I Became the Academy Mafia Episode 82
The place we’re heading to now is a place I’ve been saving to go to once I get a little closer to Choi Yeon, and it’s a place I couldn’t even attempt without her.
“… … garden?”
“Isn’t this your first time here?”
“huh. “It’s my first time seeing this place.”
Garden Titania located inside the Academy.
After Ray Pendragon became student council president. This garden was created as a welfare benefit for students and is home to many spiritists and wizards. And it was an artificial forest created by awakened people.
It was about the size of an average university campus, and was also famous as the most popular date spot for academy couples.
“Then why did you come here? no way… … .”
What kind of strange thoughts did he have again?
“Sparring?”
Yes, Choi Yeon was this kind of character.
Anyway, all you can think about is Dalian?
I sighed and pointed to the map at the entrance.
“I’m trying to go there.”
“… … Lake Vivian?”
“Yeah, we’re going there.”
More accurately, it could be called an elixir storage facility.
This forest, created by Ray Pendragon, was a public space created by collecting membership fees to provide a resting area for students.
A place where all students can freely use and relax.
However, the player who entered the academy one day mysteriously receives a note, and when he follows the note’s traces and goes on a linked quest, he learns the truth about the student council and Ray Pendragon… … !
It was one of the places that served as the climax of the scenario in the student council route, where there was a quest with the same content.
And I plan to ignore all of this and just skip the rewards.
Just use Choi Yeon.
“Choi Yeon. “I’m just asking, just in case. You can use Water Splitting, right?”
“Parting the water? You can use it, but… … ?”
“Thank goodness. Then follow me.”
As I enter the forest with Choi Yeon, the fresh air and the fragrant scent from the flowers planted around me tickle my nose.
Butterflies and bees flying around, and even the occasional fairy.
Choi Yeon was busy spinning around and looking around as if this scenery was very fascinating.
“I don’t think it’s Korea.”
“I guess so. “This is a kind of mana spot that Pendragon created artificially to reenact the myth.”
“… … Mana spot?”
“Yes, Mana Spot.”
And down here, there was a dungeon in the basement of our club room.
“When students use their abilities within the academy, the mana is collected here rather than scattered. No, to be exact, they gather at a lake in the middle of the forest.”
And those manas are reborn as an elixir under the influence of this forest created based on mythology.
That is the elixir called ‘Vivian’s Spring Water’.
It is an elixir that greatly increases mana and aura and raises the current stat to the maximum, so its value can be said to be truly priceless.
It may be natural, though, since it was created not by ordinary heroes, but by combining mana from the Seoul Hero Academy, a place where the world’s most talented children gather.
“Is this a similar place to our Seonsan?”
Choi Yeon, who was listening to my explanation, muttered that.
The Seonsan that Choi Yeon was talking about seemed to be referring to ‘the place’ owned by Choi Yeon’s family, the Changcheon family, and used as a training ground.
Well, it was the correct answer since it was a similar principle. Still, I guess I’ll have to pretend I don’t know for now.
“Seonsan? By Seonsan, do you mean the mountain that your Changcheon family owns?”
“huh. “I heard that all the Changcheon family members practice there because it is a place where magical energy gathers.”
huh? wait for a sec.
“… … “Is it okay to tell that to an outsider?”
“ah. right.”
As far as I know, it is a family secret that Seonsan, owned by Choi Yeon’s family, is a place that attracts magical power.
But the guy in front of me was just talking about it like it was no big deal.
“Forget it. What I just said. “Grandpa will scold you if you catch him.”
… … You won’t be scolded, but you will come to silence me, saying you will kill me!
I sighed and nodded.
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything.”
“huh. thank you.”
No way, boy. I guess you didn’t tell this to other kids either… … .
Anyway, I wonder if Choi Yeon really did that.
He’s just a bit of a dazed character. I wasn’t an idiot.
“… … butterfly. pretty.”
Choi Yeon smiles as she follows the butterflies fluttering around.
… … He must not be a real idiot.
Meanwhile, it appears that his skills are still intact, as he caught the difficult-to-catch blue fairy butterfly with his bare hands.
“Let go of that. “He gets penalized because he is registered as school property.”
“ah.”
After hearing my words, Choi Yeon releases the butterfly she caught with a look of regret.
And he was waving his hand and saying hello to the butterfly.
If I continued like this, I didn’t think there would be an end even after the first period, so I grabbed Choi Yeon’s sleeve.
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“Huh?”
“Follow me. “I do the sightseeing while walking.”
“Oh, yes.”
Anyway, thanks to the Pendragon guy who made it unnecessarily large, it takes about 10 minutes to reach the destination even if you walk diligently.
In the meantime, I would still be in the forest, so there wouldn’t be much of a problem in looking around.
however… … .
“This is my first time seeing that flower.”
“The butterfly is sparkling… … ?”
“Is that a snake? “Grandpa will be happy if you catch him.”
“There is also a stream.”
“I guess they came here too.”
In fact, Choi Yeon’s mouth, which was almost being dragged along, was constantly moving.
Was he always this talkative?
No, I can definitely say that Choi Yeon was never an NPC with a lot of dialogue.
“Do you usually talk this much when other children are around?”
“huh… … ? no. “I don’t think so.”
“For that matter, I think he’s talking quite a bit now.”
After hearing what I said, Choi Yeon tilted her head as if thinking, ‘Is that really true?’
“hmm… … “I might be a little excited because there are a lot of things I’m seeing for the first time.”
“Are there a lot of things you’re seeing for the first time?”
“huh. Usually, my family only wielded swords. “When I come to a new place like this, I feel excited without even realizing it.”
At that moment, it occurred to me that among the ways to increase Choi Yeon’s favorability in the game, the most effective methods were traveling and sparring.
Even though Dalian is like that, I was wondering why the favorability rating for traveling was rising so steadily, but… … Was there such a story behind it?
This was an unknown part in a game with a set route.
so.
“… … There is enough time before the first period ends. “Look around slowly.”
“huh. thank you.”
I slowed down my steps just a little.
* * *
Soon, the sound of water flowing began to be heard little by little.
‘Vivian’, a huge blue lake located in the center of the forest.
This was the place where the elixir that Pendragon worked so hard to hide was located.
“Choi Yeon. Do you know anything about the myth of King Arthur?”
“… … any. I know it because I learned it from my family. “Does this have anything to do with that?”
“Then don’t stay. According to the myth, King Arthur received Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, and there is a theory that the Lady of the Lake’s name was Vivian. And the name of this lake… … .”
“… … “It was Vivian, right?”
“Yeah, and we’re going to go inside that Vivian now.”
Saying that, I approached the front of the lake and glanced at the sign that said [Swimming prohibited].
A seemingly ordinary sign.
but.
“Is it like this?”
It wasn’t that difficult to turn off the guard totem disguised as a warning sign.
“Youngcha.”
He lifted the sign, pulled it out, and gently placed it aside.
“… … “Can I pull that out?”
“Because it’s like a security device. “I just turned it off for a while.”
“Security device?”
It was a simple security device that sent a signal to the magician as soon as he entered the water, but since it was a totem installed on the academy grounds, complex magic techniques could not be put together, so it was easily disarmed.
Of course, this is only possible if you know that these insignificant signs are totems.
“Hey, you can just use the current cut towards the middle of the lake. By the way, do you have a sword?”
Choi Yeon shakes her head at my question.
“no. “You can do it with a hand blade, but shall we give it a try?”
If it were ordinary water, I would have said so, but this is a kind of safe containing an elixir.
The hand blade might not be enough.
“Then wait a moment.”
I’m sure I should have packed one around here… … .
Ah, I found it.
“How about this?”
Saying that, what he took out of the cube was a hideous-looking machete, which he had stolen from the triads he had met at Incheon Port in the past.
Although it looks loose, it is a rare item with ‘enhanced durability’.
I kept it aside because I thought I might use it later, but luckily I had a place to write it.
“… … “How much water cutting should I use?”
“With all my might.”
“Then I guess I’ll only be able to survive it once. Is it okay if it breaks?”
You think a machete with ‘enhanced durability’ will break if you swing it once?
“that… … “I would like you to use the water splitting technique as little as possible to cause damage to the surrounding area.”
“If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry. Because cutting through the water is a quiet skill.”
Saying that, Choi Yeon grabs the machete I gave her and catches hold of it.
At the same time, auras surged around her.
Then he succinctly swung his sword from top to bottom.
Talk. The tip of the machete gently touches the surface of the water with a sound.
at the same time.
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The water splits sharply on both sides, revealing a hidden staircase.
This was the reason I came here with Choi Yeon.
Vivian loves the talented swordsman.
Therefore, ‘Vivian’s interior’ is a space that only prosecutors who have reached a certain level can reach.
Ray Pendragon and Choi Yeon were probably the only children currently in the academy who could open this place.
I would never have been able to get there on my own, focusing on guns and fists, but I felt excited to get there so quickly.
At that time, Choi Yeon, who was trudging along, handed me something with a sullen expression.
“I tried, but it broke. Sorry.”
Choi Yeon bows her head and hands me a machete with only the handle remaining.
But compared to Vivian’s lake open key, this piece of iron was better.
“No, I really just picked it up from the ground, so you don’t have to feel sorry. “I am grateful enough for opening this place.”
“… … okay?”
After saying that, he suddenly opens his chest.
“Then thank you.”
… … What is this guy really?
“Okay, thank you.”
“huh.”
I leave the proud Choi Yeon behind and walk down the stairs.
Walls of water visible on both sides.
There, fish released for ornamental purposes could clearly be seen swimming.
Walking through the water like this makes me feel like Moses.
“pretty.”
Perhaps because it was so amazing that the water that had been split by her technique had hardened, Choi Yeon followed along, poking the water wall with her finger.
Leaving that scene behind me, I stood in front of a pure white temple that seemed to be made of marble, pushed open the pure white door with my hand, and entered inside.
Then a heavy sound rings out, and the inside of the temple slowly reveals itself.
“… … It’s even more ridiculous when you see it in person. After all, you have to be the student council president of the academy to be able to build a facility like this without the academy’s knowledge?”
As soon as the door opens, pure white light, like the sun shining, shines down on the inside of the temple.
Runes and spells written on the ceiling, walls and floor.
Glowing softly, they seemed to sanctify this empty temple.
And in the middle of the temple, there was a small spring emitting light alone… … .
“──I found it.”
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