Chapter 71

When the sun goes down, the carriage stops moving again.

It might be a luxury wagon with a bedroom, but most of the wagons used by students had no separate sleeping space, so a camping tent had to be installed.

Tents driven by wagons for support were common here.

“Nairis, the soil here is dry, so the pins are barely sticking. Use some water magic.”

“Yeah, wait.”

“Sir Broman, don’t you think you’re leaning a little that way?”

“Just do it. It doesn’t have to collapse. I’ll clean it up right away anyway.”

It was also a fresh experience to camp with a group of 1,000 people.

Food trucks pass by along the long procession, distributing food for dinner. Even a simple meal of bread and soup was much better than preserved food.

“They told me to set a night watch order.”

“Shall we draw lots?”

one for each carriage.

It was a structure where 8 people stood for 1 hour each, and the lot I picked was 5 times.

It’s unlucky, but it doesn’t matter because you won’t sleep properly no matter what you pick.

“It’s wider than I thought.”

“It’s much better than when I was sleeping in the ground.”

“I think something is interesting.”

“right. You rarely go out in Summer Turge.”

There were many children who had grown up with nobility, so voices of dissatisfaction would often erupt from other wagons. Class 1 A didn’t have to worry about that.

The seven people lay side by side, except for Broman, who had picked the first night watch.

“But I heard that monsters usually come out more at night.”

“Iknow, right. It came out during the day, but wouldn’t it be more dangerous at night?”

“It will be fine. Even when the wagon stopped, it wasn’t particularly dangerous. A deal to take special care of.”

“I’m glad then.”

Of course, monsters also appear at night, but unlike during the day, they are not sent alive to the wagon.

Anyway, since it’s inland, it’s partly because monsters themselves are rare.

“Huh. Sleepy.”

“Shall we sleep?”

“Good night everyone.”

Even after talking about it, after about 20 minutes, one or two people started to stop talking.

Usually, sleeping in the wagon makes it difficult to sleep at night, but thanks to a good time spent playing cards or card games, none of the students stayed awake.

I made sure that the rest of the students were all asleep and cautiously got out of the tent.

“Do you have any business to do?”

“no. just came out It’s okay.”

I passed Broman, who was sitting on the wheel of the carriage, and climbed into the carriage.

There were lights on the roof of the wagon, and when looking down from above, the lights lined up in a row were spectacular.

It’s like watching some kind of lantern festival… … .

“The situation must be very bad.”

I was lying on the hard and cold roof of the wagon, when Broman spoke to me from below.

“How did you know?”

“I saw a lot of guys like that in the palace. I’m good at acting, but there’s something incongruent about it. Still, it’s okay to be a little worried, I guess. Oh, I didn’t mean it badly.”

“It’s a problem that it seems too casual… … .”

“Other people don’t know. You think you can do that.”

“What? Are you different?”

“Is that because I see it often these days? It looks more normal than I thought.”

Broman let out a giggling sound as if he was forced to hold back.

“In the morning, he lies face down on the playground, frowns as soon as paperwork is taken, doesn’t want to work, gets annoyed that he lost to the princess, then stomps his toe on the desk and squawks.”

“No, it’s a bit embarrassing to hear it gathered like that.”

“There’s a lot of buzz around him saying he’s a genius, but no one seems to be seeing him up close. Or was it just that day?”

“What do you usually do… … .”

Nothing different. He looked up at the black sky and murmured.

“Compared to your northern counterparts, it may be insignificant, but Enfirian also has a border that connects to the neutral zone.”

“I’ve seen it before.”

“okay. I couldn’t eat for two days after watching it.”

corpses piled up. Soldiers who are replaced like consumables.

And wizards shooting magic while being protected by knights in the trenches.

Since there is no more effective method, the situation is not different even for Enpyrian, although the scale is small.

“I’m not expecting too much either.”

“But Rocktrin.”

“uh.”

Took. A small stone fell onto his chest. It looked like Broman had thrown it.

“Anyway, aren’t you ignoring the kids too much?”

“I’m sorry if it seemed that way.”

“We all saw you pick people up right in front of our noses. Even if we talked about it in the carriage. Is there anyone who is afraid of you right now?”

Are you talking about the time when I was beaten so hard that I was covered in blood?

I never imagined that it would work positively.

“Anyway. I don’t know about the other half, but we’re not as weak as you think.”

“I hope so.”

“Are you going to sleep there? Putting aside the inconvenience, it must be cold, right?”

“I can’t sleep if there are other people around. Tell me I’m here when you switch with Teria.”

“Wacky guy. okay.”

I used the red scarf I had brought as a pillow and closed my eyes.

I can’t sleep all week, so I have no choice but to sleep like this.

fifth day.

Now, when the wagon stopped occasionally, no student panicked.

Today, just like the first day, when a few insignificant monsters crawl, I simply hunt them down and repeat the move again.

“No, I can’t leave you here?”

“I asked Lord Rockstryn directly yesterday!”

“Then how are you going to win… … .”

Omok, who had been enjoying only this side of the wagon, expanded its influence by about 10 squares in front and back around that time. Students who were tired of playing cards showed a lot of interest.

It’s easy to make a plate, as long as you have a wide area, and you only need to pick up a few stones around you.

I got tired of giving instructions, so whenever I had free time I would practice my magic on top of the wagon.

“Sir Rockstryn.”

“yes?”

I looked down and a soldier came to me and saluted me.

Sometimes the soldiers would see me and greet me with a silent salute, and they say it’s Coltman’s son.

“Her Highness the Princess is calling.”

It was time to go slowly.

Perhaps if you go to Aini now, you should stay there until you arrive.

“But if I leave, there will be 7 people on this side.”

“So I came instead.”

“… … oh You are suffering. Is His Highness in the front?”

“Yes.”

Since it was lunchtime, the procession stopped, so I explained the situation to the children and moved toward the front.

“Have you been well?”

“Loox.”

Inside the splendid wagon, Ai-sama lay face down as if she had melted.

There were beds in the elongated wagons of the imperial family, so there would be no inconvenience, but it was impossible to relieve boredom since only Maria could stay.

“I’m bored to death.”

“I see.”

“Why is the empire unnecessarily wide? If I had cut half of it and handed it out to everyone around me, it would have arrived by now.”

“Oops. Your Majesty will be very saddened to hear.”

The state of boredom was over.

I smiled lightly, sat down a little further, and drank the tea served by the attendant.

“What did you and the kids talk about?”

“It was nothing. Our estates, or our walls, or our days in Areas. We were camping at that time too.”

“There was some tension at the time. It’s no fun now.”

“That is good.”

What does it mean to be bored?

I want to be bored too. Will there come a moment when I do nothing?

Well, come to think of it, it would be better if that moment never came.

“He has one.”

“what’s this?”

A signal tracker created by Nael.

I took out an object named Radar and held it out to the child.

“They track each other’s location.”

“Ugh! Can you tell me where Rocks is with just this?”

“Not that far, roughly twice the north-south length of Somerset Campus.”

“That’s great too!”

The five red lights are so close that they appear almost as single dots.

One of the five radars should be given to the child waiting on top of the barrier.

“What is this empty space?”

“If you put magic into it, all five radars will light up. It is for simple communication.”

“Can I try?”

“As much as you like.”

When the child poured magic power into the radar in my hand, the radar I was holding also turned on a white light.

It has the same function as the signal in the previous warehouse. That was the limit for making it small enough to be easily portable.

“It was made by Neil. I think it will be very useful.”

“Because of its simple structure, mass production is also possible.”

“But why is this for me?”

“Because it is necessary for this operation. Mine is separate, and Her Highness can hold it as the student representative.”

“I? The first year student representative is Rocks… … .”

The expression on the child’s face suddenly hardened as he stopped talking. I also noticed right away.

Why do you need a radar? The reason why I and my child should be holding each other separately.

“Rox, aren’t you thinking strangely?”

“Perhaps His Highness was right about what he just said.”

“no!”

It seemed to become one body with the bed, and in an instant, Ai-nim, who jumped up, ran and put the radar back on my palm.

“You mean to go down the barrier!”

“Yes.”

“I have read all the plans. Didn’t there say that the Rocks were going down there?”

“It says to bring an escort.”

In order to move Baeller Rongrut to the middle of the crowd of monsters, he recruits troops to escort him from the Aindarroch Territory.

“That ‘troop’ includes me.”

“why!”

“Because it has to be.”

For the successful use of the magic core.

＜Academy Summer Turge＞ is a game full of variables, so of course, numerous variables work even when Baeller moves to the middle of the monsters with the magic core.

What should I do if a monster appears? What kind of environment is the place and in which direction should I move.

It would be possible to leave it to Baeller’s judgment, but if I gave direct instructions, it would be much more stable and more monsters could be dealt with effectively.

“I’m used to it because I see it every day.”

“It’s different from looking out the window. Can’t you just make Derek do it?”

“Mage Derek must remain on the barrier. I am the only one who is familiar with the North in the first place.”

Immediately after Baeller oxidizes with the magic core, there comes a time when the power line collapses once. At that time, if the court mage was not on the barrier, there was a risk that the wires would break through.

“The Rocks!”

The child’s voice, which had risen for an instant, quickly subsided.

“… … Don’t you always think that you will be in danger?”

“I do.”

So I’m shaking every time.

Even if it’s not now, I know that it will be like that when I go down.

“Then that there are people who are worried about that? Haven’t you thought about it?”

“I almost forgot and something big happened.”

“What do you mean, that?”

“At Credia.”

I didn’t realize that Hira was worried about me, so I had to change my plan halfway through. The situation worked out well, but it was definitely dangerous.

to prevent that from happening in the future.

“Anyway, yes. Everyone thinks Baeller-senpai took it upon himself, but is that really so?”

“… … Rocks.”

“No one in the world wants to die. Instead, there may be people who would rather be alive than die.”

Fake, Baeller Rongrd.

Perfectionism, mysophobia.

When the character who hates worthless garbage, dust, and dirty things looks back at himself at some point.

How doubtful he must have felt about that meaningless life.

I do not know.

that it was not intended

If I make excuses, who will take extenuating circumstances? There’s no way.

“Have them steal magic cores, cross two borders, not save a child, and nothing will change, leaving them in despair.”

“… … .”

“I made it that way.”

“Why did you do that… … ?”

“Because that was the most efficient way to protect the barrier.”

Ai-nim took back the radar he had held out without a word. Because I know very well that there is no room for persuasion.

“It’s too cowardly for me to fall for myself and stay on top of the barrier.”

Coltman would know.

It is said to be an escort force, but there are no detailed measures regarding exactly how far it will advance and how it will return.

So he asked me to select soldiers who were prepared to die.

“-no one.”

Still, Ai-sama seemed to have something to say, and a voice leaked out as if her molars were clenched.

“No one ever told Lox to guard the barrier.”

“Yes.”

“Even if the barrier were to come down, no one would blame the Rocks.”

“I guess so.”

“In the end, it’s for everyone. There are not a single bad guy in the world. There was no need for Rox to feel that much of a responsibility… … .”

“It is not.”

When I stopped talking, Ai-nim was startled and his shoulders trembled. I turned my head and looked out the window.

I can see the Aindarlock Spirit.

“The worst guy in the world is definitely me.”

[In the south of Aindarok, the sunny plains are full of tombs. These are the graves of soldiers who died in the Northern Wall.

If you go to Tarum by carriage, because of these tombs that run on both sides throughout the day, Aindaroch, which is quiet and peaceful except for the barriers, is rarely visited by people.]

Those two paragraphs written in 30 seconds, how many people’s lives have been taken here.

So don’t worry about your child.

“That is why I am here.”

‘Cause I can’t die here