chapter 42
42 – Interference (2)
-You…… No, are you… ….
At that time, Alia’s voice came from behind me.
-…… Dad?
I tried to turn around behind her and look at Alia.
“Alia. I am… ….”
Kwaaang
“aaah!”
“Save me!”
The moment you open your mouth, an explosion is heard inside the restaurant.
People’s screams can be heard along with the sound of an explosion.
Is it not over yet?
I keep getting interrupted at important moments.
“I’m sorry, Alia. Could you please wait a moment? “I’ll just take care of those and then come back.”
It seems that Alia has already noticed, but she doesn’t want to rush into talking and moving on in a situation like this.
I will organize everything and tell you.
-…… No. Come with me.
“…… Okay.”
I opened the door and entered the restaurant.
Alia follows me in.
When we return to the restaurant, we see several monsters.
Kieeek!
Monsters were threatening the people who were eating.
Not all people at the Academy have outstanding military power.
Except for students in the combat department or students in the magic department who are combat magic masters, people are being pushed back by monsters because they do not have the strength to deal with them.
“You should cast a shield here!”
“Yes, yes! Your majesty!”
“And this guy is me!”
A group of people who appear to be students of the combat department gather together to block monsters.
And they were all following Zenith’s instructions.
Is he also a prince?
This is excellent leadership.
To unite a group of helpless people and stop them like this.
However, even though they gathered together and fought, they were unable to hit the monsters.
They are still holding off well, but it looks like they will eventually be pushed back.
I walked towards them, wrapping my right arm with divinity.
The strength that flows through my arms.
Originally, he would not have used his power in a place with so many people, saying he wanted to hide his power.
I can’t control my emotions right now.
Is it okay to hunt demons and infiltrate?
We finally met.
Our daughter.
But I was interrupted.
Because of those monsters that I don’t know who summoned them.
Put it away quickly.
Then he goes back and meets Alia.
I just jumped forward.
“Huh? Arwen?”
Kwasik
Kwasik
Kwasik
Then, he pierced the monsters’ bodies with his force as fast as possible.
Thump thump thump
After a split second, the monsters whose bodies had exploded fell one by one.
Kieeek!
There was still one more monster left.
Chaeng
It split in half, revealing Sonia with her sword drawn.
To be exact, it is Alia’s skill within Sonia.
Rather, it is hunting with Alia.
In my previous life, I sometimes went hunting with Alia in the great forest.
A tool she also used to teach her various techniques, including her martial arts.
The two of us hunted hordes of monsters together through organic cooperation.
It was a battle that brought back memories of that time.
Alia was looking at me as if she was thinking the same thing.
“The Archon has arrived!”
“The Archon saved us!”
Waaa!
The people in the restaurant went crazy when they saw us behind the fallen monsters.
“We are alive now!”
“If the consul is here, there will be no problem!”
I see.
There is no way anyone here can see my movements with all my might.
All they can see are the monsters that suddenly died and Sonia who appeared, so they would think that Sonia caught them all.
This turned out rather well.
You won’t think I caught a monster.
Zenith approached us among the enthusiastic people.
“Consul Sonia. “Thank you for saving us.”
Janice expresses her gratitude to Sonia with her elegant gestures.
Then he looked at me and said.
“And Arwen. “Is the conversation with Archon Sonia over?”
“No.”
Sonia, or rather Alia, answers Arwen’s question as if interjecting.
“I’m not done with my business yet. “It was just cut off by these monsters.”
“I see. Well, there’s no way you can have a proper conversation in a situation like this. Rather, this restaurant in the middle of the academy was attacked by not one, but many, many monsters. Even for those high-level monsters. “What on earth is going on?”
A monster is a creature that has been eroded by demon energy.
After the Demon King’s invasion, as the Demon World collapsed, this continent was also affected and demons began to appear.
When ordinary creatures are eroded by demonic energy and become monsters, they have powerful bodies and ferocity.
The instinct to attack and destroy all animals in sight is engraved in us.
To that extent, he is also a credit to the entire continent, and is more dangerous than a monster.
Therefore, for such a safe academy to be attacked by monsters is nothing short of unprecedented.
A more shocking incident in which the capital of the empire is invaded by monsters.
As I concentrated my energy, I could feel the reaction of monsters above the restaurant.
“And the attacks of monsters are not over yet.”
“It’s not over yet?”
Zenith is surprised by my words.
A warp gate that summons monsters was probably opened.
Otherwise, so many monsters wouldn’t be able to appear in the middle of the academy.
Perhaps it is connected to the demon world beyond the collapsed and devastated dimension.
If so, there is no point in killing monsters like this.
Monsters will continue to come in.
You must find the warp gate and destroy it.
Only then will you be able to have a proper conversation with Alia.
The location of the warp gate, which is presumed to be the rooftop, based on the felt location of the monsters.
It would be best to go to the warp gate right away.
“Zenice, can you take the people here and evacuate first?”
Considering the leadership that Zenith showed earlier, it would be possible to take those people out of this building.
If Zenith evacuates with the others, he does not need to protect them from monsters, so he can just go up and destroy the warp gate.
“It is possible. But if that happens, what do you plan to do, Friend?”
“I will destroy the source of monsters together with Sonia.”
“Be with Archon Sonia… ….”
His expression looks confused.
“I don’t know when I became so close to the Archon of the Dark Union. I get it. If you are with her. And considering your skills, there shouldn’t be any problem. You must be safe, my dear friend.”
Zenith gathers other people.
Everyone followed his orders and began evacuating in perfect order.
Okay. After everyone leaves, destroy Alia and the warp gate, and Alia…….
Boom
The people with Zenith grabbed the doorknob of the restaurant and pushed it.
Boom
A door that does not open.
“Get out of the way! Fireball!”
Kwaang
One student cast a spell to attack the door and break it down.
“W-what is this!”
“I don’t like it… “I hate it now!”
A pitch black wall welcomed me.
Is it a barrier?
“Arwen. “I don’t think this will ever go out.”
After calming people down, he approaches us with a serious expression.
“That’s right. I never thought they would install a barrier. “I don’t know who carried out this attack, but it seems like they are definitely planning to exterminate the people inside.”
A barrier surrounding this building.
They are probably trying to trap us all here, isolate us from the outside world, and then exterminate us.
Considering the talent of the Academy, it would not be surprising if strong support came at any time.
I knocked on the barrier, but it was a type of barrier that could not be broken.
It’s the same even if you hit it with divinity.
It was a barrier prepared over a very long period of time.
And the devil’s energy can be felt.
Is this something the devils did?
I was in trouble.
In this case, the energy inside the barrier is depleted and is cut off from the outside until it disappears.
Should we protect them with our own strength and even destroy the warp gate?
“Alia. “Come here for a moment.”
While Zenith was calming down those who were in confusion, I took Alia and moved to a place a little further away, out of sight of people.
I felt Alia come behind me and opened her mouth.
“Alia. Just for a moment, the people here…….”
Ask her to protect the people here.
Meanwhile, I was about to say that I would go upstairs, destroy the warp gate, and come back.
-…… Dad, are you back?
I was speechless at her words.
Even though he didn’t properly reveal that he was the father, did he become convinced that it was me because of the connection from earlier?
Of course, I was sure that she was her Alia, even though I had not seen any proof that she was her Alia.
“Yes. Alia. I wanted to say it in a more proper atmosphere. “This is what happened.”
Then I felt her hugging me behind her back.
-Dad!