chapter 30
30 – To the Frontline
Time at the academy passed faster than I thought. The semester seemed to end earlier than Earth’s university.
After the final group evaluation, the final test and theory evaluation took place some time later. It was a written test that I haven’t seen in a while, so I felt new, but the boredom of the remaining time after solving all the questions was painful.
After the exam, it was summer vacation. Like college, the vacation period was long, and during that time, I had to write a report on my vacation performance.
Simply put, it could be seen as vacation homework. There were many people who were more concerned about the performance report before the exam.
For example, they gave homework on external activities such as extermination of monsters, extermination of demons, and participation in tournaments.
The difficulty wasn’t too difficult. This was because any monster that was classified as a monster was possible if you were writing a report on hunting monsters. Of course, even so, the fact that he had to meet many people and hunt with real adventurers was burdensome.
Actually, it was like eating a meal to me. After defeating any demon, I just wanted to write it in the report.
By the way, I decided to head to the Pandemonium Frontline with Chloe. The front line was a familiar place to Chloe, and it was also a place where demons often haunted.
Just…. After the word “Performance report” Came out from Florina, Ekina began to look at me.
Probably because of the buff.
When the vacation started, she couldn’t just stay in her or her me or her academy, she had to go somewhere. If that happened, she couldn’t get the buff, so Echina was restless.
I could still feel Echina’s gaze as I sat still after solving her problems.
“Everyone, put down your pens and pick them up from behind.”
After she gathered all her exam papers, she continued her words.
“As I said before, prepare a performance report. If you try too hard to stand out, you could seriously get hurt, so be careful. Are all your exams over?”
The test schedule for each occupation was different. The priestly class concluded with last week’s class.
Viteo told the priest to pray during the exam, saying that prayer is more important than the exam.
“Yes, fortunately, the exam seems to be over. Everyone go in and rest and see you later.”
Today was the last time a party was scheduled for the same classmates. It’s kind of like a one-semester reunion.
As soon as her class was over, I took Echina and headed to the Grand Gym. Chloe arrived first and was in the throes of her wrath. At first glance, she could guess that she had failed her test.
She didn’t even know that I and Echina had entered, and she lifted her barbell, complaining to herself.
“Let’s see. I will study like a crazy b*tch next semester.”
Chloe, who was doing squats with too much weight, eventually fell over. She was propped up on her barbell, half-folded on her floor.
“No, no one? Help me….”
“Heh heh, when you exercise, you have to concentrate on the exercise.”
“That, Grand-sama….”
She looked at me with moistened eyes like a young animal raised from the dead.
As I lifted the barbell, she healed her back using a divine spell herself.
I sent Echina back after the workout. Me and Chloe went straight to the temple. It was the most efficient time to recharge divine power.
In the temple, Viteo was praying alone. Me and Chloe quietly moved to his side and prayed.
Today, I think I will be running out of time for prayer, so I took off my priestly clothes after cooling off my sweat.
“Heh heh, you should focus on prayer.”
I said to Chloe, who stared at me as I undressed.
“Ouch! Who hit me in the head? Who, who is it?”
Chloe looked around the temple and said. There was no one in her place who could hit her. Chloe cleared her throat and prayed again.
Intense sunlight came in through the windows of the temple and warmed my trapezius, lats, and erect muscles.
The temperature of the temple began to rise rapidly. The warm light and warmth embraced me as if embracing me.
Sweat was forming all over my body as if I was doing an intense workout. I prayed without stopping.
“It’s too hot….”
Chloe, who was praying next to me, spoke softly.
At the time the sweat on the body began to flow down, the statue of the Goddess began to vibrate little by little and emitted an intense light.
“hehehehe!”
Chloe and Viteo, who saw the light emitting, were surprised and raised and lowered their heads repeatedly.
All the intense light emitted by the goddess was absorbed into my body.
“Thank you for today. Mr. Riel.”
When I looked around after praying, Chloe and Viteo were lying on the floor gasping for breath.
“Keugh…. Was prayer really this hard?”
“That, it always gets difficult when only Gran comes in.”
“Heh heh, prayer is not an easy task. I will go first.”
I got out of the temple and headed to my inn. He wiped his wet body with sweat.
The appointment time is quickly approaching.
I met with the members and headed to the meeting place in the academy.
“Oh, Team 5 is here.”
My classmates were already sitting at the table drinking.
It felt like we were having an after party in Daehangno.
“Is that good for drinking? Aren’t big kids like you drinking well?”
“Heh heh…. Been sober for a while. Great. Let’s drink it after a long time.”
***
Gran drank the strong drink with his back straight. It was not a drink that would satisfy him, but he drank in the spirit of youth.
However, those who clinked glasses by Gran’s side were not normal.
“Gran-sama…. Where are you going on vacation?
Ekina, drunk, said. She hit Gran’s shoulder with her head in her drunken stupor.
“Heh heh, I’m thinking of heading to the Pandemonium Front.”
When Gran said that he was going to the front line, even the noisy children looked at him.
“Eh? I, the wire… ?”
“Is that serious? It’s dangerous there. I think Gran would be fine….”
“hehehe, of course I plan to avoid dangerous places.”
Unable to control her body properly, Ekina embraced Gran’s arm.
“Please take me too…” .”
“What, what? Were you two like that?”
“Heh heh, it looks like Echina-sama is drunk.”
As Gran pushed the forehead of her echinacea, the echinacea that was attached to her with all her might fell off behind her.
But Ekina clung to Gran again.
“Hey, Ekina was originally like that… ?”
“So…. She must have fallen for Gran.”
Gran just laughed awkwardly with a puzzled face.
“You are drunk. I’ll take you to the dorm.”
Arnes, who was at the table to the right of Gran, approached and said.
Echina didn’t respond and took Gran’s arms with both of her hands.
Arnes sighed deeply and placed his hand on Echina’s shoulder.
“Why do you drink so much….”
“You go away.”
Echina said as she shook Arnes’ hand.
Arnes stood dumbfounded, holding on to the hand that had been hit by Echina. He soon became depressed and returned to his seat.
“Heh heh, you shouldn’t curse at your friend. Let’s talk about vacation again tomorrow.”
“Please go on a date with Gran Echina during vacation. Aren’t you acting too cold?”
“Heh heh, we are not like that.”
“Still, Ekina seems to like you a lot. Originally, when she was drunk, she had no real intentions….”
Quang!
Li Ae, who was sitting across from her, suddenly hit the table. She had no life in her eyes.
“You! Don’t do that to Gran! It’s not! Gran-nim is the high priest…. Eupup….”
Nathan, who was sitting next to her and was barely awake, closed her mouth to Leah.
“Why, why? Do you feel like throwing up?”
Nathan, who suddenly came to his senses, spoke casually.
“Puha! Shall we sleep…. Eupup….”
Her classmates couldn’t understand what Li Ae was saying. She thought it was something she spat out in a drunken state and let it go.
But they didn’t.
Florina, the homeroom teacher who had just entered the bar, had wide eyes.
Conversely, the pupils of the princess sitting at the table next to her narrowed.
The two had the same idea.
‘High Priestess?’
If Gran had been an ordinary child, she would have ignored it.
However, the image Gran had shown so far was somewhat questionable. Not an ordinary priest.
The two wanted to ask Li-ae for more information, but they couldn’t.
“Heh heh, Echina-sama and Ri-ae-sama are both drunk. Please come with me for a moment.”
“That, that? I know you’re angry, but hold back….”
“Heh heh, it’s okay.”
Gran took Echina and Liae’s wrists and went outside.
After a while, the three entered the store again.
The children looked at Echina and Liae with worried eyes.
Echina and Liae’s faces were back to how they were before drinking.
***
A week has passed since vacation started.
We are ready to leave.
Echina decided to leave with me. She said she couldn’t even go now and she thought of going back home.
I reluctantly agreed to accompany you. He was headed to the front line, but he intended to take on the mission as safely as possible.
Echina’s face was brighter than ever. She seemed to have been worried that maybe she wouldn’t get the buff a few days ago when she was on summer vacation.
“Haa…. She only thought it would be an intimate adventure with Gran-sama….”
Chloe looked at Echina and sighed deeply.
“Is he going too?”
Echina also spoke in a tone that seemed uncomfortable with Chloe.
“Heh heh, if you two don’t keep quiet, I’ll go alone.”
Fortunately, both of them listened to me.