FVN Chapter 34
Chapter 34
Chapter 34Lunchtime.
After finishing his meal earlier than usual, Simon stopped by the Class L lecture room for a while before his next class started.
Not here, huh?
Among the students of Class L in the lecture room, Simon couldnt find the person he was looking for. The building where his next class would be held was quite far, so he could be late if he wasted more time.
Mm. Should I come back tomorrow?
As he was wandering in front of the lecture room nervously, someone was walking past him.
It was a pretty female student with a pink ribbon in her hair who was holding a textbook in her arms.
Hey. Sorry, but excuse me.
Hm?
The female student blinked her eyes and stopped walking.
Theres a girl named Lorain in Class L, right?
Yep yep. Thats right. Lorain is in our class. Why?
Simon carefully took an envelope out of his pocket.
I wanted you to hand this to Lorain.
?!
The female student stopped with her mouth wide open, as if someone pressed pause.
And then,
Kyaaaaaaaah!
She suddenly screamed.
Why the hell is she screaming?!
Simon got startled and looked around. Luckily, they didnt attract much attention as there werent many people around.
Right, I remembered!
Looking excitedly, she stood up on tiptoe and examined Simons face thoroughly.
Youre the Special Admission No.1 who took an oath as a freshman representative, right?
Right? Right? Kyaaaah! Oh my goodness! You guys are elites after all. Birds of a feather flock together!
She took the letter like she was snatching it from Simons hand.
Mhm, mhm! I got it! Ill make sure to deliver this to Lorain if it kills me!
You dont really have to go that far, you see.
She let out a naughty smile.
This is a very obvious question, but I shouldn't tell Lorain who you are, should I?
It doesnt matter.
Oh, really? Can I tell her?
Her eyes twinkled to the point of making Simon uncomfortable. He suddenly felt a shuddering sense of danger.
N-Nah. Never mind about that. Just deliver the letter without saying anything else, please!
Hohoho! Alright! I thought youre quite daring, but I guess youre shy after all?
She slapped Simons forearm and laughed like an elegant lady.
Her reaction was like she was having so much fun with the topic right now.
Say you.
Simon squinted his eyes.
Youre not misunderstanding in a strange way, right?
Yes! Yes! Of course not!
Why the hell are you winking with that answer?
This messenger had all of a sudden become unreliable, but Simon didnt have much time left before his class. He could barely make it if he sprinted the whole way.
Well then, Im counting on you with that letter.
Leave it to me!
As soon as Simon turned his back with an anxious mind, the female student ran into the classroom with tremendous speed.
Kyaaaaaaah! Guys! Guys! Guess what I got from outside?
Simon sighed while pressing his hand into his forehead.
* * *
After finishing all the class for the day, Simon visited the campus cafe by himself.
This is my first time here.
As he grabbed the doorknob of the cafe and opened it, he heard a rattling bell. There were so many people when he entered, causing his eyes to widen in surprise.
Students, seated at tables big and small, were chit-chatting noisily.
The students seated by the wall were completely engrossed in studying. They were flipping through textbooks with one hand and taking notes with the other hand while drinking coffee with the straw in their mouth.
It was also surprising to see them keep their concentration when people were roaming around like that.
Thats amazing. And they say that this place is more flooded during exam period, huh?
It was at that moment that Simon, who sat down after
The coffee leaked out as Lorain shattered the glass cup she was holding with her grip.
How dare a damned priest get into Kizen like this!
She looked genuinely angry. Simon couldnt help but be nervous, even though he knew that the murderous spirit flowing from her body wasnt aimed at him.
Simon.
Yeah?
Who knows about this other than you?
Camibarez, who went to the forest with me. Its just the two of us.
She nodded her head.
Thank you for telling me. Ill report it to my mom right away.
Simon had a reason for keeping this a secret.
The professors at Kizen were also the suspects in this case. Only Nefthis should know, so that investigations from various directions could be made.
Lets go, Simon!
Lorain got up from her seat.
Wh-Where to?
To the Forbidden Forest. There may be some clues left at the scene where you saw the Priest.
Simons eyes widened.
Right now?
* * *
Clip clop clip clop!
Late in the evening, Simon rode a skeleton horse for the first time in his life.
Its said that one skeleton horse was the price of one house, but it being so expensive was understandable. Skeleton horses were obviously faster than horsesthey didnt tireand the ride was comfortable.
Youre better at this than I thought. Did you take riding lessons?
Asked Lorain, who was riding a skeleton horse to his side.
A little bit, back in my hometown.
In fact, regardless of riding skills, Simon and the skeleton horse got along very well.
Above all, the skeleton horse was keeping up with Simon well. As soon as Simon held out his hand, the skeleton horse gently rubbed his face, acting cute.
This way, Lorain.
Yeah.
He could navigate easily since it was a road he had been through once. Using the skeleton horse, he jumped over the valley he had crossed with Camibarez and entered the depths of the forest.
Around this place.
Thanks for the guide. Lets walk in from here.
The two jumped off the skeleton horses. When Lorain opened the subspace in the air, the skeleton horses ran into it and disappeared.
Simon smacked his lips.
I wanted to ride a little bit more.
He had two items on his bucket list that he wanted to accomplish when he soon made money. The first was a skeleton made of demon bones, and the second was a skeleton horse.
Now, the two of them walked sneakily through the Forbidden Forest. Simon thought he could see the forest road much better than when he first came with Camibarez.
They got to the place where he encountered the Priest without wandering long.
Is this the place?
Yeah, Im certain.
The two began to search around with serious faces.
The traces are gone.
He was confident that this was the place where he saw the Priest. However, the altar, the decorations, the cross, and even the battle scars in the ground, where it was turned over during the battle between Pier and Priest, were completely gone.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Simon felt like he was possessed by a ghost.
How is it going, Lorain?
She was kneeling on the ground and running her palms down the grass. Soon, she shook her head.
Oddly enough, there are no traces at all.
Mmm.
But they certainly erased the traces.
She stood up and folded her arms.
Simon, judging from your story, theyre quite skilled. The combat power and also that they were able to hide the traces of a wide area. The most shocking thing is that they entered Kizen with a core in their body while serving God. After all, they think that core is the power that denies God.
But if you open the core, you cant use the priests Divinity, right?
Lorain nodded her head.
I dont know how it works either, but according to their logic, jet-black is the power of a cursed demon, and divinity is a power that comes from the belief in God. Whatever it is, the two powers do indeed conflict with each other.
She turned her back.
The situation is serious. Lets go back to Kizen. I think I need to go see my mom. Now.