The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 259



Chapter 259 – Side Story: Group Project – 1

The aftereffects of the math trip did not easily subside.

Most of the students were excited by the new situation they were experiencing for the first time and played with all their might for a week. So even the cadets of Bellium Academy, who had the strongest physical strength, could not help but get tired.

This was especially true for female students who pretended not to care and only ate one or two bites during the regular barbecue times held to show off their bodies, and male students who had cramps in their stomachs from working their muscles all day.

Of course, the fact remains that it was a pleasant memory, enough to make me ignore such trivial matters.

“Oh my, this class isn’t going to work out. Aren’t you guys having too much fun?”

Jaina, holding her sword, struck the rock with the tip of her sword. It was the umpteenth time she had done this.

It was clear that in other classes, most people had come to their senses, but the atmosphere in the dungeon practice class he was in charge of was particularly chaotic. Jaina, who was holding a staff, clicked her tongue next to him.

“If you had that much fun, you should study harder. Right?”

Well, actually, I didn’t really understand it. The number of battles on the front lines has been rapidly decreasing recently, and naturally, there was no need to enter the dungeons, which were the Demon Clan’s strongholds.

Students who come here can receive a lot of information about the front lines. Since they realize that something has changed in the flow, they cannot help but have fundamental questions about the lectures.

‘Should I teach it by mixing it up with the gate, just like the chairman said?’

I was already studying hard about the gate. As a professor at Bellium Academy, if you don’t keep improving, you’ll fall behind.

“… … I feel like all my energy is being drained.”

A student who had just cleared two dungeons and was now feeling uneasy said that. Jaina, holding her sword, made a dumbfounded expression.

“All the truth has been lost. If you keep doing that, I’ll suggest to the chairman that we not send it next year?”

“I heard that the professor also had a lot of fun?”

Jaina, who had a sharp sword and staff, averted her gaze at the same time. She was also one of the professors who strongly advocated for the sea, so if she acted like that, she had nothing to say.

Since she was walking around the beach wearing a bikini, it was obvious that she was in bad shape.

“Ahem… … This won’t work. There’s nothing we can do. This is an extraordinary measure, you guys! The remaining curriculum will be conducted through group projects, so please understand that!”

Group project. The students collectively screamed as the infamous word came out of Jaina’s sword-wielding mouth.

Mirado also changed her expression to that of a devil, but the reason was a little different from the other students.

Unlike the Earth-based group projects, where most of the problems are human-related, it is safe to say that there is no intentional negligence when it comes to the skills and position to enter Bellium Academy.

The chances of a person like that being admitted here are extremely low, and even if they were admitted, if they were a noble, rumors would spread in an instant and the family’s reputation would be completely ruined.

What about commoners who have no honor to be destroyed? In the 130-year history of Bellium Academy, there has never been a case of such a commoner being admitted.

“It’s too late! It’s good to be motivated!”

The notoriety of group projects stemmed from the sheer volume of work that was exaggerated.

Most professors believed that 1+1 could be not just 2, but 3 or even more, and this was true. The combination of a swordsman and a magician had a synergy that went beyond a simple combination.

For that reason, the amount of group projects was often duplicated several times. If there were two people in a group, it was quadrupled, if there were three people in a group, it was eight times, and if there were four people in a group, it was sixteen times.

“That’s right. The future chief? You guys should come out. What are you doing here? You have no conscience.”

Mira, whose expression had been sullen at the mention of the group project, left the room with a slightly embarrassed face. The students, who knew that it was an insurmountable wall anyway, were no longer paying any attention.

Since I had already taken the substitute exam and gotten a perfect score on the midterm, I didn’t need to attend the lectures, but I insisted on attending because I had to fulfill my duty as a student, and I ended up staying in the most remote seat.

As a professor, I highly value that kind of attitude. It just makes my head spin because I don’t want to completely ignore it, but I also don’t want to teach it like other students.

“Where, the numbers are… … That’s right. Since one person is missing, it’s a perfect match, but should we make a group of five?”

“yes?!”

“Why?!”

The students collectively freaked out at the unprecedented number of 5 people. Based on the examples so far, if you just do a simple calculation, the amount of homework increases by 32 times if there are 5 people in a group. What if you add other variables to that?

Even for a student of Bellium Academy who was obsessed with honor, this was a terrifying amount. He had to somehow manage it, but the process wouldn’t be smooth sailing.

“I’m joking. You guys were being so sloppy, so I tried to give you some motivation. What do you think? Does it make you come to your senses?”

Jaina giggled, holding her staff.

The students sighed in relief, but they were still looking at Jaina with eyes that seemed to have a lot to say.

‘The professor doesn’t know the human mind, didn’t he?’

Suddenly, I remembered a saying that was floating around the Internet on Earth. Thinking back to Jaina just now, it seemed like it would be a saying that would be applicable in this world as well.

The students were holding their hands on the magic circle drawn by Jaina and were being randomly assigned to groups. When Ciel and Leona drew the same number and it was confirmed that a female student had joined, the one holding the wand approached.

“You’re getting special treatment, aren’t you complaining?”

“How could that be?”

There was quite a bit of talk about me, and the professors were no exception. It was also Jayna who came to give me a replacement assignment for the midterm exam.

Jaina smiled with satisfaction.

“Very well. What you’re going to do is help me. Do you remember when your club made an artificial dungeon during the last summer festival?”

“Yes. I remember.”

“Your job is to decorate the gate in a similar way. I’ll specify the location and scale. If the chairman wants, he said that we can teach using the gate instead of the dungeon. There’s no other lecturer who can prepare for that kind of thing.”

Rosaria still occasionally gives lectures, but since they are only held twice a month, they are not very practical. She nodded.

“How many should I make?”

“As many as the number of people who came out.”

“……yes?”

“I’m joking, I’m joking. Don’t be so scared.”

Jaina, holding her staff, rested her elbow on my shoulder. Because of the height difference, she looked awkward even though she was standing on tiptoe.

“At least 6, at most 12. Once you make them, I’ll copy them and make them enter. They don’t have to be summer festival quality, just something that I think they’ll have a hard time with. I’ll also lend you the materials I use to make dungeons, so come and get them later.”

“Yeah.”

“Ah, but I don’t want the students’ motivation to be dampened by the difficulty adjustment failure, so I’ll first limit the mana value and then go back. Is that okay?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Okay, okay. I’ll take care of it.”

Jaina, who was holding the staff, tapped my back a few times and turned around. Jaina, who was holding the sword, had just roughly finished sorting things out.

‘From 6 to 12.’

If you don’t have any practical experience, you’ll have to rack your brain to come up with a concept that doesn’t overlap. But at least I didn’t have to do that.

Because something just popped into my head.

Jaina looked at the gates marked on the map of the Bellium Forest with astonishment. There were 12 in total. It would have been enough to make the minimum, but she didn’t know that it would actually fill up all 12.

That was in just a week. It was a skill that even a professor of dungeon classes couldn’t even give out a business card. Jaina praised him without holding back.

“You did really well. You worked really hard. It must have been hard to make. Wasn’t it hard?”

“It was nothing special. I thought it was really great because I could see the professor flustered inside.”

“Haha, you’re good at joking.”

Pang Pang, Jaina patted Mira on the back. She said, “This is not a joke,” but she didn’t really care.

Even if the amount of mana is limited to the student level, a professor is still a professor. His eyes, honed through practical experience, will not go anywhere. And whether it is a gate or a dungeon, such eyes were very important in this lecture.

“Where, let’s go and take a look and see how well it’s made.”

As she said this, Jaina put on her magical tool for measuring mana.

It was a magical tool that was becoming increasingly indispensable in class. It was much more useful than limiting power by eye. I wondered how they had come up with such a thing.

“You’re not going to tell me the internal structure?”

“Wouldn’t it be boring if I told you in advance? It also goes against the purpose of the group project.”

“Very good. You know a lot. Bonus point.”

“Even if you receive it, it’s useless, so don’t make a fuss and just go in.”

Although it was a level of rudeness that could not be tolerated by a professor, it strangely did not feel rude. Instead of getting angry, Jaina smiled and patted his back as she entered the gate.

I have been teaching dungeon practice for a long time, but the world is constantly changing. This was also Jaina’s own way of studying.

‘The left is blocked, and the right is a cliff. Is this the only way?’

A combination of an underground cave with a cliff that only one person can barely pass through and skeletons appearing here and there. It seemed like the structure was designed from the beginning to target the cliff rather than being dealt with by skeletons.

I walked cautiously along the path. Just as Jaina had guessed, the skeletons attacked Donggwijin by throwing themselves at him. They were so busy fighting that they couldn’t even look at their feet, so if they twisted even a little, they would fall.

‘It’s not a height where you’ll die if you fall, but… … .’

Even if there is water on the floor and the height is not that high, it is only to prevent accidents that may occur, and it should be seen that the design intention was for you to die if you fall.

Jaina decided to stick to the design intent, taking care not to exceed the set amount of mana and gradually organizing the skeletons.

“Oh, that’s a bit big.”

How far in did they go? From a distance, a giant skeleton archer that looked to be at least 3 meters tall began shooting arrows.

‘Yeah, it’s been so easy so far.’

If you’re alone, it might be okay, but for three people, it was too easy. At that level, you should be able to compete with them. In reality, you’ll only know what it’s like if you try it out yourself.

I used defensive magic to block the arrows and used detection magic. There was a different colored floor a little way away from where the skeleton archer was, and I didn’t feel any other enemies.

‘I did it okay.’

That spot with a different color is probably a trap. It’s hidden so exquisitely that you can see it with the naked eye, but you can’t tell unless you look closely.

Jaina, who had approached the end of the path while blocking arrows with a shield, jumped over the different-colored floor. Just like that, that big guy—

“Huh?”

The moment I was about to deal with it, I was kicked hard in the shoulder. The body floating in the air fell down the cliff right next to me. There was clearly nothing there, but what the hell? Jaina looked up, dumbfounded.

Around the corner next to the skeleton archer, in a position that was not visible when standing on the path, another 10-foot skeleton appeared, kneeling on one knee and raising both arms exaggeratedly upward.

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And then red letters appeared in the sky.

“No, what is this-”

Suddenly, Jaina fell into the water without being able to finish her sentence.