I Entered an Academy in a Ruined Game

Chapter 170 : Grandmother's Outing (1)

"This is Rungen's bracelet."

Alistair expressed his admiration.

"Do you know what it is?"

Looking at Kwon Seung-yeon, who had now removed her mask as there was nothing more to hide, Alistair bowed his head.

"Yes. It gives vitality to the user and has the effect of storing mana on its own, helping to replenish mana in emergencies. It has considerable value."

"How much?"

"Well, if put up for auction, probably......."

Alistair rubbed his chin in contemplation before speaking.

"It's an item that could easily fetch over a million gold."

"Heck."

A bracelet worth over 100 million won?

Kwon Seung-yeon was shocked.

"Plus, since there are two of these bracelets, that's a total value of two million gold. Of course, it's unfortunate that nothing else remained in the vault, but this kind of case is quite common. This is certainly a reward worth congratulating you for."

"Hmm, that's true."

After all, getting this kind of reward for just a few days of effort was a windfall, wasn't it?

Kwon Seung-yeon nodded.

"Personally, I would recommend keeping it rather than selling. Such items are not easy to find."

"Hmmmmmm."

Kwon Seung-yeon folded her arms.

But still, if she sold it, the money would be.......

"Let's take one each."

Su-hyeon said.

"Huh? No, that's not right."

Kwon Seung-yeon waved her hands in protest.

"What did I even do? You did everything."

"It's fine. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to get it anyway."

Su-hyeon placed a bracelet with quite intricate patterns engraved on it into Kwon Seung-yeon's hand.

"Do with it as you wish."

"What are you going to do with yours?"

"I'm going to use it. It would go perfectly with my device."

Isn't that like a couple bracelet then?

Kwon Seung-yeon felt oddly shy and stuck out her lips.

"Hmph. If that's what it is, well. Maybe I'll wear it too."

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The next day.

Su-hyeon received notification that he had been recognized for his service in stopping the train hijacking, killing the notorious Ma-in Ko Kyeong-ho, and saving citizens, and had been awarded a substantial amount of reward money.

"You're investing that in me?"

Park Mincheol asked in surprise.

"Of course. In exchange for a share."

"Hey hey, of course. Wow, I can't let this money go to waste."

Park Mincheol clenched his fist, saying the responsibility was enormous.

"Why so serious?"

"It's the value of your life, if I'm exaggerating a bit."

Park Mincheol said.

"Honestly, just surviving there is impressive enough. How many citizens had their lives saved thanks to you?"

"There you go exaggerating again."

Despite his words of reproach, Su-hyeon's expression wasn't bad.

"Then I'll head out now."

"Yes. What about lunch?"

"You're going to eat out anyway, right? I'll figure something out."

"Okay. Eat something delicious since the money came in."

"Hmm. Maybe I'll go cut some steak."

'Number 459. Quite a wait ahead.'

After drawing a number, Su-hyeon looked around the crowded bank and sat down in an empty seat.

'Such a crowd from a weekday morning.'

The world of Edge of Gate was one where internet banking wasn't active, so while deposit confirmation might be possible, tasks like account transfers and remittances had to be handled by visiting the bank.

'Quite inconvenient.'

For Su-hyeon, who had lived in an era where most things could be done with just the internet, it was extremely cumbersome.

'While there are quite advanced areas in mana engineering using mana stones and mana, the general life realm that individuals can enjoy is still close to the late 2000s.'

Su-hyeon thought it felt similar to steampunk.

'The era is close to the 19th century or early 20th century, but the level of steam engines is tremendous.'

But once he actually came in to live, there were quite a few inconveniences felt in such aspects.

'Well, it's not a big deal once you get used to it.'

Didn't people ride trains that took several hours even in the era without smartphones?

For instance, just watching people pass by like this.......

'Hmm?'

Something disturbing caught Su-hyeon's eye.

'What are those guys?'

Men with their faces thoroughly hidden were observing the situation, and then, as if they had made a decision.......

'Ah, could this be?'

Su-hyeon's head throbbed at the scene that felt extremely familiar.

'Surely, this can't be happening.'

Crash!

The glass door shattered completely as a dozen thugs rushed into the bank.

"Get down! All of you put your heads down and lie flat!"

"Anyone who moves will be killed!"

"Kyaaaaaah!"

"Robbers!"

"Shut your mouth!"

"I said get down! If you make me repeat myself one more time, you'll all die!"

Watching the people frightened and lying down, and the robbers intimidating them.

"Huu."

Su-hyeon let out a deep sigh.

'What's with all these robbers?'

Isn't this too much, even by any standard?

'In the world I remember at this point, such frequent occurrences would be difficult.'

After the Blood Plaza incident, the frequency of such crimes had increased significantly.

'Law enforcement is at its limit.'

A situation where even a cat's paw would be welcome.

'This will affect the internship practical training too.'

It was coincidentally unparalleled.

'Anyway. No matter where I go, Hwang Won-jae is always the problem.'

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Weeeeeeeee!

The disaster alert siren signaling an emergency situation sounded, and citizens evacuated en masse.

Through the crowds fleeing like the ebb tide.

Armed police officers equipped with firearms and protective gear advanced, pushing through the crowd.

"Ah shit, why does it feel like incidents are happening every other day!"

"This time it's a bank robbery! Already the second this month!"

"Seriously, is the country going to collapse at this rate? Aren't they going too far?"

"That's what I'm saying. Those Ma-in bastards are running wild like it's their world these days!"

"This time, they say it's a C-rank Ma-in!"

"Hah, that's tough."

"Let's just confront them and buy time until the Execution Force arrives!"

"Yes!"

"Let's go quickly! Hurry!"

'Ah, damn it.'

Police officer Kim Dokyung looked at the bank where the incident occurred with bloodshot eyes from continued overwork and stress.

'Fucking bastards. Too many garbage people in society.'

Due to the recent overloaded security situation, the fatigue level of frontline officers was approaching its limit.

'As if major incidents weren't happening enough, these petty criminals are also running wild.'

The problem is when C-rank or higher Ma-in like now appear, which are difficult for armed police to handle.

"It would be good if there were one or two hunters in the bank."

"We shouldn't count on such luck. Besides, clumsy intervention might just increase casualties."

"That's true."

"Besides, I heard the atmosphere in that industry isn't very good these days either. There probably aren't many people leisurely going in and out of banks."

"Sigh. How long until the Execution Force arrives?"

"At least 10 minutes, they say."

"Damn it."

Officer Kim Dokyung clicked his tongue.

"That sounds a bit dangerous."

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"Hurry up and fill it! If you dawdle, you'll be the first to die!"

"Huhk!"

While watching the robbers intimidating the employees with guns to their heads.

I quietly lowered my body to observe the situation without catching their attention.

Based on my observation, out of about fifteen robbers, four were Ma-in.

Judging by the power I sensed, probably one C-rank, and the others were one C-, one D+, and one D-rank.

Of the remaining ten humans, five had rifles, and the other five held knives and baseball bats.

'Small fry.'

There was no one who posed a threat to my current level.

But the key was to subdue them while preventing civilian casualties.

'Eight near the main entrance where I am, and seven at the opposite back entrance.'

In this case, it was difficult to predict what would happen on the opposite side while subduing this side.

'No choice. First, I'll start with the ones nearby.......'

It was then.

"Shit! Who said you could roll your eyes! Huh?"

One of the robbers, nervously scanning the surroundings, kicked an elderly person.

"Ugh!"

"Old man, you don't have many days left to live anyway. Should I send you off early?"

"S-sorry!"

'What scumbags.'

It was hard to keep watching this scene unfold.

'A mask would have been better, but there's no choice.'

In short, I just needed to subdue them without bloodshed.

I didn't bring the Moonless Sword.

It wasn't necessary to begin with.

"Who are you!"

As I stood up, all the robbers' attention turned to me.

"Who are you!"

"Get down, bastard!"

'Eye Power activated.'

Kiing!

My vision dimmed to black and white.

Tadak!

I kicked the nearest robber and smashed him into the wall.

Kwaang!

"You fucking bastard!"

"Kill him!"

Tadadadadang!

Bullets flew in first.

Piyung! Piyuwung!

I easily blocked the bullets by spreading a large Mana Shield.

'5.56mm? Nothing special.'

"Who the hell is that guy!"

"Is he a magician?"

"I don't know."

Since bullets weren't effective, the next was an area attack.

Weeeeing!

I easily avoided the laser that flew in emitting a faint light by tilting my head.

'Hmm. It's like a toy compared to Instructor Gu Hyeongmin's light bullet.'

Shuk!

Then I rushed in at an imperceptible speed and delivered a punch to the solar plexus.

Bweoeok!

"Kuhek!"

The Ma-in who had fired the light bullet collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

"This bastard, when did he!"

The Ma-in were startled seeing me suddenly appear in their center.

"What are you doing, fire!"

"Don't talk shit, idiot! Are you trying to kill me too?"

Watching the Ma-in panic and flounder, I calmly moved my footwork.

"Die!"

Bwoong!

I strike down the baseball bat swung with nothing but momentum with my left hand covered in Mana Shield.

Bakak!

"Are you crazy!?"

The Ma-in was shocked seeing the bat split into two pieces.

Puk!

I cleanly blew away his jaw with a backhand uppercut.

'That's three.'

There are now five robbers left at the main entrance.

"Fuck, let's attack together!"

"Yeah!"

Two men, one with an iron pipe and one with a sashimi knife, pounced on me from both sides.

Bwoong!

'Their sense of distance is pathetic.'

I easily avoided the iron pipe swinging down diagonally with a back step.

"Die!"

The sashimi knife thrusting in as if to stir up all my intestines, I blocked with my wrist and instantly turned a full circle to break it.

"Aaaaargh!"

I shut his screaming mouth with one punch.

Bakak!

As I ducked low again to avoid the iron pipe swung horizontally, the back of the head of the robber whose wrist was broken and face was hit became a pitiable sacrifice.

"Damn it!"

I rushed at the Ma-in who had hit his comrade, grabbed both his legs, and executed a double leg takedown.

Kwaang!

Unable to even brace for impact, the robber who fell head-first went limp like a frog.

'Now there are three left.'

Just as I was about to get up, consecutive bullets aimed at my head flew in.

Piyung! Piyuwung!

I avoided five bullets with a movement mixing weaving and ducking.

"Damn it! Why won't you get hit!"

Tadadadada!

The bullets from the robber, who had already become excited and started rapid-firing, began to fly far off target.

Bweok!

I threw the iron pipe that a robber had dropped and hit him squarely in the head.

'That's two.'

Bwooong!

But I immediately kicked away the body of a Ma-in that came flying at me, smashing him into the wall.

Kwaang!

'He threw his comrade. He's lost his reason.'

"Kuaaaaa!"

A Ma-in whose body had grown to nearly 3m in size.

Presumably the strongest of the robbers, the C-rank man glared at me with half-crazed eyes.

"You damn bastard, I'll crush all your limbs!"

The enlarged Ma-in swung his fist as if to pulverize me.

Kwang!

It was a fist with enough force to break the floor in one go.

In other words.

'A paper tiger.'

Bakak!

I met the Ma-in's next punch head-on and shattered his bones.

"Kyaaaaaaah!"

I finished off the Ma-in's jaw with a picture-perfect right roundhouse kick.

Kwaang!

With the Ma-in crashing into the wall, the main entrance side was cleared.

"Huu."

But there's no time to rest.

'Going straight.'

Just as I was about to dispatch the remaining gang at the back entrance before they could take civilians hostage.

"Hm?"

Zrrrrrrzzzzt!

"Uaaaaaaaah!"

"Kuaaaaaaaa!"

Electric hamsters and sparrows that appeared from somewhere simultaneously electrocuted the robbers.

"......Kim A-yun?"

"......Su-hyeon?!"

Kim A-yun, who was gathering the crackling electricity at her fingertips, opened her eyes wide.

"......."

Why are you showing up here?