How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 105

Student President Election 下 (6)

The eagle knight Kadek and the brown bear knight Knox.

Two long-time vassals of the Roth-Taylor family and the direct culprits of Ed Roth-Taylor’s death.

The two were locked in a confinement room in the Trix building. Since the charges seem almost certain, it is a situation where he has to be transferred to the imperial family and paid for his sins as soon as the investigation at the academic level is over.

“shit…”

Kadek leaned against the wall of the old basement room with his arms tied behind his back and let out a light curse.

With just one sword, he obtained an extremely expensive dagger imprinted with extreme poison, and came to the faraway island of Aken under the pretext of helping Tanya with her work.

I never imagined that the murder plan that I had prepared with so much effort would be so outrageously exposed. It was unavoidable, because Lucy’s power was not at a level that could be dealt with.

At first, Cardek didn’t quite understand Krepin’s intention to assassinate Ed, who had been excommunicated, by going this far.

Cardek and Knox are knights who assisted Ed, the heir of the family, until they acted as secretaries to Crepin, who was in charge of imperial affairs. As such, he knew full well how broken Ed Rosteyler had been since becoming the heir.

Indeed, does power corrupt people so easily?

Intoxicated with the sweetness of being the heir, Ed, who was wielding violence, quickly revealed the bottom of it. Even the ever-beloved Duke of Crepin came to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to send him to this land of learning for another time of education.

It’s been a little over a year since he had an accident in Sylvania and was eventually excommunicated… What is the order to kill the old heir who left the family now?

In any case, the two knights just had to follow the instructions. Duke Crepin has always been a wise and wise man.

“Kadek…”

On the other side of the wall, Knox, a knight leaning against the wall with his body tied like Kadek, spoke to me.

“Anyway… it seems that Duke Crepin’s judgment was right…”

The brown bear knight, Kadek, lays on his side and speaks as if lamenting.

Kadek closed his eyes for a moment at Nox’s words, then nodded.

Cardek and Knox are the owners of skills that will never be outdone anywhere. In fact, if it was just simple force, there was no need for the two of them to attack at the same time when dealing with Ed.

Since Ed Roth Taylor had no talent for swordsmanship or magic, it was judged that he would be able to overwhelm him with just basic specs.

Nevertheless, the two of them attacked at the same time in order to be sure of the plan, but both were defeated without doing anything.

The reason Cardek was able to kill Ed Rosteiler was because he gave up his chest for the dagger to stab.

Kadek’s hand still remembered the moment he drove the dagger into Ed’s chest. The feeling of the dagger piercing through the flesh was not very pleasant.

“It hasn’t yet been completed in terms of ability, but with that level of improvisation and combat proficiency… If he was really alive, he might have been a big threat to the Ross Taylor family.”

I wasn’t sure that Ed would express hostile intentions to the Roth Taylor family or plot something like that… but I’m pretty sure it might have been a big problem if left alone.

I don’t know how the distant ecliptic knew about Ed’s situation here on the island of Aken, but in the end, Crepin’s judgment was correct.

In addition, it seems that not only the ability part, but also the human relationship, that is, the personal network was built to some extent.

After seeing Jenika Pailover, the 3rd year senior who was prepared to burn up all her spirit sensitivity and summoned the highest level spirit, and Lucy Meiril, who ran to the Ophelis Hall in anger at Ed’s death and made a mess… Kadek and Knox realized more and more how heavy the presence of the person they had killed was.

If left alone, I think that it might have formed a really independent force and become a big stumbling block for the family.

“I think there are quite a few combat areas that have not yet been completed in terms of ability… If those areas have been supplemented, perhaps we will…”

“…It would be useless to talk about it now. What we have to worry about now… is that we have to somehow report all of these things to the head of the household.”

Sylvania’s failing swordsman, Act 4 mid-boss Kadek and Knox are loyalists.

He did not open his mouth at the pressure from the bachelor’s side, who constantly urged and threatened him to confess everything.

Even though they were threatened that if they went over to the imperial family, they would be sentenced to death, and the two stayed silent, so they were frustrated because there was no progress in the investigation at the academic level.

“Miss Tanya…”

However, if there’s one thing that bothers them, it’s Tanya Rosteiler who overturned all these charges.

Originally, he planned to finish all the plans without anyone being noticed, and then leave Sylvania after taking care of Tanya’s work and relieving her of her burden.

After things got twisted and things turned out like this, I felt apologetic about Tanya, who was covered in sparks.

However, there is no way to apologize or atone for the two. Just waiting for the time of condemnation to be locked in the corner of the room with limbs tied.

He was in a complicated state of mind because he had no way to report the whole situation to Crepin or to atone for Tanya.

– Percussion.

It was then. There was the sound of the room lock being opened.

I wonder if it’s time to bring the meal already, I looked towards the door. However, the person entering the room is not a guard.

“Now, you…”

young man. A man wearing a thin jacket over a rough leather tunic… he was the first person I’d ever seen.

The money bag she wore around her waist looked so heavy that she slithered around every time she walked.

It seems suspicious to see him carrying that much cash one by one.

The moment I was about to ask who the hell you were, the man raised his index finger and made the two of them quiet with a hissing sound.

Then he took out a dagger and untied the two men’s arms and legs, and spoke carefully with a low voice.

“My name is Dune. I’m the wind catcher of Elte Firm.”

over Elte. As soon as they heard the name, Kadek and Knox made puzzled faces.

“I understand why you make that expression. I don’t think I understand the situation. Why did the agents of Elte Co. appear in a place like this, well… is that important? We always appear like ghosts in places that smell like money. It’s a corporation.”

There is someone behind it. It is an invisible darkness.

I felt that fact, but Kadek and Knox didn’t say anything for once.

“Anyway, until tomorrow morning, the road to the south of the Onyx Pavilion will be loosely guarded. If you go down to the south coast and run along the coast, you’ll find an old ferryboat.”

“…Are you telling me to believe that?”

“Are there other options?”

Kadek and Knox couldn’t answer.

“Don’t worry. Some will benefit from the chaos if you two escape. That’s all.”

Knox raised his head and peered out of the slightly open door. Apparently, a guard is sitting in the hallway, but he’s just staring out the window, bobbing his head, with his dagger in his arms.

Even if you look at it, it looks like a security guard who has worked for a long time, but I had no idea how much I would have to pay to buy it.

Of course, it was none of Kadek and Knox’s concern.

*

Living in a cave in the cliff area was literally an intensive training period.

Most of the day at the camp, which maintained a wild life and a bachelor life at the same time, had to be spent maintaining food, clothing, and shelter.

I had to save money as much as possible, I wanted to pass all the academic schedules with excellence, and I didn’t want to give up my living environment.

However, this brief period of living in this special seclusion required less time and effort to maintain such a basic life.

Yenika took care of food, clothing, and shelter, and since she can’t participate in the academic schedule for the time being anyway, the camp is neglected.

However, since I can’t play at all, I decided to think of it as a valuable time when I can’t devote the time of the day to training.

Wasting anything is not to my liking. All the more so when it comes to a precious commodity called time.

You have to take advantage of this period to achieve a really meaningful spec up. After making that decision, I really did physical training all day long, had mock battles with spirits, and read magic books.

When the efforts that I had divided into bachelor life, survival life, and scenario check were completely focused on one area of ​​my training, the results began to emerge more clearly than expected.

The sun rises and sets, the moon rises and sets.

Cumulus clouds decorate the deep blue sky, while dazzling starry skies fill it up.

In the meantime, my routine hasn’t changed at all.

After waking up in the morning and repeating basic strength training, after Yenika came and ate together, she read the magic book all day long, and in the late afternoon, she repeated battles with the spirits Yenika summoned.

In the meantime, he constantly repeated disassembly and reassembly of engineering supplies, put the basic design back into his head, and continued to raise his bow proficiency.

The daily routine of training, which has been dutifully repeated, seems weak on that day. Originally, the result of constant effort is that it is difficult to easily confirm the change.

Little by little, but steady change is the key. Progress is usually made that way.

Even though time passes, the daily routine does not change.

If you spend time doing physical training with a bucket of water on your shoulder, doing mock battles, practicing magic, and practicing magic engineering… The daily routine is always the same, but only the news Yenika asks has changed. .

“Tanya appeared at the bachelor’s school herself. During that time, she was hiding in the royal residence, but it seems that she decided to actively cooperate with the investigation in order to prove her innocence.

Still… the academic public opinion wasn’t very good. Everyone seems to think Tanya killed Ed. It’s possible… but it’s too unfair… I want to get things done quickly and stand up for Tanya… Oh, that’s right… I’m going to make a vegetable salad today, Ed. Are there any vegetables you don’t eat?

“

The day I was walking along the cliff rocky area with water buckets in both hands.

“Princess Fenia has officially made a declaration of support for Tanya. Although the election period has not yet begun, Princess Fenia will completely take Tanya’s side once it becomes certain that she will run for the election. But… then Princess Fenia will Aren’t you running for election? Oh, that’s right. I got the detergent from the Ophelis building, and the stain comes off really well, right? Look, the shirt is very clean.”

The day I read three magic books all day dealing with the theory of magic and its practical application.

“The bachelor’s side has a group of students who support Lortel. Looking at it, I think Lortel was thinking that becoming the student council president would better represent the rights and interests of students. Actually… Lortel has a very meticulous impression, doesn’t it? … The candidates haven’t even been confirmed yet, but there’s already a conflict going on… But Ed, when Lortel came to the cave the other day… what did you do…?”

“…”

“Ah, no… It’s not my business to interfere…!!”

The day I spent all day drawing blueprints to extract useful materials from the broken Delheim Hourglass and to produce another legendary magic item, ‘Gloct’s Eye’.

“Ed! Look at this~!

The day when I was training with a bow with a target set up.

Suddenly, when I looked back at Yenika that day… I felt something strange.

A navy blue skirt with a blouse full of vitality. I rolled up my arms and wrapped up a triangular bandage on my head to see if I was going to cook from now on.

It’s to the point where I can’t tell if this is the best psychic in the bachelor’s school or the maid.

The person who helped me the most during this period of seclusion and intensive training was none other than Jenika. That fact hit her heart suddenly.

Looking at Yenika like this, it’s almost as if she has wings on her back.

While I wiped my face once and covered up my strange feeling, Jenika was smiling and waiting for me to see if I had anything to say.

No matter how much… I don’t know if I get this much help and wipe my mouth… It’s like I ate too much of my conscience…!

“Yenika. Is there anything you want?”

“huh?”

“I wanted to give you something as a gift. Suddenly, seeing you… I just… think that way.”

Jenika tilted her head, then quickly blushed.

“Ah, no… A gift… that’s…”

“…No. I’ll figure it out on my own.”

“Uh, what’s up?”

Jenika suddenly shook her shoulders and began to press the corners of her mouth hard.

In the first place, Yenika is not the type to ask others to do this or that, so when asked what she would like to have, she would first think about what to say so that the other person would not feel burdened.

Coincidentally, there must be a result of magic engineering training, there was something I had in mind. It’s very difficult to get the ingredients, but since it’s summer soon, you’ll probably be able to complete it without difficulty.

“Gee, if I’m looking forward to it, it’ll be too burdensome, right? Ha, I won’t be looking forward to it at all! I really can’t expect anything at all…! Because I’m really not looking forward to it… I should have forgotten about it!”

“…”

“…Now that I’ve said it, this is kind of rude… I’m sorry, Ed…”

The way I played the drums and drums by myself was also quite Yenica-like, so I didn’t say anything about it.

“Uh, anyway, I guess you’re going to practice your bow today? It doesn’t look like you’re going to do a mock battle with the spirits, so I’ll just read a book by the bonfire…! I’ll just prepare some ingredients…!”

“No, I’m going to do some mock battle practice today… There’s no particular need to summon a spirit. Someone came to see me and asked me to help them with their training.”

“Huh? Ed is now officially dead. Did he come to see you…?”

At that time, there was a person who came out from the inside of the cave, shaking off his clothes.

A boy dressed neatly in school uniform, with long hair hanging down to the back of his neck.

“It’s been a while, Jenika-senpai. You seem to be visiting this cave often.”

It was Ziggs Eiffelstein, the second-year second-in-command of the Ministry of Magic.

The timing was right.

Now that this has happened, I wanted to check the results of my training.

*

“Originally, I came here to talk about the student president election, but… I also have news about Miss Tanya and Princess Penia.”

A cliff area where the waves meander. The rocky terrain, which had to come down for a long time, was relatively flat, but not very wide.

It’s not a good place for sparring, but the battlefield isn’t always neat and spacious.

It would be the same for each other to have to fight under adverse conditions anyway, so nothing is unfair.

“Before that, light sparring would be fine. I haven’t done any sparring recently, so it was time to warm up.”

Ziggs drew his sword as they stood facing each other. He threw the scabbard aside and lightly shook the tip a few times.

“Yes. That’s a good thing.”

Starting from my words thrown out like that, we widened our distance from each other.

Ziggs gripped the sword with both hands and took a deep breath.

“Then let’s go.”

Then, he raised the sword he held straight up and swung it down once vertically. A clean slash hits like a storm.

one sword. Even though it was the most basic of combat skills, it was an honest skill whose power followed the skill of the caster.

– Caang!

There was a way to avoid it, but I dared to block it by manifesting basic defense magic. It was because he wanted to test his increased mana sensitivity. Ziggs’s blow was blocked cleanly and disappeared.

However, the first step is nothing more than to create gaps in the opponent.

I lowered my stance, drew my sword back, and dug into my blind spot. Ziggs thrust out his sword. I quickly bent my upper body to avoid the sword attack, and at the same time pulled the dagger out of my thigh and held it in reverse.

Ziggs straightened up to block the next dagger attack, but my dagger landed on the floor.

– Grasp!

As it is, from the dagger embedded in the floor, ‘explosion’ is expressed.

– Quaang!

Nine out of ten elemental surprise attacks. However, Ziggs, who had reached the peak of his practical sense, had already jumped backwards and widened the distance the moment he realized that his aim was low.

– Whoaaaaaagh!

The rising smoke was cleared with a single sword strike, and again, Ziggs closed the distance.

No, I was pretending to narrow it down.

When I quickly drew my sword and tried to counterattack, Ziggs stopped leaping.

Movement as if it violated the laws of physics. As if completely defying the law of inertia, the direction of progress and the direction of change are opposite.

That mysterious movement… The core principle is to forcibly bend the direction of the body’s motion using psychokinesis magic.

In such an urgent battle situation, it is not easy to manage mana while adjusting the direction of movement in such a minute way. It is a movement that can be learned only when it is accompanied by dozens of hundreds of practical experiences beyond simple theory or capability level.

Lieutenant Magic ‘Ice Lance’. Not one, but three.

As if he thought he could get this much, Ziggs fires ice spears without mercy, and at the same time, he also manifests the flow of mana for other magics at the same time.

– Caang! Caang! Caang!

I narrowly avoided the ice spear and confirmed the magical power that wrapped around Ziggs’ body. Seeing that Ziggs, who was quite good at mana response, even chanted like that, it was absolutely not a type of magic that could be dealt with easily.

Whatever magic it was, it would be meaningless if it blocked the manifestation itself.

I quickly picked up my recurve bow and fired three magic arrows.

– Kagagak!

Ziggs dissipated all the mana he was manifesting, and quickly lowered his stance to avoid it.

And from the floor where the arrow is stuck, the Spirit-type ‘Suwon Manifestation’ is activated. Water starts to flow little by little on the bare floor.

“…”

Ordinary people don’t care about missed arrows. However, Ziggs Eiffelstein does not miss even the slightest movement of magical power.

Eventually, noticing the fact that even the missed arrow was the target, he expressed the lower level fire magic ‘Ignition’ and burned all the arrows stuck on the floor.

“I can’t be careless.”

As it is, Ziggs releases the mana accumulated in his body and manifests his trademark high-level magic.

It’s a second year now, but already dealing with high-level magic is a ridiculous achievement.

However, as if that were natural, Ziggs emitted bluish magic power from his entire body… and created a huge magic orb.

The high-level magic ‘Advanced Mana Armament’ that Ziggs manifested.

– Whoaaaaaaagh!

Momentarily, the round magic dissipated… and it took the form of a bow and was caught in Ziggs’ hand.

As I pulled the string and fired it, a powerful magic arrow flew towards my body. As I quickly rolled my body to avoid it, the magic arrows stuck in the place where I was exploded.

Wasting time to roll and evade is the same as giving the opponent time to take an additional action.

In the hand of Ziggs, who took a big leap and reached me before I knew it… The orb of magical power that was supposed to be in the shape of a bow was changed into a large rapier.

A stab with bullet-like speed. I can only allow this

– Whoa!

“It’s great!”

However, the wind that wrapped around me bounced off Ziggs’ body. Once again pinned to a rock at a distance, Ziggs brushed himself off and stood up, straightening himself.

High-ranking Wind Spirit’s always-activated skill, ‘Blessing of the Storm’.

Once activated, there is a considerable time difference between the next activation, so it was safe to say that there were no coins left.

However, the gap created by the protection of the storm gave me time to gather mana for the next magic.

I didn’t miss the opportunity to release my magic power and send the mug flying.

– Whoaaaaaagh!

As the flames rose from Mug’s body and obscured his vision, Ziggs clicked his tongue and took a defensive stance.

I took advantage of the gap and fired arrows, but Ziggs read only the flow of magic even in a state of almost blindness and deflected all arrows. It is safe to say that it has transcended human limitations.

Ziggs jumped up and closed the distance again, this time holding two daggers in reverse.

For Ziggs, who can handle almost any type of weapon without restrictions, ‘Mana Armament’ literally grants him the ability to respond to all combat patterns. Since it is not common for wizards to use such a variety of armaments, it is almost safe to say that it was Ziggs’ unique magic.

– Caang! Caang!

– Kaga gaga gak!

The basic defense magic that was implemented without hesitation was destroyed in just two sword strikes. As it was, Ziggs dug in and heard it, but I realized the ‘Wind Blade’ in that brief gap and slammed it into Ziggs’ face.

Of course, Ziggs blocked it cleanly.

– Kaang!

However, that brief break was enough. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is already a sea of ​​water.

Five or six magical arrows were fired just now. This time, the timing to counterattack was tight, so he probably didn’t care.

Lacia, the lioness charging from behind Ziggs, opened her mouth to bite off his shoulder. However, it was not her shoulder that bit Lacia’s mouth, but Ziggs’s dagger, which quickly turned around and took a defensive stance.

-Kagagakak

Ziggs sensed it the moment he received the attack. This lioness Lacia’s attack is also just a fake to create a gap.

The moment I quickly kicked Lacia’s abdomen and pushed it away, and quickly turned to me… My magic had already ended.

– Quagaaaaaaaaaang!

Lieutenant Fire Magic, ‘One Point Explosion’.

As much as the casting speed, it is a fast-attack magic that cannot be compared to any other middle-class magic.

– Hwaaaaaagh!

Just like that, Ziggs fell out and crashed into a rock.

– patter

Dust rose, and the occasional choking cough could be heard.

“I see… you’re amazing. As expected, I can’t let my guard down, senior Ed.”

Ziggs coughed a few times, then barely managed to stand up.

“Then… I’ll be serious too.”

– Grasp!

The aura of magic that was manifested again enveloped Ziggs’ body.

The second senior magic, ‘Mana Armed? Convergence’ is overlaid on the magic orb.

The flow of mana diverged into several branches, then came together again… and soon it became a giant spear with a crackling sound and was heard in Ziggs’ hand.

Ziggs can handle all types of weapons, but the one he is most confident in is his spear. A gigantic weapon made of magical energy that grips the whole world. It is said, ‘Window of vegetation’.

With a single swing, a storm coiled around him. The bluish magical energy soon turned green, and slowly began to wrap around Ziggs’ body.

The body was floating in the air. The entwined magical power defies even the gravity that binds the body.

Failed Swordsman of Sylvania, Act 4, Chapter 7. The invasion of Gregor’s Cathedral.

There, you can face it as a mid-boss… The state of Ziggs’ last battle pattern.

It was ‘Ziggs, the Spear of Plants’.

“Whoa…”

I took a quick breath and cleared myself.