150. Find the key (3)
“Here is the golden key.”
“thank you.”
Ackerman got the golden key through sparring. The results of the training were amazing.
That’s how the helper of the Great Festival left.
But when he left, something was missing.
“uh?”
At that time, the metal badge came into Ackerman’s field of vision.
“Did you fall in a fight?”
Ackerman quickly bent down to give Norman his badge.
“uh?”
The appearance of the badge was very peculiar. To the point where I forgot the thought of giving it back to Norman.
The metal badge was painted silver and was a circle with three 400 eyes drawn on it.
“It looks so bad… … . Oh!”
Ackerman belatedly remembered Norman and tried to call him back as he was leaving.
-Stop.
Then Acheron intervened.
“Yes?”
-Show me the badge again.
“Uh, yes… … .”
There was something serious about Acheron’s voice. Ackerman held up his badge properly with a shy face.
-this… … .
“what happened?”
The badge looked a bit grotesque, but Ackerman, who didn’t notice anything strange, asked. It must be serious for Acheron to react like that.
-I don’t know. warrior This is the symbol of ‘Diamon’.
“Yes… … ?”
Ackerman doubted his ears.
Who is Diamon… … .
Aren’t they demons who are looking for an opportunity to destroy the world?
It’s the demons that I heard will soon invade the academy!
“But why is that person doing this?”
―It must have already encroached on the inside of the academy.
Ackerman’s expression darkened.
* * *
“On the first day, it’s simply sparring. Wouldn’t that be surprising now?”
“Yes~ Yes.”
The cadets, who had fully adapted to life in the academy, began to behave like soldiers with little time left. It was hard to listen to the answer that was overflowing with ambition.
“When I was a freshman, I was full of ambition and cute… … Eh, tsk.”
Seeing that, Gilliot clicked his tongue bitterly. As with any jockey, the closer you get to your third year, the more unwieldy it gets.
Dalian was no surprise anymore.
It was natural because they were friends I had seen for a year and a half.
Who will win if A and B collide? What if combat Ace C and Crusader Ace D match? The same excitement has long since disappeared.
Ackerman, Cain, and Aren. Right below them are Ponte, Hoya and the rest.
Like this, the ordering was already over.
Coupled with couplets, and chattered with chatter, it went on without hesitation.
The class attitude of the cadets with a bit of a big head was really sh*t.
I didn’t like this atmosphere. I can also sympathize with Gilliot’s sigh.
‘Listen carefully.’
I had a strange kkondae power.
Well, it’s not something I can do anything about. I need to focus on my work.
Leaning against the wall, I calmly retraced the steps the main characters would take.
First of all, Ackerman.
I secretly spread a shadow and overheard his conversation.
-Guys. This is very important. Listen.
-Noisy. I have nothing to hear from you, who I haven’t contacted once during vacation.
– Mr. Yay. hey are you kidding me You didn’t even contact me once!
-Be quite. too loud. both of you
―No, are you really serious? Listen. No well, I picked up something after I got the golden key… … .
Ackerman, Hoya, and Ponte were bickering as usual.
In the meantime, seeing that Ackerman sets the mood that there is an important story, it seems that the fourth act has started without incident.
Act 4 begins after Ackerman obtains the Golden Key and picks up the Symbol of Diamon, which was dropped by a cadet named Norman.
‘Maybe it was a badge?’
Looking at the symbol of Diamon’s four hundred eyes, Ackerman, who felt strange, began digging into the secret spread in the academy with his friends in earnest, and the episode of the great battle proceeded.
‘Those guys don’t have a problem.’
If there’s one problem… … .
“hey.”
Cain didn’t fit in there.
Cain stays away from them because he is by my side.
Rather, they are talking to me at a distance where each other’s shoulders barely touch each other.
“yes.”
“Why are you so squeamish about the answer?”
“You started first.”
I remember what Cain said to me this morning.
what did you say
‘Ban, nice to meet you! But you and I are enemies for the time being, so I don’t want to pretend to be so close.’
‘What? Are you mad at me for being rejected then? Oh, oh, isn’t it? Do I look like such a narrow-minded person? Aren’t you both so dumbfounded?!’
‘Hehehe. Now, let’s say yes, it won’t go over!? Have you already made up your mind? never change your mind Victory in the Great Festival is mine. I told you clearly.’
Anyway, he was good at playing drums and janggu by himself. Subtly, I wonder if Cain is a guy who is optimized for comte.
He had been grunting since morning, so I just gave it to him, but now seeing me sticking out my mouth saying I’m blunt, I was really stumped.
I don’t know which rhythm I should tune it to.
If you act kindly, if you say ‘I won’t let you go because of that?’
Also… … It is clear that I have to live alone.
By any chance, am I weird? Because I really don’t know
“That’s right. you… … Are you sick anywhere?”
“Are you sick? Why is that all of a sudden?”
Cain is really taking care of my health out of the blue. It’s not unusual for this guy to become more unpredictable as the days go by.
“That, just. You are weak by nature… … . I came home and was very sick. Because I’m worried.”
Then, the guy who didn’t even look at me glances over my whole body with a sidelong glance.
“I have no pain anywhere. First of all, thank you for your concern. Aren’t you sick too?”
If you’ve received your heart, it’s human nature to give it back.
“Huh? me? I’m fine. Well, I’m glad you didn’t get sick.”
Cain quietly crosses his arms and turns his head. Strangely, it seems to be looking at me, but I don’t know the exact reason.
“ha. I can’t.”
Cain suddenly relaxed his arms and let out a deep sigh.
“hey.”
“yes?”
Cain bit his lip and looked at me strangely.
“How long are you going to hide it?”
“… … What?”
What kind of development is this all of a sudden?
“I know everything. you’re weird.”
Cain then explained the fact that my eyes had changed strangely the last time I went on a mission with Eins.
Yes. Cain was already vaguely aware of my ‘fiendization’.
‘So is Siana… … .’
My friends knew I was weird, but I was the only one pretending not to know. I suddenly feel like an idiot.
“That’s complicated, so to speak.”
I had no choice but to tell Shiana, but I’m a little worried about the need to tell Cain as well.
If too many people know… … .
“Aren’t you talking?”
It didn’t seem like I would ever get comfortable until I said it.
“ha… … . I’ll tell you later when I have time. It’s class now.”
Can not help it. Yes, on the contrary, if there are more people on my side, the insurance will also increase.
At most, it’s only Siana, Cain, Bell, and Lorena.
“… … Okay. Can I really participate in the Great Festival?”
Cain approached with a worried face and asked.
“yes.”
“ha. What a stubborn man. How do you bring Sandam?”
Cain touched his forehead.
“What did you just say?”
I think I just heard something wrong. I asked again to check.
“M-m?”
Cain covered his mouth in surprise.
“What did you just say?”
“uh. You didn’t say anything, did you?”
“No, it’s just… … .”
The eyes, which were already large, seemed to have doubled in size.
Cain’s cheeks blushed.
And then—
puck!
“Ouch!”
Cain hitting me in the chest with a heart punch.
Without realizing it, I screamed and said.
“Oh, I didn’t say anything! If it’s not me, it’s not. Why, why do you keep questioning me? Then you think I’ll be watching you at the Great Festival!?”
“no… … Why are you talking about the Great Festival all of a sudden?”
“done! Free up some time tomorrow evening!”
And then Cain poof! I turned around and ran away with quick steps. There were no new bedbugs.
Ah-oh. I’m really dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Cain turned around and headed towards Ackerman. In any case, Cain and Ackerman’s group proceeded with the story.
Well, my chest hurts terribly… … Is it a good thing in the end? oh but it really hurts
Maybe it’s because he’s been exercising his entire life, so his fists are very spicy. I can’t even compare to Siana.
‘Once the urgent fire was turned off… … . We can talk about the details tomorrow evening.’
Now let’s think about Siana’s side.
I deliberately kept Cyana apart from Ackerman. It was rather a comfortable decision because bed endings happened too often when I was involved with Siana.
She looked much better if I took care of her like now.
She’s not involved with Ackerman, so for the time being she’ll be studying for her certification exam.
It’s safe to say that Shiana won’t be particularly dangerous.
‘What’s left is Bell?’
As the school year begins, things change for Belle.
As a key character in Act 4, she will now seriously engage in the great festival and become interested in trophies.
Do you fall for the devil’s temptation or do you fulfill your duty as a saint? … . Her choice in the highlight of Act 4 is very interesting.
‘Shall I just check what state it is in?’
It seems necessary to check whether Bell was normally interested in the Great Festival.
When I took out the contact marble to make an appointment with Bell, there were two messages.
―Siana: Aren. sorry. I have other urgent business this evening… … Can we postpone it for later? Are weekends okay?
One was about Shiana criticizing me(?).
―Bell: Apple pie. Didn’t you forget, senior? I want to eat today.
The other was a proposal from Bell, who, as I said, came.
‘Something urgent for Siana?’
What is it?
Although it was a bit ominous, Siana was also working hard to adapt to life at the academy.
When you meet this person and that person and study again, urgent things happen.
‘It’s no big deal.’
Let’s meet on the weekend and ask.
After carefully replying to Shiana saying that I would understand and see you next time, I also replied to Bell.
I thought it was good because my appointment with Sianna was also cancelled.
―Then I’ll see you at the apple pie shop at 5:00 tonight.
* * *
The fairytale-like scenery of Sepia Village was mysterious every time I saw it.
It is literally the standard of a beautiful village in a fantasy world.
Colorful buildings and fancy clothes of nobles. Even friendly merchants full of smiles.
It was a picturesque place where all kinds of fantasy romances seemed to come together.
Since the main customers of the village were nobles, the streets were clean and the security was excellent. It became the main dating course for academy cadets, and for good reason.
I gazed at this fairy-tale-like scenery and leisurely waited for the bell.
In front of his favorite apple pie shop.
‘… … It’s a bit late.’
The time to meet is 5:00 PM.
It was enough time for Bell, a candidate for sainthood, to complete her schedule on the first day of the academy and to finish church duties.
But why is it late?
It’s not something I would say once I was late on a date with Sianna, but ‘punctuality’ was a very important factor to me.
Isn’t keeping the appointment time with people the basic of the basics?
No matter how foxy and self-centered Bell was, he wasn’t the kind of person who wouldn’t be punctual like he is now.
It’s normal to at least keep in touch, but what if something happened?
To say that, the current academy was in a very peaceful state, and there was no reason for anything special to happen.
Are there any variables that I don’t know about? No way. Annoying variables also happen on the lines that affect the flow of the story.
The apple pie date with Belle is nothing more than a daily routine that has nothing to do with the story. There is absolutely no chance what could have happened… … .
“uh?”
A stranger’s arm suddenly wraps around my arm, which had been standing still.
“Go!”
Stranger screaming urgently.
Looking at the length of his hair, he looked like a woman. However, the hair color is black.
Among the people who suddenly wrap my arms around me, there is no black-haired person.
‘If you have to think about it, is it Annie?’ I thought, but Annie would never suddenly grab my arm.
“who are you!?”
I shook off the arm of the person who was dragging me away and said.
The woman watched her surroundings with heavy breathing. A thousand worries were smeared on his face.
“uh… … ?”
This woman’s appearance is very familiar. It was a familiar scent from a stranger.
eyes and ears.
His clear and kind features were very similar to Belle’s, and most of all –
“Papa, hurry up. No time!”
Bell’s benevolent voice and her eyes, slightly darker than light purple, were unique and could never be imitated.
Although my voice and eyes were shaken from my urgency, I could tell them apart clearly. This woman is definitely Belle Irushi.
“Stop, saintess candidate!?”
The identity of the strange woman was a black-haired bell.
“oh? how to do that!? No, no! First of all, I’ll explain as I go. I’m in a hurry now!”
Gummer Bell was being chased by someone.