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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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With each item I pulled out, Yoo Hee-won and Han Min-ha’s expressions grew increasingly bewildered.
It was understandable, considering the “training tools” for Aura control I was presenting were things like a toy trumpet and a Bluetooth speaker.
“Professor… what are you doing?”
Yoo Hee-won finally snapped, unable to contain her annoyance.
“Are you kidding me?”
“No. These are the tools I used during my training as a rookie hero. It might seem absurd, but I’m going to use a method that has proven to be surprisingly effective.”
“So how are you going to train this Cow with that junk?”
“With your help, of course, student Hee-won.”
I handed her the small toy trumpet.
“And this, too.”
“Aaaaaah! No way!!”
“Eek!!”
Yoo Hee-won and Han Min-ha screamed and ran as they saw the small snake in my hand.
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A cacophony of noise filled the quiet shooting range.
Yoo Hee-won blew the toy trumpet with all her might next to Han Min-ha, while I played loud explosion sounds from my phone through the Bluetooth speaker.
They were sounds taken from the hero battle videos released by the media.
To anyone watching, this would seem like a pointless and idiotic method, but all Secreto recruits went through this.
It was surprisingly helpful for concentration, designed to enable them to fight under any circumstances.
I had gone through this myself.
Of course, the training at Secreto was much more intense.
They used VR equipment like the one in the basic evaluation, showing gruesome, uncensored scenes of people exploding, limbs flying, and blood splattering.
Even those who enjoyed gore movies would cringe at the brutality.
And they were all recordings of actual villainous acts.
The resulting horror and fear were overwhelming, often leaving even high-ranking heroes traumatized and unable to eat properly for days.
If even Secreto agents, who were selected for their resilience, struggled with this…
I worried whether these students would be able to face such villains after graduation.
And whether they could handle the horrors of the real battlefield, hidden from the public by censorship.
Ah, I digressed.
Han Min-ha, a snake draped around her neck, aimed at the target with a pale face.
The small Burmese python, less than a meter long, rested its head on Han Min-ha’s shoulder and its black eyes gleamed as it flicked its tongue.
I had borrowed it from the academy’s Bio-Expression Research Lab.
Although Han Min-ha was disgusted by the snake and its texture, it was actually a docile creature with little aggression.
“Are you sure this will… work…?”
“Trust me. I’ve done this training myself. You don’t have much time left, student Min-ha. The end-of-semester evaluations are coming up, and besides…”
I lowered my voice so Yoo Hee-won couldn’t hear.
“You need to teach Song Do-yoon a lesson before summer break, don’t you?”
“Yes…”
Han Min-ha nodded hesitantly.
Then, as the snake’s scales brushed against the back of her neck, she flinched and stretched her neck, trying to get as far away from it as possible.
“Alright. Let’s do this properly. You’ve seen Eye Rays before, right?”
“Ah, yes. I’ve seen them on the news often.”
“Eye Rays were your mother’s specialty.”
Han Min-ha’s eyes widened, and she looked at me.
“My mother…?”
“To be precise, it was a guided beam that could simultaneously target multiple targets. In short, indiscriminate bombardment with precision-guided missiles.”
“Ah…”
“You inherited her blood, so you can definitely do it. I’m not saying you have to use Eye Rays right now, but if you can even get close to that level, it’ll be like crossing the threshold of detailed Aura control we’re aiming for.”
“Ah… I understand…! I’ll try…!”
Han Min-ha nodded firmly, a determined look on her face.
So, mentioning her parents changed her attitude.
Show me what you’ve got, Han Min-ha.
“Let’s begin.”
“Yes!”
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There were countless mistakes.
Sometimes, she couldn’t do anything at all, and other times, she lost control of her Aura’s intensity and obliterated the target.
Yoo Hee-won, after blowing the trumpet repeatedly, changed tactics and started whispering insults in Han Min-ha’s ear.
Vulgar curses and derogatory terms that I didn’t even want to hear.
But Han Min-ha didn’t give up.
Although she faltered, she kept shooting her Aura, striving to achieve Eye Rays or something similar.
Indeed, the memory of deceased parents was a powerful motivator.
A few hours later, as the sun began to set and the sky turned crimson…
“Whoa?! Hey, hey, hey!”
Finally, when a target was cleanly knocked over, Yoo Hee-won, who had been sitting exhausted, jumped up and excitedly pointed at the fallen target.
“It fell! It fell! Professor! It fell!”
“I saw. Well done, student Min-ha.”
Han Min-ha let out a long sigh.
“Ha…”
“Let’s do it a few more times while we’re at it.”
“Yes… okay…”
Han Min-ha, her arms trembling from holding the same position for hours, aimed at the target.
A thin, violet beam shot out from her fingertip and struck the target.
Beep!!
The target fell over as the hit confirmation sound rang out from the speakers.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Some shots missed, but Han Min-ha managed to hit several targets, albeit barely.
“Good. Very good. Excellent.”
“Yes… thank you…”
Although the power was ridiculously weak, that wasn’t important.
The important thing was that she had managed to manifest her explosive Aura in such a precise form.
Today’s goal has been achieved.
Near the end of the first semester, Han Min-ha had finally taken her first step into the world of Aura.
It was a wonder she had lasted this long.
But she had done it, and now it was just the beginning.
Moving up to the upper class, getting revenge on Song Do-yoon – she could achieve it all.
“Professor… the snake…”
I smiled and removed the limp snake from Han Min-ha’s neck.
Exhausted from being draped around her neck for so long, it went completely slack in my hand.
I was going to get an earful when I returned it to the lab.
“You did well, too, student Hee-won. Let’s pack up and go back.”
“Thanks, Hee-won. I couldn’t have done it without you.”
Yoo Hee-won turned away, feigning annoyance at our thanks.
Despite her outward behavior, it was her way of expressing her feelings.
How cute.
“Let’s go back. Good work, everyone.”
“Professor, buy us dinner.”
Yoo Hee-won made the sudden demand with a coy expression.
Eating out…
Well, it wouldn’t be a bad idea on a day like this.
“Anything but spicy stir-fried intestines.”
“Hey, Titty Monster! What do you want to eat?”
“I want ramen from that kimbap restaurant.”
Han Min-ha mentioned the kimbap restaurant they had gone to after dealing with the mindless villain, and Yoo Hee-won readily agreed.
I picked up the box of training tools and smiled.
“Alright. Let’s go.”
As the sun set, the three of us walked out of the shooting range.
On the way to the parking lot, Yoo Hee-won kept chattering about Han Min-ha’s shooting skills, and Han Min-ha just laughed good-naturedly, indulging her.
“Professor! What are you doing? Open the car door!”
Yoo Hee-won shouted at me as she stood by the car.
“It’s not right to demand that someone open the door for you when they have their hands full. In situations like these, you should offer to carry the elder’s belongings, and…”
“Give them to me. I’ll carry them.”
Han Min-ha took the box from my hands.
“Ah, I’m hungry. I have to eat, get a new phone, so busy, so busy.”
“You seem to think of me as your chauffeur, not your advisor, student Hee-won.”
“Hohoho… You caught me…”
A gloomy, bespectacled student with black hair.
The daughter of the couple who were my only friends and teammates, with whom I faced life and death situations.
A haughty, intelligent, blonde-haired, blue-eyed rich girl.
The daughter of my former superior, who had gotten me the academy professor position after I lost my memory.
Even a web novel would be criticized for this kind of writing.
Lack of plausibility, convenient plot developments, forced emotional moments, predictable twists.
Just like the terrible novel Senior Han Tae-woo used to write.
That’s why I felt a heavy responsibility towards these students.
Just as their parents had helped me, I had to teach them with all my heart.
I had a duty to ensure they survived the hellish battlefield after graduation.
To keep their sanity in the midst of a chaotic war, to retire safely after their service.
To remain strong and resilient in any situation.
That’s all I could do for them as their advisor.
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After that, I continued Han Min-ha’s special training, taking her and Yoo Hee-won to various training grounds at the academy.
The end-of-semester evaluations were fast approaching.
Han Min-ha was curious about how she would get her revenge on Song Do-yoon.
The answer lay in the evaluations.
“So… you’re saying… I should… do that… in front of the entire student body…?”
“That’s right.”
“Uh… you want me… to have a public showdown… with Song Do-yoon…?”
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