Chapter 3 : Status Conversion

As soon as I realize that Monaka had ‘healed’ me, the students start in uproar.

Weiss’s eyes are open wide behind his glasses, and he is trembling.

“That .. that can not be!? Monaka to Leopin!? That healing should have been directed at me!”

The classmates of class 20 surround Weiss.

“Hey Weiss, what the hell did you do!”

“Why did you expel Leopin so quickly?”

“If Leopin had been in our class, the ten million would have been ours!”

“You’re the lowest of all! You should take responsibility and cancel the exile!”

Weiss glared at his classmates, gritting his teeth.

“You agreed to it, and there’s no way you can rescind the exile now!”

While my classmates in Class 20 are arguing with each other, two girls come over to us, looking bloodthirsty.

One of them have a ponytail and a white breastplate on her uniform, while the other covered her face with a black hood.

This duo may have been valets, but they enclose Monaka like light and shadow, scolding her.

“Monaka-sama! A saint’s first healing is said to be very beneficial! How dare you give it to such a foolish, Horse bone!”

“Nin. If it is the first time healing someone for a person like Monaka-sama, there are many powerful people who would be willing to pile up gold to get their hands on something as valuable as that, and to give it to a Horse bone degozaru!”

“Onesco-san, Shinobuko-san! Leo-kun is not a horse bone!

To me, he is a white horse: ....! No, he is a prince who straddles it .....”

(Note, the word Uma no hone 馬の骨, means something like “a person of a doubtful origin”, thais is a strange word play, that’s why this part sounds strange in english)

“Monaka-sama. We are your chaperones!”

“Nin. so, from now on, you are not allowed to do anything without permission.”

Monaka gets dragged by the black and white duo back to the crowd of newcomers.

Yes-man vice principal, whose soul had been pulled out of him on stage, finally comes to himself.

“Oh .... woo hoo! Silence! Quiet!

I’m using Monoka’s award as an example, I’m not really giving it away!”

However he quickly goes back on his initial words when he is confronted with the question about the “Love with Monaca Award” certificate in his hand.

“I’m sure you’ll be pleased to know that there are many other awards out there, thanks to the supporters.....

So if you do well during your time at the school, you can win a lot of money!

Also, your school life will be broadcasted to the world through a magical device!

As the first students of the Royal Pioneer Academy, please behave in a decent manner!

And with that, today’s entrance ceremony is concluded!”

“Wait!”

The principal, who had been standing beside the vice principal, pushes the vice principal aside and steps forward, gazing sternly at all the new students except me.

“I have one last thing to say to you all!

What we want is a golden egg. ....!

A good student is one whose supporters will pour money into the school like water!

Students who do not produce money are rotten eggs, failures. ....!”

The principal suddenly cut off his words and looks at me with hatred in his eyes, as if he is looking at his illegitimate stepson.

“I will crush those rotten eggs without mercy, so be prepared. ....!”

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After the entrance ceremony, we are served a sumptuous buffet breakfast that had been brought in by a famous restaurant.

I was told that there would be none for the Special Training Class, so I left the hall ahead of the others.

Outside the castle, the school building, there is an expanse of unexplored plains and forests.

From now on, we new students would have to explore this land while attending the school.

There were no dormitories or cafeterias.

Only the initial equipment for each profession is given to us, but the rest is all about the students’ self-sufficiency.

You have to cooperate with your classmates and sometimes even fight with other classes to survive.

“But I’m all alone..”

If you are sent to Special Training Class, you will not be treated well by anyone.

It’s nearly impossible to survive on your own, so those who fail once give up early.

Feeling miserable, I open the status window.

Then the reality hits me like with heavy weight and despair.

“Looking at it like this again, it’s really terrible .....

I don’t see any future for me like this ....”

No matter how bad your status is, you can at least get an occupation as a garbage collector.

However, it seems that I’m so bad that I can’t even get a job at the bottom of the list.

“My skills are also labeled ‘poor’.....

It’s as if it’s hinting at my future....”

With a sigh, I touch the “poor dexterity” skill and expanded the skill tree.

There are a number of skills in there.

When you touch the skill name, an explanation window appears above the status window.

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“What’s this skill? I never heard of this skill in middle school.”

I decide to try out the “Dexterity Body” skill.

In my head, I thought to myself, “Dexterity, convert to life!”

MP is reduced by 1, Dexterity by 100, and Life is increased!　HP has also increased?!

“You’re lying, ....!　If this status is true, it must be a pretty amazing skill ....!”

I am skeptical about this skill, so I converted the “Dexterity” to another status.

Suddenly, my well-honed five senses catch a voice like a rumbling wind.

“Oh, look, there’s a piece of trash outside the castle!

Let’s play a game to kill some time! The first one to shoot through him with a bow and arrow wins!

I’ll start shooting!”

Swoosh!

I feel the sound of wind and reflexively raise my hand.

The arrow was flying towards my head.

Gashi!

However, I catch it with my bare hand.

I can’t believe my super reaction.

But the guy who took aim from the top of the castle has an even more incredible look on his face.

“That’s a lie.. that trashy guy, caught the arrow”

“That’s stupid!? He is not a Martial Arts Master!”

The students with the bow, are wobbling on the veranda of the party venue

I take the arrow and slowly turn to the students.

“I will give it back” And thow the arrow back at them.

Bishuuun!

The arrow flies back with lightning speed and pierces the wall behind its owner with a thud!

The guys collapsed with a scream since they couldn’t even move a single step.

“Hyaaaaaa!!!”

“He threw it back! He threw an arrow back at me from that distance!”

“Don’t be ridiculous! It’s at least 200 meters from here!

You need to use your bow and arrow skills to reach it, but you can’t throw it back with your bare hands.”

“Mo- Mooooonsteeeeer!!!!!”