Chapter 141

How to Survive at the Academy chapter 141

End of term assessment (5)

“haha... ?... .”

laughter flowed out. It was a bizarre thing.

Kaleid has captured and killed the Ain countless times on the battlefield.

It is now the heyday of the distant past. I will never forget my life on the battlefield, where every day was like walking on thin ice.

The enemies I met on the battlefield all had poison in their eyes. Because the option of giving up itself does not exist.

If you come to a corner and admit the difference in skill with your opponent and humbly accept defeat, the next thing that comes to you is cold death.

“okay... You are definitely stronger than the mediocre active duty members.”

Kaleid shoved both hands into his pockets and smiled bitterly.

It feels like the hangover and drunkenness have gone away. It was only then that he seemed to know the identity of that chill in Ed’s eyes.

that... It is a poison that can only stand in the eyes of those who have crossed the line countless times.

When I was walking around the battlefield in the middle of the day, I fought for my life dozens of times a day with someone with such eyes.

The feeling of that day, which was now slowly being forgotten, chills the back of Kaleid’s neck.

High Wind Spirit Merylda.

For a wolf the size of that house, even this wide arsenal is cramped.

Besides, it is full of spectators, so if you rush around, you will harm the students around you.

No matter how much he moves for victory, he will keep that line.

Then, even if it is a high-ranking wind spirit that boasts of great power, there are too many restrictions on how to use its power. This battlefield itself is a disadvantage for him.

In fact, it was the same with Kaleid.

I had to aim carefully, fearing that just using the high-ranking lightning magic would damage nearby students. If it was a wolf of such a huge body, more would be more, not less.

– Kwagak!

As Kaleid leapt backwards, he gathered magic power in his hands.

Ed, who had his head bowed, leapt and followed. Again, as Kaleid expected, Ed has no intention of using Merylda as a physical means of combat.

However, all the spirits and wind magic that Merylda deals with are still difficult.

A wolf standing firmly like a mountain behind Ed’s back. As the beast roared once, a vibration filled with magical power resounded throughout the large rosary of the nail tube.

― ‘Ahhh!’

― ‘Ugh... ! My ears are ringing... !’

Dozens of wind blades poured out of the wolf. The power of each shot is also a problem, but the number of times is also extraordinary.

Some wizards concentrated their minds and fired one shot at a time, and the blades of the wind attacked Kaleid in such a large amount that it was impossible to avoid them all.

Lieutenant Freezing Magic ‘Ice Wall’. A frozen wall rose and blocked the blade, but when it was blocked halfway, the wall crumbled down.

―Kaga Gak!

After that, the remaining wind blades rushed in to rip Kaleid’s body apart.

By forcibly squeezing out magical power, he neutralized all remaining blades with defensive magic that was barely implemented. But he had already given the distance to Ed.

The dagger held by the reverse water flies towards the kaleid.

The defense magic had already been neutralized by Merylda’s magic.

Kaleid raised his drunken eyes, twisted his body in an instant, and grabbed Ed’s wrist. He didn’t use magic, he moved his body directly.

As it was, Ed swung and pulled his gripped wrist. In an instant, Kaleid’s center of gravity collapsed, but he stood up with one leg as if he had hit the ground, then clenched his teeth and withstood Ed’s power.

“Strength... That’s great.”

If I had been a dumbass wizard, I would have been hit here. Kaleid was so sure.

He faces that giant wolf right in front of his nose, and there is no emotional disturbance. Kaleid is a person who has gone through everything before and after childbirth. Naturally, the next move was decided.

As it is, Kaleid implemented the lieutenant fire magic ‘one point explosion’.

The one-point explosion specialized in rapid fire is a magic that only shines when you have to chant the magic before your opponent.

However, it was the wrong choice against Ed.

―Paah!

A flame rose in Ed’s arms.

It’s still a quick one-point explosion, but when Kaleid’s mana sensitivity reaches its peak, it really reacts at a speed that doesn’t make sense.

However, Ed didn’t have to react.

– Whoa, whoa.

Ed’s arm popped out of the flame and grabbed Kaleid’s collar. The dagger seemed to have been reinserted.

‘I survived... ? naked?’

Ed’s appearance as he escapes from the flames is haunted.

Even if it was a one-point explosion, which had the weakest firepower among the lieutenant’s magic, it wouldn’t make sense to endure it barefoot.

Only then does the possibility of ‘the protection of the spirits’ bloom in Kaleid’s head.

The protection of hwabok.

It is a protection originally expressed by lower spirits. However, Mug’s protection, which became a lieutenant spirit due to a phase shift, is now powerful enough to handle even the firepower of intermediate magic.

As Ed injects magical energy into the staff he is holding in his opposite hand, Mug’s spirit-style ‘explosion’ wraps around the duel once again.

All flames have the property of burning the world fairly, but this time their influence is not fair.

Ed is temporarily immune to fire magic. This gigantic explosion reveals its teeth only to Kaleid.

‘this guy... It’s a thing... .’

Kaleid smiles contentedly, and decides to do all he can by drawing out the magic of his body.

‘okay... Trying to lose would be a good experience for this guy.’

―Quaan!

In the midst of exchanging fast attacks that it is difficult to react with each other.

Most of the audience had already given up on catching up with their movements. It was difficult to even follow with the naked eye because of the quick movement among the magic that obscured the sight.

After the rising flames and dust disappeared... Kaleid was caught up in the explosion and was thrown away.

A roar was heard from the left. Indeed, Edgar had beaten the senior professor.

... But Ed was not vigilant. he already knew

Even in that dire situation... . Kaleid was able to stop Ed’s attack. It was clearly confirmed that he had gathered an unbelievable amount of magical power in an instant.

Kaleid didn’t stop, it didn’t. The reason was obvious.

in order to deceive

– Whoa, whoa.

The wind that emerged from Ed’s center enveloped his body.

It’s not the magic that Ed manifested. It is the ‘protection of the storm’ that surrounds his body.

Seeing this, Dyke widened his eyes. Of course, so was Tanya.

Even Kaleid felt strange and threw his gaze towards it.

“Ed Roth Taylor. you now... .”

“Thank you for your help, Dike-senpai.”

Ed greeted him politely, wiping his hands.

Dyke saw the ice still binding Ed’s feet. Not even the slightest melt.

I thought I was trying to melt it through elemental fire magic from a while ago, but... That wasn’t it.

――It wasn’t that the ice couldn’t be melted, it was that it wasn’t melting.

It was clear that he was deliberately kneeling down, covering his hands, and gathering the Holy Spirit’s magic.

Aspect magic is distinctly red in color, unlike normal magic. Therefore, it is easy to infer the fact that the opponent is trying to use the Aspect Magical power just by looking at the hue of that magic power.

So Ed pretended to melt the ice and secretly hid his hand to draw out the Holy Spirit’s magic.

At the last moment, the flying spear of ice... It was meant to attract and block Kaleid through a ‘forced gathering’. using his body as a shield.

And to finish with the spirit expression of the dagger held in the other hand, the other hand was holding the dagger infused with magical power.

Close your eyes and imagine.

Flying ice spear. Ed suddenly changed his complexion and stood up and cast his Aspect Magic. An ice spear flew in front of Kaleid, who was sucked in, and even if he managed to cope with it, Ed with a spirit-style dagger behind his back.

The last, improvisation, trying to use the situation even after being suppressed.

Kaleid realized after seeing it. What would have happened if Dyke hadn’t intervened at the end? No one knows at this point.

Magical ability, battlefield experience, and combat ability itself are clearly superior to the kaleid.

However, this coping ability to somehow derive the optimal number from a given situation at every moment... Even Kaleid has no choice but to stick his tongue out.

“Ed Roth Taylor.”

Kaleid put both hands in the pockets of his coat, and spoke with his eyes wide open.

“You are really, really crazy.”

“... Can I hear it as a compliment?”

“Then are you swearing? Oh, that’s an insult.”

Professor Kaleid chuckled and looked into the crowd. Everyone seemed to have their eyes wide open.

Even so, it’s a duel of this level. They fought and fought too earnestly to be dismissed as a mere final exam.

He even brought out a high-ranking spirit and exchanged numbers with the senior Soto Science professor by whistle. At this point, no one will be dissatisfied.

“The elemental science practical exam is perfect. Ed Roth Taylor.”

Elemental science is one of the core subjects with a very large weight among the examination fields of the Ministry of Magic.

“If you’ve done your handwriting properly, it wouldn’t be a dream to be a senior in the 3rd year.”

There was a roar in the left. The seat of the 3rd year senior at the Sylvania Academy was a position where no matter what anyone said, there was an undisputed number one.

“Well, I don’t think it’s crazy to lament that the spirit samurai who is now taking the senior position in the 3rd year... I don’t know if you’ll be able to get a senior seat... .”

Kaleid is also familiar with Yenica Palerover, who is famous for this Sylvanian bachelor.

Didn’t it lead to a girl like the main character in a fairy tale? A girl born with good sensitivity, received a good education, and walked a rosy road to achieving good grades.

Kaleid remembered the girl, and looked at Ed, who had been holding out in the mud even if he pretended to be.

Each person has a different standard for judging values. Therefore, Kaleid’s opinion cannot represent the opinion of all undergraduate faculty members. only his own opinion.

“At least I think you are more suited to the senior position.”

Having said that, Professor Kaleid staggered down the dungeon.

I couldn’t stand it, so I rolled up the tobacco and smoked it.

“Well, anyway, if you are having a hard time with your bachelor’s life, or if Assistant Professor Claire is acting like a dog, come and tease me.

Because I’m amazingly good at one thing I’m longing for.”

After waving his hands to say hello, he staggered out into the hallway, hoping to take a break before the next exam.

“Then I will teach you how to handle high-level magic.”

It was truly a kaleid-down speech.

* * *

“Well, there are people like that... ?!”

Tanya continued to get angry as she stomped her feet.

“Isn’t he wandering around drunk while the academic schedule is in progress, or he’s just taking a practical test and hitting high-ranking magic... ! I’m going to have to formally protest this to a real bachelor! I’ll take responsibility and ask about this... !”

With Tanya, who was raging and angry, beside me, I left the student center.

The experience of walking through the audience seats with the support of the student council president was not very pleasant. It was as if he was looking at a celebrity when he looked at him with a loud voice.

Seriously, the student council president, who is treated wherever he goes, comes out and supports himself, so it must seem like a fuss. For me, it is a position that is both grateful and burdensome.

“Student President. I will support you.”

“No, it’s okay... Dyke-senpai is so big that he feels uncomfortable with his older brother.”

The way he clenched his fists and supported me while shaking his legs was like a small animal, so neither I nor Dyke laughed out loud.

“Thank you so far. Dick senior. To be honest, I was a little nervous.”

“You speak well. I wish I had everything ready to deal with. Rather, am I not disturbed by going up?”

“I wish I had good grades. What’s the point of doing more there?”

After saying that, with Tanya’s support, I proceeded all the way to the Obell Hall. There was nothing I could do about it, as they offered to give me basic first aid.

“By the way, it’s the first time we’ve met face-to-face. Ed Roth Taylor. They must have been aware of each other’s existence. You’re such a glamorous guy, and me, I’ve been a senior since my freshman year.”

Dyke Elpelan swung his hand out to me.

“Looking at you, it seems that you are slowly getting to the top of the 3rd year senior position. Sooner or later, you may appear instead of Yenika at the senior meeting.”

I took Dyke’s hand and shook hands.

“I do not know. As you know, Yenica is not a good match.”

“Well, it will be over before vacation. From my point of view, the next chief is you. Yenika She’s nice, but... What should I say about that?”

Dyke put his index finger to my eye and grinned.

“There is no peculiar poison that you can feel.”

“That’s the charm of a friend, too.”

“Let’s hear it, you said you were very close to Yenika. this... did you make a mistake Well, it’s not gossip.”

Dyke shrugged and looked up at the obelisk. It was the same building as the center of student members’ activities.

“As the juniors are coming up one by one, I also feel a sense of crisis... .”

Dyke smiled wildly like a bear and looked up at the sky dyed red in despair.

“The announcement of the grades will be finished next week, so now is the vacation... . I must be busy preparing for graduation... .”

Dyke murmured and went ahead.

In a way, it was also what I looked like around this time next year. It felt kind of special.