Club Recruitment Weekly (4)
“Is this the place?”
Thanks to the newly acquired earring, Bierce, who sensed the otherworldly space, drew his sword against the boundary.
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Zzzing
Then, as he drew the sword, a line was formed, revealing the inside.
Thud
Bierce walked through the gap.
Squelch
As he passed through, the gap flickered and closed.
It was an otherworldly space that quickly restored itself thanks to Diavel’s supply of power.
“It recovers faster than I thought.”
As long as Diavel’s infinite energy was being supplied, it seemed impossible to break the current otherworldly space with just brute force.
Either defeat Diavel, who maintains the otherworldly space, or destroy the core of the otherworldly space.
“With my current power, there’s no way I can defeat Diavel.”
Bierce recalled Diavel’s tremendous power that appeared in [Eclipse].
“But if I destroy the core, it’s definitely possible.”
Bierce slowly walked into the inside of the otherworldly space.
“What are these guys doing!”
“Stop!”
The sound of battle could be heard from afar.
As Vissus approached the source of the noise, he could see the Academy students fiercely engaging in combat.
“Will they just surrender…?”
“Where did these guys suddenly come from? I never thought we would be attacked within the Academy.”
The students formed their own formations and defended against the masked ‘members’ who were attacking them.
Although there was no proper commander and the attack was sudden, the students of the Lichten Academy showed their exceptional abilities in effectively dealing with the situation.
Kwoong
“Ugh, my, my powers aren’t working properly!”
“M-Magic…! Agh!”
The environment was working against them.
The fluctuation of the hidden space, periodically emitted, disrupted their magic patterns.
Thud
“Ugh”
And the moment the students lost their strength, the members rushed towards them.
“The members who have been corroded by Diabel are not affected by the fluctuation of the hidden space that disrupts magic manifestation.”
Kwaang
“Agh!”
Eventually, all the Academy students were incapacitated and fell to the ground.
“Take them to Alice.”
“Alice.”
Robina’s codename within the organization.
It is a pseudonym she uses to operate as a high-ranking member of the organization while wearing a mask in the darkness.
So, she’s taking the students to Robina again.
The purpose of this attack is to capture the academy’s students and corrode them with the power that Diavel possesses.
For some reason, Diavel has a special power called ‘corrosion’ that cannot be categorized as human.
Most of those belonging to the organization are in a state of being unconsciously manipulated by Diavel through corrosion.
It’s probably to secretly corrode the academy’s students in this attack and control them as her own subordinates.
“But.”
Thud.
“Kugh!”
Between the organization members who are systematically organizing the students, Beersus leaped and kicked the leader-like organization member hard in the leg.
The organization member stumbled and fell, unable to withstand the impact.
“…An attack?”
“The superior has been attacked! Stop the intruders!”
The organization members soon realized that they were under attack and swarmed towards Beersus.
Thud. Thump.
However, Beersus knocked them all down without even drawing her sword.
“They may be enemies, but they are also victims.”
Inside Beersus, the mercenary Beersus shouted fiercely, ordering to eliminate all the enemies and erase any aftermath.
However, even the organization members were aware that the victims were being manipulated by Diavel, so both Angel Secretary and Warrior Secretary opposed.
“We can’t take their lives. If we just dismantle the organization, they will all return to their original selves.”
Just like at the end of the novel “Eclipse.”
So, the one I need to take down right now is…
“Lovina.”
Secretary felt a fluctuation of murky magic coming from the direction where the organization members were moving.
It was probably the manifestation of erosion.
Secretary slowly moved towards the murky magic.
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Oooong
Somewhere in a separate dimension, separated from the original continent dimension by Diavel, in a space filled with atmosphere
“Wait, stop! Do you, do you know who I am?”
Lovina raised her hand above the heads of the “organization” members who were capturing academy students, activating an artifact imbued with Diavel’s power.
“As for who you are….”
Lovina looked at the male student in front of her expressionlessly and murmured.
“Do I need to know your identity or status?”
After all, they are all just puppets of the chairman who will fall after the erosion is over.
What does it matter who this person is or what their identity is?
“Sto-stop! Noooo!”
“There’s no need to worry. It won’t harm your body.”
They were nothing but puppets obedient to Diavel’s commands.
In normal times, they didn’t even know of Diavel’s existence and could maintain their sanity.
Kwoong
The male student, who had been absorbing the aura of corrosion, suddenly fell to his knees.
“Alright. Good. Go.”
In response to Robina’s command, the male student slowly got up and walked in the direction she pointed.
“Bring the next one.”
“Hey, let go of me!”
After a while, masked organization members brought in a new academy student.
Unaware of everything, the student was one of the hundreds of academy students swept away into the abyss.
“Stay quiet.”
Robina once again manifested the aura of corrosion and raised her hand above the student’s head.
Just as the corrosion was about to take effect again.
Kwang
“…!?”
With a loud explosion, the door near the entrance burst open.
Startled by the sound, Robina unconsciously let go of the girl in front of her.
Through the smoke-filled entrance, Secretarys slowly walked in.
“I found her. Alice.”
“Oh my. Me?”
“Secretarys Grankeen? Why is that man here? … Could it be that the Saintess and the Duchess are here too?”
He’s always with Sophia and Artoria.
If he’s here, then those two powerhouses might also be here.
“He must have activated the concealed space, excluding the space with the difficult-to-handle powerhouses.”
And behind Secretarys, there are the members of the organization, spreading out.
He probably neutralized all those organization members.
The situation was unfolding quite differently from the original plan.
“Well, I know very well.”
Secretarys slowly walked towards Robina and drew his holy sword.
“The executive of the ‘organization,’ Alice. Or should I say…”
“You know about the organization?”
“Robina Karteșia?”
“!!!!”
Robina was astonished at the name Secretarys mentioned.
“He knows my true identity? H-how! My face is covered by a special artifact mask, so he shouldn’t be able to recognize my voice or mannerisms!”
“I never imagined that the senior who tried to recruit me into the same club would turn out to be a villain like this. This is beyond imagination, isn’t it?”
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“It would be better if you stopped pretending.”
“He’s figured out my true identity… No, it doesn’t matter. This is the concealed space anyway. The only one who knows my true identity is this man. If I capture him here, everything will be fine.”
“Stop pretending.”
Robina slowly removed her mask.
“How did you know?”
Ching.
Viceus raised his sword upright.
“If you defeat me, I’ll let you know.”
“…Okay.”
Robina’s shadow suddenly expanded rapidly.
“Don’t regret it.”
Kwa-gwa-gwang.
When Robina’s shadow attacked Viceus’s position, a massive explosion occurred.
“I missed?”
But Robina’s attack didn’t reach Viceus.
“Hah!”
Kwa-ang.
Viceus’s attack descended from the sky.
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Robina’s shadow wrapped around her, shielding her from Viceus’s attack.
Thud.
Viceus, having leaped over Robina’s shadow, landed on the opposite side of the ground.
“…Hm?”
Then he opened his eyes wide.
The scene that came to mind. A vague memory suddenly resurfaced.
“Like this….”
“Don’t let it go!”
Robina unleashed her magic explosively.
Boom!
As her shadow materialized, it took the form of a gigantic demon.
The demon’s sharp hand attacked Versus.
Naturally, Robina thought she would block or dodge it.
Poof!
Versus simply stood still as the demon’s hand pierced through him.
“……Huh?”
Robina was astonished by the unexpected sight.
And then.
“Haa…. Our cutie. You’ve become so much stronger, haven’t you?”
In response to Versus’ words.
“No….”
She was greatly shocked.
“That…can’t be true. Ah, sir?”
Versus looked at Robina and laughed heartily.
“Our…our cut…ie.”
“No…”
As Lobina watched, tears poured out uncontrollably.
“No, no, no, no, no, no, no…!”
Sob.
“Ah, sir!”
Hurriedly running towards the man, who fell to the ground, his face stained red with blood,
Sparkle.
The Holy Sword of Secretarys began to shine brilliantly.