I Will Be the Only One Who Heals at the Prison Academy - Chapter 286



286 – Full Bloom

286 – Full bloom

Rumbling, rumbling-.

The volcano began to erupt in earnest.

A series of explosions occur in the facilities that the dragon has destroyed.

Bubbly-.

Boiling lava began to overflow through the channel in the corridor.

The temperature inside the temple, which had been kept cool, quickly warms up.

A desperate situation.

Everyone knew they had to get out of here.

But.

Victorica could not walk easily.

“…”

He just kneels in front of the tanned man and puts his head down on his chest.

I tried to resuscitate her by placing my palm on her chest, just in case.

Rustling.

She had no choice but to take her hand her away because her her clothes her her her, which had been scorched by the flames, began to shatter like powder. I felt like if I touched him like this, he would disappear without any shape.

“It can’t end like this.”

Is it really hopeless?

No, Victorica didn’t think so.

He is a man who has always solved problems with unexpected solutions.

There is no way he would fall after barely fighting a dragon and being engulfed in flames.

“… You stupid. What if they leave us with such a huge debt and then leave without being able to repay it? .”

Victorica’s tears flowed endlessly.

This is the first time in my life that I felt this sadness.

This is the first time I have directly experienced eternal separation.

I started to feel regret in many ways.

“If only I were a little stronger…”

The person holding Victorica’s shoulder was her her other self her her her, who was wearing her white robe her her her.

“Victoria, there is no time to be sad. We have to get out of this corridor first. Now that Viktor has fallen, the party is entirely up to you as chairman. Everyone is waiting for your words.”

My other self seemed quite calm.

“Victor wouldn’t want to waste the time he barely earned. Victorica, you have to make a decision. There is only you.”

How can this person be so calm?

He was the same person, but now he seemed like a completely different person.

‘… He said he’s okay with this because he’s already experienced it once?’

I had that thought for a moment.

Victorica soon noticed that she was clenching her fists and biting her lip.

“… In the end, you couldn’t escape the fate of losing her fiancé right before your eyes.”

Blood was pouring out of his lips, but he couldn’t seem to hold back his trembling body. Little Victoria soon changed her mind.

‘This guy went through the same thing twice. He probably thinks it happened both times because he was lacking.’

You must remain calm.

Wasting time like this makes sacrifice meaningless.

“Maybe it’s not too late. Maybe the Academy has a method we don’t know about. “First of all, it would be better to move Viktor to an academy with people who are seriously injured.”

Victorica decided to split her party into two.

One is the party carrying Viktor back to the academy.

And another party is a party to achieve a goal.

“You made a big sacrifice. We can’t go back empty-handed like this, so the rest of the party must keep moving forward. No matter what happens, I will obtain the crown during this expedition.”

Victor would definitely have said this.

Thinking like that, Victorica was also able to talk quite calmly.

Soon Enio spoke in a cool voice.

“You also have to collect debt from the traitor. He knows where he’s headed. Because I planted a shadow on my shoulder.”

When Enio’s wedge pierced Yumi’s shoulder, Enio planted a piece of darkness in Yumi’s body. If you follow that energy, you will be able to easily track where Yumi is headed.

“…”

At that time, Enio looked at Nike’s face

Nike had a lot to say, but he was so tearful that he seemed to be holding it back on purpose.

“Nike, if you want to say something, say it now.”

“I, I, I…”

Nike hesitates.

Nike immediately looked at Victor wrapped in what looked like white packaging and spoke as if he had gained courage.

“… I’ll go back to the academy. Anyway, even if I were there, I don’t think I would be of much help in this place where the lava is boiling… Even in the fight with the dragon this time…”

Chuuk.

Looking at Nike with her pigtails hanging down, Victoria nodded her head.

“Yeah, that might be better. Even if this is where the dragon escaped, we don’t know what kind of danger there may be inside the temple.”

If she continues the expedition with a half-hearted attitude, she may end up holding back her colleagues.

In that case, it is better to safely return to the academy and reduce meaningless sacrifices.

‘I’m also concerned about the academy where the dragon flew.’

Knock, boom!

A large explosion occurred again.

Bubbly, bubbling.

Lava began to fill the corridor in earnest.

Now, everyone has to take action.

“Let’s go, Enio. And Hilde. Also…”

“I have to go too.”

Okay. Crash.

Transfer student Luke, who was gasping after being hurt by the dragon’s claws, stood up using his sword sheath as a cane.

“Why on earth did Yumi do something like that? Because I feel like I need to know. I don’t understand at all. “I can’t go back comfortably like this.”

“…”

Victorica made eye contact with a man who looked quite serious.

Soon, another version of herself comes along.

“You can trust this guy. Because he it’s quite strong. And if it happens to become a variable… “I’ll take care of it.”

Even though he was a transfer student, his other self was a trustworthy person.

Now they began the chase again through the boiling lava.

* * *

On the way back to the academy.

The way back was also not easy.

Unlike before, the eastern field when heading to the volcano had turned into a more ugly barren land.

━Shaaa… !

The monsters become even more crazy because of the boiling volcano.

And the land scorched by the dragon attacks the expedition.

“Damn it, I even used up all the potions I needed to consume on my way back…” ” .”

Diarmid cursed calmly and drew his sword.

Then, together with Akasha, she cuts off the head of the giant lava serpent.

Wow.

“The attack was deeper than before.”

I felt much stronger than before heading to the eastern field.

It’s probably because after going through the events just now, I’ve accumulated more experience in my body.

However, no one had time to rejoice over that fact.

Returning to academy as quickly as possible.

Because that was the only thing that was on the minds of the returning team.

“Get out of here, you b*stards!” “Don’t block our path!”

“Get out of the way! 《Shield Charge》!”

Both Skadi and Melvin were very high.

Anger at losing a comrade.

It gave incredible strength to their tired hands and legs.

“We’re all just going to make it to the place where we pitched our tents… ! According to Sister Poipoi, it appears that a rescue team has been dispatched from the Academy mainland… !”

When we reached the halfway point.

Before I knew it, several groups of people were approaching from afar, making noise.

As the distance narrows, the outlines of people become clear.

“Christina.”

“I heard from Poipoi. “Is that true?”

Christina’s blue eyes beyond the glasses contained worry and distrust in many ways.

Skadi, a member of the same student council, just lightly looks away.

There was something wrapped around something that looked like white linen.

As soon as she saw it, Christina stumbled slightly.

“Unbelievable…”

Then Akasha said.

“The story comes later. We must quickly return to the main building and enter the nursing facility. Secretary, what about the main building? Didn’t the dragon fly that way?”

“The dragon… I collapsed. His head was cut off, and his falling body his destroyed the science building, but since everyone had already evacuated, there were no casualties …”

“Is it. That’s a good thing. This means that nursing facilities can be operated normally. Everyone hurry up! “One hour is not enough!”

Everyone regained their energy at the shout of Akasha, a third-year senior.

Soon Gawain, the head of the swordsmanship club who was carrying the stretcher with Melvin, also encouraged the people, saying, “Let’s try a little harder.”

Perhaps because of that enthusiasm, they were able to get back on the road faster than when they left on the expedition. The distance I walked for three days was covered in half a day.

They hurriedly headed to the main building and handed over Victor to the health team—.

I was soon able to hear the official results from the nursing team.

“… I tried several methods… As expected, this is…”

The school nurse, Happy Nurse, slowly shook her lowered head.

Although everyone knew the result, it was inevitable that it would be gloomy.

Everyone is exhausted.

Dawn was already rising outside the window.

* * *

Nike headed to the club room.

As soon as I open the door and enter, something jumps.

━kk!

“…”

━Hiooong… ?

The wolf spider circled around Nike.

Then he peeked out past the door of the club room, probably looking for someone else who wasn’t coming back.

━kk!

“Victor…”

Nike couldn’t say anything.

When I said those words out loud, I really felt like we would never meet again.

So I bit my lip and looked around, blinking my eyes as if something hot would come out.

There is no time to be sad.

“Just being here isn’t enough. “I have to go to the mysterious forest and get a lot of seeds!”

Pot.

Nike headed to the mysterious forest.

I ran as fast as I could, even though I was completely out of breath, and tore things apart.

After that.

I headed to the morgue where Victor was.

“…”

Victor’s body was still wrapped in a white cloth.

Nike gently placed his hand on it.

I can’t feel anything.

Even if you try to talk to him, he won’t answer any more.

“Victor.”

However, Nike called out his name just in case.

It seemed like the man would soon stand up and reply bluntly, “Did you call me?”, But now I couldn’t even hear the answer.

“… Victor. Wake up.”

━Kkeongkeong… !

The wolf spider Kkeongkeongi stood on top of the white cloth.

It seemed like he was trying to wake the man up by tapping his front leg left and right on his chest, and Nike knew very well that this was how he woke the man up every morning.

━Hiooong…

But no matter how much Kkongkung woke him up, the man did not wake up.

It just becomes quiet and cold.

Nike said, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand.

“Victor, you definitely trusted me, right? That’s why you did such a reckless and foolish thing. Yes? I told you to trust me…”

Nike took a breath.

“Victor, I trust you too. But I think Victor actually believed in himself the least. Always, as if trying to test yourself to see what you can do…”

When I think about it now.

Victor always threw himself into danger.

He seemed as if he was longing for death.

Just like a salmon in the forest returns to its hometown, lays eggs, and then dies.

For Victor, death may have been a hometown he had to return to.

Perhaps, from a very long time ago, Victor’s role was to be completed through death.

But.

Nike knew that was not all.

“Now I understand. Victor, you actually wanted to live.”

Just like light creates a deep shadow.

Just as a ray of light feels brighter in the darkness.

Death shines only because we are alive.

Only in death does life burn strong.

“More than anyone else. “I always wanted to live more than anyone else.”

Victor had a greater desire for life than anyone else.

So he faced death.

“… Dad says life and death are two and one at the same time. Me when I was young… “I didn’t know, but now I know.”

Sussssseu.

Nike took out the fruits of the forest that he had packed in his pocket and placed them on the face wrapped in a white cloth.

They were small, round seeds.

Seeds of various wild flowers freshly collected from the mysterious forest.

Churrrr – it is placed on Victor’s body.

Like a grave made of small pebbles, Victor’s figure was obscured by seeds.

━Hiooong… ?

“… Victor, because you are a person who likes rules. You might be angry at what I do next. But, it’s okay to be angry. “I want to meet you again.”

Pair.

Nike clapped her hands.

“Victor, I believe you haven’t gone across the stage yet… You always matched my pace with me. Therefore…”

The seeds on the white linen were shaking.

“I’ll believe you’re still there waiting for me… !”

Soon, one by one, the shells were broken, colorful stems and leaves were growing, and eventually the flower petals were wide open.

Full bloom blooming like a spring day.

But Nike didn’t care.

“No one will be able to turn back now. You won’t be able to hide, and you might regret it. But still, I want to meet you one more time. Only once… One more time…”

━Hiooong… !?

Nike was curled up like a silent seed under the moist ground for a long time.

“Victor─.”

Finally, he decided to break the rules like a sprout breaking through the shell of a seed.

Life and death.

A wheel that revolves around two parallel lines that can never meet.

“—I will give you half of my life. Share half of your death with me too!”

It breaks with a sound.

Now no one can stop it.