It Is Fate To Be Loved by the Villains

15. Beast Trouble (2)

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Elijah Krisanax’s impression of Dowd Campbell can be summed up in one word.

person who is abnormal.

It is in the sense that he is a person who can’t figure out from one to ten.

It’s not an onion, and the more you peel it, the more suspicious things come out, but also the fact that it always behaves differently than expected.

‘…Are you mad?’

And that must be the case with the way he kept his mouth shut without saying anything at the freshman welcome party.

Until yesterday, he accepted the partner request without hesitation, so I thought we could talk about various things while walking around today.

Not a word. No matter what you say, ‘Yes.’ ‘OK.’ only one level answer.

Normally, she would feel a bit out of place, but she couldn’t have imagined that there was an ‘option’ that would hinder that perception.

‘…How should I deal with an angry man?’

And fortunately for Dowd, she was a human being who boasted an ape-level sociality when it came to dealing with the opposite sex.

If it was a business relationship, I’d rather put a steel plate on my face and stick it out, but if I told you to stay friends in such an equal relationship, your brain would freeze.

Even if I get really angry, I can’t help it. Didn’t he try to beat this man up from the first meeting?

It’s a little strange to be angry about it at this time, but it’s hard for her to deny that there could be such feelings.

‘But if you dig a little deeper here, you’ll be able to get information about the Duke of Tristan…’

As I walked with that thought in mind, at some point I arrived at the basement of the Berkeley Hall.

It must have arrived after unconsciously walking to a place where there were no people. They were the only ones around here right now.

“Wow…”

She frowned and looked back at the cages lying around.

What’s inside are living demons. It was clear that all of them were brought in from the academy to be used as research materials.

‘A medium-sized monster is also mixed in. Oh my gosh.’

If it is a medium-sized beast, at least one squad of regular knights must be dispatched to be able to deal with the opponent. Not a level worth keeping alive in an academy full of students.

“The teachers are also very irresponsible. No matter how special we are, we don’t care about things like this…”

She clicked her tongue and moved closer to the cage, bowing her head.

Maybe it was because of that.

The discovery of a magic compound attached to a location that would never be seen from the outside.

“…”

Before she was fully aware of it, her brain, which had seen countless similar objects in combat, had already completed its calculations.

this.

Explodes within seconds.

“Sir, you have to avoid-!”

At the same time as he said that, heat wave rose in front of his eyes.

Elijah’s body froze at the same time as the flames that covered his eyes brightly approached his nose.

Originally, it would have been fairly nimble in evasion maneuvers.

A pure white flame approached right in front of me.

The other side of her head was triggering a memory that had been gathering dust.

– Elijah, hide here, here! never come out!

-Damn demon followers, this way! Kill me once!

explosion. flame. scream. footstep. fishy smell. Burning family photo. The glare of the blade glimmering in pools of stagnant blood. dead body.

“…!”

But before she could shake off those images, the flames that had come right in front of her nose were rushing at her.

‘danger…!’

And while the thought passed through my head.

Someone ran into her whole body.

Then a violent collision with the floor. A moan flowed from Elijah’s mouth as he rolled several times.

“Ah, ouch…”

Fortunately, perhaps thanks to such intense pain, it seemed that her consciousness had awakened to the point where normal thinking was possible.

It must have been thanks to her that she recognized Dowd Campbell, who was being wrecked on top of her.

“…”

Unsightly burns all over the back. broken limbs. A stab wound cut across the body by shrapnel.

It was an injury sustained by wrapping her in an explosion. It must be serious. to the point of death if not treated immediately.

“Stop, sir. for a moment. Wait. Why, why did you do that?”

Recognizing that fact, she said in a trembling voice.

Why, why?

Didn’t this person act like he was angry with him just a while ago? He is clearly aware that he has a reason for doing so.

Above all, didn’t he say he liked Princess Tristan?

There is no reason to do this to her, who showed off that she had flirted with them.

“…”

Dowd Campbell, or rather the clone, lifted his head with difficulty and looked back at her.

Perhaps, if it was a clone without any options applied, it would have been somehow understood that the purpose of a clone’s existence was to get attention by getting the most threatening blow first in battle.

Clones purchased from the point shop are originally placed with that intention.

However, the clone with the ‘cold gentleman’ option applied decided that it was not very cool.

One sentence would suffice rather than a phrase-by-word explanation.

“Because that’s what I have to do.”

“…”

While Elijah couldn’t answer and his eyes widened, Daud’s clone spread out on the floor, smiling contentedly.

When I thought to myself, it must have been a really cold gentleman’s exit…

-!

-!!

However, Elijah’s expression stiffened as he heard a series of not-so-gentle screams.

The cage was destroyed by an explosion just now, and all the monsters inside it were released.

“…I don’t know what that means.”

Elijah muttered that and stood up.

Check status.

Several joints are swollen. It would be impossible to move as usual. No weapons. At most, it was an iron bar with rebars embedded in it.

The opponent is not a monster you meet in a mock battle, but a real monster. 6 objects.

Considering that even one small beast is a hideous creature that can tear apart several adult men, this is a number that even regular knights would run away in fright.

“…”

Perhaps the Marquis Kendrid, who taught her combat skills, would build a flagship if he saw it.

Unfavorable fights should be avoided. Running away is never something to be ashamed of. Didn’t sister emphasize that?

However.

“under.”

The gaze returns to the man lying in the corner.

he’s not even funny Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder that you have to save when you see someone in crisis?

it’s what you have to do It’s not really even funny.

Take one reagent bottle from the belt.

Originally, it was the highest quality potion handed over by Marshal Kendride to be used in an emergency. Is it difficult to find one a year?

Normally, it would be better to sprinkle it on yourself and continue the battle.

“…”

However, she sprayed it on Dowd Campbell without hesitation.

“Originally, saving people is what a hero does, right?”

So.

I hope you don’t die in a place like this.

“Mmm…”

With an injured body, 6 monsters.

“It’s nothing.”

If you have someone to protect.

It really was that way for her.

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＜System Message＞

[ Main Quest is renewed! ]

[Main Quest]

[ Demonic appearance! Suppress the situation! ]

[ If too many die, the scenario imposes a heavy penalty! ]

[ Reward: Exclusive Equipment Material ]

Rather kill me, you guys.

Unleash a bunch of monsters in a crowded place with freshmen and take as few casualties as possible?

“Wait, where are we going now!”

“I have something to do! Chairman, please go find a priest!”

I convey that to Elnor, who screams when he sees me moving his body in haste.

“Because we have to protect the students first!”

He shouts like that and moves his body.

‘From priority.’

Assuming that the priest who will reduce human casualties is called by Elnor, the most important thing is the initial response. We need to reduce the number of monsters as much as possible before they jump out of the basement to reduce casualties.

With that thought in mind, as soon as I hurriedly ran into the basement, I found what I found.

“…uh.”

It was Elijah, who was fighting a battle in the form of a demon in the corpses of my clones and demon beasts spread all over the floor due to their durability being exhausted.

Five of the six had already been caught, and the last one was on the verge of delivering a finishing blow.

“…”

It’s not the artificial monsters of the mock battle, but 5 real monsters with an iron stick and killed them all?

is this guy right?

No, in the first place, in the scenario, Elijah is not a character who will directly participate in this battle. Before he awakens as a full-fledged hero, he is a guy with a somewhat calculated side.

If that guy fights like that before then, well. It is limited to when there is someone you really want to protect.

“…”

But wasn’t there only my clone here?

Why do you have an ominous feeling?

‘…I don’t know right now!’

Retrieve the mushy clone before he notices it. Everyone will think it’s strange to see two identical humans.

In the meantime, Elijah, who had delivered the finishing blow to the last beast, sighed and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“Whew…”

Then, with the clone retrieved, our eyes meet as I sit idly by.

“…!”

The boy’s expression suddenly turns bright. Even when he is exhausted and unable to lift an arm, his smiling face is full of pride.

“…thank god.”

[The affinity level of the target ‘Elijah Krisanax’ changes! ]

[The affinity level has been upgraded from ‘curiosity’ to ‘interest’! ]

[ Receiveable rewards are added! ]

[ The chance of opening the second gift increases! ]

[This is an important person. The main scenario changes! ]

“…”

Then, a window that I didn’t want to see came to mind.

I don’t know what the hell happened to make this come out of nowhere.

“The Witchbeasts that have been released, is this all?”

From there, ask a question.

Then, the answer came back from the guy with an air of bewilderment.

“Teacher, do you ask questions about that as soon as you wake up?”

“…?”

What do you do? arrived now

“If there is a demon that escapes, people will die! hurry!”

The main quest comes first. I don’t know how much of a penalty is imposed in the scenario, but at least it’s definitely a situation I’ve been trying to avoid.

When he pressed him like that, Elijah touched his forehead with a stunned expression.

“It’s the same, really. Are you really this kind of person?”

With a sigh, the boy flopped to the floor. It seems that his stamina has reached its limit after defeating 6 monsters with an injured body.

“I missed a medium-sized monster. He’s probably going to the first floor by now, so if you go as fast as you can, you can stop him…”

It’s clear to see that he passed out in the middle without being able to finish his words.

“Thank you!”

You won’t hear it anyway, but I’ll leave that to him and go back to the first floor as quickly as possible.

Because of his cursed stamina, even just going up and down the stairs was difficult as hell, but he managed to keep up with the situation by jumping until his breath smelled sweet.

A situation where students are concentrated inside the ‘isolation barrier’ that is activated in case of emergency in the Elfante building.

Nearby, faculty and staff led the students and managed to evacuate inside the barrier, barely maintaining the barrier and holding on.

That would be a wise decision.

Probably by now, combat personnel from inside the academy who saw the chaos and received it will be coming this way, so it’s much better than fighting for nothing and increasing human casualties. If it dragged on for some time, even a medium-sized monster would be subdued anyway.

the problem is.

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-!!

-!!!

A barrier that makes you feel incontinent every time a medium-sized monster resembling a bear screams and strikes with its front paws.

This is despite using all means to reinforce the barrier.

In the first place, medium-sized monsters are objects that can be subjugated even in the regular knights if they are prepared and rushed at them. It’s rather strange to be able to endure that much.

‘The priest…!’

At least, it would be okay if Elnor brought the priest with him quickly.

Priests can reliably reinforce barriers alone due to the nature of their occupation. So, if there is even one person, you can pass the time as much as you like.

As I eagerly looked around, Elnor was caught at the edge of my field of vision.

Seeing that he was with a person wearing a court uniform, he must have brought him for real. ability is good

“So what’s the point of not being able to reinforce the barrier right now…!”

“Didn’t I tell you? To stop that, you need at least the protection of an angel, and doing something like that with your bare body is an act of suicide.”

“But if it continues like this, people will…!”

“Then are you saying that I should die in your place?”

However, judging from the bickering, it seems that something is not going well.

‘…Are you saying you won’t be able to extend your protection?’

If you are a priest at the level of a teacher at an academy, you can summon a similar level of protection through prayer, even if you do not meet an angel and receive it directly.

But instead, you have to pay the ‘price’. That’s probably why they talk about suicidal behavior.

That’s why I purposely didn’t receive the divine protection on my body and put it in Ultrama.

It is a miscellaneous skill that is not yet known in the world view at this point, but if you put the protection in an ‘object’, the effect is reduced, but there is no reaction at all.

‘But what does his attitude look like?’

Thinking so, I glared at the priest who continued the scuffle.

In the first place, it makes no sense that they didn’t even take the holy relic, which could be called the priest’s heart, in an emergency like this.

Doesn’t it look like he is trying to deliberately refuse by making an excuse?

Even as Elnorr let out an angry voice, the clad priest stood still with his arms crossed. He even has a rather mocking smile on his face.

‘Anyway.’

What happened to this academy is full of crazy people. While grumbling like that, I approached the priest.

“Dude, are you bringing political interests to this point! It’s an emergency, people’s lives are at stake!”

“Ha, the Duke of Tristan is like this…”

“Then give it to me.”

In the middle of a war of words, he dropped such a sentence.

Elnor and the priest looked back at me at the same time.

“…what?”

“Even if there is no holy relic, there won’t be an emergency rite. He seems like a human who knows how precious his life is, so I think he took care of it. If you can’t hit Gaho, I’ll do it.”

A moment of silence passed.

“…Hey. As a student, do you know what a divine protection is…”

I was annoyed to say anything more, so I roughly pulled out the small rosario from the priest’s back dance. If you drag it out any longer, the barrier will really break. Every minute is worth every second.

And before he can say anything, he immediately turns around and runs toward the Berkeley Hall.

As I was running toward it, Elnor looked at me with his eyes wide open.

Although I was anxious.

＜System Message＞

[The target ‘Elnor”s status change is imminent. ]

[You can’t turn back after the action you’re trying to do now! ]

[ Be prepared! ]

“…”

And the message that amplifies that anxiety doubles up in front of my eyes, to the point where I break out in a cold sweat.

‘I don’t know! later!’

Anyway, there were already countless signs of anxiety. It’s more of a main quest. If I don’t wake up right away, I’ll be in big trouble!

Prepare the Ultramar. The rosario is implanted in the left arm as it is, causing it to bleed.

A bluish light surrounds Rosario along with burning pain. The emergency tools that all priests have in case of an emergency can be mixed with blood in this way and used as a small magic power battery.

“great.”

He sighs and puts the rosario into the incense burner. The enchanted incense burner reacts to it and emits a blue light as well.

[Skill ‘Penance’ is available! ]

[Skill ‘Divine Shield’ is available! ]

Checking the windows that appear in succession in front of my eyes, I immediately threw myself between the medium-sized monster and the barrier.

“What, what?”

“student! What are you doing! Get out of the way right now!”

The panicked voices of the faculty can be heard from behind the barrier.

It may sound like crazy to anyone, but there is no corner to believe it.

[ A crisis situation is detected. ]

[ It is judged as a level that poses a direct threat to life. ]

[Skill: Applies Desperation to EX grade. ]

Then other things kick in.

[Skill: Penance is used. ]

[Converts all stat bonuses to durability. ]

[Skill: Uses a divine shield. ]

[ Creates a shield. ]

A translucent blue barrier appeared before my eyes.

A shield that consumed all of the added stats in desperate need. I don’t know how hard it is, but at least it won’t easily break even a medium-sized monster.

“student! What are you going to do with just that! run away now! Leave this to us…!”

“…I’m here because it can’t be long.”

“…What?”

“Send students or outside the building. I’ll be wasting my time with this.”

yes, what

My purpose is to kill time with this. I don’t mean to kill this guy.

That much will work somehow.

“…”

The bear-like gaze of the demon fell on me. The yellow eyes full of murderous intent blazed ferociously.

Make eye contact with them and take a deep breath.

calm the mind

If you make a mistake, you will die, but well.

“Come on, dude.”

You can’t make mistakes, okay?

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