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Melancholy of the Wolf (1)
– ‘There are bound to be many spirits who find it difficult to communicate with humans. Since the time allowed for humans is short, in the eyes of the spirits, they always look impatient.’
– ‘You’re talking as if you’re not human. In my eyes, so are you.’
This was before the Academy was even established on the vast Aken Island.
With the towering right mountain as the standard, the northern forest spreads wide, the vast plains to the southeast, and the coastline to the west. And the grasslands to the south.
In the opposite direction, walking among the broad-leaved trees centered on the cliff area at the northern end, climbing along the middle of a mountain, or walking along the stream of a forest, various spirit spirits were often trampled upon.
For Merylda, who had just become the body of a high spirit, this warm sight was quite impressive.
Because of that, I used to stay on Aken Island for a long time, but when I came to my senses, I was stuck on the island and could not go out.
Even this Aken Island, perched on the southwestern tip of the continent, is not without indigenous people.
The slashers who escaped from the territory of the Jahul frontier to find a new home, or explorers who came in seeking natural resources such as magic stones in the caves on the coast of Aken Island, often came to visit.
A few settlers with stories came in, forming a small village of about six or seven families and living there.
The human race was such an unpredictable being that sometimes seemed to harmonize with nature, but threatened nature when necessary. Merylda, who had already fallen in love with this northern forest, had a hard time figuring out how to deal with it.
There were many conflicts, and there were also periods of harmony. There were times when we worked together to respond to disasters that came to the island, and there were times when we were angry with humans who practiced excessive hunting and logging.
– ‘I’m going to build a school.’
If I had to pick the most impressive geek out of those people, it was that girl.
The girl, with her shiny silver hair tied back and a gold semi-robe in a leather tunic worn by wizards, was always lively. From the simple multicolored rings on his hands, the dragon molar-shaped necklace worn around his neck, and the jewels on the hem of his robe, all of them were full of magical power.
She was praised as a great sage in the distant northern land, but was caught and kicked out while using the imperial research facility to deal with taboo magic. Rumors circulated that she was a geek among geeks.
The achievements she had achieved so far were great, so she didn’t ask for any particular guilt, but for this curious and eager girl to learn, just being kicked out to an island with nothing would have been enough to make her shiver.
However, the poor environment alone could not stop the famed magic researcher–Sylvania Robester’s enthusiasm.
When he arrived on Aken Island, he used to cut down trees in the northern forest to make a magic wand, and to study material transformation magic, causing a major conflict with Merylda. Most of the time was spent fighting.
Wouldn’t they suddenly create a riverbank and attempt to convert the falling energy of the water into magical power, catch the spirits and study the sealing law, and try to engraving ‘Magic of Alteration’, one of the representative taboos, on a huge tombstone.
The unpredictable move caused Merylda’s head to rot, but Sylvania continued to study all kinds of magical powers with a smile until the end.
Sylvania has written a lot of research books that will go down in history in a place where there is not a single research cylinder.
There was no way that Merylda would dry up her enthusiasm for learning.
She was always mentally prepared because she was always doing unpredictable things, but this time, she will finally say that she is building a school.
– ‘Well, since it’s the size of a mouse, it’s more like a school than a school.’
– ‘What kind of nonsense are you talking about?’
Due to her temperament to open things up whenever she has spare time, there is no quiet day since Sylvania came to Aken Island.
It was a difficult time for Merylda, who was always enjoying the wind leisurely at the edge of the lake in the northern forest or on the slope of the right mountain.
– ‘In order to teach magic and basic combat skills by building a small wooden building in the plains to the east. If possible, alchemy as well.’
– ‘You seem to have a lot of time.’
– ‘no. I always said Unlike spirits, humans don’t have the time allowed, so they’re always busy.’
Sylvania’s expression, which puts her arms on her waist and smiles, is already anxious.
– ‘Some children who have been left behind from the imperial family or the lawless side come to Aken Island. They are great kids together, but I think they’re threatening to take care of these kids and not do anything useless in the imperial family. They seemed to be kids, each with their own story.’
– ‘Hey, you’ve had all kinds of accidents after you were exiled to Aken Island. The imperial family also gave me a pastime because my head hurts.’
– ‘Well, I felt a little bad because I thought I was going to see a baby, but… Surprisingly, they’re all kind and sincere guys, aren’t they? Besides, they all came from a lot of background, so I thought there must have been a reason why I was entrusted with being called a great sage~.’
After saying that, Sylvania recited each of the children who would soon enter Aken Island.
Teslin McLaure, a descendant of the first swordsman Luden, the boy wizard Gloct Elderbane who was blessed with a star, and Philona Bloomriver, a witch alchemist who made ‘mortal reagents’ even before the coming-of-age ceremony.
It is still a distant future for the three children who excel in combat, magic, and alchemy to rule the continent as the first disciples of the great sage Sylvania.
– ‘Anyway, if you build a school like a school on the eastern plains, I’m sure you’ll get into trouble again, so I’m here to tell you in advance~. I will never touch the area around the northern forest so that it can be kept as it is, so I hope you will pass it smoothly as well~.’
The scenery of Aken Island, which is still close to the land of nature, rather than a land of study.
Ignoring how human affairs are going, I sit still on the top of the mountain I climbed and watch the trees sway.
The great sage, who is enjoying the wind together in front of him, is always humming about what makes him feel so good. I didn’t like that look in the past, but I think it’s good that I’ve gotten used to it lately.
Adaptation is really scary.
Just like a drop of water falling through a rock, when she wakes up at some point, this girl seeps into herself… and it becomes natural to be by her side.
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Merylda had such an experience and thought that it might not be a big deal to get close to humans unexpectedly.
It’s not a bad thing to communicate with people more than you think. It’s just more annoying than you think.
Leaving such a draining impression, for a while the wolf was just looking down at the scenery of Aken Island.
Spirit’s time flows so fast that it’s different from humans.
The sun rises in the eastern sea and sinks quietly in the western sea. If it repeats itself, the landscape of the island changes quite a bit.
The cherry blossoms bloom, the vegetation grows thick, the leaves fall, and the snow piles up. It is said that every moment is a beautiful sight of Aken Island, but it is not always the same.
The small Sylvania School, which was built on the eastern side of the island, is gradually growing in size. The number of students coming in and going in and out has increased, and at some point, magnificent buildings have been erected, and spires are skyrocketing. The place she started as a school was named Sylvania Academy, a plausible name that is now honoring her achievements that are not in the world.
As the years go by, the eastern school building becomes a ‘gyo-dong’.
The village of humans, which is located in the west with a few households, gradually increased as the size of the school grew…
The village to the west is called ‘living building’, and the dormitory managed by the academy begins to build.
As much time has passed, the landscape of Aken Island has changed a lot.
The sight of Aken Island, where only wild animals roamed, is now a thing of the past.
You can feel the flow of the times clearly when you look at the buildings that you enter from time to time or the scenery of students wandering around in the bachelor’s.
A lot of weapons were developed, and a lot of research on combat techniques and tactics was conducted, so the curriculum of the combat department was divided into dozens. Now, the Academy Combat Department produces not only combatants, but also famous generals and strategists.
The same goes for magic. In the distant past, there was a time when you could hear the sound of an elite wizard even when dealing with only one lieutenant magic, but recently, even wizards who deal with the highest level magic at the Academy level have appeared. Although he was a very strong human being on an unusually high level.
The field of alchemy develops in a completely different direction, not stopping from reagent formulation or mineralogy, but deals with all aspects of magic, from magic engineering, herbal medicine, craftsmanship, and magical biology. All fields that could not be achieved by magic feel like the alchemy field has eaten up.
The flow of the times and the development of science are so rapid and magnificent.
[Again, time is passing by leaving me like this. ]
In the middle of the right mountain, Merylda in human form was perched on a particularly tall tree.
Looking out over the Sylvania Academy, Merylda muttered in a low voice.
[As always. ]
*[ I’m trying to run away. ]
If you often listen to random sounds, you will develop immunity.
“…what else does that mean?”
[Everyone seems to take me for granted these days, so I’m thinking of disappearing. You can think of it as a kind of ransom management. Whoops. ]
“…”
The camp’s flames were lit by the warm sun in broad daylight.
Although it was late summer, the weather was quite cool. However, it is a difficult time to think that autumn is coming, so it was also the perfect time to wear thin clothes and catch a cold due to the temperature difference.
As for me, I wasn’t in a state to worry about a cold. It was because the condition of the body was already harpooned.
Bellmaia was slicing onions on the side of the workbench while I sat by the fire and stared blankly at the crackling flames.
It was in such a peaceful state that only the sound of a kitchen knife hitting the cutting board could be heard in the midst of it.
“…Did you call me?”
“no. Merylda… I mean, the spirit I made a contract with was talking nonsense.”
“okay.”
Because my magical power is exhausted, even Merylda in human form cannot manifest.
Therefore, Merylda cannot be seen by Bell, who does not have the ability to respond to spirits.
After that, Bell began to reorganize the various ingredients in the basket.
As it was the vacation season, the work at the Ophelis Hall seemed to be quite leisurely.
When he had free time, he would come to take care of me, who was not in good health, but whenever that happened, he took care of the chores for maintaining the camp, so I was very grateful.
Thanks to this, all I have to do is take a full rest until the vacation is over. When I get better, I plan to give something in return.
[It’s nonsense. How much agony did I go through? ]
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Merylda swung up from the tree stump beyond the bonfire, fluttering her pure white skirt and kicking her bare feet lightly. Then, naturally, my body floated up and fell over the tree stump next to me.
He swung to his feet and stretched his bare legs towards the bonfire, and let out a sinister smile.
[What should I say, I feel like I want to run away. If I suddenly disappear and there is no one to manage the northern forest, then the corporeal spirits and lower spirits who have settled here will be startled, right? ]
“You have a bad personality.”
[ It’s just that I periodically manage my ransom. If the favor continues, I know that it is a right~. Then you become a hogu. I need to periodically let people know that I am suffering so much and that without me there will be a lot of trouble. yes. ]
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Merylda smiled and pulled the hem of the dress down with a smile.
[Are you going to just rest for the rest of the vacation anyway? I’m going to be a bit more virtuous and come back after a bachelor’s degree or something. I plan to leave the northern forest alone for a few days. ]
“Simply put, I want to take a break. Yes, everything is fine… Lucy is in the Imperial Household right now, but with whom do you plan to manifest?”
Usually, Lucy and Merylda share my magic equally, but at this time, there is no place in Aken Island to receive enough magic.
After consuming all of the mana that was normally accumulated, it would be impossible to maintain the status quo. He must have consumed almost all of the magical power he had accumulated in the last Crepin battle, so he is now on a brink of ruin.
[I have your wand. Without magical power, I would not be able to express the spirit ceremony either, but the ability to simply manifest a human figure would be possible only with the wand’s own ability. I don’t need combat skills anyway, so it’s no big deal. ]
“…that’s why you said such nonsense to me? To borrow the strength of the cane.”
[I’m a good kid who always asks for permission before I run away from home~. ]
Where in the world is a madman running away with permission?
To say that, it is inevitable due to the special status of being a spirit subordinate to the contract.
[It’s been a while since I’ve been looking around for a bachelor’s degree, so unless there’s something urgent, I’ll leave it alone saying he’s a bit of a wanderer. ]
“okay. You also have a lot of trouble normally, so you should rest when you have a break.”
I couldn’t control myself, so I asked Belle to bring me a wand.
Bell boiled water in a pot next to the campfire, then nodded slowly, and went into the hut.
[ Yenika and Lucy said you thought you’d be back around the end of vacation, didn’t you? Until then, my body is recovering well. Ed, you got hurt a lot too. ]
“What do you mean by a spirit who throws a contracted human into the camp and goes out on a wander?”
[After all, that maid is always taking care of you. I’m full of evil thoughts inside, but aren’t I unable to show my dark feelings because I’m stuck next to you? ]
As Merylda spoke with a smirk like that, I kept my ax eye open and just stared at the girl’s figure.
[Anyway, it’s not a joke. ]
“I have no time to rest or not now.”
[I guess so. Before the vacation, news about the remnants of the family will come out, and when the semester starts, you will be busy with the curriculum. Yes, yes, it must be difficult because you are busy. ]
With a playful face, Merylda lifted her bare feet and kicked a few nearby stones. A few small stones rolled a few laps through the grass and soon settled near the bonfire.
After beating for a while, Bell took a wand from my hut and came out.
“Here it is. Are you thinking of using magic? It’s best not to overdo it.”
“No, I don’t have the power to use it anyway. It just depends on the power of the staff.”
As I held the staff and focused for a moment, the staff’s power began to manifest little by little.
Although she could not demonstrate her combat ability at all, Merylda succeeded in manifesting as a girl in her form.
There really is no meaning beyond the present. I can’t even feel any magical power, so she’s just a pretty girl with white hair.
Seeing such a girl appearing on a tree stump, Bell looked at him curiously for a moment. From Merylda’s point of view, Bell was spherical, so she naturally gave an alluring smile and jumped down from the tree stump.
[Aha, I really liked the feeling of stepping on the grass when I appeared. ]
Her feet were thin enough to worry that she might get scratched, but Merylda lightly lifted the hem of her skirt as if she liked it, and made fun of her legs as if dancing around.
[Then, I’m resting until I hear the news from the main family~. I’m going to drink in moderation too~. ]
With that said, Merylda waved her hand at me and walked out with a cheerful gait.
Wouldn’t it hurt to walk barefoot like that?
I had that question, but I thought it would be okay, so I left it alone.
I poked the bonfire a few times with poker, then sighed again and relaxed.
no sense of taste All food tastes like sand. I can’t hear well in one ear, and my left leg is in a state of not being able to hear well.
Low fever and high fever came up alternately, and sometimes nausea or chills came up.
Not a single drop of magical power remains.
It wasn’t that the highest-ranking spirit was fully summoned. It summoned only the head and fired one fire.
Even that brief manifestation was enough to destroy her physical condition, but how much of a sensibility does Yenica, who has brought out the highest water spirit for a long time, have?
Of course, Yenika also had to lie down for a long time after summoning Friede to receive care, but even considering that, it is an extraordinary level of sensitivity.
“…”
When I think of Yenika, the worried figure on the train to Pulan also comes to mind. It was the same with Lortel and Clarisse.
However, he took care of me as long as I had to rest in moderation, and it was impossible to postpone my precious return home schedule or business/office schedule.
Taking as much rest as possible, and returning at the end of vacation, showing a much improved image is the way to repay.
The thing that worried me the most was Tanya.
Tanya, who had pushed me back to Aken Island, was wearing a cloak engraved with a picture of an eagle symbolizing Gaju.
When you gently close your eyes, you can see Tanya’s back with her hair tied up and looking at the collapsed Ros Taylor mansion.
I’m worried, but it’s hard to do anything with a hazy mental state and a wrecked body. It was more likely to be a burden rather than a help.
First, a quick recovery is important.
Knowing that fact well, I relaxed my body as much as I could… and forcibly shoved the tasteless rice into my mouth.
*When Magnus Callamore, commander of the corps commanding the northern steppes, arrived at the Roth Taylor mansion, it was the time when everything was over.
He was originally scheduled to visit at the end of the social church. The military meeting was suddenly rescheduled and I was unable to arrive on time.
He couldn’t help but widen his eyes when he saw the completely collapsed Ros Taylor mansion and the tents that had been temporarily erected in front of it.
“Captain Magnus. I’m sorry that I couldn’t treat you.”
And at the center table of the tallest tent, there was a girl who was taking care of the situation right now.
It was Tanya Roth Taylor, the student body president of the Sylvania Academy and the current head of the Ros Taylor family.
There was still a little bit of tiredness on his face, which was still young. Nevertheless, Tanya skillfully spoke to the corps commander who was several times older than her.
“As you can see, the current state of the Roth Taylor mansion is like this…”
“What happened?”
After sweeping away the bushy leaves once, Magnus spoke politely to Tanya. She noticed at once that her status had been upgraded.
Tanya lowered her eyes once in an ironic situation and smiled.
Several distinguished guests remained around Tanya, discussing the situation of the mansion. Most of them returned to their own estates, but some key nobles still remained at the scene to manage the situation.
One of them was the head of the Bloom River family, Sinir Bloom River.
Sinir is an elderly woman with a few wrinkles. She recognized Magnus and bowed her head slightly.
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Magnus also greeted her with a bow, then sat down in front of Tanya.
Sinir and Magnus are people who have children of their own in Sylvania.
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Magnus’ son, Wade Callamore, is the overall first-year senior. And the second of Sinir’s twin daughters, Tracyana Bloomriver, is the head of the 4th grade magic department.
As two of them with honors as their children, they know Sylvania’s student president, Tanya Rothtaylor, very well.
However, I had never actually met her, so I was only figuring out what kind of girl she was.
The position of the student council president in charge of the famous Sylvania students. In addition, he inherited the position of the head of the family who had to take responsibility for the family with the mangjo.
The girl carrying this heavy seat was dwarfed than expected, and the two of them had no choice but to look at them with worried eyes.
However, Tanya casually spoke first.
“I’m going to cut it off and talk to you. I’m at a corner. So I don’t have time to measure the liver.”
From the perspective of Magnus, who had not yet heard of the situation at Roth Taylor’s mansion, it had to sound like a nonsensical sound.
Still, Tanya spoke without hesitation.
“I will bring Princess Selaha down.”
Selah, Persica, Penia.
In the battle for the throne that leads to the three-way battle, where should Tanya go to survive?
“Are you willing to cooperate?”
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Magnus, born of the blood of a warrior, ascended to the ranks of a general in charge of the entire northern steppe.
Sinir, the head of the Bloom River family leading to the witch’s house.
If you want to convince two people to your side, you have to have a cause or power or something.
However, now Tanya is the head of the family in crisis on the verge of extinction. There are no fools in the world to follow after such a cornered person.
Even though she didn’t know it, Tanya spoke confidently nonetheless. to stick to you
There was not even the slightest hesitation in the appearance of affirming as if it was the correct answer…
*“Master Ed.”
“…Good morning, Bell.”
“During the break, I’m sorry, but… a letter has arrived.”
“…a letter?”
It was the next morning.
As I was recuperating by the bonfire, I looked at Bell, who had come since early morning with a puzzled face.
“…To me?”
“Yes. It flew to the address of Master Ed in the Ophelis Hall, so I retrieved it and brought it.”
“…When was the last time I was kicked out of the Ophelis Hall, and now, have my letters come over there?”
“I wonder too…”
I got the letter from Bell and opened it right away.
It was in a shabby envelope, but the ink writing is as clean as it was recently written.
The content wasn’t very long, so I took a quick glance through it.
– Alert to the worst kidnapping and detainee, Ed Roth Taylor.
“?”
Bell, who was reading with me from behind, also made eye contact with me and tilted her head.
– I know of the terrible deeds you did to a slender girl. I can’t forgive myself for harassing a poor dumb girl who can’t even resist and can’t even say a word.
– I would like to report all these evil deeds to the Academic Council, but even if I see the last mercy of the pretty hearted victim who stops her teeth, I will postpone the punishment if she comes out and apologizes.
– As soon as you check the letter, it will pop out of the Gloct tube.
– A member of the Ministry of Magic, sent by Patriciana Bloomriver.
“…?”
“??”
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Me and Bell looked at each other for a while, and then continued to exchange glances as if puzzled.
“Have you ever kidnapped and imprisoned a girl recently?”
“…”
“…Excuse me.”
Indeed, just looking at the speed of picking up false words, it was enough to be called a first-class maid.
Let my boy rest damn