I Became an Academy Attack Helicopter

11 – Chapter 3. Readymade Pilot – 3

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“New students, please gather in the auditorium by 8 am. If you follow the signs from the entrance of the dormitory, you will arrive at the main auditorium, so please be aware of this and be careful not to be late.”

“Hot!”

Maybe it was because of the habit of rolling around in the Duke’s house, so I slept until the broadcast started. The clock on the desk already indicated 7:30.

I roughly painted my face at the sink and got dressed in a hurry.

As soon as I put on my clothes, I heard a knock on the door urgently.

“Erif! I will be late!”

Chermia must be rolling her feet. She checked that she was missing one last time, and as soon as I opened the door, Chermia grabbed my wrist.

“You sleeper!”

“Sorry.”

In the hallway of the dormitory, bright freshmen like us were running around.

I was greeted with a smile by seniors dressed in light clothes, mixed with a group of freshmen, missed one elevator, and managed to get on the next elevator.

For reference, the seniors had a school opening ceremony last week, and today is a day off. Envy.

“It’s already 45 minutes!”

It wouldn’t take 15 minutes to get to the auditorium. Because Cermia worries too much. She

She left the dormitory with a group of freshmen and ran towards the auditorium.

She apparently could have walked on the street, but she was caught up in the atmosphere and ran, arriving in the auditorium in less than five minutes.

“Wow.”

People were bustling. In fact, a suitable number of chairs for freshmen were placed in the middle of the auditorium, and there were many people with cameras around it.

The freshman seat was already more than half full. Among them, the familiar brown haired Shane saw the back of his head and sat down naturally behind him.

“Erif.”

Chermia glared at me with her eyes squinted, then sighed and sat down next to her.

Shane glanced behind her at her voice and she met my eyes.

Battle because our eyes met! It would be polite to say hello instead.

“Hello.”

Shane answered in a crawling voice, turning her head in front of her.

“Oh, hello, Erif.”

It’s the male protagonist, but there’s no malt.

Her body twitches as she taps her on the shoulder a couple of times to cheer her up. It’s fun, this.

She is making friends with her potential friends, but someone came up to a high space like the stage in the front of the auditorium.

Kirst, in a military uniform with medals, stood in front of the podium.

The saying that clothes are wings is not only used for beautiful women.

Until yesterday, Kirst, who looked like a neighborhood hanyang or uncle, suddenly looked like a solemn general.

Oh, that’s right, General.

“Congratulations on entering the Celeste Military Academy, gentlemen.”

As he doesn’t like formalities, there was no self-introduction. Do you think everyone knows you?

“Your members will learn and live here for at least 5 to 7 years, and become officers of the Kingdom Army, the power to protect the kingdom.”

Kirst looked at the faces of the freshmen one by one.

I was sitting quite in the front seat, so he immediately looked at me and waved his hand in case I didn’t recognize him.

Kirst lightly ignored my greeting.

After having a rather formal conversation for a while, he suddenly slammed the podium lightly and smiled.

“I’m going to tell you an interesting story. At our military academy, you decide on your specialties in earnest from the second year, and in the third year, the classes are completely divided and you choose a specific major. Some of you may have already heard the explanation, but many will be hearing it for the first time. I have a suggestion for you guys on this.”

People murmured at Kirst’s sudden words. I had never heard of it, so I was a little curious about its contents.

If it has nothing to do with me, I should take a look.

“Actually, a new type of relic was discovered recently.”

At Curst’s words, the camera flashes went off in succession. And my heart sank.

Wasn’t that a secret? If I reveal my identity so easily…….

“Some of you may know, but the interpretation of the relic can be done in about a year at the earliest. And that’s when prototype production begins. So, starting next year, there will be a new demand for the ‘pilot class’ to train people who will operate this new type of relic based on the information they have interpreted.”

Oh, I wasn’t talking about my identity. Breathing a sigh of relief, I was terrified and waited for him to speak.

But people other than Kirst started talking.

It certainly wasn’t something that would come out of a military academy entrance ceremony. Maybe it’s news that will shock the kingdom and even world military science.

It was natural for outsiders who participated in the entrance ceremony to want to talk about the story.

The sound of people murmuring made it hard to hear Kirst’s words, and the auditorium became increasingly noisy as people who appeared to be reporters raised their hands and shouted.

Seeing that, Curst’s face was distorted.

“Quiet!”

The roar of a lion echoed in the auditorium. Everyone shut their mouths.

Even me, who was always flirting with him, was so frightened that the freshmen would be on the verge of fainting.

Chermia was trembling with her hand on her lap.

As she silently took her hand, her surprised rabbit-like eyes turned towards me.

I pretended not to know and looked straight ahead.

“If you have any questions, please ask them then, as the Ministry of National Defense will make an official presentation this afternoon. This is the entrance ceremony for the Celeste Military Academy, so if you make more noise than this, I will be evicted.”

At Kirst’s warning, the observers kept their mouths shut.

After looking around the entire auditorium for a while, Curst relaxed his stern expression and said with a rather playful smile.

“A huge number of students who want to be pilots.”

Shane and Chermia raised their hands. In addition, quite a number of freshmen raised their hands, and almost half of them raised their hands.

If you are a pilot, your role is to directly drive the weapons. Eh, isn’t that a complete field job?

You don’t have to go to Gangnam with your friends. I did not raise my hand, thinking that comfortable is the best.

I felt Chermia looking at this side with a slightly regretful expression, but my will was strong.

“Bear.”

Kirst was looking straight into my eyes and talking. But I will not give in.

For a comfortable school life, I could have a snowball fight with the principal.

After having a snowball fight with me for a while, Kirst blinked. Alas, I won.

Kirst lost the snowball fight, but he still looked me in the face and started talking.

“Coming from a foreign country, he is clumsy in speaking and has zero cooperation, so he can’t be an operator, he can’t take command because he’s usually distracted, and he’s an idiot who can’t even become a warrior because he’s afraid his body will break if hit.”

“… ….”

All eyes around me were focused on me.

My face started to get hot regardless of my strong will.

You’re really good.

Is an educator making fun of students by setting limits? Guess I’ll have to report it to the school district.

Oh, was the military academy affiliated with the military, not the education office? Because Kirst is a general, he won’t be arrested.

I looked at Kirst fiercely with miscellaneous thoughts, but the attack of his eyes could not penetrate his thick face.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and raised his hand.

Curst looked at the freshmen with their hands raised with a satisfied look on their faces.

“You can’t all be pilots. As some of you may know, pilots can apply only if their grades are within the top 20%, and more than half of them fall due to the spirit affinity problem. If there are too many dropouts, additional recruits are conducted based on the affinity of the spirits.”

As I spoke the last line, Curst looked at me openly. It’s a bonus that the eyes are on me again.

I turned my head slightly, hoping that I would not pretend to know.

Even Chermia was staring at me, so she was a little embarrassed.

“There are no seniors with experience driving new relics. You are the first generation.”

I could feel the freshmen getting nervous at Kirst’s words.

“Therefore, I will give you an opportunity to participate in the research and development of this relic from the first year. Students who actively participate will receive additional points for their grades. However, there is a condition that you must apply to the pilot class in your sophomore year. If you apply to another class, the added points will be invalidated. And students who have just raised their hands are not eligible.”

A few grunts and sighs were heard among the students who did not raise their hands.

Aspiring pilots did not hide their joyous smiles, wondering what kind of windfall this was.

It’s nice to see Chermia and Shane rejoicing, but I’m getting too involved.

Curst came down from the podium after delivering all the information. On the way, he looks at me and smiles with a rotten smile, but I can’t really hit him…….

An adult like that wanted to fix it with a punch, but I feel like I’m going to be unilaterally beaten, so I put up with it.

As Kirst left the auditorium, more than half of the spectators followed him and rushed out.

Soon after, the main event of the entrance ceremony followed, and I was able to sleep well.

After that, after having breakfast, the group of freshmen exchanged greetings with each other and wandered around frantically to say that they were assigned to a class and received supplies.

Since it’s awkward for me to meet people I don’t know, I just stuck with Zermia.

At the entrance ceremony, there were quite a few children who glanced at me because of Curst.

I’m tired of being popular.

“New students who wish to pursue a career in the pilot class, please gather in the auditorium by 13:30 after lunch.”

Ah, the troublesome work has already begun. That’s why I didn’t want to be a pilot.

But, according to Kirst, I can’t speak well, I can’t cooperate, I’m mentally exhausted, and I’m weak. Will I be able to become a pilot?

Spirit affinity or something, I thought it would be okay because I was a spirit myself. I could understand the words of the spirit children attached to the helicopter.

In a nutshell, you are aiming for additional transfers.

It was already lunch time as I was trying to understand the deep meaning of Curst and agree to it.

I ate curry all day since Friday, and my mouth started smelling like turmeric.

Would you like to choose another menu?

『Soup and Bread』

Cheap. That’s it. It’s not that I don’t have money, so I wanted to eat a little bit.

『Coconut Spice Pasta』

Who is eating this crazy food?

I looked around the menu that looked like there would be almost a hundred, and something stood out.

『Schwein Soup』

“Schwein soup?”

“Oh, that. A transaction in which rice is rolled up in soup with pork. An acquaintance tells me that he is too hot and cunning. It’s not very popular.”

Suddenly, I began to be seriously worried about the words of Cermia, who had been served curry.

It’s definitely a food you’ve seen somewhere. Something inside of me was desperately wanting Schwein soup.

“Challenge.”

“Ugh. Really? I made it clear Do not regret it.”

He nodded curiously and then ordered soup.

The food came out right away. I took a bite as the clear broth cooled the boiling pot.

Well. Hot and fresh

However, it was a taste that gently stimulated the brain. Obviously something is missing.

There were simple seasonings on the table. Sugar. Soy sauce. Ketchup. And salt.

This is it.

After adding salt to the soup, I took another bite. The thick broth ran down my throat.

And something was boiling from within.

“Wow!”

An exclamation that comes naturally. The whole body was enveloped in a pleasant heat.

Chermia looked at me like that and gave a slightly terrified expression. What should I do, the exclamation comes naturally?

And I became a human, no, a spirit thermal power plant, and ate a bowl of soup.