Episode 126. Princess, please have mercy… (3)
Everything I saw seemed insignificant.
Nebia Cromag spent her childhood in an environment where everything in the world was viewed negatively.
Eventually, after being reborn as a saint, her pessimism turned into arrogance. It was the moment when hatred turned into greed.
Yes, you are the chosen one.
… I thought so.
Furthermore, I also thought that all those who were not chosen by the light were all the losers. Everyone, from commoners to royalty.
But that illusion was shattered overnight.
-Have you seen the princess? She’s crazy.
-I was like, what the heck? It must be so hard to catch a level 4 golem.
-Even if 10 people like us stick together, we can’t catch it. That’s level 4.
-That monster fell down like a pyramid?
-There should be a video recording in the Comprehensive Information Center archives. Take a look.
-And you destroyed up to stage 5 in one shot. Didn’t you see that? It must have been 10 monsters at stage 4.
-No, but more than that… does it make sense to burn down the testing center itself?
Nebia’s limit was at most level 4.
Even so, I was not lacking in anything to be in class A… but I failed to attract attention.
Because of the princess’s comet-like performance, Nevia was buried.
-Are you the same person who made the bombshell statement in the square?
-At first I thought he was just an idiot, but then I found out he was a monster!
-Shh, watch your mouth! Even if you look like that, you’re still the princess!
-And there’s a rumor going around that you single-handedly defeated an ogre in an eastern village in the empire.
-That’s right! If you’re that dedicated, you might become a good president.
We don’t hear a single word from Nebia herself.
Putting aside the power struggle, it is meaningless if you lose all your approval ratings.
His life depends on the presidential election. If he fails to be elected, he will die by Jason’s hand.
‘And now I’m keeping that annoying vixen in check…’
Another wall has been added. It is a wall that is incomparable to the walls we have faced so far.
Nebia, exhausted from hard thoughts, was walking through the forest.
The evening had become dark. Slurp- The place we reached while cutting through the branches was a lake shining beautifully in the moonlight.
‘Ha, why did I come here?’
Originally, I planned to vent my anger on an innocent place. At first, I entered the forest with that intention, but as I walked, I ended up here.
A place you came to without even knowing it. There must be a reason you arrived there unconsciously.
Angela, the woman said, that this is where her life began to change.
Maybe Nevia herself came here because she wanted to change.
It was at that time that I was thinking so subtly.
Poohhak!-
Suddenly the surface of the lake erupted.
My heart sank, thinking that it might be a monster, but what actually popped out was a girl.
“Hahahahahahaha!! Fish! You’re mine!~”
It was a familiar face. A genius that no one in this academy knows about in the magic department. Mary Ludsiel.
“I’ll eat well! Ham..!”
Mary, who eats raw fish caught directly from the water.
Nebia stared blankly, as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have seen. It felt like she was looking at an animal trapped in a zoo.
“uh?”
“…!”
Their eyes met. Mary stared intently at him.
He stared at me intently like a beast on alert, then finally jumped out of the water.
Mary jumped not from the ground but from the water. She bounced up like a water spring and tried to hug Naevia.
“Hahahaha! Come here, comrade!”
“What, what is it!”
Naevia, who felt uncomfortable with the filthy, wet body rushing at her, turned her body to the side to dodge.
Kwadang-
Mary fell face first to the floor, but eventually got up and smiled.
“This is fun! Should we do it again?”
What on earth is this guy?
I felt this way when I saw him before, but is he really a real person?
Still, she is the most famous magician and girl in the current Alighieri.
But the downsides can overwhelm the upsides.
I could tell that he was famous for this madness, not for his magical talent.
“Comrade! Long time no see!”
“Who is your comrade? Are you in your right mind? Going into the water on this cold evening?”
Naevia quickly changed her tone to that of a saint, but her temper came out without her realizing it.
But Mary, being the fool she was, didn’t bother to look into all that.
“Um… well….”
“….”
“It’s fun! Do you want to try it too, comrade?”
“I won’t do it!”
“Don’t worry! There’s no one here, so you won’t cause any trouble to others.”
“Well, really, there’s no one there.”
There is no one. Then there is a chance to talk about the bloodthirsty. But if you do that, you will not survive.
This is because the bloodthirsty insect will take the life of its host on the spot if someone becomes aware of its presence.
“It was a worthless thing.”
“Huh? Are you leaving already?”
“I wasted my time. They really weren’t helpful at all…!”
I came to the lake because I thought something would happen, but what was waiting for me was this eccentric senior who couldn’t help me.
He is trying to turn back, gritting his teeth due to the complex problems that have come upon him.
“Then should I help you?”
“yes?”
“I don’t know what kind of help you need, but we need to help each other when times are tough. Isn’t that right, comrade?”
“What kind of comrade am I! There really isn’t a single person I can trust.”
I can’t communicate with lower class people, then or now.
After all, what can I trust…
“Do you think you can trust no one but yourself?”
“…yes?”
I stop walking and look back again.
Mary was still smiling and continued speaking.
“It’ll be hard to go to school alone. And it goes without saying that there’s an election.”
“When did I say I was alone? There are so many people around me.”
“But that’s not a friendship, that’s an employment relationship.”
“….”
It was strangely creepy. Even though he was smiling, it felt like he was actually criticizing me and shooting me.
“If there is enough value to pay, employers can increase the number of employees. But what happens when someone with a higher value comes along?”
Of course, it had to be taken away. But I never thought about that after I gained the status of a saint.
“Just as a lesson without pain is meaningless, a relationship without trust is like a sand castle before the waves. Have you ever actually built a sand castle that has collapsed?”
“….”
It had already collapsed a long time ago. The castle that was fortunately built was no longer functioning after being eroded by the bloodworms.
“Oh, that’s not true. I’m not as relaxed as you, so I’ll stop here…”
But I couldn’t say it. I had no choice but to leave, keeping the secret.
“Come to me anytime you need help, comrade!”
It sounded stupid yet seductive, but I tried my best to ignore it.
* * * * *
I was furious inside.
‘Jason X
He told us to train until 4 in the morning, and sure enough, he actually called us into the Rebel Hall and took charge of our training.
As soon as I said even a word about being sleepy, my training time increased.
I figured it was because doing such crazy things is the same as the main story… but my body feels so sore and I’m getting so pissed off.
‘A bastard who wouldn’t feel relieved even if he were torn to pieces.’
Moreover, if a cadet loses in a joint training session, they will be forced to do this training every day.
Considering that even the hellish school days weren’t like this, you can see how pathetic Jason’s personality is.
‘But I thought you’d be a little more lenient since we’re already close…’
Now Jason recognizes me as a connection, so I thought he’d be a little more friendly, but he was also equal to me.
They say it’s to prevent any conflict that might arise because of me being left out.
He’s really funny. He just secretly enjoys seeing other people suffer.
That said, it did apply to me too. Thanks to that, I still didn’t feel refreshed the next day.
“If Professor Radian hadn’t come then, I would have gone crazy.”
A large gym in the basement of the bachelor’s building. Jenny, sitting next to me, spoke with a haggard face.
“If Kent hadn’t secretly called the professor then, I would have been stuck there until 4 in the morning.”
Ruska, who has become similarly shy, also joins in and says.
Even for those who value training, there were rumors that it was too much.
“It doesn’t make sense to keep them up until 4 in the morning. What if they can’t train properly the next day because they’re sleep deprived?”
“Yeah! Radon says good things!”
“I’ll have to thank Professor Radian one more time later.”
At the end, as Ruska said, I too was grateful to Radian.
If I hadn’t kept him alive, I would have been that psycho guy’s plaything until 4am.
“Okay, everyone be quiet!”
The guy I was swearing at shouted loudly from the stage. At that, most of the voices of the students who had been gathered around noisily stopped.
The large underground gymnasium had a different structure than the above-ground gymnasium. In fact, it was closer to a stadium than a gymnasium.
That’s why it was perfect for one-on-one joint training with freshmen.
“I will now begin one-on-one training with new students!”
Jason explains some precautions before starting training.
It started right away, with each person coming forward one by one.
The freshmen and sophomores came out onto the field, greeted each other, and the match began.
“That guy is pretty good, isn’t he?”
“hmm….”
While Jenny and Ruska watch with interest…
‘It’s raining. It’s raining! God, Buddha!’
I prayed, mentioning various gods. The sparring opponents were announced yesterday.
The thought that I might die if I made a wrong move because of that person dominated my mind.
It was so long that I forgot how many minutes and seconds had passed.
“Radon, why are you shaking so much?”
“There’s not much time left until your turn. Is that okay?”
“uh?”
What did you say, guys? Is it true that there isn’t much time left?
Why does time pass so quickly? No matter how deep the agony, isn’t it because the editing was done too excessively?
And in the middle of the first grade seats across the street, Princess Mirona was seen sitting slightly apart from the other kids.
Just like in the main story, we see a red-haired girl sitting as quietly as possible.
‘Just looking at its appearance, it looks like I could win if I just tapped it with my finger.’
But that appearance made me feel incredibly scared, because I knew what kind of destruction she would commit soon.
The event scene from the joint training that comes to mind at such a time. There, the extra cadet who sparred with Mirona ended up covered in blood.
‘I’m going to end up like that now that I’m taking over as an extra.’
It’s impossible not to be afraid when you already know the bleak future ahead.
Of course, at that time, the extra wasn’t even from Class A, so I guess I had some chance of surviving.
No, I can’t guarantee this either. Even if Mirona isn’t sincere, she’s still much stronger than Jenny or Ruska right now.
Currently, the only one stronger than Mirona is Lyman, and the only one who can match her is Mary, who is giving it her all.
“Next, Radon Crowler. And Princess Mirona.”
Jason calling me and her from the center of the stadium.
“Radon! Come on!”
“Don’t lose for no reason and get hurt.”
I really want to do that.
I’m really worried that I’ll get hurt and die.
And then, as I was passing by, my eyes suddenly met with Lyman’s…
“Do your best.”
Lyman clasps his hands together and bows his head, as if wishing for the repose of his soul.
I was going crazy. As I stood in the stadium with that feeling, I saw Mirona standing across from me.
She speaks tremblingly, hugging the wooden sword.
“Okay, please take care of it….”
“Me too… Please take good care of me.”
[Erosion rate reduction: -4%]
[+400 Credits]
… is bullshit. It looks like it’s inferior to your sword.
And Jason steps back, looking back and forth between me and her.
“Then let’s begin!”
The match started as if announcing the execution.
Mirona grabbed the sword she was holding and held it tightly. Then, the cowardly look she had shown earlier completely disappeared.
widely!-
The princess, whose eyes suddenly became sharp, approached in an instant as if she had jumped up from a dragon’s tail.
As expected from a monster born with a questionable talent, the speed at which he swings his sword is no joke.
-Crisis Detection Lv6
-Maan Lv3
I was barely able to avoid it after using all my detection skills.
He swung the sword horizontally, folding his spine backwards as if he was doing a matrix. Then a gust of wind blew in.
It was hard to believe that the wind was coming from the slender girl’s wooden sword. I tried to block the follow-up blow with my sword, but…
“Don’t stop it!”
Suddenly, Muto appeared and hit my shoulder with his tail, making me lower my head.
It was a split second. The sword safely deflected and shattered the fence erected beyond it with a cracking sound.
“You’ve been watching for ten years.”
‘I’m going to turn around!’
A fence surrounding the stadium. It is stronger than most metals to prevent the aftershocks from spreading during a fight.
But that was done in one blow… .
“Don’t let your guard down!”
The continuous swordsmanship continues. The moment he holds the sword, the person who is in the labyrinth changes.
That doesn’t mean the kindness disappears, but it means you can’t control that instinct.
Because of this, there are many cases where strength control fails.
“Avoid while looking for an opening.”
I waited for an opening to appear, just as Muto had told me.
As she held it with both hands and slashed diagonally, I dodged and stomped on the sword just before it hit the ground.
“…!!”
Mirona lost her sword for the first time during the match. She was flustered and was about to end it by putting her neck on the sword.
Snap- My hand, which was moving the wooden sword, was caught by her.
Does this make sense? I reacted at the exact moment it was about to touch my neck and grabbed my hand to stop it.
His cool-headedness and quick judgment in a crisis situation contrasted with his appearance before the match started.
“Get rid of it quickly!”
‘Damn, I can’t get out of it!’
“this!”
The manifested Muto tried to throw her away by swiping her tail.
Muto swung his tail as nimbly as possible, but the princess dodged the tail swipes by kicking the ground.
Still, I managed to create some distance between us. Soon, I picked up the weapon she had dropped and attacked her, swinging it together.
A situation reminiscent of the Three Swords was created, including Muto’s combined attack.
The opponent had no weapons. If it were a normal opponent, he would have raised his hands and surrendered, but Mirona did not.
That’s why the match continued, and you could tell that the fight wasn’t being continued for nothing.
Shaaaak!-
Swish! Swish! Swish!-
Clearly, he is abusing various skills including ‘Hoettugi’ with his two swords.
But Mirona dodged all the swords as if she was reading my thoughts.
There seems to be hope that everything will work out, but it all flows away, leaving behind an afterimage and despair.
Before her eyes, everything looked like a turtle.
At that moment, Mirona found an opening and struck me with a long shot on the wrist.
“Ugh!”
In a moment of pain, I dropped the sword I was holding in one hand.
And then he hits me in the face with a follow-up elbow strike.
Bam!-
Then he hit me between the eyebrows with a knee strike like he was doing Muay Thai.
“Ugh…!”
I feel dizzy from the pain, as if I had been hit in the head with a sledgehammer.
However, Mirona mercilessly grabbed my sleeve without missing a beat. Then, she threw me far away as if she was throwing me overboard.
Hwaak!-
I shot through the air like a long arrow.
No matter how I looked at it, it wasn’t the power of a princess raised in a greenhouse.
Eventually, I ended up flying all the way to the judge’s seat where Jason was standing and rolling.
Jason, who had dropped his sword and was flying right up to my feet, looks down at me.
‘I’m going to die…!’
I tried to ignore his gaze and stood up again.
Mirona, who has regained her sword, stares at me with a fearsome aura.
Miro quickly shoots out black lightning, but she dodges it and rushes forward.
‘Is it the end now?’
The aura around Mirona’s wooden sword began to ripple as she approached. It was impossible to escape too late.
Find solutions in slowed-down time with all your senses heightened.
Is this how it’s going to end? Will I end up covered in blood like that extra?
Are you going to fall down in front of Jason laughing from behind?
‘The more I think about it, the angrier I get!’
And I was able to use my wit to instinctively come up with a method.
[Trans Card]
It was originally a magical tool, but I completely understood its characteristics and created it with my own magic.
A card-shaped mass of magical power created in my hand.
I shot it at the princess who was approaching me with her nose and trying to swing her sword.
‘This is a do or die situation!’
Mirona, who had rushed in without knowing anything, swung her sword down.
Boom!-
A thunderous roar, incomparable to that just before, rang out.
It was such a shock that the person who was hit was left covered in blood.
But I, the target, was safe.
“uh…?”
Mirona opened her eyes wide as she swung her sword down.
Because the wooden sword he swung had hit Instructor Jason’s bowl.
“Huh huh?”
Looking closely, Mirona is standing where the cadet she was dealing with was.
And the opponent was standing where he was.
For now, the cadet was safe, but it seemed like the instructor was not.
“Are…are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Jason said with a smile.
It seemed like a relief to see that, but… Jason collapsed with blood pouring from his head.
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