Episode 133. Nevia Cromag (2)
Nevia Cromag, whom I had been wanting to meet, appeared before my eyes on her own two feet.
That alone reduces the amount of effort required.
I had to start by walking to where she was on my own two feet right away, and convince the priests guarding her.
Of course, the spy hiding in the meantime at Jason’s request would have taken care of it, but the priests guarding her are no ordinary bet.
Not only is my ability lacking, but there is also a line of extreme believers who stopped me when I arrived at Saint Kreuz.
So it would have taken time to convince the spy.
『The meeting between a saint and a sorcerer… This is truly a fateful meeting! Of course, I was close with the fox-like saint before that.』
Plus, there’s this snake guy crawling behind me all the time.
It is certain that the believers who sense Muto’s energy will be wary of me.
I’m just grateful that she came in person.
“But weren’t you supposed to bring that to the fox saint?”
‘Plans have changed. I’m sorry, Angela, but I can’t help it.’
I’m in the middle of munching on a bundle of rice for Nebia, who finally came to visit me.
Angela is not so weak that she would starve to death because she couldn’t eat a rice ball.
Since he is a character who eats everything wholesomely in the story, it is hard to imagine him suffering because of food.
‘You must be eating something like cake by now.’
Wasn’t the first food Angela ate in the main story the sweets from the Alighieri Cafe, not my rice ball?
Anyway, now is the time to worry about Nevia, who is sitting politely in my dorm.
“First, I prepared the most edible items.”
“….”
Nebia looked at the things I had prepared for her.
A rice ball made with a good mix of ham, eggs, tuna, and cheese.
And cocoa, which can be easily purchased at the student store.
Although it was not a treatment befitting her status, Nebia took a bite and savored it.
“It’s tastier than I expected.”
She said with her mouth agape.
Contrary to my objective expectations, I could see Nebia eating my rice ball and smiling.
“That fox… no, I understand why Saint Angela likes it.”
“You seem to enjoy it surprisingly.”
“It’s a feast compared to the rotten apples I used to pick up and eat when I was little. I’m not so foolish as to seek out luxury in such a shabby place.”
On the outside, she may be like that. But when I think about her revealing her true nature, I feel uneasy.
The reason he wanted to become the student council president was simply because he wanted to obtain the holy sword ‘Rosaria’ and rule the school as he pleased.
“Did the believers not say anything while you moved your legs to such a shabby place?”
“Oh, then you don’t have to worry about that.”
When Nebia put her hand on her chest, a great change occurred.
Just as a lush tree withers, the green hair gradually turns brown.
Even her long hair, which had grown long, was cut short, and her eyes were dyed the same color.
“In this way, I can change my appearance into whatever I want. In addition to humans, I can also change into animals, such as cats.”
If you disguise yourself like that, you can move around freely without being noticed by people.
The only people who can recognize her disguise are the priests who escort her.
This is because the place where the technology was originally created was Saint Kreuz.
“It’s all thanks to the relics developed in Kreuz. I was able to do this disguise because I made all the power of those relics mine.”
As if she had absorbed the power of the ‘Trans Card’, she too had become one with some relic.
It appears that he has received some sort of training to be able to use the relic’s functions at will.
Just like I was trained by Baektapju.
“That doesn’t mean you can come out without telling the believers. If you want to go alone, you have to tell them where you are going.”
Location report… It reminds me of the location status board that used to hang in the military administration office.
I have a painful memory of going to the PX and the private sector without fixing it and getting caught, then running around in full gear.
It’s really amazing that a saint is doing this at an age not even 20.
“So are you saying that the believers allowed you to come to the Three Star Hall to meet me?”
“Well, if it were normal, I would have scolded you for going there, but a high-ranking believer readily gave me permission to go.”
The identity of this broad-minded high-ranking believer was immediately guessed.
‘Is he really Jason’s confidant?’
This time, I felt grateful to Jason.
Even if they are enemies, they seem trustworthy if you can use them.
But it was unexpected that she came to me in person.
“Can you tell me slowly now? The reason you came all the way here?”
Gulp-
When I asked calmly, Nebia swallowed what was in her mouth and said.
“You may be aware that the Academy will be closed for five days starting tomorrow. As a candidate, this is one of the few opportunities I have to stretch my legs and sit still.”
The candidates’ pledges have already been announced long ago, and the political battlefield is set.
An example of this is the agitation of the Guards during joint training.
Since that training, Angela and Crona’s approval ratings have been dropping, while Princess Nevia and Princess Mirona’s approval ratings have been rising.
In fact, at this point in the story, Nevia is enjoying a leisurely rest.
“So. What’s the point?”
“Could you please come with me during this holiday, Senior?”
I was confused for a moment, but I was able to figure out what it meant through my ‘eye-reading’ skill.
This anniversary event is one of the few times she gets a break.
No matter how high your status, it is still a bit odd to suddenly come to a man’s room and ask for something like this.
“Why me?”
“You said at the lakeside that you would help me just once.”
“….”
I still remember clearly. I told him to let me know whenever I needed help.
“I didn’t refuse at that time. I just put it off while I thought about it.”
“So, have you decided on that answer?”
“Of course. I never miss a target once I have my eyes on it.”
Nevia speaks while drinking a cup of cocoa proudly.
You must never forget.
This is because it is her nature to use any means necessary to get what she likes.
“It doesn’t matter who is around you. You were the one who said you would help me in the first place.”
Nevia grinned and made a fox-like expression. It was the first time in a while that she had seen a wicked woman’s smile.
“You don’t have a choice, senior. And it has nothing to do with me who sticks around next to you.”
As she spoke, Nebia suddenly looked around the room. It seemed that she had a quick idea of who she was sharing the dorm with.
Besides, you probably know that I’m accompanied by a blue-haired princess and a petite, eccentric magical girl.
“So, what are you going to do?”
It was a request I made knowing that they were right next to me.
In fact, Nebia had an expectation that I would be embarrassed.
Of course, that’s what it’s like.
“great.”
“yes?”
“I was wondering what to do during the holiday anyway. Jenny, Ruska, and Mary have been stuck in the mountains for the past five days and have no intention of coming back, so I was getting bored, but I’m grateful.”
He told the truth. When he heard that, Nebia looked dumbfounded.
But he seemed relieved, as if there was no particular problem with his plans.
“You’re luckier than I thought. Of course, I knew who you were going to be looking at in there.”
“Besides, Instructor Jason won’t be attending class for a while.”
“Huh? If it’s Jason, then…”
Nebia opened her eyes wide when she heard that name.
He is the main culprit who created his current situation.
“Did something happen to him?”
“It’s nothing. You’ll just come back with a big burn.”
A question mark appeared spontaneously above Nevia’s head.
Burns? Other than that, there were no clues as to where Jason had gone.
“Anyway, you’re saying you went to a dangerous place?”
“Yes, but since he went there of his own volition, you don’t have to worry about it.”
Although she wasn’t sure exactly, Nebia smiled broadly, pleased that he wasn’t in the bachelor’s program.
Since you said it was a dangerous place, I wanted to die right then and there.
“So what are you going to do from now on?”
Jason decided not to worry and we decided to figure out what to do next.
* * * * *
A festival will soon be held in the town of Alighieri.
This is a ceremony to express gratitude to the great sage Dantia who developed this land into a land of learning.
However, there may be a small number of people who do not join in on that atmosphere.
While there are students who devote themselves to training, saying that it is not the time to play, there are also those who move for personal desires.
“Ugh. It’s hotter than I thought.”
Jason was walking on a ground filled with heat.
Sweat formed on his head as he carried a thick backpack on his back, and the ground he was walking on was right before the crater of a volcano.
“Ugh! But I have to do it. For that, I’ll do this much…!”
While it was a moment when others would be resting, he did not stay still.
The work after the election will be taken care of by those who were planted in the bachelor’s department. In the meantime, he moved forward for a grand mission.
“For Professor Stella…!”
Things I wanted to do, dreams for the future, I abandoned these things a long time ago along with my humanity.
But after stopping by the academy’s infirmary, he could feel that he had become strange.
“As expected from the rumored Purgatory Volcano. It’s already this bad, and we haven’t even entered the crater yet.”
Extreme heat that makes it impossible for any living thing to survive.
Because of this, it was designated as a danger zone and entry was prohibited, but Jason was able to enter thanks to his privilege as a direct member of the royal family.
Still, Jason took the risk and stepped forward. For a woman.
“I will definitely make it mine. That angel’s smile is mine alone!”
He strengthened his resolve as he recalled the face of Stella Vermillion, the professor in the health room.
The goal is to dig up the magical flower that blooms in this volcano in order to capture her heart.
Once he sets his eyes on something, he makes it his own. Professor Stella, in particular, had a charm that was incomparable to anything he had ever seen before.
“So this was the location information that Radon Crawler gave us? Sure enough! It’s this way!”
The one who told me about the devil’s flower was a cadet from the combat department.
The student knew Professor Stella well. She was a trustworthy friend, as she was the official successor to Elder Enviel.
According to the student, Professor Stella had struggled to obtain the flower.
It is said to be famous in the medical world as a flower that heals all wounds.
How much would he like it if you could tell him that yourself?
My heart was already pounding.
“The devilish flower, Rishubel. You said it only blooms in places where extreme heat and beautiful light are in harmony? This place is just the right place for that.”
There are reports of it actually being found in a volcano, but it is not easy to find if you look for it.
There is even a saying that even if you go to that place, you will have to go through the same amount of effort as looking for iron in a sandbox.
So I packed a lot of luggage because I had no intention of going back for those five days.
“Just wait. I will definitely… fulfill my love!!”
Jason charged deeper, his will burning.
Lava flowed like rivers all around him, but it was not as hot as his will.
The mad love of those who enjoy killing is as terrifying as an erupting volcano.
* * * * *
“If you’re talking about the devil’s flower, are you talking about Rashbel? If that’s the case, I gave up a long time ago.”
Professor Stella was having a polite conversation with someone.
This is because the cadet who entered the infirmary was none other than the Saint of Melody.
Stella, a priest, needed to be treated with courtesy.
“I also got that when I was a student and struggled to impress the professor, but I don’t know when that happened. Did you get that too, Saint?”
“No, I don’t really want it. I just asked because it occurred to me.”
Jason went climbing a volcano to find magic flowers.
I asked this out of curiosity because of Radon Crowler’s testimony.
But there was another reason why I came into the infirmary.
“Then why did you come in?”
There was something I wanted to consult only with Stella.
She was a spirited young woman and one of the few clergy among the faculty, so I felt comfortable asking her questions.
“Let’s get to the point…”
Nebia took out the question she had prepared and opened her eyes.
“If you were a professor, how would you utilize the time you had with just the two of you?”
“That’s it….”
Stella shook her head for a moment.
Everyone may overlook her because she is a saint, but Nevia is still a girl who is not yet an adult. It is not strange for her to be interested in such things.
But was it really necessary to come all the way here to ask?
Stella’s characteristic feminine intuition detected Nebia’s suspicious scent.
Stella, observing the saint’s timid appearance, raised the corners of her lips leisurely and said.
“That’s my specialty!”
It was something I had already experienced myself.
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