The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

80 – Betting

Coming to think of it, time went by so fast. It had already been three months since I possessed Ross.

It’s been a long time since I got used to the academy life.

Using magic and studying unusual monsters have become part of everyday life.

I used to have an inferiority complex, but I changed my personality, made friends, and created a new club that didn’t appear in the novel.

I fell in love with Luna, an extra who doesn’t appear in the novel, and started dating.

Precious memories were made, and a new goal was created.

I still don’t know why I was possessed, but now it felt natural to live as Ross.

My first date with Luna ended smoothly and the weekend passed. The grading exam feared by all students at the academy has begun.

The first two days were theoretical exams, so the academy was unusually quiet. The library was full of students taking their seats to study.

I also bumped into Lakar and crammed hard in the club room, and as a result of the score I gave right after the exam, I thought I would get a better score than I thought.

Did the other members pass the exam well? The other members who scored high on the theory test had faces soaked in fatigue from last week.

Just as she was worried about her teammates, a Lycan showed up in her classroom for the closing hour.

“Don’t be discouraged if you fail the theory test! The flower of the battle department! Because there is still a survival test left!!!”

Some of the students who were stunned by the cry of the lycan brightened a little. As Lycan said, the combat department scored 30% on the theory test. Compared to other departments with high scores of 50% or 60%. The combat unit had few theoretical points.

Even if you mess up your theory score, if you do well on the survival test, you can change things…. To put it bluntly, I didn’t even get a good score on the theory test, which belongs to the easy difficulty level, because I didn’t put in the slightest effort. There was no way he could do well in the survival test, which required more effort than that.

“Tell me briefly how this exam works.”

The corners of the lycan’s mouth twisted like a smile. Because of that, some felt uneasy, and drool.

“It is a survival test that takes place on an uninhabited training island for three days. Since it is a virtual space created for training, there is no need to worry about safety. In case of an unexpected situation, professors and even guards will be stationed all over the island. Of course, we won’t intervene unless it’s dangerous. Before the start of the survival test, everyone will be given a survival bag containing a day’s worth of food.”

“One day… ?”

A student wondered if she hadn’t heard well, so she asked Lycan.

“Yes! Isn’t it obvious! This is to test how long you can survive in dangerous situations. I also objected to a day’s worth of food, but many professors gave me food considering I was in the first year! Even if you prepare food in advance, we will go through an inspection before the exam and take away all the items that are unnecessary for the exam, so don’t do anything stupid.”

Everyone sighed at Lycan’s words, but I desperately suppressed the corners of my mouth that naturally rose.

With the food in my space storage right now, I can eat three meals a day for 10 days by myself. It was enough to eat generously.

After being robbed of food by a raccoon thief during practice, I developed a habit of storing food to some extent because of a little trauma.

Even if there was no food at all, it didn’t matter at all to me since I had a space storage. No, rather, it was to the point where I wanted to reinforce Lycan’s opinion that he was against giving a day’s worth of food.

It was definitely a huge advantage to be able to get warm rice and drinking water on an uninhabited island. If the test had only lasted a week, I might have become a pseudo-religionist on an uninhabited island with an overflow of food.

“Whether stealing food from others or obtaining food directly from hunting. It is each individual’s choice. You can form a team with close friends or a large group of people. On an uninhabited island, you can score in any way.”

At the words of the lycan, the tumult in the classroom grew even louder. The look of each one exchanging glances with the people around them seemed to be seeking cooperation.

“If you enter the island and check your survival bag, each one will have a random target. Gathering, excavation, removal, etc. You have to perform various missions, and at the same time you can get high scores by eliminating opponents you encounter.”

As soon as Lycan finished speaking, hands came up from all over the classroom. Pointing to one of them, he immediately asked a question.

“What if I only do missions?”

“You will only get points for completing the mission. That alone would be the middle. It’s not that the score is high, it’s because there will be overflowing in the beginning of those who failed to complete the mission and were eliminated.”

I was a little annoyed at the sight of Lycan looking at me with a smile.

If you think about it, Lycan looked at me low enough to recommend me to drop out. To the extent of trash with no potential for growth.

When you’re thinking about giving a shot to the lycan and reaping some benefits. Lycan added.

“It’s okay if you can’t fulfill your mission. You can get survival points just by surviving on an uninhabited island for three days.”

Survival score. It was a big variable in this test. If this is not the case, after the start of the test. Dog fights would have occurred to take food.

If you can safely score points at the cost of starving, most will choose safety over fighting.

But here the prisoner’s dilemma applies.

If everyone doesn’t fight, we can split the score fairly. Someone will inevitably choose betrayal for food and points.

There is no way that collusion is possible in a situation where each other’s abilities and scores are not equal.

For the first two days, students who choose peace gather and form a group, but what if the third day is the last?

You can get two fight points and two survival points just by betraying the student sleeping next to you right now. In particular, the reserve that appears on the last 3 days will give you a valid reason for betrayal.

A round artifact resembling a coaster and a bracelet illuminated by a red ruby were placed on the Lycan’s desk.

“This is a shock absorber artifact. I will continue the test while wearing this.”

Let the lycan place her artifact on her chest. A green light entered the artifact as it stuck to her body like a magnet.

“It is usually green. It means it’s safe If you are shocked to some extent….”

As the lycan slammed her chest hard, her artifact changed color.

“It turns yellow like this, signaling that it is in danger from being shocked.”

In that state, as the lycan pounded her own body a few more times with his big fists, her artifact finally turned red.

“If the shock continues to accumulate, it turns red like this. This is a warning sign that you can no longer absorb the shock. After a certain amount of time, it will return to its original state, but if you continue to be shocked in this state….”

As the lycan struck her once more, the light from her artifact went out and the thing attached to her chest fell helplessly to the floor.

“If you are attacked and the artifact falls, all points will be lost to the opponent who last attacked you, and you will be forcibly summoned outside. Points earned by dropping missions or opponents are transferred through this bracelet….”

After Lycan put on the bracelet, when he touched the ruby, the score came up like a hologram.

“You can check it at any time like this. You can check the map and restricted areas through the bracelet, and there are various functions, so make sure to learn how to use it when the test starts.”

After the explanation, Lycan took the artifact and looked around the noisy classroom.

“Okay, I think I’ve explained enough about the test so far. You’ll find out all the details when you check your survival bag. The detailed rules are also written, so make sure to check it first! Don’t expect to get a good score based on the survival methods you’ve learned from me. Then, everyone, take the survival test tomorrow!”

I hurriedly followed Lycan as he passed through the noisy classroom.

“Professor Lycan!”

“Huh? What questions do you have?”

The lycan turned around and looked at my face and gave me a puzzled expression.

Perhaps he never thought that I would find him.

“Does the professor think I will be held back?”

The character of Lycan is written in the setting book. She hates talking back. Even herself, she used a straightforward way of speaking.

The lycan twisted her mouth in a mocking manner.

“Yes. To be honest, it’s a little better than the beginning of admission, but you’re still below average. Even if you stay late, I won’t be disappointed. In the first place, disappointment must be accompanied by expectations.”

I raised one corner of my mouth mockingly at the male version of Flavia who said she had no expectations of me.

“Then make a bet with me.”

“What… ?”

I said in a confident voice to the lycan who glared at me as if he was dumbfounded.

“I will drop out if I am delayed. Instead, if I get first place in this test, please train me.”

Lycan’s training was so difficult that even Roel wanted to give up several times, but the effect was very good.

I have the insurance of indomitable courage…. If you don’t give up somehow and finish Lycan’s training, you can grow bigger than you are now.

“First place… ? Are you crazy? You have to worry about paid now!!!”

I shrugged my shoulders at the sight of the lycan observing my face, as if trying to check if I was sane.

“Why? Do you think you will hear that there are no eyes to see students?”

Lycans like gambling and drinking. Her ego is so strong that she is weak against her provocations. . She must have worked better than expected.

The lycan hit her forehead, her skin protruding from her blood vessels and the spirit that flowed naturally from her body made her skin tingle.

“Okay, I accept that bet.”

The Lycan answered in a low voice and smiled ominously.

“If you said let’s bet with that much confidence, you must be thinking about something. It’s good that if I repeat my grade, I drop out and the inferior students disappear, and if I get first place, the inferior students in my class will become first. I can legally roll you cheeky with training, so that’s a good bet for me!”

Something seems to have an aura that looks like an asura behind the lycan’s back…. For some reason, I involuntarily swallowed dry saliva with a strong feeling that I had made a mistake that I would regret for the rest of my life.

“Don’t expect too much.”

At the sight of the lycan hitting my shoulder with a big fist with a scary smile as if having fun, I broke into a cold sweat and answered in a stuttering manner.

“That… Expect a lot, no….”

Looking at the back of the lycan, I wiped her face with a sigh.

I felt a strong sense of shame for the first time in a long time.