I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 8
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I feel embarrassed because I feel like I’m bragging, but I’m the one who did some spearing in the previous episode.
It’s not that difficult to attack the monsters’ weak points.
The important thing is that it is much more comfortable than the previous session and allows your body to move better. Strength, stamina, and visual acuity cannot be compared to the beginning of the previous episode.
The second of the precepts.
『I do not recognize spirits.』 Thanks to this, I have strengthened myself against material beings.
‘Now what’s left is a demonic spirit?’
The restraint the man had in the previous episode as well. I’ll need to make sure it works.
“I will begin the level 5 demon spirit test.”
As soon as Professor Ronan’s voice, which seemed unmotivated, ended, something must have been summoned into the space, but I neither saw nor heard it.
‘So far, it’s as expected.’
From the beginning, I had a poor sense of inspiration for seeing spiritual bodies. Even though I followed Park Si-hoo and raised my specs, I couldn’t see anything like this spirit form.
No, I only vaguely recognized it. Aren’t cloaking units transparent and flaccid in national games? That was exactly it.
But now I can’t even feel that blurry afterimage. I didn’t feel any of the chills or eerieness that anyone would feel if there was a spirit around them.
Now all that’s left is practice. I sat down and waited defenselessly for the demonic spirit to approach.
1 min.
I don’t know how fast the demon spirit is, but it would have arrived in front of me long ago.
And he must have done something. Demonic spirits’ special skills, such as life absorption and soul crusher… well, since they are low-level demonic spirits, they may not have such skills, but if they were going to do something, they would have done it a long time ago.
‘It works.’
Due to the nature of being able to interfere with mutual recognition, I am not aware of the demonic spirit at all, so the demonic spirit cannot interfere with me.
Now it’s clear. No matter how powerful the demon spirit is… even if it is a special class, it cannot interfere with me.
The ‘restraint’ of the precepts is working perfectly.
“good.”
I’ve checked everything, so I should get out of this test quickly.
There is no need for Professor Ronan to know that even demonic spirits cannot interfere with me, let alone that I do not even recognize them.
Of course, with Professor Ronan’s common sense, he wouldn’t be able to imagine not being able to recognize demonic spirits at all, but that’s not the case with other guys.
“I will abstain.”
After a while, I could see Professor Ronan’s expression as if he had bitten a bug.
* * * *
Old Man Harmon had been examining the crystal ball with Professor Ronan since he mentioned something strange.
‘This is this thing!’
That was the conclusion he reached about Corin.
Skillful hunting of short hounds. Calculating the interval and posture required for javelin throwing. No matter how many times I look at it, there is nothing to point out.
What about the know-how to exploit Matt Boar’s weaknesses or instantly kill Owl Bear?
Among high-ranking knights, there are only a handful that show moves as skillful as mine.
‘It’s strange that he abstained from the demonic spirit… but was there some intention?’
I didn’t expect that there would be a guardian who couldn’t even recognize spirits, but I got it right.
In the end, Corin was finally judged to be a level 5 knight. But there is no need to regret.
A person with that level of skill will definitely achieve results. If performance follows suit, you will eventually move up.
‘This is so… an interesting guy appeared in his later years.’
How far will he rise? Old Man Harmon burst into laughter at the fact that he had found an unexpected prospect.
* * * *
“Woo…”
While other classmates were being tested, Alisha felt like she was suffocating in the suffocating atmosphere.
[Alisha Arden]
Auror grade: High-medium (6800)
Magic power grade: Low-medium (1300)
Characteristics: Boundary Comprehensive
evaluation: Grade 2
Official grade: Grade 2 Knight High-level
specs that are perfect for a knight. She was blessed with talent from birth.
And the classmates around her also have talents comparable to or greater than hers. Indeed, none of them were out of the ordinary.
‘Ugh… why is everyone so silent? ‘I don’t think I can even hear you breathing.’
The others are testing, so it’s just us, except for the professor, and none of us are interested in each other.
This is an atmosphere that is three times greater than the unique awkwardness felt at the beginning of the semester when attending a regular academy.
A druid girl meditating alone while maintaining strange gymnastics postures.
A gloomy boy wearing a black robe and stroking a clay doll.
A former mercenary who levitates five viciously sharp swords in the air and catches his breath like an animal.
‘scared! Why is everyone so unique? ‘You’re the same age as me, right?!’
Alisha was attending a regular academy in middle school.
If my grandfather hadn’t suddenly said senilely, ‘Should I make Arisha my successor as well?’, I would never have come to the academy with such an ugly atmosphere.
‘Cherry Nobu Topre… I miss you guys.’
What’s scarier than anything is the girl in front of me who is really doing ‘nothing’ in this heavy atmosphere. Despite her
appearance, she appears to be from the East, but she is wearing a nun’s uniform. There is a chain wrapped around her as if she is restraining her. It can’t be said to be to
block her movements. The binding of the chain does not block the joints at all. That is not the only strange thing.
Dozens of yellow amulets are rolled up and attached to the joints of the chain. It is an extremely hideous outfit.
The girl in the chain nun’s uniform also has a unique hair color. But the outside was pitch black, but the inside was dyed bright red.
‘Could that be dyeing?’
It was too natural for that to be so, so she could see it clearly, but suddenly she was met with a sharp red gaze.
“Ugh…” As
she encountered a pupil that seemed like an endless abyss whose depth she could not tell, Alisha felt a chill run down her spine. It
was dangerous . . There is a carnivore in the herbivore cage! And a wild animal…!
‘Sir, are you there?! Please save me one more time!!’
Arisha stroked the belt tied to her gi and prayed to someone who couldn’t hear.
* * * *
As a result, I was judged a level 5 knight by Professor Ronan.
Looking at me, who had even caught a level 3 monster and disappeared from level 5 demons. Professor Ronan looked like he had chewed shit, but what could I do?
He withdrew from the level 5 demon spirit. He kept glaring at me as if he had a very unpleasant aftertaste, but anyway, when I couldn’t catch the level 5 demon spirit, my level was level 5. Professor
Ronan As I come out after receiving my magically renewed level 5 knight student ID card, each student is talking noisily.
-Hey, what level did you get into?
-Level 4. I’m tired. What about you?
-Hehe, level 3.
-Wow… Then, let’s go to Owl Bear. Did you catch all the banshees?
-Look at them. They must be level 5.
-Wow, it must be difficult to get level 5.
After Mrs. Josephine’s level test was over, we lined up again according to the level we received from the professor in charge.
In front of the level 5 sign where I stood. There were only about 30 students. There were about 20 people on the level 3 sign, so roughly 350 people were judged to be level 4.
“Huh…!”
A sense of superiority that could not be hidden among the level 3 students was revealed in their gaze.
Especially the pod-shaped hair and A delinquent student with a distinctive tattoo on the nape of his neck. Oh, he’s a familiar face.
Jaeger Hinzpeter. He
‘s a level 3 knight and his characteristic is cumulative destruction. He accumulates energy as much as he hits and explodes in one shot. I didn’t know
that because he was so crazy in the game that he couldn’t even see it. It’s a trait, but in reality, I was able to figure out the level of ability because I had training.
[The Legend of Arhan Heroes] A character who picks a fight with the player at the beginning of the story and then gets robbed. He
prefers a mace or heavy armor and has a tattoo on his neck. For reference, My mother’s job is a tattoo artist. Why do you know that?
It’s because Jaeger went missing in the first semester and his parents and younger sister came to the academy. They
left an impression because they asked separately to find Jaeger at their own expense.
‘Park Si-hoo said he was annoying, so I killed him.’ ‘He was the one who was abandoned.’
A psycho bastard with cider flowing in his veins… Yes, Jaeger may be a bit delinquent and arrogant, but he’s definitely not a criminal worthy of death. He’s a discriminator against demons, and he’s a bad guy, but he doesn’t go all the way to the front line, and he goes through a rough and tumble period
. That’s right.
He’s too young to be compared to the Iljin, whose daily routine is molestation and robbery. He’s a
level 3 knight with quite a bit of skill. It’s common at that age for him to look down on his classmates at a lower level and feel superior. They say it’s cute
.
-Look at them. They’re level 5.
-Wow, that was hard to lose to.
-There are also kids who lose to Short Hounds and Ghosts.
This tendency is similar not only to Jaeger, but to all students. Even
at the bottom, there is a bottom. For the majority. The 4th grade students looked at the 5th grade students and looked at them
with disdain. The 5th grade students, who were at the bottom, lowered their heads in resentment and shame.
Anyway, by the time they graduated, they would have passed at least a 4th grade, but that was all. They are precious human resources outside of the city.
Even if they are treated as scraps here, they are no different from superhumans when they go outside.
Even if they go to work somewhere, they will not starve to death, but perhaps because they have not experienced painful employment difficulties, they are really future-oriented children.
But, well… . That’s how kids should be. It would be nice if the current shame and resentment had a positive effect…
‘There’s that guy Lark too.’
Unique nerdy glasses and freckles… The skull spellbook was a symbol of a boy who came out of middle school as a bit harsh. He
couldn’t overcome his inferiority complex and ended up slandering me and Sihu.
Shall we make him participate in a very friendly Russian-style guidance activity? While I was thinking about it, the sound of a microphone ringing echoed through the auditorium.
-Hmm!
A man testing a microphone with a loudspeaker spell on it.
“Good morning. Hello freshmen. My name is Eriu Casar, the chairman of the board. Let’s keep it short.”
His simple voice, which barely revealed any changes in his expression, did not assert any authority.
He was polite and dignified. He had a calmness that belied his youthful appearance or age.
Eriu Casar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Merkava Academy. Main The quest’s most powerful helper and bystander.
It’s been a while.
“From now on, you have entered the academy to learn the most dangerous and intense skills in the world.
Some may already be strong enough, some may not be strong enough.
I’m not sure you’ll get what you want.”
The students murmured as the chairman spoke.
“But I hope you get at least the right direction from here. We just help you take the right first step.
The second step is up to you. That is all. I hope you have a good day.”
With those words, the chairman left the auditorium.
It was only a short break after the general lecture. Each new student had time to get to know each other.
“I am Jaeger Hinzpeter, a third-class knight! I mean—”
From the guy who confidently shows off his level and likes to brag…
“…….”
to the gloomy nerd who is stuck in a corner and only flipping through a spell book.
In the previous episode, Park Ga-ga Thanks to that guy, my friendships were a bit miserable. I was stuck with him all day.
Wow… it gives me goosebumps to think that that was just a build-up.
I was just checking on Mr. Park to see if the dead kids were okay, when Jaeger came to Rak. I could see him talking to me.
“Hey, what level are you?”
“Huh?”
Lark, who had suddenly started a conversation, looked embarrassed and closed the spell book he had been opening.
When I thought about it, the Jaeger guy got grade 5 on the first day. They were arguing.
“Oh, it’s level 5?”
“Level 5? “You’re a bastard.”
Jaeger said condescendingly. Lark trembles in front of the tattooed man.
Oh… I feel like I’m back as a teenager for the first time in a while. Such childishness… refreshing.
“Didn’t you catch the ghost? Actually, their visuals are level 3 according to their appearance. They might have been scared. I’m not.”
“Ugh…”
“What? Could it be that they were caught by a short hound and not a ghost? Really? Uh-huh-huh-huh!”
While I was watching with an interested expression, Lark clenched his fists, looking quite annoyed.
It’s not just Lark. A few students who scored 5th grade on the grading test were ashamed of their grades because they were quick to count backwards.
“I mean, like Short Hound, in 3 minutes…”
“Hello, friends!”
I unexpectedly put my arm around his shoulder. No one noticed until I approached.
“Huh?”
“Uh, when?”
The two people rolled their eyes as if surprised by my surprise attack. What should we do with these rampaging adolescent boys?
“What are you?”
Lark winced when he saw my face. Are you surprised by the surprise attack or my impression?
“That tattoo is awesome.”
“Uh huh?”
“It was done neatly. I guess the operator is skilled.”
“Huh? Huh? That’s right?”
The person who complimented the tattoo and the person who performed the tattoo. They praised their mothers with a high probability.
He probably thought I didn’t know that his mother was a medical practitioner, so it must have sounded like an honest compliment.
Moreover, Jaeger’s tattoos weren’t just for cool looks.
“Does that on the back of your neck mean your blood type? To get a blood transfusion quickly when you’re injured. Isn’t that good preparation?”
“What do you know?”
The reason I know this is because I met Jaeger’s parents.
The last time I saw Jaeger was when Mr. Park and I were called together and we talked about various things.
Jaeger’s tattoo was made by parents who were worried about their son entering the Guardian Academy.
Park Si-hoo, this psychopath… He pretended not to notice in front of Yeager’s parents…
“Actually, my mom did this for me. She was originally an expert in line work, but when I asked her to do it, she did it in an old school style.”
“Good work. Then, anywhere else besides the neck?”
“Yes, I did one on my arm too. It’s a flying tank, the symbol of Merkava Academy.”
Jaeger proudly shows off his arms. As he said, the school’s symbol, a flying tank, was engraved on his right arm.
After that?
I took Jaeger’s excited talk in stride.
It’s line work and old school, so I don’t know any technical terms, but I’m an exemplary listener just by responding appropriately.
“It’s Corin Locke.”
“It’s Jaeger Hinzpeter.”
During the conversation, Jaeger found out about my rank, but unlike Lark, he didn’t even mention it.
Because no one would intentionally criticize someone with whom they had a good first impression.
Naturally, the dispute over Lark, a fellow 5th grader, also faded away.
Well, I guess I made a good first impression. Lark’s trait was probably… Memorise, right?
found. Grimoire… A piece to obtain a free skill book.
* * * *
Alisha has low expression of opinion and low self-esteem.
So, when I saw my friends who were strong but also strong-willed, I was so intimidated that I couldn’t say a word.
In particular, I suffered a lot from the family members who supported my sister.
──What makes you the same successor as Runia?
She is the illegitimate daughter of the current head of the family, Gerard Arden. Because he was the child of a concubine, he had not been able to show his courage since he was young.
I was always compared to my sister, who was a genius, and was scolded and ridiculed. She was only a ‘lady’ in name only.
“Level 5? That’s lame.”
Ah, he is a very bad-looking boy. He even has a tattoo…
Alisha tried to turn her head as if her PTSD was being stimulated. There were quite a few people in the family with tattoos.
No one will save the suffering boy. Just like you did.
“That tattoo is awesome.”
“Uh huh?”
Then a boy appeared.
A classmate named Corin Locke was only judged to be a level 5 knight. He approached the bad-looking Jaeger without hesitation.
He complimented the tattoo and chimed in. I spoke skillfully with Jaeger.
Anyone watching can tell. That it saved Corinne’s motivation to be bullied.
‘……amazing.’
It wasn’t even using force. He did not disparage or ridicule the opponent.
That boy very skillfully destroyed the seeds of bullying.
Even though he was a Level 5 student and knew that he could be harassed by that delinquent classmate, he willingly came forward.
I must have met you for the first time today.
I probably haven’t even had a single conversation with Rak.
Even though there would be no benefit, I was willing to do it.
I could sense maturity and dignity in this boy named Corin.
‘He’s a good person.’
Calm-free goodness and likable attitude… Is it a coincidence that I was reminded of the benefactor I met in the forest?
Initial character status (setting box)
[Corin Locke]
Auror grade: Low (680) Magic
power grade: Lowest (120)
Characteristics: Executive
overall evaluation: Grade 6
Official grade: Grade 5 Knight
[Jaeger Hinzpeter]
Auror grade: Ha-sang (3200)
Magic Grade: Low (980)
Characteristics: Cumulative Destruction
Comprehensive Evaluation: Grade 3
Official Grade: Grade 3 Knight
[Lark Bergman]
Auror Grade: Lowest (150)
Magic Grade: Low (1100)
Characteristics: Memorize
Overall Evaluation: Grade 5
Official Grade: 5th grade wizard
[Alisha Arden]
Auror grade: High-medium (6800)
Magic power grade: Low-medium (1300)
Characteristics: Boundary Comprehensive
evaluation: 2nd grade
Official grade: 2nd-grade knight
[Marie Dunareff]
Auror grade: Low-medium (3400) )
Magical power rating: Upper and lower (19300)
Characteristics: Magical power amplification
Comprehensive evaluation: Semi-special
grade Official grade: Level 1 wizard