chapter 21
This completes the final puzzle.
‘I didn’t expect to really use divine power… .’
I was honestly dubious.
Even if he was a knight who used divine power in his lifetime, isn’t he a monster that remains in the present world through an unclean method?
No matter how rare a monster Durahan is, probably no one has seen this phenomenon.
It was a situation that was no different from a priest practicing black magic or a Christian memorizing Buddhist scriptures.
It’s a miracle that could never happen if she wasn’t from the Holy Empire and I didn’t find out some of her true names.
‘Honestly, it was close to gambling.’
Of course, I didn’t know her identity from the beginning.
All I thought was that he was a fairly famous knight in his lifetime.
The shield pattern engraved on the armor was also the end of the feeling that he had seen it somewhere.
However, she had a unique atmosphere that was difficult to describe.
Despite the grotesque appearance of carrying his own head, somehow, elegance flowed.
Also, her voice made me think, “Is this how it feels to hear an angel’s voice?”
Thanks to that, I was able to think of her once again at this point in time when someone who uses s*xual magic was desperately needed.
Even if it was close to a reckless gamble, I was able to think of ‘possibility’.
To be honest, the only letters I could read were ‘Paladin’ and ‘Ilya’, and even those were unclear, so I thought a lot at the moment.
Whether I read it correctly, and if I am wrong, how the situation will go later, and so on.
Letters carefully engraved on the blade of the sword.
It appeared that someone who made this sword wrote it to its future owner.
I guessed that there would be a hint related to her true name, and fortunately, I was able to know a part of her true name.
‘… It’s still too early to be relieved. Although it is possible to use holy magic, it is only a temporary state. With a half True Name and a temporary contract, she wouldn’t be able to properly use even a tenth of her original power.’
However, that’s enough.
Her role is to keep the monster completely chained, even for a moment.
“captain… . No, Seil Sieghart… . What is your true identity… ?”
“… … .”
Eden’s voice trembled steeply as if he had seen a ghost from behind, but he didn’t answer.
For what I have to do now, I don’t have time to worry about questions like that.
‘I have to concentrate.’
Fortunately, so far, Dyurahan has not been pushed too far.
Rather, it is a slightly overpowering situation. Evil seemed greatly taken aback by the power of holy magic that destroyed the devil itself.
However, I knew very well that this, too, was only temporary.
If Rachel uses martial arts in the current state… .
There is no more chance.
Even if the head doesn’t remember, the body will remember.
thud!
Every time the two collided, the ground vibrated, and the air around them shook like crazy.
‘Only once… .’
Due to premature ejaculation-like mana pain, there was no more magic left to squeeze out.
Both body and mind are in an extremely unstable state.
It wouldn’t be strange if he collapsed right now, but it wasn’t just that he had endured so far just to be killed in a place like this.
I forcibly squeezed out the last remaining mental strength and boiled demonic energy all over my body.
“… Cuckoo.”
He vomited a handful of dark red blood.
Every muscle in my body screamed, and my eyeballs tensed like they were going to explode.
A headache like stabbing my brain with an awl echoed with every beat of my heart.
Grinding my teeth, I stared at the evil in front.
left chest.
I condensed the explosively boiling demonic energy into my right hand. The blood vessels in his arms swelled up as if they were about to burst.
“… Axion.”
At the same time, a huge spear appeared in my grasp.
However, there was a slight difference from what we have seen so far. This is because the purple aura of the sharp-edged spear blade fused with demonic energy and dyed it black.
‘If you can’t use mana… . Summon a spear using magic.’
After I inhale
“Huh.”
I threw the spear at Evil with all my might.
phut!
The demonic spear was fired like a cannonball with the sound of a gong tearing through the air. At that moment, a terrible pain radiated from my shoulder.
‘I broke my shoulder… .’
He couldn’t overcome the recoil and broke his shoulder. But the pain wasn’t what mattered.
“Right… .”
I lost strength in my body. Losing my balance, I fell and put my hands on the floor.
I knew it instinctively. The summoning of Dyurahan has been disbanded. I raised my head again and looked straight ahead.
An evil with a huge hole in its chest was standing there. It was a little off, but it seemed to have succeeded somehow.
“ha… . ha… .”
I got up and approached Evil to make sure. I approached right in front of me, but Evil showed no reaction. No matter how evil you are, you won’t be able to withstand it once your heart is pierced.
“Finally over… .”
While he was speaking, he quickly shut his mouth. It’s because I brought this up out of my mouth for no reason, and then I thought of the really resurrected Clise.
Superstition or whatever, there is no need to add useless anxiety elements.
I walked with a limp, with my limp arms raised.
I wanted to lie down immediately, but there was still one more thing to be done.
‘Mr X. No matter how much I struggled, I should take care of this.’
You never know when the same thing will happen again. Even in preparation for that time, I will do anything to become stronger.
If it’s helpful to me, I’ll scrape it together and shake it off.
When I finally reached the corpse, I put the mandrake he was holding into my arms. This would be a huge help in improving the damn mana barrel.
‘Couldn’t it be an illusion?’
no It can’t be. If this is an illusion, both the corpse holding it and Rachel who turned into Evil must all be illusions. I cherished her so much that I wouldn’t let go of her even after she died, but it can’t be fake.
‘… But did you really break into the test room to get one of these?’
It is true that mandrake, which has been bought for more than 100 years, is a very precious elixir, but I couldn’t understand it with my common sense that I had to fight with the academy to get it.
dump.
“I don’t know.”
I lay down with a large figure and looked up at the sky.
Is that the real sky or is it an illusion?
It is full of unknowns.
Why did Rachel become evil? Why did I feel pain even though touch was forbidden? Why did the supervisor intrude on the test? What is Eden’s true purpose? Why is there a living being in the test that was said to be all fantasy?
entire.
It is full of not knowing everything.
“… I’m tired.”
Fatigue sets in suddenly, perhaps because of the release of tension.
‘It would have been nice if Asmodeus had been there at a time like this… . Are you still busy?’
I felt very reassured that there was someone I could talk openly with in this world where I was alone.
‘What would you do if you signed a contract? I still have a long way to go if I can’t handle just one authority properly… .’
Guarded.
“What is this… .”
no way.
probably not It won’t be. I’m sure I’ll check with my own two eyes… .
for a moment.
Did you confirm that I am dead… ?
Guarded.
An unpleasant sound resounded in my ears, as if the joints were twisted and the joints were twisted.
I slowly turned my head and looked in the direction of the sound.
“… crazy.”
Apart from these two words, there are no words adequate to describe the sight I saw.
It twists its entire body as if it were break dancing and turns its head in all directions.
As if desperately looking for something.
The large hole in his chest was gradually filling with flesh.
“Damn it… . this is a dream… ? Even though there’s a hole in the chest, it’s said to be regenerating… ?”
I knew it had extraordinary regenerative powers, but I didn’t expect it to come alive even though it pierced the chest accurately.
In an instant, I remembered that my javelin had slightly missed.
‘Could it be that the heart was not completely destroyed and regenerated again?’
I didn’t even have the strength to stand up anymore.
“this… school… do… .”
Rachel found me.
is that laughing?
I no longer had a choice. I’d rather be killed by that obsessed woman here… .
“!”
damn
At that moment, there was a crack in space with the sound of something cracking.
A woman walked out of there and looked around.
White hair like ice caps and blue eyes like deep lakes were very impressive.
The woman who found Rachel just stared at her without doing anything.
I couldn’t figure out what the hell he was thinking.
“… Is it step 3?”
A voice as cold as ice.
“Bishop of the Blue Cross, Chris Valentine. In the name of the main god, execution begins now.”
As the woman moved, her blue cloak with a cross on it fluttered.
“… … .”
what the hell happened
The last thing I saw was the woman’s hand reaching for the sword at her waist.
After that, something twinkled, and I only blinked once… .
Rachel, who was in front of the woman, was so shattered that even her original brother could not be found.
The woman’s cold eyes turned to me.
“name.”
At that moment, I had a strong feeling that if I answered even a little wrong here or went against her will, there would be no turning back.
“… This is Seil Sieghart.”
The woman who had been staring at me without answering for a while slowly opened her mouth.
“Sieghart… is it.”
After that, she turned her back and walked towards the rift she came out of.
A blue cloak with a cross on it.
There is only one organization on this continent that can wear it.
Blue Cross Society.
A Raphaelic heretic inquisitor who serves the 12 gods, led by the Lord Raphael.
Among them, a demon hunter who specializes in hunting only evil.
In order to catch the monster, I became a monster… .
It was a group of people who transcended common sense.
“Maxim! It’s this way! Stop procrastinating and come quickly!”
“Please, don’t fret. I’m not as fast as the captain.”
“If you have time to whine, check the condition of the kids first!”
A voice growling like a lion.
What appeared in the cracks afterwards was Bella Trey, the supervisor of this exam, and the man who was standing by her side during her speech.
“Damn it, Maxim! This way!”
She shouted urgently and came towards me.
‘It’s coming very soon… . These motherf*ckers… .’
On the one hand, I was angry at their incompetence in arriving after the incident was over, but on the other hand, I felt relieved.
Maybe it was because of the relaxation, my vision gradually became blurry and my body became languid.
I lost consciousness while thinking about why my eyelids were so heavy.
* * *
A week has passed since the entrance exam. According to the innkeeper, I slept for three days and nights without waking up.
It must have been because of the accumulated fatigue. Fortunately, the admission date was delayed by about a week, probably because of the aftermath of this incident.
It’s an unprecedented decision, but it won’t be as shocking as having an evil appear on the entrance exam.
Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to enter the school at the same time as my classmates.
It’s probably one of the measures to deal with a series of incidents rather than consideration on the part of the school.
entrance exam. Also, if it becomes known to the world that an evil appeared in the exam that the newly admitted students are taking, no matter how prestigious Salomon Academy is, it will not be able to escape criticism from public opinion.
The number of nobles overwhelmingly outnumbers the number of commoners is Salomon.
The place where the children of the powerful who control the empire gather.
Which parent in the world would prefer to send their child to a school full of uncontrolled variables?
The moment trust was lost, it would be self-evident that it would lead to catastrophe.
of course.
The monster named Ashtar, the great mage, is holding on, so it won’t collapse so easily.
‘I’ll be called here and there for a while.’
I let out a sigh. Who could have imagined that he would go through such a hard time with only the entrance exam?
There was a hard road ahead.
When I arrived at the academy, I heard a muffled sound from far away.
“why? Why am I in Class B! isn’t this wrong? I’m the eldest son of Count Ludan! Something’s wrong. Something must be wrong!”
“ah… . ruined… . I couldn’t even imagine the C class… . What should I tell my father?”
“lol! Still, it’s not bad for class B!”
A diverse group of people were unfolding, from aristocratic children who screamed and ran amok as if they did not like the test results to students who shed tears.
“As expected, Prince Sadin! It’s only natural that Confucius, the empire’s most promising player, would take the top spot.”
“Isn’t this the result everyone expected? It would be the honor of the family just that worms without roots could pass the same test as Confucius.”
“Don’t make a fuss.”
I heard voices I didn’t want to see.
Prince Sadin and the nobles who flattered him were chattering in groups in a corner.
‘It’s very worn out.’
I pushed through the crowd, ignoring them as they were busy grooming each other.
Sadin Lundell’s place at the top was surprising, but not completely incomprehensible. Although his personality was poor, he was a talented person who could be enough to occupy if you look at his skills and background.
Well, if you can’t get the top spot after making a contract with the demon, you’ll have to go out and search.
‘Let’s see. Where is the A class?’
I moved my gaze to the poster with the results of the entrance exam. Class C and D were nothing to look at.
Although there was a forced event called Evil’s intrusion, we were the ones who reached the end of the test with three prohibitions on.
Bonamana Class A was confirmed, but isn’t it the national rule of the examinees that makes them feel comfortable when they see it with their own eyes?
「List of Class A Passers.」
Starting with the name of Sardin Rundel, who was located at the top, he slowly lowered his gaze.
“Lidel… . Not Ispin… . Not Armin… no.”
I checked up to the last list like that, but my name was not written anywhere.
‘… Could it be Class B?’
I hurriedly checked the B class roster.
However, even after washing his eyes and searching, the name ‘Seil Sieghart’ was not written on it.
‘… No way. Could it be Class C?’
At that time, a woman’s voice full of annoyance resonated in the hall.
“Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense! Frey. Do you think this makes sense? Why are we not Class A! dare… . me… . If this Charlotte Mage isn’t Class A, then who the hell is Class A! I’ll go check it out right now Don’t stop, Frey!”
“charlotte… . don’t you know That the outcome, once decided, can never be reversed.”
It was Sarat, who was glowing like a mad b*tch, and Frey, who lowered her head with a vain face.
When I thought about it, I couldn’t even see their names.
‘what? Even if it’s not A class, it should have been in at least B class… .’
At that moment, a small list engraved at the bottom of the poster caught my eye.
「List of S Class Successful Candidates」
Exam number 444, Seil Sieghart.
“… This Mr. X.”
Cursing came out of nowhere.