I Want To Save the Academy Time-Limited Madman - Chapter 102



102 – How to fight and win against monsters (30) – For Shane.

After Grand Duke Howlan’s failed challenge to the 13th floor, there were those who were called the strongest party.

Comprised of warriors, wizards, official priests of the church, and dragon knights, they confidently challenged the 13th floor, strongly trusting and relying on each other.

The leader of the group, warrior Aren, had no doubt that they would succeed. If he was successful in this challenge, he would not only be given the title of nobility but also have great honor.

If that happens, I might be able to at least confess to my childhood friend Shane, who ignores me at all times. It’s clear that Wizard Ravin and Dragon Knight Baal will make fun of you for catching just one gun.

I laughed out loud as I imagined something absurd to relieve tension. Aren smiled and opened the door to the second level. She passed stage 1 in just 10 hours, so she was full of confidence.

Because Aren, the warrior who saves Shane, is invincible!

“Damn it! Take your stance right away and attack Baal first! Protect Shane first!”

Skeleton soldiers from under the castle came rushing in.

“Aren! Can’t they see the end? Shouldn’t we retreat?”

“There will definitely be an end! We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing so far!”

“Aren! Please take care of yourself, not me! Don’t you know that what I pray for every night is for you not to get hurt?!”

“Ahahahaha! I won’t use healing magic if I protect you. Stop nagging and focus!”

The priest seemed dissatisfied with the warrior’s blatant favoritism toward him and hit him on the head with his fist.

Aren, who was hit by her fist, just smiled and looked at the priest. The priest turned away, avoiding his eyes.

Colleagues around him frowned as they watched him.

“I never thought I would come here and see a love fight. It’s truly disgusting.”

“I agree, Baal. I’ll just say it like that. Like a man.”

“What do you want to say, Lavin?”

“Actually, I like you a lot. When I first saw you, I wondered how such a pretty person could handle a dragon. At that time, I even thought about the gender of my grandson.”

“Are you serious about that?”

“You know I stutter when I lie.”

A look too serious to be considered a lie.

“Big. They keep coming.”

Baal the Dragon Knight cleared his throat and cut down the approaching skeleton soldiers.

After realizing that this meant rejection, Lavigne immediately apologized.

“I’m sorry. I said something pointless. I’m so embarrassed, so could you please not reveal this secret until the grave?”

“I’m a bit busy right now, so when I go out, I’ll have to find a new home in the capital first. Think about your travel destination yourself.”

An unexpected consent.

Wizard Ravin raised his bowed head again.

The dragon knight Baal opened his eyes and looked at him.

Colleagues who had frowned became couples first. Aren and Shane looked at the kites in front of them with puzzled eyes.

Even the hatchling dragon she was handling stared at the newlywed couple as if they were dumbfounded.

“What. What should I do? What are you looking at?”

“That’s why you’re singles. Tsk, please be kind to yourselves. I knew that you liked each other, even that lizard, but you always had a love fight right in front of my eyes, did you do it on purpose? But what should I do? We fell in love first….Baal, they are staring at me so scary.”

“Don’t stare at my man. Lavin, come behind me.”

Wizard Ravin hid behind Baal, criticizing his childhood friends.

“Ahahahahaha!”

The exaggerated appearance was so funny that everyone burst into laughter. Even priest Shane, who usually showed little change in expression.

Aren opened her mouth, looking at Shane with eyes that were so cute that she was dying.

“Shall we sing their wedding song?”

“…You know I can’t sing, so you make fun of me again, right?”

“Ah. Other people may not know, but I like the song you sing the best.”

“… What she said. Let’s do it together.”

“Okay, let’s destroy all of these skeleton soldiers first! But really, why aren’t their numbers decreasing?”

In fact, the number of skeletons did not decrease at all, as if an illusion had been used.

She tried to ignore it by thinking positive thoughts, but her stamina was gradually being depleted.

She has no memory after a certain point.

Aren put down her sword just to protect Shane, to save her Shane.

Even as the skeleton soldiers’ swords pierced his ribs, Aren reassured Shane. She thought Shane was crying and saying something, but she couldn’t hear a thing.

Aren died like that.

Shortly after Aren’s death, the remaining people were wiped out.

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Dyers scanned the background.

Overall, the scenery resembles a gloomy maze, but there are broken skulls here and there. And there were several small castles rising up.

Skeletons are slowly approaching under the castle.

“The second stage is Skull Mercury. If you stay in the same place for more than 5 minutes, skeletons will multiply forever.”

“…Then what should I do?”

“It’s simple. All you have to do is destroy all the skeletons in this castle within 5 minutes and move to another castle.”

“What happens if 5 minutes go by?”

“Everyone dies.”

“…”

“Any strong person, even a god, must eliminate ‘all’ those skeletons within 5 minutes or the number will continue to increase.”

“…Ugh, that’s scary.”

“So, I tell everyone. From now on, I won’t allow any trivial puns or jokes. You can never waste time. Do you understand?”

“””Yes!!”””

The skeletons responded to the harsh shouts and rushed forward. Dyers and Perpy wielded wide-area magic, while Kirshen and Xena slaughtered the enemies with swords.

“Each skull is not that strong.”

Kirshen, who personally smashed the skull, said.

“Because if it’s strong in the first place, it’s unbalanced.”

“Huh? Val what?”

“…No, it’s nothing.”

While fending off the crazy crowd of skeletons, someone saw a skeleton inside the castle.

“I guess he died while standing…He’s still holding the sword. Did he challenge and die…?”

The skeleton was a human skeleton, different from a monster skeleton.

“What does it say on the knife? For Shane? Was this person’s name Shane?”

In the meantime, the battle was not over.

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It’s cold.

I’m afraid. Scary.

It’s painful. Helpless Weak.

‘It’s been a while.’

The warrior gazed cautiously at the challengers.

‘Did they all come to die too? No, before that, why did you come to a place like this? No, before that… Where was this?’

The warrior was once again immersed in agony.

Where am I and who am I?

It is so cold here. I want to get back to where I belong quickly. But I can’t go.

Because I was strongly tied to this position. Where did you pick this up and it is called ‘lingering regret’?

‘Holy sh*t. You’re holding me back because I have some regrets. Let go of this! Please let me go!’

I want to feel comfortable now.

I want to stop everything now. It’s too cold here.

Everyone goes to where they need to be.

The warrior could not go anywhere.

A man walked towards the warrior who was suffering.

He was a strong man who smashed skeletons.

‘Why are you coming here?’

The man began to look at himself with an unknown expression. His manly gaze somehow irritated me.

The man grabbed his arm. How did they catch him?

Anyway, if you’re not going to help me, get out of there!

The man looked up into space. He is like a person reading a book.

“…Is that what happened?”

What does it mean? The white man continued his speech.

“I guess I still have enough regrets to not achieve Buddhahood.”

For decades, the warrior did not put down his sword.

Even if he becomes a Jibakryeong, even if his flesh rots and crumbles. He did not let go of the sword of his own will.

That was what the warrior was most curious about.

What on earth could he not give up?

“…For Shane.”

The warrior never remembered his own name.

But I only remembered the name Shane.

Shane.

My childhood friend, Shane.

Shane sings well, and although he really hates me… He still has a kind heart.

I began to vaguely remember. My past self failed the challenge and died.

That’s why she stayed here.

However, I did not think that was the only reason.

The warrior looks back at the man for a reason. The man extended his hand towards him.

“Isn’t there someone you need to save?”

[…….]

“Isn’t there someone you wanted to save by sacrificing your life to protect it and it wasn’t enough?”

[……]

“I will tell you why you have not achieved Buddhahood for decades.”

[…What is that?]

“To save. The person you loved and gave up your soul for.”

[……]

I see.

The reason I couldn’t disappear.

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The person I love. For Shane…

The warrior’s sword trembled. As if she were asking Dyers what she should do.

Dyers stretched out his hand towards the warrior again.

“Please lend me your strength, senior. So that I can break through this 13th floor and see the person you want again.”

The warrior took his hand without hesitation.

The air was cold. She had a strong bondage on her. All those things are changing.

The warrior Aren saw the words engraved on her own sword.

[It probably won’t be of much help, junior.]

“Nothing to say. If you’re humble, you can leave later.”

The warrior who had not attained Buddhahood for decades took up the sword once again.

Not only was my body weakened, it had become a skeleton, but that didn’t matter.

[My last time is for Shane.]

Because Aren, the warrior who saves Shane, is invincible.