Episode 225 Tuition Fee (1)
All the festivals are over.
However, even after the festival was over, the heat remained like a residual fire, making the students feel strangely excited.
Still, students talked about happenings during the festival whenever three or more gathered.
“Did you hear? I heard that you dated him in the Fever Donation Class A and the Cold Weapon Donation Class B class.”
“Wow, when did they start dating? That’s what happens in the end.”
“They confessed during the fireworks display at night at the festival. Kkeu~”
“Huh? I heard that the newcomer couple in Class B broke up that day?”
“Huh! That chicken meat CC is broken? This is a bit of a shock.”
“The moment someone starts dating, someone breaks up… Youth is so mysterious.”
Who confesses to whom, who flirts with whom, who falls in love with whom, who fights with whom, who breaks up with whom… Since it is a place where young people in their teens and twenties gather, love play is the hottest topic.
Other than that, rumors about someone getting drunk, throwing up, telling the truth, or taking a leave of absence were slowly spreading.
……But above all else, this was the hottest topic.
“Anyway, is it true that the Night Hound came to the academy during the festival?”
“Uh. They said they came and tried to terrorize again. It’s creepy.”
“But the professors stopped it!”
“It’s really scary. What are the imperial guards doing? They don’t catch such villains quickly.”
“That’s right. A villain like that should be put in the ‘New Wave’ prison.”
“But from what I’ve seen myself, the Hounds of the Night are really incredibly strong.”
“Again, a new villain appeared this time. An unregistered black magician?”
“But I heard that the two villains fought. Thanks to that, the professors easily chased them away.”
“It’s a pity. It would have been better if we could have even arrested him.”
Students who don’t know anything just chatter in a sunny tone.
The ‘Night Hound Incident’, which would have turned into a terrifying disaster if it had been done wrong, seemed to disappear just like that eerie gossip.
…
… But here is a student who can’t just dismiss it as an urban legend.
“Guys.”
Student President Dolores. She shouted as she violently opened the door of the newspaper department.
“Who wrote this article!”
she asked in a slightly uneasy voice.
In Dolores’ hand was an article that hadn’t been published in the newspaper yet.
[Exclusive] About the ferocity of the Hound of the Night…
-The Hound of the Night has gone too far. The hounds of the night that attacked the academy, which can be said to be the future of the empire on 00/00/2017… young sprouts responsible for the future of the empire must be protected… Enemy and anti-national…… He is a villain who must be punished…… Meanwhile, the number of major facilities in the ecliptic destroyed by the night hound during the festival is the Imperial Bank of the Empire, the ecliptic clock tower, the Indulgentia Nursery. The Imperial Cemetery, etc…
This is a bitter article condemning the night hounds.
Dolores said, holding back her anger.
“The Night Hound came to the festival and didn’t cause much commotion. The commotion was caused by the mysterious warlock. According to this article, it looks like the Night Hound came to the festival and massacred the students. He was prescribed by the Empire. It’s a criminal, but at least he didn’t do anything special at the festival that day, so the fact is that the article should be less emotional and only list the facts… So, who wrote this article?”
Then, all the newspaper members, including Tudor Sancho Piggy, Bianca Sinclair, and others, shut up.
However, everyone was honest with their eyes.
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All eyes are focused on one place.
It was right where Bikir was.
Dolores sighed.
“Bikir. It’s you again.”
A child who constantly writes harsh criticism articles about what kind of grudge he has against the hounds of the night.
There was no reason to say that he was blaming criminals that the empire defined as evil.
However, Bikir only responds in his characteristic emotionless tone.
“This article was written under the direction of Professor Banshee, the club advisor.”
“Then, why is it that I’m not there…”
“Hasn’t Director Dolores been busy with student council work throughout the festival season? Unfortunately, during that time, I only had time to write an article in the direction my advisor instructed.”
If you look closely, these words are all right.
Dolores sighed lightly.
“It’s an official from the Zodiac Guards this morning. The one who recently destroyed major facilities in the Empire, including the recent festival raid, is not a night hound.”
At those words, all the newspaper members widened their eyes.
Dolores continued.
“Listening to the captain of the guard, the main weapon of the night hound is a knife. However, looking at the recently discovered terror site, there are almost no knife marks. However…” Dolores showed some
mana screenshots.
The site of the collapse of the destroyed clock tower, bank mansion, etc.
There were only traces left on it, as if a huge snake had crawled on it.
“…This is not a mark that can be made with a knife. Therefore, the culprit is a completely different villain.”
The Imperial Guard side identified a separate villain, not the ‘Night Hound’.
Its name is ‘Ms. Ouroboros was a heinous terrorist with unknown purpose.
“It’s a monster whose gender is presumed to be female. The purpose of the terror attack is unknown, but the cause is unknown, but it’s generally assumed that it’s a graduate class. Even the weapons used are unknown. All the witnesses are dead.”
All the students shuddered slightly at the appearance of the new villain.
If you are a graduate, you can be treated generously wherever you go in the empire. It is truly a being at the pinnacle of martial arts.
If such a being has an evil heart and commits a terrorist act against an unspecified number of people in the empire, how great will the ripple effect be?
I have no idea how much blood will flow in the future.
The Hound of the Night, the Unregistered Warlock, and now Miss Ouroboros.
The fact that three terrifying villains are rampaging, the residents of the ecliptic will not be able to sleep at night because they are anxious.
Dolores has been adamant about this fact.
“So, from now on, let’s not blame all the evil deeds on the hounds of the night. We’re not taking sides, we’re just conveying the facts. Since there are three villains, shouldn’t we clearly distinguish the crimes committed by each one?”
Everyone nodded at her words. Because there was not a single corner wrong.
Bikir also nodded.
‘……It doesn’t really matter.’
The reason Bikir harshly criticized the night hound was that he might one day be suspected of being the night hound.
Even if one day you get such suspicion, if you keep the image that has been critical of the night hound for a long time, there is a high possibility that it will be easy to avoid the line of suspicion.
Meanwhile.
While Bikir had other thoughts for a while, the conversation among the newspaper staff took a different course.
“By the way, what the hell is this ‘Miss Ouroboros’ villain?”
“All the eyewitnesses are dead, so there is no testimony. I don’t know what it looked like, what the main weapon was, or what the purpose of the crime was.”
“The only thing that has been revealed is ‘Leaving marks like a giant snake crawling’.”
“Another one seems to follow the places where the night hounds are known to have been found.”
“If you look at the route you have definitely traveled, it seems that you want to meet the night hound. Do you have a grudge?”
“But you’re not coming to the academy? The last place the night hound was found is the academy.”
“Oh, I hope you don’t come. But, because of that, the professors’ vigilance has been further strengthened, so they can’t come now, right?”
“…But how did you know it was a woman?”
“Spots from wearing high heels were found around it. There were also lipstick marks on a discarded vodka bottle.”
“How likely is it that you’re just an ordinary guy who enjoys wearing high heels and lipstick?”
“Of course there’s a possibility. It’s common these days.”
Ms. Ouroboros. An unknown terrorist who destroys major facilities of the empire.
Vikir was already aware of her existence due to the information that Sindi Wendy gave her.
‘They say they’re after me.’
Why is she pursuing the night hound?
Whether the purpose was longing, resentment, or curiosity, Bikir was not very interested.
As long as it doesn’t get in the way when hunting demons, that’s enough.
Rather, it can be said that I am more interested in the fingers and knitting needles that are diligently moving now.
Meanwhile.
Sinclair, who was next to her, admired Bikir’s knitting.
“Wow- hyung, are you really good at knitting?”
It is natural. Because no one will mend a combat uniform that was torn during the war.
Vikir felt the need to make the mask even harder due to this incident, so he was remaking the mask and cape mask from the skin of Cerberus he had caught a long time ago.
Since only the toughest and hardest part of Cerberus’ leather was used, it would not be torn again.
Of course, what I am sewing now is the collection of useless scraps from Cerberus’ hides.
Bikir was putting these pieces together to make a scarf.
“I tried making a scarf. I don’t really need it. Do you want to have it?”
Bikir held out a scarf made from Cerberus’ hide to his friends.
A creature that exhibits great resistance to fire and poison.
But Tudor Sancho Piggy Bianca Sinclair doesn’t recognize the subtlety of this leather, and everyone just shakes their heads.
“Ugh. What is that? It’s prickly and stinky.”
“I don’t like it because it smells pungent.”
“It’s even very heavy.”
“Who wears something like that!”
“Hyung… This isn’t good enough.”
Then Bikir nodded.
“Well, it’s kind of like that when you eat.”
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A question mark appeared above each of the friends’ heads, one by one.
Sinclair stuttered.
“Brother. Did you eat this?”
Bikir kept his mouth shut and nodded slightly.
A desperate fight for survival in the age of destruction, where you had to eat anything to survive.
‘…At that time, the battle of destruction at Fort Tochika was truly devastating.’
During the Tochika Extermination Battle, when he was surrounded in a deep trench and had to endure for days and days.
At that time, there was nothing to eat, so even leather boots had to be boiled and chewed.
“It tasted like eating rotten fish with spoiled milk after drying it in strong sunlight.”
All of the friends who heard Bikir’s statement silently covered their mouths with their hands.
Right then.
“Hey! Bikir! I have a letter for you!”
Outside the window, I see a senior waving at Bikir.
A notification slip was delivered to Bikir in an envelope.
It was not only Bikir, but also Tudor Sancho Piggy and Bianca Sinclair.
“… …is this?”
Bikir tore open the envelope and took out what was inside.
The following was written on the document:
< Guide to Payment of Tuition Fees for Semester 1 >
-Name: Bikir
-University: Colosseo
-Faculty: Donation of Cold Weapons
-Department : Archery
-Class: Class B -Class number
: 20
-Grade: 1 -Semester
: 1
-Classification: Tuition (A)
-Tuition: ……
G
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It was something that would make for a terrifying notice.
