I ran with kwan jihu as the monster chased after us.
The rustling leaves and the noises of the monster's thumping were loud.
The monster broke every tree and branch and crushed every leaf with great force within our path.
"Huff..! Huf..!"
I spoke as i felt massive exhaustion, with sweat flowing through my forehead.
Air came out of my mouth as i ran.
the monster screeched.
"GAHHH!!"
My ears were protected from the loud screech using my mana and used the rest of it by boosting my speed.
I ran through the forest vines and the leaves, and jumped unto each huge branch i see.
The monster screeched once more.
"GAHHHH!!!!!"
The system appeared and loaded two simple words.
[ Go Left. ] the system replied, directing us which way to go.
Me and the main protagonist went to the system's direction.
'Ugh!!!!' I pouted my eyes in an expressionless way, and began to continuously complain inside my head.
Kwan jihu stared and looked at me with a cold expression.
"Don't you think this a good method for training?"
Kwan jihu spoked.
'What do you mean by a good method!?'
I thought.
"No."
I spoke one simple word.
"Then don't complain." He spoke coldly.
He knew i was complaining by staring at me despite having an expressionless expression.
I groaned in exhaustion.
'HOW DID I EVEN GOT INTO THIS SITUATION..!!???'
I thought as i panicked even more.
40 minutes earlier...
Before we went inside the dungeon.
[ Expressionless Awakener ]
Intrusive thoughts and random questions, along with overthinking would appear when you blank yourself to space..
Thats what i thought to myself.
I mean, I'm currently staring at the ceiling while laying on my bed at 3 am..
How long have i been asleep?
None. I was never asleep.
In other words, i have been awake for at least 4 hours straight.
'Prepared..prepared...TRAINING!?' I thought as i overthink myself again.
I once again felt dejected as i laid on my bed for the 6th time.
Every now and then, I overthink myself with questions and random thoughts.. Hoping these thoughts would make me fall asleep.. But no, it had woken me up for the past few hours with not even a single blink... though i did blink a few times.
I yawned tirelessly.
'If what the protagonist said was true, it means that i'll be training with the system for two months...right!?'
I thought.
I don't why, but i have been repeating a similar question or thought of what kwan jihu said before he left.
Though...
To be honest, that last chapter was BO-RING!
(HEY!! DONT YOU DARE BREAK THE FOURTH WALL, KIM!!!)
oops
Cough* Cough* Anyway...
Suddenly, A blue screen appeared in front of me.
[ Ughh....How long are you gonna sleep!? Even your thoughts can be heard through the system!! ]
The system complained.
'But i can't sleep somehow...' I thought and replied to the system.
[ Just don't overthink and atleast sleep, or we won't be able to train due to your tiredness tomorrow. ]
'Train...?!'
I panicked.
I was right! It was training!!
'Noooo.....' I complained to the system, signaling that i don't want any training at all.
[ Kwan jihu assigned me to you for training.. Did you forget about it already? ]
The system replied.
'I want to... But even if i do forget, I'll have to train under YOU'RE care.'
[ What's so bad about a system like me, Training you? Hm....? ತ_ʖತ ]
Intrusive and imaginative thoughts began to appear in my mind as i read that sentence.
[ HEY HEY!! im not gonna abuse or murder you or something- ]
'Oh.'
[ Jeez, Just go to sleep.. It's not healthy if you don't sleep properly! =_= ] The system replied with an emoji.
'But i remembered in the novel that you give off harsh quests to the protagonist so he could 'Train' Himself.'
[ That was hes choice! It's not like I'm the one who's forcing him to train! ]
'But you still give him the death punishment if he doesn't succeed it everyday.'
[ Will.... How could you remember this part of the novel when YOU said you barely remember anything in the novel YOU read! ]
'Barely.'
I thought of the system with one word.
[ Hmp! (눈‸눈) ]
I sighed tirelessly.
'Oh will, Im going to sleep, Night night system.'
I thought as i waved a 'goodnight' signal to the system.
[ Seriously? You said you can't sleep didn't you? ]
The system texted.
Eventually, i fell asleep, I wasn't able to read the system's text afterwards.
[ ರ_ರ ]
[ ....You really are different from kwan jihu... ]
The system replied.
Morning came by and the sunshine brighted.
I woke up at 6 like usual, Although i only had 3 hours of sleep that night, I had enough energy to do the so-called training and going to my classes.
The system appeared and greeted me, obviously doing this for the training.
[ Good morning Kim! Your training will start after your last period. ]
The system replied.
I yawned and read what the system replied to me before speaking.
'k.'
I got up and did the usual.
Ate break fast,
I wore my uniform and fixed my sleepy bed hair,
and prepared my bag.
Eventually, I went out of my dorm and continued to walk through the hallways while talking to the system.
[ By the way kim, What club did you choose in the academy? ] The system replied and asked.
'Oh..Will' I thought but stopped for a while.
Now that i think about it, I forgot to mention the clubs given in this school.
The clubs are like your typical clubs in both college and high school except that there was new majors based on mana and going through dungeons.
Although i don't remember most of these clubs, I used to be in the music club but i eventually quitted and went to a different club.
Why?
I have no idea.
I didn't feel anything special much in the music club, but i felt a bit uncomfortable since there were so many students inside that club.
Eventually, i went to a club where there was a limit to how many students inside the club and a major that im quiet good at.
It was the cooking club.
'Im part of the cooking club.' I thought to the system.
[ I thought you'd be in the music club tho, i mean you always play instruments inside your dorm.. Why'd you move into the cooking club? ] The system asked.
'I do like making music in my opinion, But there were too many students, so i went into the cooking club where there were only a limit of students there.' I thought to the system.
'By the way, How'd you know that i like music..?' I asked suspiciously at the system.
[ Isn't it obvious? I mean, You even sang a song during that banquet inci- ] Before the system replied in a full sentence, I shook and tried removing the system by waving it.
The system only glitched due to the contact but it didn't entirely disappear and went back to its usual blue screen.
[ You do know that i don't get removed that easily. ] The system replied.
'Please don't remind me of that traumatizing incident..please.'
[ I thought you already forgotten about it, Oh well. ]
As i continued to walk through the hallways, me and the system continued to talk to each other for a while.
[ You make me laugh sometimes. ] The system replied.
'I do? I didn't know the system could laugh, except knowing how to tease me and the protagonist.'
I thought to the system.
[ Will, Even the system that is talking to you right now has a body outside of it. ]
'you mean you're inside this world right now!?' I thought to the system with excitement on my eyes.
[ Pfft... No, Not inside this world.. ]
The system replied in a laugh.
'Oh.'
[ You really are different to kwan jihu, That guy doesn't even want to have a conversation with me and usually ignores me sooo often.. I'm glad i have someone to at least talk to normally. ] The system replied.
'...'
I was quiet for a while as i read the texts, I could tell that the system was grateful for someone like me to exist.
'Didn't you have met me just a few days ago? and why say these things in such a clichè manner?' I thought.
[ Why not?? Lolll ]
The system replied back.
'Oh will, Thanks i guess.' I thought.
Eventually, i went inside my classroom... atleast 5 minutes late.
This classroom for some, reason accepts late students, i don't know why, but the teacher in this classroom is chill. How come i never remembered this part in the novel?
....though the answer is kinda obvious...
"Your 5 minutes late kim."
Teacher alec spoke in a chill manner
"Sorry"
I apologized expressionlessly.
"hm...Its fine i guess."
My teacher replied.
Eventually, i went and sat on my sit and looked around the classroom, I looked around the students and accidentally glanced at the protagonist, kwan jihu.
The protagonist, kwan jihu glanced at me back with a cold expression.
I looked away immediately while trying to make a calm expression, although i doubt i would make an expression at this moment... I mean... i am expressionless wasn't i?
Now that i think about it, how'd did i even get assigned to this classroom?
I mean, i defeated an S-class monster and other B-A-Class smaller monsters. ( Not really small in particular. ) But it's not like i would get assigned to this class so easily.
'How come i never got to assigned to the other two classroom from one of the top three?'
I thought suddenly.
Maybe it's because the S-class monster and the other A-B class monsters were parted well with the aurorawhales class. They would be able to defeat those monsters without the other two classrooms.
Im sure the teachers tried to call out for them, its pure coincidence that i would be able to defeat those monsters when the aurorawhales class was about to supposed to kill them and defeat them.
Maybe thats why the principal assigned me to this classroom? Im not sure.
'Oh will, I guess it doesn't matter since it already happened.' I mumbled quietly.
It really has been a few days since I was assigned into this classroom, luckily, nothing dangerous or bad happened during my classes here.
'Nothing has happened to me yet.... Im glad somehow.' I thought.
"Today, Will be having a dungeon training session this friday!" The teacher spoke enthusiastically.
'I spoke too soon.'
I began to feel a bit panicked.
Although i wasn't able to check out the new skills that i got a few days ago, I'm sure that it still hasn't updated and is still named unknown at this moment.
"To make it more fun, we will be having a 'small' group project during our dungeon training session!"
"Y,know~..... a nice competition, isn't it!?"
The teacher spoke in an excited manner.
'Dungeon sessions..? It's been while since i last went a dungeon.' I thought.
Before that banquet incident happened, I have gone through a few dungeon sessions through Ann willow's classroom, although i doubt that i've helped anyone of my own group.
I only did helped only through healing other people but its mostly hiding behind rocks and anything that i could be able to avoid the monsters with.
That worked all the time! Although i doubt it will work this time.
'Competition huh... Does that mean i won't get to train with the system today!?' I felt relief as i thought about it.
[ Nope, You're still gonna train with me! hehehe~ ] The system replied, appearing right in front of me.
I was startled but read the system's texts... I then felt dejection in an expressionless way afterwards..
'Dang it..'
"This will conclude our training aswell, in fighting monsters for both healers and hunters..etc."
'Training..?'
I thought.
Since i was ranked as a healer, i have never gone through any kinds of training before, So this kind training is one my first time.
"So.. Is all of you EXCITED!?" the teacher spoke in enthusiasm.
The whole entire classroom screamed saying;
"HECK YEAH!!!"
The classroom made an expression of excitement..since the teacher announced this so-called group project.
The classroom is a powerful classroom, even part of the top three aswell, so it's normal for students like them to get excited whenever their teachers announce this type of events
As the teacher continued to discuss the group project and the dungeon session training, I suddenly felt an ambiguous feeling.. a feeling that felt unclear about this group project.
I looked around and glanced at the main protagonist once more, He also felt a sudden ambiguous feeling but i couldn't tell because of hes cold expression.
Doubt was filled within me.
I couldn't tell whether this is a bad feeling or not but i could feel my doubtness and ambiguous emotion was filling inside me.
"To make this more fun.... find a pair to pair with for this project, the limit is only two students!" The teacher chuckled and enthusiastically spoke.
The classroom instantly made moves.
The students instantly made pairs of other students.
One by one, the student paired other students until i was the only one with no one to pair with.
The students chattered in excitement as i tried finding someone to pair with.
'Does nobody want to pair with me..?'
I thought as i felt dejection and drooped.
I looked around and noticed kwan jihu, the main protagonist, was alone.
I don't want to bother him tho, In the novel, He never wanted to pair with anyone with these kinds of projects and would always go alone.
But im not sure if that were the case, sometimes the characters in the novel would sometimes pair with him.
For me tho, i don't really want to pair with this guy, the reason is quiet obvious.
I looked around for students to pair with but it was no use.
The teacher noticed me and approached me slowly as he asked;
"Kim, You don't have a partner do you?"
"...Not...really" I mumbled.
The teacher looked around and found a student, 'perfect' to pair me with.
"Then..I'll pair you with someone!" The teacher spoke as he grabbed my arm and took me to a random student.
That random student was actually the protagonist.. Kwan jihu!
'Dang it, I should've lied...'
I thought.
"Alexander Grace, You will be pairing with kim johnson. Kim doesn't have anyone to pair with and you also don't have one, So i will pair you with kim instead. K?" The teacher spoke with a gentle smile.
Kwan jihu was quiet for a while and stared at me with an cold expression.
Obviously i was a bit nervous.
Suddenly, he sighed deeply in an annoyed manner.
The teacher smiled.
"Great! Now that we are done with pairing, lets go and conquer a dungeon!" My teacher shouted enthusiastically.
The classroom roared in excitement and immediately went out of the classroom.
I stared at kwan jihu with a nervous expression except mixing with my expressionless face.
"Um....please take care of me...i guess..?" I muttered silently.
"Tch."
Kwan jihu was a bit annoyed but had no choice anyways.
And so... the group project began!
[ Expressionless Awakener ]