I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 25
[ Marie Dunareff (6) ]
In the love affair scenario, Marie Dunareff is subdued by the player party.
The praised magic child eventually fails to regain his sense of humor and falls into exile in the depths of the academy.
Demons that greedy for blood and suck life are naturally treated that way. Especially if you can’t even communicate.
In this way, Marie Dunareff is eliminated from the scenario. The player looks at the fallen girl in an instant and monologues that he will save her the next time.
Marie did not get a happy ending, either in the scenario or in the previous episodes that became reality.
Marie is a good person.
He is a kind-hearted kid who has a suspiciously large number of potatoes, and in the morning he brings a basket of steamed potatoes to share with his friends.
It’s okay for good kids to get a better ending.
efficiency? Monopoly?
I don’t understand Park Si-hoo’s values. Life is not calculated with plus or minus like math.
Even if there is no obligation,
even if there is no benefit,
even if it is sometimes in their interest to fall.
There are many, many reasons for killing, and they are overflowing with rot…
but people do not need reasons to save others.
* * * *
“Wow, that’s an unfamiliar ceiling.”
In my dazed mind, I spit out a word that sounded like soup, and a squeak came from the seat next to me.
“Ugh… I’m suffocating…”
A boy with square hair and a boy with glasses with messy hair spilled crumbs while chewing cookies. I’m not very good at it.
“Oh, I’m awake. Hey…”
“Wait a minute.”
“huh?”
Past memories are fed back. Maybe it was when I did something similar.
“Don’t do something like this again! Why are those bitches risking their lives!! “If you don’t want to see me go crazy!!”
I feel like the collar that was grabbed back then is still blocking me.
“Don’t grab me by the collar and do something like this again! If you don’t want to see me go crazy, don’t say that!”
“…Why is this happening? It’s gross.”
“Uh… do you read novels like that?”
right? Aren’t I really biased or something? The wording choice is shit, right?
“Hey…”
Jaeger’s voice and serious gaze pierced through me. I swallow my saliva as I look at the guy’s very serious eyes. No way….
“Aren’t we so fucking awesome? Kkekekekekekekekeke…!”
“Uh… admit it, hehe… we made special noise. Hehehe…”
“Uh, admit it.”
The refreshing sounds of laughter from the boys filled the hospital room.
“Ah… comfortable.”
It’s so comfortable. This is friendship.
“That’s right. The doctor told me to come when you wake up.”
“I’ll leave the snacks. Can I eat them? Don’t I have to eat porridge?”
“Just eat roughly and don’t eat.”
“Oh wait a minute.”
Before I could stop them, Jaeger and Lark quickly left the hospital room.
“Heartless bastards…”
I’ll just tell you how much time has passed.
Because of the fluid bag in my right arm and connecting tube, I felt like the needle would be pulled out if I stood up, so I just lay still.
The wounds, which seemed to be quite serious, have long since disappeared. The performance is solid.
-When
I touched the nape of my neck, the scabs turned into powder and fell off. That’s right, there was no trace of Marie being bitten on the back of the neck other than a blood scab.
I guess my bet paid off.
As I lay there in a daze, a while later someone came into the room.
“Student Corrin.”
I thought they were nurses or doctors, but the two people who came in were unexpected.
“Chairman, Chief Professor.”
As I nodded and said hello, Chairman Eriu and Mrs. Josephine approached me.
-widely! widely! widely!
Chairman Eriu sat in front of me, holding a cane.
“This is my first time meeting you in person, student Corin Locke.”
The Chairman may not remember, but I do not. Because I learned a lot.
Of course, there is no way that Chairman Eriu has any memories of the previous episode, so this is officially our first time meeting.
“How is your body? I heard it has properties related to regeneration and recovery.”
“It’s okay. I’m all better.”
“Really? Why didn’t I notice during the grade test… I have a lot of questions about the student, but first…”
He stood up with his cane in hand. Then he bowed down to me.
“Thank you. Your bravery saved a student’s future. Thank you for your dedication.”
Following Chairman Eriu, Senior Professor Josephine bowed and expressed her gratitude to me.
“Because of our immaturity and complacency, the students were put in danger. We left the work that adults should have done on you. We apologize for this.”
His voice was full of self-deprecation and his deeply bowed back showed no signs of rising.
Eriu Casar, the head of one of the four major academies in the world, willingly bowed his head to me.
“It would be meaningless to apologize only in words. If there is anything you wish for, I will work hard to repay you.”
The hospital room became quiet.
Eriu Casar can be passed over at any time.
It didn’t happen because we wanted it to, and it wasn’t something we could have prepared for. Couldn’t you please just move on?
But it doesn’t. This person is someone who always admits his shortcomings and tries to take on more responsibility.
“I have experienced many failures, but you are by no means one of them.”
Reflecting on the words left to me in the previous episode, I believe in good intentions.
There is a lot to be gained from Eriu Casar. You probably know it well. How much value your one word has.
I wonder if a single student knew what kind of favor he was going to ask and handed out this blank check.
The greatest value we can get from the chairman would be ‘teachings’… but not now. Not yet.
“Give me a magic stone.”
“……hmm?”
“I want to make a spear, but it’s not easy to find the materials. It would be better if you also support the production cost.”
“…….”
In fact, if you ask for the finished product window, they will give it to you. But what I want is not a rare and expensive spear.
I wanted a spear optimized for me, so I asked for materials rather than money or legendary weapons.
“I understand. Please choose the best ingredients. Beyond that, I will provide you with anything you need.”
If this happens, it’s awesome… or is it a huge reward? What to make? Who will the father-in-law choose?
“Oh, straighten your back. It’s a burden.”
I couldn’t leave him alone forever, so I suggested he sit down so I could ask him a question.
“What happened to Marie-senpai?”
“That student will be quarantined for a while. Since he has awakened as a demon, we need to check the minimum level of safety.”
“Is that so?”
“I heard the whole story from other students, but… I think I can hear the details from Corin. I don’t mind adapting it, so can you explain it?”
Chairman Eriu seemed to have guessed that I was hiding something. However, he made it known to me that he would not ask questions.
How did they know that Marie had awakened into a vampire? Did they mobilize first-year students to a party as if they were preparing?
The chairman declared that he would not delve into such important matters.
“That’s it.”
I only explained things that needed to be revealed.
I don’t know how much you will believe what I say, but I sent a clear message.
Marie is safe. That child is not a monster.
“I have one last favor to ask.”
“What is that?”
“We have no choice but to make an official announcement about Marie’s awakening sooner or later. We could reveal everything transparently, but that wouldn’t be good for Marie.”
In this world, demons are the enemies of humanity.
Most people have become demons due to awakening of the human nature without their knowledge, but they naturally become targets of discrimination as enemies of humanity.
Vampire, werewolf, jiangshi… the names lumped together into the category of demons have sent countless people to the guillotine and burned at the stake over a long history. Less than 100 years ago, this world experienced the madness of a witch hunt.
In modern times, even though the Catholic Church has declined and new doctrines have emerged and things have improved a bit, are there still demons who awaken as vampires, sucking blood from their roommates, and attacking students?
Aside from students being anxious, there is a risk of receiving excessive attention from various forces, such as Catholic fundamentalists or demon supremacists who have the ideology of eradicating demons.
This will never be a good thing for Marie.
“I feel sorry for Corinne, but I plan to leave out the incident in the forest and present the story as adapted as possible for Marie. Is that okay?”
I nodded without hesitation to Chairman Eriu’s request. If the chairman hadn’t said it, I would have said it.
Isabelle, Marie’s roommate, also said that the story is over, so it will end well.
“Get well… It doesn’t seem like there are any problems already, but please talk to Professor Josephine about the rest. I think I’ll be a lot busier from now on.”
After saying those words, Chairman Eriu stands up. From what I heard in the previous episode, it was quite difficult to get Hwaran admitted to school.
Since Marie has been awakened as a vampire this time, there is a need to relay the story to the El Ras royal family and various related organizations.
Inevitably, Director Erio will spend some time away from the Academy. Since we had a similar problem in the previous episode, it will be similar in terms of timing.
“…Student Lin.”
‘The moment Director Eriu leaves, he starts moving too. ‘I need to prepare for that as well.’
Although it is not the final boss of Act 2, it appears later as an annoying mid-boss. We must stop him from escaping.
“Nose… raw.”
‘I failed in the previous round, but I won’t miss this time.’
-match!
“Wow…”
I suddenly came to my senses at the sound of a horsewhip hitting the air. How on earth do you hit the air to make that sound?
I thought the prickly Lady Josephine would be frowning, but she showed an unexpected reaction.
“The shock hasn’t gone away yet? If you’re not feeling well, we’ll provide you with the best medical care.”
“Uh… no. I’m fine. I can be discharged from the hospital right away.”
“I see. Then… I’ll be discharged from the hospital right away.”
“…….”
As I pulled out the needle stuck in my hand and cleaned up the hospital room, Madame Josephine helped me do it without saying a word.
“Student Corrin.”
“yes?”
“Would you like to go somewhere with me?”
“…Of course.”
I felt like I had a vague idea of her intentions. Soon she unleashed her space magic and walked without hesitation toward the dark abyss.
It’s a cliché to feel nauseous when you do something like teleportation, but in this case, I didn’t even have time to feel that.
The background changed as if she was opening the door to the next room and there was Marie eating steamed potatoes inside a strict iron bar.
“Ah…”
“Good morning?”
“Uh uhh. Hello… junior… Cough! Kek! Kek!”
Marie gurgles as if her throat is clogged.
“Please open this door.”
“…Are you going to be okay?”
“It’s okay. I trust you.”
These iron bars are the minimum safety device against Majin Marie Dunareff, who has awakened as a vampire. Josephine’s attitude was natural, but there was no hesitation for me.
I took the bottled water to the door that Madame Joséphine had opened and handed it to her.
“Eat quickly. You’ll pass out.”
“Kuhuhhh… keke! Thank you…!
” “No, but someone gave me steamed potatoes and didn’t even give me water.”
“…Keuhum!”
Lady Josephine cleared her throat from behind the bars. Ah, that life-ruiner.
“Gulp! gulp! Haha…!”
Marie calmed down by pounding her chest as if she had finally cleared her throat. She must have sensed my gaze right away and smiled sheepishly.
“I thought her appetite would change, but surprisingly, she started eating things like potatoes. “Are they delicious?”
“There’s never a time when potatoes aren’t delicious! No matter how you eat it, it’s always delicious!”
“Then that’s a good thing.”
I thought that since I became a vampire, I could only eat blood and spit out the rest. I couldn’t ask Sevancia Duke that much.
“What about the vampire impulse? Is this something different from hunger? I don’t know what the cycle will be like.”
“Uh huh… For that part, I decided to get a blood pack or something…”
At first glance, Marie’s appearance made no sense.
Although she was wearing neatly new clothes, There was a lot of blood and scabs left.
Even though they provided clothes and meals, they didn’t seem to be allowed enough freedom to go to the shower room.
“The condition is a mess. Madam… why don’t you ask the head professor for a favor?”
“Oh no! I caused too much trouble! I’ll stay here until the chairman and the head professor say it’s okay… Ah!” As if
remembering something, Marie flapped her arms and covered my eyes.
“Go over there! It stinks!”
“……Why did you come here now? For your information, when you bit my neck, I hadn’t even washed.”
“Ahh! Don’t be wrong…!”
As I went to the corner to avoid Marie, who was struggling and tapping my arm, the girl who had finally calmed down grinned. “…I was scared
.”
The girl confessed while holding her knees. He started:
“A kid named Hwaran. It was very scary. I really thought I was going to die. I was so scared… I couldn’t be like my junior.”
“………”
I could understand the meaning of those words a little.
When I witnessed the enormous violence that I couldn’t face, for the first time I saw the dark shadow of death. When the sun comes… Everyone feels fear. It’s
scary, cold, and dizzy.
My head doesn’t work properly and only the reality in front of my eyes strikes me without consideration.
Just like a soldier on the battlefield finds himself infinitely small in the face of a storm that shakes the heavens and the earth. It must have been like that too.
Because I was like that too. Because
everyone has no choice but to be like that.
Marie is a genius. She is Mana’s favorite.
Because of that, her feelings of desperation to ‘survive’ and the fear of death must have been infinitely distant relatives.
The girl. It’s not that she didn’t try. I don’t want to say that she lacks experience. It’s
just that most things in this world were far from enough to stimulate a genius named Marie Dunarev.
Now the girl faced reality and felt real fear. Everyone I experienced the reality that I experience.
In the face of crisis or fear, Marie was stimulated, and that may have been the opportunity that awakened the vampire’s nature.
“Haa……”
They say the flapping of a butterfly’s wings becomes a storm.
‘The city of fog’ I didn’t notice it because I was focused on the case of ‘murderous demon’.
In the end, the opportunity that led to Marie’s awakening was a crisis and fear that could stimulate this genius.
I met Hwaran and stimulated something, and Hwaran’s feelings changed. I participated in the Hunting Ground training.
Hwaran, who participated in the training, ran into Marie by chance, and Hwaran must have used his own powers to fight against Marie, who was a first-class wizard.
That stimulated Marie and the vampire factor within her. reacted.
All I could do was lament the malicious twist of fate that happened after coincidence.
In fact, something like this happened often in previous episodes as well.
The aftermath of Arisha Arden’s death or the failure of Park Si-hoo, who tried to kill Hwa-ran, led to Yasha’s death. They were awakened.
Whether trivial or important, the flapping of wings changes the air current.
The world we live in is not a game, but reality, so those who were disparaged as NPCs are breathing living beings, so of course they react differently depending on the changed situation.
“Junior… How do you get up? Why don’t you give up? It was like that when you were in the spirit form. I thought you would never succeed. Everyone laughed at you. But you succeeded in the end.”
-It was cool.
The girl’s confession, asking how it happened like that, made me blush.
“Uh… well, it’s not that big of a deal.”
I’m a little embarrassed. I made such a grand pledge that I felt a bit itchy to actually say it.
“I like happy endings.”
“huh?”
“Good guys are rewarded and bad guys are punished. Why is it such a story of encouragement and punishment?”
Those who work hard should be rewarded.
What about a selfish guy? I don’t want to cheer.
“Marie-senior is a good person. Kind and pretty… Anyway, I like a happy ending. So… I hope Marie Dunareff becomes happy.”
My cheek twitched.
I feel so embarrassed after saying this. Basically, boys don’t say anything, huh? The best thing to do is to quietly do your job.
“……wow.”
Lady Josephine muttered.
I just rolled my eyes and looked to the side to see Lady Josephine covering her mouth with her palm, looking impressed. why not?
“uh.”
Marie’s lips twitched.
“Uh uh… uhh….”
When I made eye contact with Marie, I saw her pupils shaking violently. The pure white skin became red and even trembled.
what? Are these withdrawal symptoms? already?
“Blood… do you want to drink it?”
“Uh huh? Uh huh… AAA?!”
Please at least answer in human words.
“Ugh… Ow! No… I’m not imagining something strange…!”
“yes?”
What is the reaction as if you are running a high-end game with full options on this 4K monitor?
Marie, who was as hot as a graphics card expressing “I’m going to heaven soon” with her whole body, ran away to a corner and then calmed down and took a breath.
“That’s not it… Did it hurt?”
“As for my throat, it was just a tingling sensation.”
“……Sorry.”
“I’m even sorry.”
“No, no! I’m so… sorry! I couldn’t hold it in. That impulse… no, no, these are all excuses…”
Marie paid no mind to her matted hair and the bloody nape of her neck. I bowed my head deeply.
“I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry.”
The girl approached me and held my hand, earnestly begging for forgiveness. Her golden eyes were watery.
“Thank you. For saving me, for not giving up on me, for being devoted to me. I owe you a debt that can never be repaid.”
-Whoop!
The girl wiped my falling eyes without even letting go of my hand.
“Yes… thank you very much.”
Marie let go of my hand, took a step back, and turned her back.
“Junior! I… I want to take a shower! I have to finish eating the potatoes!”
“Of course. Marie-senpai.”
I guess I should leave now.
“Head professor.”
At my words, Lady Josephine spread space magic in front of me. As I took a step into the space leading to the hospital room, I heard Marie’s voice.
“Bye Corinne! See you later!”
“See you again.”
The girl who had been in tears now sent me off with a smile.
Return to the hospital room. The sound of Mrs. Josephine’s high heels clicking echoed in the quiet hospital room.
“Wow… student Corin. You’re quite good at it.”
“yes?”
“Ah~”
Lady Josephine looked like a senior with a lot of experience in life and shook her head.
“I will consult with student Corin about her in the future.”
“Uh… yes.”
Finally, Madame Joséphine left the hospital room with a faint smile.
As I scratched my itchy cheek and opened the hospital room door, the bright afternoon sun shined down on the window.
This is how the story of Act 1 comes to an end. It is a happy ending for everyone who was unable to succeed in the game or in the previous episode.
Something a little unexpected happened and nothing went as planned… but that’s why it’s better.
The world runs on even without players.
There is a better ending even if you don’t follow the romance.
I felt like I was confirming that a world that could not be achieved in the game or in the world where the players were was starting.