NOVEL WEB chapter 20
20 – first lesson (3)
“If it is a team assignment, how will it be done?”
“It’s probably sparring, right?”
Twenty-nine freshmen and one transfer student, a total of thirty A-class students.
We stood in a line in front of Professor Cristina, who stood in the center of the arena.
“Come on, everyone.”
Professor Christina opened her mouth, tying up her flowing blonde hair with a string.
“Is everyone ready?”
“yep!”
She smiles brightly at the students’ refreshing answers.
She turned her back for a moment and pulled something out of her torso, then held it out, looking at us again.
“A lot?”
“Where did you come from…?”
A small bamboo tube, about the size of three fingers, a lottery tube.
‘Where did you get that from?’
We hear her soft voice in our ears as we stand at a distance with a puzzled look on our faces.
“All of you are students of the verified A class, so we won’t fight separately. It will only take up time.”
“Yeep!”
“Everyone knows how to draw lots, right? The leftmost student should come out and draw in turn.”
As soon as the professor finished speaking, a stout young man standing on the far left stood in front of her.
Then, he takes out a piece of paper that is finely folded from the inside of the box, and returns it to its original position.
After waiting for about five minutes, my turn came.
Like the other students, he stood in front of her, lowering his head and staring at the bamboo tube.
I picked up one of the papers inside while desperately holding back my eyes from looking upwards.
“Whoops, you don’t have to be so patient.”
“Yes?”
What are you trying to say?
“Because he’s a boy in his prime. It’s okay to sneak a sneaky glance. It’s instinctive, right?”
Oh my gosh. what angel
The moment I tried to move my eyes without a single thought, deeply moved by her benevolent heart.
Right next to me, I started to feel terrifying gazes.
“What are you doing?”
“…”
“What are you doing?”
When I arrived, a woman with a red side ponytail was glaring at me with her eyes narrowed.
She looks back and forth between my eyes and Professor Christina’s chest, then purrs like a cat.
“I’m afraid who isn’t a man, can’t you just look at big breasts?”
“Of course.”
“Wow…….”
What is there to be ashamed of?
In this case, you should go out confidently.
“Really, I’ve never seen a man speak so confidently. It’s shocking.”
She covers her mouth with one hand and opens her eyes wide, as if genuinely surprised.
Even after I said this, I thought this was a bit off, so I quietly went back to my seat.
Then Miya, who drew lots, said in a voice of disbelief.
“I think I understand how my mother feels.”
“……Why are you talking about the duchess?”
“When Dad and Mom first met, Dad glanced at Mom’s chest throughout the conversation. That’s why he said he felt a little bad.”
Miya’s mother would probably have a body similar to hers.
So, does that mean that Duke Kaisel prefers the flat side?
But you said you only glanced at your chest the whole time we were talking?
“…Because of you, the image of His Excellency Kaisel in me is literally being shattered.”
The empire’s strongest image, which was expected to be solemn and serious,
The words that came out of his daughter’s mouth completely gutted him.
“But it’s true. My dad is an idiot and a pervert like everyone else.”
“Who’s talking about me? I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m happy to hear that you’re an idiot, really.”
“Muh!? I’m not stupid! I’m the head of the faculty!”
“Even an idiot like you wouldn’t have come in if he had known it was a place for seniors…”
Seeing myself holding my forehead and sighing for the earth to disappear,
She glared at me and whipped her red side ponytail like a whip.
However, the woman who is tired of jepul when I don’t give it to the opponent.
Miya lowered her head and muttered as she looked down at her chest.
“Why am I so small…”
“……Never mind. There are many men who like slender people like you.”
“really?”
Her eyes widen slightly at my answer.
“You? How are you?”
“Because I don’t really care about size.”
A slightly flushed face, perhaps realizing that it was an embarrassing question.
I answered without thinking while unfolding the paper I had taken from the lottery box.
“Isn’t it enough to have a pretty face?”
“Wow… Really…”
Did I answer too honestly?
Seeing Miya have something indescribable in her eyes,
It seems that I am dumbfounded by my honest answer.
Well, he openly revealed that he was an idiot, but there’s no way he could easily accept it.
But what to do?
I’m that kind of guy.
If it’s the same price, it’s a red skirt.
If the conditions are the same, isn’t it an eternal truth to choose the pretty or the handsome?
I turned my gaze and looked at the paper I was holding.
‘4, OK.’
The number written on the piece of paper is 4. The guy who just left is the last one, so it looks like we’ll get together as a team in a little while.
“Have you all checked your numbers?”
“Yep!”
“Has confirmed!”
“The pieces of paper I handed out should have numbers 1 to 10 written on them. First of all, would you like to gather people with the same number?”
Following her guidance, we found each team member in numerical order from left to right.
I moved my steps and walked between the students holding the number 3 and number 5 papers, and there was a man of enormous size standing there.
‘bear?’
A young man with a bear-like body.
It’s to the point where I doubt if he’s the same 20 years old as me.
It was a giant body that looked very strong, as if looking at an old Korean wrestler.
“Are you number four too?”
“okay.”
“Nice to meet you. My name is Leon. How about you?”
“I am Ugo.”
A bass that is as heavy as its bear-like appearance.
He held out a palm the size of my head as if to shake hands.
As I held his hand to mean a good favor, I heard a familiar notification sound in my ear.
Tring!
[Passive skill: Special notification (A) is activated.]
what? why is this floating now?
Could it be that this bear-looking guy is also a member of Princess Laura’s reverse harem?
[Character: Information about 「Ugo」 will be released.]
[Status window]
*Name: Hugo MacLaine
*Age : 20
*Gender: Male
*Like Index: 50/100 (Normal)
* Abilities
-Muscle Strength: S
-Intelligence: F
– Agility: F
-Horsepower: F
-Endurance: SSS+
*characteristic
-Shield of God: SSS+
‘This… … .’
Seeing that there is a liking index rather than a hostility index, it seems that he is not a reverse harem member.
However, I couldn’t easily take my eyes off the characteristics of this man named Ugo.
When the handshake was over, the man let go of his hand with a naive expression.
My expression as I looked at such a man was terribly hardened.
‘Why is that characteristic in this world?’
Unbelievable.
It is impossible.
God’s Shield.
The characteristics of an American S-rank Awakener and a man called ‘Guardian’.
The difference is that his god’s shield was S+ grade and his magic power was S grade,
This bearish man named Ugo had very little magic power.
Instead, it has an SSS+ durability ability, just like the SSS+ class characteristics called Overrank.
And overrank characteristics of SSS+ or higher are inevitably accompanied by powerful special moves.
But I was frozen for a completely different reason.
‘Why do ‘awakening characteristics’ exist in this world?’
In order to stop the demon kings of 『Remegeton』, the king of monsters that invaded the earth, the gods gave,
Because I couldn’t believe that one of the ‘awakening characteristics’ existed in the world of this reverse harem novel.
Every power has a reason.
What was the reason why the Awoken appeared on a peaceful Earth?
It is because of the sudden appearance of the existence of another world, the invasion of monsters.
What was the reason for the gods to help the Awoken?
It’s because those monsters are hard to handle even with the power of the Awakeners.
However, even in such a world, God’s Shield did not appear in overrank.
When one of the demon kings of 『Remegeton』 bombed the White House in the United States,
It reminds me of the scene where the brilliant light shield blocked the White House unscathed.
It means that the trait that was so great has appeared in Overrank.
In addition, the gap between the overrank and the normal rank below is the difference between heaven and earth.
The only thing with danger is monsters,
At best, it’s an overrank level ‘awakening trait’ in a peaceful world with only legendary dragons.
Of course, I also have a few overranked traits.
But that and this are different.
I was forcibly sent to this world because of the crazy hikikomori goddess.
It is a completely different case from this man who was born normally in this world and grew up without any problems.
‘how… … .’
In that unknown anxiety rising from the heart,
I couldn’t hear the voices around me properly.
“Everyone is here. Then, since it’s lunchtime soon, why don’t we have a meal with the teammates we’ll be friends with for the next semester?”
“Yes.”
“Enjoy your meal, Professor!”
As soon as Professor Christina finishes talking, the students head to the restaurant area, the ＜Grand Floor＞.
Among those freshmen, a woman with a red side ponytail approached me.
“What is it—-. You’re on the same team as the perverted Leon.
“…”
“……Why is there no answer? Eh, I see you’re number 4 too? Nice to meet you! I’m Miya Kaisel.
“Ugo. Baron MacLaine, Ugo.”
“I see. Well, that’s a name like a bear… By the way, why is this man doing this?”
“I don’t know. I shook hands, but it’s like this. Ugo, I think I hate it.”
“Uh… I don’t think so.”
A man with a downcast expression inappropriate for his size.
Miya looked at Leon while rolling her cat-like eyes.
Grabbing the red-haired young man by the collar, he puts his mouth to his ear and shouts.
“Les! On!”
“……Oh sorry.”
“Why are you out of your mind? What were you thinking about?”
“I had something to think about…but why are you here? No way, you too?”
“That’s what I’m going to say! Ugh, that’s all right, let’s go.”
“Where?”
“Didn’t you hear the professor just now?”
She stares at me with the look of ‘why are you doing this?’ and continues talking.
“Since it’s lunchtime soon, you said to have a meal together to get to know the teammates.”
I’m sorry, but I didn’t hear anything because I had something to think about.
“Let’s go with Ugo. Is it okay?”
“okay.”
When even Ugo agreed, she pulled me by the collar as if to hurry up.
The moment the two of them left the front gate of the Faculty of Engineering and headed towards the ＜Grand Floor＞.
“Leon.”
I can’t feel the height at all,
A creepy voice as if scratching an abyss.
Miya and I both slowly turned our heads in the direction the voice came from while sweating at the same time.
“why,”
The pitch-black pupil loses light and is out of focus, and the surrounding atmosphere is chilly, like a blizzard.
No matter how hard she clenched her teeth, a stream of blood ran down her fine jawline.
“That woman-“
Her gaze was staring at Miya’s hand holding my collar.
“Am I by your side?”
“…”
“…”
Lady Rhonda smiles shyly next to Catherine, who radiates terrifying momentum.
It was only when I saw it that I could understand the current situation.
Maybe they came to eat together and came across this scene.
“I was the problem because I was very naively fooled by Sir Ferdinand’s sweet candy coating.”
Miya looks at Katherine’s eyes and gently puts down her hand holding my collar.
However, it was after everyone here noticed that it was already too late.
Suddenly, the story Sir Ferdinand told Catherine came to mind.
—-This is a story that appeals to the lady of the duke… … .
ㅡIn our Faculty of Engineering, the male to female ratio is 95:5… … .
—-Our Engineering Faculty is working so hard that there is no time to even think about such love games… … .
I’m sure you said that
If the male to female ratio is 95:5, there are about 150 freshmen, so there are almost 7 to 8 female students.
The first year is divided into five classes,
It is said that there can be at least one female in each class.
Can you understand that much?
“I’m sure… even though I said I wouldn’t have to worry… those damn sideburns…”
But my master, the lady of the duke, doesn’t seem to tolerate even one of them.
“…”
“…”
Catherine stares at Miya, and Miya trembles while avoiding her gaze.
I muttered to myself while looking at the two of them.
‘Sir Ferdinand.’
Seriously, it looks like we’ve been f*cked.