Academy Silver Gatekeeper

178 – Everyone Is Doing Well – 3

Is it time to rush in? Ah, it’s coming now. Now, one. Two. Three-

“Oppa Seojin!!”

I was glad I had prepared in advance. I almost suffered an eardrum attack.

More than that, how is it that Lina can’t escape even the slightest bit of expectation?

I can even vaguely predict what they will say as soon as I arrive. Maybe…

“I heard everything! Why not?! “I can’t even be an honorary team member!”

What if you ask me why? I have to ask the Mage Tower clan master.

They say my autonomy is guaranteed to be accepted as a team member, but yours is not.

“Because you are S-rank. “I can’t help it.”

“Why is that! “Oppa is also S-rank!”

“I was part of a clan before I got S rank. And there is no precedent, not only in Korea but also in other countries, for one clan to have more than one S rank.”

This is the superficial reason, and the real reason is separate.

When she received Lina, the only thing that could take care of it was the state.

No matter how much of a magic tower it is, it will be difficult to handle Lina’s fallout.

Kang In-beom was also absolutely concerned about that and would have said no way.

‘I told you that the cost of the broken dish was an apartment, so I’m done.’

Oh, what can I do? The Master is asking for it! Please don’t do that!

Since I am a clan member, I respect the clan master’s decision. This is natural.

“It’s noisy, Irina. “If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. Why is there so much talk?”

Suhyun nods her head eagerly as if she agrees with my opinion.

It looks like they are trying very hard to keep it in check, saying, “This is the time.”

“No, that’s ridiculous! They say S-rank will let you in, so why do you refuse?! It won’t work. Oppa, please set up a meeting with the Mage Tower clan master right away. “I will convince you!”

“Why are you holding a meeting when I’m not the clan master’s secretary? And since you keep doing this, you’re trying to avoid it because it’s becoming more of a burden. Be a little more self-respectful. “Why are you like this when you are neighbors in the same apartment complex?”

I wouldn’t know if the place where I live like Suhyeon is completely different.

Didn’t he come to my house just recently?

“The examiner is right.”

“You are loud! You’re on the same team, in the same academy!”

“Irina can come to the academy as she pleases instead.”

“You stopped that!”

“Oh. I can’t believe I blocked it. “Irina took it upon herself to set the terms of her deal.”

Hey. Really, this is Suhyun who never loses a word.

I still can’t get ahead of Lina with this ability.

If that’s the case, it seems like she’s trying to gain the upper hand in other areas.

Wow-

Wow-

“Uh.”

Suhyeon, who was keeping Rina in check, gives her a strange look.

It was inevitable that my and Rina’s cell phones rang almost at the same time.

“Brother. “I guess something happened?”

“… That’s right. Is this on the east coast again?”

Gangwon-do is in an unusual situation these days.

The same goes for the Class A wipeout incident that happened last time, as well as the large number of gates that occurred after that.

Just a few days ago, the S-class gate came out and Han Ji-yoon and another S-class were dispatched.

[S-class gate occurs near Samcheok]

But in the meantime, S rank appeared again.

It just happened to be when it was my turn to be dispatched.

“It’s Seojin oppa this time, right?”

“Yes.”

“Preliminaries.”

“There’s that rugged man. He is Him.”

Then Rina sighs and touches her chin, thinking about something.

“Hey. “Don’t worry.”

“What?”

“You’re trying to push him out again and take his place.”

“Oh. How did you know?”

Now if you pretend, you pretend. What are you really doing like that?

Once again, I understand why Lina and her parents are so worried.

I keep avoiding what I should do and keep doing what I shouldn’t do.

Because this keeps happening, Kang In-beom feels burdened about accepting him as a clan member.

The more problematic thing is that in the meantime, we don’t even think about what other people are thinking.

It’s surprising that this kind of Rina subtly loses to her Suhyeon.

“You stay here. When your turn comes, just go and clean it up.”

“Oh, I’m with you too… Okay—”

“Go quickly, examiner. Portal officials must be waiting for you!”

Soohyun quickly shuts Lina’s mouth and quickly sends her off.

“Hey, you!”

“We promised not to interfere with the examiner’s work.”

A promise? What promise did you make?

I tilted my head, but no particular answer came.

It was only Lina who had a dissatisfied look in her eyes.

“… Next time, I will directly ask the president of the association to change the order.”

Even if you say that, you are no longer stubborn.

Looking at it this way, it seems that Suhyun also acts as a deterrent to Lina to some extent.

“Suhyeon!”

When I slowly turn my head, I see three men and women running in front of me, led by Kang Ha-na.

Dasom Yu, and even Hyunwoo Lee. Looking at it like this, are they the same team members?

“A request for Grade A gate support just popped up! “I think we should go because it’s the Magic Tower Clan management area!”

At those words, Soohyun’s eyes momentarily rest on me.

Although they are Grade A, they are still in pull-ups. It is at a breathtaking level.

So, I looked after them and prepared for any emergency.

By any chance, right now, I too have to be dispatched to the Gangwon area in a hurry.

“Are you okay. “Examiner.”

Suhyeon smiles as if she sensed my worry.

“I can do it well. Everyone will do well even if there is no judge.”

“To? What is it, Suhyun? “Aren’t you going with the examiner today?”

“I heard there was an order to dispatch to the Gangwon area a little while ago.”

At Su-hyeon’s words, Lee Hyun-woo said, “Ah!” And he expresses regret.

Is it because I can’t get on my bus, or because there’s no one to look after me? No way.

Right now, that guy is sad because he can’t show me his performance and growth.

Last time, when he faced A-rank monsters, he was fighting as if he was bragging to me.

“Soohyun is right, examiner. “Don’t worry, we can do it on our own.”

Kang Hana and Yu Dasom also chime in and try to ease my worries.

However, it’s strange that I’m getting more worried because I keep doing that.

Actually, I didn’t think much of it at first, but since it keeps happening, I’m getting more concerned.

“… “If you keep worrying, can I go?”

“Huh?”

For a moment, I thought I had heard wrong. So let’s take a quick look-

“I didn’t hear it wrong. “I heard it right.”

“… “Really?”

“Yes. If you ask, I can go with you. It’s off-duty anyway, and since they’re grade A, that’s what they have to do, right? “I’m just an insurance policy, just in case, so there won’t be any hassle.”

Really, really, Lina is willing to step forward like that? He’s the type of guy who wouldn’t do something like this even if it meant death?

When I looked at her to see if she was serious, Lina shrugged her shoulders.

“Not if you don’t like it.”

When I see you say it like that, it seems like there is some other reason.

If you ask me that, I will say 100% that I won’t do it, so I can’t ask that.

After all, wouldn’t it be better to just keep quiet for now?

“Do you have any objections?”

At my question, the rest of the team, including Kang Hana, shake their heads.

Since it is insurance in case of an emergency, you will feel at ease.

But am I just a little worried that the insurance is called ‘Irina’?

Yu Da-som sneakily approaches next to me and carefully lifts his lips.

“Isn’t this also a trial prepared by the examiner?”

“…”

It’s not something I prepared, but I can’t deny that it’s an ordeal.

Slap-

I asked Lina for her team members for a brief moment and then used the portal.

And as soon as I came to Samcheok, I arrived at a place where I felt an unusual energy.

‘After all, it’s towards the sea.’

There is no law that says the gate must only be on land.

Sometimes, unluckily, it is created underground and becomes a dungeon.

And some of them are created in the sea, which is another headache.

Monsters similar to marine life appear at the gate created in the sea.

The problem here is that the monster is ‘amphibious’.

Something that suddenly jumps out of the sea and turns the coast into a wasteland.

From people’s perspective, they end up helpless and without any chance to escape.

The sea-side gate happens to be S-class this time.

I heard that in this case, it’s either a huge octopus or an endless shark.

Sigh!—

Looking at that shadow, I can see that it is not the latter. It seems to be an octopus.

No. If we were to call it what those with special abilities call it, it would be an S-class monster, ‘Kraken.’

Wow-

An ominous howling sound is heard from the sea.

They also noticed my presence. It was acknowledged that it was the biggest threat.

If this happens, one of two conclusions can be drawn. Run away or fight.

And the Kraken chose to fight.

Did they think it was more of a delicacy since it was a difficult prey to catch?

Or are they targeting the people who are taking shelter behind me?

It doesn’t matter what happens. Let in from that side, block this side and that’s it.

– The third eye is activated.

◎ Silver gatekeeper

: The trait activation conditions have been met.

: The characteristic is being activated.

: Readjust the opponent’s rating.

: Grade adjustment – Determination of master or higher

As expected, it is not an easy opponent. Since I’m a Master or higher, it might take a while.

Well, it’s just that it will take a while, but that doesn’t mean you can’t win.

◎ Sole review officer

: The characteristic is being activated.

: I am the opponent who did not receive promotion from Baek Seo-jin.

: Recognized as subject to review.

I’m feeling very good these days. It can’t be this refreshing.

First of all, the academy students are working very hard.

Although some may say the results are a bit much, the process is just as important.

Anyway, my goal is not for all students to become extremely talented.

Surviving in this harsh world, and making at least one serving.

That alone can be considered a success from my perspective.

‘In addition, Su-hyun, Lee Hyun-woo, and other team members are growing smoothly.’

In addition, the villains’ power was greatly reduced.

About half of them unintentionally benefited from the Gate incident.

In any case, isn’t a good thing a good thing?

Sigh-

The sea splits, waves crash, and a huge octopus appears between them.

… Oh, should I say squid instead of octopus? I don’t know exactly what to say.

Anyway, Kraken bastard! It’s cowardly. Using tentacles for fair competition.

So, is it okay to use something else than your two arms?

I ended up succeeding in handling one more shadow not long ago.

However, I was very embarrassed because there was no one to stab those two shadows.

I was just thankful that he knew this and that he was a guy who was so good at getting fucked.