Archmage’s Fate (2)
After 10 days of reopening, the academy is back to life.
At night, the abandoned site was crowded with students, and nearby shops that had been closed resumed their business.
The Imperial Academy has finally returned to its original form.
“Where the hell did you go…”
Elia wandered around the campus looking for someone. Olivia and Isabe also joined.
“Sally~? Sally~?”
“Ah, I’m going to die of annoyance… Come out because it’s not fun.”
Sally, one of the four.
Sally had been walking with them just a moment ago. We were all heading to the library together. However, from a certain point on, he didn’t speak, and when he noticed something strange, he suddenly disappeared.
It was literally gone.
“Huh······”
Elia stopped walking. I pursed my lips and said to Isabe.
“What? I cannot leave you behind.”
“I know yeah. So how do you find Sally here? There are so many people.”
Isabe turned his head with an annoyed look. Countless students were seen at the academy under the cover of night.
With less than a month left before the mid-term and final exams, he remained at the academy even though it was late.
Not only the library but also the nearby cafes were all full.
I barely booked a study room, but where the hell is Shelly going?
“Still, since we made a reservation together, we should take care of it.”
Olivia said in a pitiful voice. He had a distinctive, caring personality.
“Let’s look around one more time.”
“…Old.”
Elia nodded poutingly. Waddling, he wandered back the way he had come.
I was on my way to find Sally.
“What is that?”
“Is it like an anomaly?”
“Eh?”
I found people gathered near the front door. They whispered with their eyes fixed on one spot.
“Aren’t you supposed to tell the professors?”
“Hey, do you know what that is? If nothing happens after calling the professor, what should I do?”
Somewhat odd atmosphere.
Elia headed there as if possessed by something. I squeezed in between people and checked with my own two eyes.
An anomaly happening at the front gate.
oh oh oh-
The air at the bottom shimmered and rose. The transparent air was curved and took on a round shape.
A phenomenon similar to haze.
But the surroundings were cool.
The night in mid-May was the weather that required a thin coat.
Isabe, who had followed, opened his mouth in a daze and asked.
“What is that…?”
“That, that’s right…”
The same goes for Elia.
The two watched it for a while.
Then at some point
Jijit- Jijijik-!
The atmosphere resonated and absorbed the mana spread in the air. The round circle was mixed with magic power, and the edges were dyed black.
It rapidly swirls and takes shape.
Weiyiying-
Only then did the students around them realize the identity of the anomaly. It was a portal.
A huge portal had been created near the main entrance.
“·······”
The students’ gossip stopped.
There was no sound at the crowded front gate, and it was quiet as if time had stopped.
A portal where you can’t see anything inside.
Someone walked out of that pitch-black darkness.
jerk- jerk-
An aura that overwhelms the crowd.
Maggie gets chills down her spine just by being in the same room.
in the past…
Everyone has heard of it at least once.
The name said to have been killed after a bloody battle with Frederick.
“It’s been a while.”
It was the legendary black magician, Luca Delos.
“Imperial Academy. and······”
Taking a deep breath, Lucaradelos looked around at the students with an evil smile.
Everyone froze at his piercing eyes.
It doesn’t fit in with the Imperial Academy, something I’ve never felt before. It was a truly foreign evil.
“······ Juniors.”
fleeting moment.
A dark purple aura condensed on Luca Delos’ palm. Soon after, it rushed toward the students.
The shape of a demon who covets life.
The posture of a beast that can’t even move.
Right before that brutal gesture attacks the students
“Stop.”
Magical power comparable to that stopped Luca Delos. I glared at him with stern eyes.
At the same time, strong magic power collided, creating a huge shockwave.
The Kuguagagaga River———!!
A powerful craze swept through the area.
Even though the tsunami-like aftermath was over, the students did not know.
where did he come from
Why were they standing at the front door so far away?
How the hell is this situation going?
I couldn’t keep my mouth shut at the magical situation that just happened in an instant.
“·······”
The thing that saved the students in an instant.
Moving to a safe place for an instant.
It was Frederick Geoff, the president of the Imperial Academy.
“… you managed to be alive.”
Frederick’s frosty voice resonated throughout the academy. It was a tone that made everyone nervous, but Lucaradelos just twisted his lips.
“Who is this? Aren’t you the great Archmage Frederick?”
The life in Luca Delos’ pupils deepened.
As if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, his entire body was seething with demonic energy.
said Frederick.
“With that filthy bloody body, I would have warned you not to set foot in the academy again.”
“I was going to do that, but… there are still things to settle between us.”
Luca Delos condensed the aura again. It was a black magic with powerful destructive power that could not be compared to before.
“Now is the time to compete again.”
“·······”
“The blood of the warlock you despised so much.”
Luca Delos’ brow furrowed.
At the same time, black smoke rose from behind him.
Swoop-
Black smoke slowly expanding its range like dark clouds.
A shrieking sound erupted from the huge black smoke that covered the entire area.
Queee
Before long, the magic beasts poured in.
They weren’t low-level monsters like Orcs and Ogres.
Kung—!!
Stepping into the academy grounds.
gliding through the airspace.
They were top-notch monsters, including the giant monsters Orc and Dark Dior. The bloodthirsty demons screamed viciously and charged.
Not to Frederick, but to the students behind him.
to everyone at the academy.
Frederick turned his back to protect them,
“Your opponent is here!!”
I turned back to Luca Delos’ attack. I countered the flooding black magic of Luca Delos with offensive magic.
The two “candidates for the Archmage” collided, and a shockwave beyond imagination erupted.
A sound that shakes the heavens and the earth.
A monstrous force that distorts space.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung
Street trees around them fell down, windows of buildings shattered, and the surroundings instantly turned into mayhem.
The disastrous result of a single sum.
If the fierce battle unfolded beyond this, there was a risk of injuring the academy as well as passers-by.
Frederick glanced behind him.
The professors who came out were dealing with the magic beasts. They were monsters that would have been too much for a normal professor, but there is Karios among them.
Woowook-! Woowoowook-! Kwaguaga River-!!
His terrifying attack magic was slaying the monsters.
If it was Karios, he could have trusted and entrusted the whole situation.
Furthermore, demonic beasts were pouring out of the graphite of Luca Delos even at this moment.
Geeing-
Frederick expressed “Spacing”.
No matter how much Frederick he was, he couldn’t move everyone in the academy.
Therefore, the only choice was to move Luca Delos to an uninhabited remote area.
fault-······
Frederick and Lucaradelos disappeared in an instant.
At the main gate where the two giants disappeared, only a strange silence lingered.
Meanwhile······
Karios checked the empty front door.
After Luca Delos disappeared, the number of Witchbeasts did not increase any more. They attacked the dwindling number of them in concert with the professors.
Woowook-! Woowoowook-!
Formidable offensive power worthy of a “genius of offensive magic”.
His attack magic mercilessly exploded the top-notch Demonic Beasts.
It was about these guys, I could handle it even if there were dozens of them. However, it could not be wiped out at once with wide-range attack magic.
As there were numerous students left at the academy.
Kwaguaga River-!!
Carios, who slaughtered the monsters step by step, annihilated all the dozen black magicians and the monsters they summoned from the portal.
Then the portal closed.
With this, Lucardelos’ attack was over.
“Is everyone okay?”
Karios looked around.
The academy was turned into a mess due to the attack of demon beasts, but fortunately there were no deaths. There were injuries, but only minor bruises.
At the same time as relief, anger boiled over. Uncontrollable hostility radiated from his entire body.
“These are the ones to kill…”
Karios said to his assistant.
“Request reinforcements from the imperial family right now.”
Imperial troops to protect the academy in case of additional attacks.
After those words, Karios resolutely moved on.
his assistant asked in a puzzled tone.
“Oh, where are you going? Professor Karios.”
“The Immortal Knights are going to slaughter Luca Delos.”
＊＊＊
A “dark room” where all there is is a single ray of light coming down from the ceiling.
A flash of light flashes in the bleak darkness. Sharp attacks pour in.
Woowook-!
A sharp attack that cuts through gaps.
However, I just leisurely defend myself.
No attack can reach me or the defense target.
Total test time was 120 minutes.
The time I have to endure here is 60 minutes.
Accurately blocks all attacks and waits for their progress.
Shu Shu Shuk-!
I used top-notch defense magic, including [Expedium]. Basic defense magic like 「Barrier」 was left behind. For the guy who will be active soon.
“·······”
Strikes pouring from all sides.
“Iberium” manifested at the same time.
A shield-shaped layer of magic springs up from the crust to defend itself. Magic and magic collided and sparks flew.
system suppression-!
When predicted by the flow of attack patterns, there is not much left now. Soon, all 60 minutes of waiting will be filled.
I slowly prepared I took out the Imperial Palace Return Stone from within. In the other hand, I warmed up the beginner attack magic that I used last night – [Magical Concentration Bullet].
Just one timing.
If we fail clumsily, neither the fate of the academy nor the fate of Regilos and I can be guaranteed.
You must succeed at once, without mistakes.
system suppression-!
how much time has passed like that
In the distance, several beams of light began to appear.
Announcing the passage of one hour.
If it had been a omnidirectional attack before, this time it was a concentrated attack, suggesting that the release of magical power.
A tightly condensed ‘magic wave’ was fired toward the defense target.
Fusoowoowook-!!
I didn’t use defense magic. At the corner of the attack, he stared at the magic wave.
The magic wave approached at high speed, just before it attacked my body.
“!!!”
I aimed at the 「Magical Concentration Bullet」 that was manifested in my fist.
The two devastating attacks collided, sending out a terrifying shockwave.
💞 Gung!!
An upheaval erupted in the quiet subspace.
A strong wind blew in the “dark room” and the black tent of the defense target fluttered.
The moment the tent fluttering like a parasol blocked the view of the monitoring room.
Tat-!
Regilos, who had been hiding in the defense target, appeared. Regilos was wearing the same robe as me, wearing the same hood as me.
Regilos comes out.
I went inside
A prearranged replacement operation.
At the same time, he used the Imperial Palace Return Stone.
Kwajik-!
When the tent fluttering with the shock wave sank, and the momentary operation was completed.
“·······”
I was outside, not in the darkroom.
Chromakita of the borders of the Empire, where all the starlight embroidered in the night sky is.
wheeeing-
The chilly wind outside touched my skin.
There is a thick demonic energy inside it.
It was because the magic beasts of the northern portal were waiting.
just as expected.
“·······”
I turned my head and looked behind me.
Hundreds of Demon Beasts were lined up in the wide, empty field.
In order to protect the imperial support force and the academy, all of them must be annihilated.
Krrrr-
In front of the magic beast waiting to be attacked, the wizard who will manifest the portal was waiting.
That face reflected in the moonlight…
It’s a wizard I’ve been familiar with.
I didn’t know that this guy was managing the northern portal.
“You are here.”
“·······”
“I am sorry in many ways.
I stared at him and took out the magical power boosting potion.
＊＊＊
Emperor Arnold walked through the Garden of Peace for nothing.
Although he enjoyed taking walks from time to time, this was the first time he had visited the garden at sunset.
jerk- jerk-
A statue whose gaze is obscured by darkness.
Wildly overgrown plants.
The garden, where the darkness of the night sky fell, was only gloomy. Still, Arnold did not stop walking. I sat on a bench in the garden.
A panoramic view of Archinia overlooking without a shield.
With that fantastic night view in front of him, he expressed his “predictive power”.
“·······”
Again it was not visible.
The planned future was turned upside down with the appearance of Leonard, and the end of the raid fell into the labyrinth.
Amidst that uncertainty, Arnold had a question.
What would happen if there were no imperial support troops?
Will Leonard alone be able to stop so many monsters?
“indeed······”
I was curious about Leonard’s ability.
I wanted to see how far he had grown.
That was why Arnold came to the garden at night.
It was to avoid reports from the eunuchs, so as not to get involved in an imperfect future.
Hodak-
But how did the ignorant eunuch know and pursued them all the way here? The eunuch came running in one step and prostrated himself.
“Lungs, Your Majesty! I’m in big trouble!! Now at the Imperial Academy, Lucadelo-”
“know.”
Arnold stopped talking nonchalantly.
jerk- jerk-
Footsteps spread through the quiet garden.
Arnold stopped in front of the eunuch who raised his head very slowly. The eunuch hurriedly lowered his head. But Arnold pulled the eunuch’s chin to meet his eyes.
“You didn’t find Jim.”
“·······”
The rapidly fluctuating pupil of the eunuch.
“Go.”
“Okay, I’ll do as you wish. Your Majesty the Emperor.”
After saying that, the eunuch withdrew.
Arnold sat down on the bench again.
He looked up at the indifferent night sky and raised his eyebrows.
Indeed, will Leonard be able to solve the case again?
How far will the growth of the guy who changes the future stretch?
Who will take the place of the Archmage.
······The opaque future is only interesting .