Chapter 74 (Please Teach Me Tutor)
Episode 74: Hypnotist, Han Mina (6)
[Han Mina]
-Strength: D
-Mana: B
-Intelligence: ??
-Stamina: C
-Agility: ??
-Ability: Active Cheerleading (B) ?? (S)
Passive Innate Charm (A)
-Attribute: ???
-Compatibility Attribute: ???
-???
Kim Si-woo looked at Han Mina’s stats that he had confirmed with his appraisal, and the stats that she had shown him.
[Han Mina]
-Strength: C
-Mana: A+
-Intelligence: A+
-Stamina: B
-Agility: D
Even looking at it again, the differences were stark.
There were many parts that were not revealed and were full of question marks, but even if someone look at the parts that were revealed, there were clear differences.
“This is the first time something like this has happened.”
It was a stat verified by the Academy, not anywhere else.
She, too, was confident in her own stats.
She denied the figures Kim Si-woo had guessed, as if this information were true.
Kim Si-woo had been appraising items since before he became an appraiser. Countless items have passed through his hands.
And none of them escaped his skills. He was sure of it.
That the information Kim Si-woo found out through appraisal was more accurate than the stat information she brought.
So, Kim Si-woo made a bet.
So that she will admit to what he said.
He doesn’t have to bet anything else. If he wins the bet, Han Mina will naturally starts trusting him.
What he wants is her trust.
The rest will follow on its own. He didn’t have to touch her.
“By the way, to be so sure of the wrong stats is…….”
It was one of two things. Either it was self-defense to hide her ugly self. Or it meant that she was starting to be deeply manipulated by her skills.
If it was the former, it was easy to solve. All Kim Si-woo had to do was raise her confidence and make her trust herself.
But what if it was the latter?
It wasn’t difficult to solve, but it was a little tricky.
It depends on how deeply she’d been manipulated. Being manipulated by skills is a common occurrence for hunters.
This symptom, commonly referred to as skill addiction, refers to the phenomenon of becoming addicted to the elation that skills give because you’ve used them too often.
Although there are very rare cases where someone become a villain because he/she is so deeply addicted to the elation that skills give.
The solution itself isn’t difficult.
As long as Hunter acknowledges which skill is manipulating hunter itself.
Her skill is S-rank hypnosis.
‘For ordinary hunters, the most difficult problem is solving the problem of those who are manipulated by mental skills.’
But Kim Si-woo was different.
He was the type of person who was completely immune to Han Mina’s skills. If he did well, he could easily solve it even if she was dependent on it to the point of addiction.
“Haa. I thought it would be simple to just raise her abilities…….”, this student has a more complicated story than Kim Si-woo had thought.
Things are complicated, but let’s take it one step at a time.
It wouldn’t suddenly go wild overnight.
The top priority was to show her, the ability of a private tutor, and make her trust him.
“A cadet who only went to the dungeon once for practice is addicted to skills…….”
Still, it’s fortunate that it’s not mana addiction.
Those who are addicted to and manipulated by the mana in the dungeon are in a pretty serious problem.
Hunters who are manipulated by mana either become named monsters in the dungeon, driven mad by the mana that affects their intellect, or are unable to return to human society because it affects their physical body.
In fact, there is speculation that the reason why the granddaughter of the Black Sword Saint had not returned even after 4 years may be due to mana addiction.
‘Or maybe, she really died.’
That’s that.
“I guess I should focus on Han Mina right now.”
The reason the Academy didn’t catch on to her is probably because her power is hypnosis.
‘There are probably few professors among them who can withstand her hypnosis.’
It’s an S-class skill. Even if used by an inexperienced person, it has the power to fool even A-class hunters.
“I’ll find out once the bet is over.”
She’s so desperate to grow that she’ll jump at the chance to make a bet.
The time Kim Si-woo gave her was three days. There was still time.
When Si-woo got home, he turned on the TV.
– As negotiations between Daesung and Saint regarding the S-class dungeon in San Francisco reached a dramatic conclusion, Moir reported that Daesung invited Lee Kang-san, the head of the Saint Guild, to Korea. The two guilds will visit Korea next month to celebrate the outcome of the negotiations…
Lee Kang-san is coming to Korea?
***
“Phew.”
After finishing negotiations with Daesung, Lee Kang-san sighed and glared at Marcus, who was standing across from him.
“So?”
“So what? I checked and he’s a solid young man. He’s capable. Hye-ri has improved a lot.”
“Is that true?”
“Of course.”
“I’m so proud of her,” Marcus said with a confident voice, his chest puffed out.
“Really? Then what kind of guy is he?”
“Huh?”
“What kind of guy is he? What made you sure he wasn’t a loser?”
“What did you see? I saw Hye-ri getting stronger and that made me sure.”
“Is that all? Did you see how he teaches? You said he was tutoring? He probably wasn’t teaching at a study cafe.”
“He taught at home?”
“Just the two of them?”
“Yeah.”
Lee Kang-san felt his insides boiling.
A private tutor came into a house where a woman lived alone? Not a female teacher, but a male teacher?
This was something that the conservative Lee Kang-san absolutely could not have done.
Bringing a man into house where a woman lives alone!
“Then you saw it?”
“What?”
“How that bastard teaches it.”
Lee Kang-san spoke as calmly as possible.
‘You should have seen it.’
‘You should have seen how that person teaches. He might have made her do something strange during class. Didn’t they say that all men are wolves?’
“I didn’t see it?”
Lee Kang-san head was pounding, hearing Marcus reply.
“Are you serious?”
“Of course. Hye-ri said she absolutely did not want to show it. The tutor listens to Hye-ri better than I thought.”
“She said she absolutely did not want to show it?”
‘Why? Why on earth did you say you didn’t want to show it?’
“You idiot! Why on earth did I send you there?”
“Why did I send you there to check what kind of guy he is, and see if he can teach well?”
“But you just came here? Without even seeing how he teach?”
Lee Kang-san was angry.
In a situation where her younger sister might be being harassed by some ignorant person, this colleague came without even checking properly.
“What are you going to do if Hye-ri gets hurt by that guy?”
“Hey, Lee Kang-san.”
Marcus, who had been laughing playfully just a moment ago, lowered his voice and said, “what will you do, if I stretch out my sword?”
‘First of all, what does this mean?’
“We were talking about Hye-ri just now……”
“Answer me. What are you going to do?”
“I’ll block it.”
“Yeah. And?”
“I’ll keep blocking your attacks so that our allies can attack.”
“Isn’t that the tanking norm?”
“Yeah.”
Marcus’s attacks were sharp, but he couldn’t penetrate Lee Kang-san’s attacks. Lee Kang-san’s shield was something that even Mr. America couldn’t easily penetrate.
Of course, he had to give up mobility to do that.
That was the reason why dealers helped Marcus exploit his weaknesses. He gave up attack power in exchange for gaining extremely strong defense.
That was why he was only an S-class tanker, even though he was the world’s number one tanker.
“But she countered it.”
“What?”
“I mean, Hye-ri. She deflected my attacks?”
“What does that mean…?”
“She said she’d play an evasion tank. Hye-ri.”
“An evasion tank?”
“Yeah.”
“Why would she do something that has no vision and isn’t popular…?”
“Yeah. I guess that’s how she’d play a tank. And she definitely showed potential. She countered my attacks, not someone else’s. Of course, she’s still lacking, but she’s definitely grown.”
After speaking, Marcus drew his sword.
Chae-ae-aeng!
Almost simultaneously, Lee Kang-san, who was holding a shield, blocked his attack.
“She even counterattacked my attack, which was hard to block even Lee Kang-san.”
Lee Kang-san looked at Marcus, who was glaring at him with his twin swords in hand.
“Don’t you get it? Hye-ri grew up after meeting that private tutor.”
“…… I know what you mean.”
That meant he had that much confidence.
If Marcus could say that, then that teacher must not be a total idiot. He must not be an incompetent person, nor a slacker. But still.
“I still don’t get it.”
“What?”
“Hye-ri doesn’t want to show you the class.”
“Hey, there are secrets that women can’t tell you.”
“She’s a kid. She’s not even a full-fledged hunter yet!”
Marcus sighed at Lee Kang-san’s words.
“Stop teasing your little sister.”
“…… What?”
“I know you’re very devoted to your family. But are you going to stay by Hye-ri’s side and take care of her every day? What are you going to do for her while she goes to the academy and enters the dungeon?”
“You have to do everything you can.”
“What are you talking about when you don’t even know what classes your sister is taking, when you’re in a faraway country?”
“…….”
“Hye-ri is an adult too. Let her make her own choices now.”
“…….”
Lee Kang-san bit his lip.
Marcus’s words were correct.
He couldn’t always be there for her. He couldn’t do that now, either. But it was also impossible to let her go down the wrong path.
“I’ll go to Korea.”
“You’re going to Korea?”
“Yeah. Once this is over, I’ll go to Korea and see for myself.”
“Haa… You really are a fool for your little brother. This is ridiculous. It’s ridiculous.”
Marcus sighed.
“I’ve heard that Koreans have a lot of family love, but you’re a bit of a weirdo.”
“Yeah. My family is a bit weird.”
The reason Lee Kang-san’s powers were awakened was to protect Lee Hye-ri, his only remaining family member.
“Hye-ri is the only family I have left. So, I will cherish her more than anyone else. So…….”
‘I need to go to Korea and meet that tutor in person’, Lee Kang-san decided.
***
“That’s why I took time off from my schedule…”
“Yes. I thought it was necessary for my personal skill improvement.”
“…….”
Han Mina silently watched Manager Kang Jeong-hoon sigh.
Back then, when she couldn’t use hypnosis, he seemed like a monster.
When he came to the house and knocked on the door, he felt like a grim reaper. But now that Han Mina looks back, it was nothing.
When she said one word, he eventually backed down.
Even the field manager who came with him kept his mouth shut.
“Is that all?”
“Yes.”
“Is there really nothing wrong?”
“Nothing. And most of the schedules I canceled were for practice. I forced myself to do them according to the agency’s internal schedule. I clearly said I wouldn’t push myself too hard during the academy semester.”
“But if there’s no practice, then during the promotion period……”
“Do I need more practice? I didn’t say there’s a new album this year? Then most of the promotions during the next vacation will be concert schedules, so I can set aside plenty of time to practice before that. Right?”
“…….”
The words came out smoothly. Unlike before, it was the managers who were speechless.
“Just because I don’t practice today doesn’t mean I won’t practice tomorrow.”
Neither of them said anything. However, Han Mina was more sincere than anyone else when practicing.
“You know. If a dating rumor were to spread, not only Mina but also our agency….”
“I know what you mean. I know what our managers are worried about. Don’t worry. That won’t happen. And even if I do get a boyfriend, I’ll tell you in advance. Like you said, I won’t… do it.”
“… Okay.”
Both Field Manager and Manager Kang Jeong-hoon nodded.
Thump thump.
Han Mina’s heart raced. The fact that someone who had been so scary until yesterday would back down at her one word. Her heart raced as if she had hunted a giant monster in a dungeon.
She turned her head and laughed quietly.
“Hehehe.”
‘It was fun.’
‘Ah, I want to live like this for the rest of my life.’
Han Mina always wanted to be able to express her opinions to others in a cool way. To do that, she really needed hypnosis.
She wanted to be a celebrity, Han Mina, rather than a reclusive loner, for more time. Someone who can hold her chest out and argue about unfair treatment.
-Mina, your mana isn’t A-plus. I’ll bet you’re B-grade.
-Shall I bet? Is your mana A-plus or B-grade?
-There’s nothing to teach a student who can’t see their current situation accurately and tries to ignore reality. I can only console them by telling them that they did well and are doing well.
She thought about what Kim Si-woo had said yesterday. The man who said he knew how to enhance her skills. He pointed out that her stats were wrong.
‘No.’
She was sure that she was not. She thought that she could do anything with her current state of mind, which made even the manager, who was the object of her fear, panic.
‘I’ll take that bet.’
She got up from her seat with a deep sense of elation.
“Where are you going, Mina?”
“I’m going to the bathroom. Why? Now, will you follow me to the bathroom?”
She bit the manager and picked up the cell phone.
-Hello?
“Si-woo? I’ll take the bet.”
-You mean the bet? Okay. I’ll let you know that if you want to retreat, there’s still chance.
“Then I’ll see you tomorrow at the place where we had our first class.”
-Okay.
T.N.
All three of them made bet, and lost it.