Episode 229. The Last of the Festival (3)
The woman sitting in the magic and department head’s office of the Unique Hall was flipping through all sorts of documents while sitting on a chair.
Talena Christen. She has been the department chair for over a decade and has had the opportunity to meet a wide range of students.
Some dream of becoming a great wizard despite being commoners, others try to get high grades in order to support their families in the future, and even cadets who are so talented that they only do what they have to do and finish it half-heartedly.
Even after graduating, there was still a dream of becoming a noble student who could make a living.
“Is this kid involved this time too?”
However, there were students who simply moved wherever they pleased without any purpose.
Mary Rudciel. Chief of Magic and All.
However, he is a cadet who is so out of his depth that he is called a madman, which is beyond his nickname.
“Is this kid really…?”
Talena had thoroughly investigated the Vladimir School and the Hwangmatap faction, which were among the groups responsible for causing this incident.
The reason they caused a ruckus in the village was not simply for physical terrorism.
It was to find some evidence. Evidence that our academy had the Demon King.
‘At first I thought this was some kind of nonsense… .’
At the time of the incident, Talena had recruited several members of the Vladimir School.
After a brief interrogation, they were able to get her to open her mouth, and it turned out that the person she was referring to was none other than Mary Ludsiel.
The men answered Tarena’s question about Mary’s fate. They said that Mary Ludsiel was the host of the Demon King Beelzebub.
If you have that evidence, you’re finished with Alighieri, they responded.
They were going to torture him with electric magic, but Elder Enviel appeared in the middle of the situation and mediated the situation.
‘Enviel, who the hell is that person…?’
The last time, the atrocities committed by Enviel in Alighieri could not be forgotten.
But he was dumbfounded when he heard that all his evil deeds up until now were aimed at revealing the Emperor’s true nature.
It makes no sense that the school he believed in and followed was hell-bent on destroying Alighieri, while he himself had no such intention.
However, it turned out that the Emperor was really the Demon King and that Enviel himself had been deliberately posing as a villain all along.
‘Still, something doesn’t make sense.’
Talena drank her coffee and thought back to the Gumiho incident. At that time, Enviel’s appearance was vivid in Talena’s mind.
His actions of trying to use volcanic energy to erupt the evil spirit were also sincere, and it was possible to confirm how evil he was.
He was a person who would never change no matter what happened while he was missing.
It was so unnatural. It was as if someone had arbitrarily rewritten the script.
“Anyway, the problem is Mary….”
The guys said that Mary was the Demon King’s host.
It’s just nonsense at this point in time without any evidence, but this academy says there is evidence of this.
This also made no sense, but… there once existed a board member who was solely responsible for managing Mary.
Vice-principal Heidern, who was previously dismissed and sent to prison.
He knew more about Mary than Talema herself before he was fired.
Moreover, considering that he was once a disciple of Elder Enviel, the combination was subtle.
“Then surely….”
The being that once brought the empire to the brink of destruction was the Demon King Beelzebub.
If such a being were still alive today, the people would scream out loud.
It doesn’t matter who the host is, get rid of it right now.
If evidence had been revealed that it was Mary, the guys’ political maneuvering would have been successful for sure.
Then, this Alighieri must have faced the crisis of being closed down.
“I knew from the beginning that he was a troublemaker….”
If he had been dismissed as just a simple problem child, that would have been fine. He was a more serious child than I thought.
Don’t they catch and eat bugs every now and then?
If you hear even the slightest word that you’re small, don’t you start causing a ruckus with your magic?
Don’t you want to ruin the mood with your sudden, impulsive actions?
At this point, there were no invasive species in the ecosystem.
Not only Talena, who had reached the level of a great wizard, but even the headmaster was unable to control her.
I miss the time when Vice Principal Heidern took office. At least things were under control back then.
“Ha, department head!”
At that moment, a student council officer came rushing in.
Talena frowned, thinking that rushing in without knocking was against the rules of the Unique Hall.
“We’re in big trouble!”
“What’s going on?”
Talena took another sip of her coffee and spoke haughtily.
Although it was rude, I decided to listen to the story first and leave the question for later.
“Yes, I admitted it.”
What did you admit?
The moment I started to feel uncomfortable thinking that it might not be a big deal… .
“Mary… admitted that she was small!”
“Phuhuhuhuhu!!!”
She was so shocked that she immediately spit out the coffee in her mouth.
* * * * *
That evening, a shocking scoop swept through the Alighieri Academy.
The cadets didn’t even approach a single cadet, as if they were conducting a disaster evacuation drill.
It was as if a time bomb had been dropped on the bachelor’s degree, ready to explode if touched carelessly.
“I’m not dreaming right now, am I?”
At this moment, Ruska saw Mary sitting very quietly, drinking tea.
Ruska doubted her eyes as she looked calm and composed.
“Mary…. Why are you like that today? It’s not like you.”
“Huh? Me?”
“If it were normal, wouldn’t you be picking up bugs and eating them?”
When Jenny asked with concern, Mary answered with an angelic smile.
“When did I ever eat something like that? You’re so funny.”
“Eek!”
For a moment, Jenny thought she was seeing a ghost.
It was unimaginable that he would remain quiet and not even eat bugs.
And the clothes were neat and sophisticated.
It was an aristocratic uniform that Mary would never wear.
Above all… .
“Eating that stuff won’t make me any taller.”
“Phuhu!”
“Ahem!”
Jenny and Ruska both agreed to cough loudly at that nonsense.
Then he turned his head towards me and started muttering.
“Radon! We’re in trouble! No matter how I look at it, doesn’t it seem strange?”
“It’s not like the sun rises in the west. It’s like the moon rises during the day and the sun rises at night.”
I felt the same way as them.
This incident really made me wonder what was wrong with my head.
It is impossible to admit that you are short.
Even if you look at the height he wrote himself in his game profile, it says he is over 180cm tall.
So, I had to give it a try.
“Hey, butler!”
“yep!”
Bayman responded to my call and came running in an instant.
Jenny and Ruska also looked dumbfounded at the sight of him, who seemed to have become their faithful slave.
“Try controlling a few golems.”
“To headquarters!”
Bayman, who carries out orders without asking or questioning just because he is Amy’s older brother.
He clapped his hands twice and two artificial golems walked towards him on their own.
After seeing that, I whispered something into Bayman’s ear, and Bayman snapped his fingers when he heard that.
-Beep… Beep beep.
Then the golems stood in front of Mary with stiff movements.
Bayman, a brilliant alchemist, was even able to control the will of a golem.
-Target Mary Ludciel. Algorithm secured.
Yes, that’s right. What I asked for was… .
-You’re so short, yet you act so haughty.
– It doesn’t fit at all. It’s like a dirty slime female living in a cesspool hanging around a red-light district.
That huge provocation that occurred during the Mosria incident.
“omg!”
“Cahem!”
Jenny and Ruska opened their eyes wide and became very alert when they heard that sound.
It was as if he had witnessed a major mistake during the dismantling of a nuclear missile.
But Mary didn’t care.
Normally, if you just heard the sound, you would scream like a pterosaur and fire magic in all directions.
-You will always be a kid. After analyzing it, it turns out that it’s your natural constitution.
-You can’t fix it even with magic. So give up, you little punk whose brain cells are made of bug claws.
It was such abusive language that even people around me would think it was severe.
Mary, who was so childish, would have gone crazy just hearing that.
however….
“It’s been like that from the beginning, so is there any need to be new?”
-Beep?
-Beep?
Two golems tilt their heads. This was not included in the analysis results.
And I had the same reaction.
I wonder if she wasn’t the real Mary but someone else who was switched.
But you could tell at a glance that she was the real Mary.
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Race: Human
Occupation: Demon King
Magic Class: 7 Circles
Horsepower: 260/260
Disposition: Optimistic/Unknown
Feelings towards users: Favorable (maximum)
[Other]
-The Demon King’s Thought (Control)
-Apply Shaikhar’s protection
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As expected, my ‘Maan Eye’ cannot be deceived.
However, there was no way to know how he had changed like this.
It would have been better if Saint Nevia had been there to read Mary’s inner thoughts at times like this.
Unfortunately, she went on an overnight trip to the zodiac with Angela, and Lyman, who can control Mary, followed them.
‘Main character. Do you always neglect your duties at times like this?’
To be honest, this time it was inevitable. And it was hard to see it as dereliction of duty.
Considering that the guy’s main purpose is to protect Mirona, it’s not surprising.
Currently, that guy, Machia, is captured, so he cannot attempt to revive the God of Destruction.
Now it seems like I can have a normal school life until I graduate…
‘It ain’t over till it’s over.’
As soon as all materials including the archive are prepared, Makia’s reincarnation privilege must be completely removed.
Until then, it’s never over.
This is because the guy opened the gate to the demon world 300 years ago, and so he becomes the vessel of the God of Destruction.
Of course, there is still a lot of time left until then.
“Guys, there’s no need to be scared. I’ve always been like this.”
Right now, I’m more concerned about Mary, who’s talking nonsense.
It was just unbelievable that he acted as if he had completely forgotten about his past behavior, as if he had developed a split personality.
What is this… It’s no different from the moment in the movie Alien when the main character is about to be eaten by an alien, the alien suddenly polymorphs into a cute cat and acts cute next to the main character.
Mary is an alien.
No one can argue with that.
Even though he is so quiet now, I don’t think he is a normal person.
“And my friend, I have something to tell you.”
Mary put down her teacup and looked this way. I felt something subtle about the deep expression on her face.
‘What is he trying to do now?’
“Why are you asking me that? You’re so perceptive.”
‘I’m asking because I can’t read it even with that look.’
“What can I do if I’m sorry? I feel the same way.”
Eye contact, intuition, crisis detection. No matter how many skills you use, you absolutely cannot read Mary’s inner thoughts.
A walking natural disaster whose actions are unpredictable.
Because of this, even the department heads had a hard time managing her.
“Hey, friend. You know….”
What on earth could be coming out of Mary’s mouth? There were quite a few ears listening around here.
Jenny and Ruska, as well as other students including Bayman, were enjoying tea time at the cafe.
A normal person would never say something so outrageous in a public place like this.
however….
“Will you go out with me?”
At that moment, all sound died down.
The cadets’ chatter died down in an instant.
All I could hear was the sound of the wind.
“Let’s get married later.”
Jenny and Ruska’s expressions are distorted with horror.
Bayman and the artificial golems also tilt their heads.
Mary, who made the bombshell statement, was laughing and laughing without even knowing what was going on around her.
To her, who has no concept of ‘public and private’ in her head, the word ‘side dish’ is just an unknown word.
“How many children will you have?”
My reaction when I heard that was self-evident.
My body was so stiff and pale that it was hard to tell if I was a corpse or a living thing.
What kind of kid is this?
Who taught him this?
The moment I found it, I felt like I had to sharpen my ‘repeat’ skill with a 3/4 beat.
Department Head Talena, who had been secretly watching this from afar, also had a frozen expression.
Who is this cadet named Radon Crowler who made that monstrous Mary fall in love with him?
Or what the secret is.
I was so curious I was going crazy.
“Hoohoohoo, this is so delicious.”
And Shaikar, the King of Life Spirits, sitting on the spire of the main academy building, was eating a cookie he bought from the store.
I was savoring the moment and enjoying what was happening.
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