How to Survive at the Academy

[Gaiden] Windflower (9) (illustration)
[ If it’s gotten this far, there’s nothing you can do about it. I’ll give you the location where Tyr’kallax’s corpse is buried. ]

The next morning, when I woke up from bed, Merylda was sitting on the shelf and waving her feet.

As for me, I was tired from using too much Aspect Mana, and Yenica was also weak and went to bed right away.

When I looked straight at Merylda with blank eyes, Merylda shook her head and spoke.

[ What, what… Are you less awake? ]

“No, you were supposed to tell me from the beginning. It’s ridiculous because I’m just procrastinating and talking like a patron.”

[ That, yes, but… I didn’t know you had to tell a bad aftertaste like this… ]

It’s a rare sight for Merylda. It’s quite depressing.

It looks like a girl of that age when she lowers her head slightly and looks up as if she is noticing.

Then, she looks at the sleeping Jenika once more.

[ I didn’t know Jenica was so shy. ]

“… Actually, I wonder if it’s something to be so embarrassed about. The situation that Katin is in is completely different from that of Yenica.”

[ I think so too. Even so, as you must have known, Ye Nika has something sleazy in her chest. ]

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Merylda keeps her chin up and speaks openly.

[ From his point of view, exchanging feelings with you is such a blessing in itself that it makes you wonder if this is okay. ]

“But if you compare it to the highest level spirit… I’m in trouble as I am…”

[ When I put pods on my eyes, I think my person looks the most handsome in the world. Try dating for a day or two? ]

“When you say that it’s a story on that level, it seems that something has become a very frivolous problem… ”

[ Actually, it’s a silly question… ]

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Merylda let out a deep sigh and leapt off the shelf. Her light movement like a spirit of the wind is impressive.

Then he swung across the chair in front of the table on one side of the room, put his torso toward me, and talked in an interesting way.

[ Tyr’kallax’s body was sealed by Sylvania himself. The soul was reduced back to nature and transformed into a spirit spirit, but the traces of magic engraved on the body will still remain even after many years have passed. ]

“If you get your hands on it, you will be able to develop into a great rank in the elemental arts.”

[ That’s right… So, where do you think it’s hidden? ]

The highest-ranking spirits never leave corpses. Since there is no concept of death in the first place, it is because they live a period close to eternal life.

Leaving a corpse like Tyr’kallax is rare, so it was clear that the corpse of the highest spirit was also a great treasure with unparalleled value.

The first thing I thought was that he probably wouldn’t have thrown something of such a great value anywhere, and that it must have been a place that was hard to reach or where a huge sealing circle was built…

“Considering the circumstances… Yes, I would have buried it in the place where Katyne Palerover lived while she was alive.”

Considering the personality of the Great Sage Sylvania, such a conclusion could not but be drawn.

[ Anyway, you’re too quick. ]

And when it comes to where Katyne Palerover lived, the truth was pretty obvious.

“I found it”

There is a degree of darkness under the lamp.

A tall old tree stands in the center of Palerover Ranch. After digging under it with magical power for a while, a wooden door that opens and closes like a lid came out.

“Hey, I can’t… Under the ranch, there was something like this… ”

“Wow, whoa… Living on this ranch for the rest of my life, I thought there would be something like this… I couldn’t even imagine… ”

Orte and Yenika were surprised side by side. Surprisingly, they are similar in appearance, so it is true that they are married.

I swung the wooden door and lifted it up, revealing a staircase leading to the basement. There is something underground.

“I don’t usually dig under the ground for no reason, so I never imagined something like this would exist.”

I ignited the lamp I brought with me by inserting magical energy into it. After looking at the faintly flickering flame from the wick in the glass lamp for a moment, he looked at Orte and talked.

“I’ll take a moment to look inside Yenikawa. Please stand guard so that no one is interested in passing by.”

“Yes, yes… All right… ”

I walked along the stairs leading to the basement, with Yenica as it was.

Yenika followed me, holding my arm tight, with a puzzled expression on her face. After all, she would never have imagined that something like this would exist under the ranch of her home where she had lived all her life.

“Be careful not to trip. It’s very dark.”

“Oh, yes. Ed be careful too… ”

As we descended the dark underground stairs, relying solely on the light of the lamp, we held each other’s arms tightly in case we fell.

After going down for a while, a small stone chamber appeared.

It wasn’t very wide. Is it a space that can be overrated at most?

There, there was a stone statue that looked like a goddess, and a shabby wooden box was placed on the small altar in front of it.

The wooden box was about the size of a human torso.

I gave the lamp to Yenica, who was swallowing her saliva, and I lowered my posture and opened the wooden box.

In an old but luxuriously decorated box, a small magic crystal ball was placed on a cotton cushion.

The corpse of a spirit is usually like this.

Rather than taking the form of a body like a human corpse, it tends to take the form of a medium item that contains magical powers.

Perhaps the fragments of the old memories of Tyr’kallax, which were sealed by High Sage Sylvania himself, are packed inside this thumb-sized magic crystal ball.

Whether it’s academic value or economic value… It must be astronomical.

This tiny orb might cost more than all the Sylvanian Bachelor buildings put together.

“The joke that gold and silver treasures are buried under the ground where I lived my whole life has become true.”

Yenika spoke like a fool.

“It is, but… I wonder if I should take this. In a way, it’s like a treasure trove buried in the Palerover family.”

Yenica stared quietly while holding the lamp, then gently closed her eyes and smiled sweetly.

“If it’s not Ed, who will take it?”

Then he strode over, put his hand in my arms, and pulled out the leather bag I had brought in advance.

Then put the crystal ball in the leather pocket, pull the rubber band tight to fix it, and then put it back into my arms.

And pat the chest containing the crystal ball while talking.

“I’m sure my dad and mom would say the same thing. Ed said it would be best to take it.”

“I’m going to use it for academic research anyway. Once you bring it to the bachelor’s degree, everyone at the academy will choke and open their mouths. I’m not going to look at Ed curiously, asking how he got this. Just imagining that makes me hungry already.”

Yenika puts her hand on one of her hips and gives her a triumphant expression. From the looks of it, it was as if he wanted to give him a compliment if he thanked him, so he just looked cute.

Looking at that scene, I talked without adding or subtracting.

“You don’t have to pretend to be honest. There are no parents here.”

Yenika’s eyes fluttered, as if those words struck her.

Then I bowed my head and leaned back with my crown of my chin.

“Yeah… ”

So, for a moment, Yenika leaned against me and stood still.

The underground stone chamber where the only light is a lamp in your hand.

So we were alone, hugging each other for a while and just sitting still.

The work to see in Pulan is somewhat finished.

A lot of things worth researching on Tyr’kallax were discovered, and a rare treasure called the corpse of the highest spirit was obtained.

Probably, once the news of the discovery of these treasures spread, the academic community will be in turmoil.

A lot of research proposals will come in, and a lot of offers to sell directly.

In particular, it is rumored that a merchant named Slog near Elte has been buying a lot of items related to mana accumulation recently. It is likely that they will be interested in the corpse of this Tyr’kallax. Of course, I have no intention of selling it.

Slowly, tomorrow morning I will open this pulan.

Jenica’s hometown, Torren Village.

It’s a story from the distant past, but a place where the scars of the highest wind spirit remain.

As if anything like that was said, the peaceful scene remains as always.

If you want to go home early tomorrow morning, you’ll have to pack your bags. Tonight, it’s a farewell party at the village level, and they talk about drinking and food in the square… To be honest, it was a bit burdensome for me.

Perhaps thanks to Yenika, this Torren village itself felt very favorable to the human being. As a result, even though I didn’t even stay for a few days, I felt like I was quite affectionate.

Aside from that, this is a very nice town.

The air is good, the water is good, the wind is cool, the scenery is peaceful, and it is understandable why Yenica was able to grow up as a girl like the protagonist in a fairy tale. It’s plausible that she actually spent her childhood in a place where she seems to have recreated a fairy tale scene.

But, when you leave, you have to leave.

“Ed. Would you like to stop by another place for a while before going to the dorm?”

On the way home from work, Yenica grabbed my arm.

It’s rare for Yenika, so I nodded my head first. Then, with a happy expression on her face, Yenika took me up the mountain path recklessly.

It was quite embarrassing to get out of town and climb the ridge, but I decided to follow Jenika’s lead.

“It’s not really that great, but there was something I really wanted to show Ed.”

“… What is it?”

“Ummm.”

Yenika smiled, turned to me and spoke slowly.

“I had a wish in my life.”

“… ?”

If you leave Torren Village and climb the ridge, you will find a trail. If you look at the road that continues along the simple fences, you can see the sun setting in the mountains at a glance.

“I’ve always thought like that since I was little. The mountain range you see from this Pulan is so beautiful, you won’t get tired of looking at it every day. So, if you have a special person or someone special, please show this scenery. I always thought of that.”

Yenika grabbed my arm and dragged me, then pulled me out of the fence.

“But the people I knew when I was young are just people from my hometown, right? So there was no need for everyone to introduce how great this scenery was. Because you already know.”

“Well, I guess.”

“So, I am so glad that Edgar came to this Pulan. Come on, come this way, this is the best view.”

And, with the sunset behind her, she turns around and turns towards me.

Hair dyed red in the setting sun fluttered in the wind from the alpine region a few times, and Yenika’s smile, which seemed difficult to smile, was also reflected.

“There were a lot of embarrassments here and there, but I never regret it. I don’t know how life is going, but I will never regret meeting Ed in any way. It’s different from Tir’kallax, yes.”

“Meeting Ed was the greatest blessing of my life. So, I really wanted to show it to Ed.”

The path that runs along the fence. Sheep or cattle occasionally seen here and there in the grasslands.

The rice fields, fields, private houses, and large lakes spread out in the distance. Snow-covered mountain tops, birds flying in the wind, and pretty pansy flowers along the road. and girl. It’s hard to see because of the dazzling light of the sunset, but she’s probably smiling all over her face.

“Actually, there’s nothing to be proud of, it’s just a country you can find anywhere… Still, it’s where I live. For me, it’s like my life.”

I felt that the scene was strangely vague.

I don’t know why, but I slowly approached Yenika and kissed her.

Yenika trembled in embarrassment at the sudden movement, but then she closed her eyes and left her body.

After that, we sat side by side on the ridge and watched the scenery together for a while.

A strange sense of stability rose when she wrapped her arms around Yenika’s shoulders. Maybe Jenica feels the same way.

“Yes, it is a beautiful place.”

“Hehe, I’m happy.”

To live my life to the end, even with a complicated and subtle heart. In fact, Yenica Palerover has always been like that.

Like the protagonist in a fairy tale, the world is a place where you can’t live without worrying and immersed in pure happiness.

So, we lean on the person next to us.

“Huh?”

“… You don’t have to worry too much about it. I assure you, we will be quite happy.”

I lived happily ever after – I know there is no such irresponsible ending in the world.

Even with complicated hearts, let’s live as happily as possible.

It was a creature called man that could make such a decision.

Isn’t that bad enough?

After passing it on to the Wind Spirit of the distant past, I quietly lifted my head and looked at the scenery of Pulan.

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The pansy flowers were blowing in the wind and shaking their heads.

Yenica called it a wind flower.