Chapter 96

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 elementals attacks that came at me 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 troublesome.

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 something 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 assumed 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 came with me 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 swordsmen.

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 same as one of us, no? Dont put on airs or use polite language like a noble, and come at us properly.

As I saw the Trickster snicker at me, I inwardly assured myself of my victory.

No matter what kind of weird concept of a character hes playing No.1000 said shed come 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 meals 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 something dark pass through my body.

The moment that something went past, I felt a sense of irritation boil up from the recesses of my mind.

A mental attack?

I instantly used the magic circulation method I learned back in Howling to check the flow of my mana.

Something similar to mana, yet far more primeval 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 extremely difficult to dislodge this black thing, so my choice was to use my always-trustable and discardable, the greatest shield, Surtr!

Come at me, 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 awesome. 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 something 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 time for us to run.

Th, these brats gukh

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 something spread through the space around me.

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 extremely little presence.

Perhaps it was because hed contracted a darkness elemental, but the boy whod always liked being alone in dark places was suddenly emitting a fearsome presence.

The aura he was giving off was dark enough that he fit perfectly with the nickname 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 nickname 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 time Id ever heard that they existed.

A spirit that not even Professor Nicerwin had told me 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 embodiment of emotion, they are few in number. And even high-ranking emotion spirits have an extremely 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 mental attacks that you all are aware of, albeit with limits. However, within those limits, they can use those mental 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 tormented 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 numerical 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 me talk, and he told me to shut up immediately 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 something 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 named 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 me.

No, considering the state of Lady Aris as she charged in to kill me, 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 something incredibly horrifying.

What Im scattering is rage. And what is the target of that boys rage?

You mean me?

As he looked at my rigid face, Reedan smirked diabolically as if he was the demon king himself.

Correct.

Die, Nerkiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

And at the same time, from far away came Risens bloodthirsty scream.

Ssssheeew!

Together with the god-killing spear!