Bullied but Popular

2 – Aren Deepus2

“Take care of yourself and send me a letter right away if something happens, okay?”

Mother says the same thing several times, wondering if she is worried about letting go.

I smiled and said, “Don’t worry.”

“Don’t worry, Mom and I are doing well. Say hello to Mirai, and I’ll come running right away when vacation starts.”

In line with Aren’s words, Hans also began to comfort Sandra.

“Yes, honey. Aren is also an adult now, so let’s stop sending him away.

In the country where Aren lives, in the Kingdom of Iggent, he was an adult from the age of 16.

Aren said as he climbed into the carriage that was about to depart.

“Then I’ll be back. Don’t worry too much and I’ll send you letters often, so mom is doing well too.”

“……”

My mother looked like she was about to burst into tears at any moment, then quietly raised her hand and hugged me.

I also lowered my head to give her a hug and pat her on the back as if to reassure her.

***

In the departing carriage, Aren admired the surrounding scenery.

‘The flow is definitely different from being in a dream.’

The world in my dream seen through the coast and my world felt different.

no. It was more of a difference than a feeling.

If there was little visible mana in the dream, there was too much visible in this side.

‘There must have been a dungeon here.’

About a year has passed since Gift awakened.

In the meantime, as a result of moving around to test this ability, I was able to find a hidden dungeon.

It was also found in the mountains where people often pass by, but it was a kind of dungeon that could never be found if it were not for Aren’s coast.

‘Even if I go now, I won’t be able to attack, right?’

The location is so close to where people live, frankly, I feel impatient.

No matter how well-hidden a dungeon was, there was no law that it could never be discovered.

However, even if he went with Aren’s current skills, he would not be able to enter the entrance, let alone attack the dungeon.

“Hey, hey! Get out of there!”

‘what?’

A commotion broke out at the front of the chariot as Aren was absorbed in the surrounding scenery.

Aren got out of the carriage and walked forward.

‘…!? Expert superlative!’

Aren saw the giant blocking the front of the chariot and unknowingly put his hand on the sword.

The realm of mana here is divided into mana users, experts, auror knights, auror masters, and grand masters.

And the man who blocked the carriage seemed to be the highest level of an expert when viewed from Aren’s shore.

It was a strong force that was hard to find around the countryside like this.

At that time, a man who appeared to be a carriage escort approached the giant blocking the way and asked.

“Why are you blocking the road?”

“Where are you going?”

Instead of answering his own words, when he asked a question on the contrary, the escort frowned and said,

“It’s Kuzen. Get out of the way if you know.”

“I’m not going with you either.”

At the giant’s words, the escort’s expression grew more and more ferocious. .

“Stop laughing and go away. My patience is at its limit…”

Ting

While the escort was talking, something golden bounced off the giant’s hand.

widely

After catching the flying coin, the escort stared at it for a moment.

Then, as if asking when did he wrinkle his expression, he puts on a gentle expression and tells Sang Sang-ju.

“Sangdanju… Can I go with you?”

Sang Sang-joo made an absurd expression for a moment at the escort’s words, but soon saw the gold coin in the escort’s hand and said with a smile.

“Of course! If you’re in trouble, we should help each other and live! Cancer! Let’s take it this way!”

‘I don’t want to be that big.’

Aren quickly lost interest and returned to his seat.

I knew and expected to see a confrontation between an escort and a giant, but I only wasted time.

cooung

‘huh?’

Aren returns to his seat and sits down, but a man of great proportions approaches and sits down.

‘Why are you sitting here?’

Sangsanju must have prepared the best seat, but the man dares to sit in the most corner seat and watch the scenery.

‘What about me…’

The moment Aren was about to turn off his nerves, the giant man opened his mouth.

“What have you done?”

“…yes?”

When Aren asked back at the unexpected sound, the giant glared at Aren with ferocious eyes.

“Did you think I wouldn’t be able to see it if I covered it with a robe? The way you looked at me was strange…”

‘… What is this bastard?’

The sudden crisis made Aren nervous.

People who use gifts are called high humans here.

High Human is a rare human being that is said to be one out of several hundred thousand.

Their abilities are all special, so there are many people who target them, and contacts come and go at the national level.

In severe cases, there were also High Humans who were forcibly kidnapped.

And that was also the case with Aren, the High Human.

If the fact that he had awakened was known, he could not have entered the academy and possibly never returned home again.

In other words, the current situation is very dangerous.

Aren said with the most calm expression.

“What do you mean? You look strong, so I just observed a little bit.”

At Aren’s words, the giant’s impression is further crumpled.

“Who is the uncle?”

“…? Aren’t you the old man?”

“I’m 17 now.”

“…!?”

At the giant’s words, Aren as well as the guests in the chariot looked at him in amazement.

“Are you 17?”

“How does a 17-year-old look like that?”

“Stop it. You must have had a hard time when you were young. Let’s not look at it that way.”

“Ah, come to think of it, if you’ve been a mercenary since you were little, there are cases where things go away…”

“Pooh!”

Aren’s laughter broke out at the sound of words around him.

‘ah.’

Aren hurriedly covered his mouth and began to notice the giant.

oh oh oh

Just looking at it makes me feel bad.

The other guests must have felt his momentum as well, and they all shut their mouths and hang their heads as if they were dead.

The giant was silent for a moment, then began to look at the surroundings as if he had lost interest.

Aren was relieved in his heart and kept quiet as much as possible so as not to disturb him.

***

“Hmm… Certainly a city is a city.”

Arriving in Kuzen, Aren stood in the middle of the road and looked around.

Certainly, it was on a different level from the countryside where Aren lived.

Buildings that I have never seen before on a wall that could be 10 meters high, countless people, and different species that I have never seen before.

“Wow… it’s a prisoner.”

Indeed, Aren was not interested in the city and his eyes were taken by a prisoner with dog ears.

In the place where the man in the dream lived, there were many taller buildings and strange facilities than this place, so it was not enough to attract Aren’s attention.

On the contrary, it seemed more strange to be a beast that could not be seen in dreams and in the countryside.

At that time, when the prisoner man felt Aren’s gaze and glared at him with displeasure, Aren immediately set his eyes on him and walked toward the inn.

“It would be rude if you looked at me too much.”

Proclaiming that he had never closed his eyes in fear, Aren looked around.

Finding the inn wasn’t too difficult.

There were inns located here and there, probably because Bolridge Academy was nearby.

Aren chose a suitable inn and entered it.

“welcome!”

After being greeted by the employee, Aren looked around the inn.

‘There are too many people?’

There were especially many people who looked to be in their mid to late teens.

‘Are they all Bollywood students…’

Aren thought so, looked around, and stopped looking at one side.

‘sh*t.’

The self-proclaimed 17-year-old giant I met in the carriage was here.

‘Did you come here anyway?’

After grumbling inwardly for a while, when the giant’s gaze turned this way, Aren hurriedly moved his seat and said,

“Stay. And a simple soup, a piece of bread, and a piece of fruit juice, please.”

“Yes! You can go into the room at the end of the second floor! We’ll serve the food right away!”

Aren walked quickly upstairs to the second floor and entered the assigned room.

“Whoa, I was scared.”

Aren relaxed and looked at the bottom using the shore again.

Then, I looked for the place where the giant was sitting and glared at it.

“…the difference is huge.”

Currently, Aren’s level is the highest level of mana user.

Considering Aren’s age, it’s not a low level, but compared to the level of the giant I just saw, the level difference was so great.

“No matter how many shores there are, isn’t it dangerous for me at this level?”

Suddenly, your confidence plummets.

Aren had confidence in his own level.

In addition, even Gift awakened, thinking that he would be more outstanding than most students.

However, after seeing the state of a man of the same age as her today, she was disappointed in herself.

“Well… that’s okay. The purpose of coming to the academy anyway is networking and diplomas.”

There was no great purpose.

He came to Bollywood because his mother told him to go as he pleased, so he forced himself to take the test, and he just had to make the necessary connections for the territory and meet his fiancée who was said to be here.

“Okay, let’s go to sleep and not talk about being full. We have to go to the academy tomorrow.”

After saying that, Aren lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

smart

“Guest? Guest!?”

It’s just a waste of food money.

***

the next morning.

Is this the Bollywood Academy?

Aren was now standing in front of the school gates of the academy.

Around them, students who looked like freshmen like Aren were looking around.

“As expected, the number of people is amazing because it is prestigious.”

Saying so, Aren began to look around.

“Are you going that way?”

A man who appeared to be a professor was standing in front of the school gate, and the professor was leading the freshmen to a large annex on one side.

Aren immediately approached the man who appeared to be a professor and spoke to him.

“Is that annex where the entrance ceremony is held?”

“hmm?”

Hearing Aren’s voice, Professor Byron looked away and asked.

“freshman?”

“yes.”

“Tell me your name, age and family name.”

“Aren Difus. I’m 17 years old.”

Aren said so and showed the ring with the family crest on it.

For nobles, it was like a kind of identification card.

The reason why I say age is because there is a re-study.

Bolji Academy is one of the top three places in the Iggent Kingdom, and there were few students who gave up right away after falling once or twice.

In some cases, there were even people who did not enter the school until they were 30 years old.

Aren’s swordsmanship skills are mediocre, but he was quite confident in the written exam because he was taught by his mother, and he took the entrance exam confidently and passed.

Professor Byron, who was checking the list of admitted students for a while, said.

“There is. Welcome, Aren Deepus.”

“Yes, thank you, Professor.”

Bowing his head, Aren passed Professor Byron and entered the annex.

male voice

‘hahahaha. Aren’t there too many freshmen?’

There were too many of them, so I stopped walking and stopped.

I wondered why the size of the annex was so large, but it seems that this much new students come in every year.

At that time when the freshman was speechless at the numbers for a while, there was someone approaching Aren.

“Hello freshmen.”

“…!?”

Aren looked at the woman who spoke to him with a bewildered expression.

Then, without realizing it, he made a surprised expression and took a step back.

‘Mi, are you crazy?’

To be honest, it’s the first time I’ve seen such a pretty woman.

The sky-light silver hair that came down to her waist and golden eyes.

The deep pink lips that gave off a presence against the white skin really had no choice but to steal the man’s attention.

Not only Aren, but also freshmen passing by were staring blankly at her.

Just by looking at it, you could tell how amazing her looks were.

“freshman?”

“Ah yes!”

Hearing the voice calling him once again, Aren hurriedly came to his senses and looked at her.

she says.

“Are you a student of mana management?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Bollywood had two departments.

The Department of Mana Management is a place to learn various mana exercises, and it refers to a department that learns various martial arts such as swordsmanship, spearmanship, and archery.

On the other hand, there is a Department of Magic Engineering, which specializes in magic or artifact production.

Aren is, of course, a mana management department with swordsmanship.

“Get in line over there. That’s the mana management department.”

“thank you.”

As if she had said all she had to say, she turned her back and began guiding the other freshmen.

It seemed that he was a senior student working in the student council.

“Wow, I was really surprised.”

Aren calmed down for a while and then walked to the mana management department I mentioned earlier.

No matter how beautiful she was, she couldn’t be too mesmerized.

A man’s pride would not allow it, so Aren deliberately took a bold step.

I was already shaking as much as I could shake, but…

‘big…’

When Aren arrived at the mana management department, he stood in line, but the person in front of him was so huge.

It was to the extent that the person in front could not even see the church.

The moment I had no choice but to talk to the man in front of me, the man turned around.

“……”

“……”

I was reunited with the self-proclaimed 17-year-old muscle mass.