The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 43



42 – Problematic Children

Watching Seron’s scream, I looked at him with disdain.

“In front of Grantoni, what kind of manners are those? Seron, Seron.”

“Argh, I’m more curious about your brain that thought bringing this skull would actually help!”

“I don’t know either, but it’s probably bigger than your brain, Seron.”

“Phahahaha!”

While fighting with Seron, Card wiped away tears and burst into laughter.

“Come on, Seron, calm down. There must be a reason why Wangnon brought this small ossuary, right?”

As Card calmed Seron down, she pointed at Grantoni, still fuming.

“And why is he in charge of treatment in the first place?”

The treatment role has always been taken by students of Sacred Studies.

That’s why Seron couldn’t understand why Grantoni was in charge of treatment.

“Rather, I’m curious why you don’t understand why Grantoni is in charge of treatment.”

“He’s not treating, he’s killing!”

That’s the prejudice of a soul sorcerer.

I pointed at Grantoni’s head.

“Then let me ask you instead. Among the students of Sacred Studies, is there anyone who can stay alive with only a skull head like Grantoni?”

Seron’s lips quivered.

“…Normally, we don’t call that being alive.”

“It does seem that way.”

Card also understood this.

These ignorant people.

“Grantoni is a soul sorcerer and knows how to handle necromancy.

He knows how the body is composed, can match broken bones, and even restore flesh to them.”

Of course, unlike Sacred Studies, it involves pain.

Anyway, it’s true that when a student of Sacred Studies is in trouble, a soul sorcerer can take over the treatment.

The opposite of holy magic is black magic.

But both deal with the bodies of living beings, so they have similarities.

“Most importantly, Professor Beganon has given his permission after I asked him.”

If the professors hadn’t allowed it in the first place, we wouldn’t have been able to bring him.

At the mention of the professors’ permission, Seron hesitated.

Nevertheless, she seemed to have more to say.

“The real problem is whether that skull will cooperate properly.”

In team competitions, cooperation is also part of the score.

Grantoni has a history of causing various incidents.

It’s no wonder the students avoided him, calling him a small ossuary.

“We’re treated almost the same.”

But to the students, Seron, Card, and I weren’t much different from Grantoni.

Yemisae, Card.

Bulldog, Seron.

Son of a b*tch, Hanon.

At some point, we each got a nickname.

‘Come to think of it, isn’t my treatment too harsh?’

Maybe it’s because I’m the enemy of Isabel, who everyone at Jerion Academy admires and likes.

My nickname is particularly intense.

But recently, fewer people have openly insulted me to my face.

Students aren’t fools.

They know it’s not worth messing with me after seeing my track record.

“Anyway, there was no one among the sacred studies students who would join our team.

We should be grateful that Grantoni is joining us.”

“Hehe, I was originally scheduled to be disqualified. It’s fine by me.”

If you don’t join any team in the team competition, you get disqualified and receive the lowest score.

So it wasn’t bad for Grantoni to join our team.

“If our grades go up, we’ll get more support, right? We can stay in the hidden world longer.”

Grantoni laughed sinisterly, clenching his teeth.

Seron looked like she wanted to argue more, but eventually sighed and closed her mouth.

She realized it was no use arguing any further.

“Just wait until our grades drop. I won’t let Princess Sweet Potato off the hook.”

I don’t know who should be saying that to whom.

“Isn’t that a big deal?”

“What should we do?”

At that moment, sighs were heard from all around.

When I finally looked up, I saw someone being carried on a stretcher.

As soon as I saw this, my body instinctively leaned forward.

It was because Nikita was there.

It seemed that she had gotten injured during the team match.

Squeeze-

The one who grabbed my collar was Sharin, who had been sleeping while leaning against my back.

She looked at me with half-open eyes.

“We’re in the middle of an exam too. It won’t be too late to go after it’s over.”

Sharin was right.

Even if I followed Nikita right now, nothing would change.

“Did you say vice president?”

“Hmm, I heard she was from the Cynthia family. I had some expectations.”

“Isn’t it called the weakest generation? The Cynthia family must be in pain after losing Nia Cynthia.”

“I heard Nia Cynthia’s body hasn’t been found yet.”

Voices murmuring from the audience spread.

Even after Nikita was carried away, the team match continued.

The third-year students fought desperately in the team match.

But it didn’t seem to catch the eyes of the distinguished guests, who showed little interest.

As a result, the third-year students’ motivation waned as time went by.

By the end, there was no one even clapping.

The third-year students finished the team match feeling lethargic.

“Now, we will start the second-year team match.”

“Oh, finally.”

“The generation of the golden flames. I’m looking forward to it!”

“Now it will be worth watching.”

As the magic professor announced the second-year team match, the reactions of the distinguished guests changed instantly.

It was a very unpleasant situation for the third-year students who were seniors.

The third-year students knew.

They knew that their talents were no match for the second-year students below them.

“The first group, Team Iris.”

Soon after, the professor called out the team.

The order of the test is determined by the average score of the team members.

The team with the highest score takes the first group match.

‘In a competitive structure, having a score to surpass would make them try even harder.’

It’s an order calculated with a psychological factor in mind.

Being the first group when no one has yet scored brings a burden.

As the team is composed of high-scoring members, they bear psychological risk.

That was the meaning.

But would that apply to Team Iris?

“Let’s go.”

Iris Hyserion strode forward confidently, her black hair flowing.

Underneath her hair, her red gem-like eyes shone brightly.

Those following her were also top-ranked second-year students.

There was no fear in their eyes.

As if only the confidence of being first in the group match existed.

“Princess Iris.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

“Isn’t she the strongest royal in history?”

Even among the distinguished guests, there was a commotion.

Top of the martial arts class.

The strongest royal in history.

Though she was nicknamed the last villainess.

No one could deny that she was the strongest.

Team Iris stood on the arena where the group match would be held.

Then smoke rose, and the shape of the arena began to change.

A hemispherical dome surrounded the arena.

Inside the dome, the outside could not be seen.

It was a structure designed to focus, without worrying about the gazes from outside.

Soon, a thick white smoke spread out.

Boom!

A demon appeared due to the illusion magic.

A demon with a massive body in the shape of a cow.

“Grrroooaaar!”

As soon as it appeared, it pounded its chest and let out a huge roar.

Slash!

And then its head was cut off.

Instant kill.

Everyone who saw the scene held their breath.

Before anyone knew it, Iris was standing behind the demon.

Most of the people here didn’t see Iris move.

Iris’s red eyes quietly shone through the smoke.

Her eyes were like red roses blooming in the darkness.

“The strongest.”

Everyone had no choice but to agree with Card’s muttered words.

Iris’s team continued to achieve instant kills.

The overwhelming scenes continued, making the viewers lose their will to fight.

It was as if Iris’s team was telling the second years.

They were the first place in the group battle, so they should stop dreaming.

But in the latter half, Iris’s team also began to slow down.

The demons appearing in the latter half were not easy opponents for Iris’s team either.

However, since there were hardly any third years who had reached the latter half.

Just reaching the latter half confirmed their top rank.

Boom!

And finally, Iris’s team defeated the last demon registered in the illusion magic.

“31 minutes and 21 seconds.”

That was the time it took for Iris’s team to defeat all 10 registered demons.

The last demon took a little over 10 minutes.

It was like saying that the previous nine apostles were defeated within 20 minutes.

“Good job. Congratulations on your first clear.”

Professor Beganon, dressed in a neat suit unlike usual, praised Iris’s team.

Iris thanked her and turned confidently.

Unlike the other team members, she showed no signs of fatigue.

As Iris moved, her eyes briefly met mine.

Iris glanced at me and passed by.

‘Still a monster.’

At least within Jerion Academy, there is no one who can defeat her now.

“Next, Hanon team.”

Soon after, our team was called.

“Uh, u-us? Why?”

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Seron looked bewildered.

But of course, there was a reason why we were the second team.

Our eyes gathered on Sharin.

Top of the magic department, Sharin Sazarith.

Despite the focused attention, she shrugged with a languid expression.

“I’m very competent.”

The eyes of the other second-year students also turned to us.

The students who didn’t know Sharin was on our team looked puzzled.

Their reaction was why she was among these troublemakers.

“Ugh, right after Princess Iris? That’s too much! Our team is a mess without Sharin!”

Despair spread across Seron’s face.

Well, it’s a perfect order to be compared.

I raised my hand and pressed down on Seron’s head.

Stop whining and listen.

“Everyone, listen up. The strongest team has set the record.”

A sinister smile spread across my lips.

“Then, if we clear it in 31 minutes and 21 seconds, we’ll be first.”

Of course, it’s obvious, but it’s something that can’t be said.

Card burst into hearty laughter.

“That’s right! Wangnon is correct.”

“Hehehe, this will be fun.”

As expected from a group of troublemakers, none of them showed any signs of backing down.

“Yes, if you called me, you should at least do that much.”

Sharin also nodded with a satisfied look on her face.

“Let’s go for first place.”

As I moved towards the group competition venue, I saw Isabel.

She had not taken her eyes off me the entire time.

I could feel the fervor in Isabel’s eyes.

It was a clear sense of rivalry.

‘No matter what grades I get, I’ll let it slide. Is that it?’

Isabel had no interest in the Iris team from the beginning.

Her only goal was to defeat me.

In that case.

‘I will never let you defeat me.’

I have no intention of losing, even for the sake of the scenario.

Group competition.

I will definitely finish in first place.