Zeke Draker is beyond my ability to evaluate.
Zeke Draker is beyond my ability to evaluate."
The Duke said with a surprised look.
"Huh, is that all you're saying?"
Aul said with a serious expression.
"My personal opinion is, 'We should send them to Valhalla tomorrow, no matter what.'"
A man more like wood than stone.
Duke looked dumbfounded when he heard the assessment from Owl Draker's mouth.
The instructor in charge behind him was also in a difficult position.
"Is that really how you say it?"
* * *
After gathering the opinions of the president and other department heads, it was decided that Zig would be transferred to the fifth grade.
It was a whole four grades skip.
After hearing the results from Duke, Zeke just nodded silently.
"Why don't you look happy even though you skipped a grade?
"I am happy."
In reality, Zeke's mind was filled with mixed emotions.
It felt strange to go from being the scum of the academy to becoming a genius of all time and being talked about by everyone.
At this rate, it would have been possible to graduate from the academy at the age of fifteen.
'In my previous life, I was kicked out of the academy when I was fifteen. The world really is unpredictable.'
Since things have turned out this way anyway, I decided to graduate from the academy as quickly as possible.
Reina skipped two grades, and Liam, who performed well in semester evaluations, was promoted from the regular class to the special class.
Zeke, who had moved up to the 5th grade, lived a fairly quiet life at the academy.
And during that time, I was able to learn the secret techniques of the whirlwind technique.
When he had nothing more to teach Zeke, the Duke spent his time passing the time by looking at Andrei's sword.
I maintained an ongoing relationship with Professor Paynen, who created the magic furnace, but when he moved to the Royal Institute of Magical Studies in Delphos and left the Academy, we became physically distant.
He left a direct line for Zeke, telling him to come visit Delphos.
The surprising thing was that once every quarter, Owl Draker would come and spar with Zeke and then leave.
Under Duke Draker's supervision, Zeke was forced to face Owl.
After dealing with Zeke for two years, Aul realized something and applied for a leave of absence from the Four Seasons and locked himself in the closed training center.
After spending two years doing various things like that, Zeke took the academy graduation exam.
"J, J. J. Draker. Sa, pass."
It was Zeek who set the record for passing the graduation exam the fastest among all the candidates who took it.
Zeke smiled bitterly as he looked at the Academy graduation badge he received directly from the president.
'I used to want this so badly.'
I was finally able to erase the Academy, which had been a trauma to me for a long time, from my mind.
With such a relieved mind, Zeke received another benefit upon graduation.
The president himself wrote a letter of recommendation for admission to Valhalla.
It was a tremendous benefit, as no one had ever entered Valhalla at the age of fifteen.
Zeke passed Howard's letter of recommendation to Decker.
"I am so proud of you, Young Master."
Decker received the letter of recommendation with a face as mentioned above, unlike his usual stern expression.
"What can I do with this much?"
Zeke said with a calm expression.
"When does the Valhalla semester start?"
"From March."
"There are still about three months left."
Graduation exams usually take a month, but since Zeke finished so quickly, he had time to spare.
He thought for a moment and then said to Decker.
"Decker, go to Atlas early and get a seat. I have somewhere to go before the semester starts."
"Where are you going?"
"I think I'll go to a resort and rest for a while before I come back."
"Then I will prepare it."
"Yes. I'd like you to take me to a quiet place on the Argos side."
"Understood, Young Master."
Then Liam came into the floor.
"My lord. Did you call?"
Zeke passed on what he had prepared in advance to Liam.
These were the things Liam needed before graduating from the academy.
Among them were the genealogies of each semester's evaluations.
It was something that Zeke had made especially for Liam, who had no support from his family.
"If you keep doing what you're doing now, you'll definitely be able to enter Valhalla. I'll be looking forward to it, Liam."
"I will not disappoint my lord's expectations."
"Good. And when you become a fourth-year student, you will need a sword that you can use properly. I told Gelion, so go and ask him to make you a sword that fits you."
At those words, Liam looked at Zeke with a moved look.
"It's burdensome, so don't look at it like that and go now."
"Understood, my lord."
* * *
As graduation approaches, Zeke does not neglect his personal training while organizing his academy work.
Wooooow!
A strong sword sound came from Zeke's sword.
Soon his body disappeared, leaving only an afterimage.
Whirlirik!
At an incredibly fast speed, Zeke's body appeared all over the training grounds.
Duke's true nature, the wind chime, is fully revealed through Zigg.
Blue energy surged from Zig's sword as it moved like a whirlwind.
Wooooow!
A sharp aura blade was attached to Zeke's sword.
Zeke swung his sword.
Application of the dragon killing method
Whirlwind
Wind blowing
The sword of the gale split the air.
Kwakwakwakwa!
At the same time, a message window appeared in Zeke's eyes.
[The proficiency of the special skill, Whirlwind, increases.]
"Phew… … ."
I put down my sword and opened the status window.
[Subordinate Manager Status Window]
Name: Zeek Draker
Class: Immortal (Unique Grade)
Title: Blessed by the Elder Dragon, Heir of Terracan Draker
Power: Dragon Ruler
Constitution: Sacral body type
System Functions: Inventory (100 slots) / Minimap / Beginner Quest Book
Passive Skills: Healing Factor / Strong Mental Defense / Infinite Stamina / Battle Sense
Special Skill: Whirlwind [A-Rank (Expert)]
Active Skill: Magic Reflection [A-Class (Beginner)] / Area Buff [A-Class (Beginner)]
Dragon Skills (2nd level unlocked): Dragon's Eye (Expert) / Dragon's Majesty (Expert) / Gluttony (Beginner) / Speech Art (Locked) / Dragon's Ring (Expert) / Dragon's Claw (Expert)
Karma Points Held: 365
The whirlwind fighter who had remained a beginner has finally turned into an expert.
Zeke took up his sword and skillfully created an auror blade.
"Have we finally broken the Blue Knight's wall?"
Unlike his previous life, he was in a situation where he was paving a new path through systematic methods rather than through a period of complete ecstasy with severe side effects, so he had not yet found the path to becoming a Red Knight.
But Zeke decided not to get impatient and to take it calmly, one step at a time.
Excessively rapid growth could actually raise the wall that leads to becoming a black knight.
In fact, in his previous life, Zeke tried to overcome the wall of the Black Knight somehow, but his methods of living as a wild man clearly had limitations.
'There's no need to rush.'
Most of the skills I have had for 2 years have been raised to expert level, expanding the range of skills I can use compared to before my return.
Also, it was clear that the Arcane Sword of Kaisir in Giant Mountain and the Secure Vault of Terrakhan Draker in Valhalla would open the way for him to advance from the Red Knight to the Black Knight.
He picked up Bahamut again and swung his sword.
His desire to become stronger filled the training room.
* * *
Argos is a kingdom located at the northern end of the Central Continent and is closest to the Northern Continent.
The reason why Argos, which had no strategic resources, belonged to the four central kingdoms, such as Thebes, Delphos, and Alencia, was because the dungeon-related industry was active.
Everything you need for dungeon exploration can be found here, from convenient facilities for adventurers who gather to various equipment and personnel needed to form a party.
In particular, the Adventurers' Guild of Argos was a traditional place boasting a thousand years of history.
It was an adventurer's guild with branches all over the continent, but its main branch was located in Argos.
And since all adventurers were required to come to the Argos Guild headquarters to register, aspiring adventurers from all over the continent flocked here.
"Next 547."
The Argos Adventurer's Guild's staff member in charge of registration called the next registrant in a businesslike voice.
The registrant who brought the documents looked quite young.
Even if you looked at him closely, he barely looked like he was twenty years old.
A young man with brown hair and green eyes handed the person in charge a document.
"Zeke Murray. Is that right?"
Zig, who had dyed his hair and changed the color of his eyes with contact lenses, nodded.
I had submitted my registration to the Adventurer's Guild under the alias I had used in my previous life.
The person in charge reviewed the documents, confirmed that there were no problems, and stamped them.
"Take this and I'll give you a registration card. Next is number 548."
Zig took the stamped document and received his guild membership card.
There was no problem because I had entrusted my fake identity to a trustworthy place I had used before returning.
So, Zeke told Decker that he was going to Argos for a vacation, and then he sneaked out and made his own adventurer's ID.
The purpose was none other than to go find the ruins of Caesar.
Zeke took his ID and went straight to find the regular carriage that would take him up to the base camp of the Giant Mountains.
The Giant Mountains were a place where countless dungeons were hidden.
Among the ancient relics discovered there were some rare items that could feed you for a lifetime.
As a result, there were thousands of adventurers who came looking for that kind of jackpot.
The place that Zigg had to go to was the Bavarian territory located deep in the Giant Mountains.
Even for a Zikra with a minimap, climbing the rugged Giant Mountains without any preparation was tantamount to suicide.
The Giant Mountains were divided into hundreds of sections, and there were regular wagon trains that traveled up them.
So it was much more efficient to go to the base camp closest to the Barbarian territory and go to the ruins of Caesar from there.
Because of that, Zeke looked for an individual transport wagon, but since it was the peak season for dungeon exploration, it wasn't easy to find a wagon.
Finally, Zeke managed to secure a seat on a carriage with other people, stayed at an inn for the night, and then boarded a regular carriage that departed at dawn.
Looking at the people riding in carriages like that, some looked like adventurers, but most seemed to be peddlers.
They were people who wanted to buy monster supplies from the base camp or sell consumables needed by adventurers.
As he was looking at the passengers, Zeke noticed a young porter stuck between the adventurers and peddlers and his gaze stopped on him.
He was lost in thought for a moment.
After being kicked out of the academy and wandering around with nowhere to go, Zeke saw an ad for a porter in the dungeons of Argos and boarded a carriage heading there without thinking.
I went there believing that if I worked as a porter, I would have food and lodging.
But when I actually got there, the treatment was worse than expected.
I had to sleep like a shrimp in a warehouse-like accommodation, and I could barely eat one meal a day.
Half of the money I earned as a porter went to my boss as a commission, and after deducting the remaining half for food and lodging, there wasn't much money left.
Even the president took the money by force, saying he would save it for him.
Thinking back to that time, Zeke ground his teeth.
In my previous life, when I gained strength, the first thing I did was to find that boss and torture him in the Southern style before killing him, so I can say that I have said everything I want to say about my resentment towards him.
The carriage was almost at base camp.
A man with a sword in the party of adventurers sitting across from him spoke to Zeke in a sly manner.
"Are you an adventurer too, hyung?"
Zeke didn't answer those words and remained silent.
Then the man said, pulling his body forward.
"When someone speaks, you have to respond. It looks like this is your first time going to a dungeon."
Then, a man suddenly came up next to Zig.
"Speaking of which, bro, if it's your first time in a dungeon, how about coming in with us? I'm saying this because I'm thinking of you. Dungeons are so dangerous these days that if you just go in, you're likely to end up as monster food."
Even though Zeke ignored him, he was annoyed by the bastard who kept talking next to him.
This kind of guy was most likely trying to lure and prey on naive, novice adventurers.
When a monster appears, you can use it as bait or hand it over to human merchants and receive money.
Since there were many people who entered the dungeon and could not return, the criminal act of selling them under the pretense of death also occurred without a care in the world.
The punk pretended to be friendly and put his arm around Zig's shoulder, who was secretly annoyed.
Then the man suddenly showed me the badge attached to his lapel.
"See this? I'm from the famous Draker Academy. You know? The Draker family. Have you ever heard that the party that enters the first dungeon together is halfway through an adventurer's life?"
However, when Zeke showed no response, the man became annoyed and his tone of speech became rough.
"Ha, the kid has a mouth. Why isn't he responding? He's being cheeky when the adventurer senior is being considerate."
Then Zeke opened his mouth.
"Shut up."
Then the man's eyes shook.
"What? How dare this little brat dare."
The man glared at Zeke with a fierce expression.
Then Zeke jumped up from his seat. He stared to one side.
Then he spoke to the coachman who was driving the carriage.
"A monster appeared 500 meters to the left. It looks like a group of orcs. Is this the area where monsters appear?"
The adventurer behind him snickered at those words.
"Hey, kid. Monsters aren't allowed in this area. Don't get carried away by the adventurer mentality and just sit still."
That was when.
Kwaaaaah!
The orc's battle cry rang out from afar.
The adventurer behind him snickered at those words.
"Hey, kid. Monsters aren't allowed in this area. Don't get carried away by the adventurer mentality and just sit still."
That was when.
Kwaaaaah!
The orc's battle cry rang out from afar.