Episode 77 Circular regression. (3)
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“It was great a while ago. There are some flaws, but that’s good enough. You stand out the most in psychological warfare, so it is advantageous to guide you in that direction as much as possible… ”
… This person, who is constantly chattering next to him, is Serena, a new professor.
The reason why Serena is here all of a sudden is because she was selected as one of the advisors to lead and train cadets at this Olympiad.
There were many objections from the cabinet saying that the new professor was not a suitable position for the new professor, but there was no one among the faculty who could break Serena’s stubbornness, and Chloe, the chairman of the board, also actively supported her, so she had no choice but to be selected.
I’m not sure if I should call it an appointment or not.
“Why do you keep trying to torment me?”
“Hey, am I the advisor?”
I don’t know why, but Serena’s been acting like a fuss about not bothering me lately.
Originally, he sometimes tempted me to become his disciple, but it wasn’t this bad.
To what extent it had worsened, after the list of elected representatives for the Olympiad was revealed, every single day he followed me and other elected representatives.
It’s burdensome just looking at me, but the constant meddling makes me go crazy.
“Isn’t it time to go to the other cadets soon?”
“The time has come for that to happen. If you ever need my help, come to me.”
“Because that’s not going to happen.”
“If I change my mind later, won’t I regret it?”
I think that’s probably never going to happen.
Of course, as anyone says, there is no absolute in this world.
However, it can be understood that the situation is very uncertain.
Because Serena and I’s styles are at opposite ends of each other.
If it were to be said, what would happen if I, who was close to the strategist type, would ask for advice from Serena, the type who presses down with overwhelming physical strength?
“Anyway, good-bye.”
“Yeah, prepare hard.”
As Serena left the other training room, Alfred came up to me with an absurd look on her face.
“Why are you kicking Professor Serena out?”
“Because it doesn’t help.”
“How do you know that? Hey, it’s a rare opportunity for someone like Serena to be interested in someone else. It may not help right now, but you never know when it will help. You should at least try to maintain a good relationship.”
“is it?”
There is certainly a sense of being treated too harshly.
It’s just that I’m neglecting Naya Serena because she’s a character that doesn’t appear in the original.
“Other people want to catch Serena’s eyes, so even if they do everything they can, Professor Serena doesn’t pay more attention than necessary. There are so few cadets that I like to count on one hand.”
right.
This is one of the little surprises.
Serena is very popular with other cadets.
Of course, since he was a villain in the past, it is not enough to say that he is the most popular among all professors, but he was still one of the professors who received the support of many cadets that made him wonder even for a new professor.
“It’s amazing. That Professor Serena is so popular.”
“I’m more excited about you. How could you be so indifferent to Professor Serena? He’s very young for a professor, so he’s good at talking. You have a pretty face and a good personality. He is very considerate of other cadets.”
“If there’s something I can do to see you later, I’m sure I’ll be able to find you. How are you?”
“Be good now. If you go later, you will be late.”
Well, with that said, I feel the need to change my mind a bit.
Alfred isn’t the kind of character who strongly expresses opinions to others.
That’s not to say that he’s making an unreasonable claim, and it’s well-founded.
“Yeah, it sounds like you are right.”
“But Professor Serena has already left, how are you going to bring him back?”
“I have to go see you now.”
“Thought well.”
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It didn’t take long to find Serena.
As I expected, he was standing in front of Lawrence’s training room.
“Professor Serena?”
“why?”
“I’m sorry so far.”
“Why are you suddenly apologizing? out of nowhere.”
I’m a little embarrassed because the answer is completely different from what I thought.
If you look at my attitude towards Serena, you’d probably feel rude.
“I think I’ve been treating the professor too harshly. It was all done for me.”
“Don’t worry, I don’t care about that.”
“Have you ever felt uncomfortable?”
“What’s wrong with you? I just do what I want to do. Was there ever a time when I didn’t come to you because you told me not to come? That’s it. I go if I want to go, and if I don’t want to go, I don’t go.”
There are many people in this world with a my-paced temperament, but Serena seems to be truly unique among them.
I think completely different.
“Then, even if I ask for help now, do you think you won’t do it because you don’t want to?”
“Looking at the face of a promising disciple, I can forgive and help out for rudeness at least once.”
“He said he didn’t feel uncomfortable before.”
“Is it my heart to forgive? It has nothing to do with being uncomfortable.”
He’s a very unique character.
don’t know where it’s going to go.
“Then shall we go?”
“Let’s go. professor.”
“Lawrence, am I coming?”
“Are you sad that you lost Professor Serena? I’m sure you’ll come to me next time.”
Lawrence, who came out of training, said with exaggerated gestures and expressions.
That’s totally out of character for a dark-skinned Lawrence.
Barely enduring the nauseous nausea that climbed up the esophagus, he headed for another training room.
“So, what did you call me for help?”
“It’s not a big deal, it’s a simple matter. How can I become stronger?”
“You think the problem is what you think is difficult. Your strength is psychological warfare, right? So, how can we easily gain a psychological advantage?”
“You have to make the other person feel psychologically pressured.”
“That’s right.”
What is that?
It’s such a simple story.
“I don’t quite understand.”
“Simple. The easiest way to make your opponent psychologically wither is to make him angry. The reason we provoke is in a similar vein.”
“Then, what do you mean by swearing at someone?”
“No, that’s what it means. You only draw too big a picture. Until now, people didn’t know how strong you were, so there were some things that were easily hit by your strategy, but now people are starting to be wary of your strength and strategy, so you don’t easily fall for your strategy. In such a situation, would your strategy of aiming for a complete victory without any foundation work well?”
I can’t resist.
It also coincides with the reason I lost to Lawrence.
“Then what do you mean?”
“You should not aim for a complete victory from the beginning, but the main strategy should be to arouse the opponent’s anger.”
“Any examples?”
“Something like set-up-oriented play where you can one-sidedly annoy your opponent? In particular, you have the ability to see the future, and you also have the ability to install various objects. It will be more advantageous to create a setup situation.”
setup play.
I had a rough idea of which direction to take.
“thank you. It has been very helpful.”
“Did you come up with an idea?”
“yes.”
“So, let’s see how to use it now. Let’s get started. Because I was curious too.”
Serena didn’t even listen to my reply and immediately started touching the settings of the training room.
this isn’t it
The moment the words of rejection are about to come out of your mouth
[Countdown, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, training has started.]
Training has already started.
“Do not run away! Fight back!”
“This is not the kind of help I was hoping for… .”
“I said I would do whatever I want!”
I guess I didn’t know too much about Serena.
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I thought I was pretty sincere, but I realized that I wasn’t at all.
This is what I felt while spending time with Alfred and Aina, who are famous for their sincerity.
The two were really at different levels of effort.
Except for minimal physiological activity, almost all of my time was devoted to practice.
Of course, before I entered the academy or when I was being taught by Nihilis, I worked hard enough, but that was only because I was in a ‘must have to do’ situation.
This means that the default value itself is not low intensity.
After all, they’re f*cking bastards.
Well, it wasn’t all that bad.
Because it helped me a lot too.
Still, it cannot be denied that it was difficult.
“I think I am going to die.”
“You make other people harder. So why did you make such a bet with the dean?”
“Because it’s fun.”
“Are you sure? After we leave today, we don’t have much time to practice.”
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Myself?of course it is
At least I have the confidence to beat all of my opponents.
“Of course.”
“Yeah, I’m glad you did.”
“Anyway, the dice have already been cast.”
“Don’t just slurp your words. A few people got sucked into your dice game.”
“Let’s go out soon.”
As I stepped out of the front door, the blazing sun blazed out to greet Alfred.
However, it was not only the sun that welcomed us.
Faculty including Vincent.
S and U class cadets.
Chloe and Oscar.
Finally, the participants of this Olympiad.
Quite a few people were waiting for us.
“Can’t you come sooner? What kind of sissy did you do?”
“I’m going to be a millionaire soon, and I don’t want to be humble with the underrated kids. This is it.”
“Did you even have to lay the carpet?”
“Yeah, the academy was wrong.”
Now I’m used to this sarcasm.
I’ve been suffering for a long time.
“Okay, then everyone has gathered. They are cadets that everyone knew and did well, so I believe that we will be able to achieve good results in this Olympiad.”
“Aren’t you worried, Chairman?”
“Are you talking about a bet between Dean Oscar and cadet Seong-Jin Park?”
Everyone nodded softly.
Even the faculty.
“Such a gamer’s temperament and creative ideas are the fun things of cadet Park Seong-jin. In the first place, apart from that personality, isn’t there anything special left for cadet Park Seong-jin?”
“Is your stomach black?”
“It’s garbage.”
“Light up a woman!”
What kind of days are they treating me like a human being?
I’m not saying I’m an exemplary person, but I’m not saying I’m that bad either.
To say that she was completely black in the first place is a more appropriate word for Lawrence.
“What do you mean?”
“Already dating Aina, while having fun with Priscilla… ”
Priscilla, startled, covers Beatrix’s mouth.
However, the water has already been spilled.
Chloe was looking forward to the next words with curious eyes.
A strange atmosphere was also forming among the people.
“It’s a fun story. I don’t think there will be such a back story.”
“Anyway, we all know.”
“I have no intention of interfering with my personal life, but… If Seongjin Park doesn’t win this bet, it will take a long time to interview me.”
“Don’t worry too much about what the outside looks like. After all, I played a lot when I was young.”
“Yeah, your fishing grounds were famous for a lot of fish.”
Oscar, who has the most knowledgeable side, is hitting my shield.
It’s surprising.
“Whatever it is, you only care about the Olympiad. It’s true that I’m more interested in young people’s political battles than the tedious annual Olympiad I’ve been watching for decades, but you’re not me, are you?”
“Yes, I will see you in Prague.”
“Whether you see it in Prague or in the president’s office is not up to you. It’s in the hands of other cadets. If you want to see cadet Park Seong-jin’s head break, it doesn’t seem bad to intentionally abstain.”
“It’s a fun idea, but a million dollars is too much for that.”
It wouldn’t be a very attractive proposition for Lawrence, a pragmatist, but… I don’t know what other people think.
Because winning the Olympiad isn’t just about trying hard.
“Okay then. It’s time to take off soon, so let’s all go.”
“Expect. Guys.”
“Get dressed. please. That way you won’t have anything to rip.”
“One thing is certain. If he doesn’t make it to the prize box this time, Seong-Jin Park will have to swim to Ainir.”
“You have to buy something delicious! Don’t forget the great souvenirs too!”
That’s why I can’t hate Beatrix.
It’s stupid, but that innocent look with no malice.
It’s just that I’m not the main character.
“Then, I hope you have a good trip.”
Finally, seeing Chloe off, we boarded a flight to Prague.
What kind of meal awaits me on my last day in Prague?
Will you have a sumptuous dinner, or will you eat a special meal… .
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“Should I gain some weight too? I think I lost too much weight these days.”
“Well then. You are too skinny.”
Aina said as she scanned her body.
Of course, Aina’s slender body is attractive enough.
But, to be honest, I prefer a body that looks a bit healthy.
If you are willing to change your body, you are welcome.
“Ah, that’s why I was only watching Beatrix earlier. It also had a fixed place for the eyes to stay. For some reason, we’ve always been friendly.”
suffered
That was the only thought I had.
Aina also had a bloody smile, as if she was well caught.
Well, yes.
I’ll have to listen to the ripping noise until I get off.
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