chapter 20
20 – Entrance Ceremony (5)
Did I hear you wrong?
I feel like I just heard Bella’s voice in my head.
―Looking at the reaction, it seems that this is the first time you’ve had chloride.
It is not an illusion.
I heard Bella’s proud voice.
―When you reach a certain level, you can transmit the whole tone to the other person like this. It doesn’t use a lot of mana, so I don’t use it often.
Looks right.
He’s answering students’ questions from the podium as if it’s nothing, but at the same time he’s talking to me telepathically.
―If you understand, please nod your head slightly.
When Bella’s gaze turned this way, I nodded slightly.
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Just looking at it seems like it would consume a lot of concentration, but Bella does it easily.
With his form, he is showing himself that he is not in charge of class A’s instructor.
“school… How old is the instructor!”
This part is just like the game.
A male student with white hair raised his hand and stood up.
The chair was dragged along with the sound, drawing attention.
Seeing this, Bella’s expression was cold.
Her expression was the same as before, but the energy that flowed from her was different.
Regardless of the East and the West, asking a woman her age is rude even here.
That guy is going to have a hard time.
Soon, a cool, sweet voice resounded in the classroom.
“I was asked to ask a question related to the class.”
“Ah, as we will be living for the next two years, each other’s information—”
“It would be enough if you share that with your classmates. The instructor’s role is to guide you to the end. Do you need to tell me that it is nothing more and nothing less?”
A gust of wind blew in the classroom.
The wind blows in a classroom with no windows open. It was a kind of warning sign from Bella.
Do it in moderation- such as.
‘I hope he understands.’
The question is whether the person concerned is aware enough to notice it.
If I had noticed in the first place, I wouldn’t have asked such a question.
As expected, the boy with white hair did not back down.
“Still, at my age… .”
“Please sit down.”
As expected, Bella’s voice became more intense than before.
In the game, he was portrayed as a doll-like person with no emotions, so I thought he was a really hard person.
I guess that’s not it.
But at this point, it’s just dirty, so I’ll tell you, but Bella is also quite stubborn.
Like Adelie, she’s not even in her 30s, so she probably doesn’t have a complex about her age.
‘Aren’t you in your prime when you’re 29?’
I know the personal information of the main characters including Bella.
What they like and dislike, where they live and what their habits are.
Basically, when it comes to games, the profiles of the characters are open to the public, so I watched them whenever I was bored.
I liked the game called Heroes Saga so much that it was like a product left over from dozens of multiple playthroughs.
Conversely, it is the only ability I have.
Whereas novels also give you convenient abilities like status windows, all I have is game knowledge and a smart watch that doesn’t know the meaning of existence.
‘Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.’
I forgot about it because it was so useless.
I lowered my hand under the desk and tapped the screen.
Then, like the last time, a number appeared on the round screen.
<41>
‘It went up.’
I don’t know what this number means, but I’m sure it’s going up over time.
Unlike the last time it pointed at 33, it rose by 8.
If you think about it simply, it’s okay to think of it as a level, but the timing is too wrong for that.
Level 41 at the same entrance ceremony as the beginning of the game. It’s a level you only see in the middle of the game.
If this was the level, it’s a number that I would have taken even if I was invincible by now. I didn’t feel the strength to do so.
“You guys have been recognized for your talents and have been assigned to Class A here.”
again-
“The things you will learn and experience in the future will be different from other classes.”
again-
The sound of Bella’s long boots dominated the classroom.
She got off the platform and slowly circled it.
The refreshing scent of mint spread along with the gentle breeze.
“To train excellent professionals. That is the educational policy of academies throughout the empire.”
Soon, her steps stopped.
As a result, the fluttering uniform lost its movement.
Bella raised her black horn-rimmed glasses.
“To do so, you need to feel the situation on the continent and the environment the empire is facing.”
‘It’s useless to attach useless sagittarius while sending chores.’
I unknowingly put on my nose.
I thought it was strange from the beginning when the students were divided into classes.
When I saw it in the game, I thought it was just like that and passed it on, but experiencing it in person was different.
There are dozens of elite students who have been selected from the time they entered the school through an atrocious competition rate, but it is strange that they are divided into classes there again.
Perhaps it was because of the influence of Adelie, the principal of the school.
It is a fact that most of us know that knights from the academy are struggling with adaptation problems in the local area.
In addition, the education at the academy would not have seemed satisfactory to Adelie, who was from the Imperial Palace, and from the Imperial Knights, where even small rumors gathered.
So what Adélie devised is what Bella is about to say now.
“You will now receive training to go outside the capital once every two months. Performing and completing the tasks I prepared there. That is our A-class curriculum.”
“Of course, during the non-practice period, I take theory and practical classes just like other classes.”
Bella’s words caused a stir in the classroom.
If you lack adaptability, you can make it adaptable.
They are sent to other places, the instructor assigns them assignments, and groups of three or four perform the assignments.
Accumulating various experiences in the process.
That is the educational policy Adélie is truly pursuing.
“Today is the entrance ceremony, so let’s keep it short. Please familiarize yourself with the timetable and dormitory allocation table given earlier so that you can come to class on time tomorrow. Oh.”
Bella, who was leaving the classroom, turned around and said.
“Student Lian, please come to my lab separately.”
―It’s on the second floor, so it should be easy to find.
After Bella left, leaving a telepathic note, I sat for a while.
Despite the presence of close to fifteen people, the classroom was quiet.
No one is talking to anyone, just looking at each other.
An uncomfortable atmosphere was created, as if coming to university Oti.
‘How to get out of this situation.’
It seems to me that I spent four years of college life alone.
If I don’t fit in here now, my future will be as an ass again.
If I didn’t make friends in Oti, my life after that would have been obvious.
If I leave now, I will be cut out of this group.
I know that living a normal life is difficult because of the name Altane in the first place, but
I didn’t prefer to end without trying.
Although no one was sitting around me… Shall we talk to the male student who is looking around?
-Lian student. Please come up.
‘Damn it.’
I came here deliberately to avoid trouble. give up like this?
It can never be-
-Can’t you hear me?
‘Why are you doing this to me?’
If the instructor calls, I have to go.
“Sigh… .”
I rubbed my head nervously.
Still, it’s better than being photographed by that Bella… .
This is unavoidable.
It’s not because I’m afraid of Bella’s retaliation.
drooling-
As I stood up with a sigh, all the attention in the classroom was on me.
Surprise and questioning gazes intertwined together, creating subtle air currents.
Among them were Reina and Siegfried.
Raina was looking at me with a cold gaze, as usual, and Siegfried was looking at me curiously.
‘Ehh.’
I opened the door to the lecture room, receiving the pouring gaze.
*
Minutes after Lian left the classroom, the students’ mouths slowly began to open.
“The man just… .”
“It’s the Altean family, right? the murder… .”
Of course, the flash point was Lian’s departure.
As soon as Ryan left, gossip about him poured out as if he had promised.
shame of nobility.
traitor.
Other than that, there were rumors of adultery, that he had ten fiancees, and that he was ignored even by the mansion’s attendants, all of which were not confirmed at all.
‘I’m not even married, but it’s adultery… .’
Facts didn’t matter to them.
Because the purpose would be to talk to each other while uncovering the existence of Lian Altane.
And no one cared about gossiping about being called scum among the nobility.
Because it was such a thing.
As if to support this, no one paid attention to those who were talking quite loudly.
Rather, they laugh and enjoy it.
“… It’s okay.”
Reina noticed that her eyebrows were furrowing.
He hurriedly rubbed his forehead to return his expression.
And, as if hinting at it, he repeated it to himself.
‘He’s a cheap guy even if he’s criticized. So even if what they say isn’t true, that’s okay. It’s all because of his karma.’
So, the reason why her hands are now strained is because she is uncomfortable with being involved with such a man.
“nice to meet you. What is your name?”
Then, there was a student who started talking to Reina.
The male student with dark blond hair, as if melted gold, was the man sitting next to her. He was smiling brightly at Rayna.
Rayna responded indifferently.
“This is Raina Eisteen.”
“Iistin… It must have been a family that was terrifyingly rising in the capital, right? My name is Siegfried. Unfortunately, I don’t have a family name.”
“Everyone is equal in the academy anyway. I don’t think it’s too bad.”
“… I see.”
Seemingly moved by Reina’s words, Siegfried widened his eyes.
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Judging from his reaction, it seemed that he had been quite ignored just because he had no family.
Reina turned her head to meet Siegfried’s friendly smile.
At the same time, mana was wrapped around his eyes.
It’s a habit she does whenever she meets other people.
Mind’s eye, which is only allowed for the lineage of the Eisteen family, is an ability that allows the caster to judge right from wrong by penetrating the target’s mind.
As she had previously used on Lian, the white aura represented the degree of goodness and the black the degree of evil.
The reason why the Icestein family has been able to revive so far is because of this ability that was manifested in Reina’s generation.
Reina has been judging her side and enemy through her mind’s eye.
In her 19 years of life, this has never been wrong, and those she judges to be evil have usually caused trouble.
“… … .”
“Ms. Iceteen?”
Therefore, based on her experience, Reina judged the man in front of her as evil.
A jet-black and dark aura emanating from an ordinary-looking handsome blond man.
The darkness she had seen in Rian many years ago, or perhaps even thicker.
‘What is this man… .’
Because she was the first to feel fear.