Siwoo gathered the information he had obtained by observing them in a short moment.
Then, the one at the forefront smiled at Siwoo.
He was a man with a dark face and a large build.
“Are you Sir Hunter Siwoo of HSIU, in charge of training?”
“Yes, why. . .?”
“Nice to meet you. I’m a Hunter affiliated with the [𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝], Seok Tae-ji. I’m a guardian for the Hunters taking the lesson today. I heard from Guild Master Min Si-joon.”
Seok Tae-ji smiled brightly and extended his hand.
It wasn’t a fake or insincere smile.
Siwoo also took his hand and smiled kindly.
They were Hunters from Si-joon’s guild, so there was no need to be difficult.
“Are the other two also from the [𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝]?”
“No. They’re from different guilds.”
Seok Tae-ji took a step back and glanced at the other two.
He was creating an opportunity for them to greet him.
“I’m Yamato from the [𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝].”
“I’m Chu Ha-min from the [𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝].”
They nodded slightly towards Siwoo.
Their gazes were clearly unfriendly.
Chu Ha-min’s expression, in particular, was openly hostile.
If it weren’t a public place, it felt like he would have spat at him.
【𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕖𝕪𝕖𝕤. 𝕎𝕙𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕥 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕? 𝕆𝕗 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖, 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕘𝕣𝕦𝕖𝕝, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕙𝕖’𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕞𝕖.】
“Hm. . . .”
There was a brief silence, and a strange tension flowed between the three men.
Tension flowed along their sharp gazes.
Siwoo wouldn’t start a fight first, but he wasn’t kind enough to let the provocation pass by.
As the atmosphere was rapidly cooling,
“Now, let’s end the greetings here.”
Seok Tae-ji intervened. His face was cheerful, but he seemed to be quite perceptive.
“As you know, the people taking the lesson today are new Hunters who have just joined each guild. They have no experience in combat with Gate monsters, let alone against other people.”
Anyway, the new Hunters had to ‘figure it out’ themselves as they went through the Gates.
Of course, each guild provided information on monsters and gave them some training, but combat sense and experience were purely up to the individual.
In particular, fighting between Hunters, or PvP, was an experience that couldn’t be easily gained.
“Now, Sir Hunter Siwoo. We’ll leave now, so please feel free to train them.”
Seok Tae-ji gestured to Yamato and Chu Ha-min to step back.
Yamato retreated expressionlessly, and Chu Ha-min slowly climbed down from the platform, glaring at Siwoo.
Siwoo sighed softly.
‘Hwang Jeong-gu, you bastard, you’ll get another beating when I get back.’
This was his punishment for making him do something annoying.
“I’ll start with a simple combat lesson. Can you all basically handle mana?”
“Excuse me. . . what is the standard for handling mana?”
Siwoo stared at the man who had asked the question and thought for a moment.
The standard for handling mana from his perspective would be different from the standard for these rookies who had just awakened.
“First of all, mana is a kind of energy like oil. And when it goes through the engine called the dantian, it’s converted into a force called mana. Do you know this?”
“Yes. . . .”
“Then a question. Can you use mana to block a bullet?”
“. . . . . .huh?”
The man asked back with wide eyes, as if he had never heard such a question before.
Siwoo scratched his head.
Was a bullet a bit too difficult for now?
He just had to observe the direction of the muzzle, predict the angle at which it would fly, and spread out his mana field.
“Then can you block a sword?”
“. . . . . .huh??”
“You can’t even block that? It’s easy.”
Siwoo crossed his arms with an expression of disbelief.
If they couldn’t even block a sword, how were they going to fight monsters?
The attacks of those monstrous creatures would be much stronger than ordinary guns or swords.
“Then those who can use mana to block bullets or swords, go to the left, and those who can’t, go to the right.”
He thought he had given them a simple and easy standard.
Even complete beginners should have at least a basic understanding of mana control and should be able to strengthen their bodies to some extent.
‘Ha. . . this is a bit much.’
However, the result was far beyond his expectations.
Excluding five people, everyone else stood on the side that couldn’t do it.
To the point where the five people who could handle mana seemed strange.
This wouldn’t do.
He had intended to give them some real-world experience through light combat, but if they fought in this state, they would just get hurt.
“Then let’s start with learning how to handle mana.”
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
The trainees spread out in a grid formation and took comfortable positions.
Some sat, some stood, and some took specific poses.
Siwoo walked slowly among them and gave his lesson.
“. . .slowly open your dantian. If you open it all at once, mana will surge into your mana veins, wasting mana and, if you’re unlucky, it could flow back and cause a state like mana poisoning.”
He carefully observed each of the trainees as he passed them by.
He wasn’t just looking at them; he was examining their mana control.
“Hey. You opened your dantian too much.”
“You there, blue-haired rookie, you need to gather your energy in your dantian first.”
“Black robe, your mana isn’t coming out evenly; it’s coming out in bursts.”
As Siwoo coached each person like this, the situation that had been a mess five minutes ago gradually improved.
Most of them had been mindlessly spewing out mana or using skills instinctively.
【𝕐𝕠𝕦’𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪. 𝕀𝕥’𝕤 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙. 𝔻𝕚𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘?】
‘Shut up.’
This entire lesson was being broadcast live, and they had invited a few reporters, so a large-scale promotional article would be written.
Therefore, it was natural to show a good image.
Of course, Siwoo wasn’t thinking about his own image at all.
It was simply a decision he had made because of the sympathy he had felt while watching Hwang Jeong-gu.
‘Damn it, if I ever see you doing this again.’
Then, Siwoo’s eyes caught sight of a familiar face.
Hm. . . who was it?
【𝕀 𝕞𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟! 𝕊𝕙𝕖’𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀’𝕧𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕟!】
Ah, right.
“Why are you here?”
“Huh? Hehehee. I was pretending not to know, but you remembered?”
“Yeah, keep pretending not to know.”
“Ah, come on! You can’t even take a joke!”
Shin Ji-soo.
The woman he had first encountered when he had returned to Earth.
“So why are you here?”
“Wellㅡ.”
“Hey, your mana is getting messy. Open your dantian properly and answer me.”
At Siwoo’s pointing out, Shin Ji-soo pouted and answered after controlling her mana.
“I joined the [𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝]!”
“. . .Si-joon’s guild?”
“ Yes!!”
“They even accepted trash like you?”
“T-Trash, my foot!! I’m an A-rank Awakener with skills, you know!”
【𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤! 𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕, 𝕝𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣!】
“A-rank. . . .”
【𝔾𝕠| ℙ𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕠!】
Just shut up.
😂 hahaha this pre is something