The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 072. Escort missions (4)

A basin in the middle of a plain.

Inside the basin was a dazzlingly beautiful lake.

Sunlight reflected on the calm surface of the water creates colorful waves.

“Ugh, wow… .”

Even in the midst of exhaustion from climbing the hill with a bad body, Iris exclaimed in admiration.

But for some reason, the voice was filled with nostalgia, because the last day was approaching.

“I’m going to rest for a while.”

“hehehehe, yes… … .”

Iris, slumped, surrounded by priests and receiving divine power.

Her skin was slightly reddish from the sun.

Seeing that, I took a parasol from the wagon and put it beside it.

“Ah, thank you.”

“no.”

No special events have occurred in the past week.

There was nothing particularly dangerous except for one occasion when I mistook Uriel and Iris in my sleep and spoke poorly, and Iris was in good health, except for getting tired from time to time.

It was the same as the original flow.

I’ve never heard of a problem with going out at this time even in the hundred or so progresses.

Just one thing.

‘That Rosario.’

The only thing that bothered me was the broken rosary I found on the first day.

Strangely agitated, I searched outside for several more nights.

But after a week, nothing else suspicious could be found.

‘Am I oversensitive?’

I thought so.

But strangely, the feeling of uneasiness did not go away easily.

Eating lunch, walking by the lake, and even when the sky is glowing.

“… … .”

At this point, I realized that it was not a simple misunderstanding.

Rather, it was as if my subconscious was giving me a warning.

Think carefully.

‘what is the problem?’

What happened to Noah? Or what happened to Ian, who is after Ymir?

or not… .

When thoughts bite their tail after tail.

“… Roan! Please help me here.”

Uriel, who is setting up a tent in the drizzling rain, calls for help.

This took me out of my mind for a while.

“Catch it.”

suck! I used strength to set up the support, and pulled the rope taut to pull up the tarp.

Since it was a familiar task, the tent was erected quickly.

He looked around and confirmed that the other knights’ work was almost done.

“Whoa. Let us rest too.”

“yes.”

Wiping the sweat or rain from my forehead, I found a seat and sat down.

And it was time to continue my previous thoughts.

ping… !

“!”

The muffled sound of protests coming from far away.

Immediately after recognizing this, a blurry solid line was drawn in the air.

Pew!!

At the same time, the head of the knight in front of Iris disappeared.

“uh?”

Seeing the knight lose his head and tip over, Iris let out a windy voice.

Hee hee hee!!

I was belatedly aware of the situation when I heard the cries of the horses running amok after feeling a crisis.

‘… attack!!!’

“It’s an assault!!”

Chae Chae Chae!

At the cry of the leader who came to his senses first, the knights drew their swords at once.

As expected, the trained escort knights gather around the princess in perfect order, and some look around to find enemies.

However, the opponent’s level was strangely high.

Papapak!!

Knights and priests fall one by one in the rain of arrows.

“Aww!”

“there! Raise your shield!”

Pew!!

Even if he lifted his shield, the arrow containing black mana penetrated the shield.

‘… for a moment. Black mana?’

In an instant, the accident stopped.

Black manarani.

There’s no way such a thing exists, so that’s not mana.

‘Margie? … Demons!’

Among the monsters, with this level of skill with a bow, it would be a dark elf.

And when you see the knights sweeping away like autumn leaves, they are the elite of the elite.

It must have been Ymir’s direct unit.

‘How are they?’

Wasn’t he being chased in the northern part of the kingdom?

Why did they show up from the exact opposite area?

Why is Ymir making such an adventurous choice?

To catch a young princess who has not yet awakened to magic?

‘… sh*t!’

All kinds of questions arose, but I didn’t have time to think about them now.

I don’t know the process, but one thing for sure is that it was done right.

I shouted at the leader who was desperately shaking his head.

“It’s a dark elf!”

“… !!”

The eyes of the knights who had gritted their teeth and withstood the attack shook.

Soon, they also find the black demon pierced by an arrow.

one of the members exclaimed.

“Captain! make a decision… !”

“… … .”

The leader quickly reflected on the situation.

Not even a minute had passed, but dozens of knights had already been killed or crippled.

The level of the enemy is overwhelming compared to this one.

However, as the attack was coming from one direction, they were not surrounded.

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In other words, the only way to get out is now.

The leader, who made a quick decision, called Roan and Yuriel.

“pupil! Do you remember the manual!”

“… !! I remember!”

It’s a manual that has nothing to write unless the situation is urgent enough to borrow even a bracken hand.

Now the situation has come.

“The two of you, take Her Highness and escape! The knights will block this place!”

“… !”

“hurry!”

“… All right!”

As soon as the order was given, Yuriel and I grabbed the hand of Iris, who was still dazed, and ran in the opposite direction of the attack.

Papapak!!

‘under.’

A rain of arrows rained down nearby, as if they had spotted them running away from afar.

Just looking at this, you can see that it is not an opponent to win in the ‘now’ state.

“be careful!”

“yes! Roan too… . Be careful too, Princess!”

Perhaps thanks to his unique mental strength, Uriel did not fall into a panic.

So I thought it was fortunate, but he didn’t go too far either.

“be careful!”

“… !”

fit… !

Uriel attacked Iris, and almost simultaneously an arrow grazed Yuriel’s shoulder.

“Huh!?”

Yuriel sighed in excruciating pain. To make matters worse, he stumbles after a few steps.

Black veins stood out around the wound.

I immediately realized the cause.

‘It’s poison!’

Considering that the opponent was a dark elf, it was certain.

“… Get on top!”

I carried the drooping Yuriel on my back.

Fortunately, it was not enough to lose his life, perhaps for the sake of being captured.

If you get out of here and get treatment, you can save enough.

“… Go!”

Moving and thinking constantly.

What should I do?

But there was only one way.

Because we don’t even know the number and location of the enemy, but common sense makes it impossible to escape completely.

‘I have to fight.’

Thinking that if she held out until nightfall, she would have a chance of winning, she threw down the unconscious Yuriel and moved on.

but how long has it been

The screams of knights and priests from far away stopped.

Around the time when Yuriel’s breathing became thin as if it would stop.

“Sir Roan.”

Iris, who had struggled to move without saying a word until now, suddenly stopped.

“Good work.”

“… … ?”

I took a moment to catch my breath.

He speaks in a squeezed voice.

“Let you run away.”

Give up sleeping and run away.

This was the first time I looked up and met her eyes.

red eyes.

“majesty.”

Iris, the expression on the verge of collapsing, was there.

* * *

I don’t know why this happened.

The screams of escort knights and priests coming from far away seemed to be from another world.

If it wasn’t for Roan’s hand pulling this side, panic could have come because I couldn’t feel the realism.

‘Did I really receive a curse?’

There was no stigma found on the body, but when it happened like this, I sincerely think so.

No, I’d rather be.

If this isn’t a curse, how unlucky am I?

‘… … .’

Suddenly, I remembered a conversation I had with him last night.

‘Do you want to see the outside world?’

‘of course! It’s my wish… .’

‘It may not be as beautiful as I imagined.’

What was my answer at this time?

I think he probably said it didn’t matter.

As long as I can live like a human, that’s enough, he said.

Now that I think about it, I think it was a very arrogant remark.

Even if it’s hard, be human.

At least, that wasn’t what I was saying, having committed something tantamount to murder out of undeserved greed.

As soon as that thought came to mind, Iris made a decision.

My eyes are blurry from the misery, but fortunately, it was dark and I couldn’t see well because it was covered in rain.

He took courage and spoke in a stern voice.

“Let you run away.”

“… !!!”

Roan looked back in surprise.

Iris continued.

“It’s better than all three dying. It’s like they’re looking for me.”

“Your Highness the Princess.”

“Just carry that child on your back and go.”

As expected, Iris said, wiping her eyes vigorously.

However, he could not hide the fact that his fingertips were trembling.

“Think rationally.”

“It’s what you think and say.”

“Then why do you say that?”

At Roan’s words, Iris pointed at herself with a slightly calm expression and opened her mouth.

“This is a sickly princess who is useless to anyone.”

“!”

“If it wasn’t for His Majesty’s care, it’s clear that she wouldn’t have been able to live like a doll. On the other hand, you have heard from the surrounding escort knights that you are one of the best geniuses in the kingdom.”

They are geniuses who will lead the next generation competing for first and second place side by side.

I also heard that the two got engaged recently.

“How else… .”

“I heard it all night. … Either way, it means knowing your worth. Even a child can tell which side to live on.”

“… … .”

Instead of answering, he sighed once and then looked up at the darkened sky.

“Sir Roan.”

“… … .”

“… Whoa.”

I didn’t cry out of disregard.

Rather, it was a little longing.

It was because his appearance resembled someone who was stingy with an answer.

‘In the end, you don’t know until the end.’

It’s very sad, but it doesn’t matter what happens now.

After soothe the sore throat for a long time, he urged Roan.

It was a life that only bothered those around me, but I still wanted the end to be meaningful.

“Even if you try to run away… !”

However, his reaction was different than expected.

“I don’t like it.”

“what?!”

Surprised by the resolute refusal to hear for the first time in her life, Iris widens her eyes.

“I said no.”

In the pouring rain, Roan took off his robe and put it on Iris.

Then, after brushing off his wet hair, he continues his conversation with a determined expression.

“… majesty.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t you tell me you wanted to live someday?”

Iris paused for a moment.

Blinking once as if recalling a memory, he answered.

“… Did I? Of course I want to live, but the current situation… .”

“Didn’t you say you wanted to go to the academy after treatment?”

but after that.

“… uh?”

At the word that jumped in, in an instant.

The sound of rain stopped.

“Wonder how… .”

My hair turns white and gets messy.

“Because I healed, and I heard from you.”

“ha… ?”

As a result, someone’s figure overlaps on top of Roan.

extreme cognitive dissonance.

… And then, the lightning-like realization that followed.

“ah.”

Iris’s bluish lips quivered in an instant.

Soon those deer-like eyes were pushed to the limit.

I think it’s ridiculous, but there’s only one thing I can think of at this moment.

“You, no way.”

Pointing at Roan with her index finger, Iris stammered.

I was so surprised that the tears had already stopped flowing.

“yes.”

Roan, who laid the pale-faced Uriel next to Iris, felt the presence of the monsters approaching from afar and turned her back.

It was late at night now.

It is time for the status of hunter and prey to be reversed.

so.

“It won’t take long.”

As Roan reached out, a mist of blood rose in the air.

The fog soon converges to one place and gathers into a smooth shape.

The dark red magic sword that was created like that.

Iris let out a sigh.

When you stare blankly at the figure without saying anything in the overwhelming sense of intimidation and mysterious atmosphere.

Roan said in his usual voice.

“… So, I will explain when everything is over.”