All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 11

11. Make Sure No One Hears the Fighting – 1

Rumors had already spread.

Ian killed Isaac, who had ambushed him when he went to the village.

If he could kill him in a real fight, not just a duel, his combat power was guaranteed.

And he hadn’t decided where to go after graduation?

Then, it was only natural to make him a target for recruitment.

“I should have greeted you yesterday. I’m Widia. Hehe.”

“Yo. Friend. Park Bareta. Geez. I’m greeting you like this.”

Ian, who was staring at those approaching him besides them, smiled faintly.

“How about we do the scout interviews after the survival training?”

“Ahem. Then, do you issue queue numbers?”

When Park Bareta said, smiling innocently, Ian held out his palm.

“That’s premium. It’s 10 silver.”

The moment those words ended, several people placed silver coins on his desk and said their names.

He made over 1 gold in an instant by selling queue numbers.

As Ian put the money in his pocket, Blanch sneered at them.

“Haha. You guys. You’re making useless efforts. Ian will go to the Auden family. Won’t you?”

Ian smiled brightly at him.

“You should get a queue number too.”

* * *

As Aranse said, everyone was busy preparing in the morning.

Of course, Ian, who didn’t take liberal arts classes yet, went to the temple to receive the energy of the sun.

When he returned to the classroom after noon, the students who had finished preparing were gathered.

Some brought a lot of things, while others only carried weapons.

“Let’s go.”

Aranse led the students to the entrance of the Mial Mountains, where they had gone yesterday.

Arriving at the entrance, he said calmly.

“The survival test will continue for three days starting today. Everyone, take a necklace.”

Aranse handed out the prepared necklaces.

As everyone received them, he glanced at Ian and said.

“The necklace can be said to be your life. Protecting that necklace for three days is the basic condition for passing this test.”

And, additional points are given for stealing other people’s necklaces.

“The pursuers for this training are me, Instructor Hound, and the hunters who always help.”

Next to Aranse stood a male instructor and several hunters he was seeing for the first time.

“I’m Hound, the hunting instructor. As the students who take my class know… erasing traces is also very important for survival. If you’re curious about this method, be sure to sign up for the hunting liberal arts course. Consultations are also welcome.”

Some students’ expressions distorted.

The hunting class teaches about tracking and concealment.

Naturally, if the instructor of that class is a pursuer, it was inevitable to judge that this test would not be easy.

“I’ll move from midnight today. Instructor Hound will move from noon two days later. So, try to make a good hiding place as much as possible.”

“What about people who don’t know how to make a hiding place!”

One student raised his hand with a helpless expression.

Hound smiled at him.

“Then you’ll be eliminated. Well. You can also face it head-on. That’s also important for survival.”

Several other Q&A sessions followed.

Hound gave them all textbook answers to their questions.

When the Q&A was over, Aranse pointed to the door.

“Tear the rescue scroll provided in case of distress.”

Then they will find it and rescue will go.

Of course, if you are rescued, you should consider that there are no points.

However, it was better than losing their lives, so everyone quietly put the scroll in their arms.

“Let’s start.”

The students began to enter the Mial Mountains.

As Ian was about to follow them, Aranse spoke to him.

“Ian. How about leaving Myaene behind?”

“Myaa~?”

Myaene, who was on his shoulder, yawned and tilted her head.

He looked at it as if it were cute and held out his finger.

“It could be disadvantageous for the test.”

“I’ll take that into account.”

Aranse smiled, as if he liked the indifferent answer.

“Good. I want to see if your survival skills are as good as your swordsmanship.”

His eyes were sparkling with interest.

He thought he had potential, but to kill Isaac in one blow.

He may have gotten a treasure at a really cheap price.

“I have high expectations for you.”

“Thank you.”

While he was talking to him, the students had already scattered.

Since the survival test was an individual battle, Blanch and Valdo decided to act separately.

As the students all entered the mountain, Ian greeted them and left.

“Is that guy Ian?”

“Yeah.”

“Just looking at him, it’s hard to think he overwhelmed Isaac.”

“You can’t know a person just by looking at the outside.”

Aranse shook his head, and Hound said seriously.

“I’ll help with the tracking.”

“There’s no need for that. I’ve done some tracking too.”

He bit his thumbnail.

He’s nervous.

He’s already looking forward to the night.

“How far can Ian go?”

* * *

“Kirke. Has the terrain been identified?”

“Let’s go to the Weidron Valley.”

How far did he climb the mountain with Kirke’s guidance?

He found a small cave in the bushes while heading to his original destination.

‘The terrain is perfect for being discovered.’

“Which is better compared to the Weidron Valley earlier?”

That’s it then.

The moment Ian was about to leave without regret, a bright voice was heard.

“Oh. To find a bear cave here!”

It was Park Bareta, one of the students who had spoken to him earlier.

Having taken his place, he loosened his body lightly without knowing that Ian was watching.

“No. I’m just going to watch for now. And one more is coming.”

As he said, a handsome young man with thick blond hair and a cold impression appeared.

He was wearing light armor and put away his staff as he looked at Park Bareta.

“It’s Haryun? Did you come to find a place to hide too? Or should we have a fight?”

Haryun shook his head at him, who was wary.

“Park Bareta. Let’s cooperate.”

Park Bareta laughed at Haryun’s suggestion.

Haryun explained simply to him, who had a mace next to him so he could pick it up at any time.

“I’ll put up a barrier here. Instead, you hunt. If I hunt with my magic, I’ll be found out quickly.”

“Oho.”

“You know you get more points for catching pursuers, right? If you catch at least two pursuers and divide them one by one…”

“Then we can get a lot of points.”

“We’ll be far ahead of the guys who are just hiding. And let’s catch other students too.”

“Then we’ll get the highest score.”

“If we combine my barrier and magic, and your ignorant combat power, we can get the highest score in this test.”

Park Bareta thought for a moment at Haryun’s suggestion.

And smiled.

“I totally welcome it.”

Park Bareta and Haryun joined hands.

It was an individual battle, but it was a choice they could make because there was no rule against joining hands.

“That’s right. We can also catch the guys who are aiming for the ley lines.”

“That’s enough. What strategy are you using for this level of test?”

While he was talking to Kirke, Haryun slammed his staff in front of the cave.

At that moment, the cave began to disappear.

There was someone walking through the bushes without knowing that the barrier had been created.

It was Ian’s roommate, Grajin.

“Let’s watch.”

Ian took out a cookie from his bag and chewed it.

Grajin, who didn’t notice the barrier or Ian, looked around.

“It’s definitely near here…”

Many ley lines were flowing through the Mial Mountains.

Wizards can build strong barriers using ley lines.

If you create a proper barrier, it’s easy to last three days.

So he came after a decent ley line, but he couldn’t see the center of the ley line.

“…No way.”

Grajin hurriedly raised his staff.

At that moment, Park Bareta, holding a mace, jumped out of the seemingly empty air.

“Magic Missile!!”

“Euhaha!!”

He smashed the flying magic missile with his mace and roared as he jumped up.

Grajin gritted his teeth when he saw the mace being struck down from the air.

“Shield!!”

The mace touched the barrier made of magic power.

As the mace, which was struggling with the blue curtain, bounced back, he aimed his staff.

“Damn it. This level of barrier… Park Bareta! You joined hands with Haryun!”

“There’s no rule against joining hands! Haryun!!”

Then light was emitted from the barrier.

To block the light, Grajin unfolded a shield, and the gap created by it became the cause of his defeat.

“Ugh!!”

Park Bareta’s fist was embedded in his side.

Grajin, who was hit properly, knelt down, and Park Bareta aimed his mace at his neck.

“Tada.”

“…Damn it.”

Grajin spat out a curse and took out his necklace.

Park Bareta smiled brightly as he received it.

“You know there’s no personal grudge, right? Let’s go. Let’s have a good three days.”

Haryun’s barrier.

And his combat power.

With this level, he can fight anyone who comes.

Park Bareta smiled brightly, tied Grajin with a rope, and took him into the barrier.

‘They’re having fun.’

It’s called a survival test, but it’s ultimately a plunder battle.

If you simply think about passing, you can just hide quietly.

But to aim higher, you have to drop others in the end.

“There’s no need for that. I just need to move at the end.”

The end of this test is to return to the academy with the necklace.

Then, on the last day, you can just wait near the entrance of the Mial Mountains and take what the kids bring.

There’s no need to go around and suffer.

Ian glanced at Haryun and Park Bareta’s hideout and walked to his destination.

He met several more students, but Ian passed them by and soon arrived at his destination.

The small cave, which seemed to have been used by goblins, was spacious enough for one or two people to use.

Ian, who had perfectly finished camouflaging the entrance, went inside and sat down.

He didn’t have anything to do, so he started meditating, and how many hours had passed?

Myaene tapped Ian’s thigh.

“Are you hungry?”

“Myaa~ Myaa~.”

“Wait.”

Ian, who went outside with a pot to fetch water, walked without caring about the darkness.

He quickly found a stream and filled the pot with water.

He brought a pot full of water and grabbed a few clean stones he had brought from the stream.

-Fwoosh!!

The energy of the sun changes into firepower and heats the stones.

The water started boiling as soon as he put the hot stones in the pot.

“Myaa~ Myaa~.”

Ian opened the bag that Myaene was kneading.

He took out some of the dried food and grain inside and was about to boil porridge.

-Kuaaaaa!!

A violent roar shook the cave above the cave where he was staying.

-Thud!!

And the soil, dust, and stone fragments fell into the boiled water.

Ian frowned at the sight.