133. Four days (4)
Miss Claire laughs.
Laughter like a fox…. Some cheeky smile
It was a smile that I couldn’t like if I wanted to, but on the other hand, it was a face that made me feel relieved.
“…For Ariel?”
“I was asked to protect Miss Marie in case anything happened. That’s why I came.”
If you are an aristocrat who dominates factions, you will hear various information even if you don’t like it. Because followers tell stories to make themselves look better.
She knew what kind of classes Marie was taking from the beginning.
She also happened to know that the understanding of magic operation class was going to be practiced today. A follower told me that the professor in charge, Professor Balecht, had applied for the use of the training ground.
At the time I heard such a good information, I was reluctant, but
Even if it’s useless information, I think it’s something to remember. Seeing her use it like this.
“You came because Ariel requested you…”
Marie murmurs.
It seemed like a meaningless mumble,
“Why? You thought I’d ditch Miss Marie? You thought I’d take Ariel’s first wife’s place without Miss Marie?”
“Eh? Ah, no… It’s not like that…”
“I would like Miss Marie to have a deeper relationship with Ariel~. I think that would be very exciting.”
Claire held out his hand, giggling.
Marie stares at the hand for a while, then grabs her and gets up from her seat.
“…A strange person.”
“You said something new. Rather than that, let’s get out of here, Miss Marie. Something is messy, right?”
“Cluttered…”
Is this a situation worth ending with the word cluttered? … There are even people who have collapsed bleeding.
Is Ms. Claire mentally strong, or does she have sensibilities that are different from those of ordinary people….
Even in this situation, Ms. Claire, who is calm, is somehow frightening…. However, the way she keeps her composure is a bit reassuring on the other hand.
Miss Claire tugged at her hand.
Marie does not object to that, and she moves as if she is being dragged half way.
“Miss Claire… Eh, Ariel… I have to go to where Ariel is…”
“Don’t worry about that. I’ve contacted you.”
“…Contact?”
“I set Ariel’s location to For Erea….Ah, now I have to For Ariel as well.”
“B, to Blaine Kleet-senpai…?!”
“Yeah. You think he’ll help Ariel?”
Miss Claire said in a light voice.
If it’s Blainclet senior…… It certainly seems like it will help Ariel. I don’t know why, but it seems like Blaine Cleat-senpai likes Ariel.
“Since Erua joined, there should be no problem for Ariel. For now, let’s take care of us surviving, Miss Marie.”
Saying that, Claire pulled Marie’s hand even harder. Because I saw some monsters running this way.
Claire was not taken aback, and concentrated his mana under his feet.
The magical energy blown into the ground permeates into the soil. Claire manipulates them and weaves them into a single wall.
“.”
Walls rise.
As the monsters approaching to kill Claire and Marie are blocked by the wall, a boundary line is created between that side and this side.
Kung! Thud! The monsters pounded on the wall, but it didn’t mean anything. Like the name ‘iron wall’, the wall boasted strong durability.
It’s a wall that even Ariel could have broken by using a potion of corrosion together. You won’t be able to pierce that solidity for a while.
Pushing the approaching danger out of the wall, Claire grabbed Marie’s hand and moved on.
It seemed that the enemies kept coming, but it didn’t matter too much. You should be able to get out of the training ground without any problems.
If only it hadn’t been interrupted.
“……——.”
Just when I thought I could hear a voice, all the sounds around me disappeared.
At that moment, Claire feels a sense of incongruity. There is something wrong with magic control. He
Tried to activate As a test, but as it shattered, the dust returned. He’s not only that, he can’t use any skills.
.
A magic that blocks the activation of active skills while stealing surrounding sounds.
It was a skill famous for countering magic.
The moment I realized that, there were eyes staring at me.
Human eyes that have become monsters.
Genis looks this way.
‘Come to think of it, Senior Genis had As his specialty.’
Jinis, a 2nd year student knight corps.
Claire couldn’t have known that name. He was also a senior in the same Student Knights, and one of the 25 who tried to kill Ariel.
Well, that’s a good thing.
I don’t know if I should call that senior or not, but the problem is that it’s become a nuisance.
Claire is a battle mage who acts as a tank.
It is difficult to see him as a pure tanker, but it was clear that he had the ability as an excellent tanker. – – Was not something anyone could do.
However, if there is a difference from a normal pure tanker, it is the reliance on magic that has been pointed out before.
Other tankers would be able to tank using armor or status, but Claire only plays the role of a tank with magic skills. Therefore, if the magic skill fades, its strength is lost.
It was like that in the fight against Reis,
, Which blocks the activation of skills, was like that.
‘… It seems to have lost its humanity, but it annoys me.’
Sighing, Claire drew her sword.
She gave Marie her sneaky glance and let go of the hand.
Then, he immediately rushed towards Genis.
I can’t hear anything.
But there was no apprehension in Claire’s heart.
It only sharpens consciousness.
Wields a sword.
– Tak!
I couldn’t hear the sound, but I could feel the shock from his fingertips.
I found out exactly what the situation was like a beat late. Genis pulled out a tentacle from his body and released it, and Claire cut it off.
Like her monster who has become her monster, her attack method is also not human anymore. Ugly too.
Recognizing that fact, Claire avoided looking at Genis’s face as much as possible.
Claire felt good.
Enough to call it a natural talent.
Should I say that I feel something that is not in the realm of calculation?
There are often times when you catch something suddenly, with a slightly different feeling than the crisis detection ability.
At what timing, what words can you take the initiative?
Under what circumstances, what actions can drive the opponent into a corner?
Even when I hid in Ariel’s room.
Noticing that Alex had betrayed him.
That Della was plotting something.
I think she led the majority of situations successfully because she had a sense of touch.
Such a sense of self speaks. That’s why it’s better not to look closely.
Just think it would be something like that.
Now that I can’t use magic, the only thing I can trust is my tip.
Claire squeezes in.
– Grasp!
I felt like I was cutting something.
When I glanced at her to grasp the situation, one of Genis’ arms was blown away.
Genis was about to swing his other arm towards me, but I dodged it lightly.
When he tried to swing his sword again, tentacles extended from his body and blocked the sword.
‘It’s annoying.’
Claire put her leg on Genis’s ankle. Then he tries to get Genis to fall over.
I didn’t think I would lose.
The fact that Genis turned into a monster…… What a shocking thing. In the sense that I don’t want to be like that.
However, dealing with monsters without magic isn’t a particularly dangerous situation.
If you activate , It’s the same that you can’t activate each other’s skills anyway.
Whereas Genis is a mage, Claire is a battle mage who also trained in swordsmanship.
There was a certainty that if they fought close to each other without being able to use their skills, at least Genis would win.
Heading towards the falling Genis, Claire quickly kicked it.
-Fur Ock!!
The strong swinging toe pierced Jinnis’ body accurately.
Genis flew as far as he could.
Leaving behind the pain at the tip of her foot, when Claire sneaked back.
– Tongue.
Something like a can of canned food was rolling around on the floor nearby.
I already know it’s a bomb.
We also know that Mari threw it.
That it will explode soon.
-Quaaagh!!
Explosion.
Claire frowned at the intense fire burning in front of her eyes.
Then he moves his feet busily. Get away from Jinice and go to where Marie is.
“K-Ms. Claire, it’s okay…?!”
Miss Marie shouted with an urgent face.
Has the effect of Ended? Marie’s voice came through clearly.
“It was a nice play, Mary. You threw better than I thought.”
“Joe, I practiced a little… Eh, not as much as Ariel…”
“It’s so nice to see him working hard~….Anyway, that’s annoying.”
Claire glanced at the place where she had just been.
Genis was getting up.
Despite the explosion tearing flesh here and there…… It stands there oozing eerie green blood.
From the start, it was difficult to call her a human, but she truly came to think that Genis had ceased to be human.
It’s not a completely unfamiliar feeling.
It’s similar to the feeling you get when you see a zombie in a catacombs dungeon.
It’s like watching the uncanny valley.
Should I say jingle jingle?
‘… Should I kill him?’
He and Genis were her former colleagues, but he really has no feelings for her.
She doesn’t particularly like to kill. Although I have killed many monsters with these hands, I have never killed a human. Still, it wasn’t something she really wanted to do.
But if you think about it, Genis was also one of the culprits who tried to put Ariel to her death.
Putting aside such personal feelings, in the world of adventurers, humans who have become monsters are basically defined as monsters.
Killing is not punished by the law.
Killing doesn’t cause any problems.
The thing in front of me is a harmful creature that harms humans.
So killing seems like a good option.
Just,
‘… It’s not like there’s a very low chance of coming back.’
I don’t know what happened to her, but Marie, who was infected by the phoenix, eventually regained her humanity.
What would Ariel think about killing a human who might come back?
Hmmm, the judgment is ambiguous.
Come to think of it, ‘that’ could have killed Ariel for the crime of trying to murder her, but because Ariel forgave her, she survived like this.
At that time, I think it would have been better to kill him. I think killing it would be better in many ways.
But she was saved because Ariel forgave her, and she doesn’t want to go against that now.
It is difficult.
I get excited when people look at me with bad eyes, but I don’t like being hated.
“What should I do?”
Claire pondered for a moment.
The conclusion came quickly.
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Because the reason for worrying was gone before my eyes.
– Push!
The head was separated from Genis’ body.
Blood pours out like a fountain from the headless neck,
Then, one beat later, the body collapses on the floor.
That figure dripping with blood is the corpse of what used to be a human,
The person who stands and tramples on it is a human being.
When Jinice’s hair was caught,
The head is dangling from that hand.
“Claire Entirus, were you here?”
It’s a girl.
A short girl who is compared to Professor Catherine.
However, even though she was a girl, she was a strange girl who gave off the impression of a rich boy.
She grabbed Genis’s head and said,
Looking this way with an expression like a cold winter.
“…Knight Commander.”
Claire muttered the word.
Andy Parfum.
Current leader of the Student Knights, and the chief of all 4th year students.
“Claire, are you a living human?”
She says so.
As Andy said that, countless heads were hanging from his waist.
“…If you’re here because Claire asked you to come, tell me a long time ago.”
I was sighing towards Erea.
Erre then tilted her head.
“His name, Claire?”
“You didn’t know?”
“Yes. I know Marie Ruhelif, but I don’t know the blonde’s name.”
“Haa…”
I’ve met you at the library a few times, but you don’t know.
People are very consistent. In the sense that it is frustrating.
Just now, I got a call from Claire via .
The fact that Claire protected Marie, who was hiding at the training ground.
The fact that he spoke to Erea through And sent it to me.
‘If Claire stays by her side, Marie will be safe too.’
Of course, I’m anxious in the sense that I can’t help myself, but if it’s Claire, I’ll be able to protect it without a problem.
Then, let’s leave Marie to Claire.
I will focus on my work.
“Ariel. Installation is complete.”
Tia said from behind.
Behind Tia, automatic turrets lined up.
She thought about many things, but decided that it was not good to leave the magic battle and the building right away.
I want to go rescue Marie and send Tia to where Lucius is.
The biggest problem is…… It is unclear where Mari and Lucius are.
Of course, we obtained the information that Marie was at the training ground, and we also obtained the information that Lucius was in the Weapons Combat Division building.
However, it is only the location at the time of the ‘apocalypse occurrence’.
People do not stand still like telephone poles.
So I went to the training ground with Erea, but Mari might not be there.
Conversely, I thought that there was a possibility that Mari would come to the Magic Combat Department and the building.
The same goes for Lucius.
Lucius has a side that cares about Tia’s safety, so if something happens, he might come to Tia’s place.
Then, to ensure that the roads do not cross, the first priority is to secure the safety of the magic battle and the building.
“Once the turret installation is complete… Next, I’ll have to build a barricade.”
At a time like this, if Claire had been present, she would have made a barricade with , But it is useless to feel sorry for the person who is not here.
In the end, we have no choice but to somehow create a barricade with what we have.
I left Er A at her front door and went back into the building with Tia.
I can hear people moaning.
“Anderson, are you feeling okay?”
I approached one of them and spoke to them.
There is a face I have seen several times. The girl with a calm expression who fought together in the last living doll raid.
Her white uniform, which symbolizes her leadership, is soaked with her blood, and she has injured her arm and has a bandage tied around her left arm.
Vice-President of Leading Division, Belairam Anderson.
“I have no problem. Rather than that, what did you come here for?”
“I have a favor to ask you to look into the situation here.”
As I said that, I glanced around.
It was a drooping space.
Those who were injured by the Witchbeast grimaced in pain, and those who were not hurt…… It was a face that wasn’t very bright.
A girl trembles in fear after seeing her friend turn into a monster in front of her eyes, and some of hers shed tears.
Here are the students who took classes in the Magic Combat Department building.
In other words, they are the ‘survivors’ of magic battles and buildings.
“…All the monsters inside the building have been cleaned up. Thanks to Erua’s help.”
So says Belyram.
To ensure the safety of the magic battle and the building, we decided to protect the entrance first. Even if you deal with all the monsters of the abyss inside the building, there will be no end if they continue to flow in from the outside.
To do that, we needed to come down from the 4th floor to the 1st floor,
In the process, as Er-A defeated the monsters of the abyss, she saved quite a few survivors.
Among them was Belairam.
She asked her to take care of the survivors and take down the remnants of the abyssal monster inside the building.
“The infected are separated and quarantined in another classroom…. For now, the priests and I use our skills to lock them away, so you can rest assured for the time being.”
“I’m glad it seems to have been well taken care of.”
“Rather than that, what’s the point of asking for something? Get to the point.”
“I’m going to build a barricade to completely secure the magic battle and the building’s safety. That way, other students outside will be able to catch up too.”
“I see.”
Belyram nodded and got up.
Then he looked around and pointed at a person.
“Hey you, wake up.”
“…… Huh? Me?”
“That’s right. And you next to me too.”
“???”
Like that, Belairam pointed out how many people.
As the deputy head of the leading department, she gives a strong impression.
Bela Eram said that she looked around at the people she had raised up,
“From now on, move the chair and desk with me. I’m going to build a barricade around the entrance.”
“My, why did I do that…”
“Are you dissatisfied? Are you saying the monsters from earlier are allowed to come back into this building? If the monsters are that good, I won’t hesitate to kick them out!”
“Hee, hee…”
Everyone looks scared when Belyram yells at them.
“Those who can move move! Now, there you move the desk! Next to it you move the chair! If you don’t want to die, go to the classroom!”
Bella Eram gives her instructions to each one.
Desks and chairs are moved to the lobby, tied with ropes obtained from somewhere, and various other furniture are brought in and set up outside.
A wall made of desks and chairs is erected to block the entrance, and the monsters from the abyss that rush in are blocked by the barricade, making it difficult for them to approach.
Meanwhile, the turrets placed here and there emit flames.
The turret spews countless bullets at the monsters from the abyss who rush in one after another.
In one second, the monster at the forefront is covered with beehives, and one second later, another monster collapses with holes all over its body.
As the corpses of monsters piled up in front of the barricade, it became another barricade.
As time passes, the area near the entrance becomes more and more solid.
“…Now, wait! De, let me in!”
A human voice could be heard from beyond the barricade, as if the survivors were about to flow in this way.
It sounds like you’ve heard it somewhere before.
With that thought in mind, I peeked over the barricade with Elua.
She,
“Da, are you the second son of Duke Beheritt…?”
She looks this way with a surprised expression.
It was quite an unexpected face for me.
“Hilka Mardis.”