The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 067. Apostate (1)

‘Resembles.’

Although their appearances were different, the temperament felt implicitly was similar.

It’s basically similar, but in some ways, the knife-like part resembles him.

‘so… .’

That’s why it seemed like I was mistaken in the middle of a dream.

‘Well, I can’t meet you that easily.’

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There was something uncomfortable about it, but it was such a trivial feeling that even the person himself couldn’t recognize it.

By the time the day dawned, the awkwardness had completely disappeared.

* * *

The next day, after moving all the way to the place we had targeted on the first day, we searched the surroundings.

“I think it fits here.”

Fay, who was examining the goblin colony through a telescope, said.

I couldn’t see the figure of Rod, but judging from the size of the village, it was certain that Rod was there.

… In fact, there’s nothing to check, I’m pretty sure I released it over there a few days ago.

“What should I do?”

“hmm.”

I thought for a moment and then answered.

It seemed like it would be okay to take the time and catch it naturally before the other cadets arrive.

“Don’t go too deep. Let’s focus on those who break away from the group.”

“What about the load?”

“If you touch it like this, it will come out. How many arrows do you have?”

“that’s enough. I haven’t even used a single shot yet.”

As he said, the arrows remained in abundance.

There was no shortage of arrows since they could be used while collecting them right away.

The hunt started right away.

“There is another one.”

Fei, who has a good eye, spotted the goblins and attacked them from a distance.

I continued hunting while dealing with the guys approaching this way.

how long has it been like that

By the time the bag he had brought with the goblin’s thumb bone had become quite heavy.

‘It’s done now.’

It’s time for the other cadets to arrive.

I deliberately narrowed my brows and said.

“… It seems a bit slow.”

“huh? what?”

“Hunting speed.”

“I can’t help it. There are only two of them.”

I pretended to be worried for a while and continued.

“Would you like to change your method?”

Fei, who was recovering the arrow, raised her head with a questioning expression.

“What and how?”

“Let’s go on a sheep hunt.”

“Sheep hunting?”

“Look, you are up in a tree. I’ll drive the goblins around and come. Let’s catch it at once.”

It must have been a somewhat sudden proposal, Faye blinked a few times before answering.

“Wouldn’t that put you in danger?”

“I do not care.”

“Then I don’t mind… .”

It’s a shy look, but I nod my head to say I’m okay.

listen to the answer

I immediately moved to the village and sent a thought to the load I had made into a follower in advance.

[Go now.]

go and die

* * *

I gave the goblin lord a bow, but they have nothing to do with dexterity since their birth.

Even a rod couldn’t overcome the limits of its species, so there was nothing he could do with it.

There was even an order to never kill humans, so there was no way Fay would lose in the first place.

“sorry. There was no one around.”

“Ro, Roan!

When I returned late, Faye, who was standing in front of Lord’s corpse, looked at me and said gibberish.

It seems that he caught the rod, but something is strange.

“No, what is it really? They just hang around under the tree and respond to whatever they attack… ?”

Because of that, he said he didn’t even know it was a goblin lord at first.

I said with a smile.

“You must have shot well.”

“… is it?”

“Good job. There are loot here too.”

After Rod died, the goblin colony was quickly organized as other groups began to arrive.

As a result, the items were handed over naturally, and thanks to the load, the evaluation ended with a very good result, taking first place.

* * *

“great job.”

“Oh, you suffered too.”

after returning to the academy.

After briefly saying goodbye to Fei, who took the exam together, he headed straight to the dormitory.

He trudged along and let out a sigh of relief.

“Ugh. thank god.”

I was nervous until the end, but fortunately, I didn’t notice that I and Lian were the same person because the first reaction was good.

It wouldn’t be strange if it wasn’t for the absurd since he was asleep.

Thinking that I should be a little more careful in the future, I opened the dorm door and entered.

“I’m here.”

I thought that he might be waiting in the garden just in time for his return like last time, but contrary to my expectations, Noah was nowhere to be seen in the garden.

Not even on the roof.

“Noah. … Are there any?”

I went inside and saw that there was no answer when I called.

Recently, I used to go out all the time by myself to buy seedlings and seeds.

The only thing I ate for three days was hard preserved food, so I tried to ask for something, but it seemed like I would have to ask when I returned later.

First of all, I received warm water and washed off my groggy body.

“Whoa… .”

The body was instantly relaxed in the warm water. Then, sleepiness poured in later.

There was no particular crisis during the evaluation, but it seems that the two people were staying vigil, and that in itself caused fatigue.

‘I need to get some sleep.’

It’s my day off tomorrow anyway, so it wouldn’t matter if I slept for a day or so.

With that thought in mind, I went upstairs.

“what.”

At the sight of someone occupying my bed, I forgot my tiredness for a moment and let out a laugh.

“… I was here.”

Looking for something convex, I saw Noah sleeping soundly curled up under the blanket.

I thought he had gone out, but it was not like that, he was sleeping because he had not been able to sleep last night after going to church.

‘… But it’s my bed.’

I was going to wake him up, but he was sleeping so peacefully that I just left him alone.

I put the blanket back up to my head and laid down on the rocking chair next to me.

“… … .”

It wasn’t very comfortable, but Suma came to me in an instant at the occasional sound of even breathing.

how long has it been like that

Around the time the direction of the sunlight coming through the window changed.

I woke up unable to contain my hunger.

“… ?”

The first thing I felt when I woke up like that was frustration.

I woke up to the feeling of something heavy pressing down on my whole body.

“what is this.”

I could see a mountain of blankets piled up on top of my body, probably because Noah covered me.

I folded them one by one, put them on the bed, and went downstairs.

Noah was downstairs writing a letter to the Duke.

Then, when I found this side, my hands stopped for a moment, checked my watch once, and asked.

-hungry?

I was extremely hungry because I hadn’t eaten and slept right after washing. It even woke me up from sleep.

“uh.”

-Wait a minute.

I nodded and Noah disappeared into the kitchen saying he would do something for me.

As if I had prepared it in advance while I was sleeping, the table was served right away.

Eating such a late lunch, I wrote all the letters and asked Noah, who was watching me eat.

“Has anything happened in the meantime?”

“… … .”

One more package from Müller arrived, and another commendation came down from the kingdom for the last theoretical evaluation.

The package was put in the safe and the citation received by proxy was sent to the home.

“Good job.”

-and… .

After writing ‘and’, Noah’s hand suddenly stopped.

Then, as if he remembered something important, several exclamation marks suddenly appeared on his forehead.

-wait for a sec.

“?”

Saying that, Noah went into his room and came out with something.

A crumpled wad of paper.

“what’s this?”

-I do not know either.

“???”

don’t know?

When you look at Noah, confused by the flow of an unknown conversation.

She unfolded the paper and continued.

– But somehow it looks suspicious. so i copied it

The moment I checked the contents inside.

“you… !”

For a moment, I doubted my eyes.

Because of the distinctive pattern resembling a magic circle drawn on the inside of the paper.

‘Why is this already… ?’

The shape was not elaborate because it was drawn by hand, but it did not interfere with recognizing it.

‘Are you sure.’

I felt a headache along with a slight irritation and rubbed my forehead.

Could it be because of my unexpectedly irritated reaction? Noah asked with a cautious expression.

– What is it?

I closed and opened my eyes gently to calm my excitement before answering.

“Mark.”

exactly.

betrayed and corrupted humans.

“… The mark of apostates.”

It is a mark to distinguish corrupt priests from each other.

According to the original flow, they will be active in earnest about a year from now.

However, whether it was because the first oracle had been postponed or there was another reason, it caught my eye early.

What happened in a place I didn’t know that made it like this? My head was complicatedly messed up.

‘… no.’

I made up my mind right away.

‘It’s rather fortunate.’

If I didn’t know, it would have been a serious problem, but I noticed it once.

Then you can cope enough.

I asked Noah, who was looking this way with an expression of what it was, with his eyes wide open.

“this. How and where did you find it?”

“… … .”

Noah rolls his eyes and looks at the ceiling.

After a while, I recalled the memory and slowly wrote it down.

-When I went to church a few days ago… .

Noah’s explanation that started like that.

Even while I was gone, he went to the church several times, exchanging letters with Amy and receiving counseling.

Meanwhile… .

“… for a moment. consulting?”

I’m sorry for interrupting the explanation, but I couldn’t help it because I saw a word that bothered me so much in the middle.

“What were you two talking about?”

“… !”

At this, Noah, who was writing down, was startled and crumpled the paper.

Then, with both ears stiffened, he turned his head and looked this way.

It was as if he was asking if he had seen it, so he answered with a sense of bewilderment.

“Did you not see it? What is it?”

-no.

“Did you curse at me?”

“… … .”

Shut up here?

‘really?!’

When I was shocked by an unexpected reaction and my mouth was watering.

Noah took a quick look and replied.

-no.

“… ?”

-anyway. Then… .

There was a hint of something blatantly trying to change the topic, but it was over for now.

It wasn’t like he was going to tell me that he was inquiring, and apart from what I was curious about, the issue of apostates was more important now.

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-… I went back in the morning around 3 am.

Amy has to sleep and she has to go back to the dorm for the night too.

Up until this point, it was as usual.

However, on the way out, he witnesses a suspicious scene.

‘… ?’

The image of someone sneaking out of a church that must have been closed due to security concerns with their face tightly covered.

‘… … .’

I didn’t know what the situation was, but the appearance alone was suspicious enough, so I quietly followed it.

It is said that he returned after seeing someone meeting and exchanging signs.

And he didn’t know what to do next, so he waited until I came.

‘Oh, so… .’

Hearing that, I belatedly realized why Noah was sleeping in my room.

While waiting for me, it seems that he himself fell asleep because he lacked sleep.

– Should I have caught it?

“no. good job.”

Of course, it would have been better if I knew who and what I was talking about, but it is impossible to judge that far when you don’t even know who the other person is.

And even if I didn’t have to do that, I figured out the situation that was going roughly with just the explanation.

It wasn’t the situation I was most worried about.

‘I wasn’t aiming for Amy.’

It overlapped with the time when the story of the selection of the saintess came out, so I wondered if she was targeting her, but then there was no reason to go outside.

Now that the church is closed, Amy can’t go outside anyway.

If he was targeting her, he wouldn’t have taken such a risk.

Then there is only one case left to think about.

‘You’ve already crossed the border.’

Taking advantage of the confusion on the front lines, Ymir crossed the border and is calling spies from inside the kingdom.