Kang Haeshik

Academy

## Appearance

**Kang Haeshik** was a muscular man, over 190 centimeters tall, but nearly 2 meters tall. He even has rough thick muscles and short-cut hair there. It was the image of the manliest of men, but the exact opposite to his brother Kang Haejoon. They were brothers with absolutely no resemblance in appearance or personality. After reaching level 38 under his brother's hell training, his momentum was certainly different from before. His body was also much stronger, and he no longer looked a bit blocky.
He is as stocky as Choi Cheolyoon.

## Background

He is born the younger brother of Kang Haejoon, the 9th SS Rank Hunter who awakened three years before the beginning of the story. Because of his brother, Haeshik has pocket money to buy dungeons.

His life changes when he meets the Universe's 2nd Communication holder Jin Jeongdo at the South Korea User Association Academy while attending its one month training course in April-May 2030.

He entered the Academy as soon as he awakened, therefore, he did not possess a Skill, even if it was by the Academy's final exam. But he has awakened many talents. He passed the entrance exam in third place behind Jeongdo and Seoyoon, and when Haeshhik came to visit Jeongdo because of the rivalry over the exam results, they became friends and like brothers to each other by the final fourth week of the Academy.

## Personality

He is straightforward and sincere. He was a typical martial artist. The manliest of men, who took the greatest pleasure in training himself. He also had a morbid obsession with being strong, but it can be shaken by his brother's hell training.

With the results of the Academy's final exam, treats his "Hyung-nim" Jeongdo as his life savior. To those he truly trusts, he does not mind revealing his Skills to them.
His brain circuit is odd, desiring to celebrate the graduation from the Academy with an E Rank dungeon expedition he bought. He didn't seem to flinch at the idea of buying a dungeon at all. He talked about it like he was going shopping at the supermarket in town. He also treated limousines are ordinary transportation.

Even when shopping for equipment, he buys all he likes when he is indecisive.
He is also considerate for hardworking moments.

## Equipment

### E Rank Dungeons

Haeshik obtained his First Shield and decent armor after graduating from the Academy.

### D Rank Dungeons

Still using his First Shield.

Bought new armor and equipment secretly appraised by Jeongdo's Observation skill.

### C Rank Dungeons

First Shield was almost broke, and Haeshik planned to change it after a few more uses. It was dented in many places, indicating that it didn't have much life left in it as Haeshik was currently level 38.

The Strong Iron Shield discovered by Iksia increases Strength and Stamina, but has greater weight for its material size, while possessing a gradual repair function.

## Relationships

* Jin Jeongdo: Haeshik is Jeongdo's team's tanker and usually registers Jeongdo's discovered dungeons for him. His body is a larger size than Jeongdo, who can only pat the back. He also registered Jeongdo's guild. Haeshik calls him "Hyung-nim", a term referring to the "Boss" or "Big Bro". He treats his "Hyung-nim" as a life savior and second most trusted after he and the rest of the graduating students were saved from the A Rank dungeon scammed final exam. He is one of the few reliable people Jeongdo is willing to team up with, even attempt their first team expedition with the E Rank dungeon expedition Haeshik bought before.
	+ Haejoon had invited Jeongdo to his house because he was spending most of his time abroad and Haeshik was bored. Jeongdo refused at first, but when Haeshik tempted him by saying that the house had the best training facilities in Korea, Jeongdo pretended to be unable to resist the suggestion and followed Haeshik home, staying at Haejoon's house for a week.
* Yoon Seoyoon: Because of Haeshik's unconventional and accidental interruptions of Seoyoon's attempts to woo Jeongdo, Haeshik became her targeted punching bag at times.
* Guardian of the Forest, Ancient Wolf Tinia: Haeshik misunderstood Tinia to by a pup even after he becomes S Rank.
* Kang Haejoon: Haeshik is dutiful to his brother and trusts him the most, and will strictly follow his requests if not that cumbersome such as not revealing their familial relationship in public. Haejoon gives several hundreds of millions of won as pocket money to Haeshik. he did not want Haeshik to be a person forever bound by the family name. Haeshik strictly received hell training from his brother, increasing his level from 18 to 38 within a short period.
* Elle McDowell: Through his brother's relationship, Haeshik is casual with Elle and even bragged about his "Hyung-nim" to her. He calls her Sister Elle.
* Choi Cheolyoon: Manager of the SSS Guild and part of the Founding Members.

## Trivia

* Haeshik's food consumption: There was more food on it than all of Jeongdo's and Seoyoon's plates combined.
* Haeshik has a hidden talent in leadership, behind Liu Shan's.
* Before level 10, Haeshik's tanking ability was quite impressive. He kept the enemy stable and out of the way. Above level 10, he was already strong beyond the concept of level. By level 38, his posture to withstand the C Rank dungeon enemy's blunt attack was much more stable than before. There seemed to be a lot of progress, not only on a simple level, but technically as well. From level 04 to 45, a month has passed. After a few days in his "Hyung-nim's" special open field workshop on Mount Fuji, Haeshik leveled up from 40's to 61. The experience in the workshop eventually enabled Haeshik to tank A Rank monsters.
* With Jeongdo's Observation Skill during their first equipment shopping trip, Haeshik obtained a top quality armor and shields fitting his rank.
* During the trip to Japan in the Adversary (Arc), Jeongdo revealed the incomplete status viewing ability of the Observation skill to Haeshik and Seyoon.
* 10 days before the Tertiary World Invasion Great Cataclysm occurred, he officially joined his "Hyung-nim"-established guild, which Haeshik had the chance name the SSS Guild.
* Dungeon Clearance: (WN Ch. 99-100-105-108 Open Field Workshop)
	+ E Rank (WN Ch. 33), D Rank (WN Ch. 35, 38, x? & x244), C Rank (WN Ch. <56>, 73, 74, x?85, x786), B Rank (<99>), A Rank (WN Ch. 17, <105>, x??112, x?115, x?118, x?131), S Rank (WN Ch. x?147 <148>, x?161, 192-193), SS Rank (WN Ch. 197, 239-242), SSS Rank (WN Ch. 20#-20#)
	+ Haeshik's team conduct dungeon clearance based on the efficient leveling system. The team lead by B Rank Jeongdo continued clearing D Rank dungeons until the Second Great Cataclysm occurred. After he returned from his brother's Hell Training, the team lead by A Rank Jeongdo began clearing C Rank dungeons. Playing around in the Jeongdo workshop on Mount Fuji, Haeshik alone can survive A Rank dungeons. S Rank dungeon team clearance became adaptable for Haeshik after Jeongdo cleared the SSS Rank Special Mission dungeon on the Taebaek mountains. He can now team up with his brother and or Elle McDowell to clear S Rank and lower dungeons.
* His "Hyung-nim" partnered with the SS Rank Saintess of the Present Era and Arthur of Britain in the Holy Grail (Arc), learning about their combat styles and tactical actions. He wanted Seoyoon (Saintess) and Haeshik (Tanker) to benefit from the experience.
* The Japanese manhwa translation version of **Kang Haeshik** refers to Jeongdo as "兄貴 (*Aniki*)" and Seoyoon as "ユリっち (*Yuricchi*)".

## References

1. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 153
2. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 36
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Webnovel Chapter 111
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Webnovel Chapter 35
5. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 17
6. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 03
7. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 94, Manhwa Chapter 76
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Webnovel Chapter 14
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Webnovel Chapter 73
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Webnovel Chapter 45
11. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 19
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Webnovel Chapter 33
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Webnovel Chapter 44
14. ↑ Manhwa Chapter 43
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Webnovel Chapter 46
16. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 85
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Webnovel Chapter 86
18. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 98
19. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 24
20. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 194
21. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 56
22. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 37
23. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 147
24. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 242
25. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 74
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Webnovel Chapter 99
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Webnovel Chapter 105
28. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 18
29. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 148
30. ↑ Webnovel Chapter 138