7 – Expedient

“Keuk.”

Mo Yeji stole her nosebleed and went into her assigned dorm room.

Since the smart watch has already been linked, there was no need for cumbersome security procedures.

Kook.

As I press the back of her nose gently, the inside of her nose heats up and the blood stops.

She muttered as she rolled her eyes.

“Obviously….”

Her talent is ‘silent prophecy’.

A special talent that reads the target’s future in proportion to the time they stop breathing.

The more targets, the stronger you are, the longer you have to hold your breath.

In severe cases, you can only see a fleeting future like a flash of light.

But for some reason, I couldn’t see Ymir’s future.

Even for a moment.

“… It didn’t work this time either.”

I wasn’t interested.

Because it’s not a leisurely life enough to be interested in such an insignificant man.

Mo Ye-ji was interested in Choi Ji-seong, not that man.

Because Choi Ji-seong is much more important to her than that man.

“… ….”

And Choi Ji-sung’s future was visible. When you stop breathing to the limit, it’s about 3 seconds.

But for some reason, I couldn’t see the man’s future.

I didn’t even see an instant future like the instructors did.

I didn’t see anything.

Just like that day.

So,

… Just like that woman

“Why, why?”

Mo Yeji took off her outerwear and lay down on her bed.

The traces of hardened blood in her nose are terrible.

Damp, fishy, hot smell.

On the stairs just now, I immediately reaped my abilities and avoided fainting.

But she couldn’t do that at the practice field where Daejeon was located.

As soon as I saw the future, my breath stopped and my consciousness was completely destroyed.

And it was the same day that my consciousness was blown away.

“… It’s the first time since that day.”

The horrible smell of blood.

A damp, fishy, and musty smell.

That day was also full of this smell.

On his 12th birthday.

The day the hero’s dream was engraved like a stamp, and his talent bloomed.

So,

… The day when mom, dad, and younger brother’s heads flew through the sky like volleyballs and fell to the ground.

“… ….”

Mo Ye-ji unwittingly used her blossoming talents against the woman who had brought out her moronic beast against herself.

However, the woman’s future was not read.

So today, just like Ymir.

“… ….”

Ironically, the woman muttered a few meaningless words to her, and then she disappeared leaving only herself alive.

Like the wind that moves without any reason or purpose.

And the ordinary girl who was present that day died.

Only the gloomy revenge ghost survived.

“Why… Why can’t I see his future?”

Even an academy instructor can read the future if he stops breathing for a long time.

However. Why.

Why couldn’t I see that man’s future?

Why?

“Mmm.”

Is it simply the limit of my talent?

Or am I mistaken?

What do that woman and Ymir have in common?

Is it related to that guy or that woman?

“Ah… I don’t know.”

It was in the midst of confusion with repeated thoughts.

[A message has arrived.]

The linked smart watch rang.

[Yoo Seong-won: Yeji. Are you okay?]

“… Ah, you bastard.”

Yoo Seong-won.

He is a halfway man.

And a man who likes himself.

It seems that they contacted you as soon as they confirmed the linkage status.

[Yoo Seong-won: Are you going to eat dinner alone?]

I keep getting calls because I’m ignoring it.

[Yoo Seong-won: Don’t eat dinner alone, let’s eat together.]

It’s annoying, but I should reply.

Mo Yeji scribbled and replied.

[Mo Yeji: ㅇㅇ]

Many men have expressed interest in her so far.

Yoo Seong-won is just one of those many men.

The difference is that it is a little more useful.

However, the life she will live is not the life of an ordinary woman.

You need strong strength to walk straight down the path that has led to catastrophe.

Especially like Choi Ji-seong, who is strong and full of justice….

“… But Choi Ji-seong hasn’t been in touch.”

* * *

The shade is located behind the academy dormitory.

It is a dark place where people do not come easily because there are few people.

But now, there were four cadets gathered there.

“Oh, it’s cold. What is the weather like today?”

Pyo Hang-woo, who is in 11th place, reacted to the words of Park Jeong-pal, who was ranked 9th in the cadet rankings.

“Sure. But, Seongwon. Aren’t you cold?”

Yoo Seong-won was preoccupied with his smart watch.

“Not really.”

While Ha Yeon-si looked sideways at Yoo Seong-won, Park Jeong-pal looked at Ha Yeon-si’s face and said.

“Are you cold too, is it New Years Day?”

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“Hmm, what. It’s a bit cold.”

“All other good places already have passengers. If it wasn’t for the senior, I would have been George. Unfortunately, it’s the first day of the entrance ceremony….”

Ha Yeon-si snorted at his bravado.

“Don’t be silly. We’re apprentice heroes now too. If you start a useless fight, it won’t end with simple punishment.”

“hahahaha, that’s right.”

Park Jeong-pal scratched the back of his head to refresh the atmosphere.

“By the way. Do you remember him earlier? Simian?”

“… Simian?”

Pyo Hang-wu immediately corrected his words.

“It must be a caveman, not an ape.”

A primitive man is a slang term for a martial artist.

In this age of advanced magic engineering, most of the young cadets didn’t like them because they still fought with their bare hands without using weapons.

“Ugh, caveman. But you had a blast with that bastard Choi Ji-sung. How was that possible?”

“Jisung must have looked at it. She’s actually nice I’m more curious about how the 280th place got along with Jisung.”

Ha Yeon-si, who had been overhearing the conversation, nodded.

“Right. It’s definitely weird. Ji-seong’s opponent should have been Cheol-wu.”

Park Jeong-pal muttered.

“Isn’t the academy also free from corruption?”

“What do you mean? Are you sure you believe what the kids say? That he got a correction score by sticking with Choi Ji-seong?”

“I don’t believe it, but it sure is strange.”

“Your talent must be a bit unusual. Or that it bloomed late during vacation and notified the academy.”

“I see. Cadets often hide their abilities from each other, so it’s hard to know….”

At that time, I felt a presence on the corner of the building opposite.

When Park Jung-pal turned his head, Choi Ji-sung and Han Cheol-woo were walking towards him.

“Oh. I heard that even a tiger will come when you say it.”

Park Jeong-pal waved his hand.

“Hey. Jisung.”

Jiseong Choi spotted them and waved his hand accordingly.

“Oh, everyone was there. Why?”

“Did you watch during Daejeon?”

“Daejeon?”

“At that battle practice. Simian… No, when I was with a caveman.”

“Ah. Ymir.”

“Ymir?”

“His name is Ymir.”

“f*ck. The name is so unique. Did you see it anyway?”

Choi Ji-seong said honestly with a smile.

“No. I didn’t see you.”

But the children took that smile in a different way.

“I watched.”

“As expected, Choi Ji-seong.”

“You’ve become nice.”

“… I really didn’t see you.”

Choi Ji-sung spoke quite clearly, but no one listened.

They knew Choi Ji-sung’s personality all too well.

The ring.

Then their smart watches rang simultaneously.

[A message has arrived.]

“Oh, what is it?”

A message came up while Yoo Seong-won was annoyed at being interrupted in his conversation with Mo Ye-ji.

[Class Assignment Information]

[Notice of Point Distribution]

It was a class assignment notice and a freshman evaluation sheet.

* * *

[Your cadet status has been confirmed.]

[Freshman Ymir Cadet.]

I checked my identity with my smart watch and entered the training ground.

A training center for first-year students located next to the main building of the academy.

Maybe it’s because it’s the first day of school, there are almost no people.

“… It’s more exciting to be there.”

I avoided them and headed to a place where there were no people at all.

A comprehensive physical training center located inside the training ground.

Body hitting training is not particularly popular among basic training.

It’s because it’s a training that ignorantly repeats the right thing and the hitting.

“Let’s see… It must have been around here.”

Following memories of the past, I headed to the training room in the corner.

Befitting a training ground that was neglected by the cadets, the scores recorded are also generally poor.

“… Found.”

After looking for a training room, I went straight inside.

A narrow space of about 5 pyeong.

When the training system is activated, a specially designed scarecrow pops out and attacks.

As the training level goes up, the scarecrow’s arms grow and his attacks become more threatening.

I trained by dodging what to avoid and hitting what to hit.

I wonder if I sweated for about 40 minutes like that.

[Strength has increased by 0.1.]

[Health increased by 0.1.]

[Intelligence has increased by 0.1.]

……

Ability has increased.

It’s not very satisfying, but that’s not the point.

After completing step 10 in one go, I checked the contribution window during a short break.

[Sub Achievement: Achieved 3rd place in the training ground score!]

[I got 300 points as an achievement reward.]

“As expected!”

Originally, it is difficult to keep track of the training ground’s score rankings.

Because there are so many outstanding monsters among the students.

However, it can be easily achieved by using the unpopular training room.

Maybe it’s a kind of expedient.

Immediately after that I resumed the training system.

After a long time, we were able to achieve the scores of 2nd and 1st place.

[Sub Achievement: Achieved 2nd place in training ground score!]

[I got 500 points as an achievement reward.]

[Sub Achievement: Achieved 1st place in training ground score!]

[I got 1,000 points as an achievement reward.]

“Whoa.”

I was careless and almost ruined.

It took about 2 hours, but I almost lost my score at the end because I ran out of energy.

… Shall we go back now?

It was just when I opened the door to the training room, sweating.

Ting. Hooked

I heard a strange sound.

When I turn my head, I see the person who caused the noise in the nearby training room.

The profound eyes half covered by straight black hair.

And ridiculously sized breasts.

As soon as I saw the chest, I knew who it was.

“… Milk.”

Did he train here too?

Unlike me, she was exchanging karate with a scarecrow with a training bow and arrow.

Looking at it, it seems that they ran away here to avoid people’s eyes.

Certainly, with such big breasts, you can’t help but draw attention.

I was watching the earthquake of the huge mound for a while when my smart watch suddenly rang.

[A message has arrived.]

At that moment, Uyuna glared at me. Like a shooter, he seems to have good senses.

“Kuhm.”

I checked her smartwatch, ignoring her unkind stare.

“Oh.”

As expected, I was in the same class as the main characters.