Chapter 6: School Life is Sick! (1)
by fnovelpia
“What the hell! I thought I was flying! Why is my voice so loud?!”
“Huh?! I’m actually flying?!”
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
The moment my back collided with the window, my breath burst out! Sh*t, this hurts! Is this a traffic accident?!
“Damn it!”
“What the hell is going on, Kim Geun-chul!!! Can’t you stand up properly?!”
The director, who had risen from her seat, was glaring at me with fiery eyes. Why are all the women here so intimidating? Both the instructor and the director are scary. I felt like I was about to die.
“No, no! Director! It’s not like that!”
So, I pleaded desperately, trembling.
“Are you trying to make an excuse, Kim Geun-chul!!! Can’t you stand up straight?!”
“I would like to staaaaand!!!”
I couldn’t stand up because the gust of wind kept blowing!
“Please stop the wind! I can’t stand up!!!”
“Hm? Ah. Maybe I was too harsh. Stand up now.”
Phew.
I finally stood up. Is the window okay? It looks fine. They must have installed bulletproof ones just in case.
“Sit down. Kim Geun-chul.”
“Yes…”
I naturally walked into the director’s office and sat down. I’m really nervous. If I get hit here, I can’t even tell anyone.
“What brings you to me, the director?”
“Well…”
“Speak clearly!!!”
“Yes! I came to apologize!!! I’m sorry!!!”
I quickly rose to my feet and bowed deeply, bending 90 degrees at the waist. I even politely clasped my hands together.
“I apologize for cursing in front of everyone on the entrance ceremony! I was so nervous that I was surprised and shouted without thinking!”
Even after speaking, I was cautious. Can I straighten my back now? I squinted slightly ahead.
“Oh, was that it?”
A much gentler voice reached my ears.
“Yes. Good job coming. If Kim hadn’t come to apologize, I would’ve kept it in mind! Hahahahahahaha!”
“Hahaha… Of course, I should apologize. I behaved inappropriately.”
“You know it well!”
Bang!
Huh?
Bang bang!
“Wh, what?! Wha…!”
For a moment, I couldn’t understand what was happening to me. When I barely recognized the situation…
“Very good! Kim Geun-chul! Yes! If you’ve apologized, it’s fine! Boys can do that! I forgive you!”
The director, who had come up to my side, was hitting my back, no, pounding my back.
Thud, thud!
“Squeeeeeeeak!”
“What? No way! Kim Geun-chul! Are you okay?”
Gasp!
“Pull yourself together!!!”
“Ugh.”
What a spectacle of a day it’s been.
Fainting while playing a game and then waking up in the game world was a shocking enough experience, but from the entrance ceremony to the end of school, not a single thing went right.
I can’t hold back my embarrassment!
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
No matter how much I kick the blanket with my foot, this burning shame does not fade! It’s a continuous series of humiliating experiences…! I can’t get my mind straight!
How am I supposed to live from now on?
“My back hurts like hell, damn it…!”
When I crashed into the ground like a basketball, the perplexed director shook me. I thought she was trying to tenderize my flesh or something.
What’s worse, the director muttered something to me with a puzzled look on her face, as if she was surprised that a basketball didn’t bounce when it hit the ground. But I barely registered her words. I was in too much pain.
What’s important is that I ended up being carried on the director’s back to the dormitory.
“…”
I can’t forget the stares of the other students who saw me being carried by the director…!
“Statusssss!”
To change the paradigm of embarrassment, I brought up my status window.
Of course, nothing has changed.
“Give me a quest or something, you bastard!”
I don’t even know exactly what’s going on, and if these things don’t show up when they should, I’m bound to get confused.
“Give me a quest!”
But the quest window didn’t pop up again.
“Sigh.”
What can I do about it?
Lying on my dorm bed, I took deep breaths and tried to calm myself down. What should I do now? It seems I’ll have to endure an academy life that isn’t really my thing, and I wonder how I’ll survive it.
There’s no guidance or manual, either.
“Can I really survive here?”
As far as I know, this game focuses on academy life, but its essence is combat. It’s a world where fighting with monsters, ghouls, villains, and such is the norm.
If I live here… I’ll have no choice but to fight. But can I, holding a single sword, really fight those monsters?
It’s not like I’m going back to the military. No, no. Cancel that. My broken mental state must be making me think such absurd thoughts.
“Right.”
I survived the harsh military life in that hellish frigid land. There’s no way I can’t endure this kiddie hideout. I believe in myself. As long as I have these stats, I can get stronger through training.
I mean, I ended up in a game world, I don’t have another choice. All I can do is what I’m told. It’ll help me get home faster.
“Phew.”
Rising from my seat, I immediately shed my clothes and headed to the shower.
“Gah…!”
But what a bruise! The area where the chairman had hit me was discolored! How could anyone batter a kid this way? I let out a scream as I washed my body, then seated myself in front of the computer.
First things first, gathering information.
“Hmm… A monster? Yes. Let’s learn a bit about these monsters.”
Upon searching, I found a website similar to YouTube. I searched for ‘monster’ and sure enough…
There were so many videos popping up.
I clicked on one.
“Wow.”
Honestly, it was impressive.
-Aaarrgghhh!
-Turn to the right! I’ll handle the front!
In the video, superhumans were battling a massive monster. The monster looked like nothing that existed on Earth, more like a creature out of a movie.
“So this is real.”
The superhuman in the video held a single sword, skillfully dodging the monster’s attacks while drawing its attention. At the same time, a magical bullet fired from the rear blasted through the monster’s eye.
-Poof!
Simultaneously, the superhuman who had moved aside clambered onto the monster, tearing it apart… The scene was incredibly intense, impressive indeed.
“Is this what we do after graduation?”
Receiving professional training to be able to fight like that, to battle such creatures.
“A serious 3D job, indeed.”
What’s the daily wage?
“Wow.”
It’s a lot?
Well, the superhumans are putting their lives on the line, they should be paid well. Anyway, it was an entertaining video. Even though it was a mundane monster hunting video, it felt like watching a well-made action movie.
-Click.
I continued to peruse the video site.
“The world sure is convenient.”
Given my lack of essential knowledge about this world, each video on this site is like a textbook for me.
Regardless, I have to get through this academy life.
Even if it sucks, even if I don’t want to do it, doing nothing gets me nowhere. If that’s the case, I should press on, integrate myself into this world. That’s the only way I can find another path.
“Ah, damn, I’m so hungry.”
Can I get food delivered?
I can.
I’m exhausted. I need to eat and sleep.
Of course, students’ rights to sleep must be respected. Making kids wake up in the morning is almost a form of abuse. I recall resisting that abuse by sleeping through morning classes all throughout my school days. Looking back, those were happy times.
“Why do they want us to get to school by 8?”
Please, give us a break.
Maybe it was because I was tired yesterday. I managed to get up, forcing open my heavy eyelids. After getting ready and whatnot, I opened the classroom door and was about to head to my seat when…
“Huh?”
Some kid was already sleeping.
And right at my desk behind mine, at that.
To describe his position specifically, he had both hands supporting the back of his head, his legs thrown over the desk, sleeping soundly. He even wore a sleep mask and earphones. Such a perfect sleep posture, it was impressive.
But the problem was that the guy’s foot was resting on my chair. This was annoying. His hair was sky blue… Ridiculous. I took off his blindfold and said,
“Hey. Move your foot.”
The kid is good-looking?
“…?”
He slightly furrowed his brow and gestured.
What’s he saying? I asked him to move his foot.
“Hey. Can you move your foot? It’s on my chair.”
Tap, tap.
I nudged his leg, and only then did he slightly move it. Despite his demeanor, the guy understood words. Yes, resolving things with words is the best.
“Good.”
So, I moved to my spot and sat down.
Suddenly,
Crash!
This guy kicked my back!!!
“Damn you, bastard! Are you trying to kill me-“
“Get lost.”
“What did you say?”
Looking back, he was glaring at me as he said this.
“Get lost.”
His voice was so cold it felt almost life-threatening.
Is this bastard trying to start a fight on the first day? I habitually glanced at his name tag. Ryu Chun-hwi. Ryu Chun-hwi? If that’s his name… He must be the top student. I think he’s even supposed to be the protagonist’s rival.
Ah! It’s that guy!
“Get lost.”
He kept repeating it like a broken parrot, no, a radio. Damn it, he’s lost his mind. I can’t just let this guy walk all over me on the first day.
As I thought this,
Ring.
2,000 coins?!
I absolutely have to do this! I’m already pissed off, and he has the audacity to pick a fight this early? He looks pretty strong, and given that he’s actually the protagonist’s rival, he must be really tough!
But that doesn’t mean I can avoid this fight and the reward. I don’t know what the coins are for yet, but it can’t hurt to collect them. Plus, a fight in school?
There’s always a way to win, regardless of whether you’re a superhero or a nobody.
I immediately stood up from my seat. I stood up so forcefully that my chair toppled over. Despite that, he just stared at me with a bored expression.
Still resting his legs on the table.
“Take off your earphones.”
Tap, tap.
When I tapped on his ear, he removed his earphones and asked,
“Who are you?”
“Your dad.”
“What?”
His eyes filled with confusion for a moment.
“I said I’m your dad. Look at this.”
I pulled out a strand of hair and waved it towards him.
“I plucked this from your dad’s pubes. It’s so long, isn’t it?”
“Wha-what nonsense are you…”
“Here.”
Whoo!
Just like a master of martial arts, I blew the hair strand towards him. My hair collided with his flabbergasted face.
“What kind of bullsh*t is this? If you want someone to get lost, go tell your dad, you brat. What’s up with you on the first day, you son of a b*tch.
The moment I finished my taunt.
“How dare you?”
Thud.
He finally stood up from his seat and spoke with a very grim voice.
He drew the sword he was carrying.
Uh.
What?
“He drew a sword?”
“How dare you? You?”
“Hey. Wait a moment.”
The moment he stepped forward, he exuded a murderous aura.
“Ah, Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Damnnnnnnn! Save meeeeeeeeeee!”
Thi-this bastard actually pulled out a real sword in the school!!!!
“Murdererrrrrrrrr!!!”
I screamed as I sprinted to escape from the classroom.
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