Ch.107107 – I Already Ate

<107 – I Already Ate It>

[You have completed the “First Come, First Served!” event.]

[A “Monster Storage” appeared from the random storage, which could have caused casualties, but you prevented damage with your clever response.]

[You acquire 3000 points as a safe completion bonus.]

[Crying Experience +5]

[Taming Experience +3]

[Good Child Experience +1]

[Your mana amount increases.]

Despite various twists and turns, the gains were quite substantial.

I gained mana and accumulated a good amount of points.

‘You can never have too many points!’

Points are used for obtaining permission to possess or use items, but that’s a secondary use.

The main purpose is to use points to purchase credits related to academic activities.

‘With a bit of application, I can even view my status window.’

Players could originally access their status window just by calling it up, but now that the game has become reality, we can’t enjoy such gaming conveniences.

Instead, there’s a method to view personal status windows using the Academy’s unique status window viewing magic.

The reason I haven’t checked my status window until now?

There’s a price to pay.

10,000 points per viewing.

A paid status window that requires points to measure and view!

‘It’s the Korean mindset to absolutely refuse to pay for something you used to get for free!’

Besides, I’m an experienced player, so I don’t really need to see it.

I can roughly gauge my abilities and specs with my body and mind.

Above all, what I need right now isn’t a status window.

“The Principal said not to even dream of making excuses and to attend class on time. Go to the lecture hall immediately.”

“Yes…”

Tuesday, third period.

The Principal’s lecture was waiting.

* *

The Principal blew a puff of air from his uncomfortably large nostrils.

“Aaaagh!”

“Too hot!”

“This is a biological hazard!”

After making the senior class students scream in surprise, the Principal spoke indifferently.

-I heard there’s a student who boldly wandered around a restricted area and caused an accident.

Why is everyone looking at me?

It might not be about me.

As I tried to hide behind Hestia while pretending innocence, her bear-like hand grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and lifted me up.

“Taking responsibility for your actions is a mercenary’s principle. Don’t hide and face it, Oknodie.”

“Ugh. Attacking with sound logic is unfair, Hestia.”

Hestia didn’t indulge my whining.

The Principal stared at my face with a sullen expression.

What are you looking at, you obese lizard?

As I stared back with the same sullen expression, the Principal opened his mouth.

And blew out a puff of breath.

“Ugyagyagak!”

The powerful breath nearly crushed my facial skin, and I staggered for a while hanging from Hestia’s arm.

It was as painful as riding in the passenger seat of a crazy sports car going 200km/h with the window open.

-You seem to have a lot of discontent in your brow. Shall I smooth it out for you?

“No!!”

As I straightened my brow with a half-crying smile, the Dragon Principal demonstrated the majesty of a giant species by blowing another puff from his nostrils.

-There are several facilities on campus that are difficult for first-year students to handle.

-If you wander around too recklessly, serious accidents could occur, so don’t follow unfamiliar facilities that appear before you.

-Those aren’t sacred oracle spaces that appear because you’re chosen heroes, nor fateful encounters, but 99.9% likely to be mistakes made by your inadequate seniors.

Zenya, a curious cat beastkin, raised her hand.

“What’s the 0.1%?”

-That would be a sacred oracle space.

The Principal was nonchalant, but the students were surprised.

The Garden of Gods.

Oracle spaces.

Sacred sanctuaries.

In these places, which you can reach by receiving a god’s call or by chance, you can receive a god’s voice, favor, divine items, or powers.

In common terms, it’s a lucky event only for fortunate people who can enter with the probability of winning the lottery while walking down the street.

Even players can enter with a very rare probability.

‘But not all gods are benevolent gods.’

As a player, I remained detached knowing that being called to a divine sanctuary isn’t necessarily a good thing, but the other students were fired up as if their hearts were ablaze.

-That’s enough preaching.

-Today’s “Principal’s Teachings” lecture will teach you how to cook monsters.

-The monster we’ll cook is… the Giant King Crab, the most common monster on campus!

The Principal has his own educational philosophy.

If you create a disaster event, you should also provide a solution!

The Dragon Principal’s goal is to make students think, “This is bearable after all,” after listening to his lecture, even if they suffer until the lecture begins.

But he underestimated the 981st class students.

The students who had already grilled, steamed, stir-fried, and tasted Giant King Crab in all sorts of ways were bewildered.

“Principal. We’ve already had a full meal with Giant King Crab.”

Isabelle, who rarely raised her hand, personally spoke up.

“Pathetic crab shell♡ Just a big-sized delicacy♡ Be turned into crab meat salad and get eaten up♡”

Second Imperial Princess Massgakki also smiled with satisfaction, recalling the taste from that time.

-Really? You’ve already cooked that?

“Yes. We even borrowed a steamer from the cafeteria.”

At Isabelle’s words, the Dragon Principal looked flustered, as if this wasn’t his plan.

At this, subtle expectations appeared on all the students’ faces.

Even the Eastern swordsman Sing, Northern Grand Duchess Irene, and fusion experiment Cassia, who would rank 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in taciturnity, showed expectation on their faces.

Will today’s lecture end early?

Honestly, isn’t this enough to get a free pass?

-Then I have no choice. I’ll have to teach you how to cook the second most common monster on campus.

“Ah…”

“Did you really have to go that far with the lecture…”

“This is truly disappointing…”

The students openly expressed their disappointment.

Of course, the Principal pretended not to hear.

But what could be the second most common monster?

Is there some seafood that washed ashore with the crabs?

Just as I was licking my lips in anticipation, my face froze upon hearing the Principal’s words.

-The second most common monster is the Red Tooth Mushroom. I’ll teach you how to cook mushroom dishes!

Even Zigoku’s complexion turned pale.

“Do, do we really have to eat that?”

“Principal. That really doesn’t seem right. How can we cook something where missing just one spore could cause disaster?”

Even Hestia, a former mercenary who knew the notoriety of Red Tooth Mushrooms, was equally displeased.

-The reason Red Tooth Mushrooms aren’t used as food is because people fear being eaten by parasitic spores, but if cooked properly, they’re perfectly edible!

As the Principal waved his hand, Red Tooth Mushrooms appeared under a magic circle floating in the air.

Among them was a Mother-class Red Tooth Mushroom, which was like their leader.

“Kiyaak!”

“Kiyak!”

-Quiet, you lowly creatures!

“Kiing…”

“Kiiing…”

The Red Tooth Mushrooms trembled and collapsed in shock at the Dragon Principal’s shout.

This was what’s called Dragon fear, similar to when subordinates roll their eyes, foam at the mouth, and have seizures at their boss’s shout.

-By the way, from the Mother-class mushroom, mana is accumulated inside the mushroom cap, and this <Mana Sporangium>, which stores mana, increases your mana amount when consumed.

-This rare organ is created by Mother-class Red Tooth Mushrooms to survive against natural predators, and second-year students have been illegally cultivating Red Tooth Mushrooms to eat raw mana, making them the second most common species in the Academy!

I thought it was strange that there were so many of them, but it was the trolling of the second-year seniors!

“The 980th class seniors are really something.”

“They’ve thrown away their dignity as nobles.”

“But isn’t it kind of innovative? Should we secretly try growing some later?”

The Dragon Principal looked at the person who spoke last.

Following the Principal’s gaze, students gave judging looks as if to say, “Where did you sell your tact to say that out loud?”

The identity of the person receiving stares from all directions was Son Ocheon, who looked embarrassed.

Sigh.

I should move away a bit since it’s embarrassing to be near him.

Both Isabelle and Giselle pretended not to know him and slightly moved away.

-Now, you foolish oversized mushroom. Hand over your Mana Sporangium immediately!

Under the Dragon Principal’s threat, the Mother-class Red Tooth Mushroom glumly put its hand into its cap and tore out its Mana Sporangium with its own hands.

-Hmm? What’s this? Why is it so small, as if someone already tore off a piece and took it?

The Mother-class Red Tooth Mushroom glanced somewhere and looked very flustered.

It made a show of looking around earnestly for something, but how could it possibly be found?

‘It’s already hidden under Giselle’s cloak!’

My promise to become a goodwill ambassador for Red Tooth Mushrooms and help them live peacefully in the Academy, made while working on my title, has been utterly destroyed.

Having unintentionally become a Mana Sporangium thief because of the Principal, I can’t make eye contact with them anymore!