How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 105

One week until the match starts.

During the week, the students were busy making their own teams.

You have to make a team of 3 people, and you have to match the minimum sum to play again. We also have to agree on the strategy and tactics.

When you think about it, a week wasn’t long at all.

In the meantime, Xian received numerous love calls.

A few seniors came and told me to join the team, and even Damian, who was rejected, came to persuade me more.

Of course they all declined.

‘A week is too short.’

It’s a tight time to team up with strangers to check each other’s level and come up with tactics.

It’s not something you can devote all your time to for a week. Classes are even shorter because they are held normally.

The odds of winning are much higher if you team up with people you know so well.

‘I’m in the front line, and I’m with one of the rear guards.’

There were quite a few students who could ask for a rearguard. There was also rumors, and Allen can play the rearguard well enough.

If you look at Ian, Raina, and Droned, they are all children who fit well in the rearguard.

If you look at the faces you made a little acquaintance with at the academy, except for Ran, almost all of them were in the back ranks.

‘In the old days, I couldn’t get 4 people together and made a bet.’

Compared to the time when he had to go around Dalian Square to gather 4 people in an off-campus class to catch ghouls in the past, he had quite a few personal connections now.

‘I’m going to ask one of them for the rear guard.’

The other one was a problem. Either fill in one more rearguard, or talk to Ran for the purpose of filling the avant-garde.

Either way didn’t look bad, but Xian chose.

“I, really? Are you okay with me?”

“If you don’t have a specific team, that is.”

“No, no! Who would tell me to team up?”

When I talked to Erze, I jumped up and was happy.

From what I heard, he said he had no intention of participating. I heard that no one talks to 300 people.

‘I could draw attention by raising the ring ranking or talk about it first.’

There are many ways to participate if you want to, so why not? It can’t be because it’s annoying or something like that.

Herze, in the eyes of Xian, was a pretty diligent child. Since your skills aren’t bad, you should be able to raise your ring ranking even more than you do now.

‘Because I’m still ranked 292nd.’

It just means he’s not really interested in the ring rankings. Both of them.

“Please take good care of me!”

“me too.”

When I held out my hand for a handshake, Erje carefully took my hand.

Still, thanks to her maintaining the 300th place, it was easy to recruit.

Her ranking was 300th, but her ability was unrivaled among first-year students.

In the first place, there are not many children specializing in ambush that hides their presence, and among the few children that there are, Erze is the best.

If it was a group match like 10:10 or 20:20, it would be fine, but if it was a small match of 3:3, a comrade who was good at ambush was precious.

With three people, it won’t be easy to pay attention to both the back and the front.

“Isn’t this the first time we’ve been together since Great Hill?”

“Weren’t you together when we went hunting for high oaks?”

“Ah, there were other kids at that time too.”

There will be one more this time.

“Sian, how was your vacation? Where did you go to play or something like that?”

“no. I just practiced.”

There were things like the Thunder Magic Tower, things in the Bendel estate, and Pamela’s things, but other than that, in the end, I didn’t take a single step out of the territory.

In the first place, he was not in a position to play leisurely.

“First, let’s find the third member and talk.”

“Ah, yes. Who is the third?”

“I’m going to bring you in as a rearguard, hmm… … The first person to visit… … .”

There are several candidates for the rearguard.

Xian headed towards the child who came to mind first among them.

* * *

The classroom, the hallway, and the plaza outside were full of stories of rivalry and team building.

Watching them, Xian frowned.

There was something that I felt familiar with before, but with this matchup, it came closer.

“Ha, it’s like gathering people who smell like animals.”

“What is it, man? Would you like to hang out?”

“Heh, ignorant bastards.”

The three races in the academy. The relationship between humans, beastmen, and half-fairies was worse than expected.

1st graders don’t feel that way, but in 2nd and 3rd graders, it was common for most of the 2nd and 3rd graders to gather together only by race and glaring at each other.

It was strange.

Yes, I understand that they don’t mix well because they are of different races, but there’s no need for them to be so hostile.

“The seniors are a bit ugly.”

“I know.”

Hergé whispered softly to Xian, as if he was feeling the atmosphere.

In the first semester, I didn’t have much to do with Xian or Erjena seniors.

I’ve only met Xian once or twice, and Ergé doesn’t talk to many of his classmates, let alone his seniors.

So, the relationship between the seniors who were not well known was shown through this competition.

‘2nd or 3rd grade… … . Is it Damian’s influence?’

Xian had one guess.

What he said when he first met Damian in the past.

-Take care, Xian. The land they are occupying is one day our empire will have to trample on.

Damian is the head of the Imperial Research Department at the Imperial Research Institute. It was like the head of the imperial nobles in the academy.

With a guy like that taking his place, the imperial nobility couldn’t help but be affected.

He was a sophomore, but considering his family and position, he could have had an impact on the third graders as well.

‘If you look closely, the only ones that get along badly are the imperial nobles, but it doesn’t seem that bad between a beastman and a half-elf.’

It’s only when there is a student of Imperial Yeong that he’s glaring at him, and the relationship between the half-fairy and the beasts doesn’t look that bad.

That fact further supported Xian’s speculation.

“It would be nice if we could get along like we did.”

“See if there is a reason why it can’t be.”

“Is there even a class that competes by race in the second year?”

The answer to Hergé’s question came from the other side.

“There are no classes like that. Schools do not divide students by race.”

It was Yu-yeon, the leader of the Glacier Baek-ryeong students in the academy and the forest keeper of the Weil Forest.

She approached Xian and Erze with her younger sister Yuseol at her side.

“We met again, first grade kid.”

“… … Hello, Xian.”

There was a great contrast between Yu-yeon, who had a confident attitude that seemed arrogant, and Yu-seol, who shrank and waved her hand next to him.

Come to think of it, the last time I was in front of my sister, I was quite intimidated.

“It’s been a while, senior.”

“You still speak politely.”

Yu-yeon smiled and looked at Xian.

Xian looked at Yuseol, who was bowing his head beside her. I was looking for it, but I thought you would come on my own.

“Seniors. If it’s not class-based, why are the seniors in such a bad mood?”

While Xian was watching the rumors, Ergé asked a question, following on from earlier.

Yuyeon snorted and ran a hand through the side of her hair.

“Why, why, because of Damian?”

also.

After Xian, who was convinced by himself, Yeon-yeon continued to speak harshly.

“To be honest, it wasn’t like this when we were in our 3rd year and 1st year. But when Damian came in as a junior, all the students from the Empire started to lose their taste.”

“Do you like it?”

“It’s so damn cheap.”

Ergé, who was not immune to the sudden burst of swear words, was slightly taken aback.

Herze, who was from a small rural village, was not used to such swear words.

“Our grade has reached that point, so what about being in the same grade as Damian? The second year is almost like a war atmosphere. People who don’t know me will think that we’re really at war with each other.”

“Yes… … .”

Either that or not, Yu-yeon continued to curse Damian and Je Jae-yeon. Even though Xian and Erze, right in front of him, were students of that empire.

“It is strange. Our grade doesn’t really have that kind of atmosphere.”

Erze tilted his head. If Damian’s influence was enough to affect the seniors, the juniors would have been more easily defeated, but that was not the case.

Among the freshmen of the academy right now, there was no war of nerves like the seniors who were divided into races.

“Yeah, you guys have that Xian kid.”

“Are you Xian?”

“… … I don’t remember what I did.”

“It happened because I didn’t do anything.”

Xian has never missed the first place ring since right after entering the school.

Among the first graders, all the children who say they can fly and fly challenge Xian at least once, but they are completely broken.

Thanks to this, the Imperial Research Institute students, who were among the first year students, were in a very difficult situation to move around.

Moreover, it also contributed to the fact that there was no student from a higher-ranking family than Xian among them.

“Aren’t the 1st year Imperial Years just shut up because of you? In addition, Kurgan says that Ran Asla cares about you a lot, and that our Seol-ah is also close with you, a guy like you!”

As Xian looked up, Yuseol slightly turned his head from behind.

I feel like an accomplice rather than a friend. Between those who have the same existence of hell.

Ignoring Yeon-yeon’s glaring gaze, Xian thought.

After all, not holding Damian’s hand was the correct answer.

‘I almost got treated as one with the guys.’

that’s a specification If he was going to be friendly with the imperial students, he would have attended Damian’s salon long ago.

Whatever it was, whatever the relationship between the second and third years was, it had nothing to do with him.

Xian looked at the rumor and talked.

“Rules. Are you thinking of participating in this competition?”

“huh? Eh, by the way.”

“Have you decided on a team?”

“yet… … I won.”

When Yoo Seol answered, Yeon Yeon’s eyes lit up.

“What yet! do you want to do it with me? Of course you have to do it with me. This time, let’s go out one by one from our forest keeper to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders.”

“Um… … .”

Yeon-yeon used to say that, but Yu-seol didn’t look very happy.

Xian understood her hesitation.

‘It’s out of balance.’

Half-fairies usually specialize in magic or spiritism.

Of course, there are those who use swords among them, but their naturally fragile bodies and bones are not suitable for standing in the vanguard.

Even if he used a sword, it was common for him to fall behind not only the Beasts, but also the average human.

‘I have to mix to win.’

Maybe that’s why he hesitated and didn’t answer.

Contrary to Xian’s thoughts, however, Yu Seol was not so obsessed with winning the match.

but.

[The snake of winter is begging.]