143 – Tomb of the Sword (2)
‘Should I just drop out?’
My goal from the beginning was to spread the art of martial arts by defeating the main character of the original work.
But now that he could no longer achieve his goal due to the possessors who possessed him first, there was no reason to be tied to the academy anymore.
Students are not the only ones eligible to live at the academy, so even if you drop out, you will not be ordered to leave.
In the past, there were reasons why students could not be expelled, but now the academy is nothing but heavy shackles holding their ankles.
‘My name is already widely known, so it won’t make a difference if I come and beat up a few Academy students….’
The only thing that is disappointing is that she is Elaine, the next sword saint, but even with her, you can fight right away as long as you are equipped with a new katana for sparring.
At the moment when her mind was gradually leaning toward dropping out, Jessica tapped my shoulder and stepped forward, as if she had read my mind.
“You’re not planning on dropping out like this, are you?”
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“Jessica, do you like me so much that you can now see my feelings just by looking at my face?”
“… Maybe it’s because I’ve been with you for so long that I can roughly predict what you might think. And you know, no way.”
“Why? “Is there a teacher here who can teach me?”
“As I said before, the academy is not simply a place for learning. And if I were to say that I dropped out of the school where most of the kingdom’s nobles graduate, where would I be able to show my face?”
If you’re talking about saving face, there would be very few nobles brave enough to say something in front of me just because they didn’t go to the academy….
Even if it exists, it won’t be long before you no longer belong to this world.
However, if we are talking about educational background, there is something to think about.
Isn’t the feel of a high school graduate and a college graduate using footdosul very different, even though only one letter is changed?
“And… There will be several more proms over the next three years. Every time, I ask you to think about me going alone without my fiancé….”
Well, all the ladies with fiancés would come with their fiancés, but when she thought of Jessica wandering around the ballroom alone, a part of her heart felt a little sad.
“But I told you before, even if we go together, I won’t dance or anything.”
“The point is…” I already gave up. If I ask you to dance or something, you might suddenly turn your head and pull out your sword….”
“Maybe because we overlapped once, now you know a little about me.”
“Say something vulgar in front of people…” .”
Now that I had decided what to do next, the remaining problem was how to get the number of days of attendance recognized, but honestly, I wasn’t that worried about that part.
Because isn’t there already someone right next to me who has been recognized for the number of days of attendance without even attending the Academy?
Although I am not from a prestigious family like the swordsman family, I have made achievements so far, so the result was as obvious as seeing it.
“Then I’ll just leave.”
“Okay…. “If you don’t pass the test, don’t do anything stupid and just come back.”
“I’m sorry, but I never make promises I can’t keep.”
After a brief greeting with Otar, we headed straight to the academy to receive recognition for the number of days of attendance.
Today was a holiday, but there were many students who stayed over the weekend and studied their shortcomings, so it was quite crowded, although not as crowded as on weekdays.
“Hey, look over there!! Elaine is back!!”
Because Elaine did not come to the academy after graduating, the first-year students did not know Elaine’s face, but the second-year students did not.
Even if it was a different department, it was no exaggeration to say that any second-year student who did not know Elaine’s face was a spy from another country.
When I saw the attention focused on Elaine, I was worried that students would flock to her, but fortunately, that didn’t happen.
Everyone was both respectful and fearful of Elaine, who would inherit the position of Geomseong, so they just smiled at Elaine from a distance, as if they were looking at a rare animal on display at a zoo.
It wasn’t just Elaine who became the target of attention, but since I was also known for my Baldosul here and there, there were many students who recognized me.
Among them, students who appeared to be from the South saluted me like a knight.
“… “You’re a celebrity too.”
“So…. But why is there not a single student who wants to learn Baldosul?”
“No one in their right mind would come here to learn something like that. For example… “Are you going to learn Takbam from someone who defeated a dragon with Takbam?”
“Are you crazy? “If you kill a dragon with a chestnut, that guy is strong, not the chestnut.”
“Yes, that’s it. So, there is no one who wants to learn Baldojutsu from you.”
“Wait a minute, I don’t understand? “If you use that analogy, it seems as if you have a weak footmanship, right?”
“…… That’s Okay.”
After passing through the noisy campus, we knocked on the door to the dean’s office for the first time in a long time. After a while, we entered the dean’s office with Marina’s permission.
Marina, whom I had not met in a long time, suddenly turned stiff when she saw Elaine standing behind me.
“Dean? “Why are you doing this?”
“…… It’s nothing. By the way, Ian, it’s okay to come to the dean’s office, but from next time, please make an appointment for a meeting and come visit us. “I might not be here.”
“Have you ever had an appointment with anyone?”
“… ….”
This was just a light joke between us, but Jessica seemed to think otherwise, poking my side with her elbow and whispering in my ear.
“Why are you going around arguing with anyone?” ! “How many times have I told you not to do that? Have you already forgotten that we are here to ask the Dean for a favor?”
“I know that…. Maybe it’s because I didn’t make a good first impression, but for some reason, these words keep coming out when I see this person….”
When I teased her, she responded right away like Jessica, and it was really fun to tease her.
“Student Ian…. “I don’t know what you’re asking, but please don’t think that Ian will grant you any favors just because he has contributed to the kingdom.”
“I don’t want to ask anything other than common sense, so don’t worry. “I just came because I wanted to ask you something because of the number of days of attendance.”
“…… “What are the days of attendance?”
Marina had a rare expression of surprise, perhaps because it was quite surprising that the words “Days of attendance” Came out of my mouth.
“The number of days of attendance… What on earth are you asking? No way, the students learning that strange swordsmanship under Ian are asked to attend….”
“No, that’s not it…. But if I ask you to do that, will you allow it?”
“Of course not.”
“Tsk….”
After explaining her situation, Marina glanced at Elaine next to her, nodded her head, and readily gave permission.
“It’s not unprecedented, and if it were Ian, there wouldn’t be any students or teachers complaining. I will allow it. But please don’t empty the academy too much.”
“You’re giving me permission in a way that’s easier than I expected…. “I came here with the intention of lying down here and spending a few days.”
“Learning is not limited to the academy. It’s more shameful than anything, but there are currently no teachers at the academy who can teach Ian….”
It seems like they are constantly looking for a new S class homeroom teacher, but it seems like swordsman-level talents who are empty-handed are not that common.
After all, among swordsman-level swordsmen, everyone who has free hands will be leisurely managing their own fiefdoms when they retire, so no one would want to go through all the trouble of coming all the way to the academy.
“Then, since the business is over, we will leave the room.”
“No, Ian wants to say something, so please stay for a moment.”
“Yes?”
Everyone who was about to leave the dean’s office hesitated for a moment at those words, but when I gestured that it was okay, they nodded and went outside.
“What can I say…” “Is there anything left?”
“I wanted to ask student Ian something, so I asked him to stay for a moment. After offering the sword to the sword tomb, will student Ian face off against student Elaine?”
“No, not right away because I have to get a new sword. But why….”
“Just…” I wanted to tell you to be careful. “I recognize Ian’s strength, but Elaine also falls far outside the category of students.”
I thought they were going to say something serious because they asked me to stay alone, but I was just worried.
Even if Marina didn’t say that, she never looked down on Elaine.
That’s right, she is a person who would have been born into this world as a main character if there had been no intervention by the possessed person.
Even if she didn’t use alcohol on her feet, she was by no means a person to be trifled with.
“Don’t worry, I am being most careful about that. But the Dean’s expression hardened from the moment he saw Elaine. Did something happen?”
“W-what’s going on…?” Nothing special happened….”
“… ….”
Something must have happened as the voice decreases the further back you go.
Considering Elaine’s personality, it is possible that her thoughtless words may have hurt Marina, but when she saw Marina showing signs of fear, another possibility occurred to her.
“Did you happen to lose to Elaine?”
“… ….”