EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school - Chapter 845 - Side (10)

In the Replay, Jeon Muyeong and Sung Gukeon were swallowed into the subspace at the same time.

He didn’t know where the subspace was connected, or whose power was used with what intention, but Jeon Muyeong immediately used his light skill.

It wasn’t to escape without Sung Gukeon.

Since it was an ambush, he acted in reflex to find a counterattack.

As a result, even when the ability swallowed Sung Gukeon’s mind, Jeon Muyeong was safe.

‘Gukeon hyung…!’

Immediately after the transfer, when he was still with Sung Gukeon, Jeon Muyeong was immediately attacked and didn’t have time to escape.

He was anxious to see where Sung Gukeon had disappeared in a flash, but he first looked around to assess the situation.

‘Is this a garden? It’s most likely from a royal lineage related to clouds. There’s a strange energy around, and I feel like there’s more than one royal lineage here. How did Gukeon hyung…’

Shaken by Sung Gukeon’s absence and the sudden crisis, Jeon Muyeong’s mind was hazy.

Since his light skill was constantly activated, his energy waves quickly consumed, further shaking his concentration.

He looked at where Sung Gukeon was standing before he disappeared, trying to trace something, but he couldn’t find anything except that the attack was powerful.

Then…

“Where’s the secretary? He was brought in too.”

“He was there during the transfer.”

He heard a child’s voice and turned around to see twins.

They were the children he saw right before the transfer.

Although they looked young and weak, the twins had unusual strength.

Although Jeon Muyeong didn’t have Sung Gukeon’s insight that can see through people of royal lineage, he recognized that the two were powerful.

“Did we lose the secretary? It’s going to be troublesome if we did.”

“I’m sure he was here. Maybe he’s hiding somewhere.”

“Ha, then I guess we’ll have to find him! That person said we should get rid of them both.”

The twins’ voices were innocent, but their words were chilling.

Jeon Muyeong held his breath as he listened to their conversation.

“Well, at least he’s in the garden. Even if he uses all his tricks to hide, he won’t last long.”

“We need to secure the entrance so he can’t escape. I need to use more of Unsa’s power.”

“Won’t the gardens connected to other places collapse? Dealing with Sung Gukeon is a bit of a drain.”

“That’s true, but wouldn’t it be okay as long as the garden is safe?”

Jeon Muyeong was conflicted for a moment.

The enemy can’t see through the Time Without Shadow.

Even if the garden is blockaded, he can escape if he uses his light skill well, and then he can call for backup.

But in the meantime, he wouldn’t know what’s happening to Sung GUkeon.

‘The Congressman can fight back if I’m with him. He only needs one person beside him to use his light skill.’

Although it would be safer to call for help from the outside, it’s not guaranteed that he can escape successfully.

So Jeon Muyeong decided to help Sung Gukeon.

He listened to the twins’ conversation and figured out the current situation.

‘They’re using psychic attacks on the congressman? He’ll be safe then. There’s no way his mind would give in.’

The twins were arrogant, having great confidence in their power.

They never imagined that Jeon Muyeong would be close enough to hear their conversation.

‘This garden’s source of power is called Unsa, and there are other gardens controlled through that too.’

Something caught his mind.

Unsa is a being that appears in the Gaecheon Myth, the one who stays beside the Heavenly God and controls the weather.

‘Could it really be that Unsa? No, maybe it’s just a code name. There are a lot of clouds in this garden, so maybe that’s the code they used.’

Jeon Muyeong, not imagining that it was really Unsa, organized the information he had.

The twins were quite talkative so he had a lot to harvest.

He wanted to continue listening until he joined Sung Gukeon, but the limit soon came.

‘…My light skill will run out soon. There’s no sign of the congressman coming out yet.’

Jeon Muyeong estimated when his light skill would end, and then retreated far away.

‘If I stifle my presence well and keep my distance, maybe I won’t be detected.’

The garden was dark and full of clouds so there were many places to hide.

Optimistic, Jeon Muyeong retreated so far away that he couldn’t even detect the twins’ presence.

Considering that he intends to rejoin Sung Gukeon, he couldn’t get too far away.

When Jeon Muyeong deactivated the Time Without Shadows…

“Oh?”

“Hmm.”

He heard the twins’ voices nearby.

It seems like they leaped toward Jeon Muyeong as soon as he deactivated his light skill.

Although he desperately tried to hide, he couldn’t escape the twins’ eyes.

“Found ‘ya. How dare you try to trick us?”

The twins’ pride was scratched.

Even though it wasn’t for that long, he hated the fact that a human hid and tricked them.

It made their stomachs sick.

So the twins decided to change their plan.

“Ah, it would’ve been nice to see that congressman and his secretary going crazy together.”

“Let’s just kill him.”

Jeon Muyeong gritted his teeth, but he didn’t have time to refute as the attacks quickly began.

He wasn’t a combat-specialized player.

He’s active as a support in the battlefield, but mostly useful in gathering information outside of battles.

Jeon Muyeong was convinced he wouldn’t be able to escape and would be devastatingly defeated.

‘That’s strange. How am I evading all these…?’

Jeon Muyeong lasted longer than he expected.

His movements were much more skillful than usual.

He found the most optimal routes, and he was way beyond his usual abilities.

But the end still came.

“Gotcha.”

Fwish!

The power that emanated from the child’s palm blew a wind that pierced Jeon Muyeong’s abdomen.

He quickly tried to use a recovery item, but his entire body was in shock.

It’s as if he had been hit by a car.

One of the twins must’ve pushed him to the center of a skill.

“Before you die, I’ll make sure you end up in the same situation as the person you serve.”

Jeon Muyeong’s mind became faint.

Being hit by a psychic attack right after a critical hit means he’s as good as dead.

If he escapes from the attack and recovers quickly, he might find a way to live.

However, suppressing physical pain while being attacked by a skill that leeches on the mind is not easy.

And Jeon Muyeong didn’t have time.

Since he had just inflicted injury that couldn’t resulted in instant death, it’s highly possible that his body would give in first before he could escape this realm.

And so Jeon Muyeong faced his past and regrets while he was in terrible pain.

‘Professor… Siwan-ah…’

Jeon Muyeong was seen as a cool-headed and calm aide aside from the occasional mood swings, but the truth was different.

When Sung Gukeon gets hurt on his behalf, Jeon Muyeong gets angry and beats himself up.

He looks up to his professor like a child, and whenever he wakes up from a nightmare and finds out that his teacher is alive and well, he always sheds tears.

The reason why Jeon Mueyong no longer expresses his emotions is because he’s beside Sung Gukeon.

Still, Sung Gukeon would notice astutely, and this side had an advantage in the political world.

‘I’ve always been thankful. Thank you…’

He regretted not being able to express his gratitude to many people before he left.

His biggest regret, though, was something else.

‘Gukeon hyung!’

Right before they were transferred.

‘Was there no way to protect Gukeon hyung? Really?’

The power that encroached on Jeon Muyeong’s mind showed the moment he walked away from Sung Gukeon.

The pain from the fear that Sung Gukeon might die soon was greater than the physical pain that brought him close to death.

‘If Gukeon hyung had used the Time Without Shadows instead of me, he may have survived.’

Jeon Muyeong repeatedly relived the scene with regret.

“Muyeong, get down!”

His body was close to its limit.

Jeon Muyeong helplessly had to make the same choices up until now, but just before he died…

He stretched out his hand toward Sung Gukeon, not realizing what he was doing.

Swaaa…

Then, as his fingertip grazed Sung Gukeon, he disappeared.

In his fantasy, he used the Time Without Shadows not for himself but for Sung Gukeon.

He smiled brightly when he saw Sung Gukeon disappear.

At that moment, Jeon Muyeong’s spirit, who had made a different choice and violated the rule of past and regrets, was shaken.

At the same time, Jeon Muyeong’s body died.

That was the end of the Replay that Jeon Muyeong went through.

— Jeon Muyeong sunbaenim, there’s something I would like you to practice.

When he returned to reality, Jo Euishin spoke to him.

— Haha, are you planning on giving Muyeong some homework?

— Yes.

Jo Euishin responded seriously to Sung Gukeon’s playful tone.

— Jeon Muyeong sunbaenim must’ve figured out a new way to use his light skill in the last minute of the Replay. It’s difficult, but I hope you can practice that.

Jo Euishin asked him to practice using Time Without Shadows on others.

Until now, he had only thought of his light skill as exclusively personal, not something he could lend.

The near-death experience helped him discover new possibilities.

‘There are many cases of people developing new abilities right before they die. My light skill must be like that too.’

Solving the homework wasn’t easy, he had never used his light skill on others.

Besides, he’s never tried anything else with it since he had too limited time using it.

Knowing how safer Sung Gukeon would be if he obtained that ability, Jeon Muyeong worked hard.

He’s been trying to expand his potential by learning magic, but his light skill’s new ability seemed more effective.

Fortunately, he completed his homework before the operation.

He protects someone with the Tiem Without Shadows, and he then fights and destroys the power that attacks the mind.

‘It’s much harder than when we practiced with the old simulator. Is Euishin okay?’

It would’ve been unspeakably difficult if they hadn’t prepared.

Jeon Muyeong was fed up with the creepy feeling of regret and fear.

He was lost in thought as he looked up at the garden he saw in the Replay.

‘It looks like a fight started somewhere. Even if they attack here, there won’t be any problem. For now, I should join Euishin…’

When Jeon Muyeong turned his head, his gaze landed on someone.

It was a silhouette he knew well.

‘…Gukeon hyung? No, it’s Euishin!’

Jeon Muyeong hurriedly ran towards Jo Euishin, the latter staggering as he held his left eye.

Blood was flowing on his left hand that held his face.

When Jeon Muyeong almost called Jo Euishin’s name out of worry…

“…Muyeong-ah, the enemy is still nearby.”

Jo Euishin imitated the way Sung Gukeon spoke, stopping Jeon Muyeong just in time.

‘He hasn’t been caught yet! Wait, his eyes…!’

The enemy was aiming for Jo Euishin’s eyes to see what he was thinking.

The real Sung Gukeon also had special eyes granted by a superior being, which led the enemy to attack Jo Euishin’s eyes.

Although his mind ran wild, Jeon Muyeong decided to cater to Jo Euishin first.

“Please back down if you’re hurt, sir. I will take care of the rest.”

“It’s alright. We have to find something.”

Jeon Muyeong couldn’t stop Jo Euishin, so he decided to leave it to someone else.

The time limit on his Time Without Shadows was close.

“I’m sure the person I brought here after solving my homework doesn’t think so.”

The Time Without Shadows was deactivated, and the being that Jeon Muyeong brought along had appeared.

Hwangho.