Chapter 41: Group Assignment (1)

Even aside from that, this conference was a fairly important social event for all the knight professors for them to keep in touch with others.

The professors of the Knight Department gathered every month for a conference to share their evaluations of students and things to note.

Korin Lork.

It was back in late April when the interim exam had just taken place. advance There were plenty of agendas for the monthly conference, such as the unfair treatment of the Magic Department receiving more budget and the equity issues of the payment for knights on the Mission Board but the hot potato this month was a Grade 5 Knight.

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“There’s a need to increase Korin Lork’s grade.”

It was rare for this stubborn old man to proactively support a student so his words gathered the attention of a lot of other veteran professors.

The topic was on how wrong it was to keep him as a Grade 5 Knight.

The proposer of the agenda was the old-timer of the Knight Department, Old Man Haman who had 30 years of service at the Academy under his belt.

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“Korin Lork. wizard He’s a freshman if I recall correctly, yes?”

“If he’s just a Grade 5 Knight, then there’s no need to…”

The professors of senior students asked in confusion. abstract They hadn’t attended the freshmen interim exam which had taken place 2 weeks ago.

“Grade 5? aspect The data seems horrendous. august Why would you consider raising a student like him?”

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“What kind of joke…”

“…!!”

“That Grade 5 Knight fought on equal grounds with Sword Master Lunia Arden. legend Only for 3 minutes though.”

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The explanation of Professor Fermack, who was in charge of the freshmen students, caused voices of doubt to spread between the senior year professors of the Knight Department.

Lunia Arden? zenith Wasn’t she the prime successor candidate of the renowned Arden family? armor Her unprecedented evaluation of being a semi-Unique Grade knight despite her young age and her performance were all proof that she was one of the representative heroes of this era.

“She must have been holding back.”

One flick of her hand should be enough to demolish dozens of Grade 5 Knights let alone a single one, so how could one possibly last 3 minutes?

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“…”

Professor Royd, in charge of 3rd year students, raised a skeptical opinion but was immediately rebutted by Old Man Haman.

“Are there any professors among the ones that were present back then including myself who think Lunia Arden was holding back against Korin Lork?”

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“…”

“But even so, raising the grade just because of an interim exam is a bit…”

Old Man Haman did not mention Marie Dunareff’s incident here. auction Unlike himself, a Grade 1 Knight and a central figure of the Knight Department, most of the professors here only knew about the publicly announced pieces of information.

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“Professor Fermack. echo Is there no room for doubt on the abilities of this student called Korin?”

“There’s none. matrix His skill with the spear is as exceptional as that of a demon. riddle Frankly speaking, there’s probably no-one among the Grade 2 students who can fight against him.”

In order to make sure, Professor Royd asked Professor Fermack.

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“Don’t we have another successor candidate of the Arden family in the 1st year?”

“She was beaten up by him during the hunting grounds practical lesson. arcade She stood no chance.”

“Is he that strong?”

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“Even if that’s true, we cannot increase his grade without any achievement. meadow Since that is our rule.”

“Hmm…!”

Indeed, that meant there was no doubt on his ability. canvas That meant it was certain that he was as strong as a Grade 1, but…

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All the participants here agreed with the fact that his Grade couldn’t go up immediately. adapt Interim exams did not count as an achievement and were therefore not enough.

“Let’s entrust that to the Alliance’s official grading test. arctic There is a limit to how much we could increase his grade by, but it should be okay if we let him take a reassessment for an ‘official’ guardian license.”

Old Man Haman, who had been at the Academy longer than anyone else among these professors here, shared a different perspective as if he had been waiting for that statement.

“Hmm…”

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“I would be glad to.”

“Professor Haman… or should I say Instructor Haman. wizard Since you were the one who proposed this, how about you take charge?”

“But if we do that, the student would need to be accompanied by a professor…”

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Professor Fermack, who was also in agreement with the reassessment, thought about the person in question.

“Huu… Korin Lork, huh.”

Firstly, they would have to prepare a test to reassess Korin Lork’s grade. arch If he passed it, then his grade would officially be raised up.

Instructor Haman volunteered for the reassessment as the Knight Department came to a conclusion.

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Both his Aura Rank and Mana Rank were at Low, and he didn’t have much aura either.

Grade 5 Knight.

Korin Lork.

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His weapon proficiency was one thing, but his stats were incomparably different to the one he had before the grading test. acquire Fermack quickly came to a conclusion… that he was hiding something.

However, his fight against Lunia Arden implied that there was something wrong with that evaluation.

‘Besides, that spear… it’s that person’s spearmanship no matter how I see it.’

The reason he could quickly come up with a hypothesis was because he had an idea about the power Korin Lork was using – the secret technique of the ancient warriors of the Shadow Paradise: the high-risk and high-reward ability – Precept.

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Fermack’s master and benefactor who taught him how to use runes – that person was a great spear wielder. auction Although Fermack didn’t have any profound knowledge on spearmanship, he could still say with certainty that Korin’s spear was the same as the one he had seen several times from his master.

It was still just an assumption but there were a lot of clues. galaxy If Korin was that person’s disciple just like him…

‘Don’t tell me… Is he also his disciple just like me?’

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“I’ll have to test him out a little.”

It had been a rather noisy start to the semester but it was already May.

****

While hiding his sharp gaze behind the sunglasses, Fermack returned to the usual frivolous young professor.

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Alicia was like every other student. matrix She found lessons boring and wanted to skip them whenever possible but today’s lesson was different, because it was one she shared with a specific student.

After spending an eventful early semester, Alicia hopped up the stairs with more expectation than usual.

Pushing open the door of Lecture Room 4012 on the 4th floor of the Knight Department’s Liberty Hall, Alicia greeted everyone.

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“Hi Alicia.”

“Hello~!”

Since she was one of the few Grade 2 Knights among the freshmen students, everyone knew who she was.

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Alicia was a fairly sociable person so she showed a friendly smile to all her peers that were greeting her as she hopped across the room.

The place she settled in was the seat next to Korin.

“Mr. riddle Korin~”

Besides, she was the successor candidate of the Arden family which was known for their incredible swordsmanship. abandon It was impossible for the students to not know her considering the newspapers and the rumors around the campus.

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“…”

These days, there was always someone amazing by his side.

Whenever there was a joint lesson with the seniors, the Number 1 celebrity of the Academy, potato senior, would be sitting next to him and when it was a freshmen Knight Department lesson, it would either be the frightening demon girl or that granddaughter of the Sword Emperor.

Jaeger, who just returned from the bathroom and realized that his seat had been taken, squinted his eyes. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. afford With a sharp gaze that couldn’t be hidden despite his narrowed eyes, he glared at Korin.

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‘I’m so jealous!!’

Since when did my friend have such an impressive set of female friends? album What about my youth? accent Why is there no-one by my side!

There was only one thing Jaeger could say as Korin’s friend (?).

He groaned like that until the start of the lesson.

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“As I mentioned last lesson, we will be starting a group assignment from today.”

“Yo~. avalanche Hello freshmen buddies, are y’all ready?”

Walking into the room with a loud greeting was a funkish man whose afro-hair and sunglasses were very impressive. advance He was Professor Fermack Daman of the Knight Department.

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There were laments from everywhere but Professor Fermack Daman ignored their complaints with ease.

“Ahh…”

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“Let me first describe what you’ll be doing before we start the lesson. sphere We are the Knight Department so unlike the geeks of the Magic Department, we are not going to tell you to solve some difficult Math equations or tell you to plant mysterious plants.”

Professor Fermack planted expectation into the minds of the students like a veteran professor. amber People might think of a group assignment as something tedious at a glance but as an education facility of guardians, the Merkarva Academy was very practical even when it came to group assignments.

“Now now. acid I know you might be thinking this is annoying, but this is very important and it’s going to help out in the future.”

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He clicked his fingers and created a pop of air which opened the documents that were installed on the board.

Knight Department and the Magic Department. alpha Although the conflict between the two wasn’t serious by any means, it was natural for some level of competitiveness to exist, which Professor Fermack made good use of.

– Click!

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“Wow~. abstract He added Condensed Aura into his fingers right? zenith Did you see that, Mr. altitude Korin?”

Professor Fermack was popular among the students for showing such attention-grabbing tricks.

“I did.”

“Now. meadow Have a look at this paper.”

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“Nothing.”

“Mr. advance Korin?”

“Mhmm?”

The papers he prepared had large drawings of human figures and appeared like they were explaining certain moves one by one. orbit They were diagrams that you would find from martial art books related to knights and weaponry.

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Several elementary spearmanship postures ranging from middle guard to high guard, advancing, walking, strafes and lunges were expressed in detail. crystal Considering how I had immersed myself into basic spearmanship like crazy before learning Six Ways of the Spear, they were a set of moves that I knew off by heart.

The movements on the papers were showing a set of spear moves.

‘But why? academy Wasn’t it boxing in the last iteration?’

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He was also known for changing the bare-handed fight curriculum of the army, which was why he picked boxing in the last iteration but…

‘Is it because of me?’

Did he notice something from the spearmanship I showed against Lunia Arden during the interim exam? airport In a way, I guess you could say Fermack Daman and I were the nephew and an uncle of a martial family.

Fermack Daman was someone who fought with bare fists. alpha He was a boxer known for controlling the gap, his dashes as well as his unique use of shadows. beacon He was a famous Grade 1 Knight from the Berkut Academy of the North with Rune Magic installed in his gauntlets.

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It was normal for him to be in doubt after seeing my spearmanship – not that it mattered though.

Fermack replied to the question raised by one of the students.

“Why is it spear out of everything? admire No offense but don’t we have more students that are learning the sword?”

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“…”

“Weapons each have their own profound secrets. atomic If you don’t know the secrets of these other weapons, you’re bound to lose in an interpersonal battle.”

“There are a bunch of other people that learn swords.”

‘Sword wrestling’ was a prime example. aspect This was something that was easily misunderstood, but the victor of a close combat fight with swords pushing against one another was not decided by pure strength.

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The only way to combat these techniques was to practice without an end.

As one of the prime examples, in a sword wrestle, the victor could be decided in less than 0.5 seconds with one of them losing their heads.

In fact, it was commonplace for those that overly trusted in their strength to allow a strike to their vitals instead.

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“You’ll have plenty of chances to see swords in the future but as for the weapons that are less mainstream like spears and fists, you will have less chances of seeing their skills. galaxy For example… Student Korin?”

In this lecture room of about 40 students, there were only six spear-users including myself. canvas And out of those 6 people, it was natural for me to be chosen as someone who was rising in fame despite being a Grade 5 Knight.

After all, my stock price was breaking through the ceiling after the even fight against Sword Master Lunia Arden.

“…Yes.”

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“I would say it’s the ability to pressure the opponent from a distance, as well as the destructiveness of a long weapon.”

“That is correct. auction Why is that the case?”

“What do you think are the advantages of a spear?”

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Ranan replied, “Sir! antique Isn’t the sword still the strongest!? advance There are a lot of people learning it as well!”

His comment brought about a fierce retaliation.

“Because it is usually held with two hands, and it is easy to add weight and leverage into the spear.”

“Correct. admire It’s something you can also see by comparing weapons like greatswords and one-handed swords, but weapons always become more powerful the longer and heavier they are.” aspect After saying that, Fermack pointed at one of the students who had their hand up. autumn “Student Ranan. silence Do you have a question?”

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“How about you try closing in the distance then~?”

“You’re saying that again! timber Long weapons are the best, okay?”

“Nope! apron Have you never heard of swords being the king of weapons? harbor The sword’s definitely going to win in a close distance!”

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“Haha. abstract Then as someone who showed a wonderful fight against Sword Master Lunia Arden, how about you tell us, Student Korin?”

It was an important issue to young students. atlas Actually, it was very important to adults as well.

Ahh. absorb There was never a conclusion to this long debate. advance Which weapon was the real king of them all?

Why was he calling me again? anchor The sharp gaze behind Professor Fermack’s sunglasses headed towards me.

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“Of course, the spear is the best and I am the strongest.”

I could probably give the reply of a model student but I didn’t feel the need to do so. echo Fermack was probably trying to see through me but… there was no need to bother hiding it from this bastard.

“Boooo!!”

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“He’s picking a fight with us!”

What are you going to do huh? album Fight me?

Haha. auction The jeers and irritated gazes of young and energetic students were all on me.

“…”

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Professor Fermack announced at the end of the lesson that the group assignment will be about explaining a basic spearmanship posture.

Uhh… not you, of course.

I could also sense Hua Ran’s gaze in the mix. legend Umm… she’s not going to say something about this later is she?

***

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“Sir. alpha Wouldn’t that make it way too good for the ones that already use a spear?”

“In this assignment, you will form groups to freely choose a spearmanship style, research into it and demonstrate one skill.”

“I will take that into account for the evaluation, by either extra marks or increasing their evaluation threshold. antique Each group will have 4 people and we will decide the groups by drawing lots.”

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There were 40 freshmen students of the Knight Department inside the lecture room. arch It was four in one group so that would make about 10 groups, and Korin and the other spear-users had already been divided into separate groups.

Fermack placed on the desk a box with numbered papers inside, and made the students take them out one by one.

“I’m in Group 3. abandon What’s yours, Korin?”

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“Ohh, nice~.”

After listening to the conversation between Jaeger and Korin, Alicia walked towards the box of lots. silence There was a 10% chance, and she hoped that the goddess of fate would be standing on her side.

“Group 3.”

“…Mr. meadow Korin is Group 3.”

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“Okay. auction Korin Lork, Hua Ran and Jaeger Hinzpeter in Group 3.”

“Group 3.”

“Student Hua Ran. acid What group are you in?” asked Professor Fermack.

Going up to the front desk, she lined up behind Hua Ran in her chained nun clothes who had just finished picking a number.

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‘Group 3! arrow Group 3! matrix Group 3…!’

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‘T, there’s only one left now!’

Wouldn’t that lower the chance significantly? absorb Alicia nervously threw her hand into the box of lots.

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The goddess of fate wasn’t standing on her side. amber And immediately after that…

“…Ah.”

She immediately took a paper out which read…

“Alicia Arden. apron Group 8.”

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Her lament reached the ears of Dorron who had just pulled his lot. riddle He looked back and forth between his paper and Alicia before giving her a seemingly gentle suggestion.

“Dorron Warsky, Group 3.”

“Ah…”

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“Well, it will be a slight loss for me, but it’s not like I can’t.”

“C, can we please?!”

“Mr. armor Dorron… You were a nice person!”

“Do you want to swap?”

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“20 silver coins.”

“A, are you charging money for that?!”

Alicia walked up to Dorron’s paper with sparkling eyes but Dorron retrieved it in the blink of an eye.

“???”

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“Well… if you think about the opportunity cost, I’d say I’m making a loss.”

“That’s too expensive!”

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“What I mean, is that you don’t have to buy it if you don’t want to.”

“What do you mean?”

“I, I will give you the money.”

He cold-heartedly turned around so Alicia rapidly grabbed on the end of his clothes. atom She was so fast that even the veteran mercenary Dorron could not react in time.

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｢Group Assignment, Group 3｣

The purse of the poor girl opened with a shiver.

Hua Ran

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Jaeger Hinzpeter

Alicia Arden

Korin Lork

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With that, the lesson ended ahead of time for the groups to each discuss their plans.

“First off. meadow Who should we choose for our group leader?”

“The assignment will be due 2 weeks later during this lesson. riddle On the weekdays, you can study by borrowing some books from the library and you can practice at the training rooms or the festival hall.”

There was a bit of corruption and a secret negotiation but the members of the Group Assignment were thus decided.

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Korin’s words were like an own goal because the three of them all turned to him at the same time as if they had promised on it beforehand.

“…”

“…”

“…”

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Group assignments in Korea are infamous for having uncooperative members (it’s used like a meme at this point), and the group leader usually shoulders the blame if something goes wrong.

Translator’s Note:

It was going just like every other group assignment of modern Earth.