episode_0015

“… … Huh?”

Before she could enjoy the joy of regaining her body, Ira had to catch Wade’s body as it collapsed in front of her.

Suddenly, his weight was felt.

However, the lukewarm wetness she felt afterwards brought her to consciousness.

Ira slowly raised her head and looked down.

There, blood was seen flowing in an unusual manner.

okay. It was like that.

The man stabbed himself with a sword.

Perhaps, to save her.

Even the child didn’t know what exactly happened, but he did know that the man was trying to save her.

“Wade… … !!”

At that time, an urgent voice was heard, and someone ran towards her.

Light blonde hair that looks like it’s made from honey, and eyes that resemble the clear sky.

It was a face I thought I had seen before, but Ira did not know her name.

The face, which was probably meant to be a smile, was stained with fear, sadness, and shock.

My lips are constantly trembling, and my eyes are lost.

And tears were flowing endlessly from those beautiful eyes that resembled lakes.

“We, Wade… no… please… … .”

Without even being able to speak properly, the girl tried to cover the man’s abdomen with a trembling hand.

Ira only looked at the man, as if he couldn’t even be seen.

It was someone else who stopped the girl’s hand.

“Calm down. Still alive.”

The calmly spoken voice came between the girl and Wade.

“The bleeding is worse than expected. For now, just handle it with magic─”

Cedric, who was about to give instructions while inspecting Wade’s wounds, stopped.

“… No, I don’t think that’s necessary.”

Cedric raised his head.

The direction he was facing was the doorway of the room.

“Yes… ?”

Mary and Aira looked at him with puzzled eyes.

Because it was hard to understand what he was saying all of a sudden.

However, their doubts were soon resolved.

bang!

Combat professor Urthwa and magic professor Patrick kicked down the door and rushed into the room, accompanied by a person who appeared to be a priest.

In this way, the dungeon incident that broke the peace of the academy came to an end.

***

“… Ah.”

… It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.

I’m sure I haven’t fallen into another world again.

As I felt anxious thinking about that, I immediately remembered the situation before I became like this.

And naturally I knew where this was.

It was the medical wing inside the academy.

Now that I think about it, it wasn’t even an unfamiliar ceiling.

I was hospitalized during the last dungeon training.

In fact, I quietly look at the ceiling, which I had never seen before, and clear my mind.

How lost was I?

day? Two days?

The development that it’s been several years since I lost my mind…

“Wade, I’m here… Wade?!”

… I guess not.

My useless worries were dashed as Mary entered the hospital room.

“Wade… !!”

Wow, Mary was hugged.

Although I was a little taken aback by that sudden action.

“I’m glad, I’m glad… … .”

When I saw Mary hugging me and not being able to raise her head, I couldn’t pull her away right away.

I ultimately had no choice but to maintain that position until Mary calmed down.

How long had it been like that? Mary raised her head with red eyes.

When I saw that scene, I felt guilty and sorry.

However, Mary soon smiled and forgave everything─

puck!

… It wasn’t given.

Because he suddenly started hitting me with his fists.

“I! Because of Wade! I can’t survive! Really!”

Mary beat me with such passion that even her voice shook.

It didn’t hurt that much compared to the dynamic movement.

Mary can only use magic, and her physical abilities are no different from those of an ordinary person.

After wondering what to do, I decided that this was definitely my fault, so I decided to just stay silent.

Mary, who had been beating on me for a while and pouring out complaints, took a deep breath.

“Phew… … . Phew… … .”

Then I took a deep breath and caught my breath.

“… Don’t do that next time.”

“… Uh.”

***

After Mary calmed down, I packed up my things and left the hospital immediately.

Mary expressed the opinion that it would be better to stay longer just in case, but I shook my head.

The physical condition had already been checked. The treatment was completed completely, and there was no need to stay in the medical wing any longer.

In the end, Mary accepted my opinion, and I was discharged safely.

And in the process, I was able to hear about what happened after I lost my mind.

I think I was unconscious for three days.

3 days. If it was short, it was short, and if it was long, it was long.

However, from my perspective, I had no idea that I would faint for three days.

No, I didn’t even consider fainting in the first place. I thought I could handle that much.

Mary explained that the burden she felt in the process of crossing the barrier was great.

Well, I didn’t know at the time because I wasn’t in a position to worry about my physical condition or anything, but now that I think about it, I was in a bad state.

And he told me that the most important incident was all over at this point.

Although the professors were somewhat taken aback by the fact that a building within the academy was turned into a dungeon, something that is rare even in the fairly long history of Perdion Academy, the process itself did not take very long. Thanks to that there were no deaths.

And most importantly, Ira Librion’s disposition ended with two weeks of probation.

It was a fairly light punishment for causing such a big incident, but the fact that it was not intentional, that there was negligence on the part of the Academy, that Aira’s usual behavior was good, and above all, that there were no deaths, seemed to have played a big role in the result. .

Since this point was not that different from the original, I accepted it with ease.

That was the end of Mary’s explanation.

In this way, although this dungeon incident got tangled in an unexpected direction, it seemed to have been resolved well in the end.

I returned to the dormitory with a sigh of relief.

For reference, Jack’s first words when he met me when I returned to the dormitory were:

“… Crazy guy.”

… It was.

Anyway, that’s how me and the academy returned to our daily lives.

***

I returned to my daily life and participated in classes normally.

As always, I wake up at a certain time, listen to lectures, train, and then return to the dormitory to sleep.

It would be a lie if I didn’t feel a little bored with such a routine life, but that didn’t mean I was dissatisfied with it.

Because it’s a hundred times better to be bored than to have something happen.

So that in itself wasn’t the problem.

However, the problem lay elsewhere.

“Hey, I’m a first year student… … .”

“Ah, he is that… … .”

I can hear voices whispering among themselves.

“You’ve become a total celebrity?”

“… … .”

I remained silent as Jack, who was suffering next to me, spoke.

Although they tried their best to look away, it was clear who their whispering was directed at.

Jack knows that too, which is why he says things like that.

“If you’re a crazy person who runs into closed dungeons, it’s natural for you to become famous. Cancer.”

… okay. That was the problem.

The day the incident occurred.

I jumped into the lecture building, which had become a closed dungeon, on my own.

I knew before I even tried it that it was crazy. However, because the situation was urgent, I had no choice but to make that choice.

As a result, the incident was somehow resolved thanks to that, so even now that I think about it, it was the right choice.

The problem is that quite a lot of people watched that scene.

A normal lecture building was suddenly turned into a dungeon. There was no way it wouldn’t attract attention, and there were quite a few people who came after hearing the rumor.

They watched the crazy things I did, and naturally it became a rumor and spread throughout the academy.

The result is this situation now.

“It’s not even the first time, so is it natural for everyone to be curious about who that crazy guy is?”

Originally, I was somewhat famous for something that happened during dungeon training.

This incident has completely amplified it, and it has now reached a level where no one can recognize it.

So much so that wherever I go, people recognize me and whisper about me.

Perhaps thanks to Mary, Cedric, and Aira keeping me quiet, there didn’t seem to be any rumors about my skills, but that wasn’t much of a consolation.

“… Haha.”

A sigh comes out of my mouth.

Should I forever say goodbye to the quiet and peaceful academy life I had hoped for?

Those pessimistic thoughts slowly reared their heads.

But soon I shook my head and shook off those negative thoughts.

Yeah, it just ended up being a bit annoying.

In the end, time is medicine, and this view would gradually weaken as time passed.

So, I decided to move forward with hope.

There were many twists and turns, but ultimately the case was resolved well.

If we pay more attention in the future and control variables in advance, there will be no further change in the flow.

Okay, let’s relax.

Thinking like that, I erased the negative thoughts in my mind and went about my daily life with a much lighter mind.

It happened one day.

“A new member has arrived this time!”

On the day of club activities, senior Runia, who appeared late, spoke cheerfully.

Those words, that situation, I felt a sense of déjà vu.

And at the same time, a bad feeling crossed my mind.

Oh no way.

Probably not. Probably not.

Soothing myself like that, I secretly hoped that time would stop like this.

Jerk─

However, my god ignored my earnest wishes.

With the sound of cautious footsteps, a person entered the clubroom.

At the same time, I realized:

That my bad premonition was not just a premonition.

“Hello, I’m Miss Ira Librion!”

“… Well, thank you… … .”

Seeing the familiar face shyly lowering its head, I closed my eyes tightly.

***

The top floor of the most ornately decorated building among Perdion Academy’s many buildings.

Two women were having a conversation in a room luxuriously decorated in white.

“─ is information about the rumored freshman, Wade Heblon.”

One woman said that and bowed her head politely towards the other woman.

Judging from their actions, the hierarchical relationship between the two women seemed clear.

The woman who received the extremely polite bow was sitting at an old-fashioned table and quietly looking out the window.

Silver hair, a rare sight, shined dazzlingly in the sunlight.

Soon the woman’s mouth opened.

“The one who rescued Eldrid’s daughter from a runaway dungeon, and jumped into a closed dungeon to save the guardian knight’s daughter… … .”

The corners of the woman’s mouth gently curled up.

“Interesting.”

Purple eyes resembling jewels sparkled.