Became a War Hero of the Academy - Chapter 2



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002. Eugene Carter (2)

“That is a bold, if reckless, suggestion, Colonel Carter.”

Lieutenant General Alvin, the task force leader, leaned back in his chair, glancing toward Belfour.

“Isn’t that right? It’s been seven years since that accident. Seven years. Even if you hadn’t neglected your training, it would have been a period of time where your senses would have waned, but you just gave up. And now you’re going to return to being a soldier? That would be a bit difficult.”

Then Eugene shook his head firmly.

“I have that authority, Captain. I am one of the 119 who have been given the honor of the Empire above all others.”

Eugene stroked the hexagonal medal on the front of his uniform.

“You’re one in 164, now.”

“Oh, really? You’ve grown a lot in the meantime.”

The special forces leader nodded, scratching his forehead as if embarrassed.

“…Well, yes. According to imperial regulations, recipients of the Medal of Honor can return to the military whenever they want. But is that really okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Will I be able to fight the enemy again as a soldier?”

“Of course.”

“No. I’m not sure. What do you think, Colonel Balfour?”

Belfour looked at Eugene’s body with a pitiful expression.

“Of course I’m against it… but what can I do? He said he would die on the battlefield, so I should give him what he wants.”

“Hmm….”

As the task force leader was unable to make a decision, Belfour, who happened to have a good idea, intervened again.

“Or how about this? Let’s give former Colonel Carter a chance to prove himself.”

“What is verification?”

“Isn’t it about time for the new semester of Carvena? Rather than sending them straight to the battlefield, let’s have them be placed in the sect and have them prove their abilities as commanders and staff members….”

Then Eugene’s laughter echoed from the side.

“It’s nice to hear that.”

“…what?”

“I said you’re the only one who cares about me, Belfour. Let’s do that.”

Eugene calmly holds and shakes his own hand.

In the face of such a heterogeneous reaction, Belfour couldn’t help but contort his appearance.

What is this kid talking about now?

Is your brain damaged by drugs and you can’t make sound judgments?

Carvenaga isn’t the name of a daycare center next door, so you’re going to crawl back into that magic world?

Knowing all about how people from the special forces are treated there?

As Belfour hesitated and hesitated, the task force leader brought up the topic again.

“Can I understand that you mean to say that you will first be reinstated as Carvena’s instructor?”

“Yes, sir. We will discuss the special forces’ activities later, sir.”

“Okay. Do that. I’ll send a messenger, so discuss the details with Carvena.”

“thank you.”

“If you’re done with your business, you two can go in.”

Eugene gave a light salute and staggered out of the room.

Belfour, who had been watching the scene blankly, quickly saluted and followed.

Eugene had barely walked a few steps out of the special forces room when a familiar voice stopped him.

“Are you crazy? You want to be Carvena’s instructor with that crippled body?”

“You were the one who suggested it first?”

“No, that’s just to make you, you idiot, come to your senses…!”

“I’m of sound mind, so take care of yourself, Belfour. This time, the Eber cleanup won’t be as easy as last time.”

“What? How could you do that….”

That was the last conversation the two had.

Belfour clicked his tongue in disbelief as he watched the back of his former colleague staggering away.

“I guess you’ve prepared to return to the team at least? Judging from the fact that you know the latest news from the Special Forces.”

But that’s not enough.

Even the Carvena we experienced back then was like heaven compared to now.

“…Well, a den of crazy people would be perfect for a den of crazy people.”

He grumbled lightly.

Belfour disappeared in the opposite direction.

It was exactly ten days until the new semester started at Carvena.

* * *

The next day, early in the morning.

Inside the private room assigned to me until the dispatch of Carvena, I continued with simple personal training.

“Whew…!”

Both my thumbs and little fingers were trembling.

I exhaled and barely pushed my body up, and did the 500th. I had barely achieved my target number.

The tension suddenly released and I fell flat on my face.

“I’m going to fall behind.”

You have to be especially careful not to lose your capital.

I let out a small sigh as I looked at the statuses before my eyes.

[Regular Schedule Status: Physical Training (1/200), Academic Research (0/100), Mock Match (0/80)]

It’s a scene I’ve seen every day in-game, but I never thought I’d encounter it in real life.

No, strictly speaking it’s not reality.

“If only this damn curse hadn’t existed, I would have been ranked 20th overall.”

My gaze was directed to the [Possession Ability] part in the middle.

Incurable Curse [Mana Heart -90%]

※ This trait will not be removed.

If cars have engines, wizards have mana hearts.

The source of magical power and the origin of all skills and traits.

It must have been so frustrating to have such great power forcibly restricted just because of a curse like an S-rank demon.

That frustration and anger would have ultimately been directed at his arrogant self.

But what if I regret it a hundred times? It won’t change reality.

In despair, Eugene Carter finally decided to blame the world.

It’s this world that made me like this, it wasn’t my fault.

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If I hadn’t defended myself like that, I wouldn’t have been able to survive any longer.

I fully understand how you feel, but… .

“It was too much.”

If the opponent was an SS-rank monster like Mastema or Aporia.

No, if it was at least an S+ rank Asmodeus, I wouldn’t have said anything.

How could someone with these basic specs be surprised by someone like Sabnak, the lowest rank demon among S-ranks?

If I had raised it, I would have completely destroyed it at first.

“…Well, it’s still overflowing.”

I glanced at the comprehensive evaluation form on my desk in the office.

It was a performance evaluation document received from the office.

Outstanding military brain, overwhelming and unique characteristics, outstanding leadership and charisma, somewhat lacking physical strength, neglecting effort and overestimating talent.

Well, that’s about the overall evaluation. To summarize, it was nothing special.

However, since he was so talented, his overall evaluation by superiors was not bad.

Of course, the evaluations of successors are very different.

Although he was promoted quickly due to his outstanding military achievements, it would have been difficult to advance any further even if the situation had not occurred seven years ago.

In any case, the keywords that supported this Eugene Carter were genius and practicality, so it is also true that he has no future now that both of those factors have disappeared.

‘Isn’t it for nothing that this is called the shortest-lived waste of all time?’

That means he had such an intense heyday, so if you think about it, it might not have been such a bad life.

Eugene Carter himself, not I, would not have thought so.

Anyway, that’s it.

“…They say that even rotten teeth are good, but I didn’t know it would be this bad.”

I checked a few things briefly beforehand, but it was clear that the specs were excessive for a piece of trash.

He has lost most of the abilities he had in his prime, and his physical condition is inferior to that of an average candidate.

Still, in terms of some abilities, they were still in the top 1%.

Despite having gone through a stage of regression that was close to being beyond the blank space, his average physical ability is above C rank, and he also has more than 4 unique abilities.

The most unique power among them was this.

Mana Predation EX

Eats the target’s mana.

※ Predated mana can be converted into abilities.

Mana predation.

The ability to rank at the top of over 80 MAGA traits.

Most abilities fluctuate in tier as the meta changes, but Predation has always maintained a high tier from the beginning until now.

Because it is not a difficult feature to use, has endless uses, and carries almost no risk.

I’ve trained countless characters, including the main characters, but I’ve never had a case where a character had a predatory trait at the start.

“I feel even angrier after seeing this, damn it.”

Even with such a traitorous nature, he gets robbed by someone like Sabnak… .

I sat down at the desk, grumbling slightly.

The specs and current situation have been roughly identified.

It wasn’t the best condition, but it was still good enough.

Above all else.

Unlike in the past when I was just a player, I can now directly intervene in them.

To do that, I must first do my best in the role at hand.

To survive, that is.

dripping.

As I was thinking that, a knock came as if it had been waiting.

“Colonel Carter, may I come in?”

“hmm.”

Squeak-

The woman in the costume bowed her head as soon as she saw me.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Angela, servant of Carvena.”

“That was quick.”

“I have prepared a carriage. Let’s go.”

I stood up, grabbing the cane that was placed next to me.

“Please give me some documents.”

“yes.”

Angela straightened her clothes while gathering the papers scattered on her desk and putting them into her bag.

“Okay, I will guide you.”

Angela strides forward, carrying her briefcase.

“Did you say Angela?”

“yes.”

“Go slowly. I’m still not very good at walking.”

“…Excuse me.”

* * *

Clunk, clunk.

Inside the carriage heading to Carvena.

The sound of wheels rolling on the ground and the sound of horse hooves rang irregularly in my ears.

Regardless, I was slowly sorting through the dozens of options that were running through my head.

My time attack will also begin in March, when I officially begin my activities in Carvena.

Fast-forwarding is something that can only happen in game play. Six years in real life is not a short period of time. It is impossible for me to predict all the variables that will occur in the meantime.

‘Let’s think about it after the third year of the Demon’s reign.’

If any of the main characters in this mode die, the mission will be failed.

Right now, I have to put my own safety first, but I can’t save them if I just ignore them.

They’re hard to control even as a player, so how disobedient would they be in real life?

If necessary, you will have to show your power, and if necessary, you will have to convince them logically.

In that respect, the high reputation was a double-edged sword.

“…We’re going to have a hard time because of the hyenas for a while.”

I turned my head and looked out the window.

As we entered the river mouth, bridges appeared in the distance.

The carriage picked up speed with a rumbling sound.

Crossing the River Athens, which divides the Imperial and Carvenas, we headed into the Academy.

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