The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 97



There is no C in My Grades (6)

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Personal Tactical Evaluation

: Selected Difficulty [S]

: Student Information [Second-year Combat Department, Arna Kristindottir]

: Clear Record [Fail]

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“Ugh….”

Failed again. I don’t know how many times this makes. It must be at least dozens of times.

“….”

What’s the difference between me and Shin Yoon-seong in the next room? The difficulty is different, but slipping every time is the same.

“Ugh…! There was just one tick left…!”

If I had failed without doing anything, I wouldn’t be so frustrated. I failed at the very last phase, just one step away from clearing it.

If only I had a bit more luck….

“No… Blaming luck here… It’s all because of my lack of skill….”

Arna let out a deep sigh and glanced at the next room.

What is Shin Yoon-seong doing by now?

“….”

But Shin Yoon-seong is nowhere to be seen. He seemed to be in the middle of an evaluation.

As always, he will fail this time too. He will probably appear soon with his shoulders drooping.

Arna decided to wait for Shin Yoon-seong quietly.

“….”

Time passed.

“….”

And passed again.

“….”

Even after waiting for a few minutes.

“….”

Shin Yoon-seong did not appear.

“What, what…?”

Arna couldn’t hide her confusion. Has he ever lasted this long? This must be a new record.

“No way…. He isn’t really clearing it, is he…?”

She was scared. Afraid that Shin Yoon-seong might succeed.

If he really clears it, he will never visit this indoor training center again.

This means that being side by side like this is the last time.

“….”

The only reason Arna could continue to challenge the S-level difficulty without giving up was because Shin Yunseong was by her side….

But now that support is disappearing….

Being left alone….

“No, no!”

But Arna quickly shook her head, saying that wasn’t her true feeling.

“Who would think that! I have no problem being alone, you know?”

What is Shin Yunseong anyway? Even if he’s by my side, he would only be a hindrance.

It’s better if he’s not there.

“Hmph!”

Arna turned her back and decided to proceed with the evaluation again.

*

Now, only the final battle remains. This third phase is the boss battle.

Only one named beast appears, nothing else.

Creak─

Just in time, a metallic sound scraping the ground echoed throughout the city. It was like a sound effect from a horror movie. It sent chills down my spine.

Thud.

And then. The beast appeared in the center of the city.

Is it about 2 meters tall? It’s a humanoid training beast. Instead of an arm, a saw-blade shaped long sword is attached below its right shoulder.

It’s a creature that uses a sword.

Thud! Thud!

The boss charges without any preparation. It raises its arm and strikes down forcefully.

Clang─!

I tried to block the attack with a spoon, but I couldn’t match its strength. I was pushed back so hard that my body staggered.

“Ugh…!”

If I fall here, I’ll be hit by the next attack immediately. That would be game over.

I quickly stepped back to support my body.

Whoosh─!

The sword comes flying again. I can’t withstand that powerful sword with strength.

This time, I ducked my whole body and rolled on the ground. I completely evaded it.

“I can’t keep running away forever….”

The problem starts from here. It was good that I managed to dodge the opponent’s sword, but now I’m in a situation where I can’t attack.

If I get even a little closer, I’ll be sliced by that saw blade.

I’ve experienced it countless times so far.

“I can’t even use the swordsmanship I learned….”

Everything I learned from Kang Tae-hoon last time was just basic training. There was nothing special enough to use in actual combat, and I wasn’t skilled enough to handle it.

Thud!

The guy is approaching. It’s time to make a decision. Just sitting and worrying won’t end the evaluation.

Either I fall first, or he falls first. One of us has to die for this fight to end.

Of course, I don’t plan on dying first.

Whoosh—

The giant saw blade sword is coming towards my neck.

Yeah. It’s just an evaluation. Even if I fail this time, there’s always next time. I can just challenge it again.

It’s much better to charge in and end it once and for all than to keep dodging like a rat.

There’s no need to be scared of this guy. It’s just a training beast, not really dangerous. If anything, Arna in the next room is more dangerous.

She could actually beat me to death.

“Hup!”

Anyway. I decide to boldly raise my spoon and block his sword.

Clang—

“Ugh…!”

It seems stronger than before. I was not just pushed back, but actually flew backwards.

I’m not a baseball.

Tap—

But I don’t give up just because I fell once. This time, I charge first. If I get bounced back again, I’ll just get up and charge again.

Clang—

This can’t even be called a trial. I’ve faced much worse hardships in my life.

I’ve experienced countless frustrations and despair.

I recalled my kindergarten days.

─Oh dear! You can’t be picky! Don’t leave any cucumbers behind, eat them all!

When cucumber kimchi was served in kindergarten lunch. That day, I experienced hell. It was the first time I realized that eating could be painful.

Damn it.

And…

When I entered elementary school for the first time…

─Ugh! Teacher! I don’t want to be paired with him!

We changed seats once a month.

I was paired with a pretty girl (I forgot her name, but she was in first grade) and she cried in front of everyone, saying she couldn’t be paired with me.

That day, I went home and cried my eyes out on my pillow. I even refused the chocolate donuts my mom had bought me as a snack.

It was my first experience with unrequited love. I learned the pain of unrequited love. I realized that a man’s tears can be so bitter.

And…

When I became a fifth-grader in elementary school…

─Hey, if you lose, you have to give me 10 won per game?

I got swindled by the middle school students.

I had saved up my allowance to buy in-game items, but it was taken away from me right in front of the PC room.

Again, I shed tears like a man.

And…

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When I became a middle school student…

─Hey! Look at this! This guy is reading an erotic novel! Look at this pervert! This is so dirty!

I got caught reading an erotic novel (which was quite explicit) by a popular kid in class. I was ridiculed in front of everyone in the co-ed classroom.

Damn it. I had even removed the cover to secretly bring it to school, but I got caught.

Anyway, I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die.

And…

When I was a high school student with a bad case of “middle school disease” and puberty…

─Wow, this guy’s fashion sense is legendary! What kind of elementary school kid is this?

It was exactly during our high school field trip. A kid who had never cared about clothes before, who only wore school uniforms every day, was now wearing casual clothes.

That day, I felt ashamed of going out in public for the first time. I wanted to tear off the clothes I was wearing right there.

I should have bought some decent clothes instead of just novels.

And…

When I got my first girlfriend in college…

─Get lost.

My first experience, at the climax of the moment. At the most crucial timing, I accidentally called out the name of the girl I had a crush on in middle school. Not the name of my girlfriend in front of me.

We broke up that day.

And then….

When I became a working adult….

─Oh, the Home Run Ball and Swing Chip on the desk? I ate those.

Precisely during my rookie days. When my team leader took the snacks I bought to eat during overtime.

That day, for the first time, I felt the desire to kill someone.

Because my favorite Home Run Ball (the 128g big size) was taken away from me.

Even now, thinking about that bastard makes me so angry. And on top of that, he took my Swing Chip too?

Spit.

Clang─!

I was assaulted with a cucumber, despised by the opposite sex, robbed of money at the game room, and bullied in front of my classmates.

I was ridiculed for not wearing a single piece of clothing, dumped for calling my girlfriend by the wrong name (though that was my fault), and had my Home Run Ball taken by my boss.

It was a life full of ups and downs. Even in that, I didn’t let go of myself and lived steadfastly. I didn’t break.

It’s the same now. This exam is nothing. Compared to the big mistake I made in front of my first girlfriend, this is nothing.

I’m not scared at all.

Pop─!

At that moment, a system window appeared in front of me.

Could it be a quest?

[You have acquired a new skill!]

─── Over Clock ───

Category: Active Skill

Description: ???

Activation Condition: ???

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It’s not a quest. It’s a notification that I acquired a new skill.

Why at this timing? I didn’t clear a quest related to the skill. I didn’t invest any skill points either.

The skill just popped out.

Why?

“….”

Whatever it is, I’ve gained one more skill. It’s not a bad thing. There’s no need to question the reason.

Let’s just think that the god in the sky has bestowed grace upon me.

Perhaps when I lost my home run ball, the god also shed flat tears along with me. Somehow, it rained heavily that day.

Anyway.

Without hesitation, I used the new skill, ‘Overclock’.

There are no exact descriptions or activation conditions. But I have no choice but to use it.

Right now, this is the only skill I can trust.

Swoooosh─

The spoon started vibrating as if a machine had been powered on. At the same time, the internal temperature rose sharply.

Overclock. It seems to be a technique that forcibly boosts the performance of the spoon I already have. Like a computer.

If I had this, I should have given it earlier.

Whirr─!

The demon swings its saw-blade sword. I also swing my spoon to counter it.

Clang─!

It’s different from before. I don’t get pushed back at all by the opponent’s attack.

On the contrary, I even feel that I have the upper hand in strength.

“This is a familiar sensation.”

Overclock is a skill I’m using for the first time. But it doesn’t feel unfamiliar. It feels like I’ve used it somewhere before.

When was it?

Was it when I learned the sword from Kang Tae-hoon a few days ago? It was a similar sensation to when I implemented the connecting move in the last sparring.

At that time, the final attack had a proper impact.

Clang─!

Then I should be able to reproduce a powerful strike this time as well.

Before that, I need to extract the pattern from the enemy first.

I induce a diagonal slash starting from the upper right, a Zornhau.

Swoosh─

First, I lower my stance by bending my knees. Then I lean my upper body forward.

Thud─!

The demon raised its right arm to strike me down as I bent my body.

It showed me the pattern I wanted right away.

Whung─!

The demon swung its serrated sword. A precise upper-right slash. I straightened my back and raised my spoon in response.

Cheng─!

Our weapons clashed. In that state, I poured all my strength into pushing back the opponent’s sword. It was the moment when our weapons separated.

“Hup…!”

This is it. The moment the demon is pushed back. Taking advantage of this gap in its disrupted stance, I launched a counterattack.

I spun my body once. At the same time, I gathered all my magical power. I focused my strength into the spoon.

Bwoong─!

A single rotational attack. I ended everything with that one strike.

I swung the spoon with all my might.

Kwang─!

The demon tried to block the attack with its sword, but it was useless. The serrated sword was already shattered by the spoon.

Just like when I broke Kang Tae-hoon’s wooden sword last time, it was completely shattered.

─Just because you swung once doesn’t mean it’s over! Your final follow-through is a mess! What did you hear earlier?

In that moment, Kang Tae-hoon’s voice flashed through my mind. As he said, I didn’t let go of the spoon until the end. I swung it all the way through.

So that it could reach beyond the serrated sword to the demon’s body.

Bang─!

For the first time, this weapon, this spoon, touched the opponent’s body. The demon’s flesh began to slowly disintegrate.

From chunks to pieces, from pieces to particles. That massive body turned to dust and disappeared into the air.

Ssssss─

At the same time, the darkened cityscape slowly returned to its original state.

An empty room with nothing in it. I had returned to the synchro room.

Personal Tactical Evaluation

: Selected Difficulty [B0]

: Student Information [2nd Year Combat Division Shin Yoon-seong]

: Clear Record [00:14:29]

“…”

Only after seeing the record sheet on the situation board did I finally realize that the grueling test was over.

Finally, this damn evaluation is over.

It was dirty being together, and let’s not see each other again.

Bang─!

“Wait a moment…!”

Arna barged in.

“You cleared it? Already? No way! At first, you couldn’t even last a minute!”

Arna stared at me with a look of disbelief. Her face was pale.

“I, I haven’t even cleared it yet….”

Arna’s hands trembled uncontrollably.

Though we were challenging different levels of difficulty, she probably never imagined I would clear it first.

“It was just luck.”

I grabbed the lunch bag that Min-Soo had given me.

It’s time to leave this annoying indoor training facility.

“Well, I’ll be going ahead.”

“Wait…? You’re not coming to the training facility anymore…?”

“Isn’t it obvious? The evaluation is over, so there’s no reason to stay.”

I continued to gather my laundry. I’ll have to do the laundry first when I get back to my room.

“Hey, wait! What am I supposed to do then? You can’t just leave like that! That’s so unfair!”

Was she reluctant to be left alone? Arna started to cling to me. Had she ever shown such a weak side before?

But.

“Don’t worry. You’ll clear it soon enough. Expect good news shortly.”

I decided to leave the training facility without paying her any mind.

I was too tired right now. I just want to go take a nap.

“Are you really just going to slip away…? Leaving me all alone…? Is this for real…?”

Meanwhile, Arna stared blankly at my back as I left.

She was left all alone.