Episode 66
“As a professor, it’s nice to see a good student, but this… … It’s just embarrassing for now.”
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His tone changed.
It wasn’t just the tone of voice that changed.
The presence becomes heavy.
The unpleasant air thickens. The nature of mana changes and it exudes an unpleasant scent.
It feels like blood.
“It seems that the professor is not ashamed to show his true feelings by gritting his teeth against the students.”
After chanting the Bone Spear, it flew.
The wind generated by the accelerated wind blows away the steam, and the wind blows straight towards the enemy.
Just before a sharp bone spear pierced his neck.
The blade could not be reached, and when he hit the sword he took out and wielded, it rotted and crumbled.
“Did you tell me? I have no intention of becoming a professor, at least not here.”
A sword entwined with demonic energy dyed red.
pointing it at me
“You seem to be using a rather peculiar magic. A red Magira with the smell of blood.”
“It’s quite different from the Magi that Xian students deal with.”
“If I should call it by name, can I call it blood magic?”
must be the correct answer
“… … I’m not surprised. Other students would have been terrified.”
“I’m pretty good at dealing with that kind of energy.”
Because I knew it from the beginning.
The identity of that power too.
source too.
Above all, purpose.
Even so, I was ignoring it because it wasn’t the time to hunt yet.
“From the attack on students to the Magi not authorized by Imperial Magic… … . Even if I kill the professor with this, I’ll be commended.”
“If you can.”
Spitting out leisurely, Professor Millington rushes forward with quick movements that make it hard to believe that he is a scholar.
Physical ability comparable to a fairly melee class.
‘Apart from strengthening by blood magic, I also did doping.’
At the same time as calmly guessing the means the enemy is using, my body responds reflexively.
I skillfully throw one of the daggers hanging from my waist.
“That’s clumsy!”
Of course, after easily dodging that much, he slashes his sword at me.
I gazed at the sword leisurely without taking a single step.
laughed at
“It’s just that I didn’t have to worry about matching it.”
“… … !!”
Simulton was startled, and at the same time, a harsh crash sounded and the sword slipped away.
Emily intervened just right and struck the sword.
“Familiar?!”
“That blood magic is harmful to humans, but it doesn’t mean much to demons. … … It’s nothing special.”
“How did you do that?!”
He asked in surprise if he felt uncomfortable with the fact that I perfectly grasped the characteristics of blood magic, but he did not have time to say it to the end.
Push!
Something sharp had dug into his back.
It’s the dagger I threw a moment ago.
Dagger of the Black Serpent.
A weapon endowed with the skill of tracking and capturing.
A despicable dagger that returns on its own even if thrown roughly.
“This sh*t! To me who received his power… … .”
“Well, even if the dagger doesn’t work, this will work.”
It’s just to make you lose your eyes.
In that short interval, the black flame I chanted at high speed penetrated.
“Chehehehe?!”
As I stumble, Emily skillfully grabs me, lifts me up, and distances me.
It looks unsightly, but as long as it doesn’t move, I have time to focus on casting.
“Third-rate professor, I don’t have time to focus on you, so I’ll finish it.”
Because I don’t have to worry about it.
“yes… … bloke!”
He’s trying to say something to me, but I don’t want to listen.
Are you embarrassed?
I haven’t even revealed my true nature yet, but it’s ending like this for me.
“Then you shouldn’t have stood up in front of me.”
If you want to fight, you should have attacked Linia, who is out there somewhere.
Well, since he can’t be called the main character now, is it better to come to me?
“go away.”
As soon as the casting was finished, the manifest black flame erased his voice and swallowed him, burning him whole.
After the incineration, there are no more enemies left.
“You picked the wrong person to play with.”
* * *
There was no need to do any follow-up.
Maybe there wasn’t much time left.
The sky is gradually turning blue as it is already time for the sun to rise.
‘Starting soon!’
Returning to the cabin, the little dryad seemed to have regained some energy in that short time.
“Did you hear the story?”
“… … Well, I guess he has something to say to Xian.”
“to me?”
Apparently, this little boy didn’t say much to the party in the meantime.
As soon as I return, he comes closer to me and stares at me.
“Do you have something to do with me?”
The little boy trembles as I look down and meet him.
It has to be.
Originally, dryads are wary of humans.
Among them, the black magician is the least compatible. In particular, it is said to be a black magician who commands demons.
There’s nothing strange about being slapped on the spot.
But this little boy is afraid but does not run away.
[…] … I have a request.]
“I guess so.”
I feel a sense of deja vu.
There is nothing to worry about.
“If there is no request, there will be no reason to come in front of the warlock.”
game.
The intro to the events of Chapter 2 of the game.
Originally, this little boy plays the role of announcing the beginning.
[Drive out the monster that took over the forest.]
“… … Oh, that.”
Didn’t you find the wrong number to ask for?
Well, if you come to me, things will work out properly.
It was when I was about to answer.
《The second chapter of the main scenario begins.》
《Red Devil’s Forest》
《The final goal: Drive out the threat that has taken control of the Forest of Blood.》
Strangeness happens.
It’s not just a message announcing the start of a quest.
“draft!”
who shouted
At that moment, everyone’s eyes turned to the window.
would instinctively know.
That is where the changes taking place here are most clearly revealed.
sky.
On the morning of the fourth day, the sky changes again.
red
A curtain of red energy blocking the blue sky blocked the sky.
“really… … Is it going to be as the Great Saint is worried about?”
Alpine’s voice trembled in astonishment.
I shouted without even looking at you pretending not to hear.
“be careful. something happens.”
I can only give you this much of a warning yet, but if you tell me that much, you’ll understand.
There will be a big deviation from the original plan of the new students.
Not scheduled training.
A practice that requires you to be alert.
* * *
Just before the incident happened.
The darkest and most ominous place in the Bloody Forest.
“Semiton, you stupid bastard.”
In the dark, the old man clicked his tongue in displeasure.
Keeping track of everything that happens in this forest is no big deal to him.
So he checked it carefully.
The man who was watching him asked if he felt uncomfortable in his disapproval.
A knight in black armor.
“Hey, Melf. What’s going on? You’re not going to complain that things went wrong now, are you? Wouldn’t it help if you cried and hung on?”
“Semilton got hit.”
“You stupid guy,” he repeatedly cursed.
“The plan hasn’t even started yet… … . You’ve already messed up.”
“Hasn’t that bastard been chasing after the dryad’s remains? Could it be that the professors at the academy discovered it? Were you that stupid?”
“No. It was one of the kids who killed him.”
“You were beaten by a student? Hey, are you kidding?”
I am so amazed that I can’t believe it.
I can’t say it’s an illusion. Undoubtedly, Melfrang confirmed it through the means of surveillance he had spread out in the forest.
The student overpowering Millington.
More than anything else, it wasn’t him as a professor, but the power he had hidden… … I subdued him who draws blood magic.
“He must have been a half-penny who couldn’t even properly accept blood magic.”
“I thought it wasn’t enough for a kid who had just entered school to handle it.”
“hahahahaha. It seems that the empire’s talent fortune has burst. I really envy you.”
“Don’t joke about it.”
As if fed up with it, Melfrang openly reveals his displeasure.
“Anyway, it’s just a dog of the Empire.”
“So what? It doesn’t matter if I handle the dryad’s fluid.”
“All right. I hate wood sprites, but since they got caught, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Thinking calmly to see if his anger had subsided, Melfrang came to a conclusion.
“Since this has happened, we are only advancing the plan.”
“Hoo… … . Are you okay? You were careful.”
“I have been preparing for 30 years. It doesn’t matter if you start at any time.”
Melfrang reached out.
The stems of the red plant rising from the ground are intertwined to form a walking stick.
Grabbing it, the old man stood up.
“It’s a great opportunity to bring the young dogs of the Empire into the forest. It will be good food for ‘Him’.”
“If you’ve made up your mind, there’s no need to stop it. good night. Cooperate as promised.”
“Yes, it may be troublesome for you, but I ask you to tie up those professors.”
“Kikki, don’t worry. Do you want to help subdue the students?”
“It is enough to block the professors’ movements. The young dogs of the Empire are enough of us.”
As Melfrang lightly tapped his staff on the floor, a presence increased in the darkness.
Red eyes filled the darkness.
What rises from those eyes is blood magic that is so thick that it is ominous.
“A person of blood who made an oath by dedicating his soul and body in anticipation of his coming!”
As Melfrang clenched his fists, a storm of blood magic also surged wildly around him, elevating the emotions of him and his compatriots.
“The time has come to resolve your grudge against the empire.”
As if responding to those words, the shouts that followed filled the darkness and shook it.
All they have is hatred.
“We must destroy the false empire and bring down the abominable emperor!”
goal set out. The first step to achieve a secret wish mixed with resentment and hatred.
“The only thing that can achieve that is our master blood and blood!”
And there is only one way to achieve their wish.
“Now is the time for true blood to take root in this land!”
Melfrang announced the start of the plan and shouted without hiding the energy that was seething with elation.
“Start! Secure the offerings to the blood tree and protect the ceremony!”
No one will be able to get out of this forest.
On the contrary, the youngsters who arrogantly hunted will be slaughtered here with a terrible scream.
* * *
An accident that happens in the forest of blood.
The first person to notice this was Professor Richard, who was operating a ‘telegraph’ to monitor the entire forest.
“Eh, what is this… … .”
He muttered in disbelief, but the information he was controlling was accurate.
“I have to tell you!”
I tried to raise my voice to urgently call other professors.
“Hey, if you make a loud noise at this time, it will be used. It’s a show that those friends have been preparing for 30 years, and we have to let the curtain rise.”
A chill runs down the back of his neck instinctively at the sound of a voice behind him.
As Professor Richard hurriedly rolls his body forward, the sword barely flicks through the air.
Had I noticed it a little later, my head would have fallen off.
“I feel good. It’s kind of like being a professor… … . I thought it was about stealing by flying a bird.”
“Who are you… … .”
The man in black armor only giggled instead of answering.
“If I was going to teach you my identity, I wouldn’t have written anything like this. Well, even if I told you, I wouldn’t be able to tell you that anyway.”
Because it’s just crazy.
frivolous attitude. However, Professor Richard had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure without being able to say a word easily.
His chatter sounds like that of a third-rate thief, but the lifespan felt from his sword is unusual.
“… … What are you doing?”
“You said that. Even if you listen, it means nothing.”
Repeatedly saying that he had no intention of speaking out, the black knight struck down his sword.
“Then I’ll keep this instead of Professor Richard.”
Instead, an intervening greatsword blocked the black knight’s slash.
Entilon Belzelt.
The department head of the Auror class.
An Aura Master who was once part of the Imperial Knights.
He noticed the change himself and intervened.