The Academy’s Deceased Ate It All chapter 19

The first place I went to was the alchemy club.

The alchemy club is also where my current professor, Alice Blesbuck, is in charge, and it was a small and medium-sized club with only over 100 students.

The total number of students alone is close to 10,000 throughout the fourth grade, and 100 students are certainly small due to the nature of the academy, which requires all students to join at least one club.

In addition, due to the nature of the club, there was a possibility of safety problems, so it was not handled very well, such as being in a secluded building quite far from the main building.

Nevertheless, the reason I joined this alchemy club even after investing precious time was precisely for three reasons.

First, Alice Blesbuck, an important character in the original work, is a person with a lot of preference.

She would be careful herself, but as she played the game, she obviously had a tendency to show favoritism towards students who had more contacts with her.

As an alchemist of considerable skill and also a strong man, her kindness was sure to be of great strength to me.

Second, it was because there were many things that alchemy could develop, such as my abilities and Nidhogg’s fangs.

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Of course, it would have been much better to learn magic like Han Soo-young if possible, but unfortunately, in this world, it is difficult to succeed no matter how hard you try if you do not have magical talent.

And I was well aware that I didn’t have the slightest amount of magical talent.

Finally the third.

This is because this club has the most important and playable characters like Choi Hyun-woo, Han Su-young, and Lee Ye-eun, the priest of the world tree.

‘Due to the character’s personality, it’s convenient to get to know him in advance. Or maybe I can’t even talk.’

Even among the playable characters with distinct personalities, I think it would be almost overwhelming in terms of their strange personalities.

However, in the mid-to-late half of the year, even because of an incident that took a big part, I had to get along with him as much as possible.

“after.”

After taking a few deep breaths in front of a shabby door somewhere, I knocked carefully.

Then a weak voice came from within.

“It is open.”

When I opened the door, the first thing I felt was the smell of various drugs, steam that felt like it was burning my eyes, and the sound of something boiling.

And no matter who you look at, it is an alchemist’s workshop. In the middle of the space that seemed to claim to be, a man was sitting and looking straight at me.

The blonde haired guy, the vaguely extroverted figure that comes to mind when you think of a westerner.

There, along with the pale white skin as if it had been treated with a chemical, some plastic features.

And large glasses that seemed to cover those features.

“Hello, I’m here for a preliminary survey.”

Did I say uncanny valley?

Humans rather hate objects that are vaguely similar to humans.

Perhaps it was because I knew that this man in front of me had no gender and was a homunculus, an artificial lifeform created.

‘Actually, Professor Alice didn’t even notice it at first, so it’s probably just my mood.’

As I thought about it, he smiled slightly at me and said.

“You are a freshman. Did you come to join the alchemy club?”

“Yeah, let’s take a look first.”

Then he got up and walked over to me.

Then he held out his hand as if pleased.

“Even simple visitors are always welcome if they are interested in alchemy. It doesn’t matter if you look around at your convenience. If you want, can I give you a brief guide?”

“uh… … .”

I looked at his outstretched hand for a moment and then grabbed my hand.

“My name is Yoo Ji-hyuk. Please.”

“You can call me Cas Lyle.”

Homunculus, no, Cass Lyle said so with a sympathetic smile.

It was so natural that it was hard to believe that it was a thoroughly crafted expression.

“Yes. Take good care of me. Hey, but are there only Ryle-senpai here?”

“Originally, other people are sparse, but… It’s only me today. Still, I came here because I wanted to protect myself because my name is the manager.”

He said that and made a funny expression on his face.

He looked so natural that I wondered if he really was an artificial creature called a homunculus.

‘It’s dangerous.’

I couldn’t stand the physiological disgust that was rising from the depths of my stomach.

I said to him with a mischievous laugh.

“I’m sorry, but I’m a little busy. Actually, what is the meeting room like? … .”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yes. But I really don’t know anything about alchemy. In fact, since I was in high school, I had never met him at all.”

“It’s completely new… ?”

“Yes. That’s why I’m a little worried that it might be a nuisance if I come here for nothing.”

At my words, Cass Lyle put on a nice smile.

“This is not a place for people who are good at alchemy, but a place where people who are interested and like are gathered. If you do well in the first place, why would you come to learn alchemy?”

With that said, he handed me the application for a job I had brought at some point.

“Come on, I’m busy, so I’ll just go back to my place. It doesn’t matter if you go back and look around. The mouthpiece… When you no longer need it, you can just throw it away.”

“thank you.”

As I bowed my head, he waved his hand as if nothing had happened and returned to his seat.

It seemed a bit sensible to come out right away, so I pretended to be looking around and got out of there.

“Whew… … .”

I came out quickly and took a deep breath.

I was worried that I would continue to run into him in the future, and I would have to get used to it at least one day.

‘I can’t help it.’

If you keep watching, you will get used to it.

After holding my breath a few times, I walked towards the archery club this time.

‘Who was in the archery club?’

First of all, there was Lee Ye-eun as a representative.

In fact, the archery club had no specific purpose, but rather to learn how to use the bow.

Apparently, the branch of the World Tree itself has a great advantage just by owning it, but as expected, using it as a weapon was the best for its original purpose.

‘The bow is a difficult weapon to master, but… What can I do?’

It’s better than doing nothing.

While walking with that thought in mind, I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t checked my abilities for a while.

‘Let’s check it out as soon as I think of it.’

With that in mind, I immediately pulled out my phone and picked it up.

And I was able to confirm a fairly unexpected fact from the confirmed information.

Name: Yoo Ji-hyuk

Gender: M

“what.”

The protection of the spirits, there was something I had never seen before.

I quickly checked its details.

Spirit’s Blessing E (temporary)

― The spirit’s protection revolves around you due to the reverberation emanating from something you have in your arms. If you wish, you may get a glimpse of the voices and appearances of the spirits that make up this world, and their capricious creatures may be able to help.

“ah… … .”

As soon as I saw the description, something flashed through my mind.

Banshee’s necklace.

That’s why this talent was born.

‘It seems to disappear if you lose or lose the Banshee’s necklace, seeing what is attached to it.’

However, it was completely unexpected as this had never happened in a game.

‘Is it possible that it was not applied because it was literally a bug in the game?’

As I stopped walking, I continued to fiddle with my phone.

While checking other information just in case, I was able to confirm another change.

Branch of the World Tree (Bond / Parasitic / Legendary)

[situation]

― It belongs to the owner.

― Parasitic on the owner and cannot be forcibly removed.

[Effect] [Inactive]

― Greatly increases agility and skill.

― Slightly increases strength and stamina.

― Increases overall stats in areas with vegetation.

― You can feel the sense of nature more sensitively.

― The spirits will become interested in you. (new!)

[Effect][Active]

― Part of the world tree can be extracted from the body. At the moment, that is immature.

— ???

— ???

— ???

‘One new thing has been added, but this is also related to spirits… … .’

It was completely unexpected, but it was definitely a good thing that a talent called so-called Elemental Affinity had arisen.

If I made a contract with the spirit, it would definitely be helpful in many ways.

‘First of all, let’s find out about this later.’

Having made that decision, I hurried to the archery field again.

As we got closer, we could hear a heavy sound as if something was digging in, and a sound like the sound of the wings of an insect sporadically.

Unlike the alchemy club I heard about earlier, from the outside, the location was good, and the building itself seemed to be made only for archery, not as an accessory to other buildings.

Laughter flowed out of the ordinary hospitality.

‘The archery club was definitely one of the big clubs.’

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Of the 7 positions, most of the snipers, who are the back row and the core of the attack, are archers, so I thought it would be unavoidable.

Actually, I remembered that there was such a description in the game as well.

‘I don’t think there were any really strong people except for Yeeun Lee and a few people despite their size.’

Unlike alchemy and reading clubs, there was nothing clearly or involved in important events.

However, unlike the previous two, I was able to knock on the front door with a lighter heart as the archery club applied purely to improve my bow skills.

“Excuse me.”

“Ah, are you a prospective student?”

Immediately the door opened and a girl with short hair asked me with a smile.

As I nodded, she beckoned me to come in right away.

There were already several new students, including myself, who had come and toured inside.

“Deputy head, I’m a student who wants to join again!”

She immediately called the person she was talking to, and I immediately recognized who she was.

She was none other than Yeeun Lee, the first playable character I met after falling into this world and the original owner of the Branch of the World Tree.

“Good work.”

Ye-eun Lee said so and looked at me.

The dark gold eyes were full of power as if reminiscent of a cat and a wild beast, but on the contrary, her expression was very calm.

“My name is Yeeun Lee. Who is your junior?”

“My name is Yoo Ji-hyuk. Take good care of me.”

After the shouting was over, she looked at me as if contemplating meticulously and bowed her head slightly.

“Are we sure we were spherical?”

I pondered for a moment, then meekly agreed.

“Yes. I must have seen you about a month ago. Where there is a world tree.”

She nodded slowly and looked carefully at my hand.

“Looking at my hands, I don’t think I’ve ever held a bow at all… … .”

“Yes. First off, I’m a complete beginner… If so, would it be impossible to enter?”

“Is it possible?”

Yeeun Lee said so and stretched out her hand as if pointing to a certain place.

There were several books stacked on one table.

“For more information about the Department of Archery, you can check it out. There are no admission requirements or any other strict requirements… All you need is a love for the bow.”

“That means… … .”

“It means you can join the archery club at any time, if you want.”

And she handed me the application form she had in her arms.

When I accepted it, she said in a still quiet, but low-pitched voice, as if examining a person.

“Even if you are a beginner, it doesn’t matter. When that time comes, I, the manager, or other seniors will faithfully guide me.”

And she bowed her head slightly.

“Still, it would be nice if we could meet as juniors in the club.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

She nodded at my answer.

“Then, if you have more questions, grab someone and ask. You can freely walk around and look around wherever there is a target, a target, or a place where you store your bow and arrow.”

‘yes… ?’

As she said that, I did not miss the momentary light in her eyes.