Chapter 93

Student Council President Election (6)

It is foolish to throw one’s head headfirst into an impossible task.

If it is impossible to jump over the wall that blocks your eyes, there are many other ways, such as bypassing or giving up.

A wise and experienced person will somehow find another way.

There was a reason why everyone in the world said it was impossible.

*

-Too-duk-to-duk.

Raindrops flowing down the roof of the hut cannot withstand the weight and fall to the ground.

The girl who was sitting against the outside wall looked up blankly at the sky and let out a long yawn.

It’s obvious why you don’t go inside the hut, but rather sit against the outside wall and look at the edge.

The girl is waiting for someone to return home.

I don’t have any business to do, and it’s not like I’d say hello to you very warmly if I met you.

Lucy Mayril used to wait for Ed for no particular reason.

Watching him sit guarding the house makes him seem like a gatekeeper. In fact, she’s closer to a downtrodden diner than a gatekeeper, but Lucy doesn’t really realize it herself.

It feels amazing to spend time idly with my gray hair, which has become dull due to humidity, and holding a witch’s hat.

For Lucy, who is lazy in everything, the act of waiting directly leads to boredom.

However, as I sit leaning against the outer wall of the cabin and quietly wait for Ed, I feel a sense of calm comfort rather than boredom. This is probably because the meaning of this camp space is very special to Lucy.

Ed’s daily life is always changing and turbulent, but the place he finally comes to rest in is inside the camp’s cabin.

Ed’s daily life always ends at this camp. It’s not hard to imagine that.

After trudging through the grass and checking the extinguished campfire, I will kick the wooden reinforcement bar a few times to make sure it is strong.

I’ll go to the drying rack and take care of all the wet laundry, and among the tools I’ve taken out outside, I’ll push all the rusty items under the tent.

Then, shaking off the water from his clothes, he came towards the cabin and asked Lucy how she was doing... and she nodded and accepted it.

I would put a fire in the fireplace inside the cabin, light the magic engineering lamp, and then sit down at the desk and start reading the magic engineering books.

Then, Lucy sits down by the fire, wraps herself in a blanket, and falls asleep.

The sound of rain hitting a window or a fireplace crackling. I listened to the sound of the pages of Ed’s book turning once in a while.

– Ta-da-da-da-da-dak!

– Hwaaaaaaa!

Suddenly, I felt a sign of presence in the grass beyond. The traces of magical power did not belong to just one person.

Lucy, who was sitting blankly leaning against the outside wall, had the tip of her nose tremble for a moment.

“...”

Rarely do people come to this camp deep in the northern forest. Moreover, it is late at night and it is raining.

If Ed said no, I wonder what he was doing... but Lucy wasn’t the type of person to be curious about such things.

However, it is not very pleasant for someone to approach the camp unnecessarily.

If Ed, the owner of the camp, gives permission, Lucy doesn’t really react. However, there is no way that someone will sneak in and do something stupid while he is away.

In fact, when Lucy was sleeping in the wooden shelter, Assistant Professor Claire sneaked in without her knowledge and tried to touch her.

Basically, Lucy hates strangers. This is especially true if that person is sneaking into Lucy’s nest.

“Hmm...”

It was surprising for Lucy, who was indifferent and bothered by everything in the world. I got up from my seat, shook off my baggy school uniform a few times, and threw myself into the rain.

In any case, there is no harm in chasing away useless intruders. I think that if Ed comes back, he will pat me on the head and say thank you, so it’s not a bad deal.

I ran at a light pace in the direction of the grass where the sound came from. Although it was more than a hundred meters away, it was a distance that Lucy could narrow down in an instant.

There were two people beyond the grass.

“Ugh!”

A rugged middle-aged knight was sitting in the grass, holding up a knight who was covered in blood and unconscious.

“Ugh...”

“...?”

“You...you...!”

Cardek and Nox, who were subdued by Ed, managed to escape from the coastal cliff area and were fleeing to the living quarters.

Coincidentally, the route passed near Ed’s camp.

The fishy smell of blood stung Lucy’s nose.

“Help me...! I got seriously injured...! I tripped... I lost my foot in the forest and fell down the slope...!”

“...”

“Besides... my colleague encountered a wild animal and had his neck bitten off...! Please go to the living quarters and receive medical assistance... please help...!”

Lucy stood still and looked at Nox. There were scratches all over the body, but most of them were more like burns than scratches or bumps.

It clearly looked like it had been hit by fire or explosive magic. This article is lying to Lucy.

People who are in an extreme situation usually don’t go to the length of lying to ask for help.

At that point, Lucy noticed an eagle insignia visible through Nox’s torn robes.

“The Rosstaylor family.”

As Lucy whispered softly, Nox took a deep breath.

However, after quickly coming to his senses, Nox spoke again with a stern expression.

“This is Nox, a vassal belonging to the Rosstaylor family. We are not suspicious people. He is a person who went through the permission process and entered the academy in order to serve as an assistant to Tanya Rosstaylor.”

“...”

“If you help us, we will give a fair reward to the Rosstaylor family. Could you please allow us to return to the living quarters?”

This is more troublesome than you think. Lucy sensed that fact.

Although she didn’t want to get caught up in trouble, the name Ross Taylor tickled Lucy’s ears.

This is the same family that Ed Rosstaylor once belonged to. Even though she was now excommunicated and living a completely separate life, Lucy thought she had a special relationship with Ed, so the name did not easily get off her mind.

As she was wondering what to do... Lucy caught the eye of the unconscious Kadek’s neck.

It is different from a typical beast attack. The magical power of the water spirit centered around Kadek. Although it remained only at a slight level, it was clearly captured by Lucy’s sensitive magical senses.

Even at first glance, the two knights don’t seem to have the ability to sense spirits. The spirit energy in his body... is probably a trace of having fought a battle with a spirit warrior until recently.

Lucy’s gaze goes to the blood stains all over Nox’s body.

It’s a sign that he was caught in an explosion spell in the first place. It’s not a stab or scratch wound, but the blood stains are in a strange shape.

Traces of blood splattered from the inside of Nox’s body towards the outside. It feels as if blood has been splattered from the front.

What can be inferred from that is that the blood is not Knox’s own.

Vassals belonging to the Ross Taylor family who excommunicated Ed.

Traces of battle with the spiritist.

Blood stains.

And the unnaturalness that appears in this place at this time.

If you even think about being stabbed by a dagger with the imprint of extreme poison... the probability of survival is infinitely close to zero.

I don’t even feel magical power. It would be natural if the body was washed away by the waves.

In reality, Ed’s magical power was completely exhausted due to using legendary magic engineering supplies. Unfortunately, there was no way Lucy could even take that fact into account.

Yenica looked at Lucy while shedding a cold sweat. The ghost energy in her body was already clearly indicating that Lucy’s condition was completely different from usual.

“...”

Lucy checked the state of the scene and picked up Ed’s bow that was lying on the floor. The recurve bow with its weak magical power was too large compared to Lucy’s body.

Lucy took Ed’s bloody coat along with the bow and looked at the bachelor with cold eyes.

“Lu Lucy... Calm down... Do you want to go back to camp and listen to my story...?”

“I caught the culprit. I captured him alive.”

Lucy, paying no heed to Jenica’s words, spoke quietly to Professor Flavin.

“What...what...?”

“Kadek and Nox. The murderers who killed that child. The vassals who were attached to Tanya Rosstaylor under the pretext of assisting with military affairs.”

Surprisingly, it seems like things will be resolved quickly. Professor Flavin looked surprised and tried to say something to Lucy... but when he saw Lucy’s appearance, he swallowed his dry saliva.

Lucy still... there is no change in her expression. She wears the witch’s hat tightly with one hand... and just speaks coldly.

“Lu Lucy...!”

The images of Tanya, who had a burning desire for revenge against Ed with everyone she met, are engraved in Lucy’s mind.

It could be dismissed as simply a fight between siblings, but Lucy’s keen senses clearly felt a certain level of sincerity.

However, Tanya’s power was extremely weak and Ed himself did not seem to care much, so he just left it alone.

It was natural for Lucy to act as she had a temperament to not get involved much if Ed didn’t care much.

However, the line was crossed too clearly.

No matter how much I tried, I never thought there would be an assassination attempt. In this sloppy and obvious form.

It’s not just an unexpected act, it’s downright crazy.

All the circumstantial evidence points straight to Tanya Rosstaylor.

If you think about it with common sense, there is no way that Tanya’s vassals would do something like this without Tanya’s permission. At least it can’t help but seem that way to Lucy.

This is because there is no way that Lucy is aware of Crepin’s influence behind it.

“Lucy!”

Yenika’s cries were meaningless as magic began to swirl around Lucy.

– Kwaaaaang!

Yenika quickly tried to grab Lucy, but when she came to, Lucy was already gone.

“What...”

There was nothing where the strong wind blew. Lucy and Ed’s belongings.

Yenika came to her senses amidst the wind and rain... and quickly put on the hat of her robe. Professor Flavin was very embarrassed to see his surprisingly calm expression, although he thought he would be very timid.

“Student Yenika, what is this...”

“We have to go after Lucy right now! Right now, before this gets worse!”

*

– Quang!!

The Ofilis Pavilion seen from above is in the form of an arch that gently surrounds the rose garden.

The tall building is 6 stories tall including the rooftop, and its area is so large that it is magnificent. It is not one of the landmarks of Sylvania Academy for nothing.

Even in the rose garden that Ophelis Hall embraces, two people fell into the wide open central square and rolled on the floor.

-Crashing

“Chu... huuuu... clack clack clack.”

The new recruits were Kadec and Nox, who had been restrained by Lucy’s magic. Kadec was still unconscious, but Nox remained conscious.

A rose garden in the rain.

If you look up, you can see the full view of Ofilis Hall.

Among them, the room in the corner of the third floor is Lucy’s room, and the room next to it is Tanya’s room.

Lucy suddenly typed the sub-explosion magic ‘Explosion’ into the window.

– Kwaaaaang!

An explosion sound out of nowhere. The Ofilis Pavilion’s automatic defense magic is activated, but it is nothing more than a piece of paper in front of the power of Lucy’s magic.

As it was, one wall of the room collapsed and the rain and wind blowing through the rising dust drenched the inside... but Tanya was not seen. Tanya was not in the room.

It was fully expected.

Lucy looked up at Ofilis Hall without erasing her cold expression.

– ‘Ugh! ‘What did you just hear?!’

– ‘The maid! Bring the maid Chang! ‘Something’s happening!’

– ‘What is it? What is this, an attack?! Should I run away now?!’

Screams that predicted chaos could be heard from the windows inside the Ofilis building. It was natural that one side of the building exploded.

After receiving the report, Belle Maia, the head maid in charge, quickly ran out to the rose garden... and swallowed dry saliva when she saw Lucy’s appearance.

Rainy rose garden.

The central square that can be seen from all the windows of the Ofilis Building.

There is a girl standing, wearing a hat pulled down and wearing an old, shabby men’s school uniform coat. In one corner, a handmade recurve bow is floating in the air.

The girl who was getting caught in the rain without even showing her expression... occupied the square and quietly looked at Ofilis Hall.

“Miss Lucy...? What on earth is this...?”

Even as she spoke, Belle had a vague intuition. This is the maid who has been taking care of Lucy’s clothes longer than anyone else.

She is a girl who lives a lazy and indifferent life to the point where you wonder if this is really okay, but she never crosses the line.

Although he was born with greater magical talent than anyone else, he never treated maids carelessly and never used his great power to persecute or attack others.

So, if you watch the sudden action of hitting the Ofilis Pavilion with explosive magic, you can clearly know Bell Maia even if no one else knows.

She looks calm, quiet, and demure...

but now that girl has lost her mind.

The reason is not yet known. However, the ghostly spirit flowing out from under the deeply pressed witch hat... makes it impossible to predict what will happen if you make a mistake.

Belle raised her hand to block the maids who all came out holding rapiers.

“Miss Lucy. Why are you doing this?”

Lucy stands in the rain... speaking softly with her hat pressed down.

“Bring Tanya.”

Magic power blooms once again, and the collars of the two retainers are pulled up into the air.

“Kuhuhuh.Ugh!”

Leaving behind Nox, who was struggling in the air, Lucy kindly spoke one more time.

“Bring Tanya.”