Chapter 16: [National Hero Academy] - (1)
〈 National Hero Academy 〉, the main stage of 〈 Academy Hero Biography 〉.
The National Hero Academy was the largest academy in Korea, and its location was in the West Sea.
To be precise, it was an island that appeared right next to Incheon.
At the same time as the Riverin Kingdom appeared in this world, islands were created, although limited to a few places around the world, and this was also the case next to Incheon in Korea.
Hero Island, located southwest of Yeongjong Island in Incheon Metropolitan City and boasting more than half the size of Seoul City, was the place.
Hero Island, accessible by car thanks to its connection to Yeongjong Island by a bridge, was an island with long left and right sides, and more than half of the site was used as an academy.
In addition, several commercial districts were formed around the academy, and since the island right next to it was Yeongjong Island, where Incheon International Airport is located, it was a place that foreigners could easily see.
In particular, there were many foreigners who wanted to enter the National Hero Academy.
"My lord, congratulations on your admission."
A bewitching beauty with dark red hair congratulated me.
If she saw her well-developed body, even in her women's suit, most men would be mesmerized by her sexiness.
Her name is Lilith.
She was one of my minions, a demon of lust.
Known to the world as Liliana, the CEO and president of Yuchun Beauty in Yuchun Group, she introduced Yuchun Beauty's shop to Hero Island.
There was a department store on Hero Island, and there was a Yucheon Beauty store in the nearby Incheon Airport, so it was not strange that it existed.
However, the reason she came here as the CEO and president was not for any other purpose, but just to congratulate me.
"Your master is now 22 years old, and he is entering school, so as a commemoration… A bout of hot sex with me… Ugh!"
At the same time, it was to secretly invite me to have sex.
In response, I immediately punished them by feeding them honey chestnuts.
"Didn't I warn you not to do nonsense?"
Except for Beelzebub, everyone seemed to have something a little out of place, but among them, Lilith was the most tiring to deal with.
It was a waste of power to extinguish, and since he was clearly performing his role as the CEO and president of Yuchun Beauty, he had been summoned like this, but sometimes I wondered if I would just reverse summon him for about two seconds.
"Lord, Master's touch…Ah~ I love it~"
Looking at Lilith's excited expression even after spending the night with me, I seriously gave the order.
"It's an order, Lilith. Go back and get some self-restraint. And I won't let you come to Hero Island until I call."
"Yes…"
I sighed in the air as Lilith walked away, leaving behind a look of regret for absolutely obeying my orders.
I felt that the air was full of magic power.
'Hero Island. Did you know that this is where the story begins in earnest, and at the same time, it's actually a time bomb?'
The Republic of Korea was a good area to build up magical power to the extent that most of the country was unusual.
It was a place that was often said to be rich in energy from nature, but like academies around the world, the academy in Korea also built an academy in an artificially created place to make it easy to build magic and taught students there.
And the training received in Korea, where it is easier to build magic than other countries, made students grow rapidly, and the fact that most of the heroes in the world's top 1000 were either from Korea or attended an academy in Korea was proof of that.
The academy of Hero Island was the place where the most excellent students were selected, and it was impossible to enter this school without having a fair amount of talent or personal connections.
However, the National Hero Academy was a place that prioritized talent over networking.
As I watched the magnificent appearance of the huge academy, which seemed to have built a small city, I gradually realized that that was where I would be staying for the time being.
'This is where I will show myself in earnest.'
For today's day, even if he was active as the successor of the Yuchun Group, he hid his face and his name as much as possible.
The name Seomuncheon was circulating frequently, but since the face was meticulously hidden, the National Hero Academy and those who were knowledgeable would have been very interested in the fact that the rumored successor of the Yuchun Group would appear in earnest.
'Then, let's take a look first.'
Life at the academy had just begun.
And the beginning was to engrave rankings.
First of all, I looked towards the academy to see the appearances of Seo Moon-hyeon and Isena, and then focused my eyes with magic.
* * *
Seo Mun-hyeon came to Hero Island to finish her entrance exam.
Exam number 187.
The final entrance exam lasts for five days as there are many students.
This morning, from 8:00 am to 12:00, students with test numbers 1 through 80 took the test, and from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm, a total of 120 students from 81 to 200 took the test. Was to take this test.
That's why Seo Mun-hyeon has to take her exam at 7:00 this evening.
'It's 1,000 people who have been selected and selected from among numerous candidates.'
In fact, the real entrance exam had already ended.
After going through an individual screening process, their abilities and status are checked, and students who are in the top 1,000 are selected and notified to take the final exam.
If she receives that notification, it will be treated as if she has been accepted into the National Hero Academy, and in fact, she will be considered a student of the academy from this point on.
In other words, the last entrance exam was not just an entrance exam, it was actually just for ranking within the academy.
To be precise, 10 people each went through a simple last check for about 5 minutes.
That is why the exam was not at all tense for Seo Mun-hyeon.
I had already passed, and since it was for ranking purposes, all I had to do was show off my skills that I had been working hard on.
"Sena, calm down."
However, Isena, who could not control her body shaking with tension next to her, could see that she was nervous.
She said Isena's test number was 188, so she would take her test like that.
"Uh, yes. Hyuna…Sorry. Ahaha…I'm a bit nervous."
Unlike Seo Moon-hyeon, Isena had a nervous face.
Even so, the power she possessed was her healer's ability to heal others, including herself.
She also had the power to block the attacks of her enemies, but her direct combat power was inevitably inferior compared to her other Awakeners.
Even if she entered a dungeon, she acted with Seo Moon-hyeon, so she was not in danger.
As a result, she was unable to fully realize her own abilities.
"There's nothing to be nervous about. Sena, I know your skills well. As a healer, your skills are definitely amazing. Especially when you play as a team, your true value comes out."
Even though she was a healer, as much as she was a Magical Awakener, she wasn't without combat power at all.
However, falling behind her other Awakeners was an unavoidable problem.
However, the true value of healers came out when they worked together as a team rather than alone.
The ability to make the team safe by assisting and healing allies made the existence of a healer essential when forming a team.
"Yeah, thank you, Hyuna."
Isena smiled slightly.
"Please enter exam numbers 181 to 200!"
In order to take the test, Seo Moon-hyeon and Isena entered the entrance of Gate C of the academy and saw about 10 men and women gathered on a vast flat area.
They were the instructors of the academy.
They are the judges in charge of judging.
One of them, who was sitting in a chair, got up.
He was the jury chairman.
"Nice to meet you. Students with exam numbers 181 to 200! All of you who have gathered here have already passed, so you are proud students of the National Hero Academy! I have prepared this place for you. Those who are confident in attacking should stand on the left, and students who are more skilled on the other side than attacking should stand on the right!"
The head of the jury was a tall man with a sharp look.
Among the instructors in the academy, he had the highest rank and was exceptional in his skills.
At his sharp words, 20 students, including Seo Mun-hyun and Lee Se-na, moved left and right. Unlike Seo Mun-hyeon and most of the students on the left, only Lee Sena and 3 students stood on the right.
"I'll try the students on the left first. Who will come out first?"
"I'll do it."
As Seo Moon-hyeon stepped forward, the head of the jury nodded and looked at his phone.
"21 years old, Seo Mun-hyeon. Good. Try feeding this guy an attack."
Kugoogu Palace-
Then, a huge golem made of metal with a height of more than 5 meters suddenly appeared in the empty empty lot.
It was a golem that was made of mithril, a metal that boasts strength that surpasses titanium and that can only be found or mined in the Kingdom of Riverin or Dungeons, and its performance was strengthened by the direct participation of Yuchun Group's Yuchun Artifact President Levia.
Of course, the level of intensity was wrong, and even among the instructors, it was a monster among monsters whose placenta was difficult to damage.
In addition, it was not disposable, but used for combat in case of emergency, but in peacetime, it was made to determine the level of students at the academy, so several trillion won of money was spent just on the production and strengthening of this golem.
'The outside was covered with mithril, but the inside was made of steel, right?'
Mithril surpasses steel in strength, and even though it is light in weight, its strength far exceeds steel. Even so, making a giant 5-meter-tall human golem would have cost hundreds of trillions of won instead of trillions of won, and it was too much of a waste.
Even so, just the fact that it was mithril on the outside would already have been formidable.
Even more so, if all sorts of reinforcements had been made, even Seo Mun-hyeon wouldn't have the confidence to damage it.
But this test wasn't meant to damage or break, it was to show how far you could go.
Then you just have to do your best.
Thinking so, Seo Mun-hyeon immediately drew his sword and took a stance.
"Huh!"
Taking a deep breath, Seo Mun-hyeon prepared his attack by putting his magic into the sword.