03. Find him
The academy is within the Empire, but it is the most remote part of the Empire.
That doesn’t mean it’s located on the border, but it’s close to the heart of the empire, but it’s in a special environment that’s isolated. It’s location is a remote island floating in the sea near the capital.
There are two ways to get to the academy. The first is via the only bridge connecting the island to the mainland, and the second is by boat.
Most people get there by boat, unless they are seasick.
There is a bridge, but at most it is only two lanes open, so it is often blocked by traffic jams, so the problem is that there is no great advantage except that it is cheaper than the ferry fare.
As dawn breaks, colorful wagons start arriving at the dock one by one, each wearing a badge containing the crest of their family.
The bodyguards fight with each other, and the occasional enemy family encounters a sense of tension as if they would draw their swords at any moment.
A full-fledged fight is starting at the dock waiting for the ship.
Arriving ahead of time and getting ready to board, I sat nearby and examined the insignia on those wagons.
‘… The white wolf is Seymour.. The pattern on the rock is Russell. Elves said they weren’t coming last time, but they finally came.’
From venerable nobles to rich bourgeois, powerful families from all over the empire flock to the port.
Today is the day of the academy’s entrance ceremony.
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The admission procedure was too simple.
I just kept walking to the place I was told to go.
There are two main ways to enter the academy. The first is to pass a normal test.
The signboard of the academy, which promises to nurture talents who can entrust the future of the empire, is still there,
If you take a very difficult test and get good grades, anyone can enter the academy, regardless of status.
However, you have to come directly to the academy to take the test,
Even if you pass, if you don’t get the highest score, you won’t get a scholarship.
School uniforms, teaching aids, textbooks, and other high-end items that are difficult for farmers to afford cannot be purchased.
Nevertheless, everyone who could see the buds knocked on the door of the academy, and numerous talents that went through adversity bloomed splendidly.
This is the most normal way, and it is said that in the past, most students entered this way.
In the past,
“Yes, I checked the ‘letter of recommendation’ well!!”
When I handed out the ‘letter of recommendation’ with the academy’s official seal along with the admission documents, they confirmed the authenticity of the letter of recommendation with magic and welcomed me.
Letter of recommendation when just boarding, letter of recommendation when getting off, letter of recommendation when arriving at the academy building,
My admission procedure was completed simply by showing a letter of recommendation at each gateway.
Yes, the second way to enter the academy is this letter of recommendation.
Now, most students enter this way.
Originally, it is said that only 10% of all students entered the academy with this letter of recommendation, but now more than half of the students enter the academy with this letter of recommendation.
This is because this letter of recommendation, which allows students to be admitted directly without any verification process by simply showing it, is distributed only to families carefully selected by the academy.
Only the dean knows how and how many letters of recommendation are distributed.
‘Then… He entered the academy, so I should look for him first.’
No matter what the reason, since you came to the academy, there are things you need to do first.
It is to find the ‘main character’ of the novel.
If this world flows based on that novel, ‘Academy’s Devil Slayer’, all events will flow around the main character.
Until now, I was too busy taking care of myself, so I didn’t even think about investigating it, but now I regret it.
“Hey, are you lost?”
I was sitting on a bench staring at the front door, when someone started talking to me.
The well-groomed blonde hair with pale color gleams like gold dust, and the bold amber eyes contain me.
You can feel the elegance in every gesture, just like a good-breed cat.
‘It’s annoying,’
It was the first time I saw her, but I knew who she was.
She is River Seymour, who appears as the main character’s rival in the novel.
As the heir of the famous Seymour family, she has a strong sense of self-respect befitting her good lineage and was educated to value her balance, so she often bumped into the main character who was always thinking only of revenge.
What business do I have?
“I know where the auditorium is,”
“Then why are you sitting here, you look like a freshman… are you really going to skip school from the day of the entrance ceremony?”
It must have been annoying to see everyone move around for the entrance ceremony, but I was the only one standing still.
“I’m waiting for my friend, I’ll go with him when he comes.”
“Um… Then it will come right in. I’ll see if it comes from inside or not.”
When I told them why, they seemed to agree, but River joined the crowd and moved to the auditorium, giving them a questionable look.
‘I’m not going to the entrance ceremony, whether it comes or not… Couldn’t he remember this?’
It sounds like you have to go, but in reality the academy doesn’t penalize you for not participating in the entrance ceremony.
It’s just a loss of not being able to impress others at the entrance ceremony.
It’s not even a party where you can have a conversation inside, so there’s no reason to attend.
The buzzing crowds around disappeared and only silence lingered.
It seems that the entrance ceremony has begun in the auditorium.
It will take some time for the children of the house to come to the entrance ceremony, as it is said that they will not only make unnutritious noises with a lot of pretense, but will also have a splendid performance.
The web novel ‘Academy’s Devil Slayer’ has no illustrations for the main character.
I can only guess what the main character looks like from the written description.
But I didn’t worry about not recognizing the main character.
‘There’s no way I wouldn’t recognize him.’
As described, the main character of this novel was a madman who could be seen even from a distance.
Red hair as if covered in blood, a tightly shut mouth between wrinkled eyebrows frowning at all times,
It was said that the sunken cheeks from an impoverished life gave a strong impression as if seeing a ghost in a dark place.
Someone came through the front door.
‘Did you come?!’
As soon as I saw the bright red hair gasping through the front door, I inadvertently jumped up from my seat.
The bright red hair comes down to the back, the body is slender, but the cute round eyes give the impression of looking young.
Maybe… He may have been the main character, but his proportions were well-proportioned and his chest stood out. I couldn’t identify her at first because she was far away, but when I looked closely, she was a girl.
‘No… She’s a woman… She’s not.’
Her hair color was similar, so I couldn’t believe it, but when I looked again, it wasn’t just her chest that was standing up, she was wearing a girl’s school uniform. Her excitement cooled and she sat down on her bench again.
She’s not quite as good as the main character who hasn’t arrived yet, but she’s late for the entrance ceremony, and when she realizes that there are no other students around, she looks around restlessly and makes eye contact with me sitting on a bench in the distance.
I thought it was like a squirrel jumping, but it reached right in front of my nose before I knew it.
I thought it would take more time because her running form was timid, but her feet are quite fast.
She was breathing heavily and jumping wildly. I don’t know if it was because she was embarrassed or because she was embarrassed, but her face changed like a beetroot.
“Ph..P.. Excuse me ahh… Do you know where the entrance ceremony is held?”
“See that blue roof over there? I’m doing it in that building.”
“Thank you!!”
I simply gave directions, but politely bowed and even said hello.
Well, yes no.
Despite having the same red hair, the protagonist of Devil Slayer is not a human child.
There is no way that the main character who became a demon to kill the demon could laugh so innocently.
It’s been quite a while for that guy, when will he come back…
“Yellow brooch.. Uh… Are you a ‘freshman’ like me? Aren’t you going to attend the entrance ceremony?”
“Ah, I am waiting for someone,”
“I don’t know who it is, but they must be very close to me for waiting for me like this. He is good!”
I just said I was waiting, but I didn’t say I knew him.
Actually, we don’t even know each other.
I didn’t even want to know.
I just want to know from now on.
“If you enter from the middle, you might get filmed for nothing, but it would be better if you just didn’t go in. There is no disadvantage in not participating.”
“I can’t help it because I’m late hahahaha…
Still, what happened happened.
Even if it’s a bit late, I think you should participate! Thanks for letting me know!”
She greeted her with a refreshing smile and headed to the auditorium where her entrance ceremony was being held.
If you open the door while it is in full swing, you will get attention in a bad way, but you have great courage.
Still, he’s a kind boy who is rare to say hello until the end.
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I see students coming out of the auditorium one or two at a time.
In the end, the main character did not appear until after the entrance ceremony.
Not a single student entered the main gate through the bridge.
What happened? Seymour and Russell both entered the academy.
This year is the year when the main story begins in earnest.
A variable in this novel… Did I do anything wrong?
The only redhead I noticed.. It reminds me of that girl from earlier.
‘Because what happened happened.’
Come to think of it, I’ve heard it a lot.
Where did you hear that… I think it was the main story…
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No way?
“Is he the main character?”
How can a male protagonist who is crazy about revenge change like that?!