How to Survive at the Academy chapter 98

Student Council President Election (11)

Ziggs Eiffelstein has always lived his intuition.

It was not a realistic and rational judgment, but a wild and instinctive intuition that saved him in the wild world, where it is not strange at any time of death.

It is the opposite of Lortel, who has always lived in an orderly system, making only rational judgments. That’s why I’m starting a confrontation with her one by one.

He lived a life full of experiences that the plants in the greenhouse could not have imagined.

It was almost daily to hide and run away from wild beasts in the meadow. It was not unusual to feel threatened with life every day.

That’s why Ziggs isn’t afraid of anything. I rarely feel panic or panic.

However, up until now, I couldn’t help swallowing dry saliva.

It’s a feeling of crisis that I haven’t felt in a long time. A feeling of dread, which made his spine stiff and his breath short, swept over Ziggs’ back.

“Ugh… I’m going to catch a cold like this.”

The appearance of Yenika running through the rain after a month.

And the creepy stillness of Lortel standing in the way of the exit.

Ziggs Eiffelstein is a person who understands the relationship of Ed Roth-Taylor quite accurately during his lifetime. Therefore, the speed of accepting the situation is also fast.

Lortel knew he was already half insane by the news of Ed’s death.

There is still a feeling of not being able to understand her secret intentions, but in any case, if it was a one-on-one battle, Ziggs would never be defeated by Lortel.

However, the intrusion of Yenica Pallover here… was a variable that made even Ziggs cool.

Anyway, Ed Roth Taylor saved the country in a previous life, and one of the women’s clothes is a strangely natural character.

There are many women who follow me because I like them. In the original wild world, it was not surprising that a handsome male had several females. What that means in the civilized world is too complicated a question.

Anyway, it’s not a very good variable in the current situation.

Above all else, Yenica Palerover was… the most devoted of Ed’s acquaintances.

Even Lortel is engulfed in such a cold rage, but the more emotional Yenica Pale Rover can’t be bothered.

At least in Ziggs’ common sense, it was clear that Yenika was not a person to sit still upon hearing the news of Ed’s death.

so that…

“I was looking for you, Tanya.”

At Yenika’s words… I had no choice but to swallow dry saliva.

Ziggs looked back at Tanya with a squint, without loosening his strength in the hand holding the sword handle.

Tanya was already trembling to the corner of the wall.

Lortel’s cold anger had a sad feeling that made people goosebumps.

However, there is a feeling that Yenika looks more normal than expected.

Even so, Tanya had some bad memories of Yenika… She was trembling with fear and crying.

Ziggs also imagined how scared he would have been if he had been in Tanya’s situation. It’s like riding a rope on a cliff.

It seemed a bit reckless to come all the way here and take Tanya’s side, but nevertheless, Ziggs was determined to trust his intuition. Ziggs had been watching Ed and Tanya. It was because there was a certain kind of conviction that Tanya had no direct intention to kill.

It would be unreasonable to face Yenica and Lortel at the same time, no matter how Ziggs.

Ziggs is the master of duels. His skills, experience, and innate sense of battle are not even comparable in school.

However, he is not without weaknesses. His predictive ability close to foreknowledge, his agility, and his sense of action are ultimately… difficult to deal with in the face of overwhelming firepower.

If the opponent is a human ‘target of duel’ using swordsmanship and magic, Ziggs will not be defeated in any way, but his match against Yenica, who fights with quantity and firepower with numerous spirit corps, is not very good.

“I have something to tell you about Ed—”

So, the moment Yenica broke the fortune of the story, she took the last resort she wanted to avoid.

– Kwaang!

The magic of Ziggs, as fast as light, smashed a wall in the hallway. Ziggs didn’t want to cause as much damage to his property as possible, but he had no choice but to do so if the situation turned into an unmanageable direction.

“Wow!?”

“ね!”

Yenika and Lortel stumbled due to the sudden storm and dust.

At that moment, Tajigs wrapped around Tanya’s waist and threw herself through the collapsed outer wall.

The rain had almost stopped.

A gust of wind blew through the rest of the raindrops, hitting me all over my body.

The sound of flapping and flapping collars and the feeling of floating around her body injected another fear into Tanya.

– Boom!

Although he wrapped himself around him with wind magic, the impact of landing was not completely alleviated.

Ziggs, who landed on the back door and barely grasped himself, put Tanya down. If you take the trail behind the Ophelis Hall and escape to the western living quarters, you will be able to find a place to hide somehow.

As it was, Ziggs straightened his posture and looked up at the Ophelis tube.

I had no choice but to take a deep breath.

A huge fire lizard envelops the outer wall, and all kinds of spirits are floating in the air around it. A wolf the size of a house leaning against the window was a bonus, and the lower spirits seemed to be close to three-digit numbers at the most.

Calling such a number of spirits at once is a strange sight no matter how many times you see it. It seems that the spirits were wandering in search of someone together.

Needless to say, Tanya Rothtailer.

That fact… Tanya herself seems to have realized enough. The speed at which his teeth were trembling was accelerating even more.

“Calm down, Tanya Rothtailer.”

Ziggs wiped the rain water off his face a few times, then swung the robe he was wearing and put it on Tanya.

“Run along the trail behind this, and when you come to a fork in the road, turn west. If you run like crazy as it is, life will come out. Once you enter the living quarters, make sure to hide in the middle of the city. The more complex the place, the harder it is to find. Once you feel like you’re out of pursuit, find a place to call for help. Since you are the heir of the Roth Taylor family, it would be ideal to find someone with imperial power or an aristocratic acquaintance.”

Heir to the Roth Taylor family. Leaving a debt to such a person is highly likely to lead to a political or social position. Tanya’s life is a good bargain in itself.

“That… Then, what about Ziggs-senpai…?”

“I will block you as far as you can so that I cannot pursue you. It would be impossible to subdue Yenika-senpai or Lortel… but I can do enough to block it and run away alone when the time is right.”

“Uh… why so…?”

“I wouldn’t have done this if it weren’t for you, Ed sunbaenim’s younger brother. I think I was lucky.”

Ziggs pulled out a magic tool from his pocket. It was in the form of four red marbles embedded in a stone slab.

‘Hellgo’s Wings Shoes’ were items that temporarily made the body agile.

Ziggs used a leather strap to tie the tech gadget to Tanya’s waist. Then he grabbed Tanya’s shoulder and swung her body backwards, then slammed her back.

Unable to resist, Tanya ran a few steps and stopped at her seat, looking back.

Ziggs was already looking up at the Ophelis coffin, filled with spirits, without paying any attention to Tanya.

Tanya hesitated for a moment, then clenched her teeth, closed her eyes tightly, and ran through the trail.

“Whoa…”

Giggs took a deep breath and drew his sword. With the other hand, he checked the flow of magic.

Yenika’s pursuit is later than expected. Since the spirits have already seen their movement, chasing them shouldn’t be too difficult… I can’t figure out why.

Presumably, he was talking to Lortel.

Is it when the person you were aiming for ran away in front of your nose, and the two of you were having a good conversation? I know the two of them don’t get along very well in the first place.

However, Ziggs immediately shook his head. What’s the use of all the ties while hearing the news of Ed’s death? Both of them must be like vengeful ghosts in sorrow.

It won’t be easy to deal with the two of them, but it’s okay to just get enough time for Tanya’s escape and run away too. That’s quite possible.

However, knowing that does not mean that cold sweat does not flow.

Among the broken outer walls, an elemental priest appears.

His clothes were completely soaked, and he had the impression that he was infinitely exhausted with a few strands of protruding hair stuck to his cheeks.

As she rides on a huge hawk made of water, all the fluid spirits that fill her surroundings come down to the ground following her.

Its appearance is similar to the arrival of a king. She is the queen of spirits that slowly descend on the earth while holding a long oak staff with one hand at an angle.

Ziggs took a fighting stance and looked straight at her as she slowly landed on the ground.

Jiggs clenched his teeth and shouted at her, who had just jumped off the stone floor.

“You are not going to listen to what I have to say now. Senior Yenika. I fully understand that.”

Having straightened his sword, Ziggs spoke with a wretched posture.

“However, beliefs vary from person to person, so even if all the evidence points to that girl as the culprit, I decided to live by my gut. If you don’t understand, there is nothing you can do! That’s… my way of life…!! I’ve been like that all my life!”

However, Ziggs did not mean that he could not understand Yenika’s feelings. He has a lover, Elka Islan, who he loves with all his heart.

Therefore, Ziggs was able to cry out to Yenika, who was in a broken heart, more than anyone else. I don’t even care about that pain.

“I know that I am in love with someone too. It would be terribly painful just to imagine… I fully understand. If you lose her, everything in the world will be resentful, your years will become futile, and if an opportunity for revenge comes, your whole body will burn with flames of anger. There will be no choice but to do so. Because I love you! Because Yenica-senpai loved Ed more than anyone else…!”

“What… what…”

Unfortunately, there was no way for Ziggs to know that he was the only serious person in the world.

It is an inevitable situation. It is unfortunate indeed.

From the point of view of Yenica, who has been able to grasp the end of the story, there is no other story that makes her face burn like this.

“While Ed-sunbaenim has already passed away, what are you going to say? I don’t know why. How serious and heartbreaking was Yenica-sunbaenim’s love for Ed-sunbaenim… Why don’t I know…!!”

“Ah… no…! Don’t talk too loudly…!!!”

“Those wounds will not heal easily, but I firmly believe that love is valuable in itself. Even if it was a lost love, I firmly believe that the passionate heart that admired Ed-senpai will remain in his heart in some way and become a part of Yenica-sunbaenim!!!”

– Kwagwang! Kaang!

Fire spirits’ flames exploded, and Ziggs was hit directly by an unexpected attack and fell.

Even the cruelest forces of evil wait patiently for the transformation scenes and serious dialogue scenes…

It was not expected that the good Yenika would stop talking and attack while confiding in a serious conversation for a long time.

Speaking of Yenika, her ears were already red and her eyes were red, and she was trembling and stabbing Ziggs with her wand.

“Ed is not dead! Ed is not dead! So please stop…!!”

*

When you sniff your nose, there is a feeling that the sweet scent of grass that has subsided makes you feel comfortable again.

There are times when such a fresh grassy smell comes from the haystacks piled up on the side of the hut.

Lucy didn’t really like the smell of grass like that, so she used to roll around.

However, the maids of the Ophelis Hall hated the smell of grass so much that they would spray perfume on Lucy, saying that she should maintain her dignity.

The fragrant freesia flower scent that you can smell from time to time as you carry it by the arms of the maids.

It felt quite fragrant even to Lucy’s nose, which was not particularly interested in it as it was a luxury product, but I wondered if I should do this to get rid of the grassy smell on my body.

Throwing those words out, the words the maids were saying to Lucy were just amazing.

The smell is that if you repeat it over and over again, it will settle into your body and turn into your own body odor in many cases.

It is said that the body of a person who smokes tobacco every day always smells of heavily sunken tobacco, and that a girl who grew up playing in the peach field as a child always has a fragrant peach scent flowing through her hair. Lucy tilted her head, but the maids were very serious.

So, what is important is the ‘initial response’.

It is very difficult to change the body odor at that time when you notice the body odor that has been absorbed in the body late.

It is said that the body odor can change little by little if you start to deal with the smell when the smell starts to penetrate your body.

“There is a lot to do. First of all, we should gather all the people involved and talk about it at once. Time is running out… Bachelors will be coming soon…”

As I was trying to figure out why these useless memories suddenly came to mind, Ed said, wiping his face wet from the rain.

It’s not a great story. However, just as Ed’s heavy voice penetrated into his ears, Lucy’s spine seemed to burn.

It was difficult to see her face straight, so she pressed her hat down, and Lucy felt a great sense of discomfort in her flaming chest. It’s only natural because it’s the first time I’ve felt this way.

“Now that things have come to pass, I should explain my circumstances… But it’s hard to be known too much… Well… First of all, Clevius and Elvira… and Ziggs and Lortel should be informed. Tanya went to find Jenica… Okay, let’s stop the rain and go inside.”

“uh..”

Finally, my voice started to come out, and Lucy barely asked a question.

“what…?”

“…there is, weren’t you listening? Anyway, there was my situation, so I’ll explain it to you, so let’s go together. Let’s all get together and talk about something like that. And if we get along a little bit, it will be easier for us to deal with the aftermath… You can’t even get rid of this, and you’re a disciplinary committee. Besides… Clevius and Elvira look pretty injured, so I should apologize.”

“Sa… apple…?”

“Yeah, because they got hurt trying to stop you. It seems that Elvira has lost almost all of the magic equipment she has been making for a long time, and Clevius spilled blood like a waterfall.”

“That… that… because it’s me…”

It’s not like there’s nothing to say about Lucy.

Although he was half-witted, Lucy tried to subdue those who stood in her way as mildly as possible.

Of course, because of Lucy’s ridiculously powerful magic, even he might have felt harsh from the standpoint of blocking it… Anyway, there was no intention to make Elvira and Clevius like that.

Lucy didn’t even think much of it, but Elvira brought all of her magic equipment and drove her to a runaway, and Clevius even stabbed herself in order to perform the blood sword technique.

It was Lucy’s position that she only dealt with the attack…

But that’s literally just Lucy’s position.

“No matter what anyone says, it doesn’t change the fact that you were the one who got hurt. I didn’t mean to, but I have some responsibility, so I’ll tell you. Let’s go together later.”

“Even though…”

Trying to refute something, Lucy’s voice crawled back.

It’s because Ed’s face, who was resting his heart, looked straight ahead. It wasn’t much of a reaction, and from Ed’s point of view, it was a normal reaction, but… Lucy felt like a thunderbolt in her chest.

get hated Treated as a pathetic person Ed Roth Taylor is disappointed.

As soon as I suddenly had that thought, my spine suddenly became hot.

Wasn’t it Lucy Meirl, who lived with others’ opinions and evaluations? A girl who lay down anywhere and took a nap while breathing like a feather.

However, Ed’s expression on his face makes him feel as if his prayers are blocked at once, so he quickly grabs the brim of his hat and comes up with an answer.

“Ah Okay. Sir, I apologize.”

“…Oh, yes. wise.”

Even though she is a girl whose magnificent magic can pierce even Mount Tai, and the magic she wields makes even the elder professors stick out their tongues.

Lucy couldn’t even understand how much Ed Roth Taylor’s words meant so much.

Is it time to organize your thoughts? However, the conclusion is already mine, isn’t it?

If it is true that the true nature of that emotion is Yeonshim, then the question of why the person has such a feeling opens up in her mind again and again.

Here, Lucy remembers the past and regrets all that she has done. It’s because the accident didn’t go right because the heart was hammering.

Ed and I lived together for quite a long time. In fact, I didn’t even realize that it was.

Because in the beginning Ed’s camp was just one of the best places to take a nap.

A man named Ed Roth-Taylor was also nothing more than a janitor running around the camp, so there must have been no reason to be upset.

But, what about looking back on the actions that he had done to Ed while living together at the camp for a little over a year?

I walk in and out of Ed’s hut as if it were my house. In the bed he slept in every night, he covered himself with a blanket and took a nap.

I cling to him while he was reading a book and crawl on his lap.

It is lifted on his shoulder and moved to a wooden shelter with his feet waving his feet;

If it were the relationship between the old wizard Glockt and the young Lucy, the meaning might be completely different.

Old master and young disciple, grandfather and granddaughter, janitor and bridesmaid. No matter what kind of relationship you compare and explain, it will be quite understandable.

However, if you are led by that memory and do not feel any rejection or distance from this daily life, you have made a huge mistake.

The moment the subject becomes Ed, and the relationship is replaced by male and female, blood rushes to Lucy’s head.

The rushing heat hits my head, but I can’t do anything about it now. I can change the future with my own hands, but it is the providence of the world that the past remains unchanging.

He said that initial response is the most important to control body odor well.

However, there is no way Lucy, who is always inattentive and always insensitive, can react with such a sensible initial response.

If you are not conscious of the scent, is it already ingrained into your body?

It’s a pity, that love is the same way. Lucy… has come too far already.

Although it is not known when the change of heart began, Ed’s characteristic heavy grassy smell is already blooming from her hair to her collar, to her hat.

You must be aware of the change of heart later, and you have already missed all the golden times to overturn it. Most of the early response measures lose their meaning if the timing is missed.

Then, the remaining methodology is… Now, I have no choice but to find a way to somehow control my burning heart over time.

“Looking at you, you don’t look like you’re hurt. I guess so. Anyway, we don’t have time, so let’s go inside.”

If you are careless, your breath stops again because the emotional valleys you have accumulated are coming up all at once. Even if the timing was bad, it wasn’t very good.

“No, that… uh…”

“Even so, Yenika must have been struggling to find Tanya. Now that I’m indebted to you again, I have to hurry up and finish my work and do something.”

As soon as the name Yenica Palerover is mentioned, Lucy takes an action that she can’t even understand.

“…?”

Ed turned quickly and headed towards the Ophelis Hall. The way he grabs the sleeves of his clothes and drags them… It’s like he’s wearing a bunch.

“…??”

Ed, as well as Lucy, who was actually taking the action, were trembling.

Only then did the girl begin to open her eyes to the idea of monopoly.

“Ko… Do you really have to go right now?”

Again, this was not an easy story.

*

“Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh!!”

As Tanya was running through the forest, she tripped over a beak and fell heavily. After rolling a few times on the muddy floor, he barely caught himself.

“If this… goes like this… life will come out…”

After shaking off the mud a few times while crying, Tanya took another deep breath and got up.

“Sa… I don’t know how things came to be… This… For now… I have to live… I have to survive…!”

Tanya clenched her teeth and held back tears as she moved her legs again.

“Once… a place to ask for help… a place where you have contact with the Roth Taylor family…”

Right now, life is important.

The first place that comes to mind is… the royal residence. As the Roth Taylor family produced many key officials of the imperial family, they also have a deep connection with the imperial family. Right now, Crepin Rostaler in California is Emperor Chloel’s closest confidant.

The imperial family might be able to help. Of course, this debt will not stand still. Still, there was nowhere else to go that I could lean on right now.

“First… you have to move your legs…! You can’t rest… I’m sure… they’ll be chasing me… If you get caught… You really can’t get caught…”

It’s a pity… but no one is chasing Tanya…

“And… the murder charges against my brother… this too… we have to get rid of… the truth… we need to find out… heh heh heh heh heh heh!”

It’s really sad… but actually the murder charges have already been lifted…!

“Never… you can’t get caught…!”

It’s sad to say, but it’s all shadow boxing…!!

However, there was no way for Tanya to find out about it.

In the end, whoever it was, there was only one thing to say to her.

Just be strong… Tanya Roth Taylor…