Chapter 40 (Please Teach Me Tutor)
Episode 40: Attack me with all your might.
<Kim Si-woo’s POV>
Today is Lee Hye-ri’s tutoring day. Today, too, I visited her flashy house.
‘It’s magnificent.’
It was a large and spacious house that made me exclaim in admiration every time I saw it.
If I lived in a house like this, I wouldn’t have to worry.
Yes. If I were an S-class hunter, I would have to earn this much.
Ding! Dong!
Let’s ring the doorbell.
-You’re here.
Lee Hye-ri’s cold voice could be heard through the speaker.
“It’s tutoring day. Open the door.”
– Huh.
Not long after I heard her annoyed voice, the door opened. Lee Hye-ri was glaring at me with her arms crossed.
“You came all this way. I thought you had forgotten me.”
“What’s wrong?”
Why do you have horns like that?
“Why didn’t you check?”
“What?”
“A text! A text! You gave me my homework and didn’t even check it.”
“Oh, I didn’t check it?”
“I didn’t check it? I didn’t? How could you say that….”
Lee Hye-ri looked at me with a dumbfounded expression. I’ve only met her a few times, but she’s secretly very strong-willed. Maybe she resembles Lee Kang-san.
Or maybe she grew up so well that her speech is arrogant.
“I believed you would do well on your own. You’re Lee Hye-ri, Lee Kang-san’s younger sister. If you’re the younger sister of the best tanker, you’ll do your job without me having to check.”
“Ugh, ugh!”
When I praised her while giving her praise, the gaze that had been glaring at me just a moment ago lost its strength.
It’s simple.
She was a woman who was secretly weak to praise. She must have been full of desire to be recognized.
She must have relied on Lee Kang-san because she needed praise.
“No? Did I misunderstand? Lee Hye-ri, you wouldn’t have lied to me or anything, right?”
“No, that’s true.”
She spoke in a panicked voice, her face showing that she had not expected it to turn out like this.
“Let’s check it out now.”
I saw the text message that Lee Hye-ri sent.
– I failed. 20 sets.
– I failed again. 20 sets.
– I succeeded! Success! Teacher, you didn’t think I would succeed this quickly?
– Why haven’t you contacted me? Aren’t you happy that I succeeded?
– I succeeded… … but.
– I failed. 20 sets.
– As expected, there’s no reply.
– Isn’t it too much not to check?
– It’s fatal….
– I failed.
– It’s a success.
A total of 4 failures and 2 successes.
“You succeeded twice.”
“Yes. No one checked, but I did it diligently. I succeeded properly, but there was no reply, and it was as if you didn’t even check.”
She pursed her lips. Her face was filled with suppressed anger.
She surprisingly did it with sincerity. She succeeded without any tricks, and it was done entirely with her own strength.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
I patted Lee Hye-ri’s head, which was very messy.
“I didn’t think it would work.”
“…… Ugh. Ha, don’t do that.”
She shook off my hand that was stroking her hair.
“Are you not used to compliments?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
Lee Hye-ri bit her lip. Her face turned pale, as if she was quite embarrassed by the compliment.
He pretended not to notice, but it seemed like she liked the compliment.
“If you feel good, say so. Sometimes it’s better to be honest about yourself.”
“…….”
It’s just the beginning. It’ll take some time to make her depend on me, not Lee Kang-san. Ignoring her messages was intentional.
If you just accept her compliments, she’ll get used to it and won’t feel grateful.
I was going to train her thoroughly so that she’ll be truly happy and grateful for my compliments.
The more she finds herself growing little by little by relying on my compliments.
‘You will become more dependent on me.’
Maybe even more than Lee Kang-san.
“Yes. And did you drink Merubasa’s bone powder well?”
“Yes.”
“Let me look at your hand for a moment.”
I gently grabbed Lee Hye-ri’s wrist.
“The scar is gone. You must have been drinking properly.”
“I couldn’t go anywhere because of this scar.”
“I’m sorry. I needed to make sure you drank the bone powder of Merubasa properly.”
“You would have drunk it even without this.”
“Yeah. You were more sincere than I thought.”
“Ugh…….”
I looked at Lee Hye-ri for a moment.
“I won’t punish you for your homework today.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. It was my fault for not checking your texts. And since you’ve succeeded through practice and perseverance, I should give you a reward for it.”
“Rewards are just the removal of punishment…”
“Why, you don’t like it?”
“No. It’s okay. It’s enough. That’s enough.”
The corners of her mouth rose slightly at the fact that there was no corporal punishment. It must have been quite a burden.
It’s a good sign.
The more tired she feels, the more fear she will feel towards me, the one who is giving her the punishment.
In return, the small reward given after the punishment will make Lee Hye-ri even happier.
I had to approach her in a different way than Yu Ah-ra, whose favorability increases just by hitting her.
A skilled professional, a punishment based on evidence, and a reward after the punishment.
I will use these to train her perfectly.
This time I have to show myself as an expert.
“Then let’s start the lesson. Let’s start with theory.”
“Theory?”
“Okay.”
“No need. I already know everything about tanks and positions.”
“Okay? Then what do you think a tank is?”
“Someone who blocks enemy attacks from the front.”
Confidence appeared on Lee Hye-ri’s face.
“Protecting party members from monsters and villains’ attacks. The tanker’s role is to stand at the forefront and hold out so that the allies can easily attack the enemies.”
“I understand. What you said is exactly the attitude that a traditional tanker should have.”
I could see Lee Hye-ri’s shoulders rising.
“But you missed the important point.”
“What?”
“Catching the enemy’s attention. The key for a tank is to catch the enemy’s attention.”
“…….”
“That’s why evasion tanks are also classified as tanks. They can perform the role of a tank as long as they catch the enemy’s attention without having to directly take the enemy’s attacks.”
“I see you still want me to be an evasion tank.”
“Because that’s how you become a tank.”
“If a tank dodges, the dealer behind them will be hit.”
“You can just fight in a different line. Then, even if you take damage, the back line won’t be damaged.”
Lee Hye-ri kept her mouth shut.
She knew what I meant. A tank that couldn’t stand in front of the party members, a half-tank.
“That’s why an evasion tank can’t be a main tank.”
It was a fatal flaw of the evasion tank. It could be effective against villains and small monsters, but it was never used in boss-level raids. It was because it could not protect the dealers from area-of-effect attacks.
“The teacher said that an evasion tank can’t be a main tank. I don’t want to be a half-tank…….”
As expected, her face is full of complaints.
Yes.
You want to be a solid tanker like Lee Kang-san. But you can’t be that kind of tanker.
Physically.
Skill-wise.
But I’ll make you one.
Even if you’re an evasion tanker, you can be the main tanker.
“But. If there is a way for an evasion tank to become a main tank, would you learn it?”
“Is there such a way?”
“Yes. There is. There is only one way that only I know of.”
“…….”
“It won’t be easy. It’s not a path that everyone takes. The academy won’t teach you about it. In fact, the lessons you receive there might be a hindrance. Maybe you’ll learn something new in a completely different direction.”
Because of this, I deliberately learned the Cheonryu Sword Technique from Geom-seong.
“How about it? Are you willing to do it?”
“Is it really possible?”
“Yes. And I never lie to my students.”
“If it’s really possible…. I can. No, I will. I have to!”
“No matter how hard it is?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Then I’ll give you a taste today.”
I got up from my seat.
“Get up. The tasting theory is over.”
I could feel a strong determination in the eyes of Lee Hye-ri as she looked at me.
***
<Lee Hye-ri’s POV>
“Is the protective magic sufficient?”
“Yes.”
Lee Hye-ri nodded to Kim Si-woo’s question as he knocked on the walls and ceiling of the house.
“I think I can withstand the attacks of an A-class Hunter.”
“It’s sturdy, so it’s good. Then it’s okay to train here.”
“What are you going to do?”
“I’ll show you. A way for an evasion tank to become a main tank.”
“……Is it really possible?”
“Yes. Attack me with all your might.”
“Attack? Me, teacher?”
“Yes.”
Kim Si-woo’s eyes didn’t seem to indicate that he was lying.
“I think the teacher is ignoring me because I was a D-class tanker. But I wouldn’t lose to an A-class hunter.”
“I know. That’s why I’m telling you to come at me.”
“…….”
Lee Hye-ri didn’t think her private tutor was that strong. Of course, she didn’t feel any strong magic, and he wasn’t a famous hunter.
He was just an exceptional private tutor who raised Yu Ah-ra well.
Nothing more, nothing less.
The reason she followed this man’s words was because of his tutoring skills.
“I don’t care if you get hurt.”
“You talk too much. Come quickly.”
Kim Si-woo waved his hand.
She felt guilty about attacking an unarmed man, but she didn’t know about Kim Si-woo’s history.
He told me to do it, so he would take responsibility.
“Great.”
“I’ll go with full power.”
“Okay.”
Phew.
Lee Hye-ri took a deep breath and focused. Although she had switched to a tank, she was a top-level dealer.
Her attack moves were just as good as those of the active players.
In the past, I had explored B-class dungeons several times following Lee Kang-san. I am confident in my skills.
Lee Hye-ri, who had finished concentrating, extended her spear. An attack that pierced the monster’s heart in one go.
If the teacher could not block this, it was a strike that was even considered to twist the orbit in the middle.
I saw Lee Hye-ri stabbing the spear.
Kim Si-woo raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at her. Kim Si-woo’s hand struck the side of her spear, and at that moment, the trajectory of her spear changed.
“Uh?”
Boom!
Her spear shot into the sky, crashing loudly against the protective spell hanging from the ceiling.
Lee Hye-ri’s spear betrayed her will and changed its trajectory to the sky. With just one gesture from Kim Si-woo.
Is this possible?
“How is it?”
Kim Si-woo looked at her and smiled.
“Okay, try again.”
“Will it be the same?”
“I let my guard down this time.”
“Okay. Come back.”
She retrieved the spear and swung it again. This time, it wasn’t a simple thrust, but a slash.
However, this was a trap. If she countered the slash, she would immediately change her stance and attack with a thrust.
This was an application of the spear technique that the French Archduke Charles, known as the master of spear techniques, had created for villains and monsters.
‘I can’t stop this.’
She attacked with all her heart. A blow to restore her crushed pride.
But.
Boom!
Her spear was stuck in the floor helplessly. This time, with a few gestures.
“Try Mana.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
Lee Hye-ri gritted her teeth.
Loading mana.
That meant that if she was not careful, she could kill the hunter.
“Ugh, I don’t know what’s going on.”
“Don’t worry. I can block it as long as it’s not an active skill.”
“Ugh…….”
Lee Hye-ri swung her spear again, this time with a lot of mana.
Kwaaang!
This time her attack was thwarted.
“…….”
All of them slipped out of her hands. Her attacks were cut off abruptly, as if she was being carried away by a great wind.
“This is how an evasive tank becomes a main tank. If you evade and become a threat to the backline, then you can change the enemy’s attack flow, right?”
That’s right.
It means that you can change the flow of attacks that you can’t avoid. However, if that were possible, evasion tanks wouldn’t have become so unconventional.
Anyone can do it in their mind.
Putting it into practice was absurd.
“Oh, what did you do?”
Lee Hye-ri’s eyes sparkled. She looked at her teacher who had shown her miracle with bright eyes.
“It’s the Heavenly Sword Technique. It’s an application of that.”
“The Heavenly Sword Technique…. The sword technique of the Sword Master?”
“Yes.”
For the first time, she thought Kim Si Woo was cool. He was a real teacher, not just some pervert.
T.N.
Kim Si-woo elevated from Pervert -> Teacher, but in future she will know his as Pervert+Teacher.