The Only Male Student in the Academy

045. Midterm (5)

Lapiska was lost in thought for a moment.

The memory of the first time she saw Lucius.

Lapiska was observing in the mirror room that day.

-“Today, the lead department supervises the class assignment test in the mirror room.”

-“This year’s freshmen have a unique side. So, we’ll have all the leading members wait in the mirror room.”

-“There are no exceptions. As a Lapisca student and a temporary member of the leadership team, please join us as well.”

Under the direction of Professor Catherine, Lapisca was supervising the exam.

And, as Professor Catherine expected, little by little things happened.

-[I’m sorry, but I can’t be with you. Because I don’t want to get caught up in the curse.]

-[…… Two-in-one rule. Is it okay if I don’t protect it?]

-[What do you know about those rules? Rather than taking an exam with someone like you, I’d rather do it alone, even if I fail.]

-[… ….]

-[I’ll tell the professor that you’ve fallen out, so take care of yourself.]

Tia, the ‘cursed girl’, was abandoned by her partner.

-[Because BoA has circumstances. So, why don’t you just listen to the story for now? Huh?]

-[You don’t even have to listen. It is best not to get involved with the cursed clan.]

-[Ah, okay! If Ariel doesn’t want to get entangled, I’ll listen!]

Because of such Tia, she ended up joining Ariel, ‘the duke’s idiot’.

-“Attention to the leadership team. Attention to Part 23 Ariel Beheritt and Lucius Fair.”

-“The descendants of the cursed clan have joined Article 23. They are the number one target.”

The news was both good news and bad news.

Because ‘the girl of the cursed family’ and ‘the duke’s idiot’ were both targets of attention.

So the good news was that if they were grouped together, it would make monitoring easier,

The bad news was that something was about to happen.

And the foreboding always hits.

Were the rumors about the descendants of the cursed clan true?

A shadow wolf appeared at the entrance to Faol Dungeon and attacked them, and Ariel Beheritt devoted herself to blocking it once.

It is not a monster that freshmen can deal with. It was an emergency because even the injured came out.

Leading members immediately mobilized, but when they arrived, everything was over.

A shadow wolf lying dead.

A girl with a sword in the neck of such a shadow wolf.

Since then.

It was from then that Lapisca became interested in a single human named Lucius.

[I really don’t understand what nobles are. What’s the reason for pushing Tia out like that?]

Ron’s voice comes from inside the mirror.

Traces of battle left here and there. Tia was on her knees, breathing hard. Ron raised his shield as if to protect Tia.

And the students aiming their weapons at them.

[Again, a commoner gets in the way. Why are you trying so hard to protect the cursed clan?]

[Do I have to explain why to protect my friend?]

[Friend? It’s not even funny. What’s wrong with your brain to have a cursed clan as your friend?]

[I’m sure you guys are what happened to your hair. Aren’t you afraid of being punished for attacking a student during an exam?]

[This is why I can’t communicate with commoners.]

As if the aristocratic students would attack at any moment, they moved one step closer.

Feeling threatened, Ron squinted his eyes.

[Tia, I will block this place, so run away.]

[…] … But.]

[Go because it’s okay.]

When Ron urges her once more, Tia hesitates but starts running.

“Elua junior, do you know how to deal with disputes between students during exams?”

“There are no specific rules. They probably didn’t assume the conflict itself.”

“I guess so.”

It is a test that simply requires you to return to life in the dungeon. I wanted to cooperate with each other, but there is no element of competition.

Rather, it is something that may be referred to the disciplinary committee if it is quarreled for nothing. From the professor’s point of view, he probably wouldn’t have imagined a situation where students were fighting each other.

Nevertheless, the aristocratic students interfere in order to drop Tia.

Why can you do that?

“Aristocrats must be nice.”

Lapiska muttered with a disgusted expression.

It is said that a large part of Philea Academy’s operating funds come from donations.

And, of course, it is the aristocrats who have the highest proportion of donations.

In other words, nobles are also sponsors of Philea Academy.

Because of that, I can’t treat aristocratic students carelessly. Even if you are referred to the disciplinary committee, you will receive only a light punishment.

Knowing that, the nobles came out so strong.

“Are you going?”

As Lapiska hesitated, Erua asked.

“I heard that the student council is already waiting at the site just in case.”

“So the student council will take care of it on the spot? It’s no use even if I go?”

“I think so.”

Of course, if Lapiska runs over and convinces her professor, she might intervene.

But what if this is known to the faculty?

In terms of political power, noble students are far ahead. They are the children of benefactors.

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So, if it is known that Tia and the nobles collided for no reason, the academy might choose the nobles.

“It’s better not to touch nobles.”

Era said.

His tone seems flat, but his voice has more power than usual.

She is also a member of the aristocracy with the surname ‘Blainkleet’.

“If you want to save that child, you’d better stay out of the way. It’s best if nobody knows about this case.”

Erra speaks calmly.

Er Ah is not interested in other people, but she is not a greenhouse flower that does not know what is going on in the world.

That insight that grasps the situation at once and pinpoints the core. And judgment like a machine.

Lapiska laughed involuntarily.

“Don’t worry too much. I believe in you.”

Tia will overcome everything and pass her test.

What if Tia takes the top spot after being bullied so much?

Noble students wouldn’t bother raising the issue. I couldn’t drop it even though I put a lot of effort into it, because it would rather damage the reputation of the nobles themselves.

So you just have to overcome it.

That will solve everything.

[Tia!]

Lucius appears next to Tia, who is being chased by noble students.

[If you want to drop Tia, try knocking me down first! I will definitely protect Tia!]

Shouting, Lucius rushed in.

Then Tia casts her magic as if covering Lucius.

Opponents are aristocratic students. These students were born into wealthy families and received an excellent education.

Many of them were superior in combat ability to ordinary students, and even to Lapiska, there were students who showed quite skilled movements.

Nevertheless, Lucius was not pushed back at all.

‘The compatibility between Junior Lucius and Junior Tia is good. But what is that power?’

Simply strong. It is also strong enough to be seen as a first year student.

Lapiska saw through that it wasn’t Lucius’ natural strength. Perhaps it was the power given by someone.

And Lucius hadn’t been able to fully use that power yet.

Still, it’s not enough to fight against the same first year, so it overflows.

It didn’t take that much time.

All the noble students collapsed on the spot.

[Let’s go, Tia.]

Lucius leads Tia through the dungeon.

Lapiska lets out a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, it’s not my turn to step out.”

There were several clashes with the aristocratic students, but Tia was not hurt by Lucius’ iron-clad defense.

Only aristocratic students are defeated.

Although moments of crisis came several times, Lucius overcame them without any problems.

There’s no way Tia will fail this exam.

Thinking so, Lapiska leaned her body against the backrest.

I glanced to the side.

I can still see Erua, who is engrossed in the mirror.

It’s rare for Erua to be so focused. Suddenly feeling curious about her, Lapiska followed Era’s gaze.

In the mirror, a male student was reflected.

“Is that Ariel Beheritt?”

One of the three protagonists during the ‘Shadow Wolf’ incident, the duke’s wretch, and the only male student at the academy. He cannot know the name.

Probably the student with the worst rating after Tia at the academy.

No, maybe the evaluation is worse than Tia. I mean, her gender is different.

Lapiska also felt a bit uneasy about that boy.

She didn’t particularly like Ariel.

It’s just that the fact that a man came to a female academy is a little uncomfortable.

And there must be many students who have the same thoughts as you.

‘Of course, there’s no way Erua junior-nim would care about the public opinion.’

Still, if it was unusual, it was unusual. It was because Erua, who had no interest in others, was interested in that boy.

What on earth did you care about?

Curious, Lapiska watched Ariel Beheritt for a while.

She was a boy with a very different impression than I thought.

There was no such thing as an idiot anywhere, and only ‘calmness’ was transmitted here.

[.]

The boy in the mirror throws an item at the monster.

It’s a neat throwing skill.

… No, is it to the level of being neat? As far as throwing, it seemed that he had reached the level of mastery.

But it seems that that is all.

I don’t feel much of the strength I saw in Lucius. There is no such thing as ‘overwhelming power’ for the boy.

But there was no mistake.

First of all, there is no surprise when monsters attack. Respond immediately without blinking an eye.

Accurately avoid attacks and use skills to hit them.

There is no error in that judgment.

‘Similar to Erua’s junior.’

Lapiska inadvertently recalled the past. What she did when she faced Er A.

At that time, Erea was literally moving like a machine.

There was nothing that could be called a gap.

That’s why Lapiska couldn’t even imagine defeating Er A, and since she had already broken her heart, she had no choice but to lose.

And now I feel the same way about Ariel.

Of course, compared to Erea, it’s far short. Their physical abilities are low, and the difference in talent is overwhelming.

But she is attracted to the way she fights.

If Erea is a machine that makes accurate decisions every moment, Ariel is like a veteran who has been on the battlefield for decades.

This is absurd. She compares a boy younger than herself to an old man.

“He’s an interesting boy. I think he knows why junior Erua cares about that boy.”

Shrugging her shoulders, Lapisca stood up.

“I mean. I think it’s fortunate that I lost to Erua junior.”

“I see.”

“Even Erua junior-nim knows. I can’t give what Erua junior-nim wants, and Erua junior-nim also can’t fulfill what I want the most.”

I noticed that Erua entered this academy hoping for something.

I don’t know exactly what it is.

She knows but she knows that she can’t give herself.

It might be different with that boy.

“I’m cheering you on, Junior Erua. I hope you find what you’ve been looking for someday.”

Leaving her words behind, Lapiska left her mirror room.

Er Ah did not bother to turn her head that way.

I was left alone in the room and kept watching the boy in the mirror.

Various rumors have been heard.

Monday. It is said that Tia, who was on her way to the test center, fell into a trap someone made.

She says that if it hadn’t been for Lucius, who ‘accidentally passed by’, she wouldn’t have made it to the exam.

Tuesday. It is said that a mutant monster appeared in front of Tia during the monster subjugation test.

It is said that she narrowly won by borrowing the power of Lucius and Ron.

Wednesday. Explosives were found in Tia’s bag.

If it had been left as it was, it would have exploded in the exam hall, but fortunately Ron noticed it in advance.

Thursday. It is said that during the test of survival in the dungeon, many students attacked Tia.

But she passed without any particular problem.

Friday. She said that Tia had an incident where she was trapped inside the classroom.

For some reason, it is said that there was a barrier, but it is said that Lucius, who ‘accidentally passed by’, destroyed the barrier and finally attended the test.

“Rose Eiffeltain isn’t even boring…”

“It’s not the cursed clan that brings misfortune, it seems that Rose Eiffeltane brings misfortune.”

“I don’t like the cursed clan either, but do I have to go this far…”

Because each case was radical, public opinion began to move.

Students are still avoiding Tia, but more than that, they are beginning to feel disgust for Rose’s actions.

The atmosphere is turning.

“Thank you all for your hard work on the midterm exams. But don’t be too lazy just because the exams are over.”

Either way, the morning will come.

However, today, it is said that the meeting will be conducted in a slightly different form than usual.

“Today, all first period classes will be canceled. Instead, we will have a midterm exam grade check and grade objection time from now on. Please come to the faculty room in the order of your attendance number.”

What is to come has come.