The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter chapter 205

205 – Alice Subjugation (1)

A cool night breeze blew. It was after a shower soaked the island.

I arrived at the dormitory and washed my body. After that, after lightly covering the lamp on the desk with a light shade to adjust the light to weak, I took out a silver dagger from the magic bag and examined it. It was the sword of Sanghwa.

I scanned the magic circle engraved on the blade. As Ice and Snow Dragon-Heeld said, this sword was not something I could easily handle.

It’s a ritual sword that summons all of Dupendorf’s combat troops.

This sword contained their will to make me king.

Dupendorf. It refers to an ice kingdom founded in a land of severe cold where blizzards rage incessantly. I know that the disaster-class ice monsters that I only saw in the setting house also make that place their home.

Using the Sanghwa Sword means that you will handle Dupendorf’s troops and its disaster-class ice beasts. First of all, the amount of mana consumed for summoning must be staggering. In other words, it had to be strong like the ice emperor in the beginning.

As of now, even the unique attribute [Destroyer] can’t be used unless it’s activated.

Suddenly, many thoughts flooded my mind.

My memory of the first playthrough is hazy. Even then, it was unknown whether he had received help from Dupendorf.

What matters is who I am now.

The obvious fact is that I now have more power available to me. In this journey to deal with the evil spirits, these strength enhancements were invaluable.

The one that comes to mind one after another is Alice Carroll. I still couldn’t read her heart. But… Doubts remain.

“Choker… .”

I saw it every time we met. The choker that Alice always wore around her neck was getting more and more scratched.

At first, it was at a level that could not be noticed unless you looked closely, but as the day of the decisive battle approached, the frequency increased. Earlier, in the coastal cave, she came close, so I was able to keep a close eye on her for a while.

In ＜Merchen’s Magic Knight＞, I couldn’t see Alice’s choker in detail, so it was a fact I didn’t know.

At first, I thought it was because Alice’s mental state was not normal.

Whether it was ＜Merchen’s Magical Knight＞ [Act 9, Alice Subjugation], or the ordeal of frost I went through, Alice showed a psychopath-like side. I thought it might be her nature. It wasn’t for nothing that the community talked about Alice as a regressor. Because the setting of repeating regression and going crazy is very common.

In addition, in the game, Stranger-Cheshire mentioned that Alice’s heart was black. Because it was a familiar, it felt the heart of the owner. Being that kind of Alice, Oddity believed in and followed even the ambition of ending the world.

The front and back fit together. Alice’s nature is evil.

So it wouldn’t be strange to assume that he had a mental defect and scratched his choker as a symptom of anxiety.

I had thought that what Alice showed me was acting.

‘Is that right?’

In ＜Merchen’s Magical Knight＞, Amy Holloway looks at White with [Distinguishing Heart Color] and questions the fact that her heart is black.

It made the player feel anxious that White might be abnormal, but after going there, it turned out that it was a piece of rice cake representing the Demon Abyss.

What if Alice was like that?

The dramatic psychological change that Alice showed in “Act 9, Alice Subjugation”… Was it true that he did so by revealing his true nature?

… I couldn’t tell.

The image of Alice from earlier couldn’t get out of my head.

I looked out the window. The capricious night wind passed through my skin.

The rain clouds cleared and the moon was shining brightly. Even though it was once covered by dark clouds, the moon just hovered in the same spot every day.

When that obvious fact came to mind, I remembered what I must do.

sereung.

He put the sword of Sanghwa back into the scabbard. I calmed down and looked at the sword.

Now, what I needed was determination.

* * *

enemy file.

It is a special day specified in the Holy Book of the Hellize Church, and it is said to be the day when Lord Manhala sowed the seeds of blessing to promise a prosperous life to humans.

On this day, it was the custom of the Hellize Church to offer a prayer of thanks to the Lord Manhala.

It was sunny today, probably because it rained heavily last night.

It was at this time that the sky turned blue.

Marchen Academy Square was filled with faculty members and students in school uniforms. Outside the plaza, the academy combat personnel and the Imperial Knights stood guard.

On the stage where the altar was placed, priests and church members of the Hellize Church held religious ceremonies.

In the meantime, several faculty members muttered quietly.

“Why us… .”

“It’s the principal’s order.”

“That’s it, why did you give that order?”

Since the administration of the academy had to be maintained continuously, no matter what annual event was held, including the red file, only essential personnel were always left in the Bartos Hall.

They could do their part and pray individually. Only students are obligated to attend this event.

But somehow, Principal Elena Woodline had pre-ordered that all but a few security staff be present at the ceremony.

This event will take about 2 hours. It was understandable that they were dissatisfied, as it was only the current night shift workers who had to be prepared to be delayed due to the two-hour administrative hiatus.

Meanwhile, Princess Snow White, standing among the students, had doubts.

‘There is no senior Isaac… .’

Isaac was nowhere to be seen.

Even if the number of students was large, the students were divided by department and grade, so it was only necessary to check the second year of the Faculty of Magic. I glanced sideways, but only the wrong male seniors blushed, and Isaac didn’t even poke his nose.

I have an experience of being almost assassinated by my mother several times.

It’s not just moments that have been overlooked. The sharpness created by the survival instinct helped a lot.

And that strange sensation aroused the same uneasiness even now.

It was because of work today.

─ ‘White, can you lend me that watch?’

During the day, after mentoring, I lent Isaac a platinum pocket watch. It was a small watch given to me by my mother.

The anomaly that had been occurring on the watch was getting worse, and now the entire dial was on the verge of being dyed pitch-black. Isaac said that he now had an idea of what the phenomenon was, and that he would borrow the watch for a day to analyze the cause.

It is a watch with a special meaning. It was because I thought it was the only gift from my mother that had nothing to do with the assassination. So, I hoped it would go untouched if possible, but I decided that it would be okay to leave the watch for a day or so, since if Isaac found out the cause of the anomaly, White would have to fix it himself.

‘But… .’

From time to time, Isaac had mentioned casually that he was trying to figure out the cause of a phenomenon on the watch.

I have been saying that it is because it is interesting because it is a mysterious phenomenon, but is it really because of that reason?

I thought of Isaac during the joint tactical evaluation.

Isaac looked at White’s watch and his expression hardened for a moment. White had deliberately pretended not to know, but he seemed to know something.

‘Why did you make that face, senior Isaac?’

Isaac was a caring and knowledgeable senior, and a reliable ally who always tried to protect White.

So White was feeling a strong sense of anxiety now.

Because Isaac, a model student, did not attend an event that all students must attend. The timing was exquisite.

What if that watch also has a device that can kill people, and the darkening of the dial is a sign of that?

Turns out, what if that watch is some sort of magical assassination device?

Maybe Isaac already knew what an anomaly was going on with the watch?

It was clear that something difficult to say would happen, so perhaps he had been saving his words to White?

Wouldn’t the demonic hand containing the thoughts of her mother, who had already lost her life, extend to the academy?

so, so… Could it be that Isaac is trying to protect White himself?

‘I guess not… , I don’t think so.’

Let’s not have ominous imaginations.

It should never be like that. White desperately hoped that it was just an illusion of himself.

Eventually, we reached the final stage of the event.

Church members, led by Saint Bianca Anturaze, arrived in front of the altar. Pure white veils and sacred garments. Bianca’s holy maiden’s robe, wrapped tightly around her body, gave off a pure and mysterious impression like pristine snow.

Everyone bowed their heads and put their hands together as Bianca knelt in front of the altar.

Silence hung over.

Lord Manhala, who has given An insignificant person raises a prayer.

Bianca began to pray as a representative. Her voice spread through the loudspeakers.

In the past, you entrusted us with the future.

Headmistress Elena Woodline looked out the window with a nervous expression on the top floor of the Orphin Building, the classroom building of the Faculty of Magic.

Her eyes rested on Bartos Hall, a palace-style building and the center of academic administration.

In that room, Aria Lilias, the Hegel Magic Tower, sipped tea while sitting on the sofa.

You have sown the seeds of blessing on this land and promised us an abundant life.

A powerful barrier spreads along the outer wall of the Bartos House.

Injured guards rushed out of the building. It was because Principal Elena had told them in advance to prioritize avoiding battle and fleeing if anything happened.

They acted as messengers and reported to the principal.

“My, the snitch has appeared! Student President, Alice Carroll! Alice Carroll!! That student was the culprit! Apply now!”

that an insider appeared.

Principal Elena Woodline narrowed her eyes.

The only reason we can prosper is because of God’s grace.

Somewhere in the academy, Trump Paladin led the soldiers in unison.

As Alice Carroll ordered, they each took their places in the academy.

We follow what we have given, and give thanks.

In an instant, clouds in the sky began to swirl around Bartos Hall. Below that, a purple magic circle drew a trajectory.

In succession, a translucent golden barrier constructed by time magic spread across the roof of Bartos Hall.

Allow me to praise you forever… .

Wooo!!!

The prayer that Saint Bianca had been reciting was devoured by the roar that shook the ground.

Bianca stopped praying. No one questioned why she had stopped praying.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Bartos Hall. It was right after the eerie magic landed on the academy.

A monster’s head protruded from the magic circle in the sky. As the creature pulled all of its body out of the magic circle, the shape of a huge dragon was revealed.

“What is that?”

“dragon… ?”

Sharp reptilian claws.

Large wings wrapped in reddish purple flame magic.

Hard-looking scales.

The 8-star black dragon beast, Nightmare Dragon – Jabberwock roared with two pairs of eyes flashing.

[Gaaa!!]

The moment the people in the plaza witnessed the scene, they held their breath and stopped.

The imperial knights were stunned by its overwhelming majesty, but soon drew their swords and took a combat stance.

Terror spread through the square.

While everyone was attending the enemy file event, someone occupied the Bartos Hall. Anyone in the plaza could guess that his intentions were disturbing.

There was a terrorist attack on this academy.

That moment.

With Chara!

aaang!!

[Gaaah!!]

A dazzling starlight explosion hit Nightmare Dragon – Jabberwake.

Soon, a female student wearing a witch hat appeared around the Nightmare Dragon, wrapped in a group of stars. As if you expected this situation.

It was Dorothy Hartnova.

Dorothy deployed a rainbow-colored magic circle and emitted several beams of starlight. Several strands of light tried to break the golden barrier on the roof of Bartos Hall, but as soon as it touched the barrier, it faded as if it were blocked.

It didn’t even feel like blocking. It was as if the attack had been blocked.

“I can’t get through… !”

Dorothy put on her witch’s hat and checked the roof of Bartos House. Beyond the translucent barrier, I could see the huge golden magic circle that filled the rooftop, and Alice Carroll standing in the middle.

It was like praying to God. As if it wasn’t the time to pay attention to Dorothy, Alice took out a peculiar pocket watch, which floated in the air and released golden magic.

After that, the heterogeneous tombstone slowly took shape.

Taboo magic that goes against the truth. It was the cornerstone to activate the 9-star time acceleration magic [Eternal Tombstone].

“You finally revealed your true nature, Alice!!”

A smile spread across Dorothy’s lips. Is that something called a fantasy clock?

The Illusion Clock was found and kept by Alice’s servants in another world, and Isaac’s biggest goal was to destroy it.

Isaac said at the strategy meeting that if Alice didn’t take out the clock, there was a high risk that he would be attacked and he wouldn’t even get to see it. That’s why it was a joke.

That is, from when Alice took out the Illusion Clock.

It was said that it did not matter how Dorothy treated her as a ‘villain’.

However, Isaac entrusted Dorothy with the role of keeping the nightmare dragon in check while protecting the academy. She wanted to go quickly slay that huge dragon and defeat Alice.

Dorothy cast starlight magic over and over again.

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Roaring!

Whoa!

The Nightmare Dragon, hit by the starlight beam, agonized and fired back with a wide range of red-purple flames.

To protect the academy, Dorothy deployed a large shield of starlight to stop the flames.

[Nioong!]

Then, from behind Dorothy, a fat purple cat familiar, the mysterious Cheshire.

Dorothy turned her head back and stared blankly at the mysterious tomb. The monster let out a grotesque smile with a mouth that was torn up to the ears.

[Hello, Dorothy.]

“Hello, Fat.”

[I hope you don’t interfere.]

“Nihihi, what are you talking about?”

It was just as Isaac had said. He said that if you deal with the Nightmare Dragon, a guy like Cheshire could join in.

In any case, what had to be done remained unchanged.

Dorothy stretched out her arms toward the Nightmare Dragon with her eyes fixed on the monster. Her hand gradually gripped the air.

A group of stars shook mercilessly around the Nightmare Dragon. At the same time, strong gravity tried to compress the Nightmare Dragon’s body from all sides.

If it were an ordinary creature, it would have quickly turned into a dented barrel, but the sturdy Nightmare Dragon endured it with a ferocious howl.

Beneath Dorothy’s witch’s hat, in the shaded corner of her eyes.

Eyes of a mysterious color radiated light.

“The one who will search today.”

Dorothy glared at the monster with a smile on her face.

* * *

“Isaac, the enemies are scattered.”

I held my breath with Kaya Astreang and secretly hid in a location some distance from Bartos House.

Since the Mystery-Cheshire cast detection magic in the area in advance, it was not possible to wait close to Bartos Hall, and decided to move only with minimal manpower just in case.

That’s why he secretly hid with Kaya in a place where the mysterious detective magic couldn’t reach, waiting for the right time.

The Trump Paladins dispersed, each leading their own Trump soldiers. Since it is certain that the Academy’s combat troops and the Imperial Knights will come, they will try to defend Bartos House.

In the game, the mid-boss you have to face is different depending on which route you take when heading to Bartos Hall. I didn’t mean to waste my time on those guys.

I looked up at the sky. As expected, the monster started to deal with Dorothy with the Nightmare Dragon – Jabberwalk.

Dorothy is a formidable opponent. Even a powerful familiar like the Nightmare Dragon wasn’t enough to stop Dorothy, so Alice even added a strange creature.

Since the mysterious monster left for battle, I activated [Clairsight] and inspected Bartos. Fortunately, there seemed to be no fatalities.

In ＜Merchen’s Magic Knight＞ 「Alice Subjugation」, Alice kills all the faculty members who remained in Bartos House. because it was disturbing. After that, Alice showed a dramatic change as if she were a psychopath who liked to kill.

To prevent such cases, I asked Aria Lilias, the owner of Hegel’s mage tower, to empty the Bartos Hall during the Red Pile event.

She conveyed my request to the academy principal, Elena Woodline, as a request from an unknown hero.

Thanks to this, all the faculty members who remained in the Bartos Hall attended the enemy file event and avoided death.

“let’s go.”

“Yes, Isaac.”

I started moving with Kaya.

The destination was Bartos Hall, a palatial building occupied by Alice and the center of Merchen Academy.

[ state ]

Name: Isaac

Lv : 124

Gender: male

Grade: 2

Title: Skilled 2nd year

mana: 49850 / 49900

– Magic recovery speed (A)