163 – I am the best (1)
Academy Festival.
A week-long festival held twice a year for Ellinia Academy students.
At this time, classes are not conducted at the academy level, only festivals are held.
Faculty of Works, Knights, Magic Faculty, Faculty of Pension, Faculty of Exploration, Business Administration, etc.
All the undergraduate students of Ellinia Academy forget their hard work during this time and have a good time and build memories.
However, there are some people who cannot enjoy the festival for one reason or another.
To avoid students going home, all undergraduate students must participate in at least one of the competitions held during the festival.
However, even if the students of the Faculty of Bravery were told to go home, they wouldn’t. This is because, like the Ellinia Academy, which has a preferential policy for the College of Bravery, the main character of the Academy Festival is the student at the College of Bravery.
Since the Faculty of Warriors is performance-oriented, students in the lower ranks who usually don’t get good grades can hardly show their spirits.
However, that is only within the Faculty of Bravery. Outside of the Faculty of Bravery, even lower-ranking students are bound to receive a lot of attention.
So-called, Ellinia Academy’s Warrior Department students are celebrities.
Just being admitted to the Faculty of Bravery is proof that you have abilities far superior to those of ordinary people.
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Ellinia Academy organizes and hosts various competitions at the academy level.
Martial Arts Contest, Magic Contest, Artifact Contest, Cooking Contest, Beauty Contest, Debating Contest. In addition to this, there are numerous competitions, but if you pick only three major competitions, there is a martial arts competition, a magic competition, and an artifact competition.
Of these, the most popular is, of course, the martial arts competition. This is because the audience can see the strength of the students most intuitively, and the products are great.
In the beginning of the academy, any first-year student could participate, but since the students of the Faculty of Bravery monopolized the upper ranks, there was a restriction condition that only students of the Faculty of Bravery could only participate in the rank of 100th or lower.
Of course, even after the restrictions were put in place, as the average level of the students of the College of Bravery increased, the students of the College of Bravery dominated the top ranks.
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Theo got off the circular carriage and arrived at the door of the training ground of the College of Bravery.
‘As expected, it’s still.’
Perhaps it was the Academy Festival, it was quiet around the College of Bravery. The Faculty of Bravery is far away, around the outskirts of the Academy, so most of the main events of the Academy Festival are held near the Faculty of Knights.
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‘Thanks to you, it went well. Let’s practice quietly. There’s no one there, right?’
With that thought in mind, Theo opened the door to the training ground of the College of Bravery—
“A little harder! A little stronger! A little faster! You can only do that!”
“Tarkhan, your speed has slowed down considerably! Swing your arms a little faster!”
“Lizardman when swinging the left arm, kill when swinging the right arm! Engrave that heart endlessly and swing the axe!”
There were already passengers in the training ground of the Faculty of Bravery. It was Noctar and the children.
Theo smiled lightly at the familiar scene.
“Hey, Noktar.”
“Theo, welcome back.”
With his arms crossed, Noctar, rolling his classmates, waved at Theo.
However, Noctar’s condition was unusual.
Theo walked over to Noctar.
“Noctar, what’s wrong with your face?”
“Oh, this?”
Noctar laughed, gnashing his teeth as he pointed his finger at his teary-eyed face.
“The Lizardmen were tough. I almost lost.”
“·······.”
Watching Noctar speak indifferently with a terrifying wakku, Theo recalled the feeling of fear for the first time in a while.
‘As expected, Orcs are very different from humans even though their thinking systems are different.’
Theo saw the other orcs sweating in the training ground.
At first glance, the orcs seemed to be stern, but looking at them through the [Observer’s Eye], They looked different.
‘Tarkhan seems to have hurt his ribs, and he has a broken leg.’
In Ellinia Academy, quarrels among undergraduate students are forbidden on the surface, so it’s a shame, otherwise some would have died.
Noktar, who has become a nuntang, is the least injured.
“I see. But, except for you, Noktar, everyone suffered serious injuries, but it doesn’t look good when you train.”
“No, Theo. I have to.”
“Why?”
“We haven’t settled on the Lizardmen yet. So, three days later, at the martial arts tournament on Thursday, we decided to make a final decision.”
“Is that so?”
Unlike usual when he was indifferent, Theo put on a tired expression.
“However, if you are a student of the Faculty of Bravery, only those who are ranked 100th or lower in the grade level can participate in the martial arts competition. Other kids can, but you, Noctar, won’t be able to participate?”
There will be changes once the midterm exams are completed, but Noktar is currently ranked 71st in the grade, so he cannot participate in the martial arts competition.
Noctar answered as if it was not a big deal.
“Oh, that? Can participate I’m going to stand in a special match for a martial arts tournament with the Lizardman boss. Last night, the organizer of the martial arts tournament came and asked if I had any thoughts, and I said of course I would.”
“…Noktar, don’t you get prizes for special matches? It must be just unpaid labor. Is your reputation not good enough?”
From Theo’s point of view, Noctar was not well understood. There are two main purposes for participating in the competition: reputation and prizes.
Noktar’s reputation has already pierced the ceiling within Orc society. And most orcs don’t care about reputation within other races.
Noctar said indifferently, raising his arms to the sides.
“Reputation and merchandise are not important to us, Theo. The important thing now is to cut off the enemy’s supply and demand and offer it to the god of war. This Thursday, we will take one more step into the arms of the mighty God of War.”
“···Yes, work hard. I will support you, Noktar.”
Theo, who smiled lightly and nodded, warmed up by stretching before the full-scale training.
Noctar’s molars trembled slightly as he looked at Theo.
“By the way, Theo, you look good these days.”
“Which one do you like?”
Theo replied, turning his wrists and ankles.
“Your expression has improved a lot. Has diversified Now I often laugh.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Theo, you’ve been expressionless most of the time since the first semester, right? When I first saw you, I thought you entered school to avenge your parents. I know that you are not like that.”
“Hmm.”
After turning his wrists and ankles, Theo thought as he turned his shoulders.
‘That’s right. It seems that the activation conditions for [Twisted Noble Dignity] Have changed a bit lately.’
Theo looked at Noctar.
When it hasn’t been long since I was possessed. Even when I first talked to Noctar, [Twisted Noble Dignity] Had been activated. At some point, it doesn’t work at all.
‘That doesn’t mean that the trait has disappeared at all.’
Even just yesterday, Theo used the [Twisted Noble Dignity] After strengthening it well through the Sphere of Amplification.
‘Well, even if I think about it now, no answer comes out. Let’s do what we can now.’
After thinking for a while, Theo said goodbye to Noctar and his children and headed to the personal training ground.
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Within the private training grounds of the Faculty of Bravery.
Drenched in sweat, Theo took a deep breath and put his practice longsword back on the shelf.
“Whoa, it seems to be a little better than the first time, but it doesn’t seem to have improved at all.”
These are the impressions of Theo, who followed Maximin’s sword dance for about 3 hours.
Actually, when I tried it, I couldn’t get a sense of it.
It was not easy even with the [Observer’s Eye] To absorb the secrets of the continent’s top powers.
‘If it was Nike or Piel. No, if I had just as much talent as Irene… I wouldn’t have caught on.’
Various emotions came to Theo.
Neike, feeling inferior to Piel’s talent.
Anger at myself for being so insignificant compared to their talent.
Of course, Theo had strengths that they did not have, but it was human nature to compare with others.
“But what can I do?”
Theo picked up the practice longsword again and started the sword dance.
Around an hour passed, a quest window appeared in front of Theo’s eyes.
[Unexpected Quest: Until this Thursday, participate in at least one competition held at the Academy Festival every day and win all of them within 3rd place.] Reward: Shop Gold Coins x4
Progress: 0/4
“Oh?”
The corners of Theo’s mouth went up. These days, the supply of gold coins in the store was not suitable, but a sudden quest occurred.
There was no unexpected quest like this in the original work, but it wasn’t that important. The important thing is that it gives you 4 shop gold coins.
‘However, the level of difficulty is quite high.’
You have to win at least one competition a day, within 3rd place.
Numerous competitions are held during the Academy Festival, but it doesn’t seem easy to win within 3rd place.
Still, 4 shop gold coins was an offer that Theo could not refuse.
“First of all, I need to figure out the tournament schedule.”
Although Theo was well versed in the details of the original work, all the competitions of the Academy Festival did not appear in the original work.
“Mon, Tue, Wed. We need a contest where you can easily win a prize in three days.”
On Thursday, I plan to participate in a martial arts competition.
Theo immediately washed up, dressed neatly, and headed for the Faculty of Engineering, where the Academy Festival was being held.