How to Survive at the Academy

Giving meaning (4)

“The Holy Chang Dragon Velbrok is resurrected.”

The story was brought up on the fourth day of the monastery visit, shortly after lunch.

The Saint’s private room, which everyone in the monastery is reluctant to access. On the top of the steeple, in a magnificently sized place, Saint Clarisse was praying while looking up at the open sky.

There is only one day left for the largest prayer meeting organized by the Cledric Monastery.

It is a time when Young-ae, who came as a representative of a famous aristocratic family from all over the country, and representatives of influential households, each hold a room at the monastery and wait for the prayer meeting.

There was a repeat of the daily routine of visiting the Austin Abbot from going to the shore to wait, and then dragging it back in at low tide.

In particular, when the state of California was baptized by the Telos Church, it was customary to send a key member of the family to prove its faithfulness and reaffirm the relationship of trust between the members.

So was the Roth Taylor family. Most of it seems that Tanya attended the prayer meeting, but I don’t think I have very good memories.

In fact, it is worth it. This monastery is truly astonishingly empty. It is a place where even famous VIPs have to sit in a room the size of a rat’s tail and chew grass.

As it is such a place, the atmosphere heated up without realizing it when it was the 4th day and it was time for the distinguished guests to visit. It is a departure from just having a lot of visitors, and there is a sense of uplifting that is different from usual revolving inside.

Anyway, this was the best time to tell my story at this time, and a brief break in which my gaze on the saints was reduced even a little.

“… yes?”

“Actually, I wanted to tell this story.”

I was in charge of managing the life and meals of the saint. There were quite a few opportunities to be alone during the day. At least at the Sylvania Academy, it was almost impossible.

Now is the most appropriate time when the saint’s schedule is relatively relaxed, and the gaze within the monastery is also dispersed to several distinguished guests.

“There were very few people who could say this without adding or subtracting. therefore… In fact, I followed her all the way to the Cledric Monastery.”

“… ”

“I saw the future. The Holy Changdragon Velbrok will resurrect without warning, and it will turn Aken Island into a wasteland and cause a catastrophe that will remain in the history of the Chloel Empire.”

It’s not a joke or a guess.

At my words, as I brought up the story in a neat manner, Saint Clarisse stopped eating for once. No, he had already finished eating in the first place, but he may have been sitting a little longer to have a conversation with me.

“I don’t doubt it, but is it okay if I ask the source of the story?”

“I couldn’t tell anyone because there was no basis.”

“… ”

“I am in a position to demand unfounded trust. so that… . I have come to speak directly to the saint who experienced the fragments of the future that I saw.”

On the day of the joint combat training, Saint Clarisse and I cycled through time together, watching the disaster caused by Velbrok.

By exporting Velbrok’s molars to the realm of the Marquess of Jahur, the resurrection was delayed a bit… The fact that Velbrok’s sealing ceremony has already reached its limit does not change.

“I can’t stop it on my own. We need people with real influence to mobilize large numbers of people. Saint Clarisse… He is a person who lacks in that aspect.”

It’s only natural to respond to what kind of nonsense this is. However, if the opponent is Saint Clarisse, the story is completely different.

For her, Velbrok’s resurrection is not a story that catches the clouds. A girl who has already seen the scales covering the sky over Aken Island over and over again.

“… If what Ed-senpai-sama said is true, it is impossible to stand still.”

“We need to assemble as many forces as possible. At the very least, we should be able to summon all the elite soldiers of the imperial faction and the sect faction to Aken Island.”

“If it’s a job of that size… No matter how much I am in the position of a saint, I cannot arbitrarily decide.”

We were talking about the view of the seaside from the window of the private room.

Even though it was a serious story that suddenly rushed in, Clarisse received the story just by holding her breath.

“Only by convincing the Holy Emperor the story of Velbroque can we fully move the power of the Church.”

“that… It will not be easy.”

“If I use my status as a saint, I can give it legitimacy whether it is an oracle or a foresight dream. but… If things don’t go as prophesied, my authority will be affected.”

Clarisse is a saint of the Order of Telos, and she is the closest listener to the voice of God.

Although he reigns as God’s agent, his current position may be in jeopardy if the image of a person who misreads his voice is captured.

It’s not a simple thing, and it’s a foreshadowing of Sung Chang-ryong’s threat to the world. This is a problem that cannot be passed on as an excuse for simply being confused or thinking wrong.

Forcing one character, Ed Roth Taylor, to take up my place as a saint in a story told without any basis… Anyway, it’s not easy

So, Clarisse was asking for a basis to convince the succession.

Aside from trusting what I say, Clarisse herself is a completely different matter.

“I used to think that way. Ed-senpai, who is busy with his life and spends every day like gold, why did he even follow me to the monastery?”

“… ”

“I really don’t think you came here just for me. You must have moved for various political judgments or the big picture. The time to feel savage about that fact is over. When you are in a position like this, it’s normal for something like that to happen.”

It’s weird to apologize here.

Saint Clarisse, taking all of that into account, just liked the fact that she was staying with me in the Cedric’s Monastery.

“You said it as if you were in a position where you had to ask for unfounded trust, but you don’t have to worry about that. I believe without any evidence. If Ed said that, the Velbroque would be a real real threat.”

“Lady… ”

“At least, it is a question that cannot be answered right away. Just because I trust Ed-senpai doesn’t really make the whole Telos Church in my hands and move. However, I will try my best to do my best.”

It’s different from when we’re talking or sharing the scenery in a friendly way.

Saint Clarisse is immature, ignorant of the world, and appears to be intoxicated with strange romance, but… After losing Adele, I felt a more calm and rational temperament.

Apart from achieving internal growth, the situation itself was just serious.

“You have accepted me more than I thought, so I am also embarrassed.”

“While I was in the position of a saint, there is something I vaguely learned. If you’re only drunk with peace, you can’t deal with a sudden tragedy. Tragedy… You always come to me when it’s the most peaceful.”

Clarisse kept on talking with certainty while making some vague eyes.

“So, please tell me everything. What do you know about Ed-sunbaenim? what will happen next.”

“If we talk about it, it will be long.”

“I am rather happy. I feel like Ed is taking the burden off me internally.”

Contrary to the expectation that she would be embarrassed, Clarisse smiled softly on the contrary.

“I’m ready to shoulder it together.”

*The royal family is the main character wherever they go.

This was the case with Princess Selaha, who reigned as the main character in the social church of the Duke of Los Taylor, and Princess Fenia, who received everyone’s attention among the new students in Sylvania, was like that.

That fact was no different for the Princess of Persica. In the monastery, young girls from all kinds of aristocratic families introduced each other and exchanged greetings, but no one could talk to Princess Persica recklessly.

A noble figure and dignified behavior are natural for the imperial family. Beyond that, I feel like I am wearing something like an energy that makes it impossible to talk freely.

Let alone Persica, it is difficult to even talk to the knight Tune who follows and escorts her.

So, even if they ran into her in the hallway of the monastery, most of the girls just bowed their heads and passed by.

“Are most of them just Bibles or religious books? It seems that the quality of the bookshelves is also difficult to match that of the Imperial Library. Just do it.”

The place where Princess Persica was sitting on the floor was a fairly large library on the lower level of the monastery.

Several old collections were available, but most of them were the contents of the Persica princess’s head.

She was so obsessed with books and knowledge that she was called the ghost of the library.

Knowledge and information are the essence of the world. If the ruler is not ignorant and informed, he will never be able to maintain his position for long. That was the unwavering Persica values.

Therefore, Princess Persica was always confined to the library whenever she had free time, concentrating only on reading the collection. As soon as she arrived at the monastery, she could say that she was confined to the library prepared inside.

The problem is that this is not the time to just read books.

Since the imperial power dispute is also intensifying, Emperor Chloel will also feel the burden gradually.

The easiest way to end the heated dispute over the imperial power is to officially declare a successor.

However, the law cannot arbitrarily select a successor to lead a great nation. He must be suffering in his own way, but rumors circulated among the servants as to when the conclusion of the agony would come out.

Perhaps an upcoming regular meeting of the imperial family will examine the support of imperial powers for each princess. In order to refer to one’s own judgment in selecting a successor.

The thing that Emperor Chloel values the most is whether he has the ability to take over power without much noise and continue to lead the heyday of the empire.

To do this, it is most important to gain the support of both the internal powers of the imperial family and the various influential powers of the empire.

The reason why they tried to hold the Elte Sanghoe, the most famous company in Sangdo, and to gain the full support of the Imperial Knights Templar, was to prove that.

The important thing is to receive more overwhelming support than her two sisters, Selaha and Fenia, who are of the same bloodline.

To do that, it is important to call out one’s own forces, but it is also important to check the opponent’s forces.

Isn’t it much more efficient to steal one of the opponent’s forces than to increase one’s own force?

Therefore, Princess Persica came to this far-off Cedric’s Monastery with the pretext of a prayer meeting. To convince Abbot Austin, who supports Princess Fenia to the bone.

Preparations for that conciliation… It was all over. Perhaps Abbot Austin will never be able to turn down Princess Persica’s offer. All investigations into her character and temperament had already been completed.

“Hmm… ”

The problem is Ed Roth Taylor.

The most famous of the Roth Taylor family survivors, he is also one of the supporters of Princess Fenia.

If you can convince him, you can win one more key supporter of Princess Fenia.

“Thinking is getting complicated.”

Abbot Austin is like the great mother of the Order of Telos, who respects even the Holy Father and the Saints.

Ed Roth-Taylor is a key surviving member of the Duke of Roth-Taylor, who now stands at the center of controversy at the imperial council.

Even if only these two people were brought into my own power, it could be said that they made great progress in the competition for the throne. With that alone, the result of this business trip to the monastery can be said to be a really great success.

The problem is that there is very little information about Ed about Persica.

Selaha and Fenia have met Ed, but to Persica, the existence of a man named Ed Rothtailer is completely in the fog.

He is a person who must be judged only by the information and rumors that have been passed down. Even the Princess of Persica did not want to meet face-to-face without prior information, so I tried to collect information on my own… not smooth

“Do you think you can convince them with money?”

“Rumors from within the monastery say that his hobby is drinking wine from a gigantic golden citadel looking at the vineyards stretching all the way to the horizon… ”

“Was there a vineyard of that size in the Duchy of Roth Taylor? ?”

“me too… I do not know… Anyway, he doesn’t seem to be a person who cares about money. It is certain that we did not fall for the conciliation of the Elte Chamber of Commerce.”

Next to Princess Persica, who was seated in the reading room of the monastery library, the guard, Tune, was standing with a perplexed expression on her face.

The method of conciliating people ultimately boils down to one of three things. money, fame or power, and justice.

“How would you feel if I offered to promise you a position of at least a higher level if you take over the imperial power?”

“I have already grown up as a nobleman in the duke family. I honestly don’t think it’s going to be swayed by fame or power.”

“From what you know?”

“Rumors in the monastery say that he was forced to turn down the position of Chief Magic Researcher, who boasts the highest authority in the imperial family. He said that the noble achievements of academic research are not made by authority.”

“… The imperial family never made such a proposal, right?”

“… I was puzzled too.”

“Well, academic research is not managed by the Rose Palace… Reports may not come up to me, but… ”

The Princess of Persica accepted Tune’s report with an absurd look on her face. As soon as he arrived, Tune’s ability to work quickly and collect information was evident.

“No, what do these rumors mean in the first place? Common sense seems full of things that don’t make sense… ”

“… Many of the reporting documents were omitted. There are quite a few things that I didn’t even think about because it didn’t make sense and I didn’t even want to report it.”

“for example?”

“Whether you make ice with your eyes, or stop a person’s heart with just your voice… ”

“… ”

“One swing of the dagger will crack walls, the ability to handle several high spirits, knowing a lot of powerful people in the Old Deck Dark House, and saying that Saint Claris is completely fascinated by him… ”

The scary thing about the rumors about Ed that Tunes are reciting one by one is that some of them contain fragments of the truth.

Those things also oddly mesh with Ed’s background, making it difficult to judge. Like a smoke screen, the exact image of the character Ed is not revealed in his head.

“It’s like hiding the power to cut the sea with one arrow, or high-ranking magic popping out just by flicking your finger… ”

“Do that… done… ”

“… ”

“Now I don’t even know… ”

To be honest, I don’t think this is all true. It can’t be.

The first thing that comes to mind is that the nuns with flower heads were fascinated by Ed Roth Taylor, and their imaginations ran wild.

… Actually, that’s correct.

However, what complicates Persica’s head is the background to Ed Roth-Taylor.

Princess Selaha and Princess Fenia are obsessed with him more than necessary. He is a survivor of the endangered Ros Taylor family, and has endured many life crises in Sylvania… He is an expert in ‘survival’ itself.

In fact, Ed Roth-Taylor once thwarted Persica’s plan to take over Elte, and even has the full support of Lortel Keheln, the current incumbent.

He is a person who receives surprisingly generous evaluations, and such a consistent evaluation is inevitably accompanied by a reason.

So, I thought he would be an extraordinary person, but…

‘Even if I do this… Isn’t that too much… ?’

Still, there is such a thing as degree, isn’t it?

It is rather strange that such a person who crawls raw meat has not entered Persica’s information network until now.

“Also… Wouldn’t it be better to meet you once?”

“I have come to such an opportunity, but I can’t just attend a prayer meeting. make a place but… You’re a little nervous.”

The Princess of Persica closed the book she was reading and sighed deeply.

“Well, it’s all nonsense anyway. It is also important to check that.”

For now, we have decided to dismiss all rumors about Ed Roth-Taylor as false, and to withhold judgment on Ed Roth-Taylor, who is still an imaginary being.

This cannot be true.

*“Hello, Master Ed. I heard the story from Abbot Austin. As rumored, you are in the monastery. My name is Mary, the second daughter of Count Flosin. The head of state gives her full support to Princess Fenia, and she has a special bond with the Duke of Roth Taylor. Please, I hope the good relationship continues.”

“Hello, Master Ed! Where did Grandma Wang go?! that… I’m trying to mend a monk’s suit… Eleanor in charge of the repair must be busy! Ho, maybe… May I ask you a favor… ?! Shi, I’m sorry if I’ve offended you!”

“Master Ed. Have you eaten? It is said that good quality lamb has arrived at the monastery restaurant today. The nuns were all going to the dining room as if they were happy.”

“Where did Grandma Austin go?! I was locked up in my room last night, so why are there demerit points?! Whoa! Ah, ah… Master Ed. You were there… ”

“I need to check the progress of tomorrow’s prayer meeting… The Abbot who entered the room did not answer… Ho, maybe… Can you take a look instead? ? Since Bocchan Ed manages the saint’s schedule himself… Do you have permission… ?”

I came back to my room after dealing with the noble girls who approached me politically all day and the nuns who talked about the daily life of the monastery.

The sky was already full of stars when I closed the simple but all-encompassing door.

A monastery on the outskirts of which there is nothing.

As there are few light sources, there are so many stars in the sky that they are magnificent. With a little exaggeration, the unfolding Milky Way was shining almost like broad daylight.

“Whew… ”

It’s tiring in a different way than living in the wild. I wiped my face and looked out the window for a moment as I sat on the shabby wooden chair.

After spending the whole day in the center of fuss and attention, it’s finally time to sit alone in the dark late at night.

The night sky I looked up at then was the same as usual, and it felt rather comforting.

Things that do not change over time often give a strange psychological stability. It seems understandable why the little wizard who wore a big witch hat always sat on the roof and looked up at the sea of stars.

“Did he also feel this strange sense of security?”

Although I had exchanges with Lucy in many ways, I still don’t feel like I fully understand the wizard.

There are times when I lie down here and there like a stray cat, and there are times when I play between buildings in a more serious and mysterious form than ever before… He’s a person who doesn’t know if he’s serious or sarcastic. Well, both.

“… This is not the time to be thinking like this.”

Tomorrow is the long-awaited prayer meeting. Princess Persica, who was assigned a room somewhere in the monastery and was resting, will also attend the prayer meeting tomorrow and face me.

Basically, mornings in the monastery are early. If you go to bed early, you will be able to face the Persica princess in normal condition.

Wanting to get some sleep, I quickly lifted the blanket up.

Naturally, Lucy was sleeping in my bed.

“… ”

It seemed that I had heard a strange squeaking sound before, but it wasn’t an auditory hallucination.

Lucy Mayryl, who was wrapped in my pillow and asleep, pressed to the bed with a naughty expression on her face.

Why are you jumping out of here? Even before the question was asked, Lucy opened her blank eyes to see if she had lost the blanket and felt empty.

And as he made eye contact with me, he was sweating profusely.

“Oh, hello.”

“Why are you here… ”

Did you run away from sleep?

Lucy raised her upper body, crouched, and lowered her gaze.

“Sah, while taking a walk… How come… ”

“… ”

It looks like they are hiding in the monastery. Without even thinking about it, the rumors that the monastery is haunted may be the true identity of this girl.

It looks like he fell asleep after trying to lie in bed for a while. I thought this was mine

“Now that the walk is over, I have to go back to the Ophelis Hall. I’m going to get mad at Bell. then… this much… ”

“… Just be honest and be honest.”

“I followed you in the carriage. I just want to come to the monastery.”

As I stared at him with absurd eyes, Lucy finally confessed everything.

“I heard a story from Grandpa Glock before… ”

This… He hadn’t talked about it on Aken Island. It was a situation in which I couldn’t quite figure out why I wanted to follow the monastery.

Lucy twisted her gray hair with her fingertips and spoke with difficulty.

“You said you’ve seen this monastery before. I remember telling you how beautiful and majestic it was and how memorable it was… Me too, I just wanted to see you.”

Lucida who doesn’t usually talk about my inner circumstances.

Even after coming to this monastery, he didn’t show his face, he was just looking around the building.

Playing on the roof of this huge monastery, or wandering around the basement or facilities between rooms… Were you moderately people-watching? It roughly coincides with the rumors about ghosts… After all, was the identity of the ghost rumors Lucy?

“Then the abbot caught it.”

“Of course… How long did you think you wouldn’t be caught? ”

“I think it’s because I’m getting older, and I’m sure he was familiar with Grandpa Glockt… He told me a lot about Grandpa Glockt.”

I sat on a wooden chair, quietly listening to Lucy’s story.

Sitting on my bed and holding my pillow tight… The figure of Lucy, who continued to speak slowly, was vaguely vague.

“Actually, it seems that I was just ignoring the fact that I was walking around the monastery. After talking to him, he was a more understanding person than I thought.”

“I will. Even if you pretend to be, you look like a spunky, bubbly person.”

“Yeah, so… We sat side by side on the roof of the monastery, and we talked while looking at the stars. He was a person who could communicate better than I thought… Also, you listened to everything I was thinking about.”

“worry?”

Something to worry about for a girl who slept or slept comfortably.

However, Lucy took one breath and grabbed the pillow tightly.

that… Rather than feeling ashamed or embarrassed, it was rather a sad look.

“… What the hell were you talking about with Abbot Austin?”

“… it is a secret.”

“… Yes, there is no reason to dig.”

I didn’t know that he would really follow me to the monastery, but it seems that Lucy was quietly walking around the monastery in her own way.

It’s me, I’ve never been harmed, so I’m just saying it’s ridiculous. However, does Lucy have a story that Lucy wants to do in her own way… He had a worried expression on his face.

“Hey.”

If we finish the prayer meeting schedule tomorrow, we will return to Aken Island.

When I went back, I was thinking about telling them to ride proudly in the wagon instead of the luggage compartment.

“What is a meaningful life?”

Lucy’s attitude of suddenly giving a strange philosophical thought was strange. What the hell were you talking about?

Of course, I can’t give you a clear answer, so I’m just speaking frankly.

“I don’t know either.”

“I will. yes.”

“Anyway, I’m going back to Aken Island after completing my schedule tomorrow… Next time, don’t get in the luggage compartment. Although there are not enough seats in the carriage… Well, it would be more convenient to get on the lap than the luggage compartment.”

After talking like that, I checked the schedule for tomorrow.

When everything to be done tomorrow is well done, we should return to Aken Island. There’s a lot of work to do when I go back.

There were a lot of things like this, but I thought I would be able to finish it well and return to Aken Island anyway.

Of course, things don’t always go as expected.

Still, there was a degree to the sudden change of circumstances.

the next morning.

Austin, the elder of the Order of Telos and the Abbot of the Cledric Monastery for decades.

She was found dead in the room.

It was only a few hours before the prayer meeting was held.