73 – Next Commitment
It seems that magic clings to the skin and gives it a sticky feel.
An alien sensation that I have not felt even from someone who has reached the level of transcendence like Olberus.
In response, Belle naturally frowned at her and suppressed the displeasure welling up in her heart.
All I could think was that it was magical powers worthy of the grotesque laughter I heard.
In the first place, I don’t know if this can already be described as magical power.
“… You are an unusual fellow.”
‘Did you feel it?’
Liserotte twitched her eyebrows and spoke to herself as her magical energy began to fill the dusty underground workshop.
As if that was a well-anticipated reaction, Bell tilted her head in silence, focusing on the scene unfolding in front of her.
She says that the more skilled a wizard is, the more sensitive she is to magical powers.
She must have noticed because she is the top of her classmates in the academy.
Something that borrowed the body of that man who exudes magical powers on a different level than just a while ago is not something to be taken lightly.
Knock-a-geek.
This time, instead of laughter, there is a creaking sound that sounds like bones colliding.
When Sirius’ joints moved in a direction they shouldn’t be bent, Marie withdrew her gaze as if she couldn’t look any further.
It is indeed a scene that causes people’s primal rejection.
Just watching her makes her feel like what’s going on with her hair, and that was her best bet.
Within seconds, Sirius’ body, which had been grotesquely twisted while spewing out mana, calmed down.
As the saying goes, she is the night before the storm, Bell, thinking that she might be attacking at any moment, kept her vigilance and sharpened her eyes.
“Kick! Guy Sirius, you have to be careful.
The voice that continued as soon as he let out a laugh was definitely Sirius’s.
However, there was a part in the middle that sounded muffled as if you were listening to the sound after entering the water.
I don’t know if it’s the phantom’s intentional production or if it’s a phenomenon caused by the principle of magic, but Bell felt that even that point seemed to indicate the existence of the phantom.
Words, actions, even the distorted sound quality even though he is speaking through his own body.
There is nothing that does not arouse people’s displeasure.
Truly, the existence of the phantom he imagined through the original work was exactly the same.
“Who are you? Even if you look at it, it doesn’t look like the guy we were dealing with until a moment ago.”
“Kick! You got it right. No, isn’t it more strange not to notice?”
At Lizerote’s point, the Phantom clapped and giggled.
His attitude is too frivolous for a character in the middle of enemy lines.
Originally, someone would have bitten their teeth and attacked at that leisurely appearance, but now no one dared to step forward.
That’s right, because everyone here knew through their skin how strong the being in front of them was.
It is a kind of armed protest.
Kangja’s composure, wondering if he can attack even after seeing this much power.
Knowing that, if you attack me just because you don’t like that relaxed attitude, that would be a stupid person who values your pride more than your life.
“Don’t worry. I borrowed this body just to talk for a while.”
Even the grotesque laughter that was always spit out was erased, and the Phantom spoke with a nuance to calm down against the vigilant enemies.
Everyone didn’t believe it, but one relaxed his eyes as if it made sense.
That was Bell.
‘Considering this guy’s personality, it might be true.’
He is the only person in this place who knows the true face of the Phantom.
And considering the character of the phantom seen in the original work, he thought that his sudden appearance might indicate that he really has no intention of fighting.
Phantom is more uncomfortable revealing himself than Sirius.
In the battle, he is always in the last part, and he likes to decorate the work by watching everything in the safest place.
Although I don’t know if Sirius borrowed the body of the real phantom, or he just temporarily granted him powers.
He seemed to be able to believe that he had no intention of fighting just by revealing his existence to the front.
Of course, he wouldn’t let his guard down because he couldn’t completely trust what the enemy said, but he guessed that he wouldn’t be ready to fight right away.
“There is a kid who can communicate well with this. I also really like the mug.”
“… Is it a compliment?”
The phantom, noticing Bell’s attitude, put on a satisfied expression, but Bell was just shy.
“Kick! Don’t be a compliment. It’s to the point where I want to kill your own family with a face like yours.”
“Thu, that sounded like an idiot.”
Bell’s face contorted as he belatedly realized that the Phantom, like Sirius, had a bad taste.
Come to think of it, he had the temperament of a psychopath, that he likes to make himself up with hallucinations and contact and trample on his precious ones.
That’s what it means to be a familiar face to him.
“Anyway, if you’re not here to fight, talk to the point and leave. Or are you going to spit out an ugly loser’s excuse?”
“I don’t like the rough snout, but…. Today, just like you said, I’ll just say something like a loser and leave. Look forward to the next one! Chick!”
I didn’t intend to fight in this situation unless the phantom went crazy.
It would be simpler than twisting a child’s wrist to make fun of the cadets who are sitting here.
However, in the end, the enemy you will have to face will be Olberus.
Even though he is over 100 years old, he is not serving as the guardian deity of the empire’s best talent training institution for nothing.
Even when I was on this mission, the most requested thing by the deputy was to avoid an all-out war with Olberus.
‘Above all, that is tricky. I heard that there are people who somehow notice my hallucinations.’
Among the pair of men and women in front of him, the phantom stared at the small girl with a fishy smile.
If he’s not mistaken, those eyes must be the thing.
The legacy of Lumir Mercus, who was the seat of the Five Great Heroes and was called the 【Witch of Cowardice】.
She was dubious as there was no record of her giving birth to a child while she was alive, but it must have been that she gave birth in a remote place and grew up under the protection of Verus and other figures of the Great War.
‘The lineage that inherited the Mystic Eye. My spine is chilly, yes.’
It truly felt like being stabbed in the back of the head, but Phantom decided to think positively.
That’s because I got more meaningful information than taking Astesia’s blessing.
Believing that even the deputy would not ask about the failure of this mission, he opened his mouth.
“Go and tell Olberus! That our master is waiting for the time of resurrection.”
There is only one person who calls himself a follower worthy of being called highly.
At this, except for Marie, who could be classified as an outsider, the faces of the other three people frowned.
It was a very unexpected statement even for Bell, so his eyes, which had not been shaken by the appearance of the phantom, fluttered for the first time.
“If you are the owner…. Are you talking about Alzeros?”
“Kick! I know you well. Well, it would be strange if the person involved didn’t know.”
Although seemingly just a mere cadet, today the Phantom, knowing that Bell has been following them all day, called him an official.
Meanwhile, Bell chewed on the proclamation the Phantom had put in his mouth and stepped forward as if provoking him.
“You’re talking about the fact that you haven’t even gotten Astesia’s blessing yet. Do you think they will believe you?”
Even in the original story, the signal for the resurrection of Alzeros began when Astasia’s blessing was eventually taken away.
That means that as long as the divine object is still in the academy, there is no possibility that he will return.
Knowing that fact better than anyone else, Bell believed that the Phantom’s words were nothing more than nonsense as an ardent dog of Alzeros and a desire to make his presence known to the world.
“Catch up Geek! Do you know there But it’s a pity, yes. Guarding that piece of grass is only delaying his resurrection for a while.”
“… ….”
Keeping Astesia’s Blessing alone cannot solve the problem.
I guessed it to some extent, but when I heard it myself, Bell felt quite uncomfortable.
Above all, the fact that Phantom is speaking so confidently at this point must be in line with the words that the foundation stone for the resurrection ceremony in Alzeros is being laid.
If that’s true, there’s nothing good about continuing the defensive stance as before.
In the end, it means that you have to hit it somehow first before you can find all the things you want over there.
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“Olbers, it’s a pity that I can’t tell the old man directly…. I should be content with this for today.”
“Are you sure you want to let him run away? Heeler.”
As soon as the Phantom showed signs of going back, Lizerote took a step forward.
I know that the person in front of me is a very powerful person, but I can’t let him escape easily.
Since you tried to pollute the academy, you have to pay the price to pay for it.
As her magical energy was concentrated in her hand that stretched out to her lower right, the smile disappeared from the phantom’s face as he watched it carefully.
At that moment, the personnel surrounding him fell into a sensation as if the blood from their entire body disappeared for an instant.
“Stop it. As long as you don’t want to throw away the life your mother struggled to leave behind.”
“… Your guy.”
Recognizing the meaning of those words, Lizerote’s forehead sprouted tendons.
However, the magical energy gathered in her hands did not rush towards the enemy in front of her eyes.
“Wait, I will come soon to gouge out those nasty eyeballs. Chick!”
It was because I stopped in my seat blankly, forgetting even the will to move forward for a moment at the Phantom’s declaration of war.
After those words, the sticky magic that surrounded him all but disappeared.
The only thing left where the phantom was was the body of Sirius, covered in dust and lying around as a lifeless corpse like a mummy.