I Obtained a Mythic Item

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JaeHyun frowned as he looked at Gu Ja-In.

“I would like to hear the reason why you called us here.”

“Yes.
I was just about to mention it.”

“I don’t know what it is, but it must be something great.
Since you called the three of us, who have just come out of the demi-plane after 3 days, without even giving us any time to wash up.”

Gu Ja-In, who’d been maintaining his expression from the start, twitched.

It was a very slight movement, but JaeHyun caught it and smiled slightly.

On the other hand, Kim YooJung, Seo Ina, and even Kim Seok-Gi looked at JaeHyun with shocked expressions.

Gu Ja-In was practically the owner of the academy and the one who had the most power here.

Acting like this and using such a tone in front of such a person was more than dangerous.

However, JaeHyun already knew.

‘No matter how rude I act, Gu Ja-In won’t do anything.’

At this point, Gu Ja-In was in an anxious situation of not being able to produce an S-rank raider in the last 4 years.
So the government had reduced the academy’s budget, and he was in danger of being fired.

In such circumstances, how could he expel a cadet who showed promise of becoming an S-rank raider?

If he did so, he would have to take responsibility for everything.
In other words, this wasn’t a game he could afford to throw.

JaeHyun also currently had the great backing of Yoo Sung-Eun in his hands.
He had nothing to lose in this situation.

Gu Ja-In seemed to know this as he simply acknowledged his mistake and continued.

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“…It seems I was a bit rude.
I apologize.
But once you hear what I have to say, you won’t be disappointed.
So I shall get straight to the point.”

Clearing his throat, he started to speak.

“First off, congratulations.
You are the elite of the elite who secured the top three spots in this year’s Freshmen Hunt.
Especially Min JaeHyun, who took first place.”

“It was all thanks to my party members.
I wouldn’t have been able to do it by myself.”

He spoke truthfully.

If it weren’t for the two, his plan to hunt seniors would have been impossible.

However, Gu Ja-In didn’t think so.

With narrowed eyes, he looked at JaeHyun with a smile.

‘It seems he wants to hide his true talents.’

Gu Ja-In had matched Ahn HoYeon up against JaeHyun in a fight to get a better idea of his real abilities, but he wasn’t able to see the extent of his skills through it.

And that was clearly JaeHyun’s strategy.

“You are, of course, correct.
I have watched all of your actions.”

Gu Ja-In took a sip from the cup of coffee in front of the sofa.

He continued with a smile.

“You all did great.
For the first time in our academy’s history, Magicians were able to get over a million points in the Freshmen Hunt and stand proud.
Not only that, you also beat the record for the highest number of points earned.
Truly a surprise.
It was a great showing.”

“…Thank you.”

Seo Ina spoke first, and Kim YooJung stiffly bowed in thanks after her.
JaeHyun was the only one who still had his head raised.

Gu Ja-In continued.

“So the academy would like to give you a special reward.”

“…The reward would be…”

Seo Ina let her sentence run on.

Gu Ja-In replied with a contented expression.

“I would like to offer you a few privileges.”

 

“Privileges?”

This time, Kim YooJung asked with wide eyes.

Gu Ja-In nodded.
He started to explain in detail the privileges he was offering the three of them.

First—

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A suite would be offered to them for free within the academy.

Considering their necessities, this was quite a tempting offer.
It was only offered to about five freshmen so far.

Second—

They would have priority in the use of the academy’s facilities.

This offer was something that sounded good to anyone who wished to become stronger.

No matter how large Millaes Academy was, it was very difficult to make use of its facilities whenever they wanted.

It was a basic rule to reserve any facility a cadet would like to make use of beforehand.

Third—

Should they be unable to get a satisfactory score at the school test, they would get a chance to retake the test.

This was not something that really appealed to Kim YooJung and Min JaeHyun who were pretty academically bright, but it was different for Seo Ina.

Before his regression, he had seen that although Seo Ina did well in the practical tests, she didn’t do as good in the theoretical portions. 

JaeHyun knew that she wasn’t very good at theory or math.
For her, this offer was probably quite tempting.

“…These are our provisions.
If you agree to our offer, you will be signing a partnership contract with our Millaes Agency, and when you look for a guild later on, please—”

“We refuse.”

JaeHyun rejected Gu Ja-In’s offer without a thought.
He was so quick in his refusal that it was a bit embarrassing for the other party.

Gu Ja-In frowned for the first time since he entered the room.
Forgetting to maintain his composure, he glared at JaeHyun.

JaeHyun continued to meet his eyes with a calm expression.

It was as if Gu Ja-In wanted to read his mind.

There was a moment of silence.
Then, JaeHyun started to speak in a calm voice.

“Your provisions are all very good.
However, with our level of skills, they are all things that we can earn through our own efforts.
I don’t see a reason why we should get them while paying an unnecessary extra fee.”

It was as JaeHyun had said.

In the partnership contract that Gu Ja-In suggested, they would become a member of Millaes Agency.
After entering a guild and working as raiders, they would have to pay about 30% of their earnings to the school for at least 5 years.

If calculated according to the amount a normal A-rank raider earned in a year, it was at least 10 billion won.
If so, the school would be taking a total of about 15 billion won in 5 years.

‘There’s no way I’m gonna fall for such bullshit.’

JaeHyun smirked.
He didn’t know if Gu Ja-In realized that his nefarious plan was uncovered or not, but he could see annoyance on his face.

JaeHyun put his hands together as he looked at Gu Ja-in who was gazing at him murderously.

Soon, an overbearing sentence close to a warning left his lips.

“It seems to me like Chairman Gu Ja-In doesn’t want to help us but instead strike us down.
Am I mistaken?”

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