My On*Hole Academy [EN]: Chapter 53

“I, I should go to the workshop.”

As soon as we reached the training grounds, Yuuna quickly let go of my hand.

Was she worried someone would see us holding hands so affectionately?

“We still have time, don’t you want to practice more?”

“I’ll teach you how to use Mana Steel first.”

It had been a while since I had a hunter lesson from Teacher Yuuna.

“You said it’s a special material, right? Does it drop often?”

“Yeah, it’s a material that contains magical power. Simply put, you can use it to enhance items.”

“Oh~.”

Like enhancement stones?

“Just so you know, Mana Steel must be refined through an institution recognized by the country. Otherwise, something bad could happen.”

“An institution recognized by the country?”

“The Hunter Association, Hero Association, and so on. Prestigious academies also have Mana Steel refining facilities.”

This is a prestigious academy, after all.

How did (Old) Sanghyeok even get in here? He would have been rejected at the entrance in reality.

This is the mystery of ero-games.

“Is that where you enhance things?”

“Yeah, some people do it on their uniforms, but usually, it’s done on weapons.”

“Weapons, of course.”

A man’s gotta have his weapon!

“Excited, Kim Sanghyeok?”

“It’s just… exciting content.”

I can’t resist equipment enhancement.

“Well… D-ranks don’t usually get to see Mana Steel.”

“Showing off like you’ve seen it a lot.”

“I have seen it a lot. Hehe. My Yukihime is A-rank, you know.”

“What’s Yukihime? Is that the name of your sword?”

Yuuna showed me the sword she wore on her hip.

“It’s my treasure. I couldn’t use it when measuring the scarecrow, though….”

“Is there some kind of restriction?”

“It’s against the rules to bring specially refined weapons when hitting the scarecrow.”

Because someone might bring a weapon loaded with enhancements.

“A-rank means it’s a higher rank than you.”

“It’s proof that I’ve been more diligent than others. These hunter’s symbols… whether it’s armor or weapons, they’re called Masterpieces.”

「Masterpiece」

So, Yuuna’s Masterpiece is ‘Yukihime.’

My Masterpiece is… a Glock 19?

‘I’m not sure yet.’

More than anything, I’m sick of malfunctions.

I thought it would get better as my Technique stat increased, but getting screwed over at crucial moments….

What if I enhance a revolver?

While I was pondering, I somehow left the training grounds and boarded a large elevator.

Is this like a lift going underground?

There were dozens of other students besides us, from various grades.

“We’re going to Workshop A. It has a Mana Steel refining facility.”

The elevator descended smoothly.

In the academy’s basement, there was plenty of infrastructure solely for refining equipment.

There were many furnaces and workshops.

“This is Workshop A….”

“It can be said to be the heart of Essol Academy. Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

Yuuna grabbed my hand and led me.

I was soon guided to a bizarre smithy where a female blacksmith was hammering iron.

Whatever the structure, it was surprisingly large.

“Ms. Reida, I came to request Mana Steel refinement.”

“Who’s this handsome friend?”

“Kim Sanghyeok. He’s a member of Yuuna’s squad.”

“Squad? Yuuna, you do that kind of thing?”

“Just… someone I’m taking with me from the academy.”

Reida stared at me intently.

The opponent was a muscular woman close to 180cm [5’11”] tall, so the pressure was immense.

Considering that I was shorter than this woman before I became 190cm [6’3″]….

She had a sexy body with unnecessary body fat completely removed through hard labor, but still possessed large breasts, and tanned skin that suited her well.

The cigarette she nonchalantly held in her mouth and her bleached short hair suited her well.

“You use a gun?”

“Ah, yes….”

“Yuuna, you’re raising someone who uses a gun?”

“Looks like you like him.”

“Tsk tsk….”

…….

I’m being pitied just for choosing a gun build.

“Is it not good?”

“Didn’t you choose it knowing that?”

“I thought… you would know better than me, Ms….”

“Ms.?”

Reida opened her mouth wide and laughed as if she was amused.

“Ahahaha! Yeah, I know it well. Uh, so. It’s a Mana Steel-eating hippo. Guns are.”

“…….”

The enhancement efficiency is not good. Well, that much….

“Besides, firearms have a strong Technique penalty in the dungeon, so they don’t get much stronger even if you enhance them.”

Yuuna chimed in from the side.

“What does that mean? Yuuna.”

“Firearms get weaker in the dungeon, you know? Swords don’t have that.”

“Right?”

“If a sword gets stronger by 5, 10, 15… with one Mana Steel, a gun gets stronger by 8, 9, 10, 11… like that.”

Hmm….

I want to reroll my character [start over with a new character]?

Is it not too late now?

“Don’t be discouraged. It just means you should think carefully again before putting in Mana Steel.”

Still, I think guns are good.

I’m still reluctant to mingle with monsters.

Besides….

‘It’s not like I can’t enhance it, right?’

If I enhance a pistol like a monster, wouldn’t it show unexpected performance?

“I like guns.”

“That’s what you like? Even though it’s a weapon that everyone avoids because it’s not good to invest Mana Steel in?”

“That’s why I like it.”

No one else does it. It’s hip.

It’s totally cool, isn’t it?

I was the type to get my head smashed by that kind of charm in RPG games.

“I’ll do what others don’t do.”

“Puhahaha.”

Reida laughed heartily.

Yuuna is protesting with her eyes as if she wants me to make a rational decision, but….

“Please make it so my Glock can use ‘Light’s Judgment’ or something.”

“Looks like you brought a lot of Mana Steel?”

“One Goblin Mana Steel.”

“Hey. What can you do with that? If you want to shoot a beam, you need to bring 30,000 B-rank Mana Stones.”

“If you have 30,000, you can shoot a beam?”

That’s awesome!!

Reida started laughing, clutching her stomach.

“Ahahaha! Where did you get such an interesting kid, Yuuna?”

“…….”

Yuuna’s cheeks turned red.

“I don’t know if he’s innocent… or just stupid….”

“Why? Yuuna. You can shoot a beam if you put in 30,000. That’s crazy cool, isn’t it?”

Personality excretion beam is totally possible!

“How can you collect that much Mana Steel…? Are you the student council president?”

“Isabella? Does the student council president shoot beams?”

“Our academy president’s Masterpiece is the Devil Suit. It’s famous. She fed it 27,000 Mana Steel.”

Oh my….

“Ah~ Isabella? Her MP is a masterpiece.”

She never showed me that kind of thing when we had a lucky pervert sparring match.

The student council president was hiding her power.

Or was she caught up in personality excretion and didn’t have time to show it…….

“The student council president is the pinnacle of Essol Academy. Achieving that much performance beyond that……. It’s impossible just by attending the academy.”

“Do you have to become a hunter or a hero?”

Wait a minute.

“Yuuna, hunters get Mana Steel in the dungeon, but how do heroes get it?”

“Monsters that escaped the dungeon. But it’s not easy to deal with monsters that strong… so usually, they catch villains and get it as a reward. Villains use refined weapons from the black market.”

According to Yuuna’s explanation,

You can quickly obtain and enhance Mana Steel by acquiring items of unknown origin from the black market, but it is prohibited by law.

Heroes have a structure where they get some Mana Steel as a reward and enhance it in the process of recovering villains’ weapons to the national treasury.

That means….

“Isabella is a true workaholic. She hasn’t slept more than 2 hours since she was 8 years old.”

Reida said.

It meant that I had to grind that much to collect 30,000.

“No one can exert their original power without equipment. The presence or absence of a good MP is directly linked to the hunter’s strength. So, you have to choose your weapon group carefully.”

I’m not ignoring Yuuna, who is giving me serious advice, but if this is content in OnaAka [slang for a type of Japanese adult game], it’s safe to say that it’s a system made for the protagonist.

Even if I choose a wooden club, wouldn’t I be able to enhance it to level 99?

It’s full of romance.

It was an unavoidable male psychology that I pursued romance.

“I’ll do a gun.”

“…Sigh. Okay.”

Yuuna took out a lot of Mana Steel from her inventory.

“Yuuna?”

“Please use all of this to enhance Sanghyeok’s weapon.”

“What…….”

All of this?

Yuuna pulled out dozens of various Mana Steel, including the C-rank Mana Steel we ate.

Why give me something that would be lacking even if she used it on her own weapon?

“You raised my stats before. I’m returning the favor.”

“…Yuuna.”

“Are you really going to do a gun? No regrets?”

“Yuuna, thank you!!”

I hugged Yuuna out of joy.

“Kyaa!!?”

“Thank you! I love you!”

“Okay, okay, let me down…. Geez…!”

This Mana Steel, Yuuna must have cherished it.

To give it out so willingly for my growth…….

I really want to do everything she asks.

“I will do a gun!”

“Good. Wait a moment.”

I decided to enhance the Glock 19.

I have a deep affection for it as my first weapon, and I thought I would still use the Glock even if I used a revolver.

I will gradually increase the number of guns I use.

The first investment is from Glock.

[Glock 19 (COMPACT)] [B Grade]

[Owner Kim Sanghyeok]

[Glock 19 compact version. Holds 15 9mm rounds. Enhanced with Mana Steel to increase shooting precision, rate of fire, and power.]

“Here.”

“Thank you.”

I receive it like a sacred object.

“Now it will exert some power even in the dungeon. Come again when you get Mana Steel.”

“Yes!”

“Are you that happy?”

Yuuna was looking at me with an unavoidable expression as she saw me rejoicing.

“The Glock is now B-rank!”

“Anything else? Do you need anything?”

“Let’s go to the gun shop.”

This time, I grab Yuuna’s hand and lead her.

Yuuna followed me with a flustered groan.

It’s completely a date atmosphere.

“What did you put so much on it?”

Yuuna looked at it with curious eyes, as if she didn’t know much about guns.

“You know what a dot sight is, right?”

“Yeah. What’s this on the muzzle?”

“It’s a muzzle brake; it reduces recoil by releasing gas.”

“What’s this at the bottom?”

“A flashlight.”

It’s called ‘Surefire.’

It was made for extreme situations, so it is durable and has plenty of light.

I bought it so that I could be strong even if I fell into the apocalypse dungeon again.

And…….

“You have a gun, why buy another one?”

Yuuna said as she saw me picking up a revolver.

“I’m buying a revolver in case the gun jams.”

“Revolvers don’t jam?”

“Even if there is a problem with the bullet you were trying to shoot, you can shoot a normal bullet as the chamber rotates. It’s good for dealing with emergency situations.”

Although this is not an enhanced revolver, it will be worth its weight in gold when the Glock breaks down.

The revolver I chose as a sub was the Colt Python.

The Colt is a pistol made for the purpose of 「luxury」 competition.

“You don’t seem like a student these days, seeing you pick that one.”

The gun shop owner said with a smile.

“Ah, I have a good eye.”

[「Discernment·Hong」activated]

[Colt Python]

[A masterpiece Colt Python in which a craftsman bends and adjusts the action parts one by one by hand, not a mass-produced product. The wooden grip is made of walnut.]

I can distinguish not only masterpieces of Onahole [slang for realistic male sex toys].

There were countless revolvers in the glass display case,

But if there is a Colt Python made by a craftsman, there is no other option.

This gun, characterized by a walnut grip with checkering─a checkerboard pattern engraved to prevent the grip from slipping─,

It was difficult to obtain because it was the same as a relic until the reproduction sale was decided after Colt went through a bankruptcy crisis─I don’t know how the history was set in the game.

The advantage of the Colt Python, which is made with the craftsmanship of a craftsman, is its high accuracy.

“I’ll buy bullets and a holster too, sir.”

“Hmm. Just pay 1,000 coins.”

“…I’ll take out the bullets and holster.”

“Then 900 coins.”

Cough, most of it is the price of the gun. I don’t have money right now?

I suddenly realized and felt dizzy.

At that time, Yuuna slipped in.

“Are you short on money?”

“Oh, yeah….”

“I have to give you a share anyway, so I’ll make up for what’s lacking.”

“Really?”

Is it okay to receive this?

In fact, I gave Yuuna more money, but

Separately, I am grateful that she knows me when I need it like this without me saying anything.

“I thought your girlfriend was just pretty, but she’s also kind?”

“She’s not my girlfriend. Not yet.”

I slipped it in.

“…….”

Yuuna glared at me and paid with her student ID.

“Why? Does the young lady have someone else she likes? I only saw your face throughout the shopping…….”

“……P, please pay!”

“Good luck. Huh? From the looks of it, the uncle is sure that there is definitely a heart….”

“Uncle!”

Yuuna’s ears were red when she came out of the gun shop.

“Oh, it’s hot. Is it because of the furnace….”

“Shall we go up now?”

My insides were burning because I was using my brain to roll the harem somehow.

Huhuhu…. How many more times do I have to do this awkward thing…?

「She’s not my girlfriend…. Not yet☆」

Ugh!!!

I’m really going crazy!

How do people do this kind of blanket kick [a Korean expression for being mortified or embarrassed]?

“But, I might have stolen the distribution money in the middle. Why don’t you ask how much it is?”

Should I spend more on this occasion?

2nd verse, 3rd verse followed by brainwashing!

“It’s similar to entrusting your wallet to your wife and not caring.”

“Puhuh!!”

Yuuna couldn’t stand it and patted my back with an aegyo fist [aegyo is a Korean expression of cuteness].

“You idiot! Idiot! Die! Just die!”

The shy reaction is really delicious.

After all, it’s good to be handsome.