I Obtained a Mythic Item

Chapter 30 Entrance Ceremony

The week went by quickly in his excitement.

It was already the day of the Millaes Academy entrance ceremony. After finishing all his preparations, JaeHyun left home with a slightly nervous expression.

Kim YooJung was waiting for him in front of his house. They were both going to Millaes Academy, and there was no reason why they had to go separately.

Of course, the biggest reason YooJung wanted to go together with JaeHyun was her lack of a sense of direction, but JaeHyun decided not to mention it.

It was a new start after all. There was no reason for him to argue and tire himself out.

Kim YooJung smiled brightly as she saw JaeHyun who came out right on time.

She even had makeup on, making her face slightly paler and her cheeks a bit red.

She probably did so to make a better first impression on others.

You're not late today. Let's go.

Okay.

He replied calmly, standing beside YooJung, when she asked worriedly.

Auntie is really worried about you, isn't she?

Yeah. You know she often gets upset easily.

As JaeHyun talked to YooJung, he recalled his mother's face.

For the past few days before he had to leave, Lee SeonHwa had kept worrying about her son and reminding him to be careful. JaeHyun had told her not to get distressed, but Lee SeonHwa couldn't help her heavy heart. There were several reasons for it.

First

Millaes Academy was located in Daegu, which was several kilometers away from Seoul. Daegu was the very first city in Korea in which monsters rampaged.

It was a land of death where it wouldn't be strange for monsters to rush out at any moment.

Of course, that was also the reason prospective cadets could freely train without concerns, but it didn't change the fact that it was a dangerous place.

Second

Millaes Academy cadets must all live in the dormitory.

They, who were no longer called students but cadets instead, had to work hard to become raiders while following strict regulations, and they experienced many hardships at this stage of their journey.

This was something many had trouble adjusting to since they were used to going right home after school.

Third

Several accidents happened at Millaes Academy every year, and there were also those who lost their lives.

It was no different from the incidents that kept occurring during military service in the past. After all, it was a place where hundreds of Awakeners were gathered.

To say that there were no mishaps would be a blatant lie.

'It was especially so when I was attending.'

JaeHyun let out a small sigh as he recalled his past.

Back then, he had lived through all the trouble somehow, but would he be able to do the same this time?

JaeHyun looked at Kim YooJung's face as she walked beside him for a moment before turning away.

They arrived at the station to take the portal instead of the train that had stopped running due to the monsters. A woman, seemingly an employee, asked them after a slight bow.

Hello. Where do you plan to go?

Ah! We are planning to go to Daegu

You must be raider-hopefuls, then? I understand. If you show me your student ID, you can use the portal without any other fees.

Academy cadets and active raiders were important assets to the country. As a result, they received a lot of different benefits, and using the portals for free was one of them.

Additionally, there were several other benefits, like getting an 80% discount on hospital fees and the extreme reduction in any costs related to government institutions and their facilities.

Here!

Kim YooJung showed the employee her student ID first. When JaeHyun also showed his student ID, she smiled brightly and bowed her head.

Thank you for your continuous effort. Now, please come this way.

The greeting at the beginning was a kind of custom. A greeting of thanks to the raiders who fought on the frontlines and kept civilians safe.

An event started by a celebrity on TV through SNS became a part of reality in that manner.

Vrrrrr

It's in here.

The employee pointed to the blue crystal as she spoke.

This crystal was a portal stone with coordinates recorded to it. It could be considered an experimental product of an attempt at inventing the warp stone that Park SungJae had given him before.

Its price could thus easily go over several tens of billions.

Fzzzzt!

When he placed his hand on the Portal Stone, a strange sensation that was both hot and cold wrapped around his body.

A Warp Stone forcefully sucked a body through a part of the mana field and instantly transported it to the recorded coordinates. It made one extremely dizzy, so most didn't really like using it.

As a result, YooJung was stuck behind JaeHyun because she didn't want to take it first.

After watching JaeHyun use the portal and thinking for a moment, Kim YooJung closed her eyes tightly and pushed her own body through the portal.

From now on, JaeHyun had to go against him.

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