The Novel's Extra (101-200)

Chapter 123 - Chae Jinyoon (1)

"Sorry, I'm in the middle of an exam, so we'll have to discuss the details later."

—Fine. Also, just so you know, it was a typo, not a grammatical error. I was a bit offended by you pointing it out. I was going to fix it....

By the time I finished consoling Boss and set up an appointment to meet later...

"Kim Hajin, is Kim Hajin here?"

One of the instructors walking around the waiting room called my name.

"Ah, yes."

"...You're here?"

When I ended the call in a hurry and raised my hand, the instructor made a surprised face.

"Kuhum, Rachel is looking for you. Looks like you two got separated during the exam. Tell her not to make such a big deal out of it. This isn't England, so she can't order us around...."

I bowed.

"I apologize."

The instructor clicked his tongue and reported to the higher ups.

"All cadets are accounted for."

Then, he quickly left.

Next, I tried to look for Rachel, but I didn't need to.

She was standing behind the instructor who left.

"...."

She was staring at me silently with her eyes glistening with tears.

Feeling like I made her worry for nothing, I felt a bit sorry. I should have looked for her first.

Soon, Rachel opened her mouth.

"I was looking for you. You should have told me you were okay...."

"Ah, sorry. There was a matter I had to tend to."

Rachel sighed. Then, she murmured in a barely audible whisper.

—Thank goodness.

Her sincerity hit me with quite a bit of damage. Thankfully, it was an indirect attack. Otherwise, my heart would have skipped more than just a beat.

Rachel asked.

"So, what happened in that last stage...?"

"Well, I won."

"Eh? Wow, really? Against a member of Dark Moon..."

She suddenly stopped mid-sentence and looked around. She then continued in a softer voice.

"Against a member of Dark Moon Society?"

"Yeah, I beat him up."

"Ah!"

To be honest, I barely turned the situation around after suffering several lacerations. But Rachel didn't have to know that.

"Wow...."

Rachel looked awestruck with her mouth half-open and her eyes shining like jewels.

When I shrugged, Rachel nodded, fully accepting the situation.

"From today, I'll have to call Hajin-ssi Master."

"...Yes? Ah, no, you don't need to do that."

I wanted to refuse a master-apprentice relationship that would shatter after a single proper one-on-one fight.

...No, I felt like I could win against her once. Rachel has probably never fought against someone with so many tricks up their sleeve.

"Master."