I Realized It Was An Academy Game After 10 Years – Chapter 46

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“Wh-what’s going on?”

“It seems they’re misunderstanding us as suspicious people.”

“What?”

Karina looked at me with a startled expression.

She must have been shocked by the fact that we were being mistaken for suspicious people…

“Why are you nodding your head?”

“Uh… Aren’t we actually suspicious people?”

At Karina’s words, I froze for a moment while staring at her.

Karina also met my eyes as if asking why I was doing that.

The smile on her lips was truly lovely, but more than that, the words she had just spoken.

When I thought about it, they weren’t wrong.

A castaway, a dullahan, a saint, and a knight escort. It was a combination that was not only suspicious but bizarre.

Even if a fantasy novel had a combination like this, it would be scolded for having a mess of a combination, and if it were put into a game, it would be criticized as a trashy combination.

Ah, it might be a suitable combination for a deep and dark dungeon.

Thank goodness I didn’t possess a character in that direction.

I don’t want to be in a family in ruins.

Or be consumed by my ancestors.

“If we don’t convince the guards, it seems we won’t be able to dock the ship.”

“This is troublesome…”

Why was she looking at me?

I was puzzled by Karina’s behavior as she glanced at me, and then belatedly realized one thing.

Come to think of it, she was hiding the fact that she was a saint, right?

With the pink hair and odd eyes that were the signs of a saint, if she stepped forward, the guards would immediately change their stance, but she seemed to find it a bit burdensome to reveal her identity to me and Millia.

I understood.

The difference in status between an ordinary priest and a saint was like the difference between holding your head up straight and bowing down.

She didn’t want us to bow our heads if we found out she was a saint.

“Karina. No matter what you were hiding, my attitude won’t change, so feel free to reveal it.”

“Huh? Was I hiding something?”

“Well, that’s…”

“Were you secretly hiding food from us?”

At Millia’s absurd remark, Karina smiled.

“No, that’s not it. I… actually…”

Karina revealed her identity to us.

That she was a saint of the Kalon Church.

That she was sorry for deceiving us.

That if she stepped forward, we would be able to enter the port without any issues.

Although I already knew these facts, so it wasn’t particularly surprising, I pretended to be surprised out of courtesy.

“I-I see. You were an a-ma-zing person.”

“Captain, that’s too a-wk-ward!”

I know very well that I can’t act for shit, so don’t imitate me.

Even Renny, who was standing behind Karina, had her lips twitching as if she was about to burst out laughing.

“You guys! Reveal yourselves! If you don’t, we’ll burn you to a crisp!”

“Karina.”

“…Yes!”

As soon as I finished speaking, Karina revealed herself to the people.

As expected of a saint, the atmosphere at the port changed drastically as soon as she revealed herself.

Shock, surprise, relief, joy.

The people at the port were so agitated that even I could see them all opening their mouths at once.

Saints are truly amazing beings.

To the extent that people show such reactions.

Well, in this world, unlike the place I used to live, the power of religion is so strong that any decent country can’t even offer their business card, so it’s understandable that they react like that.

Of course, it’s not to the extent that events like the Avignon Papacy would occur.

“Captain, by the way, what’s a saint?”

“A high-ranking person.”

“Can they fly in the sky too?”

“Roughly speaking, it means a princess.”

“Ah! I understand!”

Do you really understand?

I turned my gaze away from Millia, who was looking at Karina’s back with a strange expression, and stared at the still-blue sea.

The seawater is so blue.

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“Lady Karina! I’m so glad you’re safe!”

You look like you could sell a lot of indulgences.

“What?”

Ah.

“It’s noth…ing.”

Ugh, I blurted out something again.

Fortunately, the fat priest, who looked like he would immediately shout “Make Kalon Great Again,” didn’t seem to have understood my words.

It seems there are no indulgences here.

Well, in a world where gods personally descend, if someone did that and got caught, the god would personally beat up the one who proposed the indulgence.

…For something like that, the Kalon Church does split into various routes in every path.

The fat priest with half his head balding looked at me with curious eyes, then shifted his gaze and looked at Karina with adoring eyes as he opened his mouth.

“Hoho, Lady Karina. Who is this person?”

“To explain in detail would be a bit long… He’s the one who saved me.”

“Ah, so he’s the one who saved Lady Karina!”

Even though he looks ill-tempered, he seems to be a priest with a good personality.

I awkwardly smiled at the priest who was shaking my hand up and down.

The priest returned my smile with an evil grin.

Huh, that’s just a smile, right?

You’re not thinking of some evil plan, are you?

“I apologize if you didn’t like me shaking your hand.”

“…No, it’s fine.”

What’s going on?

I didn’t do anything.

Why is Renny poking my side and telling me to stop frowning?

I couldn’t understand at all.

I may not be a handsome guy, but it’s a bit too much to say something about my smiling face.

“Father Pierre. We’ve been on a ship for a long time and are tired, so could we have a meal?”

“Hoho, of course you can! Rize! Please guide Lady Karina and our guests to the restaurant, no, to the bathhouse first!”

“Thank you for your kindness, Father Pierre.”

“Hoho, not at all.”

Father Pierre stroked his long beard and smiled with a good-natured expression.

He’s a good person… right?

Usually, priests with that kind of face have ulterior motives, but that’s not the case, right?

Honestly, I want to go to the academy peacefully.

“Understood, Father Pierre. Lady Karina. And dear guests. Please follow me.”

We quietly followed behind Lise.

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Wow, as expected of the largest religion in the Survival Academy world, even the bathhouse is amazing.

Renting out a huge bathhouse all by myself makes me think I need to make a lot of money.

Having a big bathtub at home and taking a relaxing bath is a secret dream, you know.

In Korea, I was just a college student, so I couldn’t even dream of such a thing, but here, it would be quite possible if I have money.

…Before that, I need to survive in this crazy world first.

“Status window.”

When I opened the status window and looked at the mission section, there was a ‘clear’ mark next to the mission.

Let’s see, the reward is…

“1 characteristic point?”

If you’re going to give, give generously.

Who are you giving 1 point to?

Whoever made me possess this body probably doesn’t want me to have an easy life.

Still, I should be grateful that they at least gave me something useful.

It’s better than throwing something weird as a reward.

They were the kind of person who would drop someone on a deserted island.

But where should I invest this?

Should I save it for now?

I don’t know what 1 point means since it’s a rank system.

Does it raise the rank by one level? Or half a level?

This damn status window doesn’t explain anything.

These days, if the explanation is unfriendly, it gets shit reviews and immediately gets a mixed rating.

If it gets even shittier, it gets mostly negative.

If possible, I want it to spoon-feed me everything from 1 to 10 so I can get an overwhelmingly positive rating.

“For now, let’s not use it and leave it…”

Since it’s not clear which characteristic to invest in yet, let’s check the next mission for now.

Another 1 point?

Tsk.

Status window, your rewards are stingy.

Muttering complaints inwardly, I closed the status window and rose to my feet.

If I’m too late, they’ll say something, so I should go eat quickly.

A civilized and sophisticated dinner for the first time in 10 years.

I wonder what will be served.

With great anticipation, I carefully put on the clothes the priest had brought me. From underwear to outer clothing.

Honestly, I was a bit self-conscious when wearing the top, but I couldn’t go around topless even here.

I suppressed the awkward feeling and joined the others.

“Captain! Over here, over here!”

“I know, so go slowly.”

Where are you trying to go without even knowing the way?

I caught Millia, who was trying to go ahead, and carefully adjusted the angle of her head.

The degree of misalignment was subtle, so it wouldn’t be too noticeable, but just in case.

If a dullahan appeared here, even if a saint brought them, it would surely cause a commotion.

But were there dullahans in Survival Academy?

I can’t remember.

I don’t think there were, but I’m not sure.

“Oh, Johann, keep dressing like that from now on. It’s fine to be shirtless on a deserted island, but you can’t do that here.”

“I know.”

Why are you looking at me with doubtful eyes?

I have some basic common sense too.

“That’s right. If you’re not careful here, you might get arrested, so please be cautious.”

Too lazy to speak, I nodded roughly.

While having such a casual conversation, we followed Rize and arrived at the dining room, where we took our seats appropriately.

It was a long table, the kind you’d see in movies, spacious enough to lay down about six people.

The dinner menu we were going to eat was already laid out on the table.

A green-filled diet that looked like it would make you healthy just by looking at it.

Whoever planned this menu must be a vegan.

“I prepared plenty since I thought you would be very tired.”

“Thank you, priestess!”

“Fufu, don’t mention it. Well then, enjoy your meal.”

Risemara, no, Rize laughed gracefully and left the dining room.

The dining room quickly became quiet.

As if signaling the start of the meal, I picked up a fork and said,

“Let’s eat.”

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