Chapter 181: Chapter 181

The A-rank ability user leading the front shouts a battle cry while swinging his sword.

Following that, someone who appears to be martial arts type delivers a kick, and the boss falls.

Not dead. Even giving it the best treatment, it's subdued or knocked out at most.

Knowing that, the magic-type waiting in the rear immediately cast magic.

Lightning chains directly strike this dungeon's boss monster.

Sparks fly in all directions and the smell of burning flesh vibrates.

The boss roars in resistance, but these aren't people who'll just watch.

"Cut off its breath!"

Those waiting all charge at once.

No matter how strengthened by the Great Upheaval, this is the limit.

Rather, lasting this much against this many people is impressive.

With the sound of breath leaving, the giant snake collapses.

The ability users who didn't let their guard down until the end finally cheered when the leader confirmed.

"Damn, that was disgustingly hard!"

Everyone sits down and exhales rough breaths.

Additionally, complaints about the now-dead boss are a bonus.

"Crazy. How did Giant Serpent become such a tough bastard!"

"Until recently, half these people were enough to catch it..."

The personnel who entered this dungeon are eight A-ranks.

Adding me who came in to prepare for contingencies makes nine.

This many people entering to subjugate an A-rank dungeon.

In the past, this would have drawn bitter words about what a waste of manpower.

But not now. Rather, you could say it's insufficient.

"Thank you for your hard work, Baek Seojin."

While team members rest, the leader approaches and requests a handshake.

Thanks to that, I became slightly embarrassed and laughed unconsciously.

"Hard work? What did I do? I just followed from far behind."

"You watched A-rank ability users struggling against A-rank monsters, so how frustrating must that have been? If that's not hard work, what is?"

Well. Other things aside, that boss monster just now wasn't ordinary A-rank level.

Should place it somewhere between A-rank and S-rank. Hmm, about A+ level?

Fighting such a thing, there's nothing shameful about it. Rather, this much is well done.

"Not at all. That boss monster just now wasn't ordinary A-rank. You all fought extremely well. It's amazing no seriously injured came out."

"Saying that gives us great strength. Actually, seriously injured have been coming out recently, so team members were getting a bit anxious. Doesn't this mean we've improved somewhat?"

What followed was always the same repetition.

Retrieving the boss monster's corpse, confirming the dungeon was cleared,

Treating general wounds then going outside to exhale relief-filled sighs.

Glancing around, unfortunately it seems only this side has no seriously injured.

Support-types waiting in advance quickly run somewhere.

Each team has ability users in charge of treatment, but emergency treatment is the limit.

Can't pour magical power into one person, and if they fought that intensely,

Nine times out of ten, support-types would also be out of magical power during dungeon subjugation.

"That side seems to have seriously injured."

"Right. Hmm, seems Han Jiyoon backed them up well though."

Can't have S-ranks waiting for every A-rank.

So originally they were deployed to places belonging to upper-tier among A-rank dungeons.

Today's turn was me and Han Jiyoon, and Han Jiyoon's side seems to have struggled more.

While briefly checking how other teams were doing, Han Jiyoon approached beside me.

Her expression isn't very bright, so it seems various things happened inside as expected.

"Yes. You worked hard, Jiyoon."

"Hard work. Well, I was fine, but I'm worried about the team that handled this dungeon."

"Seems some seriously injured came out."

Then Han Jiyoon, who nodded, sighed.

Indeed, that dungeon's Great Upheaval situation was more serious.

This is why casualty rates for ability users are rapidly increasing not only in Korea but other countries.

"If I hadn't stepped in, instead of injured, they all might have been casualties."

"I remember that team's level was decent."

"Right. It wasn't our allies' level that was the problem, but enemy level was too high."

Almost S-rank level— saying that, Han Jiyoon sighed once more.

Since you don't know when which A-rank will change how, she seemed frustrated.

"Well, everyone's doing bloody training whenever they have time. It'll improve."

"It will. They're not people who came this far on luck, so they'll do well."

Anyway, they're people who do more than their share. So I don't worry.

I'm busy taking care of those who struggle even with 0.5 share, let alone full share.

"More than that, did you hear the news?"

"World Joint Academy. Word is gradually getting out."

Following Kang Minseong and Ma Hakjun, now even Han Jiyoon talks about that.

"If it's that story, I heard from the Dean and Chairman recently."

Han Jiyoon, who nodded, said she knew it would be so.

Rather than handling monsters or villains, making ability users grow.

About that, I'm more trustworthy than anyone else or something.

"What do you think about that matter?"

"I view it positively. Faculty and students filtered and sent from each country, plus training instructors and resident guard personnel. People who grow that way return to their countries and those personnel again train their country's juniors. If this repeats, things will improve."

"You're pinpointing it exactly. That's exactly why everyone's in an agreeable mood."

Joint Academy doesn't hold great significance by itself.

At most, it's just sending selected ability users from each country.

But after those personnel grow splendidly and return to their home countries,

If they pass on what they saw, heard, and experienced there to their juniors,

It's certain they'll have positive influence somehow.

"If Seojin goes there, it would be perfect."

"If there's an examiner position."

"Aren't you too attached to that position? How about just professor or instructor?"

"Continuously holding and teaching isn't my taste."

Han Jiyoon nods as if understanding.

Actually, because of my trait, it's better not to be professor or instructor,

But right now it's better to answer that I don't particularly think about those two positions?

"Then examiner plus instructor, something like that would work."

"If possible. If possible."

Saying that, suddenly one fact occurred to me.

"But isn't saying this still premature?"

Joint Academy construction is definitely good news.

But according to Kang Minseong and Ma Hakjun, discussions just barely came up?

But Han Jiyoon rather makes a confused expression.

"What? Seojin, didn't you know?"

What's she talking about? What don't I know?

Why does Irina's story suddenly come up here?

"She's been going in and out of portals like her own house since a few days ago, running around to various countries?"

"From what I heard from each country's S-ranks, she's strongly advocating for the Joint Academy matter to those countries' leadership?"

Confusing story. No, why is Irina doing such things?

"Plus there's Chairman Kang's granddaughter. Kim Suhyeon? That friend is also following around meeting Chairman Kang's disciples for meetings too. Also about the Joint Academy matter."

Even Suhyeon? What are these two doing—

I recalled the conversation Suhyeon and Irina had recently.

If Joint Academy plans really get established, let's make the establishment location definitely Korea.

I thought it was a joke then and just passed it off.

Not just plans - it wasn't even officially mentioned yet.

Never thought they'd already be stirring things up everywhere !

"As Seojin knows, Chairman Kang's connections are quite wide. He's famous for cherishing family. If his granddaughter moves , his disciples will think it's the Chairman's will and seriously consider moving together. There are many people there, whether ability user side or political circles."

No wonder Suhyeon looked quite busy since a few days ago.

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Hearing Han Jiyoon's words, she was diligently going around!

"Irina... Sigh. That crazy thing. When she visits anywhere, everyone goes into tension mode. Worrying first about how much she'll destroy. She's so damn troublesome that even other S-ranks avoid causing conflicts. When such a person comes demanding something, who would say 'no' unless they're crazy?"

I could newly realize how much Irina thinks of me.

In front of me she still shows well-behaved appearance, but outside evaluation is still like that.

"Anyway, wait a bit more. You'll definitely hear news, right?"

I thought Han Jiyoon's 'wait a bit more' would take about one or two months.

[This morning, heads of state from countries worldwide simultaneously made statements. To confront the current Great Upheaval, not limited to just nations but the entire world uniting to create one giant, perfect educational institution...]

[As a venue for revealing each country's know-how and sharing dungeon and monster information...]

Never thought that 'bit more' would be less than a week.

[According to what's known so far, Korea is likely where the Joint Academy will be established...]

I had to hold my forehead thinking of Suhyeon and Irina who successfully accomplished the task.

Wow. How much should I pay those two as compensation?