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In the sky above the uninhabited island,
There was a massive airship floating.
"You're all crazy, every last one of you… This test wasn't meant to be like this…"
It was hard to believe that such harsh words could come from the mouth of the Chairman, who oversaw the Velvet Academy. And if she realized that the 'crazy bitches' she was referring to were the Academy's cadets, it would be even more problematic.
But despite this, the instructors of the Academy, who were listening to her, nodded reluctantly. They couldn't help but agree with what she said.
The mid-term evaluation on the uninhabited island was supposed to test the cadets' mental fortitude and survival skills as they fended for themselves in parties. But it had already deviated far beyond their expectations.
Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff!
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
The cadets stomped their feet and exhaled the breath they had drawn from their dantian.
On the holographic screen that appeared,
Chairman Lina closed her eyes tightly, as if she had seen something unbearable.
"Are you all really like cavemen now?! Have you been cursed with a drop in intelligence???"
Currently, the mid-term evaluation was divided into two major groups.
On one side were those led by Yoo-ri Lee, dressed like cavemen and living in a tribal manner. And on the other side were those led by Shin Se-hee, armed with modern equipment.
It was like a reenactment of the great war between the gun-toting Americans during the early days of immigration and the Native Americans they invaded.
But there was a significant difference in their numbers.
Most of the cadets had joined Yoo-ri's group,
And only those who dared not join the madness remained under Shin Se-hee. The temptation to break free from the norm was just that strong.
"Now that that kid's quiet, these other brats are giving me a headache…"
The Chairman said with a defeated voice, looking at the bizarrely skewed situation that was already out of hand.
There was no need to specify who 'that kid' was.
From the start, the only one the Chairman had been wary of was him.
Jin Yuha.
She had been keeping an eye on him, and now she had been hit from an unexpected angle. It seemed like everyone in the Utopia party was out of their minds.
"Hmm? Now that you mention it, what is that kid up to?"
Instructor Hong Jinada, who had been watching the standoff between the cadets with interest, spoke up.
The Chairman nodded and pointed to a corner of the hologram.
"...What's that kid doing now?"
Hong Jinada turned to where the Chairman was pointing and opened her mouth in surprise.
"It's education."
The response came from Baek Seol-hee, who had been consistently uninterested in what the other cadets were doing and had been observing that spot since the start of the mid-term evaluation.
There, Jin Yuha was swinging his sword at a blonde-haired cadet, his expression fierce as if they were mortal enemies on a narrow bridge. And the female cadet, her face pale, was desperately dodging.
It was clear to anyone who saw them that now that attacks between cadets were allowed, they were trying to steal each other's coins.
"...Education? That's what you call it? He's going to kill her!"
No matter how you looked at it, it was a stretch to call what he was doing 'education'. Who in their right mind would swing a deadly sword at vital points without hesitation and call it education?
That crazy girl, or rather, Baek Seol-hee, just stared at the screen without responding to her words.
'He's pushing her to the limit of what she can handle, swinging his sword. Well done. Hmm. But he could have gone a little deeper just now. My disciple is too soft-hearted.'
Baek Seol-hee nodded in satisfaction, making an evaluation that would shock everyone.
Just then,
As the Shield Tribe cadets and the cadets from Shin Se-hee's camp were about to engage in a full-scale confrontation,
Wiiiing──!
The airship suddenly lit up with a red light, and a chaotic siren blared.
The instructors quickly geared up and looked around.
"What's this all of a sudden…?"
The Chairman frowned, feeling a strange sense of deja vu again.
Bang!
An instructor burst into the airship's observation room with a worried look on his face.
"Chairman! The gates have opened!"
"...What's the rating and location?"
"A-grade, AA-grade, and… S! S-grade! Three gates have opened simultaneously in Anyang, Ilsan, and Pohang!"
"What about the Hunter Management Bureau?"
"They've already dispatched their forces, but they've requested assistance, saying their manpower is insufficient!"
'...'
The Chairman unconsciously bit her lip.
A-grade and AA-grade gates could be handled by dispatching the instructors present. But an S-grade gate…
And it had to happen during the exam!
'...I guess I have to go.'
If she didn't go there herself, it was clear how things would turn out.
But for some reason, Lina's feet didn't move right away.
Because she felt that if she left now, she would regret it.
Then, suddenly,
Her gaze turned to one place.
None other than Jin Yuha's hologram screen.
And as she looked at it,
The ominous premonition and concern she had been feeling suddenly vanished.
"..."
After a moment, the Chairman turned to Baek Seol-hee.
"Seol-hee, assemble the assassination squad immediately. You will accompany me to the S-grade gate."
"Yes."
"Instructor Hong Jinada, lead the combat instructor team to support the AA-grade gate."
"Yes! Understood!"
"And the rest of you will support the A-grade gate."
"Are the cadets going with us?"
Chairman Lina shook her head firmly.
"No, the cadets are meaningless once we're deployed. Let's go."
As soon as the Chairman gave the order, the instructors nodded firmly.
And Lina turned her head once again to look at Jin Yuha.
'I'm counting on you. Please, this time, definitely…'
She didn't understand what she was asking of him, but she prayed with all her heart.
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"I didn't expect you to come out like this from the very first day, Lee Yoo-ri."
Shin Se-hee, representing her camp, stepped forward with a slightly puzzled expression, rubbing her temples.
"...I didn't expect it either."
Yoo-ri replied with a sincere voice from the heart.
"Ha, what are you talking about when you've already built such a huge force? Yoo-ri, you're a scary woman."
"No."
"I never expected this method. Going beyond comfort and convenience to find pleasure… Changing the entire mid-term evaluation into a game… "
"I told you, it's not."
"And as soon as the battle between cadets was allowed, you created an external enemy to solidify the loose internal unity of the three-person party restriction? Ha, so the bear-like fox who used to pretend to be shy next to Jin Yuha has finally shown her true colors?"
"..."
It was impossible to reason with her.
Now she understood why Kang Do-hee had called Shin Se-hee a 'flower garden' over and over again.
'But why are you standing there with her…? Aren't you two on bad terms?!'
Kang Do-hee, standing next to Shin Se-hee with her arms crossed, glared at her with a furrowed brow.
"You, how dare you talk to our leader like that! Apologize immediately!"
Lee Min-young, who had come along to match their numbers, shouted from the side. Then Shin Se-hee's gaze shifted to them.
"Oh my, isn't it Lee Min-young? The one who kept challenging Jin Yuha and got crushed every time. I thought you'd been keeping a low profile lately…"
"...Ha, you better be ready today. Today, our Chief Yoo-ri and our cadets will definitely defeat you and claim victory."
"It's a perfect match for the phrase 'a tiger with wings'. Instead of relying on your own strength, you're trying to gain an advantage by borrowing the power of others? It's a truly defeatist idea."
Eeek──
A sharp sound escaped between Lee Min-young's teeth, touching a nerve.
Yoo-ri's eyes went cold.
'No, you're the same… You're on bad terms with Kang Do-hee, but you brought her along. And surprisingly, they seem to get along really well…?'
Originally, Lee Min-young and Shin Se-hee were complete opposites, but now, in their blackened state, they were like two peas in a pod.
"I was originally planning to recruit Jin Yuha after defeating him… Hmm, but on second thought, it's even better this way. This time, instead of relying on Jin Yuha's power, I'll let him have a complete victory, and we'll take the result."
Jin Yuha.
As his name crossed Shin Se-hee's lips, Yoo-ri's gaze turned serious.
'Hmm, now that I think about it, I owe him a debt too, and I haven't repaid any of it yet, have I?'
In that case, she couldn't afford to lose.
This fight wasn't just about getting a good grade in the mid-term evaluation.
It was a competition between the two of them, with Jin Yuha as the prize!
She had reluctantly taken on the role of chief, but if she could give something valuable to Jin Yuha, Yoo-ri was willing to endure the shame.
"...All right, let's have a go at it."
Yoo-ri spoke in a stiff voice to Shin Se-hee, who let out a snort.
After the chiefs finished their standoff and returned to their respective camps,
Soon, a massive battle began on the uninhabited island.
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"Sophia. It's time. Let's go."
"...Huh? Huh? Neh?! Where? Where are we going?!"
"It's time for those trash to make their move. We need to go deal with them."
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And Jin Yuha intuited that the time he had been waiting for from the very start of the exam had come and headed for the center of the uninhabited island.
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