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One.
Friday, May 14th.
Two weeks after the abyss closed.
With another fatal incident following the Abyss Cultist attack, the atmosphere within the academy was somewhat depressed.
However, it didn’t last long.
This was because news that could be much more of a hot topic had spread among the students.
“Hey, did you hear that?”
“Like what?”
“Our academy. “This time, we signed a sisterhood relationship with Seongguk’s Eloden Academy.”
“what? really?”
“Is it a success at all?”
“Yes, I heard that.”
Like a conversation coming from the seat next to you.
A delegation arrived from Eloden Academy, famous for being the best educational institution in the Holy Kingdom.
There is only one reason.
This is to sign a sisterhood relationship with Arsene Academy and interact with its students.
‘Of course, if you only hear this, you might wonder why this is worth talking about.’
Because it’s just two schools interacting.
On the surface, it is not something that would be a hot topic. However, once you learn about the special characteristics of Eloden Academy, the story changes.
‘Eloden Academy.’
This place is famous for being one of the most closed educational institutions on the continent.
Unless you are from a holy country, admission is not guaranteed, and if you are of a different religion, you will be eliminated from the document review.
Of course, it does not accept transfer students, and since its opening over 100 years ago, it has never signed a sisterhood agreement with any academy.
Naturally, I was surprised that exchanges were readily proposed in such a place. The first exchange exhibition was confirmed for the upcoming first week of June.
‘And one more thing.’
There is something special that only Noah knows.
At present, there are as many as two heroes attending Eloden Academy who will join the warrior party in the future.
‘Saint and paladin.’
The next saint, Laurea Lo Charpel.
Paladin, Ian Marcus.
Currently, these two are in their second and first years, respectively, and are attending Eloden Academy.
‘I don’t know if I will participate in the exchange war.’
If it comes, it will be a major incident.
Of the seven warriors who will face the abyss, five have already come together. Just as I was trying to recall information about the two warriors.
“by the way.”
A voice suddenly broke my thoughts.
It was Ibella who sat right next to me.
While sipping coffee filled with ice, she muttered curiously.
“It doesn’t have much to do with the exchange war itself, but then what happens with Larva Academy?”
No sooner had Ibella finished speaking.
Ulan, who was across from me, tilted his head.
“What is that?”
“huh? Larva Academy, don’t you know?”
“I do not know.”
A confident answer came back.
As if it doesn’t matter what you don’t know.
When Ibella made an awkward expression, Delia and Noah added explanations.
“The Royal Academy, of Lacerta.”
“This is a place where we signed a sisterhood relationship with Arsene decades ago and have exchanged information every year.”
Kingdom of Lacerta.
It is a maritime kingdom that borders the Holy Kingdom and is quite large in size among the kingdom unions.
And Larva Academy was the first educational institution here. Meanwhile, Ulan’s reaction to the two’s explanation was something he finally understood.
“Right. “Do the exchange periods overlap?”
“huh. “That’s why I told you because I was curious.”
Ibella nodded her head in unison.
At that time, Ulan suddenly spoke.
“Is there really a need to be curious?”
“huh? What are you talking about?”
“If we do it at the same time, it will be solved.”
Eloden Academy and Larva Academy.
This problem can be solved by holding an exchange match with both schools at the same time. Noah sighed and answered Ulan’s simple and clear solution.
“That’s because it’s impossible.”
“why?”
“Lakerta and the Holy Kingdom have a bad relationship.”
“If you look at history, there have been several wars in the past, and it is said that territorial disputes still occur on the border.”
Unlike the Holy Kingdom, which worships one god, the Kingdom of Lacerta recognizes religious freedom.
Also, although the Holy Kingdom does not recognize other races as equal to humans, Lacerta has implemented a policy of being friendly to other races and helped them blend into daily life.
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A kingdom that follows the opposite path from the Holy Kingdom in terms of religion, culture, society, and politics. So, of course, the relationship was bound to be bad.
At the end of their heated explanation.
Ulan made a subtle expression.
“It’s a complicated relationship.”
“that’s right. So, if they proceed at the same time, it will definitely lead to a big fight.”
Noah nodded.
By the time the conversation returned to its original point.
Ding! Sigh!
A bell sounded from the clock tower in the square. It was the sound that signaled the end of lunch time. Delia stood up from her seat with a disappointed look on her face.
“Okay then, I’ll get up first.”
“okay. “See you in the evening.”
“Yes.”
When Ulan waved her hand to see her off, she smiled brightly, as if she had never seen a regretful expression on her face.
But even for a moment.
Delia glanced at Ibella.
Because, as far as she knew, Ibella also had a lecture right after lunch.
“… … “Aren’t you going?”
“Yes, I’m in the building right next door.”
Ibella smiles and replies.
It means that I will wake up a little later. Delia made a sallow expression and turned her body around.
Some time after that.
After Delia completely disappeared.
Ibella cleared her throat briefly.
“Hmm! Hey, Ulan?”
“hmm?”
“Do you remember the promise you made last time?”
“promise?”
“A permit to go out.”
“Oh, I remember.”
I remembered that after the midterm exams were over and I received permission to go out, I asked him to go out and have fun with me.
I was originally planning to go in early May, but due to various things happening in the meantime, I forgot.
Meanwhile, when Ulan recalled his memory, Ibella hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Speaking of that, if it’s okay, would you like to go out together tomorrow morning?”
“i get it.”
“Really? really?”
“okay.”
Because I promised it in advance.
Also, I didn’t have anything to do tomorrow.
So I willingly accepted. Bella must have liked the answer that came back without hesitation, as she answered with a bright smile.
“I’ll reserve the carriage, so let’s meet at the front gate tomorrow at 8 a.m. sharp!”
“Okay, remember that.”
“huh. “Then I’ll just leave.”
After achieving the goal you wanted to achieve.
Ibella hummed and turned around.
It was to go to a lecture.
Noah narrowed his eyes as he watched her back getting further and further away.
‘Ibella definitely has a crush on Ulan.’
This is the result of constantly observing Ibella while hanging out together. You could tell just by looking at them that they wanted to go out to the capital alone in the first place.
‘and… … .’
This is not the only evidence.
This evening, Noah has an appointment with Ibella.
It was a promise to the effect that if it was confirmed that he was going out with Ulan, he would give him advice on what to wear tomorrow and his plans for going out.
‘Just by looking at it, it’s a date.’
If the situation is like this, you will be able to figure it out, no matter how clueless you are when it comes to dating. Ibella has a rational crush on Ulan.
‘Well, I understand to some extent.’
Unlike the original, Ulan actively intervened in Ibella’s character story.
Also, to protect her honor, he turned Himel into a blood clot and even had an honor duel with Count Deorg.
Moreover, if we add one of Ibella’s characteristics, namely, muscle eroticism, there will be plenty of factors for her to fall in love with Ulan.
‘But the problem is… … .’
Ibella is not the only one who has feelings for Ulan. With her soft sigh, Noah remembered the girl who was here just now.
‘… … Delia Arpen.’
According to how I have felt these past few days.
Delia also looks at Ulan with similar feelings as Ibella.
If you think that the two girls constantly bickering and strangely keeping each other in check are fighting over Ulan, the situation fits perfectly.
‘But I really don’t know about Delia.’
Where on earth did you fall in love with Ulan?
I don’t have a muscle s*x like Ibella, and I don’t think I’ve ever received much help from Ulan.
‘In the first place, Delia in the original… … .’
It turns out that he is not particularly interested in the opposite s*x.
Even in the scene where one of her colleagues, the paladin Ian, expressed a rational interest in her, Delia maintained a cold attitude until the end.
After much thought,
‘Er, I don’t know.’
Noah shook off his idle thoughts.
When it comes to relationships between opposite s*xes, everyone can figure it out on their own.
Above all, it is not a very important issue compared to other issues. Noah shook his head vigorously and immediately kicked out of his seat.
“Then I’ll get up soon too.”
“Do you have any plans?”
“There is material to research at the library.”
Recently, Noah has been practically living in the library.
It was an investigation into how Ulan knew about the existence of the Frost Demon Dragon.
‘If you look at the original work, it’s normal not to know information about the Lord of the Abyss… … .’
Currently, this world is moving in a completely different direction from the original.
So maybe records about the Lord of the Abyss already exist. This was exactly what Noah wanted to investigate.
“Anyway, please excuse me.”
Finally, I bowed my head.
Noah immediately turned around.
But then, Ulan suddenly grabbed his wrist. He said with serious eyes.
“Noah.”
“yes?”
“What are you hiding?”
“… … !?”
Noah’s eyes widened for an instant.
As if I was caught off guard by something unexpected.
But for a moment, she tried to suppress her startled heart and asked back in a calm tone.
I asked back, trying to suppress my startled heart.
“Well, me?”
“It’s no use trying to figure it out.”
Eyes filled with confidence.
Ulan stood up.
Noah took a step back due to the strange pressure he felt, but soon found himself at a dead end. It’s because my back hit the wall.
“Because I already know everything.”
“What, what?”
The moment I was cornered, my composure disappeared.
Noah reflexively closed his eyes as he saw Ulan gradually approaching.
However, nothing special happened.
Ulan just put his hand into Noah’s pocket and took something out.
“I’ve been fiddling with this since the day before yesterday.”
What he took out was a small glass bottle.
It was elixir, the achievement reward received after defeating the frost demon dragon Glesia.
“What is this? “Is it important?”
“Phew, you could say that.”
Noah breathed a sigh of relief.
It was because I realized that the ‘hiding thing’ that Ulan meant was the elixir.
She cleared her throat briefly and immediately began explaining the elixir.
“It’s called an elixir. It’s a very rare potion. It is known that when taken, it maximizes the potential of the person who drinks it.”
“What potential will it increase?”
“You won’t know until you try it.”
In fact, the penalty may be doubled, but this fact was not mentioned.
Instead, I changed the topic to a slightly different direction.
“Actually, I was going to give it to Ulan.”
“To me? why?”
“I saw the distant future.”
Noah looked into Ulan’s eyes.
With a very serious face.
“A future where Ulan continues to fight against the monsters we saw last time in District 2.”
“… … .”
“So I tried to give it to you. “I thought that if my potential increased, it would be of great help when fighting monsters someday.”
This answer was true.
After Uhlan’s victory over the Frost Demon Dragon two weeks ago, Noah thought a lot.
And soon came to a conclusion.
I decided to invest in Ulan.
‘Although there is a certain fate… … .’
Honestly, I think I will avoid that fate this time.
No, beyond simply avoiding it, it may even destroy the fate itself.
The current Ulan is incomparably stronger than the original, and its growth rate is incredible.
Above all, Ulan’s contribution in subduing the Frost Demon Dragon was very great. It is no exaggeration to say that he virtually killed it all by himself.
So I decided to willingly give in.
‘And one more thing.’
There is another reason as well.
Elixir is an elixir that more than doubles the performance of an attribute or feature, but the feature also includes a penalty.
‘In other words, if you’re unlucky, the penalty could be doubled or more.’
But what if Noah takes it and his weakness penalty doubles? Your body will become weak to the point where you will be unable to carry out daily life.
In short, the risk was considerable.
‘On the other hand, Ulan’s penalty… … .’
Just berserkers and stone heads.
It is a penalty that does not matter if it is doubled.
To begin with, Ulan are still quite ignorant, so it won’t be noticeable if they become even more ignorant.
‘At most, I’d be unable to do calculations with more than two digits.’
Therefore, Ulan, who had a relatively low risk, was qualified to become the owner of the elixir.
After a while, after all explanations are finished.
Noah added a note of caution.
“There is just one thing to be careful about.”
Anyway, I thought it would be better to at least give a warning about the penalty.
“There is a very low probability that there may be side effects, so make your decision carefully… … uh? Huh? “W-what are you doing now?!”
Noah shouted in surprise.
Even before the warning was over, Ulan had inhaled the elixir.
The elixir bottle became empty in an instant.
She looked at this blankly and asked back.
“Did you drink all that?!”
“I drank it all.”
“What would you do if you were poisoned?!”
“Okay. “There was no poison.”
“No, that’s not what I’m saying…” … !”
They haven’t even explained the penalty yet, so what if I drink it first? The moment I was stamping my feet with a frustrated face.
Ulan suddenly spoke.
“I believe you.”
“… … .”
I was speechless for a moment.
This is because of the eyes filled with trust.
“Above all, you have no reason to hurt me.”
So I drank it.
Ulan responded like that.
No matter how much it is, you should listen to the precautions before drinking it. I never thought I would drink it all.
Noah just sighed in silence.
But the die has already been cast.
‘First, let’s check what has changed.’
Noah blinked as he looked at Ulan.
It was to view the status window.
[Name]: Ulaanbaatar
[Age]: 17 years old
[Grade]: SS+
[Attribute]: War God’s Protection
[Characteristics]: Strength, bravery, honor, trust, indomitable faith, berserker, king of energy, stone head, passion for learning
The moment I saw Ulan’s status window.
I could tell right away what had changed.
‘Mysterious strength has turned into great strength.’
In
To put it simply, Ulan’s power has more than doubled from before.
‘thank god.’
Being stronger definitely helps.
Enough to make it much easier when fighting monsters of the abyss in the future. Noah spoke with a puzzled look on his face.
“how is it? “Do you think something has changed?”
“Hmm, I’m not sure.”
Unlike the changes in the status window, Ulan did not actually feel any changes in himself. So Noah asked as if he was giving a subtle hint.
“Don’t you feel like your strength has gotten stronger?”
“strength?”
“Yes, my strength is just rising.”
“Then let me try it.”
huh? What and how do you test it?
The moment Noah made a puzzled expression.
Ulan curled his fingers. Then, all of a sudden, it bounced towards the wall she was leaning against.
And the result.
Push!
Part of the wall was blown away.
“… … uh?”
That’s not all.
The shock wave caused by the wall flying away whipped around like a gust of wind. Immediately afterwards, a huge cloud of dust arose and swept everywhere.
“Knock, call!”
“W-what is it?”
“Suddenly some dust… … .”
Students who suddenly got into trouble.
Leaving them behind, Ulan muttered with a look of clear understanding.
“You’ve definitely gotten stronger.”
“It just looks like that.”
Noah had seen Ulan snap his fingers at the wall before. And at that time, all there was was a hole in the wall.
But I never thought the wall would blow away.
The time when Noah let out a laugh with an absurd expression on his face.
clattering!
Even the remaining wall collapsed in vain, as if it could not withstand the shock. Even other walls fell like dominoes.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Noah, as well as Ulan, were speechless.
It’s because I felt it instinctively.
If I remain blank like this, there is a strong possibility that I will be taken to the student guidance room.
“What should I do now?”
“Uh, so… … .”
As Noah was contemplating, a thick layer of dust came into his eyes. At this, she smiled and said, as if she had remembered her trick.
“Let’s jump out quickly before anyone sees.”
“That would be nice.”
Ulan also agreed.
But the two didn’t know.
There were quite a few video recording devices installed in every corner of the cafeteria.
Two hours later.
Ulan and Noah were arrested on suspicion of vandalism and taken to the student guidance office.
Chapter 24. What Happened in the Capital
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