Chapter 23 – 9. Admission (3)
Lunch the next day.
“Ugyaaaaagh!!!”
As Anna prepared her meal in the kitchen, she heard a strange scream. Right after that, a loud sound like something soft hitting something leaked from the master’s bedroom.
It seems that the owner got up and kicked the blanket.
Hehe.’
Anna smiled as she remembered the Master of the Dawn. Really, the drunk master was like a big cat and he was so cute.
It has been three months since she became Jeon Ji-hye’s maid. She is quite satisfied with her current life.
Fortunately, Anna’s new master was not the type to be harsh with slaves. He never gave himself painful orders, and above all, his master was a woman.
He set the tableware and cutlery, and placed the finished stew in the center of the table. This is a dish that helps to relieve a hangover, but the owner especially likes it because it resembles the cuisine of his hometown.
“Aww… Good morning…”
“Good morning?”
Jeon Ji-hye opened the door and came out holding on to her hungry stomach. Her expression was gloomy.
Except for her spoon, she addressed her to the maid.
“Anna.
“No. He just fell asleep.”
“Ugh… What if Jihoo misunderstands? I’m not a girl who drinks recklessly like that… I’ll never drink in a place where Jihoo isn’t around, and I have no intention of getting drunk unless Jihoo is next to me…”
“·······.”
Stop after. He is the man the master admires.
When you live together, you can see how much the owner loves Jeong Ji-hoo. Every time I see them, I feel both thrilled and bitter. She was sometimes envious of her loving master.
‘It’s love… Will there ever be a moment when I feel that kind of emotion…’
Anna is shy of men. The reason why she fell from a commoner to a slave in the first place is because of the men who lived in the same village.
To her, her men are terrifying beings who treat women carelessly.
“Don’t worry too much, Master. Even after he fell asleep, he stayed close to Jung Ji-hoo, and Jeong Ji-hoo continued to smile and stroke Master’s hair.”
“Really…? Hehe.”
Ji-hye, who seemed relieved at last, started to eat with a spoon.
Anna found herself wanting her wisdom to be happy at some point. She knows it’s presumptuous, but she sometimes feels that her master is as dear to her as her sister.
Jung Ji-hoo is a cool man even if he goes out of his way. I hope her wisdom will lead her to a happy life.
On the one hand, she also worries. It’s because her master frequently goes out of his way to talk about Jeong Ji-hoo. Each time, it was Anna’s role to break the chain of her thoughts.
“Whoah! I ate well!”
As Jihye stretched out pleasantly, she said to Anna. The maid removed her dishes and started washing her dishes.
The dorm room has two bedrooms and a bathroom, as well as a living room and kitchen. Anna had been astonished to see the country house larger than the one she had lived in when she was a commoner.
When she finished washing her dishes, she took her keys out of her pocket and politely gave them to her master.
“Here is your room key.”
“Oki. Do you have it too?”
“Yes. I got a total of three from the caretaker yesterday. Where should I put the other one?”
“Oh! That’s right!”
Wisdom said as she put the rest of her key in her pocket as well.
“You can give this to Jihoo. You don’t need to duplicate it separately, hehe.”
“·······?”
Anna doubted her own ears for a moment.
‘Should I give the remaining key to Jeong Ji-hoo? Why···? Did the two of you develop a relationship at the drinking party?’
Her dormitory is a private space where she lives and sleeps at night. Doesn’t giving the key to an outsider mean to come in whenever you want?
“…May I ask why…?”
“Huh? Why?”
“The reason why I gave the key to Jeong Ji-hoo…”
“Well?”
Ji-hye made an expression as if she was asking a strange question.
“Yeah, is Ji-hoo the person I like? Does Ji-hoo turn off all my stuff? So it’s only natural that Ji-hoo has the key to my room, right?”
As she spoke, she looked at Ji-hye smiling bashfully, as if she thought of Ji-hoo.
Anna said she felt really scared sometimes, too.
* * *
The tradition of the commoners’ dormitory, the drinking party for new students started in the evening three days before the entrance ceremony and ended at dawn the next day.
For the two days left until the entrance ceremony, commoner freshmen attended the academy orientation prepared by their seniors. There we learned the academy’s structure, curriculum, and rules.
Commoner freshmen usually live without thinking about it, and on the first day of the new year, they accidentally wake up and enter the school. This tradition seems to have arisen because the conditions are different from that of freshmen from aristocrats who can obtain information from their family or surroundings.
Everyone was looking forward to the upcoming academy life.
On the day of the entrance ceremony, in the main hall of the academy.
“Kant Voica. Ah, ah.”
We are currently rehearsing for the entrance ceremony.
‘All these things are similar.’
It’s like a high school entrance ceremony. Even back then, I practiced countless times how to stand up and sit down, and when to clap.
‘The entrance ceremony was ruined because of a broadcast mistake.’
There was no cool.
Even now, just like that day, under the podium, freshmen lined up in rows with fives and continued to sit and stand up.
I’m standing on a podium
There is a certificate of merit in my hand.
[ Academy Admission Test
Practical best
After stopping ]
A test in which I instantly killed twelve goblins from a distance with a magic spear. At that time, I didn’t even walk ten steps, and the test time didn’t exceed 30 seconds.
Across from me I see a familiar face.
[ Academy Admission Test
Handwriting best
Amer di Cairos ]
As expected of the royal family, Amer received only the best education from an early age, and scored a perfect score in the written exam.
However, the [Beauty] Attribute is not suitable for battle, so it seems that her practical performance is not very good.
At the halfway point between me and Amer, a few steps ahead of me is a man I don’t know.
[ Academy Admission Test
Overall best
Nicholas Bondrania ]
The Bondranian family, who were the losers of the eastern land during the era of the Five Powers before the founding of the Empire.
He is royalty
His half-hidden eyes are fierce with his white bangs. He is a friend who exudes a savage and ferocious atmosphere.
I can feel the freshmen under the podium looking at me and whispering.
Unlike the noble and famous two, is it because I’m new to it? Is it because I’m a summoner? Or is there a kid who saw my duel?
Probably all will fit.
We are not the only students on the podium. More than 10 seniors are attached to the walls on both sides of the direction we are looking at.
The faces I know are 2nd Prince Dave Von Cairos and senior Ian standing on the right, and senior Adele Griff standing on the left.
I had a brief conversation with Adele at the academy banquet. It is said that she, a blue-haired woman, will take the position of vice-president of the academy’s policing department this year.
A faculty member retrieved the certificates and informed us of our role. We wait in front of the freshmen, and when our names are called, we have to go up to the podium, receive certificates, and take the oath.
“We will start the academy entrance ceremony from now on.”
Under the announcement of the moderator, the entrance ceremony is held in a serious atmosphere.
“Director Soniel Di Cairos and President Byrne Susis enter.”
At the same time, am I the only one who felt that the auditorium was slightly brightened?
Soniel’s brilliant blonde hair shines even more today.
She walks slowly to the podium wearing a dress-like pure white dress. The clothes that are neither too modest nor too revealing show off her fine figure and add wings to her beauty.
The appearance of her grandfather walking beside her in a suit is like a bride entering with her father-in-law at a wedding.
“Academy entrance exam, overall best. Nicholas Bondrania. The above student is—”
Even while the president was handing the certificate to the gray-haired prince, I couldn’t take my eyes off Soniel because he was so pretty.
With only school uniforms and suits around her, her clothes stand out even more.
If Soniel, dressed in a white robe, was a neat shaman, now she is an angel who came down from the sky.
“Academy entrance exam, best in practical skills. Jung Ji-hoo. The above student is—”
Soniel came right in front of me. As she handed me her certificate and shook my hand, she whispered in a low voice.
“Seobang-nim, I missed you a lot.”
At the same time, I smiled lightly, and I wanted to ignore everything and go straight to her bedroom.
Seeing Amer wince beside her, he must have overheard Soniel’s whispers.
The entrance ceremony went quickly. We swore in front of everyone that we would do our best in our academy life for the sake of the empire, and the entire process was concluded with the president’s congratulatory speech.
As expected, the president’s speech was long and boring. This seems to be similar to Earth or another world.
But it wasn’t without interesting parts.
“—It is a prosperous empire, but behind it are the noble sacrifices of nobles and knights for peace. Demons and monsters still roam unexplored regions, terrorist organizations aiming to overthrow the empire, cultists serving demons, etc. Countless empires The strength to face the enemies is now at the academy—”
I guessed from what Ian-senpai said, but it seems that the other world is not always peaceful.
Demons and monsters, blue bird-like terrorist organizations, cultists. And a cataclysm you never know what will happen.
At the entrance ceremony that marked the beginning of a new school year, I had the impression that my life in another world had finally begun.
* * *
After the entrance ceremony, the new students returned to their respective dormitories with a few sheets of paper. Today is Friday, and the first class is next Monday.
The schedule is over, but there are still very important things left for the academy life.
Apply immediately.
If you write down the classes you want to take on a document and submit them by tomorrow, you can take the classes from next week as they are on the timetable you applied for.
Thanks to the ample capacity of all classes, it is said that there are almost no cases in which course registrations are rejected.
I am contemplating the timetable for the first semester with Jihye and Hyerin in the common room of the dormitory.
“Once you put in all the essentials for liberal arts…”
Elementary Accelerated Studies 1, liberal arts required, 4 credits, 01.1021.
Mana management 1, liberal arts required, 4 credits, 01.2415.
Physical training 1, liberal arts required, 1 credit, 04.5237.
History of Empire, liberal arts required, 3 credits, 02.6498.
A total of 12 credits.
“Your grades are pretty good…”
Hyerin muttered as she put a check mark on her application form. I looked at her and looked back on her last 3 months.
Since when?
Hye-rin and Ji-hye started hanging out with me.
When I was in my senior year of high school, Ji-hye and I occasionally played with Min-ho and A-young, but basically we went together. Hyerin became a voluntarily badass by putting up an iron wall around her, and Minho and Ayoung mainly hung out with the big guys like Choi Jihoon.
When she was dragged out of her forest and briefly imprisoned, I comforted Hye-rin, who was suffering mentally from her intense interrogation for several days.
Perhaps it was then. The moment she opened her heart to me.
She allowed me to approach, and gradually started talking to the other kids, starting with me. Even so, seeing as we go together, it seems that I am the most comfortable among my classmates.
“Guys, look at this! Do you have classes like this? Doesn’t that sound like a lot of fun?!”
Hyerin and I looked at Jihye’s fingertips.
[Sex and sex, liberal arts electives, 3 credits, 19.6974.
EU for a wholesome and harmonious couple relationship, the right sexuality is essential.
ㅡThe purpose of this class is to eliminate the false prejudice that many people have, and to provide knowledge and tips for the day and night life of prospective couples.]
“···Wow.”
“······.”
Naked names and serious explanations.
“This, that. That… Is it because of what the seniors said? There seem to be a lot of them…”
Hyerin’s cheeks turned slightly red. Hyerin is ashamed of sexual content. So pretty.
Of all the information I heard during the orientation, the following information impressed me the most.
ㅡIf you live at the academy, you may occasionally witness sex.
Three of the seniors say they have heard it at least once.
In a way, it is natural.
20’s on fire. Beauty that has risen to the fullest with awakening. Independent life without parents.
In addition, the academy is a venue for male and female engagement. One of the important conditions required of a spouse is revealed only when they are 20 years old, so it is said that engagements that take place at a younger age are very rare.
“Jihoo… Do you want to listen to this together…?”
Ji-hye shyly held my hand under the table so Hye-rin couldn’t see it.
I took a closer look at the course description. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like a practical class. Perhaps they teach something slightly more advanced than the sex education they learned in high school?
“I can’t miss such an informative class. What about Hyerin?”
“Me, I… Um…”
“Let’s listen together.”
Hyerin avoided my gaze.
“Ugh, I’m done.”
“Then I can’t help it. I have no choice but to use it…”
“?”
I missed the timing to use it and forgot about it for a while, but I think it would be better to use it now.
“You were supposed to do me a favor if you won the duel, right?”
“Ah!”
To be able to see Hyerin’s embarrassing expression twice a week. Opportunities like this are rare.
In the end, she had no choice but to check off the course registration form.
15 credits for this. The maximum number of credits a freshman can take is 20 credits. I don’t have any plans to fill it up, but I don’t think it would matter if I took one more class.
An impressive class that caught my eye while looking for other interesting subjects while going through the list of lectures.
[Practice of murder, elective liberal arts, 1 credit, 04.4466.
—-Mistakes on the battlefield are directly related to the lives of allies. The number one mistake of those who go to the battlefield for the first time is hesitating to end the life of an enemy.
ㅡThe purpose of this class is to teach the weight of life by experiencing the execution of the heinous criminals sentenced to death in court.
ㅡSlaughter practice/04.4464 Seon completion is recommended.]
The killing practice class is a goblin-killing class for students who have not passed the academy practical exam. I don’t have to listen to this as a practical pass.
“······.”
I looked back at the moment I hesitated to stab Kyle in the eye in a duel, and added one more tick to the course registration form. Wisdom followed me.
I am very much looking forward to my academy life.
