How to Survive at the Academy chapter 85

Come spring (3)

Both eyes were dark-adapted long ago. Because it was a life of only darkness in the first place.

When he slowly opened his gloomy eyes, the experience of facing a world that had become a bloodbath corroded Clevius’ heart.

The scene that remains in my mind the most is fixed.

When I opened my eyes, it was the moment when I had a knife in my brother’s heart.

Even when all the members of the family turned away from Clevius, he was the older brother who stood by his side alone. Even his older brother, whom he considered his only ally, could not overcome the cursed blood and turned to the blade.

His older brother, who was spitting blood and looking down at Clevius with bloodshot eyes, opens his mouth.

Grinding his teeth, he establishes a bloodline and speaks to Clevius in a blood-simmering voice. Perhaps with the meaning of a curse. The words I handed you with my veins drooping–

“You said that all your school days were stopped until the end of the snowstorm period, so why did you have to come to the bachelor’s lab? Can’t you go to work?”

Huh, Clevius quickly came to his senses. I almost lost my mind again with the occasional hallucinations.

“The weather is right today and tomorrow, isn’t it better not to leave the dormitory as much as possible?”

“Well, for that kind of thing, Assistant Professor Claire is at work…”

“Isn’t that what it means to be the youngest professor? It’s my destiny to work until the limit… Ugh…”

Assistant Professor Claire shook her head and took a deep breath.

A thick cloud filled the sky little by little, and a light drizzle was falling from time to time. It looks like a warm winter landscape now, but it will be an instant when the snow and the wind become strong.

Aken Island has been busy preparing for the storm for a while, and Laplace Bakery has also entered a state of closure. Failing to buy snacks in advance was a mistake.

“…the one you mentioned last time…ha, the day of teaching assistantship.”

Clevius talked about business without any further measure.

“You mean being part of the lab at all? It wouldn’t be too bad~. Since the number of staff has been increased, they should be able to handle the amount of work they are responsible for.”

“No, I, I… I think it would be better not to just do it.”

“Eh? Why all of a sudden? Long time in another lab?!”

“No, it’s not like that…”

Clevius spoke in a crawling, crawling voice.

“I like the treatment, but I don’t want to do such a responsible job… so I’m here to tell you…”

“why? Clevius is the type of person who is diligent and handles the tasks well, right?”

“That’s it… Because it’s compulsory… Still, I don’t like things that require more responsibility or ability… I don’t like them…”

Clevius swallowed dry saliva and spoke clearly.

“When obligations were demanded in this way… I lived with failures for the most part… I think I’ve accumulated some wisdom in life… It’s better not to start from the beginning… I’d rather go round and round and eventually get the right answer. …Most of the time, it was more of a nuisance to others, so…”

Clevius, who continued to speak, looked exhausted and gloomy, just as usual.

“okay? Did you know that I was treated poorly again or that I received a love call from someone else?”

“Well, it’s not like that. I can’t even imagine that, and the treatment is really good… I like it…”

“okay? So you’re saying you can do it?”

“yes? Ah, yes… it is…”

In front of Clevius, who hesitated, Professor Claire stopped the nail at once with an innocent smile.

“Then do it.”

Claire is the same assistant professor as usual, but somehow it seemed like she wouldn’t tolerate babbling any more.

Clevius was sweating profusely… and couldn’t answer any more.

*

[Magic Abilities Details]

Rank: Proficient Magician

Specialty: Elements

Common magic:

Fast Casting Lv 10

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Mana Detection Lv 10

Fire Elemental Magic:

Ignition Lv 16

Wind Elemental Magic:

Wind Blade Lv 15

Intermediate magic can now be learned!

Elemental Magic:

Spirit Sensation Lv 13

Spirit Understanding Lv 13

Spirit Hyunhyun Lv 4

Sense Sharing Lv 3

Elemental Slot: Lower Fire Spirit Mug

Induction Stage: 3

Elemental Efficiency: Good

Unique Grant Skill: Blessing of Hwabok (temporary explosion of fire immunity)

Explosiveness (Lesser Explosive Magic)

Increase fire magic ability

Elemental Slot: High Wind Spirit Merylda

Induction Stage: 1

Elemental Efficiency: Very Bad

Unique grant skill: Protection of the storm (periodically neutralizes damage)

Updraft (Intermediate Wind Magic)

Increase wind magic ability

Elemental Slot: Empty

New Elemental Slot! : empty

“Ed will soon have to sign a contract with the Lieutenant Spirit!”

The next day, Yenika, who came to the camp after a long absence, had her face shining brightly.

It was just yesterday that the grass was completely dead and he walked around with a gloomy face, but today he was completely resurrected and sitting around the bonfire, the temperature difference is huge.

“You seem to have returned, Yenika.”

“yes? Eh, Ed too… I must have been dead when I said that!”

“Are you saying that…? The last time I came to camp…”

“Last time?! When was the last time?! I forgot…!!!”

Yenica hurriedly fanned her face, raising her voice.

The memory of coming all the way to the camp with a dying face and covering them with blankets was a shame.

At that time, I also felt that I reacted strangely emotionally. It was a little hard to leave him alone, like a stray rodent, hugging his knees and trembling alone.

In the first place, I feel like my heart is being loosened one layer at a time with Yenika, probably because Yenika is a completely different person from the script. Yenika is the only friend of the same age that I can say that I can really relate to each other…

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My relationship… is it okay with this…?? The thought of that comes to mind. I think that we need to widen the width of our human relationships a little more.

In the end, the reason why we are living in this forest with a smirk is to eat well and live well later.

I don’t know to what extent it may have been a helpless achievement, but it is still a bit weak compared to the core members of the scenario. In particular, from the 3rd act onwards, the growth rate was incredible, so we had to actively follow along.

I’m always struggling financially, and my relationships are narrow… I still have a long way to go.

Best of all, there are few places where you can make friends of all kinds with no limits as much as this Sylvanian Academy. It’s an opportunity that’s too good to be thrown away. My first impression was that it didn’t work out as I wanted it to be, but…

Still, I’m glad to have Yenica.

“Hey, I just had a little misunderstanding with my friend. yes.”

“okay?”

“Yeah, it was such a misunderstanding that Ed didn’t really need to worry about it because it was really, really, really minor and nothing. Now all the misunderstandings have been cleared up, and we’ve become friends again!”

The relaxed smile is definitely like the old Yenica, so I was relieved too.

“Uh, anyway, we should talk about Ed now. I knew I signed a contract with Merylda… but it was strange no matter how I thought about it. Ed is still not good enough to deal with high spirits.”

“I did some trickery.”

Didn’t Merylda tell me about the ring? It was strange to keep secrets that he would keep secret while being so chatty.

The truth about the ring was meant to be known only to me as much as possible, but I thought it would be okay to share Yenika as well.

Above all, Yenica helps a lot in her spirits training, and when she signed a contract with Merylda with this amount of magic in the first place, she couldn’t hide it because she wasn’t alone or two.

Yenika isn’t the kind of person who goes around rumors, and she’s a reliable colleague, so it doesn’t matter.

I told you all about the golden phoenix ring that Professor Glast had left behind.

Yenika sat neatly and listened, finally nodding her head in agreement.

“Then Ed can’t use his magic power. It would be difficult to sign a contract with the lieutenant right now.”

“The magic will return around the end of the vacation and the beginning of the semester.”

A contract with the Lieutenant Spirit is required. Even if Yenika didn’t have to explain it, she already knew.

If the mug is a rifle, then Merylda is a tank.

Whether it’s a rifle or a tank, the gap between the two powers is too large.

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Merylda was forced to contract with a spirit that cannot be dealt with at my level, so with just one summon, all of her magic power is sucked away, and the body becomes powerless immediately.

Even after hitting all that amount of magic stone, it was only possible to manifest it with Lucy’s help. I’m still struggling to deal with Merylda on my own.

It can be used as a special move when you are in a corner, but it is absolutely not at a level that you can summon casually. Even Yenika, who is unmatched in spirit art, is natural when it comes to using her magical powers carefully when dealing with high spirits.

“Once you’re able to handle high spirits, it’s something to celebrate, Ed. Among the Elementalists, the day they signed a contract with the first high-ranking spirit is called their second birthday. Although there aren’t many Elementalists who can contract with high-ranking spirits in the first place.”

“Even if you treat only the lieutenant spirits in various ways, you are treated like a veteran… It certainly feels like you have grown a lot as a spirit warrior.”

“Ed used a trick. Hehe.”

The way he smiles and smiles looks really proud, so it feels like he’s shrugging his shoulders as well. Of course, there’s still a long way to go to show off.

“Anyway, Ed probably already knows, but high spirits can be easily handled at any time… It’s definitely not a constant force like that. So, a lieutenant spirit contract is a must. Low-level spirits are always at their best, middle-ranking spirits are deadly, and high-level spirits are their last power. Most high-ranking spirit lords tend to operate spirits this way.”

“I mean, there must be one or two lieutenants who will be my core force.”

“yes. Ed has a good sensitivity to the elements of wind and fire… but it’s good to sign other spirits other than the main element. Let’s try it once the magic returns. I will help you.”

Yenika stomped her feet and spoke excitedly. I am very grateful to see you rejoice in my growth as if it were your own work.

“In order to do that, I need to get some magic back. I will take care of you again during the semester. I must have been very busy, but I was always sorry.”

“No, no, don’t apologize, Ed. it’s what i love to do It’s not even the time to worry about me…? A snowstorm is coming soon. …it seems like you are preparing yourself.”

Hunting traps from all over the forest were scattered around the campfire. Most of them were well organized and placed inside the hut, but traps that needed maintenance were set aside.

blood stains or If the saw teeth with foreign substances are stored without being well polished, the condition will deteriorate rapidly.

However, I don’t have much time to spare, so I can’t seem to clean everything up.

Looking at the surrounding landscape, the entire camp was preparing for winter.

Everything that was attached to the floor was in a state of being fastened with ropes.

The hut was supported on the floor with ropes wrapped around it, and several wooden beams were added to create an auxiliary support to support it. The same goes for auxiliary warehouses.

The first wooden shelter I made when I entered this forest… This special shelter, which is now Lucy’s nap area, has a windshield installed, but I don’t know if it will hold up well. You can’t help it if you fly away.

“If only this storm passes, spring will come and a new semester will begin… The environment in this forest will be even better!”

Yenika spoke like that, and then, strangely, once more, she spoke subtly.

“After all… wouldn’t it have been better to enter the Dex Hall? It’s too harsh to have to spend this winter outside…”

“it’s okay. I’ll be in the library of souls during the storm.”

“That… the facility in the basement lab?”

“yes. I made a separate entrance. It wasn’t made by me… but naturally. It’s a little stuffy because it’s underground, but at least there’s no worry about drafts, so don’t worry too much. It looked great as a refuge.”

“Then I’m glad… But I’m bored. To be locked up for a week.”

“In the meantime, I’ll be determined and only train magic engineering. It can be a little tight to digest all the materials and crafting recipes we have secured.”

“After all, you live a hard life, Ed. I never waste my time.”

It is a more appropriate expression to say that it is an environment in which one has no choice but to live hard in the first place. And when I think about it in terms of hard work, I am not particularly attracted to Yenica.

The envy and respect that flock to the position of the senior in the grade cannot be taken lightly.

“I’ll see you when the school year starts after the snowstorm is over. We have to think about joint combat training, and there is also the student council president election. You’re the senior in the grade, so you’ll get a little attention.”

“No, there are already people who secretly wonder who they will support. I heard there are a lot of candidates like this… To be honest, I don’t know what it is, so I’m trying to stay neutral.”

In fact, in the pre-election part, Yenika was not particularly highlighted as a senior in the school year. Rather than strongly supporting someone by nature, it was because he respected various candidates.

“By the way, Ed’s brother also… did he say he was going to run for the student council president?”

“Oh, yes. He’s a very ambitious person.”

Yenika suddenly remembered something, swallowed a gasp and asked me slowly.

“That… Ed… is he really close with his brother…?”

“My friend… should I say…?”

Strictly speaking, I don’t know.

Tanya Rothtailer is a stepping stone villain who comes out of Act 3 and leaves in Act 3.

You don’t need to be more vigilant than necessary, as he’s a character who’s going to fall out of the script soon… but there is still a need to be careful.

Still… Wasn’t it the first time we met in this desolate world?

“I’m in a position where I was excommunicated in the first place, so I can say it proudly, but… Anyway, it was blood and blood. Like it or not, there is a high chance that we will spend the rest of our lives making eye contact, so I want to get along well with him. He doesn’t seem to have bad feelings for me as well as I thought… In the first place, siblings don’t always get along well. right?”

“That… Is it… Sure… It’s a quarrel between siblings… It’s a common occurrence…”

“okay. Well, it will go through many joys and sorrows… In the end, I want to get along well with her the most. It’s terribly… not quite, but I’m quite fond of it.”

Although I didn’t do anything right in the first place… Still, the existence of blood and blood means a lot to me, who have very narrow relationships. From now on, I feel like I want to maintain a smooth relationship by doing well.

Living alone in a dry desert-like world… It’s the first time I met someone who was related by blood.

By the end of the scenario, the Roth Taylor family will fall anyway, so there is a high possibility that Tanya will be no different from me. Still, there is an image that Tanya would roll up her arms casually and struggle to survive… She is a strangely reassuring girl.

“That’s it… You cherish it a lot… It was just a fight between Nana and my brother-in-law…”

Suddenly he grabbed my wrists, and Yenika’s complexion turned pale blue and she started sweating.

“But Ed, that… What does Tanya like? Are there any items that you think you’ll like when given as a gift? Or is it your favorite food…?”

“…”

Yenika was pulling my collar tight like that and suddenly asked such a question.

I stared at Yenika, then… spoke softly.

“What did you do to Tanya?”

“Nothing!”

Yenika doesn’t have a thick face, so she can’t lie so badly.

It took about three seconds for him to utter the words of confession, unable to bear the remorse of his conscience.

He talked about it while sweating, but it wasn’t really that serious.

*

“It is said that a blizzard is coming from this morning. Going out is not permitted unless there is a special reason, so please contact the maid if there is any business outside.”

The maid of the Ophelis Hall, which was neatly angled, quietly bowed her head and left the room.

The roaring winter wind was eerie. The window rattled intermittently, and snow flew against the window and melted away in the warmth of the room.

Kylie… Clarisse took a deep breath and looked at the makeup mirror as she sat in the private room of the Ophelis Hall, which did not have the room of a young aristocrat.

The size of the three-sided makeup mirror is larger than Clarisse’s body. It’s almost enough to wrap Kylie’s body in the mirror.

He loosened his hair and put down the brooch that kept the illusion magic.

The color of the chestnut hair fades away in an instant, and the shiny silver hair descends down the waist.

The elegant light that does not match the reddish eyes at all creates a mysterious atmosphere.

Even the strangely sharp facial features seem to be gentle and kind. When he returned to his familiar form, Clarisse felt at ease at last.

But even though the body is comfortable, the mind is not.

Laying down on a generously sized bed full of frills, I silently look up at the ceiling.

When I close my eyes, the scene from a few days ago that I had been reminded of dozens of times over and over again is engraved in my mind.

The brooch that disappeared, the illusion magic that slowly loosens, the flying flame bat, and the hand movements that put the brooch in your arms.

The appearance of the 3rd grade senior sitting guarding the front of the altar and looking down at the freshmen was terrifying, but once the exam was over, the sharp atmosphere disappeared in an instant.

And what follows is a sense of incongruity.

Tanya didn’t seem to notice because she was half-panic, but Ed Roth-Taylor should have felt a sense of incongruity anyway.

There is no question about the appearance of Clarisse, whose impression changes depending on whether a brooch is present or not. It was so natural that I wondered if I had never seen it before.

I can’t see you from that distance… even aside from that. I’m also very concerned about the mistakes after that.

No matter what anyone said, it was as if he had figured out the identity of Kylie, a fake identity… Clarisse’s heart began to pound.

How much effort did you put in to lead such an ordinary undergraduate life?

It would have been difficult for the request to minimize the number of escorts to pass if it were not for the protection of the innate sexual law.

Also, he argued with the priests of the Saints who were trying to persuade Claris to say that he should study magic.

How much time and effort did you put in to save the band?

In addition to all these efforts, the stipulated condition is that if even one outsider finds out his identity, he has to quit his normal academic life.

Clarisse wanted to grunt at the Archbishop’s words, but her status and position did not allow it.

If it was a girl of that age, it would be worth trying, but Clarisse was a person who was already used to my identity.

‘…rather than aristocrats… more like a barbarian…’

No matter how much Ed might say that he is a style full of the smell of life, the expression savage is too much of an exaggeration.

However, for a girl who has lived her whole life in an orderly environment with a neat appearance, the human side of Edra is a new world that she has never experienced.

Are you really grasping Clarisse’s true identity?

It was difficult to endure the ambiguous situation, so I tried various inquiries, but to no avail.

It was Clarisse who had succumbed to the protection of the Knights Templars on her own. There was a limit to the number of people Clarisse could mobilize.

So, it wasn’t until dinner tonight that I was able to earn a proper income.

– ‘Did anyone go to the altar during the class assignment test? The blonde old man who was there. A senior named Ed Roth Taylor. When I asked my sister, well, I don’t live in a dormitory, but I live on the river side of the northern forest.’

– ‘What? North Forest? In this cold winter?’

Freshman Dinner.

Before the start of the semester, first-year students gather in the student center to sit down and have their face stamped.

Clarisse sat still and listened to the conversation between the Ministry of Magic Chief Joseph and his colleague Aig.

– ‘Oh, Aeg, did you say you were eliminated in the middle? cack cack. He pretended to be handsome, but it must have been that he couldn’t even come near the altar.’

– ‘Oh, it’s noisy. I was just struck by an injustice. If you change your position, you must have been eliminated too, right?’

– ‘Even an excuse is ugly, Aeg. Anyway, that Ed, among the seniors and seniors in the 3rd grade, seems to know everyone who knows him, but he is famous for being a geek among geeks. When I do, I say that I am a person who does it… but from my point of view, I don’t think I’m an ordinary human being.’

After that, there were several conversations about Ed Roth-Taylor, and Clarisse was barely able to catch on.

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Most of the Knights Templars are pretending to escort a fake saint. The Knights of the Cathedral, following Clarisse, are only the two most elite who have been hidden from sight.

Even so, the two are escorts, and although they are strong, they are not good at gathering information.

As a result, Clarisse had no choice but to immerse herself in a feeling of stuffiness as if her eyes and ears were covered.

If you imagine Ed looking down from the altar in a state of exhaustion again, goosebumps run down his back.

a scary person I don’t want to go any closer.

But if that man is really aware of Clarisse’s identity… it’s hard to leave him alone.

It’s better to meet the man right away and talk about it, and if you really know his identity, find out how you figured it out. Of course, I had to keep my mouth shut.

However, from now on, you will not be able to leave the Ophelis Hall for at least a week.

The man said he lives in the northern forest, but I don’t know how he will survive this time of snowstorm… Anyway, he’s in a position to freely play outside.

While locked up in the Ophelis Hall, you never know what’s going to happen outside. Whether the man’s mouth is heavy or sloppy, Clarisse doesn’t even know.

Of course, how many people would you meet if you went out during a snowstorm… Clarisse was still trembling with anxiety.

After the snowstorm, spring comes and a new school year begins. At that time, if you tried to keep your mouth shut or something, it might be too late.

I can’t even run away now. If you go out the window and land beautifully with holy magic, you should be able to escape… But school rules are also school rules, and you can get caught up in a snowstorm if you make a mistake.

You can’t even ask the escort knights to go for you. If the news that Clarisse’s identity was discovered by the guards’ ears, it might be reported to the Chengdu. Then it means nothing.

“Ugh…”

Clarisse swung her body from the bed and got up.

Looking out the dimly lit window, the snow is not yet heavy.

Blessings of the Holy Law, Holy Magic. Clarisse, who handles the power of the two, is free from threats by force. However, whether it can survive the extreme cold and distress is a completely different matter.

But the fear of being discovered… outweighs the fear of distress. There is a high possibility that it is only at the level of getting lost inside Aken Island. Buildings and facilities to take shelter from the cold immediately were widespread.

“Yeah… I can’t stand still…!”

Clarisse swung the window open.

-Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

A sharp, sharp wind cuts through the white cheeks. Her silver hair was blown away by the wind.

– Clap.

Clarisse closed the window again.

scary.

So scary!

Ed is scary, dark is scary, cold is scary, and distress is scary…!

– ‘If you only look at pure white walls and ceilings, your eyesight tends to decline. The romance of a world full of natural colors is something you will never know unless you experience it.’

But then, what comes to mind are the words of Adele, a romantic who rose up over the fear of the unknown and pursued freedom at any time.

How moved Clarisse was to the sound of the bard’s singing while sitting by the window of Seonghwangdo and playing his instrument.

I haven’t met Adele, who will be attending this Sylvania yet.

Still, the romantic voice that made Clarisse’s eyes bright one day… pushed Clarisse’s back in fear again.

When I opened the window again, a gust of wind blew into the room.

Clarisse looked out the window. Although the maids regularly patrol the outside, it is impossible to mark all areas thoroughly in this weather.

The road leading to the garden was empty. Clarisse clenched her teeth and jumped, putting her clothes on and putting her brooch back on.

I meet the man and go to check the facts.

If we wait for the snowstorm to end… it may be too late.