How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 85

Come spring (3)

Both eyes have finished dark adaptation a long time ago. Because it was a life of only darkness in the first place.

When he slowly opens his dark eyes, the experience of facing a bloody world eats away at Clevius’ heart.

The scene that remains most deeply in my mind is fixed.

When I opened my eyes, it was the moment when I was driving a knife through my brother’s heart.

Even when all members of the family turned away from Clevius, he was the older brother who stood by his side alone. Even for his brother, whom he considered his only ally, he turned to the blade, overcome by the cursed blood.

His older brother, who was spitting blood and looking down at Clevius with bloodshot eyes, opened his mouth.

Grinding his teeth, he set up blood vessels and spoke to Clevius in a bloody voice. Perhaps with the meaning of a curse. The words that were passed by dripping blood——

“They said all academic days would stop until the snow storm period ended, but why did you come all the way to the academic lab? You don’t have to go to work?”

Huh, Clevius quickly came to his senses. He was almost distracted again by the occasional hallucinations.

“Right now, the weather is like today and tomorrow, so wouldn’t it be better not to come out of the dormitory?”

“Well, aside from that, Assistant Professor Claire is at work…”

“Isn’t that what being the youngest professor is supposed to be?

Assistant Professor Claire lowered her head and sighed.

Plenty of clouds filled the sky little by little, and fluffy hares fell from time to time. It looks like a cozy winter landscape now, but the snow and wind will intensify in an instant.

Aken Island has also been busy preparing for the storm, and Laplace Bakery has also entered a closed state. Not buying snacks in advance was a grievous mistake.

“…As you said the other day, that… Ha, the bachelor’s assistant job.”

Clevius started by talking about business without hesitation.

“Being part of the lab at all? It wouldn’t be too bad~. Since the staff has been expanded quite a bit, each one should be able to handle the amount of work they are responsible for.”

“It’s not like that, I-I… I just thought it would be better not to do it.”

“Huh? Why suddenly? In another lab for a long time?!”

“No, it’s not like that…”

Clevius spoke in a hushed voice.

“The treatment is good, but I don’t want to do something so responsible… I’m here to tell you…”

“Why? Clevius is the type to do his job well, right?”

“That’s it… It’s because it’s compulsory… But, I don’t really like anything that requires more responsibility or ability than this…”

Clevius swallowed dryly and spoke clearly.

“When obligations were demanded in this way… I’ve lived through failure most of the time… Now I can say I’ve accumulated a bit of wisdom in life… I’d rather not do it from the start… I’d rather go round and round and in the end it was the right answer. … They say most of them were more of a nuisance to others…”

Clevius, who spoke hesitantly, looked haggard and had a gloomy feeling, just like usual.

“Really?

“That, it’s not like that.

“So? So you’re saying you can do it?”

“Yes? Ah, yes… I do…”

Faced with the hesitant Clavius, Assistant Professor Claire laughed innocently and stopped the nail at once.

“Then do it.”

He was the same assistant professor Claire as usual, but for some reason, he didn’t seem to tolerate any more muttering.

Clevius broke out in sweat… and couldn’t answer.

* [Magic ability details]

Rating: Proficient Magician Specialty: Common Elemental Magic: Fast Casting Lv 10 Mana Detection Lv 10 Fire Elemental Magic: Combustion Lv 16 Wind Elemental Magic: Wind Blade Lv 15 Intermediate magic is now available!

Elemental Magic: Spirit Response Lv 13 Spirit Understanding Lv 13 Spirit Revelation Lv 4 Sense Sharing Lv 3 Spirit Slot: Lower Fire Elemental Mug Response Level: 3 Elemental Sense Efficiency: Good Unique Grant Skill: Blessing of Hwabok (Temporary Fire Immunity Boost) Explosion ( Lesser Explosive Magic)

Increase fire magic ability Spirit Slot: Senior Wind Spirit Merilda Induction Level: 1 Elemental Efficiency: Very Poor Unique Grant Skill: Protection of Storms (periodically neutralizes damage) Updraft (Intermediate Wind Magic)

Increases Wind Magic Power Elemental Slots: Empty New Elemental Slots! : empty

“Ed should make a contract with the Lieutenant Spirit soon!”

The next day, Jenika, who came to the camp for the first time in a while, had a sparkling face.

It was just the other day that I was walking around with a gloomy face completely downcast, but today I am perfectly resurrected and sitting around the bonfire, so the temperature difference is huge.

“You seem to be feeling better, Yenika.”

“Huh? Eh, Ed too… Saying that makes me feel like I’m dead!”

“You mean that…? Even when I came to camp last time…”

“Last time?! When was the last time?! I forgot…!!!”

Yenika raised her voice as she hurriedly fanned her face.

It seems that the memory of coming to the camp with a dying face and even covering it with a blanket seemed very embarrassing.

At that time, I also felt that I responded emotionally to the extent of being strange. It was a little hard to let go of him as he shivered with his arms wrapped around his knees, like a lost rodent.

In the first place, the reason why I felt that a layer of my heart was loosening against Yenika was probably because Yenika was a character who was completely out of the scenario. She has only one friend of her age, Ye Nika, who can be said to communicate properly…

My relationship… Is it okay as it is…?? The thought of doing it comes to mind. It makes me think that I need to broaden the range of human relationships.

After all, isn’t the reason why I am surviving in this forest with a clenched fist so that I can eat well and live well later?

I don’t know how much it was a powerless achievement, but it’s still a bit weak compared to the core members of the scenario. Especially from the 3rd act, everyone had a tremendous growth rate, so I had to actively catch up.

The financial part is always on the side of struggling, and even human relationships are narrow… It feels like there is still a long way to go.

Above all, there are few places where you can meet all kinds of noble people without any restrictions like this Sylvania Academy. It’s an opportunity that’s too good to pass up. My first impression was that it was a piece of crap, so it didn’t work out the way I wanted, but…

Still, it’s good that there’s Yenica.

“That, I just had a little misunderstanding with my friend. Yeah.”

“okay?”

“Yeah, it was such a misunderstanding that Ed really didn’t have to worry about it because it was really, really minor and nothing special. Now, all the misunderstandings have been cleared up and we’re getting along again!”

Her bright smile was definitely like the old Jenika, so I was very relieved.

“Uh, anyway, we need to talk about Ed now. I knew he signed a contract with Merilda… but no matter how much I think about it, it’s strange. Ed isn’t skilled enough to handle high spirits yet.”

“I did a little trick.”

Didn’t Merylda tell me about the ring? She was so talkative, but it was strange that she kept secrets that she was supposed to keep secretly.

The fact about the ring was intended to be known only to me as much as possible, but I thought it would be okay to share Yenika as well.

More than anything else, Yenica helps a lot in spirit training, and at the point of contracting with Merilda with this amount of magical power in the first place, there won’t be one or two strange parts, so I can’t hide it.

Yenica isn’t the kind of person who goes around spreading rumors, and since she’s a trustworthy colleague, it doesn’t matter.

I told him every word about the golden phoenix ring that Professor Glast had left behind.

Yenika sat neatly and listened, finally nodding her head in agreement.

“Then Ed is in a state where he can’t use magic.

“At the end of the vacation and the start of the semester, the magic will return.”

A contract with a middle-ranking spirit is necessary. Yenika didn’t have to explain, he already knew.

If Mug is a rifle, Merylda is a tank.

A rifle or a tank, the gap between the two powers is too big.

Merilda was forcibly contracted with a spirit that I couldn’t handle at my level, so just summoning it once drained all of her mana, rendering her body powerless right away.

Even after hitting that amount of mana stones, he was only able to manifest with Lucy’s help. It would still be too much for me to deal with Merilda by myself.

Although it can be used as a special move when cornered, it is never at a level that can be summoned casually. It is only natural to see that even Jenika, who is unrivaled in spirit art, uses her magical power carefully when dealing with high-ranking spirits.

“It’s really something to congratulate on being able to handle high-level spirits, Ed. Among elementals, the day they signed a contract with the first high-level spirit is called their second birthday. In the first place, there weren’t many elementals who could contract with high-level spirits. but not.”

“Because even if you deal with a variety of middle-ranking spirits, you’re treated as a veteran… It sure feels like you’ve grown a lot as a Elementalist.”

“Ed cheated, but hehe.”

He looked really proud when he smiled, and it felt like his shoulders shrugged along with me. Of course, there is still a long way to go before being smug.

“Anyway, as Ed already knows, high-ranking spirits can be handled comfortably at any time… There is absolutely no such constant power. That’s why a contract with a middle-ranking spirit is essential. is the last resort. Most high-ranking elementalists tend to operate their spirits this way.”

“That means there must be one or two lieutenants who will be my core force.”

“Yes. Ed has a good sensitivity to the elements of wind and fire… but it’s good if you make a contract with other spirits other than the main element. Let’s try it once the mana returns. I’ll help you.”

Yenica stomped her feet and spoke excitedly. I am very grateful to see them rejoice in my growth as if it were their own work.

“To do that, I’ll have to get some magic back. I’ll take care of you again during the semester. I’ll be very busy, but I’m always sorry.”

“No, no, don’t apologize, Ed. I’m doing this because I like it. And it’s not time to worry about me…? They say a snow storm is coming soon. …I think I’m preparing myself.”

Hunting traps gathered from all over the forest were strewn around the campfire. Most were well-organized and stored in the cabin, but traps that needed maintenance were set aside.

or bloodstains. If the saw teeth with foreign substances are stored without being well polished, the condition deteriorates rapidly.

However, I don’t have a lot of free time, so I don’t think I can organize everything neatly.

Looking at the surrounding scenery, the entire camp was preparing for winter.

Everything attached to the floor was tied and secured with ropes.

The hut was also supported on the floor by wrapping a rope as a whole, and it was also supported by adding several wooden beams to make auxiliary supports. The same goes for auxiliary warehouses.

The first wooden shelter I made after entering this forest… This special shelter, which has now become Lucy’s napping place, also has a windshield installed… but I don’t know if it will hold up well. I can’t help it if it flies away.

“As long as this storm passes, spring will come and the new semester will begin… This forest environment will be better!”

After Yenica said that, she was strangely downcast again and spoke quietly.

“As expected… Wouldn’t it have been better to enter the Dex building? It’s too harsh to have to spend a winter like this outside…”

“It’s okay. I’ll be at the Spirit Library during the storm.”

“That… the facility in the underground laboratory?”

“Yes. I made a separate entrance. Rather than making it myself… It was made naturally. It’s underground, so it’s a little stuffy, but at least don’t worry too much because there’s no drafts to worry about. It looks great as a shelter.”

“Then it’s a bit fortunate… But I’ll be bored. To be locked up for a week or so.”

“In the meantime, I’m going to be determined and only train in magic engineering. If I’m trying to digest all the materials and production methods I’ve secured, it might be a bit tight.”

“As expected, you live hard, Ed. There is no way to waste time.”

A more appropriate expression is that it is an environment in which you have no choice but to live hard in the first place. And if you think about it from the perspective of working hard, it’s not like I’m falling for Yenika.

The envy and respect that flock to the position of the top of the grade cannot be taken lightly.

“See you again when the semester starts after the snowstorm. We have to think about the joint combat practice, and there is also the election for the student president. Since you are the top of the grade, your eyes will be a little focused.”

“There are already people who quietly ask who to support. I heard there are a lot of candidates like this… To be honest, I’m not sure which one, so I’m going to stay neutral.”

Even in affairs, during the pre-election part, there was no particular spotlight on Yenika as the head of the grade. Rather than strongly supporting anyone due to her personality, it was because she respected various candidates.

“Come to think of it, Ed’s younger brother also… said he was going to run for student president, right?”

“Ah, that’s right. He’s a bit ambitious.”

Suddenly, Yenika asked me slowly, swallowing her breath, if she had remembered something.

“That… Ed… is he very close with his younger brother…?”

“Should we say we’re close…?”

Strictly speaking, I don’t know.

Tanya Rosteiler is a stepping stone villain who comes out in the third act and exits in the third act.

Since he is a character who will soon fall out of the scenario, there is no need to be more vigilant than necessary… but there is still a need to be careful.

But… isn’t it the first blood relationship I met in this desolate world?

“I’m proud to say that since I was excommunicated in the first place… But anyway, we were blood relatives. Whether we like it or not, there’s a high chance we’ll live with each other for the rest of our lives, so I’d like to get along well with him. He doesn’t seem to have any ill feelings towards me either… In the first place, siblings can’t always get along, right?”

“Is that so… I’m sure… It’s a fight between brother and sister… It doesn’t happen often…”

“Yes. Well, I will go through many joys and sorrows… but in the end, I want to get along well with him the most. It’s not terrible… but I’m quite fond of him.”

I didn’t do anything right in the first place, but… Even so, the existence of blood relatives is very meaningful to me, who has a very narrow human relationship. I feel like I want to maintain an amicable relationship by being good to me from now on.

Living alone in a world like a dry desert… It was the first time I met someone with whom I was related by blood.

If you go to the end of the scenario, the Ross Taylor family will fall anyway, so there is a high possibility that Tanya will be in a similar situation to me. Still, if it’s Tanya, there’s an image that she’ll just roll up her sleeves casually and struggle to survive… She’s a girl that’s oddly reassuring.

“So-so-so… You care so much… It was just a fight between me and brother and sister…”

Suddenly grabbing my cuffs, Jenika’s complexion turned blue and she began to sweat profusely.

“But Ed, that… What does Tanya like? Is there anything she would like to receive as a gift? Or her favorite food…?”

“…”

Yenika was pulling on my collar and asking such a question out of the blue.

I was staring at Yenica… and then I spoke softly.

“What did you do to Tanya?”

“Anything!”

Yenika’s face is not thick, so she can’t tell a lie.

It took about 3 seconds for her to utter the words of confession, unable to hold back her conscience.

He talks about it while sweating, but it wasn’t really that serious.

*

“It is said that there will be a blizzard from dawn today. Going out is not permitted unless there is a special reason, so please use the maid if you have business outside.”

The neatly angled Maid of the Ophelis Hall quietly lowered her head and left the room.

The sound of the howling winter wind was eerie. The windows rattled intermittently, and snow flakes flew against the window and melted away in the warmth of the room.

Kylie… Clarisse let out a deep sigh and sat in the private room of the Ophelis Hall, where she didn’t envy the room of a decent aristocratic lady, and looked into the makeup mirror.

The three-sided makeup mirror is larger than Clarisse’s body. The mirror could cover Kylie’s entire body.

I let my hair loose and put down the brooch that kept the vision magic.

The color of her chestnut hair faded in an instant, and her shiny silver hair came down her waist.

The graceful light that does not match the reddish eyes at all creates a mysterious atmosphere.

His facial features, which used to be strangely sharp, seem to have become gentle and benevolent. When she returned to her familiar form, Clarisse finally felt at ease.

However, although the body is comfortable, the mind is not comfortable.

Lying on a luxurious bed with lots of frills, I quietly looked up at the ceiling.

When I close my eyes, the scene from a few days ago that I recalled over and over again is etched into my mind.

The missing brooch, the illusion magic slowly unraveling, the flying flame bat, the hand movements that put the brooch in your bosom.

The appearance of a senior in third grade sitting in front of the altar and looking down at the new students was fear itself, but once the exam was over, that sharp atmosphere disappeared in an instant.

And what follows is a sense of incongruity.

Tanya didn’t seem to notice because she was in a half panic, but Ed Rosteeler should have felt uncomfortable.

Clarice’s appearance changes depending on whether or not she has a brooch, and she does not express any doubts. She was so natural that I wondered if I hadn’t seen her.

I can’t see it from that distance… Aside from that. I am very concerned about the mistakes I made after that.

No matter what anyone says, the feeling of having discovered the identity of Kylie, a fake identity… Clarisse’s heart started to beat.

How much effort did you put in to lead such an ordinary bachelor life?

It would have been difficult for the request to minimize escort manpower to pass if it were not for the protection of the innate s*x law.

Also, how many days did he argue with the priests of the Saints who were trying to convince Clarisse that he should study magic?

How much time and effort was put into finding a substitute?

In addition to all that effort, the conditions imposed, if even one person’s identity is revealed to an outsider, they must give up their normal bachelor life.

At the archbishop’s words, Clarisse wanted to grumble, but her status and position did not allow it.

A girl of her age might be able to use a group, but Clarisse was already used to her status.

‘…rather than aristocrat… more like a barbarian…’

No matter how much I say that Ed is a style overflowing with the smell of life, the expression that he is a savage is too much.

However, to a girl who has lived her entire life in a tidy environment and with a neat appearance, the human side of Ed is a new world she has never experienced.

Do you really know Clarisse’s true identity?

It was hard to endure the ambiguous situation, so I tried to find out in various ways, but there was no result.

This is Clarisse, who took the protection of the Knights Templar on her own. There was a limit to the number of people Clarisse could mobilize.

So, it wasn’t until dinner tonight that I was able to earn a decent income.

– ‘Did anyone go to the altar during the placement test? The blonde senior who was there. A senior named Ed Roth Taylor. I asked my sister, well, she doesn’t live in a dormitory, and she lives by the river in the northern forest.’

– ‘what? North Woods? In this cold winter?’

Freshmen Dinner Party.

Before the start of the semester, first-year students gather at the Student Union Building and take a picture of their faces.

Clarisse sat still and listened to the conversation between the head of the Ministry of Magic, Joseph, and his colleague Eig.

– ‘Ah, Aeg, did you say you were eliminated in the middle? Cucka. He seems to have put on a lot of pride, but he couldn’t even come near the altar.’

– ‘Poetry, it’s noisy. I was just taken by surprise. If you changed your position, you would have been eliminated, right?’

– ‘Even the excuses are ugly, Aeg. Anyway, that Edra senior, even among the seniors in 3rd grade, everyone who knows him seems to know him, but he is famous for being a geek among geeks. They say they do it when they do it… but when I look at it, they don’t seem like ordinary people.’

After that, Clarisse was able to catch the several conversations about Ed Rosteiler.

Most of the Templars pretend to escort the false saint. The Cathedral Knights following Clarisse are only two of the most elite, who are hidden unnoticed.

Even so, the two are escorts, and although they have strong arms, they are not good at gathering information.

As a result, Clarisse couldn’t help but fall into a stuffy feeling as if her eyes and ears were covered.

If you imagine Ed looking down from the altar in a state of full body again, goosebumps run down your back.

a scary person I don’t want to come close to it if it’s dizzy.

However, if that man is really aware of Clarisse’s identity… it’s difficult to leave him alone.

It’s good to meet the guy right away and try it out, and if he really knows his identity, find out how he got it. Of course, I had to keep my mouth shut.

However, for at least one week from now, you will not be able to leave the Ophelis Hall.

The man said he lives in the northern forest, but I don’t know how he’ll survive this time of snow storms… Anyway, he’s in a position to be able to play outside freely.

While you’re stuck in the Ophelis coffin, you don’t know what’s going on outside. Whether the man is heavy-mouthed or sl*tty, Clarisse doesn’t even know.

Of course, how many people would I meet if I went out during this snowstorm… Clarisse still shuddered with anxiety.

When the snow storm is over, spring comes and a new semester begins. At that point, if you try to silence or do anything, it might be too late.

I can’t even run away now. If you go out through the window and land beautifully with holy magic, you should be able to escape… but school rules are school rules, and you could get caught in a snowstorm if you made a mistake.

You can’t even ask the escort knights to go instead. If the escort knight heard the news that Clarisse’s true identity had been discovered, he might report it to the Saints. then it doesn’t make any sense

“Eww…”

Clarisse quickly lifted herself from the bed.

Looking out the gloomy window, the snow is not yet strong.

The protection of the Holy Law and the Holy Magic. Clarice, who handles the power of the two, is free from threats by force. However, whether it can survive the severe cold and distress is a completely different matter.

However, the fear of being discovered… outweighs the fear of distress. In terms of distress, it is highly likely that it is at the level of getting lost inside the island of Aken. Buildings and facilities to escape the cold right away were widely spread.

“Yeah… I can’t stay still…!”

Clarisse swung open the window.

-Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

A fierce knife wind cuts through the immaculate cheeks. Her silver hair was blown away by the wind like fan blades.

– Clap.

Clarisse closed the window again.

scary.

It’s so scary!

I’m afraid of Ed, I’m afraid of the dark, I’m afraid of the cold, I’m afraid of distress…!

– ‘If you live only looking at pure white walls and ceilings, your eyesight will also deteriorate. You can never know the romance of a world full of natural colors unless you experience it.’

But what comes to mind after a while is the words of Adele, a romantic who always sought freedom after overcoming the fear of the unknown.

How moved Clarisse was by the singing voice of the minstrel who was sitting by the window of Seonghwangdo and playing his instrument.

I haven’t met Adele yet, who will be attending this Sylvania.

Still, the voice of the romantic who once made Clarisse’s eyes sparkle… pushed the frightened Clarisse back again.

When I opened the window again, a sharp wind rushed into the room.

Clarice looked out the window. Although the maids periodically patrol the outside, it is not possible to mark all areas flawlessly in this weather.

The road leading to the garden was empty. Clarisse pulled on his clothes, put the brooch back on, and gnashed her teeth before jumping off.

I go to meet the man and check the facts.

If we wait for the snow storm to end… it might be too late.