I Became an Academy Mechanic Genius chapter 5

5 – I like it so much

It was news like a thunderbolt.

Edgar Fix has already left.

No, don’t even try to complain about your resentment.

Where is it that you leave so coolly?

‘What makes a person so neat?’

In fact, it was embarrassing when you think about changing your position.

From Edgar Fix’s point of view, wasn’t it just goodwill?

If it were me, I would have made at least a small protest.

‘The reason I wrote the forge is for this cat…’

At that moment, Ed’s last words came to mind.

It also came to mind that he had blocked his mouth when he was about to protest.

Elena let out a deep sigh.

‘Even so, if you leave like this…’

It was a disaster.

If it was a person with that level of skill, it would not be enough even if he brought him.

Of course, the criterion for selecting an academy blacksmith is ‘how fast you can produce mass-produced equipment’, but there was nothing that a person with that level of skill could do.

In the first place, isn’t he a skilled person who finished the difficult task of custom-made prosthetic legs in just a few hours?

Needless to say, Edgar Fix had to become the master of the forge.

“I will revise the bidding plan.”

So, Elena decided to change the bidding plan.

It’s because Ed can’t drop the fix like this.

“Yes? You mean now?”

However, it was clear that some faculty members were taken aback by the sudden schedule change.

Originally, it was planned to select the final bidder today.

“Yes. We will set the final bidder next Wednesday, not today.”

However, Elena decided to forcefully revise the plan, knowing that there would be gossip among the faculty.

At least I wanted to give Edgar a chance to try again.

“Ummm… are you editing because of the person on the waiting list 27?”

“I’m sorry if that’s the case. The schedule is delayed because of just one blacksmith.”

“I agree. Isn’t it just giving a place to the lowly people who make training equipment? I am concerned that too much manpower and effort is being wasted on the lower ones.”

However, there were also quite a few opposing voices.

Old-fashioned people who look down on themselves, who are mostly half-commoner-born aristocrats.

Or, they were the ones who were dissatisfied with the youngest being the head professor.

They, who had been in conflict before, crossed the line again this time.

Kwajik!

So, Elena decided to do what she does best.

That is overwhelming violence.

The professors who complained to Elena were sweating coldly as they watched the chairs crushed by Elena’s telekinesis.

“It’s just that. How important is equipment to the safety of students? In the event of an accident, equipment is what keeps students safe.”

Saying that, Elena waved her hand once more.

Kwajik- Kwajik- Kwajik-

The chair twisted into an odd shape.

“And the schedule will be kept to a minimum. First of all, the final two people will be selected here, and then the final judging will be done with one person I invited from outside ‘specially’.”

Elena clenched her fist as she said that.

The steel chair banged! It exploded, and fragments of it scattered in all directions.

A roar like a grenade exploding.

However, even though hundreds of pieces of steel exploded, not a single person was injured.

It was because Elena’s skills were monstrous enough to perfectly control hundreds of pieces of steel.

Soon, Elena’s low voice rang out.

“Does anyone have any objections?”

“…”

“Thanks for your cooperation.”

***

The rural town of ‘Greta’.

The place where James’s forge is also located, is currently in a state of upside down.

This is because ‘Elena von Ilaid Rosario’, who has reached the level of a great wizard, is also the teacher of the princess, and is currently serving as the head professor at the Imperial Imperial Academy, has personally visited this place.

“I see you, Archmage Elena!”

So, the village chief of Greta village was in a state of white supremacy.

Few people could stand firm in the face of an existence that could destroy an entire kingdom single-handedly.

However, Elena smiled and said.

“Thank you for your hospitality. I didn’t mean to make it so noisy, but it seems like I caused concern for nothing.”

Elena, who unintentionally caused a commotion in the village.

In fact, she had visited this village hiding her identity.

He stopped by the village with all the imperial family and nobility symbols removed.

“Everything, it doesn’t even matter! I’m worried! Uh, welcome anytime!”

However, Elena’s identity was revealed.

The village chief of Greta Village.

Because he recognized himself at once.

Even with the hood covering half of his face.

“By any chance, are we old?”

There, Elena had a small question.

If anyone recognized him just by looking at his face, he had to have seen him.

The village chief’s reply was as expected.

“···Yes. In fact, I am from the Magic Army who was discharged 4 years ago. And seven years ago, during the Great War, I met Elena-sama…”

The village chief recalls that time with a trembling voice.

fear.

The emotion at that time was fear.

The fear you feel for your allies.

Didn’t dozens of enemies’ heads explode with every wave of Elena’s hand?

In front of that overwhelming force, the village chief lost the will to fight.

Because it was more like a massacre than a war.

It was a battle in which he had nothing to do.

“Ah, seven years ago…”

However, Elena recalled that time and put on a complicated expression.

Although he had risen to this position because of that war, it was a dark period in his life that he wanted to erase.

“Seven years ago, we were comrades-in-arms. Nice to meet you, comrade.”

However, Elena smiled and erased her shy expression.

At the same time, he held out his hand to the village chief and asked for a handshake.

“Ah, yes!”

Then the village chief hurriedly wiped the sweat from his hands.

He bowed his head and took Elena’s hand.

rattling…

The slightly trembling hand of the village head entered Elena’s eyes.

She smiled bitterly and let go of her hand.

He coughed and changed the topic.

“Kuhmm, anyway, that’s the past, and I actually stopped by to meet someone in this town.”

Elena immediately brings out her own purpose.

The village chief nodded and asked who he had come to see.

When Elena said she had come to see Edgar Fix, the village chief replied with a light smile.

“Oh, you mean Ed? Ed went with James to the equipment bidding competition review…”

2 days.

Ed and James haven’t returned to town even after two days have passed since they went to see the bidding competition.

It’s because I’m enjoying my trip and coming back.

“Oh, I see. So, do you know when you will be back?”

“Ummm… it will probably arrive tomorrow. I decided to resume ‘customization’ from tomorrow.”

custom made?

Elena asked what it was.

In response, the village chief said that it was something like ‘donating Ed’s talent’, so he got up and brought something.

“This is the item I commissioned to be custom made. It was made by Ed himself.”

The village chief smiles softly while showing the items Ed has made.

Then, before I knew it, his trembling had stopped.

Elena looked at him with curious eyes.

Just by changing the topic to ‘Edgar Fix’, the atmosphere of people has completely changed.

“What is this? It’s the first thing I see…”

“Umm… Ed said it was what he calls a ‘keyboard.’”

“A keyboard?”

“Yes. Isn’t there a key with a letter engraved like this? Insert a blank piece of paper into the keyboard, and press the key-.”

click.

“Like this, letters are written on paper. To think of making something like this at such a young age is amazing. Thanks to that, I was able to write my short story collection with ease.”

As the village chief said that, he pounded the keyboard repeatedly as if boasting.

The sentence ‘How is it, isn’t it great?’ was engraved on the blank paper in an instant.

Elena showed interest and asked the village chief.

“Can I use this too?”

“of course! Now, sit here and test it.”

The village chief stood up and handed over his chair.

Elena sat down and wrote down whatever lines came to mind.

[I am Elena von Ilaid Rosario. Archmage.]

The sentence written with the eagle stroke was completed.

Before long, Elena, who confirmed the sentence she had completed, blushed.

It’s kind of like a self-proud sentence.

“This, this. Can I erase it?”

“of course. That’s a key called backspace, and if you press that key, the ink will be erased.”

Doing what the village chief said, the sentence was indeed erased.

Elena was excited and wrote a few more sentences.

I felt like I was getting my thoughts out, so I deleted it as soon as I wrote it down.

“Interesting. Edgar Fix made this thing himself?”

“Yes. It is a handmade item.”

Elena rubbed her chin.

It was truly ingenious and excellent.

Above all, the layout of the keyboard was scientific and engineering.

It was full of traces of thought so that users could use things as comfortably as possible.

A smile spread across Elena’s lips.

‘Edgar Fix…’

I like it.

He was truly a blacksmith who could read people’s hearts.

It was a contrast to the greedy blacksmith of the empire.

“He is a very grateful child. Even though I have this talent, I am not greedy for money. I’m sorry, so I’ll take care of you more. I also received very little money from the villagers.”

The village chief said that and added that even the people who customized the equipment for free later paid for it because they were grateful for the performance of the equipment Ed had made.

And the more she praised Ed, the more Elena felt sorry for him.

‘Have you misunderstood this child? I would have fixed it out of pure goodwill.’

Edgar Fix.

The shadow cast over that handsome face came to mind.

It was a shadow created by his own misunderstanding.

I wanted to meet him as soon as possible and clear up the misunderstanding.

“Hey, then where is the inn? I will stay overnight.”