4. Shall we reconcile?
4. Shall we reconcile
After Gared’s declaration, the atmosphere in the class was sharply divided.
The first group started harassing me openly following Gared, who became the real power after taking first place in the Dalian rankings.
Generally, warriors from radical worldviews seemed to show more hostility toward me. In the end, it was only natural for me to end up suffering at a point where there was no group to stop Gared’s group.
“From now on, we will divide the lecture into groups.”
Standing on the podium, Sui, the professor in charge, continued to speak calmly in the same tone as usual.
“If it’s a sword, it’s a sword, if it’s magic, it’s magic. By the way, Jo Won is like a colleague you will be with for a long time to come, so you will have to choose carefully.”
Sui glanced at his watch and said.
“Will it be 30 minutes?”
It’s been a few days since the entrance ceremony, and yesterday we went through Dalian class, so now we have a rough idea of who each other is.
Actually, 5 minutes should be enough, but I allocated a longer time out of consideration for someone.
In an instant, Sui’s eyes met. We looked at each other pretending not to see.
I laughed bitterly in the classroom, which quickly became noisy. Of course, no one was with me. It’s a group assignment, is it an illusion that I’m already dizzy?
Like that, time passed, and before we knew it, the time allotted for forming groups was only about 3 minutes.
Most of the students came together based on their pre-established friendships, and almost all students succeeded in forming a group without exception.
The names of the groups that were organized are written on the white board. There is only one spot left. Everyone in the classroom is waiting for the last group to be filled out.
The eyes of the lecture room gathered in one place.
“…..”
I feel like this is going to cause new aftereffects.
I got up with all the attention. I feel like I can hear the sound of a chair being dragged very loudly. I didn’t care and walked out to the podium.
I turned around and saw a male student sleeping face down in the middle of the classroom, and a female student staring down at her desk with a face of complete despair.
I knew their names.
There was a time when I memorized names and approached them first, saying that I would try to get closer with my classmates somehow. Of course, it went back to complete ruin and is now in a state of half resignation.
‘In turn, Id, Cynthia.’
They were the unfortunate students who would be with me in the future.
I picked up the pen in front of the whiteboard. And the last remaining 19th group’s blank was filled in.
That’s how the group assignments began.
**
The first task of the group activities has come down.
‘Identify each other’s strengths and weaknesses, compatibility and synergy, record and submit.’
From now on, we will work as a team, but it was only natural that we should know each other before that. Even the mercenaries I met three seconds ago at the tavern were reciting what each other was specializing in, and this was a process that must be passed.
But at the table where we sat, there was no conversation.
Fortunately, neither of them were from Gared’s faction, so they didn’t try to reject me that much. In other words, they didn’t even like me very much.
I was sorry that the atmosphere always turned out like this at the cafe the other day. I had no choice but to force myself to take the lead.
“Nice to meet you. This is Alem from Eros. Basically, he only uses a sword, but he can fulfill all his roles as a warrior.”
Let’s say hello to her first, and then the female student, who had only been paying attention to her, opened her mouth hesitantly.
“…This is Cynthia. She’s from fantasy. An ordinary elemental mage, 6th circle… “
My body froze at the word 6 circles.
Days ago, she had heard from Orien the detailed standards of force. In the original world I lived in, wizards who were at most called super-experts were divided into circles in other dimensions.
Considering that wizards are commonly referred to as ‘masters’ from the 9th circle, the level Cynthia achieved was by no means low.
On the contrary, I can confidently say that the 6th circle must have been a level that no magician in the world I lived in had ever reached.
To say that the girl who is procrastinating without confidence right now in front of me actually has the potential to eat even one Asmodian Orc, is this what her cognitive dissonance means?
I expressed my honest feelings.
“Awesome.”
“No, just average here, well… “
“… “
I was speechless as Cynthia shook her head sullenly.
Instead, the last one left, a male student named Ide, didn’t introduce himself and watched what he was doing, and was immediately impressed.
“……That’s right.”
This guy was sleeping well. She mobilized all the blindfolds and blankets to sleep well, and it was a pity to wake her up.
We had a complicated exchange of glances, but eventually Cynthia, who was nearby, decided to touch it.
“Hey… “
She tried to slightly lift the blanket that Id was covering.
“Wow!”
At that moment, a large, hideously large lump of metal abruptly raised its head from within the blanket. When Cynthia screamed in surprise, Id pushed the metal back into her blanket and let out a steady breath again.
What was that?
I gave a questioning glance, and Cynthia spoke in a low voice.
“Just that, that, that gun… “
Gun?
“Id is from cyberpunk. In your world, weapons called guns are common. When it works, it fires something like an iron ball, and it’s a weapon that can easily kill a person with one operation… “
How come there are all those terrifying artifacts?
I couldn’t imagine it at all just by hearing the explanation. How could a person change his life just because he was hit with an iron ball?
Well, it’s something you’ll find out later when you see it for yourself.
“Hmm… “
I thought the estimate of the team was taken roughly.
A warrior, a wizard, and a cyberpunk who is classified as a special class. As for the combination, it’s not bad. First of all, there are positions that will perform various missions from the front, rear, and middle positions.
“I think the balance is better than I thought for a team that was improvised by meeting without an appointment in advance.”
“I agree.”
However, Cynthia muttered without a beat.
“Yes… For a team that was improvised by meeting without a prior appointment… “
“…..hahahaha, let’s move to the gymnasium for now. We need to find out more about what each can do.”
I said this, but somehow I feel like I’m losing my strength the more I go. Because one sleeps and the other doesn’t have that much confidence.
‘…Will it be okay?’
It was natural to feel anxious about the upcoming classes.
**
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“Huh.”
“There were places like this in the middle dimension.”
Cynthia and I looked around excitedly at the plains we had never seen before. Id said he liked the sunlight and was laying a futon behind him.
“Now, everyone, pay attention.”
Sui, who drew the attention of the students, spoke.
“As this is my first outdoor class, I won’t be familiar with the geography here, so please practice within my line of sight if possible.”
We are now on a wide plain.
Because I was born with a portal that operated on its own within the middle dimension, it was an environment that was the exact opposite of Academia, where buildings were lined up. The forest in the distance is dense, and the sunlight is ideal.
There doesn’t seem to be a better place to be active than here.
Sui clapped his hands.
“Then, from now on, you can freely match the sum of each group. By the way, for this time only, I’m thinking of releasing some of your magic seals.”
At those words, everyone was in an uproar.
“No, what?”
“Have you not heard from the seniors? During outdoor classes or Dalian, at the discretion of the professor in charge… “
“Wow, how long has this been… “
A lot of excited whispering came from beside me.
“Whoa, whoa… !”
Cynthia covered her mouth and was at a loss for what to do with her. I wonder if this is such a good thing, but since wizards would have lived a life of magic, almost like limbs, she could understand.
Actually, Id looked apathetic.
“Mr. Id? Are you not happy that your magic is returning?”
“Me? …..Hmm.”
Id rummaged through his pockets and smiled faintly.
“… I don’t know, damn it. Give me the internet or something… “
“Um.”
That’s right. I didn’t know what the Internet was, so I couldn’t continue the conversation, so I left Id alone and focused on Sui’s words.
“Not all magic will come back like you think. I hope you don’t get too excited because it’s a judgment that has meaning in order to maintain the sense of using magical power.”
The madness that soared without knowing how high the sky had faded a little. Sui laughed bitterly at her words.
“And just in case, I’m saying this just in case, but if there is a case of intentionally harming others just because the lecture is conducted in a free environment… “
At that moment, the air surrounding the area became heavy.
The flow of air was completely stopped by the magical energy emitted by a single professor.
“……!”
“What, what!”
When a person’s surroundings change in reverse, they feel a sense of incongruity and feel unfamiliar, no matter how inconspicuous. And in human terms, the sensation of stopping convection was terrifyingly still.
The warriors, who had particularly sensitive senses, were even breaking out in a cold sweat.
I laughed out loud.
I never thought that such a dangerous alarm would sound when the wind, which was so fine that I didn’t even know it was blowing, just stopped.
As expected, Orien was right when he said that the Academy’s faculty members are average. Professor Sui had much more solid and stable skills than me.
Leaving aside the mere difference in the size of power, there is definitely something to learn from such precise control of mana…
“Hmm?”
While thinking about it, I suddenly remembered something I had forgotten.
My heart is still in progress. At least, the mana was sealed, so I only suffered mental pain, and then I ended up suffering. What would happen if the mana returned to my body even a little bit?
My head went blank.
“If even one person is intentionally injured—”
Sui, who completely made the vast plain his domain, proclaimed it.
“ㅡAs your professor, I will never sit idly by.”
Uh, wait a minute.
I shouldn’t be unsealed.
good reference to cyberpunk 2077