How to Survive at the Academy chapter 130

Joint Combat Practice 2 (16)

The sound of a gigantic whale crowing makes the earth tremble.

Just by waving its tail and fins, a strong wind blows. The apostles of Telos formed a camp and created a defensive circle to block the huge strong wind, but it was not even an act of attack that caused the wind in the first place.

The apostles quickly exchanged opinions with just their eyes.

It’s not like there’s no chance of winning. If enough magical power is supplied, the cooperative law circle that appears simultaneously with six people is enough to stop the movement of that monster-like whale.

However, for now, the purpose is not to subdue that highest-ranking spirit.

The purpose of the apostles is to reclaim Velbrok’s Molar Necklace. It is an artifact at the heart of all plans.

However, numerous flying spirits are blocking the movement, and the pterosaurs Ed and Yenika are riding in the distance are also terrifyingly fast.

If so, the right person to pursue them is the Taldarek of the Third Seat.

Having reached that conclusion, the apostles quickly completed their planning.

The three of them block the movement of the highest spirit as much as possible, and the two secure a path for the Taldarek to fly. Then, the Taldarek reaches Ed and Yenika at the highest speed to subdue them and seize the relics.

After all, all those spirits are useless if they subdue Yenica, the main body.

It didn’t take long to put it into action. Taldarek’s wings spread out nicely.

“Jenica, come to your senses!”

The forehead was a furnace. Full blushing isn’t something you’re shy about as usual. A high fever was rising from the bitter wind that drew an unbelievable amount of magical power.

Ed supported Yenica’s staggering body and pulled out Velbrok’s molars. The magic that flows through the surface is definitely weakening.

The farther away from Aken Island, the weaker its magic power will be.

“Ed… … .”

It wasn’t that he lost consciousness. Yenika is commanding the spirits as much as possible, even in a state of confusion.

Friede, the highest water spirit who commands the sky.

The magic circle that the giant whale appeared filled the sky. All kinds of water elemental magic cut through the sky.

In the wind that cuts through the sky, the third Taldarek flies through the air.

Its speed is comparable to that of a bullet. I almost pierced through the window without realizing it.

Fortunately, what was pierced by the spear were a few strands of Yenika’s pale pink hair and the back of a riding pterosaur.

When the pterosaur’s back was pierced by the spear, it screamed and began to shake.

As it was, Ed and Yenika fell to the ground again.

***

“Currently, Seonghwangdo’s force alone cannot subdue Seongchang Dragon Velbrok. Don’t judge your opponent recklessly based on the vague narratives in history books.”

There is no clutter in the words.

Clarisse sat in a small place and focused on only the key points.

The majesty of the water spirit covering the sky is clearly visible through the broken stained glass. Not only the bachelors, but also the knights of the cathedral all looked up at the sky in a cold sweat, but to Saint Clarisse, it didn’t seem like a great sight.

She had seen the Holy Spear Dragon Velbrok, several times larger than that one, harpoon the entire Aken Island dozens of times.

So don’t lose your composure.

At that sight, the Holy Eldain and Archbishop Verdio felt a great sense of incongruity.

Saint Clarisse, who always played purely with eyes full of curiosity about the world, is no longer there.

That saint, sitting still with her hands folded, has already seen a lot of bitterness in reality.

“Lady. How the hell… … .”

“Listen to me, Verdio.”

There is a man. A blond, fallen nobleman who watched Clarisse die over and over again.

I remember every single one of his deaths. It is clearly engraved in Clarisse’s memory.

There’s too much he’s done to get Clarisse here to sit.

Now it was Clarisse’s turn to do her part.

No matter what anyone says, Clarisse has the absolute status of being a saint of the Order.

Those who have the authority to speak directly to the Archbishop and the Holy Father;

In that respect, no one can take the place of Clarisse.

So, Clarisse speaks proudly.

“I am sitting here after repeating the same time over and over again.”

There was silence in the left.

“I still haven’t quite figured out why time repeats itself. Roughly… I have a guess.”

– Kwaang! Quang!

A huge whale and the apostles of Telos collide in the sky over Aken Island. All sorts of flying spirits, whose number seemed to easily exceed three digits, were also helping.

Academic staff also rushed to rectify the accident. Although all kinds of defensive magic circles were deployed, the giant whale was not interested in the academic side.

Even such a magnificent sight is just a background for making noise for Saint Clarisse.

“Lady. Now is not the time to joke.”

“It’s noisy, Verdio. I am talking to the Holy Emperor.”

“Yes? Lady… ?”

Clarisse was already cold.

Looking at Verdio, he was clearly different from the woman of the Seonghwangdo days, who regarded him as a devout believer and looked at him with respect. The young eyes and trembling hands were still pitiful, but that didn’t stop him from speaking.

I have experienced a lot, my values have changed a lot, and above all, I am emotionally dependent on someone.

Humans grow rapidly if there is someone to support them. Realizing that fact, Clarisse continued the story.

“Sir. Why did I know about the secret Velbrok subjugation plan? It must have been a plan I hadn’t told anyone until I got to this Aken Island.”

Eldane’s eyes full of wrinkles turned straight to Clarice’s bright red eyes.

“How did the blonde boy who just raided the cathedral and took Velbroque’s molars knew? How could a male student of the Ministry of Magic in Aken Island know about the plans that the high-ranking priests would have gone back and forth in Seonghwangdo?”

Verdio’s eyes widened little by little.

A blonde boy who just stormed the cathedral.

The act of smashing the glass and coming in, taking the necklace before the bewildered cathedral knights came to their senses and then running away… It seemed that he was really getting through all the plans of the denomination.

“How did I know that Holy Emperor and Verdio were here? The two of you and the escorts must have used stealth magic and moved to this church as secretly as possible.”

eyes are focused

“In the beginning, it was all experience.”

I think I’m talking sanely, but I don’t really have anything to refute.

“Verdio is the person who will bring the Church to ruin, Holy Emperor. If not now, his madness will engulf the Church someday.”

“It’s madness, my lord. Your words are too extreme.”

“You have to cut him off when you have the chance. him right now… … .”

“Lady!”

“I told you it was noisy, Verdio!”

With a bang, Clarisse slammed the table.

and static.

A booming Eldane who doesn’t say anything. Clarisse and Verdio are facing each other.

“How could you do this to me… … .”

Verdio’s reaction that appeared soon after was completely unexpected.

he… were shedding tears

“Ever since I came as the next saint, I always ran on my feet for the sake of the saint.”

“… … .”

“I was afraid that I would not be able to adapt, so I gave all the knowledge I could give, protected the spire from unfaithful forces, and protected the saint from the harm of unbelievers. How many years have you been living like that?”

The old archbishop’s tears of mourning… Eldane’s pupils trembled slightly.

“I have dedicated so much for the sake of St. That fact will be known to all the knights of the Holy Hwangdao Cathedral. Not only the knights gathered here, but also the Holy Eldane-sama, don’t you know!”

“… … .”

“More than anyone else, I was the most ardent supporter of St. I am the one who has always prayed more earnestly than anyone else that there is only stability and happiness in the life of the saint.”

Verdio’s eyes were full of despair and sorrow.

“Lady! The saint is the most sacred and great treasure of this Holy Emperor, the favored treasure of the Lord Telos. You are far more valuable than this short-lived Archbishop. I… I’ve always thought that way. Such me… only… To have to be harmed in this way… In this miserable reality… Tears are flowing.”

After that, there was silence again. Weeping Verdio bowed his head.

The fact that the past life that I had lived solely for the sake of the saint was denied. That is the image of a person who is left with a wound in his chest and weeps wretchedly.

Clarisse sees it and walks towards him slowly.

It is infinitely similar to how he calmly walks towards the person who is confessing, or approaching the believer who is being baptized in a respectful way.

Smiling kindly and acting on behalf of the will of God, she is engraved in the memory of all knights as a beautiful figure.

Clarisse approached him with such a modest appearance, put his hands on both shoulders of him as he sat down, and spoke in his ear.

“So, if things went wrong, you were going to make me a scapegoat?”

A streak of tension flows through Verdio’s cold veins.

It was a fact only Verdio knew. It was never circulated to anyone.

The absurd claim that time is repeating itself was not made in a hurry to convince the crowd.

Sadly, Saint Clarisse truly understands the bottom line of those sitting here.

Go to the side of Eldane with her eyes wide open, and Clarisse speaks.

“Don’t be deceived any more, Seonghwang.”

Holy Eldane is a bystander. Essentially, it can be said that he is a human being just like Verdio, but he still has the opportunity to walk a different path.

So, Clarisse speaks to the Holy Eldane. Excommunicate Verdio.

“Now is the time… It’s time to make a decision.”

At that moment, an explosion occurred from under the table.

– Kwaang!!

It was Verdio’s holy magic.

***

After leaving Aken Island, it is a forest area that you have to run for a long time to the north.

Yenika’s lieutenant spirit, in the form of a pterosaur, barely made a crash landing among the conifers there.

-Kaga, go, go!

It slid all the way down the floor and made a painful sound, and then the spirit was reverse summoned and disappeared. It looked like they were holding out as much as possible to get us down safely on the ground at the very least.

Yenika and I rolled around on the dirt for a bit, but there were no serious injuries.

However, in the beginning, Yenika was not in a good state.

I clenched my teeth and stood up from the dirt floor. I ran to Yenica who was far away and checked the condition.

“Hey, Yenika. Are you okay?”

He was breathing heavily as if he was exhausted. I wiped my forehead to check the fever. I couldn’t measure the body temperature with my hands, so the moment I tried to touch my forehead, Yenika pushed my chest.

“under… Stop it… … .”

“What?”

“more… Ten right up… … .”

Yenika snorted and took control of herself.

It seemed difficult to walk alone, so I loaned him a shoulder.

“This is probably… It is the Great Forest of Crete.”

“yes… I have to go further… ?”

Hearing Yenika’s question, I took out Velbroque’s molar necklace. There was a magical reaction, but it was really weak.

Now we really just have to go a little further.

I supported Yenica and walked out together. Once it reaches a place that doesn’t affect Velbrok’s seal, bury it in the ground or throw it into a nearby lake so that no one can find it, and it’s over.

However, it could not be solved so smoothly.

– Kwaang!

Should I call it a landing or a fall?

If you see that your body is completely intact, it would be right to view it as close to the former.

However, the amount of dust that rises is not worthy of a landing at all.

– Whoa!

It quickly disperses all the dust with a single flap of its wings. The man standing at the center… is the third seat of the apostles of Telos, the swift Taldarek.

I’ve already dealt with it once.

The memory of subduing him in the repeated time. His body was pierced by a spear in front of the cathedral, but he used it as an opportunity to limit his movement, ending it with a blow from Merylda.

It is a case of overcoming the overwhelming power gap with a short-term decisive battle. However, the situation is very different then and now.

In addition to being unable to risk her life, Yenika has already used Glast’s ring. You cannot use the ring until Yenika’s magic returns.

Unlike before, the fact that this side has a history called Yenica is a good thing, but…

“Ed… in front of me… I can not see… … .”

“I keep my eyes closed until all the dust is gone.”

“no… That’s not it… … .”

He was distracted by the Taldarek that immediately descended in front of him.

When I turned my head toward her at Yenika’s words, the eyes of Yenika, who were supported by me, were somehow empty.

“hey… you… .”

“It must be a temporary phenomenon… .”

“… Bad timing.”

The side effect of the ring seemed obvious. It seems that he drew more mana than expected. It will take some time to recover.

It will probably be difficult to live alone for a few days after this case is over. Even if I thought it was too much, if I didn’t draw this much magical power, Yenika alone would not have been able to deal with all of the apostles.

I clenched my teeth and sat Yenika leaning against a nearby tree.

Behind us, a man who had succeeded in chasing down the lives of the other apostles as collateral was looking at us.

Wings that extend behind a luxurious robe. A blunt chin peeking from under the shaded robe hat. In the arm that held the spear, there were ragged muscles.

“Give me the necklace now.”

I pointed to Velbroque’s molar necklace in my hand.

“Otherwise… I can kill you.”

I put my finger in front of Yenika’s eyes and moved it around.

Yenica’s pupils don’t follow her fingers. They just stare blankly in front of them, like a still image.

The fever is still there, and the toes are trembling. I was sweating so much that my school uniform shirt was all wet. He seemed to be having a hard time breathing, so he unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt and pushed the shawl to the side. After that, after wiping the sweat on my forehead once, I stood up.

The man came pretty close. I’m just staring at Yenica.

“Is that girl who is dealing with the spirits?”

“… … .”

“If I don’t subdue the girl right now, my colleagues could be in danger.”

The reason why Yenica is in such an extreme situation is because she is still dealing with numerous spirits and blocking the pursuit of the apostles.

From Taldarek’s point of view, he would want to take down Yenika right away and get rid of all the spirits that threaten other comrades.

Perhaps it was judged that there was nothing good about dragging it for a long time, and Taldarek flew out his spear in an instant.

It is so fast that it can be said that it is impossible to see it with the naked eye and dodge it. A speed that instantaneously transcended the speed of sound. The spear flying in a straight trajectory toward my ship was powerful enough that it would not be strange to die in one hit… … .

– Whoa, whoa!

The ‘speed beyond my cognition’ acts as an advantage for me only once.

‘Protection of the Storm’, which negates an attack outside of awareness just once.

The wind from the tip of the spear wrapped around Taldarek’s body.

“What?!”

I did not recognize the spear of the Taldarek ‘intentionally’ in order to utilize the protection of the storm.

He didn’t even look at him, he didn’t try to anticipate the timing of the attack.

– Kaang!

The spear bounced off, and in an instant, a large gap was created in Taldarek’s body.

A very brief state of suppression. Taking advantage of that time, he slammed the lieutenant fire magic ‘one-point explosion’ into Taldarek’s abdomen.

– Kwaang!

When I pulled out the dagger and looked back, the aftermath of the explosion was still there.

Leaping back as it is, he thrusts the dagger into his shoulder.

“Ahhh!”

– aa

As it is, the spirit-style ‘explosion’ is manifested, and another explosion occurs.

As the older sister said, to defeat him, you have no choice but to rely on short-term decisive battles and flukes. Somehow, you have to clench your teeth and create a gap to deliver a critical hit.

However, there is a limit to the firepower in the state where Merylda cannot manifest.

In the end, to defeat the Taldarek, it was necessary to manifest Merylda. However, Glast’s Golden Phoenix Ring cannot be used.

“You guys… !”

Taldarek fell to the ground, but quickly regained his composure and stood up. The dagger pierced through clothes, but it didn’t seem like it could pierce even the body that was covered with holy magic. I felt a dull feeling when I stabbed it.

Absolute lack of firepower. It was my chronic weakness.

“In the end, I will resist… !”

therefore.

If you don’t have a ring, what do you mean?

How long are you going to deal with the high spirits while leaning on the ring and drawing magic power, taking all the penalties?

I took a deep breath and refined my magic.

Dozens of memories of death keep creeping through my brain.

They died under the rubble of a building, died of excessive bleeding, were stabbed to death, were struck by scales, and died for various reasons… The countless memories imprinted in my brain didn’t just give me pain.

Whenever there was a crisis, I constantly summoned Merylda, and the sense of magic that has been repeated dozens of times now remains in my memory.

The surest way to raise the Spirit Sensitivity is to accumulate experience.

And that experience was steadily accumulating within me in this short period of time. I realized that the flow of magic had become even smoother.

“is it.”

It was then that I understood why my memory was completely restored.

It’s thanks to the Aspect Magic that I’ve learned in advance.

Since I had never dealt with it properly yet, my proficiency in star magic was at a terrible level… .

While Adele was constantly rewinding time, I was constantly exposed to the Aspect Magical nearby, so my sensitivity to the Aspect-type magic has been steadily increasing.

Yes.

When time rewinds, all memories and events go back to the past… My stats engraved on the ‘stat window’ have been completely affected.

As Adele drew closer to death, the power of the Holy Spirit’s magical powers expressed in her body gradually weakened.

In return, my power gradually grows stronger, the moment the dynamics are reversed… I was able to resist her Aspect Magic and keep all my memories intact.

Spirits also… Wasn’t it different?

[Magic Abilities Details]

Rank: Proficient Magician

Specialty: Elements

Common magic:

Quick Casting Lv 12

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Mana Detection Lv 13

Fire Elemental Magic:

Ignition Lv 17

One Point Explosion Lv 2

Wind Elemental Magic:

Wind Blade Lv 15

Elemental Magic:

Spirit Sensation Lv 18 (up!)

Spirit Understanding Lv 18 (up!)

Spirit Hyunhyun Lv 13 (up!)

Sense Sharing Lv 13 (up!)

＜ Elemental Slot: Lower Fire Spirit Mug >

Response Stage: 5 (up!)

Elemental Efficiency: Perfect (up!) (Possible to change phase!)

Unique Grant Skill: Blessing of Hwabok (temporary explosion of fire immunity)

Explosiveness (sub-explosive magic)

Increase fire magic ability

＜ Spirit Slot: Lieutenant Water Spirit Laysia >

Response Stage: 4 (up!)

Elemental Efficiency: Very good (up!)

Unique Grant Skill: Brother’s Blessing (Temporary Physical Attack Immunity)

Water Source Appearance (Sub-Water Magic)

Increase water magic ability

＜ Spirit Slot: High Wind Spirit Merylda >

Response Stage: 3 (up!)

Elemental Efficiency: Normal (up!)

Unique grant skill: Protection of the storm (periodically neutralizes damage)

Updraft (Lieutenant Wind Magic)

Increase wind magic ability

Aspect Magic:

Planetary Magical Expression Lv 3 (up!)

Temper Transformation Lv 2 (up!)

Death Immunity Lv 0

Time Prison Lv 0

Short-distance space movement Lv 0

Forced Gathering Lv 1 (up!)

Vision manifestation Lv 0

Dazzle Lv 0

The hem of the robe worn by the Taldarek flapped in the gust of wind.

She tries to lower her center of gravity to support her body from the strong wind, but eventually her body flies off and gets stuck in a nearby tree.

Even an old tree shakes its head back and forth like ripe barley. Tiny conifers were uprooted and flying through the air. I was worried that Yenika would be harmed, but the wind didn’t blow so strangely that it was only around the tree where Yenika was leaning.

It means artificial wind.

As time rewinds countless times, how many times have I died in the past?

In the past, leaving everything to Clarisse, I myself faced only a constant and painful end.

I am full of memories of clenching my teeth and building up efforts to accomplish something. It all ended in a tragic death. All the memories of the past that permeated me were the history of such meaningless efforts.

Have all those enormous pains and deaths become a thing of the past, leaving only meaningless struggles?

Was the history of struggling without giving up on an unavoidable fate was nothing more than a useless error?

Thankfully, God shook his head at that question.

– woo woo woo

When you hear a wolf howl in a forest area, there is a saying of the peddlers to beg for their lives from the gods. Mountains and forests are completely wolf’s territory.

A wolf the size of a house growls among the coniferous trees that stretched up. It is a high spirit that has manifested entirely with my own power, without drawing any magical powers.

The gigantic Merylda’s sullen eyes looked down on the Taldarek.

***

“Big, uh… !”

There was a huge hole in the ceiling of the cathedral.

Except for Claris, who is completely immune to the rite of passage… Everyone suffered damage from the sudden explosion.

The interior of the chapel was already in chaos. It takes quite a long time to chant to produce an explosion of this level only with divine power.

While pretending to assert his innocence, Verdio was quietly chanting a spell of sacral magic.

“On this island of Aken, being able to wield the power of time… . Maybe Adele Seris… There will be only that girl… … .”

Clarisse was strangled and suppressed by Verdio’s arms as he walked through the moaning knights. That’s why even the knights with the remaining energy couldn’t resist.

Verdio, who was baptized by the Telos Church, does not suffer a counterattack from the protection of the Holy Law. It was possible to subdue her by squeezing her with full force.

“nice… Whoops… Even so… Do you think you’ll be okay, Verdio?”

“Of course, I can’t get away with it. just… Adele Seris… Where is that woman… Say… . Because I don’t need it all… !”

All plans have already gone awry. I can’t do anything now. There is not even an escape route.

Nevertheless, Verdio seemed to be left with something… I tried to get out of the church.

“If all the plans have already been torn down, at least… I can’t… .”

“Ugh… !”

Clarisse clenched her teeth and tried to escape, but she couldn’t overcome the difference in strength.

Only despair creeps in.

This was my last chance, and I was almost there, but I got to the last one and was careless. Verdio’s instantaneous judgment and boldness were more than she expected.

– Bang!

As it was, Verdio sprinted out the front door of the cathedral. He took out the horse from the carriage and was about to head somewhere.

But.

“It’s a little late this time.”

There is a girl sitting on top of the carriage, muttering jerky with languid eyes.

It’s Verdio who doesn’t know the girl’s identity yet, and doesn’t know why he appeared here.

“Come on. I was waiting.”

However, Clarisse in his hand knew.

The only way out for Verdio is… none.

“Is the story over?”