I Became the Crazy Instructor at the Academy

7 – 7. Note

Discernment.

This is the unique ability of Adam, the main character of this game, and the power to see through the opponent’s stats and abilities.

Despite starting with these deceptive abilities, the difficulty level of Arcadia Electric was notoriously high.

Even I had to do the boss try dozens of times.

The reason was simple. Because discernment is not really something that can uncover ‘all’ abilities. Because there was an exception.

The exception is the stigma of the seven deadly sins.

That ability, also known as Laplace’s Brand, cannot be read individually.

Because she, the final boss, created it herself. To be exact, it is a stigma that symbolizes the seven sins of humanity.

Humans who are given it will gradually have their minds distorted, but they can become incredibly strong.

I cleared the game and defeated a total of six bosses.

The owners are given the stigma of anger, sloth, envy, jealousy, arrogance, and lust.

In other words, there was an owner of the stigma who was not revealed until the end.

Greed.

At first, I thought Laplace himself had the stigma of greed. Because it was natural.

However, since the situation has come to this, I think we need to consider another possibility.

“……”

I am sitting in the middle of the empty teacher’s office.

This white and black tattoo on the right hand that the gaze is fixed on,

I thought it might be a stigma of greed.

“Then it makes sense that it came out as Jinbos.”

In fact, it is even more strange that even with this much clues, we are not convinced that Ivan is the apostle of greed.

Even though an ability of unknown meaning has been activated, it cannot be read clearly, and its owner is Jinbos from the future. It’s a mistake.

However, I decided to leave it as a reservation rather than a confirmation.

Just because we made a hasty decision on such an important matter did not mean we would run out of beans.

Furthermore, not all the parts really fit together.

Just because Ivan was an apostle of greed, it could not be justified for him to possess both Adam’s abilities and Laplace’s abilities. This man is so unique.

So, I decided to bury this in my mind.

I decided to focus on something a little more practical. In the ability itself.

‘Let’s settle the situation first.’

I recalled the situation from a little while ago.

My right hand blocked Chris’ attack against my will.

Right after that, the moment I applied a lot of force to open the teacher’s room door, my right hand started to shine.

The door was completely smashed.

There is no doubt that Ivan’s physical strength is not at the level where he could accidentally burst a door, so it would be correct to say that it was a manifestation of ability that was implemented by satisfying certain conditions.

What are those conditions? What should my right hand touch?

…There were too many candidates. It could be a shock above a certain level, or it could be any kind of energy.

It’s not like Twenty Questions, it’s almost impossible to infer ability based on just one situation.

And, one more thing.

“Please come out of the status window.”

The interface immediately unfolds before my eyes.

I checked Ivan’s stats again.

Strength: C(+1)

A situation where 1 is added to the strength portion of the stats.

In fact, I wasn’t even sure if this was related to the ability from before. It may have been a long time since I climbed it, but I only checked it now.

The value of the number 1 may vary from game to game, but in the case of this world, it is a truly insignificant number.

100 Is needed to go from C to B. After that, you need twice as much.

This was one of the reasons why I was not immediately convinced that Ivan was the apostle of greed.

Even if this cute growth repeats, will Ivan have the specs to emerge as a Jinbos stronger than Laplace when he falls?

No, you can’t. It’s something that doesn’t even need to be calculated.

To summarize, Ivan has some abilities, but we don’t yet know how to use them, and it’s unclear whether it’s the stigma of greed.

If I were to act in such a situation….

“I could use this tomorrow.”

It is the closest mountain I have to climb, and the event that marks the beginning of the story.

The showdown with Chris, which will take place tomorrow morning, will be resolved by giving the heroine a weapon specially designed for fraud.

But is this plan standard? If you ask: It’s not.

It is a kind of expedient way to make up for the difference in likability that can never be bridged with a message.

I can confidently say that this is the best way for me now, but it was not a ‘perfect’ plan.

There is always a possibility that variables may arise,

So, it is important to increase the number of cards that can be used as much as possible.

For example, there is assassination.

According to the original plan, I was going to be Scarlett’s companion until she reached the rooftop.

You could have used that time a little more rewardingly, grabbing him from behind and stabbing him with a knife.

The reason I couldn’t even think of using that method until now was because the risk of failure was too great. I’ll die if I get hit. Huh.

But what if you could reduce that risk with this ability?

“…Is it worth it?”

I made up my mind, and all that was left was research.

There are still so many things I don’t know about this ability.

It was somehow prevented, something was triggered, and it went up to a rat’s tail.

Getting away from this basic understanding will be the first step to understanding ability.

So, I decided to have some fun at the sparring hall tonight.

I decided to focus on the top priority plan for now.

By giving Scarlett her note, I am making her mine.

When I looked out the window, it was still bright.

I will leave the teacher’s office when the outside of the window turns red.

Because it’s difficult if there are too many eyes watching.

—

After school.

All students return to their dormitories,

When the sunset glows bright red, it falls beyond the horizon.

Scarlett was in the main auditorium.

I haven’t gotten up from my seat since the last class ended.

–

Dalkak-

·

“…”

She ended up playing with cubes, something that wasn’t even in her hands.

At first she thought she would be able to finish it in no time, but this wasn’t as easy as she thought.

She was chewing the second loaf of bread she had bought, wondering if it would happen.

If I couldn’t solve this circuit, I might have to spend the night at the academy.

“Damn, you should have tried it before.”

She was not at all skilled in this kind of mana play.

Her specialty is fighting. In particular, she was second to none in dog fighting, where she beat her opponent with her fists filled with mana.

She conquered her alley with just that, created her own territory,

She was specially admitted to the academy.

The reason she doesn’t have a single scar on her body is because she has been fighting all her life.

It also hinted at her natural talent.

I can’t believe she’s struggling with a cube the size of her fist.

“What kind of wind is blowing?”

The cube in her hand was nothing more than a device until this morning.

The foundation of a pathetic instructor who thinks more about ways to ridicule commoners than about the content of her lectures.

It was just a preparation for her to despise her for not being able to solve her cube.

It was so blatant that I didn’t even want to deal with it.

However, he was different in the main auditorium.

He looked different from his usual limping self while reading the textbook he had scribbled, even the look in his eyes.

It was like he was a different person.

That’s why she couldn’t throw away the cube.

I was worried. The question I asked myself in the main auditorium, and this toy.

He even gave me a few fairy tales to tell me to relax after eating a decent meal.

Could it be that he came to his senses overnight?

“No, I guess not.”

Her spirit decided to take care of her first.

Because people do not change easily.

That was the truth of the world that he realized in the gutter of the empire, and he would not be the kind of person who would protect him even while denying his own values.

Rattle-

The sound of the back door of an empty auditorium opening.

When she glanced back, a familiar but unwelcome person was reflected in her eyes.

‘They say they will come if I say so.’

Ivan Kherson.

He approaches her with an expressionless face.

She turned her head, but the sound of applause at regular intervals came closer behind her.

“I am impressed, Miss Scarlett. “For a commoner, your perseverance is amazing.”

“…”

Eventually, he stood in front of her and stared at her cube.

The cube was all twisted and jumbled, with not a single face aligned properly.

“…Sometimes the results are disappointing compared to the passion.”

“It’s noisy.”

“Isn’t that why I came?”

After saying that, Ivan placed his hand on her hand holding the cube.

I tried to shake it off for a moment, but I couldn’t because of what happened next.

Click-

·

One side of the cube turned.

It was something she was tired of, but the sound was different.

It was a clear and refreshing sound of the mana circuit being released.

“Up until now, it seems like you have been trying to solve the circuits one by one by feel, but that is also a method. However, it probably won’t look cool. “It’s truly something anyone can do.”

He said, glancing at her and her black bread next to her.

“…It will take a very long time. Is this your third time eating that bread? “I guarantee you, you will be disappointed.”

“It’s noisy.”

“Anyway, I think you’ll get old if you keep solving it like this, so I’ll tell you a trick. “Let’s move the entire mana in the cube upwards.”

That guy, who spoke so matter-of-factly, didn’t seem to have taken into account the fact that she didn’t know how to use her skills.

But, as he said, her mana is increasing.

Using the mana flowing from Ivan’s hand as a guide, she was finally able to ‘manipulate’ the mana.

‘…This is what it feels like.’

…At that moment, I felt a strong feeling of something being caught.

When Scarlett felt that, her fingers trembled slightly.

The man in front of me, who caught that small change like a ghost, instantly turned his mana downward.

–

Click-

A clear sound rings again.

The cube’s mana circuit has been unlocked again.

“One way is to handle it roughly and crudely, like fishing. “It’s a bit risky, but it suits Miss Scarlett.”

“What does that mean?”

“I’ll leave it to your imagination.”

Every word was annoying.

But he paid no heed and took the cube from her hand.

“Originally, I was going to give it to you if you solved the cube…. Well, that’s probably the limit of commoners. But now that I know the trick, I think it will work out somehow.”

The man in front of me is talking something incomprehensible.

The cube swimming between his hands soon began to spin noisily.

All sides move and turn separately,

The sound of the circuit being released overlaps and resonates like a song.

How many seconds have passed?

“…”

The cube returned to her with all of her sides colored the same color.

It took less than 5 seconds.

“Okay, let’s settle this and now this most important note-“

“Hey.”

A small piece of paper comes out of his inner pocket.

Ivan was holding out a piece of paper that had been folded twice to Scarlett, but she cut him off.

“So, you were going to give me that note when I solved the cube?”

“That’s right. But I don’t have time anymore-“

“Put it here.”

“Yes?”

Scarlett ripped off the top of the cube, removed the central piece, and pointed to that place.

“Put it here.”

He tilted his head and obediently put the note into the cube.

And then, she covers the torn off upper piece.

Just like that, the cube containing the note was completed.

And she….

Clack-clack-clack-

By breaking the mana circuit, the cube was returned to how it was before it was released.

She was unable to even understand the intentions of the man in front of her, but because of that, she was able to commit the crime with greater peace of mind.

He solves the cube as if to show off, right in the face of that guy who completely ignored him.

She won’t be able to sleep until she solves the cube herself.

“How can I accept this?”

“Accept what you do, just turn around and go home. “Did you forget what I said at the beginning?”

Yes, that’s what that guy said when he first gave me the cube.

‘Please release it by tomorrow.’

The academy’s tomorrow has not come yet.

She, too, had not failed yet.

Whether she knew what that meant or not, the instructor in front of her chuckled.

“Until tomorrow morning. “I can’t give you more time.”

A noble instructor who left the threat and returned.

She just turned one side of the cube from where she sat.

“I touched the wrong person.”

–

Click-

—

All the mana lights are turned off, leaving only darkness in Russell’s main auditorium.

Her eyes were now relying on the faint moonlight.

I don’t even know what time it is. Because I can’t see the clock.

However, her expression was brighter than the moonlight.

–

Click-

·

“It’s done.”

Sense of accomplishment.

When viewed against the cool light coming through the window, the cube didn’t look too bad.

All sides were plastered with the same color.

She smiles at the thought that tomorrow morning, she will throw her cube at that instructor bastard who cares about commoners.

She tried to leave with light steps, but she remembered one thing she had forgotten.

“Ah…. Note.”

The most important thing was, well, what should I do?

She didn’t really want to open it, but she figured it would be better to just give it a look and call it a day, as she was going to see her fussing about not seeing the note again the next day.

“Ha…. Okay, let’s open it and see what it says.”

I didn’t have much expectations. What big words could Ivan have written down?

Just a line of her low-class joke or a phrase that mocks her. Or maybe it’s just a blank page.

Scarlett opened the note with sleepy eyes and read her first line.

‘On the roof of the main auditorium, the gate leading to the Demon Continent lies dormant.’

I was completely drowsy. Instead, I felt dizzy.

But she couldn’t stop reading.

‘The main culprit who created the gate is Instructor Chris,’

Normally, she would have ripped up this psychopath’s delusional letter and gotten away with it.

‘I am the accomplice.’

I couldn’t do that.