Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

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Bon roared and flew in the sky several times, while I continued my personal inspection.

First, I gave Bon two more runes.

Originally, the maximum number of runes that could be given to a contract target with [Promise Bound by Dragon] was three, but as the level increased to three, the limit increased to five.

It seemed that the number of runes that could be granted would also increase whenever the rune level rose.

By the way, the list of monsters that could be contracted also increased from ‘(1/1)’ to ‘(1/2)’.

[The ‘Stamina (Normal/Lv. 10)’ rune is granted to the contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The rune is deleted from the Holder’s Information.]

[The ‘Dark Fear (Rare/Lv. 6)’ rune is granted to the contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The rune is deleted from the Holder’s Information.]

I gave two runes that seemed suitable for Bon out of the ones I needed the least.

I already had the superior version [Sturdy Stamina], so [Stamina] was unnecessary, and [Dark Fear] was quite a good rare darkness-handling rune for me, but it seemed to suit Bon better.

“Can I take back runes that I’ve granted?”

I tried here and there because I felt a bit regretful, but there was no such function.

Once you give a rune, it’s final.

“…I have to give them carefully.”

Fortunately, the abilities that rose by acquiring runes did not change.

Acquire high-level runes to increase abilities, then pass on unnecessary runes to the contractors.

It was quite an efficient method of distributing runes.

“The remaining runes are….”

There weren’t many runes I had to look at closely.

[Florian’s Spell], a common rune for magician-type, was brought to make more use of Cha Soo-yeon’s [Intolerable Gravity], and [Picky Arrowhead] that could inflict status abnormality arrows also seemed to come in handy someday.

Most of the runes I gained this time were common runes like this.

If I had to pick out peculiar runes that others didn’t have, there were only three exactly.

[Sword Shrouded in Darkness], [Hand of Illusion], and [Corpse Commander] I got from Hwang Dong-yeon.

“It doesn’t seem I got a victory judgment against Hwang Seong-yeon….”

Although Hwang Seong-yeon fled during the battle, unfortunately, I did not get the victory judgment for the duel.

My attacks didn’t seem to have given him much damage, and his movement seemed to have been a strategic retreat. Those seemed to be reflected.

If I had gotten his rune, which had a high chance of being an S-grade Holder, it would have been a great help in terms of combat power…

I felt a bit regretful.

“I’ll check the remaining runes later.”

The curse-type runes [Sword Shrouded in Darkness] and [Hand of Illusion].

And the contract-type rune [Corpse Commander].

It seemed like I had to check these guys when I fought monsters directly or made new contracts with monsters.

Kwaaaah-.

“Stop roaring already, guy.”

Leaving Bon, who was excitedly circling in the sky,

I left the Goblin village.

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Ippotranslation

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“Why can’t I reach you?”

And you’re in trouble right away.

In front of the house I returned to after finishing Bon’s summoning.

Kim Chae-eun leaned against the wall

With arms crossed, waiting for me.

I didn’t know how long she had been waiting, but her face was full of frowns when she met me back.

“…Sorry.”

So when I saw her, I immediately apologized.

That makes sense…

Since yesterday, 24 hours.

Plus the additional 2 hours I went out and came back.

I did send messages to my acquaintances before going to bed yesterday saying I’d rest for two days, but after that, not being able to contact at all was another issue.

I was in hiding without contact for a whopping 26 hours…

I had nothing to say.

At my apology, Kim Chae-eun unfolded her arms for a moment, then asked in a slightly shaking voice.

“Are you avoiding me by any chance?”

…What?

At those words that Professor Kim Myeong-hyun would probably slash my body about thirty times if he heard, I was surprised and waved my hands.

“No, no. What are you talking about? Yesterday I was so tired that I was unconscious. I barely got calls from other people too. Didn’t you see the text saying I’d rest for two days?”

“…I saw it.”

“That’s why. I really slept all day yesterday so I couldn’t do anything. I just went out for a bit and came back.”

At those words, Kim Chae-eun’s expression softened a little.

After all, in all nations, everyone’s heart weakens in front of someone who is sick and tired.

In a much brighter tone, she asked me.

“You really aren’t avoiding me, right?”

“Why do you keep saying weird things? If you’re bored stop it and come over here.”

At my words piercing her like a wedge, she laughed.

“Hehe. How long did you sleep?”

“All day? I went to bed at 8, woke up at 8. So the whole day.”

“Wow. Do Jae-hyun, you’re nothing but a sleephead.”

Kim Chae-eun spat childish words as she clung onto me.

You’ve come back now.

To the Kim Chae-eun I knew.

Lately she kept showing sad expressions so I was embarrassed, but seeing her lively like before puts my mind at ease.

At the same time, I felt like I had been insensitive to the people around me recently.

Whether there were any changes in them, how they treated me…

I hadn’t paid attention at all.

Surely because of <Villain>, I must have been impatient.

“You sleep way more than me, Chae-eun.”

“Hehe – That’s true.”

Kim Chae-eun, crossing her arms around me and laughing like before.

Maybe because all dangers ended and it was a peaceful next day.

For some reason, this smile looked very nice.

Ddittak –

Rak – rak –

I naturally entered the password and went into the house.

Although I just slept the whole day before Kim Chae-eun came, fortunately the inside wasn’t dirty because I had left the house empty for so long.

Come to think of it, it also seems to have been a really long time since Kim Chae-eun came over to play at my house.

While lightly tidying up the scattered clothes in the living room area, I asked Kim Chae-eun.

“Did you have dinner?”

Kim Chae-eun shook her head round and round as she answered.

“Not yet.”

“Not yet? It’s almost 11 o’clock now? Isn’t the professor home?”

“Yeah. Dad’s been super busy because of this incident. The academy’s been a mess lately, right?”

I nodded at those words too.

Since the intrusion incident occurred,

The academy had declared a suspension of classes for 2 weeks in total until now.

Since it was a major incident with quite a lot of casualties, and various places such as domestic associations and clans, foreign media, etc. were focused on it… The heat needed to be eased down.

Thanks to that, the students got sweet breaks to rest their tired bodies and minds, but it was a story unrelated to the academy professors.

Reoperation of the academy that had become a mess after the intrusion.

Lecture directions that each department would have to reestablish.

Weeding out remaining spies related to the <Villain> clan, etc…

The professors had some personal or departmental things to do as professors.

Among them, Professor Kim Myeong-hyun was the academy professor who took over the overall command of this operation in place of Professor Tak Won-ho.

Since he was in charge of overseeing the pre- and post-incident follow-ups, he must have been busy without even having time to breathe properly.

“Let’s eat. You must be very hungry.”

Although I said that…

In fact, I was the hungry one.

After not eating for 24 hours and just sleeping, my body condition was not good, beyond hunger to malnutrition level.

So even though I was planning to have a meal as soon as I got home, Kim Chae-eun happened to be fasting too.

It seemed good to eat together after a long time.

“Where? Go out to eat?”

“No, let’s make something to eat at home even though it’s a bit of a hassle.”

“There’s no ingredients at your house, right?”

Kim Chae-eun asked me with rounded eyes.

Since I had left the house empty for nearly a week after the <Anti-Villain> activity.

Because I had left the house empty for so long, the rooms were neat and there was practically nothing to eat inside.

Even if I wanted to cook something at home, the preparations were lacking.

‘She sure knows these kinds of things well.’

I let out an involuntary laugh at her sharp point.

When looking closely, it seems like Kim Chae-eun knows about my house better than me from time to time.

Maybe because she comes over to play at my house so often?

I walked over to the fridge while saying,

“Of course I prepared in advance.”

“Huh?”

Even if I wanted to cook something at home but there were no preparations, that would be right, but…

It wasn’t like I just went home and slept yesterday.

Just in case, food ingredients I bought in advance yesterday were fortunately shining at the right timing.

Finely sliced vegetables and bacon pieces, and large dried noodles.

Above that were large pieces of meat and various spices, cheese, etc.

As Kim Chae-eun looked around the ingredients filling the fridge, she opened her mouth slightly.

“Wow… What are all these? What are you trying to make?”

She must have seen these ingredients many times, but for some reason she kept poking the ingredients with her thin, long fingers as if they were very fascinating.

A smile naturally bursts out at the sight.

I briefly answered her question.

“The top ingredients are for pasta. The bottom ingredients are for steak.”

“…Pasta?”

“Yeah. You said you wanted to eat cream pasta before the mission. So I bought the ingredients before coming home yesterday. In case you came over so I could make it for you.”

“Ah…!”

At my answer, Kim Chae-eun looked at me with a face that seemed she didn’t expect it at all.

…Did she forget?

Since I was determined not to forget and make it for her because she sulked while mentioning it then.

What is it?

While taking out the ingredients from the fridge one by one, I continued explaining to her.

“The steak will be ribeye. It’s complicated to explain, just think of it as similar to T-bone. Surprisingly, I don’t think I’ve made you ribeye before.”

“…….”

Kim Chae-eun kept looking at me for a long time with moistened eyes, as if she was greatly moved by something from my voice explaining the main dishes to her.

…Why is she suddenly like this?

She looks quite deeply moved about something…

What is it?

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