Chapter 59
09. Applause of praise for the shamelessness filled instead of the lost conscience
Daphne collapsed from mana exhaustion and couldn’t wake up for four days.
And three days to recover her body.
Daphne, who had to lie quietly in bed for a total of one week, was itching to death.
But that didn’t mean she could just run out of the room recklessly.
Her heart had become fluffy and strange due to this ‘family’ thing that she never expected to have in her life, and it was awkward to go out and meet others without time to compose herself.
But well, that didn’t mean she couldn’t meet those guys at all.
-Daphne! I’m leaving snacks right in front of the door, so make sure to eat them! Okay?
Arius came every day and left food like a grateful beast,
-I, I…… am, am making a po, potion good for ma, mana re, recovery……! Wa, wait a bit……!
At night, Vipera would come, whisper, and leave,
-The test will be considered passed. I’ll teach you the second form as soon as I return to the mansion.
Heros, who came suddenly, examined Daphne’s condition and left.
“Who do they think is inside this body that they like me so much.”
Ah, of course Heros doesn’t seem to particularly like me, but anyway.
Arius, Vipera, Rache, Heros.
Thinking of the people of the Akion Grand Ducal family made one side of her heart ache.
After thinking that she is family to them, from then on a strange guilt raised its head. I’m actually not Daphne, I’m no different from having stolen this body, and so on.
The fact that this body was dead at the time of possession is probably not important information. From their perspective, the dragon that stole Daphne’s body would look more hateful.
“But if I reveal my identity, my head would fly off right there.”
Especially the hero.
If that guy finds out, it’s obvious there will be a huge fuss.
“But if I don’t reveal, it pricks my
conscience…… Being a moral and faithful dragon is truly tiring. Tiring.”
Daphne looked out the window while propping her chin.
“Well…… Maybe after dealing with the specter guys later, I can subtly reveal it.”
Then out of gratitude, they won’t kill me, right?
“……But I’ll probably be chased out of this house.”
That’s a bit unpleasant.
After wandering alone for countless years, it feels like I’ve barely found a place to settle.
Having a ‘home’ to return to becomes a resting place for the heart that’s hard to express.
“Get a grip.”
Daphne slapped her cheek with a smack! and raised her eyes wide.
“Now is not the time to indulge in such sentiments.”
Since she decided to bring down the specters and take revenge on the dragons, what Daphne has to do is clear.
Cultivate strength.
“But sword aura or whatever, I have no idea how it came out, damn.”
Lloyd said that if she trains steadily, she can control the sword aura, but Daphne intuitively knew it wouldn’t flow that easily.
“Even when I learned from Bertio, sword aura didn’t manifest.”
She had swung the sword for nearly ten years but couldn’t produce sword aura or anything similar, yet suddenly manifesting sword aura like this? She thinks more than half is luck.
Tsk.
Daphne scratched the back of her head and then lifted the paper on the table.
Hero Training School Admission Guide
All students live in dormitories.
*Admission to the dormitory starts from the day of passing the entrance exam, so please bring the following preparations*
Youth class: From 5 years old to 12 years old
Teen class: From 13 years old to 16 years old
It’s the guide for the training school that Heros mentioned.
This training school is an institution evaluated solely on ability regardless of status high or low.
Incidents and accidents occurring within the training school are solely the individual student’s responsibility, and the punishment accordingly is handled internally by the training school. External intervention is not possible.
Training is planned for a total of 8 weeks, and only students with excellent grades are granted apprentice guardian qualifications.
Below is the introduction of the instructors in charge of training, so please refer.
(Subject to change)
“Hmm.”
Daphne narrowed her eyes and examined the guide.
“They attached such a warning thinking the nobles would make a fuss.”
This isn’t bad. At least in that place, even commoners can be treated according to ability. Because she might find gems that couldn’t shine due to status, that could help Daphne.
“The instructors are…… Hm?”
Daphne’s eyes widened.
“Nike, Fiona, Kenric…….”
Aren’t these all the guardians she saw in the black mage punitive force. Daphne recalled their abilities for a moment.
They are the ones who skillfully flew and jumped, demonstrating ability even among the flustered knights.
“They have the qualification to teach someone.”
Gaining learning from them seems like it would be very good for the current Daphne too.
“I want to learn more from the hero guy, but he said he’s busy.”
Daphne withdrew her gaze from the guide and looked out the window again.
Thanks to the large moon rising, it’s not too dark even at night. It was a world bright enough to clearly see the leaves moving with the wind.
Until entering this body.
She had never once felt the night was welcome. Because at night, sounds subside and it becomes terribly quiet.
From her perspective who always writhed in loneliness, night was a time that added to loneliness, not subtracted.
But now…….
“Not bad.”
Celus, no Daphne smiled bitterly.
“So…….”
She tightly gripped the training school guide.
“I have to make sure not to be chased out.”
Since when did her heart become so weak.
Daphne closed her eyes with a hollow, yet somewhat satisfied smile.
***
Just because she thinks of them as family doesn’t mean she can understand or overlook them all.
Because Daphne has a more important goal.
In other words, ‘that’s that’ meaning.
“Heuk, huk…….”
“Eu, ah……!”
Arius and Brysa are running the training ground with all their might.
Because Daphne, who woke up after exactly four days, saw them and immediately knew they hadn’t trained in the meantime and grinded them hard.
-Aha. You didn’t train because I wasn’t there? You guys wouldn’t eat without me either. Why? Should have starved for four days.
-No backtalk, do more for the four days you didn’t. If you don’t want to get beaten hard by me.
Family is family, training is training.
Daphne treated them more scary than usual, and they had to participate in training quietly without a peep.
“Heuk, A, Lord Arius. How, heuk, many laps is this?”
“Now twel, twelve laps? Ah, don’t know! Lloyd will stop us when it’s time!”
“Uaaaaah……!”
They, running with half-glazed eyes, couldn’t be called sane.
Because from early morning until now, they’ve been rolling left and right in the training ground nonstop.
“Tsk. Such whiners.”
Daphne, who was sitting in the corner of the training ground watching them, clicked her tongue and muttered.
“While I’m at the training school, you guys have to train double the current!”
“Double the current, we’ll die!”
“I, even now really feel like dying, heuk, huk.”
“Humans don’t die that easily. Come on, run more.”
“Aaak!”
Daphne smirked watching them clench their teeth and run even while talking back.
Anyway, even if she says this, she doesn’t
think they’ll continue training autonomously later. They’ll do moderately and stop.
‘So I have to grind them now, right.’
Daphne, who whipped them once more, now focused her mind on her own breathing. Faint mana is flowing out from Daphne’s body as she continues mana breathing.
‘Better than before.’
But still crappy. Recalling her original power, the current state is no different from a chick.
To properly grow this crappy body, first priority is to lift the curse. Daphne turned her head and looked at Shio approaching from afar.
“Why aren’t you coming fast? How long since I called and you’re coming now.”
“Yawn. I’m a night person.”
Shio yawned long and approached staggeringly. His loosely tied hair sways lightly with the movement.
He looked at Daphne and slightly raised his eyes.
“For a face that was unconscious for four days due to mana rampage, it looks pretty good. Looks healthier than before too?”
“Are you mocking me now?”
“A little.”
“Shut up, sit down.”
Shio quietly sat his body next to Daphne.
“The reason I kept you is one.”
Daphne recalled the reason she had been looking for the great sage since entering this body.
“I have to lift the curse on this body. I thought you would know the method, so I brought you.”
Shio tilted his head to one side and blinked slowly.
“You’re talking about the black butterfly disease, right?”
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By Anna 💓
