READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 23
Chapter 23: Exam Preparation (2)
― ‘Party A’ shall assist ‘Party B’ in the ‘The Devil Wears a Suit’ exam with utmost sincerity.
― When ‘Party A’ requests assistance from ‘Party B’, it must be granted unconditionally unless there is a valid reason.
If not granted, ‘Party B’ becomes ‘Party A’s slave.
― This contract is automatically terminated after ‘Party A’s requests for assistance have ended.
Jung Minwoo read the contract clauses and smiled with satisfaction.
“Done. You should check it too.”
At Jung Minwoo’s suggestion, Werewolf checked the contract clauses with a hesitant face and asked,
“Do we really need a contract?”
Jung Minwoo replied with a firm expression,
“Of course. It’s better to be certain.”
“Is that so?”
“What if I say I’ll help you and then teach you things wrong? That’s why we’re making a contract for each other.”
“That makes sense.”
Persuaded by Jung Minwoo’s explanation, Werewolf nodded and bit her thumb.
Tok tok―
As she dripped blood onto the parchment,
Fwaaaaaaaa―
The magic circle floating in the air seeped back into the parchment.
【Contract Complete】
A message popped up, indicating the contract was complete.
‘This is my third contract.’
Perhaps no other demon in cadet status had made as many contracts as him.
“We’ll start studying at 6 p.m. today.”
“The sooner, the better for me. Where should I be?”
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“The library.”
“Library? Okay, got it.”
Werewolf nodded and left the conference room.
‘Should I get moving again too?’
Jung Minwoo watched Werewolf leave and was about to visit the instructor, but
Caw, caw, caw.
The bell signifying the start of class rang through the speakers.
‘…Oh, I’ll have to go during the next break.’
Jung Minwoo realized he had spent too much time on the contract and hurriedly headed to the classroom.
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Break time after class.
Jung Minwoo began to actively seek out the instructors.
As he entered the faculty room,
“Hmm? What brings you here?”
The instructor who taught ‘History of the Demon World’ asked about the reason for his visit with a puzzled look.
“Haha, there’s a part I don’t understand, so I came to ask. Do you have time?”
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At Jung Minwoo’s words, the instructor chuckled and said,
“It’s a surprise that you, who never came to me before, have something you don’t know. Bring it here. I’ll make an exception and see you.”
With the instructor’s permission, Jung Minwoo clenched his fist.
‘My usual image management is paying off.’
Originally, the instructor never accepted questions from cadets, but he couldn’t help but treat the model student, Jung Minwoo, differently.
“This part here…”
Jung Minwoo pushed the textbook forward and used Mind’s Eye on the instructor.
【This part is a bit difficult.】
Letters formed above the instructor’s head, transforming his thoughts into text.
Jung Minwoo pretended to listen to the explanation while focusing on the text forming above the instructor’s head.
【But you managed to pinpoint the parts that will be on the exam. He’s not called the guy with Demon Eye for nothing.】
Following that, the instructor’s thoughts about the exam scope began to appear as text.
【Come to think of it, there were two questions from this part.】
‘Two questions…’
Confirming two questions was already a significant achievement, but
‘I can’t be satisfied with this and go back.’
He didn’t come here just to know about two questions. Jung Minwoo decided to ask more questions to extract more information.
“Instructor-nim, is the exam preparation finished?”
“Why do you ask?”
“If you’re still working on it, I was going to ask you to make the questions easy.”
At Jung Minwoo’s words, the instructor chuckled and said,
“Easy questions? You’ll do well even if the questions are difficult. I believe in you.”
“I’ll have to work hard to live up to your expectations.”
As they exchanged lighthearted words,
【Even if he’s the number one cadet, the last question, number 25, will be difficult for him.】
The instructor’s thoughts were transformed into text again.
【That question is from the most important chapter, ‘The War with the Pigeons’, and it’s a real brain twister.】
【But he’ll probably solve the other questions without much difficulty. Most cadets have memorized the ‘Birth of the Demon World’ chapter. And the chapters with the most questions, ‘The Golden Age of the Demon World’, ‘The Decline of the Demon World’, and ‘The Revival of the Demon World’, were interesting for the cadets, so they’ll remember them if they just review.】
Jung Minwoo, who had read his thoughts, smiled as he successfully figured out the scope of the exam.
‘Good, with this scope, studying won’t be difficult.’
Unless the exam questions were suddenly changed, they would be based on this.
‘But things could change, so I should study the other chapters too.’
Jung Minwoo closed the textbook and said,
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“Instructor-nim, thanks to you, I was able to solve the parts I didn’t understand.”
“Alright, come back if you have any more questions.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Jung Minwoo bowed respectfully to the instructor and moved on to find other instructors.
Moving busily, Jung Minwoo was able to grasp the scope of all the exams before the end of the 4th period.
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‘I think I can get a perfect score on this exam without much difficulty.’
Jung Minwoo looked at the notebook where he had written down the exam scope and smiled slyly.
‘Now all that’s left is to study with all my might.’
Jung Minwoo took a short break at the dormitory and then headed to the library.
As he moved towards the library,
“Oh, you’re here?”
Werewolf, who had arrived early, waved her hand.
“You came earlier than I expected.”
Jung Minwoo looked at Werewolf with a surprised expression.
“Of course, I can’t be late when I’m the one learning. Don’t you think so?”
Werewolf laughed cheerfully and nudged Rok, who was standing next to her.
“Uh, uh? That’s right! Ribbit, ribbit.”
Rok, whose face was as red as a beetroot, stammered in embarrassment.
‘He seems nervous.’
Jung Minwoo could easily tell that Rok was quite nervous.
‘Will he be able to study properly like that?’
He was worried that excessive nervousness would negatively affect Rok’s studying, but
‘Rok welcomed this with open arms, so he’ll deal with it himself.’
This was also Rok’s choice, so he decided not to worry about it too much.
“Shall we go inside then?”
As they entered the library with Werewolf and Rok,
‘There are more people than I thought.’
Demons occupied all the seats in the library.
“…Why are there so many kids studying?”
Werewolf muttered quietly, looking at the demons.
“Are we really allowed to study here? Ribbit, ribbit.”
Rok looked anxious, worried they wouldn’t be able to study.
“Don’t worry. I made a reservation, knowing this would happen.”
Jung Minwoo led them to a room with a nameplate that read ‘Team Room’.
“There’s no one here but us, so I can teach you comfortably.”
“Wow, you’re well-prepared.”
“Of course.”
Jung Minwoo shrugged at Werewolf’s words.
“Then, let’s all take out our textbooks and start studying right away.”
Werewolf and Rok nodded at Jung Minwoo’s words and took out their textbooks.
“Listen carefully to my explanations.”
And he began to teach them in earnest.
After about two hours of teaching,
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‘They’re not as dumb as I thought.’
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Both of them were following the lesson well without much difficulty.
He believed that Rok would follow along well because he knew he was a hard worker, but
‘Werewolf is a surprise.’
He hadn’t expected Werewolf to follow along so well.
What was even more surprising was that Werewolf had a talent for studying.
‘If she keeps studying like this, she might not be at the top, but she can get a high ranking.’
Jung Minwoo revised his assessment of Werewolf’s value and continued the tutoring.
6 hours later.
“Uwaaaaaaaa, I can’t do this anymore!”
Werewolf collapsed on the desk and raised the white flag.
“We still have a lot to do. What are you going to do if you give up already?”
At Jung Minwoo’s words, Werewolf shook her head and started to ‘whine’.
“Let’s take a 30-minute break. Just 30 minutes!”
Rok laughed awkwardly at her behavior and sided with Werewolf.
“We’ve been studying for 6 hours without a break. How about a short break? Ribbit, ribbit.”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
Werewolf chimed in, seizing the opportunity.
‘It is a lot to study for 6 hours straight for the first time.’
Jung Minwoo thought it wouldn’t be bad to give them a short break and said,
“30 minutes is too long, 15 minutes.”
“…30 minutes!”
However, Werewolf pouted and insisted on a 30-minute break.
“If you don’t want it, we’ll start studying right away. What do you want to do?”
“…30 minutes!!!”
“Really? Let’s start studying right away then.”
As he tried to open the textbook again,
“No! On second thought, 15 minutes sounds good.”
Werewolf waved her arms and agreed to a 15-minute break.
“You should have said so from the beginning.”
Jung Minwoo chuckled and moved towards the door.
“Everyone, take a break. I’ll go get some drinks.”
And he went outside to get some drinks to refresh them.
As he was leaving the library and heading towards the vending machine,
“Hmm?”
He spotted Pink Girl drinking water at the water purifier.
“Number 1-nim?”
Pink Girl also noticed him late and said with a surprised expression.
“Did you come out while studying?”
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“Yes, you too, Number 1-nim?”
“That’s right, I’m going to get some drinks during the break.”
“Shall we go together then?”
“With you?”
“Yes, I need to clear my head and move around a bit.”
The vending machine was quite a distance away, so he accepted Pink Girl’s offer, thinking it wouldn’t be bad to have someone to talk to.
“Until what time are you planning to study?”
“Well, I think I should go back by 2 a.m.”
At Jung Minwoo’s words, Pink Girl tilted her head and said,
“You’re going back earlier than I expected.”
“I’m teaching other kids at the library, so I’m going back to the dormitory to study separately.”
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“Kids?”
“Number 2 and Number 777.”
“Ah, so Number 777-nim went to you.”
At Pink Girl’s meaningful words, this time Jung Minwoo tilted his head and asked,
“What do you mean by went to me?”
At Jung Minwoo’s question, Pink Girl laughed awkwardly and replied,
“Actually, Number 777-nim asked me to teach her, but I refused.”
“Ah…”
In other words, Werewolf was rejected by Pink Girl and came to him.
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‘No wonder she pleaded so desperately.’
He had found Werewolf’s behavior strange, but now all the pieces of the puzzle were falling into place.
“If it’s not too much trouble, could I join you guys?”
“It is too much trouble.”
Jung Minwoo flatly refused Pink Girl’s suggestion.
‘Studying with this one would be poison.’
Unlike Werewolf, Pink Girl was very intelligent, so he had to stay away from her during exam season.
‘It would be troublesome if she steals information while studying with me.’
He wouldn’t lose to her since he knew the scope of the exam, but there was always the ‘what if’, so he needed to eliminate any risk factors.
“You rejected me without even thinking.”
Pink Girl clicked her tongue, looking disappointed.
“There’s no need to take a risk factor with me.”
“You’re thorough.”
Pink Girl made a fed-up expression at Jung Minwoo’s answer.
After that, Jung Minwoo bought drinks from the vending machine and chatted with Pink Girl about various things as they walked back to the library.
“Then, I’ll go back to the kids.”
As he said goodbye and was about to head to the ‘Team Room’,
“Number 1-nim.”
Pink Girl suddenly called him.
“Why?”
He turned his head to look at Pink Girl.
“I’m going to win this time, so be prepared.”
She revealed her ambition with a bright smile.
“I’ll have to study harder so that doesn’t happen.”
Jung Minwoo chuckled and entered the ‘Team Room’.