I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

34 – Dungeon Transformation (1)

“I never thought Julian was such a person….”

“You must be very upset, Miss Elianne.”

A few days later, news came that the Knights, who had completed their investigation, were putting Julian on trial.

As expected, it seemed that all sorts of illegal drugs were pouring out of his dorm room.

I am denying the rape of the woman and the murder of Daniel.

Luisa put her mouth close to my ear,

“Thank God, young master.”

He gave a small smile.

After officially becoming her lover, her poker face gradually disappeared.

She says that the reason she kept her expressionless in the first place was to hide her love for me as much as possible.

Today’s first class is an introduction to magic.

A young female professor finished her lecture and notified her students.

“There is a practical lecture this afternoon. The place is a D-class dungeon in the northeast of the site.”

Me, Lando, and Luisa made a lot of money in a D-class dungeon.

As long as there is no variant, it seemed like it would be easy to clear.

The reactions of the other cadets were different.

The cadets, like us, who seemed to have cleared the dungeon through the mercenary guild, voiced their confidence.

On the other hand, the cadets, who didn’t seem to have fought a single monster since the last actual combat training, let out a painful sound.

‘I hope Jo Won isn’t as strange as Leon.’

I didn’t want to see someone else destroy themselves while trying to keep me in check to flirt with women.

After morning classes and a quick lunch, I went to the D-class dungeon in the northeast of the academy.

All first year cadets and instructors in charge were all gathered.

“Everyone is present except Eliane, who is at the funeral.”

Like in the tutorial, Oh and Louis stood in line with Lando and Louis.

In preparation for any unexpected situation, Delia and other healer apprentices were also on standby.

A little further in the diagonal direction is Caitlyn, not Elianne.

The tension was obvious.

Unlike the tutorial, this practice did not appear in the Story, so it was not known which heroine would be in which group.

Still, the fact that it did not appear in the game story means that it proceeds smoothly without any problems.

You can rest assured.

“—Article 7. Caitlyn, Leon, Joel, Luisa.”

No, it’s Leon again?

First of all, like Louis, I got out of the heat and joined the crew.

While feeling absurd.

Leon stroked his blonde hair and glared at me.

It was a more blatant gaze than the last time.

“Sir Joel, I will not allow you to be arbitrary like last time.”

After warning me, he changed his expression and walked over to Caitlyn.

Then he bent over her waist and gently grasped her chin with his thumb and forefinger.

“Mademoiselle—.”

“My name is not Mademoiselle.”

Caitlyn slammed Leon’s arm hard.

All sorts of frowns.

However, Leon doesn’t collapse here and shows his guts needlessly.

After clearing my throat once,

“Of course I know, Miss Caitlyn.”

I tried again with a soft voice.

“This Leon will protect Miss Caitlyn.”

Eliane smiled at least formally, but Caitlyn didn’t at all.

“I don’t like it!!” She said, turning her head away.

“You look so pretty when you’re shy.”

I don’t know about anything else, but I was blown away by one piece of confidence.

Well, since he’s actually a tsundere character, he shows a similar attitude to his favorite opponent, Lando, in the game.

She keeps trying to seduce Caitlin, and she rejects him in disgust.

She thought there would be no limit if she left her like this, so she deliberately cleared her throat and said.

“Wouldn’t you like to talk about who will be in charge of the team leader after a while?”

I mean Caitlyn,

“When did I fall in love!!”

With her hatchet eye open, she screamed.

“The leader does not even need to be discussed. I have to.”

Like the last time, it was a fight with the leader again.

As pointed out by the instructor, we should not be too confrontational.

She turned her head to Caitlin and said.

“You decide.”

“What? Supervise?”

“Me and Luisa would choose me, and Sir Leon would choose himself, so it would be most fair for Caitlin to pick whoever she thinks would be a good fit for the lead. Or do you want to encourage it?”

“That’s not true…. Okay! Should I choose one of them?”

Hearing what she said to her, Leon also nodded her head.

Her eyes were filled with anticipation that she would elect him to be her leader.

“You promote!”

Caitlyn pointed her finger at my face.

Leon looked in disbelief as she looked back and forth between her fingers and my face.

Actually, it was something I was aiming for.

A man I don’t even know well who suddenly tries to seduce me and I invest in her new business.

It was self-evident who to choose.

“Any complaints, Sir Leon?”

She asked him with a grin.

He too kept her mouth shut as much as Caitlyn agreed to have the person he decided to lead.

Just glaring at me.

I informed the instructor that I was the leader.

The expression seemed to be a mixture of a little surprise and a feeling of understanding.

Except for the people around me, I wondered if the instructor would be the one who looked at me the most objectively.

After waiting for about 30 minutes, the instructors lifted the round chunks of iron stuck in the floor as if all the groups had finished waiting.

It was like a manhole cover.

“Enter at the same time according to the command of the instructor.”

As many holes as each pair.

Me, Luisa, Caitlyn and Leon all stood in front of a hole leading to the basement.

Three, two, one!

At the instructor’s shout, all groups climbed down the ladders installed on the wall of the hole.

We also hurriedly moved her body with Leon as the lead.

“Ugh, the smell!”

Caitlyn plugged her nose with her hand as she reached her sewer-like underpass.

It was only natural that I vibrated as the water was rotten.

I’m just holding back.

“Hold your weapon properly, Caitlyn.”

“Oh, I know, me too!”

She removed her hand from her nose.

Then she clutched her weapon, two daggers, in both her hands.

She’s like an assassin, quickly approaching the enemy from blind spots and then killing them.

It’s a D-class dungeon, so it seemed like a member like this would be enough, but the absence of a supporter was a bit disappointing.

Leon is also a dealer, Caitlyn is a dealer, Luisa is a dealer, and I am a dealer.

… It was a somewhat deformed party called a 4-dealer.

“Caitlyn, you scout.”

“Okay.”

“Sir Leon, if Caitlyn sees an enemy, start defending yourself.”

He glanced at my instructions and gave a small reply, “Yes.”

He still seemed to be unsure of the fact that he was not the leader.

“Louisa counters right after Sir Leon defends.”

“Yes, boy.”

Party command is also an evaluation factor as much as being a leader.

If I recklessly sharpen a gun by myself just because I can catch it alone, I get a rather low score.

Tests should always conform to the intention of the presenter.

Thump!

The hole in the ground we came down from was covered with a lid.

Now we can’t go outside through the entrance again.

You have to take the exit at the end of the underpass.

“Caitlyn, go slow.”

“Yes.”

She, who was in charge of scouting for her, moved her steps, killing her footsteps as much as possible.

She is also very agile in And is good at dodging.

In other words, it also functions as an evasive tank.

… In the meantime, the reason why her practical grades didn’t come out well was because she didn’t recognize those strengths of herself.

Caitlyn raised her right hand and waved it back and forth around her.

It means no problem, follow me.

Leon, Luisa, and I followed in order.

“… !”

Shortly after, Caitlyn opened her eyes wide and signaled us to stop.

I immediately stopped her steps and let her magical energy flow into the trigger of the [Standard Arche Booth].

The torches mounted on the walls, lighting the underpass, swayed loudly.

What kind of monster will come out?

Since it’s a sewer with water, it’s not a common land monster.

“Kiik!!”

In the water, a pillow-sized piranha jumped at Caitlyn.

It was a C-class monster [Big Piranha].

Caitlyn dodged her effortlessly by shifting her body to her side.

A piranha fell on the floor.

However, like a monster, he hit the ground once with his tail, and Leon’s head rose high.

“Sir Leon, defend!”

“I know!”

It was because he was afraid that he would recklessly kill himself.

… It was because I fainted out of the blue during the actual training last time and retired.

Kang—!

[Big Piranha] Bit into the blade of Leon’s two-handed sword, holding it vertically.

“I will attack,” Said Luisa, thrusting her spear forward.

The body of the piranha was pierced with a spear.

[Big Piranha] Is now unable to move her body.

I just need to finish it.

Bang—!

When I pulled the trigger, the flying magic bullet completely shattered the entire piranha.

[You have killed the monster.]

“I think we can keep going like this, young boy.”

Louisa said with a small smile.

When Caitlin finds a monster, Leon defends it and confronts it, and Luisa stabs it with a spear during the confrontation.

Then, it was safely dealt with by triggering on the monster whose movement was greatly reduced due to being stabbed by the spear.

This was the tactic that allowed four people to kill monsters most quickly and accurately.

‘Why did C-class monsters appear….’

If I’m not mistaken, this must be a Class D dungeon.

Certainly, the [Big Piranha] You just killed is not a boss.

The manhole is closed and you cannot go back to the place you came in.

A slight ominous feeling enveloped his body.

“Caitlyn, move forward with more caution.”

“Yes. But I think you’ll be able to pass without difficulty?”

We just proved that we can easily deal with even C-class monsters.

But will it end with C-class monsters?

Moreover, there is a big gap between [Big Piranha], Which belongs to the lower level of C-class monsters, and monsters that belong to the upper level of C-class.

“I still feel it, but it’s a bit unusual.”

“You should trust your intuition.”

“Why?”

“Your intuition must be right for me to succeed in business!”

From Caitlyn’s point of view, I am a person who intuitively invested in her business.

So in many ways I hope my intuition is correct.

Honestly, I hope my intuition right now is wrong.

Remembering the hardships I had with the mutant [Great Orc] The other day….

Leon snorted at her.

“This is the Academy Dungeon. It’s a place that’s thoroughly managed by the academy, so what’s the point of doing something out of the ordinary?”

At his words, anxiety soared.

Usually it’s because I’m caught off guard like this and I run into unexpected things….