chapter 21
21 – Misunderstood as an evil villain 21
Startle.
In the morning, Sehyeon’s eyes opened naturally.
As I lead a regular life these days, I was able to open my eyes on time without feeling tired even if no one woke me up.
“Huh… !”
It sounds like crying, but it’s the sound of stretching.
I stretched out loud once and got up from the bed.
I had no classes or anything to do today, so I was planning to practice in the morning.
‘Suddenly, new students are also entering the ‘top’ and starting to improve their specs… … I also want to learn new magic and enter it. I guess it’s a bit difficult to deal with monsters with this ability.’
I’m about to start preparing like that, but it seems that there is something under the bed.
growl-
Wanting something, I looked and saw that the woman who had come to watch over me was lying on the floor and sleeping without the world knowing.
ㄴㅇㅇ Seeing him snoring and slurping his sleep in this position made me laugh out loud because it was comical.
‘This is Won, is it okay to say that I came to monitor you? Of course, you must be tired from watching all night long. But for a person hired by the chairman, he doesn’t have much of a sense of professionalism.’
Anyway, if you sleep in a place like that, you might wake up, so let’s wake you up.
The moment I tried to touch her body like that.
‘for a moment. Why do I have to wake this person up? Isn’t it nice not to be watched?’
Sehyun, who had such a thought for a moment, carefully laid Eleven on the bed.
‘This is the time. I’m going to go and test the weapon while I’m not looking!’
Sehyeon made rough preparations, grabbed a bag of knives, and headed to the training room.
The training room is an enclosed space with only an air purifier running, so you won’t be able to enter even if the door is closed.
Now it was time to take it easy and test the weapon.
‘Dummy AI level 10 for training.’
After summoning a dummy and setting the AI, I confronted him with a cleaver.
Puck, puck!
But something was strange.
No matter how much he twists his body, there is no sign of using his weapon.
“stop.”
Sehyeon paused the dummy for a moment and thought.
‘What. I’m sure he’s holding a kitchen knife, but he only hits with his feet and fists, right?’
Why?
Because the training dummy is the opponent?
It’s not impossible, but it doesn’t seem like it.
All I can guess is… … .
‘Is a weapon just a hindrance to the unconscious of the transcendent?’
I didn’t even know it was like that.
If it’s to the point of transcending humans and becoming closer to a god, then your body will be the most powerful weapon of all.
Sehyun licked her lips.
‘Yeah, there’s no way what I’m doing will work out that well.’
But it’s still too early to be disappointed.
If holding a weapon and not using it is a problem, what if you have no choice but to use it?
Sehyeon picked up knuckles from the display stand where weapons for sparring were hung.
‘When I put on the knuckles, there was a feeling that the counterattack came out more lightly.’
Knuckles were often not treated as powerful weapons because they were punched in the end.
It is certainly true that it is less dangerous than a knife that cuts through people’s flesh.
However, the knuckle is also a good weapon that can crush people.
Depending on the power of the fist, it boasts more destructive power than expected, and the knuckles that are coming out these days have made the punch itself stronger by eliminating gaps in the fist.
‘If it’s a knuckle that is inevitably integrated with the fist, it will be able to increase the attack power because it automatically allows you to use the weapon.’
What if you added an awl to your knuckles?
Horrible things could have happened if you thought to yourself.
Besides, if I could secure the attack power with my knuckles, I didn’t know if it would be possible to remodel my boots, attach a blade, and then use a defense-piercing blade kick.
‘Let’s try it.’
Fuck!
Baka-!
But again, something felt strange.
‘I’m sure my fists are stronger… … .’
It doesn’t look like it just got super strong.
So, instead of hitting with the knuckles, it felt like the power of the fist itself became stronger just by wearing the knuckles.
Was it like this when dealing with Yeo Yeo-yul?
‘I can’t remember what it was like because I didn’t have time at the time.’
It seemed like it would have to be tested on humans.
If so, who are you testing it on?
A cadet who quarrels?
Almost none now.
Yeoseo rate?
It seems like something would be bothersome, but it looks like he’s the only one.
Sehyeon contacted Yeo Yul through the saved ID.
Me: [Seo Yul-ah]
When will you get a reply?
Yeosyul: [Yes?]
The moment I thought so, the reply came like a knife.
Me: [Shall we do sparring in the morning?]
Yeo Yeo: [Oh, I’ll go right away]
Yeo Yeo-yul: [Please indicate the location]
Me: [Oh, and do you have any knuckles with thorns?]
Yeo Yeo: [The one with sharp protrusions on the metal, right?]
Yeosyul: [Yes, of course I have it]
Me: [Can you bring one?]
Yeo Yeo: [Yes, I’ll go right now]
‘I was wondering where to get such a special knuckle. After all, there are subordinates from well-to-do families, so it’s convenient.’
I waited while practicing magic for a while, and soon Yeo Yul sent me a text message.
Yeo Yeo-yul: [I’m here, so please open it]
back.
The automatic door opens automatically when the button is pressed.
Yeo Yeo-yul came inside with a pouch believed to contain knuckles.
“I’m here, Master.”
Seoyul was unexpected.
The fact that Yoon Se-hyeon first talked to her about sparring.
Sparring with him is valuable data.
It won’t be easy, but you have to get as many as possible.
“Oh, thank you. Is it in there?”
“Yes. Would you like to try it on right away?”
“yes.”
Sehyeon tried on the knuckle Seoyul gave her.
‘Wow, that looks bloody. Throwing this in people’s faces?’
I thought it was like that when I just looked at it, but when I saw it in my fist, I was scared inside.
There was a sense of reluctance that was different from simply hitting someone with a fist.
“But Master… … Do you mainly use knuckles?”
“Why? Got a problem?”
“There is no particular problem, but knuckles do not have any stats or additional effects. It’s not from the top. It’s probably for fighting. In addition, knuckles are a bit like that for sparring, so when sparring cadets meet in official situations, except for sparring knuckles, they are almost bare-handed.”
“Then what weapons do fighters usually use?”
what is this guy
Where have you been doing lung training since childhood?
Seoyul thought so, but answered.
“Force glove. It’s a weapon you get from the tower, but you usually use it in real combat. Energy can be wrapped around both hands and feet to protect the attacking area and to generate more power.”
“Aha, that’s right. Can you show me one more time?”
“Yes, of course.”
Yeo Yeo-yul raised both fists.
Then, something like runes appeared on the back of her hand, just like Chae Eun-seo did, and soon a cold blue aura spread through her hands as if they were burning.
“Oh oh… … That’s cool.”
Oddly enough, it was the first time Sehyun saw the force glove.
Feeling suspicious, Seoyul opened her mouth.
“Does Master, by any chance, not know much about the Awoken Society?”
“Well, it hasn’t been long since I woke up. I never thought I would become an Awoken.”
You mean you just woke up? what is that?
… … I can’t believe it.
‘Are you lying? Yoon Se-hyeon, I’m sure you’re hiding something.’
There would be no point in prying it out.
Seeing that he did such a thing to the clan’s elder, Kim Tae-hwan, and came out without any trouble like expulsion, it was clear that he had a secret identity or a great back.
You just have to get what you want to get.
Seoyul put the force glove in.
“Then Master, teach me a trick!”
“Well. Is it okay if I get hurt a little bit?”
“Sure! It can be cured!”
There was a sense of reluctance to wield a weapon against a person, but Yeo Yeo-yul is an awakened person, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.
“Okay, come first.”
“Yes, let’s go!”
Yeo Yeo-yul, who raised the energy of the water, threw herself at Se-hyeon.
Torrent Chamyeong Fist Type 4 Water Dragon Field.
It was an oriental dragon that stepped forward and opened it with the palm of the hand, stepping on it like an oriental dragon swimming.
baek!
However, Sehyun, who lightly avoided the palm, fed the counter.
After being hit on the cheek, Yeo Yeo-yul took a step back and let out a small sigh.
‘Keuh, I felt it the other day, but it’s still amazing. How can you launch such a sophisticated counterattack while neutralizing my shield?’
However, there was a bit of an oddity.
There was little difference in the feeling of being hit just by wearing a fist or a knuckle with a protrusion.
‘what. Since the mana shield is incapacitated, even if the wound isn’t big, it’s normal for the skin to tear… … It wasn’t like that.’
After concentrating on feeling the sensation, she jumped at Sehyeon again and punched her.
baek!
‘… … Something’s wrong!’
I didn’t know when I was just hit with a knuckle for sparring, but now that I’m hit with something sharp like that, I know.
The fist itself is only blocked by the mana shield.
However, immediately after that, the mana shield was shattered by a blow made of mana, and a blow came.
In fact, Yoon Se-hyun wasn’t hitting with a fist.
Mana itself was doing the blow!
gulp… .
Yeo Yul involuntarily swallowed dry saliva.
‘Muh, what. what’s this. If you ignore physical force and hit with mana, you’re not only a martial artist, but you’re also a psychic, right?’
Instead of just ignoring the opponent’s defense, he only thought that he was using a unique martial art whose main purpose was suppression, in which he could not produce great power.
But if it was something like this, even if the mana output was increased just a little… … .
‘How much of a monster can Yoon Se-hyun be?’
With enough mana utilization to allow such an attack, no amount of great armor would be able to block this attack.
In front of him, the armor might be nothing more than a stumbling block.
‘Wow, check, I’ll have to see…’ … .’
Yeo Yeo-yul raised mana and took out an equipment rune.
It was a full-body armor made of the steel-like scales of the sea dragon armor, the blue Leviathan.
It appeared as if it were summoned and clung to her body to be worn.
Haeryonggap is like an heirloom of the Yeosan family handed down directly from his father.
Originally, it was an item that was only taken out when facing monsters in the tower or in a life-and-death battle with the enemy forces… … .
There was something I definitely had to check.
“Hey, the armor is cool.”
“I’m coming again, Master!”
Torrent Squadron Type 1 Waterfall.
As the bladed attack was directed at Sehyun’s body, Sehyun’s fist stopped the movement.
baek!
“… … !”
It was obviously hit over the armor, but the blow came directly over the face.
The very existence of the armor that suppresses the damage caused by mana was lightly ignored.
Yeo Yeo-yul was surprised to the point of being half dumbfounded that his prediction was correct.
Not only ignoring the main body’s defenses, but also neutralizing the defensive runes.
Isn’t it like the natural enemy of the Awakeners?