Chapter 18

### Chapter 18: A Secret Meeting with Professor Im Sol

*Sexual skinship with the heroine has been confirmed. You will receive a reward from the heroine conquest system!*

*Open equipment status window!*

What is this? I tried to understand the sentences that appeared in front of my eyes, but they were too out of the blue.

Why didn't anyone tell me that the heroine conquest system had a reward system? What a rude game.

"What's an equipment status window?"

I looked around the room to see if there was anything that could be considered equipment. Just then, I noticed a security stone on the window.

I stared at the security stone on the window and repeated "equipment status window" in my mind.

────[ Security Stone ]────

▶ Grade: Low

▶ A stone made by adding a small amount of mana script to a magic stone.

▶ If someone whose body information is not registered approaches, an alarm will sound.

────────────

"Wow, this is good."

It seems to be a feature that shows the abilities of equipment in real time. I thought I would only see this in a game, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it in reality.

Just because we did the 69 position once, I get such a good ability? Isn't the best way to become strong just to have sex with heroines, regardless of training or anything else?

Anyway, now that I know about this, I need to be more proactive in the future. To survive in this harsh world, I need to take advantage of every opportunity.

*

Monday morning. Today was particularly busy.

I sneaked into the dormitory early in the morning, took a shower, and put on my student uniform. Fortunately, no one noticed me.

"Good morning~!"

As I walked out of the boys' dormitory, Kim Young-han approached and spoke to me.

"You look tired. Did you have any aftereffects from the accident on Friday?"

"Ah, nothing in particular."

I couldn't tell him that I was tired from Lumi and I sucking each other, so I just brushed it off.

We exchanged some meaningless small talk and arrived at the first-year lecture building.

Kim Young-han went to greet other students as soon as he entered the lecture hall, and I looked around to see if Lumi had come to school.

"Lumi, what's wrong? You seem out of it today."

"Huh? Huh? No, nothing. Hehe."

"Your face is a bit red. Do you have a cold? Or is it that time of the month?"

"Uh... shh."

Seeing her talking to Lucy, she seemed fine. Her face was a bit red, but she didn't seem to have any problems.

★ Heroine Status Window

– [Affection: 65]

– [Libido: 57]

– [Appetite: 30]

– [Fatigue: 45]

"What?"

Her affection and libido have skyrocketed. While the increase in affection is understandable, why did her libido go up?

If she doesn't remember what we did, shouldn't her libido stay the same? Or does her body remember? Something like that.

It's not a big deal. It's good that they went up, so it's fine.

Ding—

"Hello, everyone~"

A female professor wearing a bright pink blouse and a mini skirt opened the lecture hall door and entered.

"Wow, is that Kang Hyo-rin as a theory professor?"

"Who's Kang Hyo-rin?"

"Don't you know Dr. Kang Hyo-rin?"

To be honest, I don't know much about Kang Hyo-rin.

Dr. Kang Hyo-rin, the theory professor. She's quite famous in the fields of dungeon and monster research and hunter studies, but she's not a major figure.

"The level of this year's freshmen is incredible, and her gaze is terrifying~."

Kang Hyo-rin, looking excited, distributed printouts to the students and continued speaking.

"Since this is the first class in modern hunter studies, I've prepared a simple test to gauge your level. It will be reflected in your evaluation, so do your best~."

The test paper was divided into a question sheet and an answer sheet, and the answers had to be inscribed with magic.

'This is a new method.'

I had never written answers directly in the game, so I didn't know about this.

Despite her casual demeanor, the level of the questions was very high. Or rather, they were extremely difficult.

It seemed like the questions were taken from the small [For Reference] sections in the corners of the reference books.

'Fumitake Oni'

Of course, the difficulty of the questions didn't matter to me. I had already read all the textbooks, reference books, and related papers in modern hunter studies using my special ability, [Memory Enhancement].

It didn't take long because I just had to read, not understand.

After finishing the answers, I casually checked the atmosphere around me.

Ellis, the top student, was solving the problems smoothly, but the other students all looked gloomy. If this was a level check and it would be reflected in their evaluations, they must be very anxious.

Nam Da-eun was lying down, not even trying to solve the problems, and Lucy and Lumi were struggling with the first question.

'How many should I get wrong?'

I thought about intentionally getting a few wrong, but decided to do my best. After all, I need the scholarship.

After the test, Kang Hyo-rin, who had been enjoying the students' suffering, received an urgent call and postponed the afternoon class due to an emergency.

What should I do with this sudden free time? I decided to go to the training room.

I arrived at the training building.

3rd floor mana training room. I entered a training room, not the private room I had been to before.

In the training room, you can do various training programs that simulate real combat.

"Let's start with the first stage of magic evasion training."

Evasion training is more for close-combat awakened individuals than mages. However, what I want to test is my evasion ability using the Eye of Insight.

My remaining health percentage is displayed on the ceiling hologram. If I fail to evade a magic attack and get hit, my health points will decrease. If my health reaches 0, the training ends.

Colorful magic attacks come from the front.

'Eye of Insight.'

Whirr—

"This is doable?"

The first stage was easier than the sparring I did with Lucy. The magic attacks were simple elemental spells, and while they were fast, they moved in straight lines.

*

"Damn, this is tough."

The first two stages were manageable. The magic attacks were just faster than in the first stage.

However, starting from the third stage, status-altering spells like paralysis and charm were mixed in. In the fourth stage, the number of attacks doubled.

In the fifth stage, the number, speed, and variety of magic attacks increased. I finally ran out of health points after 72 seconds.

"What's this ranking thing?"

I don't understand why there are so many systems in the game that I haven't seen before.

I entered my initials, Lee Ho-yeon, and registered them.

"Show me the evasion training ranking."

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Evasion Training RANK

1. Vice President

2. Seo Do-il

:

:

:

22. HYL

'22nd place? Not bad.'

I got 22nd place on my first try. I can always improve my ranking with repeated training.

I only thought about leaving my initials after I did, but I'm glad I didn't accidentally get first place and draw unnecessary attention.

"But I feel a bit disappointed."

However, I can't think of any groundbreaking methods.

Where can I get more information...?

"Huh?"

Now that I think about it, I know an expert in this field, so I don't need to struggle alone.

I can ask Professor Im Sol. She might give me some hints.

Although I don't trust her based on our previous meeting, she is an expert in the magic field.

I left the training room after finishing the training and headed to Im Sol's laboratory.

Most of the magic professors at Victoria Academy have their own personal laboratories.

The Magic Hall, where the magic-related professors are located, has the entire second floor dedicated to Professor Im Sol's laboratory.

After walking for about 20 minutes from the dormitory through the first-year lecture building, I saw the Magic Hall.

I was surprisingly nervous about entering a building I had only seen in the game.

I had never sought out a professor in reality, but here I was.

The Magic Hall has 17 floors and is a massive, ornate building typical of Victoria Academy.

Over 50 magic-related professors conduct research in this building.

The first floor has a lobby.

So, 50 professors share 16 floors, and Professor Im Sol uses an entire floor by herself.

This setting reveals her standing in the magic community.

When I entered the Magic Hall, I saw a large convenience store, cafe, and bakery, with the lobby in the center and elevators on either side.

I approached the receptionist at the lobby.

"Hello, I have some business with Professor Im Sol on the second floor."

"Professor Im Sol always instructs us to prohibit entry to anyone not on the list. Do you have an appointment?"

"No, I don't have an appointment..."

I wanted to make an appointment, but I didn't have her contact information because I didn't get it after helping with her research. This is all because I fell for her beauty.

I was so dazed that I forgot to get her number when I returned to the dormitory.

"Did Professor Im Sol say to let someone named 'Lee Ho-yeon' in?"

"There were no specific instructions. Only the president and the chairman are registered on the list."

"Is there at least a way to contact the professor? Can you tell Professor Im Sol that a student named 'Lee Ho-yeon' is here to see her?"

"Well, the professor said not to contact her even if strange people come..."

"I'm not a strange person. I'll take responsibility, so please tell her that Lee Ho-yeon is here."

This is really frustrating. Why is this professor so reclusive? Does she have stalkers? Stalkers usually go after Moon Soo-rin.

"Tsk, tsk, does he really think he can meet the professor so easily?"

"He'll probably get expelled if he keeps this up."

While arguing with the receptionist, I heard someone mocking me.

I glanced in that direction and saw a group of about ten men sitting on benches in front of the convenience store, each holding a bag of snacks. The largest man in the center was holding a cake box in both hands, seemingly the leader.

Their appearance was ridiculous and amusing, so I asked the receptionist.

"Who are those people?"

"They are students from the Magic Research Club."

"Magic Research Club? Okay, but why are they holding snacks in front of the Magic Hall? Are they having a snack party?"

"Actually... Professor Im Sol buys a lot of chocolate cake and chocolate snacks from the Magic Hall convenience store and cafe about once a week."

"...Chocolate cake and chocolate snacks?"

"Yes. But for some reason, they found out and now they wait here. When Professor Im Sol comes to buy chocolate, they offer their snacks and ask her to review their club's research results from the previous week."

"..."

"Then Professor Im Sol quickly looks over their work, gives a brief comment, and takes the snacks before leaving."

I heard a lot, but my brain couldn't process it all.

Don't give me such a strange setting.

"Doesn't the professor know when she'll come out?"

"From what I know, they take turns in four-hour shifts, four times a day."

What? Is this the Magic Research Club or the [Idle Kids Club]? What kind of nonsense is it for academy students to take shifts to guard the Magic Hall?

There is a setting where Professor Im Sol uses teleportation magic to go to class because she finds walking too troublesome, but I didn't expect it to be used like this.

"Then what's this talk about expulsion?"

"Last year, around this time, freshmen kept coming to see Professor Im Sol. Despite warnings that they would be expelled if they continued, one student was expelled."

"...She sounds scary."

"Still, should I put in an emergency call?"

"Yes, I'll take responsibility, so please do it."

The receptionist, still uneasy, made the emergency call.

Phew, finally, the message is through. I hope she doesn't just ask who I am and send me away. I'm feeling anxious.

"Hey, you. What are you doing?"

The large man who was the leader of the group approached me.

"Why are you asking?"

I didn't expect to have a meaningful conversation with these idle kids, but I addressed him politely because he was a senior, as indicated by the badge on his chest.

"Typically, people who don't know their place are like this."

The large man looked down at me with a threatening expression. Surprisingly, I wasn't scared at all.

"You're a freshman. I don't recognize your face, so you're not from a famous family. You're trying to get close to Professor Im Sol, aren't you?"

"..."

"Oh, you don't even know my name. I'm Kim Hyun-do, the head of the Magic Research Club. You can't possibly not know the Magic Research Club, right? It's the most famous club at Victoria Academy."

Kim Hyun-do turned around to show his robe, which had 'Magic Research Club' written in large letters.

His confident face was the highlight.

'Not just an idle kid, but a complete idiot.'

Now I'm curious how far his brain has deteriorated.

"So, don't bother Professor Im Sol. She's our club's advisor. If you interfere with her reviewing our research results..."

Ding—

At that moment, a woman in a robe stepped out of the elevator.

Kim Hyun-do saw the woman in the robe and shouted in surprise.

That blue robe was clearly the one I saw Professor Im Sol wearing last time.

Professor Im Sol had just stepped out of the elevator and was walking this way.