The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 092. joining (1)

The Western Front of the Kingdom of Teria.

Podeudeuk.

In the winter, Ian exhaled white breath as he walked along the snow-covered road.

His lieutenant, Caliburn, who followed Ian a step behind, looked up at the clear sky and murmured.

“It’s winter already.”

Ian stopped walking and looked up at the sky.

Then he looked at the slowly moving clouds and answered.

“Right. already… .”

Is it because a lot has happened in the past?

I forgot the flow of time and lived a busy life, so I realized that winter had already arrived and it was only when I saw how much snow had piled up.

“… … .”

Ian, who was immersed in emotion for a moment, hurriedly resumed his halting steps.

“Go ahead. I will be waiting for you.”

“yes. Captain.”

Just like the other fronts here in the winter, the western front was preparing for the attack of monsters.

Today we are here to help.

The purpose of the unit’s existence is to catch demons, but in fact, the presence of demons in the kingdom has almost disappeared in recent years.

In addition to Hwaran’s death, Ymir, who had a great influence on the kingdom, was also killed in a village in the northeastern part of the empire.

So, most of the Mine Extermination Units, whose meaning of existence has recently become ambiguous, except for the 1st Corps, participated in external support in this way.

In fact, the name of the Mine Extermination Unit is no longer appropriate.

“Maybe it will be disbanded soon?”

“I guess so. Or transfer to another unit. Nothing will work in this state.”

It doesn’t matter, Ian continued with a tone that didn’t matter.

For him, who values the essence, the name of the unit or the shape of the flag were trivial matters.

As long as I can be on the front line, it doesn’t matter what the secondary things are.

“Something like the captain.”

“… noisy.”

Seeing the adjutant rubbing his hands and talking, Ian cut off his words with a big laugh.

“Go in. … Be careful with your attitude.”

“Don’t worry. Shall I go once or twice to a seat with high-ranking people?”

“… That’s what I’m worried about.”

Ian shook his head at the sight of Caliburn shrugging lightly.

Even so, the reason I didn’t catch the blame was because, as he said, he was competent in his work.

profit.

Entering the meeting room where the commanders gathered, various eyes gather.

“ah.”

It was a gaze mixed with various emotions, such as respect for the reinforcements and wonder at the young leader, but the most important was awe.

Awe for the youngest knight ever to reach the level of Master.

“… … .”

Ian headed to the person sitting in the seat of honor in the middle of the meeting room in a familiar manner.

As I approached and lowered my head, the general stood up and stretched out his hand.

“Sir Ian. Thanks for coming.”

“no.”

“It was time for the meeting to begin. Do you need some time to rest?”

“no. I will attend right away.”

The general did not decline.

The meeting for vigilance measures began right away, and the meeting was concluded around the time the sun crossed the horizon.

“Turn it off… .”

Caliburn stretched out her stiff body and groaned. He looked up at the sunset sky and said.

“I will be busy again from tomorrow.”

The reconnaissance unit confirmed the moves of the hungry monsters for the winter, so a battle will break out soon.

It is a self-evident fact that the Knights will be deployed at this time.

“It’s enough to rest while moving.”

“… ha, true The leader is the only person in the world who calls that penance a rest.”

“You don’t like it. Didn’t the adjutant say he wanted to be like me?”

“Are you sure you mean what I said when I joined? … Of course, that’s just what I said, right?”

While exchanging words that others would not know if it was a joke or a rebuke, the two of them walked down the dark street at night and returned to the place where the members were.

“Go in. I will disseminate the minutes of the meeting.”

“To suffer.”

Ian, who sent Caliburn, headed to the office assigned to him.

“… … .”

Left alone, he leaned against the hard backrest.

I closed my eyes and stayed still for a while as if I was enjoying the silence, then straightened my back and held the pen holder.

Dip some ink on it.

Write the date at the top of the document.

“really.”

As he wrote down the date, a thought struck him and Ian put down his pen again.

Come to think of it, there was one more thing besides the season that I forgot about because of my busy work.

“… Surely it was about this time?”

A smile crept across Ian’s lips as he remembered a face he hadn’t seen in a long time.

It’s been two years.

It must have changed so much that I couldn’t even recognize it.

Imagining the scene, Ian muttered to himself something he didn’t know who he was talking to.

“I should also send a letter to my family.”

* * *

In the middle of winter on the frontlines of the kingdom, fighting a bloody battle with monsters.

The cadets of the Knights Faculty, who would soon set foot on the battlefield, were busy with their upcoming graduation.

This was even more so for cadets from commoners who were not children of powerful families whose destination had already been decided.

Since he had to meet a master who would use the sword he had trained for seven years, including middle school, it was only natural that he was busy looking for a knight to join after graduating.

After such a brief busy period, the day of the graduation ceremony for the cadets soon arrived.

* * *

“Hey, Berger!”

The end of winter, graduation day.

The cadet called Berger turned his head at the voice he heard from behind.

“… ?”

A red rose-patterned badge hung on his chest, representing the top alumni of Altus Academy.

Altus Academy was a knight training school known in the kingdom.

Of course, the value of the name is one step behind the national Teria Academy, but it was never enough to say that the level of the cadets was inferior.

Verse, the academy’s top graduate, asked the comrade who ran out of breath.

“why?”

“Where are you going alone! You said there are people who want to meet you after the graduation ceremony. I am looking for you now!”

“ah… . Did you?”

Berger scratched the back of his head.

Come to think of it, I remember being told that it would be like joining their knights after graduating.

Probably, I forgot it inadvertently because I hadn’t considered it at all.

There is a place where you have already made up your mind.

“Hey, what kind of luck is this… !”

How easy it is for a cadet from a commoner like us to join such a prestigious knight corps, the cadet said with an expression that he was more regretful.

After listening for a while, Bergé resolutely cut him off.

“I’m not interested, though.”

“… So, what? what?”

“Come on, congratulations on graduating. See you later.”

Leaving the disappointed cadet behind, Verse escaped the cluttered academy with the unique atmosphere of the graduation ceremony.

Seeing that I was so disappointed, it seems that there was some kind of behind-the-scenes transaction.

For example, in return for taking us, he would join us as a companion.

“… Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue at the graduation ceremony, which ended slightly bitterly, and trudged toward the downtown area.

After arriving in downtown like that, I went straight to the guild.

Knock knock.

“I’m looking for some commissions.”

“… yes? Oh, wait.”

When I called by knocking on the table, the receptionist, who had fallen asleep in the sunlight coming through the small window, hurriedly got up and put on his glasses.

“What is it for?”

“I want to take on an escort request for a peddler going to the northern part of the kingdom.”

“How far in the north?”

“… Uh, well, the closer to the border the better.”

“… Oh, please wait.”

“yes.”

The receptionist rolls his eyes for a moment and looks at the ceiling, then takes out a file folder and goes through the request list.

“Escort, escort… .”

How long did it take to flip through each page to find it?

She said.

“There are escort requests, but most of them are short distances to the border.”

“… Oh, is that so?”

“yes. Oh, there is one peddler that goes to the border to be exact, but I already got an escort here.”

“ah… .”

So what to do?

When I was scratching my lower jaw with a troubled expression, the guide said ah! Then he spoke.

“Is it because of money?”

“It is not.”

“Then, since the road is far away, are you going to go with the peddler as an escort request?”

“yes.”

“Ah, I’m glad… . If you talk, it will be possible to accompany you. It’s not an official request, so there may not be a reward, but… Are you okay though?”

“Ah, yes. of course.”

Even if I only accompany him, he responded quickly because he was sensitive.

Then the guide smiled and continued talking.

“Then I’ll talk to you later so we can accompany you.”

“thank you.”

“It looks like you’re a cadet who graduated today, so you should be comfortable on the way.”

The presence of both pride and compassion in his eyes seemed to presume that he had been drafted to the front line.

It’s a little different, but if things go well, the result will be similar, so I didn’t bother to correct that misunderstanding.

“Come back in an hour.”

“yes.”

I bowed my head and in the meantime went out to the street to have lunch.

I hurriedly ate in case I was late and went back to the guild. The guide from earlier was in the middle of a conversation with a middle-aged man who looked like a merchant.

“… !”

When our eyes meet, she points this way and says something.

Judging by the expressions on their faces, it seemed that the persuasion was proceeding smoothly.

As expected, the merchant willingly allowed them to accompany them.

“It doesn’t matter as long as we go together. Instead, could you help me prepare the food or prepare the camp?”

“Of course it is. thank you.”

Of course, you have to work hard even for that.

He bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

Then, with a sigh of relief, he sat down on the wagon and waited for the rest of the party to arrive.

how long has it been like that

By the time lunchtime was over.

In the distance, I saw four approaching men, one who appeared to be a trader, and another who apparently did not appear to be a trader.

“hmm?”

Three of the four were carrying swords, and one was wearing a loose robe all the way to the top of his head.

‘Are they escorts?’

That was the feeling of the atmosphere.

And, as expected, they approached the wagon.

‘… … .’

two men and two women.

On the robe side, the face was hard to see, but the silhouette that was revealed at first glance was close to that of a woman.

I approached them to say hello.

As long as the distance is the distance, we had to spend a week together.

“excuse me… . hello. This is Verse, who will accompany you from today.”

swish

All four turn their heads at the same time.

After exchanging glances, one of them approaches as a representative.

“Ah, yes.”

She was so beautiful that I wondered if she was the daughter of an influential family.

Perhaps because of this, the expression and voice that seem cold are neutralized.

she was the introduction

“I’m Uriel Pla… . No, it’s just Uriel.”

“yes?”

“That’s Dante and Fay from the right. i look forward to.”

“Yes… .”

If it’s Uriel, it’s Uriel, but what else is Uriel?

And why didn’t Rob tell you his name?

For a while, I thought the tone was strange.

Suddenly, I frowned.

‘… for a moment. Uriel?’

I can’t remember exactly, but it was a familiar name.

where did you hear

I paused and thought about it, but the answer didn’t immediately come to mind.

“excuse me… .”

He carefully opened his mouth.

But I didn’t know what to ask.

Who are you?

Where have we met?

All of them were suspicious and rude questions at first meeting, so they quietly kept their mouths shut.

“yes?”

“Oh, no.”

I swallowed the question that came to my mind for a moment.

If it’s really important, you’ll remember it soon, thinking about it comfortably.

‘We’re leaving!’ With the cry of the merchant, the peddler departed.