something humans should do.

Eun-hyeok firmly gripped both railings and shook his head.

This was crazy.

"One!"

He regretted becoming a Player.

"

His past life flowed by like a lantern slide.

"Three!"

He wanted to see Seo-na.

"─Aaaaaahhhhh!!"

After 3 seconds passed, Instructor Lee Guk-jong finally pushed his back with his foot.

Eun-hyeok who jumped from the bungee platform screamed, unable to overcome his fear.

He was scared because there was no ground to step on.

The world passed by in an instant.

As the scenery that looked small gradually came into view, his fear grew.

It felt like he would fall into the deep blue lake.

Eun-hyeok flailed his arms and legs while watching the approaching lake.

"─Introduce yourself!"

Instructor Lee Guk-jong shouted from above in a voice imbued with mana.

Even in the midst of panic, that sound was heard very clearly.

He had to introduce himself.

Otherwise he would really die.

"─I'm Choi Eun-hyeok, number 27 from class 3, 2nd year─!!"

Eun-hyeok who rose back into the air due to the elasticity of the cord wrapped around his body soon spoke in a loud voice.

Once he actually said it, it wasn't a big deal.

After adapting to the falling sensation, he felt like he could do anything from now on.

...Ah...

But he had to pay that much of a price.

His pants were wet.