Chapter 2 –
The First Rune Hunt (1)
In this world, Runes are the exclusive property of Holders.
Therefore, obtaining a Rune means awakening as a Holder.
If [Sword] is selected, the Holder uses the sword.
If [Flame] is chosen, it becomes a Holder who uses fire magic.
Once selected, the Rune signified Holder’s talent.
Getting a [Sword] by doing 2001 cuts in a straight posture…
Shooting 1880 arrows into the air to obtain a [Bow].
This was a hidden piece unknown to the public.
“Song-hyun… Was it?”
Born as a son of a famous kendo family, ‘Song-hyun’ is a character who was not chosen as a Holder.
The overflowing desire for the sword made him swing the sword thousands of times, and the gesture that seemed meaningless finally created the [Sword] Rune and awakened him as a Holder.
Song-hyun created the Rune by himself in the original work.
He was the first Holder of Hidden Piece.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that other ordinary people can become Holders using this method.
As it turns out later, Song-hyun had the talent to eventually become a Holder.
Only those who have the Holder’s talent and are familiar with the Rune can obtain the Rune with this hidden piece.
This is a method that is not easily revealed even with the passage of time.
At the beginning of the story, no one even knows about it.
However, as an avid reader of the original, I memorized all of them.
Other Runes I got, such as [Bow] and [Spear].
The process is the same, only the characters obtained are different.
Possessing an extra, it was the reason I was able to acquire seven Runes in just one month.
“… … .”
But except for these special cases.
The Rune given to the Holder is the Rune obtained at awakening.
Or a Rune obtained during growth or as a dungeon reward.
That kind of acquisition method is everything.
Therefore, most Holders try their best to grow the Rune given to them.
Because he knows that no matter how ordinary a Rune is, it will eventually become his lifeline.
The first Rune given to me was [Dagger].
A basic Rune that allows you to progress as an assassin-type Holder.
If I had remained the same, I would have become an ordinary assassin.
7 normal Runes obtained through Hidden Piece.
As a result, the scam Rune appeared in front of my eyes.
Because of the Epic Rune [Rune Hunter].
“If you win the duel, you can replicate the opponent’s Rune?”
I rubbed my eyes and read the information window carefully.
Looking back, there is no sense of reality.
What, do you have all these scam Runes?
I don’t know the criteria for a duel, but being able to replicate one of the opponent’s Runes is a Rune with a tremendous effect.
No matter how strict the standards are, I wouldn’t ask for a life-and-death level of killing the opponent.
If so, the Runes you can get with [Rune Hunter] are endless.
Including various normal Runes, rare Runes with unique effects.
In addition, top-notch Epic Runes such as Park Jin-woo’s [Effort of the Seeker] and Kang Juyeon’s [Unquenchable Flame].
I was able to bring all the key Runes that lead the play.
“Ah. I can’t replicate Kang Juyeon.”
Unlike Park Jin-woo, who is a growth genius.
Kang Juyeon is an overwhelming genius who was a senior from the beginning.
There was no way I could win at this mediocre level yet.
In order to get her Runes, we must commit to the very future.
In any case, it is certain that it is a Rune with fraudulent performance.
The very act of having delusions mixed with kimchi soup.
It doesn’t matter if it’s not a famous Epic Rune.
Useful rare Runes or normal Runes.
Whatever it was, it was important to have a way to get them.
Because the more Runes you have, the worse it is.
“I was so lucky… .”
The reason why I, an extremely ordinary person, got this scam Rune.
That was just because of one thing.
A possessor’s luck equal to a beginner’s luck.
A Hidden Piece of ‘how to acquire Runes’ that others do not know.
It was all clear in my memory.
After that, I found 7 Runes, and I got this scam Rune.
This is a unique story that has never appeared in the original novel.
The only thing I could see was that I, the possessed chair, was very lucky.
“How lucky are you?”
A familiar voice was heard.
A style where the hair is braided to one side and laid down in a hip style.
A casual outfit that reveals the body subtly.
A woman with a slightly cold impression.
Kim Chae-eun, a friend next door, was there.
I became friends with her on the first day I came here.
In the academy building, because of the admissions application.
Kim Chae-eun pretended to know me first.
-Uh? It you next door?
A character I’ve never seen before in <Next Rune Holder>.
She, like Do Jae-hyun, was an ordinary extra.
No, does that make sense?
How can such a pretty girl be an extra?
But after looking in the mirror.
After confirming the plausibility of Do Jae-hyun, I understood.
Extra.
They say that only good-looking and pretty people do it.
On the first day, the academy staff who gave me a face without hesitation.
She rather doesn’t judge people by their looks.
I am a fair man with the right values… .
-I’m on my way home! Come with me!
Unlike her cold first impression, Kim Chae-eun is on the active side.
She approached me without hesitation even to those who see her for the first time.
Even I, who lives next door, knew her only face to face…
We started talking quickly and became friends easily.
On the first day, we went home together and quickly became close, and since then we met a few times and had meals together.
Maybe if it weren’t for her.
It would have been difficult to find our house back then.
Come to think of it, after falling into a new world.
I didn’t even know where I lived.
“Just. I was chosen as the Holder.”
“Tooth. That’s luck. You’re lucky if you get at least some Epic Runes from the start… . Ordinary Holders like us have a hard time going out of society.”
“… That’s right.”
In an instant, I accepted it.
The lucky one who received the Epic Rune from the start…
That was me
“What time are you leaving tomorrow?”
“Entrance exam?”
“huh. It starts at 2:00.”
Tomorrow is the day of the Holder academy entrance exam.
The word is an entrance exam, but in reality admission is confirmed.
It is a test to weed out those who falsely claim to be Holders.
The most important thing in the entrance exam is the student’s class calculation.
Class classification from upper class to lower class.
In a way, it was a natural thing for the academy, which has to focus on fostering high-quality human resources.
“Still, I have to go in advance… Around 1 o’clock? why?”
“Rice?”
“You have to go eat.”
“I want to eat at your house again!”
“… Also?”
“Huh! Pasta was so delicious last time.”
[Cooking] Rune’s evil.
I made pasta at home once the other day, and Kim Chae-eun came back several times and begged me to make it again.
It seems that she was quite impressed.
It is clear that I came today to say this.
“… Are you ready for tomorrow’s exam?”
“What do you say you are preparing for the test- you take it according to your usual skills. It’s an academy you go to learn anyway.”
“I can’t beat you with words.”
I tidied up my surroundings and packed my practice gear.
This is a private training ground where you pay money for a certain amount of time.
Time was running out, so I had to return the weapons and go back.
“Then come in the morning. Around 11.”
“Wow-”
“Get dessert instead.”
“Dessert? With what?”
“Pudding. With the taste of grapes.”
“… … .”
Although Kim Chae-eun’s gaze at me changed as if she were looking at me like a child.
Can not help it.
This taste does not change even after coming to the new world.
* * *
On the day of the entrance exam.
After filming a light pasta eating show at my house.
Kim Chae-eun and I were at the Holder academy test center.
“Exam number 311, applicant Do Jae-hyun. Come forward.”
The entrance examination is divided into two main types.
One is whether the Holder who holds the Rune is really right.
The other is what grade the Holder is.
The former can be checked immediately by touching the measuring instrument in the test site, and in the case of the latter, there are several tests to check it.
For me, who submitted [Dagger] as a possessed Rune, light dagger skills, throwing skills, and various other ability measures were waiting for me as a test.
Belt ring-
“It has been confirmed that you are a Rune Holder. Applicant Do Jae-hyun has been accepted into the Seoul Holder Academy. congratulations. Afterwards, please go to the test center next to you for class selection.”
There was no way I, who had a total of 9 Runes including [Dagger], would be eliminated from the Holder check.
After confirming I’m a Holder, I went straight to the grading test center to take the test.
Belt ring-
Belt ring-
“… … .”
Various measuring instruments reported my score in real time.
The supervisor, who was seated on one side of the exam hall, recited my score with an expressionless face.
“Dagger F, Throwing F… Holder’s overall ability E… . Do Jae-hyun’s temporary class selection is for the lower class.”
The results are disastrous.
I had a lot of Runes, but the Runes didn’t grow at all, so maybe it was natural.
For reference, Kim Chae-eun’s temporary class was selected for the intermediate class.
She is a mage-type Holder who possesses [Freezing].
But surprisingly, her stats and Rune levels were fine.
She told me what to do with an ordinary Holder like us…
In the end, she was a deceiver.
“Go to the testing room right next door. The final test, the actual battle, remains.”
The reason why Rune measurement and ability measurement are ‘temporary class selection’.
This is because the final half of the application is selected through the final test, ‘real battle’.
This sparring could only be contested against applicants from a provisionally selected class.
In other words, it is impossible for applicants for the upper class and applicants for the lower class to engage in sparring.
It was a reasonable way because there was a difference in level from the start.
And… .
‘Park Jin-woo is selected for the lower class here.’
The reason I was waiting for this real fight.
The main character is Park Jin-woo.
It was because his temporary class with the Epic Rune [Effort of the Seeker] was in the same lower class as mine.
The first chance to test [Rune Hunter]’s power…
It came unexpectedly quickly.
I’m liking this guy
It’s dagger or short sword?