The Academy Leader is too Strong - Chapter 92
Only Krnovel
“Are you nervous?”
“……yes.”
Warden was skeptical about following Berenice, but it was a great opportunity to learn from such a giant.
I thought it was a shame, but when Berenice whispered to Warden, he immediately said that he would follow Berenice. So he sent Warden away.
“Is that true?”
“what.”
“Well, the Duhane family.”
Winter asked with a slightly indifferent expression. I nodded readily.
Not only was Berenice not the type to lie, but Nerva, the head of the Duhain family, would easily do something worse.
“Isn’t it dangerous?”
“no.”
Winter, who was initially awkward, found comfort in me as she watched me remain calm throughout.
“Are we going straight to the Holy Land?”
“okay.”
We chatted while waiting for the boat. The smell of the sea that I hadn’t smelled in a long time made me feel good.
Winter, who had been training steadily, was able to carry a backpack as big as her body without difficulty.
“What about motion sickness medication?”
“i ate it.”
“Okay. Just in case, go to sleep right away.”
Winter made an awkward face. It was as if she was worried that she was being a nuisance. I shrugged.
“I’m going to sleep too.”
“ah. okay.”
“Once you arrive, take the train north. It takes about three days.”
Winter looked surprised at my words. Considering the speed of the train, it was quite a distance.
“Is it that far?”
“It’s quite far. It’s a good thing there’s a train, otherwise it would have taken a whole month to get there by carriage.”
“eww.”
Winter showed her displeasure. I had no intention of riding in a carriage with poor ride comfort for a month.
I was thankful that it wasn’t a completely medieval world. I could hear the songs of sailors on the sea breeze.
“Get ready.”
We boarded the huge ship with Winter. We unpacked our luggage in our assigned room and went out onto the deck.
My heart fluttered as I felt the salty sea breeze.
“Is it that good?”
He was leaning on the railing and looking at the sea. She turned her head when she heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice coming from behind her.
In the field of vision stood a woman with purple ponytail.
“what. Are you in this boat too?”
“as you see.”
I checked Soloven’s face and looked at the sea again. She slowly came next to her and took out a cigarette.
“Smoking next to a non-smoker?”
I shouted at Soloven, who was smoking a cigarette with his finger on fire. Soloven looked at him in surprise.
“I understand you smoked too. Have you hung up now?”
“… … “That’s the way it is.”
I cleared my throat. David, did this guy smoke?
“You’re going on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land?”
“Yeah. Have you seen it?”
Soloven, who took a sip of his drink with relish, nodded his head in response.
I wondered if there were any events related to the story, but nothing in particular came to mind.
“A pilgrimage to a holy place. “Now I feel like a cult leader.”
“Oh. Right.”
I chuckled at Soloven’s words. His face was expressionless, but he had a lot of playfulness.
By the way, I was supposed to learn shield technique from Soloven, but I forgot because I was so busy.
“I need to learn shield technique too.”
“I see. There was such a promise.”
Soloven looked at me with sharp eyes. She clearly looked like she was criticizing him. I put on an aggrieved expression in my own way.
“I was busy.”
“If you have the will to learn, is there anything you can’t do?”
“Because I’m human trash.”
“… … “If you can’t even talk.”
Soloven clicked his tongue and shook his head. I chuckled at Soloven’s reaction.
Soloven snapped his fingers and blew away the smoked cigarette butt. The butt was instantly engulfed in flames and scattered into the air.
“After completing your pilgrimage to the Holy Land, come to the Holy Land. You can rest and learn shield techniques.”
“what. “But it’s okay.”
Soloven left those words and entered the cabin. He looked at Solo Ben’s back and then turned his gaze to the sea.
There is still a long way to arrive. I wanted to see the sea a little more. Time passed by in vain.
“Ugh.”
“Are you awake?”
Winter, who was unusually weak at sea, grumbled even while riding the train.
However, seeing him follow her while carrying the backpack he promised to carry and holding onto her collar, his determination was amazing.
“I guess I’m a land-loving person.”
“What are you doing?”
Winter recovered so quickly that she even said nonsense. The sun was just setting when she boarded the train.
I had a quick dinner by eating a sandwich prepared in advance.
“Oh. What is this sweet smell? I’m sorry, sir, but I’m so tired.”
Winter finished one of the sandwiches cleanly, apologized, and went to sleep.
Just as Winter said, the sandwich smelled sweet. I didn’t feel any sweetness at all. I remembered the dried garlic hidden in my backpack.
“Hmm.”
After acquiring an adaptive body, my physical strength improved greatly, and I found myself looking out the window endlessly.
My body has become so healthy that I don’t even feel the drowsiness that comes with using skills. I decided to think about productive things rather than trying to sleep, which never comes.
‘How do I do astrology?’
I felt like I needed to learn, but I couldn’t figure it out. Among the living people, there were very few people who knew astrology.
Even if there was, there was no possibility of meeting me as I am now.
“It’s been a while since I thought I’d do a gacha.”
So, I thought of a method. It was a discipline that was popular in ancient times, so I learned from the people of that time.
I bought a bunch of materials from the Red-Brown Twins for that. I already knew the recipe, so I could just wait for later.
-The lights on this train will be turned off in 5 minutes.
The train ran smoothly without any sign of stopping. Before I knew it, 5 minutes before 9 o’clock, I heard an announcement.
This means that the fire will be turned off only to the extent that movement is not restricted. Slowly, the night sky began to become clearer.
“… … .”
As I was looking at the stars, I felt a small noise coming from the end of the train.
The train car originally had few people, but after the lights were turned off, most of the people were fast asleep and it was quiet.
‘Canis?’
I have felt something like this before. The presence I felt when Canis suddenly appeared behind me when I called her name.
I slowly got up from my seat. When I looked back, all I could see was a small light barely illuminating the path I was walking on. A clear presence was felt from the door filled with darkness.
-That’s fascinating.
Beyond that, a deep voice was heard that made one think it was a cave. Of course, it was a voice I had never heard before.
“Is it poison?”
“Ohh.”
I knocked on my chest twice. The sparks that instantly engulfed my entire body created an intense sound and light. But no one got up.
Only then did I realize the identity of the sweet smell that Winter and I had smelled. The monster in the dark made a startled noise.
“It’s been a while, Your Majesty.”
What appeared like a blur of paint was a man wearing navy blue leather armor. On his right shoulder strap was the symbol representing Duhane.
The stranger asked me how I was doing in a very friendly voice, as if he knew me well. I glared at the stranger with my eyes narrowed.
“It’s just a sleeping scent. Don’t worry.”
The assailant bowed his head politely and assured the passengers of their safety.
Duhane’s arrangement that Berenine had warned about. The shark mask covering his face was something I was familiar with.
“The purge squad. They’re planning to kill me.”
The pride of Duhane, the Hunting Knights. A purge force comprised of only the strongest of them.
A small group of elite soldiers created solely to destroy Duhane’s enemies appeared before me. The villain chuckled at my words.
“No way. Weren’t you once the eldest son of the Duhane family? “How could I touch that precious body?”
There was an appropriate mix of sarcasm and truth. I held the club in my hand and assessed my opponent’s strength.
The purge unit also appears in the game. Based on that, it is estimated that they are weaker than the current Vice-Captain Sheila. It is not to the extent that they cannot win.
“Have you come to retrieve a failed project? Or scrap it?”
“… … .”
The shark mask didn’t answer my question. He was just standing motionless, half exposed to the lights.
“You know more than I thought.”
“That’s what it is.”
A thick murderous aura rose up. It was the thickest thing I had ever felt, slowly rising from beneath my feet.
“The Lord has given the order to retrieve the young master’s body or dispose of it on the spot. The discretion has been given to me… … .”
Not a lively voice, but a voice echoing from all directions. With that, the image of the shark mask began to fade.
However, the shark mask did not finish speaking. Before I knew it, I was wearing lightning armor and swinging a vicious club.
“Oh, you’ve gotten quite rough since I last saw you.”
The shark mask dodged the attack with graceful movements. The shark mask climbed onto the closed window and laughed evilly.
“I don’t know what to do with myself due to the warm welcome.”
Shark Mask pulled out a sharp dagger from his bosom. The black dagger had strange characters engraved on it.
I frowned and took a stance, wondering if it was a cursed item. I lowered the power because of other passengers, but looking at the momentum, it wasn’t the time to consider that.
“I’m going… … Huh?”
The shark mask, which radiated murderous energy like a sharply forged sword, attacked first.
I swung my club with all my might at the guy who was smoothly coming into the square. That’s when the unexpected happened.
“Ugh! Ouch!”
The assassin’s nimble movements clearly showed that he was aware of my attack and was moving to dodge it. In the meantime, he aimed for my shoulder with a dagger.
But the shark mask suddenly grabbed my chest and my posture collapsed. Naturally, my club hit the shark mask on the head.
“… … what. “That bastard.”
The shark mask disappeared so blandly. All traces of life and presence disappeared. I frowned as I could.
Suddenly, I was the only one clutching my chest, then I was hit by an attack I had been trying to dodge and disappeared. It seemed like an illusion when I saw it disappear like smoke.
“Usually the welcome was 50% of the original.”
There were many alter ego skills in the game, such as illusions. Most of them had only 50% of the specifications of the main body.
“Is intelligence also 50%?”
I couldn’t shake the feeling of discomfort. To the point where I thought the shark mask was putting on a show to make fun of me.
“I’ll probably go to the Holy Land anyway.”
There was a possibility that the main body would rush in. Winter was a little dangerous, but that was something that could be resolved once they entered the holy land.
The shrine was not a place that anyone could enter.
“It looks like they’re keeping an eye on Berenice.”
It is common for a clone to be deployed in a place where the original person is in danger.
I figured the purge squad wouldn’t consider me a threat and that they’d probably send me somewhere else to take care of things for them.
“eww. Seniors.”
I sat down in a comfortable chair and closed my eyes. I was about to take a rest when Winter woke up.
“How is your body?”
“uh. “It’s refreshing.”
Winter had a cheerful face again. It was because she slept more deeply than ever.
I chuckled once and closed my eyes again. Since Winter was up too, I thought I could take a deep breath.
“I’m going to take a deep breath.”
“yes. “Please sleep comfortably.”
I slowly regained consciousness, crossing my arms.
“… … .”
Winter made a serious expression as she checked that Davide was sleeping. The view of the stars outside the window was beautiful, but she felt uneasy.
Winter also had Anaye’s skills. The water scent used by Duhane’s extermination unit was close to liquid, so Winter resisted it to some extent.
“Recover, discard.”
I fell over once due to the drowsiness that was coming on, but I woke up quickly. It was because of that strong presence.
Winter, half awake, remembered most of the conversation between Davide and the death squad. Among them, I thought about what bothered me.
“Duhane, testing, recall, disposal.”
Even though Winter grew up alone, she had a vague idea of what family and blood relations were. It was never in this form.
Winter sat deep in thought. The words he had spoken again reminded him of something.
“like. Just like with an invention… … .”
The words used made me feel that way. Of course, it wasn’t entirely wrong to say that parents make children.
But he didn’t usually say it that way. I wonder if the Duhane family really treats Davide, his own child, like an object.
“It’s still a failure. a little.”
Winter pouted her lips for no reason. She didn’t like it.