Chapter 61 (Please Teach Me Tutor)
Episode 61: Corporal Punishment Addict Lee Hye-ri (3)
Monthly evaluation for 23-A. The evaluation was two weeks earlier than other classes, so most professors visited the testing center.
Even Professor Choi Ik-hyun, who usually doesn’t visit the testing site, visited the testing center.
Even heavy-handed professors who prefer watching videos in the lab rather than watching on site gathered.
This month’s evaluation was a test that received a lot of attention.
Two students who were promoted from Class D.
Yu Ah-ra and Lee Hye-ri.
How high will their grades be in Class A?
Will they be able to take first place like they did in the first semester?
Or will they simply take first place thanks to the extra points they received from Class D?
Today was the day the results would come out.
A visit from a professor who is well-versed in ‘Understanding Close Combat’, a major that all close combat dealers of the strength series must take. There must be only one person he is interested in.
Lee Hye-ri.
All the vanguard and close combat dealers, including tanks, were being taught by Professor Choi.
“Professor Park, have you heard that Lee Hye-ri recently applied for a class change to a tanker?”
“Yes, so that’s why everyone is here? I’m saying that she came to class A with difficulty and is about to drop down to class D.”
He greeted Professor Park Ji-yoon while sweeping his white beard, and he looked a bit angry.
His face seemed to be filled with anger after hearing Lee Hye-ri’s declaration that she would completely convert to a tanker.
After being demoted to Class D, news spread that Lee Hye-ri, who had been trained as both a dealer and a tanker, had completely switched to being a tanker ahead of the monthly evaluation.
“What do you think?”
“What do you mean?”
“Lee Hye-ri’s tank class conversion. But isn’t she the one whom ypu helped to train the most? I heard that you took few classes in her class, as second semester started soon.”
“…….”
He was surprisingly quiet.
He was usually the type of person who would brag about the students he taught while talking loudly.
But he was a bit of a bother to deal with, who would sometimes sneakily brag about himself.
“She’ll probably get a high score.”
“But why do you look so upset?”
“Because I didn’t teach her.”
“Huh?”
“I didn’t teach Lee Hye-ri. No, when I taught her in the first semester, she didn’t grow like that.”
“Then?”
“She grew a lot during the vacation. Of course, as a tanker. Lee Hye-ri is more than capable of doing her job right now.”
Professor Choi said that as if he was upset.
“You seem a bit uncomfortable.”
“Of course! It’s just my role! If I were a dealer, Lee Hye-ri would be the best star hunter in Korea! Evasion! Do you know how evasion tanks are treated? They’re not even good enough to be a solo tank or the main tank of a party, they’re nothing! Some idiot ruined the gem that could have grown into an S-class dealer! I don’t know who that idiot is, but I won’t let that happen!”
The surrounding professors’ attention was drawn to Professor Choi’s words as he gnashed his teeth and expressed his anger.
However, they soon lost interest.
This was not the first or second time that Professor Choi had been yelling like this.
“Do you view class change negatively?”
“Of course! It’s a stupid choice. Ms. Lee Hye-ri will regret it later. She will end up not being chosen by any party and will regret today while crawling at the bottom.”
Professor Choi Ik-Hyeon’s eyes burned brightly.
“That’s why I came to see her in person today and convince her. She said that evasion tanks are a non-mainstream class, so give up and choose a mainstream dealer.”
“I see.”
Park Ji-yoon nodded and looked at the judge.
Just as Professor Choi Ik-hyun was interested in Lee Hye-ri, she was interested in Yu Ah-ra.
Her unconventional growth, her rapid growth despite the ambiguous skill of telekinesis, and the development she would show in the future.
Park Ji-yoon was also thinking of raising Yu Ah-ra as her direct graduate student and recommending her as a government hunter.
If she studied well, she could become an academy professor like herself.
Most of the professors who visit here probably came here to find talented people to work with them.
Perhaps that is why the gazes of professors watching promising talents were similar to those of a predator hunting a deer.
Moreover, this month-end evaluation is different from usual in that it is a battle between the vanguard and the rearguard.
‘Professor Yoo is using his head.’
Rather than competition between the same class, there were cases where the battle between damage and tank, front-guard and back-guard showed a more objective standard.
The reason he chose the battle between different classes was probably because of Yu Ah-ra and Lee Hye-ri.
To see how long Lee Hye-ri could last against the dealer.
At the same time, to figure out if Yu Ah-ra was really suitable for Class A.
Professor Park, who had been looking forward to the showdown between the two, leaned his head against the back of the chair with a slightly disappointed expression.
“Okay, then let’s start the monthly evaluation.”
Professor Yoo Dae-seok began the test.
***
<Yu Ah-ra’s POV>
Yu Ah-ra’s opponent was not Lee Hye-ri, but Baek Han-beom.
I heard that Lee Hye-ri was going to face Kwon Jun-hyeok.
‘I guess you wanted to test us.’
Yu Ah-ra, who had figured out Professor Yoo Dae-seok’s intentions, looked at Baek Han-beom standing in front of her.
Wearing white heavy armor and a huge shield, he appeared to be two heads taller than Yu Ah-ra.
“Please take good care of me, Ah-ra.”
“Yes.”
It was not an easy opponent.
‘Tch. Why of all people….’
The compatibility wasn’t good at all. I was confident that I would win if it was Kwon Jun-hyeok.
The duel between the rear guards was a test to see how well they could deal damage, how they could deal with sudden situations, and how they should deal with monsters and boss raids.
However, this type of duel between hunters was still unfamiliar to Yu Ah-ra.
Telekinesis was also relatively less effective in a duel between hunters.
“I won’t lose.”
She couldn’t lose.
There was a reason why she couldn’t lose.
In order to receive an award from the teacher.
She had to overcome the huge mountain called Baek Han-beom.
“Start!”
At Professor Yoo’s shout, Baek Han-beom raised his shield. In this match, the vanguard tank has one goal.
Protect the important elements behind the tank within the time limit.
The rearguard dealer also has one goal.
Break through the tank and capture or destroy the important elements behind it.
‘Wow, it’s really flawless.’
Yu Ah-ra was neither a player with explosive bursts nor agile in her movements. For her, whose strength was utility, Baek Han-beom was the worst matchup.
She repeatedly used her telekinesis to distract Baek Han-beom’s gaze and make moves to attract his attention.
However.
“…….”
Baek Han-beom did not react.
It was as if not reacting was the path to victory.
Kwaaang!
She tried to attack again, but his shield and heavy armor did not budge. At that moment, she flew up using her telekinesis and tried to cast a telekinesis on the factor.
“Ugh!”
Paaang!
Baek Han-beom gave mana to the shield that had been dispelled and blocked her telekinesis.
“Tch!”
Yu Ah-ra continued to fire her telekinesis.
She needed more power.
She drew more mana to generate telekinesis.
The various rocks and equipment placed in the smokescreen floated around and struck Baek Han-beom on both sides.
“this!”
Baek Han-beom raised his shield and blocked the rock fragments heading towards the key figures.
Kwaaang!
A cloud of dust rose up with the impact, obscuring Baek Han-beom’s vision.
‘Target this gap… … .’
It was Yu Ah-ra who was trying to grab and lift the target with telekinesis.
“Found it.”
However, Baek Han-beom, who found Yu Ah-ra in the dust, blocked her again with a shield.
Pfft!
Once again, magic is nullified.
Telekinesis is cut off.
“Whoa!”
Yu Ah-ra was thrown backwards.
Even at the moment when she was thrown away, she stretched out her hand and tried to use her telekinesis until the very end.
“No way!”
Baek Han-beom, with his eyes tightly shut, swung his shield again.
“Time out!”
The short 15-minute evaluation period is over.
“Target protected successfully, winner Baek Han-beom!”
“Haa, haa. Damn it!”
Yu Ah-a, who had been drawing mana to the limit, lay on the floor, gasping for breath.
She had lost.
No matter how bad her compatibility with Baek Han-beom was, she had lost.
This is the bitter taste of defeat that topper Yu Ah-ra had to swallow.
“If I had stayed five more minutes, I would have lost.”
Baek Han-beom held out his hand wearing a white gauntlet.
“How did you do it?”
“What do you mean?”
“Finding me in the dust? I didn’t hear you have a detection spell?”
“Everyone has a way of hiding their tricks.”
I stood up, holding the hand of Baek Han-beom, who was smiling like a winner. I was angry. I was so angry that I lost to him. But what made me even angrier was that I couldn’t receive an award from the teacher because of this defeat.
“Hide one. It’s nice to have some free time.”
Because of that, his voice became somewhat sharp.
Baek Han-beom sighed at Yu Ah-ra’s sharp words.
“Didn’t you hide it, Yu Ah-ra?”
“What?”
“I mean, using that much telekinesis. I’ve never seen it before. Lifting such a huge rock with telekinesis.”
Baek Han-beom said, pointing to the rocks she had thrown.
“There aren’t many people in Class A who would put me in such a difficult position. Everyone will admit it.”
“I’m saying that Yu Ah-ra is the perfect person for Class A.”
Baek Han-beom, who had lowered his head, stepped back.
Yu Ah-ra, who was leaving, saw Professor Park Ji-yoon looking at her from the audience. She gave her a thumbs up.
But Yu Ah-ra felt regretful inside. She wished that it was Professor Si-woo who gave him a thumbs up.
“I guess I’ll have to receive the award next time…….”
I was recognized by many, but I felt bitter.
In the end, I wouldn’t receive an award.
At the same time, I had a goal.
‘I will definitely surpass the Baek Han-Beom exam within two semesters.’
Her eyes burned.
***
<Lee Hye-ri’s POV>
“What the hell!”
Kwon Jun-hyeok cheered as soon as it was decided that Lee Hye-ri would be his opponent.
There was no way he could beat Lee Hye-ri, who had just switched classes to a tank.
The topic of the match was even factor protection.
It was the worst task for an evasion tank.
If Lee Hye-ri avoids his attack, it will definitely hit the person behind her, so she won’t be able to avoid it easily.
Her speed is a problem, but it’s okay.
His agility stat is A, too.
However.
“What the heck!”
Chae-Ang!
Lee Hye-ri deflected all of Kwon Jun-hyeok’s attacks one by one.
No matter how many times he attacked, it didn’t work. Even if he pushed forward with an irregular attack with the sword he was holding in his hand.
Chaeng! Chaeng!
“Isn’t it too slow? And it’s not sharp either?”
The trajectory changed because of Lee Hye-ri’s fingertips.
“Crunch!”
Kwon Jun-hyeok, whose attack trajectory was twisted by Lee Hye-ri, rolled on the floor.
Kwon Jun-hyeok gritted his teeth at the humiliating scene.
“T-This is fucking shit!”
“This is pathetic. Isn’t it?”
“You rotten bitch!”
“Isn’t your mouth too foul for your abilities? Haven’t you gotten rid of your old punk habits yet?”
Lee Hye-ri laughed when she saw Kwon Jun-hyeok, who couldn’t do anything. She had a proper fight with him once before she declared that she would become a tank.
Since they were the same age and had cleared dungeons alongside active hunters at a similar time, there was a strange sense of rivalry between them.
So, they faced each other once.
At that time, Kwon Jun-hyeok defeated her.
By a narrow margin.
After that, Lee Hye-ri declared that she would become a tanker, and Kwon Jun-hyeok sneered that she was being pushed away by him and ran away.
That was the kind of opponent they were.
“Eww!”
He couldn’t touch a single hair on Lee Hye-ri’s head.
‘As expected, it’s amazing.’
Teacher Kim Si-woo.
That person’s skill was really the best. It’s amazing that she could overwhelm Kwon Jun-hyeok, who was hard to beat even as a dealer.
I’ve only played against the teacher and Marcus so far, so I couldn’t feel it.
But this.
‘This is so awesome!’
The corners of her mouth went up.
And Kwon Jun-hyeok thought it was a laugh.
“I will kill you. I will win even if I have to kill you.”
Kwon Jun-hyeok summoned Mana.
It wasn’t just a test attack.
It was a blow filled with murderous intent to destroy the opponent.
Kwon Jun-hyeok’s skill has been activated.
Burning flame.
“Kwon Jun-hyuk! Stop!”
But Yoo Dae-seok stopped Kwon Jun-hyeok.
Wedge!
It couldn’t stop a huge ball of fire from flying out with explosive power. A powerful attack skill that allowed Kwon Jun-hyeok to slaughter monsters in real combat.
“Hye-ri! Get out of here!”
It’s too late to stop it.
I just hope Hye-ri avoids it.
Lee Hye-ri saw Kwon Jun-hyeok’s skills.
I can see it.
The trajectory of the skill.
The flow of the attack.
Instead of dodging, she swung her spear.
Phew!
The direction in which her spear, filled with mana, swung changed the flow of the huge flame.
The flame that was heading towards her changed direction and rose high into the sky.
Kuuuung!
The flames disappeared as they collided with the protective magic engraved on the smokescreen.
“…… Winner, Lee Hye-ri. Kwon Jun-hyeok, follow me. I will open a disciplinary committee.”
When Yoo Dae-seok saw that the flame had disappeared, he gasped for breath and said with a pale face.
The hotly contested match that caught everyone’s attention was Lee Hye-ri’s victory.
Kwon Jun-hyeok was ordered to complete a program and 200 hours of community service during the disciplinary period, as well as receive a two-month disciplinary action. Yoo Dae-seok was forced to step down as the instructor of Class A due to his negligence in managing the examination room.
And so the early end-of-month evaluation for class 23-A ended.