Episode 24. It’s not Shinnari. It’s Bodhisattva. (1)
It was only after I was discharged from the hospital that I was able to hear accurate news from the academy. This was because I only occasionally received news through people who came to visit me.
Travel Bayold was immediately thrown into the Imperial Prison. With the evidence and circumstances captured, his life was over.
The main family, the Bayold family, permanently expelled Travell to avoid a bigger scandal. With him removed from the family register, he had nowhere to go but prison, so he ended up with an ending where he could neither live nor die.
It’s an academy that even royalty attends, but it’s basically a huge attempted murder. It’s strange that the higher-ups aren’t getting their act together.
Having successfully overcome that crisis, I was able to enjoy some peaceful rest for a while.
“It’s peaceful.”
Even though the front stretches out to sea, it is still without the sound of waves. The only thing you can hear is the occasional breeze blowing. There is no better place to enjoy romance.
Why is there so little traffic despite the lakeside being so beautiful? Still, I really liked having the beautiful scenery all to myself.
However, that doesn’t mean there were no signs at all. Wild animals and monsters living nearby could be seen, but they weren’t serious enough to pose a threat.
A rabbit living in a nearby burrow approached me out of curiosity, and I patted its head. A winged junior griffin approached and growled, but it was just as cute as the rabbit.
Unfortunately, the time of happiness did not last long. After all, it was only a short visit after finishing all the work. And… …
“Hahahahaha! Fish! It’s a showdown with me! Yahahaha!”
The calm lake suddenly started to splash. Something was swimming at high speed and heading towards us.
A sight that clearly shows strength that would be impossible for a small body to produce. There is no particular reason for the girl’s actions.
Because Mary Ludsiel, who swam while wetting her precious school uniform and her own pink hair, was that kind of person.
“Phuhaaaa!~ Puuuuu! Ppeuuuu!!~
While swimming, he spits out the water he has taken in and imitates the sounds of animals. What is that, dolphin?
The girl, who looked like she had taken a big hit of cocaine, was still the same today.
Sometimes I think about this. What if Mary had not been born as the daughter of the Matapju, but as the daughter of the chief of the indigenous tribe? Just looking at her current actions, wouldn’t she seem to fit in that position?
“Huh? My friend!”
“hi.”
Mary opened her eyes wide and greeted me calmly when she saw me. But this time, instead of rushing to hug me, she just stared at me intently.
Are you going to have a snowball fight? Mary’s eyes began to sparkle. I could tell she was craving something. I figured out what it was and threw the fish in the bucket.
I took the time to catch the fish, so I threw it to Mary to see her reaction, but as expected, she snatched it up like a seal and ate it.
“Mmm~ Delicious! My friend is the best!”
I have never seen anyone chew on raw fish like that, even though it has not been cooked or boiled yet. And eating insects is another thing. It is on a level comparable to that of any explorer in search of a source of protein in Britain.
After gnawing on all the bones, it jumped out of the water and landed next to me. Then it took a liking to the rice ball I had packed for lunch.
“Just me!”
“… … .”
Something like this empty space… …
“There is only one.”
“Yay!!”
Mary snatched a rice ball with a childish expression.
But her wet hands weakened the adhesiveness of her fist, causing it to slip and she ended up dropping it on the grass.
“uh……?”
“… … .”
“Just one… … .”
“Shut up.”
When I firmly refused, Mary stuck out her lips in a pout. I immediately turned the light on.
“Aren’t you cold? Why did you go swimming in that cold water?
“This is how you become one with nature! So that you can feel a connection with the spirits.”
Forest bathing, which allows you to become one with nature, is a very helpful magical practice.
In places where there is little human presence, the air is filled with the powerful magic of nature. This is also the reason why spirits often appear in such places.
As you practice and become one with nature, you can awaken hidden powers.
This doesn’t just apply to mountains and rivers. It also applies to the ocean and volcanoes.
“I think the spirits who should have felt that connection were all shocked by your antics and sent them away.”
“That’s not true. There are already many people I’m close with. Can’t you see it in Radon’s eyes?”
“… … .”
Coincidentally, the spirit world is a completely different dimension to me, who has low sensitivity. Mary, what is it… … She was born with a natural talent, so she can see spirits from the time she was a newborn.
There are also some students who can materialize spirits. Krona Delaware is one of them.
“I told the spirits a lot about you. They seemed really amused.”
“That sounds good.”
“I also told you about the Nobel record you gave me as a gift!”
“What the hell?!”
What the hell are you talking about? Are you determined to pollute the spirit world?
“But I couldn’t show the records to the spirits. It’s such a shame.”
“That’s good.”
“But I can’t give up like this! I will definitely spread the profound meaning of my friend Radon’s work to everyone!”
“Just shut up!”
-Ouch!
I hit him with a stick because I wanted to drink honey. What on earth is so good about that pornography?
Or maybe it’s natural for a curious person like Mary to be around that age? I also got beaten up by adults when I was a student for watching something similar in secret.
“By the way, are you good at drawing Radon pictures?”
“Why is that?”
“I heard while playing in the learning center today that the head of the art club is looking for you? He said you were the one who hung the picture on the banner when Jenny and Crona dueled?”
“what?”
I’m sure he asked Crona to keep it a secret, but why? Which guy leaked it?
“Who the hell spread such lies?”
[+200 Credits]
“I don’t know about that either. But isn’t that really a picture drawn by Radon?”
“No. I don’t even know the ‘that’ part of the picture.”
[+200 Credits]
“Is that so? But the head of the art department with the sparkly hair should be looking for you right now. I caught a glimpse of him, and he looked like he was going to stir up the whole academy.”
What a truly absurd person. Right now, I need to be a newspaper club member, but you’re going to scout me to the art club? That’s impossible. I guess you’re asking me to do you a favor.
“Oh, it’s about time. Then I’ll go! The magicians and the kids have decided to meet and have a meeting!”
“okay.”
When she left, she was hopping along. If she had just put on a jacket and put a flower in her hair, it would have been perfect.
“Oh, that’s right! The spirits said that they felt the magic of a demon in that forest. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but we have to be careful!”
Mary shouted from afar and disappeared over the ridge. Yoho? I think I know who it is.
Yoho is a divine beast, a descendant of the thousand-year-old tiger that drove out the demon gods long ago.
It is a being that rivals a dragon, so an emergency will be declared when it appears, but it is safe for now because it is a baby divine beast. This is because it is scheduled to ascend to the throne as a new character in the future.
The ground was slowly becoming dark. It seemed like it would be best to stay for just 10 more minutes and then go back. For me, who only has credit as a means of making money, fishing is like a piece of cake.
Moreover, just by fishing with the same mechanism as ‘cheating’, the erosion rate will automatically decrease.
This way, you can get credit and reduce the erosion rate, killing two birds with one stone.
The midterm exam is approaching. There are only 10 days left, so you must be working hard right now.
As the intensity of the classes increases, the war of nerves between students is expected to intensify. Perhaps that is why Mary left this place.
‘It was to the point where even Jenny stayed away from her friends for a while to compete.’
I was also included in that friend. The way he spoke at that time felt like he was declaring himself a rival, so I laughed inside.
‘We’re friends, but… … I don’t think other guys will see us that way.’
There are quite a few kids who pretend to be Jenny’s friends and cling to her. It would be natural for them to look at me with displeasure for accidentally getting involved in their midst.
Sometimes I hear rumors that I am a part of Class A, but these are just rumors with no real influence now.
Because Kent, the first-year representative and anti-subject, has been quiet for now.
“By the way, how do we deal with this?”
The rice ball that Mary accidentally dropped caught my eye.
I thought about collecting it and dealing with it myself, but decided to just leave it alone. In the end, I believed that the bugs and animals would take care of it, so I went down the mountain right away.
Slurp-
As soon as there was no one left, it got dark.
A pure white being appeared in front of the lake where the moon began to shine clearly.
It was a girl. She had white hair and was wearing only a piece of white cloth, and her skin was also white and pure.
Despite their ambiguous attire, their appearance was far from wild, suggesting at least a slight possibility that they came from a village.
Korrr-
The child’s stomach groaned. What caught the child’s eye was the rice ball that the young man had dropped. The child, overcome with curiosity, grabbed the ball of rice and took a bite.
“… … !!”
The child’s eyes opened wide.
Inside the rice were ham that was soft and chewy in the mouth and soft-textured eggs. The child gulped down the food with trembling eyes, enjoying the harmony for the first time in his life.
The child, unable to control his instincts due to the incredible delicacy… … ended up revealing nine tails.
* * * * *
By the time we emerged from the forest, it was already getting dark.
The number of crucian carp caught was not small. Perhaps due to his skill in ‘fishing’, he caught them so well that it felt like he was a professional angler.
Half of today’s catch will be sold at the fish market, and the other half will end up on the kitchen chopping board.
First, I stopped by the market to sell the guys and do some shopping to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
Flour that’s good for frying, soy sauce that’s good for dipping, and even gochujang for making gochujang. For me, who enjoys eating alone in my studio apartment, preparing food was not a problem.
Even though the recipes were difficult, Academy cadets had the privilege of sharing tips with one another.
[Radon Crawler – Approved]
A number of records are displayed on the mirror on the back of the student ID. The system, called ‘Archive’, contains the footsteps of students, including newspaper articles.
The culinary club cadets always thankfully upload various recipes. In addition, the art club’s works and records from other departments are also shared in this way.
I arrived at the dormitory just as I had completely decided what to eat.
Squeak-
I opened the door without any hesitation, thinking I would go in and rest. I was just going into my room, so there was no need to be careful.
But something surprising happened.
“I’ve been waiting for you. Radon Crowler!”
“Eww!”
Did I not lock the door properly? Someone was waiting inside. He stuck his face out as if he was jumping in fear as soon as I opened the door.
The clean-cut bald head without even a single hair left an impression in the game.
Because it’s a characteristic that only the head of the art club, ‘Niflein Halo’, has.
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