How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 129

Vision Manifestation Lv 0 Dazzle Lv 0 ==== Joint Combat Practice 2 (15)

A remote hallway in the Glockt House.

It was in a corner, so few people came and went, but there was a girl leaning against one wall and looking up at the ceiling.

The blood flowing from her body forms a puddle.

“Ku… black… cool….”

A feeling of choking in the throat that does not go away even after coughing.

Adele sweeps her blood-soaked hair and looks down at her right wrist.

Right wrist engraved with the protection of the Holy Law. At some point, the imprint disappeared.

I tried my best to protect Adele until the end in the circle of time, but no matter how much the Holy Law’s blessings were, I couldn’t stand it if I repeated this scale of Holy Law this far.

Now, Adele has become a ‘deadly’ body.

It is a goal that has been reached after dozens of regressions. I felt strangely refreshed, but I couldn’t be happy about that.

Adele leaned against the wall and smiled slowly.

Blood continues to flow. Her mind seemed to be getting more and more hazy.

* * *

“Ed… What’s wrong Ed…!”

A headache and chills assault the body. Nausea tried to come up, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.

Memories running through my head… . These are the records of the past that were returned by Adele’s Aspect Magic.

Aspect magic returns the time of the world fairly, but it is not impossible to resist until the memory evaporates. Didn’t she have all the memories of the time she went back to from Saint Clarice?

The reason Clarisse was able to resist Adele’s Aspect Magic was that it was ultimately based on holy magic.

As it is an Aspect Magic manifested by Adele’s Divine Power, if there is a Protection of the Holy Law that neutralizes all types of Holy Law, the power will not work fully.

In addition, there are many cases where the Aspect Magic itself does not fully work on those with a certain level of resistance. Even if it is not necessarily the blessing of the Holy Law.

This was what I had read in Glockt’s book, Introduction to Astral Studies.

knowledge is power

If you have the ability to manifest Aspect Magic, you will surely be able to resist Aspect Magic.

Of course, if there is a difference in strength or scale, it cannot be fully defended. Still, you can weaken it, create gaps, or struggle.

It’s a meaningless fact, since there are very few people who can properly use Aspect Magic in this era anyway.

“Kuh, ugh…”

Memories that penetrate your head are almost always painful.

Being crushed by a building, being burned to death, being pierced by a spear, being pierced by scales, dying slowly from excessive blood loss… .

The memories of death he had experienced dozens of times felt like a vivid reality. Grinding his teeth, he clenched his fists on the table.

Yenika is startled and strokes my back, but for the time being I have to endure the pain with clenched teeth.

While doing so, the saintess Clarice was already right in front of her.

Her terrifyingly white hair and red eyes contrasted with it. A red bow-shaped hairpin hung crookedly on one side of her hair. As the memories of the girl who had been with him several times were imprinted, he pushed his body further into pain.

“Eh, senior Ed….”

-widely.

He grabbed Clarisse’s wrist. It happened in an instant.

Breaking out in a cold sweat, I staggered to my feet. All eyes were on me, but I looked at Clarisse and said it clearly.

“This is probably the last chance.”

At those words, Clarisse’s eyes slowly widened. It was a face that clearly showed her feelings of disbelief.

“Senior Ed… Memories… Hundreds…?”

“hour.”

I somehow managed to catch my breath and spoke clearly.

“It’s a race against time. We need to get the molar necklace as quickly as possible… as quickly as possible.”

I’ve definitely been introduced to Aspect Magic through Glockt’s writings.

However, he has not yet been able to increase his sensitivity to Aspect Magic. I don’t know why I was finally able to resist Adele’s Aspect Magic, but I had to do what I could do right now.

“Ed…!”

As I stumbled, Jenika quickly supported me.

Clarisse is also restless in front of him. The students around us were already staring at us with their eyes wide open. It is a picture of her stamping her feet while wearing Yenica and Clarisse.

Clarisse seems to be very upset that my memory is intact, too, but I can’t afford to argue about that right now. She learned thoroughly in her many crises.

If you are short on time, make sure you prioritize your work.

The urgent thing right now is to block Seonghwang and the Archbishop.

“Senior Ed…then hurry to the carriage…!”

“Saint, please get in the carriage and head to the cathedral immediately. I will go separately.”

“yes?”

“There’s no time. You have to leave quickly. Listen up, saintess.”

It seemed like he wanted to ask why we were going separately, but there was no time to leisurely explain it. He just briefly and boldly told what Clarisse had to do.

Then Clarisse nodded and quickly ran towards the wagon.

In an instant, an order was issued to the coachman and escort knights, and the carriage ran toward the Haksa Cathedral.

“Ed… what happened just now….”

Of course, the eyes of the students pouring down like arrows are still the same. Suddenly, a saintess appeared, shared an incomprehensible story, and then quickly moved according to my instructions. It’s a strange situation for anyone to see.

The same goes for Jenika, who looks at me with a bewildered face. After I straightened out, I put my hands on Jenika’s shoulders.

“Ah, yuk… why all of a sudden…!”

“Right now, we have to go to the cathedral.”

In the endless repetition of time, the beginning has always been the same.

Saint Clarice tells me about the repeating time and my military number, and drags me into the carriage saying that time is wasted.

And moving in the carriage, organizing your thoughts, and having time to understand the situation.

However, it is slow at the speed of the wagon. They desperately needed the help of the spirits of Jenika, who could fly ignoring terrain.

“Suddenly…? Ed… You have to practice joint combat…!”

“I can’t go into detail right now, but it’s really, really important.”

“If Ed goes that far… I can’t help it… But anyway…”

If I wanted to explain something, I had to do it while moving.

The most obvious solution is to run to the northern forest and call Lucy. I did just that in the previous episode.

Lucy Meiril is a formidable strong person who has no one to properly deal with in this academy. It is like a bulldozer or cheat that can break through any dead end.

If Lucy was there, she could take down both the apostles of Telos and Archbishop Verdio in an instant.

However, the goal is not to subdue them. It’s not an annihilation battle, it’s a time attack.

We need to get Velbroke’s molar necklace as soon as possible and keep it as far away from Aken Island as possible.

How far away do I have to be so it doesn’t react with the seal… don’t even know that It may not be possible in a few kilometers, or you may have to carry it to another territory.

I can’t tell you how much time it will take. If we could go back in time and try various things, we might be able to figure it out accurately, but with Adele’s life in jeopardy, that’s not possible.

I really have to think that this is the last time.

That’s why I don’t have time to run to the northern forest to call Lucy. It would be better to run to the church at that time and grab Velbrok’s molars as quickly as possible.

After that, he runs away from Aken Island as far as possible while holding his molars. The Apostle of Telos thinks next. For now, if we don’t stop the resurrection of the Holy Changryong, nothing will happen.

and… At the beginning of every return, Yenika was always closest.

Saint Clarice, who is the subject of the return, has no acquaintance with her, so she must have put all her efforts into persuading me and taking me.

I couldn’t help but be dragged along in a state of bewilderment. but now… Things have completely changed.

“I understand since you say you’re busy… Ed, you don’t look good right now. Aren’t you overdoing it…?”

Yenica said that and gathered the spirit’s power. It was a fairly large amount of magic power enough to summon the middle rank spirit, but it didn’t look particularly difficult.

She is a girl who shows an astounding level of sensitivity when it comes to spirit magic.

Before long, a huge hawk made of water spreads its huge wings. A damp wind blew around the bench.

Yenika quickly climbed onto the hawk. It’s not a huge hawk, but it’s big enough for two people to ride.

When Yenika held out her hand from the top of the hawk, I took her hand and rode with her. As soon as he flapped his wings and began to float a little, I found it difficult to keep my balance, so I wrapped my arms around Jenika’s waist.

“Heeep!”

Yenica shook her shoulders and hiccupped. I wondered if it was because I overlapped my body too suddenly. However, it was difficult to take care of my mental state now.

As I flew through the sky, I saw the chariot of the saintess running busily down there.

Jenika and I rode on the backs of falcons, ignoring buildings and roads, and flew straight to the Haksa Cathedral in the distance.

“Listen, Yenika.”

“Ugh, huh?! Yeah! I hear you! Ed!”

Perhaps it was embarrassing to see me wrapped around my hand, Jenika looked flustered. I wasn’t very calm either.

“From now on, I’m going after the holy emperor and the archbishop.”

At those words, Jenika’s ears, which had been slightly reddened, returned to their original, immaculate skin color.

“what?”

“If you don’t move quickly, you’ll be antagonized by them too. When I get there and I disembark, fly again before anyone sees.”

Jenika finally realized that the situation was more serious than she thought, and turned around. When I turn around while I’m wrapped around my back, it’s as if I’m hugging them.

Suddenly, their eyes met and Jenika shuddered, but now there was a more important story.

“You mean… leave Ed and go back to the Glockt House?”

“It’s been more than a year, but you even have a record of being severely punished by the disciplinary committee. If you get into more than one accident…”

“Ed.”

Uncharacteristically for Jenika, she stopped talking. It’s obvious what it means to look at me as it is.

“Look at the situation and judge, Yenika. If you do something wrong, you will be expelled.”

“I don’t know what to do with the Holy Hwang-nim and the archbishop, but Ed has a record of heavy punishment, too. Ed does the same to get expelled if he does something wrong.”

“I’m ready to take it.”

“It’s the same for me.”

Jenika looks me straight in the eye and talks.

“Even if I become a fugitive, I can’t let Ed go alone.”

There was nowhere to be seen that he was always hesitantly looking at his surroundings, and there was a firm will in his eyes.

“If you’re going to be expelled, you’ll be beaten together. You might feel less unfair if the two of you are beaten together.”

“Aren’t you talking about it without any countermeasures…? If things go wrong here, I could end up being a fugitive pursued by the Church.”

“Can’t we think of a countermeasure at that time? If you become a fugitive… I will run away with you. My hometown in Pulan is so remote that it will be difficult to find if you hide there.”

Continuing to make direct eye contact. She is probably sincere.

If you fall into the abyss, I am ready to fall with you.

There is no sense of incongruity in the way he talks so coolly.

“Or maybe it’s safer to walk in a desert or lawless area where people are rare. Wearing a robe deeply, the two of us can do a job while diligently carrying out a request.”

“hey….”

“I think so, so don’t think about going alone, Ed.”

It’s as if Yenika is reading my thoughts.

“Did you suffer alone again?”

“what?”

“I know now just by looking at Ed’s face.”

What is imprinted in the memory is the death passed over dozens of times. All of them were painful, and just accepting those memories drove them to a dangerous state.

Yenica raises her eyes and speaks sadly.

“I hate to see Ed suffer.”

“…”

Ignoring the landmarks, I flew through the sky and moved. It didn’t take long, but I quickly approached the sky over the Haksa Cathedral.

“Are you prepared?”

“It’s nagging if you say it twice.”

“…Then… let’s break the stained glass and enter.”

A request to break the huge glass of the Bachelor Cathedral out of nowhere and raid the interior.

From Jenica’s point of view, who can’t understand the whole story, it may seem like nothing but madness…

“okay.”

– Clink! Kaga gag gak gak!

The falcon’s torso pierced the stained glass of the Bachelor Cathedral with precision.

* * *

After that, it was an instant.

Surprise is key when you are just starting out.

The moment the huge glass window shattered and the fragmented glass fell to the floor.

I jumped off the hawk, rolled on the floor a few times, and then looked up at the podium.

Devotees seated in the chapel and Archbishop Verdio on the podium. And the great Eldain sitting behind the podium and checking the plan.

Everyone is dumbfounded by the sudden situation, but the gap in embarrassment is the only chance.

I jumped up to the podium and kicked Verdio in the stomach without any hesitation.

Unable to defend himself against the sudden attack, Verdio groaned and rolled across the podium.

As soon as they saw it, the apostles of Telos drew their weapons and stood up. I checked the necklace of Velbroke’s molars sitting proudly on the podium.

He quickly snatched the string from the necklace and picked it up… I put it around the neck of the falcon summoned by Jenika. The length of the necklace of Velbroke’s molars, a legendary artifact, also increases according to the size of the neck.

It was a bit tight, but it fit neatly around the hawk’s neck.

“You guys… what the hell….”

I quickly climbed back onto the hawk’s back. Originally, he was going to use magical engineering supplies, but if Yenika helped him this far, it would be a completely different story.

Riding the falcon like this, it flies to the outside of Aken Island. The top priority is to prevent the resurrection of the Holy Changryong, Velbrok.

Think about the aftermath of work later. Now is not the time to find the most efficient route by tossing various gamblers. Adele’s life can no longer be secured.

I threw the dagger on the floor and stuck it. Spirit Ceremony ― Riot is expressed and the podium is covered with smoke.

The apostles of Telos quickly activated their magic and cleared the smoke, but Jenika’s hawk was already flying in the sky.

cut the window He hugged Jenika tightly from behind and flew alongside.

The apostles of Telos spread their wings and flew in the sky. They all have the ability to fly through those huge wings. I thought it flew pretty fast, but the distance between the pursuing apostles was shortening faster than I thought.

“Yenika!”

We had to talk as if we were screaming at the sound of our collars flapping in the wind.

“If you keep going like this, you’ll catch up…! Lower your altitude first!”

What does altitude and pursuit have to do with it? Yenica would have wanted to ask, but she was quicker to look down.

The ability to fly is excellent enough to carry people. A spirit equipped with it is very useful, but it consumes a lot more mana than normal spirits to manifest and maintain. A typical Elementalist would get exhausted just by staying in flight for a few minutes.

Of course, Yenica is a person with incredible magic efficiency when it comes to spirit magic. It should be able to fly for several kilometers without difficulty. We flew like that for quite some time, frowning as the wind hit her in the face.

“I was sitting in front of the Glockt tube just 10 minutes ago!”

It would have been no different from a thunderstorm. Still, Yenika clenched her teeth and focused on spiritism.

The six apostles flap their wings and split the sky. They started firing all sorts of elemental magic at us as we moved around.

He was avoiding the magic by twisting the lines, but there was a limit to continuing to endure.

Eventually, when the basic wind magic, ‘Wind Blade’, hit the falcon’s back, the falcon we rode instantly turned into an element and disappeared.

The refreshing sensation of floating in the sky dominated my body for a while, but soon gravity began to play its part again.

―Pabababak!

The sound of fluttering collars.

While floating in the air, I quickly snatched up the necklace of Velbroke’s molars that was floating in the air.

The moment I was about to fall toward the ground, Jenika, who was holding onto my collar, put her hand into my chest.

And as they fall together, they whisper in your ear.

“Ed will take care of the aftermath…?”

“what..?”

“I trust Ed, so I’ll do it.”

What was taken out of my arms… It is ‘Glast’s Golden Phoenix Ring’.

As Yenika reached for the sky with the ring clenched in her fist… the sky is gone

―Koo-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung.

Although it is lumped together with one word, wing, the types are different.

From insects, sparrows, and bats… From eagles, pterosaurs, and skeleton birds… . Wings of different shapes cover the world.

But the one that boasts the most overwhelming majesty… it’s a whale

It is a clear day.

However, sunlight does not reach the bachelor.

Only a huge shadow reveals darkness to the bachelor.

Elemental types vary in type and type, but there is still only one entity for each element.

Elementalists are entities called ‘highest level spirits’.

Those entities, which some callers call the first spirits… Among the spirits corresponding to that element, they are the first entities to gain life.

The highest ranking water spirit, Friede.

A huge whale floating in the sky above the school building howled. It sounds like a mighty horn.

A figure that moves solidly among the numerous flying spirits flying around. It reminds me of a mothership with numerous escort ships.

Even the apostles of Telos who were pursuing… When I saw it, I was taken aback for a moment.

-fault!

A wind spirit in the form of a pterosaur came out and snatched Jenika. When he climbed back onto his soft back, the feeling of falling that weighed down his body disappeared in an instant.

“Hey…! How much magic did you pull on…!”

“I don’t know… I’m really going to get sick for a while…”

Stumbling and struggling to keep her body steady, Jenika propped her cane on the pterosaur’s back and slowly stood up.

I didn’t hear any explanation, but I just believed in myself and went this far.

It remains as a fairly obscure sense of debt… It sits on one side of the chest.

The six apostles stopped pursuing for a moment. It seemed that this was an unexpected situation.

The bachelor’s side must have gone crazy already.

Friede, the highest ranking water spirit, is treated as a disaster for killing two great men in mythology.

Its existence itself is the fear of human history, to the extent that killing Friede, who was forcibly manifested, is regarded as one of the greatest achievements of Archmage Glockt.

It’s now under Yenika’s control, but I don’t know if the rest of the bachelor will feel the same way.

The apostles completely changed their facial expressions and formed formations to implement group holy magic. They, too, quickly realized.

It doesn’t end with a simple chase. He is an opponent who must be serious.

* * *

― ‘Holy Lady. There are things only a saintess can do.’

― ‘The saintess remembers all of the past history and is one of the few people who understands the whole story. While I do whatever I can to prevent the resurrection of the Holy Chang-ryong, the saintess… Please convince the Holy Prince of Eldein.’

When you get off the carriage, you can see the bachelor’s cathedral.

Clarisse left the knight’s escort as it was and strode through the open church door.

At that place… There are those who have sent an apostle and are waiting for news.

One of the students, who attacked so suddenly, ran away with the necklace of Velbroke’s fangs. His natural movements, as if he knows all the plans of the church, are impressive.

After that incident, the sky is covered with all kinds of elemental spirits… There was definitely something odd about the situation.

Archbishop Verdio was standing on the podium, giving orders to the cathedral knights, and Saint Eldain was sitting behind him, looking at the sky. The sky above the bachelor’s school reflected in the pupils is far and high.

The movement of the church is almost always led by Archbishop Verdio.

Successful Eldain… He is a bystander who left most of the judgment to him.

Bystanders are no different from participating. No moral superiority can be placed there.

However, Clarisse knows.

Saint Eldain is not a helpless person. It’s just that I’m tired of the wind and waves of the years.

He is a man who struggles between faith and reality, and the weight is gradually tilting toward reality.

“Stop, saintess…?”

“Hey, how is this… No, the situation is a bit complicated right now…”

Stained glass is broken, and chairs are rolling on the floor. The chapel was no longer a word.

Clarisse shook off the knights who tried to block her path and walked up to the podium.

“Saint Clarisse.”

It’s still a mindless situation. Still, he had to be thorough in his courtesy in front of the saintess.

Verdio bowed his head, bowed, and was about to tell him to wait for something to be resolved.

“We….”

“Sit down, Archbishop Verdio.”

Finally, we’ve come this far.

A small table on top of a podium. They were for placing candlesticks and bowls of holy water for worship, but… Clarisse pushed everything away and sat on top of it.

Archbishop Verdio felt uncomfortable at this point.

Clarisse… not looking at anyone’s eyes

All she’s thinking about now is the effort she’s put into getting this far.

A man died dozens of times. Even though he repeated it like that, he devoted himself to the end and made everything reach the end point.

The weight of that debt cannot be described in words. You don’t have to have a sense of debt, but it is a self-evident fact that you have received too much.

A seat comparable to the top of the Church of Telos.

Holy Emperor, Archbishop, Saint.

Sitting at the center of it all, Saint Clarice speaks quietly to Eldain.

“Holy Eldein.”

Eldain, who was sitting on a wooden chair behind the podium and contemplating the situation, did not respond.

Nevertheless, Clarisse looked up at the collapsed ceiling and spoke.

“You know, the Holy Emperor.

“…”

“Archbishop Verdio is a cancer that is eating away at the Church.”

A murmur spreads through the cathedral. Verdio’s eyebrows narrowed sharply.

Before asking what the hell that means, Clarisse answers first.

“You must excommunicate him.”