124 – Academy Competition_11
After the explanation.
The cadets and officials from each academy gathered in twos and threes and left the auditorium as if they were about to have a strategy meeting.
It was the same for the cadets and officials at Laplace Academy.
After leaving the auditorium for a strategy meeting, all members of the Laplace Academy entered a small meeting room prepared in advance in one corner of the hotel.
“Let’s talk about how everyone should do it.”
As soon as everyone was seated, the professor made a fortune.
Because the competition is an event where cadets take the lead, professors or officials cannot directly help because of the contract caused by magic tools.
However, it was possible if it was in the form of giving advice on the opinions of the cadets, so the cadets were encouraged to express their opinions.
If it’s a trick, it’s a trick.
It was described in the novel that it was something that other academies do anyway, so it was safe to say that there was no possibility of raising a problem from anywhere.
Because it’s just simple advice.
“”…””
So the professor expected the students to express their opinions actively, but there was no reply.
It was partly because the method and rules of this matchup were different from previous ones, but it was also because the majority of the people here agreed on one opinion.
People who participated in the training camp looked at me once.
It was waiting for me to comment.
But I have no intention of giving an opinion.
If I push my opinion here, it will pass because it is the majority, but at that time, there could be friction with the professor or those who do not agree with my opinion.
If I enter Ella anyway, everything will continue according to my intention under the pretext of judging the local situation.
And there were other reasons as well.
I scanned every nook and cranny of this small meeting room.
Then I saw wiretapping devices and surveillance cameras all over the place.
I think it’s probably something from another academy.
‘It’s not like any other ninja exam.’
A small laugh came out.
It seems that the other cadets and professors haven’t realized it yet.
Isn’t it because they are so small in size and I wonder if other academies would even do such a thing?
Of course, I could have made it all useless by using skills, but it was clear that the other people would be suspicious if I did so, so I just lowered my body.
“Is anyone there?”
However, the professor who did not know that fact has urged me to express my opinion.
Because if you can’t give an opinion, you can’t give advice.
“Professor, may I offer an opinion?”
Then a cadet raised his hand.
Kang Yoo-chan, I was a 4th year cadet who won the last individual competition.
“Yes, tell me.”
In such an atmosphere, Kang Yoo-chan gave his opinion, and the professor’s slightly crumpled face straightened.
In the verb, the gaze gathered on Kang Yoo-chan.
He seemed a bit embarrassed at such a gaze, but soon he started to speak with a friendly smile.
“I made my own plan while listening to the rules and answers to the questions…”
Kang Yoo-chan’s opinion was as follows.
First. Since they are moved to a random location, they decide where to gather in advance and quickly gather around to acquire tools and food based on the number and scout the surroundings.
Priority is given to mountains or forests where there are many places to hide.
Second. When tools and food are gathered, they find a place to stay.
Third. Once you have obtained all the food and tools, search out the nearby cadets based on the scouting data. If you are outnumbered, attack, otherwise find the leader of the enemy team and aim for the right time.
“Not bad. However, there are a few weak points, such as…”
As soon as Kang Yu-chan’s story was over, the professor immediately wrote advice and came up with what is called a new plan.
Where is a good place to gather?
There seems to be a lot of tools and food somewhere.
Any place is good to stay.
Who else would be the leader of the other academies?
Also, I think it would be better to have someone as the leader.
What is the best way to do daily movements?
In the same way.
‘It’s not a bad plan, though.’
Most of the cadets who listened to the professor nodded.
It was because the professor’s words were mixed with conviction based on accurate data, not speculation based on ambiguous data.
Since Baek Seol-ha, the chairman of the board, is very interested in the results of this academy competition, he seems to have prepared himself to look good.
“I see. Come to think of it, that might be better.”
“Really? So, do any cadets have other opinions? If not, decide with this…”
That’s why Kang Yoo-chan nodded at Professor Kang’s words.
And just as the plan was about to be adopted.
“Professor, may I share my opinion?”
Isia raised her hand.
Anyway, Kang Yu-chan and the professor didn’t seem to like it when the plan was decided by playing drums and janggu.
“…Yes, tell me.”
The professor didn’t seem to want his plan to be ruined in any way, but it was Lee Sia who brought up his story.
The only daughter of the Changchun family.
No matter how much Laplace Academy has a relationship between a professor and a cadet, they couldn’t openly pretend they didn’t hear it.
“Then, the gathering place would be better in the mountains rather than in the forest. Because the water source usually flows down from the mountain. And there is a possibility that the food does not contain water. That’s what I’m asking, but shouldn’t the gathering place be on the mountain side?”
“That would be nice, but it’s a fact that other academies are well aware of. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid places where there is a risk of being attacked?”
“That is, while considering liquidity…”
“There is a point, but since I went to the forest for the camp last time, I think the forest is more advantageous when it comes to familiarity.”
“Not only that, but also about other academy leaders…”
“That too…”
“But…”
Lee Jia explained the story logically.
But the plan hasn’t changed.
It was a natural result.
It was also because the professor had heard the information from before and prepared for it.
Other cadets would have tried desperately, even if they had the advantage of getting better grades in the academy match, but Isiah did not.
It’s not that Isia didn’t try her best or that her words were wrong.
There was a lot of truth in what she said, and there were a few places where insight shined.
Is that all?
The idea wasn’t bad, to see if there was something I researched and thought hard about.
However, Lee Jia’s participation in the academy competition is based on interest.
She didn’t need to get a job anywhere, and the academy was just a place to make friends and train for her education.
As an academy is an educational institution and only a training center, it was natural.
The difference was huge.
That’s why I couldn’t change the professor’s plan.
“Are there any other cadets with opinions?”
Like that, Isia was silent. The professor looked at the cadets and asked if they agreed with the plan.
There were no comments.
“Then I understand that it has been decided.”
The plan has been decided.
It’s not going to happen as it is, but it’s been decided.
**
The light shimmered and my vision went dark, and it didn’t take long before I realized that my surroundings were not inside a concrete building full of cadets, but a green meadow.
“This is what it means to go to a special place.”
It was like teleportation.
Of course, it was like a two-way passageway that was slightly different from teleportation, but the feeling was similar.
I wondered how such a thing was possible even though I didn’t have the ability to teleport, but it wasn’t something I could figure out just by thinking about it, so I turned my nerves off and looked around.
All you can see around is a green meadow.
Judging by the map I had engraved in my head while looking around Ella yesterday, this place was at the far west end.
Since the forest where the other cadets were supposed to meet is to the east, it was safe to say that it was on the exact opposite side.
So I tried to move to the forest according to the plan.
First of all, it was meant to be suitable for playing at the academy competition.
“You.”
An uninvited guest appeared.
When I turned my head to where the sound came from, I saw a familiar face.
A man in uniform from Raiden Academy.
Hayato Tamura was behind me.
It was probably blown up here after me.
“Are you alone?”
He looked around and saw that no one was there, and he gave a small smile.
“You are alone.”
“Although single.”
“???”
I made a small joke, but I didn’t know what it meant.
“Anyway, I like it. What’s your name… Anyway, I heard you made a name for yourself at Laplace Academy? Let’s stick together.”
For a while, Hayato strengthened his body with mana and then threw himself away.
His primary weapon, as far as I know, was a sword, but he couldn’t bring a sword to Ella.
Anyway, it seemed that he had the skills to do well in the martial arts world at Raiden Academy, so he was quite fast.
“Your subject?”
“What?”
But it’s only good enough at the academy.
I rushed in and grabbed his hand as he stretched out my fist, then aimed at his abdomen and pulled out a bloody spear and stabbed him.
-Kwajik!!
By the spear of blood, the manamak of the watch was shattered like silken tofu, and Hayato opened a large hole in his abdomen and began to vomit blood.
“What…?”
He blinked his eyes in disbelief at first.
There was no change in reality.
A pain that rises from the abdomen to the brain.
Hato’s eyes and mouth were filled with fear.
“─!!!”
At the same time, a scream mixed with pain that could not be seen as human words resounded in the meadow.
“It’s noisy.”
I lightly threw Hayato to the ground.
Then he kicked the head of Hayato, who was convulsing as he fell to the ground, and continued talking.
“I hope you are.”
It was the birth of the villain Hayato Tamura.