Episode 50. Rain (2)
This final exam will also be administered by the department’s own system.
A hidden basement in the unique building of the professor’s building. In that place, called the archive control room, many faculty members were gathered and working.
They sat in front of a translucent screen and manipulated the archive.
If there are any abnormalities on the race course, or if there are any cadets who have collapsed from exhaustion, or if there are cadets who are being attacked by monsters, they are immediately transferred to a safe area.
More than half of the monsters from the Alighieri Tower have already been eliminated. Those monsters that aren’t practice monsters from the subspace are real monsters and don’t know how to control their strength.
But as is always the case, other higher-ups, including the faculty, are also watching his examination.
The screen that the observer is showing is reflected on the mirror, and the principal and other faculty members are sitting to watch.
And two unexpected people.
Talema, the king of a small country, and Enviel, an elder of the Magical Alliance. They were also watching with interest.
And when the fox monster appeared in the observer’s eyes, their expressions hardened.
“No way!”
Heidern was the first to react. It took him exactly three seconds to realize that it was Shinsoo. The rest of them gradually began to react in the same way.
A divine beast that is said to be a monster comparable to a dragon. It is a powerful creature that only a great magician or a 7-star knight can deal with.
If such a being existed in this village, it would be them who could not remain silent. Before that, would it have been possible to break through the barrier and enter the village?
“We have to stop the test immediately!”
“Is that okay? If we stop here abruptly, errors may occur in the grade data. If not, even the written test grades may be lost……”
“The students’ lives are more important than that!”
The head of the combat department, Cage Revola, objected. Elena Christen, the head of the magic department, was concerned about the repercussions, but ultimately agreed with Cage.
Stop the test by blocking the archive. Then go straight to the scene and subdue the divine beast.
They immediately execute the plan as if they were one.
First, the archives have been blocked by the faculty and staff. The semi-transparent screen will disappear on its own.
Then, if we just use teleportation magic to the scene, it will be solved. The only ones who can stand up to that monster are the professors.
“Why doesn’t it work?”
Elena grabbed the staff and finished casting, but there was no response. She quickly left this place and when she opened her eyes, she was standing at the foot of a volcano, which was expected, but this did not happen.
There’s no way a skilled person like the department head would make such a foolish mistake as a casting error. All of the professors, including her, guessed that it was an outside intervention.
“Who on earth would come up with such a thing…!”
The professor, Heidern, also used teleportation magic, but it was the same as before. A checkered pattern appeared between his eyebrows. Even the other professors could not use magic.
Aside from the fact that they couldn’t use magic, it was laughable that they couldn’t prevent this kind of unexpected situation from occurring during the final exam.
“Hahaha! Things are getting really interesting!”
It was Talema who burst into hearty laughter, out of place in the serious atmosphere.
It was hard to tell whether he was enjoying this situation as befitting the king of a warring nation, or whether he was just born with such emotions, but everyone in the room frowned.
“I’m sorry to talk back, but this is not a time for laughter. Moreover, Prince Totema, the King’s son, will be there too!”
Department Head Cage spoke as politely as possible, considering his position. His face was as angry as possible.
Talema knew that too. Despite that, Talema was just enjoying it.
“It doesn’t really matter. I don’t remember anything about him, except that he was a kid whose talents never really blossomed.”
“Ha… You’re even more daring than rumored.”
Cage stuck out his tongue at his unexpected answer. He had heard that it was quite barbaric, but he had not expected it to be this much.
Cage decided not to say anything more. That wasn’t what mattered right now.
“Principal, over there!”
At that moment, they were very surprised to see the person reflected on the screen in the observer’s room.
The observer was automatically focusing on the nine-tailed fox, and that’s where Elder Enviel’s appearance was captured. I’m here.
“Please explain to me, Elder, how this happened.”
The one sitting at the very end stood up and spoke. The silver cloak he wore symbolized his control over everything in this magical institution.
He was the headmaster of this school, Keiten Zodiatsu, who made the air heavy just by moving.
“Is this all your doing?”
Kaiten approached Enviel, who was sitting calmly. Enviel is here, but who is the Enviel that is shown on the screen?
And then there’s the sudden appearance of a fox monster… … It would be strange not to be suspected.
“Calm down, Principal! There seems to be some misunderstanding……”
“Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding is this, Heidern? You’re standing there like that!”
“There’s no way my benefactor would do that. Elder, don’t just stay still and refute me… Ugh!”
Heidern, who was trying hard to defend Enviel, was hit by something and fell down. The audience was shocked to see the teacher faint from the magic bullet fired by Enviel with the tip of his finger.
He snorted and stood up. His movements were very irregular, as his body seemed to be in a state of confusion, as if it had no form.
“It was a clone.”
As soon as he saw it, Kaiten immediately recognized its identity. Then, he spoke with a voice as heavy as the position he was standing in.
“Elder… No, what is your purpose?”
He was not worthy of respect, now that I knew his hostility.
* * * * *
By now the professors must have noticed.
They will notice the back of Elder Enviel and try to stop him, but they have already fallen into the trap set by Enviel.
There was a special barrier around the entire faculty building. It was different from the barrier that covered the entire academy.
The magical power is significantly weakened because the confined space is perceived as being in another dimension.
Of course, you can’t get out, and you can’t break the barrier from the inside.
Even if you are lucky enough to break it, you won’t be able to defeat Enviel. He has already become stronger by fusing with the volcano’s magic.
There is no one in this academy who can stop him.
‘Except for Lyman, that is.’
Enviel’s goal is to extort the archive system and use the awakened nine-tailed fox to destroy the Papyrus Kingdom.
By now, these people are probably being threatened with something along the lines of, ‘If you don’t want to see bloodshed, hand over the archives.’
Of course, archives are not a concept that can be easily handed over like an object, so you must be having a hard time.
The next goal is the same as Ruska’s: the destruction of Papyrus. In Ruska’s case, it was revenge, but for Enviel, it was to revive the demon god sealed in that land.
The nine-tailed fox is the key.
When a nine-tailed fox injected with volcanic energy self-destructs in the area, the hidden demon’s corpse is revealed and awakens from its slumber.
At the same time, the Kingdom of Papyrus will also disappear from the map.
‘Up until now, everything was as Ruska wanted… …but what about now?’
By now, her mentality must have completely collapsed. The person she was trying to use as a tool for revenge was actually her younger brother.
He cut off his brother’s tail and left him to be tortured. He must be feeling so guilty that he’s at a loss, getting drenched in the rain.
Revenge or family.
You must be suffering from that huge conflict.
Choaaa …
“It’s finally here.”
A huge wave of magic swept in from the side. The magic spread like a wave and swallowed up the entire village.
It was a wave of curse emitted by the nine-tailed fox. Just brushing past it would cause one to lose consciousness and collapse.
But I knew this would happen and I made arrangements for it.
“Muto!”
The shadow at my feet moved on its own.
The shadow that had grown large transformed into the shape of a mouth and ate the curse that was interfering with me. Its nickname is not ‘Shadow of Gluttony’ for nothing.
If there was no intervention, it doesn’t matter if you faint. The main characters will take care of everything.
But this is not the time to lie down and sleep, because I have to fill in for Crona’s absence.
There was one more reason why I shouldn’t faint before that.
The main characters who confronted the nine-tailed fox were eventually forced to retreat after being pushed back in a head-on confrontation. The place they moved to while busy was coincidentally a back alley where Ruska was sitting.
Jenny, who came face to face with her, would be unable to contain her anger and would grab her by the collar and start arguing with her. This whole thing started because Ruska kidnapped Angela.
Jenny and Mary would have heard the whole story from Elder Enviel when they first encountered the gumiho.
That Ruska was trying to use Angela by joining hands with her.
‘The scene where they throw a bamboo bread there was the best.’
Even though she was hit by Jenny, who was furious after learning all the facts, Ruska did not fight back because she had already despaired.
However, Jenny generously forgives her once. She reaches out to Ruska, saying that they should try to make things right now. This is how the two reconcile.
But now there is no guarantee that scene will appear. This is because unlike the original, Jenny’s anger towards Ruska will be twice as strong.
There were some things that caught my eye in a negative light during the midterm evaluation, and the decisive factor was Krona.
The incident where Crona approached the Alighieri Tower due to a variable. It is highly likely that Enviel told her about that. And he only pointed out the bad points.
Maybe he’ll aim his sword instead of his fist.
I’m running to that place right now to mediate it.
Now, it is time for the two to slowly come into contact.
We just passed the checkpoint and the building, so we’re almost there.
It’s finally starting to show.
There were boys and girls standing in the winding alley, and among them, only the girl with black hair was sitting down.
Then the blue-haired girl starts pointing her sword at her… … .
“Hey Jenny! Stop!!”
* * * * *
Jenny Chain Silver.
Mary Rudsiel.
Bayman Dreadnought.
Refrain Halo.
There are also students who did not faint from the wave of the curse, but they were all defeated by the nine-tailed fox.
Now they are lucky enough to escape.
First, it was necessary to reorganize the situation. It was the moment when Bayman’s opinion that the nine-tailed fox’s weakness should be analyzed was being established.
I saw Ruska Mad-Eye sitting in the alley.
As soon as Jenny saw her, her face distorted into an ugly grimace.
I could tolerate him attacking my friend during the midterm exam… …but I couldn’t tolerate him kidnapping Angela.
From what I heard from Enviel, she was also the mastermind behind this. And on top of that, Crona was caught up in this and couldn’t participate in the race.
It was enough to make Jenny lose her mind.
“It’s all… your fault.”
“If only it weren’t you… If only it weren’t you!!”
Jenny grabbed Ruska by the collar and glared at her as if she was going to kill her. However, Ruska’s mind was already desolate, so there was no response.
“Say something. This all happened because of your interference.”
“…….”
“Why aren’t you answering? If you have a conscience, answer!”
Are you even human after doing that? Despite this nuance of anger, Ruska remained silent.
It was so bad that even Bayman and Refrain tried to stop him.
That was when.
“Do as you wish.”
Ruska spoke for the first time.
At that dry tone, I heard something break from Jenny.
The best answer I can give is something like that… … .
“Then I’ll give you what you wish.”
Jenny summoned a blue sword in an instant and blew aura into the blade. She shook off Bayman and Refrain’s arms and tried to unleash a powerful skill.
“Stop moving!!”
Fortunately, Ruska was unharmed.
Because the fishing line flew in like a noose and caught Jenny’s arm.
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