Chapter 23 – Lucia Is Laughing (6)
Finding the marbles was surprisingly easy for Vivian.
It was to the point where I couldn’t understand why this was made a test question.
‘…Is finding those three marbles a real test?’
If you were looking for three marbles that were a bit difficult to detect, I could understand.
Unfortunately, however, the marble that seemed to have the highest score felt on the complete opposite side of the starting position.
If I were like the usual Vivian, I would have given up right away, but…
‘…Still, this time.’
I wanted to show Eugene that I was a person of value.
So let’s not give up.
With that in mind, I went looking for beads.
However, as Vivian was walking hard toward the marble, the magic of the marble suddenly disappeared.
…As if playing with yourself.
‘What’s this…’ .’
I really wanted to try this time….
It was unfair and resentful to see her suddenly disappear, to the point of tears.
I wanted to give up and pick up any marbles.
But the second marble was still there.
So I walked and walked.
With weak stamina, even a short walk required a break.
I didn’t have the confidence to fight the disgusting Centedia, so I ran around and avoided it.
So it took several times longer than the others, but I tried to show a cool side to Eugene.
“…Found!”
A silver marble that I found while wandering around until the sunset.
The beads were embedded in a fairly tall tree.
“I’m sorry..!”
I stretch out my hand, but I can’t reach it.
“Again…. Wow!”
Stretch out your arms and jump up and down.
After repeating so many times….
Blame-!
I was able to hit the beads with my fingertips.
“Found….”
I hurriedly picked up the fallen marble in case I lost it.
I suddenly burst into tears.
It felt like I had done something for the first time in my life.
It wasn’t a big deal, but I was so happy that even I, a fool, could do something.
It was then.
“Kreur-“
I could feel the harsh bloody smell behind me.
As I slowly turned my head, there was a ‘Wolf’ Was there.
──Kaaaaagh!
An instinctive scream.
‘…Uh, why?’
Denied it at first.
There’s no way there could be such a dangerous monster in the exam hall.
It is a hallucination.
It is an illusion.
Thinking so, I tried to step back slowly, but….
Knock-
A terrible sound brought Vivian back to reality.
It was then that Vivian noticed what the wolf was chewing on.
Human hand.
What caught on the protruding fingertip was the ring handed out to the students.
Knocked out ─
The wolf, which swallowed it with its remaining hand, slowly approached Vivian.
“I don’t like poetry”
She tried to backtrack, but she knew the truth.
…That you can’t run away.
The wolf approaching right in front of you raises its front paws high.
‘…I don’t like it…Someone…Please…Help me.’
Vivian closed her eyes tightly and prayed.
….And
──Quaang!
Eugene appeared.
***
‘Fuck…’
It’s fucking heavy.
The sequence was immediately identified with a single attack.
This never wins
The telekinesis was overlapped several times to create a barrier, and even though the power was reduced with the wind blade in the middle, it was barely stopped.
“Kreur-“
The wolf grunts, baring its teeth, perhaps angry at being interrupted in its hunt.
Scary.
Obviously, it was at the level of an intermediate level monster even if it was allowed to grow freely in the game, but it has already risen to upper middle level.
‘…Let’s think about it later.’
It doesn’t matter how that wolf grew up anyway.
First you have to survive.
Actually, I wasn’t too surprised.
Wasn’t this the original game?
If you don’t know, you must die.
It must have been an event I was not aware of.
Now the search is over, the wolf slowly approaches me.
「Wind─Blade」
The magic shot cut off the wolf’s skin.
“Kreur-“
The wolf’s eyes, looking at the wound, become ferocious.
In terms of human beings, it’s to the extent that the skin is cut by a cutter knife, but it’s a little painful and annoying…
It was negligible enough.
“Kuaaa!”
A running wolf suddenly bites the air.
[Wind ─ Blade]
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
I ignored magic, but can I ignore telekinesis?
A blade sharpened by telekinesis pierced the wolf’s skin.
Seeing the deep wounds and some blood spurting out, this could be an overkill.
Even if it’s not fatal, it can’t be ignored.
“Kurrg…”
A wolf that steps back and looks around in search of an attacker.
「Wind─Blade」
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
I used my magic and my own abilities at the same time again toward the wolf.
Chow!
Now the wolf seems to have realized that it was me who was attacking.
“Kreur… !”
He’s snoring violently, probably because he’s so angry.
「Wind─Blade」
As I chanted, the wolf flinched and retreated.
Actually, this time I only used magic.
‘How many times will this work in the future?’
At first, I used a lot of my mental power because I was overdoing my telekinesis.
…To the extent that it is definitely less usable than magic.
‘Still, if this is enough….’
Still, if I waited as long as possible like now, I could bear it until the professor came.
「Wind─Blade」
When the wolf showed signs of approaching, he chanted again.
Tadadat-
Then the wolf turned his back and ran into the forest.
“Escape…?”
A middle-to-higher level monster can only run away at this level?
…That can’t be
The player’s intuition spoke.
Be careful.
And at the same time, an ominous aura felt from behind.
Quaang-!
It was the correct answer.
That wolf cub made a round and aimed at Vivian.
“Ah… Yu, Yujin… !!”
“Ugh…!”
Without thinking about the distribution of abilities, he used telekinesis in a hurry.
I thought it wouldn’t be enough, but I was right.
‘…Well…It was good that I stopped him in front of Vivian.’
Thankfully, the injuries aren’t that deep.
The tip of the canine tooth is slightly embedded in the forearm.
If this is enough, it can be restored with the ‘Blessing of the World Tree’.
[Wind ─ Blade]
The wolf cub backs away after chanting.
The eyes glaring at me seem to be laughing at me saying, “Can I still fight like this?”
‘He’s a very smart dog….’
The evaluation of it as a clever beast is just right.
When I say I can bear it, it’s when I’m alone.
If she fights while protecting Vivian like now, she will die before she can endure it.
So I had to clear the blockage….
“…Vivian.”
“Me, because of me… Eugene… “
Vivian’s mentality was difficult to endure this situation, so she fell into a panic.
I don’t even have time to look at it.
If you look away, that wolf will come right at you.
I shouted again, keeping my eyes fixed on the wolf.
“Wake up, Vivian Beatrice! Even so, you are my brother!”
“Yes..Four…!…Huh?”
I’ve tried it, but it works great.
When I speak in the tone of Vivian’s older sister, Vivian immediately comes to her senses her.
“Vivian, can you wake up? I’m sorry, but even if you can’t get up, you have to get up.”
“…Yeah…Ah, okay.”
Yes, if you don’t want to die, get up.
Vivian wakes up and prepares to fight awkwardly next to me.
“…No, don’t fight and get out of the woods.”
“Ha, but… Eugene… “
“I can’t fight properly when you’re here.”
“…Well, but alone….”
Vivian doesn’t obey my orders as much as Lucia.
Besides, being nice is filthy nice, so now that I’m fighting for Vivian, I won’t be able to escape.
…So you have to give them a reason to run away.
“Please, Vivian. Go get Professor Loreos. So both live. He’ll come as soon as I tell him I’m fighting.”
“…Yu…Jinah…”
“Because I can’t last long either! Hurry up!”
I shout and only then does Vivian slowly move his feet to her.
“..Yu, Yujin-ah…Mi…I’m sorry. Because I.. Will.. Call for you..”
“Kreul-!”
A wolf sees Vivian running away and pounces on her.
「Wind─Blade」
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
“Where are you going?”
The bridge of the wolf’s nose was severed by telekinesis.
The blood gushing out seemed quite painful.
“You should play with me.”
“Kureaaaaa!”
The wolf’s howl in anger is creepy.
Tuk, dududuk.
Occasionally, it rains relentlessly.
‘Ruler…. How much can I endure?’
I glared at the wolf and bit my lip.
**
Vivian ran.
‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry.’
She Cursed his weakness and ran in his rain.
I couldn’t even breathe properly, and I fell down in the middle, and blood flowed all over, but I didn’t even feel the pain.
I had to save Eugene.
It was all just thoughts.
When he thought of Eugene, who was hurt on his behalf, he burst into tears.
Haha!”
Why am I so weak
Why am I so useless
If I had just given up….
If I hadn’t taken the time to find the marble….
I wouldn’t have encountered a wolf, and Eugene wouldn’t have been hurt…
Vivian thought as she ran.
‘I….’
Vivian was useless.
***
Loreos ran through the rain forest with a distorted face.
‘Damn the administrators!’
It should have moved when the signal from the ring first disappeared.
However, the test administrators said it was a simple error because the signal was ‘disappeared’ and not ‘death’.
However, soon after, ‘death’ and ‘danger’ signals occurred in succession, and even after seeing it, the administrators still blocked it, saying that it was impossible and that it was likely an error.
In anger, Leos said that he would go in alone, but he only said that it was not possible according to the regulations.
Just before Loreos exploded, the child appeared.
—Professor, a monster appeared in the forest.
In the end, they started moving after hearing the words of the next head of the Urella family.
‘…I should have beaten him and left.’
I feel like my stomach turns over when I think of the stupid and arrogant managers’ faces.
That’s that –
Then, footsteps were heard.
He turned his head in the direction of the sound and saw Vivian.
Despite her pretending her, her Vivian her wasn’t in a normal state, so Leos caught her and stood her up.
“Vivian!”
“Ahhh!! Let go! Let go of this! Let go!”
“Vivian! Wake up! It’s me!”
“Let go! Yu, Yujin is in danger!!”
「Wind─Blade」「Earth—Spear」
A high-speed chant unfolded in an instant so that it could not be easily seen even on the battlefield.
If it wasn’t for Roro Leos who stood in the way, he would have been beaten.
Barely avoiding the magic, Loreos grabbed Vivian’s wrist hers.
“Calm down, Vivian! Calm down and look at me!”
“Ha ha… Ha… Let go… Let go…! Please..!”
When Loreos looked closely, Vivian’s hypothermia, exhaustion, lack of magic, etc. Were in a state where normal judgment was impossible.
… It was amazing how he was able to run without collapsing with his body like this.
Lo Leos created a small flame to warm him up, then took off his coat and draped it over Vivian.
“Calm down, Vivian. Okay. I have come.”
After a while, the true Vivian came to her senses her.
“Ha ha… Ha… Loreos.. School.. Professor..?”
“Yes, it is me. So tell me. What’s going on?”
“Huh…Yu…Eugenie…Alone…Because of me…With the monster…I got hurt…”
Vivian spat out gibberish, but panic like this was normal on the battlefield.
Understanding the situation, Loreos patted Vivian on the back and said,
“I get it. Thanks for letting me know. And Vivian, your condition is at its limit. Just wait here for the other professors to come and find you.”
“That, but… Yu, Yujinie… “
“If you follow me, it will only get in the way. This is an order from the professor in charge. Please wait here quietly.”
“Ha, but…Because of me…Yujin…Ah…Ah…Aaaaa…”
Looking at the detector, Eugene’s location was not far away.
“… I promise you instead.”
With a hard face, Roh Leos pulled his leather glove from his bosom and put it on his hand.
“I will definitely find Eugene and come back.”
Just like when he was on the battlefield.
