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 The Duke's Eldest Son Escaped to the Military

 

 Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Academy… (3)

 

 

 

 

  Chapter 41 - The Winter Mountains' Wo...  Chapter 40 - Unraveling the Thread (3)  Chapter 39 - Unraveling the Thread (2)  Chapter 38 - Unraveling the Thread (1)  Chapter 37 - Young Outpost Leader (3)  Chapter 36 - Young Outpost Leader (2)  Chapter 35 - Young Outpost Leader (1)  Chapter 34 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 33 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 32 - Recruitment War (5)  Chapter 31 - Recruitment War (4)  Chapter 30 - Recruitment War (3)  Chapter 29 - Recruitment War (2)  Chapter 28 - Recruitment War (1)  Chapter 27 - High-nosed Owl (3)  Chapter 26 - High-nosed Owl (2)  Chapter 25 - High-nosed Owl (1)  Chapter 24 - Jaiden's Worth (5)  Chapter 23 - Jaiden's Worth (4)  Chapter 22 - Jaiden's Worth (3)  Chapter 21 - Jaiden's Worth (2)  Chapter 20 - Jaiden's Worth (1)  Chapter 19 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 18 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 17 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 16 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 15 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 13 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 12 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 10 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 9 - Northeast Military Academ...  Chapter 8 - Enlistment (2)  Chapter 7 - Enlistment (1)  Chapter 6 - Running Away From Home (2)  Chapter 5 - Running Away From Home (1)  Chapter 4 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 3 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 2 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 1 - Good Work. This was a Bet... 

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The Duke's Eldest Son Escaped to the Military (11)

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

4 Northeast Military Academy… (3)

 

There was only one criterion that separated monsters from beasts. It was whether they could utilize mana or not. Those beasts and animals that could not handle the overflowing mana in their bodies underwent mutations and became mutant animals and mutant beasts. On the other hand, those that were able to instinctively use and build up their mana while utilizing it somehow became monsters.

The monsters' bodies had also started to evolve and suit the flow of mana thanks to their instinctive build up. And because of that, they developed a unique characteristic: blue blood. The blood of the mutant beasts were still red but the monsters' blood was blue. And it was not just some completely useless nonsense.

Even though the gnolls were weak compared to other monsters, they still had blue blood. Having blue blood meant that there was a mana build up in their bodies. As a result, their movements far exceeded the normal range of movements for normal beasts and animals. 

"Keoheok!" 

"F… Fall back!" 

A few people failed to respond properly. They began to fall back after failing to hit the monsters properly. Jaiden couldn't help but click his tongue when he saw this scene. He shook his head as he stabbed a gnoll straight in the neck. The gnoll was distracted by the screams of the frightened children so it died easily under Jaiden's attack.

"Don't fall back! If you back down then they'll see you as pushovers and attack more!" 

When Jaiden shouted at them, the frightened children all followed him forward. It seemed like they were moving along in response to his remarks.

When they fought against the mutant animals, there were some children that quickly pulled themselves from the quagmire of fear that encroached upon them at the thought of a real life battle. These children also quickly pulled themselves together as they pulled their swords out once again.

But there were also children who couldn't adapt to the presence of the monsters. In the end, these children failed to pull themselves up and were engulfed in fear. They couldn't move from their spots at all.

―Kkaekaeng!

―Kkiing~ Kking!

Most of them advanced to try and beat the child at the forefront while some of them avoided Jaiden to target the other children. Just like experienced dog-like monsters, they had been trying to avoid him and the 13-year-old children. It seemed like they could instinctively tell that they were the strong ones. They easily targeted the weak-looking children.

Finally noticing that they were being targeted by the monsters, the frightened children also started to pull out their steel swords to fight back. 

Even though these monsters were considered to be weak, injuries as well as bleeding began to bloom in the children's bodies. But perhaps it was because of the adrenaline that was pumping in their bodies, the children did not stop fighting until all of their opponents had died.

"Heok… heok…" 

"Those who can't go on anymore, wait here. The people who will escort the wounded will arrive here soon." 

Sky Renz only appeared after all of the fighting had ended. All he did was leave those words before turning around and walking once again. Jaiden and the other kids followed him slowly with stiff expressions on their faces. But this time, the number of children that were following Sky Renz had decreased by a lot. Jaiden estimated that more than half of them had given up during their fight with the gnolls. 

Although there weren't any other mutant beasts and monsters that appeared after their fight with the gnolls, the children still looked like they were going to die. They still had to climb a steep mountain after all of their stamina and mana had been used up. In addition, they were filled with nervousness and anxiety fearing that there would be another surprise attack. 

Exhausted stamina and near exhausted mental strength. It seemed like they were testing for their mental prowess and endurance on this mountainous trek towards the Academy.

Based on the Northeast's perspective, the students who could not stand and endure this much would eventually be left behind even if they passed and entered the Academy. It seemed like the purpose of making the test as strict and strenuous as this was to discourage those who had half-hearted and clumsy thoughts in taking the test for their academy.

They were an academy that stayed rooted in the Northeast, one of the most dangerous places in the continent, so all those who wanted to enter their doors had to be as strong as a weapon of war. They needed to have both the physical strength and the mental strength to endure and survive in this harsh environment. And because of that, those who were weak-willed would be reluctant to endure in this place. They expected that they would skip this place from the very beginning if they found out how difficult it was just to enter.

"Heok… heok…"

Jaiden continued to follow behind Sky Renz even though his breathing had started to become labored and heavy. His legs were already shaking and his breath had started to run out but he persevered and followed Sky Renz. 

Aside from Jaiden, there were still other people that followed behind Sky Renz. However, their numbers had already dwindled to less than ten. Their eyes were already shaking but they still gritted their teeth as they followed Sky Renz. 

But regardless of their will, there was still a limit to a child's physical and mental strength. They started to stumble and fall one by one. Even Jaiden stumbled too.

Finally, Sky Renz's footsteps stopped.

"Good work, everyone."

Sky Renz smiled broadly at Jaiden and the other kids. 

"You have passed your first test magnificently."

Both Jaiden and the other exhausted kids looked at Sky Renz incomprehensibly. They couldn't understand his words. They still haven't arrived at the military academy yet but he was telling them that they had passed the test.

"In the first place, this was a test to test your will. In other words, this was not a test that needed you to really arrive at the military academy."

"Ah…"

Jaiden stared blankly at Sky Renz. 

"I've seen enough to determine your will. Perhaps you can expect a good score from me."

"Then… does that mean that those who had given up earlier also passed?"

"Most of the time, yes? But those who got scared and gave up earlier will probably have a hard time getting accepted."

After saying that, Renz pointed his finger up in the sky. There, they could see a bird clasping an activated crystal ball tightly with its claws as it watched them.

 "Maybe we'll use that for our judgements. But one thing is for sure, you guys are on top."

"Were there other people who took the test besides us?"

"Of course. You guys are the last batch."

Jaiden nodded at Renz's words. 

"If you stay here, then you can look forward to an early graduation. So work hard. It would also be good if you volunteer as a knight."

Jaiden and the other kids collapsed after hearing Sky Renz's laid back and carefree words. It was as if the tight string of tension in their bodies had snapped. Renz looked at the children with a smile on his face.

He let them take a short break before continuing their journey. This time, they had started the climb to the mountain with the people that were coming from behind. Unlike earlier where they were climbing recklessly, they were now climbing the steep mountain with a good pace and making sure to take proper rests in between.

After walking for quite a long time, they had finally arrived at the Northeast Military Academy.

Located deep in the mountains, the academy was not a sight to behold. Not only were their facilities old, their buildings were also covered in vines and moss.

"The buildings might look old but the interior will be much more comfortable and usable than what you think."

Listening to Renz's words, the children entered the building where they would be trained with wonder and curiosity. When they entered inside, they could see that the interior was completely different from the outside. The interior was neat and tidy with all sorts of tools and weapons lined up on each side. Even the walls were made of marble that gave off an antique and vintage feel.

"Surprised? To be honest, those who have only seen the Northeast Academy from the outside think that we're beggars but that's not the case at all. They left it like that on purpose. It's like a tradition, you know?"

"Ah…"

It seemed like they had created this landscape so they could not forget the past while they tried to capture new innovations inside the building. 

The other children looked at the interior blankly as they admired the scene in front of them. After they passed through the building neatly, they finally arrived at their destination, the auditorium. There, they found children that were dressed similarly to them. They all went and sat on their respective seats.

Once seated, an old man stood on the podium and looked at the more than 300 children, including Jaiden, sitting inside the auditorium. 

"Nice to meet you, everyone. I'm Crimson Halo, the man in charge of the Northeast."

Some of the children couldn't help but exclaim when they heard the name Crimson Halo. After all, Crimson Halo was known as the man who once served as the North's Commander. Although he had handed over his position to Jayden Wicks, the current Northern Commander and a master level being, he was still one of the 13 masters in the Empire. He had served the North for a long time and was considered to be one of its skillful veterans. 

"You all look tired after coming all the way here so I'll make things short."

Crimson Halo turned to look around the audience. 

"This place is a place that is far more dangerous than any other areas in the Empire. So don't let your guard down for even a second. Carelessness will take your lives sooner or later. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

As if in reflex, the children all cried loudly when they heard Crimson Halo's words. Looking at the children in satisfaction, Crimson Halo turned to look at the side as he nodded to indicate the end of his words.

"Everyone, a round of applause for the Northeast's Commander!"

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!

All of them clapped their hands as curiosity flashed on the children's faces. They were wondering why the man called Crimson Halo as the Northeast's Commander even though there were only five commanders in the Empire. Although it was true that Crimson was once the North's Commander, he had long been retired now. 

Jaiden thought that it was just a slip of the tongue but from the looks of it, Halo and the rest of the people did not think that it was a slip of the tongue. 

'Unofficial commander.'

He had heard of it in his previous life. Special areas like the Northeast had unofficial positions including the commander's position. The Empire had deep forests and jungles in the Northeast and the South so it was hard to maintain it without anyone commanding their soldiers. Hence, a need for an unofficial commander. Similar systems could also be found in the Southern and Eastern kingdoms. All of these countries had an unofficial commander as well as a special force to deal with the three most dangerous places in their territories. 

With curiosity gleaming on the children's faces, the dean of the Academy finally stood on the podium.

"I'm Dean Randon. Let's keep things short since everyone is tired."

The dean paused as he looked at the students in front of him. Even though they looked like they were all wretched and poor beggars, he could feel that their spirits were burning brightly. The dean nodded his head after seeing them before continuing his speech.

"This place is different from the other academies. You will never be able to endure it here if you're weak-willed and half-hearted. This Academy will turn all of you into weapons of war. During the process, you need to endure countless pains and grievances. And even if you succeeded in enduring those, there will still be a greater hell waiting for you. So make sure to pull yourselves together."

Dean Randon went down after giving them this warning. Then, the children were all guided to their accommodations one by one. There were also girls in the military academy so their lodgings were divided into the girls dormitory and the boys dormitory. But it was not only divided like that. Based on the reports written about them, their dormitories were temporarily assigned based on their characteristics. At the same time, they were assigned new numbers based on the number listed on the beddings in their dormitory room. 

Jaiden's new number was 13.

'Does this mean I'm 13th?' 

It seemed like there were 12 more people in front of him but he felt that this was more than enough. With the thought of graduating early, Jaiden finally took a refreshing shower before falling asleep on his assigned bed.

But the very next morning, he finally realized why this place was known to be crazily difficult.

"Wake up! All students should fully arm yourselves. I'll say it again. All students should fully arm yourselves." 

A siren rang loudly after the wake up call was broadcasted with the magic speaker. 

"Our current situation is an actual battle. Make sure to arm yourselves to your teeth."

The early morning wake up call had called for them to gather while being fully armed. Everyone couldn't help but look on in a daze as they prepared themselves. On the other hand, Jaiden had prepared himself as quickly as possible before heading straight towards the training area. 

In fact, while he was getting ready, Jaiden thought that they were just trying to scare the kids. But all of the academy professors were running out with weapons. Even the soldiers that guarded the Academy were already fighting. 

'Crazy shit. An actual battle on the very first day?'

The children were literally on the verge of a mental breakdown. They couldn't help but think that facing an actual battle on their first day in the academy was something ridiculous. Although they all rushed forward, they remained clueless about what they would do during the actual battle. 

Meanwhile, Jaiden was looking calmly at the situation around him. 

"Since the freshmen still have yet to undergo training, all of you will have to wait here."

From the words of the professor, this situation was something unexpected. So the professor only left these words before quickly disappearing from their sights. In that sense, both the children and the academy were flustered  by this sudden and unexpected situation. 

And this unexpected situation was enough to turn someone into a hero. In the heart of this chaotic situation was Jaiden. Jaiden who was armed with years of experience and knowledge.

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  Chapter 41 - The Winter Mountains' Wo...  Chapter 40 - Unraveling the Thread (3)  Chapter 39 - Unraveling the Thread (2)  Chapter 38 - Unraveling the Thread (1)  Chapter 37 - Young Outpost Leader (3)  Chapter 36 - Young Outpost Leader (2)  Chapter 35 - Young Outpost Leader (1)  Chapter 34 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 33 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 32 - Recruitment War (5)  Chapter 31 - Recruitment War (4)  Chapter 30 - Recruitment War (3)  Chapter 29 - Recruitment War (2)  Chapter 28 - Recruitment War (1)  Chapter 27 - High-nosed Owl (3)  Chapter 26 - High-nosed Owl (2)  Chapter 25 - High-nosed Owl (1)  Chapter 24 - Jaiden's Worth (5)  Chapter 23 - Jaiden's Worth (4)  Chapter 22 - Jaiden's Worth (3)  Chapter 21 - Jaiden's Worth (2)  Chapter 20 - Jaiden's Worth (1)  Chapter 19 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 18 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 17 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 16 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 15 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 13 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 12 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 10 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 9 - Northeast Military Academ...  Chapter 8 - Enlistment (2)  Chapter 7 - Enlistment (1)  Chapter 6 - Running Away From Home (2)  Chapter 5 - Running Away From Home (1)  Chapter 4 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 3 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 2 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 1 - Good Work. This was a Bet... 

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Translator: ChubbyCheeks

5 Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anywhere (1)

 

No matter how notoriously hard it was to survive and endure in the Northeast Academy, they were still not that cold-blooded to ask the students that they had not yet taught to fight in this absurd situation. 

Thanks to the location of the Northeast Academy, they were facing the problem of having monsters scattered all over the place. So even if the professors wanted to teach the kids nicely, the surrounding conditions did not give them any leeway. All they could do was to teach the kids strictly so they could survive longer. Since the academy was intentionally placed in this area teeming with monsters for real-life training, they naturally would encounter some problems along the way. 

Everytime something unexpected like this happened, the students had to cooperate and fight against the monsters. But if something like that happened during the period where they were still focusing on the basic training, the professors had no choice but to fight against the monsters since their students were not yet equipped with the capabilities to fight those monsters alone.

But the new students had just arrived yesterday. This meant that they had not even undergone any training yet and were still people unaccustomed in fighting against monsters. However, the bigger problem was the fact that the current monster invasion was twice the size of the normal monster invasion that attacked the academy.

"How about the support troops?!"

"It will take three hours for them to arrive!"

"Goddamnit!"

Hearing the words of the old professor, the younger professor lifted his weapon to fight. Although the professors and the soldiers could stop and kill the monsters, their numbers were still too high. Even the clever monsters were trying to scatter in all directions as they vied for the young and tender food that were gathered in the training area. 

"Let's set up the barrier earlier! They're creating a real and actual battle! Awoo!"

One of the professors shouted loudly in anger as he wielded his weapon against the monsters. However, the sly and sneaky monsters kept on entering the academy. 

"Block them as best as you can! Don't let them get to the freshmen!"

"Take care of the freshmen first!"

There were so many monsters flocking around them that they had no choice but to select which area they should deal with first. 

Meanwhile, the wall blocking their way fell and the monsters finally reached the area where the children were gathered. 

"They got through?"

Although the monsters that broke through were of the lowest rank, Jaiden still prepared himself to move right away as he muttered under his breath. 

Even though they were asked to come fully armed, the other children just wore some light gloves while bringing their main weapons. However, Jaiden was different. He made sure to bring everything that he needed to bring. He brought the dagger for basic military training, the gun that could shoot magic bullets, and his sword. 

Bang!

"As expected, jjambap doesn't really go anywhere." 

He immediately grabbed the small gun that was adapted to suit a child when he swiped his hand on his shoulder and fired it against the monster. However, he felt that it was a pity that he couldn't control the accuracy at a longer range so he had to fire it at a much closer range. 

"Gun?" 

"Did that guy fire the gun?" 

"Is that a magic bullet? Can it even penetrate through the monsters?" 

Jaiden had already moved again while everyone was still busy making a fuss. Seeing him move, some of the children began to pull out their weapons to move with him.

The children that were holding guns like him also began to shoot at the monsters. But they weren't as good as Jaiden. No matter how talented these children were, they would not be able to shoot at those slick and slippery monsters in one shot. In addition, it was difficult for them since they weren't aware of the monsters' characteristics. 

"Shoot at the goblin's body. You won't be able to get them if you continue to aim for their heads. Their arms and legs are extremely thin so all you have to do is shoot them in their bodies." 

"But they're wearing some mana-infused armors?" 

Jaiden gave a piece of advice when he passed by a student that was flustered by the goblin's agile movements. The student looked at him with teary eyes when he found things to be extremely difficult even after receiving his advice. 

As long as they had their heads, the Goblin would know what their weaknesses were. They were considered to be one of the top ten most clever monsters so it was only natural for them to have at least one piece of equipment that could protect their weakness. 

"It doesn't matter. Even if the magic bullet can't pierce through it, it can still shock and stun them."

Jaiden even demonstrated it to him. Jaiden fired a magic bullet and shocked the goblin from the impact of the shot. Then, he quickly pulled out his sword and easily cut the disoriented goblin with a single slash. Although his sword was not a sword infused with mana, the goblin still collapsed after receiving a powerful slash to its body. 

"That's how you should do it. If it's hard for you to use a dagger then use your gun and shoot it in the head until it's dead."

"Y… yeah."

Jaiden wasn't sure if he could do what he said but he still moved again leaving behind the student who was nodding his head and saying that he would try his best.

This time, he met with a group of gnolls. The monsters that he had met during his exam.

"Killing mutts is the easiest."

Although dozens of gnolls were coming at him, Jaiden still smiled. After all, he was armed down to the teeth. Jaiden quickly checked the remaining bullets with him before loading them in his gun and rushing towards the group of gnolls. 

Then, he immediately fired a couple of shots straight at the gnolls' heads. The gnolls that were shot immediately stopped when he fired at them. Although the sword with him was the sword that was just a student's sword and not a sword fit for training, it was still more than enough to blow away the gnolls' heads. 

After that, he saw some kobolds sniffing around and running crazily like dogs. Kobolds were creatures that only lived in mines. He did not even know where they came from but there were also giant rabbits here and there. However even if other creatures appeared, he was still able to target their weaknesses. 

He was literally flying around the battlefield. He could fight easily since he did not need to use his stamina to the limit to climb the mountain while fighting consecutive battles like he did on the exam a day prior.

As a result of that, the children began to flock around Jaiden. They fought while imitating his fighting style. In fact, just following Jaiden's movements could guarantee that they would be able to easily handle the monsters.

"Now, I feel like my body is starting to warm up."

His body was slowly starting to react to the practice and training that he hadn't done in quite a long time. He could feel that the mana in his body that had long been sluggish started to move and imprint all over his body. 

Encouraged by the condition of his body, Jaiden began to move even more. He was thinking that adding a bit more aggressiveness to his attacks might bring his body to the perfect 2nd Stage. He even hoped for more monsters to come in while he chopped the low ranked monsters like crazy. He even borrowed magic bullets from the children next to him as he went on a rampage and killed the monsters in front of him. 

As the monsters in front began to get killed in front of them, they moved more violently just like specialists trained to kill monsters. They looked like they did not want to lose as they started to rampage. More than 300 students ignited their fighting spirit as they fought against the monsters. They had built their momentum making them feel that they had won the battlefield already. 

Meanwhile, the professors, who went to them while worrying whether they were in danger, watched blankly as their students fought fiercely. Especially Jaiden. Their eyes couldn't be helped but be drawn to his figure that was running wild. He looked just like a fish in the water with how swift and suave his movements were. 

"He's just like a veteran who has fought on the battlefield." 

"I know. He's killing those monsters so easily too." 

Number 13 was excellent. However, it was normal for them not to know his excellence. After all, those within the 20s had inferior skills and talents. Numbers 1~10 were students who had completed and climbed the 2nd Stage. In fact, students 1, 2 and 3 were all preparing to ascend to the next stage. Especially number 3. Number 3 was the most monstrous among the top three students. Number 1 and 2 were both 13 years old but number 3 was just 9 years old. Looking at this, it seemed like number 13 was the most underappreciated talent among all of these monsters.

"He's experienced." 

"That's right. It shows. Especially when he gives pieces of advice to those students who were lagging behind and having a hard time. I can see the qualities of a commander in him." 

"He doesn't need to be a knight. His talents in being a commander are more than enough." 

"It will be good if he comes to our academy as a professor later. He looks like he will teach well." 

Jaiden had received countless positive evaluations from the professors. However, he was not aware of this since he was focused on achieving the perfect 2nd Stage by cutting and shooting the monsters dead. 

"Heok… heok… No more?

Perhaps it was because of his hard work but when he stopped to take a breather, he saw that there were no more monsters loitering around in the training grounds. Jaiden was not the only one who moved to kill the monsters, there were more than 300 students that slashed and shot at the monsters so it was only natural that there weren't any more monsters left in the surrounding area.

―You have earned the title: 'Vigorous Freshman!'.

"Huh?" 

Upon hearing the mechanical voice, Jaiden immediately raised his head. And in front of him was a translucent window. The window popped out together with the mechanical voice.

― You have shown your monstrosity in the infamous Northeast Military Academy. This reputation and fame will remain as long as the Northeast Military Academy exists.

― Title Effects: 30% increase in Dignity, 30% increase in Stamina, and a slight increase in mana whenever you fight in an actual battle.

― ※ Title effects can be overlapped and stacked.

― You have acquired your first title. As a bonus, you will receive mana imprinting. The rate of mana accumulating in your body increases with each use of mana in the future.

― The professors and instructors are in awe of your experience.

― You have earned the title: 'Jjambap Doesn't Go Anywhere!'. The effect of the title increases your chances of dealing a critical strike by 200% if you know the monster's weakness.

― You are the first to earn two titles in a row. As a reward, the title effects will be increased.

After the mechanical sound faded, his body that he felt was lacking in some ways began to change completely. At the same time, the mana's gentle light started to flow all throughout his body. 

Thanks to the bonus of mana imprinting, he was able to ascend to the perfect 2nd Stage in one fell swoop. 

"Monster…"

Jaiden looked at the child who had called him monster. The child had the number 140 on his chest. Jaiden looked at this child as well as the other children around him that had blood on their gloves. All of them had worked hard.

Perhaps it was because they felt a sense of urgency when seeing Jaiden fight so numbers 1~3 also showed a crazy performance during the second half of the fight. They looked like they were trying to cover up their lack of experience with their overwhelming skills and talents. 

This actual battle had confirmed the gap between Jaiden and numbers 1~3 and the rest of the students in the Academy. 

"Why are you staring at me?" 

He thought that the other children were looking at him because he had jumped too high. But the problem was they were looking at him when there was 1~3 near him. In fact, he truly couldn't understand the situation at all. In terms of skills and abilities, even the children numbered 4~20 were far above him. But since he showed them the strength of his jjambap that overwhelmed 1~3, they had no other choice but to stare at him to keep him in check.

The children believed that they could still catch up with 1~3 but Jaiden had shown them a completely different kind of strength. It was something that they couldn't easily catch up with so the children had no choice but to keep him in check. 

'How do I catch up with that?' 

'How can I train to become like that?' 

'Where did that guy learn to fight that well?' 

Because of these kinds of thoughts, Jaiden was recognized as the academy's strongest recruit. However, from Jaiden's point of view, the real monsters were 1~3. Especially number 3, number 3 was extremely monstrous. Even though she was a girl and she did not have enough muscles on her body, she was catching up quickly with 1~2 just with her pure talent for mana alone. 

'The real monster is number 3. If she survived, will she be among the ranks of heroes?' 

Receiving the title Hero meant that they had become the best among the masters, in other words, they had become grand masters. Her talents were so brilliant that Jaiden thought that she had the potential to climb to that stage. 

'I think she's like the youngest…' 

Jaiden thought that the person with the greatest talent was his youngest brother but he felt that he would be changing his mind by today. 

While Jaiden was busy looking at number 3 with envy, the other children were looking at him with the same eyes. He had an overwhelming experience that no one at the age of nine could ever have. And it was something that those kids were envious of.

However, Jaiden remained oblivious to this fact. He just strode back to the Academy building, leaving numbers 1~3 behind while mumbling that he did not understand why they were doing that to him.

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  Chapter 41 - The Winter Mountains' Wo...  Chapter 40 - Unraveling the Thread (3)  Chapter 39 - Unraveling the Thread (2)  Chapter 38 - Unraveling the Thread (1)  Chapter 37 - Young Outpost Leader (3)  Chapter 36 - Young Outpost Leader (2)  Chapter 35 - Young Outpost Leader (1)  Chapter 34 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 33 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 32 - Recruitment War (5)  Chapter 31 - Recruitment War (4)  Chapter 30 - Recruitment War (3)  Chapter 29 - Recruitment War (2)  Chapter 28 - Recruitment War (1)  Chapter 27 - High-nosed Owl (3)  Chapter 26 - High-nosed Owl (2)  Chapter 25 - High-nosed Owl (1)  Chapter 24 - Jaiden's Worth (5)  Chapter 23 - Jaiden's Worth (4)  Chapter 22 - Jaiden's Worth (3)  Chapter 21 - Jaiden's Worth (2)  Chapter 20 - Jaiden's Worth (1)  Chapter 19 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 18 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 17 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 16 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 15 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 13 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 12 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 10 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 9 - Northeast Military Academ...  Chapter 8 - Enlistment (2)  Chapter 7 - Enlistment (1)  Chapter 6 - Running Away From Home (2)  Chapter 5 - Running Away From Home (1)  Chapter 4 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 3 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 2 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 1 - Good Work. This was a Bet... 

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The Duke's Eldest Son Escaped to the Military (13)

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

5 Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anywhere (2)

 

The children couldn't calm down so easily after experiencing a shocking actual battle during their first day at their academy. In particular, Jaiden's appearance was so shocking that it was deeply ingrained in everyone's minds. 

While everybody else was staring at him, Jaiden just released a sigh when he felt that his body had started to tremble and shake. Perhaps it was because he was still too young that his muscles went into shock. It seemed like his body was not working smoothly since this was his first actual battle with this body. The toll that it took on his body was quite large after doing something so violent and flashy. 

'I think I need at least three days of recuperation?' 

He needed at least three days of recuperation so he needed to pay attention to himself. He planned to avoid practicing too hard so he would only do some light warm ups in the meantime.

It would have been perfect if Baepsae was here at times like these but he had rarely seen Baepsae ever since he left the duchy. With how things were going, he was wondering if the next time that he would see Baepsae was when he returned to the duchy.

Of course, his youngest brother had told him before he left that their own divine beast would always stay next to their owner so he thought that he would come back one day. However, he still felt a bit disappointed since Baepsae did not show up at all.

'Baepsae, that punk. I'm going to give you a hard time when you get back.' 

He thought about Baepsae busily pecking at its prey somewhere without knowing about it's master's mind.

Jaiden waited for the professors to come back.

Not long after he came back to the building, the supporting troops started to arrive at the Academy. As the troops arrived, the professors returned to their posts one by one. 

"You did well, everyone. It must have been hard for everyone because it's your first time so have a good rest today." 

The first professor that came in saw them and left those words to them. When the children heard the professor's words, they immediately ran towards their dormitories with their blood-soaked armor. 

Jaiden also dragged his exhausted body back to his dormitory. The first thing that he did was wash away the filth on his body. After washing away the uncomfortable and filthy monster blood, he quickly changed into his new clothes before trudging back out to look at the Academy's landscape. 

"Come to think of it… we're not the only students here… how is this place structured?"

He walked around but the only thing that he saw was the building housing the new students and the professors. Then, his eyes were attracted to the map on one of the walls. 

"What the hell. Why does the Academy look like this?"

Jaiden looked at the map with confusion. 

With the freshman academy at the center, academy buildings corresponding to each grade were located on mountain peaks with fortresses in between. Looking at the map, he could see some sort of defensive line somewhere before the mountain peaks housing every academy grade. The structure of the academy that connected and built a line of defense across the mountain range created an ideal structure that could deal with monsters with only a minimal number of people. It was a smart structure that brought the students of the academy at the forefront of the line of defense which hereby solved the Northeast's chronic problem, the shortage of troops. 

Still, the freshman academy was still located at the farthest point from the line of defense. They were pretty much located at the periphery but once their school year finished and they moved up in grade, they would get closer and closer to the frontlines. 

The area where the 6th years were located was just right behind the frontlines. It seemed like it was strategically placed there so they could easily be deployed in case of an emergency. 

'Isn't this completely smart?' 

On a closer inspection, the structure and arrangement of the academy was not completely strange. Since Jaiden was still a freshman, he was located in an area where the weakest of monsters were located. But it would change as his year and grade went up.

It seemed like they would deal with the low-leveled monsters until their 3rd year. However, the only difference from their freshman year and their third year was the number of monsters that they fought against.

Meanwhile, the older students were located in an area where higher-leveled monsters were teeming. To be specific, the 4th years were located where the simple and crude giant species were and the 5th years were located where the drakes and the airborne monsters were located at. 

In other words, they were teaching the students what monsters were located in a specific terrain and how they should respond against them every school year. 

"That's good. You can easily develop your strength and military power once you graduate." 

"Did you realize it all at once?" 

A female professor approached him from the side just as Jaiden spoke out after he determined the purpose of the academy being built like this. Jaiden only bowed his head in greeting since he did not know the name of his professor. 

"I'm Selina, I teach basic beast theories." 

"I'm number 13." 

"Your fight earlier was quite impressive."

"Thank you."

Jaiden bowed his head at Selina's words. Then, he bid her goodbye. But just as he was about to leave, Selina grinned and spoke to him.

"What do you think?"

"Yes?"

Jaiden was left in confusion after hearing Selina's question that did not pertain to any subject at all.

"I'm talking about this arrangement. Don't you think there's a problem?"

Hearing Selina's question, Jaiden stood still as he turned to look at the map once again.

He could tell that the structure of the academy was quite impressive in terms of fostering and nurturing talent. Even the line of defense was quite unique too. All in all, it was an ideal structure for constant and continuous monster hunting. 

In fact, this was also the same structure that the Northeast used. They would be the ones in the frontlines while they sent the monsters' body to the Center while the Center supported them with heavy munitions. However, this was a structure that did not consider a large monster wave. 

Looking at the facts in front of him, it seemed like this was the reason why the Northeast was doomed even before the monster wave began. The Northeast had been swamped by large scale monster riots even before the signs of the monster wave started to appear. 

'Just having a five-fold increase in the number of monsters will pose a problem to the Northeast.'

"I don't know."

Jaiden had noticed but he did not bother to give an answer. After all, it was not that the Northeast Command did not know of this. But something like this could not be fixed even if he noticed it all at once. It was a problem that could not be fixed due to various complex problems entangling their situation. There were plenty of ways to solve the problem. But it was something unrealistic at this point in time.

There was a paper that suggested a futuristic ideal saying that the Northeast could have endured more if they had done it but it was just treated as an unrealistic ideal. He was of the same mind back then. Although he wanted to use it and stop the monster waves when he was the head of the Leonhardt Family it was something that was impossible. Especially if the interests of the Imperial Family as well as other special interests were linked and put at risk.

"Hmm…"

Selina's eyes narrowed when she heard Jaiden's answers. She looked at him suspiciously. However, when she couldn't find anything wrong with him, all she could do was ponder deeply before making a proposal. 

"If you give me a satisfactory answer then I'll give you extra points. If you're aiming for an early graduation, then this is a very important opportunity for you."

Jaiden tilted his head at her when he heard Selina's proposal. When Selina saw that Jaiden's mouth remained shut, she grinned as she added things to her proposal.

"If you give me a satisfactory answer then I'll try to convince the military science professor too. How about it?"

Jaiden's eyes couldn't help but shake when she gave out an attractive offer, offering not only herself but also other professors. Then he let out a sigh. 

He organized his thoughts for a moment before carefully opening his mouth.

"I can't give you a definite answer since I don't know the exact number and monster distribution in the area right now."

"Alright. I'll take that into account."

Jaiden avoided Selina's eyes that were twinkling with anticipation as he stared at the map. 

"Right now, the biggest problem in this line of defense is the Northeast Command. The central point is weak. During an emergency, we won't have the strength to gather and fight back until reinforcements from the rear arrive."

"And?"

"At first glance, the front line and the rear looks like it's well established but it's just a forced arrangement due to the severe lack of troops. If there comes a time that the number of monsters that we can face right now increases or if a large number of monsters comes down from the North, then both lines of defense will blow up in no time at all." 

Selina tilted her head at Jaiden's words.

"The size of our troops right now is more than enough to stop and deal with twice the current size of monsters that attack us." 

"Yes. But based on history, the usual monster wave is around 5 to 10 times larger than the current level of monsters that we deal with. It's more than 3x the abnormal monster activity that we deal with occasionally." 

Selina nodded her head when Jaiden mentioned the records in history. Jaiden couldn't help but sigh when he saw her nodding her head at him as if to encourage him to continue. 

"It looks like the Northeast is aware of this and they have already taken quite a number of steps so they can ensure to get the reinforcements from the rear quickly but…" 

Jaiden stared at the points that indicated the air base as well as the large warp gate. Although they could be easily opened and closed and were located at the rear, he knew that it would be useless if that time ever came. 

If the monsters were to come down and wreak havoc on a large scale then the mana fog would also engulf the air base. Flight would also be difficult since it would be hard to penetrate through the tremendous amount of flying monsters in the area. It would be ideal if the ground forces and the air forces would be able to move together and help each other properly but the problem was that they wouldn't be able to withstand it until that time came. 

"When a monster wave occurs, the Northeast will be wiped out." 

"So, is the answer recruitment? Troops recruitment?" 

"I think that is the most basic solution, yes."

"There's something else?"

"Build our own strength in the Northeast and become self-sufficient."

Selina was surprised by Jaiden's answer. She couldn't help but tilt her head in thought. The answer that she expected from him was building a base at the rear to foster additional troops so they could have rapid and fast support from the rear. 

Selina's eyes glistened when she heard a different answer from him.

"Self-sufficient?"

"Yes. Currently, the Northeast is heavily relying on the Center so we're doing something like this."

"You're talking about the military supplies? But we can't farm here, we don't have any people here?"

"Business is possible."

"Selling the monsters' bodies? Will the merchants even come all the way here for that?"

Jaiden thought for a moment after hearing Selina's words. Then, he opened his mouth again. 

"Don't we have a river in the Northeast that runs to the East?"

"Yeah. But it's teeming with monsters too."

"Yes. But it's not that far from the East."

"But we don't have any sailors."

Jaiden nodded at Selina.

"That's why we need to make a connection with the Eastern Navy. I heard that the Northeastern part of the Eastern Navy receives the least support from the center."

"That's true. There aren't as many naval troops in there compared to the Southeast and it's not as developed as the major cities in the East. There's also a lot of monsters there too."

"Then, there's a possibility. If we can place the Eastern Navy's power into the river together with some of our forces and clean up the river of the monsters, then we will both have security."

Jaiden thought about what he had planned back then in the North. It was something that came to mind while he was trying his hardest to somehow rebuild the North that was devastated by the monsters. 

With Leonhardt's strong fortress as the center of the frontline he dreamt of deploying troops around the river while dealing with the monsters. Then, he would create a factory-like complex that would export the monsters' bodies to the center. He also wanted to build castles and strongholds around the river in case of emergencies. With that, he would be able to gradually expand the scale of his operations. 

But the center couldn't just leave him alone. There was no way for him to undermine their interests. In addition, the Imperial Family was so shitty and trashy that they were only preoccupied with strengthening their Imperial Power even at the expense of the Northerners. 

He failed back then, but he thought that it should be possible here in the Northeast. Unlike the North, the Northeast's location was quite far from the center. In addition, their military was also independent from them so his dream of achieving complete independence might be possible.

"So?" 

"If our strength, the monsters' bodies, and the Eastern Navy are linked together then there's a possibility that the Northeast will develop its trading and be able to trade with other continents." 

"Hmm… They're good. But I don't think there's going to be that much. Maybe just about the same amount as the amount that we deliver to the Center?" 

"We don't need to rely on the Center." 

"What?" 

Selina's eyes widened as she looked at Jaiden curiously.

"Rare herbs, animal skins and other items that only grow here are items that are popular with the high-ranking people. To be honest, compared to the value of what the Northeast gives, the munitions from the Center seem to be too poor." 

"So you're saying that… we should stop giving the monsters' bodies to the center?" 

"We have to give them some. I think we can just give them a portion, enough to pay off the tax. Then, we can move the rest to another area." 

"That sounds unrealistic, right? Isn't it better to just leave it in the Center?" 

Jaiden nodded at Selina's words. 

"It's going to be hard at first. That's why, based on the various problems that we're experiencing right now, we should continue to lay the groundwork and make requests for support troops. If it's difficult to provide a large-scale troop in the fastest time, we should at least request an increase in the amount of munitions that they give us for support. If we do that, then we can buy some time until we can make secret contact with the Eastern Navy and occupy the Northeast's river basin." 

"Hoo… Good. So what if we start being self-sufficient with that? Are we supposed to wage war with the Center?" 

"Then, we can prepare for the Northeast's independence in conjunction with the North. That way, we will gain more freedom from the Center." 

"What?" 

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 Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anywhere (3)

 

 

 

 

  Chapter 41 - The Winter Mountains' Wo...  Chapter 40 - Unraveling the Thread (3)  Chapter 39 - Unraveling the Thread (2)  Chapter 38 - Unraveling the Thread (1)  Chapter 37 - Young Outpost Leader (3)  Chapter 36 - Young Outpost Leader (2)  Chapter 35 - Young Outpost Leader (1)  Chapter 34 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 33 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 32 - Recruitment War (5)  Chapter 31 - Recruitment War (4)  Chapter 30 - Recruitment War (3)  Chapter 29 - Recruitment War (2)  Chapter 28 - Recruitment War (1)  Chapter 27 - High-nosed Owl (3)  Chapter 26 - High-nosed Owl (2)  Chapter 25 - High-nosed Owl (1)  Chapter 24 - Jaiden's Worth (5)  Chapter 23 - Jaiden's Worth (4)  Chapter 22 - Jaiden's Worth (3)  Chapter 21 - Jaiden's Worth (2)  Chapter 20 - Jaiden's Worth (1)  Chapter 19 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 18 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 17 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 16 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 15 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 13 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 12 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 10 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 9 - Northeast Military Academ...  Chapter 8 - Enlistment (2)  Chapter 7 - Enlistment (1)  Chapter 6 - Running Away From Home (2)  Chapter 5 - Running Away From Home (1)  Chapter 4 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 3 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 2 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 1 - Good Work. This was a Bet... 

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Translator: ChubbyCheeks

5 Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anywhere (3)

 

Selina asked Jaiden foolishly. It seemed like the answer that Jaiden gave her was truly something that was unexpected. 

"Do you think that even makes sense?" 

Hearing her skeptical words, Jaiden just calmly spoke.

"I don't think there's anything that can't be done. The North has also developed a lot. They also have a lot of complaints with the Center. Besides most of the Northerners are gathered around the Leonhardts so if we can convince them, then everything will be fine." 

"Ha… Even if we can persuade those beasts, wouldn't we become isolated once the North falls?" 

"I don't think so. It's not only the North that has complaints about the Center. Isn't there one more place that's pissed off by the lack of support from the Center?" 

"Ah… The West." 

The West was a place that faced numerous borders and countries. It was a place where disputes and skirmishes always happened. Although it made huge money through trade, it was like a money sinkhole due to the money that they poured out to resolve the conflicts that they always experienced. 

However, the current Central Politics did not have any political settlement with other countries. How could they even achieve a settlement with other countries when they themselves were in a political dispute. This situation was something that the West found frustrating. After all, conflicts would continue to rise in their area if the Center did not settle with the other countries. 

"As long as we can achieve cooperation with the West with the backing of the forces from the North…" 

"The East and the West can be reconnected through the North?" 

"And it's not only the West. There are definitely some Lords in the East and the South that are unhappy with the Center. To be specific, the Eastern Merchant Union. They pay huge amounts of taxes to the Center every time but the Center's response to pirates has always been lukewarm. They might be unhappy with them too."

Selina looked at Jaiden as if she was asking if he knew something like that too. After pondering over his answer, she couldn't help but just nod heavily. She was just trying to listen to Jaiden's thoughts with a light heart but she heard a lot more things than what she initially thought she would hear. If she were able to write a paper based on what Jaiden had said, then she could get it to the Northern Command for a review. 

'Although it's like a shot to the moon, there are still a few things that are worth examining.'

Selina easily figured out the possibility so she continued to ponder deeply before speaking to Jaiden.

"What you said today… Can I talk about it with other people?"

"It doesn't matter."

"Right. I understand. I've heard your thoughts on this well. I'll make sure to tell the military science professor too! Thanks!"

He did not know what passed through her head but all Jaiden could do was shake his head as he watched her disappear from his sight. Then, he finally left the spot where he was standing. 

At this point, Jaiden had no idea what awaited him. All that passed through his head was the fact that he could collect additional points after answering her question. He was happy that he could already start collecting points for his early graduation. 

In fact, the thoughts that he told her was something that he had thought about in his previous life. However, he failed to put them into action. He did not even think that it would be done here since his words couldn't change the situation in the Northeast. It was literally just a dream within a dream. After all, the Northeast would not be able to escape from the Center's tight grip.

"I wonder where our Baepsae is…"

Jaiden was left with nothing to do since all of their classes for the day had been cancelled due to the sudden monster invasion. So he went under the shade of a tree and laid down.

―Tweet!

"Huh?"

For a moment, he thought that he misheard so he looked around for a moment. However, there was no sign of Baepsae at all. 

"Am I hallucinating?"

Perhaps he hallucinated and thought that he heard Baepsae because he missed the tiny bird very much. 

―Tweet!

Jaiden hurriedly raised his head when he heard the sound of Baepsae from above him. Looking above him he finally saw the figure that he had missed so much. Baepsae's body was a cacophony of colors with the dominant rare blue feathers covering all over its body mixed with some yellows and reds. 

His face lit up when he saw that the punk had finally appeared in front of him. 

"Baepsae-yah!" 

―Tweet!

Baepsae flapped its small wings as it landed gently on Jaiden's head after hearing his call. Then, as if knowing how hard things were for Jaiden, Baepsae immediately tweeted and chirped, singing a song that only it knew. Jaiden's eyes slipped close after listening to Baepsae's song. He only opened his eyes after its chirping had finished.

"Punk…" 

The song was not that long but he could feel that his body was filled with energy. Even his consumed mana had been recovered as it started to spin and run in his mana circuit. 

"Thanks." 

―Tweet!

He stroked its cute and tiny head, when Jaiden saw the small bird nodding. It looked like it was telling him that what it did was nothing at all. Then, he asked.

"You're not going anywhere else are you?" 

―Tweet! Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet!

"Hmm? You got a new friend? You like that friend more than me?" 

―Tweet! Tweet!

Jaiden felt jealous so he tapped his fingers on its small wings.

―Tweet! Tweet!

"Your friend is around here? Hmm…" 

Jaiden looked disappointed when he saw Baepsae's gaze. It seemed like the cute bird was telling him that it would come to him whenever he was having a hard time so he should train hard. 

"Our Baepsae have a severe wanderlust." 

―Tweet!

Jaiden watched the bird blankly as Baepsae kicked him hard and flew away from him.

Our Baepsae is heartless.

However, thanks to Baepsae, he felt a bit refreshed. Since the fatigue that he had felt due to the battle earlier had disappeared to some extent, he turned to return to his dormitory after taking one last look around the academy. 

The next day, they were all officially seated in the classroom. 

Even though they were attending a military academy, they still needed to study the necessary and basic curriculum to learn some basic common sense. Thanks to this, they were required to study military science and basic beast theories as their basic courses. Unlike other academies where they were allowed to find things that they wanted to learn, only compulsory subjects were given to them to learn.

The class was also divided. They even added the competition system to their curriculum so the 1st class were those from 1~30 and will be cut off after that. The other classes would also be cut off every 30th student. The rankings and the class would also change every four months. And for the students who had to maintain or raise their current rankings, hell had finally begun. 

Since they were in a military academy, their main focus still lay on military science and basic beast theories. And this was where the problem began.

"Number 13?" 

"Yes!" 

"I heard from Selina. I will give you extra points." 

"Thank you." 

There was no problem with calling him out with everyone around him but as soon as they heard that he was being given extra points, the rest of the children began to look at them questioningly.

They were all wondering what Jaiden did to get those extra points. However, they soon knew the reason. It was because the military science professor kept on asking Jaiden questions to confirm if what Selina had told him was true. 

Although it was the most basic questions about military science, it still felt a bit problematic since he was answering those questions without any difficulties at all.

And whenever Jaiden answered his question perfectly, the military science professor would throw a more difficult question. The problem was that the professor thought that he could not answer it but Jaiden had a lot of jjambap so he answered the question without thinking about it.

"Well done. I look forward to more next time." 

"Th… Thank you." 

Jaiden felt embarrassed when the professor finished their first class after he asked him those questions. Still, even though he had a lot of jjambap, he still made a lot of progress after being asked those questions by the professor continuously. 

And the next subject was basic beast theories…

Selina must have heard the news too since she had a strange expression on her face. But it seemed like she just went along with the flow as she asked Jaiden one question after another.

Unlike military science, basic beast theories was a subject that had a lot of questions that couldn't be answered without any real knowledge. So when Jaiden answered all of her questions, both Selina and the rest of the students looked at him dumbfoundedly.

"Uhm…" 

Since he was tired from the military science professor's barrage of questions, he thought that he should just roughly answer Selina's questions. He knew that he should pretend that he did not know but he just answered everything unknowingly because he was exhausted. 

"A… A goblin's habit?"

This was the first time that Selina had even heard of a goblin's habit.

The goblin's unusual habit was something that should be known 10 years later. It was their weakness to be exact. Smelling too much rotten milk or rotten fruit would make them feel like they were drunk. 

Jaiden couldn't help but pause when he realized that he unknowingly blurted out those words.

'Did I mess up?'

It was a weakness that was not yet known at this time. He only knew of it back when the northern part of the country had fallen and was devastated and everyone was fleeing. They accidentally found this weakness while they watched the goblins that occupied a village that was filled with rotten food. 

Jaiden avoided Selina's gaze as his back got drenched with cold sweat. 

And just like that, the basic beast theories lesson had ended. Jaiden had to be bombarded with questions from all of the professors in the theoretical classes. 

In fact, the basics were not something that difficult for Jaiden so he could easily answer their questions. However, when he tried to refuse to pay any more attention to the professor's questions, the professor threatened him that he would give him penalty points if he hesitated to answer him. So he had no choice but to continue answering.

"I don't think number 13 is suited to be a freshman."

"Is it because their level is too different?"

"Hoo… But it isn't customary to bypass the first year, you know? We have no choice but to leave him here for a year or so."

"But at this point, there's no point in having that student listen to our lectures. Right?"

The professors had gathered to discuss Jaiden. During their time teaching in the academy, they had experienced some students that did not need to learn the basics. However, they did not have a problem with them since they usually had a hard time studying once they entered their 2nd~3rd years. The problem was that Jaiden's level was far beyond that. The theory and basics that they were teaching here in the academy was completely meaningless to Jaiden. 

In the first place, he came here to turn himself into a war weapon. After all, he knew that this place was the weakest in terms of the theories and the basics.

"Thesis."

Selina suddenly spoke about a thesis after listening quietly to the others. The other professors turned to look at her in unison. 

"Let's test number 13's common sense and basic theories at the level of the 6th years. Then, let's get him to write a thesis in military science and basic beast theories."

"From a nine year old?"

The military science professor looked at her absurdly. However, all she could do was show him a helpless face. 

"I understand the test. But it takes time to prepare for a thesis. Right?"

"That's right. So don't you think that number 13 should prepare his personal thesis in military science and basic beast theories classes?"

The military science professor nodded his head heavily at her words.

"Above all, we should keep it a secret that number 13 is a genius."

"Why? Isn't it better if rumors spread?"

"Theoretically speaking, if his genius is to be highlighted then other local academies will take him from us!"

Selina glared at the bald professor who just spoke nonsense earlier. 

"But he's a soldier?"

"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of military academies here so if the Center gives out their orders then he could easily be taken away from us." 

"I… I see." 

Everyone nodded their heads at Selina's words. 

Just like that, all of the professors gave Jaiden a special test and a thesis assignment following Selina's words. Everyone felt jealous with the special treatment that Jaiden was receiving but they did not make any move. Perhaps they were blinded by Jaiden's spectacular moves during the battle before.

Then, after Jaiden received a perfect score on his tests, he finally wrote a thesis in military science and basic beast theories.  

Jaiden thought that he should just completely end all of these tedious theoretical classes so he wrote a thesis on everything that he knew. And when he thought that he was lacking something, he would study related materials and books from the academy which added flesh to the knowledge in his head. 

However, since he was preparing two papers at once, they were written almost similarly. But that was something that he did not need to care about. He wasn't even a professor. Besides, he was just nine years old right now so he gave up thinking that this was more than enough.

And the next day…

"Number 13."

"Yes."

The military science professor called out to Jaiden with a serious look on his face.

"You're now out of the theoretical class."

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Notes:

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  Chapter 41 - The Winter Mountains' Wo...  Chapter 40 - Unraveling the Thread (3)  Chapter 39 - Unraveling the Thread (2)  Chapter 38 - Unraveling the Thread (1)  Chapter 37 - Young Outpost Leader (3)  Chapter 36 - Young Outpost Leader (2)  Chapter 35 - Young Outpost Leader (1)  Chapter 34 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 33 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 32 - Recruitment War (5)  Chapter 31 - Recruitment War (4)  Chapter 30 - Recruitment War (3)  Chapter 29 - Recruitment War (2)  Chapter 28 - Recruitment War (1)  Chapter 27 - High-nosed Owl (3)  Chapter 26 - High-nosed Owl (2)  Chapter 25 - High-nosed Owl (1)  Chapter 24 - Jaiden's Worth (5)  Chapter 23 - Jaiden's Worth (4)  Chapter 22 - Jaiden's Worth (3)  Chapter 21 - Jaiden's Worth (2)  Chapter 20 - Jaiden's Worth (1)  Chapter 19 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 18 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 17 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 16 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 15 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 13 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 12 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 10 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 9 - Northeast Military Academ...  Chapter 8 - Enlistment (2)  Chapter 7 - Enlistment (1)  Chapter 6 - Running Away From Home (2)  Chapter 5 - Running Away From Home (1)  Chapter 4 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 3 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 2 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 1 - Good Work. This was a Bet... 

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Notes

[Jjambap] 짬밥 – It's a slang to indicate seniority among the conscripts. It is also used to express how many years someone has worked in that field. This word originated in the military that literally means military meal or army rations. Eating a lot of jjambap/military meals meant that your stay in the military is long so you have a lot of experience. The same was true if your rank is higher, it means that you have eaten a lot of jjambap and are now more experienced than those who have eaten less jjambap.

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I will continue to use jjambap in the future since it's a slang that I hope to preserve in the translation. It's something that we don't have in the English language (or do we have a similar slang or expression?).

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  Chapter 41 - The Winter Mountains' Wo...  Chapter 40 - Unraveling the Thread (3)  Chapter 39 - Unraveling the Thread (2)  Chapter 38 - Unraveling the Thread (1)  Chapter 37 - Young Outpost Leader (3)  Chapter 36 - Young Outpost Leader (2)  Chapter 35 - Young Outpost Leader (1)  Chapter 34 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 33 - First Post: Winter Mount...  Chapter 32 - Recruitment War (5)  Chapter 31 - Recruitment War (4)  Chapter 30 - Recruitment War (3)  Chapter 29 - Recruitment War (2)  Chapter 28 - Recruitment War (1)  Chapter 27 - High-nosed Owl (3)  Chapter 26 - High-nosed Owl (2)  Chapter 25 - High-nosed Owl (1)  Chapter 24 - Jaiden's Worth (5)  Chapter 23 - Jaiden's Worth (4)  Chapter 22 - Jaiden's Worth (3)  Chapter 21 - Jaiden's Worth (2)  Chapter 20 - Jaiden's Worth (1)  Chapter 19 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 18 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 17 - Lower Years' Ranking Bat...  Chapter 16 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 15 - I'd Rather Take Theoreti...  Chapter 14 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 13 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 12 - Jjampbap Doesn't Go Anyw...  Chapter 11 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 10 - Northeast Military Acade...  Chapter 9 - Northeast Military Academ...  Chapter 8 - Enlistment (2)  Chapter 7 - Enlistment (1)  Chapter 6 - Running Away From Home (2)  Chapter 5 - Running Away From Home (1)  Chapter 4 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 3 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 2 - Preparing to Run Away fro...  Chapter 1 - Good Work. This was a Bet... 

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