Damn Academy chapter 120

120 – The Circulatory System (22)

“Answer me.”

Cecile lightly hugged my waist and patted me. Over her shoulder, Tricia’s eyes met.

“Sister….”

Trisha tugged on Cecil’s collar as she fidgeted.

It was only then that Cecil released her restraints.

The atmosphere is a bit messy. She wondered what had happened to Cecile that caused her to suddenly embrace, and she had no idea what to say in this situation.

“Li, Lilith!”

And then a boy hurriedly ran in front of Lilith. He grabbed Lilith’s wrists with both hands and spewed gibberish.

“Lilith, I’m glad you’re safe. I was in such a hurry then… I didn’t know what to do. I….”

Lilith stubbornly removed his hand without saying anything.

They both came here worrying about their friend, but the scenery is completely opposite.

Just as we were contemplating how to rectify this atmosphere, a tall woman approached us just in time.

Jet-black hair down to her thighs. Thick eyelashes. She wasn’t as tall as Silverine, but she was a mysterious beauty who belonged to the axis of height.

Judging by the circumstances, she was Professor Candinella.

Although it was my first time meeting her, I felt like she knew me.

“There are two days left in the practice period, are you guys going to continue?”

Everyone’s eyes turn to Candinella. She continued.

“The kids in this room will consider the circumstances and give them extra points. It’s amazing enough that you’ve come this far while suffering from marauders and nibbling on squirrels and mushrooms. You can expect top grades.”

Cecil quietly exchanged glances with her teammates before opening her mouth.

“We will stop here.”

Victor stepped forward and said.

“Sorry. It was my fault for leading the team members astray. I will take the punishment sweetly.”

Candinella shook her head.

“This is not your fault. You will have to accompany me to investigate the circumstances of the accident, but there will be no disciplinary action. Calm down.”

Candinella looked at me with a benevolent smile on her lips.

“What are we going to do with our masked idol who adheres to mysticism?”

Tricia giggled beside her.

“Mask idol. Cute!”

Cecil looked at her and secretly covered Tricia’s mouth.

Do you want more? Even if the other kids went further, they would be rejected by the circulatory system. If we go back here, there is no reason to go through the danger zone and eat energy-dense food.

Above all, we won the favor of the forest spirits. I’m nearing the end of the practice, but I’m going to use this for now and finish it.

I looked at Luna for a while. She noticed my intentions and nodded her head.

“We will do it again.”

“You look confident, good.”

Candinella spun around, took a few steps, and then, as if there was something she hadn’t said, rushed her body and said.

“Oh, and you want to see me personally after practice.”

“… All right.”

I don’t know what you’re talking about. Should I wear a mask?

Anyway, when I saw Professor Candinella, I suddenly thought of Sylverine. She is a young and good-looking magic professor, so I can’t help but be reminded of Silverine.

How is Sylverin doing? She wonders if she still stays in the saints.

With the appearance of the professor, the situation ended like that.

Professor Candinella led about 20 students, excluding the two of us, and prepared to leave.

Soon after, they started moving in a row like ducklings following a mother bird.

Cecile ceased to be in the ranks and rushed back to me.

“Candy!”

Did he decide to fall out?

“Go ahead. Then I will be lost.”

“After we broke up like this, I thought I wouldn’t see you again for a few more weeks. Don’t go to sleep and contact me often. Understand?”

I can take off my mask and meet whenever I want in everyday life, but from Cecile’s point of view, it must be that one of my friends disappears without a trace again.

Now I understand the attitude of trying to build intimacy in a hurry. When I look at the kids I take with me, they seem to be the type who are secretly weak in affection.

“See you again.”

“I like you because you look like a stone.”

“… ?”

“I’ll go, see you again.”

Cecil waved her hand and went back.

I looked at the others. Tricia was no different from Cecil, and Shion took her eyes off her for a moment, and she disappeared somewhere.

Lilith stood at a distance, looked in my direction with a look full of things inside, and then moved on.

Me and Luna turned in the opposite direction everyone was going. I missed warm blankets and soft beds, but I couldn’t end it like this.

After entering the forest and moving forward for a while, forest spirits like stuffed toys appeared around us and walked side by side.

Some guys tapped my feet, and I was startled by myself and ran to Luna.

“Can I trust these guys?”

“… Huh.”

The spirits of the forest offered to give them a ‘gift’ in return for helping them.

We thought of checking this gift one last time and returning.

Even if they repeatedly asked the spirits, they said they would not be able to meet the phantom beast, so they gave up on the ‘love potion’.

I just hope that the gifts these guys give you are worth the potion.

The spirits took the lead and guided us.

“How far is it?”

“That… I won’t tell you.”

I didn’t think it was a big deal, wondering how much longer I had to go, but that was a mistake.

Four or five hours later, even when the sun had completely set and the sky was full of dark clouds, we had to keep walking.

I tried to say something out of fear that she might be playing a trick on us, but I gave up because Luna firmly trusted the forest spirit.

I had to trust her as much as Luna believed in me.

With Luna relying on her summoned fire sphere for her vision, she progressed until her midnight was finally approaching a new terrain.

It was a forest of luminous plants.

Unknown flowers as big as the palm of my hand were blooming here and there, and soft light came out like a lantern.

Every time the wind blew, the trees swayed and shook off silver powder like clusters of stars. The lights seemed to hit the waves.

Even Luna, who seldom shows an emotional reaction, let out a small exclamation.

“Wow….”

“….”

When the spirits of the forest saw it, they jumped and jumped in delight. Then he stamped her feet as if he had more to show.

We continued our steps.

And a small lake appeared in front of us. It was a very beautiful place.

There was no moonlight, but the aquatic plants growing on the bottom of the lake glowed with emerald light.

The spirits stamped their feet and pointed to a place.

In the center of the lake, there was a large rock protruding like an island.

And there lay a deer with pure white fur.

With golden horns sprouting out of nowhere.

It was exactly the same as the appearance of the phantom beast that I learned while taking the Circulatory System class.

Luna and I exchanged glances for a while. And I took a dip in the lake first, and Luna took my hand and took hers afterward.

The water level was shallow enough to submerge the lower half of the body at most.

And a few spirits followed us and swam across the water.

We headed for the rocky island, raising the current in the calm lake.

Luna and I climbed slowly over it and checked the deer.

There was no movement, and the body was sunken like a stuffed toy.

Looking at it, the backskin was split in half and the inside was empty.

“He wasn’t dead.”

“… Huh.”

This was a pupa that remained after molting.

The spirits couldn’t help us directly meet the phantom beast, but they knew exactly what we needed and reciprocated.

“Is it okay if I take the horn?”

At my question, Luna nodded her head.

I drew my wooden sword and carefully cut off one of the horns.

“Let’s leave the rest to our juniors.”

This time Luna put a smile on her lips and nodded her head.

“Yes… !”

My juniors also need to get a chance, and the spirits also need to have a negotiating card that they can use against humans.

And a faint blue light leaked out from under the beast’s fur.

The spirits of the forest jumped up and gave me a signal.

When I lifted up the fur, the blue herb underneath caught my eye.

It was the Blue Soul Herb. I don’t know what it means to find this only now.

Luna told me with her face that she didn’t understand after hearing her spirit’s words.

“This is… Even if you don’t need it now, a deal that will help you a lot on your next journey.”

“The next journey… ?”

What are you talking about? Maybe one day I’ll step back into the circuit of Soderton, but I won’t be stopping here anytime soon.

Maybe he was talking to Luna.

“Luna, will you stop by here again?”

“No…. It’s like talking to you, Damian.”

Did I even see my future? I want to refrain from living in the wild for a while. I hope my next itinerary will be the Saints with Silverin. It’s because I miss Sylverine especially these days.

The spirits laughed and waved at us.

Across the lake we passed, the spirits also stood and waved their hands in unison. As if to say goodbye.

Then a light wind blew for a while, and the spirits disappeared.

For a moment, the world seemed to have stopped.

I looked at the place where the spirits were standing and took the blue soul herb and stood up.

Then, he dipped himself in the water and held out his hand to Luna.

“Let’s go.”

***

That night while camping, I had a dream.

I had a dream in which a fawn with bud-like antlers walked into our camp, bowed in greeting, and disappeared into the light.

It was a dream without much meaning.

Curiously, when I told Luna about her dream in the morning, she said that she had the same dream.

Putting the hazy mood behind for a while, we set out on our way out of the circulatory system.

Thanks to the relaxation, my steps were light.

“Funny things… I’ll show….”

“Huh?”

While taking a short break, Luna played a trick by placing the horns of a phantom beast on a wolf’s head. Seeing the wolf gasping with her tongue out in bewilderment, she gasped to herself.

She couldn’t relate to her sense of humor, but it was comforting to see her more relaxed. Seeing her open face made her feel a little more friendly.

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With such a relaxed mind, we headed back the way we came.

Around noon, Luna’s wolf, who had gone out on patrol, ran in front of us, barking urgently.

After talking with the spirit, Luna said with a slightly surprised expression.

“There is a person who has fallen.”

“Let’s go.”

We hurriedly followed the wolf to where the man was. Didn’t deviate too far from the road.

Somewhere in the woods they reached, a girl lost her mind and fell face down on the ground. Looking at it, it was on the footprints we left the day before.

A manly outfit that exposes the lower half of the body. Black hair, as if I had seen it somewhere. And a blue sword handle.

It was Zion.

My clothes are damp because of the morning dew. His body was as cold as ice, but fortunately he was breathing.

Looking at the situation… He passed out while chasing us.

The words ‘Let’s just leave it alone’ rose to the tip of my chin.