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Chapter 18
“Don’t trust that guy Leon Jodrick too much.”
The sudden words from Maxwell made the Cribel twins look puzzled.
“What?”
“What did you... say?”
Maxwell paused for a moment, wondering how to explain his words, then eventually continued.
Ẅ е ḃ n оv̂ еl̈ Е n ùm̀.а
“I just think it’d be better if you didn’t get too close to him...”
“What are you talking about?”
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While Viola just quietly waited for Maxwell’s response, Rose reacted quite aggressively.
“Well... there are some rumors going around, you know.”
Leon’s exploits, as heard around the academy, were quite notorious.
Extortion, theft, property damage, assault, drinking, and so on.
Ẁе b̃ n о vе ľ Еṅum̊ ã
Enough to be called the ultimate example of student delinquency.
In fact, there were already more than a few students who had suffered at Leon’s hands.
“Well, that’s...”
“There really aren’t any good rumors, are there?”
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And that was something the Cribel twins were well aware of.
“It’s not just that there aren’t good rumors...”
Еṅ um̀ ȧ
There were only bad ones.
Any student at the academy would inevitably be on guard when meeting Leon for the first time.
“But so what?”
“Huh?”
“They’re just rumors.”
Rose began to speak boldly.
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“I don’t believe what others say so easily.”
Maxwell was visibly flustered by Rose’s reaction.
“Sure, he’s an annoying guy, but he’s better than the others.”
Unlike the other mage students who caused trouble out of jealousy toward the Cribel twins’ genius, Leon empathized with them.
“That’s...”
The words “he probably has an ulterior motive” rose up to Maxwell’s throat, but he couldn’t say it.
W̄ еb̊ ńó v е́ l̂ Еn̆ú m̂а̇
He didn’t have any concrete evidence to slander Leon.
“You said Jodrick has no resistance to poison, right?”
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At Maxwell’s sudden question, the Cribel twins nodded.
Leon Jodrick had no resistance to poison.
That’s why, before going into Iblis’s lair, Rose had cast a resistance spell on Leon’s uniform.
“When I went in, Jodrick’s uniform was already torn. Yet he wasn’t poisoned by Iblis.”
Еn_um̀ а̃ .ї d̃
Maxwell’s argument was simple.
“Jodrick does have poison resistance. I don’t know why he’s hiding it...”
Leon Jodrick was hiding something from them.
“Wait! Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong? Could you really check all that in that situation?”
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At Rose’s words, Maxwell laughed awkwardly.
“If you don’t want to believe it, that’s fine... but let me ask you one thing.”
Е́ nū mа̊ . і d̄
“What is it?”
“If I hadn’t happened to go there, how were you planning to get out?”
“Well...”
Rose was about to answer as if it were obvious but then found herself at a loss for words.
That’s because they had only heard one thing from Leon.
“Just hold on.”
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They hadn’t even heard a proper escape plan.
They had simply endured in that urgent situation, just as Leon had told them.
The result was Maxwell’s appearance, which allowed them to escape.
But it was all too dependent on hindsight.
“I don’t know the details, but what’s certain is that Leon is hiding something.”
What was he looking for in Iblis’s lair?
Е̂ n̄ûm а . і d
What was his plan for escaping?
And why did he approach the Cribel twins?
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“I just said it because I was worried about you guys, so don’t think too much about it. See you next time.”
Maxwell left those words behind and quietly walked away.
“Sis...”
“What.”
W ëb̂ñ о̇ v̌ѐ l Èn uṁӓ
“Mr. Leon...”
“It’s fine. We’re going to see him tomorrow anyway.”
Rose spoke calmly as she walked away.
“We can just ask him directly.”
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***
After arriving at the dormitory and taking a shower, I let out a deep sigh.
Еnu m â
‘That bracelet is really pretty.’
I couldn’t forget what Reina said last.
Her calm expression, as if she already knew I had taken it from Iblis’s lair, was vivid in my mind.
‘Did she find out...’
Even if Iblis’s lair was said to be the legacy of the hero Garon, ownership within the academy grounds belonged to the academy.
Strictly speaking, it was theft.
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As for the poison that the Cribel twins took, they could just share some samples with the academy for research purposes, but the dragon scale was different.
It was highly likely to be claimed by the academy.
‘That’s probably how it should be...’
But it felt like such a waste to give up a divine artifact I had risked my life to retrieve.
‘That bracelet is really pretty.’
Was it a threat telling me to obediently join the student council in exchange for keeping quiet?
W̄е̇b̄ ṅ о vе̂l̄ Еñū m а
Or was she just testing me?
There was a high chance she was just probing since she wouldn’t lose anything by adding that remark.
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I shook my head vigorously.
‘I don’t know. I’ll just deny it if it comes to it.’
Without definite evidence, what could Reina really do?
I was completely exhausted from the fierce fight in Iblis’s lair and didn’t want to bother with more troublesome thoughts.
W̄е̇bnо̊ v̆.е l Еǹǔ m ӑ
“Ah...”
“My soul is sinking.”
As I kept sighing, Drek spoke up.
“Hey, the sound of you peeling that apple is annoying enough, and now you’re sighing too?”
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“Was I that loud?”
“A bit. Hand me that apple. You eat the peel.”
Еn̂ u m â
I tossed him one of the apples I was peeling using Shadow Link.
“Will there ever be a day when you peel it nicely?”
“It hasn’t even been a day yet. Just wait.”
At my words, Drek let out a dry laugh and took a big bite of the apple.
“So what have you been doing since earlier?”
“Studying.”
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“Swallow before you answer.”
Studying? Could Drek actually have a diligent side?
Come to think of it, in the original story, Drek didn’t appear again after Leon was expelled...
He probably needed to graduate from the academy for family reasons and must have been working hard.
“Aren’t you going to study?”
“Study what?”
Éňũ_ḿ а́
“Have you already memorized all the traps?”
Drek responded to my question with another question.
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“Traps...?”
Only then did memories of my life before entering Iblis’s lair today start to come back to me.
The first official class I received at Argen Academy.
Hell of memorization.
En̊ u̇ m̈ а̂
“Did you memorize everything?”
“If I did, would I be sitting here like this?”
At Argen Academy, as befits its reputation, you can’t move up if your grades fall short.
And since there’s no concept of repeating a year, it means immediate expulsion.
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‘Haah…’
If I got expelled from the academy, I’d have to give up all the connections I’ve made with guys like Maxwell.
E n u mа̌ .і̀ d
‘Before that, I’d probably be killed for bringing shame to the Jodrick family…’
Most of the academy’s classes were described in the novel…
But for the Thief class, it was barely mentioned in the original, so I only knew a few of the exams.
In the end, all I could do was…
“Sigh, let’s memorize together.”
Just study.
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***
Today’s class wasn’t in a classroom like yesterday.
It was in the Thief class’s training arena.
‘Unlike the training hall, this place is actually maintained properly…?’
Unlike the training hall, which was full of trash, stench, and dust, here we were welcomed by a clean marble floor and walls.
“All 22 of you, good to see you here.”
Еnu m̆ ӓ .і d
Maxwell didn’t show up to the Thief class again today.
‘Well… I guess it’ll be like this for a while.’
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He’d already shown his face yesterday, so now it was just a matter of slowly building rapport.
“You all memorized the traps from yesterday, right?”
When A asked that, no one answered.
‘How could anyone memorize all that in one day…’
W̆е bn̆ о v е́ĺ Еn um а̇
Even Drek and I studied until dawn, but it was impossible to memorize everything.
If they handed out test papers here, it would probably be raining tears.
“Then today, I’ll check your skills with a simple test.”
A slowly walked to a room at the outermost edge of the training arena and flung the door open.
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The room looked like a long hallway, about 5 meters wide and 50 meters long, with just a single bell hanging at the far end.
“The test is simple. Ring that bell, and you’re done.”
Wе b̊n̈ о v̊ е̇ľ Ё n̊ ǔ_m a
The students started to chuckle at how simple the test seemed.
“What? Today’s class looks easy?”
“You probably shouldn’t think that way.”
I shook my head in response to Drek’s comment.
‘Was it this…?’
A skill test.
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Just like the mana measurement in the Mage class, each class holds a test at the beginning to evaluate students’ abilities.
In the novel, Maxwell personally took all five skill tests.
“It looks simple, but you shouldn’t let your guard down.”
A said that and then threw a cute bunny-shaped doll he’d brought from somewhere into the room.
Clang clang clang!
Thud.
Е̄ n̄ um̊ ӓ. i̇d
The bunny doll was immediately shredded by metal spikes that shot up from the floor and then fell to the ground.
“Well, it might not always get that bad, but something similar can definitely happen.”
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The Thief class skill test.
Nicknamed “the trap room.”
A crazy setup with dozens of traps installed along the short 50-meter path to the bell.
It tests understanding of traps, quick reflexes, and courage.
Е n̂ů m̄ а
Of course, if a student really gets into danger, A would immediately save them.
“What the hell…”
“You expect us to do that?”
For students who didn’t know that, it was pure terror.
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Well, even if they did know, it wouldn’t lessen the fear.
In fact, even I, who knew ahead of time, almost fainted when I saw the spikes pierce the bunny doll.
Ẽ nǔ.m̆ а̂
“If you can’t do it, you can give up. But keep in mind, the result of this skill test will count toward your first semester grades, so choose wisely.”
Basically, if you gave up, you’d be giving up your grades too.
“Starting from the front, enter the room one by one.”
A gestured to the student standing at the front.
“Sir?”
“What is it?”
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“Isn’t it unfair for the first ones to go in? The ones in the back might learn the traps in advance.”
I could understand wanting to find an excuse to change the order, but it was pointless.
“It’s fine. If even one trap is activated, they’ll all be randomly rearranged after five minutes.”
In other words, with a five-minute gap between entries, there was no risk of information leaks.
“Ah… okay.”
On the other hand, it also meant that no one knew what had happened to the traps that had just shredded the bunny doll.
Е̊ n̄umа
“Hoo….”
The student at the very front took a deep breath, slapped his own cheeks a couple of times, and started to cautiously look around inside the room.
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Still, getting into the academy meant they were talented enough not to be just random nobodies.
There wasn’t a single idiot who gave up without even taking a step.
“Alright, here I go.”
The first student carefully placed his right foot into the room.
Еǹùm̌ а̀ . їd̆
He stepped exactly where the spikes had come up moments ago and shredded the bunny doll.
But no spikes came up.
Since they were randomly rearranged, it was unlikely the same trap would be in the same spot.
Looked like he got lucky.
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“Whew….”
Even though he took the first step, there was still 50 meters left to go.
Ẃ_е́ b̌ ṅȯ v̄ ë l̇ Eǹú m а
He immediately stepped forward again.
Swish swish swish.
“Ahhh!”
Arrows suddenly flew at him, and he collapsed on the spot.
Thanks to collapsing, he managed to avoid all the arrows, but his legs seemed to have given out from the terror as he looked back and spoke.
“I… I give up here.”
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A nodded and responded.
“50 centimeters.”
Out of 50 meters, he only made it 50 centimeters.
He probably thought he was risking his life, but it was a pitiful result.
After that, most students only managed about a meter.
‘Walking forward after seeing that bunny doll get shredded… they’d have to be crazy…’
W̌ е ḃ nо v е̊ ĺ Énüma
In the first place, this so-called skill test was really just a hazing ritual for freshmen.
It was a process to make the arrogant new students realize their actual level and humble them.
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Even if they had memorized traps yesterday, there was no way a freshman could handle traps hidden so cleverly.
“This year’s first-years also lack courage.”
A gave that standard comment and then looked at me.
“Next, Leon Jodrick.”
W̊ е́ ḃ n̄о̄vе l̈ Е̂ n um̀а
Finally, it was my turn.
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