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After confirming that Manuel Iger was completely out of breath,
Davian lowered his head to check his own condition.
Two in the side, one in the chest, five in both arms, four in both legs...
He raised a hand and stroked the left side of his neck.
A long sword scar could be felt along his fingertips.
A scar that could have ended his life if it had been just a little deeper.
It wasn't just his neck.
Most of the injuries were fatal wounds that would have made it difficult to move if they had been just a little deeper.
Of course, some of these could have been completely avoided by twisting his body more.
But if he had, Davian would not have been able to successfully execute the next attack as he intended.
Manuel Iger's sharp attacks could have killed him in one blow.
These are not wounds that he 'barely' avoided, but wounds that he 'deliberately' avoided.
Since the opponent was such a strong opponent, Davian fought by making the most of his physical characteristics.
Unless the wound is fatal or results in a limb being cut off, it will regenerate naturally as he fights.
It's better than making bigger defensive movements to avoid getting injured.
On the other hand.
The corpse of Manuel Iger, who died after being struck by the final blow to the chest, also had large and small wounds all over his body.
But compared to Davian's wounds, which had almost all regenerated and left only traces,
His wounds were still open.
This is also a critical difference between the two that determined today's match.
Davian brushed the dust off his clothes.
The sword cuts had all healed, but his torn clothes remained as they were.
"Mons is going to scold me again."
"Young Master!"
"Oh, I'll be sure to ask you to come with me next time."
"Every time it's 'next time, next time'! What if something really bad happens to you!"
"How can I graduate if I can't even catch a mid-boss like that on my own?"
"What exactly is this 'graduation' you keep talking about? Aren't you the top student in the entire grade right now, no, the top student in all grades?"
"Graduation is graduation. It's not easy. You didn't graduate either."
Mons's expression hardened rapidly.
Oops, mistake.
"Well, I..."
"Sorry, Mons. Anyway, you never know what might happen, so you always have to improve your skills. What could be more effective than practical experience in improving your skills?"
"That's true. But it's dangerous. Next time, please with me..."
"Okay, okay. In that sense, shall we eat out today for the first time in a while? At Sea-Bure."
"Sea-Bure? You haven't been there much lately..."
It was time to visit Sea-Bure after a long time.
"Sarah, Velus. Everyone come out. Let's go out to eat."
"Today's menu is here."
Davian tilted his head.
"Why is there so little seafood?"
"Ah... that's it. So we gave you a lot of meat instead."
Restaurant Sea-Bure.
It is characterized by mixing the abundant seafood of the eastern sea and the various meats of the southern Bure grasslands to create dishes.
The cuisine here, which combines light seafood and fatty meat to enhance the taste of both ingredients, can be said to have a similar taste structure to Korean Osam Bulgogi or American surf and turf.
But now the proportion of seafood is too small.
The waiter continued.
"You know that port city, Portus City? All the seafood comes from there, but these days, the seafood in Portus City is said to be drying up."
"Portus City? Why?"
"I heard it from the boss... the pirates have started operating again."
The boss, who had finished serving a large plate at the next table, approached Davian's group.
"Aren't you Davian?"
"Hello, boss."
"What should I do... I can't give you food like this."
The boss gestured to the waiter to go.
"You said there's no seafood. I can't help it."
"No, I don't know how long it's been since Marquis Espin left his seat, but it's already like this."
"Didn't the commander of the Second Guard go to Byunggyeongbaek instead?"
"That's right. But the pirates, who had been scolded by Marquis Espin, scattered and now they've created some kind of pirate alliance."
"Ah..."
The pirates who maintained their power by checking each other.
After being completely defeated by Marquis Espin Ellaina, they hid here and there.
When Marquis Espin left Portus City, they seemed to have started operating again.
Even more powerful as a pirate alliance.
"The newly appointed Byunggyeongbaek is said to be having a hard time."
The newly appointed Byunggyeongbaek of Portus City.
Gregory Garrett, the former commander of the Second Guard.
It was said that Marquis Espin personally recommended him for the position.
Ding.
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[Event: Pirate Alliance Suppression]
―The pirates, who had only been looking for a chance to revive, have formed a more powerful alliance than ever before.
―Help Portus City's new Byunggyeongbaek, Marquis Gregory Garrett, suppress the pirate alliance.
―Reward: 25K Mana Points (x2)
―Accept: Y / N
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An event notification window popped up for the first time in a while.
Unlike quests, events allow you to choose whether to complete them or not.
'What?'
In fact, Davian came to Sea-Bure to participate in the event.
An event opens when you visit Sea-Bure during the second semester of your second year.
This event is linked to a hidden quest and gives a fair amount of rewards, so he remembered it and came all the way here on purpose.
'The event content has changed.'
A completely different event notification window appeared.
Originally, you would receive a dish without meat instead of seafood.
That's because Sea-Bure's magical food ingredient warehouse was completely robbed by thieves.
If you follow the event of dealing with the thieves, you will eventually find out that the Marino Empire is involved.
Finally, a hidden quest appears to defeat them.
'Seafood was delivered the day after the warehouse was robbed, but the merchants coming up from Bure Plains said they would have to wait another half a month.'
Davian slowly nodded, recalling the details of the event in the last episode.
'It's because I made the spy detector.'
One of Davian's inventions, the spy detector.
In order to organize the names of the recently increased number of inventions into a series, he named it 'Moonshin Davian Naone Detector' after Davian Naone's surname.
It is an invention that precedes the Sori Jal Naone Recorder and the Message Naone Scroll.
In fact, it is the first in the Naone invention series.
Elton Academy actively expanded the use of this invention throughout Elton City.
Everyone entering and leaving Elton City had to pass through the Moonshin Davian Naone Detector.
Of course, it wouldn't have been difficult for a skilled person like Manuel Iger, who came to Davian a while ago, to avoid inspection and enter the city.
Anyway, it was certain that the city had become difficult for spies to freely enter and exit.
'Since spies can't freely come and go into the city, the event that came out in the previous episode has completely disappeared.'
Since it was a fairly large-scale event with even a hidden quest attached to it.
It seems that it has been replaced with a new event as it disappeared.
'It's ambiguous... do I have to skip class and go all the way there to get 50K mana points? It doesn't seem like it will be solved in a day or two.'
Of course, it wasn't that he lightly dismissed about 50K now that he had collected a lot of points.
But it's not during vacation, and if you leave the academy for a long time, you can't avoid getting demerits.
With graduation being the top priority, there was no reason to accept the event while getting demerits.
'No. If this really replaces that event, there's a high probability that it will lead to a hidden quest again.'
Davian closed the notification window without selecting accept or reject for now.
'I need to go to the academy tomorrow and discuss it with the professor before deciding.'
"Yes? What is that..."
"Look here yourself. It's a letter with even His Majesty the King's seal on it."
Davian received the paper handed over by Leo Martian, the head of the Swordsmanship Department.
「I order that Davian and his friends be treated as experiential learning during the period they will help suppress the pirate alliance that has recently become a problem for the kingdom.
King Alonso Alkancia.」
"What is this?"
"That's what I want to ask. Have you received any separate contact?"
"No... ah!"
There was.
The servant had brought a letter to the dormitory this morning.
He remembered leaving it as it was because he was late for class.
"I also received a letter. I haven't checked it yet..."
"Go check it and come back. Suddenly His Majesty the King tells me to treat it as experiential learning. What is going on?"
"Yes, head of the department."
Davian, who had returned to his dormitory, picked up the letter he had placed on his desk.
「From: Espin Ellaina」
It was a letter sent by Marquis Espin.
Davian broke the seal of the letter and began to read the contents of the paper inside.
「To Davian Naone.
Pirates near Portus City have formed an alliance and are taking control of the sea.
Gregory Garrett, my junior during my time in the Guard and former commander of the Second Guard, is an excellent swordsman and a great leader, but he has recently been having a very difficult time due to the pirate alliance.
This is because Gregory has no experience in naval battles, and I have brought all the troops to the capital.
I took some of the Second Guard with me, but that is far from enough elite soldiers.
I have recruited new soldiers to fill the numbers, but they are still not trained enough, so they are only barely filling the numbers, so to speak.
As Gregory gains experience in naval battles and the newly recruited soldiers accumulate training, it will not be difficult to deal with the pirate alliance.
But it seems that he is having great difficulty right now, so I am asking for your help, Davian.」
Gregory Garrett.
He was still the commander of the Second Guard.
He has just received a title, but he is a formally appointed Marquis as the Byunggyeongbaek.
It would be embarrassing for him to ask someone else to help suppress the pirates, so he is reluctantly asking you for help, Davian.
I have also spoken to His Majesty the King to ensure that your academy life is not disrupted.
Please, for my sake, Espin Ellaina, help the Byunggyeongbaek Marquis Gregory Garrett.」
"What is this."
A letter containing Marquis Espin's request.
An experiential learning application form stamped with the King's seal.
At this point.
Isn't the event confirmed at Sea-Bure yesterday no different from a quest?
"What would have happened if I had pressed reject..."
If I had pressed reject and the event was deactivated.
I would have performed the contents of the event as is without any reward.
"I was about to do completely free volunteer work. Event notification window."
Ding.
The event notification window that I confirmed yesterday reappeared.
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[Event: Pirate Alliance Suppression]
―The pirates, who had only been looking for a chance to revive, have formed a more powerful alliance than ever before.
―Help Portus City's new Byunggyeongbaek, Marquis Gregory Garrett, suppress the pirate alliance.
―Reward: 25K Mana Points (x2)
―Accept: Y / N
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Davian fixed his gaze on Y in the accept or reject section.
Y trembled briefly.
Ding.
The event was accepted.
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