There Are Too Many Bugs in the Academy

Episode 74

24. Dance with Artel (5)

After a series of events came to an end, the long-awaited Artel Festival day dawned.

Perhaps that’s why Artel’s manor dormitory and the breath of the world tree were very busy today.

“Chef, please prepare the menu with the best course. Mix it half and half with Artel’s traditional style and fusion style.”

“You will never be disappointed.”

“The chief servant, please concentrate on Baek San-woo and the guests from start to finish. You don’t have to worry about me as much as today.”

“Yes, Princess.”

And it was the 2nd Princess Ishtar Arhalten who was in charge of all the events.

She was fully prepared for this event.

Of course, there were times in Paradise School where she seldom had a chance to fully utilize her status.

It was because I thought that I would definitely regret it if I did not put all my energy into the honor of serving the living legend of my dreams.

“Today, the princess has a particularly bright expression.”

“Are you so excited?”

The maids who reside in the Breath of the World Tree also grinned while looking at Ishtar’s excited appearance.

The huge site that occupies almost one side of the basalt forest is revitalized after a long time.

“Eat and drink in peace today, too. It’s a day that will be commemorated in history!”

“Thank you for your consideration, Princess!”

Ishtar flew all over the dormitory, waving her shiny blonde hair.

Whew-.

A cool breeze tickled the back of his neck. Birds that nested in the branches of the World Tree were also chattering, adding to the atmosphere.

The forest was full of blessings as much as the dark spirit’s energy. The best time to open Artel’s festival.

“Today will be the best day!”

Ishtar widened a beautiful smile like the pouring sunlight.

* * *

Upon entering the Hyunmu Forest where Artel’s manor dormitory is located, one Artel, dressed in a neat outfit, was waiting at the entrance.

“I was waiting. I will take you to the banquet hall.”

With a modest gesture, he greets you without any disturbance.

He wore Artel’s butler’s uniform, and he was handsome enough to admit that I was a man, and he had a good fit.

‘Kek, you’re a racist, really.’

To be honest, I don’t look ugly, but standing next to him makes me feel like a living squid.

So I secretly switched seats with Taehoon.

“…? Why are you doing that?”

“When I stand here, my mind is stable.”

Taehoon didn’t know English, but he changed his seat without saying a word.

As the choked breath slowly loosened, he took a deep breath in.

“Ahhh…”

‘But how do you steal a living spirit and two dogs?’

I am in serious trouble. Originally, I was only planning to take one sneakily.

Because I’ve come to a point where I have to pick up one more.

‘Then do I have to give up the Fruit of Life for Chapter 3?’

The third chapter of the Paradise Academia main scenario was famous for its large number of bugs.

This is because ‘Grand Seorin Underground Village’, where the main scenario takes place, is a famous horror spot.

By deliberately twisting the script, the NPCs output strange lines.

Sometimes monsters are suddenly summoned where there is nothing.

It is a field where spirits that look like ghosts are randomly placed to make the players terrified.

A cyber haunted house built with plenty of malice from the crew.

In fact, the atmosphere itself is incredibly scary, and besides that, there are a lot of bugs.

Oddly enough, a mod that allows you to move on to the next scenario without playing the chapter has been popular.

But aside from the scary thing from my point of view, the overwhelming bugs were a bigger problem.

‘If Aidan gets affected by a bug while breaking that… … .’

Just thinking about it makes my stomach ache.

As in the case of the guardian golem sleeping in the haven of a forgotten hero.

There was also a sufficient probability that a level of bug that Aidan could never overcome would occur in the underground village.

However, as it was an early scenario, it was also not an essential field.

It’s the standard way to wake up without it from the beginning.

‘If you can bring two, bring them, and if you think it’s unreasonable, just skip them.’

Don’t think it’s too difficult.

The reason I gladly accepted the festival today was not only to save the fruit, but also to enjoy it purely.

Aidan, who is already Triston’s successor, is always being treated wherever he goes, raising his reputation.

On the other hand, as I thoroughly controlled information, I have never been treated as a ‘luxury’ or ‘treated’.

Of course, that’s not a bad thing.

People can’t always hide in the shadows.

If it’s Artel, then there’s no need to show unnecessary contempt in Panguk, who already knows who I am.

‘Do you think so too?’

【Don’t put your regrets on my excuses.】

‘Is it okay if you do that a little bit?’

‘Cause I’ve been thinking about it

All of a sudden, we had reached the front of the world tree’s breath.

When the butler who had led them together beckoned, the Artel guards, who were on duty at the spire, opened the door.

The gigantic tree-woven grate made a squeaky sound and disappeared upwards.

A beautiful scene unfolds like a painting.

Artel-style houses were lined up around the World Tree, which was thicker and more magnificent than any other giant tree in the vicinity.

Not only that.

Shoot aa

The stream of water that came down the curved trunk of the World Tree fell into the lake like a waterfall.

The scenery is refreshing just looking at it.

Even though it is a place I have visited many times, the impression itself is different from when I actually see it.

I thought it was beautiful in the game, but seeing it in person was a sight that cannot be expressed in words just beautiful.

“Wow…”

Taehoon and Camilla are also fascinated by the same thing, and there is no sign of keeping their mouths shut.

“Welcome, guests. It’s been a long time since humans have entered our dormitory.”

A soft, but also strong and confident tone of voice.

When I turned my head to follow the voice that caught people’s attention, I saw Ishtar Arhalten in a robe.

Off-the-shoulder dress decorated in pure white fabric with gold. The sky-blue frills gently flutter in the wind.

“Thank you for inviting me, Princess.”

I responded according to Artel’s etiquette that I had prepared beforehand.

When I treat myself first, Camilla and Tae-hoon, who were accompanying me, follow along.

“Thank you, Princess.”

“It is my honor to serve the Guardians of Artel and his companions.”

Ishtar grinned.

“Ugh.”

With such a beautiful appearance, I heard Taehoon’s breath stop for a moment.

Soon after, the Artel Band plays the grass flute, and pink cherry blossoms are scattered in the air from the World Tree.

“At last the guardians of Artel have arrived!”

“Waa-!!”

The festival began with cheers mixed with joy.

* * *

‘Dog is full.’

I thought, sweeping my stomach full of satiety.

The food is delicious, but it is also very tasty.

The restaurants that Camila and Taehoon found while wandering around Nakwon Island were impossible to beat.

How many times have I eaten until my stomach explodes like this?

I thought about my daily life in the real world that is gradually getting blurry.

Unless I go to a buffet there, I’ve never eaten this much.

‘And in the first place, the quality of the food in the buffet was… … .’

In the buffet prepared by Bier Ishtar, the ingredients were all fresh.

The fish is plump and plump as if it were freshly caught.

Vegetables and fruits were dripping with luster. The rich flesh was unquestionably the highest quality ingredient.

I put an orange in my mouth and slowly looked around the scene of the festival.

Camilla, who was very awkward at first, is attracted to Marily, who boasts an amazing affinity, and is bursting with laughter with the group.

‘Camila is pretty, she’s pretty.’

I thought as I looked at her, who did not bow down so much even among Artel.

And in the case of Taehoon, he wandered around at the same time as the festival started.

He had already made friends with some Artel, and he was doing something similar to meditation in the corner.

‘He’s a geek in a way.’

The Artels who had gathered around him did not seem to have a particularly bad reaction.

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Maybe Taehoon is passing on a part of Geumgangmun to Artel.

It’s a kind of friendly exchange concept.

‘okay… … Everyone seems to have permeated well in their own way.’

At first, every Artel I saw spoke to me and followed me around like a celebrity, so it was not uncomfortable at all.

Lioner’s eyes widened at the splendidly decorated spirit meal, and as the Lioner materialized, the aggro naturally dispersed.

Also, as a result of biting the remaining Artel in the name of eating.

At least no one was watching me closely.

‘I don’t know where Ishtar and Illyana went, but now is the chance!’

After I got up from my tuk-tuk seat, I approached the waiter holding a drink.

As we got closer, the waiter pricked up his long ears and spoke to me.

“Baeksanwoo, are you enjoying the festival?”

“I’m really enjoying it after a long time. Thank you so much for preparing this event.”

“I will deliver my thanks to the princess separately.”

“Oh, by the way, can I take a look inside the dormitory? As a human being, I’m very curious.”

“Are you alone? I’ll guide you!”

“Aaah!! No! It’s okay, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a party, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

“How could you still be a guest…”

“Ah, that’s kind of like that.”

There was no sign of giving up at all, so I gently swept my stomach.

Then the waiter smiled shyly, as if he understood my true meaning.

“Oh, then, take a look around. By the way, the toilet is on the right.”

‘Huh, it was dangerous.’

I parted from the waiter and entered the giant tree, the actual living space of the breath of the world tree.

Luminous moss clinging to the wall glistens softly.

Huge sunlight mushrooms illuminate the entire dormitory with natural lighting.

A traditional Artel-style dormitory built by digging into the real world tree.

It was a scene I was hardly familiar with even as a deceased person, as it was only entered twice ‘officially’ in the main story.

I got nervous and went down to the basement of the dormitory.

The guards were also participating in the festival earlier, but just in case you don’t know.

‘Hmm… … . I think it was something like this.’

So I infiltrated the basement and headed deeper into the dormitory.

The more you move, the brighter the light source gradually fades.

A huge bright sunlight mushroom turns into a luminous mushroom that emits a soft light with fluorescent or purple light.

Soon a huge cavity appeared.

‘Arrived.’

The vision, which seemed dimly gloomy, adjusts to the darkness and becomes clearer little by little.

What he saw was a scene of huge tree trunks that could have been made of concrete pillars.

That was the root of the world tree that became the foundation of the manor dormitory.

Even in the basement, the air is very clean.

The concentration of mana floating in the air was very thick. Rather, it is more than the earth.

But what stands out the most.

“There it is.”

It was a round object that sparkled at the root.

Even the slightest light seemed to be made of gold.

it’s a living fruit

But just because I found it, I couldn’t just run away. Because there was another way to gather raw fruits.

I carefully pulled out the potion I had prepared in advance from my pocket.

A small test tube about the length of a finger. Fluorescent liquid contained there glistens.

After unsealing the test tube, I cautiously approached the fruit.

Living spirits and gathering depend on how stealthy and fast their movements are.

I succeeded in getting close enough to reach it, and now I just need to snatch it at the right time and it’s over.

Quick!

‘X feet.’

The noise was generated by stepping on a branch that had not been identified.

At the same time, six legs sprouted and the spirit of life escaped in an instant.

“Oh, damn it. I missed it.”

This is why stealth is essential for gathering.

Saengnyeonggwa has a Chinese character meaning fruit in its name.

It was originally a special insect that inhabited the roots of the World Tree.