I Became a Disaster-Class Sorcery Genius

Opportunity (Delicious.) (1)

When Han Soyeon stood there with her mouth agape, as if she found the situation absurd, Kim Dojun grinned broadly.

"Do you think the noise will be too loud? Don't worry. I brought something just for this."

He pulled out a round, cylindrical object from inside his clothes.

"... What's that?"

"This is called a suppressor. It'll muffle the sound of a handgun."

Han Soyeon, too taken aback by Kim Dojun's triumphant words, absent-mindedly stared at the handgun in her own hands instead of looking at the suppressor.

"Th-this... is a toy, right?"

"Nope."

"Th-then, it's real?"

"Of course it is."

"Wh-where in the world did you get a handgun...?"

Kim Dojun's answer to her question was simple.

'From the vault after killing the boss of Three-Headed Dragon.'

In fact, Kim Dojun had known there was a gun in the vault from the start.

It was shown in the clear artwork after finishing the side quest.

'I originally remembered there was a gun there, which is why I told Han Soyeon we'd meet in a week... I still don't know why there was a gun in the vault though...'

It was still a mystery to him why Three-Headed Dragon had put a gun in its vault.

In this world, guns and firearms could honestly be considered the worst weapons.

Even in the game's setting he knew, the strongest thing you could defeat with a firearm was a "Grade-9 Possessed Entity", the weakest type.

'And it's not just that. Even the sorcerers—who are the stars of this game—even if F-rank and D-rank might not be immune, from C-rank onward, firearms basically do nothing to them.'

In summary, firearms were utterly powerless in this world of Sorcery Killing Technique.

'Well, that's not important.'

In the end, he could hand the handgun to Han Soyeon.

'Sure, it won't work well on real sorcerers, but against those guys who are at best F-rank, it's the perfect weapon.'

If what Han Soyeon had to deal with were formal sorcerers, he wouldn't have bothered preparing something like a handgun in the first place.

But Han Soyeon's opponents were students of the Sorcery Institute.

And among those students, absolute losers who couldn't study to save their lives—the kind who scattered their inferiority complexes onto others.

'Against those idiots, a handgun is more than enough.'

What's more, the handgun, a marvel of modern civilization, was easy to use.

Just point the muzzle at their head and pull the trigger.

How simple can an operation really be?

A handgun could send someone off as easily as clicking a mouse in a game.

'On top of that, since there's a suppressor, it's discreet, too.'

Without a doubt, Kim Dojun thought the handgun suited Han Soyeon's needs perfectly.

When he attached the suppressor to the gun she was holding, his face brimming with confidence,

"..."

Han Soyeon had no idea why she was holding a handgun with a suppressor attached.

"With this, you can take them all out cleanly and quietly, just the way you want."

"No way..."

"And, how many of those jerks have been bullying you?"

"A-about five, I think."

"Five, huh... There are fifteen bullets, so you can shoot three times at each one. The safety margin is huge."

"... Is safety margin really the issue here?"

"Is there another problem?"

"..."

Helplessly, Han Soyeon stared at Kim Dojun, at a complete loss for where to even begin pointing out problems.

"Now, since everything's ready, go kill those bastards. With this, as long as you kill them quietly the way you want, you won't have to worry about going to prison."

At Kim Dojun's continued words, Han Soyeon glanced at the handgun with a troubled look.

"Well..."

She continued,

"What's wrong?"

"No matter how I think about it, um... I don't think this will be very... discreet..."

"? Why not?"

"Well, I'm not sure if you know this... but putting on a suppressor doesn't make the sound disappear..."

"Why doesn't it go quiet with a suppressor?"

At Kim Dojun's question, Han Soyeon thought for a moment before answering.

"Well, in movies and such, it's depicted as if there's barely any sound, so a lot of people think a suppressor drops the noise by a huge amount, but actually, that's not true..."

"So?"

"Sure, the noise is reduced, but... not by that much... In fact, it's probably even louder than a baseball bat?"

"... Really?"

Kim Dojun answered as he tilted his head in confusion.

It wasn't just because of what he'd seen in movies or the media. The reason he thought handguns would be quiet was because, before entering the world of Sorcery Killing Technique, he'd seen a fellow hunter fire a gun a few times.

'Back then, his gun really made no sound, just like in the movies, though?'

As he recalled that, Kim Dojun suddenly realized something and let out a sigh as he remembered.

'Oh, that guy's ability was noise suppression.'

No wonder there was no sound back then.

"... Aren't there any sorceries that suppress or muffle sound?"

"Pardon? Uh, I guess if you look, there might be? But I can't use any myself..."

"... So, in conclusion."

"I think using a handgun would be a bit tough..."

"tsk."

Kim Dojun clicked his tongue, sounding disappointed at Han Soyeon's answer.

"Discreet... Killing discreetly... And I want it to be quick... Something easy to learn."

"I think... you should probably avoid the gun."

"Yeah, they say guns are too loud..."

"Right..."

"Then, how about a knife...?"

"... That would need training, and fighting five people at once would be pretty hard, don't you think?"

"That's true. So, knives are out... What else is there?"

"Good question... Huh?"

Han Soyeon, who had been playing along with Kim Dojun's thoughts, suddenly realized something was off and tried to shift the conversation in haste.

"No, wa—"

"Oh?"

But Kim Dojun cut her off, smiling as if he'd just had another good idea.

"Great. Let's meet next week."

"Huh? Wait, that's not what I—"

"Look forward to it. I've thought of a weapon that's not as loud as a handgun, and easy to learn."

With those words and a fresh laugh, Kim Dojun turned to leave.

"Wait, just a second, at least take this...!"

As Han Soyeon hastily checked the handgun in her hand and reached out to stop him,

"You keep it."

Kim Dojun said, turning around and disappearing.

"Wait, no...!"

She reached out belatedly, but couldn't catch him and was left alone on the path.

And so, in the end,

"... But I'm in a two-person room dormitory..."

She could only gaze blankly at the handgun left in her hand.

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The next day, Sunday.

With the weekend at the Sorcery Institute still ongoing,

Kim Dojun arrived at the path to meet Shin Se-yeon, organizing his tasks once more.

'First is learning sorcery.'

Currently, he was helping Shin Se-yeon and Han Soyeon awaken as bosses within the academy, but beyond that, this time he really intended to learn sorcery.

'I'll need that when facing bosses. Besides, some spiritual power tools can't be used at all without the ability to handle spiritual power.'

He smacked his lips.

'... I miss gaming.'

When playing Sorcery Killing Technique, it was enough to simply put points into upgraded stats and press a button.

That alone allowed sorcery to be used easily...

But he soon shook his head and dismissed the thought.

'Thinking like that is pointless anyway.'

He was fully aware that this was reality, not a game.

'The second thing to do while learning sorcery is to acquire the opportunities hidden around the Sorcery Institute that I need.'

Since Sorcery Killing Technique is an RPG game, it had a main storyline. The Sorcery Institute is the main hub of early gameplay and the site of main story events.

That means countless opportunities for growth appear around the Sorcery Institute.

Some are hidden and must be found by the player.

Others are special opportunities gained as the main storyline unfolds, so Kim Dojun's plan was to claim every opportunity he could.

"Hmm."

Satisfied, he nodded.

'Once I meet Shin Se-yeon, should I go for the first one right away?'

As he finished organizing his thoughts—

"You're here."

Shin Se-yeon showed up with perfect timing.

Now, with her ever-sulky expression seemingly set as her default look, she approached and returned the book Kim Dojun had loaned her, "Intermediate Astrology Theory."

"Have you memorized it all?"

Kim Dojun asked as he took it from her.

"Of course."

Shin Se-yeon answered confidently, though a bit gruffly.

"You managed to study over 400 pages in just a few days?"

"I told you I was a genius, didn't I? The title of Muryu family prodigy isn't handed out to just anyone—"

"As expected, the genius gained at the expense of morals is impressive."

"Hey!!!"

Shin Se-yeon snapped, annoyed at Kim Dojun's comment.

But as if it was normal, Kim Dojun flipped through the book, began quizzing her to confirm her knowledge of intermediate theory, and started asking her questions.

After about ten minutes of review—

"Impressive."

"... You."

Looking like she had plenty to say, Shin Se-yeon started to speak but only let out a sigh. Seeing this, Kim Dojun asked:
"So now you're able to use astrology?"

"Of course! Intermediate theory is when the book actually starts giving practical astrology tips, didn't you know that?"

When Shin Se-yeon asked, Kim Dojun ignored her question and instead posed one himself.

"So, have you used it?"

"... I've tried, as practice, a few times."

Shin Se-yeon answered sullenly.

"And the results?"

"Of course I succeeded!"

Her unspoken, 'Because I'm a genius,' practically filled the air between them as Kim Dojun nodded in satisfaction.

"Excellent. As expected of a genius."

A faint smile crept across Shin Se-yeon's face.

She shrugged her shoulders as if to say it was no big deal, and replied as if she had already mastered the theory.

"So how long do I need to study this book, anyway?"

She seemed to be insisting she was ready to move beyond theory.

"Don't worry. We're moving to the next phase now."

"? Next phase?"

At Shin Se-yeon's response, Kim Dojun nodded once and then headed to a corner of the path—

Thud—

He pulled out a baseball bat.

It was clear this bat had been used; it was dented all over.

"... What, what are you doing?"

Shin Se-yeon asked in distress.

Kim Dojun shrugged reassuringly.

"Don't worry, I only dented it practicing my swing. It's still usable."

"That's not what I'm asking!"

Shin Se-yeon's voice was full of disbelief.

But Kim Dojun swung the bat a few times in front of her, satisfied, then raised it.

"Now, try dodging using astrology."

"?"

"Oh, and don't worry. Even if you don't dodge, you won't die."

"?"

"Well, maybe you might only barely survive..."

"??"

"But you're a genius, so you'll manage, right?"

Shin Se-yeon's face began to turn pale.

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