Became the Idiot Young Master Who Tormented the Main Character - Chapter 67



67. The Forest of Enchantment (3)

As Instructor Bahamut announced the start of the third and final exam.

All of the first-year students, who had been swallowing their saliva, began to enter the Forest of Enchantment through their own separate paths.

The Forest of Enchantment is a vast forest with a large number of corrupted spirits, but there would not be enough of them to obtain fairy tears for all of the hundreds of first-year students.

Everyone who knew about it moved to secure the fairy’s tears before anyone else.

In this final exam, you either get a fairy tear or you don’t. One of the two.

The third test awards significantly higher scores than the first and second tests, depending on success or failure.

The moment you bring the Fairy’s Tears to the instructor, even the lowest ranked student can be assigned to Class A in an instant.

I said, patting Tia’s nervous back.

“Tia, we should probably get going soon.”

“Ugh… .”

Trees that resemble lifeless palm trees and grasses that have turned gray from long-term exposure to the sun.

The sights you see as soon as you enter the forest are eerie.

‘This could be called a restricted area. The land is barely energized. Most plants wouldn’t be able to survive there.’

The fallen spirits emit negative energy just by existing.

As expected from a forest that confines such spirits, the more I entered, the more I felt a cold, shady air tickling my whole body.

Even though it’s only the beginning, you shouldn’t let your guard down. The negative energy that fills this place will continue to cloud your mind.

We continued into the forest. I walked ahead, keeping a close eye on the front, while Tia followed me, feeling discouraged.

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It took about 30 minutes.

All I could see was an endless field of ugly gray weeds and grotesquely twisted trees.

“Eek!”

At that moment, Tia’s whole body trembled as if she got goosebumps.

As I went inside, I could clearly feel the forest’s gloomy atmosphere growing thicker.

‘It will soon be the outskirts of the Forest of Enchantment.’

I asked Tia.

“Aren’t you dizzy?”

“Yeah… not yet.”

“Yes. From here on out, the yin energy will only get thicker, so you need to stay alert. If you feel dizzy, be sure to tell me.”

“Yeah.”

“I have to tell you. If I hold it in alone and something goes wrong, I’ll be in trouble too.”

“okay.”

I have been consistently training my mind through meditation and exercise for this exam.

This level of negativity was still bearable. But Tia would be different.

Originally, the spirit master had the unique characteristic of having resistance to negative energy from the spirit he contracted with.

However, since Tia has not yet made a contract with the spirit, she will be exposed to the negative energy flowing in.

As I moved forward, I often turned my head to check on Tia’s condition.

I think we’ve slowly entered the outskirts. It’s probably been about an hour since we entered the forest.

“Gyaaah!”

Then, suddenly, Tia stepped back and screamed.

“what’s the matter!”

“Wow, something just passed by! Huh! Look over there, Cyan!”

“… … !”

Where Tia pointed, something invisible and transparent was seen moving and rippling.

‘A fallen spirit? Judging from the lack of a form… it’s the lowest level.’

As soon as you enter the outskirts, you immediately encounter a corrupted spirit.

“Kihihihihi… Hee… .”

As soon as it was discovered, the corrupted spirit disappeared leaving behind a creepy laugh.

He ran away without leaving a trace.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, it’s scary…! There’s something like that?! I can’t go! I don’t think I can go, Si-an!!”

“Calm down, Tia.”

Tia jumped up and grabbed my back, hanging on to me.

I could feel Tia’s hand desperately gripping my collar, how scared I was.

“The corrupted spirits just now are low-level and physically harmless. They won’t follow you if you don’t harm them first.”

“That’s not the problem… Hee-ing…”

“Tia. If you worry about all those things, you’ll never find the fairy’s tears.”

“… … .”

“Didn’t you say you wanted to change?”

Tia flinches, hanging on to my words.

In our conversation last night, Tia told me about her family history.

Count Haritzbell, whose family produced many famous spirit masters.

It is said that Tia, a direct descendant of that noble family, has been discriminated against.

Because, compared to the other siblings who made contracts with spirits early on, he has not been chosen by any spirits yet.

The so-called family’s bad boy or troublemaker.

Tia says she grew up hearing things like that. When I heard this story, I immediately understood Tia’s dispirited personality.

If I had gone through that kind of family environment, I might have developed a timid or twisted personality.

I completely understand. The current draft I’m discussing was in a similar situation.

‘But she said she wanted to change.’

Although she has no talent, Tia works harder than anyone else. Her knowledge of spirits is what she studied with her passion to change.

Even just the brief conversation I had with her made me feel like she was very knowledgeable.

‘But that alone won’t change anything.’

Ariel Academy isn’t a place where superiority is determined solely by theory.

If she fails to pass the third test because she is afraid of even the lowest level spirits, she will be assigned to Class C, not to mention Class B, because of her low grades.

You will be attending the academy taking low-level classes with failing students without any chance to utilize what you have studied so far.

“Tia. Listen carefully. If you back down like this, you’ll end up the same. The contempt of your family, the discrimination. The class that contains all of that is Class D, where lazy students go. Do you want to attend the Academy while taking low-level classes in a place like that?”

“… … .”

“The family will say the same thing. They knew you would do that. Talent is something you can never catch up to no matter how hard you try. They’ll keep talking about it and discriminate against you again.”

“… … .”

“But you said you wanted to change.”

At my words, Tia got down from my back and clenched her fists.

I told her that.

“I’ll definitely pass the third test.”

“… … .”

And then, to lighten the mood, he continued with a sly laugh.

“How can you possibly enjoy going to the academy if you’re assigned to a lower class before you even make a contract with the spirit?”

“…that’s right.”

“Don’t worry about the spirits, I will cut them down with my aura. Let’s go forward.”

“Yeah. …Thank you, Cyan.”

“No problem.”

Tia and I, who were quite different from before, moved forward again.

Although I encountered a few more low-level corrupted spirits while Tia was following me.

She seemed startled for a moment, groaned, and then followed along silently.

Soon we would be on the outskirts of the Forest of Enchantment.

It seemed like the darkness was getting darker and darker.

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A damp and gloomy atmosphere.

The forest is poorly visible even in broad daylight due to fog.

Finally, we reached the outskirts. I told Tia right away.

“Tia. Use detection magic here.”

“okay.”

I felt dizzy because of the strong negative energy.

From here on out, you can’t let your guard down. If you’re not careful, you might encounter a mid-level corrupted spirit.

They may be able to invade and possess our imperfect minds.

While Tia recited the spell, touching the ground with her hand, I stood next to her and kept watch over the surroundings. If I encountered a spirit, I had to immediately cut it down with my aura.

“Cyan. The analysis is complete. The left side here has the strongest yin energy.”

“Let’s go right now. We can’t let the other team steal our players.”

“…huh!”

We ran.

Since fairy tears are crystals that flow when a spirit becomes corrupted, they emit more powerful negative energy, so they will be located in places where negative energy is stronger.

“Haa… haa… .”

Tia, who is following behind, looks quite tired.

‘We need to find it quickly and get out of the forest. Even if we hold out for a long time, an hour or two will be the limit for him.’

I kept running like that, very quickly.

We ran into two candidates who were running at the same time. Both of them were women.

I tried to run without paying attention, but one of the women who noticed us seemed to be running towards me for some reason, so I slowed down for a moment and stopped.

Then Tia said.

“Poem, poem. Let’s just go.”

“…? why?”

“Wow~ It’s Tia! You’ve already arrived here?”

At that moment, another applicant suddenly approached her and recognized Tia and spoke to her.

Tia answers with an awkward smile.

“Uh, yeah… hi Maria… .”

“You didn’t really walk all the way up here without stopping?”

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“Yeah. Hehe… .”

“You really worked hard on the topic of Tia?! Did the man next to you help you?”

“… … .”

On the topic of Tia?

The feeling was strange. It seemed like it wasn’t a situation where he could just sit still.

I quickly sent Tia behind me and faced her.

“You really speak beautifully.”

“Gasp! You…!”

“… … ?”

Then a woman named Maria starts to fuss and covers her mouth with both hands.

“Xian! Aren’t you Xian of the Swordsmanship Club?!”

“Do you know me?”

“Of course! You’re the one who defeated the fire spirit Ignis in 29 seconds in the second test!”

A woman named Maria suddenly opens her eyes wide and looks puzzled during a conversation.

“Are you by any chance… paired up with Tia?”

“That’s right.”

A woman named Maria asked back, genuinely curious.

“why?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Why can’t Tiarang make a contract with the spirits…?”

“Why do you wonder that?”

“No, wouldn’t it be better to pair up with a spirit master who has made a contract with a spirit?”

I said, out of frustration.

“Wouldn’t it be better than that?”

“…yes?”

The woman named Maria blinked, as if she had misheard.