I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18
Chapter 18: The Genius Hanalin (2)
Mornings at the Hunter Training Center always began with urgency.
Today, a day dedicated to skills and magic instruction, was no exception.
Since physical conditioning could not be omitted even on education days, the trainees began their day at dawn in the Training Ground, pushing their bodies to their limits.
Though the physical conditioning starting before dawn was grueling, the trainees—now only on their second day—showed signs of adaptation.
A Hunter’s body was truly remarkable. Influenced by mana, they adapted far more rapidly than ordinary people and could strengthen their physical abilities at an accelerated pace.
Of course, this did not mean the ordeal was any less punishing.
“Huff… huff… gasp.”
“Ugh… huff huff.”
“Wheeze…”
“Grrgh… ugh ugh…”
Most of Team 2 was conditioning their bodies as though on death’s door.
“Hoo…”
“Hoo, huff. I can do this.”
“Grraaah!”
“Let’s go—!”
Whether Dohyun’s practical training from yesterday had helped, Team 1 showed considerably more composure. Not that they weren’t struggling, but they didn’t look like they were about to collapse.
Among them, a few stood out as particularly exceptional.
Dohyun from Team 1 and Jiyuchan from Team 2.
Both were faring far better than their peers, though naturally, Dohyun was significantly ahead of Jiyuchan.
“…Hoo.”
Watching this, Jiyuchan’s expression suggested frustration that he wasn’t there yet, but his fervor remained undiminished.
His eyes gleamed with the determination that, even if not now, he would soon achieve it.
Choe Phil nodded as he observed Jiyuchan.
‘He’s growing steadily.’
Choe Phil regarded Jiyuchan with considerable satisfaction, noting that his fervor now stemmed not from the low-quality inferiority complex he’d shown initially, but from genuine ambition for improvement.
At this pace, he would be more than capable of breaking Hwang Hana’s records as well.
But then.
‘This trainee Dohyun is utterly incomprehensible.’
The records of Hwang Hana and Hanalin were of such caliber that they would rank among the world’s elite, far beyond domestic standards.
Yet witnessing Dohyun’s attempt to surpass even those records, Choe Phil could only feel bewilderment. How was his body even possible? He appeared at least twice as capable as he had been yesterday.
Dohyun far exceeded any comprehensible level of rapid strengthening, even for a Hunter’s body. And even now, he continued to grow stronger.
If anyone deserved the phrase “growing stronger by the day,” it would be Dohyun.
Just as Choe Phil was thinking this, the instructor’s dedicated radio crackled briefly.
Then came the announcement.
-Bzzt— Urgent notice: A Mage dispatched from the Mage Association will arrive shortly.
“…?”
How could this possibly be an urgent notice?
Choe Phil, unable to comprehend, was about to respond via radio when an additional message came through.
—Screech— A Mage, Hanalin, has been dispatched.
“What!?”
This changes everything.
Hanalin has been dispatched?
Only three months since awakening, and merely two months since graduating from the Hunter Training Center, yet South Korea’s greatest treasure—a genius Mage—is being sent to the Hunter Training Center?
‘What on earth is the Mage Association thinking… Ah.’
Choe Phil, who had been about to blame the Mage Association, suddenly recalled events from two months prior and nodded in understanding.
Choe Phil had been an instructor here back then, so he knew Hanalin’s personality well. That’s when he belatedly realized she had contacted him via radio.
And.
‘She said she’d come.’
If it’s Hanalin, that’s entirely plausible.
And her reason for coming would be simple. It’s probably because of Hwang Hana, isn’t it?
‘Her competitive spirit was always that fierce even when she was at the Training Center.’
Yet here she was, dispatched as a Mage instructor merely two months after graduation. This was truly troublesome.
Flustered by the predicament, Choe Phil glanced at his watch—it was nearly eight o’clock—and urgently shouted at the Trainees.
“That’s enough training for today! Everyone! Good work! Go wash up and prepare for breakfast!”
As Choe Phil hurried away with his announcement, most of the Trainees were delighted by this unexpected reprieve and immediately collapsed onto the ground.
While the sweat-drenched Trainees lay sprawled, gazing absently at the sky, Jiyuchan rested comfortably nearby, and Dohyun stood quietly, watching the flustered Choe Phil depart.
“…?”
Something seemed off. His hurried departure made me wonder if something had happened.
Was it because of the skills and magic instruction?
Well, since a Mage was being dispatched, that could certainly cause a stir.
‘Magic is nice and all, but I really want to learn Hwang Hana’s Dark King’s Swift Step and Absolute Death…’
I now understood that magic was difficult, but after all, they were just basic-tier spells with low ranks. In comparison, Dark King’s Swift Step and Absolute Death appeared to be Hwang Hana’s unique techniques alone.
Compared to basic magic, my interest lay entirely with Dark King’s Swift Step and Absolute Death.
Unless the Mage instructor dispatched was S-Rank like Hwang Hana or Jiyuchan.
But was that even possible?
‘There’s no way three S-Rank individuals would gather at a single Training Center.’
After entertaining that fleeting thought, I wondered if Hwang Hana would even demonstrate her unique techniques during the skills exhibition, but you never know.
With anticipation in my heart, I returned to the Dormitory, washed away the sweat, and headed to the Dining Hall for breakfast.
As I left the Lodging Building, eager for the upcoming skills and magic instruction, I encountered Choe Phil.
“Instructor Choe Phil?”
And I came face to face with a cold-looking beautiful woman accompanying him.
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Eight in the morning.
At an hour when ordinary people were either heading to work or just boarding the subway from home, a cold-faced beauty descended gracefully from a black luxury sedan, gazed at the building before her, and recalled memories with a subtle smile.
Though she was smiling, her cold impression remained undiminished—if anything, it had grown sharper and more refined, creating an atmosphere that discouraged casual approach.
Hanalin murmured while observing the Hunter Training Center building.
“I never thought I’d return after just two months.”
If it weren’t for Hwang Hana, she wouldn’t have come at all, yet here she was—which struck her as somewhat amusing.
She had come without hesitation, driven by a desire to witness the previous record holder—the Hunter who had reached a B-Rank Zone in the shortest time possible.
Competitive spirit. That was the only reason.
At the Training Facility, no one could even follow in Hanalin’s footsteps.
For someone who craved competition, Hwang Hana represented a fresh stimulus. It was inevitable, given that such talent was rare to find in South Korea.
Hanalin finished her rather pointless reminiscence and, noticing the distinctive, rugged-looking instructor who had approached her, offered a slight smile.
“It’s been a while, Instructor Choe Phil.”
“Hmph, you haven’t changed.”
“Of course not. People don’t change so easily.”
At her composed tone, Choe Phil shook his head, remarking that she was indeed Hanalin.
Then Choe Phil spoke to her.
“I’ll guide you to the Instructor Building. You can manage your luggage yourself, I assume?”
“Of course. I wasn’t expecting any special treatment.”
As Hanalin spoke, the trunk opened of its own accord, and her suitcases began to levitate in midair one by one. Telekinetic magic—converting mana into physical force to manipulate objects. Naturally, it was a non-elemental spell that boasted far greater difficulty than basic magic.
Choe Phil shook his head, looking exasperated at the sight.
‘…Still possessing that monstrous mana control.’
Though he was a Hunter, Choe Phil was a Healer—something between a Mage and a Hunter—and thus could sense it more keenly than anyone.
The telekinetic magic Hanalin was performing now wasn’t merely converting mana into physical force; she was delicately manipulating the colorless, formless energy created from that force to levitate the objects.
Had her power control slipped even slightly,
‘those suitcases would burst.’
Yet she performed such telekinetic magic without a single incantation or gesture—relying on willpower alone—which spoke volumes about just how far beyond the norm Hanalin’s genius truly was.
But why was it?
Choe Phil couldn’t help but smile faintly as he observed her.
She was certainly impressive.
But that was all. Since her display wasn’t something that would warrant giving up on understanding, Choe Phil smiled slightly and was about to guide her when Hanalin, familiar with his expressions, tilted her head curiously.
“Hmm, it seems something amusing has caught your attention?”
“You could say that. Though it may have nothing to do with you.”
Though Hwang Hana had mentioned that Dohyun might be able to learn magic, Choe Phil thought it would be difficult and judged it might have little connection to Hanalin.
It was a reasonable assumption, after all.
Just as Choe Phil was about to head toward the Instructor Building with that thought, someone called out to him.
“Instructor Choe Phil?”
At that voice, Choe Phil’s expression twisted into something amusing, and Hanalin, puzzled by her instructor’s reaction, likewise turned her head. There stood a rather handsome-looking man.
One could tell he was dressed in trainee attire and had encountered them on his way to breakfast.
Hanalin herself had been a trainee not long ago.
Yet merely meeting the eyes of a trainee produced a peculiar sensation.
As if the entire world were being drawn into the center of this man trainee’s gaze—no, not drawn in. As if the world were revolving around him the way Earth orbits the sun, Hanalin’s body trembled as though struck by lightning.
‘…What is this….’
The moment something emanating from the trainee was about to reach her, she widened her eyes and swiftly deployed her magic.
The sudden shift caused the suitcases floating in midair via telekinesis to tumble to the ground as mana swirled violently.
Thud, boom.
Crash——
As I converted the wildly surging mana into physical force, Choe Phil beside me startled and tried to stop me in alarm—but it wasn’t an attack.
Simultaneously, I erected a solid physical barrier using both the mana barrier and the mana converted into physical force. Choe Phil looked at Hanalin in confusion, unable to comprehend. Hanalin, equally bewildered, turned her gaze toward the Trainee.
She distinctly felt something hurtling toward her, yet neither the mana barrier nor the physical barrier had any effect whatsoever.
It simply passed through with a soft whoosh and reached her, but nothing happened—so Hanalin stared at the Trainee with a dazed, befuddled expression. The Trainee, seeing her like that, widened his eyes in apparent shock.
“S-Rank?”
“…?”
The Trainee muttered something incomprehensible.
As the two of them stared at each other, Choe Phil spoke, observing both Hanalin and the Trainee.
“Well then, let me introduce you. This is Hanalin, a Mage dispatched from the Mage Association this time. And this is Dohyun, the Trainee who just enrolled.”
At Choe Phil’s words, Hanalin regarded Dohyun cautiously, while Dohyun, on the other hand—
‘This is insane.’
—was staring at Hanalin’s status window.
『Hanalin』
『Trait: Sorceress Supreme [S]』
『Skills』
▶「Ether Heart [S]」
▶「Empress’s Dignity [A]」
▶「Intermediate Elemental Magic [D]」
▶「Intermediate General Magic [D]」
…(See More)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 10」
▶「Agility: 15」
▶「Vitality: 11」
▶「Mana: 32」

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