episode_0010

March 187. Jeokma Dormitory Plaza.

Graven and Goofy grinned, showing their teeth as if they had made a promise.

He finally raised his hand and pointed to his model.

“Republic Blood Mage Graven will take the turn.

First action, pay one all-purpose mana, one water mana, and two beast mana to cast Vampiric Wave.”

Vampiric Tide – 2 Water Beasts 2, 18cm, all enemy units

Targets all models belonging to the target units and creates 1 hit with 2 penetration and 1 damage.

For each damage dealt by this attack, the casting unit is healed for 1 health.

“What?”

A scream came out of Mina’s mouth as she read the reference table.

“All models within 18cm…”

“No! These are all models belonging to a unit that has a model within 18cm!

In other words, if your teammate is within 18cm, you will also be attacked!”

“What is that joint responsibility!”

That means…

“The units within 18cm are one unit of butlers, one unit of maids, and Remy!

ruler! Let’s all shout together!”

“Ukkisqueak!”

Graven opened his arms towards the juniors of the Black Swan Dormitory.

“Destruction~”

“Bloody~”

“Stream!!!!”

“Don’t shout attack chants!

Don’t forget that I still have some defense rolls left!”

But Mina herself didn’t really believe that.

The user units had low resistance compared to their high defense.

“Let’s see. If you roll for 5 butlers, 4 maids, and Remy…

4 butlers take 1 damage, 4 maids take 1 damage, Remy makes a successful defense roll.”

“It came out exactly as expected. Then, Graven recovers 8 health!”

The butler had 3 stamina and the maid had 2 stamina, so they did not die.

But he just didn’t literally die. If you are attacked next time, your stamina will be completely wiped out.

Moreover, Graven, who was in tatters, recovered all of his health.

“Second action. I will attack the butler with Graven’s punch.

2 attacks, 1 hit with a dice result of 1, 6. Penetration is 0.”

“The butler’s defense is 6. The dice result is 3. There is no damage.”

“Hmm. Is that so? Turn is over.”

Graven announces the end of his turn.

Despair spread among the first year students in the Red Horse Dormitory.

“After all, it doesn’t work…”

“No. This is Mina senior’s first time doing this, but this alone is amazing.

He showed his sharp side at every moment.”

“Still, it’s clear that he’s holding 4 mana, but it’s a bit weird to put a butler in it…”

Indira seemed to be choosing what to say to comfort her.

But Mina held her head high.

As if resisting the defeat that everyone foresaw.

“Graven.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Your model, there is nothing but the waves of vampires.”

“Hoo.”

Graven’s eyes lit up.

“It is certainly true that the strike armament is poor.

But aren’t you afraid of the blood shield and the pool of blood?

With the catalyst effect my model has, I can definitely use one of those two spells every round.”

“If you are that confident, why not give it a try?

My turn! I will have the western deacons charge at the first years!”

The second group of deacons who were waiting ran toward the first graders who had entered without any fear.

Except for the lone crocodile and one maid unit left on the east side of the table, all battles take place on the west side of the clock tower.

The Butlers’ two attacks defeated the first-year students in half, revitalizing the stagnant Red Horse dormitory students.

As if not to be defeated, Graven also pointed to the Vice President’s model.

“My turn! Tangaroa will focus immediately! Reroll all 3 mana!”

The results were water, grass, and boom.

“Ugh… All the spells that can be used with one full mana are not suitable for the current situation.

For my second action, I will use all of this as magic bullets to attack the Red Demon Hall maid!”

Magic Bullet – X, 24cm, 1 enemy unit, diagonal

Generates 2X attacks – Accuracy 8, Penetration 0, Damage 1.

“The diagonal line touches?”

Graven wordlessly stretched out the tape measure and marked a line from base to base of the model.

Since the tape measure connected the two models without any interference, Mina nodded and agreed.

As a result of Graven’s attack roll and Mina’s defense roll, the damage received is 1.

Originally, I would have been able to survive because I had 2 health, but since everyone took 1 damage from the vampire wave, one model was eliminated.

The maids were barely holding on, with each of the three models having 1 stamina.

‘It’s still okay. Most of the combat power is maintained!’

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November 186. The road to the Black Swan Dormitory.

I completely ruined the mood.

I’m sure he won’t keep it in his mind until tomorrow.

No, the chairman has a very poker face, so it’s okay, but can I treat him like this?

My mind was completely disturbed by what had just happened.

I walked on for a while, lost in thought, and only when I felt that my surroundings had darkened did I look ahead.

Of course it wasn’t a big deal. I just stepped into the shadow cast by the dormitory building.

I raised my head and looked up at the 12-story circular tower of the Black Swan.

The 11th floor is my room. When are you going to get up there?

When the Kuroshio Dormitory scouts for students with special abilities, they tout the dormitory as an advantage.

As a dormitory that respects individuality, everyone stays in one room per person!

The dormitory operates its own welfare facilities such as a swimming pool and fitness room, as well as learning facilities such as a laboratory and library!

I too was tempted by those words. From what I’ve heard, it was much better than a 21st century college dormitory.

The problem was that the site of the Black Swan was not large, so the dormitory became a 12-story tower to accommodate the facilities.

Then, I think we should at least move the dormitory rooms to the lower floors and move the living facilities to the higher floors.

Perhaps because the architect was tired, he unified the design of all floors into one, so even the top floor was filled with single rooms.

And of course, it was our first year students who got the room on the upper floor.

If climbing the tower every day is difficult, train yourself in magic or martial arts or something.

The problem is that instead of improving my body and mind, I am refining my home-made game.

I don’t know. Even if I train now, will I be able to beat the geniuses at the academy?

The only magic attribute is wind, the magic power is in the lower to mid-range, the physique is average, and the only thing that is left is a few of the family’s secret martial arts.

What on earth did the Academy look for in selecting me?

What came to the Cantor family was a man and a woman with the mark of the Academy.

Without asking or questioning me, they told me I had passed and handed me an admission certificate to Kuroshio Dormitory.

Was it the right decision to refuse at that time?

I am developing a game at the request of the student council, but this is…

“Retreat! Retreat!”

“Catch it! Don’t let me go into the dormitory!”

The sound of shouting coming from the south stopped my thoughts.

Footsteps shaking the ground. Dozens of students were running toward the dormitory.

Ten black swans running away, and thirty red horses chasing them.

“Stone wall!”

When the red horse third-year waved his hand, the ground behind me began to tremble.

With a dull roar, a wall 10 meters wide and 2 meters high rose up.

The Black Swan seniors who were running toward me had to quickly stop.

They suddenly got mixed up with me and took a breath.

Among them, two people stand out.

A third-grade black boy with abundant curly hair, and a fourth-grade female student with bunny ears and white hair.

Meanwhile, the sight of hunters coming to collect hawks caught in traps was also spectacular.

The Kuroshio students’ uniforms had nothing in common other than being black and having grade badges.

On the other hand, the Jeokma students wore completely identical uniforms except for different decorations and emblems depending on their family of origin, and the sense of intimidation emanating from that uniformity was enormous.

“Graven, Alicia.”

The red waves parted, and a brown-haired girl stepped forward.

The badge attached to the right chest belonged to a second year student, but the emblem on the left chest was much more important than that.

Ice flowers and stags. The coat of arms of the Karsic duchy.

Since her family was lower in status than hers, the seniors gave up the head table, and the girl glared at us and said,

“If you kneel right now and beg for your mistakes, I will turn you back in the same way.”

“What if you can’t do that?”

“I’ll have to lie down in the nurse’s room for a few days.”

A flame bloomed from the girl’s hand.

Graven and Alicia also prepared to cast spells as if they would not lose.

And I-

“Uh, over there!”

I waved my hand vigorously.

I head towards the faces I know among the Red Horse students.

“Marquis Rong! Gygax bro!”

The young head of the Marquis Long, the lord of Baron Cantor.

Gygax Rong made an awkward expression and waved his hands.

Actually, our relationship became very strained after being possessed, but there was no way I could pretend not to know.

“Uh… Coleman.”

Taking advantage of everyone’s eyes focused on me, I spoke quickly.

“Well, over there. I was just passing by.

I don’t even know what these seniors are fighting about in the first place.

So, if you could send me some…”

Alicia and Graven’s eyes looking at me.

Are you really going to leave your seniors behind and just live here for yourself?

Even though black swans are like grains of sand, isn’t this a bit much?

Under that pressure, I had no choice but to blurt out my words.

Gygax also shrugged his shoulders and made a silent excuse.

I’m sorry. But I can’t help it either.

What will our reputation be if we let you go now?

As soon as the shrug ended, Gygax drew his sword and charged.

“Attack!”

“Whether you die or I die, let’s give it a try!”

Senior Graven waved his hand once, and blood came out from Marquis Long’s carotid artery.

The brick road became a sea of blood, and Gygax, who had suffered a fatal amount of blood loss, collapsed and writhed.

But it doesn’t die. It never dies.

The students, who no longer have to worry about death due to the ancient magic that hangs within the academy, throw themselves like moths to fire.

“Kaaak!”

Mina Karcic, who had burned one Black Swan, fired the next fireball at Graven.

Graven barely ducked, but he couldn’t prevent his hair from being engulfed in flames.

Blood and flesh splattered everywhere. Using all the magic and swordsmanship they learned at the academy, the students hurt each other.

But there was no time to worry about them anymore.

Because two red horse girls rushed towards me.

I quickly picked up the fallen senior’s club.

A bold first hit. It’s as obvious as it is bold.

After calmly striking him with the sword techniques he had learned at the academy, he instinctively switched to attacking and hit his chin.

The female student who was struck by the iron club collapsed to the point of insignificance.

Before I had time to rejoice, I quickly retreated from the sharp blade aimed at my neck.

A female student with purple hair. The badge is 1st grade, and judging by the crest I don’t know, I am lower than a count.

That is, someone who comes from almost the same background as me.

After competing with him a few times, the tip of his sword was sharper than that of the student he had just defeated.

then…

The moment the sword and the iron club met, I boldly dug in and stepped on the bridge.

“What?”

As a samurai family, the Cantor family possesses several self-defense techniques.

The most famous of them is Jujutsu.

Moreover, if I combine the Jiu-Jitsu experience I gained from my previous life, I can easily subdue at least one unsophisticated opponent.

I went straight to the ground and put a lock on it.

“Ugh!”

When he broke her arm and put it on her back, the girl stumbled, unable to resist.

Due to the structure of the human body, there is no way to escape from this.

good. Now take this guy hostage…

By taking them hostage?

I could feel the energy of beast magic in the arm I was holding.

Without time to react, it bent at an angle impossible for humans and unlocked itself.

Then he grabbed my neck upside down, lifted my body with all his strength, and then slammed it to the ground.

bang!

My back hit the brick road, but the pain was so great I couldn’t even scream.

My opponent picked up the blade, pointed it at my stomach, and thrust downwards.

I closed my eyes tightly.

But my intestines did not taste the metal of the blade.

visor.

Instead, I opened my eyes to the light sound of metal.

“Chairman?”

“Her Highness the Crown Princess?”

“Everyone stop!”

The chairman was out of breath, but he swung his treasured sword once more and drove the Red Horse students away.

With the appearance of the Lilac Princess, the battle calmed down for a moment.

The students who were still standing supported each other’s injured people and moved them.

Karcic looked around as if embarrassed by the unexpected intervention.

A fourth year student from the Count Quill family stepped forward and acted on behalf of the still inexperienced duke.

“Her Highness the Crown Princess. For what reason did you stop the duel?”

“This is a duel? The student council has never approved a duel like this?

A duel must only attack those who have declared participation in advance.”

“If you are talking about that first-year student, it is Black George who recognized that student as a duel participant, not us.

Moreover, when you pick up a weapon, it is the same as giving an implicit agreement to participate in a duel.

I will admit that there were some procedural problems, but it is rare for the student council to intervene because of such minor flaws.

Is there any other reason for your Majesty to block us?”

The president turned his gaze to the fourth grader’s calm question.

What the academy allows is group duels that take place according to strict rules, not gang fights in which weapons are wielded at random.

However, few students tried to distinguish between the two.

“There is no reason to tell you the reason.”

“Is it okay if we don’t know why the student council president intervenes in a biased way?”

“You don’t need to know why the Crown Princess is acting capricious.”

After saying that, the Chairman put the sword into its sheath.

The Red Horse students exchanged glances with each other and then glanced at our Black Swan.

Five people were seriously injured, and Graven’s hair was completely burned.

Even to this extent, it has set a good example for the Red Horse.

“Then, we, the Red Horse, will retreat according to Your Majesty’s wishes.

Please do not forget our loyalty to the imperial family.”

The fourth grader nodded and the others followed suit.

They took care of the injured and headed to their dormitory, and the Black Swan seniors did the same.

The Crown Princess stretched out her hand and helped me up.

“Colman. Are you okay?”

“It’s okay… ugh…”

“Look… my ribs are gone.

If you get this healing magic at the nurse’s office, you’ll be cured in a day, so don’t worry too much.”

“Thank you for saving me.”

“With something like this.”

The chairman waved his hands as if it was no big deal.

However, even I, who has zero social skills, was able to understand the consequences of Chairman Lilac’s actions.

She always wanted to be treated as the president, not as the princess.

However, in order to save me, Lilac took out the title of Crown Princess and made Red Horse submit.

It’s never free. As they left, they pressed to remember their loyalty.

Lilac is no longer the president but the princess, so she owes a small debt to the nobles.

“Are you okay? Is it okay to use the Crown Princess’ name like that?”

“Colman. I appreciate your concern, but…”

“…I’m sorry. It’s off topic again.”

“That’s not it.”

I looked at the chairman.

She hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

“Colman. sorry. Did you feel like you were pushing him away?”

“…Yes. I felt like you were drawing a line with me.”

“Colman. The reason I don’t want to tell you about my past isn’t because I treated you like nothing after seeing you a few times.”

She turned her face away from me.

“I enjoy spending time making games with you.

I like the way you treat me, and I hope it stays like this forever.

But if you… find out more about me, I think these fun times will end…

So I hope you don’t know. So that we can continue to do this in the future…”

To what extent can we trust those soft words spoken without making eye contact?

But she came here. I owed it to the nobles to save me.

So there was only one thing I could say.

“Okay. President.

I will not dig into the Chairman’s past history.”

“Okay. I’ll help you get to the dormitory.”