chapter 28
28 – Let’s go to my house, Mister
“This is Ian, who has transferred from today. As everyone knows from the subjugation system, it was judged that he had enough skills to receive an A grade, and he was temporarily placed in A class. Please note that classes may change if there is a readjustment of grades after the final exams are over. More.”
The class I was placed in was, of course, the first year. Among them, it was Class A, where A students were gathered.
In other words, it means that it is a class where the most talented cadets in the first year are gathered.
It was only natural that I, who won the subjugation system, was temporarily assigned to Grade A.
“And tomorrow, as you know, the final exams start. Please refer to the schedule for each person.”
It’s the final exam as soon as it arrives. It was embarrassing, but it didn’t matter.
First of all, since I hadn’t taken any classes, only magic subjects except liberal arts subjects were supposed to take the exam, and since the practical exam was the most important, I was confident of getting an A grade.
What worried me more than that was the eyes of the students towards me.
“Hello? I saw the subjugation system well. Since when did you learn magic?”
“Actually, even when I was a slave, I thought I wanted to get close, but I am glad that we are in the same class. What are you doing after today?”
The reasons may be different, but first of all, they are favorable eyes.
Mostly, they talked to me pretending to know me about the punishment system or the work they did when they were slaves, and they showed a favorable attitude.
Rather than that, I’ve known you since I was a slave, and I wanted to get to know you.
There is no bullsh*t like this.
At the time, even Lorraine, who had a one-sided relationship, treated me so insignificantly.
I still remember the hateful gazes of the cadets looking down at me.
Well, the reason why they are suddenly changing their posture like this is probably because my status is still freed from slavery.
In a society where status exists, it is natural and there is no reason to blame.
If I hadn’t been a slave myself, I don’t think I would have looked at slaves favorably.
Because I know the power of the paradigm penetrating society, I have no intention of blaming the attitude of the cadets at the time.
On the contrary, I also thought of being friendly with some people if there was something helpful.
A kind of social life.
“Ugh… The smell of the gutter fills the class.”
“Keukkeuk. Therefore. The level of the academy has now fallen.”
And another completely opposite gaze. Overt hostility.
Of course, I thought that there would be ugly eyes toward me.
They wouldn’t hesitate to criticize me, and they would try to put me down even if they showed me the slightest gap.
It seemed that most of the students who showed a hostile attitude toward me were nobles.
I think they are all men, but it must be a coincidence.
“Hey slave.”
A man who shows the most obvious hostility among them. His name is Peri Kusfargan.
It is said that it is the Youngshik of Count Pargan, but to be honest, it looks like it will catch a pig somewhere.
Of course, since Lee Ja-sik is Class A, it must mean that one skill is certain, but even so, he is a first year student.
From my point of view, it didn’t seem like an elementary school student who couldn’t even calculus.
I’m just a child who doesn’t know anything about the world that only believes in my status and fusses.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t experienced firsthand what kind of status aristocracy has in this world.
Anyway, I’m not originally from this world. The inside follows the modern way of thinking.
“Why?”
For now, he hides his annoyance and responds with an appropriately kind expression.
At the academy, you don’t have to be respectful because you’re equal in front of magic.
Of course, it seemed that there was an atmosphere in which special cadets like the princess could not bear to speak plainly.
“Would you like to see me later?”
When is it a bullying comment?
Judging from the fact that the cadets, who looked similarly low in both personality and face from behind, were crossing their arms, it seemed that they were the problem children of this class.
Among them, there was a man from Jilin who had touched Miya before and got scolded by me.
Looking at his expression now so energetic, it seemed that he believed in this guy named Pericus and regained his energy.
Perhaps the dubious aristocrats are harassing commoners and not even able to touch the cadets in a higher position than themselves.
It’s obvious without even looking at it.
“I don’t like it?”
Still speaks with a smile.
It’s probably a trivial business anyway, and there’s no time to waste on it.
“Ha… f*ck. Hey. I guess I’m mistaken that I’m in the same situation as a slave now that I became a cadet,”
Took
“f*ck you, the academy says it’s not a place for me.”
Perikus opened his chin at an odd angle and tapped his forehead with his finger.
A truly pitiful example of a bully.
In my heart, I’m going to drill a hole in this bastard’s head right now.
At the academy, there is a rule that says you cannot use magic against people in unauthorized places, so it was a pity that you couldn’t do that.
“Isn’t the academy a place that speaks for itself? I don’t think there’s any reason to listen to someone with less magic than me. And what about that expression? It’s uncomfortable to see.”
“Kuh, kuh… This bastard.”
I heard the laughter of some cadets nearby.
Anyway, even in the eyes of the other cadets, Pericus’ bullying must have looked pathetic.
“Don’t do that, why don’t you speak with magic if you’re pardoned? It’s not like he’s less skilled in magic than a slave.”
“Ha. Good. I request you for an arcane sparring. Slave.”
Vision Dalian. To put it simply, fighting with magic legally.
There are cases where the cadets simply sparred with each other to see their skills, and there are cases where they fight with each other on their own terms by swearing a vision oath at the same time as sparring.
This method was created because the high-blooded cadets continued to break the rules and fight.
In the battle arena implemented with magic, subjects use their virtual bodies to fight against opponents.
The words are virtual, but in fact, it is no different from realizing another reality and fighting.
Each person’s amount of mana also has a limit just like reality, and pain is felt at the same intensity as reality.
It was also an implementation to develop a sense of real combat for the cadets.
It was just the same sparring with virtually no worries.
It is a very good system to punish the opponent in that it can cause pain.
And even if the other person’s limbs were cut off, the body in reality was intact, so no matter what they did, they didn’t have to worry about being punished.
Because it just happens in the virtual world.
“Okay. How about after class is over today? Starting tomorrow, I have to buy finals, so I have to finish it quickly.”
“Good. I can’t wait to catch up. Disgusting.”
“What are the conditions?”
Of course, there are some restrictions on the conditions that can be bet depending on the win or loss of Dalian.
There are no conditions under which each person’s life or body is collateralized, or a problem with cadet status, such as dropping out of the academy.
Besides that, there are several conditions that require the approval of the professor in advance to use the vision contract.
“Conditions? Why don’t losers become slaves? You become a slave in this class. Just obey all the cadets and take care of the menial tasks like cleaning the class, just like you did.”
“Good. But are you okay? Being a slave is pretty tough.”
“f*ck you. I’m going to win anyway. Are you excited at the thought of enslaving again? It’s what I always do, so I’ll do it well. Kkeuk.”
Anyway, Ferricus doesn’t seem to think he’ll lose.
Why are people in this world so ignorant of the topic?
In the first place, the idea that the study of magic itself requires long hours of hard work is embedded in it, so a person with a short career like me tends to fail the idea of using high-level magic.
Especially stupid guys like Lee Jasik.
Still, even after winning the subjugation system, there are still cadets like this.
Looks as if someone instigated it.
‘That woman.’
Among the gazes focused in this direction, the unpleasant familiar gaze.
Following him, among the cadets, there was a princess smiling unpleasantly.
It seemed like he had done something different before I came.
It was disgusting to see him always do that behind his back without coming out himself.
I felt it while reading the tales related to the 7th tier magic, but it seems that the imperial family is not normal.
Perhaps this evil relationship will not end until the empire is destroyed.
“Then see you later at the arena.”
For now, the case was settled by promising sparring.
Felicus’ laughter as he turned around and returned to his seat was unpleasant, just like the princess’s.
*
“Uncle. Are you going to eat?”
Lunch time after morning class.
While all the girls were looking at each other to have a meal with her Ian, Lorraine was the fastest to approach Ian and snatched the opportunity.
“What… It should be.”
“Follow me. I will tell you where the cadet cafeteria is.”
“I know that much.”
“Still, you probably don’t know how to buy meal tickets. Shut up and follow me.”
“… Okay.”
No matter how much he was a slave, there was nothing that Ian, who worked in every corner of the academy, would not even know about the cadet cafeteria.
Buying meal tickets was also not difficult.
Still, she judged that being with Lorraine would be less of an annoyance around her than going out to eat alone, so Ian followed her.
The cadets in the class who were looking at him regretfully licked their appetites.
Because everyone knows Lorraine’s personality, they wouldn’t even dream of daring to step in between them.
“I… pork cutlet.”
Ian regretted that pork stir-fry was not on the menu, and chose pork cutlet as the next best option.
The menu changes every day, but popular menus such as pork cutlet seem to be sold regularly.
“I don’t know why men like tonkatsu so much. I have the Cube Steak Meal.”
Lorraine and Ian took their seats holding a tray with the food they each ordered.
It’s not the cold food that Miya brought you, it’s just warm and crispy pork cutlet.
Ian was thrilled to dip the well-fried pork cutlet into the sauce and bite it.
Quasak
“Ah… This taste… “
The texture of the fried batter and thick meat that is crumbled with a crunchy sound.
Ian shed tears of emotion at the pork cutlet, similar to the pork cutlet she used to eat in her hometown.
“Uncle. What are you going to do on vacation?”
“Vacation? I heard she can stay in the dorms.”
She has already rejected Lorraine’s request for marriage.
At the time, Lorraine put down her high self-esteem and she was a spit, so after she was rejected, her self-confidence dropped a lot.
No, it would be more accurate to say that she felt ridiculed rather than less confident.
She believed that even if Ian and the like bounced off her anyway, she would fall in love with him anyway.
Her pride was hurt to say that she would marry herself once more, so she decided to change her ways a bit.
Of course, Lorraine didn’t realize that only when she herself dealt with her Ian was she becoming more docile than in front of other people.
Also the fact that he is putting all his energy into getting Lee An.
If the people of Lorraine’s family saw this, she would be terrified.
Already, the cadets in the same class were a little puzzled by the other Lorraine’s attitude in front of her.
“Then how about going to my family? It is located near the island, so there are many things to see and it will be helpful for studying magic.”
“The Dearheart family? That is a bit burdensome.”
Certainly, there must have been a lot to learn from the famous magic family, the Dearheart family.
You may be able to read a higher level magic book than Ian can get right now.
However, there was a reluctance to follow Lorraine just for that reason.
Because Ian wasn’t in a state of liking for Lorraine yet.
Her work at the subjugation festival and Lorraine’s attitude of caring for herself after her changed a little positively, but her Ian still did not think well of Lorraine.
But Lorraine also knew that her Ian would turn out that way.
Since she was a thorough woman, she had already arranged a way for her to woo him.
“If you come to my family, I will let you see the 7th tier magic circle that has been handed down only in my family.”
“… 7Th tier magic circle?”
Her family name. Dear Heart.
There was an ancient 7th tier magic circle passed down from generation to generation in the Dearheart family.
In addition to the Dearheart family, there were cases like that in some famous magic families.
Since the 7th tier magic has been passed down like a legend since ancient times, there are cases where it is left as a family legacy like this.
“Looks like you’re interested in 7th tier magic. Right now, as an uncle, I can’t browse the magic tower or the imperial library. Isn’t there a way to open the academy’s library during vacation?”
It was definitely an attractive proposition.
The magic tower, the imperial family, the academy, or else the 7th tier magic circle that should be spread out in the realm of different races or all over the place.
Right now, Ian had no way to find out such an ancient magic.
“You mean there is an ancient magic circle in the Dearheart family?”
“You know that the 7th tier magic circles have been handed down since ancient times, right? In other words, it’s like a relic. Among them, there must be some that have not yet been discovered, and those that have already been found are specially kept by each institution or country. And among them, of course, there are some that have been handed down from generation to generation in a famous magic family like us. Didn’t you know that too?”
“That, that… “
Knowledge of ancient magic made clear thanks to Lorraine.
Ian had no choice but to think.
I didn’t know what the 7th level magic of the Dearheart family was, but this was the only opportunity for him to get in touch with the 7th level right away.
“Are you coming?”
Lorraine, realizing that Ian was troubled, seduced him further.
If I could bring him into the family, I’d be able to seduce him completely.
With living under one roof, Lorraine was sure to make him fall in love with her.
“Well, then… Even during vacation… “
“Where are you going Ian?”
“Eh, uh?”
The moment Lorraine was trying to convince herself that Ian was over it.
“Mi, Miya?”
Miya appeared with a cup of unknown origin.