Chapter 4 – How to Live as a Master of Science (4)
“Individual research funds are paid at the end of each year.”
Professor Brahmaton confirmed that I was taking a certificate that doubled as an identification card and said.
“You can receive your monthly salary from a university or a bank linked to the Kingdom of Britannia.”
“Yes. Thank you for telling me.”
It’s something I already know, but I’m grateful for it. It doesn’t cost money to bow your head and say hello.
“… Can you wait here for a moment?”
“Yes. All right.”
I waited, thinking there might be some procedure left, but Professor Brammaton left and returned to the office with a book he had never seen before.
“Receive.”
“Yes? Are you giving it to me?”
I pushed it out like returning a borrowed book to the library, so I just accepted it.
What is a notebook with laws that field workers are not allowed to commit? It could be something similar to handing out brochures related to the call-up of the reserve forces to soldiers who are discharged from the army.
However, the title of the book was [Adventurer’s Alchemy].
“… Is it an alchemy book?”
“No. These are notes I wrote for adventurers. You could call it a guidebook with experiences and some tips.”
No what? A guidebook written by a gold class adventurer? Really?
That Geunjin gym machine won’t lie to me about something like this, so it must be true.
Unbelievable. A book written by an incumbent adventurer of his own experience!
It’s not even a book that a ignorant adventurer asked for and got ghostwritten from Johnson, a regular adventurer at a local bookstore.
A book written by a gold class adventurer and professor at Carmine University!
Professors only studied, but there is no trick to writing a book, but the professor at Carmine University was an exception. The elite professors of this university are the multi-players of this era who know how to write science and sensibility with dignity.
So, I’m sure this book will be flawlessly perfect in terms of readability and fidelity of the contents.
“This is a book that I rearranged part of the thesis I wrote to get my master’s silver medal while I was a doctoral student. Except for the content related to our department, we filled it with content that would be useful to adventurers.”
My heart was filled with excitement at Professor Brahmaton’s next words.
In this world, the paper manufacturing method has developed, so the book itself was often seen. However, the more advanced the book, the more the price rose exponentially.
The reason was simple. All of the guys in this world are tier worms, so it’s because they’re idiots who will fuck their ex-girlfriend after 10 years from ‘So, what’s your tier?’
Babies living in another world were very stingy when it came to finding useful tips for other people’s lives.
It’s disgusting that the guys who need to be laid under them climb up and win a higher tier than them.
Well-to-do wizards sometimes sell 3 or 4 sheets of A4 paper for a few gold.
You learn one magic, and the money is broken in units of 10 million won. Damn those bastards must be thinking of making money and replacing their dead parents with new ones.
Like this, there is no wooden wiki, and even teaching how to shovel a shovel is condescending by catching all kinds of Gao, in this filthy world with a damn conscience.
I can’t imagine giving out such a precious book to me who is not even a student in his department!
That too for free!
Yerna, the world’s twins, far from giving me anything, jumped out ahead of me with my thesis about to leave!
“Heuk!”
I wiped away the tears that were about to flow. I couldn’t just weep awkwardly in front of a great senior who was walking the path of a real man.
I cradled the guidebook in my arms with one hand and bowed 90 degrees to Professor Brahmaton.
“Until now… Thank you so much!!!”
“Yes. Please take care of yourself.”
We ended our farewell with a solemn atmosphere, like a teacher and a student who shared the joys and sorrows together for three years.
If others see it, they’ll think that person is my advisor.
***
After receiving the certificate, I packed up my luggage and headed to the dock where the ship to Sargadis was waiting.
Carmine University itself was located in a trading city, so there was no need to go too far.
I didn’t buy any equipment to use when I was an adventurer.
‘There are supplies given by the university, so I don’t think I need anything else.’
The composition of supply equipment was quite substantial.
A chestplate made of iron, arm and leg guards, and a sword.
It’s not standard armor. It is a cheap product that is roughly like a razor blade sprayed by the military, so it does not even have a university mark. Still, it was sturdy, so it was just fine to use.
─Tumble.
Go to the marina and find a ferry to Sehir.
Sehir is an intermediate stop on the way to Sargadis and a coastal city in the south. After getting off at Sehir, transfer to a carriage and go to Sargadis.
“Oh, are you here?”
“Det?”
But to my surprise, Dana was waiting for me at the port.
“What. Did you meet me after drinking like that yesterday? I have not lived my life in vain.”
I was deeply moved by the fact that Dana came out to meet me.
Yesterday, Dana, I, and other research students gathered in the lab for my farewell party.
With no supervisor to notice, we stocked up on takeaway food and booze.
We wished we had the energy to drink and sighed all night, screaming like newbies just entering college, following the self-evident principle of nature that drinking alcohol leads to hangovers, and everyone passed out by noon today.
But to endure that hangover and come out to meet me, could it be that this guy liked me?
“Didn’t you come to meet me? Since there is no professor, I came here to legally pass the time by grinding my teeth for saying I was going to see you off.”
Oh this shit
“Dogs are smart? After all, a master’s gold medal.”
“Can you feel the difference in intelligence?”
“Wow, is it true that you are using the same words that happened to me in the past? Where has your pride as a scholar gone?”
“Originally, people grow by imitating others.”
“What? Was I your role model? Whoa. To say that he wanted to imitate this body is truly admirable.”
“I don’t know anything else, but in terms of personality, you are our university’s number one.”
“Det? You have no guess whatsoever?”
“Bastard, this personality is a piece of shit.”
We chatted and giggled, as always. It was more fun to think that such a conversation would be difficult to have after leaving for Sargadis.
“Hey, let’s not stand here and have something to drink.”
I found a bar nearby and pointed to it. During the day, it was a place that sold light alcohol or soft drinks like a cafe, but turned into a bar when the sailors returned.
“Follow me, slave. This Nord-nim, who successfully escaped from slavery today, will personally give you a drink.”
“Shoot? What are you talking about beggar shack?”
“Uh huh. My ssamjit money is the crystal of the sweat and tears of a former slave. Cry and give thanks.”
“Eva tears, but I can smile.”
“Fuck.”
I sat down at the tavern and ordered a light drink. Dana grinned at her menu board.
“Oh, I’ve been here before.”
“Yes? Who is the lady without a boyfriend? Could it be alone?”
“You know how to crawl. If you mess with it one more time, I’ll order a hot drink and pour it on your skin to make burn marks.”
“Wow! Adventurer-style scars! Now, if someone asks what kind of scar it is, I’ll have to pretend it’s a scar left by an old friend of mine.”
“Five? What? Do you eat gold class with facial scrubs? Wasn’t the adventurer rank in order of ugliness?”
“Then I’m in the iron class for the rest of my life. Because he is so damn handsome.”
“You’re laughing, you crazy bastard.”
Dana giggled and called the clerk to order a drink. 2 cups until I drink.
“No, Shiba, why are you choosing my drink?”
“Trust me and try it. This is fucking delicious.”
“What is this bitch who drinks a lot of beer in this town called?”
Dana gulps down a beer that looks like water in Cass. Can you say that the drink that suits his taste is really delicious?
“The Citrus Corona you ordered is here.”
– Moongrak.
The clerk put down two teacups in front of me, disapproving. Why is the name of the drink Corona?
I hesitantly looked at the drink the clerk gave me.
There are things that look like fish eggs floating on top of the fucking green juice.
“Wow dog crazy visual shock.”
“Why. It looks delicious.”
“The fish roe juice looks delicious? Live your life.”
“It’s not a fish egg, it’s a fruit that looks like this. It’s given to people going on a boat trip to pray for safety.”
“Wow, chew. You mean this? Growing parasites in your stomach?”
It felt like I wanted to throw it away, but I didn’t care because I had a past relationship.
I trusted Dana and decided to just drink it.
The first taste is slightly alcoholic.
Have you ever been drinking? In a world where even distilled spirits are rare, how did you get alcohol that is good for tea?
“Ah, you fucking English bastards!! I drank another beer!!!”
Guweeeeek!!
As soon as I took a sip, I twisted and popped like Poppy, a beauty salon dog who had been stepped on by her burl.
Tastes like dog fuck, bittersweet other world mojito!
I had to pay attention when Dana said it was delicious!!
“What the fuck is this!!! Sour!! Write!! Make!!”
“Puhahahahahaha!! Ahahahahahahahaha!!”
At my reaction, Danana laughed with a laugh that gave away her fucking femininity.
Really this crazy bitch. I hope this bastard is also a dissertation ninja by the next professor.
“Uh uh uh… This is fuckin’ master’s discrimination…”
Could this be a bug egg, not a fucking fish egg?
Sour food is rich in vitamin C, which is essential for sailors, but it feels like it spoils the taste in exchange for preventing scurvy.
Or is it? Since I only have to eat smoked salt or something like that while on the ship, do I serve up my taste buds in advance?
“Whoop whoop. If you eat, you will be fine.”
Dana laughed and drank her portion of the drink.
It’s like a drink made by an orphan who grew up without a fucking mother and couldn’t learn the taste of food.
“Tsubeol… Okay yes I don’t know if you’re buying it, but I don’t want to give you my money and drink something like this. You’re going to get sick to your stomach.”
“Tsk. I knew that. If you don’t like it, take this and eat it.”
It was Dana who handed me the paper bag I had brought.
“Ugh. What is it this time?”
I openly expressed my doubts. Dana insignificantly persuaded me to accept the envelope with a wink of hers.
Place the envelope on the table and look inside.
─Brush.
The bag was full of fruit. It is a citrus fruit that seems to be rich in vitamins.
“Huh, true. Did you buy it like this for a few days on a boat?”
“Just eat. Even though you don’t usually eat fruit.”
“Yes. I am so grateful that I am in tears. It would have been a good memory had it not been for this juice.”
Even if the heart that thinks of me is kind, I should eat it all while on a boat trip.
Taking the paper bag like that, I suddenly remembered that Dana was still writing her thesis.
“Oh right. So Dana, are you finishing your thesis?”
“Paper?”
Dana made her impressions as she sipped her tea.
“What do you say? After all, until the next professor comes, no one will look after your promotion to doctorate.”
“What? Are you deceiving me, who was degraded to the same level as a master’s degree because of my age?”
“That is a misunderstanding. The old saying said death row inmates and terminally ill patients weren’t made fun of.”
“Naughty.”
“Knock-knock.”
Even though we won’t see each other for a while after today, our conversation was the same as usual.
The daily life of a research student was like a slave, so there was no way that a novel topic would come up again after seeing each other for more than three years.
Even so, it wasn’t particularly awkward or boring, and we continued our conversation in a pleasant mood.
Woo woo woo-!
But the good times were always fleeting.
“Shehir! Passengers heading to Sehir, board!!”
The sound of the horn sounded in the harbor, announcing that departure time was approaching. Dana frowned at him and grumbled a little.
“No what. I waited for a long time, but after talking about it, it’s time to leave.”
“Quack. We all didn’t know when I would be back, so I took hangover medicine and came running early in the morning, but I left right away, so it’s sad?”
“Oh, don’t be silly. Go roll around with the monsters, you bastard.”
Dana, her ear lobe red, pushed me on the back. It seemed to have been stabbed in the right direction.
“Anyway, you and Dana don’t cry because I don’t have you, but this time you must earn a doctorate and escape slavery.”
“Don’t talk bullshit, be nice to yourself. Keep the silver medal until next time I see you. Then I will live on a big meal.”
“Silver? Are you talking about Dr. Eunjang? You can chew a 3-year cut.”
“If you don’t even have a master’s degree, is it a second-class special promotion? I didn’t fucking know.”
“No shit. Is there a curse on the person who leaves?”
“You can do it for ex-slaves who want to escape slavery alone.”
“Do you have a field job?”
“You play a lot of grave robbers alone.”
I was pushed on my back by Dana and came to the front of the dock. The store clerk did not urge us to pay by chasing after us, as if he was being considerate of us.
Maybe I’ve seen a lot of people leaving or seeing off like us.
Thinking like that made me laugh at myself for feeling sorry for the breakup.
“…”
“…”
After a moment of silence, I spoke to Dana, who met our eyes.
“Then, let’s go.”
“Yes. Bye.”
Booooo!
The sound of the horn announcing the departure time of the ship resounded in the harbor.
Sigh. Sigh.
I walked on wooden planks instead of legs.
And when I reached the end, I looked back one last time and laughed and shouted.
“Be prepared to call me Doctor next time you see me! I’m going to make some fucking amazing achievements and become the youngest doctor!”
“Under! What did you say about the subject of the master’s degree! I’m faster than you?!”
Dana, who was standing in the harbor, also answered with a smile.
“If you really want to search, just give up and come back!! If you hit your head and beg, the university will give you a position as a research student!!”
“Yeah~ Even if you search, you won’t become a slave~!”
The scheduled departure time came quickly as I climbed onto the prow, and Dana waved her hand at my boat.
“Goodbye! Nor!”
“Dana you too!”
I also waved to my friend who was waving at the port.
The ship left the port where Dana stood and headed for the southern province of Britannia. As soon as the ship pulled away from the port, the city came into view.
The trading city of Einhir.
The land where I spent three long years as a slave, making all sorts of hardships and memories.
The Carmine College was also visible in the distance.
It was difficult and intense, but it was my second hometown that allowed me to build many relationships and gave me a chance to adapt to a different world.
The thought of leaving the place gave me a new feeling.
“Whoa.”
However, I had no intention of being immersed in clumsy memories or emotions.
Life in this fucking world was only just beginning.
