International students (4)
Usually, strong alcohol is not used for such events, but if you drink too much, you will get drunk.
Realizing the inevitable fact, I lay down on the bed in the duke’s room.
It’s dangerous because I haven’t been drinking well in the past.
The waitress, who predicted the next day’s hangover, disappeared somewhere, and while watching Elfriede look down with a worried expression, consciousness naturally settles.
When I woke up, I was standing in the middle of the center square of the academy.
I’ve never been a strong drinker before, but isn’t this a bit too much?
Thinking like that, I was shivering in the two lost weeks for a while.
Suddenly, a strong sense of incongruity hit my whole body.
Even in broad daylight, no one can be seen.
Due to the nature of the academy’s central plaza, this is impossible.
I then sighed, rubbing my chest.
‘What is it, a dream?’
“Welcome, Louise.”
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Just when I was relieved, I heard a greeting from behind.
It somehow contains familiarity and the tone is familiar, but the voice itself is somewhat unfamiliar.
Thanks to that, I turned around as if I had been burned by fire, but when I checked the opponent’s face, I relaxed my body’s rigidity.
In fact, I was vaguely expecting this to happen.
“Why did you come out like that today?”
“Sometimes, isn’t this good too?”
The demon king, who showed the appearance of a thin and slender gunslinger, rather than the normally armored knight, raised and lowered his shoulders.
The face is still invisible because of the helmet.
As I look around once again, explanations come flying in.
It is a dream with a sophisticated and vivid feeling that is not much different from reality.
“I borrowed the power of a dreamer, one of my family members. Of course, it’s a dream, so it doesn’t matter if you die or get hurt.”
“Why are you making such a bloody noise from the beginning…”
“Well, I’ll start training from now on.”
As the demon king briefly clapped his hand, a huge white dragon appeared in the sky above the central square.
That’s what I saw on the moonlit night of Christmas.
It is a dignified white scale and perfectly embodies an overwhelming presence.
Aside from the perfection of the fantasy, the work was done very quickly and straightforwardly.
Medusha also has a quick temper, but it’s not like this.
“Training. No way…”
“I think I’m going to clash with Essha at some point. Of course, it’s best not to fight, but you have to be ready when you need it.”
As if he had made up his mind, the Demon Lord who proceeds with the story as he pleases.
As soon as I heard the story, my body trembled with a sense of immorality…
I’ve been receiving similar sentiments lately, so I couldn’t respond properly.
This time with a snap of her finger, she summoned the Dimensional Watch and Eshas’ Guard, and added a bit of explanation.
The central square was half filled in an instant.
Although the pace is very fast, it is not unkind.
“Of course, this is just a dream, so it’s hard to expect effects such as increasing magical powers or improving physical abilities. Still, it might be able to improve your mercenary skills.”
This time, beckon to my side to summon an ally.
Actually, I don’t even need that kind of gesture, but it feels like I’m doing it on purpose so as not to surprise me.
I clicked my tongue a little when I saw the summons including Medusha, as well as the napping members, and even demons.
but. If you fight Essha, the demons will be happy to cooperate.
Slowly examining the strength of my allies, I had no choice but to bet on the strong sense of incongruity.
Unlike Eshas, who has a doll-like expression, but faithfully reproduces the real model.
The allies have strangely poor reproducibility.
“Hey, ours seems oddly uglier than the original for some reason…”
“Don’t worry about the little things. If you add my alter ego to this, it will be complete. The power of Eshas is still unknown, but I applied the abilities and characteristics of the Old Dragon I know. It will be much weaker than the real one. Intrusion was also deducted from the calculation.”
After ignoring my question, she summoned her alter ego and went over to the other side.
It seems to be a way of competing with one team at a time, like chess.
It was a very sudden training, but I couldn’t resist.
Because this is all for me.
Still, it seems that he couldn’t completely hide his hesitation.
The demon king, who was watching my expression, offers a prize to inspire motivation.
“If you win even once, I will grant you one request. Will it be okay?”
‘Even if there’s nothing like that, if you ask me, most of the time, I listen…’
Eshas roared above the central square as he nodded as he swallowed the pin-zan that was about to come out with his lip pinched.
Even though I knew it was a fantasy, I felt the hairs all over my body stand up.
At the same time, the friendly side started to move on its own.
Of course, it is not a way to control each piece of chess individually.
“Then let’s begin.”
“Edel, Microburst!”
I first ordered a strong downdraft to check the air eshas, but the guardian dragon of the kingdom easily reversed it as if ignoring the aerodynamics.
Medusha focused her wing with the petrified stare, but it was far away.
In the end, I had no choice but to use the Demon King to respond to the opponent’s breath.
The battle began on the ground soon, and the central square became a chaos in the blink of an eye.
Even the summons, the nap members, as well as the demons are following my orders like swords.
I can’t conduct properly because I don’t have a single mind.
During a fierce battle, Persia hit a grenade that flew from somewhere.
Alas, Letty was also seriously injured.
Even if I put it in the Summoner’s Book right away, I wondered if I could live with it.
I hurriedly expressed my intention to surrender.
“Hey, stop! I lost.”
“The battle doesn’t end when one or two summons die. A guy with only true summons is this much…”
“I’ll start over. Is that okay?”
Rarely, the Demon King, who was about to nag, smiled and nodded at the ensuing questions.
This mock battle is set on very favorable conditions for me.
There is truth in the words of the Demon King, but if we do not achieve a complete victory here, we cannot even dream of winning in battle.
I made that excuse and restarted the mock war.
A great battle where hundreds of high-ranking summoners fight in one place.
After a few battles of a once-in-a-century level, you can feel your strategic perspective growing rapidly.
The demon lord, who had been training for about two hours, wiped out all of my troops with Eshas’ breath and announced the end.
They didn’t even win a single game until the end.
“That’s all for today.”
“I’m still fine…”
“You should get some sleep too. And if you don’t want to be harsh, don’t drink too much.”
The Demon King who spoke with one eye closed while making a painful sound.
When I sensed the reason, my body trembled.
“Who’s doing what outside now?”
“I fell in love with the world without knowing it in the middle of another family’s mansion, so it’s cheap even if I get hit.”
Her consciousness flickered as she snapped her fingers after making an ominous sound.
I fought a great battle several times in my dreams… but there were hardly any aftereffects.
It doesn’t look like the training was finished in 2 hours for nothing.
There is no hangover, as if the demon king detoxified me while I was sleeping.
As soon as I opened my eyes at the dawn of the Welttern mansion, I found Elfriede, and I was disturbed.
When he turned to the other side to ignore her disheveled appearance, his eyes met Letty, who had been transformed into a bird summoner.
The guy who laid the eggs for Medusa looked at me smirkingly, then gave me strength again and created a second one.
“Beep!”
“Oh, yes… Really… Thank you…”
Nodding my head with a feeling that is hard to describe, I seriously thought about whether I could really eat this.
If I don’t eat it anyway, Medusha will eat it, so there’s no need to decline.
After spending a lot of time drawing up a conclusion, I entrusted it to the waitress who came in just in time.
“Master, how did you sleep? Are you okay with your hangover?”
“Yeah. No problem. This is what Letty gave me…”
“…I’ll include it on the breakfast menu.”
The maid, who had a similar expression to mine, smiled bitterly and took it.
I didn’t even dare to just eat it, but I’m glad I did.
I got up a little later than me and saw Medusha swallowing the eggs deliciously and escaping the bed.
It seems that international students stay here for a few more days and then move to the capital.
Caught by Euryale and Steno since morning, listening to the pride of the youngest brother, and trying to ignore the smile of the Duchess of Beltern, etc.
Having had a busy time, I was only able to return to the counties just before the end of winter break.
As the sweltering heat goes away, he returns to the academy with the autumn wind.
The students, who had been tormented by their never-ending studies, persevered while watching the main event at the beginning of the second semester, the hagwon festival.
Medusha also offered to set up a booth in the nap club, but it was rejected due to Christine’s fierce opposition and various practical problems.
We decided to just walk around and have fun together.
Persia insisted on having another day of the Summoned Beast, but I couldn’t stand it.
In the meantime, the mock battle with the Demon King continued.
Now, at a glance, the level of victory is visible.
But there is no record of victory yet.
Even though I understood almost all the abilities and skills of the demons under the demon king. I still feel like I’m running out of power.
‘Eshas is much weaker than the real one in the mock battle, but that’s it…’
The Demon King said that there is a 30% win rate even when Eshas is perfect, but…
After all, it seems difficult to achieve a scoreless victory.
Still, my summons are all true summons, so I can’t yield.
The thought of only one of these guys being sacrificed makes me dizzy.
‘No matter how much you think about it, in order to achieve a complete victory, you have no choice but to increase your allies.’
Considering the composition of the nap club, you can expect the help of some of the four major families, but there are also the dean and faculty there.
Then all that’s left are Einclad’s international students…
Still, attracting a foreign country is like suicide.
There is no guarantee that they will leave us ravaged by civil war.
As I continued to ponder various things, Medusha, who was looking around the preparations for the festival, slapped me on the back.
“Why are you making such a serious expression?”
“Oh sorry…”
“Don’t apologize. Louis, you feel a bit habitual. My summoner doesn’t need to apologize to anyone.”
I was smiling, thinking that I was grateful but difficult to encourage.
From the other side of the central plaza, Michael and the student council rushed out and demolished one of the booths.
“What? Why are they like that?”
“Um… Looks like a booth that violated school rules has already appeared.”
“Because your brother works really hard.”
It’s been awhile since we looked at it and ate it up.
Michael ordered the other booths to be demolished at once with a very serious expression.
Naturally, the students protested violently, but a slow and sad bell rings as if swallowing their protest.
Deeng, Deeng, Deen…
“Is this? It’s the first I’ve heard of it…”
“It’s a signal when there’s a national disaster.”
As Maria spoke, trembling, anxiety spread to everyone.
Michael, who had just narrowed the distance, politely asked Elena.
“Helena-sama. Let’s go to the royal palace immediately.”
“Yes? Suddenly?”
A shock that starts from the hands and feet and goes up the nape of the neck.
Unlike usual, Michael, who had completely wiped out his laughter, spoke quietly so that only us could hear it.
“Edwin II has passed away.”
“I beg your pardon?”
I suppressed my emotions as much as possible and spoke calmly.
Michael’s voice echoed endlessly in everyone’s ears.
As they doubt each other’s ears, their gazes in the air mix dizzyingly.
Elena’s legs were weakened by the unexpected news.
I hurriedly ran away, supporting her in time.