I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 41

[Group Task (1)]

Professors in the Department of Engineering gather at the end of every month to evaluate students and share teaching methods.

Even if it’s not necessarily the case, the commonality of being from ‘the same knight’ and social gatherings are quite important social activities in a group.

The topics of the end-of-month meeting in late April, when the midterm exams were held, included the fairness of the budget being taken away by the Faculty of Magic and the affordability of the mission board settlement, but the topic that came up as a hot potato was none other than the level 5 knight student.

Corin Locke.

This is unfair to the evaluation grade of this 5th grade engineer student.

“Corin Locke needs to be upgraded.”

The initiator of the agenda is old man Harmon, who boasts 30 years of service at the Department of Engineers.

Since it was not common for this bratty man to actively support someone, even senior professors paid attention to what he said.

“Corin Locke. You were definitely a freshman, right?”

“Level 5? Looking at the data, it’s at a miserable level. Why are these students like this?”

Senior professors expressing their doubts. They were professors who did not attend the first-year midterm exam that took place about two weeks ago.

“If it’s only a level 5 knight, there’s nothing more to see…”

“That level 5 knight faced off against the swordsman Runia Aden. It only lasted about 3 minutes.”

“……!!”

“What kind of nonsense is that…”

At the addition of Professor Permak, in charge of first-year students, voices of disbelief spread from the professors of the upper-year knight department.

Who is Runia Aden? Isn’t he the likely next head of the famous swordsman Aden?

The unprecedented evaluation and performance of a semi-special article are proof that he is a hero representing an era.

With just one wave of her hand, a dozen level 5 knights, let alone level 5 knights, would have been cut in half, but she fought for 3 minutes?

“I guess you saw it.”

What Professor Lloyd, the third-year student in charge of, said, was immediately refuted by Old Man Harmon.

“Do any of the professors present, including me, think that Runia Arden took care of Corin Locke?”

“…….”

“…….”

The silence embarrassed the senior professors even more.

“Even so, raising grades only through midterms is a bit…”

Old Man Harmon did not mention the Marie Dunareff incident here.

Unlike him, who was a first-class knight and a leading member of the Knight Faculty, most of the people here only received information as published by the academy.

Professor Lloyd asked Professor Permak, who was in charge of first-year students, for confirmation.

“Professor Permac. Is there any doubt about the skills of this student named Corin?”

“Nothing. His skill with a spear was like that of a ghost. To be honest, I don’t think there is a second-level student who can match him.”

“That much?”

“Among the first years, there must be a candidate for Aden’s successor?”

“That friend was destroyed in Hunting Ground practice. He wasn’t even a match for me.”

“hmm…!”

Indeed, there is no doubt about his skills. If that’s the case, then it’s clear that he has level 1 skills…

“Even so, unless you have performance, special promotion cannot be recognized according to the rules. This is the rule.”

The consensus among attendees is that grades cannot be raised immediately. Conclusions cannot be drawn solely from midterm exams that are not reflected in performance.

Old Man Harmon, who boasts the longest working experience among the professors here, came up with an alternative as if he had been waiting.

“Let’s leave it to the association to measure the official rating. There are limits to special treatment, so there is an upper limit, but I think we can re-measure on the condition of issuing an ‘official’ guardian certificate.”

“Hmm…”

“But then the student’s academic schedule and professor in charge would have to be omitted…” ”

Professor Harmon was the one who brought up the story… no, it was the instructor, so Instructor Harmon is in charge. Do you understand?”

“That’s what I was hoping for.”

Instructor Harman volunteered to conduct a re-measurement test, and the Department of Engineers also came to a conclusion.

First, we prepare a test to re-evaluate the grade of a student named ‘Corin Locke’. If you pass there, your grade will be officially upgraded.

“Huh… Is it Corin Locke?”

Professor Permak, who was in favor of re-adjusting Corin’s grade, also recalled Corin, who had become the subject of the agenda.

Corin Locke.

Level 5 knight.

All aura grades and magic grades are low. There was nothing wrong with the Auror either.

However, the match against Runia Aden suggested that that assessment was wrong.

Before the ability test, the specs cannot even be compared to what they were before the grade test. There is something… Permak concluded easily.

The reason he could do that was because he had one presumed power.

A secret art possessed by the warriors of the old Shadow Paradise. A pledge that is high risk, high return.

‘Besides, that spear… no matter where you look, it’s his spear.’

Permak’s teacher and teacher who taught him the runes. A great spearman. Permak had no expertise in spearmanship, but the spearmanship he had seen several times was identical to that of his teacher.

‘Could it be that he is his disciple like me?’

It is still a guess, but circumstantial evidence is strong. If Corin Locke is his disciple…

“I need to take a look.”

Permak returned to his usual frivolous young professor, hiding his sharp gaze behind his sunglasses.

* * * *

The beginning of the semester, which was tumultuous in many ways, has passed and it is already May.

Alisha, who had an eventful beginning of the semester, ran up the stairs with more anticipation than usual.

Alisha is also an ordinary student. Class is always boring and a time you want to skip, but today’s class is a time shared with one student.

I open the door to classroom room 4012 on the 4th floor of the Freedom Hall of the Faculty of Engineering and greet everyone.

“hello~!”

“Hello Alicia.”

As she was one of the few second-level knights in the first year, everyone recognized her.

Above all, he is a candidate for the next head of Aden, a swordsman. It’s something you can’t ignore because of newspapers or rumors on campus.

Alicia was a classmate who managed to get along well, so she walked around the classroom with a friendly smile on her classmates who greeted her.

“Corrin~”

The place where Alisha settled down was next to Corin.

“…….”

Jaeger narrowed his eyes at the seat next to him that had been taken after he went to the bathroom.

He narrowed his eyes and glared at Corinne with a sharp gaze that could not be hidden.

These days, the seat next to my classmate is extravagant.

During the common class with the upper grades, Mr. Gamja, the most famous person in the academy, came during the first-year knight department class, and there was a scary demon girl and the sword emperor’s granddaughter.

As a friend of Corin Locke? There was only one thing he could say.

‘I’m so fucking jealous!!’

When did my friend start showing off such fancy connections? What about my youth? Why is the seat next to me so chilly?

As I was moaning like that, it was time.

“Yo~ 1st year students, are you all ready?”

A man with an impressive punk-like afro and sunglasses. It was Professor Permak Daman, one of the professors in the Department of Knight Studies.

“As announced in the last class, starting today we will be doing group work.”

“Ah…”

Sighs come from all over. Permak Daman, a professor at the Department of Technology, shrugged off the students’ complaints.

“Now, everyone, don’t look so annoyed. This is all black that becomes bone and flesh.”

In order to boost the students’ morale, Professor Permak skillfully instilled expectations.

Group assignments at the academy are usually associated with more troublesome work, but at Guardian Academy, the classes are mostly practical.

“Before class, I will first explain the group assignments. Since we are in the Knights Department, we do not ask students to do difficult math or growing mysterious plants like the students in the Magic Department.”

-ha ha ha!

Department of Knights and Department of Magic. Although it could not be called a sharp confrontation, Professor Permak skillfully took advantage of the nerves that inevitably existed.

-widely!

When I flicked my finger, the air burst out and the data page on the blackboard opened up.

“Wow, did you just put Aiki on your fingers? Did you see it, Corin?”

“saw.”

Professor Permak is popular among students because he is good at showing off these attention-grabbing tricks.

“Now, please look at this paper.”

The material Permak brought included a large drawing depicting the shape of the human body.

Scene by scene, as if explaining some action. These are illustrations that might be found in martial arts books related to knightly martial arts.

“hmm?”

“Mr. Corrin?”

“Nothing.”

The movements depicted in the illustrations on the paper were spear techniques.

It faithfully expresses the basics of the spear, including middle guard and high guard, forward walking, lateral movement, and lunge movement.

As someone who only studied spearmanship before learning six-chorus, these are movements that I could not have known.

‘Why? In the previous episode, it was a boxing technique?’

Permak Daman is a boxer. A martial artist represented by range control, dashing, and his own characteristic shadows.

A first-class knight from Northern Berkut Academy, famous for the rune magic engraved on his gauntlets.

He was a knight so famous that he changed the fighting doctrine of the kingdom’s army, so he proudly taught fighting skills in the previous episode…

‘Is it because of me?’

The match against Runia Aden shown in the midterm exam. Could it be that you were inspired by the spear skills shown there?

If you think about it, Permak Daman and I have a private relationship.

It was natural that he began to doubt me after seeing my similar spear skills. I guess it’s good, though.

“Why the spear? I hate to say this, but there are a lot more students who use swords.”

“There are many people who learned swordsmanship separately.”

“…….”

“Each martial art has its own ‘secret techniques’ hidden in it. If you don’t know these secret techniques in a fight against each other, there are many things you can’t avoid.”

Sword wrestling is a representative example. It’s easy to be mistaken, but in close combat, you don’t win just because you’re strong.

Rather, the types who push with force are easily counterattacked and end up in a critical situation.

Sword wrestling is a representative example of this, where a person catches the opponent’s sword and cuts off the opponent’s head or neck in a short gap of less than 0.5 seconds.

The only way to counter these secret techniques is to practice thoroughly.

“There will be many opportunities for swordsmanship in the future, but there will be less need to learn less major skills such as spears and boxing. A representative example is Korin students.”

“……yes.”

In this classroom of about 40 people, there are about six spearmen including me. Among them, it is a natural trend for me to be singled out as the most popular topic that is a level 5 article.

Above all, my stock price is skyrocketing these days. Because I had a fight with the swordsman Runia Aden.

“What do you think the advantages of spearmanship are?”

“It must be the long-range suppression power and the unique destructive power of long weapons.”

“That’s right. Why is there such a difference?”

“Basically, it’s because you can hold it with both hands and it’s easy to carry weight and centrifugal force.”

“That’s right. This can be seen in the difference between a large sword and a one-handed sword, but the heavier and longer the weapon, the greater its destructive power. Do you have any questions, Ranan?”

“Yes, Professor! But isn’t the sword the strongest? There are many people who can learn from it!”

“The sword-first person has appeared again! Hey, anyway, long weapons are the best!”

“What! Haven’t you heard of the king of all diseases? If you dig in, the sword wins?”

“Why don’t you come in~”

Ah, this old debate continues no matter where I go. Who takes the position of king of all ills?

It’s an important issue among young students. Actually, it doesn’t change anything just because you’re an adult.

“Haha, then Corin student who had a great fight with the swordsman Runia Arden.”

Why are you calling me again? Professor Permac’s sharp eyes looked at me through his sunglasses.

“What does Corinne student think is the strongest weapon?”

I could give a model student answer, but I don’t feel the need to do so. Professor Permac may have figured it out too… but there’s no need to hide it from that guy.

“Of course, Spear is the strongest and I am the strongest.”

“Oooh!!”

“You mean let’s get together?!”

Haha, the gazes and jeers of the energetic students are pouring down on me. What should I do?

“…….”

Meanwhile, I could feel Hwaran’s gaze. Hmm… Surely you won’t say anything later?

Except… except you.

* * * *

Professor Permak explained the basic postures and techniques of spearmanship and presented the group assignments near the end of class.

“For this group assignment, each group will freely choose a spear technique, study it, and have time to demonstrate the ‘techniques’ of the spear skill one by one.”

“Professor, don’t students who use windows have a huge advantage?”

“The evaluation will take this into consideration. It will only go to the extent of increasing additional points or the evaluation standard. Now, four people will be selected as a group, and the group will be selected by drawing lots.”

Permak placed the drawing he had brought on the table and had the students draw in turn.

There are 40 first-year engineers waiting in the classroom. There will be a total of 10 people in each group since there are 4 people in each group.

The spear magicians, including Corin, were divided into groups in advance.

“I’m in group 3. Corin, what group are you in?”

“Three trillion.”

“Oh nice~”

“……Corin is in group 3.”

Arisha heard the conversation between Jaeger and Corin and walked towards the swallow. The probability is 10%. May the goddess of luck be with you.

The swallow approached like that. Hwaran, wearing a chained nun’s uniform, who was first in line, had just drawn her lot.

“How many Dutch students are there?”

“Three trillion.”

“Okay. Corin Locke Dutch Jaeger Hinzpeter Team 3.”

‘Ha, there’s only one person left!’

Doesn’t this greatly increase the probability? Alisha nervously put her hand into the lottery box containing the lot.

‘Three trillion! 3 trillion! 3 trillion…!’

Jump up! And the lot was chosen. In that lot….

“Arisha Aden. Article 8.”

“……ah.”

Lady Luck did not take her side. Right after that……

“Doron Warsky Team 3.”

“Ah…”

The sigh also reached Doron, who had just drawn the lot. He looked at his ticket and Alisha in turn and made a generous offer.

“Shall we exchange?”

“Is that okay?!”

“Well, it’s a little bit of a loss, but there’s nothing you can’t do.”

“Mr. Doron… you are a good person, aren’t you?”

Arisha approached Doron’s table with sparkling eyes. But okay! and the mark of Doron is recovered.

“???”

“Twenty silver coins.”

“Are you taking money too?!”

“Nothing is free, Miss Aden.”

“expensive!”

“Well… considering the opportunity cost, I guess I’ll lose out.”

“What does that mean?”

“If you don’t like it, don’t.”

Arisha grabbed the hem of Doron’s clothes as if he were a ghost, as he coldly turned around. It was a speed that even the veteran mercenary Doron could not react to.

“I’ll give it to you.”

The poor girl’s wallet was opened, trembling.

[Group task group 3.]

Holland,

Corin Locke ,

Alisha Aden,

Jaeger Hinzpeter

, there was some corruption and backroom dealing, but the team members for the group task were decided as follows.

“Assignments must be submitted by class in two weeks. Well, on weekdays, borrow a martial arts book from the library and study, then practice freely in a place like the gymnasium or festival venue.”

With those words, class ended early. This means taking time to review the plan as a group.

“That’s right, who is the leader?”

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

Corrin’s words turned out to be his own goal. The three people stared at him as if they had made a promise.

It’s like a common group task development in the modern world: ‘I only trust you!’