I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

Amelia’s Labyrinth (1)

Following the guidance of the dean’s secretary, I crossed the wide campus for a long time and went toward the faculty building, and I saw a building that stood out.

A building that looks like a witch’s house in a fairy tale that doesn’t match the sophisticated bachelor atmosphere.

This building, which was the private workshop of Archmage Amelia and also the dean’s office, had a space expansion spell cast on the inside, so when you enter, you can’t help but be surprised by the larger area than you thought.

“Im here.”

We arrived at the dean’s office guided by the dean’s secretary.

In the dean’s office, which was like a luxurious library, filled with all kinds of books written in various languages, Dean Amelia was sitting with her chin on her chin, thinking hard about something.

“Dean, I have brought Prince Charles.”

“Oh, sorry, I had something to think about. Nice to meet you, Prince Carol.”

“Hello, Dean Amelia. This is Karl from the Bernstein family.”

It is the appearance of a beautiful young woman whether aging is suppressed with a novelty.

I heard that he has been in charge of this school for more than ten years, so his actual age must be much older.

“Sit down here.”

“yes.”

I sat face to face on the soft couch in the dean’s office, drank tea served by the dean’s secretary, and waited quietly.

For a while, only the strong aroma of tea and the clear sound of the tea splashing against the cup filled the room.

“Princess Karl.”

“yes.”

“Let me ask you directly, have you reached transcendence?”

“I don’t know what the concept of transcendence is that you are talking about, but it’s not that much. It’s only at the level of opening my eyes wide once. We still have a long way to go.”

“…the view is different. After all, it has to be that much to be able to achieve such a state at that age. In any case, I know what you mean.”

widely.

Dean Amelia took a slow sip of her tea, put the cup down, and put on a confused expression.

“I’m sorry to say this directly from the dean’s point of view, but do you know about the class called Amelia’s Labyrinth?”

“yes. I saw it in the brochure.”

Before the rather flashy name of Amelia’s Labyrinth, it was a subject with an ordinary and intuitive name called ‘Experience in Combat’.

After Amelia was assigned to this school, she received full support from the Empire and made the class place no different from the labyrinth of the Archmage.

Thanks to that, people started calling the place Amelia’s Labyrinth, and at some point, the name of the class was changed to Amelia’s Labyrinth.

“The purpose of the Labyrinth class is to give students a quick practical experience. This is a cradle of learning, and at the same time, it is also a military academy that trains combatants.”

“Yes, I know the purpose well.”

Regardless of which world, the closer it was to the age of barbarism, the faster children had to become adults.

In a world like this, there’s nothing to say.

Besides, by the time they entered this school, they were already at an age where everyone was recognized as an adult.

“Training and actual combat are two different issues… but seeing Prince Carol in person, I don’t think it would be very meaningful to distinguish between training and actual combat for Prince Carol.”

“I have some practical experience. As you said, the distinction between training and actual combat doesn’t mean much to me.”

Although it is not real experience in this world.

“Yes, so I would like to ask you a favor.”

“You mean please?”

“Amelia’s Labyrinth is for most students who have no practical experience…”

“I guess so. Except for a few, they must be students who have grown up in aristocratic families like flowers in a greenhouse.”

Of course, the sons of noble families must have been thoroughly educated since childhood, but a sword-to-sword battle is a completely different story.

In particular, when faced with primitive life for the first time, even in Moorim, there were many cases where a person could not show even a part of his skills and died without a name.

“I am not going to tell you not to attend class. That’s the legitimate right of Prince Carol. However, when I use my strength, I want you to restrain yourself a little… I am here to invite you.”

I wonder if he hadn’t grasped my appearance at all, because Dean Amelia seemed to have guessed to some extent as soon as he saw me.

If it was a warrior, it wouldn’t have been easy to notice the ki I captured, but there was definitely a special aspect to being a wizard.

“All right. Unless there’s something special, I won’t come to the fore. Instead, there are conditions.”

“Yes, tell me. If it’s not an unreasonable request, I’ll do it.”

Even for me, there was an option that appealed to me more than the Labyrinth, which was just for training children.

“First of all, I heard that Amelia’s Labyrinth is broken through in groups. Please place Her Highness Princess Riena and me in the same group.”

Amelia’s Labyrinth still has a few days left until it starts due to the preparation period.

With that much, it would be possible for Princess Riena to learn some of the martial arts she invented.

It would be great to test it out in real life.

“Anyway, I was going to ask you that first. I also received information about Her Highness Princess Riena’s body from the imperial family… When I heard the report during the entrance exam, I heard that she had already run out of control once.”

“yes. I overpowered him.”

“When Her Highness Princess Riena went on a runaway, I thought that Prince Carol was the right person for anyone other than me who could completely subdue her without any major injuries… If Prince Carol refused, I thought I would catch up.”

“There is no need for that. Her Highness, Princess Riena, let me be in charge.”

“What are the other conditions?”

“Please do a dance with me.”

In fact, this was the most important condition.

In the case of Princess Riena, it was more of an additional part.

In the case of Dean Amelia, from the first time I saw her, it was hard to resist the urge to apply for the job.

What would be the abilities of someone who reached the same level as me with the unknown skill of magic?

I couldn’t stand it because I was curious about that, but because of the difference in status between the dean and the student, I would have looked insane if I applied for the job without hesitation.

The only thing I’ve been holding back is that the opportunity will come this soon.

I was lucky as well during the entrance exam.

“yes…? What do you want me to do?”

Dean Amelia’s expression went blank at the sudden request for duty, and she didn’t seem to understand what I was saying.

“It’s nonsense. rain. We open our hearts to each other and compete in martial arts.”

So I nailed it for sure.

“Martial arts? I’m not a soldier…?”

“What if it’s not unmanned? There must be cases where magic and martial arts compete, since it is said to be the end of the world.”

“Yes, of course there is. Even at this school, there was no big distinction in sparring. Bimura… Bimura.”

“The terms and conditions are determined by the dean. I will follow.”

“…All right. It’s difficult right now. I have to prepare too. Moderately… I see. When I do the practical evaluation, if I treat the other person, it will look good.”

Dean Amelia, who hesitated and pondered for a while, finally accepted.

It wasn’t right away, but it seemed like it was a point to deal with during the evaluation.

That’s enough.

I could have waited for years, but waiting until the evaluation is nothing.

“Then I understand that the agreement is over.”

“Yes, thank you for listening to my unreasonable request.”

“I really appreciate it.”

Leaving behind Dean Amelia, who was deep in thought with her chin resting on her chin, she greeted lightly and quietly closed the door and left.

* * *

“Karl von Bernstein, what do you think?”

After Carol left, Dean Amelia asked the dean’s secretary, who was standing quietly next to her like a statue.

“I feel like I’m nothing but a man of madness, but… how dare you apply for sparring with Master.”

Dean’s secretary Johana.

Her official position is the personal secretary of the dean, but at the same time, she was also the only enemy of Archmage Amelia.

Outwardly, he seemed to be about the same age as Amelia.

The reason why Amelia is famous for her neat handling of work was due to the influence of this person who is meticulous in everything.

“He deserves it. No matter what they say, they are on the same level as me at that age.”

“This is what the great master said, but to be honest, I still don’t believe it very well. Is that really possible?”

“You will see it later. Just watching me and Prince Charles sparring will be a good experience for Johana. It would be like Prince Charles unintentionally helping my precious disciple grow.”

said Dean Amelia, with a mischievous smile on her face.

“It is enough to have only the teachings of former masters.”

“Ah, don’t do that. In magic, flexibility of thinking is also important. I like all of Johana, but she is too calculating.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

While carefully pouring tea into an empty teacup, Yohana answered politely.

* * *

I had a dream.

There was a boy who was reading a book.

Heavenly orphan.

I had nowhere to turn to.

A small room barely enough for me to lay down.

A boy who dreams of negotiating with nothing while looking at an old book borrowed from a rental store.

At that moment, the boy was a freshman flying fish sword.

It was a great fight between the political factions to punish the wicked.

He was the leader of Sapa who punished the hypocrites of the political faction.

He was the Heavenly Demon of the Demonic Cult, the absolute ruler of Murim.

….

As if there was no aftermath of the fine blood stacks and spirit contracts from replacing sleep with luck for a while, I fell asleep as soon as I returned to my room after talking with Dean Amelia yesterday.

It seemed like he was dreaming of something, but the content of the dream was unclear, like an asrai-disappearing ghost dream.

If I can’t even remember it properly, it must have been an insignificant dream.

With that thought in mind, I stood up and looked at the martial arts book that Princess Riena would learn.

There was a point that suddenly came to mind, so I quickly finished the remaining blanks.

When creating martial arts, sometimes there were days like this.

A problem that could not be solved, just woke up after sleeping, but in just one moment, the case where the worry was solved in an instant as if it were a lie.

He inspected the finished book once more, and judging by the time, the time to meet Princess Riena was approaching, and after lightly refining his clothes, he went outside with the two books he had completed.

Breathing in the cool, refreshing air of a spring day dawn deep into the lungs, awakening the somewhat hazy mind.

After passing through the garden noisy with the sounds of grass insects, they arrived at the silent grand banquet hall, where Princess Riena came first and was waiting for them.

“hello! Prince Carol.”

Watching me approach, Princess Riena bowed her head in a comfortable outfit and cheerfully greeted me.

It was hard to believe that she had changed into a brighter and more polite figure than before.

“Hello, Her Highness the Princess.”

“yes…!”

“From today, I will learn martial arts in earnest. First, I will tell you about the martial arts to pass on to Her Highness. It is a simbeop called Yeonhwa Sosuma Gong (蓮花素手魔功), which is centered on Jobeop and Jangbeop, and Sososhinnyeogong (素手神女功) that goes well with it. In addition, Yeonhwasosumagogong also includes a step called Honwon Pre-Bo (混元迷離步).”

He handed over the book he had prepared in advance.

“Jobeop and Jangbeop…? And what about this…”

“Yes, it is not difficult. To put it simply, you can think of Yeonhwa Minor Gong as the way to use your hands, and the Minor Goddess Gong as the way to deal with energy. Footwork is the way to walk. You can read the book slowly when you are alone after learning how to read it.”

“All right! I will learn hard.”

“Then, please sit cross-legged. Like the last time, I will induce true qi through Myeongmun Blood.”

“yes.”

Princess Riena sat cross-legged in a resolute posture unlike before.