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Shadow Monarch X The Novel's Extra (Solo leveling)

One day while coming from the PC I saw a small kid running for a ball on road and i saved that kid from truck and I died. F#ck. The only regret is "I will not able to see Solo Leveling Anime " but when I opened my eyes I was in Novel's Extra world with Solo Leveling System. But I didn't remembered this story. How I am going to survive? Note: I do not own any characters, they belongs to their respective owners

LoneWolfAuthor · Anime e quadrinhos
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Know your place fool

When kim jin woo started to see internet websites he saw his photos and fake rumours on him. He know who was behind all of this.

It seems like i have to do something about this and i don't have time to take care this thing in future.

I have to teach him some lesson.

""""""""

Late night, Sunday.

Novice Fitness Center.

I went to Novice Fitness Center to meet someone. When i went inside i saw chae nayun, kim suho, and Jin Hanjun, Kim Horak, Shin Jonghak. I can see most of my classmates. Then i stood in front of shin Jonghak.

Then i said

"hey stop all fake rumours you are spreading in internet with your dogs help and apology to me right now.

Jonghak: "Do you know who i am..."

Before he finish his sentence "I don't care "

then i released my pressure on him , he on his knees. Then i told him in low voice.

''''I know you have account in VIOLET BANQUET ""

After hearing this he his heart dropped. Because if cadet of cube have a account in violet banquet it means crime. So even noble kids well be expelled from cube abd their reputation will become worst in society

shin Jonghak Said "what are saying "with a nervous

"Stop acting dumb and if i say single word to instructor and he will investigate your all accounts . So you know what will happens if don't do what i said "

shin Jonghak tried to see his face

His eyes are like predator which is searching for its prey.

shin Jonghak said " i... I will do what you said."

Then i said " do you think i have enough patience to wait, do it right now in front of everyone and loudly " then i

released more pressure.

"I am sorry, i am.. The One who spread fake rumours about you on Internet, in will remove them "

" know your place, bitch" then i left that place. I read more novels, i now how to deal with nobles. Novice Fitness Center became dead silence.

Rumours will spread in cube. How a commoner made noble to keel in front. But shin Jonghak will try to stop his Rumours. Kim suho and his friends became shocked to see what happened in front of him.

***

Next day

"Hey guys, the exam results are out for Phenomenon Realm Analysis."

At that moment, Yi Yeonghan walked in with an armful of large scrolls.

Cube still had a traditional custom. The results of every written exam, whether small or big, were posted publicly on large posters.

Yi Yeonghan put up the posters while other cadets groaned.

The result was as such.

Rank 1. Kim jin woo

Rank 2. Rachel

...

Snap.

A sound similar to a chopstick snapping in half rang out. I snuck a peek behind me.

Two halves of a pen rolled on the table. Next to them was the presumed owner of the pen, Rachel, who was staring at the exam results in a daze. Her mouth was half-open, as though she was shocked greatly.

I remembered For every written exam, whether small or big, Rachel had never been pushed out of first place.

Sorry Rachel but i am Also good at study and i can understand concepts easily.

.....

Cube's classes and exams were always carried out in Korean. Even the small number of Cube's foreign professors held their classes in Korean, though their pronunciation and linguistic ability were no different than native speakers'. With Korean becoming the shared language of many countries, learning Korean became an important part of many countries' culture.

But a foreign language was still a foreign language. Just because Korean became a shared language, it didn't mean that learning it was any easier. To foreigners, Korean was still a difficult language to master.

But even with the disadvantage of being a foreigner, Rachel could understand what the professors were saying and could write mostly correct answers on exams. It was easy to see how much effort she put into studying.

As a country's royalty, she put in the effort to maintain a certain level of elegance and dignity. She wanted to become the perfect Hero in both theory and combat, and write a textbook for the English Royal Hero Academy.

Naturally, the citizens of England were fanatical when it came to Rachel. They were proud, saying that it was finally time for a Master rank Hero to come out of England.

'Master' rank Hero referred to top 70 of the world's most brilliant Heroes. Currently, 33 of these 70 Heroes were Korean, while 18 were American and 9 were Chinese. Only 2 were from England, but even that was arguable, as they obtained Korean citizenship 15 years ago.

As such, the citizens of England kept their eyes out on any news regarding Rachel, who they hoped would become the symbol of their nation.

To respond to their expectations, Rachel did not sleep more than two hours a day. But the 'record' she maintained through all this effort was broken today.

Rachel wasn't sad, only apprehensive and apologetic. Of course, the result of a single written exam was unlikely to spread to England, but 'Phenomenon Realm Analysis' was a difficult topic even for her. The gap between her and first place would likely not change for a while.

"..."

At that moment, Rachel felt a gaze looking at her. It was from an average handsome -looking man. She didn't know his name, but she felt the gazes of other cadets falling on the man. Immediately, Rachel realized that this man was Kim jin woo.The man turned back to face the front of the class, but Rachel remembered his face.

Rachel began to covet the notebook he had in front of him.

***

There was a slight uproar at the fact that I got first place on the 'Phenomenon Realm Analysis' written exam, a topic widely known to be one of the most difficult at Cube. Rachel didn't say much, but the professor personally praised me despite Monday's professor being different than Friday's professor.

"I also looked at Kim jin woo cadet's answer sheet. His knowledge and vision were impressive to say the least. I hope other cadets can learn his passion for studying. Once again, theory is very important."

I quickly left the moment classes ended.Now that the second arc had begun, Cube was no longer a safe place. Several Djinns should have already laid traps within the academy.

To briefly explain about Djinns, a Djinn was a human who formed a contract with a devil. In exchange for a human's soul, a devil gave him power. Naturally, higher ranked devils gave stronger powers.

But if an ordinary human formed this contract, he would only become a demi-Djinn, a puppet without intelligence. The 'Dog of Lucius' from the museum was an example of this type.

Thanks to Lucius' magic power, the man had gained enough power to combat Kim Suho, but losing his sanity to rage, he couldn't even accomplish the mission his master gave him. If he ignored Kim Suho and killed his intended target, Lucius would have been satisfied.

Thus, even if it was more difficult to achieve, devils favored people whose bodies had ample magic power and vigor, yet underdeveloped mental power. Naturally, cadets were the perfect targets.

But i can't kill him right away, because i can't give any excuse so i should wait for now.

I had to go tomorrow class. Combat training would begin again starting from today. Since midterms were coming up and Djinns would start to get active, the combat training was likely to be hell.

[This message is for all cadets ㅜㅜ. Has anyone seen Seungyeon from World class? I haven't been able to contact her since yesterday ㅜㅜ]

Looking at my smartwatch, I could tell that a second victim had appeared.

There wasn't anything I could do about the Djinn right now.

I sighed. Just because his victims were fated to die, it didn't make me feel any less guilty when I was leaving them be. I didn't see what was happening in this world as just another page in a novel.

"...Why can't Yoo Yeonha just be kidnapped first?"

Through this arc, Kim Suho and Yoo Yeonha would come to form a meaningful relationship. Yoo Yeonha would be influenced by Kim Suho, becoming less temperamental, and Kim Suho would obtain the connection known as Yoo Yeonha.

But there would be four more victims until Yoo Yeonha is kidnapped.

But i already a plan by spreading the rumours of what i did. So i think he will make his plan speed up because he will afraid of me.

....

Cube had a variety of artificial terrain created to allow for more efficient training: mountains, hills, limestone caves, volcanic caves, etc. Each environment had its unique puppet monsters, and naturally, there were also artificial Dungeons created with cutting-edge magic technology.

"Today's combat training is a bit special."

Just like Kim Soohyuk said, there were two classes participating in today's combat training. We were gathered outside of an eerie cave. The black tunnel-like entrance seemed to ooze ominous energy.

And indeed, the cave was full of traps and puppet monsters. Among them would be real monsters and lethal traps set up by Djinns.

I could already feel myself trembling.

"Today, you'll be entering this cave with another class. As a joint training exercise, a team from each class will join together to form a single team."

The name of this training was Mock Dungeon Trial. Cadets would form a team of eight and experience an artificial Dungeon.

Two hundred cadets would be inside this massive grade artificial Dungeon, so one could only imagine just how large it was.

"Now, get in your usual teams."

Other teams were being announced

"Team 8. Veritas class, Team Yoo Yeonha. World class, Team Jayden."

At that moment, Team 8 was announced.

"You must be Yoo Yeonha! It's great meeting you. I've heard a lot about you!"

"Ah, yes, nice to meet you."

"Next to me in order is Kim Jingyu, Oh Soojung, and Lee Shaung."

"This is Jin Hoseung, Hazuki, and Yi jin woo."

"....?"

This bitch, is she trying to take revenge for her friend. Then your going to face consequences.

In any case, Yoo Yeonha talked to Jayden affectionately while his teammates also listened in. I had no way of knowing whether she had already determined Jayden to be someone with potential and was managing her image, but it was an interesting sight nonetheless.

"Everyone, get ready."

Team assignment had ended before I noticed, and cadets quickly began to move at Kim Soohyuk's words.

"Go in one by one starting from Team 1."

"Let's go!"

Kim Suho shouted valiantly and took lead. Jo Yoon-Ah followed after him with an annoyed face.

"Yoo Yeonha-ssi, I heard you were number one among this year's supporters."

"Haha, really? I heard a lot about Jayden-ssi. I think the instructors balanced the teams wrong. We're too much at an advantage."

"No, that's just how teams are. When there's one exceptional person... I'm sure you know the rest. It's easy to see that Yoo Yeonha-ssi has a baggage to carry."

Meanwhile, Yoo Yeonha and Jayden chatted. Even from my perspective, Jayden did a good job not going too far and keeping Yoo Yeonha pleased. He was a good talker unbefitting of a high schooler. Maybe I should have approached Yoo Yeonha the same way.

"Team 8, enter."

Kim Soohyuk signaled our team's turn.

****

The eight of us walked through the cave. The formation was perfect. Three warriors in the front, supporters in the second row, sharpshooters in the third, and a single warrior in the final row.

After walking for a while, we arrived at a fork. There were eight paths to choose from.

"Which path should we take?"

Yoo Yeonha spoke to me for the first time today.

"Jingyu, what do you think?"

Jayden also asked his sharpshooter. Once again, sharpshooters often acted as pathfinders.

"I don't know."

"Take the sixth path."

I walked up and stood in front of the sixth path. However, the sixth path would likely be difficult. In truth, the difficulty of the paths was in order.

In other words, the sixth path had a level 6 difficulty.

I want to level up so i have defeat strong beings.

"Huh? Who are you to tell us where to-"

"Just do as he says."

Yoo Yeonha interrupted Jayden. It was nice to know I was trusted as a pathfinder.

"He attitude may be like that, but his senses are exceptional."

"Don't waste time, lets go "

"...I'm praising you."

In any case, our team walked into the sixth path.

The path was completely silent with only dry wind from the entrance hitting our back. After ten minutes of walking in high tension...

We finally discovered a target.

"In front, there's a monster."

Salamanders used the most destructive element, fire.

"You can sense it?"

Yoo Yeonha asked.

"It's a Salamander. That should be the switch."

Once we defeat the Salamander, the scenery should change. A Dungeon was an extradimensional space created with magic power. It might look like a cave at first, but once the switch was pulled, the interior could change completely. More often than not, a Dungeon's switch was a specific monster.

"...You can really sense? I don't believe you."

Jayden muttered in doubt.

I

didn't answer him.

Eight people were more than enough to kill it. But what worried me was how easy it seemed.

The team members walked forward with their senses heightened.

"Oh, there it is."

Jayden pointed at the Salamander loafing around on the ground.

"...So you were right. I guess it's true you can find dog turd if you want to use it for medicine."

"It's the other way, retard."

Jayden glared at me but quietly asked Kim Jingyu.

"Wasn't I right?"

"About what?"

"The Proverb. That you can find dog turd if you want to use it for medicine."

"It's the opposite, you can't find dog turd even if you want to use it for medicine."

"...Oh."

After realizing his mistake, Jayden glanced at Yoo Yeonha, fearful that he had disappointed her. But Yoo Yeonha seemed uninterested in our conversation, as she imbued her magic power into her whip and prepared for battle.

"Get ready. Though, if it's a switch, it should be a piece of cake. Huup!"

Yoo Yeonha swung her whip, which shot towards the Salamander's tail like a snake.

"Kueek-"

Everyone making fuss To kill normal monster.

In the blink of an eye, the Salamander was killed.

There wasn't anything for me to do.

"Easy as pie. That was amazing, Yoo Yeonha-ssi. How did you instantly grab its tail like that?"

Jayden flattered Yoo Yeonha, to which she returned a smile.

Feeling vain at how easy the fight was, I stepped towards them.

At that moment...

I sensed a arrow coming at Yoo Yeonha's head.

"Kyak-"

I grabbed it, yoo yeonha was surprised.

Yoo Yeonha's head turned with a creak to the arrow.

"Wow. How did you know? I didn't feel it at all!"

Hazuki asked in genuine awe.

"I am stronger than you all "

Everyone kept silent.

"Huu..."

I could hear the sound of Yoo Yeonha's breath from behind me. Was she forgiving me? Or was she still angry about what happened?

"...Let's go."

Yoo Yeonha spoke. I flinched for a moment before turning around. Yoo Yeonha had tidied herself up and was now staring at me while biting her lips.

"Yoo Yeonha, are you okay?"

"Don't chitchat."

"Yes, got it."

After that, we walked without much talking.

After walking past the Salamander corpse.we walked for about 20 minutes, Jayden yawned, seemingly bored.

"No, each team had different entrances. If we started from the east, the other team should have started from the west. Also, I can see a group of monsters up ahead."

"Oh?"

On the tiny craters up ahead, there were four Salamanders and 11 Peanut Flames.

"15 in total, Salamanders and Peanut Flames. Looks like it'll be tough."

"That many?"

Hazuki's eye widened.

"Yep."

**

Same time. Chae Nayun's team had already suffered various difficulties. The main cause was Sven, whose body had been paralyzed by a trap.

"God, where did that arrow even come from?"

At Chae Nayun's grumbling, Sven murmured quietly.

"You can leave me behi-"

"Leave you behind? If you know you're a bother, just stay put."

Even without Sven, Chae Nayun had led her teammates this far. If she could clear the Dungeon, she would receive an overwhelming score with her individual result and the teamwork she showed. Chae Nayun couldn't give up the only chance to win against Kim Suho.

"What should we do?"

Demian, her teammate, asked.

"Wait here for now. I think the Dungeon's boss is up ahead. Can you see it?"

Chae Nayun looked far into the distance.

A giant golem with a body made of lava. The lava spilling from its body clearly marked its territory.

"...Yeah, it has to be the boss."

It was a Magma Golem, a monster that was at least intermediate rank grade 5. Chae Nayun and her team somehow managed to make it here, but they knew they couldn't defeat the Magma Golem even if Sven was fine.

"We won't be able to beat it with just us. Another team should be arriving here soon. Let's join forces."

"...But what if no one chose the same pathway as us?"

"That shouldn't be possible. At least three teams should come here by design."

Other cadets might have thought the choice was random, but Chae Nayun knew something they didn't. A pathway would disappear once three teams entered it.

"Remember, we're graded on our individual performance, not who finishes first."

Sven couldn't hear Chae Nayun's heated voice.

Huu. Huu.

To him, his entire surroundings were dead silent. He felt as though he was in a vacuum. In this comfort, he slowly collected his breath. The guilt he felt towards his teammates, his self-loathing and inferiority complex all seemed to disappear, as tranquility descended in his mind.

-Child, don't you want to get stronger?

At that moment, a bewitching voice invaded his heart, causing a ripple in the serene surface. Sven opened his eyes slightly. Two brilliant spheres of light lit up the dark sky. As though they were eyes, the spheres of light curved to an arc before pouring into Sven's pupils.

-Wasn't it painful? I can give you power.

The voice became clearer and pounded Sven's heart. Feeling the wave of emotions surging from the deepest depths of his heart, Sven teared up.

I want to get stronger. I want to get stronger. I want to meet the expectations of my country's people, who hails me as their greatest hope, and the expectations of my parents, who believes I will become the world's greatest Hero. I don't want to suffer from this endless sense of hopelessness and defeat. I don't want to hate myself anymore...

-You only have to pay a cheap price. It's far lighter than giving up everything.

Sven nodded his head at the warm voice.

And he slowly reached out towards the gentle light caressing him.

.....

It was easy to see why Salamanders were only low-intermediate rank. No matter how powerful their firebreaths were, they couldn't use it once their tails were tied up.

"Whew, it's over. I managed to kill six thanks to Yeonha-ssi."

"...That's good to hear. Let's count them."

We approached the mana puppets and counted the bodies.

One, two, three... fifteen.

We had killed them all.

"Do we keep going now?"

At the same time that Jayden spoke with a smile, a light flashed from afar.

I instinctively turned towards the light. In that instant, my mind became blank. A Salamander was breathing out a beam of fire. A firebreath the size of a pillar hurled towards us while melting the surface of the ground.

I could feel my brain yelling.

Before it can release its attack, i slashed its body. Its attack went to another side.

Then, a momentary silence descended before being broken by a deep voice that reflected everyone's thoughts.

"...T-That was no joke."

It was Jayden. A thick terror could be seen on his face. He seemed to be on the verge of having a panic attack.

"That last attack, weren't we dead if it hit us?"

At the same time, I could hear an unpleasant sound of metal cutting through skin.

"...Wait, is this blood?"

Jayden murmured in a daze. Just like he said, viscous fresh blood streamed down from the cut on the Salamander's body.

"A mana puppet with blood? That's impossible."

"Then what the fuck is this? It's sticky as hell. And what was that last attack? That was a real firebreath."

At Yoo Yeonha's calm input, Jayden remained silent. He collected his breath and calmed himself down. Yoo Yeonha was always like this, but Jayden was also fairly composed for a high schooler.

Meanwhile, the steam covering up the surroundings began to dissipate.

"Are you okay?"

Yoo Yeonha asked me, likely because I was directly in line of the firebreath.

"I am fine "

.....

While walking forward, Yoo Yeonha stole a glance behind her.

Yoo Yeonha couldn't hide the strange feeling she got.

Kim jin woo strength and senses are beyond 1st cadet.

Yoo Yeonha couldn't help but recall Chae Nayun's words. That Kim jin woo was hiding his true strength.

In that case, there were only two answers left.

Either what Chae Nayun said was true, or Kim jin, being scared for his life.

The question was why he was hiding his power.

That was what she couldn't understand.

Just why...

"We're here."

At that moment, Kim jin woo spoke up. Yoo Yeonha flinched from a guilty conscious.

"W-What's here? There's nothing here."

"We're almost there. The dungeon's boss is up ahead along with another team."

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah, let's hurry. It looks like they're in trouble."

Kim jin woo took the lead and quickened his pace.

Yoo Yeonha followed suit, still harboring suspicion.

.....

Chae Nayun's team remained dead silent. They didn't have any other choice but to quietly wait for another team to show up. She wanted to be far away from the boss so she could at least breathe with ease, but she had to stay close enough to see the another team coming.

At that moment...

"Kuaaaak!"

The silence was broken by a sudden scream. For some reason, Sven was having a seizure. Chae Nayun and her team members all turned towards Sven in shock before quickly turning towards the Magma Golem in terror. Just as they feared, the Magma Golem was staring at them. The faces of the seven team members turned pale.

-Guooooo!

With a roar resembling an earthquake, the Magma Golem slammed down its fist on the ground. Lava flowed into the ground from its body. Chae Nayun picked up Sven and shouted loudly.

"Dodge!"

Immediately afterwards, lava erupted from the ground they were standing on. It was one of Magma Golem's attacks, a terrifying ambush attack that sent lava underground and making it erupt into a pillar of fire.

Though the cadets spread out before it was too late, the Magma Golem was only getting started.

From its face, what had to be a "mouth" opened wide. From inside, a current of lava poured out like a torrent. The Magma Golem rode the lava current it spat out, charging towards Chae Nayun's team.

-Guooooo!

The terrifying sight of a giant golem sliding down a current of lava caused Chae Nayun's team to run away in fear.

The Magma Golem's first target was Chae Nayun, who was slowed down by having to carry Sven.

After arriving in front of her in an instant, it brandished its arms, slamming down and swinging sideways.

Chae Nayun concentrated entirely on dodging the Magma Golem's attacks. Meanwhile, Sven began to murmur strange words on her back. Because he spoke in German, Chae Nayun couldn't understand a thing he said.

"Hey! Stop screwing around and wake up!"

Immediately after her shout, a pillar of fire shot up from the place Chae Nayun was standing on. Chae Nayun quickly jumped back, but that wasn't the only a pillar of fire. Lava was erupting all around her.

Chae Nayun found herself trapped by several pillars of fire. In front of her, the Magma Golem raised its arms up high.

At that moment, Chae Nayun sensed her death.

'This golem will kill me. This terrifying being in front of me can't possibly be just a puppet...' Petrified, she couldn't think about anything else. Without closing her eyes, she stared at the two fists crashing down on her.

Tang!

Just when the horrifying torrent of lava was about to devour her, the Magma Golem's head blowed.

Chae Nayun turned towards the direction of the mysterious attack.

There, she saw a man

....

"What's this?"

We stood in front of a giant wall.

A wall made of volcanic rocks that were at least 10 meters tall. This wall, which was blocking the path to the boss area, wasn't here just a moment ago. But figuring out who put it here wasn't the biggest problem.

"Hey, sharp senser, didn't you say the boss was up ahead? It's a dead end."

"It should be past this wall. Break it."

"...Acting like the leader, huh."

Even as he complained, Jayden took out his sword. A blade covered in magic power drew a diagonal line.

Pang!

However, not even a scratch appeared on the wall. Only Jayden's hand trembled.

"Aaak! Yeah, genius idea!"

It must have hurt quite a bit, as Jayden ran around in pain. Standing still, I fell in thought. If Jayden's sword qi couldn't break the wall, it had to be made of magic power. In that case, Yoo Yeonha wouldn't be able to break through it either.

"Is this really the right path? There was a fork in the road on our way here."

Yoo Yeonha asked in doubt as she touched the wall here and there.

"This is the right place."

No matter what anyone said, I could clearly see Chae Nayun and her team fighting the Magma Golem beyond the wall.

I closely inspected the wall blocking our path. Raising my head, I looked up. I could see a stream of light faintly shining from the top.

"...Up there."

"What?"

The team members also looked up.

"There's a gap."

Was it for ventilation? Or was it carelessness by whoever created this wall? In any case, it was most certainly a mistake.

"How are we going to climb up there?" Jayden asked.

"You can't?" I retorted, genuinely curious. The average jump height of warrior cadets was 4 meters. Adding magic power on top of that, it shouldn't be difficult to jump several times that height. Even though the wall was a bit high, it shouldn't be to the point that they couldn't climb up.

"What, you think you can do it? What are you going to hold onto when we can't even make a dent in the wall?"

"..."

Jayden seemed to have given up, but I felt like I could do it. Just like Jayden said, we couldn't make dents on the wall. However, the surface of volcanic rocks was rugged by nature. With my Art, I should be able to climb up.

"I'm going ahead, so you guys can do whatever you want."

"Stop joking. Let's go back and try the other pathway."

With that, Yoo Yeonha turned back. However, I lightly jumped up. Grabbed the gap and went inside.

"Is he really 1st cadet"

Jayden murmured in disbelief. I also enjoyed seeing my team members' surprised expressions.

But I didn't have the time to leisurely admire the view.

Guooooo-

A deep ringing sound capable of instilling terror rang out beyond the wall.

After landing, I finally caught a glimpse of Chae Nayun and her team being chased by a Magma Golem.

Just by looking at it, one could see that it wasn't a puppet. The entire Field was melting with its every movement, so how could it be a puppet?

I quickly ran towards them and opened inventory.

And took broken sword from it. With my strength and i threw the sword at that golem.

With that attack i destroyed it.

* level up

* level up

* level up

Wow 3 levels, its really felt great. I will check it later .

I saw chae nayun and i said.

"Why you always get into trouble"

And everyone came to me and said there thanks.

Lying on the ground, I stared up at the ceiling. Scorching heat dug into my clothes. The dungeon's boss had been killed, but the heat remained.

Bored, I tilted my head to the side. Chae Nayun's team was talking some distance away. They offered me to join them but I refused. I was too tired to answer the questions they'd inevitably ask.

"Huum."

At that moment, Chae Nayun, who was stealing glances my way for a while, took a deep breath and got up. Then, she walked over.

"..."

She cast a shadow over me and looked down at my face.

"What."

I curled up with only my upper body. Seeing sweat dripping down, Chae Nayun frowned slightly. But after straightening her expression, she sat down next to me. Of course, she was still about ten feet away.

"...I thought I should I say this."

I wasn't sure if she was embarrassed or ashamed, but Chae Nayun spoke with great difficulty while looking up at the ceiling.

"T-Thanks."

''.... "

I was genuinely at a loss for words. I stared at Chae Nayun in a daze. That word was one I thought I'd never hear from her.

Chae Nayun.

Age 17 to 27 in the story.

She was only 16 by American age.[1] Despite how young she was, the life she lived was far from normal. It was one filled with tragedies.

The first tragedy should have occurred on her sixth birthday. On what should have been the happiest day for a six year old child, her mother was killed by a Djinn.

After that incident, her personality developed in a completely different direction.

The child, whose dream was to "become like her Mommy", cried tears of blood and sought to become a Hero. While other children her age laughed and played around, she trained in hitting and breaking targets.

The scar from that day was etched in the deepest part of her heart. As a fourth generation chaebol, even having a 'true friend' to mend this wound was a disgrace. Revealing one's deepest thoughts was akin to revealing one's weakness, and the hyenas infesting the outside world would jump at their chance to take advantage.

As such, the only person she could trust and rely on was her blood relative who also shared the same pain, Chae Jinyoon. Because her father had been too busy as the successor of a chaebol family, she rarely saw her father.

But this cruel world had even taken Chae Jinyoon away from her.

The emotions she must have felt... I had no way of knowing because I didn't write them.

But if I were to make a guess, Chae Nayun most likely honed her conviction to be even sharper. Only believing in herself and taking the pursuit of strength as her way of life, she must have ignored the worsening wound on her heart. Telling herself that she will overcome everything on her own and not opening her heart to anyone else, she must have put herself through arduous and painful physical training...

Because of this, there weren't many people who had received her thanks.

And there are so many similarities for her life and my past life because i also i lost my parents and i also killed rich noble and took my revenge. And i lost hope when i went to prison and one person came to me and saved me and showed to everyone what injustice happened to me and that day i thought if i waited for help then i may lived a different life. I can't change my past but i can change chae nayun.

I will save her brother and chae nayun.

I just have to reach level 100.

If i reach to that level i can get that thing .then i said.

"Okay.... Don't get in trouble again and don't hope someone save you next time."

"Hey,... I will become strong next time, who are you to say that to me"

"Did you forgot"

"What"

"I saved you"

😡"...By the way "

"What."

With her back still pointing my way, she asked in a much lower voice than before.

"...Don't you have anything to say to me?"

"If you think what i said back in negative way i can't help you, don't act like a child, think in positive way and became stronger."

".....Okay....i understood "

With that, Chae Nayun left.

I saw sven already wake up and As I watched her leave, my eyes met Sven's. He didn't dodge my eyes. He tilted his head while looking at me with emotionless eyes.

-Emergency alert. All cadets are to leave the Dungeon immediately. Once again, all cadets are to leave the Dungeon immediately.

A sound rang out from the ceiling. The mock Dungeon trial had come to an end.

I turned back to return the way I came from and i left.

**

It seemed the mock Dungeon trial ran into several problems.

The first problem was that many of the internal cameras had stopped working.

The second was that was a systematic error. A problem had occurred with the distribution of people in charge of monitoring the situation, and as a result, the instructors had discovered the broken cameras too late.

The third and final problem was that real monsters had trespassed into the Dungeon instead of mana puppets. This was the biggest problem.

The mock Dungeon trial was canceled as a result, and everyone's grades were postponed as well.

"Wow, really? A natural born Magma Golem?"

"Yeah, I heard it was intermediate ranked."

"No way... So what happened? Who killed it?"

"Kim jin woo"

Yoo Yeonha let out a deep sigh. She staggered from the rising sense of emptiness and lethargy. Then, she discovered Chae Nayun who was walking around the Dungeon's entrance. Yoo Yeonha had many questions she wanted Chae Nayun to answer.

"Nayun."

"Hm? Oh, Yeonha. What's up?"

"Are you okay? I heard the Magma Golem..."

After bringing up a topic she wasn't interested in, Yoo Yeonha brought up Kim jin woo when Chae Nayun seemed to be bored.

"Oh right, you know Kim jin woo, right? The guy you brought up during our last-"

"Mm? Ah~ Kim jin woo?"

"...Eh?"

Chae Nayun's reaction was completely different than before. Previously, she growled when Kim jin woo's name was brought up, but now she looked completely fine talking about him.

"Uh... Yeah, Kim jin woo."

"What about him?"

"Well... Remember what you said before? That he-"

Chae Nayun lightly cut her off.

"Oh, that? It was a misunderstanding."

"...Yes?"

Yoo Yeonha was so dumbfounded that she blurted out in polite speech.

It was only a few days ago that you were coughing up blood while talking about him, and now you're saying it was a misunderstanding? I don't think it's a misunderstanding now!

"It was a misunderstanding, really. Well, I wouldn't say he's someone I want to be friends with, but he's not such a bad guy."

'Yep, that's right.' Chae Nayun nodded as though she was satisfied with her own judgment.

Yoo Yeonha stared at Chae Nayun in a daze. She was so dumbfounded that she wanted to strangle her.

"Oh, hey! Kim Suho!"

Suddenly, Chae Nayun shouted loudly. Yoo Yeonha felt like her eardrums would burst.

"I'll talk to you later, Yeonha!"

Chae Nayun ran past Yoo Yeonha and disappeared. She was quick, like a puppy chasing after her master. Yoo Yeonha turned around to see just who she was waiting for. It was Kim Suho. Chae Nayun ran up to Kim Suho, who had just left the Dungeon, slapped his back, and stood in front of him as if to block his path.