NOVEL FROG Chapter 307
S-grade Holder Do Jae-hyun (1)
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Do Jae-hyun.
A second-year student Holder attending Seoul Holder Academy.
However, his recent popularity was sky-high, to the point where his obvious rank seemed insignificant.
An overwhelmingly handsome appearance even among Holders.
A physique completed with tall height and sturdy build.
Skills that were difficult to match not only among his peers but across the entire country.
Equipped with all the abilities a Holder could possess, he was an object of admiration not just for Holders but for ordinary people as well.
– Academy’s hero, Do Jae-hyun. This time, he saves Korea!– Korea’s top prospect, Do Jae-hyun! Can he surpass Yoo Eun-seol?
– Do Jae-hyun finds <Room of the Transcendent>, now <Wolfenser>…
– Do Jae-hyun establishes a new clan! The name is <Evil Hunter>.
In fact, it wasn’t this extreme even a year or half a year ago.
He had gained recognition within the Academy and the domestic Holder community by dealing with the Academy attack incident and several villain executives, but he was still just a Holder known only to those in the country.
However, after carrying out the ‘Villain Sweep Operation’ and discovering the <Room of the Transcendent> with Yoo Eun-seol, he started to appear consistently on the front pages of the media.
Then came the conquest of <Wolfenser> and the establishment of the <Evil Hunter> clan.
Most recently, the conquest of the <Room of the Deserter> and the defeat of the Ludenark school.
As he continuously resolved major incidents, his stock continued to rise.
This caught the attention of not only domestic Holders but also ordinary people who read about his achievements in articles, and even Holders overseas across the sea focused on Do Jae-hyun’s potential.
From Korea’s top prospect…
To becoming Korea’s top Holder.
As his potential, which experts had been watching, burst forth much earlier than expected, he gained nationwide recognition.
– Do Jae-hyun is no longer an A-grade Holder!
– We need his S-grade promotion examination as soon as possible!
– If the national hero isn’t the best, who is?
And as such evaluations persisted.
Discussions about his Holder rank continued to be raised.
It doesn’t make sense for the current Do Jae-hyun to be an A-grade Holder.
He should take the S-grade promotion exam as soon as possible….
This was the consistent public opinion in Korea’s recent Holder community.
Especially after the press conference following the conquest of <Wolfenser>, the dungeon of the Adapter.
– I believe it’s possible.
Do Jae-hyun had clearly spoken there.
He had directly expressed his awareness of the S-grade promotion discussions and his intention to challenge it soon.
Because of this, the level of interest had reached its boiling point.
However, the ‘Holder Kidnapping Incident’ and the <Room of the Deserter>.
The great clash with the Ludenark school to resolve it.
Major incidents kept occurring without pause, causing things to quiet down temporarily.
And.
After the conquest of the <Room of the Deserter> was somewhat wrapped up.
Now that the standoff with the Ludenark school had entered a stable phase.
– Do Jae-hyun to take S-grade Holder promotion exam! The date is set for a week from now.
– Will the first S-grade Holder in 7 years since Yoo Eun-seol be born?
– Exam supervised by the International Holder Association. Examination board consists of 3 S-grade Holders each from Korea/US/Japan, 3 S-grade Holders from Europe, and 6 other special examiners…
Finally, Do Jae-hyun’s promotion exam schedule was announced.
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Ippotranslation
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“Wow, S-grade Holder… I can’t believe it.”
Moon Ga-eun, sitting on the bed reading the article, says.
I respond with a chuckle.
“It’s like you’re the one getting promoted?”
“Tch- Your business is my business, and my business is yours.”
Moon Ga-eun pouts and glares at me.
She was wearing my white dress shirt, with nothing underneath, revealing her smooth legs.
…Why do my girlfriends like such provocative outfits?
Thanks to that, I had nowhere to look, so I hugged her from behind.
“Right. Wearing clothes like that, you look just like me?”
“Why? Is it hard to resist?”
“Yeah. Very.”
As soon as I give the answer she wants, she looks at me with smiling eyes.
Then she continues with a peculiar expression.
“Then we could do more…”
“No.”
As I cut her off sharply, Moon Ga-eun’s face turns into a frown.
“Ugh… Why not again.”
“You just told me. S-grade Holder. The promotion exam is soon, and I can’t be late.”
Sweet time after long battles.
I wanted to spend more time with Moon Ga-eun if possible, but with the S-grade promotion exam schedule so close, I had to start getting ready to leave.
Moon Ga-eun pouts again.
“Tch- Am I an S-grade Holder?”
“That’s the question of the century.”
“…Do you really want to die?”
As Moon Ga-eun slowly raises her fist, I hug her tighter.
It’s not because I think I might die if I get hit by that fist.
…Really, it’s not.
“Sorry, sorry. What can I do when the schedule is set like this? I’ll make it up to you properly after the promotion.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Promise.”
I lightly stroke her thigh, reaching for her hand.
Slowly intertwining our hands.
Moon Ga-eun, smiling contentedly at the soft touch, suddenly jumps up from the bed.
Then, putting her hands on her waist, she looks at me and says.
“Then let’s go camping!”
“Camping all of a sudden?”
“Yeah. And with Juyeon too! I always used to go on friendship trips with Juyeon around this time.”
That’s something I didn’t know.
I knew the two of them had been close since they were young, but I didn’t know they went on trips together once in a while.
Since it hadn’t even been half a year since I started meeting my lovers, there were often new facts I learned.
Moon Ga-eun said to me with a big smile on her face.
“How about the weekend after the promotion exam is over?”
This probably wasn’t Moon Ga-eun’s solo plan, but something that had been discussed with Kang Juyeon.
Seeing how she came up with the travel schedule so quickly.
It seems they’ve been waiting for a long time to rest while playing with me, after continuing fierce battles without rest.
I can’t help but smile at her excited appearance.
I nodded readily.
“Of course, that’s great. Where are we going?”
“Well, we haven’t decided that yet…”
“Then let’s go to Europe.”
My suggestion came out immediately without much thought.
Moon Ga-eun was more surprised by it.
“Eu-Europe?”
“Yes. And instead of just the weekend, let’s make it a four-day or week-long trip including weekdays.”
She probably mentioned the weekend thinking we wouldn’t have time on weekdays, but we actually have quite enough time.
Currently, the academy is on a break due to various incidents.
Although they’ve announced reopening, the date hasn’t been set yet.
There’s a lot of floating time until it’s definitely decided.
I wanted to use that empty time to take the S-grade promotion exam and spend time with my lovers that I couldn’t before.
‘They’ll probably count it as attendance too.’
Even if classes resume quickly, it won’t be a big problem.
The achievements of <Evil Hunter> in this incident were tremendous.
We completed the conquest of ‘Zone 1’ on par with the top 3 domestic clans, and subsequently succeeded in conquering ‘Zone 6’, becoming the only clan among the operation participants to clear two zones.
Of course, for the academy, which is related to the incident and helped establish <Evil Hunter>, it’s an achievement worthy of welcoming with open arms.
Based on these points, if I discuss it with my master, there’s a high chance that student clan members of our clan will be given ‘attendance-recognized self-study leave’.
“And since I’m going to America with Chae-eun, I thought it would be nice to go to Europe with you guys.”
“Ah, right!”
Moon Ga-eun claps her hands as if she just remembered at my words.
Recently, Liam Hendricks, known as the world’s strongest Holder, invited me to America.
The official reason is for a meeting between the <Wings of Freedom> clan and the <Evil Hunter> clan.
As both clans played a significant role in defeating Ludenark, it’s quite a meaningful meeting, and I also considered it an important course in my future schedule.
So I was planning to carry out the schedule right after finishing the S-grade promotion exam.
But then Kim Chae-eun said she wanted to go together, so we ended up going to America together.
Somehow, it turned into a trip cum date added to the American schedule.
Naturally, the other two lovers threw cute tantrums at Kim Chae-eun’s preemptive move.
“Ugh, Kim Chae-eun… Only she gets to go on an American trip with you. We got beaten to the punch.”
“Haha. That’s why let’s go on a trip too, to Europe.”
So I decided to make travel plans with them too while I was at it.
Of course, if I go through with all these schedules, I’ll be skipping the academy for almost a month…
‘…Master will work something out.’
The achievements <Evil Hunter> displayed were so tremendous that my master, who’s a foundation director, will somehow manage it well.
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Ippotranslation
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“There are a total of 9 S-class Holders participating in this S-grade promotion exam. Among them, 2 are Korean Holders.”
After making travel plans with Moon Ga-eun and Kang Juyeon like that.
I came to the Holder Association for the S-grade promotion exam.
My clan’s vice master and my master, Yoo Eun-seol, came to see me off.
Then she gave me various advice related to the promotion exam.
I asked her what I was most curious about.
“Then perhaps, Master…?”
But my master lightly shook her head.
“The domestic S-grade Holders selected as examiners are Holder Park Ji-hwan and Holder Song Do-hyuk. It seems the examining panel was selected considering various relationships with Jae-hyun.”
I uniquely had deep connections with domestic S-grade Holders across the board.
Right beside me, Yoo Eun-seol is my master and the clan’s vice master, and Kang Woo-hyun of <Judgment of Fire> is none other than my future father-in-law.
Moreover, Hwang Geon-wook is the master of the <Royal> clan where Moon Ga-eun has significant influence.
As I have all the few S-grade Holders as close acquaintances, the association must have had quite a headache selecting the examiners.
‘Come to think of it, I’m close with the other two as well…’
It’s not like the two S-grade Holders who became examiners aren’t connected to me either.
Song Do-hyuk is the master of <Dragon Sword> which has a friendly agreement with our clan.
Park Ji-hwan is even the father of my best friend and a battlefield comrade who has been through numerous operations with me.
In essence, it meant that the selection method considering relationships didn’t have much significance.
“I heard Liam Hendricks came from America as an examiner.”
“Liam Hendricks?”
“Yes. Apart from our clan being invited by Liam this time, it seems he’s personally participating in the S-grade promotion exam schedule.”
Liam Hendricks inviting me to America was an official schedule as the master of the <Evil Hunter> clan.
It wasn’t just to meet face to face, but to meet as clan to clan and discuss various things.
But separate from that, it seems he’s also participating in my S-grade promotion exam.
Anyway, that Liam Hendricks sure has a lot of interest in me.
“The promotion exam will only be conducted domestically. Exceptionally, the International Holder Association has come directly to Korea.”
“Is it because of Korea’s achievements in defeating Ludenark?”
“That’s highly likely.”
At the entrance of the Holder Association, which we’ve now reached.
Yoo Eun-seol stopped right in front and looked at me.
“Well then… Good luck with the exam, Jae-hyun.”
The youngest S-grade Holder in Korea.
A great step towards claiming that title.
I nodded firmly at my master’s small encouragement and took a step forward.
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