Ofilis Hall Occupation (6)
“You know what, Mr. Ellis? “It was that car.”
Ofilis Building 5th floor hallway.
Supplies warehouse and maids’ lounge. Other than that, this space, which consists only of a multi-purpose room, is still quiet, as if something happened to the downstairs.
In the first place, students had no reason to go up to the 5th floor. The guest rooms are all located on the lower floors, and most of the maids are confined to the staff conference room on the 4th floor, so the wide hallway on the 5th floor is inevitably quiet.
There was a commotion coming from downstairs. It looks like Ed Ross-Taylor was more splendid than expected. This is good news for Lortel, the bigger the situation, the better.
Soon, something like Clevius’ terrified screams are heard, and the students locked in the room will become more and more anxious as they go. If the situation becomes serious, they will all break down the wall and escape.
Ellis stood quietly in the dark and looked at the girl who spoke.
“You know Mr. Ellis, right? “He is someone who just looks evil and mean.”
“You mean Master Ed? “The person I met last time at camp.”
“yes that’s right.”
“That’s the type of person you like. “I didn’t know.”
“… “My appearance is decent, but I don’t mean that in particular.”
Lortel Kecheln was sitting on a wooden cabinet in the supply warehouse, drying his hair. He had just finished checking that things were going according to plan.
“I think I smelled the same scent on that man that I smelled on Mr. Ellis. “I made some inappropriately sentimental comments.”
“Is that so?”
“Then they threw it away without any hesitation. “You are responsible for your choices.”
Lortel smiled, shaking his head and shaking his head.
“People like us have to live with those words.”
When Ellis heard those words, she could neither nod nor shake her head.
Ellis is the head maid at Ofilis Hall and is a senior maid with over 20 years of service.
She started working as an apprentice maid at the age of 15, knowing nothing, and eventually her abilities were recognized and she became the manager of the Ofilis building at a relatively young age.
Those people are all deeply hardened. Therefore, such people cannot be easily bought with money.
If you want to act against the beliefs buried in your heart, you have to spend so much money that it can even destroy those values.
This is the point where the most investment was made to reduce the scale of the Ofilis Hall occupation.
Abandoning the job he has been loyal to all his life, making the situation bigger, causing the Ofilis building to collapse, and making him take responsibility for the whole situation.
If you were going to bribe someone to do something like this, you had to make them pay for all their sins and still live the rest of their lives without worrying about money.
Thanks to this, a large hole was created in the ledgers of the Sylvania branch of the Elte Company. Appropriate investment is essential for greater profits, but the loss is enormous enough to buy one senior-level employee at Sylvania Academy. It won’t be easy to fix.
However, Lortel was not worth the cost at all.
It is not simply an investment for greater profits. This series of actions is also an act of finding one’s kind.
I have seen countless people break their beliefs because of the attraction of shiny gold coins.
Such people are usually people who are stuck in a corner or who regard small and weightless beliefs as the pride of their lives.
Such people are not even worthy of being called compatriots.
The true compatriots are those who threw away their firm beliefs and values, to which they devoted their entire lives, in front of gold coins.
The nobler and more valuable the beliefs and values, the more excited Lortel feels. This is because that appearance is the only thing that can relieve Lortel’s loneliness.
“I’m glad I have you, Ellis.”
Even the senior maid who has served the students at Ofilis Hall for over 20 years collapses helplessly in the face of greed.
In front of the tower of gold coins, any sublimity loses its value.
Lortel himself knows very well that this is a useless self-consolation.
A life led by gold coins and throwing away everything else. It is nothing more than a psychological defense mechanism to gain acceptance for such a life.
Even though he is aware of this, Lortel does not stop searching for and harming his people.
“Otherwise, how could this plan come to fruition?”
There is no need to further emphasize how much of a factor the participation of the general manager of Ofilis Hall was in this situation.
“If we just follow the timing of Willaine, the representative student of the lower class, taking over the management office on the 4th floor, and hand over control of the protection magic that was unleashed to him… “They will destroy Ofilis Hall without even knowing why.”
Considering all the people Lortel has trampled on in order to survive, this level is cute.
In the cracks of the slums in the slums, or in the procession of merchants risking their lives for a single gold coin.
I lived a life where if I didn’t stab someone in the back first, I would get stabbed to death.
However, even if he committed it in order to survive, there is no way that his evil deed could be justified.
Simply saying that it was a way of survival to protect oneself… Although it may be an extenuating circumstance, it cannot be completely rationalized.
“Things seem to be going according to plan, so I’ll just stay in the warehouse. “I’m scared and don’t know anything, so I have to pretend to be a good student hiding in the warehouse.”
“I understand, Lady Lortel.”
Regardless of his unfortunate past history or the circumstances that put him in a corner, Lortel is clearly a villain and a shadowy figure.
If there is such a thing as an afterlife, you will burn forever in hellfire.
You don’t deserve to be understood or pitied. Lortel himself knows this very well.
Therefore, what you end up searching for is your own people.
He desperately wanted a companion who would sink to the bottom of the swamp together.
Even though I know very well that such a person cannot exist.
What a pitiful human being.
Like a girl of that age, she would die in loneliness for the rest of her life without ever being able to love someone or open her heart like a family member.
At that fact, Ellis let out a sigh of regret.
… I took out my rapier and aimed it at Lortel.
“Lady Lortel. “I’ll tell you when it comes to mind.”
At the point when the wizard gave this much distance to the sword wielder… The fight is no longer established.
“I am not particularly of your kind.”
*
“… “It’s not as difficult as I thought.”
Ofilis Building 3rd floor hallway.
Outside the window, the rain is still falling.
Swimming between them, Tailley and the others steadily moved forward.
Tailley, Ayla, Elvira, Clevius.
He caught Clevius running away on the second floor, subdued him, and forced him to join the party.
On the 3rd floor, ‘Bedding Laundry Manager Kelly’ blocked the group, but they responded appropriately and easily subdued them.
– ‘I’m sorry, Ellis… I was unable to complete the task that was entrusted to me… ‘
Kelly continued to mutter to herself until they tied her up, subdued her, and threw her in the corner of the hallway.
Now that I think about it, where has Kelly’s twin sister, Shenny, who hangs out with her almost every day, gone?
Of course, Tailley’s thoughts did not reach that far.
“If I just keep going at this pace, it will be quick… ?”
We have already entered the 4th floor.
Was it because I was too nervous? I felt like things were going better than I expected.
In the first place, the level of difficulty on the first floor was strangely difficult. After that, there are no opponents who strategically attack Taily and his group’s weaknesses.
“… ”
Elvira had an expressionless face unlike usual.
In the middle of the blazing flames, the image of a second-year wizard standing with his blood-soaked shirt rolled up keeps appearing.
The horrifyingly skillful movements are so different from the ugly rolling on the floor during the entrance exam that they constantly get on my nerves.
Elvira is full of pride. The fact that Ed lost on purpose left a big scratch on his arrogant personality, but he doesn’t do anything like lose his temper.
‘I’m worried. ‘He was clearly hiding his skills.’
However, confirmation of the facts seems necessary.
Once Elvira’s curiosity arose, no difficulty could stop it. There is clearly a side to Ed Rothtaylor that Elvira is unaware of.
“Do, run away!”
“Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Elvira’s worries only lasted for a moment.
A group of low-ranking students poured out from the end of the fourth floor hallway. Everyone looked terrified and started running towards the exit of Ofilis Hall, passing Tailley and the others.
“The protection magic went out of control!”
“You idiot Willaine! “I told you not to touch me!”
“shit! Where have all the maids who manage the protection magic gone? “Let’s run away first!”
“I don’t know! “I really had no idea it would turn out like this!”
The hallway immediately became a mess due to the students running out screaming like that.
“Now, wait a minute! what! “Why is everyone like this!”
Tailly screamed and tried to stop the students, but it was a helpless action.
The earth shakes, and the Opilis tube begins to vibrate little by little.
At the corner of the 4th floor hallway, at the entrance to the management office, a man appears, staggering.
I am Willaine, the representative of the 3rd year Magic Ministry and inferior students.
All kinds of protective magic circles that rose up around his body were so delicate that even experienced magicians could not handle them. Usually, four or five maids with sufficient mana sensitivity rush in and make adjustments at once.
Since it is an emergency alert system that manages the entire Ofilis Hall, there is no access unless you are an administrator with clear authority. The situation in which Willaine is being swayed by the law itself is unnatural.
It was Ellis and Lortel’s plan to place the crystal ball that activates the Beopjin’s management system in the center of the management room.
“Ugh, ugh! “Do, help me!”
Willaine stumbled under the pressure of the legal force surrounding his body. He swung his arm to one side. All kinds of swords engraved on the walls and ceiling are activated and the outer wall on one side of the hallway is destroyed.
Dust rose up with a crackling sound, and raindrops entered the hallway.
“I can’t handle it! help me!”
Willaine slipped and fell awkwardly, but even that became a trigger for activating some kind of magic, blowing up the ceiling and destroying the wall on the other side.
Self-defense techniques engraved here and there in the Ofilis Building. It was originally designed to protect students of noble status from external invaders.
But now the scene is just like a child holding a gun loaded with live ammunition. If you are not fully aware of the danger and do not utilize it properly, the muzzle of your gun will be pointed at your allies.
“First, we have to knock out the caster, Willaine! “It’s too difficult to lift the Beopjin one by one in a situation like that!”
Even though her actual magical ability is poor, Ayla’s knowledge of magic itself is outstanding. She quickly finished assessing her situation.
As soon as Tailley finished saying those words, she nodded briefly and took a leap forward. He laid down his sword and planned to strike Will Lane with the blade and subdue him.
“Kwaaaaaak!”
However, if someone attacks you with sudden force, you will be embarrassed and end up taking a defensive stance. And that will soon stimulate the activation of a new law.
-Paaaaang!
Tailly was knocked down by a wave of magical energy coming from the glass window and the bathroom door. I quickly took the fall technique and stood up, but as Willaine continued to scream, new magic poured into the hallway.
Wind bomb, combustion, summon earthen wall, shadow blade, earthquake.
Various forces appear, turning the hallway into chaos, and no access to Willaine is allowed.
Needless to say, all the murals on the walls, the wooden cabinets lining the hallways, even the exterior walls and floors are broken, cracked, and torn.
The students in the room were already anxious at the sound of the chandelier collapsing. That patience eventually reaches its limit.
– ‘What the hell is going on outside!’
– ‘If it continues like this, isn’t it going to be a really big problem?! ‘I have to break down the wall!’
– ‘What on earth are the maids doing?!’
– Quang!
In a corner room on the second floor, a girl eventually broke the wall and began to escape outside.
It is clearly different from the time of Clevius. This time, it really seems like the building is going to collapse. I can’t just stay like this and die.
-Quaaaang!
-Paaaaaaaaa!
As two or three people begin to break through the wall and come out, the students, swept up in the crowd mentality, begin to escape the room in different ways.
Students on the first floor break the window and run out into the rain, and students who know how to use flight magic or have the skill to land from a high place also break the window and come out.
Students who couldn’t do that completely destroyed the outer wall in the hallway, used all their magical power to use a short spatial magic to jump out, or even completely destroyed the floor leading to the first floor.
-Quaaaaaang!
-bang! bang! Kwaaaaang!
-Clink! Crispy!
The sound of destruction echoing through Ofilis Hall will never end. You can see students evacuating outside to save their lives in different ways.
Tailley and the others sense that things are going wrong, but despite this, the rampage of the protective force controlled by Willaine continues its destruction without stopping.
“Elvira! “Is there any chestnut flower reagent left?!”
“Don’t be stupid, Taily! “The night butterfly flower reagent distorts the user’s use of magical power, and has no effect on a pre-engraved dharma line like that!”
Elvira clicked her tongue and bowed her body. As it was, he sprinkled a reagent dissolved in a mixture of monkfish grass seeds and crushed emperor clam shells around her feet. Magical energy rises at the center, and all basic magic that comes out of the protective circle is temporarily blocked.
Although it is not very practical due to its narrow range, it is a monkfish reagent that does its job well in such a narrow hallway.
“Anyway, that protective circle is only an auxiliary magic! The amount is amazing, but the power itself is manageable! “Go through it well and knock Willaine unconscious!”
Saying that, Elvira quietly grabbed Clevius, who was hiding behind the remains of the cabinet, by the collar.
“Aaaah! Wow! “What, I thought no one would know!”
“Anyway, you stupid Clevius! “They try to hide whenever they get the chance!”
Elvira kicked Clevious’s butt and shouted at Tailley.
“If the two of you attack together, it will be enough to subdue you! “I will support you from behind, so subdue Willaine before the damage increases!”
Tailly nodded at those words, and Clevius was astonished.
*
-Quaaaang!
-Paang!
The outer walls of Ofilis Hall are bursting. The battle to conquer the 4th floor boss has begun.
Considering that the level of difficulty is not that high except for the 5th floor boss Ellis, there is not much time left until this occupation of Ofilis Hall is over.
“Ed, where are you going! “The wound opens up!”
“not a big deal! “Most of this isn’t my blood either!”
Jenica quickly followed me as I ran around the Ofilis building in the rain.
It wasn’t long before I noticed a large carriage standing in front of the staff passage at the back of Ofilis Building.
The carriage, decorated with various gold frames, looks expensive and flashy at first glance, but when you think about who is riding inside the carriage, it couldn’t be more frugal.
In fact, when he goes somewhere, he is accompanied by at least fifteen carriages. The fact that the event was held on this scale means that something urgent happened and they rushed at a rapid pace.
Just looking at it, it looks like it has been standing still in this spot for a long time. like… Just like waiting for the Ofilis building to be destroyed.
Soon, a woman neatly dressed in a maid uniform and holding an umbrella appears from the employee exit.
‘Shenny in charge of tableware management’
He is one of the orphans taken in and raised by the maid head Ellis, and he is a person who should have been blocking Tailley and his group along with his younger brother Kelly on the third floor of the Ofilis Building.
However, contrary to the official situation, Shenny escaped from the scene and was knocking on the carriage door.
The story is going astray. That is clear evidence.
As Shenny stepped back and bowed, a thin gentleman opened the door and came out. He is Victor, an old executive at Elte Trading Company.
Victor opened the door, politely held up the umbrella, and prepared the environment for the owner of the carriage to walk out.
Eventually, he walks out from the entrance of a luxurious carriage.
The tight white shirt, dark red waistband, and leather pants with the hem tight look frugal. However, the coat with all kinds of gold lacquer and dangling jewels is literally the price of a ship, and each jeweled ring between the fingers has the weight of a house.
Not young, but not old either. The neatly trimmed beard is sharp. The dignity of the body is already like a part of the body.
The owner of Elte Company, ‘Golden King Elte’.
I had a hunch.
This point is the starting point that marks the beginning of all events.
If I remember correctly, the Golden King Elte visited Sylvania long after the occupation of Ofilis Hall was over, during the ‘Sage’s Battle for Seal’ event.
Elteda’s position within the Chamber of Commerce is in dire straits. He aims to turn the situation around by purchasing the wise man’s seal. This is because Crepin Rosstaylor, the head of the Rosstaylor family, charged an absurd price for the book.
However, he was eventually stabbed in the back by Lortel and left. He ends his life as a merchant.
But now he is here.
I don’t know the process. Only the results remain.
What, where, and how it came to be like this is probably completely beyond my knowledge. Trying to figure it all out at this point is arrogant.
However, it is possible to fully infer what will happen in the future.
Two twin maids, Shenny and Kelly, who are completely loyal to their head maid, Ellis.
Among them, the fact that Sheni is in contact with the Golden King Elte… The story goes that Alice, the head maid, was in secret with Elte, the Golden King.
However, in affairs, it was clear that the head maid, Ellis, had been completely bribed by Lortel.
They take responsibility for receiving a huge amount of money and failing to properly manage the protection of Ofilis Hall.
After receiving all kinds of disciplinary action and punishment at the workplace where he had worked for decades, he gave up all his career achievements.
He is not a person who can simply be bought with money. Ellis is a person with strong beliefs and values.
How such a person was bought with only money was not discussed in much detail. I can only infer that he must have given that much money.
In the first place, Lortel tends to encourage such noble people to break their beliefs in the face of money. It is said to be Lortel’s compulsion to wander in search of his compatriots, but the scene seen now is clearly different from that of the government. That look is like…
“Ed… I caught a cold… ! “You lost a lot of blood and your body temperature dropped!”
Yenika, who followed late, took off the shawl she was wearing under her robe, came forward, and quickly put it on my head.
“Why are you so upset! really!”
“Yenika.”
“Uh, huh?”
This is not a situation to stay still. Although the circumstances are not yet clear, it is possible to fully predict what will happen in the future.
“I want to ask you something. “It’s an urgent matter, but it might be a bit too much for me to handle alone.”
Jenica listened to the story blankly, with her arms stretched out over my head and the shawl lifted… He tilted his head.
It is clear what answer will come out of Yenika. If you hear something like this out of the blue, the first thing anyone will ask is the situation. what is that? Is it urgent? What did you get yourself into? Explain the situation. Things like that.
How should I explain this to get Yenika to accept it? . How to convey only the core of the situation as briefly and boldly as possible… As I was thinking about what to do, I immediately got an answer from Yenika.
“huh. okay.”
Is it consideration for the fact that it is urgent, or is it that they don’t even care about the content from the beginning?
“What should I do?”
His attitude of skipping intermediate steps and asking for things that need to be handled in a cool manner makes me think that I have a really good friend.
* [Letter to Elte Kecheln]
Hello, I am Elte Keheln, the Golden King, the respected owner of Elte Company.
My name is Ellis, and I work as a maid at the Ofilis Building at Exalted Sylvania Academy.
Once this letter is finished reading, it will spontaneously burn away due to the imprinted utterance. Please be careful not to get burned.
The reason I, who have no contact with you, has taken up the quill to write a letter to you, who is busy every minute, is because I have something to report about your adopted daughter, Miss Lortel Kecheln, who is attending Sylvania Academy.
In order to purchase the ‘Sage’s Seal’ as you ordered, she is trying to induce a revolt in the Ofilis Hall and cause a financial crisis at Sylvania Academy.
The plan went smoothly. Eventually, Ellis, the general manager of the Ofilis Building, joins in, and it is almost certain that it will succeed.
If all goes well, Sylvanian Bachelor’s finances will be in dire straits, and the Elte Company will have an overwhelming advantage in negotiations to purchase the ‘Sage’s Seal’.
However, for some reason, I learned her true intentions.
Elte. Your adoptive daughter, Miss Lortel Kecheln, is not your ally. You should never credit her to her.
she is… She knows that you were the one who killed her biological parents. She recognizes her talent and knows that you have put her life in a corner, forcing her to take your hand.
Without your knowledge, she is planning to persuade the six major merchants and executives of Elte Corporation to force you to resign from your position as CEO.
The ‘Sage’s Seal’ purchase negotiation is also a bait to lure you into Sylvania Academy and prevent you from responding in time to the incident that occurs at the Elte Company headquarters.
I have stolen secret letters from her room and are keeping them as evidence.
I’m sure she disposed of it by burning it in an incinerator, but starting the incinerator is the job of our maids.
No matter how thorough she was, she couldn’t have guessed that the maids at the Ofilis Building would have kept each and every secret letter that was shredded and discarded in the incinerator.
I am ready to report her at any time.
No matter which direction this incident goes, I will be brought to justice for failing to properly manage Ofilis Hall.
If I just utter the three letters of Lortel’s name, the shadow of everything, on that judgment seat, I won’t be the only one who falls into hell.
However, as is often the case with things in this world, nothing is free.
I was promised a large amount of gold coins by her in exchange for keeping quiet about this matter.
The only thing that can stop a huge amount of gold coins is an even bigger amount of gold coins.
Below this letter and on the attached paper are the names of the ‘organizations’ that I secretly and regularly manage. The amount of gold delivered to the institution will determine my subsequent actions.
I am losing my eyesight. Due to some circumstances, I almost lost my hearing. There is no reason to explain the reason in detail, but anyway, this year will probably be the last time I will be able to work as a maid.
I am the only person who knows the whole truth about this incident, and I am a person who is cornered because there is nothing left to do. Depending on which side I’m on, things could get more complicated or simpler.
Please, please be merciful and judge wisely.
– Ofilis Hall maid, posted by Ellis.
[Attachment paper]
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*
“Ed… ! You’re hurt! If you move too fast, the wound will open… !”
What we are already painfully realizing is that the variables in the world are so complex that we cannot control them all.
All you can do is try your best. All we have to do is manage large variables well so that there are no problems.
As I walk through the rain with Jenica, I gather my thoughts.
The reason is still unknown… If Ellis really betrayed Lortel, it is safe to say that Lortel’s downfall was inevitable.
How important is Lortel Kecheln in political affairs?
In the third act, he must take the lead in the political battle within the academy by setting up a confrontation with Princess Fenia, play a role in uniting talented people in the search operation on Mount Orn, and act as a representative of the upper power in the battle to subdue Lucy… He is a person who has been given enormous importance.
In the fourth act, their position as a helper of the main character’s forces is solidified, and they develop into the largest friendly force that openly confronts the Ross Taylor family… The influence of other small incidents and episodes is so numerous that it is impossible to give examples.
Lortel, downfall.
It is just one sentence that destroys the premise of all those scenarios.
The scenario in which Lortel Kecheln disappeared is a completely unknown world from my perspective. Future knowledge, information superiority, everything has collapsed and no trace can be found.
However, if I can completely play the role of Lortel… It may not be impossible, but it is a very arduous and difficult path. I say this out of habit, but it’s hard to put in my mouth, so I absolutely refuse to go through such trouble.
Unless you’re going to give up your academy degree and go out and live in an unknown fantasy world. Lortel Kecheln’s departure is absolutely unacceptable.
“Yenika, do you know where Ziggs’ room is? “I guess I’ll have to ask him for some help too.”
“Uh, huh? well… Because we’re not that close… I’m not sure… ”
“… Yeah, I guess I’ll have to look for them one by one. “He may have already escaped from the building.”
I walked back to the main entrance of Ofilis Building, wiping away the rain running down my face. The evacuated students are muttering, not knowing what to do.
The occupation of Ofilis Hall is also coming to an end.
The protection spell has been activated, so the staff will arrive within a few minutes.
Lortel Kecheln is a person who cannot be sympathized or understood even if he falls. No matter how extensive the circumstances are, she is a villain in name and reality.
Gwonseonjeongak, spilgwijeong, sibulbeomjeong.
These are all true stories, but the lessons in such fairy tales can be put aside for a moment.
On stage, it is essential to have a shadowy figure who can hide all the truth.
No one knows in what direction a scenario where the villain disappears will take off, or in what way it will snowball and destroy the world.
The main entrance of Ofilis Hall in the rain.
I push my head to the limit,
I looked up at the half-destroyed Ofilis building with Yenika.
