Academy Slave Instructor

53 – Cold Beer Makes Soldiers Dance

Cold Beer Makes Soldiers Dance

“Welcome to the great Legandia Academy! I am Jovan Croft, the moderator personally appointed by Selenia, the head of the academy!”

A smartly dressed emcee greets the audience with an enthusiastic voice to cheer them up.

The shopping street in Area 1 opened by the academy was filled with people, cheering the moderator with great enthusiasm.

Soltain, who usually only accepts academy people as customers, is open to the general public and frantically makes drinks to take orders.

Athran and Zeroa, as if they had already expected this situation to happen, took up a seat at the store early on and are looking around the crowded plaza.

“Wow- it’s really full.”

“A day like this is a good day to meet new people.”

Seiban, who was sitting with me, got up from his seat as if he was bored.

“You’re going to get stabbed by Jonah sunbaenim someday.”

“If you don’t get caught, you won’t get stabbed.”

She tries to mention Jonah-senpai, who is dating him, but Seiban smiles brightly and raises her thumb and disappears into the crowd. In fact, Aslan is also boring to sit around, but that makes it even more annoying for her to follow Seiban to seduce her woman.

“You can go with me if you have any extras for me.”

“Huh? No, women are scared when I approach.”

Aslan points her finger at her own eyes and laughs. It’s okay now that I’m used to it, but it’s the eyes that even Zeroa was scared of at first. Seeing him do her cool self-deprecation, Zeroa, who has nothing to say, shuts her mouth because of her embarrassment.

It was something she said as a joke, but when Zeroa couldn’t respond and became quiet, Asran shrugged her shoulders and ordered a new drink. It’s already been 4 cups since it’s been in place since morning.

“It’s like a real festival, by the way.”

Aslan looked around her and said.

The wide plaza is packed with people. Originally, the academy was not open to the general public except for special occasions. Among the ordinary citizens living in Legandia, there are surprisingly few people who have properly entered the academy.

So there is no way people will miss the opportunity to visit the academy. Besides, this time there is something to see.

It’s a simple training, but you can see the war. It is an empire that worships nothingness and strong armies, but few have actually experienced war.

Because it is a powerful country, it has little experience of being invaded. Speaking of aggression, it was only an attack on the border area, but the people living in the inner world had no experience of war except for those who had served in the military.

However, the academy revealed tactical training. People flocked to the academy for more interesting spectacles than any other spectacle, such as theater, music, or the circus.

Not only the citizens of Legandia, but also the people from the nearby territories who heard the rumors flocked to Legandia, and the lodging business in Legandia was unexpectedly booming.

Since it was a square used for events, it was extremely large, but it received everyone’s attention and is now controlling people entering the academy.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before.”

Zeroa saw the translucent illusion in the center and spoke.

It is an illusion magic that projects the vision of the familiar as it is. I’ve seen images with small crystal balls a few times in class, but I’ve never seen an image big enough for everyone in a large square to see.

“That must be for military use, how did you get it?”

“Is it military?”

“Oh, my grandfather taught me about it before. It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it myself.”

Aslan replies while tracing her memory that her grandfather, who served in the military, said there was something like this while holding his grandson. It’s a strange sight, but the magical powers and magic tools that go into it are enormous.

Even if we charge an admission fee to everyone who visits the academy, it won’t be even half the cost of maintaining it.

‘Is this something that requires so much capital?’

It will give people something to see and the academy will gain some popularity, but that’s about it. Asran had a moment of doubt, but he cut off his interest, thinking it was no big deal.

Rai’s words reflected in the image are more interesting than that.

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‘Are you ready?’

‘Yes, I am dealing with students on behalf of the instructors at the academy.

The sound comes later than the image. It is a delay caused by separately dealing with the magic that stores the illusion and sound from the familiar.

Lai in the screen ponders for a moment at the words of a woman who asks her resolution, and then she smiles as usual.

‘Do you have any resolutions? As a lecturer, I teach students. I’m not on a very good level with kids who have never experienced war.’

At her apparent provocation, Aslan giggles. She’s a lie-down answer.

The woman looked embarrassed by Rai’s answer, but the atmosphere in her field was on fire. There were people who said she was cocky, and there were people who said she was right and supported her.

“As expected~!!! Instructors at the academy are very confident, befitting outstanding talents!”

The moderator intervenes when the reaction of the people is intense, and induces a response. Regardless of individual opinions, thanks to Rai, people’s atmosphere is lively.

‘That means you’re confident you won’t lose?’

‘Ah~ It’s training, training. How can you seriously bully kids? As an instructor, I will teach everyone to be happy without winning or losing.’

All academy people know that the deputy principal created the academy student union.

It is a power car that is impossible to win. Defeat is certain, so he avoids answering the question of victory or defeat.

It seems confident, but after all, it was an excuse, and that human thought that this could not be helped, and Aslan shook her head excitedly.

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“Okay, then let’s invite the next contestant.”

Rai bowed at the woman’s words and left the room.

Filia, who was waiting outside, looked at him.

When she was choosing her aide, Philia refused, saying she didn’t like her, but she forced her to participate as an instructor. She can’t be in a good mood for being dragged in, and her face is full of displeasure as if she’s still angry.

“Can I taunt the other kids? Everyone is watching?”

“I did it because I was watching.”

Lai replied, enjoying the sight of the academy students staring at him with bloody eyes.

Still thinking he has a bad temper, Philia follows him to the place where the soldiers are gathered.

Before being deployed, she meets the soldiers she will command and gives a speech as part of the training process. Here she has a lot to do, such as capturing soldiers or briefly telling them about tactics.

Philia thought this was her most important point.

The first meeting between a commander and a soldier. Here, soldiers decide whether to trust and trust their commander. Even though it’s only one day, if you don’t win their trust here, you will have to suffer throughout the training.

Philia, who has to attend her next tactical training session, is annoyed at Rai for bringing her while she is busy, but she knows how valuable it is to be able to experience her training beforehand.

She was confirmed to be defeated, she didn’t know how much she could train, but she had to take this opportunity to learn everything she could.

The door opens and Abigail, her second lieutenant, looks at Rai as she frowns. She too was forcibly taken.

“I brought you what you said.”

Abigail says curtly as she kicks her cart. During her interview, she was so annoyed that Rai had to bring her things, and her cart was about half smashed.

There are marks on the cart that must have been kicked, but fortunately the items inside appear to be intact.

Rai checks the cart and turns around to see the soldiers waiting. It is clear that he is nervous because he is going under the direction of an instructor rather than an academy student.

“Hello everyone. Now, now- sit down. Sit down. Why are you struggling?”

When I told them to sit down with a smile, the soldiers looked at each other and first saw Lai sitting down on the ground, then hesitated and then began to sit down one by one.

Everyone is seated, but still in a tense atmosphere, Rai orders Philia and Abigail to get the items in the cart.

One person is a big barrel. As the inside is full, Philia is curious about what is inside.

For training, you only need to carry the items that were given to you, so these are the items you will use here. Philia frowned as she wondered what would be useful for a face-to-face meeting.

‘No way…’

“You’ve had a lot of trouble training with the kids so far, right? I brought you some beers. Let’s all have a drink and go to training.”

It’s the kind of alcohol I was hoping for. Philia and Abigail frown at the same time.

“What are you doing, bring it quickly.”

Rai urges the two of them to put his hand on the barrel he received and freezes the barrel with magic.

“Beer tastes best when it’s cold.”

No one answered Rai’s words. Philia and Abigail, as well as the soldiers, can’t accept this situation and look at him with blank faces.

“We don’t have much time. If we don’t eat it quickly, we won’t be able to drink a single drop and roll in the hot sun. It’s a waste.”

Rai, who pours beer while talking, takes a cool one-shot of a glass full of bubbles.

“Kyaa- These days, the price of the magic stone has risen, so cold beer like this is not sold at stores. Come quickly and get a glass.”

A few people who like beer, a few people with a pulpit, and a few people who are at the forefront. Once they start moving, 300 soldiers gather in front of the barrel to receive beer.

“Because I have to start training, I can’t have more than two drinks. Also, make sure to stop by the bathroom. If you tell me to stop during training, I’ll scold you.”

Rai joked, and the soldiers answered cheerfully, probably because of the alcohol.

Soldiers quenching their thirst with cold beer naturally sit down randomly and form a shape surrounding the rai sitting in front of the barrel.

“Do you want to drink too?”

“All right.”

Philia refuses, but Abigail silently accepts her beer, drinks it in one gulp, and wipes her mouth with her forearm. Soldiers cheer at the sight of her drinking without hesitation.

“Please listen while drinking.”

Sitting on an empty barrel, Lai continues her words as the soldiers show they are listening.

“I read the training reports I’ve had so far, and there were quite a few complaints from the academy students. Actually, that’s why I joined the training.”

The soldiers, who had a friendly atmosphere, fell silent as soon as they heard Rai’s words.

There was a lot of discord between the academy students and soldiers who served as commanders for the first time. There were many cases where they made unreasonable demands, and there were also academy students who blamed the soldiers when the troops did not move as they wished.

Even among the soldiers, there were some who ignored the academy student who was in command for the first time, and there were also people who deliberately acted foolishly.

With different positions and no effort to understand each other, the emotional goal has grown and only complaints have increased.

Foreseeing that they would hear something, the soldiers averted their gaze as they felt the bitter taste of the beer remaining in their mouths.

“You’ve had a lot of trouble taking care of the kids.”

“……”

Soldiers raise her head to see her lie. As Philia and Abigail stare in silence as well, Rai takes another shot of her beer and says:

“Those who have never experienced war do this, do that, and make ridiculous requests. If it were the enemy, they would have broken their heads right away, right?”

“……”

Soldiers who are dissatisfied, but not as much as Rai said, shut their mouths while looking at each other.

“Cheeky stuff. Let’s teach them how stupid they are. Wouldn’t that be a little comfort for this high school student? It’s hard, are there any Legandia soldiers here? Oh, there are a few of them at home. Are you going?”

At Rai’s question, the soldier who raised his hand shook his head and said no.

“What a pain it is to be dragged into training for no reason. They don’t know that and give stupid orders to their heart’s content. Aren’t they annoyed?”

Filia, who had been listening quietly, knew what Rai was doing.

I was making enemies.

Having a common enemy strengthens the relationship. He is using the complaints of the soldiers to make the academy students enemies and boost their morale.

Beer, school students criticized. It’s all fraudulent.

This is a method that could not be learned from books. The book only tells us that speeches boost morale. Rai is also giving a speech, but his method of persuasion is different from others.

Unlike the academy students who participate only once or twice, the soldiers must be continuously commanded at the academy throughout the semester. They were tired and exhausted.

I come to someone else’s land and I can’t meet my family and I suffer, but I only hear complaints. Rai served them beer and made them feel like they were being treated well.

I don’t know what kind of atmosphere the other academy students are in, but there’s probably no place with as much morale as this one.

After hearing that troops with high morale exert more power than they can, Philia looked at Lai, who easily took control of her troops.

“Who is the strongest person here?”

“It’s me! I have the most strength. In the unit I was in, it’s also called the full-strength bear.”

“Uh huh, I’m here and dare. I’m the strongest. You see these arms? Muscles don’t lie. A full-strength bear? Not a full-strength pig? That kind of flimsy can’t even use strength.”

“Ahahahahaha, then let’s try arm wrestling.”

Rai has been chatting with her soldiers for some time. I’m confused whether it’s just because I like to hang out with others or if I’m doing that to unite the unit.

However, from Rai’s actions so far, Philia could know one thing.

She is not willing to accept defeat. She raised morale and defined the other academy students as her enemies. Perhaps the provocation of her academy students earlier was all a calculated act.

‘This human being has no heart.’

She was happy for Philia, who hates to sit still and give up.