A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy - Chapter 467



466 – Each person’s preparation (4)

Vacation is the break that every student dreams of. It is a time to recharge or develop yourself during vacation.

I’m doing various things and waiting for the new school year to start. Does that mean I’m happy about the new school year?

Absolutely not. Animals, not just humans, are inherently lazy when they are full.

If you become lazy, you will naturally become reluctant to do things. This is assuming that you have the conditions of abundance.

At least, those who enter the academy will not have any material shortages. Even if they do, the academy will provide support.

In that sense, the start of the school year is a day and period that everyone wants to avoid. It is even more unpleasant because we have had a sweet vacation.

“Ah. I really hate going to class.”

A man grumbled with sincerity. It was the grumbling of a man about to start school.

Although he said it in passing, you could quickly tell that it was sincere.

“Why don’t you want to go? It’s the academy.”

The woman next to him asked with a puzzled look on her face. Her expression also showed her incomprehension.

United Academy is an educational institution where the world’s best talents gather. It’s a place that everyone wants to enroll in.

Still, saying that you don’t want to go to class must have sounded like a full stomach. The world is full of people who want to study but can’t.

“I just don’t want to go. It’s class.”

“Just because it’s class? Is that really the only reason?”

“Ha. There are many reasons.”

The man sighed and rested his chin on his hand. After thinking for a moment, he listed the reasons one by one.

“The class content is hard. Preparing for practical training is a headache. I especially hate tests the most. I hate anything the most.”

The woman nodded in agreement with the contents that all students would hate.

Does getting into the world’s best academy mean that everything is over? That’s absolutely not the case.

Sometimes, there are students who lose their sense of reason and just go off on a tangent, but recently, the number of such students has decreased.

Just competition. The academy is a place where you compete to get in, and even after you get in, you still have to compete.

Of course, as time goes by, you will inevitably become tired, and you never know when your best friend might turn his or her back on you.

Moreover, there are subtle conflicts between countries. It is a structure in which you cannot avoid stress even if you want to.

“I have to go anyway.”

But the woman spoke firmly, regardless of her understanding. The man’s expression became even more sullen.

The woman pretended to look stern when she saw the reaction, then came up with a very reasonable reason.

“You’re a professor. There are still two and a half years left until this class graduates.”

Because the man’s true identity was not a student, but an academy professor. A professor who could be called a homeroom teacher.

Professor Marlboro, whose face was chubby and had a manly expression on his face, grumbled and moved his hands.

In his hand he held a sandwich his beloved wife had made for him to celebrate the start of the new school year.

This isn’t just a simple sandwich, it’s also full of fillings and rich sauce, making it a full meal.

“I know. That’s why I don’t want to go any further.”

“That’s strange. You weren’t like this before. Weren’t you just excited to tease the students every day?”

Marlboro’s wife, Io, asked in a puzzled voice. She devoted all her energy to supporting her husband.

That’s how I know how Marlboro usually conducts classes.

He may seem like an immature adult now, but he is actually a strict professor when it comes to teaching.

It was just grumbling, and it happened occasionally so I could laugh it off, but I never really meant it.

“It was like that until the last time. But this time, what should I say… It’s unique. And it’s unique in a way.”

“Individual? Are you talking about the student you mentioned before? The one from the Forest of Chaos?”

Even though Io is not working at the academy, she knows a lot of rumors as she is the professor’s wife.

Among them, I also know well about the hottest rumor, the one related to the wild man, Shivar.

A wild man who suddenly walked from the forest of chaos to civilization and became an academy student upon the president’s recommendation.

There was a lot of talk about omitting the entire admission process, but with tremendous force, they silenced many people.

“That’s right. You could say it has a uniquely strong personality.”

“I think you’re a good person because you played with our Dunn.”

Io tilted her head. She knew the rumors, but she remembered clearly.

Shivar, the son born between himself and Marlboro, played with Dunn. He even saved him from a moment when he was almost in danger.

Of course, he had to be remembered with a good image. Even though he was a wild man, he was close to my son.

“What a poor child. He grew up in the forest without parents.”

Above all, it was pitiful. She had seen another side of Shivar.

As I walked hand in hand with my family, Shivar was watching me from behind.

Because of that memory, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for Shivar.

“What a poor child. But he has a very kind heart. That makes it even harder.”

“Aren’t you being too harsh?”

“No. The moment I treat you harshly, it becomes harder for me. Besides, as I said before, I’m kind, so I can’t treat you harshly.”

“Then isn’t it okay?”

He is basically kind, doesn’t hit others, plays well with children, is respectful to adults, and gets along well with friends.

The more I listened, the more I couldn’t understand it. Rather, from the professor’s perspective, isn’t it the perfect condition?

At this, Marlboro let out a deep sigh of mixed emotions. It was a reaction that seemed to indicate that he did not know how to explain it.

“Okay. Everything is good, but······ it’s like a child.”

“You say I look like a child?”

“Yeah. If I had to use an analogy······”

Marlboro turned his head. Io turned his head after him.

When I turned my head, my son, Don, was sleeping soundly. It was so early in the morning that I didn’t even wake him up.

Marlboro smiled warmly at the sight of the lovely Dunn, but soon his expression became serious and he spoke.

“You remember, don’t you? When Dunn climbed up the statue of the warrior and almost fell.”

“Of course I know. I was so surprised to hear that story.”

“That’s not all. In the past, I almost got into trouble because I touched the wardrobe and fell forward.”

As a parent, these are just scary stories. And they are incidents that clearly show children’s curiosity.

Io looked as if he was asking why I was saying that, but then quickly opened his mouth.

“Is what the student named Shivar is doing on the same level as that?”

“Not quite on the same level. To choose a more appropriate metaphor······”

Marlboro thought about it for a while, then a good example(?) came to mind and he began to explain.

“That time when Don took out an egg to fry and broke the frying pan?”

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“··· ···”

“And I always feel uneasy when Dunn climbs a tree. That’s exactly what it feels like. But I feel that way every time I have a practical or exam.”

In effect, it means that it is no different from seeing one child. The problem is that the scale has been greatly expanded.

Everyone watching is a parent, and the child is Shivara. His unique innocence worries everyone.

Naturally, the professor who is in charge of the project has no choice but to shed tears because his head hurts because no matter what he does, it doesn’t go as he wants.

“This is why I don’t want to go to class. I don’t know if I’m going to see the student or the kid.”

“Well… I guess I should go anyway. You’re a professor. Don’t you want to make money?”

“Hoo······”

Marlboro couldn’t answer. He had to go to work to earn money.

“That’s why I’m so sad,” Marlboro grumbled to himself as he put his sandwich into his mouth.

‘I hope this semester goes by without a hitch.’

Of course, contrary to his wishes, that will not happen.

Because there was a slight sense of uneasiness in the Hwan Empire, which was about to embark on a field experience learning trip.

The atmosphere was so quiet that even the Academy couldn’t figure it out, and most importantly, a saint was accompanying them.

‘You wouldn’t pull out your tongue if you went there, right? That’s because you’re a Tatar. If you did that there, you’d be in big trouble.’

Marlboro was already feeling uneasy.

*****

I hate the start of school, whether in my past life or my present life. I just hate it for no reason. The very feeling of it is rude.

It wasn’t just me, it seems like other people also hated the fact that school was about to start.

As soon as I entered the school classroom, there was a gloomy atmosphere. No one seemed to like anyone.

“Are you here?”

“huh.”

“I was upset because school started, but I’m glad I got to see your face.”

The window seat has become almost a permanent seat. Kara was already there.

She was also in a gloomy mood, perhaps because of the start of the new school year, but her face brightened as soon as she saw me.

At the same time, what caught my eye was the orange ring on her finger. It was worn openly on the ring finger of her left hand.

“··· ···”

Naturally, Grace’s gaze upon seeing that couldn’t help but sting. Incidentally, I took off my ring.

Grace kept nagging me so much that I took it away from her. But it’s still in my pocket.

“Huh? Shivar. Where’s the ring?”

Kara asked in a puzzled voice, perhaps realizing that I didn’t have a ring on my hand. There was also a hint of resentment in her voice.

Moreover, it was not the official language but Tatar, a language that Grace and other students could never understand, as if they wanted to speak it secretly.

I was able to answer easily since I have learned all the Tatar. I am almost at a native speaker level.

“It’s in your pocket.”

“Hmm~ Grace told me to take it off?”

“huh.”

“It’s really petty. Isn’t it?”

“Excuse me, but can you speak in common language? This is United Academy, not Tatarstan.”

Finally, Grace, who couldn’t stand to hear it anymore, spoke up. Her voice was slightly raised, as if she was strangely annoyed.

Kara shrugged her shoulders, not wanting to provoke him any further. Things have been off the rails since the start of the new school year.

Besides, Grace was very nervous about family matters. I could sense that she was becoming increasingly impatient.

“hello.”

“hi.”

“Hello, Luna. It’s been a while.”

“It’s been a while. How have you been?”

Next, Luna and other students sat down one by one.

Even if it’s the start of the school year, the more people you know, the more noisy it becomes.

That’s when the classroom became so noisy.

-Drunk!

The sound of the door opening was unusually loud. The students stopped making a fuss and looked toward the door.

At the door, Marlboro was walking slowly with a stern expression on his face. It seemed like he was coming to announce the start of the new school year.

Next, Marlboro stood on the platform in the center of the blackboard. He slowly looked around at the students and let out a long sigh.

“Hoo······”

“··· ···”

Then, Marlboro suddenly met my eyes.

He stared at me for a while and then sighed again.

“Hoo······”

“··· ···”

“······I want to go home.”

Even if you speak softly, I can hear you, sir.

For a moment, I was dumbfounded, and then I felt an inexplicable emotion.

‘Why does it feel even more upsetting when I hear that?’

As expected, human speech is truly amazing.