I Became the Golden Sun That Steals the Academy’s Aircraft

55. Lion King’s Birthday

After the competition, the atmosphere at Demeia Academy changed a lot. The reason was that the true colors of the cadets who had quietly honed their skills were revealed.

Not to mention the cadets who had already stood out even during the semester, the appearance of the cadets who had been hiding their skills heated up the inside of the academy.

This sentiment was especially strong among first-year cadets. This is because the cadets did not have the opportunity to accurately evaluate each other because they spent less than half a year at most at the academy.

At best, I could only guess based on the entrance mock exam and evaluation during lectures.

In the meantime, the heat did not subside easily as the competition was fought based solely on skill, regardless of social status.

Of course, the evaluation of top students did not change much. It was just that names such as Ian, Patrick, Ilene, Lily, Angelina, and Hans, which were implicitly regarded as the top ranked ones, stood out more.

But the situation was a little different for Gilbert.

Now, when it comes to choosing the best freshman, Gilbert’s name was definitely mentioned. This is because the giant soldier control skills he showed in competitive matches were in an area that they could not match.

In particular, the decisive battle with Seraphina, who did not hesitate to call the academy’s strongest during the event, was a frequent topic on the lips of the cadets even a few weeks after the competition ended.

The final battle between the two was said to be so exciting and spectacular, and even the ending was beautiful.

As the situation was like that, the evaluation of Ian, Gilbert’s opponent in the finals, also increased. Although the loss was no different from other cadets, the overwhelming performance he showed in the semifinals and the way he persistently pushed Gilbert in the finals were imprinted on the cadets.

In addition, he was always well-behaved and popular for his good looks, and he was monopolizing the popularity of female students through this competition.

Gilbert was also a handsome man, but his fierce eyes and the rumors surrounding him made people reluctant.

For that reason, Ian naturally attracted the attention of female students, and by now he had a group of followers following him.

It was still the same now. Even as the classroom was being moved, the number of female students surrounding Ian did not seem to decrease. Rather, as time passed, female cadets from other grades began to gather.

Gilbert, who was watching this from afar, was inadvertently impressed by the fact that Ian still didn’t say that creepy tone in front of other people. He was on the second elective, so it was hard for him to tell whether this was a blessing or a bigger problem.

“I agree. If it gets to that level, you can say it’s blind.”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying. It’s almost like he’s under a charm spell. Don’t you think so too, Gilbert?”

Hans asked Gilbert, who was ahead of him, but he didn’t get the answer he expected…

“Well, maybe.”

“Huh…?”

Hans, who was not expecting an answer, stopped at what Gilbert said. He usually didn’t respond much to comments like this…

Did the sun rise in the west today?

Hans’ body flippantly headed west.

Angelina sighed at the sight of Hans like that.

“I hope I’m not looking to see if the sun rises in the west today.”

“Oh, as expected, Angel of resourcefulness…”

Park!

“I thought I told you not to call me that creepy nickname.”

His nickname is…!

She hit Hans on the head mercilessly, causing her body to tremble.

After a comprehensive evaluation, the nickname given to Angelina was Resourceful Angelina. In the comprehensive evaluation, she naturally came to be called by that nickname by the students as she gathered all the anxious cadets and served as Gilbert’s assistant while he was leading the Giant God Soldiers and fighting.

Unsurprisingly, at the time of the comprehensive evaluation, the cadets were in a state of panic due to the sudden attack of the resistance. It was natural that the suddenly appearing giant soldier, about seven or eight years old, would remind the cadets of death.

At a time when everyone was looking at the giant god soldier in a daze, the person who urged them on and led them was Angelina. With a charisma that did not match her small stature, she captured all the cadets and activated her huge magic weapon to provide support for Gilbert.

The memories of that time remained strong in the minds of the cadets who were conducting the comprehensive evaluation, and after everything was settled, the grandiose title “Resourceful Angelina” Began to be used.

She thought that nickname was terrible, of course.

“Ugh! Angelina! Stop hitting me! Stop!”

Angelina, who had been pounding Hans on the head as much as she hated her nickname, finally snorted when he saw her with her hands up in surrender.

I didn’t even know where Hans, a commoner who had been so intimidated when I first met him, had gone.

“Aren’t your hands getting more and more numb?”

“Don’t you think Hans is getting more and more beaten?”

Hans, who sensed life in his soft smile, smiled awkwardly with a stiff face. Considering the time he had spent with Angelina, it was obvious what would happen if she said a few more words here.

But Hans broke into a cold sweat as he saw Angelina’s eyebrows gradually arching as if she had already remembered a nickname she did not want to hear.

That was a really bad sign.

He thought he had to turn the horse around somehow, so he looked around and was able to find something suitable.

“Well, now that I think about it, the Lion King’s Birthday celebration is coming soon!”

“Ha… Sometimes I feel pathetic for being angry at you.”

Seeing the obvious change of topic in her eyes, Angelina, who had no energy to get angry, relaxed her expression. Hans breathed a sigh of relief, but soon ran into the back of Gilbert, who had stopped in his tracks.

“Huh? Mr. Gilbert?”

Hans suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at Gilbert. He had a stern expression that could be seen at a glance, and was staring intently at the bulletin board with a poster announcing the Lion King’s Birthday celebration.

Has something become uncomfortable?

Hans looked puzzled at the sight of Gilbert, whom he had never seen before.

Angelina also felt puzzled by Gilbert’s appearance, which was different from usual.

The Gilbert she had observed so far was not someone who easily made this kind of expression. Even when he was subduing the resistance, he was the one who coolly analyzed the situation.

No matter how I thought about it, it was strange that his face suddenly hardened when he saw the poster for the Lion King’s birthday celebration event.

“What’s going on?”

When Hans and then Angelina asked about her condition, Gilbert was able to come to his senses. He shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal, then put on his usual expression and took a step back from where he had stopped.

Angelina and Hans tried to ask something about his suddenly changed appearance, but soon gave up. Asking about things they didn’t want to talk about wasn’t something either of them preferred.

If it were necessary due to Gilbert’s personality, he would definitely have spoken first.

Meanwhile, Gilbert, who was worried about the two, was feeling a little complicated.

He knew that day was coming, but he felt anxious as it actually came.

Not surprisingly, the day of the Lion King’s birthday celebration was the same day as the academy attack.

The question was whether those unidentified raiders really invaded the academy during the event commemorating the death of the Lion King.

Things were progressing according to the scenario in the game so far, but the information he knew from the Resistance incident had already started to change.

To put it bluntly, if we were to think positively, there might not have been an attack on the academy during the Lion King’s birthday celebration event.

But Gilbert was not an optimist.

Although the information he knew was slightly distorted, in the grand scheme of things, things were progressing according to the main quest.

That’s why Gilbert recalled the developments that occurred in the game and established a plan. Although he was not good at planning, he was not incapable of it.

He had at least assumed the worst-case scenario that an attack on the Academy could occur, so it was a consolation that it couldn’t be worse than this.

Gilbert opened the door to the classroom he had already arrived in and entered. Angelina and Hans, who had remained silent because they felt his mood was unusual, followed him.

The cadets who had already arrived in the classroom were talking in groups. Some cadets frowned at their friend’s jokes, while others smiled brightly.

Although he had not yet fully adapted to living in a world based on Tactical Combat, there was no disagreement that this was now a peaceful daily life for Gilbert.

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Drur.

The door to the classroom opened and a tall woman came in, her long red hair flowing. She was Brianna, neatly dressed in her academy professor uniform and with a cold expression as always.

As soon as she entered her classroom, her cadets stopped talking to her and straightened her posture. Brianna’s gaze, looking around at her cadets, rested on Gilbert for just a moment.

It may have been an illusion, but it seemed like he was telling his previous student, who was the only one in the world, to work harder. Maybe it was just Gilbert overthinking things, but considering Brianna’s personality, I don’t think that was necessarily the case.

The standards were strict even for me, so would it be any different for my previous student?

Gilbert organized his complicated thoughts and burst into laughter.

There was nothing complicated for him to think about. Although he had to prepare thoroughly, being buried in it and shrinking from it did not suit his nature.

Since when has he ever followed a thorough plan?

When he recklessly completed the operation and returned with the body of his close friend, he did so because he thought it was the right thing to do.

So, it was a simple problem this time too. One day he would return to the world he lived in, but at least this was the world he lived in now.

Then there is only one thing for him to do.

He excludes incoming enemies and protects the peaceful daily life of the academy, including his teacher Brianna.

It was just a matter of doing it.