The Greatest Man in the World Hides His Power

35 – Academy Support – 2

This experiment will take some time.

This time, it was because other kingdoms came to check the results of the experiment.

In other words, it is a matter of whether or not you can get investment, so I heard that you need to focus more on research.

That meant I had nothing to do except for the experiment.

Unlike scholars who have to write reports and make test products as well as experiments, I just had to do a few behavioral experiments and talk with Taegeuk Demon Sword, and it was over.

That’s why I didn’t have anything to do, so I spent my spare time wandering around the academy.

I heard that people in this area place requests at the front gate of the academy.

I heard that academy cadets who don’t have money sometimes pay for their living expenses by solving the requests, so I decided to go there too.

When I went to the main gate of the academy, there were quite a few people.

There were quite a few cadets looking for a request that they could fulfill by examining the requests posted on the large bulletin board.

There were some quests that couldn’t be done alone, so there was a place to gather people to do it together.

“Hmm…”

Let’s see.

This is fine. It was a C-class request to kill monsters near the academy and get materials.

A monster called Krieber that resembles a wolf but has a tail made of blades. Retrieving the tail of that monster was the main content of the mission.

The recommended number of people is three, but I’ll do it alone.

I reached out for the request form attached to the bulletin board. As I was about to pick it up and go, a man and woman stood in my way.

“Wait!”

“Please wait!”

“What’s up?”

“Didn’t you take the Krieber extermination mission sheet with you?”

“Yes? I do, but…”

“I’m sorry. Can you give me that?”

The faces of the two were full of regret.

Why are you looking for this when there are so many other missions?

I checked the name of the orderer while looking at the mission table, and I got a rough idea.

“Are you taking Instructor Garland’s class by any chance?”

“Ahahahaha… That’s the answer. Oops. I didn’t introduce ourselves. I’m Ruggein. And this is Rodin. We’re both freshmen in the Faculty of Engineering.”

After hearing the circumstances, they say that they, who are freshmen, learned how to catch the eyes of the instructors from the seniors from the beginning of the semester.

That was the success of accepting the request from the instructor in charge.

There is no finger that does not hurt from biting ten fingers, but there are bound to be fingers that hurt a little more.

They knew very well that by handling such a request, it would be beneficial if they could catch the instructor’s eyes and learn even a little more.

“That’s why. I want you to yield.”

“Of course not just… I’ll give you three gold coins here…”

At the suggestion of the two, I looked at the mission chart. I don’t really have a reason to do this, I just picked the right one.

“You’re wise to choose dialogue. If you’re willing to pay for it, there’s no reason you can’t yield.”

What I liked most of all was their attitude.

Looking at their outfits and equipment, they seemed like children from a noble family in their own way.

Still, such a polite and courteous attitude.

In that case, there is nothing I cannot concede.

“Here you are.”

“Thank you.”

“I hope you find other good quests.”

I can see one or two bowing and accepting the request and walking away. After staring at them for a while, I headed towards the bulletin board.

But I didn’t see any request that I should do. As I was looking at this and that, I stepped back thinking about what to do next, and then a man approached me.

“Is it because you don’t like these quests?”

“Yes. That sounds a bit easy for me to do.”

The most difficult quest is the quest to catch intermediate monsters.

It’s good to kill time, but I thought it would be better if it was a little difficult.

“Then would you like to take a look at this request? This is a request that has not been processed so far.”

He took me to the place where the requests were collected, but he couldn’t solve them, and only collected dust. He smiled and held out the piles of documents.

It’s a quest that’s been put on hold for as little as one year and as long as three years.

“…The basics are things you need to catch high-level monsters.”

“Yes. There are also quests to obtain rare materials as well as extermination of monsters. Since the difficulty is high, people do not choose these quests.”

In other words, it’s a story with poor value for money. I looked around the request documents, and I saw one request that stood out among them.

[Kill Hwa-ho]

[After defeating Hwa-Ho, take Hwa-Ho’s claws.]

[Reward]

[Thirty Gold Coins, Certificate of Instructor’s Duties]

“Ah. This is a request from the Vice President of the Academy.”

This is a request that Rodriguez, vice president of the academy, made last year.

Hwaho. A quest to bring back the claws after defeating the burning tiger.

Hwaho was one of the strongest monsters among the highest level monsters. He was not easy to catch because his body was made of fire and he was not affected by anything other than swordsmanship and magic.

Even if the high reward of 30 gold coins was that much, there was one I had never seen before among other rewards.

“What is the Instructor’s Performance Certificate?”

“This is literally a certificate proving that you can perform the duties of an academy instructor.”

“Ooh…?”

“It is a great honor to become an instructor at the academy. Even if you serve as an instructor for half a year, you can occupy a high position in a fairly modest territory.”

“Oh… Is that enough?”

“Yes. That’s why it’s not easy to become an instructor. That’s why the ransom of mercenaries who have been proven to be able to serve as instructors is more than double that of other mercenaries.”

It’s definitely a good thing.

But why hasn’t this been resolved until now? As I looked, he smiled bitterly.

“Hwaho is a top-notch monster, but it’s not easy to find. Some mercenaries have tried but failed, and since then, it has been a request that cannot be processed and has been here.”

“Ah. There is such a problem. Could it be in the forest of monsters?”

“Monster’s Forest… Well, I can’t say no. But going into the Monster’s Forest to catch a firecracker is a loss no matter how you look at it…”

I guess so. It wouldn’t be an ordinary thing to find just one flower among the monsters overflowing in the monster forest.

Would you like to visit the forest of monsters later?

If you cross over there, you might be able to meet them.

I took the request form and put it in my arms.

There is no fixed period, so let’s keep it and try it later.

“Do you need any other requests?”

“I wish there was a request that could be done around here…”

“Hmm. It’s around here… We’ll have to look for that separately. We’ll show you next time you come.”

“Thank you.”

I looked for more requests to see if there were other requests besides the Fire Tiger Treatment quest, but there was nothing appropriate. It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped.

After finishing their business, they returned to Cecil’s laboratory and saw that several scholars were doing their research with headaches.

Cecile, who was repeating writing something and mixing medicine with a drawn face among them, smiled faintly when she saw me.

“It’s okay to go around more.”

“Everyone doesn’t seem to be eating properly, so I bought something simple.”

He showed me the bread, snacks, and drinks I bought earlier. Everyone sighs after seeing it.

“Let’s take a little break.”

“Yes. Thank you, Cheonyoung.”

“Not much to say. Anyway, how’s the progress. How’s it going?”

“Not too bad. I think I can get a grant for this. Would you like to take a look at the test kit?”

A wise man showed me a longsword. Holding out a longsword that seemed to weigh a little, he told me to swing lightly, and I swung the sword into the air.

– Ugh!

With a low vibration sound, a bluish aura hung over the tip of the sword. It’s subtle, but it’s black.

“Oh… That’s great.”

“First of all, I made a small but capable sword. It will be useful when stabbing, right?”

“Hmm. It’s hard to say that it’s not good, but…”

Still, I don’t think it’s difficult to be of much help with such weak sword skills.

The quality of the sword skill isn’t that great, so it seems like it’ll get blocked easily.

“The beginning is weak, but the end is magnificent. It may be weak now, but it will become stronger through repeated research and experimentation.”

“I hope so.”

“Huh… But I’m worried because there are not enough materials for the next experiment. Since the budget is limited…”

“Ingredients? What do you need?”

He looked at Cecil, and Cecil held out the notes to me.

“Heart of Hwa-Ho, Greg’s Wings. Shadow Fang’s Breath… There are only things that are hard to find. I don’t even know where they are…”

“Huh? I know where it is?”

What?

I looked at her and she fumbled with her veggie stick as if looking at me, then showed her a map.

“I found Hwa-ho here not too long ago. And Greg confirmed that he was in the hometown of Sage Palios. Shadow Fang… He said he was in the forest of monsters.”

“……”

In my arms, I showed the request I received earlier. Seeing this, Cecile was puzzled and asked me,

“What is this again?”

“This is a request from the vice-president. He asked me to get Hwa-ho’s claws.”

“The vice-president?”

“Where did that person make this request to use Hwa-ho’s claws?”

It seems that everyone is not interested. They are also researchers. If you see that they don’t even pay attention to anything other than their interests.

“That’s great. I think we can do this quest together.”

I have to deal with it all at once. At once.

“Is it because you want to become an instructor? If that’s the case, I’d rather formally apply for an instructor position. But, I think you’ll pass right away.”

The elderly wise man smiled and said, but I shook my head. It’s because I’m a vassal of Yeongji, a star.

“They say you can temporarily work as an instructor if you have a certificate of performance as an instructor. Then it might be of help to the lord who couldn’t find a collaborator… So I’ll have to try harder.”

“…It’s not that I couldn’t find it, it’s that I didn’t.”

Cecile, who spoke bluntly, was avoiding my gaze.

But there was a faint smile on his lips that meant it wasn’t bad.