Chapter 9 – Chapter 2. Academy.
City of Eretria. The city of beginnings.
Even though it was close to midnight, there was a huge crowd.
Among them, a large orc burst out with a ferocious voice and directed people around.
“Don’t be vigilant until the end. Oops, I might turn around!”
People gathered around the huge plaza like a wall. This was to prepare for the unexpected. Not often, but sometimes it happens. Because no one knows what kind of existence the guy selected in the tutorial is.
It was soon midnight. The head of the academy, Orc Rallop, glanced over at the audience and sent a look in their eyes telling them to prepare. He all erected shields and built a wall.
Shortly thereafter, flashes of light began to flash. Dozens of passers-by who were suddenly summoned here glanced around in bewilderment. Some of them were quick to attack and alerted.
At that time, Ralop, who was on top of the podium, gave a whimper to the passers-by.
“Congratulations on passing the tutorial safely, gentlemen!”
Everyone’s eyes turned to him. It was accompanied by fear, anger, and curiosity.
“You must have heard the rough story from the tutorial fairy. You have successfully passed the selection process, and finally came to the continent of Bahamut. You can be happy.”
At that time, the ill-tempered Giranosh couldn’t stand it and went wild.
“Fuck, stop the bullshit and tell me why you are doing this!”
Supervisor Rallop smiled crookedly at the impatient fellow.
“Even though you guys have passed the tutorial, it doesn’t change that you are still a newbie. This continent is a dangerous place. It’s reckless to attack without knowing anything. That is why we will take responsibility and educate our soldiers. … Did you understand, this fucking baby? “
Chi-. Jihyeok, who was listening to Rallop’s speech, burst into laughter. No matter how much it is, the person in charge is swearing without hesitation in a public place. … This is why we need to know that orcs have a dirty temper.
Giranosh was also furious at the moment, but he seemed to be patient with the situation. Of course, the eyes were glaring at Rallop as if they were going to kill him.
Anyway, after explaining the situation roughly, Rallop ordered the instructors to take them. The passers-by must have been starving and exhausted, so the real thing was to start again tomorrow morning.
First of all, the passers-by were classified by race. There were five humans in total. Four men and one woman. Of course, Jihyeok was the only earthling.
“Follow me.”
The five, including Jihyeok, followed the human instructor with a muscular body like an orc.
Even among the humans following the instructor, there was already something like an invisible force fight. At the end-. Jihyeok smiled.
They soon arrived at the academy’s lodgings. Since only five fit into a place that could be used by ten people, of course the space was spacious.
“Get a good night’s sleep. More details tomorrow. Is anyone hurt?”
They just glanced at each other and there was no answer.
“Then go to sleep. Because I have to wake up early tomorrow. … And I warn you, do not cause trouble.”
The instructor growled ferociously and slammed the door shut. A moment of silence passed.
“Fuck it.”
A foul-mouthed bastard lay flat on the bed while swearing. Jihyeok also took a seat and lay down. He was tired now and didn’t want to do anything.
Not long after, there was a commotion outside. It was a different dorm room. There were screams and the sound of furniture being smashed. The fight must have already turned into a fistfight.
Soon, the sound of the instructor breaking in was also heard.
– These bastards–!!
Jihyeok used it as a lullaby and went to sleep.
… It doesn’t change here.
However, there was no nostalgia for the old days. It was something I had already been through.
Haaam-. Sleep spilled over
The tired body soon fell into a deep sleep.
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– Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding
With the loud sound of the bell, Jihyeok opened his eyes. Every time I hear this sound, I get goosebumps. It felt like a military wake-up call.
“Wake up, Knight aaaaa!!”
The instructor burst through the door, grabbed his waist with both hands, and shouted at the people. Ai, fuckaar—. A man who woke up from a sound sleep struggled in agony and muttered curses to himself like he was talking to himself.
“Wake up quickly, you slugs. You’re not going to eat, huh?! If you don’t wake up now, you’ll starve all day.”
They got up and stood in front of the instructor. Everyone looked like they were chewing shit. The instructor laughed ferociously as if he was having fun.
He took the personnel and left the quarters. Similar scenes were seen outside as well. Among them, there were those who were beaten for defying the instructor.
Even if it looked like that, the instructors were only selected from among the talented. Even a newcomer who had just passed the tutorial had the power to tap lightly. … Of course, there are occasional exceptions.
At any rate, on such a tumultuous morning, they ate a hearty breakfast. Jihyeok thought that he was finally having a decent meal. No matter how bad it was, monster meat or larvae were never good. He just ate to live.
Not only them, but everyone in the restaurant frantically shoveled food into their mouths. As if he was going to relieve the grudge he hadn’t eaten in a week.
After a long meal like that, the instructor took them back to the lodging. On my way back from the cafeteria, a training uniform was neatly placed on the bed.
“Wash and change into it.”
People lightly brushed their teeth and washed their face with the water they brought, and changed into their training clothes. It was a plain yellow cloth.
The instructor took the people who were ready and headed back to the auditorium. All the passers-by were seated on chairs, all dressed in colorless shit-colored clothes. It looked pretty ugly.
Ji-hyeok was also sitting in a chair with the mind of a student waiting for the principal. I hoped that the boring speech would end as soon as possible.
Not long after all passers-by were seated, Orc Ralop appeared. He climbed onto the podium with his hands behind his back with a grumpy expression like that of an old school principal.
“Did you sleep well all night?”
Of course there was no answer. Of course, Ralop didn’t ask for an answer either.
“Looking at it reminds me of the old days.”
Rallop went on to the point after adding a few words of good old days.
“For the next eight weeks, you will be educated here. Since it was an issue agreed upon with the Empire, we have no choice but to force it.”
While Rallop was giving a speech, Jihyeok was rolling his eyes here and there. I saw a few familiar faces.
“When the training is over, the guild will hold a recruiting match. Of course, good places won’t accept anyone. So, if you want to go out and live comfortably, do your best here.”
After all, that was the reason why the academy was founded. To develop great talent. Otherwise, there’s no way to train, feed, and clothe them for free.
Anyway, after such a long and fruitless talk, Ralop went down and the instructor representative went up. He was a lizard man.
“This instructor is called Aslan.”
He recited the contents of the training he was going to implement for 8 weeks. Of course, the trainees were not very interested. Those who were already weak in patience were shaking their butts. If he hadn’t seen the case where he was beaten by the instructor, he would have gone ahead.
“Then, the explanation is over.”
On the first day, only uninteresting explanations were repeated. Jihyeok was bored and seemed to be going crazy.
After such an arduous explanation session, they were finally able to leave the auditorium. The human instructor took five trainees and went into a room decorated like a multipurpose room.
“As everyone will understand after hearing the explanation, the first week is more about getting to know what this place is like than intensive training. Of course, before that, you should know the names of the dorm colleagues, right?”
Then, the instructor introduced himself.
“My name is Andrei. Now, start with you and turn around like this.”
The man being pointed out let out a long snort and said his name.
“Rolchar von Kielbappe. The kingdom of Calia, the second son of Count Kilbafe.”
“For a moment.”
Then Instructor Andrei intervened.
“By the way, everyone here is a trainee and has equal status. Whether royalty, nobles, or slaves from the previous world, everyone starts on an equal footing the moment they arrive here. After that, if you go out and become a noble, then you decide whether to be treated as a noble or not. But not here. Got it?”
“… Yes.”
Rolchar’s expression became very disapproving. To be honest, it didn’t make sense to him. How can nobles and commoners be equal?
“Why? Any complaints? Tell me if you have.”
“… No, no.”
“Yeah, good luck then. … Oh, don’t break the rules. Because I hate it so much.”
With a smile on his face, the instructor lightly tapped the table with his stone-hard fist. It was like an unspoken threat.
“Next, you.”
He pointed at the next person by his chin. She was the only female among the five.
“Anna.”
She said that one word and closed her mouth with her arms crossed. Her cheeky speech was still the same. I remember that she was a high-ranking person… But she couldn’t remember the details.
And next to her was Jihyeok.
“This is Kang Ji-hyeok.”
“Are you an Earthling?”
It was Instructor Andrei who asked. Jihyuk lightly nodded his head.
“Yes.”
“You look lucky. It is rare for Earthlings to pass the tutorial.”
“If I’d been lucky, I wouldn’t have come here at all.”
Paha-. The instructor snorted. He was right, so it was ambiguous to say.
I mean, the earthling bastard.
It was still ambiguous to judge whether the nonchalant reply had a corner of trust or a big talk. Of course, being an Earthling, the latter is highly likely.
The instructor turned his attention and gestured to move on.
“Next.”
“I am Hwang Ja-woo.”
The guy said that while holding his arms. At first glance, he was a Moorim. Andrei’s eyes were quite expectant. Usually, Murim people give me about average expectations.
“What is your specialty?”
“It’s shameful, but I use a sword.”
“Knife? … Good. See you next time.”
“All right.”
Then we moved on to the last person. He was a bright-eyed young man.
“This is Ungorab.”
“Ungorab? Where are you from?”
“This is Ktavahala. And, a shaman.”
“Powwow? What, are you putting a curse on me?”
“It’s not that bad, but it’s usually like this.”
Ungorab tapped the table lightly with the palms of both hands. The subtle energy spread in all directions and settled in people’s bodies. … That was a buff
A smile spread across Andrew’s face. I never thought there would be such a precious buff magician.
“You will come forward. You don’t have to worry.”
“Thank you.”
Rolchar’s face contorted. Jihyeok smiled slightly at the expression on his face. Because he was a seed of interest, he was a bastard who couldn’t see how others were doing well. How extreme was the captain of this team, saying that he would do it himself?
Instructor Andrei seemed to be in a good mood as he seemed to be able to achieve some results with this team. In fact, he was more than expected even if he only got one buff magician.
After his self-introduction, the boring training session continued. The instructor spread out the map and taught enthusiastically, beating it with a stick. Of course, those who had no interest in studying gave boring yawns or giggles. Only the buff magician, Ungor Abman, listened to the instructor’s words with twinkling eyes.
“I think Ungorab would be perfect for the team leader.”
Ah-! Rolchar’s expression, which had been bored there, changed drastically. Having never missed a captaincy in his life, he suddenly became enthusiastic. Hwang Ja-woo also coveted the position of team leader.
Of course, Kang Ji-hyeok had no intention of becoming a team leader. He said that they would take care of themselves. The woman named Anna also had an expression that looked at it as if it were something from another world.
Education went on for a long time. After lunch, I started exercising.
In this way, the first week of training was conducted. Of course, up to this point, no major problems had arisen among the human trainees.
However, Ji-hyeok could see that each other’s dissatisfaction was gradually piling up. As before, it was clear that there would be a big blow over the team leader position.
Originally, fighting between kids is the most fun.
Jihyeok had been waiting for that time.
