episode_0035

Groan, groan.

‘How many people are there in total?’

The 7th training ground of the Pelot Knights Training School.

A large number of women, equipped with various equipment, are gathered in the middle of the training ground.

The size of the training center is quite large, with a whopping eight training grounds.

Of these, five are male-only, one is public, and the remaining two are female-only.

The public training ground is huge in scale and is used for training entire groups or large-scale battles.

The 7th training ground where the new female recruits are gathering today is one of the largest training grounds exclusive to women.

“Amy.”

“Yes, Instructor.”

I put Amy next to me.

So that I can ask questions right away.

“How many female new recruits are there in total?”

“In the case of new female cadets, there were 164 until a few days ago, but including the new cadets this time, there are now 168.”

“You said there were so many people, but only four people increased?”

“Oh, it’ll be mostly guys. There are four girls.”

but.

I guess they don’t know yet whether I’ll be assigned to the men’s side or the women’s side.

Sorry, but I’ve already been assigned to the women’s side.

Well, I’m supposed to teach Princess Purua later.

“What about the instructor? Excluding the male instructor.”

“There were seven female instructors in total, including me, but this time, with Adrian and Lord Karlstein who came today, there are now nine in total.”

Nine…

“There won’t even be 20 people in one class?”

“Usually, there are twenty people in a class. The remaining people are assigned additionally.”

“Why?”

“Because usually 10 people are organized into one task group. It is easy to create a competitive structure within the class by creating two task groups and performing tasks in turns. Of course, it is possible to freely change it at the discretion of the instructor in charge, so it varies from class to class. Sometimes there are four groups of five people, and sometimes there are three groups of seven people.”

This guy is almost at wiki level?

“If we divide the class into 9 classes with 20 people per class, isn’t that enough to divide the class into 9 classes?”

“Ah… maybe one instructor will be excluded… like the one in charge of equipment…”

Amy suddenly becomes timid.

“Oh, then maybe…”

“Yes… That’s right. Last time, the number of female new recruits was around 120, so I was excluded from the training and was in charge of equipment management.”

Is this guy unpopular with the new recruits?

“Was I by any chance last in the vote?”

“……”

“Oh, sorry.”

“No… It’s okay. It’s because my skills are lacking… It’s entirely my fault.”

“Skill? How do new recruits know the instructors’ skills?”

“That’s because…the instructors appeal. And there are instructors whose achievements or accomplishments in the past are known…”

“Achievements? Achievements?”

“If you are an instructor from a famous knight order, you will be popular just for that, and those who have been instructors for a long time will be more popular if there are many famous students among them. For example, how many of your students became royal knights, or how many of them were sent to famous knight orders like the Knights of the Sun or the Knights of the Silver Lion…”

What kind of entrance exam academy is this?

Are you proud of sending a few students to Seoul National University?

“So the popularity vote is important?”

“Yes… The instructors and students show off their skills to each other. The students want to be in the class of the best instructors, and conversely, the instructors need to secure many talented students to help their performance, and that will continue to the next class. In my case, if I get excluded this time…”

Is this the way it is: those who succeed continue to do well, while those who don’t succeed are gradually eliminated?

“Amy. You don’t have to be so sad. I’m going to come in last in this vote anyway.”

“Oh, I didn’t think of that!”

“Who said what?”

“Ah, no… That’s not it… Anyway! I haven’t even had a proper education yet, so it would be too much to get kicked out like this…”

“Really? Was the reason you came in last last time just because you were a new instructor?”

Then isn’t that too disadvantageous for new instructors?

“But for someone like that, you seem to know quite a bit about this and that.”

“Well… I’m from here too. It’s already been five years since I graduated.”

Oh, so that’s what it was?

Well, most of you, maybe all of the instructors here except me, are knights.

There is no such thing as a knight born into the world, so he would have gone through training here or somewhere else to become a full-fledged knight.

‘But… then what am I?’

I’m not a knight by training, and I don’t know how to educate.

Well, I guess you can just ask Amy whenever you want, so it’s not really something to worry about.

‘What is this? Even if it hadn’t been for the princess assault, it would have been unpopular in the end.’

After a while.

Other instructors and the commander appeared.

The sight of close friends chatting among themselves had disappeared, and 168 prospective knights were lined up in a row with serious eyes shining.

The director immediately began his speech.

Only after much gratitude for God’s grace and useless flattery of the king could we finally get to the main point.

“The reason I have called you all together today is because I have some new people to introduce. First, I will introduce the new instructor who will lead you all into great knights. Sir Ricardo Karlstein, please come forward.”

A man I had never seen before leaped onto the platform where the director had been standing alone.

“Instructor Karlstein is one of the survivors of the rift incident ten years ago, as you all know, and is a hero of our kingdom who received the Order of the Guardian of the Kingdom, personally awarded by His Majesty.”

“That’s too much praise. I’m still not even halfway to my ability because of the aftereffects.”

“You remain still. You should be greatly honored to be taught by a hero of the kingdom like Lord Karlstein. Got it!”

-yes!

A voice so loud that it made the smokescreen tremble.

While everyone is excited about the appearance of the new instructor, there is only one person.

I was the only one furrowing my brows.

‘What? A hero?’

That guy came to spy on me?

No, why?

Of course, the country’s heroes may also have joined one faction or another in the race for the next throne.

‘No matter what, it’s like that.’

If you’re a hero, you have to have some dignity.

Why do you come forward?

I don’t know which faction you belong to, but is the talent pool that small?

‘Fuck…’

He already has a bad reputation, and he looks like he’s only going to get worse in the future.

Now it’s my turn, but something like that happened at the last time.

“Nice to meet you. Since the director has already introduced me to you more than enough, I won’t go into a long explanation. Now that I’ve become an instructor here, even though I’m still halfway through what I was able to do 10 years ago due to the aftereffects of the incident, I’ll do my best to pass on my skills, experience, and know-how to you all. That’s all.”

-Wow!

-Whoa!

From ordinary shouts to the distinctive female screams.

‘What kind of idol was kidnapped?’

“Okay, okay, stop yelling, there’s one more instructor to introduce. Next is…”

The director’s gaze turned to me.

It’s a very unpleasant gaze, but it’s common for both of us, right?

“Ahem… Adrian Floyd. Come up to the stage.”

What the fuck.

Is that all about me?

I walked slowly with a shit-eating face towards the platform at one end of the training ground.

In the meantime, perhaps because he was bored, the director started talking about something useless.

“As you all know, the Floyd family is the only magician family in the kingdom. If you become a knight, the first thing you must obtain is a magical sword and armor with the Floyd family’s emblem engraved on them. Since all knights have gone through this process from hundreds of years ago until now, the Floyd family must have made a lot of money, even if they don’t know it. In other words, it’s no exaggeration to say that our knights feed the Floyd family. Ahahaha. Oh, of course! Our knights have also used the Floyd family’s equipment to survive countless battles. So did I.”

Thud! Thud!

The general repeatedly tapped the iron plates of the armor he was wearing with his palm.

“Never forget to be grateful for this armor! You guys should never forget to be grateful. Whether it’s to your instructors, your parents, or even to these gears…”

Is it because of the authority of the director?

The cadets said nothing.

I thought that when my name was called, people would be busy making fun of me here and there.

Rather, it was questionable.

What on earth is the director trying to say by spoiling things like that?

“Above all, we must never forget our gratitude to His Majesty who looks after this country. If we do not know that gratitude and dare to do something rude to His Majesty’s bloodline, we must be punished in some way. Isn’t that right?”

It was the moment I stepped onto the stage.

Maybe the timing was just so perfect.

“Of course.”

The director, who had been staring at me with a dumbfounded expression for a while on the day of my answer, quickly left the podium and handed me the right to speak for the last time.

‘What did you expect from me?’

I moved to the center of the stage and opened my chest.

“Hello. This is Adrian Floyd.”

It’s a completely different scene from when Karlstein gave his speech.

There are so many cute and pretty faces, but I don’t see a single one smiling at me.

But it was expected anyway.

Now there is no reason to be discouraged or frustrated.

“As you all know, I was a very distinguished professor at the Royal Academy…”

A little more shamelessly.

With a smile.

“He was one of the court tutors of this country, which only a very few people can attain. There, he was in charge of educating great people who inherited His Majesty’s blood. ”

Noisy, noisy.

Start talking.

“I am a person who, to you who have only one goal in life, to become a knight, is something you would never dare to dream of.”

The noise is getting louder.

then!

You should be angry since you were insulted.

but.

“Shut up!”

He screamed loudly.

From slightly surprised faces to greatly shocked faces.

A variety of expressions are directed at me, but the noise has definitely disappeared.

“I’m not talking. Where the hell are you talking nonsense!?”

This would have been enough to shock people.

Now is the time to throw out some really worthless bait.

“Things are amiss right now, and even though I’m here, whether you agree or not, I’m still a man who will eventually rise again. The fact that I’m alive and well here right now is proof of that.”

Everyone knows about the princess assault.

It is a crime that deserves to be punished with severe punishment.

But I am alive in front of you now.

Why am I alive?

There is no need to tell me the answer.

It just stimulates the imagination.

“I don’t know how long I’ll be here, but I’ll find my place as soon as possible. To do that, of course, I have to build up my achievements.”

Now, just one word will do.

“Who are you! Who will be educated by me, Adrian Floyd, who was the best professor at the Academy and educated the princes and princesses of this country! I don’t need those who dream of becoming knights. If there is anyone who wants more, come to me. I will make you the best. ”

One or two people will do.

The more talented and ambitious the person, the better.

It’s enough if only those guys take this bait.

And the guys who came to spy on me.

You just need to think like this.

‘That’s totally crazy…’