The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 67

Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 67

Chapter 20 Scout (1)

“…Father?”

When I went to Constel, Aten told me about Ampere.

Surprisingly, it seemed that Ampere had come to Constell.

“yes. “There was a lot of noise for a while.”

“…hmm. “I felt it was a bit noisy.”

I don’t talk to anyone during class and go straight to the training room after school. It’s a bit late for these rumors.

Aten’s lips thinned a little and she spoke.

“…Did you come without saying a word to your son?”

“Well, that’s just my personality.”

Even Aji probably didn’t know. Ampere is naturally a quiet person about his work.

Aten blinked her glazed eyes a few times as if she was thinking about something.

“…It looks somewhat similar.”

“with who?”

“…My father and Mr. Frontier’s father.”

…ah.

You’re talking about Emperor Terst, Aten!

Since you’re just a dad, I have no clue! Aten!

─Still, the story made sense.

As a player, it wasn’t very often that I met the Emperor, but I did meet him.

Emperor Terst was an emperor who was a model example of ‘strict strictness’. When you say he’s an emperor, he’s probably a stereotype that’s easy to think of.

However, that coldness went too far. He is beyond cold-blooded and heartless. While Ampere only pours out his love for Azier, Terst never gives his heart to anyone else.

It is said that Emperor Terst had a small share in Elysia’s runaway.

Anyway, I don’t think I need to worry about Ampere for now. He probably came because of Ajie, who was a teacher. Ampere’s love for Azie is beyond extreme.

There is something more important to me right now.

“Besides, we have final exams soon.”

“Yes. “They say ‘scouting’ is allowed starting today.”

The final exams are starting soon. There is about 15 days left.

After the final exams, the results for the entire year are announced, which determines whether the mission Ampere gave me will be successful or not.

Since the midterm exam was 16th, you have to rank quite high to be in the top 10.

…no.

“I have to come in first place.”

“yes…?”

“That’s the safest and surest.”

Aten’s eyes widened at my words.

She takes first place. This is something that cannot be said easily. There are so many students flying and crawling above me.

However, it does not mean that there is no possibility. This is because, unlike the midterm exam, the final exam is conducted as a team.

In the practical part of the final exam, students take the test in teams of three.

This three-person team is the minimum number of people who can perform the mission when they become pros. Minimum number of people who can check each other’s status and provide front and rear support.

And one of the three is a senior student. First, the two people who formed the team go to the upperclassman and make a request, and if the upperclassman accepts, they can join the team. This is the ‘Scout’ that Aten was talking about.

Naturally, all upperclassmen with good skills want to join a team, and the competition is not easy.

In other words, the exam has already begun even before the written or practical part of the final exam begins.

Of course, upperclassmen are not given points, so if they perform too well, they will lose points to their own team, so the important thing is balance.

I had a conversation with Elin in the training room the other day for this final exam.

The time has finally come to conclude the discussion.

“Then let’s go.”

“yes.”

We nodded with determination.

* * *

After hearing Aten and I’s story, Elin blinked her calm eyes a few times and then spoke.

“It’s impossible.”

It was a truly bland rejection.

She can see Aten next to her looking sad and disappointed.

Then Elin raised her hand.

“Ah, but please don’t misunderstand. Because I had no choice but to reject whoever made the offer. “In fact, they were all rejecting it.”

“Why?”

“I was selected as an intern not long ago.”

Intern?

I paused for a moment at the somewhat unfamiliar word and then asked.

“Are you saying you became a professional intern?”

“huh. “Internship work itself cannot be done while studying, but training must be done in advance.”

I was definitely surprised.

Most people who graduate from Constel become professionals and work on commission.

Therefore, there are many cases where students do internships in order to experience professional work in advance.

However, in such cases, it is usually the third year.

Elin is a second year student.

“…hmm. “I guess I can tell you two.”

Elin looked back and forth between me and Aten and then she said.

“I intervened while Frontier and Renzo were fighting.”

“…Oh, that’s right.”

I knocked off Renzo’s right arm, but he still had one arm left.

I thought Renzo would lose his fighting spirit after losing an arm, but Renzo’s mental strength was far beyond my expectations.

If Elin hadn’t come forward at that time, I would have definitely died.

“I think Eden Hamelot viewed it favorably.”

indeed.

Eden Hamelot, the #1 professional. I was next to you at the time.

Elin’s performance has definitely progressed much further than her original game.

A move that made Renzo retreat from the fight with the golem controlled by Edwin.

Unlike in her game, Elin has already started to be in the public eye.

Is she the butterfly effect?

“So you ended up working with Mr. Eden Hamelot?”

“Hmm, whatever. “Only during the internship period.”

“How long is the internship period?”

“Until the end of summer vacation. “During my studies, I only participate on weekends.”

In that amount of time, you will be able to gain significant experience.

“Congratulations, Elin. “You’re one step ahead.”

“….”

When I said that, Elin looked at me blankly.

what.

It was a sincere compliment.

“…Um, thank you.”

Elin said that after a moment of silence.

The face that turned its eyes away from me clearly didn’t suit an answer of gratitude.

At that time, an announcement suddenly rang.

[Frondier de Roach, first year student. Please come to the health room right away.]

It was a somewhat unexpected broadcast.

It’s strange that they chose me, but it’s the public health office.

Plus, this voice is definitely Malia.

“…Then I’ll go. Cheer up, intern.”

“huh. you also.”

I said hello to Elin and went out with Aten.

I was a little concerned about Elin who awkwardly raised her hand.

* * *

“Am I an intern?”

It was the very next day after the Renzo incident that Elin heard the story of her intern.

She was on her way back from the hospital where she checked on Frondier’s condition.

When she met Eden, he had just left the hospital, so it was clear that Eden also had some business to attend to at Fron Deer.

“…What is his condition?”

“They said it was just a restful sleep. “I left behind only the flowers.”

“Right. thank god. “So, Frontier is alone in the hospital room right now?”

“no. Aten is guarding your side.”

“Right.”

Eden nodded his head, looking like he didn’t even know why he asked.

Elin asked.

“But what do you mean by intern?”

“hmm. Literally. The ability to sense my life force at the first meeting, and the decision and judgment without hesitation to immediately draw the sword. I highly appreciated it all. “More than anything, you made Renzo step down.”

Elin’s expression became subtle at Eden’s praise.

Of course, she knew that Eden was sincere, but there was a question that came to mind first.

“Then why don’t you invite Frontier to become an intern?”

“huh?”

“If I caused Renzo to step down, Frondier was the one who blew off Renzo’s right arm.”

The reason Elin says she ‘blew off’ her right arm is simple.

This is because we do not know how her right arm was removed.

I don’t know if it was a sword or magic, or if it was cut or pierced.

Maybe Eden will too.

“That’s why.”

“yes?”

“I blew off Renzo’s right arm, so what have I got to teach him? If I do something wrong, my right arm will fly off too hahaha!”

Eden smiled cheerfully.

Elin’s eyes narrowed.

“You don’t really think that, do you?”

“Hmm. That’s not the whole reason. But it’s not a lie. I couldn’t figure out the skills of that student named Frontier. No, let alone his skills, he doesn’t know their identity. Maybe a swordsman or a wizard. He can’t recommend an internship to someone he doesn’t know anything about. “I don’t even know what to teach you.”

It was a better answer than before.

But Elin’s intuition told her that she was still hiding something.

‘But it’s not like you can find out by asking more questions.’

Elin decided to step back for now.

Eden said.

“Oh, could you please keep this a secret? “Especially for that student named Frontier.”

“…why?”

“Because there may be some misunderstanding. Please be sure to ask.”

“great.”

If you think about it, Elin offered to become an intern at Frontier instead, and Eden turned it down.

This may not be a very pleasant thing to hear from Frontier.

* * *

“…Is that real?”

I said with a wrinkled expression.

Malia spoke in an excited tone, as if she fully sympathized with my feelings.

“Because it’s true. I recognized that guy from the time he came here. “I felt somewhat uneasy.”

It was like a morning drama somewhere, but I ended up feeling really frustrated.

…Ampere had no intention of giving me a chance in the first place.

Asking them to be in the top 10 in Constel was just an excuse and they just needed a reason to excommunicate him.

Suddenly her head started to hurt.

“…But it’s also surprising that my mom said this to me.”

Usually Malia does not interfere in Ampere’s affairs. This is true even if Frontier is involved.

Malia may seem benevolent, but she is a woman with clear standards and lines. She is not Am Pere’s wife for nothing. Knowing that, she probably brought up the idea of excommunicating me from Am Perdo.

Malia shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, if my son was still a ‘human sloth’ even after being told to be in the top 10 of his grade, I would have taken the lead in excommunicating him. Even if we lose Roach’s name, there are many ways to live.”

“Oh, is that so too?”

It’s not surprising because I say it with confidence. Somehow, that seems like the right thing to do.

“If she was really excommunicated, her mother would give her a place to live and food to eat. “Of course, when she becomes an adult, she will have no broth.”

Malia nodded her head slightly, as if recalling her previous thoughts.

Then she suddenly clenched her fists, as if her temper had exploded again.

“but! It’s different this time, right? Your father is so busy working that he can’t watch his children grow up. My son has changed so much! “If only it weren’t for my son during the recent monster attack.”

Malia was complaining so hard that she suddenly became an idiot to her son.

I am very embarrassed that the target is me.

However, while Malia was complaining, I had another thought.

If Ampere’s suggestion was false, the quest clearly occurred.

[Subquest: Her Father’s Order]

•Explanation: Due to Frondier’s laziness over the past few years, his father Ampere’s patience has reached its limit.

Goal: To be in the top 10 overall in Constel within this semester

•Reward: Receive recognition from Ampere.

•If you fail, you will be excommunicated.

…There is definitely a quest.

If Ampere had made a false suggestion, a quest like this would never have occurred.

As long as the failure condition is ‘excommunication’, if you do not fail, you will not be excommunicated. At least this game doesn’t use puns. This is absolute.

This means that Ampere’s statement about excommunicating him is false, or that Ampere’s thoughts will change after completing this quest.

Anyway, I have no choice but to do my best on the final exam.

“So did you save it?”

“yes?”

When I finished thinking about her, I saw that Malia was asking me something.

“I mean upperclassman. “You have to form a team.”

“…ah. “Not yet.”

Elin was the best option, but was unexpectedly blocked.

Speaking of remaining upperclassmen…

“What about Queenie?”

Malia asked. I asked in surprise, not expecting that name to come out of her mouth.

“…How do you know Senior Queenie? No, how can I and I be on a team with that senior’s name…”

“Is that because you asked me to?”

Malia responded as if it was no big deal, but she didn’t immediately understand.

Malia spoke again, leaving me dazed.

“She was asked by Queenie to tell her if Frondier is having trouble scouting.”