Regress and Eat

“’J-corp." I booked a promotion screening for two of my associates. ”

“Yes, one moment, please. ”

A long time ago, the measurement center did not change.

Officials from the Constitution Department checked the computation.

“Your booking is confirmed. Nate Hoff and Amano Hibiki?"

I answered on behalf of the two.

"That's right."

"Since you're both foreigners, I'd like to ask you to present your passport and your Hunter's ID. ”

I asked the government official before the registration process was complete.

“I didn't make a reservation in advance, can I apply for another promotion? ”

He checks something for a moment and says:

“Only one Hunter team is available for promotion at this morning's time. But managing your output and managing your skills assessment is fine, but you might not be able to do it on the same day, are you sure? You may need to come back later. ”

It didn't matter.

He hasn't guessed yet, but I won't need a combat capability assessment anyway.

You don't have to sell twice.

“I'm fine.”

I was not able to schedule a promotion screening in my name in advance

As you witnessed the first measurement, the Constitution's insiders will tell Seo Kyu-chul about it.

‘I have to finish the screening and disappear before it bothers me. ’

The man in the reception system said with his eyes fixed on the monitor.

“Tell me your affiliation and name. Hunter's license, please.”

“Seo Jin-wook.”

“Seojin · · · What? ”

A government official with a name looks up at my face. I changed my face completely.

“Ahh · · ·! ”

My picture never made it to the press, and I can't tell by the look on my face.

But you won't even know his name.

He is currently responsible for one of the biggest news stories in the Hunter industry.

"the heir who left home. ’

A government official asks.

“Is affiliation the same as the other two? ”

I spoke to someone else instead of naming a company that was in a hurry with the help of the Centers.

It is not impossible to write multiple simultaneously, depending on the terms and conditions of the contract, but it is said that the name of the guild that is still in Hunter's Disease is deliberate.

“The Celestial Dragons.”

*

There was a commotion among those who were waiting for the first measurement in the waiting room.

Everyone's ears were bright and they clearly captured the long conversation at the reception.

“Seo Jin-wook? Did you say Seo Jin-wook? ”

“Oh, really? I must have seen that face when I went to the Heavenly Dragon. ”

“Why all of a sudden? Ascension?”

There was more commotion among the guild members than among the Hunter parties who came for measurements.

“Not all of a sudden. It's been months since I woke up, so it's time to re-measure. ”

“You haven't been on the expedition team since the Okcheon Dungeon. You were shocked, didn't you? ”

“On the contrary. Rumor has it he's out of the house and isn't coming back. ”

“How long can a well-bred young master endure? He couldn't take it. He came back home! ”

I tried to speak to each other in a voice so small that they couldn't even hear me, but they weren't avoiding my ears.

It is natural that I would regard myself as a class D or C hunter at best.

“Seo Kyu-chul will be distracted because of the inside situation. Did they send you in for a promotion? ”

“You wouldn't have gone out of your house and gone into a dungeon, so the measurements would still be there. ”

Actually, it's crazy. A lot.

“No. Seo Kyu-chul, who doesn't starve but can't lose face, can't send his successor to a promotion review without thinking. I'm sure he'd approve of it since it's been up to some degree. ”

“Rumor has it there's a lot of potential here, but I'm sure you'll get a C rank, right? ”

“That's as fast as you can go when you're in a dungeon for months. How can a human who doesn't snore at the gate get promoted already? ”

“I don't know. Maybe the dungeon was obsessed with managing active training. ”

“That approach is inefficient. ”

“That's what you think. There's nothing scientifically proven yet! ”

Everyone was working hard for nothing.

In general, it was a guess that Seo Kyu-chul had sent me to the promotion screening intentionally, with some achievements in between.

It will turn the image of the Heavenly Dragon upside down in the Old Testament.

My dazzling (?) by bragging about growth.

‘The predictions were half right. ’

I wanted to show off my abilities, but the real goal was to push Seo Kyu-chul away.

Thanks to the symbol of the first S grade and the equity in his hands as the founder, he is holding his place.

“But who are the people that are moving together? ”

“Isn't he a minor? ”

“Oh, no way! ”

We went behind the scenes and into the escalation trial.

*

“So let's start with Mr. Hibiki Amano. Manaoutput assessment. Put your hands on the stone. ”

Hibiki focused and breathed Mana into the artifact, and her eyes slightly widened.

“Hmm · · · You're a grade-C student. ”

You've worked hard, too, Hibiki.

‘This is really pure effort and talent only. A change in Awakening didn't change a person. ’

The official tilted his head.

“Hmm.”

The record he's looking at now shows that it was an E when he first measured.

It is not all the case that the E grade rose to C within a month of measurement, but it is sufficiently frightening.

In comparison, the reactions of government officials were more of a burden.

There is a reason.

“· · · What. They're from a foreign country. You must have had a complicated situation. ”

When the original Class C Hunter left Japan, he deliberately mimicked the aphrodisiac to avoid friction, and when he came to Korea and reported that he had woken up, the first measurement showed Class C, it was a World News sensation, and he thought he had tampered with it.

Some cases have quickly moved up from grade E to C, but no one has ever seen a grade C since they first measured.

I smiled and said.

“I hope that's not a problem. ”

“Well, that happens sometimes. ”

For the government, I'd appreciate it if the best hunters in the country got together.

The officials were no longer picking up on it.

“As you know, we will be adding two tests to the promotion screening, in addition to the output screening. ”

Mana output is not confirmed as having a C rating.

“Depending on the test results that follow, you may or may not rank higher. ”

Other test results are most likely to remain intact unless they are superior or poorly destroyed, and even if there is variation, they usually move about a grade.

“We will begin with the Manamanipulative capability assessment that we can do in the center. ”

Hibiki moves away and out of the window Nate looks at the scene.

Ten metal artifacts lay in front of her.

Size and shape are each.

“Think of it as a three-dimensional puzzle. ”

It mimics the pattern of the maze dungeon.

“If you assemble ten pieces in the right way, they form a cube. Refer to the hologram image to see which pieces should be assembled, where and how. ”

Indeed, the image next to it explained how to assemble.

Hibiki said in a dry voice.

“You've given me all the answers. ”

“It's not a test of spatial perception. ”

In fact, it is not easy to assemble and know the correct illustrative answer.

Each of those pieces is an artifact, in other words, that responds to Mana.

Mana, who was aggregated into a specific pattern by the Awakened without using any other skill, possesses a physical power and is called the mind.

The rater should assemble the pieces by force in the air.

“The weight, size, material, and other characteristics of each piece vary, as well as the mass and volume change as you react to the Mana. When it comes into contact with Mana, there are other kinds of rotations. ”

Since the shape of the piece varies depending on how much Mana is injected, the Awakener must maintain a Mana output optimized for assembly.

'It's not easier than I thought.'

For example, that giant cone-shaped piece is the heaviest, so it must consume a lot of Mana, but if poured into it, the shape of the spikes will change, so you must keep the delicate lines.

On the other hand, a piece that looks like a crown is lightweight, but it cannot be spun around and assembled when it touches the fire Mana. Find the output at which the rotation stops.

‘It's quite tricky if you don't train as usual. ’

A government official said.

“Scoring is a way to give a score of 100 and then deduct each time a breakpoint is found. If any piece touches the floor during assembly, 5 points are deducted per turn. From the moment the assembly time has elapsed by more than 5 minutes, 1 point is deducted per 10 seconds. So let's get started. ”

Hibiki picks up all the pieces of the puzzle in the air as soon as the start signal drops.

And · · ·.

[Multiple Accidents]

Instead of touching the pieces one by one and checking his temper, Hibiki taps everything at the same time with Mana.

Push various outputs into the ten pieces to see the reaction.

The precision of the experiment, of course, was visible only to me.

Officials will mistaken the landscape in front of them for a random Mana that causes the piece to react all at once.

‘This test is worth a fortune if you assemble it in 5 minutes without dropping anything. ’

Of course, the score was not so easy.

Until now.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

How many seconds has it been?

Hibiki nods as if he's looking at a piece of sliding air.

You mutter so loudly.

“Got it.”

And...

“Huh?"

The officials who were watching the scene died.

It is now visible to their eyes.

Not Mana, but the state of each piece.

“Is everything stabilized? ”

Not one of the ten was wrong.

In an optimal state of assembly, it is fixed and floats in the air.

“No way · · ·? ”

Hibiki brings her hands together as if she were conducting an orchestra.

The change happened immediately.

Good boy! Good boy!

Stick together!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

There was no error.

It was a misconception that the cubic object was hit so hard that the image that was broken into ten pieces was turned around in reverse.

All puzzle pieces were assembled in the air to find their place precisely.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

I saw the handset.

‘45 seconds.'

A happy smile comes to my mind.

Based on this era, new records since Hunter Ascendance began.

The official said in a slightly trembling voice.

“Psst, exam over! You may set down the completed cube. ”

The cube, which Hiraki controls with his mind, is still weighing heavily, has landed like a feather on the floor. There was no slight shock sound.

Scores were already automatically generated by the program that read the image.

Well, you didn't have to do the math.

The official who checked the screen said.

“No reduction factor · · · ·. 100 points. Congratulations."

Oh, my God!

Nate's fervent pachyderm resounded.

Hibiki bows and greets the officials.

“Thank you. Good work. ”

It was an incredibly accurate pronunciation that it was a Korean language that had just started studying.

*

Nate was graded A in the Manaoutput assessment.

The official did not make a big deal of it again.

However, he looked at us and said as if he knew.

“It must have been a while since you woke up. ”

But Nate is an adult and has no evidence of an awakening.

‘Just like Park Chang-hee designed it, it is no problem if it is not discovered in an underage state. ’

In the subsequent puzzle assembly, the piece was dropped to the ground during the course of the process, but the 5-minute cut resulted in a good score of 90.

“It's been a long time since I've seen such brilliant people. I understand why you invited me overseas. ”

I nodded without an answer.

“Then · · · Then Seo Jin-wook? ”

I put my hand on the stone.

“ · · · · · ·. ”

I am curious in the eyes of the officials.

They must have heard the rumors.

Owner of the massive potential for several psychic storms before Awakening.

So, what's the growth rate?

‘It should be memorable. ’

It impresses him so much.

Whoo-hoo!

Mana gathers in my hands and bends the molasses.

I could see the stone glowing blue.

“Huh · · ·. Huh?"

The numbers in the monitor had already begun to rise, and officials noticed at a glance that the trend was unusual.

How many measurements have they been sitting here looking at?

But you've never seen anything like this before today.

Whoo-hoo!

If I had replaced this Mana I'm collecting with my mind, it would have crumbled and turned to dust.

“Now, wait a minute. ”

Someone mutters meaningless words.

You wouldn't even know what you're talking about.

Woohoo! Woohoo!

The stone continues to suck my mana.

‘Artifacts also use good things · · · Not even Korea was supplied in this era. ’

I continued to inject Mana at the speed that the artifact was able to survive.

It took me a while.

I hear a trembling voice from over there.

“Mana is still being absorbed! ”

“No, wait a minute. Haven't you already passed this class C? ”

“Class C is over! It's a B rank right now · · · too fast. And it's ongoing. ”

“Isn't this · · · · something wrong? ”

Their bewildered murmurs subside gradually.

Around you, only the roar of the artifact resonates and the low breathing of government officials.

The static created by chaos.

Everyone doubts their eyes, but they can't get their eyes in one direction.

There I was.

“Huff!”

One of them thumped like a drowning man when the total amount of Mana that was absorbed by the stone exceeded A grade.

‘Not enough. ’

A hunter who grew to Class A in a few months of Awakening.

This is slightly better than the original, Seo Jin-wook, who was a great genius in his previous life.

‘That's not enough for now. ’

More, pour more.

Heavy movements, like the ocean currents, are constantly heading in one direction.

‘Even if I become a symbol for the Heavenly Dragon right now, no one can argue with me. ’

It is the first step to qualify.

Whoo-hoo!

When I finally got my hands off the Mana infusion.

People can't even breathe anymore.

A long time later, someone broke the static.

“Oh my God, oh my God. ”

His face was filled with disbelief.

You don't look like this.

But they know best that there can be no errors or errors in the measurement process.

That's why your head's gonna be so messed up.

The person who oversees the measurement said urgently.

“Come on, let's do it again! I will prepare the Mana Potion. ”

I shrug.

This is the order I expected.

I relaxed.

“Well, let's just repeat it until the potion shock doesn't come. ”

They don't even look at my words, they just look at the screen.

Pupils are shaking without cause.

As everyone couldn't admit it and couldn't believe it, the result that they dared to put in their mouths was something that someone almost brought out.

“Break through Active Mana 30,000! · · · SS class! ”

Except for Han Kyu-chul, who hid himself under Seo Kyu-chul and even hid his skills.

It was officially the first SS-class Hunter to appear in the country.