#158. Battle at Sea (1)
Academy main building.
Even though it was early in the morning, the department heads were already gathered there.
“Almost everyone who could come has come.”
Dean Yosteras looked around the department heads gathered in the conference room.
“The departments of Elements, Biology, Radiance, Command, Time and Space, Transmission, and Principles… the heads of the seven departments have gathered.”
Head of the Department of Elementary Science, Horizon
Department of Biology Chair, Brunhart.
Department Head, Department of Radiance, Shainas.
Commander and Head of Department, Pyotr.
Department Head, Clymene.
Tradition and Department Head, Rudbout.
Head of the Department of Principles, Kaisel.
It was the first time since the matriculation ceremony that so many department heads had gathered for a non-regular department head meeting.
“And the absentees are……”
“The head of the production department, Hernus, is currently on a business trip.”
Horizon opened his mouth.
“And the head of the electronics department, Porticio… is currently receiving treatment at the Security Department.”
Porticio, Head of the Department of Electronics.
Because he was brought to the security office in such a miserable state, the department heads were summoned early in the morning.
“Horizon Department Head.”
Brunhart opened his mouth with a somber expression.
“What is Professor Portisio saying?”
“It’s not easy to have a conversation. But he admits to the crime.”
“It seems like only yesterday that I was fighting the Lich Bishops in sync with him…….”
A sigh escaped Brunhart’s lips.
“I never thought this day would come.”
“I was shocked too.”
Pyotr also spoke with a darker expression than usual.
“Professor Portisio was one of the most distinguished figures among the department heads. But… he did something like that.”
“Professor Clymene.”
Ludwit, who had been silent, called out to Clymene.
“Did Professor Portisio really attack you?”
“you’re right.”
Clymene answered, sweeping back her shaggy black hair.
“They attacked me while I was with Eriol Valencia. They wanted to eliminate me and kidnap Eriol Valencia.”
“…….”
Ludwig’s eyes sharpened.
“This won’t work!”
Shainas, who had been crossing his arms and frowning since earlier, raised his voice.
“There’s no need to do this anymore, right? Isn’t that right?”
Shainas jumped up from his seat and looked at Dean Yosterras.
“Dean! There’s no need to discuss this any further! Another person is absent right now…!”
There are currently three empty seats.
The positions in the manufacturing department, the electronics department, and… … the drug department are vacant.
“Just by looking at the fact that Medicaid with the drugs isn’t responding to the call, it’s clear that he’s the mastermind!”
Drugs and Department Head Medicite.
He was being pointed out as the mastermind who moved Portisio to attack Eriol and Clymene.
“I never liked him in the first place! I knew something like this would happen someday!”
“What good would it do to say such things now, Professor Shainas?”
“what?!”
Shainas raised his eyebrows at Pyotr’s bitter words.
“If you thought it was that suspicious, you should have kept a close eye on Professor Medisate and caught him. Saying something like that after the incident broke out was useless……”
“Gal (喝)! Don’t talk carelessly to that dirty commander and his subjects!”
“Are you still saying that? In the first place……”
As the usual enemies, Gwanghwi and Saryeong, were fighting, Horizon hurriedly intervened.
“Now is not the time for us to fight among ourselves. We need to discuss what to do next.”
“What the Horizon Department Head said is correct.”
Even Dean Yosteras said something, so Shainas and Pyotr eventually kept their mouths shut.
“Professor Rudbout.”
“Yes, Dean.”
“What do you think Mediciate and Fortissio’s real purpose is?”
“…….”
After hearing Yosteras’ question, Rudbout thought for a moment.
“When analyzing the information acquired so far… it seems that Professor Portisio fell for Professor Medisate’s trickery and became one of her collaborators. In the end, the mastermind is Professor Medisate.”
“…….”
“According to Professor Clymene’s guess, Professor Medisate is connected to the disappearance of freshmen that occurred several years ago. And this time, he is targeting Eriol.”
Rudbout spoke in a calm voice.
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“First, we can consider the possibility that Professor Medisate is secretly connected to the Magic Tower. He may be trying to lure promising freshmen to the Magic Tower.”
“…….”
“But this is not realistic. There is no reason for Professor Medisate to continue to be loyal to the Tower, and there is no merit for Professor Portisio either.”
I’m not trying to drag Eriol out of the academy.
That’s what Rudbout reasoned.
“Then… it could simply be a matter of ‘utilizing’ promising freshmen.”
“Utilization.”
Yosteras stroked his chin.
“How do you utilize it?”
“Professor Medisate is a specialist in magical pharmacology.”
Immediately after Rudbout spoke.
Shainas, who had been listening quietly, raised his voice.
“Oh, I see!”
Shainas pounded the table and shouted.
“That Medisate guy… is trying to make a medicine using Eriol as the raw material!”
“……!”
Several department heads looked shocked.
Meanwhile, Rudbout’s voice continued.
“Magical pharmacology goes back to the alchemists of the Middle Ages. And since the Magic Tower often revives medieval secret arts in modern times… if Professor Medisate is from the Magic Tower, he would probably know how to make ‘that’.”
With a gloomy expression, Rudbout said.
“Medisate was probably thinking of using Eriol as a material to create the ‘Philosopher’s Stone’.”
Philosopher’s stone.
It is the ‘universal substance’ pursued in medieval alchemy.
It is known as a substance that can transform cheap metals into expensive gold, but its real function is the ‘transformation of all things.’
In theory, the Philosopher’s Stone has the power to transform all things at will. Not just metals, but all things in the universe. Even humans…
So what would this philosopher’s stone be made of?
It is a concept that is difficult to explain with modern magic theory, but it is said to be created with ‘human potential’.
The Philosopher’s Stone is created by extracting the vast ‘energy of possibility’ of what a single human being can do in his or her future life.
“The soul most suitable for the Philosopher’s Stone is a young wizard who is expected to become a great archmage in the future.”
It is not suitable for ordinary people, and it is not suitable for great magicians who have already reached a high level.
This is because veteran magicians who have already perfected their magic and whose future is somewhat fixed do not have much ‘energy of possibility’.
That is why it is said that a young wizard with excellent future potential but whose future growth is difficult to predict is the most suitable.
“Finally… my doubts are being resolved.”
A cracking sound was heard.
Clymene was gnashing her teeth with a fearful look in her eyes.
“Now I know why the Medici gang had their eyes on the promising freshman.”
Clymene, who was usually calm, showed an emotional reaction.
Other department heads responded similarly.
“Now I know why he came to the Academy! Since that’s where most aspiring magicians gather, he wanted to secure materials to make the Philosopher’s Stone here!”
“He is truly an evil man. I cannot tolerate this.”
“Professor Portisio cooperated with Professor Medisate with the intention of sharing the Philosopher’s Stone!”
“If you obtain the Philosopher’s Stone, you can become an omnipotent being as a wizard, so you can’t help but covet it…”
The conference room became noisy.
But a voice suddenly heard silenced their mouths.
“Dean.”
A man who has remained silent all this time.
Sitting at the bottom… … was the head of the Department of Principles, Kaisel, who opened his mouth.
“Now Medisate realizes that everything has been discovered and will start to run away. We must pursue them.”
“……!”
Everyone held their breath at Kaisel’s remark.
“Professor Kaisel, the Security Department wizards are currently heading to Medisate’s home……”
“It’s probably too late. They’ve probably escaped the Academy by now.”
“Isn’t Medicis not a combat specialist? They wouldn’t be able to repel or shake off the Security Department wizards……”
“He is a person who has hidden his true nature for a long time. It would not be strange if he had hidden his abilities.”
“……!”
Horizon’s expression hardened.
Then Yosteras opened his mouth again.
“That’s right. We should send a pursuit party quickly.”
Yosteras nodded and looked at Kaisel.
“Kaiser.”
“Yes, Dean.”
“I’ll leave it to you.”
Yosteras spoke in a stern voice.
“Secure the medical certificate together with other department heads.”
“All right.”
To catch Mediciate who is escaping from the academy.
The department heads started to move.
* * *
Whew.
Her hair was blowing in the strong wind.
Now I was flying over the sea on the back of a giant bird, ‘Rock’.
“Eriol Valencia, you’d better be careful. You might fall.”
“You could just fly with magic, though.”
“Yes, Professor Brunhart. Professor Horizon.”
There were currently several people riding on Locke’s back.
Starting with Professor Clymene, who summoned Locke, Professor Brunhart of the Department of Biological Sciences, Professor Horizon of the Department of Elements, and… … .
“…….”
It was Kaisel, standing at the head of the rock and staring out at the sea.
‘I never expected you to take me with you.’
Medisate thought the professors would take care of it themselves.
But Kaisel included not only the three department heads but also me in his pursuit.
‘Still, that’s fortunate.’
I am a party to this incident.
I really wanted to hold Medisate in my hands.
‘Medicate must have been observing me from various angles during this time.’
If you think about it, there were a lot of suspicious things.
It was also Bethlehem, who was Medici’s subordinate, who kept me in check.
After meeting Medisate, Monarch suddenly became aggressive and challenged me to a duel.
Could it be that this was all planned by Medici?
‘Medicare was trying to figure out what kind of person I was.’
It wasn’t just a matter of checking combat power.
He would have given me various stimuli and observed closely how I reacted.
Using observation magic like the last tentacle incident.
‘So… … I was trying to see if I had what it takes to become the Philosopher’s Stone.’
But Medici’s conspiracy ultimately failed.
Because I started to doubt Medicaid.
Medicis, who had become impatient, gave orders to Porticio to kidnap me.
And when Porticio was defeated and taken prisoner, and the other department heads learned of the situation… … they were forced into a situation where they had no choice but to flee the Academy.
‘I must… … catch it.’
When I was thinking like that.
Kaisel, who had been silent, opened his mouth.
“At 11 o’clock, we have discovered a speedboat moving south while deploying camouflage magic.”
“It must be Medicaid!”
Brunhart raised his voice.
“Lower your altitude! I will descend and subdue him!”
“Please wait, Professor Brunhart.”
Kaisel stopped Brunhart.
“The Medicis must have expected our pursuit. So……”
Immediately after that.
Suddenly the sea began to ‘shake’.
“what?!”
“That’s…!”
The sea ‘rips apart’, revealing a giant creature.
At first glance, it looked like a fish with a human-like body. It had its fish-like head raised high into the air, and its mouth, full of sharp teeth, was gaping.
But instead of a tongue, countless tentacles were wriggling inside its mouth, and instead of limbs or fins, tentacles were sprouting from its torso.
“It’s Dagon…!”
Clymene raised her voice.
“The evil god of the sea that the ancient summoners accidentally summoned when trying to summon a tentacle monster! How could Medisate summon that?!”
“Did the Magic Tower also possess Dagon’s summoning spell? That can’t be possible….”
“Anyway, this is going to be a headache.”
Horizon groaned.
“If that is the Dagon that appears in ancient texts, it must have tremendous power. I don’t think I can defeat it even with my maximum firepower… “
Medisate’s speedboat had already become one with Dagon’s body.
So, you can’t catch Medisate without defeating Dagon.
“Kaiser.”
Brunhart spoke to Kaisel.
“Even Medisate won’t be able to maintain that many summons for a long time anyway… How about waiting until Dagon disappears from this world and then attacking?”
“Meanwhile, Medisate will escape with Dagon.”
“Can’t we just chase after it?”
“There is a possibility that Medicaid will join the others.”
“ah……!”
That’s right.
If there are any allies of Medisate outside of the Academy, there is a possibility that they will come out to meet Medisate.
Unless we can guess their power, it is more certain to catch Medisate here.
“But dealing with a guy like that on the sea….”
At first glance, Dagon is clearly specialized in naval combat.
Even if Clymene summons the giant turtle ‘Zaratan’ to create a foothold… … it would be disadvantageous.
“I guess I have no choice but to try.”
After speaking in a cold voice, Kaisel turned his gaze to me.
“Eriol.”
“Yes, Uncle.”
“Can you do it?”
At Kaisel’s question, the rest of the department heads all looked at me.
“I have no choice but to try.”
“Don’t do as I say.”
After saying that, Kaisel spoke with a cold expression.
“Eriol, you’ve recently taken down a giant tentacle.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Do you think the tactics you used back then will work on him?”
“…….”
I thought about it for a moment.
And then he nodded slowly.
“If my uncle and the department head help me, I think it’s possible.”
“I see.”
Kaisel nodded and turned his gaze to the other department heads.
“I’m sure you all heard.”
“Kaiser, you……”
“You can’t give Medicaid any time.”
In front of the astonished department heads, Kaisel spoke in a clear voice.
“Together with Eriol, we will defeat Dagon and secure Medisate.”
