Chapter 98

Student Council President Election (11)

Ziggs Eiffelstein always followed his intuition.

This is because what saved his life in a wild world where death was not strange was not a realistic and rational judgment, but a wild and instinctive intuition.

This is the exact opposite of Lortel, who has always lived in an organized system and only makes rational decisions. That’s why he comes into conflict with her one by one.

He lived through many experiences that the flowers in the greenhouse could not even imagine.

Hiding and running away from wild beasts in the grassland was almost a daily occurrence. It was not unusual to feel threatened for my life every day.

That’s why Ziggs isn’t scared of most things. I rarely feel embarrassed or scared.

But now I couldn’t help but swallow dry saliva.

It’s been a long time since I felt a sense of crisis. A feeling of fear crept up Ziggs’ spine and made him short of breath.

“Ugh... I’m going to catch a cold if I keep doing this.”

The image of Yenika running through the rain after a month.

And the creepy silence of Lortel standing blocking the exit.

Siggs Eiffelstein was a person who had a fairly accurate understanding of Ed Rothtaylor’s personal relationships during his lifetime. Therefore, the speed of accepting the situation is also fast.

Lortel was already well aware that he was half out of his mind due to the news of Ed’s death.

There was still an uneasy feeling of not knowing her insidious intentions, but in any case, in a one-on-one battle, Ziggs would never be pushed by Lortel.

However, Yenica Palover’s intrusion here... was a variable that made even Ziggs feel cold.

In any case, Ed Ross Taylor is a person with a strangely gifted sense of luck, as if he had saved a country in a previous life.

The fact that there are so many women following him around because they like him is something that cannot be said about his ability. Originally, even in the wild world, it was not surprising for a prominent male to have multiple females. What that means in the civilized world is a very complex question.

In any case, it is not a very good variable in the current situation.

Above all, Yenica Palover... was the person who was the most devoted to Ed among his acquaintances.

Even Lortel was engulfed in such cold anger, so there was no way the even more emotional Yenica Palover would be unaffected.

At least in Ziggs’ common sense, it was clear that Yenika was not someone who could stay quiet after hearing the news of Ed’s death.

That’s why...

“I’ve been looking for you, Tanya.”

At those words from Yenika... I couldn’t help but swallow my dry saliva.

Ziggs looked back at Tanya from the corner of his eye without loosening his grip on the sword handle.

Tanya was already cornered against the wall, shaking.

Lortel’s cold anger had a sad feeling that gave people goosebumps.

At least I have the feeling that Yenika looks a little better than I thought.

Nevertheless, Tanya seemed to have some bad memories of Yenika... She was trembling with fear and had tears in her eyes.

Ziggs also imagined how scared he would be if he were in Tanya’s situation. It will feel like riding a rope over a cliff.

It seemed like a somewhat reckless decision to come this far and take Tanya’s side, but Ziggs decided to trust his intuition nonetheless. Ziggs has been watching Ed and Tanya. This is because a certain confidence continued to arise that Tanya had no direct intention to kill.

Dealing with Yenica and Lortel at the same time would be impossible, even for Ziggs.

Ziggs is a duel master. There are not many people within the school who can match his skills, experience, and innate fighting sense.

However, he is not without weaknesses. In the end, his predictive ability, quick wit, and sense of action that are close to foresight... cannot have much meaning in the face of such overwhelming firepower that it is difficult to deal with.

If the opponent is a human who uses swordsmanship and magic and is the ‘object of a duel’, Ziggs will not be defeated in most cases, but he has a very poor match against Yenika, who competes with quantity and firepower by presenting numerous spirit legions.

“I have something to say about Ed—”

So, the moment Yenika started talking, she did the last thing she wanted to avoid.

– Quang!

Ziggs’ magic, as fast as light, destroyed one side of the hallway wall. Ziggs did not want to cause damage to property as much as possible, but there was nothing he could do if the situation went in such an unmanageable direction.

“Whoa?!”

“Pfft!”

Yenica and Lortel stumbled because of the sudden storm and dust.

Taking advantage of that opportunity, Ziggs wrapped his arms around Tanya’s waist and threw himself through the collapsed outer wall.

The rain had almost stopped.

A strong wind blew through the remaining raindrops, hitting my entire body.

The sound of the fluttering collar and the feeling of floating around the body instilled another sense of fear in Tanya.

– Boom!

Even though I was wrapped around my body with wind magic, the shock of landing was not completely alleviated.

Ziggs, who had barely managed to steady himself after landing near the back door, put down Tanya. If you take the path behind the Ofilis Building and escape to the western living area like this, you will somehow be able to find a place to hide.

Ziggs straightened his posture and looked up at the Ofilis Hall.

I had no choice but to take a deep breath.

A huge fire lizard is hugging the outer wall, and all kinds of physical spirits are floating in the air around it. One wolf the size of a house sticking its face in the window was a bonus, and the number of low-ranking spirits seemed to be close to three digits.

Seeing that many spirits in action at once is an amazing sight, no matter how many times you see it. The spirits all seemed to be wandering around looking for someone.

Needless to say, it’s Tanya Rosstaylor.

That fact... Tanya herself seems to have fully realized it. The speed at which my teeth chattered was accelerating even further.

“Get your mind together, Tanya Rosstaylor.”

Ziggs wiped the rainwater from his face a few times, then unfolded the robe he was wearing and covered Tanya with it.

“Run along the path behind here, and when you come to a fork, turn west. If you keep running like crazy, you will come across the living quarters.

Once you enter the living quarters, be sure to hide among the city streets. The more complicated the place, the harder it is to find. First, give chase. If you feel like you’ve been left out, find a place where you can seek help. Since you are the heir to the Ross Taylor family, it would be ideal to find someone with imperial power or a friendly noble family.

”

Heir to the Ross Taylor family. If you leave debt to such a person, there is a high possibility that he will be able to take up a political cause or social position. Tanya’s life itself is a good bargain.

“Well... then what about Senior Ziggs...?”

“I will do everything in my power to prevent them from pursuing you. It may be impossible to overpower Senior Yenica or Lortel, but I can block them to a certain extent and then run away on my own when the time comes.”

“Uh... why so much...?”

“I wouldn’t have gone this far if you weren’t Ed’s younger brother. I think I was lucky.”

Ziggs took out a magic engineering supply from his pocket. It was a stone slab with four red beads embedded in it.

‘Helgo’s Wing Shoes’ were items that temporarily made the body more agile.

Come on . Lucy’s position is that she was just coping with being lifted.

But that is literally just Lucy’s position.

“No matter what anyone says, it doesn’t change the fact that you were the one who hurt me. I didn’t mean to, but I’m responsible to some extent, so I’ll tell you that. Let’s go together later.”

“Anyway...”

Lucy’s voice rang out again as she tried to refute something.

It was because Ed’s face was clearly visible as he let go of his regret. That wasn’t a particularly special reaction, and from Ed’s point of view, it was like everyday life. It was a reaction, but... Lucy felt like thunder was hitting her chest.

She was hated. She was treated like a pathetic person. Ed Ross Taylor was disappointed.

Suddenly, when that thought occurred to her, her spine suddenly felt hot.

Things like other people’s opinions and evaluations. Wasn’t she Lucy Mayril, who lived with a dog? She was a girl who lay down anywhere and took a nap with feather-like breath.

However, Ed’s expression made her feel like her airway was blocked, so she quickly clutched the brim of her hat and came up with an answer. “Oh, okay .

I apologize.”

“...Oh, okay. “You’re wise.”

She is a girl whose magnificent magical power can pierce even Mount Tai, and whose magic she wields makes even senior professors hold their tongues.

Lucy herself could not understand why a few words from Ed Rothtaylor had such great significance.

Is it time to organize my thoughts? However, the conclusion has already been reached. If it is true

that the identity of the emotion is love, then the question arises in my mind as to why I ended up harboring such feelings.

Here, I reminisce about the past. Lucy ended up regretting it for a long time. It was because her heart was hammering and the accident didn’t work out properly. She

lived with Ed for quite a long time. In fact, she wasn’t very aware of it.

In the first place, Ed’s camp was her first time. This is because it was just one of the best napping spots.

The man named Ed Rosstaylor was also just a caretaker walking around the camp, so there would have been no reason to feel that emotional about it.

However, he stayed at the camp for a little over a year. How about looking back at the things you did while living together and flirting with Ed?

Coming in and out of Ed’s cabin as if it were your own home. Taking a nap covered in a blanket in the bed where he slept every night.

Clinging to him while he was reading a book and crawling onto his lap. Lying down.

Being carried by his shoulders to a wooden resting place, basking in the heat of a campfire, with our backs to each other, gazing blankly at the starry sky, or sitting by a glowing fire and eating together. If that were the

relationship between the old wizard Glokt and young Lucy. The meaning may be completely different.

An old teacher and a young disciple. A grandfather and a granddaughter. A manager and a bridesmaid. Well, no matter what kind of relationship you compare and explain, it will be understandable.

However, if you were drawn to that memory and did not feel any resistance or distance from this daily life. That was a huge mistake.

The moment the target became Ed and the structure of the relationship changed to male and female, blood rushed to Lucy’s head in an instant. A

rush of heat hit her head, but there was nothing she could do now. The future You can change it with your own hands, but the providence of the world is that the past remains unchangeable.

He said that early response is the most important in controlling body odor.

However, there is no way that Lucy, who is always lazy and insensitive, would be able to make such a sensible initial response.

If you aren’t aware of the scent, is it already ingrained in your body?

Unfortunately, love is also like that. Lucy... has already come too far.

I can’t even tell when the change of heart began, but Ed’s characteristic, heavy grassy smell is already coming from her hair to her collar and hat.

Even if I realize the change in my heart later, I have already missed all the golden time to overturn it. In most cases, initial response loses its meaning if the timing is missed.

In that case, the only methodology left is... Now I have no choice but to find a way to somehow control my burning heart over time.

“Looking at you, it doesn’t look like you’re hurt at all. I guess so. Anyway, we don’t have time, so let’s go in quickly.”

If you let your guard down, the reason you start to lose your breath again is because all the emotions you have built up are coming flooding back all at once. Even though the timing was bad, it was really bad.

“No, that... Ugh...”

“Yenika must have been having a hard time looking for Tanya. I’m in trouble again, so I need to go quickly and finish the job and do something.”

The moment the name Yenica Palover is mentioned, Lucy takes actions that even she cannot understand.

“...?”

Ed turned quickly and headed toward the Ofilis building. The way he was hugging the sleeves of his clothes tightly and pulling them on... it was as if he was using them.

“....??”

Not only Ed, but even Lucy, who was actually taking that action, was shaking her eyes.

Only then does the girl begin to open her eyes to the desire for exclusivity.

“Kko... do you really have to go right now?”

This wasn’t an easy story again.

*

“Huh... Huh...!!”

While running through the forest, Tanya tripped over a rock and fell hard. After rolling on the muddy floor a few times, I finally got myself together.

“If... if this goes on... the living quarters... will come out...”

Tanya, who had been crying and shaking off the mud from her body several times, took another deep breath and stood up.

“I... I don’t know anything about how the situation came to be like this, but... for now... I have to live... I have to survive...!”

Tanya gritted her teeth, held back the tears that were threatening to well up, and moved her legs again.

“First of all... a place to ask for help... a place that has contact with the Ross Taylor family...”

Right now, saving one’s life is important.

The first place that comes to mind is... the royal residence. The Ross-Taylor family has deep connections with the imperial family, having produced many important imperial officials. Right now, matriarch Krapin Rosstaylor is Emperor Cloel’s closest aide.

The imperial family might be able to help. Of course, we will not leave this debt alone. Still, there was no place I could turn to any further than that.

“First... I have to move my legs...! I can’t rest... I’m sure... they’re chasing me... If I get caught... I really don’t want to get caught...”

It’s a pity, but... No one is chasing Tanya...

“And... the murder charge against my brother... I have to get rid of this too... I have to find out the truth... huh... huh... .!”

It’s truly sad... but in fact, the murder charges have already been dropped...!

“Never... get caught...!”

It’s sad if I have to say it... but it’s all shadow boxing...!!

However, there was no way for Tanya, who was cornered, to notice that.

In the end, whoever it was, there was only one thing they could say to her.

Just stay strong...Tanya Ross-Taylor...