Divinity Academy’s Crazy Demon Lord’s Son 206

Chapter 206 – 58. Midterm (1)

“The test was incredibly difficult. Our class is the lowest class, and the exam is presented like that. The professor was a bit of an idiot… No, he seemed like someone without common sense.”

Saying that, Lucia excitedly started talking to me.

“Me, so. You don’t have to be too frustrated if you get weird grades on these tests. Count Julian. If the problem is that hard, the grades of the other cadets will be messed up.”

Lucia was misunderstanding. Maybe I was the first to hand in the answer sheet, so I thought I gave up on the test.

She tried to correct that misunderstanding for a moment, but she did. If I did, Lucia, who now walks alongside me, would be very ashamed. She dared not touch her.

It’s an established fact that Lucia is in last place in this exam.

‘Well, and the theoretical lectures don’t matter much to Lucia.’

Lucia’s combat is instinctive. He is a so-called genius.

She, who inherited the blood of Or Hain, another famous swordsman, wields her sword. Rather, the theoretical knowledge about combat would be more of a hindrance.

I can feel her breath as we walk side by side. It is very stable.

A new mana practice method I created, a fusion ceremony. It was proof that Lucia was adapting to the fusion ceremony without difficulty.

It’s like a sports heart that athletes have. Like that special heart with an extremely low heart rate.

The breathing of Lucia walking side by side with me, and the energy of mana moving unconsciously, were also very stable.

‘The side effects of the Orhain have disappeared as I thought.’

For a moment, she was thinking that she had done well in finding and learning the secretary of the special section of the Imperial Library.

Lucia had her say.

“By the way, Count. Isn’t it inconvenient if you don’t ride a carriage? Why are you walking because of me…”
“No. Just in time, I wanted to walk with you. Does not matter.”
“I, really? You want to walk with me… I-I see…”

At those words, Lucia’s cheeks turned red. Breathing, which had been stable before, became very rough.

‘This. Lucia must have misunderstood.’

I decided to walk like this to take her for a walk and to give her advice. Perhaps the meaning she accepted was different.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’

Between already mixed bodies with Lucia. And because her feelings for me are blocking her path of exhaustion. There is nothing wrong with developing feelings for me.

‘And the contract with the demon archduke. Lucia will be of great help.’

Cecilia and Tricia. The sisters were demons who worshiped Unir, the god of darkness. She was so used to the darkness that she became friendly with those two without hesitation.

‘I’ll have to reveal my identity to Lucia soon.’

In other words, except for Cecilia, a demon like hers, Lucia was the one who could reveal my identity the fastest.

The warp gate was another reward for the ordeal. Not only Cecilia but also Lucia should head there together.

‘Because there is a quest to be solved in the Demon Kingdom. I need her help.’

However, while hiding the inner feelings of the moment. As she talked about her daily life, she arrived at Loi Agwan.

On the way here, I noticed a lot of cadets glancing at the two of us. Lucia didn’t seem to notice the gaze as she walked with her head down.

‘These two people stand out too much.’

Even if it’s me Lucia was great too.

Although she was always Lucia, she wore her battle regalia. She has long pink hair and a well-proportioned body. The outfit made her Lucia’s appearance stand out more.

So although I heard that many of the male cadets of her combat order adore her.

Lucia, who has a basic mistrust of men, seemed to see the cadets as little more than stones by her roadside.

All of her was because of Duke Pedro, who had abandoned herself and her own mother. And if you survive the longest with the Lucia route in Demon King’s Slaughter.

I was able to know the reality of Duke Pedro, who was no different from the final boss.

Ruler of the south. And the Master and Grand Master of the Knights of Sentiac. Also, he was controlled by the will of the Witchbeast. That you are married.

‘Of course, no one has entered the final battle phase with Duke Pedro because of the difficulty.’

Still, if you put together the situation through multiple plays. I could see that he was no ordinary human being.

It’s a rice cake that hasn’t been resolved properly, so the assumption may be wrong to some extent. It was not speculation.

‘So, the Bytern mercenaries. I have to go back from the chase.’

So what to do with Lucia. Unfortunately, I don’t know if it will smell more bloody than romantic. Today was not the time to talk about him.

I sat down on the bench next to Lucia. Lucia, who inadvertently got too close to me, slightly distanced herself from the other cadets in the combat order.

‘A person who doesn’t know the circumstances would mistake it for a date.’

And sit with your legs together shyly. I said to Lucia, who was still speechless.

“Are the preparations for the exam for the combatants going well?”
“Yeah? That… Our Order’s test… Is done with the body… I think it will work out somehow…”
“Lucia, it wouldn’t be difficult with your skills. But…”

I gave her the test of her end of battle this time. She hinted at the evaluation. Of course, I already knew the contents of the test through Demon King’s Slaughter. That was solid advice.

In a way, it might have been difficult for her, who had been out of the way in combat. As expected, the color of Lucia’s face after listening to my advice was not good.

“Then I hope to see you in the Golden Platoon.”
“Yeah! Count!”

But to my words, she answered very faithfully, nodding her head.

‘If Erti was this obedient.’

I knew it. Erti, who had previously muted her while meeting Lucia, hummed disgruntledly.

***

The week of the midterm exam passed by busily. It was Thursday, the fourth day.

The 2nd year cadets of the Combat Order were now gathered in the Pantheon’s Colosseum. Usually, most of the training took place at the parade ground in Loia Hall.

He said that today, the exam will be held at a special evaluation center created here. It was the demon’s dungeon.

“Then the explanation ends here. All of the 2nd year class went into this dungeon. Except for the precautions given, you will have to think, judge, and act on your own. Did you understand!”
“Yeah! Instructor!”

At Instructor Darren’s words, the cadets responded loudly. Soon, all the cadets from the 1st class of the combat group entered the dungeon.

‘Ugh. It’s disgusting.’

Eric is a cadet and swordsman of the Combat Order. He was from Essenmund. He is a northern man known for his warlike and bravery.

He was also a cadet belonging to the famous academy, Pantheon, so his skills were excellent. In fact, he always lacked self-confidence. He was like that even before today’s evaluation.

‘It’s not that I lack much. But honestly, it’s not that great.’

It was only in his hometown of Renau that he heard the voice of a swordsman genius. It was very rural compared to Reinheim, the capital of Essenmund, or nearby Harsen.

At least 100 years ago, it was a rural village with nothing. Although he produced a husband after the famous lion sword and grew up quite a bit.

Anyway, really talented swordsmen usually did that. He had been chosen as an apprentice knight of the White Night Knights long before he made his name known in Renau.

Eric also took the exam to become an apprentice knight in the midnight sun several times, but failed.

Still, that dream could not be folded, so the ecliptic was far away from Lunau. He came to study at the Pantheon there.

There were some achievements. Although Riff is the representative of the cadets. And Eric, who always flirts with him but is second only to Fabian with excellent swordsmanship skills. Because most of the cadets acknowledged it.

However, even in this remote place, Eric’s confidence did not grow easily. It wasn’t because of the outstanding cadets from other regions of the empire or the imperial city. It was all because of people in his neighborhood.

‘It was because of Sir Uriel… The lord.’

Perhaps Essenmund. And if it was a swordsman the age of Eric who hoped to join the White Night Knights, there was no one who didn’t know his name.

Uriel Klein. A genius who became the youngest member of the White Night Knights. Even though he is only a year older than himself. A 5th tier swordsman who is already producing an aura.

Of course, until last year, I was just living quietly in the Pantheon as an escort for the lord.

At the battle end, there wasn’t as much talk about her as in Essenmund. Besides, he wasn’t even her cadet.

No, she was talking.

Uriel’s excellent appearance. And because of his position as an escort knight for the lord, who was a fool. It was often mentioned in lewd jokes by combat cadets.

‘Such bullshit. What do you look at the women of Essenmund with?’

A proud knight of the midnight sun. Even if there was an order from the lord, the successor of the Margrave. I couldn’t carelessly listen to the night attendant.

And if she was famous among swordsmen in Essenmund. Because she was a female knight who really had no interest in men. It was absolutely impossible for her to talk nonsense about, “Have you messed with the lord?”

‘Sir Uriel is not such a person. She must be a virgin She’s not even married.’

Of course, the only person who can embrace such a great Sir Uriel is the lord. Yuriel’s personality is famous for being like a giant. There was absolutely no way there could be anything mean against a lord with her fiancée.

Anyway, that great person was just escorting the lord last year.

This year was different. Even in the Pantheon, the lord, who was famous for being a fool, has changed drastically from last year.

‘I’m completely fine.’

That’s why Yuriel also received the opportunity to train personally at the gymnasium of Loia Hall from him.

‘Since then, those who talk nonsense about Sir Uriel have disappeared.’

The lion heart sword that Sir Uriel uses. Seeing that, everyone was silent. Looking at her genius skills, she couldn’t help but feel intimidated.

Eric also lost more confidence after confirming the true nature of the Lion Heart Sword.

Of course, pervert Fabian approached Yuriel and tricked him. He, of course, failed and ate a lot of swearing.

‘That’s not important. Sir Uriel, I already knew he was such a proud person. Actually, it was the lord and Lucia that surprised me.’

It was. Yuriel has already returned to the White Night Knights. Now that she was out of sight, she had no reason to arouse Eric’s feelings of inferiority.

The problem is those two. Julian and Lucia.

Even until 1st grade. Two people who were never mentioned as swordsmen. He showed great prominence in swordsmanship to the extent that even Leaf, the representative of the cadets, could not follow him.

‘Anyway, even if it’s Lucia. How could the lord… Not lie about Reinhardt’s blood?’

Like Yuriel, Lucia was always talked about for her looks rather than her swordsmanship skills. But in any case, she participated in all of the combat training in her freshman year.

It means that it meets the strict pantheon standards and is enough to be promoted.

However, Yeongju in the first year was different. He hadn’t been to the combat squad since he was humiliated by Instructor Darren.

‘And if the people near Harsen. I already knew that the lord’s swordsmanship skills were poor.’

His hometown of Renaudo. It was a small city that belonged to Harsen, the domain of Count Julian. There was no way that rumors about the lord wouldn’t circulate.

Of course, now Julian knew that all those rumors were false rumors. Although it proves itself.

‘I thought everything Hans said was true.’

In fact, the men of Renau. It was unusual for an Essenmund.

100 years ago. Because of the legendary coachman who became the husband of the Lion Swordsman. Even now, many men prefer to be friends with horses rather than swords.

And Eric’s older brother, Hans, was once again a successful coachman in Grenau. I became the exclusive coachman of the next Marquis, the lord.

‘Right now, the Reinhardt family has no daughters…Even though my older brother was very sorry.’

It means that you can’t be like the legendary coachman. Anyway, Eric shook his head vigorously.

A dungeon that is now sick to the stomach due to the influence of demon power.

And in front of your eyes. Because there was someone who made Eric lose his confidence.

“I wish you well. Eric.”

Julian reached out his hand towards Eric.

***

“Go, thank you! Lord!”

A combat cadet standing before my eyes. Eric was startled. I don’t know what to do with the hand I gave you. Just like that, he bent his back.

‘It’s embarrassing.’

I slipped my hand down. Although I never really interacted with Eric in front of me. There was some kind of relationship.

Eric is from a small town called Lunau near my domain of Harsen. It was the very village where Erti and I spent time in Roia’s ordeal.

‘Even though it has grown into a city rather than a rural village.’

A coachman who became Atlin’s husband. Hometown of the coachman. It was also the home of my coachman, Hans.

Eric was the younger brother of that Hans.

‘Even though Hans always cursed at Eric.’

Hans often cursed at him for not even being part of the White Night Knights. Besides, Pantheon’s tuition is quite expensive. Eric, a commoner, had been covered by Hans.

All of a sudden, it was because Yulian before the possession had beaten Hans. I gave Eric a scholarship from Harsen’s budget for my coachman.

I told Eric.

“You don’t have to be so rigid. It’s just the same cadet here.”
“That… It can’t be. The lord is the lord of my hometown… And the one who gave me a scholarship to attend the Pantheon… So…”
“If you know, calm down first. Aren’t you evaluating now? And since the other cadets are watching.”

And the other female students were watching it as if it were interesting. Her name is probably Maria. Naturally, she was also a female swordsman of the combat order.

So Eric and me. Including Maria, they were part of the midterm evaluation. All of these are randomly assigned. So being in the same group as Eric was unexpected.

And Maria greeted me politely, though not as politely as Eric.

“I look forward to. Count Julian,”

I nodded my head to say hello.

Anyway, I have to take a test with these two.

‘And to keep Cardinal Grius from throwing up. I must rank first in this evaluation.’

A tricky evaluation made by Instructor Darren. However, I already knew the hidden evaluation criteria of this test.

And this moment. I imagined the most ideal strategy to work with these two people.