Chapter 38 - First Assignment (2)

Acel told the two that he was going to meet his group members and got up. Since the assignment would start in just two days, it seemed good to meet them today when there were no classes. The two seemed to have similar thoughts, as they dispersed to meet their own group members after sending Acel off.

The location is... roughly outside the academy building.

Acel looked around while moving according to the arrow drawn on the paper.

It seemed the explanation sessions for other departments had ended too, as students holding papers were actively roaming the academy grounds. Among them were some groups that had already gathered all their members and were discussing, and others who were openly disappointed upon seeing their group members.

"...Ah, fuck. Why are they all non-combat trash except for me? How am I supposed to solve requests with this?"

"W-well... we could at least gather herbs, right? I'm from the Alchemy Department, so I know herbs well..."

"Like that'll get us a high grade. Huh? We'll easily take first place for sure, fuck."

It was natural for complaints to arise since group members were randomly selected. But what could be done? To begin with, luck was also an important factor in group assignments. Even if I was good, there was nothing I could do if the whole team was subpar—an unfair system. That was why it was the assignment method professors like best.

Occasionally there were people who somehow manage to solve things alone even when all group members were useless, but such cases were extremely rare. Most of the time, people ended up sinking together due to teammates dragging them down.

I hope that's not me...