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To be honest, Talion found himself a little surprised.
Was it possible for the feeling of murderous intent to form so easily?
‘That bastard…!’
He gritted his teeth and looked around with bloodshot eyes.
In fact, the noble part of Talion in his head had some understanding of the current situation. If you make fun of yourself like this and play with him, it clearly means that the other person has skills that are far superior to yours.
He said he should apologize for being so reckless.
“…”
Marquis Riverback will be disappointed when he sees it.
Talion smiled bitterly as he remembered the name of his family’s benefactor and the person who had helped him in many ways to enter the Academy.
He was said to have the qualities to surpass Elijah, the warrior candidate, and the person he was grateful to for supporting him in both material and spiritual ways would definitely click his tongue if he saw such an ugly sight.
Of course, that doesn’t mean I can’t endure it without being slapped once for provoking myself 25 times.
“Tallion?”
That’s what I was thinking.
Until I heard a voice coming from right in front of me.
“…Elijah?”
Talion tilted his head when he saw Elijah approaching this way with a grin.
Why does this guy suddenly pop out here?
“long time no see. “Is this the first time since we last defeated the demonic beast?”
Talion paused.
Both he and Elijah were recognized for their skills and had participated as apprentices in the joint subjugation of demonic beasts under Margrave Kendrid. You could say it like that, but.
‘…I remembered.’
Talion thought to himself, smiling softly.
‘I thought you wouldn’t remember because you broke up so badly in the past.’
Similar age group, similar level of skill. It would be strange if people around him didn’t start fighting somehow.
Of course, the result was Talion’s crushing defeat.
Although those around him commented that Elijah had a ‘slight’ advantage over him, Talion felt better than anyone else that that small gap was a wall that could never be overcome.
It is an honor in itself for someone with such brilliant talent to remember him.
“Yes, Elijah. “It’s been a while since you too.”
“What were you doing here?”
“…No, I was just looking for someone.”
He cleared his throat and hesitated.
In any case, Elijah was the driving force that made him pursue his goal and practice from the moment he first met him.
I don’t want to let people know that I was so angry that I was chasing someone in an ugly way.
“okay? “Who were you looking for?”
“Uh, just. A little annoying guy…”
“What were you going to do when you found it?”
“…”
It was probably around that time that I started to feel strange.
Elijah’s face was still smiling, but there was a level of chill in that sentence.
‘Was it this kind of image?’
It wasn’t.
Obviously, when I met him before, he was a bit extreme, but he was definitely an exemplary person who was walking the right path.
As I’m showing you now, what can I say?
It didn’t feel ‘insidious’ at all.
It’s not just a feeling of anger, but a clear feeling of hostility towards him.
“tell me. “What were you going to do to find it?”
“…”
“Did you try to hit me?”
Elijah took a step forward.
Smiling and laughing.
“…!”
But the eyes are not smiling at all.
Rather, there was a hostility inside him that felt as if his skin was torn just by facing him.
Talion noticed this and took a step back without realizing it.
Obviously, the other person is talking while smiling, but it feels like every sentence and every word is strangling you.
The pressure is as if you are facing a huge monster that is trying to eat you.
“Did you try to hurt me? “Teacher?”
Another step.
Talion also took a step back.
“Oh, no, Elijah. wait for a sec…”
As Talion was about to say that, his eyes caught Elijah’s hand grasping the handle of his sword. And before she could react, her sword was pulled out slightly.
The air is pouring out so violently that it feels like it’s on fire.
“…!”
It must have been almost an instinctive reaction when the spear I was holding in my hand flew forward without me even realizing it.
The tip of the spear jumps out violently. It was a blow so sincere that even Talion himself missed it.
‘If it continues like this, it’s dangerous…!’
but.
Before I even close or open my eyes.
-!
-!!
His spear was shattered and scattered in all directions.
‘what…!’
He gaped when he saw the spear being cut off and falling to the floor.
I didn’t see it at all.
Even though it is clear that he swung his sword at least a few times.
Anyone who had trained their military skills to Talion’s level knew very well what this meant.
It means that you are lagging behind your opponent by at least a few numbers.
You were the one who attacked first, but you didn’t even see the movement of the person who counterattacked?
‘More than before…!’
Before, it was still possible to hold weapons together and endure up and down.
And since then, he has continued to practice with great results. Among the students of the prestigious El Fante, he possessed the ability to become famous for his military skills.
But now this difference.
Perhaps even if three Talion Armands attack at the same time, it would only take a few seconds for them all to be slaughtered by Elijah.
In less than a year, the gap has widened to that level.
‘Nonsense.’
Talent.
An overwhelming gap in talent.
I heard that it was not just because he was strong that he became a warrior candidate, but because he had a talent that was said to reach a level that could reach the sky.
I never thought it would be like this…!
“Hey.”
And Elijah, whose expression did not change even after performing such a feat, put his sword back into its sheath and said.
“Who are you, that you care who I’m friends with or not? “I want to be friends with that person, so why are you interfering?”
“…”
“It’s annoying. People who treat others as if they matter to themselves. “I’ve never seen a person do that for me with truly pure intentions…”
Elijah paused for a moment. And for a moment her expression changed, as if she had remembered something, and then she changed her words.
“…I only saw it once. “Other than that, they were all just people looking out for their own interests.”
“Elijah, I, I…”
Elijah snapped his fingers in front of Talion, who was about to continue speaking.
Then the window, which had already been broken into pieces, shattered into pieces.
This time I didn’t even know what they had done.
“I don’t really want to hear excuses. I understand?”
Talion swallowed dryly.
It would be stupid not to understand.
Don’t mess with Dowd Campbell. Don’t even come near it.
If you don’t want to look bad.
“okay. “I think I understand, so don’t do that again.”
“…excuse me.”
“Do you still have anything left to say?”
Talion’s body trembled slightly again as he looked at Elijah, who was smiling coldly, but he decided that he still had to ask this question and opened his mouth.
I felt like I was dying of curiosity.
“What on earth is that Dowd Campbell guy?”
What is the reason why a person with such talent behaves in such a way that his personality seems to have completely changed?
What on earth is this person named Dowd Campbell?
Elijah smiled and answered those words.
“He’s a much more skilled person than me. “I got hit by that person and passed out.”
“…Wasn’t that a scam?”
“Teacher, you are not the type of person to do something like that. “If you frame him like that one more time, I’ll kill him for real?”
“…”
A harsh warning followed, but he was so dazed that he couldn’t even reply.
Is it true that you just killed this hero candidate with a single blow?
‘…What on earth are you doing, monster?’
Unlike Elijah, whom we can at least estimate, it is impossible to even assume that.
To the point where I don’t understand why it isn’t more well-known.
“…Aren’t I glad I didn’t die?”
“okay. It seems like you understand. Rather, I saved your life?”
Talion trembled with shivers as he saw Elijah answering that question while stroking his hair.
Did he fight such a monster without knowing anything about it?
“What is your relationship with him? “How did you find out?”
At this point, I can’t even bear this question.
However, unlike the previous question, instead of an immediate answer, Elijah’s expression suddenly became serious.
Then I thought, “Hmm,” and thought about it for a while.
“No, you’re just an innocent friend, right? In that case… yeah. “Maybe so.”
“…what?”
“Probably now. uh. That’s exactly it… Isn’t it? “I’m sure, on my part, it’s better than that…”
“…what?”
“Oh, I don’t know! Anyway, for now, we’re friends!”
The angry look of Elijah that he knew before was just like that of Elijah.
Maybe the person has completely changed.
‘…what do you mean by friends right now?’
Although my curiosity was not resolved at all.
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“sorry. “I will not approach you in the future.”
I am dumbfounded as I see Talion bowing his head and apologizing like that.
It’s doubly so because I’m looking at Elijah next to me, smiling and saying yes.
‘…What on earth did you do to make him so obedient?’
Also a warrior candidate. His teaching skills are extraordinary.
Talion disappeared like that, and as I was going to grade the items I had collected so far, Trisha came up to me with a serious expression.
“Hey, Mr. Dowd.”
“huh?”
“…Be nice to Elijah. No, but don’t be too nice.”
“…”
What are you saying all of a sudden?
As I was looking in that direction with my eyes wide open, Trisha continued speaking while trembling slightly.
“It looks like he doesn’t know yet, and I didn’t know much until now… but Elijah has a feeling. “If you do it wrong.”
“…What happens if I do something wrong?”
“When I saw it, when I just fought Armand’s eldest son, I was just before I crossed the line. So much so that one side gets seriously injured. If it were a normal Elijah, he would have just waved it off and sent it back. “It’s not like pulling out a sword like that.”
“…”
“I was sure this time, but whenever the topic of Mr. Dowd comes up, he definitely gets angry… no, that’s right, he gets angry to no extent. “Do you feel like your sense of discernment is completely gone?”
“…”
“It may get worse in the future. If you do something wrong, Mr. Dowd may not be able to escape at all. From him.”
Thank you for the really ominous warning.
‘…Why are there so many dangerous things these days?’
As I watch Trisha disappearing at a brisk pace, that thought comes to mind.
Really, these days, I get the illusion that the whole world is acting with malice towards me.
I sigh and look away.
First of all, my intention was to check the things that had popped out as compensation earlier.
▼ Elijah Chrysanax
[ Level 1 of interest ] >>> [ Level 2 of interest ]
[There are rewards you can receive! ]
[Illegal imprint 1 stack]
[There are rewards you can receive! ]
[ Some changes have occurred in my personality due to your influence! ]
[This is an important person. When you stack multiple times, something special happens! ]
[Dominion of Evil can be used once! ]
▼ Talion Armand
[ 1 stack of negative imprint ]
[There are rewards you can receive! ]
[I have a history of losing my mind due to being influenced by you! ]
[Dominion of Evil can be used once! ]
“…”
Somehow it never disappoints me every time I open it.
The negative engravings may have been created due to the Gyeongmukjageuk gift, but the question is why this is on Elijah as well, let alone Talion.
I sigh and tap the window.
[Receive ‘Elijah’s’ gift reward. ]
[Receive 500 points. ][ Current points held: 2,500pt ]
[Receive 1 ‘Seed of Evil’. ]
[Receive ‘Tallion’s’ gift reward. ]
[Receive 1 ‘Seed of Evil’. ]
Seeds of evil?
What is this again?
[ Seed of Evil ]
[Goods: Special]
[ Points can be exchanged for special skills at the store. ]
[Skills available for purchase in the store are updated! ]
My eyes widen.
‘Special skills?’
Special skills are skills that can be purchased at a store and used once, regardless of occupation.
In fact, it can be seen as an item in that it is a skill that can be ‘purchased and used’.
However, it was not given the name ‘special’ for nothing; its effectiveness in certain situations is far superior to that of any other item.
‘Let’s see, point shop…’
Seeing the phrase that came to mind, I quickly open the point shop.
Certainly, there were various items that were not there before.
All of them boast powerful effects.
‘…I’ll just think about ways to collect more seeds of evil later.’
Since the system of imprinting is a system, it is difficult, both morally and practically, to get it from anyone.
Perhaps you should look for suitable candidates who won’t mind.
There are people like Talion who later become corrupted, and there are also people who have a good tendency but have a worse tendency than the evil one. Could it be a loophole in the system?
With that in mind, let’s pack up an armful of ingredients and come out.
Conrad was sprawled out on the floor, covered in sweat.
“…”
What is this person doing?
“…What are you doing?”
“Hey, why did you bring so much nonsense…”
A long answer flowed from the other party.
“How did it end up like this?”
“Damn it, the student council president kept arguing and saying he had to go into the forest too, so I told him to go in by knocking me down first.”
“…”
I don’t think so, but
“So you attacked me?”
“He attacked me.”
It’s a really crazy school.
You’re having a fight with the student council president and the dean.
I think this is the aftermath of the fight, as I see craters spread all over the area as if bombs had exploded multiple times. It could be traces of a fight between two monsters.
“So, I first subdued him, knocked him out, and led him to the student council. “His skills have improved a bit compared to before…”
You’re talking like you’re proud of something.
Think about discipline.
‘…But I guess I’m still at the point where I can be overpowered by the dean.’
Even if it is the final boss, it is still a growth type. It looks like we’re not even halfway to our peak strength yet.
“What about grading?”
As I said that with a wry smile, Conrad glanced inside the bag I had brought with me.
“Full score. “Just looking at the quantity, you’re number one.”
“…”
That’s really sketchy.
Thinking about that, Conrad snorted and said.
“I only chose high-quality ingredients. “It’s almost like we sent an expert to collect it.”
“…Yeah, whatever.”
These are all achievements made by improving Talion, but it is true that they are all high-quality materials.
“Just take that and go to Persi. “You’ll like it.”
“yes?”
“Anyway, you also have the right to wish. “Get some points in advance for the work you will be asked to do.”
Conrad said with a chuckle.
“…Can I get points with this?”
“You’ve already been complaining that you’re in trouble because you don’t have most of the things you brought. “Maybe if you take that from his perspective, you’ll look like a savior?”
hmm.
is it.
“Then, while we’re trying to score points, can I ask for something a little difficult with the wish ticket?”
“What is it? “You’re probably going to do everything you can, right?”
“Uh, so…”
Take a moment to organize the contents in your head.
There are many conditions required to conquer ‘Purifier’, but the first thing that comes to mind is…
“I’d like to ask you to create a bomb powerful enough to blow up the entire academy.”
“…”
Conrad immediately closed his mouth.
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fantasy,
