I Possessed an Academy Without a Protagonist

Episode 37. forbidden book

“Ttt….”

Ludwig glanced at the red-tinted cloth and clicked his tongue.

It was disgusting to see her head flying all over her neck.

“In the end, I didn’t see your face until the end.”

Ludwig wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief and stood up again.

There were small signs with numbers around them, such as footprints and bloodstains.

It was said that it was for the preservation of evidence.

“What is this.”

Ludwig stopped in front of a pack with the number 3 on it.

It was stuck in front of a stone, and I couldn’t understand how this was evidence.

It’s just like a stone rolled into a mansion.

No, rather than a stone, it is a broken piece of stone.

“Oh, right? That’s Henderson’s favorite trick, head professor.”

At Sergei’s words that appeared from behind, Ludwig narrowed his brow.

“What do you mean by tactics?”

“I’d rather show it than say it. Now, let’s say I’m Henderson.”

“This is what-“

Sergei put his hand in his pocket and said something incomprehensible.

At that moment, a small stone fell from Sergei’s pocket.

Ludwig’s eyes unconsciously followed the stone.

It was only after a while that he realized the identity of the stone.

“Now. If this happens, the head professor is dead.”

“…is it a glowstone?”

“Yeah. Do you have to go that way? Then you lose your eye and get ambushed by Henderson.”

“A picky drinker.”

Even if I was conscious of this and closed my eyes, I couldn’t avoid it.

If the opponent closes their eyes, Henderson does not detonate the glowstone, and just hits it first.

Then, the other person closes their eyes meaninglessly, slowing their reaction by one beat.

It was a simple but powerful technique that could surely bring the first strike in a confrontation situation.

‘If I had been there, it would have been difficult to survive.’

Ludwig was a bit arrogant, but he had to admit it.

If I had encountered a fighter like Henderson at such close proximity, I would have been hit in an instant.

Especially if you are hit by a flash of light.

It was possible to use a high-level technique that uses the wavelength of magic to understand the surrounding environment, but it seemed difficult to respond to Henderson’s offensive by itself because it was not as precise as the eye.

A person who has high enough magic sensitivity and is completely accustomed to using it like an eye can react even if it is struck by a flash of light.

‘There can be no such person.’

Ludwig doubted that Schluss was such a person, but he quickly denied the possibility.

It was impossible.

Taking the magic wave, converting it into a form of vision and interpreting it.

It was not a process that the human brain could endure.

Besides, Schlusz’s eyes were a little… or not very lively, but looking at the movements of his pupils, he was definitely not blind.

“Then how did Schlus Heinkel survive this?”

“············”.

Ludwig murmured, examining the traces of magic remaining around him.

Fragments of the broken barrier still remained in the surrounding mana.

One layer……………………………………………………………………

It was a total of 4 layers. It was also quite thick and had a structure with resistance to four elements.

Schlusz’s attack had the power to shatter Henderson’s head so that the original form could not be recognized even after breaking through all four barriers.

“I don’t know either. If you ask yourself… Ah.”

Sergei looked back and sighed.

It reminded him of the fact that Schlus had already gone.

There are a lot of questions, but he himself went to sleep peacefully.

“How are you going to handle this case?”

“What do you mean?”

“If Schlus Heinkel announces that Henderson has been captured, there may be great confusion. It is better to announce that Professor Sergei has been killed…”

“Uh-huh! I think I understand a bit now!”

Sergei suddenly patted Ludwig on the back.

It was Ludwig who showed his displeasure over the unexpected physical contact, but Sergei didn’t notice it at all and just smiled cheerfully.

“It stopped the terrorist attack in the classroom. Was it Schlus’s work? The head professor blocked it and protected him.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Khahahahaha! You pretend you don’t know. We’ve already found out, head professor.”

“…

Ludwig stopped and shook his head.

It was obviously a secret.

Suddenly, the number of people acquainted other than the parties increased too much.

“But this time it seems difficult to do that.”

Sergei said with a chin gesture, pointing in one place.

At the end of the road, dozens of people were walking in line.

There were knights who wore full body armor, and there were wizards in uniform.

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Judging by the clothes, it was immediately recognized that they were from the Imperial Palace.

“Perhaps the imperial family would like to congratulate the one who caught Henderson.”

Henderson is being pursued for assassinating the Crown Prince.

The imperial family will surely reward the person who killed Henderson through a thorough investigation.

If they were found to have fabricated their achievements at that time, no matter how Ludwig or Sergei was, punishment equivalent to death would be imposed.

“It’s going to get louder.”

“That’s right.”

For some reason, after Schlus came, it was full of commotion.

I wonder how big of a wave this event will cause…

Ludwig walked out of the scene rubbing his sore temples.

I had a lecture tomorrow, so I had to take a nap.

***

“ha······.”

I woke up feeling very tired.

The time when I always open my eyes. It was clear around 6 o’clock.

However, I couldn’t sleep properly because my bed had changed.

I thought about sleeping under a blanket for an hour more, but…

‘How are you? You must always look tired because your eyes are behind anyway.’

I just decided to spend a bit of a tiring day today.

I also had to practice wielding a sword in the morning.

Did Emilia sleep well?

I opened the door with the thought of

“Ah…. Did you sleep well…?”

I ran into Emilia, who was like a zombie.

I heard that he woke up at 4 to finish cleaning before I woke up.

But the president’s dormitory should be a little bigger…

In the end, two hours have passed, and it is said that they have not yet finished half of them.

There was a person who was much more tired than me, so my complaints went away.

“Isn’t it very spacious? I just take a break.”

“No. It looks like it has been neglected for a long time, so there is a lot of dust here and there…. Considering Heinkel’s health, it is right to clean it up once.”

After saying that, Emilia picked up the wet mop again and started wiping the floor.

I thought it was a little cute to see them working quietly without even thinking about asking for help and without complaining.

It’s like a child who wants to be recognized.

I smiled and picked up the wet mop leaning against the wall.

“Ah, Mr. Heinkel? You don’t have to help me. If you’re resting for a while…”

“I’m not helping. It’s because I’m the type of person who can’t rest easily when someone is busy. I’m trying to get comfortable with that.”

“············”.

Even though she gave an absurd excuse, Emilia kept her head down and didn’t say anything.

She seemed to have guessed too.

That there is no reason to help.

Cleaning was completed in about an hour.

But by the time the cleaning was over, there was only an awkward silence between us.

Are you suddenly being wary of being too good?

You might be thinking that something is up.

Then I looked around the mansion and found some interesting rooms.

One was a storage room in the basement, and it seemed that the empty one could be used as a training room. It was just right because it was surrounded by a strong barrier.

The other was a library full of books.

When I was cleaning, I couldn’t see what books were in there, so I headed to the library to check right away.

“Five······.”

Chairman Seo Jae-ra

Alexia hardly ever used this mansion, so the books must have been brought in by the former president.

When I came to my senses, I realized that I was being mesmerized by the smell of books, passing between the bookshelves, caressing the books.

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Judging by the fact that most of them were made of leather, they seemed to be expensive books.

But if you leave it alone, it will grow mold.

I have to tell Emilia to pay special attention to the study here.

“uh?”

Then there was a book that caught my attention.

The title on the cover, which looked relatively new, was unusual.

I pulled out the book with trembling hands.

Then, as I carefully turned the pages, one verse froze me.

– Live or die. That’s the problem.

It was a famous phrase that anyone would have heard of.

“I’m so sorry! This can’t be done!”

At that moment, a hand reaching out with a cheerful voice from behind closed the book.

Looking back, it was no wonder that Alexia had a sullen expression on her face.

“I’m sorry! I’m here to find the luggage I didn’t bring! I didn’t know you were already in!”

“Ah. Shall I leave your seat for a moment?”

“No! I don’t have a few! I’ll grab it and go out soon!”

After saying that, Alexia went around the library, pulled out a few books with a swipe and piled them up in the air.

As the books piled up, I had to work tirelessly to suppress the agitation.

Because everyone’s titles aren’t serious…

“Chairman.”

“Yes, Schlus-kun?”

“These books. I want to borrow them and read them.”

“Ah! I’m sorry! These are forbidden books!”

“Forbidden…. Why is that?”

“The source and author are unclear! The content is somehow unnatural and strange! Should I say that it is as if I was drawing a different world? So maybe it’s a cipher text for a foreign spy? I’m investigating!”

“······All right.”

“If it is determined that there is no problem! Then I will lend it to you at my discretion!”

After saying those words, Alexia left the library with four books.

Even after Alexia disappeared, I couldn’t get out of the shock for a long time.

Even so, the titles of each book are…

Hamlet. crime and Punishment. Faust. And he was a little prince.

The author’s name was not listed, but I was sure.

That they are literary works of the original world, not of this world.

***

“Heh heh heh heh heh heh he has eyes to see! How did you choose this one!”

Returning to the office, Alexia put the book down and smiled.

The demonic power of these books seemed to be felt by Schlus too.

Hamlet. Schlust picked this up.

Alexia sat down at her desk and opened the book.

“Really… that’s amazing!”

It’s a book I’ve read 5 times already.

It was a rather unkind novel that was set in a world with a sense of disparity from reality, and yet there was no explanation for that worldview.

There were some parts where I couldn’t understand it no matter how many times I re-read it, so I had to guess what it meant.

Still, this novel was very interesting. I don’t understand or sympathize, but it’s strange.

There was a corner that made me feel that emotion, as if something was tickling somewhere deep in my heart.

It was a feeling that was difficult to explain in many ways.

“But where did this come from?”

These books were published about a month ago. So, he just appeared around the time the Imperial University entrance exam was taking place.

A book in a corner of the library.

A book on the street.

One book is in an ordinary family house.

They were all found in different places, but they had something in common.

It was something I had never seen before, but it suddenly appeared one day.

Even when I used all my powers as the chairman of the board to investigate, I could not find out the identity of the book or the author.

I just reaffirmed that these books are not of this world.

“There are so many mysterious things in the world!”

One more unsolved mystery has only increased.

Alexia’s eyes lit up in anticipation of increasing riddles to be solved.