01. Clear after cancer.

 

01. Clear after cancer.

 

 

 

 

Men are utterly useless beings.

 

I’d been raised with that education since I was young.

 

So, it was ingrained.

That I, a man, am an utterly useless being.

 

 

 

 

In this world, all a man can do is wait for his wife at home, take out the trash, do miscellaneous housework, and when his working wife returns, attend to her needs and relieve her sexual desires.

 

 

Of course, housework isn’t useless. It’s very important.

But even that, women generally do better, or they can do it more efficiently using magic or artifacts.

 

 

Truly, men are useless beings.

 

 

It’s like they’re given those tasks because there’s no other use for them.

 

 

 

 

Oh, did I say relieving the wife’s sexual desires is also a job?

Unfortunately, men have more sexual desire than women. It’s not really relieving the wife’s desires, it’s more like the man begging and pleading with his wife, and she reluctantly agrees to do it.

In short,

 

 

They’re really useless.

 

 

 

Some might say.

Aren’t men’s physical conditions better?

 

 

Certainly, that was the case until recently.

But when ‘mana’ was discovered, and it was revealed that it only reacts to women, women grew stronger and stronger, and men declined. All they had was muscle, but now even that has been reversed due to mana.

 

 

Now, thanks to the influence of mana, even an average woman who hasn’t trained can beat down half a dozen burly men.

 

 

Therefore, naturally, women become soldiers and women seize power.

The world is structured for women.

 

 

 

 

 

In that sense, Aran was attracting a lot of attention.

 

 

“What, a man enlisted in the army? What’s he thinking?”

“If he had muscles, we could at least give him odd jobs… he doesn’t even look like he has the strength to lift rice.”

“Who passed him?”

 

 

Everywhere I looked, there were only women. Not a single man was to be seen.

 

 

“Odd jobs my ass. Men should just go home and do lower body exercises. Maybe then their waist strength will get a little stronger?”

“Ah-ha! Would that make them feel a little better?”

“These days, men are utterly useless and no good in that department either. I really regret getting married.”

 

The women who were gossiping about him mostly wore bitter smiles.

As if to say, what’s a man doing here?

 

Aran lowered his head slightly at the pouring gazes.

 

“Shut up!”

“Heok!

 

Then, someone appeared. The female soldiers who had been surrounding Aran and gossiping stepped back, making way.

 

“Any bitches with nothing to do will be assigned extra chores.”

“No, ma’am!”

 

The female soldiers scattered like arrows, disappearing into their respective barracks.

They couldn’t let their once-a-week holiday be ruined by unnecessary chores.

 

 

The woman who had driven them away turned her head towards Aran.

 

 

She was a beauty with black hair that looked very fine at first glance.

If there was a flaw, it was that her eyes were too sharp.

 

“Are you the new archer?”

 

A voice like jade rang out. There was something in her voice that captivated Aran to the point where he couldn’t come to his senses.

 

 

“Y-yes! I’m Aran!”

 

She narrowed her eyes slightly and moved her gaze from top to bottom as if scanning him. It was an evaluating gaze.

 

 

“I heard that you, a man, outstripped the women and took the top spot. Is that true?”

“It’s… true.”

 

To enlist in the army, one must pass an exam. The exam varies depending on the branch, and it is almost impossible for a man who cannot use mana at all to pass.

 

 

In particular, archers are elite soldiers, so the exam is more difficult and the gate is narrower.

 

This time, Aran passed, which surprised the higher-ups quite a bit.

And not just passed, but as the top scorer.

 

 

“I aimed for the gaps in the armor.”

“? From 500 paces away?”

 

If you’re a woman, you can handle mana. Because of that, even regular soldiers surround their armor with mana to defend against stray arrows, but as much as they put mana on the armor, the parts that aren’t armored are bound to be weak. After all, that’s just flesh.

 

Aran aimed for that spot and shot his arrow.

 

 

“600 paces away.”

“….”

 

Only then did surprise appear on the woman’s face.

 

Unless you’re a knight, you can’t enhance your eyesight, and at 600 paces, you can’t even see people properly.

But to find and hit the gap in the armor from 600 paces away. That’s just impossible.

 

“…I thought it might be a coincidence for a moment, but it’s an exam, so that can’t be the case.”

“Yes.”

 

 

She put aside her surprise, nodded, and turned her body.

 

 

“Follow me. I’ll guide you to the archer’s barracks.”

“Yes.”

 

 

Aran followed her.

The gazes of the female soldiers who peeked their faces out wherever they went followed him.

 

 

 

 

 

“As you know, archers are elite soldiers. The rank itself is different from ordinary soldiers. I’ll explain the details later, but it’s higher than ordinary soldiers, so if there’s any problem like insubordination, report it to the archery commander. Never try to solve it yourself. Because you’re a man.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

 

 

Before I knew it, I had arrived at the place where the archers were.

 

 

Since it was a holiday, they were also casually sprawled out, but when she and Aran arrived, they immediately stood at attention and saluted.

 

 

“Knight-nim, what brings you here?!”

 

 

Before long, the archery commander came running in a hurry. The straps of her underwear were slightly visible through the flowing fabric of her clothes. It seemed like she had dressed in a hurry.

 

“I just came to guide the new recruit.”

“New… recruit?”

 

 

The archery commander’s gaze turned to the side, and she scanned Aran, who was standing there awkwardly.

Then, she started looking around as if searching for something.

 

 

“There’s no need to look for anyone else. It’s this guy.”

“Ehhh?!! B-but he’s a man??”

 

Not only the archery commander, but also the other archers who were standing there with moderate tension were all surprised.

A man enlisting in the army. That in itself is surprising, but he’s even an elite archer.

 

 

“Even so, he’s the one who enlisted as the top scorer. Don’t ignore him just because he’s a man, and treat him well. Oh, and if ordinary soldiers ignore or disobey him just because he’s a man, report it to the higher-ups.”

“I-I’ll keep that in mind?”

 

The archery commander stared intently at Aran’s face as if she still couldn’t believe it.

 

 

“Then, I’ll be going.”

 

Like a storm that came to a quiet land, she disappeared into the distance, causing a huge commotion, and Aran became the center of attention, like an item on display in a market.

 

 

“…Follow me for now.”

 

 

The archery commander led him to the barracks.

 

 

The scale of this military camp was said to be 8,000 ordinary soldiers and 3,000 elite soldiers, of which 1,000 were archers.

Usually, 20 people live in one barracks, and those 20 people become one team.

 

 

The place where the archery commander took Aran was the largest barracks. It was where the archery commander and her direct archers stayed.

 

 

She went inside without a word, and Aran followed without much suspicion.

The door to the barracks closed, and as a slight darkness descended,

 

 

 

 

The archery commander changed her attitude.

 

 

 

Ssak!

 

 

She slapped Aran’s cheek without hesitation.

Even though the form may be small, the mana and power contained within are not something a man can handle.

 

 

Aran falls away pathetically.

 

 

“Kuok…!”

 

She looked at Aran, who had fallen with his clothes and such, with cold eyes, sat on a chair, and crossed her legs.

Then, she picked up a drink that was on the table and shook it.

 

 

“Tell me honestly. What kind of scam did you pull?”

 

 

She was muttering as if she wasn’t interested, but the anger contained within was great.

To dare insult an archer. And a man at that!

 

She poured the drink into a glass and said.

 

 

“The Knight-nim may not know and believe it, but I don’t. What kind of man would dare to fool a woman with such a petty trick like a scam?”

“A-au…!”

 

Aran desperately opened his mouth even in pain.

But no words came out.

He was only slapped, but several of his facial bones were broken.

 

 

Regardless, the archery commander took a sip of the drink that had been poured out as red as blood.

 

“Ah! Or are you a young master from a noble family? Oh my, then I was wrong.”

 

There’s no sign of remorse at all.

She doesn’t think that’s the case at all.

 

 

What would a young master from a noble family lack that he would enlist in the army? In other words, that man is just a beggar-like scammer.

 

 

She got up from her seat and approached Aran, who was groaning.

Then, she squatted down in front of his face and pressed down on Aran’s head with her finger.

 

 

“Hey, you son of a bitch. The final test for archers is to penetrate mana armor 500 paces away. And the range of the bow is 300 paces, you son of a bitch. A man who can’t even use mana penetrates armor 500 paces away and even passes as the top scorer? Are you kidding me? Huh?!”

 

 

Ssak!

 

 

She slaps Aran’s cheek once again.

Under her vicious gaze, Aran’s body collapsed powerlessly.

 

 

“Kkeu…eu…euuu….”

“Anyway, the higher-ups are the problem. How much money did they eat to send a man as an archer? It’s okay if he’s a regular soldier.”

 

 

Since he can’t use mana, being a knight is out of the question, and he doesn’t want to suffer as a regular soldier, so he must have given money and come as an elite archer.

 

 

She was about to beat Aran up more, but suddenly changed her mind.

 

 

“No…no….”

 

After finishing some suspicious thoughts, she took out a potion from somewhere.

As she poured it on Aran’s face, his horribly damaged face returned to normal.

 

 

“Get up.”

“…Archery Commander-nim! I never cheated…”

“I said get up.”

“…Yes, yes…”

 

Aran quickly gets up, afraid of being hit again. The woman’s hand was so spicy.

 

She scanned Aran’s body, which had awkwardly stood up. Much more detailed than when she saw him earlier.

 

 

“Hmm…well, should I be satisfied with what I have?”

“Pardon?”

 

She turned her body and headed towards the bed. It was a fairly soft bed because she was an archery commander even among elite soldiers.

She got on the bed and started taking off her clothes while sending strange glances at Aran.

 

 

“..??”

 

Her light first layer of clothing was removed, revealing her soft skin and underwear covering her breasts.

 

Not stopping there, she even took off her bottoms, leaving her in complete underwear.

 

 

She lay slightly on the bed and crossed her legs seductively.

 

 

“Take it off.”