My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 96

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 96

Episode 96. A-Rank Promotion Exam

The stuffiness in my chest didn’t last very long.

The unpleasant feeling also faded away along with the stuffiness.

Thanks to that, I finished my preparations with surprisingly light steps and headed to Gangnam.

“It feels like it’s been a really long time.”

Munch munch.

I chewed on a hot bar I bought from a convenience store on the way while looking up at the tall building in front of me.

It hasn’t even been a month since I last came here, so why does it feel like I’m visiting after such a long time?

“Squeak squeak.”

“Here.”

When I offered the hot bar I was eating to Cheo-ri, she quickly chomped it down.

I stared blankly at the hot bar that had lost half its size after just one bite, then offered it to Cheo-ri again.

“Just eat it all.”

“Squeak.”

Cheo-ri didn’t refuse and gulped down the hot bar.

I always wonder how she can swallow things as big as her own body so easily.

‘Real snakes have their bodies bulge out when they swallow something.’

It’s fascinating that Cheo-ri doesn’t show any outward signs no matter what she eats.

What kind of creature is Cheo-ri really?

Cheo-ri precisely swallowed only the hot bar and spat out the wooden stick as if she didn’t need it.

The spinning stick landed perfectly in a trash bag nearby.

“Squeak!”

Cheo-ri puffed out her chest and cried out.

How did you even do that?

I patted Cheo-ri as a sign of praise and walked into the Awakened Association building.

“…!”

“…!?”

The moment I stepped inside the Association, I immediately felt various reactions.

Most people were surprised that I, who had left the Association, had come back again.

“They’re not even trying to hide it.”

A few of them looked even more shocked and hurriedly picked up their phones.

I wish they would at least try to hide it.

I clicked my tongue and casually walked over to pull a number ticket.

And so, 10 minutes passed.

I sat in a chair waiting, then put down my number ticket when my turn came and said,

“I’m here to apply for the A-rank promotion exam.”

“Ah, yes! You’re Black Dragon, right? I’ll process this right away!”

I guess working at the Association paid off.

Without any bothersome procedures, I was able to successfully register for the A-rank promotion exam.

“This is your exam number and signal device… Do you need an explanation?”

“No.”

I received a paper with the number 68 written on it along with a signal device that looked like a wristwatch, and shook my head.

I’ve done this several times, so I don’t need an explanation.

I immediately attached the signal device to my left wrist.

“Let’s see… where’s the exam hall?”

I checked the exam hall written on the test slip and nodded.

“Looks like this time it’s on basement 3.”

Come to think of it, even though I worked here for a month, I’ve never been to basement 3.

I heard from Sung Yu-mi that there’s some kind of special exam hall there.

I scratched my cheek and walked toward the elevator.

Behind me, several pairs of eyes followed persistently.

* * *

Going down to basement 3, I opened my mouth wide and looked around.

“So this is what they meant by special?”

An exam hall that just looked spacious on the surface.

But the moment I stepped foot inside, I noticed the peculiarity of this place.

‘The flow of mana is unstable.’

The fact that mana was moving strangely only in this place.

Should I say the flow of mana is unstable, though faintly?

It felt like someone was deliberately restricting the supply of mana.

I think I knew who created this facility.

“What exactly does Hunter Sung Yu-mi do?”

Sung Yu-mi.

For some reason, I could continuously feel her mana from basement 3.

Her magic is probably what’s making the mana in this place unstable.

“She’s really someone you can never fully understand.”

Someone who seems infinitely light yet cannot be ignored.

That’s exactly the kind of person Sung Yu-mi was to me.

Anyway, the exam will be conducted here.

I quietly headed toward the wall and examined the people gathered in the spacious room one by one.

‘There are fewer than I thought.’

From E-rank to A-rank promotion exams are held in the middle of every month.

Since they’re held at relatively frequent intervals, you might think you can keep challenging them like a driver’s license test.

But Hunter promotion exams aren’t like that.

There’s a rule that if you fail the same promotion exam twice in a row, you can’t take promotion exams for the next six months.

That’s why the higher the grade of the promotion exam, the fewer people apply for it.

Perhaps that’s why.

The number of people here now was similar to the number of applicants for the last B-rank promotion exam.

This number of people and a room that messes up the flow of mana.

‘Is it survival?’

When combining these two pieces of information, this is the only type of exam that makes sense.

Well, with this number of people, I should be able to pass easily.

Of course.

‘That’s probably not going to happen though.’

I turned my head and looked at the door that was starting to open.

Hunters in suits began flooding into the room.

All wearing the same shaped badge on their chests, they didn’t even glance at me and moved to the opposite side from where I was.

‘They’re being so obvious, I don’t know whether to like it or not…’

They seem to be pretending not to know me, but I remember their faces.

How could I not know?

I can see several faces that were next to Heo Hyeon-yun when I came out of the underground waterway.

They probably think I wouldn’t know since they were swept away by the mist in an instant.

But I’m not a goldfish, I remember that much.

It was less than two weeks ago, how could I forget?

‘Though it feels like several months have passed.’

Anyway, perhaps because it doesn’t bother me that much.

I stretched long and plopped down on the floor, petting Cheo-ri’s head.

“Let’s finish this quickly and go back.”

“Squeak squeak!”

* * *

I spent time playing around with Cheo-ri until the test began, then raised my head at the suddenly changed atmosphere.

The test hall, now somewhat filled with people unlike before.

At the center stood a hunter holding a microphone.

“Ah, ah, can you hear me?”

An unpleasant voice I didn’t want to hear.

Frowning, I clicked my tongue while looking at the man receiving everyone’s attention.

‘Well, that’s only natural.’

The A-rank hunter promotion test.

No one but an S-rank hunter would be suitable to conduct this.

Clicking my tongue, I looked at Heo Hyeon-yun standing with a relaxed expression.

After briefly looking around, he spotted me leaning back in my seat and pulled up the corners of his mouth in a sly smile.

“Gentlemen who applied for the A-rank promotion test, welcome everyone. As you all know, I am Heo Hyeon-yun, an S-rank hunter of the Association. I’m also called Wolf Fang.”

Heo Hyeon-yun puffed out his chest and continued his self-introduction.

I let his words go in one ear and out the other while resting my chin on my hand and watching.

After finishing his lengthy self-introduction, Heo Hyeon-yun cleared his throat and spoke.

“The content of the A-rank promotion test is survival.”

As expected.

Just as I predicted.

Since I had already guessed it, I wasn’t bothered, but the others seemed different.

To conduct such a simple test as survival for A-rank promotion.

The other examinees were whispering quietly as if they couldn’t believe it.

Except for the suit brigade over there, that is.

“Of course, it’s not ordinary survival. This place has special magic cast on it. Like this.”

Click.

Heo Hyeon-yun pulled out a red button from his pocket and pressed it.

The moment he pressed the button, the mana that had been flowing slightly disturbed began to flow roughly all at once.

The disturbed mana pulsed roughly with no sign of returning to normal.

Just that alone was enough to make most hunters lose their balance and collapse with a thud.

Of course, once again excluding the suit brigade over there.

Heo Hyeon-yun looked around at the hunters kneeling on the floor and spoke with a satisfied voice.

“We’ll conduct survival while the mana flow is disrupted. A-rank hunters shouldn’t rely only on skills.”

From A-rank hunters onward, you can’t advance with what’s commonly called ‘skill dependence.’

The position of A-rank hunter was a level you could only reach if you fundamentally possessed the combat power of a hunter.

“All the lights will go out shortly. After that, this room will change to a random structure, and you gentlemen just need to keep fighting until the last survivor remains. Understood?”

Having said that much, Heo Hyeon-yun looked at me still sitting on the floor.

Then he smiled slyly and opened his mouth.

“Originally this wasn’t my jurisdiction, but from now on I’ll unavoidably be in charge.”

How smoothly he’s putting it that Seong Yu-mi originally handled the A-rank promotion tests.

I got up from my seat with an indifferent expression.

He probably thinks I’m sitting on the floor because I can’t withstand the disturbed mana.

But this level doesn’t even come close to standing before the mad Kargon.

The pressure and majesty I felt then was much stronger and more intimidating than this mere device.

Compared to then, this is just slightly bothersome at most.

“….”

Heo Hyeon-yun glanced sideways at me as I leisurely got up and straightened my clothes.

His face showed no change, but his gaze was sharp enough to tear me apart.

“Then we’ll start the test in one minute. Good luck.”

Step, step.

Heo Hyeon-yun walked toward the door.

The moment he disappeared from the room, darkness fell upon it.

‘Oh.’

Complete darkness.

Since this is underground with not a single ray of light coming in, it’s normal not to be able to see ahead.

But perhaps because my eyes are somewhat special, I could see my surroundings properly even in the darkness.

‘What’s that?’

Mana gathered in what was definitely an empty space and something was being created.

What was created was a tree.

‘It became a forest?’

Just as I thought several trees were appearing, the space that had only been wide transformed into a forest in an instant.

I stared intently at the closest tree.

‘It’s not real.’

It looked like a real tree, but the components making up the tree were all mana.

Simply put, should I call it a tangible hologram?

What was surprising was that I could feel traces of Seong Yu-mi here too.

‘What exactly does she do?’

Does she have more than one body?

I don’t know when someone who was always beating up villains made something like this.

I don’t understand why she left the Association while leaving behind such technical skills.

‘Now I understand why she has so much money.’

I think I know the source of her wealth that allows her to easily buy a house.

With this kind of technical skill, how much money must be flowing into her account.

As I was admiring the vibrant fake tree, the lights that had suddenly gone out turned back on.

The lights that had gone out came back on.

Which means.

“Hyaaaah!”

The test has begun.

I looked at the man charging at me with a battle cry.

A man with a badge on his chest, holding a sword.

He swung his sword without hesitation, filled with killing intent that was hard to believe for a test.

I very lightly.

By extending my right hand wrapped in mist.

“Did someone pay you to kill me?”

“…!”

Turned the blade of the sword the man was holding into powder.

My hand didn’t even touch it.

The shimmering black mist merely touched the blade.

At the fact that a mana-infused weapon was destroyed by just that much, the man’s face turned pale in an instant.

“Geez, you live such a difficult life, don’t you?”

“W-wait, spare me-.”

“I’ll spare you. Unlike someone, I have no intention of killing people in a place like this.”

Thud!

My hand, having dispersed the mist, struck the man’s abdomen.

Having lost his weapon, the man couldn’t even defend and went limp.

I threw the powerless man into a corner and muttered.

“From what I can see, it seems like you’re trying to kill me or humiliate me by disrupting the mana flow.”

Step, step.

Walking toward the center of the forest, I pulled up the corners of my mouth.

“Do I have some obligation to dance to your tune?”

Thud.

Feet rolling powerfully against the ground.

Soon after, mist begins to surge up like waves.

[Mist Technique – Fog Blade ]

Round-shaped black blades rushing outward with me at the center.

Those blades completely shattered all the trees that were annoyingly blocking my view.

The trees filling all directions were smashed to pieces and returned to scattered mana.

Sitting atop the gathered black mist, I looked at those beyond and said.

“Who wants to come first?”

It doesn’t really matter if you all come at once though.

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