chapter 16
16 – #16. Ariel Academy (4)
It has nothing to do with me.
I promised myself that I would quietly graduate from the academy.
Don’t get caught up in annoying human relationships, just stay quiet.
I just need to do what I can do well.
“… ….”
But why?
I was swinging a wooden sword alone at the training ground, but I kept missing the trajectory due to a sense of helplessness.
“… Phew.”
Why are you doing this?
I wonder if the conversation from earlier bothered me.
Although I am a very clumsy person, I am not a person with a sense of justice that would interfere with the affairs of people I do not know.
Although she is a little curious about her, it is not enough to go and rescue her in person.
But why?
-Whoop!
Also, the wooden sword is swung crookedly in the desired trajectory.
“… Ha.”
Is it because I feel uncomfortable because of the fact that they are turning a blind eye even after hearing about the school violence conspiracy?
Human conscience is very uncomfortable.
“… “This can’t go on.”
Although she doesn’t have much interest in her.
If we continue like this, we won’t be able to shake the sword due to impurity-like emotions when swinging it.
Yes. All of this is because of swordsmanship training.
I quietly put down the wooden sword.
‘If I go now, I won’t be late.’
And then, at a slightly hurried pace, I headed toward the backyard of the building next door.
I keep telling myself that the purpose is to get rid of uncomfortable feelings.
.
.
.
It was strange.
I went out and came close to the building next door, but I didn’t feel like I was there.
This is a blind spot, so there are already no people and there are shadows, so I was puzzled.
‘Was it just boys bragging?’
Children in their early teens often make up nonsense or brag.
There was enough possibility.
I feel somewhat relieved. Still, I was walking toward the backyard just in case.
“Huh?”
“… ?”
I made eye contact with someone standing inside the backyard.
Eyes colored with purple light. Eyes with shadows that make their sharpness stand out.
Dark blue hair that goes down to the shoulders.
It was Hedy.
There are no boys, so why am I alone in the backyard?
As soon as the question arose, I rolled my eyes downward.
And then it hardened.
… It was my mistake. Hedy wasn’t alone.
A male student with a bloody face being held by Hedy by the collar as if holding a plastic bag.
That male student was the one who brought up the topic of stepping on Heady at the training ground before.
Also, I saw a male student lying unconscious with his eyes closed, and a group of male students lying on the ground in complete disrepair.
Hedy stood calmly at the center.
As if it were everyday life.
“What? “Was there another one?”
Soon, Hedy comes towards me.
While dragging the male student grabbed by the collar to the ground.
She was glaring at me as if I was going to kill her with harsh eyes that were at odds with her cute appearance.
A cautious attitude no matter who looks at it.
It seemed like there was a big misunderstanding.
I responded by pretending to hastily block her with one hand. It was to avoid her crisis.
“Wait a minute. “I was just passing by.”
“You’re lying. “Are you going to go for a walk in this deserted backyard?”
Soon, Hedy swipes at the male student who is holding him by the collar! When he was thrown to the ground, the boy groaned in pain.
The situation is on the verge of turning into a fight.
I became impatient and quickly explained with one hand.
‘…… !’
-Paang!
In an instant, he closed the gap and spun around to reflexively guard Headey’s kick.
It was tingling. If it had been just a little bit later, it would have hit her in the chin and knocked her out.
“… Stop it?”
“No, wait…” .”
While speaking, Hedy returned her swinging leg and threw out her fist again.
“Pfft!”
I momentarily tilted her upper body backwards to avoid her fist, and then stepped on her backstab to increase the distance between her.
And then I opened my mouth again to correct the misunderstanding.
No, more accurately, I was trying to open it.
As soon as she misses her fist, she backspins with the very next move.
– Whirring!
Hedy turns, narrows the distance again, and throws a hook.
I had a hunch. I won’t be able to avoid this situation any longer.
It seemed like Hedy had no intention of quitting the fight until at least one person was killed.
‘I can’t help it… !’
This is a different version.
I raised Danjeon’s magical power.
Then, after circulating mana to strengthen her body, he dodged her fist and in the blink of an eye, she was stuck behind her.
She is surprised when I disappear in an instant.
Of course. Movement using magical power would not even have been possible. Because we are only freshman.
Except for a few who are called geniuses, you wouldn’t have thought that they were delinquents. Of course, I’m not a bully.
She tried to look back again, but it was already too late.
I made her hand blade and quickly struck her at the back of her neck with the intention of stunning her.
‘Let’s talk only after I’ve recovered from the faint and calmed down!’
-Whoa!
Then it was that time.
-Quaak!
“…… ?!”
I was surprised.
Amazing combat sense.
She put her hand on the back of her neck and blocked the blade of her hand, minimizing her damage.
I looked at her like that and thought blankly.
‘What, what is it? Even though she’s not a heroine, she has this ability… ?’
It didn’t make sense. Is she really an extra in the story?
If that’s true, then why do you have this talent? Is there a hidden heroine that I don’t know about?
While I was thinking that, Hedy turned back and tried to take an attack stance.
So I spoke urgently.
“Now, wait a minute…” !”
“…… !”
She stops and flinches.
It was finally time for him to listen to me.
“I told you to listen to what I have to say! You are misunderstanding now. “I have nothing to do with those people lying around over there!”
“… Lie.”
“It’s true! “If it was a lie, why didn’t you attack me more when you blocked my hand blade earlier and there was an opening?”
“… ….”
She tilts her head slightly, looking up to her side to see if what she hears is true.
And then he asks:
“… Really?”
“I told you earlier. It’s real. “We have no reason to fight?”
“… ….”
She thinks for a few seconds.
And she asked again.
“Then why did you come here?”
… I know. Why did you really come?
If I had known this would happen, I would have just been swinging my sword in peace.
The woman who promised to come hated herself for the past.
“… I was actually just passing by. “I’m a freshman, so I came here to see what’s going on.”
“Hmm….”
She looked at me closely,
Then, perhaps because he realized that I really had no intention of fighting, he soon relaxed his attack stance.
And then he said:
“Don’t mess around in places like this from now on. “There are no eyes here, so dangerous things often happen.”
With those last words, she slapped me without an apology! She passed by and trudged her way towards the lecture hall.
I was left alone with her, watching her walk away, and I was dumbfounded by her bewildering state of mind for a while until she disappeared.
“… ….”
She turned her head and looked back at the devastation in the backyard as if fascinated.
Male students fainting with blood clots.
It was all the work of a girl named Hedy.
… What kind of life have you been living? Even before, her reaction seemed familiar with this kind of thing.
“Huh… Anyway, I really came here for no reason and almost ended up bleeding.”
I turned my head away from the male students again.
And then, calming my startled heart from earlier, I headed back to the training ground.
“… “I need to get rid of this guy’s nonsense.”
*
It was the weekend two days later.
It took two days for me to realize that there may be no need for pointless nonsense.
I was suffering from severe financial difficulties.
‘Sounds like a family discipline policy….’
Pablo was good at providing support for charity and daily necessities, but at some point, he did not support us with money so that we could earn and spend it on our own.
Realize the importance of money or something… Sarah gave me pocket money, but I was the only one who did this.
Do you still think I’m a fool who spends a lot of money and drinks alcohol?
‘It can’t go on like this. ‘We are running out of money for education.’
Ariel Academy’s education is ridiculously expensive.
As this is an academy attended by children of high-ranking nobles, it only focuses on quality and taste without considering price.
Thanks to this, after classes and training, I had to go down to the village and buy cheap rye bread or sandwiches.
‘… Should I go to the Adventurer’s Guild?’
Various nutrients are needed to exercise strength and build muscle.
That’s why I had to eat well. Knowledge is essential.
Because you can’t earn enough to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with a part-time job….
‘I decided.’
As expected, the Adventurer’s Guild is the answer.
I went out wearing the iron longsword and armor I used at home.
And then headed to the Adventurer’s Guild in the village.
It took about 2 hours to come down to the village.
‘It’s really hard to keep up… !’
Once upon a time, I would faint on the way.
Even though I lost a lot of weight and am at a normal weight, I can’t believe it is like this….
My body currently feels like I am in the mid to late 170s with a height of around 170, and my weight is in the mid 70s.
I thought I would be taller as I was growing up.
‘It’s summer so it’s really hot….’
Because it is a village in the wealthy Lyanna Empire, there are a series of romantic Western European-style buildings, but not a single one caught my eye.
I wanted to quickly escape from this scorching sun and head to the Adventurer’s Guild.
That is how the Adventurer’s Guild arrived.
I guess there was also a tavern running inside, and the door was a sliding wooden door reminiscent of a swing door from the Western era.
I opened the door and went in.
Then it was that moment.
-Kwadangtang!
As soon as I entered, I heard the sound of something being smashed.
I was startled and turned my head in the direction where the sound came from.
‘Has there been a fight?’ ?’
A large, muscular man is lying face down under the table.
“hahahaha! That idiot! After shouting loudly, did it end up like this?!”
A man sitting on a chair across from him and mocking a large man who was lying face down.
Perhaps because he ran in broad daylight, his face turned red and he was trembling.
Men who appeared to be adventurers sitting at the surrounding tables were also giggling and watching the scene.
‘… I guess I forgot for a moment.’
Because I was a duke and lived only within the wealthy duchy and academy, I had forgotten what kind of world this was.
A world where swordsmanship and magic are everything.
Even though it is an adventurer guild affiliated with the wealthy Lyanna Empire, it is a guild made up of adventurers.
There is no way that barbarian adventurers from all over the world would know anything about formality or culture.
The smell inside the Adventurer’s Guild also had a musty, numbing smell from sweat and mold full of male hormones.
It is literally a slum itself.
… Rather, I liked it.
The reason I also enjoyed playing Ariel games was because of this raw charm.
The female employee at the counter also seemed resigned and was just enjoying the situation.
I immediately approached the female employee at the counter. Then she held out a small amount of copper and said:
“I came to register as an adventurer.”
“You are a new adventurer! Please wait for a moment.”
A female employee who calmly handles computer processing despite the commotion.
He is a true employee who is faithful to his job. While the female employee was taking out documents from a drawer and scribbling something.
Suddenly, a human woman who appeared to be in her mid-20s approached me and started talking to me out of the blue.
She was a quite attractive-looking woman.
“… hehehe, brother. Is it a face I haven’t seen before? “Are you here to register?”
Her plump white thighs and exposed navel. The fishnet dress barely covered the center of her breasts.
Looking at the provocative clothes, the current situation seemed exactly like that.
‘Gkot snake female adventurers trying to turn their lives around by seducing a wealthy-looking kid…. ‘They were adventurers who appeared a lot in the story.’
The armor I am wearing now is the armor made by the exclusive blacksmith of the Duchy of Brace.
It is a high-quality armor with various magic protection enchantments, and at a glance, it looks like it could be worn by a young person.
The sword is also a semi-precious longsword made by smelting the highest gemstone, Amantadium. As an adventurer, if you don’t recognize it, that’s stupid.
I did not shy away from the female adventurer who approached me and responded with a smile.
“Yes. “I would like to make a new registration.”
There is nothing good about a bad relationship.
The body will have to stay at this local academy for more than 5 years for the time being.
If that’s the case, it would be bothersome if the adventurers in this area show an unpleasant look.
I plan to use the Adventurer’s Guild frequently, but I need to give them a positive perception.
“What does an adventurer do? “Are you by any chance a fallen nobleman?”
To talk so bluntly about whether or not you are a fallen nobleman is like an adventurer who has thrown away all manners of manners.
But I didn’t hate it.
It seems better than an aristocratic society full of pretense and lies.
“Because my family life is a secret. “It is true that money is urgent.”
I smiled politely.
“hahahaha! “A corrupt master like you is an adventurer?”
A large man with bronze skin who was drinking wine at a nearby table shouted loudly.
Then the human woman smiled embarrassedly and spoke kindly to me as if comforting me. Mixing the banjondae.
“Don’t worry. “All adventurer men usually go through this.”
“No. It’s true that I look weak right now. “I think we just have to prove it in the future.”
“hehehe, you look young, but you speak really well, right? What is your name? “I am Shuria.”
“This is Xian.”
“Xian! It’s a pretty name…. “I really like you, brother.”
Shuria smiled like a fox and quietly wrapped her arms around me.
Shriya’s wide heart touches my arms.
Sweet and soft texture.
It was a heart so big that it was hideous, something I had never seen in the little kids at the academy.
Even if a noble falls, does that mean a noble is still a noble? Seeing her approaching like this, it seemed like she was also in a hurry to get married.
But you must not skip it.
Pretending to give in moderation, pretending not to give… As I said before, we have a good relationship.
“I’m glad you liked it.”
“Oppa, are you free in the evening? If it’s okay with me….”
I have to take it off slowly. Just when I thought,
With good timing, the female employee at the counter asked me to sign for registration. The computer preparation had been completed.
I gave Shuria a friendly smile and she looked around appropriately before going to the counter.
And signed her name with a feather pen.
After receiving her documents back, the counter clerk proceeds with the computer processing again.
Now it’s time to go to the request board and look for a suitable request. The female counter employee spoke to me while making the payment.
“Mr. Sian, are you from Ariel Academy?”
I didn’t even wear a school uniform shirt, so how did I know?
“How did you know?”
“Ah, it’s no different… Recently, someone who attends Ariel Academy registered as an adventurer. “It looked like he was around Sian’s age, so I looked into it.”
It’s certainly rare for someone my age to become an adventurer.
By the way, you are a student at Ariel Academy… ?
Does he come from a rough family like mine?
“He was someone who usually received dangerous requests at that age, such as subjugating C-class demon beasts. He seemed like a very relaxed person… “Do you know anyone?”
“Unfortunately, I don’t have many friends, so I don’t know who they are.”
“Huh? I thought a handsome person like Sian would have many friends….”
This employee is good at giving lip service.
He seems like a person whose calling is service. In the world where I originally lived, I might have made a name for myself as a salesperson.
When you are having an unbecoming polite conversation with an employee like that.
I heard the sound of a chair being kicked roughly from the table next to me.
It was the actions of a large, bronze-skinned man who had taunted me earlier by calling me a master.
He comes to me suddenly and stomps away and says.
“Hey, master! “You’re from Ariel Academy?”
Today was a day when human relationships were very strained.