I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

10 – Tutorial (1)

In the meantime, there have been practical lectures, but they weren’t actual training to fight monsters.

Classes such as strengthening basic physical strength and learning swordsmanship are practical lectures.

The real-life lecture that I will be doing from now on is actual training to fight monsters.

“First year students, are your preparations complete?”

“”Yes!””

Basically, like a military academy, he answered loudly while keeping his fives in line.

Since it was the first real combat training, all the cadets had tension on their faces unlike any other time.

To my right was Landau, to my left was Luisa, and a little further diagonally was Elianne.

All three held their weapons in their hands.

Lando was a two-handed sword, Luisa was a spear, and Elianne was a magic staff.

Of course, today I am also a horse gun.

“I will announce the grouping today. Whoever is called out immediately exits to the right and joins the crew.”

A noble who brought a servant puts the academy in the same group out of consideration.

Basically a group of 4, who are the other two besides me and Luisa?

First of all, it won’t be Lando.

In the Story, he goes to training today with Eliane and two other male cadets.

It is today’s training that Elianne notices Lando’s competence.

… The other two male cadets were strictly for comparison.

“—Article 3. Lando, James, Natasha, and Kevin.”

‘Huh?’

Why is Elianne not in Group 3?

James and Kevin were names that also appeared in the main story of .

But Natasha heard it for the first time.

Lando said to me, “Joel, you’ll do well!” And walked out of the row.

Then I ran to where James, Kevin, and Natasha had gathered.

“—Article 5. Joel, Luisa, Elianne, and Leon.”

My head was full of question marks.

Why is Elianne the same George as me?

Ah, maybe it’s because I won the duel with her marquis’ son.

As for the group formation, the instructors consider the entrance exam, daily class attitude, and the results of the duel.

Perhaps, unlike the story of the game, I won a duel and the ratings among the instructors were adjusted.

“Bocchan.”

“Uh.”

Me and Luisa got out of Owa Heat right away.

Eliane too.

She never ran, perhaps to maintain her dignity.

The 5 members gathered in one place.

Ellie Anne bowed her head slightly and said, “Hello.”

She is the third daughter of a duke, but she is polite to everyone.

“Elianne, you look beautiful today too.”

“Thank you.”

In a somewhat light tone, the blond male cadet complimented Ellie Anne on her appearance.

I thought he was Leon.

Leon suddenly knelt down on one knee and lightly squeezed Elianne’s right hand.

Then he kissed the side, the back of the hand.

“Today, this Leon will escort Elianne.”

“Thank you.”

She smiles.

I wondered if he was probably beating himself up with a double desire.

If it were a cheerful cartoon, Leon’s courtship was a bit blatant, to the point where I wondered if he would have hearts in his eyes.

It seemed to be the reason why the fact that he broke up with me was known.

Ellie Anne quickly hid her right hand behind her back.

… Then, he wiped the back of the hand Leon had just kissed with his clothes.

“Who will lead the group?”

In the group assignments I went through, no one wanted to be the leader.

But it’s different here.

Because extra points are awarded to the leader.

Leon looked at me with a grin.

“I wonder if it would be a little difficult to be in last place.”

In the first place, I didn’t think that I would be able to take on the role of leader, and I didn’t particularly want to take on the role, but it makes me feel a little bad to be openly like this.

“Then, the person with the best admission score among them will be the leader.”

I turned my head to Eliane.

She entered the school second in class.

Leon isn’t the top student, so of course, out of these four, she has the best entrance score.

“Originally, it is recommended that the leader be the avant-garde. Because I can immediately grasp the urgent situation.”

Leon raised her two-handed sword.

Since I am a horse gun, it can be seen as a rearguard, Luisa with a spear is a lieutenant, and Elianne with a staff is also a rearguard.

Luisa retorted, placing her hand on her shoulder.

“The lieutenant is better at grasping the situation. The vanguard may be late in recognizing an attack coming from the rear. Lieutenant is a position that can take care of both the front and rear.”

“Isn’t Louisa Sir Joel’s maid? You can’t see the whole of Joe from an objective perspective properly. I will prioritize Sir Joel.”

As Leon and I were arguing, an instructor approached our group.

“Team 5, haven’t you decided on a leader yet?”

Leon quickly answered the instructor’s question.

“Sorry. Because Sir Joel found fault with it.”

Of course, I also refuted.

“It was not because of faults, but because Sir Leon insisted that he be the leader. Sorry.”

The instructor let out a deep sigh.

Now in his eyes, me and Leon would look the same as there.

In this case, the instructor usually decides for himself.

“The leader of Team 5 is an Eliane cadet. More.”

Leon clenched his teeth as the instructor left our group.

It’s just that he wouldn’t have quarreled with me if he had told me he wanted to do it, but by all means quarrel with me.

Ellie Anne showed us her fake smile, she said.

“Then let’s go now.”

***

In the northern part of the academy site, there is a forest enclosed by a huge fence.

Instructors release monsters there before training.

The 5th group led by Eliane also entered the northern forest.

The sunlight was dim and there was a slight chill.

‘Joel, let’s see how it goes today.’

I contacted the instructor in charge of organizing today’s group a few days ago.

She and she changed herself to become a Jo like Joel.

I had no choice but to part with the maid because I couldn’t change Leon, but for now, this is the best.

Look at Joel from close range.

As they walked through the forest, Elianne kept glancing at him.

‘When I was talking to Leon earlier….’

She wasn’t the Joel she knew.

If you were him in the past, you would have been frightened by Leon’s words, ‘You’re in the bottom, so don’t think of being a leader’.

At least we didn’t get into an argument.

Joel had told Elianne in the past when they almost had an argument.

It’s better to lose than to fight.

Even though it wasn’t a duel with swords, it was a verbal fight, but before the fight, they pulled their tails out.

‘Make Delia an exclusive healer….’

She is popular among her male cadets because of her good looks and her kind-hearted personality.

She was a woman who was considered a saint in the future because of her skills as a healer.

Joel made such a woman her exclusive healer.

As a result of the investigation by the maid, it was not a threat like the rumors circulating in her mouth.

Instead of Delia, who was attacked by her monster, he was attacked and injured her, and as a result saved her.

So, to repay her kindness, it was said that she entered an exclusive healer.

She said, ‘You couldn’t kill the Twin Wild Boar, that’s ridiculous.’

The power she showed in a duel with her son, Marquis.

She had a power that even the [Green Eyes of Insight] Couldn’t capture, but she was only hit by the [Twin Wild Boar]?

Eliane couldn’t believe it.

Sseuk—.

As I continued walking, I heard the sound of a creature passing through the bushes.

All of her crew stopped on the spot, each raising their weapon.

“Queac!!”

A red-eyed squirrel jumped up from the 2 o’clock position.

It was a D-class monster [Man-Eating Squirrel].

Leon channeled magic into the sword and activated the skill.

And the moment I lifted it high,

“I do.”

Joel said softly.

Bang—!

A gunshot rang out.

The head of the [Man-eating Squirrel] Was blown off by a small orb-shaped mass of magical energy.

The red blood of the monster was splattered on the floor.

Leon, who had raised his sword, made a stupid noise, “Huh?”

Ellie Anne, who saw Joel next to her, glared at his rapid-fire.

‘Wow, how fast is the horse gun? ?’

Three seconds?

No, less than 3 seconds.

Hearing the sound of the monster running around, he immediately took hold of it, and as soon as the monster jumped out, he declared that he would catch it and pulled the trigger.

Leon, who had finally grasped the situation, approached Joel in the rear.

And suddenly I grabbed him by the collar.

“Sir Joel! Wonder why the monsters I will catch!!”

“I thought I was faster.”

“No, no matter how it is, the avant-garde should take care of things like that—.”

Joel cut off Leon with a snort.

“I shot because I was frustrated with the front line that was slower than the rear line. I’m really sorry.”

“Ugh… !”

Leon released his hand from his collar and returned to his position.

Leon’s red face stained with shame.

Eliane felt a little refreshed.

Joel seemed calm, showing no emotion on his face.

I was just moving forward.

Take—. Squeeze—.

A mouse with red eyes appeared.

Not one, but twelve.

It’s a D-class monster, but it’s small and nimble, so it’s hard to hit with a weapon.

“I do.”

Bang—! Bang-!

Again, Joel pulled the trigger at the same time as he declared.

In the middle, I took a potion out of my pocket and poured the contents into my mouth.

It was an iridescent liquid.

‘Ma, magic potion… ?!’

Eliane, the third daughter of a duke, had only seen a magic potion once.

It was prepared by the imperial knight commander for use in an emergency.

Using that precious thing in an actual training session at the academy, not even in a crisis situation.

I couldn’t believe it even after seeing it with my own two eyes.

Bang—! Bang-!

While she was shocked, Joel killed all twelve of the [Man-Eating Rats] Monsters by himself.

All twelve shots he fired hit.

It was a marksmanship that even a seasoned noncommissioned officer could not do easily.

‘Still, one thing is certain.’

To incur favor with Delia, he deliberately pretended to be hit by the [Twin Wild Boar].

What the hell is she trying to do by making her her exclusive healer, who is even called the saint of her future?

The more I got to know Joel, the more creepy I felt.

***

[You have killed the monster.]

[You have killed the monster.]

[You have killed the monster.]

Message windows continued to pop up in front of me.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any EXP until now because I didn’t use the [Time Stop] Skill.

That said, I couldn’t use a skill that I could only use once a day against D-class junk mobs.

If possible, you should use skills on monsters with a higher grade to earn skill EXP.

Elianne next to me kept watching my movements.

… Is she uncomfortable because she is with her ex-fiancé?

I’m not very happy either.

Kkikiki—.

Somewhere there was a cry that sounded like a monkey.

Immediately, the magic flowed into her trigger.

This is the 14th shot.

There are two steps left.

“I will kill you this time!”

Suddenly, Leon jumped forward by himself.

It seemed like it was taken away from me.

A C-class monster [Cannibal chimpanzee] Appeared in front of him.

And quickly swung his arm.

I’ll avoid this much.

This monster is the strongest monster in the tutorial.

I have to use the [Time Stop] Skill while Leon is dodging, and I’ll shoot him quickly.

I thought so.

“Ah!!”

Leon was hit by the chimpanzee’s arm without hesitation and flew backwards.

And as it were, he was hit in the back of the head by a tree and passed out….

I wondered if this was what they meant when they failed because they were only motivated.