I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 5

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Episode 5

Chapter 5: Rival? (1)

While Jiyuchan was feeling embarrassed watching Hwang Hana’s indifferent gaze and expression, along with Dohyun’s peculiar reaction, Hwang Hana spoke to the newly admitted trainees as if the evaluation was already over.

“Get guidance from the other trainees who entered first. All facilities are available for use starting today. However, since harsh training will begin tomorrow, I recommend resting as much as possible. That’s all.”

She said this because it was already approaching 9 PM, but with people gathered like this, how could they just go to sleep?

Since it wasn’t normally bedtime anyway, the other trainees also stepped forward, offering to guide the newly arrived trainees around the building.

The new trainees, who initially thought there might be a competitive atmosphere, were also moved by the welcoming existing trainees, and being similar in age, they could quickly become friends.

Everyone except Dongwook Park was in their twenties.

Since Dongwook Park was also in his early thirties, not much of a difference, they could become friends with each other even faster.

They all gathered together in the lounge, buying drinks and snacks from the convenience store prepared at the Hunter Training Center, chatting away.

They would have liked to drink alcohol, but there was no alcohol in the training facility, and since training would start tomorrow, they decided to abstain from alcohol and substituted with drinks instead.

While they were talking like this.

“Yuchan oppa seems to be the quiet type?”

“He might still feel awkward.”

“Right, right.”

Jiyuchan was receiving attention from all the women, but his expression wasn’t particularly good.

He had unintentionally suffered humiliation since entering the Seoul Hunter Training Center.

His pride was quite hurt due to Hwang Hana’s mana pressure.

He had thought so because there were people from the Hunter Association who boasted that he too was a talent comparable to Hwang Hana, but when he actually came here and was overwhelmed by Hwang Hana, his pride couldn’t help but be hurt.

Was it because of that atmosphere?

“Ahem. Yuchan, you seem to be in a bad mood~.”

Dongwook Park, being the elder, deflected like that and changed the topic.

“Ah, but wasn’t Instructor Hwang Hana’s thing really amazing?”

“Yeah, I really thought I couldn’t breathe.”

“Exactly, my breath just got blocked. Did those who came first experience it too?”

When the trainees who came later said this, those who had arrived first also nodded and answered.

“Yeah, we got thoroughly beaten too.”

“Ugh, I really understood what it means to not be able to breathe!”

“Exactly.”

While they were talking like this, Yesul Park, an existing trainee, clapped her hands and said.

“Right! But Dohyun oppa was fine even in the midst of that!?”

When Yesul Park mentioned Dohyun, who was the only one who remained fine even under Hwang Hana’s mana pressure, Jiyuchan immediately turned his head and asked back.

“…Is that really true?”

Although Yesul Park had brought up the story, Jiyuchan’s gaze was directed at Dohyun, and Dohyun scratched his head as if feeling awkward.

Then, seeming uncomfortable with receiving all the attention, he gave an appropriate answer.

“Rather than being fine, I just pretended to be unaffected.”

“Wow. I couldn’t even pretend, Dohyun is amazing, isn’t he?”

“That’s right. I almost fainted…”

“Yuchan hyung seemed to stagger a bit too…”

When they spoke while being somewhat mindful of Jiyuchan, Jiyuchan didn’t say anything particular, but he definitely looked at Dohyun with a bit of competitive spirit burning.

To think he pretended to be okay under the mana pressure that had shaken him too—could he be showing off just because he arrived first?

That could be possible, but Jiyuchan didn’t act rashly and got up from his seat.

“I’ll get up first.”

“Oh my! It’s already 11 o’clock. Let’s get up too. Since they said training starts tomorrow, we should sleep well to get our condition up, right?”

“Sounds good. Let’s call it a day.”

When Jiyuchan got up, the atmosphere became one of dispersing.

As everyone helped clean up, it was organized in an instant and they could each return to their dormitories.

In the midst of this, Jiyuchan watched until the end as Dohyun went in, burning with determination.

Others didn’t know, but Dohyun definitely had a different atmosphere.

Everyone was slightly nervous while talking, but Dohyun showed no signs of that at all. It wasn’t that he was pretending not to be nervous, but he truly wasn’t nervous, so thinking he would become his rival, Jiyuchan entered his own dormitory.

Meanwhile, Dohyun, who had received such intense attention from Jiyuchan, recalled the message window he had checked as soon as he entered his dormitory.

Unfortunately, the other four’s characteristics were F-grade, but since one was a big catch, his disappointed feelings also disappeared.

It was none other than Jiyuchan’s status window.

‘I never thought I’d be able to see it.’

Hwang Hana also had an S-grade characteristic, but hadn’t he failed to analyze it?

However, this time he could succeed.

If Hwang Hana failed because there was a difference in level right now, he could deduce that Jiyuchan succeeded because the difference in level was minimal.

Thanks to that, he could clearly see the characteristics of an S-grade trait.

An S-grade characteristic with two A-grade skills—certainly being S-grade made him different from others.

‘This is really no joke.’

Since E-grade Jeongminwoo had the F-grade skill Dagger Technique, it was natural for Jiyuchan with an S-grade characteristic to have A-grade skills, but who would have thought there would be two?

Well.

‘Being S-grade, he could have two.’

Dohyun also looked at what he had gained from this, and a smile slowly bloomed on his face.

He brought up the message he had dismissed again.

Then.

It was quite a long message, but since Dohyun had already read it, he already knew the content.

The story was that Jiyuchan was still weak enough for the analysis to succeed, and thanks to that, he gained 500AP and could obtain one skill with those 500AP.

It was inevitable that he would be conflicted.

A-rank Swordsmanship and A-rank Sword King’s Intuition skill.

Naturally, Dohyun read the descriptions of both skills.

‘Swordsmanship is a weapon skill like dagger techniques, and Sword King’s Intuition is a passive skill.’

Though it was somewhat troubling, Dohyun knew very clearly what he should choose in cases like this.

Wasn’t Dohyun someone who played games quite well?

That’s why he chose immediately.

‘Wow.’

He wondered if it was okay to enjoy such sweet benefits, but what could he do about something he’d already obtained? Since this wouldn’t cause any harm to Jiyuchan either, wouldn’t it be a win-win for both?

Or maybe not.

Anyway, after acquiring the skill like that, Dohyun opened his status window.

‘Wow.’

His stats and skill list had changed tremendously in just half a day.

Looking at it, he made a pleased expression as if deeply moved.

His physical stats had also risen considerably.

Compared to Jiyuchan, his mana, strength, and stamina were somewhat lacking, but excluding Jiyuchan, these were undoubtedly outstanding stats.

To think he had grown this much when not even a day had passed, Dohyun shook his head while looking at that status window and muttered.

‘Even I’m afraid of my own growth. Thanks, Yuchan.’

Having idle thoughts, Dohyun recalled Jiyuchan, who was the same age as him, and felt grateful.

Thanks to him, he had truly gained extreme benefits.

‘But Yuchan doesn’t seem to like me very much… Well, I guess it doesn’t matter.’

Since he had received help, he should help if there was anything he could do.

With such light-hearted thoughts, Dohyun went to his dormitory bed and lay down.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s training, thinking that if there were new instructors he would become even stronger, he fell into a satisfied sleep with a contented face.

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5:30 AM.

Though it would normally be a time when everyone would be asleep, that wasn’t the case at the Seoul Hunter Training Center.

Weeeeeng——

As the siren sound echoed throughout the entire dormitory, the trainees woke up startled from their sleep.

Anyone would react this way if a siren suddenly went off. A now-familiar voice reached the ears of the startled trainees.

Huff huff—

-Everyone wake up, assemble at the Outdoor Training Ground within 30 minutes.

As the microphone sound cut off and the siren rang again, all the trainees came to their senses and could then realize.

Where they were right now.

While everyone was moving sluggishly since they were all tired modern people who couldn’t even imagine waking up at 5:30 AM, Dohyun moved briskly, quickly finished showering, changed into the training uniform he received yesterday, and went outside.

It wasn’t because he was quick due to military service.

If that were the case, most of the men should have come out. It was just that Dohyun was fast.

As Dohyun came out to the Outdoor Training Ground like that, Jiyuchan came out a little later than Dohyun.

And though Jiyuchan’s brow furrowed seeing Dohyun who had come out first, Dohyun didn’t particularly mind.

‘He must be competitive.’

He just thought that and nothing more.

As Dohyun and Jiyuchan came out to the Outdoor Training Ground like that, they could see Instructor Hwang Hana standing on the platform in a familiar formation from yesterday.

And when exactly 30 minutes had passed and it became 6 o’clock, fortunately all the trainees were out without a single one missing.

Since it was the first day, it was perhaps a natural sight, and Hwang Hana chuckled and muttered.

“Fortunately, there are no latecomers.”

Along with that voice, Instructor Hwang Hana shouted.

“Let me introduce an instructor you’ll often see if you’re late like today!”

As another instructor climbed onto the platform along with Hwang Hana’s words, the faces of the trainees who saw that figure all turned pale.

Between the training uniform that seemed ready to burst, a man with excessive muscles that made one wonder if he was really human, and a face also full of muscles, seeming to be from a slightly different worldview, climbed up and shouted.

“Nice to meet you, trainees! I’m Instructor Choe Phil in charge of physical training. From now on, I will reform your minds.”

Everyone trembled at the intimidating presence that really seemed like they would be reformed.

And Dohyun also gulped while looking at Choe Phil.

‘Muscle healing technique? No way…?’

Just when he was thinking “no way,” Choe Phil added to them.

“As you can see, I’m one of the few healers affiliated with the Hunter Association, so don’t worry.”

Dohyun’s “no way” thought was correct.

‘That’s really supposed to be a healer?’

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