*
"Professor! What the hell is going on!"
"Cadet Ji-seok. How can you just barge in without knocking?"
"That's not what's important right now!"
The professor frowned at Yang Ji-seok's behavior. No matter how urgent the matter, he shouldn't just barge in like this.
"What problem is causing you to act like this?"
"Professor, you know! My score is messed up!"
"Haa. So that's what this is about. But everything was evaluated fairly, and there's absolutely no problem with the score."
"Do you really think it makes sense for me to receive this kind of score?!"
The professor looked at Yang Ji-seok and sighed deeply. He had noticed some issues with his personality, but he hadn't caused any major problems, so he let it slide.
Was this a problem that was bound to explode someday? The professor raised his tablet as if he knew Yang Ji-seok would come looking for him like this.
"Alright, Cadet Ji-seok. As you know, what was the theme of this assessment?"
"Anti-terror training, isn't it? I'm not an idiot..."
"Then you know, don't you? That what you did was the worst."
"That... that's..."
"You failed to save the hostages, and you didn't defeat the Villains either... Do you even know what was most important in this test?"
"Professor, even so..."
"Would you have done the same thing even if they were living people instead of dolls? We don't need cadets in the Korean Academy who can't fulfill their duty as Hunters!"
The theme of this assessment was hostage rescue; even though it was a mock battle with roles assigned, the mindset was important.
But what did Yang Ji-seok do in this test? He prioritized defeating the opponents over saving the hostages, failing to rescue them properly. Didn't he kill more hostages with his own hands than the Villains did?
It would have been different if he had at least won, but the result was an overwhelming defeat for the Blue Team. It was only natural that Yang Ji-seok, the hostage butcher, would have his ranking lowered.
"But that was because, the other guys too..."
"Enough. I assume you understand."
Kwang!!
Yang Ji-seok, who had been standing in front of the firmly closed door for a while, clenched his fist and raised his smartphone.
[Why did Yang Ji-seok's ranking drop so much? 11th place became 40th place lololol]
ㄴ [Ah, shit, so annoying lol. He was on the same team as me, and he was such a troll?]
ㄴ [What did he do?]
ㄴ [He killed all the hostages with his own hands on the Blue Team lololol. I thought he was a psycho]
ㄴ [Wow, isn't that a huge troll lololololol]
ㄴ [He's a hostage-killing Lu Bu lol. He couldn't even beat the Red Team and got destroyed]
ㄴ [I feel bad for Kim Tae-pung. Kim Tae-pung also fell below Kim Si-woo in this assessment.]
ㄴ [Kim Si-woo is so strong. Honestly, his ranking should be higher.]
ㄴ [Here comes another Kim Si-woo hype.]
ㄴ [No, no, I was on Kim Tae-pung's team, and he wiped everyone out by himself. lololol]
"Kim Si-woo... Kim Si-woo...!! It's all because of that damn bastard!!!"
[11th place] -> [43rd place]
With his reputation and ranking plummeting, Yang Ji-seok gritted his teeth and vowed to take revenge on Kim Si-woo.
Did everyone know that his ranking had dropped? He felt like everyone around him was laughing at him. How dare these insects laugh at him.
'Wait... I'll definitely pay you back...'
*
After this assessment, my ranking rose to 9th place, probably because defeating Kim Tae-pung was a big deal.
I expected Yang Ji-seok's ranking to drop, but I didn't expect him to fall so far.
'To fall from the top 10 to the 40s.'
He's probably sharpening his knife in the back. Anyway, thanks to him, Yang Ji-seok has become a new laughing stock. Seeing the posts making fun of him, he's probably foaming at the mouth.
I was snickering while looking at the posts making fun of Yang Ji-seok when I heard a familiar, annoyed voice.
"What is it this time..."
Jeong Soo-ah, with her annoyed voice and signature scowl, walked towards me. Still, I could tell she had put a lot of thought into her appearance since we were meeting up.
Denim pants that revealed her soft thighs, and a slightly oversized cardigan to cover her weaknesses on top.
It smelled like she had sprayed perfume; Jeong Soo-ah's sweet scent wafted over.
"You're early?"
"If I'm late, you'll do something weird!"
"What weird things have I done?"
Actually, it wasn't so much that I harassed her for being late, but more that I just harassed her because she was Jeong Soo-ah, but when Jeong Soo-ah shouted, people around us started to stare.
"Shut up!"
Jeong Soo-ah's face turned red as she remembered what happened at the hotel. Anyway, she's the pervert here. I felt sorry for Jeong Soo-ah, who seemed excited about being taken advantage of again.
"Si-woo-ya~ Am I a little late?"
"Lee Da-eun? Why is Lee Da-eun suddenly here?"
Jeong Soo-ah's expression crumpled as soon as she saw Da-eun's face. She must have been looking forward to being alone with me today, but Da-eun's sudden appearance seemed to have ruined her mood.
Even though I like her, she's still my childhood friend; doesn't she feel sorry for Da-eun?
Her crumpled expression relaxed again, but Da-eun gave a sheepish smile, probably having seen Jeong Soo-ah's face.
"Si-woo-ya. Didn't you tell Soo-ah I was coming?"
"Oh, I forgot."
"I think you did it on purpose... Soo-ah-ya. Are you angry that I came?"
"Why would I be angry?"
"Hehe..."
It was obvious to anyone that she was sulking, but she was pretending not to be. Regardless, I put my hands on both Jeong Soo-ah and Da-eun's shoulders and started walking forward.
"S-Si-woo-ya?"
Even though there's a bit of a height difference, it's not a bad feeling to walk around with flowers on both sides.
The guys around us couldn't take their eyes off the two of them, and the woman who looked like a couple was glaring at her boyfriend.
They're going to fight later after we pass by.
Jeong Soo-ah still had a fierce face, but I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw her clinging to me. She pretends to hate it, but she doesn't want to let go.
Today, I was planning to have a light date with the two of them and then go to a hotel. Since they both have memories of playing in the multi-room from before, they probably won't refuse.
Jeong Soo-ah might hate it a bit, but if I tell her to do it, she'll eventually do it on her own.
"Si-woo-ya..."
"What's wrong, Da-eun-ah?"
"I think people around us keep staring at us... Is it okay to walk around like this?"
"Hmm..."
Rather than staring because of our looks, I felt like they recognized our faces.
__Isn't that Kim Si-woo?
__Isn't the girl next to him Lee Da-eun?
__Isn't that the person who appeared in the friendly match?
So that's how it is. It seems that my recognition has increased more than I thought because of the friendly match with the Minguk Academy last time. I heard that the battles of Awakened Ones are more exciting entertainment for ordinary people than I thought, so they watch it a lot.
If this is the case, I'll have to give up on having a normal date. I had a feeling that more and more people would recognize us and a crowd would gather, so I took the two of them and boarded a taxi as if we were running away.
I sat in the middle of the back seat, and Da-eun and Jeong Soo-ah sat on either side of me as if it were natural.
The driver chuckled at the sight and asked for our destination.
"Where are we going~?"
"Do you have any restaurant recommendations nearby? Somewhere not too crowded."
"Hmm... I heard there's a good place. But it seems to be quite expensive; is that okay?"
"Yes. I don't care about the cost."
"Okay, then we'll get going."
I was originally going to go to a famous restaurant nearby, but I didn't know there would be so many people recognizing me. It's going to be hard to walk around with my bare face from now on.
"Are you an Awakened One?"
"Ah. Yes, well, haha..."
"There are a lot of incidents these days. It must be tough."
"I'm still a cadet, though."
"Ah. Ah~. If you're a cadet, is it okay to ask which Academy you're from?"
"I'm attending the Korean Academy."
"Ah, I think I saw you fighting the Minguk Academy before. Are you guys famous?"
"Haha. I'm not that famous."
I answered the driver appropriately and put my hand on Jeong Soo-ah's thigh on the right.
Jeong Soo-ah flinched and glanced at the driver as I stroked her soft thigh. Well, he doesn't have time to check the back because of driving, so I didn't care much and kept rubbing.
"A-Are you crazy?!"
Jeong Soo-ah was flustered when I started touching her thigh. I could see that she was more flustered than usual because of the situation where the driver might hear us. I felt the softness of her thigh and moved my hand higher, and Jeong Soo-ah closed her legs and defended herself.
'But that won't work.'
So, I changed the position of my hand and tried to put it inside her pants, and Jeong Soo-ah grabbed my hand and glared at me with a fierce expression.
"Y-You crazy bastard! Absolutely not!"
Jeong Soo-ah shouted in a small voice that the driver couldn't hear. Well, if Jeong Soo-ah comes out like this, I have my ways.
Because I have Da-eun.
"S-Si-woo-ya?"
I put my hand on Da-eun's shoulder and carefully started caressing her chest. Unlike Jeong Soo-ah, who strongly refused, she didn't resist much.
She was probably excited because of the situation where the driver might hear us, and she started looking back and forth between the driver and me with trembling eyes.
"What are you going to do if you get caught? J-Just put your hand in..."
As expected, bare breasts feel better than touching them over clothes. When I checked below, I felt Da-eun's nipples, which were hard and excited.
"Huu... euut... S-Si-woo-ya."
Da-eun was visibly flustered. Even if it's Da-eun, she's still flustered in this situation.
I also felt a little excited because of the sense of guilt that the driver might hear us.
I carefully turned Da-eun's nipples while watching the front. Da-eun covered her mouth tightly and held her breath because she couldn't make a sound.
Her nipples are hard, so she must be excited.
"Hehe. It's a bit congested today."
"Heup..."
"Ah. It's okay. It's inevitable on weekends."
I quickly took my hand away and answered as if nothing had happened because the driver suddenly spoke to me.
Da-eun was also surprised and kept her head down. Fortunately, he didn't look back, so I slowly put my hand back into her cleavage.
This softness and warmth, Da-eun looked at me pleadingly as if she knew I was going to harass her chest again. I'm sorry, but I can't stop when you make that face.