Chapter 1 – Forced Academy Admission
Bibibig
“Hmm.”
I fumbled around to find the smartphone that made the alarm sound.
It’s hard to find a smartphone these days.
I think I left it where I normally put it.
As I lifted my heavy eyelids, I saw my girlfriend, Seoyeon, holding out her smartphone towards me.
The white underwear covering her pale, transparent skin with light blue hair was a little annoying.
I know the body inside well.
“You have to open your eyes and look for it, you idiot.”
When I stretched out my hand to ask for my smartphone, he ignored me and jabbed the smartphone at my forehead.
Perhaps because I was a bit shocked, my eyes opened wide.
“I originally found it well with my eyes closed.”
“Yes. Yes. I think I told you this a few times?”
I checked the time, and it was 7:20 in the morning on February 10th.
I think I need to get up and get ready to go for the ability sealing procedure.
“Status window.”
【Yusian】
【Level: 1】
【Combat Power: 43】
【Holding skills: None】
It’s time to say goodbye to this incompetent status window.
“Why are you looking at that? Checking combat power?”
Seoyeon asked me.
Seoyeon, who has the same status window as me, is going with me to perform the procedure to seal her abilities.
People like us who have a status window but are reluctant to fight can receive ability sealing treatment if the quest does not appear by February 10th of the year when we turn 20.
Although it is said to be a choice made to slightly increase the number of those selected as quest holders, the waiting time was tense.
“Status window.”
Seoyeon also brought up her own status window.
“I’m 39. You were 43, right? Is it the same today?”
She nodded her head at the question.
“Isn’t it a bit weird that there’s only a 4 difference between you and me?”
“My fist must be spicy.”
Seoyeon smiled and held out her fist.
I got hit a bit hard with that small fist, but I didn’t feel any pain.
I jumped out of bed, held Seoyeon in my arms, and kissed her on the cheek a few times.
“Stop it. Get the treatment today and come back and do it again.”
“Okay. I need to wash it soon.”
Before letting go, I massaged her breasts tightly with both hands and when I let go, Seoyeon slapped my back with her palms.
“Ouch.”
As expected, the palm of my hand is spicier than my fist.
Maybe it was because I washed cleanly and went to sleep after having sex at night, so there wasn’t any major dirt.
Still, I have to take a shower. There are handprints on my back again…
It’s already there, right?
Still, I turned on the shower to avoid getting hit again.
*
I dressed neatly and came out of my room with Seoyeon.
We both got accepted to the same university, so we stayed in similar places, but it feels like we’re living in our own house.
Should I say that Seoyeon’s room feels like a warehouse?
I sometimes go to Seoyeon’s house to pick up things I need.
Are they already captured?
With that thought in mind, I looked at Seo-yeon, and when she saw me, she smiled and held out her hand and held it tightly.
On the bus to the Ability Management Bureau, there were quite a few people in their early 20s like us.
Everyone is going to get an ability sealing procedure, right?
People thinking about entering the academy don’t need to go.
Even if 1% of the total population can see the status window, there are more people than expected who can see the status window.
It’s as if a voice can be heard quietly calling the status window from behind.
Because young talented people like us have to go to a prison called the academy.
As expected, everyone our age got off at the stop close to the Ability Management Bureau.
“If I get swept away by the crowd of people, I’ll get there, right?”
“You can just go while looking at the map.”
Seo-yeon opened the map app on her smartphone and guided her way, and as I expected, I was in the right place when I got caught up in the crowds.
The Ability Management Bureau building stood out as it was larger and more stylishly built than the other buildings, but I heard it was because it was expanded after it broke down a few times.
We stood in line behind the people, took out our ID cards, and waited for our turn.
While I was waiting, I picked up a brochure lying around, and it was a brochure about the academy.
“Ugh…”
“There’s no need to hate it that much, right? The benefits themselves are good.”
“That’s right.”
It was full of explanations about the global academy built in the middle of the ocean.
In addition to free tuition, many subsidies were provided, and hotel-like dormitories were also provided.
It’s a global academy that seems to lack nothing, but the most important part – risking one’s life to grow – is missing.
It is said that people who have an aversion to harming people will not be able to adapt even if they enter, but they were prohibited from leaving the Global Academy from the moment they entered.
To be precise, you will not be able to leave the artificial island utopia where the Global Academy was built.
“The scenery is nice because it’s on the sea.”
Seoyeon said after looking at the photo in her brochure.
“Let’s go on a trip to the sea later.”
“Should I go before I enter college?”
“That’s good too. Do you have enough pocket money left?”
After spending some time like that, it was our turn.
Tiring.
“Huh?”
I shook my head at the bright sound ringing in my head.
When everyone stayed still, and I was the only one who looked strange, Seoyeon poked me in the back.
“Xian, why are you being so crazy?”
“No. I heard something…”
I couldn’t finish speaking.
Blue text similar to the status window appeared in front of my eyes.
『Tutorial Quest』
〈Become possessed by a being with a fitness level of 95% or higher.〉
-At the start: Acquire [Skill] Possession
-Upon completion: ?
“Oh my… Mr.”
“Hey? Why are you swearing?”
Seoyeon looked at me like she was angry, but I felt even crazier.
Is this a quest?
Why does this suddenly appear to me?
“Status window.”
【Yusian】
【Level: 1】
【Combat Power: 43】
【Holding Skill: Possession (F)】
【Quest in progress (0/1)】
“Ah. Don’t be like that.”
“Xian! Mouth…!”
Seoyeon scolded me in a low voice, but it was already ruined.
The female civil servant who was checking whether the quest was held before the ability sealing procedure began to walk briskly.
“Did you get the quest? 0/1 It’s fresh? Hehe… Hehe… I found it!”
“No! Just perform the ability sealing procedure!”
“Contact the academy! Quest holder found!”
As the civil servant made a loud noise, a big ripple effect began to occur in the competency management bureau.
Suddenly, powerful people came out of nowhere and surrounded me, but I didn’t even see a shadow.
“You…? Really?”
“Seoyeon, what should I do?”
I was planning to go on a trip to see the ocean after getting the ability sealing procedure today and rolling around and playing with Seoyeon at home.
As soon as we entered college, we both dated through CC and even had plans in our heads to get married after graduation!
My life plan was ruined.
*
I was dragged into a strange room alone.
On the large television in front, information about the Academy is shown in a slide show.
I don’t know what’s different about it, except that what I saw in the guidebook earlier was made bigger and had human voices heard.
As I was sitting there as if my soul had escaped, a person opened the door and came in.
He came while waving the ID card I dropped.
Was it true that I dropped it? Couldn’t they just have stolen it?
I think it is possible with the physical capabilities of a capable person.
“Yusian, congratulations on being chosen for the quest.”
“Can you pretend not to know? I wanted to get accepted to the same university as my girlfriend and start a flower-scented campus life?”
“A variety of plants are planted at the Global Academy.”
“Aha. Fuck…”
I cursed quietly, but the person was smiling brightly, wondering what was so good about it.
“I contacted the academy and I also contacted my parents. When did you start holding quests?”
“10 minutes ago?”
“So it was 0/1. Hmm. Still, quest holders can grow quickly!”
I don’t know what bullshit you are talking about.
“If you enter the academy, your family will receive tax benefits, you can protect your family’s safety, and since you are a quest holder, you have the possibility of climbing the hierarchy later…”
I heard a lot of people saying that it would be good to enter the academy for the sake of family and world peace, so I said something.
“What do I like?”
“You can become stronger!”
“I came here to get the ability removal procedure because I don’t have that desire. Just pretend it never happened.”
“Unfortunately, it’s impossible. That’s because the World Abilities Association really wants quest holders. They say the number of people admitted this time is close, so it would be nice if there were more cases like Yu Xian.”
I wish the world were ruined because there are people all over the world who want to ruin people’s lives so much.
As the female civil servant was pouring out good stories about her academy as if she had been brainwashed, I could see her light blue hair fluttering through the door.
I got up from my seat and approached Seoyeon.
“What should I do? You have to go to the academy.”
“I don’t know either. Once we break up…”
“I don’t like that, but I also don’t want to fight again…”
Our personalities are not suited to fighting and violence.
Because I was a status window holder, I was acting cautiously even though I had a little more power than others.
“The academy is also nurturing auxiliary skills. As for women…”
“I’m Seoyeon Kim.”
“Does Ms. Seoyeon Kim have any of her skills?”
“No, there isn’t any.”
“Rather, being incompetent like that is good for growing into secondary abilities. What do you think? Are you both heading to the academy?”
I will remember this woman who cleverly tried to drag us both into an abyss of blood and violence.
You devilish bitch.
After thinking about it for a while, Seoyeon made her decision and contacted her parents.
Because each other’s parents knew about our relationship, they eventually accepted Seoyeon’s decision to go to the academy.
So the two of us headed to the academy.