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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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Shink!
The sound of the sword being drawn.
Bang!
The sound of the bullet being fired.
Clink!
The sound of the bullet hitting the handle.
Click!
The sound of the sword returning to the scabbard.
In a space so quiet that no human conversation could be heard even with people present,
Shink! Bang! Clink! Click!
Only those four sounds continued to resound.
After a brief moment,
“Aaaah! Iaidō! Iaidō!! Iaidō─!!”
Park Seong-woo repeatedly shouted Iaidō with a near-despairing expression as he drew his sword.
But my gun did not allow his quick-draw.
Shink!
You do “shink” once.
Bang!
I do “bang” once.
After three shinks and three bangs,
And three “clicks”,
Thud.
Park Seong-woo’s knees buckled.
“Why… why can’t I perform Iaidō…?”
Park Seong-woo blankly stared at the ground with a dazed face.
Seeing that, I looked at Kang Cheol-su.
“…Top student, no matter what, we need to see 7th place’s skills, don’t we?”
At the instructor’s words implying to take it easy, I nodded.
I had already decided to stop blocking the Iaidō.
“Hey, Park Seong-woo. I won’t block your Iaidō, so try it once, Iaidō.”
“…Wh-what! You won’t block it!”
As soon as I said I wouldn’t block the Iaidō, Park Seong-woo sprang up like a spring.
Then he immediately took a stance and prepared for Iaidō.
“…Watch closely. This is my light-speed Iaidō using my full power!”
…That cringeworthy way of speaking, I wonder if I should make him unable to do Iaidō anymore so he stops.
“Iaidō─!!”
Perhaps he gained fighting spirit from finally being able to perform Iaidō.
Park Seong-woo shouted louder than ever as he drew his sword.
Flash!
The light pouring from Park Seong-woo’s scabbard.
Shink…
He said it was Iaidō using his full power.
As if that was true, unlike before, there was no friction sound coming from the scabbard, and the sound of the blue blade being drawn was heard in slow motion.
“…Die─!!”
Perhaps due to his blocked Iaidō, Park Seong-woo shouted “die” at me with bloodshot eyes.
But unfortunately, I couldn’t accept his sincerity.
“And I’m sorry, but…”
Bang─!
Ting…!
“What…!”
“I said I wouldn’t block you from doing Iaidō, not that I wouldn’t block the Iaidō itself.”
I didn’t say anything wrong.
Instructor Kang Cheol-su said I needed to see Park Seong-woo’s skills, so I said I wouldn’t block him from “doing” Iaidō, not that I wouldn’t block the “Iaidō” itself.
And I’m sorry to Park Seong-woo, who performed a sincere Iaidō to a surprising extent, but…
[Super Accuracy [ON / OFF]]
I currently have the cheat ‘Super Accuracy’ turned on.
‘Wow… the cheat’s performance is certain.’
Until just before entering the arena, I couldn’t grasp exactly what effect Super Accuracy had.
But now, while dueling with Park Seong-woo, I could somewhat understand the effects of Super Accuracy.
Super Accuracy (Super Accuracy).
For now, I’ve discovered two effects.
Although there was no detailed description like appraising an item, it simply had effects true to the cheat’s name.
The first effect of this cheat is that it “unconditionally” hits where I want it to.
By the way, I know how to use a gun, but I’m not a master marksman.
But since I turned this cheat ‘ON’, the probability of bullets missing became 0%.
Even if I didn’t aim precisely, even if I aimed at the wrong place, the bullet flew to where I was focusing on and where I wanted to hit.
A bullet fired towards the ground would curve sharply and hit the target.
‘And… I haven’t experimented with melee weapons yet, but…’
There were plenty of opportunities to experiment.
And even without experimenting, I had a feeling that melee weapons wouldn’t be much different from the gun I was using now.
The reason was because of the subtle sensation I felt in my gun-wielding hand the moment I turned on Super Accuracy.
That sensation seemed to say, “No matter how you shoot, you will definitely, absolutely hit.”
And that sensation was also felt in my left hand holding the sword.
Still, unlike the long-range gun, for the close-range sword, it was “If you swing it roughly, it will draw an accurate sword path.”
This alone boasted a sufficiently cheaty nature.
But what boasted even more of a cheaty nature was not the first, but the second effect.
That effect was none other than…
Clang.
“…It broke?”
It “penetrates” the firearm resistance of mana that all superhumans possess.
“…Wasn’t Park Seong-woo’s sword imbued with mana?”
“…It was. I clearly saw the mana enveloping the blade.”
“What kind of ability does the top student have? Is the rumor about him having an S-grade talent or skill true?”
A commotion arose from the spectator seats.
The majority looked at Park Seong-woo’s broken sword and me alternately with shocked faces.
Even Kang Cheol-su was surprised enough to slightly widen his small eyes.
The reason everyone was shocked.
It was because I shattered the prejudice that superhumans had.
It was true that firearms were good weapons.
But they were weapons that worked only against low-level villains, Fallen, or monsters that had appeared in the present world.
The reason firearms worked on low-level villains, Fallen, or monsters was because they had low or no proficiency in mana and magic.
And they also had low physical strength to deflect bullets.
On the other hand, if the proficiency in mana and magic was high or the physical strength was high, firearms were ineffective.
Even if the physical strength was low, as long as they couldn’t handle mana and magic, firearms became useless scrap metal due to the firearm resistance of mana and magic.
And the decisive reason why superhumans didn’t use firearms was…
Although mana could be imbued into firearms, the bullets fired from firearms were not actually imbued with mana.
Therefore, most superhumans used melee weapons.
Because they could attack with the mana imbued as it was, the melee weapons of the old era were favored, while the firearms of the new era were despised.
However, I shattered it.
The fixed notion that superhumans had.
But more than that…
‘Park Seong-woo, this bastard.’
He didn’t just say “die”, he really tried to kill me?
Even if it was a training sword, he should know that it became very sharp when imbued with mana.
Knowing that, he still used full power for Iaidō?
‘No wonder Kang Cheol-su’s arms were uncrossed.’
Kang Cheol-su had his arms crossed since taking the role of the referee, but looking now, his arms were uncrossed.
And judging by one foot being slightly forward, it seems he was about to move.
But before that, I blocked Park Seong-woo’s Iaidō and broke the blade, resulting in an awkward posture.
At this, Kang Cheol-su, who became somewhat embarrassed, scratched the scar on his forehead.
“…Th-this can’t be…”
Park Seong-woo knelt with a face that looked like his world had collapsed, staring at his broken sword.
“My… my sword… my sword is broken…”
‘…What is this bastard saying?’
It’s just a training weapon widely available on the display, so why is he acting like his treasured sword is broken?
I was starting to get tired of his behavior that I couldn’t understand at all.
So now I had to silence him.
Bang!
A single gunshot rang out.
“…Ugh!”
Park Seong-woo let out a dying-like sound and fell backward.
A bulging lump appeared on the forehead of Park Seong-woo, who fainted with his eyes rolled back.
Seeing that, I blew the smoke rising from the gun and said,
“Iaidō service is now terminated.”
I broke him to the point where it felt miserable, so he won’t focus on Iaidō again.
With that thought, I looked at Kang Cheol-su.
Then Kang Cheol-su approached and checked Park Seong-woo’s condition.
“Hmm, he fainted cleanly.”
Kang Cheol-su couldn’t help but smirk at Park Seong-woo’s condition, who had fainted without a single injury.
He had seen countless duels until now, but this was the first time he saw someone faint without a single injury.
Although a large lump did appear on his forehead, that was not even considered an injury, let alone being injured.
“That was an outstanding display of skill, top student. I don’t even need to give separate feedback.”
Kang Cheol-su said with a satisfied expression while patting my shoulder.
‘It’s nice to be praised, but…’
Can you stop patting my shoulder?
Kang Cheol-su, your hand hurts a lot!
You might think I’m making a fuss over a light pat.
But Kang Cheol-su’s alias was the Crusher.
And in the classroom before coming to the training ground, he lightly slammed down on a podium with steel-like durability and split it in two.
He was patting my shoulder with that hand.
Moreover, my shoulder, which had the lowest stats among all the kids here!
“Ah, oops.”
Perhaps only now realizing my condition, Kang Cheol-su stopped patting my shoulder.
“…Top student, are you okay?”
Kang Cheol-su, who recognized his mistake, asked about my condition as I was dripping with cold sweat.
To that question, I said while loosely hanging my arms,
“…I think my shoulder is dislocated.”
Then Kang Cheol-su said with a troubled face while scratching the scar on his forehead,
“Oh no, I can’t fix a dislocation with my strength… Ah! This will do.”
Then, operating a ring engraved with a subspace, he took something out from the subspace and held it out.
“Here, drink this potion. A dislocation will be healed in no time.”
It was none other than a potion.
“No, it’s okay. It’s already healed.”
I raised my loosely hanging arm and demonstrated my health.
Seeing me like that, Kang Cheol-su said with a grin,
“Really? That’s a relief.”
Then he added, “As expected, potions are certainly effective.”
“Anyway, the winner of this Group A match is the top student, Lee Yu-jin.”
Kang Cheol-su manipulated his smartwatch.
Then an alarm rang from my smartwatch.
Checking the smartwatch at the sound of the alarm…
[A]
[01][Lee Yu-jin][Win]
[07][Park Seong-woo][Loss]
The result of the Group A matchup I belonged to had arrived.
“The top student should rest in the spectator seats until the next match.”
Saying that, Kang Cheol-su, was holding the fainted Park Seong-woo with one hand as if carrying light luggage and tucking him under his arm.
Then he said to the spectator seats,
“I will start the match for Group B in 3 minutes, so come down and get ready in advance. In the meantime, I will take this guy to the infirmary and come back.”
“…Yes, I understand.”
“Okay, I understand~!”
Lee Seo-yeon and Asuka, who belonged to Group B, stood up from their seats.
Then they went down the stairs and entered the arena.
“Top student!”
As soon as she entered the arena, Asuka ran to me.
“It was a really amazing match! Of course, only the top student was amazing!”
Asuka said that and looked at me with sparkling eyes.
Feeling burdened by her gaze that seemed to shoot stars from her eyes, I smiled awkwardly and said,
“Th-thanks.”
“Ah! Top student, are you speaking casually to me?”
“Uh… if you don’t like it, should I speak formally again?”
“No, no! I like the casual speech! Especially when the top student speaks casually to me!”
Asuka, who added “We’re friends!”, smiled brightly with a hehe.
Next to Asuka, I felt a gaze.
Turning my head at that gaze, I…
Made eye contact with Lee Seo-yeon, who was staring intently at me.
“…”
Lee Seo-yeon, who had been staring intently without saying a word, slightly nodded her head.
As if saying good job on the match, I couldn’t help but let out an awkward smile again at that nod.
“Top student! Watch my match carefully!”
Asuka said while clenching her small hand into a fist, then looked at Lee Seo-yeon standing next to her and said again with an oops face,
“Watch our match carefully!”
At her lively appearance, people from the spectator seats said “cute” here and there.
I also agreed with those words.
‘She is cute.’
Her usual appearance, that is.
I was curious if people would still say “cute” from the spectator seats even after the match started.
But for now, it was true that she was cute.
“Then, good luck to both of you in the match.”
“Fighting!”
“…”
Nod.
At my words of encouragement, Asuka raised her small fist and shouted.
Lee Seo-yeon slightly nodded her head.
And I went up to the spectator seats and sat in a seat close to the arena.
After 3 minutes passed like that, Kang Cheol-su, who had taken Park Seong-woo to the infirmary, returned.
And shortly after…
Clang clang clang!
The match between Lee Seo-yeon and Asuka began.
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