97. Definitive Victory
The case of Casey, a blunt-looking transfer student, was short but powerful.
He had a small and delicate appearance on the outside, so I didn’t think so, but when he heard that he had shaken off the corn, everyone couldn’t say it openly, but they remembered someone in the same class.
A nightmare in which his small and cute appearance changed into a demon-like figure as soon as he touched it and cut off his leg.
Everyone whispered and avoided Casey, but he himself thought it was more comfortable that way.
Atlas asked Casey to make friends while he came to the academy, but Casey thought that as long as he had Atlas, he would not need any more human relationships.
I liked being scary rather than being easygoing.
But among those students, there was only one person who confidently approached Casey.
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“Would you mind taking a moment?”
“… What happened?”
At the academy, everyone is wearing restrained outfits, but they were pursuing something a little more flashy as if they were showing off.
Dorothy Woodville’s light brown hair, like well-dried wood, slicked in two strands and her dark green eyes shone.
She was brimming with confidence, looking at Casey with great interest.
“I want to build a friendship. I won’t bother you, so can we talk for a minute?”
“I’m a person who doesn’t have fun, so I will lose interest quickly.”
Casey declined Woodville’s offer.
She asked me to talk like this a little while ago, so I followed her and got into a strange trouble.
The female student who tried to use her magic was still glaring at Casey from the corner of her class.
“No, obviously we can get to know each other.”
But Woodville did not back down.
“First of all… That’s right. Looks like you’ve got yourself into a nuisance, can you help keep the flies out? It’s not a debt, it’s just a gift from me.”
Casey heard that and became more wary of Woodville.
One of the words that Atlas always taught him was to be most wary of those who show kindness without paying for the first time.
Now that I think about it, Atlas himself is a person who fits those words, but I don’t know what he was thinking when he said that.
“There is nothing I can or want to do for you.”
“It doesn’t matter. I adore talented people like you.”
Although she was once again rejected, Woodville did not give up and continued to approach Casey.
“I don’t want anything great. I just want you to be friends with me. If you don’t like it after the conversation, you can ignore me from then on.”
“… “
Atlas asked me to make friends my own age while I was at the Yiwang Academy.
Won’t it matter at least once?
If you don’t think it’s a good fit for you, you can ignore it from now on.
“Once in a while is good.”
“When is the next lecture? If you have the time, I know a good place.”
Dorothy Woodville greeted me with a bright smile.
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I met Andy after a long time.
She approached with a vicious air and first knelt down and begged.
“I also found out this morning..!! The captain sent me a direct message, so what choice did I have!!”
I didn’t get angry because it was a fact that I inferred to some extent.
After explaining what happened, it ended with Casey taking care of the incident this time.
But anyway, if you knew that the captain ordered you to come, you should take care of it yourself. Do you have any other options?
Now that I think about it, it’s even more disgusting?
I’ll have to pamper you later.
After that, Andy told me about the meeting that was held this morning.
“Hunting Festival?”
“Didn’t you decide not to do the midterm skill evaluation this time? I came up with a proposal to do it instead.”
Generally, the hunting festival is a hunting festival.
The hunting festival held at the academy is a festival in which the monsters that live naturally are hunted and points are earned by dividing the area into the ‘black forest’, which is a generally dangerous area.
After the professors investigate the black forest in advance, they set aside a safe zone using magic or artifacts,
It is a very fun aristocratic game in which monsters that can be properly caught are separately released and students hunt in the area.
I knew they were doing it like a festival in between, but it’s the first time I’ve heard that they’re doing it instead since the midterm skill evaluation was canceled.
“How long has it been since the Mine Terrorism took place… Aren’t you crazy?”
“Isn’t it? But it has its own truth.”
Andy explained why hunting is a good content.
“The hunting festival is a place where students can test their skills to some extent while creating a festive atmosphere. It would be ridiculous to replace all assessments with this, but it might give some extra points to the participating students.”
“It’s only beneficial to the hardworking kids.”
Only those who learn combat directly can receive additional points in the hunting festival.
Even within the Five Pillars, like Perda and Phrygia, there are quite a few students who have little to do with combat, and there’s no way that kids who play with a pen won’t be so happy that their performance goes only to the combat department at the academy.
“It’s not just that. Since the hunting festival is a festival, there are many things to enjoy even if you don’t hunt monsters.
The hunting festival isn’t that difficult, and it only releases monsters that can be caught if you put in enough effort, so you can think of combat departments as a way to relieve stress…
Since bad incidents happen in a row, they seem to care about things that they couldn’t do anything about. They seem to want to show that they are alive and well.”
“Then what if I buy that and explode….”
Until now, it was said that all hunting festivals were conducted under strict control, but it is unknown whether the hunting festival that will be held this time will be so.
The accident that occurred in the dungeon was completely under control, but it was a mess because a higher-level existence appeared that overshadowed the control.
As I worried, Andy put her arms around her and leaned her back.
“The principal or the initiator will take care of it, what does a low-level person like me care about…”
During the meeting, Andy grumbled with a sullen expression as if something had happened that she didn’t like.
“Who is the originator?”
“Professor Buckingham.”
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I made time between lectures and had a private meeting with Shaara.
I’m really wandering around.
It’s only a few minutes in terms of time, but they were always changing seats.
This time, it was held in an empty club room, but whoever prepared it, simple refreshments were prepared in the club room this time as well.
I just asked for a cup of warm milk the other day, and there was a cup of warm white milk on the table.
“I remembered what you said.”
I grabbed her handle and took a sip.
The breathtaking temperature, which could easily be felt as hot, was exquisite.
“I prepared as you said. Does it suit your taste?”
“Well, that’s good. Thanks as always.”
“… Of course it should be done.”
When I said thank you, Shara’s face turned slightly red.
“You know I’m a transfer student this time, right?”
“Yes, I heard it beforehand. Do you know… Do you?”
“You and I are like family, so please don’t quarrel just in case.”
“… I will familiarize myself with it.”
My expression darkened when I said that they were like family.
I have no choice but to take Casey’s side if I don’t tell her and she touches Casey like she did to me.
Shara lowered her head, as if she understood the meaning.
The angle was good.
“Yes”
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“…!”
Shaara lowered her head and stroked her head. Her shoulders twitched greatly.
It was a small round table, so it was within arm’s reach of her.
Shaara’s head is small and well-shaped, and the long, voluminous hair is fluffy, which I really like.
“Chara, you and that child are very important to me, so we don’t fight each other.”
“… Yes… Yes eh…”
She seemed to be holding it in as best she could, but I could see the corners of Shara’s mouth twitch.
After being petted for a few seconds, when her touch stopped, she kept her posture in case she wanted to do more.
“Then let’s get straight to the point. The ‘hunting system’ is being discussed at the faculty meeting today.”
The corner of her mouth was slowly rising.
“I just heard it too. Will that be a big problem?”
“It is not a problem that the hunting festival is held, but the person who proposed it is a problem.”
“Professor Buckingham?”
“…Your hunting festival is most likely a trap.”
“Is that a trap?”
She thought the old man was exhausted, but he still looks upright.
“Yes, Professor Buckingham still holds a grudge against Master Atlas. It doesn’t get the favor of other professors, but if you’re cornered, you can go out on your own.
I thought he wouldn’t do anything, but seeing that he volunteered to hold a hunting festival, it seems highly likely that he has other plans.”
She knew because she had to enter the academy, but she had never heard of a hunting festival being held.
As expected, the flow of the original was messed up.
Now, there is nothing to refer to other than rough character settings and background knowledge.
“The headmaster seems to have liked it, so it looks like the hunting festival will be held after all… Why don’t you participate because all the bonus points are anyway?
If Atlas-sama doesn’t even participate, no matter what they plot, it won’t even work.”
“Um….”
I thought about it.
Seeing that Shaara is speaking so strongly, it seems that Buckingham clearly expressed a lot of plotting.
There have already been two incidents at the academy.
Is it really okay if I just don’t participate?
If they’re really targeting me, I wouldn’t cancel the plan just because I didn’t participate, but wouldn’t it be possible to make a mess by releasing monsters at a regular festival booth?
In the meantime, I came to a very simple conclusion.
“Then… Shall we play?”
“Yes..?”
I know who’s going to cheat, so why should I stay still?