Academy Silver Gatekeeper

188 – Welcome. Stranger! – 2

Emily was embarrassed. Because she heard something she couldn’t believe.

“Examiner Baek Seo-jin there is literally an ‘examiner.’”

She was not the full professor or senior instructor that she had expected.

The Korean S-rank who is said to have defeated the Elder is called the Examiner.

Even the review wasn’t for top students!

‘What kind of nonsense is this? .’

S-Class is not the name of someone else’s dog, and its existence has tremendous significance.

Why are you putting that precious human resource in the position of a silver level examiner?

‘Is Korea a place with a surplus of human resources? ‘I didn’t think that was it?’

Even if there are surplus human resources, the intention of the S-level party is also a problem.

What kind of S-level talented person in the world would want that kind of position for themselves?

Silver level. According to external standards, it is said to be between D and C grades.

It’s not the worst level, but it’s definitely not the highest level.

The idea is to be in charge of reviewing those grades. To the S class, their review!

‘If other S-ranks were asked to take on such a task, they would explode, saying it would be disrespectful to them.’

However, the man named Baek Seo-jin standing next to him does not seem to have any sense of purpose.

No, regardless of that, I feel like I’m there because I want to.

‘Why? ‘Why?’

Are you trying to feel superior while looking at those coming up from below?

From that perspective, the S-class position is already a wall that cannot be overcome.

If you’re going to feel superior, a position as an examiner with a higher level is the right choice.

“I understand you’re embarrassed. The answer to that is that Baek Seo-jin is not doing it for the best, but for the ordinary people.

The remaining reason, as Ma Hak-jun said, is that we are doing this for the sake of 10 truly ordinary people.

This is great. If you don’t have a certain sense of responsibility and a firm mind, you can never do that.

Even if you say you have a sacrificial spirit, you cannot narrow the distance caused by the difference in level.

Can an S grade really understand the difficulties experienced by people with low levels of ability?

It is not a thought that comes simply from ignorance or a sense of superiority. It is an unavoidable problem.

Isn’t an eagle cutting through the sky aware of the arduous daily lives of ants crawling on the ground?

‘A strange, strange person. No, I should say it’s amazing.’

After talking more, I realized that Ma Hak-jun’s words were definitely wrong.

Something you do because you really want to, not because someone told you to do it or because you asked for it.

An S-level talented person named Baek Seo-jin was truly satisfied with being a silver-level judge!

Then, suddenly, a thought crossed Emily’s mind.

If you spar with someone like this, wouldn’t it be helpful to you?

I wonder if I can relieve this frustrating and congested feeling a little.

He’s something different from the S-class people I’ve seen so far.

It may show the way to those who are unable to move forward.

So, despite being rude, I asked to spar.

There is no pressure to win since the win or loss is predetermined anyway.

I just want to somehow relieve this clogged foreign body feeling.

“… Hmm. Well, it’s not that hard. Then, let’s go to the training center without any long delays.”

Fortunately, Baek Seo-jin accepted his offer to spar.

Sparring with an S-ranked opponent is an opportunity that was difficult to get even in the home country.

Fortunately, Emily herself is Bernard Shaw’s daughter, so she only went through it a few times.

When she finally stood in the middle of the gym, Emily’s mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts.

What level of power is the Korean S-rank superpower who defeated Elder?

Are the rumors true that she is a strong person like Irina who is different from other S-classes?

If you have that level of skill, can you handle all the remaining Elders?

Baek Seo-jin can take revenge on Emily, which is impossible for her…

“Mr. Emily.”

The thoughts that had been chasing after her finally subsided.

White Paper Jin, who was standing across from her, looked at Emily and raised her sword.

“Concentrate. No matter how much it is sparring, I never do it roughly.”

“I’m sorry…”

Emily’s apology ended there.

“Surprise?!”

A sudden surge of enormous energy, tension stretching all over her body.

The man standing in front of me now is clearly full of ‘murderous intent’!

As if he were going to kill himself at any moment! As if you were facing the Elder!

“Looking at it, it seemed like I was torn between two things.”

“What is that…”

“Revenge for my father, and a sense of duty to fill the void left by my father.”

Emily’s body shook her greatly for an instant at Baek Seo-jin’s words.

She never thought that her true feelings, which she tried so hard to hide, would be revealed all at once.

It almost made me wonder if she was using mind-reading techniques.

It was only possible because Baek Seo-jin was able to look at it with a third eye.

“Let’s check it out. Will I be able to take revenge, or is it still too early?”

This is a sparring you asked for yourself, so don’t be pressured by it.

Baek Seo-jin smiled, mimicking the energy of Kwak Hyuk and Hyun Soo-jin.

“Huh, huh… !”

My heart feels like it will explode. It hurts like my limbs are going to break off.

It felt like I was going to collapse at any moment, but I gritted my teeth and held on.

‘How many times… Did you collapse?’

I fell so many times that I can’t even remember much anymore.

Emily doesn’t know, but it’s only been 20 minutes since she started sparring.

In that short period of time, she was thrown to the floor as many as 17 times by Baek Seo-jin.

With one punch, one kick, one swing of the sword.

And one of the flying flesh sent shivers down her spine.

She is herself after putting in a lot of effort, training, and practical training to become an A grade.

It was a past that she gritted her teeth and endured in order not to tarnish her father’s name.

In addition, I recently grabbed hold of monsters that had become stronger due to the cataclysm.

But more than all of that, why is this one sparring session more difficult?

“Not yet.”

“Oh, not yet?”

“Whether it is revenge or growth, both still have a long way to go.”

If you’re really going to turn to revenge, it’s not enough.

This momentum that Baek Seo-jin is currently showing is merely a copy of that of Kwak Hyuk and Hyun Su-jin.

If I were to truly face the Elder, it would be a nightmare several times more terrible than now.

If you can’t even withstand this fake momentum, you can’t win against the real thing.

Rather than taking revenge, it is certain that he will die with only ridicule.

Conversely, if you want to grow, you must eventually reach S rank.

It also means nothing if you can’t overcome this ordeal.

In the end, the Elder must endure in front of a strong person of the same level as the S class.

Boom!—

Baek Seo-jin’s sword strikes Emily once again.

A blow clearly aimed at the heart, and the energy at the end is clear murderous intent.

It’s a shame I slowed down, otherwise I would have been fatally injured.

“Don’t think it’s difficult for no reason. Think simply, simply.”

“Haha…”

“Surviving. Doing everything one can do as a person with special abilities. If you do that, at some point you will see clearly which path to take and how to proceed.”

Whether it’s revenge or duty. In the end, you will know everything.

After Baek Seo-jin finished speaking, he sank Emily once again.

*

“Whoa—”

It was a sparring with a different feeling from Lee Hyun-woo’s time.

Unlike him who has just achieved Grade A, Emily is an experienced Grade A person.

As a bonus, if she wants revenge, she must aim against the Elder, and if she chooses to do her duty, she must aim for the S-rank level.

Regardless of which side she is in, she has to deal with a situation that is several times more difficult than before.

The good news is that the sparring was requested first and it was rude to commit it first.

It’s not like we insisted on doing it, and Emily herself apologized.

The British side can’t say anything if I come out a little too strong there.

‘Thanks to you, I think I did a little more than necessary.’

Emily is seen lying down in her seat, coughing violently.

Excluding the S rank, he is a talented person who can easily be called the strongest.

A valuable talent in the UK, where there is a shortage of talented people due to the ongoing Gate scandal.

I feel a little sorry for putting someone like that down like that, but I can’t help it.

“Haha…”

– Activates the third eye.

◎ Emily Shaw

: Revenge and Duty

◎ Details

: I am conflicted between revenge and duty.

Ability is temporarily reduced until the conflict is resolved.

– Details added.

: She has come to realize her own shortcomings.

One way or another, you will eventually make a choice.

Okay. Only by opening a channel like this can we move forward again.

“… It’s strange. I lost, really miserably. “I feel strangely relieved.”

After replacing the simultaneous interpretation machine that was broken during the sparring with a spare item.

Emily, who has barely sat down, looks this way and tilts her head.

“For your information, the force I encountered a little while ago belonging to the elder I defeated.”

“Ah…”

“Now you know. “No matter where you are, what kind of place you need to reach.”

Then Emily slowly stood up and said, ‘I think so.’

Although his appearance she is a mess, his expression she seems brighter than before.

It would be great if the Bronze friends remaining at the Academy became like that.

“Incredible. “It’s the same with Baek Seo-jin and the country of Korea.”

“Even if it’s like that for me, why is Korea suddenly like that?”

“The country is small and the population is small, but look at the level of talented people. Starting with Irina, Ji-yoon Han, other S-ranks, and now you. “I can’t help but say it’s amazing.”

Uh oh. That’s because the world view here ultimately revolves around Korea.

Actually, as Emily said, if you look closely, everything doesn’t make sense.

The territory and population are inferior compared to other places, but the level of people with special abilities is the highest.

Although Rina worked hard and Suhyeon helped, that was probably partly why the United Academy was located in Korea.

“I feel a little jealous. “It’s a place where talented people like you are silver level judges.”

Hmm. Bronze grade students who suffered until recently would be horrified to hear those words.

“If you can afford it, come back sometimes and try again.”

“Yes? Uh… Is that okay?”

“Of course. No. Of course it should be.”

You may be grade A in England, but you’re bronze in my heart.