Chapter 31 – #11. 1st Floor (1).

#11. First floor.

When I stepped into the portal, I was greeted by a large auditorium instead of a forest.
In the auditorium, not only me, but all the people who passed through the 0th floor were gathered.
I don’t know how long it took them to catch the Dark Knight.
Some a day, some a week, some a month…

The number of players who cleared the 0th floor tutorial is approximately…
So many that it is impossible to count.
Even if the number of field bosses was fixed, everyone could pass if they were grouped, so the number of field bosses was meaningless.

“Academy”
It’s just a convenient term, not an exact designation.
To be honest, not everyone is interested.

Existing players expect only one thing from ‘Academy’.
Did the cotyledon that was called to become come in?
A strong bastard has arrived!

I couldn’t attack the 7th floor boss monster and got stuck.
In such a situation, there must be a way, but with existing players, we have already reached the limit.
All of the attackers had been stagnant and had stopped growing, so it was judged that it was impossible with only the existing players.
A change was needed.
Change in ‘Tower of Struggle’ means new players.
It was a fresh newbie.

Players attacking the floor needed a new number of people and variables.
Take the flying and crawling creatures from each dimension and grow them to join the raiding force.
That’s how I came up with a plan to break through the 7th floor.

That’s why the eyes of the top players and rankers are focused on the academy.

‘Academy’ teaches newbies simple basics.
Even the basics are useful only to sloppy kids, so the tolerable strong people get a free pass.
If all the newbies worthy of top rankers graduate early, only awkward kids will be left in the ‘Academy’.
Then, from that point on, hell begins.

In an effort to discover their potential somehow, they roll this way and that way, make each other use swords as a basis, and of course there are newbies who die in the process.
Dahee Yoo also dies dozens of times.
Of course, existing players don’t even care.
They said that if you’re an asshole who’s going to die at the ‘Academy’, you’ll end up outside the ‘Academy’ anyway.
With some strange logic, the ‘Academy’ is neglected.

The fucking ironic thing is, even if you graduate that way, you’ll die.
Tsk.
Then, at least this way, only that part died, and they will wrap it up.
In fact, he said so in the novel.

The feeling that you have to train hard so that you don’t die during the war.
I do not know.

Cut-. Cut-.

Someone stood in front of the podium in the auditorium.
Standing in front of the microphone where the ‘sound amplification’ would be hanging, I took a short breath and tested the microphone.
Blonde ponytail, light green eyes, pointy ears, elf default value.
The dazzling armor must have come fully set to subdue the newbies.

“Nice to meet you. I am Elena, the head of education who will be in charge of your education.”

Elena Trigard.
Alfheim Central 1st Knight Commander.
Excluding the spirit wrappers, it is safe to say that she is the strongest among the elves.

“This is the first floor, an institution called the Academy. It’s similar to the first village on the 0th floor. If there is a difference, it will be that there are seniors who are much stronger than you all lined up.”

Unexpectedly, the atmosphere of listening to Elena’s words.
Rather than listening, it was an accurate expression to be mesmerized.
Just like when I was first summoned to the 0th floor.
If there is anything that has changed from that time, is it that they have barely adapted to the ‘system’ and the ‘Tower of Struggle’ and do not show off?

“Academy will teach you some basics. These are basic skills that are essential to surviving as a player. However, there are many players who already know and are skilled players because it is basic. Those players move on to the next level and the next level. If you have the skills, you can finish the training course faster than others. If you get a guild offer, you can skip the course itself.”

It sounds like a fucking privilege, but in reality, it is to give the guild training.
Are you going to take him?
Then you teach
Just that feeling.

“Why is this process necessary? Some players may think so. You’re right. Where the hell are you going to use such trivial skills, and why are you wasting your time teaching them?”
“…”
“It’s all for clearing the ‘Tower of Struggle’. If you increase your chances of survival, an outstanding player will appear from time to time. Doing such a hassle for one such player.”

It’s ironic.
I run an academy for players who occasionally appear, but because of that player (Yoo Da-hee), the chance to clear the ‘Tower of Struggle’ is taken away.

The Tower of Struggle is a structure in which all players work together to climb.
If you defeat the boss monster on that floor, a portal to the next floor will appear.
However, on the last 10th floor, the story is completely different.

Only one person can stand before ‘God’.
All attackers entering the boss room on the 10th floor become each other’s boss monsters.
Hell will unfold.

Elena’s tone had a strong nuance that seemed to provoke newbie players.
They are brats who pride themselves on being strong, but it is natural for them to roll their eyes when they are provoked.
Everyone glared at Elena with bloody eyes.

“Even when you say it like this, I really can’t understand it. There are players who have pretty cool eyes, and there are players who are standing in a daze. Fine. No matter how you stand now, by the time you graduate from the academy, you will all be great players. I bet you. If only I could graduate.”

With those words, Elena retreated from her podium and out of her auditorium.
As soon as she finished speaking, the existing players…
Those who called themselves seniors rushed in.
All the energy they had was unique.
Looks like i’m going to pee

“Human. All humans go here.”

A human male gathered human newbies.
I was really distracted from getting hit by the players.

“Eleven? It’s quite a bit more than you think. Well, since there are many dimensions, is it natural?”

Humans, unlike other races, exist in multiple dimensions.
Medieval fantasy, modern society, hero fantasy, martial arts, and future SF.
The writer’s kid just mixed all kinds of worldviews like jjamppong.

“… It’s really diverse.”

Dahee Yu muttered as she glanced at the gathered humans.
It was completely different from reading it in writing and actually seeing it.

Familiar faces are Kang Ha-na, Baek Seon-woo, and Yoo Da-hee.
The other eight…
Do I even have to remember the names of the extras?
They are all ignorant babies.

But, I know the name of the instructor who leads us.
Sungyoon Choi.
He is a detective from the future science fiction world.

“I’ll skip one star here.”

Seongyoon Choi put a strange machine on us.
A small pen created a palm-sized hologram screen like a beam projector.

“One star, one star, one star, two stars, one star…”

I passed Hana Kang and determined that it was a 2-adult.

“One star, two stars, two stars, two stars, one star…”

In order, me, Dahee Yoo, Seonwoo Baek…

“Two stars…”

And finally, an unknown woman.

“Eunjung. 1 Take the adults with you.”
“Yep!”

A player named Eunjung took the newbies who were called 1 star.
Those bastards are fucked up now.

“Five two stars out of eleven. Everyone was excited.”

Seongyoon Choi put one of her cigarettes in her mouth and murmured.

“Martial arts or heroes, I can understand this one too when I see the costumes…”

His gaze turned around and was fixed on Yu Da-hee and me.
Baek Seon-woo of the martial arts, Kang Ha-na of the hero, and that woman looking blanked out are cyborgs, future sci-fi.

We were the weakest.

“They are both great. I just heard that there really is such a dimension. It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it.”

He is the weakest among humans, without any strength or talent, and even loses to goblins if he does well.
It’s surprising.

Choi Seong-yoon gave us a small round of applause.
Do you really think it’s great?
I’m not a bad person, so I’m sure it’s sincere.
Thinking so, I followed Seongyoon Choi.

“You are trained for a total of 4 weeks at the academy. 18 weeks for adult people.”

Basically, it is assumed that 1 star is weak and education is conducted.
That’s how you can expect growth.

“Everything I tell you for 4 weeks is basic. Step level? To be honest, I don’t need any martial arts swordsman friends or heroes here. It’s more efficient to hone your personal skills while learning this.”

Sungyoon Choi led us to a building.
The dormitory where you will be staying for the next 4 weeks…

“This is the dormitory you will be staying in.”

Seongyoon Choi said that and naturally entered the dormitory.
It was better than the inn ‘shelter’, but it was still a bad facility.