Volume 17 - CH 8

Finally, I was able to destroy the armor of the "Mad King".

Looking back on the journey, I can't help but think to myself that I did well for the sake of just one woman.

It may have been a man inside.

But my persistence paid off.

I can be serious for lewd things.

I guess that proves that I'm a healthy guy.

In addition, I got some interesting research data on the destruction of matter by magic power infusion, so I wrote a serious paper on it.

This was the first time in my life that I had ever taken my schoolwork this seriously.

I didn't have that much detailed data when I did my preliminary research on material destruction, so this will be useful information for future explorers who want to do the same.

「Okay, that's about it.」

I put the 200-page stack of papers in order on my desk.

It's a good thing that high quality paper is available cheaply in the Kingdom of Austin.

If it had been that warpable parchment, I wouldn't have felt like writing two hundred pages. Even in junior high school, I struggled to fill half of a 400-word essay paper.

「Eroticism makes us grow up. ......」

I was deeply moved.

「Hmm? Alec-san, did you say something?」

Nicole, who was also studying at the desk next to me, looked at me and said that.

「It's nothing. Nicole, it's good to study hard, but sometimes it's important to have fun.」

「Yes, but, my family is poor, and I want to become a great mage so that my parents can have an easy time.」

「That's noble of you」

「No, to tell you the truth, half of it is selfishness on my part. If I just wanted to make money, I could have washed dishes. But my mother forced me to do it because I can use magic. ......」

「It's okay, it makes me kind of sad, so become a great mage and make your hometown proud. This is my support.」

The more you ask, the more painful the story is going to be, so I put a gold coin on Nicole's desk.

「N-no, I can't accept this.」

「Just keep it. You'll always need money. Especially if you're poor.」

「But ...... no, Alec-san is an A rank adventurer, right? I'll take it gratefully.」

「You're right. Okay, well, I guess I'll just go for a ride.」

「Is it the girls' dormitory again?」

「No, this time in the staff room. I told you not to tell anyone about the girls' dormitory.」

「Sigh, but it seems that the girls and teachers were pretty rowdy Serina-san was also frustrated, saying, "I was told it was twelve o'clock, but I was beaten by the time...", and I'm sure she's aware of it.」

「It's all over now. And since she's a member of the clan, you don't have to worry about her tipping you off.」

It just happened to take an inordinate amount of time to capture the girl's dormitory at that time, and the hotline between Letty and Serina turned into a feint, but the result was good.

「Sigh, just in case you were wondering, Alec-san is a student now, so I think you should be a little more serious.」

「Yeah, I'll be serious once in a while.」

I grinned, showed him the stack of papers, and headed for the staff room.

「Excuse me.」

When I entered the staff room, unlike usual, none of the teachers were there.

「Damn, I've brought you a paper, but you're so lazy.」

Of course, the teachers must have had something to do and were out of their seats.

But as I don't have good memories of teachers, I'm tempted to blame them for their failures.

In addition, these days on Earth, there are a lot of people like Kaede who are trying to get in and do well to teachers, from behind the scene ―― well, that doesn't matter now.

「Oi, is anyone here?」

I called out, and a black cat came over to me, meowing.

「All right-all right-all right」

I stroke it under its chin.

I'm a cat person, of course.

Meena and Nene are cute, but they have dog ears, not dogs.

「*purrr*;*purrr*;」

The black cat purred and looked comfortable, but as soon as it let go of my body, it quickly ran towards the door.

「Ah, Oi. Hmm? Are you telling me to follow you?」

「Meow.」

That's what it sounded like.

Then, I'll have to wait until the teachers come back anyway, so I'll just play with the cat.

It's like I went back to my childhood and followed the black cat.

The black cat left the corridor and headed for a different classroom, where it scratched at the closed door with its claws.

「Is there anything here?」

When I opened the door to the classroom, I saw a group of teachers gathered there.

They seemed to be having a serious discussion.

「What the hell is going on?」

I asked Cherry Boy-sensei, a familiar face.

「Ah, Alec-kun. No, no, It's none of your business. It's the school's business...」

「Cherry-sensei, I'm a student of this school. At least tell me why you're slacking off and leaving the staff room empty.」

When I said that, Cherry also furrowed his brows and looked troubled.

「No, this is an emergency discussion, I'm not slacking off.」

「I don't care. Tell him, Cherry.」

Loli, the headmaster of the school, said.

「Sigh, If that's what the headmaster says, then ...... actually, a lot of underwear has been stolen from the girls' locker room.」

「Is that an emergency?」

「What do you mean, of course, Alec-kun. The perpetrator was sneaky enough to steal the girls' things, you know? Not only that, but the security of our school has been breached, and that is a serious matter.」

「Hmm.」

As for the security, I was convinced.

After all, I've tasted the robustness of the security here in the girls' dormitory.

It was only worth it to me, though.

「But who the heck is ......」

「Of course they're a high-level mage. Otherwise, there's no way they could have broken through our school's security.」

「No, it could be an inside job, you know?」

「We don't give the male teachers the password to the girls' locker room, and there are all sorts of traps that can be triggered just by boys entering there. Even if it's an inside job, it's the same thing.」

「Then you're out of luck. They're a guy who seems to be interested in girls' underwear, which means they're a suspicious person with that much power.」

One of the teachers said. Then all the teachers' eyes turned to me as if they were attracted by a magnet.

「Come to think of it, Alec is an A-rank adventurer, isn't he?」

「I guess breaking dungeon locks is his specialty.」

「He has an erotic look on his face. That face is perverted.」

「And he's got the ability to go into the Forbidden Zone and come back unscathed.」

「――Oi. I'm not going to let you treat me like a criminal based on speculation. I'm one of your students, remember?」

「But I've heard that you blew up the principal's office and that you always sleep in class.」

The grim-looking teacher said while twirling his black-rimmed square glasses with his fingers.

「Hmph, it's true that I may have been a delinquent in my normal behavior. But that has nothing to do with this case. I've been studying hard, and I've brought my paper with me. Someone please accept it.」

I held up the paper in my hand and showed it to them.

「Ha, a paper from a freshman in the middle school?」

「Haha, this makes me laugh. It's probably just a copy of the textbook or a random fantasy written like an essay.」

Most of the teachers laugh it off.

「Wait a moment. If you're going to say you wrote the paper, let me see it.」

In the midst of all this, only the Loli Headmaster came walking up to me and accepted the paper.

As expected of the head of this school, she is a decent person.

「Hou, so you've taken notice of the magic power capacity. I've always wondered why there was a difference between materials. This is interesting.」

「Magic capacity?」

「As I recall, if you put too much magic into your armor by enchanting it, it will fail and the armor will be destroyed. ......」

「That would be it. But it depends on luck.」

「That's right, that's right. I do have some skill as a mage, though.」

「I once raised the attack power of a mithril sword by 120.」

「What the heck, I'm 152.」

The teachers start to show off their skills, but it's not research.

It could be called friendly competition, but I guess this elitism and competitive spirit is the reason why no one has paid attention to magic power capacity until now.

If they fail, they either hone their magic skills or seek better materials.

That is, of course, a shortcut for the purpose of creating a strong armor, but steady basic research is also important.

「Hohou, I see, you've quantified the allowable amount of each material in terms of magic attack power and durability.」

The headmaster praised it as brilliant, and it seems to have received a higher evaluation than I expected.

「What did you say!?」

「Headmaster! Let me read it.」

「Me too!」

「I also want to read it!」

「I'll be next!」

「Wait a minute, wait your turn. And someone bring me a blank sheet of paper. I'll make copies for all of you.」

Suddenly, the other teachers changed their eyes, but it wasn't enough for them to follow the headmaster's evaluation.

「Hou~, this is ...... But Alec-kun, how did you get the numbers?」

Although Cherry-sensei asks the question.

「It's using an Appraisal skills.」

「I see. ...... I've heard that many adventurers are skilled at appraising, but only adventurers can do that. Good job! Alec-kun.」

「Yeah.」

I don't know why I'm not happy to be praised by Cherry, who smiles with his white teeth.

「Kuhh, I can't believe ...... that he put together such a detailed list of numbers with such a perverted face!」

Vanilla-sensei is biting her thumbnail in frustration, but I guess she admits that the content is adequate.

I think I can go with this one. Kukuku, I'm one step closer to another of my goals.