“Everything has come. Just do your best!”
The walls of the academy, ten meters high, were approaching. Although the members of the crew died from exhaustion and starvation, joy bloomed on their faces as well.
“It is home.”
“Ha, I’m in tears.”
The bent student’s back straightened, and their crawling speed increased. Due to the resistance of the academy wizards, this place is not under the control of witches. The sunny spring weather was like a welcoming message congratulating them on their return.
10 minutes to walk like that.
They finally made it to the East Gate entrance of the Academy.
The man standing in front of the door was a face Hansoo knew. However, the words handed to Hansoo, who raised his hand to welcome him, were not greetings.
“dress.”
“… Hey man.”
“dress!”
“… Frantimo.”
The opponent lowered the crossbow he was holding only after exchanging secret phrases. Hansoo said, feeling betrayed.
“Stupid bitch. Can’t you see his face in broad daylight? I call this kind of friend… .”
“How did it take three more days?”
“Don’t talk. I almost got fucked. Let’s meet the dragon soldier in the middle.”
“Dragon disease? … Rather, say that you came to see your mother.”
The fist held out by Hansoo was slightly dodged by the opponent holding the crossbow. And he said to Hansoo who was about to pass him.
“ah. Hansoo, stop by the dean’s office before going to the barracks.”
“… Is there an interview?”
“Of course. I passed the return date by 3 days. Is it true that all members of the crew have returned?”
“uh… , but they all came back… .”
Hansoo stopped talking and his eyes went dark. Although he was a leader, it was Yohan who acted like a leader. He sacrificed himself in front of a crisis, but returned after overcoming the crisis himself. If I report this story to the dean… .
“You can skip my story.”
“uh… uh?”
“Literally, please report it as the captain’s judgment.”
Hansoo looked at Yohan with a puzzled look. It seemed sincere. To him who was scratching his head awkwardly, John added:
“And if possible, please highlight Adrine’s performance.”
“ah.”
For a moment, Hansoo was thrilled. I could only guess at one of the intentions of saying this.
‘They seem to like steamed meat.’
Among freshmen, there are quite a few cases where our eyes meet while marching. It is the age of going through adolescence. Hansoo asked back, holding back his father’s smile.
“I get it. In addition?”
“That’s it.”
After following John’s gaze, he smiled happily again. But it wasn’t Adrin that John was looking at.
A short man stood in front of her.
“Are you Adrine?”
“that… What is it?”
“My name is Sabaki.”
“that… What?”
Savaki looked at her face for a moment as if possessed. It was a familiar look for Adrine. After thinking that it was annoying for a while, she remembered where she had heard the name ‘Sabaki’.
“Ah, those who went through hardships in that brothel… .”
I didn’t even need to check anymore.
chuck.
Sabaki dropped her wooden sword on the floor proudly. It was the greatest courtesy that prosecutors from the South showed to their opponents. To put this into words, ‘Even if I am killed by you, I will not draw my sword.’ would be about
Of course, Adrine didn’t seem to know what that meant. But it didn’t matter. Sabaki got down on one knee toward Adrine.
He calmed his pounding heart for a moment and lowered his gaze to the ground. Anyway, I came all the way here to express my gratitude.
“Thanks to you, I was released like this.”
Adrine was embarrassed. Sabaki was the one who suffered because of himself. But he is kneeling like this, expressing his gratitude. Sabaki’s bowed face became a heavy feeling of guilt that weighed on her.
“Ah, about that… .”
Adrine struggled to open her mouth.
“I have to say something first… .”
“Good.”
“… Yeah? What?”
“Then maybe we can meet again.”
While Adrinne was still hesitant, a disgruntled voice leaked out. It came from the members of the group who marched together.
“hey.”
“… … ?”
“Then let’s meet again and talk. Can’t you see the kids right now?”
It was a natural protest for the children who had just returned from the march. But Sabaki never thought that someone his age could interrupt him.
Sabaki glared at the student who had cut off her words. Rather than looking at enemies, look at bugs and insects.
“… Heeep.”
The opponent felt his hair stand on end. It was not a line of sight, but the feeling of a sword sharpened on a millstone extending. Savaki tried to get up, but tripped and lost his balance.
When Adrin hurriedly supported him, he gritted his teeth.
“Gwa, are you okay?”
“… As you can see, I’m an asshole right now. But I will definitely overcome this pain. And the moment I overcome this pain-”
John seemed to know what to say.
“I will be your sword.”
It looked like a bar. Unlike Bastia, who becomes a knight in front of all women, that sword demon becomes a knight in front of only one woman.
Yohan read Savaki’s status window log.
[Name: Taro Sabaki]
[Class Rating: Main Character]
[Strength: 6, Dexterity 7, Sense 6, Health 6]
[Special skill]
[Ghost eyes (unfinished): sees through more than form. At the same time, you have complete immunity to visual illusions or fear. Conversely, you can apply a fear effect to opponents with insignificant ‘sense’.]
[Ghost sword (unfinished): You can cut what you saw with ‘ghost eyes’.]
[User Guide: This character is recovering from a fatal injury. All stats except ‘sense’ are applied by only 1/3.]
Yohan looked into Sabaki’s eyes and smiled. Hansoo thought that laughter was due to ‘laughing’, but the reality was different. Johan was first of all happy that Sabaki, who had been broken, was able to stand up and walk around again. At the same time, he was recalling the setting he had made.
The reason Sabaki is the main character isn’t just because of his powers. That skill he has, [Ghost’s Eye], is the only skill that sees through the ghosts of Dokkaebi Island.
I had mixed feelings.
Sword Demon Sabaki could be resurrected.
It is not yet known if he can use the [Ghost Sword], but it is definitely not the figure wriggling on the prison floor. Although he seemed to have been helped down, it was probably because his rehabilitation was not over yet.
If Sabaki is resurrected, there is only one task left to proceed with the overall true ending route.
In the future, a colleague who will be a game changer in every crisis situation.
You need to find a wizard.
***
Arien was still in admiration.
A lawn with a pond and a sturdy looking two-story house. Bastia’s residence was a mansion prepared separately by the academy. Compared to Yohan’s dorm room, it was an incomparably larger space. However, the inside was so disorganized that it looked like an abandoned warehouse.
All sorts of sacred objects were placed in each window, and candlesticks and rosary beads were rolled around on the floor. The rosary and the candlestick were left with the aphorisms of different gods.
When Arien picked up one of them, Bastia waved her hand.
“It is not something to throw away.”
“I want to tidy up.”
Even in the circus, cleaning was the youngest member’s job anyway. Bastia tried to dissuade her, but Arien was stubborn.
“Miss Arien, I didn’t bring you here because I needed a housemaid or maid.”
“… I think it would be comfortable for me to do something like this.”
It was the only thing she could do for Bastia. Repetition of simple acts of sweeping, wiping, moving, and discarding. It took a whole day to turn the warehouse-like mansion into a living space. Thanks to the original owner who built a wall from cleaning, it was a great cleaning that the mansion hadn’t seen in a long time.
Bastia proposed to Arien, feeling awkward in her own space that had changed in one day.
“Well… , You can sleep in the room you want.”
“Uh, then a room on the second floor is also available?”
“of course.”
The room she had chosen was one overlooking the garden. Strangely, there were many bedrooms in Bastia’s mansion, and Arien had her own room for the first time in a long time.
and the next day.
She took a bath at Bastia’s house. Be careful not to damage the bunch of grapes John drew. Then, as expected, he acted as Bastia guided him.
Arien first smiled at the newly learned fact.
‘Mr. John… It wasn’t like self-injury back then… .’
Arien stared at the blood dripping from her palm. It fell on top of the blood plate and was slowly forming its shape.
“If I do this, will my aptitude come out?”
“yes. Being strong always starts with knowing yourself.”
Arien silently bowed in gratitude. He had remembered his request.
“How amazing.”
“I think it’s a good time, too.”
After a while, Arien’s blood, which had been spreading, was fixed in one form. Bastia, who was looking at this and the blood plate interpretation, spoke again.
“Well. This is kind of fun.”
“uh? why? What are my aptitudes?”
On the blood plate analysis book in Bastia’s hand, it was written as follows.
[A line passing through a closed curve. This means that the person who performed the blood plate method has magical talent. And magic talent is again subdivided according to the shape of the closed curve and line.]
Bastia responded to Arien’s curious gaze.
“First of all, Miss Arien said she has magical talents.”
“Oh, magic… yo. this? me?”
“yes. That’s right.”
Bastia calmly said to Arien, who had an expression of disbelief on her face.
“yes. This is rare. and… A straight line runs horizontally… Since the closed curve is circular… . Let’s see… . Here you are. It’s the [sound] type of magic.”
“sound… yo. this? The sound you speak and hear?”
“yes.”
“… Come to think of it, the shape also looks like a person with an open mouth.”
Bastia thought it was a cute expression. However, at the end of Arien’s words, there was a hint of disappointment.
A talent related to sound.
Because it wasn’t something that made me feel strong.
Feeling embarrassed, Bastia quickly added,
“And at the same time, it is symmetrical up and down. It is said to refer to the properties of [reflection].”
“Reflection… You mean giving something back?”
“yes. If there is someone Miss Arien wants to avenge, this talent might help. If there is someone who has always harmed Miss Arien, think about it. You will feel better.”
Arien didn’t really want to get revenge on anyone. It’s useless.
The father who sold him to the circus troupe and the members who bullied him had long since been erased from his memory.
However… .
“It’s not always that a person pays back revenge, does it?”
“that… Is that so?”
Arien’s expression brightened a little at Bastia’s words.
It was.
She had a favor to repay.
“What should I do now, Bastia?”
Bastia thought for a moment before speaking.
“I will prepare the entry procedure for the Wizard Tower. For now, let’s get some rest today, Miss Arien.”