<271 - The First Summons of the Organization>
Angry glares poured upon the fool who had the audacity to contradict Oknodie’s opinion, resulting in the confiscation of all friends’ fees from the scholarship students in an instant.
The student who asked the question trembled in fear at the thought of retaliation from the fellow scholarship students.
Primer felt the same way.
‘The mood among the scholarship students has changed.’
Sure, you’re pretty strong and favored by the foundation, but so what?
We’re scholarship students too, and if we unite, we can make it so you can’t bully us at will!
Such thoughts that surfaced subtly disappeared.
One act of rebellion resulted in the confiscation of friends’ fees.
What kind of disadvantage will the next rebellion bring?
Will only they suffer from it?
Will the other scholarship students just sit and watch?
With so many thoughts swirling, acting rashly was out of the question.
They realized the power Oknodie held.
The hierarchy was perfectly established.
‘Scary, isn’t it? To see such an innocent face showing such depth of heart.’
That scary child made it so scholarship students could no longer question or refute her commands with just a word, shifting the blame onto someone else.
As ruthless and clever as the foundation’s upper echelon, this proved why she was the ‘top’ scholarship student.
Let’s give up.
Facing Oknodie is…
Primer’s spirit was crushed, and the minor event titled [Scholarship Students’ Rebellion] vanished in that moment.
However, at the same time, a notification that shouldn’t have arisen for Oknodie came up.
[Bad Child Experience Points +3]
[Bad Child Experience Points have exceeded the threshold.]
[The [Bad Child] function has transformed into [Scary Child].]
She was no longer a bad child.
She had become a scary child.
Scary Child: Your every move sends people trembling in fear. It becomes increasingly difficult to gain someone’s favor.
Oops.
Perhaps she was too engrossed in the organization games.
Lo and behold, a bad child evolved into a scary child.
A function with massive penalties on favorability.
Most players would think, “Well, this run is done for,” and quickly hit the [Give Up on the Game] button or return to the lobby to hit [Restart].
Becoming a child feared by all in an academy where relationships with NPCs are crucial is obviously an extremely disadvantageous event.
‘How annoying.’
Even a veteran like me couldn’t help but show an annoyed expression for a moment!
“Is there something you’re worried about?”
Even April seemed concerned about my expression.
I shook my head with a smile once more.
“I just remembered something unpleasant for a moment. It’s nothing to worry about!”
“If you ever need help, just let me or the [Secret Scholarship Society] handle it. It would be a waste not to use the organization we formed to gain assistance.”
“I’ll do that!”
Sure, a little annoyance here and there, but who cares?
I’ve built quite the favorability with the necessary main and supporting characters already.
I now had plenty of professors with a special fondness for me.
Moreover, using veteran techniques, there’s a method to instantly flip the hostility of high hostility characters into favorability instead.
The so-called [This guy is actually a good guy] gimmick!
Though it’s not something I can use frequently, if done well, I could get all characters from hostile factions up to [Friendly] or [Ally] level in one go.
‘Right now, there aren’t any particularly coveted hostile factions, so maybe I’ll leave it be!’
Organizing among first-years was officially underway, but it was still at an early stage.
With the first semester finals coming up, competition was fierce to avoid becoming a failing student packing their bags for home.
Everyone’s goal was
They supported the lower-class students in their organization to gain an edge in competition, either by providing supplies, studying together, or sharing the preparation items for lectures.
In short, using the 2nd Hat to sneak a peek at the problems and answer sheets the professors would give me meant I had ample time to indulge in the asymmetric information advantage!
“If you collect these specific bugs, I’ll tell you the title that’ll be presented as a substitute for finals in [Challenge the Title] as a reward! For other lectures, um, I’ll let you know the finals questions or answers!”
I could collect the bugs that I would have had to spend hours gathering alone, quickly and easily.
[Crunchy Mouth Grasshopper]
[Strawberry Black Bug]
[White Fluffy Silkworm Moth]
Watch out for the crunchy mouth grasshopper that can die if stepped on without careful searching!
The sneaky strawberry black bug camouflages itself with black spots around the strawberry to munch away at the insides.
The white fluffy silkworm moth that’s surprisingly cute has become even cuter and more lovable.
All sorts of bugs piled into the collection bag.
[You have achieved the 5th level achievement in Bug Collecting.]
[You acquire the title [Elite Goo Fabre].]
[All activity stamina consumption decreases by 1% due to the title effect.]
[You receive a bonus of 50,000 points for achieving the title.]
“Oknodie. Why are you collecting so many bugs?”
“It’s a hobby of mine to collect collections!”
“For me, getting points and being told the exam problems is fine, but you’re pretty strange.”
“Actually, strictly speaking, what I give is only points, right? The exam questions and answers are products of the [Organization that Plays with Oknodie] sold for points!”
“Where else can you find something like this for sale for such a low price? Surely I’ll be grateful to take it.”
“Take care, Rosgini!”
I truly did a great job forming this errand organization.
Recruiting April as an ally was truly a divine move.
Thanks to it, the collection process was expedited greatly.
Had this been a normal session, I couldn’t have imagined such immense results.
Back then, with no foundation scholarship students around, I wouldn’t have received help from so many students for my collection.
Most importantly, without a function like [Scary Child], I had already walked around instilling fear.
Eek! Run away! A strength all-in-one combat character approaches with a talk!
Strength all-in-one combat character. Numerous reports have come in regarding students. Don’t speak carelessly to other students. You’re too big. It’s a hassle for instructors to carry fainting students from benches or the infirmary!
Strength all-in-one combat character. Didn’t instructors say that speaking to classmates when they’re not watching would result in demerits? I’ll let you go this time with -500 points, but next time it’ll be -5,000!
Ugh.
Academy life sure was rough when I think back on it.
Living life solely dedicated to strength was exhausting, indeed.
Looking back, being reincarnated as a female character feels like quite the blessing.
Warrior Ishtar is also a strength all-in character, but her gender is different, allowing her to avoid the repressive academy life I endured as a player.
All because I’m a man, I experienced these disadvantages!
“Whoa. A Black Knight.”
“Isn’t he a little scary?”
“Why doesn’t he take off his armor? Isn’t he cursed or something?”
Just then, a male student suffering from disadvantages due to his gender approached.
“Hey, Mob! Did you gather anything?”
“I ran into some trouble while gathering.”
“Did your friend get kidnapped by a Harpy while climbing a tree?”
“…Is that what happens if I climb a tree?”
“Or did you get punched after touching the face of a wild Golem sleeping under a rock while searching for bugs hiding under it?”
“Definitely better not touch things under rocks.”
“Seriously, what happened if it’s neither of those?”
A person who is subtly shunned by classmates and always trains alone, eating meals only through protein shakes with straws, Mob, stopped in awe to share his purpose.
“I saw it on the way here; first-years capturing silkworm moths were getting kidnapped by giant silkworms the size of people.”
“Whoa. The sub-quests are implemented nicely, huh?”
“Sub-quest?”
“Nothing at all!”
“I came to inform you because it looks like you need help. We’re kind of an organization too, and it seems like a good opportunity to build a positive reputation externally.”
“Although there’s a +20 favorability attached to the clear reward for the event [Assault by Silkworm Beings] appearing as a unfair event during the Silkworm gathering quest! But you don’t really have to clear it. In time, the instructors will come to rescue them!”
“Oh really? Then it’s no big deal.”
Clang clang as Mob sat down, scraping the armor against the chair, he opened his helmet’s visor, letting out a heavy sigh.
“By the way, where do you get all these exam questions and answers from? You don’t mean there’s a foundation scholarship student hiding among the professors, right?”
“It’s a secret!”
“…Isn’t ‘secret’ usually used to imply that there’s something, but you can’t tell me who it is?”
“Seriously, it’s a secret!”
Here, it’s necessary to draw a strict line for Mob’s sake.
“If Mob discovers how I obtained the information, I could suddenly suffer an
“……I’m not curious at all. In fact, I don’t want to know, so just don’t tell me.”
Though I had been enjoying delightful days like this, a few hours later, I couldn’t help but jump to my feet when Arcadia rushed in, shouting.
“Big trouble, Oknodie! The Titosso have had their light stands stolen by the moth beings!”
Good grief. A Titosso without light stands? That can’t exist in this world!
“April. Please summon the members from the training hall!”
The first summons of the [Organization that Plays with Oknodie] had been issued.
