The Only Male Student in the Academy

027. Defeat the Blatta Dungeon (3)

Two hours have passed.

The battle is still going on.

“Heh-eok… Heh…”

Sweat flows like a waterfall and it is difficult to even breathe.

I was exhausted. Even so, the reason I can move is because of the training I’ve been training all this time.

Fortunately, I am not the only one who is tired.

It was the same with the elder kobolds.

“…….”

The other side is breathing heavily and looking at me.

First of all, I try to swing my fist, but it is not as sharp as when I first saw it. It is a movement as if a fist had been thrown away at will.

I lost my concentration even if I pretended.

I throw Mountain Eater while dodging punch attacks.

An explosion struck the elder kobold, causing the giant’s body to stumble and fall.

Sweat beaded on the elder kobold’s face.

He is glancing this way with an exhausted expression.

His body was covered with scratches, and blood was dripping little by little.

I was about to throw another bomb at it, but I gave up.

I found out while exchanging glances with the elder kobold. That we need a break from each other.

With a sigh, I threw down the smoke grenade.

“Eh, Ariel… This, this way…”

As soon as you set off the smoke screen, Marie approaches.

Marie grabbed my arm as if to support me and guided me towards the warp gate.

Entering the warp gate, the air changes.

As the tension eased, I leaned against the wall as if I was about to collapse.

“Eh, drink this first… Sue, drinking water is important…”

Immediately, Marie brings out a sports drink.

I accepted it without saying anything, and then Marie brought a towel.

“Tta, I’ll wipe your sweat… Heh, isn’t it hard…?”

“…….”

“Ah, that, and this heating pad… Mo, it’s hard to move when your body gets cold… Boo, I’ll put it on…”

Without waiting for my answer, Marie applied a heating pad.

I wanted to say something, but I don’t have the energy to say it.

Marie knows that too.

If I keep breathing like that, Marie hesitates and then grabs my leg and massages it…. I didn’t have to do that.

…… I feel like I can’t say anything.

A situation that is different from receiving manual therapy from a physical therapist and different from being served by a maid.

If I were to find a similar situation, wouldn’t it be similar to a child being taken care of by her mother?

However, it is very different that the other person is her classmate.

… Even younger than me

“Marie… Will be a good mother.”

“Uh, huh…?! What, what…?”

Her mind is blank because she is tired of fighting. When she said whatever came to her mind without filtering, Marie was startled.

… It was only then that I realized that I had made a mistake. What the hell am i saying

I will not sue for s*xual harassment or anything like that…… ?

“Someday you will marry someone too. I thought you would make a good mother.”

If you fix it clumsily for no reason, the atmosphere will only become weird.

She thought so, so she just said it confidently. Isn’t that something that can’t happen to a man?

“That’s right…”

Mari makes a shy face. Fortunately, she doesn’t seem to be offended. Did she sound like a compliment?

I’m glad it didn’t sound like s*xual harassment. Relieved in my heart, I continue to speak.

“You must be quite tired, too. But you’re taking care of me too much.”

“That’s not true… Eh, unlike Ariel, I rarely fight… That’s why I have a lot of stamina…”

“Still, did you use a lot of magic during these two hours? It must have been difficult to set up the streetlights.”

“Rice, not so much… Eh, not as much as Ariel is struggling…”

Saying that, Marie picked up my bag.

After sneaking a peek inside the bag, Marie began to fill in the missing items one by one.

“My, if I were a little stronger, Ariel wouldn’t have suffered so much… T-so, to be honest, I’m a bit upset… So I’m just doing what I can…”

“…….”

“Go, got all your bags… Ariel…? Why are you making that face…?”

“No, nothing.”

I accept the bag that Marie held out. I can feel the weight of the familiar bag at my fingertips.

It’s a strange feeling.

Listening to gossip every day, being told back, being discriminated against.

Somehow, it feels like being treated as a human being for the first time.

“Marie, how many orders do you have left?”

“Four chapters left… That, and, this gate will close in about 20 minutes…”

“Yes.”

I deliberately hold weights to hide the tickling feeling in my chest.

Put the bag Marie had brought back to its original position, and lightly stretch her body, which is slightly relieved of her fatigue.

There are many reasons why you can’t lose.

About half of the reasons are for me to survive.

The other half of the heating pad I haven’t removed yet, the towel I wiped my sweat off, the thermos bottle that had the sports drink in it until now,

Then again, it will be under the weight of the heavy bag.

“Let’s go.”

I led Marie out of the warp gate again.

The first thing I saw were bright lights.

The lights from the street lamps filling the boss room sting my eyes. I inadvertently closed one eye.

In the middle of that light sits an elder kobold.

While we were taking a break at the warp gate, the elder kobolds seemed to be taking a break as well.

I can see that my breathing, which had been rough just before, has been somewhat settled. And no more beads of sweat could be found on his face.

Still, it feels like there are many differences between me and the elder kobolds.

This side was constantly replenished with water, and even attached a heating pad to keep the body from getting cold.

On the other hand, the Elder Kobold has not supplied any supplies. Maybe it’s causing dehydration, but the complexion doesn’t look too good.

But as soon as he sees me, the elder kobold stands up.

In the world that was originally a game, that giant was called a hidden boss.

Probably because that fact has not changed even now.

I gave Marie a chin.

Marie nods her head and moves as far away from the elder kobold as possible.

With that as a signal, the fight resumed.

“Ooooo!!!”

Grotesque.

No, it would be a shout.

The purpose of that roaring voice is unknown.

Is it to intimidate me, to catch my heart, or simply a beast’s instinct?

You won’t know why, and it’s probably not something I care about.

Only the fact that the fatigue disappeared from the elder kobold’s face and strong hostility took its place would have meaning.

The elder kobold slowly approaches me.

I was worried that they would target Mari, but it was all groundless. The elder kobold doesn’t seem to care about Mari at all.

As soon as he lunges at me, he punches again.

Maybe because I took a break? The lost sharpness was restored to some degree.

And the same goes for this one. Dodging the punches, I threw the bomb the same way.

The elder kobold leans forward even further.

The bomb exploded right in front of my eyes, but they greeted me as if they already knew.

The skin on his face is torn by the explosion and blood oozes out, but he doesn’t care.

It just relentlessly attacks to defeat me.

We felt each other to some extent.

In what form this fight will end.

Perhaps even the giant in front of me doesn’t know.

The time has come.

[System: The installation ‘Magic Engineering Tool: Magic Engineering Street Light’ is destroyed at once by the destruction command.]

Street lights explode.

Sparks are generated as the streetlights are broken, and as a result, an even stronger light instantly covers the boss room.

What came next was darkness.

About 100 streetlights were lighting up this space, but all of them disappeared at this moment.

That’s why it looks like darkness has come.

So far it’s just been too bright.

When the light source suddenly disappears, confusion arises in the field of vision.

And the same goes for the elder kobolds.

Trying to kick at me, I tripped and fell.

I finally opened one eye that had been closed all along.

Now there is no turning back.

Until now, the movement of the elder kobold has been blocked using an indestructible object, a street lamp.

Through that, I earned dill time, and dill, which was only about a spoonful, was steadily added during these two hours.

No matter how great the level difference, the blood loss, and the high defense.

After being hit one-sidedly for 2 hours, the elder kobold’s hp would be almost gone.

So it’s time to wrap things up.

I took off my bag.

“.”

Then he threw the entire bag.

Dozens of bombs in the bag explode all at once.

Chain Explosion.

Like fireworks, various bombs continue to explode, creating various sparks.

With each explosion, the elder kobold’s body bounces, scars, and knocks.

Even the elder kobolds couldn’t get up without a nod.

His whole body was already in tatters and staggering.

The elder kobold stood with a limp on his leg.

He is not dead.

But it’s not long.

“Eh, Ariel…”

Suddenly, Marie was approaching.

While doing so, Marie handed me the items she had prepared in advance.

—–

[Magic Engineering Tool: Sorcery Chainsaw]

Crafting Rating: 9

Quality: very good

Attack Power: Very High

Endurance: Normal

: A chainsaw created with the essence of sorcery technology. It boasts excellent cutting power and continuously deals lightning damage.

You need to hold it with both hands to use this item.

—–

Since it was too big and heavy to keep in a bag, it was a tool I deliberately entrusted to Marie.

I nodded and accepted the chainsaw.

“That’s it…”

The beast’s low voice resounds.

The elder kobold staring at me as he oozes blood comes swinging his arm.

It is a sweeping attack. An attack that had not even been attempted because it was blocked by a street lamp.

Since it is an attack that sweeps away space itself, it is very difficult to avoid. There is no way to avoid this attack now that the street lights are gone.

But it wasn’t fast anymore.

“.”

Marie aimed her staff and created a shield of ice.

The elder kobold’s arm is blocked by the ice shield and loses its momentum.

I squeeze through the gap and thrust the chainsaw.

-Geeeing!!!

The chainsaw blade pierced the skin and began to cut through it in one fell swoop.

It cuts through all muscles and easily cuts even blood vessels.

Reached the bone in an instant.

It was a very brief moment when the saw blade stopped.

However, it soon digs in like cutting a tree and cleanly cuts even the bones.

One of the elder kobold’s arms was cut in two.

Then the elder kobold immediately stretched out the other arm.

It must have reached out to hold me. As evidence of that, he spreads his palms and thrusts them towards me.

But even that doesn’t reach me right away.

An ice spear pierced the palm of his hand.

Move your arm and swing the chainsaw at the elder kobold’s hand.

It flies from the middle finger to the little finger at once.

The hand that has lost its fingers approaches me without grasping anything.

Dig deeper as it is.

It inflicts deep wounds on the elder kobold’s wrists, then digs into his legs and slashes his ankles.

Knocked up.

An elder kobold who loses his feet eventually falls under his own weight.

It’s hard to see him in a state where he can fight any longer. It was already in a state that could be seen as incompetent.

Still, the elder kobold glared at me until the end.

And then.

Swoop.

He stuck out his neck.

“…….”

Kill it.

It seemed to say so.

He must have had a gut feeling of defeat long ago.

Just like I had a gut feeling of victory a long time ago.

Nodding my head, I hit the chainsaw.

-Gagagakgagak.

A chainsaw cuts through the elder kobold’s neck and cuts off its flesh.

At last, the head was neatly separated from his torso.

Total time 2 hours 24 minutes.

The long, long battle has finally come to an end.

“Wow… What is this…”

Marie let out a surprised voice.

A secret passage found after defeating the Elder Kobold. After passing there, a new space appeared.

There were quite a few traces of people living there.

It is a bizarre space where dusty furniture is scattered here and there, and in the meantime, gold coins and goods that seem to be treasures are scattered here and there.

What is certain is that the original owner who used this room left this place a long time ago.

Maybe the kobolds used it instead. Subtle traces of the beast remain everywhere.

“I found it.”

I went to the desk and opened the drawer.

There was a book out there.

[System: You have acquired the item ‘Witch’s Book 3’.]

“That-is that the treasure Ariel was looking for…?”

I nodded.

“Well, then Ariel is resting… I, I will take care of the rest of the treasure…”

“Are you okay? You must have used quite a bit of magic.”

“Oh, it’s okay… Eh, I drank a lot of the magic potion that Ariel gave me in advance…”

With that said, I decided to accept Marie’s favor.

I dragged a chair lying around and sat down.

While I was doing this, Marie began to collect the scattered gold coins and goods and put them in the bag.

Fatigue is overtaking me, but I open the book.

True to its name, the ‘Witch’s Book’, it was written by a witch.

Witches are female wizards who pursue eternal youth.

Those who even went so far as to conduct inhumane experiments in order to obtain eternal youth, and as a result became criminals worldwide.

Witch-hunts were conducted in various places, but even so, they could not give up their eternal youth.

Making a contract with the devil, capturing village girls and conducting alchemy experiments, or using forbidden magic.

That is what was written in this book.

“Eh, Ariel… I’m done…”

Around the time I finished reading the book, Marie spoke to me.

Perhaps it was on purpose that I spoke at the right time to finish reading the book.

Looking back, the treasures and goods in the room are neatly organized in the bag.

“Ho, did you interrupt…? You can wait a bit longer…”

“No, I’ve finished reading it. I have no business with this book anymore.”

I put the witch’s book back in the desk drawer.

There was no need to bring it.

Because I already got the contents.

[System: You have acquired the skill .]