The Only Male Student in the Academy chapter 69

069. Exception (2)

Unknown Saga when it was a game and Unknown Saga after being possessed.

There are countless differences between the two worlds, but what I felt very strongly was probably ‘people’.

Unknown Saga producers had their own philosophy and aesthetics, and were stubborn people.

Therefore, Unknown Saga received favorable reviews from some quarters for being a game with strong realism. I mean, it’s a well-made living world.

Of course, it’s a game anyway.

No matter how hard you try to create a living world, you can’t break the mold as a game.

Compared to the fact that the ceiling and floor are not destroyed no matter how many bombs are thrown in the game, the current world is destroyed very well.

There is clearly such a difference.

This is especially true of ‘people’.

And Marie, who should have died, survived.

It’s also the case that Claire, who used to play the villain role, became a pervert.

Then.

“There are a lot of people…?”

As soon as I came down to the third floor, Marie made a surprised expression.

As Marie said, there were a lot of people.

An adventurer party resting over a bonfire, a merchant selling something on a mat, a swordsman eating a meal, a priest treating a comrade’s wounds, etc….

If you look closely, you can see that barbed wire has been installed some distance away.

‘… Did you artificially create a safe zone?’

This is something that didn’t happen in the original game.

No, I would say that there was little chance of meeting other adventurers in the dungeon in the first place. It was about the level of encountering NPCs who gave mini-quests, but there weren’t that many people originally.

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But if you think about it, it’s normal for there to be so many people. It was because a new dungeon had been discovered and adventurers from all over the world came to Findelnerca.

“What are you going to do, Ariel?”

Claire asked.

The barbed wire seems to be able to open and close easily. It must have been installed to prevent the unintelligent undead from approaching.

So it doesn’t seem difficult to pass.

“Let’s take a look at the atmosphere.”

So we went to the corner for now. It’s a bit early, but we decided to start a bonfire and lunch.

No one tried to stop us.

Several adventurers paid attention to us, but only briefly. Everyone who is not interested does their own thing.

It was like entering a break room.

“Why are you looking around so much? Is it strange that adventurers are gathered in a dungeon?”

“…To be honest, I have never seen anything like this before.”

“It’s surprisingly common. The dungeons here don’t have warp points, right? They seem to make temporary bases in dungeons like this.”

“Whoa…”

It was the first time I had heard of it.

But it’s not an incomprehensible story. Since the Catacombs Dungeon was a recently discovered dungeon, there is a setting that a warp point could not be created inside the dungeon.

That’s why it’s quite difficult to go up and down each time you enter and exit a dungeon.

‘Did you solve it this way?’

Climbing up and down dungeons is quite dangerous.

The deeper you go down the dungeon, the longer the round-trip travel distance, and the higher the encounter rate with monsters.

Since you may encounter monsters on the way back, you have no choice but to be careful, such as saving power to some extent.

Details not seen in the game.

I suddenly feel that this world is a living, breathing world.

“Looks like someone is coming back.”

Claire, who was eating a sandwich, said as if tossing it.

Her eyes are fixed on the barbed wire. It must have detected someone’s approach through .

After a while, as Claire said, there were people who opened the barbed wire and came in.

“Is Beltarc here too?”

As soon as he saw all of them, Claire gave a slightly admiring expression.

It was boys and girls who came in. Probably young children who don’t have much of an age gap with us.

They were all wearing black uniforms.

‘Beltarq… ?’

This is the name of the academy where Ariel was immersed.

Meeting them in a place like this was unexpected.

As I panic, one of them recognizes me and walks this way.

“No, isn’t that your little brother?”

He was a thin boy.

The word noble cannot help but be appropriate. It gives the illusion that the surroundings are getting brighter even when you are still there.

This is how it must feel when male idols who appear on TV are born into noble aristocrats.

But what?

Little brother?

“Oh, that’s Joshua.”

For some reason, Claire jumped out first before I could react.

Perhaps Claire knows who he is.

“You are… The youngest daughter of the Marquis of Entirus.”

“Why don’t you call me comfortably? We’re the same age, Prince Joshua Beheritt.”

“hahahaha, you’re still the same. I never thought I’d see Miss Claire and my little brother in a place like this. I’m surprised.”

“…….”

After watching the two of them, I figured out the situation a beat late.

No, I knew right away what had happened.

After experiencing such a big change, it took me a while to accept the situation.

“…You were there too, Joshua.”

I wanted to say this, but I couldn’t help but say it.

The opponent is the same age as Claire, a freshman in the first year, wears the uniform of Beltark, shares the same last name as me, Beheritt, and calls me little brother.

In other words, it is the story of the third son of Duke Beheritt.

Perhaps my little brother.

Then…… I have to play my brother.

“Yes, I heard that a new dungeon has been discovered in the Findelnerca family.”

“I see…”

“I’m glad you seem to be doing well, brother.”

“…….”

I have no inspiration on how to deal with it. I never thought that Ariel would have a younger brother.

… The family relationship was probably written somewhere in the setting book, but I couldn’t memorize the setting of the dying supporting character in such detail from the tutorial.

I know that Ariel doesn’t get along with her brother.

Are you close with her brother…… I do not know.

“Brother, did you also come to clear the catacombs dungeon?”

“Yes.”

“Then my older brother must be staying at Count Findelnerca’s house. I’m in the western business district…”

“Hey, does it take a long time to talk?”

Claire took a step forward.

As if sneaking in between me and Joshua.

“I mean Joshua’s colleagues. Everyone seems to be waiting, right?”

Claire points backwards.

There, boys and girls who seemed to be Joshua’s partymates were waiting.

Looking at it this way, everyone seems to be aristocrats.

Those who are of a high rank, or those of a slightly lower rank, must have something special about them.

Even so, it would not be higher than the ducal family.

That’s probably why he was just waiting for Joshua without being able to join the conversation.

“Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, so I’ve been distracted.”

“Even us. We’re about to get up and finish the attack. Wouldn’t it be better to settle down later?”

“I see… It’s as Miss Claire said. I’ll see you soon. See you later, brother.”

With those words, Joshua took his companions and left leisurely.

When they disappeared, I looked at Claire.

“Did you help?”

I couldn’t help but think that way.

Claire stepped in when Joshua first spoke to me, and not only did Claire intervene midway, but it was also Claire who cut off the conversation at the end.

Claire is rude, but he’s definitely a guy who puts his life and work at stake.

Anyway, Joshua is the third son of the duchy, and that’s how Joshua talked to me, the second son of the duchy. In other words, it is against manners for Claire, who is one rank lower than us, to intervene in the story.

Nevertheless, Claire did.

It was possible because the Marquess of Eiffeltein was valued higher than other marquesses, and it would have been possible because I knew Joshua.

Even so, it wasn’t a particularly beneficial move from Claire’s point of view.

“I’m well aware of it, Ariel. Then you should do me a favor later, right?”

From a position where Marie can’t see it, she secretly shows her breastbone and says.

… He must have been the first villain among villains, but somehow he became such a pitiful pervert.

“I never specifically asked for help.”

“Anyone with complicated faces in the world is saying that? It’s obvious that it’s all a lie~.”

“…….”

“Oh, the look in your eyes is tough. Are you going to hit me? Are you going to hit me?”

“I won’t hit you.”

So don’t get your hopes up.

After saying that, Claire sent me a regretful look.

‘She’s the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Enterless…….’

What Joshua was thinking of from the meeting just now was Claire Entirus.

The relationship between the Duke of Beheritt and the Marquis of Antirus isn’t particularly good or bad.

Both families are trusted by the imperial family, and they have their own exchanges, but it feels like they don’t care too much about each other.

It’s because the factions are different

It is also because the work we do is different.

If it connects to such a family.

‘Is there anything bad about it?’

I recall Claire’s attitude from the previous conversation.

These were somewhat rude actions.

Members of the duke family were having a conversation, but the Marquis of Entirus, one lower in rank, intervened. Not only that, but also cut off the conversation.

I wonder if this place was Philea Academy. We met in a very private place, but that kind of attitude was not good.

Still, it was strangely difficult to feel displeasure.

You should consider it heavenly. She has her temper for taking the initiative in conversation.

Truly the Marquis of Entirus.

Raising a truly aristocratic aristocrat.

“Sir Pelyar.”

Joshua called out to the big boy who was walking beside her.

“Yes, Gongja.”

“What do you think?”

“What do you mean?”

“The situation just before.”

“…….”

Pelyar keeps silent.

He must think he’s not qualified to say anything about the duke’s affairs.

After all, he is a guy who knows fountains well.

“It’s okay. It’s private, so feel free to talk.”

“Then I’m sorry, but I’ll tell you. It felt very unexpected.”

“Unexpected?”

“I don’t think Ariel Beheritt was able to adapt to Beltark Academy. That’s why I thought life at Philea Academy, a female academy, wouldn’t be easy either.”

“Hmm.”

Exactly as he said.

Unlike what she thought, Ariel seemed to be doing well at Philea Academy.

There were only two colleagues with her.

Although it was a very small number of people, it would be fair to say that reaching the 3rd floor was a small elite party with skills.

I don’t know if I’m dragging a small elite because I want to or because I’m not popular.

It won’t matter much either way.

The important thing is that Claire Entylus is attached.

“I heard there was a problem with the Duke of Bamir’s faction.”

“Yes. You mean the story that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Bamir was a monster.”

Joshua nodded her head.

There was an incident recently when the Duke of Bamir lost her face. The story is that her eldest daughter, whom she thought would inherit the Bamir duchy, had already died a long time ago.

That alone must have been a big incident, but it turned out that the monster was pretending to be Elpis Bamir.

It is said that neither the Bamir duchy, Philea Academy, nor the duke’s faction that followed Elpis knew about it.

“The Marquess of Entirus has been close to the imperial family for generations, and the princess is currently at Philea Academy.”

“Yes.”

“Did you go to Philea Academy with this intention?”

“That sounds like an overthinking.”

Pelyar says so.

Well that’s what you said. He thought too much for himself.

What matters is the present, not the past.

The Bamir duchy lost face, and it seems that the situation is not very good for the Marquis Eiffeltein as well.

It seems that the Marquis of Entirus is gaining power at Philea Academy.

But Ariel is close with Claire.

Since Claire also has a connection with the princess, this is not a situation to be taken lightly.

“If you do well, he might come back.”

Joshua laughed involuntarily.

“Sir Pelyar, we will suspend dungeon raids for the time being.”

“Are you okay?”

“It’s not that great, but priorities have changed.”

Joshua said.

“As a younger brother, shouldn’t you prepare to go see your older brother?”