episode_0128

“… Are you serious?”

Stella’s voice, which sharply stabbed me, was filled with disbelief in reality.

It’s worth it. Panthera is the best crew on the continent, and Stella, the captain, is the strongest student on the continent. In just a few years, she will receive the title of the best person on the continent.

You would so blatantly reject an offer to join a crew like that? It was unbelievable and something I had never imagined. Stella’s emotions can be read through her fluctuating pupils.

All students who received her offer to join were grateful and accepted, regardless of their circumstances or background. Even if you were a high-ranking member of a duke or count family, it was a great honor to be able to enter Pantera and be with Stella.

But how dare a little boy who doesn’t even know his origins distance himself from him. It was impossible. I couldn’t help but be surprised.

“Yes!”

So, I awaken reality. Why are you so proud? Since everyone else is clamoring for Panthera, should I too? Am I easy enough?

Of course, considering Stella’s personality, she probably didn’t take it lightly, but I still don’t like the fact that she tried to judge me so carelessly. Why are you trying to trap me in your head on a topic that has been so confusing to me?

“Because I can’t pursue my dreams at Pantera. Do you need any special reason other than this?”

“What is the reason? Pantera’s facilities and maintenance are among the best on the continent. No matter which crew you choose, it will be difficult to find better conditions than Pantera.”

“Conditions? I believe that the joy of life is overcoming adverse circumstances and adversity. There is no need to reject a good environment.”

“… Shouldn’t you think about your friends too? You may think so, but Aru might be hoping for better conditions.”

“Well? Aru, what should I do? Do you want to go to Pantera? Or do you want to follow me?”

I put my arm around Aru’s shoulder and asked a question. The answer is as always fixed.

“Woof! Go with Evans!”

“Hahaha! Of course it’s our Aru! Did you hear? Aru is coming with me!”

“… What on earth are you dreaming about?”

Stella recites in a shocked voice.

“Why on earth are you dreaming of something so great that not even Pantera is successful?… ?”

Hmm, now that I think about it, I think I’ve heard a similar question in my past life. To the same Stella.

‘What kind of goal are you dreaming of, so you’re doing this to me… ?’

Yeah, that’s how I feel. Let’s try to be generous a little bit.

“Of course it’s a secret! It’s no fun if you know in advance, right?”

“Fun… ?”

“Instead, I will promise you one thing. Later, I will let you ‘watch’ it first. Okay then?”

“What? Viewing?”

“The hint ends here. Find out the rest yourself.”

After saying those words, I grabbed Aru’s wrist and stood up. Of course, the paper Stella handed over was returned to her without any deformation.

“… Well, I understand. In the end, the choice is yours, so I can’t argue with you.”

“Oh, of course you are a senior. You have a big heart as you have been at the school for a long time.”

“However, not joining Panthera means that you will remain as an ‘enemy’ of original Panthera… Can you afford it? Crew competition.”

Wow, the look in Stella’s eyes that is staring at me clearly is unusual. I think his pride was a bit hurt that his offer was rejected.

Crew competition? What is that? I’ll have to ask Maria at night for the exact details later. Looking at the words “competition” and “control,” it seems like the crew is competing against each other.

“Ahaha, please look forward to it. I’ll show you something fun.”

“You seem like an unusual new student.”

“I hear that often. Aru, let’s go now. Let’s start class.”

I hurried out of the room. Stella looked at our backs with a somewhat profound gaze until Aru and I disappeared.

By the way, what is crew competition really? I hope the night comes soon.

*****

“Senior Stella personally suggested joining the company?”

Maria looks at me with her crystal-like eyes shining brightly. I giggled and answered.

“Uh, aren’t we amazing? I heard that Pantera directly asked me to join! Isn’t this a lifelong snack?”

“Okay, I haven’t tried drinking yet, but I think you can talk about it at length while drinking.”

Receiving a cheerful response from Maria, I stroked Aru’s head. Aru didn’t even understand what situation he was in, but he just waved his tail from side to side as if he was happy to hear the praise.

“So, how do you feel? How do you feel about becoming a Pantera crew member?”

“Huh? Why am I a crew member of Pantera?”

“Yes? Seo, you really rejected senior Cheonwoong’s offer!?”

“Is there a reason why you have to enter? Panthera is not the only crew in this world.”

Even if the money comes for Pantera instead of Pantera, I, of course, can’t give Aru away. Trying to take away a magician’s assistant is unacceptable.

“Ha, but it’s a Panthera! The best on the continent! Senior Cheonwoong even said that he would personally look after Aru… !”

“Unknown sound. Stella is great, but I teach her better. I am the one who taught Aru until now.”

“Wow… ! Well, is that really true?”

“You don’t trust me now? Since I’m leaving, should I teach Maria too? I am confident that I can teach well enough to rival most teachers.”

“Puuuut, the joke is true. I almost got fooled. Mr. Evans is really good at acting.”

It’s not a joke, but I guess my words just sounded unrealistic.

It feels very unpleasant to judge me carelessly. A little while ago, I had some unpleasant feelings towards Stella.

But Maria looks lovely. Does this mean that bean pods were used? Maybe it’s because her last words were compliments.

“Puhahaha!”

Feeling better, I burst into laughter instead of retorting. Well, I’ve really changed a lot too.

5th period started, and I headed to the gym. Accompanied by Maria and Aru. The hero and the princess, who had not been seen during lunch, were following along with the other Class A students.

Kugugu-.

When I opened the door to the huge, heavy gym and entered, there was a man with brown muscles standing as stiff as a brick. There were sunglasses over his eyes, and a bright red whistle hung from his thick lips.

I recognized him immediately when I saw him. We’ve lived together in the Masurim for hundreds of years, so it’s okay if you don’t recognize us.

John, King of Men.

He is a descendant of Saint Irowell and my colleague… He had sunglasses and a whistle on his face like an army instructor, and was glaring at us and other freshmen with burning eyes.

“Um, who is that person… ? Was there a teacher like that at the academy?”

“I, I know that person! Last year, during the battle to subdue the demonic beasts, the mountain collapsed and the students were trapped, so he blew the mountain away with one punch! I saw it in a newspaper article! Even receiving an exemplary citizen medal from the empire!”

“Oh, is that person? So what is your name?”

The curious freshmen seemed quite shocked by Nioh’s appearance. The students were noisy.

At that moment, Nioh’s loud whistle split the hall.

Beep-!

“Ugh… !”

The tinnitus that penetrates the eardrum is sharp. The students groaned, clutching their eardrums in response to the unexpected sound attack.

“Nice to meet you, new student! The teacher’s name is Johan! I am the teacher who will proudly teach your physical education classes in the future!”

He shouts in a voice that sounds like he boiled a train firebox. Well, he was a tough and rough guy 18 years ago, but what happened in the past 18 years has made him cooler.

Moreover, the way I speak has become more fluent in language, perhaps because I live in the human world… I guess that Dadada body still hasn’t changed. Some of the students frowned.

“That person is going to teach physical education in the future… ? Ahaha… .”

Maria also lets out a soulless laugh. On the other hand, Aru next to me was wagging his tail as if he was happy to meet Nioh. If I hadn’t been holding Aru’s hand, I think I would have run out and said hello.

Nioh’s gaze, which was closely examining our Class A students gathered in the gym, landed on me and Aru. I thought his mouth would open for a moment, but when I stretched out my index and middle fingers and placed them on his lips, he quietly closed his mouth.

As expected, Nioh has a good sense of humor. I felt it a hundred years ago too.

“Woong… ! Big human… ! Evans! That’s a big human!”

“Okay, okay, let’s say hello later. Because there are eyes watching right now.”

I calmed down the excited Aru. Meanwhile, Nioh came out to the center of the gym and ordered the freshmen to stand in rows.

The students’ expectations were high.

It’s worth it. Just looking at Nioh’s appearance, his bushy beard, bronzed skin, bursting muscles, and black sunglasses show that he is an extraordinary teacher.

What would a teacher like that teach us? The moment when students’ expectations mixed with question marks fill their hearts.

“Okay then.”

Nioh opened his mouth.

“Start warm-up. From turning your wrists and ankles. Keep your arms spaced apart so that your arms are not touching the person next to you. One, two, seoi, you… … .”

“… .”

I have been teaching physical education for 18 years.

It was time for the mountains and rivers to change twice, and for the barbarian who was the king of the forest to become a veteran physical education teacher.

It was a bit frustrating, but anyway, I went through the essential routines of physical education class. King Nioh began class in earnest.

The first class was sparring. We sparred during the placement test, so I wondered why we sparred again. As if I wasn’t the only one who thought that way, the students asked Nioh the same question as I did.

The answer I got back was that I wasn’t there at the time, so I didn’t know each student’s style.

It was a perfectly reasonable statement. In an academy where teachers provide customized lessons directly to each student, it is essential for teachers to understand each student’s personal style.

However, the students did not accept it obediently. Because of one student.

“Sin, sorry! I just can’t do it! I’m so scared of dog ears!”

“I have a phobia of water people… ! No, I have an allergy, so can I be placed with another student? ?”

“Actually, I ate Bosintang the day before yesterday, but I feel uncomfortable eating Bosintang and trying to spar with my dog Su-in… If I change my partner… .”

It’s great. Aru. You turned the academy upside down in one day.

“large, student. No one wants to spar with you.”

King Nio, who is worse off, speaks to Aru. Of course, I didn’t pretend to know.

“Woong… .”

“It can’t be helped. You spar with the teacher you see later. Anyone with an objection?”

“Now, wait a minute! I will spar with that beast student!”

Just when it seemed like Aru was going to go into Nioh’s charge, the hero who had been quiet the whole time raised his hand.

“Oh, thank goodness! Then, let the two of you spar on your own. However, no bloodshed! This is not a placement assessment, and there are no advantages or disadvantages to winning or losing!”

The warrior who raised his hand bravely stepped forward with his mouth shut. Oh, I’m sure he’d heard the rumors, but I never thought the cowardly hero would have that kind of side.

I saw it again. I need to change my evaluation from a pathetic warrior to a cowardly warrior.

“Hero… ?”

However, there was also a girl who was dumbfounded by the hero’s unexpected actions. It’s Maria. Originally, there was a promise to spar with the hero, but now it has been taken away by Aru.

“Well, this leaves you alone. Is there a student who wants to spar with this student?”

“Me! I will do it!”

Before anyone else could raise their hand, I was the first to raise my hand. Actually, I was planning to spar with Aru as soon as I heard the keyword sparring, but thanks to the hero, I was able to spar with Maria.

Rather good. No matter how much it was because of the gaze, I kept feeling like Maria was being taken away by the hero, so I didn’t have a good perception of the hero, but I’m starting to like her more and more. I need to buy you a hearty meal later.

“Evans, will you do it with me?”

“Why don’t you like it?”

“No… On the contrary, I like it better because it’s Mr. Evans. Instead, don’t expect that you will take care of things just because you are friends. Even if we are just friends, I will do my best.”

“I didn’t even think about that. Come in, I’ll teach you a lesson.”

He stood facing Maria in front of King Nio. Neither of us had anything in our hands.

Come to think of it, Maria had distrust of my skills before we came to class, right?

I should use this situation as an opportunity to give Maria some education on the Evans vote. At least you have to be stronger than in your previous life, so you can at least provide rear support when hunting the demon lord.