Damn Academy chapter 214

214 – Host (11)

Because her secret actions were discovered, Luna was unable to keep her eyes fixed on one place. She tried to maintain her calm expression, as if trying to hide her shameful feelings.

“I guess you’re close with Damien. “If I see you two playing secretly in the middle of the night.”

“It’s not like that.”

“What isn’t it?”

“….”

Cecil, who caught her hand, pushed Luna aggressively.

“Tell me. There are actually not two men you are friends with in Eternia….”

“….”

“It’s just one person, right?”

Luna lowered her head to avoid Cecil’s eyes.

“No, there are two.”

“Lie.”

“The only two people who have let down my guard and approached me gently are Damien and Candy.”

“Say it straight.”

Luna raised her index finger to her lips as if to lower her voice.

“Then Damian will wake up.”

“This…” .”

“That’s why I was suspicious too.”

Perhaps because this was an unexpected answer, Cecile’s face looked relaxed.

“What?”

“There are many things different from candy, but there are also many similarities… So I was secretly checking. “Please keep it a secret too.”

Cecile, speechless, closed her eyes tightly. When she calmly looked back on her memories, it was quite a valid statement.

She is Cecil, who is closest to Candy and has a keen eye for attention. Since she herself didn’t find out, it made sense that Luna didn’t know either.

“So, you were also observing Damian because you were suspicious of his identity?”

Luna nodded her head.

“Then that’s good. “I know a sure way.”

Cecil walked over and sat down next to Damian. Then she began unbuttoning Damian’s shirt one by one. Luna’s eyes shook greatly as she watched her teeth. She couldn’t stop her wild behavior and just fidgeted with her hands nervously.

Then another person intervened.

“What are you doing there?”

Cecile hastily withdrew her hand from Damien, as if she had been caught stealing.

Gray hair that stands out even in the dark of night. The person who suddenly appeared without warning was Lilith.

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She crossed her arms and watched them in the dark.

After Cecil checked on Lilith, she responded coldly.

“It’s none of your business.”

Lilith slowly walked towards the bonfire. Although she was living in the open air, her aristocratic and neat beauty was hardly disturbed.

“You guys aren’t even in the art club, are you?”

“What’s wrong with that?”

“How do we know what harm kids who aren’t even our members will do to the leader?”

“Aren’t you just going to kill all the women around him and leave him covered in spit? “Isn’t that what you do when you see a kid who seems okay?”

“You seem to be mistaken, but I was just kind to Damian because he was having the hardest time. And don’t be presumptuous. The theater club and the instrumental music club, you were simply chosen through the leader’s favor. Actually, we don’t welcome you. Know? Instrumental music department, you have only caused us harm so far. Theater club, you were our enemy until yesterday.”

Lilith finished her sentence and ran her hand through her long hair, brushing it back behind her. Her argument made sense. Cecile, left speechless, stood up suddenly.

“You’re making a big fuss about something that doesn’t really matter.”

As Cecil left, Lilith’s eyes turned to Luna.

Luna also got up without saying a word. As she was about to leave, Lilith opened her mouth.

“You know… Yes, you.

“…Why?”

“Are you a pervert?”

“….”

“Why are you sitting like that?”

At this, Luna turned her body and remained silent, pretending not to hear her. Lilith tilted her head as if wondering.

“Why is there no answer? “Are you close with Damien?”

Luna answered calmly.

“Yes, I knew it before the entrance exam. “Professor Silverine introduced me to it.”

Then Lilith frowned faintly, as if her sensitive part had been stabbed.

“Ah…… I see But I guess they weren’t that close? “If you look at the fact that the entrance exam was completely mixed.”

Lilith’s tone was soft and calm, but she had a way of subtly provoking others.

Luna reacted coldly.

“… “At that time, he was so clingy to me that I avoided him.”

“What?”

“I’ll go.”

“It’s not over yet. Are you a pervert? Hey!”

Luna didn’t even bother to correct her abrupt words, and she hurriedly left somewhere.

“What, hanging?”

It was a picture that Lilith could never have imagined.

All the uninvited guests left, and Lilith, who was left alone, looked down at Damian who was sleeping.

Perhaps because he had had a hard day, he was sound asleep. She took a deep breath and gently fastened Damian’s buttons.

“When you see bad girls getting screwed over and over again, you too feel miserable….”

***

It is the third day since the external investigation began due to the vice-versus-match competition.

The joint group of the art and instrumental music departments headed to Marbas Village, the final survey site. There, our mission will be completed when we find out the full story of the disappearance case, write a final report, and submit it to Eternia along with the evidence.

The carriage did roll to some extent. There were no inconveniences except that the wheel size was slightly incorrect, the body tilted slightly to the left, and the door was tattered, allowing insects and dust to enter.

However, the morale of the members riding in the carriage was very low.

Did they fight while we couldn’t see each other? They seem very uncomfortable being in the same space together. Is it because they were ambushed several times and there were other members of the club who were not close to them?

Especially among first-year girls, they don’t even make eye contact with each other. What is it?

Lilith, who was sitting next to me, was biting her lip and struggling alone when she suddenly asked me an unexpected question.

“Damian, that… “I have something to ask.”

“Yes.”

“Before entering school… “Is it true that you’re obsessed with Luna?”

What does this mean?

Everyone on the carriage looked at me with wide eyes, probably filled with curiosity.

Sierra, a senior in the art department, went one step further and made a fuss about herself.

“What, Damian, are you clinging to it one-sidedly?”

“… Yes?”

Luna, who was across from me, bites her lip and looks at me with her nervous eyes. If she were a normal person, it would be a subtle change in her expression, but for Luna, whose emotional changes are small, it is nothing short of a big upset.

It looks like something was said last night.

Luna stares intently into my face, sending her silent signal. It seems that Luna is helpful if she agrees in moderation.

But I can’t figure out what I said that made me cling to Luna. Before I entered school, wasn’t I just someone I hated and rejected?

“Chi, somehow, I was suspicious when you two were doing this and that.”

“It’s not like that, we became friends through Professor Silverin’s introduction. “I suggested that we take the entrance exam together.”

Then Lilith spoke with a somewhat disappointed look on her face.

“… “Are you really hanging?”

“… ?”

Lilith’s expression darkens slightly.

Stillness comes again. Cecile had her arms crossed and it had been a long time since she had seen the distant mountain, and Lilith also had a straight expression on her face, as if she had been offended by her sarcasm.

Did I say something wrong? The atmosphere cools rapidly. I feel suffocated when I’m around women who are offended for some unknown reason.

Luna unfolded her map and covered her face, as if trying to evade her responsibility.

This cool atmosphere continued until we arrived at our next destination.

***

When we arrived at the last destination, everyone froze, speechless for a moment. An acrid smell wafted into the carriage from near the village.

One person spoke in an anxious voice.

“This… “What is that smell?”

Cecil said it as if it was no big deal.

“… “It’s the smell of a burning corpse.”

“I will look first, so follow me slowly.”

I got off the carriage alone.

In the distance, pitch black smoke was rising from the center of the village.

The reason we stopped the carriage was simple.

Marbas Village was not normal.

Everything is ruined from the beginning of the village. It was as if the barbarians had plundered and passed by.

I left the carriage behind and entered the village first. It was a moderately sized village with about forty households. But even in broad daylight, no one was visible.

Houses with broken doorknobs and shaking front doors. Blood stains. Discarded clothes. Collapsed fences. And a faint chill permeates the air.

As I walked towards the smoke, I encountered familiar faces there.

Students of Eternia. They were sent on a mission like us.

They were going in and out of empty houses, carrying corpses.

“What are you doing now?”

However, an unknown male student who was carrying the body spoke.

“Huh? Are you in the art club? “It’s late.”

Knows us. He was wearing a sword, but I don’t remember seeing him in the first-year combat club class, so he was in the second year.

“Yes, this is…” .”

“I want to make this clear in case anyone misunderstands, but we didn’t do it.”

“Has it been like this since you first came?”

“… Yes, it was a terrible sight.”

Then, the body they were carrying was thrown into the burning pyre.

“Has this happened to all the village residents?”

“It seems that some escaped, but the majority did not escape the disaster. We were just leaving it there for investigation, but if we go, it’s just going to be left like this, right? “I don’t think this is humanely right.”

It was a terrible situation.

The members of the art and instrumental music departments joined late. Most people’s faces turned white when they saw this scene.

Lilith, who grew up in a greenhouse, covered her mouth with her hand and froze, unable to make any sound. Maybe it was my first time seeing a corpse.

Cecil was the only one who did not show any emotional turmoil at the scene.

“Are they just incinerating everything now that their investigation is over?”

Then, the people who were incinerating the body laughed as if it was absurd.

“Now, the mission is over and we are holding a funeral because we think that all those who will come have arrived, but I never thought we would hear such a thing. “There are still a lot of corpses, so why don’t you go and investigate them yourself?”

Cecil looked back at the members and said.

“Did you hear? “Who wants to go and investigate?”

Everyone was scared when they saw the corpse, but no one spoke to themselves.

“Come with me.”

In the end, I volunteered. Then, belatedly, Hubert also raised his hand.

“Me too. “After the investigation is over, please help me with my makeup.”

Then the senior who was carrying the body said something.

“But, haven’t you given up yet? “Gail or something is so far ahead that it’s probably hopeless.”

Cecil didn’t even pretend to listen and headed straight to the empty house.

***

When we opened the door of a ruined house and entered, we were greeted by the bodies of a young girl and an old man lying in the hallway.

Hubert and I both frowned at the same time.

“… This.”

“Damn. “He’s not really psycho.”

However, Cecil immediately began investigating without any sign of regret or sympathy for the tragedy that befell a peaceful village.

Hubert saw this and said something.

“Do you have no blood or tears?”

“Why do I have to cover my mouth and squeeze out tears? I’ll do it if it helps solve this case. “Isn’t it?”

“I say your reaction is so inhumane.”

“You wouldn’t know if it were alive. I don’t have feelings for dead people. There are countless corpses in our undergraduate laboratory. Now, will you please be quiet so I can do my work?”

He is extremely cold-hearted. Cecil’s calm appearance was quite impressive to me. This was especially true because the Cecil I had seen so far was a girl with sensitive emotions.

Cecil began to carefully examine the body of the old woman who had fallen dead in the hallway and trace her cause of death.

“It’s clean. There are no traces of stabs, cuts or tears. If you look at the lack of corruption, it’s not that long ago. The skin is too cold and there are traces of frostbite… “I think this thing froze?”

“Verb? “In this weather, you’re freezing to death in every corner of your house?”

“It’s obvious. It must be magic. The floor is wet too. “I need to check if the cause of death is the same in places other than these.”

After Cecil left, Hubert sat in front of the bodies of the child and the old woman, made the sign of the cross, and carefully lifted the bodies.

Unlike his light-hearted behavior so far, he was a guy with a serious side.

Cecil’s investigation did not take long. She ran around with as much enthusiasm as she did, even as she waited for work to arrive.

I followed Cecil while Hubert left for a moment to cremate the bodies.

She toured her abandoned house several times and roughly completed her research.

“The remaining bodies are all verbs. However, I have no idea why the killer chose a different method this time. Damian, do you have any idea?”

“No.”

I shook my head.

It is clear that he is using a sword, but there are no sword marks, only traces of magic. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s the power of the magic sword.

But I had no intention of continuing the mission any further.

With this crazy killer still active, there was no reason to take risks and conduct her investigation, including her associates.

“Damian, are you going to return to Eternia now?”

“Yes. Shall we go?”

“… For a moment.”

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The moment I was about to leave the house, Cecil blocked the door with her body.

It looked like I had some business to do, but strangely enough, I just stood there in silence for a long time.

There was an awkward atmosphere in this space where only the two of us were left.

“Why are you doing this?”

“There is one thing I want to know.”

“… What?”

“Candy.”

“… !”

For a moment, I had an ominous feeling and a chill ran down my spine.

Cecil laughed as if she was empty.

“I’ve faked it well so far, but it’s too late to deny it. Because the girls who followed Candy follow you the same way. “They are so clumsy.”

“….”

“Even if you try to hide it, it’s obvious from the look in your eyes. “I heard your acting skills are terrible for a theater club.”

“….”

Cecil turned her head away, unable to meet her eyes. Then she took a deep breath as if she was nervous. She was the exact opposite of her confident and fearless appearance from a moment ago.

She spoke in a hushed voice.

“I understand. There must be some reason why they live in hiding. Just… I just want to ask you one thing. “Please tell this to my friend Candy.”

“…What are you saying?”

“I miss you.”

“….”

“I hate you to death, but I keep thinking about you and missing you. I want to meet again and talk… Please put on that stupid mask and come back to me. “Please tell me that.”

“….”

“They say there is an investigation team camp near the village. The instrumental music club has decided to disband, so I plan to join my friends there and investigate further. Since I owe you something, I will send you the research materials as well. Then… hi.”

Cecil didn’t look at my face until the end and ran outside as if running away.