Chapter 93 – Before the Storm on the Floating Island
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Silence had already lasted for an hour.
The space full of awkward silence was so uncomfortable.
Currently, the place I am in is the instructor-only lounge.
Usually, a picture of a vending machine on a few sofas, a few chairs, and a few tables comes to mind when you think of a break room, but should I call it Prunard Academy?
The area of the common resting room was as wide as five, and numerous furniture was installed, including automatic massage equipment that moved with magic, in a luxurious interior.
I said that there would be no vending machines, but more than that, if you want to hold a cup, the magic circle will open and even pour you a drink.
He said that if he wanted, he could have a waiter order proper food.
Normally, I would enjoy these benefits to the fullest, but I didn’t have the spirit to use the current service.
It’s because of the man who is hanging his head in despair before my eyes.
The man’s name is Blut.
Okay. It’s Grandpa Blurt.
That Grandpa Blurt who quarreled with me over everything, treated me like a parachute, and lost while betting on me.
The reason he is here after waking up after fainting once is because of an agreement.
Discussion.
Of course, I am not compensating for the dragon’s corpse.
It was an unfortunate incident that happened in the test, but it couldn’t have been.
They said there would be compensation and consolation from the school, but after that, we’ll have a proper discussion so that Blut can’t say anything to me… Alfred hinted.
But why leave it for an hour?
What’s the point of cramming awkward people into one space and no one coming?
Without saying a word, he called me out with a flick of his finger and remembered the principal who had disappeared somewhere.
In fact, there was no one in the room other than me and Blut.
An unknown woman wearing a witch Emily or priest’s hood. And there is Yapleno.
But you all know
I’m such a baby
I didn’t even know them very well, but there was no way I could talk to them kindly because I was chewed up.
It was the smirking Yapleno who was expected to evoke the atmosphere, but he just kept his mouth shut with a somewhat serious expression.
“…Huh.”
“…”
Sigh again.
Blut would let out a long sigh from time to time, regretting it. Emotions such as anger were clearly felt.
What can I do though?
Wasn’t it my fault that I was too brilliant beyond his expectations?
And so far, there’s something that Blut said, but he couldn’t say anything to me.
He couldn’t even say anything to me, and all he could do was sigh deeply.
And it’s working well.
Fucking uncomfortable
Did you know that dragon corpses are so valuable…
It cuts so easily, so I’m not joking. A mass-produced sachen made by magic or experimentation? I wanted…
Frostia was definitely a guy with a different level, befitting his reputation as the leader of the Kaiju.
Even if he was cut with all his might, he only got scars.
“Huhhhhh…”
“Oh, that’s right.”
In the end, I couldn’t stand it and reacted with a sigh.
But despite my adversity, Blt was still in a crouching position with his head down.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect it to be cut so easily.”
Not Blut, but Japleno flinched.
He looked at me for a moment and then turned his head.
He also seems to be in a strange state. I don’t know what the circumstances were, but it wasn’t nice to see the favorable reaction change.
For now, let’s appease Grandpa Blut.
“Others say that I deliberately broke the corpse with a grudge, but it’s absolutely not the case.
It’s so fucking embarrassing
I also have ears, so I heard the professors talking, but I deliberately dismembered the corpse.
Seeing that he smiled proudly after slashing at the dragon, it was certain.
I just had a good laugh on the test.
It is unfair.
After that, he continued to offer words of comfort.
It’s been like that for about 5 minutes, but there’s no movement.
Embarrassed, I scratched my head.
“Yeah, I’ll get you something similar later. Relax a bit.”
“…Something similar?”
Blut’s unresponsive eyes shone like they were on fire.
I flinched and pulled him back, and he stretched out his index finger at me and shook it.
“Hey, man! Even a corpse of a dragon’s body can only be found in a hundred years. How can you get an adult dragon?!”
“Uh… Wouldn’t there be a chance? Why?
“Lee Ik! I can’t believe the rumors in the first place! For the past three hundred years, except for the Plague Dragon Malachia, no dragons have appeared except for a corpse or an insane Iron Dragon! You hide it, but where the hell did you meet the dragon?!”
Eh?
Didn’t the dragon show its true form for three hundred years?
Then what is that bastard Frostia?
“Hmm…”
“Hmph. Since they’re strangers who appear here and there in incomprehensible places, you might be able to meet a steel dragon. But, but, an adult dragon… Do you think you’ll be able to meet a living dragon as well? Do you want?”
I guess I can live.
“Couldn’t it be?”
“Noisy! The point is, what you disassembled was a treasure that was second to none in the world! Do you know how valuable it was for experimentation as well as symbolism?!”
“Hmm…”
Experiment, treasure.
A Malachia said thank you,
Perhaps a being presumed to be a god even said he would repay.
He probably didn’t want his corpse to be abused for various experiments after he died.
Blurt didn’t seem to have any malice at all, but the dragon felt compassion.
“No! They’re strangers, so there’s no way they know! They’re like ruffians that only they know about!”
…
Slowly get annoyed
Damn, in the first place, my grandfather said I was a parachute.
That goddamn corpse seems to be fine, so the old man gave it to the test without hesitation, right?
My only sin is that I was too good.
“Wasn’t it Mr. Blut who doubted my abilities and provoked me?”
“Moore?”
“If you had just tipped me to preserve the corpse intact beforehand, I would have done so. But aren’t you the one who caused this situation by treating me like a parachute and ignoring my skills?”
He spoke clearly in a stern voice.
After coming out of the air for a moment, Blut’s gaze flew like a spark…
“Uhhhhh…”
It was my mistake, and soon after, Blut wailed reluctantly.
No I will
Crying is against the law.
“Mrs. Blurt.”
“Uhhhhh!”
Blut cries even more sadly when his name is called.
“I-I know I did something wrong. I know… Ughhhhh!!”
They say that when you get old, you get stubborn, but this is just a kid…
So, I know I did something wrong, but I don’t want to admit it.
Supreme treasure. The loss of the cherished dragon corpse must be great.
I know. Buy
That Ram can never act only rationally.
Seeing a man the age of my grandfather cry and tremble like a child makes my heart heavy.
I had nothing to say, so I just patted my back.
I wondered if I would shake it off, but the sound of crying only got louder.
Uh
What the fuck do I do
Could there be a way for me to get a dragon corpse…
…Huh?
Wait for a sec.
Frostia is also a dragon, right? It must be an ancient dragon of a much higher rank than the dragon I cut.
He hasn’t been to the centipede’s house yet, has he?
Aww!
“Mr. Blut. I’m not sure, but maybe there’s a way to get horns or claws, if not corpses.”
“Where is the makeshift lie… Uh heh heh…”
“…”
How to explain this
Just tell me about Frostia?
But the teenage family is keeping a secret, and they asked me not to tell them if possible…
At that time, I felt the presence of several people approaching the break room.
Then, the door to the break room burst open, and a black magician walked in.
“Principal.”
Yapleno got up and bowed down, and Emily, who was nearby, was looking at me.
It’s so damn good to see such a beauty looking at me.
The witch met my eyes, quickly turned her head, looked at the principal, and slightly bowed her head.
Blut is still wailing loudly.
“Puff.”
An unidentified voice that seemed to have been altered by voice heard in the auditorium.
But Blut still cried sadly, and the principal sighed haha.
“Ah. Do it blunt. If you don’t do it, will you lose your position as general instructor?”
Principal Sam’s stern voice made Blut stop crying.
But this time his hair turned red, and steam erupted from the top of his head like a boiling pot.
“No!! Principal!! Is that what you are saying to me, who has just lost the supreme treasure?!”
Principal Sam is thrilled. I glared at Blut with my invisible eyes in the darkness.
“Isn’t it Blut who proudly presented Malacia? We all had meetings over and over again and concluded that it would be difficult to completely destroy an adult dragon, even if it was a corpse.”
It was an accident caused by carelessness, but at the nuance of what to do, Blut trembled even more.
“But! Still! Isn’t there a limit! Alfred, Emily and Mullin here, and Fafnir can’t get rid of the corpse if they do their best? Even if they can, considering the academic value…”
“General Instructor.”
Blurt stopped at the lowered voice and the changed title.
“Did I teach you to be so pushy?”
“Uh, uh, no, that’s me…”
I thought for a second that perhaps the headmaster might be as young as he actually is.
The youngest Lori genius. Could there be a setting like this?
But when I heard it around, it was him. Did you say you lived close to five hundred years?
That is, grandma.
Blut was nothing more than a child from her point of view.
“Yeah, but.”
“What is it?”
“…Sorry.”
In the end, Blut rolled up his tail.
There were still tears in the wrinkled eyes. It seemed that he had no intention of responding further.
To be honest, it looks so pitiful.
It’s a grandfather who fucks me up, but I said everything to the point where I felt pity for him.
The headmaster sighed weakly as if his heart had weakened.
“It was a test for the school, and it was a successful advertisement, so I will definitely reward you. But as you know, even our school can’t estimate the price of an adult dragon, so it’s difficult to pay at once, and you probably don’t want that either, right?”
“…That’s right. If you really want to, it’s better to receive the materials or money you want when conducting research that inspired you.”
It’s a weak voice, but Silly is definitely drunk.
Is that an adult
“Okay. I’ll take responsibility and I’ll make sure to compensate. I’ll also look for the dragon’s corpse. And… Mr. Dre?”
“Oh. Yes.”
Want to hear the scolding
I think it’s a little good to think that I’m getting scolded by Lori.
…
Let me tell you, I am by no means a lolicon.
It’s a story about feeling happy, not a sexual story at all.
As I repeated my excuses to whom I did not know, I heard unexpected words.
“It was awesome.”
“…?”
Why the sudden compliment?
“You have demonstrated your qualifications as an instructor. It is still unknown what the content of the class will be like, but there is no need to talk painfully about your skills. No one will doubt the title of dragon slayer anymore.”
Serious mood.
The instructors around me also stared at me as if the principal was right.
The feeling of being recognized by top-notch talent… Wasn’t bad.
“Mr. Dragoon.”
“?”
Didn’t I just call you a strange name?
“Is what you said to Blut true?”
“If you said earlier…?”
“They say that they can bring you the parts of the dragon.”
“Ah. Yes. I’m not sure, but there may be some possibility.”
“…”
The face under the robe is covered in pitch-black shadow, so nothing can be seen.
No, I wonder if there is a face there.
Anyway, considering the size of Lori’s face and body, there seems to be a possibility that the main body is in the middle of that robe and there is nothing on the face side.
Anyway, it seems like the abyss is watching me… It felt good.
Isn’t it normal to be creepy?
If something is related to Abyss, it looks great.
When I was thinking about useless things, the principal said in a meaningful voice.
“If it’s the dragon you killed, it’ll be hard to meet.”
“…?”
How do you meet someone you’ve already killed?
Everyone had a face like that.
It’s something I can’t figure out except for me.
The dragon I was supposed to have killed.
Because it’s Frostia’s story.
Everyone looked at her for a moment at her contradictory remarks from her headmaster.
“Uhhhhh~”
“…?”
When I turned around at the sound of yawning, only the priest woman was staring into the void as if she wasn’t interested.
It’s my pace
“It’s okay. It’s nice to take responsibility, but it’s based on legitimate promises and tests. Mr. Dre has no obligation to compensate.”
“…”
“But Blut has a duty to fulfill his promise, right?”
“…Yes.”
“Answer quickly.”
“Yes.”
You’re really stuck, Mr. Blut.
Looking at you like that, do you think we’ve known each other since childhood?
“Okay then, Blut. An apology.”
“…”
Blatt turned his head and looked at me, and there was resentment and sadness in his eyes.
It’s easy to apologize here, but I don’t think there’ll be anything left.
It’s annoying to have a growing relationship.
This guy did something wrong first, but I know.
The older you get, the harder it is to break your stubbornness.
In the current situation, it would be easy to film and press without making a sound, but well. I didn’t want to.
Of course, if you ignore me or hold a grudge next time, I have no intention of staying still.
That is, I intend to bow down for now.
“Mrs. Blurt.”
“…”
“You don’t have to apologize to me.”
“What? Really?”
At first, he was silent and tried to ignore my words, but then he was flattered.
I guess I really didn’t want to apologize.
Understanding goes.
As I said before, I am confident that I will hold a grudge if the treasure I treasured so much disappears overnight. Even if it’s because of your own fault.
Because that’s what people are like… You have to understand them to some extent.
If the parachute suspicion was natural, it was natural.
If the misunderstanding is resolved now, I also want an amicable relationship and practical compensation.
Let’s see what…
Blut is Egula and as a general instructor, he seems to have great knowledge.
Also, the technology is great.
“Instead of an apology, it would be nice if you could teach me a technique that you think is suitable for me.”
“Hmm…?”
Blut thought about something for a moment, and Yapleno stepped forward.
“Hey. It’s a long time to give someone else’s secret recipe for free, but don’t you have a conscience?”
“…”
Is it…?
“From your point of view, it’s no different than asking me to teach you the slightly stronger sword that cut that dragon…”
“Mr. Yapleno. Jealousy is ugly.”
“Who are you saying is jealous, Principal!”
Seeing that even the dialect has been solved, I think the principal is right?
Jealousy, that Blatt had great skills that made Yapleno jealous!
“I think you’re mistaken, but I’ll leave it to you, Mr. Dre.”
“…”
Aha.
It was said that he was envious of my cutting blade.
Cutting sword, I used it without much thought until now, but it might be a very powerful skill.
Well, it was a skill I enjoyed using once I could use it in any game.
“You’re smart anyway. You want a practical reward rather than an emotional solution. I like it.”
“Uh, thank you.”
Is it because of my mood?
The principal’s gaze seems to be full of goodwill.
Even though he couldn’t see his eyes because he was wearing a black robe, he felt the same way.
After thinking about it, Blut spoke to me.
“Hey. Doesn’t it have anything to do with magic?”
“Uh… Maybe.”
“That’s an ambiguous answer. Anyway, get this first.”
I guess what I was thinking about was what to give me.
Blurt had something on his palm, which was a key.
Tring!
[Activation of understanding of all things.
As a result of the analysis, it is the key to the high-level magic space that manipulated time.]
Again, the understanding of all things helps me.
But what?
Do you manipulate time?
“What is this…”
“What space are you connected to?”
“Hmm?”
A blunt that stands out for a moment.
“Did you know that it was the key to sub-space? To put it simply, it’s a room for training.”
“A training room?”
“Even though there is a maximum usage time, well, to put it simply, 1 second outside is 100 seconds in that space. That’s how you understand it.”
“…”
Isn’t that the room of mind and time?
***
Originally, when the instructor qualification test is over, the class is bound to talk about the test.
It is because it is a very interesting story to see in advance the highest state that students must reach and to see a new side of the familiar gift.
But now, it was strangely quiet.
I know why.
Because the newly appeared supernova swept the test.
‘Whoops.’
Ashita smiled happily as if I had won.
No, I actually won.
A bet made before the test. It will be a hit.
Even after paying back the principal to Clair, the profit was several times over.
This is enough to enjoy luxury for a year.
‘You don’t have to open your hands to damn Medeus! Lol. Thanks Dren!’
Reminds me of a man who is not here and who showed a great appearance.
Somehow, it felt like my heart was racing.
It wasn’t just her idea.
Excluding El, who had a strangely sassy expression, and Laiet, who had an uneasy face, everyone who did not know Dre was thinking about him.
And the one who felt more proud and sorry than anyone else was definitely Gold.
‘I can’t believe my older brother.’
Come to think of it, he dealt so much damage to Frostia, so why didn’t I trust him?
I felt guilty and proud.
I wanted to shout that he was my older brother to the strangers who seemed to see this unknown creature.
And that opportunity came quickly.
“Gold~”
She was a small, child-like girl with a red twin tail that exudes a very naughty atmosphere.
“Insus. What is it?”
“Gold. Did he say he lived with that Dre instructor?”
“…”
Gold felt the eyes of the people around her gather.
Elle purses her lips and puts on a disgruntled expression.
Her gold grinned as she felt satisfied.
“What are you curious about?”
Originally, because of the atmosphere where Gold was difficult to approach, they might be evenly friendly, but they didn’t have much chatter or anything.
But now, classmates gathered around him like clouds.
In the distance, Clarir listened, pretending to concentrate on her studies.
For some reason, a smile hung on his lips.
