Chapter 11 – Chapter 2. Academy.
“Hey, Andrei. What’s wrong with your expression? … What, have you seen a ghost?”
Instructor Lizardman Aslan slapped Instructor Andrei on the shoulder and sat across from him. Andrei slowly raised his head and shook his head in disbelief.
“Aslan… , Listen.”
“What?”
Aslan’s eyes became intrigued and he leaned over to Andrei. The Lizardman wondered if the meek humans had a big accident in a while.
However, the content of the words was completely different from what was expected.
“Suppose there are earthlings. … You know Earthlings, right?”
“Of course you know. Those weaklings. … But why?”
“But what if that earthling is a truly ridiculous swordsman genius?”
Phee-.
Aslan laughed. Andrei thought he was missing something, so he quickly gave another analogy.
“No, I mean, what if goblins feel like genius wizards?”
“Where is that? Even if you make a metaphor, you should do something that makes sense.”
“No, so, just put it that way and tell me what you think.”
Lizardman Instructor murmured and tapped his elongated muzzle with his finger. He was sometimes as mean as a snake, his long wagging tongue.
“How smart are you?”
“… Just a genius among geniuses. About the greatest genius on the continent.”
“Oh, really…”
“Ah… , It just happened. Let’s not talk … Anyway, you guys can’t have enough imagination.”
“Are you having fun with this?”
“Ah, that’s it.”
“Baby, it’s just a temper.”
Instructor Andrey left the instructor’s room tickling. Aslan came later and asked her to buy something delicious. Andrei didn’t listen.
The human instructor came out and walked. In the sunset sky, the dark night energy was approaching from afar. He let out an unusually heavy sigh and looked up at the sky.
… Perhaps, even the word genius is not enough.
Still, having lived for quite some time, Andrei has seen people who pride themselves on being geniuses. It is true that most of the guys with such modifiers are excellent, but for some reason, there were a few places that were lacking. … That was the years.
No matter how long they say they fly, they couldn’t transcend time. It means no matter how genius you are, you can’t stretch 10 years into 100 years.
If that’s the case, Kang Ji-hyeok must have been the same. However, that was obviously not a blow that a guy who seemed to have just turned 20 would get. The instructor felt an overwhelming amount of time there.
How the hell am I supposed to understand this?
After thinking for a long time, Andrei decided that the earthling was not a person he could understand in his category. The stereotype that all earthlings are weaklings has been completely broken here. He wasn’t just a genius, he was a genius beyond imagination.
As someone who has walked the path of the sword, he was always looking forward to the arrival of someone who would mark the peak of the continent with a sword. He had an idea that maybe he could actually make it a reality.
After wandering around the instructor’s office for a while, Instructor Andrei headed for Ralop’s office, the head of the academy. Fortunately, he was still at work.
“Officer.”
“Andrey? What is it?”
“I have something to tell you.”
“Tell me.”
The instructor thought a little about how to say this.
“Something very, very surprising happened.”
“… Marvel?”
After hearing that, Ralop slowly lifted his gaze from the paperwork and looked at the instructor.
“Has the buff magician appeared again?”
Since the existence of the buff magician was quite rare, the manager Ralop had already received a report from Andrei.
When the 2nd week started and we looked at the role group, there were times when a person with a rare specialty came out very occasionally. Ralop guessed that this might be the case. The timing was just perfect.
However, Andrei denied it immediately shaking his head.
“It is not.”
“Then?”
“That… , It seems that a great genius has appeared.”
“Awesome, genius?”
Andrei could only express it that way now.
“Yes. I feel like I should give you a report…”
“Do you see the buds that will grow?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. I’ll decide on the details as a report next time and hand it over.”
In any case, there were usually three or four people who could be called geniuses. Ralop thought this was just one of those cases.
Andrei didn’t like the idea of putting this formidable being on a level with such simple geniuses, but she couldn’t help it now. I have no choice but to hit it like that and walk away.
“Keep an eye on it. If you are a good person, I might write a letter of recommendation for you.”
“All right.”
“I know you have an excellent eye for talent.”
“Thank you.”
The instructor nodded and left Ralop’s office. I watched it once, but strangely, my heart was more restless.
He returned to his dorm room. And he lay down to sleep, but he couldn’t sleep at all.
In Andrei’s mind, the scene of Kang Ji-hyeok swinging his sword kept repeating itself. He felt his heart warm for some reason.
After tossing and turning for a while, he finally couldn’t stand it and jumped out of bed. Then he grabbed his sword and slowly swung it.
No, this is not it. He didn’t do this.
It was obviously the same swing, but I couldn’t figure out why there was a subtle difference. The instructor was completely engrossed in it and swung his sword without realizing the passage of time.
In the end, he swung it here and there all night, lay down again, thought, and swung it again. I slept through the night just like that.
Still, he didn’t know he was tired. He concentrated on wielding a more perfect blow.
– Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
The morning bell rang. Aha-. Instructor Andrew quickly got dressed and headed for the quarters where his trainees were.
When the instructor arrived at the trainees’ quarters, they were already ready to leave for the cafeteria.
“It’s pretty good now.”
He calmly gave a compliment and took them to the dining room.
Instructor Andrei’s gaze kept reaching for Kang Ji-hyeok, an earthling. … Oddly enough, I kept looking at him.
What the hell is that guy? Are you an earthling? … No, are you human?
All sorts of questions welled up in my heart. But he suppressed his curiosity.
After dinner, they returned to their lodgings and prepared for training. Again, the trainees went to the instructor in charge according to their specialties.
Instructor Andrei stood in front of the five trainees again. Today was also a basic practice. Rolchar had an expression of disgust asking him to do it again, but if he still wanted to do it, he would have to do it.
Jihyeok realized that the instructor was staring at him this time as well. It looked like he wanted to take a look.
Okay… , Watch as much as you want.
He hid and slept anyway and had nothing to do. It doesn’t wear out just by looking at it.
Now he didn’t have to worry about such trivial glances. In addition to his physical training, adaptation to this changed body came first.
He trained his muscles by practicing the basic skills the instructor ordered one by one. Strengthening the body using mana also had no choice but to change its efficiency depending on the state of the original body, so physical training could not be neglected. Equal development was important in everything.
Also, at night, he accumulated mana by using simbeop. He repeatedly broke the mana container and recreated it. Doing so will make a bigger and stronger bowl. It was comfortable to think of this as a kind of muscle.
Anyway, thanks to his hard work, Jihyeok could feel his body changing day by day. Of course, it was on the positive side.
… In that way, the days passed by in a flash.
After the 2nd week devoted to the basics, the 3rd week has begun.
Of course, there was no such thing as a 3rd week that was noticeably different from the 2nd week. The big framework of combat training was maintained. It’s just going to go a little deeper.
What Instructor Andrei showed this time was a simple basic swordsmanship. However, he knew much more advanced swordsmanship than that, so he followed the basic swordsmanship without difficulty.
Still, he repeatedly emphasized the importance of this basic swordsmanship created by connecting basic skills.
“Just because it’s the basics doesn’t mean the level is low. It’s a kind of support. You can never build a strong building without strong supports. Therefore, it is necessary to master this basic swordsmanship perfectly.”
This time, Instructor Andrei was half mesmerized by Jihyeok’s basic swordsmanship. By that point, the other trainees had noticed that Jihyeok was something special. However, I was not able to perceive it as accurately as the instructor.
Just like that, the third week of swordsmanship training had passed.
And, the first day of the upcoming 4th week.
Instructor Andrei said he would now elect a team leader. The reason was that there was a need for a team leader who would lead the staff in practice starting from the 5th week.
Of course, Rolchar took a step forward. He said there is no one as good as he is. But there was one more competitor.
“I will also apply.”
It was Hwang Ja-woo, a Moorim. Lolchar’s face contorted at once when he saw him.
Instructor Andrei secretly looked at Jihyeok while looking around to see if anyone else would come out. However, he had no intention of playing the annoying team leader.
“Really not?”
In the end, the team leader had to choose between the two. … The problem was how.
“How about the one who fights and wins becomes the team leader?”
Rolskhar confidently proposed to Instructor Andrei. Of course, the instructor didn’t care either way. He looked at Hwang Ja-woo and asked if he would accept the offer. Murim smiled coolly and nodded her head.
“This is what I hoped for.”
Of course, Jihyeok already knew that things would turn out like this. Even so, he crammed all the hot-blooded boys into one room, and it was only natural that he wanted to establish a hierarchy.
In particular, the two often clashed with each other in a war of nerves. A big fight could have happened, but because Hwang Ja-woo always took a step back, it didn’t lead to such a commotion.
In that respect, Hwang Ja-woo was a better person as a team leader than Rolshard. … At least in terms of leadership, he’s better than that aristocrat with a strong lust for power.
However, it was only through competition that one could find out who was better in terms of skill. Even though Lolchar lacked popularity, it wasn’t that he lacked skills. It was all thanks to the gifted education he had received since childhood.
The two, who became impatient because they couldn’t eat it, glared at each other and smiled wryly. Hwang Ja-woo also seemed to like it, saying that now he could finally beat him in a legal way.
“Follow me.”
The five trainees followed the instructor to the training ground. Except for the two who would fight there and the instructor who would be the referee, the other three fell into a corner and huddled together.
“Who do you think it will be? You trained with them.”
Ungorab asked Ji-hyeok which of the two would be the most likely.
“Well, it’s similar…”
Rather, it was more difficult to anticipate the fight of these sewers. You never know when and where the game will suddenly turn upside down.
The confrontation soon began. The two were almost at odds. In terms of skill, Hwang Ja-woo had a very slight advantage, but it wasn’t enough to guarantee victory.
Still, Ji-hyeok thought that Hwang Ja-woo had a higher chance of winning—but Rolshard fought calmly and better than he thought. Rather, it was Hwang Ja-woo who was frustrated. Even though he pretended to be humble on the outside, he probably had a high level of pride in his skills.
And that impatience eventually became Hwang Ja-woo’s defeat. Rolshar, who calmly confronted him, caught Hwang Ja-woo’s mistake in an instant and dug into the gap exactly. His personality is on par with each other, but his talent wasn’t bad.
That’s how it was won. Rolchar stood in front of the instructor with a very happy expression.
“You won. Congratulations. From now on, you will be the team leader, Rolsar.”
“Thank you!”
Hwang Ja-woo had an unfair expression on his face, but it was still an undeniable defeat. If I tried to make excuses here, it only made me look worse. It’s not like you can change a win or lose.
“… Congratulations.”
“Yeah, you were pretty too.”
Rolskhar was sarcastic. Hwang Ja-woo glared at him once, then turned around and went to the corner.
Anyway, Rolshar, who became the team leader, was very happy. And then he quietly boasted to Anna. It was clear from before that he had a crush on her.
“Okay, let’s each go to their respective positions.”
Anna and Ungorab also left to find the instructor in charge. And two Lizardmen soon joined the group.
The fourth week passed without incident, except for the fact that a fight almost broke out because of Lolchar, who was subtly teasing Hwang Ja-woo.
… Like that, the morning of the 5th week of the practice owner was bright.
