A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy

Chapter 149:

Chapter 149:

Fun (2)

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Playing around with the catapult didn’t last long; it was quickly put to an end.

Grace scolded me thoroughly. She reprimanded me for wasting the durability of the few siege weapons we had.

Moreover, she was upset that after flying over with the catapult, I simply returned without doing anything.

Bang! Crash! Boom!

“Wow... Is that even a human?”

“He’s launching cannonballs with his bare hands? Is that even possible?”

“It must be, or he wouldn’t be doing it.”

So, I followed the initial plan. That was to throw cannonballs with my bare hands.

A simple and brute-force technique, but it was incredibly effective. Especially when infused with red mana.

Every time a cannonball hit the walls, it didn’t just cause an impact but exploded, causing significant damage.

Moreover, I was throwing them from quite a distance, so the enemy couldn’t prepare an adequate response. They did their best to defend, though.

‘Throwing things is really useful.’

Without the throwing technique, the cannonballs wouldn’t have been as effective.

down the walls.

Even the instructors probably didn’t expect the cannonballs to explode. They hadn’t seen the red mana yet, so they must have been quite surprised.

“A cannonball has fallen!”T/his chapter is updat/ed by

“Huh?”

The problem was the number of cannonballs was severely insufficient. I had barely thrown any when we ran out.

All the iron cannonballs, as well as the stone ones, were gone. We had resupplied intermittently, but those were used up too.

“Let’s check the state of the walls first. What’s the current status of the walls?”

“Hmm...”

At Grace’s command, a student checked with a telescope. Given the number of cannonballs thrown, the damage should be substantial.

“A few more hits, and it might collapse... but it’s getting dark.”

“That’s a bit disappointing. I wish we could resupply the cannonballs...”

Grace muttered while looking up at the sky. I also looked up.

I had wasted time playing with the catapult and supplying cannonballs intermittently.

I had been throwing them casually at first, which quickly depleted the supply.

‘If I had thrown them seriously, I wouldn’t have aimed at the walls.’

Moreover, I was only using a fraction of my strength. If I had put in my full power, those walls would have crumbled quickly.

In fact, I could fly over with the catapult and clear everything myself. But that would end things too quickly.

“We need to capture the castle soon... At least by tomorrow morning to equalize the score.”

Grace bit her thumbnail anxiously. She seemed frustrated by the wasted time.

I had wasted time playing around, so I planned to resolve it tonight. There were many ways to do it.

‘I also need to test some techniques.’

Leaving the worried Grace behind, I scanned the surroundings for a suitable weapon.

Soon, I found a spear. That should do.

“Huff!”

Whoosh!

Just like with the cannonballs, I threw the spear with force. It shot forward at high speed.

But without injecting mana, it merely stuck into the wall.

I continued throwing more spears. The wall, already cracked, easily accepted the spears.

“Done.”

“...Done with what?”

“Prep work.”

“...?”

Grace tilted her head, confused by my words. She seemed skeptical.

It must have been the human cannonball incident’s impact. She didn’t trust actions not commanded by her.

“I’ll go alone at dawn.”

“What?”

“Ugh...”

“Oops.”

But the throw was too accurate. The dagger hit the student’s head precisely.

He fainted, eyes rolling back, not from the dagger but from the impact.

The shield enveloped him slowly, indicating he was stunned. The shock must have caused him to tense up.

‘So, that’s why vigilance is important.’

Except for the student who got up to use the bathroom, all the guards were slacking off.

The professors must be watching and probably deducting points with a tsk-tsk. Likely a significant penalty.

On the other hand, I got points for a standard infiltration. I did it because it seemed fun.

‘Sometimes, you need to do the sensible thing.’

Playing with the catapult was a strategy to induce complacency.

...Well, it was purely for fun. I moved quietly and descended further.

The castle’s interior was fairly typical. Weapon racks and various lodging facilities.

The building I smashed was hastily repaired.

‘Where would Kara be sleeping...’

I checked each tent-like lodging. Those who weren’t Kara got a dagger to the neck.

They’d curse out the guards the next day. Even if the guards had acted properly, I would have infiltrated.

Eventually, I reached the last tent. Having dealt with Antonio, Kara must be resting there.

Ssss...

“Snore...”

As expected, peeking inside, Kara was sound asleep.

Unlike others, she slept alone, not because she was in charge but likely because no one wanted to sleep with her discomfort.

Kara probably preferred it this way.

“Hmm...”

Before dealing with Kara, I gazed down at her face.

Having silenced my presence, she slept obliviously. Even asleep, she looked beautiful.

Her attire was light, not quite like a dancer’s but still revealing. Her firm thighs peeked through the blanket, drawing my eyes.

“Pfft.”

An amusing thought struck me. I recalled the customs of the Tatars from the Soul World.

Specifically, the words used to address Kara during the tribal alliance. She was part of the military.

Although a chieftain’s daughter, she also stood guard as a warrior.

So, she likely had some military-related trauma.

Ssss...

I carefully brought my mouth close to her ear and whispered.

“Kara. Kara.”

“Hmm...”

She frowned at the sound of her name, her brows twitching as if she might wake.

One last push remained. Giggling, I whispered the final blow.

“It’s time for guard duty.”

“Huh!”

With a strange noise, Kara shot up. Her reaction was perfect.

“...Huh?”

After sitting up, Kara stared blankly, then turned to look behind her. Our eyes met.

“...Huh?”

“Hi.”

I waved gently.

“Did you sleep well?”

“...”

Kara’s expression was priceless.

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