How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 118

Joint Combat Practice 2 (4)

In the life of a warrior, regret is shame.

To live a life without regrets even if you live just one day, to face any enemy with all your might and with all your might.

A strong body and a sharp axe. With that, a man who could roar and charge in front of any beast.

It was Codek, the second-in-command of the battle department in the 4th year.

An angular face with neatly shaved skinheads. In addition to the size of a house, it even gave a shabby impression.

It was so terrifying that it was hard to tell whether it was a student or a veteran who had gone wild on the battlefield.

Kordek stepped onto the dueling table and threw off his shirt.

“Hahaha, are you… the magician who makes a little bit of a name in the 3rd year where only those rags gathered? Ed… Yes, I called him Ed.”

The rugged muscles prove the years of training.

The straightened ax is unedged, but useful enough for a blunt weapon.

No matter how much training is aimed at actual combat, you shouldn’t hurt your opponent, but Cordek’s open-ended personality doesn’t really think that’s that important.

This is the reason why there was not a single application for a duel in the joint combat training class. He is more like a thug without common sense.

Across from him stood a still, blonde wizard, Ed Rosteyler.

It looked like he was loosening his body while holding his wrist and bending it around.

Cordek stood on the dueling table and glanced around. There were a few duel observers and quite a few people who had gathered to watch Cordek’s insane battle.

Cordek likes to duel. It is an infinitely satisfying environment.

“Yeah, you’re out of luck. To have a match against this codec. It would have been better to catch a moderately strong guy and challenge him to a duel.”

“…”

“Yes, I’ve heard rumors about you as well. They say you’re quite strong, but that’s why the 3rd year Ministry of Magic is floating around. You’ll have to be careful.”

Cordek does not easily underestimate his opponents. just say this

However, when the joy of a duel comes, you can’t stop the excitement that rises from your body. You won’t be able to crush and tear your opponent like you would when hunting wild animals, but it seems to be enough to deal with it with all your might.

“Kuh, keuh uh uhh…”

As the battle drew near, Kordek felt his body heat up. Two one-handed axes in each hand. A tremble is transmitted to the hand holding the handle. This is the excitement that only rises when a bloody duel is ahead.

The practice of joint combat between the 3rd and 4th grades is definitely different from that in the lower grades.

When he had just entered Sylvania, the weapons and magic he could use were limited in order to narrow the level gap between the students.

Edged weapons were of course not allowed, and most of the weapons were limited, and there was a rule that magic could not be used from middle level magic or higher.

However, sparring between seniors is completely different. If you have lived without a single strong point until the senior year, it is just the result of the student’s laziness.

Combat practice in force-to-force without any restrictions. It is only in the lower grades that you can be protected by the rules.

“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu00u! My body… is getting hot…! Hahahahaha!”

He enjoyed the duel with all his heart, to the point where I can see why all the students shunned him.

“Now, when both sides are ready… let’s begin!”

As the professor in charge spoke, Cordek let out a roar.

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Now, let’s make it clear before the final battle…! As you know, my name is Cordek Weilderk! It’s not too late now…!”

-bang!

Mouth is long.

Ed thought so and clenched his fists, which were filled with magical energy. A magic that can never be avoided unless you concentrate and respond… A ‘single point explosion’ was slashed into his stomach.

As he groaned and stumbled through the smoke, a lioness the size of himself roared and charged right in front of him.

“Aagh!”

Cordek had a lot of experience dealing with wild beasts, but he had never faced one that suddenly appeared right in front of his nose.

He screamed and rolled across the floor. It was at that moment that I grabbed the jaws of the lioness who was about to bite him on the shoulder and clenched my teeth wide open.

-bang!

Elemental Ceremony: Explosion.

A fire bat flies out of his arms. When he was engaged in a hand-to-hand combat with Lacia, he had already dug his gaps.

When the rising smoke dissipated, the completely subdued Cordek fell to the ground. He only let out a dry cough intermittently.

The fire bat and the lioness slipped back and sat down on Ed’s side.

“Thank you for your effort.”

It took about 5 seconds. It felt like I put more effort into doing a handstand so as not to get hurt than winning a match.

In the crowd who came to watch the battle of Cordek, only empty silence flowed.

* * *

Lobby on the 1st floor of the Glockt Hall. From here on, due to the number of people waiting for the duel, there were quite a crowd.

I made my way through the crowd of people and managed to get out of the building. Even though it was the smallest of the three buildings in the student center, it was hectic as all the 3rd and 4th grade duelists gathered together.

I turned my gaze to the nail salon, the largest of the three buildings in the student union building.

Perhaps the second graders, the generation of protagonists, are dueling with the first graders.

I’m thinking of going to the Nail Pavilion and watching Taylor’s duel. I was allowed to watch other students’ duels anyway, and since Taily’s duels were so popular that many students would flock to see them, I wouldn’t be paying any attention to myself.

I’m already determined. The story is twisted and twisted as it goes.

Even so, what to do now, I can’t just stomp my feet. If the current starts to deviate from the orbit, there is no choice but to adapt to the flow of the reversed orbit again.

So, you have to check how things are twisted and decide what to do in order to survive.

Fortunately, there are no major fluctuations that are immediately noticeable.

Joint combat exercises are going with the flow I know. If things are going smoothly this far, I’m starting to have doubts.

As I walked along the path to the nail salon, I organized my thoughts several times.

Looking back, the part I don’t understand is… This is Adele’s reaction.

– ‘i know.’

The warning message that popped out reflexively that you would die.

I didn’t think that he would take it seriously because he said it out loud, but Adele gave an unexpected answer and left.

As soon as Seonghwang and Archbishop come to Sylvania, they start looking for Adele. Maybe Adele knew that too.

I know I’m going to die, but I’m going to meet the Holy Hwang and the Archbishop.

You need a good reason to walk into a limb. However, the reason is not visible to the naked eye.

Still, there were many stories about Adele and Clarisse’s narrative appearing in Act 3 of <Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman>, which was somewhat out of the blue.

The final scene of the joint combat practice, the news of Adele’s sudden death, was definitely a shocking production, but the narrative flow that followed it felt like a piece of the puzzle was missing somewhere.

In the end, the narrative about Adele and Clarice was regarded as a developmental device for the ensuing subjugation of Lucy.

However, considering the other scenarios of <Sylvania’s Fallen Swordsman>, there was no way that the narratives of these important characters were passed over in such a vague way. Among the users, there was an atmosphere of anticipation that there must be more hidden elements.

The player was unable to know the full story of Adele’s death, and it was because Saint Clarisse’s way of thinking and acting changed noticeably after the third act.

It is clear that there must have been some incident between the saintess and Clarisse at the time when the players were practicing joint combat.

However, even after searching all over the island of Aken, there is no clue about it… In the end, users’ expectations flow in a different direction.

‘The story of Adele and Clarisse will surely be dealt with in a new spin-off later… .’ was the prediction. The reason why the narrative is left empty is to use it as an additional scenario element that follows.

The majority of users, including me, were bewildered. The reason for this is that, at best, only a few hours have passed while the players are practicing joint combat.

Most of the opinions were that it was too short to come up with a new spin-off with only those few hours of story, and that there would be elements that could unlock the scenario in a different way.

I had already searched every corner of Aken Island, but I expected that there would be a new hidden element if I searched carefully.

As a result, until the moment I reached this point, there was nothing to unravel. Maybe the spin-off theory was right?

Suddenly, I looked up and saw that the nail shop was getting closer.

“…”

It’s only a few hours.

Not months, not days, not just hours.

People’s values, behaviors, and ways of thinking don’t change that easily.

However, in just a few hours of work, did not all Saint Clarisse’s benevolent way of thinking and behavior completely change?

The appearance of being reconciled into a saintess of disbelief, who just burns with a vengeance toward the church… It seemed too extreme to players at the time.

It would have been okay to show the scenario development step by step to learn about the darkness of the saints, but the question of why Clarisse’s change was so sudden did not disappear.

“Uh-what is that…!”

“What…? Am I hallucinating…?”

Suddenly the surroundings are noisy.

I was walking lost in thought, so my reaction was a bit delayed. I looked around and saw all the students staring at the western sky in amazement.

Wondering what the fuss was about, I also looked at the direction the students were pointing at.

-Koo Goong, Koo Goong… .

An unexpected earthquake… It was shaking the ground.

* * *

Saint Clarice was sitting in the VIP conference room of Trix Hall.

When Seonghwang and the Archbishop arrive, they will first sit down here to talk and then enjoy a luncheon with Principal Obel.

After that, they take a look around the student dormitory, have a conversation with students who fit their schedule about faith, and then hold a christening ceremony in the student plaza where Seonghwang personally baptizes the representative student. The student body president, Tanya Rosteiler, will be baptized.

After that, after giving a speech on the history and value of the faith in Telos, it is a schedule to get on the carriage again and leave for Saints.

It was a tiring schedule to just listen to, but it was rather a familiar and comfortable plan for Clarisse, who had lived her entire life as a saint.

However, Seonghwang and Archbishop are a little late. It’s been a while since I’ve seen that majestic carriage cross the Maxes Bridge, but it didn’t seem to go straight to the Trix building.

“Have you heard anything about the arrival of the Holy Emperor?”

“Yes, saintess. I heard that there is a place to stop on the way to the Trix building for a while…”

When a foreigner came to Aken Island, did he stop by somewhere other than the Trix Building, which is the center of the academic administration?

I wanted to ask where it was, but the cathedral knight only replied that he did not know.

Was there a schedule that took precedence over meeting the saintess and having luncheon with the principal? Whatever it was, I wondered if it could be delayed, but Clarisse sat still, thinking that there must be a reason for everything Seonghwang does.

Unless it was dangerous. It is safe to say that the escort led by Seonghwang would not be in danger anyway.

The escort personnel are beyond elite and are monsters. In particular, five of the seven members of the secret army under the direct command of the Holy Emperor, the ‘Apostle of Telos,’ followed along with this expedition.

The Apostles of Telos are so powerful that it is rare even to count them on the entire continent. Those who act only according to the orders of the Holy Emperor. It is an invincible army that wields various high-level magic, spreads its wings using divine power, and even seizes air supremacy.

Even the talents of this Sylvania Academy, which is full of all kinds of geniuses, cannot overcome them. Except for a few exceptionally strong ones.

“Umm… Uh hmm, keuhm…!”

Clarisse cleared her throat in preparation for the first time in a while. As he had time, he found a suitable height of tone while ah, ah.

At the same time, practice greeting politely, and take a posture of listening to the words of Seonghwang with a smile and dignity. Without her aristocratic ostentatious pretensions, her simple and graceful demeanor enhances her divine appearance.

After sitting alone in the conference room for a while, I sighed deeply.

Sitting in the conference room alone like this reminds me of my days in Seonghwangdo.

It’s not that distant past, but maybe it’s because the months I spent in Sylvania were so turbulent… . It feels like a thing of the distant past.

A life lived modestly, praying, being baptized, preaching the Word, receiving confession, and being respected by people.

There were times when I missed the sound of Adele’s playing, which had at least added color to Clarice’s achromatic life.

‘Come to think of it… I still haven’t met you… .’

From Adele’s point of view, if Saint Clarisse entered the school, she would try to meet her somehow, but there was no response. She wondered if it was only Clarisse herself who thought that relationship was special… She was quite sad.

I still remember it when I close my eyes.

The torch manager who sat by the window and played the lute.

The girl’s face, who always looked down on the world from the top of the steeple, higher than the saintess’s room, was already vague in her memory.

She is a girl who has always been shrouded in mystery.

He does not know where he was born, and how he became a member of the religious order is unknown. I saw in the documents that he was from an orphanage in the commercial city of Oldek. Seeing that he sometimes talked with Archbishop Verdio, he may not have been a mere believer, but… Adele never directly talked about what was going on inside.

However, I know that the position of ‘Torch Manager’ is not entrusted to just anyone.

The torch that always burns brightly at the top of the central spire of the Holy Map is a flame that represents the desire for Telos and its pure faith. It had to burn brightly, always on the spot, without going out.

top of the spire. Perhaps the spot closest to Telos, the most sacred place in the Holy Land.

Excluding from all other routines, the figure of keeping the top of the seonghwangdo alone… No matter who sees her, she is not an ordinary girl.

If we ever met, I really wanted to talk frankly.

-Koogung, Kuung… .

Thinking of such useless thoughts… There was a slight shaking in the conference room left alone.

Clarisse gets up from her seat thinking it might be an earthquake. The ground was shaking for sure.

The moment she looked out the window wondering what was going on, Clarisse swallowed in vain.

An incomprehensible scene unfolded outside the window.

As the huge wings spread, a gale stormed the academy.

The spread wings cover the sky and cast a huge shadow, and the top of the gaze looking down is higher than the top of the right mountain.

The direction is west coast.

You can see the splash of water as it rises from the sea. Some streams of water are still falling from the sky. I can’t even fathom its size.

Place both front feet on the island of Aken.

The left foot lands in the northern forest and the other foot lands on the coastal area next to the Mexes Bridge. Accordingly, the earthshaft rang once more.

The huge head is visible through the clouds. A protruding mouth and huge scales. Even in mythology, Changryong is said to be extinct.

The form of the awakened dragon… Bend down over Aken Island.

It was a huge disaster itself that could not be prevented by human force.

* * *

causation.

If there is an effect, there must also be a cause.

If the scenario is twisted, the cause must also clearly exist.

It’s a scenario that has already begun to twist.

I was prepared to endure any degree of twist. If only the cause could be found, it could have been sufficiently dealt with.

The reason why Yenica’s runaway was accelerated was because Lucy and Merilda signed a contract too early.

The golden king, Elte, arrived at Aken Island earlier because Lortel’s treachery was discovered by Elise.

As such, the divergence of the story always had a cause.

That’s why, a new phase will surely come to the flow of this story, which twists and turns, and I thought I was ready to deal with it.

I thought it was called an anomaly because something unexpected always happens.

The owner of the wings that split the sky… This is the Holy Changryong of Genesis, Valveroke.

A mythical monster whose wings were cut off by Luden, the original swordsman, and sealed in the depths of the deep sea.

The final boss of <Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman> Act 5, and the final boss of all scenarios.

I graduated at the end of Act 4, so I thought I wouldn’t even have to worry about that gigantic Blue Dragon. That monster’s roar… cut the air

―Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

A deafening roar cut through the sky… . Carve that fear into the unprepared sky of Sylvania.

It cannot be dealt with by human power. Even if you bring Lucy or Obel, you can only block them and confront them.

In order to subdue that monster, you need to bring in Taily, who has mastered the final sword ceremony to sever the dragon’s heart, and bring him in front of the heart. At least that’s how I know it is.

Of course, that wouldn’t be possible at this point.

Yes. As I said, if there is an effect, there must be a cause.

There was a case where the order of the scenario was reversed. However, why did the final ordeal of this scenario, which should appear only in Act 5, have arrived now… I can’t possibly speculate on the cause.

Even if it twists as it twists, the reason why such an urgent change will come… can’t exist

However, if the story didn’t go as it was, the cause was only me. I’m the only one who can be called an irregular in this world.

However, in front of such an overwhelming twist, I can’t even figure out the cause.

Even if you ruminate on all the flow of the past, you can’t find out the cause that created this huge twist.

“Ah ah ah ah!”

“What! That’s…!! Kwaaaaa! Run!! Run away!”

“Where are you telling me to run away…! To get out of this island… To get out… Everyone has to run to the Maxes Bridge…!”

―Kwajangchang, bang!!

At the ensuing roar of magical energy, the windows of the surrounding buildings began to shatter.

* * *

―Kagagang, Kagagagang!

-Koo-goong, koo-woong.

– Crisp, crisp.

The glass in the building is broken and the glass is scattered on the floor. A girl hums her song as she steps on shards of glass with her leather shoes and walks down her hallway.

He had a lute slung over his shoulder, and in one hand he held a match for joint combat practice. Adele also didn’t challenge anyone, so he was an automatic matchup opponent. He was not able to confirm until the same day.

― ‘Nail Hall 3 training room, 1:00 pm. Adele Seris vs Clarice’

Beneath it was a phrase corrected in hastily scrambled letters.

― ‘The 1:00 p.m. combat training in training room 3 has been canceled due to a sudden schedule change by the saintess. Please wait until the next matchup assignment.’

“It’s a pity. We should have met. We wouldn’t have met.”

The dragon’s roar slicing through the sky spreads out, and while the ground and buildings shake… A girl walking with a bunch of pretty fresh flowers in her hair.

The girl didn’t care about such an apocalyptic scenery and walked out as if swimming between the buildings.

“The wind will blow again. It’s always been like that.”

Looking up at the shape of the dragon that filled the sky, he just repeated in a low voice.