The Academy's Deceased Ate It All

Chapter 52

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Lee Ye-Eun led me to a rest area outside.The scenery was nice and pleasant, but surprisingly, few students were using it.It was a perfect place for conversation.She asked me while looking at the takeout cafe.“Do you want to eat something…… .”“No, thank you. I’ve decided to have dinner with members later.”“Oh.”Lee Ye-Eun nodded slightly.When I took my seat, she also sat down on the other side of me.“Um, do I have something on my face?”As I sat down and looked ahead, I saw that Lee Ye-Eun was literally staring at me.When I asked, a little terrified of the intense gaze, she coughed in embarrassment.“Oh, no. I’m sorry. First of all, to tell you the truth, I want to suggest something to you, Junior.”“A suggestion?”She nodded and held out a piece of paper to me.Taking a closer look, I couldn’t help but tilt my head.It was because it, of all things, was a letter of application to join the student council.“Actually, I was wondering if you would be interested in joining the student council.”Lee Ye-Eun then rattled off the privileges of the student council to me as if she had become an insurance salesperson.“First of all, you get extra points for your grades. In addition, the members of the student council are paid separately in the form of an activity fee and have priority when using facilities if they have a justifiable reason. There is ….… .”I had some recollection of the student council of Orhe Academy.It was definitely not a group that punished other students or had a lot of power like in the cartoon, but it was certainly a group that enjoyed a certain degree of privilege.The biggest advantage was that the solidarity within the student council was stronger than that of a decent guild.In fact, as a member of the student council, Lee Ye-Eun was often helped by heroes and hunters who belonged to the previous student council who had already graduated.But….“Also, there’s one training room dedicated to the student council, oh! There’s also a small space next to the student council room in the name of a nap room or lounge…!”“I’m sorry, Senior.”I pushed the application form back to her again.“I appreciate your words, but I have to reject.”She looked quite shocked by my rejection.She looked down at the application form that I had pushed, stunned for a while, and then turned her head to me.“Um, Can I hear the reason why?”“Oh, there are several.”“Several…… .”At my words, Lee Ye-Eun’s shoulders slumped as if discouraged.“First of all, I don’t understand why you’re trying to recruit me. Frankly speaking, my rank is E, but honestly, only students who are implicitly graded A or above are allowed to join the student council, right? I’ve heard that if you have some special ability, you can join even if you’re a B rank student, but I’ve never heard of an E rank student joining. And the student council is honestly too much for me to handle.”“Tha, that…… .”“Besides, the timing is a bit vague right now. Everyone is busy ahead of the guild invitation, but suddenly the student council…… And as far as I know, doesn’t the student council have a separate recruitment period? Doesn’t it honestly…… look bad to outsiders to go in like this?”“…… .”Lee Ye-Eun shrank as if she were crouching every time I continued to talk.I took a small breath and added the last word.“On top of that, because of my personality, I can’t do something like a student council because it would be too stifling. I appreciate the suggestion, but I’m not sure I can handle it.”That was the decisive blow.Lee Ye-Eun did not say anything to see if she had become a honey-eaten mute.Seeing Lee Ye-Eun like that, the first thought I had was, why did she want me to join the student council?‘I didn’t do anything that can catch her eyes…… .’Lee Ye-Eun, who took the application form with trembling hands, made a thoughtful expression for a moment, and then immediately looked at me with shining eyes.“Then, how about a temporary member?”“Temporary?”“Yes.”Yeeun Lee nodded and spoke as if persuading me.“As you said, no matter how many people we have during the Guild Invitation, we always need more. We sometimes choose temporary student members, and during the temporary period, they receive the same treatment as official student members. And even if you’re temporary, you can write in your own personal statement later.”“Uh…… .”“Please, if it’s you. Can’t you do something about it?”When I hesitated, Lee Ye-Eun looked at me as if she was pleading.Then she made a look as if she suddenly remembered, and added with an innocent look.“And, you know…. Oh, I heard that you’re also close to the juniors of the S-ranked Choi Hyun-woo and Han Soo-Young.”“Is that a reason?”“Uh…… So, you can spend time with both of them in a relaxed and friendly manner and, I can see the exemplary daily behavior of a junior with amicable friendships…… .”Now, I’m an outcast in my class.It was when I thought so and tried to reject her proposal appropriately.‘Oh.’A thought suddenly flashed through my mind, and I quickly changed my attitude and made a slightly stern look.“Temporary student council, what is it? Still, can you give me a little leeway?”At my tentative affirmation, Lee Ye-Eun looked at me with bright eyes and nodded.“Of course! Just think that the professors and staff will be doing most of the work and, and you’ll be just working with our student council on the miscellaneous tasks. We know that temporary people are literally temporary volunteers, so we can’t just do what we can’t do……. .”During the guild invitation, unlike when playing the original story, I have to move from the perspective of a third person.That means I can’t immediately grasp the scene of the incident.Of course, it is also a fact that is surprisingly easy to overlook.If you belong to the student council, which is part of the management staff, you will be able to quickly grasp various information and situations.With that in mind, I nodded my head roughly at her words and responded.* * *“The guild invitation is coming up soon.”I walked down the street to take classes with Jin Ye-Seul.Jin Ye-Seul, who had recently put away the act of being bullied, answered me with a picturesque smile.“You aren’t going to tell me more than that, right?”“Yeah.”There was no reason to tell her the details.As if Jin Ye-Seul wasn’t expecting much, she just nodded in a nonchalant manner.“You just have to prepare everything you can for that day.”“Everything?”I nodded at Jin Ye-Seul’s laughter-filled question.I decided not to think about how terrible things would be in everything she said.With that, we headed to Professor Grossman’s classroom without talking.Then, at the same time, both of us could hear the notification sound from our cell phones.It was Professor Grossman’s text.[from. Professor Grossman.― I’m sorry for contacting you late.I know this is sudden, but I decided to do some one-on-one training with student Lee Yu-Na today, so two students do not have to come to class today.There are two classes left until the guild invitation.Please understand that each of you will have a one-on-one class at that time.Once again, I’m sorry for contacting you late and ask for your understanding. m(_ _)m]“Tell me a little earlier.”After seeing the text message, Jin Ye-Seul turned away without any regrets.I followed her and turned to walk.‘Lee Yu-Na has finally exploded.’The feud with Professor Grossman had been one of Lee Yu-Na’s growth events.Lee Yu-Na kept grinding and polishing weapons as she was told, but she couldn’t stand it and visited Professor Grossman in the morning to protest, and Professor Grossman took her to the sparring room, saying she would convince her.It was at this time that Professor Grossman’s abilities were revealed for the first time, and her abilities were completely backward-compatible with Lee Yu-Na’s.And when Lee Yu-Na sparred with her, she noticed the fact that, unlike in the past, her embodied weapons had become more powerful and efficient.Professor Grossman said to Lee Yu-Na, she grew up to have a deeper understanding of weapons, and that she had gone through the same training method herself.Also, in the midst of that, Lee-Yu-Na becomes enlightened again and recognizes Professor Grossman……..To be honest, I don’t know what polishing a weapon has to do with understanding weapons, but what’s important is that Lee Yu-Na finally reaches her growth event.It was quite good news that Lee Yu-Na was growing ahead of something big.Because she was also one of the main characters with a good personality.And it wasn’t a bad thing at all, as it gave me an opportunity to ask Professor Grossman to formally teach me archery.‘Come to think of it, all eight of them have to grow up properly.’Choi Hyun-Woo and Han Soo-Young are growing smoothly, and Jin Ye-Seul will acquire and grow well on her own if I roughly throw a legacy.In the case of Cass Lyle, Ivan Hunt, and Lee Ye-Eun, there is little room for others to intervene at this point.Lee Yu-Na is just about to grow, and Ahn Do-Hoon is the only one left.‘Well, he’ll do well on his own.’He’s the equivalent of Lee Ye-Eun, with a gold spoon and plenty of personal connections, so I don’t have to worry about him.While thinking that far, I glanced at Jin Ye-Seul.It was because it didn’t stand out much, but in terms of a gold spoon, Jin Ye-Seul was also a formidable gold spoon.“Is your family coming?”“Absolutely not, they’re not coming.”Jin Ye-Seul, who asserted, added as if it wasn’t a big deal.“My parents are ashamed of me. I’m almost like a child they have given up, so I’m sure they’ll go to my older sister or younger brother.”At that point, I could feel that I shouldn’t have said that.Her reply brought up memories that were not so good, and my appetite became bitter.Looking at Jin Ye-Seul, who looked casual, I opened my mouth with a cheerful voice.“Do you know the number that lifts everyone up?”“Huh?”At my sudden question, Jin Ye-Seul tilted her head.I smiled slightly and said.“Five.”Then, Jin Ye-Seul burst into laughter with a haha sound.Gaining strange confidence in her reaction, I opened my mouth again.“Then the place the five hate the most…… .”“Ji-Hyuk.”Jin Ye-Seul was still looking at me with a smiling face.She suddenly tapped the ground with a thump, and immediately a sharp blade popped out of her shoe.It was bigger and sharper than last time, and it was full of sticky liquid.“Ji-Hyuk?”She was still smiling brightly as she called my name once more.I nodded and shut my mouth, and only then did she tap the ground again and put the blade inside.“Then I will go first. Call me whenever you need me.”“Uh…… Okay, bye.”Jin Ye-Seul went somewhere with those words, but I couldn’t speak to her properly and just nodded.I mumbled to myself as I watched her recede into the distance.“Strange, I had fun…… .”* * *Since I had nothing to do, I decided to practice archery and headed to the archery club.And there, I met a completely unexpected person.“Ivan?”“Oh, it’s Ji-Hyuk.”Ivan, who perhaps heard my small whisper put down his bow, looked at me and raised his hand as if pleased.“It’s the first time I’ve seen you shoot a real bow.”“Well, it’s a bit misleading to say that magic bow is a bow.”Ivan burst out laughing as he happily skipped over the words that could have made him feel bad if he heard it wrong.Then he added, carefully touching the bow.“I’ve been in a rut lately. So, I’m here for a change of pace. Because when I shoot a bow, I can concentrate without thinking about anything else.”I didn’t say anything to Ivan’s words.Most of the playable characters were like that, but Ivan Hunt was a character who did not hesitate to hone and train himself.As I was looking at him and feeling indescribable, and Ivan looked at me and asked.“By the way Ji-Hyuk, are you here to do archery too?”“Uh, well……Yeah.”“Are you good at shooting?”I laughed at his question.“If I were good at shooting, would I have picked up a dagger?”“Well…… .”Ivan nodded his head as if he was, and then suddenly looked around.And when he made sure that no one was near us, he took a step closer to me.“Hey, this may be a bit of a strange and random question, but can I ask you? It seems rude and I tried to hold it in, but I’m really curious.”   [Note : ‘뜬금없이’ – Out of the Blue.]“Uh. What?”With such a serious personality, it was not normal for him to say something like this.I nodded nervously.He looked like he didn’t understand at all.“Why on earth does Ji-Hyuk smell like spirits?”