Chapter 76: Responsibility (9)

Chapter 76: Responsibility (9)

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"Phew I thought I was going to die from exhaustion."

Rie caught her breath a little and muttered to herself.

I opened my mouth, looking at Rie.

"How did you get here?"

The information that could have led Rie here was severely lacking.

I was able to quickly figure it out because I knew about the Fred family, but Rie wasn't the same.

Even as a student council member, it would be impossible for her to know every detail about the academy.

When I asked that, Rie opened her mouth with a smile.

"Well, with Luna's sudden disappearance, you rushing off, and the dormitory fire, I put the pieces together with the information I had, and made a rough guess."

Puzzled, I stared at Rie.

"How did you learn Luna was missing?"

At this, Rie frowned.

"Didn't I tell you at lunch? I said I'd go warn Luna. But no matter how much I searched, I couldn't find Luna anywhere. Even Professor Mcguire was clueless."

That made sense.

Seeing me nod, Rie smirked.

"However, it looks like everything worked out without any major problems."

Just then, a loud cry came from where Carol had been.

"Damn brats...!!!!"

Rie and I looked his way.

The place was shrouded in dense smoke and fire due to Rie's explosive magic.

However, Carol was slowly emerging from the flames.

"Wow, he's sturdy~"

Rie snickered as she watched Carol.

Infuriated by her words, Carol gritted his teeth and shouted at us.

"Do you think I'll lose to brats like you!!!"

Upon hearing his cry, I walked forward.

"He's really tenacious."

His vitality was something even a cockroach would admire.

Normally, I would be irritated by it.

But not now.

Instead, I smiled.

"Actually, that's good."

I would be upset if it ended with just this.

Luna's abduction.

What would've happened if Luna was indeed kidnapped?

I didn't even want to think about it.

Just thinking of it made my teeth grind together.

I had no intention of forgiving that guy who attempted such an act, and the ones behind him as well.

Of course, if the situation ended like this, the royal family would handle it well, but I was not satisfied.

The feeling of defeating someone with my own hands is clearly different from someone else doing it for me.

I felt like I could only be relieved if I personally beat that guy up.

I glanced at Rie for a moment.

"Rie, take a rest. Look after Luna."

Rie glanced at me.

"Don't get hurt."

Rie said that, but she didn't seem too worried, maybe she had faith in me.

After smiling at Rie, I walked forward.

"Arghh!!"

Carol lifted his sword and started to charge at me.

"You're too slow."

I concentrated mana on my feet and stomped on the ground.

My body shot forward, and in an instant, I lunged towards Carol.

Using the momentum of my rush, I struck his abdomen.

-Thud!

"Ugh!"

Without a moment to react, Carol took my hit, flew backwards and rolled on the ground.

His already burnt, disheveled clothes and hair became more chaotic as they rolled in the dirt.

"Cough! Cough!"

Carol spat out a cough while lying on the ground.

I walked towards the fallen Carol and opened my mouth.

"Stand up properly."

"This brat!"

Carol glared at me as he struggled to his feet.

However, I wasn't scared at all.

I said so, looking at Yeniel.

"Huff... huff... why do this to me really..."

She huffed and puffed with an aggrieved expression.

Astina then slapped Yeniel's back.

"Do you have a problem?"

Yeniel twisted around to look at Astina.

"I can help if it's a fight, but why call me just to carry you around?"

"I've been feeling faint from anemia recently, so running makes me dizzy. Plus, I'm much stronger than you, aren't I? It's better if I just use you as a mount and do the fighting myself."

Astina and Yeniel started bickering.

I awkwardly smiled as I watched them.

After watching their argument for a while, a question came to mind.

"More importantly, Astina, how did you know to come here?"

Astina stopped her bickering with Yeniel, gave me a smile, and said,

"Your friends, Ena and Riku, told me. They said you might need some help."

"Ah."

Now that I think about it, I had forgotten about Ena and Riku.

They must have gone straight to Astina.

I felt a mix of gratitude and a bit of guilt.

"But it looks like the situation is already over."

Astina said, looking around.

"Of course, since I arrived first."

Then Rie came walking from behind.

Behind Rie, Sylph was carrying Luna.

"So, Astina , you're second place? Second place? Hehe..."

Rie said, smiling.

She seemed oddly fixated on the ranking.

Technically, I was the first one to arrive here.

Doesn't that make me the first?

We all laughed and chatted for a while.

It seemed like everyone became talkative after the tension had dissipated.

After sorting out the situation a bit, I opened my mouth.

"Let's go back now."

I said, grinning at them.

Upon hearing this, Rie, Astina, and even Yeniel's expressions hardened.

Rie yelled out.

"Rudy, be careful!!!! Behind you!!!!"

"What?"

Surprised by her shout, I turned around.

A colossal sword was flying towards me from behind.

"Damn it...!"

Priscilla's Guardian Spirit had already been used up.

But, it was too close.

I raised my arm to block.

If I'm hit like this...

"Gravity!!!"

Then, Astina's voice came from behind.

The sword's movement stopped abruptly.

Astina had stopped the sword.

I stared at the suspended blade, a hair's breadth from my face.

"What... is this?"

It was an enormous sword, many times larger than my own body.

But how did such a sword fly towards me?

While I was pondering this, Astina quietly spat out.

"Vice Principal Oliver...."

"...Ah."

Upon hearing that, I understood what this sword was.

Oliver's metal magic.

It was the magic of Vice Principal Oliver, who can manipulate metal at will.

The sword in front of me disappeared and a man walking from a distance came into view.

That man was the vice principal of the academy.

It was Oliver.

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