Chapter 179: Accepting the situation

THE two faculty members of the Mecha Department, who accompanied the prince, worriedly glanced the 'ticking time bomb' in their midst.  They were currently leading him to the training facility of the department.

When they received the news that the Fenris Squad would be in charge of the training of their students, there was quite an uproar.  Because they were already expecting that the Aegis Army would be the one to do it. 

Their department was one with the highest enrollment rate.  It's because a lot of people dreamt of becoming a Mecha pilot.  Fighting space pirates, rebels, and sometimes, even invading non-human races.  Soldiers who could pilot a Mecha had a quicker chance to rise up in the military rank.  That's why those who didn't have any connection but quickly wanted to make a name for themselves usually chose the Mecha Department when enrolling at any military academy. 

Of course, the Imperial Military Academy wouldn't just accept anyone who applied.  Any student who wanted to enroll had undergone rigorous evaluation.  But even then, they still had to cut off a number of students who passed that evaluation.  Because only the best of the best should remain as the final batch for this school year.

That's why the school asked the military to help them access these students.  To make sure that only those who were truly superior would remain. 

But to think that they would end up with the Fenris Squad.  It's not because they look down on them or think that they're weak, they're simply worried because they were known for being such troublemakers.  They might be strong but could they have the ability to guide these students and pick the right candidates to continue on at the academy?

Honestly, besides the head of the department, everyone in the faculty thought that it would be impossible.  And this situation right now didn't really help their evaluation.

They were told that the ones that were coming were two captains from the Fenris Squad.  That actually didn't reassure them.  Especially since almost all the four captains of that army were a bit infamous. 

They actually wanted to request Lieutenant Leland Brewer to be the one in charge of this training instead.  Since he was the only one who had a sense of responsibility.  But the other respectfully declined since his younger brother was also part of the incoming students who were about to be evaluated in this week-long training.  He felt like it would be unfair if he took over the training.

They reluctantly accepted this and just simply waited today for the two captains.  But who would have thought that the one who would appear here was the prince himself?

Wulfric de Lunaris.  The youngest general of the Empire and the only existing human with SSS level physique and mental strength.  With just that, he was already overqualified to train the students.  But the thing was, he was much more famous, or rather infamous, for other things.

'Butcher of Orus' – that was the name he was more known.  A name that instilled fear on people who heard it.  And because of it, everyone in the Empire always equated him to violence and death.  Which was not exactly good.

What if he suddenly lost control of his temper and hurt one of the students?  With his strength, that could definitely lead to something fatal.

But what could they do?  It's not like they could just throw their Empire's prince out of the academy. 

The two faculty members looked at each other and sighed.  They could only accept this situation and hope that things wouldn't turn for the worse.

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Another person who had already accepted this situation was Reas.  He and Ash were now walking towards the cafeteria.  They were told to go to the training facility right after eating breakfast.

Since he was no longer confused and on the verge of fighting fate itself, he decided to just simply do his best.  Worrying would do him no good.  It would just stress him out and then it would affect his overall performance during this training period.  Which in turn would affect his chances of staying at the academy.

So, no matter how much he disliked seeing that prince's face, he just had to suck it up.

"Man, our department is so lucky. Having the general of Fenris Squad train us himself, it's almost like a dream," Ash said, excitement was evident in his voice.

Reas glanced at the other.  "You're probably the only one who thinks that."

Ash scratched his cheek.  He kind of understood why Reas said that.  If one would look at the expression of the students in their department, he's probably the only one who looked excited.  The rest looked like they were forced to eat crap and had no choice but to say it's delicious.

He glanced at his new roommate.  He wondered if it was the same for this guy.  "Are you afraid of the general?"

Reas looked at him as if he had gone insane.

"How could you even come up with that conclusion?" Reas said, a bit annoyed.  Then, he sighed.  It's probably only natural to think that way, considering that that's probably how the majority was feeling right now.  "I just don't like the guy."

Ash looked at Reas' expression and was a bit surprised to see that he seemed to be really saying the truth.  He found that quite interesting in a way.  Because even if there's a lot of people who disliked the general, their fear for him was even greater.  So, there weren't a lot who could express their dislike so openly like this.

He gave his roommate a thumbs-up.  "You're a real man, my friend."

Reas didn't say anything and just quicken his pace.  Soon, they arrived at the cafeteria.  There were already a lot of freshmen inside.  And, as he had seen when he entered the assembly hall earlier, a certain table was being surrounded by a lot of students.  No, rather than a table, it's more accurate to say that they're surrounding a person.  The one with platinum blond hair and green eyes.

"Hey, Ash, do you know that guy?" he asked, pointing towards the direction where the guy was using his chin.  He just wanted to confirm whether his guess regarding the identity of the other was correct.

Ash looked at the direction he was pointing at.  "Oh, that's Cyrus Lancaster."