74 – Viscount Ash 5
“As I said yesterday, today we will go to Viscount Ash and track down the villain Cardinal to retrieve the goblet.”
The special forces students listened intently to every word spoken by Professor Elysia.
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– Gulp.
The sound of someone swallowing saliva was heard.
It was understandable that this was their first mission at the academy.
Academy missions vary, so there are missions that are not dangerous at all, but there have been students who died while on a mission.
Of course, it’s a story from over 20 years ago.
As long as Professor Elysia is with us, there won’t be any students dying while on a mission.
Honestly, if the Viscount goes crazy and everyone there gangs up, Professor Elysia could just snap her fingers and they’d all be dead.
Suddenly, that thought crossed my mind.
Does Professor Elysia know that what the thief Cardinal Ash stole from the Viscount is drugs?
“I’ll ask her later. It’s not too late.”
I glanced at Sepia sitting beside me. Her face was filled with worry and confusion.
“Sepia, what’s wrong?”
“Well, you see… sigh…”
“Sepia, even if you don’t say it, I know what’s bothering you.”
I reassured Sepia in a tone that conveyed understanding.
“Huh?”
“Is it because you’re nervous about the mission? It’s normal to feel that way when taking on a new mission. Don’t worry too much, it’ll be okay.”
“That’s not it!!!”
When I teased her, Sepia snapped back at me.
“No chit-chatting.”
Professor Elysia furrowed her brow and looked at Sepia, speaking firmly.
“That goes for you too……”
“Did you hear that, Sepia? Professor Elysia is speaking, so be quiet.”
“You started it! Ugh… never mind.”
Sepia turned her head away as if sulking.
“Are you sulking?”
“No, it’s not.”
“You seem upset.”
“I told you it’s not!”
The worry on Sepia’s sullen face had somewhat diminished.
In truth, I knew why her face had been filled with concern.
‘Probably because of what she found while following the spirit during free time yesterday.’
What Sepia found was the key to her awakening.
Unlike helping Clara find a book yesterday, this wasn’t a problem I could solve.
“But how do we reach Lord Ashlo’s estate?”
Lucas asked Professor Elysia.
“You’ll know once we get outside. Follow me, everyone.”
Without further explanation, Professor Elysia went outside, and the students followed her with skepticism.
“””………….”””
And then, everyone fell silent as they saw what was in the place where Professor Elysia stopped.
Tremendously large build, covered in blue scales, sharp claws and a long tail, and finally, a pair of wings.
“A wyvern?”
Even Clara spoke with a voice tinged with astonishment.
As Clara said, a wyvern had taken residence in a corner of the academy.
“Professor? Surely, we’re not riding that thing, right?”
Even Lucas, wide-eyed and stunned, spoke while staring blankly at the wyvern.
“Sure, is there any problem with that? You don’t have to worry about falling. I’ve tamed this guy.”
But the students seemed skeptical, taking a step back as they looked at Wyvern.
Logically, it was impossible for a human to tame a Wyvern.
But Professor Elysia was a dragon.
And Wyverns were a subspecies of dragons.
Wyverns couldn’t refuse a dragon’s command.
“Oh! Professor, can I ride it now?”
“Of course, you’re going to ride it anyway.”
I climbed onto Wyvern’s back.
“The ride isn’t bad at all. The rest of you, hurry up and get on.”
Watching me move comfortably on Wyvern’s back seemed to ease the tension among the other students, and one by one, they cautiously climbed onto Wyvern’s back.
“Eek! I can’t ride that!”
Frederick was terrified of getting on Wyvern until the end.
“Kuran, catch him and throw him.”
“That’s a good idea!”
But it was resolved when Kuran grabbed Frederick and tossed him onto Wyvern.
After making sure everyone was on board, Professor Elysia, the last one, climbed onto Wyvern and opened her mouth.
“Let’s go.”
Upon hearing Professor Elysia’s words, Wyvern soared into the sky with a powerful sound.
Swoooosh!!!!!!!
And then, it began to soar at a rapid pace.
The sound of tremendous wind reached my ears, indicating just how fast I was flying.
However, the wind did not touch my face; Professor Elysia must have used magic to shield us from it.
Riding Wyvern, we arrived at the estate of Viscount Ash at a speed incomparable to carriages.
“We’ve already arrived.”
“Ugh!”
Frederick, who had fainted as soon as Wyvern took off, opened his eyes, only to confirm that he was still on Wyvern and promptly fainted again.
Did we not know we were riding Wyvern?
Viscount Ash, who had been waiting, along with his servants, couldn’t close their gaping mouths.
Looking at the viscount’s face, memories from the game surfaced—what the viscount had done.
Turning a peaceful village into a murderer’s village using drugs.
Turning the villagers into that state while leading a greedy life himself.
– Shiver.
Lying on Wyvern’s back, I got up before Wyvern landed on the ground.
“Fool?”
As I suddenly stood up, Sepia called my name with a voice full of doubt.
“I’ll go down first.”
“Huh? What’s…”
Before Sepia could finish her sentence, I leaped off Wyvern’s back.
My body, influenced by gravity, descended at an incredibly fast speed.
Whooooosh!!!!
This time, I could really feel the wind. The wind seemed to reject me, but it couldn’t overcome gravity.
Right below me was Viscount Ash.
If I swung my sword in this state, I could kill Viscount Ash.
But it’s not time to kill him yet.
It won’t be too late to find out who made the drugs and deal with it.
‘Still, this should be fine.’
I twisted my body slightly and landed in front of Viscount Ash.
Kwaaang!
Due to the shockwave caused by my landing in front of Viscount Ash, he toppled backward.
“Are you okay with this? I stumbled because of a misstep.”
“Who are you? Reveal your identity!!!”
Although I kindly extended my hand to Viscount Ash, who had fallen, the knights around me drew their swords towards me.
“Remove your hand from my student.”
Professor Elysia, who was beside me all along, spoke, and all the knights around me involuntarily kneeled.
“Argh! To think she’s my student, Professor Elysia, I’m impressed… Ouch!”
Professor Elysia sighed and smacked me.
“Stop doing strange things.”
Soon, Wyvern descended to the ground, and the students descended from the Wyvern’s back.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Other than a little bump on my head from Professor Elysia, I’m fine.”
As the students descended, Viscount Asher gave me a glance and approached Lucas to greet him.
“I am honored to meet His Royal Highness, the great prince.”
Afterwards, Viscount Asher put on a pitiful act in front of Lucas and Clara.
“The dastardly Cardinal not only took the goblet but also all the money I had,” he muttered.
It was so ridiculous that I couldn’t help but laugh.
“I’ve been feeling too overwhelmed lately…”
“I dare not imagine the extent of your distress after losing the goblet. I will surely capture that wicked Cardinal,” he interrupted Viscount Asher, saying.
Come to think of it, Viscount Asher claimed that what I stole was the goblet.
“But what exactly is this goblet that the Cardinal stole?”
What would you say in response?
“It’s the sword passed down through generations in our family.”
So they call drugs ‘swords’ nowadays.
Indeed, no matter the world, fantasy is always different.
“But is your stomach alright?”
Viscount Asher’s abdomen was wrapped in bandages.
He must have deliberately wrapped it conspicuously to look pitiful.
“Stop catching the monster…”
Catch the monster…
Maybe I got hurt because I stepped onto the Viscount Ash’s ship before stealing the drugs.
“Oh~ You’re truly brave.”
“Ahahahaha. More importantly, it’s the first time meeting Lady Adelian, and in this state…”
“But what about that black sword you mentioned we should see?”
“Your Highness… on that day, Viscount…”
“Viscount, what happened that day?”
Since then, I kept interrupting Viscount Ash’s words as he tried to talk to Clara and Lucas.
I could feel Viscount Ash glaring at me when I overtly interrupted, but what else could he do?
Apart from glaring, Viscount Ash had nothing else he could do.
The students glanced at me oddly, but perhaps jumping off Wyvern’s back behind just seemed stranger to them, so they didn’t pay much attention to it.
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“Professor, what should we start with?”
“It’s your mission. I won’t help unless my life is in danger.”
Professor Elysia said, leaving us to figure it out. We discussed and decided on our plan.
Some entered the mansion with the Viscount to search for clues, while the rest split into groups to explore outside.
“Sepia, I’m counting on you.”
“… Hmph!”
Sepia and I formed a team.
Our task was to gather information by wandering around the village.
So, disguised inconspicuously with illusions, Sepia and I strolled through the peaceful village.
Laughter never ceased in the village.
“Accept my sword!”
“It’s you who should accept my sword. I am the greatest knight!”
Children wielded branches, engaging in knightly play, while the adults around smiled and watched.
Now, this village will never fall into the clutches of drugs.
“Mom, come with me!”
“If you don’t come quickly, I’ll leave you behind.”
“hahahahaha!”
Families passing by us looked harmonious at a glance.
Sepia gazed wistfully at that family.
I knew the reason for her wistful gaze, but I couldn’t say anything to Sepia.
Because I couldn’t express understanding of Sepia’s pain through a mere game.
All I could do was stand quietly alongside Sepia, watching that family without uttering a word.
Sepia Reviden.
Originally, a small but happy village girl.
However, one day, due to someone’s ‘prank,’ everyone in the village except Sepia died.
Sepia knew the face of the person who killed the villagers, but she had no clue about their identity.
The person who, as a joke, killed all the villagers in Sepia’s village was Vezdo.
A Necromancer ranked 10th in the Death Heaven.