Chapter 4 – What to Do.
‘A scolding?’
At the nonsense, the cashews froze on the spot. At most, I thought it would be something like “Please buy me something,” “Tell someone you like me.”
I don’t know if it’s another place, but at Drexar Academy, the word ‘get scolded’ was the same as ‘to be beaten’. In other words, this note was saying that he should be beaten.
It was something a normal person would protest against. The penalty is right. Go tell the teacher too.
Cashews, of course, were far from common.
“Eww…”
Sensing her face flushed, Cashew covered her face with a piece of paper. She gently crumpled the paper in her hand. The slightly torn paper represented the emotions of shaking cashew nuts.
Cashew nuts peeked out from the paper and checked the timetable on their mobile phones. Today was the 7th period day. Since the same subject is not taken twice in a row, a total of seven teachers visit this class.
First of all, the 1st period, 3rd period, 5th period, and 6th period were quickly excluded. All four of them were teachers with a reputation for being kind, and they declared that they would not be punished. I didn’t want to set a precedent for being scolded by such a teacher for the first time.
‘In fact, isn’t that why I’m even more pissed off?’
Thinking that she had crossed the line for a moment, the cashews slapped her head. No, no. This is an aberration by any means. A certain degree of line must be adhered to.
After filtering out the four subjects, there were three remaining candidates. Cashew pointed out the candidate in her mind with the feeling of going to an important vote.
First, second period. Mr. Shred, who is in charge of the ‘History and Understanding of Renugat Language’. He joined this school for the first time this year and there were no major problems for him. He just does what he has to do in class, and when he rings the bell, he says hello and leaves right away.
However, the problem was that the boredom of the class was beyond imagination.
“Therefore… Now, we need to focus on this part. As for how the Lenugat language developed… This… “
There was no one who could endure the class as if they were dragging on the ground at the speed of slugs crawling. In fact, cashew nuts have also dozed off a few times while taking classes.
He didn’t say much about asking if Shred knew about it. But one thing was very relentless.
The act of sleeping during sacred classes. It was Shred’s rebellion.
How the hell did he know that, even though he had written all the letters on the blackboard, when someone appeared who was sleeping, Shred turned around and threatened him.
“The bastard sleeping there, come forward.”
And when a student who was sleeping went forward trembling, he would hit his palm several times in the name of waking him up.
At first, everyone thought it was a coincidence. But this is one day, two days, three days. Whenever that happened, Shred would catch the students like a ghost.
In the end, some seniors formed a detective team to investigate the reason. The truth soon came out, and soon after, the news spread all over the school. The fact that Mr. Shred is a person with the ability to see everything from front to back, left and right, and up and down.
Mr. Shred, I thought it wasn’t a particularly good option. The only thing that can induce anger in class is sleeping coolly, and the cost of doing so is not great.
I decided to pass the second period neatly.
‘Then next… ‘
The fingers in Cashew’s head pointed to the next teacher.
4th period, Mr. Simonov of ‘Introduction to battle with special abilities’. He was a veteran, so he was very strict and strong. He wasn’t just playing around with a cane either. He brought a club and set it up next to the blackboard to teach.
It’s good to see this far, but there was a very fatal error.
‘That means I’ve never seen him write it.’
Carrying such a heinous thing around and using it was a pointer. If you were going to use it for that purpose, you would just replace it with an ordinary stick, or carry a sword at all, no one knew why.
Also, due to the nature of the class, outdoor classes were frequent. It was because the main method of teaching was to go outside, hone one’s skills, and engage in sparring. And at such times, the club was always missing.
So, this class was also not appropriate.
Lastly, Ms. Lilia, who is in charge of the 7th period’s ‘correlation between science and magic’. From the looks of it, she was a teacher with no problems. She did well in class, and the homework she gave wasn’t too difficult.
However, when she looked closely, she found a problem.
“Everyone, you can be wrong. Come out with confidence and let go.”
Before the end of her class, Lilia always wrote four problems on the board and had her students solve them. The saying “It can be wrong” Was also true. She praised me for working hard even when I got wrong on the easiest question, and explained it again.
However, his ‘Problem 4’ was the problem.
A problem that no one can solve at the level of the current class. Question 4 was always presented at such a level of difficulty that it was questionable whether it would be possible to get it right even with tutoring.
Of course, no one said the correct answer to the problem, and every time Lilia would kindly solve her problem with a lively expression.
But there are always mutations. ‘Sera Sistina’, who dreams of becoming a magic engineer. Sera, who was once placed in issue #4, managed to pull it off in a very admirable way.
“Um… Right? It’s amazing that you can solve such a difficult problem.”
Lillia’s reaction when she saw that was disappointing.
After that, Sera was intensively checked by Lilia. She had to come out and solve four problems each day, and if she couldn’t get it right, she was condemned with contempt. And she ended up standing on her desk and spanking her calves for the good reason she picked her up: ‘She wasn’t paying attention in class’.
In the meantime, cashew nuts have been consciously wrong in question number 4. Developing the solution process brilliantly, in a way that creates an incorrect answer by breaking it off when there is a part that deviate from what has been learned. It was a trick that properly appealed to her as an honor student and protected her Lilia’s pride.
Because of that, Lilia loved cashews very much. Well, it wasn’t cashew nuts.
‘But if this teacher… ‘
Still, it seemed clear that she was the teacher who best met the requirements she was looking for.
A dirty smile bloomed on Cashew Nut’s lips as she set her goal.
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Time passed and it was already the 7th period. As usual, Lillia wrote four problems on the blackboard.
“Jamie solved number 3… Shall we solve problem number 4 today, Ms. Cashewnut?”
“Yes, teacher.”
Receiving a call from her teacher, Cashew quickly found herself in trouble. Today’s ‘problem’ was as follows.
[ Connect the mana circuit shown in the following picture to make it a ‘capacity amplifier’. ]
‘Really, this bastard gets into trouble…’
Grabbing her chalk, the cashew glared at Lilia with her pathetic expression on her face. What I learned today was the basics of mana circuits. At most, enough to make the magic stone flicker. That was the maximum that students could solve right now.
Normally, she would have squeezed her hair and played ‘the limit of an academy student’, but today was different. Because I have to get mad. Because you have to be very cruel.
So Cashews was thinking of tearing this problem apart.
‘First… I should draw an amplification circuit in the center.’
The ability amplifier is a device that strengthens the ability by forcibly raising the amount of mana in the body. Even if you connect the line as it is, the ability will be strengthened, but it will not be effective. That’s why you have to repeat the mana cycle three times in the center.
I started the line from the mana battery marked with the symbol [B]. The line was twisted in a triangle shape once at the top, and the lines were twisted in a circle at the bottom left and bottom right.
This is the most efficient way to amplify mana. Because it was the latest design, I could be sure.
‘Now I need to connect the device that goes back and forth between the inside and outside of the body.’
The cashew nuts that continued the line soon reached a symbol that looked like [||]. It meant a device that connects the inside and outside. Connected the line here. Even in this way, it is possible to supply mana to the body.
Of course, if the process was launched in this state, a mass recall could have occurred.
‘Because people die if I make it like this.’
Although it differs from person to person, directly sucking the mana battery was a very dangerous act. Internal injuries if weak, instant death if severe. Therefore, the regulator circuit must also be installed.
Cashews slightly turned forward drew a zigzag shape in front of the line. I drew a large slash on the shape and wrote down the essential elements needed for the controller. Ugly names such as “Carrier Streiter” Were engraved all over the controller.
After finishing all the work, Cashew Nut said to Lilia with a confident expression.
“I solved everything.”
“Is that so? Where did… “
Lillia’s expression, which was comfortably examining the cashew nut’s answer, rapidly deteriorated. Cashew Nut’s answer was accurate without a single error.
No, in a way, it was better than the general experts. Because that design matched the basic structure of the ability amplifier of a certain factory that was recently praised as a masterpiece.
Seeing Lilia’s hardened expression, Cashew called for joy inwardly. Alright, you got the nerve right.
Of course, the goal was still far from being achieved. Even Sera, who was beaten by Lilia-sensei, wasn’t beaten in the first place. I had to touch it a little more tenaciously.
Cashew opened her mouth and drew out her secret weapon.
“Sir, I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
To the cashew nut’s question, Miss Lilia answered sharply. From the way she spoke, and from the look on her face, it was clear that her Lilia mood was tainted.
In response, the cashew nut pretended to be angry and continued.
“This problem, I want you to stop now.”
“Yes?”
“This problem is not at all the right level for current academy students. Do you know the teacher too? A mana amplifier for the students who encountered the mana circuit for the first time today.”
“That is, to improve the skills of our students… “
“Do not lie. So what was Sarah? I just got the problem right with the knowledge I knew hard, but since then, I’ve been craving, insulting, and hitting. Do you think this has anything to do with education?”
“… “
Lilia couldn’t say anything as if she had been struck to the bone of her heart. However, what she didn’t say was clearly visible on Lillia’s face.
Embarrassment at the student’s rebellion, which she considered pretty until yesterday, shame at the fact that her true feelings were revealed, and unbearable anger at the whole situation.
The atmosphere turned cold. Meanwhile, Cashew looked at her classmates. A heavy silence sat across the class, but she could tell from the look in her eyes. That everyone agrees with that.
In the meantime, Lillia’s emotion-filled face gradually subsided. Her complexion returned to normal, and her slightly rough breathing subsided.
Lillia said in a voice that contained the heat of the parched desert.
“Cashew nuts. Do you know what you just did?”
“… Sorry”
At that one word that contained her anger, Cashew put his hands together and bowed her head. Her heart beat faster at the sheer desire to obey, on a different level from the humiliation she had felt during the bet.
What will I be punished for now? Then Sera was hit on her podium. Could she possibly be beaten face down on the floor? She got kicked and cursed at her in that state.
Cashew gulped down her saliva, awaiting her Lillia’s disposal. Soon after, Lillia’s dry lips opened with a sigh.
“Cashew nuts.”
And the disposition…
“After class today, come straight to the discipline room.”
It was bigger than I thought.
