episode_0035

[ Status Window ]

Name: Theo (Kim Min-seong)

Age: 20 years old

Occupation: A really cool villager

Titles: Proud Son, Best Juggler in the Village, Swordsman with Great Swordsmanship, Dummy Slayer, Dummy Harpooner, Mana Man, Magician with Great Magic, Farming? That’s just gum, I’m good at mediation.

[ Achievements ]

Can’t you do anything alone?

n All stats +5

I’ll take you!

n All stats +5

Your country sucks

n Total stats +15

At some point, the status window became quite fancy.

Although my job is still a really cool townsman, it can be seen as being quite fancy due to the existence of titles and achievements.

Just by entering the Academy, I already gained another title.

It’s a title that means ‘good at mediation’, and it seems like it was earned because she always mediates between Iris and Estelle.

At this point, I think it’s okay to consider him a professional arbitrator.

“Hmm.”

I feel a bit proud of it.

In addition, I had previously obtained the hidden achievement ‘Your country sucks’, which not only gave me 1 million won, but also gave me a significantly higher stat value compared to other achievements, with an overall stat +15.

… But honestly, whether it increases the overall stats by 5 or 15, it all looks the same to me since I can’t check the stat values anyway.

“Stat window. Stat. Information. Stat information.”

I tried calling out all kinds of modifiers in case there was a way to open it with a modifier I didn’t know about, but nothing that looks like a stat window appears.

Why is that? Usually, if you want to give a stat a positive value, don’t you have to unlock the stat window first?

Or are there separate conditions for unlocking the stat window?

“Ugh, I don’t know.”

“Hey, dorm roommate. What are you worrying about with your head in your hands?”

After a long time, Marty spoke first.

I was wondering why the guy who used to be so noisy was so quiet for a while, and now it seems like his mouth has been unsealed and he’s talking again.

“No, nothing. It’s nothing. I was just thinking about my future school life.”

“Oh~ Well, there was already a rumor going around our class that you had a fight with a noble lady?”

Marty was not in class A, but was a transfer student in class C.

It seemed like the rumor had already spread not only in our class but also to other classes.

Anyway, they say that rumors spread really fast.

“You were the one who started the fight, so I just responded. It wasn’t like we were fighting or anything in the first place.”

I just responded to someone who ignored me and started a fight, but it spread like wildfire.

Anyway, rumors are one of those things that you shouldn’t believe at face value.

After passing through just one or two people, it just swells up so much that it seems like it’s about to burst, right?

“Hey, you’re really an extraordinary person from the start, huh?”

“What kind of extraordinary person is this?”

“You know, you’re called the commoner who made his mark on the history of the Academy!”

A commoner who left his mark on the history of the Academy…

Isn’t that too grandiose? I’m just a really cool townsfolk.

Anyway, people love these heroic tales so much that it’s a problem.

“And a man loved by Her Highness the Crown Princess and the Saintess!”

“No… I’m not in love with you. We’re just friends… ”

“Kuuuu, I’m jealous of this kid! Two pretty girls! And they’re both incredibly high-ranking people!”

… Well, this guy has no intention of listening to me.

“Eww! Hand one over to me, you bastard… !”

I decide to just ignore it and review what I learned today.

Now that I think about it, there was an incident today after magic class where Lina got teased by the teacher.

I guess the rumor has already spread.

Later, he came over to us and showed a look of wanting to borrow a notebook, but no one lent him one, so he must have had his own group and borrowed a notebook from them.

I wasn’t really curious, but I remember it because it annoyed me that he came over to us and tried to borrow my notes even though we were making such a fuss.

I have a feeling that we will continue to run into this in the future, so it might be a good idea to think about how to deal with it.

“Ah, really, between the saintess and Her Highness the Crown Princess, who should I…?! What should I do…?!”

It was a normal, peaceful scene in the dormitory where Marty was still lost in his own thoughts without even thinking about the guy who would give him rice cakes.

***

“Estelle.”

“Oh my? Iris came to me first. This is quite something?”

Iris came alone to the room where Estelle was staying.

This time, Theo wasn’t in Estelle’s room, and Estelle didn’t have any plans or anything to do with Theo, so it was even more unusual.

Up until now, the two of them seemed to be quite close, but that was only because of Theo. In fact, it would be more correct to say that the two of them were not very interested in each other.

As I searched for Theo, our paths kept crossing and we ended up going together.

But the one who came to Iris today was Estelle, who clearly had no relation to Theo.

“I came here because I have something to tell you.”

“Well, yes. It would be rude to make a lady stand, wouldn’t it? Come inside.”

The dormitory Estelle used was an ordinary dormitory, not much different from the one Theo used.

However, since her roommate was away and Estelle was alone, she was able to bring Iris in a little more comfortably.

“Unfortunately, we are not in a position to treat you to tea.”

“It’s okay, I didn’t come here to drink tea.”

“So? What brings you here?”

Usually, the speech of nobles and royalty was filled with appropriate manners.

There were quite a few annoying procedures, such as talking about recent events and complimenting each other rather than stating the purpose openly from the beginning.

But since this was the academy anyway, and Estelle and Iris weren’t close enough to go through such formalities, Estelle asked them outright why they were there.

“I came here because I think it’s time to decide what to do with that woman who’s been bothering me lately.”

Iris also felt it was much more comfortable and better to ask in such a cool manner.

I always thought that Estelle and I didn’t get along well, but in this regard, we actually fit well together.

“Oh, is that Lina or something?”

“Yes, I don’t like the way that woman continues to treat Theo like that. Don’t you?”

“I didn’t like that woman from the beginning. She was talking to us and treating Theo badly from the beginning.”

Estelle gave a sinister smile.

The fact that he had treated her so well up to this point was because Theo seemed to like Lina, so he had put up with it.

But this morning, in class, Theo’s attitude toward Lina was so different from any sign of liking her.

“I didn’t like the way Theo seemed to like me, but now that Theo has lost interest? Now there’s no need to be shy.”

Iris also showed a similarly sinister smile at Estelle’s gloomy appearance.

“That’s good. Okay, so let’s discuss what we should do next?”

“Well, is there really a need to discuss it? I think you can just say whatever you want.”

From the beginning, Estelle was the type of person who said whatever she wanted to say.

The nobles and royalty might have thought that I was a bit tomboyish, but I didn’t really care about those views.

Of course, even Estelle was careful about her words and actions in front of Theo.

But to put it the other way around, it was like saying that there was nothing to be afraid of where Theo wasn’t.

“Ah, that sounds fun. I’ve been a bit stressed out lately, so this is great.”

There was a lot I wanted to say, but I was very stressed out because I had to be very careful in front of Theo.

“Yeah, well. That’s the kind of person you were originally, Estelle. ”

“What are you going to do about Iris?”

“Well, I guess I’ll try to do it my way.”

“What if it’s Iris’ way?”

If Estelle was the type to speak out loud, Iris was the type to show it through her actions.

“I plan to apply for the training.”

“Huh? Suddenly a duel?”

“And I bet you that if you ever reach me, I’ll be your friend.”

“… That woman, was she someone who had some level of success in swordsmanship?”

“Yes, I understand that you got a much higher score in swordsmanship than I thought. So you must be in class A.”

That was true.

Being in Class A basically meant that you had talent, whether it was swordsmanship, magic, or both.

“Well, maybe he just got high scores rather than being talented.”

Of course, as Estelle said, it could be that she only got good scores.

Because there were clearly questions and answers in the academy entrance exams for the nobility and royalty.

If you understand that well, you can easily get into class A with good grades even if your skills are not good.