As thest day of exams approached, I studied at the Dragon Pce, receiving warm treatment and even a dinner, perhaps because of that, I managed to finish my remaining exams without issue.
Huang Ji-ho didn’t look particrly happy after his visit to the Dragon Pce, and sadly, he scored a 40 again, as usual.
The grades weren’t finalized yet since the correction period was still ongoing, but it didn’t seem like there would be any changes.
As of now, only three students in our ss had confirmed re-exams because they missed the test due to sleeping or refusing to attend school.
"It’s unfortunate to miss the exam just because of sleep; that shows ack of training," I said.
"So, only three people in our ss are taking the re-exam," someone remarked.
"I hope they’ll start attending school again after this incident," another student added.
There wasn’t much concern for the three students since they were not failing due tock of ability but simply missed the exam.
After the final exams were over, the atmosphere in our ss was lively, with everyone eagerly chatting about the uing vacation.
The topic of conversation quickly shifted from exams to vacation ns.
The biggest event during the summer vacation was the Korea-China-Japan Youth Exchange, but only three people from our ss—Dokomi, Maeng Hyo-don, and I—would directly participate. Thus, we also talked about ns unrted to the exchange.
"I’ll be watching baseball, ying games, and going on a hunting party with Choi Pyeon-deok... looks like I’ll be busy this summer."
"Aren’t you nning to study? You struggled so much during the finals, and now you’re saying this?" someone teased.
"Seok is probably not going to study either," another person pointed out.
"I was just asking," Song Dae-seok mumbled, embarrassed after hearing Min Green''sment.
Song Dae-seok had recently started bing more aware and integrated into the group, but when he spoke, about one in ten times, he''d still make an awkward remark.
Of course, our ss had gotten used to his behavior, so no one really paid attention to it.
"I won’t study this summer! I’ll study hard when the second semester starts," I joked.
"I won’t study either," Maeng Hyo-don added.
"Hahaha! I won’t either," Huang Ji-ho followed, making it clear that they all nned to avoid studying during the break.
Apart from Kim Yu-ri, Kwon Le-na, and Han Yi, no one in our ss seemed likely to study during the break.
However, there was one person who absolutely needed to study.
"I’m not studying during the vacation either..." I started, but was quickly interrupted.
"If you’re choosing math, you should study," someone suggested.
"...Huh?"
"If you didn’t get more than half of the questions you guessed right, you’d have to retake the test. Without preparatory study, it’ll be difficult to keep up next semester," the person exined.
Seizing the opportunity, I briefly exined my n for preparatory study during the summer to Maeng Hyo-don.
He nodded awkwardly, as if swallowing a stone, but didn’t outright say he would give up on math.
Although he looked like he was about to give up, he didn’t say it directly.
Jin Jeong-mook, who had been sipping his peach smoothie cautiously, said, "How did you manage to handle all those schedules while preparing for the exams? You prepared for exams, helped your ssmates and juniors, and even made videos. As the vice-president of the ss, you truly are remarkable."
"Did you see the video that Eui-shin made?" Kwon Le-na asked.
"I did," Jeong-mook replied without hesitation.
He was referring to the yerZ video that I edited and uploaded on Yoo Sang-hoon’s channel.
Despite the channel being new and not actively promoted, the fact that I edited the videos spread quickly around school.
The source of the rumor was the school’s general bulletin board.
When the newly formed sub-group "Eun-gwangZ" posted about the yerZ videos on the bulletin board, they included my alias as the editor.
‘It’s natural to promote the video of the shield warrior in the group. But why did they have to mention the editor’s name? People would have joined the group anyway without my name being attached.’
It was rare for a fan of an inte broadcaster to notice the name of the editor while binge-watching the videos, but for some reason, Eun-gwangZ insisted on including the phrase "edited by the nameless rising star."
This fact spread quickly in the yerZmunity, and soon people knew that the survivors of the practical entrance exam, the "Team 13," were also ying the game together.
As a result, there were a lot of requests in thements to upload videos of our gamey.
Despite our slow progresspared to more skilled yers, and the presence of beginners, thements were filled with requests like "We’re expecting great things!" and "Please upload it quickly!"
Our ssmates had simr reactions.
"I watched the video Eui-shin made! Even though I don’t know much about the game, it was really fun to watch. The fonts, sizes, and cements were great, the editing was neat, and there were some funny points..." one of them said.
"...Well, it was well done," another person added.
"I saw it too. It was a shame Eui-shin wasn’t in it," someone else said.
"I agree with Mi-ro. I’m looking forward to the next video!" another person chimed in.
Most of Yoo Sang-hoon’s subscribers were probably fans of the Shield Warrior, so they worried that the secondary characters would ruin the video.
Should I make a separate edited version to show my friends?
While I was thinking about this, Huang Ji-ho suddenly interrupted.
"Do you know that Eui-shin ys the Bard in the game? His main weapon is the Celtic harp," he said.
I had never mentioned my game job to Huang Ji-ho, so how did he know?
Did he see the screenshot I sent to Eun Seoh and Eun Yi-ho, who had shown interest in yerZ? Or did someone else tell him?
"How can a beginner use a Celtic harp as a weapon? Is the world of magical instruments that advanced?" Huang Ji-ho asked with interest.
"Really? Is that okay, Eui-shin?" Yeom Jun-yeol asked, now curious.
"There are a lot of jobs, but of all things, the Bard..." I said with a hint of surprise.
"Hahaha! I heard from Yoo Sang-hoon that your character in the game is actually better at ying instruments than the actual yer," Huang Ji-ho added.
As my ssmates worried, I just looked at Huang Ji-ho without saying anything.
Huang Ji-ho, despite his teasing, only chuckled.@@novelbin@@
There were exactly two people in the whole school who scored a 40 in themon subject theory exam: one was our ssmate, and the other was Yoo Sang-hoon.
Although Yoo Sang-hoon didn’t score a 40 in every subject like Huang Ji-ho, it seemed like they had developed a sense of camaraderie, and they became quite close.
Yoo Sang-hoon treated Huang Ji-ho as just another ssmate who got a 40, and Huang Ji-ho seemed to enjoy that treatment.
"At the student council meeting, the schedule that Eui-shin made was posted. Are you just sleeping through it?" Kim Yu-ri asked as she handed me another orange smoothie from the icebox.
This time, the student council meeting materials were divided into halves by Kim Yu-ri''s suggestion.
Given how busy Kim Yu-ri was as a staff member of the Youth Exchange, I couldn’t burden her with too much.
If she hadn’t suggested it so assertively, I would’ve ended up doing everything myself.
"Thanks as always, Eui-shin," Kim Yu-ri said.
I, too, was always grateful to her.
Early in the morning, I received a message from Seong Guk-eon.
[Seong Guk-eon] Did you sleep well?
[Seong Guk-eon] I’m worried that your health might have deteriorated during exam prep.
[Seong Guk-eon] I’d like to see you and buy you a meal, but you’re probably busy during the summer vacation, right? At least I hope we can meet before the camp for the Youth Exchange starts.
Despite being busy dealing with the Center issue, Seong Guk-eon took time to contact me and check on me.
I was still more concerned about Seong Guk-eon, who wore the eye patch.
Though I spent most of my time at school, Seong Guk-eon was managing his duties as a congressman and working on his promise to conquer otherworlds.
Whenever I saw Seong Guk-eon on the news with the eye patch, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of difort in my left eye.
[Me] I’m always avable, but I’m worried about you finding time for me.
[Seong Guk-eon] You don’t need to worry about that, my junior.
Seong Guk-eon tried to reassure me, but I could tell it wasn’t working.
In the end, we arranged a meeting through Jeon Mu-yeong, his chief secretary.
It was a sign of how busy Seong Guk-eon was that even setting up a simple meal required scheduling help from his chief secretary. While I was grateful, I also felt sorry.
I added one more message, hoping that Seong Guk-eon might take off his eye patch to rest.
[Me] I heard your treatment is almost done. Wouldn’t it be fine to remove the eye patch soon?
[Seong Guk-eon] It’s better to discuss it face-to-face. Let’s meetter.
That message essentially meant that Seong Guk-eon wouldn’t take off his eye patch until I fully recovered.
I thought about sending more messages to convince him, but since he had already firmly said it, I decided not to push further and closed the hologram window.
‘It’s already hot in the early morning. Maybe it’s just me, but it feels even hotter outside the school.’
Today was a school day, but I was outside the school.
After leaving the dorm early in the morning, I didn’t head to the second-year area but instead made my way outside the school.
As I passed by students in their school uniforms heading to ss, I felt a bit of a fresh sense, walking in a different direction.
Although I sometimes didn’t go straight to ss when I went to MITRON early, today, I wasn’t headed to a bakery.
It might look like I wasn’t being diligent as a student, but as the vice-president of the 2nd-year ss 0, I had an important mission to carry out.
‘At least it’s inside Eun-gwang-gu, so I’m lucky. Otherwise, it would’ve taken much longer.’
My destination was a house in a residential area about a block away from Kim Yu-ri’s house, located in the outer part of Eun-gwang-gu.
It was my first timeing here, but since I knew the address well, I arrived without getting lost.
Though I knew the address for sure, seeing the exterior of the house, I wasn’t sure if I had arrived at the right ce.
It looked quite ordinarypared to the mental state of those inside.
‘There aren’t any notable buildings around here, so I don’t think I’m lost. It must be camouged.’
I double-checked the address and rang the doorbell.
There was no answer.
Did they really make the same mistake again?
I rang the doorbell again, but still no answer.
I decided to use my ability to gently knock on the door.
Knock, knock.
I sent my ability throughout the house, and a presence inside responded.
Luckily, it seemed the people inside had sensed my ability.
The voices inside responded clearly, and I spoke while making sure not to disturb the neighbors by directing my ability toward the interior of the building.
"Wake up, you need to take the test."
Today was the day for the re-exams, and this ce was the hideout for those who missed the test due to sleeping.
As the vice-president, I hade here to prevent anyone from failing in our ss.