Episode 243. Invading! (4)
“Ugh!”
The first star building of the Alighieri Academy.
A girl moaned in one of the luxurious dorm rooms.
Her shiny silver hair and fresh appearance were enough to steal the attention of men.
However, her real personality was the fox ears on her head and the nine tails.
“Ugh…. Why all of a sudden…!”
Saint Angela Greenwhite sat at her large desk, holding her head.
It was a sudden pain in the eye that I thought was just a normal headache.
It felt like a thorn was lodged in my eye and was hurting me. I couldn’t complete the tasks on my desk because of this.
I lay in bed and tried to search my body with astrology, but I couldn’t find anything.
Isn’t it something that can’t be cured with just your own strength?
Eventually, Angela resorted to a method she didn’t really want to use.
Calling an acquaintance at an early hour.
“There’s nothing unusual, but….”
“yes?”
The people she called were Stella Vermillion and Nevia Cromag.
Professor Yang, a member of the priestly lineage, responded to the request for help as she was a saint like herself.
Thanks to the archives, it was easy to call out people within Alighieri.
“I don’t know the cause either.”
“ah….”
However, even though Stella and Nevia came, the symptoms did not improve at all.
Even with their own strength, they couldn’t even figure out the cause of the symptoms.
“Since when has it been like this?”
“Since a little while ago. Why do my eyes keep stinging strangely?”
It was a time when even the two saints were at a loss as to what direction to take.
“Could it be because of the resonance?”
“resonance?”
“I’m talking about a concept that people of the same species share. Should I say that when someone of the same species gets sick, you also get sick?”
A hypothesis came out of the mouth of Stella, a professional member of parliament.
In reality, Angela has both human and divine blood mixed in her, so she can respond to the calls of other divine beings.
“From what I know, it seems that Shinsoo can convey information between their own kind from a distance. The more there are, the wider the range they can convey information over.”
“So are you saying that foxes like this one are barking for help right away?”
“I don’t know the exact reason, but it wouldn’t resonate for no reason.”
Angela was still in pain, although she had weakened somewhat.
If it really was resonance, why did it keep calling? That was the moment I was about to wonder.
-Help me.
I thought I just heard a sound.
I put my hands over my head, wanting to hear it again, but I couldn’t hear it anymore.
But I remember clearly what it meant.
“Just now…, help me….”
Knock knock knock-
At that moment, someone came into Angela’s room and knocked.
The person who opened the door was the red-haired Princess Mirona, now known as the former Princess.
“Ah, Princess Mirona.”
“No. You don’t have to call me princess anymore.”
“Yes, but what are you doing here?”
“That’s… I heard that the two saints are close with Senior Radon Crowler.”
When the name Radon was mentioned, the saints began to listen to Mirona’s words.
Mirona, who has regained her memories of her past life, is now able to be close to Lyman without shame.
Even though his lifespan would soon end due to the curse he was under, he did not give up.
He promised Lyman that he would definitely break the curse and return to his original life.
Then, I naturally heard about what had happened so far.
The main thing that came out of Lyman’s mouth was about an irregular named ‘Radon Crawler’.
“Is this about Oppa Radon?”
“Yes, that senior is currently facing a very big crisis.”
“A crisis situation?”
Although she gave up her position as princess, Mirona was still the student council president.
I was leading the student council with more experienced knowledge than before, thanks to my past life experience.
A student found a leaflet at the terminal in Alighieri Town.
Since it was Mirona who confirmed it first, she was able to quickly relay it to the two saints.
“Take a look at this.”
Mirona hands over the flyer she was holding in her hand.
After confirming the contents, Nebia and Angela took a deep breath.
Because the flyer had Radon Crowler’s face printed large in the center, and the following text was written underneath.
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Name: Radon Crowler
Age: 17 years old
Whoever catches this boy will receive 10,000,000 credits.
Or, if you capture his family, we will give you 8,000,000 credits.
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It was a flyer that made me laugh more and more the more I looked at it.
I felt like my stomach was exploding at the way they were treating an ordinary academy student like a wanted criminal.
And Angela frowned at the fact that the place of publication was the Kingdom of Papyrus.
She could understand why he was doing such a rash thing.
Papiyas. They are the ones who do inhumane acts, including human experiments, without any hesitation.
Accusing an innocent student of being a criminal? They are not sane enough to do that.
“Anyway, Senior Radon Crowler….”
“What happened to my brother-in-law?”
Suddenly a mysterious voice sounded like a ghost.
It was a sound coming from the window, approaching without a sound.
There was a male student there, clinging to the glass wall like a bug.
“Eek!”
“Oh, Mom!”
“What, what are you doing! Come down quickly! That’s against the rules!”
The cadet who was spying from the window was the Bayman Dreadnought.
It was strictly forbidden by school rules to sneak into another student’s dormitory.
This is because perverts often come out to watch women change clothes.
Even though Bayman himself knew it, he ended up breaking the rule.
Because my body reacted immediately when I heard that my proud ‘brother-in-law’ was in danger.
“If I have to be punished, I’ll receive it later.”
Bayman opened the window without permission and entered Angela’s room.
Professor Stella was horrified to see him enter the first building through a window instead of the main entrance, without even taking off his shoes.
It was even more absurd when you consider that it was not just a noble cadet’s room, but a saint’s room.
How many penalty points will I receive, or what kind of punishment will I receive?
Why is that gentle Bayman acting like this?
It was a time when information that I couldn’t seem to organize was flooding my head.
“Moreover, is there any danger to my brother-in-law?”
However, for such an eccentric act, Bayman’s expression looked very serious.
According to the school rules, I should have told him to leave immediately, but the moment we made eye contact, all those thoughts disappeared.
“here….”
Mirona had no choice but to show the flyer to Bayman.
Bayman holds the paper in both hands and stares at it intently for a moment.
and….
“Hehehe…, hehehehehehe….”
“Senior Bayman?”
“Hehehehehehehe….”
“excuse me….”
“Heehahahahahahahaha!!!”
The atmosphere suddenly became frozen with Bayman’s crazy laughter.
Anyone who saw it would find it creepy to see it bursting into flames as if it were a possessed doll.
If such a spirit exists, the two saints were so sure that they would not be able to purify it even with their own power.
“Mr. Chairman.”
“yes….”
A prickly voice suddenly came out of Bayman’s mouth, who had been laughing heartily.
Even though he had a smiling expression, I felt a strange murderous feeling there.
“Those guys who distributed these leaflets… Even if we kill them, it won’t be considered murder, right?”
“There’s no need to go that far….”
“I’ll kill you…, I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!!!”
The conversation isn’t working.
It felt like I was facing a golem that moved with ignorance rather than a human being.
“I will definitely protect my love!!”
Those in the room who were watching this scene over and over again were unable to open their mouths.
How would you feel if you brought a time bomb into your room that would explode if you provoked it for no reason?
Because I was experiencing it right now.
* * * * *
A large number of soldiers were entering the village of Luzeto, known as the Land of Death.
Although the scale and atmosphere were such that it seemed as if an entire village was being raided, the residents did not seem too worried.
It’s not like these mercenaries come out to support you every day.
However, I was a little surprised that they didn’t come out to support me.
It is said that he came to look for a certain person.
“Has a little boy come in here?”
“well?”
“I see. I thought you would know, since you were once a boy with princely status.”
Those who stormed the village of Luzeto were the troops of the Kingdom of Papyas.
They arrived here in pursuit of the runaway Totema Prince.
“But why are you looking for this boy?”
A man who appeared to be a battalion commander kindly answered a resident’s question.
“He has pretty good sensitivity. He has the talent to control spirits, gods, and anything else.”
“Hoo.”
“And there is one more person who is looking for it.”
This time, the sergeant took out a leaflet. The paper he took out had a boy’s face printed on it in large letters.
“Have you seen this boy?”
Name: Radon Crowler.
Age 17.
The boy with brown hair looked more and more annoying the more I looked at him. He looked like a conman sneaking peeks from behind someone’s back.
“If it’s this guy, then definitely….”
“Did you know?”
When the captain asked with his eyes wide open, the villager flinched and said.
“I think I saw it. I’m sure I was walking around with girls in uniforms….”
“Girls?”
“Yes. They were cute girls, one with blue hair and the other with pink hair. And there was also a fierce-looking girl with black hair and red eyes.”
“I see. Thank you for your cooperation.”
The unit continued to search.
As we continued to ask people, the scope of the investigation narrowed down, as residents all said they had seen it.
And I was able to meet the knights of the Bayold family guarding one of the passages.
I asked them too, and got an unexpected answer.
“Well, we haven’t seen it.”
It was a truly cold and sober tone.
Should I say that it feels like he’s telling me not to worry about it and to just get lost? Or should I say… the expression “stop doing it” is strong.
Anyway, the net was narrowed down and the troops finally began to raid the village inn.
In the first place, any stranger who comes to the village at this time has no choice but to stay somewhere.
There are even eyewitness accounts, so you’ll be able to find it quickly.
‘I don’t know why this boy is owed such a large sum of money…’
They just say it’s the king’s order. They say that if you capture this boy somewhere in the empire, you’ll be given a large sum of money.
Radon Crowler. Could it be that this boy has committed some crime?
Or is it because we are such a thorn in each other’s side and he is trying to make life miserable for us?
But I just think it’s strange whether it’s the former or the latter.
‘There’s no evidence to suggest that he committed a crime.’
The definition of wanted person can only be established when the suspicion is clear. However, isn’t this something that was done without any evidence?
It’s not just the current King of Papyrus. The Bayold family is also cooperating, as are other nobles involved.
Some big nobles are desperate to catch this boy.
As if he had nothing to lose. Is it because he had a corner of him that he trusted enough not to have to worry about shame?
‘I don’t hold a grudge against this boy, but….’
There’s no way around it. Mercenaries are supposed to solve anything they’re asked to do.
After searching several rooms, he opened the door to the last remaining room.
There, just as I had heard from the locals, were three girls sitting there.
A blue-haired girl and a black-haired girl are glaring warily at me.
They didn’t seem like ordinary kids.
So, they were left to the platoon leader to search, while the other platoons searched the remaining rooms.
And the soldier who kept opening the room saw a girl.
“Who, who are you?”
A room that hadn’t been checked yet. There was a pretty ‘brown-haired’ girl lying on the bed.
The soldiers turned on the lights at the sight of the girl’s frightened and shy appearance.
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