I Became the Academy’s Pink Airhead

Astrid turned into yellow fog.

Instantly, fog like a sandstorm formed around her.

“[Eternal Stage]—!”

The yellow fog surged up into the sky.

And as it scattered in all directions, it emitted sparkling light.

Swoosh—!

Beyond the hazy gray sky.

A scene unfolded as if a yellow whirlwind was blowing. In the faintly glowing whirlwind, countless particles collided, making percussion sounds.

Fog that shone and sang gorgeously like aurora spread across the night sky. Rather, because it shone so gorgeously, it dazzled the eyes and made it impossible to tell where Astrid was.

The chaos insects that sprang up from the ground staggered, losing their way, intoxicated by the scent of ether raging from all directions.

They were writhing, spewing black energy from their mouths while bumping their heads against each other. It looked like a wave of black insects undulating.

Towards that undulating black wave, magic was fired from Rota’s wand.

She stood proudly, her dark red cape fluttering.

“[Morning Memory]—!”

Dozens of cats riding bicycles raced out swiftly, colliding with the chaos insects’ carapaces and exploding. At the same time, numerous weapons burst out from within the orange explosions.

Boom—!!

Orange light flashed, and dozens of chaos insects had exploded.

It wasn’t enough to block all the mutant chaos insects filling the plains, but it was enough to cause the confused swarm to tangle up in chain reactions due to the yellow fog.

The giant wolf looked around growling.

『Such trivial tricks…!』

With eyes full of hatred like suns, it shook its head side to side, baring its fangs.

Astrid appeared hazily beyond the fog filling the sky.

An ethereal voice echoed endlessly from within the raging yellow fog. The confidence contained in that voice shook the enemies.

[Oh~ Hohoho!! Evil and ominous beast—! Are you intoxicated by the noble lady of the night’s authority? I understand! All who have seen this lady’s dance are utterly intoxicated by illusions! Be intoxicated by the stage’s magic and dance—!!]

And Astrid’s form flashed by in the fog. The sight of her gracefully swinging down her greatsword appeared in various places.

Swoosh—!

Crash—!

From the left end, to the right end.

And Astrid striking an elegant pose again in the center.

“Fog is illusion! Ho~ Hohoho—!! Dance with this lady on the stage of illusions!!”

She floated gracefully through the fog, cutting down all manner of enemies.

Unless the yellow fog is blown away, all enemies wandering here will be blocked by the greatsword.

The wolf inhaled as it was.

Its thick mane swelled and ominous patterns formed on its skin. And it let out a howl that seemed to tear the ears from its huge mouth.

——!!!

An impact so strong even the shaking air was visible. The yellow fog where the shockwave passed through rippled and scattered.

Boom—!!

It was a strike that shook a radius of several kilometers. Just from the aftershocks, the surrounding land was overturned and countless rocks cracked.

The girl inside the wolf wailed in a voice full of rage.

『Inferior species…! Just inferior species chosen by the World Tree—!! I will surely kill you all—!!』

The world we wanted.

We struggled not to live as bugs guarding the remnants of a civilization hated and erased by the World Tree.

『For the dragon that will save us—!!』

[Twin Priest] Moin.

Though she was the weakest among the priests except for [Priest of Illusion], now she raged with a stronger mission than anyone.

『I will kill all of you living on this land now!!』

She spewed flames of anger that crossed her chest.

Father.

Brother.

You who took everything from me.

『Die!! Die!! Aaaaargh—!!』

The shockwave that started from the wolf’s mouth was so powerful that it blew away all the surrounding fog in an instant.

Black energy leaking from its mane surged, quelling the chaos of the chaos insects rising from the ground. Before long, the yellow fog had cleared and the scene returned to the dim plains.

The wolf looked ahead with blazing eyes.

What it saw before its eyes were two inferior species who had blocked its path with trivial tricks. The two who had somehow regathered were leaving the battlefield with resolute expressions.

Now it had to advance forward again.

That was the last thing left for it…

‘…?’

Moin, the girl howling inside the wolf, suddenly felt a sense of dissonance.

‘Two people? There should be three…’

At that moment.

A huge energy was felt from above in the sky.

An enormous amount of ether was approaching from beyond the sky.

A pink girl’s voice echoed weakly.

“Oh my, this is really tiring☆ But spatial movement is really cheating—☆ At least I can spread the word at times like this—♪”

‘…!’

Ether gathering towards this place, piercing through the clouds.

Countless weapons rained down like a shower. Weapons containing purple, red, and many other colors looked like grass growing upside down in the sky.

Swoosh—!!

A shower slowly approaching.

Weapons pour down.

The pink girl floating in the sky smiled and spoke. It was a smile filled with satisfaction, though strained.

“A gift for you♡”

“…!”

“There’s penetration damage too, so please accept it—☆”

Like the goddess of fate pouring out a needle box.

Hundreds of thousands of weapons descend all at once.

Soon they bombarded the filthy things crawling on the ground.

Ratatatatatatata—!!

The wolf and chaos insects were turning into porcupine-like forms. The rupturing sounds and screams were enough to deafen one’s ears.

Countless weapons pounded their heads and stuck into their skin. It was an overwhelming quantity enough to dig into the rock-like thick and tough skin.

Amidst that, Moin screamed.

『Aaaaargh—!!!』

Ratatatatatatata—!!

But it was too much to pierce the wolf’s solid defense. Pushed back by untouchable resistance, they only stuck in.

At that moment, the purple weapons vibrated while stuck in the skin. And numerous weapons stuck nearby resonated with that vibration and shook.

Woong—!!

And purple threads spread out.

They connected countless weapons to draw a giant picture.

The giant picture soon became a fairy tale.

It was a story depicting a paradise where countless animals frolic.

The girl who activated it from a distant tower shouted towards the sky:

-Ring out, [Vanadis]…!

All spaces begin to glow purple. And the history engraved on each weapon is repeated.

The magic activated again in exactly the same way.

As if a lie, the bombardment unfolded once more.

-If, if one hit doesn’t work… J-Just hit twice…!

The bombardment of weapons repeating again in all spaces.

Ratatatatatatata—!!

The wolf howled with its mouth open in the unfolding bombardment once again. It didn’t care even as countless weapons stuck into its mouth.

——!!!

* * *

Yeah, it’s not over yet—☆

You can’t end it even if you howl so gravely—♪

Watching the one making sounds like a whale rather than a wolf, probably due to its size, I moved using [Bifrost] to prepare for the next attack.

Swoosh—!

It was a place far enough that the wolf’s howl could be heard distantly.

Still in the dim sky above the wilderness. There I clenched my fist and stretched it towards where the wolf’s howl was heard.

Somehow I felt deeply moved.

‘To think I’d end up using this as a signal flare…’

I had just fought alone.

An ultimate move I created just to win alone.

[Pink Lemon Sherbet].

Towards the wolf howling in the distance,

I unleashed my ultimate move containing my struggles.

“Everyone—☆ This way—!!”

A giant pillar made of pink ether shone brightly, cutting through the darkness. A spiral intertwined with countless hearts shot forward.

Boooom—!!

The giant pink light became a landmark.

It led the numerous people running below.

-Hyaaah—!!

Vroom!

Vroom!

The flames that had been roaming around in the fog, burning enemies, corrected their orbits. They advanced chasing after the pink flash.

Among them, the flame leading at the very front was shining white.

Eir shouted, holding her brilliantly shining white flame sword.

-Today is the day!! Let’s go burn the World Tree—!! Isn’t our sister wishing for that like that—!!

-Boss!! Senior Clara said to protect it!!

-Who cares—!!

“…”

Perhaps.

You might be right.

Soon hundreds of flames that had advanced through the dim fog blazed and exploded. And they began to burn the chaos insects blocking the way.

Seeing the students start to fight, clashing with the chaos insects, I moved to the next location.

The scenery changes instantly. It was the main gate of crossing the western side of the Golden Street.

Numerous students were standing and waiting in front of the huge gate.

The one at the very front was Hilde.

We had promised to each guard a path leading to the World Tree if a big fight broke out. And we agreed to communicate using [Bifrost].

East is Skadi.

West is Hilde.

South is Anna.

North is Eir.

And once the positions are confirmed, Freya bombards.

‘This is only possible thanks to pink airhead vision that can grasp the situation in real time, but…’

Hilde looked at me with shining eyes and said:

“Is this the direction the enemy is approaching from?”

“Yes♪ I’m watching the south and east too, but nothing has happened yet—☆”

“The prophet?”

“…Not yet.”

The prophet I thought would appear in earnest hadn’t appeared from any direction.

“He hasn’t appeared yet.”

In that process, I also checked on Kara’s condition.

‘It seems Kara and Peepeep safely met up with Helina…’

They were advancing while cutting down numerous chaos insects. I was relieved that the situation was safer than expected.

Hilde nodded and said no more.

“I’ll take care of this place.”

“Okay—☆”

I sent her a grateful look.

It was because the wolf was slowly coming to its senses from the bombardment.

“Reach, [Bifrost]!”

Swoosh—!!

My vision changes instantly along with a rainbow spiral. As if sensing my presence appearing immediately, the wolf in front opened its mouth wide.

——!!

Along with a roar that shook the air, fangs that could easily tear apart a human body approached.

“…”

Seeing those fangs, the past fights with the priests flash through my mind.

The first attack was just a disaster, so I threw my body.

The second attack I struggled desperately, enduring numerous injuries.

The third attack I let the prophet escape due to lack of preparation.

Fourth.

This might not be the end. Perhaps [Priest of Illusion] will pop out consecutively from somewhere. Maybe this is also the prophet’s trick.

‘Even so…’

I decided not to be caught off guard for the fourth time.

I clench my fist.

Purple weapons are flying in from far away.

Flames are rushing in from far away, burning chaos insects.

Numerous students were holding their positions far away.

For the first time, I prepared properly and responded appropriately.

Only now, as I’m forgetting all my game knowledge, I was finally able to make maximum preparations and be ready.

‘Now is the time to counterattack.’

I swung my fist towards the wolf’s mouth just like that.