The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 696

Chapter 696

Epilogue – Beyond Civilization

The northernmost point of the continent.

A place skewed westward from there as well.

A snowfield area that exists beyond a vast mountain range that has no name because no one lived there before the Gate Avalanche occurred.

A polar region that does not exist outside of a season called winter.

-hey… … ! I think!

A group of people head to the place at the sound of shouting somewhere on the plateau during a snowstorm.

The strong men, up to five or six, soon found the fallen beast in the snowstorm and the person guarding the beast.

“Whoa, that’s great. I haven’t seen a guy like him in three years.”

A huge reindeer was lying dead with an arrow right on its head.

“Hurry up. If there is more snow, we might have to be locked up in a shelter for a few days.”

Everyone joins in and starts tying a rope around the dead reindeer’s body. If the blizzard gets worse, you may have to spend several days in the cabin without being able to return.

“We don’t know, but Beton, this friend has to go back even if his eyes are taller.”

“of course. Today, it’s not snow, I’m going back even if it’s an avalanche.”

At someone’s words, others start to giggle and laugh.

“If you don’t want to see Betton froze without knowing what’s up with his son, let’s move quickly!”

A man named Betten laughs at the joke and begins tying a rope around the reindeer’s body so that everyone can drag it along.

All of them were thickly dressed, of course, each wearing a bow.

The man who seemed to be the leader of the group looked at the blonde man tying a rope together and patted him on the back.

It was the man he found after shooting an arrow at a reindeer.

“By the way, this friend of Ladias doesn’t have a shrine.”

“haha… … . It is too much praise.”

“It’s more than a shrine, to kill a reindeer we can’t see with just one arrow. To be honest, I used to think you were just shooting anywhere and saying weird things?”

None of the herds saw reindeer.

But a man named Ladias aimed his bowstring somewhere in the blizzard, fired one shot, and strode away.

And a reindeer was lying on the scene.

Not only is it bizarrely good at finding its prey, but its arrows always hit vital points.

“It’s a noble, a noble.”

Everyone nodded as if they agreed with the head hunter’s words, and Beton, whose wife’s dissolution began, thanked Ladias several times.

After tying up the carcass of the reindeer, everyone starts to lead the reindeer back.

“By the way, Ladias. Hasn’t it been a while for you too?”

“Whenever… … ?”

“I mean the kid.”

“ah… … .”

“That spoiled betten is going to be a dad today too, but can you still be gone?”

When one person starts to help, comments come in from here and there.

There is a time, and it may be getting late.

It’s okay for your wife, but wouldn’t it be difficult for you as you get older?

It is said that everything should be prepared before the energy wears out.

The young man called Ladias only laughed awkwardly.

“By the way, Violet said she was helping with the childbirth today, right?”

“I don’t know, but I’ll help whatever I can… … .”

“haha… … .”

Ladias’s wife is on the verge of helping Beton’s wife give birth today.

But at those words, the elders looked troubled.

“… … Any problem?”

“For a weak person like your wife to do… … . It’s not normal.”

-Tuk-tuk

Another man taps Ladias on the shoulder.

“I’m probably out of my mind.”

“… … ?”

“Still, it’s fortunate that you are a nobleman with a strong will. How did you think of coming to a place like this with such a delicate wife?”

At those words, Ladias smiled awkwardly in a bad mood.

“Ahaha… … . I crowd… … . I did some.”

Every time Ladias heard that, it felt like a stone stuck in his throat.

A place where people did not live even in the days when civilization was intact.

Because it is extremely far from civilization, there is no warp gate, so even a monster at the gate cannot enter without permission.

The deposed Bertus and Saviolin Tana were living beyond civilization under new names.

Therefore, whenever Bertus heard that Saviolin Tana, who pretended to be his wife and lived a life, was a weak woman, he could not help but feel an indescribable grotesque feeling.

* * *

The village in the snowy field was not that small.

The size of this community, with a little over 300 units, is quite large considering the extreme environment the place is in.

Thousands of kilometers in all directions are uninhabited, and beyond the huge mountain range to the north, there is a frozen sea that stretches to an unknown extent.

Bertus and Tana came to this place on purpose.

I wasn’t originally looking for an environment like this.

Wherever there is civilization, it is impossible to live in hiding. That’s why I was just being chased wherever I was.

The clumsy, deep backcountry is sometimes discovered by adventurers.

I ran to survive, but I didn’t even want to kill anyone.

That’s why I tried to go to a place where even the foundation of civilization could not exist.

A remote place in the depths where not even monsters can find it.

A place where it is difficult for humans as well as animals and monsters to live.

He said he would be able to live hidden there forever.

Bertus and Tana crossed over to the far side of civilization.

And even in an environment where humans shouldn’t live, we have reached a place where someone lives.

All the villagers were kind and warm to the outsiders who appeared in an environment where outsiders could not come.

I took care of them even though I was shocked at how they got here.

They provided a place to sleep, clothes to wear, and food to eat.

No one asked why they came.

To them, the world was nothing but a snowy field.

There is no country, no history, no country.

He only knew that at some point strange-looking beasts were appearing.

The small but strong civilization of the snowfield stood firm in front of the monsters that occasionally appeared.

To them, monsters were treated as ‘things that can’t be eaten’ or ‘things that look like they’ll get into trouble if eaten’.

In that way, Tana and Bertus encountered a very small community that existed in a place where no civilization should exist and settled down here.

A harsh but friendly place, cold but not lonely.

A place so far away from the world that no one knows about it.

Bertus learned a lot.

How to survive in the snowfield How to survive.

What to do when isolated in the snow.

Even in this extreme environment, animals live and how to find such animals.

In what places are temporary huts for hunters hidden.

Hunting, which was only a hobby in the distant past, has developed into a real hunting technique for a living.

“Whoa… … . It’s worth it to move quickly. It has already arrived.”

The group arrived at a snowy highland village with the reindeer that Bertus had hunted.

Of course, I don’t go hunting on snowy days.

The village hunters came out to live, not live, wondering if Beton, whose wife is about to give birth, should have a party.

“Elaaaaaaa!”

As soon as Betton returns, he starts running home, shouting his wife’s name.

He must have been very worried as he left his pregnant wife behind to go hunting.

“Ladias, will you try it this time?”

Even Bertus knew what the boss was talking about.

slaughter.

Bertus still couldn’t get used to it, so the head hunter tried to make Bertus do it whenever he had a chance.

At some point, the chief hunter’s main goal was to perfect Bertus, an outsider, into a snowy man.

“Oh no. I will leave it to you as I have been doing.”

“Tsk. You are good at everything, but it seems that you are not accustomed to being bad at it.”

“that… … . sorry.”

He has good hand technique, good eyesight, and quick action.

Everything is perfect, but I can’t do things like butchering or skinning.

A guy who is close to perfect but always regrets being decisive.

To the snowfield men, Ladias is so unbelievably good, but he’s always left in strange places.

“Haha, today I thought I’d see Ladias upset, but it’s a pity.”

A strongman giggled on a rope behind the head hunter.

-ha ha ha!

“… … .”

It’s not that I don’t do it because I don’t want to do it, but I try to do it several times.

The first time the head hunter ordered the slaughter as if he would entrust it to him, Bertus picked up the slaughter knife and attacked without knowing it, and showed a harsh look.

Seeing the parasites pouring out along with the intestines, Bertus ran out of the slaughterhouse and vomited.

I could still see the gross things, but Bertus was the one who couldn’t see the disgustingly dirty ones.

On the contrary, the villagers laughed at Bertus as if they wanted to see something so strange.

After throwing up, rumors spread throughout the village.

It is said that a young man who is a newcomer has a peculiar constitution that causes him to vomit at the sight of blood.

Of course, there was no such misunderstanding now, but Bertus still couldn’t put his hands on some things.

Bertus now knows.

In this kind of life, there is no need to have great strength in any part.

It’s not just because you’re good at hunting, it’s not because you’re good at tracking.

You must be able to do everything.

Hunting is a hunting stand, butchering is a slaughterhouse, and cooking is a kitchen table. There is no limit to counting.

So, in the early days of settlement, there were times when I was treated as someone who didn’t know how to do anything.

So now Bertus knew that there was a lot to learn from all the people of this village, both men and women, especially the elderly.

Now, somehow, one person was doing his or her part because others were solving the lacking parts by somehow utilizing their strengths.

“Anyway, Betton is also Betton, but you should go quickly too.”

“yes.”

Bertus also heads in the direction of Beton’s house, to which Beton hastily ran.

-With a rattle

, someone opens the door to Beton’s house and someone comes out.

Saviolin Tana.

Here, a woman known as Violet staggers outside.

Her bobbed hair, which had always been short enough to reach around her neck, now reached below the waist and had to be tied with a hair tie.

No matter what people say

Now, if you just pretend, you look like a thin woman.

“… … ?”

-Pulp

and Bertus saw Saviolin Tana, whose complexion was white as if her soul had been sucked, stumbled and collapsed into the snow.

It is a delicate and fragile figure that does not fit at all with the well-known Saviolin Tana.

-ah… … .

-iced coffee… … .

Will something big happen?

“Woah honey… … ?”

Bertus also hurriedly approached Tana, who was sitting down.

Tana looked up at Bertus, who had approached blankly.

Beyond white, his complexion was pale.

“Ahhh… … . ah… … .”

“Is something going on?”

“iced coffee… … . no.”

– Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! ugh! Ugh!

Behind Tana, who was shaking all over, at Betton’s house, the women’s moaning of women overcoming the pain of childbirth could be heard.

-With a jerk,

the door to Beton’s house opens cautiously, and the midwife shows her face.

“It’s nothing, I was very shocked. Take him home, give him some warm water and lay him down.”

“yes… … ?”

The old woman closed the door after saying that.

It was only then that Bertus could see Saviolin Tana’s pupils shaking very violently.

What did you see?

“that… … . W Honey… … . the child… … . that… … . membrane… … . ha ha ha ha… … . haha… … . uh how… … . how… … . how? uh? uh huh?”

I was about to explain something, but I was shaking as if I couldn’t explain it.

Nothing special.

But it is clear that he saw something very shocking.

It was only then that Bertus seemed to understand why the other hunters were more concerned about Violet than Beton’s wife, the person who gave birth.

I knew that I would be mesmerized by witnessing the birth process.

Just like Bertus has no resistance to parasites, there are also some that have no resistance at all.

Here, the hunters were sure that Violet, who is the image of a young foolish woman, would definitely be.

“I am… … . It’s useless again… … .”

In the end, seeing Tana trembling with her head down, Bertus smiled bitterly.

“Let’s go back at once.”

“yes… … .”

Supporting the trembling Saviolin Tana, Bertus headed for their house.

* * *

Bertus set Tana on the bed and gave her a cup of warm water.

Bertus laughed as he watched Tana drink the water, which was not too hot.

Not long after Tana and Bertus arrived, the villagers built a house on their own.

Even though it was a place where materials were rare, people rushed to get materials and quickly built a house.

Then he told me to live here and pushed the two of them in.

They never said they would settle down or why they came here.

He built the house without asking anything, as if he knew roughly everything without saying anything.

That’s why Tana and Bertus had no choice but to sit still.

After that, Bertus tried to help with this and that in the village and realized how much he was lacking. And I learned what I didn’t know.

But in Tana’s case, it was worse.

Beyond not knowing how to cook, he doesn’t even know how to prepare meat.

I don’t know how to sew, let alone leather.

I don’t know how to start a fire,

and of course I don’t even know how to make the most important food in this environment.

I can’t even play with the kids.

I just don’t know what to do in front of the kids with an embarrassing smile.

People who do not know what to do even when given chores in the village, so they only cry.

A woman with a beautiful face, a good heart, and a well-behaved demeanor, but who is of no use to anyone.

Still, people are cute, so when I see her bewildered, I feel happy.

The village women secretly envy her, saying that seeing her hands so white, clean, and soft, it’s clear that she hasn’t done anything dangerous in her life.

She is confident in working hard, but when Tana tries to do hard work, men and women of all ages are extremely discouraged.

Because it is certain that a person who has grown up finely will get hurt while working hard in a distant place.

So even if I want to do something I’m good at, I don’t even give them a chance.

When I say I want to work as a hunter, people laugh and say wahaha because I have accumulated so far.

Everyone waved their hands at me telling me not to joke.

In fact, it is natural.

I lived my whole life holding a sword.

Life and all other aspects were supported by the imperial family.

Except for the sword, everything else was a good thing and always worked out somehow. It just wasn’t her concern.

That’s why Tana doesn’t know anything other than the sword and doesn’t have a single head at all.

She has been doing only what she is good at all her life and is a person who has been completed with that.

It’s fortunate that he doesn’t cry in embarrassment when someone like that suddenly asks him to work in a field he has no ties to.

So, if you show a sense of work to do this, what is this? I’m still saying that.

Even if it was taught once.

Even if you let me know, I’m not very good at it.

Tana is much more incompetent than the emperor, Bertus.

That is the reality of Saviolin Tana, who was the strongest knight in the Empire and the greatest sword on the continent.

“Have you calmed down?”

“yes… … .”

This time, she went out to do some small errands ahead of a major event in the village called childbirth, but after hearing the midwife tell her to rest, she went outside and sat down.

She has seen and done countless deaths and killings, and she has also seen countless filthy things.

However, there is no way that she could have endured the sight of the birth of life and the shock of that sight.

how?

How do you do this?

It is fortunate that I did not pass out with only question marks and exclamation marks in my head.

Bertus didn’t say anything as he looked at Tana, who was holding her breath while fiddling with the water cup.

Bertus, who is closest to her, knows best that she is suffering from the realization of how incompetent she was.

Bertus smiled faintly at Tana.

“It is not easy.”

“… … Yes.”

The village owners who saw them respecting each other as a married couple always laughed, saying they were cute.

No one asked why they were so strange to each other.

No one asked if they were married.

At least Bertus is now serving as a single person, and his hunting skills are of great help to the village.

But Saviolin Tana still doesn’t know how to do anything, and in the eyes of people, she’s just a weak and foolish woman.

However, no one criticized Tana too much for her incompetence.

Even if they make fun of her, no villagers seriously scold her.

It was because everyone saw it the day they arrived in this town.

After passing through a rough snowstorm, he was in a state on the verge of collapsing, unable to tell whether it was a person or a snowball.

It was because everyone remembered the venomous expression of Saviolin Tana, who arrived carrying the fainting Bertus with her teeth clenched and her eyes wide open.

When asked how he got here, Tana said.

It seemed that there was a village here.

I heard the sound of people living.

But it had been more than three days since she had heard the sound and walked away.

She heard an inaudible sound and found her way through a snowstorm to reach this village.

that’s why everyone says

stupid

I don’t know how to do anything.

I’m a person who only makes accidents no matter what I do.

that he is a great man

That is why no one can ignore Saviolin Tana.