The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 073. Escort missions (5)

I raised my sword and moved in the direction where I could feel the presence of the monsters.

Then it stopped at one point.

It is to keep the distance to prevent attacks directed at Yuriel and the princess in case of emergency.

‘The number is… . I don’t know.’

Perhaps the most elite of the Dark Elves, even at night, when their spirits were heightened, their presence was very vague.

I think it’s roughly twenty or so, but I don’t know the details.

‘This is why I missed it.’

I laughed at the belated realization.

Since his presence was so blurry, it was reasonable to assume that it was because of his mood in a state of ignorance like the first day.

ping… !

Hearing the sound of arrows flying from afar, he swung his sword from bottom to top.

jjoong!!

At the same time, black magic and red energy exploded in front of my eyes.

Even if the bomb exploded, you would believe it.

This was the fastest ever.

“… … .”

I quietly closed my eyes and clearly remembered the speed and power of the arrow from before.

“Stay there.”

“… … .”

Then, after saying a word to Iris, who was looking at me with an indescribable expression.

Quaang!!

kicked the ground

After explosively accelerating using all the muscles in his body, he cut down the tree and the elf behind him.

Awesome!

“… Knock off!?”

The guy with his back cut off looking at us with an expression of disbelief.

I felt astonished at the level of a young cadet until this point.

“how… ?”

I couldn’t hear the back story, but it must be how he knew the approach.

Instead of answering, I used the magic formula I learned in Eden to extract every drop of his blood.

‘Drain touch.’

Hwaaak!

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This was soon replaced by my life force and the duration of the lunar eclipse.

“… One at a time.”

After cleaning up the withered and dead elf, they went in search of their next prey.

So, it was the start of a long night.

* * *

Elves were strong.

Looking at each individual individually, they were similar to or less than the Orcs he had met in the Empire, but the level of skill and passing was different.

They knew how to exploit their numerical superiority and were natural assassins.

In addition, there was no hesitation in digging into the opponent’s weakness decisively.

Iris and Uriel.

Every once in a while, I use them while biting and hanging to distract my attention.

It was natural for the wounds to pile up on my body as much as the attack the two should have hit.

But one thing.

If there was one thing they didn’t expect, it was my vitality.

Vampire’s overwhelming vitality.

hooked! Pupuk!

“Huh!?”

A dagger stabbed in the abdomen during battle.

It was already the thirtieth allowable fatal wound.

I swung my sword wildly and pushed back the approaching elves.

The wind blows open the wound and blood pours out.

If it was an ordinary article, this alone would have prevented death.

“Whoa… .”

But by the time my eyes get blurry.

I absorbed the life force of the elves who died long ago.

Whoa!

A mist of blood gathers around the body, and the wound quickly heals and disappears.

“… !!”

“how… !”

This caused a stir even among the elves, who were trained to express very little emotion.

Even though it is clear that he must die if he sheds blood at this point, he does not collapse.

Gradually you will realize that the situation is strange.

“flaw.”

“!”

The way he reacts startled to my little laugh clearly shows the anxiety that creeps in.

I thought as I looked around, widening my senses.

‘… Are there 12 left?’

Killed twice as much.

Although the surviving ones are the elite of the elite with a higher level than the dead ones, even taking that into account, they have been greatly reduced.

Seeing that the end was in sight, he pressed his hand holding the sword firmly and moved forward.

The moment you take that step.

“… !”

12 Dark Elves backtracked at the same time.

‘under.’

This is the reaction I often saw when I went to the zoo as a child.

I was convinced of victory at the sight of him.

Because a frightened challenger can never defeat a born ruler.

This was a truth proven by thousands of years of history in my head.

so.

“Let’s finish. now.”

In the past, the ruler of the other world (Earth) put an end to the monsters.

* * *

Dawn breaks.

In the sunlight that seeps in over the ridgeline, the power that governs the body disappears like the ebb tide.

The moment the power was lost, the magic sword also lost its light, and the blood fog that provided overwhelming restorative power was scattered into the air.

Even so.

The final winner was me.

“… … .”

“What are you?”

The last remaining assassin asks only when he is about to die.

There was deep disbelief and emptiness in the boy’s eyes.

I thought about it for a while and replied.

It’s the way to go anyway, but this kind of patronage doesn’t really matter.

“You will call me ‘Apostle.’”

“… ! Cool! what?”

Shocked by the unexpected words, the guy vomits bloody coughs.

Being a ‘one whom the gods have foretold’ is more threatening than anyone else from the point of view of monsters.

The guy who had been laughing for a long time muttered in a hollow voice.

“… sh*t. Everyone was mistaken. The princess was not important.”

“Everyone said that before they died.”

“everyone? … I expected it to happen in the middle, but I guess Hwaran was also you.”

“okay.”

“flaw… .”

As soon as the one remaining question is resolved, the light of life quickly goes out in his eyes.

“… … .”

Chew!

I cut the guy’s throat with a sharpened sword.

The headless body slowly leaned against the tree that had been cut down.

“Whoa… . Suck!”

During the battle, after pulling out an arrow stuck in his shoulder, he stepped forward.

‘Uriel is still fine… .’

His face is pale due to the long period of paralysis, but that’s all.

It is still far from death.

Iris was also in a state of sleep as if passing out, as if the fatigue accumulated in her body had reached its limit.

Even when he touched his cheek, he showed no signs of waking up.

‘but.’

You can think how can you sleep when the battle is happening right in front of you, but it’s good enough.

In the first place, just chasing this far with his body on his own was enough to surprise me.

After turning Yuriel over, she tied something like a string to secure it, and Iris hugged her in front of her.

When we went back to the village where we had tied up the most, we could see that there was an uproar.

Even though it was still early in the morning, the lights were on in every house, and some looked like knights.

Fortunately, it seems there were survivors.

It seemed that he had returned to the village before me and requested support from other knights.

‘… hmm?’

But soon I changed my mind.

It was because they were familiar with the patterns engraved on their flags.

If not mistaken, this was Ian’s unit.

Why is the one who should be in the northern part of the kingdom here?

“ah.”

“!”

As I was thinking, Ian and I met eyes.

Recognizing this, Ian is startled.

Soon, he ordered his troops.

“There are survivors! Get ready for treatment right away!”

After handing over Yuriel and the princess, who were in urgent need of treatment, Ian, who had approached me a month later, opened his mouth with an indescribable expression.

“Roan.”

“… … .”

It was a word that contained a lot of emotions and meanings.

After thinking for a while, I explained the situation so far.

“There was a raid yesterday.”

“The opponent.”

“It was a dark elf, maybe… .”

It must be the things my brother was chasing on the frontlines.

Ian clenched his fists as if blaming himself.

I touched his shoulder as my nails dug into his flesh.

“brother.”

“… … .”

“I will continue. being attacked… .”

From how the knights took the time to run away with the princess after judging that their allies were inferior, to how they defeated the pursuit and escaped.

I couldn’t say that I fought against them and won, so I sold another identity here.

“Someone helped us.”

“… !! Who was it? the face… .”

“that… . Sorry. I do not know. I was so out of my mind at the time.”

“… No, I guess. sorry.”

Anyway, thanks to someone helping us, we were able to escape safely, he explained.

“… … .”

“brother?”

Ian didn’t say anything with a complicated expression, as if he was thinking a lot.

how long has it been like that

He shook his head once and gave me a weak stroke on my shoulder.

“… suffering, no. Good job.”

“… … .”

“The treatment was prepared in advance. Now go and get treatment first.”

before going to treatment.

“okay. ah! this.”

“hmm?”

I handed Ian the broken rosary I found on the first day.

“One of the elves dropped it. I think you will need it.”

The next day after handing over the case investigation to Ian.

I returned to the academy with Uriel, who regained consciousness before Iris.

* * *

“I heard the good news. Are you really okay?”

the day after returning.

When we go to the academy, the instructor asks with a rare, worried expression.

He was the one who recommended us, so I could see how he must have felt when he heard that there was a problem.

I moved my body around and answered.

“As you can see, it’s fine.”

“I’m fine too.”

In the first place, Uriel was not traumatized, but suffered from neurotoxin, so now that the detoxification is over, he is in a better condition than I am.

The only thing to worry about was the mental part, but Uriel didn’t have any trauma left in that part either.

Rather, he did it when he blamed himself for being a hindrance to the escort.

It looks like this can be overcome quickly.

The instructor let out a sigh of relief and said.

“But just in case, you two should rest for a few more days before coming out.”

“All right.”

After saying goodbye to the instructor, we went back to the dormitory.

The week-long escort mission ended just like that.

* * *

The attack on the princess was a shocking event that was talked about not only in the kingdom but also in the empire.

So, without having to look for it, Iris was able to pick up news from people around her.

Fortunately, it is said that she quickly regained consciousness under the priests’ devoted care.

I am resting now.

‘I’m glad.’

By the way, according to Müller’s report, Ymir was missed.

I almost caught it near the border, but I lost it because he was using his powers.

‘… No way.’

Now that I think about it, it’s not regrettable, he had made his own way from the beginning and was only guiding the knights’ nerves not to go elsewhere.

So you can’t get caught.

I quickly put aside my regrets and shifted my gaze to the church.

Like the broken rosario I found on the first day, and the surprise attack when I knew exactly where the outing was unknown to the outside world.

It was because it was certain that the secrecy had escaped from the church.

‘I was going to deal with the apostate later, but… .’

I did, but this time they crossed the line a little too hard.

If I hadn’t been chosen as an escort, Iris might really have died.

‘… I have to get rid of it.’

I don’t tend to leave anxiety factors behind.

Ian gave Amy and Müller a few instructions so that they could be aware of the situation and help when they were moving.

It was next that I went to see Iris.

* * *

late night.

It was a time when most of the kingdom’s subjects were sleeping.

Tok.

“!”

Iris, who had been sitting quietly with her eyes closed at the sound of footsteps on the terrace, turned her head.

Soon our eyes met.

“you.”

“I came as usual, but… .”

Slightly ignoring the glaring eyes behind the mask, he spoke in a joking tone.

But it wasn’t the mood.

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“Put that damn thing away right now.”

Startle!

“You said you’d tell me right after it was over, how many days have passed now? One week, one week!”

… You are very angry.

Well, I had a lot of work to do, so I happened to come late.

It wasn’t intentional, but it ended up being neglected anyway, so I took off the mask without saying anything and said.

“I’m glad you look healthy.”

“Whoa… .”

Iris, who stared at my face, sighed.

“Thanks. Now explain.”

Put both hands on your waist.

she asked.

“What is your true identity?”