Chapter 5 – First Hour (4)

The training room was quiet. As I opened the glass entrance, senior Yoo-jeong explained the reason. On the first day when new students entered, it was because existing students were not allowed to use the training room to make it easier for new students to guide them. In this way, only students who accompanied freshmen as mentors were allowed to use the training room.

The training room consisted of a total of 15 rooms, and each room was as large as the stage of a small theater in Daehangno. If it was small, it was small, and it was hard to say that it was wide. I was looking around the room with a mysterious expression. Senior Yu-jeong asked if she had noticed the meaning of my gaze.

“Do you think it is narrow?”

“Yes. That… When S-class or A-class hunters on TV train, they do it in a very large gym.”

“For people like us, this is enough.”

Yujeong senior said that and showed her her Hunter ID. Class D. It was a grade officially recognized by society as a Hunter. Class F was a class for those who had just awakened, and they received class E after completing the required education at the academy. Among the E-class, only those who completed the basic missions of the Hunter Academy and were fully certified by the teacher as a hunter could wear the D-class.

It was a D-class, which was not a big deal in the eyes of society.

However, to me, who is now less than an F-class hunter and something more than an ordinary person, that medicine cabinet seemed very heavy. It was like when I was an elementary school student who didn’t know anything about the military rank, I found the colonel funny because I only learned about military ranks through games, but after entering the army, I felt burdened just by meeting my boss.

Senior Yujeong put her own Hunter ID in her wallet and operated the control pad in her training room. There were various menus on her control pad, but according to senior Yoo-jeong, most of them were things she didn’t need to know, she said.

“What Suhyeon needs to know. [Practical test] And [Blowing test] Are about two. I honestly have nothing else to write about. Shall we start with the actual test first?”

Senior Yoojung said that and pressed her button. At the same time as pressing the button, a pile of machines fell from the air. The dummy fell to the floor and magnetically lifted her fists into a combat stance.

Yujeong took off her shoe and put her other foot forward. She and she beckoned me sideways. I hurriedly ducked into a corner of the training ground. Senior Yujeong held her in a circle, and she took a deep breath and bowed her body.

Wearing a short skirt and doing that, I could feel his thighs curl up to the point where it was dangerous. I had to do my best not to look at her thighs.

Dummy twisted her body wide and threw her fist at her senior Yu. And senior Yoo-jeong stopped her breathing and pulled her fist back,

Tung!

She threw out her fist, bearing the weight of her weight. Hit by her fists, her dummy flew away churning her limbs. Looking at her dummy, which had rolled about 3M, senior Yoojeong straightened her back again. I admired her senior Yoojung’s skills.

It was because, to my eyes, there was not much difference in strength between her and her hunters on TV.

“Be great. Seniors.”

“Like this, a real-life test is when a dummy comes out and develops a very basic real-life sense. If you press it, a dummy comes out and fight like this. Will it be fun?”

“Yes.”

I nodded. The rise and fall of her chest and rough breathing felt sensational, but she had to suppress her expression to somehow erase the strange thoughts. When Yu-jeong senior pressed the end of the actual test, the dummy disappeared into the air again.

“And then the blow test.”

When senior Yoojung pressed another button, this time a scarecrow that looked like he really wanted to hit it came to mind. Her face was wearing a melon expression, and her arms were spread wide to the left and right. Senior Yoojung said.

“Would you like to hit me once?”

“Ah yes.”

Awakeners who had just awakened were not significantly different from ordinary people. It was because the full-fledged stat growth did not take place. When I stood in front of the scarecrow, Yu-jeong cheered her on with her applause and her cheers.

“Soohyun is cool!”

Hearing that, her fists tightened. I gritted my teeth and threw my fist into the scarecrow’s face with all my might.

Phut!

Compared to the heavy blow that senior Yoo-jeong hit a moment ago, the sound resonated as if she was catching her mosquitoes. The swaying hair of hers made her look even more disgusting. Senior Yoo-jeong, who was cheering me on, said as if she didn’t care as I stood still with her arms outstretched.

“Everything is like that when you first wake up. I haven’t developed my strength yet, and there are people who have never hit a punch before. Excuse me.”

Then she came behind my back and started carefully fiddling with her arm. It was to correct my posture.

“I was so turned around. The movement is fast, but there is no weight. The direction of the fist is also misaligned, and instead of doing this with the feet, stepping like this…”

Her soft hand brushed my forearm. Her breasts brushed my back. Bu Fu took a deep breath to calm her lower half. Her body smelled like a flower, and she thought it was a perfume she wore often.

“Are you listening to me?”

“Yes! Yes!”

Yoojung sunbaenim laughed at each and every reaction as if he were watching a slapstick comedy. She made me stand in the same position she had touched, then dragged her scarecrow and adjusted her position.

“Would you like to try again?”

I gritted my teeth and swung my arms once again. I only changed my posture slightly, but I felt more strength in my arms than before.

Phut!

The head, which had shaken viciously a moment before, was hit so hard this time that it looked like it was fluttering. I brushed myself off with a fresh face and straightened my posture again. I heard Yoojung’s lively voice.

“You’re good at Suhyun!”

I looked at Yoojung with a big smile. Senior Yoojeong held my hand and said.

“Good job! At this rate, you will be able to rise to D-class soon!”

She grabbed my hand and said that while running around, then realized belatedly that she was holding my hand tightly and she laughed awkwardly and let go of her hand. But that was enough. Senior Yujeong put her hand behind her and looked at her door, she said.

“Then, shall we go?”

“Yes.”

After that, we had time to look around and guide various facilities. The infirmary was more elaborate and systematic than I thought, and the cafeteria felt like a clean buffet-style restaurant. After the information about all the places was over, Yoo-jeong was sitting in the cafe on the 1st floor and chatting with me.

“Ah, it was fun.”

She took a sip of the iced Americano and said that with a refreshing expression. She said as if she had just returned from an amusement park. I also nodded and said like someone who was satisfied with the date.

“Yes. I also enjoyed it. Seniors.”

“From tomorrow, we will have a simple training session with a trainer suitable for each talent.”

“Are you coming with me too?”

Senior Yoojeong shook her head. I showed a look of regret with just a nod of her head. It would be great if she could train with her, but it seemed that the mentor didn’t get involved until F-level stat training.

“Usually, I will only do stat training for about a week. After doing stat training like that and wanting to get in shape systematically, then I start exploring the gate for the first time.”

“Crab, gate exploration?”

Even hearing that word made me nervous. Seeing my exasperated reaction, Yu-jeong laughed again. Each and every one of her reactions seemed to be an interesting eye candy for her.

“Even if it’s gate exploration. It’s not the kind of exploration we see on TV to find dungeons where legendary monsters live, or fragments of the Almighty. It’s a very safe gate. Only monsters and goblins appear. A mentor will also accompany you.”

After hearing her explanation, I had a question.

“What is the Almighty?”

She asked again, blinking her eyes wide as if surprised by my reaction.

“Oh, don’t you know the Almighty? These days, I bet they come up on the internet from time to time, right? Recently, I was able to decipher the records found inside the gate, and it is some ‘great being’ who is said to have existed in the world beyond the gate. It was a very strong and terrifying entity, but it is said that it was cut to pieces and sealed away from beyond the gate. If you get that fragment, the power becomes very strong, so there are many hunters who want to find it.”

I just nodded. Almighty Emperor and whatever it was, it was someone else’s business after all. Senior Yoojung said.

“Then see you later. I had fun today.”

“Ah yes.”

Senior Yoojeong stood up first. She seemed to have other appointments afterward than her phone ringing just in time. She grabbed her phone, packed her bag, and held out her hand to me. I stared at her, snapping her finger in her awkward pose. Seeing me tilting her head, Senior Yoo-jeong smiled again.

“Phone number. I do not need it? A mentor.”

“Ah, blood, I need it! I’ll write it usefully! No! It’s not written, so that…”

Haha!”

Senior Yoojung seemed to really like her flustered me. She laughed out loud and put her number on my phone. When I called her, my number popped up on her phone. Senior Yoo Jung said.

“It’s easy to memorize the number. I envy you.”

“Thank you.”

Suddenly, I got a number from a beautiful senior, so I was really crazy. I nodded bewilderedly and hurriedly saved the number. The storage name was ‘Senior Yoo Jeong’. And she told her

“Then be careful. Seniors!”

“Yes. Until next time, juniors, stay healthy.”

And she put her hand on my shoulder and said,

“Don’t be too scared. Everyone makes mistakes, right? Junior can do well.”

It was as it was said. Since this is just the beginning, it was clear that we could do better in the future. I clenched my fists and vowed to live confidently.

*******

“Yes! Thank you brother for 50 balloons! 50 reactions are included! Single Lady! Oops!”

In a dark room, a broadcaster was showing a passionate reaction. Every time he danced, there was a line of voices like ‘This guy is a thing’ and ‘He works so hard for only 50’. After the dance, he wiped his forehead and said:

“Ah, thank you brothers. Everyone, I get a lot of opinions that my broadcasts are more passionate these days, yes. I’ve been working harder lately. Because my friend became a Hunter. Later, I’m going to invite my Hunter friend to the broadcast, but it’s a different feeling from being invited by [Alley Leader Jun-seok], A streamer of a large company, and being invited by Hako streamer [Alley Leader Jun-seok].

The former seems like I’m promoting my friend, but the latter seems like I’m using my friend. When Hunter is on air, the number of viewers increases considerably. So, I am working hard to be a proud guy to my friends. Now, brothers, help me! Let’s become a large streamer and fan club proudly promoting Hunter!

Broadcast today! This is a popular piece that came out. [Head Breaking with Mace 2]! Let’s do it!”