EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school - Chapter 263

C.263

The overall ability consists of several figures such as strength, mana (magic power), defense, and agility.

Its value is not affected by a players skill or light skill, and it is often the first thing mentioned when talking about a players level.

Its the same in this world and in the game world.

However, in both worlds, skills and light skills are more important than a players level. A player on a lower level stands a chance against those on higher levels if he has the right tactics and abilities. You cant judge a players capability just by the value of his overall ability.

Nevertheless, combat-related skills and light skills, as well as the overall ability, often grow together with personal training.

Even if a players overall ability doesnt reveal everything about a players power, it is true that that number is reliable enough to gauge a player.

Although there are individual differences, the overall ability of a player usually goes through a growth spurt from high school until their early twenties.

Except for Joo Soohyuk and Maeng Hyodon who had a high level of overall ability since middle school.

Players who are in first-year high school usually have their overall ability between 10 and 20.

That number slowly increases as they grow older.

Second graders are averaging between 20 and 25, while third graders are between 26 and 30.

But that statistic is for high school players nationwide.

The national average didnt mean much in Eungwang High, Koreas most prestigious player-specialized high school.

The statistic for Eungwang High is different.

It would be rather strange if Koreas most prestigious high school and the other ones in the whole country are on the same level.

Just because the average of all examinees CSAT grades are between 4 and 6 doesnt mean that the average grade of successful applicants at the most prestigious universities are the same.

Most successful applicants have a grade of 1, and they would compete fiercely for first place with only a decimal difference in their grades.

The same is true for Eungwang High.

I, Yoo Sanghoon, and Jang Namwook were at level 10 of overall ability during the entrance exam.

That falls in the range of the average level of first-year high school students already.

Even Yoo Sanghee, whose specialty is healing abilities and research, has a mid-30 level of overall ability.

I grew in level pretty quickly too.

My current overall ability is already far above the average for third-year high school students.

However, the improvement of my overall ability, which had been soaring thanks to White Tigers training, reached a slump when I reached level 30.

Although my trainer is the mythical White Tiger, matches with him wont be enough to improve my level further.

I need to experience real-life action.

I need to check my abilities before rushing into otherworld occurrences.

I was a little reluctant, but I decided to check my stats so that I wont make a mistake in todays offensive play.

[Name] Jo Euishin

[Title] Two-dimensional future transformational object, Nameless Supernova, Red Wall Thief

[Order] (Failed to load information)

[Light Skill] (Disabled)

[Status] Normal

[Overall Ability] Lv. 32.

[Skill]

Use Objects Lv. 5

Two-dimensional future transform object exclusive menu Lv. 5

Communication with Transcendent Universe Lv. 2

Fate Lv. 3

(Failed to load information.)

Its been a while since I opened my status window. My overall ability increased by one since we went back from China.

My gaze stopped at a certain skill.

Two-dimensional future transform object exclusive menu Lv. 5.

It was through this skill and the Replay function that Yoo Sanghoon and Jang Namwook had their nightmares.

Ive never opened my status window ever since I found out what sort of effect the Reply function has.

I was worried that I would activate Replay by mistake, but I also just didnt want to open my status window.

I need to think more about the Replay function. I might need to use it again someday.

Every piece in chess needs to be developed for there to be a checkmate.

I cant just give up on the Replay function without knowing exactly what it is useful for.

Do you have any questions, Jo Euishin?

Professor Ham Geunhyungs voice brought me back.

It appears that were viewing the information on the second world attack as predicted by the SAT-K.

No, Im alright.

Well be departing in a short while. If you have any questions, ask them now.

Professor Ham Geunhyung isnt the type who nags a lot, but he spoke rather strictly as this was our first practice.

Some of the kids who finished reading all the target information left their luggage to the park manager.

Come to think of it, most of them came in light clothes with only item cards and card holders with them, but there were some of us who brought a lot of luggage.

You brought a lot of things. Where do you plan on going after the practice?

With Saeum of Aprils question, Kim Yuri smiled hesitantly.

I brought some lunch boxes as planned with the other kids who commute! I missed the right timing and I couldnt reveal it to everyone right away Hahaha.

Kim Yuri was actually in charge of defense for today, but in reality, its likely that shed end up exploring the park as theres really nothing much to do.

Nevertheless, she mustve been nervous because she was worried about her classmates who were about to practice offense for the first time.

It was Kim Yuri who suggested that the commuting students bring lunch boxes for us dorm students, but she couldnt say anything up until a few moments before we depart.

The dorm students thanked the others and asked what they brought.

What did you bring?

I brought a ciabatta sandwich and a bagel sandwich! I made several bagel sandwiches. Ah, theres also some green apples here.

Kim Yuri brightly answered Hanis question.

I could see Hanis face light up at the mention of a sweet sandwich.

I personally prepared healthy summer desserts. You can look forward to the taste and the nutritional benefits.

Hwang Jiho lightly lifted the heavy-looking ice box.

Hwang Jiho was very reliable in terms of menu selection and delicious cooking.

However, since Saeum fell victim to Jihos trick in the past, he questioned Jiho with a suspicious look.

Does it taste good? It doesnt have pine needles or red ginseng in it, does it?

Shall we reveal the menu before we have our meal? I can tell you if youre really curious.

Its alright.

Hahaha! Theres a lot of sweet stuff too. What do you think? Are you curious about the menu?

No.

Saeum and Hani sternly refused, but Hwang Jiho just gave his signature laugh.

In the old mans eyes, it was good that he can distract the other kids from being too nervous about today.

I made an almond tortilla pizza.

Min Geurin chose to make a dish with Song Daesoks favorite almonds.

The kids knew that she made it in consideration of Daesok, and so they looked at the two of them with pleased faces.

The problem was Song Daesok.

Hes not empty-handed this time.

In the past, we decided to bring drinks for everyone to celebrate the end of exams season.

Song Daesok got scolded by Min Geurin for being the only one who didnt bring anything.

He drank something that was a drink which was a mixture of different kinds of liquids like fruit juice, soda, coffee, milk, red ginseng, and pine juice.

Maybe that incident pushed him to his senses and now hes brought something good.

I asked Daesok to bring some kimbap. Theres a snack bar nearby so he didnt have to make the food himself

Song Daesoks response to Min Geurins words wasnt good.

Min Geurin mustve noticed by now that somethings not right with Daesok.

Daesok?

Hm?

Daesok Did you fail to bring anything?

No! I brought it from home!

What did you bring?

Min Geurin reached for Daesoks bag.

He tried to hide the bag behind his back for a moment, but he had to give it to her in the end.

Song Daesok is much taller, so he couldve just raised the bag, and Min Geurin wouldnt have reached it.

But he didnt do that to her.

Geurin was visibly shocked once she opened the bag.

What is this!

The only things inside Daesoks bag were seaweed (kim) and rice (bap).

Its a packed lunch box of just seaweed and some instant rice.

My classmates deadpan faces looked like they were saying Oh, classic Daesok, but Mok Wooram reacted enthusiastically.

I think its a great menu! When I was in a foreign country, I used to eat this whenever I had money. I couldnt eat instant rice often because it was precious and expensive, and I could only dream about eating dried seaweed.

Instant rice is precious and expensive? Didnt you get ripped off there too?

Eh? But I heard things are naturally expensive because theyre imported

Mok Woorams sad story ended with him realizing that he ate rice at a price about 100 times the retail price.

Anyway, even though Daesok brought simple seaweed and rice, there was one kid in our class who liked it.

However, Min Geurin looked very disappointed.

Its highly likely that this was an innocent mistake from Daesok, but it seems that in Geurins eyes, he may still seem to be trying to be stubborn against their classmates.

Daesok, youre such a fool! You became more stone-headed after you joined the association!

Maeng Hyodon snapped out of spacing out when he heard the word stone-headed, as if he thought it was referring to him.

Meanwhile, Daesok was greatly hurt by the word.

Sorry! Im sorry!

I wanted to go out with you and eat kimbap together Im not giving you the stuff that I brought!

It was an elementary-school level declaration, but Min Geurins words had a strong impact on him.

The attack from the other world still hasnt started, but it looks like Daesoks unable to fight now.

Min Geurin had reacted a bit too violently, but Daesok seemed to think that he deserved it.

The other kids proceeded to leave their luggage.

I saw Kwon Lena carrying her violin case again.

Shes brought a violin case again.

Kwon Lena was now an energy violin and an energy bow which are transformable to cards.

That means that she doesnt need to carry around a violin case anymore.

Hmm Im not very sure about this since Kwon Lena didnt learn the violin in the game.

The design of this case seemed to be different from the one I saw last time.

The case she took to Joo-Oh Island was made of carbon fiber, and this one was made of leather.

What could be inside the violin case?

I couldnt think about it for long.

The alarm in our devices rang, indicating that the occurrence of collision with an otherworld has begun.

Particles of light slowly emerged from the air, and the space around the point where the occurrence was predicted began to deteriorate.

Screech. Screeech!

I heard the sound of something like a misaligned cogwheel engaging by force.

When the sound stopped, I saw a gap beyond a dark and hazy energy wave.

Its the collision point. The entrance from the other world.

Yong Jegun took the lead.

Well then, shall we start with your first practice?

The other kids and I followed behind him.

* * *

The Yellow Tiger was the last one from Class Zero who entered the collision point.

The entrance to the Olympic Park sounded busy, and an air van with the team logo of the Lake of Eternity stopped near Kim Yuri.

When the door of the van opened, Kwon Jein appeared in a slightly disorganized outfit.

Oh? Professor Kwon Jein! Hello!

Since she was now an honorary teacher, Kwon Jein requested the students to call her professor during school hours.

Hello.

Kwon Jein had a vain expression when she saw the otherworld gap.

Its too late

Huh? What do you mean late?

The others had a similar expression to Kwon Jeins.

The others were wearing short capes and carrying their violins.

Their outfits looked like they had the letters E and L from the teams name.

Kim Yuri realized that all the adults with grim faces are members of the Lake of Eternity, one of the worlds top ten professional player teams.

We wanted to cheer for her first participation. We were going to play a march to wish them good luck and a safe return.

Kwon Jein felt disappointed.

She thought that they should prepare an impromptu concert and cheer for the kids outside.

The Lake of Eternity team members busily moved as they set up some instruments.

Gung! Crash!

Suddenly, Jared Lee dropped a music stand and looked flustered.

At the end of Jared Lees gaze was the collision point.

Jared?

Is the first practice for Eungwang High students usually this high in difficulty?

What?

Jared Lee asked in awkward Korean as he looked at the gap.

He usually speaks well enough to be mistaken as a native, but he was so flustered that a strange accent came out of him.

This target has a very high difficulty level for a first practice.

Ham Geunhyung replied to what Jared Lee said.

Eungwang High freshmen can handle R-level difficulty.

Jared Lee blinked after he glanced at the gap again.

He invoked his skill and looked at the gap again.

This time, he shook his head.

This isnt R-level! Its exceeded SR-level and theres a possibility that the difficulty level would increase even more!