NOVEL NEXT chapter 21
21 – New instructor of the storm (5)
All heroes on the continent are born with destiny.
It is still unknown when exactly this fate appeared or where it began.
However, it is the hero’s duty to protect people against monsters and demonic beasts.
Also, the level of ability that varies greatly depending on the fork in the road -.
Heroes work under such basic principles, and the military academy also raises its cadets based on this.
“How many of the new recruits did you say were the 3rd?”
“There are eight in total, Captain.”
For example, heroes who are born with destiny for the first time bloom at the ‘first fork in the road’ and are called primary heroes.
Most of the cadets who enter the military academy are the primary heroes, but sometimes the talented enter the school with the ‘second crossroads’ in bloom, or the level of the crossroads itself is high.
Therefore, most of the heroes who have just graduated from the military academy are at the second fork in the road (2nd) or the third fork in the road (3rd).
A hero who can kill high-level monsters and monsters.
From the ‘fourth crossroads (4th)’, which is called a real hero, he becomes a high-ranking hero who receives the attention of the kingdom and the continent at the same time.
Even ordinary people who are ignorant of the world of heroes knew this much as common sense.
“There are fewer than last year.”
And here.
Beyond the fourth, there was a swordsman hero who blossomed at the ‘fifth crossroads (5th)’.
His name is Theodore Crowfly.
He was the head of the Duchy of Crowfly, a master of swordsmanship that supports the kingdom, and a hero who served as the leader of the Klepe Knights, regarded as the best knights in the kingdom.
In particular, he was also a loyalist of the kingdom who still hoped to jump directly into the field, despite being a nobleman who held the highest power in the kingdom, except for King Lucius Clepe.
When Duke Crowfly furrowed his brow slightly and commented, ‘The number of new tier 3 heroes has decreased’, one of the members who was aiding him calmly explained.
“Anyway, it seems that a lot of people have been flocked to as instructors at the military academy. Just like last year, I heard that three or more tertiary heroes were selected as new instructors.”
“also? These days, there are more heroes who want to become instructors.”
“I guess… After the star of the kingdom took over as an instructor, that trend seems to have gotten worse.”
star of the kingdom.
An alias for Akina Crowfly.
That is, the daughter of Duke Crowfly.
She seemed like she would lead the kingdom at the forefront of the battlefield during the Great War, but after the war ended, she suddenly declared that she wanted to become an instructor and went to the military academy.
Great fame, the best skills, and even a beautiful appearance-.
Akina, who is overwhelmingly popular in the kingdom, became an instructor at the military academy.
Naturally, there were many heroes who envied her and wanted to become instructors.
“hahahaha. I didn’t know that I would lose talented people because of my daughter.”
“You think of it as waiting to nurture better talent. Wouldn’t it be better to continue to raise the tertiary hero in the Knights?”
“You’re right.”
“And recently, I heard that there is a new instructor who was selected as an instructor following Akina-sama. Talent seems to be constantly coming out on the instructor side as well.”
“Ah, you mean Edgar Mullick.”
The Duke of Crowfly had already heard of Edgar Mullik.
It is said that the second son of a great sorceress family became an instructor in the swordsmanship department, and even his skills were so outstanding that he earned a third-level instructor position from the start.
As a person walking the path of a swordsman hero, I couldn’t help but be interested.
“I heard that the fourth fork in the road has blossomed.”
“It is a nonsensical story.”
“hahahaha. I think so too. People called newspapers have been exaggerating a lot since before.”
-Edgar Mullik is the 4th hero who opened the 4th crossroads!
Rumors like that used to circulate in the world, but the swordsman heroes in the field didn’t believe it.
It’s not really a matter of believing or not believing.
This is an impossible speed.
When you are first born with destiny, the fastest fork in the road is the 2nd, really occasionally, when the genius of the century is born, you get the 3rd from the start.
However, it will take at least 5 years to move on to the 4th crossroads again.
Edgar, who only graduated from the military academy a year ago and who previously attended the Faculty of Magic, has already become the fourth hero?
Even if Edgar was a genius, it was an absurd speed.
Newspapers used to use the ‘simultaneous hunting of Keleil’ as the basis, but in fact, any tertiary hero, such as a member of the Clepe Knights, could have achieved such results.
‘still… .’
Duke Crowlin suddenly felt curious.
No matter how exaggerated it may be, it is still a surprising fact.
A person who has just turned into a hero prosecutor has won the position of a level 3 instructor at at least the third crossroads…
It is also the son of Marquis Mullik, who has a deep connection with the Crowlin dukedom.
He was a hero who was not lacking in attracting attention in many ways.
That’s why various newspapers are making a fuss like that and publishing articles.
“Rick. Has there been a request for cooperation from the Kingdom Investigation Team this time?”
The Duke of Crowfly is the type of person who needs to solve his questions right away.
Coincidentally, I came up with a good idea, so I asked one of my subordinates.
“yes? Ah yes. It was judged that there might be a possibility of a high-level monster or monster in the red forest area, so a request for cooperation came in. If the monster really comes out, it’s up to our knights.”
“Then, I’ll make another official letter requesting special cooperation.”
“yes? Where… .”
“To the Tristan Hero Academy.”
To be exact, the military academy’s swordsmanship department.
To the new instructor, Edgar Mullick -.
It was an official letter requesting cooperation for qualification as a reference for the additional investigation of the ‘Red Forest’.
* * *
The opening of the military academy is approaching in less than a month.
I’ve had a pretty busy day in the meantime.
It took quite a bit of time to learn about the tasks, research, and regular meetings that would be carried out as an instructor in the swordsmanship department, and there was also a lot of administrative work to be handled as a member of the military academy.
I was assigned as an instructor this semester.
We had to speed up preparations for the new lectures that were being offered.
Because I had been spending so much time without a break, I ended up putting off the appointment I had made to see my father for a while.
To be honest, I wondered if I should be this busy with work, but I was very interested in trying new things after returning, so I wasn’t really dissatisfied.
“I see you have some free time now.”
Ray, who was organizing documents next to him, spoke with a calm face.
The way he spoke seemed harsh at first, but as I continued to listen to it, I now felt a strange sense of affection.
“okay. Ray, you went through a lot of hardships too. “It must have been a lot of work.”
“I just assisted Edgar.”
During the long adaptation process, Rei and Akina’s assistance was of great help.
As if his career as a butler didn’t go anywhere, Ray handled trivial matters neatly as my assistant, and Akina, as a senior instructor, taught me in detail what I needed to know as an assistant shooter.
Thanks to this, the new lecture ＜Balut Sword＞ was also confirmed to open with the approval of the administrative department.
All that was left now was the cadets’ registration for today’s classes and the opening of the military academy, which was about a month away.
“Edgar. The course registration result will be displayed in one minute.”
“hmm-.”
“… Are you nervous?”
“ha ha ha. ray. You’re kidding me. Why am I nervous about something like this?”
“… … .”
Ray sighed at my appearance, which seemed nervous to anyone.
Course registration for Tristan Hero Academy takes place one month before the start of the semester.
This is done through a magical tool called the ‘Crystal Ball of Destiny’ provided to all cadets in the school. After registering the list of lectures that you have set in advance, when the set date and time arrives, turn on the crystal ball to complete the application.
There is a fixed number of people for each class, and if the crystal ball is turned on late, the application will fail, so on the day of class registration, fierce competition among cadets continues.
And my new lecture that will be opened this time, ＜Balut sword method＞.
It was a lecture for first-year hero cadets, and the number of students was limited to 30.
Some of the most popular instructors in the department, such as Akina Crowfly, said that the quota was set to 100, but I, who had just been appointed as a new instructor, naturally had no way to fill that number, so I cut it off at an appropriate level.
Still, I couldn’t relax.
It was because there is a regulation within the department that if 30% of the quota is not filled, the lecture will be closed.
“Edgar, don’t expect too much. No matter how much it appears in the newspapers and has become famous these days, it is another problem that people flock to new lectures.”
“Ray, it’s not an expectation, it’s a concern. If the class is canceled without filling 30%, the reputation of the Mullique family will not fall.”
“it’s okay. The Mullique family has suffered much worse loss of honor than that.”
“… … .”
I stopped talking quietly at Ray’s words that hit the point.
As expected, when arguing with Ray, it is always me who loses.
Tring-!
By the time we spend time chatting like that.
A signal appeared on the ‘Crystal Ball of Destiny’.
It is a signal that all the arrangements related to the cadets’ course registration have been completed.
“Edgar, would you like to check it yourself?”
“ha ha ha. ray. You’ve been ignoring me so long. As you know, even though I am a new instructor, I have been assigned the rank of Instructor… .”
“Shall I check for you?”
“… I would love to.”
In a tense atmosphere, Ray slowly approached and confirmed the result.
and.
Ray, who quietly looked at the crystal ball, looked at me without a change in expression.
“Edgar.”
“You may speak.”
“It exploded.”
“hmm?”
I tilt my head at the somewhat strange words to call it a result.
However, Ray looked back and forth between the crystal ball and me and spoke slowly.
“Edgar-sama’s exclusive magic space connected to the crystal ball exploded.”
“… Why?”
“More than 30 people gathered. A new lecture, the Balut method-. At least two or three times, maybe even four or five times.”
“… … .”
My first lecture was an explosion in a good way.