How to Survive at the Academy chapter 23

Glaskan subjugation (3)

The word ‘a dragon from a stream’ alone cannot fully explain how miraculous the spear of vegetation is.

The steppe region of the northern part of the empire is a barbaric land where even the voice of the imperial family cannot reach it properly. At the end of the day, a world where you have to check if your neck is well attached. Zigs was descended from a nomadic people who lived there.

By the time I was growing up, I was already separated from my family. He had no idea when he had been abandoned, why he had been abandoned, or whether he would be able to return to life as a group.

He learned how to grab a deer by the throat rather than how to read the letters, and learned how to procure supplies from corpses by the roadside rather than how to buy things at a store. Needless to say, it is already the life of an animal rather than a human.

– ‘Ziggs is like a wolf walking on two legs.’

Hearing what Elka had said when we first met, Ziggs reflexively nodded.

It was obvious why Elka said that. At that time, Ziggs had his shaggy hair hanging down, and it was probably because he was dragging the corpse of an elk in a twisted appearance.

Now, with a neat and tidy appearance, Ziggs is the most trusted first-year student, so only Elka knows how far apart it is.

Anyway, the reason Ziggs nodded at the time wasn’t just his ugly appearance.

The reunion with a girl is a story of a long time ago. The civilized world runs much faster than Ziggs had expected, and I can’t even remember what life was like in the grasslands every day.

When Elka’s father, who was an archaeologist, discovered Ziggs’ magical talents. When I took those jigs and brought them to the mansion. The first meal of civilization I ate. Hot soup and bread. When learning the rules of civilization step by step. When the elemental magic I used for the first time uprooted the old tree in the mansion garden. When I was able to enter Sylvania with Elka. The day the two of us walked out of the entrance examination hall.

Even the memories of life that were passing by, if you followed the life of a civilization that was moving quickly, it became a distant past.

However, there are moments when I often look up at the night sky and remember the first time.

Ziggs is like a wolf walking on two legs.

A life of wandering in the boundless expanses of the northern grasslands. The boy who ate the corpses of animals that had fallen on the roadside, protected himself with the magic he learned by himself, and fell asleep on the moon… is probably a wolf cub abandoned in the pack.

When Jigs was young, realizing that fact, he had no choice but to nod his head reflexively.

Looking back, I have lived a very lonely life.

The day he first met his life partner, Ziggs only realized the feeling of loneliness.

Well, that was an old story.

“Heh heh, heh heh…”

The date had already changed. It was only past 12 o’clock that Ziggs reached the student library.

The fluid spirits or sub-spirits that interfere with the movement could not be the opponents of Ziggs, but the problem was that they were constantly rushing at them. Sprinting like crazy while sprinting with magic puts pressure on your stamina, no matter how much your Ziggs are. If I had really fought Lortel with all my heart, my arrival at the student library would have been much later.

At this point, where every minute and second is so precious, it is truly a blessing to have the touch of Princess Penia who stopped Lortel.

It was unavoidable to have to repay the favor as an enemy. Paying the penalty for that crime is put on hold for now.

“Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh…”

Unexpectedly, the vicinity of the library was completely quiet.

The hordes of annoying spirits that obstinately obstructed their movement every time they passed through all the streets of Gwakwon-dong are nowhere to be seen.

However, traces remained.

“Hey, this is…”

Inferring the situation by looking at the traces was not a task for Ziggs, who had an extremely developed sense of action.

Traces of magic spread sporadically from the main entrance of the student library to the surrounding area. The thing that cut the floor and the bench was probably a ‘wind blade’, and burn marks on the empty floor or wall are traces of ‘fire’.

Ziggs calmly looked around for a moment.

it’s still tedious As if what happened to the disaster that happened in the Gwak-dong.

On this small hillside, the student library… It’s really casually holding its place.

Traces of the fight start at the entrance of the student library and go all the way around the outskirts. This is not simply a sign of a defensive battle to protect the base. Traces of subduing all the spirits that were seen circling around this area.

There are even multiple footprints in the same location. As if standing on a sentinel, it seems that the safety of this student library has been secured.

Someone must have subdued all the spirits around this student library.

…it doesn’t matter who left these marks. Ziggs rushed into the entrance of the student library to find Elka. When you step through the large wooden door, you can see the lobby, and a stylish hallway stretches out on either side.

And the entrance to the lobby.

A familiar boy sat with his back under the statue in the lobby. That man’s name came out of Ziggs’ mouth.

“Ed Roth Taylor!”

A boy resting completely exhausted. The name that actually caused Ziggs to lose his temper.

Jigs jumped out like a bullet and reached Ed in an instant.

“Uh, what is it? you.”

He is resting with his back on the frostbite, with one knee raised and his elbow supported.

Ed Roth Taylor’s condition could not be said to be normal, even with empty words. The school uniform was torn and torn, and the body was in a state of disrepair, and the stamina was completely exhausted.

Traces of repeated battles to the extreme. But now, Ziggs could not afford to observe such things calmly.

“Elka! Where is Elka!”

“Now…why are you here…?”

“Tell me where Elka is first!”

Ed’s eyes frowned as he looked at Ziggs. In any case, Ziggs, who is in a state of loss of reason, will not be able to speak.

“3 Reading Room.”

Before he could finish answering, Ziggs ran out into the hallway towards the reading room. Right away, I had to secure Elka’s safety first.

As I ran like crazy at the end of the hallway, I saw a nameplate saying “Reading Room 3” in the corner of my field of vision.

The condition of the entrance was unusual. Blackout curtains hung at the entrance and bookcases set up as barricades around them. The one entrance to the reading room, visible in the corner of the field of vision, was so simple, but it was definitely fortified.

Jigs, who jumped out like a bullet, removed the blackout curtain on the door and opened the sliding door with a force of smashing.

“Elka!”

He called out his name and entered the room.

As he wished, Elka lay unharmed on the desk in the reading room. mind had been lost.

“Elka! Are you okay! Elka!”

Ziggs swallowed his breath and quickly looked at Elka’s condition.

He was breathing heavily. From head to toe, there is not a single scratch. It doesn’t look like it was attacked by a spirit.

It felt like something like black mud was being pushed down the esophagus.

“ha….!”

All the strength of his body drained away, and Ziggs sat down on a chair in the reading room nearby. Elka Islan is unharmed. That one fact was a great salvation for the boy.

“I’m glad… I’m really… I’m glad…”

Just like that, in front of the girl who was sleeping tight, Ziggs wiped his face for a long time.

Has it been about 5 minutes? Ziggs came to his senses again.

After breathing calmed down and physical strength recovered to some extent, reason began to return. Anyway, now that we have confirmed that Elka is safe, it is time to objectively judge the situation.

Ziggs sat in the chair and looked around.

By the window, large bookshelves were pushed and well covered. All views were blocked in case the runaway spirit could check the location of Elka through the window.

The entrance, on the other hand, was obscured by a rolling blackout curtain. This side will also block the view, and it is not good to block it with a bookshelf. If you get into a situation where you have to run away, you are blocking your own escape route. So, blackout curtains were used as a compromise.

It is a sensible and wise judgment indeed. The amount of blackout curtains was not enough, so the back door was closed with a bookshelf, and a simple defensive wall was placed on the outside in case there were spirits entering the hallway.

It is an environment in which it is difficult to be exposed to danger unless you go out first from the Elka side.

“Yeah, Elka… you always stayed calm and made the right decisions no matter how dire you were… I didn’t know that…”

It’s not that I didn’t believe in Elka, but I was still worried and couldn’t stand it.

However, a strange sense of incongruity came over time. If you look around, there are barricades of bookshelves along the outside of the classroom. Both bookshelves are so large that even an adult male cannot lift them properly.

It is hard to believe that Elka, who was born with a weak body, did all this alone. Elka is the owner of the strength that has to struggle to even lift a hatchet.

If so, who made the reading room like this?

Considering the extinction method, only one person could exist.

“That person…?”

Looking back, I didn’t care much because I lost my reason. In any case, in the middle of the lobby, Ed Roth-Taylor was sitting in a wrecked state.

I heard that he is infinitely selfish and wicked, and he is a piece of trash in the world that is obsessed with stabbing someone in the back of the head.

But looking at the circumstances and circumstantial evidence, isn’t it strange?

Traces of battles that have been brought in from outside, a simple fortress around the reading room is hiding the girl who has lost her mind.

In addition to that, Ed’s appearance, which is all over the place, is as if he was alone against the spirits that flock to this student library to protect Elka.

The center of the procession of spirits that endlessly flock in. The back of the boy who would have been standing with his legs crossed in the end of the lobby was not difficult for Jigs to draw.

“However…”

Jigs has lived a wild life in the northern steppes. In such a crisis situation, it is obvious what the most optimal option will be.

It may sound like a cold-blooded and heartless story, but in a situation like this, a colleague like Elka must have been nothing more or less than a burden.

In order to save his life and ensure safety, it would have been the most rational decision to abandon Elka and run away, or even use her as a bait at all. Human beings are bound to feel guilty about such an act, but people who are in a corner usually have no choice but to worry about their own safety first.

Because Ziggs knew that fact well, and he thought that a human like Ed Roth-Taylor was a person who could do such a thing without any sense of guilt.

So, Jigs lost his reason and ran away.

“That person… it can’t be…”

Ziggs repeated it like that.

Reviews of Ed Roth-Taylor are already bottoming out. No matter where I look around the bachelor, I can’t find anyone who approves of him. Ziggs himself saw the ugliness clearly.

There is no way for such a person to have a single sliver of altruism left. I thought so,

– ‘If you come to your senses, don’t panic and stay here. Everything will be finished before dawn, so calmly block the entrance and do not provoke the spirits. Unconditionally think of your own safety first, and do not make hasty moves.’

“……”

A blackboard standing on one side as if it were purple.

If you look at the crooked letters, you can tell that they were in an urgent situation right away.

In a busy situation, the scene where he dared to bring a blackboard and write one stitch after another while holding his heart in a hurry… It was so easily inferred.

Ziggs had no choice but to sit in front of him for a while and stare at the air.

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[Magic Abilities Details]

Class: Ordinary Magician

Specialty: Elements

Common magic:

Quick Casting Lv 5

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Mana Detection Lv 6

Fire Elemental Magic:

Ignition Lv 12

Wind Elemental Magic:

Wind Blade Lv 11

Elemental Magic:

Spirit Sensation Lv 7

Spirit Understanding Lv 7

“Oh, it’s really a pity. uh…”

I let out a sigh as I crouched down in the lobby of the student library.

After catching and training the spirits to the limit, the basic magic finally broke through the 10th level section of the demon. ‘Ignition’ was level 12 at all, and the power of that fire was enough to subdue the lower spirits with one shot.

At this point, it can be seen that the basic base for finally trying to learn intermediate magic has been laid. It was truly a groundbreaking development, but nevertheless, I had no choice but to let out a sigh of regret.

The level of Sensitivity to Spirits and Understanding Spirits was 7. It really was a huge difference.

When the sum of the levels of the two skills exceeds 15, the magic realm of the spirit world is opened, and the spirit contract slot is opened. Then, I can make a contract with an appropriate spirit in proportion to my intelligence level, total amount of magic power, and ability to understand spirits.

If that happens, the range of movement in my combat and production talents will expand dramatically. You may be able to enchant arrows with various elemental spirits by using the spirit formula, or try to craft young magical tools by raising the production level.

Drawing such a hopeful dream, he trained until his whole body was exhausted, but he was stuck at the threshold.

You can hardly see the spirits wandering around the faculty building anymore. There were almost no spirits coming from the student library side.

What that meant was clear. The Glaskan subjugation team has entered the Student Union, and the final chapter of Act 1 is now in Phase 2. From now on, the main stage of the scenario will be the student center where Yenica is summoning Glaskan.

“It’s really wild. I caught a lot…”

It’s been a while since the two skills reached level 7. One more level please! One more level! He blew his magic until his whole body was exhausted.

Still, it was just that the required skill level had risen sharply at this boundary, or the level did not rise easily.

“Actually… I only caught the body spirits and the sub-spirits…”

If you could catch a lieutenant spirit or a spirit beast, you might be able to open a slot by drawing a lot of proficiency at once.

But to do that, don’t you have to go through all the lower spirits and go to the student center? Right now, the number of spirits has decreased a lot, so I don’t know if it’s possible, but first of all, my physical condition is very bad.

Not only that, but the important characters in the main scenario… There was nothing good about snooping around in a place where all the first-year All-Star members gathered.

I had no choice but to aim for the next opportunity… I was about to change my appetite and promise for the future with such a pitiful feeling.

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Main scenario.

As the word that had been put off for a while comes to mind, a question arises again.

“Ziggs, why is he here?”

I accidentally sent him to run in a hurry, but when I think about it, Jigs is a key member of the subjugation team.

As soon as I got there, I felt an ominous feeling. That was the moment when I realized that I needed to reorganize the situation.

– Jeep, jerk.

From the hallway on the 3rd reading room side, the sound of calm footsteps was heard.

Looking over there, Ziggs carrying the girl on his back was slowly walking out to the lobby.

The boy who reached in front of me stopped and opened his mouth slowly.

“What were you doing here?”

“…”

The emotion in that voice is still hard to read. However, it must have been difficult to completely ignore the appearance of me taking a break for a while because it was covered with scars.

“What were you doing?”

This is a question that does not need to be answered falsely.

“…training.”

“under.”

After a brief laugh, Ziggs continued.

“haha. Oh yeah. It’s training.”

I never thought I’d laugh there. With a voice much lighter than expected, Ziggs continued.

“This is an unprecedented crisis situation. A barrier like that fills the sky, and the spirits rush in endlessly right away… You have to worry about your life. Did you train well?”

And then, Ziggs smiles.

“Even the most naive person would not believe such a statement.”

“…”

“Yeah, I feel like I understand a little bit about you now. I used to be that kind of person.”

and silence for a while.

Ziggs looked at me for a long time with a firm expression on his face, then closed his eyes for a moment and fell into thought.

After standing for such a long time, what Ziggs did was completely unexpected.

With Elcar on his back, he slowly lowered his head, bent down to the waist, and said hello.

“…I owe you a lot, Ed.”

The sudden zoning was something that was embarrassing enough, but there was an atmosphere that made it difficult to put anything else on Ziggs’ actions that were as natural as flowing water.

“When the opportunity arises, I will definitely pay off this debt.”

It was only then that I understood the situation. That girl named Elkara on Jigs’ back was obviously… his lover, who had been with Jigs in the past.

I can’t help but think of this now. In the first place, the past history of ‘The Spear of Plants Jigs’ was not taken seriously. The name Elkara is mentioned only in the setting book, so even a true fan would definitely think of it.

“Then hurry up and run to the student center.”

The words came out reflexively.

Jigs, who had his head bowed, made a face as if he had stabbed his lungs.

“Looking at the situation, didn’t you leave the student union hall behind and run all the way here to rescue Elka?”

Fortunately, the useless question of how did you know that didn’t come out. Ziggs, who was stabbed in the lungs, didn’t have the agility to question them one by one.

“I’m not going to make such a vulgar rebuke, saying, “Are you sane to make such a selfish judgment?” Once you’ve made sure Elka is safe, go ahead and do your own thing.”

No need to talk long.

‘The Spear of Plants Ziggs’ is one of the best first-year students of the Sylvania Academy Magic Department. The existence or nonexistence of Ziggs will determine the victory or defeat of subjugation. When this child is here, the subjugation itself will not be established at all before the scenario goes as planned or not.

I don’t know if it’s possible to break through with subjugation without Ziggs in Phase 2, but ‘High Fire Spirit Takan’ in Phase 3 is a completely different matter.

According to the main scenario, only Ziggs can break through Takan.

The main character, Taylor, uses the ‘Elemental Slash’ skill to peel off the skin of Takan and cut off the tail. Then, Ziggs, who possesses excellent practical sense and agility, climbs on Tarkan’s body, and accurately inflicts magic into the torn flesh.

After roaring in pain like that, Takan’s neck was cut open, and Taylor, who had jumped down from the ceiling, cut off again.

In order for this battle composition to be established, the existence of Ziggs that creates gaps in Tarkan is essential.

“Go and help Taylor. If you just do what he tells you to do, things will work out somehow.”

“Tailey… you mean Taylor McLaugh?”

“okay. A guy who barely escaped failing every day.”

Well, since we’ve come to the final chapter of Act 1, it’s probably not a weak point at all. Relevant stats must have been trained a bit, and since you have been through various events, you must have eaten some special skills and special stats.

If it was nurtured with optimal efficiency without wasting a single inch, you might be able to use intermediate magic at all, but… it’s not like that…

In terms of upbringing, from my point of view, who is somewhat stagnant, it is certainly not a satisfactory level of ability. Still, he must have worked hard on his own.. Starting from this scenario, the swordsmanship ceremony will also be open, so from now on, it will be enough for one person.

Thinking like that, Ziggs made a bizarre expression.

“Ed-senpai, didn’t you hate him?”

Oops.

If it was Ziggs who watched the scene during the entrance exam, the words he uttered now must have felt unnatural.

“There are a lot of katabuta words. Is that important now?”

He waved his hands and dismissed the topic. Anyway, he’s also an important character in the scenario, so there’s no reason to give out more information than necessary or to keep friends.

“And, I don’t know why you value Taylor so much… I’ve never even talked to him properly…”

“It’s a matter before the high valuation. In particular, the high-ranking evil spirit Tarkan’s shell won’t be damaged at all unless it’s the ‘Elemental Slash’ that Taylor uses. It’s not about destructive power, it’s about compatibility.”

Now that the situation is like this, this level of hunsu will be fine.

“So listen carefully. Don’t shyly try to pierce Tarkan’s shell with magic, and wait for Taylor to pierce Tarkan’s shell with ‘Elemental Slash’. Probably, among the members of the subjugation squad right now, there is probably no human who can break through Tarkan’s shell with pure firepower. So, it will be important not to waste your mana for nothing and to wait calmly for the right time.”

The key is to attack the part of Tarkan’s shell that Taylor drilled with ‘Elemental Cleave’.

It’s not advisable to rant about what’s going to happen in the future, but it’s something to keep in mind just in case you don’t know. At the time when Ziggs appeared in a place like this, there was something wrong with the ‘love affair’, so it would be reasonable to take all possible measures for now.

“…I will keep that in mind.”

Ziggs seems to have a lot of things to say, but he seems to be condescending and accepting.

This guy knows it too. Glaskan’s summoning circle, which illuminates the sky, continues to add color to it. We don’t have much time allowed.

“There is a temporary garrison built by first-year students on the side of the student square. I will escort you there.”

“done. go alone I don’t have much time, so move quickly. I will rest here for a while.”

“Sir Ed. You never know when the spirits will come again.”

It’s the end of phase 1. At this point, the student library is safe. It was understandable that Ziggs, who was not aware of the fact, was worried, but

“Okay, so just go. You will figure it out.”

“…”

“The most important thing is to retake the student center. You know that.”

Even though he was well aware of that fact, he ran away leaving everything behind. At the words that stabbed the blind spot, Ziggs showed a dark expression for a moment.

“Whether it’s guilt or shame, take care of it after the situation is over. OK?”

So, he clearly communicated his intentions to Ziggs.

Ziggs closed his eyes for a moment and thought about it, then nodded with a firm face. And while holding Elka fixed, he spoke clearly.

“Thanks for the advice.”

So Ziggs proceeded towards the entrance of the library.

Watching Ziggs walk away, I sighed and leaned back against the statue.

Eheh, that’s a lot of work.

Anyway, the situation is settled. As long as Ziggs returns to the Student Union before entering Phase 3, things will go smoothly.

it’s good, it’s good

“…Wait..?”

The moment I thought of that, I felt a sense of incongruity that hit my chest.

As I stared at the back of Ziggs, who was walking around, I felt a strange ringing in my mind.

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Memories of ‘Sylvania’s Failed Swordsman’ that I played countless times. He must have understood the keynote well, blocked various variables, and adjusted it well so as not to adversely affect the scenario.

A feeling of incongruity of unknown origin seeps into one side of my chest.

If you think about what it is…

– ‘And, I don’t know why you rate Taylor so highly… I’ve never had a proper conversation with him…’

The beginning is that line of Ziggs.

The ‘Spear of Plants Jigs’ that I know of is a helper position that acknowledges and helps the main character, Taylor, and builds bonds with Taylor in times of crisis or need.

In short, it is a fairly common ‘reliable colleague’ or ‘friend’ position.

It’s certainly a strange situation that he doesn’t have any special feelings for Taylor, but… isn’t this just the first act? There must not have been enough time to build up enough bonds yet.

But… Anyway, Ziggs talking about Taylor as if it was a first time meeting… It’s definitely strange.

So, if I recall the moment when Taylor and Ziggs became friends for the first time…

Act 1, Chapter 9. This is an end-of-semester evaluation episode.

It was the first scenario where Taylor and Ziggs had a duel, and Ziggs acknowledged that Taylor continued to grow from moment to moment as the fight progressed.

…Once I got to that point, all sorts of possibilities unfolded in my head, like the roots of a sweet potato getting tangled up.

Suddenly, a streak of tension runs down my back.

“Hey, Ziggs.”

“…Yes?”

He called Ziggs back, who was quietly leaving the student library.

“I have changed my mind. I’m going to the student union, too.”

A place where important characters from all kinds of scenarios swarm like the market floor. In the first place, you don’t need to go.

But… unfortunately, just now, all the premises have collapsed.

Right now, the final chapter of Act 1, the Glaskan subjugation battle is underway.

I don’t know why, but the final chapter of Act 1, which should have been at the end of the semester, was pushed forward by a month.

There’s no way to know right now why Yenika’s actions were so advanced, or what variables worked and how. I don’t know if I’ll find out in any way in the future, but at this point in time, Yenika Palerover’s every move is an empty puzzle piece.

Still, there was one thing that became certain.

Because the Glaskan subjugation battle was earlier than planned, Act 1, Chapter 9, the final exam episode, did not proceed at all.

What does that mean?

All of a sudden, a phrase from a strategy book I had seen a long time ago came to mind.

Page 3. The Battle of the Nail Hall Corridor

Achievement conditions:

Reach the battle training ground where the elementalist Yenika is located.

Appeared enemies:

High Fire Spirit Tarkan * 1

※ The key is to continuously inflict damage to the tail using the ‘Elemental Slash’ learned in ‘Act 1, Chapter 9’. If you cut off the tail, you can use ‘Elemental Slash’ again to attack the head.

At this point in Act 1, Chapter 9 has not progressed, Taylor has not mastered elemental slicing.

Therefore, the current Taylor cannot defeat Tarkan.

Needless to say, it meant the collapse of all major premises.