I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 43
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Episode 43
Episode 43. Ant Cave (3)
“!?”
Everyone couldn’t help but be surprised.
Teron announced the demotion of Gordner and Zepa.
With this, Gordner became 7th in the rankings, and Jepa became 8th.
“Te, Teron? why… … .”
“Do I need to explain that in detail too? “He was a guy who really had no answers.”
Only then did Zepa keep his mouth shut.
This is because I realized that if I added even one more word, it would be pushed back to double digits, not single digits.
“Tsk.”
Teron clicked his tongue.
A ranking system designed to create a synergistic effect that stimulates each other to grow.
However, at some point, it was reduced to a means to disparage the opponent.
‘It’s like waiting for a member of the same faction to make a mistake. I don’t even know what’s important right now… … .’
That’s not the only problem.
“If we recruit that guy, what rank should we give him?”
“5th place is enough. “There are so many people with that level of skill.”
“Even if you hit well, you’ll still be in 4th place. “I can never give you that comfort.”
Teron was dumbfounded.
Do these bastards all have knotholes in their eyes? Or is there a problem with your head?
‘You don’t even know that your opponent is hiding his skills. These guys are in the single digits? ‘I can’t believe it.’
I thought they were quite capable people, but it turned out they were just a bunch of idiots.
It was a situation where I couldn’t avoid getting nervous.
And this wasn’t just Teronpa’s problem.
“Yuridia, this has proven to be perfect.”
“What?”
“The fact is that Teronpa’s military power is poor, and that child named Zero’s skills are even worse.”
“… … .”
Yuridia thought as she looked at her right arm smiling happily.
They said they were an even worse group than that poor Teron faction.
‘I’m really going crazy.’
‘I’m really going crazy.’
Euridia and Teron looked at each other in the air.
The only person who sympathizes with his thoughts is the head of the opposition party.
There could be no situation more absurd than this.
“Let’s give it 4th place!”
“5th place!”
The wave was even split in half and a battle of momentum began.
But Teron was not interested in them at all.
What’s important now is Zero’s skills and what their value is.
“Dike, how do you see it?”
Teron muttered softly.
A voice so small that I wondered if anyone heard it.
But the answer came clearly.
“It’s strong. “You’re hiding your skills on purpose.”
“I guess it was like that. This is difficult. That type isn’t easy to deal with… … .”
An atmosphere where you don’t want to approach somewhere.
Not only does it have an ominous appearance, but even if you show interest, it pretends not to hear you and runs away.
Even Yuridia doesn’t seem to be interested.
‘That type is hard to control.’
The same was true for the child named Luna next to him.
Not only does she have a fierce temper, she is also a cat who doesn’t even know what she is talking about.
I didn’t want to leave a child like that next to me.
“But I can’t give it to Euridia… … Dyke, how are you? “If you fight those two, can you win?”
Dyke looked at Zero and Luna.
It’s definitely strong. To the extent that it is difficult to find someone of the same age.
but.
“I win.”
“I wanted that answer.”
Teron’s mouth was torn open.
Efforts to recruit will not stop.
If you make a condition to include a cat with a fierce temper, he will agree to that too.
‘But what if you can’t have it?’
Then again.
It is right to destroy it.
* * *
The temperature was so hot and humid that beads of sweat ran down my neck.
Luminous stones embedded here and there emit light, but visibility is limited.
It’s natural.
This was in a cave, and we were continuing down.
Yes. Where we are currently is inside the dungeon.
We were entering deep into the dungeon under the instructor’s escort.
Kieeek!
Suddenly!
The ant, which had lost its head, poured out green blood from its neck.
The ant’s severed head rolled around and landed in front of us.
“Ugh… … “It’s terrible.”
“Wow!”
The kids fell asleep once again.
This is already the fifth time I have encountered an ant-type demon beast.
However, the number of children who did not adapt was much higher than those who adapted.
‘Black ants.’
A low-level magic beast among low-level magic beasts.
Other than having a strong shell, he doesn’t have much ability.
But the feeling of intimidation is enormous. The size alone reached a whopping 2m.
‘If it bites you in the mouth, the minimum is amputation.’
It was then.
Ants climbed the wall, and two came out next to the instructors.
Some children turned around and tried to run away.
A group trying to fight and a group trying to run away.
There was a moment of confusion among them.
Crack-!
At that moment, someone jumped forward.
It’s Dyke.
Although he was a kid I had never spoken to since entering the game, I knew him better than anyone else.
Kwagak!
Kwasik!
A heavy greatsword swung wide.
In an instant, the heads of two ants flew off.
I couldn’t even see any movement.
So much so that it looked as if two ants fell down at the same time as the sword flashed.
“Tsk, I said that, but it’s like running away.”
The sound of Charon clicking his tongue was heard.
From class time until entering the dungeon.
And even after coming in, Charon emphasized the importance of order.
“I will give penalty points to those who just tried to run away.”
The children bowed their heads.
No matter how good the class is, being scary is still scary.
Besides, aren’t they only fifteen years old now?
If I didn’t have the power of [Mental Defense], I might have been included in that group.
“Kkkkk, I knew that would happen.”
“That’s right. “People without any skills can brag like that.”
The momentum of Teronpa was equalized.
This is because among the children who ran away, there were two who belonged to the Eurydia sect.
Moreover, Dyke, who cut down the ant in an instant, is a member of the Teron faction.
The momentum had no choice but to soar through the sky.
“That’s a neat skill. Dyke, I give you 1 store point. But don’t come forward anymore. “We have to look at other children’s ability to respond.”
“All right.”
Dyke received the store, but no one complained.
No, I couldn’t do it.
‘Because it perfectly exploited the weak point.’
The black ant’s weak point is the relatively thin joint between the head, thorax, and abdomen.
Weaknesses that exist in only two places.
Among them, the standard was to aim for the connection between the head and chest.
This is because even if you cut between the chest and stomach, it remains alive and moving for a while.
“… … “That’s amazing.”
While passing by the corpses of two ants, Luna muttered.
“Hehe, is that so?”
“I hope you don’t know anything. What a great technology this is… … “Maybe you have to be as good as Rodelin senior to be able to do it?”
Luna’s eyes turned gloomy.
I will admit the gap with Rodelin.
He comes from an excellent family, has natural talent, and is also one year his senior.
But there is such a difference in skills even with my classmate Dyke.
For Luna, who dreams of revenge, it would inevitably be depressing.
‘I even caught the transparent slime and the devil’s piece… … ‘Is the gap still big?’
Currently, Luna has grown significantly compared to Luna in the game.
But you still perceive the existence of Dyke as a high wall.
It wasn’t good in many ways. Dyke… … .
‘Because he’s the one who cut off Luna’s arm.’
One of the main characters, including Alex, Rodelin, and Raymon, and one of the five fingers of the Academy.
and.
‘The hound and slave of Teron.’
Because he is Teron’s slave, he is one of the children who experiences the most friction with the main character and his group.
‘The character ends up killing himself after going through several incidents… … .’
One of those ‘many incidents’ was Luna losing one arm.
That’s the problem.
‘Is it too early to face Dyke?’
Not only Luna but also me.
Because I couldn’t use the Class A vision technique imitated with [Imitation of God] in front of people.
Since it is the backbone of the early story, it is a situation that cannot be handled carelessly.
So I decided to prepare in advance.
In the simplest and safest way.
“Miss Luna, don’t get involved with Teronpa.”
“huh? What does that mean all of a sudden?”
“It literally means stay away. “It’s either good or bad.”
“Well, okay. Since they are people I don’t like in the first place, that’s about it… … .”
Luna scratched her head.
As expected, this bastard… … No, this kid didn’t understand me properly.
“It is also prohibited to save the weak who are being bullied.”
Only then did Luna flinch and look at me.
Are you finally seeing this?
“What kind of bullshit is that?”
“You had a fight with them while saving the parrots, right? It also means to refrain from doing such things. “No, don’t do it.”
“… … .”
Luna didn’t say anything.
Actually, I knew.
Luna really hates the Teron gang.
‘But this is also true of Teron.’
It may be because the invitation to recruit was rejected, but it is more likely due to Luna’s combative personality and belief in standing up to the weak.
There is a high probability that these two will collide sooner or later. Just like it did in the game.
‘And the price will be one of Luna’s arms.’
Luna’s mouth popped out.
“no. Not only do the nobles form a gang, but they also bully the weak. “I absolutely cannot tolerate this!”
“Still, be patient.”
“Why should I do that?”
“Because it’s dangerous.”
“You can run away without saying it’s dangerous. Because nobles are people too. But running away after seeing something wrong right before your eyes is not something a noble would do.”
How can there be such a correct child?
good night. It’s really good.
‘It’s perfect for breaking.’
Faith is a word that is only allowed to those who are prepared.
The beliefs of an unprepared person are nothing more than bullshit and can lead to the worst results.
And now Luna is on the verge of that.
Luna’s eyes lit up. Her eyes seemed to be asking if she had anything more to say.
In the end, I decided to use the last resort.
“Miss Luna, make a promise with me. “I will never intervene.”
“So why should I do that?”
“Because I don’t want my friends to be in danger.”
At that moment, the corner of Luna’s mouth twitched.
Luna is particularly obsessed with the word ‘friend.’
This is a request as a friend, so it will be difficult to refuse.
I tried desperately to lower the corners of my mouth that were trying to go up, but was it impossible?
I turned my head to the side and cleared my throat.
“Hmm, it’s pointless to worry. Heh, well, I was generous. Now, promise!”
Luna held out her little finger.
Are we going to put our pinkies on each other? That’s a little embarrassing.
“What is this? I’m not some kind of child… … .”
“huh? “This is what my family did when we made a promise?”
“It symbolizes a firm promise to keep a promise made with one’s finger. I can feel the family’s commitment to the importance of promises. “This is something that people these days who only promise with words should reflect on.”
The answer I gave without any pause.
Luna smiled brightly and said, “This is what I promised.”
I almost cast Tallulah, but I was busy catching my breath.
“I don’t know why, but I guess they all said that because they had their own thoughts. yes?”
“Hehe, that’s right.”
“Huh~ Well, I don’t like them, but I have to put up with them. Because refusing a friend’s request is not something a friend should do. “I can’t help it because we’re friends, I can’t help it!”
Luna slapped my back roughly and laughed.
A bright, childlike smile.
‘Because I am a child who values friends and promises… … .’
He will at least keep his promise not to get involved with Teronpa.
… … yes?