episode_0122

After leaving the library, Maria, still in her nocturnal personality, immediately climbed over the wall and climbed up the wall of the dormitory.

Even though she was a saint, this was nothing to her who had gone through many hardships. Maria climbed up the wall, breaking through the surveillance cameras like a shadow in the night, quickly found her room and put her foot up on the window.

The movement was silent. The sound produced in the aftermath was quieter than the sound of insects crawling. It wasn’t the kind of body movement that someone who was only eighteen years old would have.

However, she was not the only one in the dormitory room.

“Are you a saint?”

“… Her Royal Highness, have you woken up?”

‘Princess Albrecht… I left a note during the day and said that he was assigned to be my roommate.’

There are two beds in the double room. On one of the beds, Albrecht was lying awake even though it was still early in the morning when no one would have woken up. With my back to Maria, I looked at the wall.

Sreuk-.

“I didn’t wake up His Majesty, who was sleeping soundly, for no reason, right?”

“It doesn’t matter. I was about to wake up anyway.”

“You have a generous heart.”

Albrecht stood up. At the same time, Maria lay down on the bed.

A little while later, at 8 o’clock.

As soon as the morning meal was distributed, Maria’s daytime personality awakened.

‘uh… ? Why am I so tired… ?’

Because of Maria, who had been making love with a male student all night, she had to suffer an untimely drowsiness.

*****

Unlike lunch and dinner, which are eaten in the cafeteria, breakfast at the academy is served in each room. Like a prison. The difference is that you can move around the room freely during breakfast.

“Woof! rice! Food is here! Woof woof woof!”

“Okay, food has arrived. The menu is also very fancy. under… Right, this is the meal.”

“Woof? Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Evans’ expression is strange!”

“You too, should be locked in a secluded dungeon and eat only food like pork stew for 111 days. Because just thinking about it makes me sick.”

Although I have never been to prison in this life, I have been to prison quite often. So I can assure you. Tartarus in the Tower of Babel is the most terrible place among all the prisons in the world.

I could take this opportunity to go to Maria’s room and have a meal with her, but I won’t. Because Maria’s roommate, Princess Albrecht, is there. It’s uncomfortable, for smart humans.

“Jail? What is that?”

“There is a place to confine people.”

“Lock it up? The young demon was trapped last time. Like that?”

“I did that on purpose. It could have come out at any time. That’s not prison.”

“Meow?”

“Prison should not be a place where you can leave just because you want to. What is prison? like… Yeah, aru, do you remember that? When Aru first met me, he was trapped inside a square thing made of bars.”

“Remember! bruise! Iron cage!”

“That’s right, that iron cage is a prison. of course… Prisons vary greatly depending on the type.”

There is a food tray in front of me and Aru now. There are a variety of delicious foods on the plate without being excessive. Considering it was morning, I didn’t think they gave me too much.

Aru, the wolf beast, is drooling. Okay. As long as you don’t drool over my food, there’s no problem.

“Then does prison give you this delicious food?”

“What did you take my words for? Prison food is like pig food? Do you want to eat pork stew? Please save me?”

“Keng… ! no! no! I don’t want to go to jail!”

Aru is startled by the word “pork fodder” and scoops up the food on the plate. The sharp molars bite bread and meat without mercy. I leisurely ate my lunch next to him.

The dorm room was quite spacious. It’s closer to 3 or 4 players than 2 players. This means that the facilities are good.

“Mmm yum yum… .”

“Hey, is it delicious?”

“Woof! It’s delicious!”

“Is the food I cook delicious or the food here delicious?”

“Woof! Of course this is more delicious!”

“… It’s strangely frustrating that I can’t refute it. If you’re done eating, just get up. I have to go before class starts.”

After finishing your meal, you can leave the utensils and dishes on the desk. Then, the cleaners come in and clean and collect the items on their own. While we were taking classes during the day. It’s like a hotel-like system.

“Woof!”

As I came out of the room wearing my school uniform and taking my textbooks with me, students who were coming out at the same time looked at us and started whispering. I think it’s strange that Aru, a female beast, comes out of the same room as me, a boy.

But I have nothing to bow down to. Under imperial law, beastmen are classified as ‘humans’, but there is no gender classification. It’s strange. The status of beastmen within the empire lies somewhere between beasts and humans, slaves and humans.

That’s also why I asked Beatrice to share the same room with me.

“Dog, dog is a beast… ! Yesterday, the placement exam center was turned upside down!”

“I heard that one of the third-year Panthera crew members was grinding his teeth… ! You can’t get involved with him!”

“What? 3rd year? And why the Panthera crew?”

“During the placement test yesterday, that senior’s younger brother had his entire body chopped up by that prisoner… ! A priest from the religious order was called in and the wound was treated cleanly, but the trauma remains and he can’t even eat now… !”

“Hiik… ! Oh, while taking some kind of placement test, I used my whole body… !”

Oh, so the whispering wasn’t because you were in the same room as me.

Oh, you bastard, what on earth have you done and how long have you done? If we continue like this, we will become ostracized throughout the school.

In my past life, I would have easily kicked Aru, but now I am an apostle of love and tolerance. I held Aru’s hand tightly as he walked down the hallway while people looked at him with fear and horror.

“Woof?”

“Hey, don’t pay attention to those words. Anyway, everything will be forgotten later.”

“Mud?”

“I understand everything. You just did what you were told, but as a result, the kids avoided it like that. Don’t worry though. Even if the entire student body is your enemy, I’m always on your side.”

He said those words with a kind smile. As a bonus, I patted Aru’s head. I hope he doesn’t get too discouraged by this.

“Keng? Why are you suddenly making strange noises?”

However, Aru looks like he doesn’t understand what I’m saying. What, I tried my best to comfort him, but why is he reacting like this?

“Do you care? who? What?”

“… Are you hurt or anything? you? Can’t you see that other kids are afraid of you now?”

“Woof? Is that strange? Should I be hurt?”

“… .”

Oh right. Aru, I forgot because I was in human society with him.

King Lang (狼王). The presence of reign. A person who stands in the position of a predator with overwhelming power, trampling and biting the prey, and still exists.

In the Demon Forest, which can be seen as containing Aru’s entire life, Aru was clearly a predator. Even in the later stages, he was equipped with a force that could rival the Five Kings.

There was no monster that was not afraid of Aru, and the monsters whose throats were cut out by Aru’s claws only showed hatred, curse, or fear. To roughly think about those reactions… .

“Keee! You devil thing! I will curse you even if I die!”

“Sa, save me! Save me! I’ll do anything if it saves my life! Please!”

Hmm, on the other hand, the students’ reaction now is… .

“Don’t get close! Do you want to get hacked to pieces too!?”

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with becoming friends… ? I don’t think they’ll cut you down if you approach… .”

“What crazy things are you talking about! Chris is still shaking from the trauma!”

I understand why Aru is calm. Damn it, I was the only one who felt embarrassed for setting the mood for no reason.

I entered the classroom, crossing the noisy crowd of students. A classroom where only Class A students can enter. The number of people in the classroom was approximately fifty.

You may think that 50 people per class is too many, but this is the best academy on the continent. This classroom is where the students assigned to ‘Class A’ at the academy where so many talented people gather are located. Fifty is a rather small number.

“Wow… ! Dog, dog beast… !”

“Hey… Eyes, eyes… They say that if you get caught, you won’t even have any bones left… .”

“I heard from my roommate last night that this dog bites people with its teeth… ? They say it’s a complete beast… !”

“Hiik… ! I-I just made eye contact… !”

Students tremble amidst the growing rumors. Children who were nobles on the outside are now mere students without any bodyguards once they enter the academy. Aru’s exaggerated rumors… No, you can’t help but feel intimidated when you hear rumors that may be exaggerated.

“Hmph, even so, she is a woman and a prisoner. If you get hit three times with my hammer, you’ll fall out, right?”

“… You didn’t see him fighting, right?”

“Hey! Beast friend! This guy here says you’re a small bastard! If they fight, Ji will definitely win… Ubboob!”

“Hey, man! Quiet! Why are you provoking me for no reason? If it becomes official later during performance evaluation or sparring, it means you win! I didn’t eat breakfast this morning!”

“… ? I saw you finish your lunch this morning… Ubung!”

A male student who has the appearance of being able to swing a hammer well is using both hands to cover his friends’ mouths while trying to hold some weight. Anyway, that’s what male students are like.

Maybe soon someone will say, ‘Hey, get out of the way. You’re not going to die? Why are you scared of a kid like that? ‘Show me what I’m doing?’ If I were to challenge Aru, the tendons in my wrist would be cut needlessly. An ominous future is clearly visible. A male student is a very simple seed.

Sze-.

I looked to Maria to find a place to sit. Maria was nowhere to be seen. Albrecht was also nowhere to be seen. If possible, I wanted to sit next to or behind Maria, but it’s a shame, but I have no intention of giving up.

The reason I attend this class in the first place is not to fill my head with new knowledge by taking the class, but because I want to see little Maria. I leisurely waited for Maria.

Grumble-.

“You are a warrior! The hero has arrived!”

“Aaagh! Hero, I’m a fan! Please sign! I will serve you as an honor to my family!”

“You even have a saint next to you! Are you two friends already?”

The door opens and the warrior and Maria enter. The students’ topic shifts from Aru to them. To young students, Maria and the warrior, the daughter of the god and the sword of the god, are superstars themselves.

There is no way Maria has already become friends with the hero. Because I don’t have time for that. Perhaps, for the future, we have to work as the same ‘hero party’, so we spend time together in advance. Because that is the ‘fate’ of saints and warriors.

Maria sat down on the window sill with the warrior. The seats in the classroom were structured so that people could sit in pairs, so my dream of sitting next to her failed.

But don’t be discouraged. Because there are seats in the back.

He took Aru with him and sat in the back seat of Maria and the warrior, patting Maria’s back. Maria flinched at the sudden touch and turned back.

“Woah, Maria! Did you have a good time last night?”

“Mr. Evans? Ah, yes. I slept well. How was your dorm room, Mr. Evans?”

“Kkekeke, it was the best. I can definitely say it was the best night of my life.”

“Yes… ? ah… Well, I see. What a restful sleep you had… .”

He says he slept well with a happy expression, but there is a hint of fatigue in his voice. Maria’s eyes look a little haggard.

Is it because I stayed up all night with Maria? It’s a funny situation. Last night, I kissed Maria’s cheek, and when she woke up during the day, she was smiling without knowing anything. It’s so fun that I’m going crazy.

“Evans… ? Then this person… ?”

“Ah, you two should also say hello. This person here is my first friend, Mr. Evans. The person next to him is a dog named Aru. As Mr. Evans knows, this person is the warrior Frey.”

“Aha, you were the hero? Nice to meet you, my name is Evans Grant.”

Maria wants to introduce me, the warrior, and Aru. I don’t really have any desire to become friends with the hero, but since Maria is taking the lead, I guess I’ll have to pretend. I held out my hand as if to shake his hand.

The hero took my outstretched hand and shook it politely.

“This is Fray de Siegfried, the humble sword of the Lord. Nice to meet you.”

But for some reason, the warrior’s gaze looking at me is strangely profound.

Guess what, it’s nothing special.