Chapter 214
At the same time, an eerie silence fell over Jenny and her group as the boss monster suddenly disappeared.
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Jenny was the first to break the silence.
“Hmm. What should we do? Should we look for it?”
“No, let’s just rest. Even with the presence detection skill, I don’t sense anything nearby, so it must have run far away.”
Mark shook his head in response to Jenny’s question. Indeed, as Mark said, there was no sign of the boss monster nearby. Jenny sighed deeply.
“Hmm… Oh well, let’s just go to the waterfall we saw earlier.”
Jenny suggested, and Willy and Mark nodded. The three of them walked away with disappointed expressions.
“Hmm. It’s definitely suspicious.”
Lisanna narrowed her eyes and stared at the place where Kaine had disappeared. Then, Willy turned to her.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you going?”
“…”
Lisanna nodded and walked away with a heavy heart.
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Two more days passed.
The field assessment was coming to an end. Few people had failed during the three days. On the first day, many people were startled, but from the second day onwards, everyone endured it with determination.
“Then, let’s end the field assessment.”
At that moment, Sion, the magic professor, spoke up. William yawned and replied,
“Haaam. Yes, let’s do that.”
Then, William took out a communication crystal from his ring of dimensional storage. He continued,
“Ah! Ah! The field assessment is now over for all students. Everyone, return immediately.”
With those words, the field assessment ended. Soon after, all the students gathered at the place where they had first assembled.
Kaine, wearing a teaching assistant hat, stood behind William with a stiff posture. Then, he looked around at the students.
‘If someone sees us, they might think we’ve been in a war.’
Unlike the first day, the students were in disarray. Some of them smelled so bad that other students moved away from them. Kaine was surprised, but William spoke up.
“Everyone, good job. The results of the field assessment will be announced in a week. This field assessment is not everything, so don’t be too disappointed if you got a low score. And there’s good news.”
“…”
The students tilted their heads at his words. William ignored their reaction and continued his explanation.
“The chairman has decided to give you a day off to rest after your hard work. Not just here in the forest, but in a luxurious resort!”
“…”
The students were surprised. They never expected such a surprise.
“Then, everyone, please enter the gate. Teaching assistants, you have done a great job controlling the students until the end.”
“Yes, we understand.”
Kaine and the other teaching assistants nodded and continued to control the students. Then, Kaine checked the attendance to see if anyone was missing.
‘Hmm. One person is missing.’
One person was absent. And that person was none other than Sien.
‘Where did he go?’
Kaine looked around, and someone approached him. As expected, it was Sien, whom Kaine had ‘washed’ earlier. Or rather,
‘I erased the memory of the clone with the memory absorption device and implanted Sien’s memory with a fake memory.’
Normally, he wouldn’t be so lenient, but this was the Royal Academy. If Sien had disappeared during the assessment, someone would have suspected something. So, he couldn’t let Sien die here.
“Should I go into the gate?”
At that moment, Sien spoke with a gloomy expression. His reaction suggested that he was quite shocked by Jade’s betrayal. But,
‘The plastic surgery coupon is really effective.’
Sien’s face was exactly the same as before. Normally, his face should have been identical to Kaine’s, but he had used a coupon from the shop window to change Sien’s face back to its original state.
“Yes, go into the gate.”
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“Ah, and just so you know, it’s not a good idea to do anything stupid. You will die immediately if you disobey my orders. By the way, I can also detect the moment you betray me, and there won’t be a second chance.”
“…”
At his words, Sien nodded and left with a defeated expression, like a dog that had lost a fight. Kaine, who had confirmed the attendance of all the students, reported to William. William smiled in satisfaction after hearing the reports from Kaine and the other teaching assistants.
“Good job. You can all rest today.”
With those words, the field assessment at the Royal Academy finally came to an end.
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We also followed the students into the gate. Then, we were surprised by the sight that unfolded before us.
-Swoosh!
The clear sound of waves and the cool breeze mixed with moisture. A luxurious mansion that we were quite familiar with. Yes, the reason we were surprised was that,
‘Isn’t this the Gold Beach we visited a few months ago?’
Not just me, but Skaya and Eileen also raised their eyebrows in surprise. At that moment, a familiar voice rang in our ears. We turned to the source of the voice, and as expected, it was Levi, the younger sister of the client we had met before. She looked at me and smiled brightly.
“It’s the handsome oppa I met before!”
Levi smiled at me. Then,
“Levi, what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be guiding the guests…?”
Her sister, Mei, appeared. Then, she looked at me with wide eyes and,
“You’re finally here! I saw some of the people from our previous group, but I thought you weren’t coming since I didn’t see you, Kaine!”
She grabbed my hand and shook it vigorously. Hmm. Was she always like this? When we first met, she had a very gloomy expression, but now she was smiling brightly.
‘But isn’t that natural?’
At that time, not only was the Gold Beach on the verge of bankruptcy, but her parents were also in a coma. Even the brightest person would feel gloomy in such a situation. I nodded in understanding.
“Kaine, how long are you going to hold on?”
“It looks good, Kaine?”
Skaya and Eileen, who were watching from the side, smiled menacingly. Kaine naturally let go of her hand. Then, he changed the topic.
“By the way, can you guide us too?”
“Yes!”
Mei nodded and led the way. After a while, they arrived at their destination. We were surprised by the sight of the mansion in front of us.
“How does it look compared to the last time you saw it?”
Not only the mansion we had seen before, but also luxurious accommodations were lined up. Hmm. How did these buildings increase so much in just a few months? As we were surprised,
“After you solved the quest last time, many people came here this summer! Thanks to that, we made a lot of money and were able to build these accommodations!”
Mei answered our questions. We understood after hearing her explanation. We understood why the buildings had increased so suddenly. After all, this was the only place to relax by the sea during the summer.
‘If you think about it, it’s the only place to play on the continent.’
It was only natural, if you thought about it. Then,
“Why aren’t you going inside instead of standing there?”
William urged them from behind. They quickly went inside. Inside, students who had already been assigned rooms were unpacking their belongings.
“Mei, which room is available?”
“Just a moment, let me check.”
Mei opened her notebook and checked one by one. Then,
“Follow me! You two can come with me too!”
Mei led the way, as if telling them to follow her. Kaine felt a bad premonition that he would be in the same room as those two, but,
“The rooms have been divided into male and female teaching assistants!”
Fortunately, they wouldn’t be in the same room as those two. The two of them looked at their assigned room and,
“Damn! I thought we would be in the same room.”
“Tsk!”
The two of them frowned and clicked their tongues. Hmm. Why do they think it’s natural to be in the same room as me?
If we were traveling together, it would be fine, but now, all the students were on a trip. The two of them were disappointed, but,
[The Goddess of Fate almost descended at that moment.]
Fate sent a message, saying that she almost went crazy. Apparently, it was unbearable for Fate to see Kaine in the same room as other women.
“Hmm. So, what are you two going to do? Are you going to rest in your room?”
“What about you?”
Skaya asked Kaine in return. Kaine looked at the female students who had rented swimsuits and answered without hesitation,
“Of course, I’m going to play.”
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Kaine finished preparing and went outside. At the same time,
-Buzz.
The students outside were whispering to each other. Some female students made eye contact with Kaine. Then,
-Whoosh!
They turned away, blushing. Kaine took a sip of his drink and enjoyed the eye candy. Then,
[The Goddess of Happiness is jealous of you!]
Fate sent a message filled with jealousy. Hmm. Can’t I like it?
To be honest, the female students in front of him weren’t as beautiful as Eileen or Skaya. But,
‘Still, most of them are pretty.’
The students here weren’t ordinary people. Most of them were nobles. Therefore, they had been managed since childhood, unlike ordinary people.
So, it was natural for Kaine to be captivated by the female students in front of him. In fact, it was like seeing celebrities in swimsuits in modern times.
‘Hmm! It can’t be helped!’
Kaine nodded in agreement. Then,
-Slap!
Someone slapped his back.
“What? Why does it hurt so much?”
Kaine’s body was quite fine, as he had used the Holy Cross. So, it was unlikely that Skaya’s slap would hurt him. Who slapped his back? Kaine turned around and saw,
“…”
Lisanna, wearing a red bikini that matched her hair color, was standing in front of him. Lisanna looked at Kaine with a menacing smile so he stared into the distance.
“It’s impossible for me to stare at a woman like that.”
[The Goddess of Happiness asks why you’re lying now after staring at them.]
Shut up, grandma. Kaine cursed Happiness in his mind and,
“By the way, where are the others?”
Kaine changed the topic, and Lisanna pouted.
“They’re still choosing swimsuits. But why are you looking for other women when I’m right in front of you?”
“Hmm? Well, I just asked because they weren’t here.”
“Hmm… But can I smell something from you?”
“Huh? Smell?”
Kaine tilted his head at Lisanna’s unexpected request. Then, she nodded with a serious expression.
“Yes, smell.”
“…”
“Okay, smell.”
“Yes, sniff.”
The next moment, Lisanna hugged Kaine tightly. For a moment, Kaine felt a soft sensation all over his body, but he pretended to be unaffected since Lisanna was serious. Then, after a while,
“It’s definitely him.”
“Huh? What?”
Kaine tilted his head. Lisanna spoke with certainty.
“Kaine, you fought us the other day while hiding your identity, right?”
…How did she know?