I Became an Extra Who Died Instead of the Main Character

17 – Mentor Assignments (2)

“So the academy decided to give you mentor assignments.”

After Professor Javert’s words, a silence engulfed the classroom.

Mentor assignment.

Even though it is a simple word that simply combines the words mentor and task, it was enough to confuse the first graders who heard the word.

“Mentor assignment…?”

“······It’s already a group assignment, it’s only been 2 weeks since we entered school yet.”

That’s why the word group assignment is a scary word.

What is an assignment?

Usually, this means that professors are telling students to do something.

Students may find it cumbersome to follow the instructions, but as long as grades are held hostage, they have no choice but to obey while crying and eating mustard.

Of course, there are people who enjoy the task because it is actually fun.

Most of the students were forced to do it even if they didn’t want to.

Now that you know what the task is, what is the group task?

This is the opposite of an individual task, and refers to a group of people working on a task together.

You may ask if a group of people working together on a task is much easier than an individual task, but in reality it is not at all.

The scale is not so large due to the characteristic that each individual proceeds alone.

The scale of the task could become ridiculously large depending on the professor because of the advantage of group assignments that several people solve together.

And unlike the individual assignments where only one has to do well, the group assignments, which are sometimes conducted with strangers, were really the root of all evil.

It’s cute that you don’t participate hard enough.

Because it was very common for people to go diving without saying anything on the day they decided to gather for an assignment, or to do nothing and try to get on top of others.

The word “Group task cruelty” Is not for nothing.

And what is the reason for explaining the group assignment in detail like this…

‘This damn academy is famous for putting in a lot of group assignments.’

Selenium Academy considers individual skills the most important.

The students were divided into classes according to their ability, so it was easy to see how much they valued their ability.

However, it was also a characteristic of Selenium Academy that it was not considered that the individual’s ability was excellent.

In addition to individual skills, communication, collaboration, and quickness.

The important factors in human relationships were also considered as individual students’ abilities.

And the group assignment was the easiest and most accurate way to score all of these factors.

Because you can evaluate all of the students’ abilities and teamwork factors in one group assignment.

It is safe to say that there is no simpler and better way to evaluate students.

Maybe that’s why the Selenium Academy was famous for giving out a lot of group assignments.

Most of the evaluations were in the form of group assignments, and there were only midterm or final exams for individual assignments.

In that sense, this group task called Mentor Task could be seen as an appetizer eaten before a full-scale meal.

Since it is a task that is conducted by only the mentor and the mentee, there is a feeling that it is not enough to call it a group task.

Wouldn’t it be easier to understand that it’s a trial version of a group assignment?

Before conducting group assignments with other students, conducting assignments with mentor seniors who have already experienced group assignments several times.

That was the meaning and definition of the mentoring task at Selenium Academy.

“I’ll explain so everyone is quiet.”

Everyone was distracted at the word group assignment, and Professor Javert woke them up from confusion.

“Some people may know, but the mentor task is a time-honored system that has been in progress for a long time along with the mentor system.”

“The senior mentors who are with you now have already experienced it once, so if there is something you do not know while working on an assignment, you can ask the mentor.”

Do you have any questions?

As Professor Javert finished speaking, hands came up from all over the classroom.

“Yes, Magnus. What question?”

“Is the assignment only going to be done by us and the senior mentor?”

As if he was right, Professor Javert nodded.

“That’s right. I’m only going to do it with the mentor I’ve been with you for two weeks.”

“Then what kind of assignments are you giving me?”

When I turned my head, this time a female student was raising her hand.

It was a schoolgirl named Karina Carter who had been talking about me with her own friends when I came in earlier.

“Isn’t that the kid who was talking about his juniors earlier?”

“······That’s right…”

Do you remember that?

As I looked at it with a puzzled expression, Tinia-senpai talked smugly.

“I’m talking about someone with a mentee. Of course I remember them all.”

“Be quiet there.”

“Yes… Professor.”

“···”

That arrogance disappeared immediately after being pointed out by Professor Javert.

“That was a good question, Karina.”

“Listen up, everyone. I’ll explain it once and I won’t explain it again.”

At the word that I will only tell you this once, all the students stopped playing and started concentrating.

“The theme of this mentor assignment is ‘Search’.”

“Everyone knows that there is a forest inside the academy, right?”

Of course I knew.

On the first day of the academy, it was one of the places I visited with senior Tinia.

It would be more accurate to see it as a forest connected to the academy rather than inside the academy.

I didn’t go into the forest myself, but my impressions when I saw the entrance of the forest from a distance were as follows.

‘I shouldn’t go in there even if I die.’

The reason for such terrible reviews was simple.

Because it’s a forest that you don’t want to enter even if you die.

From the entrance, very thick bushes and trees were welcoming people who entered.

He said that there are many wild animals living inside the forest.

She had heard Tinia senior explain that there are not only herbivores such as elk and deer, but also polar carnivores such as omnivores such as bears, wolves and even tigers.

‘I’m sure it’s not like they’re going to do mentor assignments in that forest.’

I rejected it even within myself as a nonsensical idea, but this crazy academy has always brought nonsense into reality.

“All you have to do is find the object or mark designated by your mentor in the forest and return.”

As I expected, I was completely stunned when I heard Professor Javert say that the mentor assignment would be conducted in the forest.

No, I expected it, but is it true?

Of course, it could have seemed reasonable to the professors.

The only things that exist inside the forest are wild animals that don’t know how to use magic, and most animals won’t attack people unless they’re touched first.

On top of that, they didn’t send it in alone, they decided it was safe to let them in together with the sophomores who had gone through many challenges.

However, I thought that judgment was a mistake.

Class 1 was made up of students with the most magical ability among freshmen, but we were still students who had only been in the academy for two weeks.

By the way, it’s a group assignment with a mentor, but you’re sending newbies who have just entered the academy to the forest?

In that forest where you don’t know what might happen?

‘No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like it.’

I could honestly rate that opinion as crazy.

“Professor Javert, isn’t the forest a bit dangerous though?”

Fortunately, as if I wasn’t the only one who thought so, the senior mentor came out with an opinion that it was dangerous.

“May I ask why you think so?”

“Although the first graders gathered here are the most outstanding first class students, they are still chicks who have only been in the academy for two weeks.”

At this rate, wouldn’t it be dangerous to go in with us?

“No, I don’t think so, senpai.”

However, it was not Professor Javert who refuted that answer.

“As the senior said, we are the first class students who gathered only the best among the freshmen.”

That Philip Edgar was raising his hand and refuting the mentor’s opinion.

“I can’t even imagine that mere wild animals will be a hindrance to us, and even the seniors will help us, so what’s the danger?”

If you are arrogant, you can say that you are very arrogant.

A word that only Philip, who has infinite pride in his skills, could say.

“······Is that so?”

“After listening to it, it seems that Philip is right…”

“Right. Can a wild animal get in the way of us, the best of the freshmen?”

Arrogance and conceit gave birth to another arrogance and conceit.

Other students who were persuaded by Philip’s words also agreed with Philip’s opinion.

“Everyone, actual magic and theory are different…”

“Enough. The other students seem to have the same opinion as Philip.”

“Professor!”

A senior in the second grade who had a dissenting opinion tried to somehow overturn the sudden concentration of public opinion, but was stopped by Professor Javert.

“Does everyone agree with Philip?”

“···”

As if everyone agreed with that opinion, no one raised their hand anymore.

“Okay. Then I’m sure everyone agreed, and we’ll have a special group assignment class from tomorrow.”

Deng—Deng—

With those words, the bell signaling the end of class rang.

“···”

An uneasy feeling that something was wrong had been strangling me, but there was nothing I could do about it, even though rumors were bad about the matter that had already been decided.

*****

Somewhere in Selenium Academy, filled with pitch-black darkness.

“······Finally.”

There, someone was lying in an incomprehensible magic circle.

“Finally… My long-cherished wish. This is the moment my long-cherished wish comes true.”

hahahahaha-

A man’s mad laughter filled his room as if it were about to escape.