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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The girls’ forbidden zone. A place more terrifying than any monster-infested dungeon. Guarded by Sword Users, it was a truly formidable area.
The boys’ forbidden zone, on the other hand, was a joke. Just a rule, easily broken. Countless parties had been held within its supposed sanctity.
Of course, for the low-ranking boys’ dormitory, it was just an endless sausage fest.
‘Why does everything have to be so damn complicated?!’
The girls’ forbidden zone encompassed all the female dormitories. They were also divided by social standing – low-ranking, noble, and royal – but all were guarded by Sword Users.
Egenir was currently in the noble girls’ dormitory.
‘This is insane…’
While it wasn’t guarded by royal guards, it was protected by female swordsmen and mages hired by the academy, wealthy sponsors, and noble families. Any male intruder would be met with drawn swords.
How did he know?
‘I tried to sneak in to find an escape route.’
He hadn’t been caught, just observed from a safe distance, but he’d heard stories.
A drunk male student who’d had his testicles crushed…A Royal Noble who’d been beaten and thrown out…
And now, Egenir, a low-ranking baron with no powerful backing, was inside?
‘Testicle crushing, at the very least.’
Fear.
He could use the Undetectable Mode spell, a combination of Silence and Shadow magic, but…it required 4th-circle magic, and his mana circuit was only at the 3rd circle. He had no way to reach the 4th circle here.
“You’re awake?”
Ella, rubbing her eyes, sat up.
“You crazy bitch…Why did you bring me here?”
He whispered, his voice strained.
“Well, you had nowhere to sleep, and I didn’t want you to catch a cold sleeping on the ground.”
“…You could have just left me there…”
She’d been perfectly fine leaving the other students to sleep on the ground…He’d be safe as long as no creepy gay guy decided to… admire his backside.
‘Wait a minute…’
Perhaps he was lucky, considering Horse. He shuddered, imagining Horse’s reaction. He was still slightly drunk.
“Wait…I need to sober up.”
“Alright.”
Ella got out of bed.
“You…”
“What?”
She was in her underwear.
“Nothing…”
He decided not to comment. He sat down and began to meditate, circulating his mana.
‘Using mana circuits to sober up…’
He channeled his mana, flushing the alcohol from his system. After a while, he opened his eyes.
“Hey.”
“Yes?”
“Shouldn’t you…put some clothes on?”
Cecilia and Spenny’s breasts were exceptionally large, but Ella’s, though smaller, were still…noticeable. Her bra seemed…full.
“Right. Clothes.”
“Maybe you should put some clothes on before commenting on other people’s bodies.”
“This muscular body…No one appreciates it anyway.”
“That’s not what I…”
Her physique was toned, athletic, with defined abs. But he was more concerned with escaping this situation.
“Just put something on.”
“…Really?”
“Yes, but we need to figure out how to get out of here…”
“Ella, can I come in?”
This was a dormitory, so of course, she had a roommate.
‘Say no! Say no!’
He frantically gestured for her to refuse.
“Come in.”
“No…”
‘Click!’
The door opened, and a girl with twin tails, a rare hairstyle these days, entered. She looked like a tsundere.
“Egenir, hi! Did you sleep well?”
“What…”
“Come on, it’s tomato soup today, perfect for a hangover.”
“Good news.”
Ella nodded, tying her hair into a ponytail.
“Hey…”
“Yes?”
“Don’t you think this is…strange?”
She giggled.
“Egenir, you’re so naive.”
“Huh? Me?”
“Even if Ella is from the Gainz family, does it make sense for her to bring a man…a drunk man…into the girls’ forbidden zone?”
“Hmm…”
He’d assumed Ella, with her cheat-like abilities, could pull it off, but this wasn’t about physical strength.
Even if she could defeat the guards, the Sword Users stationed outside, there was no way to sneak him past the other students in the dormitory.
“Hi, I’m Seria. Seria Brittson.”
“Egenir Talfon…”
“I know. You’re famous.”
She winked.
“Egenir’s awake?”
“Is that really Egenir?”
More girls entered the room, crowding around him.
“Ah…”
He understood.
“You let me in?”
“Of course.”
High-ranking nobles and daughters of wealthy merchants. If they’d conspired to bring him here, it made sense. Even the girls’ forbidden zone wasn’t impenetrable if the residents themselves were complicit.
“Here’s your hangover soup.”
Someone handed him a bowl of tomato soup.
“Thanks.”
He didn’t need it, but his mouth felt dry.
“So, Egenir, what are we going to do?”
“Huh?”
“You know the punishment for entering the forbidden zone, right?”
He knew it well, having experienced it in previous regressions.
‘These bitches…’
He understood.
Blackmail.
They’d brought him here to blackmail him. They’d all conspired to bring him into the forbidden zone? That wouldn’t be a believable story.
[Route 1: Protest loudly and get your balls crushed by the guards.]
[Route 2: Comply with their demands.]
“Egenir, training must be tough, huh?”
“Yeah, it must be exhausting.”
They fussed over him, massaging his shoulders, refilling his glass.
‘Hmm…’
Now that he was more aware of his surroundings, this didn’t seem like the usual noble dormitory.
‘It’s different…’
Older, more rundown…more modest than the gaudy low-ranking boys’ dormitory, but still shabby.
“Is this…the commoner dormitory?”
“Yes.”
He looked at Ella.
“I’m from the Gainz family, but…I refused their support, so I live here.”
Typical Ella, making things difficult for herself. The commoner dormitory, even within the forbidden zone, had fewer guards, especially at night. That explained how they’d brought him here.
“Are you part of this blackmail scheme, too?”
“No.”
“That’s right. Ella just brought you here because you were unconscious. But we discussed it.”
“Ella didn’t do anything wrong. Neither did we.”
“Just do what we ask, and there won’t be any problems.”
“…What do you want?”
“Our exam is in two days.”
“And the rumors…”
“Ah…”
Egenir sighed, rubbing his forehead. His actions had come back to bite him.
‘Showing off…’
Ella, oblivious to the situation, was getting dressed.
“If you don’t help us…we’ll tell everyone you were here…in the girls’ dormitory…”
“Or we’ll spread rumors about you and Ella.”
“Me and her?!”
“Weren’t you sleeping together?”
That explained why they hadn’t questioned Ella being in her underwear.
“We’re not like that.”
“Ella, tell them.”
“We’re the kind of…partners who…thrust and parry with burning passion.”
“You crazy bitch!”
She was talking about swords, but why describe his wooden sword as a “burning…thrusting…thing”?
The girls giggled, confused.
“Burning?”
“Wow, so manly! Just like our top instructor!”
“Top instructor?”
“That’s what they’re calling you. The guy who can guarantee anyone a pass on The Sieve.”
They wanted his help with the exam. The Sieve, held two days after the boys’ exam. They were training, but they were nervous.
“Just ask Ella to help you.”
“I’m not good at teaching.”
Ella, despite her natural talent, wasn’t a teacher.
“That’s why they said Egenir is the one to ask.”
Shelton and the other idiots had spread the rumors, and these girls had heard them.
“Good job…”
“Weren’t you enjoying it?”
“Enjoying what?”
“Teaching. You were smiling.”
They’d seen him training the five and assumed he liked it.
‘I was enjoying beating them up…’
He sighed, rubbing his temples. He couldn’t refuse their request.
“Ella.”
“Yes?”
“Tell Teacher Spenny and Teacher Harfon…”
“Tell them what?”
“…That I can’t attend training for two days.”
He slumped his shoulders, defeated. They understood.
“So manly!”
“So cool!”
The girls hugged him.
He should have been happy, surrounded by beautiful women, but the thought of having to train these idiots in two days filled him with dread.
‘Why does everything have to go wrong…’
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“You can’t even hold a proper stance?! Oh, my god!”
Egenir was losing hope.
“B-But…”
“If we attend classes, we won’t have time to train…”
“And there aren’t many training grounds for girls…”
“And we’ll get sweaty…and the outdoor training grounds will ruin our skin…”
Their excuses were endless. He felt like he was staring into the abyss.
“Give up! Half of you can’t even hold a proper stance! Did you come to the academy for a vacation?!”
“Question!”
“What?”
“I did come here for a vacation, hoping to snag a rich noble husband!”
“You’re bragging, you crazy bitch! My blood pressure!”
He clutched his chest, almost fainting.
“No! Teach us before you die, Teacher!”
“If you collapse now, we’ll report you for entering the forbidden zone!”
“Please, Teacher! Teach us how to pass the exam!”
His head throbbed, then an idea struck him.
“So…you’ll do anything to pass?”
The hundred or so girls, all commoners with nothing but their swords and their desperation, nodded eagerly.
“Don’t you dare back out. No crying, no complaining. If you want to quit, quit now.”
He honestly wished they’d all quit.
“No way!”
“We’re not quitting!”
“We’ll pass!”
They had no skill, no foundation, no money, just…guts. The kind of blind courage that made them think they were invincible.
“Don’t regret this…This is your choice…”
He grinned, a sinister, almost demonic smile spreading across his face. He’d decided. He was going to break them, then rebuild them.
A plan, a single ray of hope, had emerged from the darkness. He was going to become their top instructor, even if it killed him…and them.
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