[Shinhae High School]
When Ga-jun searched, the school category that came up included ‘Public’ and ‘Advanced’. Ga-jun’s gaze briefly landed on the school introduction.
‘A school for people with special abilities’
Is it so special that he even experienced being left behind on a school trip? Ga-jun took a deep breath and called the school administration office.
[Yes, hello, this is Jin Hyuk-moo, the head of the administrative office at Shinhae High School.]
The employee, who answered the phone with a voice full of sour mood unique to the office workers who were supposed to be full of enthusiasm, remained silent for a while after hearing all of Ga-jun’s explanation of the situation and asked only a single question.
[You’re not playing pranks on me, are you?]
“No I’m not.”
[I’ve been working in this school for decades, but this is the first time I’m hearing this…]
He let out a short laugh, as if he was dumbfounded. The sound of tapping on a keyboard could occasionally be heard amidst the sighing and laughter.
[I will give you the teachers’ contact information, so please call them. No, I will call the teacher of section 1, so you call the teacher of section 2.]
“Yes, thank you.”
Baek Seon-woo is in section 1, and Hae Ga-jun is in section 2. Eventually, Ga-jun was the one who had to call his class teacher. He called, already regretting having to explain the situation three times today. He was starting to get embarrassed because he kept explaining the stupid situation over and over again.
But the teacher didn’t answer the phone.
“…?”
Ga-jun looked puzzled and called again. The teacher still did not receive the call. He hung up the phone around the time he heard the voicemail message, shared a piece of potato with Baek Seon-woo, took some time, and then called again. Eventually all the potatoes were eaten up one by one as he kept on trying to reach him, yet he couldn’t get in touch with him even after trying so many times. Eventually, he sent a text message, but there was no reply.
Was he the kind of teacher who puts your cell phone on silent? Even on a day like today? Ga-jun thought he might have misheard the number, so he called the administration office again, and fortunately, they answered right away.
[You guys, I was going to call you back, but I didn’t know your number. I can’t contact the teacher in section 1. Could you contact your teacher?]
“What? No, it’s the same situation here too. I can’t reach him either.”
[I tried calling the drivers, but they didn’t answer either. What on earth is going on… First of all, keep calling your teacher and I’ll call you back as soon as I can reach them, so give me your number now.]
Ga-jun asked the employee his contact number and gave Hyuk-moo his cell phone number, and the call was soon disconnected. After sharing about the situation with Baek Seon-woo, Ga-jun looked down at the cell phone for a moment to suppress his dumbfounded feelings.
At that time, the old lady eventually asked with a suspicious look.
“Students? How long do you plan to call? What are you going to use the number for?”
“Oh, that’s… I’m sorry, but can I use it a little more? Actually, I can’t contact the teacher.”
“What? Why can’t you contact him?”
He wanted to know that himself. Ga-jun was very embarrassed, but he could see that the suspicions in the old lady’s gaze were gradually increasing. These days, in a world where all information is contained in cell phones, she was worried that he might be doing something suspicious.
At that time, Baek Seon-woo stepped forward and showed a white card.
“Sorry. We are students at Shinhae High School. Could you please let us use the phone a little more?”
“Shinhae High School…?”
The expression on the lady’s face when she saw the student card he gave out became strange. She would have thought it as strange to prove their identity with the name of the university, but she looked like she did not know which high school name they were using.
As the lady’s suspicions gradually solidified into certainty, the employee who was making sweet potato fries next to her let out a short sigh.
“Oh my, Shinhae High School! Isn’t it the place where kids with special abilities go?”
“What? That’s right. I’ve seen it somewhere. Oh yes, it’s written on my student ID! ‘A talented person’!”
“Yes! Oh no, that’s bullshit, it’s the place where the lowly-talented children gather…”
The lady, who was next to her, sneaked a look at them. Ga-jun didn’t say much. It’s because she has helped them, and in fact, the expression was not completely wrong.
Shinhae High School.
A school attended by students with a ‘super ability’.*
*[T/N: Here the word ‘異能’ is pun intended. The word itself means ‘super ability’ but it can also mean ‘weird/strange ability’. It can be used in both positive and negative perspectives.]
The word ‘super ability’ that appeared in the world one day was called superpower in the past. If ‘super (超)’ simply meant exceeding the ordinary, ‘super (異)’ also meant being different from the ordinary, and it referred to a broader category.
When this word ‘super ability’ first appeared, the world was in confusion, but in the 21st century, where science and social systems have developed, everyone quickly adapted to it. Depending on the social perspective, there was also a thesis that ‘the people with super abilities should be educated and incorporated into society.’ The fact that Korea was the first to establish such a specialized school was significant in many ways as a nation which imparted education.
However, the scope of this ability was very wide and held versatility in diversity.
Some abilities were great enough to save people and contribute to social development by dealing with monsters of the ‘other world’ connected to this world, but they were also very trivial and useless. As a result, the world began to quantify these abilities to distinguish them. In other words, they were now categorized.
SPI. Supernatural/Special Power Index. If this ability value exceeds 100, it is considered to be extraordinary, but below that, it is similar to the general public. S, A, B… and so on, were all lined up in categories. Below 100, it is not just F, but classified as F-.
However, even if their abilities are small, they cannot be considered ordinary people at all, so they are taught how to live normally with ordinary people before they become adults. Even so, a person with the ability to turn on a light that is of the size of a lighter is likely to cause an accident.
The place where such children gathered was Shinhae High School. Among those with special abilities, it was called ‘a place where strange kids gather’, and the general public also tended to look at it subtly with contempt.
But even so, a special ability is a special ability, a rare resource for the country. Furthermore, they are ‘certified’ by the state. Since there was no such guarantee of identity, the employees of the rest area nodded willingly, knowing it well.
“Yes, yes. Keep calling him. You need to contact him soon.”
“I think you two are in different classes. Do you want to use my phone too? You also should call your class teacher, shouldn’t you?”
They became friendlier, as if they were sorry for using an explicit word earlier.
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Translator: Bri
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