Are MZ Shamans In Trouble In Romance Novels? - Chapter 82

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82.

“…Aaaahhhhh!”

The students who were barely holding onto the railings fell backward. Leviathan was a monster so powerful it was considered close to a divine beast. Its numbers were so few that it could only be seen in books.

“Ah, argh! My foot!”

“Crazy! Crazy!”

Stepping on each other, falling, tumbling over. The panicked students became entangled with one another. The deck instantly turned into chaos.

“Ice! Become Sharp Spears!”

“Wind! Become a Barrier!”

Several new students drew up their mana, saying they couldn’t just die like this. Leading the charge were the children of the four ducal houses and the imperial family.

“It won’t harm you!”

“Stay in your places!”

“Don’t move!”

The teaching assistants hurriedly tried to control the situation. But the children who had already fallen into panic couldn’t hear them. Moreover, the teaching assistants’ power wasn’t enough to defeat Leviathan. Even though they were new students, that much judgment was natural.

-Kiaaaaaaak!

Leviathan, having easily deflected the pouring magic, opened its maw wide. A terrible fishy smell spread and enormous fangs were revealed. The terror-stricken new students gritted their teeth and cast magic.

“Silence! It won’t harm you!”

“Leviathan is the gatekeeper protecting Hellorun’s waters! Withdraw your magic!”

The teaching assistants controlled the new students, telling them to stop attacking immediately.

“…It looks like it wants to harm us though?”

Calisia’s gaze, standing with Ian, turned toward Leviathan’s body. It was because of the dozens and hundreds of souls trapped in its dark blue scales. The smooth scales repeatedly bulged out and sank back down. This was because the vengeful spirits trapped inside were constantly struggling.

-Save me! Save me!

-I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!

-It hurts! Please get me out!

Calisia grabbed Ian’s arm. Her head was dizzy from the fierce ghostly wails.

‘Just how many people has it eaten?’

Sure enough, Leviathan flicked its tongue, searching for prey. Its yellow eyes constantly swept over the deck. The new students’ bodies trembled at its fishy gaze.

-…!

Suddenly Leviathan’s head whipped around. Its yellow eyeballs turned toward the girl looking up at it. They were incomparably red and clear eyes.

-Kiaaaaaaak!

As if that was a signal, Leviathan shook its body wildly and howled. Its massive head shot forward rapidly. The monster’s maw opened wide, and the figures of Calisia and Ian disappeared. The new students screamed shrilly at their classmates being eaten alive. Those with weak hearts squeezed their eyes shut.

-Kiiiiii….

Silence circled over the deck and Leviathan pulled its head back. Calisia and Ian, wrapped in a dazzlingly bright protective barrier, appeared again. It was the light that was the Rakies family’s special ability.

“….”

Calisia met eyes with the monster looking down at her.

-…Help me.

It was only for an instant, but it was because of the words Leviathan had conveyed when it attacked her.

Swoosh-

After the breathtaking standoff, Leviathan hid its body in the sea again. The new students finally let out sighs of relief.

“We forgot to mention one precaution. Various monsters live in the Dragon Sea, including various aquatic animals and plants.”

The new students sprawled on the deck glared at the teaching assistant. As if Leviathan was something that could be dismissed as just a monster.

“What you especially need to be careful of is Leviathan, the gatekeeper of the water wall. It doesn’t harm people, but it sometimes becomes sensitive. Especially during molting season like now. Please be particularly careful.”

The teaching assistants showed slightly tired expressions. It was because of the ship that had cracks everywhere thanks to the new students’ magic.

‘I’m busy enough dying from writing my thesis, and now I have to supervise new students too….’

The teaching assistants’ sighs deepened. Just thinking about getting scolded by the professors already gave them headaches.

‘No! That’s what you should have told us first!’

The soaking wet new students clenched their fists while looking at the teaching assistants who were obviously showing their annoyance.

‘Are they crazy for real! Forgetting what they should forget!’

‘Why does the academy even keep something like Leviathan in the first place!’

‘If you hit a teaching assistant, the sentence doubles. The sentence doubles… Should I just hit them and go to the underground prison.’

The new students barely swallowed the curses rising from their cores.

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“Wow!”

The new students who finally set foot on academy grounds let out exclamations. It was because of the streets so wide and large they couldn’t take it all in at a glance. As if an entire metropolis had been moved here whole.

‘What exactly is it asking me to help with?’

Despite the splendid scenery of the streets, Calisia was alone lost in thought. Leviathan was a spiritual creature equivalent to an imugi in our country. So it must have sensed her divine power and specifically spoken to her.

‘If a spiritual creature is asking for help, it must surely be no ordinary….’

“Attention!”

Calisia awakened from her thoughts at the teaching assistant’s booming voice. For now, understanding the academy was the priority. Her goal was just one thing—to stay attached to the academy briefly and quietly, then disappear. Of course, volunteer work wasn’t part of that plan.

“Hellorun is divided into several districts. What you’re seeing now is called Sun Street. It mainly consists of convenience facilities and shops for students.”

If you were to pick the most prosperous street in the Empire, it would naturally be Eastern Soltir Street. Because the Imperial Palace was adjacent to it. But Sun Street was showing off an even more splendid appearance. What particularly caught the new students’ eyes were the branch stores of famous shops.

“It’s Valkan’s Shield! That place is famous for not opening branches, right?”

A weapon shop run by mixed-blood dwarf craftsmen—

“There’s Beatrice Atelier! That place really doesn’t open branches either!”

A high-end clothing store launched by a genius designer of the century—

“There’s Randall Coffee House and Montblie Bakery too! Oh, there! There’s even Goldrien Restaurant!”

The new students smiled with satisfaction. Each facility filling the streets was a renowned place in the Empire. So much so that even most nobles would find them burdensome.

“Actually, I was a bit worried since it’s an island.”

“Honestly, this place is much better than our territory.”

The new students with grins reaching their ears didn’t spare their praise.

“More than anything else, I like Valkan’s Shield the most.”

“Exactly! That place doesn’t take orders at all, money isn’t even the issue. After the entrance ceremony ends, I should contact my family and shake down some private funds.”

Poke-poke-.

Calisia, who had been eavesdropping on her classmates’ conversation, poked Ian’s forearm.

“That Valkan’s Shield thing. Don’t you think it could make some money? You know, for people who need orders urgently but don’t have time.”

Calisia sniffed. It seemed like the smell of money was coming strongly from somewhere.

“…Are you saying you’d do proxy purchasing and then secretly distribute them?”

“Just a teeny-tiny, very teeny-tiny commission fee.”

“Hellorun is the Imperial Academy. Do you think that kind of profiteering would be tolerated?”

Ian sighed, telling her to please stop thinking about useless things.

“Hey, I haven’t even set the commission rate yet. Already calling it profiteering.”

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Just then, two large monsters passed by the two people who were bickering.

“Oh my!”

Startled Calisia flailed her body.

“Hii, eek!”

The new students were the same. Having already been hit once by Leviathan, they immediately took attack positions. Reddish fur and manes, flat noses and long tusks. They were definitely boar-type monsters called Flame Boars.

“What?”

At the mana pouring out all at once, the two boars whipped their heads around. At the irritated voice, the new students blinked with blank faces. The identity of the boars was teenage boys carrying monster carcasses on their backs.

“Ah, new students?”

The boys, whose appearance was dirty beyond just being grimy, started walking again.

‘…Why are there beggars in the academy?’

The new students’ gazes naturally moved toward them.

“Old Malcolm!”

The boys’ destination was in front of a crude shop without even a sign. The eyes of several noble-born new students narrowed. While it didn’t exactly ruin the street’s appearance, it was certainly more run-down compared to other places.

“We know you’re in there! Come out quickly!”

The boys pounded on the door as if they’d break it down. Their attitude suggested they’d barge right in if no one came out soon. After a moment, a muscular old man with an imposing frame appeared. It was Old Malcolm, the owner of the butcher shop.

“I told you I’m not buying your stuff!”

Old Malcolm was utterly fed up and flew into a rage. It was because of the condition of the carcasses the boys brought.

“You guys who want to sell byproducts always hunt so recklessly!”

He could tolerate some torn, cut, or singed leather. But wasn’t it too much to bring meat with all the organs burst and flesh carved to pieces?

“This time we brought it carefully so the organs didn’t burst!”

Thud!

The boys confidently threw the Flame Boar down on the ground.

“Gently! Put it down gently, you fools!”

Malcolm clicked his tongue, wondering if they had any intention of actually selling their goods.

“…Hmm.”

He examined the wild boar with deliberately sharp eyes. The relatively clean condition showed they had indeed been somewhat careful.

“50 coins per head.”

Malcolm held up five fingers.

“50 coins per head? Wow… Old man, have you gone senile? Do you know how hard Flame Boars are to catch?”

“And we even kept the tail intact!”

The boys lifted up the tail with its solid spike. This tail was precisely why Flame Boar hunting was so tricky. Flames shot out from the sharp tail spike.

“Do you know how much trouble we went through to catch this without cutting off the tail!”

“There aren’t many hides on the market that include the tail spike!”

The boys began haggling over the price, arguing with Old Malcolm.

“…Do hunters in Helorn come to deliver monsters directly?”

“It’s not like it’s a dragon’s tail or anything… They come all the way here to sell a mere wild boar?”

“Isn’t it more strange that the Academy opens its doors for this?”

The new students watching this bizarre scene began expressing their doubts one by one. Of course, monster byproducts had many uses, so they were actively purchased everywhere. But it made no sense for a massive institution like the Academy to not go through trading companies.

“Th, they’re not hu, hunters, they’re stu, students!”

Izriel appeared from somewhere, swaying unsteadily as he pointed at something. It was old worn clothes covered in dust.

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