Episode 15. Beginning (2)
“It will be taken.”
Erica shrugged her chin and smirked.
From the first day of class, the person Schlus met was none other than Iris.
She was called the saint of plechet.
In less than a minute since he met Iris, Schlust had trespassed twice.
One refused to kiss the back of his hand and forced a handshake.
It was an act of complete disregard for the authority of Iris, who was officially appointed by the Vatican as a saint.
And the other one was half talk.
Even if it was Iris, this would have upset her a lot.
I could see the tremors of her smiling face.
The words of those who ignored Iris were not always good.
Although always benevolent, she is known for showing no mercy to those who oppose her.
Perhaps Schlus will soon disappear without a sound.
I know it’s good to be confident by signing a contract with the devil, but even if the opponent was bad, it was too bad.
Kugung…!
“uh?”
At that moment, Erika’s posture, which had her chin on her chin, collapsed due to the great vibration.
The epicenter is the river.
Erica turned her gaze to that place and couldn’t help but be astonished.
A black sphere trembled and rose through the pile of manastones.
It was something I remember seeing before.
Yes, when the war with the Kingdom of Trud was in full swing. It was obvious that it was the thing that my father had bought in bulk.
It was an artifact that absorbed all the surrounding magic and exploded.
‘Not everyone knows what that is. You must induce an evacuation before causing a panic…!’
Erika jumped up and looked around.
There were still a few dozen seconds left before it exploded.
All in all, it would be impossible to get as many students out of the classroom as possible.
It was the moment when Erica took a deep breath and lowered her voice.
“Uh-“
“Damn! Run away! Explosive artifacts!”
“No really….”
Erica lowered her head in despair.
Fear and panic quickly filled the entire classroom.
The restraints of the aristocracy were rushing towards the entrance, pushing each other, forgetting all dignity and order.
However, the door of the classroom was pushed by the crowd, but it did not move at all.
It’s really dry now.
Evacuation has no choice but to give up and destroy the artifacts.
“What are they doing…?”
Thinking about it, Erica turned her head and looked towards a corner.
There, Schlus was holding Iris’ waist and supporting it.
What the hell are you doing in this situation? A blush appeared on Erica’s cheeks.
Shaking her head to erase her anguish, Erica crossed the desk and jumped into the pulpit.
“Hey!”
As if familiar with it, he manipulated the telekinetic magic and gently lowered his body onto the pulpit.
Then, he gradually gathered his magical powers and began to form a recipe.
A technique that can shatter that explosive artifact.
“Whoa!”
In front of Erica’s outstretched hand, a white flash of light appeared and shot out to the front.
Magic bullet with light properties.
It was the strongest penetrating magic that Erica could cast.
The reason for this zero-range shooting in front of the nose was to maximize penetration.
Teeing…!
“no!”
However, the magic bullet that flew at the speed of light could only bounce off the artifact without a scratch.
All of a sudden, the artifact turned into an orange light and fluctuated more and more.
It’s too late now.
The only choice is to use the taboo magic that has been passed down from generation to generation.
A life-threatening secret that transforms all life force into magical power.
You must destroy this artifact by using it or even at the cost of your life.
Because that is a noble duty and responsibility.
With her eyes closed, Erica, who had a firm resolve, reached out.
The moment I was about to unfold the occult rite-
“Huh? Huh?!”
Erica’s body floated in the air.
Someone was moving her with telekinetic magic.
No, this isn’t a flashback.
Unsophisticated and rough handling. It must have been gravity magic.
That gravity magic pulled Erica away from the pulpit-
“Hah!”
I did not put it down slowly, but suddenly threw it away.
Erica got up, rubbing her tingly ass.
Shame for rolling the ground in trouble, anger at the perpetrator, and despair over having blew up an opportunity to stop the explosion came over at the same time.
“iced coffee······!”
An artifact that glows brightly and turns yellow.
It meant that there were less than three seconds left before it exploded.
Thinking that she was really thin now, Erika’s face turned white.
Erica closed her eyes tightly.
The very next moment, an explosion swept through the eardrums.
Kwaang…!
“Uh uh uh uh huh?”
But something was strange.
What was supposed to happen after the explosion did not come.
I couldn’t feel the strong wind, the fragments hitting my body, the hot heat, or anything.
Did I get to heaven before I felt any pain?
Erica opened her eyes, feeling suspicious.
“······under?”
A sigh escaped from her mouth.
It was an unavoidable sight.
The flames spreading out from the artifact, numerous fragments could not leave the pulpit, and were flocking to the center again.
It made a noise as if it was a reverse reproduction of a binge, and the red flames were being sucked back inside, forming a huge sphere.
The sphere gradually became smaller and then condensed into a single point.
When the flames finally subsided and silence returned to the classroom—
Koo!
A large boulder fell on the platform.
The torn blackboard, the pulpit floor, and the fragments of artifacts were all tangled together.
“············”.
“············”.
The madness of the students who had flocked to the entrance also subsided.
Everyone in the lecture room looked down on the scorched pulpit with their mouths wide open.
How much magic power would it take to suppress such an explosion?
3 million? 5 million? No, it’s definitely more than that.
As if everyone had similar thoughts, the students looked at each other. It was to find a drinker.
I heard that Gawain, who was the strongest wizard and knight, had 30,000 magical powers.
Quang!
At that moment, the classroom door was torn off with a roar.
A black figure appeared over the smoke and dusty entrance.
Tall stature and long robes.
There were not a few students who recognized who they were just by looking at the silhouette.
“The nobles are very good at what they do.”
Eyes that despise students like trash.
Ludwig von Bermanstein was the chief magician of his time and a professor of elemental magic at the Imperial University.
“Professor Ludwig!”
“Did the professor stop the explosion?!”
“············”.
Students flocked to him with enthusiasm.
But Ludwig was still looking down at them, with an annoyed expression on his face.
“Today’s lecture is closed. Let’s go out soon.”
“Yes, yep!”
The students began to leave the classroom in an orderly, upright line.
As if when they pushed each other and argued.
It was so disgusting that Ludwig shook his head.
‘Liechtenburg…?’
A girl standing alone right in front of the pulpit.
Ludwig recognized the girl and was puzzled.
It wasn’t just that she was standing near the bombing site, it was because she was staring blankly at one place, lost in her mind.
Ludwig followed her gaze and narrowed his brow.
“These damn things-“
It was a situation that was embarrassing to explain in words.
***
Honestly, I did my best.
To put Erika down as gently as possible, I did my best with my inexperienced magic skills.
[Residual Magical Amount: 0]
[Insufficient magic power.]
“Eh-“
But my weak magical power didn’t let me do that.
As soon as the amount of magic power reached 0, my magic stopped working, and Erica fell from a height of 1 meter as it was.
“Hah!”
“············”.
It’s not my fault.
It’s because Erica is too heavy.
If it was only 10 kilos lighter, it would have been enough to put it down gently.
She leaned back slightly, avoiding the gaze of Erika, who looked around with her tearful eyes.
“Ugh.”
My body staggered and I couldn’t hear.
Magical exhaustion came.
I couldn’t fall down like this.
‘Choice and focus. Used for magic.’
As soon as I used my ability, I felt the power return to my body.
[Residual Magical Amount: 100,000]
And the magical power also rose endlessly, reaching 100,000.
More than three times more than Gawain in his prime.
And it was a magical amount comparable to Alexia.
What’s next…
I just put into action what I simulated in my head over and over again.
He crafted a gravitational magic formula within 3 seconds, pouring all 100,000 mana into it.
Then he suppressed the explosion with gravity magic.
That was it.
[Quest accomplished]
[3 Shop Coins are given as a reward.]
“under······.”
did it
The moment I felt a sense of accomplishment at that thought, my body leaned forward.
Magical exhaustion will come again.
I didn’t think of this.
Helpless from the agonizing struggle, my face fell helplessly down the stairs.
width-
“···········?”
But it wasn’t the hard corner of the stairs that hit my face, it was the soft feel.
A soft voice came out, as if trying to explain what had happened.
“I asked why you came.”
“············”.
“I saw this future. A future in which you save everyone. That’s why I came here. I want to see it with my own eyes.”
“············”.
Iris’s voice flowed in with a force that melted my ears.
Also, this is a saint.
I really can’t get it out without going.
. . . in a religious sense.
“Can you tell me about that…?”
“You seem to already know what. Rather, I want to ask you. How did you know that I could see the future?”
“it is a secret······.”
“Huhu. I knew you would say that. I came to see this too.”
Really, this woman can’t win.
Still, I’m glad that you know that I’m harmless.
If Iris had turned to the enemy, I would have literally lost my hands and was expelled from the Imperial University.
“What really happened. I wouldn’t have told anyone that I could see the future.”
“············”.
“I’m not asking questions, so don’t worry. I’m doing this because I’m really happy that I finally have someone who knows my secret and someone I can confide with.”
“Is that so…”
“So, I will personally allow you to leave the horse. We will be together for a long time, right?”
“············”.
How far into the future did Iris look?
I don’t know for sure, but I knew that Iris was kind to me.
I don’t know what kind of future I saw. However, looking at the future of being together with Iris for a long time, it doesn’t seem like a future where at least he loses a bet with Ludwig and gets expelled from school.
“How long will you be like that?”
“oh?!”
A deep voice came from the side.
At that moment, Iris was startled and grabbed my shoulder and dropped me off.
I sat with my back on the stairs, barely supporting my upper body with my shaky arms.
“Go away. Today is a day off.”
“I’m going to rest for a while. I was so startled that my legs loosened.”
“············”.
“Isn’t it?”
“Do whatever you want.”
It takes about 5 minutes until the mana is full and you can move.
A five-minute break would be enough to walk.
Iris smiled slightly at me and went up the stairs.
So, only me and Professor Ludwig were left in the classroom.
Erika, who was standing dumbly near the pulpit, had already disappeared.
“Schlus Heinkel.”
“······Yes.”
“Then why don’t you explain it to me soon. How did this happen?”
“············”.
f*ck. I heard it all
Sneaky woman