How to Survive at the Academy chapter 125

Joint Combat Practice 2 (11)

The condition of the horse was also not very good.

Of the horses that were pulling the wagon, they brought only one that was unharmed. The sound of hooves hitting the floor was continued, but sooner or later, the sound began to become irregular.

You can feel the horse’s body wobbling little by little. It seemed that life would end soon. Still, it was brave to run for the owner who rode it on his back in the end. Maybe it was Jung who had been pulling the carriage of a saint all her life.

―aa

Sung Chang-ryong’s roar, which seemed to tear his ears apart, echoed again. If you run across the squares of Gwakwon-dong, you can see the whole view of Gwak-dong, which is also stained with blood.

“Listen well, Madame. First of all, this episode was awesome!”

Ed clenched the horse’s reins and shouted to the saint, who had his hands wrapped around his waist and buried his face in his back.

“I’ll help you reveal the truth as much as possible, so if you go back… This time, you have to be prepared to finish the case really ‘perfectly’!”

The wind blows past my earlobe. Clarisse, who was burying her face in Ed’s wide back, nodded.

Once again, an earthquake engulfs Aken Island. The high elemental magics manifested by Obel cover the sky, and Lucy blocks Velbrok’s huge front paws flying towards the living quarters.

– Kwaang! Quang! Quang!

A huge defensive circle that could not be captured at a glance envelops the whole area of the living quarters, but each time it bounced off Velbrok’s front paws, its shape was slightly distorted.

Clarisse trembled in fear and hugged Ed tightly, but then a feeling of incongruity entered his chest.

Ed’s arm holding the reins of the horse was trembling strangely. He lifted his head and looked at Ed’s face, clenched his teeth and was driving a horse, staring straight ahead with wretched eyes. It was as if he had made a once-in-a-lifetime resolution.

It was then that Clarisse was reminded again.

In the repetition of time accumulated dozens of times, Clarisse encountered the majesty of that huge dragon over and over again.

Even after this time is over, there will probably be a next one.

But in that time, every moment is a first for Ed.

He is a human being in a position to face a disaster that appeared out of the blue while leading an ordinary daily life.

For Clarisse, it’s just one repetition, but for Ed, every moment is a bet on his life.

Even if I knew that time would go back, putting my life on the stake is terrifying beyond imagining.

He clenched his teeth, and the hand holding the reins was full of strength… It’s so natural.

But he never shows such fear. Even the desire to run away is tolerated. He knew that if he was agitated, Claris would also be agitated.

Clarisse squeezed her strength into the hand that wrapped Ed’s back.

―Kaga Gak!

At that moment, the horse screamed and collapsed. he’s done his best

As their bodies lifted up, a distant feeling of floating wrapped around them both. Ed quickly grabbed Clarisse’s arm and rolled it to the floor, hugging him tightly.

Fortunately, he fell to the flower bed and was not seriously injured. However, Ed was already quite injured, so he had to swallow a big breath to contain the pain.

Clarisse looked up at the face in Ed’s arms and felt like her heart was being ripped apart.

“Ed-senpai… Bleeding from the arm… .”

“it’s okay. There have been quite a few injuries worse than this.”

Ed swung his arm to wipe off the blood, then stood up and brushed his pants. And after pulling Clarisse up, I looked up at the Bachelor’s Cathedral, which had finally arrived.

– Kwaang! Quang!

The magic of Sung Chang-ryong, who runs wildly as if it will destroy Aken Island, still covers the sky.

Against the background of such a night sky, a large cross stood tall casually.

It’s not a very large building, but it can’t be said that it is small. The exterior walls are neatly mixed with bricks and marbles, and stained glass is spread beautifully in the middle, and a cross symbolizing the blessings of the Goddess Telos is decorated in a simple way.

“It looks like you have come to the right place.”

Ed said looking up at the cross on the spire that soared high into the sky.

There is one man standing against the background of the starry sky, where magics come and go. It seemed that he was hiding as much as possible with stealth magic, but as we got closer to the cathedral, it seemed to have been revealed.

Although he is wearing a dark red robe with a gilt frame, it is possible to guess his age by the silhouette that is looming.

A middle-aged man showing signs of age. Looking at the angled jaw and the muscles of the forearms that are occasionally exposed, it is evident that they have been trained for a long time.

There are wings sprouting on the back. The wings protruding through the back of the robe spread out, and his silhouette resembles a cross on the back.

The weapon in his hand is an iron spear. It looked like a luxury item.

Clarisse swallowed at the familiar silhouette.

The ‘Apostle of Telos’, a separate unit directly under the control of the prosperous Eldain.

Among the magicians of Seonghwangdo with a long history and large scale, this is the most honorable position granted to only eight people.

Ed was also a well-known group.

One by one, they were revered as the best magicians in Seonghwangdo. If all eight people gather in one place, even Lucy Meirl, who inherited the lineage of the Archmage, cannot easily break through.

―Paang!

The man landed at the entrance of the cathedral and caused dust. The wind blew out, and the collar fluttered.

Their most fatal weakness is their faith.

No matter how powerful a magician is… It cannot stand against the saint who received the blessing of Telos.

I had to… .

“I’m sorry, Saint Clarisse.”

Hierarchy is always something that changes depending on the situation.

If the person who gave him instructions is higher than Saint Clarisse, he blocks his way, even if the person is a saint.

“This is an instruction from Hwang Hwang Eldain. Behind this… No one can pass.”

Clarisse’s eyes trembled greatly.

The apostles I met in Seonghwangdo were always reliable allies themselves.

When I met a saint, I bowed my head politely, knelt down, and always showed my deep faith.

These are the people who were honored with every conversation with the saint, and lived with great honor in my life that was baptized by the Lord.

Seeing him guarding the entrance to the cathedral, Clarisse swallowed dry saliva.

Ed whispered in the ear of the embarrassed saint.

“Unconditionally break through. You are thinking only of opening that door and entering the church to check the truth. Put away all other clutter.”

“Ed-senpai… ?”

“We can make a break for a while.”

Ed pulled out his dagger from the thigh dance. The blade of the dagger engraved with the spirit ceremony shone sharply in the moonlight.

Clarisse looked at it and shook her head. Ed was already seriously injured.

In addition, his opponent, the apostle of Telos, is the most talented person in Seonghwangdo. I don’t know if it’s against a saint, I wouldn’t look at Ed as a relativist at all… If you fight him, the result will be obvious.

Clarisse clenched her teeth and ran forward and cried out to the apostle.

“Get out of the entrance right now… ! I’ll have to go inside and see what’s going on… !”

“Lady.”

The man lowered his head with strangely sad eyes and spoke.

“I’m sorry, but you can’t pass. All I can say is… It’s all for the saints.”

“that… I will judge.”

Despite Clarisse’s words, the man shook his head quietly.

“Lady. Even if you pass this way, there is nothing more you can do… .”

―Kan!

Before he could finish his words, Ed’s dagger flew in his eyes. Ed, who jumped out of his seat, tried to pierce his body with the dagger he was holding.

Of course, the man reacts to that degree as if it were taken for granted. When I lifted the spear handle and took the wrist part, my trembling hand could no longer move forward.

“Your boy… what… ?”

Of course, he also knew that an attack like this would be easily blocked.

When Ed released his hand holding the dagger, a large crystal ball popped out of it. It was a hand-crafted tech product, ‘Shock-Reinforced Wave Ball’.

The man’s eyes widened, but he had no choice but to be swept away by the shock that erupted from his face.

“Wow!”

Ed’s purpose in the first place is to clear the man from the entrance.

The man who was momentarily pushed out by the shock wave and fell, but he was balancing on the exterior wall of the church.

-bang!

Clarisse had already broken the door and entered the church.

“Cheet… !”

The clenched man tried to run after Clarisse, but a gust of wind blade blocked his way.

―Kan! Kaang!

Sacred magic is a magic that borrows the power of Telos, who used divine power. Most of them replaced the divine power with magical power, but the man was using most of the divine power to strengthen the body.

When he threw Ed away with a strength that was several times that of a normal human, Ed, who was floating in the air for a while, rolled the floor several times, raising dust. The taste of blood mixed in between the coughs.

“He’s already bleeding heavily.”

The man brushed off the window once and looked down at Ed, who had rolled the floor to a full blown state, standing on the steps of the entrance to the cathedral.

“Just lie there and rest. I don’t know what the purpose is, but if you think the situation is going to cause a setback in your work, I could take your life. I… I don’t want to kill myself.”

Saying that, the moment he turned his back to pursue the saint, he felt a heavy blow on his shoulder again.

Three arrows from Ed’s magic bow flew into his shoulder and hit him, but they couldn’t penetrate the skin.

“this… the guy… .”

The man’s eyes gleaming as he looked back.

Ed quickly finished grasping the power. Prior information about the apostles of Telos was already known.

There is no way Seonghwang can beat the best magician with Ed’s specs, which are now on the trajectory of growth. If so, you’ll have to come up with a different number.

The man fixed the spear and spread his wings. It was the intention to quickly dispose of Ed and follow the saint.

Ed took out Glast’s Phoenix Ring from his pocket. If it’s time to go back anyway, there’s no pressure to draw the future’s magic power.

The flow of magic in the future, if you are determined to never use magic for the rest of your life, how far can you draw your magic?

Ed thought so, injected magical energy into the ring and flew away again. The dagger engraved with the spirit expression flew back to find its owner again, and the magical power expressed from the earth wrapped around it.

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Men have good intuition. After noticing that things were not going so easily, he raised his hands and prayed and gathered his strength. Sacred magic, which strengthens his body and makes his body sleek, makes him a monster that transcends humans.

wizards and warriors. Naturally, the opponent tries to close the distance.

Noticing that the opponent’s sense of humor was unusual, the man would try to subdue Ed at once.

As if to prove that fact, the man jumped to the floor in an instant. The spear flies while aiming at Ed’s heart. In terms of speed alone, it’s almost as good as a bullet.

The man, who had progressed at a speed that surpassed human cognitive ability, was convinced just before the spear reached Ed’s heart. caught

In addition, he casts a spear, ignoring the guilt of having taken one life.

-Poo-wook!

“Cuckoo!”

I couldn’t pierce my heart because I had twisted my body before. However, blood gushed out of Ed’s body, which had been completely pierced in the chest.

Red blood spattered on the robes for the high priest. Seeing the scene, the man quietly prayed to God.

Again, I killed myself. I carefully confessed that fact to my heart.

– Paah!

That was the moment.

Ed’s blood-stained hand quickly grabbed the man’s hand holding the spear.

The man who looked down at Ed in surprise… I swallowed a breath.

With a piercing through the window… Ed had his eyes widened. Blood was protruding from his mouth, but he endured the pain and held the dagger in his opposite hand in reverse.

The direction the dagger was pointing was his right hand, which was holding the man’s hand.

-Poo-wook!

The dagger that pierced Ed’s hand and penetrated the man’s hand. The mixed blood overflows all the time.

The dagger binds Ed and the man’s hands like handcuffs and does not let go.

Ed’s trembling hand grabs the back of the man’s hand as it is, and seals the movement so that he can’t pull back hastily.

“this… This guy… ?”

A grinning smile is not for those who are about to die.

“When you can’t narrow the difference between the original specifications… .”

Once again, fresh blood comes out of Ed’s lips. Ed continues the story even as he bleeds.

“You have to rely on luck and gambling.”

“this… mi… My brother… !!”

Ed Rothtailer asks. My stake is life. Then what are you going to bet

The answer is to throw away Ed and spread the distance, ready to throw away one of his hands. However, a single moment of hesitation drives him to a limb. In the world of fighting with the tip of a sword, even a slight delay in judgment can change the outcome of a fight.

―Ahhh!

A spirit summoning ceremony that was barely manifested. Merylda, a high wind spirit that jumps out of the floor, opens her mouth and bites him at once.

“aah!”

Blood gushed out of Merylda’s mouth. No matter how many high-ranking rites he wears around his body, his essence is human. Even marble would shatter if it got into that giant wolf’s mouth.

His body, covered in blood, fell from Merylda’s mouth and rolled to the floor. He was barely breathing.

-Turuk.

Ed fell to his knees as if stuck in the window.

The blood that was flowing all the time soaked the floor.

―Ahhh!

Ed is already mortally wounded. The amount of bleeding will increase exponentially with just a little bit of magic load.

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Merylda quickly disarmed her original form, returned to her humanoid form with as little magical load as possible, and landed on the floor. And ran towards Ed.

[Are you really crazy? Are you crazy? no! Wake! ]

I’ve grabbed Ed’s wounds tightly, but I can’t seem to do anything about them with that much.

[Why did you do such a crazy thing! If only he honestly summoned me and fought head-to-head… ]

“quietly… A little… My ears are ringing… .”

Ed grabbed Merylda’s red-tinted collar and vomited blood once more.

Ed already knew the man’s name. The apostles of Telos were already a group in his knowledge.

The most elite detached unit under the direct control of Seonghwang composed of 8 members, the apostle of Telos. Among them, the swift Taldarek who sat on the third seat.

If we had to face him head-on, it was obvious that this side would be outnumbered due to its extremely fast speed and air dominance through its wings.

Still, there is a huge difference in specifications, and if you fight while passing the tactical elements to your opponent, you will not die or eat.

So it was a short-term decisive battle. The stake was life, and what was won was a victory that overturned a far-off difference in specifications.

Victory in a duel is not always determined by strength and weakness alone.

Ed Roth Taylor is a gamer who moves only in the direction that leads to victory at any cost. If it was a stake that would come back anyway, even if it was a life, he had to be able to throw it without a blink of an eye.

It was simply that he had the mental strength to overcome that fear.

[ you… really… ! hey… no… ! Wake… ! do not die! don’t die! ]

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Merylda groaned, clutching at Ed’s wound, which was dripping with blood.

Ed raised his creaking head and looked at the church with its entrance open.

And then… With a satisfied face… I slowly closed my eyes as if to sleep.

* * *

The structure of the cathedral is usually similar. If you go through the entrance and go through the small hallway, you will come to a large chapel.

All church buildings are the same. The most important space is the chapel, no matter what anyone says.

But… The door was locked from the beginning of the hallway. It felt like a lock was put on from the inside.

Clarisse has been to this church several times. The status of a saint of the Telos Church. If there is an event on the weekend or during the semester, it is natural to come out to show your face once in a while.

So, I knew roughly what the internal structure was like. Knowing that there was a fairly wide hallway beyond this, Clarisse raised her stamina and smashed the door.

– Kwaang!!

I didn’t like the situation where God’s energy resides in the space with the Holy Beop and destroys it. But now was not the time to question such things as religious beliefs.

If you pass through the hallway like this and enter the chapel…

That was the moment I thought about it.

“uh… la… .”

“… … !”

After breaking through the door, Clarisse saw a girl staggering out of the end of the hallway leading to the chapel.

Various flowers beautifully embroidered on the pale yellow hair that came down neatly.

It’s been almost two years, but Clarisse remembers that face clearly. The one who always played the lute from the window of the saint’s room at the top of Seonghwangdo… It’s the young bard.

Even though it had been a long time since I had been admitted to school, I couldn’t meet her, so Clarisse was always feeling frustrated.

“ah… Dell… .”

Now, Adele has become Clarisse’s senior. According to the bylaws of the bachelor’s degree.

However, Clarisse was embarrassed by the unexpected face, so she called out his name like an old friend.

Adele staggered and walked out of the darkness… It was covered in a lot of blood. All the blood belonged to Adele.

The body is full of all kinds of scratches. Some of the cuts were so deep that blood was leaking out in the present progressive tense.

“Adel… Adele… !”

“ah… hot… .”

Clarisse ran out and caught Adele’s body as she was about to jump forward.

He sat down on the floor and looked at Adele, who was in tears while crying.

“Adel… what if… What about… ! like this… .”

“Lady… .”

Tears welled up in the corners of Clarisse’s eyes as they sat side by side, hugging Adele’s shoulders tightly.

How the hell did this happen What happened inside the church? why did you come out here There were a lot of things I wanted to ask, but the most urgent thing was to check Adele’s condition first.

So, the moment Clarisse asks Adele if she’s okay…

“――You came earlier than expected.”

At those words, Clarisse swallowed a gasp.

“… What?”

“still… You don’t have to come back.”

Adele clenched her teeth and lifted her upper body up from Clarisse’s arms.

“Make it a difficult experience… Sorry… .”

“Adel… what are you saying… are doing… ?”

“still… Not long now… . It’ll be over soon… . a little bit… If you have more patience… .”

At that moment, an enormous amount of light erupted from Adele’s body. The shining thing engraved on one arm… Obviously, it is the ‘protection of the Holy Law’ that is only allowed to the saints of the Telos Church.

The protection of this sacred law, which protects one’s body from all sacramental techniques, and protects it from attacks that harm the body… It is the highest level of blessing in the denomination that can be engraved only when one archbishop, six bishops, eight apostles, and the Holy Spirit are gathered. Literally, it is impossible to obtain it unless you are a saint.

And soon, a gigantic magic circle based on ‘Aspect Magic’ emerges. The huge time-reversal magic that manifests and spreads from Adele’s body… I try to rewind the clock of the world again.

A responsive talent that can turn divine power into holy magic. Adele was a girl with a rare talent that had never been found in the history of the church.

No matter what incidents and accidents hit Sylvania, the leisurely ability to always play the lute and recite the breeze… After all, because she was a saint not recorded in history.

Because if you have the protection of the Holy Law that protects your body, you can protect your body from any attack with murderous intent.

“This… This… .”

Clarisse shook her pupils and looked at the magic circle that was emerging.

The whole world was dyed with light. In that gap… I could barely see Adele smiling hard.

“Adel… ! Adele… !”

Clarisse shed tears and somehow managed to seize the distant mind…

Savagely, the world did not allow her next time.

* * *

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

Afternoon of Joint Combat Practice Day. Wide blue sky, warm sunlight, wooden table.

Ed puts the book on the table and looks at Clarisse with a puzzled look.

“… … .”

Suddenly, Clarisse got up from her seat, hitting the table.

so for a while… He was staring into space with a blank expression on his face.

Only Ed and Yenika were looking at the saint with absurd faces.

After less than a minute had passed, Clarisse turned her gaze to Ed.

He was like a benefactor, who tried to give the answer, even as he repeated death for himself over and over again.

Thanks to his help, he seems to have almost reached the truth of the matter, but the pieces of the puzzle have not yet been completely put together in his head.

just… Clarisse is… As usual, he went to sit next to him and held his arms tightly. A strange sense of stability resides in the chest.

therefore… . What he saw… endlessly… constantly thought.

“… … ???”

“… … Eh????”

Of course, from the perspective of Ed and Jenica, it was nothing but lightning in the dry sky.

* * *

― ‘It seems that the protection of the Holy Law has also been successfully established in the body. Now, when you complete the ‘stigmata baptism’ to announce that you have become a saint in front of the public, you will officially reign as a saint at the top of this holy chart. Adele.’

– ‘Yes. I can definitely feel that my powers are being pushed up more than usual.’

― ‘The protection of the Holy Law will make you use the divine power in your body to the limit. Adele-sama can use her divine power to reach even the power of the Holy Spirit, so she will raise her name as the most powerful saint in the history of Seonghwangdo.’

― ‘That’s too much to say. Archbishop. It feels like a luxury to me to be monopolized by the protection of such a huge amount of magical power.’

― ‘It is a blessing that befits the nobleness of the saint. The protection of that holy law will protect the saint’s body forever. You also have the aptitude to bring out all the powers of protection, so you will always feel like you are wearing a strong shield.’

open your eyes It’s a gloomy corner hallway that leads to the battle practice area of the Gloct Hall.

He was sitting right next to it, playing a lute… It felt like a long time ago.

When I sneeze, a stalk of fresh blood comes down my lips.

The blood that flowed out became a puddle and wet the surface of the lute lying next to it.

“Ahaha.”

Seeing this sight over and over again, Adele had a gut feeling that she had returned and burst into laughter.

The sight of Sung Chang-ryong destroying Aken Island and slaughtering students is dazzling in front of my eyes… It all became non-existent.

The protection surrounding Adele’s body overturned even the passage of time.

Adele rested her body for a long time. The wounds are all the same.

“When everything happens and no one remembers… .”

After about ten minutes, when the energy returned, I slowly got up.

And, as I have repeated dozens of times, I pick up a lute and lead my staggering body… Go slowly and slowly towards the church.

“rather… I won’t be lonely either.”

No matter how many times I repeat it, the moment I leave this quiet hallway doesn’t get used to me.

– ‘hey.’

– ‘yes? Sir Ed.’

― ‘You will die soon.’

– ‘I know.’

Now it feels like a distant story. This is the conversation I had with Ed in this hallway.

I don’t know what the hell he meant, but strangely, he was pointing out the fate of Adele.

That’s weird. The world will always go back the same way. However, Ed never appeared before Adele’s eyes, except for the first time.

It must have been because of some reason, but Adele didn’t give it much thought. There was no time to disperse the accident.

I just stand up against the wall and think about heading back to the cathedral.

“Whew… .”

Finally, I feel that my body is running out of energy. I can’t even remember how many times I repeated it, but the end is finally in sight.

It was a long journey. who to blame It is the path I have chosen for myself.

Adele walked out of the Gloct tube with a staggering gait.

The night before the baptism of the stigmata, the night sky I looked up at was dazzling in front of my eyes.

That day, Adele finally succeeded in peeking into her future.

And, afraid of that future, I gave up on becoming a saint. For a variety of reasons, Adele ran away with a job as a torch keeper.

Yep, it had to be.

The future seen through the distant starry sky…

It was the future where she was sacrificed as a saint in order to undo the resurrection of Sung Chang-ryong.