Chapter 96
RATH 96
TL: Eevee
11. Not a myth, but a legend (9)
#9 Their story: Ria el Nermias story.
A giant scythe parried away the sword of fire.
I destroyed the elentals attacks that ca at
from five different direction with my own magic, and threw out two more attacks in retaliation, but they were torn apart by a summoned beast in the shape of a giant dog.
How troubleso.
Thats what we want to say?
As I scowled and grumbled, the enemy also scowled and grumbled in a similar way. Wed been exchanging attacks for over 10 minutes but neither of us could inflict a critical wound on the other.
If a chance had presented itself, both of us would have taken the risk and gone on the offensive, but as both of us knew the extent of the others skills, we couldnt move rashly.
Do you know what my presence here entails?
Well, Arucia and Marcis made an alliance. Wed all predicted sothing like that would happen before the imperial festival even started, so we dont really care?
The Trickster shrugged as if it wasnt anything much.
Not only the Trickster, but when I looked at the other Yugrasia students in black robes, it felt like that all of them had assud that Arucia and Marcis would create an alliance.
In that case, you should know that our students have gone over to fight against your swordsmaster?
It was a taunt to bait them into attacking, but it was also the truth.
Starting with No.1000, the other Marcis students that ca with
had left to support the Yugrasia student council president.
Even if Aris was a swordsmaster, even she would crumble under the assault of a Spirit King, magical support as well as Arucias swordsn.
Ha, theres no way wed send our strongest card all alone, now would we? Everyone else except the people here are probably dealing with the hindrances?
But the Trickster replied with a carefree expression as if hed predicted that as well, and as I looked at his face I bit my lip hard enough for it to creak.
Damn it, so is that how it is?
Heheheh, as I thought, youre the sa as one of us, no? Dont put on airs or use polite language like a noble, and co at us properly.
As I saw the Trickster snicker at , I inwardly assured myself of my victory.
No matter what kind of weird concept of a character hes playing No.1000 said shed co here to earn her feed!
There would not be that many people from Yugrasia sent to help Aris.
In that case, I didnt think that they would be able to beat No.1000.
Because as long as her als were on the line, No.1000 was one of the strongest people I knew!
Even if her opponent was a swordsmaster, she wouldnt be able to deal with No.1000 that easily!
Alright then I suppose I should get serious now?
But if I revealed that to them, they could pull away people here and send them to support Aris, so I tried not to let it show.
It was then.
Shudder.
What the?
I felt sothing dark pass through my body.
The mont that sothing went past, I felt a sense of irritation boil up from the recesses of my mind.
A ntal attack?
I instantly used the magic circulation thod I learned back in Howling to check the flow of my mana.
Sothing similar to mana, yet far more prival was stuck to my body.
Whats this?
I tried to dislodge it with my magic, but it wouldnt fall off.
An opening!
And taking the opportunity of my disturbed magic, the Trickster began to attack.
Surtr!
Evasion was impossible. If I chose to defend, then it would make it extrely difficult to dislodge this black thing, so my choice was to use my always-trustable and discardable, the greatest shield, Surtr!
Co at , children!
Swinging around his giant fire whip, Surtr forced the Trickster back.
You know where you stand! I am Gaah?!
Its big so its nice and easy to hit.
I saw this summon in a video before, it looks pretty aweso. It looked tanky enough that it could last a couple of hits from the silver devil?
Kegh!
Even if it could, itd only last a couple of hits. Where the heck could you use sothing like that?
Cough
Its big, isnt it? The devil might say it feels good to hit and hit it a bit more slowly. Then it can help buy a tiny bit more ti for us to run.
Th, these brats gukh
That sounds like a plan.
And as I predicted, Surtr went forward confidently and got the stuffing beaten out of him, while I managed to successfully pull off the dark things that had adhered to my body.
-Owner, werent you going to help?!
-There was sothing wrong with my body, so I brought you out to use as a shield?
-Gaagh! Then should you not have told
in advance!
-Sorry, sorry~
-Is what you always say but owner you never show
any sign of sincerity whatsoever!
As I ignored Surtrs grumblings as I always did, I stared down my enemies.
Why are they perfectly fine?
That dark sothing that had stuck to my body had all adhered to them as well.
But, they didnt look any different than they had before.
So it was controllable to not affect allieaaagh?!
Snick.
While I was focusing directly in front of , a freezing chill ran down my spine, causing
to instinctively throw my body to the ground and dodge sothing.
As if to say my choice wasnt wrong, I saw my brown hair fall to the ground as I felt a cold sweat run down my back.
Why did you do that?
While thinking that if I hadnt dodged, it would have been my head rolling on the ground instead of just my hair, I turned back to the person who had just sliced off a part of my body.
Thats
And, said person looked at
with dead eyes and said.
Because you stole my food with No.1?
You tried to kill
for sothing that was how long agooooo!
I screeched as I dodged her follow up attacks.
Since we were both taught by the sa master, no, instructor, we both knew perfectly well.
Whether you were the one talking or your opponent was the one talking, never stop attacking!
Wait a second, youre strong, arent you? You said Haeel Reia is weak!
Mirua is strong.
Why the heck are you throwing away the character you were trying to keep until now just to knife ?!
This was no joke. The sword ki that she was nonchalantly throwing around felt scarier than Ariss sword aura.
No.17 stole my food
And like Im saying, why the heck are you pulling up sothing from that long ago! And it was just one ti!
It was an important one ti for
sniffle.
If youre going to make sniveling noises with your mouth then at least pretend to cry!
As I continued to dodge the sword ki, I turned my attention to where the Yugrasia students were for a split second.
As I thought, not there?
Where are you looking.
Uuugh?!
As I saw my brown hair being flung around again, I gnashed down on my lower lip as I glared forward.
Alright, since it seems like everythings gone to hell in a handbasket lets do this.
The fact that the Yugrasia students, including the Trickster had disappeared ant that they might as well all have gone off to attack their president.
It was simply not possible for
to catch up to the Trickster in a contest of speed. Moveover, considering the state of No.1000, I found it unlikely that shed let
go anyti soon.
Weve never actually fought properly against each other, without No.1 getting in our way, have we?
Nn.
As I saw No.1000 nod, clutching her sword, I swallowed dryly.
The reason that No.1000 was like that, was most likely due to that black sothing that was sticking to her body.
If I just got rid of that, No.1000 would co back to normal.
Plus, as she was wielding a single longsword instead of her usual two short swords, her stance was slightly awkward.
If it was now, then it was a fight worth taking!
Clang!
And of course it wouldnt be easy, would it?
No.1000 snapped her sword in half, and clutched the broken blade in her free left hand.
Perhaps due to the glove covering her left hand, it didnt spill a single drop of blood.
Then here I go?
Youre already co!
As No.1000 drove into my blind spot, I defended against her attack and soundlessly scread.
Why the hell is nothing going the way I expected this imperial festival!
And so started my fight with No.1000, who Id thought would be my most trustworthy ally.
#10 Their story: A certain student council presidents story.
I felt sothing spread through the space around .
But no matter how much I prepared to defend, I didnt feel the signs of anything happening.
Just what on earth did you make a contract with?
I gulped as I faced off against Reedan, who normally had extrely little presence.
Perhaps it was because hed contracted a darkness elental, but the boy whod always liked being alone in dark places was suddenly emitting a fearso presence.
The aura he was giving off was dark enough that he fit perfectly with the nickna Risen jokingly gave him, the darkness of the student council, no, it wouldnt be surprising at this stage if it went even further beyond and got a new nickna called the underbelly of the empire.
-The one in front of you has contracted a Spirit King. And a Spirit King of emotion, at that!
-What kind of spirit is that?
A Spirit King of emotion, this was the first ti Id ever heard that they existed.
A spirit that not even Professor Nicerwin had told
anything about?
-There are spirits in the world that live within emotions. As they appear wherever emotions of people are, even if they are the literal embodint of emotion, they are few in number. And even high-ranking emotion spirits have an extrely low sense of self, similar to that of most lowest-ranking spirits
-Are Spirit Kings different?
-Indeed. Because theyre called kings, of course theyre different. They can surpass normal standards, and manipulate emotion itself.
-Manipulate emotion could it be!
-Yes, that could is the reality. They can use the ntal attacks that you all are aware of, albeit with limits. However, within those limits, they can use those ntal attacks as much as they want.
Stop it, Reedan!
Stop what. Im simply doing my best to help Yugrasia win, you traitor.
All I got from trying to stop him were frigid dismissals.
But since he was right, I had nothing to say back.
Senior just what did you do?
Its simple, Lady Aris. I simply used my newly contracted Spirit King of Wrath and spread wrath out into the surroundings.
Spread wrath out?
Well, its simple. Just as I am morbidly pissed off, I am making everyone else in this area as enraged as I am. Waging mutiny against a senior that tornted them, backstabbing people they normally thought poorly of
Thats such an evil!
Hm? Have you forgotten what we learned at the academy?
Thats
I found myself at a loss for words again.
The truth of war we learned at the academy. Actions that are evil to your enemies are heroic to your allies.
When at a nurical disadvantage, there is no better strategy than causing internal strife between your enemies. I have the ability to cause that at will, and I used it. What is the problem?
Thats
Shut up, traitor. Traitors have no right to speak.
He made
talk, and he told
to shut up imdiately afterwards.
This was too drastic of a sudden personality change.
Just what on earth had turned that quiet Reedan into this?
I just couldnt understand.
But, spreading wrath into the surroundings. If you do that, Risen wont be unaffected, either?
Hooh, so you know Risen is coming?
Theres no way he wouldnt be here for sothing as insane as this.
If there was one thing that hadnt changed before or after the appearance of Professor Nicerwin, it would be the existence nad Risen.
As the center of all things insane within Yugrasia, and upgraded even more with the arrival of Professor Nicerwin, knowing Risen, he would have run right here to kill .
No, considering the state of Lady Aris as she charged in to kill , it was almost certain that Risen had a hand in it.
Indeed, he was the one that led us here. But traitor. You know one, but not the other.
What?
As Reedan said with an evil expression, all of a sudden it felt like he was going to say sothing incredibly horrifying.
What Im scattering is rage. And what is the target of that boys rage?
You an ?
As he looked at my rigid face, Reedan smirked diabolically as if he was the demon king himself.
Correct.
Die, Nerkiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
And at the sa ti, from far away ca Risens bloodthirsty scream.
Ssssheeew!
Together with the god-killing spear!
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