Academy Ankle Reaper

29. Angels and Demons

The academy was full of stories about Atlas.

It is said that he is a freshman with a promising future, having quarreled with the five pillars as soon as he arrived and destroyed the newspaper club by himself.

The more Atlas commits crimes, the companion who always advises me becomes wary of him.

-Atlas’ momentum is unusual. He might already have a contract.

He warned that whenever an incident occurred around Atlas, it was dangerous.

Even when he destroyed all of Lemnos’ gang in the hallway, when he defeated Lemnos, and when he destroyed the newspaper department, he was always vigilant.

Atlas tells him that he will definitely make a pact with the devil.

I wanted to dismiss it all as nonsense, but it was impossible for me.

Since meeting his companion, he has never been wrong.

After the conspiracy of the Devil Church, a group of devil worshipers in the territory, was resolved, the voice of my companion, which only I could hear, always pointed me to a good path as if I knew the future.

Every time such a companion keeps talking about Atlas, Atlas looks different.

The most cowardly thing is that I also don’t fully believe in Atlas.

Atlas has two faces.

A caring and comfortable angelic Atlas in front of River and me, and a scary demonic Atlas when he cuts down those who are against him…

The ever-changing appearance of Atlas continues to confuse me.

When I see Atlas helping River with swordsmanship training in the morning, all of his companion’s worries seem like nonsense, but when I see Atlas chopping up people’s legs, it seems that what he said is true.

The most decisive thing was what happened yesterday…

The day Atlas and Phrygia returned to school after being absent, what they witnessed shocked their companion.

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It was when I was looking for Atlas by a companion who was suspicious of Atlas when he suddenly disappeared in the morning.

Atlas, who was found in an empty classroom in the academy building, had a tryst with Phrygia.

“…Atlas-nim, we have tea time every afternoon. Could you come?”

“I’m not going. It’s crowded with your men there.”

I know about the Golden Phrygia.

I’ve heard a lot of rumors, and I’m one of the people my companion talked about with trembling.

I’ve heard that he’s definitely a cheeky and arrogant personality, but he uses a very polite respect.

“I’ll clean it all up.”

“Then it would be noisy if you and I were alone.. There would be no reason to go any further.”

“It’s between me and Atlas. Other people can’t say anything.”

“I feel uncomfortable when they gossip.”

“Then… I’ll arrange a seat for you.”

Prygia is clinging to Atlas.

Atlas euphemistically rejects Phrygia’s proposal, but Phrygia pleads with Atlas.

What the hell happened between the two of them?

I don’t understand at all.

– Took

As Shaara continued to speak on different terms, Atlas suddenly began to thump his palms with his fists.

“Shaara.”

“…!”

As soon as the sound of her fists hitting her palms in a steady rhythm resounded, Shaara and her Phrygia’s expression changed.

The face of a girl in love suddenly changed to that of a frightened child breaking out in a cold sweat.

“I said I’m not going.”

“… Presumptuous.”

Atlas’ stubborn refusal, Phrygia finally gave up with her eyes tightly closed.

“Then go.”

As soon as Atlas’ voice stopped, his companion shouted in his head.

-I noticed! Use the hourglass now!

‘Now??’

As soon as my companion shouted, I turned the small hourglass hanging around my neck in reverse.

At the same time, I heard something breaking overhead.

Like that movement, I felt as if my body was upside down and the scenery in front of me changed.

I came back to the dormitory again.

-I could have been caught if it was a little later.

“You noticed us?”

The ‘Rewinding Hourglass’ you just used is a rare artifact found thanks to your companion.

If you reverse the hourglass once a day, you have the ability to move in space to the place you were at up to the day before.

There are many space movement artifacts like that, but the ‘Rewind Hourglass’ is a special artifact that can be used even in places where space movement is impossible without being detected.

I can only use it once a day, so there are many cases where I don’t use it, but it seems that I was really in a hurry to use it.

The sight I just saw was an amazing sight.

The two had a tryst as if they were secretly dating.

‘Isn’t it, I didn’t seem to like Atlas very much.’

Atlas thoroughly rejected Phrygia’s courtship. But there can be love like that too.

I was also surprised, but my companion was so surprised that his voice trembled.

– Phrygia… Uses respect? To Atlas?? Damn it’s already too late!!

‘Looks good… Is that a big problem…?’

– Phrygia is a traitor to humanity. There is only one existence that has bowed its head other than that bitch’s emperor… That is the devil. That bitch is the one who sided with the devil and destroyed the empire..!!

That’s what I said before.

Among the five, except for those who died first, everyone told me that they would sign a contract with the devil later.

-That bitch is the successor of the Golden Ball. In this empire, the only people a bitch can bow down to are the emperor and her father. Such Phrygia serves Atlas as if she were her master.

-At the end… You saw Phrygia tremble with fear…? Atlas subdued Phrygia. Atlas could have already become a demon.

“Lies…”

That can’t be…

If Atlas really became a demon… I must kill him.

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Though the matter of Atlas continues to confuse my head, the class continues.

It is very difficult to live as an exam student at an academy.

Those who entered through letters of recommendation think that those who entered through examinations are inferior to themselves.

I saw how many people changed their expressions after looking at the brooch’s appearance even after greeting them brightly.

Some of the test-entry students have already been wrongly caught by bad guys and are being harassed.

I am living a very enjoyable academy life.

River was always by my side to keep those people from sticking together, so at least in class, I didn’t have to worry about that.

Atlas… Always treats me comfortably.

I kept thinking about what my companion said, so I couldn’t treat Atlas like the first time, but he always treated me the same way.

I listen to the theory of magic engineering, a liberal arts class, by myself.

I was taking this class because I needed a lot of magical engineering knowledge to maintain the weapons I was using according to my companion’s advice.

It’s difficult, but the companion catches the parts he doesn’t understand and explains them in an easy-to-understand way, so it’s worth pursuing.

After class, the seniors sitting in front called me.

“Are you that kid’s pet?”

“Me…?”

“Follow me outside.”

A kid’s pet.. Is that me?

I wanted to refute, but the words couldn’t come out of my mouth.

‘The two of them’s pets… I think they fit…’

A daughter of a viscount with a dying estate like me is nothing compared to the two people who entered with a letter of recommendation…

There is no benefit to going together.

Why did those two hang out with me… Come to think of it, it was strange.

“Hmm~ Is this your preference?”

“The test admissions all look strong.”

“Release your face. I won’t eat you.”

The three stand around me and silently evaluate me.

It doesn’t seem that strong.

It is possible to defeat all three and escape.

-She is the daughter of Laifou. His personality is about the average of nobles, so he’s not cheap, but he’s not evil.

A companion who understood the suspicious atmosphere gave appropriate advice.

Not being evil means not doing anything that would cause harm to oneself.

If you protest against it, it will only cause a commotion…

Unlike Atlas, I don’t want to be expelled from the academy, so it’s better to avoid incidents as much as possible.

“Now take it.”

“This is… ?”

What they put forward was their burden.

“Originally, juniors carry the burden of seniors.”

“..Yes.”

Including my own luggage, I lifted a total of 4 people’s luggage.

I don’t think it’s heavy because I’m training regularly, but it was difficult to hold several bulky books and teaching aids at once.

They made me carry their own burdens like a porter in every liberal arts class twice a week and often said things that were hard to respond to.

It was mainly a joke comparing me to a pet.

But that’s about it.

It’s not just asking for money, nor is it physically unbearable abuse.

Your jokes are a bit mischievous… But there are people who slap you for not responding, but if you just snarl, you’re a nobleman.

Yes, this is fine.

It is worth enduring.

“Hey, what are you guys doing?”

But it didn’t seem like it from Atlas’ point of view.

When I saw that I was carrying the luggage of the seniors, I became angry with the seniors.

Atlas was angry for me, not for his personal problems.

“Take this, you trash!!”

“””Hey!”!!””

After kicking out the seniors, Atlas grinned and approached me again.

“If there’s another one like that… No, I’ll come to the neighborhood often.”