How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 161

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Even though his whole body was covered with dust, not a single drop of blood was spilled.

The baggy shirt and skirt were torn here and there and turned into rags, and the amount of mana that was pouring out as if to overturn the world was considerably reduced.

Even so, Lucy Meiril did not intend to collapse.

– Quaaaaaaagh!

The highest level elemental magic has been manifested for an unknown number of times already.

Even in the midst of dozens of lightning strikes from the sky, enormous amounts of fire rising from the magic circle, and hundreds of units of ice spears embroidering the sky, Mebula was not overpowered until the end.

If he hadn’t been paying attention to his surroundings and fighting, it was a level of firepower that would have required a redraw of the map. To that extent, Lucy Meiril’s magic was beyond common sense.

Every time Lucy, floating in the night sky, waved her hand, Mebula’s eyes turned to her. She exchanged sums countless times, intending to see who would run out of magic power first.

How far can one person’s strength go? At best, it’s surprising that a human being who can live a little less than a hundred years is endowed with such powerful power.

However, it was not necessary to see the end here.

Mebula has lost its descending meaning.

It was planned to descend into the world with the help of sacrifices, but Crepin, who would serve as a medium, lost his life.

Even though he was endlessly injected with Mebula’s magical power, he eventually met the end by Ed Rosteyler’s hand.

“…?”

A gigantic Dharma Jin suddenly arrived in the sky. It was neither the sacrificial discipline that Creffin implemented nor the elemental law discipline that Lucy implemented.

The Law Jin that Mebula manifested was a moving Law Jin that escaped from the bondage of human tax… and crossed over to the dimension where Mebula originally existed.

Mebula decided to retreat. Because of only one wizard.

“Where…!”

Lucy gathered her magic in her hands again in front of Mebuler, who was about to retreat. A law school of that level can be destroyed as it is if Lucy concentrates her mind.

However, when her aching shoulders suddenly rang out… Lucy narrowed her eyes.

I look down at the grounds of the Ross Taylor Mansion with blank eyes. Apparently, Krepin Ross Taylor has come to an end, and it seems that all the chaos inside the mansion are being settled.

All of the servants and tentacles had lost their strength and lay down. The Gremlins retreated all at once, and the Cathedral Knights and the Imperial Guard were entering the mansion grounds all at once.

Things are coming to an end. In the end, Mebula couldn’t get through Lucy until Crepin met his death.

A mere human blocked the path of the evil spirit. What that meant… I didn’t even have to explain.

“Yes, go.”

All of Mebuler’s eyes disappearing beyond the legal circle look straight at Lucy. He seems to declare that it was only a temporary retreat, but it does not change the fact that he was defeated in the end.

“Don’t even think about coming back.”

Lucy’s white hair, shining in the starlight, flutters through the night sky. I can’t even tie it down with a hair tie like usual, so it’s impressive to see them flying like wild hair.

Looking up at Mebuler with a blank face, I can’t feel the joy of victory. In the end, I felt like I was incompletely burned in the fight that ended without a fuss.

Just like that, when the mebula that embroidered the night sky disappeared, Lucy slowly came down to the ground.

“Come down…!”

“I dealt with that mad monster… alone…!”

“The most… how many spells of the highest order… I couldn’t even count… You say you’re fine like that…?”

As they descended slowly from the night sky and landed on the side of the central garden, the soldiers began to split at once.

The appearance of a girl who came down to the ground alone after dealing with the evil spirits alone is like a messenger of God.

All the soldiers who entered the central garden were speechless, staring at Lucy as she slowly landed.

He is a human who can lay waste to the entire mansion site with just one wave of his hand if he wants to.

That fact was clearly confirmed through a battle. Criminals are in a situation where they can’t even say anything.

Lucy brushed off her clothes, which were becoming rags, not paying attention to those gazes.

And I took a quick look around. Most of them were filled with soldiers with their eyes wide open, but if you close your eyes and feel the magical power, the familiar smell of grass rises from somewhere in the distance.

As it was, I walked across the soldiers with a bouncing gait, with my clothes on. Wherever they went, the crowds split by themselves and a road was created.

As it is, I find a blond boy lying down under a large zelkova tree in the central garden.

Covered in blood, the boy sitting unconscious leaning against a zelkova tree… seems to have gone through a lot already.

Around it, there are two soldiers giving first aid, a spirit sage and a saint watching from behind. Lucy opened her axe eyes for a moment after seeing the two of them, but soon, as if it was okay, she let out a quick snort and walked towards the boy.

“Ah, ah…!”

One of the soldiers who was administering first aid looked back and was startled. The same goes for the spirits or saints next to it.

I tried to say something to Lucy, but Lucy let it go in one ear, as if not interested, pushed the soldier aside and put her finger on the boy’s stomach.

Cuts, abrasions, burns, bruises, lacerations, even fractures. Although he had endured many trials, it was the first time he had ever suffered a wound of this level.

In addition, the mana flow was completely twisted due to the excessive use of mana, and the heat soared due to the recoil. It’s a sight that makes my heart ache just by looking at it, but the only thing Lucy can do right now is to inject her magic power and release the twisted magic power.

After adjusting the flow of magic for a long time, Lucy leaned against a zelkova tree and sat next to Ed.

both are full blown At least Lucy was able to control herself enough, but he was exhausted.

Lucy leaned her head on Ed’s shoulder and sighed. And because of the tiredness that pushed his mana to the limit … his eyes began to close little by little.

“On the side of the central mansion… take my hat… take care of it…”

After saying that, he quietly closed his eyes. The sound of quick breathing came out.

The soldiers and the two girls who were watching were at a loss for words.

Certainly, no one could touch Lucy at this point.

She was the hero of this great massacre, having single-handedly stopped and sent back the evil spirits that had descended.

*

“I beg your pardon?”

Princess Penia doubted her ears.

“Didn’t I tell you that it was Persica that made Brother Lindon give up the crown prince position? I don’t know how he pressured Brother Lindon, but he did it anyway, so he must be greedy for the imperial power.”

More than an hour had passed since the chaos at the Ross Taylor social church.

I heard that the detached unit was coming from the imperial family, so soon this case will be transferred to the imperial jurisdiction and will begin to be settled.

Currently, only the knights of the cathedral and a few imperial guards are controlling the site.

They extinguished fires and identified and protected surviving personnel. After administering first aid to the injured, they watched the situation until they received proper medical assistance.

2nd Princess Persica was stuck in the library and was always reading books. So even among her subjects, it was rumored that she sought intelligence rather than power.

“If you stay like this, Persica will eat you. You and me too.”

“…I told you, but I’m not interested in the imperial power.”

“That doesn’t matter, Fenia. The problem is that you’re in a position where you can challenge the emperor if you want to.”

The place is the barracks built by the Knights Templar right in front of the mansion site. It was a place for the imperial family to rest for a while.

Princess Selaha called Princess Penia to talk to her while the case was being finalized.

“So I tried to establish myself a little more… I never thought things would turn out like this.”

“Selaha-sister has been in this mansion since the beginning, right?”

“That’s right. But, how did you come running all the way to this Ross Taylor estate in one night?”

“that…”

Fenia muttered. Seeing that reaction, Selaha gave a meaningful smile, but soon returned to a solemn expression.

“Are you worried about Ed Rosteeler? Judging by the seal on the letter, you seem to have quite a bit of trust in him.”

“… There’s something I need to check.”

“Anyway, even Obama won’t like it. To ride a horse to such a distant land without a report.”

“It’s my responsibility.”

“I’m glad you said that.”

Selaha swiped the tip of the teacup a few times, then swung the handle and turned the cup before continuing.

“Penia. Anyway, you have to know that we’re in a very serious situation right now.”

“That’s right… there are a lot of casualties right now…”

“The Ross Taylor family, which had raised their voices at the center of imperial power for a long time, fell to the ground. Perhaps this incident will be recorded in the librarian and passed down from generation to generation. With the massacre at the Ross Taylor mansion. We have such a history. You’re here at a moment in time. You have to be aware of that.”

“What do you want to say, Selaha?”

“It’s about doing what we have to do right.”

Seeing Selaha’s eyes become quite serious, Princess Fenia felt ominous. Still, she sat still as if to listen to and see what he had to say.

“Aren’t we the only ones who can rectify this catastrophe?”

“…Certainly, those closest to the power of the Imperial Family must be the ones who can give equal voice to the Knights Templar, the Imperial Guard, and the various noble families gathered in the mansion.”

“Yes. When things are settled, you need someone to take charge of it. Originally, I was going to do it, but I didn’t know that Fenia would be there too.”

Princess Sellaha spoke to Fenia with a meaningful smile.

“Well, how about two of us instead of one? The two of us should take responsibility and manage the situation well, and we need to check Persica’s influence. Before she changes her mind.”

“No, I’m in the imperial kingdom…”

“Just because you’re not interested doesn’t mean the people around you think that way either. Persica in particular will actively keep you in check.”

Penia showed only a hesitant attitude to Selaha’s words. She was well aware that Persica was an ambitious person, but she was not sure if she was a human enough to stab Fenia in the back.

“And in fact, it’s a matter of course before the imperial competition. As a monarch.”

“That’s… right.”

“Yeah, that’s why… take good care of the mansion grounds, reward those who should be rewarded, and punish those who should be condemned.”

Selahha continued her conversation to see if she had something in mind.

“It’s only right that the little wizard who stopped that monster and the elemental magician who saved the guests should be rewarded at the imperial level. Even if I don’t go to the title, I think I can at least give them a great honor and money. .”

“I agree. They deserve credit for their hard work. They actually saved a lot of lives.”

“Yes, it’s a pity to live without seeing the light of day as a commoner when you have that much power. It would be best if I could give you the status of a small baron on the border…”

Selaha nodded her head for a moment and pondered briefly.

“Well, even if that elementalist is… that wizard doesn’t seem to be interested in gold, silver, or titles.”

“He’s a difficult person to judge.”

“Yes. Geniuses are especially like that. Anyway, we should reward the two and think about those who should be condemned separately.”

The story was progressing. Gradually, Fenia had a hunch. The story that will come next is the main body of Selaha.

“Every descendent of the Ross Taylor family who participated in the plan should be hanged on the gallows.”

“…”

“You look bad, Fenia.”

Penia had already completed her mental preparations. So he wasn’t too upset.

“Ed Ross-Taylor did not participate in Creffin Ross-Taylor’s plans. Rather, he was the one who stopped him and finished him off in the end.”

There is will in a quiet voice. That appearance left a pretty impression on Selaha.

“I saw it with my own two eyes.”

“Isn’t what you saw just the last thing you saw after everything was over?”

“Even before that, I had been estimating. Ed Ross Taylor knew about the darkness of the Ross Taylor family in the first place. The reason I entered Sylvania was to escape from him.”

“It’s not good to talk about your guesses as if they were the whole truth, Fenia.”

As Fenia narrowed her brows, Selaha smiled more leisurely.

“If I were Ed Rothtaler, I would have thought of betraying Crepin first, seeing a wizard who can block even such a gigantic evil god alone, or a spirit mage who faces all sorts of monsters alone. I will betray him in the middle and act like a noble figure from the beginning.”

“You’re saying you flipped your palms, since Creffin’s plan is about to fail?”

“Yes. If I take Crepin’s life with my own hands, I will be able to look like a hero who fought against injustice without being swayed by the majesty of my family.”

Fenia’s expression began to harden as time passed. Nevertheless, Selahha’s relaxed expression did not change.

Fenia spoke in a low, serious voice.

“That’s not the case, Selaha-sama knows.”

It was a word that pierced the core.

“Yenika Failover and Lucy Meiril are strictly Ed Roth Taylor’s side. Seeing that they fought against Krepin, don’t you know?”

Fenia, who was arguing with Sellaha, obviously looked ill-tempered.

“Oh, the poor two have been played by the cruel Ed Rosteyler. At first, they were brought to the mansion just to be used as a sacrifice for Mebula, but they are stronger than I thought and seem to be able to subdue Creffin… It’s like they were noble from the beginning acting like…”

– Wow!

I couldn’t finish the story of Selah. Because her head is turned.

It happened in an instant. Selaha himself was also staring at Fenia with his pupils wide open.

The soldier who checked inside the tent was also surprised by the sudden loud sound. Phenia slapped Selaha on the back.

She made eye contact with the soldier and shook her head. The soldier nodded and went out of the tent again in a cold sweat, but his tension was still there.

“Penia, are you crazy?”

“I can see Selahha’s intentions. That’s why she’s interpreting Ed Rosteyler’s actions maliciously.”

Another moment of silence.

Like that, I gently closed and opened my eyes and talked.

“When persuading the public, you always need a scapegoat to carry all your sins and burn at the stake.”

“That’s what Ed Rosteyler is for?”

“I told you. The cleaner the work, the better. The image of Ed Roth Taylor burning at the stake is a sure sign that everything has been settled well.”

“…”

Fenia Elias Chloe, Princess of Kindness.

She has never set up a confrontation with anyone in the royal family, and has been faithful to her role as the 3rd princess.

Then, she raised her eyes and glared straight at Selaha.

“It’s disgusting.”

“Politics is like that. You’re not yet an adult.”

“Do you think the other people who support him will stand still? I’m sure Jenica Failover and Lucy Meiril will stick with him thoroughly.”

“Once you take me to the imperial family, it’s a matter of a second. I don’t know if it’s a foreign country like this, but there are far more forces within the imperial family that support me. You can mobilize multiple servants.

If you add the breath of Fenia on top of that, things couldn’t be done more neatly than this. It’s not that hard to ask for their testimony. They both end up being duped victims.

“

Fenia looked at Selaha with trembling eyes.

“Think carefully, Fenia. If Persica decides and starts moving, you won’t be safe, whether or not you’re interested in the imperial power. If you want to survive in a lofty position, you’ll have to get on the rope well.”

“…”

“The few hours that follow from now are no different from gold. If we can somehow bring him to the imperial family after he has lost consciousness, then we can proceed in an instant. Without any time to deal with it.”

Selahha’s words went on and on, but Fenia didn’t answer a single word.

“We have enough justification to do that. You’re in charge of getting things sorted out. Of course, I fully understand your stance on giving Ed Rosteyler a lot of trust, but…”

Selaha spoke with certainty.

“If you keep holding a card that should be used as a throwaway card, it will eventually catch your ankle. Think about it from a national perspective.”

Fenia quietly put her hand on the table and stood up. With her chin pulled in, she quietly raises her eyes, and there is nothing but cold emotion in her look at her Selaha.

“Don’t touch Ed Rosteyler.”

“I thought it would come out like that, but… even if you talk like this, it’s such an attitude…”

Selaha spoke in a frustrated tone, but to Fenia, she only looked like a monster blinded by the imperial authority.

It hadn’t been this heinous before. I don’t know what happened to her Persica while Penia was in her Sylvania, why she was trying to keep her in check like this.

“Listen. Who’s going to fix him now, who’s now unconscious, is a really important question. No matter what anyone says… he’ll be a figure of great significance in dealing with this tragedy. There’s a chance it could be.”

“…”

“Whether you become a hero or a traitor, depending on how you use him, it will have a very big political meaning. A descendant of the fallen Ross Taylor and a human who shared the end of everything, even if it is not a competition for the imperial power, it can be used as a political means. it will be.”

Selaha’s story itself was true. Even so, Phenia could not take a good look at Selaha.

“Brigade commander Magnus and investor Roland are also coming to this Lostylor Mansion. Do you think the Great Northern Army and Elte Firm will be arm in arm in the face of such a mouth-watering situation? We have to move first.”

It is a valuable opportunity to influence the imperial family in any way. As the continent’s greatest power collapses, the imperial family’s power structure will be reorganized, and it is a really important issue which position it occupies in that chaotic time.

Ed Rosteiler has the influence that can be meaningful in holding that position in some way.

“As for the imperial family’s power structure, we, the princesses, should be responsible. Isn’t that right, Fenia? Or are you planning to hand over the initiative to the forces of the Great Northern Army or the Elte Company?”

“Unfortunately, I’m not interested in things like the imperial power structure.”

At that time, there was a girl who removed the entrance of the tent and came inside.

For an instant, Fenia and Selaha’s eyes focused. Who would dare to enter the barracks while the two princesses are having a conversation, putting her on her horse?

There are not many people in this empire who dare to do such a thing in the status of a commoner.

However, the two princesses’ faces froze when they saw the face of the person who entered.

“Oh my, I’m sorry for being an uninvited guest. But for me, being able to put a few more gold coins into my wallet is far more important than reorganizing the power of the imperial family.”

Lortel Kecheln, who is the acting head of Elte Firm and one of the richest people in the empire.

She walked into the tent, smiling like a fox, with her auburn hair hanging down and wearing a pretty dress.

“you…”

She nods and greets Selaha, who recognizes Lortel, and takes a seat at one side of the negotiating table.

How much had he heard of the conversation inside, the first words of Lortel, who had settled down, were… From Fenia’s point of view, it was quite a chilling story.

“So… I’ve even heard of hanging someone at the stake…”

*The central garden side of the mansion was filled with a group of soldiers controlling the scene.

The initially chaotic atmosphere calmed down quite a bit as the situation was somewhat controlled.

A few investigators from the Imperial Guard were collecting basic testimonies from the people on the scene, and the Knights Templar were guarding the saintess’s surroundings.

Saint Clarice did not want to get away from the zelkova tree where Ed Rosteiler lay resting, so most of the Knights Templar were also stationed nearby.

Clarisse, who was taking a break under the escort of the knights, looked at the zelkova tree where Lucy and Ed were leaning against, and fell into deep thought.

“Hmm…”

Clarisse basically has little political sense. Seonghwangdo only lived at the top, being supported as a lofty and sacred being.

Nevertheless, it is a law to recite Poongwol in three years of Seodanggae. Immediately after such a large-scale accident occurred, all kinds of powers would mobilize and analyze the situation in search of their own rice bowls.

The person standing at the center of it would be Ed Roth Taylor, who is currently undergoing treatment while unconscious.

In the midst of all kinds of strife, he is in a state of unconsciousness, who should be more alert than anyone else.

If he went on like this, regardless of Ed’s will, there was a high possibility that he would be consumed as a political scapegoat or become a chess piece for someone’s success.

Rather than that, wouldn’t it be better to take him to the sanctuary, treat him, and give him time to slowly organize his thoughts?

Luckily, it’s vacation season now. You have time to get enough rest.

However, whether or not we can bring him to the top of the road… We have to watch the situation at the scene a little more.

Where to take him who lost consciousness… It felt like all the forces gathered in this mansion were carefully examining the atmosphere with their eyes wide open.