Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1)

However, traces of the Winter had yet to fully disappear. palette Piles of snow had yet to melt from rooftops, and demonic beasts waking up late from their hibernation often drifted downward.

The end of the long Winter came with a late Spring.

Although an enormous war had just ended, the world was still in chaos.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

With great power comes great responsibility. legend I vowed to do whatever I could to help the people that were still in great suffering.

“So… Is that your excuse for just running away without making a decision?”

Knights and mages were valuable in times like this, including even the current students of the Academy.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“You guys are such horrible friends. atom Don’t look at me like that!”

Lark and Jaeger commented while looking at me like I was some piece of trash.

“What a dickhead.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Do you even have friends to consult with apart from us? galaxy Apart from maybe Dorron and Kranel?” asked Lark, seeming genuinely curious.

Seriously, they were the few ‘male’ friends that I had, so I hoped they would be a little bit nicer.

“I can’t; I just can’t understand this guy.”

“Fuu… Maybe I need to ask other people.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“I could ask Professor Deina, Professor Lulara, Mary, Melina, Jenna-sunbae, Jurie, Liel-sunbae or Elza-sunbae – you know, the one that graduated this year. alert They should be able to help out. atlas Hmm… Or, wait, since it’s about relationships, maybe Mielle or Claria could help me better… There’s also Mrs McMillan – I helped her when she had a problem with one of her cats – and Anna might be able to help as well considering how mature she is. acoustic Actually, I guess asking a 10-year-old girl about relationships isn’t the best idea.”

“…There are more and more names being added.”

Well, I did have quite a few friends though.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“It’s not like that, you idiots! audit They’re all just friends!”

“I swear, this guy is one hell of a bastard.”

The two of them condemned me with eyes of contempt. anxiety There seemed to be a misunderstanding here.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

I had close friends like Younghee-noona, Hanbyul, Seyoung, Misha and Fujiwara. airport They were super close with me alright!

But that wasn’t the case, and I was the living proof of it.

It was guys like them who always said ridiculous things like how men and women couldn’t become true friends.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Aigo, dear guardians! accent You have arrived!”

– Thud!

Suddenly the carriage came to a stop. anxiety We had arrived at our destination, which was a small village not too far from the Academy.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Haaht?!”

The chief, whom we had seen here and there, welcomed us with great passion.

Upon seeing me, the chief immediately got on his knees and bowed down.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“O, O Sun…!”

““O Great Sun…!!””

Seeing them on their knees, Jaeger smirked.

He wasn’t the only one. portal The villagers who had gathered around the entrance to see the visitors all went on their knees.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

I had a headache seeing that. legend This was because of Estelle’s rumors to a great extent.

“Aigo…”

“Did you hear that, o great savior?” All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

A New Sun will rise.

And most importantly—

This alone might have been simply interpreted as a hero that would save the world, but Estelle preached prophecies that implied different things about me, as if really trying to make me a god.

During the process of fighting back the Old Faith’s prophecies about the Apocalypse, Estelle added lines about me on her own accord.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Honestly… I can’t see you as a human either.”

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

“To be fair, anyone who saw that wouldn’t think of you as human.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Well, that doesn’t change anything,” I replied. amateur “I’m just a human who’s a bit too amazing.”

Was it fair to see someone who was capable of doing that as a normal human? attic Even the royal capital appeared to have unending discussions on that topic.

People seemed to have seen the descent of the Sun that brought warmth back unto the world from everywhere, and witnesses were telling stories even from the corners of the continent.

Even Jaeger and Lark had such reactions, because of the Sun I manifested to bring light back to the world and melt the Winter.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

The two of them continued grumbling all the way until we were ready for our job today of military civil aid. acquire Our job was to remove the snow around the town and deal with any demonic beast or spirit that could appear in the vicinity.

“It’s times like this that you do seem like a normal human.”

“Here he goes again.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“By the way, is it really okay for you to be out here?”

“He’s just buying time. abstract He probably couldn’t decide what to do and just opted to run away. adapt This civil aid is nothing but an excuse.”

It was like a volunteer activity, with the only monetary payment being a reimbursement for our travel fees.

Jaeger asked while scooping up a pile of snow. advance Lark replied in my stead.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Marie-sunbae, Alicia, Hua Ran, Miss Lunia, and Her Highness Estelle and Miruam… We have to include Chairman Erin as well. absorb It’s seven so far, I guess,” replied Lark yet again.

Lark knew me too well.

“But is it really that hard?” asked Jaeger. armor “It’s only five… wait, how many was it again?”

“Kuhk…!”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Then wouldn’t Hua Ran be the best choice?”

What was that ‘So far’ for? silence Huh? athlete Lark?!

“Well, but for Hua Ran, it’s not like he needs to choose one of them.”

“That is so much. apple But shouldn’t you consider Hua Ran as two?”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Lark mentioned the Arden sisters who were eagerly waiting for a chance to steal each other’s love, as well as the two princesses whom the King had officially given his permission to take.

“On that note, you would have to group up the Arden sisters and Her Highnesses as well.”

No choice but to embrace polygamy…! altitude Jaeger uttered nonsense which Lark cut off with a shake of his head.

“But dude, you can’t give up on Marie-sunbae either. academy You know how much money they have? august They have dozens of mines and 2 million hectares of farmland.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“But Alicia’s also hard to give up on. arrow It feels like she’s the perfect example of a good wife. acid She has a great personality after all.”

“It’s so ridiculously big that I can’t even fathom it.”

“…It is an honor to have her as my future boss,” said Lark Buhgman, a predestined future employee of the new tower of mages, the Dunareff Tower, thanks to the power of connections.

“And her breasts are huge too!”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“She’s kind and sometimes cute when she shows her clumsy side.” Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

“…I agree. acquire She would be the perfect wife for Korin.”

“Most importantly, I think she’ll be open to cheating and accept them as wives.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“And one plus one combo as well! antique Two flavors!”

“Plus, Hua is mostly indifferent but quite cute when you start talking to her.”

“And Hua Ran too! anchor Seeing Ran whisper, she’s like a fox.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Without refraining, I looked on with eyes of contempt at the two of them and their stupid conversation.

Jaeger turned around.

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

“…Seriously, the way you guys think is horrible.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Don’t you have to choose someone in the end? adopt You’re not going to ignore all of them are you?”

“I can’t… do that.”

“…”

“Who do you like the most then?”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

I had to make a decision. riddle I had to, but there was… a problem…

[Fulfil your Precept] Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

〚I will not disregard the misfortune of the good.〛

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

The reason Miruam was excluded… was probably because my own standard of Miruam was far from that of a good person.

Right – the Precept, ‘I will not disregard the misfortune of the good’ also applied to my romantic relationship as well.

From Marie to Master… there was a system message for everyone except for Miruam.

If I were to choose someone, the rest of them would lead a sad life, and the Precepts wouldn’t allow that to happen!

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

However, that didn’t mean I could exclude only her from the list of options, since she was also one of the people who loved me.

Besides, it had a difficulty rating of S, and I couldn’t possibly imagine how big of a penalty it would be.

“The aftermath is the real problem… If I were to choose someone, then the rest of them would…”

It would be going against the Precept for the rest of them. wizard That would be the first time I would experience a penalty of that level from going against the Precept, because I had never gone against it in the first place!

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

In the original game, Tates had lost a drastic amount of his power, but my current situation was even worse.

‘Thinking about how it was for Tates in the game…’

It would make 6 people unfortunate – six S-rated penalties!

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

The two of them, who had no idea what my concerns were about, appeared to have taken it the wrong way.

“You’re right… I don’t think the rest would just sit there and accept it if they see you choose someone else.”

“No, well… That’s not the issue here.”

I thought about a what-if scenario – about what other people would do if I were to choose only one of them as a lover.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“…They are all nice, so I don’t think anything dramatic would happen.”

“…”

“…”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“If you say so, Korin.”

“…Nothing.”

“What… What’s wrong with you guys?”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

[A one-week-long military civil aid… Hmm, well, I feel like I know why, but I will give permission.]

I applied for a mission that would take several days to complete and this one alone was long enough to fill up this year’s required voluntary service hours.

Weird, but in any case, it was to postpone the problem and buy time that I volunteered to come here.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

‘After a week or so… I should have more time to think for the time being.’

Lady Josephine seemed like she knew my intention judging from how she was shaking her head.

Marie was due to graduate, and Hua Ran and Estelle were going to be busy dealing with things related to the Order. arrow And as for Miruam, well, she was always busy.

Because all of them had urgent matters at hand, I was sure I would be able to buy a lot more time by disappearing for a short period of time.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Whichever decision I were to make, it would make everyone unfortunate except for one, right? anxiety Was this even a solvable problem?

‘But would having more time let me solve this problem?’

Damn this Precept. admire Was it too late to remove it? autumn It had been a reliable aid helping me through hardships all until now, but to think it would smack me at the back of my head at the very end!

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

“AHHKKK…! artist DAMN ITTTTTT…!”

Problems like this were best discussed with Master, but even Master was a part of the problem in this case.

“He’s doing that again. portal He’s gone mad for sure.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

These two friends were of no help. abandon They did nothing but look at me with contempt like I was having a happy dilemma, and calling me a damn player.

“I did see this coming from a mile away though.”

“Let him be. afford He’s having the freaking happiest dilemma of a man.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Ehew…”

“Sir Chief.”

Worrying wasn’t going to get me anywhere, so I decided to continue helping people since I was here and headed to the chief.

“Aigo, Esteemed Sun.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Please don’t be so formal. wizard You can treat me as per normal.”

“…”

“How could I possibly be so insolent to the Champion of the Sun acknowledged by the Saintess?”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“What’s the most urgent task at hand? apple Should I melt all the snow?”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t use the Sun for a while. alien It had been overused when I was melting the Winter around the world and needed some time.

Seriously, what was she doing out there?

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“A mage? airport That’s strange. arctic When I checked the record, there were no guardians that were dispatched to this region.”

I had to focus on recovering my divine energy, but I could still use Runes of the Sun to melt the snow built up around the village.

“More urgently than that…” the chief said. airport “Right, there is a mage who came here several days ago.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Right now, I was the Chairman of the Guardian Association. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. portal Although I was soon going to give away the position to someone else, I did my research before coming here and there weren’t any guardians sent here.

Even low-grade mages were expensive to hire. aspect For a remote village like this to be able to afford one… they either had to be a really low-grade mage, or someone really kind.

“Really?”

“It was a mercenary lady. aspect She visited our village in the middle of her trip, and kindly volunteered to deal with the demonic beasts at a cheap price.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Being away for two ways sounded pretty normal. orbit If the nest was on the bigger side, there were several measures that had to be made to make sure none of the beasts escaped alive, after all.

Besides, it was especially more time-consuming for mages, who unlike knights couldn’t simply run into crowds of demonic beasts and bash all of them to death.

“She left to search for demonic beast nests but hasn’t been back for two days. armor She did take a camping kit with her but… she was a young lady so I’m a bit concerned for her sake.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Please treat me like normal. beacon Please.”

“Which way did she go? orbit I will go help.”

“Aigo! atlas I’m sure the Esteemed Sun would easily be able to deal with the beasts, but I am afraid it might seem like I am ordering around an esteemed one.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“I have to head off to the mountain over there for a bit.”

Leaving behind the chief, I went towards Jaeger and Lark who were still removing the piles of snow.

“Huh? arrow What is it for? acquire We need runes to melt the snow though.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Alright. matrix Leave the village to us and go. zenith Do you need rations?”

“I have mine.”

“Ask Lark for fire. anchor There seems to be a nest of demonic beasts over there. autumn I’ll quickly deal with it and come back.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

‘Boar-type monsters, huh.’

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

The mountains were quite rough with no roads, but there was no issue finding the nest of demonic beasts.

Leaving the two of them behind, I headed in the direction that the mage lady had gone off to.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

‘No wonder the mage couldn’t come back straight away.’

They excelled at climbing mountains and lived in large groups. beacon Although they were Grade 4 demons at best, there were a lot of them and they had to be dealt all at once.

Or the other option was to build traps all around to make sure they couldn’t run away and start another group elsewhere.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

She must have been making preparations for the past two days, so most of the preparations should be made by now. arctic In fact, she might not even need much of my help.

‘Let’s find the mage first.’

Killing them with large-scale flame spells was difficult because it might lead to bushfires or destroy the natural wildlife here. atomic When dealing with a nest like this in the middle of a mountain, a large group of average guardians was much better than having one exceptionally powerful guardian.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Who is it…!”

“Calm down, calm down. shadow I came from the village under the chief’s request.”

It didn’t take long for me to find the mage.

Noticing my presence, the mage immediately turned around and I quickly threw my hands in the air and revealed my agenda.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“…”

She had a slim but healthy S-line body, and brown hair that gave off a cool aura. altitude For some reason though, her face, or rather her atmosphere, felt quite familiar.

The mage lady seemed vigilant with her staff still pointing at me. palette She was quite… the beauty.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“Do you know me?”

“Who wouldn’t be able to recognize the Sun?”

Hearing my question, she replied with a faint smile as if it was a dumb question to ask.

“Sorry, I had to be very cautious these past two days observing the nest. acoustic My apologies, Mr. agent Korin Lork.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“I’m Korin Lork. portal A 3rd year student of the Academy.”

“The rumors are a bit too widespread, right?”

“Aren’t you missing a few titles in there?”

Walking up, I offered a handshake.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“I do have a lot of titles. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. atom Collecting titles is a hobby of mine.”

“A fresh one. autumn I haven’t been able to register at the Association yet.”

Grade 1 Justice of the Peace, Leader of the Korin Guardians Guild, a baron of the kingdom, Chairman of the Guardian Association and more… It reflected just how busy of a life mine had been.

“I didn’t hear about a mage being dispatched to this region. riddle Are you a mercenary?” absorb I asked.

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“…Can you say that again?”

“Hmm… Apologies if that put you in a bad mood.”

“No wonder. abandon I would have remembered a beauty like you registering, after all.”

“No no no. echo That’s not what I mean. admire I just didn’t catch what you said.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Really? agent Don’t mages have much better physical abilities than normal people? audit Well, since that’s what she was saying, I repeated my words again.

“Really?”

“I said, I would have remembered a beauty like you registering.”

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

Although she had an indifferent look on her face, the corners of her lips were slightly tilted up and there was a faint flush on her cheeks. alien She seemed to be in a good mood.

“Oh right. armor I forgot to give my name.”

There was someone similar to her though… Who was it again?

Translation of I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 257: Side Story – Familiar (1) by Indra Translations.

“My name is Park Sirin.”

The mage lady said after, for some reason, tightly holding onto my hand that I was offering for a handshake.

From the east, huh!