There Are Too Many Bugs in the Academy

Episode 83

27. A story I didn’t know (1)

“Did your grandfather just tell you?”

No matter how much I thought about it, it wasn’t Hamel, but I asked just in case.

Hamel Hallud replied with an expression of what he was talking about.

“I was about to say that the crown didn’t even suit me.”

“No, then what did you just hear?”

“What are you talking about? I couldn’t hear anything. All I could hear was the sound of smelting in the forge next door.”

“No… it was definitely a human voice.”

It was not a simple voice.

The low and deep resounding was like talking in a cave.

It was completely different from Lioner’s.

In the first place, the Lioner had been left at home. It was obvious that he was probably sleeping.

Of course, since we were bound by a contract, I could have called him or he could have called me… … .

From the position I’ve been through so far, Lioner’s tone of voice doesn’t sound like that.

Even if I intentionally tried to be dignified.

【Are you wearing a crown that doesn’t fit your theme, contractor? Come and scratch my back]

He must have been pissed off with this feeling. Come to think of it, that’s pretty lame.

Even so, I felt that I was somehow used to it, which made me quite uncomfortable.

“what?”

I took the crown off and tried it on again. no voice was heard.

“Well, have you ever seen a ghost? Your face has turned white.”

“It’s similar, but are you sure that the curse has been lifted?”

“Yes, I’m not sure. I went to the temple of Canaan and received a blessing! Do you know how troublesome it was?”

It sounded too clear to be passed over as a simple auditory hallucination or happening.

Besides, they called me a sensitive person. More than anything else, I was particularly drawn to the name.

Because I’ve heard it somewhere.

‘Were you a Lioner?’

It wasn’t. The Lioner was called Master at first, and then called Contractor.

When I entered Arad, I didn’t hear anything.

When I caught Aaron Nortonhale or Arachne in the gold mines, no one called me a sensitizer.

‘Then when did you hear that… … ?’

As I pondered, I remembered the place and felt goosebumps all over my body.

“Hesperiif.”

A voice suddenly heard while having a conversation with Aidan.

Up until now, I thought that voice belonged to Triston, and I heard it because I was wearing the tears of a hero.

The voice he had just heard wearing the crown was very similar to the voice in Hisperiiff.

“That’s right.”

Then the voice in question enters my ears like a ghost.

Even though the voice roared as if stuck in a cave, I could clearly understand the contents.

“I’ll be waiting for you at Hisperiif, Sensitor.”

* * *

How to react, there was hardly an answer.

I can’t go and talk to Camila or Illyana right away.

So I urgently called the Lioner.

“Are you guessing anything?”

【Certainly, I can’t feel the energy of the curse. It’s perfect.]

Honey badger is the 4th constellation, which can be seen as the highest rank among spirits.

Even if he was always pulled out, he could only trust one ability.

“Then… what the hell is it?”

[I said I heard it before I delivered Triston’s successor.]

“yes.”

【Then there is only one answer. I will go back to that place.]

“For once, you don’t have the energy to feel separate.”

【Maybe it is the spirit of the earth. The land elves have fallen, and they have also perished. Even now, there are very few earth spirits in the spirit world.]

I was in trouble for a while. As the Lioner said, if it is the spirit of the earth… … .

Why did you say it was me?

It wouldn’t make sense if this was due to wearing Aaron Nortonhale’s crown.

But what about Hisperiif?

Before I met Aaron Nortonhale, and even before I met Lioner.

I hadn’t even made any corrections, so what’s Missingno talking about?

Even then the console didn’t open.

“Wow! I just got goosebumps!”

He jumped up from his seat and trembled in the goosebumps that passed through his spine in an instant.

【I’m also worried about every single thing. Some earth spirits… … I heard that it was corrupted.]

“Can spirits also corrupt?”

【Of course. Spirits can be seen as very vertical beings. As an individual of the 3 Star Spirit, you can’t resist me.]

The spirit of thunder wags its tail and continues to speak.

【In other words, if there is an existence higher than us. I can’t escape his influence either.]

“You said that the 4th Aspect is almost the last of the spirits. Did such an existence exist in the first place?”

【have. As far as I know, there is only one.]

“Who is that?”

【It is the Demon King.】

The moment I heard those words, I felt like I was out of breath.

“A Demon King?”

【Yeah, that ominous existence that me and the warriors of my predecessors worked together to seal.”

I know that.

It is a fact that is proudly mentioned in the setting of Paradise Academia.

【The reason our spirits disappeared was because they blocked the passageway connected to the spirit world. Even though I pushed it like that, the power was still there.]

“So, does that mean that the person who is talking to me right now may be a spirit from the land that has been corrupted by the Demon King?”

【okay. Just as we woke up from a long sleep, there is a high probability that the fallen spirits also woke up.]

In the end, in order to understand all the truth, we have no choice but to head to the Hisperiif dungeon.

Without a word, I picked up my armament.

The equipment is the epic item that Camilla gave as a gift, and the armor is also wearing anti-horse armor instead of the usual light armor.

It was the maximum power I could use right now.

“Get ready, Lion. I’m leaving right now.”

【Aren’t you taking the other children with you?”

“I don’t know what’s inside, but what if I just call it out and it’s dangerous?”

Variables should be kept to a minimum.

Compensation wasn’t an issue, this was a safety issue.

Last time Aaron Nortonhale had Illyana almost seriously injured.

If Marily, who was accompanying him, had not come to his senses quickly and hadn’t passed on the information, it would have been a terrible outcome.

It’s always been like that.

Everything else can be dealt with, but every time the love affair is twisted, your comrades are in danger.

However, this time it is not a sudden and urgent situation.

I don’t think there’s any need to take that risk.

‘In case you don’t know, I think it would be better to leave a note for Camilla.’

I tore up my notebook and put a note on the desk saying that if I don’t come back before dinner, I’ll call for a rescue team.

Then I would be fully armed, and I would have left some follow-up measures in case.

I immediately ran out of the dormitory.

* * *

[Isn’t this the Hesperiiff Dungeon?]

“I’m going to use the shortcut.”

I could have just cleared the dungeon, but there was a simpler and faster way than that.

I headed straight for the cave located behind the Hisperiif.

Originally, it was a secret passage connected to the haven of a forgotten hero.

It was announced that Aidan had become the official successor of Tristone, and now it has become a tourist attraction on Paradise Island.

In the original main story, the haven of forgotten heroes is not just an area where it is consumed.

It was often heard because it could be given a buff with a pretty good performance.

“Ahhh~.”

At the entrance of the cave, guards dispatched from the security forces were standing guard.

“Can I go inside?”

“Oh, yes, come in.”

The guard, who had a very annoying look, let him in without even checking in.

Of course, it’s because it’s a tourist attraction, and there are a lot of visitors because Tristone’s remains are enshrined.

Anyway, I don’t like that kind of attitude.

‘That’s why the dean said he didn’t trust the guards.’

Still, it was better for me not to be bothered right now.

I left the guards who didn’t even look at me, and headed into the haven.

The interior, which was just a cave, has been transformed into a form full of flowers brought by people for remembrance with soft lighting, perhaps decorated.

The most different part was the location where Triston’s remains were located.

On top of the splendidly decorated coffin, lay the skull that was first discovered. The ashes were in perfect armor, just as they did when they were alive.

Replicas of the weapon Triston used while he was alive were placed next to it.

It was truly a majesty worthy of a hero’s resting place.

The old hero who disappeared from the records of people is now enjoying an honorable rest.

However, what is important to me is how the forgotten hero’s haven was remodeled.

I meditated lightly on the remains, and went straight in the opposite direction. Do not enter. Enter without breaking the barrier.

It was then that a little chilly atmosphere of the dungeon came out.

It was the same place where he and Aidan defeated the guardian golem.

The remains of the guardian golem were also left at a place not far from the entrance.

It seemed that the professors left it to commemorate the hero to be born in the future.

Recalling memories of about three months ago, I kept moving forward.

And finally, a passageway connected to the dungeon boss room appeared.

However, unlike the last time, which could only be penetrated by rushing, the wall was completely hardened.

“The magic has been broken.”

But who am I? If there is no way, you have to create it.

I pushed forward the buckler I was wearing beforehand.

Baeksanwoo Oh Eui- Break through the wall!

“Ahhh!!!”

gang!!!!

The shock wave that hit the stone wall hit my body, and a sharp pain crushed my muscles. I let Buckler go in great pain and rolled over the floor.

“Aww!!”

It’s been a long time since I’ve tried it, so I didn’t succeed all at once.

【Wow, what are you doing? Is your mind tainted?]

As I was about to groan, Lioner said, very confused.

“It’s not contaminated, so it’s okay. By the way, wait a minute…. Bitter, I don’t get used to this no matter how many times I do it.”

I wiped my wrist and picked up the buckler again.

Hands forward, legs back!

“This time, it succeeds!!!!!”

I almost leapt into the wall. In order to offset the impact as much as possible, it was closely attached to the shield and held the center of gravity inward.

cack!!!!!

With the sound of hitting the wall, I intuited that my body was floating in the air.

It will now roll in the air and at some point fall to the floor.

I rolled up my body and took a position at the right time.

Tsutsuzu-

It was the most perfect landing position of any wall piercing I had ever done.

【Are you crazy, human?】

“Why? Do you see me doing this once or twice?”

Even the Lion, who shared some of my secrets, didn’t seem to understand this behavior at all.

【Somehow, I said that I was carrying a shield I didn’t normally use. I’m sure I’ll jump over the wall.]

“When have I ever been meaningless?”

Anyway, I’m in, so I’m not sure.

Now all that was left was to catch the created boss and grab the area around the boss room.

“…?”

The shape of the boss room was somehow strange.

Originally, marble or something like that was embedded in the floor, and there should be blue flames around it.

No matter which boss appears, that’s the basic setting of the Hisperif Dungeon Boss Room.

But, the view I’m looking at now.

The floor was covered with something like black obsidian, not marble.

The torch is also ominous green, not blue.

“what?”

And above all else, instead of the boss that should be in the boss room, a large altar is suddenly placed.

It looked like a ceremonial place, but I could recall where I had seen that altar.

Appearing in the final chapter of Paradise Academia, the sanctuary of chaos that awakens the demon king sealed in the basement of Paradise Island.

“This is the Demon King’s altar.”