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1. The mercenary king is entering the academy?

The name of this world is Newpan.

Surprisingly, it was a dimension connected to Earth.

But unfortunately, living creatures could not cross the dimension.

That was the accepted opinion until now.

However, a great wizard in the Kingdom of Aachen created an amazing great magic.

Unbelievably, it was a magic that allowed living creatures to also cross dimensions.

However, a huge amount of goods were consumed here. It also cost enough money to shake up the kingdom.

Moreover, it took a very long time to prepare the magic.

Thanks to this, the King of Aachen had to worry greatly.

He wanted to send people to Earth.

This was because I wanted to accept the Earth’s advanced civilization.

But I couldn’t send just anyone. In the kingdom, there were goods that only one person could send.

Therefore, it was right for the most outstanding person in the kingdom to go to Earth.

Because that way, you would learn a lot.

So the king made a decision.

It was decided to create a new department at the Royal Academy and send those who received the best grades there to Earth.

Here, gender, age, status, and even race did not matter at all. I only looked at ability.

Whoever received the highest grade could go to Earth.

And he announced this news to everyone in the kingdom.

In an instant, the entire kingdom was shaken.

This was because the kingdom was already full of people who were immersed in Earth’s culture.

Soon, large numbers of people flocked to Trier, the city where the royal academy was located.

Royalty, great nobles, knights, wizards, merchants, etc.

The city of Trier was filled with people from all walks of life.

But the King of Aachen could not be satisfied with this.

He wanted truly outstanding people to enter the Royal Academy.

So he added one more condition.

It was announced that the person who graduated at the top of his class would be given a large territory, including the city of Trier.

Simply put, it meant that if you graduated at the top of your class, you could immediately become a great lord with a large city.

Soon, a reaction appeared that was incomparable to before.

Talented people from all walks of life who had been hunkering down came forward.

Archmages, high-ranking knights, heroes of different races, saints, and even warriors.

All the powerful people in the kingdom gathered together.

And this news also reached a man on the battlefield.

He was the one who had been waiting for this news more than anyone else.

His name is Mercenary King Jace Allen.

He was also the man who became famous the fastest in the current kingdom.

***

Near the main entrance to the Royal Academy.

Currently, many people were gathered at the front gate of the academy.

Buzz.

All I could see was people, but it seemed like there were 10,000 people.

‘There are too many of them.’

I shook my head looking at that.

This is why I was worried about whether I would be able to take the test.

Today is the entrance exam for the Royal Academy Special Department.

The special department is a new department, and the person who gets the best grades here has the honor of going to Earth.

Plus, the enormous size of the territory was a bonus.

And today was the last day of the special exam.

In fact, if I didn’t pass the test today, my chance to enter the academy would disappear.

‘They said that the royal family and influential nobles have already taken the test.’

It was right that this academy gave everyone a chance. In fact, commoners could also take the exam.

However, the society here was still a class society.

It was said that on the first day, noble people such as royalty, warriors, and saints took separate tests.

On the second day, nobles, including great nobles, took the test.

On the third day, the different races existing in the kingdom took the test.

And only today, the last day, did commoners have the opportunity to take the exam.

That’s why so many people gathered.

‘But there are still too many…’

I looked ahead and frowned.

The academy’s main gate will open soon. They will then be given the opportunity to take the entrance exam one by one.

But I felt like I wouldn’t be able to take the test like this. There were too many people waiting.

‘Should I at least cut in line?’

I was confident that I would pass the exam if I just took it.

Of course, according to the story I heard, the difficulty level of the test was very high.

Just looking at the contemplative faces of the people in front of me was like that.

“I heard the entrance exam is that difficult?”

“They said so. Sigh… I messed up. What.”

“No, where is this? The difficult ‘English’ question appears on the test!!”

Surprisingly, English appeared in the test questions.

Of course, this was not Earth. Nevertheless, I took the English test. That’s why everyone was making that kind of expression.

But I didn’t have to worry.

‘That means he graduated from the English Literature Department.’

It was like that.

I was different from them.

Surprisingly, I was an Earthling in my past life.

And I remembered all my memories from my past life.

Of course, there was something different between the Earth where I was born and the Earth that exists now.

‘Is it around 2012 on Earth right now?’

Of course, they didn’t do anything like distribute leaflets to the Newpan continent. No, there was no new edition itself.

Looking at that, it seemed true that it was in another dimension.

But it was still okay. This was because culture, language, science and technology were almost the same.

To put it simply, for someone from here, I could be considered a doctor of earth science(?). No one knew more about the Earth than I did.

And the Royal Academy Special Department was there to select the last person to go to Earth.

Naturally, there were bound to be many tests related to Earth.

I could tell just by taking this English test.

‘I just need to be able to take the test…!’

I looked slightly nervous.

Because I was in the battlefield, I heard the news late.

‘Hmm, I can’t help it. ‘I have no choice but to cut in line.’

This is a medieval society. It was different from modern society.

In modern society, it was about waiting in line and being polite. There was no need to go this far.

That was when I was about to step forward.

Suddenly, I started hearing a noise coming from behind.

chuck-!! chuck-!! chuck-!! chuck-!!

It sounded like hundreds of pieces of metal moving.

Everyone turned around at the sound. And I looked towards where the sound came from.

“Gasp…!”

“Hey, what is that!”

People opened their eyes wide.

It had to be that way.

This was because over a hundred armed mercenaries were approaching this place.

However, he didn’t look like an ordinary mercenary.

He was wearing armor all over his body, and his weapons were covered in blood. It felt like I had just been in a war zone.

However, even in that situation, he showed himself as an elite soldier. It was something overwhelming.

chuck-!! chuck-!! chuck-!! chuck-!!

The sound of them approaching echoed throughout the academy.

Everyone looked scared at that sight.

I also stiffened my expression when I saw that.

Of course, it wasn’t because they were afraid.

‘Ha, when did you get here…?’

Rather, it was because it was annoying.

Soon their voices began to resonate.

“Godson ani-!!”

“Why are you going so fast?!”

“Are you embarrassed of us?!”

I quickly turned my head to see that sight. And then I pretended not to notice.

‘Just pass by…’

But they stopped right in front of me.

Good!!

He then gave me a big salute.

“Salute to the Mercenary King!”

“Chung-!!”

One voice was very loud. Thanks to this, there was no one who could not hear this voice.

“You’re the mercenary king now…?”

“If you are a mercenary king… that magic swordsman, Jace Allen?”

“He came here?!”

“Gasp…! Really?!”

Everyone had surprised faces. Then he looked at me.

“Ha…”

I had no choice but to turn my head and accept the mercenaries’ salute.

“Chung.”

“Right away! Take an escort formation immediately! Implementation.”

“Implementation-!”

Then they immediately started moving. They placed me in the center and started surrounding me.

Thanks to this, I was surrounded by nearly a hundred mercenaries.

And it didn’t end there.

“Go forward!”

Soon the mercenary units began to move forward. Even though there are still people in front.

I had no choice but to move along.

Immediately, an uproar began.

“Oh my!!”

“Don’t push!!”

“Pushing from behind!!”

“Everyone get out of the way! The mercenaries are coming!!”

In an instant, the front gate of the academy turned into chaos.

It was because of 100 mercenaries suddenly breaking through the crowd.

“Everyone get out of the way! The Mercenary King is passing by!!”

“Do you see the bloody knife now? If you don’t want to get caught, just get out of the way!”

I hid my face from that sight. My face was so hot I couldn’t stand it.

‘This is why I tried to come alone…’

I definitely wanted to take the test quietly. But I don’t know how it happened like this.

I’ve always been the type of person who enjoys attention. But there was still a degree. It wasn’t to this extent.

Anyway, I kept moving forward.

As I said before, today was the last day of the entrance exam. This meant that there were only commoners.

Of course, there was no one here who could challenge me.

Thanks to this, everyone made way for me, crying and eating mustard.

After a while.

In the end, I kept moving forward.

And it stopped right in front of the academy’s main gate. Of course, there was no one in front of me.

Thanks to the mercenaries(?), I was able to stand at the front.

Everyone looked at me with proud expressions. It seemed like he wanted to receive my praise.

“Wow…! Very well done. Well done.”

“Hehe, thank you!!”

“We are truly honored that you recognize our loyalty!”

“……Okay.”

Anyway, like an ignorant mercenary, I couldn’t communicate.

“Okay then, everyone go back now.”

I wanted to get these out of my way as soon as possible.

“Yes…? I have to escort the captain…”

“Do I look like someone who deserves to be punished? Get out now!”

“Yes, yes!”

The mercenaries quickly began to disperse at my harsh command.

Of course, that was only for a moment. They got into formation again and even started singing a military song.

chuck-!! chuck-!! chuck-!! chuck-!!

We are the Man of Steel!!

I never kneel to anyone!!

I shook my head left and right at that sight.

It seemed like he was planning to embarrass me and kill me.

Of course, people’s reactions were different.

“Huh… Are they the Steel Mercenaries then?”

“Yes, they are a legendary mercenary group that has never failed a mission…!!”

“Look at that! There is no such thing as a complete elite.”

Everyone was impressed by the appearance of the mercenaries. This was because it had an angular appearance that was rarely seen in the Middle Ages.

Anyway, I was shaking my head.

Soon the doors to the closed academy began to open.

Sigh!

And then the guards came out from there.

Originally, they would have shouted forcefully. This was because they were all commoners anyway.

But I was different.

Although his status was that of a fallen aristocrat, he was still an aristocrat.

Moreover, he had a reputation as a mercenary king.

Also, there were mercenaries who still sang military songs.

Was that why?

“Keu, keuhum, please come in one by one, starting from the front.”

They seemed quite polite. And then he was busy glancing at me. I guess I’m quite amazing.

‘Well, they say the mercenary king is entering the academy… what could be more exciting than that?’

I entered the academy with their eyes on me.

Anyway, I felt a bit strange.

It seemed like it was even more so because I was trying to enter the academy at the age of 29.

‘Let’s all endure in order to get to Earth.’