Chapter 60

Chapter 60

As it turned out, the kids were able to tackle the dungeon very easily without me, as I believed.

They had already done it before, and their instructor was Ji-hyun, who declared that she would kill them all if they didn’t get first place.

It was a desperate situation because their lives were on the line but the results were so overwhelming that the other classes couldn’t keep up.

“......You were the first class in my entire life to use your bodies to block other kids from dungeons. What were you thinking?”

All of the kids in our class lowered their heads in silence at the words of Instructor Park Yoon-ho. It was as if they had conscience and realized they had done the wrong thing.

Maybe they were swept up in the atmosphere.

“The......class ranking match includes an attitude score. It’s going to be hard to avoid demerit points because of this behavior.”

In a way, it was understandable. After all, Seoul Hero Academy is a place to train heroes, not hunters.

The other kids didn’t say anything, but merely agreed in silence.

“Classes, please return to where you were standing before departure. The results will be announced as soon as they are available.”

At that moment, Young-jae, who had heard him, raised his hand.

“Instructor. Unlike the other classes, my class doesn’t seem to have an instructor.......”

“Oh, you mean Instructor Ji-hyun.”

His expression, which had regained its calm, crumpled again.

“Miss Ji-hyun......was dragged away after she went on a rampage while watching you guys, shouting ‘Good job, my boys!’ and ‘That’s my students!’

“Ah.”

“......just to get you back to your places.”

I thought it was a little too Ji-hyun.

After a while, all the classes returned to their original positions, and a giant screen appeared in the air.

[I will now announce the scoring results of this ‘class ranking battle’]

The screen began to change, and the score of Class A began to appear.

[Class A: -p]

Park Yoon-ho’s voice was heard next.

[Considering the fact that they acted faster than anyone else, didn’t hesitate to deal with the monsters, and were the first to deal with the boss, they earned 364 points, the same number as last year’s first-place finisher]

[Class A: 364p]

The students are overjoyed, as if their first place finish has been confirmed. However a voice pierces through the cheers.

[But!]

The children’s faces tighten as they realize that there is another change.

[300 points will be deducted for preventing the other class from entering the boss’s room]

At the same time, the score on the screen drops in real time.

[Class A: 64p]

The score drops to the floor in an instant and the children collapse to the ground with exasperated faces.

[But]

The grading isn’t over yet.

[Class A student Eugene Han’s score for killing nine hidden mob golden goblins and a golden hobgoblin is.......]

The score increases at once.

[Over 500 points from last year’s first place class]

[Class A: 872p]

Everyone stares at me with wide eyes at the overwhelming score difference.

Eugene Han Choi Yeon Kim Young-jae Chung Jung-hoon Choi Kang-hyun Alex Kim Jin-woo Bevalt Kim Se-ah Anna Skovic Yoichi Nakito

Ji-hyun asks, knowing that’s what I would do.

She’s a good judge of character.

“Yes. I do.”

“Really? Who is it?”

After hearing my answer, the eyes of the other kids, including Ji-hyun, turn to me. It’s not anyone else, but the person I’m going to be mentored by and learn from.

It was no wonder that the other kids were so interested in who it would be.

“Kwak Chun-sik. I’m going to learn from him.”

“......?”

Ji-hyun looks puzzled at my answer, and the others shake their heads in confusion.

“Kwak Chun-sik? Uncle Chun-sik? The Aura Master Kwak Chun-sik, who was once called the greatest hero of Korea?”

Ji-hyun nods at the question, and laughter erupts from her.

“Hey, don’t you know that old man? He’s old, he got into trouble, and he’s stuck in Gangwon Province. But you’re really going to make him your mentor?”

“Isn’t he an honorary director of the Korean Hero Association?”

“That’s because it’s an honorary position, so they just put his name on the list! Do you think that old man, with all his old age, is in a position to take on a disciple?”

Kwak Chun-sik was Korea’s most famous hero of the past and the most powerful hero in Korean history.

His ability to use aura to strengthen his body or create objects was known as “innate power,” and he was even called an “aura master” in other countries.

However, ten years ago, he abruptly stopped being a hero because he was getting too old, and now, after retiring, he lives in a place called Hero Silver Town in Gangwon Province for killing a villain who tried to kidnap his granddaughter.

“If I go, he’ll take me in.”

“No way. It’s rumored that he doesn’t even recognize his own children. Why would you want to apply for a mentor from that old man when there are heroes like Chun-sam and others?”

As a bloodline ability, Kwak’s “innate ability” was passed down to his children.

Kwak Chun-sik’s son, Kwak Chun-sam, is still an active hero and serves on the board of directors of the Korean Heroes Association, so it’s safe to say he’s strong enough.

I’d probably put him in the top two in Korea but...

“There’s nothing for me to learn from him.”

“Ha, so you’re really going to learn from Kwak Chun-sik?”

I nodded, and Ji-hyun sighed in frustration.

“I’ll write a letter of recommendation for you......but if he rejects you, you know I can’t do anything about it, right?”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Well.....Yes. Just make sure you get the letters of agreement from your mentors by this week, and if it’s going to take a while, just let them know that you’re going to miss the Academy. Letters of recommendation can be sent to......and I’ll have them all written by tomorrow.”

When Ji-hyun has finished, she turns away.

“End of story. I have to go write a letter of recommendation, so you guys should go home.”

With that, she waved her hand and disappeared, and Jin-woo, who was next to me, was the first to speak.

“Boss, are you really going to train with that old man? I heard he’s in the news now, beating up other retired heroes in Silver Town.”

......He’s really worried.

“I don’t know about anyone else, but when you say that, I have to wonder. There must be something to it.”

Young-jae also seemed to question my desire to have Kwak Chun-sik as a mentor.

“Don’t worry too much, I have my own ideas. The people recommended by Miss Ji-hyun are all people who will be of great help to you, so you should accept them.”

In fact, Ji-hyun, who had been a hero for a long time, was also a very helpful teacher in terms of connections.

“If Eugene said so, I wouldn’t worry about it.......”

Se-ah nods in agreement.

“Let’s just say we’ll continue our club activities while we learn from our mentors, but prioritize our mentor activities, and we’ll all be fine.”