〈 Episode 173 〉 To Chanin (1)
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There was a faint smell of earth. It was a moist smell.
Dull rain clouds cast a thick curtain over the academy. Raindrops poured down along with the sound of thunder.
Just then, I went under the hospital porch.
I lowered my head, wiped my damp glasses, and headed toward the door.
“uh? Senior Isaac!”
At that time, someone who was leaving the Academy Hospital recognized me and started talking to me.
A first-year male student with blue-gray hair and a sly expression. He was Abel Carne Das.
The guy smiled brightly and came closer to me.
“Hey! I never thought I would see all these famous people here! “You remember me, right?!”
“Is that the one from the joint evaluation?”
“Wow, the memory of an honor student in the Department of Magic! “It’s an honor that you remember me too!”
What kind of flattery is this guy?
“I heard you defeated the shaman! The rumor has spread to the Knights’ Faculty! I was really surprised to hear this! Isaac from the Department of Magic overpowers a shaman with the power of a nine-tailed fox with just his fighting sense. Ugh. I get tired of thinking about it again. “How on earth did I end up with such an amazing person?!”
“Uh, okay. thanks… .”
I smiled awkwardly. It was very fussy, but I already knew Abel’s personality, so it didn’t bother me too much.
Soon, Abel’s eyes flashed as if something had occurred to him and he lowered his upper body.
“Oops, I forgot! Greetings to our respected senior Isaac! My name is Abel Carnedas, and I am a first-year student at the Department of Knight Studies. “My sister is in the same class as Isaac.”
“Ciel Carnedas?”
“that’s right! “Of course you know!”
Abel raised his head and smiled slyly.
The cheerful voice and manner of speaking were in great contrast to Ciel Carnedas.
He’s a kid who walks around holding a pillow for a long time and lives as if he’s alive because he’s alive.
“Where were you going?”
“My mentee is hospitalized, so I came to visit.”
“Ah, you are talking about Princess Snowwhite. I came to see a friend. Haha.”
In
She was now Abel’s friend and would later become his lover, a female student from the Knights’ Department.
So, I had no idea why Abel stopped by the Academy Hospital. Even if she didn’t know about it in the first place, she didn’t seem to be curious.
Soon, Abel scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, as if he had forgotten something.
“Oops, I guess I held on too much… . sorry. Anyway, it was really nice to meet you, Isaac!”
“are you okay. “I was happy to see you too.”
“I’m glad you say that! Haha. “Can I say hello again next time?”
“However much.”
He answered with a grin. Abel exclaimed, “Oh!” and she was overjoyed.
this… . I deeply understood why people like Tristan dragged their men around like that.
Abel is quite fussy, but it sure feels good to be flattered. Her shoulders rise of their own accord.
“thank you! “Go in carefully!”
“Okay, let’s go in.”
Abel smiled broadly and tried to pass me by and leave.
Just in case, let me say something.
“Abel.”
“yep!”
Before Abel had yet left under the building’s porch.
I looked at him and said.
“Take care of yourself.”
“… … ?”
Abel just looked at me blankly, as if he didn’t know what I meant.
“yes? … Ah yes! All right!”
I guess he understood what I said: ‘Take care.’
“then!”
Abel spread a [flame curtain] around his body and advanced through the rain.
“… … .”
I smiled. I could clearly see at a glance what that sly guy was thinking.
Abel seemed like he wanted to fight with me. Because she was desperate to fight me and win somehow. How could I not recognize that winning spirit?
I guess the incident I had with him during the joint tactical evaluation was clearly engraved in my heart and I became resentful of him.
‘I’m going to be rude to you for a while.’
Of course, I had no intention of opening my heart to a girl who kept her true feelings hidden like that.
The reason I lied to Kaya about my ability to become stronger only as a demon since the beginning of my first year was because I didn’t want to put my weakness in the hands of others outside my control. Because I had to be careful.
I am doing this to the child I am affectionate with, but it must be appalling to children like Abel. If someone approaches you, just draw a line and respond with a social smile.
So I gathered my thoughts and entered the Academy Hospital.
When I entered White’s private hospital room, Merlin was the first to welcome me. She and I bowed our upper bodies and exchanged greetings.
“white!”
“Sir Isaac!”
I smiled and waved, and White welcomed me with open arms. cute.
sat next to the bed. Repeating her light training, creating [frost flames] with her fingers, she taught White her studies.
Next to it was a plate filled with fruit that Merlin had cut with his poor knife skills. However, White did not eat a single bite of fruit and concentrated on his studies.
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So, when I handed him a piece of fruit with his fork, White stuck out his mouth and ate the fruit without taking his eyes off the contents of the book.
Fortunately, White’s spirit was not broken by his sparring with the shrine maiden Miya. She knew she wasn’t good enough anyway, so he was going to overcome defeat and move on. The fact that I destroyed her Miya also played a part.
Rather, it would be Miya who is mentally losing her mind.
You may have thought of yourself as the greatest genius in this world, but you were defeated by someone like me instead of Luce, Dorothy, or Alice. The difference in horsepower is also big.
He didn’t even want to use the Nine-Tailed Fox’s power against me, but he even briefly tried to calculate the nine-tailed fox summoning technique… . His pride must have been very hurt.
‘But it’s quiet.’
For some reason, Miya remained silent. It’s eerily quiet.
The situation now was different from
Perhaps because of this, Miya only felt annoyed and did not do much harm to Ian. Because she hurt him enough.
But I defeated Miya cleanly without any injuries. If that was her personality, she would have taken revenge on me, but on the other hand, she was so quiet that I had doubts.
Of course, no matter how questionable it may be, for this reason, using [clairvoyance] to check on Miya might not be a good idea.
Even though it’s not as good as Strange Cat-Cheshire, Nine-Tailed Fox-Mae is also good at recognizing gazes.
The nine-tailed fox plays a large part in the reason why Miya, who rules like a tyrant in the Hwabong Kingdom, was able to deal with all kinds of assassination attempts with ease.
So, refrain from using [Clairsight] against her unless absolutely necessary.
The next scenario part is
There is a shadow demon lurking in Miya’s shadow.
Since it was already integrated with the shadow in the form of magical power, [Demon Detection] did not seem to work. [Demon Detection] will work properly only the moment it appears.
‘It may be too late by then.’
Shadow demons have a unique skill called ‘Complete Takeover’.
When Miya possesses the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox and reaches peak power.
The shadow demons will encroach on Miya and take away her powers. She also possesses dark magic, making her even more superior to Miya.
In the end, the ‘Shadow Maiden’ with the power of the nine-tailed fox became the final boss of Act 8.
“right. Is your watch okay? “You always carry it in your inner pocket.”
“Oh, this? yes I’m okay. “I put it in a magic bag.”
White rummaged through the magic pouch in his arms and took out a platinum pocket watch.
When I opened the lid, I noticed a clock hand that was no longer moving.
“I’ve been using storage magic since I dropped it before. You remembered me… .”
White spoke with a smile, then looked at his watch and his expression hardened.
“… uh?”
The dial of the pocket watch originally had a design that seemed to contain the universe. Its extraordinary beauty had the power to mesmerize people.
But now, for some reason, the Milky Way and starlight were gradually disappearing, and pitch-black darkness was encroaching on part of the dial.
“Why is this… ?”
“What’s wrong, White?”
“Oclock, the clock… . It wasn’t like this not long ago… . “Is it because you put it in a magic bag?”
White stuttered, perhaps embarrassed.
‘also.’
I already expected this to happen.
White’s pocket watch suddenly stops during the second semester of the second year.
So I still don’t know why this clock stopped prematurely.
However, seeing the darkness creeping into the dial like now, one thing became clear.
The final boss of the first semester part of the third year and the evil god’s agent, ‘Mephisto of the Contract’, is already on the move.
The darkness creeping into the pocket watch face was the process of slowly loosening the reins that bound a demon stronger than a floating island.
Those demons are a mystery that surpasses the 9-star level, which is the level of destruction of the world. A demon that transcends even providence. ‘Abyss’.
Let’s reflect on the information we saw in
‘Then I…’ .’
What should I do?
“Senior Isaac? “What are you thinking?”
As I was lost in thought for a moment, White and Merlin were looking at me with suspicious eyes.
I shook my head as if it was nothing.
“It’s just that the clock is like this. There is a well-known craftsman in the shopping center. He’s good at repairing watches. “Let’s go see it later.”
“Oh, that’s… . Thank you for your words, but it’s okay. “I don’t really want to do any repairs.”
“why?”
White stared at his pocket watch with a faint look on his face.
“It was given to me by my mother. “If it’s not broken, I don’t want it to be touched by anyone.”
“… “Is that so?”
White faced the risk of being assassinated by his mother several times.
There is only one motive for killing his mother. Because she felt jealous of the fact that her daughter was prettier than her. She and White were well aware of that absurd fact.
However, the platinum pocket watch had a very special meaning to White. Because it was the only gift she received from her mother.
It was the only clue that allowed him to believe that even a speck of his mother’s love for him remained.
You probably have no idea that that watch could lead to an end worse than death.
Bad ending “Eternity”. If the suit was wrong, it was the worst ending the pocket watch could give.
White’s mother did not love her daughter one bit. She was only wishing misfortune for her daughter because of her jealousy.
The only ones who know this are Mephisto and the contract’s Mephisto.
“what… , I didn’t think it would stay fine forever. Anything is bound to lose its shine over time. are you okay.”
White let out a sheepish laugh and put the pocket watch back into the magic pouch.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Merlin and I looked at White with indignant eyes.
White glanced back at us and asked a question.
“Both of you, why are you looking at me like that… ?”
“No, just…” . “For a White Princess, I think she said something quite atmospheric.”
It really didn’t suit my usual crybaby image.
“Ah, hehehe. “I think I’ve grown a little since coming to the academy.”
White smiles happily.
Since Merlin answered for me, I stopped talking. It’s difficult to respond.
“White, sleep.”
“ah. Waap.”
With a deliberately coy smile on his face, he picked up a piece of fruit with his fork and handed it to her.
White took the fruit I gave him to his mouth without hesitation.
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