episode_0083

Now that the cadets have entered the garden where the demons are gathered to tame their servant horses.

I was talking to Kugo, who was sitting right in front of the entrance.

“Say it again, what did you say?”

“Kicked out.”

“So…it’s only been 10 minutes and you’re already kicked out?”

“…yes.”

As Kugo glared at me, holding his forehead with one hand and letting out a deep sigh, my eyes naturally moved to the air. This is unfair!

I didn’t do anything!

-The cadet has good aptitude for spirits, but strangely, the spirits are afraid of him…

-I think that even if I stay here, I won’t be able to do anything in the end.

-Can you give me some?

Why did I, who was so popular with children, become a fearsome being to spirits?

The reason is explained very nicely in the status window.

[The aura of black magic and the aura of Nez’s blessing were also fused together through mana fusion]

‘Crazy status window.’

It never helped me when it mattered.

[It’s not my fault]

[Everything is just causality]

‘…’

“Why are you doing that?”

“Nothing.”

“Really? Okay.”

Kugo got up from his chair and pointed to an entrance that would lead into a mountain valley past the garden entrance.

“Go in.”

“Yes? I’m just good with a regular garden.”

“I gave up the easy way and came all the way here, so I can’t do that.”

“I really…”

“Logz, you just destroyed the personal training room. Can you really be satisfied with that?”

A threat disguised as a question.

I quietly lowered my head at his barbed words.

“…I’ll go in.”

The teacher, satisfied with my answer, smiled faintly, as if he were a devil whose plan had been put into action.

Why does my spine feel so chill?

Why do I feel like I’m playing on the teacher’s palm?

“Thinking again…”

“Very well thought out. Here is the map.”

The teacher, who completely ignored what I said, quickly put a map in my hand and pushed me into the entrance of the mountain path.

“If you follow that road, you will find a path leading to a mountain path outside the castle walls. Don’t get confused, and find your servant there.”

“Isn’t it too dangerous for an ordinary student like me?”

“The seniors went in without saying a word. The meeting time is 5 PM. Work hard until then.”

“…”

“Do you have any complaints?”

Of course I had a lot of complaints. But of course I couldn’t take it out on him.

“I’ll go and come back…”

“Yeah.”

***

Gasp… gasp…

We climbed the mountain outside the castle along the road and 30 minutes passed, which felt like an hour.

I had been confident that my physical strength had improved to some extent through training, but the mountain was still a more difficult opponent for me than any other.

“Ha…”

Crazy Mountain.

Crazy sun.

Crazy status window.

[Why am I the last one to appear?]

“Just.”

There really was no reason. I just felt like I’d go crazy if I didn’t do it.

A very quiet mountain path.

The only sound I could hear was my own breathing.

I have long since given up hope of finding a strong magic wand. If I see even the common rabbit magic wand, I will tame it.

‘So please come out!!’

Using the last of my strength, I searched the caves, grasslands, and even trees where the demons might be.

There wasn’t a single demon in front of me.

“I can’t do it anymore! No, I won’t!”

The status window responded to my one word that contained my regret as I lay down on the floor.

[Only 33 minutes and 40 seconds have passed]

“Is it real…”

[It’s true]

“That’s not what I asked… Ha, stop it.”

I turned off the status window.

“It would be better to rest than fight.”

I closed my eyes and listened to the still, quiet forest.

The faint sound of the wind.

The sound of trees swaying in the wind.

What better rest could there be for a tired person like me?

Yeah…let’s just stay like this and come down when you have time.

What do you mean, raising a life is easy?

You can just make an excuse to the teacher that you don’t have talent.

Time passed while I thought of various excuses.

Why is this useless waste of time so good today?

As my strength gradually returned, I realized that the wind around me was getting stronger.

Like a typhoon.

‘Like a typhoon?’

I got up from my seat and turned my head towards the sound of the wind blowing like a blade.

It is an artificial wind that makes you feel mana.

Who is it?

With this level of magical power, I could tell that he was a top-tier magician among the enemies I had fought. I had to run away…!

Paaat!!

A tremendous amount of wind pressure flew straight at my body. If I hadn’t reacted, I probably would have been blown away.

I blocked the wind from entering my eyes with one arm and lowered my head to the direction of the wind so as not to fall.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger.

Pot!

The moment a demon stopped in front of me, it magically disappeared.

“Magic is right.”

I sat up straight, laughing to myself.

The demon looked no different from a normal wolf-shaped demon, but blood was continuously dripping from its left hind leg.

Was I caught in a trap or was I being hunted?

Anything that seemed to have something to do with that kind of thing was just a coincidence, so nothing good came of it.

‘If I talk here, I’ll be in danger too.’

Fortunately, that wolf didn’t seem to have any intention of fighting me. If it had, it would have come running as soon as we met.

I slowly backed away, preparing to run away.

“Hey, I don’t want to fight, so let’s just go our way. Wait, don’t you understand, Demon?”

“Are you in league with them too?”

“Ma, I told you… No, that’s not important right now. ”

I hid my bewildered expression and stood up confidently. I couldn’t give off an air of fear when facing a demon.

“I’m not that kind of guy, so I’ll just go.”

“Don’t lie. If you say that, you’ll sell my position to them.”

“No, I said no.”

“I don’t trust humans. Especially not those who look like you.”

[I feel alive from the other person]

‘This is driving me crazy.’

This face is another problem.

A growling wolf.

I shook my head at my foolish thought of whether I could run away from a wolf.

It’s nearly impossible for a human like me to beat a wolf in a race.

This is also the perfect place for wolves.

‘Then we have to fight…’

[Both swords shout for them to be taken out]

I didn’t plan on seeing you for a week.

Ha… Well, at this point I guess I should turn it off too.

As the growling of the wolf grew louder, the wind also blew more strongly around it.

“Are you really going to fight? Are you stronger than I look?”

“No matter how strong a human is, they are all the same.”

“The guy who was running away from that kind of person.”

I took the two swords out of my bag and held them in my hands. I felt good inside at the feeling of holding the swords after such a long time.

[I thank Asbel’s sword for appeasing your anger]

[Kraberg’s Fang questions why you are angry]

You can never win against a demon who uses this level of magic with mediocre black magic. You have to decide the outcome from the beginning.

[Skill: Release]

Maximum output.

A strong black aura swirled around me. At that moment, the wolf’s body began to tremble.

Although the sight seemed somewhat pitiful, I had no intention of letting it go since I was going to die.

Let’s end it like this.

“If you don’t come in first, I’ll go in first.”

Pot!

He started running towards the wolf with both swords in hand.

The distance between me and the wolf is getting closer and closer.

I don’t know what kind of attack it will use, but magic can be blocked if you react with the Asbel sword.

I lifted Kraverk. And just before my sword touched the wolf’s torso.

“Please, save me! I was just pretending to be strong! Please, don’t kill me!”

A wolf lying down with its body shaking more violently than before, begging me to save it.

“Please, I’ll just take you! I really don’t want to die!!”

“…”

The teacher said.

The higher the level of a demon, the stronger its power becomes.

If the rank is 1 or 2, the demon can use magic.

And beyond those 1st and 2nd grades, there is a grade that can destroy a village.

That rank is one that can speak and use magic to a degree that is not inferior to that of spirits.

A special that satisfies all of those requirements.

It’s right in front of my eyes right now.

I felt like everything the teacher had told me was being denied.

“Please save me!”

“…What the heck.”

“Huh?”

“You’re stronger than me, so why are you scared?”

“What the… are you kidding me?”

“…Just don’t say it. It’ll shatter the illusion of a special that doesn’t exist.”

“Oh, I understand.”

“Ha…”

At my direction, the wolf lay down without saying a word. Many thoughts came to mind at that sight.

Should I take this one with me?

He is the devil that the thieves hunt.

Again, I hate seeing thieves hunting these specials even if it means dying.

And taking this coward with him was unlikely to help.

A coward is one of the worst people to take to the battlefield.

Just looking at its size, it looks like it has a huge appetite, but I didn’t need a carnivore that wasn’t even helpful.

If that’s the case, a cute rabbit would be better.

If he gets caught, that’ll be his fate.

“I told you, I’m different from them.”

The wolf raised its head and looked at me with bright eyes, thinking that I had saved its life.

‘There’s no need to say no.’

“His left hind leg is injured! He probably couldn’t have gone far.”

“The blood is cut off here!”

“There is a human in front!

“Kill the witness quickly!”

“”Okay!””

‘This isn’t true.’