Episode 1135
Most camp training took place in front of the coast.
Students not only prepared new technologies to attack the Priests, but also honed their own special skills here.
Simon was also receiving coaching from the instructor.
“I liked the idea of dropping the Giant Skeleton and sending the Spear flying at once.”
The instructor looked up the material in his hand.
“This time, the Overlord’s movements were too intuitive. “Let’s move a little more flexibly using our joints.”
“All right.”
Simon closed his eyes and focused. Other students were also watching Simon’s training from a distance.
‘… … Let’s begin.’
As soon as Simon finished his decision, the Skull Wings, who had received instructions out of resignation, dropped a ‘Giant Skeleton’ from the sky.
Coo!
As soon as the Giant Skeleton landed, its body disintegrated, and a magic circle unfolded inside. The bones that made up the skeleton’s body were sucked into the magic circle and flew in all directions like buckshot. Accurately hit several balloon targets floating in the air.
‘Here in continuous motion!’
Simon stepped forward and raised Overlord. A tentacle blade made of metal appeared, floating sand, and cut the air several times. Soon Simon leaped forward quickly and placed his hand on the tip of his blade.
<Chaos Enchant>
Ugh!
The crossed Overlord’s blades turned purple, and when Simon stepped back and pretended to pull the bowstring, letting go, the Overlord’s blade, bent to its limit, shot out and shot out sharply forged chaos like sword energy.
The sword that was fired flew to the end of the coast, hit the target one after another, and disappeared.
Simon came down to his seat and clenched his fists, and the students who were watching said ‘Nice!’ And he burst out in exclamation.
“Great! “Student President.”
The instructor clapped his hands and handed him a water bottle.
“More than 2.5 seconds faster in every movement. “Replenish your moisture.”
“thank you.”
Simon drank water and was lost in thought.
‘This training method is also helpful.’
There was a difference between this camp training and the classes I took at Kizen.
Keygen students received guidance on black magic from start to finish from professors with extensive knowledge and know-how. That is how much importance was placed on the professor’s ability and discretion.
But at this training camp, Meadows declared.
-You are already almost done. We have nothing more to teach you.
Meadows and his instructors focused on ‘coaching.’
They recorded the students’ skills and battle scenes with a memorial crystal ball and looked at it over and over again, correcting any movements that were lacking, pointing out any deficiencies, or encouraging them to change them more effectively if their memory habits were askew.
Plus, systematic physical training in the afternoon and even a regenerative massage in the evening.
Although it was his first time using this type of coaching, Simon found it quite helpful. I organized all the skills I had, sealed off the skills that I no longer needed to use, and boldly reorganized them to focus on utility and practicality.
Not only Simon, but everyone else was working hard to hone their skills on the shore.
“Today’s coaching will end here!”
Meadow, the crystal necromancer who was watching, clapped his hands and said.
“For the remaining time, I hope you will carry out missions here in Loharon and gain practical combat experience, and if you are lacking in training, please make up for your shortcomings. Instead, we ask you to avoid approaching residents of villages, monasteries, or sacred federations as much as possible. “Unnecessary conflicts must be avoided.”
Because the opportunity to fight sacred monsters was rare, the Kizen students immediately prepared to go to the vineyard. In the meantime, the Hound Kids, led by Prince Henrik, asked Meadow a few questions and decided to move on their own.
“Anyway, I don’t like it. “They do as they please.”
Meilin muttered bluntly as she watched the Hound Kids leaving. Camivarez said as he took several potion bottles filled with blood.
“Simon, are you going to the vineyard too?”
Simon scratched the back of his head and laughed.
“Sorry, I’ll be moving alone today. “I wanted to check the situation inside Loharon as part of the mission investigation.”
Meilin quickly joined in with those words.
“That doesn’t matter, but you forgot what Lord Meadows said, right? Do not have any contact with priests or Federation residents! Dangerous!”
“Of course, Meilin.”
So everyone dispersed and moved around.
Simon moved alone as he said. He toured the vineyard yesterday, but there were more than one thing that made him uncomfortable.
Simon moved to the vineyard on the other side where the group was heading.
‘hmm.’
The vineyard here was also not in very good condition.
There were many grapes that were empty in the middle or had loose grains missing, as if they had been eaten by a holy monster. There were cases where the trees were damaged or the grapes were left in a mess on the ground. The floor was littered with monsters’ footprints.
‘Why are you neglecting me like this?’
At first glance, these are sturdy grapes that look very marketable, but the people in this area did not protect these vineyards.
If nearby sacred monsters were the problem, they should have put up a barbed wire fence, or at least sprinkled some medicine on the grapes that would be dangerous if monsters eat them. However, it appears to be completely neglected.
Simon guessed that they left it like this because they didn’t want to cause any kind of damage to the ‘divine beast’. Simon, who had been walking through the dug-up vineyard while thinking about various things, soon raised his head.
‘That’s the monastery building in this field.’
In the Holy Commonwealth, monasteries traditionally took charge of making wine. Because the taste of wine was different at each monastery, there were even wineries that traveled around the country to tour monasteries.
And Loharon is the region most specialized in wine farming on the continent. There were huge fields in each section, and in the center of the fields there were large, magnificent monastery buildings that managed the wine.
A monastery building can also be seen in the field Simon is passing through. however.
‘I don’t have any pretense of popularity.’
Simon walked with long strides and entered the building. The main door of the monastery, which seemed quite sturdy, was broken and footprints were scattered throughout the carpeted interior.
Simon got down on one knee and looked for traces.
‘The footprint is narrow. A bipedal monster that walks on two legs, smaller than a human, has invaded. and.’
Simon’s eyes frowned as he carefully examined the traces.
‘I didn’t fight back.’
It is strange to say that it is a trace of battle. It just felt like the monsters attacked unilaterally and destroyed everything. It seemed like the people living in the monastery were unable to resist the monster’s attack and ran away.
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‘What on earth happened here?’
Simon went to a few more vineyards and searched for monasteries, but all the monasteries he visited were empty.
Meanwhile, I sought a map of the area at the third monastery I visited. Countless vineyards spread out along the long river leading to the sea, and the location of each monastery was marked on each vineyard.
As Simon scanned the map, he found a spot where people might be.
The point where three rivers meet. There was also a central village in this Loharon region.
‘Okay, let’s go here.’
* * *
Simon walked diligently and reached the front of Loharon Village.
The grapes near the village were in quite good condition, as if sacred monsters did not invade such deep places. The trees were filled with plump grapes, and no matter where I went, I could smell the unique grape juice. You can see carts and farm equipment lying around, as if work had just been done.
Simon tried to go straight into the village, but as expected, the area around the village was protected by a sacred barrier.
Of course, it wasn’t a problem for Simon.
‘I can do anything!’
He briefly transformed into a priest and passed through the barrier, and then walked while suppressing his strength as much as possible. On the outside, it will just look like an ordinary person.
‘All the people of Loharon who were not in the vineyard were here.’
It was like a living museum of humanity, filled with old brick houses that looked like they were hundreds of years old.
Now that I see people, I feel a little more energetic. However, people’s expressions were not so good. The face is full of sorrow.
As I was looking around, I heard a murmur as if they were aware of an outsider.
“Who is that person? “I don’t think he’s a merchant.”
“He’s not the Dark Alliance necromancer anchored on the coast, is he?”
“no way! “How could I have passed the barrier?”
As Simon listened to the people whispering, new information entered his mind.
‘I guess they know we’re here.’
A little more information was needed.
And, of course, if you need information, this is a common place to visit in any travel destination.
‘It must be a tavern.’
Simon focused on the commotion, and after walking for very long, he found a street lined with several bars. Even though he hadn’t set yet, there were quite a few people there.
‘huh?’
However, I saw a familiar employee near the bar. Simon blinked, wondering if he had seen something wrong, and quickly headed in that direction.
“welcome!”
A lively voice was heard, and the female waiter who had just entered the bar was running with both hands full of large plates.
“One… … uh?”
Jang!
When she saw Simon’s face, she stopped walking and opened her mouth. She dropped the plate she was holding on the floor of her pantry.
There were shouts and nagging coming from the store owner behind her, but she couldn’t move.
“no way… … no way… … Right?”
She pointed at Simon with a trembling hand.
“Simon!”
Simon put his fingertips in front of his lips as if telling him to be quiet and smiled.
“As expected, you were right. “It’s been a while, Ellen.”
* * *
Ellen Zeil.
Two years ago, Simon, who entered Kizen as a new student, was the first priest he encountered after leaving his hometown.
That was before Erzsebet became a colleague. Ellen worked as a bounty hunter while impersonating an Ephnel student, and even crossed over to the dangerous Dark Alliance to earn a lot of money in order to feed her younger siblings.
After that, we ran into each other again, and on the Divine Train that I was traveling with with Lethe, I met Ellen who was walking around pretending to be an Epnel student.
And here in the Loharon region.
“Before we talk, I would like to ask you one thing first.”
Simon sighed deeply.
“… … Why are you still wearing Afnel’s school uniform?”
Although it was more crude and stitched in some places than before, it was undoubtedly the Epnel girls’ school uniform decorated in white and gold.
Ellen, whose face turned red, turned her head.
“Oh, that’s… … .”
“?”
“Everyone in the village knows that it’s not the real Afnel school uniform, but… … If I wear this and serve food, sales will increase or something. I feel like I’m taking advantage of a high-ranking Afnel student, so the customers say they’re satisfied or something… … .”
Simon touched his forehead.
‘I feel this every time, but wherever I go, people live the same way.’
More than that, I can’t believe I still can’t come to my senses after being scolded by Lethe like that.
I thought I would do that now.
“More than that, Ellen, why are you here?”
“Of course Loharon is my hometown!”
She spread her arms.
“I told you this when we split from the Dark Alliance! “Did you forget?”
-Where did you say you were going?
-It’s a territory called Loharon of the Holy Federation.
-Yes, I hope you return to the Holy Federation safely.
Ellen was explaining what had happened, but Simon had already forgotten.
So many things have happened in the meantime, how can I remember everything from two years ago? Thanks to the uniqueness of being a priest she had met for the first time, she clearly remembered Ellen’s face.
“This was Ellen’s hometown.”
As Simon was looking around, Ellen came up to him with a shining face and asked.
“Simon, how did you come to Loharon? Didn’t you become Kizen’s corps commander and student council president? He said he was fighting with Lethe in the Rune League this time… … !”
Ellen, who lived in such a remote area, also knew about the Rune League.
It seemed to be a huge topic in the federal government. Simon said calmly.
“I came here for missions and training before participating in the Rune League.”
“Oh, that’s why it was so loud!”
“huh. More than that, I’m so glad to see you here, Ellen. “There are so many things I want to ask too.”
Simon stuck his head out.
“What on earth is going on in Loharon?”
* * *
Same time.
Elisa, Jamie, and Jules were working as a team through the vineyards.
“ah! it’s hard! hot!”
Elisa of the Ghost Fleet said out of breath with her arms hanging down. Class president Jamie, who had weakened the monster with a curse and entrusted Juul with cleaning it up, turned his head to her.
“Guys. This is the Holy Federation, and I think I’ve gone too deep. “Let’s go back to the shore.”
“I think so.”
Sreung!
Juul approached, sheathing the magic sword.
“Something is strange. “There are almost no grapes left here.”
“Haven’t the villagers already harvested it?”
“I don’t think so… … .”
Cheer up!
At that time, the heads of the three people who heard the crying turned.
A faint sense of relief soon spread across the faces of the three people who had raised their guard thinking it was a sacred monster.
“What is it, goblin?”
Knock, knock!
Several small goblins were approaching with small weapons. Elisha yawned and yawned.
“I can’t believe I see that disgusting face here too! There are goblins in the Holy Federation too. “I’ll handle it.”
“Stop! “Elisha.”
Jules spread his hands.
“Something is strange!”
The goblins all retreated to the left and right, and other goblins appeared.
Surprisingly, they were wearing white clothes and holding large staffs. He held a book in his other hand.
“Stay behind! “We’re surrounded!”
Jamie shouted urgently. Then the goblin holding her staff muttered something. Then a white magic circle spread out over her staff.
<Exorcism>
Rumbling!
A white thunderbolt fell where they were. The three people threw themselves to avoid it with shocked faces.
“W-what! “What did you just do?”
Elisa shouted, her mouth trembling as if she had just watched a bad horror play.
“How can a goblin use white magic!”
Several goblins dressed in white simultaneously raised their staffs.
Countless white thunderbolts fell where they were.
