How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 64

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There is no such thing as an afterword.

Lortel repeated that, staring blankly into space.

The Seal of the Sage was purchased by the Elte Company as planned. The seal was almost lost in the middle, but thanks to the faster suppression of Professor Glast, I was able to secure it intact.

After the overall negotiations were over, it was just dismissed as a happening.

“…”

Lortel Kecheln sat down in the parlor of the store and sighed deeply.

The sealed book that finally belonged to Lortel is floating on the desk. The reaction process was completely finished, and Lortel Kecheln became the official recipient of this seal.

“Certainly… the magic response itself feels like an incredible jump.”

He had no knowledge of Aspect Magic.

As for the benefits that Lortel Kecheln could receive as a recipient of the sealed letter, it was only a slight increase in magic response. Other than that, it might be possible to use magic that is greater than the amount of mana inherent in the seal, but it doesn’t seem to mean much unless you are a person who is as well versed in all kinds of magic as Professor Glast.

It’s a product that I bought to resell in the first place, so it doesn’t mean much. It’s not like I prefer high-risk products like this where big money is tied up, but…

“Anything… Hmm… Anything…”

Ed Rosteiler might have forgotten about it, but with this seal in hand, Lortel was in a position to demand anything from Ed.

It’s a seal to be resold anyway… Considering the opportunity cost and risk of the money tied up here, it’s not like Lortel hasn’t invested.

“By the way, can I really sell this back to the Creffin guy?”

From Ed’s point of view, he seems to be hoping that this seal will never be handed over to Creffin. Uncertainty about whether it was okay to proceed with the deal remained in a corner of Lortel’s heart.

“…”

Suddenly, Lortel swallowed dry saliva.

These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about Ed. This isn’t a very good thing.

If you look at one corner of Lortel’s desk, you can see the recipe Ed gave you and the list of materials you requested. A draft of the contract was also pulled out, but it is difficult for the upper body to see any benefit from it.

Gradually, Lortel also began to feel serious.

I wonder if the time has come to distinguish between public and private.

longing for a companion.

I’ve been following Lortel’s life all my life, but I’m sure that I’m not keeping the line these days.

Lortel Kecheln is a person born with the qualities to become a rare woman. She must not lose sight of those cold eyes that always soberly weigh her interests.

“Yeah… I need to be meaner too…”

Lortel looked away and looked at the contract that was to be signed with Ed.

“…just this.”

Her motto of not putting off today’s work until tomorrow was discredited, and Lortel had once again postponed her decision. It was a very unfortunate choice.

“by the way…”

Anyway, the decision-making in the business part has nothing to progress, and all the documents to be reviewed today have been finished… What remains is to worry about the love front.

Jenika Failover, whose head is a flower garden, does not seem to feel any sense of danger, but Lortel, who is quick to grasp the situation and cool-headed in everything, is already feeling a strange sense of alarm.

I’ve been thinking quite deeply and seriously about the indolent wizard who’s been spending more time sticking to Ed Rosteiler these days… but I don’t think she’ll ever show her girlish side.

I reviewed it over and over again and came to a conclusion… Nevertheless, the anxiety in one corner of my heart does not disappear.

Anxiety that, if something that could be called an opportunity arises, a change in the relationship will occur.

But… what could be the trigger to motivate that lazy girl? Despite the shocking event of Professor Glast’s death, the girl is still staggering on the roof of the bachelor building with sleepy eyes, without any change. Even this didn’t cause anything.

It is said that a decisive opportunity comes without any notice… However, there is no way that an opportunity to move such a wooden girl can easily arise.

Even if I wanted to be so convinced… I couldn’t come to a conclusion whether it was true or just a rationalization to reassure myself.

That’s what the human mind is like. It’s not good to come to a clear conclusion.

* [ Name : Ed Roth Taylor ]

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“You’re on the scene again, Ed Rosteyler.”

Chief Dean McDowell.

Contrary to the fragile inside, the outside looks strong. His chin was full of shaggy beard like bear hair, and the monocle he was wearing was worn out.

In this Sylvania Academy, he is the next most powerful person next to Obel and Rachel… He is in charge of most of the things that happened within the school, and the final decision maker in all affairs related to academic affairs.

“To be involved in the Glaskan Incident, the Ophelis Hall Occupation, and the Sage’s Seal Theft incident. Very bad luck.”

My name is listed as a person involved in the big events that happened at the school in the past year.

It seems like a very suspicious person to anyone, but there is no evidence that I did anything right now.

Rather, in this case, it is the position of the victim who was kidnapped by Professor Glast and was almost in danger.

There’s no need to be scared, and there’s no reason to be intimidated by that.

I quietly told the truth with a calm face.

“That’s right.”

“I was briefed on the general situation, but can you explain the details?”

“Actually, there’s nothing more to tell you other than what you’ve been told. I don’t know why, but I was kidnapped by Professor Glast, and I tried to escape and ask for help, and in the process I ran into Taily’s group.”

There is no need to tell everything about Elte’s detached unit, which climbed the cliff through the night sea to take advantage of the chaos and infiltrated the interior of Aken Island, and Professor Glast, who met his end at the edge of the North Forest.

“That’s all. Jenika and Lortel are just here to help me.”

“… Did you leave Isla who was kidnapped together and escape alone?”

“Student Ayla was unable to move, and she did not trust me at all. So I went out alone and asked for help. In the process, I met the aforementioned Taylor.”

“…”

Dean McDowell closed his eyes and listened to my story.

There is something uncomfortable about it, but the words themselves are right. There are no contradictions in comparison with the reports received.

It’s not an eye that doubts me. Rather, it is closer to the gaze of an observer who is listening to each phrase.

Still, the reason why I can’t help but feel like I’m not getting better at the end is probably because my existence, which I’m wearing in every important event, doesn’t seem to be a mere coincidence.

Sitting on the sofa opposite the counseling room and talking openly about my situation is not enough to dispel all my doubts.

However, there is a limit to doubt without evidence. My position in this case is clearly the victim itself, and no matter what anyone says, Professor Glast’s deviation was caused by the bachelor’s negligence.

In the end, what Dean McDowell has to say is bound to become obvious.

“You’ve had a lot of trouble. I’d have to do something about the victim at the academic level, but there would be a lot of psychological damage. So I’ve been thinking a lot.”

Dean McDowell reviewed the papers spread out on his desk. It was a summary of my academic records, academic evaluations written by professors in charge, and other miscellaneous activity histories.

“To be honest, I doubt you.”

This is the style of Dean McDowell. When some basic issues have been sorted out and he is convinced that there is no point in further progress in the discussion, he changes his mind straight forward.

It was the same when he called and conducted a meeting with the dean at the beginning of the first semester. He admitted in the end that he had no intention of expelling me.

“You pretend to be an ignorant third party, but I have the feeling that you know a lot.”

“It’s too much praise for you to rate me like that.”

“The same goes for that clever act.”

Dean McDowell closed and opened his eyes gently once.

He is the final decision-maker in academic administration. However, no matter how much he is like that, he can’t escape the middle manager’s debt in the end.

Although he has risen to a high position, in the end, he is in a position to represent the academic affairs under the principal and vice principal.

If he eventually encounters the limits of his position, he always acts according to principles and principles.

“But… that’s just my personal doubts. No matter what anyone says, you’re a student who has been victimized by the bachelor’s negligence. It’s the same in the case of Ophelis Hall, and in this case as well.”

“…”

“There’s nothing to hold on to in the bachelor life itself. I’m quietly absorbed in my classes, and I’m being evaluated as an honor student by assistant professors and working staff, and unlike the old school record where there were only curse words, there are quite a lot of positive reviews.”

McDowell flipped through the papers and set them back on the table.

“At this level, the improvement in grades is quite remarkable, and the accident that happened during the entrance exam has already passed for quite some time, and there is no reason to hold any more responsible. Because it looks…”

Having said that, Dean McDowell finally acknowledged it in a benevolent voice.

“You worked really hard, Ed Roth Taylor. I have to admit that one thing.”

“…”

“The bachelor has no intention of neglecting you any longer. You must be a student who must be reciprocated.”

Surprisingly, I don’t feel any suspicion or hostility in Dean McDowell’s eyes looking at me. Rather, as a dean vs. student, he spat out words that were close to the correct answer that he should have delivered.

“Of the undergraduate dormitory, you will be able to get permission to join the Lorail building. You will not be charged for the dormitory fee. However, since there are no seats left in the Lorail building right now, you will have to stay in the Dex building until next semester.”

I don’t know what kind of life I’m leading, but it seems that Dean McDowell also had a part that could be measured.

“End of your miserable wandering life, go back to your normal student life. You deserve it.”

*

I left the chief dean’s office and went out across the hallway. Yenica, who was staring at the ceiling with her feet stretched out on a bench in the corner of the lobby, reacted.

“Ah, Ed! It came out! How was it? Was it okay? Didn’t you scold? Didn’t you just harm yourself?”

“I’m in the victim’s position, what harm will you do to me?”

“Ummm. It’s not like that.”

All the tall magic towers collapsed, and the clear autumn sky reappeared.

Since the uproar took place, less than a day has passed, so all the academic staff are still busy. All classes in the morning have been canceled because they are preoccupied with investigating the situation and repairing the damage.

The situation, which had been going on all night, is about to come to an end, and it seems that this is the last time to listen to the grievous circumstances.

I couldn’t wash my body properly yet, and I couldn’t even wash my clothes, so it’s not a word.

Seeing me like that, Yenica sighed heavily, probably feeling uncomfortable.

“You’ve worked hard, Ed. What is this all about? I’m really upset.”

Seeing Yenika say that, I can’t help but wonder if it’s time to worry about others.

There are stains on her clothes and her hair is sticking out here and there. Yenika, who is worried about others, looks very nice.

To put it bluntly, Yenika’s intrusion was an unsettling factor, but it’s hard to say that it was particularly helpful.

Didn’t Lucy destroy the battle with Elte by herself? It’s a very complicated position to think that if I made a mistake, I might have blocked Taylor’s path.

However, Yenica rushed to that shady underground waterway in one month with the determination to save me, who had been captured without permission.

The way he laughs and says he’s glad he wasn’t seriously hurt. Who in the world can see that and condemn that it was useless? Rather, it was me who caused concern.

“I’m sorry that I seem to only worry you every time. Yenika. Are you not hurt? I heard that you fought some battles, so I’m worried.”

“Worry?! What are you worried about! I’m fine, so don’t worry! Huh? Umm?”

He stood up quickly, waved his arms, and listened to something again.

Those spirits always seem to be whispering something only to Jenika, but from my point of view, it doesn’t feel very good because it seems like they’re talking behind their backs right in front of them.

Well, they have their own circumstances, so I’m not going to say anything.

“Well, that’s right! Actually, maybe he’s not hurt at all. Should I say frowning? Looks like he got hurt a little while trying to save Ed. This… Ed owes me, yeah! Ugh, it hurts. It hurts.”

“You’re hurt?”

It felt like a sudden force was going into my brow.

In any case, Yenika is the only person I can call a friend in this school in Sylvania, and she has many personal debts of this kind and that.

I asked him if he was hurt out of courtesy, but he was convinced that he was not someone who could easily get hurt. Because Jenika is really strong.

“Uh, where did you get hurt? Specifically?”

“Uh, hmm? Huh, waist? Strained? Feeling like that?”

“…”

It felt like his expression was rotting away. At some point, I was taking the goodwill of Jenika as a matter of course.

I am human too, and there is a minimum of camaraderie. It would be a lie if I said that I had no sense of debt to Yenika, who endured the hardest times together.

For me, who was deliberately captured for a purpose, when I say that Yenika got hurt while working futilely, my feelings would certainly become complicated.

“Yenika. There’s something I felt because of this incident.”

“Yes?”

Embarrassed by the sudden seriousness of the voice, Yenika swipes her pupils.

You seem to have noticed that something is going wrong, but nothing is wrong. In a way, this is natural for her.

“Did you have any thoughts after seeing Professor Glast’s end? It’s all too late to regret after losing. If you think about it, you always worked hard and worked hard whenever something like this happened, but I think I took that for granted. Even then You’ve been hurt…”

“…Eh? Uh, yes.”

I sat next to Yenika… I sighed and wiped my face.

“I definitely feel a little bit embarrassed. I feel like I’m just a burden to you. I’m grateful for being nice to you every time, but you’re always the one who suffers in the end. Yenica.”

“Uh… uh… Huh?”

“Anyway, I’ll take responsibility for the injured parts. Go to the undergraduate medical staff later. You must have been struggling with living expenses because you were cut from your scholarship, but I’m sorry for making you spend such unnecessary expenses. Be sure to tell me when the medical expenses come out. I’ll pay for them. . I have that much money.”

“Hmm? Huh? Huh?”

He did not hide his guilt. It’s polite to talk like it is.

I sincerely apologized to Yenika.

“I’m sorry, Jenika. I made you suffer every time because of me.”

“I’m sorry! I’m lying! I’m not hurt at all! I’m sorry! I’m sorry I lied!”

*

It feels like it’s been a while since I walked into the northern forest.

On the way to the camp, we went in and out together every day, but now I thought there would be a sense of incongruity.

Well, the things I’ve been through have been turbulent.

I walked down the street breathing dryly. This is the time when the breath starts to leak out.

– ‘Maybe I’ll be living in a dormitory in the Dex building from this vacation or next semester.’

As I said that, I remembered Yenika’s visibly brightened face.

– ‘okay? Dex tube?! I’m Dex! Are you really Dex?! Ugh, um! Great! Great! It’s so good! So… Um… It’s not like I’m a Dex guy… Ed, you’ve had a lot of trouble! It’s time to get out of that poor environment, um!’

– ‘It went really, really, really well! hmm! Now I can see your face often! If you can enter the Dex building… If you have an undergraduate assignment, we can study together in the study room..! huh! It’s convenient to tell you about the spirit response…! So… Ed’s study environment is getting better! huh! Ed’s study environment! Ed’s study environment, not someone else’s!’

I was dazzled by the sight of them jumping around and shooting bright smiles. He makes me happy as if it were his own work, but tears of emotion flowed… It is also the ability to empathize like a bachelor’s idol.

I walked through the grass and cleared my mind.

It was a lot of work, but it was over in an instant.

By tomorrow, the investigation of the circumstances will be over, and the final confrontation with the testimony will be over, and you will be able to return to your studies.

If you confirm that Taily and Ayla escaped from the magic tower without any problems, you might think that the second act has been completed rather neatly.

“…”

I took out a key with dried blood from my bosom and looked at it.

Professor Glast’s body was recovered by the priests of the Church of Telos. This is because his wife was a devout member of the Church of Telos.

After the funeral procedures are completed, they will be buried in the land of their hometown.

You can’t charge the dead with guilt, so the case will be settled that way.

Originally, he might have been a great scholar who would pass away with the blessing of a saint from the church… but now, he has to be content with just this much.

Still, I don’t think it was a very lonely life… I can say that I’m fortunate in that part.

It seemed that it had been tentatively concluded that Professor Glast’s secret lab would be shut down. He was told that he had explored the inside with the bachelor staff, but he had not found anything out of the ordinary.

The Soul Library buried in debris will look like ruins on the outside… I don’t think I thought to use my hands separately. I never thought I would thank Lucy for destroying it.

In the first place, this incident itself is no different from a disgrace from the bachelor’s point of view, so I’m sure you want to finish it quickly.

As a result, as long as the interest of the bachelor is turned off, the contents of the library will be monopolized.

I’m happy… but I can’t just be happy. It is natural to feel bitter as well.

As I walked while organizing my thoughts, I arrived at the camp before I knew it.

– Hwaaak.

I don’t know since when, but it became a place like my hometown in my heart.

The wooden shelter that I made hastily when I first drifted, the hut I built with all my summer vacation, this kind of survival tool, the campfire, and the pile of logs and tree stumps I lay down as a chair near it.

The nets remaining after covering the ceiling are turned into hammocks and tied to the side, and firewood piled up for the winter is well stacked on one side of the open wooden warehouse.

“Whoa…”

Apparently, another uninvited guest has arrived. A small sorceress in a large witch’s hat lays on one of her tree stumps, hugging her body and pu-ee-pui breathing out her.

It’s a girl who won’t be weird no matter where she pops out at any time… but now it seems like she’s recognizing that this camp is her own perfect place to take a nap, so it’s very strange.

Is it my camp??

I opened the door of the hut by walking. Furniture made by myself or sent by Lortel were inside.

Seeing the cozy and well-decorated interior along with the fireplace fills me with a sense of satisfaction.

He took out a wooden chair and put it next to the campfire. And he leaned on it as if he were about to fall.

It was still broad daylight, but I felt a little chilly, so I lit a bonfire with ignition magic. Firewood was strewn about.

– tweet

– Jjoreureu

– Zzz Zzz

I closed my eyes and took a rest. It was hard and painful, but I returned to the camp I built with my own hands anyway.

The chirping of sparrows, the sound of running water by the river, and the intermittent sound of Lucy’s breathing tickled her ears.

There is a lot to do. First of all, I have to wash my clothes, check my food, and check the final exams that will start next week. It’s time to think about the tuition for the next semester.

where is that only There are still a lot of scenarios left to run. During the vacation, there will be a placement test for next year’s freshmen, an election for the next student president, and an additional open event for Taylor’s sword screening.

Even so… I wanted to take a break now.

I closed my eyes and imagined while entrusting myself to the sounds of nature. This is life when you enter the Dex building.

Most of my notoriety has faded, but there are still a few students who have a bad perception of me. Clear up any misunderstandings with them.

They don’t have to be busy hunting every day, eat in the student cafeteria where meals are prepared, and walk slowly to the professor’s building without having to walk.

He focuses only on his studies and only exchanges greetings with scenario characters he occasionally encounters. It is to take care of a peaceful life while checking that the situation is going well.

What was life like at camp?

It was literally a high school student… but when I think about it, I feel like I’ve stabilized a bit lately.

A decent cabin like this came into hand, and the food supply was also stabilized to some extent.

I have a little bit of money, so I can buy and use urgent things. I don’t feel like I’m suffering more than I thought.

In the first place, it feels like the hardships of hardships have been all over the place when they first settled down at the beginning of the semester. Should I say that I have become accustomed to everything?

Not only that, but if you stick to this camp, there is no curfew, you can live relatively free from your academic schedule, and you can act alone late at night if necessary. This environment is more suitable for crafting, cooking, and training in physical strength.

Personally, I had a desire to surround the fence, grow some edible annual plants, and reinforce the hut. In the long run, plans to survive in this forest were all in place.

a bit silly

I think so, but I am in the midst of fully realizing how valuable it is to live in a stable environment anyway. Whether it’s housing or food, you only know its value when everything is gone.

There must be a romance of its own in living with classmates in the Dex building with the walls and ceiling firmly padded.

Of course… there’s no way I wouldn’t be worried.

“As expected, would it be right to join the Dex building…?”

It was said so slowly.

“Then, is this camping life over?”

– Anger

-thud!

The sound I heard as soon as I said those words was Lucy pushing off the floor and raising her upper body.

“?”

When I turned my head and looked at Lucy, Lucy, whom I thought was having a good night’s sleep… was staring at me with her eyes wide open.

His face looks as if he suspects that he has not heard something well.

I had no choice but to shake my head and say something.