How to Survive at the Academy chapter 122

Joint Combat Practice 2 (8)

All I can do now is run away. It had been several hours since he had made such a decision and fled.

Ed and Clarisse, who had entered the entrance to the Kranfell Great Forest, continued without delay.

If we can arrive at the realm of the border village of Jahur and ask for help, at least two people might be able to save their lives.

Grasping that hope, he continued his way through the forest.

Ed was already bleeding heavily. It was difficult to walk properly because I was staggering by myself.

Clarisse gripped his teeth with insufficient strength to support him.

– Kwagwang! Kwagga Gaga!

The sound of destruction coming to Aken Island reverberates.

It must have been several kilometers away already, but the sound is still there. The figure of a dragon that covered the sky occupied a place on the horizon in the distance, with a grander figure than when seen from Aken Island.

“At least… If you go out of range… . then… No matter how many days it takes, I can get to the territory of the Jahul Marginal… . Hang on a little… . Sir Ed… .”

Even as she shed tears, Clarisse did not relax her body.

However, she is a saint who has lived her whole life believing in Seonghwangdo. When it comes to young muscular strength in her body, she is much weaker than other girls her age.

With those slender, white arms, there was no way that Ed’s reliable body could be supported until the end. He tries to move forward with his trembling body, but Ed’s body, which is slowly drooping, weighs down on Clarisse.

“nice… ugh… uhhh… .”

Clarisse shed tears as he held Ed, who was slowly losing his balance, clenching his teeth. I drew in a few magical powers and applied the magic of the Holy Law to press my Ed’s wounds, but he couldn’t cover all the wounds on his body by himself.

As he clenched his teeth and walked through the forest covered in blood, he repeated the same words as if possessed by a ghost.

“it’s okay. it’s okay. You just have to go a little further. The territory of the Marquess Jahul is in front of you. So… Hold on a little longer… .”

Ed’s wounds are quite serious to even pretend to be. The excruciating pain that comes from that wound will be hard to bear.

However, Ed bit his teeth tightly and endured the pain without making a single hateful sound. That alone was a mental strength that could really stick out your tongue.

Clarisse constantly drew magical power to press the wound and minimize the bleeding… The physical wound itself could not be healed. Removing the wound itself is something only high priests of the Holy Emperor can do.

It could be imitated in a similar way, but it was obvious that it would be implemented in the form of shattered magic efficiency. Less than half of the fatal wounds inflicted on Ed’s body could not be resolved, and he would be exhausted. It is so difficult to revive a life that has fallen into a predicament.

“I… why… can’t do anything… . Why can’t you do anything… . ugh… uhhh… .”

Cleaving her teeth and holding back her tears, Clarisse led Ed through the woods. Sung Chang-ryong’s cry was still echoing widely in the sky.

As a saint, her sexual power and corresponding magical power are excellent, but she cannot use it properly. In the first place, he came to Sylvania to learn how to use the magical powers that flow through his body.

In the end, all he had was the protection of the Holy Law that was wrapped around his body. It is only this blessing that avoids death in almost all circumstances. However, even this did not protect Ed.

“Such a blessing… Does anyone like me have… rather… rather… .”

He looked at Ed and thought about it over and over again, but there was no way that the blessing already engraved on his body would pass on to another place.

Watching Ed’s blood disappear little by little… Clarisse clenched her teeth again and moved forward.

“This is not the time… . this time… I can live this time… . I could… .”

―Kaa

Sung Chang-ryong’s roar echoes in the sky again. The moment she heard that familiar sound, Clarisse felt it.

comes one more time

The procession of those scales that covered the sky. The terrifying blow that evenly pierces everyone within range will cover the entire area once again.

It has already gotten far enough away, but with just one or two shocks, the moribund Ed will lose his life.

“no… . never… no way… .”

Clarisse put Ed down on the floor, tears streaming down her cheeks. Even if you hide behind some cover and minimize the impact, you cannot completely block the attack. In that case, he has no choice but to protect Ed by using the protection of the Holy Law that the saint is wearing.

A procession of scales covering the sky comes rushing in with a sad blue blade again.

Clarisse tries to block Ed’s body in some way with that tiny body, but he can’t completely cover Ed’s body in this short time.

He weeps while hugging Ed’s body as he lies on the floor as much as possible, but a thick procession of scales pierces his body without mercy.

“Cuckoo!”

Was it a fatal blow to pierce the collarbone? Ed spewed out red blood… He looked up at Clarisse with haggard eyes.

“No… Sir Ed… . a little bit… A little further… .”

In the forest where only the leaves rustle and catch the strong wind.

Behind Ed’s back lying on the dirt floor… A puddle of blood spreads out. Seeing the bright red blood on my hands, Clarisse trembled.

“Ed-senpai… Sir Ed… .”

This is the second time his face is losing its vitality.

Still, you never get used to it.

No matter how many times you repeat the death of someone special, you never get used to it.

Like a curse, it is imprinted on the chest as a wound, and it constantly leads to pain.

like this… Should I let Ed go?

Edda tried to help Clarisse until the moment of her death. This time Clarisse tried to save Ed, but… Destiny to be cursed does not leave it that way.

“Ed-senpai… I’m sorry… . I’m sorry… .”

As he hugged the dying Ed, Clarisse burst into tears.

“really… I’m sorry… . I’m sorry I couldn’t help… . can’t do anything… Just get help… It just keeps making me die… and… I haven’t done anything… I’m just waiting… Sorry… . Sorry… . ugh… uhhh… .”

like that… Ed had to die.

However, it wasn’t right.

—Such.

At the touch that wiped away the tears, Clarisse gasped and listened.

Ed’s hand, which had become seven packs of blood, was wiping out Clarisse’s tears with the last of his strength.

“Sorry… You don’t have to… . Don’t cry for nothing… .”

To the extent that Ed’s words were insignificant, tears were flowing endlessly from Clarisse’s eyes.

“it’s okay… . Don’t be sad, don’t be discouraged… .”

“Seniors… Sir Ed… .”

“In addition… I’ll help you… . Maybe I… I will… . so… crying… frustrated… Don’t… .”

-Tuk.

all the way… Ed’s hand rolled on the floor, weak. He was looking at the sky with empty eyes, without even closing his eyes.

Clarisse was held in Ed’s arms and cried for a long time. A huge light pours down from her back as she bursts into tears.

Eventually, when I looked up at the sky, it was the same magic circle I looked up at from the Ophelis Hall.

Unlike when viewed from the inside, the gigantic shape is visible at a glance. It embodied the shape of the stars in the magic circle, and it was embodied in a bluish force, which beautifully embroidered the sky.

Soon, a pure white light enveloped the world, and Clarisse lost consciousness.

* * *

“Lady. Let’s talk… What are you talking about… ?”

light shines on the world

There was no roar of Sung Chang-ryong who cut through the sky, and there was no figure of Ed who had turned seven blooded.

With the book closed and on the table, with a puzzled expression on her face, she is just looking at Clarisse.

I saw two deaths.

Carrying up the wreckage of the Ophelis Hall and protecting Claris, he finally died in his arms.

Clarisse tried to protect her somehow, but in the end, she was attacked by Sung Chang-ryong and died.

Either way, his appearance, which had turned into seven packs of blood, remained vivid in Clarisse’s memory, and overlapped over and over again on his intact face.

– Wow!

“to… eh… ?! Come on, lady… Well, what are you doing… !”

Irrespective of Yenica’s blushing cheeks in surprise, the saint hugged Ed tightly for once.

After being held in his arms, the feeling of trustiness fills my heart like when I was held in a carriage.

“Lady… ?”

When Ed asked a question with a puzzled look on his face, Clarisse didn’t answer and buried his face in his arms. Tears were pouring out of me, but I didn’t care.

The sound of gossip filled the surroundings. I had no choice but to do so. But Clarisse didn’t seem to care at all.

After that, things went smoothly.

Clarisse gripped Ed’s wrist tightly, loaded Ed into the wagon and fled again. This time, the escape route was different. Instead of going to the plains without cover, I decided to go along the eastern rocky mountain even if I turned around a little.

However, despite the seasoned driver’s frantic speed, he could not reach the rocky mountain and had to be attacked by Sung Chang-ryong again.

This time, Edgar was not fatally wounded by Clarisse’s protection, but he slowly died of excessive bleeding before reaching the rocky mountain. It was a terrifying trauma to watch the blood slowly fade and then slowly fade away.

“Lady. Let’s talk… What are you talking about… ?”

Then, when he came back, he held Ed’s hand again and headed to the beach. Rather than being hit by scales while crossing the plains for some reason, it was decided that it would be much safer to flee underground.

Ed knew two places to escape. It was a coastal cave on the west coast, and a secret laboratory used by Professor Glast.

Among them, they took refuge in a cave on the west coast, but the cave itself collapsed due to an earthquake that occurred when Sung Chang-ryong descended. Clarisse was nearly crushed to death by a falling rock, but Ed rushed in to protect him and fell to the rock instead. Ed, who had his lower body smashed all over, clenched his teeth and screamed in pain, but in the end he wiped away her tears without blaming Clarice and died.

“Illo… Oh Gong Gong One Meat Gong… . Il Oh Gong Gong One Six Gong… !”

The saint’s purpose had already changed to save Ed. No matter what happened, Ed Roth-Taylor was determined to save the life of this man who stood by his side until the very end.

This time he took refuge in Glast’s Soul Library. Block the top, and in case the ceiling collapses, several layers of support magic were implemented. It survived the earthquake caused by Sung Chang-ryong’s advent and was able to survive the scale attack. Clarisse wept tears of joy.

However, the ground that was attacked over and over again by Sung Chang-ryong’s magic cannon… In the end, the support magic alone could not withstand it and collapsed.

In the pouring dirt, Ed covered Clarisse’s body with his own body until the moment of his death, and drew magical power to support the ground as much as possible so that Clarisse’s body was not injured.

Amidst the crumbling ground, Ed died protecting Clarisse again.

Everything else is restored when time goes back, but the scars left on Clarisse’s body remain intact. I don’t know why.

So, above all else, Clarisse was the top priority, and Ed died and died again and again.

Clarisse never got used to that death.

Every time he died, he had to suffer from heartbreaking pain. It repeats itself over and over again, but Clarisse did not get frustrated and persevered with it.

If you get frustrated and give up on everything… There is no one to save Ed, who died over and over for him.

Ed continued to help Clarisse over and over again, even without knowing the full truth of everything. Now, Clarisse could not give up his life.

“Lady. Let’s talk… What are you talking about… ?”

The blood on Clarisse’s face was gone, and her eyes started to clear up… Still, looking at Ed’s face, he was able to somehow clench his teeth and gain strength. I closed the book and hugged Ed’s face tight as he looked at Clarisse with a puzzled face… I caught my breath again.

I can’t even remember how many times it is now.

Clarisse stood on the roof of the Trix Pavilion leaving Ed alone and watched the moment Chang-ryong Sung descended.

This time, I tried to observe the magic circle in the sky, but I couldn’t really pinpoint where the source of that magic was. After confirming that fact, he looked down at the ruined Aken Island again stained with blood.

“Lady. Let’s talk… What are you talking about… ?”

After that, I looked for all kinds of escape routes and hiding places. I tried dozens of times, but there was no place in Aken Island where I could be safe from the Holy Spear Dragon Velbrok wherever I went. Every time he failed, Ed had to die for Clarisse.

So Clarisse couldn’t give up.

“Illo… Oh Gong Gong One Meat Gong… .”

Suddenly, after saying that… Clarisse had nothing more to say.

Seeing Clarisse talking about his military number accurately, Ed widened his eyes. Looking at that face, the dozens of memories that died for Clarisse seem to corrode my body like cancer cells.

The image of Ed, who died for him over and over again, seems to overlap endlessly… He never saved Ed.

I’ve tried everything I can, but I can’t even escape from the spear dragon Velbrok, who possesses incredible strength… Can’t breathe… I couldn’t figure out a way to overcome it either.

I haven’t been able to figure out why time keeps going backwards.

It is said that a high priest is involved, but no matter how many times he wanders around the bachelors during this short period of time, he cannot find the Holy Emperor and the Archbishop.

The majestic wagon was in the wagon storage next to Maxes Bridge, and only the testimonies of the coachman that he had led his closest aides into the faculty building remained.

The huge magic circle that appeared whenever time went back… It is so large that it is impossible to pinpoint where it was developed. It’s definitely somewhere in the professor’s dong… I can’t pinpoint the exact location.

just… Only one day of repeated joint combat training days… It was just savagely corroding her mind.

In the first place, if you’ve come this far, shouldn’t you stop leaning on Ed anymore?

If it is painful to watch his death and can’t take it any longer, then maybe he will have to leave him alone and find his own way. I thought so, but losing the existence of an understanding person who can understand her situation is the only thing in this world… It was more of a horror.

Can you really stay sane in the fear of being left alone? Fear in the other direction corroded Clarisse’s chest.

Clarisse, who has become completely exhausted… After reciting Ed’s number like that, he couldn’t utter a word.

“Lady… ?”

Edman was just staring blankly at him.

“Lady… Checkpoints are coming from the side of Maxes Bridge. Now, it is said that the trade goods of Elte Trading are crossing through the Maxes Bridge. I’m in a very dizzy situation with the merchandise wagons and escort mercenaries, so I’m asking you to wait for a while.”

Suddenly, I heard the horseman’s words. Only then did Clarisse understand the current situation.

So… It was after bringing Ed back, putting him on the wagon, and ordering the coachman to head to the Maxes Bridge.

As Clarisse sits still with wide eyes, Ed gets up and instructs the coachman to break through somehow.

The coachman nodded and drove through the trading wagons of the Elte Chamber that filled Maxes Bridge.

Edgar Clarice’s body was held tight in the wagon swaying to and fro.

The body of Clarisse seen up close… It was full of all kinds of stings. Although time may turn back, for some reason the wounds that filled Clarisse’s body did not return.

At first, there were only Ed’s handprints on his wrist, but the more he repeated it, the more small wounds were growing.

seeing that… Ed instructed the coachman to stop the carriage.

“… … ?”

Clarisse looked up at Ed with empty eyes.

“Get off, ma’am.”

“… yes?”

“Get some rest.”

Isn’t it an instant situation?

The meaning of Ed’s words… Clarisse didn’t understand.

“… I… I know a few people I can turn to for help.”