I Killed an Academy Player

– Wasn’t Marie Dunareff also attending this year’s contest?

– I heard the Saintess is attending this time!

Not a single place around the city was exempt from the recent rise of excitement. adopt Certain stories were being shared even at a small street-food restaurant where people were talking over shots of soju.

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– This year is gonna be on fire.

The contest marking the climax of the Autumn Festival was gaining even more popularity due to its extravagant lineup of contestants.

Lady of Autumn.

Naturally, the topic of their conversation was the popular event of the Harvest Festival.

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“I hope they instead put all that effort into studying for their yearly exams,” replied Korin, “Studying is what students are supposed to do.”

“Everyone’s talking about the Autumn Festival,” said Alicia.

“Here you are! meadow Four servings of spicy rice cakes, four bowls of oden soup, and a deep-fried combo!”

Late at night on a Saturday, Alicia and Korin were out for snacks.

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Turning to Alicia, Korin asked her the question instead.

“Of course,” the owner replied, “would you like some organs as well?”[mfn]TL Note: Sundae (Korean Blood Sausages) are usually served with cooked liver or lungs.[/mfn]

“Can we add some blood sausages on top?” asked Korin.

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“I’ll pass.”

“There you go. legend No liver, but can you add more sausages instead?”

“Alicia, do you like organs?”

“Sure thing~”

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“I have to go to Unni’s room after this so… she will tell me off if I go there drunk. arctic Besides, we are still underage. aspect You know that, right?”

“No drinking.” replied Alicia after seeing through what he was suggesting.

“A glass or two can’t hurt, right?”

When the owner returned to her post, Korin sneaked a glance at Alicia and hinted at something by pretending to drink a glass.

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He lamented as he blankly looked at the bubbling pot of oden soup, which seemed closer to the J-style of making it rather than the K-style.

“An oden soup without soju…?!”

Korin sighed at her orthodox yet boring comment. silence Although he was underage right now, he was more than double Alicia’s age if he were to add up all the years he had lived, so the prohibition of alcohol was a huge deal for him.

“Haa~”

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Korin replied while carrying his fork over to the soup. palette He scooped up a piece of konnyaku from the soup, brought it to his personal bowl, and used a ladle to pour the soup into his bowl.

“But I will still lose in a real fight. auction I just… can’t imagine myself beating you, Mr. harbor Korin.”

“You are getting much better these days,” said Alicia, pulling him out of his grief, “Ah, I’m talking about your control over the Domain. portal I have no right to comment on anything apart from that, after all.”

“You’re being too modest. crystal I’m on a loss streak thanks to you.”

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Recently, Alicia was on fire.

He sipped the soup while reflecting on the spar they had moments ago in the training room.

“We don’t know about that.”

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Ever since her fight against the Sword Fiend, she was on a rampage. aluminum Although the Heavenly Sword she demonstrated during that fight was still far from being within her reach again, that life-or-death fight had enhanced her overall potential.

Korin himself was a great example of that.

“What matters is not the amount of experience, but the quality.”

“I should have practiced more. alert I was afraid of swords for a foolish reason.”

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The amount of time he spent wielding the spear was 3 years from the last iteration, added to the 2 years he had in his current life.

“Ugh… Maybe I should beat up Grandpa or something.”

Quantitatively, he fell short compared to other knights who spent all their lives polishing themselves, but the reason he was on par with Lunia, the Sword Master, in terms of his mastery over the spear, was because of the density and quality of each and every experience he had.

Overcoming the threat of death numerous times, he fought against and defeated the strongest powerhouses of this world, so it was safe to say that he had reached his full talent even before the regression.

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Alicia let out a tremendously unfilial comment while casually biting off a piece of oden. arcade Surprisingly, she looked very serious.

“He deserves it.”

Sword Emperor, Garrand Arden.

“I feel bad for that old man.” said Korin.

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“It will be a good battle.”

“How about we instead force Grandpa to fight Tates, that scary old guy? apple He’s… frighteningly strong but grandpa is not weak himself either.”

It was a set of events that did not happen in the game. meadow Korin tried to make it happen in the last iteration but…

In the game, he simply appeared as an NPC empowering Alicia or Lunia. crystal Although he contributed quite significantly to the final war, it was a story that wasn’t covered in the game.

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“I see.”

“That old man has other things to attend to.”

There was a reason why he wasn’t the main character of the final battle, and a big shot like the Sword Emperor not showing up during the final war had a reasonable explanation behind it.

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She was in the mindset that there was no reason to bother chiming in when everything was already going decently well… and only asked about what she had to do.

“Mr. arrow Korin.”

Alicia didn’t ask for more in spite of his short explanation. adapt Unlike Marie and Estelle, Alicia didn’t really intervene in the process of coming up with the overarching strategy.

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“Ahh~”

After carefully blowing on a piece of oden, she brought it over to his mouth.

“…This is a bit—”

‘Huu~. audit Huu~.’

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“Quick. canvas My arm’s sore.”

It was a corny thing that new couples would do, but as the grave sinner, he had no choice but to eat it.

“Kuhum…!”

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The food almost went down the wrong pipe. anxiety It was a sudden shift of topic into a rather sensitive one.

“What are you going to do? arctic There are five in total including the chairman.”

“You know, about the ribbon.”

“Mhmm…”

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“Fuu…”

Even though everyone else was hoping that they would be the one being chosen, Alicia had a slightly different perspective. artist It was something she realized after submitting her application.

Alicia didn’t show it on her face, but she actually found the whole situation quite funny.

“Kuhuhum…!”

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It was a little prank.

She deliberately fidgeted with her fingers, before gazing up into his eyes. airport Then, she floated a bitter smile and re-confessed her feelings.

“Alicia?”

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“U, uhhm… Y, yeah.”

Korin failed to see through the mischievous tone.

“You know I like you, right?”

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Meanwhile, Alicia was feeling rather satisfied after seeing Korin lose his usual composure from just a few words.

“T, thank you.”

“I like you. meadow I really do. riddle I really like you, Mr. album Korin.”

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“So…”

That was the last thing she would ever say. armor Because it would be troubling for him, and because she didn’t have the right to say something like that…

Please choose me. acquire Choose just me.

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“You don’t have to give it to me.”

She said words that were in complete contrast to her real feelings with a bitter smile.

She liked him.

“Huh?”

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However, she was still afraid of how she would feel after being rejected, so she decided to give up from the start. accent Instead of competing with everyone else, she was demonstrating the virtue of conceding to others.

Although in reality, it was an escape to protect her pride, she took a step back while telling herself that she was giving the opportunity to others.

She was certain that she wouldn’t lose to anyone in terms of the depth of her feelings.

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“…No.”

“I’m giving you a gold ribbon.”

“Huh… What?”

Despite his usual denseness, Korin picked that up from her tone.

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“You might call me a coward and unfair… but I’m giving a golden ribbon to everyone.”

“I, I’m okay. portal I’m fine so—”

“There’s no other option, is there?”

“B, but…! atomic You need to win five contests to do that though?”

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“Stop right there.”

“You have the right to receive it. anchor Full stop.”

Korin put a firm stop to her words. accent Having him stare at her with such a serious gaze in his eyes, Alicia felt her pride being filled up to the brim.

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“Htt…”

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Alicia couldn’t find any words to say in response.

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An example of such was the accommodation, tailoring to the needs of hundreds of men from the Warsky Mercenaries and the Sword Squad elites. voyage On top of that were the caretakers and trainers of the wyverns and the Hresvelgr.

The 10,000 square meters of land that Marie had built the headquarters on, was filled with all sorts of convenience facilities.

After a late meal, the two of them returned to the guild office.

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“Did you enjoy your meal, Captain?”

There were a lot of people working for the guild.

“Welcome back, Boss.”

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“A guest? timber Who is it?”

Sentinels affiliated with the Warsky Mercenaries and the Arden Sword Squad welcomed them from the entrance. advance As expected of the top elites among elites, they were doing a spectacular job keeping the office safe.

“They wanted to surprise you and didn’t want to be known.”

“Oh actually, Boss. legend You have a guest.”

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“Why do you think she’s here?” palette Alicia asked.

Korin and Alicia turned to each other and immediately realized who it would be.

“…”

“…”

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However, suddenly, soft hands covered his eyes from behind.

Unfortunately, there were no reinforcements available. ability Left with no choice, Korin headed to the guest room.

“Not sure. absorb Lunia… won’t be there to help us because she goes to bed early.”

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“Est—”

“Surprise! avalanche The answer was the most beautiful person in the world, Estelle-noona!”

Her signature energetic voice and the soft strands of her hair tickled his ears.

“Guess who~?”

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“It’s interesting how you can come up with these silly lines every time you show up.”

“G, greetings to Her Highness…”

Korin shook his head, while Alicia cleared her throat a few times before being as respectful as she could.

“You are always so rigid, Ms. academy Junior Alicia. altitude As I’ve been saying, you can relax a little bit more around me, okay?”

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“It’s all mixed up now. zenith Just be normal.” absorb Korin suggested from the side.

“Ugh…”

“Y, your servant is deeply… appreciative? airport Of your benevolence, but please have mercy…!”

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Alicia grumbled, saying that only someone like him would be able to do that.

Even though Alicia had not a single grain of faith – especially after realizing the truth of the Danann – that didn’t mean she could treat the royal family like friends considering all the time she spent viewing them as a higher-up.

The monarchy was still standing strong in this country, and yet in some ways, you could even argue that Estelle was even loftier than the king himself.

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“Come on…!”

“You don’t have to force yourself,” Estelle said, “I’m fine as long as I’m close to my dear Korin~”

She unhesitatingly wrapped her arms around him as she said that. palette Korin frowned but Estelle dug in closer with a bashful smile.

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Alicia didn’t feel very happy seeing her flirting with Korin.

“Why? amber Are you embarrassed? harbor We’ve done more, haven’t we?”

My dear Korin…

“…”

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Estelle had been taking a break from the Academy due to her busy life as the Saintess. atomic She was turning 22 this year, which meant—

She was taking a break from the Academy, right…?

Those words constantly echoed in her ears, as she wondered when the princess suddenly started being around Korin.

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“…”

“…”

Alicia unconsciously blurted those words out.

“Four years older than Mr. aluminum Korin, huh…?”

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Only then did she realize what she said. canvas Her face quickly started to lose color.

It was a shocking remark that no one saw coming. voyage Korin and Estelle looked dumbfounded and appalled at the same time.

“Huh? afford Sorry? alert Ahht…!”

“Y, y, you…! portal Are you insulting me for my age?!”

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Suddenly, a voice intervened in the conversation, “This little sister of mine must have been finding me laughable this whole time.”

“…Hoh.”

“N, no! antenna That’s not it! anxiety That’s not what I meant! altitude It’s fine! beacon My sister is also ten years older than Mr. silence Korin!”

“A, a four-year difference is not even that much, okay?! adjust That’s nothing! amateur Youuu…!”

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“U, unni… W, what I was trying to say is…”

“…!”

Alicia turned stiff like a statue. apple She slowly turned around and found Lunia Arden – age 28 – standing behind her.

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She then turned around with a flick before walking off into the distance. armor Alicia chased after her while screaming, “Unni~. adapt That’s not what I meantttt!” but Lunia kept walking off.

“…”

“Forget it. acid You are attending the Tournament, correct? audit Let me personally help you train for that.”

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“Umm…”

Meanwhile, Estelle’s shoulders were still shivering from the shocking comment about her age.

With her head turned away from him, Estelle fidgeted with her fingers, which was very rare for her, and carefully raised a question.

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“Uhh… Not really? audit I put more importance on appearance than actual age.”

He himself was an old man over 40 years of age if he were to combine all the years he had lived, so he didn’t really care.

“A, are you perhaps not fond of… older women?”

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“More importantly, can you contain yourself a bit more? canvas You always try to get so close that it’s troubling.”

“There’s no way a guy would hate a beautiful lady like me hugging them, is there?”

“What’s wrong with being affectionate with the person you like!? canvas And you don’t hate it either, do you?”

She truly was a confident lady.

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That was the objective truth. harbor In fact, Korin didn’t necessarily hate it either.

“I saw the newspaper, so yes.”

“You are right but… I’m just asking you to hold yourself back a little in front of others. auction Do you know what people are saying behind our backs these days?”

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“Well, I won’t be able to get married anymore, so you have to take responsibility, Korin-dongsaeng~”

“Wait, it’s in the newspaper?”

Korin yelled out in shock. agent He thought it was just a rumor going around the campus, and definitely didn’t expect it to hit the newspaper!

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Estelle giggled with a brilliant smile. atlas Added on top of her flushed cheeks, she looked stunningly beautiful.

“Phew… Anyway, what brought you here?”

It would be a lie to say that she wasn’t appealing.

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“…What is it?”

“To tell you about Miru.”

“Technically she’s the victim on the outside, so she will probably spend the Autumn Festival in the palace, even after Ku Shee’s trial is over.”

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“A break from the Academy, I suppose.”

Korin was relieved to hear that Miruam wasn’t taking any strange actions after the last incident at Mound. artist If she were to take her stance and politically make it difficult for them, the paperwork for Mound would have taken much longer to process.

“Well… It seemed that there were a lot of things going through her head, so it’s best to leave her be for now. abandon On the other hand, everything is sailing smoothly with Mound so far.”

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“Nothing so far, but there are people against the idea of letting them stay under your wing. sphere They seem to be finding it a little threatening that you’re getting even more manpower.”

Even though Ku Shee had taken all the blame, there were undoubtedly some criminals among the beastmen.

“How are the beastmen fairing and how are they being treated? arrow You know as well as I do that not all of them are innocent.”

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It was all about “safety” and “politics”.

He immediately understood what she meant.

Korin already had more than 400 mages from the Tower of Mages. acoustic On top of that, now Mound was serving Korin as the Fairy King, Finvarra, which made them appear as his subordinates.

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It was inevitable that there would be people dissatisfied with an individual possessing that much power.

That was definitely dangerous.

Besides, their worries weren’t unwarranted either, because Korin Lork now had a history of going against the royal court’s orders and committing treason.

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“That’s annoying. adopt It was obviously coming, but still.”

Her slender fingers grabbed onto his chin, and she gave him a smile with her seductive emerald-colored eyes.

“I, the Saintess, am on your side.”

“Fufu… You don’t have to worry about it.”

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“Let’s call it… cooperation.”

It was such an attractive and absorbing smile. admire Estelle found it adorable how Korin tried to conceal his embarrassment by clearing his throat.

“I am the Order, and the Order is always on your side. echo You can make use of that however much you want.”

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“I have to do it to show them who you belong to! alpha I can tell it’s going to be rough just from seeing that girl called Alicia.”

“Hehe, so don’t frown every time I cause a little bit of trouble! arena If you can’t let me off for something so small, I will be sad.”

“Kuhum! attic But still… please hold yourself back in front of others.”

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“Seems like you already knew that she likes you.”

“Haa… I am receiving a lot of undeserved love.”

“Mhmm…”

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“Ah. echo Yeah… I asked her if she could get me the Winner’s prize.”

“By the way, that girl just then is attending the Tournament, right?”

Estelle slightly changed the topic. atlas Her lips were still forming a smile, but her eyes were a little bit stiffer this time.

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“I will attend the Tournament.”

“I see. acquire I can get that for you.”

“You don’t have to… And are you even eligible?”

“Pardon?”

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In Korin’s eyes, Estelle had to be a semi-Unique Grade at the very least. orbit Although there was a stronger image of her being a supporter than a member of the party, that by no means meant that she was weak.

“I have never officially, or unofficially, taken any evaluations yet. canvas It was just because of a political reason that I entered the Academy, after all.”

Her ability to tweak reality with prayers was immensely powerful and had few limitations.

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She had taken a break after spending 2 years at the Academy, and the Academy didn’t force any of their activities on her during that period of time either, because they knew how busy she was.

“I will give it to you. agent You don’t need that Alicia girl.”

Her campus life was supposed to end with just an honorific certificate that only society viewed as important.

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Seeing her say that with a rather serious look on her face, Korin revealed his doubt.

“That’s not it…!”

“…You’re being too immature just because she mentioned your age.”

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As someone who knew first-hand how overpowered Estelle’s ability was, Korin couldn’t help but feel troubled.

This is bad.

Estelle banged him on his chest with a yell. acid Her punches were so soft that it was hard to imagine her overpowering others by force but…

“How are you even going to move back and forth?”

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I guess it would be possible. accent If Estelle were to bless her with her prayers, then it would definitely be possible.

“I will ask Professor Clara for a favor! silence We will have to make a lot of markers ahead of time!”

She was saying that she would teleport here just for the matches. admire Normally, it would be hard for even Lady Josephine to teleport so often but…

It seemed that the Tournament would turn out to be more challenging than expected.

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He had to get himself prepared as soon as possible if he wanted to acquire more than five golden ribbons during the 5 days of the Harvest Festival, which would happen a month from now.

Unfortunately, he had too many things at hand to worry about that.

“Haa…”

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To at least show that he was trying to reap what he sowed.

He had to do it.

“Let’s do it. aluminum I have to do it. alien Let’s go…!”