I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 105

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Chapter 105
105: Isn’t It Similar?(2)
Dohyun, along with Jihun Lee, Choe Yunsuk, and Park Wonho, had been friends since middle school.
Among them, Choe Yunsuk and Dohyun had known each other since elementary school, while Jihun Lee and Park Wonho had attended different elementary schools.
Regardless, the four of them had strengthened their friendship by attending the same middle school and high school, and even now at twenty-six, after university and military service, that bond remained largely unchanged.
Park Wonho hadn’t graduated yet, Jihun Lee was looking into graduate school because he still enjoyed studying after graduation, Choe Yunsuk was job hunting, and Dohyun was doing the same—though they saw each other less frequently than before, their status as close friends never wavered.
There was no particular reason for it. That’s just how friendship worked. They were the kind of friends who congratulated each other on good news and cracked jokes, so when Dohyun mentioned something about winning the lottery, they didn’t react much.
That’s why Choe Yunsuk had decided to reveal his awakening without reservation. And maybe brag a little while he was at it.
As Choe Yunsuk headed to their meeting spot with that thought, Jihun Lee, who always arrived on time, greeted him with a nod.
“You here?”
“Yeah. I thought I’d be first today, but this guy—always showing up early.”
“Isn’t that diligence and sincerity?”
“That’s why you got into Seoul National University.”
“…Why does praise feel so insulting?”
As Choe Yunsuk and Jihun Lee continued their back-and-forth banter, Park Wonho arrived a moment later. He wasn’t late, but you could tell he’d been running—his breathing was labored.
Watching Park Wonho inhale deeply with his shoulders heaving, both Choe Yunsuk and Jihun Lee tilted their heads in confusion.
“Why’d you run?”
“Well, I’m not late, am I?”
The meeting time was 2 o’clock, but it was only 1:50. Seeing Park Wonho had run despite not being late, he glanced at the Clock Tower’s clock and his expression turned bewildered.
“Wait!? Wasn’t it 2:50?”
“Look at this lunatic. How old are you and you can’t read a clock?”
“Hahaha, he’s actually insane.”
“Man, wasted my energy.”
“Wow, he’s a real ditz.”
Since Park Wonho had misread the clock and run for nothing, Jihun Lee and Choe Yunsuk were laughing, and Park Wonho huffed indignantly.
Since Park Wonho was always like this, neither of them paid it much mind.
But as the time approached and Dohyun still hadn’t arrived, Choe Yunsuk spoke up with a puzzled tone.
“Why is Dohyun late?”
“It’s not really late yet, but it’s unusual for Dohyun.”
“Huh? That’s true? So I’m not last?”
At Park Wonho’s comment, something did seem genuinely odd. Choe Yunsuk and Jihun Lee checked their phones, but there was no message, so they tilted their heads in confusion.
Dohyun wasn’t the type to be late to plans. He was someone who arrived early, just like Jihun Lee, so Choe Yunsuk felt the same way, and even Park Wonho found it quite strange.
As they waited, thinking he’d contact them if something came up, a silhouette that looked unmistakably like Dohyun appeared in the distance.
Jihun Lee, who had seen Dohyun yesterday, spotted him first and acknowledged his arrival.
“There he is.”
“Yeah, there he is.”
“Wait, did Dohyun’s body always look that good? No, right?”
“Huh? Yeah, that’s weird.”
“What?”
As Dohyun acknowledged them from that distance and slowly approached, his figure became clearer, and his friends spoke up.
When Jihun Lee, whom I had seen yesterday, also spoke as if somewhat surprised, everyone tilted their heads in confusion.
My body had never been in particularly good shape. Not that I was fat or overweight, but I was so thin that I didn’t look particularly toned.
While everyone was marveling at how I had developed such a firm physique with considerable muscle in the time we hadn’t seen each other, Choe Yunsuk was surprised by something different from the others.
My body was one thing, but to Choe Yunsuk’s eyes, nothing could be sensed. More precisely, no mana could be detected.
Even ordinary people possessed a certain amount of mana, but he couldn’t sense any from me, so he blinked repeatedly. When our eyes met, I smiled faintly after a moment.
“It’s been a while since we all gathered. I saw Gangjihun yesterday.”
“Hey, so what happened?”
“Let’s eat first. I skipped lunch and came straight here.”
When Jihun Lee asked that, I smiled and replied.
At my words, Park Wonho nodded, and Choe Yunsuk, coming to his senses belatedly, also nodded.
“Lunch sounds good.”
“It’s a bit late for lunch at 2 PM, but I haven’t eaten either.”
The three of us, including me, exchanged glances with Jihun Lee just to be sure, and he chuckled before answering.
“Of course I haven’t eaten. We always eat first when we meet up.”
“That’s true.”
“So where should we go?”
“What should we eat?”
“I already figured it out ahead of time.”
As everyone was saying this, Jihun Lee spoke up with exasperation.
At Jihun Lee’s words that he had already decided what to eat, everyone’s mouths formed perfect circles as they exclaimed, “Ooh~.”
Whenever we gathered like this, we always went along with what Jihun Lee suggested, so there were no major objections.
The place that was decided was none other than a Korean BBQ Restaurant.
Since there was a Korean BBQ Restaurant that served lunch, Jihun Lee brought out data so simple it required no analysis—that whenever the four of us gathered, we ate meat—and recommended the Korean BBQ Restaurant, prompting everyone to applaud and marvel.
“Haha, truly the only J-rank among us, Gangjihun!”
“We trust only you, Gangjihun!”
“You’re the one, Gangjihun!”
As the three of us, including me, marveled at this, Jihun Lee chuckled and even gave us directions.
Though he was J-rank, he could have gotten annoyed doing this all the time, but he was pleased with his friends’ reactions and didn’t say much.
Since these guys would eat without complaint whenever Jihun Lee decided, his annoyance wasn’t particularly great.
This was one of the reasons why they could see each other for so long.
Thus, we arrived at the Korean BBQ Restaurant.
Just when everyone’s expectations were high for the Korean BBQ, Jihun Lee immediately placed an order.
“Five servings of Tonggabri meat, please.”
“Yes~ Please wait a moment.”
“???”
“Tonggabri meat?”
“Wasn’t it Korean BBQ?”
All three of us looked at him with confused expressions, and Jihun Lee answered.
“They said to eat the Tonggabri meat first here, then the Korean BBQ, and after that comes Tonghang jeong meat.”
“Wow, Seoul University really is different.”
“The difference starts from the food itself.”
“Right?”
As all three of us marveled at the quality, not long after, a large platter of lightly seared beef brisket arrived at our table.
The moment I saw the generously portioned brisket, Park Wonho naturally picked up the tongs and began grilling the meat.
While Jihun Lee handled the planning, Park Wonho took charge of all the cooking—the meat, everything.
Since he took pride in his culinary skills, we all spoke to him with ease, watching him work.
“Even if he’s stubborn, the guy really does grill meat like an absolute master, doesn’t he?”
“I can’t eat meat unless Wonho grills it for me anymore.”
“Man, it’s been a while since I’ve had Wonho’s grilled meat.”
“That phrasing sounds a bit off, doesn’t it?”
As Park Wonho grilled the meat, we all focused intently on it, and once it was cooked through, we each picked up a piece and began eating.
Park Wonho really did grill it perfectly—the beautifully browned brisket wrapped in lettuce with sauce was exquisite. The meat itself was of superior quality, and the texture, with its perfect elasticity and chewiness, was nothing short of art.
The succulent juices flowing from it were beyond words.
“Wow, this place is incredible.”
“Wonho grilled it well, but the meat quality itself seems exceptional.”
“Yeah, yeah, it’s really delicious.”
“Wow, so good.”
Even Park Wonho, who had grilled it himself, nodded in admiration, and we all began busily wielding our chopsticks.
Like typical guys, we forgot to even speak in our excitement and went straight for the chopsticks—and the five servings of brisket we’d just grilled disappeared in no time. With only four of us but five servings gone so quickly, Choe Yunsuk ordered an additional six servings of pork belly.
After that, the thickly sliced pork belly that arrived was also lightly seared on the outside, and as Park Wonho skillfully finished grilling it, the staff member complimented his grilling technique before leaving.
As we gradually filled up, conversation naturally began to flow, and while we were laughing and chatting away, Jihun Lee suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at me.
“Oh! So what’s going on with you, Dohyun? Did you win the lottery or something?”
At Jihun Lee’s words, everyone seemed to have forgotten the reason we came here and turned to look at me with expressions of realization.
I chuckled at my friends’ reactions and replied.
“Something like that?”
“Wow, seriously, the lottery???”
“You said ‘something like that,’ so it’s something else?”
“Did you win a pension lottery?”
“Oh! A pension lottery!? Is that it?”
“There’s also those scratch-off tickets, right?”
As everyone grew noisy at my response, I gave them a subtle hint.
“Hey, there are other customers here. Let’s keep it down.”
“Oh, right.”
“Okay.”
“Yeah, we’re being inconsiderate.”
Everyone nodded at my words and looked at me as if asking what it was then.
But I wasn’t planning to tell them easily, so I smiled and instead looked at Choe Yunsuk.
“Yunsuk, didn’t you have something to say too?”
“Huh?”
“Oh, right. Choe Yunsuk, you said you had something to tell us, didn’t you?”
“Did you happen to get a job?”
As Park Wonho asked his final question, Choe Yunsuk suddenly found himself the center of attention and felt a bit flustered.
After Dohyun spoke, all eyes turned to him, which caught him off guard for a moment, but it passed quickly. Choe Yunsuk was about to speak with a grin.
Then Choe Yunsuk noticed something.
Dohyun was smiling contentedly as if he already knew everything.
‘What’s going on?’
Something felt odd about it, but since Dohyun had always been a bit eccentric anyway.
He didn’t think much of it and spoke up.
“Ahem, I awakened a few days ago.”
“Huh?!”
“What?!!?”
“Congratulations!”
Jihun Lee and Park Wonho’s eyes widened as they exclaimed in surprise, while only Dohyun, as if he already knew, looked at Choe Yunsuk and offered congratulations with applause.
Choe Yunsuk looked at Dohyun’s reaction as if asking how he knew, while the other two were so shocked they didn’t even notice that and fired questions at Choe Yunsuk like machine gun fire.
“Seriously, no way!? What the heck is this!? Oh right, congratulations. Wow, you actually awakened?!”
“Congratulations. You went to the Association to confirm it, right? They measure your mana and all that—how did yours turn out? Did you get a good result?”
Park Wonho kept exclaiming in amazement, speaking in a way that barely resembled human language, while Jihun Lee, though offering congratulations on becoming a Hunter, showed a worried expression, concerned for his friend.
Choe Yunsuk smiled contentedly as he looked at the two of them, and then Dohyun spoke.
“We’ve got two Hunters among us now.”
“Exactly.”
“Huh? What do you mean two?”
“Huh?”
At Dohyun’s words, Park Wonho responded excitedly without understanding what he meant, while Jihun Lee and Choe Yunsuk immediately reacted, looking at Dohyun as if asking what he was talking about.
And Dohyun answered his friends.
“I awakened too. A while back.”
“You too, Dohyun?!”
“Ah… that explains it! That’s why you were buying luxury goods!?”
“Wow, they say it’s like winning the lottery, and it’s really true!?”
They all laughed at Dohyun’s revelation, and as they did, Dohyun looked at Choe Yunsuk and thought to himself.
‘This guy Yunsuk has a higher rank than I expected.’

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