How to Survive at the Academy chapter 116

Joint Combat Practice 2 (2)

“Hello, Saint Clarisse. This is the maid, Bell Maia, who will help you with your grooming today.”

It is extremely rare for Bel Maia to go directly to the practical front.

This is because, although his practical ability has been proven since his days as a senior maid, he has been spending a lot of time on management tasks after ascending to the position of head of maid.

There aren’t many people with such a noble status that Bell Maia, who has become quite expensive, takes care of herself. This is because, no matter how much the Ophelis Hall is filled with distinguished guests, there is only one body for the head of the maid.

Normally, even a saint would be served by a senior maid whose skills were verified. The maid does not go out directly.

However, today was a very unusual day, so Bell had to step in.

“The time has come already.”

“I’ll help you get your hair done.”

Saint Clarisse, who is using the private room on the top floor of the Ophelis Hall, is a fake.

As a result of accepting the wishes of the saint herself, who had to prepare for any conspiracy and want to attend school more freely, she set up a stand-up lined with all kinds of magic.

However, today is the day that Seonghwang visits.

Holy Emperor Eldane and his closest aide, Archbishop Verdio.

It was the top of the Telos Church that Saint Clarisse truly admired.

They couldn’t put out a replacement until the day the two of them visited. This is because Saint Clarisse herself needs to go out on her own when meeting the two of them.

Of course, Eldane and Verdio may not be unaware of the fact about the band, but it was not polite to send a band out when two such noble people came, no matter the circumstances.

So, it is time for Kylie Ekne, a weak noble of a small country on the outskirts, to disappear from the world for a while.

It’s time to let the band go out of sight and become Saint Clarisse.

“thank you.”

A girl sitting in front of a colorful dressing table to get dressed with a bright smile.

The only people who know that she is attending school as a second class with a double role are the headmaster Obel, the 3rd dean, and Bell Maia, who actually manages her living environment.

Today is the day that a real saint, not a substitute, is coming, so if you entrust the work to the senior maid as usual, you may notice something unnatural.

So, Bell Maia, who knows well about the identity of a saint, came out to help groom herself.

However, Bell felt it was a futile concern.

Kylie Ekne, a cute little girl with brown hair, who was somehow immature, curious about everything, and interested in even the smallest things, is missing… .

In front of the mirror, a red-eyed saint with her cold white hair hanging down is sitting.

In things like a gentle smile and graceful hand gestures, you can feel the nobility on a different level from the girl who served as a substitute.

It was only after I felt the sharp temperature difference that I wondered if it was the same person, I realized it again.

Saint Clarisse is a girl who has been adored by the faithful under the denomination all her life.

Even Kylie’s appearance, which seemed to be immature with the burden on her shoulders slightly eased, will be engulfed in elegance that suits her when she sits on the throne of a saint again.

When Bell remembered Kylie’s dazzling eyes and clapping whenever he had time, it was strangely enough that Clarisse felt like a different person.

“Mr. Bell.”

“Yes. Lady.”

As she brushed away her clean, shiny white hair, Bell answered cautiously.

“Today was definitely the day of joint combat practice.”

“Yes. Coincidentally, it has become difficult for the saint to participate as it overlaps with the date of the Holy Hwang’s visit.”

“… … .”

Clarisse lowered her eyes for a moment, showing a hint of disappointment.

Lately, I have not had time to interact with my seniors because I am too tired to just take the required coursework.

To be honest, I’m not very interested in the exchanges between grades, but I really wanted to meet Adele Seris, a sophomore.

He thought that this joint combat practice would be a great opportunity, but the timing was not right, so Clarisse had to drop out of the training class.

However, as a saint, I had no choice but to go to the site of the visit of Seonghwang, so it was a force majeure.

Actually, joint combat training is not an important situation.

At this time, such a noble and busy Holy Father and the Archbishop’s personal visit had many meanings.

Clarisse was actually seeing this as a special overhaul. Since they were two people who were very interested in the saint’s every move, it was clear that they wanted to check whether they were doing well at school, whether the environment was good, and whether there were any dangers.

To be honest, I’m not sure.

What is the school environment like? It was said that Clarisse had several riots before and after entering the school.

Last year, a student took over the student center and tried to summon the highest level dark spirit, and a professor was caught trying to escape with the bachelor’s important treasure.

After Clarisse entered the school, all the seniors attacked and destroyed the dormitory, and even one of the fallen nobles got involved in a murder case… It was really messy.

Still, Clarisse wasn’t involved, so there was nothing to say it was very dangerous, but there was a lot of gossip, so there was nothing good about it.

In addition, Clarisse had promised Archbishop Verdio when he came out of the Holy Spirit.

While attending school as Kylie Ekne, if there comes a moment when someone finds out about her identity or reveals herself to the public, she has to give up her academic career.

Enrolling in Sylvania was the result of being half-forced, so I had to accept that condition.

“… … .”

The past few months of college life have been a dream-like freedom for Clarisse.

There were times when it was difficult and scary, but it was clearly different from when I lived a life of only praying at the top of the tower of Seonghwangdo.

Clarisse didn’t want to go back to the prosperous yet. For that… There was a need to pass the time of this holy visit neatly.

So, rather than beating yourself up, now is the time to lie down quietly. The desire to participate in joint combat practice is chimney, but he endures it. The opportunity to meet Adele will come again someday.

“It seems like it’s okay if you eat comfortably. Lady Clarisse.”

“Oh my, do you have a lot of nervous tea?”

Bell, who saw the tip of his long eyelashes trembling, calmly calmed him down.

“It’s nice to think that I’m going to meet Sung Hwang and the Archbishop after a long time. I want to make a good impression, and I just want to prove that I am doing well. So I guess I’m getting nervous that I wasn’t used to.”

“You seem to have liked your undergraduate life.”

“yes. I want to stay in Sylvania until the day I graduate. Because I think so… It is rather stressful.”

Bell had no way to relieve the tension. If I talk about it more than this, it’s just a bummer, so I just hope Clarisse will take care of it and put her mind at ease.

As she brushed her pretty hair with a comb, Bell kept her mouth shut. When you are infinitely tense, the way to relieve that tension is different for each person.

Clarisse also noticed Bell’s sign, and quietly surrendered herself to her hand.

Dressing up like that, Clarisse prayed that there would be nothing unusual about it.

Except for internal and external events, it was obvious that there would be no other variables. The gap between her appearance as Kylie in the first place and her appearance as Saint Clarisse is huge. It’s hard for anyone to notice, but… .

“… … .”

Suddenly, a figure popped into Clarisse’s mind.

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Maybe the only variable in this bachelor. The only student who knows the identity of Saint Clarisse.

It was Ed, a senior who is two years older than him, who is living a life of surviving alone in a hut in the forest.

It’s not really that big of a variable. He had a heavy mouth to look at.

He noticed the identity of the saint before anyone else, but it seems he didn’t reveal it to anyone. If rumors like the identity of the saint circulate, it is certain that it will spread throughout the school in no time.

But… Clarisse began to feel a bit of anxiety.

Her charismatic man, Archbishop Verdio, is a master of mind reading. I don’t know what the hell he’s using, but there were many cases where he could see through the thoughts and imaginations that he had only internally.

But it didn’t work for Claris… I’m just guessing it’s some kind of sacral magic. This is because all sacred magics do not exert their power on saints.

It’s probably not going to happen, but if Edgar ever ran into Archbishop Verdio, it would be a big deal. The fact that there are people who already know the identity of the saint may be discovered.

‘Now that I think of this… !’

Of course, it is unlikely that Ed, who lives a survival in the forest, and Verdio, the archbishop of the Holy Hwangdo, will come face-to-face with him. That’s a very small possibility. So there are some things I didn’t even care about.

However, after paying attention, it gets a bit ominous. During their visit, they will have conversations with the students, hold a christening ceremony, and give speeches… . In the process, there is even a sense of anxiety about whether or not he will ever meet Ed.

When the thought reached that point, Clarisse’s fingertips trembled slightly. Should I write any number in advance? At the very least, if I could say something in advance, I think it would make me feel more at ease.

As long as you can tell Ed about the situation and ask him to move as far away from church events as possible, it’s a relief for the moment.

Until then, I didn’t think I would be at all safe. I was so nervous that my eyelids trembled. When everything is revealed because of that small gap, this enjoyable academic life must come to an end.

“… … .”

Seeing this, Bell Maia sighed deeply.

You seem to be a lot more nervous than you think. When I was a saint, I imagined that Seonghwang or the Archbishop would meet like a normal person, but I thought that was not necessarily the case.

Of course, Belle was wrong. The reason Clarisse had no choice but to be nervous was deeper.

“then… I’ll even make you a cup of tea to help relieve tension.”

“No, it’s okay… . but… I have a request. Please get ready to go out.”

Clarisse let out a deep sigh and spoke to Belle with a recalled expression on her face.

“Ed. Ed Roth Taylor. When I meet him, I think I’ll calm down a bit… .”

“… Yes?”

What’s his name here?

Bell swallowed a gasp for a moment.

In an instant, a diagram of human relationships unfolds in Bell’s head. There aren’t many places to squeeze in anymore. There doesn’t seem to be anything good about getting more complicated.

“Him… I want to meet you right now… . ASAP… .”

“But that… free time… .”

“Seonghwang-nim’s visit is in the afternoon, isn’t it? There is still a lot of time left in the morning, so I have plenty of time… .”

Bell didn’t know why, but he didn’t want to see Ed and St. Of course, that didn’t mean there was no way Bell could stop it.

“Is that so… .”

It was just that, unlike Bell, he was sweating profusely to answer.

* * *

The inhabitants of the Chengdu described it as a palace on wheels. It was talking about the carriage of prosperity.

The chariot of prosperity, always accompanied by a great escort, had five rooms. It was as if a few houses were moving together.

If it had not been for the magicians of the saints to stay up all night to grant lightening magic, they would not have been able to pull them with dozens of horses.

It is so majestic that I had to calculate the width of the bridge even when crossing the Maxes Bridge, which is responsible for the logistics transport route of the Elte Company. When you add up the troops escorting them on horseback back and forth, you get the illusion that the army is really moving.

In the majestic, thriving carriage, there were two men sitting side by side on the topmost seat.

One was the old Holy Emperor Eldane, who wore a sizable robe and had sharp and bright eyes shining.

The other was Archbishop Verdio, neatly dressed in a well-fitting robe and carrying a bunch of papers.

Both of them were devout believers who had devoted their lives to the Telos Church, and they are like elders who are respected by all the priests of the Holy Hwangdo.

It consumes enormous manpower and resources just by moving, so they spend most of their time in Seonghwangdo without traveling long distances.

“It’s a lot farther away than I thought. If there was no schedule in Count Verce’s estate, it would have been difficult realistically to come to this far place to see the situation of the saint.”

“Yes. I’m really happy that the route is right.”

To the words of Archbishop Verdio, the Holy Emperor responded lightly. He looked out the window and saw the view of the plain and the bridge stretching out over the sea at the end of the view. If you go in a hurry, you can get there in an hour or two.

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“Anyway, I am glad that the collaboration with Count Verce went well. Having established his authority sufficiently with this expedition, it is likely that he will be able to draw funds until the next Seonghwangdo reconstruction date.”

“is it… .”

The reason why Seonghwang with a heavy butt had to go to the land of another local lord… In the end, it’s for crafting.

He has lived his whole life in obedience to the noble will of the Telos Church. He has always lived his life judging the will of the gods in the sky, but even that person is a human creeping up the earth in the end.

If you want to live on this earth, you cannot escape from your interests. The same is true for the maintenance of prosperity.

Looking out of the window at the scenery of the plain, the prosperous Eldane was immersed in contemplation.

Suddenly, I remembered the days of cultivating my faith alone in the lofty monastery of the Lamelin Mountains. He was always hungry, but it was the time when he listened most closely to the voice of God.

Since when, they have been trading with faith as collateral. If you go out with that heavy body and build someone’s authority, they never wash their mouths for free.

No matter how noble a believer is, he cannot live without pasting his mouth, and in the end, he is bound to the logic of money and power. It was the same even if it was the Holy Spirit who firmly reigned in the saints. You cannot live without compromise.

At one time, it was a boom that only shook hands with the imperial family, but as the generations go down, the scale of the prosperity grows and the scope of the compromise widens… At some point, not only the central authorities, but in the end, if the influence was great, it became a body to leave even the territory of the frontier guarding the border.

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Marquee Verce was a man who paid more donations than any other imperial family, so it cannot be ignored. In a way, he is also a devout believer, so there is no need to feel morally remorseful… Still, I can’t hide my sadness.

“Sir. I’ve been told that today is the joint combat practice day.”

“I know, Verdio. I just saw it and confirmed it in the documents.”

Archbishop Verdio, holding his head, must also have been a devout believer.

He was a much more compromised and realistic believer than the Holy Eldane, who listened to the voice of God but did not abandon reality.

He must have been able to rise to the position of the Archbishop because he held the center of it well.

Religion is like wings made of wax. If it flies too high, it melts in the sun’s light and disappears.

The higher your status and the closer you get to see the true face of faith, the more the faith you hold in your heart will wear out.

He prays every day and has faith in Telos, but when he sees Verdio from time to time, he sticks his tongue out at his rational side.

If necessary, is he a man who can sell even the prosperous?

He is a man with a temperament closer to a merchant rather than a priest.

As a priest, you cannot easily control him or suppress him. In the end, if you want to hold him in your hands, you must first master the logic of money and power.

a weird guy Still, Eldane didn’t say anything.

Even if he accused him of being an accomplice, he had no choice but to bear it.

In any case, it is because Seonghwangdo is very much indebted to Verdio’s resourcefulness.

In the distance, Maxes Bridge was approaching.

* * *

“I don’t have any contenders… .”

Yenika took a deep breath as she sat down at the wooden table in the student union hall. Sitting across from me, sipping my drink, I replied that I thought so.

Some time has passed, and it is the day of joint combat practice.

The first year is an annual practice event in which the second and third year compete against the fourth year, and the results are even reflected in the grades. However, each year the rules change slightly depending on the professor in charge.

Last year, it was a match-up method, but this year it is a challenge method in which you apply for a match against the opponent you want.

Since there are currently no first-year class A members, it is said that the competition to advance to class A is intensifying. Therefore, everyone wants the strongest match possible, and reflecting that opinion, this year, the match will be conducted in a challenging manner.

However, there were two problems.

The point is that the 1st and 2nd graders are, however, the 3rd and 4th graders who don’t have that much fighting spirit.

A student who is too strong doesn’t even have an opponent to challenge at all. In the end, he will face off against a surplus of students who do not challenge anyone, but they are all too refreshing for a strong person who is not challenged by anyone.

A prime example of that was Yenika Palerover, a senior in the 3rd grade.

“You don’t even know who your opponent is until it’s time for the match… ”

“Is there anyone you would like to challenge personally?”

“Well… What can I say, it doesn’t look a bit cocky… ?”

It looks like he’s shy about giving someone a challenge. If it’s Yenika, it’s like Yenika.

The student center was crowded with students who had come to check the match. Me and Yenika were off center, sitting at a nearby wooden table, waiting for some people to fall in.

At first glance, it seems that I have no particular challenger. Surprisingly, even among the third graders, it seems that they are recognized as being quite strong.

In fact, there are really no talented people in 3rd grade. The generation of the protagonist, who is the next generation, has a name value called Naero, if it is the students who are in the upper ranks. Compared to that, it’s a very miserable generation.

Even in last year’s joint combat practice… Except for Yenika, no one has ever won a victory from the protagonist’s generation. There was no sign of breaking up or anything among the students. It felt natural.

In a generation like this, it wouldn’t be strange to say that I had already entered the ranks of 3rd graders. During the past hours, while saving sleep time, the practice he had practiced was steadily shining.

“Ed… I’m reading the book Lucy gave me again… .”

Suddenly, Yenika puffed up her cheeks and saw the book in my hand. I don’t want to reveal the identity of this book to anyone for nothing, so I’ve covered the cover with a cover.

As soon as I had spare time, I was constantly reading the Holy Spirit Spellbook, using my magic again, and repeating the training to get used to the flow.

Knowing how to wield Aspect Magic is a huge advantage. Even some professors have a hard time with Aspect Magic. If there is such a privilege, it would be foolish not to use it.

However, no matter how much a commentary written by a master of Holy Spirit magic, there are many difficult parts, so it seems that some more training is still needed.

“Because it is a very important book. I think I’ll just read this for the time being.”

In any case, I had to wait here until the other students checked all the opponents and the academic staff arranged it and told me the time of the match.

The time was too short, so I was reading a book, and Yenica was just staring at me with her face on the table, wondering what was so grumpy. After a few minutes, he took a deep breath and spoke.

“What are you going to eat for dinner tonight? I forgot to check the ingredients in the camp storage… Do you remember, Ed?”

“Well… I think the quantity itself was enough… I bought some leftover meat from the L’Orail restaurant and put it in. Should I just salt it and grill it? .”

“Ah, then I’ll have to ask Clara for some leftover herbs. If you add it while baking, it becomes fragrant and soft.”

“Five… Definitely worth a try… .”

Even though we are so ordinary and nothing special… We exchanged sounds that would be terrifying if someone I didn’t know heard that they were living together.

The fact that Yenika now lives right next to the camp became a real feeling, so I swallowed a sigh of relief while reading a book.

Even if the bachelor’s class is over like this, we pack our bags and go back to the northern forest together, cook and eat together, chat around the campfire until the night is all about our chores, and go to our huts when it’s time to sleep. See you again tomorrow, with good night greetings.

“by the way… Lucy… .”

“Lucy?”

“yes… You often go to camp… .”

Yenika was lying on her face on a wooden table, waving her feet. He put his chin on my hand and grunted.

“Ed doesn’t really care… ?”

“If you are concerned, what are you going to do? Can you stop her coming and going by force? It feels good to think of it as a natural disaster.”

“that… but… Lucy belongs to the Office of Ophelis. If I keep going to camp like this again, won’t the maids scold me?”

“It’s something she can afford. Obviously, as you said, maids these days are trying.”

Aren’t the maids of the Ophelis Hall the only academic staff capable of controlling Lucy? Only then can the elite voices be heard.

As Yenika grunted and continued to shake her feet in the air, suddenly a murmur was heard from the center of the student center.

And as it was, the crowd split, and the murmur subsided in an instant.

― ‘Pave the way!’

― ‘The saint is coming! pave the way!’

The Sylvania Academy is extremely reluctant to have outside escorts come and go inside the bachelor’s.

This is because there are so many children of noble status or influential families, and even if all of them are granted permission, the internal facilities of the university will not work properly. Therefore, unless there is a special reason within the university, personal escort personnel cannot be employed.

However, there are only two beings within the school who transcend even those rules. One is Princess Fenia Elias Chloel, who is with the guards at the royal residence, and the other is Saint Clarisse, who uses the largest room on the top floor of the Ophelis Hall.

“Wow… .”

Yenika seemed to be seeing Saint Clarisse for the first time. Well, the school year is different… There isn’t much contact.

A elegance that naturally overwhelms the crowd. White hair flowing down her body neatly. Scary red eyes.

She is a girl who always appeared in front of the public wearing only a robe full of lace, with divine protection. The way he is wearing a school uniform is so mysterious.

She’s also a member of the bachelor’s school, so she came to check the progress of the joint combat training. Catching the public eye, she made her way across the empty lot in front of the Student Union.

I sat quietly at the wooden table in the corner, watching her pass by. It’s quite far away, so it looks like a rat’s tail from here.

There is a huge sense of disparity compared to when Kylie is in her classy and dignified appearance.

“… … .”

I’m going to keep an eye on everything that happens in this joint combat exercise as closely as possible.

I wanted to make sure to check how far the flow will go as I know it, and from where it will move in a direction different from the future I knew. We need to check the degree to which the scenario is twisted, so we can cope with what will happen next.

First of all, something different than I expected was already happening.

As far as I know, Saint Clarisse cannot participate in joint combat training. It was because the visit of the Holy Emperor and the time overlapped, and we had to go out to meet him.

However, coming to confirm the formation of joint combat training… Is it the story that the saint also participates in the practice?

If so, is it that Seonghwang’s visit has been delayed? If there were such a variable, what would it be?

It was when I was rolling my head according to the current situation in that way.

“uh… uh… .”

Suddenly, Yenika raised her head, which was buried at the table, making a sound as if she was bewildered.

Clarisse, who was receiving everyone’s attention, did not go to the front door of the Student Union.

He rolls his eyes here and there, looks at me, and walks this way proudly. The eyes of the surrounding students were stinging.

Saint Clarisse did not come into contact with anyone while she was a bachelor. Because it is a noble status, it is always exposed to all kinds of dangers.

That person came to my side proudly and sat down in a small place across from the table. The graceful appearance is still there in every action.

“Hello, Sir Ed.”

A jade bead-like voice subsided among the crowd. What the hell is it, everyone looks bewildered at how I exchanged greetings with a saint.

Sadly, I am also confused. First of all, I was able to infer the fact that what was in front of me right now was not a fake, but a real Clarisse… Daejeon I couldn’t figure out why he greeted me here.

“Originally, I was going to send you a letter, but I just wanted to meet you soon, so I came in person. ”

Naturally, he made a bombshell remark, but he couldn’t resist what I was talking about. Only silent clamors spread through the left crowd.

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Meanwhile, Clarisse smiled softly and gracefully.

“Shall we talk?”

“… … .”

While controlling my expression as much as possible, I closed the book and set it down on the table.