episode_0056

After the competitive match, the atmosphere at Demeia Academy changed a lot. The reason was that the true colors of the cadets who had quietly honed their skills were revealed.

Not to mention the cadets who had already stood out during the semester, the appearance of the cadets who had been hiding their skills heated up the inside of the academy.

This sentiment was especially strong among first-year cadets. This is because the cadets did not have the opportunity to accurately evaluate each other because they spent less than half a year at most at the academy.

At best, I could only guess based on the entrance mock exam and evaluation during lectures.

In the meantime, the heat did not subside easily as the competition was fought based solely on skill, regardless of social status.

Of course, the evaluation of top students did not change much. It was just that names such as Ian, Patrick, Ilene, Lily, Angelina, and Hans, which were implicitly regarded as the top ranked ones, stood out more.

However, things were a little different for Gilbert.

Now, when it comes to choosing the best freshman, Gilbert’s name was definitely mentioned. This is because the giant soldier control skills he showed in competitive matches were in an area that they could not match.

In particular, the decisive battle with Seraphina, who did not hesitate to call the academy’s strongest before the event, was a frequent topic on the lips of cadets even a few weeks after the competition ended.

The final battle between the two was evaluated as being so exciting and spectacular, and even the ending was beautiful.

As the situation was like that, the evaluation of Ian, Gilbert’s opponent in the finals, also increased. Although he was no different from other cadets in losing, the overwhelming performance he showed in the semifinals and the way he persistently pushed Gilbert in the finals were imprinted on the cadets.

In addition, he was always well-behaved and popular for his good looks, and he was monopolizing the popularity of female students through this competition.

Gilbert was also a handsome man, but his fierce eyes and the rumors surrounding him made people reluctant.

For that reason, Ian naturally attracted the attention of female students, and by now, he had a group of followers following him.

It was still the same now. Even as the classroom was being moved, the number of female students surrounding Ian did not seem to decrease. Rather, as time passed, female cadets from other grades began to gather.

Gilbert, who was watching from afar, was involuntarily impressed by the fact that Ian still didn’t say that creepy tone in front of other people. It was difficult for him to judge whether the optional second year of middle school was a blessing or a bigger problem.

“I agree. At that level, you can say you are blind.”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying. Isn’t it almost like he is under a spell of fascination? Gilbert, you think so too, right?”

Hans asked Gilbert, who was ahead of him, but he didn’t get the answer he expected…

“Well. Maybe so.”

“Uh…?”

Hans, who had not expected an answer, stopped at Gilbert’s words. Normally I wouldn’t respond much to comments like this, but…

Did the sun rise in the west today?

Hans’ body flippantly headed west.

Angelina sighed when she saw Hans like that.

“I hope you’re not looking to see if the sun rose in the west today.”

“Woman, as expected of a resourceful Angel…”

Pop!

“I would have told you not to call me by that creepy nickname.”

His nickname is…!

She trembled after hitting Hans’ head mercilessly.

After going through a comprehensive evaluation, the nickname given to Angelina was Resourceful Angelina. In the comprehensive evaluation, while Gilbert was leading the Giant God Soldiers and fighting, he gathered all the distraught cadets and served as Gilbert’s assistant, so he naturally came to be called by that nickname from the students.

As expected, at the time of the comprehensive evaluation, the cadets were in a state of panic due to the sudden attack of the resistance. It was natural that the suddenly appearing giant soldier, about seven or eight years old, would remind the cadets of death.

At a time when everyone was looking at the giant soldier in a dazed state, the person who encouraged them and led them was Angelina. With a charisma that did not match his small body, he captured all the cadets and activated a huge magic weapon to support Gilbert.

The memory of that time remained strong in the minds of the cadets who were conducting the comprehensive evaluation, and after everything was settled, the grandiose title “Resourceful Angelina” began to be used.

Of course, I thought that nickname was terrible.

“Ugh! Angelina! Stop hitting me! Stop!”

Angelina, who was patting Hans on the head as much as she hated the nickname, finally snorted when she saw him raise his hands and surrender.

I had no idea where Hans, a commoner who had been so intimidated when I first met him, had gone… even if I didn’t know.

“Aren’t your hands getting itchy?”

“Don’t you think Hans is getting more and more beaten?”

Hans, who felt life in his soft smile, smiled awkwardly with a stiff face. Considering the time I spent with Angelina, it was obvious what would happen if I said a few more words here.

However, Hans broke into a cold sweat as he saw Angelina’s eyebrows gradually arching as if she had already remembered a nickname she did not want to hear.

That was a really bad sign.

Thinking that he had to talk back somehow, he looked around and was able to find something suitable.

“Well, now that I think about it, the Lion King’s birthday celebration is coming soon!”

“Ha… Sometimes I feel pathetic for being angry at you.”

Seeing the obvious change of topic, Angelina, who had no energy to be angry, relaxed her expression. Hans breathed a sigh of relief, but soon ran into the back of Gilbert, who had stopped in his tracks.

“What? Mr. Gilbert?”

Hans looked at Gilbert, who suddenly stopped in his tracks. He had a stern expression that could be seen at a glance, and was staring intently at the bulletin board with a poster announcing the Lion King’s Birthday celebration.

Is something making me feel uncomfortable?

Hans looked puzzled at the sight of Gilbert, whom he had never seen before.

Angelina also felt puzzled at Gilbert’s appearance, which was different from usual.

The Gilbert she had observed so far was not someone who easily made this kind of expression. Even when subduing the Resistance, he coolly analyzed the situation.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was strange that his face suddenly hardened when he saw the poster for the Lion King’s birthday celebration event.

“What’s going on?”

After Hans and Angelina asked him about his condition, Gilbert was able to come to his senses. He shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal, then put on his usual expression and took a step back from where he had stopped.

Angelina and Hans tried to ask something about his suddenly changed appearance, but soon gave up. Asking about things they didn’t want to talk about wasn’t something either of them preferred.

Given Gilbert’s personality, if it had been necessary, he would have definitely said it first.

Meanwhile, Gilbert, who was worried about the two, was feeling a little complicated.

I knew that day was coming, but when it actually arrived, it felt like it was coming.

Not surprisingly, the day of the Lion King’s birthday celebration was the same day as the attack on the academy.

The question was whether those unidentified raiders really invaded the academy during the celebration of the Lion King’s birth anniversary.

So far, things have been proceeding according to the scenario in the game, but the information he knew from the Resistance incident has already started to change.

To put it bluntly, if we were to think positively, there might not have been an attack on the academy during the Lion King’s birthday celebration.

But Gilbert was no optimist.

Although the information he knew was slightly distorted, in the grand scheme of things, things were progressing according to the main quest.

That’s why Gilbert recalled the developments that occurred in the game and established a plan. Even though I wasn’t good at making plans, it didn’t mean I couldn’t do it.

At the very least, it was a consolation that it couldn’t be worse than this, since we had assumed the worst case scenario that an attack on the Academy could occur.

Gilbert opened the door to the classroom he had already arrived at and entered. Angelina and Hans, who had remained silent because they felt his mood was unusual, followed him.

The cadets who had already arrived in the classroom were talking in groups. Some cadets frowned at their friend’s jokes, while others smiled brightly.

Although he had not yet completely adapted to living in a world based on Tactical Combat, there was no disagreement that this was now a peaceful daily life for Gilbert.

and.

Grumble.

The door to the classroom opened and a tall woman came in, her long red hair flowing. It was Brianna, neatly dressed in her academy professor uniform and with a cold expression as always.

When she entered the classroom, the cadets stopped talking and straightened their posture. Brianna’s gaze, which had been looking around at the cadets, rested on Gilbert for just a moment.

It may have been an illusion, but it seemed like he was telling his previous student, who was the only one in the world, to work harder. Maybe it was just Gilbert overthinking things, but considering Brianna’s personality, I don’t think that was necessarily the case.

The standards were strict for me as well, so would it be any different for my previous student?

Gilbert organized his complicated thoughts and burst into laughter.

There was nothing complicated to think about. Although he had to prepare thoroughly, being buried in it and shrinking from it did not suit his nature.

Since when has he ever followed a thorough plan?

Even when he recklessly completed the operation and returned with the body of his close friend, he did so because he thought it was the right thing to do.

So this time it was a simple problem. One day he would return to the world he lived in, but at least this was the world he lived in now.

Then there is only one thing for him to do.

He excludes incoming enemies and protects the peaceful daily life of the academy, including his teacher Brianna.

All I had to do was get it done.