Subscriber of the Gods-Chapter 214: Sword Saint’s Lesson (2)

Although he was called the head of the branch, he was already in his 30s and his talent had fully bloomed, so all the members of the branch family followed him well.

For new teachers to break through such a group with such a clear chain of command and reach the top?

It was impossible.

“Even Teacher Kai Felix would find it impossible. Of course, the same goes for Teacher Ethan Whiskers. I’ve heard he achieved unbelievable results in previous classes, but this is an entirely different matter.”

“That’s what I’m curious about.”

“Pardon?”

“Teacher Ethan Whiskers has exceeded expectations in every situation. That’s why I’ve taken quite a liking to him. But…”

The Sword Saint thought of Regia.

“Who would have thought the first master would come looking for him.”

The Sword Saint had intended to make this new teacher training session very rich. So he had gathered all the famous teachers he could pull in with his connections.

Unfortunately, several renowned teachers couldn’t attend due to time constraints, but still, a decent list was put together.

One of them, Regia, was just added to the list on a whim. He did have some acquaintance with him, after all.

But who would have thought that Regia Malcher would actually come, saying he needed to meet Ethan Whiskers?

He thought he was the only one who had recognized this tremendous rough gem.

Just when did such a big shot find out about this fact?

“So I want to see. How much Teacher Ethan Whiskers can do.”

Who knew watching like this could be so enjoyable?

“What about young master Ciron…?”

For a moment, the Sword Saint made an expression as if he had just realized something.

“It’s fine, he’s from the same academy as Teacher Ethan. If he’s my grandson, the stronger his rival is, the more stimulated he’ll be and grow even more. Whose bloodline is he! Kuhahah!”

“……”

The branch head’s expression was peculiar.

“Rather than a rival…”

The branch head also knew from various conversations with Ciron. Ciron didn’t think of Ethan as a rival.

Ethan had already become like a teacher to the teachers.

But it wasn’t bad. Contrary to his worries, Ciron’s expression was very bright.

“The important thing is the physical training of the teachers, so focus on that. Unless it’s a wound severe enough to be life-threatening, just observe. If no one takes them out of the greenhouse, we’ll have to do it ourselves.”

“Yes, Sword Saint!”

As the Sword Saint said, there was a need to show reality to flowers that had grown in a greenhouse.

Because in a real situation, not a training session, they would lose their lives just like that.

***

“Ugh-!”

“Are you okay!?”

“Are you alright!”

Suddenly, an arrow that flew out grazed the cheek of a Goode Academy teacher who had rushed ahead. Blood flowed from the cheek of the teacher whose body had frozen.

“Isn’t this too dangerous…!?”

That arrow could have easily pierced the head or neck if things had gone wrong.

Leaving behind the trembling Goode Academy teacher, the Freya Academy teachers moved ahead.

Centered around Kai Felix, the movements of the Freya teachers were different from those of other academies from the start.

Arrows and magic flew at the Freya side as well, but they lightly dodged the successive attacks and advanced forward.

“How do you intend to teach students when you’ve only received education like a greenhouse flower?”

Two Freya teachers sneered at the lagging Goode Academy.

The Goode Academy teacher couldn’t even make an excuse. The Freya Academy teacher’s words were the truth, so they could only spit out curses in frustration.

“Damn it!”

The most important thing for a teacher, but something most teachers don’t have.

You can’t teach what you don’t know, so teachers without practical experience can only teach halfheartedly.

Shaaah-.

Healing magic spread over the injured Goode Academy teacher’s cheek.

“From now on, just be extra careful! Let’s go!”

“…I’m sorry.”

The Goode Academy teachers moved forward again. Diagonally from them, the Covington Academy teachers were also keeping up.

Now only the Ivecar Academy teachers remained at the back.

There are traps everywhere ahead.

Even so, with the teachers from three academies moving ahead first, Iris couldn’t help but feel anxious.

“Teacher Ciron, don’t you know anything?”

“My grandfather is a fair person. If I had received any hints in advance, I would have been kicked out of the training session instead. Right now, I’m just one of the new teachers too.”

Ciron shook his head as he answered. He didn’t know a single thing about this class either.

At that, everyone’s gaze turned to Ethan.

Ethan had said there would be traps even before entering the mountain. That meant he knew something.

“I’ll take the lead. Form a formation and move, just follow my words exactly.”

Ethan naturally stepped forward.

“I’ll make sure we can reach the top without a single person getting hurt.”

Sring.

Ethan drew out the Heavenly Thunder Sword.

Thump thump-.

At that sight, the hearts of the four teachers beat violently.

***

At the entrance to the mountain.

Freya Academy was at the forefront, with Covington and Goode running side by side behind them.

Dubravka, the Goode Academy teacher who had had trouble with Ethan, glanced back slightly.

‘This is strange. Why aren’t they following?’

Next to them was Covington Academy, and though not visible, far ahead were the Freya Academy teachers.

But even when looking back, Ivecar Academy was nowhere to be seen.

The one that stood out most in this training session was clearly Ivecar Academy.

While Ethan Whiskers took all the attention and shone, Ciron and Iris were also achieving excellent results in classes.

Not to mention Har Demeka and Nadia von Tschernkastel, whom he had seen in Eucalis’ class, the first lesson, were also definite targets for restraint.

But that Ivecar Academy was nowhere to be seen.

‘They’re behind? Why? Why aren’t they charging forward?’

Dubravka frowned.

“What’s wrong, Teacher Dubravka?”

“Something’s strange. Shouldn’t Ivecar Academy have charged forward by now?”

Before coming to the training session, he might not have known, but after experiencing Ethan Whiskers during the session, Dubravka had clearly realized.

This year’s Ivecar was different.

Freya, which was expected to comfortably take first place in the session, was already pushed back by Ivecar.

Tentative first place in the session rankings. That was Ivecar Academy. But now the sight of that Ivecar Academy couldn’t be seen.

“It doesn’t make sense for them to stay behind continuously.”

“Doesn’t make sense? What doesn’t make sense? They’re just a trash academy anyway, so what?”

“Huh? No, even after seeing Teacher Ethan in class…”

At that moment, the Goode Academy teacher who was talking swung his sword at Dubravka.

Slash-!

“Aargh! Wh-what are you doing!?”

“What am I doing? Because of guys like you, Goode Academy’s honor has fallen. You should atone with your death.”

“Damn it! Have you gone mad!?”

Dubravka urgently shouted at the teachers running with him.

Those teachers turned their heads.

“Wh-why are your expressions…”

“You’ve tainted our honor.”

“Then death is fitting, isn’t it? Don’t you agree?”

At those words, all the Goode teachers nodded.

“Aaaaargh!”

Simultaneously, Dubravka, who had been stabbed by the sword, screamed.

***

“Aagh-! Aaagh-!”

“What on earth is…”

The Goode Academy teachers approached Dubravka, who had suddenly stopped, to examine him.

“His eyes are strange. It seems he’s caught in an illusion magic.”

“…You’re right. This is illusion magic.”

One of the Goode teachers looked around and soon found traces of an artifact.

“Huh, there’s a large illusion magic spread out ahead.”

“Aagh-! Aaagh-!”

“We need to break it quickly!”

The situation seemed to be the same for other academies, as Covington Academy, which was running alongside them, had also stopped.

“Freya, who went ahead… Did they not get affected?”

It was an illusion magic that had spread in the blink of an eye.

While the two academies were in trouble, the Ivecar Academy teachers were moving on a different path from the one the other academy teachers had been running on.

“A-aren’t we off the path?”

“No, we haven’t strayed. We’re just climbing up a different route.”

“Isn’t this against the rules?”

“Sword Saint told us to reach the top, didn’t he?”

He didn’t say to dismantle traps or overcome those hiding while climbing up.

“Then we just need to climb up.”

Ethan’s eyes could see not only all the traps but also the hidden members of the Ramsdale branch family.

“There’s a trap on the left. Iris, mana shield.”

Shaak-!

An arrow stuck in the mana shield.

Blocking traps that couldn’t be avoided in advance.

Avoiding everything that could be avoided.

‘I can see everything.’

The most troublesome among these were, of course, the members of the Ramsdale branch family.

‘They’ve just brought in the elite.’

If they set their minds to it, they could hinder the teachers as much as they wanted.

That’s why Ethan had created a new shortest route to the top.

It wasn’t just considering distance, but a route that carefully considered the magic traps and the Ramsdale branch family’s ambushes.

‘Minimizing fights too.’

Since fights were unavoidable anyway, it was much better for this side to ambush rather than wait for the other side to attack.

It was possible because he could clearly see where they were hiding.

“How on earth…”

“…Can you see everything?”

Har and Nadia looked at Ethan with awe-filled eyes.

At this point, it seemed like Ethan might have the answer key to this test.

“I’ve done a lot of practical training. I’ve always thought that practical education is most important for students.”

At Ethan’s answer, the four teachers could only nod silently in agreement.

***

The Sword Saint, who had reached the top, was observing the situation using artifacts.

He had told the branch family members to go easy, but unexpected situations could still occur. That’s why the Sword Saint was watching the situation to be able to respond at any time.

If something happened, he could use artifacts to confirm the location and then move there.

A huge board appeared before the Sword Saint’s eyes. The board was a representation of this mountain created by artifacts.

The teachers from each academy were marked as black dots on the board.

The traps set up all around were marked in red, and the hiding members of the Ramsdale branch family were marked in blue.

Red and blue marks filled the way to the mountain top. The number even increased greatly closer to the top.

“Freya is in the lead.”

Freya Academy was at the very front. And behind them were Goode Academy and Covington Academy.

But the two academies had currently stopped moving.

“Caught in illusion magic.”

The illusion magic spread out was quite high-level and not something that could be easily solved.

It was a mental illusion magic that stimulated based on the target’s trauma or recent emotionally disturbing events, so one had to overcome it themselves or receive a shock from outside to escape.

“Hmm, what are they thinking?”

The Sword Saint, who had been watching the board, questioned the situation.

Ivecar, which he thought would jump ahead and compete with Freya Academy, was still behind.

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“Ciron shouldn’t know anything.”

He had been especially tight-lipped with Ciron.

If it became known that even a little preferential treatment was given, other teachers would feel greatly deprived.

And the Sword Saint himself also thought such a thing was a dishonorable act, so he had hidden information from Ciron to the point of it being almost a penalty.

“It must be Ethan. Ethan is up to something.”

A smile had appeared on the Sword Saint’s lips before he knew it. This task wasn’t something that could be easily solved even for Ethan Whiskers.

They had to break through numerous traps up to the top and deal with the Ramsdale branch family as well.

It was a harsh journey reminiscent of a real situation. What kind of performance would Ethan Whiskers show?

As he watched with such expectations, the dots of Ivecar Academy began to move.

“Huh?”

The Sword Saint made a surprised expression.

“They’re going that way?”

Ivecar’s route was different from the other academies.

“That place is full of traps.”

Since there were numerous routes to the top, the Sword Saint had set up more traps on the path Ivecar was climbing to match.

If they went that way, it would be fast, but they could suffer great damage covered in traps.

“Damage?”

However, the Ivecar Academy teachers changed direction precisely before reaching the traps.

But if they went up, there was another red dot.

“This time they can’t avoid… They avoided it?”

They avoided it this time too.

Ethan was avoiding traps and advancing quickly towards the top as if he could see all the traps.

They were clearly in last place earlier, but in an instant, they had caught up to just behind Freya Academy.

Freya had been caught in several traps, but being high-level teachers, they were perfectly breaking through the traps and climbing to the top.

The trap section ended, and next was where the Ramsdale branch family members were gathered.

“Now they can’t avoid it. If they’ve come at this speed, the branch kids will come at them with determination.”

They’ll think there’s no need to go easy.

The blue dots suddenly leapt out and pounced on the Ivecar teachers.

Ethan is certainly strong, and Ciron and Iris are quite good too. And Nadia and Har are above average as well.

But if the branch family members with lots of practical experience attack in formation, it won’t be easy to win…

“What?”

The blue dots didn’t move.

Meanwhile, Ivecar instantly advanced forward again and encountered another blue dot.

Again, the blue dot stopped moving.

“What on earth is…”

Did they defeat all the Ramsdale branch family members in that short time?

While the Sword Saint was puzzled, Ivecar Academy’s speed began to increase tremendously.

Step-.

The Sword Saint slowly turned around.

“We’re a bit late, Sword Saint.”

Ethan, followed by Ciron, Iris, Nadia, and Har, had arrived. For having broken through various traps, their appearance was too neat.

“It seems… there’s no academy that arrived faster than us.”

“……”

Seeing Ethan and the Ivecar teachers like this, the Sword Saint could only burst into laughter.

“That’s right. You’re in first place.”

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