The world's strongest S-class adventurer, known as the Thunder Emperor, shows his power without restraint and becomes a warrior in the Academy of Magic - Chapter 39

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“Carefully and carefully ………… Ummmmm, yeah, yeah. You must be careful with Mandrake. It’s too late to regret it when you’re dead~”

The gentle-looking elderly woman, watching us work on our hands, says in a quiet voice. Because it’s a very gentle tone of voice, so we can easily listen to the words, and not feel any discomfort. –But there’s one guy next to me who is fretting about it.

“…… hey, did you just hear that?”

“What?”

“She said we will die. Did I hear wrong? Didn’t she say something awful?”

“Yeah, she said it.”

“Yeah, she said it, are you crazy? Do you usually say the word death so languidly? Say it a little more spookily or you’ll accidentally die!”

Arthur, a tall man with dark blue hair tied back, speaks to me so in a whisper.

You can see the color of astonishment in his eyes.

“Don’t die by accident …… in a mandrake, that’s not what they do nowadays.”

“She should make us pay attention in a more spooky way.”

“It’s true that there is a surprisingly high number of deaths from mandrakes every year. I hear the number is in the double digits.”

”The fact that I’m going to die because I look like this vegetable scares me. …… –Ugh, I think I just met eyes with a mandrake ……”

Arthur pokes a freshly picked mandrake with a disgusted look on his face.

“By the way, Are you familiar with Mandrake at Lowood?”

“No, not really. And this one is often used by alchemists. I’m not an expert.”

Then a girl standing and working next to me – Nina von Raymond, with her red hair, pulled up in a half-up, murmurs “Alchemy ……” as if she has something in mind.

Nina and alchemy are not far from each other. It was a specialty of the older generation that she was familiar with. The smell of this mandrake always wafted from her hands.

After all, her goal was to kill Nina, which Nina herself did not know, but there was no need to say it now. She looks sad, but time will tell.

“What do you think, Nina?”

“Huh? Ah, Mandrake. I’ve seen it in a book…… but it’s still kind of creepy.”

Nina sticks out her tongue in a vain attempt.

“Haha, I know, I know.”

Then the herbology teacher, also in a calm voice, continues.

“As you know, the moment you pull out a mandrake, it screams. People who hear the scream will die. So how do you take it……? They say that people used to tie a cord to the dog and pull it out, but………… oh dear, I’m not the old man, am I? It’s much, much older than me.”

And the teacher giggles in denial about something that no one cares about.

No one is laughing at that. There’s something about laughing that makes you feel like you’re going to lose your temper. It’s so calm.

“–But it’s a lot easier today. In the old days, magic wasn’t as advanced, so you couldn’t strangle a mandrake in time to scream. So today, we’re going to learn how to use magic to get a mandrake. Let’s pick as nicely as that freshly picked mandrake you were just touching.”

The corridor of the main school building–.

Outside the window, we could see students from other classes practicing bodywork.

We had managed to get through the turbulent herbology session with zero deaths (a few fainted, of course) and were moving from one classroom to the next.

I’ve gotten used to this life.

When I was an adventurer, things were a bit hectic and messy. I handled things poorly, and I often didn’t have time to sleep when I was on multiple missions. When the mission was over, you could quickly go home and prepare for the next one………… But this academy was a quiet one.

It’s not a bad thing, and although it values independence, there are still minimal rules and the vigilantes work tirelessly to control any unnecessary conflicts.

A month after entering the school, we’ve finally gotten used to it, and we’ve gotten used to it so that we can spend more time on our own work.

But the school is still large, and there are still many places we have never set foot in. I’ve found some doors hidden by magic, but I don’t know what they’re used for or what’s in them. I’m also curious about the warding of the underground facility……, but well, I guess we’ll find out eventually.

The exercise at Limba, our party came in sixth place overall.

We finally settled into that position after I fought the chimera and was narrowed down by Clarice’s class mages while Arthur and his friends went to call their teacher. According to Theo Hollow, we would have come in the first place if we had started at the initial pace. Well, that’s just the way it is.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

However, sixth place is a good enough result, and I’m happy with it. I’m happy with it. It’s a shame that they didn’t take first place, but I’m happy with the results because I was able to promote Arthur and Nina’s growth, which was the direction I had in mind for this event. And the real thing is the welcome party.

“It’s —- that’s him……”

“Seriously? Commoners, right?”

“I don’t know, I heard it.”

“That is…… Noah Akright ……”

From behind me, a whispering voice could be heard.

It’s starting again.

“Sneaking around, well, you’ve really become a popular guy, Noah.”

Arthur grins playfully as he puts his arm around my shoulder.

“Noah, you’re awesome, to begin with, and you’re the kind of person who can help people!　You deserve to be famous. People are finally starting to understand.”

“It doesn’t sound so friendly. It’s annoying to feel the eyes on you every time you walk, isn’t it? You ain’t got any experience with that.”

“Ah……”

So there’s that. When I was a van, it was so easy to move around with the lightning transference that I became widely known as the “Thunder Emperor” who appeared with a thunderclap. I’m sure you’re not the only one who’s interested in this.

But I can understand the feeling.

Quests are a chain of events.

For example, if a group of monsters, driven out of their habitat by a group of orcs, were attacking merchants, a merchant escort was usually ordered as a low-ranking mission. On the other hand, the orcs, the root of all evil, are more difficult to defeat and are a higher-ranked mission ordered by the landowner or neighboring village to collect money.

This means that if I do a small request, the root of all evil, the big request, the C and B grade people who earn money from it will be out of a job.

In fact, when I destroyed a gang of orcs, I received a complaint from the merchant guards. The monsters that had escaped from the orcs and were attacking merchants near the city, were now in the red because the orcs had disappeared! Like that.

As a result, it was the best way for everyone to live in peace. Well, they are bottom-feeding adventurers, as long as they can earn some money.

Anyway, that’s why I’m used to being looked at with envy, jealousy, and anger.

“But that’s the work of a strong man, freshman!”

A loud voice echoes down the hallway.

Everyone present turns back to you.

“Shit.”

Arthur opens his unusual eyes and exclaims.

“Senior Doma……!”

Then the woman next to us – Natalia – tweets to Doma, who stands in front of us with her arms crossed, 

“You’re looked like some kind of oddball………… you’re making too much noise all the time.”

“I don’t care! –And I hear you, freshman! Noah Akright! Apparently, it was a great success.”

Doma lifted the corners of his mouth in a grin and crossed his arms in a happy manner.

“Huh, well, …… enough to make a rumor.”

“That’s the same as always. More joy, and more tears!　It’s a lot to reach my ears here…… Oh well! Now the stage is set!”

“What’s that?”

At my words, Doma raises one finger in the air.

“Welcome Festival …… you’re the winner! And let’s beat each other to death in a formal setting with me here!”

It’s clearly indicative of this guy’s personality that he wants to punch each other in the face. What a hot mess…….

“It’s not just a matter of time before I’ll be able to get to know each other better. I’m the first person in this academy to have found you, you know!”

“…… Doma”

Suddenly, Natalia from behind calls out to Doma.

“What, Natalia. Are you trying to interfere with me again? That’s enough.”

“……No, this is very hard to say, but it’s the second-year students who can compete with the freshmen at the welcome party.”

“………………”

Doma slowly turned back and tilted his head curiously.

Natalia nodded her head to match it.

“…… Huh. Noah. Apparently, the heavens seem to be too afraid of our fight.”

“Isn’t that too much of a leap?”

“Well, maybe it’s time to take a leap. You’ve given us a reprieve, let’s take it generously.”

No, the story is not coherent.

He’s still a free man, as always, as free as the storm.

“Anyway! You are already the center of attention! Think of your every move as a rallying point for everyone’s expectations and hatred. And hone your magic well until you’re ready to fight me! I love it!”

Then Doma left without waiting for my answer, smiling broadly.

“That guy who said all he had to do and walk away.”

“Oh, he’s still an intense person……. But he seems to have a lot of respect for Noah.”

“I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not, because I’m always getting involved in things that are unnecessary to…….”

Then the freshman, who had been quiet when Doma was there, spoke up again in a whisper.

“It looked like Doma approved of him…..”

“He’s telling a lie anyway. That’s terrible.”

“Oh!?”

Arthur glares at them.

Then they quickly leave.

“You might as well give them a shot, right? That’s the kind of thing where rumors are spread without roots. Those guys are B-class, right?　Especially since there seems to be only weird information out there.”

“Haha, I don’t mind. They’ll find out all about it at the welcome party, so let it go.”

“Hehehe. The best of the best is indeed different.”[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]