Chapter 186 – Chapter 02: The Gold Half Is a Warrior, the Other Half Is XXX
Let’s go back in time a little bit, and it’s not long after Eugene and Moon Ae-ri break up after promising to meet each other at night.
He was relieved to learn that by communicating with Yeonhwa through Zodiac, not only he but also Yeonhwa succeeded in annihilating as many as two corps commanders.
After that, he had wasted a lot of time interfering with Moon Ae-ri and Nefty’s route, ignoring the time he had been given to have lunch, so he moved right away to avoid being late.
After skipping lunch, he joined Class A, Class 4. He went to class A-4 and, thanks to skipping lunch, was able to arrive at the class faster than others even though he spent a lot of time elsewhere. And…
“And! A boy with a great smile… !”
“Indeed, Orbital Academy… ! The male students who attend here are top-notch… !”
“Tsk! “It’s rewarding to work hard and somehow pass!”
“But if he looks that noble, he must be a noble, right?”
“The name on the badge is… , Jeol Yujin? “Isn’t it the name of Taebaek Kingdom?”
“So the temple is a saint? “If you have a last name, you must be noble.”
“No, as far as I know, in Taebaek Kingdom, even non-nobles have castles.”
“What, then you’re not a noble? “With that face?”
“Is it entirely possible for a handsome boy like that to be born even among commoners just because of trouble in the stream? “Look at the idols who are popular these days.”
“Hey, but that person has a different vibe. The atmosphere. If it feels like idols shine in such a lively way, then what can we say about that kid…? … “You have a strong feeling that it’s so noble that it’s hard to approach, right?”
The persistent gaze of boys entering puberty could be felt even at the entrance ceremony.
In a space where emotions such as envy and longing, as well as gazes filled with explicit desire, can be felt without hesitation, Eugene is said to have been able to understand what a woman on Earth felt.
‘This is a lot more bothersome than I thought.’
Because she was the type of person who had trained herself mentally, she was able to casually receive and ignore gazes that, depending on the person, could be considered quite vulgar.
However, depending on the person, just looking at someone like this can be quite stressful.
In particular, if you are experiencing emotional ups and downs due to the unique emotions of adolescence due to secondary sexual characteristics, these gazes can be traumatizing.
‘It is said that some people actually enjoy this kind of gaze…’
Of course, this wasn’t the case for everyone. As Eugene recalled, among the women on Earth, there were types who actually enjoyed these gazes and took better care of themselves.
Well, most women are probably just used to it and don’t care about it.
What’s important is that from the moment he entered the classroom, the female students’ attention began to focus on him, to the extent that even Eugene, who would have been the one sending this attention rather than receiving it, thought of this.
In addition, she said that Eugene was hearing not only the gaze, but also the conversations of the female students who were whispering, thinking that Eugene could not hear them.
“Hey, why don’t you go and talk to me?”
“It’s crazy? Just by looking at him, he looks like he’s a high-ranking noble and arrogant, so he won’t accept anything, right?”
“You’re a noble in your own right, right?”
“Aristocrats are also nobles, right? What are you going to do if you talk to him for no reason and he turns out to be from a noble family with the rank of earl or higher? “If I make a mistake, I could cause damage to my family just by talking to the Baron, and at best I am only the second daughter?!”
“Well, anyway, there is no discrimination based on status within the academy, so would you go that far?”
“It won’t happen within the academy. What about outside the academy? What after graduation? “I understand that that person is so cool that it makes my eyes roll, but you too, don’t touch me and end up bleeding, just be quiet.”
“Hey, just looking at it, it’s a flower on a cliff. Do you think I’m crazy enough to attack it and break it?”
“A bitch like that is urging me to fuck her and break her?”
“Because it’s you.”
“This bitch?!”
… What can I say, Eugene is beginning to understand why some of the heroines who appear in novels and comics think men are pitiful.
Although the number is small, the girls like Eugene gathered in the classroom pretty quickly.
Most of them were peeping at Eugene, thinking that he wouldn’t notice, but honestly, even if Eugene wasn’t a superhuman, their gaze was so blatant that it would be difficult not to notice.
However, the people in question were unaware of this fact, and even if the conversation sounds were normal, the volume was high enough to be heard even with a little concentration.
Some people may find it quite pathetic to think that Eugene doesn’t know.
Like that, Eugene never imagined that the day would come when she would sympathize with the heroines in novels and comics, so she was experiencing a little bit of wise man’s time.
‘What am I doing at this age?’ …’
Again, since Stral Zenon’s body was only 18 years old, there was no problem with him enrolling as a student, but the problem was that the Eugene inside him was in his 30s.
Considering that he, who is in his 30s, is receiving lustful looks from girls who have entered puberty and is becoming a hot topic, it is not surprising that Eugene, a worn-out adult, is entering a wise man’s time.
What should I say… Should I say that she feels guilty, even though she herself is not very happy about being looked at like that by young girls?
For some reason, even though she did not intend this situation, her conscience is pricked by the fact that some people may think that she created this situation because she wanted to.
And with my conscience pricked like that, I thought, what am I doing? As this thought progresses, I feel sorry for myself, and the wise man’s time comes.
“… Ah! “I know that person!”
“Uh? Really? After all, a high-ranking noble somewhere?”
“High-ranking nobles… I won. “Because he was the eldest son of Grand Duke Zenon.”
“… Grand Duchy Zenon? Uh, then is it really that Stral Zenon?!”
“Lie?! If it’s Zenon Youngsik, wasn’t he expelled from the Academy last year?!”
That was when she was in the wise man’s time, pretending not to hear or feel Eugene as much as possible.
A remark made by a female student who seemed to be somewhat of an aristocrat among the female students who were excited just by the fact that there was a handsome boy in their class with pleasant eyes.
At the voice that revealed the identity of none other than Eugene, or more precisely, Stral Zenon, the original owner of the body he possessed, the classroom became noisy in a different way than before.
“He was clearly expelled from the academy on charges of colluding with the Demon King’s army…”
“Even as far as I know, Zenon Yeongsik was not in the combat department but in the administrative department?”
“Why is someone like that in Class A of the Combat Department?”
“No way… ?”
Since Stral Zenon was also a nobleman of the Grand Duchy of Zenon, he must have attended many banquets as a nobleman.
As a result, when his identity was revealed through the remarks of a noble lady who knew Eugene’s face, several people who did not know his face but knew the name Stral Zenon began to whisper.
“The academy? Does that make sense?”
“Ah… “Now that I think about it, I think I saw something related to that person on the Academy bulletin board a while ago.”
“Was there something like that?”
“I didn’t pay much attention to it because I thought it had nothing to do with me…”
For a moment, the gaze that initially felt attracted to Eugene as a member of the opposite sex turned into suspicion and jealousy when his identity was revealed…
In order to prevent misunderstandings that could damage not only Eugene’s innocence but also the reputation of the Academy, the Academy President posted posts on bulletin boards throughout the Academy in advance, which showed his power.
“Oh, I think I saw it too. Obviously the content…”
A female student opened her mouth, recalling the contents of the post acknowledging Eugene’s innocence and that his readmission to the combat department was in no way the result of fraud and was purely due to his skills.
And other students who received the content of the post from the female student or overheard next to her showed various reactions.
“What, then Zenon Youngsik was a victim in the first place?”
“Well, it’s hard to imagine bullying others with your beauty.”
“Hey, what does a person’s personality have to do with appearance? “He may be extremely cool, but his personality may be inversely proportional to that.”
“But the Academy certified your innocence, right?”
“You don’t know that. Where is Grand Duchy Zenon? It’s a noble family among nobles. No matter how much of an academy it is, if Grand Duchy Zenon had lobbied for it…”
“Hey, it’s the imperial family that manages the academy. Although the president runs the academy, it is the imperial family that sets the operating policy and conducts inspections. No matter how much you belong to a grand duchy, do you think you can challenge the authority of the imperial family?”
“That’s true, but since it’s that grand duchy… , Conversely, there was some kind of deal with the imperial family… ?”
“Does that make sense?”
Some people obediently believed in the innocence of Eugene, or more precisely Strahl Zenon, as certified by the Academy, while some female students did not withdraw their suspicions.
“But why is your name Jeol Yujin? “Isn’t that the name of Taebaek Kingdom?”
“Well… ? “I don’t know?”
There were also others who wondered whether Eugene was really Stral Zenon, rather than Eugene’s innocence or denial…
“Wait a minute, if the content of the post is true, doesn’t that mean that kid is no longer a nobleman?”
“Oh, is that what happens? “They said that even if you were a victim, it doesn’t mean that you were expelled from the family.”
Also, some female students were interested in Eugene’s status. That’s because I was able to find out that the person who I thought was a member of a noble family just a moment ago was actually a commoner.
“Hey… “So, at least you don’t feel like you’re a flower on a cliff due to your status?”
“Why? “Have you started to feel overflowing with confidence since you said your social status is low?”
“Doesn’t that mean that in some cases, they may actually use their status to suppress it? Even if he was originally of noble blood and looked like that… “Like I’m trying to pry a persimmon that I can’t eat before?”
And when it was revealed that he was a commoner, the eyes of several female students who had not thought of talking to him because of his atmosphere changed.
In particular, those who had the status of aristocratic children began to secretly look for opportunities with the eyes of animals clearly looking for prey.
‘Umm… ‘Has this become more of a bother than before?’
And Eugene, who had tried to wait quietly for Yeonhwa to return without paying attention to the opinions and stories of those around him, was also able to notice that the atmosphere inside the classroom had changed.
I’ll say it again, but the combat department was a typical female elementary school department. Unlike martial artists, the gender ratio of wizards was similar to men to women, 5 to 5.
The same was true for power users. However, among wizards, the only ones who belong to the combat department are those who try to engage in combat using magic.
Other than that, those who study magic with a focus on theory belong to the Department of Magic, not the Department of Combat.
In other words, in this world where it is taken for granted that women are in charge of combat, more than 80% of magicians in the combat department are women.
This is the same for power users, and martial artists were originally essence spears, with more than 80% of them being women.
In other words, most of the students in Class A, Class 4, where Eugene is currently sitting, are female.
Even as the orientation time was slowly approaching, the students who had begun to enter the class were all women.
In that situation, the majority of the female students in Class A, which included those with the highest grades, were daughters of noble families who received a good education from a young age.
In other words, more than half of the female students had a higher status than Eugene, based on their current status alone.
