Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School

"〈Selection completed.〉"

When I selected Gwak Gyeong-gu as the replay target, the character selection window in the replay menu all turned gray.

In the cases of Yeom Jun-yeol, Cheon Dong-ha, and Ma Jin-seung, since the three did the replay simultaneously, selecting multiple people at once was possible.

But shortly after choosing Gwak Gyeong-gu, seeing that all characters became unselectable, it was clear that starting one by one with a time gap was impossible.

There were more things I learned this time besides that.

"Yi-shin, did you just start the replay?"

"Yes."

"I see. When the replay starts, it seems they fall asleep in a different way than normal sleep."

"I agree with Dong-ha. He was snoring until just now, then suddenly stopped."

Gwak Gyeong-gu, deciding to lie down comfortably since he was going to sleep anyway, lay on his side on a long sofa instead of the recliner.

Whether from accumulated fatigue working as assistant instructor or not, before Hwang Ji-ho's sleeping incense fully took effect, he had already dozed off and was softly snoring.

When Hwang Ji-ho saw Gwak Gyeong-gu sleeping deeply, he said, "Hmm, do we even need to use the incense?" and stopped using it.

There was no need to use sleep incense on someone who was already sleeping well.

Gwak Gyeong-gu was so thick-skinned that he snored and sprawled out even under the watch of his friends from Eung's official residence and a tiger junior he wasn't very close with.

'I hadn't known before because the replay had been used beforehand to put the target to sleep or their sleeping habits were relatively quiet. This is different from just sleeping.'

As I updated the information about the replay in my mind, Yong Jegun, who had been observing me and Gwak Gyeong-gu alternately, smiled at me.

It felt ominous.

The ominous feeling soon became reality.

"You just started the replay, right? What do you think would happen if you wake him up midway?"

"Yong Jegun, what are you planning to do again?"

"From Yi-shin’s reaction, it seems you don’t know much. Since everyone else seems hesitant, I'll help!"

Despite Hwang Ji-ho's protests, Yong Jegun swiftly focused his ability wave on Gwak Gyeong-gu’s neck with a lightning-fast motion and stabbed.

Yong Jegun’s fingertips, dyed jade color, carried a fierce killing intent.

For a player at Gwak Gyeong-gu’s level, even if he were sleeping well, the sincerity of that chilling power would make him immediately react and get up.

'Right now, Gwak Gyeong-gu is defenseless. His neck °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° bone will be shattered and pierced. Even if he instinctively uses an ability wave to defend, he can’t block that!'

If the one spreading the killing intent now were not Yong Jegun, I would have immediately responded.

Yeom Jun-yeol and Cheon Dong-ha stared at Yong Jegun in shock; Yeom Jun-yeol, being a descendant, could not oppose a dragon, and Cheon Dong-ha thought for a moment and seemed to agree to wait.

Although they trusted Yong Jegun, their eyes couldn’t leave his fingertips.

Kaang!

Sparks flew right before my eyes.

The mixed lights of jade and gold stung my eyes.

A barrier Hwang Ji-ho formed instantly was protecting Gwak Gyeong-gu’s neck.

Apparently, Hwang Ji-ho couldn’t stand watching Yong Jegun’s actions.

"Yong Jegun, what are you doing? How dare you threaten a student in front of me?"

"Gwak Gyeong-gu is well-prepared. Even if his neck is pierced and he takes a fatal wound, he can recover using ‘Gwangrim.’ Also, when he’s with Jun-yeol, he always carries expensive healing items just in case. It’s fine."

If a dragon clan member with a sense of money broken as badly as a tiger says that, he must have prepared truly valuable items.

Of course, it was necessary to protect Yeom Jun-yeol, whom the mastermind openly targeted.

Also, considering Gwak Gyeong-gu’s ‘Gwangrim,’ Yong Jegun’s words were true, but it was questionable whether he should say that as a teacher.

Yong Jegun happily said so, even as the chairman reprimanded him.

"And look, Gwak Gyeong-gu is still asleep. Even though Mr. Hwang and I collided our powers right in front of his vital point."

Gwak Gyeong-gu remained in the same position as when he first lay down.

The replay viewed in ‘watch together’ mode also continued uninterrupted.

Looking at Gwak Gyeong-gu with his eyes closed, it seemed as if nothing had happened.

Yeom Jun-yeol cautiously asked,

"Is there a possibility he’s affected by the sleep incense...?"

"It was stopped midway. The incense wasn’t fully released, so it can’t put him to such a deep sleep."

"There’s no sign of the sleep incense’s influence. Only a black residue presumed to be the remains of Yi-shin’s ability wave can be seen."

Cheon Dong-ha observed Gwak Gyeong-gu with his eyes closed and spoke.

If it was seen through Cheon Dong-ha’s eyes, there was no way he was wrong.

Yong Jegun got more excited and said,

"So that means the replay target becomes completely defenseless! If Mr. Hwang hadn’t just formed the barrier, even if his neck was pierced, Gwak Gyeong-gu couldn’t have gotten up. If no one uses abilities or items, that would have been a big problem."

Yong Jegun pressed hard on Gwak Gyeong-gu’s solar plexus with a fingertip without using any power.

But Gwak Gyeong-gu didn’t even flinch.

Even without ability waves, it should have hurt quite a bit, yet there was no reaction.

It really seemed that if his neck were pierced, as Yong Jegun said, he wouldn’t have opened his eyes.

‘I’ve never tried waking a replay target in the middle of a replay. Guardians tried to wake them, worried, but everyone stopped it when I intervened.’

I had thought about the possibility but seeing it now, a cold feeling filled my body.

The person I used replay on now, like Gwak Gyeong-gu, wouldn’t be able to open their eyes until the nightmare ended, whether almost dying or not.

"Isn’t that a tremendously powerful weapon? Once the target falls asleep, they’re completely neutralized. Useful for assassination or kidnapping."

"You always think of such uses, don’t you."

"Why, it’s useful, isn’t it? There are almost no opponents with such power. Even the powerful Jin clan can’t wake from Yi-shin’s replay target no matter what. It’s an incredible power! Yi-shin, next time try it on a higher existence? Even higher beings sleep and dream. If you ask the Dragon King God, he might agree."

Yong Jegun seemed crazy.

Knowing how miserable the Dragon King God is at Plmago, would he really order that?

The shaman was betrayed, the candidate who heard his own voice died, the Imugi took his place, descendants died, the Azure Dragon fell into a deep sleep, and the survivors think the Dragon King God abandoned them.

Yong Jegun is the chosen from the Dragon King God’s Yeouiboju, but he acted like a disrespectful son.

"Yong Jegun, Jo Yi-shin thinks you’re an unfilial son."

"Hahaha! You look no different from class, yet you were thinking that?"

No, is the White Tiger repeating that again?

Anyway, thanks to Yong Jegun’s crazy behavior, I learned a lot about the replay, but I found his aggressive suggestions hard to try.

"There are limits to who can be targeted with replay. The target must be recognized as appearing in the game, and I must meet them personally."

"Then can you use it on the mastermind? No matter how strong, if you put them to sleep with that power, you should be able to suppress them."

"I don’t even know who the mastermind is, or if they even appeared directly in the game. I don’t know if the mastermind is among my replay targets or not, so I can’t use it."

Though it was attractive that just putting someone to sleep could perfectly neutralize them, there were many restrictions on replay targets.

Most importantly, there was a big reason why the mastermind couldn’t be chosen.

"And also, to choose, the target must have died after taking the 13th practical exam, but not too late. Initially, only those who died on the first day of the exam could be chosen. Jeokho, Yong Jegun teacher, and senior Seong Guk-eon couldn’t be chosen at that point."

"So you can’t use it on villains or masterminds who survive until the end. Ah, if the Dragon King God also lost power and was sealed rather than annihilated, you couldn’t use it."

"If they survived, yes. By the way, you can’t use it on Choi Pyeon-deuk. He survived in the game’s ending. But as the replay level keeps rising, maybe someday it’ll be possible. I can’t guarantee it."

At the mention of Choi Pyeon-deuk, the tigers openly showed displeasure, and the expressions of Yeom Jun-yeol and Cheon Dong-ha darkened.

For the two who experienced Choi Pyeon-deuk in the replay, the fact he survived until the end was extremely disgusting and painful.

"And if possible, I don’t want to use replay on the mastermind or their subordinates. A lot of information would be leaked to the target. If you fail to neutralize them, you risk fighting an opponent with critical information."

Actually, among the mastermind’s subordinates, there were some replay-worthy targets.

The butterfly spirit, who died before the ending and would definitely cooperate for her own wishes, having worked for the mastermind until death, would have a lot of information.

But she was not yet considered.

"Jo Yi-shin, can I choose now?"

At that moment, Hwang Ji-ho suddenly spoke.

Unfortunately, Hwang Ji-ho was still unselectable.

After the demon realm scenario, Andain’s hidden quest ended and Hwang Ji-ho no longer appeared.

Though Gwak Gyeong-gu who died in the demon realm scenario was selectable, Hwang Ji-ho, who went missing in the subsequent quest, was unselectable.

Only the message “〈Cannot select at current stage.〉” still appeared.

When I nodded, Hwang Ji-ho smiled.

"At least I guess I didn’t die at that time. I must be dying later than those who went to the demon realm."

"Hwang-ho."

"Haha! It would have been better to die earlier and become a replay target."

What kind of crazy talk was that?

The white tiger tried to intervene and stop him, but Hwang Ji-ho persisted with nonsense.

Since replay always started with a tutorial of an unnamed supporting role, the suffering of Jang Nam-uk and Yoo Sang-hoon was short, but Hwang Ji-ho was certain to experience a long and painful nightmare. What was good about that?

He laughed, but his eyes were not smiling.

In his delicate eyes were emotions I could not read.

Gwak Gyeong-gu, only son of genius swordsman Cheolhyeol Ssanggeom Gwak Gyeong-hoon.

Gwak Gyeong-hoon, who rarely saw his son, welcomed his family late but the child was exactly as expected.

Gwak Gyeong-gu grew rapidly with his rugged appearance, and was naturally strong.

Everyone believed without doubt he would become the greatest swordsman to inherit Gwak Gyeong-hoon’s legacy.

Until the outstanding genius, Joo Suhyuk, appeared at the twin-swords dojo.

‘Joo Suhyuk is a good guy. So much so that you can neither hate nor envy him.’

When I was disappointed getting the ‘Gwangrim’ with almost no combat buff effect, Joo Suhyuk’s careless words and actions saved Gwak Gyeong-gu.

It wasn’t the twin swords swinging with both hands holding a soju bottle at the dojo entrance that saved the nearly lost Gwak Gyeong-gu, but Joo Suhyuk himself.

And today, finally, Joo Suhyuk took the exam to become a junior at Eung Gwang High.

Then the Ung tribe attacked.

When told all the examinees and supervisors died, Gwak Gyeong-gu first checked if it was Joo Suhyuk.

Only after confirming Joo Suhyuk was not on the death list did he finally feel relieved.

Gwak Gyeong-gu felt comforted that he truly cared about and envied Joo Suhyuk’s talent, but at the same time blamed himself for feeling such emotions over the death of innocent examinees who were not Joo Suhyuk.

With such feelings, he welcomed Christmas Eve.

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