80. final exam (4)

“This, what the hell is this… !”

Sherald and Schmitz disappeared without a trace with the activation of an unknown item.

Because he disappeared without knowing why, Koyono fell into a panic.

Where did he go, what was Schmidt’s situation like, no way… whether it is dead or not

When faced with an unknown situation, people usually assume the ‘worst’.

‘I couldn’t protect it again… ‘

Blood flowed from Koyono’s clenched fists.

It was frustrating and disgusting to see myself helpless.

I regretted it so much and swore I would never do it again…

He lost the one he wanted to protect, the one he wanted to meet more than anyone else.

“… Is it the Orb of Cold?”

“School, professor… Do you know something?”

Professor Ryan with a serious face stood next to Koyono.

The self-talk that seemed to know something and the eyes that were more sunken than usual.

Koyono harbored a sliver of hope in that appearance.

“Oh, what happened? Please let me know if you know anything… ”

“Calm down for now, Torino Koyono.”

The figure of Koyono holding Ryan’s feet and looking up sadly.

“I saw it on the northern front. I don’t know the details because it’s something I’ve only heard of, but I can tell you one thing.”

A dark shadow fell over Ryan’s face.

“…If Schmitz wins, he’ll come back alive, and if he loses, his body won’t be found.”

“Yes, it can…”

Like a doll whose thread had been cut, Koyono sat down on the floor helplessly.

Rather than saying that you can come back if you win, the words that you can’t come back if you lose touched me more.

Of course, it was something I didn’t know because it was an opponent I’d beaten once, but…

‘Sherald is stronger than ever… He’s not an easy opponent to deal with.’

It was Koyono who had just received his greatsword.

Heavy power, ridiculous speed, and erratic movements.

It was a daunting opponent even for Koyono, who had no opponent to fight with a sword.

A confrontation between Sherald holding a greatsword with both strength and speed and Schmitz holding a dagger.

No matter how much Schmitz has shown so far, even if there is a hand.

I never thought he would win.

It was because Sherald’s majesty was greater than the level that Schmitz had worked hard to raise.

‘I can’t come back… So no.’

As the thought reached that point, Koyono pressed her chest with one hand.

“Is there not a trick?”

“If you break the orb, the people inside will only be trapped in that space forever. kuh… Schmitz, you stupid disciple… ”

Ryan also bit his lip impatiently.

The first disciple who taught her the simbeop that Schmidt himself devised.

I was spinning my brain quickly and looking for a way, but it was at a loss.

“Lord Schmitz… ”

Koyono cherished the orb of the cold that Schmitz was supposed to be imprisoned in.

We barely met now, but we couldn’t part right away.

‘I was so complacent and stupid… ‘

There was plenty of evidence that Schmitz was him.

Blonde hair, same name, same age… In fact, it was difficult to see the two as different people.

However, because of the ugliness he showed in the entrance exam after a long time, at some point he put up a barrier.

She decided that a man named Schmitz would not be him.

but…

‘You knew me.’

The moment when the fox-shaped stamp clearly came to mind as he blocked Koyono’s way.

Schmitz gave her a warming smile.

Looking at his smile, he instinctively felt that he must have known that he and ‘Silence Sojeo’ were the same person.

how stupid are you

How many more people will I have to let go with my own hands to come to my senses?

Like grains of sand slipping through your fingers, is it the reality that even if you want to catch it, you can’t catch it in the end?

“…Lord Schmitz.”

Koyono knelt down and bowed her head.

The orb of frigidity, which had changed to the size of a fist, was thickly engraved with water lines.

Looking at Koyono’s sorrowful appearance, no one even approached her.

The shouts of Sherald’s party members claiming their innocence.

The noise from the crowd whispering about the disappearance of Schmitz and Sherald.

Ryan’s voice telling Koyono if he’s okay.

As if wearing earplugs, Koyono’s ears couldn’t pick up any sounds.

Except for just one.

Tuduk-

“…ah.”

One sound clearly audible among the dizzying noises.

As if possessed, Koyono moved her eyes to find the source of the sound.

A weak bursting sound that could be missed if you weren’t focused, was clearly heard from the ‘Orb of the Cold’.

Like a chick resurrected from an egg, there was a crack in the ‘Orb of Cold’.

Before Koyono even expressed doubts about what the hell was going on.

Brilliant light leaked from the orb of frigidity as cracks cracked and cracked.

With a popping sound, the orb of frigidity shattered into pieces.

“…is it snowing?”

After the final exams, summer vacation comes.

In a warm academy located in the center of the continent, it makes no sense to look into the eyes at this time.

But a ‘miracle’ was happening.

“You are a little late. Are you not hurt?”

As usual, a friendly and warm voice came from behind.

Someone put a hand on his shoulder as he knelt down.

Koyono looked back with trembling eyes and—

“Are you okay… ?”

“Lord Schmitz!”

Koyono, who flew in as if throwing herself, rushed at Schmitz.

Schmitz lay down on the ground,

Koyono buried her face in the chest and savored the nostalgic smell.

On Schmitz’s body, where his uniform was all torn and his skin exposed, a ‘fox-shaped mark’ was still showing off his presence.

* * *

“Are you feeling better, Schmitz?”

“…I was able to be completely healed because of the prompt action.”

“There won’t be any problems with training. I can teach as scheduled.”

“…”

Ryan laughs and says creepy things.

She smiled and passed it over as if nothing had happened,

Because the place is a place, the corners of my mouth were stiff and couldn’t go up.

Because Ryan and I were in the ‘interrogation room’ we only saw in movies.

“Since I lost my mind and collapsed, quite a bit of time has passed. There have been several incidents in the meantime. Give me a brief briefing before the interrogation.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

Ryan added, keeping his eyes fixed on the paper, fluttering at it.

As she said, I came out of the ‘Orb of Cold’ and was attacked by Koyono and passed out.

I barely came to my senses in the health room and was called here.

In other words, I didn’t know what was going on for several days after the sparring with Sherald’s team.

“Sherald, who fell with you, on the contrary, regained consciousness faster than you. It’s just that he’s gone mad, so proper interrogation is impossible.”

“okay.”

It was a head-turning explanation.

I don’t know how much powder he usually consumes, but Sherald inhaled the whole bag at the end.

It would be strange that there would be no problems if he ingested unknown powder so randomly.

“…I investigated the elven students based on the evidence you left in advance, but there was no question whether they all kissed or were innocent.”

“okay.”

“What is it, is it? Doesn’t the fact that you prepared such evidence in itself mean that you assumed this kind of disturbance?”

I pretended not to because of Ryan’s sharp point, but my body trembled for a moment.

When I glanced at her face, the look in her eyes was terrifying.

… Lies won’t work here.

“…I would be lying if I said no. sorry.”

“Tsk.”

Ryan clicked his tongue and expressed discomfort.

In preparation for using the Orb of the Cold… I organized the information in advance in case I lost to him and could not come back.

I left it on the desk in the dorm to make it easy to find, but I found it.

“Your fucking will was spread to all of your party members, so know that.”

“Yeah? Why… ”

“Master was so angry that he almost lost his one and only Bulcho disciple. why.”

Thinking that I would never come back, I wrote a suicide note as well.

Since he did not die and came back alive, the ‘will’ is now just a dark history.

So I thought I’d deal with it as soon as I got back to the dorm…

“Take care of the rear end. Didn’t you put the information in a pretty way for me to take care of it too?”

“I didn’t think so, but… ”

“I know everything because I was terribly treated in the army. He gave me a lot of love, gave me a simbeop, and even left the teaching assistant position empty… ”

There seems to be something strange at the end.

I wanted to point it out, but I reserved my words because Ryan’s planting seemed very uncomfortable.

“Whoa… I can’t stop smoking this guy.”

“I have a student in front of me… ”

“shut up.”

Ryan frowned and lit a cigarette.

Cigarettes in a closed interrogation room… Even the professor in front of the students.

However, since I was in the wrong position, I had no choice but to remain silent.

But just before she could light a cigarette, the door to the interrogation room squeaked open.

“Hmm, so Professor Ryan was there?”

“Ha, dean?

Like a private first class meeting a division commander, Ryan immediately stands at attention.

I thought it was a bit excessive, but at the same time, I understood her reaction.

A girl of middle school age who looks good with straight, elegant brown hair.

Contrary to her cute appearance, the girl in front of her is the most powerful person in the academy.

“Meet Dean Celestina.”

“Oh, thank you. Professor Ryan? that cigarette… ”

“sorry! I’ll turn it off right away!”

With a loud reply, Ryan tried to put the cigarette in his hand into his pocket.

Seeing that, the dean shook his hand.

“No, not that… Can I have one too?”

“Now, did I hear you wrong?”

“It’s gotten pretty big. To the point where I can’t stand it if I don’t even smoke.”

Ryan awkwardly handed Celestina a cigarette.

Celestina lit a cigarette neatly with the incantation magic.

Inhaling deeply once, she filled the interrogation room with smoke.

“It’s not what students will see, but… Will you understand?”

“Fine. Seeing you come here in person, don’t you have something top secret to talk about?”

“…As expected, I can’t fool Schmitz.”

If you look closely at Celestina’s eyes, you can see that the dark circles have come down slightly.

An unprecedented incident that occurred at the academy, which is said to be the best on the continent.

The fact that the dean, who would be busier than anyone else due to that situation, dared to show up to meet a mediocre student like me…

I had no choice but to see that there was information I wanted to convey to me, or information I wanted to dig out.

“I came to tell you that I got some top-secret information. I want to ask for some advice.”

“I will listen.”

“We intensively investigated the ‘Miteke Bion’ student whom Schmitz student pointed out as the mastermind, and the investigation has just finished.”

“Yeah… !?”

Ryan’s face widened in surprise.

The dean’s words that the princess of the elven kingdom was investigated as the man behind the incident were quite shocking to me.

Seeing her surprise, I thought it was probably the dean’s dogma.

“Did you have any income?”

“after… Not at all. No evidence came out at all. I had a little heart attack during the investigation, but… The opposition from the Elf Kingdom was so strong that it was impossible.”

“You did a really good job.”

To take a political risk by trusting the information of the man behind the suggestion of a student like me…

It would not have been an easy decision even if he was the most powerful person in the academy or a high-level wizard.

I bowed close to 90 degrees and bowed.

“During the investigation of Mitteke Bion, an elf student in the lower class admitted the charges and turned himself in. A trial is currently underway for assault and murder.”

“…That elven shaman at Sherald’s party? Besides, it’s just a murderer… What happened to the powder?”

“…they completely remained silent about the powder.”

Of course, in the information log I left behind, there was also information about the ‘powder’ Sherald was consuming.

Even the guy from the lower class who the elf side proposed as a tail cuter denied the powder even if he didn’t know everything else.

It could only be interpreted as a move to cover up the incident.

‘Miteke Bion… Is she really not behind this incident?’

I hadn’t seen her since we met at a social church and poured wine over Arlot.

Is she really the one who has been constantly harassing us?

As time passed, questions about the man behind it grew, but one thing was certain.

That he would definitely find him and make Arlott pay for what he had done.