Volume 19. Chapter 8. -Solo Leveling -(i alone level-up)

Volume 19. Chapter 8.

Everyday routine chapter 3 * ding-dong ding-dong From elementary school students who found maternal hugs much more pleasant than their classes, to graying, being on the verge of teachers “retirement… … everyone was happy with the sound of the school bell announcing the end of the lessons. This bell, capable of reviving almost anyone who hears it, rang out with noise throughout the school. Most of the children in the classroom accepted expressions of ecstasy. It seemed as if they were ready to take off. At that time, Jin-Woo, sitting among them, with a careless face, met the end of his school day.

-Do not be late for the fact that you want to chat with your new friends you made today, okay?

Do you understand everything?

-instructed the teacher.

-Yeah!

-the symbolic response sounded loudly, half consisting of the mischievous voices of the boys and half of the high voices of the girls. The class was instantly empty, as the daily schedule came to an end. Jin-Woo deliberately took the time to gather your bag. He noticed O Young Gil, who was slowly and carefully approaching him, like an oversized tortoise. “…?

”

-Jin-Woo broke off when O Young Gil cautiously asked him, “Uh… I’ll be going towards Gigamart, and which way are you going?

” Ah, the campaign, he wants to make friends.”

-a noticeable relaxed smile appeared on Jin Woo’s face, -” A little service at a young age could be the beginning of a relationship like that, hmm?

” Jin Woo smiled for a while before nodding.

-Well, yes, I have the same direction, but first I need to do something.

-Oh…

-Young Gil stood with a disappointed look, and Jin-Woo patted him lightly on the shoulder and pretty grinned, “Let’s go.” Soon they both left the school building. “What?

” Athletics Circle?

Young Gil asked in a surprised voice, and Jin-Woo calmly nodded to him, “Aha.” Jin-Woo chose this school, which is located quite far from his home, instead of those that were nearby, only because she had a department of athletics. Young Gil could only tilt his head in a blank bewilderment when Jin-Woo replied that from that day on he would join the athletics club. “Did Jin-Woo have been to past a good runner?

”

-he remembered how he had wandered around with Jin Woo for almost a month or so for some time. The only memory that came to this boy’s mind was how he played great in that game. But he couldn’t remember in any way that Jin Woo did something especially outstanding during physical education or at events. No, Young Gil only recalled that Jin-Woo did almost everything in his unhurried rhythm. “But only talented students should be in the athletics club in high school…?

”

-the boy suddenly was begging for Jin Woo. And he soon discovered that he was unknowingly chasing his friend. At that time, Jin-Woo crossed the sports field and walked over to a group of athletes relaxing there in the corner.

-Mm…?

-soon their attention turned to a couple of newcomers approaching them. At first they thought that these two would pass by them or change direction. But it turned out that their assumptions were not confirmed. The senior student with the largest physique took a step forward and “greeted” this couple.

-And what do you two want?

Jin-Woo quickly looked at the atmosphere of the members of the circle and answered with a smile.

-I would like to join the athletics club. A hefty high school student, team captain Cho Tae Woon, began to look lower from Jin-Woo to the boy with a rather contemptuous look. “Do you want to join the circle?

”

-Yes.

-Both?

Jin Woo turned around, but Young Gil quickly shook his head. -… No, just me. Seeing Jin Woo’s constantly smiling face, the high school students became curious and they gathered around the newcomers.

-Ooh, what’s going on here?

Do we have someone who wants to join?

-Although for the first time I see that a newcomer is so fit and wants to join the team.

-He’s not joking, right?

Cho Tae Woon scratched the top of his head and looked at Jin Woo with his eyes before asking again.

-Are you an apprentice athlete?

-No.

-Okay, did you have any experience in running competitions in high school?

Of course, Jin-Woo had a wealth of experience running across the space between dimensions to kill the Overlords. But this was not what he could call his years in high school, or running competitions. So he could only shake his head with a wry grin.

-No, it wasn’t. High school students from the athletics club were ready to accept this newcomer, until he gave the last answer. But now their faces have sharply become gloomy. A newcomer who never competed in running, wanted to join a track and field athletics club, which consisted exclusively of student athletes?

Did this kid not take track and field athletics too frivolous?

One of the high school students, gifted with short patience, sharply engaged in conversation from the side.

-You never ran before, so why do you want to join the team?

Gene Woo’s answer was pretty simple.

-There is someone I would like to meet during the track and field competitions. She was still in a high school subclass. But, without any doubt, she possessed enough talent to participate in regional competitions. Well, she was an excellent runner. She just had to give up this dream after she became a high-level hunter, right?

If both middle and high school students participated in the competitions, would he not have stumbled on it there naturally?

Jin Woo figured that instead of forcing her to force her to come into her life somehow, this might be the best approach for both of them. But judging by the facial expressions high school students, it seemed that they somewhat did not share his train of thought.

-Competitions in athletics…?

-the expression on the face of the guy with a short patience, John Gu Sik, became stone. Even if someone looked down at the running competition, there was still some kind of facet that should not be crossed. Rage swept John Gu Sik with his head. He was about to blur out a few well-chosen words to drive out these new recruits. But unexpectedly, Captain Cho Tae Woon grinned and gave his permission.

-Okay. John Gu Sik looked at his captain with an expression of complete misunderstanding.

-What?

!

“But there is one condition,” said Cho Tae Woon. He showed John Gu with a facial expression “Quiet!

“. And he pointed to a student with glasses who was warming up nearby. “See that friend over there?

” “Yes,” Jin Woo glanced to where they pointed him and nodded. -This friend is the worst runner in our team, a substitute from the second year of school. Which means that you must at least overtake him in order to earn the right to join our team, the captain set the condition. It was a blatant lie. Even before he heard this explanation, Jin-Woo has already analyzed that second year’s abilities. And as a result, he grinned to himself. “At first glance, his hips and calves seem thin and skinny, but they are actually solid and well-trained. And confidence flows from his whole body… ” Following the even and relaxed breathing of the skinny student and his direct pose, Jin-Woo immediately realized that he was not looking at an ordinary athlete. Which meant that these high school students were trying to ridicule him. How could Jin Woo not laugh when their intentions were so easy to read?

John Gu Sik also quickly realized what Cho Tae Woon was trying to do and quickly changed his face.

-Ahh, definitely!

You wanted to compete, right?

Well, in that case, a simple little fitness test will not be a problem for you, right?

Jin-Woo didn’t like the way this guy smiled slyly, but he nevertheless asked in an even tone. -This student… Is he really in stock?

“I answer,” Cho Tae Woon answered confidently. At this time, the rest of the athletes team struggled to restrain their laughter. “He is in reserve, yes. But the only thing is that he ran third in past regional competitions. He was a little unlucky, he pulled his ankle during the winter training, so he was temporarily lowered to a reserve position”,

-the whole team of athletes was in the know. If you do not go into technical details, Cho Tae Woon is not quite lied that this guy with glasses was the worst “runner”. To some extent, this was true due to his long unplanned suspension from the competition and being in reserve due to injury. Then Jin-Woo answered in his careless manner captain Cho Tae Woon.

-Very good, I understand. Give me a try. This boob, he bought!

Not only in the head of John Gu Sik, but everyone else heard “Hooray!

” “The guy who doesn’t even recognize the bronze medalist of regional competitions wants to join the track and field team?

Fire me.”

-Cho Tae Woon, who was standing in front of the whole group, speaking with Jin-Woo, did his best to restrain his laughter, and tearing out.

-Good. But running so simply would not be fun, so… How about this?

If you win, it joins the team, but if you lose, then for a month you will clean and wash for the whole team. “Suggested the captain of the athletes.

-That sounds good,

-Jin-Woo didn’t mind.

-J-Jin Woo…

-Young Gil tried to stop him, but he only smiled.

-Everything is fine. “Let’s see how long you keep this relaxed expression on your face.”

-Cho Tae Woon looked towards the” reserve “student and shouted loudly,

-Hey, San Yi!

It looks like you have to go out on the track this time. As the whole team, Wu San Yi, finished the warm-up and straightened up.

-Not a problem,

-and he took off his glasses and handed them to another member of the circle. A suspiciously threatening aura was felt in his eyes. Jin Woo held the high school student’s fierce gaze, passing his bag and jacket to Young Gil standing next to him. While the members of the athletics circle thought they had a chance to give the newcomer a taste of the bitterness of life, Jin-Woo thought about it. The question was how seriously he would have to run. After all, the sincere shock that high school students would undoubtedly have experienced should not have been too serious.

-Hey, beginner, ready?

-Yes, ready.

-San Yi, how are you?

-I’m ready. Jin-Woo and Wu San Yi stood next to the start line. The first one took the position that optimizes best quickly change direction and rush into battle at any time, while the latter took a position suitable only for running. This time, the team did not even try to hide their mocking laughter from the strange pose of Jin Woo.

-What the hell with this idiot?

-And he still wants to join the athletics club?

Isn’t he a damn newbie who doesn’t know anything about races?

Jin Woo paid no attention to their ridicule and controlled his breathing.

-To the start!

-and soon the baritone Cho Tae Woon was heard, announcing the start of the race,

-March!

******

-Teacher?

How are you feeling right now?

“Ah… yes, fine…” teacher Park Guy Sol, nicknamed “The Poisonous Serpent,” enthusiastically replied. They met by chance in the corridor, and he I walked quickly past my puzzled colleague. Pak Gi Sol’s grim expression easily betrayed his mood. “As a result, I made myself an idiot in front of all the students gathered today…”

-the mood of “Poisonous Serpent” “Was spoiled for a long time. He must have made a mistake. There is no doubt that this strange hallucination was due to the fact that he had not had breakfast earlier that day. He had the feeling that every student was laughing at him. He quickly disappeared from their glances and slipped into the teacher’s room. And only there he was able to let out a sigh from the very depths of his chest.

-Fffuuuhh… “Should I smoke to relieve stress?

” He mused. Since almost all of the teachers were smokers, smoking was allowed in the teacher’s room. This meant that this place was a suitable haven for the restrained Pak Guy Sol. He held his lips to a cigarette and lit it by the window. And when he thoughtlessly lowered his gaze to the sports field… … his eyes widened, and he turned around and abruptly settled under the window. “What the hell?

!

Why is this kid running around the site with the rest of the athletics club members?

” At that moment, the head of the athletes team entered the teacher’s room and found Pac Guy Sol crouched there.

-Ah, teacher Pak!

He greeted. Worried that the morning dizziness had returned to his colleague, the team leader ran to Pak Guy Sol and helped him get up.

-Are you all right?

Are you sure you don’t need to go to the hospital?

-I … I’m fine, thanks. It’s just a little confusing, that’s all…

-Park Ki Sol said evasively, before asking again

-“By the way… Why does a student named Song Jin Woo run along with the guys from the athletes team?

-Ahh… That?

” So his name is Song Jin Woo?

-the manager looked out the window from behind Park Guy Saul’s shoulder and grinned wryly, as if he could not believe it.

-It seems that this newcomer just appeared out of nowhere and said that he wanted to join the team. The children tested it. And, as it turned out, he has talent. So they couldn’t just drive him away. And it looks like they’re testing his stamina now.

-B-stamina, speak?

-Yes. This is his twentieth circle. Just looking at him is already exhausting, so I left first and came here. Sports and sports clubs. There was no way to get rid of overwhelming youth’s energy that was better than sports. And then a few thoughts mixed in Park Guy Sol’s head. Song Jin Woo, the one whom he prematurely considered a troublemaker, struggled to discipline himself by joining a sports club… “But it is possible that… that I had a wrong idea about him…”

-an unexpected thought occurred to him. Now, if you think carefully, it simply could not be such that a boy wandering with monsters would really exist. Student Song Jin Woo was just another overly ordinary student. He just was still looking for his place inside his studies and sports after a long aimless wandering through life. And here was a teacher who was busy thinking that he saw monsters, ghosts and anything else from such an ordinary student… Indeed, the reputation of the “Poisonous Serpent” was seriously tarnished by this. Park Guy Sol meekly grinned and, having stopped hiding, got to his feet. “Exactly… I should look at him first before you judge. I am sure that this will help solve all the misunderstandings. ” Seeing the face of Park Ki Sol took a serious expression before grinning, the head of the athletes team looked at him in alarm.

-Teacher Pak..?

-Oh no. Everything is now in order. It doesn’t bother me anymore.

-Oh… Then it’s a relief. Park Ki Sol successfully convinced the manager to leave and slowly turned around. Now he could see the boy, covered in sweat. He zealously ran around the platform, bathed in bright and warm spring sunshine. How could anyone point a finger at such a boy?

He focused his eyes on Jin-Woo, who overtook the panting members teams of athletes, continued to run smoothly and calmly. “Indeed, this morning was…” Unfortunately, before he managed to rejoice… … without any warnings the entire field of view of Park Guy Sol turned sharply black. And before his eyes there was a bewitching sight in the form of an endlessly shadowy army stretching into the distance. He nearly fell from fear, but he forced himself to stand on his feet and gritted his teeth. “This… This is a hallucination. This is not real!

” And then a certain ant monster, standing in front of the soldier, dressed in black armor, looked directly at him and opened his mouth wide.

-Khaaa!

-Wow!

-in the end, teacher Park Ki Sol fell to his ass and lost consciousness.

-… Inside the subspace in the shadow of Jin-Woo, Ikrid watched Beer’s actions. And then he poked the former king of ants with his elbow in his side.

-I told you to stop, didn’t you?

-Khiiii… Can this person really see us, or what?

-Ber scratched his temple. And even before his master could order him, he pressed his head firmly to the ground. Late at night. Detective Wu Jin Chul and the youngest detective of the department stopped at a diner where they served gopchan. When there was enough alcohol in their blood, stories began to sound that were pretty hard to talk about during the day. For the most part, of course, from the lips of a young man.

-I apologize, Chief Wu?

-Mm?

-You still investigated the case of the missing prisoner, huh?

What was this guy trying to say?

Wu Jin Chul tapped on his glass with a drink. Pain was already beginning to build in his head. Unfortunately, completely ignoring the desire of his elder, the young detective continued his questioning.

-That day… You really saw something, right?

-What day?

-tried to portray the fool Wu Jin Chul. But the young detective just smirked and answered.

-Eeyey, boss, you… You already know, right?

I am talking about the day when the suspect went missing. Did you really see anything that day?

This kid had this habit of taking people by surprise when they least expected it. “Well, that’s a good talent for a detective.”

-Wu Jin Chul recalled his own days as a beginner and, with a slight grin, replied, “And what if yes?

” “Really?

”

-Before that, the young detective seemed very drunk, but his eyes sparkled sharply and even his ears sharply pointed. This was not a big surprise, considering that this guy was nevertheless closer in age to a student than to a full member of society. Perhaps that is why he joined the ranks of the unit for the investigation of especially serious crimes of the national police. This work had a reputation as the lowest paid, but also the highest loaded. Maybe this was due to the fact that he drank decently, or maybe he just wanted to take this opportunity to pour out his soul… But Wu Jin Chul spoke about things that he would never have thought of at ordinary times.

-Ants… Monster ants. * GLP From where he was sitting, I could hear the young detective swallowing nervously.

-Even I can’t say what I saw then. In any case, these things were very similar to ants.

-Monster ants, right?

You want to say that giant insects like ants came out?

-the young detective did not take his eyes off him.

-No, not that. Well, they were ants, but… And at the moment when Wu Jin Chol had finished up to this place, a certain man, shakily hesitating, as if he had grabbed the excess, stopped near them. And he turned to them.

-Uh, these monster ants are monsters with the heads of ants, but with bodies similar to human ones?

Two detectives, Wu Jin Chul and his subordinate, amicably raised their heads and looked towards the owner of this voice.

Read Solo Leveling -(i alone level-up) -Volume 19. Chapter 8.

Author: Chugong, Jang Sung-lak, 추공

Translation: Artificial_Intelligence

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