Joint Combat Practice 2 (3)
‘Romantic Adele’.
Her actions seen in can be summarized more easily than you might think.
Nosy Elvira boss battle.
A smiling figure watching the duel between Taily and Elvira in the audience.
Battle of Glaskan.
Even though he was confined to the teaching building due to the closing ceremony of Belosper, he was happily playing the lute.
Explore the Department of Pensions Society.
After the incident, he was seen singing a song while sitting on top of the herbalist statue in the Pensions Department building.
Glast subjugation battle.
After receiving Taily’s request, he joined the group to rescue Ayla and began using auxiliary magic in earnest.
Student council president election.
People were watching the election progress among the crowd.
and… .
From Act 3, Scene 5, the second joint combat practice, she begins to gain significant importance by becoming involved with Saint Clarisse.
Her past history, which begins to be revealed by Archbishop Verdio, is darker than expected.
after that… The romantic Adele is killed by the archbishop.
It is at the conclusion of this joint combat practice event that the player learns that fact.
After defeating several first-year students who attack each other one after another, and defeating Josef and Wade, the top students of each department, Claude, the top student of the pension department, appears at last.
After subduing Claude, he becomes enraged and becomes corrupted by drinking the taboo reagent ‘Blood of the Evil God’. The player must personally subdue Claude, who uses all kinds of dark magic under the magic power of the evil god Mebula.
After subduing the rampaging Claude, the player finally leaves the battlefield, and the episode ends with the player hearing the news of Adele’s death.
In order to keep people immersed in the next episode, the episode ends with a shocking fact. Upon hearing the news of Adele’s death, the player is shocked and has no choice but to quickly rush to the next scenario.
Then, from there, it continues in one cue until the final scene of Act 3, the Lucy subjugation battle.
A story between the unbelieving Saint Clarice and the Church of Telos who seek to condemn her. The connecting bridge leading there is this joint combat practice event.
Of course, that is the trend ‘as I know’.
Unfortunately, the flow of the world had already gone astray.
* * *
“I’m not in a position to spend a long time, but I think it would be good if we could talk for just a moment. “I feel like I want to do that.”
Clarisse smiled old-fashionedly. I can feel the eyes of a couple of guards following her and the students behind them being subtly focused.
Clarice has always been aloof from the world. This is my first time seeing someone approach someone on their own and start talking.
Clarice had just finished preparing for the big day, even grooming herself to perfection. His eyes are raised so seductively as he sits slightly down that one wonders if he is really the same person as the childish Kylie.
“zero… “It’s great, saintess.”
I listened to Clarice’s words as naturally as possible, keeping my expression as controlled as possible.
Clarisse sat neatly and smiled. Then he furtively looked towards Yenika. Yenika, who was sitting next to me, hiccuped once and lowered her head.
“yes… It’s called Yenica Failover… Saint… . It’s great to see you so close… It’s an honor… .”
The voice is so tense that ants crawl into it. After all, she is a saint of the Telos Church.
It always appears only on the sacred Holy Emperor Island… He is the servant of Telos, said to be the most loved by the gods and nobler than anyone else.
No matter how long you have lived in the countryside, you cannot be unaware of the majesty of the Telos Church. Nearly a third of the population of the Cloel Empire is already a member of the Church of Telos.
There was no way a girl like Yenika wouldn’t be nervous when the cult’s idol was right in front of her.
“Well, by the way… For sure… The saint, uh… They say they are going to greet the Holy Emperor who is visiting today… .”
Yenika couldn’t finish her sentence. She seemed to have chewed her tongue and was shaking her head.
Eventually, he looks at me with tears in his eyes and sends a rescue signal. I took what Jenica said and continued.
“I heard that the Holy Emperor and the Archbishop will be visiting soon. Is it okay for you to stay here like this?”
“As you can see, we are already in the process of finishing decorating. Also, the place where the Holy Emperor visits in person is the Trix Hall, right? “On the way to Trix Building, I passed by the front of this student center, and our paths coincided with each other.”
After saying that, I smiled once.
When I look at Clarisse like that, she is infinitely white. Whether it’s hair color, skin color, or attitude towards people.
He is a person completely covered in pure white, to the point where you wonder if this is okay. Because it is so pure white, the parts that are not pure white actually stand out.
Basically, red eyes bloom more intensely because they have a pure white background. And a red butterfly hairpin that stands out on top of pure white hair.
In addition to the crimson school uniform coat, the royal blue skirt could not even cover her pure white glow.
“It means that the movement line was correct… ?”
“I thought Ed would be here because it’s just the time for the joint combat training match-up announcement.”
In short, it means, ‘You came because you wanted to meet me.’
At those words, bewilderment spreads among the audience. Although no one showed it outwardly, it was clearly felt to me.
I wiped my face, chose an answer that suited the situation, and spat it out.
“It is an honour.”
“Is it even an honor, Senior Ed?”
A benevolent smile after every word. This is probably because the attitude with which she treated believers as a saint in Seonghwangdo was ingrained in her.
“It’s been a while since you’ve met the Holy Emperor, so you must be a bit nervous.”
“It’s exactly as you said.”
First of all, the topic was raised from my side.
The only contact between me and Saint Clarice was that she suddenly came into my cabin last winter and scolded me once. Even so, he was kicked out as smoothly as possible, giving good reasons.
But why did you suddenly come to me at such an important time?
The reason had to be inferred first.
“The Holy Emperor is a very sharp and wise person, but Archbishop Verdio, who accompanies the Holy Emperor, is also a very sharp person… “It makes me wonder if he’s really using mind-reading skills.”
“okay. I think it’s really great. By the way, the coachman has been stamping his feet since a while ago, but maybe you don’t have time for this… .”
“well. Anyway, I think Verdio’s power to see through other people’s thoughts is truly amazing. Is it also a type of sacred magic? ?”
“well. If you are not a church official, it would be difficult to know deeply about the art of holy magic… . By the way, now might be the time… .”
“okay. In fact, it would be difficult for an outsider to know specifically about the principles of sacred magic. The ability to see through Archbishop Verdio’s heart… In some ways, it’s a realm of mystery… .”
… … .
Strangely… Conversation doesn’t connect… !
Perhaps with some intention, Saint Clarice especially focuses on the story of Archbishop Verdio. She is conscious that there are many listening ears around her.
To catch my breath for a moment, I took a sip of the drink that was sitting on the wooden table.
Then I asked Clarisse for her understanding and took a deep breath.
And then I looked straight into Clarisse’s face.
I didn’t notice it from a distance, but it strangely reminded me that I was nervous for no reason. As expected, Clarisse herself is anxious.
As Verdio continued to mention his abilities, I began to get a vague idea of his intentions.
I am the only one who knows that Clarisse’s name is Kylie. If I encounter Verdio like this, the church will find out that I am a person who knows the identity of the saint.
This would not be very pleasant for Saint Clarice, who must continue to hide her identity in order to attend school. So, he must have wanted to meet me quickly and tell me this.
However, you cannot use someone to send it.
If you relay the message to Ed Rothtaylor through a close associate, saying, ‘Please go to Ed Rothtaylor and tell him never to meet Archbishop Verdio,’ anyone can see that I look overly suspicious.
Only without being an idiot can one infer that Ed Rosstaylor might know something about the saint’s secret. There is no point in getting caught by her close associates like that.
However, there is not enough time to send a letter sealed with wax. So, since the route matched, he himself came and delivered the story.
He is trying to make it as inconspicuous as possible, hinting at it as if he is just making small talk, and praying that I will recognize this signal.
After coming this far, I am slowly organizing my thoughts. In the end, these are probably the words that Saint Clarice wants to hear the most.
“That much… Archbishop Verdio is truly amazing. Of course, there will never be a time in my life where I will meet someone like me, a downtrodden and lowly person.”
“… is that so… ?”
Saint Clarisse raises her eyes subtly and asks for confirmation once again.
I instilled confidence in it.
“yes. “I am already busy attending joint combat training, the difference in social status is enormous, and it is difficult to attend the Holy Emperor’s visit event, so I will probably never meet Verdio in person.”
“… … .”
“… never.”
As she said this, Saint Clarisse’s face began to slowly become brighter.
As if he felt something clicked between the two, he shook his shoulders and adjusted his expression to keep the corners of his mouth from raising.
No matter what anyone says, this girl’s true nature is that of Kylie Ekne, a childish girl.
Although her environment has made her into the most saintly girl in the world, her true nature sometimes comes out when she is in the mood for joy.
Of course, this girl is also an expert at controlling her reactions. This is because I have lived my entire life in self-control.
“I… “Hey, saint.”
Of course, there is the biggest blind spot in these actions of the saint. The point is that there are so many eyes in the world.
From my perspective, I came here with the intention of responding as quickly and accurately as possible, but from a third party’s perspective, it seems infinitely awkward.
So, it wouldn’t be surprising if such a question came out of Yenika’s mouth.
“then… So far… You came only to see Ed… ?”
Clarisse was anxious that I might meet Verdio by participating in a church event.
After I relieved my biggest anxiety, I finally began to see the surrounding situation objectively.
“uh… that… case… that… That’s right… ?”
After taking care of urgent matters, other things that need to be taken care of come into view. Those are the gazes of those around you.
The students who were sitting together near the student center waiting for the draw were pretending not to care, but their eyes were subtly focused in this direction.
It was an unnatural situation no matter how I looked at it, so I had to deal with it as naturally as possible… .
“In a tense situation before meeting the Holy Emperor… Why bother dragging the carriage to meet Ed? .”
“Oh, no… .”
The sight of him running all the way here from that far away in just a month… It’s an action that seems like a special relationship to anyone.
Clarice’s embarrassment is as precious as gold. This is because a saint who must always appear benevolent and dignified is not allowed to behave in an indecent manner.
Kylie, who has had the burden lifted from her shoulders, might not know it, but Clarice, who has lived as a saint since childhood, does not show that side of herself easily.
If you maintain yourself as Saint Clarice, not as Kylie Ecne, and control your mind, you can show a degree of improvisation that never shows indecency in any anomalous situation.
Once you organize your mind, an iron wall like an iron fortress is built inside you.
However, the blind spot is that the person involved is a man.
The bell tower where the saint resides in Seonghwangdo Island is entirely in the Geumnam area, from the entrance to the hallway. Even the Holy Emperor does not set foot in the sacred area, and the guards guarding the entrance take ablution simply by stepping on the boundary line.
This means that unless you go out, you have no chance to properly meet a man. This is especially true if the person is the same age.
Isn’t the relationship between a man and a woman that the world talks about Clarice only seen in the third-rate romance novels that Adele secretly brought her?
There is no way that a saint who lived such a life cut off from male-female relationships would be good at coping when she became involved in a male-female relationship with a man of the same age. In short, in that respect, she is no different from childhood girls who blush even when they hold her hand, so her cheeks can’t help but blush, not to mention her skillful improvisation.
“No, this is…” that… ?”
Sadly, such a reaction only accelerates the misunderstanding.
In the eyes of other people, there is absolutely no reason to call a carriage and rush to meet me when I don’t have much contact with them at such a busy time.
It would be okay to make up a reason in a hurry, but that reason is not something that can be made up that easily. This is especially true if your face is red from embarrassment.
“that… So… hmm… ? Me too… It’s a person… ? of course… I’m also nervous… ? so… .”
Anyone can see that he is on the verge of making a mistake. However, as a commoner, no one can stop the saintess from speaking without permission.
“that… And then… For no reason… There are people I want to see… There’s someone I want to meet, someone who comes to mind… One face… To see… that… .”
“… … .”
“No, I mean… just… Because I’m nervous… ? I wanted to see it for no reason… just… I wanted to meet you… ? that… Should I say human… ?”
I think I realized that the more I talked, the more strange it seemed. I stop talking to myself and read the air around me.
Although they are not making a sound, the students watching seem to be astonished.
I have never seen Saint Clarisse, who was always polite, blushing so much and shaking her eyes this way and that.
As a result, Saint Clarice ends up making the worst choice. That is running away.
“Suddenly… This time… .! I wonder if the Holy Emperor will arrive soon… !!”
The sight of him covering my face and jumping into the carriage.
The coachman, who was already anxious because time was running out, quickly swung his whip and made the luxurious carriage move forward.
“… … .”
“… … .”
There was only silence at the scene where the saintess rushed out like a bolt of lightning.
Eyes of astonishment pouring down like bullets. The person sitting in the center is me.
I wiped my face with both hands and lowered my head.
* * *
Joint combat practice uses two of the three buildings of the student center.
Nail tubes are used for sparring between 1st and 2nd graders, and Glockt tubes are used for sparring between 3rd and 4th graders, so there is no chance for the two groups to mix together.
Of course, it’s the building right next door. You can get there quickly, but unless you’re an idiot who’s lost your way, there’s no reason to go to the next building. I’m planning to quickly abandon the sparring and go to the building next door to see how the situation goes.
“Whoa… .”
I quickly escaped from the scene, leaving behind the saintly woman’s explosive actions.
First of all, I have to break up with Yenika. This is because the sparring halls we use within the Glokt Hall are different.
Yenika was in the innermost sparring hall 7, and I was in sparring hall 3.
“??? ??????”
As if she still didn’t understand the saint’s remark or reaction, Jenica just kept typing question marks into the air with a stern expression on her face. She hopes that there will be no disruption to Dalian. Most students will be overpowered in no time.
“Phew… .”
It was rewarding to get through the students waiting outside and enter the building.
Unless students are scheduled to spar right away, most of them wait on the terrace. After entering the inner hallway, it was quite quiet.
Yenika is a terrible traitor. Just in case, after making sure that Yenika found her sparring room and entered it, I moved towards the 3rd sparring hall.
As I went in, I looked at the bracket. The automatically assigned partner is… He was a member of the Combat Club who was considered quite capable among the 4th graders. He is a barbarian-like warrior who uses axes and blunt weapons.
“Hmm… “If we drag it into close combat, it will be at a disadvantage.”
A hallway near Dalian that is deserted except for the occasional student or two passing by.
The sound of shoes echoing on the marble floor. I was walking while subtly matching the beat… Suddenly, I saw a student wearing a loose skirt sitting in the corner leading to the sparring hall.
“♩ ♬ ♪”
“… … .”
Anyway, this was a bit embarrassing.
Adele sitting on the floor and playing the lute.
It is famous for flashing from the east to the west, so you never know where it will appear. This is a person who only appears in places where I don’t know why he is playing a lute. Of course I knew this, but I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed after encountering it in person.
“What are you doing here…? . This is Glokt Hall. “If you’re a second year student, you have to go to the nail salon.”
“Oh, nice to see you again. Senior Ed.”
With a bright smile and a flurry of flower petals on her head, Adele plucked the strings several times.
“It’s amazing what a connection is. They say that fate means reaching wherever the wind blows, and I think we are quite close.”
I shook my head as I saw Adele smiling. There are degrees of freedom.
“Aren’t you participating in joint combat training?”
“It can’t be. Now, let’s go quickly. “I was scheduled for the match a little later.”
Adele stands up and smiles. He shook off her clothes and smiled brightly.
“It’s just the right timing. “We can leave quickly.”
Adele said that kindly and walked past me toward the exit.
While Adele was passing by, I… I just stood still.
“… … .”
The moment we pass each other, all the thoughts we have accumulated over the years come flooding back like a torrent of water.
Yes.
After this joint combat practice is over, Adele Seris faces death. By Archbishop Vertius.
――I know that fact.
However, if there is a problem… The point is that we don’t really know the full story.
All the knowledge I gained while playing was obtained from the perspective of Sword Saint Tailly.
This is probably the point of view of the Geomseong boy who is currently receiving challenges from his juniors at Nail Hall. Since he has reached the mid to late part of Act 3, he should now be strong enough to join the ranks of the strongest among the second graders, the generation of shining stars.
From Tailley’s point of view… It is unclear exactly how Adele died.
This is because the joint combat practice and the royal visit to Sylvania take place at the same time, and the process of Adele being murdered also happens during that gap.
The only information that could be known from the protagonist’s point of view was… The only thing that happened was because of Verdio’s conspiracy. The only result was that he did not leave Adele, who had stolen the church’s secrets and run away, and punished her with death.
This becomes the switch that pricks Saint Clarisse’s disgust, and becomes the starting point for her to begin digging into the corruption committed by high-ranking priests of the Telos Church.
Clarice, the saint of disbelief.
The image of the bloody saint looking up at the starry sky between the burning trees of Mt. Orn… It felt like I was being pushed right in front of her.
The situation returns to the present again.
Adele walks hurriedly along the hallway toward the exit. Perhaps that is the last sight of Adele alive.
Knowing that she is dead, is it right to leave her alone and let her go?
The first thing that comes to mind is the moral law itself. The question is whether it is right to leave a person walking on a limb alone.
In the past, he would have started weighing the flow of the affair and her life. However, as the first and second acts progressed, the flow of the affair had already become so twisted that it could no longer be controlled. In the midst of all the twists and turns, I had already put Tanya on the student council chair with my own hands.
If it is no longer meaningful to consider political affairs, is the moral law the only thing left?
However, I don’t know the exact details of her death… No matter what I say, will they listen to me? Since you’re dead, will you cooperate if I tell you to stay here for now?
Even if they say that high-ranking priests of the Holy Order are going around trying to kill an innocent girl, without any evidence whatsoever… Who will trust you?
On the contrary, if the other person is a devout believer, they will be criticized for being a conspiracy theorist and their trust will be undermined.
What suddenly comes to mind is the old professor who died under an old tree on a moonlit night.
Of course, it is completely different from Professor Glast’s death. At that time, my strength was weak, and no one would listen to me even if I tried to stop them.
But what about Adele? If, through her efforts, there is a chance that she will be able to avoid her death… Is it her duty as a person to save her from death with all her might? In that case, I should move right now.
The moment you are about to fall into such deep agony…
“hey.”
Suddenly, the words came out first. I just looked straight ahead and made my voice sound like it was.
Adele, who was walking outside, looked back with a grin.
“yes? Senior Ed.”
“You will die soon.”
Without even having time to rest, I threw the conclusion straight ahead.
What does that mean?
Dying, what nonsense?
He’s also good at joking.
I was just about to decide that no matter what answer I got, I would try to explain it properly.
“i know.”
Adele, with a smile on her face, gave a short answer and left for the exit.
like that… There was only long silence in the hallway of Glokt Hall.
