How to Survive at the Academy chapter 58

Glast Subjugation (7)

[ You have acquired a new magic engineering recipe. ]

rake hand (normal)

A magical tool with the ability to instantly attract objects or enemies from a short distance. disposable.

Craig Magic Ink (Normal)

A special ink required to enchant a special enchantment. disposable.

Floodlight (Normal)

A magical tool that acts as a light by emitting light for a certain period of time. disposable.

Onia’s Dread (Rare)

Fire element trap installation tool. Cannot be used indoors or on certain terrain.

Telos’ Frost Blessing (Rare)

Temporarily increases physical defense. Beware of side effects that lead to exhaustion.

Thunderbolt Millennium Staff (Very Rare)

Boosts the sensitivity of all elemental spirits. Amplifies the magic efficiency of elemental magic.

Eye of Glock (Legendary)

Temporarily increases the proficiency of all sensitivity system abilities. The effectiveness of low-level magic is halved. Defense magic cannot be used. Immune to elemental magic.

Delheim Hourglass (Legend)

Restores the state of the body to a few seconds ago and removes all damage and wounds. 1 use.

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Magic engineering skills are very difficult to train, so even if you make only one rare item, your proficiency goes up. From the upper level onwards, each one is a useful tool until the very end.

Based on the ＜ Failed Sword of Sylvania > scenario, it would be quite diligent to train if you had produced two or three legendary tech equipment before clearing it.

As such, the status of legendary-grade magic equipment is huge. Since it is difficult to supply each material and the amount of labor required is enormous, those who have done it for a while don’t invest in masonry in a hurry.

“This is enough to take good care of it…!”

I shoved all the scrolls in as far as I could fit, and ran towards the exit of the lab, holding Lucy.

Once you’ve broken through the Soul Library, the rest is easy. The enemies guarding the route to the underground waterway exit are usually only light monster tribes. It is not even a research subject, so even after escaping, researchers will not be able to capture it.

Anyway, his stamina has been trained to the point where he won’t be able to pull off even a few men. While carrying Lucy, he sprinted through the monster tribes, and blew up enemies blocking his movement with elemental magic.

– Kwaang! bang!

Crossing the marble-lined hallway, running between the many fork in the road, without hesitation, I ran towards the exit.

– Crumple!

– aah!

Vampire bats hanging from the end of the ceiling so high that they could not be seen. They all spread their wings and glide.

He looked at me and immediately screamed with joy that he had found a new prey, and he rushed in relentlessly and tried to burrow his teeth into my skin.

– Whoops.

Needless to say, they all burned and became whole roasted.

The bizarre-looking specimens and the escaped gremlins were not all my opponents.

At the beginning of Semester 1, where I didn’t know how to use basic magic, and now that Semester 2 is coming to an end, all of the low-level monsters are no match for me. It is me who has been training and maintaining a really nonsensical lifestyle.

[ Elemental magic proficiency has increased. ]

[ The mastery of Magic Sensitivity has been increased. ]

Should I call it the true taste of hunting? Explosive bombs unique to the monsters poured down. I’m sorry, Taylor…! I’ll eat a little…!

Still, I almost reached the exit without touching the monsters as much as possible.

As I sprinted like crazy, a huge iron gate caught my eye.

From the inside, it looks like a huge iron gate, but from the outside it will look just like a stone wall. Because it must have been hidden through camouflage magic.

If you open this door and go outside, it leads to the underground waterway. Of course you can’t just open it. The door can only be opened by using the decryption magic shared by those who are aware of the laboratory’s existence.

If it cannot be deciphered, it must be shredded whole.

Taylor could use the swordsmanship ceremony to cut through the entire door, but at least I don’t have that kind of talent.

Originally, I was going to hide around here, and sneak out through the open exit when Taylor entered. However, I don’t think I can afford it right now.

Anyway, now I have the master key. I pinched and pulled Lucy’s cheek, who was exhaling hard behind her back.

Lucy woke up with a ball like glutinous rice cake hanging down on the Ue.

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‘Are you preparing for battle…?’

An enormous flow of mana spreads through the passage of the waterway.

Lortel Keheln could sense that something had happened on Yenika’s side. I wondered if I had met a demonic golem roaming the underground waterway, but a low-level demonic golem is not an opponent capable of raising this level of magical power.

Lortel himself met a few demonic golems while walking through the underground waterway, but it was difficult because direct magic did not work, and he was not a very powerful opponent. By breaking the inner wall through magic and exercising external physical force, he could easily win.

Lortel Keheln had encountered Yenica, who was doing her best during a joint combat practice.

No matter how high-grade members come, there are very few who can subdue Yenika, who is doing her best, except for the faculty members.

It’s not worth discussing any further if it’s first-year students.

However, in any case, time seems to be attracted. I don’t know what it is, but if things go awry and the search for Ed is disrupted… For Lortel, it’s an opportunity in its own way.

In fact, Lortel took a clue to the secret laboratory from inside the underground waterway.

‘Somewhere in the vicinity there is a cover magic.’

Even Professor Glast acknowledged and assigned him to Class A as much as he was sensitive to magic.

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Magical reactions within a few meters of a radius, no matter how insignificant, are never missed. Yenika, who specializes in spirit-based magic, will have no choice but to be a little dull in this area.

Somewhere around here, there’s probably an entrance to a more secretly hidden facility.

Otherwise, this spinning structure cannot be explained. This structure, which causes people to turn around no matter how hard they try to find their way, cannot even function properly as a waterway in the first place.

Although the name is an underground waterway, it is clear that the facility is merely imitating an underground waterway and has a different purpose.

‘Yeah… It’s not when you’re talking about good things…’

Suddenly, Lortel looked down at her reflection in the water.

The hair is neatly combed to make it look as shiny as possible. The calming reddish-brown color emphasizes the beauty of the white jade-like skin. A blue rose-shaped hairpin that was added as a point to look even a little nicer, or a semi-robe with a gilt frame… Really, she’s a girl dressed like a person going out on a date.

She’s a sweet girl who is in love with her words, and when she comes to a place like this, she’s immature.

Lortel took a deep breath, pulled out a hairpin, and untied her hair. Then he pulled the string out of his uniform pocket and tied it down to one side as usual. He quickly put on the robe hat he was not wearing for fear of getting his hair messed up, untied expensive trinkets and stuffed them in his pocket.

It’s a bit modest, but it seems like he’s returned to his usual tough look. Lortel nodded and folded her arms.

I want to look good. Anyway, it’s an obvious crisis situation right now.

Just because you don’t want to lose to your opponent, you can’t weigh the life of a loved one.

I’ve lived my whole life weighing all the values, but there must be certain things that should never be weighed in the end.

I have no doubts that what it is is the standard for judging a person’s worth.

Thinking that far, Lortel became worried about Puck Edgar.

Ed Roth-Taylor is a mysterious person who feels like he will somehow solve whatever crisis may come. Because of Ed’s heavy and reliable image, the sense of crisis was somewhat worn out.

However, one should not forget the seriousness of the situation by relying on such a ‘feel’.

Professor Glast is a very meticulous person.

If he said he was kidnapped by such a person, Ed wouldn’t be doing well either.

I’m sure you’re stuck somewhere, and you’re in trouble.

embarrassment, perplexity, trouble, crisis. Even if it is a human who seems to be building a wall with such words, there is a high possibility that he really only wants help at this level.

Leaving Ed in debt and leaving, this is a situation in which if you truly care about Ed, you must reach out to help.

Having lived the life of a merchant who has always replaced human relationships with debt relationships, he forgot the obvious fact.

Suddenly, Lortel realized. Now that he wants to help someone with pure good intentions.

Living on the road of Sangdo for the rest of his life, in a winter-like life where people’s values are judged only by money… Something new seems to appear.

In the end, my heart began to swell as it seemed that a clue to a new relationship that could not be obtained with money was revealed.

“okay…”

Lortel decided.

Ed is… in desperate need of help. This is Ed….

– Bang!

At that moment, the wall that was about five steps behind exploded and exploded.

Intermediate-level cover magic and sealing magic are added to it… It’s quite an ironclad security, but in front of high-level explosion magic, it’s just a lamp in front of the wind.

– Kwagang! bang! Quang!

– pass

The iron plate, which was so strong as to repel any attack, was burning to its fullest and stuck in the waterway, causing smoke to rise.

High-level magic that is difficult to manifest properly unless even the professors are very focused and chanting.

The magic manifested by roughly waving one hand while resting on Ed’s back, relentlessly revealed the entrance to the secret laboratory to the world.

“…”

Ed Roth-Taylor came out of the rising smoke.

Lortel was so startled that he momentarily forgot to breathe.

“Eh, De-senpai?”

“Oh, Lortel. was there?”

There are a few scratches on the relaxed face.

But overall it looks fine.

The first emotion that springs up is a sense of relief. It was very comforting to know that the kidnapped Ed was alive and well.

And the emotion that follows is… embarrassment… so-called absurdity.

“That… Ed-senpai…? what…?”

“I was kidnapped.”

“That… I know that…”

Ed picked up Lucy again, carrying him, and flicked his arm. He was stuffed with all kinds of parchment rolls, from between his forearms and to the inside pockets of his arms.

“It’s all right, Lortel. please share this It’s hard to listen to alone.”

“Eh… yes?”

Ed strode towards Lortel, and in front of Lortel, he poured out a pile of all kinds of parchment rolls.

Lortel, who had received them with frantic hand teasing, had no choice but to stick out his tongue when he saw the contents.

‘Hey, what is this…? They are all high-end recipes…?’

Lortel has an eye that can convert any object into monetary value.

The recipes that Ed pours out as if he is nothing are not easily available. There was even a legendary tech crafting recipe mixed in… It made me want to ask where the hell did you get this?

No, before that, I want to ask… Why are you in such a healthy state?

“Seniors. Wasn’t that… a situation in which we were in a great crisis…?”

“yes? It did. But somehow it worked out.”

Only then did his gaze turn to Lucy, who was on Ed’s back.

Lucy Meryl.

An ignorantly strong first-year senior hit the player.

No matter how strong the wizards are, they are all children in front of Lucy, so this is a competition that could not be won from the beginning.

At that moment, Lortel’s intuition sounded an alarm.

The heart, which was always cold when faced with a crisis, reminded me of the existence of a new enemy.

Lucy is leaning on Ed’s back as if he doesn’t care, and only breathing hard.

No matter how you look at it, Lucy doesn’t have any romantic feelings for Ed Roth-Taylor. In the first place, there is absolutely no opponent that can be considered a match.

However, it wasn’t just the South, Lucy was wandering around Ed in a strange way.

He even showed how he ran to the corner and rescued Ed faster than anyone else. Lucy, who avoids the touch of others at all costs, is sleeping soundly, drooling with a face that is more comfortable on Ed’s back.

I can’t understand the level of this sense of distance that Lucy has against Ed.

Right now, it’s just a comfortable friendship in the world, but if they start to develop in a different direction… this sense of distance will accelerate their relationship to the point where it gets out of hand.

this is dangerous

This is really dangerous…!

It’s a time bomb you never know when it will explode! If you don’t cut off the buds of the flower root in advance, you will surely regret it!

And… it’s wild…!

“…”

Yenica Palerover, a shy shy boy, is a coward who can’t convey her feelings properly and can’t even dash.

On the other hand, what about Lortel herself?

No matter what anyone said, Lortel herself was the most active in pulling out progress.

First of all, didn’t you grab hold of the neck and steal your lips, openly tell the face that you have romantic feelings, and take care of this and that without any intention to hide your full black heart?

No one knows how to feel ashamed!

The day I stole my lips for the first time at camp, on the way home, I kept running out of breath, so I dropped the torch and almost set the forest on fire.

On the day we meet Ed, he gets up early in the morning and makes a fuss and dresses up.

He had a fox-like face and stalked and scratched his opponent’s chest, but it was his own chest that was scratched more than anything out of shame.

At this point… it’s okay if I sway you a little…??

Isn’t there a way to at least be conscious?

At least in front of you, don’t you avoid touching other women or showing friendly faces…?

Lortel was heartbroken.

At this point, you have to go strong. It’s just a moment when you go on like this and become a real hogu.

From the looks of it, Ed’s body doesn’t seem to be injured, and the big problem seems to have been resolved. We believe there will be no more serious crises to consider.

Lortel is a merchant.

The basis of the top coat is give and take.

If you don’t push hard here… If you don’t grab Ed and take the initiative in one shot, you’re going to have a really big regret.

“Then, Ed-senpai…”

“Give me that parchment roll. If you have materials in the store, it would be good to know and prepare them. Next time I’ll go pick it up at the Elte Chamber. And tell me if you want to buy any of them. All but the Legendary Scrolls are good for sale. I’ve gotten some help from you, so I won’t say much if I buy it a little cheaper.”

“yes? That’s right? But this is…”

“request. Who else can I trust other than you? how.”

Lortel quickly shook her head.

“Yeah, right?”

“At first, it was obvious that I was supposed to be in a relationship. As you know, most are not dubious. The person who wants to be sharp is really only you, so this is natural from my point of view.”

There’s no one to trust but you – only you – only you –

It wasn’t even a line with great meaning, but it echoed in Lortel’s heart.

“I, really?”

“Do you have any reason to lie…?”

Lortel snorted. Anyway, this crossed the line.

How much has it been done with only one heart so far, but now that I’m asking for something like this, I’m stunned and my nose is stuffy. There is a degree to which people are viewed as hogu. Even if you live in a world of cruelty and become a human being who is not accustomed to the palpitations of love, when you get to this point, you can distinguish between public and private life. That was a pro, that was a merchant.

Lortel took a breath and looked straight at Ed, tightening his neck. And speaking with the coldest tone possible. Ed-senpai, I think this has crossed the line no matter what.

“…do you need a receipt?”

I am a Hogu…!!!

“I have a report!”

It was around the time when Lortel was sighing with an empty face as if she had laid down a lot of things.

While we were chatting with Ed about the parchment, a man ran in from the other side of the waterway.

A human with no fighting ability came down directly through a dangerous underground waterway. It seemed so urgent to see him running through the water.

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bright. There must be no light source in this underground waterway.

If we look for the source of that light, they are all kinds of elemental spirits in various forms.

Fire, water, wind, earth, grass, ice.

Eagle, rabbit, lion, wolf, sparrow, lizard.

The elements and types of animals are so diverse that it is impossible to even recite them one by one. However, it can be defined as a single colony. This is the spirit corps of Yenica Palerover.

one-man army.

The number of spirits realized only by the sensitivity of Yenica Palerover… No matter how many times I fold and unfold the fingers of both hands, I can’t count them all.

One high spirit, four middle spirits, and hundreds of low spirits.

In the midst of those spirits, a girl who is arranging her skirt while holding an oak staff at an angle.

It looks like she is standing casually with her collar fluttering, but she is clearly receiving the protection of many spirits. You probably won’t even be able to get close.

At this point, Taylor isn’t a good match to win.

That fact was clearly recognized over and over again. Even Taylor had to admit.

If there had been no reason to fight, Taylor would have acknowledged his defeat and backed off.

However, there are reasons to fight. We must save Isla.

If it was to save Aila, the only companion in her life, she could risk her life hundreds of times.

“What, what? Why is the atmosphere like this?”

Ziggs looked at Yenika and Taylor and the others with a puzzled expression.

As soon as Taylor and Elvira see their faces, they are already ready for battle.

The fallen Dorothy and the destroyed demonic golems. Claire, who passed out, assistant professor, etc. From other circumstantial evidence, it seems certain that Yenika is doing something destructive.

A place with no witnesses in a closed environment. It may be a reasonable decision to look at them with hostility, but Ziggs and Adele tilted their heads.

Yenika has a stronger image as an innocent girl who is loved by all academics.

It is natural to not understand how Taylor and Elvira are trembling in fear.

“Why, why, Taylor! calm down!”

Just because you’re hostile in the first place isn’t something you can win.

Don’t be fooled by the dwarf body, cute appearance, and good-natured personality.

Ziggs, who fought with Yenica during the occupation of Ophelis Hall, is well aware of it. I just thought that I was lucky to be an ally.

Even if all the first-year members rush together, there is no guarantee that they will be able to defeat that Yenika. It’s no good to lose power uselessly.

If you can solve it with words, it is best to solve it with words.

In the first place, the reason why Yenica Palerover summoned all the spirits and entered the battle stance must first have reacted to the hostile attitude of Taylor and the others.

Due to the nature of Yenika, it is more likely that she will not have the will to fight.

This was the moment when Ziggs, who thought it was right for him to intervene, was trying to raise his voice.

“Do that.”

From the passage on the west side of the underground waterway, a familiar voice was heard.

The eyes of Taylor’s party and Yenika were focused on it.

Breaking through the darkness in the passageway, a blonde boy carrying a small wizard girl appeared. His clothes were a little frayed, and there were quite a few scratches all over his body.

“Ed-!”

“Ed Roth Taylor…!”

The boy’s name was called twice.

Yenica called out her name with a bright expression on her face as if a flower was blooming.

Taylor… called the name in a low, repeated voice.

Elvira came down coldly, looked at Ed with her eyes, and quickly grasped the situation.

The person who followed Ed and appeared was Lortel Keheln, one of the three first graders in Class A and the real power of the Elte Chamber.

The girl on her back is Lucy Meryl, a genius magician who is said to have no one to catch up with.

“Ed! Ed! it’s okay! Aren’t you hurt?!”

To Yenica, who ran around and called for Ed, Ed nodded that he was okay and added a thank you for worrying about him.

Ed walked right into the center of the hall, stood next to Yenica, and looked straight at Taylor and the others.

Taylor, Ziggs, Elvira, Clevius, Adele.

In the first year of Star Wars, one of them was Taylor’s party, who was treated as an ace.

But Taylor had no choice but to swallow the dry saliva. The hand holding the sword begins to gain strength.

Watching the crowd on the other side, centered around Ed… even breathing in a gasp makes me nervous.

Ed, Jenica, Lortel, and Lucy.

Even with Taylor and the others, who boast of their mighty power, the difference in strength against them is too great.

If we become hostile… If there is a situation where we really have to fight, do we have to charge against that ridiculous wall?

“Tailey.”

Elvira called out Taylor’s name in a low voice. The implied meaning is:

this needs to be retreated

Elvira was already terribly aware of Ed’s fighting style.

Ed’s battle is more like a bookkeeper than a wizard.

There is a record of blocking three people with a wide difference in specs alone by barely handling basic magic and knowing how to handle a little bow.

If such a person had three colleagues with that level of power… Even if he arrived early and had time to adjust the battlefield… Victory converges to zero. can never win

No matter how precious Ayla is, it is not wise to charge against an enemy who has no victory at all.

If Ed blocks the road, he will never break through.

“Tailey.”

Ed was the first to break the tense silence.

Quietly calling out Taylor’s name, Ed was relieved to himself. It’s just not too late

Running backwards from the deepest part of the secret laboratory, I barely came to the intersection with Taylor, who was now starting a straight run.

From now on, it’s a baton touch. Coincidentally, Ed still had work to do.

The occupation of the Ophelis Hall and the battle for the sage’s seal.

As the story progressed, there were still unfinished variables left.

Now completely off the stage, any further intervention will only get in the way…

There was no need to deal with it at all, and it was just an existence that was left as a target for subjugation.

“Ayla is waiting for you.”

Ed said so in a quiet voice.

It was time to cross this intersection and go to each other’s work.

Go get Glast, Taylor.

I’m going to catch Elte.