This Is Not a Game

Academy

If he had the same temper as when he was working as a mercenary, he would have crushed his face right away, but he was no longer a mercenary, but a professor at the academy. There are people who look at you with a bad eye because you are a mercenary who is born in a lowly place and has no manners, but even assaults a cadet?

No matter what the circumstances, right or wrong, on that day, your evaluation of yourself will go down to the basement through the floor.

“I believe that even the cadets present at the time would not deny the story they heard. It is unlikely that Professor Felix will say two words with one mouth.”

“…I definitely said that, but there is a degree. Among the cadets you suffered, there were even those who suffered serious injuries that would have cost them their lives had it not been for the quick action of the priests. This is no longer an individual matter. It’s not the academy’s problem.”

“What is the criterion that separates that individual from the academy?”

Yuseong, who was wrestling with Felix, turned his gaze to the professors looking down at him from a high seat and slowly opened his mouth.

“I entered the academy with all my hopes in order to restore my lost vision and achieve my dream of reviving a fallen family. Even if that fails, I will give all the subjects of the kingdom equal opportunities to learn, so that this fool can dream at least. I was thinking of serving even as a soldier in order to repay kindness to His Highness the King and this kingdom for giving me this opportunity.”

-Yes? Um, I didn’t think of that?

‘You’re shutting up.’

No matter what kind of conversation they had inside, on the outside, Yooseong couldn’t find anything strange.

On the contrary, the scent of truth emanating from the power of the ‘Smoke’ skill brought from Philip even made me feel a strange suction power.

‘… what are you talking about all of a sudden?’

The professors inadvertently tilted their heads at Yoosung’s words, which seemed to be off topic.

However, strangely, rather than tackling the content that made me curious about what happened behind it, I decided to continue listening to the story.

“The people of the family, who were inferior to the common people, tried to support me even in difficult situations. To live up to their expectations, I devoted myself to training, saving even the time to eat and sleep.”

-I didn’t work that hard…

“Even though I suffered from torn flesh and broken bones, I persevered with the thought of repaying my family, His Highness, and the kingdom. However, that dream was shattered because of what Professor Felix dismissed as ‘personal problems’. “

Moisture began to build up in Yooseong’s eyes in an instant as he slipped his fingers through the wounds he had suffered during today’s fight.

“Every professor here knows what I’ve been through.”

In fact, there were more professors who didn’t know about Leon’s work than professors who knew about it.

Both the professor and the cadets agreed or condoned to torment Leon, but it was just an incident that occurred in the warrior and knight faculties, and most of the professors in other faculties, such as wizards, alchemy, public administration, and law, had heard the name Leon for the first time today. .

However, to say that he didn’t know, the atmosphere seemed like he would be taken as an ignorant person, and he had no choice but to continue listening to the story because of Meteor, who slammed the table without giving him a chance to speak, and shouted with a vein in his neck.

“I was assaulted for no reason by a group of cadets! They took away the living expenses sent by my family! They mocked and insulted me and hurt my heart! One year! For over a year, that terrible time continued!”

“·······.”

“Even when I begged the cadets to stop, and even when I asked the professors to stop it, no one listened to me. Why? Couldn’t you put them at a disadvantage? Is it because of the money? Do you think it’s better to cater to a merchant or a cadet from a rich family who will make your pockets thicker than a poor cadet who can’t even pay a bribe?!”

“···stop.”

“Is the problem of a cadet from a poor and powerless family a personal matter, and the problem of a cadet from a wealthy and powerful family is such an important issue that all professors at the academy must gather? I just want to survive… “

“I told you to stop!”

The meteor’s words, exposed to the momentum sent by Felix, stopped in the middle.

It was because he had received such a great shock that all he had to do was put strength into his legs to keep from falling.

“There’s nothing a mere cadet can’t do in a place where the kingdom’s notables gather. Raise your voice, knowing where you are!”

“I’m just…”

“It doesn’t matter what you’ve been through. This seat was created to determine your punishment. No matter how I try to obscure the truth, it doesn’t change the fact that you beat the cadets and took their money!”

Felix looked at the professors and said.

“I don’t think any of the cadets will ever lose heart after hearing what they were saying.”

“Kuhm.”

“Well, in principle, Professor Felix is right.”

“Unfortunately, in some cases, violence cannot be justified. Cancer.”

There were not a few people who were shaken by Yoosung’s lamentation, which seemed to vomit blood, but the people in this room were not the ones who could deal with their emotions, and the scale of Yoosung’s incident was too big.

In the first place, this place was just a place prepared to make a justification for the trial.

No matter how pitiful the circumstances were, considering the power and influence of the families of the cadets who were injured today, there can be absolutely no mercy. In order to relieve their anger and prevent them from sparking fire, they had no choice but to punish them as severely as possible and furthermore, to make his family pay the price.

“I will pass judgment. Cadet Leon seriously injured innocent cadets and extorted money, and for that crime, they are forced to work in a mine run by the Grindel family. Until all alimony is paid, the shortfall will be billed to the Bermund family, and if they are unable to pay, the Bermund family will also be forced to work in the mines.”

“That’s impossible! I’m the one who did the wrong thing, so why are you even dragging in the family!”

“You shouldn’t have done it if it was unfair. You brought it on yourself.”

“… is it all my fault? Is it all my fault?”

“okay.”

“·······.”

Are you crying?

Seeing him lower his head and shake his shoulders, Felix could feel a little refreshed.

“In three days, there will be an ordination ceremony where His Majesty the King will accompany you, so we will defer the punishment until then.”

He would go back to the palace after hiding his face for a while, but even so, he couldn’t leave a single objectionable to the king’s coming to the academy. The incident has already happened and the punishment has been decided, but the ‘official’ Yooseong beating the cadets and the punishment for him will be recorded as what happened after the ceremony.

“I···.”

“go away.”

Under pressure from numerous professors, Yoosung staggered back without saying anything.

“Tsk, what are the kids thinking these days…”

“Be it potions or priests, whatever is good, you must restore the cadets before the ordination ceremony.”

“No, what kind of education is given in the engineering department to make this happen? Are such things common?”

“Keuheum. Don’t misunderstand him because he’s just a misfit.”

Among the raucous professors, the head of the academy looked at Felix and said,

“If this is known, the honor of our academy will fall to the ground, so we must bury it as quietly as possible. I need it…”

“…I will give the highest marks to the victims who listen to my lectures and write the best evaluation and recommendation letter when I complete the academy.”

Professors try not to give good evaluations to cadets as much as possible.

This is because when a cadet graduates from the academy and goes out into society, if the performance does not meet expectations, the reputation of the professors will also fall. It’s just an evaluation, but there’s nothing more to say about letters of recommendation.

However, in reality, there was no way to silence the cadets without a letter of recommendation from a special mercenary.

“That’s enough. I’ve managed to deal with it well, but I won’t do anything like this again. From now on, I hope that as a professor in charge, I will pay more attention to the cadets. Heh heh.”

Reading the disappointment in the dean’s eyes, Felix gritted his teeth.

It’s a disgrace to have to give letters of recommendation to people who don’t even have the skills, but to have to look at such blatant disappointment. Considering that the professors at the academy are people who occupy a position in any field, the evaluation of themselves within the kingdom must have dropped a few notches because of this incident today.

bang!

Felix left the room without looking back and gnashed his teeth.

In my heart, I wanted to smash everything in sight, but if I didn’t, the already low evaluation would be even lower.

‘Everyone, just try to stand out.’

I was thinking of catching all kinds of faults and letting them shed tears once they got caught, but due to the academy’s strict discipline, there wouldn’t be any cadets walking around at this time.

‘Whoa, I guess I’ll have to get drunk today.’

Felix, who was thinking about pouring his saved drink, stopped walking when he felt a presence behind the pillar.

“Who are you?”

“That’s me.”

“···under!”

Seeing the sudden appearance of Leon, Felix barely suppressed his rising murderous intent and anger and said,

“What are you doing here without going back to the dorm? Are you saying you’re just going to leave after ruined anyway?”

“I was waiting for the professors. I wanted to have a little conversation.”

“Conversation? Are you begging for mercy? That’s ridiculous. As I said before, this incident can never go unnoticed. The same goes for the punishment for your family. “

“I think you’re misunderstanding something, but the topic of conversation isn’t mercy. It’s negotiation.”

“Negotiation?”

Felix’s face twisted grotesquely.

Basically, negotiation is possible only when there is something beneficial to the parties to the negotiation in some way, but it does not work when only one side benefits. Leon could benefit from negotiations, but how could they negotiate when the cadets, professors, and academy had nothing to gain from negotiations?

However, the moment Leon took something out of his arms and started fiddling with it, Felix had no choice but to change his mind.

‘I was just following Professor Felix’s teachings.’

‘…followed my teachings?’

‘The academy is not your home and I am not a parent. Even if an academy cadet is beaten up by other cadets and seriously injured to the extent that they cannot attend lectures properly…’

“Hey, it’s very neatly filmed.”

Leon’s face, holding an unknown square object that reproduced the appearance and sound of the trial that had just taken place, had a smile on his face that said he couldn’t stand it because it was fun.

“I heard that His Highness the King is coming to the academy in three days. If His Highness sees this at that time, something quite interesting will happen. What do you think, Professor?”

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