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Chapter 6: Lumi
It’s quite an advantage for me to be in the same group as Nam Daeun… Maybe the teachers thought Lee Byunghoon and I would balance her out.
Since we were instructed to gather as a group, I went to where group 7 was gathering.
“Ah, really? I’m from there, too!”
“I look forward to working with you. I specialize in melee…”
The classroom was filled with small talk and greetings, and people found their way to their groups. The sooner they got closer to each other, the sooner they could trust each other to have their backs.
“Hey, I’ve heard about you, Nam Daeun! I’m honored to be in the same group as you!”
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“Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m the oldest son of a long-standing fighter guild…”
Why is our group like this?
Since we got together, that Lee Byunghoon guy has been babbling nonstop, only looking at Nam Dauen without glancing at me or Lumi.
“That’s it for today, and as I said before, your first assignment is to photograph yourselves having lunch together. You’ll need to get used to meeting new people as hunters.
I’m not sure what that has to do with taking a picture of us eating together, but I guess we gotta do it anyway.
The others were already deciding what to eat or heading out to eat.
Lee Byunghoon was continuously blabbing at Nam Daeun, who was ignoring him while packing her things.
Lumi kept looking back and forth between the two of them, unsure of what to say.
And I watched all of this unfold.
I should say something.
I decided, after thinking about it.
“Hmm, guys? So what should we get to eat?”
Before I finished saying that sentence, Nam Daeun packed her bag, stood up, and left the classroom.
“You have any ideas, Daeun?”
“I have no time for child’s play like this.”
“Huh?”
And with that, she left. What does that even mean? Is she not going to do any work she considers “child’s play”?
Lee Byunghoon glanced at me and Lumi briefly and feigned a cough.
“I actually have something to do right now.”
And he left as well.
…
All the other students left to eat with their groups, and it was just Lumi and me in the empty classroom.
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[Sub Quest Issued]
[Console a Depressed Lumi]
Lumi’s dream of a grand academy debut has been ruined, but it's not too late! Console her and make her feel better!
-Reward: Random Attribute +1
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Just then, a quest appeared.
Console a depressed Lumi?
“My plans to make a friend… It’s ruined… You idiot… Why couldn’t you just say you liked Tteokbokki? Hnng…”
Well, maybe this isn’t bad at all. I won’t have a chance to get close to Nam Daeun until the story is almost over, and that other guy isn’t relevant at all.
“Hey, Lumi? Those two are gone, so let’s go by ourselves at least.”
“H-huh? You want to go with me?”
“Yeah. Eating and taking a picture together is our homework, right?”
“Umm… Nam Daeun already left.”
Why does that matter here? Also, it doesn’t seem like she cares about this Lee Byunghoon guy, either.
“Well, they’re already gone. Do you like tteokbokki? I know a place nearby that makes it really well. You want to come?”
“Y-yes! I do!”
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In front of me sat Lumi, her cheeks now puffy like a hamster, as she was stuffing her face with tteokbokki.
“You don’t have to rush. There’s plenty for the both of us.”
“Ah, yeah… Sorry…”
“No, no. No need to apologize. It’s good to see you enjoying it so much.”
“Hehe… It’s really tasty! How do you know about this place? You’re a freshman like me, right?”
Because this tteokbokki place is a key location in the Lumi route, in the game, I brought her here so many times to see if she’d ever get sick of it, but she never did.
★ [Heroine Status]
[Lumi]
[Affection: 35]
[Libido: 30]
[Appetite: 15]
[Fatigue: 40]
Her affection rose by 20. Maybe I just need to take her here four more times and be done with her route.
Her appetite also fell from 40 to 15, so she’s probably almost done eating.
“I think I’m about done eating, so we should probably take the photo now. Can I use your phone? Mine’s pretty old, so it doesn’t take good photos.”
“Ah, that’s fine!”
She handed me her phone, and I stood up to sit next to her.
“Huh… Huh? Aren’t you… too close?”
“We should both be in the frame, right?”
Click!
“Only the two of us are here, but at least the photo came out okay.”
“Ah… Yeah… Looks great…”
Lumi had her head down.
We’re pretty much done, so I should try to make some progress with her.
As I returned Lumi’s phone, I couldn’t help but say it.
“Hey, Lumi? Isn’t your phone case from that one idol party thing?”
“H-huh? Yeah. How… did you know?”
“Yes! I really really like them! I got the limited edition by hitting the ceiling from the last release, and I watched all the animations! Uhm… I watched all the movies as well!”
As soon as we started talking about animations, she lost her stutter.
I’m not sure what “hitting the ceiling” means, but I don’t think that matters right now.
“Oh, then, do you want to see the new movie coming out soon? I didn’t have anyone to go watch it with.”
“Uhm… the movie?”
“Yeah, don’t force yourself though. I can watch it alone if you’re not comfortable with it.”
“No, no! I would love to!”
“Then let’s go watch it this weekend! Can I have your number?”
“Y-yes!”
I handed my phone to her, who accepted it with trembling hands.
She began pressing each number carefully while muttering, “Exchanging numbers… Exchanging numbers with a friend…” It was pretty cute.
“H-here…”
“Thanks. I’ll text you later. Do you want to head out?”
“Yep!”
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Tuesday night.
I parted ways with Lumi and made my way over to the training center.
I’ll be in the thick of things tomorrow, so I really need to figure out my limits.
I tapped my smartwatch and entered the private room.
[Freshman, A class, Lee Hoyeon. Access granted.]
In the game, the MC can go whichever direction you trained him.
If you want to take the mage route, you’d need to spec up wisdom, strength, and stamina for swordsman, agility for assassin, etc.
The easiest textbook route would be to become a swordsman.
That’s because the MC has a unique power perfectly suited for it.
Most people don’t have access to a unique power, but being the MC, Lee Hoyeon has a pretty powerful one.
────── [Combat Sense] ──────
▶ Unique Power
▶ Receives adjustments for all actions deemed as 'battle.'
The higher the risk of 'battle,' the greater the effect.
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Combat Sense
A unique power dedicated to combat, it provides the user with an innate sense of battle.
It adjusts all modifiers relevant to combat, so it’s theoretically perfect for swordsmen who rely on their wits to survive.
Despite that, I decided to become a mage because I got [Mana Perception] as a special reward, giving me a huge advantage in casting spells, and I know just how unpleasant the villains in this story will be.
Close-quarters combat with those nasty bastards? No, thank you. It’s not like I can return to a checkpoint like in a game, so it’s probably more ideal to poke them afar.
“Magic proficiency test.”
[Magic proficiency test. Starting now.]
Knowing how experienced I am would give me a rough guideline on how to act.
The training center’s proficiency tests should give me a list of my strengths, weaknesses, and overall performance.
[Test level 1. Please expel mana thin and wide.]
With the prompt, a thin wall of mana appeared all around me.
That’s probably what’s going to measure my magic strength.
Thin and wide?
I’ve never done it, but I doubt it’ll be all that difficult. I raised both hands and imagined a gentle wave of mana coming forth.
Whoooom~
A gentle blue mana wave conjured from my hands. Maybe it was because I thought of a wave, but the mana was see-through.
[Test level 1, complete.]
The prompt notified me after expelling mana for about a minute.
[Test level 2, beginning now.]
A target appeared on the far side of the room.
[The target will materialize soon. Please knock it down as fast as you can.]
[5]
“You have to give me some time to prepare, damn it.”
The countdown commenced, regardless of my protest.
[4]
[3]
[2]
[1]
What’s the most efficient way to knock them down with what I got?
[Targets activated. 10 total targets remaining.]
There’s no time to think. I thought of the arrows of wind from the textbook yesterday.
The mana rising peacefully around me suddenly concentrated into an arrow of rushing wind.
Whooooom—!
The arrows began kicking up wind, ready to propel itself forward.
The arrows, dancing in the wake of their wind, began zooming towards the targets.
Craaaack!
One, two, three, four, five… ten.
All ten arrows had found their mark, splitting the targets in half.
“Damn.”
No targets remained in the room.
“This is pretty fun!”
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“Hmmmmm…”
Lumi, now in her room with her phone, was trapped in the middle of a dilemma.
Should I text him if he got home safe?
“If we ate together and exchanged numbers, we’re friends, right…? But we did just meet today… Is this too much?”
Lumi had always been introverted, preferring to spend her time at home instead of out with friends. Her large chest always drew unwanted attention, which, combined with her introversion, made her a homebody.
Her twin sister, Lucy, was always overprotective of her as well. Thankfully, that got rid of unwanted contact from weirdos, but that also prevented her from making friends.
She wanted to get rid of all that sullen past and make some new friends!
...
But the first group of people she got with didn’t really seem like the friendly type… Except Lee Hoyeon!
“He asked if I wanted to see a movie together. Hehehe… He’s a friend, right? Hmm… I’m not sure… Should I google it?”
She opened her browser and typed, “A man asked me to watch a movie together.”
[Someone I just met asked me to watch a movie with him]
“Oh! This is perfect!”
Someone else seemed to have the same worries as her.
Q. [A man I just met asked if I wanted to see a movie with him. Does that mean he likes me? Or does he just want to be friends?]
A: [If he asked you to watch a movie, then he has to have some feelings for you. You can probably tell more about the situation once you watch the movie and talk to him for a bit. If you’re asking if he’s interested in you, then it probably means you are interested in him, too, right? This could be a good opportunity, so I hope it goes well for you!]
“I-interested?”
Lumi, who’s never had a proper friend in her life, definitely never had a relationship either. To her, this random internet post seemed like the wisdom of the ancients.
“Yeah, now that I think about it, you wouldn’t ask someone you didn’t like to watch a movie… Does he… have feelings for me?”
Lee Hoyeon… To be honest, Lumi had never even gotten food with another person one-on-one before, so she was too nervous to speak.
“But why would someone as handsome as him… Ugh… I’ll just text him.”
[Me: Today was fun ^^ (dog bowing emoji)]
[Lee Hoyeon: You got home safe, right?]
Badump. Badump.
The reply was as mundane as replies can get, but this was exciting for her.
“Uhm… How should I respond… Should I google it again?”
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