The Only Male Student in the Academy

031. Thinking about helplessness (4)

Why is Marie here?

Surely Marie must have been captured by Lucius and the others?

As I was thinking of questions one by one, another voice interrupted.

“That’s right. I saw it too. He suddenly took off his clothes on his own?”

There was one more person who appeared with a shrug of her shoulders.

Short hair with two-tone dyed hair. He is wearing a priestly uniform, but it has been remodeled here and there to give it a somewhat funky style.

In short, you can say ‘a pseudo-priest who seems to have a temper’.

This is Ron.

One of Lucius’ fixed party members, Ron.

As a character in the so-called friend position of the main character, the main character who plays various roles in the work.

“Who are you, you suddenly joined!”

“I’m Ron, a freshman in the Sacred Warfare Department.”

“That’s not what I’m asking about. Let’s not get involved in aristocratic affairs on the subject of commoners!”

“Huh? At Philea Academy, students are equally qualified regardless of rank. You don’t know that? Are you guys stupid?”

Even in front of nobles, Ron utters abusive language and rather moves one step closer.

Paradoxically, it was a scene where the priest’s uniform didn’t seem to suit her.

“I swear by the name of Gerginia, the one and only God. As long as this heart beats, I will never speak a lie.”

Ron says in a quiet voice.

Even though the outfit was so rude, the attitude was very reverent.

“If I break my oath, I return to God everything that God has given me.”

“……Are you covering that man even while doing that?”

“Covering? Wrong. I’m just doing justice according to the will of the one god Gerginia.”

With that said, Ron single-handedly confronted the followers.

It’s like a rock that doesn’t back down at all.

Even though there was only one pseudo-priest standing in his way, his followers couldn’t do anything about it.

In the meantime, laughter is heard.

“Ah~, as expected, I can’t do it in front of the priest~.”

Claire picks up the fallen clothes and shakes off the dust.

“I was just sparring with Ariel, and I took off my clothes because it got a little hot. But then everyone misunderstood it and it became fun, so it ended up like this?”

Then he says so.

Her voice sounds like she’s happy, but there’s a hint of regret.

For some reason, that face had a heated expression on it,

He licks his lips as if he is having fun and looks at me.

[Are you lucky, Ariel?]

Claire spoke again via .

[I’m so glad I can continue to have a fun academy life with Ariel! I’ll see you tomorrow!]

Claire and his followers immediately withdrew.

The only ones left there were Marie, me, and Ron.

“Are you okay, Ariel Beheritt?”

Ron patted me on the back without hesitation. What you do is like a man.

“…I got help. Let me say thank you.”

“You’ve got an arrogant attitude like an aristocrat. It’s okay. This side also had a debt, so let’s assume it’s teacher.”

“Debt?”

“You said you saved Lucius and Tia from the placement test.”

After saying that, Ron bowed his head.

“Thank you for helping me back then. I wasn’t friends with either of them at the time, but thanks anyway.”

“…Raise your head. There is no reason to be grateful to you.”

“I’m just doing my own thing. It’s up to you whether you get my thanks or not.”

After saying that, Ron raised his head.

Although he is cool and likeable, he is also an important character in the original work.

That’s why I’m not inspired how to approach it.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t intend to be friendly with you.”

So I tried to say that.

Then Ron nodded.

“Ah, from what I hear, you’re in a position that’s annoying. If you show the appearance of being close to someone else for no reason, it’s just going to be the same thing, right?”

“…You understand so quickly.”

“Well, if you ever run into trouble, tell me. You’re my friend’s benefactor, so I’ll help you with anything I can.”

“Isn’t that what you just did with no debt?”

“Why do you decide whether you have debt or not, it’s annoying.”

After scratching his head, Ron lifts a finger at him in annoyance.

“…Ah, that’s it. You saved two lives, so I’ll help you one more time.”

“Hmm…”

Isn’t it bad to just throw it away? I thought.

Anyway, I need to know how things are going with Lucius and the others.

However, physically it is not easy.

I’m trying to avoid running into Lucius as much as possible, and since Tia and I are half different, it’s hard to hear from him.

If these guys go on an expedition far away, we won’t be able to figure out the situation.

So it wouldn’t hurt to have some relationship with Ron at this point.

I can hear the news of Lucius and his party through Ron, and conversely, if there is a problem with the story progressing, wouldn’t it be possible for me to intervene through Ron?

“If you really want to help me, keep the meeting with me a secret from Lucius. I don’t want to get involved with him or the black haired clan.”

Once I said that.

Ron nodded as if he understood.

“That’s what I’d rather ask. Because of Rose Eiffeltain these days. I don’t like being involved with us either.”

And then, sneakily, Ron looked at Marie.

Marie lowered her head slightly as Rose’s name came up.

“Anyway, try hard, Ariel Beheritt. No one refuses to open the door of the church, so come anytime.”

With those words, Ron turned his back.

If you need help, you are telling me to come anytime. It is a unique way of speaking.

After Ron leaves, I let out the sigh I’ve been holding back.

Now, it’s just me and Marie.

“Marie, how did Ron get here?”

“Well, that’s it… I just… Made eye contact with Ariel…?”

“I did.”

“Yeah, but… I saw Miss Claire following Ariel…”

It seems that Mari, who had an ominous feeling, drove away from Lucius and the others and followed me.

Meanwhile, Lucius and the others didn’t seem to have properly heard the explanations they wanted to hear from Marie.

According to the original story, Marie would have told me why Rose was harassing Tia right then and there, but she left because she was chasing me.

So, there was a story about Ron chasing Marie.

‘The original was slightly distorted…….’

The story got twisted because Marie witnessed Claire stalking me.

In the end, Claire’s problems are adversely affecting the progress of the story.

Even throwing clothes in front of me…… , It’s like saying that the next time we meet, we’ll do something worse than this.

… Now it has come to the point where I can’t turn off the time.

“Marie, I’m going to the culvert from now on.”

When I said that, Marie widened her eyes.

“Well, to the underground waterway…? That, there…We were supposed to attack the day after tomorrow. Are you trying to attack alone…?”

“It can’t be.”

Even if you have grown to some extent, solo play is too difficult.

If you do it wrong, you can lose your life, so partying with Marie is essential.

“I’m planning to leave the dormitory from now on. I’m going to camp in the canal until the day after tomorrow.”

I had no choice but to do that.

Claire broke into my room once, though it was because I didn’t lock the door properly.

Next time, Claire might try to come in again, even breaking the window. With that in mind, my room is no longer a safe zone.

Even if you feel like you’ve gone too far, it’s safest to take refuge in a place Claire won’t be able to find.

“Hey, why are you leaving the dormitory…”

“I don’t have time to explain that either. It will take time to move the luggage from now on, so I’ll explain it when we meet the day after tomorrow.”

“U-Um…! Is there anything I can do to help…?!”

Marie momentarily raised her voice.

She never raised her voice so much that her final pronunciation beeped.

“Uh, so… Gee, you said you had to move your luggage…? Doing it together…”

“…I am grateful, but I prefer not to.”

She may find another weakness after showing her being with Marie.

And it’s not just me who’s at risk.

Claire, knowing about my relationship with Marie, might do strange things to Marie to provoke me.

I’d rather be bullied alone.

You have to avoid damage to Mari, the important character in Chapter 1.

“Well, but… Go, it’s hard to suddenly camp… Well, tell me anything…”

“……Really fine.”

After hearing my answer, Marie hesitated as if she didn’t know what to do.

She is a good-natured person, so she must be feeling guilty in this situation.

She can’t afford to take care of that.

I turn around and head for the dormitory.

“After 2 days, come to the underground waterway C block.”

“…Not a place for people to live.”

That was the first thing I said.

Musty smell. Humid air.

Do I have to spend more than two days in a place like this?

Once I think about that, I feel very tired.

The tension drops and the annoyance comes out thickly.

“It’s really hard…”

With a sigh, I leaned my back against the wall.

I need to set up a tent quickly, but it’s annoying.

I am physically and mentally tired.

Should I consider it a blessing to be given the opportunity to live again as Ariel in this world?

Or should we consider it a curse?

Being shunned for being a fool,

Being discriminated against for having an accident at the previous academy,

Being treated like a man,

I was given the ordeal of death because I was an extra.

And all those things must have had nothing to do with Kim Il-hwan.

Why do I have to deal with all the things that happened before I was me?

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That’s not the only thing you have to deal with.

The future of this world, which may perish.

I was given a mission just because I knew all of that by myself.

After all that, how do I look now?

Couldn’t lie on a soft bed in a dormitory room and had to stay in the smelly sewage system.

The things you think you’ve worked hard for are not even rewarded

Adversity just comes and presses down on my neck.

“I know…”

I know at least that there is no blessing or curse in a given life.

I know that it is just a reality that I have to accept and endure.

Still, I can’t help but feel tired.

Let’s take a short break.

After resting, let’s set up a tent.

Let’s prepare the meal by cooking the ingredients we brought.

Let’s install a security device and light a bonfire in preparation for a monster approaching.

After you’re done, let’s make some items and practice strengthening skills according to the synthesis you brought.

I also have to train the

Arrow that I got so long ago.

And… ….

“Ariel, are you awake?”

A savory smell wafts from the tip of the nose.

A smell that seems to cover up the musty smell of sewage. Not long after waking up, the hazy mind awakens slightly.

Did you fall asleep at some point?

The work to be done has piled up like a mountain.

Gently raise your body and look around.

Somewhere in between, a tent was set up.

The campfire is also burning.

Not only that, but soup was boiling in a large pot above it.

What is it?

What happened?

“Joe, you can rest a little more… Mu, you’re tired of moving things…”

Listening to the voices and taking a peek, I could see that there were two tents, not one.

There are an increasing number of things I couldn’t see there, and there is a face looking at me with a worried look.

Maria.

When I woke up, Marie was in front of her eyes.