I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

entrance exam (1)

Kaltenberg, the capital of the Emperor of the Franz Empire.

If you walk all the way down the south avenue that leads to the antique system boasting a thousand-year history, you can see another huge city full of neat buildings that were built less than a hundred years ago.

In this area called the Schultz Free Imperial City, which was built under the leadership of the empire from the city construction stage under the direct control of the imperial family, virtually all facilities in the city could be seen as having been created for a single purpose.

The city that was born to support the Shultz Academy from the rear, which was as large as a large manor, was the Shultz Free Imperial City.

It was famous for being more vibrant and developed than any other city in the empire thanks to its autonomy strictly guaranteed by imperial decree and enjoying all kinds of privileges and freedoms.

Imperial Schultz Academy.

It was created by an empire that occupied more than half of the continent and never lost its position as the strongest for hundreds of years.

The academy was established next to a lake as huge as the sea.

The self-restraint, outstanding talent, and overwhelming wealth of a high-ranking aristocrat of the imperial count or higher.

If any of these things did not apply, it was a place where you could not even cross the threshold of the academy.

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Leaving the Bernstein territory in the northern part of the empire, he rode the wagon endlessly down to the south where the spring energy was evident.

“Soon we will enter the Schultz Free Imperial City, Confucius.”

In the uncomfortable carriage, I closed my eyes and constantly repeated only the fortune-telling breakfast, and before I knew it, I arrived at the city where the academy was located and the coachman started talking to me.

When I peeked outside, I could see buildings densely lined up beyond the high walls surrounding the city, people bustling around, and a white avenue that ran straight through the city.

After running for a while among the elm trees that lined the main street, I finally saw a huge gate with a signboard reading Imperial Schultz Academy in Franz Imperial language.

“I will get off here.”

Even if he went straight to the academy, no one would stop the splendid carriage with the Bernstein family’s pattern on it.

“Are you okay? The inside of Schultz Academy is wider than you think.”

“Does not matter. Don’t worry.”

Anyway, if I made up my mind and used light air, I could run faster than a horse.

“All right. then.”

The coachman politely bowed his head, then turned the carriage around and left.

‘Competition, change, victory.’

Phrases written in magnificent handwriting on the gateway reminiscent of a city gate.

This could be said to be the identity of the Shultz Academy established by the Empire.

According to what I found out in advance, the moment I entered the academy, I was treated as a single student regardless of rank.

It was no different than saying that even a decent nobleman would not be treated properly the moment he was weeded out.

Like the system of Protestantism, a system that focuses on ability rather than status.

I like it.

Of course, the actual reality will be somewhat different from the ideal, but sometimes it is meaningful just to pursue something.

Moving slowly, I approached the gatekeeper guarding the gate.

“Can you tell me where you are from?”

The gatekeeper, clad in thin chain mail and holding a long spear, politely asked.

“Karl von Bernstein. It came from the Bernstein estate.”

He said, holding out his ID card with the family’s pattern and name engraved on it.

“Are you… a son of His Excellency Margrave Heinrich?”

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Judging from how shocked he was when he heard the word Bernstein, it seemed that Margrave Heinrich was not lying when he said at the luncheon that the strength of the Bernstein estate was at the level of a kingdom.

If even the reaction of a gatekeeper who guards the academy was like that.

“right.”

“Now… wait a minute! I will bring someone to guide you immediately.”

“It’s okay, just give me a copy of the internal guide.”

“Is that true?”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

“Ah… I see!”

The gatekeeper scrambled inside the guardhouse, found a rolled-up medicine and handed it to me.

“thanks.”

“No, I was honored to see the son of His Excellency Margrave Heinrich!”

Leaving behind the gatekeeper who nodded as he hit the ground with his spear, he opened his map.

As if it was not a lie that the size of the site was comparable to that of a manor, hundreds of buildings existed within the academy, and in the middle, there were wide squares and gymnasiums, as well as facilities to help students grow.

Due to its proximity to the lake, about half of the site was covered in thick mist. As I continued walking through the mystical atmosphere of the academy, I came across a red building with vines intertwined here and there, giving it an antique feel.

Academy Admissions.

After passing the signboard written in one-stroke writing, I went inside the admissions office, and there were boys and girls who looked the same age as me, waiting in line.

“Um… Where are you from?”

The attire I am currently wearing was a classy formal attire worn by nobles, far from commoners.

Perhaps because of this, one of the academy staff members who were watching from afar came to me urgently and started talking to me.

“I came from the Bernstein estate. My name is Karl von Bernstein.”

“Do you have any letters of recommendation?”

“there is. Who are they?”

He handed over the letter of recommendation he had prepared in advance in his arms.

“Confirmed. You are the son of His Excellency Margrave Heinrich. They are common people. I came to apply for the entrance exam.”

They are common people…

“Does it matter if I don’t take the test?”

“The children of the Imperial Count or higher-ranking nobles can make a choice.”

“select?”

“The sons and daughters of high-ranking nobles will basically move into Helios Hall, the highest-ranking dormitory. No matter how much the academy doesn’t care about status and position, there is such a thing as the law of the empire.”

The bachelor’s staff explained while touching the round glasses.

“That means you can take the exam, right?”

“of course. In fact, most of the sons of high-ranking nobles choose to take the test. Those who enter this academy are those who are somewhat confident in their abilities, and everyone is aiming for the top spot in admissions.”

“Let me apply too. I have no intention of relying on family prestige.”

“All right. The test date will be notified directly to the dormitory.”

I was more curious about what kind of abilities the characters in this world had rather than the position of chief.

If you take the entrance exam, you will get a sense of it to some extent.

* * *

Helios tube.

It was the highest grade dormitory in the academy, where only high-ranking nobles and those with high grades could stay.

Thanks to the use of magic technology to the limit, the temperature and humidity are automatically managed, and the interior space is also adding to the mystery with all kinds of enchanted items under the soft light.

According to the explanation given by the admissions office, a permanent strengthening magic was applied to the building to achieve a unique internal structure that deviated from normal building design methods.

True to the description, the first floor of the building, with only minimal columns, provided an unbelievably wide view for being indoors.

At the center of the pentagonal building was a small garden.

The upper part is coolly opened, and sunlight enters the central garden through the translucent ceiling, scattering the light finely, creating a warm color.

Near the entrance, there was a cozy resting area with a small fireplace, soft sofas and chairs.

“Hey, there you are.”

A man with tanned skin and a cloak with a red brooch, sitting half-lying on the sofa in the rest area, spoke.

“You mean me?”

“Then, is there anyone else around there besides you?”

“What is going on?”

“Aren’t you a freshman? You have no respect for your seniors.”

“I heard that this academy is based on ability.”

Doesn’t the ability-oriented mean that superiority and inferiority are not simply divided based on the relationship between seniors and juniors?

“ha ha ha! yes. Nice to meet you, I am Leon, the third son of the Duke of Bavaria. It’s the second year of this academy.”

A man with a cool smile jumped up from the sofa and approached me, smiling and asking for a handshake.

“The eldest son of Margrave Bernstein. It’s Carol.”

As we held hands, I saw a cute red lizard-like head protruding from the back of Leon’s shoulder.

As I focused my gaze, the lizard hid behind its back, as if startled.

“As expected, I can see it.”

“A red lizard?”

“It’s a lower-level fire spirit, Salamander. Looking at you, I express strong curiosity, so I started talking to you because I was curious.”

“I didn’t do anything. It wasn’t that I was radiating energy.”

“Isn’t that proof that your mana is pure and pure? Spirits are naturally sensitive to mana.”

It’s a spirit… As long as you can feel the energy I’ve captured, it’s said that the feeling is more than superficial.

Does that feeble being have such an ability?

It was also nice to come here. If you see a lot of interesting things already.

“Criterion is a relative law.”

“Of course! This year’s freshmen are no joke. In the case of Her Highness, the timid princess over there in the garden, as soon as my spirit saw it, she freaked out and tried to run away.”

“Has Her Highness the Princess enrolled here?”

“Are you a noble? The rumor that Her Highness is going to school this year is to the extent that no one in the aristocrats doesn’t know about it. Ah, the eldest son of the Bernstein family. Um… no, let’s get along anyway.”

“okay.”

After another cheerful greeting, Leon went back to the sofa and lay down.

I thought it was a fight, but I never thought it was a simple greeting.

I’d like to see the way the spirits fight… but there will be opportunities for that in the future.

The Helios Hall consists of a total of 4 floors, the 2nd floor was the male dormitory, the 3rd floor was the female dormitory, and the 4th floor was the imperial family dormitory.

On the way to the men’s dormitory floor, there is a structure that allows you to go up to the next floor only after passing through the central garden from the entrance.

In the back of the small garden, where the fragrant smell tickled my nose, I felt a strong fraud.

no.

Beyond fraud, it would be more appropriate to call him Yogi.

My curiosity was piqued and I slowly approached the place where I felt the energy…

“Ah… hello.”

A girl sitting quietly in the warm sunlight among colorful flowers carefully greeted me.

She had three-tiered black hair, a hair color that is hard to find in this world, that stretched down to her waist, ruby-red eyes, beautiful features that didn’t look like human faces, and transparent, clean white skin with no blemishes. A long and mature body shape that cannot be hidden even with an elegant dress.

All of this was a landscape that took away the sense of reality.

Appearance didn’t matter at all.

“It’s unusual.”

As soon as I saw it, I couldn’t stand it, and the words came out like a monologue.

“yes yes?”

The energy contained in his body was at least transcendence. at that age

Even though Cheonma Singong has the word “Ma” attached to it, if it is a Shin Gong that builds pure and clear energy that is almost similar to Seoncheon Jingi, the energy contained in that girl feels like thick and sticky blood.

An aura that is more magical than the demonic energy of the magicians that exist in the Heavenly Demon Church.

It is normal for a person who is not high in martial arts to have such energy, and there should be problems unconditionally, but that girl’s body did not look like that at all.

Even though it was clear that the realm itself was not very high, the proud and naturally flowing yogi was clearly visible, as if wearing clothes that fit the body.

“Riana Gracia Franz. That’s my name.”

The girl said in a hushed voice, as if embarrassed.

In the case of Franz, the name of the imperial family.

“Did you tell the princess? My name is Karl von Bernstein.”

Even inside the academy, the imperial princess is a princess. He must be one of the exceptions that the academy, which doesn’t care much about position, can’t treat him as a mediocre student.

“For now. She’s the 3rd princess of the empire, but don’t worry. Because we are the same students.”

Looking closer, I saw something translucent made of flags above the princess’s head and behind her tailbone.

Ears and multiple tails…?

“Did something stick to my face? Why are you so stark…”

“I see hallucinations, but I see them. When you see Her Highness, the translucent ears and tail made of ki.”

“Wait, how did you know?”

“It just looks.”

“…I never thought I’d get caught this soon.”

It seems there is some secret.

Are those tails and ears the secret of the enormous yogi that the princess exists?

“Actually, I’m… mixed spirit beast.”

When I received it, something suddenly came to my mind.

It is likely to appear only in the legends of Earth or Moorim.

“Isn’t that spiritual beast in the shape of a nine-tailed fox?”

“Uh… how!”

I could never have imagined that a nine-tailed fox existed on a continent with such a background.

An existence that did not exist even in the most probable Moorim.

At this point, it was outrageous.

“No, because I heard something before. I’m fine then.”

“for a moment!”

“Do you have anything more to say?”

“That… please keep it a secret…”

“Yes, I will.”

She is a girl who can handle transcendence energy.

If it was the princess, she would have received a lot of early education.

It’s a flaw that his personality seems a little weak, but if he could handle that enormous energy freely, it was clear that he would have a hard time finding an opponent, at least at his age.

Also, this world was interesting.

When I see things happening one after another that I have never experienced even in Moorim.

* * *

The Imperial Schultz Academy Council of Trustees, the highest decision-making body that decides big and small matters in the academy.

The professors sat down one by one and started talking.

Finally, Amelia, the archmage in the form of a young woman who served as the dean of Shultz Academy, entered.

Numerous agendas came and went, and finally the topic of the entrance exam came out.

“What should I do, Her Highness the Princess?”

“Did you apply for the test?”

“Yes, you applied.”

“Then see it the same as everyone else. Even Her Highness, the Princess, is not exempt from the test.”

Dean Amelia, who was sitting in the senior seat with a graceful posture, looked at the professors and said firmly.

“And the dean… there is something special about it.”

“Is it something special?”

“The Bernsteins have reversed their stance and sent restraint.”

“That rumored idiot…?”

Upon hearing the word Bernstein, Dean Amelia tilted her head.

“Yes, he even applied for the entrance exam himself.”

The eldest son of the Bernstein family.

It was Karl von Bernstein who was evaluated as having come out of a lion that was less than a pig.

It was a fact known to all nobles of the Empire that he was doing a grand disgrace to the name of the great Bernstein, one of the greatest martial artists in the Empire.

“Interesting. Maybe some kind of shock therapy? You want me to go get scolded and come to my senses?”

“I don’t know. Bernstein is a well-known martial artist within the Empire, and maybe he has something hidden.”

“You’ll know when you see it. The exam will proceed as scheduled without exception.”

“All right.”

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