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After Returning, My Abilities are Infinite (Web Novel) - Chapter 7: Practical Evaluation (1)
Chapter 7: Practical Evaluation (1)
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Friday’s second class was phenomenology.
“It has been a long time since the dimensional distortion phenomenon, cracking, first occurred. However, the cause of the cracks and the type of cracks are still not well known.”
The world’s phenomena.
It is necessary for any superhuman to analyze the phenomena and know about the previous cases, but it was a crucial study for hunters.
However, the students could not stay focused in class.
“Ah… When will this end?” one muttered to a seatmate.
It was Friday, the day of the actual evaluation, a decisive event for students.
The students were not as attentive as usual, as the topic was boring, and they had a practical evaluation ahead.
“We can’t concentrate any more today.”
There were complaints around the classroom.
Lee Ho-jun, professor of phenomenology analysis, disliked the situation.
He was still a high-quality hunter who was still receiving offers from various guilds and government intelligence agencies.
He refused such offers and remained an educator with high standards.
Lee Ho-jun pointed at a cadet sitting at the back of the room. The student seemed to be drawing something.
“You there. Cadet Jeong Si-woo.”
He slept through the first hour and didn’t raise his head throughout the class.
He was persistently vexing.
“Your head was down the whole class, but you seem to be writing something. Then, if I ask you about our topic, can you answer correctly?”
The student shook his head slowly, looking very tired.
“Ah… well, yes,” was his response.
‘He sounds confident,’ Lee Ho-jun thought. He expected the student to look embarrassed, but it was otherwise.
“What are you going to ask?” the student wiped his eyes. “I think I’ve studied enough for this class.”
The attitude made Lee Ho-Jun more annoyed. He fired his question.
“The three largest cracks have occurred to date. Tell me about the nature of the cracks and when they happened, and what happened to them.”
He asked the most challenging question he could.
The cadets in class seemed to notice the difficulty of the question and began to mumble to themselves.
“What? Did we learn that in class…?”
“Three largest cracks? What is he talking about?”
“Oh, this professor is really tough.”
Everyone thought that Cadet Jeong Si-woo would not be able to answer. Lee Ho-jun thought the same.
He had just discussed it in class. However, it was impossible to remember everything in detail in such a short time.
However…
“The great crack in Germany on June 20, 1991, a dark crack in China on January 14, 2003, and a red crack in Korea on April 7, 2006; these are the three largest cracks that have occurred. The largest crack is more than ten times the size of the other cracks, and the monsters that appeared there were allegedly over-class A. The peculiarity is that all the monsters from the crack are large species…”
However, contrary to everyone’s expectations, it was not the Cadet, Jeong Si-woo, who was embarrassed, but the Professor, Lee Ho-jun, and the other students who doubted him.
“… What?”
The answer was perfect. There were no gaps. It was as if it was read straight from a textbook.
‘A cadet who just came to the second grade can give such an answer?’
He explained the phenomenon with his analysis, which was surprisingly sharp and accurate.
Professor Lee Ho-Jun hug open in surprise.
“…”
The entire classroom froze in silence.
Cadet Jeong Si-woo looked around and muttered in an uninterested voice.
“Is that enough?”
* * *
“How did you know it in such detail?”
Lee Jin-woo looked at me strangely.
I replied in a rather loud voice. “A hunter should know everything well.”
It was futile to dream of being a hunter and not know these basics.
Those who enter the catastrophic cracks wouldn’t make sense of it if they didn’t know details about them.
All those who think that excellent hunters are those with strong characteristics and skills must be stupid.
It was a lesson I learned from experience.
A strong hunter who is an idiot will only be a hindrance.
The Traveler murmured as he looked at me.
[An untrained body, but his head is full of knowledge about monsters.]
“…”
[You fit in with the users of Akashic Records. You’re filled with useless information.]
“Oh, stop it.”
[Why? It’s a compliment.]
I didn’t know if it was a compliment or a joke, but I wasn’t happy to hear it.
While in the middle of a conversation with the Traveler, someone burst into the room.
“Full-scale performance evaluation begins in one hour.”
It was instructor Park Hyun-suk.
Everyone was focused on it,
“If you have personal equipment and a scroll or potion to use in a crisis, bring it all.”
“Scrolls? Potions? What for?”
Some frowned at these words.
Scrolls and potions were expensive items used by active hunters.
It wasn’t something that academy 2nd graders could use.
Of course, a handful of people, born with gold spoons in their mouth, could easily afford them.
But most cadets didn’t have that kind of equipment.
In other words, there was no restriction on the use of expensive items in the tests.
It meant that the actual individual’s skill would not be the most important thing in the evaluation.
It’s like saying that they prefer students who can afford expensive artifacts, scrolls, or potions.
It was natural for the students to look bitter.
Park Hyun-suk continued.
“Every year, when I say this, the students look unhappy.”
“…”
“I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but one of the most important things for a hunter is preparation. And there is no limit to preparation. That’s also why cadets always complain. Shouldn’t the evaluation be fair, shouldn’t the scrolls and potions be disabled, or should at least the artifact be the same?”
Park’s eyes were burning bright.
“But do you think monsters are fair to hunters? Do you think that they would pity hunters who could not prepare artifacts because they did not have the money? There is no such thing. They are wicked, and they will swallow the weak, old people and children alike. To take them out, hunters have to be stronger than these monsters.”
These weren’t words from an academy instructor, but a retired hunter who had been active for a long time.
“So, if you’re going to murmur in front of the monsters and say they’re not fair, don’t face them at all.”
“…”
“That’s the first thing you need to learn to be a hunter. I’m not blaming you for lacking things, but for not finding other ways to fill the gap, for not finding enough weapons to surpass others.”
“…”
“Monsters are more powerful than humans from their time of birth. They can fly faster than the speed of sound, and their bodies are harder than steel. Are you saying it is not fair that students have artifacts, scrolls, potions when dealing with such creatures? Huh?”
His words were harsh but laced with warning.
Park Hyun-suk went on.
“By the way, when the test starts, let’s take a look at Cadet Jeong Si-woo since he said that he re-awakened.”
Of course, my name was mentioned.
“Did you find a weapon you could use?” he asked me.
“…”
Park Hyun-suk’s words turned into a threat as I left his question unanswered.
“I don’t want to hear you say that you didn’t find it. As I said, I detest those who are not prepared.”
“I prepared the best weapon in all second grade,” I answered.
“…!”
The Traveler laughed.
* * *
In one hour, all second graders gathered.
Even with 400 people gathered, there was plenty of room, and I realized how spacious the training ground was.
I could see some familiar faces.
I was standing in the corner and staring at the other students.
As this is one of the world’s leading Academies, there were quite a few talented students here who will become famous in the future.
[Why are you looking around?]
“Ah… I’m just taking a look because they’re the ones I’m going to test with.”
I was looking for talented people I’d met in the future, but the Traveler didn’t know that I was reborn.
It was a little too early to tell him everything.
I still haven’t been able to understand my personality and the Traveler’s identity properly.
I’d be happy to tell him once I’m sure that the Traveler is from an entirely different dimension, and maybe he can even help me with my rebirth.
Or maybe, it was better if I never told anyone.
Until I was sure, it would be better not to tell anyone about what happened.
If they knew that I was from the future, there would probably be more people trying to exploit my knowledge of the future than those trying to help me.
And it may change the flow of the future.
[I don’t think there are any great people… Do you see anyone that stands out?]
“No, nothing unusual…”
I was killing time talking to the Traveler before the actual evaluation began.
No one was interested in me as they prepared for the evaluation. I stood away from everyone, including Lee Jin-woo, so it didn’t matter whether I muttered alone.
The Traveler murmured as no one was interested in me.
[Do you only have one friend? That boy, Lee Jin-woo?]
“… Well, yeah.”
[It’s okay. A good friend with a good heart is enough.]
That was correct.
It’s not that good to get close to people in my situation.
A huge social network would be something that I may not be able to cope with as I trained.
So, it didn’t matter if I didn’t have many friends.
Park Hyun-suk looked around and announced.
“Everyone seems to have gathered, so let’s start with a brief explanation.”
The instructor started explaining about the actual evaluation.
I already knew about it.
In summary, it is similar to the ‘raid’ of online games.
Students are assigned a position that fits their talents, forming a group of 4 players to fight a monster inside a crack.
It was a way to measure the cadets’ ‘hunting skills,’ which are essential for hunters.
It was like experiencing hunting in advance.
Of course, the difficulty was too great for the students.
The success rate is less than 50% … A lot of the students get injured.
I had experienced it too.
I was in the auxiliary position, carrying the baggage and giving rough information about the monster.
Of course, after being given an insignificant role and being openly neglected, I never participated in the actual evaluation again.
I remembered that the difficulty level was high.
But it seemed that the Traveler wasn’t listening.
[This seems to be a very simple test. You will face a beast with other trained humans alongside you?]
“Well, if you say so…”
[I’m looking forward to seeing what role you will receive.]
“…”
Maybe this time, I might get a secondary role.
I had said that I had re-awakened, and it seemed to have piqued the instructor.
Well, you can do better than last time, I thought.
Although I’ve only played one role in the field evaluation, I’ve played hundreds and thousands of times as an ‘analyst’ in the field.
Besides, even if I get an auxiliary position again, I have no intention of lying low.
If I proved my ability correctly this time, I would have another chance next time.
“I’ll announce Team 1. Listen closely!” The instructor began.
“Kim Hyun-Cheol, the front position tanker.”
The first pick was Kim Hyun-Cheol.
He’s simply overflowing with money. He bought a new sword, again. I had destroyed his sword, but now he was walking up with a better one than that.
“…”
As he passed by me, he mouthed, ‘What are you looking at, you bitch?’, then made his way in front of the instructor.
“Lee Hak-soo, assistant position expert.”
Lee Hak-soo’s face was dark, as if he didn’t expect a secondary role. Being an ‘expert’ is not bad, though.
“Eugh,” he sighed as he made his way to the front.
“Next: Yoo Ji-Yeon, rear position dealer.”
It was shocking. I quickly turned my head and looked around after I heard the instructor.
[Huh? Why? Is it someone you know?]
I found her, strolling forward leisurely.
“What? Why is she here? She shouldn’t be here …” I muttered in amazement.
[What does that mean? Explain it to me.]
The Traveler couldn’t hold back his curiosity, but I wasn’t in a state to answer.
The whole mind was focused on that woman, Yoo Ji-Yeon.
She wore a cadet uniform with a unique robe and a magical cap tightly on her head.
She had long, straight hair that fell to her waist. I glanced at the brim of her hat.
Her eyes were light purple, which was a bit unusual for a Korean.
It was clear.
‘This is not a dream; it’s real. Did she attend Hwayeon Choin Academy during this time? I never knew…’
She was someone I knew well.
She walked slowly and stood in front of the instructor, timidly shrugging her shoulders, her face inscrutable.
She was different from the Yoo Ji-Yeon I remembered.
This girl didn’t match her at all.
‘She had asked me to call her my little sister…’
Numerous thoughts flooded my head.
Of course, the instructor didn’t care about my musings and continued his announcement.
“The last member is…
“Jeong Si-woo, central position.”
Another unexpected event.
“What?!” I exclaimed.
Why am I at the central position?
[Oh, congratulations. It’s a decent role.]
In this outrageous situation, the Traveler laughed and applauded.
I heard loud applause, and I couldn’t take my eyes off the instructor’s face.
What?
