79. final exam (3)

‘Here… Where is it?’

A white plain where a pure white snowstorm pours down.

There, Cherald and I were standing at a distance.

‘Come to think of it, the Orb of the Cold was used.’

The ‘Orb of Cold’, a glass orb that was apparently in her hand when she was attacked by Sherald.

The item has disappeared without a trace.

That means, the item was activated properly.

[Stupid guy. A wound on the back is a shame for a swordsman… ]

‘… Is that a problem now?’

[Buy yourself. Wouldn’t it be in vain if you died before you even manifested in the human world?]

Hearing Miho’s scolding made the wound on his back hurt even more.

Because she managed to put out the flames, she was able to reduce the damage and stop the bleeding, but…

It was also reckless to receive the greatsword with bare body.

Sherald, who had been looking around, opened his mouth.

“Crukreuk… Where are you!”

“It’s inside the Orb of Cold.”

“The cold… orb?”

One-time item ‘Orb of Cold’.

It was the item Sebas gave me when I visited the North on the last weekend before final exams.

It was a kind of ‘barrier-type artifact’ that could confine the two of them in an endless snowy plain.

“I don’t know if you would understand if I said it was the room of truth.”

“Kuhhhhh!”

Sherald tried to get away from me, but was soon blocked by an intangible shield.

It was a space where only the white horizon could be seen, but it was not really an infinite space.

Will the actual space be as wide as one classroom?

‘I can’t leave until I defeat Sherald.’

Neither of them can get out of this space until I, who activates the item, say ‘starter language’ myself.

If you beat Sherald and subdue him, you’ll say the starter language and get out of this space.

If you lose… Cherald will be imprisoned in this world forever.

Either way, Arlot and Koyono will be safe.

‘

“I intend to defeat you here.”

“me? Ha ha ha ha ha!”

Sherald leans over and laughs maniacally.

His laugh, which had been laughing for a long time, suddenly stopped.

There was a light in his eyes that hadn’t been there before.

“Do you think someone like you can beat me?”

“I won last time, so there’s nothing I can’t win this time.”

“If you think it’s the same as last time, you’re very mistaken… Kkeuk.”

I don’t know why, but I feel like I can talk. Did the medicine teeth fall out?

[He seems to have come to his senses, but provocation and dig for information.]

‘Well… I’ll give it a try.’

Miho, who was still, gave me some advice.

Undoubtedly, it was Sherald who had returned to his senses differently than before.

If you can coax him… Maybe you’ll get some information.

“Are these also his instructions from behind?”

“Ha, you’re not the kind of person to talk about it.”

“Who are you? You seem to be a high-ranking nobleman.”

“… it’s like Don’t try to know their cause on the subject of garbage.”

It’s them… Maybe it’s not just one person, but a group.

I thought the most likely would be Mitteke Bion, an elf princess from the upper class of the academy.

Maybe it has to do with some particular organization.

“Why did you do this… ”

“stop. It ends there.”

“… hahahaha.”

“I’ll beat you right away.”

I tried to find out more information, but I missed it.

Sherald plunged his greatsword into the ground, violently loosening his joints.

After a round of crackling plosives,

Sherald took out a bag the size of a fist and shoved it all into his mouth.

The uvula swayed unsightly, and the white powder that had not yet entered flew like snow.

“There is no one, so I will kill you right away… Kruck.”

– Ddu-du-deuk

With a terrifying noise, Cherald’s body twisted grotesquely.

The right arm holding the greatsword enlarged, and the left arm shrunk like a balloon.

The veins in the muscles swelled and purple smoke rose.

[That hideous creature looks like… ]

‘… A monster?’

The bizarre appearance and the purple aura that flowed from the body were definitely the characteristics of monsters.

“Hee hee hee… optimum… form… porridge… what!”

Moves faster than before pulling into the Orb of Cold.

The greatsword rushed in with faster body movements than me, who had high speed.

Snow piled up on the ground and scattered, obstructing the view.

“Sherald, it’s not too late. If you could tell me who is behind-“

“Hee hee hee hee!”

I calmly evaded the attack and tried to conduct a guided interrogation, but…

Seeing her drooling and half-turned eyes, it seemed that it was already too late.

‘fast… !’

[Dodge to the left! hurry!]

Following Miho’s instructions, I evaded his attacks one by one.

Even so, it was not possible to completely avoid it.

The number of cuts gradually increased, and soon the whole body was covered in blood.

Seeing him lose his will, it would be difficult to wait for him to get tired.

Then there was only one number left for me.

“Chehehehe… ?”

While his eyes were blinded by the great sword, he hid himself in the shadows.

Sherald’s movement, which had been striking with the greatsword incessantly, had subsided.

I stepped on his back with a shadow step.

I stabbed him right in the back with my dagger.

“Keuhik!”

Sherald immediately shakes his body violently and tries to shake me off.

I held on to the dagger embedded in his body and forcibly endured it.

Because what I was trying to do was a modified version of ‘One Point Erased’.

I remembered the time when I once asked Ryan a question.

-what? Why is ‘One Point Erased’ only done with the right arm?

The time when I was trying to learn the tricks of the ‘Erase one point’ skill.

He questioned Ryan’s statement that he had to collect the flames with his right arm.

-The right arm is the most comfortable to use. If you fail to control it, your whole body will be engulfed in flames and destroyed? You don’t like that. So don’t mumble and practice.

Ryan’s words came to mind, as if he was trying to scare me.

She said that if she did something wrong, ‘the whole body would burn like an obliteration point’.

I’ve never tried, but…

‘I have no choice but to try.’

[What are you doing… what! Ahahahaha, stop it! I could die-]

Miho’s voice was muffled by the violent shaking.

As an assassin, I couldn’t defeat him who had become half a monster in a head-to-head match.

One point erasure, dagger throwing, dagger technique… All of those skills came with the risk of ‘needing to match’.

but.

If I pour in everything and burn him with my body as a medium… That burden is gone.

“… bye.”

The fox-shaped engraving was clearly revealed, and flames rose.

He gathered the flames on his right arm and hit the fox mark with his right hand…

And a pillar of fire shot up over the snow-covered plain.

“Khehehe!!”

“Kuh… ”

It is not invincible even if it has fire attribute resistance due to the imprint of flame.

The feeling of entering a hot sauna, no, the feeling of pouring boiling water over your skin.

The terrible pain I had experienced in the ordeal struck my body again.

‘I thought it would be okay… Was it an illusion?’

It’s just that the pain threshold is higher than others, but I’m also a human with normal senses.

Even though he realized that fact once again, he never let go of his hand.

The chance for me to defeat him after using the expensive skill called ‘Erase one point’ is… Because it was only once.

He straightened his grip on the hand holding the dagger and strengthened his resolve.

A pillar of fire formed around Sherald and me.

I will never let go of your hand even in the pain that burns your whole body.

“Keuhehehehe!!! Please, please stop!!”

“… I don’t like it.”

Sherald rolls on the ground and has a seizure.

Because of that, I was bumped and broken, and I felt the taste of blood in my mouth.

Nonetheless, he patiently persevered.

How many minutes had passed?

“Kihehehe… ”

Sherald stopped moving with the sound of the wind.

I controlled the flames because I couldn’t interrogate him if I took his life completely.

When the flames died down, the skin all over my body tingled like crazy.

[Bung, it seems like a cool guy… ]

‘… Miho?’

[I won’t be able to see Sundays and Sundays… Once I get my strength back, it’s just… ]

Miho’s words ended there.

… I thought it would be hard to see her for a while.

I think I’m going to get scolded a little, but I’ll think about that then-

“Orb, unlock.”

As the voice filled with magic resonated across the plain, the beautiful scenery of the snowfield began to crack.

Finally, it was shattered, and pieces of the scenery fell to the ground and turned into magical power.

The familiar Colosseum appeared behind the broken scenery.

Sherald’s party members are lying on the floor in chains.

Ryan with a genuinely angry expression for the first time.

Arlott is in tears.

All of them were staring blankly at me.

And, a woman kneeling in front of me as if she was holding an orb.

Koyono was also looking at me…

Specifically, my chest.

That’s why, I was looking at the brightly shining ‘imprint of the flame’ on the worn-out uniform top.