566 – Mulberry (1)
I don’t think much about it now, but I think that the compulsory education process in Korea is very inefficient.
At least that was the case when I was in high school. I even had to go to an academy, so I had no time to rest.
The problem is that even if you do that, only those who will study will study. There were even people who didn’t go to any academies but went to top universities.
When I asked for the secret, he said that he studied while solving problem books. I did the solution while looking at the answer sheet.
When I heard that, I thought that he was really unlucky. Anyway, in high school, I was never a good student.
I also write web novels in the future, but wasn’t the Korean language grade high?
‘I got a 5th grade in the college entrance exam, but what?’
That was the sound I heard every day when I said I was writing a novel. Writing and solving are completely different.
I wish I could speak English better. Thanks to the automatic improvement in reading comprehension while playing the game, the English skill also increased along with it.
Fortunately, my parents didn’t force me to do it. One of my friends switched to a feature phone as soon as he was in 3rd grade.
Of course, he also had no ties to studying, so he secretly carried an aerodynamic instrument. Those who do not study do not die.
“If you substitute the cosine value here…”
After the slitting of the coconut reminiscent of Shawshank Redemption, he showed a normal class. At the blackboard, the math teacher was leisurely giving a lesson.
It was a face that was almost forgotten now, but seeing this scene brought new memories to my mind.
Apart from that, more than half of the students were sleeping all over the place. The teacher continued the class without hesitation.
“······Looks like a real prison? Is it a school?”
Mari asked in a timid tone at a completely different scene from the Halo Academy.
Others, especially those who attend Halo Academy, have similar expressions.
The scene I am currently showing is my high school days, that is, the reality of education in Korea.
Students who are locked in the prison of duty and take classes they do not want to attend. Very few students pay attention.
“It’s a school. It’s convenient to think of it as compulsory education before the academy.”
“Even if it was compulsory education, it wouldn’t be that coercive… How did you and Leo get your education?
“It’s just as you guys have heard. I received basic training at Animers and took the academy entrance exam. Then I was lucky enough to pass.”
In this world, education is compulsory unless it is in rural areas where more hands are needed.
However, as the era is the era, it was only to the extent of conveying basic knowledge including history.
In addition, due to the existence of monsters, the climate that values military power is quite strong. It means that there are far too many students who cultivate armed forces.
Originally, Halo Academy also had more non-students than literary students. Zenon’s life story served as a stepping stone, so the number of new students increased dramatically.
Furthermore, the basic goal of compulsory education in this world is to get rid of ‘illiterate people’. A simple common sense and transfer of knowledge is sufficient.
“You said that your world has no monsters? Maybe that’s why you revere knowledge even more?”
As Cecily watched the boring class, a question flew in. At this, I shook my head.
That statement is correct, but the Korean education system is abnormal. At least, China has a high educational fever comparable to that of Korea.
In Europe, there were cases of protests because school dismissal time exceeded 3:00. In Japan, the after-school system is thrifty, so it’s quite free.
“There is that aspect, but Korea is strange. I literally had to learn it by force. I didn’t.”
“Ummm… I always thought you were sincere, but I guess that wasn’t it?”
“I don’t do anything I don’t want to do either. What’s more, I didn’t want to do it because it was forced at that time.”
When I think about it, I wonder how I endured that period. Maybe it’s because I have friends who are like idiots.
Anyway, Korea’s compulsory education ended here, and I showed my college days. University days are very similar to academies, making them easy to understand.
It’s only been a year. Because most Korean men went through the military tree after their first year.
“That… Yu Hwan-ah.”
“yes.”
“What relationship do we have?”
And I had my first girlfriend. I was ashamed and laughed at the appearance of a woman who handed a confession that was not a confession.
I remember. The bitch who wore rubber shoes backwards while pretending to be innocent. It remains as the most f*cked-up memory in the world.
The saddest memory is…
“Isaac? Could it be that woman…”
“······”
“Hmm. Hmm. Anything else?’
Even Marie, who was sensitive to this field, changed the topic after seeing my expression. It’s because I’m quick to notice at times like this.
I passed the bitter memories for a moment and moved on to the next scene. Now, I am determined to show ‘civilization’ properly, not my past.
For example, the completion of modern civilization, boarding an ‘airplane’. I remember going to Jeju Island on a school trip, so it would be perfect.
I closed my eyes and remembered what had happened. A few years ago, the time when I had to go on a school trip due to an unfortunate accident that shook Korea.
Then, when I opened my eyes, a narrow but familiar space spread out.
“Hey. Hey. Can you give me a window seat?”
“Why? First time on a plane?”
“Uh. First ride.”
“Ugh. Country guy. This older brother is kind and gets out of the way.”
At that time, I asked a friend to get a seat by the window. Looking at the point of view, it is 1st person, not 3rd person.
In other words, it means that my family and loved ones are feeling the flight from my point of view.
[Notice to passengers. XX Airlines is scheduled to depart soon…]
As I was watching outside the window, I heard an announcement about an imminent departure through an announcement.
A pretty flight attendant was politely guiding me in front of me, but I didn’t pay attention and was busy looking around the outside.
Before long, the plane shakes once loudly and begins to move slowly.
“Ohh! Go! Go!”
“Ughhh. Country guy.”
When I get excited, my friend reacts like he thinks I’m cute. Either way, I was busy watching out the window.
The same goes for family and friends. They must have been amazed that a huge lump of iron, especially a human creature, could fly in the sky.
The sky is the exclusive property of the gods and a space where only the chosen ones can glide freely.
Ordinary people, and commoners who are not even high in status, advance through that space.
“Wow.”
That’s the exclamation I exclaimed from my previous life.
“Wow! That’s amazing! Are you really flying?”
“Without magic, only with science… this was possible.”
“Will the world we live in appear someday?”
The rest are exclamations from loved ones. I don’t know why, but I feel proud for nothing.
The friend who gave me the window seat must have felt like this. They were busy looking out the window together.
It is more comfortable to watch because the situation has changed from first person to third person. It was Mora’s sensible assistant.
But that’s not all the plane’s real face is.
“Oh! Goo, clouds! Those are clouds, right?”
“Are you above the clouds now?”
Not looking up at the clouds, but reaching a position looking down at the clouds.
“Wow… it’s pretty.”
“This world still shines at night.”
Whether it’s the ecstasy of the night view looking down from above the night sky, etc.
The airplane and the splendid night view were able to clearly show the civilization of the earth.
“I want to show you the universe, but…”
The overwhelming science is definitely the space-related field. Beginning with astronomy, aerospace is the pinnacle of science.
It can be said that this is the stage at which humanity, who was confined to the planet, begins to achieve ‘independence’ in the true sense.
It also served as a stepping stone for the gods of Earth to move on to another world.
Right now, the airplane alone is busy exclaiming, but what if you show the universe here? I will far exceed the level of astonishment.
But there was one thing that worried me. I asked Mora as I looked at my family and lovers admiring the night view.
‘Could my faith be shaken? There is a perception that the sky is God.’
[You don’t have to worry about that. Rather, I will worship more. Do you think we are in a ‘physical’ space?]
If it was a god, then a godly answer came back. After hearing that, I couldn’t help but admire it.
hahahahaha, transcendentalists must belong to realms that mortals would not ‘dare’ to imagine.
Earth has a strong faith even though their existence cannot be confirmed even in space, not in the sky.
It must be because I firmly believe that it is somewhere beyond physical space. Actually it is.
‘All right. Instead, I should tell you this last.’
[Yes.]
I must have received Mora’s permission, and I showed the following culture.
“You can create a variety of music with a variety of instruments. As expected, music seems to work everywhere.”
“It’s not music, it’s a song like a bard’s singing… It seems like you’re attracted to it for some reason.”
“You can listen to a song like that every day? I envy you.”
Starting with music famous for drugs that the world has allowed.
“This is a cartoon. It looks like a simple picture, but I can feel the liveliness.”
“Imagination is not at the level of a wave, but like a tidal wave.”
“That can only be done with magic.”
From simple drawings to cartoons and animations.
Most of the things that are deeply related to modern culture were shown. These are all borrowed from my memories.
Especially in the case of cartoons, I couldn’t help but be surprised, because cartoons themselves are the crystallization of imagination.
Things like limbs stretching like rubber, ninjas using magic (…) by playing with their hands, saws running on people’s heads, and so on.
Everyone was distracted by the tidal wave of cultures that were so diverse that they seemed to overflow. Every time they surprise me, I feel happy.
“Queen Arwen. Did you see that magic was being performed with the hands?”
“Did you feel it too? I think it’s worth a study. There was something similar in Zenon’s biography, right?”
“Yes. It’s a theory that made Mary manifest certain movements as magic. That seems a bit more systematized.”
“······”
I’m bewildered by the occasional attempt to turn a cartoon into reality. Fortunately, that is a nobleman.
“Hmm. It’s really needlessly flamboyant. Why are you practicing swordsmanship like that?”
“Does your father think so too?”
“Yes. It’s really inefficient. If it were me, I’d kick them out right away.”
My father and brothers looked at the cartoons one by one and evaluated their effectiveness. Most of them criticized it as useless and full of vanity.
I was able to realize again here. This world is a ‘fantasy’ that is far from normal.
These are the people whose cartoon-like phenomena are ‘reality’. I feel embarrassed because I feel like something has happened to me.
“······Well, I’ll end the manga here. Let’s move on to the next one.”
“Could you tell me something about magic with your hands over there?”
“Me too. Me too. Can you tell me?”
Before moving on, Arwen and Cecily asked me with their eyes twinkling. I shook my head.
It’s a pity, but I don’t know because I didn’t watch the cartoon. I wonder if the word ‘eye color war’ came out for nothing.
“Sorry. I don’t know because I haven’t seen that either.”
“Ah… I see. It’s a pity, but I can’t help it.”
“Then we’d better do our research on our own.”
It’s not like the wizard turns into a ninja later. However, if you look at the cartoon, you are like a wizard.
I smiled bitterly, wondering if I had spread a strange culture for no reason. But the next one is ‘real’.
In particular, Arwen and Cecily would be greatly impressed. I closed my eyes and imagined the scene.
It was a movie I saw when I was young, but it is a famous scene that is deeply embedded in my brain. ‘Fantasy’ is a movie that is talked about over and over again.
“Do not be afraid of the forces of darkness! Horsemen of Theoden!”
Soon after, I opened my eyes with a loud cry.
“Break the enemy’s spear and smash his shield!”
An army of huge cavalry soldiers spread out.
‘Where should I inject some mulberry?’
Fantasy won’t stand the Lord of the Rings.