Chapter 65.1

[Regular Daily Chapter ( I owe is still at 8)]

(EP-65.1) Shadow #1

065 – Shadows Looming Ark #1

The first weekend after school started disappeared in an instant.

I slept through the whole Sunday after coming back from the haunted mansion.

Perhaps, it was because I had encountered a ghost in the middle of the night and watched the sunrise in the morning with my now-chess partner Narmi, that my body was exhausted.

━See you later, Theo! Keep it a secret from my sister that you met me!

━Goodbye, take care!

As soon as I got back to the dorm, my body drooped like wet cotton once I laid down on the bed.

By the time I woke up, it was already Monday morning.

Upon opening my eyes, I discovered someone looking down at me from the bedside.

Someone with deep blue eyes.

There were very few associates of mine with eyes like these...

“It’s morning. MORNING. Wake up!”

It was Elga.

Elga had come to wake me up.

According to the rules, women were prohibited from entering the men’s dormitory, but Elga did not care about that and just barged in like always. Well, as someone who ranked 5th, there was no one capable of stopping her anyway.

“Didn’t I tell you to wake up!?”

At Elga’s urging, I rubbed my sleepy eyes and got up.

A quick look at the clock revealed that it was 8 in the morning. Usually the first lecture started at 9 o’clock, so if I prepared quickly, there should be just enough time.

“Why are you waking up so late? Did you want me to pick you up or something?”

‘Pick me up...’

As I thought of what the lecture I was taking with Elga today could be, I realized that my only Monday lecture was the ‘Introduction to Combatology’.

... But that wasn’t a lecture with Elga, was it?

Without any hesitation, Elga grabbed my pajamas and lifted me into the air, as if grabbing a stray cat on the nape.

“Go wash up and get ready!”

At the sound of Elga’s scream, my drowsiness immediately faded away.

Benjamin and Hans, who were lying on their beds, also got woken up. Rubbing their eyes, they asked, “What’s happening?”

Being in the same room as me, they were caught in the crossfire.

“Alright, let’s begin the lecture. Everyone be quiet.”

At this time, someone’s clapping suddenly appeared in the open training ground.

It was a brown haired man, around his mid 30’s, who had a short beard and an eye patch on one eye.

The man was also wearing an auxiliary tool on his left leg and a hook instead of a hand on his right.

The forearm exposed under his short sleeves was full of scars. Furthermore, he wore leather belts and holsters all around his waist and shoulders, hanging all kinds of tools.

My first impression was, ‘That’s a lot of damage.’

However, most of the professors and instructors in Ark also felt this way.

This was because they hired old and/or injured veterans who no longer had active duty as instructors, professors and staff.

The man then entered the circle formed by the crowd and introduced himself in all directions.

“Hello, I am Mikhail Heidner. I was a Gold Tier Mercenary in the Angkar Duchy. You can comfortably call me Mikhail. You can even call me Hyung.”

Elga liked the light and easy-to-follow introduction, even giving out a “Hooo-.”

“That guy is the real deal.”

‘A *honmono?’

[T/N: *Comes from the Japanese word – 本物 (means “real thing”)]

For Elga to give interest, the man must be a capable warrior. Well, even without Elga’s reaction, I could sense to some extent that he was very strong.

Although one of his hands and legs was lost, and he was using assistive tools, I had a strong feeling that he could easily twist my neck with his other hand.

Name: Mikhail Heidner lv. 45

Job: Vagabond lv. 9

Striker lv. 8

Adventurer lv. 8

Survivor lv. 5

Mercenary lv. 15

Talents: 《Deceitful Tactics》 《Narrow Escape》

Inclination: Neutral.

A widowmaker from the Angkar Duchy.

A life molded by battles and wanderings, weaponized.

Wounds that do not kill only make him stronger.

Edited by: fake