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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
11

Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
11

Harne’s classes aren’t fun.

It’s not that she’s bad at
teaching. It’s just that I have no basic knowledge, so I can’t
understand what she’s saying.

I guess this is how a student
who struggles with maths feels during a maths class.

Now I understand why those
kids slept during class.

If you can’t understand
anything, what else can you do but sleep?

I somehow endured and sat
through Harne’s class, but the only thing I learned was one thing.

Note-taking is useless.

All I have left is dungeon
exploration.

I spent the class time
daydreaming, and then I headed to the training ground as usual.

Normally, I would warm up and
start with a run, but there was something I needed to check first.

I have to find out what caused
that loud noise I heard last night!

As I walked further into the
training ground, I naturally encountered other soldiers and knights.

On any other day, they would
have just greeted me politely and quickly disappeared. But today was
different.

“Thank you, Miss!”

“Thank you for your
mercy, Miss!”

They suddenly started thanking
me loudly.

What’s going on? Why are they
doing this? What did I do to deserve this?

The only thing I did yesterday
was give that Sloppy Knight a good punch. Is that really something to
be thankful for?

As I stood there, baffled by
this inexplicable gratitude, a knight walked up to me.

His face was covered with
several small scars, and he had a clean head void of hair.

Sharp eyes and a huge build
larger than most adult men.

A knight who perfectly fits
the image of looking fierce.

Without a word, he blocked my
path.

‘What. What’s the matter!’

“What. What’s the matter,
Bald Knight!”

Bald knight? What kind of
Mesugaki skill is this? Don’t you get the situation? Provoking this
person, what do you hope to achieve?!

Of course, since he’s from our
family, he wouldn’t harm me, but still, there’s the off chance,
right?

“Miss Lucy.”

‘Yes!’

“What!”

“Thank you so much for
sparing Karl!”

The fierce knight, with a
precise movement, knelt to the ground and bowed his head.

“I thought I would never see
Karl again! But thanks to you, Miss!”

“That’s right! It’s all
thanks to your mercy, Miss!”

As soon as the knight finished
speaking, a soldier ran over and bowed his head alongside him.

No. What is going on here?

While I stood there, unable to
comprehend the situation, the number of people kneeling before me
only continued to grow.

Karl?

Karl… could they be talking
about that sloppy knight?

Mercy… by that, do they mean
when I asked Benedict not to punish him too harshly?

Is that really something so
deserving of gratitude?

Well, I guess I understand
they’re thankful, but hold on a second.

Calm down, you idiots!

I can’t even get a word in
edgewise!

While I stood there, utterly
flustered and not knowing what to do, the man who protected me from
Karl’s fist approached from a distance.

It was Possell, the Knight
Commander.

“Hey, you idiots! Can’t
you see you’re making the Miss uncomfortable? Step aside!”

Possell’s shout echoed
throughout the training grounds.

Wow. How can someone have a
voice that loud? At this volume, he could probably kill someone with
his voice alone!

I wasn’t the only one
intimidated by his voice.

Even those who were
surrounding me quickly stepped back at Possell’s command.

As expected from the Knight
Commander! Thank you!

Even if I can’t say thanks
after translation in the Mesugaki language, please know that I think
so!

“Miss Lucy, are you
alright?”

‘Yes, I’m alright, but why
is everyone acting this way?’

“You think I look alright?
What the hell are these idiots doing?”

I asked hoping for an
explanation, but Possell didn’t answer.

Instead, like the first
knight, he knelt down.

How tall is this guy? Even
kneeling, he’s still looking down at me.

“Miss! I, Possell, want to
express my gratitude as well! Thanks to your lofty mercy, a knight’s
future has been preserved!”

Hah. Damn it. Right.

This man is the head of
several knights.

Then, naturally, he’s just
like the other guys.

‘Knight Commander.’

“Possell, you sloppy
knight.”

“Yes?”

‘Disperse everyone here
immediately. Before I change my mind about what I said.’

“Settle this commotion right
now. Unless you want to see Karl get kicked out because of you.”

After some time had passed and
the situation was somewhat settled, I was able to hear the full story
from Possell.

Possell explained that raising
a hand to the person he’s sworn to serve as a knight is considered
the worst act.

Being expelled from the family
was just the beginning; the disgrace would stick to his name like a
permanent label, making it impossible for him to work as a knight
ever again.

I briefly thought; Isn’t it
fine if he just stops being a knight?

But that was just a modern
person’s thoughts. Knights often couldn’t bear the shame and ended up
committing suicide.

Realising that this could have
happened if I hadn’t said anything to Benedict made me laugh
cynically.

Actually, it would have been
even worse. When Benedict came to me, his eyes were incredibly
fierce.

“Karl is truly a good
guy. I don’t know what got into him yesterday, but he made a mistake.
I promise to educate him properly from now on. So please, don’t
change your mind about him.”

‘I don’t hold a grudge against
him.’

“Why do you think I care
about some sloppy knight? I’m not interested in some average Joe.”

I understood that what he did
was serious.

But it all happened because of
me.

Seeing the Knight Commander,
along with the knights and soldiers, all gathered to defend him, Karl
must be an outstanding knight.

If so, the only reason he lost
control was because of my [Mesugaki] skill.

This means he wasn’t really at
fault, so there’s even less reason for me to wish for his punishment.

In any case, how effective is
the provocation effect of the [Mesugaki] skill? To make an honourable
knight go crazy with rage—that’s impressive.

I initially thought Karl had
poor emotional control, and that’s why it happened.

Usually, if there’s a
significant level difference, it’s hard for a skill to have an
effect.

But if that’s not the
case… the [Mesugaki] skill. It might be much more powerful than I
initially thought.

“Are you serious?!”

As I was lost in my thoughts,
Possell suddenly brought his face close to mine.

Whoa. That startled me.

A huge muscle-head suddenly
looming in was truly unsettling.

Why are there so many
intimidating-looking people in the Allen Family?

Is it the family tradition
because Benedict, the head of the family, looks like a troll?

Karl is definitely eccentric.
But, at least he looks normal.

‘Yes, I don’t have any
particular thoughts, so could you move your face aside?’

“I don’t have any thoughts,
so could you move your creepy face away?”

“I apologise!”

Even though I outright called
him creepy, Possell just chuckled.

Could he be that happy knowing
his subordinate is completely forgiven?

Despite his rough appearance,
he’s actually a kind-hearted man.

‘Ah, Knight Commander.
Yesterday…’

“Foolish Possell. Do you
know anything about the explosion that happened yesterday?”

“You mean that? Well…”

Excitedly chatting, Possell
suddenly realised what he was about to say and shut his mouth, but it
was already too late.

So you do know, right?

“Miss. I apologise. Let’s
pretend I didn’t say anything.”

“…”

“…”

“You’re not going to say
anything?”

“…Would you promise to
keep it a secret that I’m the one who told you this?”

‘Yes, I promise.’

“Alright. So, tell me.”

“That sound last night was
the Count throwing a punch.”

What?

‘Are you saying that sound
came from a human punch?’

“You’re kidding me, right? A
punch making a sound like that?”

“It’s true. At least when
it comes to the Count.”

He didn’t seem to be joking.

Even though Soul Academy is
set in a fantasy world, the idea that a punch could make such an
explosive sound is mind-boggling. But when I think about it, it’s
not entirely impossible.

As a player of Soul Academy
I’d end up doing all sorts of incredible things by the end, after
all.

A punch sounding like an
explosion is odd, sure.

But in this world, it’s
possible. How strong is Benedict, exactly?!

At that level, he’s as
powerful as some of the most renowned fighters in the Soul Academy
world!

I guess his impressive
nickname, “Iron-Blooded Knight,” wasn’t just for show!

Why didn’t I know about such a
character?

I’ve memorised all the key
NPCs in Soul Academy.

Could it be because Benedict
only appeared when Lucy (I) did?

But why was Lucy, the daughter
of such a monster, so weak before I possessed her?

Usually, physical abilities
are inherited, aren’t they?

Athletes’ children often
become athletes, and martial artists’ children often turn into
martial artists.

If Lucy had even a tenth of
Benedict’s abilities, how great would that have been!

I could have started as an
unstoppable character from the beginning! I wouldn’t have to worry
about life and death all the time!

Thinking about it now, it’s
incredibly unfair.

As I was internally
complaining, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

What happens to someone who
gets hit by a person whose punch can shake the earth?

‘Knight Commander. Is Karl
okay?’

“Possell. Is the Sloppy
Knight alive?”

“Yes. He’s alive.
Although he’s a bit of a wreck.”

Possell said that and then
added that I would understand once I saw it for myself. He then led
me to the prison in the knights’ quarters.

Although it was called a
prison, it didn’t have the heavy atmosphere I had imagined.

On the contrary, it was quiet
and calm.

Maybe it was because it was a
place meant to punish those who caused trouble within the knights.

“This is the aftermath of
the punch from the Count.”

One of the rooms in the prison
had a hole in it.

It wasn’t a small hole.

The entire wall had been blown
away, making it look as if the place had been built that way from the
start.

The force of the punch didn’t
stop there. Beyond the gaping hole in the wall, there was a long
trail of destruction.

It looked like something out
of a movie, where a monster had fired a laser beam and left a trail
of devastation.

Hmm. I should be grateful that
Benedict is a doting father. If he were just as ruthless with his
children, I would have died a long time ago.

But wait a minute. Is it even
possible for someone to be okay after taking a punch like that?

‘Where is Karl?’

“Where’s the Sloppy
Knight?”

“He’s right next door.
Shall I guide you?”

‘Yes.’

“Sure.”

Karl was in better shape than
I had imagined. He had a large bruise on his face, but that was it.

Considering he took a punch
like that, it was almost as if he had no injuries at all.

This guy is really a monster
too. To be fine after getting hit by such a severe punch?

Then, what would have happened
if he had taken a punch that Benedict threw with all his might? If
anything had gone wrong, I could have really died.

“Miss! I’m sorry! I’ve
committed a grave sin! As a knight, I attempted to harm my mistress!
It’s a crime deserving of death!”

Until now, I hadn’t given it
much thought, but realising how dangerous the situation had truly
been, I began to feel indignant.

If I tell Benedict, he’ll
probably do something extreme again, so that’s out of the question.

Hmm. What should I do?

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