Chapter 51
Originally it was common sense that a banquet was held after a preparation period of about a week to 15 days.
In particular banquets held by nobles must be held in a grander and more splendid manner because the amount is extraordinary.
So it is practically impossible to open it in one day but…
“I hope the banquet will be held today…”
-It was over·
There are no more rebuttals…
The princess says she wants it so I have to open it then…
Even something that is originally impossible becomes possible when you change people.
Hundreds if not a thousand of elites were mobilized and preparations for the banquet were completed in half a day.
And the cadets were amazed…
The garden which had been empty until morning was transformed or rather reversed into a spectacular banquet hall.
It was the result of the blood sweat and tears of a thousand people.
“Uh when did the fountain come here?”
“Wasn’t this a flower garden? “It was just a sandy beach?”
“crazy!? “Those are all gems!”
“···If I sell just that one thing I’ll have 5 years’ worth of living expenses.”
Fountains decorations a band and a mobile kitchen.
Even a magic tool that lights up the dark night sky in real time.
There was no money like this…
···Hmm isn’t it? You can’t do this just because you have money…
“The princess is really amazing…”
“She’s not just a princess. She’s a princess.”
“Hey…”
“But why are we crowded together like this? “Aren’t you somewhere else?”
“Then do you want to hang out where the nobles are? If you want to have fun go…”
“···No I can never go…”
They are once again dizzy with power.
The budding cadets of the swordsmanship department who had been given strange names like 18-Woong (熊) and Arhat by their instructors were gathered together in one place…
It was clearly a banquet held for them but it seemed like it was too burdensome…
It was said that Song Chung-i had to live only by eating pine needles. For them who had lived as commoners their whole lives attending a gathering of nobles was difficult.
I don’t know if I’ll get used to it later but right now it’s just uncomfortable and uncomfortable.
especially·
“Huh…? “I don’t know if it’s Kunta’s imagination but it seems like Kunta and the bears have become a spectacle.”
“It’s not an illusion it’s a real spectacle.”
“Well it’s an interesting combination…”
Farmers beggars vagabonds mercenaries and barbarians…
Even if they don’t want to be noticed they have no choice but to be noticed.
…not in a positive sense but in a negative sense…
Perhaps some of them will be filled not only with curiosity but also with jealousy…
Those who bought the princess’ favor would not be surprised…
Why not?
Because they are lower class…
The lowest classes of the kingdom·
Even though they are now academy cadets where will their status go?
Just like their predecessors no matter how talented they were they were bound to face discrimination based on their status throughout their lives.
still·
“Why are you all gathered together like a pack of meerkats? “Did you commit some crime?”
If you are a person with overwhelming My Way and skills it won’t matter what your status is…
Like that person…
“Instructor…”
Their instructor slowly approached them not caring about what others saw or not and the nobles and cadets who were looking at them as if they were watching a mysterious animal from a circus immediately turned their gaze away.
Both the nobles and the cadets must have already heard of the entrance ceremony incident…
However even if he has never heard anything the intimidation he unconsciously exudes is enough to make even people who say they use their fists on the street crackle.
Those who actually saw an angry wild boar being torn apart with their hands in Vulcan know that it is not just a feeling of intimidation but…
And that intimidating man glanced at them with his kind gaze…
“I didn’t mean to but the entire swordsmanship department is here…”
“Prince Roen and assistant Damien are not there?”
“Cadet Roen disappeared saying he had some business to run… Well since he’s a guy who roams around as he pleases you can just leave him alone… And the assistant teacher? “How does he have time to enjoy the banquet? He has to write a report.”
“What report?”
“A report that must be handed over to the dean…”
“That’s something the instructor should have written down…”
“Why me? “I have a teaching assistant?”
“····”
···If you look closely the person who has suffered the most and is most pitiful among them is probably Damian Follett··
When trying to come up with such unusual thoughts in common…
“Everyone had a hard time…”
-·······
Everyone in the swordsmanship department blinked at the sudden and unexpected remark.
“When I say I went through a hard time I’m not just talking about bears…”
“Aren’t you saying it’s Ungnahan?”
“You can call it a teddy bear…”
“I think just a bear would be good…”
“If only the children’s hair got thicker…”
In an atmosphere relaxed with jokes that are not typical of poetry…
He made careful eye contact with all of the cadets.
Without missing a single person…
“First of all chicks…”
“Yes yes?!”
“You guys went through a lot of hard work too. It was good that you always worked hard at jumping rope and it was good that you didn’t get tricked. Above all I know that you organized and gave the bears’ culture assignments and other lecture assignments. I am grateful for your meticulousness and delicacy.”
“That that that’s just…”
As if it was nothing…
They were just talking nonsense saying that they were just looking for something they could do but Lee Han remained silent.
“Dear bears bow your head 90 degrees and say hello. They are amazing people who took care of your grades.”
-evil!
Instinctively following orders they immediately bowed their heads and showed courtesy.
However their gratitude was not playful not just because they received an order but because they were truly grateful.
Because we realized that the key to today’s victory was not possible through their efforts alone…
There was invisible support and help.
“Mmm-!”
The girls who were still shy hid their embarrassment by covering their faces with fans.
I thought they were arrogant noble ladies but they weren’t bad people either.
“And you guys… you did a good job too… I heard you helped the bears who were sarcastic…”
“…I just did it because I was displeased with the swordsmanship department being insulted… Don’t they also belong to the swordsmanship department…?”
“That’s why you did well… When I first met you you seemed like unlucky young masters but now I see you are good young masters…”
“If you’re going to praise me please stop calling me a brat.”
“Not yet…”
“Ummmm…”
“Ahaha!”
Although they were sick the bears on the other hand could not help but be surprised.
Because I didn’t know that they might have gotten angry for their sake…
They were even touched in their own way and those who received their gaze looked away as if they were embarrassed.
Comrades in arms·
There is a strong bond of trust that they feel because they are suffering together over a difficult cliff called Lee Han.
This is exactly what it means to become friends through hardships…
Although they cannot be said to be friends they must have developed something of a friendship that transcends social status.
I felt like crying a little…
“And the last bears…”
“····”
It was Lee Han who called them by name and they were already ready to shed tears.
What on earth can you say…
“-I’m not saying I did well. To be honest I was lucky enough to win.”
“····”
…They were in tears before they knew it and their hearts were pounding in a different way…
It was a kind of shaking called regret.
“Instructor…”
“Don’t be upset. Haven’t you already heard a lot of compliments from other people? Then one person has to say something bitter…”
“····”
···As expected he is a person who always goes beyond predictions···
Because you scold me when everyone else applauds you…
However Lee Han was serious until the end…
Just like you treated others…
“The only reason you won was because the spell casters let down their guard… If the spell casters had fought carefully step by step you would have lost for sure… If it had been more than three minutes your stamina would have been used up and you would have self-destructed…”
“that····”
“Is there anyone who can refute this?”
“····”
···does not exist·
Because it was true…
As I said 3 minutes is the limit for the time they can fight with all their might in actual combat… No… When I think about it in detail I thought that the moment the battle exceeded 2 minutes they would go crazy…
Because practicing Gyeonggeul techniques in real life was a more difficult and grueling experience than I thought…
If the wizards were a little more calm…
So what if the small spells shown at the end were a clever strategy that limited their mobility from the beginning or dispersed their firepower?
If that were the case they would have been miserably defeated…
Unsightly with no time to do anything…
Lee Han pointed out this point accurately.
“The opponent was careless and there was surprise because there were two more of you than the opponent and finally luck was on your side… So I can’t praise you because what you couldn’t do you couldn’t do.”
“Yes…”
They bowed their heads…
Just a moment ago they were receiving bouquets of flowers from countless crowds and dreaming of a rosy future but when the person who taught them spoke so strictly the wind in their lungs is blown out.
Let’s point out the shortcomings one by one and see today’s mistakes:
And as the dizzying moments pass through my mind my complexion turns pale…
I can’t help but smile bitterly…
however·
“Still it was good that you didn’t give up…”
-!!?
“I didn’t run away from the crowd I didn’t run away from the fireball and even when I felt like I was losing at the end there was no one who gave up… I would have been satisfied even if you had lost today… At least my ‘disciple’ wasn’t a coward who abandoned his colleagues. “It’s a happy thing… So you did well… Even though the match was terrible your spirit definitely deserves praise…”
Tuuk·
Lee Han passed by tapping his fist on the left chest of those who participated in today’s game.
bean·
Levi Folt shows great care by only lightly touching the head not the chest.
“I worked hard… I will admit this…”
-····
They opened their eyes wide and looked at their instructor.
Each of us touched our chest and head and felt the heat rising from deep within our hearts.
Yes the instructor was the first to ‘acknowledge’ them…
“Heart and head are pounding… mercenary style encouragement…”
“What encouragement?”
“It’s a piece of encouragement given to a mercenary who has safely returned from the battlefield with his head and heart intact. It’s a compliment often given to novice mercenaries…”
“okay·”
It was encouraging befitting an instructor whose past experience was sometimes questioned.
“Listen to the others as I said God is not omnipotent… So don’t be jealous of what I taught you but cherish what you have. What you have learned is more stable and superior than what those guys learned.”
Young masters…
The noble cadets congratulated him but they still felt bitterness and flinched at Lee Han’s words.
They still harbored the regret of not being able to go to Vulkan and their hearts were bitter after seeing today’s battle.
And it seems that the instructor had already noticed their bitterness…
“Don’t be sad. You are still young and have a long time to be with me. In the meantime I will train you properly.”
“…It’s scary that the instructor says that…”
“I won’t die I won’t die…”
“I wonder if I should laugh at this…”
It seems like a joke but it doesn’t seem like a joke at all…
Still if you listen to it what is comforting is that it is the psychology of immature youth.
“It’s the same with the three of you… Even if you learn both speculation and sutra at the same time it doesn’t mean that you will become stronger. Instead of becoming stronger by adding one together you can end up with a negative effect by not doing either of these things. So you just think of sutra as a means like training wheels. Do it don’t attach much importance to it.”
“Are we also the targets of nagging?”
“Because you are my disciples too…”
“····”
“Well now the bad talk is over… Everyone enjoy the banquet… And take a rest… I’ll give you three days off… You don’t have to attend for a while…”
“····”
“It’s not a joke so trust me guys…”
-Wow!
Joyful cheers…
But whether this is joy at receiving a vacation or joy at the recognition he has given them…
─I thought maybe only they knew·
“···Children·”
As if his words were a catalyst they immediately shook off their tension and enjoyed the banquet in their own way.
Also as they scattered like meerkats people from other departments slowly approached and even started talking to their students.
It’s expected but it seems like the thorns that were clustered together like a hedgehog’s thorns have dispersed into individual pieces making it easier to approach them now.
‘Well if it’s not a time like this when will we hang out?’
I understand that feeling…
Banquets also serve as a means of communication between different faculties that normally do not get along well.
This means that it is also an opportunity for those who want to start a relationship with the guys from the swordsmanship department.
‘Gomsuni must be having a hard time…’
Levi Folt who became Gomsuni in Chick No. 1 captured the attention of many men.
Well he’s a pretty cute guy so he might be popular…
It’s no wonder there are a lot of tricksters…
of course·
‘If I touched it it would have been 3 months…’
You must not touch a bear regardless of whether it is male or female.
In particular the bears I raised may not be able to tear a person in half but they can fold their waist in half…
I hope that he doesn’t end up breaking his back while making modifications so he…
“huh? “Instructor where are you going?”
“I have some business to run…”
“Is the princess coming soon?”
“So we have to go even further…”
“??”
“Have fun to your heart’s content Cadet Irene. It seems like there are a lot of people interested in you.”
“I’m not interested. How can I get along with kids like that?”
“You too are a child…”
“ah!”
“····”
···He seems like a clumsy possessor…
Shaking his head flutteringly Lee Han left the place and Irene stared at his disappearing back.
[Arin why are you looking at me like that? Are you looking at the biceps brachii? Or dorsi muscles?]
“Do you think I’m a pervert like you? “Hmm I saw it a little bit but I didn’t mean to.”
[As expected of our Arin! What do you know? Hehe!]
“Oh really! “It’s not like that!”
Irene Windler blushed and scolded her ghost and the men who were approaching her backed away without realizing it.
Trying to be seduced by her beauty her sorcerer’s madness reminds her that she is more dangerous than her poisoned rose and her life would be a waste.
Irene Windler a poisonous rose who unintentionally defeated a group of approaching males tells the ghost girl…
“I don’t know if it’s just my imagination but the instructor’s eyes…”
[Snow?]
“You seem to be smiling a little…”
[···huh?]
Isn’t it good to smile?
The ghost girl tilted her head but even Irene Windler shrugged her shoulders unable to tell exactly what strangeness she was feeling.
If only she could explain the strangeness she felt.
‘You look so happy so should I say you’re scary?’
She laughed awkwardly saying that it was such a strange idea.
* * *
Shut up! Shut up!
There was a group of people riding on horseback through an empty street in the royal capital to a secret place.
What was so urgent was that the speed of movement was not slow and at some point they entered the extremely deep extraterritorial area of the royal capital…
Gisaeng Hell
A street where people from the lowest class live together.
I tried to eliminate it from the royal capital several times but each time it hid like a cockroach or a parasite and at some point it reappeared so the abyss was a hidden darkness in the royal capital that I could not get rid of even if I wanted to.
It is named parasitic street because it uses the royal capital as if it were its host and once you enter you can never come out again so it is like the abyss of a distant cliff.
It may be exaggerated to some extent but the danger is real so those who deliberately go in looking for it must be criminals of great magnitude.
However people riding horses and wearing quite luxurious clothes were entering the streets of their own accord…
It’s strange…
No criminals in the abyss stopped them and they were strangely quiet…
It’s as if everyone is in unison and doesn’t want to leave the house just for today…
“Whoa whoa!” W It would have been fine if you came all the way here right?”
“Okay now you can feel at ease…”
“But… is there really a need to run away in such a hurry? “I think we’re getting excited for no reason…”
“What a fool! Having a princess means having that crazy Inquisitor nearby! If she were that person she would definitely notice that we were suspicious so how could she be there! The answer is to run away…”
“Umm…”
Inquisitor John Ray Albert
When his name was mentioned their bodies trembled…
Even though they only heard of his records through reports they trembled.
Just reading that record was so scary…
If their presence is discovered the person holding the cross will come right away.
A superman wrapped in fearful death…
“Wow I’m glad though. It was different from what we had planned but we escaped safely like this.”
“I never thought Hell would help me…”
“It’s not that Hell helped us it’s that [the organization] gave us strength so we must never forget to be grateful…”
“-Since it is an organization may I ask what the name of the organization is?”
Spooky!
“····”
Stepping lightly
A man who seemed to be walking on a promenade was approaching with a light smile and they looked at her man with disbelief.
Why… I don’t understand why he is here…
However the man actually smiled as if he was upset…
“You don’t even know where your friends are do you Instructor Hans?”
“····”
“Haha instructor are you smiling? Why are you looking so serious?”
“…Lord Turtle…”
Hans the instructor at the metallurgy department said with a trembling voice
I trembled while calling Lee Han’s last name.
And he…
“I guess you don’t understand how I found you?”
Lee Han playfully tapped the ground.
However unlike his playful gestures the longsword at his side was unusually cool.
“Well it’s not that strange I just smell well.”
Kuung·
“Especially because I can smell the smell of order makers amazingly…!”
Kuuuung·
“—Especially if you are a ‘stinky’ orderer like you.”
The hatchet in his hand radiated an unsettling ferocity.
To hunt ‘animals’ who have given up on being human…
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