Chapter 138: Daily Life at the Academy (1)
Chapter 138: Daily Life at the Academy (1)
Chapter 138: Daily Life at the Academy (1)
When I woke up in the morning, my whole body felt sticky.
It was so hot that I couldn't believe it was sweat, but the bedsheets were soaked, and even now, when I see something white and slimy slowly dripping down from underneath...
It seemed like 'it wasn't that important.'
Rather, breakfast is more important. Basically, the timetable for morning lectures is the same regardless of department, so if you don't wake up and eat on time, you may end up running with bread in your mouth.
Running with a piece of bread in your mouth is a cliché that goes back decades. These days, there are probably a lot of people who don't know at all unless they search on the Internet.
You might have to do that yourself. There may even be a scene where she bumps into a male student and shows up her skirt.
If you know me, wouldn't you recognize this cliché? Isn't it? Isn't it just around this time in the early 21st century? Was this popular some time ago?
While thinking nonsense, I went to the shower room, scraped off the 'unimportant' liquid still remaining in my body, and washed my body.
Since I didn't have much free time, I simply cleaned and dried myself and got dressed.
Magnus Academy has a set uniform.
Except for special events or anniversaries, students are free to wear uniforms, so when you walk around the academy, you will see more students without uniforms than with them.
The design is really nice, so I want to try it on at least once in the future. I can't wear it right now because I haven't received rations yet.
So, instead of wearing a uniform, I wore my usual clothes and went out.
... Oops. I almost forgot my equipment. Thinking back to the time I sparred with Nora yesterday, it seems like I often use my own weapons at this academy.
It's not a particularly good weapon, just an ordinary shield and sword, but it's probably better than the ones lying around for training purposes. I took my weapon and left the room.
Flora and Asil met at a restaurant.
?
"... Ugh. I get it. Okay!"
The academy's spacious outdoor training ground. The professor, who was conducting training according to the common curriculum of the combat department, screamed at the students who were unable to concentrate on the training.
"Advanced class! Gather!"
At the professor's shout, the scattered students gathered together.
"I understand what's bothering you so much, but shouldn't you focus on the lecture?"
The professor sighed again as he looked at the students who couldn't say anything but were still paying attention to something.
"Whoa... Okay. You guys are still young too. "I will replace this lecture with couplets."
There was a stir among the students when they said that they would point out a point that all upper-class students were concerned about. Only Nora said, surprised by the professor's words.
"Wait! Professor! I confirmed their skills yesterday! "I had no problem taking advanced classes!"
After hearing Nora's words, the professor just nodded.
"It's not that I don't believe you. However, the other students are not convinced and continue to worry about it, so I need to confirm this to everyone at least once."
"Well, that's... "
Nora couldn't find anything to refute the professor's words. Nora apologized to us in a strangely dejected manner.
"Sorry. If this was going to be the case, I wouldn't have come forward yesterday... "I bothered you all for no reason."
"Are you okay. "I didn't do it on purpose."
And no matter how much I don't care much about other people's opinions in this world, I still wanted to beat up the people who kept giving me annoying looks.
"If I beat up a few people, things will quiet down, right?"
"..."
Nora was silent for a moment and then spoke.
"That... Could you please lighten it up a little? I'm embarrassed to say it myself, but at that level, I'm at the top of the advanced class. If other students were treated like that, they might be hurt... "
"I'll think about it."
"Please, please."
Nora went back to her seat, worried about her classmates until the end. He's that kind.
The professor said after seeing that our conversation had come to an end.
"Is there anyone you want to spar with first?"
"Professor, may I spar first?"
As soon as the professor finished speaking, a female student stepped forward and raised her hand.
"Okay. Anna. This is good posture. Since you came out first, I'll let you point out the other person."
The female student named Anna had a distinctive long brown ponytail. She had attractive, well-developed muscles that made it obvious at a glance that she was an outdoors person. Her height is similar to Flora's, so she gives the impression of an active hamster.
However, her two ears sticking out on top of her head and her tail behind her butt strongly convinced her that she was not a hamster but a fox.
It was the first beastman to appear in my playthrough.
WM is basically set in medieval fantasy. Of course, other races such as elves, dwarves, and beastmen also exist just fine.
Since humans are the most numerous, it just so happens that all the people I've been involved with are humans. In fact, when I walk through the city, I often encounter people of different races on the roadside.
Still, it was a different race whose name I learned for the first time in this episode. The clothes I was wearing were academy gym uniforms, so other than the ears and tail, I didn't feel like I was of a different race.
For some reason, don't you think that if you're a prisoner, you should wear traditional clothes? Regardless of which country's traditional clothing it is.
For reference, for some reason, the academy uniform is free to wear, but the style of the gym uniform is fixed.
The material and detailed design are free, but the rule is short pants and a tank top that expose all the thighs, like an athlete. It was a costume that had more parts that were not covered than the parts that were covered.
... Uh? When I think about it carefully, I don't think it's much different from the clothes Asil usually wears.
Anna, who had earned the right to name her opponent from the professor, did so confidently.
"You! Did you say Flora? Come spar with me!"
"Yes? Me?"
The person Anna pointed out was Flora.
That's her. No matter who she picks, she has her own mind, but why is she Flora? She became curious and asked.
"Why honey? "I have one too?"
"You seem so strong that I'm scared!"
As Anna said that, she stretched out her chest as if she had no shame at all. Her generous breasts... Yes, she was a little older than Flora.
Anyway, aside from the size of her breasts, it was true that Flora was the smallest and dwarfest among us, so she looked weak.
Since she was a wizard, being big or small had nothing to do with being strong.
Still, what was pointed out was pointed out, and soon a place was prepared for Flora and Anna to spar.
It was a simple sparring ground where a large rectangle was drawn on the floor of the training ground and anyone who came out of it was defeated.
Anna was standing on one side of her sparring room, twirling her forearms around to warm up her body.
The weapon she is holding is a dagger. It was not a weapon often used in this world where there were many monsters larger than people. If there's anyone who uses it, it's probably scouting.
In other words, based on her appearance, it could be predicted that Anna would engage in close combat, focusing on her speed.
In contrast, Flora, standing opposite her, held a long pole that reached up to her chest.
I didn't know that Flora also learned batting skills.
She said, "When she had time, she learned how to fight with a staff."
The princess says yes.
Anyway, this is my first time hearing this. If she had known, she would have bought one, either a staff or a wand.
She forgot because she didn't say anything and was good at using magic without a weapon.
Next time I buy equipment, I should buy Flora too.
While I was making that promise, all preparations for the sparring were completed.
"It's just sparring, so neither of you should overexert yourself. Understand? "Sparring begins!"
As soon as the word "Start" Was said, Anna kicked her feet and jumped in.
The fact that Flora is a wizard was already revealed during her self-introduction. Nothing good would come of giving the wizard time, so closing the distance quickly was a natural strategy.
And by moving quickly, you can disturb the magic's aim.
Since the sparring field wasn't very wide to begin with, the distance between the two wasn't that far.
The distance quickly narrows and the moment Anna enters the range of Flora's baton.
– Boom!
Flora's baton swung without hesitation, splitting the air. The momentum was stronger than she thought, so Anna concentrated on killing her lunge and dodging her baton.
"Hmm... It has no hesitation in attacking people. Good."
I was dumbfounded when I heard the professor mumbling.
Even if we were academy students, we would have said we were adventurers.
In Flora alone, the number of thieves who were burned to death exceeds double digits. He wasn't soft enough to hesitate to attack just because he was a classmate.
It's not like you die from getting hit with a baton.
"Hey! Yay!"
Flora was swinging the baton with all her might, but nothing hit Anna.
Anna, who was surprised by the sharper attack than she expected, gathered her wits and gradually narrowed the distance between her and her. Now is the moment when Flora reaches the range of the dagger.
"?Fire?!"
– Good luck!
"Huh?!"
Startled by the sudden flying sparks, Anna missed her chance to attack and had to roll on her floor to dodge.
She was truly surprised.
I knew she was a wizard, but her martial arts were more systematic than I thought, so she forgot about it for a while.
So she thought she could win if she just closed the distance. Although she is a low-level magician, she can even use martial arts chants.
She was able to avoid it because she was agile, but if she had been another student, she would have been hit directly by the sparks fired in that short period of time.
Even though she was a magician, the reason she engaged in close combat with the scouts was as a trap to create the illusion that she could not use magic at this distance by only using a baton until the decisive moment.
Anna was caught in that trap, but she escaped just in the nick of time.
Anna, who rolled down on her chest and returned to her posture, looked back at Flora and froze.
In that short period of time, she throws herself, rolls on the floor, and gets up. In a short period of what seemed like two seconds, Flora launched as many as five fireworks into the air. Moreover, it was still increasing.
Even if it's without chanting, isn't it too much? Is there so much magical power?
It was a surprise attack, but she had to roll on the floor to avoid one, and she had no idea how to destroy that many people.
The power itself was a weak low-level magic, so if you had any armor, you would be able to charge while taking a few hits... It was a luxury to hope for such defensive power now that I was wearing only a thin pair of gym clothes.
Maybe the first time we sparred with batonjutsu was not to set traps on purpose, but to really practice.
Anna, whose thoughts had reached that point, cried out for surrender without hesitation.
I know that the academy's treatment facilities are excellent, but I didn't want to feel pain when I got hit.