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Chapter 35 – Exam Period (3)

Cadets filled the fitness center because exams started next week. Haaap—! Yaaaap—! Enthusiastic shouts from the sparring rooms pierced through the walls, while magic power created sharp sonic booms. In the physical training room, cadets effortlessly lifted 120kg dumbbells.

I also worked out among such monsters. Admittedly, what I could do was pitiful compared to them, but I sweated out effort in my own way.

Wiiing—

“Uuk.”

I put down the bar using my smartwatch’s vibration as an excuse. Dizziness overcame me. A 130kg bench press was still too much. I wiped my sweat off with a towel around my neck and checked my smartwatch.

[The documents are ready… But are you sure about investing so much money in us?]

It came from Park Soohyuk. Of the 500 million from selling the ginseng, I bought more stocks with half and invested the other half into SH Agency. I knew SH Agency would become just as successful as Packhorse Master.

[Of course. I’ll see you tomorrow.]

[Um… Why us?]

Park Soohyuk was quite confused, but I couldn’t blame him. The current SH Agency was a small company that had yet to accomplish anything.

[It’s fun, growing bigger together. Don’t you think it’ll be nice to see each other grow?]

I wasn’t investing in a company, but a person. That was how highly I valued Park Soohyuk. He was a future tycoon, jumping into this business without any connections and achieving the world’s most brilliant enterprise.

[Ah… Yes… Then I’ll see you tomorrow with all the documents and contracts. Thank you once again.]

[No problem. See you then.]

After ending my conversation with Park Soohyuk, I lay back down on the bench press. Just as I gripped the bar, my smartwatch vibrated once again. Who was it now? When I checked, I couldn’t help but furrow my brows. It was Yoo Yeonha.

[9]

I couldn’t understand why she suddenly messaged me, but the content seemed even more mysterious. Just a single number. Did she press the wrong button?

“What’s up with her?”

Since she didn’t say anything else, I ignored it and put my hands back on the bar. Then, putting some strength into my body, I lifted it while breathing. One, two, three, four… nine. Nine. 9. Suddenly, I thought of something.

“… Don’t tell me. Is this a rescue signal?”

***

Yun Hyun had detained Yoo Yeonha in the penthouse of Cube’s second year dorm. Not even an elite like Yoo Yeonha could do anything against a djinn favored by Lilith. Yun Hyun had easily subdued Yoo Yeonha before storing her in an extradimensional space and moving her here. He usually hid his tracks, but the CCTV surely caught Yoo Yeonha’s struggle. Since he planned to leave Cube after this, he didn’t care.

“Oh, this is him? The quick-witted one who said I was a djinn?”

Yun Hyun looked at Yoo Yeonha’s smartwatch and grinned. The screen displayed the message Yoo Yeonha had sent Kim Hajin.

“Looks like I’ll need to kill him later… Anyways, what’s this 9? That’s all you sent to ask for help? Who would understand something so cryptic?”

Yun Hyun dropped the smartwatch and easily crushed Cube’s expensive device with a stomp.

“Of course, even if he understood what you meant, he wouldn’t be able to come here. There’s a barrier around this place, you see.”

Yoo Yeonha fiercely glared at Yun Hyun while clenching her teeth. He trembled in ecstasy at how she looked.

“Ah, amazing. Those eyes are amazing. It’s okay, Yeonha. Soon, you’ll come to like me too.”

Tap, tap. Yun Hyun slowly approached Yoo Yeonha, who he tied to a chair. She struggled, but the restraint spell prevented her from moving.

“You have beautiful skin.”

Yun Hyun placed his hand on her thigh and left a faint handprint on her white skin. Yoo Yeonha teared up at the disgusting sensation that felt like a snake licking her.

“Once is enough. You won’t be able to escape afterward. Lilith allowed it too. That’s right, Lilith wants you.”

Yun Hyun spoke leisurely. The Devil of Enchantment bewitched humans on a fundamental level. Once Yun Hyun had his way, Yoo Yeonha would become a completely different person.

“Yeonha, weren’t you lonely? I know that feeling too.”

Speaking persuasively, Yun Hyun placed his hand on her neck. His breath contained a hypnotic magic power. Yoo Yeonha trembled. No matter how powerful her mental power, she couldn’t resist ecstasy forced by magic power. She would not have hesitated to bite her tongue and end her life if she could.

“It’s easier if you give up.”

Yun Hyun caressed Yoo Yeonha’s face and whispered. The magic power of passion flowed into her from his hand. It stimulated many parts of her body and urged her to submit. An intense pleasure akin to euphoria overwhelmed her. In the end, she let out a small moan.

CLANG! A flash of light erupted from the window and a translucent beam of light pierced Yun Hyun.

“… What?”

He fell to his knees at the unexpected attack. As he struggled to comprehend what just happened, an unidentifiable voice rang out from the room.

— Serves you right for not listening and suspecting me.

“…!”

Yoo Yeonha’s eyes widened at the familiar voice. Yun Hyun used this chance to heal his injured leg with magic power, but the extraordinary regenerative power of djinns didn't activate. Only the pain increased.

— Don’t think about recovering from that wound. I refined that bullet to be a bit more efficient. Unless you undergo surgery to take it out…

“Shut it!” Yun Hyun roared. Red magic power erupted from his body. His eyes, which turned bloodshot, glanced around the empty room in vain.

“Where are you! Show yourself!”

Yun Hyun swung his magic power around desperately and swept through the surroundings like a storm, but nothing appeared out of the ordinary.

— You can try all you want, but you won’t be able to reach me. I’m far, far away, you see.

“You little rat—!”

As if in response to Yun Hyun’s curse, another bullet shot through the window and pierced his shoulder. Yun Hyun felt rage before the pain.

“You, You—!”

He frantically swung his arms.

“Show yourself—! Show yourself, you son of a bitch—!”

His frenzied cry muddled his speech, and it became harder and harder to tell whether it was a human or an animal crying.

A few more bullets flew in through the window. Yun Hyun erupted in rage. Now, he was no different than a beast.

Yoo Yeonha watched this overwhelming scene in a daze. Setting aside where the bullets came from, how could mere bullets injure a djinn to this degree? She grew curious about this unprecedented power.

— So this is why people enjoy sniping.

With a mocking taunt, another bullet flew in. This time, the bullet hit Yun Hyun’s chest. He collapsed from the shock and began pitifully crawling with his hands. Immediately, bullets pierced his knees and shoulders. The critical blow prevented him from further movement.

“This…”

The bullets all came from the window. Yun Hyun thought he just had to hide, but the cold-hearted sharpshooter showed no mercy. Another white shooting star flew in and pierced his back. Yun Hyun’s hands trembled as his bloodshot eyes swelled.

— So durable… Oy, Yoo Yeonha, I’m about to use up all of the bullets you gave me. If you have a conscience, provide me with better ones.

Yoo Yeonha couldn’t even laugh at the joke. Yun Hyun looked pathetic now as Kim Hajin protected her from a faraway place. She relaxed, knowing she would survive. Drowsiness overwhelmed her as the tension in her body disappeared.

— If you’re tired, just sleep. Kim Suho should be arriving soon.

Before she fell asleep, Yoo Yeonha asked the one question on her mind.

“By the way… Where are you talking from?”

— Above you. I hacked into the ceiling’s speaker.

“…Oh.”

I see… Yoo Yeonha chuckled and closed her eyes.

***

At first, I thoughtlessly asked the Book of Truth whether Yun Hyun had kidnapped Yoo Yeonha. The Book of Truth answered yes, and I shot up in surprise. The schedule had moved up, and I received a notification about a settings change. Because my novel was for all ages, I made Yun Hyun impotent, but an absurd setting had been added to his genitals…

I alerted Kim Suho, but proceeded on my own since every second counted.

I ran to a mountaintop with a clear view of the second year dorm. Thanks to my increased vitality and stamina, I only needed five minutes to climb the mountain. As a result, I could save Yoo Yeonha before it was too late.

“Thank god I chose to come.”

Just now, Kim Suho barged into Yun Hyun’s penthouse after breaking the barrier. Yun Hyun resisted with little strength, but Kim Suho cut him down with a single slash.

“… But this, it’s better than I expected.”

I admired the giant anti-material sniper rifle in my hands. With a length of 1.5 meters, it flaunted a domineering and beautiful appearance. The gun barrel looked extremely vicious with amplified firepower, but its platinum color and golden patterns exuded a noble aura. I had fused aether with the Desert Eagle and transformed it into this sniper rifle using my SP.

[Sniper rifle mode – transforms into a high-powered sniper rifle when fused with aether.]

Even after adding the restriction that required aether, the modification cost 250 SP. I sniped a target 1.5km away using this anti-material sniper rifle. I shot the enemy from a distance where he couldn’t even see me or attack. It was quite exhilarating.

“I’m sure Kim Suho will take care of the rest.”

I canceled the fusion between aether and Desert Eagle. The 1.5m sniper rifle returned to its handgun form.

[You have obtained 457 SP!] [An incredible luck has been applied. You have obtained an additional 11% as bonus!] [You succeeded in a long range snipe. Proficiency of Master Sharpshooter has increased to grade 7.]

I gained a lot of SP in one day since I completed a major arc.

I sat on the ground and watched what happened far away. Kim Suho put Yoo Yeonha on his back as Cube’s heroes rushed into the dorm.

With this, the number of victims had decreased. Although faint, Kim Suho also established a connection with Yoo Yeonha. I was confident he would take care of her as the main character. Things became a bit messy, but the outcome satisfied me.