Subscriber of the Gods Episode 302
Episode 302. Regeneration Project
“omg!”
Oz woke up with his whole body twisted and looked around.
The last memory came back vividly.
Clearly, he had fallen to Ethan’s Fire Arrow baptism.
But strangely, my body felt light. I was hit by such strong magic, but my body was still fine.
“Where is this place?”
Besides, he was in a place he had never seen before.
“What is that, again?”
There was a pile of iron lumps in the corner. And next to them was a person holding iron lumps.
Oz stood up from his seat in a hurry.
Ethan Wickes.
It was a new teacher who had knocked him out with a fire arrow. He had fainted on the spot.
Fainting in front of 149 people. I could not help but imagine how horrible that must have been.
“Are you awake?”
“Where is this place?”
“My office.”
“… … ?”
Oz looked puzzled.
How can a new teacher be assigned an office?
“It’s a privilege.”
Ethan spoke directly to Oz, who was puzzled.
“Because I have the skills. The principal gave me special treatment.”
Oz quickly shook himself off and stood up.
Then he tried to leave without saying anything. Ethan sat down in his seat and looked at the parchment lying in front of him.
“How is your body? Are you okay? I have a talent for medicine. And I also adjusted my strength. Normally, it would have been a lightly broken bone. They forgave it and it was just a bruise. And I treated that bruise with acupuncture, so it’s basically the same as if nothing happened.”
Despite Ethan’s words, Oz opened the door and tried to go out.
Squeak-.
The moment I opened the door, I heard Ethan’s words again.
“Oz Razors, 4th grade, never missed being the top student since you entered. You must have been motivated because you grew up hearing that you were the hope of the Razors family. You had good grades until your 2nd year. However, your grades started to drop little by little in your 3rd year, and when your grandfather, your only relative, passed away, you gave up everything. You took a leave of absence in the 1st semester of this year and returned in the 2nd semester.”
Ethan read the Academy Awards review of Oz.
“Extraordinary talent. However, his mental state was shaken greatly by his grandfather’s death, and he gave up everything. He eventually tried to drop out, but the principal persuaded him to change it to a leave of absence.”
Oz’s body froze.
“what?”
‘This is the sore spot.’
Boom! Boom!
Oz came at me with a strong stomp as if he was going to break the floor and slammed his foot on the desk.
bang-!
“Don’t talk nonsense about your grandfather… … .”
“Oz Razors, watch your words and actions.”
A tremendous amount of energy emanated from Ethan’s body.
“You must be polite to your teacher.”
“Ugh… … Ugh.”
For a moment, a strong force suffocated Oz’s neck, making it difficult to breathe. But that was only for a moment. The pressure that had been weighing down his entire body disappeared in an instant.
“What the hell! What do you want from me? Do you want me to rehabilitate myself? Did the principal make me do it? Yeah, I gave up on everything after Grandpa died. But it’s not Grandpa’s fault, it’s my stupidity and patheticness, so don’t worry about it!”
Oz glared at Ethan with fierce eyes. Despite the pressure he had just experienced, Oz’s momentum was considerable.
“I heard that Mason Yellow has changed his mind and has become a good student. And there’s the Academy Exchange and all. But I’m not interested. I’ll do whatever I want. I’ve stayed at the Academy because the principal wanted me to, so I have to accept this!”
But Ethan didn’t pay much attention to Oz’s words.
“What did you do during the year you took a break from school? Considering that you took a year off, your senses were pretty good. The ability to understand situations, your perspective, and your talent. However, you have too much faith in your own talent. You are not handling your talent yourself, but are being swayed by it. Of course, since you have great talent, you would have gotten some results even if you were swayed by it, but you must have felt that you had limitations.”
“Can’t you hear me?”
Oz shouted loudly, as if he was frustrated. He had been told to leave him alone.
Ethan stared at the screaming Oz.
“Oz, if you don’t tell him, even God won’t know your heart. Your heart, your thoughts, are yours alone. So don’t expect him to know without telling him. If you need help, you have to tell him. You have to tell him so he can help you. Is it your goal to live like a punk? If you tell him, I won’t touch you again.”
“… … .”
Oz looked at Ethan for a moment at Ethan’s serious words, then left the office.
“If it’s easy, it’s not fun.”
Ethan said that and waited for other guests.
Not long after, another customer who had been waiting knocked on the office door.
“It’s Nadia, Mr. Ethan.”
* * *
“Are you trying to be a real teacher? You reformed Mason, so I can reform you too, something like that?”
It was quite unpleasant. He knew better than anyone that what he was doing was wrong.
I also know full well that I am doing something pathetic.
But I couldn’t figure it out.
After my grandfather passed away, I didn’t know what to do.
I felt like I was left completely alone in the world.
I forgot why I had worked so hard until now and why I had entered Ibeca through special admission.
I forgot everything I wanted to do in Ibeca and what my goals were.
Until now, his life had been spent with his one and only grandfather.
If my grandfather had been assassinated by someone, I would have spent my whole life seeking revenge.
But it was heaven that took my grandfather away.
Time, which is fair to everyone, took my grandfather.
Who can you blame?
There is nothing in return even if you blame the heavens.
So, I needed to vent my anger on someone. I needed an object to vent my frustration on.
This was the result. Oz knew his situation, yet he did not know it.
“Oz Razors.”
Even an ogre will come if I call him, Mason said as he approached Oz.
“Young guy. You just keep calling your senior’s name.”
Oz, who was angry, thought that it was a good thing. I heard that Mason Yellow had changed greatly after meeting Ethan and was now his complete disciple.
“I’m in a really bad mood right now, Master Yellowd. From now on, you’re going to be the victim of my anger.”
Oz reached out for a moment. He had no desire to attend the Academy anymore.
If I’m definitely expelled for this, then that’s fine.
I just wanted to throw everything away without having to think too hard about it.
“Take it out? If you can, try. But before that, I have something to tell you. Don’t you need someone to stop you right now? Or someone to help you.”
At those words, I suddenly remembered what Ethan had said just now.
If you need help, you have to say something. If you don’t say something, no one will know and no one will be able to help.
At the same time, Oz extended his fist. It was a quick and accurate punch. However, Mason dodged Oz’s punch with ease.
“……you.”
Oz showed his teeth and was furious. He hadn’t known Mason for long. But before he took a leave of absence, Mason was absolutely no match for Oz.
But now something was different.
Especially the eyes.
It was a look that Oz really disliked.
“It only takes one time. Just one time, let go of your pride and ask for help, and everything will change. I know because I’ve been there. Oz Razor. No, Oz-senpai.”
“Stop talking nonsense! Are you trying to act like a teacher now? You twelve-star master who knows nothing!”
“The more I look at it, the more pitiful it becomes. It’s like he’s begging for help with his whole body. When I look at it, it reminds me of my old self, and it makes me feel bad, too.”
Mason said.
Oz swung his fist faster than before. While he had swung it lightly just now, this time he swung it with all his might.
Now that it had come to this, I was determined to completely knock it down.
Oz’s fist came flying at a very fast speed. It was even at an angle that was difficult to dodge.
But Mason wasn’t the Mason he used to be.
Following Ethan’s education, I had been training hard during the vacation. Besides, I was already used to this level of attack from Ethan.
Mason dodged the punch perfectly and landed a punch in Oz’s face.
Pfft-!
Blood gushed from Mason’s nose.
Oz looked flustered once more, as if he hadn’t expected a counterattack. Mason’s skills had clearly changed.
“If you don’t want to change your mind, be quiet during class. This is a chance we won’t get again.”
“Damn… … That damn bastard… … Let’s go to the training ground. I’ll properly destroy him… … .”
“Okay. Unlike you who gave up everything, I have a dream. I’ve decided to stop ruining my own life.”
With those words, Mason left.
Oz glared fiercely at Mason’s back as he walked away, holding his nose.
“shit.”
Ibekah was quite a stranger.
* * *
“I heard a lot of stories while I was living in the capital.”
Ethan’s office.
Nadia, sitting in front, had a serious expression on her face.
“At first, I kept my mouth shut. I didn’t personally confirm what I heard.”
“… … It is as you know. My grandfather, the Prime Minister of the Holy Empire and the pillar of Chernkastel, has fallen.”
The Chancellor of the Holy Empire and the head of the Chernkastel family has fallen.
“Because of that, the Chernkastel family is now in a dangerous state due to the issue of succession. My mother does not covet the position of head of the family, but… … .”
“Your Majesty has been particularly fond of Miss Nadia.”
“yes.”
Nadia’s talent clearly caught the eye of the family head.
Shiron and Iris had a hard time in Ibeca, but Nadia did not.
Although he was overshadowed by Ethan, he was clearly a unique talent among the new teachers.
Nadia was assigned to teach a class of her own this second semester.
Of course, it was an indirect privilege that came about thanks to Ethan’s achievements, but the fact that Nadia was the only one to receive such an opportunity, beating out Shiron and Iris, had a special meaning.
‘It’s definitely an amazing achievement for a new teacher.’
“What you said before. It kept lingering in my head. I believed that it could never happen… … But Mr. Ethan was right. Everything. I never thought it could happen… … My bloodline family… … tried to kill me.”
Nadia complained of stomach pain during her recruitment test, saying she felt like she had passed out.
Normally, I would have failed the exam because of that stomachache. But Ethan helped me, and he told me that it wasn’t just a simple stomachache, but someone’s intentional misdeed.
Since then, Nadia has been investigating why this happened and finally found the answer.
“He was doing that to my mother, too, not just me.”
In general, high-ranking noble families, including the Twelve Stars, had serious succession problems.
Except for the most stable of the Ramsdale families, the majority were unable to appoint a proper successor, and were in a situation where they were repeating the same succession wars that had been passed down from the past even up to the present.
‘We take it for granted that we are killing each other.’
The reason why the situation was heading towards the worst option, a war of succession, was very simple.
Because it was a tradition passed down from the head of the household and the previous heads of the household.
To strengthen the power of a family, its power must be united.
However, if there are multiple candidates for succession, the power will spread in all directions after the death of the head of the family.
If that happens, it will be difficult to maintain the family’s status and power. The territory will also be divided.
‘That’s why we continue this horrible tradition, but it’s not very effective.’
Chernkastel, like the other twelve constellations, was facing a major problem of succession.
‘Normally, Nadia would have been killed quickly. The ultimate victor would be the current prime minister’s eldest son and Nadia’s maternal uncle.’
Brendan Chernkastel takes care of all the problems of the Chancellor and becomes the new head of the household.
‘I have the ability.’
I’ve talked to that Brendan Chernkastel a few times in the game.
“Who tried to kill the teacher?”
“My maternal uncle… … is Brendan Chernkastel.”
It was a matter of family shame, but Nadia didn’t try to hide it.
‘I knew it.’
“I heard similar stories. They were speculations about what would happen to the Chernkastel family. Everyone was talking a lot about Brendan Chernkastel, Nadia’s maternal uncle.”
“… … !”
Nadia seemed shocked by the fact that her uncle’s power had already spread to the capital.
“I was surprised too. I never thought my uncle would be after Miss Nadia.”
“My head… is so complicated. This is the first time this has happened, so I don’t know what to do. But I can’t just sit still. My father, who came in as my son-in-law, doesn’t have much power. He probably doesn’t fully understand the situation. Or maybe he does, but he can’t help but stay still.”
In fact, Nadia also thought she was just pretending until Ethan told her.
“I have no choice but to do it.”
Nadia stood up from her seat.
“Thank you, Mr. Ethan. Thanks to you, I have the answer. I will go to the principal’s office right now. I cannot continue attending the academy under these circumstances… … .”
The Chernkastel family, one of the twelve constellations.
‘This is a family that can firmly support our Whicus, who has newly ascended to the Twelve Stars.’
“I think I can help.”
Ethan had a very easy way out of this situation.
fantasy,
