The Only Male Student in the Academy chapter 51

051. Kill me (2)

“…It seems that Beheritt is absent.”

Katherine Elune frowned involuntarily.

Ariel Beheritt. An exchange student from Beltark Academy.

The only male student in the history of Philea Academy, and a delinquent who is called the duke’s madman.

Catherine never took a good look at him.

There has never been a case where a male student has been educated at Philea Academy, since he came in by parachute using the power of the Duke.

But he thought that maybe he could change his perception now.

He has never had an accident since entering Philea Academy, and recently asked for advice on how to avoid expulsion.

And he got A grades in all the exams in this midterm.

I wonder if he is trying to rehabilitate after quitting being a delinquent student.

He’s at Beltark Academy. Anyway, if Ariel herself is working hard, she’ll have to lead as an educator herself.

It was a while ago that I thought

Today, he didn’t show up during assembly time.

‘… Did you get released after the midterm exam? Or is it sick?’

I think we shouldn’t make assumptions, but I couldn’t help feeling sad. As it is, he thought that it would be good if he became an excellent student.

Catherine sighed lightly.

“Then let’s start class.”

Forget about Ariel for now, Katherine conducts her class.

One of the important things when conducting her classes is to look at the students’ reactions.

Katherine meticulously peeked at the students.

She

She was Catherine, who was known for being very businesslike with her students, but she wasn’t particularly indifferent to her students. She respects the students’ autonomy and only decided not to intervene first.

Like Ariel, if she is a student who asks for counseling first, she will help, and on the contrary, she acts without hesitation in what she wants to do herself. It is Catherine’s style.

I wonder if there are two students that Catherine has been keeping an eye on her lately.

One is a student named Claire from the Marquis of Entirus.

“…….”

She is silently attending class. But she doesn’t seem to have any energy.

I know she got a failing grade on this midterm.

I wondered if something had happened to her family, but after looking into it, it didn’t seem like that.

Then, did something go wrong in your relationship?

However, after she is a high-ranking aristocrat, there are few students in the academy who can conflict with the writer.

If there are people who can compete with Claire, at most the first princess, Elpis Bamir, and Ariel Beherit.

‘Come to think of it, it seems like I was sitting next to Beheritt student not too long ago.’

Ariel Beheritt’s reserved seat at the very back by the window. It is particularly impressive that no one tried to sit around it like a remote island.

It’s not like we can’t understand the minds of students. It’s also a problem that some male student came to Philea Academy, which was called the sanctuary of gold men, and that’s because a rogue known as a delinquent came.

It wasn’t strange that everyone wanted to stay away.

In the midst of that, I especially remember sitting next to Claire and playing around. According to her, because of the connection between the families, she said that they had known each other for a long time. It must have been a so-called childhood friend.

But seeing as Claire started avoiding Ariel at some point…… Is there something with Ariel?

‘… As for the Entirus students, let’s wait and see.’

If you mess up even the final exams, it won’t be too late to think about what to do with Claire.

There is a student who doesn’t look any better than Claire.

This is Marie Ruhelif.

She looks at the blackboard with a blank stare, and she looks like she’s out of her soul.

She has heard from other professors that Marie is not feeling well lately. In addition to making more mistakes in class, she said that her absences also increased.

‘Unfortunately, this is also related to Beheritt’s students.’

The subjugation certificate that Ariel submitted the other day also had Marie’s name on it.

As Catherine intended, they seem to have become friends in the Blatta Dungeon. She heard that the two of them were having a party.

I hope she doesn’t develop into a promiscuous relationship.

‘Is the Ruhelif student’s poor condition related to the Beherit student? …… No, I don’t think so.’

She heard that the situation of the noble students has not been good recently. In particular, Marie Ruhelif’s older sister, Rose Epeltaine, is in trouble in many ways.

Perhaps something went wrong there. About this, the leading department will bring news sooner or later.

So until then, let’s keep an eye on her condition,

Was when Catherine concluded.

“Boo, it’s fire…!! Everyone run away!!”

Screams were heard in the hallway.

That voice could be heard clearly even by Catherine. But there is no ripple in her heart.

“Everyone, pay attention to class. Defense magic has been set throughout the building, so there is no problem.”

Fire incidents are common at Philea Academy. I’ve seen students make mistakes during magic practice countless times over the past few years.

In the first place, it’s about fire. Even if you know how to handle magic, you can easily deal with it.

If you know how to handle the water elemental, you can spray water on it, and if you know how to handle the wind elemental, you can cut off the air and put out the fire.

It’s not something to make a fuss about.

But somehow the hallway is too noisy.

“What is that…! What the hell happened!!”

“Quaaa!!!”

“Someone call someone! Quickly!”

“……Something is strange.”

With a sigh, Catherine set down her chalk.

What happened in the classroom next door?

“I’ll be back to see the situation for a while, so please stay calm.”

Stop class and go out into the hallway.

The first thing I saw were students running down the hallway.

Everyone is running away in terror.

I see fire rising in the distance,

There are several people gathered around him.

Catherine approached it.

One of the students was on fire.

“Kwaaa! Save me…! It’s hot!!!!”

My whole body caught fire.

The uniform I was wearing was already burned, and the flesh was about to melt.

The student just screamed in pain.

Rolling on the floor, I tried to put out the fire somehow, but the fire was too big to put out with something like that.

Professor Catherine immediately activated her magic.

“.”

The compressed water bursts out of Professor Catherine’s hand.

Swing it and pour a large amount of water on the student. That alone significantly reduced the momentum of the fire.

She poured more and more magic power, increased the amount of water, and put out the fire at once.

“Student over there. You’re a student in the Sacred Warfare Department.”

“Me, me…?”

“If you know how to write a healing prayer, use it right away. If you leave it like this, you could die.”

“Yes, four…!”

“And the student next to him has taken my class? Go to the infirmary and get someone.”

Catherine immediately gave instructions to the students around her.

At the same time, Catherine did not forget to examine each student’s face.

Most of them are perplexed by this situation.

Some of them were startled and some of them felt weak in their legs.

Well, there is no way that there are students who keep their composure.

She thought so, but she found an exception.

There is only one person watching this situation.

As noble as it is, the mask is unblemished in the slightest.

It’s a strangely calm look.

“Student Bamir. If you don’t mind, could you explain what happened?”

Catherine called that name.

I can’t help but know. As she is the head of the academy’s largest aristocratic faction, her faculty members clearly remember that face.

When Katherine speaks to her, her elpis puts her hand on her chin as if in trouble.

“I’m not in a hurry because it happened suddenly.”

Elpis’ tone was relaxed when he said that.

She is originally a student who uses this way of speaking, but it felt alien to the bloody situation.

“It suddenly burned down. My guess is that it was ‘Phoenix’.”

“……Phoenix.”

She came up with the name she expected.

Living flame, ‘Phoenix’.

It is a ‘parasite’ that seeks to control the body of a beast or person by burning them.

‘… But why did the phoenix appear?’

Phoenix has a very short incubation period before it burns its host.

If it’s short, it won’t exceed 10 minutes, and if it’s long, it won’t exceed 3 hours.

In addition to that, Phoenix is a monster that can only be seen outside the Floating Island.

No matter how much you think about it, it makes no sense for a student at Philea Academy to be infected by a phoenix.

“By the way, would Professor Catherine be all right?”

While I was lost in my thoughts, Elpis spoke to her. In his characteristic soft tone.

“What?”

“Professor Catherine was in class, right?”

“It’s a situation that can’t be helped. There are injured people, so I’ll have to keep my seat until people arrive.”

“Really? But Professor Catherine’s class seems to be in a frenzy?”

What do you mean by that? I didn’t even have to ask.

The door to the classroom was broken.

And what rolled out into the hallway…… A flame in the shape of a human being.

Or a human in the shape of a flame.

“Help me… Boo, turn off the light…!!”

One human being suffered from a fire.

No, two.

Three.

It continues to grow.

“What is this…”

Katherine’s face hardens.

The number of students infected with Phoenix is as high as 40.

It was much later that Catherine learned of the number.

10 A.M. Wake up slowly and get out of bed.

Wash your body with the bottled water you brought beforehand. Unfortunately, there is no toilet in this shelter, so it is quite inconvenient to wash.

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After quenching her throat with the halfway remaining bottled water, he also changes her clothes.

Wearing cloth clothes that are easy to move, and wearing leather armor over them. Wear gloves properly so that sweat from your hands does not stain the item.

After putting on silent shoes, he put on an invisibility cloak and even carried an item bag.

Almost everything is ready.

I left the shelter while biting into a breakfast sandwich.

As soon as you open the shelter door, what hits you is the musty smell of groundwater.

I always feel it, but it’s a terrible smell.

It’s almost miraculous that a sandwich goes down your throat despite such a stench.

I feel that I have become quite accustomed to this underground waterway.

If you walk lightly with that feeling,

A sound comes from the exit.

[A fire situation has occurred in the academy. All students, please gather in the auditorium. Repeat. There is a fire situation in the academy….]

When you go upstairs, it is a crucible of chaos.

The academy buildings are burning.

Broken fragments of buildings are scattered on the ground and the world is filled with thick smoke.

Students scrambling to run away.

Shrill screams echo from everywhere.

“Come on, let’s go in one by one!”

“There is no hurry! It’s safe, so slow down!”

In front of the auditorium, student council executives are screaming and guiding, and nearby, professors can be seen scrambling to use magic to extinguish the fire.

Leaving behind such scenery

I headed east.

“It feels like sh*t.”