Surprising Even Breathing

12 – entrance ceremony

[Admission ceremony information]

I re-read what was written on the letter from the academy.

It was described in detail when and where the entrance ceremony was held, but I had a separate postscript attached.

‘We will prepare a special reserved seat for Demesis. This is the highest seat on the second floor with a clear view of the entrance ceremony hall. Please do not experience any inconvenience by mixing with the regular freshmen and watch from a high place comfortably.’

A map of the entrance ceremony hall and an appendix with my seat drawn on it.

I looked at the picture and put the stationery down on the desk.

‘It’s a special reserved seat, so it’s funny.’

In the letter sent by the dean, it was written in a tone that he would kindly serve me, but in fact, the purpose was to separate me from the new students.

If I am around, whether it be freshmen, parents or officials attending the entrance ceremony, everyone will tremble with fear.

It is best to separate the scary and fearful things.

My seat in the picture is the highest and most isolated place.

It was, at least, as far away from people as possible.

‘The dean used his brain a bit.’

In order not to see people fainting at the sight of me at the entrance ceremony, in order to protect the general public without going against my heart, it was better to take such extra measures.

It’s obvious what’s inside, but it’s not something that makes me feel bad.

Originally, if you want to put a tiger in the place where the puppies play, you have to separate the seat.

“Wirecca, tomorrow is the entrance ceremony.”

“Yes, Demesis.”

“I will go in the middle of the entrance ceremony and look around for a while, so keep the schedule short.”

I have no intention of sitting in a reserved seat and looking down at people for a long time.

I just want to get a feel for the atmosphere and look around for a while before coming out.

*

Academy Entrance Ceremony.

It was originally used as an event venue, so the site was very large.

Broa called her older brother before the entrance ceremony started and was chattering.

“He was a very scary person! I really thought I was dying when he looked down at me.”

“Ugh, uh. That’s right, my little sister.”

My brother’s name is Silian.

It was her older brother who was 5 years older than her.

Silian left the house earlier than Broa and applied for the Mage Tower, but was currently serving as an assistant at the Imperial Academy.

Broa begged me to come to the entrance ceremony, so I was called out of the lab.

“You will be surprised to see your brother. Ugh, that dragon might be stronger than Dad.”

“Gigkick, Broa is absolutely terrified.”

Seeing her sister’s reaction, Silian smiled like she was cute.

A younger sister whom I met again in the ecliptic.

I ran into Yongin in question at the entrance exam hall, and came to my brother’s house with a tearful face. These days, I was trembling and relying on him.

He was a kid who had learned the sword himself from his father, was full of confidence and walked around with his chin held high, but I don’t know how he changed like this all at once.

“Are all the people of the ecliptic so scary? Or is it because I am weak?”

“It’s because you’re weak. You bastard.”

“what! Don’t make fun of me!”

Broa screamed at Silian’s mischievous answer.

“In common sense, how many people are stronger than your father? You have to be at least a sword master or a demon lord to be able to compete with your father. There are things he can say, and there are things he can’t. Where are you so scared to come?”

It was Silian’s nagging voice that was loaded with bones.

Silian and Broa’s father is a warrior.

Rumors say that the second prince of Drakena is so scary these days, but it’s not something I dare compare to my father.

For Silian, the father’s authority is sanctuary. It was taboo to compare him carelessly with his father.

Since my sister is messing with it, I reprimand it lightly like this.

“know. I know. That my dad is the oldest. But you were so scared that you couldn’t even think of such a father?”

“Ugh. okay. Broa. Then don’t worry, even though Daddy is not here, Brother is here instead.”

“eww… … .”

It was Silian’s playful tone, but Broa slightly straightened her shrunken shoulders, as if the tension was relieved by his words.

In fact, Silian’s presence at the entrance ceremony helped a lot psychologically.

Silian looked at Broa, then turned around and looked around.

“But the dragon didn’t come.”

If Demesis had come to the entrance ceremony, he would have noticed right away.

The entrance ceremony would begin soon, but it seemed that he had no intention of coming here.

“Then you don’t have to worry. As long as you’re here, I’ll be watching from the audience, so have a good entrance ceremony.”

Silian tapped Broa on the top of her head.

Everyone was seated at the entrance ceremony.

He moved away to the auditorium and Broa to the freshman seat.

*

“I guess the Dragonian prince didn’t come.”

“I wanted to see it once because people said it was so scary, but something is a pity.”

freshman seat.

The students around me were talking.

Broa listened intently to the talk about Demesis.

Demesis’ presence traumatized her after she swung her sword at him during the entrance examination and collapsed in terror.

Nowadays, even in nightmares, Demesis comes out and haunts her.

Regenerative Cloak and Hood. Demesis, with dark and bloody eyes, was always flirting with Broa in her dreams.

“What are you sorry about? You should be happy.”

“Relief? Why is it fortunate that the Dragonian prince didn’t come?”

“You don’t seem to know that rumor.”

The noisy students lowered their voices.

Broa nodded in that direction, thinking that something important would come out.

“The reason why the Dragonian prince is so strong and scary is that there is a rumor that he was given power by the Progenitor Dragon.

“Oh, yes?”

Not much was known to the outside world about what happened on the day the progenitor dragon appeared in Drake Kingdom.

He stayed in the palace for a very short time and then disappeared, and the authenticity of the incident was disputed due to the surprise appearance of the legendary dragon.

So, there were only various rumors about Demesis that had some kind of connection with the progenitor dragon, but most of them were hideous and terrifying stories.

The progenitor dragon chose the successor.

Demesis will follow the will of the progenitor dragon and tear the children of the goddess to pieces.

At the appearance of Demesis, even the demons of the Western Demon Territory got scared and ran away.

This is because he is a bloodthirsty demon, and he also ate monsters.

A dragon that even dragons fear. He will be a disaster and a terror to mankind.

“Why would such a person apply to the academy? It’s just to devour the academy students and fill their stomachs.”

“Ahh! Nonsense.”

“In the past, dragons ate people to replenish their mana. You never know. He, the successor of the Progenitor Dragon, will also eat people.”

Most of them were baseless rumors.

But people talked about Demesis, half for fun, half for fear.

‘Eating people?’

Broa, who was overhearing the conversation, recalled the Demesis she had seen with her own eyes.

Tall to reach 190 cm. A strong physique with broad shoulders.

The gray cloak and hood that surrounded the body.

A powerful air wave flows out and overwhelms everything around it.

‘Still, it wasn’t to the point of eating people.’

albeit scary

It was a different kind of fear.

Broa felt that Demesis was overly powerful and calm rather than cruel and terrifying like a monster.

So I fell flat like a frog.

Everyone bows their heads in front of an unapproachably strong creature.

‘Ugh…’

When I think of Demesis, those bloody eyes come to mind again.

Broa instinctively trembled and looked at the audience.

Silian was sitting blankly watching the ceremony hall with a bored expression.

Lazy genius wizard.

Silian was more talented in magic than swordsmanship.

Seeing her brother’s casual attitude, she felt relieved.

He was a hard-to-understand older brother with a different personality and age difference from her, but his presence alone gave her strength.

Broa straightened her body and looked back at the ceremony hall.

I couldn’t tremble in fear forever.

She is the daughter of a famous warrior.

His father was the symbol of bravery that he never retreated from while fighting against the Demon King’s army.

Broa, who respects and wants to be like his father, could never give in to fear.

Be brave and overcome everything.

So, didn’t you apply for the academy’s special class that Demesis would be in?

She swallowed her saliva and concentrated on the meal with her hands folded neatly in her lap.

Coincidentally, the 3rd prince of the empire, the new student representative, and the saintess candidate, the vice representative, were greeting the representative.

-We, the new students of the Imperial Academy, will swear in front of the noble Goddess Reinatis. We will uphold the Academy’s creed and practice love, justice and care, and we will never forget our trust in each other. At the academy, you learn to understand and understand others, and everything you learn here will be used to keep the world at peace… … .

The entrance ceremony was proceeding according to the procedure.

Sometimes it is solemn and thorough, and other times it is a delightful presentation.

It was just when the dean was talking about boring lectures.

“Whoa!”

“Keuk!”

“I-that person… … .”

An uproarious entrance ceremony.

Broa followed the people’s gaze and turned her head together.

2nd floor seating area. A man wearing a gray cloak and hood was entering on the top floor.

cooong.

The dean’s voice, which had been filling the entrance ceremony hall with magic sounds, stopped.

A space where noise disappears.

Demesis stood loftily in front of the high seat and looked down at the ceremony hall.

“omg.”

“Huh.”

The people in his line of sight lowered their eyes and bowed their heads.

I was just looking down, and everyone was filled with indescribable fear.

Broa tightened her chest at the sight that seemed like a nightmare, then met eyes with Demesis, who was looking down this way for a moment.

“Huh.”

Involuntarily, he let out a cry and hung his head.

It wasn’t even embarrassing.

This is because everyone around them was shaking with their heads down.

*

‘Did I say those are seats for the special academy class?’

There was a familiar face.

The woman I saw at the entrance examination was sitting there.

Of course he remembers the opponent who swung a sword at him.

‘Looks like you’re in the same class as me.’

I felt better.

I heard that the academy special class only recruits students who agree to take classes with me.

The fact that she’s sitting there means she’s been through me and hasn’t rejected the same class.

I felt it from the first time I saw her, she was a very brave woman.

More than the assassin or the leader of the bandits who came to me.

Although he was hiding with his head down now, he was more than them in terms of mental strength.

‘There are also elves, dwarves, and beasts.’

I kept touring the academy special class.

A mix of different races

Although the number of humans was high, there were also a number of different races.

‘huh?’

Among them, the brown hair also stands out.

It’s somehow familiar and seems like I’ve seen it recently.