Episode 126
“Uh, uh…”
Fierce and ferocious birds are grabbing my shoulders from both sides and dragging me somewhere.
“coo!!”
“…Ugh.”
Even for owls, they are dragged around by pigeons. How weak have I become?
“Cania, help me.”
While I was being dragged around by the birds while thinking about that, I had no choice but to ask for help from Kania, who was quietly following me from behind.
Even though it would be advantageous for me to lose face with the empire’s greatest asshole, I didn’t want others to see me being dragged around by birds.
“…All right.”
Kania, who heard me, looked quite nervous and began to approach the birds.
“Stay away from me, Master.”
Eventually, she poked the owl’s side and spoke in a timid voice.
‘Did Kania have a phobia of birds?’
Maybe it’s just my mood, but for some reason, Kania seems to be afraid of owls.
“dream.”
“…Tsk.”
I don’t think it’s because of my mood.
As the owl cried in a low voice, Cania began to sweat.
In her current state, she would be able to easily deal with most high-level monsters. But why are we so obsessed with just one owl?
“Hey, I’m sorry, but I’m out of breath right now. So, can’t I just rest for a bit?”
Anyway, after failing to ask for help, I made a sad expression and started begging the two birds when a staircase appeared in front of me.
“…kuu.”
“coo.”
Then the two birds that continued to flap their wings stopped moving and sat on my shoulders.
“Master, are you okay?”
“…so so.”
Of course, there were no injuries, but the fact that I was dragged around by birds, even for a moment, hurt my pride a little.
However, since I didn’t want to reveal such a thing, I tried to keep a calm expression and opened my mouth.
“So, where are you going?”
Then, the two birds simultaneously raised their wings and started pointing somewhere.
“…under?”
After tilting my head for a moment, I went to the place they pointed, and there was a wall.
– Swish!
And at that moment, they began to fold their wings and point to the side.
‘…Guys, what are they really?’
Although I was momentarily suspicious of the two suspiciously intelligent birds, I soon hardened my expression and began to follow their directions.
“…We shouldn’t fight.”
He muttered with a very worried expression.
“Are you worried that you two might have had a fight?”
Then, Kania, who was following closely next to me, asked a question.
“At this point, there is no reason for the two of you to fight. So, wouldn’t it be more correct to say that there is a threat to the lives of those two?”
After hearing that, I smiled and said.
“If those two are together and there is a threat to their lives, the Demon Lord will have to come.”
“…ah.”
Serena is someone who can subdue people stronger than her with just one finger, and Perloce is the strongest one-on-one.
So, if something goes wrong when the two are together… it’s probably a problem between them.
At this point, only Serena and I know that Perloche is hiding something.
And seeing as the birds are trying to drag me somewhere, it seems like whatever happened, it happened inside the academy.
So, whatever happens, we can stop it as long as we get there quickly…
“As expected, I guess you’re worried?”
Kania, who had a blank expression on her face, quickly looked at me and spoke.
“You seem to know me very well these days, Kania.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
I was looking at her in the same way, but when the birds were staring at me, I sighed and quickened my steps.
.
“This place…?”
“It’s the academy’s basement.”
After that, I walked and walked hard for a long time until I arrived at the entrance to the basement of the academy.
‘Why did you lead me here?’
The academy’s basement, where there is no sunlight, is a quite interesting place.
Usually there is nothing and it is quiet, but sometimes it is used for training in preparation for dark warfare, so the events that occur here are quite serious.
If you don’t take the Great Evil route, a personal event with Perloche will occur here during your first year.
According to the prophecy, it is a very ticklish event, but of course, for me now, such a thing is just a luxury.
Anyway, during the Academy Siege event that occurs in the second year, this place becomes the students’ outpost.
If I survive until the third year, I can spend some quality time with one of the heroines here.
This basement, where many other miscellaneous events occur, may seem insignificant, but it is a very important place.
“First… I guess I should go in.”
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So, what exactly happened in the basement, the event maker, that made the birds react this way?
I’m not sure, but you won’t be able to find the answer unless you go into it.
“…sigh.”
With that thought in mind, I took a deep breath and slowly pushed the basement door open, feeling nervous.
– Sigh…
The old, rusty door opens, spreading unpleasant sounds everywhere.
“…under?”
I swallowed my saliva while looking at it, but then I saw the sight of the basement that came into my field of vision and my mouth fell open.
“What is all this…?”
It’s dizzy everywhere.
The few pieces of rusted or rotting furniture that were left in this basement were almost completely destroyed.
There were large cracks and pits in the basement floor.
The area around the basement was filled with a thick concentration of moon mana and so much holy power that Chania next to me couldn’t stand the numbness and hid behind me.
“”……””
And in the middle of it all, Serena is staring coldly at Perloche with her face covered by a fan.
Likewise, there was Perloce, who was glaring at Serena with both hands raised.
“what…”
I was unable to think properly for a while due to the shock of all those scenes entering my brain at once.
“…Did you really fight?”
Soon, he muttered with a cold expression on his face.
This was because Serena’s pose was a pose taken when simulating a fight with an opponent in front of her in her head, and Perloce’s pose was also taken when she was destroying something.
“No, why on earth…?”
Thanks to this, I’m seriously considering whether I should escape from this basement right now or risk my life to stop those two.
“…Fray?”
“Ah! You!!”
Suddenly, they both looked at me at the same time and started making happy expressions.
“I missed you.”
“You’re really here! I knew you would!”
As I was hesitating and taking a step back, the two women smiled and started talking.
What on earth?
“You guys… were fighting?”
“Yes, we were fighting.”
I, who was taken aback by the sudden change in the atmosphere, asked a question with a confused expression on my face, and Serena answered with a soft smile.
“Of course, it was for training purposes.”
“…Training level?”
As I tilted my head, Perloche joined the conversation with his signature fierce and goofy smile.
“Serena trained me!”
“you?”
“Yes! Serena is a really kind person… No, more than that, why did you come here!!”
“They brought them here?”
After hearing that, I looked at the birds sitting on my shoulder with a dumbfounded expression.
– Food duck!!
Then they flew up all at once and returned to their owners’ shoulders.
“…dream.”
“…nine?”
Eventually, the owl began to quietly avoid my gaze, and the pigeon began to tilt its head as if it was dissatisfied.
While I was glaring at those guys with a puzzled expression, I soon sighed and started asking questions.
“So, why are you guys here?”
“I told you before, right? We’re training…”
“Is there really a need to train here?”
No matter how corrupt Sunrise Academy is, it is a prestigious academy with a thousand-year history, so of course there is a training ground.
In other words, there is no reason to train in a dark and musty basement rather than a spacious and comfortable training ground.
“You’re right, Frey.”
As I looked at the two suspiciously after saying that opinion, Serena smiled and began to answer.
“However, the training we did was a bit special.”
“A little special training?”
“Yes, the training to ‘overcome the darkness’.”
After saying that, Serena glanced at Perloce, who was still smiling foolishly next to her, and said.
“You know very well that Mr. Perloche is afraid of the dark, right? That’s why it was necessary to train especially in the dark.”
“…That’s right! Frey, you never know when you might exploit my weakness! This is a special training!”
I stared blankly at Perloche, who was brightly revealing the fact that she was training to overcome her weaknesses out of fear of what I might do, and then I sighed and opened my mouth.
“But why is your partner Serena? Aren’t you closer to Klarna?”
“The light that Klarna gives off is too bright! That’s why there’s no point in training! And…”
Perloce looked at Serena for a moment before speaking and finished speaking with a bright smile.
“Serena said she’s the best and smartest, so she’s the right person to fight me!”
“…I didn’t say it so bluntly.”
Well, it would be impossible to train one-on-one with Perloce unless you were someone like Serena.
This is because she has the protection of the Sun God, who is no different from the strongest in a one-on-one match, and you have to actively adapt to her, who doesn’t know where she will go.
And, if that’s true, Serena…
You will be able to naturally investigate Perloche.
“…Well, I understand. Then I guess there’s nothing more to do.”
After thinking like that, I immediately opened my mouth with an expression of loss of interest.
“Take care of your pets properly so that something like this doesn’t happen next time.”
“yes.”
“Don’t say anything to Gugu! It’s time to eat well and grow well!”
After giving that slightly sincere advice, I was heading toward the exit while listening to Perloche shouting at me.
“Ah, Frey.”
“…huh?”
Suddenly Serena grabbed me and said,
“Chulup.”
“…!”
I licked my tongue.
“…goodbye.”
After what seemed like an eternity, Serena licked away the saliva that was stuck on each other’s lips.
“I think I’ll be able to give you good news soon.”
He quietly whispered that into my ear.
“Fray!!! What are you doing to Serena!!!”
“…Then, bye.”
“Oh, by the way, did you see the letter I sent!? If you did, please reply…!!!”
Eventually, in response to Perloche’s shouting words, she got away from me, smiled and waved her hand.
“…Wow.”
“Cania?”
After making a blank expression for a moment, I turned around and headed toward the exit. I tilted my head when I saw Kania suddenly gagging next to me.
“…Are you sick?”
“Oh, no.”
“If you’re sick, get some rest. At least for the slave market liberation mission that will be held in a few days.”
“…yes.”
I was worried about Kania and patted her on the back. Immediately, her expression changed to a softer expression and I started to go back to the dormitory with her.
The slave market mission is quickly approaching, so I think I should get some rest.
.
“…hmm.”
When Frey opened the door with Cania and went out, Serena’s expression, which had been smiling, froze coldly.
“What on earth is it?”
“…….”
Perloche came into her field of vision, sitting on a chair that had already been rolling around on the floor.
“You suddenly lost your mind and went on a rampage.”
Instead of his usual pure and cheerful expression,
“As soon as Frey comes, won’t he become fine?”
He had decadent and wide eyes.
“What are you… what are you?”
Serena asked her a question with wary eyes.
“…The next trial is the key.”
As he left the basement, ignoring her, Perloce muttered in a cold voice.
“Then, you have to tell the truth.”
Perloce had a bright smile on his face again.
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