chapter 41
12-1. What came out of the magic hat was a white rabbit.
“hahahaha!! Armored Queen Bee’s Royal Jelly! You did well. Richt Joe!”
A yellow haired man with scars all over his face smiling while looking at me. Dragon Slayer Drake.
“Ingredients I wouldn’t have gotten if I was only focused on killing monsters! The professors were watching too!”
“Yes. In fact, if the boss monster dies first, it will be difficult to collect it.”
“..Licht, I knew that.”
He was appraising our party’s spoils with a boisterous laugh.
“As expected, isn’t swordsmanship the best! Licht student!”
Something in Master’s eyes is scary. Did you notice that I joined the magic club? I broke out in a cold sweat in my helmet.
“Then… it’s going to be dinner soon, so let’s announce the first prize! Dennis, are you ready?”
“Uh, Drake.”
Just as he was about to finish his words, Dennis took out a three-dimensional magic circle and a transparent ranking window popped up. The magic I saw during practice.
[No. 1: Licht Joe.]
[2Nd Place: ….]
My name is proudly at the top. Is it natural that he is the leader? I turned and looked at the others.
Then the red-haired elf laughed brightly and shouted. She seems to be happy and even seems to be living her life.
“Kai, Mr. Helm, Mardol! You did it!”
“How many monsters did we catch? There must be dozens of them just by looking at them?”
“..I won.”
The blonde-haired warrior looked at me and said as if it was natural, and the glass knight made his hands into fists and clenched them tightly as if he had accomplished something.
“To be honest, if I hadn’t brought royal jelly, it would have been around 2nd or 3rd place. Mr. Richt.”
“Is that so..”
“Because it is not a skill to be good at worldly work alone.”
Exactly what I expected. Anyway, a group task is a group task. Overall teamwork is important. Blue-haired Dennis opened his mouth.
“..So, do you really have no plans for graduate school? Mr. Richt.”
“No. Professor..”
“It’s a pity… Few undergraduates know the characteristics of the Armored Queen Bee.”
If you’ve already gone through sword training with Master Drake, or if you get caught wrongly by Mardol, you might end up confined to the imperial basement and never see the light of day.
The assumption that even the graduate school lab falls into a three-way choice was terrible.
“..I used the characteristics of the bee, used the abilities of my teammates accurately, and even protected the other members in the end.”
“Right, Licht.”
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Did I? Well, in the end, I managed to cut off the bee stinger flying towards Mardol. The glass helmet rattled, confirming Dennis’ evaluation.
“Therefore, our faculty decided to give full marks to the group in which Licht is a member. Any more questions?”
“No. Professor Dennis.”
“Okay, the sun will be setting soon, so let’s go back to the academy.”
He smiled and patted me on the shoulder, as if he was happy with the results he was satisfied with. When I see it like this, it reminds me of the original work and gives me a new feeling.
‘Actually, this person was also very close to me.’
The main character of “Night Heart”. A human male who fell in love with a cursed dragon.
There was a different reason why he was described from the beginning as a human male, not a wizard.
“So, since you all seem to have had a good experience, let’s go back to Grand Hearts Academia to rest. All classes are canceled tomorrow, so take a good rest.”
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Dennis smiles and gives words of encouragement to the other students.
“Hooray!”
“Thanks for your hard work! Professor!”
If you look at it like this, even if it’s in the past, the famous side of Kainel with a good personality hasn’t changed.
“Okay, think about what happened today and grow up. Our academy students worked hard too.”
In the original work, he is a character with impressive white eyes. Because she was a character who, similar to me, was described as having transferred from the real world.
‘..That’s why a human male, not a wizard. Because his job wasn’t originally a wizard.’
But it is dangerous to reveal that I am a possessor. The virtual world he lived in is different from mine.
‘To save this person, I must catch the Demon King of Omniscience…. I saw a happy ending like that in the original work.’
He is called a drunkard, and in the bad ending, a man of misfortune who died missing his lover related to a magnolia flower.
Seeing that he was forced to drink just now, his mind was troubled.
“Then, let me move.”
As I was lost in thought, the three-dimensional magic circle rotated and teleport was cast.
***
At the moment Dennis cast teleport, a white-haired woman wearing a magic hat was walking around the empty classroom.
“Hmm, is this it?”
While checking the remnants of her magic around her, she noticed something strange. Several magic circles were united and showed signs of being used.
“It seems that the teleport magic was used in this way…. Do you see that it is a water attribute, Dennis?”
A white-haired magician with golden eyes, talking to himself again, trying to figure out how to get to the place where the hero is.
“Ah, that would work!”
As if he had another good idea, he clapped with his palms.
Then, a red revolver created in Magic Hat’s hands. Looking at it, her eyes became crescent moons.
“If it is the Holy Sword used by the Demon Lord of Omniscience, it is possible to reverse the circuit sufficiently, right?”
─Bang!
Then, she fired her gun straight at the podium where Dennis had teleported. A three-dimensional magic circle made up of several rings that eventually reveals itself.
“Hooray! After all, fun things are in my calculations! Oh, isn’t this?”
The white-haired magician expressed joy as he jumped around like a child. Step by step, as if approaching an interesting toy,
“..I think I can move to the other side if I touch this.”
The distance between the three-dimensional magic circle and the demon king has become closer.
“I have to meet a hero after a long time. As a senior, I need to give him some training!”
With the corners of her mouth smirking, she was struggling to contain her burst of laughter.
The moment Magic Hat’s hand touched the three-dimensional magic circle, white light radiated from the magic circle as if reacting to her touch.
***
Sudden movement, like a changing set on a stage.
“Then gentlemen…. No students. With this, we will finish our group assignments.”
As if the fact that I was in the woods a while ago was a lie, I moved to the lecture room I was in yesterday morning.
As expected, the three-dimensional magic circle is a scam. For some reason, I felt proud of using the ultimate skill that I had taught me right away.
‘Because in the original work, there were infinite uses depending on what kind of magic circle was mixed.’
Other students have already started packing up and leaving the classroom. Eventually, the classroom was empty with only Professor Dennis and I remaining.
Oh, but I feel very empty.
I looked around several times, but I couldn’t find Kynell, Ariel, or Mardol. Did Dennis fail to teleport? I talked to him
“..Hey, Professor Dennis?”
“Something, Mr. Licht?”
It’s strange no matter how you think about it. There’s no way the apex of water magic could be so lax. He is a person who cares about the lives of students more than anyone else. There is no way to abandon the students in a remote forest.
“..My teammates haven’t come yet. Professor.”
“What are you talking about? Mr. Richt.”
“Yes?”
“All of them were teleported. Is there anyone missing?”
What?
“Isn’t there something wrong? Professor Dennis?”
It can’t be.
I said the names of Kynel, Ariel, and Mardol, but he shook his head and said he didn’t know.
The hair all over the body stood up and gave me goosebumps.
The attitude of looking at me strangely, as if there is no problem. What this means is….
“I checked the attendance book again, but there is no such name. Mr. Richt.”
“..Professor. Then, do you remember if I did the group work with someone else?”
“Didn’t you do it alone…?”
Unconditionally, it is ‘that bastard’.
There was only one case where people around me came to believe in false facts like this.
A mad magician who wears a mask and tricks the characters.
A demon king who covers the world with the power of lies.
“Wait a minute…. It can’t be. It’s a ‘group task’.”
In the case of Dennis, he always expressed his bewilderment at the question I asked, as he always drinks to resist the demon lord.
Magic Hat, the Devil of Truth. The man has started his activities.
‘…Fuck.’
I bit my lower lip and chewed it. What the hell is wrong with it Since he is obviously a character who appears for the first time in the sequel, I thought he would not act so drastically here.
“Professor, time is urgent. Send me back to the forest I just went to.”
“..I am Licht-kun? It’s too dangerous. What if it’s not the demon king and it’s really bait? Wouldn’t it be safe if the head used authority?”
If he had reached this level, he would have noticed that the demon lord was involved. Although he showed a calm attitude while managing his expression so that the academy would not fall into chaos.
“Anyway, hurry up!!”
“..Is it really okay?”
His face had already gone white, and he was shuddering at the discomfort he felt. It must be the feeling he has always felt because of the Demon Lord of Omniscience.
‘The academy is too dangerous to call 10 girls.’
In the case of Dennis, he must have known that if he left the academy, another demon king would attack.
“..Because I am a graduate student or whatever. Right now!!”
Because he was such a strong and important person. Besides, I’m the only one who has the potential to defeat Magic Hat at this time.
In the compulsory event seen in , Dennis also died helplessly. It was the same with Drake.’
The global first kill that only I achieved. Is this why the producer made me possess Licht? My whole body started to tremble with fear.
No, I shouldn’t be so frustrated already. Here is the past.
You can change the unfortunate future as much as you like. When he raised his head, his black helmet rattled.
I clenched my fist. He opened his eyes and looked ahead. The nameless saintess is also in danger, and the safety of Cainel, Ariel, and Mardol is at stake.
“There is no undoing later. Mr. Richt.”
Perhaps seeing my stiff expression, he nodded his head and took out the three-dimensional magic circle. I’ll do anything as a graduate student.
The person who killed our saintess went to the warrior couple, so we had to stop it.
“..Let’s come back and see you. Professor Dennis.”
I said goodbye to him, brooding over the memories of the original work I had done in the past. I could see Dennis’ expression, hoping that the demon king wouldn’t get involved.
That can’t be. Magic Hat is the only person capable of such crazy things.
***
Endless forest of monsters. There were three people who couldn’t return to the academy.
“What..? Kai, why are we here?”
“Okay. Ariel, maybe the professor left it out by mistake?”
“..Something is strange.”
A quiet place with no one but them. At that moment, there was a noise of stepping on the grass and a woman’s voice was heard.
“Oh, ladies and gentlemen…. And the glass knight? Everyone. Nice to meet you!”
“Gray hair..? Hey, wait a minute.”
“..Who are you? Did Professor Dennis send you by any chance?”
A woman wearing a black magic hat faced a group of warriors. She spreads her arms as if greeting her audience.
“..Magic Hat.”
As soon as Fine saw her, she drew her sword and began to cast her glass magic. Golden eyes collided to grasp each other.
“..Do we know each other? I’m seeing someone like you for the first time.”
“Shut up.”
“Because I have so many enemies..! Well, one of them.”
Soon after, she saw Fine with a sword raised to her, and as if the magic hat was no big deal, she prepared for battle by launching her trump card into the air.
“What, what is Mardol?! Do you know each other?! What the hell is wrong with you all of a sudden!”
“..Ariel. Get ready to fight.”
“Kai..?”
The holy sword of light worn around his waist didn’t vibrate, but even Kainel was acutely aware that the situation was not serious.
‘Is that the white-haired woman Licht was talking about?’
A ghastly and terrifying aura wrapped around her body. Even though she smiles softly as if she was covered in her blood, she feels alive.
The Hero of Light, who was the first to confront the demon king, confirmed with his own eyes that the special ability of the holy sword does not work on mad people.
“..Oh, that is fun. Are you still a rookie?”
Therefore, the Demon King of Truth was interested in Kainel. Did the judgment end with a guess? The corners of her eyes curl and look relaxed.
“It looks like you broke the power of the head. Maybe!”
“Kai.. That person. What is it really?”
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Despite her goosebumps all the time, she maintained a childlike bright expression. Ariel pointed her magic circle at the demon king and asked the hero next to her a question.
“Perhaps… it’s the demon king.”
“What, what..?! Kai. Really? At least among the demon lords I know, there is no one like that!”
The eyes of the red-haired elf wizard were shaking. Similarly, the blonde-haired warrior’s fingertips holding the sword began to tremble.
“Watch out…Kinel, Ariel.”
The heavily armored knight in her glass armor was also afraid that her own attack would work.
Just before the two sides attack each other.
“Should I kill them all? No, I should put my life on the line! Yes, it should be!”
Magic Hat’s face, with her flowing white hair, was slightly red.
“You must not kill people…. Because he will know that I love you dearly!”
The expression of a madman in love.
Spouting out a sentence that no one in the room would understand, the ecstatic magician moved his hand and blew the card.