The Academy’s Health Teacher Wants to Take a Break

Episode 51. …What is it?

There is an on-campus cafeteria in Maris, but most of the people who use it are commoners or lower nobles.

No matter how carefully they are made, due to the nature of school lunches, mass cooking is premised, and the quality is only good quality mass-produced type at best.

Even if there is no problem with food, it is inevitable that it will be considered insufficient to pursue gourmet food.

And ironically, this kind of problem occurs occasionally even among the common people, the main user group.

Since the cafeteria is focused on nutritious food, there are no favorite foods like chicken.

“Now, take it here.”

“I’ll eat well.”

For that reason, I am currently visiting a pub in a school town.

What the owner gave me at the counter outside was the chicken I ate with Mr. Lloyd at the gymnasium earlier.

Looking at how crowded it is during lunch, it seems like it’s right that it’s known as a good restaurant, but… It’s a pity that there are no condiments to speak of except for the salted liver.

Thinking about it, did I say that the seasoned chicken I used to eat was only made in the latter half of the 20th century?

If you want to recreate what you ate at the time, you’ll have no choice but to develop it yourself. Let’s see, what do you need for materials? First of all, you need ketchup, and red pepper paste…….

Damn it, where to get gochujang in Western fantasy?

“hahahaha!!”

It took me a while to even walk down the street with such thoughts.

Screams can be heard from the plaza. Along with him, the eyes of the people around him were focused on one place.

What is it? Is it a fight

Just in case, as I approached through the crowd, I was greeted by a rice cake stand lying on the ground in front of a fountain, bleeding.

Square bloodstains scattered all over the floor…….

No, if you look closely, it’s not blood, it’s a card.

“Ha ha ha!! I said that I wandered around the continent looking for the strong, but was this enough?!”

A man who was laughing in a sigh of relief in front of the rice cake sticks from which he poured out his cards like that.

Looking at the outfit, he looked like a student, but the relatively older Tteokdae had an angry expression on his face as if he had been in trouble.

“Keugh… …. I never thought there would be such a strong Duelist in Maris.”

“To Maris? No, the wording is wrong. That I am the strongest duelist on this continent!!”

A student with his arms wide open while knocking down such a rice cake stick.

“Hold your head, people! I am the strongest warrior on this continent!! Ha ha ha ha ha!!”

As that cheerful laugh echoed through the plaza, the people around him stared at him in bewilderment and began to shrug their shoulders.

The atmosphere is like, what the hell are you doing with your cards in broad daylight?

“Mom, that person… ….”

“Shh, be quiet.”

The crowd leaves one by one, as if watching a madman.

In the open space, which soon became empty, only the collapsed rice cake stand and male students remained.

“Kuh, like a crowd of fools who don’t even recognize the greatness of this body….”

Isn’t it more strange to think that just because you’re good at card games, you’re great?

Looking at the emblem he’s wearing, he looks like he’s in his second year of high school… Well, next year, he’s busy with coming-of-age ceremonies and graduation exams, so it’s understandable that the screws come off.

“Hey student.”

But apart from that, I don’t think the card game itself is bad.

If you spend a lot of time staying in one place, you can also say that playing in your room is not a bad hobby.

“If you don’t mind, could you tell me where to buy that card?”

Come to think of it, even in my previous life, I was pretty good at card games.

I hope he likes it too.

***

After spending some time on the street like that.

“Dale, nothing happened while the teacher was gone… ….”

The moment I returned to the health room with the things I bought in my arms, I felt something attack me from the front.

The moment I became alert and hardened my body.

But for some reason, the mana didn’t accumulate properly in my body, and at that time the assailant was already hugging my body… No, it was Dale, not an assassin.

I didn’t expect this kid to be like this, so it was too late to notice.

“hahahaha…. Did the teacher miss you that much?”

A small boy holding my waist tight and burying his face.

Strengthening and hugging taught me that I greatly felt my absence, but continuing in this state would only make each other difficult.

Dale, who belatedly realized what he had done, kicked her back in surprise.

“Ah, that…. I’m sorry. I don’t know stop…….”

“It’s okay, come this way. You must be very hungry, let’s eat together.”

Would you be able to eat in a health room where hygiene is important?

I immediately put the chicken in the seat prepared in the kitchen room connected to the health room, took out a drink from the refrigerated box, and poured it for Dale.

A magic tool that accepts mana and exerts a cooling function, just like the school windows.

As I poured the cold coke into a cup filled with ice, bubbles bubbled up.

“Bee, isn’t it expensive?”

“It’s not that expensive.”

All you have to do is mix the juice and sugar with the kolaya medicine. In the first place, chicken is common people’s food, so if it’s expensive, you won’t get it.

If I had to ask for the more expensive option, would it be Maris’ cafeteria?

Of course, that wouldn’t be too much of a burden if it was enough to enter this academy, but there wasn’t even that in front of me, so I was a kid who passed lunch with leftover bread from breakfast.

“As expected, I’m fine. Just a shell…….”

“Thack.”

“Ouch!”

Chops right at Dale as he tries to reach for the crumbs left in the box.

You may have said this out of consideration, but to say that you won’t eat in front of God. If you accept that, you are not human.

“Dale. No matter how much consideration and humility are virtues that a person should have, it is also an rude law to decline what others have provided for them wholeheartedly. Are you trying to turn the teacher’s sincerity into rubbish?”

“Oh, no, that’s… …. Town!”

Embarrassed, he immediately put the chicken leg into his gaping mouth.

Dale takes a bite unconsciously.

It took an instant for his dazed face to turn into an ecstatic color.

“Isn’t it delicious?”

Dale nodded while holding the chicken leg in his mouth.

I could feel the atmosphere of the first time we met in the two eyes that were open.

Yeah, it’s like giving away psychology.

When you’re depressed, it’s best to feed them meat first.

“The quantity is sufficient, so eat a lot. That way you will grow taller and gain weight.”

As I said that, I gave him a chicken leg, and Dale swallowed and brought it to his mouth.

It’s so nice to see you eating.

I laughed and put two more chicken legs in Dale’s bowl.

“Okay, I ate well. Then I go to study…….”

“If I sit down at my desk right after eating, will I become sleepy and study?”

After the meal, as if I had waited, I cleaned up what I had eaten and put down the deck of cards in the empty seat.

“Since lunchtime is still far from over, let’s spend some time together with the teacher. Have you ever played a card game?”

“Even when I was in my hometown, I’ve seen customers in taverns playing with cards. I looked at the card with a lot of money piled up next to it, but the atmosphere was so bloody…. It didn’t look very enjoyable.”

“… It’s not a game, it’s a gamble, isn’t it?”

The moment you lose, you will lose all your assets as well as your organs, so can you enjoy it?

Of course, poker and hanafuda can be healthy games like sports only if they don’t cost money.

I immediately set the cards on the table and gave Dale a manual with the rules.

“Please sit here for now. The teacher will explain the rules right away.”

There is nothing complicated when it comes to rules.

Each player plays in turns, puts cards with monsters on the field, and if they face each other, the side with the higher attack power wins. To 0 to win.

There are many cases where each card is insignificant if placed individually, but creating synergy by combining them is one of the charms of this kind of trading card game.

“Did you get it roughly?”

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“Um, yes. Understood.”

“Then choose one of these here. The teacher made a deck as a sample, and if you use it as a base, it will help you build your own deck later.”

Soon Dale started looking at the decks I had made one by one.

Aggro decks that quickly win in the beginning, control decks that focus on driving the game as a whole, combo decks that guarantee unconditional victory by combining specific cards, etc…….

It will be easy to get used to the game as the decks are built according to the standard tendency of each strategy.

In the meantime, Dale suddenly began to become immersed in the description of the last card in his deck.

“Do you like that?”

“Uh, um… …. This explanation here is a bit strange.”

Dale asked as he read the card in his hand.

“So, is it possible to win just by collecting cards in your hand without playing them?”

Ah, I thought it was an Exodia deck.

“Well, that’s right. Special victory conditions are not uncommon in a card game like this.”

Occasionally, when playing a card game, a combo deck that satisfies the conditions and guarantees a winning plan…….

Among them, there is a deck that is mainly composed of cards that systematically guarantee unconditional victory.

It is a proper noun from a TCG game that once gained cult popularity, but since then, it has been used almost exclusively as a term in other TCG games.

The sample deck that Dale now has in his hand was also created under that influence, and it was a deck that guaranteed an ‘unconditional victory’ when 5 cards with the same name were collected.

“Do you like that?”

“Um… …. Yes, I will try this first.”

You say you’re interested, but you choose something difficult from the start.

Actually, Exodia-style decks require you to collect parts in a limited hand, but an increase in the number of cards playing in your hand means that you have less means to counter the opponent.

Of course, as much as I have to start with this kid having fun with the game, I’ll have to watch it to some extent.

“Then let’s play a game for light practice. Shuffle your deck first, then draw five cards.”

“Yes.”

“The first attacker will give you a concession, so for now, unfold the cards on the field as you see fit. It’s a practice game, so if you don’t understand something, you can ask…….”

“… ….”

“… Dale?”

Dale stares blankly at his hand as he continues his explanation.

Amid doubts, Dale put his hand down on the table.

“Well, all the cards have been collected… ….”

“What?”

What is he talking about?

Looking at the hand I put down with doubt, I was able to confirm that all 5 cards with a really common name were gathered.

It was a moment when complete victory was guaranteed according to the rules of the game.

“Did you win with this?”

“Yeah, well, that’s because it’s written like that.”

In a half-hundred-card deck, five winning cards are gathered in the first hand. How the hell did you get lucky?

…No, yes.

Something like this can happen in life. No matter how extreme the probability is, it’s not 0%.

“Well then, let’s try again.”

But just in case, I shuffled the deck carefully this time.

I was worried that the order of the cards would be corrected, so I took the utmost care…….

Okay. This should be fine.

“Okay then, let’s try again. Are you ready?”

“… ….”

“…… Dale?”

Dale put his hand back on the table.

Five cards required to win.

On the first throw, the same card as before was thrown out.

“Um.”

Dale looks at me with wide open eyes.

I, reflected in the retina, had a similar expression.

…What the f*ck?

Is his ability to negate even bad luck?

“Ooh, ugh…” ….”

However, as if he couldn’t accept this as luck, Dale’s face began to turn into tears.

An unexpected reaction from me.

“What happened all of a sudden?”

“Yeah, but…. When you were in your hometown, people who lost the game were very angry and grabbed you by the collar? So, the teacher was wondering what to do if he gets angry…….”

That’s probably because it’s a gambling board that takes money and long-term play.

Damn it, I didn’t buy it for this, so what should I do?

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It’s been a while since I didn’t know what to do with such a frustrating feeling.

The sound of the door opening violently came from outside the bathroom.

“Teacher, are you here!?”

The sound of someone shouting after that.

I thought it was okay when I was feeling awkward and put the cards in my hand on the table and headed to the health room.

In fact, the body of the student who had just entered the health room was covered in blood.

It was serious no matter who saw it, but the first thing I felt when I saw them was a sense of wariness.

“……Leadership?”

Yes, a few days ago, I met the lead manager on the roof as well.

So I thought maybe the reason they came here might be Dale’s personal problems.

“Hey, my member! Please treat my member quickly! Please!!”

Anyway, there’s no way these screaming kids are asking for something like that.

“Please put me on this side of the bed. I’ll look after you right away.

No matter what, they are students and patients, and I am a teacher and doctor.

It won’t be too late to hear about the details after treatment.