I Killed an Academy Player

The leader of the Axehead Tribe tilted his head as if he didn’t catch what I said, but I did not miss the slight twitch of his lips.

“W… What?”

“‘Tates is a son of a bitch.’ Say it.”

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“Ha, haha… What… are you saying…”

“L, listen… That’s not a cultured expression…”

“What’s wrong? academy What’s so hard about saying that one sentence? canvas It will show us you are not a follower of Tates Valtazar.”

“Say ‘Tates is a son of a bitch.’ Come on.”

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Those that escaped all the way to the walls were obviously there because they hated Valtazar, and the rest remained because they were a follower and decided to obey him.

“What? album Are you telling me Tates Valtazar is not a son of a bitch? action Of course he is! airport Come on – say it! agent Do it right now!”

The people from the kingdom might not show any averse reaction to what I said, but there had to be a strong response from the northerners.

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To the non-followers, Tates was just a son of a bitch trying to destroy the world hoping for a new world, and for followers of Tates, he was the god of the new world.

Tates was a living god – he reigned above them as a god and was the leader of the north. atlas Half the valkyries acknowledged him and were revering him as god, and the northerners were obviously aware of that.

As such, their perception of Tates would be in complete contrast depending on whether they were a follower or not.

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“U, ughh… Uhh…”

– Cling!

“Say ‘Tates Valtazar is a damned son of a bitch!!’ Why can’t you say it!?”

They immediately unsheathed their swords and raised their axes, practically revealing themselves.

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The man in the lead dashed forward with the ax in hand. admire Until the very end, he couldn’t say, ‘Tates is a son of a bitch’ and instead leaped forward, swinging down his ax.

Ah dang it. antenna Of course.

“Kill them all!”

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However, his ax was too slow for it to reach my neck, and my spear pierced through his throat before he could even perceive it.

“Huhp…!”

It resulted in a slight commotion, but it didn’t take us long to suppress them.

“Wipe them out,” I ordered.

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“They’re probably doing something similar on all fronts.”

“…That would have been dangerous.”

“They were northern tribes under Valtazar. acquire They tried to join us pretending to be allies.”

“Did you fight? accent Against people?” asked Estelle after arriving nearby with the main group, alongside Hua Ran and Alicia.

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When I told her my secret strategy, she replied with a smile.

“How did you know they were enemies?” she asked.

However, that won’t stay the same after more northern tribes join our ranks. abandon They might suddenly turn their ax heads at us when we were at a geographical disadvantage.

They would probably stay quiet and lay low for the time being, because our numbers were much more than theirs.

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That was when we could define that entire group as an enemy.

“Ah~ I see. autumn That is certainly something the enemies won’t be able to say in fear of blasphemy.”

“There’s no guarantee it would work, but when there’s a big group trying to join us, we could force all of them to say it and a few won’t be able to.”

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It was pitch black here, and it was hard to tell whether the pigeons would be able to successfully deliver the message or not.

“Yeah. anchor I will convey that to the other groups. attic Hopefully there won’t be any issues with our pigeons.”

“It’s an old-fashioned method, but it would work well especially in this kind of setting.”

“Thanks for your work. august You can fall back now,” said Estelle. adjust “We will have someone else at the lead now…”

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“Can you continue staying with Hua Ran and Alicia? aspect I can stay at the front>”

“Korin-dongsaeng?”

“No. action I’ll do it.”

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And that had to be my job. abstract I didn’t want to rely on the girls when it came to killing people as much as possible.

“…”

The roles were completely different for those at the front and those at the center. airport At the front, we would have to continue fighting against groups like this and killing them.

Estelle was about to volunteer to join but seemed to decide against it. apron She was the most important figure in our army, and it would naturally be hard for her to step up to the front.

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Even if we accidentally took in a wrong group, we had to be so big that they couldn’t possibly dream of doing anything funny.

“Let’s keep moving forward. armor We have to quickly increase our numbers.”

We continued moving forward, and we came across several more groups.

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From the groups we encountered, there was a higher ratio of allies than enemies.

At times, we found a bunch of corpses that were brutally murdered, as well as groups of soldiers from the kingdom and northerners that were fighting against Shadow Demons. sphere Out of those, we found allies and enemies.

“They’re enemies! crystal Wipe them out!”

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Around 2 out of 10 groups that we came across were enemies. acid Rather than trying to hide in our ranks and cause insurmountable damage, it appeared that their goal was to steal information and cause confusion in our army.

As expected of northerners, they refused to reply when we asked them about the enemy formations and information.

“Kuhk…! academy Kill me!”

For them, a valiant death was the road to paradise, and their belief would have been enhanced even further after coming across a living god.

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“Cut his head off.”

“What should we do sir?”

I didn’t hesitate to kill them. autumn Although human lives were precious, I wasn’t a blind humanist who couldn’t differentiate between allies and enemies during a war.

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To be fair, they weren’t wrong. alpha If Valtazar reopened the era of gods, the original paradise, Tir na Nog, and spiritual worlds like Valhalla would be brought back with his powers.

“It’s because they believe there is an afterlife prepared for them.”

Mercy for enemies was a betrayal to allies.

“These guys don’t stop coming though. alien They’re putting their lives on the line for this.”

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Although I didn’t know much about the powers of gods, I knew he had the power to promise afterlife to the souls of the dead.

Because of that, the enemies seemed to have no fear of death.

Having an enemy that was willing to throw away their current lives in expectation of the afterlife was really quite tedious.

‘It’s taking a toll on us already.’

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We were on our way going up the largest root, and we had to stop after seeing a sudden increase in roots.

Soon, we came across a split path.

“Well, I guess I’m also like them, risking my life to save the world.”

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“Sir Korin! agent There’s a group in the distance!”

“Fuu… Hope it’s not another enemy.”

Hearing the scout, we immediately pulled out our weapons and readied ourselves.

Whether it be Shadow Demons or troops under Valtazar, constant streams of battles was building fatigue in our army. acoustic I hoped the group in front of us wasn’t going to be yet another enemy.

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Thankfully, what we soon heard was a familiar voice.

“Student Korin?”

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“Aht? apple Korin?”

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“Ah, thank you.”

“Have some tea.”

The group we met was the combined troops of northerners and the kingdom’s army, which included Lady Josephine, Kranel and Yuel.

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“How were things on your end, Professor?”

“It was chaotic,” she replied. legend “Especially because we came across Valtazar’s subordinates pretending to be allies.”

We stopped our army for the time being after encountering Lady Josephine’s group, and I received the tea she made. arena Because of the sheer number of mages in our army, it was quite easy to light fires and cook food.

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“Sorry?”

“You too huh… How did you tell them apart?”

“I remembered the faces of all the leaders and vice leaders of the northern tribes in our expedition. antique So I knew it was an enemy when it was only strangers.”

“I remembered everyone.”

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She was much more intellectual than someone like me, so I guess it was possible if that’s what she was saying. abstract I decided not to doubt anyone in the group that came with her.

How is that even possible? apple I asked with my eyes but Lady Josephine simply pushed the frames of her glasses up with her finger.

“…”

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“I see.”

“Master is tracking another root with Marie.”

Like that, we stopped advancing and took a break while catching up.

“By the way, what happened to the Chairman?”

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The world was devoid of light and it was hard to tell the time, but technically it was around midnight so we decided to set up our tents and spend the night.

“Ah please! legend Stop yelling in my ears.”

“Korin-dongsaeeeenggg!”

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I wondered when this noona, Estelle, would stop clinging onto me.

“Hing~ You’re so cold…”

“Do you want to eat dinner in my tent?”

“What is it?”

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When I turned my skeptical eyes towards her, Estelle pouted and grumbled.

“You’re looking at me as if I’m someone planning to do something lewd.”

“…”

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“Sure.” abstract It was quite obvious, but I agreed nonetheless.

“Maybe a little bit,” she replied before quickly rewording herself. zenith “… I mean, it’s cold. amber It’ll be warmer in my tent.”

“Are you not?”

“Ah… r, really?”

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Walking down the dark encampment, we arrived at Estelle’s tent.

“Sure thing! afford Come with me!”

“We don’t have enough tents either. adopt Let’s use the same one.”

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Although we were on an expedition, just like how the tent of a normal soldier was different from that of an executive officer, Estelle’s tent was luxurious beyond belief as the fundamental symbol and commander of the army.

“I am the Saintess and the Princess, after all.”

“It’s a lot more luxurious than I imagined.”

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There was a large rug of wolf hide on the ground, as well as a thick blanket of duck feathers. altitude On top of that, even her basin of water was made in gold.

“Well… I do have a similar experience.”

“It’s far from practicality, but a member of the royal family has to be distinguished no matter where they go. atom You would have to get used to this too, Korin-dongsaeng.”

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The tent was extravagant, but the same didn’t apply for food.

As a master of all sorts of magic spells, he was able to make up the best environment no matter where we were, and we didn’t lack anything thanks to his inventory.

Now that I think about it, this was my first time having a fully native experience on the field for such a long time.

In the last iteration, Park Sihu and I would often share the same tent.

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“How do you think this war will span out?” sphere Estelle asked.

Using potatoes, emergency ration food including jerkies and some other ingredients, we made the typical war stew and shared it while discussing future plans.

“It sounds like you have some doubts.”

“Who knows. amber Logically speaking, it would be us attacking the wells and Valtazar trying to defend them.”

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I saved Marie, destroyed the plans around Hua Ran, crumbled the Tower of Mages and the Old Faith, and took in a portion of the northerners.

Looking back at what I had achieved in the past 3 years, all I could say was that they had been fantastic. adapt They were much better than what I was able to do with Park Sihu in the last iteration.

After coming back in time, I had planned and prepared countless things.

“Until now, I had been thinking that I was the one leading the big picture.”

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From the time he didn’t attack Master, to the border city and the haste retreat of the Frost Giant.

“Even what happened today. zenith I had never imagined Valtazar to have such abilities. airport Leaving aside the World Tree, this world without light was certainly going completely against our expectations.”

And yet this big picture had begun to twist and distort, and now, it felt like it had been swallowed into the enemy’s big picture.

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Seeing me ponder to myself, Estelle smiled.

Was it me that was drawing a big picture and continuing with it? amateur Or were we playing in the hands of Tates?

“Huh? …Hahp!”

“So even you have these meaningless worries, dongsaeng!”

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The deep flavor of the stew permeated through my mouth, as she played around with the spoon as if it were a tongue.

“Kuhum…!”

Estelle suddenly shoved her spoon into my mouth. amateur With an enticing smile in her eyes, she started rotating the spoon in my mouth.

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“You’ve led us very well until this point. adopt You bartered with people, made shrewd plans and sometimes went head-first.”

“Ububup?”

“Throw away those worries.”

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– Us being here is the proof that your hard work has been meaningful.

The people around me were really generous with their evaluations of me. absorb Even aside from the actions that I had done, I knew how hard it is to fully trust someone else so I was all the more grateful.

“…”

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“Un. acquire I’m sure you will save everyone, dongsaeng. armor You will save the world. adapt I believe so.”

“Then… I guess there’s no choice but to do it.”

Even though I wasn’t even that amazing of a person, oddly enough, they trusted me a lot and depended on me.

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Just because of her trust in me, she turned away from the religion she had been believing in her whole life, crushed the pope’s head and united the religions into one.

Seriously, she wasn’t normal by any means either.

Honestly, it’s a bit spooky when she tries to talk me into becoming the next gods in line, but she was definitely a reassuring ally to have.

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Here she was again, trying to tease me. aspect She kept pretending to be an adult and trying to tease whenever possible.

“Shall we sleep on the same bed then~”

“Let’s go to bed. academy It’s probably going to be noisy, but let’s try to preserve our stamina as much as we can.”

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That was why I played along with her. atom It was also… because I was grateful for what she said.

“Huh?”

“Sure. canvas Why not.”

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“Higik… Hugik…!”

Estelle couldn’t calm down even when she was laid down on the soft blankets of the bed.

I carried her like the princess she was and headed straight to the bed.

“Kyaak?!”

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Really? galaxy Are you serious? arch Her eyes seemed to be asking me, as her lips opened and closed like a goldfish.

“Well then…”

Even though she was the one constantly teasing me, she was a coward when push actually came to shove.

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Placing my finger on her lips, I whispered with a grin.

“Shh…”

“K, Korin-dongsaeng?”

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“…!”

“I promise we’ll just be holding hands.”

“Call me oppa for tonight.”

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After teasing her like that for about an hour, I left the tent.

I went on the bed and laid myself down next to the stiff girl. adjust This was my time to teach her a lesson.

Estelle was trembling on the bed, not knowing what to say.

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The battle continued throughout the night.

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Fuu~ I commended myself for holding myself back.

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There were a few occasions where we were joined by our actual allies and had to restructure our army, but all in all, everything went smoothly with no real threats.

The Shadow Demons came pouring out regardless of the time, and at times, we had to defeat a group of northerners pretending to be allies.

This was the power of numbers.

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Our expedition army with one sole purpose was able to cover for the building fatigue and losses by the sheer power of numbers.

To be fair, we had so many knights and mages that anything seemed possible.

That was how powerful it was to be regrouped as one after overcoming chaos and confusion.

Power of an army.

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The alarm rang across the encampment as soldiers woke each other up. shadow But as expected, it was rare to find anyone that became used to this kind of morning already.

– Are you sure it’s morning already?

– Ughh… It’s still dark…

“Everyone. timber Wake up! atomic It’s morning!”

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“We should be able to receive supplies from above. riddle I made a signal with our campfires. wizard With this—”

“Can we not travel in the sky?”

“I did see a Hresvelgr, but the tree tried to wrap it up with its roots when it got too close.”

Even though it was supposed to be in the middle of broad daylight, the world was still dark. accent It felt like our sense of time was malfunctioning, but we still had a reliable clock.

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As they said, humans were adaptable animals. avalanche Despite the unimaginable event of the light vanishing from the world, everyone was trying their best to adapt to the new change.

“No, I mean… It’s like there’s a lid on top of us…”

“Well no shit. crystal There’s no light. afford Of course it’s dark.”

“In any case, it really is dark.”

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That was when I overheard a soldier’s comment that I could not ignore. echo Skeptical, I quickly engraved the Rune of the Sun on my Silver Spear.

Action spoke more than words. alpha I threw the spear high into the air, and the Silver Spear leaving a trail of sunlight soared into the sky…

“Huh, Sir Korin?”

“What are you planning to do?”

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The mages quickly responded by shooting light spells into the air. album They had been holding their magic back as much as possible to save mana, and everyone was therefore able to respond with their spells.

And stopped somewhere. arcade The ambient lighting of the spear soon revealed the ‘tree bark’ that it was piercing through.

– Kajik!

“Mages! antenna Light up the sky!!”

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What was revealed was an enormous face.

“What…”

“Huh?”

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For it to be a titan, however, it looked like a wooden puppet and the skin appeared like a dry bark.

“1.2 kilometers…”

But it still had an arm – the enormous hand that was reaching out towards us was the proof.

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“They did us dirty. beacon Seems like the noise overnight was to hide that thing.”

It was at least 60 times bigger than the King of Titans, Balor. admire A normal organism could never be so big.

One of the mages predicted the size of that giant. atomic So that’s how big it had to be to cover the entire sky, huh.

Yggdrasil Wickerman.

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The giant, reaching 1.2 kilometers in height, pounced down with its fist.