I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

56 – Uninhabited Island (1)

A weak wave pounded the boat.

A boat with all first year cadets headed for an uninhabited island.

It was the first boat I ever boarded after being possessed.

… In fact, the only boats I’ve been on before I was possessed were cruise ships on the Han River.

I went on a date with my ex-girlfriend, but I got dumped exactly two weeks after the date.

So I didn’t have very good memories of the ship.

“Ugh…. I’m sorry, Bocchan…….”

Each party was assigned a room on board.

I was with Luisa, Elianne, Caitlyn, Benedetta and Lando.

Delia was in the healer group, and Lena was unable to participate because she was on leave of absence.

The unexpected happened on board the ship.

Luisa’s seasickness.

Basically, the Empire is a landlocked country, so most people in the Empire say they rarely get on ships.

Come to think of it, this is the first time she has ever been on a boat.

“Lie down.”

“But, the young master…. Ugh…….”

“… What are you doing in that state? Now listen to me.”

“Yes….”

She was told that it would take six hours in total to reach the deserted island.

And she had only been out for 30 minutes.

When it was a game, it was just a moment.

I put Luisa on the bed.

She said as she put up the blanket.

“Tell me if you need anything.”

I moved my body to decide what to do after arriving on the island with other party members.

But Louisa grabbed the hem of my dress with her hand.

“Oh, oops, sorry….”

“Anything is fine, so tell me what you need honestly.”

“Well then…. If the Bocchan would lie down next to me…….”

She pulled the blanket up close to her face, as if she was a bit ashamed to say it herself.

Maybe it’s because she’s a lover, but she looked so cute when she was childish.

Her onboard bed was a bit cramped for her single size, but she hugged her almost like her matriarch so the two of her could lie together.

But instead, she seemed to like it better to be close like this. A smile continued to spread across her face.

“Are you jealous?”

Benedetta sat down on the sofa and asked Eliane.

“I am not envious of motion sickness, but I am envious of hugging Joel-sama in bed.”

“Compared to before, you’ve become really honest.”

“Is that so? Well, I guess.”

Elianne sipped her self-brewed tea and she laughed.

Come to think of it, she never hugged Ellie Anne.

… She felt that she should give her a proper hug afterward.

“Hey Joel!”

Lando dragged a chair to the front of the bed.

For some reason, passion emanated from his eyes.

“Why is that?”

“Please let me know!”

“What?”

He exclaimed, slightly reddened.

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“Hey, how to kiss a girl!”

“… ….”

Ah, that’s right.

Lando is naive, but he’s not without s*x drive.

She’ll definitely want to try this or that with her girlfriend.

Since it’s a virgin, there must be fear of not being able to properly satisfy her lover.

I have more experience than him, but I am not an AV actor or an expert.

I should tell you as much as possible, but….

“I am also curious.”

“Me too….”

Benedetta and Caitlin also brought chairs and gathered around our bed.

Then he made an expectant expression.

What is this situation….

I haven’t even replied that I’ll tell you yet, but the number of students has increased all of a sudden.

“Well, I’ll show you first.”

He caught Luisa’s cheeks with his palms.

I was just thinking of kissing her first.

But when she opened her mouth,

“Ah… ♡”

She stuck out her tongue.

“You say you start with your tongue?!”

“Oh, Sir Joel, too.”

“Hold her face with your hands and make her mouth open….”

It was Caitlyn who looked bewildered, Benedetta who admired, and Landau who took notes without a single doubt.

*

I kissed Louis in bed for almost two hours, and after sleeping for three hours, I arrived at the island.

We all got off the boat with a lot of luggage on our backs.

… When I was in the army, a complete military uniform came to mind.

Other cadets saw us and giggled.

They didn’t bring any luggage, so that was understandable.

Since we knew the contents of the test through Elianne in advance, we prepared all the necessary items.

Lando spoke quietly to me from the side.

“Well, it feels like we cheated on something….”

Since the contents of the test were leaked, it is strictly inaccurate.

But thanks to that infidelity, we have had some time to prepare.

“Lando, listen carefully. It’s not a crime if you don’t get caught.”

“Is that so… ?”

It sounds like poor excuses or sophistry to him, but if Elianne hadn’t found out in advance, I would have been in total chaos today.

In that sense, it was not an exaggeration to say that even if I praised her ten thousand times, she would not lack anything.

… Come to think of it, she never really complimented me directly.

I’ll have to do that later.

“Attention!”

When all first year students disembarked, the instructor shouted loudly.

Gathering at the sandy beach, not the parade ground, felt a bit fresh.

Standing in line with Oh.

The instructor nodded and explained the detailed practical test rules.

“Basically, points are given to magic stones. Of course, the higher the grade of the magic stone, the higher the points. The test itself is scored individually, so distribute the magic stones yourself in the party.”

The test rules were extremely simple.

Compete to see who accumulates how many points in four days.

It’s okay to steal other students’ magic stones.

However, if serious injury or death is caused in the process, you will be punished.

“If you want to abstain, put a white band around your head and come back here. Of course, other cadets are also not allowed to attack the cadet wearing the white band around his head. Of course you know that you will be scored as 0 points as soon as you withdraw.”

In short, the sandy beach where we are now is a non-combat zone.

It seemed that the instructors were also planning to stay here.

After all the explanations, the instructor turned his head left and right and looked around at the first year students.

“Then, from this point of view, the midterm practical exams for the first semester of the first year will begin!”

At the instructor’s shout, each party started running busily.

It must be to catch even one more monster in four days.

But you don’t have to.

Moreover, we can’t run fast because our luggage is heavy, and it’s hard to fight properly.

We need to install the base camp first.

“We are going north. In a straight line.”

“”Yes!”” “Yes.”

This is where the ship is anchored now is the southernmost point of the island.

Today’s goal was to just go all the way up from here and go to the northern coast.

Caitlyn started to walk in the lead.

After that, Lando, Luisa, Benedetta, me, and Elianne followed in order.

‘The party balance is good.’

Caitlyn is an evasive tank.

A avant-garde physical dealer, Lando.

Lieutenant Physical Dealer Luisa.

Lieutenant Magic Dealer Benedetta.

Elianne is a back-end magic dealer and support.

And me, the back-end magic dealer.

1 Tank, 2 physical damage dealers, 2 magic damage dealers, 1 damage porter was a combination that emphasized firepower.

It was a pity that the healer, Delia, was gone, but today I have to work as a healer’s apprentice, so I can’t help it.

“There are strangely few monsters here.”

Muttered Caitlyn as she cautiously made her way through the woods.

Amidst the sounds of the cadets’ shouts, the cries of monsters, and the sound of weapons clashing, it seemed like we were walking comfortably without encountering any monsters.

“I was thinking the other way around, Caitlyn.”

“On the contrary?”

“It’s not that there are no monsters here, it’s that the monsters here were attracted by the sound of battle and moved to the place where the other cadets are.”

“Ah!”

If we can hear it with our ears, it will be clearer to the ears of monsters and beasts whose hearing is more sensitive than ours.

We were able to safely advance north while the other parties were frantic in the forests on the south side of the island.

This uninhabited island is a place where instructors meticulously manage the population.

Of course, from the first day, low-grade monsters were released in the southern forest so that they would not fight with high-difficulty monsters.

‘There’s no point in catching a bunch of junk mobs.’

This test is not simply about how many monsters you catch.

It’s a game of how many monsters with lots of points you catch.

Besides, the manastones are heavier than expected, so if you fill your bag full of rubbish manastones, it will be more cumbersome to move around.

After passing through the southern forest, a mountain appeared in the middle of an uninhabited island.

The summit is not very high, but the slope is steep.

But if you go back to avoid the mountains, it takes a lot of time to go north.

“Let’s cross the mountain.”

“… Are you carrying this backpack?”

Caitlyn pointed her chin at her back.

Of course, climbing a mountain with this heavy load, which is no different from full military gear, would be close to a chore.

But you have to.

“I’ll compliment you later.”

“Yes, yes, I don’t need your compliments?!”

She stuttered her words, blushing.

I was just joking, but he seemed very flustered.

Eliane said with a grin.

“I need compliments. Please praise me later.”

“I do.”

“Thank you.”

Once, she turned her head towards Luisa as well.

She hesitated a little before looking up at me.

“I would be happy if you praised me. No, I am unconditionally happy.”

“Yes.”

I lightly stroked the heads of the two who spoke frankly.

Then Caitlyn looked at me with her disapproving look on her face.

Benedetta smiled and asked Caitlin.

“You really don’t need it? Praise from Sir Joel.”

“There is no need for blood!”

Caitlyn climbed the trail with a “Huh!”

Lando came next to me and whispered softly.

“Shouldn’t you compliment me later?”

“Is that so?”

“Should I say that Caitlyn is a bit shy, I guess.”

As expected of a harem protagonist, he caught it wonderfully.

Or is she trying to get more girlfriends?

Kiara, a childhood friend, has a boyfriend, but honestly, I don’t think she will ever have just one boyfriend.

Even if she is Kiara, as she is a kingdom person, she will be familiar with polygamy.

“Notice.”

She asked Lando as they climbed the mountain together.

Is she dating Kiara well?

Then a really unexpected answer came back.

“I don’t really have any intention of dating anyone other than Kiara. But she said that Kiara told her to go out with another woman soon. She said it was difficult to monopolize me.”

“Did you ask why?”

“Yes, I listened to the answer for a long time, but I couldn’t understand it. They say it’s because I’m of a special bloodline, but what the hell are you talking about….”

… Huh?

Does Kiara know that Lando is the hero’s heir?

For her to go beyond understanding and actively recommend having multiple women, even a member of the kingdom was a bit puzzled.

“Well, I think it means that you shouldn’t be too attached to yourself. Because you will become a knight and a noble in the future.”

“Ah…. But she doesn’t really have a girl she likes other than Kiara…. Even if she goes out with another woman…….”

“Kiara doesn’t mean to force herself to go out with a girl she doesn’t like. If there are more girls she likes, wouldn’t that mean that she shouldn’t notice herself and that she should go out with her freely?”

Lando nodded her head and gave her a look of understanding.

I explained it that way, but it seemed necessary to investigate further on Kiara later.

Since she’s an extra, I don’t know too much….

“Monster!”

Cried Caitlyn, who was in the lead.

In the story of the game, you never encounter one on the first day?

Is it because the story has changed?

“… No Sorry, I’m just a wild beast.”

“I almost fell off my liver.”

“I’m sorry! And you don’t fall apart like this, honestly?!”

Benedetta laughed cheerfully from the side hahahaha.