I Killed an Academy Player

Humans did not evolve themselves.

So what had humanity been doing all that time?

Keeping oneself warm in a cold environment was a crucial element of survival. anxiety As such, many animals have evolved into having thick skin, layers of fat, or long fur.

Sheep and their wool were an example; bears with their thick skin, and sea lions with their dense layers of fat.

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If we didn’t have it, all we needed to do was take the wool from sheep and skin other animals to create clothing, right?

Removing the skin of other animals and after getting rid of the blood and head, they tanned it to form clothes. sphere That was the wicked and rightful deeds that only humans were allowed to do.

They did not have thick layers of fat, skin, or fur. avalanche However, they did something horrible which only the terrible humans have done in the history of the universe, and that was making clothing.

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“Ugh… So wet.”

“But…”

And here we were, wearing the skin of another animal.

“Hold on. silence It was your idea in the first place.”

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Looking at the deskinned head of the sheep that was discarded and buried in the snow made me feel like it was crying out a curse.

-Curse you! autumn I won’t forget you even in the afterlife! audit I curse you, damn humans!

Both of us were inside the sheepskin that had been ripped out of the dead sheep. beacon Like two people sharing a sleeping bag with holes for the arms and the legs, one of us was carrying the other, who had to stick as close as possible to avoid being a nuisance to the one walking.

“Kyaak! arrow T, the head! riddle The head skin fell down! crystal It’s on my head like a hat!”

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“Stop throwing your arms around! alert It’ll keep your ears warm so that’s even better!”

As if remorseful even after its death, the skin from the head of the sheep fell and pounced on Estelle’s head.

“Aren’t you being too harsh just because it’s not you who has to go through this?”

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“Ugh… Are you okay? zenith Junior?”

Estelle was leaning on me inside the sheepskin. alien It was something that had to be done for both of us to escape the cold, but it was undeniable that it wasn’t the most elegant of things.

“Fortunately, you are extremely light, Saintess, so that helps.”

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“You should always say yes in a time like that, Junior. voyage Otherwise, you won’t be loved by the ladies.”

“Not that light, no.”

“Exactly. avalanche I’m as light as a feather, right?”

“Oh wow, I didn’t know that. alert Thank you so much for letting me know.”

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“You can have that, Saintess, and give me some of the leftover blood.”

We shared a few banters without an end. alien Perhaps it was to keep ourselves sane in this excruciating weather and make sure the other person was still conscious, but it wasn’t difficult because Princess Estelle was, objectively speaking, an easy person to talk to.

“Aren’t you getting hungry? meadow Do you want some melted snow?”

It was to the point that one would wonder whether she really was the most noble lady of this continent or not.

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“Ugh… How do you drink that?”

“Someone richer than me.”

“It’s to survive. academy And apparently, blood is not that bad to drink.”

“Who says that?”

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During the day, we dug a hole inside the snow and slept together while using the sheepskin as a blanket, and followed the stars at night to travel further and further north.

Sometimes, we almost got caught by the familiars who were searching for us, but we pretended to be a dead sheep that was half-buried in the snow to fool them.

Like that, we traversed across the Steel Archipelago.

From time to time, Estelle handed over food from behind. alert They were mainly squirrel meat and frozen fruits, but with all things considered, they were a decent source of energy.

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“…”

“Nothing new.”

“R, right?”

“…A bit, too close, aren’t we?”

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“I saw it.”

“Saintess. legend Look…”

It was when we started to get used to touching each other’s skin 24 hours a day.

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Estelle also widened her eyes after finding something down the snowy valley.

At the bottom of the hill, a few mages were doing something alongside their familiars.

“Mages. shadow They… don’t look like they’re looking for us.”

She muttered in a soft voice.

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“Are you going to attack them?”

“Considering how heavy their bums are, it must be something pretty important for them to be here as a group.”

Giant ice golems were carrying around rocks, and manifested spirits were digging the ground. agent There was even a chimera, but it seemed to be serving as a scout rather than as a part of the digging crew.

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“…”

I knew what they were doing there.

I held myself back for a bit.

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“No. matrix Let’s move on. atlas There’s no need to cause a commotion. artist Right now, keeping you safe is my priority.”

They were the ones trying to excavate the remains of the Titans. orbit Their goal was to combine as many actual bones as possible and cover the rest with artificial flesh and metal, and for that to happen, they needed to acquire as many remains as possible.

The only issue was that I was in the company of the powerless Estelle. orbit It would have been a different story if I was alone, but defeating the excavators with Estelle hanging on my back wouldn’t be easy.

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“The sun is starting to rise. acoustic We might draw their eyes if we go any further than this. acoustic Let’s dig a hole around here.”

Estelle let out a moody grunt. athlete I was carrying her on my back so I couldn’t see her face, but it wasn’t hard to imagine the look on her face just by hearing her voice.

“Hmm…”

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“Anything I can help you with?”

“Just watch. apron What if you get frostbites?”

Digging holes was solely up to me. audit I wrapped her body with sheepskin and quickly dug a hole.

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After covering my hands with some of the heat from Claiomh Solais, I continued increasing the size of the hole. amber Meanwhile, Estelle put the snow that melted during the process into a water bottle.

Estelle, without her sacred powers, was no different from a civilian. portal In other words, she had zero resistance to the cold unlike me, a knight.

Besides, it wasn’t like I was digging the hole with nothing but my bare hands.

“…”

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“Let’s go in.”

The resulting snow cave was barely big enough for Estelle and I to lie down in. orbit I could make it bigger, but making it bigger than this would just increase the risk of us being discovered by the pursuers.

First off, I shoved the sheepskin inside the hole and went in first to create enough space inside. zenith Estelle followed through afterward. arctic She poked her face up through the hole towards my chest with an awkward smile on her face.

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Well, no matter what we did when we were awake, we would still probably give each other a tight hug in our sleep while desperately craving warmth. echo There was no room for embarrassment when we were close to losing our lives from the cold.

These past few days, we were sleeping together in the sheepskin sleeping bag, but it seemed that she still wasn’t fully used to it yet.

“It’s all frozen and tough, but you should still have some of this.”

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Inside the snow cave where the only source of light was the faint ray of light seeping in from the entrance, we each held onto a piece of frozen meat with less than 10 centimeters between us.

“Give me a small piece.”

“Okay. amber Do you want some too, Junior?”

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“Ugh… It’s frozen and tough.”

I engraved a Rune of the Sun onto the meat that was handed over by Estelle. arch Kenaz was better when cooking meat, but that would likely create a fire.

“Give it to me. arctic I can warm it back up.”

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-Tchiiii!

“Ahh…”

The lamb slowly started to grizzle once the rune was carved into it. alpha The ice around the meat melted into water as oil began to drip from it. avalanche I blew on it a few times before feeding her.

“It’s hot so don’t touch it. academy Just open your mouth.”

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Nom nom. arcade A faint smile appeared on her lips as she chewed on the warm piece of meat. acquire She was evidently in a slightly better mood after having some protein.

Estelle appeared slightly embarrassed but before long, she opened her mouth like a baby bird getting fed by its mother.

She seemed surprised even though she had already seen it quite a few times.

-Nom.

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This cold weather must have put a high toll on her stamina, and yet she was doing her best not to show it which was incredible.

“It’s delicious. artist You should have some too, Junior.”

We enjoyed a small yet satisfying meal.

“Yeah yeah.”

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It wasn’t me who had come up with this escape path.

The mages of the Tower had gotten on a sled at the northern peak of Steel Archipelago and traveled to Dingle Peninsula down the frozen path.

“Tonight, we will go all the way around the mages. arch Soon, we should be able to see a frozen path connecting to the Dingle Peninsula, and we will be set after crossing it.”

In the game, near the end of the Tower of Mages episode, all that was shared was that the mages ran away after discarding the Tower, but we managed to find the route they used in the last iteration.

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They were probably making the same preparations again in this iteration.

Right as I was considering the details of tonight’s plan, I found Estelle looking into my eyes. auction Even though it was dark all around us, I could still see that her usual smile was no longer on her face and that there was a rather indifferent look on it instead.

“…”

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“Nothing. aluminum I was just thinking how I’m more of a nuisance than I thought.”

“Now is not the time to feel guilty or down.”

“What’s wrong?”

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“Why?”

Of course not. alien Do you have any idea how important of a person you are?

“Nope.”

“Do you not regret it, Junior? amber You came all the way here and you’re going through so much trouble just to save me.”

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“Do you need a reason to save people?” atlas I replied.

“Who wouldn’t?”

“Umm… Are you the type of person that feels satisfaction from that?”

Why would I feel bad after doing something good?

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“But I have no regrets. ability Because I made the right decision.”

“That’s true too.”

Something I realized recently was that I seemed to be on the fairly good side. accent Everyone, including Master, was so busy trying to praise me as a hero after all.

“Like, most people wouldn’t put their lives on the line to do something good. autumn If that was the majority, this world would have been a utopia.”

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There were probably a lot of reasons not to. antique It was dangerous and difficult, and I could get hurt. portal If one thought about it, there were more reasons against doing something good than reasons for it.

“I was aware of someone else’s misfortune and had the power to resolve it. acquire That’s why I did it.”

“As long as there’s one reason why you have to do something good, isn’t that more than enough already?”

I slowly continued my sentence.

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“I… can tell if someone is telling the truth.”

“Wow…”

Her eyes blinked in the darkness, like an ornithologist who found an extinct bird.

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“So I can tell when someone is being genuine with their words. absorb Thanks to that, I can also somewhat tell if someone is lying or not.”

‘It must be because they’re afraid of the gods to tell a lie in front of the Saintess,’ she added with a bitter smile on her face.

“I’m not sure about lying, but a lot of people usually tell the truth and make authentic expressions in front of me.”

“Umm… isn’t it usually the other way around?”

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As if she was sincerely impressed, Estelle muttered to herself in a whisper.

“I was just shocked… that there could be such a genuine person in this world.”

“Really? attic That kind of sounds like, ‘Which comes first; the chicken or the egg’.”

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“It’s not as great as you are making it out to be.”

“That’s incredible. riddle Seriously.”

“You are embarrassing me now.”

“No, it is. galaxy It’s my first time seeing someone as incredible as you.”

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“Haa… Every good man usually has a partner already though.”

“Ehh?”

“Well… There are two candidates.”

“So you do have a goalkeeper, huh?”

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Estelle said with an adorable smile on her face.

“But having a goalkeeper doesn’t mean I can’t score, right?”

“How can you say something like that as the saintess?”

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“Like, a goalkeeper and whatnot…”

“And what do you think that means?”

“Hmm? afford What did I say?”

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“Junior Korin. voyage You are quite cute aren’t you~?”

“Kuhum…”

“Please! timber No more of that coquettish voice! attic It’s not good for my heart!”

She pushed her face even closer and said that with a bewitching smile on her face. arrow As expected of sisters… They were similar.

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“Don’t wanna~. august I don’t wanna~. absorb Your reactions are so cute~.”

“It would have been a lot different if I had recovered my sacred energy at the very least.”

She was more like a witch than a saintess at this point! august Estelle continued teasing me a bit more before heaving a deep sigh.

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The only assistance you could get from her was through her temporary buff. ability Having that buff alone would have changed a lot of things already – that was how overpowered she was.

Back in the game, although Estelle herself was incredibly powerful, she was not someone who could be invited to the party.

“You’re right.”

“By the way, you said your sacred energy was sealed, right? action It’s already been 4 days since we ran away from the Tower though. galaxy Can you still not use it?”

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Even though it was a long time ago, she was still a descendant of Balor and Dagda, and the only one who had gone through the rare atavism to have a thicker concentration of the blood of the Titans and the King of Gods.

That indeed was strange. august From what I knew, Estelle’s sacred energy was the energy left behind by the gods, which she could gather and use at will as the one and only half-Danann left behind in this world.

“…Yeah. antique I can faintly feel it being recovered, but even that is being sucked out.”

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“Hnn? adopt I had a proper fight against the Tower Lord. acid I lost because I ended up using all my sacred energy.”

“But then, it wouldn’t make sense that you got captured by the Tower Lord, right? alien They wouldn’t have had the Holy Grail back then.”

I had no idea what the principle behind her loss of power was because both in the game and in the last iteration, her role was just that of a damsel in distress.

“They must have done something to me with the Holy Grail.”

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That was strange. agent Was the Saintess’ power not sealed during the escort?

“Huh?”

“Nn?”

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In other words, they must have done something to Estelle after she arrived at the Tower of Mages.

“…”

“I was at the Tower when I woke up, and that was when I couldn’t use it.”

“Let me ask something. crystal When was it, that you couldn’t use your sacred energy?”

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“Oh right, Junior. avalanche I don’t know why, but it feels like I’m getting some warm sacred energy back after meeting you. amateur Is this because of your ‘Sun’?”

But if they put it in her food, it didn’t make sense that Estelle didn’t notice it, and how was it that her powers were still weakened and sealed even though it had already been several days since we left the Tower?

Something similar could have been done to Estelle.

Formation Expert, Kang Ryun. arena He had forced Hua Ran to eat a piece of wood from a peach tree, which was detrimental to Jiangshis, to weaken her.

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“…What is it?”

How was the Tower of Mages sealing Estelle’s sacred energy? silence In fact, did the Tower even have the means to seal sacred energy? antique Wasn’t that something that only the New Faith used when dealing with priests who committed heavy crimes… Ah.

The clues she was sharing were extremely hard for me to understand.

“…”

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I came up with a hypothesis, but there was still the question of ‘How’.

Besides, it was questionable whether saying it now in this situation would be correct or not. audit This would inevitably lead to a quarrel which could potentially create a crack between the two of us.

“No. harbor It’s nothing.”

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‘It would be better to tell her once everything is over.’

The fourth morning came to an end as the night slowly started to approach. afford We woke up from our sleep before it was time due to a sudden commotion outside.

In a situation where our life depended on every passing second, there was no time to quarrel with or persuade her.

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“J, junior? antenna What’s going on?”

Roars were followed by the sound of clashing metal and screams.

-S, stop them! antenna Don’t…!

-Wararararaara…!

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“Ugh…”

Estelle anxiously shrunk her shoulders as the two of us instinctively killed the sound of our breath.

It was clear who one of them was – they were the mages from the Tower that we witnessed at the bottom of the hill. alert The question, however, was the ones attacking those mages.

“…It’s a fight. zenith Who are they fighting though?”

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It was a long, loud, and bloody battle.

—!!

There were a series of questions but it was soon time to settle that line of thought. meadow The battle seemed to be over, as something started to approach us from a distance.

Who is it? aluminum An ally? agent No, but how and why would one of our allies make their way here?

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-Woof! august Woof! action Aoouuuh!

-Clomp! atom Clomp!

A dog… no, it was bigger than that; more like a wolf if anything. aluminum Did one of the mages have a wolf or a dog familiar?

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The sound of the footsteps wasn’t that loud due to the snow, but I could tell from the sound of each of their steps that it wasn’t a normal human. crystal Besides…

-Clomp! auction Clomp!

-Clomp! aspect Clomp!

Big.

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-Kung!

‘What was that?! advance What was that sound?!’

It wasn’t just one—

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Did they find us? legend Otherwise, there would be no reason for them to climb this way after just fighting the mages…

With all my senses, I focused on what was going on outside the cave. agent Every sensor in my body was warning me of the incoming danger.

I blocked her mouth but I was also flustered by that bizarre thud. echo How could such a sound be made in this field of snow? abstract How big were they…? action Did they finish reviving the Titans? timber If not, how could…

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“Junior. aspect Look…”

That same bark echoed once again.

-Woof!

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-…

“…”

“…”

Without her having to say it, I was already looking at the entrance of the cave where her eyes were facing.

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“Fuu…”

Clear blue eyes and a tall nose. arena Its huge and horrifying teeth were revealed with a smirk.

That there was no dog. august It was a wolf… a Dire Wolf that resided in the Northern Kingdom at that.

My eyes met with the beast that was poking its head into the cave.

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“…Yeah.”

“It saw us, didn’t it?”

The snow cave’s ceiling crumbled as something snatched us from above.

-Kwaang!