A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy - Chapter 420



419 – Scout (1)

Lize, who had various conversations with us, said she wasn’t leaving right away. She said she still had someone to meet.

Everyone knows that person is Erica. She will probably be leaving for Tatarstan soon for field experience learning.

It is assumed that Erica, whose divine powers as well as her martial arts have become much stronger recently, will directly participate in the duel.

“Mr. Shivar.”

“huh?”

“Has Erica ever done anything to bother Mr. Shibar?”

Before leaving, Lize asked me a question. I was momentarily puzzled when I heard it, but I answered first.

“No? I haven’t seen him in a while.”

“I see. Or was there someone from the Gaia Church who approached you?”

“That’s not it either.”

“That’s fortunate. Avoid the Gaia Cult as much as possible.”

It was Lize who warned us to be wary of the Gaia Cult. I nodded, since it was her, of all people.

Certainly, the divine power of the Gaia Cult is very dangerous to me. Even without her warning, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Even last time, we were attacked inside the Forest of Chaos with Luna.

It’s a good thing Luna handled it well back then, otherwise both of us would have been in danger.

“Then, have a safe academy life. If you need my help, please let me know at any time.”

With those words, Lize left again. She wasn’t going back to her home country, but rather staying here for the time being.

Others, including me, have gone back to our daily routine. I plan to take a break since I have classes starting tomorrow.

‘Should I meet Jane before I go?’

I haven’t seen Jane lately. She’s made a steel suit, so I wonder what she’s doing.

When Grace asked where I was going, I told her I had a place to stop by and started walking. It was where Jane’s workshop was located.

Maybe because it was a weekday, Jane’s studio was quiet. It seemed like we were the only ones off, but everyone else had classes.

‘But did Jane listen well in class?’

I arrived at Jane’s studio and knocked cautiously on the door.

I didn’t want to open it without knowing anything like last time and get hit by an energy beam.

But when I knocked, it was quiet inside. I wondered if the door was still open, so I opened it.

-Drrrrr

Surprisingly, the door opened very easily. Every time she comes here, she feels that Jane needs to get into the habit of locking the door.

As I finally entered, a dark background greeted me. It seemed like they were still in class.

‘The suit is still intact.’

Jane’s greatest invention, the steel suit, glowed even in the dark.

The eye area sparkles and shines as if it were really alive······

“huh?”

Why is this shining? That question even crossed my mind.

-Beep beep beep beep

A strange sound came from the steel suit, and the eye sockets were looking straight at me.

When I saw the light in his eyes, I felt as if there was someone inside.

It was when I was slowly backing away from an inexplicable feeling of anxiety.

[Intruder detected. Intruder detected. Intruder detected.]

A woman’s beautiful voice flowed out from the steel suit. But I had heard this voice somewhere before.

That’s Jane’s voice. That’s exactly what she would sound like when she spoke solemnly and with a low voice.

‘By the way, what about the intruder?’

While I was panicking, the steel suit kept issuing warnings.

[Intruders are advised to leave immediately. Otherwise, you will be charged with trespassing under Academy law.]

I felt a little nervous, but I followed the orders of the steel suit. I thought that if I didn’t, something really big would happen.

Soon after, as I stepped out of the workshop, the steel chute became quiet again. The fire that had been in my sight had completely gone out.

What just happened? It was a situation that was hard to understand.

‘When did you make this?’

How long has it been since he made his steel suit that he has such security capabilities? I am once again afraid of Jane’s talent.

They say they mechanized demons in Soul World, but I never thought something like this would be possible.

I think that if we continue like this, we will soon be able to create artificial intelligence. In fact, with Godin’s cooperation, it is not impossible.

“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!”

“?”

As I was waiting in silence, I heard someone approaching me with a start.

When I turned my head, Jane was running towards me with her face as pale as it could get.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Jane’s face since the steel suit was put into operation. She hasn’t changed much, except for her hair growing a little longer.

“Ugh······! Ugh······! Si, Sibar-san?”

“Yeah. Hello.”

“Oh, by any chance······ Huh······ Kyaa!”

“slowly.”

Is it because I’m in a non-combat position? Or is it because I lack stamina? I feel like I could collapse at any moment.

I rubbed Jane’s back and told her to breathe slowly. Her cheap shirt was soaked with sweat.

I’m sure he went shopping with Ellie, but I don’t know why he wears a shirt like this. I wonder if it’s a sign of genius.

Jane then straightened her back and exhaled deeply. She also pushed up her glasses that had fallen down.

“Phew······Thank you. Is there anyone inside?”

“I went in.”

“Ah. Was it Mr. Shibar? That’s fortunate. Phew.”

Jane brushed her chest. It was getting hotter and hotter, so her underwear was showing through her white shirt.

I don’t know whether I should say this or not. Even the volume is so great that it catches my eye.

‘Men are truly creatures······’

Even though I’m a guy, I don’t know why I keep looking at her. There are even people taller than Jane.

As she was feeling the sorrow of being a man, Jane opened the door to the workshop and went in.

The workshop was very quiet, unlike when I just entered. Is there a facial recognition system or something?

“You may come in now.”

“What about class?”

“I just slept until just now.”

“Aren’t you going to class?”

“I plan to just submit my graduation project and graduate.”

Why does it sound like something like, “There’s no need for classes.”

But what Jane said next left me dumbfounded.

“Besides, Professor Godin said he would help me. What is that? A graduate student?”

“··· ···”

“I heard that each professor has a letter of recommendation. If you have one, you don’t have to come to class.”

Is this modern-day slavery? And it is a legal slave trade.

Even Jane was a special item to Godin, and a nuisance to other professors.

A student who doesn’t listen to the classes he’s supposed to attend and does strange things every day. This type of student is difficult to deal with.

‘But I like it anyway······’

Jane is also very studious, so it would be okay for her to be a graduate student. Rather, they would help each other out.

I followed her into the workshop. Unlike before, the workshop was extremely quiet.

The same goes for the steel suit that had its eyes shining brightly. I don’t know what it did, but it was quiet.

“Jane. Why is it so quiet?”

“That’s what you mean? I installed an alarm. If it doesn’t recognize my face, it sounds an alarm.”

“Is that possible?”

“It’s a magic that Professor Godin taught me. I created the recognition machine, though.”

“··· ···”

Who said that if someone does something so easily, they’re a fucking genius?

Jane said it as if it was no big deal, but in this day and age, and age when machine civilization was inferior to modern times, she invented a facial recognition system.

I don’t know where to start. Does Jane know she’s a genius or doesn’t she?

‘You’re saying that because you don’t know?’

From Jane’s perspective, it might feel like, “Why can’t I do this?”

By setting yourself as an ordinary person and treating others like monkeys.

Actually, I know that when he fell from the Soul World, he went around calling humans monkeys.

“But why did you come to see me? Is it perhaps because of the investment money······”

But even Jane, who is like that, becomes infinitely shabby in front of money. I looked at her, who had become a fool in an instant.

Holding both hands together and hesitating, it seems like he is afraid that someone might come to recover the investment money.

To be honest, since it has produced results, it is only natural that the investment should be recovered. That is the basic principle of investment.

I am not a sucker either and I want to get my invested money back. But it is not ‘yet’ the time.

“Investment money is investment money, but······ is there more to make?”

“Yes? Are you going to make it…?”

“Yeah. Do you have any plans to make something other than that steel suit?”

Jane is a genius. She can’t be satisfied with just a steel suit.

Just as the demons were transformed into a mechanized army, they will be of great use in future battles.

“I don’t know what to make… Honestly, I’m not sure. I’ve wanted to make my whole life, but I’m making it too quickly… That’s why I’m helping Professor Godin.”

“Okay? Okay. Keep doing that.”

“I, I’ll sell that steel suit for money······!”

“no.”

I don’t know about anything else, but selling steel suits? That’s crazy.

It’s not a patent or copyright issue, because it’s obvious where that steel chute is going.

‘It will flow to Santiago.’

If that happens, Jane’s safety may be put in danger.

You could even order them to get stuck in a cave and shoot the suit like in some superhero movie.

Moreover, in that movie, they made a suit while pretending to make a missile, but Jane doesn’t have anything like that.

“I’m a long-term investor. And it’s only been a year. Don’t rush.”

“Is that so? Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I wonder what would have happened if I hadn’t met Mr. Shibar······”

Jane took off her glasses and wiped away the tears that were falling down her face. It seemed like she was very worried as she looked at me.

She knows very well that the world is not an easy place. By the way, you look prettier without your glasses.

“From now on, make whatever you want to make. But don’t tell anyone.”

“Okay, I get it! But why do I have to be so careful?”

“I’m afraid it might fall into the hands of bad people.”

“ah······”

Jane listened to me and looked at the steel suit. A picture appeared in her head.

Her hometown, Santiago, is a country that cannot be described as good even in empty words. It is the place where Big Brother became a reality.

What’s more, there’s even a revolutionary army trying to destroy that system. It’s a truly dangerous country.

‘What kind of academy goes on field experience to that dangerous country?’

Even if you go to the East where there’s a rebellion and such, what’s the big deal?

I stopped thinking about anything else and asked Jane.

“Is there anything you want to make?”

“hmm······”

Jane thought for a moment and then glanced at me.

Then he let out his characteristically bashful laugh and said shyly.

“······Automatic detachment system?”

“··· ···”

“Are you too weird? Haha.”

This is so cool.

*****

Time passed and the next day, classes started.

“······What is this?”

“I know.”

There was a pile of letters in front of the accommodation.