Chapter 143 – Favoritism Hurts a Little

Underwater breathing is invincible.

Underwater Fella was a god.

But unfortunately, due to lack of time, I couldn’t make it to the actual show and had to get dressed.

That’s how I crossed the uselessly wide academy grounds with my still wet hair.

There have been a lot of things lately, but maybe it’s the exam period, so the atmosphere has calmed down a bit.

But. The search for cults has already ended, so unless you want to drop out because you’re scared, you’ll have to work hard at school.

The academy’s exams are not midterm and final exams, but only semester evaluations once a semester.

However, we cannot ignore this because the class assignment for the next grade is made based on the grades of the semester evaluation.

If you get really high grades, you may be transferred from the second semester onwards.

It’s not that you’re at a disadvantage for being in the lower class, but if you’re assigned to the upper class, you can enjoy so many things that the quality of life changes.

For example, things such as being able to go to the private training room in the A class dormitory or to practice dungeons one more time.

In addition, the place of employment after graduation is also the most important to look at in which class you graduated.

If you are a commoner or an individual who is from an illegitimate child, you have no choice but to become desperate for each test.

It was a while to walk while watching the students walking around with their heads buried in books or students making appointments after school.

No matter what the process was, Karla, who was constantly wriggling, tugged at my pinky finger, as if I was happy that I was holding the thread of resonance.

“Master, master. Right before going to class, you said you were going to meet Priest Helena, right?”

“Yes. She was going to take a short bath and get some sleep for an hour or two… Why didn’t you even do that? As well as asking her to recover from her fatigue, she should brag about clearing one more dungeon.”

“Are you proud?”

“It is said that we are pushing back with firepower now, but when we meet stronger enemies, the balance of the party becomes more important, right? In that sense, Priest Helena is a perfect position.”

Diltan doubles as a healer? I mean, this is a real honeycomb.

So maybe Helena has a berserk penalty.

While thinking of various combinations in my mind.

For some reason, Carla and Elisha started whispering to me with serious expressions.

“Master. Could it be that Priest Helena is also going to fall… ?”

“Perhaps the whole righteous light is collapsing, Carla.”

“… If you say that, it’s like I’m only accepting fallen people as allies.”

A trembling voice that came out without my knowledge. But coming back was a more violent surprise.

“Yes? Wasn’t it? Miss Fei heard about her family situation, and it seems that she is almost subordinate to her master.”

“You refused so much when I asked you to come under me, but when I became a slave, you came running and bought it. So I thought it would be the same this time….”

“…….”

Is it karma?

No. It’s all because of the seething silence.

It’s because the members of the Order of Silence are trying to bring down anyone who looks a little out of place.

Anyway, it seems that the cult is to blame!

“Well, it’s true that the Church of Light will collapse if left alone.”

“Look!”

“As expected!”

They said a shocking story, but far from being surprised, the two gave a high-five with proud expressions.

What are you looking at me for? .

As they shook their heads, the expressions of Carla and Elisha, who belatedly realized the seriousness of the situation, hardened.

“Uh… La? If the righteous Church of Light collapses, won’t the strength of the Church of the Good Gods be cut in half?”

“Due to the nature of the clergy, as long as they can prove their divine power, they can be cleared of any suspicion. If it still falls… Corruption of the entire Church? Or the absence of a deity… Either way, it’s a problem that can’t be easily overlooked.”

The two looked up at us with worried expressions.

He patted the two of them on the buttocks and raised the corners of his mouth with a smirk.

“Don’t worry. Did I just bring up this story? Don’t worry, there is a way.”

Now that there is no need to hide it tightly, he revealed the rough plan.

What… It wasn’t such a big deal that it was planned in the first place.

First of all, build friendship with the Righteous Light Church and join them on a secret mission that outsiders cannot participate in.

Not all, just a few missions the cultists have set traps for.

Whether it’s pretending to go on a mission and not going out, or robbing a trap in reverse, if you go back with all your strength intact.

Head straight to the Headquarters of the Righteous Gwangmyeong Church and strike the back of the Cultist Union, which is about to attack you.

Which one is not that simple?

“… Isn’t the content simple?”

“Cult Alliance? Did you say that those needlessly proud people unite?”

“We are still loosely united. On the surface, they pretend that the doctrines are too different to mix.”

Carla and Elisha shrugged and now turned pale.

He smiled bitterly at the sight and added.

“Ah, by the way, if you don’t go on a trap mission at all, you’ll face a head-to-head match, including the personnel you’ve placed there. It’s a plan the cultists prepared a long time ago. I won’t give up on just a few variables.”

At least I couldn’t figure it out while playing H&A.

Not only me, but also users who listen to the sound of rotten water. No one escaped the Righteous Church of Light raid event itself.

Having said this, a strange determination came to mind in the slightly pale expressions of the two.

I could feel the surroundings glancing at the two of them exuding a spleen atmosphere, but….

The other students pretend not to have seen it and go their own way.

Thanks to that, I was able to arrive at the Divinity Faculty classroom a little more comfortably.

***

“Yes? You said you came to see me because you were tired, brother?”

“Yes. But it’s not just that I’m tired, it’s fatigue from clearing a dungeon on a day trip yesterday.”

When I showed Helena, who was bewildered, a bottle of the remaining blessings of the sea and how she didn’t die and was breathing well even when I put her nose in the saucer, she believed it only then.

“Hmmmm. It was just tiring! Come this way! I will even bless you, brother!”

Helena gently reached out and touched my forehead and muttered her prayers.

Then, pure white light surrounds my body, and my heavy body and hazy mind quickly return to normal.

No, perhaps the words that he would even bless her were not just words, but her body even felt lighter than usual.

“Ah, the two of us went around the dungeon together….”

“Um… If so, you should do it.”

Even though she was kind to me, she was Helena who consistently ignored Carla and Elisha, who were involved in summoning cults and spirits.

Upon hearing that both of them had contributed to the dungeon raid, he quickly recited a prayer for recovery and blessing.

The moment I thanked him for being much more comfortable and was about to head to the Magic Faculty classroom.

“Oh, brother? Could you please wait a moment?”

“Yes? What is it, Miss Helena?”

Helena grabbed my wrist.

“I can’t believe the last nun’s uniform I asked for earlier….”

“That is yet! … Instead, the dungeon-related story you talked about earlier has come to a conclusion.”

Saying so, he put something in my hand.

A lion-shaped medallion that shines in silver.

It is the symbol of the Righteous Church of Light.

“I found a dungeon in a cave in the Cyclope Mountains. As a result of the exploration, it seemed to be a raid type dungeon, so after making all preparations, I decided to recommend it to the Yandel brothers… Will you be all right?”

“Five….”

Raid-type dungeons are dungeons that contain one exceptionally strong monster, unlike normal dungeons designed to contain many monsters.

A raid dungeon in a cave in the Cyclopes Mountains is a twin-headed ogre.

He’s definitely a strong guy.

To defeat even a normal ogre, you need a well-balanced party made up of Aura users or mid-level wizards.

But what about twin-headed ogres?

The number of heads must be tripled or more, or at least one Aura Expert or higher level wizard must be added.

Of course, it was a level that any righteous Church of Light who was crazy about battle could handle.

That’s why they’re calling us to such a dangerous dungeon.

Can you think of it as a kind of self-promotion and propagation?

If you believe in the righteous light, you fight so well! So, would you like to worship together today?

It feels like this.

Even if it’s not that, the raid dungeon is a place where there are not many variables, and you can run away right away if you have to.

Aside from the clearing rate, it’s a dungeon with the highest survival rate, so it could be something like that.

I looked at the medallion in my hand and smiled broadly before putting it into my inventory.

“Good! By the way, would it be all right if I took a few more people with me?”

“Yes? The more people there are, the harder it is to protect….”

“I will follow the instructions, so don’t worry about that part. Everyone will do their part.”

“If so… Okay. For now, I will pass it on to the church.”

“Thank you, Priest Helena.”

No matter how far the dungeon was, it wouldn’t take the whole vacation to go back and forth.

On the way back, the seaside cultist branch is also a double-sister, so you can hang out there for a while.

With a smile at the perfect vacation plan, he shared a good word with Helena to do well on the exam, and then headed to the Faculty of Magic classroom.

***

Rolling around

“Iona appears!”

Today, as always, Lee Oh-na rolls 3 laps and strikes a hurray posture.

In that state, she started to inform her of today’s class schedule, waving her one arm.

“Hello hello! How was everyone’s weekend? The professors were thinking about what kind of exam they would give for the semester evaluation!”

The sound of groaning is heard everywhere.

It seems that it is the same here and on Earth that people sigh when the topic of exams comes up.

“Still, I’ll let you know in advance because it’s already been decided what to test for the magic combat class! Dugu dugu….”

Iona, who had been stomping her feet and drumming with her mouth, whirled around in her place, and she continued with her bizarre pose.

“Taran! The semester evaluation of the magic combat course in the first semester of the first year is… It’s league-style sparring!”

Is it a league match?

Classes B and C, which had a lot of people, were held in a tournament style, and only the winners moved up, and points were given according to the ranking.

There is a loser’s respawn, but the opponent’s luck was also important.

However, Class A, which has few people, took the test in a league format where each of them could compete at least once.

I’m confident in winning no matter who comes out, so I don’t have to worry too much…….

“Oh, but Yandel students are an exception!”

Iona draws an X by crossing her arms above her head with a beeping sound.

“Why?!”

“Well, seeing the duel the other day, the other kids wouldn’t be able to compete, right? It’s obvious that we’ll win, but there’s no need to fight, right?”

“Huh.”

If you think about it, it makes sense, so it took a while for her to nod.

“So, for Yandel students, sparring with me is the test! For the same reason, sparring with me in future classes!”

“… Yes?”

Sparring with Iona, a real-life supremacist?

She looked on in bewilderment, but Iona only smiled and bared her sharp fangs.

“How are you? It’s a one-on-one date with Professor Iona and no one else! Good? Yes. Of course it would be nice! Thank you!”

“…….”

Iona’s voice, which was always lively, sounded nasty today.

Dalian… Will it hurt a lot?