#98
Helmut
Episode 98
“that is… … “Will the word ‘defeat’ ever come out?”
Xian muttered shakily. I think it’s a bit too harsh of a word to say that you lose just because you’re a little behind in grades.
“Yeah, you’re used to it so you probably won’t be impressed.”
Area tilted her head and sarcastically said. ‘You loser!’ I heard an auditory hallucination.
“Isn’t that too much? Even though I’m in second place, I’m still a loser. Then what are the guys below me? “What kind of group of losers is Greta Academy?”
Sian grumbled. Area completely ignored his words and looked at Helmut.
“There are two weeks left until midterms, so don’t think about going out on holidays.”
His eyes are burning with motivation, as if shouting that he is receiving special training. If I really lost to Asuka, I don’t think I would be treated like a human being.
Xian suggested, resting his chin.
“Why not make a bet instead?”
“What bet?”
“If Helmut loses to Asuka, are you going to run 100 laps around the playground? Of course, without using magic.”
“Why me and not Helmut?”
“Because you are the one who wants Helmut to win.”
“So what if Helmut wins against Asuka?”
“Asuka runs 100 laps around the playground?”
“Why would I make a bet like that?”
Asuka reacted as if she was shocked.
“Are you not confident?”
“If you tried to provoke something like that… … Do you think I’m that simple? “If you want to make a bet, you do it.”
“me? “Are you telling me to bet my fate on you?”
Xian made a fuss and pretended to be surprised.
“Sian, do you really want to die?”
Asuka clenched her fists. It was a danger signal.
Sian pulled her butt back and waved her hands.
“Whoa, calm down. It was a joke. You can bet anything. Yes, 100 laps of the playground.”
Xian regretted it after spitting it out haphazardly.
No matter how crappy Helmut’s answer was, Asuka was not a trustworthy opponent.
Asuka twitched her face and lowered her raised fist. He has never used violence against Sian yet.
Unlike the big guys from the swordsmanship department, no matter how harsh he is, he hesitates to hit the slim Xian.
In fact, Xian, the second year student in the magic department, may not be such an easy opponent. At least on the outside.
Xian said in a serious voice.
“One thing has become clear. “If things continue like this, we’re all going to fail the exam.”
Helmut agreed. In fact, they are busy fluttering whenever they get the chance. Whether it’s Sian or Asuka.
‘What’s the use?’
At this point, he was just a distraction.
“I guess that’s what you guys are talking about. not me.”
Area ironically denied it. He was faithful to the mindset of being the top student in the whole school, saying that studying for exams was something he did on a regular basis.
He was confident that he would get top honors even if he had to play hard for the next two weeks until the midterm exam. So he can afford to do things like tutoring.
“Anyway, okay, if Helmut loses to Asuka, I’ll run 100 laps around the playground. “If you win, Sian, you will run 100 laps around the playground.”
Xian sighed and nodded. But he soon added:
“Wait a minute, what if someone other than Helmut or Asuka takes first place? “Both of you could fail the test.”
“We’ll both have to go back then.”
In Area’s firm response, I could feel the pride of a tutor who said that as long as I was teaching her, she would never fail the test.
‘It’s not even a self-test, it’s so useless, but I’m putting my pride on the line.’
Sian thought. It’s unlikely, but Helmut may be unwell and collapse during the test, and I don’t know what he’s believing.
Making choices that have consequences for others is unbecoming of Area.
But he wouldn’t do that to just anyone. Helmut was the first person to come forward to tutor me.
He’s a guy who doesn’t get involved with anyone, but strangely he doesn’t have any hesitation about getting involved with Helmut. Sian had doubts.
‘Helmut, is there something about that guy that I don’t know? It’s suspicious.’
Helmut might be a great guy with more to his name than what was revealed.
Area, who looks at his face in the mirror every day, probably doesn’t give Helmut special treatment just because he’s handsome.
But that wasn’t what mattered now. Sian felt tragic.
‘100 laps of the playground… … .’
Somehow, I already feel like the inevitable future is approaching.
Xian was an ordinary magic student who was out of breath after just walking two laps around the playground.
‘You didn’t say it couldn’t be divided, right?’
I think it would be okay to do one lap a day for 100 days.
Xian had already assumed that he would lose the bet and was thinking of a way to make it less painful.
However, Area, who was determined to win the bet unconditionally, grabbed Helmut’s wrist.
His obsession with winning was matched by his obsession with being the chief.
“I’m sure I won’t have to run 100 laps around the playground!”
His eyes were on fire. Helmut, feeling the pressure, nodded his head.
If I let Alea do something like that, she would be very tired. Aside from Area, even to his followers.
‘How dare you let Area go around the playground!’
Will I be able to travel around Baden comfortably?
But I wasn’t too worried. Helmut passed the transfer exam, which seemed quite daunting at first.
Xian asked Asuka vaguely.
“Asuka, can you trust that I won’t run 100 laps around the playground?”
Asuka snorted at the disbelief in that question.
“Suddenly, I want to see you running around the playground sweating profusely.”
“Isn’t that too much?”
Area gave a cold warning to them who were bickering.
“You two, you’re being loud. “Study or go out.”
If things continue like this, I have nothing to say even if they kick me out. The two immediately fell silent.
The four of us sat huddled together in the study room until late at night.
A quiet time continued for quite a long time. Even though Xian, Alea, and Helmut were in danger of taking second place, Asuka strangely had no intention of going to sleep even though her whole body was twisted.
Around midnight, Asuka stretched out her arms.
“Ah, I’m hungry! “Don’t you guys want to eat late at night?”
“I’m hungry too. Studying is going well. I’ll have to go around the playground, but I don’t think there will be any problem with second place. “After all, I’m not dead yet.”
Sian looked at Area and Helmut with an ambiguous smile.
Helmut was writing his second essay test. It was a slightly better start than before because Area taught us how to write an essay answer.
Although you might be sighing at the beginning, wondering what to do with this, Helmut’s learning ability was extraordinary.
There are no basics, but once you learn the basics, everything goes smoothly from there.
Asuka frowned.
“I’m also strangely good at studying. “For some reason, I feel like I’m being forced to study hard because I’m with you guys.”
“You made good friends.”
Area snorted.
“It’s because I keep an air freshener under my desk that helps me concentrate. “You guys are so dull that you don’t know.”
A scent that promotes concentration and has a magical effect that is mild enough not to be bothersome.
Since this was also inside the Academy, the atmosphere was so chaotic and tangled with magical energy that I didn’t notice it.
“I do everything.”
“As expected, Area is the head of the Department of Magic.”
Xian flattered. Unlike Asuka, he worked hard to please Area.
Asuka is just prickly, but Alea is prickly, sensitive, and has a long tail.
‘I’ve never encountered such a picky and difficult guy.’
For Sian, becoming friends with Area was a huge challenge. I gave up halfway through because I was exhausted, but with Helmut as an opportunity, I tried again.
But Asuka didn’t think anything of it.
“If I sell that, I will become rich.”
“I’m already rich.”
“So what about late-night snacks? Are you going to eat it?”
“Actually, I’m feeling a bit hungry these days.”
He said as if he was worried about Sian. Since I was neglecting both studying and exercising, my energy consumption was low, and on my days off, I would go to Kudrow’s mansion or go around Baden and eat all the delicious food I could find.
He was in a different position from Helmut and Asuka, who took undergraduate swordsmanship classes and trained every day.
Alea sarcastically said that it was pathetic.
“don’t worry. “If you run 100 laps around the playground, you’ll quickly fall out.”
“Is that a recommended late-night snack? “Are you going to buy it for me?”
“Because it’s true that I rented the study room using your name without your consent.”
Area also had a calculation. If your stomach is full, you will feel sleepy, and these two impatient people will quickly go in.
It seemed like the intention behind the chatter was to pay a fee and have fun together.
‘Why on earth are you hanging out with these guys?’
That was the biggest complaint I had with Helmut, but just because Area rejected people didn’t mean Helmut would do the same.
The other guys aren’t really better than these two.
“Then, should I buy a late-night snack from the store in front of me? “Well, the round bread stuffed with octopus is very popular.”
“You two, come eat. When your stomach is full, your concentration becomes blurred. “Don’t buy it because it may smell like food.”
Area cut through Xian’s recommendation like a sword.
This means that Helmut, along with Area, will have to stay in the study room and continue studying while starving.
Helmut wanted a late-night snack. The pleasure of eating was a feeling he realized after coming into the human world. He also knew the fun of eating snacks with others.
“okay? Then you can’t do it.”
Xian and Asuka accepted the money Alea gave them and disappeared happily.
Helmut stared at Area for a moment.
“Even if you starve, you won’t die. “I have to solve this problem today, so my goal is to finish it and go to sleep within 3 o’clock.”
Helmut was able to fully understand the feeling that certain expressions brought about that day. The expression ‘poisonous’.
But it was something he brought on himself. He didn’t complain.
Xian and Asuka did not return to the study room. It looks like he ate his fill and went to sleep.
Helmut and Alea had to stay in the study room until 3 a.m.
It’s been a long time since I no longer felt that strange feeling in my dorm room.
Studying in the study room continued every day. While Helmut was writing the answers, Area was studying for her exam.
Asuka and Xian left excitedly every midnight. I seemed to discover a new joy in late-night studying.
It wasn’t a bad time for Helmut either. Because his loose life at the academy had felt inadequate.
‘With the exam approaching, the atmosphere at the academy changes a bit.’
tense air. Stiff expression. There was less time for small talk, and the guys from the swordsmanship department also looked at books.
For Helmut, who had been running at a tight pace for the past four years ahead of the fateful test of escaping the barrier, it was unfamiliar to be like that for just one moment. But it wasn’t bad.
‘I thought all humans were living leisurely lives.’
It wasn’t enough to call him lazy or indolent, but it didn’t catch Helmut’s attention.
Everyone lives leisurely like a grasshopper. I sleep a lot and interact with everything.
Even at the prestigious Greta Academy, it was extremely rare to find someone who had the same schedule as Helmut.
The only person Helmut could accept was Area.
Greta Academy is prestigious. That means that it is a place where there are many students who want to get good grades.
The majority were nobles who had no problem making a living even if their grades were bad, but if they were nobles who just wanted to play and make a living, there was no way they would go to the academy in this far away Baden and risk living in an uncomfortable dormitory.
Whether it was ambition, family honor, or the desire for success if they were commoners, their inner motivations made them compete fiercely.
‘It should be like this.’
Helmut was satisfied. He didn’t come here to hang out until he graduated from the academy.
No matter how much it was to get used to the human world, Helmut preferred to be placed in a competitive environment.
