79 – Academy Attack Case – 1
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‘It’s so flashy.’
That was my impression when I first saw the Holy Knights of the Starlight Church, whom I had only heard about.
Not only were they all basically the same height and size, but they all wore armor with the same color scheme as the holy sword, and all held spears and shields exactly as if measured with a ruler. At their waists, they wore swords that closely resembled the holy sword.
Anyone who sees a knight commander who is decorated especially extravagantly with a fire dragon peak and is wearing armor that is 1.5 Times larger than the others will have no choice but to express the same sentiment.
‘The Royal Guard didn’t do that.’
Because it was the Pope’s personal guard, the direction of the armor was different.
If the Royal Guard was an armor that was overflowing with elegance but strictly pursued practicality, that of the Holy Knights was an armor that focused only on striking splendor. I could tell just by looking at the decorations attached.
But on the other hand, it also meant that the feeling of intimidation was certain, and the number of knights wearing such armor was as many as 1,000.
If this wasn’t an academy or they weren’t just standing still waiting for orders, it would most likely have been misunderstood as an invasion or raid by the church.
“So, are you telling me to go to the Vatican?”
“That’s right, warrior. “Please join us.”
As Aria said, Brunhild was talking with the leader of the Holy Knights. He looked like he was in a very bad mood. Uncomfortable feelings were evident in his cross-legged posture and blunt tone of voice.
“What if I say no?”
“You are mistaken about something. This is not a request or recommendation, warrior. It is an order given by the Pope of the Starlight Church, which is the source of the Holy Sword. Since you are holding the holy sword, you must obey the orders of the Holy Father.”
“Since when was the religious order the source of the Holy Sword? “I’ve never heard of it.”
“Have you never heard of the myth that the goddess gave the materials for the holy sword by dropping stars, heated it with the hot sun, tempered it with the cold moon, and breathed divinity by whispering starlight? “The holy relic created in that way is the holy sword.”
“Even a passing dog would know it was a lie. Stop talking nonsense. “I will never go to the Vatican.”
“Once again, this is not a request or recommendation-“
The knight commander stopped talking. A helmet mixed with silver and light blue was facing this way. However, it wasn’t looking at me. Rosaria flinched, grabbed the sleeve of my dress, and sneaked behind her.
“Mummy!”
Brünnhild, who seemed to find such a strange sight as the knight leader, turned his head, saw me, and waved his hand happily. I waved his hand.
The knight commander stopped speaking and started walking in this direction as if possessed by something. Thump, thud, the sound of heavy footsteps rang out. As the distance narrowed, I was able to realize how big the guy was.
‘…… ‘He could really be similar to the chairman.’
Up close, it was much bigger. It was at an eye level that even I had to bend my neck to look up. Maybe it was because of the thick armor, but the basic body size seemed to be larger than that of an ordinary human.
The guy who stopped right in front of me spoke as if giving notice.
“Come out from the front. “I have something to say to the candidate for sainthood.”
Unlike the warrior who had at least treated him with some respect, this was an order that did not show even the slightest courtesy. I laughed out loud. Just like Alexander from last time, they were all extremely arrogant.
“What if you don’t like it?”
I flatly refused. If Rosaria had been willing to talk, she would have gotten out of the way, but she couldn’t as she was hiding behind me with a scared look on her face.
“You’re arrogant.”
“Are you the only one who brought all your subordinates with you? Is that also a papal order? An armed protest at the academy where Dragon is the chairman?”
“Be respectful to the Holy Father. “Disbelief in starlight can easily be judged as heresy.”
“Heresy?”
I scoffed inside. What is the point of heresy when the entire church has become possessed by a succubus?
‘Ah, I guess it’s not wrong from their perspective.’
Just as in the One-Eyed Village, a person with two intact eyes is abnormal, if the entire cult is possessed by a succubus, the one who is not possessed would be abnormal, so that may be correct from the cult’s perspective.
In the end, it won’t change the fact that that person is an asshole.
“You can only be warned twice. “Be polite.”
“I can only answer twice. No.”
I saw him fiddling with the sword strapped to his waist.
I’ve heard of it. The Pope’s Royal Guard is a group that also judges heresy, and has the authority to carry out summary executions depending on the severity of the case.
Of course, if something like that was really going to happen, I had no intention of sitting still and letting it happen. First, I’ll have to kill everything here first and think about the next method.
“… ….”
Still, he seemed to be a guy who knew how to discern between right and wrong, and the atmosphere that felt like a flashpoint ended with a simple threat. Instead of designating me as a heretic, the guy turned his head ever so slightly.
It was in the direction of Rosaria, who was hiding behind my back. A hand wrapped in a thick gauntlet stretched out towards Rosaria, who was cowering behind her back.
“Where?”
Quaak, I grabbed that wrist. Due to the basic difference in size and the fact that the other one was wearing heavy armor, it couldn’t even hold half of his arm, but it was enough to stop his arm. The helmet was pointed at me again.
“Are you trying to go against the will of the Holy Father?”
“I am trying to follow the will of the candidate for sainthood.”
“… ….”
The guy’s arms tightened, probably to indicate that he didn’t want to talk to me anymore. I followed suit and gave strength. A standoff continued.
But it was me who clearly had the upper hand. Because he couldn’t grab Rosaria or take her arm away. It may have seemed tight at first glance, but it wasn’t in reality.
I could feel the students nearby who were watching the power struggle getting agitated. It was natural that, despite being just an academy student, he was fighting with the strength of a paladin who could fight on equal footing with the Royal Guard.
ㅡKikigigeek!
“…… !”
Suddenly, an ominous sound came from the guy’s gauntlet. The part of his wrist where he was grabbed began to buckle. Seeing his armor being dented, it tried to pull his arm away.
It gave me more strength. The arm that was trying to escape stopped in place. The ominous sound grew louder. It was a sign that the gauntlet was shrinking further.
“… ….”
“I’m warning you, if you pull that out, nothing good will happen. If you entrusted your life as collateral, you could try it.”
A warning was hinted. The guy’s other hand grasped the handle of the sword he had been fiddling with earlier.
But he didn’t pay attention to my warning and started pulling out his sword. After confirming that, I was about to summon Eternity with my empty hand.
ㅡWhat kind of rudeness is this?
A bloody voice rang out from the sky. Even the students who were not the target of the voice were shaking and shaking, and a tremor appeared in the ranks of the Holy Knights, who had been standing as undisturbed as mannequins.
Immediately, a seal landed. One side of its back flutters black wings larger than those of most people, and a tail the size of a human body rises just above its hips.
“You don’t have to answer. “Your disposition has already been decided.”
It was Erestica, the chairman of the board of Belium Academy.
A terrible murderous spirit was flowing out of the yellow vertical pupils. His tightly clenched fists were shaking, and his bloody teeth were exposed between his lips.
“Did you think you could avoid the dragon’s wrath by being rude to my students at my own academy, which I built with my own hands?”
ㅡWhat an enemy!
The ground cracked simply by stepping on it. It was proof that the chairman was determined not to leave even the slightest hint of harm. He saw that and relaxed his arms. The Paladin leader grabbed his wrist and stepped away.
The place I was holding just a moment ago was greatly dented.
“…… “Did you crush the star-studded armor with just your hand strength?”
Rosaria whispered from behind, as if she had seen the shriveled gauntlet. I answered calmly.
“I used some strength. It wasn’t usually hard. “My palms still tingle.”
I was feeling a burning heat throughout my palm. Your skin is probably stained red. It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it.
“No, you said you crushed the star-studded armor with your bare hands? “It’s not just a little bit bitter!”
“I’ve done more than this in the past, but what?”
Rosaria played with my hand in confusion. While we were doing this, Erestica approached right in front of the Holy Knight leader.
“Let’s meet the chairman.”
His tone of voice was semi-honorary, but his head was stiff and his knees were straight. The chairman exuded murder.
“Are you prepared to die?”
“I know it may seem rude. I’m sorry about that. However, since the Pope ordered me to bring warriors and candidates for sainthood, I had no choice but to bring all the Holy Knights. “Shouldn’t something unpleasant happen like last time?”
“I want to tear you limb from limb right now, but considering the hard work of my Starlight Church, I will give you one chance. “This is your last chance to get out of here on your own two feet, so turn around and leave the academy right now.”
“You can’t do that. We must-?!”
Before the guy could finish speaking, the chairman’s fist was stuck in his chest. With a single punch, his armor shattered into hundreds of fragments, and his body flew like a bowling pin and crashed into the knights behind him.
The body that was thrown backwards stopped only after passing through about 70% of the 10 columns of knights. He seemed to be alive as he was squirming. It was almost a miracle that he didn’t die after all that.
The chairman blurted out while looking at the drivers who were staggering to their feet.
“Your superior has kicked away your only chance to survive here.”
I heard the sound of his fingers snapping. An opaque veil surrounded the entire knighthood. The purpose seemed to be to prevent other students from seeing what was happening inside.
I, Priscilla, Rosaria, Brunhild, and Aria remained in the tent.
“So, I won’t show mercy twice.”
The chairman was just about to clench his fist and swing it at the head of the nearest knight.
“Could you please give me just a little time, great dragon?”
Particles of light gathered in the air, and an old man wearing a fancy robe appeared. Even though he was an old man with an old and shabby face, his atmosphere was real.
Even though he did not come in person and only reflected an image through a certain amount of magic. It wasn’t that the robes worn on the body were flashy, but it was just the atmosphere that was felt.
‘Is that the Pope?’
I don’t think he was called Pope for nothing. I thought that only by displaying that kind of aura could I become the head of the Starlight Church.
“Before I speak, I would like to express my deepest apology to the Chairman of the board of directors of the place where the best talents of the Empire gather, and to the pinnacle of living creatures who are respected by all two-legged and four-legged creatures. My subordinates have committed an irreparable crime. “I am so loyal to the goddess that I sometimes make mistakes like this.”
To be honest, I was very surprised when I just heard that. I thought he was an overtly arrogant person, but he had proper manners.
I heard that he was actually the most insidious person on the inside, but he was in the top 1% of the Starlight Church because he knew how to put on a show.
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“Stop talking nonsense. “The only disrespect you guys showed at my academy was fatigue-“
“Yes. You have to pay with blood. “I will kill half of the Holy Knights.”
“What?”
Without even a moment of surprise for the chairman, who had said that rudeness must be washed away with blood, the half of the line on the right thrust a spear at the half of the line on the left.
No one even offered any resistance. Even though as many as five hundred people were being executed by the hands of their comrades, they simply died in their armor in silence.
It didn’t take much time for all 500 people to completely stop moving. Against the backdrop of a hill of strewn corpses, a particle of light in the shape of the Pope spoke calmly.
“Are you satisfied with this? “If you say it’s not enough, I’ll kill half more.”
“Are you not seeing life as life? In that case, there would be no point in continuing to kill any longer. No matter how many people die, it will mean nothing to you beyond broken parts.”
While Erestica, who understood the principle of action, was expressing her displeasure, she made eye contact with the Pope, who was looking around her. As soon as the Pope saw me, his face contorted.
‘…… What?’
It was a face filled with obvious jealousy.
‘No, why do you look like that?’
It was absurd. If it had been anger or hatred, it would have been understandable. In fact, it’s like my own son died because of me.
But what about jealousy? It was an unexpected feeling. How could that guy have any reason to be jealous of me?
“I’ve heard a lot of news, but this is my first time seeing your face. Cluck cluck. Nice to meet you, Student Mira Krait.”
The Pope, whose expression changed in an instant, came right in front of me and greeted me. The chairman who had been talking just a moment ago did not seem to care at all.
“I heard a lot of news from whom?”
“As you get older, you somehow become interested in things in the outside world. “There is a way.”
I glanced around to see if anything, but the Pope just smiled like a kind old man, as if the jealous face from before was a lie. He was convinced by the sight.
‘You’re planning something.’
Whatever it is, it’s clear that he’s trying to do something strange again.