𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟏
𝙖𝘸𝔢𝐛𝘴ᴛ𝚘ʀ𝐢𝚎ṡ.ᴄȯ̇ṁ
“Oh, no. Another exam. Why do I always get so nervous about them?”
After a full day of classes, someone approached me and grumbled.
It was a girl I had become somewhat friendly with, Shin So-ra.
“No matter how I think about it, there are too many tests. Don’t you think so?”
“. . .I guess it’s necessary for various reasons. Besides, you’re not exactly complaining considering your grades are pretty good.”
If any of the other students heard that, they’d probably faint. Shin So-ra was one of the elites who had consistently maintained top-tier grades.
Thinking about something upon hearing my words, Shin So-ra pondered for a moment before replying.
“Now that you mention it, that might change this time.”
“Change? What?”
“Our class rankings. Up until now, the top 5 have never changed.”
1st place: Sophia.
2nd place: Hwang Ji-hak.
3rd place: Jung Han-sol.
4th place: Shin So-ra.
And 5th place: Guilford.
The rankings below that are always changing, but strangely enough, these five students have maintained their positions since their first year.
I think I remember that it never changed until graduation in the original story.
And now, Shin So-ra was saying that that record might be broken.
“Why?”
“You’re here now.”
“Because of me?”
That was an unexpected answer. I didn’t think Shin So-ra was conscious of me to that extent.
“I saw your skills last time, and I heard you’re good at studying, right? You might be able to aim for the top ranks.”
Certainly, if I went all out, it might not be impossible to achieve top-tier grades.
However, I didn’t really feel like doing that.
My grades were already good enough to take the exorcist exam early. I didn’t want to put in more effort than necessary for exams.
「𝘼𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮’𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮.」
Up until now, I had been concerned about meeting the criteria for Class A promotion, but now, it didn’t matter if I just maintained a middle-of-the-road ranking.
That’s why I chuckled and denied Shin So-ra’s words.
“Probably not. I don’t really have any ambition.”
“People who say that always end up studying like crazy later on, just like Jung Han-sol.”
“Why? What about me?”
In the middle of our conversation, another student suddenly squeezed in between us.
A brown-haired, curly-haired guy with a friendly face. It was Jung Han-sol, whom Shin So-ra had just mentioned.
“. . .How do you always show up like a ghost whenever someone’s talking about you?”
“Who’s a ghost? I can hear everything if I’m close by. Did you say something bad about me to Kang Yoon?”
“No, I didn’t. We were just talking about grades.”
As you can probably tell, Shin So-ra and Jung Han-sol are childhood friends who have been close since they were young.
Because of that, I remember that they often got involved in incidents in the story later on.
「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」
Ding!
【Jung Han-sol】
▶Level 38
▶Ability Scores
【Stamina: B】
【Spiritual power: A+】
【Spellcraft: A+】
【Mental Strength: A-】
▶Traits (6/10)
【Exoskeleton (S)】
【Improvisation (A)】
【Critical Hit (A)】
【Accelerated Growth (B)】
【Crisis Evasion (B)】
【Revived Person (B-)】
As expected of someone ranked 3rd in the grade, his specs are impressive.
He also has a total of six traits. That’s quite a lot for his age.
Jung Han-sol, who had been chatting with Shin So-ra for a while, suddenly looked at me and asked.
“What do you usually do after class? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you around.”
“I usually train.”
“Oh? Really? I would’ve thought we would’ve bumped into each other at some point.”
The reason for that is probably because I purposely avoided the training ground exclusive to Class A students.
“I’ve been using the old training ground up until now.”
“Here we go, another weirdo like Hwang Ji-hak. What’s so good about that place? Are you also trying to cultivate the principles of nature in a space filled with tradition and history?”
“No. I just prefer it because there aren’t many people there.”
Thinking about it, Hwang Ji-hak had said something grandiose like that.
Jung Han-sol chuckled at my answer and patted me on the back for some reason.
“You don’t like crowds, huh? I can understand that. Maybe I should start going with you from now on?”
“. . .That’s not why.”
“I’m free, so just call me whenever you’re bored. Or maybe we could play a game together?”
“Maybe later.”
Just like it was depicted in the original story, he’s quite the playful guy. I think it was also mentioned that he was supposedly a pro-level gamer in various genres.
Thinking that I’d crush his pride someday, I parted ways with the two of them and headed to the dormitory.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
𝙖ẇ̇𝐞ḃ̇𝕤𝚝𝕠𝘳ɪė̇𝘴.𝔠ᴏ𝙢
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