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Check the purpose first.
I turn my head to see the demonic beast in front of me, dripping yellow saliva and breathing heavily.
‘Killing is not allowed.’
In that sense, he holds out his hand to tell Elnor not to get close to Elnor, who is trying to join in with her sword drawn from afar.
No, that guy is too strong. Just by coming here, you will only be able to see this level of magic in a few minutes.
‘but…’
Don’t get confused.
The main goal of the main quest is not ‘kill the demon beast’ but ‘reduce casualties’.
When you become a mid-level demon, you are expected to have at least one or two special abilities in addition to basic combat abilities.
If there are options such as ‘Acidic Blood’ or ‘Rapid Decay on Death’, even if you win, there may be deaths nearby.
It is better to leave direct suppression to the regular knights who assume such a situation and arrive.
Besides, it would be more profitable not to kill this guy right now.
Because something like this just occurred to me.
< System Message >
[ !Emergency mission! ]
[ Currently 0 casualties, what a feat! ]
[Now that no one has died, shall we try not to kill even the demon beast? ]
[Successfully hand over the demonic beast to the knights inside the academy! ]
[ Upon successful completion, the main quest’s reward, ‘exclusive equipment material’, will increase in level! ]
“…”
They are sitting there saying that cancer cells are life and must be protected.
But the rewards at stake are undoubtedly attractive.
In fact, it is safe to say that the materials used to make dedicated equipment determine more than half of its performance. Because that is what determines the upper limit of how far it can grow.
‘Then what?’
Let’s just hold on for now.
Thinking like that, he chuckles as he looks at the demon beast raising its front paw in a ferocious manner.
If it were hit with one blow, it would be powerful enough to break even a bone.
It has already been proven in mock dungeons before, but reading the attack patterns of ‘demon beasts’ is almost like reading a book to a person like me who has spent countless hours playing the game.
Not fighting, but just putting up a strong shield and holding on?
‘I can do it with my eyes closed.’
So from here on, it’s just ‘repetitive work’.
Not a battle.
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The Duke of Tristan is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious families that has been around since the beginning of the empire. Thanks to this, the mere title of duke is likely to intimidate most people.
However, in other words, he also means that there are as many enemies as there is a long history.
It is said that even if it is not Margrave Kendrid, who has been the most even, there is a lot of people who want the dukedom to fall.
And the priest brought in at Daoud’s request was one of those people who was particularly toxic.
“Didn’t you say you left a sacred object behind? “Didn’t you hear?”
Elnor tried to suppress the urge to punch the bridge of the nose of the middle-aged man who said that with a bitter smile, and spoke calmly again.
“…I truly regret what happened to the Marquis of Riverback. “The Tristan duchy will definitely take relevant measures.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about?”
Sparks flew from Elnor’s eyes at the answer that came back as if it were teasing.
In fact, this is turning around the fact that there is no room for negotiation.
The professors who most strongly advocated bringing in living demonic beasts and using them as research materials are all members of the faction under Duke Tristan.
This means that the greater the number of casualties caused by an accident like this, the greater the scope for accountability.
And this damned priest is a member of the representative anti-Tristan Duke faction, under the Marquis of Riverback.
‘This trash guy…!’
In other words, this person, wearing a judicial uniform, is calmly saying that he will sacrifice other people’s lives for political checks.
As I listen, anger boils in my head.
-…
Elnor bit her lip and clutched her chest.
My heart is noisy. This time too.
An insidious energy rises up every time bad feelings become strong. It is a product of the madness that the entire family possesses.
‘…stand back.’
So, calm your mind and regain your senses.
It is a training that has been repeated throughout one’s life.
Be disciplined. Pack yourself justly. Always be perfect. Never be swayed by insidious emotions.
It was indeed a principle I learned from the damn author, but at least it was helpful when this energy was trying to crawl out.
Perhaps thanks to that, the voice that came out next was still as cold as before.
Although it was mixed with ice-cold anger.
“Are you bringing your political interests to this point? “It’s an emergency, people’s lives are at stake!”
“Ha, the Duke of Tristan is like this…”
“Then give it to me.”
Elnor’s eyes widened as she heard the sentence that suddenly interrupted the priest who was about to say something sarcastic.
This is Dowd Campbell.
Also, it’s this guy.
-…
-…!
My heart gets louder. It’s much worse than when I felt anger before.
But what is encompassing her now is not an insidious feeling, but what should I say?
Blood rushes to my face. My body is floating. It is a feeling she has no choice but to be wary of, as it is a feeling she has never experienced in her life.
‘Didn’t I tell you to step back?’
However, the action she needed to take right now was the same.
It doesn’t shake. Never hand over control to this sense.
It’s getting worse every time I see that guy these days, but handing over control over something like this is an inherently repulsive act.
Emotions were something that should never be excessive for her.
‘…Stay back. ‘I won’t lose.’
So, it has to be suppressed.
As I watch Dowd snatch the emergency equipment from the priest and run toward the witch, those feelings accelerate even more, but even so, I just keep them in my heart.
Even these days, that man’s presence is growing so rapidly. Even Elnor herself is surprised by her own behavior that pops up every now and then.
It’s dangerous to be dragged there any longer…
“Angel’s protection…! “That crazy guy, how could he do something like that to a student!”
At the same time the priest muttered those words, Elnor’s gaze suddenly turned towards him.
God bless you?
Even a full-time priest has to go through a long prayer period to use it just once, but a new student uses it so quickly?
‘…no.’
Now, it doesn’t seem particularly strange that that man would use something like that.
It has already been shown several times that he seems to be hiding dozens of talents.
As she was idly thinking about such thoughts, a startled voice came from beside her.
“…You’re still fine even after using Divine Protection? how…!”
Elnor’s eyes widened when she heard the priest say that.
If you activate divine protection without a holy relic, it is natural that a heavy burden will be placed on your body and mind in return.
But, what kind of trick did that man use to keep him standing still?
“wow. “How do you know something like that?”
Then I turned my head towards another voice that suddenly came from me, and there I saw Elijah striking the priest on the back of the head and knocking him out.
“…”
“Don’t look at me like you’re asking me what I’m doing. “At first glance, I thought this person was trash, so I hit him.”
“…Where are you coming from?”
“I was passed out a while ago, but I just came back to my senses.”
Elijah answered harshly, but soon fell down with a very weak movement.
“That’s a method that battle priests often use. It’s about having divine protection built into your body from the beginning and drawing it out when you need it. “You have to have ten years of study experience to use this method, so how did you know about that?”
If Daoud had heard that, he would have been very embarrassed, thinking that he did not know how to use such a cumbersome and complicated method. All you have to do is take out the blessings that you have stored in an object and use them.
But when Elnor heard that, a new hypothesis was forming in Elnor’s head.
I have 10 years of experience studying protection.
-There is something I want to learn in the Department of Divinity.
I want to study Divine Protection for that long and even enter the academy to learn it.
After all, the field is the most direct means of lifting the curse of Duke Tristan.
-For a long time, there was something I wanted to protect.
because.
Because there was something I wanted to protect.
-It’s true that I’m trying to protect you, so there’s no need to think hard about it.
And who the target is-
-…
-…!!!!!
My heart is pounding loudly again.
So much so that it hurts.
“…”
No, no.
She closed her eyes tightly and pressed her chest with both hands.
You must not be eaten. You have to push.
I don’t know anything about that man. I’m not even sure what the intention is for saying that.
‘Elnor, come to your senses-’
Before I could repeat all of those promises, Elijah’s voice came from next to me once again.
“I hope you like it.”
“…what?”
“Even if it is the protection built into the body, it doesn’t mean that there is no burden at all. “That person is probably pushing his limits right now.”
Likewise, it was an explanation that Daoud would have been very embarrassed to hear.
The only pain I can feel right now is the discomfort coming from the vital energy of my left arm that was drawn with the Rosario.
However, Elijah, who could not possibly have known such a fact, continued speaking calmly.
“You’re risking such things and doing such bizarre things because you think it will harm you. “Even though I can finish it quickly.”
-…!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, beyond the throbbing, my heart is throbbing. It hurts like a tingling sensation.
Elnor slightly lowered her head. Her breathing was becoming labored.
“…What are you talking about?”
“If there are casualties somehow, you will also suffer, so you are wasting time by intentionally not killing anyone. look.”
Elnor barely opened his eyes and looked towards Daoud.
And, there was a one-sided fun going on that was embarrassing to call a battle.
The aspect of reading the path of all attacks of a demonic beast and avoiding, blocking, and deflecting all attacks with minimal movement.
It was the same appearance as the one shown once in the mock battle before. A movement that can only be shown by someone who knows everything about the other person, even the smallest details.
“If it were a person who could do that much, I would have killed him a long time ago. Isn’t that right? “I guess there’s no point in helping.”
It certainly is.
But still.
“…There’s no reason to do something like that.”
“Wasn’t there any?”
Elijah smiled and answered.
It was an answer that reminded Elnor, who was biting her lip until blood came out, of something.
-I like that person quite a bit.
But Elnor bit her lip and barely managed to shake off those thoughts.
Instead, she took a step forward, preparing to draw her sword.
“What are you doing?”
“…If everything you say is true, it means that that man is putting himself through pain. He needs to go and help.”
That’s what I was thinking.
Until Daoud gestured with his hand not to approach her.
‘…why?’
As she was dumbfounded, Elijah chuckled and said,
“Wow, you’re a romanticist. “How can I get my nose pierced like that?”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m telling you not to come because you might get hurt.”
Heat rose up from the heart.
Not an insidious energy, but a hot energy that would surprise even oneself.
It felt like someone had poured fire into my veins.
“…Everything you said could have been speculation.”
Elijah looked at her with a puzzled look.
Does that sound come out even when you look at that? It was a look in his eyes that said.
“If it’s a medium-sized demon beast, it won’t die well even if you kill it. There are also some crazy individuals whose bodies explode due to magical reflux. “That person is probably taking that into account and putting that much of a burden on himself.”
“…”
Elijah stroked his hair and sighed.
“for you.”
-…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My breathing stops. My heart is pounding like crazy.
‘Control, must…’
no.
No, Elnor.
That’s what I kept repeating to myself.
-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The uncontrollable heat, finally.
A feeling that spreads throughout your body.
I missed it. I lost the initiative.
I have been conquered.
‘…’
At that moment, she intuitively realized.
From now on, I will feel this way every time I see that man.
She collapsed on the spot.
It was a despondent posture, with the knees together and the insides of the arms folded.
“…What are you doing?”
“Keep your mouth shut. “Don’t tell me.”
“…”
Elijah was looking back at her with an expression as if she was crazy, but Elnor couldn’t even think of looking back.
A shard of glass sticking out of the mess around her illuminated her face.
Her entire face turned bright red, with an expression she had never seen before in her life.
To the point where I felt like I was a stranger.
“…”
Elnor was looking at the scene in silence.
Until the footsteps of the regular knights who had finally arrived were heard nearby, and noisy noises erupted from all directions.
She was looking at his face as if fascinated.
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[Emergency mission successful! ]
[The reward level of the main quest increases! ]
It was a pleasant message that came to mind after somehow ending the battle and succeeding in leading the demon beast to the regular knight.
But the reason I can’t just smile when I see this is because of the log next to it.
[Skill: Fatal charm activates! ]
[ The villain resists! ]
[The ‘pheromone’ option lowers resistance! ]
[ Resistance failed! ]
[ The villain can’t control himself! ]
[ The villain is obsessed with you! ]
“…”
Cold sweat pours out.
[The favorability level of the target ‘Elnor Elinalize La Tristan’ is changing! ]
[ The likability level is raised from ‘trust’ to ‘dear’! ]
[ Receivable rewards have been added! ]
[This is an important person. Changes are coming to the main scenario! ]
[The opening of the second gift is imminent! ]
[ Target ‘???’ is interested in you! ]
“…”
A more desperate feeling comes out of the stomach than in a 1:1 confrontation with a medium-sized demon beast.
I don’t know how I can condense and show in such a detailed way that something big has happened.
Following Elijah, there is a message saying that there will be a change in the main scenario, and I don’t know what the gift is, but one more gift will be opened soon.
Additionally, an unidentified person took interest in me.
‘f*cked…!’
Other than this, I have no other thoughts to share.
As if they had misunderstood my appearance, one of the drivers came up to me and handed me a bottle of water.
“Good work. “You look a little tired, don’t you?”
He is one of the knights dispatched to suppress this demon beast.
‘…It was a monster.’
The sight of just three people completely eliminating a medium-sized demon beast in less than a few seconds was truly terrifying.
It must have been a good demonstration that regular articles are not something to be envied by students for no reason.
“Student, I really can’t praise you enough this time. “If it weren’t for them, I don’t know how many casualties there would have been.”
As he said that and tapped my shoulder, it seemed like he was treating me fairly well.
It’s a big deal in itself for a regular article to praise a student like this.
“If you’re that talented, you’d be eager to catch a fish anywhere, right? “Are you an aspirant to the Department of Divinity?”
“…yes. “I’m asking this as an aspirant to the Department of Divinity.”
He answers that way and points to one side.
This was the location of the final boss and the warrior who had a strong intention to rip off the head of the priest who had refused to extend his protection earlier.
“Could you please stop me over there? “If you leave me alone, I will really kill you.”
“…Well, actually, he seems like a guy worth dying for. “I guess this talented guy also has a great personality?”
no. It is not such a pure intention.
That priest, if what I think is correct, he definitely has some use for it.
uh.
There are uses for it that make you think it would be better to die.
“Oh, I forgot. “Take this.”
The driver said that and handed me a letter.
“well. “I don’t know why, but they told me to only open it by myself.”
After saying that, a sigh came out of my mouth as I saw the article disappear, saying that he was going to clean up after himself.
What kind of letter is this again?
As I was pondering that thought, another window appeared before my eyes.
[ Main quest completed! ]
[ Go to the designated location and receive your reward! ]
[Location: Atalanta Swansong’s office]
Atalanta Swansong is a name I know.
Because he is currently the president of El Fante Academy.
An immortal rumored to have lived for over a thousand years. He is a person who exerts a key influence on the main scenario.
“…?”
wait for a sec.
President?
My eyes widen and I open the letter I received.
After reading the contents, this is definitely a letter from Atalanta.
It’s more of an ‘invitation’ than a letter.
this person.
He wants to be alone with me now.
“…”
What.
What on earth?
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fantasy,
