Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

89. Revenge Match Established

#89. Revenge Match Established

[ Final exam 1st practical results ]

[ 1 ] Cynthia ( 563 points )

[ 2 ] Lee Soo-hyuk ( 208 points )

[ 3 ] So Young-hyun ( 116 points )

[ 4 ] Joo Se-rin ( 98 points )

[ 5 ] Ha Seon-ah ( 95 points )

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The first practical – villain battle (annihilation) was over and the status was tallied on the scoreboard.

The result was truly bizarre.

[ 1 ] Cynthia ( 563 points )

That was because of the points Cynthia earned by coming in first place.

563 points.

The number of points is so overwhelming that it is almost astonishing.

More than 2.5 times that of second place.

A figure that is more than five times that of 3rd to 5th place.

And, even if you add up all the points from 2nd to 5th place, it still doesn’t reach the points of Cynthia, who took 1st place.

It would be natural for someone to say that it was manipulated, but not a single person said anything like that.

Anyone who has seen Cynthia’s battle footage would never dare to think that way.

Dozens of battle dolls.

He fought one-on-one with numerous dolls, each with the skills of a beginner or intermediate hero, and never backed down.

No, rather, he overwhelmed and eventually won against all the dolls.

And among them were also high-class dolls.

‘That doesn’t make sense… .’

Na Seong-baek, the senior hero who was a judge, shook his head while looking at Cynthia.

Do you know why the Advanced Combat Doll is included in the Cadet Level Exam?

Catch me? No.

Neither the academy that designed the test nor the judges in charge of supervising it expected that a cadet would be able to handle such an object.

So then what is the reason?

It’s simple.

Run away from an enemy that is too powerful to fight against.

The idea was to plan how to escape and practice using that method in real life.

The Advanced Battle Dolls were not put into the test to be taken down. That’s why most of the test subjects were designed to be scared and chased away rather than attacked right away.

But then he defeated that high-level combat doll with ease. And that was right after fighting dozens of intermediate and beginner combat dolls.

It was unbelievable.

Lee Soo-hyuk also drove a high-level doll to the brink of death, but what Cynthia showed was several times more amazing.

The one who could barely defeat the superior doll by pouring everything into it, and Cynthia who crushed everything with overwhelming force and destroyed the superior doll. Anyone who wasn’t blind could tell who was greater.

“What about Lee Soo-hyuk?”

“Lee Soo-hyuk? Who was Lee Soo-hyuk? No, I have something to think about right now, so let’s hear that story later.”

That’s why the judges’ minds were filled only with the name Cynthia, and the name Lee Soo-hyuk was erased.

From Lee Soo-hyuk’s perspective, it was natural for him to go crazy and jump around. He was the one who set the table, but Cynthia was the one who put the spoon on it.

***

“Ugh… I’m tired… .”

As soon as Cynthia got home, she lay down on the bed.

My whole body was worn out with fatigue.

-That’s because you’re trying too hard.

‘Is that so? I didn’t feel it when I was taking the test… .’

-That’s because adrenaline is secreted.

‘I see….’

Cynthia thought to herself, “Illien is really smart.” Then an idea occurred to her.

It was about ‘Han Seong-jin’.

‘By the way… Will I be able to make up for my failure in the written test with this practical test?’

-Oh, that gift you were supposed to receive? I guess it’ll be hard~

‘Is that so? But you caught a high-level battle doll! Didn’t Illien say that you have potential if you look at the actual skills very well?’

-That’s talking about the entire practical exam. You’ve only seen the first one. There are still two more left?

‘…That’s true.’

Cynthia readily agreed to Illien’s advice.

-So let’s go to bed early today. I’m sleepy too. I need to take care of my condition to do well on the test tomorrow.

‘Oh, oh. Good night.’

-okay.

Illien was engulfed in white light and disappeared into Cynthia’s symbol.

Cynthia sat alone on the bed and thought.

Time continues to pass.

But, the task of seducing Han Seong-jin is far away.

‘It seems like my brother only sees me as a child… Ugh… This won’t do.’

I felt this recently.

I don’t know if it was because I was insensitive or what, but somehow I could tell that Han Sung-jin was treating me like a child, not a woman.

It was an important issue.

The words woman and girl have only one letter difference, but there is a huge difference.

And when Cynthia thought about her purpose, she thought that it was absolutely unacceptable for Han Sung-jin to think of her as a girl.

‘The gift I’m receiving this time might solve that problem… but the problem is whether I can receive the gift…!’

Cynthia was supposed to receive a gift from Han Sung-jin if she got 5th place in the writing test. The thought of that gift was something that made her blush.

It’s difficult to say it out loud… .

Anyway, I thought that if I hit something big, Han Seong-jin would fall in one hit.

Because that’s what happened in the movies!

‘Hehehe. Just imagining it makes me happy.’

If Illian was here, she would have told her to stop drinking kimchi stew and instead work hard, but Illian had already gone to bed. Cynthia rolled around in bed, imagining happy thoughts all by herself.

***

“Hey, Sia, you have dark circles under your eyes. Didn’t you sleep well?”

“Oh, yes… I guess I couldn’t sleep because I was nervous…”

Cynthia stayed up all night.

I couldn’t sleep because my heart was pounding while imagining things like Han Seong-jin.

So I ended up staying up all night.

-Oh my. I really have nothing to say.

‘… … .’

Cynthia pretended not to hear Illien’s words and looked at Han Sungjin.

“Brother.”

“Huh? Why?”

“That… This time, I mean the handwriting…”

Cynthia mentioned the note, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Last night, my written test score kept flashing through my mind. I felt like I wouldn’t be able to focus properly on the practical test if I didn’t solve this problem.

“Oh, note. You said you’d give a gift to those who made it to the top 5, right?”

“yes….”

Cynthia answered in a crawling voice, hoping that Han Sungjin would give her one more chance.

“Hmm. What should I do? The writing has already gone down the drain. What should I do… Should I give it another chance or not?”

Han Sung-jin smiled mischievously and grinned. His expression was like he had found a fun toy. Cynthia thought that even Han Sung-jin’s facial expression was handsome. And at that moment, Han Sung-jin opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“Okay. I’ve decided. I’ll give you one more chance.”

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“Really?”

“Uh. I’m giving it to you because your performance in the first practical test was impressive. I want to… just give it to you right away, but then it wouldn’t be fair, right? No matter what, you failed the original condition. The price for failing is the good performance you showed in the first test, and I’m giving you a new chance instead. The written test is important, but… I think that someone like you, Sia, would be able to cover the written test with overwhelming skill, so I’m giving you this opportunity.”

“Hehe. I’ll work hard!”

From the moment Cynthia heard that she had been given a new opportunity, she heard nothing else.

The only thing that filled her mind was, ‘If you do well in the practical test, you will receive a gift.’

‘Through this opportunity… I will make you mine!’

A new opportunity given by Han Seong-jin.

Cynthia planned to use that opportunity to make Han Sung-jin fall in love with her.

-I don’t know if that plan will work out, but~

‘Don’t hit Illien Cho.’

“By the way, do you know the contents of the second practical test?”

Han Seong-jin got information about the academy exam and asked Cynthia.

“Oh, yes. The second practical test content is the same every year. It’s a ‘1:1 match’, right?”

“That’s right. It will proceed as a 1:1 matchup similar to the midterm exam. Both the 2nd and 3rd day.”

“But why is that?”

“Should I tell you this? Well, it doesn’t really matter, so I guess I can tell you.”

Han Seong-jin paused for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“You know that the Academy final exam 1:1 sparring is done with a target selected by the judges, right?”

“yes.”

Final exam 2nd practical test, 1:1 practice.

The test is conducted over two days and ends with just one match.

And the opponent for that duel must be someone designated by the judges.

And Han Sung-jin knew who Cynthia’s target for this sparring match was.

“Sia. Your sparring target this time is….”

“What about the target?”

“It’s Lee Soo-hyuk.”

Just one day after Lee Soo-hyuk vowed revenge, the revenge match was set to take place.