Chapter 82 : Routine Part 1
Added 2022-09-25 10:58:20 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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February 28, 2030
“Principal! Why is that guy here!"
The vice principal is screaming at me.
It's only natural.
"You can only conquer poison with a stronger poison. I guess you conclude so.”
“What do you mean poison!? Are you just not introducing poison inside!? In the first place, wasn't that guy responsible for Cyrus’s disappearance!?”
“I think you're overthinking it...... First and foremost, that man's status is below that of Cyrus. However, there is no one else who can mentor that boy. Are you, the vice principal, suggesting that we should stop his growth?"
"By mentor, you meant......in the stead of Cyrus for the S class? There is no reason why he should stop growing but...... it's too dangerous! That guy is not just at the level of being poison."
“He will be the assistant teacher of S class from March 1. Vice principal. Will you cooperate with me?”
"Of course not! I warned you!”
The vice principal is always like this......my Magic Eyes don’t really affect the vice principal anymore... I used Magic Eyes too often on him and he developed a resistance.
I guess this time’s vice principal can only last his third year...... He’s a good vice principal but it can't be helped…
The vice principal disappeared from Lister Imperial School a week later.
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March 1, 2030
After the Freshman Combat Tournament, my life routine was set.
First of all, my constitution changed after I turned 10.
I used to be able to increase my maximum MP as many times as I wanted by depleting my MP but now my MP only increases by 1 per day.
This fixed my sleeping hours to 3 hours a day.
My body that was depleted of MP would wake up with all the fatigue gone.
My mornings are early.
I wake up at 3:00 a.m. and go for a run first.
After running 20 km in an hour, next comes muscle training.
I torture my body with muscle training equipment made of clay magic.
After the muscle training until 6:00 a.m., I take a shower and then go to the cafeteria for dinner.
It seems that there is not much of a culture of morning baths and shampoos in this world, and the reason why people of both sexes always say I smell good may be because I take morning baths and shampoos.
Well, as the leader of a harem party, you have to take care of your appearance.
It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the dormitory to the school.
It takes quite a bit of time because the grounds are so large.
Morning homeroom starts at 8:00 a.m. but I try to walk a little faster and arrive at the school around 7:10.
When I arrive at school early, I often go to the student council office.
This is because I have been asked by Ike to join the student council, and I plan to join the student council in April.
Originally, I was told by Ike to take a position like a member of the public morals committee, but the other members of the student council said that the master of a harem party could not be a member of the public morals committee so for the time being I am going to act like those fans that are always behind Ike.
The other students arrive at their classrooms at about 7:45.
Ellie and Misha are the only ones who always arrive at school just in time, and it is not unusual for them to arrive with their hair in a mess.
And now, at 8:00 a.m., Lorenz walks into the classroom with a refreshing-looking, brown-haired stranger with him.
"Everyone. Good morning. Today I would like to introduce you to the long-awaited martial arts teacher. This is Teacher Ryner Orgo."
The refreshing, brown-haired man greeted everyone in the S-class as he stared at them.
“I'm Ryner Orgo, the new martial arts teacher in place of Cyrus. I'm quite confident in my martial arts skills so please ask me anything you want. I'm looking forward to hearing from you, especially from the girls.”
I was somewhat caught up in the situation, so I tried to appraise Ryner.
Name: Ryner Orgo
Title: Sword King
Status: Human, commoner
Condition: Cursed
Age: 33
Level: 28
HP: 68/68
MP: 1/72
Muscle Strength: 32
Agility: 38
Magic: 18
Dexterity: 51
Endurance: 18
Luck: 0
Special Ability: Spearmanship (Lv7/B)
Special Ability: Swordsmanship (Lv10/A)
Special Ability: Water Magic (Lv2/E)
Equipment: Magic Sword Bram
Equipment: Ice Blade
What the hell is this guy......? His condition is cursed......and he's a Sword King which means he's pretty strong...... The most interesting thing about him is his equipment...... It doesn't look like he's equipped with a sword...... and I think the ice blade was Cyrus's equipment.......
When I was about to appraise his equipment, the Magic Sword Bram, a black and purple haze suddenly emerged and a sword with a bright red blade appeared in front of me.
The sword had a large round ball like a magic stone attached to its hilt, and the round ball looked like an eye and gives out a disturbing feeling.
"Oh, can you do appraisal by any chance? But I’d recommend you to stop that habit alright? Because if you weren't a student, you'd have been cut already."
Before I knew it, Ryner was in front of me, holding that sword...... What was that? Shouldn’t my foresight alert me......?
“I can't use appraisal. I was in a daze thinking I had seen Teacher Ryner somewhere before. My apologies."
Then Reiner, without changing his expression, said.
“Oh, I see. I'm sorry. I haven't gotten out of the habit of being an adventurer. But you shouldn't do what you just did to a teacher. I might unintentionally cut off your head. Well then, I'll be looking forward to our martial arts time. See you soon."
After saying that, the refreshing brown hair man left the room......My neck would have been completely decapitated just now… Clarice spoke to me in a worried tone.
“Are you alright? Mars, what's wrong? Your face looks scary right now, you know?"
“Yeah. That teacher is dangerous......Clarice, you should definitely be extra careful."
After homeroom, the S class students began the classes.
The first thing to do today is to take a physical examination.
The schedule is the same every day.
In the morning we have classroom lectures, and in the afternoon we have magic class followed by a martial arts class.
I am unexpectedly tall boasting a 164cm height and 62 kg.
Huh? Was I weighted wrongly from the last time? You might think I'm quite fat but I'm actually quite muscular so I’m on the side that looks rather thin.
I am the tallest in the first grade.
Well, I believe reaching 164cm at the age of 10 in Japan too will make me one of the tallest.
The girls also had their body measurements taken but of course, Sasha was measuring them in a separate room.
We were sharing the results next to me.
Clarice is 155cm tall and weighs 45kg
Ellie is 160 cm tall and weighs 52 kg
Karen is 132 cm tall and weighs 28 kg
Misha is 138 cm tall and weighs 30 kg
They all told me, a man, alone without hiding it.
I know that Ellie, who is a beastman, is growing fast but Clarice is also very well developed.
I guess being a Holy magic user had something to do with it.
I should further add a remark that Ellie and Clarice's chests have also grown considerably.
By the way, other than Reimei, the other members are like this.
Baron, height 155cm, 50kg
Dominique, 150cm, 42kg
Minerva, 141cm, 34 kg
I asked Joseph and Johan but they gently refused to disclose theirs.
The morning ended with some other physical checks.
Every day, the eight of us, excluding Joseph and Johan, ate together in the school cafeteria.
The cafeteria at Regan Imperial School has its own wing and is three stories high.
The first floor was used by the E class from year 1 to 5,
The second floor was used by B, C, and D classes from year 1 to 5
The third floor was used by S and A classes from year 1 to 5.
Since only the current 4th year and 1st year have S classes, the 3rd floor has less than 200 students.
In contrast, the first and second floors are quite crowded with nearly 1,000 people.
The lunch timing slightly differs depending on which year you are from but it is still very crowded.
The food menus are also different.
The menu on the third floor is quite luxurious.
In contrast, the menus on the first and second floors are more like those of a set meal restaurant.
In fact, I prefer the menus on the first and second floors if we are talking about food only.
The menu on the third floor is more luxurious but the seasoning is so strong that I quickly get bored with it.
As I want to live a life centered around chicken and salad, I succeeded in having my own lunch prepared for me by voicing my selfish wish.
It was probably by far the cheapest meal served on the third floor.
It may even be cheaper than the menus served on the first and second floors.
It consisted of a large salad, an egg, a lightly seasoned dish of chicken breast or white meat, and fruits. It is also known as the Mars Set Meal.
When Ike began to enjoy the Mars Set Meal, others began to eat it as well.
This spread to the first and second floors, and it became the most popular set meal at this school.
Thanks to this, the cost of school lunches has dropped considerably...... But you just have to be careful not to get gout...... Apparently, it can be cured by Holy magic though......
I was eating the Mars Set Meal while talking with the members of our first-year S class when a member Red lotus from the fourth-year S class came running up to me.
This person is also a student council member with Ike.
"Mars, be careful of the martial arts class this afternoon. That new teacher is dangerous.”
"Hello. What's going on all of a sudden?”
“We had a martial arts class in the morning, and Glenn got overwhelmed by Teacher Ryner. He is now resting in the infirmary."
What!? That guy, Ryner, is highly skilled but Ike's status is overwhelmingly better than his.
There's no way he could beat that Ike...... We were surprised, and not only us, but the A class students around us also bellowed in surprise.
“Did you have a serious fight? How bad is brother Ike's wound?"
If the wound is still there, I must go and heal it.
“It wasn't a serious wound, but he was beaten up pretty bad. Glenn is very disappointed. ‘Dodge his attack. Don't receive it.’ he had me leave you this message.”
Meaning I should avoid any sword fights?
“I'm going to brother Ike's!”
When I was about to leave my seat…
“I suggest going later. He’s just starting to sleep from the effect of the potions and painkillers and stuff."
“I understand. Thank you for telling me. I would like to go visit brother Ike after class so I will not show up at the student council today.”
“I understand. I'm not going to show up at the student council today too. Maybe we will see each other again today.”
In the afternoons of the first year S class, there is always a martial arts class after the magic class.
After we finished lunch, we went back to the classroom and talked about Ryner.
“Baron, Dominic. Is Teacher Ryner famous? If you know anything about him, I'd like you to tell me."
Apparently, Baron and Dominic didn't know him at all either.
Then such information came from an unexpected source.
“I know a little bit about him. I heard that Ryner is a former A rank adventurer who works around the Kingdom of Zarkham and Lister Confederacy. I'm not sure if he's actually an A-rank adventurer or not though.”
To my surprise, it was Johan who said that to me.
He was with Joseph, and apparently, they were about to go back to the classroom now.
"T-thank you. Would you happen to know anything else? If you do, I'd love to hear more from you."
"It’s not like I don’t but if you don't mind it at the level of rumors...... I can’t guarantee if it’s a lie or truth, you know? I'll let you judge for yourself."
I nodded silently.
Come to think of it, I've never talked to Johan this long before.
“Ryner's nickname is ‘Sword Hunter’, and as the name implies, he'll take someone's famed sword by any means necessary. I heard that he has killed dozens and dozens of people for that purpose..."
“......thank you. It was very useful information. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you next time. Also, it was nice of you to talk to me. Let's talk again."
When I said this, Johan did not seem offended.
“Yeah. I'm looking forward to both. But I and Joseph have a lot going on and we're busy. If there's anything else I'll talk to you."
Johan then moved backward from beside me.
I suppose he’s trying to hint to me……to not talk to him casually.
How do I say this, it’s like when I talk to a girl for a bit and wonder if she actually likes me or not? I thought we had become friends…
Back in the classroom, Lorenz and Sasha were there.
Now then, it's time for the afternoon magic class.
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Author’s note:
The author didn’t know about the pattern where the main character is always the tallest in the class so he did not forcefully made the main character tall…*1
Please infer what happened if the setting suddenly changed later…*2
It’s a secret that I think Baron feels more like the main character because of his height alone.
TL’s note:
- Author talking from 3rd POV, acting cute.
- Mars’s height is already changed to be the tallest in the class right now. It’s ok to ignore this note.
