Subscriber of the Gods Episode 58
Episode 58. The center of attention
“You’re crazy, you’re crazy, you’re crazy!”
Connor, who had seen all that, hit his cheek hard, wondering if he was dreaming.
match-!
“It hurts so much.”
I hit him harder than I thought, and his nose was hit and bled. But I learned something important.
This is not a dream.
I heard that Ethan Wickers, the new teacher, is from a local count family.
He said that he had little experience before because he was sick, and that his first proper experience after leaving the territory was as a swordsman and teacher at Ibeka Academy.
Despite this, he made a huge impact in his first class.
“You’ve injected the sword perfectly. That’s ridiculous.”
Each swordsmanship has a different path to take.
That is why the swordsmanship understanding class does not analyze and teach each sword technique.
A commonly used sword.
The purpose of this class was to teach you the way to the sword.
Ethan showed the commonly used sword path on Chen Garcia’s body.
It’s not easy to show it with your own body, so how can you show it with a student’s body?
“I think today is the first time you’ve seen Chen Jun’s swordsmanship, how is it?”
That was the most amazing thing.
“I think you really meant what you said at the party. But, that could be seen as corporal punishment. I don’t know, really. Anyway, it was great.”
Connor even forgot why he was here.
It was clearly an attempt to help Ethan, a new teacher, adjust to Ibeka Academy, offer comfort, and treat him to a delicious meal.
He was so excited that he moved around busily to tell this story to other teachers.
* * *
Ethan’s first lesson began to spread throughout the academy, both students and teachers alike.
On the students’ side, it was spread by word of mouth by those who had attended the class directly, and on the teachers’ side, it was spread by a corner that had unintentionally watched through a window.
Although it was a very short time, it took less than an hour for Ethan’s story to reach the principal’s ears.
-I finished my first class!
-Your reputation has increased slightly.
– Get an extra bonus! Not a single student dropped out in the first class.
-Additional fame is gained.
“nice.”
This is it. This is why the Academy Start is good.
The Knights’ reputation increases as they move toward their knightly duties.
Adventurers gain fame when they complete adventures with ease.
And the teacher’s reputation rose as he taught the class.
‘The best value for money.’
My reputation increases every time I teach a class.
Besides, it was worth it to make an impact in this first class.
Normally, there would be many students who would leave the class after listening to the explanation during the first class.
If a student leaves, it will have a negative impact on your reputation.
‘It doesn’t go down by a few people, but it doesn’t go up either.’
Ethan had no intention of making a single defector while teaching this sword’s understanding class.
‘And take the required major subjects.’
Required major courses are courses that all students in the Department of Swordsmanship must take.
Also, since there are many students retaking the course, it is always difficult to find vacancies in the three required subjects.
After class, Ethan was getting ready to eat lunch when he felt the eyes of the students around him.
“Is the rumor spreading well?”
It must have been quite a topic of conversation that an upper-class student was treated that way.
In fact, it was an action that crossed the line for anyone to see, but since it was the students who crossed the line first, rumors would have spread in various forms.
‘The important thing is that after hearing this rumor, students come to take my class.’
Besides, Ethan saw the full effects of the Eye of Horus.
‘I’m glad I got the Eye of Horus. It shows me everything. How he moves, how he swings his sword, even the subtlest muscle movements.’
The Eye of Horus was so good that it was worth the price of fifteen.
Because when you look at your opponent with that, you can perfectly understand their movements.
In short, it was now possible to figure out the student’s level of swordsmanship.
‘It certainly wouldn’t have been smooth without the Eye of Horus.’
Ethan went straight to the cafeteria inside the academy. This was the teachers’ cafeteria, and although it was a little more expensive than the student cafeteria, the food was tastier.
“It’s meat after all.”
The moment Ethan puts down his plate after receiving a huge steak.
“Mr. Ethan Wickers, what are you doing?”
A voice came from behind.
The one who called Ethan was Claudia Hyde, who looked quite angry.
I had just finished class, but the rumor had already spread.
‘So fast? Who would have thought it would spread to teachers?’
Ethan asked, pretending not to know.
“What are you talking about?”
“I heard that you punished a student. Corporal punishment is prohibited in this Ibeka. The teacher’s actions alone lower the dignity of Ibeka. Do you beat students in a local academy? If you went to that kind of academy, then I can understand that kind of behavior.”
“It’s not corporal punishment. It’s a lesson. If you’ve ever taught a class on understanding the sword, you know that touching is necessary to teach the sword. You get it?”
Posture is important when it comes to swordsmanship. To get the posture right, words alone are not enough. Touch is definitely needed, as Ethan said.
“I touched it.”
“I heard you hit him. Rumors have already spread that you attacked that student, Chen Garcia. Can you call that touching?”
“There are different types of touch. Delicate, weak, strong. I touched a little strongly. Isn’t that the way a teacher should be?”
At the words that were slowly being scratched, Cloudy’s energy began to surge frighteningly.
Even with limited mana, I still feel this much pressure.
‘That monster.’
It doesn’t matter anyway. In the Ibeka Academy, where everyone’s mana is limited, Ethan has no reason to kneel.
The only thing that’s being pushed is career.
‘I actually have more experience.’
So, even when Cloudy started to harass me, I was able to respond with ease.
It was possible because I thought it was worth doing, even if it wasn’t an advantage.
‘what?’
Cloudy was uncomfortable with Ethan’s confident appearance.
I can’t believe that one of the most powerful figures in this academy is being treated like this.
As a prospective master of Ibeka Academy, no one can treat you lightly.
Even the principal is considerate enough to show consideration.
Of course, there is no way that they don’t know that. You can feel that atmosphere floating around the academy. The new teachers know that the best.
“I will formally report this matter to the principal.”
“Okay, then. Okay, I’ll take care of that. I have something to do.”
As Ethan said that, he cut into the still hot steak and swallowed it in one bite.
Was the busy work eating?
Cloudy gave Ethan a look that suggested she didn’t like him, but quickly left.
* * *
There was someone watching Ethan and Cloudy talking as if they were fighting from a distance.
Nadia von Chernkastel.
This time, he was a new teacher who came in at the same time as Ethan.
“Teacher Nadia, what are you doing instead of eating?”
“Shh, teacher, you look serious right now.”
“and…….”
Nadia’s gesture made her fellow teacher shut her mouth tightly.
Ethan and Cloudy were talking, and it was pretty cool.
“It’s like watching a play.”
“Teacher Cloudy is also a character, but someone even better than him has come in. When I look at those two, I feel like I’ve become a supporting actor.”
As he spoke, he couldn’t take his eyes off the two people’s faces.
Cloudy was a handsome, bold man.
On the other hand, Ethan was a thin, sickly handsome man. When I looked at him, he seemed like the complete opposite, but it was strange that they were teachers of the same swordsmanship.
“I think Mr. Cloudy is speaking on behalf of the class. Did you hear what he said, Miss Nadia?”
“Oh, yes, I heard that.”
“Ms. Nadia, you should be careful too. Those kids are very clever. If you make even the slightest mistake, they will eat you up. Once you make a mistake, there is no turning back. They will completely destroy your authority and use the power of your family to completely suppress everything.”
It wasn’t just the swordsmanship department that had such students.
There were students like that in the magic department, and there were even instances where swordsmanship students took classes in the magic department.
“Especially since swordsmanship and magic classes are often taken together. But I think Miss Nadia will be okay. Those kids only mess with easygoing people.”
Magic doesn’t take many classes with swordsmanship, but swordsmanship takes quite a lot of classes with magic.
But they only touch those who are worth touching.
In Ethan’s case, he was teased because he was from the provinces, but Nadia was actually the blood of the Chancellor of the Holy Empire.
He comes from noble bloodlines and has a great background.
Nadia was someone that upper-class students couldn’t handle.
“But how on earth did they do it? Last year, the new teachers suffered a huge setback right from the first class. They were completely ignored and had no authority, so they were basically out of control in the class.”
It was really the worst back then.
“I’ve been through this a few times. Now, I think those kids are finally accepting me, but this is just ridiculous.”
But I couldn’t protest properly. The students’ backgrounds were so strong that I couldn’t even protest properly.
“Those students definitely have skills, right?”
“Yes, since you have the skills, I can’t treat you carelessly.”
“Hmm.”
That meant that Ethan Wickers was capable of properly ‘educating’ those kids.
“But you’ll probably get reprimanded, since you messed with Mr. Chen Garcia. Phew, it looks like the Academy is going to be a mess starting the new semester.”
Crunch crunch.
Nadia finished her meal in no time.
“Oh, oh. Okay, Miss Nadia!”
“I’ll go first. I think I have a chance to repay my debt.”
“Yes? Debt? Miss Nadia!”
Nadia vividly remembered Ethan helping her in the testing room.
* * *
Ethan returned home and waited for Shudlen and Yeerika. Not long after Ethan returned, Yeerika arrived first.
They weren’t brought here just for escort purposes.
“How was it? You didn’t use corporal punishment from the first class, did you?”
“It wasn’t corporal punishment, but they did give us strong education. If you use corporal punishment in Ibeka, you get kicked out. It’s not that they kick you out of school, it’s the parents who are very aggressive. I mean, the high-ranking nobles.”
“Huh? Then you’re saying I’ll be kicked out on the first day?”
“You said you trained him hard. You didn’t use corporal punishment.”
“There’s no way Ethan would have done that. Isn’t that just a tough education?”
Yereka knew Ethan too well.
“I hope you’ll give me some leniency though. Anyway, I’ve definitely gathered some information.”
Ethan had ordered the two to gather information. Something big would happen at Ibeca Academy a year from now.
But that point in time will definitely change depending on how Ethan moves from here.
‘Then I should be able to control that change.’
“So, did you find anyone doing anything suspicious?”
“Yes, as you said, there were people who behaved strangely without being noticed.”
Thanks to her recognition as Ethan’s escort, Yeerika was able to move freely within the Ibeka Academy.
Also, even if mana was limited, most magic could be used.
It exceeded Ethan’s expectations.
If that didn’t work out, I would have spent a little more time trying to grow her.
‘What a scary talent.’
Of course, it was a very welcome talent for Ethan.
“Maybe other people wouldn’t know if I looked closely, but I could tell. It was leaving a signal on the ground. It was a magical signal.”
He copied the signal Yeerika had left on the floor onto a piece of parchment and handed it to Ethan.
The engraved pattern was an X-mark.
“If it’s not a treasure hunt, what is the X?”
“This is not an X.”
Ethan said.
“This…….”
fantasy,
