I Possessed an Academy Without a Protagonist chapter 138

Episode 138. Reason to give up (3)

necessity.

It was said that the clash between the powers of the beasts and the peoples of the human race was inevitable.

Until now, after the human race nation was unified on the continent, there has never been a time where the overflowing national power has not been poured into the Great Forest in the form of war.

Even if there was a time when the beasts and humans were friendly, the relationship always ended in war.

As if they were destined to fight each other, the peace between the beasts and humans never lasted long.

And now was that time.

A time when decades of peace are broken.

The Great Forest becomes a trash can for the Empire to pour out its surplus power after the war with the Trud Kingdom.

Even if the Imperial Army mobilized only one corps, the Great Forest would have to fight for national luck, but it didn’t matter.

Because the Great Forest is accustomed to the dwindling national treasury and the fierce defense battle.

After waiting for the Imperial Army to arrive first, the opinion came out that this time, this should move first.

A revolt broke out in the southern region bordering the Great Forest.

If you support this and succeed in independence, a perfect buffer zone will be created, and even if it fails, it can eat away at the power of the imperial army, so it will be helpful in the inevitable war that will break out in the future.

“Don’t try to deny it. The southern republic will fall within a month. Not because of the offensive of the suppression force, but because of internal division. Everyone is looking forward to the future, right?”

“What are you talking about…”

“The next is the Great Forest. The Imperial Army, which has maintained its troops and resources, will do its best to advance towards this place, the World Tree.”

However, Schlus Heinkel completely denied this.

What you guys are doing is nonsense.

The Southern Republic threatened to be defeated at the line of the repressors before the Imperial army could even move, and the Great Forest would face an imperial corps that had not suffered any damage.

I hated to admit it, but it was very likely to be true.

Stupid Lorraine had suffered a series of devastating defeats in just a few days, losing her troops.

In addition, it was obvious that the Southern Republic would not last long just by looking at the repressive force’s unconventional policy of occupied territory.

‘But it is a war that will happen in the end!’

war that will inevitably happen.

He couldn’t bow his head to this mere college student to delay this just a little bit.

The people wanted war.

There was no reason to hesitate.

“Have you ever heard of a flame that never goes out?”

“The flame that never goes out…?”

“This is the latest technique secretly studied at the Imperial University. It creates and supplies oxygen and vehicles separately to create a fire that never goes out.”

But when the story of ‘The Unquenchable Flame’ came out, I couldn’t help but be shaken.

Was the story that circulated like a ghost story really being studied at Imperial University?

Was it seriously discussed that magic was only used to destroy the Great Forest and the World Tree?

It was an unbelievable fact.

By then it was something close to madness.

“Riga where such magic works….”

“You’ll find out for yourself. It’s probably the first time we’ve ever used it in practice.”

“············”.

It was no use looking into Schlus Heinkel’s eyes.

Because he was just staring at me with those dead eyes.

There really was no emotion in those unchanging faces and empty eyes.

In the end, I had to give up reading the authenticity of the face.

If so, what should be assumed is the worst case.

This was the case when a new weapon called the ‘unquenchable flame’ was dropped on the Great Forest and the World Tree.

Even if the Imperial Army was blocked, if the World Tree burned down, the life of the beasts would have evaporated.

Even if it is blocked, it will not be blocked.

Even if you win, you don’t win.

From now on, war with the Empire meant its destruction.

‘This war must be avoided…!’

The elders all thought the same thing and looked into each other’s eyes.

This war had to be avoided.

The humiliation, the Nabal, and the Beast race were in danger of being annihilated.

However, it was impossible to judge against the support of the South.

The people were crying out for war.

Because they knew that the suppression forces slaughtered the prisoners and made them all slaves.

I couldn’t believe it when I told them that the suppression force had now switched to an engagement policy.

The public opinion that we should go to the end and that even war was immortal had already been established.

‘There is no reason! For a reason!’

I needed a way out.

A cause was needed to change the minds of the people.

It was at that moment when the elders were sweating profusely and remembering the cause.

“I’m sorry. If you accept the request here, I was going to give you a special elixir.”

“You mean Elixir…?”

“I’ll be clear. If you accept the request I just made here, I’ll give you the Elixir in kind right now.”

“············”.

The elders’ mouths were wide open.

A good cause was now being given by Schlus Heinkel himself.

Elixir.

It was a panacea that could cure the shaman’s illness.

If the shaman who is worshiped as a god’s agent can be saved, the people will return their hearts.

I wouldn’t even consider it a humiliation to cut off military support without any other conditions.

By the way, I would have believed enough if I just said that I would bring the Elixir within a month.

Because an elixir is a valuable item that deserves to be escorted by at least hundreds of soldiers.

By the way, one of the knights who rode on horseback has the Elixir right now, and can you give it away right now?

As soon as I heard those words, the desire to believe ran away.

“If you have an elixir, show it! If you can’t show it, I’ll think it’s a lie!”

“············”.

I knew it.

The elders shouted in anger, but Schlus Heinkel remained silent.

He must have been fooling around knowing that he was the shaman’s father.

It was a lie to inspire hope.

A low-minded person.

It was the moment when the elders were grinding their teeth and glaring at Schlus Heinkel.

“I was going to show you when the negotiation was concluded. Ttt….

“What are you talking about?”

“Here you go.”

“···········?”

Schlus Heinkel sighed and stretched out his hand forward.

A look of vain appeared on the elder’s face as he looked closely with his eyes wide open.

There was nothing on the palm of his hand.

“Who are you making fun of right now?”

The moment I was getting angry.

Suddenly, a light began to shine from the air above Schlusus’ palm.

Then the light soon formed a faint form.

It soon took the form of a calabash and settled in Schlus’s palm with a chin.

It wasn’t an illusion that was seen as magic, it was the real thing.

I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it.

It is said that creating something out of nothing is the essence of magic, but it was the first time I had ever seen something in such a complex shape other than a simple element such as water or fire.

If it’s not magic, then…?

The faces of the elders became strange.

“I said that Elixir would only give it to me if I accept the request here. If I don’t make a decision until I stand up, I’m going to say no about Elixir.”

“Everyone, call the other elders immediately! We must hold a meeting of elders urgently!”

“Gather the lawmakers together! We must quickly find out if the Elixir is genuine!”

“What are you guys doing now! Fill Schlus Heinkel’s teacup right now!”

The elders panicked and got up from their seats and began to move.

Rather than paying a big price, it was an opportunity to avoid the war by getting the much-anticipated reward.

Obviously, I said that the condition for giving the elixir was only if the request was accepted at this place.

Thanks to this, whenever Schlus Heinkel was coughing and shaking, the elders were anxious to get up from their seats.

Seeing the elders being rushed to the meeting room and arguing, Schluss smiled bitterly.

Everything was going as he expected.

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Just pushing it back was like burning the enemy’s will to resist.

So I made a way out.

With the support of the people, a natural way out.

The result was success.

“Assessment result… Elixir is correct!”

“Then let’s make the conclusion of the elders meeting right away. Those who will accept the imperial request are huge.”

“············”.

9 elders.

All of them gathered here in just 10 minutes, raising one hand high.

Perhaps this is the case where the elders meeting was assembled the fastest in the history of the Great Forest and ended the earliest.

“It has been decided to accept the request unanimously. Schlus Heinkel.”

“Yes.”

“Woah woah! Wait a minute! Don’t get up and stay still!”

“Yeah….”

As they approached, I stood up and tried to shake hands, but all the elders were terrified.

Because I said ‘until I stand up’, do you think that the condition of an elixir disappears when you take your ass off?

I meant until the negotiation was over.

He seemed to pay attention to every little thing for fear that I might change his mind by taking the pod.

“On behalf of the Senate, I will answer your request. Our Daesam will accept the imperial request and withdraw all 2,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry sent to the Southern Republic. Also, all exchanges with the Southern Republic will be reduced. I am declaring that we will stop and join the trade blockade.”

“············”.

what? 10,000 infantry for 2,000 cavalry?

I felt dizzy while holding hands and shaking my head.

So, with this handshake, more than half of Lorraine’s troops flew away.

From the Empire’s point of view, the enemy was withdrawn at virtually no cost.

No, there was a price to pay.

[shop]

[Items can be purchased using shop coins.]

[Owned Coins: 4]

“············”.

Only 4 coins left after purchasing the Elixir.

I was even a little disappointed because the coins I had been collecting for a long time melted away in an instant.

Still, it was never a loss.

By utilizing the shaman, he was able to improve his relationship with the Great Forest while at the same time pushing Lorraine into a corner.

I think it was well worth the expense.

Moreover, this was a negotiation with words, and in effect, it was no less than the subjugation of the Great Forest.

From a third person’s point of view, it would appear that the elixir was roughly compensated as the face of the Great Forest would be too crumpled if you just knelt down.

“Would you like to go out for a meal? We will serve you the best cuisine of the Great Forest!”

“It’s done.”

“Would you like to see the top of the World Tree, where the sun shines? It’s probably the highest point on the continent!”

“That’s all right. I’ll go back now that the business is over.”

“ah······.”

The highest place on the continent is somewhere else.

I felt like a chimney to point out, but I just endured it and turned my back.

There wasn’t much time.

If my prediction is correct, it would have been after Lorraine, who was nervous, started working.

I had to run to help right away.

“Is the negotiation going well?”

“Iris.”

At that time, Iris, who appeared while being escorted by the beast soldiers, came close to me.

There was something unhappy about it.

“Yeah. That’s great. Did you achieve what you wanted?”

“Yes. When I went down the path you mentioned, there was a real shaman. He was seriously ill and was in a coma…. It was impossible to cure himself with my own abilities.”

“Good enough.”

This time Iris played a really big role.

I had to send Iris in advance to make the shaman, Sibyl, perform the ritual.

Even if it is impossible to cure it, if it is Iris’s magic, it will be possible to bring him to his senses.

The quest was completed as Sybilla woke up at the critical moment when she had to take out the Elixir, and I immediately bought the Elixir from the store and took it out.

“I feel like I’ve been taken advantage of…”

“I can’t. The Great Forest is like the one you saved Iris. You wouldn’t have been able to drink the Elixir without the shaman’s consciousness.”

“I’m sure I’ve seen this future. I still don’t know what happened.”

“It is what you saw. What do you mean to understand?”

“Where did the elixir come from?”

“I found it at a general store a while ago and bought it.”

“············”.

Iris glared at me.

It’s not entirely a lie.

Since the coin shop handles various items, it would not be a problem to call it a general store.

“I’m disappointed. They trust me and they don’t tell me anything.”

“It’s natural that I can’t tell you. How could I tell you the plan to use your good intentions so straight forward.”

“It’s true that you used me too! How did you use it? Tell me about that too!”

“hahahaha. Think on your own.”

Irisra, who is very excited and energetic.

It was a very precious scene.

I managed to hold back the laughter that flowed out and walked out of the building.

The light from the ceiling of Yggdrasil had weakened a lot.

As night fell, the light emitted by Yggdrasil was also decreasing.

I got my horse back from the beast soldiers.

As soon as he saw me, he jumped on me warmly, and as soon as he got closer, he turned his head again and gave a disgusting tee.

This is absolutely ridiculous…

It was the moment when he got on his back and reached out to Iris.

“Hurry up. You didn’t know what was going on in the South-“

“Wait a minute!!!”

A slender voice was heard from behind.

All the prisoners looked back in surprise.

As soon as they saw someone running from inside the building, all the soldiers knelt down.

“Hold on! Please don’t go yet!”

“············”.

A short, skinny Beast girl in a white suit.

She, with fox ears, was walking towards us, staggering, breathing heavily.

There were soldiers who approached us carefully to support us, but the girl refused all of them and came up to us on her own and stood right in front of us.

“This is the shaman of the Great Forest, Sibyl.”

Maiden, Sibyl.

She was facing Iris and speaking clearly.

Without coughing or falling over by grabbing her chest, she stood upright, with a slightly hoarse voice.

It must have been because he had just screamed.

“Thank you very much, Saint. I thought I would never wake up again. But thanks to Saint’s miracle…”

“It wasn’t a miracle.”

“It was a miracle enough for me. I wanted to say thank you for giving me the Elixir.”

“If it’s an Elixir, it’s not something I’ve prepared.”

“Yes? I heard that the saint created an elixir by a miracle…?”

“Uh-huh. That miracle was not performed by me. If it is the person who did it, it is over there.”

“············”.

sh*t.

You just have to calmly accept the ball.

Innocent Iris couldn’t take it any longer and pointed to me with a smile.

Sibyl looked at my back on the horse and stuttered closer.

“Are you… that Schlus Heinkel?”

“············”.

“Did you give me an elixir?”

“············”.

“Also······.”

“············”.

They didn’t even make eye contact and just stood still, but Sibyl was persuaded.

This was not in the plan.

It wasn’t in the plan that Sybila drank the elixir and ran to catch us as soon as she got up, nor was it in the plan that they found out that I had brought the elixir.

It would be convenient to say that all of them are Iris’ omnipotent miracles.

After this, when he returned to the Empire, a hearing was about to be held as to where the Elixir came from.

My head was hurting terribly.

“Thank you so much. Really. I will never forget this grace. The Great Forest will remember this grace forever.”

“Iris. Let’s just leave.”

“Ah yes.”

I finally pulled Iris onto the horse without looking at Sibyl.

As she was about to depart, Sibyl was kneeling from behind and then bowing toward this side.

I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.

I had already been caught, so I had to make the most of it.

“The time will come when I will call upon the Great Forest for help.”

“Yes?”

“I won’t say unconditional help. However, no matter how vain it may sound, I will be satisfied with just listening to my words seriously and considering them.”

“I’m just asking you to listen-“

“That’s enough.”

“Yes, I promise. When Schlus Heinkel asks for help in the Great Forest. I will listen to whatever you say seriously.”

Sibyl put her hand on her left chest and swore an oath.

It’s the witch’s words

It is different in weight from the words of elders like squirrels.

I turned my head again and tapped the horse’s neck.

Then he slowly started moving forward.

The witch went away.

As if she was not going to break that promise, the shaman did not lower her hand until she disappeared from sight.