I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

22 – Honestly, my life is more important than the lives of others

The academy consists of mage towers, new towers, and specialty towers.

Except for very rare special events.

One of them was the assembly, where all three magic towers gathered to strengthen their friendship.

This assembly had a special meaning in that it was the first meeting of Giotto Geobert, the owner of the Magi Tower, Helen Walker, the owner of the New Tower, and Faust, the owner of the Special Tower.

For the students, it was just a cumbersome schedule to get up early in the morning and stand in the scorching sun, but for the professors, it was the inquiry ceremony that became a quiet battle of pride.

In particular, for Giotto Giobert, who has recently lost momentum, it was a good opportunity to show off that the Magi Tower is the foundation of the academy by putting forward an overwhelming number of people.

The total number of Magi Tower is 823 students and 87 faculty members.

Singi Tower has 270 students and 30 faculty members.

In contrast, the special tower that has recently become a hot topic was 4 students and 3 faculty members.

In the large garden, where each Mage Tower was divided into seats, the appearance of the Special Tower, where only four people gathered as if they were on a picnic, seemed ridiculous to the students of the other Mage Towers.

“If there are only four students in the whole school, wouldn’t it be better to just close it down?”

“All four of them are just suspicious… ”

“Look over there. Isn’t that Serena? Why did the traitor who was kicked out of the academy come back?”

“There are also elves… I heard that elves have a ferocious temper and enjoy killing… ”

“Why did Lily move to the special tower? Even though the grades were good.”

“How important are grades? As long as you entered the special tower, your life is over. Even after graduation, I can’t get a job.”

“Even when I went to school, I was ignored.”

“It’s embarrassing, really… ”

Anyone with ears could hear the mocking sarcasm directed at the special tower.

The same goes for the parties, of course.

“Ugh… take heat Even if the owner didn’t tell me to be quiet, I’m feeding those guys Flame Hell… ”

“Flame Hell? Acquisition Difficulty Isn’t it an S rank skill? Are you kidding, Misha?”

“no… Maybe this guy isn’t kidding, Lily.”

Except for Elsa, who folded her arms and pretended not to hear, the students of the special tower were chatting among themselves and taking their anger out.

There was one bald man who happily watched the scene from afar from the church.

“Heh heh heh. The special tower is really just a bunch of troublemakers. It was originally a group of geeks, but this year, there are 4 students in the whole school, and at least a traitor and an elf are mixed… In this case, I wonder if it would be better to just get rid of the special tower. What do you think? Professor Faust who likes to stir things up?”

“Because we are the Mage Tower that competes on quality rather than quantity.”

“ha ha ha. Don’t you think that’s a mental victory?”

Three chairs were placed on a high seat from which one could overlook the large garden where the students had gathered.

It was a special seat for tower owners representing the academy.

Faust was indifferent to Giotto Giovert, who suddenly started a fight.

“Your hair doesn’t grow just because you curse at our students, does it?”

“… You really couldn’t get used to talking. No matter how brave he is, I doubt he really has the qualities of a mage master. Even if the great sage is senile, am I?”

“You won’t be senile with that appearance.”

A third person, Helen Walker, the tower owner of the new tower skillfully intervened.

“Besides, today is an auspicious day for everyone in the academy to gather, so let’s stop fighting. It is also a special day for me to see Professor Faust for the first time.”

Green short hair with waves added only at the ends.

Golden eyes, rare even in the magical world.

Even among men, his physical strength is not inferior to Giotto and Faust, who are taller.

A beautiful woman in her late thirties, showing off her ageless maturity, asked Faust to shake hands with a look of interest.

“You are Professor Faust, the hero of the current generation and the owner of the special tower. Nice to meet you.”

“I heard about you too. Are you the first female tower owner in the history of new towers? Shingi Tower is a place where martial arts are important, but you must be strong too.”

“Whoops… Shouldn’t Professor Faust use a lot of strength to fight the demon lord in the future?”

“Stop it, Helen.”

said Giotto in awe.

“Instead of defeating the demon lord, that guy was the one who threatened to dedicate the holy sword to the demon lord if he didn’t listen to him the other day. The continent of Pangea is out of luck. Following Lucy von Letlea, the Holy Sword has to be returned to another foolish fellow.”

“ah… okay? Offer the Holy Sword to the Demon King. That is a very ingenious idea.”

Helen reacted with amusing rather than disappointed.

It seemed that he was drawing a simulation assuming a situation where he would actually offer the holy sword to the demon king at this moment.

“The holy sword is the most threatening thing to the demon king… Poison, so to speak. Using the gift as an excuse, he makes the demon king drink a poisoned cup. I don’t know if this is a worthwhile operation.”

“I’m sorry, but it’s not like an operation. It literally meant threatening to hand over the holy sword to the demons if they behaved harshly.”

“That’s not bad either.”

Helen said with a friendly smile, not at all embarrassed.

“Because we can’t conclude that the enemy is only demons.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s literal.”

After that, Helen said nothing more.

There was no chance to chat because the inquiry ceremony would start soon anyway.

Giotto was upset that Faust and Helen seemed to be getting along quickly without him, but he had to control his emotions because he was the speaker on behalf of the great sage who was absent today.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the students and faculty who moved their steps early in the morning amidst the sunny weather. Magi Tower, New Tower… Oh, and I don’t know if I have to include it, but I wish infinite glory awaiting everyone in the special tower. Our academy is the highest quality educational institution on the continent of Pangea. Graduates are active in the political, business and academic worlds of each country, especially our Magi Tower—”

When Giotto Giobert forgot his duty to represent the entire academy and began to speak of favoritism, a number of murmurs began to be heard among the students.

“Compared to the new towers, especially the special towers, they are achieving overwhelming results… Well? Everyone. Please do not talk during the speech.”

Giotto’s caution had no effect.

The chatter became louder, and even the faculty members made a fuss by pointing at the sky.

For Giotto, who has a strong sense of authority, it was an intolerable humiliation to have a speech canceled midway through.

I was trying to calm the commotion with silence magic, but the podium suddenly became dark.

As if the sun’s rays were suddenly obscured.

I looked up to see if an untimely solar eclipse had occurred, and I saw a huge dragon covering the entire sky.

“Kyaaa!!”

“It’s a dragon!!!”

“Very big! It’s much bigger than what I saw in the book!!”

“Normal dragons do not exceed 10M, but that must be a higher race among dragons!”

“I heard that an adult dragon cannot win even if 100 advanced wizards attack it!”

“Why is the dragon that lives in the deepest mountain range in the Demon Continent going to the academy?!”

Academy students are mostly apprentices or low-level wizards.

There was no experience of actually seeing demons at all, or only slime and goblins fostered for educational purposes.

It was only natural to panic when the top-ranked demons appeared who would compete for first or second place in the ranking of dangerous demons.

Even professors with senior wizard titles were at a loss for what to do in the sudden situation.

It might not be a normal dragon, but if it was big enough to cover the entire sky, it was clear that it was a noble lineage among the dragons.

that’s not natural

Because his true identity was Meranir, the Fire Dragon King, who is said to have only four in the world.

There is no history of humans defeating the Dragon King.

Only a thousand years ago, a legend has been handed down that only the first hero managed to score a draw.

The viewing ceremony, which had attended in anticipation of a light social gathering, quickly fell into panic.

“What do we do? Aren’t you supposed to run away?”

“I hate being eaten by dragons!!”

“Are we going to strike first?”

“Crazy? Provoking the dragon is the end!!”

“But that dragon… I keep looking around Is there anyone looking for… ”

“Everybody quiet———!!!!”

Over a thousand people all at once stopped making a fuss and became quiet like a lie.

Even if there were people who were silent, they couldn’t hear their words.

Giotto Giobert finally used silence magic.

“Everyone calm down. As you know, there is a car curtain installed in the atmosphere of the academy to prevent demons from entering. If the dragon had been able to penetrate the tea stall at will, the human world would have already been destroyed. That dragon will just watch us and then disappear, so let’s calm down, everyone.”

As befits a veteran who received the title of a great wizard, Giotto was calm even in this situation.

However, despite his encouragement, the dragon king transformed into a human and easily broke into the academy by breaking through the car curtain.

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Right away, he landed on the podium where Giotto was giving a speech.

“Ugh… !!!”

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Just by being near the Dragon King, Giotto was oppressed by the heat as if he had been burned all over.

Magic that transforms mana into natural substances such as fire and water is common.

However, it was unreasonable to think that the magic pressure released unconsciously was hot enough to distort the air even though the magic had not yet been cast.

Even a great sage would be able to do something like this… .

“Yo, what’s the matter with the dragon academy? Dae, if you want to talk, listen. I am the lord of the Magi Tower, Giotto Giobe—”

“I’m not interested in bald heads.”

“aaa!!”

Even though he said he wasn’t interested, the Dragon King tore off Giotto’s left arm and ate the flesh at once.

The taste was okay.

“huh… Magic isn’t bad, but old beasts don’t taste good. The reason I came here is because of you. Yes, you, the man over there, with thick double eyelids.”

“what? Could it be me?”

Faust pointed his finger at himself.

It seemed that he could hear Misha screaming out loud from somewhere.

“yes… are you a warrior very nice… It looks very appetizing.”

“Huh… Are you supposed to think you’ve been praised?”

“Keuk. Your sarcastic skills are also excellent. what good… Today I came to satisfy my hunger.”

“Are you saying you’re going to fill your empty stomach with me?”

“Exactly. I’ve lived for over 2,000 years, but I haven’t tasted the meat of a warrior yet.”

“Don’t you know that you have to make a reservation in advance at the finest restaurants? If I had made an appointment, I would have put sauce on the ribs and waited, but he has no manners.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!!!”

The dragon king laughed heartily at the sight of Faust, who was not at all afraid in front of him.

In fact, however, Faust’s attitude was mere bravado.

Aside from being the owner of a garbage-like personality, Giotto is clearly a wizard of considerable skill.

Seeing that Giotto’s arm was pulled off in an instant and he’s still rolling on the ground, it’s clear that I’m not an opponent I can beat with my skills.

If the Dragon King really wants to eat me like this, I currently have no means to stop it.

Although he pretended to be relaxed on the outside, Faust was also on the defensive in his own way.

The dragon king, unaware of this fact, tried his own tricks to break the hero’s poker face.

In the world of demons, a warrior is talked about as an incarnation of goodness.

A warrior is an altruistic being who does not take care of his own body, but fights for the sake of humanity and dies alone.

The worst pain for a hero is the human being being killed in front of his eyes.

That was common knowledge that spread among the demons, and it was also the image of a hero drawn by the dragon king.

The Dragon King spoke with the intention of devastating Faust’s mind.

“If you don’t want to be eaten by me, there is a way. Dedicate a thousand students of the academy to me. I’ll save your life by eating them instead. How are you? It doesn’t give you long time to think. Choose in 10 seconds.”

It was the same even after kidnapping Isabelle, but the dragon king preferred the pattern of mentally harassing and then eating people rather than killing them.

This time, in order to appreciate the suffering of the hero who would fall into a dilemma while weighing his own life against the innocent students, he deliberately forced himself to choose the path to hell.

‘Whoops… As a warrior, you would never sacrifice students. What then? Will you be easily eaten by me? Kkeuk… agonize and hesitate and go to hell The moment of that fall is the peak moment when the taste of the meat becomes the softest… ! I won’t miss that time… ‘

“Come on, warrior. Hurry up and fix it. Your life and the lives of a thousand students. which one will you choose Count 10 seconds from now. If you can’t fix it,

“Then with the lives of the students.”

“I can’t say for sure what will happen then. Now, 10… ”

“No, take the lives of the students? What do you do with the countdown? I have already decided.”

“9… uh? what, what?”

While counting, the dragon king was fascinated and pierced his ears.

I wondered what I had heard wrong.

Faust, the warrior chosen by the goddess, who should be the protector of mankind and the keeper of morality, was fond of his apprentice without regard for his life.

“I knew I had to die again. If you add the Magi Tower and the Shinto Tower kids together, there will be about 1,000 people, so take care of yourself. You’re done with me, right? Don’t say anything else.”

“… what?”

—This isn’t it.