Academy Slave Instructor

11 – Zeroa is weak

Zeroa is weak

After the happy group meeting, Jero Ah left the lecture hall with a fluttering heart.

She was completely unexpected, but Rai’s prank made her feel heavenly.

According to the description, march training lasts for 5 days. That means she can be with Arya for a whopping five days. Although her members are Seset, a pure mage with insufficient physical strength, and Abigail, who lacks cooperation, she is not without worries, but she feels like if she is with Arya, she will be able to overcome any hardship.

“Zeroa Vandes.”

When Zeroa, who was walking in her floating mood, reflexively turned her head, there were three men there. The man in front of her is someone Zero Ah also knows well.

When she first came to the academy, she had a rough impression on her. Although she is handsome, her sharp eyes and small scars on her eyebrows, which make it difficult to meet her gaze, make him unapproachable.

The aristocratic Aslan Skape moves closer to Zeroa, brushing the dark green hair flowing down her forehead behind her. She wasn’t huge, but her broad shoulders and well-proportioned body weighed on Zero Ah with her appearance alone.

“Uh… Mr. Aslan.”

“Do you know my name?”

“Yes, I know almost everyone’s name in Class B.”

“Oh, then do you know my name?”

The man next to Aslan pretends to be friendly and puts his arm on Zeroa’s shoulder and asks.

“Mr. Seiban, Mr. Delan… Right?”

“Ohh- this guy is quite good.”

He likes Seiban and pats Zeroa on the shoulder. With the three big ones surrounding Zeroa, it felt like they were harassing them from the side.

That was the same feeling for Zeroa. The three of them had an active and wild side in the class. I’ve never bullied anyone yet, but when the three of us got together, the violent side was noticeable, such as swearing or kicking each other.

“You’re in the same group as the Goddess. Lucky guy. Besides, you’re the bluest in the group. It’s dope-.”

“hahahaha.. Somehow…”

Seeing Seiban poke her side and ask, Zeroa thought that something had come.

Aria, the entire academy is paying attention, and jealous eyes pour out even when her eyes meet. However, she deserved to be a runaway person because some insignificant guy was in the same group as her.

For some reason, Seiban’s arm on his shoulder felt heavy. Zeroa nervously looked around her, but no one was around her.

“That’s enough. Hey, are you busy?”

“Uh- I was supposed to see Instructor Rai later.”

“A little later? Then, do you have a minute?”

“It’s really little… I don’t know if I’ll have time…”

“Is it there or not?”

When Aslan asked while making a face at her, Zero knew that she was afraid, so she replied that she had a little bit without realizing it.

“Okay, then let’s play together.”

“Yes?”

“The arena is borrowed, so let’s fight together.”

I don’t know why the story is like that, but when Seiban walked away with her shoulder strapped on her shoulder, Zeroa accidentally followed Aslan’s group.

Let’s go to a place where there are few people. The story of Dalian she knows is a lie and she was worried that she might be lynched here, but an academy employee who was sitting in a suitable vacant lot looked this way and got up and walked away.

“Athran Scafe and Zeroa Vandes. Did you sign up for sparring?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

When Asran answered, the staff pointed out where the sharp training weapons were and told them to use them, then explained the rules of sparring. As if sparring itself is one of the annoying routines, the staff tells the rules as if reading a book, then returns to their original seat.

While Zeroa was staring blankly, Aslan picked up a weapon, and Seiban and Delan, who came with him, sat casually nearby and cheered.

“Go on a rampage! Break the head!”

“Breaking the head is against the rules.”

“That’s what it says.”

When the staff spoke up, Seiban shrugged his shoulders and turned his head away.

As Aslan looks up, Zeroa hesitantly grabs her sword. It is a longsword that she has wielded many times during training.

Since there are academy staff, it’s not like they’re applying for sparring simply because of bullying. Although Seiban’s harsh words bothered her, Zeroa took her stance, thinking hard about her on the good side.

Adventurer This swordsmanship was taught to me by an adventurer I was close with when I was a porter, saying that you would die.

Asran lifted a greatsword that was so large that it was difficult to even lift it. The sword body is thick, so I wonder if it can be used as a shield.

She’s not a weapon that’s used a lot in the military, but she’s rather familiar with that kind of weapon. She is commonly used by adventurers and mercenaries with a black specialized in destructive power used to catch giant monsters rather than people.

Her swordsmanship is wide and she should be prepared for serious injury even if she just brushes against her, but her mobility is low and her attack motion is so great that if she is alert, there is no chance of getting hit.

“When you’re ready, start on your own.”

When her staff member’s voice sounded like she was not interested, Zeroa took a small breath in and rushed towards Aslan.

When Aslan’s arms stretched out with the tip of his sword on the ground, Zeroa quickly stopped and induced his attack. She learned from life as an adventurer who knows zero that she can easily get an attack opportunity if she measures well against opponents with large motions.

However, contrary to Zeroa’s expectations, Aslan did not swing the sword right away, but took a big step forward and swung the sword. It was only one step, but the stride length was longer than expected in an instant, and Zeroa entered the attack range.

When her greatsword came to her side with the sound of cutting the wind, Zeroa panicked and turned her sword to the side to block it, but the difference between her strength was too great.

A kang sound was heard, and even the blocking sword and Zeroa were caught in the greatsword and flew far away. Losing consciousness for a moment from the shock, Zeroa rolls on the ground.

Asran, who had not expected to be hit with a single blow, was staring blankly at the attacker, and an employee ran to check Zeroa’s condition.

“Are you okay?”

“Cool… Ok, keuk… Ok, ok… I’m fine…”

“It’s fine.”

After confirming that he is properly conscious and that there is nothing wrong with his body, the staff gets up blankly as if he is not interested in Zeroa, and tells him that the sparring is over.

“We have a weapon that needs to be repaired, so I’ll claim it later from Aslan Skape.”

“Why fold it? It was Jeanne who wrote it.”

“It was Aslan Scape-kun who broke it.”

The employee said it as if it were natural and then left with a murmur. In the meantime, Seiban approaches and hits Aslan on the shoulder.

“You pretended not to be like this kid, but were you upset that Zeroa was in the same group as the goddess?”

“Don’t f*ck me. I didn’t know I’d be this weak.”

“Yes, men’s jealousy is ugly. Hey, zero. Oh, is she alive?”

When Seiban approached and asked, Zero, who had barely stabilized her breathing, raised her upper body.

“Hey, you’re hurt dude. Don’t force it. Get up when you’re calm.”

Worrying about him, Seiban forced Zeroa back down. With Zeroa lying down again, pushed by her power, Seiban looks at her frowning.

“Sorry, that guy said he wanted to join, but I didn’t know this would happen. He’s a guy with only strength, so he can’t control it well. Please understand.”

Zeroa stares blankly at Seiban, who sincerely apologizes.

The impact was strong, but at the end, Aslan relaxed and didn’t get a fatal blow. In the end, after all, his lack of skill was more responsible than Aslan, who attacked his opponent without accurately grasping his opponent’s skill.

“Sheesh, I’m sorry.”

Unexpectedly, the kind Seiban apologized over and over again, and even Asran apologized.

* * *

“That’s what happened.”

“Um… So you mean you want revenge?”

“Yes? How do you talk like that?”

Zeroa looked at Rai in embarrassment. Rai looks at Zeroa strangely, as if asking why he was answering like that.

No matter how you look at it, since she lost the duel, isn’t she supposed to train her to take revenge?

“So what I’m talking about is that Aslan-kun, Seivan, and Delan-kun are nice.”

Zeroa, who came from somewhere and stopped the physical training scheduled for today and is training magic skills, says with a kind smile. Rai stares at him and turns his head away as if he doesn’t care.

When Rai is not interested in talking, Zeroa concentrates on training again, but it is not easy, as her mana is disturbed and her magic fails.

Approaching Zeroa, who notices, Rai infiltrates the magic formula he created and forcibly changes it. It was difficult for instructors specializing in magic to change someone else’s magic formula at will, which was possible only when the difference in skills between the two was huge, but Lai did it without hesitation.

“The speed at which flash activates is the key, so I taught you the magic formula now, but it doesn’t seem to suit you. Use this.”

“What has changed?”

“I have to read that much to be able to call it your magic?”

“Hmm… It’s slow to activate, but it’s hard to detect?”

“That’s right, the flash is meant to be a surprise, so you have to activate it quickly or not let the opponent notice. This has a camouflage that looks like an enhancement magic.”

Since warriors used magic, flash magic that blinds opponents has been a favorite. Flash has become a must-have magic in dangerous close combat if you lose sight even for a moment, and now it is one of the magic that everyone learns.

However, if you use it repeatedly, you will become wary and your defense will develop. Up to now, even third-rate mercenaries have countermeasures against flash, so they don’t use it well, but if it works, it’s superior to any magic for warriors.

“Again, I’m not going to use this lightly. Especially for guys who want to have some skills, it’s just a flashy light. Rather, there’s a chance to get hit. Instead, it’s f*cking weak, but it’s good because it’s easy to harass the annoying guys.”

“I don’t think there’s anything to write about at the academy.”

“Well- anything is useful, so it’s just in case you don’t know. You can survive only when you always put in everything according to the situation.”

Zero Arlai stares at her as she nods her head and is concentrating on mastering her newly learned magic formula.

I know he has a good personality, but he lacks the desire to compete. He came with a big loss, but he doesn’t even feel unfair.

In order to become strong regardless of good or evil, proper fighting spirit is necessary. He provides the driving force to develop and develops the tenacity not to give up at the decisive moment. Although Zeroa gets into the academy, she is not very efficient in her training because her desire to become strong is not great.

She does it with sincerity, but that much is what everyone does. She doesn’t call it focused because she simply works hard on the task in front of her eyes. She deliberately tries to distract her, but Zeroa responds quickly and distracts her from various things around her.

If her mental power is strong, it will be a strong advantage to read the entire surroundings, but she is a story of the distant future, or maybe it is a point that we will never be able to reach in our lifetime.

Although she is feeble when training to face Philia, she somehow manages to focus, but now she can’t see even a small piece of where her heart has gone.

‘The choice is up to you.’

There is no need to forcefully awaken or be harsh. To the end, Rai is only a slave and an instructor, not Zeroa’s teacher. He is content with the present and just lets it go his way if he doesn’t want to.

“Come to think of it, there’s a new store in the city. They say their main dish is a sandwich with smoked meat and special sauce. Shall we buy it today?”

“That’s good. All my gambling money was confiscated because of you.”

“Eh- that couldn’t be helped.”

Lai smiles and answers casually to Zeroa, who brings up trivial things first when she should be concentrating.

After training, Zeroa buys Rai a sandwich as promised and leaves. She asks to eat together, but Zeroa says she has an appointment and runs somewhere with a sandwich in her hand. Looking at his back as he walks away, Rai walks outside.

Going for a walk with a sandwich in his mouth, Rai walks through the academy along the perimeter he can walk around. It changed from a narrow prison to a wide prison. Of course, he can eat this delicious food and roam freely, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s confined.

He originally intended to end his life in prison, so he has no particular complaints.

You can meet people, eat delicious food, and enjoy a much more relaxed and peaceful time compared to when you were on the battlefield. As it is, he thinks it’s okay to bury his bones in the academy, but soon shakes his head thinking it’s funny.

‘That can’t be.’

Academy instructors are always disguised. The Empire wanted something, so he took himself out. In order to bring himself out of a situation where the situation is not stable, he probably needs the approval of Adelian or Julius, the emperor of the empire.

I know them well because I’ve been with them at the end of the era of war. They never do anything useless.

Judging from Layla’s reaction when she was taken in prison, she said it was one person’s plan, but she doesn’t know exactly what she wants.

“Oh, are you taking a walk?”

Selena, the head of the academy, approaches Rai, showing off her large breasts.

Since the location of her lie is transmitted to her in real time, it is not difficult for her to find him.

“Yes, the weather is nice. Would you like to have some, too?”

A grinning Rai holds out one of her sandwiches, and Selenas takes it with her hands in her thanks. She says eating while walking is undignified, but Selena bites her sandwich.

She bites down on food as she walks. I don’t know where she is graceful, but Rai feels that her every action looks noble.

“It won’t fit in Rai-kun’s castle, but how about the academy’s garden? Is it nice to take a walk?”

“Yes, it’s a calming garden.”

“Because it’s simple.”

Selenas laughs lightly. When I hint to Rai, who is from the kingdom of Kaylan, a country of luxury and pleasure, that a garden like this would be a bleak landscape because it is simple, Rai also responds with a smile.

“But… There are a lot of bugs. Do you get a lot of bugs from outside the academy?”

There are almost no bugs in the garden because the insect repellent magic is still in use unless it is the season when flowers need pollination, but Rai says there are many bugs while looking at the wall separating the academy and the city.

“The inside of the academy is a defense facility comparable to that of a castle. It looks like an ordinary mansion wall, but there are several layers of magic that keep insects out.”

“So you’re saying that the bugs that can’t get in are staring at you.”

It was Selenas who understood that there were people who were not good for her, but she, her scholar, felt no energy in Rai’s eyes.

She has some troops to protect the academy, but Selena, who has not been told anywhere that she has noticed her strange movements, looks in the same direction as Rai, she says.

“Then another task has been added.”

“Should I kill you?”

“Yeah-? The academy instructor can’t speak too harshly. It’s just a defense against intruders.”

“In most cases, it’s a win win.”

“First bread…? Anyway, no way. Rai-kun’s job is to protect the academy. Unnecessary killing is prohibited.”

Seeing Selenas speaking resolutely, Rai nodded his head.

“Well then, please take care of me, patrol dog.”

“Walwwal-“

“Hmm… That’s nice. If you work hard, I’ll give you a necklace as a gift.”

“I don’t need that.”

Rai, knowing well what Selena’s talking about her necklace, immediately turned her down.