I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 10

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Episode 10
Episode 10: Unsolicited Advice? (2)
The first day at the Hunter Training Center was notorious for being far more brutal than anyone expected.
Even those who had become full-fledged Hunters occasionally shuddered at the memory in their dreams.
Just yesterday, ordinary people no different from anyone else in modern society had to run around the Training Ground for two hours straight, study the Black Gate, and even participate in sparring matches.
The terrifying part was that this was only the morning schedule.
However, most Hunters would say something.
The morning was almost comfortable by comparison—the afternoon training was by far the most grueling ordeal.
While the trainees, still unaware of the future awaiting them, leisurely ate lunch in the Dining Area.
Several instructors had eaten lunch early and were preparing for the afternoon session.
Unlike other training sessions, three instructors were preparing for the afternoon training: Shinjiyeon, Jeongyujin, and Yunsangwoo.
Even though there were more personnel than other training sessions, they moved busily since they would be late without early preparation. It was then that a familiar face passed by them in the Corridor.
“Oh? It’s Senior Gangjihun.”
“Are you heading to eat?”
“How was the sparring training?”
None other than Gangjihun, the instructor in charge of sparring training.
Seeing the three of them, Gangjihun’s expression showed he’d been caught off guard, and he scratched his head with obvious irritation.
‘Of all people, I had to run into these three.’
Gangjihun’s reaction was fitting for a quite famous combination.
The trio called the Scout Trio were the three musketeers of the Ilseong Guild, which belonged to the Ilseong Group and was one of South Korea’s four A-Grade Guilds, second only to the Taebaek Guild.
They possessed considerable skill and extensive experience.
However, they had two distinct drawbacks.
“That’s right, how did the sparring go?”
“Is Trainee Dohyun really that good?”
“It seems like Trainee Jiyuchan lost, right?”
“Really? They fought and Jiyuchan lost?”
“No way~ That can’t be right.”
The first was that Hwang Hana was genuinely loud.
They were the same age, had grown up together since childhood, and had even awakened around the same time, so they were extremely close and naturally gravitated toward each other with plenty to talk about.
Even at the Ilseong Guild, if that trio ended up in the same party, people’s ears would ring all day long.
Gangjihun, radiating irritation, pondered what to say, then suddenly thought of Dohyun and unconsciously clicked his tongue.
Just thinking about it again, it was truly an absurd level of talent.
Remembering Dohyun mimicking his technique the moment he saw it, Gangjihun spoke to the trio with an annoyed tone.
“Tsk, you’ll see for yourselves.”
“Senior, that kind of reaction?”
“Seems like it’s for real.”
“Ooh, this is looking promising.”
Just as Gangjihun knew the three well, they knew him equally well, so they didn’t press him further.
Clicking his tongue was proof his mood was off. Push any further and things could get ugly.
Leaving Gangjihun behind, the three began chattering among themselves with obvious excitement.
“This is… I think we need to prepare even more than I expected?”
“Exactly. If we make it boring, the first day at the notorious Hunter Training Center becomes mundane.”
“We need to give them an unforgettable nightmare.”
And that was the second drawback right there.
Should I say all three had mischievous tendencies? Or that they had a severe penchant for pranks?
Either way, they all possessed rather twisted personalities.
So the three of them laughed and hurried off to prepare for the afternoon training.
To create an unforgettable memory for the trainees who had just entered.
* * *
Two days after awakening.
Dohyun was thinking such thoughts while eating.
‘It’s more manageable than I thought?’
Was it because I had Analysis, or was it objectively just easy?
When I glanced subtly at my other teammates, I could see them trembling even while eating.
And what they were saying was:
“Ugh, I’m dying.”
“Yeah, seriously.”
“Man, my whole body’s shaking.”
“…It’s harder than I thought.”
“…”
Seeing my teammates’ reactions, I decided to keep my mouth shut.
It wasn’t objectively easy after all.
It was incredibly fortunate that I hadn’t opened my mouth and asked.
After all, my growth compared to the other teammates was beyond words.
I was the one who learned basic magic on the very first day of awakening.
Moreover, with Analysis, my stats increased automatically with just a click, so it had to be easy for me. Still, deceiving them would be wrong, so I decided to keep quiet.
“Dohyun, how was it for you?”
“…Huh?”
An assassination attempt?
At Yongchan Kim’s sudden question, I blinked and looked at him.
Until before the sparring training, he had been using formal speech, but after I told him to speak comfortably, he dropped the formality—and now he was attempting this kind of assassination attempt on me.
You really can’t know what’s in people’s hearts!
While I was internally dramatizing this, Jeongminwoo beside me scratched his cheek and spoke.
“Honestly, wasn’t it a bit easy for you, Dohyun?”
“From what I saw, Dohyun seemed to do it so easily?”
“Right. You’re really amazing. How do you do it so easily?”
“How? Did you train regularly before or something?”
Faced with my teammates’ questions, I thought about what to say and gave an appropriate answer.
“Well… it just happened as I kept doing it?”
Even hearing myself, it sounded like an annoying thing to say.
However, the team members simply nodded in admiration at Dohyun’s words, as if they were witnessing the early stages of romance.
“Is it really just talent?”
“You have to be born with it, I suppose.”
“If someone other than Dohyun had done it, it would’ve felt annoying, but because it’s him, it seems so natural that we just accept it.”
Even at such an openly talent-focused remark, everyone nodded in agreement and offered their praise.
No, I thought the normal response would be something like “Come on, it’s not that impressive,” or “You’re pretty funny,” or “There must be some secret technique,” but Dohyun felt oddly flustered by his teammates’ reactions. Then, with Jeongminwoo’s final comment, everyone reached a consensus.
“Honestly, Dohyun seems like someone born to be a Hunter.”
“Agreed!”
“If Dohyun didn’t become a Hunter, who would?”
“A person born for hunting.”
“…I’m not really…that much….”
Even now, when I tried to deny it myself, it wasn’t accepted.
As the barrage of compliments continued for a while, Jeongminwoo suddenly spoke up.
“But is Jiyuchan okay? He seems fine on the surface.”
At those words, a few team members glanced over at Team 2 members eating at a table a bit further away.
Though Jiyuchan had taken a beating from me and later received treatment from Choe Phil before rejoining training, his pride didn’t seem wounded or anything like that.
Rather, he looked more at ease than before.
“Huh? You mean from what I did to him earlier?”
“No, he actually requested the sparring match first, and then got completely crushed. If it were me, I’d be too embarrassed to show my face, but I was wondering if he was really okay. Though Instructor Choe Phil did heal all his injuries anyway.”
Jeongminwoo’s point made sense, so I glanced over at Jiyuchan as well.
He did look fine as he said, but something had definitely changed.
I habitually activated Analysis, and Jiyuchan’s status window appeared.
『Jiyuchan』
『Trait: Platinum Sword King [S]』
『Skills』
▶「Swordsmanship [A]」
▶「Sword King’s Intuition [A]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 7」
▶「Agility: 6▶7」
▶「Endurance: 7▶8」
▶「Mana: 10▶12」
‘Wow, his stats rose that much in the meantime.’
Of course, the other trainees’ stats had increased as well.
But even then, only one stat like Endurance or Agility had gone up, and no one else had multiple stats increase as much as Jiyuchan, including Mana.
So S-Grade traits really are different?
I inwardly marveled while casually checking my own status window through Analysis.
Then.
『Dohyun』
『Trait: Analysis [Ex]』
『Skills』
▶「Sword King’s Intuition [A]」
▶「Oppressive Force [B]」
▶「Muscle Healing [C]」
▶「Ambush [D]」
▶「Concealment [E]」
▶「Dagger Mastery [E]↑」
▶「Fire [F]」
▶「Mana Control [F]」
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 5▶7」
▶「Agility: 7▶14」
▶「Endurance: 5▶7」
▶「Mana: 8▶12」
『Points』
▶「P: 100」
▶「AP: 350」
If Jiyuchan was impressive, what could I even call myself?
Recalling Gangjihun’s earlier words—”that crazy monster”—I quietly closed my status window.
‘Hmm, I need to keep this quiet.’
If a system existed and someone actually saw my stats, I had a feeling the consequences would be far worse than just a stomachache.
In any case, I glanced at Jiyuchan, noting how much his expression and stats had improved, and decided to let it go.
But then, a strange sense of discord nagged at me, and I looked back at Jiyuchan with a thought.
Wait a moment.
Agility and endurance would naturally increase from physical training.
‘But why did his mana increase?’
He hasn’t even learned mana cultivation techniques yet—how could his mana have grown?
I looked at it with puzzlement, but since my own had increased too, I figured it was just how things were and moved on.
If I’d watched a bit longer, Analysis would have explained it, but since it wasn’t particularly important, I finished eating and returned to the dormitory to rest before afternoon training.
Then, suddenly.
That earlier objective came to mind.
‘Oh right, I still need to check Instructor Hwang Hana’s status window… Should I save up more AP?’
I still had a long way to go before reaching 1000 AP.
* * *
After dripping with sweat during the sparring session and additional physical training, the lunch that followed was indescribably delicious.
However, the expressions of Team 2’s members were far from pleasant.
In all three of the morning’s lessons and training sessions, they hadn’t surpassed Team 1 even once.
Was this what it felt like to be consumed by defeat?
While everyone else ate in silence, only Jiyuchan’s expression seemed somewhat better.
He hadn’t lost his composure from his loss to me.
‘…Easier than I thought.’
After challenging Dohyun with bravado, I suffered a humiliating defeat. It should have been an utterly mortifying situation, yet paradoxically, I felt more at ease than ever before.
I had always needed to prove myself to others and display perfection, but after being broken by Dohyun—that endless wall—I felt an unexpected sense of relief wash over me.
Was that why?
‘I can feel something flowing through my body.’
I became aware of a peculiar sensation I had never felt before being struck by Dohyun.
And I could feel it gradually seeping into my body and increasing bit by bit.
I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was, but through some extraordinary intuition, I dimly sensed it was mana.
However, I remained unaware that my mana had awakened from being struck by Dohyun’s Ambush skill.
Of course, no matter how direct a blow one receives from a skill—from mana itself—mana doesn’t simply awaken.
This could only be attributed to my absurd talent.
Was that why?
With a peaceful mind, I thought to myself.
‘I’ll train harder and win next time.’
For now, I cleanly acknowledged that I was outmatched.
But I resolved to work harder so that I could win in the future, and as I continued eating, Dongwook Park from Team 2, his expression darkening with displeasure, gritted his teeth and spoke.
“Tch, dammit, this is infuriating.”
“Excuse me?”
“Oh, hyung, why?”
“Why, why are you like this?”
“…?”
All the team members were taken aback by Dongwook Park’s sudden outburst.
Even I looked at Dongwook Park with confusion, and he continued.
“No, dammit, the more I think about it, the more embarrassing it is. Everyone, let’s do better next time. Yuchan, you understand too, right?”
Watching Dongwook Park suddenly act like this, I frowned.
Of course, it wasn’t just me.
The other Team 2 members also looked displeased.
An ominous atmosphere had formed due to the excessive competitive spirit, but no one voiced any objection.
Except for me, everyone shared similar thoughts to Dongwook Park’s.
Only I sensed this troubling shift in mood.
Thus, as afternoon training approached, the three instructors standing before us spoke with playful smiles.
“This afternoon’s training is practical combat training!”
“Your mission is to eliminate all the Goblins and pass through the Maze!”
“Of course, whichever team escapes first wins!”
With Team 2’s atmosphere already strained, a joint practical combat training of all things—I frowned at this worst-case scenario.

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