How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 200

Giving Meaning (3)

Until sunset, the party all had to sit around the shore and wait.

The handover of the luggage they had brought had already ended, and the nuns were sitting and chatting among themselves.

If you look around the beautiful coastal scenery for several hours, your eyes will get used to it, and it will become a daily scene. Anyway, the human gaze is a cunning law.

It was around the time that I was having a conversation with the abbot of Austin about life inside the monastery while feeling the sea breeze.

It is the time when the sun is setting at some point.

Riding on the horizon over the coast, thinking about when the sun would push its head in… When I looked at the sea again, the water had receded and the sandbar had risen.

It’s not spacious, but it’s in a state where you can cross enough. Gradually, the nuns sensed that the time had come, and were checking their luggage.

At that time, the door of the magnificent saintess’ carriage opened.

The inexperienced nuns were startled, and all stood up, folded their hands, and bowed their heads.

The sight of Clarisse descending the stairs of the carriage in a calm and orderly manner is a sight as if a messenger of God has arrived in the world.

As if to symbolize a tidy appearance, the hem of the saint’s white dress gently sways in the sea breeze.

The pure white hair, the red eyes that contrast with it, and the bright red bow hairpin are just as they were imagined.

The Telosians consider it a great honor to see a saintess even once. Most of them, too, blended in with the huge crowd, barely able to see a small figure in the distance.

Being able to see Saint Clarisse up close and in such a calm atmosphere is like a blessing of a lifetime.

When Clarisse came down to the sandy beach, the hustle and bustle of the scene completely subsided.

Escorted by a soldier, she came out to the shore and bowed to me with a slight smile.

It was just a simple bow, but the fact that I was greeted as a senior by Saint Clarisse was a shock… The atmosphere at the scene instantly froze. It wasn’t a very pleasant atmosphere for me.

Clarisse squeezed the hem of her dress and pulled it up. The nuns who were watching offered to pull up their collars, but they politely declined with subtle smiles.

Then, he leads the escorts… and slowly advances over the sandbar leading to Cledric Monastery.

The sight of Clarisse slowly advancing towards the large monastery in the distance, illuminated by the setting sun, had a strange aura that in itself made the scene sacred.

However, I couldn’t stay still. The nuns were already packing their bags and heading out in an orderly manner.

I, who had been sitting quietly on the shore, got up from my seat with the hem of my robe tied and walked towards the monastery.

*

“I heard that Clarisse’s meal is checked and prepared by a noble man… Actually, I wonder if such a grandiose process is needed. Our monastery meal is just grass.”

“Still, I think I’ll lead the basic check-in process or the food entry process.”

“Well, since it’s a procedure accepted by the saintess, what can I, a mere nun, say? Just do whatever you want and that’s it. Don’t worry, I’ll provide everything you need.”

As soon as Clarisse arrived at the monastery, she headed to the prayer room on the top floor of the spire.

It is said that the room where she eats, sleeps and lives is also prepared there. She used to wear the topmost tier even in the coffin of Ophelis, but it seemed to be customary to give her saintess the topmost tier closest to her god. According to her, she lived on the top floor of Chenghuang Island.

The role assigned to me is to receive reports on all environmental factors that come into contact with her, and to control and manage them so that there is no significant change.

It is usually a high-ranking priest of the Holy Emperor, but Saint Clarisse seemed to have promised in advance that she would not have to send any personnel to the archbishop this time.

He seems to have a more senior job than I thought, but it felt strange to be entrusted to me.

However, compared to the importance of the work, it seemed that the workload was not as large as expected. In fact, it is because there is no easy way to change the environment in this monastery, which has nothing but a beautiful and magnificent appearance.

“I’m sorry that I can’t give you a luxurious room. Well, that’s what monastic life is all about. Abstinence and frugality are the basics. In this Cledric Monastery, even if the royal family attends, you have to live with only weeds shoved into your mouth. “

“I’ve come to think that much is natural.”

“It’s fine not to say anything bad, but since the duke is better, I’ll try to keep the quality of the meal as good as possible. Of course, it would be difficult to expect a delicacy.”

“Okay. Please prepare the same meal as the other monks. It must be labor force.”

“Hoo…”

The interior of the Cleric Monastery is as magnificent as the exterior.

A scene of exquisite harmony between marble and white brick. Passing the entrance stairs that continue to go up, looking at the grand appearance of the central chapel… I wondered how they brought so many materials to the island when they were first built. Well, he must have used magical means.

And if you walk through the door leading to one side of the chapel, you will see a small lush garden, surrounded by a corridor. The appearance of the garden can be seen through the marble columns stretching along the boundary, and indeed the garden was also neatly maintained.

Walking along the corridor, even the pleasant draft felt like a part of the monastery, and I even thought that it would be okay to come to clear my mind even if I was not a monk.

Of course, it’s not a place that would be allowed to enter for such private reasons.

“I’m sure I’m going to be a nobleman, which is rare these days, so I’m feeling very warm.”

“It’s not like they’ll give you such a generous evaluation. But…”

Even as I walked along the corridor, I couldn’t help but be conscious of the gazes I felt from the surroundings.

Maybe it’s because she’s walking with the Abbot of Austin, so other nuns can’t approach her carelessly.

However, the nun passing by with a basket full of vegetables, the clumsy nun playing in the corner of the garden, the child peeking from behind the marble columns in the cloister, and the passers-by who are bound to pass by as they cross the cloister. until…

From the chapel to the hallway, it was hard to get used to the eyes that were staring at me with pupils shaking everywhere I went.

“He’s a stranger. I’ll have to accept the curious gaze.”

“Am I really the only man in this big monastery?”

“Why? I feel like I’m in heaven?”

“…”

“You’re kidding, yeah. Well, I did think that you wouldn’t like an environment like this, even if you pretended.”

Abbey Austin laughed with a sharp laugh, then turned inside from the end of the corridor. Apparently, my room was prepared as far inside as possible.

“Well, lately, the tendency to have a s*xual relationship has become much stronger… But in the really distant past, one or two well-known men would come in and show you around… It’s a little far off, but…”

“If the abbot says it’s old, how old is it…?”

“Well. You’ve probably heard the name of the war hero ‘Zellan’, right? He used to stop by this monastery and make donations. If we go back a little further… the previous generation Archmage Glockt did that too.”

Indeed, as befits the living fossils of the Church of Telos, the names they call out are characters that will only appear in books.

A disciple of the great sage, Sylvania, and the great wizard Glockt who left behind all great achievements.

‘Zellan the Severer’, one of the three scholars who led the subjugation of the demi-humans following the guardian Obel, and protected the Chloel imperial family.

This old woman was a person who lived at the same time as those people.

“Well, that’s about all the people I could describe as ‘good nobles’.”

“…”

“I don’t think it’s very pleasant to hear that this old man is okay, but it’s okay. Kahaha! Ah, you can follow me this way.”

The sun has already set, and it is already a good time to call it night.

Even in the monastery, it was full of atmosphere to finish the day’s work and prepare for bed.

As it is a monastery where the day starts quickly, the end is also one tempo faster.

The room the abbot guided us to was simpler than I thought.

One bed, one wooden table, one closet, and one window in a space of about 5 pyeong. That’s all.

The view of the coast outside the window could be said to be superb, inconsistent with the size of the room… but that was all.

Still, it is a much better environment compared to camps where outdoor life was the main focus. Haven’t you lived a survival life for several months in the wild, which is hard to call a place of residence? It felt too comfortable for me.

“Then you must know that the schedule starts tomorrow.

Having said that, Abbot Austin spoke without trying to close the door.

“Ah, I think I’ve already emphasized it once before… Lock down the door well…”

It was mixed with a smirk.

– Kung!

The door closed with a dull sound, leaving me completely alone in the room. First of all, there was no light source in the dark room, so I lit a candlestick.

– Shoot it, shoot it.

The gentle sound of waves crashing through the window. A sky full of stars.

Every time the flame of the candlestick is blown by the wind, my shadow on the wall of the room shakes as well.

Indeed, it is in this scene that it seems to be left alone in the world. There is no environment like this to forget about worldly affairs and think only about God.

I sat still at the wooden table, arms folded, my luggage down. As the living environment suddenly changes, it seems that the body also needs a period of adaptation.

No, it’s too early to go to bed in the first place. If it was the time of camp life, it would be early evening, but this monastery, where everyone is already preparing for bedtime, is strange.

“Hmm…”

If you’re going to stop by the top of the spire where Saint Clarisse is with breakfast tomorrow, you’d better go to bed early.

While in the monastery like that, I plan to help the saintess by managing her environment and helping her blend in well with the monastery. Because there is nothing good about standing out.

The prayer meeting attended by the distinguished guests is five days later. Until then, I plan on blending in completely with the monastery and getting to the point where I don’t feel uncomfortable at all attending the prayer meeting.

However, I was a little worried about the request of the Austin Abbey.

– ‘I don’t want to disturb such a human aspect of children while discussing faith’

– ‘In short, it’s a voice asking me to stay as a prince.’

I understand its sublime meaning, but it is difficult to move it according to its words.

In fact, it was just a line that could naturally blend into the monastery, and there was no reason to make human relationships more complicated and lengthy than necessary.

So, to some extent, I had the idea of ​​hitting the wall in mind. He is not even a good enough human being to become a prince on a white horse in the first place. He doesn’t even have the heart to try that hard.

Could I have such an obligation to be there as a prince in a fairy tale so as not to break their dreams?

I had to ask for an unreasonable favor… It was only embarrassing on this side.

Let’s just do the basics, just the basics. I have a bit of a robbery mindset, but who would criticize me?

*The prince lives in the guest room on the 4th floor of Cledric Monastery.

Rumors circulated that if he had heard it, his limbs would shrivel and the blood would disappear from his expression. It had been three days since Ed Rosteeler visited Cledric Abbey.

In fact, Ed Rosteyler hadn’t done much in the meantime.

During meals, enter the saintess’s room, check her condition, and have personal conversations.

And it was all about lending a hand when tending the vegetable garden in the monastery, sharing meals eaten by commoners in the main hall, and then working together on various chores.

He used to tie the fields and harvest, clean the inside of the monastery, or repair broken facilities here and there through carpentry skills.

In particular, he was bizarrely active in helping mend clothes, and the nun in charge of mending, who had just become an adult, used to frequent the mending room so much that he couldn’t sleep at night and thought about other things.

Personally, I think this much is a position that I should take care of, but the position of the nuns was completely different.

Every year when a grand prayer meeting is held, the noble ladies who come are all arrogant, and they hate every single item on the menu.

So, there were quite a few girls inside the monastery who unknowingly had animosity towards the nobility, but Ed Roth Taylor was gentle enough to be different from those people.

He doesn’t smile brightly, but the way he helps out chicly as if it’s nothing special and then leaves is completely different from the arrogant image that comes to mind when you think of nobles. It may be a natural consequence to make many girls swallow dry saliva.

On the first day, I woke up in the morning, put on a leather shirt and magician’s robe, prepared a meal for the saintess, and prayed in the chapel.

As soon as the prayer was over, Ed Roth Taylor came up to the garden and took care of the field with the abbot… and repaired the broken workbench and plow with a few hammer strokes.

He also went around the monastery and checked and repaired all loose door hooks and missing hinges, and fixed all missing window frames. It was a considerable amount of work, but finishing it all in the morning was an amazing speed.

It is rumored that all the nuns looked puzzled at the sight of a high-ranking aristocrat, especially a nobleman from Ross Taylor, holding a hammer and nails with his arms rolled up and sweating profusely.

Soon after, when the nuns started repairing the furniture in the private rooms of the nuns, the nuns made a fuss by requesting repairs to all the small parts in my room, both you and me. It was, in fact, a well-intentioned request for Ed Rosteeler to come into my room.

It was not a workload that could be done in one day, so Ed Rosteeler told the abbot that he would proceed slowly. The expression on the face of Abbot Austin Abbey, who smiled and smiled, was meaningful.

In fact, even up until the first day, Ed Rosteyler was regarded as ‘just an aristocrat with a good personality’.

On the second day, some nuns who were interested in magic demonstrated a simple elemental technique.

As I moved the enormous fire bats around and across the garden, the nuns all wrapped their hands in amazement.

For nuns who never go out of monasteries on the outskirts in the first place, the status of being a top student at a prestigious academy called Sylvania is, of course, an object of longing.

Particularly, the nuns who were interested in magic and s*xual law would chase after him with their eyes shining brightly, asking for advice on magic response or training methods. Each time, Ed Rosteyler answered with sincerity and gave a positive answer saying that if I worked harder, things would work out.

Covered by his status as an aristocrat, the fact that he was an expert in magic and spiritism was not revealed.

He had a strong image of a worker because of his unique character as a carpenter noble, but he is the undisputed head of the Ministry of Magic in Sylvania. It would be foolish to be blinded by physical beauty and fail to appreciate his intellect.

In addition, the mysterious image of directly assisting the saintess is added, so it seems that it has already gone as far as it can go.

In fact, from this point onwards, the evaluation of Ed Rosteylor was moving beyond the cool nobility to the title of ‘Prince’. It is said that he is like a prince in a fairy tale, equipped with intelligence, virtue, and body.

wonderful prince. I will definitely ride a white horse. He is currently living in a monastery, but when he returns to his hometown, he will live in a magnificent palace with numerous servants.

Even so, he has an upright personality and listens to everyone. He knows how to wield a sword and shoots a bow well, but he never stops training in magic. Seriously, where did such a prince come from?

Can only such a perfect person stand at the top of the aristocracy? Can’t you just hug me once? You can lift it up lightly. If you hug me like a princess, I’ll feel like I’m flying in the sky.

It’s a compliment that you can’t hold your breath when you hear it.

There is no one in the world who would not like being highly evaluated, but if it is too much, it becomes poison.

In fact, it is only natural to provide this level of labor force and treat them with courtesy if they are in the position of living on top of each other. At least that was the case with Ed Rosteyler’s thinking.

However, there is one variable he failed to catch. The collection of girlish delusions that begin to swell up huge by uniting among themselves… Eventually, it is bound to run amok without losing its direction.

By naturally idolizing someone, erasing all useless flaws from memory, elevating humans to some kind of mythical being who doesn’t go to the bathroom and doesn’t produce eye mucus.

‘Boss Ed says he can use magic strong enough to destroy the outer walls of the monastery with a single gesture.’

‘Boss Ed is so proficient in spirit art that he can handle all the highest level spirits.’

‘They say that Ed’s arrows split the sea with just one shot!!!!!!’

‘Does that make sense??’

‘Ah…can’t I…?’

‘Oh, no, it might be possible if it’s Ed.’

‘It’s possible! It’s absolutely possible!’

‘That…is that so…?’

It would be rather fortunate if it ended there.

‘If you hear Ed’s voice once, your brain will stop and your eyes won’t move, so be careful!!’

‘I know that?! Ed said he once killed a bear with just his eyes!!!!!’

‘According to the rumors I’ve heard, you know how to ride a horse while standing?!!!!’

‘Look at the water and command it to freeze, and the water will turn into ice!!!!!’

‘They say you can read all the books in the library in one night if you put your mind to it!!!!’

‘Sylvania doesn’t teach Master Ed, there are rumors that Master Ed is teaching Sylvania Academy!!!!’

‘also!!! I see!!!!’

“…”

It was the morning of the third day when all these rumors reached Ed’s ears.

Abbot Austin, who ran into Ed after coming out of the saint’s room, was on the verge of bursting into laughter.

“Good morning. You can kill a bear with just a glance, do acrobatics while riding a horse, command water to freeze it, read all the books in the library in one night, and be better than scion Ed, teacher of the Sylvania Academy. “

“……”

“You look bewildered. Aren’t you familiar with the imagination of nuns who don’t know the world? I’m starting to wonder how far we’ll go on the day the VIP prayer meeting ends. Isn’t it like comparing with the Lord Telos?”

In a place where faith in Telos is discussed, what should we do by giving birth to a new faith?

Ed Rosteeler was looking at Abbey Austin with his ax eyes open.

“Well, it’s a rumor that seemed to be popular at one time, so don’t worry about it too much. I’m warning you to do it in moderation, but… Adolescent girls’ imagination tends to go wild when controlled… Just pass it on in moderation. .”

“Is the monastery always like this?”

“Of course, the tension is lower than this. Isn’t it a place where you discuss faith. You don’t feel more excited because of you.

Upon accepting Ed’s coat, Abbot Austin let out a chuckle.

“There are strange rumors among the nuns these days. They say that the monastery is haunted or something.”

“…a ghost?”

“Last night, they heard a thumping sound from between the outer walls, or from the ceiling sounds like people walking. Not only that, but several food ingredients from the monastery’s kitchen were missing, and testimonies continued that they saw a strange shadow in the hallway at dawn… There were also a lot of children crying that they couldn’t sleep alone at night.”

Ed had heard rumors about him, too. At night, the shadow of a small person would appear by the window.

“It’s not very good that rumors of ghosts like that are spreading in the monastery serving Telos. It’s a prayer meeting where the distinguished guests are coming soon, and this kind of turbulent atmosphere is not good.”

“I see… You must have a lot on your mind.”

“Still, thanks to you, it’s fortunate that the atmosphere isn’t so gloomy. Playing knights among the nuns would be very tiring, but I’m asking for a few more days. When you leave, I’ll pack a small present for you.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter to me… Recently… the eyes of the nuns looking at me are starting to get a bit dangerous…”

“Your chastity is yours to protect. Come on, let’s shout Fighting and go.”

When I looked at him vaguely, Abbot Austin smiled and giggled as if he was rather happy.

“Right. You should have told me. Look at my mind.”

As if he had belatedly remembered, Abbot Austin delivered some pretty important news.

“They say that Princess Persica is arriving at the monastery today.”

*Until the low tide comes, even the royal family has to wait at the seaside while watching the monastery.

It is an act endowed with the meaning of clearing the mind and preparing to enter the sanctuary.

Princess Persica has a personality that doesn’t care about such trivial meanings. She is just free if she waits in front of him.

While sitting quietly in the large royal carriage and talking about the situation with her aides, she had already heard about the inside of the monastery to some extent.

“That Ed Roth Taylor is here. The man who is deeply involved in the Roth Taylor family disaster and is the most powerful supporter of Fenia’s forces.”

“Yes. It is said that he has come to the throne of St. Clarisse, but it is still unknown how this happened.”

“Well, it’s something you have to see and judge for yourself… but there’s too little prior information about that man.”

Persica has a prudent personality in everything.

Selaha and Phenia. Because he is the man who is conscious of the other imperial runners with double wicks in their eyes, he is at least thinking that there is something going on.

The reason Princess Persica came to this monastery even while strongly expressing her will to Emperor Chloel was to take advantage of the weakness of Abbot Austin, an elder of the Church of Telos. All of those ingredients have been prepared.

At this exquisite time, a man named Ed Rosteeler arrives at the monastery ahead of time. Is this really a coincidence?

Princess Persica has only very limited information about the man.

Information that can be obtained by using the princess’s authority. The man’s past history, background, and position in Sylvania are all.

Even when they fought a war of nerves over Elte Co., they could only come up with the fact that their judgment was extraordinary. In the end, detailed information as a human being can only be judged by meeting him in person.

However, there was no way it would be good to meet without any preparation. As it was an opponent of high importance, I had to approach it carefully.

“Tune.”

“Yes, Princess Persica.”

“Looks like he’s already been living in the monastery for a few days. That must mean he had to deal with some of the people inside.”

Persica smiled enchantingly and looked around at her entourage inside the carriage.

“The bachelor or the people of the family might have been able to silence it at will, but the monastery is completely burnt from his point of view.

“It is.”

“If you are located in a monastery, collect all the information about it. Information that you couldn’t know just by researching academics and families will be pouring out.

Princess Persica stretched out her hand and then grabbed it tightly.

“Since he’s a key figure in the Fenian faction, it’s good to take this opportunity to capture him properly. Whether it’s appeasement or coercion. Let’s not choose any means or methods.”

“Yes, I understand…”

There was still a long time before the low tide.

As Princess Persica organized her thoughts, she gazed at the majesticly large Cledric Monastery.

The Holy Emperor, the headquarters of the Church of Telos. To the extent that it is not colorless to say that it is the next largest scale.

It was truly a magnificent sight.