I Became the Only Buffer in the Academy

59 – Midterms – 4

The first day of midterms is over. I sighed and stretched lightly in a classroom where joy and sorrow were mixed, with some despairing and others being satisfied.

“Hey, John. Did you enjoy it?”

“You?”

“Ha! No wonder! I avoided failing!”

“…Ah. Is that so.”

I am proud of it. Max spoke confidently, and in the meantime, Colombo, who was in the same group as me in the midterm practical evaluation, approached me.

“John, aside from midterm exams, how are your preparations going?”

“Do you have anything to prepare for? By the way, what about taking notes?”

“It’s going to be close.”

Looks like it. The expression on his face was bluish, so he must have failed this test.

“If you fail in writing, you can do well in practical writing. Don’t be too disappointed.”

“Huh. That’s right. And I’m not what I used to be!”

A classic tank, Colombo showed off his muscles. Certainly, my muscle mass has increased compared to the beginning of the semester.

As for tanks, you can trust them as much as they value strength and stamina.

It would be even more so if the Diamond Sutra was added to it.

“By the way, where does the practical evaluation go?”

“It’s not an artificial dungeon… Maybe it’s a blue grade?”

It was when Max spoke while sitting in a nearby seat.

“I heard it’s green grade?”

“Huh? Uh…”

A woman with short bobbed hair who smiles and smiles like a fox.

It was Jeong Si-ho, the same team as Colombo and Jin Si-yeon, who did not appear in the game.

“I heard that only green grades are given during the first year midterm exam.”

“Oh. That’s good information.”

“By the way John. I heard from Colombo and Marx that your buff is different from the known ones? Can we expect it?”

“Expect your expectations. But are you a melee dealer?”

“Right? I matched with Siyeon the other day, and I also matched with Colombo… Let’s get together and train later.”

“That’s good. Let’s get together once the written exam is over.”

“Okay. Oh. And give me your number.”

I finished exchanging her number with her handing out her terminal. As if that was all she had to say, she lightly waved her hand and walked away.

“Jung Si-ho. He fought better than I thought.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Uh. However, due to the nature of the greatsword, it has the downside of being slow… Well, the tanker has to deal with it somehow.”

That means there is an oriental medicine. However, it means that you may be attacked while preparing.

“Colombo. Your role must be important, right?”

“Heh. Don’t worry. I’ve learned the skill to attract the attention of enemies.”

“Huh? Really? Hey. You really worked hard?”

“Whoop whoop.”

How can you be so wonderful? The future of the academy is really bright because they do it well even if they are not ordered.

I wish it went through to the final battle of chapter 1 without any problems like this.

I was talking with Max and Colombo more, but as soon as the exam was over, Elizabeth, who had been called out by Kim Yeon-ha, came into her classroom.

Holding a pile of papers in her hand, she smiled at my gaze.

“Ah. This. Instructor Kim Yeon-ha asked for it! It’s a notice to go to camp training outside after the midterm exam…”

“Really? Give it to me. Let’s share it together.”

“Thank you!!”

“Hey Max, Colombo. You guys can help too.”

“Oh.”

“Okay.”

Helping Elizabeth move her papers on her classroom desk. And when she returned to her seat, the front door of the classroom opened.

“Did everyone pass the exam well?”

“Yes…”

“Yes. And… Did everyone get their notice?”

I lifted the notice from the desk.

Outside camp training.

It’s like a kind of retreat that lasts for six days and five nights.

Of course, it’s not the kind of thing where you get excited as soon as you go and show off your talent on the last day, but a camp practice for real training.

Inviting and training active heroes, and taking a survival test for the last two days and one night.

This was the start of Chapter 2 of the main story.

There are points to go to the true ending route here too, so you should be alert…

“Well. If you have any other questions besides the information there, come and ask them separately… Prepare well for the next exam. More than that.”

Kim Yeon-ha left after saying what she had to say. It’s better than wasting time with useless words.

“John. What are you going to do now?!”

Elizabeth asked, her eyes twinkling. What are you doing… You have to study and train for the test tomorrow, right?

“If it’s okay, why don’t we study for the test together?!”

“I’m fine.”

“Hohoho! Let’s have lunch together then…”

“Cuddle me too.”

“Me too! Miss Elizabeth!”

It was Jin Si-yeon and Max who approached. Elizabeth widened her eyes as if surprised by their approach, but she only smiled brightly.

“Of course! Let’s study together!!”

Hey Max Even if it were so, I didn’t expect that she would ask Jin Si-yeon to study together.

As far as I know, Jin Si-yeon has a pretty high written score.

“…Why?”

“No. I didn’t expect you to ask me to join you. You have Elizabeth and you study well, don’t you?”

“Isn’t it like this sometimes?”

“Then I have nothing to say.”

I want to, but what can I say? After moving like that and arriving at the study room in the library, Max said confidently.

“I’ll be honest! I’m the worst at studying here and I’m probably going to ask the most questions, so I’ll be in charge of watering today!”

“Oh… You’re a man. Then can I order whatever I want to eat?”

“Of course!”

This is why a guy with a lot of money!! So, let’s do it without hesitation.

“Elizabeth. What would you like to drink?”

“Huh? My cafe latte.”

“Jin Shi-yeon. What about you?”

“I’m anything.”

“Tea with a lot of cream?”

“…Americano. With an extra shot.”

I would have said that a long time ago. I smiled at Siyeon Jin and went to the cafe outside the study room with Max to order. Café Latte, and Americano with a shot. I also have a cup of Americano.

“Can I eat the more expensive one?!”

“Don’t worry. If you run out of food, I’ll order more.”

“Ah. Is that so?”

Max even ordered his own drink. The sound of making a drink can be heard from inside.

“Anyway, isn’t the atmosphere a bit strange these days?”

“What?”

“Dungeons, monsters, etc. It seems that the instructors have been quite sharp. It seems that a lot has changed since the appearance of the blue bird that brings the apocalypse. And you heard that too, right?”

Max held up his terminal and showed an article on the Internet.

Recently, the movements of the villains have become radical. Of course, it was the same as before, but it was an article that the villains who only thought of their own benefit moved as if they were cooperating.

“There is a story that the villains have a central point… Ugh. Some guy did that…”

“Ah?! Yohan!!”

It was a familiar voice that interrupted Max’s words.

It was Yoo Choa.

“Uh. What are you doing here?”

“Are you where I couldn’t be?”

And Cheonsu Lake behind her. Yoon Hye-jin was the wizard I saw the other day at the research institute.

“No. It’s not like that…”

“By the way, what about you? Did you guys come to study together?”

“Isn’t it?”

It was then. Elizabeth came out of our study room.

“Oh my God?! Isn’t that Choa?! Suho and Hyejin are there too?!”

“…Ugh.”

Our second-seat flinched when he saw the chief. Elizabeth, who is always bright whether it is or not, asked with a kind smile.

“Did everyone do well on the test?!”

“You?”

“Ohohohoho!! Of course I enjoyed it!”

“Wow. Suho. Did you see Elizabeth well?”

“Kuuk…”

“Are you screwed up?”

“Hammer! Just a little mistake!”

That ruined it. Anyway, Cheon Soo-ho stretched his shoulders and Hye-jin patted him on the back.

“sh*t! Let’s see!”

Cheon Soo-ho entered the study room, and Hye-jin followed him, smiling at him.

“Aren’t you going?”

“I’m going. I’m going to get some drinks. Are you three alone by the way?”

“No. There’s a demonstration. Um. Why don’t we all study together? John. Max. Is that okay?”

“I don’t care.”

“Me too.”

But is Jin Shi-yeon going to say it’s okay? She

Went inside and asked her, and she seemed to think for a moment before nodding her head.

“It’s okay.”

“Really?”

In that case, it would be better to gather together.

The study room is large enough for up to ten people.

I went inside with Max and Elizabeth and waited for a while before Cheon Soo-ho, Yoo Cho-ah, and Yoon Hye-jin came in.

Since everyone knows each other, there was no special greeting, and information sharing began quickly.

“In the last class, they said that this part of the exam would come out.”

“Huh? I heard that we are talking about how to use Cheonhyulgang?”

“They are connected anyway, so you should know them together. It’s the magic type, so listen.”

I was able to learn knowledge about magic skills, probably because I had one wizard. After all, it’s good because there are a lot of people.

It was time to take a break after studying for such a long time and solving prediction problems.

Cheon Soo-ho asked when Max and Hye-jin went out to buy something to eat.

“By the way, have you heard the rumors?”

“What rumors?”

“That the villains are moving together.”

“Uh. Was it on the news?”

When I answered, recalling what I had heard from Max earlier, he shook his head.

“No. Not that. An infighting broke out between the villains.”

Oh… Yes. After the appearance of the blue bird that calls the apocalypse, the center of the villains is created. And, those who did not follow the central point also clearly existed.

“There is a saying that the witch who leads death belongs to a force that is opposite to the center.”

“Ah. That. I’ve heard of it.”

Qin Shiyan must have heard a similar story. After nodding her head, she said calmly.

“That’s why they say they struggle to gain strength. They say there’s something they need to gain in Korea…”

“What is it?”

I know. So, as soon as he was about to speak, Yoo Choa spoke in a small tone.

“A corpse… I guess.”

“… Huh?”

“The corpse of a man with the lumber of a hero. That is…”

The cadets of the academy.

To kill the cadets and take their lives to make them undead.

That is the purpose of the witch leading to death and the reason why the final battle in Chapter 1 was made.

The atmosphere calmed down at her words, and Yoo Choa struggled to laugh.

“Ahahahaha. It’s just a rumor. Wouldn’t it be okay?”

However, the subdued atmosphere was not easily resolved.