Francis’ Quiz Game (2)-Fixed
“First, I will explain the rules of the quiz game. First, write your answer with a pen on the paper provided. Second, getting the questions right will earn you points and rank them in order of high order. Third, you must not leave your seat until the quiz game is over. How about something simple?”
The rules are no different from other quiz games.
Even so, Jeniel was nervous.
It was because I really wanted a second-class product, a grand piano.
After a brief explanation, the quiz game started.
“This is the first problem. When is the founding date of the Imperial Academy?”
Jeniel confidently wrote down the answer.
As expected from the beginning of the quiz, an easy question came out, but people around me sighed.
“Oh, when was it?”
“I was sure I knew…”
“July… July…”
Most of them were students. Some tilted their heads as if they were trying to cheat.
However, the contents of the magical paper could not be confirmed except by the user.
“Okay then, let’s get it over here. The correct answer is September 23rd.”
When the correct answer was revealed, the joy and sorrow of the participants were mixed.
“Yes!”
“Oh right… it was September 23rd.”
The blue and red lights that came out from the floor separated those who answered correctly and those who answered incorrectly.
Naturally, a blue light hovered over Jeniel’s seat.
A second question was raised shortly thereafter.
“Okay, the next problem. Among the buildings on campus other than the magic tower, what is the tallest building and what floor does it have?”
Calne Hall, 11th floor.
This was a problem I was aware of. As soon as I heard the third, fourth, and fifth questions, the answer came to mind.
Somehow, I had a good feeling.
If it went on like this, it seemed that I could really acquire a grand piano.
just as expected.
“ruler. At this point, we will reveal the real-time rankings.”
At the top of the interim tally floating in the air, Jeniel’s name was written. It was a tie for first place.
But the goal is not 1st place, but 2nd place.
Should I be wrong on purpose? – It was at that time when I was thinking. Francis said in a meaningful tone.
“Oh, the gap between the upper and lower ranks has widened significantly. I see people who have already given up.”
As he said, the gap between the upper and lower ranks widened considerably.
Some contestants, like Jeniel, got all the questions right, while others failed to get even one right.
There was definitely a lot of polarization.
“Then there is nothing you can do. We will create a reason for those in the lower ranks to do their best.”
Are you trying to ask for a bonus question?
Jeniel pricked up his ears and focused on Francis’ words. However, what he suggested was not a peaceful way to narrow the score gap.
“Please concentrate for a moment.”
After saying that, something came to mind behind the scenes. A droopy shape like seaweed that has just been picked up.
A black aura that emanates from the surroundings.
oh oh oh-
The participants who confirmed the identity were astonished.
It was none other than the student council president, Selina, who was enveloped in a black aura, a woman whose whole body was disfigured.
Francis maintained his gaze and smiled wickedly.
“Selina. I have to say hello to the participants.”
“Sah, save me…”
Selina said in a dying voice. The interior of the auditorium became cluttered due to the sudden situation.
“What is that?”
“Ji, are you really Selina?”
“It’s serious for an event…?”
“Francis! What are you doing now!”
Attack Professor Dennis shouted out loud. Unlike the over-excited Dennis, Francis was just relaxed.
“Dennis. It looks like you haven’t grasped the situation, but now is not the time to threaten. It’s time to beg for help.”
“Do you think you will be okay with this?”
“Well? What is certain is that you guys will not be safe.”
Ha ha ha!
Francis spread his arms and laughed like a madman. Soon after, black auras were cast on both of his hands. Violet veins gushed in his neck.
Finally, let’s slam to the floor of the stage.
Woo woo woo-!!!
The interior of the auditorium, which was modern, was covered in a dark purple light. The ceiling, the walls, and the floor all felt dark magic, and I couldn’t see out the window as if I was completely cut off from the outside world.
An atmosphere reminiscent of hell.
Dennis’s elated face hardened.
“Are you aware of the situation now? Dennis.”
“・・・・・This, if you solve it with words instead of doing this-”
“Shut up and focus on the game.”
Francis snapped his hand, and the graphite surrounding Selina turned into a chain.
– Kreurreung!
The chains that bound her hands and feet spread out on either side.
Like Jesus on the cross.
“Every time you get a question wrong from now on, the chains will be pulled. 10 cm for each wrong person, 4.9 m for each wrong power. Whether or not Selina’s body is torn apart is in your hands.”
“Dog, stop talking bullshit!”
Julia, who was usually friendly with Selina, shouted out loud. Then, he developed a barrier toward Selina. However, Julia’s magic dissipated without leaving her seat.
Chijik- Chijijit-······
Francis pointed to the seats of the contestants.
“As long as it is inside, no magic will manifest outside. Stop talking nonsense and focus on the problem.”
“…?”
Participants checked the floor only then. A huge magic circle was drawn where they stood. It contained black and purple magic.
It was a barrier magic designed by Francis a few days ago.
“Then the next problem. Try interpreting this spell.”
Just-!
When I snapped my fingers, a black magic circle floated in the air.
A combination of class magic and black magic.
The difficulty of the problem had risen to the point where it was incomparable to the previous one. Moreover, since it was a spell mixed with black magic, it was several times more difficult than interpreting a normal spell.
“I’ll give you 10 seconds.”
But the participants did not give up. I looked at the ceremony with eager eyes. I used all my previous knowledge.
“10.”
I poured my magic with all my might.
“9”
I tried my best to save Selina.
“8”
Some had eyelids trembling from magical exhaustion, and weak students even had nosebleeds.
“7”
But it was not enough.
“6”
The spell Francis used was bizarrely complex.
What’s more, there was no chance for an ordinary wizard to encounter a spell mixed with black magic.
“5”
In the leisurely flow of time, the participants were frustrated.
At this rate, Selina’s death could not be prevented. It was clear that she would be torn apart in front of everyone.
“4”
When some of the contestants had their eyes closed.
“It’s the defensive Iberium.”
A voice like frost was heard.
In the auditorium, where only Francis’ countdown could be heard, someone added a voice.
The participants all turned their heads to where the sound was heard.
There was the Empire’s greatest defense mage, Leonard Adonis.
“There is no time. Hurry up and write it down.”
Everyone turned their heads at his words. I hurriedly wrote the answer sheet.
A moment later, as Francis’ countdown ended, a blue light hovered on the floor.
Students cheered at the same time.
“All right, all right.”
“That’s correct!”
“you can do it. Everyone can buy it!!”
On the other hand, Francis looked at Leonard with a look of ridicule.
“What are you doing?”
“Because there was no rule not to reveal the correct answer in the rules of the quiz game.”
“Ha… you’re also brilliant, Professor Leonard. Can you solve all the other problems?”
Francis launched another spell into the air.
It was a much more complicated spell than before, but this time Professor Dennis revealed the correct answer.
“Go, it’s an attack class in-viewing! Hurry up, write it down quickly!”
As befits a renowned offensive professor, he interpreted an attack spell that mixed black magic.
In addition to this, the participants worked together to solve the problem.
“I think it’s a warehouse on the second basement floor.”
“No, the LOHAS building warehouse is on the 3rd basement floor.”
“Then, the warehouse on the 3rd basement floor! Everyone write it down!”
I did my best to save Selina.
“Is it a healing type…?”
“no. Look closely at the detailed formula. It is a branch of pharmacy.”
About 10 problems had been solved in a row, and Francis had no more problems.
He glared at the participants with a face full of displeasure.
“To see people who normally only show a selfish side join forces to save one Selina… It’s disgusting. Let’s end the quiz game here.”
Selina, floating in the air, fell off the stage.
Whoops- Kung-!!
It was a bit of a shock, but not to the point of losing one’s life. A soft moan escaped Selina’s mouth.
“Ugh…”
Julia shed tears of relief.
“You’re alive…”
At the same time, a ray of hope appeared on the faces of the participants. They mistakenly believed that since they released Selina as promised, they too could survive safely.
Francis twisted his lips as if it were not the same.
“You love them so much. It’s not over yet.”
“·······”
“There are two ways to survive here. Disabling the barrier magic on the floor, or surviving the second game.”
The second game prepared by Francis.
Death Bingo.
Violet magic emanated from the cracks in the floor that separated each other’s seats. As if to completely divide the space, a transparent magical field rose like a partition.
“The rules are simple. The seats are divided into seven times seven, right? Whenever a person dies, their place is counted. If you make 5 bingo, I’ll save you. I’ll give you a minute, so think about it carefully.”
“Sir, fuck…”
Professor Dennis was the first to respond to the condition. Because his seat was right in the middle.
No one said anything, but Dennis looked around and spoke gibberish.
“Ha, you can. My, I can cancel the barrier magic!”
After that, I hurriedly checked the magic circle. However, it was a huge magic circle that covered 49 seats, so it was not easy to grasp the whole thing.
Leonard said.
“It is barrier magic that combines defense, attack, and black magic. Professor Dennis, calm down first.”
“Calm down!? That’s something Professor Leonard can say because he’s in an ambiguous position!!”
Dennis yelled, overexcited. Standing right in the middle, he knew better than anyone else.
It is a place that must be sacrificed in order to complete bingo.
“Tell me. Tell me about the interpretation of the defense class quickly!”
“… 15 for Piltrow Infuser, 60 for Conductive Fellows, and 25 for Iberium.”
“Ah, I see.”
While Dennis’s eyes were busy, Francis started playing bingo.
“Okay, since a minute has passed, let’s start a full-fledged game-”
“Hey, wait!”
Dennis stopped Francis by showing the palm of his hand.
“I will release it.”
“Ooh, that’s good. I will wait for you personally.”
“no. It is not a barrier that can be easily interpreted. After passing a few problems, join forces-”
“Shut up! What do you say you know about attack magic!?”
Despite Leonard’s dissuade, Dennis started dispelling the barrier magic. First of all, the defense system was released.
「Piltrow Infuser 15%」.
「60% of Conductive Fellows」.
「Iberium is 25%」.
The numbers Leonard said were exactly right. Now, all I had to do was cancel the attack line.
gulp-
Dennis swallowed dryly. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
Participants watched the scene with bated breath. I hoped that if the interpretations of Professor Leonard and the famous Professor Dennis were combined, we would be able to escape this crisis.
Swoop-·······
The magic circle that had been emitting dark red light gradually faded. It was gradually dissolving.
The moment when a bright smile appeared on Dennis’s stiff face.
Poo-!
With a dull explosion sound, Dennis’ seat was stained red. Red blood flowed down the magic field that separated space.
Silence that seems to deny reality.
“·······”
A series of explosions followed.
Poo-! Poo-!
The students in front and behind Dennis could not overcome the psychological shock and left their seats, and in return, the whole body exploded.
“ah······”
A low exclamation was all there was in the quiet auditorium. nobody screamed
The fear of death approaching right in front of them, the sharp smell of blood, rather made them cool.
“Heh heh…Three outs? It looks like there’s no one to unlock more, so let’s start bingo.”
As if all of this was satisfactory, Francis smiled brightly.
I snapped my fingers and asked the next question.
“Can you interpret this spell? I’ll give you a 10 second time limit.”
If he had intended to kill everyone, he would have come up with a difficult problem, but the technique floating in the air was relatively easy. It was a problem that anyone who majored in the field could interpret.
swipe swipe-…
Most of the participants were busy moving their hands. However, participants who did not know the answer fell into a trick. Looking at Dennis’ blood-stained seat, his lips trembled.
After a while, I asked the participants around me.
“Hey, what is the answer?”
“·······”
“What is the answer?”
“·······”
“Hey you bastard!! What is the answer!!!”
He raised a blood clot in his neck and shouted.
Unfortunately, no answer came back. There was no mercy for those who had lost hope.
Until a little while everyone can buy-! The participants who cooperated, saying, eventually realized.
The only way to live is to play bingo.
That others must die in order for me to live.
“I!”
But Jeniel was different.
I tried to help others somehow.
The moment I raised my voice for everyone to hear,
“I will tell you the answer-”
All eyes with intent to kill were all focused on Jeniel. The diabolical gaze, which she had never felt before, stopped her from speaking.
“ah······”
As Jeniel froze, this time Leonard spoke.
“I will analyze the barrier, so you just have to wait until then. Everyone can live by sharing the answer.”
Then, eyes with intent to kill rushed to Leonard.
Ever since Dennis died, I had no hope of dispelling the barrier magic. Because there was no way Leonard would interpret the spells that the attack class professor couldn’t interpret.
The unspoken pressure continued.
“·······”
No more cooperation.
It doesn’t matter if a friend who attended the same lecture or a colleague who worked together dies.
First of all, because I have to live.
Let Leonard persevere and try to answer.
“The correct answer is the offensive line-”
“aaa!!!”
Participants who wrote the correct answer shouted at the same time. It was to prevent the participants who could not write an answer from listening.
They have already lost their reason as humans.
“aaa!!!”
“Quaaaaagh!!!”
“Kyaaa!!!”
The desperate shouting continued for a long time, and when the countdown ended, a dull explosion was heard.
The sound of flesh exploding resounded.
pug- pug- pug-
The auditorium then became quiet.
As if the earnest wishes of the correct answers had worked, the participants in the front and back lines of Dennis and one in the right corner lost their lives.
A total of 8 deaths.
This is 1 bingo.
In order to escape this hell, I still needed 4 more bingo. The eyes of the participants were naturally directed to the upper line.
□□□■□□■
If only 5 more died, it was 2 bingo.
All you have to do is die – strange eyes reached the survivors on the upper line.
As if all of that was satisfactory, Francis twisted his lips.
“Interesting. To the point where I want to come up with the next question.”
＊＊＊
Participants’ bodies exploded.
I frowned and turned my head.
Poo-!
The smell of blood vibrating in the auditorium made my mind go crazy. His heart boiled, and his breathing became rough with the rising rage.
I wanted to protect the victims with a barrier, but it was impossible even for me now. Because of the solid ‘barrier magic’, magic could not be manifested elsewhere.
Francis rented the auditorium for a total of 5 days.
In the meantime, he drew a huge magic circle with the ‘blood of the ancient demon Krutul’. The Magi contained in Krutul’s blood was different from that of other demons.
As far as is known to the world, the worst magic that cannot be interfered with by any magic.
This was the reason Francis confidently proceeded with the quiz game.
“Already 1 bingo, everyone is amazing in many ways.”
He was elated, as if he had won thousands of horses.
However, Kruthul’s blood also has a fatal weakness.
It is the ‘underground water of the sanctuary’.
It is the only counterhorse that can decipher Krutul’s demonic energy, and it is a rare item comparable to the ‘Holy Water of Truth’.
Even in the original work, the setting is revealed only in the second half.
…And, deep within the grounds of the Imperial Academy, there is a million tons of “underground water of the sanctuary” buried.
Of course, unless there is direct contact, it cannot be deciphered at once, but the amount is so vast that it has an indirect effect. Even at this moment, Kruthul’s magic is weakening.
So I tried to make the most of my time.
“Kyaaa!!!”
Participants were out of control.
After Professor Dennis died, I completely lost my temper.
Leonard’s official ‘attack technique analysis ability’ is between the student and the Mage Tower researcher.
But you wouldn’t dare imagine that Leonard would solve something that even Professor Dennis couldn’t solve.
Dennis’ death ruined my plan to save everyone.
That’s why I asked to change seats.
“Damn it…”
I looked at barrier magic with [magical insight]. Although the demonic energy was more blurred than before, it was not yet at a level that could be dispelled.
Furthermore, even if the barrier magic is canceled, the problem remains.
Because the moment this barrier magic is canceled, a big explosion will happen.
So I had to wait until Magi weakened. Only until my magic can manifest elsewhere.
Only until my magical power can pierce the barrier magic.
Just a little more, a little more…
“Then let’s ask the second question.”
Contrary to my wishes, Francis raised the question. With an evil smile, he cast a spell.
widely-!
A complicated spell floated in the air.
A form in which triangles and inverted triangles repeat like a fractal. Sharp strokes curving from the inside out.
It was an attack-type spell.
It’s also an intermediate level of difficulty.
It would be okay for those who majored in the field, but it was a problem that would be difficult for those who majored in other fields.
This was clearly aimed at the lesser class.
To be precise, it must be the problem that Francis was aiming for ‘Leonard’ whom he was so jealous of.
“Can you survive this time, Professor Leonard?”
said Francis, tinged with arsenic. It was an extremely sarcastic tone.
“A lot of women will cry if that proud face is smashed.”
“·······”
“Where are you going to release it this time? Hahaha-!”
I picked up the pen, ignoring the ridicule.
A week ago, I borrowed the ‘intermediate attack technique collection’ from the library.
I haven’t mastered it perfectly like the beginner attack formula, but I’ve seen that formula.
It was the natural type of offensive magic written on page 133, Lightning Impact.
But in case you didn’t know, I had to figure it out myself. Let’s look at the center of the ceremony…
[ Lightning Impact ]
▶ Intermediate Magic
▶ Offensive magic that causes direct damage to the opponent by concentrating a powerful current.
[Magical Insight] was activated, and the spell was automatically interpreted, just like in the library.
Is it possible because it is a technique I have already studied? Or did the offensive line’s capabilities increase?
······I do not know.
But one thing’s for sure, now wasn’t the time to argue about that.
I wrote the answer right away. Francis, who looked at the scene incredulously, soon began the countdown.
A cool voice raised the tension in the auditorium.
“10”
The offensive wizards breathed a sigh of relief.
“9”
Others fell into a panic.
The fear of death gripped their breath. Shouts to stop the distribution of correct answers resounded throughout the auditorium.
“aaa!!!”
“aaagh!!!”
The second crisis that came from the worst situation.
I looked at Elia and Jeniel’s condition.
Elia, who was a little far away, was writing an answer confidently. No matter how much he has learned nothing, he is an unmistakable magic genius with the “quality of a great mage”.
In particular, in the offensive line, it has the potential that is second to none.
“Uh… what should I do…”
On the other hand, Jeniel trembled without being able to write down the answer.
Due to the nature of the Mage Tower researcher, it is because he only studies his main line.
Fortunately, Jeniel is sitting in front of me.
I called out to Jeniel at the top of my voice. A voice broke through the sabotage of the participants and reached her.
“Jeniel!”
“…?”
Jeniel looked at me with a terrified face. Two eyes that look like they’re about to cry.
First of all, it was to reassure Jeniel.
I smiled as mildly as I could.
Even in such a serious situation, I was able to smile softly in the aftermath of 「Fox Act」.
‘don’t worry. I’m with you.’
‘······’
‘Uh you understand me? Nod if you understand.’
Jeniel kept his mouth shut and nodded.
‘The answer is Lightning Impact. LA.T.NING IMPACT. Hurry up and write the answer and let the people around you know.’
‘····Uh, ung.’
After barely coming to her senses, Jeniel wrote down the answer. Then, in the form of a mouth, he announced the answer to the survivors on either side.
“7…”
I also gave the answer to the survivors around me. There were rampant sabotage attacks by the attacking class, but the verbal message passed through the screams and reached the weaker class.
Everyone focused their eyes on me and Jeniel’s mouth.
“6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…”
When the countdown ended, there were no casualties. Only blue lights lingered on the floor.
It was to find a way to let everyone know the correct answer.
“Sah, lived…”
“Ah… Mom…”
“Thank you…Leonard-sama, thank you very much…”
The weak series is grateful
“Why are you telling me the answer…”
“Sir… I’m fucked.”
While the attackers sneakily criticized, Jeniel shed tears like chicken droppings.
“Le, Leonard…”
It could have been ruined at that level, but Jeniel’s face was always beautiful.
I smiled lightly when I saw it.
I wasn’t bewitched by Jeniel.
Not everyone was happy to survive.
A barrier magic on the floor that appears to be “magical insight.”
The cracks that were so solid that it was impossible to find began to slowly emerge.
The demonic spirit was gradually blurring .
The novel is good, but the world building is not very good and not very specific, makes me wonder what era the MC lives in?