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52. The frontlines where vicious rumors circulate (5)

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“Did you hear about that?”

“About the battlefield? Everyone is going crazy over it now. Have you heard anything new?”

boom boom-

Sugunsu-

The academy has been noisy since morning.

monster wave.

Although they succeeded in stopping the attack on the city, they were not optimistic.

This is because contamination will reach the place where monsters exist, and the place they invaded will be rotting at a rapid rate.

Humanity had been invaded by the Maginot Line of 40%, and was trembling in fear of losing many things like in the past.

The best way to alleviate the fear of the people was to have the awakened people kill all the monsters and purify the pollution.

So, in fact, the country dispatched a large army to fight against the monster wave.

“They said the troops they sent were all wiped out. So, I heard that you are in trouble right now due to the lack of manpower?”

“Ah, that’s not it. From what I’ve heard, it wasn’t annihilation, they said it was a retreat. Rumors have been inflated because of your retreat.”

“Yeah, Annihilation is a bit overblown. That’s ridiculous. No matter how serious the monster wave is, how many nobles have enlisted.”

Nobles are proud of the fact that they are the saviors of mankind.

And I am proud of my skills.

Aren’t they ‘weapons’ that have been raised to deal with monsters since childhood?

But didn’t the monster get wiped out because it couldn’t be caught?

It was a colossal disgrace, and a truth I didn’t want to believe.

“Ah, isn’t it annihilated? thank god.”

“Why did you retreat anyway? Until now, there has never been a case where we failed to catch a monster and retreated. How well I was holding the wire… .”

Students who had to graduate soon after graduating from the academy and enlisted had no choice but to take a closer look at the situation.

Won’t it soon be no more?

Because of this, most of the stories that students these days tell as soon as they go to the academy are about how the battlefield is going.

“You fool, don’t you know? It’s much harder to catch the monster wave when it explodes than it is to catch the original monster.”

“why??? Killing monsters is the same thing. Rather, I thought reinforcements would come and solve it more easily.”

“How is that the same? There are a lot of monsters here.”

Dealing with a horde of monsters and dealing with a wave of monsters can never be the same.

The difference is clear when one or two are attached and when dozens are attached, isn’t it a situation where hundreds of them combine to turn the battlefield upside down?

‘Doesn’t it make sense to ask because you don’t know that?’

Fortunately, the student who said such pathetic words was not a class A student.

In the theory class, students from Class A and Class B with a small number of students are mixed.

The teacher, who had just joined the class, changed the class in a hurry, probably because she was thinking of giving information about the monster wave, which has recently become a hot topic among students.

Of course, the content of the class was about the monster wave.

Why do monster waves exist?

Why can’t the monster wave be easily stopped?

What a huge aftermath it creates when you can’t stop the monster wave.

As the class progressed, the students’ expressions became more and more serious.

This is because the more I learned about the monster wave, the more I realized why the military couldn’t stop it until now.

The students who had heard about the monster wave in the theory class went into the actual class without hiding their gloomy faces.

At least, the class A students had some knowledge about the monster wave, so they were managing their facial expressions.

“Why do all of you have such deadly faces?”

I didn’t expect Rebecca-sensei to notice the drooping atmosphere because she was so sharp.

“Does the teacher know anything about the monster wave?”

“About Monster Wave? don’t know I know.”

Teacher Rebecca hardened her face at a student’s question.

“When I was very young, there was a monster wave. At that time, I had to abandon my hometown and run away. To live.”

“omg! I did not know. sorry.”

“No, this is an old story. It seems everyone is worried about the monster wave that happened this time, right?”

“Anyway, we are in a position where we have to enlist soon.”

Until then, it was unknown whether the monster wave would be settled.

“Can you predict when the monster wave will be settled?”

“I don’t know. It depends on how big it is.”

“I heard that if the military continues to fail to block the monster wave, and if one part breaks through, it will be a big problem.”

“Right, the monster wave must be stopped. If we don’t stop it, mankind will quickly run out of land to survive.”

I also learned new information that the reason humanity lost the most land to pollution was because of the monster wave.

I raised my hand and asked Ms. Rebecca.

“Shouldn’t we have actively taught students the dangers of the monster wave? Why isn’t there anything about monster waves in the class?”

There is, but I tended to just sort out the concept and move on.

“The monster wave doesn’t happen easily, and it’s no different from mankind’s biggest dark history, so I tend to keep it quiet. And to be honest, did you think it was scary as soon as you heard it?”

“… … .”

No student could answer no.

It’s best not to show it openly.

“Monster Wave can scare young students too much. That’s why I didn’t mention it in class. Anyway, even if you know about the monster wave in advance, there is no information that can be helpful.”

Excessive information only brings fear and panic.

It’s better to turn away than give unnecessary emotions.

“Whether you know it or not, the only way to solve the monster waves is to fight them. There must be a premonition, but recognizing it is no different from hoping for a miracle.”

Would you be afraid to let me know?

Will you fight against it without knowing?

Without even thinking about it, I spit out the words in my mind.

“It’s absurd.”

“… It is also unavoidable for humanity.”

The atmosphere subsides somberly.

It was the same as feeling bad, but teacher Rebecca said that it couldn’t have ruined the day’s class.

“Everyone, keep your mind straight. Are you going to win just because you’re afraid? What you have to do now is not to be afraid, but to listen to today’s class diligently.”

That was right.

What’s the use of shivering in fear of the monster wave?

“Your hour of hard work can create decades of future.”

You have to be strong to live.

It was a grand proposition that had never been shaken since entering the academy.

“I will start class again. Does anyone have any objections?”

“doesn’t exist!”

“Please teach me!”

Everyone was full of enthusiasm.

As much as I was afraid of the monster wave, it was only natural that I had to study harder.

* * *

“Fran, what did you say in the office? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?”

After being introduced to Fran by the uncle.

I maintained a moderate friendship with Frank.

If you ask them if they’re close friends, they’ll laugh awkwardly, and if you ask them if they’re friends, they’ll be able to say yes.

So, we became close enough to ask Fran, who was suddenly called into the teacher’s office, what was going on.

“hmm… It must be that there are not enough hands.”

“hand?”

“Yes, there is a request for conscription from the military.”

“omg!!”

Frank spoke so nonchalantly that it was not easy to understand right away, and what he said was shocking.

“Gee, conscription?! Did you say conscription now?!”

He jumped up from his seat and spoke in a loud voice.

Thanks to that, everyone in the class looked at us.

If it was another time, I would have apologized and moved on, but I didn’t have time to do that now.

Isn’t the kid being taken to the military!

“There is still one year left??? So what did you say?”

“I say I need it, but what can I do? I said I would go. It’s a forced conscription anyway, so I can’t refuse.”

“Even though… .”

I still have a year left… .

I was dizzy.

I knew the situation on the front lines blocking the monster wave wasn’t good, but I never thought I’d take the students with me.

“Maybe it’s because I’m in therapy. So don’t worry too much. There will be no other people being drafted so suddenly.”

Fran was well aware that he was a special case.

What is always considered to be lacking is also the awakening in the treatment world.

But I wasn’t shocked because I was worried about it.

“hey! Don’t you think I’m saying this because I’m worried? It’s too much to be called out to the battlefield so suddenly! You are still underage!”

“what?”

“I heard you were conscripted?”

“Shine! conscription? What are you talking about?”

“They said Fran was conscripted instead of me. He’s a therapist. It’s a forced conscription, so I can’t even refuse.”

“!!!”

Even if Fran is like an outcast among them, no one can smile at the fact that he was conscripted.

Furthermore, wasn’t there a case where he directly touched and harassed him just because he was in the field of therapy?

“Really? How long have you been in the real army?”

Fran was puzzled as to whether the attention of the children was burdensome, but gave a good answer.

“yes.”

“when?”

“I think we should pack up and move right away.”

“Is the situation that bad?”

“It’s too much. The sudden drag… .”

Still, the kids who thought there was still a year left, so they had time to spare, their hearts sank.

Originally, the first was difficult, the second was easy.

Being conscripted into the therapy class was no different from proof that the rest of the students could be conscripted as well.

“I am weak! Tsk!”

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Then, among the crying and worried students, someone tut! and made a clicking sound.

“ah… Ariand too.”

All of a sudden, the eyes of the students who had been told that they were weak turned to the student who was tongue-tied.

I wanted to protest right away, but I couldn’t.

It was because the person who said that was Ariando, who has all the cuteness of children.

There was no student who could glare at Ariando for saying something he didn’t like and show off his discomfort.

First of all, his appearance was enough to make the students’ fighting spirit disappear.