I Become a Mafia in the Academy

Chapter 106

Mari Nate.

One of the characters with an individual story at the Academy.

In the original work, she was a character who was very afraid and cautious of people, so I tried to approach her slowly.

Even in the original work, she was a character who showed extreme caution if someone tried to talk to her or get close to her without reason, making it difficult to see all her stories, but the reason was revealed later.

[Title: Mari Nate has been broken through.]

[Author: Anonymous]

[Content: I tried to go for the handsome guy route at the Academy and do a dating sim, but I broke through Mari Nate's Chapter 2?]

That's how it was.

Mari Nate. She was a character who showed caution and even avoided talking unless the person was reasonably good-looking.

I don't know why, but... at that time, my infamy level had risen extremely due to the trait [Bad Boy], and I could proudly say that my charm was much higher than that of an average character.

As a result...

"Can I call you Mr. Han Yoojin?"

"Just call me Yoojin. Ah, you can call me Mari, right?"

"Mari... Yes!"

This kind of conversation became possible.

"Class A of the first year at the Academy! We will now start the Survival class! Let's go!"

As the Survival class started, the children began climbing the mountain one by one, and we were about to move up the mountain to gather ingredients.

"Haak...! Haak...! This is too hard...!"

One minute after starting to climb the mountain. Even though we could still see the starting point, Mari shouted to me in a voice that sounded like she was dying.

"...Already tired?"

"Haak...! Haak! Yes...! I'm really going to die like this!"

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen her move around the Academy except for commuting to and from school.

Could it be that she always sits still even during break time?

Seeing her unexpectedly weak physical condition, I sighed and said.

"Just do it like you usually do."

"But, if I'm the only one doing that, it might look a bit strange..."

"I don't mind. I'm not tired to this extent anyway."

"Oh. In that case... excuse me."

Only after hearing my words did Mari finally collapse onto the ground.

Soon, as she touched the ground with her bare hands, a sound of "duduk" came, and the soil began to rise, forming a golem slightly larger than a person.

Guuuu──

The golem, emitting a strange sound and red light from its eyes.

Mari, who climbed onto it, clung to it with a relieved expression, as if she could finally live.

"...Uaa, I'm alive."

This was her ability, 'Puppet Master'.

The ability to create puppets that can control anything within the limits of her magic power.

Moreover, these puppets, being classified as non-living, are completely immune to curses, poisons, and diseases, and later she uses this advantage to conquer numerous dungeons and grow as a hero who fights villains.

...Of course, even then, if the person's charm isn't adequate, the conversation won't flow properly.

"I was too tired to even think of asking, but what kind of dish are we making?"

On top of the golem, walking steadily with a "thump thump" sound.

Finally, with a relaxed expression, Mari looked at me and asked.

"Since the class is outdoors, it would be good to make something that can be cooked simply. Hmm... how about Cacciatora?"

"Caccia... what?"

"Just think of it as an Italian meat dish. I plan to use rabbit, so it will be Coniglio alla Cacciatora."

I don't know why I know this, but it's the only dish faintly remaining in my memory, so there was no other correct answer.

It originated from hunters cooking their game, so the recipe is quite simple.

Moreover, since Cacciatora means 'hunter,' the instructor might view it favorably.

"Coniglio alla Caccia... ugh, I don't know about that. So, what should I do?"

"First, let's spread your minions throughout the forest to gather ingredients. The things we need are..."

I explained to her every single ingredient that could be found here.

"Wine Flower, Evil Tomato, Blue Lime, Dark Salt, Wild Onion, and some vegetables you like should be enough."

These are ingredients that can be easily found on the back mountain of the Academy, so they shouldn't be hard to get.

"Uh... that's a lot, isn't it?"

"Since we're doing it, we might as well do it properly. By the way, how many minions can you control at once?"

"Three of these golems. Nine if they're the size of mice."

Nine...

"Since the ingredients aren't that big, mice should be enough. Can you do it right now? You know what the ingredients look like, right?"

"I may look like this, but I'm in the top ranks for taking notes..."

Saying that as if it were nothing, nine deformed mice wearing helmets appeared under her golem.

Unlike the usual golems, their eyes showed a hint of intelligence.

"From No. 1 to No. 9. Can you find the ingredients I sent to your mind?"

Chik──! Chikchik──!

Among them, the mouse that seemed to be the leader walked forward, stood on its hind legs, and saluted Mari.

Judging by the number [1] on its helmet, that one must be No. 1.

As Mari watched the mice scatter in all directions, she turned to look at me again.

"So, can we rest now?!"

"No way. We need to go get the main ingredient, rabbit meat."

"...What?!"

Is the fact that we have to move again such a shock?

"I know where the rabbit is, so just follow me slowly. It's not that far away anyway."

"...Yes."

With that, we decided to go deeper into the mountain on the golem.

The deeper we went, the more rugged the mountain became.

Isn't this the real mountain experience we're looking for?

That's what I was thinking when...

"Ah! Rabbit spotted in No. 6's field of vision! What should we do? Should we go there?"

It seems another rabbit was spotted in the field of vision of her minion.

"What does it look like?"

"Huh? It's just a rabbit, right?"

Mari asked as if my question was strange.

From her reaction, it seemed it wasn't the rabbit we were looking for.

"Then, we can leave it be, right? It doesn't seem to be the rabbit we're looking for."

"Huh? Are we looking for a specific rabbit?"

"This is an evaluation, after all. If we use an ordinary rabbit, it will just be an ordinary dish, so we should use a special rabbit if possible. Ah, is it over there?"

Just then, a large cave appeared in front of us.

The only things around were dry, withered trees and parched land.

The sight was so bizarre that Mari shrank back inside the golem.

"Hey... this place is weird... there's nothing around, so how can there be a rabbit here...!"

"Nothing around?"

I pointed to the pile of bones stacked like a mountain in front of the cave and said.

"Isn't there a pile of bones over there? That's evidence that there's a rabbit."

"What? No way, rabbits don't eat meat! Besides, aren't those Needle Boar bones? They're monster bones!"

"Is it strange for a monster to eat another monster?"

"It's not just strange! A rabbit eating a Needle Boar is what's strange! What on earth lives in there──"

"──Quiet."

I quickly raised my hand to stop Mari from speaking further.

"It's the one."

At that moment.

Thump! Thump! Thump! The ground began to shake.

"...What on earth is in there?"

Mari, who had decided to follow my instruction to keep quiet, whispered to me.

"Rabbit."

"...With the ground shaking like this, it can't be an ordinary rabbit."

Yes, it's not an ordinary rabbit.

"It's called the Ten Thousand Kilogram Rabbit."

"...Ten Thousand Kilogram Rabbit?"

Ten Thousand Kilogram Rabbit.

It was the creature nicknamed the Mountain God, known as the master of the back mountain of the academy.

Its characteristic is, as its name suggests, ten thousand kilograms. Another characteristic is its unique appearance, with a weight reaching six tons.

"It's coming out."

The sound of thumping got closer, and the creature revealed itself.

Pure white, fluffy fur reminiscent of a snowy field, long ears, red eyes, and...

"...It's a rabbit?"

"Didn't I say it was a rabbit?"

Even its adorable size.

Its appearance was unmistakably that of a rabbit.

"...How on earth does it hunt with that appearance? It looks so weak."

"That's the trap."

Its hunting method is quite simple.

All it does is stand still, and predators rush to eat it. At that moment, it charges with a body slam.

The six-ton mass compressed into that tiny body is nothing less than a dump truck breaking through a single point.

With just a body slam, it shatters the shield of an ordinary mage to pieces.

However, for someone like me who knows how to catch it, it's not that difficult of a prey.

"Mari, can I ask you a favor?"

"Yes? What kind of favor? You're not telling me to step forward, are you? Right? I'll die. I really will die...!"

Mari, already trembling in fear before I even spoke.

Seeing her like that, I sighed involuntarily and pointed not at her but at the golem she was riding.

"I was hoping to use that golem as bait."

"...Yes? Not me, but it?"

"Yes, that one."

What on earth was she thinking?

Even I wouldn't think of using a classmate as bait... or so I thought.

Anyway, all I did was use the golem as bait.

"The Ten Thousand Kilogram Rabbit, due to its weight, inevitably creates an opening when it charges. I plan to take advantage of that opening."

It felt like a risk similar to a one-hit kill.

Since the back mountain of the academy was designated as a beginner's hunting ground, no matter how strong it was, its patterns were all simple.

"If that's the case, it's fine. If the golem breaks, I can just make another one."

"Then, please. Just move the golem slowly, very slowly, in front of it."

"Yes! Here we go."

As Mari struggled to get off the golem, it began to walk slowly toward the rabbit at her gesture.

The rabbit, twitching its ears, looked this way.

Finally, as the golem completely descended from the cliff, the rabbit, raising its alertness, began to scratch the ground with its hind legs.

A pattern it shows before charging.

At the same time.

Boom────!!

The rabbit, shot like a cannonball at the golem, caused an explosion-like sound upon impact, sending a massive cloud of dust into the air.

"Aaaah───!!"

Startled by the tremendous force, Mari ducked.

Leaving her behind, I used [Skill: Aura Sonar] to pinpoint the rabbit's location and immediately charged toward it.

The most effective way to deal damage to a creature with such overwhelming mass is through impact.

Wrapping my fist with Aura, aiming to finish it in one hit, I thrust my fist at the fluffy rabbit.

"──Got it."