How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 180

Ed subjugation (3)

I used to agree with the saying that trials make people stronger.

However, a life full of trials rather traps people in darkness. Whatever is appropriate is important.

The same is true of the thoughts I heard while watching the life of Taylor McLore.

It’s cool, but I don’t want to live like that.

It seems like everyone thought the same, not just me.

The life of a hero who overcomes many trials and proves the value of his life to the end shines, but… .

At least I don’t want to live like that.

There is no one in the world who willingly accepts the ordeal itself.

Even if the end to victory is decided, I just want a peaceful life.

In a way, it was natural to feel that way.

To that extent, Taylor’s life was disorganized.

*Only the occasional owl’s chirp was scattered through the bushes.

I grabbed Lortel’s wrist and ran through the woods.

The only source of light was a small light magic that Lortel had manifested. However, the road is already fully familiar in my head. This is why you can move quickly even in the dark.

Leaning into my unstoppable steps, Lortel lowered herself to avoid bumping into rocks or twigs and followed.

“Go towards my camp and Bell will be waiting for you.”

“Is it this late?”

“I gave you a word in advance.”

“When the hell does that maid go to sleep?”

I heard that he basically sleeps for 3 hours a day and sleeps for about an hour whenever he has a break during the day.

In any case, even Belle is a superhuman who sticks out her tongue. I wonder if that is enough to be able to attach the title of chief maid at that age.

“No one in the camp has keys to your villa except Bell, so I asked them to open the door in advance.”

“Then I just have to wait at the villa. I’m not sure exactly how things are going, but…”

“The Elte Company building must be in a state of chaos right now.

Saying that, I jumped over a large tree root and pulled Lortel by the wrist.

He must have been physically exhausted, but Lortel moved without a word, guided by my hand.

“Is Bell Maia trustworthy?”

Lortel suddenly asked that.

This is another unexpected question, so I stood for a moment and looked in Lortel’s direction.

“You mean Bell Maia?”

“She’s saying there’s no chance she’s stuck on the side of Dune…”

“You, Bell, are also suspicious.”

“Senior. I’m a person who doubts everything except you.”

The leaves rustled and swayed in the dark night wind. Standing side by side in the middle of the northern forest at midnight, where no one is around, it seems as if the two of them are floating in outer space alone.

“I’m this kind of person… it can’t be helped.”

“…”

“I don’t trust Bell Maia to the core. I know she’s a nice person, but that’s when I was an employee.”

Lortel’s expression reflected under the hem of the robe… not very bright

Maybe it’s because of a series of urgent situations, but as always, his sinister and smirking appearance is not well revealed.

It was Lortel Kecheln, who smiled leisurely no matter how precarious she was.

But, when I’m alone with you… Will even that mask wear down soon?

“People’s minds are like reeds, so if you push in a contract with better terms, you’ll easily throw out a business partner you’ve been with for decades. I’ve seen too many people like that.”

“If you put it like that, then I’m not the same.”

“Yes, but… I am tired of doubting and doubting now.”

It was a situation where I had to run quickly, but Lortel stood in place with my sleeves tightly pulled.

As I turned around, Lortel spoke quietly under the light of a soft light magic.

“I’ve lived as a merchant since I grew up. I’ve seen a lot of colossi who wield great power and reign over people. Do you know the characteristics of those who survived on top of the tower of gold coins for such a long time?”

“I do not know.”

“It means that he takes terrible care of his people. Once he’s convinced that this person is mine, he embraces him and takes him until the day he goes to the grave.”

Lortel’s childhood begins in Oldeck, a harsh commercial city.

The time of living in the slums, the time of moving to an orphanage, the time of living as a low-level employee of a store, the time of living as the successor of a merchant, the time of becoming a merchant and gaining a lot of gold coins.

floor to ceiling.

Numerous groups of people I saw while clenching my teeth and climbing the steep uphill road.

Since it was his life as a merchant, most of the people he saw on the way must have fallen into the madness of self-interest.

Lortel must have always kept her bright eyes wide open and tried to judge carefully.

“After rising to the position of Assistant Manager Hoeju, I realized too late. I… don’t have ‘my own person’…”

Whether it was the president of a large corporation, a famous politician, or the commander of a military base.

Regardless of the era, it was the same for those who reached the top of the group to seek out their people.

The existence of my own person standing by his side, free from the calculation of his own interests, is more precious than gold to the leaders who are always lonely.

One day, walking around the Sylvania school in the middle of the night, the story Lortel told me felt even more poignant.

She said that the bustling streets of Gyodong-dong in broad daylight felt no different from the quiet scenery in the middle of the night.

Even when I was sitting in the office of Elte Firm, I must have always felt the same way.

Feeling lonely even in a crowd is because there is no one to relate to.

Look at Lortel’s expression.

Lortel Kecheln, the deputy head of the club, wore several layers of a sly and sly fox mask. The girl who became cold-blooded and led the company eventually revealed her bare face.

Is it because they thought it was just the two of them in a dark forest?

It was only then that I could see the figure of a girl of that age from the lonely look down.

Lortel Kecheln yanked the sleeves of my clothes, grabbed the collar around my neck, and pressed his face.

Lortel’s bright eyes were right in front of her nose.

She was surprised by her uncharacteristically weak expression, but Lortel didn’t care.

“Please be mine.”

It was as if he was relieved that there was no one around to peek at for the first time.

“I’ll be that person too.”

like that… In the end, he only revealed the bottom of his heart.

“Because nothing comes for free. This is a mutually dependent contract.”

“You’re making an outrageous suggestion, Lortel.”

The corners of Lortel’s lips went down in a flash, as if my reaction was burning up her spine. It was a sight that made me doubt my eyes. That Lortel Kecheln made a tearful expression.

Not anyone else, Lortel Kecheln.

I didn’t like that reaction, so I continued talking right away.

“…I was already yours from before.”

The importance of finding and taking care of one’s people… There’s no way I don’t know because it’s me.

Neither do I.

Once I’m convinced that this person is mine, I drag it on to the end, even if it causes some loss of interest.

Interests that cannot be replaced by financial relationships exist. This is a fact that most people realize empirically.

I am already the one who shook my head at Dune’s suggestion.

“You who said that, weren’t you mine?”

That’s why I ask Lortel.

I talk about loneliness in a crowd, but Lortel and I have known each other for almost two years.

Isn’t that enough to already know everything that each other needs to know.

“…”

There are cases of sudden cataclysmic changes one day, but in most cases, human values ​​or the environment change slowly and gradually.

It is the law of human change that, without even noticing oneself, when one opens one’s eyes, a lot has changed. Like a frog slowly ripening alive in a boiling pot.

That’s why, being aware of change is always a bit late.

From the poor ghetto to the top of the Elte Chamber.

A little boy who used to walk in a shabby rug is now walking down the corridor wearing a merchant’s robe embroidered with gold thread.

Even if that moment seems like a natural moment, looking back on the past, we came higher than we thought.

The same goes for discussing solitude and worrying about one’s own person.

I searched and longed for my person so much, but when I came to my senses, my person was right in front of me.

It’s not even the 10,000 won bill I found in my pocket… What kind of rice cake is this? It seems so silly to sing a hum song.

Still, the change itself did not disappear, so Lortel Kecheln sniffed.

“…”

“…Hey, what’s going on all of a sudden… is this something to cry…?”

“It’s noisy. It’s the first time I’ve flirted with others.”

The damp voice embarrasses even me.

In fact, there is no law that there is anything great about the bare face underneath the mask.

He has lived with a smirk and a sly merchant, but in the end, Lortel Kecheln is no different from other people.

Lortel came into my arms like that, and I had to stand still for a while.

*The fight between Elvira and Taily was heading into a long battle.

Although it is Elvira who has the battlefield itself in her hands, there is no way to directly damage Taylor.

Taily has excellent natural stamina, but has been trained through continuous training.

It is nonsense to defeat him with strength, and Elvy is not good at combat magic to shock him with magical means.

In the end, it ends up being a fight in which alchemy knowledge and magical engineering supplies are used to continuously reduce his physical strength.

– Kaak! Fire!

Taily swung his greatsword in a wide direction and attacked Elvira, but was pushed back by the ‘Impact Reinforced Wave Ball’, a magic engineering item.

As it was, Elvira covered her vision with smoke reagent and tried to distance herself from Taylor again, but Taily, who gritted her teeth and withstood the shock, dug into the range again.

“You can’t stop me with these tricks…!”

“I think you’re right!”

Eventually, Elvira’s judgment exceeded Taylor’s expectations. Rather, she burrowed into Taily’s arms and abandoned her.

If you close the distance with Taylor, it’s an instant to be overpowered.

Taily was momentarily taken aback, but that doesn’t mean you can’t kick an opportunity that rolls in.

The moment the greatsword’s trajectory was turned in the direction of Elvira, Elvira took out a reagent bottle from her bosom, not caring about the fact that her shoulder brushed against the sword.

‘Red Flame Flower Reagent’

As Elvira uttered a small incantation, a huge flame rose from her bosom.

A situation where not only Taylor but also Elvira are within the sphere of influence.

“Keugh!”

The moment Taily gritted his teeth and endured the heat, the reagent landed on his left hand holding the greatsword.

“Cheak!”

It’s not a big flame, but if you stay still, it’s sure to burn you. When Taily let go of the grip of her sword in a fright, Elvira kicked her sword away with her foot.

Tailli lost his sword momentarily. Even so, it was not to the point of losing in close combat with Elvira. In the first place, Taylor is a boy who used to fight with his bare hands before grabbing a sword.

That was the moment when Taylor clenched her fists.

Elvira brushed off the flame on the tip of her head to put it out, and then grabbed the bloody left shoulder blade.

The flowing blood stained Elvira’s left arm red. It wasn’t a deep wound, but there was some bleeding.

Seeing that, Taylor couldn’t help but swallow a breath for a moment.

He hurt Elvira with his own hands. She becomes aware of that fact in an instant, and blood starts to flow to her head again.

“Elvira.”

Instead of punching, Taylor opened her mouth.

“There’s no reason to go this far. Just… get out of the way…”

However, Elvira spoke while taking out two bluish reagents.

“Noisy, come on, Taily.”

“What the hell… What did that guy say, Ed Rosteylor… He’s going this far…!”

Taily lowered her head and spoke.

“I don’t want to fight you. I just want to… save Ayla.”

“You have a long mouth, Taylor.”

Elvira dropped two vials on the floor and broke them. The magical energy that rose from her reagent dwells around Elvira’s body in a bluish color.

As it was, Elvira pulled out two rabbit-shaped hairpins tied to the back of her hair.

The back of Elvira’s loose hair was blowing in the night wind.

“Are you going to fight with your mouth? Seriously attack.”

“…”

Taily sat quietly on the dirt floor, watching Elvira.

no will to fight However, if Elvira rushes at her, she has no choice but to deal with it.

No matter how much Elvira is a precious classmate, she cannot be more precious than Ayla.

so that… Taily draws mana into her body.

― Whoaaaaaaaaaagh!

Elvira’s hairpin grew huge, and two giant rabbit familiars appeared.

Although it looks like a rabbit, its hideous and bulky fangs and creepy red eyes are not unusual.

Each ministry created by mixing the qualities of a wolf and a rabbit.

It was the moment when Elvira was about to draw out her mana and even manifest elemental magic.

– Get it!

― Quagga gagagak!

From then on, it happened in an instant.

Taily McLore is a boy who lives every moment to the fullest. The same goes for the effort he puts into training.

His sword ceremony has also grown a lot, and he is now a fairly well-known powerhouse within the school.

Elvira knew that fact, so she was waiting for him to come out seriously.

I didn’t know how serious Taylor would be. In any case, at least he wasn’t someone who specialized in combat, so he wasn’t an opponent he’d win. He knew it well enough.

Elvira’s role is… It’s just what makes Taylor sincere.

So, to some extent, I became sincere. You have to do that for the other person to come out with sincerity.

However, Taily’s serious swordsmanship… Elvira’s eyes couldn’t even follow.

An instant of time felt like an eternity of time.

Is it enough time to close and open your eyes once?

The two rabbit familiars… All were split in two.

It’s a strange thing. The sword was not held in Taylor’s hand.

Taily’s greatsword lying on the floor was clearly in sight. However, the Rabbit Familiar is neatly cut in two, as if cut by a sword.

Soon after, the third sword attack.

Only then did Elvira realize.

A mythical swordsmanship devised by Luden, the first swordsman, and handed down to those born with McLore’s blood. sword ceremony.

Among those ancient arts that contain numerous swordsmanship. Using swordsmanship without a sword… ‘Future swordsmanship’.

It was part of a magical swordsmanship that forged the raised magical power and cut down the opponent.

There is no point in noticing that fact too late.

The third sword attack by Taily, who woke up in the dark… It was already flying towards Elvira’s body.

Traces of determination can be seen in Taylor’s expression as she gritted her teeth.

If anyone threatens Ayla’s life, even Elvira will be cut down. There was even sublimity in that decision.

– Caan!

However, the sword never reached Elvira.

The sword attack that did not reach the end… disappeared leaving only a small wound to Elvira.

It was because the sword of another man who intruded in the middle bounced off.

― Whoaaaaaaagh!

It smells of fishy blood.

darkness of the night. There is a monster with red eyes in it.

Elvira, who had closed her eyes tightly, eventually turned her gaze forward again.

Elvira, who was lying on the floor, could only see her back.

Dip-dip-dip If you look up along the bloody black surface… A swordsman with a gloomy impression comes into view.

“This is… what are you doing? Taily.”

The man, bleeding from his shoulder blades, was glaring at Taylor as he exhaled the night air.

At that moment, Elvira quickly swallowed her breath and raised her voice.

“Clevius, this is…!”

“Noisy. Be quiet, Elvira.”

He was a man who was always dragged by Elvira’s hand and suffered, but with a single word, he suppressed Elvira’s voice.

It proves that the ghost energy flowing through the body is completely different from the usual Clevius.

Taily slowly grabbed the greatsword and… He faced Clevius. With the upper body hanging down like a zombie… It is absorbing her magic power from the blood that runs along the sword she holds in one hand.

It’s a rumor that even Taylor McLore has heard once or twice. It was quite famous on this floor.

A sword demon lives in the Nortondale family.

There were not many people who saw the truth of the terrible rumor with their own eyes.

*

“I left the door to the villa open.”

Back at camp, Belle had built a bonfire and had the cottage all tidied up.

When Lortel and I arrived, we were warming by the campfire.

Like camping or something… He was blankly alone, holding his palm in the heat of a bonfire.

“…Somehow this camp has the power to make people drool.”

The look of a blank look while watching the fire after finishing work.

Perhaps it was embarrassing to have her loose appearance, which is quite rare for a Bell, as she turned her words around with a shy face.

“If you are inside the villa, I will report you whenever someone comes from outside or anything unusual happens.”

“Thank you, Bell.”

Saying that, I entered the villa with Lortel by the hand.

With the bell parked outside, wait for a change in the situation inside the villa. At the same time, while exchanging information with Lortel, you have to deduce what kind of scheme Dune was playing.

Dune would be in a daunting state just by taking care of Taylor’s rampage at the store. There is quite a bit of free time.

It’s safe to say that Taylor won’t be able to reach this point anyway. The opponents prepared are too severe trials for Taylor alone.

It is said that it is the life of the protagonist who overcomes any trials and advances, but there is a law to that.

Thinking so… I led Lortel into the villa.

Somehow, I got the Elte Company back.

That was my number one goal.