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A separate professor’s office was set up on this floor of the main office. There is a nameplate on the door that reads ‘Chief Combat Professor Dian’.

The professor’s office I was assigned to was small and cozy. Since my predecessor resigned and ran away at night, the furniture, including chairs and desks, is still there and can be used right away.

The academy decided to provide all kinds of stationery, but the problem is those bookcases and shelves… .

The empty bookshelves and shelves on one side of the wall in the professor’s office are very annoying. However, it is a bit difficult because there are no books to put on display or things to display. Ah, a good idea occurred to me.

“Dian! Are you sure you are a professor here?”

Olivia, who came at my call, looked at me with suspicion as she took out the things she had packed in her bag. What Olivia brought with her was a teacup set, kettle, and snacks from Brunswell.

“If you’re a professor, shouldn’t there be books or something like that here?”

“I’m not really the one who got in after taking the exam, so it’s okay. And anyway, what we teach is not theory, but practical experience.”

“Still, if you pile up a bunch of random things in your office like this, the higher-ups will feel uncomfortable.”

“Then why not quit?”

Then Olivia looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“I don’t want to go back to that village again.”

Come to think of it, Olivia always wanted to get out of Brunswell. To be precise, it was not that I disliked Brunswick, but rather that I wanted to go to a more developed city.

Girls of that age prefer flashy shopping streets and clean-cut children of aristocratic families, not drunken, ignorant sailors and fishy sea breezes.

“Anyway, Dian, please stay here. This is why I tell you to work hard.”

“Yes, yes. I get it. Meanwhile, please make me a cup of tea. I have to go to the meeting.”

“Drink here and leave. Don’t get criticized for being arrogant when a new professor attends a meeting holding a teacup.”

“What do you think? Drinking tea during meetings is not a big mistake.”

I walked down the hallway holding the teacup that Olivia gave me and headed to the conference room.

“Hello.”

As I opened the door and entered, many eyes were on me. There are about 20 people of various genders and races. Let’s see. Of course there are dwarves and there are orcs. I guess it’s at a level where we can communicate a bit.

“What are you doing blocking the door?”

When I looked back, the dark elf principal Kirrin was standing there.

“And what is that teacup? Thank you, but I decline. I usually… .”

“Yes? This one? Do you want to drink it?”

Principal Kirrin’s face turned dark red as he took a sip of tea.

“Get out of the way right now.”

I followed the principal as he passed me and entered the conference room. Where is my place? Is it over there? It’s next to the principal.

“Do not sit down. I was already going to introduce myself.”

I was about to sit down on the chair, but the principal stopped me, so I got up again hesitantly. He was holding a teacup in his hand.

“Attention everyone. The author is Dian, a newly appointed senior professor of combat.”

The professors looked at each other and murmured softly.

“We hope you get along well as we have become one family from today as a talented person with specialized knowledge suitable for our academy curriculum. Above.”

After the principal finished speaking, the professors applauded and I opened my mouth in response with a smile.

“Then, a quick greeting… .” “Let’s start the meeting. First, today’s schedule.”

The meeting started right before I could even open my mouth. I also prepared a few jokes to use in the first greeting.

“Nice to meet you, Senior Professor. My name is Lina, a professor of infiltration in the Department of Combat.”

As I shyly sat down, the professor sitting next to me leaned his upper body and quietly whispered hello. She was a woman with short bob hair and a lively appearance.

“Nice to meet you, Instructor Lina.”

“I’ll give you a good tip. Today, please do not meet the general combat professor in private.”

The place where Professor Lina glances is at the other side of the table. A stubborn-looking man was sitting there, staring at me.

“You are the most senior member of the Combat Department. You absolutely hate drinking or eating something during a meeting.”

“I’ll keep this in mind. Still, it’s a waste, so I’d rather drink it.”

Professor Lina covered her mouth and giggled as she quickly took a few sips from the teacup she was holding in her hand, and a deep wrinkle appeared between the general combat professor’s eyebrows.

The order of the meeting is the usual things such as today’s weather, schedule, academy student status, and other special matters. What I paid attention to here was ‘safety evaluation’.

To put it simply, safety assessment is a process of identifying and taking action in advance on expected risk factors during training, but I was surprised at how rigorous the process was.

There are more than 50 items, and if something seems even slightly dangerous, doesn’t the principal directly take action to make adjustments?

“That part is expected to cause ankle injuries to students, so it will be replaced with practice on flat ground.”

“It is early spring now, so the sea water will be very cold, but diving training is postponed to next quarter as hypothermia is expected.”

“How about increasing the amount of exercise time before training? I think that will reduce the risk of injury.”

After the principal messed up like this, half of the originally planned education and training was lost. What is this?

“It was originally like this… ?”

“Well, the principal… They are very sensitive to children getting hurt and having accidents… .”

When I saw Professor Rina smiling awkwardly, I immediately realized the situation. You were doing this so that Principal Kirrin wouldn’t get kicked out?

Even in today’s military, if an accident occurs, it is common for all the unlucky commanders to be blown away. Since the Second Princess was already trying to change things somehow, Kirin was not willing to tolerate even the slightest noise.

I understand your feelings, but proper education cannot be achieved if things continue this way… . This is unsettling.

# # # # #

The first place I visited after the meeting was the Comprehensive Combat Training Center. It is the largest training center within the academy and is also a place where students are about to be graduated.

It is an appropriate place for the first visit of a senior combat professor who needs to know about the overall education and training of the combat department. The general combat professor walking in front of me doesn’t seem to think so.

“It is against etiquette to eat during a meeting, Senior Professor.”

Comprehensive Combat Professor Nan, who had broad shoulders, a thick neck, and a long white beard that would have looked like one in the past, was a man with a surprisingly long back end, despite his appearance. What’s wrong with drinking a cup of tea?

“Please refrain from next time.”

“Because it is my habit to drink tea in the morning. I’ll try my best.”

Then the general combat professor stopped and looked back at me.

“Excuse me, how old are you this year?”

“I ate as much as I could. And if you’re a head professor, isn’t that a higher rank than an ordinary professor? What’s wrong with being treated poorly?”

“I also ate as much as I could.”

“I know that. That beard of yours says so.”

He pointed his finger at the general combat professor’s white beard.

“You can’t get over drinking tea during a meeting, but you don’t seem to have a big problem with a person who is famously a professor at an academy growing a beard like that, right?”

“This has a special meaning. Maybe the head professor doesn’t know, but… .”

“I know very well. I’m not bragging because I’m from a long-distance patrol unit.”

Because long-distance patrols of the corps infiltrate deep into enemy territory for months on end, they are unable to shave their beards in time, so they braid them like that, which has now become a tradition. It’s a funny tradition.

“I don’t know how long you served and what battlefield you were active in, but don’t be foolish and try to gain an upper hand based on that. Don’t you get the answer when you see that I’m a senior professor at this age?”

The general combat professor’s face turned bright red, but he didn’t seem to be able to find anything to refute. Even though he was older than me, it was a bit too much to push him, so I smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

“I will try my best not to eat anything during the meeting. So let’s relax. If you are too strict about everything, you will get seriously ill later.”

“… Okay.”

# # # # #

The comprehensive combat training center we arrived at was Wajiseon in Yasan, located within the academy. The training course is to run in a straight line from below to the top of the mountain and reach the flag at the top of the mountain within the time limit.

It may seem simple at first glance, but there are dozens of various obstacles lined up along the path, so overcoming them is not an easy task.

I went up to the control tower at the starting line and watched all the academy students practice the course. About thirty academy students advanced like ants toward the top at different speeds.

But it’s strange that everyone is so slow to act. Moreover, aren’t some of the obstacles made of detours or boards laid like bridges?

“Phew! Phew! Phew!”

Even in the section where he was shooting an arrow from behind cover to suppress the enemy, he was making sounds with his mouth while shooting a bow without an arrow. What are you doing, what are you doing?!

“Professor. what is this? Why are you doing your training so sloppily?”

“Under the principal’s instructions, all risk factors have been removed and it is being carried out safely.”

When I heard the inside story, I found out that they skipped obstacles with a high risk of injury and even shot arrows without giving out arrows for fear of misfires.

I need to do some work on this. If this is the case, the level of academy students produced will be lowered, and there will be a hundred complaints from the inspection team and the intelligence department.

The second princess, who confirmed the complaint, will say that it is right and will go out to cut off the principal’s head. If the headmaster’s head is blown off, it is obvious that I will be the one dragged up to the vacant position.

If I don’t go, she’ll threaten to bring back Linus, who has just started taking care of the baby. It can never be done like that. Why did I come here?

“Is there a wizard here at the academy?”

“There is… Why are you doing this?”

“Call the wizard. From now on, I will directly control this place.”

# # # # #

Grumble, rumble.

Kirrin, who was working buried in papers, was startled by a sudden explosion and vibration and ran to the window. Over there, he could see a magnificent cloud of dirt rising from the hillside where the comprehensive combat training center was located.

Why are you like that? We eliminated all elements that could cause such a disturbance during today’s training.

As a new cloud of dust appeared along with a flash of light, Kirin suddenly remembered that Dian had said earlier that he would go to observe comprehensive combat training.

No way, no way… no way… ?!

Kirrin didn’t want to waste time going down the stairs, so she opened the window and jumped down this floor.

Kirrin landed like a cat and immediately ran towards the general training ground, where a series of explosions shook the ground.

“Wow?!”

Kirin arrived at the training ground and froze, unable to say anything at the sight that unfolded before her eyes.

Currently, dozens of academy students are climbing the mountain at the training site. It looks like an active-duty legionnaire engaged in a battle for high ground.

A flashing beam of light struck behind the academy students and exploded.

The source of that beam of light is the control tower at the starting line. On top of the control tower, a magician from the Academy was excitedly firing attack magic.

And next to it… .

“That way this time! Keep pushing! Training is like actual combat! Real combat is like training!”

Senior Professor Dian was directing fire by swinging a long tree branch.

“A drop of sweat in training is a drop of blood in actual combat! Keep pouring!”

“Ugh! You crazy human!!!”