Became a Lazy Confucius at the Academy

20 – Covenant oath (2) -Modification

“What is this.”

Ruid looked at Justin, who was suffering with an absurd expression.

‘…… Nap? It won’t be.’

I felt the presence and went out and found this.

‘It’s unpleasant even thinking about it again.’

Looking at the face I didn’t want to see, I naturally remembered what happened the other day.

Since Hercy avoided the future of becoming a villain, I never thought that this time she would start a witch hunt against Amelia.

It may be an overreaction, but that part was a symbolic scene in which the main character, Justin, clearly recognizes who his enemy is.

It felt as if Amelia could be made into her villain too.

I don’t know about anything else, but that is unacceptable.

So if Justin woke up, he was going to increase the scope of the Covenant’s oath.

By the way.

“Keuk… Oops.”

“… ?”

Ruid tilted his head.

Why is he doing this?

From the outside, there is no trauma.

It’s just that I fell down and got a little scratched.

I think I should check it properly.

Ruid’s eyes caught a blue flash.

“Ah….”

Ruid was convinced. His own mana was swirling around Justin’s head.

This is the penalty for ‘oath of the covenant’.

It seems that he was trying to find himself.

But even considering that, there was something a little strange about it.

The oath of the covenant, when he makes a promise, makes him not do it.

And what made me stop doing it was ‘pain’.

For example, let’s say you made an oath of a covenant not to smoke.

So every time you bite a cigarette, the oath of the covenant instills a strong sense of fear.

Even so, you lit a fire and took a bite? Then it hurts Excruciating pain that could not even make a sound.

The problem is that the time is not long. The oath of the covenant is made to keep the contents of the oath originally by giving a short and strong penalty.

By the way, Justin in the front has been like this for quite some time.

Ruid decided to take a closer look. He reached for Justin’s head.

“Uh.”

Ruid was startled.

‘… Is it because I hung up too much?’

It reminded me of the memory of putting it in 8 stacks so that no one could solve it.

…… It must have been eight times as powerful.

I felt eight magic circles covering Justin’s brain.

“Great, you may have a little trouble, but what can you do? Bouncer. How dare you point a finger at my older sister. What did you do?”

Louise rose from her seat.

Let’s change the oath of the covenant next time.

He left Justin and headed back to the lake.

But after a few steps, it stopped.

Ruid looked back in a cold sweat.

“Aren’t you going to die like that? Or become obsolete.”

That was difficult.

Ruid had no intention of replacing the main character.

He wanted to be an idiot sleeping in the forest of Delrin.

Above all, it was uncomfortable to just go when someone could die right in front of you.

“Ha… “

Ruid reluctantly walked over to Justin.

He pulled out his cane.

‘It’s meant to be mitigated to the last.’

I poured my magic.

The oath of the covenant cannot be broken.

It was a magic designed and used that way from the beginning.

I just wanted to help Justin’s mind not break down.

‘While doing it, I also change it.’

In exchange for help, let’s add Amelia and Hercy clauses as well.

‘… Let’s see.’

Justin’s hair reminded him of the tangled string of mana.

The innumerable strings of mana were supposed to be causing pain to Justin right now.

Ruid read what kind of pain she was inflicting by pouring her mana into it.

‘A ghost? A monster?’

What Justin saw in his blurry vision were strange monsters you would see in a horror movie.

‘…… He’s afraid of ghosts.’

The fear of the oath of the covenant differs from person to person. Perhaps that was the sight Justin feared the most.

Anyway, to reduce the fear, Ruid undid the strings of mana one by one. Anything that looked a little risky was cut out altogether.

Every time I cut it, I could feel the mana going out. However, considering Ruid’s sea-like magical power, it wasn’t a big deal.

It was when I was continuing my boring work.

“Enough.”

Ruid sighed pathetically.

With this, Justin is safe.

“Now all you have to do is put it in…… “

Feel like a first-class engineer.

Feeling proud, it was time to put the string of mana back.

-Parts suit.

“—!”

Sparks flew, and the string of mana began to lose control.

“What, what.”

I put magic into my eyes and confirmed it.

The causal relationship was quickly found.

Justin Genome was looking for himself even in the midst of his fear.

Ruid was so absurd that he couldn’t be so stupid.

“What are all these guys doing?”

Thanks to that, the oath of the covenant was not loosened, but tightened even more.

I passed from fear to pain.

And then Justin found himself again.

The oath of the covenant imposed a penalty again.

It was an infinite loop.

The speed of the brain is faster than the time of reality.

Perhaps because of that, the situation became very serious in the blink of an eye a few times.

“Damn it.”

Ruid intervened more strongly.

Closed her eyes and concentrated, driving away the pain.

However, the situation was getting out of control.

Ruid’s expression hardened seriously.

At this rate, I will die.

Even if you think hopefully, your mind will collapse.

This insanely vicious cycle was impossible unless the link was completely broken.

But how?

The magic he casts is absolute.

Didn’t he twist it so much that even he couldn’t unravel it himself?

However, Ruid’s genius brain somehow found a way.

‘Although I’m reluctant.’

There was only one way.

Ruid exhaled calmly.

‘Remove my mana.’

The caster of the oath of the covenant was himself.

And no matter how great the magic, the magic that continuously restricts requires a steady supply of magical power from the caster.

So, he usually uses a medium such as a magic stone, but he didn’t have to use something like that because his mana would never run out.

Ruid closed her eyes and released her mana.

The youngest amount of mana flowed out like a wave. Ruid erased those magical powers.

Emission and erasing were repeated rapidly. That way, he drained his mana.

After a while, Louis opened her eyes.

I didn’t like the feeling of being empty, but starting from here was important.

Ruid started erasing the magic circle in Justin’s brain by using the magic on the staff that he didn’t intentionally get rid of while releasing his mana.

It was possible to erase the magic circle, which was only a shell that had lost its light, because it required less magic power than the magic power to maintain it.

But it wasn’t that easy. If you touch it incorrectly, Justin’s brain is also fatally affected.

Dude.

A drop of sweat fell from the tension.

And when I erased the last remaining line-.

“This, how did this-.”

Justin opened his eyes.

**

Justin grabbed his beating heart.

It was a terrible pain that I never want to experience again.

“You, you.”

Louise pointed at herself with one hand in her pocket and the other holding her staff.

A red liquid flowed down her mouth.

Ruid lowered her wand, wiping the blood off her expressionless face.

Then, the blue light that hovered around her wand went out.

The wand, which had been light brown, was scorched like ashes.

Ruid looked at her crumbling wand with a bored look. She said, “It was something I cherished.”

“Wait, what the heck… “

Justin was confused.

‘What happened?’

Could it be that Ruid did the terrible hallucination just now?

As if answering such a question, Ruid spoke slowly.

“I don’t know what you experienced in detail. I’m not too curious. You seem confused, so just listen to me. It’s fine if you don’t answer.”

Ruid started talking one-sidedly.

“First, you almost had your soul erased in exchange for the oath of the covenant.”

Justin’s eyes widened.

“Second, I just…… I paid a huge price and canceled the oath of that covenant. Otherwise you would have died.”

“Very… go?”

“Yes, kuk.”

Louise frowned at her in pain. It’s like she’s in pain and can’t stand it.

“Gwa, are you okay?”

Justin urgently helped Ruid. Louis shook her arm as if it were okay.

Justin’s eyes trembled slightly.

“Why… Because of something like me. Such a price.”

“Regardless of the reason, it was the oath of the covenant I swore- more than that, you. Why did you break your oath even while getting paid?”

Louis frowned at her.

“Originally, it would have ended with a warning that only gave a light sense of fear.”

Justin looked shocked.

He definitely ran away from the ghost himself and found Ruid.

I thought he might be able to save me if I asked him for help.

Justin had a look of great embarrassment.

“…… Sorry.”

“There is nothing to be sorry about. The past anyway.”

Ruid stood up. She looked very tired.

“Justin.”

Justin couldn’t bear to look up.

“Do you feel sorry for me?”

“… Of course.”

Justin bit his molar.

“I feel so sorry for myself, I want to die.”

Then he raised his head and shouted with determination.

“For this grace, risking my life…… “

Ruid stretched out her hand. It was a gesture to stop.

“Never. Never. Never.”

“… ?”

“Don’t even think about repaying the favor. Other than that, there’s something you need help with.”

“What, what is it?”

Justin was taken aback. I never imagined that Louis would have such a personality.

Ruid was always chic with a force that said he was annoying.

But now I am very active.

“Listen carefully.”

Gulp, Justin swallowed dryly.

“My older sister, Hercy. And most importantly me.”

Justin nodded thoughtfully, imprinting the names of the three in his mind.

“Don’t get as close as possible. Don’t try to do anything, and don’t even come close.”

“… What?”

“Don’t ask why.”

Louis looked at her surroundings and whispered softly.

“Because it hurts to know.”

“…… !”

Ruid straightened his back.

“I won’t have to make a promise this time, Justin.”

Ruid pointed to himself and then to Justin and said confidently.

“Because I trust you.”

Then she turned her head and started walking away.

Justin looked at Ruid’s back as he stumbled along for a long time.

**

“I felt something very magical. Didn’t you do anything strange?”

“Did things go well?”

Hersy and Amelia were watching with concern. Ruid let her yawn and nodded at her.

“Perhaps, for the time being?”

“… It’s a very ambiguous answer that doesn’t look like Ruid. Anyway, let’s go eat soon. I’m going to be late for my reservation.”

“Yes.”

Ruid slowly walked along Delrin’s lake.

Before she left the lake, she looked back. It was the one with Justin.

When Justin woke up, he gave little thought to whether to give a spur-of-the-moment threat or warning.

Louis De’s choice was to erase her debt.

It was the best choice considering Justin’s personality.

If she’s worried about becoming a villain, wouldn’t it be better to be recognized as a good character?

So, I acted to express ‘I had such a hard time’.

There wasn’t really any penalty other than the depletion of mana, but I paid a huge price for it, and even seasoned it.

Looking at Justin’s expression at the end, the operation was a success.

‘This time, let’s live our own lives.’

Ruid desperately hoped that this would be the last time.