75. to the north

“I have good news and bad news.”

The homeroom professor, Ryan, who came in for the farewell ceremony, said that out of the blue.

“The good news is that the weekend starts tomorrow.”

Here at the academy of ＜Party to Savior＞, classes are only held for 5 days on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

In other words, the weekend is completely free time.

Maybe that’s why the buttocks of the lower class students were shaking.

“-And next week is the final exam.”

“Boo… ”

Ryan declares with a devilish grin.

Everyone poured out booing at her like exclamation.

“The final exam will be held in a 4v4 team battle, and we will proceed with the same number of people as we did in the last midterm exam. We’ll let you know the details on the same day, so don’t worry and take a good rest on the weekend. Then, over.”

Before the students’ anger grew louder, Ryan immediately finished the ceremony and left the classroom.

Children in groups of two or three and thinking about where to go to play on the weekend, and children leaving the classroom right away.

Looking at the scene that was suddenly approaching, I organized my thoughts.

‘It’s progressing smoothly as planned.’

My problems during the midterm exam.

It was her own lack of skills and lack of preparation for Sherald.

It’s not like I can handle the ‘imprint of the flame’ properly, and I’ve looked at the variable called Sherald too much.

As a result, I went through training by asking Ryan personally.

At the auction house, the problem of chronic lack of energy was solved to some extent by swallowing a pill.

In sparring with Koyono, he also developed a sense of actual combat, which was often sloppy.

‘I’m receiving reports from crows every time.’

Periodically received from Ailee, ‘Sherald’s background investigation.’

Due to the risk of identity discovery, it was not possible to pinpoint exactly who was behind Sherald.

I could get a rough idea of what the guy was planning.

I should thank Ailee separately later.

“Schmitz, are you going to the gym today?”

“Yeah. You can’t neglect training.”

“Yes… that, yes Come with me.”

Arlott wiggled his fingers and said.

I couldn’t meet my eyes and bowed my head.

Knowing why she was so shy, I smiled.

“Seeing that it doesn’t heal even after a day, I think it will remain as a scar.”

I touched my ear lobe and talked.

Unlike the smooth left earlobe, the right earlobe is bumpy.

There were clear marks of teeth sticking to each other.

“If I go up to the north, I will definitely show it to His Excellency the Grand Duke. You said proof… ”

“Ugh… ”

Arlott glanced at my earlobe and covered his face with his hand.

Looking back and thinking about it, I felt ashamed.

… Well, I didn’t know that Arlott would suddenly chew on my earlobe.

Recall the memory of yesterday.

Yesterday I visited Arlott’s room to vampirize.

Arlott, misunderstanding the relationship between me and Koyono, rushed at me.

Crying in my arms, she suddenly bit my earlobe…

Somehow, when I removed her, it left a mark on my earlobe.

Arlott looked at my ear lobe and said something like ‘a proof that it’s mine’…

Even now, the next day after the vampirism, the teeth marks on the ear lobe had not really disappeared.

‘It didn’t hurt that much, though.’

I was quite fed up with the pain system while getting the imprint of the flame.

It’s not that there is no pain at all, but should I say that it doesn’t matter no matter what kind of pain shuts up?

Even if it is cut or pierced by a knife, it is just a feeling.

“Northern… Looking forward to going this weekend.”

Arlott’s cheeks were teasing him so much that Koyono started talking to him.

If you tease me further, I might end up biting off the earlobe on the other side as well, so I should do this.

“It’s for relaxation, but it’s also part of joint training.”

“Ah, I know! But it’s my first time going to the North… ”

“Koyono-san, I will treat you properly!”

Even Arlott, who had been fat before he knew it, participated in the war, and the story blossomed with a ‘joint training’ on the weekend.

The four of us, including Evan, Koyono, and Arlot, decided to train on the weekend at Arlot’s mansion in the north.

I never went there after admission, and the reason was to make ends meet.

So we parted while talking about joint training, and the next day we headed north by carriage.

* * *

“Are you all right, Chief Chamberlain?”

“…Yes, how are you?”

“I’m trying not to burden the princess.”

“Hmm.”

The mansion of the Grand Duke of the North, which I visited for the first time after entering school.

While the other guys were unpacking in the guest room, I looked for Sebas’ room.

He was sipping tea in his room.

“Follow me.”

Sebas put down the teacup and took the lead.

I hurriedly followed him, and he guided me to the basement of the mansion.

The story I’m going to tell you from now on won’t be good for other people to hear.

‘The reason I came to the North was because of Sebas.’

I followed him down the dark basement stairs.

Sebas was an old man with clear white hair, but looking at his back, he was a straight man.

As much as he was a person who wrote history from his heyday until now.

During this final exam, I will thoroughly borrow his strength to stop Cherald’s sabotage.

“Sit down.”

A meeting room in the basement lit up by sparse candles.

I sat down facing Sebas.

Sebas’ expression also changed from that of a ‘chief chamberlain’ to that of a ‘chief chief’.

“I requested a search for the battlefield.”

“That’s right.”

Sebas first brought up the luck of the ‘Battlefield’.

Academy final exams are held in a 4v4 team battle.

That’s why Sherald asked to make sure that something was not written in the place where the exam was held, just like the midterm exam.

“No tricks were found in the arena.”

“okay. However, even during the midterm exam, something happened on the same day.”

“Until the day, the crow will watch over the arena. If there’s anything behind the scenes, I’ll instruct you to tell me right away.”

He quietly shook his head.

After all, it was Sebas, so the work was clear.

The first problem in the arena that I was worried about has been resolved.

“And there was an encounter between Sherald and the elf. He handed me another bag of powder.”

“…The auction house would have taken care of it.”

“The important thing is the effect of the powder.”

Sebas’ detailed explanation followed.

It is still being investigated, but it is said that the bone powder of monsters has strong addictive and body strengthening effects.

Come to think of it, Sherald’s condition has seemed a little muddy lately…

“Thank you for your help.”

I bowed my head deeply and expressed my gratitude.

I really lived thanks to Sebas.

It was a car that was quite troublesome due to the sabotage of ‘Garoo’ and ‘Sherald’, whom I had never heard of or even heard of in my previous life.

“Thank you. Can’t something happen to Princess Arlot?”

“It is a wise statement.”

“In that sense… take it.”

Sebas handed over something that looked like a black pouch in his arms.

The bag I was handed over wasn’t heavy.

Is it an ornament in terms of size and weight?

“If you have it, you can use it in an emergency. Then let’s go up first.”

“For you to give me such a precious thing… I will try not to disappoint you.”

After a 90-degree folder bow, I went straight up the stairs to the ground.

I’ll have to go back to the room and check what’s inside.

It wouldn’t be an ordinary item since it was given by Sebas.

* * *

“Is it really like that?”

My cramped room back after a long time.

There, I confirmed the identity of the item Sebas gave me.

As expected, it was a good item, so I was even more relieved.

And I can roughly guess why Sebas handed me this ‘thing’.

‘Looks like you’re willing to take this opportunity to completely remove the dangerous element called Sherald.’

From the entrance exam to the hagisa until now, she has been swayed here and there by a jobber named Sherald.

During the final exam, whatever happened, I had to put an end to it,

The item Sebas gave me would probably be the ‘key’ for it.

smart-

While I was lost in my thoughts, I heard someone knocking on my room.

I wondered if it was Sebas, so I cleaned the room for no reason and straightened up.

“who are you?”

-……

However, no answer came from outside.

I thought about what was going on, and finally grabbed the doorknob.

Familiar, yet slightly different aspects emerged from the gap in the door that slowly opened.

“Happy birthday, Schmitz! Last time I only gave you a present and couldn’t celebrate properly.”

A crude cake with the word ‘Schmitz’ written on it.

Arlott was holding the cake and smiling brightly.

And…

“Bird, happy birthday. Lord Schmitz.”

Koyono with a red ball on her nose and wearing a headband in the shape of a deer’s horn.

She covered half of her face with the gift box, perhaps ashamed of her cosplay.

It was fresh to see him wearing a school uniform all the time.

And…

“……”

“Evan… Is that correct?”

A pretty powerful clown… There was Evan wearing makeup.

It was so frightening that it would have been quite a success if it was meant to be a surprise.

… The person himself is smiling broadly, so he probably didn’t force it.

I thought as I looked at their faces one by one.

Do you train hard while rolling, study while preparing for final exams, watch Sherald’s side…

What I was able to endure even though I spent every day lacking even 10 parts of my body

Because there were my party members right in front of me.

“…thank you.”

So, for now, we should smile brightly and accept their congratulations.

With a sincere smile, I enjoyed a slightly late birthday party with the other party members.