56 – Meeting with the student council president (2)
It was a mistake.
While reviewing the brief settings for Lizerote, I had in mind how to deal with it, but I forgot that this guy was antisocial.
I wonder why the ruler of darkness is so reluctant to meet a single person.
Despite its outstanding ability, it was not a source of ridicule for readers of the original work.
In episodes featuring Lizerote, comments like the ruler of darkness (laughs) were always dominant, so it must be shocking.
Anyway, regardless of whether this guy is antisocial or nabal, my priority is to achieve my goal.
If the other person is a 3-year-old kid, I’d give him some candy to appease him, but since I have no intention of doing that to someone older than me, it’s only right to get to the point.
“Hmm.”
“…… !”
Before opening her mouth, she lightly cleared her throat to freshen up the atmosphere, and Lizerote shrank instead.
Anyone who sees it will think I’m trying to catch and eat it.
On a topic like this, it’s just amazing that he calls himself the ruler of darkness.
Do you feel no remorse?
“First of all…. Can I call you Rize-senpai?”
I am well aware that Lizerote wants to be called only by the nickname Lizée, not by her full name.
However, it was a question that I brought up because I was afraid to even call it by name on the invitation screen, but Lizerote nodded quite willingly.
“Put it on, call it whatever you feel comfortable with. If you want it right, you can call it the noble master of darkness, the demon Rize….”
“Then, I’ll call you Rize-senpai.”
“… You dare to cut off this body’s words halfway through, you’re a spoiled brat. Joy.”
He was about to say a title that didn’t make sense, so he cut off his words midway through, and Lizerote’s expression turned sullen.
Doesn’t this guy feel ashamed even if others use that title?
If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to ask someone to call me, even if it was cheesy.
Seeing that he sincerely regrets it, it’s just more surprising that it wasn’t a joke.
That must mean that the setting up game of Middle School 2 is more sincere than I thought.
I need to reflect on myself for being underestimated.
“… Anyway, let’s hear the story. Do you even want to ask me for a favor for some serious reason?”
“Yes. Oh, I don’t mind before that, but can I ask for a soundproof barrier?”
“It’s good that you know that you don’t have shame.”
After making another disapproving sound, Liserotte flicked her fingers lightly while biting into a cookie.
At the same time, like the magic tool I used, a thin wavelength spread around and filled the student council room.
Is this level of magic not even necessary?
I feel like I’ve seen a glimpse of this guy’s skills all over again.
After all, it’s not like he’s been serving as the academy’s student council president for two consecutive years.
Anyway, I was really grateful for the willingness to listen to me while suppressing my social phobia.
Thanks to that, there is no need to drag on the story.
After soothing my dry mouth with tea, I immediately opened my mouth.
“First of all, I would like to ask you to escort me during the exchange meeting.”
“… Escort? Strange. Didn’t you hear that guests were coming to the exchange meeting?”
This is an unexpected reaction.
That’s right. As far as I know, exchange meetings are one of those events that are held only inside the academy without guests.
Besides, an escort is something that is extracted when there is a precious person to protect, even if it means deploying manpower.
In other words, it means that the front and rear are not right.
“Yes. Because what I want to ask for is not an escort for a guest.”
As if the question was natural, he nodded and added an explanation.
In the first place, I didn’t expect people to readily nod their heads after hearing the story this far.
“What I ask of Rize-senpai is my escort. It’s not an unreasonable request to follow me around 24 hours a day, at least I want you to stay by my side while I’m at the academy for the exchange meeting.”
“Hmm, what you say sounds like there is someone who will lay a hand on you on the day of the exchange party.”
At the good point, I raised one corner of my mouth.
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You pinpointed exactly what I wanted to say.
“Yes. I’m still guessing, but… I think it’s probably for sure.”
“… Are you sure, what?”
“An enemy attack.”
Liserotte’s indigo-blue eyebrows twitch just like her hair.
Soon, as if to ask for a more accurate explanation, he stares at me with cold red eyes and tilts the teacup silently.
Right after that, the magical power that flowed out of her loftily around her enveloped me.
As expected, you react sensitively.
Maybe it’s because he’s a person who knows about the existence of a few followers even among the academy cadets.
“Enemy. Apparently, an assassin driven by a personal grudge… It doesn’t look like the same thing.”
“If that was the case, I wouldn’t have asked my senior.”
If you’d rather be an assassin looking for your life, it’s a cute level.
The person I’m worried about is a group of lunatics who want to devour the world.
A group of real bastards who have forgotten the law, remorse, and even their dignity as human beings.
“If you’ve heard about the recent Wizard’s Forest incident, seniors are aware of it too. Their existence.”
“… Yes, I heard the story. However, there are different opinions on whether you knew about their plan and blocked it or whether it was a coincidence, so I deliberately kept it quiet.”
While chewing on a cookie, Liserotte scanned my body with her eyes again as if judging me.
Anyway, as I expected, it seems that the professors also talked about me.
From the beginning, when I decided to solve the case, I didn’t think that it would be possible to hide it.
To be more honest, I did it hoping that such words would come and go.
In order to use the knowledge I have, it is convenient for those around me to recognize me as someone who is aware of the existence of followers.
Only then can I ask someone for help when making plans, and I can trust my words.
There’s a high chance that you won’t be able to put it into action because you’re paying attention when you’re in need.
“The president seemed to think that the four of you were definitely involved. As a result of what you said, my heart leaned in that direction too.”
“Is that so?”
That’s a little suspicious.
Setting aside everything else, there is one thing I haven’t yet been able to prove to Olberus and those involved here.
That’s exactly how you came to be associated with followers.
For example, Arden’s father’s death by a follower led him to pursue their presence.
Elisha probably doesn’t pay attention to her followers at this point, but in the original story, due to the existence of Balzac, her father and the seat of the Five Great Heroes, she begins to pay attention to them.
In other words, it means that the cadets of my age, who did not experience the era of the Great War, came to believe in their existence through a certain opportunity.
Otherwise, like the other cadets in the academy, most of them only think of it as a ghost of the past that has long since disappeared.
But I don’t have that.
At least he made up the story to Aden and claimed that he had been pursuing followers from the outside, but such a poor excuse would not work even in front of proper officials, including Olberus.
Somehow, they will try to find out the true meaning of my words by tracing my footsteps.
That’s why I didn’t open my mouth in front of them saying that I was a person who came out to pursue their followers.
‘Even so, you believed me.’
There is a bit of a strange corner.
Questions follow as to what basis you believed in me.
Perhaps even this is just a sneak peek, and I can’t erase the possibility that he still doubts me… For that reason, Lizerote’s reaction was too light.
Anyway, I’m just glad that I’m not suspicious.
Leaving them to speculate about my identity, the urgent priority now is to prepare for the exchange meeting.
“First of all, I understand the story. You guys mean that a group of followers are attacking this place at the exchange meeting, and you’re the target, so you want to stop it.”
“No. A little different.”
“… Hmm? Different?”
Again, Lizerote’s eyebrows quivered slightly.
Apparently, Lizerote thought that I was the one who knew their information, and that they would come after my life.
Well, if Sirius remembers my face, it’s not impossible, but it’s highly likely not at the moment.
What I am asking for is literally just that you stay by my side.
“From what I expected, on the day of the exchange meeting, they will infiltrate this place through hallucination magic. The purpose will be Astesia’s blessing.”
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“In that case, wouldn’t it be fine to protect that divine object?”
“That alone will be difficult. The unique magic of the one who fought against me is the magic that manipulates the opponent. Using one or two professors or students to break through the security net would be no task.”
Above all, the most dangerous thing about Sirius magic is that there is no way for a third person, including the person being manipulated, to know that the person being manipulated is being manipulated.
Usually, magic that puts the opponent in its grasp has a weakness that the caster’s magical power is disturbed, so those with a good sense of magical power can notice it beforehand.
However, only two manipulation magics in the work did not have such a drawback, and one of them was Sirius’ unique magic.
If Sirius had made up his mind and manipulated the cadets to bring Astesia’s blessing instead, it might have ended there.
It’s just as dangerous as that magic, and in the original work, at the time of the exchange meeting, only one person showed the dignity that the entire academy was almost shot in the back.
As long as you know its existence, a thick security net can be rather poisonous.
The deeper the trust, the easier it is for the enemy inside to open a gap.
“… I get it. But after hearing that, on the contrary, I don’t understand why you asked me to protect you.”
It’s probably a natural question for Lizerote, who doesn’t know about the enemies I have in mind.
The story doesn’t end there. Rather, it could be seen as just beginning.
I took a small breath at her, evened her breath and put her request into her mouth in detail.
“Yes, I said to protect you, but to put it a little differently, I meant to be my eyes.”
Crispy.
At the same time, the first bite of the snack didn’t taste too bad.