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A hallway with a contrasting atmosphere during break time.

It meant that everyone was in class.

Walking alone in such a place made me feel awkward for some reason.

“Even if I didn’t sleep in the auditorium…”

It was now beyond my limit to grumble to myself while looking for the Knight Class.

In the first place, finding the first-year Knight Class in this vast academy was unreasonable.

After searching for a while.

Finally, the first-year Knight Class came into view.

“Here is Class A.”

The first impression is important…

I’ve long been ruined with the nickname “loser.”

Still, the start of the academy is important… but.

This was also ruined because of being late.

Well, if I’m already ruined, I just have to act well if I can.

Rather confidently, I thought to myself that I wasn’t late, time just passed quickly.

I had done nothing wrong.

Swoosh.

“Since the introductions are over, for the future…”

With an arrogant attitude, I opened the front door.

The expression on the teacher’s face right in front of me was, as expected, not good.

“…”

“What is the name of the student?”

I felt like someone was forcefully covering my mouth.

Someone was pushing a sickle against my throat.

…Wake up.

I almost succumbed to the pressure of the teacher.

I have to endure it.

As arrogantly and confidently as possible.

“Logz Avantche.”

I managed to open my blocked mouth.

The teacher’s expression changed.

I don’t know why, but it seemed to be resolved.

“Wow… how is he here?”

“So, why is such a loser in the Knight Class?”

When an opportunity to sigh arose, I felt the gazes around me.

No matter how much I try to avoid interference based on status, the words are harsh.

“But isn’t he a cleric?”

“Right? Oh, that guy was sleeping in the auditorium, got confused with the class?”

“Exactly, that’s why he’s not a loser, right? He’s just sucking up in the Alchemist Class.”

I swallowed the rising anger.

There is a common saying among those who thought I entered the Alchemist Class.

“He’s here to suck up.”

Those who don’t know what efforts I made to enter here.

Those people are judging everything about me based on my appearance alone.

Even in my past life, such people were abundant.

Every time, I crushed their noses that were sticking up high.

“I remember all your faces. I will definitely crush you here.”

At a good timing, the teacher’s voice was heard.

“How long are you going to stand there? Go in and sit down.”

“Yes.”

“What!?”

The students’ voices echoed throughout the classroom.

Whether they do or not.

“You, who was the most surprised.”

He caught my eye since the auditorium.

You will be the first to be crushed.

I tried to get rid of the nickname “loser”… but it seems impossible.

Enduring has its limits.

As I moved to my seat, I looked at the face of the man who had annoyed me. Oh…

Surprisingly, the other person also stared at me the same way.

No, it seemed more like a provocation.

“The more stupid, the less fear.”

I sighed in admiration and unpacked my belongings at the far end of the window.

With a cough from the teacher, the classroom quieted down again.

Yes, I’ll deal with that guy later and focus on my goal for now.

After hearing the news of the academy’s enrollment, one thought came to my mind.

“What did I do at school?”

I thought carefully, but all I did at school was study.

Even thinking about it, my life was really boring.

So, I had one goal in mind.

To fulfill the school dreams I couldn’t achieve before.

I already made a list.

The first one!

Sleeping in the best spot that gets plenty of sunlight and doesn’t catch the teacher’s eye.

“I’ve always heard the sound of snoring from behind, but now it’s my turn.”

The teacher’s gaze explaining the schedule for the future, I quickly buried my face in the desk.

‘Oh…’

…Uncomfortable?

It didn’t take long for the pain to hit my back.

Was this a job for experienced professionals? Why is it so difficult?

I didn’t even think about sleeping, just wanting to get up quickly. Just a little more to endure.

You’ll get used to it soon.

After trying until the end of the class.

My first dream ended in a dismal failure.

But it’s too early to give up.

There are still many items left on the list I made.

Next is chatting with a friend during class!

“…”

Failure!

Next, studying with a friend!

“…”

Failure!

Next, with a friend…

Sigh… failure…

Amidst the constant exchange of the word ‘failure,’ I realized the biggest problem with my dream.

I… have no friends.

No, it’s not like I didn’t know this fact.

Still… this doesn’t seem right.

Of course, I showed up late and had an arrogant attitude from the first day at the academy.

How could I have been so lacking in the virtues I accumulated in the countryside?

It seemed like no one had heard any good rumors about me.

Snack time arrived.

All the students were chatting happily with their newfound friends.

“…”

***

In the end, I left the classroom.

It’s not like I left out of envy.

I just felt uncomfortable having a loser in the same class, so I left out of consideration.

And since I found a really nice place while looking for the classroom, I came out to confirm it.

Definitely.

Not out of envy. Sigh…

“It seems like it was here…”

As I turned the corner, I saw a garden.

There was a large garden at the entrance of the academy, so I don’t know why there’s a garden here too.

Still, since I found it, I wanted to know what was at the end.

I walked past the overgrown trees along the path.

At first glance, you might think, ‘Are they not maintaining it?’ but seeing traces of occasional maintenance, you could tell that someone was trying, albeit poorly.

“Wow…”

At the end of the garden, there were plants surrounding in a circle and a large tree in the center. This is what they call a hidden gem.

With not much time left, I leaned against the tree.

Let’s savor this peaceful feeling slowly.

Closing my eyes, I let the warm sunlight filtering through the leaves envelop me.

‘It would be so nice to sleep in this weather.’

It wasn’t on the list, but well, adding it now would solve the problem.

Since I’m a loser anyway, there’s no reputation to lose. Maybe living like this is a good way.

The reason I entered the academy in the first place…

Ah!

My drowsy eyes snapped open.

‘Status window.’

The culprit behind all this.

I opened the status window to check it.

[Main) Pass the prestigious Tuaros Academy]

[Success: Unlock new ability]

[Failure: Death]

‘Yes, a new ability.’

This is the best choice I have right now.

This will be the turning point to become a hero of the country. And with this, I will turn my life around.

“Hey! Show me the new ability.”

[Success) Pass the prestigious Tuaros Academy]

[Reward) Please choose one of the following]

‘Choose?’

[Raise all stats]

[Acquire new skill of a cleric]

[Randomly manifest a trait in one item]

‘…’

Each option had its own advantages.

Raising all stats is the best opportunity to increase my health and mana from my current state.

However, acquiring the cleric skill might make it easier to overpower opponents than now.

When I thought about it, the risk from the last option was too great.

A trait is something like a skill that a profession inherently possesses.

For example, the ability to instinctively use the healing skill as a cleric within the human category is a trait. All other skills are things that can be obtained through training.

Each family had its own training methods, and based on that training, ranks were assigned.

However, the weapons were a bit different.

I didn’t know the details since I had only heard about it briefly.

But it was said that when you used a weapon to the extreme and were able to communicate with it, that was when the weapon’s characteristics were revealed.

To think that such characteristics were given so easily. But this was a trap.

It was giving characteristics randomly to an object.

If those characteristics happened to be the same as the ones a bag had, there was no worse choice than that.

“Ha.”

But one of the ways I could get closest to them right now was to unleash the weapon’s characteristics. This was not gambling.

My luck in this life was the best.

I chose [Randomly Unleash Characteristics].

The status window emitted a strange light and displayed a single phrase.

[Soul Trait) Absolute Luck]

[The trait of the Holy Asbel’s Sword is unleashed]

“That’s it! This is it!!”

My voice echoed in the quiet park. Ah… I should be more careful from now on.

“So, what is the trait of this sword?”

[Accumulated) Feed magic to the Holy Asbel’s Sword until it is satisfied]

“…?”

This is nonsense. Just unleashing the trait like that!

I shouldn’t change the subject here!!

Just as I was about to spit out the curse that was about to come out of my mouth to the status window without holding back.

“Who are you!”

I heard a familiar woman’s voice.

“S-Sara?”

“How come you’re here!”

“Uh… by chance?”

“By chance? Do you even know where this is!”

Sara drew a sword from its sheath.

“H-Hold on.”

‘Wait.’

She’s a sword master, right? Of course, she must have mana reserves that are incomparable to others?

In that case…

My mouth watered.

No, if I do well, she could even become a friend…

Is it too villainous to take advantage of her here?

A painful decision.

But Sara, who turned such concerns into nothing but foam, was there.

“I’ll kill you right here!”

‘…I guess there’s no way around this.’

For some reason, the corners of my mouth lifted.