The sunset was hanging over the horizon and stretching out.

 

A red light spread across the sky as if blood had been released.

 

‘······I came too late.’

 

Rebekah, the boss who entered Phase 2, stretched out her wriggling tentacles and destroyed and melted everything.

 

A hideous appearance that could be said to be a reappearance of a nightmare.

 

However, I had already faced him hundreds of times in the game.

 

You can recite attack patterns without having to think about them in your head.

 

To even create an impact for the release of the new character Sophia,

 

He was a perfect match.

 

If I became Sophia’s foot, avoided the pattern, and just shot arrows from a distance, it was an enemy that could be easily defeated even if it took some time.

 

That’s how the boss fell. There was no problem there.

 

Then what is the problem?

 

Why did Lee Yu-ri have to end up like that?

 

I looked around and grasped the situation.

 

‘······Kang Do-hee is missing.’

 

I arbitrarily predicted and was confident that Kang Do-hee would be here with me.

 

However, it appears that the weasel-like demon is also not here.

 

Her guy somehow succeeded in running away from her provocation, and Kang Do-hee followed her.

 

And another miscalculation.

 

That was just my arrogance.

 

Despite the fact that the original work had already set an impossible goal of not allowing a single cadet to die.

 

I was unconsciously obsessed with Sophia’s appearance scene being recreated exactly as it was in the original.

 

Because of this, even though I was alone with her and dealing with her boss,

 

I ordered to save more than half of my magic power and save on the wide-area healing skill that can be used once a day.

 

If I had used that, I would have been able to deal with Rebecca a long time ago and come here faster.

 

‘f*ck.’

 

He provides salvation by scattering healing arrows like rain to the cadets who are on the verge of death.

 

Have Sophia be revered as a saint by the cadets?

 

‘What on earth is that…!’

 

Yuri Lee’s miserable appearance comes into view.

 

A pale, tired face.

 

The body was full of scars, and bones were exposed in some holes.

 

The red blood that was still dripping had formed a puddle at her feet.

 

All those scenes are like a painting.

 

Her mind became dizzy as she thought about what would have happened if she had been just a little late.

 

Even if all the cadets here survived, it would be meaningless if Yuri died.

 

I would rather save one Yu-ri Lee and have all the cadets die.

 

‘It’s my fault.’

 

Her clenched fists trembled and blood flowed from the cracks in her hands.

 

“Sophia, focus on healing Yuri Lee.”

 

I spoke to Sophia, who was standing behind me, in a cold, subdued voice.

 

“B-but, leave behind some magic power that can be used on all cadets…”

 

“That’s enough. It’s no longer needed. “Just heal Yu-ri Lee.”

 

“Ah, yes, yes!”

 

Then, Sophia began to draw on her remaining magical power.

 

Taat─

 

At the same time, I kicked my foot.

 

Teook.

 

The sole of my foot landed on the floor and hit the ground heavily.

 

Jeobbuk.

 

Jeobbuk.

 

Jeobbuk.

 

A walk that is neither slow nor fast.

 

Even though he was just walking, my son-in-law became calm.

 

Everyone held their breath and could not take their eyes off the heavy atmosphere.

 

I approached Yuri with my eyes fixed on her.

 

“Soup and rice.”

 

“······It’s late. Idiot.”

 

Lee Yu-ri spoke in a deep voice full of metallic sounds.

 

“Sorry… “I’m sorry.”

 

I bowed my head to Yuri Lee and apologized.

 

However, she shook her head slightly as if to say not to worry.

 

“·····I still turned it on?”

 

Her voice continues as if it breaks.

 

“······Jin···Yuha.”

 

Yuri Lee called my name and met her gaze with calm eyes.

 

“Well, did I do well?”

 

Why is this kid so stupid?

 

What on earth is my request?

 

If her life was in danger, she wouldn’t have said anything, even if she had just turned away a little.

 

Words that make me cry inside.

 

Quuk.

 

But I bit my lip and forcefully swallowed those words.

 

I just repeat what she once said to her.

 

“Nothing better.”

 

Then, Yuri Lee closed her eyes with a relieved smile, as if the tension was relieved.

 

Tuk,

 

Her head rested on my chest.

 

I looked down at the back of her head.

 

I picked her up and hugged her.

 

Then, Sophia’s skill reached Yuri Lee.

 

Like a warrior chosen by God,

 

Golden rain pouring down from the sky.

 

Shaaa─

 

It’s like time goes back. Her messed up body slowly recovered.

 

I raised my head.

 

Then the cadets avoided their eyes and flinched as if something was stabbing them.

 

I opened my mouth without giving them any attention.

 

“Shin Se-hee.”

 

“······Yes.”

 

When I called, Shin Se-hee stepped forward from among the cadets.

 

I handed Yuri Lee, who was in her arms, to her.

 

“Take him with you and let him rest.”

 

“······Yes, I understand.”

 

Shin Se-hee briefly nodded her head, then immediately turned around and left, taking her Yu-ri Lee with her.

 

And then I slowly turned my back.

 

The destination of my gaze was the person who was watching this scene from beginning to end.

 

They were magicians.

 

* * *

 

Gulp.

 

‘What kind of guy’s eyes…’

 

Mine, who was holding the severed whip, swallowed.

 

In fact, when that black-haired male cadet was approaching the shield girl.

 

If they wanted to, they could intervene and interfere as much as they wanted.

 

However, none of the demons dared to do such a thing.

 

I had an ominous feeling that if he did something like that, his head would be cut off immediately.

 

No, it was a certainty.

 

In fact, some demons flinched to aim for Jin Yu-ha’s back.

 

After seeing the illusion of his head flying off, he stopped and exhaled.

 

He was only allowed to stand there and stare blankly at him.

 

‘Am I feeling fear now…?’

 

Cold sweat flowed down Whip Mine’s back.

 

‘For just one male cadet…?’

 

Of course, the Shield Girl they have been dealing with so far has shown abilities that cannot be ignored.

 

Forcibly draws the attention of others and limits attacks. And taking on other people’s injuries with my own body.

 

If he were in a team instead of alone, he was a tank so good that it would have been called a nightmare.

 

However, she was alone without a dealer to fight with her,

 

The guys in the back were obstructionists, nothing more or less. Because of her

 

, He toyed with her lightly, treating her as little more than a sturdy punching bag.

 

However.

 

The black-haired male cadet in front of them now was different.

 

It is dangerous.

 

It’s not the first time we’ve met,

 

A heavy atmosphere that is completely different from the lightness experienced in the forest.

 

The survival instinct was continuously sounding an alarm telling me to run away from this place immediately.

 

However.

 

Like prey in front of a predator.

 

The cold killing power of one boy chilled their blood.

 

The demons seemed stuck in place and could not move even a single step.

 

Then.

 

One of the demons shouted, perhaps to hide the fact that he was scared.

 

“Come, come to rescue the princess who is in danger. Am I even a prince?”

 

It was a remark that looked down on the other person, but the extremely trembling voice and the ending that gradually creeped back made it sound like an extremely shabby sentence.

 

But did that voice act as a kind of fuse? Each and every one of the demons added their evil words one by one.

 

“Well, anyway, I’m a male cadet! “I’m no different from those bastards over there!!!”

 

“Yes, yes! “He’s been hiding until now and has just come out, so don’t be scared!!!”

 

“Anyway, it’s just one guy! “Everyone, we can attack together!!!”

 

Jin Yuha stepped forward with a leisurely gait like a wild beast, and grasped the handle of the sword stuck in the ground.

 

Sweet─

 

Then, with a slow movement, he pulled out his sword and aimed it at Mine.

 

“I will never let you die comfortably.”

 

Then.

 

“Hey, now!! Hit that bastard now!!!!!”

 

The Mine holding the severed whip cried out hysterically, clutching its handle.

 

And the sincere attacks of the demons rushed towards Jin Yu-ha at the same time.

 

Quaaa━

 

A feast of attacks filled with magical energy.

 

The cadets watching from behind turned pale.

 

“Oh, what should I do…!”

 

“Crazy, w-what is that!”

 

“Hey, I don’t think this is a test…?”

 

“So, it was all just poetry and a real situation…?”

 

Thanks to Lee Yu-ri’s incomprehensible self-sacrifice, the doubts that had been gradually deepening sprouted little by little.

 

As the demons’ desperate attack flew towards Jin Yu-ha, that suspicion became confirmation.

 

This is a level that can never be achieved on the academy exam.

 

Seogeuk──────

 

What calmed the confusion of the panicked cadets was a sudden, eerie cutting sound.

 

Wheeing─

 

Just then the wind blew and the dust was swept away.

 

What the cadets saw was a scene where a magician’s hand was spewing out red blood.

 

“Ahhhhh!

 

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With thick veins sprouting from her forehead, she let out a terrible scream as she held on to her severed wrist.

 

And in front of that Her

 

Her Jin Yuha was looking at her with an expressionless face.

 

“Are you the bastard who just wielded the whip?”