I Became the Handyman That the Heroines Are Obsessed With

Episode 47 – Aftermath of the introduction of the gacha system

Glesius Academy is an educational institution where people of various statuses receive education.

Students, the main members of the academy, had a variety of statuses, from commoners who were as common as stones on the street to high-ranking nobles who were as precious as jewels, royalty, or imperial blood.

In short, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Glesius Academy was a ‘melting pot of social status’ where people of various social statuses were mixed.

However, the fact that people of various social statuses are mixed means that there is an invisible and visible gap between students.

This is because the Glesius Academy was not an educational institution established for ‘equal rights to education.’

Glesius Academy’s main goal is to teach ‘ability users’ how to live together with ordinary people.

In other words, what the Academy focuses on and manages is ‘ability users.’

Of course, if only ability users were accepted, the number of enrolled and enrolled students fluctuated over time.

So, in order to complement this, the Academy accepted anyone who wanted to receive education at the Glesius Academy, from commoners to nobles, royalty, and imperial family.

However, anyone is free to take on the challenge, but if you are not competent enough, you will not be able to enroll.

In addition, in order to prevent one person from repeating the entrance exam indefinitely, a limit was placed on a person being able to take the entrance exam no more than five times.

Furthermore, just enrolling was not the end; you had to overcome countless challenges and tests to successfully graduate.

Those who fail to overcome the hurdle of assignments and tests will fail or repeat a grade, and if this is repeated, they will be forced to leave school.

Students who are expelled for repeatedly failing and repeating grades are permanently prohibited from re-admission.

So, there were no people at Glesius Academy who attacked with mediocre skills or mindset.

Students who entered Glesius Academy tried every day to prove their skills in any way they could.

Even if you are a commoner, as long as you graduate from the academy, you are given the opportunity to work as a civil servant or a vassal of a noble family with guaranteed retirement.

Even for a child from a noble family with a not-so-good reputation, the fact that he graduated from the academy was enough to invite marriage talks from several families.

To that extent, Glesius Academy was a place that required very stringent conditions for every step of the process, from admission to graduation.

To meet these conditions, I had to repeat practical training and theoretical classes, including training and sparring, every day.

Of course, equipment was often broken or damaged during training and sparring, and for this purpose, the Academy created an equipment inspection system to repair equipment.

This system, which invites famous craftsmen to work on students’ equipment, was loved by both rich and poor students.

If you pay a fee of about 80 copper coins, the best craftsmen will inspect your equipment and make it in the best condition. Who would refuse this?

However, there were people in the world who lived at the bottom of their lives and could not handle even this.

Students who usually got good grades and had plenty of time used the academy’s equipment inspection system, and students with a lot of money were able to have their equipment inspected by a newly introduced student called ‘Patos’.

However, students who did not have enough time or money were unable to use either certified equipment inspection or private equipment inspection.

“Are there still a lot of people today?”

“That’s right. “It has decreased slightly, but the number is twice that of last year.”

Students who fell into this category called themselves ‘makjang’ in a self-deprecating way.

Makjang is a word meaning the deepest part of a mine, and was the area where the most difficult and dangerous work was done in the mine.

So, they thought that the most difficult and dangerous place in the mine was the same as their own life, so they called themselves ‘Makjang’.

“Damn, the official equipment inspection is so delayed because of that damn guy who is either pathos or pathot.”

“All rich people are like that.”

“Those noblemen spend a lot of money to inspect the equipment, and then destroy the equipment of fools like us who don’t have enough money or time in sparring or training. How can we fight back?”

The members of the makjang had little speaking power within the academy and their power was relatively small in number.

This was because there was a high possibility that someone who was able to enroll in Glesius Academy in the first place would be able to afford not only the admission fee but also various expenses, including living expenses.

However, the only students who fall into the worst category are those who dream of turning their lives around and put everything on the line to graduate from Glesius Academy.

“If we continue like this, will I be guaranteed to fail?”

“I got some points in the theory class. So, I think I will get through this semester safely…….”

“Chet, what should a student like me who is good at practical skills do? ….”

So, students belonging to the last class would gather in a quiet place where no one would visit and lament about their situation.

“But why can’t I see Ena? “He comes here all the time, but he’s been a little less active these days.”

Among them, a student who could be said to be the ultimate leader found someone.

He seemed worried, perhaps because he didn’t see anyone coming every day.

“Ena? Didn’t you hear the news? “His pathos, he was chosen first place at that piece of sh*t’s stall.”

“What?”

The student who was the leader of the maknae looked astonished at what the makjang’s second-in-command said.

“Huh, really… It’s so absurd, really. “Did you know that and just let it go?”

“Then what should I do? “The tickets are protected against damage and deterioration, and they are registered directly in the student management window, so there’s nothing we can do about it.”

“Ha, life is like a goblin, really.”

The leader compared his life to that of a goblin, the weakest monster.

It was a statement that meant that one’s life was insignificant to that extent.

“That’s why kids don’t come to Makjang often these days.”

“What does that mean?”

“They say that even if you lose, you can at least get the money. “There are 10 fairy tales in one exchange ticket, and I think there are students who buy them.”

“Huh.”

The leader and second-in-command only laughed as if they were dumbfounded by the words of the student who could be said to be the brains of the organization.

They also knew that the number of students who do not participate in makjang meetings has been increasing recently.

“I feel like a goblin once in my life, really.”

“It’s lucky if it’s a goblin. “It’s better than the slime rolling around on the dungeon floor.”

“Kick, that’s right. “At least if we drop out, we can get a job in the security guard.”

The leader and second-in-command compared their lives to monsters, but made no attempt to escape from that position.

“Wow! “It’s a 50% discount coupon!”

“Didn’t you say you left the equipment last time?”

“Sell me that! “I’ll buy it for you for two silver coins!”

“Better sell it to me! “I’ll buy it for you for three silver coins!”

And the students who were in the middle of nowhere started to gradually escape from the life of being in the middle of nowhere as they started using Pathos’ gacha machine.

Some of the most advanced students ran the gacha machine while the academy had already entrusted the inspection of the equipment, and even earned a handsome profit by selling the winning results for money.

“There are fewer and fewer people.”

The students who were leading the group had made a plan to destroy pathos and return the academy to the way it was before.

But now, after about two weeks, the number of students in the last group was not that large.

“It sucks, really. “This will cause a setback to our plans.”

“Well, since that’s the way it is, I won’t be coming here again from now on.”

“What?”

“I also used the gacha machine this time, and they expressed that they were using it. Anyway, I also used the gacha machine and earned some good income this time, right?”

In addition, the bright student who served as the brain of the organization also actively used the gacha machine to earn a considerable amount of additional income.

“Hey, hey! You shameful bastard! “You gold-lighting goblin!”

“Yes. So what. I also want to get out of this damn mess! Because that’s what happened, I won’t be here anymore. “Goodbye.”

Although he was insulted to his face by being called a goblin who reveals gold, the student who was the brains behind the group laughed at the leader and second-in-command and left the meeting.

A month after the gacha system was introduced.

Among the students who were in the last group, those who actively used the gacha machine were smiling after the final exam.

This was because it was possible to earn quite a bit of income just by selling the tickets obtained by running the gacha.

In addition, due to the influx of students wanting to inspect the equipment, Pathos decided to limit the number of applicants to about 20 on weekdays and accept the rest on a first-come, first-served basis on weekends.

As a result, the value of discount vouchers and exchange vouchers has increased considerably, and has now risen to twenty-five dong per exchange voucher.

“Elkas student. Berundo student. “The two were expelled due to poor performance for two consecutive semesters.”

And at the end of the semester, the leader and second-in-command, who had planned to do something about pathos, were expelled due to poor grades.

“… ….”

“…… “Ugh.”

Elkas and Berundo looked at each other, shook their heads, and took lonely steps toward their hometown.