I Quit Saving the Academy Heroes

Sandwraith Pit

A series of commotion awakens the rest of the sleeping party members.

And it was the same for them to be frightened by the monster in front of them.

It’s a moonlit night

And, thanks to the remains of the still-burning bonfire, everyone could see the monster clearly.

“It’s a sand ghost!”

When he’s still awake from the burning branches.

I exclaimed urgently.

“Felice, sword!”

She seemed bewildered, but upon hearing my cry, she came to her senses and passed the sword she was holding.

When I received it, I thought, oh, oh.

Except for the power she received from Leonhard, I wonder if Felice’s simple destructive power is stronger than mine.

It’s like this wretched body.

Anyway, since I already got the black one.

I swung my sword filled with mana at the giant earthworm trying to come to his senses.

It wriggled loudly, and the sword hit the part of the head that was facing me.

“Key profit!”

However, I couldn’t get close to him to avoid being sucked into the pit.

In the end, the wounds I made had to be shallow.

But, I have no intention of catching him anyway.

“Escape from this gap! hurry!”

I grabbed Felice’s hand and started running.

When I acted out, everyone started running towards the forest.

Although it was a sandy beach, we ran as fast as we could.

Master, Aine, and Veronica were a little far away from us, so it was okay.

Me and Felice were right within walking distance of the Sand Ghost.

I glanced back, and it was back into the sand.

“sh*t! Felice, faster! Run to the forest!”

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Just in case a beast comes out of the forest, I set up a place a little farther away.

That seems to have been the problem.

“Heh heh, heh heh… ”

Sand ghosts cannot roam freely in the soil.

Conversely, under the sandy beach we’re on, we can go anywhere.

In the anxiety of not knowing when and where he might appear, the two of us ran in a hurry.

Kurreung.

I feel an ominous vibration under my feet.

Felice grabs my hand tightly again.

Master, Aine, and Veronica came out of the sandy beach and reached the edge of the forest.

They turn around and shout at us with sorrowful expressions.

And, at the same time.

The floor in front of us started to go out.

sucks.

I managed to stop, but it hit my buttwheel.

Perhaps Felice could not overcome the inertia, she tripped and fell forward.

“Aww!”

Felice lets out a shrill scream.

She was sliding into the pit.

At the bottom, a sand ghost was coming up with its mouth open.

“Hey profit!”

Even at a glance, it was a terrible fear, but Felice was terrified.

She swings her arms wildly, trying not to fall.

However, in spite of such efforts, she continued to slide down.

“Felice, calm down!”

I quickly grabbed her leg.

I tried to pull it up somehow, but it was not easy because the sand was collapsing.

It was especially difficult because Felice struggled.

“Hey, don’t move!”

I shouted sharply.

Have I finally found my sanity?

At my cry, Felice finally stopped struggling with his arms.

“Turn it off… ”

I grabbed Felice’s thighs and pulled her up.

The problem is, the Sand Ghost didn’t stay still either.

It emerges from the bottom of the pit and rises upward.

“Huh… !”

Felice let out a terrified groan.

The guy opens his mouth and climbs toward Felice.

“Huh!”

I pulled Felice back with all my might.

At the same time, the sand ghost’s wide-open mouth headed for the spot where Felice had been until just now, and closed with a snarl.

Crackle, its multi-pronged mouth rushes towards us with an ominous sound.

“Damn it, the sword… !”

He had already dropped the sword behind him as he was pulling Felice up with all his might.

While he rushes in, he summons mana all over his body in the barely created gap.

I stood in front of the trembling Felice.

Believing in the defensive power of the clothes the academy gave out…

Quang!

There is a loud sound, and a small explosion occurs in its body.

“Keek!”

The sand ghost let out a scream and turned its head to the back.

From the other side, Veronica cast a spell.

However, since it was launched quickly, it did not do much damage.

Still, that was enough for me.

Raising his sword again, he threw the sword with the maximum mana he could use at the part where Veronica’s magic struck.

I grabbed Felice again and started running.

“run!”

Me and Felice ran with all their might.

My attack was also a hasty attack, but it was combined with Veronica’s magic to give it some damage.

The man with a sword stuck in his body struggled for a moment in pain and let out a terrible sound.

And in the meantime, the two of us were able to reach the forest.

“hahaha, hahaha… ”

I let out a heavy breath.

The sand ghost itself was a beast that could be caught somehow.

Unlike the gargoyle I dealt with the other day, I was hurt by an improvised attack.

If I used the power I received from Leonhard, I wouldn’t be able to move, but I could have destroyed it too.

But the problem is his habit.

If you try to fight him, unless you can attack from a distance, you will fall into a pit.

Even if he was a swordsman, if he was like Leonhardt, he would be able to use his sword skills and perform long-distance attacks with more destructive power than wizards.

I’m not quite there yet.

And if the sand ghost falls into a pit dug, it is difficult to escape even if you kill the sand ghost.

So, if adventurers who meet the sand ghost can escape, they will run away somehow.

The problem right now is that, in the place where the practical evaluation is being conducted, a magical beast like a sand ghost appeared.

Anyway, I leaned against the tree and caught my breath.

From the other side, Master, Aine, and Veronica come running.

“Are you okay, my son!”

“What… !”

“Is everyone okay?”

I waved my hand to signify that I was fine.

“Whew… No injuries. Veronica, thanks to you.”

Although there was a problem with losing the one and only sword given by the academy.

Looking at it now, Master took the other sword and the rest of his belongings.

After catching my breath, I turned my gaze to Felice next to me.

She was trembling again with a distraught expression.

… The situation looks strange.

Of course, considering that he was almost killed by a sand ghost, it would be natural.

If you think you’re slipping down into a hole where the sand ghost is opening its mouth in several ways…

‘No, there is also a necklace given out by the academy. The professors would come running and save him, so he wouldn’t die.’

Anyway, Aine asks Felice as well.

“Felice, are you okay… ?”

With those words, Felice slowly raised her head.

“Um, I’m sorry… because of me… My, because I didn’t properly set the watch… The magic… everyone, everyone… ”

She trembles and stutters.

It was strange how the eyes were out of focus.

Not only me, but others seemed to think so too.

“I’m fine… ?”

Because he had done something to me, he was a teacher who was usually dissatisfied with Felice.

Such a teacher asked with a worried expression on his face.

“My, I was wrong… Another shame… Why me… Heik, Mo, the Sand Ghost… !”

Felice continued to mumble something incomprehensible.

It was creepy, and I didn’t like Felice, but I was worried about it.

I bowed my legs in front of her and grabbed Felice’s shoulder.

“Felice, calm down. Because everything is fine.”

“Uh, uh… ?”

Finally, she stopped muttering.

Still shaking and looking at me.

Shortly thereafter, tears began to flow from her eyes.

—

next day.

Our party, at my suggestion, was to head to the building that Professor John said gives you the highest score when you arrive.

Of course, the reason I made the proposal, of course, was not to get the highest score and then quickly head to Luthern Island.

Not a building near the mountain in the south, but to find a cave near that mountain as well.

In the original game, the main character and party members move towards the building Professor John said.

Meanwhile, you end up spending the night in a cave near the mountain.

The story is that the cave where he accidentally stayed was actually the entrance to the secret laboratory.

The good news is that you don’t have to scour the entire practice evaluation area.

“Actually, until I fell asleep yesterday, I thought it would be good to camp there throughout the evaluation.”

Master says.

Well, until the sand ghost appeared, it felt more like a visit rather than a practical evaluation.

The reason that the sand ghost, which did not appear in the original, appeared, is probably because we spent the night at the beach unlike the original.

In the game, it was decided after seeing the description of the people who spend the night in the forest and suffer.

There must have been a sand ghost.

Anyway, the party members are already tired of last night’s work of the sand ghost.

I agreed with my opinion that we should find the building that Professor John had prepared and finish the practical evaluation as soon as possible.

I felt a bit like cheating on the party members, but what can I do?

It’s impossible to tell the truth here.

Master starts talking to Aine, and Veronica joins the conversation awkwardly.

I turned to Felice walking in the back, right now.

Because she had something to say.