354 – Network (1)

After getting scolded by Kara, he didn’t stop teasing her.

It’s difficult to even call it a prank in the first place, because the targets of my pranks are always people who are unguarded.

These guys are just fooling around without actually taking the practical training. A representative example would be the group of siblings.

While other students are always nervous and fight back appropriately, the crazy siblings don’t need any explanation.

So all I could do was create fear and educate them. It’s just a little bit of fun added here.

‘It’s almost time for the sun to dawn, so shall we stop joking around?’

Since I also enjoyed everything, I planned to proceed as normal.

There were quite a few dropouts, so now there are only a few. I checked the compass.

Two students are accompanying me not far away. The distance wasn’t far from here.

‘This is a lake?’

It’s also in the middle of a lake. I headed towards the lake, wondering for a moment.

The lake doesn’t even shine on the moon, giving off a gloomy atmosphere. A small boat was floating in the middle of the lake.

It’s dark and I can’t see anything, but I’ve already completely mastered night vision. I could see clearly who was there.

‘Why are you here?’

Surprisingly, the people on the boat are Raina and Diana. Under what circumstances are those two accompanying each other?

I decided to push those questions aside and get on with my business. First, go into the lake.

I looked around and unfortunately there was no boat. In the end, you have no choice but to swim yourself.

‘I can’t swim…’

Although there was a river in the Forest of Chaos, the water was not very deep. So I didn’t feel the need to swim.

But I can’t just let it go on like this. As I was thinking about it, a brilliant idea came to mind.

‘Is there really a need to go swimming?’

Wouldn’t it be okay to just hold your breath and walk around on the floor? I don’t know anything else, but I am confident in my lung capacity.

After roughly figuring out where the two people were, I jumped into the lake.

Since I don’t know how to swim anyway, I just stopped water from getting into my nose.

‘It’s over there.’

I couldn’t see anything, but as I walked near the boat, it definitely caught my eye. A much darker place than other places.

I jumped slightly and touched the bottom of the boat with my hand to make sure I was in the right place.

Looking at how sturdy it is, I’m pretty sure it’s a small boat. Actually, it doesn’t matter if you turn the boat over like this.

‘I haven’t heard that Raina is a good swimmer.’

I can’t swim either, so I’m walking on the floor and an accident could happen.

So let’s just scare them so they can run away. I kicked the floor with all my might and bounced up to the surface.

“Wow!”

-Bwak!

A fist landed squarely in the chin. That’s right too.

It’s not even Rizena Lord’s fist. It wasn’t even Kara who said it.

It was Raina’s fist her her her, but for a moment she felt her brain shaking. It means that she is so powerful.

‘Oh my. It’s the head.’

It is as expected. The setting is that although the language has some serious flaws, the force is Kara or better.

If Luna, the main character, is very talented and Kara is closer to a complete warrior, Raina is somewhere in between.

A talented person with outstanding basic talent and outstanding skills, and a highly anticipated future.

Although he dropped out of Soul World due to bullying issues, he could never let down his guard. Strong is strong.

-Phew!

“Puh-ha!”

I overcame the dizziness caused by being hit on the chin and soared back to the surface.

As I climbed up, the boat was quickly moving away. Raina is paddling hard.

‘You’re yelling with BattleX?’

This is absurd. In fact, it is like driving a boat with oars made of steel.

I know it’s possible, but I know how hard it is to row. It’s the height of inefficiency.

Anyhow, seeing that she was moving away little by little, it looked like she was about to land on the ground. I dived again and walked around the bottom.

‘I have to learn to swim later.’

I think it would be a loss if I had such a good body and couldn’t swim.

Eventually, while walking on the bottom of the lake, we arrived at the place where the boat landed.

When I looked at the boat, it had already run away. Since I was walking in the water, the speed was slow, so I had no choice.

“Whoa.”

I pushed back my soaked bangs. My body feels a little heavy due to the wet wind.

If I had known this would happen, I would have learned drying magic. I squeezed my top with my hands in disappointment.

‘No. If I had used drying magic, it would have turned into sand.’

There is no middle ground in my magic. Worst of all, Godin said that the output was too strong and asked that magic be refrained from using magic as much as possible.

Godin is one of the professors who recommends using magic, but he singled me out and told me not to do it.

I also had no intention of abusing the power I couldn’t control, so I agreed with his words

‘Let’s go find it first.’

After drying off roughly, I took out the compass. The practice is not over yet.

But how did this happen? Is it because I just got into the lake?

“Huh?”

The state of the compass was very strange. It was basic to crackle as if there was noise, and occasionally turned on and off.

Isn’t this supposed to have a waterproof function? Feeling a little embarrassed, I tapped the compass.

Still, when it didn’t get much better, I hit it hard with my palm. Basically, you have to hit a machine to make it listen well.

-Plop!

“Huh?”

But this compass is not just a machine. It is a machine combined with magic.

The compass suddenly turned off when I shocked it. I waved the compass back and forth.

Even if I shake it, it doesn’t come back. After seeing this, one thing occurred to me.

‘······What should I do?’

Friday the 13th ended in vain.

*****

The practice ended as the morning sun rose. It was an eventful practice in many ways.

One by one, the stunned students came out of the protective spell, and the professors gathered them together.

As time passed, the expressions on the faces of the students gathered in one place varied. First of all, most people from the East have a dissatisfied expression.

That’s because they fought among themselves and destroyed themselves without even getting proper training. There was no need for a teaching assistant to step forward.

Next is the reaction of one of the damn siblings, Leo. He huffed and protested to the professors.

“How dare you proceed like this?! It’s almost like that…”

“Almost? It’s your fault for letting your guard down.”

“No matter what, this kind of surprise attack…!”

“So who told you to go camping during training? If you don’t want your reputation tarnished, then shut up.”

“··· ···”

Of course, the professor, too, was completely submerged by the logic of the diss. In fact, if you protest further here, you will only be humiliated.

It’s not just Leo. The students who had their souls stolen by Shivar while camping kept their mouths shut.

Most of them look like they are aware of what they did wrong. Some were close to shame.

So how will Diana, one of the biggest victims and survivors of this exercise, react?

Did I fully reveal Shivar’s true nature as I swore during the training?

“Oh, brother?”

“Hello. Diana.”

“Uh, how could it be… To that wild man… !”

Diana stammered, pointing with her hand at the wild man, i.E. Sivar.

Currently, Sivar is talking to the professor, who is holding his head as if he is in trouble.

Karas nodded his head as if he understood what was being said and answered with his characteristic bright smile.

“It’s all a joke, Diana.”

“Now, a joke? A joke?”

“Yes, a prank. Sivar was playing a funny prank, so I helped out.”

“··· ···”

Diana’s expression when she heard the answer that it was a joke was quite a sight to see. Because the fluttering under her eyes seemed to deny reality.

As expected, the midnight fear is deeply embedded in Diana’s mind. I probably think about that every night.

But she said she was just joking, so it would be outrageous for her and she would be furious.

“Why are you helping that uneducated wild person…!”

“··· ···”

Diana closed her mouth as she spoke. Because Karasu smiled brightly and said nothing.

Karas has a very chatty personality. That’s why she tends to answer questions thoroughly.

A person like that just stares at you without answering? It is an unspoken threat to be quiet.

There’s no telling what might happen to her if she doesn’t keep quiet. Diana’s complexion turned red at that.

“As expected, it’s a joke. There’s no way Sivar would do that.”

Of course, Raina next to him didn’t care. She nodded her head and spoke in her native language.

Kara glanced at her, but she quickly overlooked it. Now was the time to focus on Diana.

Karas then approached Diana and she whispered in the language of the Matra Empire, which was not the official language.

“Diana.”

“······Speak, brother.”

“I don’t care how you live, but I don’t want you to ruin my entertainment.”

“······I will keep this in mind.”

“Yes. My good little brother.”

Karas smiled with satisfaction upon hearing Diana’s confirmation of her

Then he looked at Reina and spoke to her with his characteristic friendly smile.

“Did she say Reina? I heard she was a princess from Frozen.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. That’s right.”

Reina was embarrassed when Karasu’s attention turned to her, but she answered eagerly.

As expected, the grammar was a mess, but it was understandable enough.

“Me and Sivar were joking around a bit today. I apologize for this.”

“No. No. It was fun.”

“It was fun…”

Kara muttered those words to her and then she looked at Diana. Diana looked a little nervous.

Finally, he chuckled and said something meaningful to Raina.

“There will be a lot of fun things to do in the future.”

And on the other hand, Sivar broke the compass.

“It’s all a joke, right?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. Let’s do well.”

Surprisingly, I passed without getting scolded.

After Friday the 13th, which happened in the middle of the night, it’s time to go back to normal life.

“Now. Apologize quickly.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No. No. It’s okay. It was my fault for doing something else at that time.”

Ah. Of course, Sivar did not forget to bow to Diana according to Kara’s instructions.

Diana also accepted Sivar’s apology while paying attention to Karas.

“Since it’s already come to this, how about we all have breakfast together?”

“Are you going to buy it?”

“I’ll buy you something expensive.”

“Let’s go.”

“Why should I go? I have to wash up before I go!”