Chapter 63 – He went first without me knowing
The blade forged at high pressure embroidered the air.
If I hadn’t dispelled Undine’s magic and cut it off, the water jet would have blown off Manwol’s head.
The sharp roar that brought such confidence pierced my eardrums.
Forcibly twisted curves cut out old decorations and pillars and separate broken windows.
Undine’s voice echoed sharply across the carpet where the chandelier, which had long since lost its luster, had fallen.
“Bait? “I said it was bait!”
“Undine. Quiet.”
“Brother, are you really planning on just listening to this? Are you using the master as bait? Never, ever, no! “I heard everything about your current condition!”
She speaks as if she can’t get over it.
“hahahaha, Eugene. You’re loved by DC’s daughter~ I’m jealous~’
“……… …..”
“Anyway, Miss DC. Don’t misunderstand, I don’t have any ill feelings whatsoever. And when it comes to magical power, I’m just like everyone else. I am responsible for most of the magical energy used in the magic to maintain the moon. I feel like my entire body is losing strength in real time. To be honest, it’s really… I think I’m going to die.”
“…… So what do you want to say?”
“I’m making a suggestion. A favorable offer for you.”
She grinned as if she had been waiting for Manwol.
“I know it hasn’t been officially announced within the empire, but the Crown Prince of the First Holy Sword was injured at the snowy outpost. Eugene, whom you like, has his magic sealed, so he can’t use large-scale magic, and he can’t even hold a common blade, let alone a holy sword. We both know very well that it is impossible for the Fourth Holy Sword hero to eliminate all those monsters alone, right? Full moon chance right here~ hahahahaha! “It’s okay to be happy!”
Undine clicked her tongue briefly. Ignis didn’t show it at all, but I couldn’t feel the warmth of trust in his quiet gaze.
“What should I do? If I help you, I will be able to destroy most of them. As for the remaining remnants, the DC siblings would be enough. However, as I said, my magical power has been reduced more than usual due to suppressing the moon. What if you land the first blow? “They say he just stretched out here and passed out.”
I know the power of Manwol’s Grand Army Magic, which uses an overwhelming amount of magical power.
Even if she is focusing her efforts on maintaining the moon, there is a possibility with her signature Phantasm.
And the fact that Manwol bothered to say this…
“So you want me to drive the monsters to one place?”
“That’s right. Because there is only one step. You have to deal with it all at once. “It’s impossible to kill them all in one blow.”
“You can take care of that.”
“Then?”
“There is no way….”
“Yes, I thought so.”
***
“I can’t believe it.”
A speck of dark charcoal dust on the irregularly rising horizon.
A dark dot that was only the size of a small bug at first started to swell like yeast-sprinkled bread, and soon it began to swell to the point where it was frowning.
It still looks smaller than a grain of sand, but several large entities are slowly revealing their outlines.
It was quite a spectacle to look at them from a distance, with all their different sizes, shapes, and colors.
…… Although I don’t really want to see it.
Manwol handed over the monster’s movement path. There was no need to actively meet him. In the vicinity, let alone an imperial territory, there are rare residences of blood relatives who occasionally settle down in the snowy fields. In other words, whether we procrastinate or not, no one will get hurt.
Me, Undine, and Ignis sat down in advance, lit a bonfire, boiled instant coffee, and just waited for those monsters.
“I can’t believe it!”
Were you upset that no one answered you? Maybe it’s just a matter of venting out one’s frustration. Undine cried, letting out her anger.
“What?”
“That woman, Manwol! Always smile brightly! “It might really help!”
“The moon phase of the Magic Tower spoke directly. “There is no reason to deceive us.”
“And there is even no reason to help. From the Magic Tower’s perspective, those monsters are just charging towards the Imperial Territory. Even if you stay still, there will be no harm to your blood relatives. The very idea of helping is questionable. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being careful! “You think so too, don’t you?”
“I agree with that to some extent…. You can’t trust it completely…. What will you do, Shinwol? “I will stock up on teleportation in advance.”
I sighed deeply at Ignis’ question.
“Hmm. What should I do? … “
“… “You don’t have any plans?”
“Of course. Wouldn’t it work out somehow? Anyway, all we have to do is gather the monsters to one place so that Manwol can target them well. And we only have to kill the surviving beggars. “It’s not much different from how we encouraged the Eunwolje students to stay in line.”
Slurping, I took a gulp of coffee from a cheap cup made of an unknown metal.
For some reason, I feel sick to my stomach.
“More than that… I didn’t say anything to the academy, so I guess it’ll be okay… ?”
“… “If you find out later, I don’t think it will all end in such a disappointing way.”
“hahahaha, no way. “If you and Undine keep it a secret, people will think I ran away because I was scared.”
I swept the ashes onto the campfire.
The flames that had died down completely subside, and soon the only source of heat disappears.
It seemed like the sky would be dark for a while. Although it was just a hunch, it was still a conclusion based on long experience. In order to move in the dark, you need to adapt your eyes to the darkness in advance.
I got up and left the room.
“…… Slowly, I have to move. Let’s go.”
***
In all plans, the emperor’s orders were the top priority.
There are only two names.
The return of the crown prince and princess is the first.
It was the second time to summon the hero of the 6th Holy Sword from this world.
The evacuation of nearby residents, including students, may not have been taken into consideration in the first place.
Nevertheless, it was entirely thanks to the crown prince’s tacit consent that constructive measures for the evacuation of students and residents of nearby cities began to be discussed.
It was because of the crown prince’s resolute attitude that the princess, who had been harassing her to stay at the academy, finally broke her stubbornness.
Sanghyeondal said that it would take about a week for the clustered monsters to reach the imperial territory.
There is only one week left.
I was about to get tired of seeing famous politicians and aristocrats in the area, who were usually busy, tossing around breathlessly and spewing out absurd measures over and over again.
However, even as the core members of the school and the city’s high-ranking officials gathered together and pretended to think about evacuation, the chairman was absorbed in summoning the warrior.
Although she knew very well that the chairman was not a person who did anything foolish, Freya was concerned about that.
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“… Chairman. Even if I were to summon a hero from another world now, wouldn’t it mean much?”
“It could be so. But the emperor probably didn’t make this decision with this monster’s attack in mind.”
“It means that he sent the telegram simply looking at the future. “It means they didn’t care about the academy or the citizens.”
That was when Freya lightly bit her lip without saying a word.
“What is it? Are you summoning a hero?”
“The 6th Holy Sword?”
“hahahaha, yet you’re getting ready to run away! “You don’t trust the hero who will be summoned?”
“That’s right, because I don’t believe it~”
“But there’s no need to run away!”
“That’s right, because Eugene went~”
He thought he was hallucinating. If it weren’t for the familiar voice, Freya would have ignored it too.
The surrounding noise is cut off, and a heterogeneous white noise takes over.
I suddenly felt like my senses were being cut off, as if I was suddenly placed in a white space.
Before I knew it, the background had changed. I know what the cause is. It’s magic. Overwhelming and sophisticated space-time magic based on endless magical power. Unfortunately, Freya could not easily guess the source of this magic.
Freya cautiously opened her mouth towards them.
“You’re here again. Next time you come, it would be nice if you could at least give me a hint first….”
Then, I don’t know when they appeared, but the two twins came hopping towards me with sparkling eyes. The unique, unnatural movement felt in artificial joints made me tremble.
“Because the old moon seems to hate it!”
“So I brought everyone with me this time! Look, the 4th Holy Sword, the Crown Prince, and the Princess… And… “
“Fox!”
“Yes! With the fox, with the fox… And even the people who were with the fox~”
One by one, the people mentioned by Sanghyeondal began to appear around Freya.
Starting with the chairman who was talking just a moment ago, Aegis, Rin, Ran, Cecilia, and even the princess and crown prince who left the academy a few hours ago appeared.
The crown prince, who was on high alert in an unfamiliar environment, reacted harshly, distorting her face.
“…… I did something. Is it space-time magic? I was forcibly summoned. “How dare you summon me arbitrarily, where do you live, you idiot?”
But the Sanghyeon-moon twins appeared proudly, giggling and raising their hands.
“Hello, Prince?”
“We are who we are!”
“The name is not ours!”
“The reason we came here…… “
“We are not ourselves!”
“But it’s us!”
“Yes, that’s right! The reason we came here…… “
“Fun things are shared! “That’s why I came!”
“Was Manwol like that?”
“Was Ha Hyeon-dal like that?”
“Was it the crescent moon?”
“I did it! Ha ha ha!”
“That’s right! You did it! Ha ha ha!”
The companions, who must have been quite confused as they were suddenly brought to consciousness, stared at the twins with blank expressions.
Anyway, the twins are babbling unintelligible words among themselves.
“It has begun!”
“Already?”
“Let’s show it!”
“Shall I show you?”
“I’ll show you something fun! From now on, this is a snowy field!”
“I’m not going that way! I’m just lending you perspective! I’m just showing it! Even if it seems too real, don’t be mistaken!”
With those words, my vision was taken over. The surrounding area, which was once white, turns dark again.
Someone’s short scream came and went.
The Sanghyeons simply wanted to show a different place.
His companions, including Freya, were unable to resist even once and were robbed of their five senses.
And the scene revealed was an unfamiliar place.
Where am I? The princess must have muttered that.
Rin was the first to open her eyes and point somewhere.
“Ah! “They are sisters and brothers!”
“Seonsaenni? “Seonsannii?”
“Oh my, really…” Professor Neferna… Is it? Ignis, why are you in the snowy field with Undine’s student… …. “
Freya, who understood the scene at once, was so shocked that she covered her mouth.
There……
“What should I do! Why not…… ! Eugene… ! That idiot… !”