67 – 8. Preparing for the midterm exam (6)- The monster demon, Chimera.
Dyers’ homeroom instructor Aranya continued speaking.
“While everyone is competing and even team members are fighting to decide who to hunt first, Dyers is having fun sharing the catch.”
“……”
“Isn’t this the ideal student you all want? Harmony rather than competition, and hunting is also the essence. What are you dissatisfied with?”
The reactions of students, nobles, and royal family to Aranya’s nonsensical but strangely persuasive sophistry were divided into three types.
1. After hearing it, it seems plausible!
“I can’t refute it logically. If I had a brain in my head, there would be no way I would eat during a competition, especially when I was in first place.”
“Look at that guy with a nasty personality eating with these people in a friendly manner. If that’s not a protest, what is it? He’s doing it on purpose.”
“They even take care of me first. Is this a dream?”
“Anyway, the team members get along really well. Are they romantically involved?”
“Two women and one man, ma’am.”
“Hmm.. So wouldn’t that be better? He’ll do that too, and then he’ll do that with me..”
“Keuhum! Honey!”
“Do you believe it 50 times?!”
“I believe it..!”
They generally evaluated Dyers’ performance positively.
The pursuit of change in the stereotypical hunting system is attractive.
2. No matter how much of a show it was, it was a bit too much!
“Still, eating during a competition where everyone is doing their best is an insult to the other students!”
“That’s right. Actually, would that arrogant Prince Howlan care about the hurt that others might get? Tsk.”
“Did you come to see us hunting or a protest?”
Most of those who criticized him were those who were in conflict with the Howlan family, and they criticized Dyers’ arrogance that had not changed.
Of course, there were some who had very strong political goals, but most of them were people who simply disliked Dyers.
3. What kind of bullsh*t is that?
“What kind of bullsh*t is this?”
“No matter how you look at it, it seems like it’s fitting that we’re just eating.”
“If it’s a show-off protest, why are you showing something that makes people cringe? Why are you dating at a hunting festival and damn it!”
“If you put it on your ear, it’s an earring, and if you put it on your nose, it’s a nose ring. If you really wanted to criticize the behavior of hunters, there are plenty of other ways. That’s just filling your stomach.”
They did not acknowledge at all that Dyers had protested.
They were the ones closest to the truth, but ironically, they were the minority.
This is because not many people would dismiss interesting gossip as mere coincidence.
In other words, more than half of the people acknowledge that the protests are right.
“If you understand, just watch. First place is still the party of those three. That’s the end.”
Aranya, who had successfully completed her mission, came down, yawning sleepily.
“Teacher! It was really cool!”
“As expected, you have the qualifications to be a Dyers faction executive!”
“Honestly, it was a bit of nonsense, but the response was good..!”
“It’s noisy. We’ll have to build a tower with grape candy. I’ll go.”
As a result, we succeeded in calming down the angry crowd.
‘I just said what came out. ‘What’s good is good.’
Araña’s shoulders rose at the thought of gorging on her grape-flavored candy.
It was later in her life that she got extremely angry after receiving the ‘candy tower that only good people can see’.
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As I was finishing my meal and clearing up the place, I saw a member of the probation committee belonging to the delegates who had become a mess.
“…Haa.. Haa…”
Even at a glance, it is a miserable sight full of afterimages.
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A cocky little boy who first stole the rabbit from our party and started a fight.
[Miracle Elementalist], Laur Ael.
He is an arrogant nobleman, but among the new students, he is at the top along with Laonzena.
If a guy like that is going to break something like that… It’s not time to come out already.
‘It’s always different from what I know. It’s unpredictable.’
I frowned.
“Are you okay..?!”
“Where did you get hurt like that..?”
When Jenna and Pur asked in a puzzled tone, the guy trembled and chewed his lip.
He soon sighed and dropped to his knees.
“Help… Please help me, seniors…”
The appearance was even pathetic at first glance.
As if he had decided to let go of all his pride, Ael began to spit out his words.
“My colleagues were attacked by a monster in a cave south of the Ardennes Forest. I was the only one who barely escaped, hahahaha.. Please, please..”
He gets down on his knees and begs for help with a servile expression.
But I guess it’s more about being a colleague than pride.
But what? I also value my colleagues.
Is there any need to sacrifice for you?
“Aren’t you a member of the representative?”
“That’s…”
“In that case, please ask the delegates. Don’t bring in strict people.”
“…Uh, I can’t see where everyone went. So…”
Ael lowered her head as if embarrassed.
“So? Why are you asking me? It’s a hunting game anyway. Even if you get hurt, you won’t die, so.”
“…Because you seemed the strongest.”
Huh?
Ael gritted his teeth.
“Haa… I thought that with the skills you showed, you would be able to save my comrades as quickly as possible… Please… Please, please…”
“Everyone was caught trying to save me… Save my friends… Save me…”
“……”
Ael must have exhausted all his strength and fell down onto my lap.
I easily received him.
“…You’re not seriously injured, right?”
“I just fainted for a moment.”
“Sir, give it to me. I’ll help you.”
Xena skillfully supports Ael.
Anyway, what should I do now?
Thanks to my extraordinary strategy, I am still comfortably in first place.
However, if the monster that Ael attacked is the one I think, if our party cannot catch it, we will lose first place.
I need the ingredients for the life elixir and I have no intention of losing first place.
“…What should I do..”
“You were so mean earlier… But I feel sorry for you because you got hurt.”
However, I have no intention of putting my team members in danger because of my greed.
Then this is the only way.
I opened my mouth.
“I’m going to rescue him. You guys are here looking after Ael’s condition.”
“I thought you would say that. I don’t like it.”
“I don’t like that either. Isn’t it very dangerous if I go alone…?”
As expected, fierce opposition arose.
In particular, Jenna’s reaction was very cold.
“Why do you have to save me? It’s their fault. It’s really annoying that Dyers gets hurt because of someone else.”
Raon Jenna quickly shook her head as if she really hated it.
“Are you saying we should just watch people get hurt?”
“Yes. If someone is going to get hurt anyway, it doesn’t have to be a senior.”
“Still.”
“I didn’t ask to go to the hunting festival to see my senior get hurt.”
Jenna drew her line in a very firm manner.
If she had been the main character of the original work, she would have asked to go rescue him without hesitation.
What on earth changed you like this?
What made you such a coward?
What.
I glanced at Pur, hiding my bitter feelings.
“…Me too. I hate it when Dyers gets hurt. Do you know how shocked I get every time I see it…?”
“You too?”
Jenna nodded her head loudly in agreement with Pur.
But that nod did not last long.
Fur smiled again and opened her mouth.
“But Dyers is going, right…? So, if you want to go, don’t go alone, go together. Then, I agree.”
“Pur.”
“…Senior Puru…!”
Jenna clung to her Pur’s shoulder with a puzzled expression.
“I’m sorry Jenna… But… Dyers is stubborn even if I try to stop her anyway… She will definitely go… It’s heavy…”
“But..! Still, I have to pretend to stop him..! I don’t want it if you get hurt again!”
“Appapot!”
An indignant Jenna bit her Purr’s shoulder. That’s great grip strength.
What kind of Suarez are you?
“Do it in moderation.”
“Ah!”
When I fed her honey chestnuts, Jenna’s crazy movements stopped for a moment.
I took advantage of that opportunity to grab his shoulder and look into his eyes.
“Jenna.”
“…..Don’t look at me like that.”
“Don’t you want to save it?”
She finally managed to spit it out with her depressed face.
“…I think I’m doing this because I want to do something…? Everyone treats me like a bad person… Ugh…”
Emotions change very differently depending on the day.
Is it that scary?
“Then we’ll go on our own and leave Ael here.”
“…If you say that one more time, I’ll get really angry.”
Then why are you doing this?
Not knowing Jenna’s true intentions, all I could do was stare at her.
“Ugh..”
After staring like that for several minutes, Jenna finally sighed and continued her words.
“Phew… I understand. I understand… I also have a condition…!”
I’m running out of time.
“What is it?”
“I’m going with you, too. And I promise that I will never, ever, ever hurt a finger or even a fingernail. Then, I agree.”
Jenna declared as if she could never back down from this.
Of course.
Why not try a hunting festival once or twice?
When it comes to hunting festivals, he has ranked first in the world several times. At this point, I’m better than a professional instructor.
“Yes. I will never hurt you.”
“Then go quickly.”
We were ready to go.
The spirits gather.
When the Dyers party’s participation in the war was confirmed, the onlookers cheered.
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In an instant, I was unable to move. The only thing I could do was let Ael escape.
The remaining delegates could not help but tremble as they looked at the monster before their eyes.
This is because they were all caught in the noose set by the highly intelligent monster.
“Huh…”
“Krrr!!
A creature that looks like a mixture of a lion, a goat, and a snake that makes you feel sick just by looking at it.
It is a chimera called the demon of monsters.
Of course, since it is a hunting animal, it will not kill you, but if you are bitten, it will be painful enough to kill you.
“Krrr! Maeee!”
The chimera licks its lips and approaches the members of the training committee.
Now I couldn’t even shed tears.
“Die.”
Kwagwagwagwagwang!
At a desperate moment, a dark voice spreads and a huge fire pours down on the Chimera.
“Huh!”
“This is…”
“Krul! Kiahh!”
Dyer’s Party.
The party that has been persistently harassing them ever since Ael started an argument.
Blue, red, white. A party full of colors just by looking at it.
That party was so annoying that I wanted to slap myself in the face.
“I came to save you.”
“Thank you..!!”
“I was really scared…”
What does it matter now?
They are no longer hunting demons.
He is the savior of hunting.