How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World[part1]

Chapter 24: Human (3)

As soon as I gave this answer, something popped out of Leona's head again. I had no idea the first time I saw this, but after seeing it twice, I had a good guess.

Leona is not human but of a different race. Judging from the fact that something lifted above her head, and not from other parts, it is highly likely that she was a beastmen. So my question is: 'Have beastmen also entered the academy?'

As the professor said during the lecture, the relationship between humans and beastmen was the worst. It's no better than elves and dwarves, who have been on rough terms since ancient times. As a result, there has never been a case where beastmen enrolled in Halo Academy.

So what about the beastmen I sometimes saw in the downtown area over the weekend? They were hired as security guards, not students. Beastmen are naturally capable of being security guards thanks to their exceptional five senses.

Above all, despite the bad relationship, the biggest reason they'd be working within human society is 'money.' Because the country of beastmen/beastkin was newly established, its situation was similar to that of a developing country. As a result, they frequently work hard while being subjected to a variety of stares.

'There must be circumstances.' But it's none of my business. She must be hiding her identity for her own reasons. Rather, it was more important to solve Cecily's question first.

"... Because humans are stupid, they can take control of the world?"

"Basically, yes."

"Sometimes I really don't understand what Isaac is talking about," Cecily said this, putting her dish down for a moment and casting a subtle glance at me. I also took a break from eating because of the red-eyed gaze that seemed to be drawing me in.

After that, she seemed to be contemplating my words for a moment, then put her hand on her chin and opened her mouth with a sigh. "Can you explain it to me so I can understand? You don't have to twist your words around like last time."

"It's not a particularly grandiose reason. It's a similar point to what the professor explained in the anthropology lecture."

"I'm curious though. Tell me quickly."

I cast a glance at Leona over Cecily's shoulder who was rushing her meal all of a sudden. Her ears, which had risen above her head, had already dipped, but her eyes remained fixed on me.

I tilted my head to see if she could hear us from this distance, then tried to ignore her and explained, "As Cecily knows, humans are good at nothing except for their excellent adaptation and learning ability. They are inferior to other races in terms of longevity, physical abilities, magic, wisdom, and dexterity. They are not even good at handling mana. A race with a short lifespan and no inherent advantages. Have you gotten a sense of it yet?"

"I don't know?"

"Humans have the advantage of being able to learn quickly, but in the ancient days when they started from zero? There was nothing to learn, so how did they survive until now?"

Cecily heard these words and her eyes widened as she began to wonder."Huh? Is that so?"

In my previous life, there were only humans so they could compete with each other, but this world is different. Right now, there are a lot of races that are born with superior abilities to humans.

Can humans compete in such circumstances? If humans were wise, they would have preferred to live as slaves, hiding or bowing their heads and not competing.

But humans, being stupid or reckless, chose to compete with other races. Perhaps, in the eyes of the other races, they wondered why they did that? Weren't they dumbfounded by such a choice? Even if it's me, even I'll also snort if a monkey tries to compete with me.