107 – Already ate, huh?
[First come, first served! Event completed.]
[Although you could have faced human casualties from the ‘Monster Warehouse’ that appeared in the Random Storage, you cleverly avoided damages.]
[You obtained 3000 Points as a bonus for completing the event successfully.]
[Cry Experience +5]
[Taming Experience +3]
[Good Child Experience +1]
[Your mana increases.]
There were ups and downs, but the gains were quite savory.
You got mana, and you piled up points too.
‘The more points I gather, the better!’
Points are used for obtaining item permits or usage permits, but that’s a secondary use.
The main way to use points is to buy grades and related academic necessities.
‘With a little more application, I could also view the status window.’
Players can access their status window just by calling out “Status Window,” but since the game has become reality, I couldn’t enjoy such game conveniences.
Instead, there’s a unique magical method used in the Academy to view the status window.
However, the reason I haven’t viewed my status window until now is because it comes with a cost.
10,000 points per viewing.
A paid status window you pay points to measure and view!
‘If you tell a Korean to pay for something they used to get for free, they definitely wouldn’t want to see it!’
Besides, I’m a veteran player, so it’s not like I really need to.
I can roughly gauge my stats and specs with my body and mind.
Right now, what I need most is not the status window.
“The Principal said not to even think about whining and to be on time, so let’s head to the classroom immediately.”
“Yes…”
Tuesday, third period.
The Principal’s lecture awaited.
*
The Principal huffed loudly, with nostrils so big it was almost burdensome.
“AAAH-!”
“It’s too hot-!”
“This is biological warfare!”
The Principal, who shocked the upper class students, said blankly.
-I heard there’s a student who’s been causing trouble by swaggering around a restricted area.
Why is everyone looking at me?
It might not be about me, right?
Hiding behind Hestia, I tried to play dumb, but her bear-like hand grabbed my neck and lifted me up.
“The principle of mercenaries is to take responsibility for what you’ve done. Don’t hide it, Oknodie.”
“Ugh! Attacking with logic, that’s low, Hestia!”
Hestia didn’t indulge my whining.
The Principal glared at me with an annoyed expression.
What are you looking at, you overweight lizard.
As I faced him with that dazed stare, he opened his mouth wide.
And whoosh—he blew out a gust.
“Ughuyahg!”
My face skin was nearly flattened by the forceful breath, causing me to sway for a while while hanging onto Hestia’s arm.
It was an excruciating experience, like riding in a mad sports car at 200 km/h with the window open.
-You seem to have many complaints on your forehead; should I stretch it out more?
“No!!”
While awkwardly smiling as if about to cry, the Principal blew another gust, showcasing the might of a dragon.
-There are many facilities in the Academy unsuitable for first years.
-If you wander around carelessly, it could lead to serious accidents, so if you see unfamiliar facilities, don’t just follow out of curiosity.
-That’s because it’s not a holy oracle space appearing because you’re chosen warriors, but rather a 99.9% chance due to mistakes made by your insufficient seniors.
Curious Cat Beastfolk Xenia raised a hand.
“What’s the 0.1%?”
-It must be a holy oracle space.
The Principal seemed indifferent, but the students were stunned.
God’s garden. Oracle space. Sacred sanctum.
In this place, one can receive divine voices, blessings, divine items, or powers by reaching it either by calling upon or accidentally stepping in.
It’s a fortunate event that only the lucky ones get to enter, much like winning the lottery on the way.
Players can also enter by a very rare chance.
‘But it’s not like only benevolent gods exist.’
As a player, I knew being called to the gods’ sanctum wouldn’t necessarily be a good thing, so I remained indifferent while others seemed fired up with passion.
-That’s enough preaching for now.
-Today’s “Principal’s Teaching” lecture will cover how to cook monsters.
-The monster we’ll be cooking is… the Giant King Crab, the most common monster on campus!
The Principal had his own educational philosophy.
If you create disaster events, you must provide solutions!
Even if they suffer until the lecture begins, the goal of the Dragon Principal is to make them think it’s bearable after attending his class.
However, he underestimated Class 981.
Students who have already tasted the Giant King Crab in all sorts of ways—boiled, steamed, stir-fried—looked puzzled.
“Principal. We already filled our bellies with Giant King Crab!”
Isabel, who rarely raised her hand, voiced out.
“The ugly shellfish♡ just a big dining place♡ flavor of crab salad getting eaten ♡”
The Second Princess Masugaki also smiled, recalling the taste from that time.
-Really? You’ve already cooked it?
“Yeah! We even borrowed a steamer from the cafeteria.”
The Principal’s face turned frazzled, clearly taken aback, as this wasn’t how he had planned things.
A subtle expectation rose on every student’s face.
Even the usually quiet Eastern Swordsman Sing, Northern Grand Duchess Irene, and Fusion Experiment Kasia, all top-ranking students, looked intrigued.
Will today’s lecture end early?
Honestly, isn’t this practically free food?
-Well, it can’t be helped. We have to cook the second most common monster on campus.
“Ah…”
“Did it really have to come to this…”
“I’m so disappointed…”
The students openly expressed their disappointment.
Of course, the Principal acted as though he didn’t hear them.
But what could possibly be the second most common monster?
Are there any seafood left stuck to the mud with the crabs?
Just pondering for a moment.
I realized my face hardened upon hearing the Principal’s words.
-The second most common monster is the Red Fanged Mushroom. I’ll teach you how to cook mushrooms!
Jigoku’s face also turned pale.
“Do we really have to eat that?”
“Principal. That really doesn’t seem right. If you miss just one spore, everything will go downhill. Is it even possible to cook it?”
Hestia, who knew the bad reputation of the Red Fanged Mushroom as a former mercenary, shared the same hesitance.
-The reason Red Fanged Mushrooms are not used for food is due to an inherent fear of being eaten alive by parasitic spores, but if cooked properly, they can definitely be consumed!
As the Principal waved his hand, Red Fanged Mushrooms, including the Mother-class Red Fanged Mushroom, appeared below a summoned magic circle.
“Kyah!”
“Kyah!”
-Shut up, you little creatures!
“Kyiiing…”
“Kyiiing…”
The Red Fanged Mushrooms trembled and fell over in surprise at the Principal’s roar.
A phenomenon similar to what’s known as Dragon Fear, where subordinates get scared stiff and start foaming at the mouth when their superior scolds them.
-For your information, the Mother-class mushrooms accumulate mana in their caps, and this mana-collecting organ, [Spore Sac], will increase your mana amount when consumed.
-This rare organ is an anatomical feature created by the Mother-class Red Fanged Mushroom to survive against predators, and it’s why second-year students trolled and illegally farmed Red Fanged Mushrooms, making them the second-most common species in the Academy!
No wonder there seemed to be an oddly high number; it was a trolling ploy by the second-year seniors!
“Those 980 students are really something.”
“They’ve thrown away their noble dignity.”
“But it’s a bit innovative, isn’t it? Should we also secretly try raising some later?”
The Dragon Principal turned to the person who spoke at the end.
The students were pointing fingers at the one who spoke up, making it clear that the student hadn’t been discreet at all.
The identity of the blushing spotlight-stealer was Son Ohchun.
Sigh.
I have to keep my distance so I don’t embarrass myself.
Isabel and Jezel pretended not to know him and subtly inched away.
-Now, you oversized mushroom goof. Hand over the Spore Sac immediately!
Under the Principal’s threat, the Mother-class Red Fanged Mushroom sulkily reached into its cap and pulled out the Spore Sac with its own hands.
-Hmm? What’s this? Why is it so small, almost like someone else already took a bite out of it?
The Mother-class Red Fanged Mushroom turned its gaze somewhere, looking quite flustered.
It glanced around, pretending to search for something, but that wouldn’t help much.
‘You’re already hiding under Jezel’s cloak!’
The promise of being a friendly ambassador for the Red Fanged Mushrooms to help them peacefully coexist at the Academy just got obliterated.
Accidentally becoming a Spore Sac thief because of the Principal, I must avoid eye contact with them!
