The dull sound of flesh being struck by a hammer spread through the air.
With a line of blood trailing from the corner of his mouth, Arkandric looked at the monkey chief with a calm, observant gaze.
Despite delivering the same blow to its face, the creature appeared unfazed.
‘It seems brute strength alone won’t be enough to have any impact.’ 2024-12-12 18:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
“Even with one arm missing, I can manage.”
Professor Ildiran from the Knights Department said this as he decapitated a monkey with his sword held in his one hand.
Despite the apparent pain, he showed no sign of discomfort, as if he’d resolved himself completely.
Perhaps others sensed his determination, as everyone continued to fight with calm, stoic expressions.
Bellman smirked in under...
2024-12-12 18:23:27 +0000 UTC View Post“These creatures seem… unusual…”
Professor Gomon’s remark made the Knight Division professor nod in agreement. The way the monkeys positioned themselves in a circular formation around their leader looked as disciplined as a well-trained army.
“These monkeys are suddenly moving with precision,” he observed.
“Professor Ildiran, judging by the intense demonic energy radiating from them, each ...
2024-12-12 18:22:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe first-year Adele Hall students were instructed to gather in the lobby on the first floor of the fortress. Just as they arrived, the Knights Division entered, and familiar faces began to appear. Limberton chuckled with a resigned look.
"Heh, now it's spirits."
"Calm down…."
"…Can I even do that? We just dealt with the undead, and now it's spirits. Who knows what'll come next?"
If I tol...
2024-12-12 18:20:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the secluded fields of the citadel, Ecok looked around to see if anyone was nearby. It was class time, so the professors likely wouldn’t be coming around here.
"Finally…"
Ecok placed the sack on the ground and carefully took out a small item. It was a palm-sized door. According to Rimaal, this was supposed to be the door to the Spirit Realm.
- Long ago, spirits could descend to the human world freely,...
2024-12-12 18:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post“It was similar to what happened in the Schlaphe Hall.”
I said that to Rockefeller in the office.
Strange occurrences were not only common in the Schlaphe Hall but often happened in the Buerger Hall as well. That place wasn’t near the Adele Hall dormitory, and to be precise, it was closer to the Buerger Hall. Perhaps slightly convinced, he fell silent.
“Hmm. Still, it’s strange. Have incidents l...
2024-12-04 16:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you really planning to put your hand on that?"
Dorosian was perplexed. Although she didn’t show it, from the moment she set foot in this place, a wave of malicious energy had flooded over her, originating from the black grimoire on the platform.
‘This is just from what’s leaking out...’
It was like a glass brimming with poison, its contents barely restrained from spilling over...
2024-12-04 16:31:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe giant skeleton swung its remaining arm.
37 seconds left until the cooldown ended.
Balancing my weight on the dagger embedded in the pillar, I leaped while maintaining the weight-reducing spell.
My target was the dagger lodged in a nearby pillar.
Bang!
With a deafening crash, fragments sca...
2024-12-04 16:30:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe passageway resembled a train terminal.
"Why would they make it this wide just to hold prisoners?"
Dorosian's question sounded fairly reasonable.
"Exactly. They could’ve just crammed everyone into small rooms since they're just going to starve them to death anyway."
As I said that, the apparitions leading the way scowled.
"Well, that’s a way to talk."
"Easy ...
2024-12-04 16:29:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Let’s get out of here first."
I led Dorosian away from the area. I needed to inform the faculty to seal off the stairs immediately. Just then, I bumped into Professor Gomon, who seemed to be heading to his next class, judging by the briefcase he was carrying.
"Hmm? You two have class soon. Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Professor, there's something strange with the stairs."
"What? ...
2024-12-04 16:28:07 +0000 UTC View Post"They told them to keep an eye on you from the Church’s headquarters?"
Emeric’s sudden words threw my thoughts into chaos.
The Church headquarters… Isn’t that the core of the Sun’s Order? There’s no reason for them to take interest in me.
"Why?" I asked, and Emeric offered a tentative guess.
"It's just my personal opinion, but perhaps they heard the rumors about you and got curiou...
2024-11-20 15:41:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Senior, do we need to receive it too?”
At Hersel’s words, Kerndel scanned the first-year students, trying to gauge their reactions.
They all seemed to be watching, as if waiting to see how he would respond.
A wave of inner conflict surged within him.
It wasn’t easy to decide whether to maintain his stern demeanor or retreat and...
2024-11-20 15:40:36 +0000 UTC View PostIn the evening, an owl that had woken up early started to hoot. I walked while gazing at the light streaming from the window glass. Limberton and Aslay, who were beside me, wore expressions of bewilderment.
“...Really, are we going to Adele Hall?” Limberton, still unable to believe it, even pinched his cheek.
I asked for his thoughts.
“I told you it’s true. So, how...
2024-11-20 15:39:17 +0000 UTC View Post"I don’t want to go to Adele Hall anymore."
Rockefeller couldn’t close his mouth for a while after hearing Hersel's words.
To suddenly show up in the office and say something like this…
"Withdraw your decision."
Rockefeller collected himself and tried to understand the reason behind Hersel's reluctance to go to Adele Hall.
‘He doesn’...
2024-11-20 15:38:07 +0000 UTC View PostGedgar swept his gaze across the red carpet of the chapel and looked up at the platform. As he raised his eyes a bit further, a statue of the goddess hanging on the wall smiled benevolently.
"For something made from a prostitute, it's quite well done."
In response to Gedgar's sneer, a pot-bellied man in luxurious attire spoke up.
"Now, now, stop calling her a prostitute. She was a woman as pure as ivo...
2024-11-20 15:36:34 +0000 UTC View PostIn truth, this mission was more akin to espionage.
Even as a guardian of the shadows, there was no way to know what treasures were hidden in a newly announced dungeon tower.
All they were supposed to do was record the interior and find out what kind of treasures came out of it.
Stealing something was only a possibility if the circumstances allowed it. 2024-11-14 11:07:41 +0000 UTC View Post
“The Phantom Nightmare Irte” was a scenario prepared to sharpen the real combat instincts of Bellman, Ricks, and Edina. It felt right to let them fight amongst themselves, so intervening felt like the wrong choice. However, a variable emerged with the unexpected appearance of Silla, who wasn’t supposed to be there. I felt the need to check if they would discover Irte’s heart hidden within the statue. The suspense was overwhelmin...
2024-11-14 11:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostSilla screamed internally.
The moment Rockefeller touched Limberton's head with the Staff of Purification, it would all be over.
The conversations they'd carelessly had, thinking it was all just a dream, would become a reality.
'Once the hypnosis breaks, he'll realize everything was real!'
Silla quickly walked ahead o...
2024-11-14 11:05:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe sword flew into the hand of the knight clad in violet armor. Though the armor was nothing more than a shell filled with smoke, the oppressive weight in the air was palpable, as if gravity itself pressed down. Leana gulped nervously, her heart skipping a beat.
"...What is that thing?"
To be honest, I wasn't entirely sure myself. All we had were vague theories, suggesting it was some kind of training dummy us...
2024-11-14 11:04:17 +0000 UTC View PostI know enough about Irte's background.
He approached humans amicably and made them an offer, but was betrayed by the king of Bellam at the time, which filled him with a desire for revenge.
Normally, such memories would remain as trauma, but for Irte, the events that took place here were far more horrifying.
As we neared the entrance, Leana spoke.
“This building... It feels familiar s...
2024-11-14 11:02:40 +0000 UTC View PostAwareness in dreams is always vague.
Even if you dream of being attacked by a ghost, you don't know if you're dead or not. You just transition to the next dream without waking up.
Even if people you've never seen before become your family, as long as you don't realize it's strange, you don't pay much attention to it.
It's a hazy feeling, as if that's ...
2024-11-07 12:33:41 +0000 UTC View PostFossils were displayed on the shelves. This was the study of Professor Gomon, where parchments of all kinds were stuck into jars, starting from blueprints. Gomon, who had been sleeping with his head down on the long table, opened his eyes. A magnifying glass was clutched in his hand.
"Huh? Oh, right, I was piecing together the bones."
Scratching his head with a blank expression, Gomon tried to recall. His mem...
2024-11-07 12:30:23 +0000 UTC View PostEmeric walked down the hallway, carrying a thick stack of documents.
What he held in his hands were proposals he had long believed would be beneficial to the students if implemented during his time in school.
Remembering his past struggles, the corners of his mouth lifted in a smile.
"Heh heh, back then, I never could have imagined this," he muttered. ...
2024-11-07 12:28:31 +0000 UTC View PostIf Erucel's victory was an unexpected twist that defied many predictions, then Mircel's duel was seen as a fifty-fifty chance, with victory hanging in the balance.
His opponent, Rimlan, was a sorcerer who knew how to use spirit magic. It wasn’t strange to hear comments from the crowd.
"No matter how much of a genius he is, it'll still be tough, right?"
"Of course. Spirit magic is basically like fig...
2024-11-07 12:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe training arena began to fill with cheers.
Since the situation defied expectations, those who bet on the underdog were shouting in excitement.
The first-year students from Adele Hall opened their eyes wide in surprise, marveling at Erucel's completely different demeanor.
“I’ve never seen anything like that in a duel before.”
“Yeah, serio...
2024-11-07 12:25:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe grass beneath the soles of the shoes was crushed.
They were Erucel's shoes.
Mircel glared at him with a gaze full of displeasure and spoke.
"You were told you'd be hit harder if you took your feet off the dirt."
The ground was shaped into a rectangle, replicating the size of the training arena.
Going beyond it meant you were out of bounds.
Erucel trembled as h...
2024-10-30 12:34:10 +0000 UTC View PostOh, Erucel (1)
Donatan mentioned that Erucel had a fatal flaw.
‘His strides are always exaggerated. Every time the opponent attacks, his movements waste too much energy. This shows that his body is overreacting instinctively.’
When facing a slightly stronger opponent, he shrinks like jerky.
This was a critical weakness for a swordsman.
‘In most cases, this is due to fear of the opponent, being paralyzed by...
2024-10-30 12:32:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe smell of disinfectant made me frown.
It wasn’t just because the scent of alcohol was overpowering.
More than that, it was because one of the cards I needed to play was lying in a hospital bed.
“I apologize for the inconvenience.”
Riamon slightly raised the arm bound in a splint.
Emeric and Bernthal, who had rushed...
2024-10-30 12:31:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe reason Dorosian got involved in the Ten Elites challenge was simple.
Her challenger, without fear, picked a fight with her.
‘Aros, was it?’
Her goal was to gain the title of having defeated Dorosian.
The more witnesses, the sweeter the victory would taste.
So, Aros proposed a match to Dorosian for a spot in the Ten Elites, hoping to attract attention.
O...
2024-10-30 12:29:53 +0000 UTC View PostFrom early morning, the area in front of the elevator was bustling with people.
All the first-year students of the Adele Hall were waiting for Mircel.
As second- and third-year students passed by and witnessed this, they broke into a cold sweat, anxiously observing the scene.
They were worried that the Ten Elites might pass by.
"Are they staging a protest or something?"
"What else c...
2024-10-30 12:28:28 +0000 UTC View Post