Chapter 225: Tuition (1)
All festivals are over.
However, even after the festival was over, the heat remained like a residual fire, making the students feel strangely excited.
Still, students talked about happenings during the festival whenever three or more gathered.
“Did you hear? He said he was dating a girl in Class A for Fever Donation and a girl in Class B for Cold Weapons Donation.”
“Wow, when did they start dating? That’s what happens in the end.”
“They confessed during the fireworks at night during the festival. big~”
“uh? I heard that the newbie couple in Class B of the Fever Army broke up that day?”
“omg! That chicken meat CC is broken? This is a bit shocking.”
“The moment someone starts dating, someone breaks up… … Youth is mysterious.”
Who confesses to whom, who flirts with whom, who falls in love with whom, who fights with whom, who breaks up with whom… … Since it is a place where young people in their teens and 20s gather, love play is the hottest topic.
Other than that, rumors about someone getting drunk, throwing up, telling the truth, or taking a leave of absence were slowly spreading.
… … But above all else, this was the hottest topic.
“By the way, is it true that the Night Hound came to the academy during the festival?”
“Ugh. They said they came and tried to terrorize again. It’s creepy.”
“But the professors stopped me!”
“It is really scary. What did the Imperial Guard do? I’m not going to catch a villain like that quickly.”
“that’s right. You should put him in the ‘New Wave’ prison, such a villain.”
“But according to what I’ve seen myself, the night hounds are really incredibly strong.”
“Again, a new villain appeared. An unregistered black magician?”
“But the two villains fought. Thanks to that, the professors easily chased them away.”
“it’s a shame. It would have been better if we could have even made an arrest.”
Students who don’t know anything just chatter in a sunny tone.
The ‘Night Hound Incident’, which would have turned into a terrifying disaster if it had gone wrong, seemed to disappear just like that eerie gossip.
… … .
… … However, there is one student here who cannot just dismiss it as an urban legend.
“Guys.”
Student President Dolores. She shouted as she violently opened the door of the newspaper department.
“Who wrote this article!”
she asked in a slightly uneasy voice.
In Dolores’ hand was an article that hadn’t been published in the newspaper yet.
[Exclusive] The hound of the night, about its ferocity… …
-The evil deeds of the hounds of the night have gone too far. On October 00, the night hounds that attacked the academy, which could be said to be the future of the empire… … Young sprouts who will be responsible for the future of the empire must be protected… … The act aimed at this is anti-human and anti-national… … He is a villain who must be punished… … Meanwhile, the number of major facilities in the ecliptic destroyed by the night hound during the festival is the Imperial Bank, the Ecliptic Clock Tower, the Indulgentia Nursery, the Imperial Cemetery, etc… …
It is a bitter article condemning the night hound.
Dolores said, holding back her anger.
“The Night Hound came to the festival and made no fuss. The commotion was caused by the unknown black magician. Looking at this article, it seems like a night hound came to the festival and slaughtered the students. He is a criminal defined by the Empire, but at least the fact that he didn’t do anything special at the festival that day is the fact that the article should be less emotional and only list the facts… … After, done. So, who wrote this article?”
Then, Tudor, Sancho, Piggy, Bianca, Sinclair, etc., all of the newspaper staff shut up.
However, everyone was honest with their eyes.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … .”
Eyes all focused on one place.
It was right where Bikir was.
Dolores sighed.
“Bikir. It is you again.”
A child who constantly writes harsh criticism articles about what kind of grudge he has against the hounds of the night.
There was no reason to say that he was blaming criminals who were defined as evil by the empire.
However, Bikir only responds in his characteristic emotionless tone.
“This article was written under the direction of Professor Banshee, the club advisor.”
“Then why, when I’m not here… … ”
“Hasn’t Director Dolores been busy with student council work throughout the festival season? Coincidentally, during that period, I only had time and wrote the article in the direction the advisor instructed.”
If you look closely, these words are all right.
Dolores sighed lightly.
“This is an official from the Imperial Guard this morning. The ones who recently destroyed major facilities in the ecliptic, including the raid on the festival, are not the hounds of the night.”
At those words, all the newspaper members widened their eyes.
Dolores continued.
“Listening to the captain of the guard, the main weapon of the night hound is a knife. However, if you look at the recently discovered terror site, there are almost no knife marks. but… … .”
Dolores showed some Mana screenshots.
Collapse sites of destroyed clock towers, banks, mansions, etc.
There were only traces left on it, as if a huge snake had crawled on it.
“… … This is not a mark that can be made with a knife. Therefore, the culprit is a completely different villain.”
The Imperial Guard side identified a separate villain, not the ‘Night Hound’.
Its name is ‘Ms. Ouroboros, a heinous terrorist with unknown purpose.
“A monster whose gender is presumed to be female. The purpose of the terrorism is unknown, and the inaction is also unknown, but it is generally assumed to be a graduate level. Even the weapon used is unknown. All the witnesses are dead.”
All the students shuddered slightly at the appearance of the new villain.
If you are a graduate, you can be treated generously wherever you go in the empire. It is truly a being at the pinnacle of martial arts.
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If such a being has an evil heart and commits a terrorist act against an unspecified number of people in the empire, how great will the ripple effect be?
I have no idea how much blood will flow in the future.
The Hound of the Night, the Unregistered Warlock, and now Miss Ouroboros.
The fact that three terrifying villains are rampaging, the residents of the ecliptic will not be able to sleep at night because they are anxious.
Dolores has been adamant about this fact.
“So don’t blame all your misdeeds on the night hounds alone. I’m not taking sides, I’m just conveying the facts. Since there are three villains, shouldn’t we clearly distinguish the crimes committed by each one?”
Everyone nodded at her words. Because there was not a single corner wrong.
Vikir also nodded.
‘… … It doesn’t really matter.’
The reason Bikir harshly criticized the night hound was that he might one day be suspected of being a night hound.
Even if one day you get such suspicion, if you keep the image that has been critical of the night hound for a long time, there is a high possibility that it will be easy to avoid the line of suspicion.
Meanwhile.
While Bikir had other thoughts for a while, the conversation among the newspaper staff took a different course.
“By the way, what the hell is this ‘Miss Ouroboros’ villain?”
“All the eyewitnesses are dead, so there is no testimony. I don’t know what it looks like, its main weapon, or the purpose of the crime.”
“The only thing that has been revealed is that ‘it leaves a trail like a giant snake crawling’.”
“Another thing, it seems that the night hounds seem to follow the places where they are known to have been found.”
“Certainly, judging from the route you have traveled, it seems that you want to meet the night hound. Do you have any grudges?”
“But you’re not coming to the academy? The night hound was last seen at the academy.”
“Oh, I hope you don’t come. Even so, the professors’ vigilance has been further strengthened because of that, so they can’t come anymore, right?”
“… … But how did you know it was a woman?”
“They said that marks from wearing high heels were found around them. There were lipstick marks on the discarded vodka bottle.”
“What is the possibility of being an ordinary guy who enjoys wearing high heels and lipstick?”
“Of course it is possible. It’s common these days.”
Ms. Ouroboros. An unknown terrorist who destroys major facilities of the empire.
Vikir was already aware of her existence due to the information that Sindi Wendy gave her.
‘They say they’re after me.’
Why is she pursuing the night hound?
Whether the purpose was longing, resentment, or curiosity, Bikir was not very interested.
As long as it doesn’t get in the way when hunting demons, that’s it.
Rather, it can be said that I am more interested in the fingers and knitting needles that are diligently moving now.
Meanwhile.
Sinclair, who was next to her, admired Bikir’s knitting.
“Wow- hyung, are you really good at knitting?”
It is natural. Because no one will mend a combat uniform that was torn during the war.
Vikir felt the need to make the mask even harder due to this incident, so he was remaking the mask, cape, and mask with the skin of Cerberus he had caught a long time ago.
Since only the toughest and hardest part of Cerberus’ leather was used, it would not be torn again.
Of course, what I am sewing now is the collection of useless scraps from Cerberus’ hides.
Bikir was putting these pieces together to make a scarf.
“I tried making a scarf as a test. I don’t have to. will you have it?”
Bikir held out a scarf made from Cerberus’ hide to his friends.
A creature that exhibits great resistance to fire and poison.
However, Tudor, Sancho, Piggy, Bianca, and Sinclair do not recognize the subtlety of this leather and all just shake their heads.
“Ugh. What is that. It’s prickly and stinky.”
“I don’t like it because it smells pungent.”
“Even it is very heavy.”
“Who wears something like that!”
“Brother… … This is not good.”
Then Bikir nodded.
“but. It’s kind of like that when you eat.”
?????
A question mark appeared above each of the friends’ heads, one by one.
Sinclair stuttered.
“Brother. Did you eat this?”
Bikir kept his mouth shut and nodded slightly.
In the era of destruction, a desperate fight for survival had to eat anything to survive.
‘… … At that time, the battle of destruction at Fort Tochika was truly devastating.’
During the Tochika Extermination Battle, when he was surrounded in a deep trench and had to endure for days and days.
At that time, there was nothing to eat, so even leather boots had to be boiled and chewed.
“It tasted like eating rotten fish with spoiled milk after drying it in the strong sun.”
All of the friends who heard Bikir’s statement silently covered their mouths with their hands.
Right then.
“hey! Bikir! A letter has arrived for you!”
Outside the window, a senior is seen waving at Bikir.
A notification slip was delivered to Bikir in an envelope.
It wasn’t just Bikir, but also Tudor, Sancho, Piggy, Bianca, and Sinclair.
“… … This?”
Bikir tore open the envelope and took out what was inside.
In writing, the following was indicated:
<Information on payment of tuition fees for the first semester>
-Name: Bikir
-University: Colosseo
– Faculty: Donation of Cold Weapons
-Department: Archery
-Class: Class B
-Student number: 20
– Grade: 1
-Semester: 1
– Category: Tuition (A)
-tuition: … … G
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It was something that some students would pass without thinking about, but to others it would be a terrifying message.
