57 – Meeting with the student council president (3)
Are you just going to follow me around?”
“No way. This is something that only Rize-senpai can ask for.”
When I put her accent on the part that only she can do, Lise Rotte made a shrug of her face.
I don’t like the way you show off, but I’m not too far off from what I said.
If there was someone she could ask for besides Liserotte in the first place, she would have asked that person instead of going back the difficult path.
Of course, assuming the person can do the favor.
However, there is no other suitable person than Lizerote for this job.
Not to mention, even that Olberus might be worse than Lizerote this time around.
With such thoughts, she came to see this guy.
“Actually, I recently received ominous information. Have you ever heard of a city called Igrexia?”
“Everyone. Isn’t it a middle city in the southwest?”
I still can’t get used to that old-fashioned way of speaking, but I nodded with a bite.
You shouldn’t be knocked down by this kind of mental attack. Bel Denauer. Calm down.
“Yes, that’s right. But this time, the movements of the followers were observed there.”
“It seems I have heard that story. But what does that have to do with this one?”
Judging from the way she vaguely heard or saw her, it was clear that Olberus didn’t bother to tell her such a story to her student.
Nonetheless, the fact that he found out, even if it was a gift, must mean that he recognizes that Lizerote, including the professors, is also clearly related to the followers in this academy.
Well, in the first place, considering her position, she couldn’t help but do it.
Anyway, if you don’t ask me about the source of the information, does that mean that you’re assuming that you’ve heard it somewhere?
Then the story is fast. There is no need to add additional explanations.
“Actually, I don’t believe the information. No, it would be correct to assume that it was interpreted the other way.”
“I can understand the latter, but what did the former mean? From what I’ve heard, I know you’ve finished checking the observation sphere, right?”
Exactly as he said.
The biggest reason why there is no doubt about the group of followers found in Igrexia is the existence of the observation sphere.
Although there are some restrictions, the presence of an enemy confirmed with a tool that is not affected by hallucination magic unlike humans is probably the most convincing proof.
However, that is what made me doubt the opposite.
Because being captured by an observation sphere is quite suspicious.
Especially if the opponent was a member of a group of followers who would have gone through all sorts of hardships to survive the remnant chase that followed after the Great War.
“I have a point to point out, but before that, let me ask you a question. Have you ever heard of the hallucinatory magic that renders observation spheres useless?”
“… No It is a magic that even I, the ruler of darkness who has learned the magic of all things, have never heard of.”
It’s hard to adapt to the way he speaks, so I don’t know why he puts on such a sagittarius to make his mental attack stronger, but anyway, that means he doesn’t know.
Well, it has to be.
In the first place, hallucinatory magic does not create fictitious beings, but magic that makes them appear ‘as if they were created’.
To be precise, magic that shakes the opponent’s magical power, infiltrating the brain and temporarily taking over the dominion, allowing them to see things they shouldn’t see or make them invisible.
In other words, you cannot hallucinate an inanimate object that cannot even think.
It’s magic that doesn’t affect the eyesight, it affects the brain and causes confusion in the five senses.
Therefore, even in the original work, the existence of an observation sphere was recognized as a reliable information factor until a certain point in time.
Why? Although the search range was narrow and limited, this was the only information network that was completely unaffected by other confusion magic such as hallucination magic unless the tool itself was physically destroyed.
But the moment comes when you realize that this notion passed down from generation to generation in the original work is wrong.
That’s because of the existence of a single lunatic who has joined the crowd of followers.
“Actually, I have obtained the fact that such magic exists. More precisely, the fact that such special unique magic users exist. A group of followers, too.”
Yes. His baptismal name is Phantom.
For reference, this baptismal name refers to a title used by followers to refer to each other.
Anyhow, this guy was the only character in the game that uses hallucination magic that can fool even inanimate objects with his own magic.
Since it was a case where he joined a group of followers later without even participating in the Great War, in the original work, there was no prior information, so when this guy first appeared, all the members, including the main character, were literally ridiculed.
At that time, Lizerote had not yet joined the ranks of the main heroines.
“…… !”
As if my words were so surprising, Liserotte looked at me with her eyes wide open, unable to even take the delicious snack to her mouth.
As if asking if that statement is true.
“This is pretty solid information. It’s a story I heard through the death squad.”
“Death Squad…. I heard the story. It is clearly an organization that continued to pursue them even after the Great War.”
Lizerote reacts as if he is worried.
Even if she is aware of the existence of her followers, it would be impossible for her to be fully aware of an organization she has never encountered.
In the first place, even in the original work, at this point, there were many faculty members who did not know about the existence of the society.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter to me because it’s just a name borrowed to increase the reliability of information.
“Yes, actually my friend had a father who belonged to that society. I heard the information through that friend.”
“You had a father? It’s in the past tense.”
Lizerote’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Seeing that, I smiled bitterly as I thought of the lines that would follow next.
That’s true, too, because this is almost identical to the conversation scene Lizerote had with Aden, the main character in the story, shortly after they met.
“Sorry, but they say he passed away. To protect that friend of hers from her admirers.”
“… Sorry. I asked you something.”
As expected, the answer is also the same.
No matter what you say about the ruler of darkness, you’re a kid with a soft heart, so it’s only natural that your complexion turns dark at a story like this.
“I’m not that guy either, it’s okay.”
Even if the air got heavier for no reason, it would be inconvenient to bring up the next story, so I drank the last cup of tea lightly.
It’s lukewarm, so it’s perfect for quenching your neck.
“Anyway, I knew the gist of the case. In other words, the guy who uses the hallucination magic will infiltrate the academy, so please help me.”
“To the point, yes.”
Nodding my head, I and Lizerote’s serious eyes met in the air.
Above all, Lizerote has an unusual magic of hiding in the shadows of others.
This is also an additional ability of her unique magic 【The one with darkness】.
If you use it to hide in my shadow and come out and help me in case of emergency, it will be a very good aid for me.
It’s true that Phantom is a powerful illusionist, but it’s not like Olberus or Balzac’s basic combat power is transcendental, so it’s possible to counter it.
If you ask me if I can definitely win, I don’t know that, but after all, this is my home room, so it would be a loss to waste time and make a fuss over there.
“However, there is one thing that bothers me. If that’s the case, no matter who you ask, the result will be the same. Why are you asking this body for a favor?”
Liserotte opened her mouth with a curious look on her face as if she had sorted out what I said in her head.
Only then did I swallow her saliva thinking that something had come.
Perhaps the answer to this will be the most important turning point in this conversation.
“This is an appropriate question. Perhaps this request is presumptuous, but it is a request that is difficult even for the president.”
I nodded her head obediently and opened my mouth to her question.
According to her words, if there is hallucination magic that can fool even machines, it is almost impossible to escape the influence of that magic, no matter who you ask for help.
In fact, Phantom, the user of this magic, showed hallucination magic powerful enough to fool even members of the Five Great Heroes, including Olberus, in the original work.
Against such a user of magic, it is questionable whether even Rezerote, who is said to be the strongest in the current academy except for the faculty, will have a chance to win the position of student council president.
To put it simply, it is safe to say that there is none.
However, that is only a story that can be told only when one does not know her true identity.
Because in the original work, the reason why the phantom dealing with the powerful hallucinations could not fully demonstrate its power and was defeated was actually because of the existence of this Rezerote.
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Knowing that fact, I gave the evidence with a smile of repentance and a tone of voice that seemed to be pretending not to know something.
“… But, do you have a senior? An ‘eye’ that can see through any powerful hallucination.”
Pachang!
At that moment, all the glass windows behind Lizerote’s back were shattered, and indigo-colored magic attacked me.