A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy - Chapter 572



572 – Hell Training (4)

I dragged a bear out of hibernation and hunted it. It may feel a bit forced, but I really did it.

There is winter in the Forest of Chaos, so there are many animals that hibernate. In fact, winter itself is a kind of resting period.

But I am a very ordinary person on the outside. I cannot hibernate and have no choice but to stockpile food.

During the first winter, it was quite difficult to stockpile food, so they used that method. Finding hibernating animals.

Surprisingly, it was quite useful, so he used it often even after he became the ruler. He even ransacked Porori’s residence.

The guy collected quite a few acorns. He was eventually caught, but before that, they were useful.

“Ugh······ I think I’ll live a little.”

“Was bear meat this delicious?”

There was enough bear meat for every student to eat a piece. Why just one piece?

This is because putting meat in an already hungry stomach can cause diarrhea. The professors also knew this and tried their best to restrain themselves.

But, those who are starving do not hear such words. At first, I had a hard time trying to dissuade them.

Of course, when I told them that I wouldn’t give it to them if they didn’t stay still, they all kept quiet. It felt a bit like I was volunteering in a slum.

“By the way, there’s a thing called gomtang in Johan. Is it really made from bear?”

“······No. It’s a dish made with beef.”

“Really? Then why do you call it Gomtang?”

“The meanings of the words were different in the first place.”

I heard Lee Yeon-ju and Luna talking and giggled. Anyway, the students were able to replenish their energy.

Not only did all the bears disappear, but someone was even trying to eat their internal organs, so I barely managed to stop him.

I had to eat the intestines. I would have liked to eat the heart and lungs raw.

But since there were people watching and it was difficult to clean up afterwards, I boiled it thoroughly and ate it.

“Is that tasty?”

“No. It doesn’t taste good.”

“Then why do you eat it?”

“Because I’m hungry.”

But there were still people who wanted to eat it. This part was brought to a close when the professor personally cautioned them.

By the way, I plan to sell the bear skin later. The professors watched with a curious expression as I organized the skin well.

He seemed to have adapted well so far, but he seemed to have remembered that he was from the wild. This is easy.

“If you feel sick or feel strange tomorrow, report it to the professor immediately. Even though it was roasted, it’s a wild bear so it could be dangerous.”

Marlboro strongly advised me to drink it right before going to bed. I was okay, but the other students had to drink it on an empty stomach.

However, the students listened and fell into a comfortable sleep. They must have been happy because they had filled their empty stomachs.

“I think I understand how the people in the slums feel.”

“Is this what it feels like when there’s a famine?”

“I heard that in places where there is a severe famine, they even eat people.”

“I think I know why.”

Perhaps it was because they were so hungry. The students, especially those from noble families, seemed to have realized how frightening hunger was.

Well, you’ve probably never been hungry in your entire life, but this must have been a painful awakening for you.

Even during the training, there were cases where people starved because supplies were not smooth, but it was only for a day or two at most.

But since they starved more than that, they must have realized how much the people below them suffered.

‘That’s why there aren’t many students who drop out of the academy.’

If you’ve completed at least two years of school, your mind will probably change completely. But there are some people who haven’t.

As time passed, the students started going to bed one by one. I didn’t really need sleep, so I just closed my eyes.

-Gulp

“··· ···”

I clearly ate, but I’m already hungry. This damn body.

So I quietly got up from my seat. The students are currently sleeping in a makeshift barracks.

The training lasts a full week and involves sleeping in these barracks. In other words, a large number of students are crowded together.

I moved carefully so as not to wake up other students. Outside, the professor would be standing guard.

‘Who will be standing?’

Soon, I poked my head out of the barracks and the light in the center caught my eye.

The man there was Godin. He was reading a book by the light of a campfire.

‘Can we talk?’

Originally, the plan was to sneak out and hunt other animals.

But when I actually saw Godin’s face, I became curious about his current situation. His research is also important to the future story.

Jane had already made everything she needed to make, so it was fine, but Godin’s research had not made much progress yet.

Although I occasionally read his papers, they didn’t contain the content I was looking for. That’s a shame.

‘You haven’t given up, have you?’

I deliberately approached Godin while making noise. Godin turned his head and looked at me.

If someone who didn’t know saw it, anyone would find it suspicious. However, now, it looked like it had an immature side.

“······Student Shibar? Aren’t you still asleep?”

“I’m hungry.”

Godin was dumbfounded when he heard my answer. The contrast was even more pronounced when snoring could be heard everywhere.

Since ancient times, when you eat rice, all the nerves in your stomach are affected, and your brain becomes dull. This is commonly called food coma.

All students are currently feeling the effects of this. It wouldn’t be surprising if they could sleep comfortably like that.

“Well… I guess that makes sense since Shibari eats a lot. He has to eat an entire bear by himself, right?”

“yes.”

“Haha. But it’s better to close your eyes.”

I listened to Godin’s advice with one ear and let it go out the other. Instead, I sat down next to him naturally.

For hygiene reasons, we are allowed to shower during training. Of course, that won’t be the case starting next week.

“professor.”

“Speak.”

“Professor, is the research you want to do going well?”

It’s better to speak out than to use all sorts of excuses.

You might wonder what would happen if someone heard us, but they wouldn’t know what we were talking about anyway.

The professor didn’t mention just one or two things he was researching, nor did he mention them specifically.

Godin noticed this and was taken aback at first, but soon spoke in a calm voice.

“······Honestly, it wasn’t easy. But thanks to Jane, I was able to figure it out.”

“thank god.”

“How is student Jane?”

“It’s going well.”

It’s going well, if not my wish has come true. Godin doesn’t seem to know it yet.

Of course, Jane was busy and lived in the studio, so there probably wasn’t much interaction.

Furthermore, the situation in the East may have caused our contact to become distant. We should reconnect even now.

“Where is the problem?”

“There was a conflict, so I’m asking for it. I just hope this can be resolved.”

“hmm······”

I don’t know about that. That’s something Godin has to figure out.

As I said before, what Godin does is create a kind of ‘mode’.

Since it is a mode that is no less than AI, it will require tremendous knowledge.

‘Maybe I should ask Seolhwa about this too?’

I wonder if I can give Godin the same advice I gave Jane.

This was a theory, not a machine that could be seen with the eyes. Besides, Seolhwa didn’t know much about magic.

In the end, there was no choice but to wait. I stood up from my seat and cheered Godin on.

“Where are you going?”

“Into the forest.”

“No, go inside and sleep. If you move during bedtime without the professor’s permission, you will be warned.”

“Can I go out secretly?”

“Should I warn you now?”

“Ugh.”

In the end, I had no choice but to go into the barracks. I was a little hungry, but I could bear it.

Anyway, after about three or four days, we’ll be able to eat our fill. Let’s just hold out until then.

So I closed my eyes and waited for the sun to rise the next morning.

“······what’s this?”

“Well, it looks like a deer?”

“I know that too.”

And as soon as the next morning dawned, the students, including me, were able to see a deer.

To be exact, there were two deer carcasses lying there, no one knowing who had hunted them.

Godin must have been on guard duty, but there was no way of knowing when the deer jumped out.

“Shivar, did you do it?”

“No? I slept last night.”

“Then who caught it?”

I really don’t know. Anyway, I can’t just leave the deer I just caught like this.

“If you don’t tell me who caught it, I will dispose of it immediately!”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“Of course. He could have died from an illness.”

“Why are there not one but two of those?”

“So whoever caught it is telling you to come out.”

Unfortunately, no one came forward to catch the deer, so we had no choice but to dispose of it.

I wish I could lie, but I’m still confused.

The professors must have read my expression and realized that I wasn’t the one who caught it.

“Who is it really? Is there a magpie or something?”

“······In times like this, you shouldn’t use the expression ‘ugly’.”

I couldn’t just treat Luna’s nonsense as nonsense.

*****

“Hmm. If I had known this would happen, I would have met Shivar.”

Meanwhile, in an area far from the training ground.

Sulwha, who was very bored, was watching how Sivarne’s training was progressing.

Then, as soon as he realized that Shivar was hungry, he secretly brought a deer to him.

But the professors immediately disposed of it because its source was unclear. This was unexpected.

‘I guess I should give you more small ones rather than big ones. By the way, didn’t you say you like candy?’

The Uronggakshi really existed. And it was a very powerful Uronggakshi.

Seolhwa watched the training in progress and then began to watch quietly.

‘I wish it would end quickly.’

I was bored.

“Oh, right. It wasn’t a snail.”

“Then what is it?”

“Secret Santa?”

“Ha, really.”

Luna’s nonsense also gradually increased.