70 – 070 – After parties and reminiscences, festivals are the norm # 3
070 – After parties and after stories are the norm for festivals # 3
the western part of the mainland.
Rash Guard Forest.
A place where you can feel the change of time with flowers that bloom beautifully in each season.
And when it was winter, it was covered with white snow, so it was very beautiful.
When I was there, everything was just fun.
I thought I wanted to stay there for the rest of my life.
On the other hand, however, Nike longed for the ‘outside’.
A pretty dress that can’t be found in the forest.
nice carriage.
Wonderful mansions and palaces.
Of course, they were things that had no ties to Nike even if they went there for the rest of their lives.
‘Because I’ll have to follow my father and become a forest keeper.’
But one day things changed.
– My daughter, Nike. You will be enrolled in Ludens next month.
Everyone worked hard to save money to pay for Nike’s admission to Ludens.
Although I was happy to think that I could head outside.
On the one hand, it was regretful to fall with everyone.
I wouldn’t have been able to leave the forest without everyone’s support and encouragement.
‘At that time, I thought everything would be fine.’
How did it happen?
Looking at the students roaring around him, Nike remembered the happy past.
“Hey, are you listening? You funny pink-haired bitch!”
“How on earth did you get over 1000 points by yourself?”
“We’ve been attacked by that monster and many people have been injured!”
The students in class C didn’t seem to like that Nike got a high grade.
No, maybe he just doesn’t like Nike.
‘I’ll just have to endure it.’
It is easy to endure humiliation.
viktor said
‘Just think about paying off the debt.’
It was definitely the right story.
Nike is a body that is expected by friends and family in the forest.
I have to graduate from Ludens and live up to everyone’s expectations no matter what.
it was a debt
When I think about it, I can only endure this level of humiliation.
If you hold on for a while, these guys will lose interest and leave.
But today’s bullying was a little longer than usual.
Maybe it’s because everyone has been sharpened by successive survivals and raids.
Or was it just that he needed something to vent his anger on?
“Bonama, did you ride on top of that Viktor?”
“The subject of a savage from the forest is also good. What kind of ability do you have that you hang out with the ex-executive member?”
“You two are dating?”
“Ah, wasn’t that a lie?”
sobbing gazes.
be used to.
“Did you flirt with that funny pink hair?”
“Other than that, how can you get along with the A-class students when you’re almost the last in class C?”
However, he couldn’t bear the fact that his partner, Viktor, was being criticized for nothing.
When everyone avoids Nike as scruffy and dirty.
Victor was the only one who reached out without discrimination.
Victor didn’t want anything from Nike.
They even cheer for themselves to be proud of themselves.
Everyone called Viktor a scary person, but Nike knew very well that Viktor was actually more honest and kind than anyone else.
Normally, I would have been patient.
Nike couldn’t stand the rising heart like a bamboo shoot.
“… Victor is different from the kind of people you think of.”
“what? What is he saying now?”
“Victor is different from you. It’s nice to laugh at me. But insulting Viktor is unacceptable. So please apologize If you don’t apologize… .”
Kwu-wook, Nike clenching his fist.
As if they were embarrassed by Nike’s story, the faces of the gathered students became quite serious.
“What are you going to do if I don’t apologize?”
“It’s funny, kid.”
“What can you do? A funny black magician!”
A female student from Class C poking Nike’s forehead with her finger.
It was when Nike, who had a thorn in her heart, uttered a small incantation, “Bloom.”
“Unexcused bullying is considered illegal under the provisions of Chapter 22 of the Student Council Rules.”
* * *
I decided to take a quick look when I found Nike in the back corner of the hotel.
Nike is holding up better than I thought—.
It felt like if I helped Nike here, Nike’s pride would be shattered.
In the first place, Nike is stronger than everyone thinks.
I can do it myself without any help.
But when I got to a certain situation, I couldn’t just watch it.
It was because Nike could see a ‘premonition’ to use a fairly large skill.
I wasn’t sure, but it seemed like a bigger and stronger skill than the Thorn Harpoon I used to defeat the Bull Minotaur.
It’s just the intuition of a deceased person.
If I hadn’t intervened, those class C students would have been seriously injured.
Then Nike is also punished.
“Yeah, that’s Viktor.”
When I showed up, the students panicked.
I lightly put my hand on the handle of Tyrving’s sword.
“go away.”
sereung-. As I drew my sword, several students ran away in amazement.
“They don’t even deserve a bell.”
but i will come back
I’ll come back and harass Nike again.
that’s a later story.
Is this urgent?
“Nike, are you okay?”
“… Rain, Victor.”
“If you want, I’ll tell Teacher Domina and ask them to take action.”
Nike shook his head at my story.
“not a big deal. Did you see how hard it was for a lion to be bullied by a rabbit?”
“Nike, are you a lion?”
“yes!”
Nike bent both fingers like claws and said “Gyao!” It made a sound.
More like a raccoon than a lion.
Nike said, laughing even thinking about it.
“It’s not that I’m angry… . Rather, did you hear what we were talking about?”
Nike’s face was very red.
Are you angry
I honestly shook my head.
“no.”
I didn’t hear the story.
I just intervened because the situation was bad.
“I didn’t hear.”
“I see. I didn’t hear you. anyway! Compared to the debt I have to pay, the bullying of those guys is light!”
“It’s not like that.”
Nike was a braver guy than I thought.
It looks soft on the outside, but surprisingly, the core is harder than mine.
“I’m going to class A! So, I will make everyone look up to me! Like a single rose blooming on a cliff!”
“It must be a pink rose.”
In response to my reply, Nike touched her head as if covering it with both hands.
“Okay, Victor. Do you think my hair is funny too?”
“It’s funny… ?”
Pink hair isn’t unusual.
But I like it.
“It stands out no matter where you put it. It’s nice that it’s easy to find.”
“What is that.”
Nike laughs and says “Puch”.
I added a joke and explanation to Nike.
“My hair is black and plain. It’s hard to tell them apart easily when you’re among students. In comparison, Nike, you are like the main character. I will become a person who stands out wherever I am.”
Nike, you are a heroine.
This stage called Ludens and many people are nothing more than bridesmaids to decorate heroines such as Nike, Enio, and Victorica.
A person born to become the main character of the world.
So be confident – that’s what it meant.
Then Nike said.
“I am Victor, I am confident that no matter how many people you mix with, I will find you right away.”
“yes? why?”
“That, that’s right. We are partners!”
Although the form of smiling with his white teeth and showing off his teeth is somewhat questionable.
I know you’re trying to make me feel better, so I just nod my head.
“Yes, we are partners. So, Nike. If you have time at the festival tonight, would you like to pair up with me?”
“Chu, at the festival? Are you talking about the forest school festival? That, lighting a fire and dancing round and round?”
Nike was embarrassed like never before.
Is it an illusion that he looks more flustered than when the delinquent students in Class C bullied earlier?
“… why? with me?”
“No, the guys who bullied me earlier might come back. You also need to know how to play on a day like today. That will give you strength and make it easier to pay off your debts.”
“… like that. great!”
Nike readily agreed.
I’ve felt it for a long time, but it’s nice that Nike doesn’t have a way to say no.
“Then see you in the evening.”
Shall we go see Torneo now?
Because I think I know where it is.
* * *
Didier Torneo, a priest dispatched from the mainland.
He was very upset that his plan had gone awry.
‘The bull fell… ?’
He was a monster that never fell.
Although it is nothing more than a ‘replica’, not the original.
Even so, it was a ‘feat of God’ itself that could never be overlooked by students who were in the middle of the day.
In the face of irresistible fear and feat, the students would have had no choice but to ‘pray to God’.
To think that such a guy could barely fall into the hands of students.
‘I put off the teachers’ questioning for now. If we continue like this, the plan will go wrong.’
Danger.
cut-off.
At that moment, Torneo knelt in the silent church.
In front of him, there are many statues of gods.
It is at this moment of crisis that it is time to pray to God.
Torneo knows well.
“Lord, nameless god. Please hear my prayer and help me get out of this tribulation. Give me wisdom and courage… .”
the mind calms down
undisturbedly.
think about it calmly.
‘First of all, contact the denomination of the Genesis Church. Sophomore Viktor and his friends are to be watched as people of interest. I can’t let them end this game.’
Ludens, a feat of God.
There is no other place where you can feel that the gods are alive and breathing.
This place is truly heaven itself!
If a hero appears in such a place and finds the crown one day, the play of these gods will end.
Then, after the game is over, the chess pieces are just discarded.
Humans will be abandoned by the gods.
I can’t leave it like that.
Gotta play this game forever
It is a church for that.
“… … .”
When he came to that conclusion, Torneo suddenly shut up.
The basement of a church no one will ever find.
Because there was a sense of popularity there.
Read at noblemtl.com
Jerk, jerk.
Read at noblemtl.com
Quite a heavy footstep sound.
Are you willing to hide your identity?
Torneo tensed and drew his sword.
The man who appeared out of the darkness speaks to him.
“Didier Torneo. It refers to a benevolent priest from the mainland, but in fact, he is a member of the Genesis Church that is secretly working behind Ludens. The fact that there is a hidden facility in the basement of the church is the same as on the main island.”
“… … !”
Do you know your identity?
They even know the top-secret church underground parish on the main island.
‘Are you an assassin sent by the Genesis Church? Trying to disfellowship me who failed? No, it can’t be.’
“Who are you? Show your face.”
The man’s face was revealed when he lifted a nearby torch.
Black hair, black eyes.
A hard-looking face with thick lines.
The wrinkles between the eyebrows make it impossible to imagine a smile.
However, the reason why he looks unsuitably young must be because he is still a student.
The school uniform is proof of that.
“You are Victor-kun. What the hell is the story about? The Genesis Church?”
“Nothing to hide. Because I know everything. To be honest, you’re a bit of a nuisance to my plans. Your role ends here before you do anything cumbersome.”
sereung.
A student draws a sword.
“It’s better not to put up with useless resistance. It only prolongs the time of suffering.”
That alone gave me a sense of great power.
Victor.
Did you say that he was the son-in-law of the Arkwright family?
‘Is that swordsman, the swordsmanship of Cain Arclight? He’s still a student, but it’s amazing how he exudes this level of intimidation. It’s probably not a lie that he knocked down a bull.’
Maybe because of the mood, Torneo makes this man look bigger than he actually is.
“Torneo. Whatever you do is of no use to me, so be still. I have an appointment, so I have to go back quickly.”
Torneo knows how to distinguish truth from lies to some extent.
This man was telling only the truth.
no matter what you do
whatever method you use.
It is an unmistakable ‘fact’ that everything will be destroyed.
I don’t understand.
“… Why? Victor-kun, you and I must have met for the first time today.”
“I know you well, Torneo. Maybe more than you know you.”
“It’s like… .”
It was like omniscience.
And being omniscient is the same as being omnipotent.
Torneo felt rather happy about that fact.
“It seems that my role has ended here. Victor, no—”
sereung.
The sensation of something sharp cutting through my body was vivid.
But Torneo was happy.
Chew-.
Red blood splatters on the eighth statue without a face.
The blood stained by the torchlight was like the face of a person shedding tears.
Of course, Torneo had no way of knowing that.