Chapter : 114
“I wish the world would just end….”
Despite Theo’s muttering, the hideout was filled with the scratching sound of quill pens.
Zephyros, who would have normally scolded him for saying such things, and Lucius, who would have smilingly diated the situation, were silent, busy moving their quills.
The Academy was currently in the midst of final exams.
Lapis Academy was, in fact, called an academy, but it was more accurate to call it a South Korean university.
What would a ga developer who graduated from a South Korean university know about a real European academy?
It was an academy in na only.
Swallowing a sniffle, Theo cramd the exam material into his head, morizing it word for word.
“Who told you to dig your own grave?”
I could neither deny nor refute Zephyros’s scolding.
“Just be grateful that the practice for 'Understanding Fief Managent' is during the vacation.”
“That’s actually worse.”
I am a poor academy student whose exciting magic lessons with my father have also been decided.
Therefore, my schedule was set for practice during the day and magic lessons with my father at night.
Ah, just imagining it makes dizzy.
“Still, it's a good thing you ca back safely.”
Sunbae poured a pile of cheat sheets into the hideout.
It seed quite difficult to morize all of this.
As soon as he saw the cheat sheet for Basic Elental Magic, Lucius’s face turned pale white.
He must be thinking, ‘Do I have to morize all that?’
“Just use it as a reference, just a reference.“
At sunbae's words, Cian looked like he was about to cry.
In fact, thanks to Lerwon-sunbae, we were really lucky to have gotten the cheat sheets so easily.
Usually, even morizing all the materials given by the professor was nowhere near enough to prepare for the exam.
“How much will people laugh if the Descendant of the Hero fails….”
It seed Cian could already clearly picture his future after failing.
Zephyros gave a thumbs-up to the half-crying Cian and said with a smile.
“Don’t worry. I won’t introduce you as my friend anywhere.”
Far from comforting him, Zephyros was fanning the flas.
“Zephi, you know you’re the worse one, right?”
“Heh heh.”
The laughter that rose from his throat sounded sowhat vile.
Is this personality for real?
Who, upon seeing the current Zephyros, would think he was the sub-protagonist of the ga?
“I seem to have completely ruined both of your personalities.”
At the wistful muttering, sunbae grabbed my shoulder and asked.
“You’re only just realizing that now?”
I knew, but I didn’t know it was this serious.
I decided to silently pray to the fans who loved the original story.
I didn’t an to ss it up this much, really.
“You guys still have the leisure to chat amongst yourselves.”
“Do you think we do?”
“Then shut up and study.”
At Lerwon-sunbae’s gentle words, I shut my mouth.
Yes…. For a brief mont, I thought it would have been better if the world had ended.
* * *
If the midterm exams were focused on practical skills, the final exams involved both written and practical tests.
And for various reasons, I, who had missed classes, was now walking a path of hell.
This is why I didn’t want to miss class.
Perish, world!
Just as I was cursing the world, I ran right into Beatrice.
“Hello, Professor.”
“Yes, study hard for the exam.”
Professor Beatrice’s complexion wasn't too bright either.
If taking the exam was hard, preparing for it was bound to be difficult too.
Professor Beatrice, who had been hesitating for a mont, seed to recall sothing and, after a brief pause, carefully began to speak.
“Cecilia, you know the na, right?“
“The sunbae who won a dal.”
How could I not know that na?
Putting aside the ti she shouted at Kalen, who was yelling about the lily knight of the academy, to be quiet, she was a figure impossible not to know for anyone familiar with the original story.
If you were to pick one of the popular characters in the ga, Cecilia de Lauren would definitely be among them.
If you didn't know her, you couldn't call yourself a Lapidemy user.
“Be careful.”
Be careful of what?! Before I could even ask, Professor Beatrice, as if she was done with her business, hopped on her witch's broom and flew straight up into the sky.
Should I ride the Circle of Wind and engage in a chase?
The mont my contemplation ended, soone gently tapped my shoulder.
“Excuse —”
A calm voice with a sowhat cool edge.
As she approached, the scent of lilies quietly spread.
It was a sweet yet cold, sohow sacred yet precarious scent.
“Cecilia… sunbae.”
Her sky-blue silver hair shimred like cold steel under the sunlight.
Even without any adornnt, she exuded a perfect beauty, like a garden statue.
Normally, I would have been happy to be approached by such a beauty, but not now.
How long has it been since I heard Professor Beatrice's warning to 'be careful', and I'm already encountering her?
“Do you have a mont?”
No, I don’t.
I wanted to refuse firmly, but at so point, I felt a sharp gaze.
Where I followed the gaze that felt like it would pierce my skin… there were people hiding and glaring at .
It was the Silver Lily Study Group, Cecilia de Lauren's unofficial fan club.
If I get rejected, wouldn't I be assassinated by the Silver Lily Study Group instead of Caelus?
“Of course, sunbae!”
I had no choice, damn it.
What kind of tyranny is this for a first-year student who is already busy preparing for exams?
Suppressing my sad heart, I ekly followed behind Cecilia-sunbaenim as she led the way.
With a blunt face, sunbae took a seat at a cafe not too far away within the academy.
During our walk, I tried to escape whenever a few female students approached and spoke friendly to sunbae, but all my attempts failed.
Arriving at the cafe near the academy building, sunbae nodded her head.
“A drink you want to have.”
“An espresso, five shots.”
The only savior that could save , caffeine!
Her expression contorted for a mont, as if she had heard a bizarre order, but the drink ca out quickly.
The espresso I ordered was as black as poison, and Cecilia-sunbae hid the drink she ordered.
I don't know the reason for hiding the drink she's having, so let's just not pay it any mind.
Downing the caffeine in one go, I felt a little more alive.
“Could you now explain the reason you called ?”
“The reason I called you is….”
Cecilia-sunbae blinked her eyes several tis.
Ah, if you're going to call soone, please just tell quickly.
The precious ti of the exam period, where every minute and second counts, is ticking away.
My legs trembled with anxiety and impatience, but I forced the corners of my mouth up, pretending to be fine.
“Will you spar with ?”
Cecilia-sunbae, who had been hesitating for a long ti, finally dropped the bomb.
And the thought that ca to my mind upon hearing that bombshell was this.
‘Ah, good thing I swallowed that espresso.’
If I hadn't, I surely would have sprayed the espresso right in Cecilia's face.
“Um, Cecilia-sunbae.”
The '4D beauty' that always worked on people. It had now beco a genre of its own.
And when 4D beauties were popular, the character who gained popularity in that category was Cecilia de Lauren.
A noble and beautiful woman of the silver lily, but with sowhat lacking social skills, and in contrast, perfect martial prowess.
In fact, it would have been strange if she hadn't gained popularity. And, such a Cecilia—
‘Spar with , Descendant of the Hero.’
After winning the dal, she had approached Lucius and proposed it.
But, I never thought she would approach ! I thought she would go to Lucius, the Descendant of the Hero and the dal holder.
How was I supposed to know that being a dal holder held more importance than the title of Descendant of the Hero?!
“I’m a magician, so I’m definitely not as strong as you think, sunbae.”
I can never be the kind of strong person Cecilia wants. On the contrary, I’m hopelessly weak, unlike her expectations.
“Professor Evan is strong too.”
“Who are you comparing with whom right now!”
I stood up abruptly, flabbergasted, and shouted.
“Sit.”
Cecilia imdiately stuck a small knife into the table and spat out the word as if scolding .
That’s a real sword, right? I ekly sat back down in my chair.
I oppose this threat! I barely managed to swallow the words I couldn't say and felt a little sad.
She's too violent, is this really a lily knight….
“Please don’t compare the Empire’s best and strongest magician with a re first-year rookie magician.”
The title of the Empire's best and strongest wasn't won in so gambling den.
How dare she compare soone like to my father.
At my firm denial, Cecilia-sunbae clicked her tongue as if disappointed.
Did she think I would fight her if she used my father as an excuse?
‘I’m curious about the hero’s power.’
The mont Cecilia declared that, Lucius couldn’t refuse her request.
There was no way the Descendant of the Hero could back down after hearing such a thing.
That’s why I mistakenly thought her curiosity was about the hero’s power.
But I refuse!
A fight is absolutely not happening! An unintended accidental death might actually occur!
“…….”
The gaze that was gauging how to make fight was, as expected, frightening.
“Sunbae, I should go and prepare for my final exams now—”
“Five years’ worth of cheat sheets.”
The mont the five words ca out of Cecilia-sunbae's mouth, my body flinched.
“Lerwon-sunbae or Laurel-sunbae can also get cheat sheets.”
“Even for five years’ worth of cheat sheets from a top student for five years?”
My eyes wavered.
There’s no way such a sweet deal could… exist, right?
No, I can’t fall for it!
Theo Lisitoel, this is cheese on a trap. You must not fall for—
“With reports and notes analyzing the professor’s in-class remarks as a bonus.”
“Deal.”
I grabbed sunbae's hand without hesitation.
Ah… I feel like I’ve dug my own grave again.
“A good choice.”
On her serene face, a smile as delicate as the tip of a blade flickered.
The mont I saw it, I couldn't help but realize.
I’ve really been had this ti…!
“Good, then let’s fight right now.”
“Aren’t you going to take your drink?”
“It’s fine, I just bought it because I couldn’t not buy it.”
Hey, no way. I have information on Cecilia.
Cecilia, who seed like she would quietly savor herbal tea in so elegant garden, had the exact opposite taste.
“That’s your favorite, the bunny macaron latte, isn’t it?”
The special drink sold only at this small cafe in the academy was Cecilia's absolute favorite.
At my remark, her elegant face turned red for the first ti.
Oops, this was a secret!
“Could you… explain how you know that?”
Sunbae, her face bright red, held a sword to my neck. I raised both my hands and confessed.
“Please, just spare my life.”
I still want to live, Cecilia-sunbae.
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