The Academy’s Weapon Replicator Chapter 201

Chapter 66: Bravado (3)

After hearing the man’s words, Dier thought for a moment.

Yes, there was a time when I had that kind of resentment.

A body that is just average compared to the visual acuity that is better than others. I was always frustrated with my body not following my expectations.

If I was going to have an ordinary body, there were times when I questioned God why I had such a desire just because I had good eyes.

But God doesn’t care about that in the first place. There is no intention for each human being.

“Of course it is true that I want to become stronger.”

Dier laughed. It was a detached face.

“I think if I hold that hand, it will actually make me weaker.”

[….]

The man had no particular reaction to Dier’s provocative words.

Dier took a step back.

“I’m done. “I’ll just accept your heart.”

Smiling, Dier turned back.

I don’t feel like showing my back to such a suspicious person, but this is Constel. That man wouldn’t be so reckless either.

If you do something like that, you will be caught in an instant.

[Dier.]

The man spoke behind Dier as he slowly walked away.

[You will come to us soon.]

“….”

What a cliché. Dier sighed and continued walking.

Anyway, it’s really suspicious. Is something like that popular in Constel these days?

[You probably know Frontier de Roach, right?]

Then the man said.

Is it senior Sloth again? A name that bothered him came up, but Dier ignored it. I dismissed it as saying I would just spew out useless words again.

However.

[He also received our help.]

Dier

’s steps stopped. His expression, which was always leisurely and lively, became deeply depressed.

“…what?”

The man laughed awkwardly as he looked back at Dier.

[How could Roach’s second son obtain such great power? And that was in less than a year. There is a limit to how much a person’s mana can grow. It takes a very long time to exceed that limit. You should know better, Dier Ager.]

Dier was unable to refute the man’s words and remained silent.

Honestly, I don’t know how Dierdo Frontier became so strong in such a short period of time.

In the days when it was called a human sloth, it certainly wasn’t that big of a deal. If he had enough skills, he would have been called something else, even if he had a lazy nature. Instead of a complete derogatory name like human sloth.

In addition to Dier, Constel is now paying attention to Frontier’s short-term growth.

If you could get stronger that quickly, everyone would choose that method. Even if they don’t say it, even the teachers are probably curious about it. If it is a proper training method, it should be applied to the curriculum as soon as possible.

But is it true that the secret behind Frontier’s strength was actually the help of this suspicious group?

“You’re lying.”

[Then can you think of another way? There is no need to consider anything else. Look at Frontier’s overflowing mana. Do you have any idea how to obtain that much mana in a short period of time?]

“….”

None.

There is no such method that Dier knows of.

But that was no reason to believe what the man said. Either way, it’s the same as winning an award.

It’s just that the timing of the appearance of that unidentified group right after Frontier became stronger is unclear.

[I’ll leave for today. Think carefully with that smart head. We will be waiting.]

After saying that, the man turned and left.

Dier was the one who turned his back and tried to leave first, but his position soon changed.

“…Whew.”

Dier stroked his head.

“It’s a big deal.”

Dier did not believe what the man said.

This was simply a matter of intuition and heart rather than a logical denial of what the man said.

Dier is one of those who witnessed a side of Frondier’s strength first-hand, rather than hearing about it through hearsay.

Dier noticed that Frontier was paying more attention to the new students than the conditions of the test. This is the level of strength that Frontier himself assumed to be level 2 of the test.

The calmness and determination shown by Frontier, the advice he pointed out to Pielot, and even the ability to deal with Dier’s strategy. This cannot be shown simply by increasing the amount of mana.

That’s why Dier trusted Frontier.

So what Dier said was a big deal was a different matter.

‘You probably just said that to me and didn’t go.’

Even Dier, who had high regard for Frondier and had come to respect him, was momentarily shaken by the words.

So what about when other people hear it? For students who only heard of Frontier’s story through rumors and did not observe it properly even if they took a skill test.

─Frondier actually did not become stronger through his own efforts. It used an expedient method.

The persuasiveness of these words is not important. It’s just how easy it is to believe and how much I want to believe it.

If the fact that the lowest-ranking man in school suddenly grew rapidly and surpassed many people was not actually due to his ability.

‘I don’t know what they are doing.’

Among those who use their brains, they are quite unlucky.

* * *

As Dier expected.

Rumors about Frontier spread within Constel within a few days.

It was the result of a chain reaction of a story that had spread little by little after I became a sophomore.

─The fact that Frontier became stronger was an expedient.

─Frondier is taking medication.

─His mana is temporarily boosted by doping.

Due to rumors slowly spreading through Constel, an invisible tension was forming within the school.

In some cases, this rumor had the potential to be more dangerous than that caused by Frontier’s original incompetence and laziness. If the rumors are true, it means that they are participating in a crime.

But Frontier himself doesn’t know whether he knows that or not.

“Now again. “Your body can react well.”

I was playing Pielot hard on the playground.

“omg! “Huh huh huh!”

Pielot was breathing as if he were about to die.

It’s already been an hour since Frontier called Pielot as a practice partner.

Pielot was dodging Frondier’s weave by rolling on the ground.

I am avoiding the invisible weapon by simply detecting it through mana detection.

“Hey, don’t act like you’re having a hard time.”

“Does this look like Chuck?”

“of course. “There’s no way your body is already having a hard time.”

Is this a compliment or is he just spitting out an appropriate line to get a kick out of it?

Even when Pielot felt like he was going to die, Frondier showed no signs of paying attention. Pielot had no choice but to keep moving.

“Breathe, breathe! “Don’t just think about the word breathing; actually breathe!”

“What does that mean?”

“Inhale and exhale! “This is something I always pay attention to even when doing simple strength training!”

“I do not know! Something like that!”

“Why don’t you know, don’t you do strength training?”

“…Actually, I’ve been hit by aurors a lot.”

Pow!

“100 million!”

Pielot was hit on the ankle by Frontier’s weaving and went flying. I took the fall and rolled around. Frondier’s attacks don’t stop just because you’re down, so falling and rolling has become a habit now.

“Look, even though you looked like you were about to die, you’re still moving just fine.”

“Ugh…”

Pielot was breathing heavily but had nothing to say. Because what Frontier said was true. I felt like I was going to die from the exhaustion a little while ago, but it has calmed down a bit.

“Ha, but it was really hard a little while ago. “It’s not like acting…”

“That’s right. I use a lot of effort to make my body work hard, but it’s not hard at all. I even forgot to breathe. I didn’t even raise my head and ran based on intuition instead of judgment, so my muscles freaked out and my breathing became disturbed every time. “Of course it’s difficult.”

“Why are you doing this? Have you developed a strange habit?”

Frondier shook his head at Pielot’s words.

“No, I’m doing that because I want to quit.”

“….”

Frondier was unforgiving in his words.

“As you said yourself, you have always overcome difficult situations while using Aurors, so first of all, your body is not used to hardship and does not know how to adapt to it. Besides, if possible, other people would have seen it as well. People who use Aurors are basically recognized as having undergone considerable training, so of course you think that too. “In reality, you yourself were the one who reversed the order of learning Auror skills before training.”

Pielot kept his mouth shut.

In fact, Pielot noticed it long ago. Why does Frontier keep calling him?

Frontier, who seems indifferent and indifferent to everything, is very strict with him. I felt it during the skill test, but Frontier cares a lot about Pielot, whether in a good or bad way.

But until now, no one had spoken this harshly to Pielot.

Frontier speaks very sternly, but in fact, the intensity of Pielot’s training right now is not easy. It is well beyond the level of ordinary people.

However, it is true that the intensity of training is low compared to Pielot’s own body. That’s how good Pielot’s innate physical ability is.

In order to progress further here, the intensity needs to be increased, but Pielot has actually never done it to this level.

In the end, although he says he is speaking strictly, Frontier is simply stating the truth.

“…You’re such a fool.”

Pielot caught his breath and stood up.

“It seems like a word that really suits me right now.”

Seeing Pielot’s eyes look better than before, Frontier raised his hand again.

“You said you’d be given the chance to try again once a month, right? One month is short. “If we don’t deal with this attack, it won’t start.”

“yes!”

Pielot answered vigorously.

At that time, I was about to continue training in a good mood.

Caw-!

The crow cried.

It was a crow that crowed everywhere, but Frondier lowered his hand. Among the many crow calls, Frondier looked up into the sky to see if this one was different.

A gliding crow landed on Frondier’s shoulder. Pielot looked at it blankly.

‘…You were really timing.’

Senior Na-tae is strong, but he also has a lot of talent.

“Now that I think about it, I’m Senior Sloth Frontier.”

“That’s just out. “We will add training time later.”

Pielot’s mind darkened. Still, since I called him, I told him my business.

“Sir, there seems to be some bad rumors going around these days. Are you okay?”

“It’s a bad rumor that’s always been going around.”

…Was Frontier like that?

But wouldn’t this rumor be a little different from previous ones?

“You mean I’m using drugs?”

“…yes.”

Pielot nodded honestly.

Pielot’s honest impression when he first heard the rumor was that it was indeed plausible. Regardless of whether it is correct or rational, it is a seductive statement.

“What do you think?”

“yes?”

“Are the drugs the reason I’ve grown so much? Did he become stronger thanks to doping?”

Pielot thought for a moment about Frondier’s words.

In the past few days, I have been working hard according to Frontier’s orders. I rolled during the skills test, I rolled in the personal training room, and after that, I rolled like a dog every time Frontier called me to practice.

It is said that it is the axis that has observed the power of Frontier from the closest distance for a long time.

“…I do not know.”

In the end, that was my honest impression.

“Actually, I’m not seeing all of Frontier’s power, am I?”

“….”

“If he is much stronger than this, I think he may have gotten stronger with some help.”

Pielot is overly honest.

Frondier laughed at those words.

“Well, actually, it doesn’t matter either way. Even if you don’t like the rumors, they are just rumors. It’s not a problem I can do anything about individually. “It was like that when I was in first grade.”

but.

Frondier’s expression as he recited the words that followed.

Pielot swallowed without realizing it.

“If those rumors cause harm to someone else, not just me.”

That wouldn’t work.

It’s not a problem that can just be overlooked.

In particular, I sense unpleasant intentions in the flow of these rumors. It’s not just a naturally created rumor, but the person who spread the rumor probably has a separate purpose. Of course, it won’t end here.

And of course, the origin of the rumor is ‘the guy who really makes drugs.’

‘Wouldn’t the incident at Terst Department Store just end as well?’

An unknown terrorist act by a man named Jacob. Abnormal flow of mana.

The situation at the time was what Selena herself called ‘doping’.

“…Gregory.”

[Yes.]

Frondier spoke to the crow next to him, and the crow answered.

Frontier spoke, leaving Pielot’s open mouth behind.

“It would be a good idea to correct some rumors.”

[What do you mean by that?]

Gregory uses polite titles when someone is next to him.

Frondier swallowed his laughter.