How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 19

Episode 19

“ah… … .”

“… … .”

Through the pouring blood, I could see the eyes of Ergé and Allen.

Professor Derek next to him couldn’t even think of closing his gaping mouth.

Among them, the one whose eyes were shaking the most was, oddly enough, Herzee.

Have I realized something?

– Push!

In Xian’s eyes, only Vada could see the Goblin King’s head.

It seems that the reach was a bit short because it was a broken sword.

But there was no problem.

Even if they have crossed the limits of their species, they are still goblins. There was no goblin alive with half of its head cut off.

but.

“nice… … le… … .”

Even in the midst of dying with the light in his eyes disappearing, he showed his final fighting spirit.

The guy’s thick arm moved and the iron bar fell towards Xi’an.

It was a blow right before death, but it was quite fierce.

If hit, injuries are inevitable.

‘He’s making a fuss.’

Still, it wasn’t Xi’an who would be subjected to such a final outburst now.

He backed away slightly and pulled away.

But then.

-Suddenly.

Someone intruded between the two and the sword light flashed.

The arm of the Goblin King holding the bar was severed. At the same time, the light disappeared from his eyes.

His final blow failed miserably.

cooong!

The Goblin King collapsed with eyes wide open as if he was resentful.

Xian looked at the intruder.

‘Allen.’

Allen Kruger holding a sword with blue flames.

Could that flame be his elemental power?

“are you okay? Did you intervene for nothing?”

It’s okay, but there’s no need to talk about it.

“No, thank you.”

After leaving him a word, Xian headed for the Goblin King’s corpse.

Then, he took a dagger from his bosom and slashed the leather on his shoulder.

don’t need all Just the part with the tattoo.

He asked Erje.

“Can I keep this hide?”

“Yep! of course! you did everything… … .”

Erze, who was dazed for a moment, came to his senses and nodded several times.

She looked a little, no, quite a bit dazed, as if she had been carried away.

Sian put the hide in his pocket and cut the Goblin King’s body with his dagger.

Inside the guy was a magic stone the size of a fist.

I took it out and threw it at Ergé, who was drooping his shoulders.

“Wow!”

“It’s up to you.”

“what? I can’t take this! I haven’t really done anything.”

Still, thanks to her, I was able to clear the 8 people who fainted from the battlefield.

After that, holding me in check for a while didn’t help at all.

With that in mind, Xian spoke kindly.

“Don’t talk nonsense, take it.”

“Yes!”

At Xian’s words, she answered with her back straight.

‘It must be quite expensive.’

Since it is the magic stone of the Goblin King, it must be a valuable item. However, there was no regret in handing it over.

If what he thought was correct, the magic tattoo on his chest would be worth dozens of times more than that magic stone.

‘I guess it’s sorted out.’

Allen glared at Cian, who defeated the Goblin King, and Erze smirked while holding the magic stone in his arms.

Allen’s roommate, Gail, was just standing there, as if she cared about Xian’s gossip.

And Professor Derek… … .

“Okay… … .”

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Just as Xian was about to head to Professor Derek, a man with a wrinkled face crawled out of the rock at the bottom of the cliff.

It was Li Yu who led his men to attack Xian.

The guy looked at the cyan and flinched, then found Professor Derek next to him.

“professor! Welcome! That guy assaulted me and my friends!”

“yes yes?”

As if Levi had found a ray of light, he began to speak urgently with a brightened face.

That guy assaulted me and my friends. The rumors that he was a maniac were also true. A guy like that needs to be punished right away, even for the sake of Everwhale’s discipline, etc.

“Boo, did you mean there was a dispute?”

“It was not a dispute, it was a one-sided assault!”

Professor Derek rolled his eyes as if he didn’t know what to do.

Although he is a professor, he did not have experience as a homeroom teacher like Instructor Tail.

Therefore, I did not have much experience on how to deal with disputes between students.

At that time, Allen, who had been quietly listening to Levi’s words, spoke up.

“So, who touched it first?”

“That, that… … .”

he stopped talking

In the meantime, Erze, who was blushing and holding back his anger, shouted loudly.

“Hey! I and Xian, who were resting quietly, were suddenly surrounded and attacked!”

Liu, who is speechless and desperate for an answer, and Ergé, who points at him and vents his resentment.

The answer came right away.

Allen’s expression hardened.

“Professor Derek. I guess I need to talk to his homeroom teacher.”

“Yeah, that’s right. Student name and class… … .”

“That, that! We had a fight first, but we just got hit! I mean, I didn’t even touch it!”

It was the truth without lies.

But speaking only the truth did not escape Allen’s eyes.

“Didn’t you put it on or did you not put it on?”

“… … .”

Liu keeps his mouth shut as if he has become dumb after eating honey.

Allen sighed.

Hearing this, Liu’s face contorted.

Why did things get so messed up? It wasn’t going to go like this!

He glared at Xian with a frown.

“… … .”

Gazes that meet quietly in the air.

Right after that, Levi’s eyes trembled and he lowered his head.

Seeing Xian’s face, it was as if the pain from earlier had been revived.

And then, with his head lowered, he suddenly stepped back in fright.

“Ugh, aaagh!”

You can see the goblin king right below your feet, dying with red eyes wide open.

Seeing him, he screamed and hit his butt.

But looking back, it was just a corpse. A neck split in half or more.

“under.”

Her face flushed bright red at the sound of Ergé’s laugh that came from overhead.

* * *

Xian and Ergé left the scene. Liu and the fallen students also left one by one.

And at the scene, only Allen, Gail, and Professor Derek were left.

‘Why not go!’

Professor Derek screamed inwardly as he saw Allen and Gail not thinking of going.

I wanted to retrieve the Goblin King’s corpse just in case, but those two guys weren’t leaving.

Gail seems to have stayed because of Allen, but the problem was Allen.

Aren’t you going through the goblin king’s corpse all alone?

“Professor Derek.”

“Why, why is that, Student Allen?”

“Have you seen it before? Does this guy have red eyes?”

“Is that so? I didn’t see it very well… … .”

Derek was taken aback by Allen’s words and quickly denied it. Then, he hurriedly came up with an excuse.

His head was so tight that he didn’t stutter, unlike usual.

“Because it’s common for monsters to have bloodshot eyes. As the mana is activated, the blood circulates rapidly, and the capillaries in the eyes stand out.”

“Wasn’t that a little strange to say that earlier?”

“Oh, well! Like I said, I can’t see at all!”

“… … okay.”

Allen groaned and stood up.

Professor Derek, who was looking at his profile, swallowed a gulp. Allen’s face, which had always been considerate of others with a kind expression, was completely different now.

Those eyes that seem like sharp cuts, like blades that rip apart everything in sight.

“We will also go. Let’s go, Gail.”

However, when he looked back at Gail, that sign had already disappeared.

“Are you done with your business?”

“huh. Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Buy me something delicious later.”

Allen disappeared over the forest with Gale scratching his head.

Professor Derek was watching from the back, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Could that guy have noticed something?

no.

‘What do you know… … ?’

His eyes began to take on a complex light.

* * *

That day, after the outside mission was over, everyone returned safely to Everwhale.

Today, the dormitory, which had been noisy, was as quiet as a rat. Everyone will spread out and sleep.

The fatigue from the first real battle must have been considerable.

and the next day.

“Sian, here.”

He headed to a certain place with Erze.

The practical training class ended yesterday, but there was still one thing left.

An additional reward that he said he would give according to the number of magic stones he had just collected.

“Looks like this.”

“here… … .”

The two of us arrived at a place deep in the basement of the main building.

There was a huge steel door in front of us, reminiscent of a vault door.

It was Vigo (祕庫), hidden deep underground in Everwhale.

“Yeah~”

“Does everything look good?”

We weren’t the only ones in Vigo.

About 20 people.

The top performers in each mission were here to receive their rewards.

It seemed that Eileen and I were the last to come.

“Class D… … Class D… … Can I get a D-class artifact?”

Meanwhile, next to Xian, Erze was smirking with a bewildered expression.

Xian and Ergé. The magic stones the two collected were also top-notch, and they even took a rare item called the Goblin King’s magic stones.

It was a team that achieved the best achievement both in name and reality.

The reward given to top students is one D-class artifact.

As a commoner, the D-class artifact meant a lot to her.

‘Because it’s expensive.’

Simply put, it was expensive.

Speaking of D-class, it’s probably not an ancient object found in the ruins, but a mass-produced type produced by the Steel Mage Tower, but even so, an artifact is an artifact.

Even if it was only D-class, it was difficult for ordinary people to touch.

I don’t know if it’s an F-class artifact for everyday use.

“Poetry, Xi’an. If you secretly sell this… … can’t you?”

Seeing the panda start talking, Xian blinked.

It’s not that I don’t know the heart.

Even though he is from a marquis family, he is originally a commoner.

“You must have heard from the professor. When you drop out of the academy or get kicked out, you have to return it. You can sell it at will and later become a debt.”

“It was… … .”

She couldn’t hide her deep regret.

How can you not be sorry? At her age, the opportunity to get big money is not common.

Still, it’s nothing to be sad about.

Isn’t the artifact to be obtained here one day saving one’s life?

It will come in handy for future classes and assignments.

“You’re here. You are the last.”

Seeing the two of them, the guard standing at the entrance to Vigo approached.

A guard hired by the academy, separate from the city’s guards.

In his hand was a list of students to receive supplies.

“Did you hear about it? Only D-class Vigo can enter. Don’t even dream of going into C-class or higher.”

While listening to the explanation, Xian and Ergé held out the payment vouchers they had received from the professor.