Became a Lazy Confucius at the Academy

8 – Class Placement Test (3)

Clap.

The campfire burned with a steady sound.

The embers flashed and sparked small sparks, which spread into larger sparks as they collided with each other.

It was Ruid’s skill. He didn’t stop there, he brought the surrounding mushrooms and started grilling them on a thin mana board.

As if to prove that he wasn’t just sleeping in Delrin’s lake, he looked very familiar.

Hersy was unsure of where to start and how to help. Ruid, who flipped the mushroom with his telekinesis, met his eyes.

“Mushrooms are delicious only when grilled.”

“Ah, yes, yes… “

“It’s okay because I removed the poison with detoxification magic.”

“Thank you.”

“You can eat now.”

Ruid lifted a mushroom with his mind and stirred it vigorously. When it seemed to cool down, he picked it up with his hand and took a bite.

The fragrant mushroom juice enriched the inside of the mouth. It was a snack that Ruid often ate. Originally, I cooked it with a fireball, but I tried it myself after making a bonfire yesterday.

‘It’s okay.’

Much better than Fireball. Is it because of the scent of the tree? Also, natural is better than artificial.

“Wow… it is delicious.”

Hersy covered his mouth, chewed and swallowed.

“It was simply roasted… How is it so delicious?”

‘Of course it is delicious. It’s a matsutake mushroom.’

The secret was the antidote magic.

Here, you don’t know what kind of poison the mushroom contains, so you use detoxification magic to eat it, but the magic is inflexible.

All ingredients that are bad for the body are destroyed. Things like cholesterol, sodium, and excess sugar.

In particular, nobles worry a lot about their bodies, so they use detoxification magic to eat ordinary food. Louise still remembers her first meal after being possessed.

It was a terrible experience. It really didn’t taste like anything. It felt like chewing a tire, not a steak. It was to the point of doubting whether the author had set the world view to England.

How long did it take to convince you that the cause was detoxification magic? I thought I would die if I ate any kind of sugar.

So Ruid said that he had cast detoxification magic on the mushrooms.

“Because I am a master. If your magic skills are as good as mine, you can have this taste.”

It took me six months to convince my family, so how can I convince a stranger?

“I-I have good skills too, right?”

Hersy was furious, but he ate the mushroom calmly. A mage who saw that earlier would have no choice but to be polite.

‘How many magics can be implemented at the same time?’

Earlier, in the process of making a bonfire, Hercy almost passed out. While he controls dozens of wooden blocks at the same time. I’d never even heard that that was possible.

At the same time, it was surprising that a person with such skills, who had nothing to regret, would protect him.

“… ….”

Hercy looked at Ruid.

Ruid was eating an apple. Her mouth was small, so even after biting for a long time, it hardly diminished.

‘Ears are cute.’

Hercy stared blankly at Ruid for a while.

“… ?”

Ruid tilted her head and held out the apple next to her. Hersy kept staring at him, so he knew he wanted to eat.

“Oh, thank you.”

Hersy accepted it politely. Ruid looked across the valley and bit into it.

‘When will he come?’

Originally, Hercy, who wanted to occupy a good seat, belatedly found this place.

He discovers a group of Justins that he has preempted.

But as we saw earlier, there was an old friend of Hercy, Sophia, in Justin’s group.

Hersie, who had lost his feathers and couldn’t make a proper staff, couldn’t give up on this good place.

Hercy forms a ‘temporary alliance’ to respect Sophia.

‘I remember it being the next day.’

This test is not all about simply enduring. If that is the case, the students who are stuck in the corner and don’t come out will end up at the top.

There was an interim event. The first event was the monster raid. They attack suddenly in the early morning.

There, Hercy finds out that Justin has feathers, and the conflict begins in earnest.

“…… Thank you earlier.”

At that time, Hersy hesitated and said thanks.

Louise woke up from her thoughts and looked at Hercy. His face is red

“Until I am grateful.”

“My side, it was the first time someone listened to it.”

Hersy said shyly, placing his hand on his lap.

“Thank you for cooking delicious food. I’m going to leave things unrelated to the phoenix feather. I never thought you would do this.”

‘It’s polite.’

Ruid made her yawn.

‘To think that a child like this would change like that later.’

After all, the environment is important to people.

‘By the way, what should I do with the phoenix’s feathers?’

In the end, what happened today was like putting off a future conflict. As long as you hang out with Hercy’s friend, Sophia, you’ll find out someday. That Phoenix’s feather was picked up by Justin.

‘I should have been patient with it earlier.’

My voice got louder here and there, and I just pushed it away because I was stressed…

I don’t know. Louis slowly fell asleep.

“And that may be presumptuous, but… “

Hersy cleared her throat and spoke cautiously.

“That kind of attitude can make too many enemies. The Phoenix incident was also me, so I went to find it myself. And the incident… “

‘Are you saying that??’

I was dumbfounded when Hersie, the enemy manufacturer, said such a thing.

I wondered what it would be like.

Louise tried to find a suitable place for her to sleep.

“Huh?”

But then.

“…… What.”

Around the waterfall.

I found a strangely hidden phoenix feather.

Louise looked at her pillow in embarrassment. There was no room for her to get out. If that’s the case, that means that it’s not his own feather.

“Louid?”

When Ruid was quite embarrassed, Hercy put on a puzzled expression. Soon after following Ruid’s gaze, she jumped up.

“Blood, Phoenix feathers!”

Hersy jumped at her feathers in a fright. Louis put on a puzzled expression.

‘What happened?’

He slowly wondered why it was here. Obviously not at first. Ruid’s genius mind doesn’t forget even the passing scenery.

Then it suddenly appeared at some point, but it can’t be…….

‘Justin?’

Suddenly, a scene flashed through Ruid’s mind.

Enraged Hercy’s attack.

And the snarky Justin.

The feather fell out of her pocket with the shock —

“…… !”

“This is definitely my feather. Just in case you didn’t know, I put a magic imprint on it.”

And it didn’t take long for Hercy to come to the same conclusion as Ruid.

Wow.

“That commoner…… !”

Seeing through everything, Hercy was furious.

Ruid approached scratching his head.

“I’m glad you found the feather.”

“This is why I have no prejudice against the common people. I didn’t curse because I was a commoner, but when I cursed, I was a commoner!”

Ruid pondered for a while before saying. She had to let go of Hercy’s wrath.

“Don’t get too angry. Stress is bad for your skin health.”

“Yes?”

“There is no need to think about revenge or anything like that.”

“What are you talking about… ?”

Louise blinked her eyes.

“Didn’t you think I would tear your limbs apart?”

I definitely answered that way in the novel.

Hercy was startled and calmed down Ruid.

“I am grateful that you are angry with me, but there is no need for that. Oh, anyway… I think that’s too harsh.”

“??”

‘What is it?’

Ruid didn’t understand this situation she became the only badass herself.

“Did you steal the feathers? It’s a commoner subject, but he touched a nobleman’s property. Anger guidance?”

“That’s cheeky, but…… “

Hersy wiggled his nose.

‘I can’t say I’m even a little grateful that I’ve formed a bond with Ruid!’

At first, I thought, I don’t know who stole it, but I won’t let you go if you get caught, but—

Whatever the intention, thanks to that, she was able to create a bond with Louis. She even ate food prepared by a lofty fairy who was called an indolent genius and refused to be touched by anyone.

For Hercy, the moment she was talking with Ruid felt like a dream.

“I’m just going to make a simple accusation and move on.”

That’s why Hercy was able to forgive her cleanly.

Ruid was quite shocked.

Of course, this was the desired result. But what can I say, it was futile.

‘Was this character originally like this?’

Ignoring and contempt was a passive character.

However, from what I’ve experienced so far, they are overly considerate and common sense.

“If you are. I won’t say much, but…. Let’s prepare well. It will take time to prepare this and that.”

The ground was dry because it was near the waterfall. I couldn’t sleep as usual, so I was going to collect leaves or something.

But I was too curious to just skip it. Louis showed curiosity.

“Weren’t you angry because Sophia looked friendly with commoners?”

“Yes?”

“Aren’t you two friends? There was a dispute earlier, but neither side took sides. He’s a commoner that I’ve known for a day.”

Hercy’s expression stiffened slightly.

“Even though I was disappointed. Because that’s what nobles are. We divide and cut people as needed.”

Hersy laughed softly.

“I don’t know how the three formed a party, but they are party members, right? It’s true that I have friends, but they’re what I need right now. Sophia’s position would have been embarrassing.”

‘… Aren’t you an adult?’

She’s a villain. She couldn’t believe it

How the hell did you care for the kid?

Ruid tried to take his anger out on Justin and avert his awkward gaze.

“And.”

It looks like Hercy hasn’t finished talking yet. Louis looked at Hercy.

Hersy brushed his hair and turned his head slightly to the side.

“… It’s okay because Louis recognizes it.”

Only then did Ruid realize why Hercy’s reaction to Justin was different from the original story.

Hercy just needed someone to sympathize with.

It didn’t exist in the original work, but it does exist now.

That was the difference.

**

It is cold at night in the forest.

If you use magic, it can be solved, but unless you use a medium, the magic won’t last even while you sleep.

However, the night between Ruid and Hercy could have been warm. Ruid was a fraudulent character who could keep her magic alive just by thinking, ‘I hope it will be warm until morning’.

Hercy, who wanted to be helpful, also placed an alarm magic around her. Even so, he said five times that he was sorry that his magic was weak.

The two of them were sleeping at a moderate distance. But then, Louis opened her eyes.

‘The monster will come soon.’

I don’t have a watch, so I can’t tell the exact time. But it was certain that the darkest night had passed and dawn had come.

Ruid rubbed her eyes and sat down on a large rock. He was basically nocturnal because he slept a lot during the day.

“Louid… ?”

I heard the voice of Hersy who was drunk.

“It’s still early in the morning. Sleep more.”

“What about Ruid?”

Hercy stood up despite Ruid’s recommendation.

“I can’t sleep. Are you growing up?”

“… I can’t sleep either.”

Hersy looked sleepy to anyone.

However, I ended up standing next to the rock where Ruid was sitting.

At that time, Hercy’s head rang.

“… Someone is coming.”

“Really?”

Ruid answered indifferently. But Hercy was different. As the person who cast the warning spell, she was aware of the seriousness of the situation.

“It’s a strong monster’s presence! If it’s this feeling, even if you can’t do it, you’ll come!”

“Don’t make a fuss. Whoever it is, I win.”

Ruid stabbed Hercy’s cheek on the rock.

Hersy blinked and replied like a woodcarver.

“Four.”

Ruid narrowed her eyes and looked across into the woods. Before long, the ground rumbled enough that she could feel it even if it wasn’t for alarm magic.

The monster appeared. It is a giant, troll with a huge green skin.

When Hercy confirmed the identity of the monster and froze, Ruid thought while stretching lightly.

‘The goblin is a bit big… ?’

Again, seeing it in text and seeing it in real life are different.

Ruid curled her thumb and forefinger and aimed at her troll.

‘Good. I wanted to try this.’

When she was unemployed for a long time, she imagined the impressive scenes she had seen in her favorite anime.

Ruid spoke cynically in a soft voice.

“Kong.”

She grabbed her hand at the same time.

Kwadeuk—!

A blue dragon made of mana popped out and swallowed the troll.

“Ugh… !”

Hersey sighed.

I rubbed my eyes to see if what I just saw was a dream.

And when I opened my eyes—

Half of the forest was gone.