Chapter 2 – Life at the Ruined Academy
Global Academy also resolved the penalty for staying in a private room.
The academy certainly seems to have a lot of money.
Those with abilities going to the Global Academy were told to come to the ability management bureau on time by February 25th. I thought about running away with Seoyeon, but I couldn’t even dream of running away with my miserable body of 43 and 39 combat power.
I heard that the superhumans at the academy have combat power exceeding 10,000 units, but we are ordinary people who barely exercise.
If you don’t put in much effort, you can’t help but be weak even if you receive assistance from the status window.
And it is said that combat power usually increases rapidly when you learn a skill, but I gained possession (F), but my combat power did not increase.
It was worth it to look at the contents of my skills together with Seoyeon.
【Skill: Possession (F)】
【You can possess a being with a high level of compatibility with yourself.】
【Fitness requirement 95%】
Seoyeon curiously asked me to use it for myself, and the compatibility between me and Seoyeon was 21%.
“Don’t you love me?”
“I love you. I guess that and these are different.”
When I walked around the streets and checked the suitability of other men, most of them were a little over 40%, and my father, whose child happened to be taken to the academy, had over 70%.
Considering other people, 70% might be high, but a problem arose.
“My father doesn’t even get 95%, will I be able to beat the tutorial quest?”
This is a crappy situation where you can’t complete the quest and have to be forcibly taken to the academy because you have the quest.
Fuck. What should I do?
*
Because I cleaned up her living room, I was able to meet Seoyeon at the Ability Management Bureau for the first time in a while.
When we entered the competency management office, we had to go through security checks such as ID and status window checks before we could go to our designated room and rest.
“We’re going to use the warp gate, right?”
Seoyeon, sitting next to her, asked me.
“They say that if it’s not this, you won’t be able to go to the Global Academy even in Utopia.”
It is said that access to Utopia has been restricted to prevent terrorism and other conflicts, but aren’t the students attending Global Academy themselves walking bombs?
So I think it was isolated on the sea.
However, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think the island’s name is Utopia.
Wouldn’t prison or another word for prison be more appropriate?
As I was waiting for a moment, the devil-like female civil servant who led me to hell last time opened the door and came in.
“Please wait a moment. There are 16 people to go.”
The woman counted us and then called.
You can’t physically enter, but I think I heard that if you take a little detour, you can make a phone call between Utopia and the outside world.
While we were talking on the phone, a black line appeared in front of where we were sitting, widened, and started burning.
“Is that a warp gate?”
I searched and read about warp gates that the black line was actually dividing space, and that it was suppressed with mana flames to prevent the space from collapsing in the aftermath.
Beyond the warp gate, we saw a room similar to the one we were in now, but the interior decoration was different.
The devilish bitch who hung up the phone looked at us and said.
“Let’s go. If you want to go to Utopia Island, get moving quickly! Ah, everyone is here, so hurry up and get in.”
It was a bit narrow for two people to stand, so we lined up from the front and entered the warp gate.
In a way, you just walked one step and arrived at an artificial island in the sea, right?
I felt a little sick, but it didn’t feel like death-like pain.
“The dizziness is caused by a change in the density of mana around you, so just sit there and rest for a moment.”
The last devilish bitch to come in spoke to us, and we all sat down on chairs nearby to rest.
“Seoyeon, are you okay? I felt a little sick, but it wasn’t that hard.”
“I was a little like that too, but I think I got better quickly.”
Seoyeon, who was sitting next to me, patted my back, but it didn’t have much effect.
“But where is this place?”
“It’s like the Global Academy’s Ability Management Bureau. There’s quite a lot to do when you first enter Utopia.”
As we walked around with the devilish bitch leading us, we checked once more to see if our IDs matched and received new smartphones.
The phone number had also changed into something strange-looking, and I found out about it while exchanging it with Seoyeon.
After completing a few procedures, the devilish bitch said.
“Because it is part of the same curriculum as a university, you will be more free than when you were a high school student. Except for one thing, you will leave Utopia. I know how the outside world views the Global Academy, but it is safer than you think. There is an entrance ceremony on March 1st, so then Let’s all meet… If you’re in class Q, we can often meet.”
While talking about class Q, he pointed at me.
“Me? From what I understand, you can take classes freely for a year and then be divided into classes properly in your second year?”
“That’s right. However, Class Q is an exception. Quest holders clearly have the resources needed to grow.”
After hearing those words, I looked at Seoyeon blankly.
Are we being scammed by this?
We came to the same island and the same academy, but our lives seemed to be separated.
*
After going into the dormitory and unpacking, I walked around with Seoyeon. At first, the word utopia didn’t make sense to me, but as I walked around, I felt that it was a place worth living.
The scenery was very nice. Although it was an artificial island, it was decorated using magic, so it had a variety of exotic scenery.
It was an island where various environments from all over the world were condensed, as there were many foreigners other than Koreans when you walked around.
Considering those environmental factors, I thought it might be a utopia.
Kwaaaaang
“Ugh?!”
“Aaaaah!”
If you walk around like this, except for the occasional huge explosion, it was a livable place.
Fortunately, most accidents like explosions occur at global academies, so it doesn’t really matter when you’re far away.
No. That’s not a good thing. Because we have to enroll there.
When I thought about that, I sighed, but I held it in for the thought of Seoyeon next to me.
“Do you think it’s enough to see the sea this much?”
“Yeah. I might not be able to see you often starting tomorrow.”
Tomorrow is already March 1st.
I’m not sure what I should learn at the academy I was forced into, but I guess I’ll be able to adapt somehow.
*
“Yeah. I think I’ll get perfect grades on this midterm!”
There are fewer weekly meetings with Seoyeon.
As a first-year student who is expected to try many things, the schedule was tighter than expected, so we ended up talking on the phone at night and talking about what we had done during the day.
“I’m so glad you’re adapting well. I heard your story little by little in class Q.”
A beautiful healer with light blue hair.
Seo-yeon studied her assistant skills diligently, following the advice of a vicious civil servant she met at the time, and as soon as she mastered her skills, she began to grow rapidly.
Even in class Q, where only weird guys gather, I know that Seoyeon is my girlfriend.
“Are you okay?”
“I did well on the written exam. You and I have similar study habits, right?”
“Sian, I didn’t ask that.”
Conversely, my news is also heard in places other than Q Class.
“I got the clue, but it’s a bit far.”
Classmates began to grow rapidly by clearing quests while satisfying special conditions such as killing target monsters or achieving comprehensive combat power.
Compared to that, I still haven’t cleared the tutorial quest.
So, beyond the weakest member of Class Q, rumors began to spread that the weakest member of the Academy was also in Class Q.
Strangely, the skills that those with abilities without quests can acquire through repeated actions are not obtained, so I have been steadily training my basic physical strength to increase the assimilation rate, but the growth has not been very noticeable.
【Yusian】
【Level: 1】
【Combat Power: 64】
【Holding Skill: Possession (F)】
【Quest in progress (0/1)】
Seoyeon, who has mastered recovery skills, has already reached triple digits in combat power.
Still. Still, wouldn’t it be okay for me if I could just start the quest?
The Academy also said that they would support Class Q and find people who would have a high assimilation rate with me.
After the phone call with Seo-yeon, I did some basic physical training by doing push-ups in her room.
*
“Sian. Shall we break up for a moment?”
I was notified of our breakup before the final exams started.
What does it mean to break up for a while? Just breaking up.
I thought this day would come after my growth was blocked, but no matter how much I prepared, when it happened, I was heartbroken.
“Have you found a guy you’re interested in?”
“That’s not true. There are a few people who are interested in me. But it’s just, um, because of the rumors.”
Seoyeon has adapted well to life at the global academy and is becoming famous because of her name and shining appearance.
Beyond class Q, I am called the weakest member of the academy.
Now the level doesn’t match.
“Okay. Thank you for caring about me all this time.”
Seoyeon looked at me for a moment and turned her foot away.
I couldn’t catch Seoyeon as she went, so I sat down on the bench near her.
The day is sunny and the sunlight shining on the lake is very warm and nice.
She couldn’t return to her dormitory until the warm sun set, and the cold moon rose over the lake.