CH.374 School isn’t Scary

CH.374 School isn’t Scary

“Quick question Alice. Why did we never visit the school before His Majesty asked us to? Doesn’t your brother live here?” Lua asked Alice as we were riding towards the Royal Academy.

“... our relationship is ... awkward.” Alice admitted. “He was always what I wanted to be. ... no. What Father wanted me to be. But despite that, he was the one getting to go out and hunt monsters, while I was stuck at home studying.”

“Oh right. I remember Diamond Sword taking him out to hunt monsters.” Lua said. “... we were a bit jealous of those quests because they paid so well.”

“Wait? The overprotective father that is Brandon was willing to send his son out into the world to fight monsters? What did he eat that day?” I asked.

“Remember that he is only protective about me.” Alice reminded me. “Sure Danny was important because he is the one to take over the title, but not like me. Even if he died, Father was just going to have me marry someone who’d take over.”

“And that is why I hate noble politics.” Lua said.

“Not everyone is lucky enough to find someone they truly love, noble or otherwise.” Alice said.

“I did. And not just one.” I said, before giving both of them a kiss.

“Welcome to the Royal Academy.” A teacher from the institute welcomed us. He was a younger man, not much older than I am, with silver-white hair and a pair of what I think are wolf ears coming out of his head. No tail though, so he is like Valoa in that way. Wonder why they don’t have a tail? Will they gain a tail when they evolve? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a tail?Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

“Thank you. I believe you wanted us to take part in some special magic lesson. Could you fill us in?” I requested. I knew a bit of the day plan from a letter I got, but it wasn’t fully planned out at that time, so I wasn’t fully in the know.

“Yes, of course. But please, let’s head inside.”

While showing us around, the wolf-man explained a bit to us. For school reasons, our visit was written off as two great witches from the Sage’s tower coming to show off some magic. I mean, they do need an official reason in the books, and thankfully both Alice and Lua got recognized as great witches.

And while that was going to happen, there was another thing that was planned. Mainly me showing off some monsters to ... I know I said scared last time, but maybe I should say that we are trying to convince the students that S and SS-rank monsters are scary.

The ‘class’ we were holding was fully optional, but highly recommended for anyone looking into magic or monster hunting. And because they advertised that Alice, who had gotten some fame in the capital for the two times she took down an SS-rank monster, was holding it, it got a large audience.

The initial part of our ‘lesson’ was held in a large auditorium, where I would be using the Dungeon Founder and Storage combo to show some nice visuals to our audience. And from there, we will have a short break before the second part where I summon a monster to scare the absolute bejesus out of them.

“Nervous?” I asked Alice before we walked out there. Lua seemed relatively calm, probably thanks to all the times she has acted as a teacher in the dhampir villages, but Alice was a bit tense.

“... Somewhat. What about you Brian? Have you ever done public speaking like this?”

“A few times before ... I founded TinaWood. It was part of the school I went to.”

“Were you nervous?”

“I guess. For me, I always want to give my presentation quickly just to get it over with. That way, I can relax later. Of course it doesn’t always work out for the best, but who cares. As long as you don’t, it will be fine.”

“But what if I make a fool of myself?” Alice asked.

“Alice. We are discussing ways to combat SS-rank monsters, or mainly how to not die while waiting for someone stronger to come. If you think anyone will see you as a fool when you are one of the few people alive that can take on SS-ranks. Well, do people like that even exist? Admittedly the answer is probably yes, but still. Just relax and go with the flow.”

“And if anyone gets noisy, just use a small spell to shut them up.” Lua added. Does she do that when she is teaching people?

“... I’m not so sure that is a great idea.” I told her. “It might work in the villages, but this is a school.”

“You say that, but we know the monster you are planning on summoning.” Lua commented.

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“Because it is funny and I can blame the Prime Minister for it.”

“...” The two of them didn’t look that amused.

“At least be glad I’m not summoning the Five-Headed Dragon. I actually considered that one as well.”

“It honestly might be better.” Alice said.

“Nah. This is more Divine, so this is better.”

After a while, one of the professors came to me and said I was free to summon what I was going to summon.

“Alright. Let’s do this.” I psyched myself up. “Marrons, step up.” I called out to the three Outstanding Dog Marron that I already had summoned in preparation. I need three tributes and those guys go straight back to my Collection when they hit the GY, so why not use them.

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“I tribute the three Marron.” I began the summoning process before I started off with my summoning chant.

“Roaring titan of justice and judgment.

Hear my prayer from beneath the pavement.

Punish those who hath done wrong.

Crush their heart and show who's strong.

Show them all your strength and might.

Rise and bring me victory in this fight.

Obelisk the tormentor!”

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With my chant complete, my monster was appearing. Rising from the ground, the Exodia sized giant was quite the sight. And in all honesty, it looked like it would have left a giant hole in the ground when it appeared, but there wasn’t even a small hole under Obelisk’s feet.

But the effect of seeing him seemed to work for the students. They were now staring up at the fifty meter tall Giant Soldier like it was the downcoming of the Goddess. ... okay, maybe not that intensely.

And of course with Obelisk came his aura. I think it has something to do with his effect that makes him untargetable by card effects, as monsters with those kinds of effects are generally the ones that have the most powerful auras. Well, the worst aura of any of my monsters is still The Wicked Dreadroot with its aura halving your Strength, Defense and Magic stats, but that is a different thing. Dreadroot’s aura is oppressive, while Obelisk’s is more mighty/all powerful.

I let the students gaze at Obelisk the Tormentor for a bit of time, until I decided this was enough and unsummoned my Divine Beast.

The attitude of the students before and after Obelisk was quite interesting. Before seeing it, they were still sometimes rude and arrogant, but after it, they were quite humble when interacting with us. Some were outright terrified and I think at least a few of them soiled their pants, but thankfully they were the minority.

Some questions were raised about my God monster, like are SS-rank monsters really that terrifying and also asking if Obelisk is somehow related to the Golden Giant aka. Exodia. I half lied telling them yes, even though that isn’t true. Obelisk is much worse than any SS-rank I’ve run into, but I wanted them to think all SS-ranks are that bad, just in case they somehow run into one. It will make them feel braver when they face the SS-rank monster. For the part about the two being related, I told them that Exodia and Obelisk are rivals that push each other to be stronger, even thought that was also a lie.

We spent a bit more time at the school, mainly me making sure both Daniel and William got their invite letters to HomeBase’s grand reveal, and answering more questions the students had.

But eventually, my little return to school came to an end and we returned home. Now I’ll just have to wait for the PM’s letter telling me I overdid it.