I Became the Novel’s EX-Class Genius - Chapter 4

The next day.

“Why do you look so tired?” asked Jung Joowon as we walked to school.

.

I answered the question like an imp.

“I couldn’t sleep well.”

I couldn’t sleep well because I was planning my next move.

“Wasn’t the dorm bed fortable?”

“Maybe it’s because the bed has changed.”

As I walked into the classroom, it was quiet. I could feel someone staring at me. 

I turned and saw Hwang Dabin sitting with Selina, their eyes pointed in my direction. .

Why are they sitting together?

Hwang Dabin was originally sitting at the front of the room. Given that Selina’s seat remained the same, Hwang Dabin must have approached her and talked to her first.

While thinking about this, Jung Joowon headed to his seat without saying a word.

I walked toward Hwang Dabin and Selina, looking embarrassed.

My seat was behind Selina, so I couldn’t help it.

Selina looked at me curiously.

“Hello.”

When I greeted them, Selina ignored me, but Hwang Dabin just called me a pervert and moved to her seat at the front of the room..

That response made me smile inside.

It’s going as smoothly as planned.

Selina was trying to be cool, so she wouldn’t care much, but that’s not the case with Hwang Dabin.

Hwang Dabin is a high school student who still has a soft heart.

But it didn’t matter. Hwang Dabin definitely thought I was no good.

Screech.

The classroom door opened and teacher Kang Joohyuk came in. The students sat down.

“Now that there are no empty seats, I think everyone is here. Hmmm, I’m sorry about yesterday. So, let’s continue our introduction from the back row. We’ll take a test afterwards, so please keep that in mind.”

“What? A test?”

One of the students asked, and teacher Kang Joohyuk answered.

“Yeah. Don’t worry too much because it’s a test to see how much you’ve grown since the entrance exam.”

That was a lie.

Today’s test divides the level of freshmen.

The student who stood out in the first test used a lot of tricks to scout each guild in advance.

“In particular, this jockey attracted more attention because there were high-ranking power users, like Yoon Mir and Hwang Dabin.”‘

The two were supposed to enter the guild anyway.

But I had bigger fish to fry. 

T/n: This is an expression used to describe a situation where one’s business is so urgent and difficult that one cannot afford to help others. This can also be expressed as I have my fish to fry.

Now, the limits of this body are clear. No matter how much I say I’m a regressor, I’m back at the starting point and I can’t beat Yoon Mir and Hwang Dabin.

For now, I only want an easy one to e out.

Of course, I knew what kind of test I was taking today.

Thinking about the rest, I couldn’t focus on the other students introducing themselves.

Ji Taehoon was the last to introduce himself..

“…My name is Ji Taehoon, and this is my talent.”

Ji Taehoon unfolded his large fist on the table, 

then a small hamster popped out of his palm.

“Wow, so cute!”

As the hamster popped out, a high voice came from the right.

Although he was small, Yoo Ahram’s voice was louder than anyone else.

“Is that the talent of summoning….”

“May I go to my seat?” Ji Taehoon asked.

“Oh, yes.”

Ji Taehoon put the hamster on his shoulder and returned to his seat.

“With Taehoon as the last one, you’ve all introduced yourselves, right? Now get along with everyone for a year.”

“Yes, sir!”

“Well, then, I’ll start the test right away.”

“This test will be conducted the same way as the entrance exam you took last time.”

I remembered the entrance exam I had never taken during the third regression.

The time I transmigrated into was after the entrance exam and I’d already been accepted to Special Abilities High School. 

However, thanks to the first and second regressions, I knew well what kind of test this was.

“I was so flustered during the first round.”

I saw the goggles that teacher Kang Joohyuk was handing out.

With these goggles on, we could enter a virtual space. 

And there, I met a guy named ‘Monster’ who I had never encountered before I had transmigrated.

“You already know how to use these, so everyone put on your goggles.”

The students all put on their goggles, including me.

Then, a virtual space unfolded in front of my eyes.

“Now, are you all in?”

Before we knew it, we were gathered in an empty space.

“Basically, the test method is the same as before. The difference is that you took this test alone during the entrance exam, but now you have to form a group of five.”

It was a kind of team raid test.

It was also a test with students who had never worked together.

Through this test, the teachers at Special Abilities High School intended to identify which students were really ‘talented.’.

Jung Joowon asked a question about what Kang Joohyuk had said.

“I have a question, sir.”

“Go on.”

“I didn’t understand during the entrance exam, but I know monsters no longer appear since the seven heroes saved the world. So why are we taking this kind of test?”

Jung’s question was understandable. The world of the second part of “TWAA” was a world where monsters had disappeared.

Why take a test about monsters when we don’t have to face monsters?

I’d ask him the same if it was me.

“That’s a good question. To give you an answer, most of the monsters disappeared, but the petent ones didn’t. You will surely be aware of it when you graduate and go out into society. You may encounter a group of criminals who are capable enough. Your training with a virtual monster will prepare you for such a situation.”

Most of the students nodded.

There was talk on the new about a group of criminals with talents. 

But that’s not all.

Having experienced the first and second regression, I knew the real reason for this training: to stop the monsters that are going to reappear later..

It’s kept confidential, but monsters still appear occasionally.

Through this system, students will be able to deal with the monsters that will appear after graduation easily.

“If your curiosity is satisfied, I will start the test now. The first thing you should do is recruit team members.”

I looked around. This was a crucial moment. 

As the theme of the third regression is to do things together, I needed to get close to the motives that accounted for a large portion in the second half.

Ji Taehoon started to form his own group, just like the previous regression.

Many students approached Hwang Dabin.

Then, my roommate, Jung Joowon, approached me.

“You asked for help, but you haven’t chosen anyone yet? How did you know that today’s test was a team test?”

“It was just a lucky guess. I was just asking for your help. Besides, who wants to team up with a useless awakening like me?.”

“But I’m surprised. You had information that I didn’t know. Anyway, I’ll help you, as promised.”

I nodded.

In the first and second rounds, Jung Joo-won gathered students with abilities suitable for racing based on his unique information skills.

“Now, shall we get a team member honestly?”

I looked around as Jung Joowon tried to find a teammate. 

Then the other students found Selina standing still while she was moving actively.

Come to think of it, that girl….’

At the beginning of the semester, I remember her not speaking Korean well yet.

So, I remember that Selina didn’t approach anyone before she got her translation equipment.

In the first and second rounds, she stayed until the end and joined the team.

“Wait a minute.”

I asked for Jung Joowon’s understanding, approached Selina, and talked to her in English.

“Hello, Selina. Would you like to join me?”

When she heard fluent English, Selina flinched.

“……?”

Selina turned around, and I smiled.

There were many times when the translation equipment broke while living through the first and second regressions.

Selina taught everyone English because she was so frustrated.

I looked at her, thinking it was a good thing I learned English from the previous Selinas.

She listened to me and looked around.

Most of the students were gathering in twos and threes.

It was clear that she wanted to make the team with someone who could municate really well.

I waited for Selina’s answer.

“Oh, me too, me too.”

I was waiting for Selina’s answer, but the answer came from somewhere else.

A little girl with a small build got in between us.

“… Yoo Ah-ram?”

“Oh, you remembered my name. I remembered your names, too. Lee Siwoo and Selina, right?”

Looking at Yoo Ah-ram speaking with a bright expression, I felt embarrassed.

This did not happen in the first and second regressions.

Yoo Ah-ram hung out with Hwang Dabin in the first or second regressions.

Did I draw too much attention yesterday?

There was a good reason why the characters showed different behavior from the previous regressions.

In the case of Yoo Ah-ram, she seemed to have changed because she thought we were interesting.

It was an unexpected situation, but there was no reason to refuse, since I needed five people.

“I don’t mind at all.”

I looked back at Selina and Jung Joo-won.

Jung Joo-won looked at us with interest and moved to choose his teammates. When he felt my gaze towards him, he gestured that he was okay with it.

Selina also pondered my question for a moment. 

“Sure,” she replied in Korean.

I could see that Selina had already received the translation equipment.

I came to brag that I could speak English for no reason.

“Then there’s only one person left…Let’s see… Dabin! Did you decide who you will team up with?”

Don’t tell me…

Hwang Dabin looked our way when Yoo Ah-ram called her.

Hwang Dabin was surrounded by several students, and when she saw Selina and I together, she came up to us and spoke.

“No, not yet.”

“Then, just team up with us.”

Hwang Dabin, who spied our team members gathering around Yoo Ahram’s words, replied, “Alright.”

I was shocked that Hwang Dabin would gladly accept it.

I was never on the same team as Hwang Dabin in the previous regressions.

Jung Joowon, who saw Hwang Dabin deciding to join our team, approached me and spoke.

“What? You asked for help, but you’re good at finding team members without me.”

I looked back at the team.

As I suspected, it was a good idea to pick on Selina and Hwang Dabin yesterday.

The team members don’t know what my exact talent is. That’s why they thought I must be something.

So, just like that, we were able to unite as a team.

I think this team can pass the test easily.