188 – I Wonder (1)
Early morning.
Alps visited the [Cult of Light].
The purpose of the visit is to confess.
Confession is generally a religious ceremony in which one confesses one’s sins to a priest and asks for forgiveness.
However, we also provide counseling for other concerns. For example, there are concerns such as family affairs and dating history that cannot be easily confided to even close friends.
Concern counseling is quite popular among students. This is because there is a strict principle that priests must never disclose what they have heard to ‘anyone’ no matter what.
Of course, Alps doesn’t have a single person who can be called a friend, so he is the only person the priest of the Order can confide in.
“·······.”
Alps walked toward the confessional located behind the podium.
Confession consists of two rooms. There is a thin wall with windows between each room.
Between the windows, there are blinds enchanted with deterrence magic, so it is impossible to see the face between the priest and the believer.
Alps stood in front of the confessional.
‘Uh…’
However, there was a guest. Of course, you can’t see inside from the outside.
What kind of difficulties did this person have to visit the confessional at such an early hour-
With that thought in mind, Alps waited for her turn at a distance.
─It must have been about 20 minutes.
Suddenly- The door opened, and the believer came out.
‘Uh, uh…? Why is that person here?’
It was a woman Alps knew well.
Her name is Piel. She is the second-in-command of the Department of Bravery.
Of course, they don’t know each other at all, and only the Alps know one-sidedly.
“·······.”
Piel quickly passed the Alps and left the church with her face reminded of her somewhere.
Even a person with such a blessed talent has hard times-
Alps thought so, and he entered the high school.
Kiki-
Alps, sitting on a chair, looked at the window in front of him and said.
“Hello. Sorry for the early morning, priest.”
“You are welcome. These days, it’s festival season, so I’m rather glad that the church members don’t visit the church. What kind of trouble did you have to take a precious step?”
The woman’s voice coming through the window was surprisingly warm.
Alps opened her eyes wide.
‘Are there any female priests in the church?’
Blind’s cognitive reduction magic applies not only to appearance, but also to voice.
Even so, it is possible to distinguish between genders.
‘Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now!’
If it’s a female priest, it’s even better.
Leaving the question behind, Alps opened her mouth.
“That… I’m not here to confess my faults. I came here to see if I could get some advice because I had a problem.”
“May the grace of the great Renimid reach you. Whatever your concerns, I will listen to them wholeheartedly.”
“That’s why… I recently received an offer to recruit an Aid from someone I hadn’t even thought of… It was so unexpected—”
So Alps began the story of yesterday’s [Night of Lights].
* * *
12:59 P.M.
Theo, who arrived at the reception desk one minute before the start of the martial arts competition, completed registration for the competition.
Martial Arts Competition is the main event of the Academy Festival, unlike the entertainment competitions Theo has participated in so far.
Because of that, the martial arts tournament is held in a dedicated arena within the Faculty of Engineering. This is the same arena where the previous Knight Faculty Evs Ei tournament was held.
“All martial arts contest participants, please gather behind the stage~”
The event official spoke loudly into the loudspeaker.
The students, including Theo, rushed to the back of the stage.
Theo glanced around with a nonchalant expression.
‘Hmm. After all, I don’t think it’s the most popular competition, so I participated a lot.’
Even at a rough estimate, it seems to be around 500 people.
I saw quite a few familiar faces.
‘The Faculty of Braves is…Tarkan, Kazim, and Travis.’
Tarkan, Kazim, a member of the Noctar Orc Cartel.
Despite being ranked 188th in the school year, Travis achieved a career high by advancing to the semi-finals in the former College of Engineering Ewha Womans University Tournament.
‘Knight Faculty is … Silus, Julia, Jacob. And Irene.’
Faculty of Knights Silus, who teamed up with Neike in this vs. This tournament.
Julia is the only one among the first-years of the Faculty of Knights who possesses master-level characteristics, and is the practical No. 1 In the Knights Division.
Faculty of Knights Jacob, who teamed up with Travis in this vs. This tournament.
And Irene.
There were many strong players.
All eligible students participated.
Of course, not a single undergraduate magician participated. This is because the use of attack and abnormal status magic is prohibited in martial arts tournaments.
The students gathered at the back of the stage turned their heads to and fro.
“All the kids who said they were good in each department participated. I can see Travis, Julia and Irene…”
“Ah, I hope the matches come out well. Let’s go as far as the round of 64!”
“Huu ············· I must wake up.”
While the students were buzzing, a group of orcs approached Theo.
There was no one to block the front of about 20 orcs. The students, who were overwhelmed by the momentum, voluntarily left their seats.
“Oh. You participated too, Theo.”
“Did you train a lot?”
Tarkan and Kazim, who were at the head of the group, looked at Theo and their tusks chattered.
The two are in charge of Noktar’s right and left arms, respectively. All the orcs, including the two, had small and large wounds on their bodies.
Theo smiled lightly.
“To some extent. You guys must have been very fierce.”
“Of course. This time, I will teach the Lizardmen about the greatness of Orcs.”
Having said that, Tarkan and Kazim turned around and looked at the orcs with fierce eyes.
“”Is everyone ready!””
Then all the orcs raised their thick, muscular arms.
“Of course, I am ready. Tarkan, Kazim!”
“Make the Orcs Great Again!”
“Down with Lizardman! The true owner of the desert is an orc!”
“Let’s dedicate the supply and demand of the Lizardmen to the great war god!”
The heat reminiscent of a meeting place of fanatics.
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The other contestants, startled, only looked at the orcs with fearful eyes.
When the Orcs were shouting loudly to overthrow the Lizardmen.
“Damn it, stupid Orcs.”
“Orcs have no manners. Did you guys charter here? Stop whining.”
A group of about 20 Lizardmen walked in front of the Orc group.
Like the Orcs, there were two Lizardmen at the head of the pack.
Tar Khan smiled like a demon, raising the corners of her mouth. He looked at the two Lizardmen at the head of the pack.
“Shut up. Grendor, Kurok. I was too scared to say anything.”
Grendor, Kurok laughed, shaking the horn on his head.
“Huh. Perhaps it’s because he’s a stupid orc, so his way of thinking is fragmentary.”
“I agree with you, Grendor. To think that a guy with a reputation of second place in the rankings would do such a lame provocation.”
A group of Lizardmen and a group of Orcs stared at each other and confronted each other.
A touch-and-go situation. Most of the participants looked at the Lizardmen and Orcs with fearful eyes.
But Theo, as usual, had a nonchalant face.
‘Hmm. Contrary to what Noktar said, both Orcs and Lizardmen have similar injuries.’
It looked like it would be a pretty fun match.
Grendor and Kurok are members of the Lizardman Cartel.
Both of them are students of the College of Bravery, and they are in charge of the right and left arms of ‘Shagrod’, the head of the Lizardman Cartel, respectively.
Grendor looked at Theo and opened his mouth.
“This is the first time I’ve greeted you like this. Nice to meet you, Theo. My name is Grendor. Your bravery and erudition are a hot topic among us.”
Grendor held out his hand to Theo. His palms were covered with all sorts of calluses.
Theo grabbed Grendor’s hand.
“Nice to meet you, Grendor. You must have trained hard. I hope it will be a good match.”
“Thank you. By the way, I’d recommend not hanging out with stupid orcs. Their stupidity will have a bad effect on you.”
Hearing Grendor’s words, Tarkan smiled like a demon.
“Is it alienation to just do it? Nasty, Grendor. And Theo is already an honorary orc. It passed unanimously a few days ago.”
At Tarkan’s words, the orcs all looked at Theo.
“Theo! Theo! Theo! Theo!”
“Theo is an orc just by punishing the wizards!”
“Don’t do ugly tricks, Lizardmen! Theo is Noctar’s friend!”
The Lizardmen snorted.
“What bullsh*t, you stupid Orcs. Don’t color Theo with your stupidity!”
“Yes, just looking at his intelligence, Theo is an honorary lizardman. We hate wizards too!”
“Shagrod also acknowledged Theo. Theo is Shagrod’s friend!”
Orcs and Lizardmen all raised their voices and slandered each other.
All the participants whispered while looking at Theo, who became the center of the topic.
Theo frowned.
‘······These f*ckers.’
Because it was sold by the dog.
[Twisted Noble Dignity] Works properly. A throbbing pain rises from deep within.
Theo screamed inwardly.
Did Theo get along with the lizardmen? It’s cute that not just women but warring gangs also fight over him lol