Mesugaki Tank Enters The Academy

Chapter: 66

Adri started talking since the moment those two entered the mansion last night.

A knight, all frightened, and a seemingly relaxed little girl came in.

They naturally headed down into the basement as if they had memorized the path of the mansion.

They opened the door with a key and went down.

And then they found the dungeon and went inside.

– Both of them were incredibly amazing!

Adri’s description of following them into the dungeon was filled with wow!, sashak!, and pababak!, making it hard to understand. But summarizing it, it went like this.

A zombie crawled out of a tomb, but they didn’t engage it and broke through inside.

They said they defeated a necromancer still remaining in this world.

“Necromancer? How did you defeat it?”

Visi knew about the necromancer, unlike other monsters.

Usually, boss-level monsters in dungeons don’t take physical attacks at all.

Yet, both of them were knights, relying mainly on physical attacks, right?

Maybe there was something because of Professor Karl from the academy?

– Yep! The girl bopped it with a mace, and it just gack! died!

That sloppy girl defeated it with just a mace?

Now that I think about it, she used divine magic during the entrance ceremony.

Did she use that to take down the necromancer?

If she could defeat a boss-level necromancer, Lucy’s divine powers must be pretty strong.

Could someone who recently insulted a god possess such divine power?

Is she really loved by a god?

– And then, after coming out of the dungeon, she gifted me this ribbon!

Adri shouted as she pointed to the ribbon on her head.

Now that I think of it, a ribbon appeared.

– Isn’t it pretty?!

“Pretty, but how did you even get that?”

Adri is a ghost.

So naturally, she shouldn’t be able to interfere with the real world, and she shouldn’t be able to change in her dead state either.

Under normal circumstances, she shouldn’t even be able to wear a ribbon on her head.

– I don’t know! It was just given to me!

“…Right. What can I expect from you.”

– What’s wrong with me!

Visi thought while letting Adri’s whining go in one ear and out the other.

That was probably something that sloppy girl did.

Lucy Allen. What on earth is that person?

Up until about a year ago, she was just an average troublemaker when she came into the social circle.

But why has she changed so much in this past year?

What on earth happened?

A person who didn’t even hold a pen has taken the top spot in the Soul Academy entrance exam.

And during the ruckus of the last entrance ceremony, she stood at the frontline.

Can someone change this much in just a year?

Is this what talent is?

Was that troublemaker simply a lazy genius with a bad personality?

Or is there something more to her?

– Hmm. But that girl was really strange! She seemed to know my identity beforehand and knew everything about that dungeon too. She seemed to know all about this mansion. What exactly is that child doing?

“I don’t know.”

But she must not be an ordinary person.

Visi replied vaguely to Adri’s question and rubbed the back of her neck.

Now that she’s caught the weakness of a necromancer, I can’t confront her.

The moment it’s discovered that I touched a taboo, the church will stamp me out.

A middle-class noble like me would just vanish without a trace.

I should just be grateful that she kept quiet about it and even got rid of the dungeon in this mansion.

I still don’t like that sloppy young lady as she is, but I have to admit I’m grateful.

Maybe I should hold back on gossiping for a while.

*

The next morning, Visi woke up early and headed to the training grounds.

The one who taught her necromancy had insisted that she must train early, so Visi aimed to move her body at dawn.

Yesterday, she had overslept and was too busy attending class.

Tying back her messy hair, Visi arrived at the dawn training grounds only to find people had already come before her.

Among them, Lucy and Frey stood out as they sprinted around the outskirts of the training ground.

The two were running at a speed reminiscent of a galloping horse, but their expressions were utterly serene.

“Shoddy swordsman. Isn’t it getting tough? Out of breath?”

“Not at all. Aren’t you the one struggling?”

“Hmph. A sloppy swordsman like you trying to provoke me. How laughable.”

“Ugh!”

How on earth can they hold a conversation while running at that speed?

It wasn’t just Visi who looked at them in disbelief.

Most of the people in the training grounds felt the same.

The sight of two little kids running at a pace that seemed impossible to catch up to was simply astonishing.

But since one of them was the infamous Lucy Allen, turning a gaze at them felt impossible.

Visi quietly watched from a distance before starting her training far away from them.

The unfavorable fate between Visi and Lucy continued after that.

It was during the magic power studies class.

Not yet used to the Soul Academy, Visi had finally found her classroom after wandering around and sighed in relief when she saw her friend waving at her.

“Phew. If I’d been any later, I would’ve been late.”

“Shut up.”

Visi shot back at her friend, who was mocking her for being directionally challenged, and sat down to look around the classroom.

Inside the classroom, there was an oddly empty space.

It was right around Lucy Allen.

Nobles who had faced her wrath while navigating the social circle naturally avoided her surroundings.

Even the few commoners were cautious and didn’t approach her, so Lucy Allen ended up alone.

In such a situation, one would normally shrink back or feel down, but Lucy Allen was calmly gazing out the window.

As if she were used to this situation.

“Visi, shouldn’t we start calling her lonely young lady instead of sloppy young lady?”

“Well…”

About to respond lightly to her friend’s teasing, Visi shut her mouth.

The warning Lucy Allen had given the previous day came to mind.

Surely, Professor Karl must have told that troublemaker something.

I thought he was a good-looking person, but he must be snitching like a petty little man.

What on earth is Lucy Allen to him?

“What?”

“Nothing, just thought it looked lonely.”

When Visi had nothing else to say and casually spoke, her friend lightly laughed.

“Lonely, my foot. She made it all herself. Would a girl who calls the Third Prince ‘pathetic’ care about anything like that?”

What her friend said was correct.

The gossip surrounding her transformation due to the entrance exam and ceremony was shattered by Lucy herself.

How audacious to call the Third Prince ‘pathetic.’

Visi thought it was completely insane when she first heard it.

Of course, she couldn’t say that now.

Visi smiled awkwardly, and her friend narrowed her eyes.

“What’s wrong? Are you pretending to be nice today?”

“Pretending? I’m always nice.”

“Such a fake.”

Their conversation was cut off when the magic studies professor entered the classroom.

“The flow of magic…”

As the class was in full swing, the professor slightly furrowed his brow and raised his voice.

“Lady Allen.”

At that voice, everyone’s attention turned to where Lucy was.

Lucy Allen was lying down, trying to nap.

What on earth is she doing?!

Suddenly alarmed, Lucy lifted her head just as the magic studies professor spoke in a slightly sharp tone.

“Could you tell me what I just explained?”

Lucy shut her mouth at that question. She probably couldn’t answer.

After all, she had been asleep until just now.

“You’re going to be completely humiliated.”

Her friend next to her chuckled as if enjoying this, but what Visi expected didn’t happen.

“Shoddy professor. What you just explained was…”

Without any hesitation, Lucy Allen answered the professor’s question.

Her response was so perfect that even the magic studies professor, who had intended to say something, found himself speechless.

“W-well done. Please have a seat.”

How did she answer while she was sleeping?

Could it be that she guessed it just by looking at the blackboard?!

Ha. This is what geniuses do.

Visi couldn’t help but click her tongue in jealousy at that sight.

Visi would once again hear Lucy’s name after class during lunchtime.

The Lady Baines, whom she had seen in the social circle, stormed into the dining hall, unable to hide her fury.

Amidst the bustling noise, Lady Baines couldn’t conceal her indignation.

What on earth is she up to?

“She’s probably upset about losing to that troublemaker.”

Visi’s friend, who just returned from a duel class, answered her question.

“To Lady Allen?”

“Yeah. That troublemaker may be many things, but she’s really good at fighting. Lady Baines couldn’t touch her at all!”

“Impressive.”

“That’s nothing to be surprised about. She even beat Young Lady Kent last time.”

Young Lady Kent, a powerhouse who won several championships hosted by the kingdom.

She was a monster among monsters, predicted to be the next Sword Saint.

She beat someone like that in a duel?

“Seriously?”

“Yup.”

Not only did she excel academically to the point of ranking first in the Soul Academy entrance exam, but she also had the ability to surpass Young Lady Kent in combat?!

And on top of that, she possessed enough divine power to harm a necromancer?

“How unfair.”

Can so much talent really be concentrated in one person?

“Is she truly loved by a god?”

“Hey, what kind of blasphemy are you spewing?”

As soon as Visi murmured that, her friend chimed in.

“The one who is loved by a god is like a saintess. No way that kind of troublemaker is getting any god’s affection.”

That makes sense.

Considering the pure personality of the saintess, a troublemaker like her surely wouldn’t be favored by a god.

“Maybe she’d be more likely to be loved by a devil.”

Listening to her friend’s words, Visi couldn’t help but chuckle.

Then seeing Lucy come into the dining hall, she stiffened her lips.

Uh, um…

She wouldn’t have heard that just now, right?

*

A day feels long.

Recently, that has been my most frequent thought.

In the world where this was a game, a day could be passed in as little as 10 seconds.

Attending classes meant barely flipping through texts and just choosing what to do for dinner and night.

But now that this is reality, the feeling is different.

I can’t believe spending a full 24 hours feels this long!

If only I could train all day like I did back at the family!

Here, I have to endure boring and tedious classes, which is too much to handle.

In essence, the experience period of the Soul Academy is usually skipped after doing a few tasks!

Why can’t I skip this period?!

It would be better if I could at least do quests.

Lately, whenever I try to talk to someone, they just run away, so I can’t even do that.

Aah. I wish this period would just pass quickly.

After a week, the official semester will start, and I’ll finally be able to enter the Soul Academy’s dungeon!

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