Episode 143. The Eve of the Storm (4)
Elections should always be conducted calmly.
This is nothing more than a ceremony to decide who will lead them, so we must not blindly comply.
For Lyman, who had lived for hundreds of years, this was nothing but common sense.
‘Student voting and adult voting are both the same.’
There are many cases where people vote based on their heart rather than reason.
This is a case where people do not select someone based on their true nature, but rather for reasons such as, “He’s just handsome, so I think he’ll do a good job,” or “I like him because we have similar tastes.”
Of course, there are voters who make decisions after careful consideration, but how many people have the same thoughts as such wise people?
Moreover, their judgment cannot be perfect.
Additionally, the distinction between the ‘worst’ and ‘lesser evil’ that always comes up during elections is never easy.
It’s the same in this presidential election.
For example, how many of the cadets who supported Nevia Cromag have seen through her true nature?
‘As expected, all those who run for office are scammers.’
It’s really unfair to be fooled by false pretenses.
But what can we do? No one takes responsibility for the aftermath.
Since you were chosen, you have to endure it with either evil or brute force.
There are many people like that here now.
It was so frustrating that they didn’t have the ability to see into Nebia’s nature like I did.
‘I thought you were a scammer.’
Is that not the case? A scene that contradicted Lyman’s thoughts flashed by.
The people inside the stadium were also dumbfounded. They seemed to be still reeling from the shock of a giant bomb being dropped.
It was a statement made by a person who was both a candidate and a saint.
The ripple effect is bound to be enormous.
-What did you just say?
-Resignation? Is that true?
-Are you kidding me? I had such a hard time because I joined that faction!
-By the way, what on earth do you mean by magic treatment and all?
After finishing his bizarre speech, Nebia left the podium.
Taking advantage of the chairman’s confusion, Lyman made his move.
Move to the back of the stage with the artificial golem that was placed next to you without anyone knowing. There, secretly activate the golem’s special function.
This is a feature that Lyman himself added through alchemy, which allows the golem to store what it witnesses for its entire life.
The saved data is displayed on the screen and visualized.
As soon as the screen appeared on the empty stage, Lyman disappeared.
‘Something is strange.’
He had put the information about the guard and Jason into this golem. Having gone through that process, he suddenly had a question.
‘Why did Saint Nevia suddenly become like that?’
Lyman based his investigation on the guys’ external activities, since that information was much more accurate.
Thanks to this, I was also able to understand the true nature of Saint Nevia.
He is the type of person who would not hesitate to trample on others for his own safety.
‘I’m sure Nevia is in league with those guys.’
Nevia’s intention to take control of the academy by becoming the student council president. There’s no way she would declare suicide like that.
It was so unnatural. There was something there that he hadn’t figured out yet.
This is what I have learned from living for over 300 years.
It’s not Jason or the guards… it’s someone else’s work.
‘Who the hell are you?’
* * * * *
‘You’re doing well, Lyman.’
I watched the situation on the playground from the roof of the student union building.
There was a telescope installed on the roof, so I didn’t have to strain my eyes.
A screen is currently displayed on the stage, and everyone is collectively shocked when they see it.
It was a scene where the truth about Nebia and the guards was revealed.
It probably contains records of magical treatments or information about Jason’s corruption.
And it will also contain scenes that reveal Nebia’s past history and her true nature.
The shock of finding out that a revered saint was in collusion with darkness must have been immense.
“Hey… what the heck is going on here…”
Nebia approaches me and asks.
She and I teleported to this rooftop to escape the crazy Jason.
The principle of that escape is the Trans Card. Just in case, I marked the cart on this rooftop and teleported her and myself.
“Are you curious?”
“Then aren’t you curious? How did Senior… How did Senior…”
No matter how much he racked his brain, Nevia couldn’t understand the situation.
It made sense. Who would have guessed that I had the cure for the bloodworm?
You might be wondering if I’m in league with Jason, but I brought her here to safety.
I don’t think they are enemies.
“Ugh…! No matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure out what’s going on! Just a moment ago, I was trying to put everything down and relax…!”
“Oh, that’s it? I was watching it till the end too.”
“yes?”
Nevia suddenly looked at me with her eyes sparkling.
At her appearance, I tilted my eyebrows and smiled strangely.
And I just repeated that line a little while ago.
“It’s all thanks to you. Thank you so much for telling me. I won’t forget. Hehe.”
I deliberately tried to act as ridiculous as possible to get the point across.
At that moment, a beast distorted with anger appeared before my eyes.
“Stop it!! Stop it!! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!”
Nebia grabbed me by the collar. She put strength into her grip and shook my body back and forth as if she was going to throw me.
It was surprising enough to be caught, but the shaking made me feel motion sickness.
After a while, Nevia released me and finally started listening to my story.
From the time I pretended to be close to Jason and approached him, to the time I stole the cure.
“Is that what happened…?”
It was difficult to describe the expression on Nevia’s face when she heard that sound.
It seemed as if even she herself couldn’t figure out whether she was happy, still had doubts, or couldn’t believe it.
Still, I could ask this one thing for sure.
“Why did you need that cure?”
“….”
Nebia’s face was so serious that it was hard to believe it was a simple question.
It would be rude not to tell someone after seeing their face.
“I actually hold a huge grudge against Instructor Jason. I lost something precious to him a long time ago.”
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There is something I have actually lost. The precious time I poured into that guy.
“That’s why I deliberately hid under him to get back at him. To ruin his plans.”
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It’s true that he was trying to ruin the plan, but there was no way to repay it.
“For that purpose…”
Bam!-
“Ouch! What are you doing!”
Nevia suddenly hit me on the head with a hammer.
When I asked her, feeling wronged, she got really angry and snapped at me.
“Don’t write novels. They’re obviously full of nonsense.”
“ah…”
Nebia’s hearing, which allows her to discern the other person’s intentions through nuance alone, is incredible.
Since lying is useless, he is quite a headache if you make him your enemy.
“Be honest. It’s all for my sake, right?”
“….”
As expected, I couldn’t hide it from Nevia. I let out a sigh of resignation at the sight of her desperate expression.
“Why on earth are you helping me? Both before and now….”
There was a lot of interest in radon, but the biggest question I had was what he did.
Whenever I thought about it, I would sometimes fall into strange delusions.
But I wanted to find out today.
His mouth moved as he squeezed out the last bit of his hearing.
“just…”
“….”
“Because we need Saint Nevia.”
There was not an ounce of trepidation in those words. It was a plain fact.
however…
“Why do you need me?”
“that…”
I could have said it if it weren’t for the mute effect…
“I can’t tell you.”
“….”
There was no trepidation in those words either. That means there were circumstances that could not be brought up.
And then a headache came.
“Ugh!”
“Are you okay?”
“It’s… okay. I just used my ears too much.”
Because I didn’t use it properly, my head got to the point where it was going to split.
But that was okay. He needed me.
I don’t know why, but that one fact makes me feel like the pain has been pushed to the back burner.
‘If I could be with him for the rest of my life…’
A sudden rush of joy comes.
It’s rare for me to be this happy, even with the lanterns projected onto the cherry blossom road just now.
I feel like my arms, which had been hanging down to let go of everything in life, are getting stronger again.
But the cure is in his hands. I’ll use that as an excuse to become his puppet this time, but it doesn’t matter.
‘If we’re together until we die… I don’t think it’ll matter.’
At that moment, he took out the box and held the cure.
“Please eat.”
“yes?”
-Please eat it.
The cure for the bloodworm was delivered to Nevia’s hands.
Although it was a moral action for anyone to see, it was a little difficult for Nevia to understand.
If you don’t hand it over, you’ll be able to use yourself like Jason for the rest of your life.
“Is this okay with you? You know what kind of woman I am.”
Nebia’s tendency to see others as trash is dangerous. Letting her go free is like letting an unbridled calf go unattended.
but…
“I know. I’m a crazy woman… and I know how to risk my life. And I’m also a woman who knows how to reflect on herself.”
At first, I was worried whether I should give it or not.
No matter how much hardship you go through, Nebia’s essence will not change.
But the declaration on stage a little while ago changed my mind.
She can take the cure. She deserves to be free.
“I told you then. I don’t want to die.”
She said that with tears in her eyes.
At that time, he had a sad expression, but now he has a somewhat happy expression.
“This is the result of Saint Nevia’s own efforts. She endured pain on her own to obtain something worthwhile.”
“I myself…”
At that moment, something someone had said came to mind in Nebia’s head.
[Just as a lesson without pain is meaningless, a relationship without trust is like a sand castle before the waves.]
It’s not that I didn’t understand it when I first heard it. I just couldn’t accept it. But now it’s different.
The punishment for lying on the platform will be meted out soon.
I gave up what I wanted and it was painful, but… thanks to that, I got a cure and a lesson.
This was the first time I understood what trust was like between people.
“I don’t know if I’ll regret it later.”
Gulp-
Nevia opens the lid and takes a sip of the remedy.
Then he heard the dying sound of the parasite inside his body.
Even though I got it in exchange for giving up something I really wanted, it didn’t matter.
Because you can make anything like that.
Support!-
At that moment, a tingling sensation ran through my body.
“…?!”
“What’s going on all of a sudden?”
My whole body trembled as if someone had temporarily shocked us.
I could tell that this tremendous energy was someone’s life force.
“That’s a huge amount of energy. It’s stronger than that guy Jason!”
‘Do you know what this is?’
“I know. There’s no way I wouldn’t feel the energy of my own kind.”
So then, is it a spirit?
However, no matter how many shamans there are in the academy, I am the only one who can handle shamans better than Muto.
It makes no sense that there is a spirit with more power than Jason.
What’s even stranger is that Muto has only recently discovered its existence.
‘If there was such a monstrous spirit, shouldn’t you have noticed it long ago?’
“Be careful, he’s that special. He can’t be compared to someone like me.”
At that moment, something fell from the sky.
It is not a meteorological phenomenon like rain or hail. In the first place, it would be more accurate to say that it is scattered rather than falling.
Cherry blossom leaves? No, cherry blossom leaves can’t be black.
It was a feather that was gradually settling down. The crow’s feather was floating like a dandelion seed.
“What on earth is that?”
“no way…”
Crow feathers fluttering. I’ve seen that effect many times.
Because it was a scene announcing the arrival of Aisha, the mid-boss of Chapter 5.
-This is a breach of contract, Your Majesty.
Finally, the being revealed itself with black wings.
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