I Possessed an Academy Without a Protagonist chapter 67

Episode 67. Magical Energy Flood (2)

“Celine’s letter!”

After looking through the mailbox, Erica cheered.

While waiting impatiently, the letter I wanted had arrived.

Celine was the daughter of a lower aristocratic family belonging to Liechtenburg.

I couldn’t monitor Schlus Heinkel while I was listening to battle magic, so I had Celine report it, but as I had asked, the letter arrived even during practice.

“It’s nothing special, but…”

He is a Schlusus who is always thorough and doesn’t even show his emotions with his facial expressions.

Obviously there won’t be any great reports.

Even so, the thought of hearing about Schlust after a long time made me shudder.

“Breaking news. Send a peregrine express to arrive as soon as possible. Schlusz had a nosebleed tonight, so the first night of practice… Huh?”

Erika’s eyes widened as she leisurely drank the tea and spewed the tea to the floor.

You have a nosebleed and then you vomit thick blood from your mouth?

no what is this

“Schlus said he had a chronic disease, but did not explain it in detail. The judgment is up to Erica-sama…”

Small cookies constantly entered Erica’s mouth as she read the letter.

It seemed that he would not be able to calm himself if something sweet did not enter his mouth.

The attendant, who was watching from behind her, sighed deeply and thought, ‘It has started again’.

Erica, who has entered that state, has to eat a box of cookies to finish.

“It’s the same as the one I saw last time…”

Of course, I hadn’t seen the blood shed at that time.

blood on the floor.

And that was all he had seen of Schlus in a tired state.

However, in this letter, Schlusz vomited blood, his complexion deteriorated in an instant, and he was carried away with support.

Schlust used to say he had a chronic illness.

It’s probably not wrong.

If it is a chronic disease that he acquired by selling his lifespan.

“Is it possible that the erosion of magical energy?”

Certain areas of the Whist Forest have a fairly high concentration of magical energy.

So it was Erica who was suspicious of magic energy poisoning, but after reading the letter, she concluded that it wasn’t.

Because Professor Sergei himself said that no residual magical energy was detected.

“Even Schlus wouldn’t want to show this to others…”

There’s nothing good about letting the outside world know that your lifespan is getting shorter.

So, Schlusus must have made every effort not to show this bloody symptom to the outside somehow.

The last time I was caught, it was because I broke into a single room in the dormitory at will.

But this time in front of many students.

“It must be getting worse.”

Maybe it’s because I can’t control myself anymore.

The end of Schlusus was getting closer and closer.

That meant that time was running out.

At this rate, he will sacrifice himself again to save others.

If that happens, Schlusz becomes a hero again and dies.

“That’s not allowed!”

So shouting, Erica slowly read the last part of the letter.

Then, Erica’s pupils dilated greatly.

There were verses that were hard to believe.

“Shulus has a large amount of magic energy antidote…?”

Magical energy detoxifier.

If you go to the Wrist Forest, where the concentration of magical energy is thick, it was enough to bring.

Of course, if that’s a bottle or two.

But if that’s the amount of fever, it’s a different story.

It’s as if they were aware of the overflow of magical energy in advance and prepared to save people.

If not…

“Ha! You crazy bastard!”

Or plan to artificially cause an overflow of magical energy.

The latter touched Erica a little more.

If you have a large amount of antidote for magical energy in an extreme situation like an overflow of magical energy, there are countless ways to become a hero and oxidize.

When I thought about it like that, I wondered if the past events such as the Demon Day terror or Henderson’s dormitory invasion were also Schlus’s own plays.

no, it’s not like that…

Because it has been verified by Alexia Chairman, Sergei, and Professor Ludwig.

“You still have to check!”

“How?”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

As Erica jumped up and turned around, she bumped into an attendant who was carrying a cookie basket.

Erica apologized in a dry way and quickly ran out of the room.

Every second was rushed.

“To the Imperial University!”

“uh······”

Erica, who got out of the house and got into the carriage, shouted.

When the coachman saw Erica coming out alone, he tried to tell him that he had to go out with an attendant, but-

“What are you doing? Hurry up!”

“all right.”

He sighed and set off the carriage.

After all, she wasn’t the kind of person who would have to deal with it if someone like her from start to finish pointed it out.

Since the headmaster was absent, Erica was no less than a king in this mansion.

It didn’t take long to get to the Imperial University on the noble road.

Upon arrival, Erica jumped out of the wagon and quickly disappeared inside the front door.

The driver, who looked at this, sighed as the ground was gone.

“Ah, Erica-sama. Hello…”

“Hi hello! Nice to meet you!”

“···········?”

I usually treat my classmates politely when they talk to me like this.

I was in a hurry right now, so I didn’t have time to do that.

Erica, who arrived in the dormitory quickly, climbed the stairs and stood in front of a certain door.

-Iris von dem Fleischette

It was written that way on the nameplate of the door.

Thump thump!

“Iris! Are you there?”

“Ummm…? Erika?”

“I see! Then open it! Hurry! I’m in a hurry!”

“If it’s a bathroom, use a public toilet…”

“No, it’s not urgent!”

A sigh was heard from inside.

Soon there was the sound of footsteps and the door swung open.

Looking inside, Erica couldn’t help but be slightly surprised.

Iris’s condition was different from usual.

“What. Were you studying?”

“Yeah, what…”

Iris shook her head and replied as if embarrassed.

Instead of wearing the nun’s uniform she always wears, she was wearing a flattering t-shirt and short pants.

And then there’s the glasses.

The impression was completely different from usual.

“I’m embarrassed to see others. Come in quickly.”

“Ugh! Sorry!”

Erica rushed inside.

Even when I was young, I rarely saw Iris like this.

This is what happens when you arrive unexpectedly.

It was Erica who regretted not having to go to school and staying in the dormitory.

“So what’s going on?”

“I want you to look into the future!”

“The future?”

Iris pulled her head back and made a strange expression.

It’s good to believe that I have a future poem…

I didn’t know that Erica would make such a request to me to satisfy her self-interest.

“I’m sorry, Erica. I decided to use this ability only to save lives. To make money or harm someone-“

“No no! It’s not like that! It’s about Schlus!”

“Are you Schlus?”

Only then did Iris’ expression change to that of curiosity.

Erica felt a little sad and jealous at the same time.

I don’t think Iris showed such interest except for Schlus.

“I don’t know if you knew it either… because Schlus actually has a disease.”

“Illness? What disease?”

“I don’t know. But it’s definitely a disease that doesn’t last long. As far as I’ve checked so far, Schlusus vomited blood twice and collapsed.”

“Blood…?!”

“So I’m wondering if Schlus might have gained power by selling his lifespan to the devil… Well, that’s unfounded, so let’s move on. Schlusus, who went to the Wrist Forest this time, is suspicious. Very.”

“How do you say it’s suspicious?”

“It’s hard to say… Anyway, it’s questionable. So, I want you to look at the future of Schlust now.”

To explain how Schlus knew that he had a large amount of antidote for magic energy, I had to explain Celine.

It was obvious that Iris wouldn’t like it, such as planting a spy in another class, so Erica decided to keep it quiet.

“To be suspicious means to be in danger again.”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

“I’m sorry. My future poetry doesn’t show the future I want.”

“Then how can I see it?”

“I don’t know about that. There is no known regularity, so we can only judge it to be random for now.”

“ha······.”

You can’t see the future when you want.

It was Erica who was slightly disappointed with Iris’ future poetry.

If so, should I stay in Iris’ dormitory until I see the future?

It was a moment when I was thinking about something like that.

“uh?”

“what’s the matter?”

“I see. The future.”

Iris stared into the air with an empty pupil.

This is the future!

With a little admiration, Erica took Iris’ hand.

“What do you see? What? Huh?”

“Would you please be a little quiet…. If you can’t concentrate, you’ll be cut off, this.”

“Ah! Ugh! Sorry!”

Erica fell down and shut her mouth.

In order not to really make any noise, I stayed still without moving a single fingertip.

It was a lie to say that if you can’t concentrate, you’ll be cut off.

Iris smiled as she looked at Erica with her narrow eyes and looked into the view of the future city again.

“The carriage is back.”

“············”.

“It’s the carriage I went to practice. Battle magic students are getting off.”

“············”.

“what.”

Iris’s expression hardened.

Seeing this, Erica couldn’t stand itching because she kept her mouth shut.

“What? What did you see?”

“It’s a coffin…. A coffin was put down by Professor Sergei, Einz Wiegenstein, and the green-haired student. Future Poetry ends here.”

“aah! Are you cut off because of me?”

Erica bit her hair and blamed herself.

However, Future Poetry was not interrupted by Erika’s interruption.

It was just the future that was shown so far.

“It’s Schlus who died. Right?”

“············”.

Iris couldn’t answer Erika’s question.

It was not yet at the stage where I could say for sure.

It was because the coffin was open and I couldn’t see inside.

However, it is true that Schlust was absent from the procession.

And if there was an emergency enough to cause fatalities, Schlus was a person who, along with Professor Sergei, would have sacrificed himself enough.

But since Professor Sergei was alive, he died naturally…

“Should I chase you?”

“I can’t do that. If I start now, I’ll be late…”

Iris bit her lip.

The future seen in future poetry is not absolute.

That it can change enough, she has confirmed several times recently.

But not as much this time.

To change the future, at least someone who knows the future must intervene.

But Schlus, who doesn’t know anything, is in the Wrist Forest, and we are here at the Imperial University.

The future does not change.

“I just have to pray. It’s just an empty coffin.”

The future in which someone would die, Iris had no choice but to accept helplessly.