I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 259

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Chapter 259
259: Dohyun VS Hwang Hana (1)
Dohyun tilted his head at Hwang Hana’s sudden call.
The last time they’d met was roughly two months ago—or perhaps a bit longer. It was when Dohyun had left the Training Facility early and stopped by once in between, so it had been approximately seventy days.
Yet she was suddenly reaching out?
Ah, was this one of those things? When you become famous, people who never contacted you suddenly do? But Hwang Hana was already a celebrity herself, and besides, none of Dohyun’s information had been revealed yet.
‘Besides, would someone who knows my information really give it to Hwang Hana?’
Most importantly, aside from the party members here, only Han Muyeol and Lee Jaeho possessed information about Dohyun, and neither of them would leak it to Hwang Hana.
Lee Jaeho had even made a contract with Han Muyeol, and while Dohyun wasn’t certain whether Hwang Hana had left the Taebaek Guild, he doubted she’d be given such information. As for Han Muyeol, that went without saying.
Furthermore.
‘The Association President doesn’t even have time to share information right now.’
The television left on in the chicken restaurant continued broadcasting emergency news that the state council meeting was still ongoing.
Since the Dimensional Peace Agreement hadn’t been revealed to the public yet, this sudden emergency broadcast made sense, but Dohyun knew what it was about.
In any case, curious about the reason, Dohyun glanced at his phone with a puzzled expression.
Then.
“Who is it?”
“Instructor Hwang Hana.”
“Huh? Why would Instructor Hwang Hana be calling?”
“Right… ?”
“Hwang Hana? Who’s that?”
When Hanalin asked curiously, everyone’s attention turned to Dohyun’s phone.
Jiyuchan did as well, and so did Hezway.
Since Dohyun couldn’t know without answering, he picked up Hwang Hana’s call immediately.
Then.
-It’s been a while, Dohyun.
“Yes, it has been.”
-The reason I’m calling is that I saw the Dimensional Peace Agreement was concluded, though it hasn’t been released to the general public yet. Was that you, Dohyun?
She didn’t even ask what was going on first, but true to form, Hwang Hana got straight to the point.
Dohyun hesitated for a moment on whether to tell her. Even if he did, it was information that would be released soon anyway.
Besides.
‘My family is safe now.’
As stipulated in the Dimensional Peace Agreement, Dohyun, along with Hanalin and Jiyuchan’s families, were essentially on the safety line. Since it was recorded in the Dimensional Peace Agreement, the moment anyone touched their families or approached with malicious intent, Draxion would be notified.
Then Yongin Clan guards would immediately appear to stop them—this had already been arranged with Belmutt and Hezway, so there was no need to worry. Now he could confidently reveal it without hesitation.
In any case, there must be a reason why Hwang Hana was asking like this.
So Dohyun was about to ask, but Hwang Hana continued speaking first.
-First, I’ve left the Taebaek Guild. I want to clarify that I’m not trying to probe you for information after seeing you.
“I see.”
He never would have guessed she’d left the Taebaek Guild.
As Dohyun thought this, Hwang Hana continued.
-So I’m telling you this, but I heard that a Human Party was part of the attack team that recently captured Davy Jones, and I wondered if that was you.
“Hmm.”
-If that’s the case, I thought you might have been promoted to B-Rank, so I reached out.
I felt Hwang Hana’s deduction was remarkably accurate and thought she was indeed capable.
She had gathered small clues and constructed one grand inference, but honestly, that was only possible because she was Hwang Hana—someone who had observed me directly with her own eyes.
That Hwang Hana was now asking if I had been promoted to B-Rank.
Looking at the flow of conversation up to this point, if I didn’t understand what Hwang Hana was saying, I’d be an idiot even without Analysis.
“You want to join our party?”
At my words, Hanalin, Jiyuchan, and Hezway—who had been half-listening to the call—all widened their eyes in surprise.
Hezway had just joined, and now another new member?
It was certainly interesting, so they all listened to my call with keen interest.
And naturally, even if new members joined, no one would complain or show territorial behavior. Especially if it was Hwang Hana—Hanalin and Jiyuchan would welcome her anytime, and though Hezway didn’t know Hwang Hana, she trusted my judgment enough to have no objections.
As I got straight to the point, a slightly tense breath came through the receiver, followed by a brief silence, and then Hwang Hana’s voice emerged.
-Yes, I’d like to take the recruitment test.
“Sounds good. Then come to Ilseong Guild. We’ll conduct your recruitment test there.”
As I said this, Hwang Hana responded as if she’d already anticipated it.
-I think I can arrive within 30 minutes.
“We’ll prepare and head over too, so we should arrive around then. See you in a bit.”
I hung up the phone after saying that, and looking at the three who had been entranced by chicken just moments before, I spoke.
“So, shall we go see the party recruitment applicant first?”
I thought inquiries about joining the Dimensional Peace Agreement would come first, but an inquiry about joining the Overseer Party came first instead—I found that rather amusing and chuckled.
‘Now I’m the one doing the evaluating.’
To think that the relationship I once had with an instructor and trainee would flip like this. I mused that life really was interesting as I stood up, and the three who hadn’t finished eating yet rose from their seats as well.
As Hezway also stood up after packing the remaining chicken into her magical pouch on her own, I let out a small laugh and nodded as if to say let’s all go together, then headed toward Ilseong Guild.
* * *
Click.
The sound of the call disconnecting came through, and Hwang Hana wore an inwardly tense expression.
It had been a while since I’d seen Dohyun, but this time the circumstances were different. Before, we had been instructor and trainee, but now I was the one hoping to join his party—the positions had completely reversed.
It had been just over 70 days since I last saw Dohyun. There had been another batch of trainees after his enrollment, and with Choe Yunsuk—who had enrolled this time—now discharged, it was exactly 70-some days.
Yet the fact that he’d already reached B-Rank was honestly hard to believe.
But I couldn’t help but believe it.
The rumors about the attack party that defeated Davy Jones, a C-Rank nightmare, consisting of three superior race parties, a vagrant, and one human party, had become so famous that even my juniors had heard about it.
While others were curious about who that human was, for some reason I thought it was Dohyun, and based on his reaction during this call, it seemed to be true.
‘He even defeated Davy Jones.’
I thought Dohyun was impressive, but I never expected him to rise this quickly. Jealousy requires a certain gap to exist, and instead of envy, only awe welled up within me.
And.
‘I absolutely must join.’
If I were with Dohyun, wouldn’t I also be able to advance to the Central Zone instead of endlessly hunting like I did at Taebaek Guild before?
Wouldn’t Dohyun be able to fully satisfy my relentless drive for improvement?
With such thoughts, I finished my preparations and stood up.
I didn’t know that Dohyun had already entered Ilseong Guild, but since he told me to come there, I didn’t think much of it and headed toward Ilseong Guild.
With a heart far more tremulous than when she first arrived at the Taebaek Guild, Hwang Hana stepped into the Ilseong Guild, where a staff member was already waiting—as if they had known she was coming—and bowed in greeting.
“Hunter Hwang Hana, welcome. I’ll be your guide from here on.”
“Thank you.”
Following the courteous staff member’s lead, the Hunters of the Ilseong Guild whispered among themselves as they caught sight of Hwang Hana.
“It’s Hwang Hana.”
“The crazy Hwang Hana?”
“Why is Hwang Hana at Ilseong???”
“You didn’t hear? She left Taebaek….”
“She’s coming to Ilseong?”
“Wow, if that’s the case, what does this mean for Ilseong….”
“And the Overseer Party is supposedly affiliated with Ilseong Guild now???”
“Are we becoming a world-class guild!?”
“Is that why Hwang Hana came too?”
The conversations surrounding Hwang Hana were far from ordinary.
Since word had already spread that the Overseer Party was essentially affiliated with the Ilseong Guild, it had become an exceptionally captivating topic among the Hunters there.
Hwang Hana could hear these murmurs clearly enough, yet she did not respond.
Or rather, it would be more accurate to say she couldn’t respond—her heart was pounding so violently that other sounds barely registered, making her all the more oblivious.
Following the staff member’s guidance, Hwang Hana arrived at the Secret Training Ground, and as if she had expected this, the staff member who had been assisting her bowed and spoke.
“They’re waiting inside, so please enter freely. I’ll take my leave now.”
The staff member bowed once more, just as they had at the beginning, and departed. Hwang Hana, her expression tense with anticipation, pushed open the door.
And then.
“Oh! You’ve arrived!”
“It’s been a while. Instructor Hwang Hana!”
“My, it’s been quite some time.”
“Ho, so this is the one who wishes to join us.”
Upon spotting Dohyun and Hanalin waving their hands in welcome from afar, along with Jiyuchan and Hezway observing with keen interest, her nervousness doubled.
‘This is incredible….’
And she could only marvel at it genuinely.
The power of this party was so palpable that she could feel it not merely through her eyes, but through her very skin.
The unfiltered strength of the Dohyun Party, displayed without the subtlety of concealment, was such that each individual member surpassed even the Superior Races she had occasionally glimpsed in passing.
Hwang Hana found herself instinctively intimidated, swallowing hard.
Yet she was not discouraged; or perhaps a competitive spirit had kindled within her—her lips trembled slightly as a faint, delicate smile graced her face.
Dohyun, observing Hwang Hana, thought to himself that she was indeed Hwang Hana, and spoke.
“Shall we begin right away then? The entrance test?”
* * *
An entrance test.
It was extremely rare for a party to conduct an entrance test when someone joined, yet no one found anything unusual about Dohyun’s proposal.
For the Overseer Party, such a measure was entirely justified.
As Dohyun spoke, he loosened his body casually, and Hwang Hana, nodding in acknowledgment, grasped a practice dagger as if she had already prepared herself. Dohyun likewise took up a practice dagger with ease.
As he did so, Dohyun glanced at his party members and spoke.
“Be a fair judge for us.”
At my words, all three nodded in unison, their eyes gleaming with interest. Then, constructing a mana barrier to shield their conversation from Hwang Hana’s ears, they murmured amongst themselves.
“Now that I see her in person, Instructor Hwang Hana is quite formidable.”
“Hmm, she’s certainly different from what I expected.”
“Among humans, she’s undoubtedly one of the few with genuine talent… but.”
As Hezway spoke, both Hanalin and Jiyuchan nodded in agreement with her assessment.
“Her fundamentals are lacking.”
“That’s inevitable, I suppose.”
“Her growth doesn’t feel systematic.”
The three continued their commentary, and I, agreeing with their points, activated Analysis while observing Hwang Hana.
Then.
『Hwang Hana』
『Trait: Absolute Death Dark King [S]』
『Skills』
▶「Short Sword Mastery [S]」
▶「Dark King’s Swiftness [A]」
▶「Ambush [A]」
▶「Concealment [A]」
▶「Mana Manipulation [B]」
▶「Absolute Death [B]」
▶「Oppressive Aura [B]」
▶「Detection [C]」
▶「Tracking [C]」
▶「Pathfinding [C]」
…(omitted)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 89▶93」
▶「Agility: 101▶102」
▶「Endurance: 81▶87」
▶「Mana: 77▶81」
During my trainee days, her status window had seemed like an insurmountable wall. Now, it appeared painfully inadequate. I felt somewhat apologetic toward Hwang Hana for thinking this.
‘It’s comparable to a skilled mid-tier race hunting in the C-Rank Central Zone, or perhaps a mediocre superior race.’
In fact, Chichi of the Mifu Tribe, whom I’d observed before hunting Davy Jones, possessed lower stats but far more solid skills.
Hwang Hana’s status window truly reflected the current state of Earth’s Hunters.
After all, she was among the most exceptional of Earth’s Hunters.
Aside from Dark King’s Swiftness and Short Sword Mastery gained upon awakening, she possessed no high-tier martial techniques, with only Ambush, Concealment, and Absolute Death standing out as exceptional skills. Observing Hwang Hana, I made a decision.
‘I should teach her properly then.’
Previously, I had been in the position of learning from Instructor Hwang Hana. Now, I resolved to be the one teaching her. I picked up my short sword, and Hwang Hana likewise raised hers, pointing it toward me.
At that moment, Hanalin cast a spell, detonating fireworks across the sky.
With that signal, Hwang Hana and I moved swiftly toward each other.
It was the beginning of the recruitment test.

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