The Only Male Student in the Academy

077. Catacombs Dungeon 4th Floor (2)

“I don’t understand.”

That’s how I responded to Jayka’s suggestion.

Then, Jayka muttered, “Ohhh.”

“What do I not understand?”

“By asking us to join the raid, are you asking us to participate in the battle against the wounded on behalf of the wounded?”

“Yeah, that’s right. I understand that.”

“But there are only three of us.”

There are 14 injured. Among them, there are only 5 injured who cannot return.

Compared to that, there are only three of us.

Moreover, it would be difficult to expect the same linking ability as the student knights from me or Marie, even if it wasn’t Claire. That would be possible only if you learn professional training like the military.

I don’t think the three of us can replace the injured student knights.

“I know. That’s why I called Lapisca.”

Only then did I realize the existence of a woman watching this situation from the corner.

Come to think of it, why is she here when she shouldn’t be here?

“It’s not just Lapiska who has been called. The student council, the leadership team, and other adventurers… I’m calling everyone who can be called. It’s so urgent that only a few can come.”

“In addition, I’m inviting people other than Ariel. I’m currently negotiating with the other students staying at the mansion, and I’m also planning to participate in the next subjugation.”

Benit said so.

…… Benit is also participating in the war?

“Yes. Isn’t it a good opportunity for our Philea Academy to conquer the catacombs dungeon?

“…I see.”

“So I’m guessing about 50 people will gather, so won’t it work out somehow?”

“50 People….”

I was momentarily taken aback by the number beyond my imagination. With 50 people, at least 7 parties would be complete.

That judgment felt quite sharp.

Since there will be a large number of untrained personnel other than the Student Knights, it is impossible to expect the ability to connect between organizations from now on.

Then, what is needed is a simple power struggle.

It is a strategy to suppress what could not be overcome with the linkage ability of 24 people with the number of people.

“So I hope Beherit’s party will help us too.”

Says Jayka.

There, I glanced at my colleagues.

Claire…… Even though he received my gaze, he did not take any kind of reaction. As if you want to leave it to me.

Marie…… Not to mention. As if this side would follow me too, she shrank her body.

‘… Let me think for a moment.’

First of all, we will have to sort out this situation first.

First…… It seems that the development of the original is a little twisted. If it was originally, there would not have been a case where Jayka’s raid failed to defeat the boss like this.

Nevertheless, the fact that the development was different from the original is a story that a variable was created.

‘Menstruation….’

For example, the character who was a male character in the original work became a female character, so maybe she got her period at this time.

That’s why this raid ended in failure, and the Student Knights raid might have met a catastrophe.

It’s really absurd, but

If that was true, it was also a reality I had to deal with.

The reason I’ve been obsessed with growing up until now is to make amends in case the development of the original story goes wrong.

‘But do I really have to go to war?’

Jayka reaches the 9th floor, the deepest level of the Catacombs dungeon, before her vacation is over. That’s the beginning of Chapter 2’s story.

Conversely, if you can’t get Jay Carr to the ninth floor before the vacation is over, things will go wrong, so she needs to finish this boss fight successfully.

However, if you need me there…… Not sure.

The fact that Lapisca, the head of the 3rd year, will participate in the battle.

And the fact that Benit, Findel Nerca’s little master, was participating in the battle also meant that Nina, who followed her, would also participate.

Possibly even if I don’t participate in the battle, the possibility of succeeding in defeating the boss with just these two seems high.

Then….

“How can we benefit from helping Bostoball?”

Anyway, even if Jika is left alone, she will try to clear the dungeon, and a member like this will break through the 6th floor even without me.

To be honest, there doesn’t seem to be a big difference whether I’m there or not.

Then again, it would be right to consider my personal gain here.

“The boss battle reward will be distributed equally to all participants. If a good item comes up, we will give it priority in the auction according to merit, and sharing the winning bid is the prize for participating in this boss battle. “

“However, there are about 50 participants. Assuming that I do 1 out of n, the amount that falls on me won’t be too much.”

In the first place, Ariel is a character with a lot of money. Auction winning bids are of little interest.

Rather than money, is it an item?

However, if the auction is prioritized according to merit, there is a high possibility that the item will be obtained by ‘successful people’ such as Lapisca and Nina.

In other words, this Vostobal doesn’t seem to have many merits for me.

“Yes. Beherit doesn’t seem to care much about money. And maybe he doesn’t care too much about fame, does he?”

“That’s right.”

Other students might be interested in the honor achieved with the Student Knights, but I also have a lot of work to do.

My current goal is to go to the hidden point on the 4th floor of the Catacombs Dungeon and get the skill.

Other than that, I honestly don’t care much.

And as if you knew all about my thoughts,

Jay Carr opens her mouth with a relaxed smile.

“That’s why I’m going to bet Beherit on human resources, not material resources, as a bargaining chip. ──I’ll lend you a priest.”

“Yes?”

What did you just say?

You say you lend a priest?

Jay Carr was snapping her fingers when she was dumbfounded by the unexpected words.

Then the door opens, and Nina enters.

And then…….

“Hello, my name is Della Calliot. I am a sophomore in the Student Knights. My title is sub-captain.”

A girl in a priestly uniform entered.

She is a woman with a sense of warmth.

What I felt from the first impression was maternal love and voluptuousness… ….

It feels like seeing her older sister who lives next door.

As soon as she entered, she bowed her head to us.

“Beherit’s party is having a hard time because of the race, right? I think she’ll probably need a priest.”

“…….”

Come to think of it, I showed Jay Carr that I secretly trained with her Marie.

Is she going to use the job at that time?

It feels like I’ve been beaten, but

‘… But the conditions are pretty good.’

It is said that the race can be conquered through the holy water, but the fight on the 4th floor will be more intense than now.

In that case, as expected, just the 3 of me, Marie, and Claire might not be enough. At this point, if you can temporarily recruit one priest, it will be of great help for future attacks.

So, it was clear that the negotiation card presented by Jayka was a very critical one.

So there are parts that I don’t understand.

“Why are you doing this? Because it has some value to us.”

I’m a sophomore, and I’m a sub-captain. He is considered to be a very promising talent even within the Student Knights.

By lending such talented people to us, the only benefit to Jayka is that there are only three of them.

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One of them is a delinquent male student who is called the duke’s idiot.

One of them is an inferior student who is called a time bomb because of the monster dwelling in his body.

One of them is a member of the Student Knights who was suspended for poor grades in the first semester.

To be honest, I don’t know why the three of us want it this much.

“Gachira… I think Beherit might be my hope.”

“…I think it’s too much praise.”

“Even though I look like this, I’m in a pretty desperate situation. If there is a seed of hope, I’ll try to plant it even a little bit. In that sense, Beherit is a ‘variable that might be good’ to me.”

“…….”

Looking around, he is tilting his head as if asking what he is talking about. I mean, you’re talking about something very vague.

Perhaps only I understood what that meant.

‘This is why I didn’t want to meet Jayka….’

Involuntarily, I let out a sigh.

What Jayka bets on me is ‘expectation’.

The ‘expectation’ that he might be able to save himself from being entangled in the ‘bridle’.

“There are other circumstances. In fact, it was Della who was absent from the boss fight today. Della is responsible for this incident.”

“So I volunteered for this job. If Prince Beheritt accepts this job, I’ll do my best to help Prince Beheritt’s party.”

That’s what Della says. In a voice that is quite unrelenting.

I’ll think about it a little there.

I didn’t want to get entangled with Jayka, but it was unavoidable that I got entangled in the end.

It’s uncomfortable that she has expectations of me, but… Well, I wouldn’t expect too much.

Maybe she just wants to keep me by her side, just in case.

So, about Jayka’s ‘bridle’…… Well, let’s think about it later.

If you only think about what is right in front of your eyes…….

“Okay. I’ll accept it.”

I had no choice but to answer like that.

Anyway, at the point where Lapiska and Nina participate, this boss battle will be successful, and if so, the result will be the same whether or not I am among them.

If the outcome is going to be the same, it would be right to choose the one that benefits you.

It was clear that having a priest in our party would be of great help.

“Thank you. I’ll take care of you in the future, Prince Beherit.”

Jay Carr holds out her injured hand.

After a bit of hesitation, I grabbed that hand and shook hands with Jayka.

“Let’s talk about the rest of the details later. …I’m not feeling well, so I want to rest for a while.”

After saying that, Jayca gave a hard smile.

Everyone nodded her head and tried to get up from her seat, and the only one who read her expression was the person who was closest to her.

With that thought, Claire rose from her seat.

“No way the student knights lost. It was quite an unexpected development, boy.”

As soon as you leave the room, it is Lapiska who starts talking to Ariel.

She smiled like a heroine and gently caressed Ariel’s shoulder.

Are you the type to have skinship with the opposite s*x without hesitation?

“…Do I still have any business left, Lapiska-senpai?”

“You’re hard, junior Ariel Beheritt. I’ve heard quite a bit about that from our juniors.”

“I see. I don’t want to get involved with you.”

Ariel grimaces.

Apparently, he was quite uncomfortable with Lapisca.

“I don’t know why you keep such a distance from us. Seeing how nervous you are, maybe you’re hungry, boy?”

“I just don’t want to get entangled with your cursed clan.”

“To be precise, you probably just want to do that, right? Actually, I don’t care that much about junior Tia.”

“What nonsense.”

Ariel’s expression, as if she was caught off guard, reveals her true nature for a moment.

A very brief moment. But that alone was enough for Lapiska, and she drew a wide smile.

Seeing it from a distance, Claire stroked his chin.

‘Something is intertwined~, Ariel.’

Tia. She knows the name.

If you had to pick the two most hated people in the academy, it would be Ariel and her.

Even during her placement test, Ariel seemed to be entangled with her.

She says she was trying to save her life, but she was seriously injured.

I thought it was just an accident, but in fact there might be something?

Hmmm…….

“Mari-yang, Marie-yang.”

Claire sneaked closer to Marie.

“Uh, why…?”

“Ariel is in trouble. It’s a chance to earn points.”

“Uh, uh uh…?”

Not understanding, Marie blinks her eyes.

Claire pushes Marie’s back with a mischievous smile.

Like that, Marie ended up getting caught between Lapisca and Ariel.

“Eh, eh…?”

“Oh, junior Marie Ruhelif. What happened all of a sudden?”

Lapiska suddenly sees Marie in front of her.

Marie turned into a rabbit-like face in front of a wolf, and she was greatly embarrassed.

“Ah, that, that’s… Eh, it’s Ariel, it’s like he’s in trouble… This, stuff like this, isn’t good…”

Mari hesitates to speak.

Looking at Marie with interest, Claire sneaks back.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone was looking towards Marie,

Claire gently opens the door she just passed through and goes inside.

“Oh, Claire. What’s the matter with you coming back?”

“Don’t pretend.”

Back in the hospital room, Claire locked the door.

He pulls up a chair and sits down, facing Jay Carr who is lying on the bed.

“You signaled me. That’s why you came back?”

Jayka gave a subtle signal before everyone left.

It was a sign that only she and Claire, whom she had known for quite some time, knew.

“Yes, I did.”

Smiling, Jay Carr glanced around her and said,

She quietly opened her mouth.

“Claire, don’t you like Beherit?”