I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 185

Mentor (2)

Miriam is a royal.

Since the incident 10 years ago, she has been actively involved in difficult situations, but she is still the only princess in this country.

There is no need to explain how precious she is to the kingdom.

Even when hunting outdoors, knights and wizards surround her, and when she is exposed to the intense, scorching sunlight, the maids who follow her cover her with large parasols… If she is thirsty, she is given a drink, and if she is hungry, she is

offered food from the mountains and the sea.

That is the natural way to live a life.

“Huh… Huh…!”

I’m out of breath. Sweat poured down my face.

The cane used on the road is becoming a pillar that supports not only one leg but the entire body.

“Krrrrr…!”

The howl of a hunter chasing his prey echoes in the dark forest.

“Corrin Locke…!”

Miriam was being chased by a huge dog.

……

…

“Today, we will do actual combat-like training in the mountains.”

Second week of mentoring at the Academy. Miriam frowned at Corin’s words.

“……why?”

In response to Miriam’s question, Corin took the attitude of asking something obvious.

“There’s nothing you get used to more than actually doing it.”

Miriam had a lot to say. The reason I applied to be a mentor was not to learn something from you.

It is a metaphorical expression of wanting to support a promising knight named Corin Locke and keep him in his power.

You’re not that stupid that you don’t know.

Instead of saying that, Miram approached it with a different logic.

“If it’s a real fight, I’ve had enough.”

“I guess so. You must have been tired of hunting.”

“…….”

Miriam doubted the intention of Corin’s words.

hunt.

Known for her frequent hobbies.

But what it hunts is something only she and her subordinates know.

“Well, it’s the royal family’s duty to look after the state of the private household. I’ve hunted a lot of monsters.”

“You’re probably not a monster, right?”

“…….”

Miriam’s expression distorted in a cruel way. It was not because the truth was revealed, but because I didn’t like his attitude of mocking me.

“Well, it’s something more rewarding than hunting like that.”

“It’s okay. I have no reason to receive a mentor like this…”

“Are you going to stop mentoring?”

“…….”

It was a provocative remark. And it was extremely unpleasant language.

Don’t you want to be close to me? Don’t you want to build a relationship? But are you going to give up like this?

“Kyung, you’re a less fortunate person than I thought, aren’t you?”

“There is a story about a monarch who visited three times to recruit a great strategist. It is called ‘Three Goals and Chories’, and the princess should follow suit.”

“If I get mentored three times, will Kyeong become mine?”

“It depends on the conditions.”

“Then tell me the conditions.”

Corin shrugged his shoulders at Miriam’s blunt words.

“I hope you get some good mentoring.”

That is the beginning of this practical exercise.

“Why on earth… why should I…”

My legs feel heavy. Wearing a dress will only get in the way while hiking.

“If you need help, let me know. I’ll carry you.”

“I do not need.”

Despite having a disability in one leg, Miram gritted his teeth and completed the climb.

Corin also offered help only once and no more.

From Miriam’s perspective, it was actually better. Her disability aroused the sympathy of many people and they tended to help her even if she did not say anything.

For her, whose sympathy is unpleasant, this kind of ordinary treatment would be better.

‘He acts obnoxiously, but strangely, I like this.’

In any case, she is not just an ordinary person either. As a first-class wizard, she knew many magics to assist her.

“Shh. Can you feel it?”

“…I don’t know?”

Miriam answered honestly. The western mountain range where I arrived after receiving the request. What has changed now that we have come this far?

“Smell carefully. What does this smell like?”

“…How do I know that?”

It smells like something delicious. The air was clear, but the smell that irritated my nose had changed.

“You should know by now.”

Corrin walked a few steps and searched in the bushes.

“The ecosystem of demons is surprisingly similar to that of ordinary beasts. Things like cats and monsters, dogs and wild boars.”

“Surprisingly, cats are neat. That’s why it’s not easy to track them down. They hide their poop and eyes and groom themselves frequently, so they don’t smell very well.”

“Wild boars have a unique smell, but these guys are actually good at avoiding people. In particular, they detect whether a knight is a threat by smelling the iron in the cold weapon he is holding.”

“Thanks to this, wizards tend to be perceived as somewhat formidable enemies. The staff they carry smells like familiar wood.”

In the end, Corin motioned to Miriam as if she had found something in the bushes. As I follow him, not far away I see a large lump giving off a strong smell.

“Do I really need to show you something like this?”

“Does someone who also raises snakes get so freaked out when they see poop?”

“They’re different sizes.”

“Anyway, do you know whose shit this is?”

“……dog.”

Miriam’s hunting career is long. Although they don’t personally search for the royal family, they can tell the difference between wild boar and dog feces.

“That’s correct. This area is where hounds live.”

The Hound is a monster that Miriam knows well. A low-level monster whose limit is level 4.

However, because she has the characteristic of obeying the alpha individual of the pack, she is a monster often worked by the wolf beastmen she mainly hunts.

“Let’s go up a little further. I think we can find their habitat. If we calculate the number of footprints, we can come to a rough conclusion.”

Why bother heading to the habitat? It was a little strange, but I guess it’s no big deal.

Corin Locke is a de facto semi-special engineer. Considering the power of the sun, he is a powerhouse that may truly become top-tier if evaluated without limits.

There won’t be much danger with such a strong person next to you.

And as we climbed further up the mountain, numerous footprints and traces of canines began to appear.

“Hehe, here’s another tip for you as a mentor.”

“suddenly?”

“It’s not all of a sudden. This is also a mentoring process.”

Hiking? Did you just come to investigate the habitats of level 3-4 monsters?

“So… what’s that tip?”

“Canines. How do they hunt?”

All they said after coming into the monster’s habitat were creepy things. At the same time, he gets up and climbs onto a tree branch.

“what are you doing?”

“Hounds are low-level monsters whose limit is level 4, but surprisingly, if they have a leader, the story changes. Deokguyaaa~!”

It was then. In time with his shout, a howling echoed from somewhere in the mountains.

“Sir…what are you doing?”

“Seeing something once is easier to understand than hearing it a hundred times. Try to survive well.”

To conclude, Miriam could not last three hours.

* * * *

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“…….”

Miriam, who had entered into an unexpected mountain battle, glared at Corin, who was looking at her with a mean look. Behind him is Deok-gu, who chases him like prey.

A descendant of the vampire Marie Dunareff. Since Marie said that the only person she sucks blood from is Corin, that blood dog can be said to be a composite monster that combines the blood of Corin and Marie.

They seem to treat each other like sons and daughters, but Miriam, a fellow magician, would laugh at them.

“Let’s talk as we go down. You lasted longer than expected and the sun is going down. Shall we go down a little faster?”

I didn’t say how. He glanced at Deokgu and signaled him to hug Miram.

“I don’t like it. I don’t like the smell of dogs.”

“Grrr…!”

Deokgu gets angry. But I didn’t mean to mock you. She purely hates dogs. No, I belonged to the hateful side.

And an idea came to mind. Miriam smiled brightly and grabbed Corin’s arm.

“I’m amazed. You dragged the princess all the way here and put her through a hard time, so the knight can do that for you, right?”

How will he react here? Since he was the one who resisted my temptation, should I reject him? Or will he be chivalrous and reluctantly accept?

The answer was surprisingly straightforward.

“Huh?”

Corin hugs Miriam like a princess without any hesitation. He looked down at her with a rather relaxed expression and her mouth pouting like a goldfish.

“Hold on tight.”

“What?!”

It was something she had asked for herself, but Miriam held her breath at the faster speed than expected.

Running rapidly up a steep mountain path with only downhill slopes with the physical ability of a superhuman.

Accelerating too quickly, Miriam inadvertently grabbed Corin’s shoulder with all her might.

“Sir——!”

The moment he raised his head to say, “Run a little slower,” Miriam was speechless at his strange expression.

It was a strangely overpowering smile, and it was the first red one this sly man had ever shown. It was difficult to interpret its meaning.

‘Strange man.’

If you think about it, has there ever been a man who had this much self-esteem?

He openly made demands to the princess, made her climb a mountain path, and targeted me with a large, distracting dog as a test.

Even though he casually commits a crime that would not be strange, even if it is an attempted assassination of a royal family, he knows that he will not be accused.

That’s probably why he’s being so wanton…

“Smile.”

Why such… such a strange request.

As a princess, she said she could do anything to me, but the only thing she wanted was a smile.

I know that my smile isn’t that refreshing, but it’s nice to see a smile like that.

‘What do you want?’

She lived in a world filled with evil spirits.

Profit, ideology, power…a world where reading hidden intentions is directly linked to survival, no matter what it is.

Corinne Locke is just a one-day puppy compared to that world. Aside from his strength, he is just a student at the academy.

Still, I can’t read it.

I can’t read this man’s hidden intentions… what he wants from me.

“For reference, here’s a piece of advice: canines’ tracking ability relies on their sense of smell. If you can master that sense of smell, it’s not difficult to avoid being tracked.”

“What am I going to do with that?”

“I’m saying don’t think you’ll always be a hunter.”

“…….”

What are you talking about?

‘What a… strange man.’

However, the memory of today was clearly engraved in Miriam’s mind.

One trial can change more than you think.

* * * *

There was nothing special about doing this kind of practical training with Miriam.

In the upcoming ‘hunt’, her position will be reversed, and that incident will be the beginning of an episode that will tighten the mound.

But that doesn’t stop hunting. Blocking it doesn’t change anything.

Whether she is in a preemptive attack or fabricating an incident… the episode is sure to start.

“Then tell me the conditions.”

The conditions under which I must stand on her side. However, it is a condition that can never be met.

“You… how much do you know?”

I know. The problem is that you know too well.

Because you went so far as to abandon me and your child.

In the end, we turned into enemies and crossed a line that I couldn’t tolerate.

“Then that’s it.”

We arrived at the academy and escorted her to the dormitory.

Even though I was an escort and a member of the same special dormitory family, the atmosphere was like that.

“Have a nice weekend.”

“……okay.”

She tries to turn around. I called her to stop.

“I haven’t received the reward yet?”

“Ugh…!”

Miriam frowned with an unconvinced expression. Well, this arrangement is cute.

“Is this… do I really have to do this?”

“Sure. Once a week at the end of mentoring.”

“Are you asking me to smile? I know. I know.”

I don’t know why Miriam is so strangely obsessed with me, both in the previous episode and in this episode.

The things she said to me when her heart grew cold.

“……love you. I’m late… I’m sorry. love you. “I love you so much, Corinne.”

Because I remember the woman cooling down with that bitter smile.

“Try smiling. They say you’re pretty when you smile.”

“Kyung-eun… you’ve never seen me smile.”

“Because I’m sure it’s the prettiest thing in the world.”

I hope your smile changes from a sad one to a happy one.

“Ha… Okay, if you want to see my smile like that.”

The corner of his mouth twitches and twists. It was an awkward laugh, closer to a mockery than a smile.

“Hopefully next time will be better.”

“…That’s rude.”

Miram makes a sullen expression. She tripped me up over a topic she was now tired of.

“So you don’t want to become a sire? I can give you everything if you accept my deal.”

“It’s scary what you have to do after you get it.”

“…….”

It was short, but not bad. Newlywed life as the princess’s sire. In the end, everything collapsed when the incident occurred.

“You were my destiny. “It was too late for me to realize it, but…”

I could have made just one of you happy.

I could make you laugh.

“Please wait patiently. One day, you and I will be faced with a choice.”

She is not persuaded.

don’t quit Do not give up.

In the end, you will achieve your wish.

So right now… not yet.

It is only after putting everything on the line to overwhelm, trample, and oppress her that she can be forced.

Only after you destroy everything you can muster will we be able to talk on equal terms. So──

“Let’s go in. It’s cold.”

──I will break you, Mir.

* * * *

I returned to the dormitory with Miriam. It’s the weekend soon, so I’ll either train or go on a mission or run.

Weekends are busy with Len and Ron’s teaching schedules. Ron is still a pretty boy, only 14 years old, but I’m a little worried that Ren is still growing slowly.

I borrowed Deokgu today, so I had to thank Marie and also practice territory with Alicia… We also had martial arts training with Hwaran.

Well, most of the time, I can do it with Master Erin during training time, but the problem is that Master only comes back on Sundays.

Anyway, I’m busy. Normally, Park Sihoo would have done all the outside activities during this time and I would have been busy training.

‘It’s tiring having to look at the big picture.’

Since Park Si-hoo did everything in the previous episode, I feel the weight of the burden he carries.

But it still didn’t work out that way. These days, my memories of that guy are fading and the anger I had is fading, but… I can’t reconcile it with that guy either.

“Oh Corinne… are you here? Princess Elizabeth too.”

“Don’t be too stiff, Senior Dunareff.”

Marie naturally took the luggage I was carrying and carried it myself. I’m sorry…

“Oh, that’s right! Corrin is back!”

“Him?”

As I understood what Marie meant, I saw a familiar pink-haired saint coming down from the stairs on the second floor.

“Corin~! Corin’s younger brother! Oh, my younger brother Mir is there too?”

“I told you not to mince your words…”

Estelle ignored Miriam’s protest and ran towards me with a sigh. Naturally, the attention of the dormitory family members was focused in that direction.

“Brother Corrin!”

“Huh why why? Saint?”

“Oh, you’re calling me sister?”

“…Why, sister?”

It was clear that if I didn’t give him what he wanted, he would complain until the end, so I called him by whatever name he wanted. Why… are the views of those around me becoming cold?

“Little brother, let’s go on a date with me tomorrow!”

“…Yes?”‘

It’s a bit of déjà vu… Why do all the women around me surprise me like this?

“I came to the Holy Land thinking only about my brother Corin and quickly got things done! So, are you going to play with me?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be done…”

“Then meet me at the clock tower square tomorrow at 12 o’clock!”

Estelle leaves after saying what she has to say. But oh! He came back as if he had forgotten something and immediately kissed my cheek.

“Sister, let’s go to bed early to prepare for tomorrow. A beautiful woman has to go to bed early and wake up early.”

Isn’t your sister pretty? Estelle even winks.

What… are you telling me to fuck you now?

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

It’s hard to handle the stares of people around you. In particular, Miriam’s gaze was as cold as a snow storm. .