I’m Just an Ordinary Clown at the Academy

135 – Real Battle 4

“Going to catch a necromancer.”

I said it with a tone as casual as “I had spaghetti for lunch today, and it was delicious,” and spoke in a carefree voice, unlike usual.

[………….]

There was no sound in the communication device.

“Your Majesty?”

[………….]

“Did it get cut off?”

[………….]

“Emperor?”

[………]

“Are you the great ruler of the great Croa Empire, the only sun, Emperor?”

It’s strange that the communication device still has light coming in. Did it break down?

If it broke down, how would I explain it to Yelica? Thinking about what words would elicit the most reaction from the Emperor, I spoke.

“Craftsman…”

[Haah……….]

The Emperor let out a deep sigh after a long silence.

Then, he spoke slowly, pausing between each word.

[So.]

[Tomorrow.]

[Are you going to catch the Necromancer?]

The Emperor couldn’t help but burst into laughter in between his words.

All I could do in response to the Emperor’s words, which implied “Did you really hear that correctly?” was:

“Yes, I heard it correctly.”

I was confirming that I had heard it correctly.

[Haah… Alright. I’ll call the knights and maybe even Duke Fraiya…]

“No! No! There’s no need for that.”

I knew I was being rude, but I cut off the Emperor’s words.

Oh dear, that wasn’t right.

I babbled on for about 10 minutes after that.

Usually, I would think carefully before contacting the Emperor, but I was tired from being in the forest.

The Emperor summarized what I said in about 10 minutes.

[In the end, you’ll do it yourself, so don’t worry about it.]

“…..Is that how it is?”

[Then why did you tell me?]

“……………..”

If you’re going to do it yourself, you could’ve just grabbed and reported it like last time.

Why did you tell me beforehand, the Emperor was asking.

“I originally didn’t plan to say it, but…”

From the Emperor’s perspective, it would be much safer to send the knights or Duke Fraiya to catch the Necromancer instead of an Academy student.

However, if that were the case, Sephia wouldn’t be able to exact her revenge properly.

But the reason I told the Emperor that I would catch the Necromancer was:

“Will you give me money if I bring back the Necromancer’s head again?”

I couldn’t forget the taste of the money I received when I killed Mordecai last time.

[…………….]

The right hand can do good deeds without the left hand knowing.

But if I do good deeds, the Emperor must know.

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A small village slightly away from the capital.

And in that village, a forest where people rarely visit.

With the help of the spirits, Sephia, who was flying in the sky, felt the chilly morning wind all over her body and closed her eyes.

As she closed her eyes, the events of yesterday and today flashed through her mind quickly.

The spirits told her that they knew where Hogu was, and at first, she didn’t believe them.

After believing them, she was angry at the spirits for not telling her anything, but after talking to them a lot, she calmed down.

She wanted to go to the location at night, but Hogu said she needed to prepare and would go the next day, so she waited for 10 years and could wait for just one more day.

And today, the day of great expectation.

She met Hogu at an early morning, earlier than usual.

Hogu guided her through the path with ease, like someone who had been here before.

After telling her to hide, Roky left to lure Betzdo.

At first, Sephia opposed Roky going to lure Betzdo himself, but after hearing how he would do it, she couldn’t object.

Because there was no better way to lure Betzdo.

Sephia recalled the words Roky left her before he went to lure Betzdo.

“I won’t intervene in the fight from the moment you start fighting Betzdo.”

“That guy is nothing; I’ll take care of him quickly and then go have a drink! I’ll specially treat you to lunch!”

Sephia was worried that something might happen to Roky while flying in the sky.

Just then, a neurotic voice came from below.

“That old man is giving orders and making a fuss. It’s infuriating.”

A voice she had never forgotten.

The voice of the one who killed her parents and toyed with her.

Sephia opened her eyes and gazed at the target of her long-awaited revenge.

The one who killed her family and friends, destroying her peaceful daily life.

It had been over 10 years since that day, but Betzdo’s appearance remained the same.

Her clenched fist trembled.

Betzdo, unaware of Sephia flying in the air, cursed and looked around, suspecting nothing.

Sephia, who had borrowed an artifact from the treasury of the Revaiden family that allowed her to become transparent for a short time, was preparing her strongest attack.

On Sephia’s right hand, which had nothing a week ago, was a lightning-shaped pattern, and the same pattern was on the forehead of the bird flying beside her, Jjakji.

Jjakji, who had grown to maintain its smaller size beside Sephia, was now revealing its original large form, bigger than the Wyvern Sephia had ridden before.

“Let’s go.”

Sephia stroked Jjakji’s head and spoke.

A species on the verge of extinction before, one of the powerful species.

Although it had intelligence, it wasn’t called a demon, but a species that was exterminated by a certain organization due to its powerful strength.

The divine beast, Jjakji, which had inherited special blood from its species, was born not long ago.

Jjakji, who had learned from the greatest and strongest dragon, created lightning in the clear sky and brought it down to the ground.

The Dragon, who directly taught them, was extremely powerful, but uncontrollable, and said that if anyone except a few people in the Academy were to receive a single blow, they would instantly die. The Dragon’s words struck Betzdo, who was off guard.

Kugugugugung!!!!

“Uaahhhhhh!”

Along with the Dragon’s roar, Betzdo let out a scream.

Although Betzdo didn’t die, their condition was far from stable, and Sephia confirmed this with a resolute gaze.

Recalling the attack pattern they had practiced for a month, Sephia tried to calm their trembling hand and descend to the ground.

Kwaang! Kwang! Kwaang! Kwang! Kwa-a-ang!! Kwang! Kwa-a-ang! Kwa-a-ang! Kwang! Kwa-a-ang! Kwaang! Kwa-a-ang!!! Kwa-a-ang! Kwaang! Kwang! Kwa-a-ang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwaang! Kwang! Kwa-a-ang!! Kwang! Kwa-a-a-a-a-ang!!!!

The crazy explosive sound on the ground continued for about 30 seconds without stopping.

Sephia, who was shocked, looked around but saw no one.

Then, someone must have set up that explosive beforehand……

Sephia and Jjakjji exchanged glances.

After making a contract, the two could communicate without directly speaking.

“Did you do it?”

“No.”

“Then, who could have done it?”

“There’s one person.”

Upon hearing Jjakjji’s words, Sephia recalled someone’s appearance.

Someone who had come to this town before and led the way with ease.

And the last thing that person said before leaving.

“I won’t intervene in the fight from the moment Sephia starts fighting Betzdo.”

From the moment the fight starts……

“……Huh!”

Sephia, who had descended to the ground with a light smile, no longer showed any signs of tension on their face.

“Let’s finish this quickly and get lunch from Hogu.”

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“What the hell is this situation?”

About 20 minutes after the sudden battle began, Betzdo thought.

Mordor, the 8th-ranked Death Heaven, who thought they would never lose a fight, but were higher in rank than themselves.

Betzdo didn’t pay much attention when the old man, who hadn’t attended the meeting recently, suddenly appeared and called them here.

Whether the old man was hiding something or not, Betzdo didn’t care, and came here to obtain information about the 4th-ranked woman.

But when they arrived in the forest, the old man wasn’t waiting, and instead, they were greeted by a chilling lightning bolt.

And the continuous explosions at their feet.

Betzdo could have easily blocked the explosions normally, but their reaction was delayed due to the initial lightning bolt, and as a result, they took the full brunt of the explosions.

Kwajik! Kwajik!

“Tsk.”

Betzdo clicked their tongue, seeing their broken skull, and summoned new ones, but those skulls were quickly shattered by the woman in front of them.

Betzdo was annoyed by the woman, who was weaker than them but stronger than others.

I thought I could kill them quickly, but…

Kkatchuk.

“Uwaaa!”

Betzdo gritted his teeth, still feeling the lingering pain.

What kind of lightning was this, that his body still couldn’t move properly?

He had increased the number of skeletons to try and end this quickly.

Kwajik! Kwajik!

But not a single skeleton could even touch the girl’s hair in front of him.

Fast. This wasn’t the story.

It was as if she knew where the attack would come from and dodged it all.

She was a weak, insect-like girl, and he should have killed her quickly.

But the feeling of being unable to land a hit was unpleasant.

“Is this the doing of Mordeor, that old man!!!!”

“……………”

Betzdo didn’t know that Mordeor no longer existed in the world, so he thought Mordeor was behind Sepia.

So Betzdo wanted to kill the girl in front of him and fight Mordeor, and he gathered all his strength to do so.

As a result, Sepia gained the upper hand.

Kwajik! Kwang!

Betzdo, who had summoned skeletons to block the incoming flames, vowed not to kill the girl in front of him easily.

“It’s all going to come out anyway!!”

Judging that the unpleasant battle would drag on, Betzdo sent a signal to his subordinates, who were a little ways away.

When dozens of subordinates arrived, they would be able to kill the girl in front of him quickly.

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From a distance, the dozens of people who looked like they were saying “I’m suspicious” with their entire bodies received Betzdo’s signal and headed towards the forest in the village.

Their clothes, which had a skull pattern embroidered on them, were all uniform.

Without a word, they followed their lord’s orders and moved towards the forest, not taking long to arrive.

And they found an old man at the entrance of the forest.

“Please, spare my life……”

The old man, who had placed herbs and vegetables on a mat, looked pitiful even at a glance.

He seemed to have gone without food for several days, his bones protruding, and his voice lacked even a hint of strength.

“Kill him.”

The man at the front of the group gave the order as nonchalantly as if he were killing a bug that had entered his home.

They could have just ignored him and entered the forest, but they deliberately wanted to give the old man death.

And no one opposed this order.

“Yes.”

The hand wrapped in black mana did not hesitate, aiming for the old man’s heart.

The old man, whose heart was pierced, died instantly, and they entered the forest.

No, it should have been that way.

“Uwaaa!!!!”

The old man should have let out a scream as he died.

But the one screaming on the ground was the man who had just attacked the old man.

“Be careful of children and old men.”

The voice came from where the old man was, but it wasn’t the old man’s voice.

They instinctively looked at the old man, but what they saw wasn’t the old man’s dying figure. Instead, it was a man wearing a red cloak and a mask.

“Don’t you know the basic rules of martial arts?”