Surprising Even Breathing

17 – The classroom was very quiet

Since the interview with the emperor was held, everything that had to be done before admission was completed.

Originally, to accept a person like me, the human side would need to prepare, so this was the appropriate procedure.

If I was just among them, I might have been seen as a bad person who stuns and scares people, but I have talked with key figures such as the dean and the emperor in advance, so from now on, even if small incidents or misunderstandings occur at the academy because of me, I understand each other. and you will be able to move on.

Then, let’s open the present the emperor prepared.

I took out the enchantment scroll I received from the drawing room and put it on the table.

I received a good gift at the moment when I needed a magic control item.

‘How did it activate?’

I remembered how to use the items the emperor had explained.

Did you say that when magic is injected into an enchantment scroll, the item automatically recognizes its owner?

Grab the enchantment scroll and inject magic into it.

Chi Ling.

The sentences engraved on the scroll began to glow brightly in gray.

‘They said I could change the shape however I wanted.’

If you want to wear it in the form of clothes, you can make it into clothes, if you want to wear it in the form of armor, you can make it into armor.

The method of transforming the form was similar to that of normal mana control.

I was able to manipulate the shape of the item with ease.

I took off my cloak and top for a while and made the items look like underwear.

It clings tightly to the upper body and protects the body.

“… … .”

In fact, the protection function was of little use to me.

A body that has already been assimilated into a dragon heart is immune to external attacks.

Rather, I had a desire to get hurt, so I could omit the protective function.

The important thing is how much magic you absorb.

This item was absorbing a fair amount of mana.

Is it because it’s a legendary item?

It absorbs about half of the mana flowing out of my body.

‘Like it.’

If I’m wearing this, the energy I radiate will be reduced by half.

But the shape is the problem.

Wearing it as an undergarment is somewhat cramped because it has a chewy design.

Ventilation doesn’t seem to work either.

If you sweat, you’ll get wet.

I thought of the most comfortable shape to wear on the body.

‘Am I wearing it like a strong flag?’

It would be convenient if you put it with the magic that surrounds your body like a self-defense weapon.

But then you will push everything around you.

The destructive power of the mana absorbed by the item is considerable.

This alone can blow up a small building.

This is an item to watch out for.

‘It sticks closest to the body so that it can absorb as much magic as possible, while remaining inconspicuous and inconvenient.’

I repeated my imagination about the item.

Before long, a suitable shape was drawn in my mind.

I changed the item as I thought.

Gray-colored magic began to engrave densely on my body centered on my heart.

From the left chest to the right shoulder, the back of the arm and the wrist, rune-shaped letters were connected in succession, forming like a tattoo.

‘Hmm.’

It was completely attached to the body, so there was no discomfort.

It looks like he got a tattoo instead.

I went to the full-length mirror in the dressing room to see what the item looked like.

A muscular rice cake stick of a dragonian prince that is as perfect as a chiseled one.

A wide magic control bracelet was worn on his left arm, and this time a new tattoo was drawn from his left chest to his right wrist.

An angry impression that oppresses the opponent even if it is expressionless.

Hair that was disheveled like pitch black.

It’s an appearance that anyone who sees it will faint right away because it’s scary.

‘Well, I’m not going to show it to anyone though.’

Wearing clothes would have been enough to cover up such a menacing tattoo.

Satisfied with the performance of the item, I nodded and put on my clothes.

*

“Wireka. Haven’t I changed a bit?”

I called Wireka, the escort leader, and tested the performance of the item I had just worn.

“Yes, Prince. Everything has changed?”

He breaks into a cold sweat as he sees me smiling contentedly in the study.

I’m afraid to even show interest in me.

As always, he approached with his legs drooping like a cow being led to a slaughterhouse, and he made a surprised expression as if he had discovered something different.

“Prince. That, I guess.”

He, who usually had a hard time approaching within 4m, was already coming within 3m.

“Whoops.”

I smiled at the performance of the item.

This tattoo-like item absorbed half of the mana I was channeling.

The energy I spread around me has diminished.

“omg.”

As if stepping into an unknown world for the first time, Wirekka approached me step by step with cautious and nervous steps, but stopped 2m in front.

From here on out, I don’t think I’ll be able to withstand my pressure.

Still, it was a great improvement.

The distance between him and me was reduced by about half.

“How did this happen?”

“It is the effect of the item. This time, I received a legendary item as a gift from the emperor, and it had the effect of absorbing the magical power I was sending out.”

“okay. Thu, since it went as you wished, go, I will reduce it.”

“Wirekka, aren’t you afraid of me now?”

I stared at the escort leader with a leaning expression.

however.

“Huh.”

He approached with difficulty as if it was still difficult to endure eye contact, but he immediately collapsed and knelt on the floor.

Can’t help but have a scary face

Even when I was younger, when I was weaker than I am now, people were afraid of me.

I was scared for a couple of reasons.

Even if you hide your energy a little, your impression, atmosphere, attitude, and gaze all make the other person nervous.

Even so, it would be less of a hindrance to taking classes at the academy.

Before the first class, I put the significance of getting an item that relieves energy.

*

The first day of school in the Academy Special Class.

Broa found a suitable corner seat and sat down.

Originally, I would have sat in the front seat with confidence, but after meeting Demesis, my liver shrank to the size of a pea.

Everything in the fortress looks scary.

Even hearing the sound of leaves rustling in the wind gives me a creepy feeling that Demesis is watching me from somewhere.

Shrinking in fear, he cherished the self-defense item Silian had given him.

If Broa is in danger, this necklace-like item will activate first and attack the opponent.

He wouldn’t be able to defeat a strong opponent like Demesis, but he could still use it to buy time.

He was fiddling with the necklace and slowly regaining his shattered confidence.

Classmates who I met for the first time today, but somehow look scary.

Broa only turned her head in the corner and looked at the students.

“Wow, what is this? Demesis exclusive seat?”

“Do you need something like this?”

A few students were talking about discovering something strange on the other side of Broa.

“If it’s Demesis, is that scary tolerance? Why are there separate chairs?”

The tall barbarian, who seemed to be two heads taller than the others, tilted his head while looking at the seat dedicated to Demesis.

“It’s not just the chairs. If you look closely, you can see a magic circle drawn on it.”

“A magic circle?”

A student from the South looked around the chair and said,

At the sound of a magic formation, all the students who had been looking at the exclusive seat with doubtful eyes sparkled.

The 3rd prince, saintess candidate, dwarf, beastman, etc. Regardless of race, they gathered around the dedicated seats.

“Isn’t this discrimination? Why is only Demesis treated specially? I heard that the principle of this academy is to treat students equally regardless of race or status?”

The man from the South tilted his head crookedly and said.

He had a flashy impression, as if he had grown up in a fairly noble family, but it was more rough and ferocious than that.

He is like a mercenary who has been defeated in battle, and also like a knight who worships the sword.

His eyebrows were furrowed as if they would bite him if he touched them hastily.

“discrimination? I hate discrimination! Barbarians hate discrimination!”

When the barbarian heard the word discrimination, he jumped up.

The expression of the students hardens as they repeat the word discrimination loudly with their large size.

What the hell is Demesis?

No matter how much Drake or the prince of the kingdom was, there was no reason to receive such special treatment.

How could the other students here be inferior in status or skills?

The students of the academy special class could be said to be elites representing all races.

Proud geniuses.

Discrimination like this is unacceptable.

But that was the reaction of students who had never seen Demesis at the entrance ceremony.

All the students who saw Demesis up close acknowledged it.

There must be a reason for that.

Demesis is not enough even with such exclusive seats.

He was a person who could be feared even if he was isolated in a separate space.

“Did you not attend the entrance ceremony? From my point of view, this exclusive seat is a reasonable attitude to treat the dragon.”

“What nonsense are you talking about, Prince?”

“He is on a different level than us. I heard from my father, the sun of the empire. Everything the academy does to Demesis will protect us, not him. These exclusive seats are probably for us too.”

“So what do you mean by that?”

The man looked at the prince and demanded an explanation.

As long as they entered as the same student, they don’t care about their status.

Or maybe he was just a rude guy who didn’t care about that.

“You protect us? What is Demesis to protect us? I’m already a warrior They are not protected by others.”

The barbarian proudly spread his shoulders and said.

A strong aura permeates his body.

A symbol of fortitude and struggle, the barbarian.

Protection was a disgrace to him.

“Why are you bothering me by not attending the entrance ceremony? you stupid bastards If you say no, listen carefully.”

“Ha, look at the tone of our noble prince. Are you ignoring us because we’re from the South?”

“ignore? Did the prince ignore us?”

When the prince answered nervously, the man from the south and the barbarian became angry.

The atmosphere in the classroom becomes grim from day one.

As various characters gathered from all over the continent, even a small mistake could lead to a serious conflict.

The prince looked at each other with a friendly face, and the man from the south and the barbarian stared at each other with enraged expressions.

pounding.

It was then.

From the students who were sensitive to magical powers to those who possessed animalistic senses, everyone felt something and stiffened their bodies.

trudge.

Something is coming from outside the classroom.

A shadow passing through the window.

It does not enter through the front door, but through the back door.

“Sir, sir? It’s not…”

Someone had a question.

I thought he was a high-level teacher with such a strong presence, but that guess was overturned at once.

It’s an aura that can’t be explained by simply having a high level.

drooling.

The back door opened sideways without even touching it.

A man wearing a gray cloak and hood looks inside the classroom.

“… … .”

Everyone was speechless.

I turned my head away, unable to meet his gaze.

The students who instinctively sensed the crisis were sitting in their seats and holding their breath.

The student from the south who fiercely raised his eyes, the barbarian who puffed up his school uniform, and the prince who raised his chin noblely all hid like a folding screen to avoid being noticed by him.

“Demesis exclusive seat…”

The man read the nameplate on the desk diagonally to the left and located in the highest yet corner with a timid tone.

I hurriedly found my place and sat down.

The classroom was so quiet that only his footsteps could be heard.