Chapter 254

Chapter 254

Of course, Roan knew the answer.

There must have been various realistic reasons, but…

It was a production to show that the senior who was currently falling spectacularly toward the club room was a great character, one who could be counted on one hand among Acherandir students in terms of physical ability alone.

Meanwhile, having heard Sion’s words, Yusina and Zorv also shook their heads.

“I tell you, I’ve never seen her enter quietly through the door.”

“I agree.”

“You enter like that too!”

Yusina smacked Zorv on the back.

No matter if it was made by the outstanding barrier magic expert Adona Ken, throwing anything like this could possibly break it.

While the four of them were talking like that.

Whoosh— Land—!

The mysterious senior, who had finally broken through the barrier of Sanctuary’s club room in raw hand-to-hand combat, landed gracefully on top of the giant wild boar’s carcass.

Her long, trailing green hair looked as if it had not been cared for in a long time, but it was not disheveled either.

Rather, its natural flow and luster looked even more attractive.

And the green eyes revealed within sparkled like those of a beast, but…

No matter what anyone said, such things were not important in the senior’s first appearance.

“Kyaaaaaah!!!”

Sion screamed while covering her eyes with both hands.

“S-Somehow, I thought the colors of the uniform looked flashy…!”

Then she closed her eyes tightly and turned her back completely.

And for good reason, as her attire, looking at the four of them like a wild animal from atop the wild boar carcass, was highly natural.

…It simply meant she wasn’t wearing much.

The pants of her school uniform were worn out here and there, exposing all of her skin, and even then, they only remained at the level of hot pants.

At least a little bit of the green point remained, making it possible to guess that she was a third-year.

Furthermore, she had apparently thrown away her top somewhere, for on her upper body where there should have been a shirt, all kinds of feathers, fur, and scales of spiritual and divine beasts were plastered.

Of course, since she had apparently stuck them on herself, the parts she couldn’t reach were bare skin, which was too embarrassing for a noble daughter who grew up sheltered like Sion to look at.

[Ugh! Why is that person almost completely naked?!]

Chirp—!

Bell and Charlotte also seemed to have received a considerable culture shock, as they covered their eyes or turned their heads away.

Roan looked at the divine beasts as if they were pathetic and spoke.

“Why are you making a fuss when you’re naked in the first place.”

[But I am covering myself with scales!]

Chirp—

Seeing Charlotte grab and shake her cloak-like feathers as well, she seemed to be saying that she was covering herself with feathers.

“If you put it that way, that senior is also covering herself with scales and feathers.”

[Huh?]

Chirp—?

Only then did Bell and Charlotte realize that they had no reason to feel embarrassed.

On the other hand, unlike the divine beasts, Sion, who was human, could not bring herself to look directly at the newly met senior, so she asked Roan who was standing next to her.

“I-Is it really okay for her to walk around like that?”

Roan nodded.

“There is no problem censorship-wise.”

“Pardon? Censorship…?”

“Ah, I mean there is no problem under the school rules censorship.”

In “God & Devil,” she was a character with illustrations that the development team had put a suspiciously large amount of effort into compared to her importance.

Although bare skin was exposed here and there, if one looked at the illustrations directly, it was at a much more wholesome level than the ridiculous swimsuits that were overflowing in the gaming scene back then.

No, in fact, if she saw the night streets of Seoul, Sion might have to walk around wearing a blindfold.

‘…But seeing it in reality, I feel it could actually be a bit dangerous.’

However, after all, the reality showed even the places that were intentionally hidden or covered by adjusting angles in the illustrations.

Tap—

Having checked all the people and divine beasts inside the club room, the senior stepped down from the wild boar’s carcass.

Yusina greeted with a bright smile.

“You came~ Guys, greet her! This is third-year Nia.”

Her name was Nia, who wore more materials obtained from nature than human-made cloth.

Yusina then strode over to Sion and led her to the front of Nia.

“S-Saintess!”

“This is Saintess candidate Sion Beatrice! Sion, didn’t you say you wanted to meet the seniors~ You should greet her on this occasion!”

‘I wanted to meet some normal seniors!’

Sion screamed inwardly while still covering her eyes with her hands.

Even so, she slightly parted her fingers to check the figure of Nia who was drawing closer.

‘Oh, oh my… goodness.’

The more she did, the redder Sion’s face became at the scenery of a different world (?) from her own!

Could this be the grandeur of mother nature?

In any case, Sion, dragged right under Nia’s nose by Yusina, spoke in a crawling voice.

“H-Hello, Senior Nia… I am Sion, a new member who joined this time…”

Blankly—

However, Nia, who received Sion’s greeting, simply stared at her with a truly indifferent gaze that made it impossible to tell her thoughts.

And then.

Sniff, sniff— Sniff, sniff—

Like an animal sniffing a newly met being, Nia circled Sion a couple of times while sniffing.

“Uh…?”

Not knowing what she was doing, Sion simply turned her head this way and that in extreme tension.

Step—

Finally standing before Sion, Nia delivered her first greeting.

“Ppyururyuryuuuk! Ppyak-ppyak!”

“……???!?!?!!!??”

Sion barely held onto her slipping consciousness.

‘W-What did I just hear? Did something go wrong with my ears because I was too nervous? How can a person go “ppyururyuryuuuk”? How can they make such a sound?!’

However, no matter how much she chewed on it, she could not interpret the senior’s greeting at all.

Yet, if she simply nodded half-heartedly, the senior might feel disappointed or displeased.

“Uh… I mean… I…”

When Sion was caught in utter chaos, unable to do one thing or another.

Yusina giggled from the side and spoke to Nia.

“She’s doing this again! Nia, when you talk to humans, you should use human language~”

Her tone was as if coaxing a five-year-old child.

Only then did Nia smile brightly and speak to Sion again.

“Ah, sorry! I was playing with a shadow pigeon just until now! I accidentally spoke in the cry of a shadow pigeon.”

“Pardon…?”

Sion’s pupils trembled.

So that meant the strange sound she had heard earlier was the sound of a spiritual beast called a shadow pigeon?

‘It did seem like it was definitely not human language…’

More than that, smiling like that, she looked like the most friendly person, unlike her sharp impression from earlier.

Should it be described as an appearance where androgynous charm stood out?

‘She must be a kind senior!’

Sion regretted her mistake of rashly judging a person based only on the first impression.

So what if she casually threw a wild boar the size of a house, broke a barrier with her bare body, and walked around not wearing much clothing.

By nature, there was no evil person among those who loved divine and spiritual beasts.

“Ahaha, no, Senior. I look forward to working with you as well—”

However, Nia’s words did not end there.

“I should have never expected a mere human to be able to understand the language of the shadow pigeon in the first place, that was my mistake! Hahaha!”

“…….”

Sion wanted to cry again.

There could be those who loved divine and spiritual beasts but disliked humans.

Sanctuary’s member Nia.

She was a character who had long abandoned hope for the human world and returned to nature where divine and spiritual beasts roamed.

Just then, Yusina spoke to Nia.

“Nia, by the way, how long has it been since you came to school?”

“Let’s see. I went in last winter, and this is my first time coming down.”

Nia spoke cheerfully.

She might have been cheerful, but it was not the case at all for those listening.

“What? You mean you came down for the first time this semester?”

“Hahaha! Senior Yusina, as you know, I have no interest in things like human-made time.”

Nia laughed heartily and waved her hand.

Unable to listen any longer, Sion cut into their conversation.

“Excuse me, Senior Nia. May I ask just one thing?”

“Huh? Sure, ask. Do you want to know about the language of the shadow pigeon?”

“…No, it’s not that.”

Nia tilted her head.

“Then what on earth are you curious about?”

Her expression was one of genuine ignorance.

“…If you came down for the first time today, how did you attend classes until now?”

“What? You were more curious about that kind of garbage than the words of the cute shadow pigeons?”

In fact, contrary to Nia’s thoughts, Sion was not particularly curious about the cry of the shadow pigeon.

She was simply curious about how she avoided expulsion despite not attending classes until Monday of the third week.

When Sion nodded, Nia let out a long lament.

“How truly regrettable, junior! Such things are not important in the slightest! There is no need to attend garbage classes with nothing but garbage professors and garbage students! In that time, you should climb that mountain and breathe with nature!”

Still, if one entered school, shouldn’t it be somewhat important?

Garbage classes with nothing but garbage professors and garbage students.

‘That is tr—well. It’s a great school.’

Roan was about to agree unconsciously but quickly changed his mind.

Acherandir was indeed sufficiently excellent!

Meanwhile, listening to Nia’s passionate speech filled with genuine regret, Sion suddenly had one more thing she was curious about.

Since it was a bit awkward to ask Nia this directly, she ran back to Roan and asked.

“Hey, Roan.”

“What is it?”

“Why did that senior enter the academy?”

“…….”

Roan was temporarily lost for words as he had not expected Sion to ask such a question.

Sion’s eyes were five times more sparkling than when she asked questions during class.

She seemed extremely curious.

“Senior Nia is a special admission. Being able to communicate with spiritual beasts despite not having authority is the product of immense talent and effort.”

“Hmm…”

Although her biggest question was resolved by Roan’s answer, Sion still had a complex and subtle expression.

Indeed, it was understandable for her heart to become complicated after conversing with a senior who wore torn shorts, had feathers and scales of divine and spiritual beasts plastered on her, and disliked humans despite being one herself.

“Ah, right! Nia, this is Roan Darc! Greet him~”

“Ah! Roan Darc!”

Hearing Roan’s name, Nia brightened up and approached Roan.

“So you are the butler of Bell the Abyss Dragon and Charlotte the Heavenly Sword Peacock King! I’m really glad to meet you!”

Nia, boldly calling him a butler rather than their owner!

‘She says she came down for the first time today, so where did she hear their names?’

Since he could fully understand that much given Nia’s unique character, Roan nodded.

However, there was one thing he could not understand.

Roan spoke with a frown.

“Please put Bell and Charlotte down before you speak. You guys, get down too.”

[Gasp! When did I get held by this person?!]

Chirp-ruff-ruff—?!

Within the span of walking just a few steps, Nia was holding Bell and Charlotte in her left and right arms as naturally as breathing.

Even the parties involved were completely unaware of it because it was too natural!

Bell and Charlotte fluttered belatedly after realizing they were held in Nia’s arms.

“Why! Just holding them is fine, isn’t it! Don’t boss the masters around, you mere butler!”

Nia looked at Roan as if looking at a narrow-minded person.

At that, Bell and Charlotte stopped trying to escape her arms and tilted their heads.

‘But our master is our master?’