Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 171



170 – Guild Internship_1

The realistic goal of most students at Laplace Academy and other academies, especially the fourth-year students who are nearing graduation, is to get a job related to heroes or hunters.

Of course, the Academy has a just cause of nurturing mana power users who are the guardians of humanity in order to stop the Gate, which is a threat to the world, and the cadets agree with this, and they say that they are working hard to become full-fledged heroes or professional hunters.

Nowadays, if you ask ordinary citizens passing by on the street, 100 out of 100 people will not hesitate to say that the academy is related to employment. This is the current reality.

More than 50 years of peace after great upheaval and great wars, both big and small.

Peace brought stability, and stability brought prosperity.

The number of academy graduates worldwide each year is at least several hundred thousand.

That’s 50 years.

Now, there are tens of millions of graduates and associates.

In the past, universities were places for studying academics, but these days, only a very small number of people study academics, and most of them are used as tools for employment or as certificates.

Except for a very small number of people, the academy is just a gateway to employment, like the universities of the past where people studied academics.

Now, the hero’s dream and the hunter’s romance have long since been shattered.

That is why the internship program, which began in early March when the semester began, was an unprecedented source of interest for all cadets except for the first-year cadets who had just entered the academy.

You might think that because it’s called an internship, you’re just going to be a contract worker and slave for a few months.

The internship was just an internship in name only, it was a semi-official job guarantee check no different from any guild or company saying they would hire a certain cadet later.

In other words, unless something went wrong along the way, you failed to graduate from the academy, or your guild went under, being invited to an internship was a realistic goal.

“Is that Lee Seong-hyeon?”

“Can’t you tell just by looking at my face? I’ve been in the newspapers and on TV a lot before.”

“You may not know, but is it true that he received a special invitation from all five guilds?”

“That’s what they say… Anyway, they say that those who have it do it more, so even if you have a pretty face, what if you don’t have the skills? Sigh…”

“Yeah, by the way, I heard he was in class K when he was a freshman…”

“He must have hidden his strength. To be honest, it’s hard to narrow that gap in just one year. I guess it would be right to say that he revealed his hidden strength.”

“I guess so? By the way, even though I’m the second place winner of the martial arts tournament, does this make sense…”

During break time, I had somewhere to go for a bit, so as I was passing through the hallway, glances came down from all directions and caught my eye.

Then they gathered in groups of three or five and whispered stories about me.

The reason was simple.

It was because of the five special invitations that came to me.

Special Invitations are a privilege given to the top 5 guilds in South Korea, 3 times per guild every 5 years.

If the general internship invitation was nothing more than saying, “If there are no special problems and you don’t change your mind, we will select this cadet later.”

The special invitation was a declaration that this cadet would be selected, no, invited, immediately.

In other words, it means that they will raise the scouts themselves, and receiving even one of these means proof to the top industry in the hero hunter industry in Korea that you are indeed a top talent that we recognize.

And receiving 5 meant being recognized by all 5 guilds and receiving enthusiastic love calls.

‘It spread well.’

It was unpleasant to hear people whispering among themselves even though they were right in front of me, but since the current situation was no different from something I had created for the upcoming student council president election, I just turned my head and pretended not to hear them.

“Should I tell him to stop?”

Whether she took it in a different sense or not, Xiaomei, who was walking closely next to them, glared sharply at the people who were whispering.

“are you okay.”

“still…”

“It’s okay. But more importantly, you guys are going to the chairman’s office too? What’s going on?”

“Oh, that was a very minor inconvenience at the entrance ceremony…”

There was no need to interrupt what was already going according to plan, so I changed the subject.

Then, Xiaomei lowered her head as if something embarrassing came to mind.

“Then can I brag about it?”

It was then. The pink-haired Yukina Ishihara, who was walking next to Xiaomei, opened her mouth with a smile as if something interesting had occurred to her.

“Yukina? What are you talking about?”

At Yukina’s actions, Xiaomei raised her head and made a bewildered expression.

“Tsk tsk, Meimei is really a beginner. Normally, the rewards for these events change depending on your reputation!”

“What nonsense is that?”

“Listen carefully, the fame event is…”

“under…”

And then, as if his head ached from the incomprehensible words that continued to follow, he quickly covered his head with his hands.

‘He interrupted me…’

As I was looking at that sight, I tilted my head for a moment.

But a glimmer of possibility pointed to this guy.

Of course, there is no material evidence.

What exists now is nothing more than my own arbitrary suspicions based on past actions, speech, and behavior.

However, there is a world of difference between something that is impossible and something that is possible.

I have to be open to all possibilities in the world, so I don’t intend to pour everything into this.

‘There was also talk of a student council president election at the entrance ceremony. It could be postponed. Should we just have a simple test for now?’

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If we happened to meet naturally, and if it was something simple, anyone could have easily passed it off as a joke.

So, I used my skill to lower her perception and then slowly stepped forward towards Yukina.

If Yukina is indeed the same type as me as I thought, then she might react to this.

“So I can brag about it!? Of course. Then I’ll go…ugh!!!”

Then, Yukina, who was trying to jump out, fell face first to the floor and made a strange noise.

“It hurts!!”

“It’s okay, just be careful… Hehe.”

Xiaomei approached Yukina in a hurry with a worried expression on her face.

For a moment, Xiaomei, who had been supporting Yukina, turned her head and smiled.

“Why? What happened?”

Yukina, who had been helped up, asked with tears in her eyes.

“No, nothing…heh nothing…heh”

Then, Xiaomei tried to control her expression somehow, but every time she saw Yukina’s face, she burst out laughing and couldn’t make proper eye contact.

I got a double nosebleed, probably because I hit my face on the floor.

If it was just flowing, I would have passed it by any means, because the twin noses looked like the steel secretary of the bear country.

“Why are you laughing? Senior, is there something wrong with me?”

“Umm, well. More importantly, your face is dirty, so I need to clean it. Come here and I’ll clean it for you.”

I took out a tissue and a handkerchief from my pocket and wiped Yukina’s face carefully.

‘Not yet.’

I think we need to wait and see a little longer.

Whether it was an illusion or an act, either way, now…

“Big.”

“Senior too!? Why on earth are you laughing!!”

It was a funnier face than that.

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“Did you hear that story? Lee Seong-Hyeon received a special invitation from all five guilds.”

“I heard it was great. But is it really that good?”

“Isn’t that so? Of course, getting second place in the individual event at the martial arts competition is impressive, but… even the seniors who got those grades in their first year weren’t at that level.”

“I see. So is that rumor true?”

“That rumor?”

“You know, actually… the royal family…”

Everywhere was filled with Lee Seong-hyeon’s story.

It was the same here at the training ground. When Cheon Yu-seong got tired from training and came out of the simulator room for a moment, he kept hearing stories he didn’t want to hear.

‘If you come to the training ground, you should train.’

I didn’t understand why people wasted their time on useless small talk.

And was Lee Seong-hyeon the only one who received a special invitation?

‘I got it too.’

Of course, it is less than the number that Lee Seong-hyeon received.

Just two.

However, since Yeonhwa, the 1st place guild, and Shinhwa, the 2nd place, came, there was no difference in level between them and Lee Seong-hyeon.

Even among the top 5 guilds, the fact that there is a huge difference between the 1st and 2nd place and the others is widely acknowledged by everyone.

In addition, there were countless general invitations.

then…

It was right that he too should be brought up in the conversation.

But I couldn’t understand at all why it wasn’t a hot topic.

‘Should I just blurt it out… No, since when did I care about that kind of thing?’

Cheon Yoo-seong shook his head vigorously.

I had no intention of bragging about myself in such a shameful way.

More than that, it was training and training.

And so, by honing his skills, he could one day defeat that guy in front of Marie.

‘Yuseong-ah, you’re amazing. As expected, you’re Yuseong.’

After hearing that compliment, I will confess to you and start dating you.

So, as soon as he recovered his breath, Cheon Yoo-seong entered the simulator room again.

And then the simulator room started flashing loudly.

[Cheon Yoo-seong]

[Implementation Step: 6]

[Evaluation Score: 87.342]

[success.]

The simulator results window showed the highest ranking in the second year and a record within the top 10 of all time 6-stage records.

At the same time, Cheon Yoo-seong drew and drew again the refreshing future that was not far away.