Bölüm 1149: Saitama Gümüşyaprak

Bölüm 1149: Saitama Gümüşyaprak

The new Cadets heard what the Noble had said. Although they felt pleased by the old Cadets’ anger, they didn’t say anything. They weren’t as dumb as the Noble; they knew better than to antagonize someone who had more experience than them in a particular field.

Of course, just because they were old Cadets didn’t mean they were stronger. But what if a single new Cadet was jumped by fifty old Cadets?

Corporal Gideon knew what would happen the moment he left, but he said nothing. Fights amongst other Soldiers of the same rank were allowed, as long as they didn’t lead to injuries that would affect their combat prowess or anything of the sort. After all, a broken tooth or teeth wouldn’t affect one’s combat strength.

Soon, they arrived at another area of the bungalow, and Corporal Gideon began to speak once more.

"The area we just passed is the entertainment area," he explained. "The Cadets just stay there to place bets, smoke, play cards, and engage in other board games. Although we always enter the Frontlines, it’s still essential that we have some form of entertainment, or a few people might just go crazy," he explained.

"Welcome to your residence, young chaps," he said as he gestured forward. In the area they had entered, various doors could be seen facing each other, stretching down the hallway.

"This is where you will be staying from now on," Corporal Gideon continued speaking. "I won’t be showing any of you the bathroom or anything of the sort, so find that out yourselves," he added without a change in expression.

Asher remained silent. At this moment, he was just like the other Cadets; he was nothing special here. Whatever treatment the other Cadets received, he would receive as well.

A clipboard appeared in Corporal Gideon’s hand as he began to call names.

"Hastings Laurel."

"Roman Dimitry."

"Akasha Tomson."

"Stephanie Cullin."

Two boys and two girls.

The four of them stepped out of the line the moment their names were called. Corporal Gideon pointed towards the first door as he spoke.

"The four of you will be sharing the room." His tone was flat, leaving no room for questions or any form of suggestions.

The four of them were speechless. After all, they had all thought the men and women would have their own separate rooms, but that wasn’t the case. Instead, they were being housed together. The women were even more uncomfortable; to them, this was outrageous.

Corporal Gideon understood their concerns as he spoke. "If anyone makes a sexual joke at you, simply make the sexual joke back. If they make a gesture, return the gesture. Don’t feel uncomfortable or let anyone play with your minds," he stated, addressing both the men and the women. "But if anyone lays a hand on you, feel free to kill them if you aren’t the merciful type, or make them lose a limb or two, or even cut off their private parts if you are the merciful type," he explained.

"And after that, you can report to the Report Department, and they will investigate," he continued. "But if it’s noted that you laid a hand on another Cadet without them laying a hand on you... well, I won’t explain, but you will understand in the event that you lie," he stated.

The four of them nodded their heads and said nothing, as they understood what the Corporal meant.

Asher couldn’t help but wonder how many cases of sexual assault had happened between officers, especially Cadets who hadn’t really understood the rules. But oh well, that was a thought for another day.

"Sexual relationships are allowed between Cadets and officers, as nobody here is a monk or anything of the sort," Corporal Gideon continued. "But just because you become tired of your girlfriend and want revenge doesn’t mean you should lie against her at the Report Department," he stated as though he had seen this happen far too many times.

"A word of advice... Don’t ever lie the moment you step into the Report Department," he added as though speaking from experience.

He had used these four he had called out to address some issues, so they wouldn’t say he hadn’t warned them.

"Take off your space rings. I will be searching them," he ordered.

The four of them passed their space rings to the Corporal. The man went through them and confiscated a lot of things, ranging from food to various useless items and things that weren’t allowed. After that, he gave back the space rings. He didn’t exactly seize much, as their space rings barely possessed much space, considering that the four of them were commoners who could only afford the cheapest space rings.

"You may enter," he stated in finality.

The four of them nodded, opened the door, and vanished into their shared room. Corporal Gideon went to the next door, which was opposite the one the previous four had just entered. He called out a few names, searched their space rings, then moved along, as he had nothing more to say to them.

Along the way, the man called two names sometimes instead of four, sometimes a singular name, and sometimes three names. It wasn’t that the settings of the rooms had changed, but rather that someone or others were already occupying the rooms, so Corporal Gideon simply called the number needed to complete the normal quota of four per room.

As he called the names, he sometimes gave information to a new group, as he had given the first four. But people like Asher couldn’t help but wonder whether the other new Cadets who had vanished into their own rooms were supposed to have this information, since they weren’t here to hear it. But none of them said anything.

Corporal Gideon came to a stop before another door as he read out another set of names.

"Asher Wargrave."

"Acker Holloway."

"Saitama Silverleaf."

At their names being called, Asher stepped forward, Acker following right behind him, along with the boy whom the system had said possessed a Physique on par with the Absolute Physique. Asher’s eyes shifted to the boy in thought.

’So his name is Saitama Silverleaf. I wonder if his ability is to punch and punch like the anime character Saitama from Earth,’ he mused to himself, but said nothing.

Corporal Gideon didn’t speak for a moment. His eyes shifted between Asher and Saitama for a couple of seconds, as though lost in thought. After a moment, he shook his head and inspected the trio’s space rings.

Asher had already transferred his things to the system’s inventory, although he left a few things behind, like some small clothes and food that could be confiscated, since everyone practically had them. But Saitama seemed to have nothing, as though he already knew this was going to happen. Acker only had his Kasaya robe, which Corporal Gideon didn’t care about and seized.

Asher had expected to be asked about his independent storage space, which he had shown during the Qualification Round at the Inter-Empire Tournament, but he hadn’t been asked. Although, if he was asked, he would say he had nothing stored in there.

’Wait. Now that I can control layers of space, although just the second layer, can I create an independent storage space?’ he asked himself in thought.