I’ve earned credits for all the courses.
In theory, I could graduate right now, but I’m attending some interesting classes as a way to pass the time.
Classes like “Culinary Arts” and “Music” are fun, and “Philosophy” is particularly fascinating.
The scumbags who got their teaching positions through connections despise me, but the ones who earned their positions through merit find me intriguing, calling me “an interesting kid,” and I’ve been able to hear some pretty insightful things from them.
No matter the era, capable people are always capable, and those who have lived long lives always have some wisdom to offer.
Even though I have the advantage of future knowledge, there’s always someone more talented out there, so I mustn’t get complacent!
Also, I don’t outright dismiss those who climbed up through connections.
What I hate are people like my father, lazy bastards who don’t put in any effort.
If someone’s a scumbag, I’ll cut them off without hesitation.
Anyway, that’s enough for the theoretical studies.
But, to be honest, this academy has a strong military focus, so there’s a lot more practical training.
It’s currently September, and from September to November, while we do some theoretical studies, we’ll also be learning basic combat magic… at an intermediate level.
Then, from December to March, we’ll apparently be fighting actual monsters.
After March, we’ll have regular field training.
Hmm… Oh, during the monster combat training from December to March, we’ll be fighting weak monsters that they’ve captured and brought to the academy’s grounds—like goblins or wolves.
The main goal seems to be getting used to killing.
There aren’t many people out there who can kill without hesitation like I can, as long as there’s a reason.
I mean, seriously, isn’t it kind of messed up for a twelve-year-old to be able to kill without hesitation, even with magic?
Am I a dangerous person? That’s kind of scary.
On the other hand, starting in March, we’ll be doing something like a camping trip in the forest.
While camping, we’ll enter the forest, hunt down specific monsters, and bring them back, or find hidden objects within the forest—something like that.
And during the last term from late March to June, we’ll have field training in what’s called a “dungeon.”
A dungeon is basically a nest of monsters.
It’s like something out of classic RPGs.
And by the way, a dungeon refers to an area, so it doesn’t have to be a cave. A forest, an abandoned castle, a deserted village, or even an isolated island—open spaces can also be dungeons.
…Wait a minute, I think I’ve already cleared one of those dungeons before.
Remember the “Forest of Evil” right next to my family’s estate?
Thinking back, that was probably a dungeon…
I remember seeing a large queen ant deep inside, spawning monsters.
It annoyed me, so I killed and dismembered it, and then I found a huge magic stone, about a meter in diameter.
I was ecstatic, yeah.
So that was the boss monster, huh…
There are still plenty of leftover monsters in the Forest of Evil, but I’ve already cleared out half of it.
I’ve told my little brother to take good care of the forest resources, though…
I see, I see.
In other words, there’s nothing to worry about.
I realize now that I have nothing to fear.
Dungeon training? So what? I’m the one who wiped out the Forest of Evil.
That’s basically what it comes down to.
I’m not trying to show off, but the truth is, I’ve already cleared the dungeon, which is the final exam for the first-year students, so there’s no real point in me staying in school.
It seems that while the difficulty might change, the content of the courses in the second and third years remains the same, so I have nothing to worry about for the next three years.
Three years of spare time…
