81 – Academy Attack Incident – 3
Academy Attack Incident.
This is an incident that drove a wedge into the heart of Bellium Academy, whose position was becoming precarious due to various incidents in Part 1.
The chairman disappeared, a large number of professors died, and a large number of students suffered casualties, so questions were inevitably raised about the fundamental role of the academy.
As a result, the Academy is in fact in the process of being closed down, and from Part 2, the novel’s setting is shifted to the entire empire.
In fact, since all the professors had disappeared, normal lectures would have been impossible even if public opinion was favorable. It’s just a result-oriented story.
‘It’s much faster than I thought.’
Judging from the fact that an incident that should have occurred in the middle of next year has unfolded now, only three months after admission, it seems that the mastermind behind the plan was really quite desperate.
I looked up at the defense shield, which was engulfed in a black curtain and shaking like crazy.
‘People are likely to be mistaken.’
Even now, most people are under the illusion that the shield surrounding the academy is blocking something black. If that breaks through, the entire academy will be swept away, so they will try to strengthen the defense shield somehow.
I didn’t even know that was their true goal.
“I can’t contact the chairman.”
The crown prince, who had been fiddling with the magic tool for communication for a while, finally gave up and put the magic tool down on the desk. He expected so. It was also mentioned in the original work that communication became impossible, either internally or externally.
“But you just have to hold on for a little while. “There is no way that a curtain so large that it surrounds the entire academy could not be noticed from the outside.”
That is also a scenario that was mentioned as not being the case in the original work. I denied that hope outright.
“It will probably be difficult. “The outside world probably doesn’t notice our situation.”
It only looks like a black curtain from the inside, but the space has been distorted to look like a normal academy from the outside.
Unless someone tries to enter here and fails, it is impossible to detect a sense of discomfort with the naked eye. This was possible because the black curtain was nothing but a fake with no lethal power at all.
“Hoo. “Can I hear why you think that way?”
Of course, it was passed down to Priscilla. That goes for everything I know now. But since I had no intention of revealing it, I shamelessly lied.
“There is an imperial palace not too far from the academy. If it looked the same from the outside, the Sword Saint would have come by a long time ago. But why is there no news yet?”
It wasn’t that far away, so it wasn’t a distance to explain, but in the end, both the Imperial Palace and the Academy were located in the capital of the empire. There was no way Geomseong could not see that distance with his eyes.
“…… Right.”
The crown prince, who knew the abilities of the Sword Saint very well, easily convinced him. Then he suddenly smiled at me.
“What should I do with this? As time goes by, I like you more and more. So much so that he doesn’t want to give any to anyone else.”
“Then you will have to be very careful with your words and actions from now on. “I will also constantly evaluate His Majesty the Crown Prince.”
“Did you say you would evaluate me?”
It would not be surprising if he said it was an act of blasphemy and went on a rampage for a long time, but the crown prince looked like he was intrigued.
The reason I was able to ignore the actions that the Crown Prince had committed against me so far through grumbling alone was not only for the sake of my parents in this world, but also, paradoxically, because the Crown Prince was nothing more or less than an ally.
We are just humans on the same side. As long as the actions of such a person do not cross a set line, we can roughly accept and forget them. The crown prince until now was in exactly that kind of position.
But not anymore. Now that he has become someone who can give me orders, he must constantly prove himself worthy of it.
“Yes. Otherwise, I cannot serve His Highness the Crown Prince. Even if you just swore allegiance.”
Because having to sacrifice yourself because of a rotten upper body is enough.
When I looked at him with a slightly cold gaze, the crown prince, who seemed to pause for a moment, smiled brightly, wondering what was so good about it.
“hahahahaha! I really like it! “You are the first person to show me something like that!”
I also thought about getting angry at someone for being rude here. Of course, in that case, this was the end of my relationship with the crown prince.
“On the contrary, can I take this to mean that the more useful I treat you, the deeper your loyalty will become?”
The next moment, the smile on his face disappeared. Blood-red eyes filled with calmness turned towards me.
“I have work to do, so I’ll just leave.”
I chose not to answer that question and just walked away. There was no need to tell me from the beginning that my expectations were very low.
Unless they do something quite terrible, they can’t be worse than those who are filled with the consciousness of the chosen people.
I hinted that the crown prince was someone who had the authority to commit such terrible acts. Based on his personality and past anecdotes, I was convinced that he was a person who could become infinitely cruel when he became cruel.
“You can do as much as you want.”
With his face filled with interest and desire, the crown prince obediently let me go. Still, he didn’t try to hide his gaze on me until the end.
I left the building. From a distance, I could see students running somewhere, barely able to get their minds together thanks to the professors’ desperate instructions. Explosive drinking could also be heard, as if a battle was taking place.
I can’t join that procession yet. I hid myself and moved to a reasonably dark place. There was something I had to do before I went to see Priscilla and Rosaria.
I stopped at an appropriate place and tried to take out the necklace that Elisier gave me, but put it back. It was because I sensed a presence quickly approaching my location.
“Sigh! hahahaha!”
The first thing I heard was a voice that at first glance seemed like I was out of breath, or maybe I was panting in a strange way on purpose. Soon the owner of the voice came around the corner of the building.
It was Roxanna Astrière.
She was wearing a school uniform that was clearly more revealing than usual. Her outer clothes were nowhere to be seen, and her vest was torn in half. Her stocking was only on her left leg, and the buttons on her shirt were half torn and flying.
Moreover, her hair was all messed up, so anyone who saw her would have thought she had barely escaped from the monster. Roxanne looked around her and as soon as she saw me, she came running to me, smiling brightly.
“Junior! It’s here! Here!”
I saw Roxanne running towards me, without saying a word, and aimed her eternity at me. Roxanna stopped in her tracks when she saw the soft blue glow of her blade. Her body shrank as if she was anxious, and tears formed at the corners of her eyes.
“Why, why are you like that? Junior…… ? I’m scared…… If it’s a joke, let’s stop…… “That’s not the case right now, right?”
“Stop your useless tricks, half succubus.”
Since she no longer had to act like her senior and her junior, she shot back in an informal tone, and a ripple appeared on Roxanna’s face for an instant. But it really only lasted a moment. An anxious expression immediately appeared.
“Half succubus? What are you talking about…… ? “I guess it’s because I’m so pretty.”
“Do I really need to tell you that the entire Astrière family is a base of succubus activity? “It would be good if we acknowledged each other clearly.”
“… ….”
Roxanne looked at me with her cold eyes. She seemed to think that further acting was useless.
“How much do you know?”
“You have long since bewitched not only the Pope but also the entire Starlight Church, and as if that were not enough, you have also extended your hold on the nobles of the empire, and are planning to split the empire in two by rallying the bewitched nobles to support the deposed prince. “Something like that?”
“Huh, you know everything, right? Weird. Where did you get caught? “It seems like they clearly hid it meticulously.”
It was definitely hidden meticulously. Even the Sword Saint was unable to find the succubus that had infiltrated the empire. Priscilla and I also couldn’t find any conclusive evidence, so we had to just sit on the sidelines.
“So the queen was so harsh on you? He was fuming that all his plans were ruined because of you. That wasn’t an exaggeration. To be honest, I agreed, but deep down I thought it couldn’t be possible. You must have been so obsessed with the Pope that the old man was even jealous that the Queen only mentioned you? “It will be ugly.”
“…… Jealousy?”
For some reason, as soon as he saw me, his eyes widened, and it was really jealousy. Once again, I was dumbfounded.
‘What is this guy doing?’
“Anyway, thank you for being alone so proudly? We can deal with you quickly. If the crown prince and I had attacked each other, it would have been a bit difficult for the country. Thank you. Thanks to you, I will save you trouble. “Will you at least give me something in return after I die?”
Her tongue slid in and out of the loop made between her thumb and index finger. Saliva dripped down her chest, which was loose and loose. I smiled back and smiled.
“Why? Need to go quickly and explode the shield? By the way, it hasn’t worked at full strength yet, so do I need more time? The higher the output, the stronger the explosion. “Am I right?”
Her face, which had been playing with her tongue obscenely, became stiff. The composure shown just moments ago disappeared, and shock and anger took its place.
“What are you? How much do you really know? “Did anyone even tell me?”
I was wondering if the original work was done little by little over several months, but fortunately it seemed like they were going to stick with it. I don’t know how the work period was accelerated.
“That’s right. There’s a traitor there. “A place where you can’t even imagine who they are.”
Who would have imagined that the Demon King would be a traitor? If you say something for no reason and don’t lose your head, you’re lucky.
“…… Chiit!”
Roxanna, who was frowning as if trying to guess her traitor, suddenly looked embarrassed.
“Can’t you get in touch with the other kids? “I think so.”
“What did you do?”
“Why am I telling you that? “If you’re really curious, think about it on your own.”
I lifted her eternity closer. Roxanna saw this and bared her teeth.
“I made a mistake a while ago. “I was trying to check my liver so I wouldn’t be caught by people around me, but I got hit by a 3-phase pattern instead of a 2-phase one.”
I am honestly reflecting. It was my first time seeing that black energy, so I couldn’t gauge its true power, but in the end, my mistake was the biggest one.
“I won’t make that mistake twice.”
Rather than trying to hide it from the beginning, it is much better to deal with it quickly and think about ways to hide it in the remaining time. It was a lesson I learned from the blood I first shed after coming to this world.
What we are about to do from now on will definitely leave traces, but it is a sure method.
“No, I’ll make you do it!”
Roxanna’s voice became much more alluring. Her school uniform that was attached to her body disappeared as if it had been burned, and her very revealing clothes appeared.
“Putting everything else aside, this is a butterfly effect that happened because of me, so I have to take care of it. “It’s obvious that if things aren’t resolved, the academy will be destroyed.”
“You’re very confident, aren’t you? “Do you really think you can deal with me alone?”
“Okay then. “Why am I doing this here?”
She let out a breath.
With that alone, the surrounding air began to change. The air was filled with blue mana. A fog made of mana covered her surroundings. Everything that entered Mana disappeared one after another.
The sound that was coming disappeared, the wind that was blowing disappeared, and the darkness that was pouring down disappeared. The space where nothing existed anymore was filled with only mana.
I took two breaths.
The body began to change as it no longer required oxygen for breathing. A blue glow appeared in the blood vessels, and the skin turned pale and white.
Roxanna flinched as she saw the space becoming increasingly blue and my appearance changing moment by moment. She seemed to realize that something was unusual.
I took three breaths.
What you breathe in is not oxygen. Likewise, what you exhale is also not carbon dioxide. This is the work of inhaling pure mana and exhaling refined mana.
So, what does ‘refined’ mana mean here?
“What are you…… ! What on earth! “Are you really a student?!”
In a space filled with her blue light, Roxanna, who had completely lost her fighting spirit and confidence, almost screamed out the words she had already said several times.
It would have been okay if I had been very stupid. Because she wouldn’t have been able to recognize the identity of the blue mana that filled her surroundings.
Even if she was only halfway smart, she would have been fine. Even if you knew that blue mana was dangerous, you wouldn’t have realized how dangerous it was.
However, Roxanna, a masterpiece created by the Succubus Queen with great effort, was a very smart half-succubus. That’s why she came to understand the identity of the blue light surrounding her.
“How can they make something like this!”
Refined mana means magic.
Every single blue light created in the process of inhaling and exhaling pure mana meant that every single particle of mana surrounding it was magic.
“Mana breathing method.”
“Mana…… Breathing?”
Because magic was the exclusive preserve of nobles, all nobles studied magic in competition with each other to show off their knowledge and status. One of the effects was that the magic’s name gradually became longer.
Thanks to this, it is a collection that contains the theoretical essence of a world that is now extinct and has developed at an incredibly fast pace, although it was extremely closed, and has the power to manifest tens of thousands of types of magic just by breathing. .
That power resided in the blade of eternity as ‘refined’ mana.
“Do you know why I’m telling you this?”
“How do I know that!”
I looked at Roxanna through eyes that were probably mostly blue.
“Because I have no intention of letting you live.”