How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 128

Joint Combat Practice 2 (14)

The 8th seat of the Apostle of Telos, Renos’ mana radiated from his hand.

The mana flowing through his arm was wrapped around one arm of Renos and took the form of a huge bow.

An arrow made of pure magical power was launched and flew aiming at Lucy’s neck, but… Even the defensive magic circle created by Lucy could not be penetrated and disappeared.

– Poof.

There are four remaining apostles.

2nd seat Ruben, 3rd seat Taldarek, 6th seat Clive, 8th Lenos.

It is Lucy who put the two of them down as soon as they appeared. From the perspective of the apostles, it was already a situation that could be said to be thirteen. However, there is nothing to be embarrassed about here.

As if they had promised each other, the apostles of Telos spread their wings and flew in the air, widening the distance.

I felt the difference in power. If you can’t see the answer right away, make it difficult to deal with.

It is to increase the distance between each other so that they do not get swept away by a range attack at once, and at the same time make it difficult for Lucy to be conscious of either side.

If Lucy was focused on subduing one of the apostles, the rest of the apostles would plan a counterattack.

However, that is also the case when you can follow Lucy’s movements with your eyes.

– Quaang!

The momentary time when you close and open your eyes once.

A very, very short-lived world. Taking advantage of that gap, Lucy’s lightning magic, which flew like a thunderbolt, hit the second seat Ruben’s body directly. I couldn’t even recognize it, let alone respond.

The point at which the robes covering the body burn and Ruben screams in pain.

In front of Tal’darek, who turned his head in response to the sound… Lucy was already right in front of her nose.

“what…!”

Leaping into space through high-level space magic is magic that consumes a huge amount of mana, but to Lucy, the amount of mana itself is ridiculous, it was not a very important factor in the first place.

Long-distance leaps are accompanied by fatigue even for Lucy, but short-distance jumps of this level can be used repeatedly as long as one concentrates his mind.

It meant that there was no point in trying to keep a halfway distance from Lucy.

“Cuck!”

Lucy, this time holding Taldarek by the collar, looks down at the other two apostles.

He still doesn’t even feel the slightest movement in his emotions. Rather than fighting, it seemed like they were clearing away annoying things.

The 6th position Clive and the 8th position Lenos are also veteran holy magicians who have gone through all kinds of prenatal battles.

However, it was the first time I had ever felt such an overwhelming gap in power.

The head of the entire Sylvania Academy, a descendant of the archmage, and the rare genius wizard Lucy Meiril.

It wasn’t that I hadn’t heard of that name, but I never thought that it would be this level of skill.

No matter how special I am, I am a student. It is natural that even the Holy Emperor could not deal with the best spell magician.

However, Lucy Meiril did not come to this school to learn magic in the first place. Even if there is still potential for growth, it is already close to being a complete talent in itself.

No matter how prosperous they were, no matter how good the raw meat magicians were, they couldn’t beat Lucy Mayril.

The proposition is as natural and reasonable as providence.

“Keugh, ugh…”

Verdio, who managed to rise from the rubble of the swept away seats, looked up at the empty space of the chapel. And he stuck out his tongue when he saw Lucy reigning supreme.

While she went out for a while and recovered herself, Lucy Meiril had already subdued more than half of the apostles. I had heard rumors that it was strong and strong, but I hadn’t thought it would be to this extent.

Verdio forced himself to stand up and organize his thoughts.

This subjugation of Seongchangryong is an ambitious plan from the standpoint of the church. It is the apostle of Telos that each individual is treated as a key manpower at the national level. We mobilized 6 such people.

While there was no prosperity, everyone except for the two who were guarding the Saint Carpeaa was brought, so in fact, it was no different than taking out almost all of the workforce.

“…”

From Verdio’s point of view, there is no way to know how Lucy Meiril noticed what was going on in the cathedral.

However, what needs to be done right now is clear.

“Let’s secure the retreat! The first escort target is Eldain King!”

It was a signal from Archbishop Verdio.

When the plan went differently than expected, a plan B was set up to quickly rectify the situation and get out of the field.

The apostles, who were unable to control themselves because of Lucy’s attack, heard that. Soon, the apostles scattered all over the chapel gritted their teeth and stood up.

Most of them were in a state of bruises, but their lives were on the line. Lucy doesn’t kill.

“I’m retreating from the cathedral right now.”

Verdio quickly judged the situation.

I don’t know why, but the plan to resurrect the Star Changryong using Velbroke’s molars leaked out.

Otherwise, Lucy would not be able to appear to interrupt at such an appropriate time.

If Lucy decides to block it, she will not be able to summon the Holy Changryong as planned. In the first place, all the apostles were already injured. The plan must have failed.

If so, what you need to think about now is follow-up.

In order to increase the authority of the church, he thought of descending and subjugating the Holy Chang-ryong.

And, of course, they chose Aken Island as the stage.

There is nothing good about this being revealed externally. It was necessary to shut the mouths of those who knew this fact.

However, Lucy Meiril is not something that can be done with force. I don’t think that would be convincing either.

If that is the case, there is no choice but to use authority and power to press down.

“Are you trying to run away?”

Enormous magic power gushed from Lucy’s right hand. It was an amount that I couldn’t believe came out of that small body.

Its gigantic shape was like a great mountain, and even the apostles who had gone through all the battles of birth had to swallow dry saliva.

And when that huge magic power turned dark red and soon turned into ‘aspect magic’, the apostles, realizing the opponent’s intentions, moved their bodies quickly.

‘Time Prison’. Among the Aspect-type magic, it is a magic that specializes in overpowering opponents.

If he even brushes against it, his body’s time will stop, and he will be unable to move until the caster frees him.

“Brother Tal’darek…!”

Hearing those words, Taldarek, the 3rd seat, without hesitation, charged Lucy with a physical bullet, and received the magic of that Aspect with his body. Even the sublimity was felt in his movements without any stuttering. He is not afraid to make sacrifices.

“Brother Clive, take care of the saintess, and Sister Lenos, move towards the saint…! The rest follow me!”

Verdio’s head started spinning.

I quickly went up to the podium and picked up the ‘Velbroque’s Molar Necklace’. The existence of this object would be the most direct proof that the Church was trying to bring in Valveroke. It is the most important thing to hide.

At this point, Lucy Mayril cannot be defeated by force.

However, no matter how much he is a senior student under the protection of a bachelor, it cannot be compared to the authority of the Holy Emperor.

If you ask what the Holy Hwang and the archbishop were doing here, you can just pretend that they were holding an informal service before entering the island of Aken and starting their activities in earnest.

If she could hide and gloss over the church’s plan to resurrect Velbrok in that way, Lucy would simply become a terrorist who broke into the priests who were praying and used magic.

No matter how realistically and truthfully Lucy testifies, the church’s crimes cannot be proven without physical evidence. If you mix a spoonful of the authority of the Holy Emperor with it, you will be punished without being able to do this. There was no way he would give leniency to a student who unleashed magic in a crowded place.

“Brother Clive! Be sure to bring the saintess…!”

The 6th seat, Clive, is a man of small stature. The weapon was also a dagger decorated with various jewels.

Clive went to the saintess who had barely regained consciousness and grabbed her by the arm.

“Uh… ugh…!”

Clarice stumbled and raised herself up, but when she saw the apostle right in front of her nose, she swallowed a sigh.

As Verdio watched the scene, he put the necklace of Velbroke’s molars into his bosom.

Then he gave Clive a hand signal as he made his way towards the exit at a brisk pace.

“Excuse me, saintess.”

Apostle Clive, who understood the signal, lifted up Clarice, who was still unable to control herself. Then it was slung over his shoulder.

“This… what is this…! Put it down…! What the hell is this…!”

The biggest variable in Verdio’s plan is Saint Clarice. It is because she knows all the truth, but she has the power of speaking to somehow match the authority of the Holy Emperor.

If the saintess stepped forward and publicized what the church had done, that would be enough to make her head hurt.

That’s why it was necessary to put the saintess under their control. You can deal with the academic part later. Anyway, it was Seonghwangdo who gave the saintess permission to go on to school, so Seonghwangdo also had the right to withdraw that permission.

In terms of time, it must have been less than 10 seconds.

Verdio picked out the key points in an instant and delivered them, drawing the big picture so that the apostles could move most efficiently.

And he was striding toward the back door of the Bachelor Cathedral.

Of course, Lucy couldn’t just watch it. Pushing aside the hardened Taldarek, Lucy stood upright on the podium again and chanted the high-level lightning magic ‘Demon Punishment’.

– Whoaaaaaaagh!

The wind blowing out of the dwarf body once again wraps around the cathedral. It was simply a shock wave created by the aftermath of the flow of magical power, but the debris around it couldn’t stand it and flew away and rolled on the floor.

thunderbolt.

Lucy’s high-level magic, which can be summarized in those two words, splits the air in an instant, shatters the ceiling of the cathedral, and then pierces Verdio directly.

However, just before reaching Verdio, the 7th Haveres covered the whole body with holy magic and received the attack instead.

“Big, black…!”

Soon, Habres lost his mind and had to leave. Dust rises, and his wings break. The impaled body did not move any more.

Even if it is successful, the best vocal magic talents feel like expendable items.

The appearance of throwing one’s body to block Lucy’s attack cannot be explained by loyalty alone. It is already the realm of faith.

Only four spellcasters are now conscious.

One was protecting the Holy Emperor, one went to catch the Saint, and two were guarding Verdio’s surroundings.

In particular, since the two guarding Archbishop Verdio had already been slaughtered by Lucy, it was a miraculous level just by being able to control their bodies. At least the most intact apostle was assigned to escort the Holy Emperor, so the rest was just a flashlight.

It was right after that that Verdio sent a signal as a last resort.

When Verdio waved his hand, the apostles all started to run away in different directions as if they knew it.

The 8th Seat Lenos, holding onto the performance, flew to the broken stained glass in the southern direction of the cathedral, and the 6th Seat Clive hugged the saintess, broke the glass on the west window, and ran out.

In response, Archbishop Verdio, accompanied by the other two apostles, began to run quickly through the back door of the church leading to the north.

The holy emperor, the holy woman, and the archbishop disappeared in different directions.

Lucy has the ability to chase down and overpower all three, but time is of the essence.

The most important thing for Verdio right now is to secure time to dispose of Velbroke’s molars in his arms. It is the most important piece of evidence that candidly reveals the dark inside of the cathedral.

It’s a relic, isn’t it part of the Holy Changryong? Certainly not easily broken. However, it is small and good for concealment.

Throw it into the sea… . Bury it in the ground… . It’s easy to destroy evidence. It’s a relic with enormous value, so I think it’s a waste, but it’s nothing compared to the shaking of the prestige of the Holy Emperor.

Corridor leading to the back door of the church. After placing an apostle in preparation for Lucy’s pursuit, Verdio ran frantically. It was the 2nd seat Ruben. He had already been hit by magic once, so his body was barely moving, but he gathered his divine power and stood blocking the hallway while holding on with one demon.

probably won’t last long.

“All of this… for the sake of Telos…!”

Leaving Ruben behind as he gritted his teeth and shouted that, Verdio ran and ran again.

What you need to do right now is to find a place where no amount of search will find it and throw away the molar. At least not in this academic district.

It wasn’t that large of a cathedral, so the back door of the Haksa Cathedral came into view at a glance.

Almost all of the apostles of Telos were lost.

Now, the only apostle guarding Verdio’s side was a blonde woman with red hair, the Fifth Seat Pelver.

“Archbishop Verdio… If we escape like this, we’ll be caught soon…!”

“It will only take a moment…. If we destroy the evidence, retrieve the saintess, and publicize this violence in the school…”

– Bang!

Saying that, Verdio kicked open the back door of the Haksa Cathedral.

however… .

-Furr rrr r r r r r r r r r r

Basic Fire Magic ‘Ignite’

Unlike normal ignition, a procession of flames with great firepower attacked Felver’s body.

Flame magic with a level that is hard to call basic magic. It’s not unstoppable though, but Felver was already in the midst of a fatal wound from the battle with Lucy.

“Keugh…!”

The hem of the gold-rimmed apostle’s robe was burned.

I tried to extinguish the flames by waving my sleeves and distributing divine power, but a blonde man appeared from beyond the flames holding a dagger and charged at me.

– Caang!

I managed to bring out my staff to block the dagger, but as the man chanted the Spirit Ceremony, an explosion erupted from the dagger again in an instant.

Elemental Infusion. The law of explosion that was imprinted in advance put a fatal blow on Felver’s weakened body.

-Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The square in front of the Bachelor Cathedral in the middle of the day.

All the students around were surprised by the unexpected explosion. Some girls squeaked and sat down, and some students rushed to call the faculty.

The rising smoke subsides, and the figure of a man appearing in it comes into view in earnest. Needless to say, it’s Ed Rosteyler.

“You guys…”

Archbishop Verdio weighed the opponent as he brushed off the clerical attire covered in dust. It’s a first look.

Judging by the situation, they were waiting for Verdio to come out. He had predicted the opponent’s retreat in advance, and had come first and was waiting.

If that’s the case, there’s a high possibility that it’s also directly related to Lucy, who raided the cathedral. It is possible that he knows what the internal situation was like.

Verdio, whose head has spun in an instant, creates a wind in an instant using the spell magic. Compared to low-level wind magic, its power was weak, but it was capable of causing dust in the square to block sight for a while.

“Kuh…!”

While Ed covered his eyes with his elbow for a moment, Verdio led his creaking body and ran to the eastern end of the plaza.

It leads directly to the small forest in the east, and when you come out of the forest, you are right at the eastern coastal area. It was at the eastern end of Sylvania Academy.

[Boy Ed… ! The guy runs away… ! ]

“What are you doing! Follow me!”

The mug was blown away, but Verdio drew out the remaining mana and shot the mug. Seeing a religious priest do something that is difficult for a wizard with a fair amount of magical power sensitivity to do, Ed rolled his tongue.

[Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ]

However, Mug grits his teeth and stays in flight and does not stop chasing him.

– Tadadadak!

Ed also had no intention of missing out.

Archbishop Verdio, who entered the forest to the east, ran through the densely towering trees. He is quite old, but incredibly agile. Perhaps because he was in a crisis situation, he had more strength than usual physically.

However, most of the forest on Aken Island is Ed’s area. Since I have maintained my survival life for over a year, there is no place I have not visited every corner of the forest of this island anymore.

Running along the trail, rolling into the backcountry where there is no road, wading through the fallen leaves, running across the creek.

Ed also made his way through the same way, chasing after the figure of Verdio in the distance. The chase in this remote area was thoroughly in Ed’s favor. Little by little, the distance between Verdio and Ed was closing.

“Heo-euk, heo-euk…!”

Soon the coastline came into view, but Verdio once again made his way through the trees, trying to hide in the thick grass.

“…!”

And Verdio took out a box the size of a fist from his chest. It was an artifact box containing Velbroke’s molar necklace.

Wandering through these forests, he intends to dump them out of sight when the opportunity arises.

“Mug! Don’t take your eyes off him even for a moment! If you ever throw away that necklace, you have to remember exactly where you left it!”

[ Trust me… ! ]

The distance narrowed again and again, and eventually Ed’s hand succeeded in pulling Verdio’s collar.

With the inertia of running out remaining, I pulled the collar and Verdio fell down on the dirt floor. Of course, Ed also got tangled up and fell.

“Kuh… ugh…!”

– Kwagang! Quagga gagagak!

– Kaga gak!

Raising dust, the two of them rolled down the hill. The two of them rolled on the dirt floor full of fallen leaves for over 10 seconds… It was only after the gentle ground appeared that I was able to stand up from my seat.

“Huh, huh…”

“You… did you… ruin everything…?”

In the middle of the forest, dust-covered Ed and Verdio faced each other.

“Stop talking too long, put down that necklace and go.”

“Seeing as he’s aiming for this necklace, he must know the whole story. Did you send that wizard too…?”

“Why… I wonder…?”

Ed said that, and let go of his guard as if he would explain the situation… He suddenly lunged at Verdio again.

He tried to snatch the necklace that was clenched in his right hand, but Verdio managed to avoid Ed’s hand by bending his arm.

Just like that, Ed grabbed Verdio by the collar. However, Verdio kicked Ed in the stomach with his foot.

Ed snapped and seemed to be pushed away for a moment, but he did not release his grip on his collar. When he lifted it up and hit Verdio, a huge shock hit Verdio’s back despite the dirt floor.

“Cuck!”

Verdio let out a breath. He had great stamina for a priest, but it was nothing compared to Ed.

As it was, Ed crushed Verdio’s stomach with one knee and crushed his right hand, which was holding the box tightly, with his foot.

“Keuaaaaaagh!”

Nevertheless, Verdio never let go of his hand. The moment Ed was about to pull out her dagger, Verdio jabbed Ed’s side with his elbow again and flipped her over.

While Ed lost his balance, he tried to run again, but Ed grabbed hold of his spirit and tripped over Verdio’s feet.

I tried to remount Verdio, which rolled on the dirt floor. At that moment, Ed’s face turned around in an instant. Verdio’s fist hit Ed’s face hard. Ed quickly lowered his head to avoid another fist, and then struck Verdio on the head.

“Chehehe…!”

Even in a situation where it is covered in dust, blood is flowing, and it is difficult to hold on to the mind… Verdio never let go of his fist holding the box.

Ed didn’t want to see either. He rolled on the dirt floor, leaving only his fists to come and go, with no gap to chant his magic. Grab by the collar, lift, escape, strangle, slash, choke, grab a handful of dirt and rub it in his eyes, pick up a stone and slash his shoulder… .

It wasn’t until after fighting on the dirt floor for so long until they were all wrecked… Verdio relaxed his body.

“Kuh… huh…”

“Really… you’re a bad guy… you too… do it in moderation…”

“Telos… gave… Telos…”

“Give up now. What the hell… why are you going so far…”

Ed lightly stabbed him with the dagger he pulled out, avoiding a vital point.

“Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Verdio let out a scream of pain, and eventually released the power in his right hand. The artifact box, which was tightly clenched in his fist, is soon freed and rolls on the floor.

Ed picked up the box and checked its contents. This memento, still imbued with magical power, must have been Velbroke’s molar necklace. Everything was as Adele said.

“…Still… Magical power flows…?”

It didn’t bode well.

This artifact must have served as a stimulus to hasten the revival of the Holy Changryong, Velbrok. Still doing my part… maybe… … .

– Kung.

The ominous sound of an earthquake strikes the ground again. The trees in the forest began to tremble little by little, and Ed’s body also began to vibrate to the rhythm of the ground.

Even Verdio, who was completely covered in blood and was sitting leaning against the trunk of a tree, succumbed to the shaking and fell to the ground.

“Huh… uhm… Cough….”

The sound of air escaping between breaths, and even coughing up bloody sputum. Ed was also full of scratches, but Verdio was completely bruised.

The body specs are already at a level that opponents can’t. They fought and fought so far with only their mental strength.

Ed too, completely exhausted, leaned against a nearby tree and sat down. Heo-eok, hee-eok, while exhaling… I looked up at the sky.

“Again… is it a bit late… heo-euk… heo-euk….”

“What if it’s a little late?”

– Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

At that time, the wind blew with a magical storm. Eventually, it was Lucy who appeared as if swimming through the wind and landed on the tree trunk.

***

Her clothes are a mess, perhaps after a battle.

Only the witch’s hat was intact, her coat and skirt were covered with dirt, and the loafers she was forced to wear on a regular basis seemed to have taken off her knee-high socks.

Except for Verdio, whom Ed pursued, it seems that he has organized the apostles who have fled in the other two directions by himself.

“…”

the wind is bitter Ed’s whole body is full of scars.

Ed struggled to laugh and spoke.

“This one is also finished somehow.”

Ed’s condition is a mess to describe it as somehow.

Lucy felt a bit savage. This is because whenever this man gets caught up in an accident, he is always in a mess and covered in blood, and he runs around with his teeth clenched.

It’s just to survive, but it seems like I’m killing my own body.

“…”

It’s not even my body, but I feel upset. Even so, Lucy doesn’t have the personality to complain in a worried tone while shedding tears.

but… Lucy trudged over and sat down next to Ed, who was now in a state of disrepair. She leaned against the tree trunk together, gently burying her head in Ed’s shoulder.

“…thank you for helping.”

“…”

“There must have been a lot of unbelievable words in many ways. Time is spinning, Seongchangryong is resurrected…”

“I believe everything you say.”

After Edgar heard the whole story in Saint Mary’s carriage, Lucy was the first person to visit.

I knew where the other person was, and I had a rough outline of what they were up to. If so, all you have to do is go to that time and place and press down with force.

However, the vigilant Verdio is a poisonous species among poisonous species that desperately tries to find a new number even in extreme situations.

So, in order to check all of his last outbursts, Ed was separately waiting at the back door of the cathedral.

“To be honest, I was dubious, but after entering the cathedral, I was convinced. Truly, as you said, the priests were gathering and conspiring.”

“Well… that’s right…”

“And, I was feeling a sense of déjà vu. A familiar feeling from somewhere… the feeling of seeing a similar scene.”

At those words, I couldn’t help but shake my head. If Lucy felt that way because time was rewinding, everyone else must have felt the same strange déjà vu. This part was more likely to be Lucy’s misunderstanding.

Lucy wrapped her arms around Ed’s and buried her head in his shoulder. He seemed upset, but there was nothing more Ed could do for him.

However, there was still work to be done.

– Koo Goo Goong

– Kaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The vibration of the earth that had just been shaking.

Soon, the intensity increased little by little, and the roar of the Holy Changryong resounded as if tearing the ears.

It cannot be fully seen from the eastern forest area. This is because the trees are dense. It is only a silhouette that is vaguely visible through the leaves.

disaster is coming

Ed tried to catch his breath. Greater majesty than expected. Ed was already familiar with the Seongchangryong due to his future knowledge, but nevertheless, that enormous giant made him gasp.

“…There is magic still hanging around Velbroke’s molar necklace. This artifact, just by its very existence, is like a magnet that draws out Velbroke.”

“…”

“It’s not over just by subduing Archbishop Verdio. We have to take this artifact and leave the island. Get as far away from the seal of the Holy Changryong as possible. Although it’s late now.”

Ed worked hard and straightened up, looking straight at Lucy as he spoke.

“Everything has been revealed. Who created this hell, how, where, and how to stop it. How to deal with a cornered opponent. How to undo everything. The problem is… there’s no one here to ‘remember’ this.”

It is Adele who is turning back time. Now that Sung Chang-ryong has arrived again, he will rewind time one more time before it becomes a bigger disaster.

And Clarisse is a person who is not affected by Adele’s power.

Two people who remember everything even if time goes back. One of them had to tell Ed what he had learned here and now.

“So… I like either of you… Tell me… what I… talked about… right now… before Adele… turns back time….”

“…”

Lucy looked up at Ed. It still looks dotted with bloodstains.

It looked like he was trying hard to solve the problem and come up with the next solution, even in a situation where he was injured and running out of strength. Are you upset with that look?

“…no.”

The answer was unexpected.

“what?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Lucy stays in Ed’s arms, and before long, magic tears off one of Ed’s sleeves.

Then, focus on that white shirt piece and give it magic power. Soon the sleeves were singed, and charred marks began to appear.

At first, the black marks that seemed to be simply burn marks… When I put it together, it was an arrangement of letters.

The work of writing letters by burning clothes by expressing heat with magic power.

It sounds easy when you say it, but this level of fine mana tuning ability was at a level that transcended the human realm. The thickness of the strokes must be very thin in order to shape the letters. Being able to control the heat so delicately is truly phenomenal.

Not only the absolute amount of mana, but also the ability to respond and the sense of control are reminded of the fact that she is a girl who has reached the limit.

A piece of shirt with such a long text written on it, flies through the air with magic power and flies towards the school. Perhaps the place to arrive is in front of the altar of sacrifice where Adele is praying.

“Yeah… thank you.”

Seongchangryong roars. as if tearing the earth apart.

A corner of the eastern forest of an island relatively far away.

There, Lucy… quietly burrowed into Ed’s arms.

“I mean. I had a promise with my grandpa, and I decided to save this school from a major crisis.”

“Yeah, I know. I told you last time.”

“Yes. So, if time were to go round and round, I would have rushed out to face that dragon without missing a beat. For some reason, I have a feeling that was the case.”

Ed may not be sure, but what Lucy said was true.

Lucy Meiril jumped out to block the Holy Changryong without missing a single one of those countless rounds. He’s not even sure he can win, he has to risk his life… He never ran away.

“I… came to this school to keep my promise to that old man… Maybe I’ve been waiting for this moment. I really felt like this is the moment I’ve been waiting for.”

“okay?”

“Yeah. It’s the last promise left to me. How long have I waited for this promise to end? Now that damned wait is over.”

Suddenly, Ed felt the magic power that wrapped around Lucy’s body weaken.

Ed quickly noticed. Lucy was dispelling the various protections and defense magic that she wore on her body.

“Still, if you’re going to die struggling anyway… And if it’s pointless to stop it… I don’t think there’s any need to stop it. Time goes around.”

“What do you mean?”

“I want to die in your arms.”

The meaning of those words… Ed didn’t know either.

Leading a body that doesn’t move well… He patted Lucy on the back and hugged her.

Lucy put her chin on Ed’s shoulder and… I looked up at the sky of a world about to be destroyed.

And then, as always, he speaks in a dull tone.

“It must be a memory that will be forgotten anyway. It is a memory that will never come back…”

“Is that so…? Maybe…”

“Then I’ll tell you… just the things that I normally don’t like to say.”

It’s embarrassing, but… It’s not overly romantic though. It’s just a story about the facts as they are.

And maybe, it’s a story that Lucy couldn’t tell Ed even if she went all her life.

“I feel so empty without you.”

“…”

“Then don’t disappear…”

At those words, Ed kept his mouth shut for a while… .

“…It’s not even a very difficult request.”

He answered and stroked Lucy’s head.

After that, I quietly looked up at the sky.

The scales of the Seongchangryong.

Black dots pouring down like arrows.

Ed quietly closed his eyes, feeling Lucy’s warmth.

Before long, the scales came pouring down. In the midst of it all, Lucy and Ed hugged tightly, not resisting.

Scales pierced their bodies, and blood overflowed, but the two did not let out a scream of pain or let out a groan.

Just feeling each other’s warmth, bleeding for a while… The body was overlapping.

Just like that, Ed and Lucy die.

Even after the scales rained down, the two hugged each other tightly… It was as if he could feel the warmth between the two.

It looks silly, but… It was a beautiful death.

***

“Ed… what’s wrong…? Where does it hurt…?”

The sound of Jenika calling.

“Huh? What?”

“You’ve been dazed since before. Standing… With the saintess staring at you so obvious, you might be nervous, but…”

“Oh, is that so…?”

I shook my head and put my head down. Haven’t been too busy lately. Joint combat practice is right around the corner, but there was no need to put too much strain on the body.

But why are you so restless? Maybe you should have taken it easy and studied.

I kept thinking about it, so I put down the introduction to s*xism I was reading.

Only then do I remember the current situation.

I’m sitting on a bench in front of the Glockt building to practice joint combat. You just have to check the matches and practice well as scheduled.

However, the saintess Clarice, who was not scheduled to participate in the practice today, suddenly appeared… staring straight at me… .

Suddenly, it comes to me in stride.

With an expression as if he had a certain business, he approached without hesitation. Seeing that, I realized that something was wrong, so I closed the book and put it down.

“…”

However, the shattering headache continues to attack the brain.

The image of Saint Clarisse striding toward me… It crackles like noise and puts pressure on me now.

As if watching a TV screen with unstable radio waves… Various landscapes that seem to overlap here and there.

The feeling that the silhouette of the walking saintess split into dozens of branches and approached me in a subtly different way.

In such a headache… to sort out your thoughts.

Towards the cover of the book I put up before reading… I lowered my gaze.

It was the last book left by the great wizard Glockt, <Introduction to Astral Science>.

==== [Magic ability details]

Rank: Proficient Magician Specialization: Element Common Magic: Quick Casting Lv 12 Mana Detection Lv 13 Fire Elemental Magic: Combustion Lv 17 One-point Explosion Lv 2 Wind Elemental Magic: Wind Blade Lv 15 Aspect Magic: Astral Magic Mana Expression Lv 3 (up !)

Temper Conversion Lv 2 (up!)

Death Immunity Lv 0 Time Prison Lv 0 Short Distance Space Movement Lv 0 Forced Gathering Lv 1 (up!)