How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 147

Golden Home (5)

<The Fallen Swordsman of Sylvania> Act 4, Scene 7. The final boss of the invasion of Gregor’s Cathedral. Selaha, Princess of Frost.

A scenario where the true nature of Krepin is revealed and the starting point for the Roth Taylor family to begin to crumble in earnest.

He is a person who symbolizes that the time has come for the end of the Ross Taylor family to come.

“I don’t bother talking about Fenia in detail. She’s also my precious blood relative, so I don’t want to say anything bad about it. However, if you’ve been close to him, Confucius will know it well. He thinks too much to be an emperor…. “

When I saw Selaha in my room, I was then convinced. The story was steadily entering the fourth act.

It was at this point that the final battle of the third act, the subjugation of Lucy, was omitted.

The story has been twisted enough so far, but now it’s come to the point where it’s hard to guess even if it’s really similar.

Are you really okay with this?

<Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman>, the final scene of Act 3, flashed in my mind again.

It is the figure of Lucy looking up at the sky endlessly in the rain at the top of the right mountain. It wasn’t until the end of her third act that she let go of the burden that was holding her back.

As always, twist begets new twist.

Taily’s growth is surprisingly fast, but at this point, the boss battle in Act 3 has been completely omitted… He does not know if he will be able to play Acts 4 and 5 normally.

The final boss of Act 4 is Kreffin Roth Taylor, who handles the power of evil spirits, and the final boss of Act 5 is Velbroke, the god-eating holy spear dragon. If the current Taylor can subdue them… Now I have no choice but to shake my head.

It was the end of the scenario that seemed far away, but the story has already turned around and the end is approaching with strides. If you leave your hands still at this point where you have run more than halfway, a really big disaster may come.

That fact puts a new pressure in my chest once again.

“Stay with me. This is a proposal from me to Gongja, but it will be a great opportunity for Gongja.”

Selaha flicked her thin fingers a few times, then gave me a quick hand.

The royal family rarely shakes hands. Maybe five or six times a year at most.

This is because there are almost no people in this empire who can make eye contact and exchange hands on an equal footing with the imperial family.

Therefore, permitting a handshake is the utmost respect for Selaha.

“How dare you hold the hand of the 1st Princess with your vulgar hand. Even though I am a member of the Duke of Roth Taylor, I cannot lay my hand on her noble body.”

“Haha, you sound nice to hear. Then it doesn’t matter if you do it verbally…”

Selaha was speechless after talking that far.

Seeing me kneeling on one knee and not even moving, I trembled slightly.

“…So you rejected it.”

“I just respected its dignity.”

“Penia doesn’t put her will on the imperial power. However, as for me, I tend to stick together with ambition.”

Did you tell them to get off the sinking ship?

However, I am well aware that the ship to sink is Selah, not Penia.

“Confucius’s father, Sir Crepin, will take my side, so the Confucius under him must also choose wisely.”

Shelaha, the princess of frost, cooperates with Crepin’s plan and obtains the power of the evil spirit, but in the end, she is eaten alive by Mebula without being able to fully control the power.

Among the characters in Act 4, the words are terrible.

“As Princess Selaha said, Princess Penia has no intention of taking the throne right now. It’s literally just right now.”

“Do you think that child is fit for the position of emperor?”

“In times of peace and prosperity like now, we need a virtuous army like Princess Penia.”

However, you can’t confidently say, ‘I know your future, but your words are terrible, so I won’t take your side’.

In the end, I have no choice but to come out with another excuse, but there must be a letter I brought… There is no other excuse as appropriate as Penia.

“I have no doubts that Princess Penia will become an emperor worthy of the position. Even if you say that you have no intention of taking the position of emperor right now, I will silently trust and wait for Princess Penia.”

“Ha… I don’t know what happened in Sylvania, but I’m surprised that Confucius supported him so much.”

I was thinking of accepting everything once I got angry, but unexpectedly, Selah smiled softly with her bluish eyes pointed straight at me.

“Your mouth is watering.”

“yes?”

“If I have to say, I tend to enjoy plundering.”

It was Yenika who responded to those words. His shoulders trembled and he looked back and forth between Selaha and my face, like a frightened rodent, to the point that I grew fond of them all.

I looked at Yenika and shook my head. It was a story about staying still.

“I’m not sure what you mean.”

“Usually fidelity is the most beautiful thing when it’s broken. I want to see how far Confucius’ belief towards Penia will go.”

Selah is completely wrong.

The reason I made a statement in support of Fenia was rather than the reason that I would really support Fenia with all my heart and follow her… Just for my own comfort. First of all, I have no intention of sticking to Selaha.

“Well, there’s plenty of time. This social gathering will last for five days… In the meantime, feel how big the gap is between me and Fenia. If you change your mind, feel free to tell me.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

“It’s nice to see them being polite until the end.

Selaha stroked my cheek once with a cold hand and showed a strangely faint smile. Even her smile is infinitely cold.

“Flowers in a flower bed are so easy. People’s hearts are so cunning, they tend to pay more attention to the silver grass growing on the cliff than to the roses in the flower bed.”

“It’s an undeserved evaluation.”

“Okay, see you again.”

Saying that, Selaha swept her hair through her hair a few times and left the room with a smile.

Her butler, Dest, was already waiting in front of the door.

* * *

“I feel bad when I think about it…!”

Yenika was getting angry as she pressed down on her skirt.

I couldn’t get so angry in person, but after the situation was over, ‘Oh, I should have said this then.’ and regret… In fact, it is an act that is tantamount to a monopoly on timidity.

Right in front of my nose, I was blushing like a radish at the mention of a relationship or having a baby… When you reminisce about the past, your emotions change.

Do you feel bad when you think about it? Did you think you were ignored? uh? Are you feeling bad?

I understand that such gradation anger is rising, but… Unfortunately, the only way to get angry with the first princess is to lose her own weight.

“Because of me, I’ve been at the top of the grade for a long time, I’m not that weak, and although I’m a commoner, I shouldn’t have been angry because I wasn’t someone worth ignoring…? I’m not an easy person either~ Didn’t I have to do it so smartly like Lortel…?”

“Yenika…”

“But I’m not good at that kind of thing… But, since I think I stayed still while I was angry… uhh… uhhh…!”

“Yenika, in the first place, you get angry with that much and you’re not that kind of person.”

“But, you keep flirting with Ed!”

After spitting out the words according to the stream of consciousness, he too trembled and suddenly looked at me.

I sighed and pushed the table towards the chair where Jenika was sitting. As the table moved away, I could see the cup of tea the maid had made.

Yenika took a deep breath and drank the tea… she asked softly as she fanned her hand over his face.

“Still, Princess Selaha is really beautiful, isn’t it?”

“There are a few attendants who stick around all day, and they’ll take care of that much.”

“I think you’ve come to want to embrace Ed… What should I do…? If you keep refusing like that, aren’t you harming me?”

Yenica looked at me quietly as she said that. She seemed to be feeling a strange anxiety, so I decided to make it clear at this point.

“I’m telling you, I will never stick with Princess Selaha.”

“That’s about that…? I didn’t know that Edgar supported Princess Penia so much. It was the same during the student council president election…”

“That too, well… the reason is complicated.”

Having said that, I decided to continue what I was about to say earlier.

“So? Did you get any results from looking around the mansion?”

“Yeah. The mansion is huge and cumbersome, but… Mug asked for some information.”

“A mug?”

“It is said that an unusually large amount of magical energy is felt under Duke Creffin’s personal study. But… Due to the structure of the mansion, the lower part of the study is a kitchen. You will never feel such a huge amount of magic in the kitchen where the servants work.”

“…Certainly, suspicious.”

The core purpose is to collect material evidence that can accuse Krepin of his misdeeds. It won’t be easy to find irrefutable evidence, but I feel like I have some clues.

“I think it would be better to go there yourself. But… that study is a place that Duke Crepin visits all the time, and it always seems to be locked when it is empty. I don’t think it will be easy to investigate.”

“Okay. First of all, we have five days, so let’s take a look at the opportunity. I’ll attend the social gathering as diligently as possible so as not to look suspicious.”

There are a lot of things to do in five days.

I have to faithfully participate in the social church schedule so that there is no room for doubt about me, and now I have to find out what Krepin’s intention is to reinstate me, investigate the identity of the magical power source under Krepin’s study, and at night You should also read the letters you find in .

I hadn’t even read half of the letters between Arwen and Ed. Most of them were ritualistic greetings, so it was necessary to categorize them. I didn’t even have enough time to figure out the contents of the letter in the first place.

If I stay up all night like today, the staff will think it’s strange, so I need to split my time. It is important to never be suspicious. Crepin will already be wary of me, so any trivial eccentricity will be immediately reported to him.

“I’ll always leave the door open, so if something happens, you can come over to my room and talk to me. It doesn’t matter at any time of the day or night, so remember where you are.”

“Hey, here…? In Ed’s room…? Anytime?”

Yenika blushed again for no reason and looked around my room. Then she bowed her head and gave her a quick nod.

“Ah Okay….”

It was very disturbing to see him groping strangely.

* * *

First night at Ross Taylor Social Church.

The first day of the social church schedule is the simplest.

This is because as the schedule progresses little by little, the number of distinguished guests increases and the venue moves to a bigger place.

It is a process of getting excited little by little ahead of a long five-day schedule. So, on the first day, most of the attendees at the social gathering feel as if they are simply taking a break in anticipation of upcoming events rather than being excited.

A well-prepared dinner in the lobby on the first floor of the mansion, and an orchestra playing quiet music. And the aristocrats who move between tables and clink wine glasses.

There were chatter, ha-ha-ho-ho laughs, and voices requesting a light dance.

The people already gathered in the lobby were full of aristocrats who made a name for themselves in my estate, but even they did not carelessly try to be the center of the seat.

Even though it’s still the first day, it’s because there are quite a few famous people here.

In particular, a large number of nobles from the periphery gathered around the chubby and well-dressed Margrave of Zahul.

He was so favored by Emperor Chloel that he single-handedly managed the large granary at the southern end of the empire.

For a long time, various conversations centered around the Margrave of Jahul, and soon the atmosphere was somewhat ripe.

Sellaha, the princess of frost, split the crowd and entered. A cold silence hung over the audience.

Selaha, neatly dressed in a pure white dress, was so beautiful that everyone from young aristocrats to elderly wealthy people stuck out their tongues in admiration.

She breaks through the crowd and walks out to the center, exuding an elegant yet confident grace. But no one was able to speak first.

An insignificant, insignificant aristocrat was not someone he could talk to. The opponent is the imperial family.

However, it was impossible to leave such a noble guest alone, so it was necessary for someone in the middle of the audience who was in the right rank to carry the arms.

However, who would deal with Selaha, the princess of frost? It’s still the first day, and the VIPs haven’t even arrived, but she’s still not very satisfied with the selection of potential opponents.

“Hello, Princess Selaha. It’s an honor to meet you like this.”

At that time, Tanya, who was chatting with nobles in a corner of the lobby, broke through the crowd.

Tanya, dressed in a neat frilled dress, slightly raised the hem of both skirts and bowed her head politely.

“I am Tanya Ross Taylor, the heir to the current head of the Ross Taylor family.”

“Oh, nice to meet you. I’m on my way to meet Gongja in the afternoon, but seeing even the princess… It’s definitely reliable. The Roth Taylor family’s prestige will last for at least several decades.”

“Thank you for liking it. However, it’s still the first day, so I apologize for the small size of the venue.”

“Well, I’m not unaware of the social gathering hosted by the Ross Taylor Mansion. I’ve heard rumors that it gets bigger the further you go, and since I came too early in the first place, don’t worry too much about it.”

Selah smiled and looked around.

To an ordinary person, this alone would seem like a splendid luxury, but it is certainly small in scale for a banquet with such distinguished guests.

This, too, would be tempo-adjusted for later events, and Selahha was happy to accept.

― ‘I, is that boy― the old successor who is going to be reinstated this time.’

– ‘surely… I have a bit of a strong impression. But it looks like his physique has grown a bit compared to the past.’

― ‘I think I’ve become much smarter. You really seem like a completely different person.’

At that time, a muffled voice came from the left. Because Ed Rosteylor entered.

It was not possible to make a fuss and enter without leaving Sellaha, the noblest girl in this place.

He simply sat next to Krepin and chatted with him, quietly attending the dinner.

However, it was unavoidable that the attention of the crowd was focused on them for a moment.

Looking at her blonde hair neatly styled up in an all-back style, her impression is completely different from usual.

A well-dressed brown banquet jacket with gold lines hanging here and there. The fit was perfect and he looked slim, but if you look closely, his shoulders were quite large and his height was taller than expected, which was a typical handsome man.

‘Oh, I’m sure the impression changes after I’m dressed up.’

Selaha grinned and clinked glasses with Tanya.

“You’ve got a good brother.”

“Yes, I am proud of it.”

Selaha took it as empty words, but Tanya Tanye was quite sincere.

“Yes, this position must be a great opportunity for him. I hope he realizes many things.”

Selaha smiled as she carefully brought the glass to her lips.

Anyway, on the first day, there weren’t many VIPs to speak of. The only person Sellaha would step on was Cinir Bloomriver.

Sinir also doesn’t have that much contact with the Ross Taylor family, so it feels like his eyes are focused on Selaha.

That’s about the extent of my interest in Ed Rosteyler. Selaha sipped her glass, lost in her thoughts.

Considering the banquet on the first day, the scale is simple, and there is no event that is noticably large. It is still just the beginning.

After tonight, if the heavyweights start rolling in properly, Selaha will be busy as well.

In a way, today would be the last day to purely enjoy a banquet.

Thinking so made the food taste better, so Selaha spent some time intoxicated with the atmosphere of the banquet.

* * *

The morning of the second day of social church.

After breakfast, it was time for the morning sun to clear the fog.

The banquet held the night before ended quite early. It was just a time to catch up on the atmosphere between each other and open our faces.

Visitors rest in their assigned rooms in the morning, enjoy some refreshments in the garden, on the rooftop of the mansion, or on a nearby hill in the afternoon, and then attend the next banquet in earnest after dinner.

The natural environment of the Roth Taylor estate is beautiful and gentle, and it feels like your heart is healed just by walking around.

So, even though the schedule was somewhat loose, visitors could spend their time and relax in their own way.

Employees must be busy and hectic, but since it’s an annual event, it feels like they handle it quite skillfully.

Among them, the busiest was of course Gaju Crepin Ross Taylor.

Every time a famous distinguished guest entered the mansion, he had to go out and greet him.

Quite a few insignificant nobles wouldn’t even be able to see Crepin’s face, but there were definitely some nobles with precious bodies that shouldn’t be.

So was Sellaha, Princess of Frost, Margrave of Zahool, and so was Sinir Bloomriver.

However, among the honored guests arriving in the morning of the second day, their nobility was completely different, and Ed and Tanya, as well as Creffin, had to be dragged out and lined up.

They say that the continent’s greatest authority, the head of the Ross Taylor family, has to bring all of its direct descendants and welcome them… It doesn’t seem realistic.

However, the front door of the mansion made of iron bars opens, and after seeing the grand carriage, it becomes real.

Ed had seen the carriage before.

―Kiririririk, kiik.

The carriage stopped and the band started playing music. It looks like even a military general is marching.

One of the attendants driving the carriage quickly jumped off the driver’s seat, climbed the steps leading to the carriage door, and politely opened the door. Then, the archbishop, Samuel, dressed in holy clothes, showed his face first.

He had a slender impression and seemed a little sullen, but he was not very familiar with this kind of situation.

He is the new archbishop who took over after Verdio, who was originally the archbishop, was excommunicated. He is not yet accustomed to the position of archbishop.

Archbishop Samuel rode down the steps of the carriage, and then the real VIP revealed himself from inside the door.

– ‘Oh oh.’

― ‘That person… !’

― ‘Poetry, this is the first time seeing the real thing… !’

The sound of whispering was heard among the servants. If it had been heard by me, Creffin standing next to it would have also heard it. It was a big mistake, but Krepin didn’t shout right away considering the atmosphere at the scene.

The majesty of the person who came down from the wagon was astonishing enough that even veteran servants would make such a rudimentary mistake.

Although the body is small, the divine grace flowing through the body is untouchable.

A neatly dressed robe that resembles a dress gently wraps around the body, and hair as white as the robe wraps around the shoulders. She is a pure white girl, but her eyes full of presence and the butterfly pin on one side of her hair are infinitely red, like a rose blooming alone in a snowy field.

At the top of Saint Chloeron, the saint who represents God’s will, Clarisse, safely descends to the ground.

“It must have been a long journey, but it is an infinite honor to visit you like this. Clarisse.”

“It’s been a while, Sir Creffin. It’s comforting to think you’ve gotten better.”

So Clarisse exchanged greetings with Creffin.

Then he turned his gaze to me and Tanya.

“This is my official heir, Tanya Rosteiler, and my son, Ed Rosteiler, who was reinstated in this social church. I heard that the saintess is also attending school in Sylvania. She must have lost track of her.”

“Yes. Miss Tanya is the proud student president, and senior Ed is also a senior I respect.”

Mr. Ed.

Clarisse, a saint who responds to even Creffin by calling him Sir, honors Ed.

Although he didn’t show off as much as possible, just that title alone gave the audience a strange sense of incongruity.

Clarisse smiled and walked past Crépin and shook hands with Tanya.

“Stand, stand, saintess…”

“You always work hard as the student council president, Miss Tanya. I’m always watching over you.”

“Go, thank you…”

You might think that saying that I’m always watching is a rite of passage for a saintess, but it’s actually the truth.

of course… Tanya, who had no way of knowing that fact, simply greeted her saintess with a look of admiration.

Clarisse smiled like that, then came over to me and shook my hand.

“It feels special to meet you at the senior’s hometown like this. It feels romantic as if we met by chance in a faraway destination.”

“It is an honour.”

“It’s an honor. I’m an honor.”

I said that and quietly waited for the handshake to end.

It’s not polite to push off a superior’s handshake first, so I’ve been waiting for him to loosen his hand… Rather, Clarisse raised her other hand and grabbed my hand, then stared at me with sparkling eyes as if stars were about to pour down.

“…”

“…”

So, Clarisse held my hand tightly and made eye contact with me for a long time, not paying attention to the gazes around me.

As the murmur spread, the brows of Krepin, Tanya, and the attendant staring at me began to narrow little by little.

Social Church Day 2.

There were signs that it was already starting to get noisy, and the spine was getting hot little by little.