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by fnovelpiaMesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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Mesugaki Tank Enters the Academy –
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As I was leaving the Church
without a clear direction, Grandpa struck up a conversation.
The bishop had just offered me
a reward, saying he wanted to show gratitude.
‘Why should I accept
anything from trash like them? It’s obvious whatever they give me
would be pathetic. Besides, things from a trashy bishop would
probably smell old and musty.’
My reply must have been on his
mind.
‘That may be true.’
Considering my status and what
I’ve done, if I had tried to take advantage, I could have ended up
with quite a number of items.
But right now, I have no
particular attachment to general rewards.
If there were any specific
items I wanted, I could ask Alsatine or the Newman Family to obtain
them. Why bother?
It’s better to refuse
everything and let them feel morally obligated.
The bishop from the Academy is
one of the few conscientious people in the Church of Armadi. If he
owes me a favour, it might be helpful in the future when it comes to
Phoebe’s story.
‘…Don’t hit me with the
truth.’
But he’s a man of good
character. Even if I was a bit unruly, wouldn’t he just think I’m
a decent but naive brat?
‘Please, Grandpa, don’t hit
me with the truth.’
It’s not like I don’t know
that; I’m not denying reality here. Why don’t you understand my
desperate efforts to salvage my already damaged image like this!
Sigh.
Because of the [Mesugaki] Skill, human relations are so difficult.
I’m someone who knows proper
manners, but because of one skill, I have to be a rude, arrogant kid
who needs education? It’s so unfair!
Ding.
While I was silently fuming,
another message popped up.
What is it this time, Sloppy
Armadi? Are you trying to take revenge for the insults I just hurled
at you?
Well, you might as well… not
do that.
When people imagine a hopeful
future and it crumbles, they get emotionally worked up, don’t they?
I was in that state.
Because I’ve had such a hard
time due to the [Mesugaki] Skill, a lot of emotions had piled up. It
was an inevitable action from a flawed human being, you see.
Phoebe said that Lord Armadi
once mentioned that the actions taken after a mistake are more
important than the mistake itself, right?
I promise to do better from
now on, so could you please forgive me? Please!
Desperately trying to excuse
myself before the Sloppy Armadi, fearing what might come to torment
me next, but instead, a message appeared right in front of me.
[Phoebe’s Affection Level has
surpassed 70!]
Huh? What?
I stared blankly at the
unexpected message in front of me, then wiped my eyes and read it
again.
Phoebe’s Affection Level
surpassed 70?
Well, it wasn’t entirely a
surprise.
I had just rescued her from
her mental world a moment ago.
It wouldn’t be strange for her
Affection Level to increase.
There was also one indicator.
The last time Joy’s Affection
Level surpassed 70, I started speaking informally to her just before
it happened. And this time, I began speaking informally* to Phoebe
after entering her mental world. (*Was when Lucy called her Stupid
Saint.)
It’s still just a guess, but
it seems switching to informal speech with someone I usually speak to
formally is related to Affection Levels.
…Affection Level 70, huh.
Realising that Phoebe now sees
me as someone precious made me smile naturally.
Despite all the ups and downs,
I finally achieved what I wanted.
As expected, I’m special! The
seasoned players in Soul Academy are truly something else!
Now that I think about it,
Nacrad played a significant role both times.
The first time I surpassed
Joy’s Affection Level 70 was thanks to saving her from Nacrad,
And this time, I exceeded 70
by rescuing Phoebe from Nacrad as well.
Really. Nacrad, you tsundere!
You say you hate Armadi’s
Apostle, but your actions are always so genuine!
By creating crises, you
greatly helped clear the quest given by Sloppy Armadi!
Thanks to you, my party
composition is now perfect!
Joy handles firepower from the
rear!
Phoebe takes care of healing
and buffs!
And on top of that, I’m
tanking at the front!
Heh. No matter who joins this
party, the foundation is so solid that it won’t be a problem at all!
Whoever comes in, my party is
already top-tier!
Wow, I really should thank
Nacrad, but here’s the problem. Because of my [Mesugaki] Skill, I can
never say thank you to others.
So, I guess I can’t tell you
thanks.
Or can I? If the intention is
to piss someone off, maybe I could say thanks?
Hmm. Feels like it might work?
Next time I see Nacrad, I’ll have to say I’m so grateful because
everything turned out well thanks to him. He’ll definitely be
furious.
Imagining the twitching face
of gangly Nacrad, I chuckled to myself when a few more screens
appeared in front of me.
[Quest Clear!]
[You have succeeded in raising
the Affection Level of two Academy students to 70!]
[Rewards will be given!]
[Reward: Ruel’s [Divine
Martial Arts]]
[A new quest has appeared.]
[Savior of Menestail]
For now, I’ll put aside the
newly given quest and focus on Ruel’s [Divine Martial Arts].
If it’s what I think it is,
then that’s the technique that Grandpa, the hero who once saved the
world, used. I remember it was a passive skill in the game that
increased damage proportionally to the divinity stat.
The performance was decent,
but because of the effort required to master it, many didn’t bother
learning it. I guess it was mainly learned by those aiming for the
peak of the Paladin class.
So, if I can learn it for free
now, it’s definitely welcome.
But here’s something I’m
curious about. Martial arts is all about moving your body to fight,
right? In the game, it was implemented as a passive skill because it
couldn’t be represented otherwise, but wouldn’t it be different in
reality?
‘Grandpa.’
Luckily, there was someone
next to me who could resolve my curiosity: Grandpa, the creator of
this Divine Martial Art.
‘What exactly is [Divine
Martial Arts]?’
‘Because Armadi has given me
that technique.’
When I told Grandpa that I had
received it from Armadi, his urgent voice rose.
I was momentarily taken aback
by his unusually high-pitched tone, but I nodded.
‘Yes. Otherwise, how would I
know about your [Divine Martial Arts]?’
Imbuing my hand with divine
energy? I wasn’t sure what he meant, but I decided to follow
Grandpa’s words.
I believed he must have a
reason.
As soon as I resolved to
transfer some of the divine energy within me to my hand, information
seeped into my mind.
It was just like when using
the [Iron Wall] Skill.
Just as the [Iron Wall] Skill
informed me where to move my shield, something was now guiding me on
how to move the divine energy.
Following this guidance, the
moment I imbued my hand with divine energy, light began to emanate
from it.
It was the same warm light
that Grandpa had shown when he repelled Nacrad, reminiscent of the
sun.
‘Grandpa?’
Why is Grandpa suddenly acting
like some kind of fanatic? Don’t act so scary.
The fervour in Grandpa’s voice
transmitted through the mace.
I’ve heard this kind of voice
before. It felt similar to when Possell was training me.
When he said he would turn me
into a proper knight because Benedict had asked him, his voice
sounded just like this.
So, if Grandpa’s feelings are
similar to Possell’s back then…
‘Grandpa, could you calm
down a bit?’
I’ve recently made training a
habit, but I don’t want it to get any more intense than it already
is.
I’ve finally made a few
friends, so shouldn’t I also enjoy some of my time here at the
academy?
Nacrad used most of his
strength dealing with Grandpa, so things should be peaceful for a
while now, right?
Ah. He can’t hear me, can he?
All right, I guess there’s no helping it. I’ll just pretend I can’t
hear Grandpa for now.
Ignoring Grandpa’s passionate
voice loudly shaking my brain, I checked something else.
There was a new quest, right?
[Savior of Menestail]
[The seal in the Menestail
Dungeon is about to be broken! You must stop it!]
[Reward: ???]
[Failure: GAME OVER]
This is a quest that was also
in the game.
It was one of the side quests,
and if you didn’t clear it within a certain time, the difficulty of
the main story would increase.
If the time limit for this
quest is the same as what I remember, then there’s still plenty of
time.
I’ll clear it once summer
vacation starts. It would be fitting to also search for Alsatine’s
master then.
Phew,
thank goodness.
This time, Armadi gave me a
proper quest.
Considering how much I’ve
bad-mouthed Armadi until now, I thought I might be paying off some
karma.
Armadi, you were more merciful
than I thought?
In that case, you should’ve
given me something other than Practice Mode, you sloppy god.
You urgently gave me a quest,
and I solved it, but what’s with the reward? Huh?
If you keep this up, I might
ignore whatever you say next time, you know?
Well, I’d have to check what
Practice Mode is like anyway. It might be different in reality
compared to the game.
I’ll check it out, and if it
turns out to be completely useless, I can just throw it away then.
Thinking that, I tried to enter Practice Mode.
[Practice Mode can only be
used in the dormitory!]
A warning message appeared.
This message didn’t exist in the game.
Hmm. So, is there something
different from the game?
‘Grandpa. Sorry, but I need
to stop by the dormitory first.’
I have something to check.
Once I returned to the
dormitory of the academy, I immediately used Practice Mode.
Then, just like when I was
surrounded by the perverted Fox’s mist, my consciousness became
hazy .As I came to my senses, I found myself in a different space.
It was a small training
ground, looking brand new as if it had just been completed, with no
signs of use. In the middle stood a scarecrow.
It was the exact scenery of
Practice Mode that I’d grown tired of seeing in the game.
What’s this? There’s
nothing different at all.
I was expecting something
since it acted like there was more, but this is disappointing.
If this is all there is to
Practise Mode, there’s no reason to bother coming here.
“Oh. What is this? Little
girl, is this your mental world?”
Usually, the voice would ring
right in my head, but this time it came through my ears, making me
turn my head.
Next to me stood a robust old
man dressed in armour.
Clenching and unclenching his
fist with a smile, he looked around before approaching me.
“This seems like quite a
suitable place for training.”
…Huh?
Why is Grandpa here?
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