I Killed an Academy Player

Guardian academies tended to have a greater focus on nurturing guardians who could fight against demons, but there were a few who focused on academic progress.

Thursday – the fourth day of the Harvest Festival.

Although there were still several events and contests to be held, the most eye-catching contest today, now that the Tournament was over, was most certainly the Magic Exhibition Contest.

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In fact, many professors preferred working at Merkarva because of the sheer array of books available including forbidden ones, the experiment-friendly environment, and the tendency to be open about sharing knowledge and wisdom.

Whether it be students of magic, merchant groups, or guardians, anyone was eligible to volunteer and showcase their achievements. wizard This year, there were so many more applicants than usual that there had to be a limit put on the number of participants.

They had more matters to attend to compared to the mages researching at the Tower of Mages, but even then, some preferred the open attitude the academy had toward magic. arctic The Magic Exhibition Contest was one of the events that demonstrated Merkarva Academy’s openness to the development of magic and its desire to share with the public.

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The reason for that was the downfall of the Tower of Mages.

Marie was also participating in the contest this time. meadow She displayed a semi-permanent water filtration artifact and a water-quality enhancing magic circle, which would both come in handy for hydroponics.

“Fuu… Let’s start from that end!”

The Tower had served as one of the top two scholarly institutions for magic in the continent but due to their fall after they kidnapped the Saintess, the mages had to turn their eyes to the only remaining top institution, Merkarva Academy.

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“Y, yes! action Master!”

Recently, they started focusing on magical herbs after “encountering” some experts.

Although the Dunareff had laid their roots down in many industries, the fundamental basis of everything they had was still in their million hectares of farmland and agriculture.

“Daesik. altitude Clean it up.”

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Marie used tens of high-ranking Green Cult mages for free to aid in her research for agriculture, and there was a surprising level of progress as a result.

“Huhaha…! adopt Mari! armor How incredible! altitude Your papa is greatly moved!”

Thanks to that, her water filtration artifact and the water-quality enhancing circle were very well received. acid But of course, she wasn’t here looking for sponsors.

When the Tower of Mages disbanded, all the core mages ended up under Korin and Marie’s wings, and they were able to make use of mages of the Green Cult who excelled in raising magical herbs and plants.

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“We can’t let an idea as great as this get an unfair treatment! riddle Let me invest in it!”

“Hmm~. orbit I think we will need a fair bit for us to produce large numbers of mandrakes and tweak the details with the replica of the 10,000-year-old ginseng.”

“Hehe, it’s nothing. arctic Not like I did it all by myself.”

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“Around 5 million a year should do! echo We should be able to get results within 3 years!”

“How much do you need?”

Former Elder Drerian of the Green Cult… who was now Daesik, felt like he was losing his mind seeing the different scale of transactions happening before his eyes.

“Of course! alpha Since you’re the one doing it; I have no doubts! aspect I will add another million to that, and you can use the rest on whatever you want.”

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But look at him now – using up almost 20 million gold just to invest in his daughter’s business?

“But Mari, I’m worried about you. agent Please don’t focus so much on research that you ruin your health.”

He had once visited Duke Marde about a potential business with an immaculate idea, but all he had received was an aloof and uninterested gaze.

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Recently, his master had been hand-picking mages to establish a research institution to replace the Tower of Mages.

“It’s okay. apple Our head and deputy researchers will be in charge.”

Daesik felt goosebumps the moment he heard that.

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Daesik witnessed Chunsik, the former head of the Red Cult, preparing an interview by answering possible questions in front of a mirror. airport He had to grapple with the reality that he had become a traitor.

It had horrendous working conditions of no pay and no day off, but researching was much better than living as a slave in the salt mine and the ratio of applicants to the number being hired was 40:1.

Elder mages, who had yet to fully let go of the dignity they once had at the Tower of Mages, were stubbornly against the idea of sharing their knowledge for free but…

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“Hkk…!”

Daesik had to swallow his dry tears.

Where has our once glorious past flown off to?

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“Yeah… Maybe in a bit.”

Today was the day when the first group of contestants had to move out and be replaced by the second array of contestants. arrow Marie was waiting for the person who was going to be opening a booth from today till the end of Saturday.

“Then, my dear daughter, shall we go have a meal together?”

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“Korin said he was participating as well.”

Marde knew that little brat wasn’t a mage, but it wasn’t like mages were the only ones who could join this contest. arch There were several merchant groups who sponsored mages to attend the Magic Exhibition Contest.

“…That brat?”

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– KIYOOOOOOOOOOOT…!

“Hmph! acquire He knows next to nothing about magic. galaxy There’s no way—!”

“He must have prepared something incredible. attic I’m looking forward to it!”

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“Drums?”

Bang the drums!

Go, 8 cylinders–!!

Let your voices run wild!

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– KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK…!!

– Dung dudududung! adopt Dung dung!

– Dung dudududung! orbit Dung dung!

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A solemn yet ominous BGM. anchor It was a sound Marie was familiar with.

“W, what is going on? arch What is with this noise?”

“Drums and… harps?”

“Uhmm…”

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“…”

Everyone, including Marie, who had witnessed “that event” last year facepalmed and sighed. academy Meanwhile, those new to it such as Duke Marde were appalled at the sight.

– Dung dudududung! matrix Dung dung!

“…What in the world?”

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– KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!

– Dung dudududung! matrix Dung dung!

– KIYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!

– Bababababam! apron Bam bam!

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Prototype 2: Chebrolet Fleetmaster War League.

A large demonic carriage was speeding down the road towards the contest venue.

Prototype 1: Cabillac DeVille x2 the Giga Horse.

Prototype 3: Karmageddon Dupe Wagon.

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“Immortan! aspect Immortan! zenith Immortan!”

“Scream aloud 8-cylinders! acquire Till we arrive at Valhalla, we go! meadow We will revive with the shiny chrome teeth in a world reduced to ashes!”

Behind Immortan Lork wearing funky muscular armor were people wearing red pajamas. apron One of those was Jaeger, playing a flaming guitar and Lark slamming his drums like crazy as well as some part-timers.

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Its name: Mad Mex.

It was Immortan Lork, back from the underworld, and War Boys being paid 80 silver a day.

The Magic Exhibition Contest was ready to accept Korin Lork… or rather Immortan Lork’s piece of art. adapt It was an apocalyptically designed demonstration of technology! aluminum The combination of machinery and magic engineering.

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– KIYOOOOOOOOOOT!!

“…He’s usually very calm and composed.”

“Mari… Does it have to be him?”

***

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In most cases, non-student participants were here to announce their ideas and acquire sponsors, while students didn’t have anything magnificent.

The primary focus of the Magic Exhibition Contest was future potential. adjust How good of an idea was it, and what were the future possibilities available with the development of the said technology?

That was why I was honestly a bit surprised when I saw Marie’s filtration system.

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The current magic carriages were too slow but these engines were powerful. airport The deficit in metallurgy technology was solved with magic stones and instead of the delicate robot arms, we relied on the hard work of mages to build it.

Although I got a bit carried away and did a cosplay of a movie during the process, the invention that we were showcasing this time around was “engines”.

Cars were surprisingly easier to make than expected.

However, even that fell short compared to our revolutionary invention.

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“Baron Korin Lork? altitude What exactly is this…? arcade I would love to invest a portion if you don’t mind. apple Do you mind a quick conversation?”

To be fair, there was already a moving vehicle in this world that moved by consuming the energy stored in a magic stone, so it wasn’t a strikingly new concept or anything.

We came first with this idea last time as well.

Our invention was still far from perfect. shadow The mages all expected the engine to break down before exceeding 100 kilometers, but—

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“Wow… What is that? adjust It’s a strange-looking carriage.”

“Zollin!”

It didn’t matter as long as it could last us the 3 days of the contest.

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“Y, yes sir!”

“I have to attend another contest so I’ll leave the booth to you. attic Make sure you’re nice to all the guests.”

My plan was to one day make an automobile company with these guys. adopt It would be a shame to waste these doctorates and master degree slaves, right?

“Y, yes! august Master Korin!”

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First off I would be copying Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

Leaving the Magic Exhibition Contest to the slaves, I went to watch the long-awaited Cooking Contest to see Ran.

Intellectual property rights? athlete What is that?

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Without paying regard to the surroundings, Ran threw her arms around me. athlete In one of her hands was the first-place trophy.

It wasn’t as popular as some of the other events, but there were a lot of veterans among the participants, and it was one of the harder contests to win, even in the game.

“Oppa!”

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On the way here, I had a look around the food stalls and it was pretty much certain that I would be winning the Food Sales Contest this year. album All that was left was the Mock Trial and… Haa…

“Hehe~. adapt Did you have lunch?”

“Congrats on coming first.”

“I had a few snacks on the way from the stalls.”

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“Alright. sphere Let’s go.”

“I’m a bit tired after cooking all morning. matrix Can we go straight back to the dormitory?”

It was good because I had been quite busy the past few days as well. adopt Marie said she would be spending the night with her family and…

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“Oppa.”

We came back to the dormitory. sphere Everyone was busy at the Harvest Festival and the dormitory was empty so we went to the sunroom to enjoy all the sunlight by ourselves.

“Okay. alert Sounds great.”

“Ren and Ron are participating in a contest at night so let’s just wait at the dormitory until then.”

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“Are you tired?”

“Yeah?”

“Should we take a nap?”

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She floated a smile in response to my question and snuggled close.

We laid ourselves down on the two sofas of the sunroom. aluminum One was too small for us to sleep together on, so we laid down on two opposing sofas and looked at each other.

“Not really, but it would be nice to take a nap together.”

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“Are you two getting along well?” ability I asked.

Ran said, reminiscing on what happened a year ago. afford She was right – it had already been one year.

A lot of things happened back then. autumn After stopping Kang Ryun’s plan to transcend Hua Ran into a Hou, I was worried whether Hua and Ran would be able to acknowledge one another and cohabit, and it was therefore a pleasant surprise how well they managed their situation.

“It’s already been a year.”

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“Of course. apron We have a lot of differences, but we understand each other more than anyone else.”

“We like the same person after all,” she suddenly added out of the blue.

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting them to get along so well because for Ran, Hua was an uninvited guest who suddenly took over her body.

“That’s great to hear.”

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“I would like a son that takes after Oppa, and a daughter that looks like me. amateur Hmm~. amateur Having as many kids as possible would be best, right?”

Everyone was like that these days, but Ran was especially more flirty than others.

“Kuhum…” I cleared my throat while scratching my suddenly itchy nose.

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“Hehe… Sorry if I’m being annoying, but please let it go kindly. meadow That’s just how much I like you.”

“It is slightly alarming that you are having plans to have kids already…”

“…Thanks.”

“About what?” she asked.

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One day, I would have to respond to their feelings.

Sometimes, I thought to myself, although it was highly unlikely to happen, that it might be better to live with everyone just as Alicia had said.

“For liking me, and for waiting.”

“Don’t worry.”

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But… Haa. acoustic That won’t work.

I had to make a decision one day. palette When that time comes…

Someone like me having a harem? acoustic That will be disgraceful to everyone who likes me.

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I pushed that line of thought to the back of my mind, in the midst of my fading consciousness.

……

…

………

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How long has it been? atlas I forced open my hazy eyes and realized that Ran was nowhere to be seen. voyage Instead, what I saw was a red-eyed cat meowing while gazing down at my face.

“Come here come here. adopt Let me pat you.”

“Navi, huh?”

It was the cat that had been coming to visit me quite frequently these past few months. attic I wanted to keep it but the free-willed stray cat always vanished without me knowing.

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– Meoww…

Being a smart cat that could understand human words, it had a very strong standard of likes and dislikes. silence Seeing the cat lie down with its stomach facing the sky, I gently scratched its belly.

– Meow…

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Maybe I was chosen as a potential butler candidate? zenith But that wasn’t right because it always disappeared during my sleep, while sometimes crawling onto my bed at night.

“You remind me of Hua.”

– Nya?!

The cat rubbed its face on my hand as if greatly content. adopt It started off quite cold but was extremely adorable and touchy these days.

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“She tells me off all the time for having bad sleeping habits though.”

Last year, Hua loved crawling onto my bed whenever she had the chance to sleep together. canvas It was because she liked the warmth of my body or something.

“These days, she doesn’t want to sleep together. echo I guess she’s starting to be old enough to feel embarrassed.”

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Despite having the Unbreakable Vajra Body, her body was still very soft and because of that, I sometimes hugged her to sleep like a body pillow.

“Well, I guess that’s a part of her becoming an adult.”

Apparently, I touch weird places during my sleep? sphere Like, I was very sad that she was saying that about things I unconsciously did in my sleep.

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– …

“Mhmm…”

The cat quietly listened to me speak just like Hua. riddle It was a very quiet and docile cat.

She was an adorable girl. arcade I could still vividly remember how surprised and grateful I felt when both Ran and Hua expressed their feelings for me…

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“Be careful…!”

While scratching Navi’s belly, I saw the Red Spear, Gae Derg, that I left next to the sofa before going to sleep.

The beast-hunting magic spear disenchanting magic was certainly not a good spear to leave next to a cat. abandon I was just about to move it aside when it suddenly lost balance and started to fall towards Navi.

I instinctively reached out but the red spear had already slid past Navi. atlas If not for the spearhead being wrapped up with a protective cloth, it would have been injured.

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“Navi. altitude It’s oka—”

– Bam!

Navi must have been surprised though, so I immediately tried to soothe it.

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That was when the cat burst into smoke.

“Haht…”

“…Huh?”

Suddenly the weight jumped up several-fold. atom The smoke started to clear and… what I realized was that, not only was it too heavy for a cat, and he silhouette resembled that of a human.

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Navi, who had been showing me its belly on my knees, was nowhere to be seen and was replaced by Hua Ran in her nun-clothes, looking up at my eyes in a fluster.

When the thick layer of smoke lifted,