I Became the Academy Chapter 85

Chapter 85

I answered Dilug’s question right away.

“‘If I said I ca here to eliminate Bukar, and that I just did… would you believe ?’”

“‘You eliminated Bukar?’”

Dilug looked toward the back—toward the massive lava lake where Bukar had been settled.

Now that Bukar was gone, the lake was extrely calm.

“…‘Proof?’”

“‘Would this be enough?’”

I took out Bukar’s Core, which I had just put into my pocket.

After confirming the Lava Golem’s Core, Dilug fell silent for a mont, then soon opened his mouth again with a curious look.

“‘Then why did you co all the way here to go through the trouble of eliminating Bukar for us? Is there so separate reason?’”

“That… that is.”

As I put Bukar’s Core back into my pocket, I looked at the Water Rune in my other hand.

Considering Dilug’s personality, would it really be better to tell him this honestly…?

“‘That blue gem in your hand. What is it?’”

“‘Ah, this is….’”

“‘Enough. I’ve confird it, so no explanation needed.’”

Dilug seed to grasp the situation instantly, nodding without listening further.

“‘A mutated Lava Golem, Bukar, born from so unknown water power. To think that unknown water power turned out to be the Water Rune.’”

“Yes, well… that’s correct.”

“‘How did you even learn about that Water Rune? And how did you manage to defeat Bukar… hmm, no. Let’s move this conversation elsewhere.’”

With those words, Dilug mounted the horse he had arrived on.

“‘Follow .’”

“‘Where are we going?’”

“‘My estate. Whatever the case, you handled the long-standing nuisance of my territory. It’s only right that I treat you accordingly.’”

It hadn’t been planned, but sohow I ended up entering the Isrinbloom Family’s mansion.

A mansion built at the highest point of Muktaba.

No, calling it a mansion wasn’t quite right—it was a massive castle.

Because it was made of black bricks, giving off a dark impression, it was a very striking estate.

‘Much darker and gloomier than what I saw in the ga.’

Since the place felt like a dungeon, it didn’t seem like an environnt suitable for living.

Well, people could live here, but for a child, it didn’t seem emotionally healthy.

‘Sara managed to grow up well in a place like this.’

Muktaba, a volcanic city filled with lava—and a dark manor that looked like it would give nightmares every night.

Growing up with both elents… it made sense that Sara grew up… well(?) enough.

‘Still, I never expected I’d be able to enter this mansion so easily.’

Ordinary people couldn’t of course, and even most nobles couldn’t easily step into the Isrinbloom Family’s estate.

Even in the ga, it wasn’t an area the player could freely enter.

You had to complete incredibly complicated and difficult quests and earn a certain level of trust from mbers of the Isrinbloom Family…

‘Or grind Sara’s Affection to the max.’

Since the difficulty was brutal no matter which route you chose, I went with the more entertaining Affection grind.

And after spending a ridiculous amount of ti, I finally entered the Isrinbloom Family’s estate, and then… as you know, I ended up transmigrated into this ga’s world.

‘Anyway… sothing’s strange, if I think about it. With Dilug’s personality, he shouldn’t be letting an outsider into the mansion this easily.’

I walked through the corridor under the escort—more like surveillance—of the Isrinbloom Family soldiers.

And while walking, sothing unforgettable entered my sight.

‘That door… the one leading to the basent?’

It was in that basent where I had crossed beyond the wall, discovered so unknown ancient docunt—and at that mont, got pulled into this world.

If possible, I wanted to open that door and go down imdiately.

But there were too many soldiers around .

Trying to shake them off and go down to the basent was too big of a risk.

‘Let’s wait for the next chance.’

There was no need to rush.

The opportunity would surely co again, so it was better to explore the basent in a definite, safe situation.

So the basent would have to wait for now…

‘Where are they taking ?’

After entering the mansion, Dilug had disappeared sowhere first, and I was being guided sowhere by the soldiers.

It felt awkward to ask them, so I hadn’t… but where exactly—

“‘It’s a pleasure to et you, Sir Gideon.’”

As I continued down the corridor, a neatly dressed middle-aged man stood before us.

He looked familiar.

“‘I will take over from here. You may withdraw.’”

At the man’s words, the soldiers saluted lightly and returned the way they ca.

The man then smiled and introduced himself.

“‘I am Oslo, the head butler of this estate under the Lord. Please feel at ease.’”

“‘Ah, Mr. Oslo.’”

Oslo—right. I rembered.

A fairly capable butler of Dilug.

“His Lordship ordered

to provide Lord Gideon with the utmost convenience. So first, I will guide you to the bathhouse. After that, I will guide you so you may have a al.”

Saying he would give

the utmost convenience was no exaggeration.

I relieved my fatigue with warm water in the mansion’s very large bathhouse.

After that, I got to eat delicious yet diverse kinds of dishes.

A quantity so large that it was difficult to finish.

‘Why did they prepare so much?’

The mont I saw the food piled up like a mountain, I looked toward Oslo with a bewildered gaze.

But Oslo only told

to eat comfortably.

So I had no choice but to begin the al.

Although I couldn’t eat with an easy heart because of the pressure, I was at least able to eat to the point of being full.

“Please follow .”

After finishing the al, Oslo guided

sowhere.

At first, I didn’t know where I was going, but the mont we stepped into a familiar hallway, I realized where we were headed.

“It is His Lordship’s office. The lord should be inside, so feel free to speak with him.”

With those words, Oslo stepped back one pace.

I let out a deep breath and knocked on the door.

“This is Gideon Kyrgram. May I co in?”

“Enter.”

As I stepped into the office, I saw Dilug engrossed in reading docunts.

“Sit. I don’t intend to waste ti, so I will get straight to the point.”

As I sat, Dilug placed the docunts down and looked at .

“Do you rember that soone was tailing you earlier this afternoon?”

“Yes, I rember.”

“Why did you shake them off?”

“Well… since I didn’t know who had sent them, I beca uneasy and shook them off.”

“…Reasonable. I would have done the sa. After all, you wouldn’t have known that I was the one who put the tail on you.”

In truth, I had realized from the start that it was Dilug, but I simply pretended not to know.

That seed like the better option.

“Lord Dilug. Since we’re on the subject, may I ask why you put a tail on

in the first place?”

“Simple curiosity. I wondered why you, who should be at Lysquare Academy, had suddenly co to my territory. I wouldn’t care if it were soone else, but you are quite the attention-drawing student these days, are you not?”

“Yes, recently I… have indeed drawn a lot of attention.”

“Indeed.”

Dilug stayed silent for a mont, then, as if organizing his thoughts, spoke again.

“Was the reason you hunted Bukar truly to obtain that Water Rune you had in your hand earlier?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

With my answer, I took the Water Rune out of my pouch and showed it to Dilug.

“I ca all the way here to obtain this.”

“It is quite well-known that Bukar was a Lava Golem mutated by so unknown water power. But though that water power was known, no one understood what it actually was. How did you know it was a Water Rune?”

“I didn’t know either. But since there was at least a possibility that it could be a Water Rune, I decided to trust that possibility and co here.”

Since I couldn’t tell him I knew from the ga, I fabricated a plausible lie.

I wasn’t sure if it would work, but Dilug didn’t seem particularly suspicious of .

“Then next question. Why did you want to obtain a Water Rune?”

“Because I judged that my growth had limits with only swordsmanship and aura.”

“From what I’ve heard, you absorbed Peregrie’s power. Wouldn’t that be enough?”

“Yes, as you said, it is indeed strong power. However, that power itself is unstable and not sothing I can use often, so I wanted a strength that was more stable and usable more consistently.”

“That also makes sense. As you say, a rune’s power can be used stably.”

After writing sothing on a docunt, Dilug asked again.

“Then how did you capture Bukar? No, with your skill I suppose you could defeat him, but how did you deal with that strange gas he emits?”

“Near that lake, there was an old man nad Akuz……”

When I explained about Akuz, Dilug nodded with a slightly surprised expression.

“Akuz. I’ve heard about that old man as well. I never would have imagined that he truly had the solution. I thought he was just a man who had gone mad after losing his family.”

“If you wish, I can give you this.”

I took out the handkerchief Akuz had given

and offered it to Dilug, but Dilug shook his head.

“It’s fine. I will look into matters related to Akuz myself. At any rate… that is all I wished to ask you. Thank you for answering.”

“No, not at all. As the lord of this land, it was natural for you to be curious.”

I smiled as I spoke to Dilug.

Dilug was strict and principled, yet also a very rational person.

As long as I hadn’t committed a major wrong, he would likely never be the first to threaten .

“Hm… Gideon Kyrgram.”

“Yes, Lord Dilug.”

“If there is sothing you want, speak.”

“Sothing I… want?”

Dilug nodded.

“Bukar was a great nuisance that plagued my territory for many long years, and you resolved it. It is only rational that I give you a reward befitting that deed. So tell

what you want. If it is sothing I can give, I will provide it.”

“Sothing I want……”

I pondered silently for a mont.

Items I could obtain from Dilug, or sothing that could only be obtained in Muktaba.

I wracked my mind, but there was nothing in particular worth taking.

Just as I was about to conclude that I had nothing to receive, sothing suddenly ca to mind.

‘…The basent of this mansion. Am I allowed to go there?’

The ancient manuscript that had brought

into this world.

It was a chance to enter the basent where that manuscript was kept.