Chapter 7.1
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『Han Kang-yoon is here.』
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『Honestly, I thought he given it up, but. . .』
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My ears are ringing for nothing.
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Because I’m the first one to fall from Class A to Class D since the academy was founded, I have a strong feeling of being an unknown celebrity.
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『Ah, that senior is. . .』
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『Surely I won’t end up like that?』
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『Hey, keep your voice down. Someone might hear you.』
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Apparently, I’m an example of what not to do among the newly enrolled freshmen.
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Since I had somewhat expected this kind of reaction, I paid it no mind and headed to the auditorium where the entrance and opening ceremony was being held.
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『We sincerely welcome all the newly enrolled freshmen. I’ll keep this short. From now on, you all will. . .』
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A huge hall with two floors.
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On the first floor, the school staff, distinguished guests from outside, and the freshmen who were the main characters of the day were lined up in a long row, and on the second floor to the left and right, the sophomores and juniors were seated, respectively.
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Then, I felt a sharp gaze from the first floor. It was a face I clearly remembered.
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「𝙃𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙤-𝙖𝙝.」
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A supporting character from the same orphanage as Han Kang-yoon, who is now enrolled as a freshman.
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How did she find me among this huge crowd and glare at me?
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「𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚.」
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Of course, I know the reason.
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Han Seo-ah was angry because Han Kang-yoon was lying about his situation and was supporting the orphanage’s living expenses.
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「𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧.」
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Han Seo-ah is a character with a lot of weight, so in the original work, Han Seo-ah was often portrayed as being angry with Han Kang-yoon. In a way, it was a foreshadowing of what would happen later.
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「𝙊𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚, 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩.」
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I have no intention of maintaining a cold war for several months like in the original work.
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In the first place, the current me has a strong supporter named Seo Ji-an. I’ll probably be able to get through this by explaining the situation to her.
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「𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙤-𝙖𝙝 𝙞𝙨. . .」
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Yoo Ha-on. The main character and playable character from the first installment of exorcism. I looked for his figure and turned my gaze.
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Then, I tilted my head.
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“Why isn’t he here?”
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Maybe my memory is wrong. In any case, it’s been about two years since I last played the early game.
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However, there was no male figure presumed to be Yoo Ha-on in that back row, nor in the back row behind that.
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Only after looking through all the seats did I realize that something was seriously wrong.
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「𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙤 𝙃𝙖-𝙤𝙣.」
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The reason didn’t matter. Yoo Ha-on was a character who was absolutely necessary for the ending of this game.
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I waited for the ceremony to end, not caring how the entrance and opening ceremony was going.
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And then.
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“Now, sophomores, proceed to your classrooms according to your classes! Everyone must be gathered by 9:30!”
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As soon as the long-awaited time came, I ignored the guide’s instructions and moved to the first floor where the freshmen were.
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Thud, thud!
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Tick.
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“Ouch!”
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“Jeez, what the heck?”
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Since the hall was so crowded, I bumped into someone in the process, but I didn’t have time to care about that.
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「𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮.」
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The freshmen following the guide. Yoo Ha-on was nowhere to be seen among them.
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Then, someone’s face caught my eye.
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It was a female student who was occupying the seat where Yoo Ha-on should have been.
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「𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨. . .」
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Black ponytail and a gentle impression that was favorable just by looking at her. I’m sure I’ve never seen her in the original work, but for some reason, I feel a sense of déjà vu.
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And, decisively, she was wearing something very familiar around her slightly exposed neck.
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It was a necklace that was very similar in shape to the heirloom left by Yoo Ha-on’s parents.
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「𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚?」
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Thud.
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With nothing in sight, I grabbed her shoulder as she tried to follow the guide and probed her. And thankfully, I was able to see that my guess was correct.
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【Yoo Ha-on】
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▶Level 21
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▶Ability Scores
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【Stamina: C+】
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【Spiritual Power: B-】
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【Spellcraft: C】
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【Mental Strength: B-】
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▶Traits (4/10)
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【Limit Break (S)】
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【Azure Lighthouse (A)】
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【Accelerated Growth (B)】
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【Nimble Hunter (C+)】
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Limit Break, a trait that is exclusively for the main character, regardless of the series.
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Azure Lighthouse, which allows one to instinctively choose a better option.
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Accelerated Growth, a growth-type trait that even main and supporting characters rarely have.
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Her appearance was exactly the same as the Yoo Ha-on I remembered. However, the most important thing was missing.
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「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚.」
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The only trait that was ranked EX in exorcism Part 1, Anti-Demon.
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It is Yoo Ha-on’s unique trait that initially existed as an unidentified trait and revealed itself as the story progressed.
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That, which was synonymous with Yoo Ha-on’s raison d’être, didn’t exist now.
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“H-Hey there.”
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Yoo Ha-on, who was caught by me out of the blue, was bewildered, but my reason had already completely flown away.
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“Why. . .?”
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I stared at her with a blank face, and soon staggered out of the hall as if my soul had left my body.
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This world was completely wrong, no matter what went wrong.
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