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Helena Hunt, once one of the world’s top hundred blacksmiths alongside In-Cheol, had been a professor of the Department of Blacksmithing who taught Specialized Grinding. Back then, she had even been designated as the next lead professor of the department, despite her prickly personality which didn’t endear her to many, for her outstanding skills.
But a few years ago, she abruptly resigned from the academy and opened a hardware store in Aqar Quf that sold miscellaneous items. And consequently, she was removed from the top hundred blacksmiths.
The textbook example of a retired master.
Finished skimming through her profile, Se-Hoon looked up at Helena, who was sitting across from him.
“…”
Seeing Helena leaning back in her chair with her arms crossed and eyes closed, showing no interest whatsoever in the current meeting, Se-Hoon had to contemplate how to start the conversation. In the end, he decided to ask directly.
“Are you actually going to take on the role of lead professor?”
Even though In-Cheol had asked her to, she might have her own thoughts about it.
Still showing no interest, Helena replied, “I already told him I would, so I will.”
Noticing she was more cooperative than expected, albeit a bit curt, Se-Hoon followed up with another question.
“How do you plan on handling Meisters?”
“I heard there's not much to do. I'll manage it as well.”
She was even willing to help manage Meisters, a task technically completely unrelated to the lead professor role.
I thought her strict personality would make negotiations difficult… but she's more cooperative than I thought.
What had In-Cheol told her that persuaded her to be so proactive? Intrigued, Se-Hoon pondered over it, but he came to a conclusion after only a second.
She must...
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