How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Episode 51

Xian and Yuseol came down the hill together.

Wow… … A somewhat low-tension cheer was heard.

Most of the students who secretly hoped that Yoo Seol would win, so they have a subtle expression on this result.

In addition, it was more like this because it was once again confirmed that Xian was the freshman number one.

‘Cyan Agrid is number one.’

‘You haven’t failed once since the freshman representative greeting, right?’

‘Okay… … .’

On the other hand, students flocked to the rumor side.

Each of them said a word to comfort her.

Few students were close to her, but there were many who wanted to be friends. There were mainly male students.

“are you okay. Because losing is losing.”

Yu Seol took their words off with the same expression as usual.

Even in the midst of that, her head was just complicated.

[The snake of winter grinds its teeth.]

[My compatriots are all bad wolves except me, so I ask you not to trust them.]

‘Psyche… … .’

It was something that Psyche had been talking about since she was little.

Besides himself, there are quite a few compatriots here. But they are all bad guys, so don’t trust them.

If you come across a person who has contracted with your fellow countrymen, you must immediately exclude them.

I don’t know if that’s an exaggeration or what, but in fact, it’s the same even without Psyche’s words.

Even she knows that being with Psyche is a fact that should not be discovered by the family and fairy palace.

In order to keep that secret, it was necessary to make some sort of compromise with Xi’an.

“Oh, it was really bad. Cyan is also lucky.”

“Say that. If it had been done as usual, Yu Seol would have won unconditionally. yes?”

“hmm… … But the one Xian wrote, isn’t that for coming?”

“Ah, please… … .”

“Hey, hey. Could it be? What kind of 17-year-old is already using Aura?”

“Looks like it must have been an artifact or something.”

No, that was a real aura… … .

Yu Seol’s expression softened slightly. For some reason, I felt uncomfortable.

She turned her eyes away from the other students and looked at Xi’an, who was standing alone in the distance.

“… … !”

“… … .”

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Just as Xian was also looking at her, their eyes met across the crowd.

Receiving Xian’s suspicious eyes, Yoo Seol shook his shoulders slightly.

His appearance was completely different from this morning.

She let out a small sigh.

‘Shouldn’t we have a conversation first? It could be a good devil like Psyche.’

[The winter snake is banging! Hits the desk.]

[Shouting how a ridiculous being like a good devil could be so common.]

‘I guess it could be… … .’

[The winter snake shakes its head.]

[He beats his chest telling me not to step back like that, leave it to me.]

While anxious, Yuseol nodded slightly at Psyche’s boastful words.

It is Psyche who has helped her since childhood.

When I sleep alone in the corner of the warehouse because I am not accepted as a member of the family, or when the children of the collateral play an overreaching prank and almost get seriously injured.

Parents, teachers, and close friends who were always by her side and helped her.

If she was speaking so confidently, she must have a conspiracy.

I believed so.

* * *

night. In the dorm room, Xian was wiping the black sword with a cloth.

Bondi is a sword that does not require such maintenance. The black sword can be transformed into a spiritual body, and when it becomes a spiritual body, all of the blood and oil that clings to the sword will fall off.

Still, once in a while, I did it like this.

The first thing he learned from Yeomno when he was young was how to sharpen his sword.

Since then, I haven’t missed a single day.

Thanks to that, when I polished my sword like this, I would become calm without realizing it.

‘Ugh!’

Ravi also liked it because he said he cleans the house.

Sseuseuk.

Seeing Ravi nibbling on a lump of sugar on the table, Xian was lost in thought.

‘The rumor… … It must be a warlock.’

I couldn’t imagine being this close.

It seems that the existence of the Dark Magic Tower has penetrated more people than I thought.

Well, if it wasn’t this much, there’s no way he would be persistent even though he’s the target of the powerful, including the family head.

What’s the big deal about being a student? There was even a professor who had demonic powers.

‘Professor Derek didn’t seem to belong to the Dark Magic Tower.’

He wasn’t exactly a member of the Dark Magic Tower. It was just that he had picked up and used the bloodstone that seemed to have been made there.

Strictly speaking, the only member of the Dark Magic Tower he saw was Verium.

Which one is the rumor?

Is it the guy who has enemies in the Dark Magic Tower like Verium, or the girl who only met the devil through some kind of path like Professor Derek?

I don’t know which one yet.

I’m thinking both have potential, but that’s it.

Knock, knock.

‘I’ll have to find out from now on.’

Sensing something like the reverberation of some energy knocking on the window, Xian woke up.

drooling. I opened the window, but there was no one outside.

First of all, this is the 4th floor. can’t see people

However, the energy knocking on the window was clearly felt.

‘You’re inviting me.’

The energy was heading to a certain place like a milestone.

Xian stepped on the window frame and threw herself. Whiik, Tak! It was 4 stories high, but there was no difficulty in landing.

Arriving on the floor, he slowly headed towards the place indicated by the energy.

The place he arrived was not too far from the back mountain where he always practiced qigong.

dark dawn. A grassy field illuminated only by the moonlight.

“… … You are here.”

With her back to the moonlight, she was waiting.

Sian spoke.

“You must be talking about the treasure hunt today, right?”

“huh.”

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Jerk, jerk.

She took one step, two steps closer to Xian.

Then.

fault!

ran away suddenly

The sharp blade of the hand pointed at Xian’s neck.

perfect surprise… … Although, the battle itself was already assumed.

Not panicking, Xian dodged her hand and thrust out his sword at the same time.

“… … !”

The next moment he was a little startled. Isn’t it because Yu Seol dodged the sword and landed lightly on top of the sword body?

It was a light and agile movement, like a leaf in the sky.

In the last two battles, she moves like a pure orthodox mage.

But now it is 180 degrees different from then.

Far from widening the distance, it rather closes itself and attacks.

Whiik!

While riding on the sword, she suddenly thrust her foot into Xian’s face.

widely!

After Xian blocked the foot with one hand, he shook his sword and drove her away.

She stepped on the sword and jumped, then landed backwards doing a one-round somersault.

Were you the kind of guy who acted like that?

‘Ugh! Ugh!’

Ravi got angry at her. It’s as if you’re stepping on my house with dirt feet.

Xian retrieved the sword and looked at Yuseol.

“you. Who is it?”

The corners of his mouth rose at his words.

A rich and witty expression that was unimaginable from her usual expressionless expression.

And the piercing flesh in those eyes.

“Psyche, the snake of winter. Who are you?”

snake in winter.

Repeating the name, Xian replied.

“It’s Cyan Agrid.”

“No, not that.”

“-?”

“It’s like your name or family, of course. Not you, but the child in your hands.”

Xian looked down at his right hand. A black sword imbued with Ravi.

“I am under no obligation to answer.”

“Huh. If I ask for my name, will you not answer?”

“uh.”

Yuseol-i, no, Psyche burst into laughter at Xian’s confident or shameless answer.

It was a great laugh that could charm anyone, male or female, but strangely, it only felt different.

Rather, the usual expressionless appearance of Yoo Seol seems much more humane.

‘This is the devil… … .’

During Professor Derek’s time, he had not descended even halfway. At the time of the spill earlier in the day, it probably only descended on one arm.

It was the first time I had ever seen him fully come down to this earth.

“Well, it’s meant to be that we met like this, so why don’t you do me one favor?”

“ask?”

“Well, you know it well, but it’s something we shouldn’t find out about. So is this child. It’s kind of embarrassing to find out you’re with me.”

“So, please keep your mouth shut?”

“huh.”

What do you mean?

Even while he was talking like this, the murderous intent stuck to the inside of his eyes did not disappear at all.

Xian continued searching and answered appropriately.

“It is not difficult. I’m hiding my power too.”

When I said that, she smiled brightly.

“Be kind too. This kid has good friends.”

“Not really friends.”

“Oh, yes?”

right after that.

Pop, and her figure disappeared in an instant.

Xian, who had been on high alert from the beginning, immediately turned to the back where he could feel the presence.

But my feet didn’t come off the ground.

The ground and feet were completely frozen.

Psyche’s fingernails stroked the back of Xian’s hand before he knew it.

It was the right hand holding the black sword.

“I still don’t know who you are.”

she said in a voice that was still laughing.

It was a voice sent to Ravi, not Xian.

“You know the rules of hell, right? Those of a lower rank have no choice but to obey those of a higher rank.”

what?

At that moment, she felt cold energy emanating from her.

It began to wrap around Ravi like a snake.

Xian’s eyes widened and he tried to pull out the sword, but the sword did not move at all.

‘Ravi!’

‘Ooh, ooh!’

Xian hurriedly shouted.

Current flows through the spine. I felt a sense of crisis more than ever before.

how would he know

Is there such a rule or something in a place called hell!

“You can’t come out of the contractor without thinking about it. Have you forgotten why we do troublesome things like Advent?”

charrr I feel an invisible chain approaching.

The ice that had already held her feet had long since broken. Xian himself could lose weight whenever he wanted to lose weight.

But Ravi was tied up.

He had no intention of running away from Ravi.

‘Is there such a thing as an absolute hierarchy among demons?’

I can only think so from Psyche’s words just now.

That’s not good. Doesn’t the fact that she walks so confidently despite not knowing Ravi’s true identity mean that Psyche’s rank is quite high?

‘If Ravi can’t respond to him.’

I have to.

With that thought, Xian raised his aura to counterattack.

right after that.

click!

“… … uh?”

Psyche’s dumb voice rang out.

A strange silence fell between the two.

The clouds that had been blocking the moon for a moment moved away and the moonlight began to shine on her face.

“This, this, there’s no way this could happen!?”

She screamed in genuine bewilderment.

For the first time, I felt humanity in her.

“what.”

Xian spoke dejectedly.

“Was your side down?”

The leash was put on Psyche, not Ravi.