Loop Mob – A Mob’s Interdimensional Travel Caught in a Loop

Chapter 22: Camille Senpai’s Aftermath

Caught up in the busyness of daily life, I had completely forgotten. It seems that Camille Senpai, during the November outdoor training, had single-handedly defeated a large irregular-spawned magical beast.

“It’s true! Like, this huge murder bear, the Murder Bear, came charging, and he quickly maneuvered around and took it down!”

While Camille Senpai shyly tries to calm down a third-year senior in the same spear technique, the middle school students eagerly demand to hear more. Jorio-sensei, witnessing this with an uninterested look, quietly leaves. It’s strange why he doesn’t get fired, but since he got involved in the Magic Research Project, it’s clear. Like many others, he is a noble’s offspring. If he were to be dismissed, it would tarnish his family’s honor unless there were significant flaws. In a way, all the faculty seems to be like a nepotism hire.

Due to Camille Senpai’s solo defeat of a magical beast, his dismissal has been averted in this loop. However, Senpai’s safety is a joyous occasion. Let’s sincerely celebrate. To be honest, classes progress better without the teacher.

“Actually, I asked Alexi-kun to take me to the dungeon.”

As I absentmindedly observe, suddenly, I hear my name. The senior, feeling awkward for being praised, finally mentioned my name. “Ugh,” I let out a strange sound.

“So, how about we all go to the dungeon together?”

Senpai winks at me while inviting the underclassmen. It seems he will keep the secret of our excursion with the teacher. They get excited and, by the weekend, everyone returns having learned spear skills.

Following the Magic Research Project, the spotlight shifts to the school’s spear technique class. Eventually, not only in spear technique but students with sword skills and other abilities also start venturing into the dungeon. By the end of the midterms at the end of the year, the first basement floor becomes full of students from the academy.

Furthermore, students who had been delving into dungeons for pocket money are now extending their reach to the second and third floors, feeling they can’t lose. As a result, both magical and martial skills, as well as academic performance, are raised. This year’s students have reached an unprecedented level. Literally, their levels have gone up. As adventurers level up, their stats also increase. Intelligence, for example, goes up.

Amidst the unprecedented dungeon boom, I was being chased by the Magic Research Project. In reality, it’s the grunt work for the teachers. Numerous meetings, euphemistically called discussions with important people. Every time, I had to create documents, submit them for approval, print and bind them, arrange tea and sweets, secure the meeting room, and set everything up. What is this? It’s not much different from the salaryman days.

No, normally, creating documents and submitting them for approval is the job of the research staff, i.e., the faculty, and arranging things like tea and sweets is the job of the administrative staff. However, the problem of a poorly functioning organization is the same everywhere. As the secretary, I took on everything alone because it was faster.

This won’t do. In the salaryman days, I accumulated work like this and experienced plenty of hardships. I thought about finding someone who could share the workload, but unfortunately, all the teachers are offspring of nobles, and I’m the only commoner. Moreover, besides me, there are no students involved in this project. I’m the lowest of the low. Totally stuck.

Professor Kabaneru gave me words of great praise, saying, “Your documents are very easy to read! The teachers love them.” However, that’s not it. I resent the PowerPoint skill from my past life. To make matters worse, both the principal and Professor Laquell, who are influential figures in the “Tower,” seem eager to recommend me to the “Tower,” despite me being a commoner.

“As a student of this academy, you should be very proud.”

The principal says with a proud expression, “I raised you.” Please stop. I’m not aiming to be a scholar or a court mage. Just thinking about the world of demons and monsters full of nobles makes my stomach churn.

Thus, after repeating several similar sponsor briefings, the paper was successfully compiled, and by the end of the year, it was submitted to the “Tower” in the royal capital. Unlike last time, where Professor Kabaneru’s mentor, a magician from the “Tower,” took all the credit, this time, with the support of various prominent figures, including the Charlois Marquis, Professor Kabaneru’s achievements are recognized and will surely be engraved for future generations.

Take that, magician from the “Tower” whose face I don’t even know. My small act of revenge brings this chapter to a close.