Chapter 42: Group Assignment (2)
U5fYzyfWhat exactly was a group assignment?ISU
rKzF7kA way to increase the cooperation skills of students and evaluate them… Would be the model response.28Nh
w4RnHowever, following the Pareto Principle which states that 20% at the top does 80% of the work, a group assignment was like a game of chicken that made the diligent ones suffer the most.46K
JiRVBecause everyone was evaluated as a ‘group’, there were sometimes people that did not even know what the topic was, as well as those who did not follow through with their words.SpVBnoN
NyDp2There were times when humans became weaker by forging a group and this was a great example.iPws
WywIn other words, a group assignment depended greatly on the people involved and the outcomes were heavily influenced by the team atmosphere.pPQyMA
bdxtd“Huhu…”GVNA4k
VMDIn that sense, you could say that our Group 3 was a blessed one.gpla
tQt3L3I looked at the reliable team members who had gathered at the 2nd floor cafe inside the Academy.3h2L
64OJaeger Hinzpeter – Grade 3 Knight. His physical abilities were relatively high up there. His decision-making skills weren’t bad and was also good at listening to what he was told to do.wBQH
3YHThere was nothing to complain about Alicia either. She was a prodigy at using swords and since she was proficient at moving her body, she should be able to follow with ease.OsWi
vgqmAnd our last member was Hua Ran.Q78Wwl
cKs3EAs for Hua Ran, even though she was a bit grumpy at times, she was still a very diligent person inside. Seeing her concentrating on the lessons these days was another source of delight.ls52M4
h96xUYIn any case, our members were very good.WAN9IRO
W3ysFor 4 years at the physical education college and 3 years at the Academy, the only people I have had in my group assignments were guys who no idea what the topic was, guys who wanted to join in without doing anything as well as those whose grandparents were passing away everyday.cH1O9
IeYVMy luck with groups was not very good in the last iteration either so I had to carry them the whole time because of how frustrating it was.DYYjz
PpWBut now that I was with these guys, I could do anything! I must be a blessed child to have such diligent and highly capable buddies as my group members!JZf1
GaNDij“Now everyone. How much do you know about spearmanship?”56VcW
Er0W“You’re very good at it, Mr. Korin!”DnEwh0
Od7u5t“I heard that guys with a spear are highly likely to be homosexual.”iGw
frM3h“Jaeger you crazy bastard! What kind of ludicrous nonsense is that!”Pe0
7pCPlease don’t cross the line.C2EbhO
JM24L“…I want bread with honey and cream.”tVExnq
WVwlxWNUnlike Alicia and Jaeger who at least replied to my question, Hua Ran gave a completely different demand while slurping her frappuccino and pointing at another student’s dessert.Nhw1
bIVCsMmIt seemed that I would have become the leader of this group no matter what.xyM
dXD“That’s okay. It’s natural for you to not know about it. Now, here is a book for the basic postures of spearmanship including Eight Trigram, Divine Spear and Pointing Spearmanship. It might be hard just with these diagrams, but first let’s go through the theory and I will show it to you at the training rooms.”z6rB
NA49AwLI became well and truly used to spearmanship.siy7W
kqiNWwAlthough I started using a spear because I thought it would be easier to use than a sword, I started scavenging through all sorts of books for a better chance at survival because unlike the game, I had to use my actual body to move the spear. Mr. Park went the easy way out as a mage though… Maybe I should have listened to my Math lessons back in high school.mjqo6
N1KQs2n“First is knowledge. Know the enemy and know yourself and you will never be in peril in a hundred battles. If you know about yourself and your enemy, you’re already increasing your chance to win.”Rjvwy
RYH“Korin my buddy. You know it so shouldn’t it be okay for us to not know about it?”gxJJy1
sbx“Shut your trap Mr. Jaeger Hinzpeter! As a group assignment leader for 7 years, I will not allow you to get marks without doing anything!!”Drr4p
TZ13“Umm… Okay boss.”cDZ7eI
OdtlX“And Hua Ran…”9vTcupT
qkdmW7eShe was already reading the book. As expected of someone who always read a book whenever I saw her, it seemed that she was used to reading letters in a book.oLe8
qntP2ut“I already reserved a training room. We have 3 hours to go so… we will go full-on with theory first.”hpH5
e8QBo3“Ohh…!”Zhh1Yq
CWqm“So it’s not that different from our usual schedule even though it’s a group assignment!” Alicia shouted.V2Q
7rG2ApQHere, we had a veteran spear-wielding group leader,HrQMudg
QXZ2EA sword-using lady from a family renowned for swordsmanship,EBGI6R
cyRVWIuA nun lady with the world’s best physical capabilities and a knight buddy who could do at least 1-person’s worth for everything.htOM6
E1ACdBThese members… No matter how I saw it, I could not see ourselves failing this group assignment.jNZq
kF82…………4UrD
94WxWC………ulEMANA
fZa……QTo
ESW1A… That’s what I used to think, at least.cPn
fB4nBT“Hey buddy.”m6dbDq
eUHgxLr“What is wrong, friend.”OtEut
MCxM“We’ve been coming to the training rooms for 2 months now, yes?”Yecy
f3BXn“Yeah.”hknoGcI
wcyD4o“The walls and the floor here, they were all supposed to be super dense shock absorbing materials, right?”pA14f
hH3qo“They were.”dGoUW
M3iASuper expensive on top of that.9WvK2qt
GsdOy“I didn’t know you could break them.”Hla
Ejg“You learn new things everyday, I guess.”Yj0zhnF
gGKhzC– Drop!0W2
Lj0kThe ground was crushed and shattered along with a sonic boom but even that was better off in comparison.q2NeDhx
jCobb“Uh, ugh… uhh…”Y6iB
6VRAlicia muttered in fear while touching her cheeks that were slightly swollen up. She wasn’t even hit by anything – the wind caused by a fist strike had scraped past her cheek and yet this was that outcome.5TWW
WR99ZBehind the back of the fallen Alicia was a clean hole on the outer walls of the training room. The scenery outside the building was on full display.Q8nOvGu
G8lHmjRather than being broken, the wall had pretty much been disintegrated into atomic molecules.vDhVPo4
ea1r3F“So this is magic.”hJwMhQ
zCJQTue“No, this is not magic. She just… did a punch with a fist.”Jfj
HWQQEMThe sudden commotion gathered a large crowd. At the end of their gazes was a girl wearing a funkish costume of a chained nun who was frozen stiff with the fist out in front of her.PRkEw
GE4E“…”2Nvte
0gyk2Even though she still had a cold look on her face, I could tell that she was thinking, ‘oops’.tV07Vo
dyUvJ‘I think they got demolished into atoms or something.’26Owu
xqc04yThat would cost a fortune to repair.cD8cfx
VVOAlicia and Hua Ran were swinging around a practice spear when Hua Ran accidentally dropped her spear and unknowingly hurled a fist with demonic aura embedded inside.46nKr
DX9qmRTThat overwhelming punch and the gust created by it was what caused this disaster.0B1Ch
BdJu5Nm“…Hey, Korin.”tK6tt
5Ql“What is it… Jaeger.”f564Z
8PxP1Xm“If I say any gibberish about demons one more time in the future, please stop me even if you have to smack my head.”Y9CUU2
kU6SE“I will not let my friend commit suicide.”8bhONqJ
N7SV“Now that’s a real friend.”pQH
VurLAObviously, we were then chased out of the destroyed training room.5NrzV
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yHvjPtOn the noon of the next day, which was a Sunday, we all gathered at a church.vldy
jmJF“Ehem. We will now have a moment of self-reflection. Please do not hesitate to share your personal opinions.”Kuz1c
q3z“…”bhfMqx
tNss“…”mGDl6hN
LVmNCThe group members stayed silent for a long time. Jaeger was pursing his lips in dissatisfaction so Alicia was the first to carefully raise her hand up.Hy66d3l
g7in“Sorry… about what happened yesterday. I couldn’t really adjust my strength.”7KZ4
eIeB“No. You did great, Alicia. Both your posture and your swings were good. Watching me train everyday must have been helpful.”9oo
CDSo“Kuhum… That’s only because your moves with the spear are close to perfect. I was just copying what you did!”hiPs6
jExyY“It’s thanks to you having good eyes. What about you, Jaeger?”fhr
PPfj“Hmm… I’m not too sure yet. Not used to swinging a long weapon and… Spinning Heaven, was it? I still have no clue how you’re supposed to spin like that. I just can’t see the path.”pkB
ZvBPSpinning Heaven was the fanciest move with a lot of changes to the trajectory of the spear. If he could use that after seeing it a few times, I would have picked him up as the successor of the Six Ways of the Spear.UgkPYM4
4pDStP“You’re doing well. As long as you acquire the basics of Eight Trigrams, you’ll be able to move your mace in a more diverse manner.”qPxX
dfhDSAlicia had good eyes to begin with so she was good at imitating skills but I actually wasn’t expecting Jaeger to do so well. This guy was quite good at everything that required a physical movement.NLfIpVs
ZmSHg“Hua Ran. What about you?”6CFhb
ky3ZfZU“…”qK7sW3l
Z1AzAWHua Ran was next to us by the time I realized it with her usual nun clothes. What was different from usual was that she was carrying a large silver plate.qbkqut0
mFS“Eat it.”1X2ZC1
JlR1eOn top of her silver plate were several cups of red wine that were smaller than shot glasses and portions of white rice cake.XUxRp
qbw4Y“Is this a communion?”SFElBO8
r08“The blood and flesh of the Saintess, apparently.”F42v9
Q4KBecause the developers added a mix of religions from Earth, they had similar religious events like this. The problem, however, was that they merged several into one and created a horrifying hybrid.HkKlS
Ufr“Are you volunteering?”lQeX14
jry“Sunday services are mandatory.”TbP0k
Yy3Inside the Merkarva Academy campus, there was a church for the faithful students to go to. It was closer to a large hall instead of a church but they could hold over a thousand students per service.SrJ
uEjBIn truth, it was a bit awkward to call it a place for faithful students, because there was a mandatory worship service every Wednesday for 1 hour in this Academy. Although it wasn’t actually mandatory, it was pretty much the same because it gave out 1 unit of credit.63ZrB2c
z4nd0D7It was good though because they didn’t necessarily point out any students for dozing off or fidgeting around.bfC
mRrAnyway, apart from the Wednesday services, the Sunday one was optional.cCYp
BVj“Hua Ran, you’re a probationary nun of the New Faith, right?”qdqFc
3SdM“…Not that I wanted to become one.”QwROqI1
x56RdRight. The only reason she could move freely to some point was because of the seals casted by the New Faith as well as her status as a nun.hIp9Xdt
BwaW9bl“I know you were forced into one, but you should still read the Scripture. The stories about the Saint and the Saintess have a lot of things that are worth learning from.”uqVSpzv
eBLfxQI used to be an atheist on Earth but there were still many things to learn from the virtuous people at the root of all the religions.Eq2RejY
8L4QDhwLove thy neighbor.zHiVG
b2s5SGreed is the root of all evil.DCNEX1
cLXxODon’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you.k2WdWU8
IgWPwCAdmit what you do not know and learn. Then you’ll know them.PYO
uoTThey were all lines worth following even if you didn’t necessarily believe in a religion. But it was also rare to find believers that followed these principles.IrU8mp3
KGBANAUnlike my perception of religion, it seemed that my team members in the height of their youth were feeling a sense of distance from it.nPvp6
yKO“I don’t believe in religions.”UrOFX
9zsj7v“Mhmm~ The things that the fathers and the sisters say are a bit difficult for me to understand.”Qydujh
MpFm“The Old Faith is strict and has a lot of fundamentalistic gibberish but the New Faith pretty much talks about one thing.”4yv8
Z4LI3V“What is it?”gzSvMKj
0YwhwAlthough it was a bit embarrassing, I replied to Alicia’s question.ikwxP4g
PXsU“Love.”WL9
91Ba“Uhh… Sorry?”Uh4vIAN
Ba6Her cheeks turned red as she blinked her eyes.VeqPOc
45Og“Love yourself, love the person in front of you and love your neighbors. Love and love and love.”B5vfT8
Z12Ep0“Oh… Y, you mean that?”ZwXf
reo12sI really liked that teaching. In fact, it was something good that everyone would agree with.tUT
A6qP5t“Some might say it’s embarrassing but everyone wants to love and wants to be loved. The Saintess of the New Faith really knows how to touch people’s hearts.”RqdNOAE
K1P“Mhmm…! I think it’s a great teaching! Love! Hmm…! Love! It’s very important!”dGjEfMw
KWR04“…Hmph.”lO6TxMo
NpJHua Ran seemed to think otherwise, and turned her back to us with a pout on her face.ufroZG
utCmUKi“Anyway… Sister Hua Ran? Do you have any conjectures about the reason we couldn’t do all the spear moves perfectly yesterday?”VEw
HZls56L“…”MS82
c41vrII knew the reason myself but didn’t bother voicing it out loud. Instead of other people pinpointing her mistakes, it would be better for her personal growth for her to realize her own wrong-doings.IHsO
VDpFwEven though she was a Unique Grade demi-human and a living Jiangshi, she was only 3 years old. She denied both herself and her original self, but if she could one day have an objective view of herself…UGOizuM
9eVhtkZ“You guys are too weak.”KP3
GX5XtG“???”fIlWd
JJnJ“It’s because you’re all too weak. Everything breaks when I add a little bit of strength.”SlVfI
WOYhMrWhat an amazing conclusion that she came to!WSN
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ZZ2hjSince we couldn’t create more construction work for the training rooms, we asked if we could use the empty plot of land behind the laboratory which we had borrowed last time.m53
G6pQIf not for the immediate acceptance and permission of Lady Josephine, it would have been impossible for us to even practice.ygS
Hc4bsB“Pushing the opponent’s weapon outward is the Outer Trap [Lan], pulling the spear inward to press down on the opponent’s weapon is the Inner Trap [Na] and stabbing from that position is the Stab [Zha]. This is the basic counterattack of the spear, Lan Na Zha.”ZADj
rLZ“The movement itself looks easy.”Dr9ne
uZCman“Actually, it’s quite hard,” Alicia replied to Jaeger’s remark. “Because you need a delicate power control and your waist movement is also important.”YcK
b4ug“Alicia’s right. When you’re doing a Lan Zha or Na Zha, you need to make sure the shaft of your spear is always connected to your body.”WZyM
I1AL“It’s simple but hard to complete this set of movements together, is it? Quite profound.”6cZ3KFp
m1s5g“A spear is the most common weapon after the sword. You need to learn how to presume the opponent’s goal by seeing their movement and if you don’t know about their skills, you’re bound to get the short end of the stick.”mz4Ywi
s6qTBSHInterpersonal fights were about reading each other’s intention and could only be improved through countless practices. Reading their movement, their reach and aiming for a counter-attack was more important than a blind attack.zj6Z
df3m“Let’s just do the basic movements a thousand times today. What about you Hua Ran?”rcfI3s
6Z0Hua Ran didn’t say much but ever since she destroyed the training room building, she started watching our practices from the side in an insincere and lethargic manner.QoFRvH
MvWwXfoAlicia and Jaeger being scared of her might be something that contributed to her lethargy, but that was unavoidable because she would hurl a fist immediately after dropping her spear.U8x317
oVXSK“Is this important?” asked Hua Ran.chS
nnNQ6“Hmm?”gMvwg2m
5vX“No matter how much you practice like this, the weak will stay weak and the strong will stay strong.”l2fF9L
JB32“…”bo28rJ3
mW0U6SThose were some disrespectful words but I understood where she was coming from. Hua Ran was saying that because she had been born as a powerhouse without even having to practice.dP5
te7tnIn the end, martial art was a set of techniques that were invented for the weak to fight against the strong. It might have appeared worthless to Hua Ran, who was born strong with an Unbreakable Vajra Body.hdqqCRM
1RZI suddenly remembered the question I asked a long time ago.0VmK8
NDtYb『Master. When are you going to teach me some killing moves and secret arts? How long would it take for me to kill those monsters if I continue learning basic stuff like this?』5TLg
1VmThat was something I used to think in the past. That was when I was still very immature.4aUbUS
03Bd“Mhmm…”GeIv
j7WQX“K, kuhum!”hi6U
PPblYpsBoth Alicia and Jaeger seemed frightened by Hua Ran and could not come up with an objection. Naturally, the two of them turned to me, who was the leader of the group.NrBGAg
JM4UiHuu… If I admitted Hua Ran’s words here, then this group assignment would be completely doomed and I could not let that happen.rJfjmD
uSDq“In a way, you’re not wrong, Hua Ran.”FyPW
D5L“Mr. Korin?” Alicia interjected but ignoring her, I continued.Zqeu
rA5w“But that’s something only the truly strong ones can say.”oMC4I
6U4QNMD“…What?”Ge439Ks
6gwDzq‘Someone like you has no qualification to say that’ – Hua Ran immediately reacted to that subtle condescending phrase. Right – there was no way she would ignore a provocation like this since she was very confident in her power.njFrqO
m4Rj“Rather than someone like you who looks down on things like this as being insignificant, don’t you think I’m better suited to be called a strong person?”BXRfVJW
YtBS636“…Are you serious?”ERGMDTc
Ch2DShe must be thinking that there was something wrong with my head, but this was what I had to do as the leader of the group. If I got pushed back here, then I would have no justification to stop Hua Ran from doing nothing in this assignment.miNwml
bFVQRebellions had to be oppressed quickly. That was what I thoroughly experienced after being a group leader for 7 years.rZ8ZP
NAT“M, Mr. Korin!”OK8uxcL
5eVcHfz“Korin… I will not let you commit suicide!”WD6ty
caHtw“You’re noisy. Shuddap!”jbc
JRO8zb2Picking up a practice spear, I pointed it at Hua Ran.iFHzpW
DQ2“Do you want to bet?”39iVXh
qHaJY“What?”F1dSmq
3CpkG“1 minute. I will try to force you down onto your knees in 1 minute. If I win, dinner will be on you tonight.”3t9eR
7dEiTb“…”mcx
XblWYo0There was no need to even bother thinking about who the stronger one was. In terms of physical abilities, she was probably about 8 times stronger than me with her restrictions intact.zHvNjp
fLbKBAlthough I had gotten a bit stronger, the difference between Hua Ran and I was still enormous, and despite the restrictions her Vajra Body was still literally ‘unbreakable’.oOFdC
Gv31w“Okay. If I win… I don’t need anything. You will have a fracture.”AYFIXKN
KBOEmF8– You’ll need money for your hospital fee.txHvj
U5gAfter she said that vicious sentence, Hua Ran and I stood at the center of the plot of land with Alicia and Jaeger watching us.0kuUnr
jTYI contemplated through everything I knew.gVN5z
1evVuHua Ran had the Unbreakable Vajra Body. It was the best defensive specialty of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱ that increased the defense in relation to the Aura Rank and the Aura Capacity.TveQACq
ufTVVYou might think she would be useless once all her aura was depleted, but even with the restriction in place, Hua Ran’s Aura Rank was at Very High and her capacity was above 20,000.hkrIBI
RekqFVIn other words, it was nigh impossible for me to create a wound on Hua Ran’s body no matter what I did.2xUI
uvC3“Get set…”WJTh
iwOuYKfHer defense had never been broken until now so it was obvious what Hua Ran would now choose to do.ec6T
8Vsm“Start!”Xn9LM0
FIzXjH– Clomp clomp.TJ5
7kPShe started walking. After walking, she would grab on the opponent and fling them onto the ground.MTS3yy
VExCIt was an arrogant way of fighting that was only possible thanks to her overwhelmingly powerful defense.eTUpEW
ObSoaI unhesitatingly aimed the spear at Hua Ran who was walking without forming any guard.9BHAN
dlC0B❰Ominous Snake: Secret Arts – Distorted March❱1UO
3G7t“M, Mr. Korin?!”r1IO6Q
Z85I used one of my strongest skills from the get go. Alicia and Jaeger seemed surprised by that sudden attack but Hua Ran didn’t even attempt to dodge it.zIljC
xWw– Kagakak!Bf4ecjf
vjqmzeWhile continuing to walk, she allowed the three consecutive stabs to land on her body. Although they did land on her body, her march was not hindered in the slightest and the tip of the practice spear was the one that was crushed instead.I78MT
DYNzHQNThe durability of the spear was a lot weaker than Hua Ran’s bare skin.QYkS
f2Mi40‘Stabs are not going to work.’eGrTy2R
zqydOA“Hupp…!”xLXD9
Wm8UbRetrieving the broken spear, I swung it with the force of my waist. The result was a terrifying swing of the spear which was a simple yet immensely powerful strike of the spear.uUUhfEj
efO7Zo❰Second Style, Horizontal Sweep of a Tiger❱T641
hXHiw8M– Kwang!y48
3pvA thunderous thud echoed as my spear struck Hua Ran’s head at a ridiculous speed.iCmfN
06OQzBXEven though it was a practice spear, it was nonetheless a very powerful attack straight to her head. It was strong enough to kill people but the one that drew its last breath was in fact my spear.ZTX
NWkK– Kajik!x45qVEI
JPNzAfter coming into contact with the Unbreakable Vajra Body, the spear ended up shattering to pieces.NAP6nFL
oWMHxAgNow, all I had was my bare hands;TTGREb
Z6CI8Empty hands and naked fists.eoo
MZWZzHua Ran reached her hand forward with an expression assuming her victory.WrSF4h
zZNsvO❰Eight Trigrams Footwork: Fleeting Body❱KmWZ
IsiF“…?!”zYq
oBEzDodging her attack, my body twisted with a mysterious footwork and reappeared behind her body. It was a short moment but I must have disappeared for a split second in her eyes.wK7a
kp2“You…!”IV1Z9WS
EtXeuAfter realizing that I was behind her back, she threw a powerful fist. It was emanating a ridiculous amount of pressure and was absurdly fast but blind attacks were hard to hit and missed attacks were meaningless.gHX8UN
GaA77By slightly altering my steps, I dodged her attack again.kF7
bQll– Chiik!bAlwb
J5GeYThe clothing around my chest got ripped just from the pressure of her fist but I was still alright.nXcSK
UDJ9TXS“…”KlBnQ
32Ao5XHua Ran and I were in a super close distance with less than 30 centimeters between us. We were so close that she should be able to reach me just by extending her arms but she couldn’t.I1Ns
ZBvHer punches and nails all barely grazed past my body. The mystifying set of steps did not allow Hua Ran to land a hit.U4T1F6G
9caZn2It wasn’t an amazing skill or anything – it was just one of the basic evasive skills of the Eight Trigrams that aimed at taking the opponent’s back. I was using that super basic movement to constantly dodge her attacks.gXkvvN
c4M“Annoying.”ceBvysX
LXTp70WShe seemed annoyed as if she had a fly flying around her ears. Soon, Hua Ran started adding aura into her fists.pE6GY
I3IvoOIt was coming.4XmHEL
MLyBTeNIf the Unbreakable Vajra Body was the strongest defense skill… Then Hua Ran’s demonic aura was the strongest attack. Her abundant supply of aura turned into pure violence.VQN
r3dThe Unique Grade living jiangshi’s instinctive use of aura was the most destructive form of power ever seen.WsjTkT
JiUEg9f“Dodge. If you don’t want to die.”lz1wsW
xUKcqqfI would be crushed into smithereens even if it was to graze past me but…sc9JgMQ
SA3xS“I’ll try to block it.”hQn
2bqDxWWithout any hesitation, I extended my hand forward. My legs were already rooted into the ground.eUDF
eMAL26G❰Straight Fist❱EhWZAh
DwyA fist that was as dark as charcoal flew towards me. I would have to sit in bed for at least a month if I received a direct hit from that. The best option was to dodge as Hua Ran said but…ce1pEvs
YQv2ba❰Eight Trigrams: Fleeting Body Palm Strike❱EMCqq
VR8XmHI blocked her attack. Blocking the straight and undisguised fist that was flying towards me was not an issue after I focused all my aura into my right arm. But…jWM
ALmbU– Crack!qlw3
PmdEven though it was a perfect defense, the overwhelming destructiveness was still conveyed through the palm. The muscles around my arms ripped apart as blood splattered out from my skin.msr
xDwiOn2“…!?”neDL
vrqCFSoAs if she wasn’t expecting me to block her attack from the front like a fool, Hua Ran widened her eyes in surprise, but this wasn’t the end of my block.0ct
vEDCUsing the palm I used for the defense, I pulled Hua Ran’s fist towards me. For a moment, Hua Ran’s body leaned towards me as I then immediately replaced myself behind her back using the Eight Trigrams Footwork.CaO1
RCrqKAfter reaching her defenseless back, I stepped on the joint behind her knee with my foot.ej5M5w
HE5❰Eight Trigrams: Prevailing Chains❱pPcQ4
TzwSHLPNo matter how strong and tough she was, as a living organism, the structure of her joints were no different from a human’s.L4Ui
xk9PZz– Flop!aLqJ
hfhOne of her knees landed on the ground.0WW
1ZXAb“Look. You’re on your knees now.”1AbrTU
JFhupL“You…”Nuvcgh
FMo3VKaIt seemed that Hua Ran wasn’t content with the result of the battle. She was on her knees due to the structure of her joints which had nothing to do with strength – this must have been different from what she was thinking of.I8i
0JhiiFBut in the end, Hua Ran was on her knees whereas I was still standing.yZs3bF
GheTxwXBesides, the deal was whether I could make Hua Ran kneel in one minute or not.xSAPh9
lsZlLbI“Do it again…”uOww
NvLDiscontent with the outcome, Hua Ran asked for a rematch as if she was confident that she wouldn’t lose this time.91kams
gEZWwB“Nope. Not gonna.”eP6
epDKj“…What?”2mTVNC
qnVY“I won already so why should I bother fighting you again?”gI7
AUEI suppressed the rebellion of the team member while showing her an annoying face.X72wC
5WSA“…One more time.”kxu1SA
eIW3538She seemed very upset. It was rare for her to show her emotions like this and in fact, this was my first time seeing it so that made me want to tease her even more.BW6
X16CrgpWhen would I get another chance to tease Hua Ran?BmL9Y
mtLyVwQ“After this is paid content.”XxXr
eErQxkI“Paid?”riDk7
qjfU5Qi“Please insert coins for another match.”0Cd
nX9FYXHua Ran scavenged through her pocket and realized that she didn’t have a single coin on her before gritting her teeth.Vj63u
YTvyoMl“…Wait.”5de
jqv07plTurning her head with a flick, she kicked off the ground. The ground crumbled from a single kick and a small crater appeared underneath where she was standing.anFj7V
J3xm“W, where are you going?!”YY72K
5Za3G6Was she going to bring real money or something? I was blankly staring into where she disappeared and after a while, Hua Ran reappeared by landing with a thud.1eYWG
9ynkarIn her hands was a heavy bag.w1SA
ruaiXU“One more time.”oPWqvG2
zWC4utc– Clink clink clink!J3A
zeTBkyThe large number of silver and gold coins fell like a waterfall.HetT0
1TlD, did she actually bring all this money just for one more attempt? Wasn’t this more than 100 gold coins at the very least?q1AB
xub5“Wow… it’s my first time seeing so many gold coins.”tjEQ
km9xtJaeger and Alicia had their chins dropped while blankly gazing at the fallen coins.Cr7ylK
e9W9BLqWas Hua Ran always so competitive?E6JvD
dexTOD6“Freshmen? What are you guys doing here?”YbLo
PTjoThat was when a female student walked into the empty plot of land. She was someone I was acquainted with.btMKoXO
uDvJ6lz“Senior Isabelle?”rlQ
TiaMarie’s best friend – Senior Isabelle walked towards us after spotting us on her way somewhere.rnMHl5
WBIf“What is all this…”uRfNmY
WZBPH“I will give you all of this, so do it one more time with me.”Zd10YZX
enA6jP“…!”32h
aN9Senior Isabelle was astonished after hearing Hua Ran’s words for some reason. What was wrong with her?kDOEc
uivsw0“Nope. I’m not doing it.”Jpwb0
nI9Fo“Why…”74yBO
lO6TFh“You won’t be popular if you’re too clingy.”VFuY
BA2“…”pMa
lmmVbSeeing the gold coins tempted me to have another go, but there was a need to protect my authority as a group leader here.Tklpd
ncubWaBesides, now that she knew the trick, she probably wouldn’t allow it a second time. Even if it wasn’t manly, I would rather be a winner than a loser!ryj
goEHrT“Just one more time…”GxY
xhH“Nope. I am not doing it again~”jRrn
Gte– Grit!oDOxSo
dHFHua Ran glared at me in fury.R1rFB
XTQCPBHer face was super scary but if I accepted this challenge here, I would get shit on, my authority as a group leader would plummet and the group assignment would be over. Accepting her challenge was out of the question.SQJjHU
qhbbrX“Money… One more time… Clingy?”9MdI
koNR“Senior Isabelle?”lKLz
vRXFor some reason, Senior Isabelle was shivering while looking at me with eyes filled with trepidation. Seriously, what in the world was wrong with her?QHkjAI
YxGFbx“…”ZfGC
3OHHua Ran did not hide her dissatisfaction but had no choice but to give up. What was she going to do when I was saying no?OiV4hG
iu3NtThat marked a successful stop to a group member’s short rebellion. Now, all I had to do was leisurely teach some spearmanship and prepare for the presentation.vCHcJB
A6m0However, something completely outside my expectation happened a few days later at the regular group assignment meeting. To think Hua Ran would do such a thing…RFO
T30– I’m sick. Do it without me.fmPV
jifmPShe sent me an excuse for her absence in the meeting and her ridiculous excuse made everyone flabbergasted.WAeSjNh
SBD99Y, you? Sick? Even though you can munch on steel like it’s nothing?c1r
M8ONWe had an unexpected troll in our group assignment.ETv
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