Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

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After the <Villain> subjugation operation ended successfully.

The academy declared a 2-week temporary suspension, and made every effort to deal with the aftermath of the incident and straighten out the chaotic atmosphere.

The buildings and structures that were smashed by Hwang Seong-yeon’s invasion were somehow repaired by hiring various contractors and related expert Holders. And all the administrative matters that were behind were also neatly processed.

Especially the damage compensation for the employees, students, professors, etc. of the academy who were sacrificed during this operation. This was done in cooperation with the government and the association, providing the best possible compensation that could be done at the national level.

Although this cannot comfort all their spirits, at least their remaining seats could be solemnly commemorated.

‘All the spies were caught too.’

The academy also succeeded in identifying all the spies left inside. This process was surprisingly easy.

By interrogating the captured <Villain> clan members and executives and grasping the movement routes of key clan members such as Cha Soo-yeon and Ji Yoon-jae… The ends caught in the net could be found quickly.

Not only the academy, but also spies planted one by one in the three major domestic clans in Korea, including <Judgement of Fire>, <Royal> and <Dragon Light Sword>, were all found.

The <Villain>, which was so difficult to grasp its entity because it was composed like a cell organization, was easy to catch below because many above were captured.

That’s how the <Villain>, the largest criminal organization in Korea that had stirred Korea for a while and gave headaches, disappeared cleanly into the back alleys of history.

Jeee- Wooo- Tok! Tatatak-

However, during the 2 weeks of the academy’s stabilization.

I came to the academy every day without missing a single day.

Like a civil servant.

“No. You have to put in magic more delicately there.”

Professor Kang Dong-wook snarled at me in a sharp voice.

I shook my head once to clear my mind.

“I’m sorry. I’ll try again.”

“Keep in mind. The Order of Harmony is a legendary item that all domestic taming system Holders want to research desperately. Holder Do Jae-hyun is handling such a rare item. Doing research with a half-hearted mind is an affront to them.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The things I do personally at the academy during the suspension period are quite diverse.

But if I had to choose the main task…

It was still the joint research with Professor Kang Dong-wook.

Among them, intensive research on the special item [Order of Harmony] was the focus.

‘…It’s still far.’

Wiping the sweat pouring down my forehead, I gently stroked the emerald crystal ball.

[Order of Harmony].

It was a special item that the academy had owned and conducted research on, and that the <Villain> went through the trouble of capturing even through rash operations.

The special effect of this item is to increase the leadership ability by 10, which alone has tremendous value for the contracting and summoning systems.

Because leadership, which belongs to special abilities, cannot be raised just because you want to raise it, just like innate abilities.

But the real power contained in the [Order of Harmony]…

Was in the three sealed effects that had not been unlocked.

“The three shells inherent in the Order of Harmony. Those solid shells composed of special magic must be peeled off solely by Holder Do Jae-hyun’s magic. As soon as the first shell is peeled off, synchronization with the Order of Harmony begins immediately.”

Like an expert who has studied this crystal ball for a long time, Professor Kang Dong-wook knew its effects better than anyone else.

The first is a drastic increase in understanding and favorability towards contractors.

And the natural ability increase obtained through it.

The second is when using the [Hand of Contract] skill, it greatly increases the probability of contracting.

So you can make a contract without necessarily making the monster ‘magic depletion’ or ‘weakness’, and if the situation allows it, you can even train two or more high-level monsters at the same time.

The last third is…

“Infinite magic supply for the summoner’s summoning maintenance.”

“That’s right. That was why Villain Master Hwang Dong-yeon was able to wield so many summons at the same time without magic depletion. Our ultimate research goal is to manifest this third effect.”

An effect that even Professor Kang Dong-wook didn’t know about before.

An effect that could not be revealed even in secret research so far.

Infinite magic supply for the summoner’s summon maintenance.

That was the fundamental reason why the <Villain> stole the [Order of Harmony].

Through the [Corpse Commander] rune, Hwang Dong-yeon released the limit on the ‘number of possessed summons’, and obtained ‘infinite summoning sustain magic’ by using the [Order of Harmony].

So Professor Kang Dong-wook and my joint research goal became to manifest this third effect.

The reason I became the main researcher in this important research was simple.

Unlike other taming system Holders, I can handle multiple high-level monsters because I have the legendary contract rune, regardless of my leadership stat.

Of course, the reality is that I’m still struggling, unable to even take off the first layer.

Jeee- Wooo- Tok! Tatatak-

“Again. I’ll do it again.”

The moment the connection between me and the [Order of Harmony] is cut off, Professor Kang Dong-wook’s cold voice rings out without fail.

‘Fxxk. Save me.’

It’s hell.

There is no separate research hell.

Barely catching my exhausted body, all my nerves were poured in, but the result was a series of failures.

Before I knew it, I was asking to be saved.

But this endless research, which seemed so far away…

Was by no means a waste of time.

[More persistently, more delicately. Delicacy is added to your ability to manipulate magic. You will be able to control magic more smoothly and flexibly. Understanding of runes increases dramatically.]

[The level of the ‘Magic Control’ rune has increased.]

[The level of the ‘Magic Amplification’ rune has increased.]

[You gain 2 magic from the rune’s disposition.]

The levels of common runes that had stagnated for a while rose.

Combat-type runes that handle weapons or martial arts grow on their own through repeated practice or combat, thanks to the [Effort of the Seeker] which triples the basic growth rate of runes.

However, to raise the levels of these common runes, time had to be spent separately.

They help combat in the end as common runes, but growth itself stagnates because they are not used directly during combat.

‘The opposite side of rapid growth…’

Rapid growth means there are many things missed as well.

Unlike other common Holders who grew by accumulating experience and know-how, I achieved rapid growth through [Rune Hunter] and special items, so…

I was often behind peers in detail aspects.

To give a clear example, Ji Yoon-jae’s [Art of Hidden Throwing Knives] was level 20, and Cha Soo-yeon’s [Intolerable Gravity] was also level 20.

On the other hand, my main runes [Wave Sword Techniques] and [Water Sword Technique] were still level 11.

The proficiency was still terribly lacking to be called an A-grade Holder.

With the levels of my main runes like this, the levels of common runes that are especially difficult to raise were even worse.

So I felt like going through the process of trimming my possessed runes as my common rune levels rose like this.

Jeee- Wooo!!

Tat- Tat-

And as the [Magic Control] rune reached level 10, a change occurred in the [Order of Harmony], which had not moved at all.

Inside the emerald crystal ball.

One sparkling ring appeared strangely swirling around, revealing its figure visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, I felt a sense of connection with my magic running through my skin.

[Succeeded in magic connection with ‘Order of Harmony’. A bright and clean magic flows around enveloping the vicinity.]

[Unsealed the first seal of ‘Order of Harmony’. While possessing the ‘Order of Harmony’, the favorability with contractors possessed by the target rises sharply, and all contractors’ abilities increase by 10%.]

“You did it!”

Professor Kang Dong-wook shouted happily.

As an experienced expert, he immediately noticed the change between me and the [Order of Harmony].

I also smiled involuntarily at the result of long concentration coming out.

“Yes. I finally succeeded in the first phase.”

“I knew you could do it. As expected, Holder Do Jae-hyun is fast… To show such magic control as only a first grader….”

Stroking his chin with an admiring look, Professor Kang Dong-wook snapped his finger.

“Then, let’s go out on a field investigation tomorrow and experiment with the performance of the Order of Harmony together with your contractor, Bon. I expect much better results than the growth I’ve studied so far.”

At those words, I unconsciously made an absent-minded expression.

And asked.

“We’ll continue the research tomorrow too…?”

“Of course! This is the perfect opportunity to thoroughly analyze the performance of the Order of Harmony! I will also concentrate on lecturing you on common runes related to contracting, so please come out again tomorrow.”

“…….”

This crazy researcher.

So that’s why he was so excited to teach me at first.

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Ippotranslation

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And in the afternoon.

“Once again I feel that Holder Do Jae-hyun indeed has talent in the assassin system.”

In the training field of the academy.

The blunt voice of a woman echoed in this place where no one was because it was a suspension period.

Yoo Eun-seol, an S-grade Holder who was also my assassination teacher.

Whether it was the result of training so far, or the help of practical experience from this operation…

Growth of runes was also achieved for the first time in a long time in exclusive classes with her.

[Your heightened senses stimulate every nerve. Your will is strongly embedded in your swinging dagger. Understanding of runes increases dramatically.]

[The level of the ‘Master of Martial Arts’ rune has risen.]

[The level of the ‘Plum Blossom Sword Technique’ rune has risen.]

[The level of the ‘Stealth’ rune has risen.]

[You gain 3 speed and 2 strength from the rune’s disposition.]

[Master of Martial Arts] and [Stealth] finally reached level 10, and [Plum Blossom Sword Technique], which I learned directly from Yoo Eun-seol, had now reached level 7.

Seeing the rune levels moving up to high levels one by one, I could clearly see that I was taking off from B-grade to A-grade.

Retracing and trimming things that had jumped over a limit once was not such a difficult process.

But my growth was, as always, too visible to my master as well.

Yoo Eun-seol watched the changes in my body quietly, then nodded and said,

“Good. This time, block my attack directly. The pattern is assassination after stealth, the attack route is unspecified, the martial arts used is Snow Plum Blossom. I won’t put magic in like before.”

With not a single change in expression, Yoo Eun-seol poured out tremendous words.

At that brutal sentence…

I despaired, doubting my ears.

‘Fxxk. Save me….’

It was a day I wanted to cry.

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