How to Survive at the Academy chapter 83

Come Spring (1)

It is only a mix of paints. The early evening sky as seen from Aken Island was always like that.

Red energy radiates from the western sky, where the sun is slowly receding, but it loses its color as you go into the vast expanse of the sky.

Even so, it’s hard to say that it’s completely dark, the blue sky. It is sometimes engraved separately there.

The scene is nothing to call evening, but it can’t even be called broad day… It convinces us that the word ‘early evening’ should have been coined.

Breathing becomes constant, and the body leaning against the altar gradually loses strength.

The early evening sky has the power to calm people’s hearts.

It is the end of the day and the beginning of the night. The world standing at that intersection is slowly accepting the darkness.

[ I know that? I tend to believe that there is such a thing as beauty that transcends time and values. ]

[The only proof is that sky. Even a work of art worth a thousand gold is divided into interpretations and tastes, but no one would think that a sunset like that is not beautiful. That’s what unchanging beauty is. ]

“It sounds complicated.”

[It’s not complicated, it’s annoying to understand. In any case, humans do not know how to be moved by every moment of a subject that has a short life span. ]

The wind wolf, who had become considerably smaller in size, was lying on the altar and scanning its tail.

Because of his small body, he is more affectionate than dignified. It felt like her voice was warm and it was intertwined with the setting sun… I started to fall asleep for nothing.

I just did it. Today was a sufficiently tiring day.

– ‘Ed looks very difficult, so let’s take a break at the altar for now. After all, the only thing left to do is clean up the rest of the tech supplies and check the number.’

As assistant professor Claire said so, 30 minutes had passed since they disappeared halfway down the hill with the other students.

From my point of view, it was truly a consideration. As Assistant Professor Claire said, it was because I was exhausted.

[ A life that is not winding and dry is the most terrible curse that a human being can experience. You have to be moved by the little things, and you have to be able to give meaning to everyday things as well. huh? ]

“You are surprisingly emotional.”

[Originally, I like to be a little emotional. You said it last time. ]

As Yenica puts it, gossiping.

It is understandable how such an evaluation was made against this wolf.

[If human life is like the four seasons, then the life of a spirit is probably a long winter. If you live a bleak life with no twists and turns, you get sentimental out of necessity. A long, long life is often closer to a curse than a blessing to the person involved. In fact, even if you were a human, it wouldn’t be much different. ]

“I don’t really have anything to say because I’m talking like that.”

[So, I mean, let’s have a date, Lee Hwa-hwa. ]

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Merylda licked the back of her foot and sighed through her nose.

[If it’s difficult, I’ll coach you. Styles like yours are thorough and thorough in everything they do, and there are many cases where they are insensitive to themselves. Falling over from overwork, and getting injured from time to time is the only proof. ]

“You… just as you heard…”

[Is it too wide? I’ve already heard so much about it, so it doesn’t make sense to point it out again. Anyway, Ed, you are more dedicated than anyone else, and you are a good match for someone who can give for you. Should I call it Jo Kang Ji-cheo’s style? Find someone like that. ]

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Merylda whispered into her ear as if obsessed with something.

[If you look for people around you, you won’t find it. He’s just kind, cheerful, friendly at best, and he’s moderately strong, so he can rely on him… Don’t you know how emotionally helpful it is to interact and develop with such a person? ]

“Are you going to talk about it so militantly?”

[If the summons is canceled this time, you never know when you will be able to summon me again. We should talk about it all when possible. and i’m not wrong right, mug? ]

[What a wise thing to say! Merylda! ]

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Mug, with a strong flag, splayed around her shoulders and straightened her waist.

In particular, Merylda never signed a contract with Yenica. just friendly

In other words, the mug does not mean that she has a direct relationship with Merylda.

Still, the fact that he has a strong discipline is that he is being treated like Takan because he is close to Yenika.

You may not know the world of spirits.

[Master Ed. Merylda-sama’s advice is a treasure trove of blood and flesh, so it is accepted as a temple among our lower spirits! Why don’t you pretend to be deceived and listen to Merylda-sama? ]

[Are you deceived? Are you done, Mug? ]

[ No, that… that’s… Sin, sorry! This candle mug made another mistake! That’s cheating! Apologize with death […]

Also, before Mug trembled and hit her head, I put my hand on the wing and summoned it back.

Gradually, all of the magic power from the magic stone ran out. The conversation with Merylda cannot last long.

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Merylda completely miniaturized her massive body to maximize magic efficiency, but the high spirits are monsters that consume a lot of magic just by their existence.

He didn’t even manifest it, and just interacting with him in the form of a spirit drains quite a bit of mana.

It is a spirit that has not yet been dealt with. It’s a form of forcing a contract by overloading its magic power… The penalties are unavoidable.

[Ed, you must be tired anyway. There were two kids who witnessed me summoning. Wouldn’t it make a fuss if I told the bachelors? It would be nice to go up to Class A like Yenica. ]

“Will things be like that? The bachelor’s staff aren’t stupid, and if they hear a rumor, they’ll tell me to summon you again. Of course, there won’t be any magical power left for that.”

[Yes… There is no way to prove that you signed a contract with me. Even if you prove the fact that you signed a contract, if you can’t handle it properly like this, it doesn’t mean much as a Elementalist. ]

“I would rather ask you how you signed the contract. I don’t want to reveal much about the ring yet. The source is not very clean.”

[Then how are you going to respond to the testimony that you summoned me? ]

“I’m going to call it an illusion I showed you by improving the illusion disc. In fact, no one was seriously injured… The wind you caused is just what I did.”

[Anyway, one preparation is…]

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Merylda sighed and licked my feet.

It’s hard to compare it to a weapon, but if the mug is a rifle, then Merylda is a bazooka… no, it’s closer to a tank.

Although the value and power of each shot is different, the preparation time is long and the amount of resources it consumes is enormous.

Unlike a mug that can be handled casually, Merylda really sucks people’s magic to the limit, and even if that happens, she can’t reveal less than half of her power.

It’s definitely not a spirit I can handle at my level yet.

If you want to try using Merylda a little, an external means of supplying magic becomes indispensable, just like using the magic stones prepared by the bachelor this time.

However, the quality is garbage. It is not the magic that is naturally formed in the body, but the magic that is artificially transfused.

The fortunate part is that I got my hands on magic engineering. Magical efficiency and responsiveness are one of the most profoundly studied fields of study.

If you make good use of magic engineering, you will have the guts to use Merylda well. Unless they come up with a more systematic method, rather than a primitive form of magic power supply and demand.

“Come to think of it, Yenica didn’t seem very energetic. What do you know?”

I suddenly remembered Yenika, who was staring at the bonfire with a tired face. After all, Merylda is one of Yenika’s best friends.

[ oh oh… why are you worried? ]

“Isn’t it natural…?”

[Ooh… Hmm… Heh heh heh… ]

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Merylda shed an unpleasant smile, even as she twisted the end of her words.

[ It’s a natural story in a way, but there’s no way I’ll be able to shake off what he’s reluctant to talk about on his own. i won’t tell ]

“You’re acting out of ignorance.”

[Who said that to whom? Anyway, don’t worry too much about it, it’s up to him to figure it out on his own. No… Still, it wouldn’t hurt to be a little worried. Now that I’m interested, maybe it’s okay to pay attention and roll my feet a little? ]

“First of all, I want you to get rid of the habit of suddenly falling for yourself while talking to someone.”

[I’m sorry. I must have been influenced by Yenika too. ]

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Merylda wiggled her tail a few times, then straightened her head and looked up at the red sky.

[The time has come for Yenica to grow internally as well. That’s what the original world is all about. Just because you are kind and simple, the world doesn’t treat you kindly and simply. ]

“I agree a hundred times.”

[ okay. So it’s okay. It is a process that everyone experiences at least once and realizes for themselves. The world isn’t like a fairy tale book. Actually, there’s nothing wrong with what you have to do. Just stay still. don’t go anywhere ]

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Merylda’s peculiarly playful tone disappears, and she speaks in a whisper while looking at the sky.

[I told you. The life of a spirit is but a long winter, but the life of a human is close to the four seasons in its own way. It will be a long winter for Yenica. ]

He spoke in a condescending tone as if nothing had happened, but Merylda’s voice alone was enough to make me realize it.

He infinitely believes in the precarious but steadily growing spirits, but on the other hand, he is worried. Saying that you have nothing to worry about.

Still, there is a certain certainty in the calmly subdued voice, so I feel reassured rather than anxious.

[Still, spring is coming. Basically, seasons come and go. ]

“You can say hopeful words.”

[Oh my, I’m originally hopeful. Useless pessimism won’t help. …Should I end this soon? It would be a pity to consume your mana any more. ]

To be sure, Merylda does not have that huge body, but rather takes the form of a small wolf, yet she consumes quite a bit of magical power.

“It’s not easy to handle just because it’s small.”

[I’m on the expensive side. Even Inama is very uncomfortable with such a small figure. Of all the forms that can be taken, it is the form that takes the most consideration for your magical efficiency. ]

“okay? Are there many other forms that can be taken besides this?”

[Still, it is the most comfortable to follow me. Among them, this wolf figure is the best. ]

And then Merylda’s voice is playful again.

[ why? Would you like to see a more beautiful girl? It’s possible, but I don’t recommend it. It would be nice to be eye-catching, but your magical powers won’t be able to handle such a delicate form. ]

“done. stop talking nonsense It’s just that the difference in magic efficiency between the giant wolf form and the current form doesn’t seem to be that big.”

[Oh, that’s a story you don’t know. After all, you used the power of the magic stone, so I guess you didn’t sense it properly. Unlike the magic that is naturally formed in the body, such magic is blunt. ]

Little by little, the wolf’s body scatters through the wind. The magical energy that had been forcibly accumulated in the body was drained, and as a result, even the ability to respond to spirits would cease to function properly.

At least when the vacation is over, the sensitivity will return again.

[If you’re a spirit like me, you don’t contract with just one person. Did you ever really think that you could handle all the magic on your own? ]

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Merylda, who disappeared after saying good-bye for a while, did not add any words to the end.

– Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Finally, the altar left alone. Long shadows slanted as the setting sun went down.

Complete silence, except for the occasional sound of trees swaying in the wind.

“Uhhh.”

I told him to rest as much as possible, but I forced myself to stand up and looked towards the altar stone.

As I pondered Merylda’s words, I finally let out a deep sigh.

The top of the tombstone that stretched straight up toward the sky.

I looked at the place slowly, and started climbing with my feet on the protrusion protruding from the side of the monument.

*

– ‘What is it, Onyx-senpai?’

– ‘Ah, no… I think there was someone at the top of the altar… Hmm… Did I get it wrong…’

He led his sullen body and climbed straight up to the top while stepping on the protrusion on the side of the tombstone.

The top of this right mountain with only an altar standing alone and an open space. It’s not a good place for people to hide.

I don’t know if it’s a more appropriate expression to simply say invisible rather than hiding.

After climbing for a while, we reached the top of the tombstone.

It is also the highest position on the top of the right mountain. The panoramic view of Aken Island comes into view without any obstacles.

If you stand up straight through the fluttering wind, you can’t see other miscellaneous things, giving you the illusion that you’re floating in the air.

“…”

I sat next to Lucy watching the setting sun.

Why are you here, when have you been here, what are you doing, etc… I didn’t ask you useless questions.

Because Lucy is a human being who is not strange wherever she is.

I felt a sense of incongruity.

No matter how large the amount of Mana Stones, there is no way that they can handle high spirits as naturally as water flows. I did the magic for Jungleung Hyung and sympathy itself, but other magic contributed to bringing out Merylda’s full power during the battle.

If it is magical power that can intervene in the manifestation of Merylda’s power, it must be the person who signed the contract with Merylda.

“I didn’t know how to help. Thank you.”

“I was a little bit ignoring it.”

If Lucy had been sitting here since the beginning of the test, in fact, it would be a story that most of the things that happened on the right mountain were watching.

a story in case

Even if the situation had come, where I was finally able to stop the freshmen by myself and was suppressed, it seems that Lucy would not have stayed still.

He looks like he doesn’t care about everything and doesn’t seem interested in the world, but when the time comes when he wants to step out, he knows how to roll up his arms.

Whether it was Joseph, Aig, or Tanya or Kylie… Even if you finally defeated me and completely subdue me, after that, you would have had to face Lucy who jumped off the tombstone.

Its appearance can be easily imagined.

Lucy on the altar, falling with dust and holding her hat on, and slowly raising herself up… It’s probably a wall that can’t be penetrated.

From the beginning, this test… was the pinnacle of absurdity.

“I don’t think it’s a good place to take a nap.”

“I didn’t come here to take a nap.”

“then?”

“Actually, I went to the hut to take a nap…”

I haven’t been to the hut almost all day today. Because he was hit by school work and didn’t have time to focus on camp maintenance.

“I don’t like empty huts.”

At that, I lowered my gaze.

As we sit side by side and look at the sky that is gradually increasing in silence, Lucy’s expression still does not change.

The fluttering gray hair or white jade-like skin absorbs the light of the setting sun, and its color tone is lower than usual.

He fluttered his surplus cuffs and walked to the camp as he floated, but the bonfire was out and the cabin was empty. I woke up because I thought someone would come soon, but the creepy atmosphere of the camp I saw in my sleep is still there.

Did you know that Archmage Glockt died in a hut in the Lamelen Mountains?

It was not difficult to imagine what the landscape would be like after he passed away, so it was difficult to give Lucy a specific reaction.

“So I went for a walk.”

Talking only like that, Lucy stared blankly at the sky.

Sadly, at the end of the walk, this ‘altar of substitution’… At the end of act 3, Lucy stands right there to deal with the apostles of Telos.

That’s ironic.

The death of the prophet Adele.

Clarisse realizes the will of the Lord and the darkness of the saints and turns into a saint of unbelief.

The apostles of Telos who came down to condemn Clarisse.

Lucy tries to protect Aken Island from the apostles according to Glockt’s will.

The generation of protagonists who stop Lucy according to the archbishop’s message without knowing the story behind it.

Even the frame of being an unbeliever was attached by the saints within the tangled thread, but he does not even complain a word.

Just seeing Lucy looking down at everything between the subjugation squad and the apostles… is the highlight of this third act.

Princess Penia’s Imperial Guard, Lortel’s Guild Mercenary Corps, Saints’ Cathedral Knights, the Lucy Subjugation Team of the main character’s generation, high-ranking staff at the bachelor’s degree, and eventually even the principal Obel Forsius, were all destroyed, and over half of the apostles of Telos alone Even to remove it…

A role that runs out of stamina and is overpowered by Taylor, who has mastered the final swordsmanship ceremony.

It is only when all the secrets are revealed that one understands why Lucy wanted to kill the apostles of God… Maybe it is the protagonist of the tragedy.

Belated understanding is more painful than misunderstanding.

‘Actually, he wasn’t a bad guy either.’, ‘I didn’t know why he did such a crazy thing, but now I understand’, ‘I think he must have had something like that’

Well, a directing that is represented by this kind of sentiment, I found out that the truth was different… might help the immersion of the scenario.

However, if I were to become a party involved in such a fate, would I be able to say no dissatisfaction?

Well, maybe it’s because of her innate nature, or if she thinks it’s meaningless to say the least… Lucy finally embraces everything by herself.

And I have no intention of stopping Lucy’s actions like that.

Sacrificing Lucy cold-blooded for love affairs… It’s not such a daring act.

It’s because it’s not just a bad ending from Lucy’s point of view.

It is only after the third act of Lucy is over… that I can live my own life, letting go of the burden of my heart that would not have been strange even if I carried it with me until the day I die.

Either way, Lucy can’t escape from the shadow of Glockt’s death if she doesn’t shake off that burden.

– ‘The Sylvania Academy is a treasure that my teacher, Sylvania Robester, devoted his whole life to the advancement of science.’

– ‘There are too many trials that have already been observed in this precious treasure. Of course, only Sylvania-sama, who is a star researcher, could see it properly.’

– ‘Since the ground hardens after rain, this Sylvania Academy will overcome most of the trials by itself… but there will always be an ordeal that cannot be overcome without your strength.’

– ‘When the time comes, even if you see this old man… will you lend me your strength…? Lucy.’

The dying archmage.

Only Lucy herself knows how much weight the story told while holding Lucy’s hand, holding up her bare bones with difficulty, will remain.

Shaking off the muddy emotions, he once again sees the open view of Aken Island.

The size of the unfolding Sylvania Academy is quite majestic.

From the new semester… Now, the people who use that huge lot are starting to split in half.

After Fenia and Lortel cut the school’s forces in half, the fight for the cause and the political battle are repeated.

Sylvania’s Failing Swordsman Act 3, the beginning of the power confrontation part… The election for the student council president at the beginning of the semester will be triggered already. The main junctions that determine the direction of the scenario in earnest are also beginning to emerge one after another.

It will be a long fight, but there will be things to gain.

So, I was looking down at Aken Island for a while.

– Tak. whistle.

Lucy got up at some point and came up to my knee, and then pressed one side of my knee, which was sitting upright, to flatten it.

When the work is completed satisfactorily, he lays down on his stomach and speaks as if nothing special.

“This is something that I haven’t been aware of lately…”

The sound of waving your arms blankly.

“Actually, I think I’m feeling a little lonely.”

It is not a very natural thing to take a walk and climb to the top of the right mountain.

Next time I’m going to leave the hut for a long time, should I tell you in advance?

Lucy is too flashing east and west to do that… I have nothing to say either.

The energy of the setting sun gradually weakens, and the calm starry sky increases its power.

It is a time of changing day and night and changing seasons.

night is coming And spring comes.

*

“You came earlier than expected.”

“I wanted to run out of every corner like that as quickly as possible. uhh.”

As Bell Maia tried to accept the burden, Clara shook her head and smiled broadly.

Now that you’re the maid chief, you can’t even do something like this. You’re not the one in charge of me in the first place.

With those words, Bell took another deep breath with a very uncomfortable face as he carried his bag and proceeded.

In the first place, Clara doesn’t use the Ophelis crown, even though she is a well-known author.

You can’t call it a nobleman just by looking at it. Wearing only a simple flared skirt, a solid blouse, and her bob hair combed like a chimney, she is a village woman full of vitality.

If I were to sit side by side with anise and ask which of the two do you think is the son of a nobleman, I would choose one hundred anise.

“This vacation went well somehow, hoo!”

He hates a family full of authority, so he wants to stay close to school as much as possible, but he still has to go to say hello to his family regularly, so he goes back to his hometown once during vacation.

Then, the scene where he quickly finishes his tasks as quickly as roasting beans in a flash of lightning and returns to school in a hurry, raises concerns about whether he will be able to lead a social life with this.

Even though the vacation period is still a little bit left, it is obvious to see how they rushed back to school.

“Anyway, I almost got a scab on my ear because of the nagging of the vassals. Uh-huh, really… without even knowing…”

Clara grunted like that and handed Belle the gift she had brought from her hometown. It must have been that he had stopped by the rose garden to give it to me.

Bell opened the package and found a luxurious mug inside. Bell politely thanked him.

Clara smiled softly and said it was nothing, then looked at the school landscape again.

“Sup, haha! After all, this is the home of my heart. Nostalgic hometown air! Rather than a hometown full of idiots who don’t know anything and say stuffy things… Sylvania is the best place to have friends who have exchanged hearts with each other!”

He smiled broadly, picked up a bag full of presents, and greeted Belle.

“Anyway, I’m glad Bell looks healthy too! I’ll just go! I’m worried that I might have burdened you with so much excitement that you ran out of a stuffy house.”

“Not really, but…”

“Anyway, I want to see my undergraduate friends. Nice faces after a long time…! I bought a lot of delicious snacks, so I’m already ready for a tea party with Anise and Yenika. I told them in a letter beforehand, but they both said they would come. I’m so excited to see you after a long time. There are so many stories to be exchanged and exchanged in a friendly way… it feels like my heart is pounding! Haha… I guess I’m still not grown up. Well then, Mr. Bell!”

Clara waving her arms away with a lively figure.

To Clara, who was moving away in complete excitement, Bell couldn’t say goodbye.

He just stood still, clutching the mug tightly… and sweating profusely.

It was a rare face for Bell.