The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Episode 021. whereabouts of the voice

Noah looked puzzled, but quietly took another wooden sword.

“let’s go.”

Together we walked the streets of the royal capital.

She looked around the extension, as if it had been a long time since she had been walking down the street.

Actually, since I am no longer a slave, there is no problem with going around alone, but I hated going around alone.

When asked why, he keeps his mouth shut, but I guess it’s probably because the memory of being known as an elf and being chased by slave traders remains as a trauma.

‘I’ll have to bring him out often.’

As I was walking with such thoughts in mind, I suddenly thought about the state of my body.

Roan’s body felt a lightness he had never felt before.

‘Why are you doing this? suddenly.’

Even considering the dark days, the condition is excessively good.

It’s as if you’ve taken some medicine.

“… medicine?”

I stopped walking at the thought passing through my head.

bean!

Noah, who followed, hit his head on the back.

She rubbed her forehead, but I didn’t have time to pay attention to it.

‘if… .’

It’s not a restorative medicine, but I’ve eaten something special recently.

The demon’s blood.

The only way to explain why my body suddenly became so light overnight was because of the life force in my blood.

The unexpected harvest suddenly made me feel better.

‘Shall I check it?’

There was quite a distance left until the training ground.

I said to Noah, who was looking up at me with a puzzled expression, who suddenly stopped.

“Noah.”

“?”

“Let’s race over there.”

I pointed to the training ground in the distance and tightened my shoelaces.

* * *

defeated.

overwhelmingly too.

The root of the problem was that he hastily said that he would motivate him.

‘Run as fast as you can. If you win, I’ll grant you a wish later.’

He looked sullen, but as soon as he finished saying that, his eyes suddenly started to shine.

‘I didn’t expect to lose like this.’

Noah was the god of parkour.

As soon as she started the race, she ignored the road and ran over walls and roofs in a straight line to the training ground.

The body is so light and the sense of balance is overwhelmingly excellent, so it’s a stunt-like movement.

There was nothing I could do but look up in admiration.

“hehehehe.”

When I went into the training ground out of breath, Noah, who had already arrived a long time ago, was sitting in the center.

“… … .”

As I got closer, I quietly raised my head and looked this way.

-wish.

“… okay. Think about it.”

Who the hell is the maid?

Still, it didn’t feel bad.

Even though I lost, I definitely felt that my body had changed.

And as I exercised according to my daily routine, I became more confident.

That both stamina and strength have gone up significantly.

“Whoa… .”

Finally, after finishing the last fortune-telling I always did, I wiped the sweat on my forehead.

‘Did the mana increase about twice as much as the first one?’

Is it constitution, talent, or both?

Compared to others, I had abnormally high mana absorption.

Even compared to the named NPCs, they never bow down.

No, it’s to the point where I wonder if I’m better than I am, except for a few specific ones.

“Good.”

With a satisfied smile at the mana that filled his heart, he called to Noah.

“?”

“Do you remember what I said when I first brought you?”

“… … .”

She immediately nodded.

– You said you needed me.

“huh? Oh, yes.”

Precisely, I said I needed your ability.

Anyway, I said the business.

“Do you know how to handle a sword?”

Noah responded promptly.

-do well.

“To check that out.”

It would be a waste to spoil the qualities he had, so he said with the intention of bringing him to morning training whenever the time is right, starting today.

“… … .”

“… … ?”

But instead of raising the wooden sword, Noah hesitated.

‘Why are you like that?’

I waited patiently, wondering if I had touched something wrong.

how long has it been like that

She grabbed a wooden sword.

-okay.

It felt like a reluctant answer.

As they felt, when they stood facing each other, Noah only glared at them and couldn’t take a step.

“Shall we not?”

I asked implicitly.

Responding startled, she shook her head.

Then he attacked with a determined expression.

f*ck!

“… … ?”

A strangely weak attack that was neither sharp nor fast at all.

‘Hmm… .’

I managed my expression as much as possible so that my disappointment did not show on the outside.

However, less than five minutes after the sparring started, Noah lost his concentration and lost his sword.

“Um… .”

Eventually, when I drool, Noah lowered his head, biting his lower lip like a guilty man.

‘what is the problem?’

He said he handled it well with his mouth, no, with his hands.

It can’t be a lie. I have something

And if you think about the way you ran on the wall and the roof a while ago, it’s not like your athletic ability is at all low.

‘Does he care about me?’

Come to think of it, her movements showed more hesitation than a will to attack.

“Are you afraid I will get hurt?”

Nod.

After thinking about it for a while, I came wearing the protective clothing stored in the training ground.

“Now is it?”

It was only when he tapped on the protective gear that Noah raised his sword.

As the sparring began, I realized the reason for her hesitation.

It was because Noah’s attack was clearly mixed with something that could be labeled ‘living’.

‘I can’t control it.’

An attack that relentlessly targets vital areas such as the crown of the head, neck, and the pit of the stomach.

Paang!!

“Ugh!?”

His breathing was entangled in the attack, which was aimed at the blink of an eye for a moment.

At that moment, Noah’s bloody eyes flashed.

She kicked the ground lightly.

Due to her light body, she approached as if she were flying, and swung a sword mixed with life.

Even in an urgent situation, he aimed at Noah’s ankle and stretched out his sword.

Took!

“… … !”

Noah stomped lightly and climbed onto my sword.

And taking advantage of the moment I missed the sword, I swung the sword aiming at the nape of my neck.

* * *

“Write, it hurts.”

He added medicine and bandages to his red, swollen hands and recalled the previous battle.

“Hmm.”

The attacks felt like an obsession to inflict fatal wounds on the opponent.

This is a part that is fully understandable considering her past history.

If I didn’t kill the opponent first, I would have been caught and put in a bad way.

Because it is a habit engraved in the survival instinct, you can only do ‘this way’.

When I tried to suppress this, at first it was such a lousy gesture.

‘I don’t think there is a need to suppress it, but… .’

It’s a problem that only needs to be well set in the direction of that aggression in the future.

… However, when you see Noah crouching down with a very downcast look, it seems like a conversation is needed.

approached and asked.

“You’re good, but why?”

Of course, Noah is much stronger than me now.

It is because the years lived are different and the density is different.

“… … .”

“… … .”

How long have you waited without a word?

Noah wrote on the floor with a sunken expression.

– There are dead people in my hands.

It was as if he was confessing his sins.

“okay?”

But I don’t really think that all lives are precious.

There are definitely people who deserve to die and people who deserve to be killed.

“He must have been that kind of guy.”

“… … .”

So he answered with a tone that said it was not a big deal, but Noah answered with a lack of confidence after a short delay.

-Maybe not.

“huh?”

-Maybe not. because I didn’t tell you

It was because he was so busy taking care of his own life that he had no time to worry about everything.

“Then tell me.”

“?”

“Because I will listen and judge.”

Then, Noah rolled his eyes in embarrassment.

-It will take a long time.

“are you okay. I’m done anyway, and today is my day off, so no one is coming.”

Judging from that Yuriel hasn’t come yet, it looks like he rests when he’s resting.

“say it.”

“… … .”

As I persisted, in the end, Noah hesitantly told me what had happened a long time ago.

-When I’m being chased by the Empire… .

She killed the slave traders who were relentlessly pursuing her.

He spat on and killed the servant who was assaulting him.

Killed a passer-by who had been handing out bread to her.

“why?”

– After eating bread, I felt strange and had a high fever.

“… … .”

-why?

“no. continue.”

There must have been a lot of things stored up inside, and Noah’s story didn’t stop.

Repeatedly writing and erasing it several times, the long story was over by the time the sun rose in the middle of the sky.

-That’s it.

“… hmm.”

In Noah’s long story, there was not a single person who was ‘died without dying’.

Rather, it was to the point that it felt strange that he was still thinking about this even though he had been through such things.

Is that why? I was very relieved inside.

“You’ve held up well. And fortunately.”

“… … ?”

“I didn’t hurt my vocal cords.”

Looking at Noah, who was wide-eyed at the rather unexpected noise, he continued talking.

“what’s the problem. Everyone died because they deserved to die, and you did enough.”

“… … .”

“Don’t worry about anything strange, let me hear your voice later.”

I thought it was because I was hurt somewhere else, but after hearing the story, it was just a mental problem.

It is not impossible to regain your voice if you overcome the psychological trauma.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Noah didn’t answer for a long time, as if he had a lot of thoughts.

how long has it been like that

Noah’s hand moved.

-okay.

There was no gloominess to be found in his reply.

Rather, the shape of her mouth, which had always maintained the shape of ‘ㅡ’, had changed to rounder, perhaps in a good mood.

– I’ll tell you first.

It doesn’t feel like a child normally, but it shows a sense of maturity.

“uh… .”

Seeing this, a rather strange thought came to my head.

“… however.”

“?”

I know it’s not something to say right now, but I couldn’t help but ask.

“how old are you?”

“… … .”

Listening to what you’re talking about, I think I’ve lived longer than I thought.

“Couldn’t it be more than my father?”

Noah pretended not to hear.

And on the way back, he didn’t even make eye contact with me.

* * *

The daily routine of the Knights Faculty resumed immediately a day later.

After morning training, the cadets sat down and waited for the instructor to rest.

“after… .”

Rick’s gaze turned to the sound of even breathing from beside him.

I saw Roan resting with his back against a pillar, sweating profusely.

And the other cadets were glancing at Roan’s appearance with indescribable expressions.

Asked Rick, who, like them, was impatient with his curiosity.

“… Are you running well today?”

Originally, Roan, which would have spread a long time ago, followed the training to the end today.

It’s not like they’ve been chasing after them, but they seem to be quite relaxed.

Roan’s answer was concise.

“If you keep working hard, your stamina will increase.”

“Stay… what?”

Roan’s answer gave Rick a puzzled expression.

That’s right.

But it’s only been less than two weeks since I came to the engineering department, so how steady was it?

So it’s just innate.

As the growth of the body that had been blocked began, explosive growth took place.

‘A monstrous bastard.’

Rick shook his head with a rotten expression, thinking about how he got caught by this guy.

Then, in a sudden thought, I asked Roan.

“Are you aware of the rumors going around?”

“What rumor?”

“Some say you’re a genius, some say you’re a coward.”

Saying that, Rick glanced at Roan.

In fact, in terms of percentage, the latter was overwhelmingly prevalent. The expression is also much more explicit.

However, the reason why the cadets did not directly mock Roan in front of Roan was purely because Uriel had covered Roan.

Roan replied indifferently.

“know.”

“You know?”

“uh.”

It was quite expected.

Because only a few have seen me fight.

Uriel was in charge of most of the battle during the evaluation, so it’s not strange for the cadets I met then to think that I was hiding behind her.

“Well, it doesn’t matter.”

“… … ?”

* * *

Before afternoon training started, I went to see the instructor.

The instructor looked at me with a curious look.

“Roan? What is it?”

Until now, I had done physical training separately in the afternoon, but it was no longer necessary as I rapidly recovered from an unexpected event.

“Starting today, I also want to participate in the battle evaluation.”