Ex Rank Supporting Role's Replay in a Prestigious School

Chapter 102

Translator: Jimin Beom 
Editor: NovelMultiverse

Kyung-gu Kwak's eyes turned to the chessboard after hearing Je-gun Yong's starting signal.

Beep.

When I, the black, pressed the chess clock, Kyung-gu Kwak moved his pawn right away as if he had thought of his opening move.

The 'King pawn opening' where the pawn on e2 moves to e4.

If the black side moves their pawn on e7, it becomes an 'open game,' and if they make another move, it becomes a semi-open game.

'Let's play in a different pattern than my previous games.'

I moved my knight from g8 to f6.

Kyung-gu Kwak looked down at the chessboard and was lost in thought.

That's when I knew.

'He must have studied me.'

The chess opener I had done was the Alekhine's Defense.

One of the hyper-modernist openings in which the center pawn is given up to the opponent, refuting the classic chess theory that the domination of two of the four squares in the center leads to victory.

It is a calculation that instead of allowing the white's pawn to occupy the center, the black will hunt those pawns down first.

'Except for scholar's mate, it's the most aggressive opening I've ever done. You're hesitating because I'm going in a different pattern than you thought.'

He studied me in such a short time.

Like I saw in the game, he was a character with a good work ethic.

I could feel the distinctive firmness of a man practicing martial arts, his lips shut in a firm straight line and thinking of the next move.

'I can't believe he was a juvenile delinquent once.'

It was before the game started.

In this world's standards, last year.

Kyung-gu Kwak, who turned 17, used his Gwanglim for the first time and became depressed.

His Gwanglim, 'the blessing of 100 seconds,' literally could only be used 100 seconds per day.

'The Gwanglim enhanced physical strength, but in a way far from enhancing attack power. Kyung-gu Kwak was extremely frustrated between his father, the prodigy swordsman, and Suhyuk Joo, both of whom had better skills than him.'

Kyung-gu Kwak's delinquency was short but strong.

It was right before he entered high school, but he used his extra-old-looking face to buy alcohol.

He didn't care if he got condemned or not, he drank soju(Korean traditional rice wine) in front of the training room.

As a result, Master Kwak, Kyung-gu's father, beat his ass off with soju bottles.

A few bottles of soju exploded, but Kyung-gu Kwak didn't get hurt.

A player's body was very strong, and on top of that, he used his Gwanglim 'the blessing of 100 seconds,' which made his body even stronger.

[Ah, fuck. I can't use this crappy Gwanglim anywhere except when I'm beaten by soju bottles!]

Hearing those drunk words, Master Kwak stopped beating his son.