25-4. Everyone needs a headache pill.
***
A building at the academy where the sophomores are mainly located.
There, Nex Aureus took out a purple phoenix and confronted the Cult of Braves.
“Nex, come again!”
Behind him was a black-haired saint with their backs.
“..As expected, they are scumbags.”
Chartines’ cheek was slightly scarred from the zealot who had drawn and brandished a weapon while pretending to beg for his life.
“No one is hurt now. Everyone!”
With her vampiric traits, she wraps her fists in divine power to strike down opponents who approach her.
“Thank you. Chartines…”
“Nothing!”
She looked very busy, looking around at the same time and helping her heal any injured classmates.
“Nex, I am fine. So don’t act rashly.”
“Okay. Char. I’m trying too.”
He immediately activated Helios Midnight to neutralize magic and weapons and tried to protect the students, but
“Hey Nex Aureus!!”
“Spirit magic is spirit magic! Get into position quickly!”
“According to the prophecy, there is no way we will be defeated!!”
As if Nex’s technology had already been discovered, a group of white-clad people drew water elemental spirits and approached them.
“..As expected, the demon king of omniscience. It doesn’t seem to work the right way.”
His purple eyes were shining and he was grasping the power in front of him. When he activates the cradle of the phoenix, he cannot go to rescue the others.
Because when I saw what Licht’s juniors were saying or what the family head was doing, I was in a state where I couldn’t move. He did the same when he practiced alone.
‘At least until support arrives, the cradle is prohibited.’
I don’t know how much power there is outside. No matter how much spirit magic the 10 descendants use, it’s not without weaknesses.
Isn’t the act of triggering the cradle itself the opponent’s goal? A thought passed through his mind.
What if the current sophomore uses the most powerful defense technique available, tying their feet, and attacking somewhere else? A crossroads of choice lay in front of Nex.
“Magnolia sword method. 4 Meals. Clear stream.”
It was then. Like the rising tide of the sea, the current rushed into the hallway. Blue waves like waves. It flowed while avoiding the students’ surroundings, wiping out half the enemies at once.
“.. Junior Licht!”
Licht wearing a black knight helmet appeared from somewhere. Seeing fanatics attacking students with magic and weapons,
“The ranks have collapsed..! Soon I could make Nex use the cradle!”
“That black knight helmet is what the demon lord said….”
He charged quickly, slicing through the enemies around Nex and Sartines. An arrow flew in front of him, but Richt hit the arrow without even a hint of breathing.
“What, I’ve heard that it’s obviously weak against long-range attacks—”
The apostle holding the bow was shocked to see Licht. What is that monster It was because, from what he had heard, he was not a person with that level of power.
In terms of swordsmanship, he has reached a certain level.
Sword master was an accurate expression. As he swung his sword once more, the students were unharmed. Only the brave warriors dressed in white fell.
“..Nex senior. You are still fine.”
“Still? What are you talking about?”
Licht defeated all enemies and stood in front of Nex and Sartines. Nex questioned the odd word.
Then, as if expressing discomfort, the brown eyes in the black knight’s helmet narrowed.
“These guys are probably after you and Mardol.”
“Mardol? Like before..!”
The second generation of saints. Chartines made a noise as she covered her mouth with her hands because she knew of Fine Grancia’s past associated with the Magic Hat.
“That’s why you said yet. I was afraid that I might have been hurt beforehand.”
“Yes, you have been held hostage before.”
“They are complete assholes. Are you trying to touch our Shar again?”
The purple-haired man expressed his anger by biting his lower lip. The cold-bloodedness was gone in his haughty words and actions.
“Nex senior. Use the cradle of the phoenix to cover the entire building.”
“..Can I? Looking at what the cult of warriors was doing earlier, it seemed like they were aiming for me to use the cradle.”
“I am. Is it destiny, is it prophecy? Let’s talk about it.”
Seeing that, Licht faced Nex squarely and opened his mouth. His determination was felt by Nex, and he felt rather relieved.
“People can overcome.”
“Yes, if it is our intellect’s hero, we should do it.”
As if satisfied with his junior’s attitude, Nex put a fox-like arc across her face and activated the cradle of the phoenix.
“Pee-it!”
A large purple phoenix flew up once, and soon swelled to twice the size.
“…That’s because I’m not a hero. Seniors.”
It was enveloping one of the academy buildings with its huge wings, creating a completely invincible barrier. Although he denies that Richt is a hero,
“If you look at what your junior is doing right now, you are a hero.”
“…”
“I think being a hero is a hero because it does what it says it does.”
“Is that so….”
Nex gave his junior a small pat on the shoulder to cheer him up. He hesitated to say something, then stopped his mouth.
“Oh, and. Senior Chartines, please help me so that Nex-senpai doesn’t get tired.”
“Okay. Junior Licht!”
As soon as Licht, wearing the black knight’s helmet, gave advice, the saintess, who was black from head to toe, clung to her purple-haired man and began to heal her.
“It looks good. Seniors.”
“Is there a joke in this situation? Junior Licht…?”
“Well, it would be sad if you didn’t make jokes like this.”
Looking at the purple-haired man whose neck and cheeks were flushed from the physical contact, Licht spoke briefly. Blood was clotted on his hands and on his helmet.
“Licht junior, are you going to save Mardol?”
“I got caught. How did you know?”
“..If it wasn’t like that, there’s no way we’d make Nex use a cradle.”
Her red irises shone slightly, giving off vampire traits. Stung to the point, he lowered his head as if he couldn’t help it.
“As I said before, our Mardol. Please take good care of me.”
“…”
The black knight raised his head again. Unlike the past, something matured in the eyes was revealed.
“Even if you don’t say that, I will definitely protect you.”
Hearing Licht’s answer, Chartines said “Oh my gosh” And didn’t hide her surprise, but unlike before, he didn’t show a denial attitude.
***
After such a short meeting, I was teleported again by Dennis and moved to the place where Mardol was.
“..Licht?”
“Mardol, you are safe…. Thank god.”
As soon as I saw the heavily armored glass knight, I let out a sigh of relief. There are also Kanel and Ariel around.
It seems that he hasn’t met the Demon King of Battery yet. But where is this place?
“..Playground?”
In the playground of Grand Hearts Academia, there was a large glass wall like a dome, and dozens of magic circles were drawn on the floor inside, taking the shape of an air raid shelter.
“Tada, this is all drawn by me! Mr. Helm!”
As I fixed my gaze on the floor and showed a suspicious attitude, the red pigtails flying, the wizard came up to me and started talking to me.
“hehehe, I copied what I saw at the swordsmanship training ground! With this, they can’t come in!”
“Ariel.. You are so excited. We haven’t defeated the Cult of the Brave yet.”
Her Kainel looked at her and groaned at her beside her. Even our ignorant yellowish and tsundere cat seem to be fine. I thought that if I met the demon king, I would run away somewhere.
“Mr. Kynell.”
“Why, Licht?”
“..Honestly, I thought I would run away. I’m sorry for not trusting you.”
Looking at the blonde haired warrior, he apologized. Like in the sequel, it was a very disadvantageous situation if a hero who could stand against the devil ran away.
I didn’t trust my friends too much. I didn’t have any fraudulent items or the highest level of party members made up of dozens of girls.
“Licht. You don’t even notice. Where do you think this ‘Hero of Light, Kainel’ will go?”
“I hate to hear you say that….”
“So trust people more. Licht.”
Until now, there are experiences I have had, and there have been steps I have taken.
What I told you before was reversed. It was Kynell, who was becoming more and more smirking, resembling Ariel.
“Licht, blood.”
As we were talking like that, I heard a hum from the side.
“I am fine. Mr. Mardol. I’m not really hurt.”
It’s not my blood in the first place. As I looked at her helmet and the traces of her warrior’s blood on her hands, she expressed her concern for me.
“..Really. I’m so glad. Licht.”
Mardol is such a warm person. If you know it, it may seem deep inside.
It has become unacceptable for me to let it play in the hands of the demon king like this.
‘Because I tried to take care of his fear of fire.’
She looked at me several times and wanted to say something to her for touching her body, but I let it go. If it was me in the past, I would have mistaken it for the crown prince and run away in surprise.
‘A lot has changed. Lee Soo-hyun.’
Now I really got into the game and made friends. I met the characters beyond the screen and shared friendships with them.
I also built a relationship with Dennis and Drake, and a couple of warriors and wizards, Kainel and Ariel.
“Licht, I was surprised that you suddenly disappeared.”
“Sorry. I was late because I had to protect Chartines-senpai and Nex-senpai.”
“..As expected. Richt, you are always the same.”
And I became close with Mardol Grancia. What kind of life would this person live without me? He probably didn’t even interact with the warrior couple.
Because he was a lonely and cold person, like a sharp glass, intolerant of the approach of others.
All my friends say that. I don’t even know how we got to know each other now.
“Mr. Mardol. Because I’m fine Stop touching me.”
“Revenge the former. Perverted Richt.”
“…”
I was a bit dissatisfied with the absence of our nameless saintess, but wouldn’t we be happy as it is? The moment I thought of doing it.
‘That.. What is it?’
I saw something strange in my field of vision.
“..An apostle of gluttony?”
A toad-like man appeared in the distance and sprayed black smoke. Contrary to when I used Shadow Fang, the outside became dark.
─Taang.
As the world turned black to the extent that the external situation could not be confirmed, a third gunshot sounded and the glass wall was shattered.
The smoke from the toad man was about to engulf the playground. If it was acting, it should have been slow, but it was unusually fast.
“Everybody hold your breath!!”
I tried to deal with the apostle’s attack by raising a wind in the air, but it was a futile effort. The wind pressure could not dispel the transparent black smoke.
‘An illusion that passes through. After all, this feeling….’
An apostle with the ability to reproduce a person’s trauma and feed on the fear that arises from it to strengthen himself. It is impossible without Metus of gluttony.
Similar to Servi, the apostle of lust, I fell unconscious on the gritty sand floor.