EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school - Chapter 830

Eungwang High residential area, sophomore building.

Wiiing…!

Hani’s band-type device vibrated, letting her know that it was morning.

Hani opened the notepad on her device as soon as she opened her eyes.

The words spoken to her by someone who appeared in her mysterious dream were written on it.

Hani checked the words carefully.

‘I can recognize more words now.’

At first, she could only make out that the person was trying to say something but couldn’t read their lips very well.

She gradually got to recognize one word at a time, but it became difficult at some point.

There were times when the blindfolded figure didn’t appear in her dreams, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t trigger the dream voluntarily.

When Hani was defeated in a duel with Dokgo Miro, she decided to train to become stronger and didn’t want to be distracted by the dream, but that’s when it continued.

‘The words I recognize have increased, that means I’ve grown again.’

Hani realized something during the arduous training and repeated dreams.

As she grew and became stronger, she began to clearly see what the figure in the dream was trying to say.

The words that Hani recognized were as follows: 

Identity, Wish, Heaven.

‘And the word I got today is Shinin.’

Although the word has several meanings in Korean, it wasn’t difficult to guess what it refers to.

The words so far included ‘Heaven’ and considering that it was uttered by someone presumed to be a superior being, it seemed to refer to the Shinin in the Myth of Gaecheon.

Recalling the myth, Hani reasoned.

‘The heavens opened and Cheonshin came down and granted the wishes of the sacred tigers. Shinin was the son of Cheonshin and the one served by the sacred tigers.’

Hani continued to think calmly based on what she had learned in class.

When she thought of the wishes of Baekho, Hwangho, and Cheongho as told in the myth, a thought suddenly crossed her mind.

‘Were the sacred tigers the only ones who made a wish?’

Cheonshin granted the sacred tigers their wishes because they made remarkable achievements in the war against foreign enemies.

But even Shinin participated in that war.

Wouldn’t Cheonshin have granted his wish as well?

Perhaps, other than Shinin and the sacred tigers, someone else’s wish was fulfilled.

However, the lack of clues prevented her from thinking further.

She needs to recognize more words from the being in her dream.

‘That’s why I need to become stronger. Should I ask Jungmok to spar with me one more time? No, he said he wanted to fight someone else this week.’

Hani gathered her thoughts and prepared to leave.

It was still quite early, but she planned to go to school early this week because she was worried about her classmates.

She had to hurry to finish her morning training and go to school.

‘…What could be the meaning behind that dream? Shouldn’t I just focus on training?’

Before leaving her dorm room, Hani looked at the words floating on the holographic notepad one last time before closing it.

Then, she opened the link to the game trailer video that featured Dokgo Miro’s song.

She pressed the play button and the bone conduction earphones trembled slightly, sending the vibrations to her ears.

Although Hani couldn’t hear, she went on her way to school listening to the song sung by her friend.

Feeling the vibrations of Dokgo Miro’s song, she felt like she could overcome the harsh training again today.

* * *

The students of Eungwang High were busy preparing events ahead of Teachers’ Day on Saturday.

Some classes where the homeroom teacher isn’t very close with the students were quiet, but the majority were different.

All the Class Zeroes were preparing for the day very diligently.

“I contacted Seulbi and Luis. They said they’d definitely come. They brought a gift too.”

In our classroom, before the attendance check started, Kim Yuri spoke with a bright face as she had succeeded in inviting the attention seekers.

Kim Yuri calls Ong Gildong as “Luis” even when he’s not around, and she also writes “Luis Perena” instead of his real name on the electronic blackboard.

I was moved by Kim Yuri’s thoughtfulness.

“…A gift? It makes me uneasy.”

Song Daesok didn’t hide his displeasure.

Min Geurin seemed unsure whether to scold him.

I honestly felt uneasy about it too, but I wish Song Daesok hadn’t said anything.

“I want to do something different from last year!”

“What did you prepare last year, Lena?”

“Oh right, most of you guys weren’t there back then. I’ll show you pictures.”

Kwon Lena showed a photo taken on Teacher’s Day last year.

Min Geurin had just started going to school then, and our total was 8 students, much lower than our count now.

It looked very harmonious as we admired the wild carnations painted by Min Geurin during the small tea party.

Some of the kids who weren’t present back then looked a little envious.

“Let’s have a tea party again this year. We got a lot of money left in our class funds so we can eat almost anything.”

Kim Yuri spoke in consideration of the kids who weren’t there last year, making their faces brighten a little.

Then, Saeum of April presented a suggestion.

“I want to have a tea party and a fancy event like the Chansol sunbaenim’s!”

“Hmm, a fancy event. Can our budget cover it? If not, then we can increase it.”

“…You talk as if you’re the one giving the budget.”

Dokgo Miro said with a tired expression at Hwang Jiho’s nonsense.

Well, Hwang Jiho wasn’t lying and it was just as Dokgo Miro said.

After hearing her remark, Song Daesok and Kim Yuri tried hard to change the topic.

After that, the kids began to present various opinions about the colorful event.

Since Saeum of April brought up GeumChanWangChan, a story about an event held by the seniors during the previous Teachers’ Day came up.

‘I don’t know why those seniors keep trying to pull the good Saeum of April into the darkness.’

Saeum of April immediately sent a message to the seniors and received advice.

The advice included “how to kidnap a teacher.”

The kidnapping plan included something I suggested, leaving me speechless.

Am I also a bad influence on Saeum of April?

“If we do this, will Professor Ham Geunhyung make time?”

“They cause incidents during attendance checks and closing to catch teachers off-guard… I’m not confident in surprise attacks, but it’s worth a try.”

“It may seem crazy to attack the homeroom teacher, but it’s a challenge to try ambushing and kidnapping the Legendary Archer.”

I somehow understood that Mok Wooram would agree, but I never expected Dokgo Miro to do so as well.

Although she’s a person with common sense, she seemed to have a strong domineering side when it came to battle-related stuff.

Meanwhile, Maeng Hyodon who had been thinking hard about something alone, suddenly raised his head when he heard the word “surprise.”

“…Can I do something like that to the Taoist too?”

“I think the Taoist sunsaengnim would be very happy if you surprised him, Hyodon!”

Maeng Hyodon seemed to have gained some energy, so I let it pass.

I was a little worried but I decided to trust the good kids in my class and help them.

When the plan was somewhat organized,

“But isn’t Professor Ham Geunhyung busy? He went to Hongcheon several times with Grandpa Song… And he went to the baseball game in such a hurry.”

“I heard that Professor Ham Geunhyung has a business trip scheduled for May 15th. If we’re going to do something, we have to do it on the 14th.”

Kim Yuri responded to Min Geurin’s words.

As expected, the competent class president knew the professor’s schedule in advance.

Kim Yuri asked the kids one by one to see if they were available on that day.

When it was Hani’s turn, she seemed to be in a daze and answered late.

“Hani, are you hurt somewhere? I heard you train very hard in the morning… You haven’t said anything since a while ago.”

Dokgo Miro asked with great concern.

If there was something wrong with Hani, then the self-proclaimed best friend Hwang Jiho would’ve already made a fuss.

It seemed like Hani was just thinking about something else.

‘She’s been training hard lately. Maybe she’s also doing some mind training?’

I tried to come up with a rough guess, but somehow it didn’t seem like the right answer.

If she had been training internally, she would’ve been sharper instead of this blank attitude.

Hani thought for a moment as if trying to think of an excuse.

“I thought Jungmok was going to be late.”

Come to think of it, I can’t see Jin Jungmok.

On Monday he came quite early and guarded the classroom perhaps because he was worried after hearing the news about Maeng Hyodon.

But he’s nowhere to be seen today.

Although there was still plenty of time left before the start of classes, I decided to look into it.

The kids did the same and looked at the school’s bulletin board.

“Ah, someone saw Jungmok! I think he’s going to fight someone again.”

“That bastard again? Who’s he fighting now?”

The kids got up one by one even though no one told them to.

Somehow, cheering on Jin Jungmok in his battles has become a culture in our class.

He fights quite often, but the opponent this time surprised the kids in our class.

“He’s fighting Soohyuk!”

“Really? I should call Dain!”

“Let’s go quickly! It will be crowded!”

Jin Jungmok, the swordsman from Class 2-0 is committed to beating the masters in Eungwang High.

Meanwhile, Joo Soohyuk, the flawless hero who is said to be born with unrivaled talent.

Since they’re both players who use swords as their main weapon, I anticipated that the two would duel each other someday.

But I didn’t expect it to be today.

The gym in front of the sophomore area, the venue of their battle, was quite crowded.

Airboards flying this way flocked the sky as it seemed like everyone rushed after hearing the news.

‘I can’t believe so many people are here this early.’

It’s like most of the people from the school had come.

“I heard from Gyungu hyung that you’d come. I was waiting for you.”

“I’m honored to have been anticipated. Would you answer to this duel?”

Joo Soohyuk would never try to avoid one.

Unless it was a situation where the opponent was likely to be seriously injured or there was a more important fight, Joo Soohyuk would always entertain.

“Yes. However, there are conditions.”

“Please, go ahead.”

Is there anything he wants to request from Jin Jungmok as a member of the Student Council?

“If I win…”

Schwaak!

Joo Soohuyk materialized his dual swords as he spoke.

The wind pressure and the energy waves from the swords made his words incomprehensible to us, and the shape of his mouth invincible.

He wanted to hide the condition from the audience.

I wondered why he did that, but I was more impressed at his improvements.

“May I ask the reason for that condition?”

“I think my friend would do something dangerous for another friend.”

Perhaps thinking there was no need to hide his next words, Joo Soohyuk carded his weapons again.

Jin Jungmok understood the intent and didn’t mention the condition.

After a few seconds, Jin Jungmok nodded.

“It seems like the condition doesn’t violate any of my principles. I accept.”

The answer made Joo Soohyuk smile.

His smile was so bright that it seemed as though a whirlwind blew.

“Thank you. If I lose, I’ll arrange you a sparring match with Master Kwak.”

“…! Is that true?”

Joo Soohyuk’s teacher, Kwak Gyungu’s father, isn’t a person easily accessible.

If Jin Jungmok were to rely on his connection with the Black Forest, it would be difficult to schedule a sparring match with him.

“Yeah. I’ll make room even if it means shortening my training time.”

With that, Joo Soohyuk looked around the audience.

Perhaps it was just a feeling, but it seemed like he was looking at me.