episode_0097

1.

After the sun goes down.

Finally, finally, the warrior club activities are over.

After finishing the analysis of the Four Heavenly Kings and the Demon King, it is time for everyone to disperse.

“Tina.”

“…”

“Taina!”

“Uh, uh. Why are you like that?”

Taina couldn’t concentrate until the club time was over.

He kept looking out the window, as if he was losing his mind.

“Is there a problem? Are you sick?”

“That’s not it…”

Taina looked up at me with strange eyes.

“What on earth did you do during the vacation?”

“What is that…”

“I didn’t know about this information, or about the Four Heavenly Kings, or about the Demon King. Did you cross the continent?”

“…Yeah.”

I’ve traveled the continent, so much so that it wouldn’t be at all strange to say that.

I did my best to defeat named monsters, find information from related ruins, and cover up the dust of the Helix family secretary.

It was very difficult because it was something I had never done before in my life.

“Then do you know about the person with the shining hand?”

Taina asked, her voice blank.

Why was I so curious about this person?

No matter how much I’ve traveled the continent…

‘hmm?’

Oh my.

A constellation that seems to glow from the hand?

Taina looked at her hands secretly.

‘Stun.’

As I think of the newly named constellation, my hand lights up.

“And that aspect is specialized in making people faint. It was a good aspect for kidnappers to use…”

The ability of the Stun Saint is Stun.

The man I caught was kidnapping a child.

“Ugh, no. Sorry, Ban. I’m frustrated because of this…”

“I’ve met you before.”

“Just forget it… What!?”

Maybe the person Taina thought of was the same person I thought of?

In this world, status is like a fingerprint.

Just as the Star Sword of Cariel guarantees the status of the Algiron family, this constellation will also be special.

“Me, really!”

“…Yeah. I once subdued someone with that status while traveling the continent. Well, I caught him while he was kidnapping a child. ”

“Ugh!! Then… I finally found it…!”

Taina’s dull eyes became bright again.

And they cheered as if they had solved a problem that had been unsolvable.

When I was standing there dumbfounded because I didn’t know English.

“That’s the hero who defeated that human trafficker!”

Taina grabbed my shoulder.

“Okay, wait a minute, Taina. Can you explain the situation first and then be happy?”

“Oh, excuse me. This is a secret… I’m telling you this because you’re our family’s benefactor…”

What I heard from Taina was shocking.

It is said that the youngest daughter of the family was kidnapped during the academy semester.

While he was anxiously searching for the young lady, the young lady was suddenly delivered to the Shukeros family.

According to the children’s explanation, they helped to defeat the criminal and ensure his safe return.

He said he couldn’t find out the identity of his benefactor.

Even if you call it a clue.

The kidnapper knew how to use the ‘Stun’ sign and the benefactor was a black-haired man.

‘…Me?’

This way, somehow the devil will get along.

It turns out that catching the criminal with that ‘Stun’ personality had something to do with this.

But the truth suddenly comes to mind.

‘But in the first place, I never brought Youngae to the Shukeros family?

All I did was eliminate the kidnappers.

“How many people are involved in this?”

“We only found one kidnapper. We searched the place thoroughly but couldn’t find any trace of the crime.”

Under the circumstances, we were able to eliminate one kidnapper.

When I thought about it, wasn’t it me who cleaned up and someone else who delivered it?

‘My hand was cut off… Is there anyone around here who is skilled enough to cut it off so cleanly?’

I remembered that the criminal I had eliminated already had one of his wrists cut off.

And that kid said the same thing.

‘What the hell… You have black hair so it’s you!!!’

So, one powerful person turned the criminals’ den upside down.

All I did was catch one of the fleeing remnants.

The overlapping ‘Stern’ positions… probably the two were brothers or something.

The conclusion is reached.

That’s not me.

I’ve never saved any children in the first place, and even though I’ve killed criminals… it was more like a coincidence.

When I tried to confess like that.

“Are you the benefactor of our family?”

“That, Taina…”

“We will never forget the favor. This favor… I promise that our family will repay it with all its might.”

Taina Shukeros.

A family of high-ranking warriors, the family of Altina, one of the members of the previous warrior party.

“This isn’t just a simple repayment of favor. We take this more seriously than anyone else.”

It is a matter of becoming a benefactor to the Shukeros family.

“I promise to give you the full support of the family.”

This is not just a gathering of students.

It’s not at the level of a child’s play called the Warriors’ Club.

A prestigious family that produced members of the previous generation of warrior parties, and a warrior family that is counted among the most powerful in the empire.

If you are firmly bound to such a family and debt.

It can be used as a trump card in future major events.

‘It is absolutely necessary.’

It’s now out of the realm of choice.

Because the return was so great compared to the risk.

“…There’s no need to say that. I was just doing what I had to do as an academy student.”

Naturally, as if it were nothing.

If you think about it again, there’s nothing strange about it, right?

It’s true that we eliminated the kidnappers.

“Haaah… I finally found it!!!”

Taina raised her fist.

His face looked refreshed, as if he had been through some hardship.

“Oh, anyway.”

“Huh?”

“We are those who never forget grace.”

Taina bowed her head deeply.

“Thank you, my benefactor.”

-Slowly

Taina raised her head and smiled.

And then he wagged his tail once.

Is this what it means to be truly recognized by the Red Fox Tribe?

Is this how you gain opportunity and move forward one by one?

It’s a new feeling.

“…Thank you.”

“Okay! If you keep acting like this, I’ll be embarrassed, so let’s eat dinner together!”

“Yeah.”

So I followed Taina and went out to dinner.

2.

Originally, Taina was going to treat me out to dinner.

But today is the first dinner since the academy started.

It means that a more extravagant banquet than usual will be served.

On days like this, it would be better to eat at the academy rather than eating out.

“Ignis?”

“Tainah and… Ban?”

“Hello.”

I stopped by the dormitory to change into my uniform, then met Taina and Ignis in the academy cafeteria.

Ignis had already taken his seat and was… inhaling the food.

Next to it, we placed down plates containing various dishes served buffet-style.

“…..Why are we eating together?”

“We can eat together today.”

Something stung in Ignis’ suspicious gaze.

Actually… let’s look back at what happened a little while ago.

Because it’s a tightrope walk based on the iron rule of not revealing one’s identity, including one’s last name, within the academy.

Would a thief run away from his own feet?

“Hmm, is that right?”

But still, Ignis looked at the food in front of him.

I sat across from Taina without really caring.

And then I realized I had something else to do today.

A survey of the ranks of the strong that Srenya had discussed.

Since I can’t figure out the status of all my friends who made it to the round of 16, I’ll need Taina’s help.

“Taina. I have a question.”

“What is it? Ask me anything. I can answer everything I know.”

Taina responded to my question much more gently than before.

It’s hard to tell, but I feel like something strange has changed in my emotions.

“What do you think about the ranks of the strong?”

“….hmm.”

Taina’s complexion darkened for a moment.

“…..Are you kidding me? Mumblemumblemumble…..”

Well, there’s something sinister about it.

“I’m just curious about the ranks of the first-year strong players.”

Originally, we had to check across the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades.

Both Srenya and I thought the same thing…

Akama King’s background is the academy.

So, the incident takes place in this academy.

What if one of your seniors is the Demon King?

Or a junior?

Then the time zone doesn’t match and the story doesn’t progress.

It is natural that the story progresses when the time zones of activity overlap.

But I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve had conversations with my seniors.

If you were to write a mass-produced webtoon, it would be an inevitable choice for the sake of development.

Therefore, the subjects of the investigation were only first-year students.

It was an idea that I could think of since I knew about the novel called Akama King, not Srenya who knew the prophecy.

“Hoo, being a strong member of the Academy isn’t just a position to receive recognition from the students.”

“Then?”

“It is an academy tradition that has continued for hundreds of years, and it is a level of strength recognized by the long time and numerous graduates, professors, and the public.”

also.

This is in line with the theme that the Demon King is strong.

“Then do you know about those kids who are among the strong ones?”

“Um…”

Although he seemed a bit timid, he eventually opened up about the ranks of all the strong.

“First of all, you.”

“…Huh?”

“You made it to the round of 16. And this guy.”

“Why are you so angry, Tyana!?”

“No, no. Eat a lot.”

There are 16 people who are among the strong.

Ban, Ignis, Kariel, Kalia, Drudan, Equeriel, Ebonne, Virgin, Sina, Kitile, Grenoa, Renoma, Postara, Iklua, Buktaa, Volev.

…most of the 16 people were hearing about it for the first time.

Half of it is mine.

Ignis is eating in front.

Cariel is a person who knows.

Equeriel…is from the Devons family.

I don’t know about the rest.

“I think I’ve heard a lot about Kalia and Druidan.”

“Huh? Kalia?”

As I was mumbling the name to myself, Uni, holding the plate, turned around.

Is this a familiar name?

“Do you know who Kalia is?”

“Yeah. I heard he’s the younger sister of Jerryna, the president of the afternoon dessert club. Drudan is Kalia’s friend. ”

“Oh my… I see.”

Well, I guess that’s all for now on the thoughts about the ranks of the strong.

I don’t know anything right now and I can’t figure it out, so I’ll have to investigate a bit more starting tomorrow.

Right now I’m just enjoying dinner with Taina.

“Huh?”

I look around and see a familiar face.

Kariel, Yuni, Ignis, and Taina.

But Srenya was not there.

“Tain. What about Srenya?”

Didn’t most of them go together?

“…Tyna?”

“Oh, sorry.”

Taina was looking out the window again.

“Isn’t that already resolved? But you’re still dazed.”

“Ah… I was just thinking about something else for a moment.”

“Anyway, where did Srenya go? I don’t see her around.”

In response to my question, Taina hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

“I don’t know. Let’s try eating out.”

But it was a strange atmosphere in Thailand.

Half of them didn’t ask any more questions.