episode_0094

“We have received products to be evaluated in advance. “No one knows whose product it is, and department heads can evaluate the product honestly and rigorously.”

Each department chair has their own personal direction in mind.

They all started evaluating the product together.

There were people who knew consumables well, and there were also people who only had vague knowledge because it was not their specialty.

Because the test was conducted completely blind, it was difficult to guess the results.

“Overall, both products are of very high quality.”

The department heads were impressed, saying they had no idea that the consumables used by the students would be of such high quality.

“Isn’t Ash General Store getting products from the military in the first place? So this level is only natural. The reason I’m surprised is that one of the two products was brought by Rebecca.”

“Both products are great products. Unless the standards for the products I’ve had have suddenly changed.”

“If it were a product of this quality, I would buy it even if I paid three times as much.”

The department heads smiled happily at the fact that the performance of both products was not lacking.

“I don’t think it’s possible to tell which of the two is better just by looking at it. I guess I’ll have to actually use it.”

“Actually, I already gave an answer, but if everyone else says so, I will follow suit.”

The department chair, who is an expert on consumables, spoke as if he had already made a decision.

“You’ve already made your decision?”

“At first glance, both products may seem similar. However, if you get down to the essence, inevitable defects will appear. Aren’t they handmade products made by humans in the first place?”

“Hmm… that’s definitely true.”

“But one of these two products is so perfect that it cannot be said to have been made by humans. Perhaps you will know for sure if you try it yourself.”

“Perfection?”

Other department heads expressed curiosity at the meaningful words of the department chair.

“I’m already wondering who they are. It’s amazing that there is someone who has a large quantity of this product and is willing to sell it.”

“”???””

The more the department head spoke, the more question marks appeared on the other department heads’ faces.

In the end, the only way to check the two consumables was to try them out, so they started to proceed quickly.

There was nothing special about using the product; all you had to do was use a scroll to check the effect.

It wasn’t difficult because it was just a matter of checking the most basic products.

“Both products are very stable. However, while this product has a difference in buff power, this product does not seem to change at the highest point every time. This is the first time I have seen such a high-quality product.”

“The performance is much better with this one. The activation time is very fast. I don’t know where they got this product from.”

“I am also satisfied with the attack scroll effect.”

Differences that were not visible when I had not used it slowly began to emerge.

The evaluation was completed only after more time had passed than expected due to the meticulous comparison of items.

“Well, they say the results are out.”

People who are anxiously waiting for the results and students who are bored with waiting.

Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard that the results had finally come out.

It was boring because there was nothing worth watching other than when the department heads used their abilities a few times to check the scroll effect.

“Who will win?”

“I hope Sam wins.”

“I don’t know who will win, but I don’t like Ash General Store because of this. I won’t buy anything from there in the future.”

“If you don’t buy it there, where can you buy it? That’s why this mess happened because there was no place to get the goods in the first place.”

Students are still more supportive of Rebecca.

Finally, the dean stepped forward and opened his mouth to everyone.

“We are very sorry that such an unpleasant incident occurred at the Academy.”

The Dean arrived here and sat down with a dark expression on his face.

It seemed like President Ash, who had taken advantage of the convenience, was thinking a lot about the fact that he did something like this.

“However, given that both products were of excellent quality, I decided not to doubt that this would be a positive thing for students.”

Students need to be provided with opportunities to purchase better products.

“It was confirmed that there were no problems at all when both products were used by our academy students to take the exam. The difference in performance between the two products was not significant.”

Roaring, roaring –!

The students whispered at the dean’s words.

“What, then it’s much more profitable to buy it from Rebecca? That person did something disgusting, and she said she would charge the full price for it.”

“So what did I say? Teacher should win?”

The students’ expressions brightened, and Rebecca, as if she knew that would happen, crossed her arms and lifted her chin to glare at President Ash.

There is no problem if products in a similar price range have similar performance, but isn’t it a situation where products from Ash General Store are being charged three times more than the original price?

President Ash was frozen at the unbelievable result, and then boom! He slapped the table and jumped up from his seat.

“The quality is similar!! That’s nonsense!”

From his perspective, he cannot help but feel like he opened his eyes and got his nose cut.

What he prepared and submitted was a product that was far superior to the product being sold to students.

But the items Rebecca brought are the same as the items she prepared?

‘It doesn’t make sense!!! There’s a foul smell in the air. ‘Aren’t these kids being forced to side with you because they share the same teacher and are women?’

Therefore, it does not make sense to evaluate that the product the teacher prepared is similar to the product he presented.

How can a scroll made by an artisan be the same as a mass-produced product?

“Are you sure you made the right assessment? Does it make sense that the products she brought are similar to those from our Ash General Store?”

The faces of the department heads turned bright red and their expressions hardened when they heard that there might be some corruption.

No matter how much the dean was behind him, such rude behavior could not be tolerated.

The dean, with a more stern expression, looked at President Ash as if glaring and asked.

“President Ash, let me ask you again. Please think straight and speak. Are you sure that there is something unfair in the evaluation made by our department heads? By the way, the results have not been announced yet. As you can see, the evaluation was a blind evaluation.”

They haven’t even announced which product is better yet, so getting angry without hearing the results is very unpleasant.

Moreover, he wasn’t just angry, he even raised suspicions about the corruption of the department heads.

Sensing that the reactions of the people around him were unusual, President Ash grunted and placed his butt back on the chair.

“Hmm, I never said that. You misunderstood. I was just saying that it was a shame that there wasn’t a more reliable evaluation method.”

“Our assessment is extremely accurate and reliable. So please refrain from making unreasonable comments or actions.”

President Ash was about to say something more, but quickly shut his mouth.

The results haven’t come out yet, right?

If you wanted to protest, it was the procedurally correct thing to do at that time.

“Is there anything else you want to say?”

“…doesn’t exist.”

However, he couldn’t stop complaining, so he grumbled in a low voice.

“Don’t you understand that being similar in itself makes no sense? I didn’t expect such blatant favoritism, but I was wrong. If I had known it would be like this, I would have overexerted myself….”

President Ash’s grumbling voice gradually becomes quieter.

When the voice interrupting the progress disappeared, the staff member resumed the interrupted process.

“Then, I will announce the results. Which of product A and product B showed better performance…”

gulp-!

“It was product B. And the person who produced product B….”

I removed the sticker on the box that said product B.

Wow!

“You must be Rebecca.”

“!!!”

The name written on the peeled sticker was clearly [Rebecca].

“Wow~!!”

“Sir, you’re cool!”

“It’s great. It’s cheaper, but the performance is better, right?”

“I should have applied too.”

“You got bullied at Ash General Store. Use that.”

“It’s cheaper, but I didn’t know it would perform as well!!”

It’s so amazing to be human.

That’s because I don’t know what’s ahead.

When President Ash was preparing for this match, he only thought about a situation where he would win.

Thinking you might lose?

I’ve never done it before.

‘What do we do?’

Thanks to this, President Ash, who was in good spirits, blinked.

Teacher Rebecca was receiving congratulatory greetings from people around her.

I heard compliments from all over, saying they believed in me.

On the other hand, no one around him pretended to know.

In fact, even if someone came, I probably wouldn’t have had the spirit to accept them.

President Ash couldn’t say anything and just kept his mouth shut.

“Uh…uhh.”

President Ash, who had an intuition that he was screwed, naturally looked for someone who could save him from danger.

It was the dean.

The relationship between the Dean and President Ash was not as great as rumored.

It’s just that President Ash lived in the same neighborhood as the Dean when he was young.

There was a big age difference between President Ash and the Dean, so they met briefly when he couldn’t even get out of diapers, and then they broke up. It was an unremarkable relationship.

‘Help me, bro!’

The dean was quite a famous person in the neighborhood.

It was later discovered that he was the illegitimate son of a nobleman, and he left for the city.

It was when President Ash rekindled the relationship with the Dean that he had completely forgotten when he went through all kinds of hardships and used all his money to come to Academy City and open a general store.

‘You can do it, brother. ‘How good have I been to my brother so far?’

In order to make a good living running a general store in Academy City, it was necessary to establish a relationship with the dean.

So, I investigated the dean, and to my surprise, I found out that he had grown up in the same town as me.

And when the dean found out about his origins, he was very fond of him and gave him many conveniences.

He used his influence to help give away good products, and even if he promoted excessively to students, he would turn a blind eye.

‘I will help you this time too. Okay, let’s not fret too much. Pretend to be relaxed! No, should I act pitiful?’

I racked my brain as to what action I should take to make the situation more favorable to myself.

“The winner is Rebecca. Fortunately, I don’t think what the owner of Ash General Store was worried about will happen.”

Clap clap clap clap!

There is applause for the winner.

President Ash clenched his fists while biting his lips.

His eyes were still focused on the dean.

And finally, the eyes of the Dean and President Ash met.

‘brother!! Help me!’

The department heads must have conspired and committed fraud.

While he was distracted, that bitch lobbied the department heads.

I shouldn’t have been so naive and trusted only my brother!

My older brother, who became dean and failed to properly control his subordinates, was also responsible for this incident.

President Ash, who was so self-pitying, was rationalizing the reason for his defeat by leaving it to others.