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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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“I’ll explain about the mock dungeon exercise.”
The academy’s large training ground.
It was a place usually used for large-scale duels or festivals, but this time, it was being used for the mock dungeon exercise.
And in the center of it, the usual Class A professor spoke, amplifying her voice with magic.
Was the Class A homeroom teacher stronger than the other professors? Whenever all classes were assembled, she seemed to be the one leading them.
“That thing that looks like a cave behind me is the dungeon you’ll be going into today.”
The cave-shaped dungeon that was obviously artificially made.
There were three of them behind the professor.
“Traps and monsters are randomly placed inside the dungeon. You must work together with your teammates to hunt the monster located in the deepest part of the dungeon.”
‘She still hasn’t said that they’re fake.’
Having read the novel, he knew that all the monsters inside were fake.
A magic tool that, when infused with mana, produced imitation monsters.
They had filled the tool with mana and placed it inside the artificial dungeon.
The reason they didn’t mention they were fake must have been to keep the students on their toes.
If the students knew the monsters were fake, many of them wouldn’t take it seriously, and eventually, the purpose of this exercise would be lost.
“We will be waiting at the dungeon entrance in case of an emergency.”
But unlike what the professor said, there were three dungeons, and only two professors.
Then who was overseeing the other one?
The answer to that question was:
“All the professors who used too much magic to make the dungeon are currently on sick leave due to magic exhaustion, so we’ve asked the Adventurer’s Guild for assistance with the last one.”
“What…?”
Arthur whispered softly.
In this event, no professors should be on sick leave, and adventurer support was even less likely.
So that’s why there were only two instructors for three dungeon entrances.
‘I knew the original story had changed, but I didn’t think it would change this much.’
Considering the relationship between the students and adventurers, it was something that should have never happened.
It was probably possible because the Headmaster, Lucia Marigold, was a former S-rank adventurer.
There must be something going on between those higher-ups.
‘It couldn’t be that guy, could it…?’
One person came to mind.
But there were more than one or two adventurers, would it really be that guy?
“Professor Liana. Where’s the adventurer who’s supposed to be here today?”
“Well…”
When the Class A professor asked the Class C professor, she whispered something into her ear.
“What? They’re late?”
“It’s been a while since we received the call, so they should almost be here, shouldn’t they…?”
“Sigh…”
Even if the professors try to be discreet, without soundproofing magic, it would still be audible to the students who were nearby.
The students’ reactions were immediate.
“Adventurers are all the same. Would they even know the value of time?”
“It’s disgusting to think that our tuition fees are going towards them.”
The noble students flaunted their elitism towards commoners, and the commoners attempted to blend in so as to not be noticed by the nobles.
Each had their goals, and they began to put down adventurers.
If the target of their dislike had something to criticize, they would naturally do everything in their power to tear them down.
The training ground filled with first-year students was now a place filled with noise.
To quell the sudden commotion, the professor clapped her hands.
Not an ordinary clap, but a loud clap infused with mana, so loud that it made one’s ears ring.
*Booooom!*
The students belatedly covered their ears and frowned at the ringing in their ears.
That was true for Arthur as well.
There were a few students who were standing unaffected.
But they were either the main heroines like Riche and Tia, or students from Class B with high abilities.
They probably anticipated it from the professor’s stance and protected their ears with mana in advance.
“Silence. We were the ones who requested assistance. Show some respect to our guests.”
At the professor’s words, even the students who seemed to have plenty of complaints all quieted down.
Everyone seemed to have a lot to say, but they were afraid of the professor’s reaction, so.
“Before the support arrives, form your groups. This time, I’ll allow you to form them freely, not by random assignment.”
Arthur also knew this from the original story.
So, he already had a group in mind and immediately set out.
He went to Tia, Stella, and Riche in that order.
Tia, as always, was popular with both genders, and Stella, despite her timid personality, was a skilled person with an appearance that caught the eye of many men.
As for Riche… it was a bit difficult since she had rejected him, but with Tia and Stella’s persuasion, he managed to bring her along.
As time passed and most of the students were grouped up, the professor announced the arrival of the adventurer.
“Attention! The adventurer who came to support us has arrived, so we’ll start the exercise soon!”
Everyone stopped what they were doing, gathered in an orderly manner, and looked ahead.
And the murmurs started again.
‘…!’
Arthur was also surprised after confirming who the adventurer was.
The adventurer who arrived had two beautiful women beside him.
No, that alone wasn’t the problem.
He was wearing the academy uniform.
A person who came to assist the academy students.
The first thing he said after arriving was,
“What are you looking at, you bastards? Never seen an adventurer before?”
***
We arrived at the academy a little later than scheduled.
Since the guild master said we were late, I grabbed a meal and took my time coming here.
Seriously, who tells you the details of a request that you need to go on that day, on the same day?
It’s not our fault we’re late. It’s the guild master’s fault for letting us know so late.
Anyway, we arrived at the academy, and a female teacher was standing at the main gate to guide us.
“Um…? Why are you here so late? All the first-year students are gathered in the training ground right now.”
“I’m not a student.”
“Huh…?”
“That’s not a great way to treat adventurers who came to assist. I’m giving a one-star rating.”
“Did you say adventurer? Then, what about that uniform…?”
“I’m wearing it because I have it.”
Can’t I wear a school uniform even though I don’t go to school?
People over 30 years old in my past life would buy and wear school uniforms for cosplay.
And there are students who choose a school just for the school uniform, you know?
Specialized schools even advertise their uniforms.
They would go on about how pretty their uniform is.
“Ah… uh… um…”
The female teacher struggled to speak.
You can’t wear that uniform if you’re not a student. Are you sure you’re here to help? You look about the same age as the first years who are having training today.
She kept moving her lips, and since it was time to start the exercise, she just let it go.
“Ahem. Excuse me.”
Bow.
The teacher bowed politely.
It took more than three seconds, but she was being polite, so I let it go.
We followed the teacher to where the students were gathered.
The place was a huge training ground.
We could see students and three dungeons that looked like caves even from afar.
We saw a male teacher, and he looked at us strangely a few times when we arrived.
It seemed like he was figuring out the situation, because he shouted toward the students.
“Attention! The adventurers who are here to support us have arrived, so we’re starting soon!”
The noisy students immediately paid attention to his voice.
But that attention was directed towards me, not the instructor, which was awkward.
“What are you looking at, you brats? Never seen an adventurer before?”
They had to look at the instructor, not me.
Tch. These kids these days.
“Maybe it’s because of that uniform.”
Luna whispered.
“But I like this uniform~”
At first, I tried to change it because it kept attracting attention, but.
When I went to the blacksmith, there wasn’t any armor I found worthy, and since the armor itself was all expensive, I gave up.
Actually, it would be strange to buy new ones when I have good ones.
It had the function of self-cleaning and repair when infused with magic power, so who wouldn’t use it?
Even though men hated their time in the military, they still love the things they used there, don’t they?
You could often see them wearing shirts or training suits, and many used razors or underwear from the military as well.
The uniform I was wearing was similar to that.
If it was good, I’d have to use it regardless of where it came from.
Didn’t people boycott Japanese products and refuse to buy and use them?
Actually, they still did.
“So, what are we supposed to do?”
I asked the female teacher, not the male teacher who was leading the students.
I didn’t hear about the details of the support we were providing.
“Ah… I’m sorry I didn’t explain. “
She was polite.
Both she and that male teacher from earlier seemed to be people without prejudices against adventurers.
I was thinking of making an example of someone if they tried to criticize me.
“You see those dungeons back there, right? There has to be an instructor at each entrance in case of an emergency, but all the professors are on sick leave because they used up too much magic power this time…”
“Ah~ Are there magic tools in there?”
“Y-yes…? How did you know that? That’s something only the professors know…”
“Don’t worry about the details. Are we just going to be sitting around at the entrance?”
“I don’t know what ‘sitting around’ means, but… please wait at the entrance, and if it seems dangerous, please rescue the students. All the monsters inside are fake, but since they are tangible, there can still be injuries.”
If they’re fake, would I still get experience from hunting them?
If I do get them, I might go camp near the monster generator.
“But how could they be on sick leave because they used up too much magic?”
“Exactly! You know about the demonization incident in the marquisate, right?”
“Of course.”
I do. I was there.
“Then, you must know that some nameless hero defeated the demon and saved the marquisate.”
“Pfft.”
“…Why are you laughing?”
“Nothing.”
When she said “nameless hero,” I couldn’t help but laugh.
“There are professors who were so inspired by the hero that they poured mana into magic tools until they got magic exhaustion. They must all be in bed right now, right?”
We decided to call such people ‘idiots’.
There are officials in the military who, after being inspired by some drama or movie, do weird things to their soldiers.
They were just like those people.
After hearing the explanation, we headed for our designated spot and waited.
Then, groups started moving towards each dungeon entrance one by one.
The first ones who came to our entrance were a group of four, two men and two women, a double date group.
I was just watching them go in when one of the men approached me.
“You’re the last place guy, right?”
“You know me?”
“Pfft. Do you think there are first-year students who don’t know you? The one who got into the academy despite having no mana.”
Aha. So, the kids were staring at me because all first years knew me.
I had forgotten about it because it had been a while, but now that I think about it, I did get bothered before I dropped out.
“How are you even an adventurer without magic? You should’ve just stayed home and farmed. That would suit you better.”
The others laughed.
I don’t back down from a challenge.
I immediately used the Dragon’s Fury.
“Iku!!”
“Huuuk…!!”
“Professor! We have an injured student!!”
“What!? Already!?”
Nice. First blood.
400 gold, what a steal.
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