episode_0382

“It’s nothing special.”

Academy of St. Plancina.

Unlike Chaoxing’s Shangri-La Imperial Medical Institute, which has become a kind of recruiting center where commoners go through to receive advanced education and be recruited and employed by famous families, as each family hides its own vision from each other.

When Hye-ryeong entered the academy, a place for high-class, professional education for nobles, what she saw was herself among the new students looking around with excited expressions as if they were curious.

It’s literally a group of beggars who can’t even show off their business cards when they go out.

That was Hyeryeong’s first evaluation of her first impression of St. Plancina Academy and its students.

“This is at least better.”

I told you all that because I was more interested in going to see the swordsmanship department during my observation classes at other departments.

In the swordsmanship department, I was able to see with my own eyes the senior students who were quite capable, and see their level with my own eyes.

Now, the classes in the Department of Medicine, where she is learning the structure of the human body, and the Department of Pharmacy, which is Introduction to Pharmacy, are so boring to her that she is confident that she will get a perfect score on the evaluation even if she literally does not take a single class for an entire year. There wasn’t.

‘What more do I have to learn from a place like this?’

In the end, her eyes led to confidence, and confidence was enough to lead to arrogance, but that arrogance had a basis.

Looking at the evidence shown by the department grades, I can only assume that among students in the pharmacy school, she has prior learning because of her family, but in any case, there were no students who would openly show their claws at her.

In the end, due to Hye-ryeong’s actions of coming together with pride in her family and starting to look down on others, she was slowly becoming isolated within the department.

Geniuses tend to create as many enemies as villains who are chased by desperate warriors who cannot catch each other.

Among them, Hyeryeong, who can be called the epitome of arrogance, can be seen as even more so.

The number of people who have given up on even the most common bullying and ignore Hye-ryeong as if she does not exist is increasing.

What will happen to her, who used to relieve her boredom by showing off her family name, or, to put it worse, set up a secondary school, or to put it less badly, she is a person of interest?

When she grew up and was looked up to, she realized that there was no one who would look after her.

At that time, she was experiencing loneliness for the first time.

“Did you see what he did today?”

“I thought you had a rag on your sleeve or something?

Because it was so loud… Ahaha!!”

A group of girls chatting loudly while swearing at someone in the bathroom.

Hye-ryeong, who eventually got out of the partition, was washing her hands at the sink where they were standing and thinking about something.

“Shall we process it?”

“Leave it alone. Because the level of Tangmun is not low enough to have to directly touch such vulgar things.”

When Sal-su, who followed her from her home to the academy and took care of her, clung to the bathroom ceiling and asked her, Hye-ryeong drew a line by dismissing it with one neat word.

“More than that, where are you following me?

This is the women’s restroom… … ”

“I’ll leave right away.”

“Ha.”

It could be seen as a leisure that only the strong can show and sympathy for the weak, but she herself did not find this very pleasant.

You are better than anyone else, you are better than anyone else, but the envy and jealousy of others who treat you as if you do not exist.

One day, she heard news while she was struggling mentally, thinking that it was just a struggle for those who did not have anything.

A small mansion in the royal capital that looks spacious enough to live alone.

Hye-ryeong, who had just woken up, was sitting on the bed and combing her hair. In front of her, a masked person was kneeling on one knee and politely conveying the information he had gathered to her.

“They say a special evaluation will be conducted, Sister.

Our informants are gathering relevant information.

They say you will be in a group of 4 with students from other departments.”

When Hye-ryeong heard about the contents of this evaluation, which literally consisted of group tasks, her eyes became sullen, as if she was annoyed.

“Group task. I’ll carry it anyway.”

“Ca… Where did you learn those words?”

“It’s not a big deal, so don’t worry about it.”

“It is our role to serve the great disciple… Billion!!”

“Someone take this away.”

In the end, Hye-ryeong’s action was to throw a needle from a hairpin between the eyes of the masked person in front of her, as if she was annoyed and didn’t need to hear any more.

Even though his life was not in danger, the masked person who had been stabbed with blood was seen to fall to the floor.

“You need to listen, sister.

Information is also the ability of those who are powerful.

Marie de Monetgen, second year of the Department of Magical Design.

And Anne de Monetgen, a first-year student in the Department of Swordsmanship, is said to be a sister.

In difficult situations, he might betray Jo Won for his family.

and… … ”

Hye-ryeong, who listened with one ear as another masked person appeared in the same posture and spoke to her, seemed to have finally woken up and was slowly taking off her pajamas.

A beautiful naked body that looked seductive and healthy was revealed, but to the disciple of Tangmun, it was only the impressive body of the master he was to serve.

The masked man delivered the information without any hesitation, then bowed his head and disappeared from the mansion.

‘They’re just half-penny people anyway.

‘Is it my business to know such things?’

Even though she said this, she had already heard the information she really needed to hear.

“Injiju (人蜘蛛, spider man). It would be as simple as just spraying a little poison.”

The opponent is Arachnella.

A chimera that is still only found in Chaoxing and is also the ineffective result of Tangmun’s human experiments, but has now become wild.

Even if they were poisonous or monsters, all creatures had weaknesses, and she had learned them all.

Hyeryeong had actually hunted similar beings for training, so she wasn’t that nervous.

I just went out to see the faces of those who would become new group members to relieve my boredom after a few days.

However, perhaps her change was predicted from that day.

“4th year of swordsmanship department, Lucia di Borgia.”

“I’m Marie de Monethen, a second-year student in the Department of Magic Design.

This is my younger sister, Anne, who is studying at the Department of Swordsmanship.

Please take care of this special evaluation.”

“Fourth year of smelting department.

This is Antonio von Sterben.

Let’s do our best together.”

The only male among the four members.

Hye-ryeong, who initially thought the man was just a slouch but looked fine, just waited for the date without much thought while preparing for the special evaluation.

‘All I have to do is do some personal training during that time.’

Because she trusted others’ abilities anyway, she trusted herself.

The fact that Hye-ryeong, who was training her mind and body through regular study and training, could not possibly experience failure was something she believed most firmly and without doubt.

Before that happened, she had never imagined that her world would fall apart like that.

“Avoid!”

‘What is this…? … ‘

Contrary to the information that had been conveyed, it was not the final gateway, but the one encountered at the previous gateway.

Arachnella attacks him more viciously than he thought.

She had no choice but to admit that she had let her guard down as the monster’s eyes rolled back and it began to struggle, as if it would kill Hye-ryeong even if it meant killing her.

In the concentrated attack of Arachnella, who expresses extreme hatred for the daughter of Chao Xing’s famous family, Tang Wen, regardless of the spray of extreme poison or lethal drugs.

Hye-ryeong, who had been dodging attacks by keeping her back straight and taking her time as if she were as arrogant as she was, seemed to slow down her reaction when faced with spider webs flying at a deadly trajectory as if they were going to tear her whole body apart.

Failure is your responsibility.

As with her sister and brother, even if the result was death, she could not feel unfair, and there was no reason to blame anyone, purely due to her own lack of ability.

As soon as she was caught by the white and sticky spider web, her flesh was torn and her bones were torn apart, but deep down, she hoped to be saved, but there was someone who stood in her way.

“Regulus!!”

The silver bird of prey expands its body and creates armor in the shape of the upper body of a human.

The sight of Antonio, the very man who came in front of Hyeryeong using that armor as a shield, blocks the spider web with his body.

Hye-ryeong, who had unconsciously lost her legs and sat down as she watched the silver knight dramatically saving her as if in slow motion, looked up and pursed her lips.

“Lady Hyeryeong, are you okay?”

“…… No problem.”

If she had known at once what this feeling that was beginning to stir in her heart was, she would not have been in such a situation without an answer.

Hye-ryeong, who shook off Antonio’s hand reaching out to her as she fell, had no choice but to remain passive in subsequent battles due to the shock of her first defeat.

In the end, contrary to the hope of easily defeating Arachnella, it was Antonio’s younger sister, Carla, who fulfilled that role at the final hurdle.

“Eight… … !!”

“Carla!! That’s!!”

Unlike herself, a girl who didn’t know how to fight and didn’t even seem to have confidence in what she was doing, but who was completely filthy as if she had been hit by Arachnella.

A storm of flames created by the materials in her hands being thrown and mixed together.

Until Arachnella was swallowed by it, all Hyeryeong could do was to steel herself once more and thoroughly defend against the incoming attacks.

After the evaluation is completed.

Unlike the other team members who worked hard at their respective roles.

“Ha… ”

Hye-ryeong, who was looking up at the large piece of parchment with her evaluation ranking written on it, did not change her eyes when she saw her name, which was ranked sixth.

Nevertheless, he was letting out a soft sigh that revealed his inner feelings.

Starting with the name of Carla, who captured Arachnella, the names of the remaining team members are listed at the end.

Since the high point is tied to Arachnella, the group score is also behind Carla’s group.

Among them, in the face of the evaluation that her role was the most inadequate, her world that seemed to have collapsed was clearly revealed.

Even a classmate named Anne, who was only protecting her older sister, earned points based on being completely faithful to her role despite her poor skills.

She had no room for excuses, as it was clear that she had not fallen apart due to her carelessness.

The look and eyes of Jang Mun-in looking down at him before leaving the temple gate.

And as the identity of all the things he was instructed to do is becoming clearer.

‘okay… Being an actor…

I guess you meant something like this?’

“I never expected to learn something like this…

I never imagined it, yeah.”

For the first time in her life.

After returning to her residence, Hye-ryeong threw herself on the bed, buried her face, and spent the night crying like a child, bursting into tears of resentment.

The next day.

“Sister’s residence. So, you should reduce the swelling with cold water… ”

“Noisy. This kind of thing goes away just by applying saliva.”

When she entered the academy, she started looking at her surroundings differently than before.

As Hye-ryeong looked around, she began to notice that even the weak had something to learn.

Surprisingly, even the half-puns he had ignored each had quite outstanding qualities in their own fields.

Even though it seemed trivial and there were many things that seemed unrelated to me, it made me wonder if I could imitate it.

As people with their own abilities appeared everywhere, Hye-ryeong did not completely abandon her arrogant appearance, but at least she was changing to the point where she could acknowledge them.

and…

“Lady Hyeryeong, are you feeling okay?”

“Just… I just passed by.

When did that happen… ah… … ”

At most, they only watched the evaluation together once, but the man approached them warmly.

Even though the mechanical bird on his shoulder was screeching and flapping as if it was jealous of him.

Hye-ryeong’s cheeks were becoming flushed with warmth as Antonio approached her, took out a clean handkerchief, and gently dabbed away the scratches that had occurred during the special evaluation.

Was it because he remembered the image of a shield-like body blocking his path and blocking Arachnella’s attacks?

“That… Even if you don’t do that, you’ll get better soon… ”

“You can definitely say that the recovery speed is very fast.

I was worried that it might disfigure me, but I’m glad it didn’t turn out that way.”

“The statement is… Because I don’t grow things like that… ”

In fact, among our genetic modifiers, there were also modifications that speeded up metabolism and increased recovery.

Although others say the wound would take more than a week to heal, for Hye-ryeong, it only lasted three days at most.

Antonio, who had been watching with warm eyes as the wound healed in just a few days, gently placed his hand on Hye-ryeong’s head and then smiled.

“The family is a family, but I think Lady Hyeryeong is also great.

As I was just looking at him, his stubborn appearance reminded me of Carla.

It’s just something I tried, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

His hand instantly covered my head and gave me so much warmth that I felt dizzy.

Hyeryeong looked blank for a moment, but that state didn’t last long.

“Are you kidding me?”

“Even if you make fun of me, I don’t think I’m the one to be made fun of.”

In case someone didn’t think it was a sissy, Hye-ryeong turned around, sticking out her slightly protruding lips, at the sight of Antonio comparing his appearance to his younger brother.

“I apologize… yo. this… … ”

“You seem very angry.

What to apologize for… Umm…

Ah, I think that was it.

What time will it be tomorrow?”

“Time… ? Why is time… ?”

“If you don’t have any plans, let’s meet at Rue de Chartres tomorrow around noon.”

“How about going to Chartres? It doesn’t really matter, but why… ”

“It’s decided. Well then, that’s enough for today.”

The sight of Antonio leaving somewhere, leaving behind only a meaningless promise.

Hye-ryeong gave him a confused look.

Even after returning to the mansion, she didn’t even realize that she had been up all night, and the next day, when she stood on the street where she had a meeting, her face looked like this.

Arriving early at the meeting place, he seemed to be full of embarrassment at himself for being restless for some reason.