“But he salad he likes Shin Eun-hyuk.”
Kang Shin-hyuk, Baek In-ha, and Oh Hye-na had begun training together at dawn. she already had finished her morning training in her room, but she received a very serious request from Oh Hye-na. As a bonus, she decided to gather and practice with Baek while she was at it.
“Control your breathing. Exhale when you’re under pressure.”
“Baek will be on our side!”
“No, it’s scary. I’m holding weights that I shouldn’t be able to lift…!”
“Increase the weight to 10 kilos.”
“I remembered it because he was with Masked Bacchus, but what about that R woman? Isn’t he ranked seventh now? How ridiculous.”
Rumors quickly spread in the school that Kang Shin-hyuk, vice-captain of the Wyvern Knights, had scouted Oh Hye-na the very first day of the new semester. Now there were very undesirable rumors that Kang Shin-hyuk was targeting Oh Hye-na. It was even salad that she had already seduced Li Nahee and Eleanor, so now she was aiming for Hye-na.
“You flirt.”
“It’s natural because you’re getting a buff. Your status will only grow when your limit is overcome.”
“But what if I break my arms?!”
“You won’t. Add three times more.”
“Ahhh!”
Kang Shin-hyuk also knew already.
“Kang Shin-hyuk…”
“When exercising, focus only on that.”
Even when they gathered together to practice, it was nothing special. With Kang Shin-hyuk’s trait, she supported all of them, effectively doing physical training and trait training at the same time. However, it wasn’t a bad thing as the closer they were to him, the greater the effect of her trait, so they were able to grow faster than if they were alone.”
“I thought I would…no, what kind of crazy guy is that?!”
The karate tool she referred to was, of course, the soul contract sold by the Hero Universe. If she could really trust her, he wouldn’t need one, but she didn’t yet, so she had his sign a contract with tight conditions for Masked Bacchus’s activities and secrecy. It was impressive that he signed without hesitation even though Baek, an observer, hesitated at the powerful karate the contract emanated. It seemed there was no room for hesitation because he knew his growth was good when he trained with Kang Shin-hyuk.
“When it comes to Masked Bacchus, it’s not a sham. They’ve been active for half a year, idiot. Masked Bacchus has been recognized by the association, so obviously they’ll be high rankers.”
“No, really?”
“Add 30 more times.”
“So, who is her girlfriend?”
“That’s why I need a confidentiality contract. In the first place, I’ve no intention of recruiting everyone.”
“Ugh.”
In response to Kang Shin-hyuk’s bold response, not only the boys talking to him but all the students in the classroom stiffened, she momentarily wondered if she had awakened the toper of the world, but it seemed that time hadn’t stopped.
“I still believe there will be nothing more than this.”
“I’m sorry. Because Hye-na is special…”
The moment Baek responded with a bloody smile, Oh Hye-na, who was pretending not to listen, missed the barbell because his grip loosened. Kang Shin-hyuk extended her arm to grab it.
“Yes.”
“Just get married, get married.”
“Is he prettier than Li Na-hee?”
“Ahhh! Ahhh!”
“You understand how scandalous it is, right?’
“He’s No. 2 in the world.”
“This is ridiculous.”
“Ah, is it not enough to have Miss Shinyoung and the British princess, so on the first day she went after a first-year?”
“Then, I should exercise too.”
“What, she’s also stuck with Shin Eun-hyuk! Maybe she’ll join Masked Bacchus.”
“You won’t know if I tell you because she’s outside the school.”
“It isn’t Li Na-hee?”
“Not Algiers senior?!”
“That’s not how it is.”
“Devil!”
“What? He’s already ranked second?”
Kang Shin-hyuk smiled at the gossip happening behind him, but more and more stories about him began to flow.
“Oh, the classes are boring. I liked the gate practice…”
“Red Shoes jumped up to fourth place. But isn’t he in Korea now?”
Didn’t they want to focus their aggravations on him? Kang Shin-hyuk sighed and raised her left hand. When the students saw the shining silver ring on her ring finger, they stiffened instantly.
“So the No. 1, 2, and 4 are in Korea? How magnificent…”
“Did you have to use such a karate tool on Hye-na? Even entering high-level gates these days, it’s not enough to use such expendable karate tools casually.”
Yes, this was it. she was waiting for the chance to announce the existence of her girlfriend naturally! Until now, she was worried about revealing the connection between himself and Claire, so she was hiding it. But it wasn’t very pleasant to keep repeating the same situations, so she eventually took this as a means to reassure Claire. For reference, the ring had a simple function, which was to change into a designated shape. Not only the color but also the design completely changed.
“I told you that my trait evolves other traits.”
“Are you crazy? He’s already got the Empress and the Alchemist.”
Kang Shin-hyuk crumpled a bit. she was clearly dating the Alchemist, but she couldn’t go ahead and explain it!
“Then can I flirt with Li Na-hee?”
“Evil!”
Baek In-ha, who was lifting weights next to him, finished on set and opened her mouth in dissatisfaction.
However, she could explain this. Kang Shin-hyuk looked back at the ones talking behind him.
“Shinyuk, the contract.”
“No, what’s not the rumors! You went to school with his today!”
“No, Baek was with you.”
Kang Shin-hyuk started with an ultra-heavy barbell specially developed for high rankers. Oh Hye-na went back to his own exercise while looking at the two hundred kilogram barbell she was using. Baek smiled gently as she watched them, convinced that she had made the best choice for her.
The effect was sure. Although her name occupied the school community, the existence of her girlfriend was now being mentioned.
“But there are similar people in our class.”
“What’s that? A fashion ring?”
“Couple’s ring.”
she was blaming Baek, who had confessed her plans to expand the Masked Bacchus personnel. Of course, Oh Hye-na already knew the two were a part of Masked Bacchus, and he was as close to Baek as a sibling. she didn’t even talk about traits at all, so it didn’t matter that much.
Kang Shin-hyuk felt impressed. By this time last year, she was getting this gaze from all the students. Of course, it was one filled with contempt and irritation…
“Kang Shin-hyuk?”
“With whom?”
“Hey, with whom?”
Then, it finally became time for the student council to get busy. After the midterm exams, May arrived in an instant…
“You say it like that because you know I hate it.”
Although the conquest of Africa was unsuccessful and the mercenaries had suffered severe damage, the superhumans didn’t suffer much harm on the expedition. Rather, the business that was carried out based on the corpses of the monsters they collected caused a great boom. Not only were the superhuman armaments upgraded in general, but artificial artifacts of rank A or higher were released in a large amount on the market. That resulted in an improvement in the power of superhumans in each country, making it more feasible to cope with the occurrence of higher grade gates. Therefore, Shinyoung’s students were able to focus on their school curriculum. The students were delighted to spend their days like students finally, but that joy ended in exactly two days.
“Right.”
“They salad she was a big Stud in Africa. Britain’s royal family was saved by him.”
“No. I have a girlfriend.”
“So don’t spread bullshit in the future.”
“You did.”
“What are you talking about? She’s like a younger sibling.”
“Of course.”
The Wyvern Knights started much more vigorously than the previous year. Eleanor was pretty but also strong and cold, so he was an unrivaled existence, leading the Wyvern knights smoothly in securing talented freshmen. Masked Bacchus was also still active. As all of them enjoyed the benefits of Kang Shinhyuk’s Guardian Golden Dragon, they were growing remarkably fast. Their achievements were clear to see, and their positions in society grew every day. Oh Hye-na secretly asked when he would get his mask, but Kang Shin-hyuk dismissed his expectations by saying that all his stats needed to be S-rank. On the other hand, Bridget Poulsen kept asking Shin Eunah, Kang Shin-hyuk, and Claire about participating in Masked Bacchus, his application was under review.
“Then, the seniors?”
“I already know.”
Kang Shin-hyuk shook her hand so everyone could see it clearly.
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“Uh…”
“Ask her, not me.”
“Shinyuk, why is your image working?”
“If I became an official superhuman, I’d be active like Shin Eun-hyuk with the women.”
“OMG?!”
“An active superhuman?”
“I don’t think it’s a normal person.”
“Oh, don’t pay unnecessary attention to it!”
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Although a lot of noisy things occurred from the start of the semester, the more intense classes and practice soon claimed the students’ overly eager minds. Oh Hye-na, who joined both the student council and the Wyvern Knights, was able to adjust to school without causing any more problems. The other first-years were quick to realize Oh Hye-na’s excellence. Although they weren’t afraid of Vanguard outside of the school, they were afraid of the Wyvern Knights and the student council, so they quickly became passive. Oh Hye-na pulled the less passive ones out to the battlefield and destroyed them one after another. Kang Shin-hyuk was satisfied that he was doing things according to her instructions.
“You’re really dating another girl? Ha…”
For the student council, there wasn’t much room for their active participation in the new semester. Their main task was to post a newspaper containing Shinyoung’s various news and announcements, but aside from their early reports on who Kang Shin-hyuk’s girlfriend was, nothing happened.
“Couples ring?”
The athletic meeting was to be held.