How to Survive at the Academy chapter 124

Joint Combat Practice 2 (10)

The next saint, Adele Seris.

The name circulated among the high priests of the Holy Hwangdo.

A talented person to fill the position of the next saint who had been vacant for a long time after the death of the former saint Elnir. His reputation was already high, and no one was recklessly lowering his name.

The qualification of a saint to receive the protection of Telos from the peak of the saints is not given to anyone. It is fundamental that pure, beautiful, and noble grace flows like a painting paper, and he had to be born with enormous divine power and be able to accept the protection of the Holy Law without difficulty.

Adele is… His power was so great that rumors circulated that it might be the reincarnation of Telos-sama, who had been given an exaggeration.

Even rumors were circulating that the mysterious divination technique, which twisted the divine power and used it as if it were one’s own magic, was at a level that surpassed the realm of Holy Spirit magic.

It is because the foresight that pulls the timeline and peers into the future was a miracle that twisted the providence no matter what anyone said.

With her long, pale yellow hair hanging down, she always smiles softly and rips the lute, showing elegance. Even wearing the blouse and shabby skirt she burned while rolling down the ghetto, Adele has a divine energy that cannot be described in words.

However, she is not without flaws.

The fact that he came from a humble orphanage in the commercial city of Oldek, and that he possesses enormous powers to foretell the future, but he cannot control himself.

Those things sometimes held her ankles. However, no one was more fit to take over the position of a saint who had become vacant than her, even considering her shortcomings.

Adele, who was finally baptized as a saint and was given the protection of the Holy Law, went right up to the point of ascending to the position of the next saint.

With the consent of the Holy Emperor and the Archbishop, and with the support of the bishops, only the last baptism remains.

A ceremony in which the blood is dripped into holy water by stabbing one’s finger with a dagger under the noon light in the square in front of Seonghwangdo.

It was a ceremony to reveal her face in front of the public and announce it to the world, with all preparations for becoming a saint already completed.

– ‘… … .’

A day before the baptism of the stigmata, Adele, who was sitting alone on the top of the spire of the Holy Hwangdo and looking at the night sky, slowly closed her eyes.

From the orphanage of Oldek to the top of Seonghwangdo. It was an unbelievable level of status increase in just a few months. The pace was not acclimated, but Adele managed to live with the flow of the world.

However, after receiving the baptism of a saint, let’s feel the divine power revolving around our body, which is higher than usual… Occasionally, a new future can be seen.

It felt like a twig of the future, which had not been vaguely grasped, had barely reached my hand, and Adele immediately opened her eyes and concentrated her mind.

The thing that blooms in the night sky is something that has not been seen at all since that day… It was Adele’s own future.

-bang!

―Kudangtang!

The next morning, the door to the Archbishop’s office swung open.

The priest who rushed in delivered the report to the archbishop with an urgent voice.

Verdio, who was already the archbishop at the time, narrowed his eyebrows as if embarrassed when he heard that.

――――――! ―――!’

All plans were already in place. After the baptism of today’s stigmata, the birth of a new saint is announced to the public, and the existence of the next saint, known only to the clergy of the Holy Hwangdo, is finally revealed to the world.

However, Adele Seris, who was appointed as the next saint… The day before, he gives up on ascending to the position of a saint.

There was a commotion for a while. Conflicts also occurred several times, but in the end, Adele did not rise to the position of a saint of the Holy Hwangdao.

He was recognized as a priest for his enormous divine power, and Seonghwang was also given the position of custodian of the torch at the top of the spire… There wasn’t a lot of work to be done.

In the end, the girl sits on the top of Seonghwangdo, plays the lute and sings as a lonely poet.

So, the position of the saint remained vacant for a while.

Rumors that the next saint might be born are slowly fading… It was dismissed as mere rumors.

It’s just that there is a romantic singer who recites the wind in a good way at the top of the spire of Seonghwangdo… There were only rumors circulating among the lower priests.

It’s been 5 years since that happened.

It was the time it took until Saint Clarisse, who was revered by all members of the saints, was honored.

An enormous divine power that is believed to have monopolized the love of God. The ability to adapt to Sacred Beops, which casually accepts the protection of Sacred Beops. And from his innate personality to his mysterious and sacred appearance.

Sitting on the top of the spire, watching Clarisse being baptized with stigmata in the square in front of the Holy Spirit… Adele put the lute down next to him.

High noon sky. A huge number of devotees cheering and blessing the birth of the saint.

If a god in the sky looked down on the human world, would it look like this?

With such a fleeting imagination, Adele looked down at Clarisse with sad eyes.

* * *

“I didn’t know there was such a desire to show off, Ed-senpai.”

It was like a thrown word.

The place was a wagon storage at the beginning of Maxes Bridge. Most of the carriages passing through the Maxes Bridge stop here, so it was, in effect, a meeting place among merchants.

Naturally, it was within the Elte Chamber of Commerce, so when Lortel entered the storage room, all the staff members widened their eyes and bowed their heads.

“what… overnight… Anyone who sees it would think I was hypnotized.”

“as it were… A bit long.”

Lortel and I were not consciously looking back.

Behind it, there was a glass window blocking the entrance to the storage room, and on the other side was Saint Clarisse, clinging to the window and looking inside with moist eyes.

After that, the two escorts hesitate as if embarrassed, and after that, the noble and dignified saint is full of passersby to see why she is clinging to the window in such an ugly appearance.

Even after leaving the nail salon with Lortel, Clarisse was always sticking with me, and I had no choice but to get the attention of the people around me wherever I went.

There was nothing I could do properly as I cried and grabbed my arm when I tried to fall apart or try to spread the distance.

If you go to the wagon storage like this, you have no choice but to come out with excitement rather than gathering information, so we decided to leave the saint in the wagon and get off… Outside the window, he was fussing like a lost dog, so everything was a mess.

Lortel took a deep breath and went to the counter and quietly called the owner.

The owner, who bowed his back like a sickle and greeted him, responded with an eye out for fear that he might touch Lortel’s heart.

Lortel came back, grabbed my arm, and put me on the waiting chair in the corner of the storage room, and sat next to him.

“Once you said it was urgent, I went with you. Was there any good reason for me to rush here after giving up on the final battle of joint combat training…? ?”

Now that you’ve moved it the way you want it, it’s time to explain.

I sat hunched over and sighed. It was difficult to explain where it started, and above all, if you look up slightly, you can see Clarisse’s face rolling around outside the window.

“I have to weigh the importance of the reason, and I think I will have to figure out how much I will charge. It’s me, I always maintain a cooperative attitude with Ed-senpai, but… Even seniors know that my price is not that cheap, right?”

“okay… know well.”

Lortel was smiling brightly, but there was a strangely mixed feeling of anger. The face, with its cross veins sticking out, is not consciously looking towards the window.

“Sunbaenim’s charm, I know well. However, I don’t quite understand how the saint, who had been playing around in the faculty building in a dignified state until yesterday, turned into a sunflower in the middle of the day in one day~”

“Yeah, that must be the case. The truth is, I don’t even understand.”

Time goes round and round, but I can’t remember everything. So, from my point of view, it is difficult to know where to begin.

“What is certain is… I don’t have a lot of free time.”

“yes?”

“I’m sure you’ll find out sooner or later, but don’t tell me in advance.”

I was already led by Clarisse to Maxes Bridge, rested at the entrance square, went back to the student center again, met Lortel, and brought the Lortel to the wagon storage.

The route alone was a waste of time. Considering the time allowed, it was only a brief moment before the joint combat practice ended, so this peaceful time will soon be over.

While Lortel was about to ask what it was, the owner of the counter hurriedly ran out to find Lortel.

The sighting information scattered around the wagon storage was gathered in an instant.

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Most of the nearby drivers and retailers walking through the alleys passed through this warehouse, so we could quickly find out about the news.

Lortel got up from her seat again and approached the owner.

The owner handed out various notes to Lortel while vigorously explaining what to say. When Lortel gave a light thank you, the owner waved his hand and bowed to Lortel in a respectful way.

Lortel came back and spoke to me as I sat still.

“The entire sighting information was gathered in an instant. Well, this entrance vault also serves as a kind of school gate. It must have been the information that we just gathered from the shelter in the back.”

“Sit down here, Lortel.”

“… Didn’t you say you don’t have time?”

“Okay, that’s why.”

“… yes?”

Lortel seemed to be thinking of negotiating with me with the information in hand. From the looks of it, I was in quite a hurry, so I guess I thought I would be able to call a high price here and there. It is an accurate judgment.

However, rather than asking for anything right away, I sat Lortel next to him.

“I said you were waiting for the final battle. But it’s been quite a while since I got out of the nail salon and came here, so the joint combat training will be over soon.”

“Well… Yes, right?”

“Then you’ll find out soon enough.”

“You know… What… ?”

I sat still, clasped my hands, and hurriedly poured out the story.

“Lortel. You don’t panic no matter what situation comes, and you always have a great ability to understand the situation rationally and act accordingly.”

“… Why are you talking like that?”

“just… At times like this, your temperament shines through. So, whatever happens… Please don’t panic, and I hope you will believe what I’m saying.”

Lortel sat next to me and looked at me silently. I thought I would be fussed about asking for the information I had in my hand right away, but it seems that I felt a sense of incongruity as he was holding my hand tightly without any reaction.

“It’s not like I’m doing this, but once I go out… .”

“No, it’s better to stay inside the building for now.”

Yeah?

‘, before Lortel could answer… .

A thunderous roar was heard from outside.

Before I even really figured out what happened… A vibration as if the world would collapse hits Aken Island.

It happened so quickly.

The people in the storage could not withstand the vibration and collapsed, and the wings that covered the sky fell on Aken Island.

―Kagang! Kang! Kaga, go, go!

Glass windows shattered, and papers on the table flew into the lobby. The tables in the pub where the customers were sitting and the bookshelves full of books collapsed.

I’ve heard Clarisse’s story at least roughly. I don’t know how many times it has been repeated, but the testimony of the Holy Chang Dragon Velbrok descending on Aken Island at the end of the joint combat training, destroying half of the living quarters with a single kick, and slaughtering with scales.

―Coogong! Kugugugugung!

Lortel’s pupils trembled slightly. The moment I swish around and looked around, I grabbed Lortel’s arm and hugged him quickly.

“Uh, uh… !”

As it was, he rolled on the floor alongside Lortel.

“radish… Son… ! suddenly!”

―Faba Baba Baba Bak!

Before Lortel could say anything, hundreds of pieces of scale flew through the outer walls of the storage building.

I completely wrapped Lortel’s body, crushed it, and rolled under the stone table.

―aah!!

―Kwa Gaga Gaga!!

‘The protection of the storm’ that blooms around my body. The strong wind blocks the scales from rushing to me, but… I couldn’t completely block all the scales. Protection of the Storm is a skill that is always activated, but of course, its power is weak compared to when Merylda was fully manifested.

“Wow, whoops!”

It was difficult for me to predict how powerful Velbrok’s wide-area attack would cover the Bachelor. I thought I would be able to stop it even in this state, but Velbrok’s scales kept flying over time and pierced my body.

I almost missed the vital point because I was consciously crouching. There was a burning sensation in the shoulder area and around the thighs, but it was not to the extent that I couldn’t move my body.

Then he slowly got up. And if you look around the crowd… Half were killed instantly, and half were lying on the floor with serious injuries.

All kinds of moans filled the storage lobby.

As it was, I slowly turned my gaze to Lortel under my arms.

Drops of blood dripped down Lortel’s cheeks and flowed. Fortunately, it wasn’t Lortel’s blood.

“Big black… Whoo… shit… still… I’ve avoided all the vital points… .”

Lortel’s pupils trembled as the blood dripped. It may not make sense to see myself staggering and looking down at Lortel, but it was a miracle that I passed through such a wound.

The exterior wall of the storage room, which was neatly finished in marble, was quite strong, blocking about half of the scale attacks, and the stone table we rolled down on it was also of high quality, so it held up a little.

Thanks to that… We were able to dodge Velbrok’s first attack neatly. No, it wasn’t really neat.

“Eh, de… Seniors… .”

Lortel looking up while holding her breath. Lortel’s breath swells as the chest fluctuates up and down, perhaps due to a momentary hyperventilation.

I staggered and got up, then grabbed Lortel’s hand and swung it up.

Lortel, unable to overcome the power to arouse her body, got up from her seat… Seeing the corpses lying around, I trembled again.

―aa

Sung Chang-ryong’s roar broke the sky again. I too was short of breath in the rapidly changing situation, but I put my hands on Lortel’s shoulders while forcibly grabbing my reason.

“therefore… .”

In the meantime, Lortel was holding the memos that had been delivered to him tightly in one hand.

“… how much… ?”

Lortel looked at my shoulder, which had been severely cut, and then quickly grabbed it tightly so that no more blood could flow from the wound. When I let out a loud moan of pain, I again put on a bewildered expression on my face, and then quickly settled it.

It is not unusual for anyone to panic and drop their body.

However, even in the midst of this, Lortel holds onto her mind and speaks.

“For the price of my life… There should be quite a bit of change left over.”

His voice is subtly trembling, but maintaining this level of reason is no longer a human spirit.

“The change has been made.”

“okay. It’s quite a bit of business. Do you have time to explain yourself?”

“Unfortunately there is no As you can see.”

The shadows cast by the broken windows belong to the holy spear dragon Velbrok that covers Aken Island.

Looking down at the bachelor with a terrifying scream, he felt only awe rather than fear.

Lortel swung open the blood-stained note and placed it in my hand.

“There are 13 sightings. I think most of them came from magic supplies vendors. It seems that Seonghwang and the Archbishop were wearing a secret armor and leading the detached corps through remote streets. Most of the rest of the attendants went straight to the Trix Pavilion. It may not be a lot of information because it was gathered in a hurry, but most of the places it points to are one place.”

“Where are you… ?”

“It’s the Bachelor’s Cathedral in the inside of the professor building. Among the students and staff, there is a place reserved for Telos believers.”

“I’m going there… Do you really need to hide your route? ?”

“I must have done it because it was necessary.”

The church of the Telos Church is located in the corner of the faculty building. It’s bigger than I thought, because there are quite a few Telos among the students and faculty.

It is not unusual to visit the church inside the school while Sung Hwang and the Archbishop are at the school.

However, he tried to sneak in with only the detached daemon. In particular, it is strange that as soon as we arrived at Aken Island, we set aside all other schedules and went to the cathedral.

Lortel clenched my wounds and looked straight into my eyes, struggling to hold back the trembling voice.

“Go away at once.”

* * *

Clarisse was half crushed and forced to pull the door of the vault that couldn’t be opened.

If you look around… It was full of people who had already turned seven packs of blood. Thanks to the protection of the Holy Law, Clarisse herself was safe, but she could not even protect the lives of the two knights who were trying to protect Claris.

“Ugh… ugh… !”

He tried to pull the door of the storage room with a half-crying face, but it was very difficult with Clarisse’s young strength. In the end, the moment I tried to destroy it even by mobilizing the magic of the Holy Law…

-bang!

Due to the strong magic emanating from the inside, the door was smashed and thrown out.

Stepping out of it was Lortel supporting Ed.

“Ed… Seniors… ! no… no… !”

Clarisse took another breath. Ed’s death, which he had watched dozens of times, remains traumatic to her, and seeing him bleeding again makes her goosebumps again.

Ed looked up and nodded his head to say it was okay. But despite Ed’s reaction, Clarisse ran towards him and wiped his face.

“Ed-senpai… Sir Ed… .”

Clarice scans the injured area while groping around Ed’s body without paying attention to Lortel. She rubbed her eyes as if she was about to cry.

“A horse can still barely move. The wound is severe, but… You can go to Professor-dong. It’s fortunate.”

Lortel looked at Sung Chang-ryong covering the sky and trembled for a while, but then clenched his teeth and maintained his composure again. Although it is said that he maintains his rationality under any circumstances, it was unavoidable that his head would be dizzy if the situation turned so urgently like this.

“Loose the reins of the horse. I’m going to ride that one.”

Putting aside the saint who was looking at Ed while making a fuss, Lortel quickly released the reins connected to the carriage and pulled the horse, as Ed had said.

Then he took out the saddle from the wagon’s cargo hold, put it on the horse’s back, and quickly tied the fixing frame and the leash.

“No matter how saddled you are… It is difficult to ride with more than two people. One of the three should remain.”

“Me and the saint must go. Let me explain… long but… .”

At that, Lortel opened his axe’s eyes and looked at Clarisse and Ed alternately. Ed wraps his wounds and grabs the saddle of the horse, and Clarisse clings to Ed and pours tears.

And in the sky, Sung Chang-ryong roars as if it will destroy the world at any moment. All of them were a series of dizzying situations, but Lortel took a deep breath and finished organizing her thoughts.

“Hurry up, Madame.”

“Ah, ah… .”

Ed quickly grabbed the horse’s reins and rode it on, after which Lortel pushed the saint up and rode it.

When I looked up after the two of them, they looked like two men and women who were even escaping in love… Lortel felt nauseous.

“Surely, Ed-senpai also has thoughts. Things are going by so urgently, and it seems that there is not enough time to spare, so I will completely trust Ed-senpai.”

Lortel suddenly said that, and grabbed one of the saddles of the horse.

“Thank you, Lortel. Do not really pay off this debt later.”

“No, you have to pay it now.”

Lortel put one foot on the saddle and pulled him forward with a sharp pull, clutching Ed’s chest on the horse and pulling his upper body down.

And then, as it is, we kissed deeply… He quickly jumps back under the horse.

“Eh… eh… ??”

Clarisse, seeing the scene, completely blushed and covered her mouth tightly… He just let out a moan, as if in embarrassment.

“It’s me the second time, Ed-senpai.”

It was done in an instant, as if to ask Clarisse.

“Well, you have to have insurance here too.”

And she looked at Clarisse with the saddle swung off and smiled bewitchingly.

“Lady. In everything in the world, there is such a thing as a top coat. Things get complicated.”

From the point of view of naive Clarisse, there was no way she could respond, and she had no choice but to stand in front of her.

Ed also looked at Lortel with his eyes wide open as if he was too embarrassed… Lortel slapped the horse’s ass with a polite, bewitching smile.

One cigar was busy. Before he could answer anything, the horse ran out in a loud voice.

Watching the horses pounding and running like that, Lortel quietly turned around and looked up at the sky.

“okay… Unless I’m confused… The century of catastrophe in which Sung Chang-ryong ran wild must have ended three hundred years ago… .”

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Magnificence emanates from its gigantic appearance. Looking at it, Lortel smiled hard.

The one who laughs in the face of crisis is the one who ultimately wins. I hope that proverb will come true this time too… I was sincerely looking forward to it.