How to Survive at the Academy chapter 131

Joint Combat Practice 2 (17) (modified)

The girl who was lying leaning against the wall in the hallway of the Glockt Hall raises the corners of her mouth.

This is the student center where joint combat training is in full swing. There were sounds of battle coming from all over.

While everyone was focused on the battle at the training ground, Adele was sitting still and looking back on her life.

It’s a life that no one could follow to make it up and down. There was no time to reflect on the meaning of life in such a hurry to survive right now.

However, when I turned around while running frantically, there was nothing left. It’s because they’ve worked hard to survive, but they haven’t given any meaning to that life.

As the man, Ed Roth-Taylor, said… If surviving was to struggle and twist with this grimace… then the life you earned had to be worth it. But if you ask me what my life was worth, Adele didn’t say anything out of her throat.

survived rather than lived. It was such a life.

You say it like it’s great, but that’s what life was like for the most part.

The world was full of human beings who were trying to keep up with their own body.

Everyone is struggling to survive for their own reasons,

──The same goes for Taldarek, who received a blow from Merylda while biting his teeth.

Just being able to receive a blow from a high spirit with a human body is a great thing. He blocked Merylda’s front foot with a spear, and even fought hard with his trembling hands.

However, with a magic arrow on his shoulder, his foot gets stuck, the balance of power is released and he goes out. She quickly gets up and prepares for a counterattack, but the lioness Laysia digs in and bites her shoulder. He tried to tear it apart and adjust his posture, but in front of him, the high wind spirit Merylda and the high fire spirit Takan were showing their majesty.

──The same goes for Verdio, who tries to find a way out even when he is in a corner.

The moment he made eye contact with Lucy, he tried to run away in the other direction with the suppressed saint, but he was hit by a magic bullet that flew in an instant and fell down.

Clarisse was released from its grasp, and Lucy stood up. Verdio uses at least a weak spell of magic to unleash his defensive magic, but Lucy destroys the defense with just the lift of a finger.

In the meantime, he quickly got up and tried to run away, but he fell with his back cut by the wind blade, the basic wind magic. He was bleeding and trying to get up again. However, the strength in his arms is released and he slams his face on the floor. Still, he grinds his teeth and tightens his teeth to get his body up somehow.

Looking up with difficulty, Lucy is looking down at him with indifferent eyes.

Still, Verdio does not release the strength of his arms. To survive.

──The life of Sword Saint Taylor was also a series of trials and tribulations.

He was the one who had mastered the swordsmanship ceremony in the midst of endless ordeal, and he continued to work tirelessly until today, when the joint combat practice was held.

From the middle, the outside of the student center feels noisy, but inside the practice room completely separated from the outside, I don’t really care. Now is the time to face the challenger in front of you.

Even in the midst of numerous first-year challengers, he never drops his sword. Neither Wade, Chief of the Combat Department nor Chief Joseph of the Ministry of Magic, can defeat him. Although Claude, the head of the pension department, uses all his cowardice efforts to defeat him, Taylor is never defeated.

Eventually, even when he sees Claude in a corner drinking the forbidden reagent “Evil God’s Blood”, he does not avoid a fight and confronts him.

──The same is true of Yenica Palerover, who can’t see right in front of her.

Beyond the blurred vision, Ed exchanging sums with Taldarek is felt only as a silhouette. No matter how high-ranking spirits you deal with, there is no guarantee that you will be able to defeat the Apostle of Telos one-on-one.

The state of the body, which has already reached its limit, is screaming. However, when he senses the movement of Ed Roth-Taylor, who is fighting for his life, he clenched his teeth once more to draw out magical powers. In the end, Yenika drains all her magic to the bottom of the floor to finally manifest the high fire spirit Tarkan.

1 highest spirit, 1 high spirit, 8 middle spirits, 117 low spirits, 417 fluid spirits.

Say, one-man corps.

Even though it was the power that was drawn and manifested by drawing the magical power of the future, and it was the power that was expressed while shaving my body, even considering that, it was an unbelievable level of sensitivity to spirits.

Fire and wind cut through the clearings of the forest, and Edgar, standing between the two high spirits, drew out a dagger and a bow.

The sound of the two men yelling and clashing enters Yenika’s ears.

──Is it different from Clarisse, Adele’s close friend?

Having escaped from Verdio’s grasp, Clarisse gets up again. From the beginning, the body was full of scratches, and was severely damaged by Verdio’s attack. He somehow leads his creaking body towards the church.

There, there is a prosperous Eldane who can put an end to all these situations. If the situation had progressed like this, even a person who only knew about religion would not be able to stand still.

The moment they reached the front door of the cathedral, the door opened by itself before Clarisse even tried to open it.

From there, the Holy Eldane and his escorts come out. Although it was slightly damaged by Verdio’s surprise, no one was fatally wounded.

The knights of the cathedral paid their respects to the saint, passed by both sides and headed towards Verdio. The Holy Emperor Eldane, who quietly walked out of them, bowed politely to the saint. Except for Telos, who was given to this earth, he was a human being considered to have the most sacred power.

Such a person bows his head, bows politely to Clarisse, passes her, and proceeds towards Verdio.

The knights of the Cathedral surround the fallen Verdios, and the Holy Eldain, who has passed through them, looks down at him.

Verdio clenched his teeth and struggled to demonstrate the sacral magic, but before the knights could respond, Lucy trampled the arm.

She screams and grabs Lucy’s feet, but she can’t exert any influence on her body surface, where the defense law is engraved. Looking down at the struggling Verdio, Lucy’s face is infinitely expressionless.

──And, more than anyone else, Ed Roth Taylor must have lived the most fiercely.

Ed Roth-Taylor’s body as he pulls the bowstring is already covered in scars.

While Merylda’s wind magic and Tarkan’s fire magic were going back and forth, Taldarek somehow managed to persevere. Wielding his spear to deflect magic, dodging Ed’s arrows, and evading Tarkan’s tail and Merylda’s paws, he led the battle.

However, it is difficult to deal with both the two high spirits and the body of Ed Rothtaylor, who is wearing all kinds of protection.

Therefore, it is necessary to cut the opponent’s power first. Ed Rothtailer, who summoned Merylda, is able to resist in close quarters, but it’s different if it’s Yenica Pallover, who is in a crippled state.

If you stop her, you can incapacitate not only the fire lizard in front of you, but also the flying whale that is blocking the support of your comrades.

Taldarek’s attack direction returns to the direction of Yenica Pallover, who is suffering from a high fever, gasping for breath in an instant.

Judgment is drastic. If you hesitate in the middle of a battle where you walk on the tip of a sword, you will be defeated. The Taldarek is well aware of that.

The direction the fixed spear is facing is Ed Roth Taylor. He positions himself and prepares to dodge. However, the direction the spear was thrown was in the direction of the Yenica Palerover.

Still, the strength of the Taldarek surpassed that of a human. The spear flew towards Yenika at an unbelievable speed.

However, Ed Roth-Taylor doesn’t even look at Yenica. It’s strange to think about the attitude that took her very special.

– Kaang!

Only then does Taldarek realize that all his thoughts are being read.

The sub-element mug that was under Yenika’s shawl pops out and uses explosion magic to bounce off the spear.

He had already assumed that Yenika would be attacked, so he pulled out the lower fire spirit mug, one of his core strengths, towards Yenika.

If you attack, there will be a gap. The center of gravity of the movement is oriented forward, and the spear is not held.

Takan’s tail flies, Taldarek raises his guard, tightening his stomach, and withstands the blow of the tail. His legs are buried in the dirt, and he is pushed away for a while. Bones that are as hard as steel cannot be broken, but the gaps that arise from them are unavoidable.

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Merylda’s teeth rush to grab him. Taldarek tried to shift his body’s center of gravity toward it, but two more magic arrows pierced his shoulder. A moan erupted from her mouth, and Merylda’s huge teeth pierced her right arm.

Blood splashes and his complexion turns pale, but Ed is vigilant and digs into his bosom and drives a dagger. After a while, the spirit ceremony that follows – another explosion occurs due to the explosion, and the Taldarek falls out.

And so, the Taldarek of the Third Seat quickly loses his mind.

Completely exhausted, Ed flops down on the dirt floor.

Tarkan’s huge body disappears, and Merylda also quickly gets rid of the high magic burden and lands on the ground in the form of a girl.

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Merylda, who ran towards Ed while flying the hem of the white dress, supported him and got him up.

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Merylda knows his goals too. In his arms, Velbroque’s molar necklace leaked out, and he quickly caught it.

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Merylda continues to support Ed, and continues walking into the woods.

There is no end in sight of the forest area where the trees are spread out. The goal is not to reach the end of this forest anyway.

Ed continued to be conscious of Velbrok’s molars while being supported by Merylda. Little by little, the magic that flows over the surface becomes weak and disappears completely.

I raise my head with difficulty.

There… there is a huge lake that occupies the center of this forested area. how beautiful

Ed sighs deeply. and look at the sky

An optical illusion of a giant dragon’s head appears above the open sky.

How many times did you get here after dying? What is certain, though, is that each death was painful, but not meaningless.

It wasn’t pointless. That alone makes me feel like I have been saved, and the open sky looks higher.

Ed takes Velbroque’s molars from Merylda. Even the weak magical power has completely disappeared. Ed catches his breath and throws his molar into the lake.

Velbrok’s molars float in the air and eventually settle to the bottom of the lake.

Adele opened her eyes.

Slowly, he put his hands on the wall and got up. The dripping blood dripped down the floor more and more.

Ed Roth Taylor walks through a tree.

Leading her exhausted body, she barely returned to the place where Yenika was leaning. Meanwhile, the magic power ran out, and even Merylda’s summons were canceled. All that’s left now is a body that has been shattered.

Return to the front of Yenika and sit down. The state of the body between each other is irrelevant.

In an easygoing tone, Ed opens his mouth.

“It’s all over now.”

It’s time for joint combat training to come to an end.

Sung Chang-ryong Velbroque did not appear in the end.

“Let’s go back. Yenika.”

*

Gathering the magic to the bottom, he manifested Lacia and returned to the vicinity of Aken Island while riding on her back.

By the time they crossed the Maxes Bridge, they didn’t even have the magical energy left to keep Lacia, so they had to carry Yenica on their back as they were.

When two exhausted students crossed the bridge, the academic staff guarding the entrance were startled and protected us, and we were even able to receive support from the medical facility in the student center.

Bachelor was peaceful. At least compared to before.

The highest spirits who suddenly appeared in the sky above the school, and the apostles of Telos who fought against him.

And on the side of the Bachelor’s Cathedral, the terror caused by the rites and the excommunication of Archbishop Verdio.

On the side of the Glockt building, there was even an incident where a freshman who drank the blood of an evil spirit caused a riot.

They say that we can’t provide a lot of manpower support because we’re in the midst of a riot.

It wasn’t particularly fatal, it was just exhausting, so it didn’t really matter.

However, I had to get Yenica to take a break as soon as possible… I asked the bachelor’s staff to leave as soon as possible.

As we were making our way towards the Student Union, a magnificent carriage stopped in front of us.

It must have been heading towards the Maxes Bridge, but as soon as it ran into us, it made a sudden stop. Looking at the shape of the carriage, I was so used to it that I was really sick of it.

The carriage door opens, and the escort knight comes out first. I slowly tried to escort the wagon’s owner, but she didn’t care and left her seat and took me into my arms.

“Ed-senpai!”

Saint Clarisse of the Order of Telos. In terms of its nobility, it was comparable to that of the third princess, Fenia, but without being conscious of the surrounding gaze and without protecting the body, it had dug into my arms.

“It’s all over…! It’s all over…!”

“…Yes…”

“Really…really…”

I was going to tell you to be conscious of your surroundings.

Indeed, he had barely escaped from a time like hell. Clarisse must have had a hard time controlling her emotions.

“Really… everything… it’s all over… Verdio has been officially excommunicated, and Sung Hwang is going to send an official letter of apology for the uproar in the school. Sung Chang-ryong didn’t show up either…”

“okay.”

“We did it…we…really… did it…if it wasn’t for Ed…what would have happened… me… Adele…”

Tears welled up endlessly, and then Clarisse quickly raised her head.

“Adel…”

The situation was so urgent. In order to make use of this last chance, every minute and every second was precious.

Now… I had to remember the name.

“Adele… where is she…?”

*

It’s a life run away.

We talked about freedom, but what we longed for is survival.

However, in the end, what was the reason for returning to the court of sacrifice and dying?

Was it simply because he felt sorry for Clarisse? Was it because she felt pity for having to face the fate of death in her place?

sympathy, compassion, and guilt. Did such things tighten Adele’s heart, and she had no choice but to risk her life?

To some extent, this is true, but if you ask if it is a complete answer, it is not.

Passing through the commercial city of Oldek, to Saint Carpea, and as a bard, wandering around the world, finally to the Sylvania Academy.

At the end of that life, what always remained in Adele’s heart was the memory of sitting at the window of the Holy Emperor and playing the lute.

A life without purpose At least, that was before I came out of Seonghwangdo.

The reason I decided to take in the many landscapes while playing around the world was because I didn’t want the song I sang to Clarisse to remain a lie.

There was Clarisse, who had her eyes brightened after hearing Adele’s lute from the window, so the girl decided to become a bard.

Becoming a real bard, I hoped that the words I had told her would have meaning.

So, Clarisse was the meaning of Adele’s life.

He was a being who gave a meaningless life its own value.

A life without family or friends. Such a bleak life usually has a sad ending.

There were those who threw their own lives, and I saw many people who found the meaning of their lives in taking the lives of others. So, Adele gave me a warm smile at my ending.

In the end, there was only one thing Adele could say to Clarisse and Ed.

It wasn’t a very long story.

– Bang!

Ed and Clarisse rush through the door of the Glockt coffin.

Among the numerous corridors leading to the training room, we run to the deepest and darkest place.

And as soon as you turn a corner, you can see it at a glance.

The face is comfortable. As always, it’s a happy face.

The puddle of blood that slowly spreads out is like a cradle that embraces her.

It is not difficult to remember the image of a girl sitting on a bench and rubbing her eyes.

– ‘scary.’

– ‘I don’t want to die.’

However, the face leaning against the wall looks so comfortable. How could that be?

Considering what was so scary, it wasn’t really that difficult.

What Adele feared so much was the meaningless death. Thinking of Clarisse, who would be left alone under the wall of the cold Holy Emperor, even her own death seemed meaningless.

Either you are ultimately swayed by the will of the denomination, or you lose all your faith and become a saint of unbelief and turn the world into an enemy. The future of Clarisse like that… It was just sad.

However, it was raining.

Only after confirming that Ed remained by Clarisse’s side, she was finally able to escape the fear.

It made her feel like she was saved, and in the end she laughed.

It was a life lived like the wind, but in the end there was a reason for that life and death.

Clarisse put her in Ed’s arms and cried for a long time.

Fortunately, Edgar was there to hug her.

So Ed hugged Clarisse for a long time.

So that she, who has lost a precious close friend, can lean on her emotionally right now.

*

So, be strong.

I dedicate the last sentence of this book to you who became the end of my life.

Lucy.

The girl sitting on the roof of the Glockt Pavilion closed the book. This building was also built with the support of the grandfather.

Glockt’s last book officially revealed to the world, ‘The Travels to the South’.

It is said that the original was sold to a noble family of magic at a high price, but the real original was in Lucy’s hands. The book that was sold was nothing more than a high-quality copy… but no one knows right now.

Lucy didn’t really care. If everyone thinks it’s real, then the book becomes real.

“…”

For Lucy, the last verse of this book is particularly unforgettable.

Even until the moment of his death, Archmage Glockt was searching for meaning in his life.

After all, is life like a journey in search of the cause? Lucy was still young, so the picture of the great journey had not been drawn… but somehow she felt empty.

The tedious joint combat practice comes to an end. Although the first-year alchemist caused a commotion, it is said that there was no major damage as the swordsman Taylor quickly subdued it.

The Confucianism riots in the cathedral will be dealt with by talking to Seonghwang from the academic side. Adele’s work is also likely to be borne by Verdio. Because the saint knows all the truth.

The highest-ranking spirit that appeared out of the blue surprised people, but it didn’t really cause any casualties or property damage, so it will end in a disaster. It’s going to be a bit harsh, though.

“I want to eat jerky.”

I looked up at the sky and the sun was setting.

Lucy gently closed her eyes and gave herself to the warm wind of late spring. Eventually, memories of the past bloom and make Lucy’s earlobe hot, but she sighs and blows away the strange shame.

Summer is coming soon.

When the vacation starts, the camp will be busy again. And then autumn comes again, and winter comes again.

So time will pass. As always.