Student Council President Election (7)
– Quang!
The explosion sound was heard at the end of the sparring with Elvira.
“W-what… ?”
Student sparring facility in the basement of Ofilis Building.
Wade Calamore, a freshman senior who excitedly challenged the top students of each department, was in high spirits.
Clevious Nortondale, the second-year head of the combat club, declared abstention as soon as he appeared in the sparring hall, and Elvira, the head of the alchemy department, had just had all of her reagent bottles destroyed by Wade’s sword and admitted defeat.
It was a moment when onlookers and students gathered in the basement of Ofilis Hall shouted cheers.
Excluding Lucy, who is treated as completely out of the question, as long as we defeat Ziggs Eiffelstein, the second year’s deputy head of the Ministry of Magic… Next is the third year’s turn.
“Thank you for your hard work, senior Elvira.”
“joy.”
Elvira, who was collecting reagent bottles in the corner of the sparring hall with a lot of dust on her face, snorted.
“The momentum is all the same.”
“It was a good match.”
“What is a good match? “It’s obvious that I feel good about beating the valedictorian of my senior year.”
“Haha, I’m human too… ”
Elvira is not very skilled in the field of combat. In the first place, the study of alchemy itself is not specialized for combat.
However, when you reach the top of your grade, the level of combat itself is usually different. We can get a glimpse of how powerful Wade’s force is.
“Anyway, next time I just have to defeat Senior Ziggs.”
What an arrogant statement this is. Nevertheless, Wade was confident that he would actually do it, and the students who watched the spectacle could not deny it.
Wade’s swordsmanship is definitely not at the level of a first-year student. There was a reason he beat Josef from the Ministry of Magic and Claude from the Ministry of Pensions to take the top spot in the first year.
Ziggs, who was watching the sparring in the corner of the sparring room, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, shrugged his shoulders.
Anyway, it’s too late tonight. Since the time for sparring had passed, Wade and Ziggs’ sparring had to wait for the next time.
The sparring that the students who came to see the most wanted to see was the sparring between Ziggs and Wade. Thinking that the main event would be postponed, there was a feeling of disappointment among the students.
“Anyway, what are those sounds and vibrations just now? “Did something collapse when there was thunder outside?”
“well. I have to go up first. It’s time to close the underground sparring hall. “The maids will soon come to ask us to vacate this place.”
– Quang!
Sure enough, before Ziggs could finish his words, two junior maids burst through the sparring hall door.
Ziggs and Wade were just staring at the door, as if they hadn’t expected him to appear with such a strong presence.
“You must evacuate immediately! Outside… . Something bad is happening… !”
‘It’s not a good thing’. Why on earth are you talking so vaguely?
Ziggs frowned, lifted his back from the wall, and stood up.
“What do you mean, it’s not a good thing?”
“that… that… Once you evacuate… ”
The students in the sparring hall all nodded with puzzled faces.
The group came up to the ground floor, following the maid who was quickly running up. And as we passed through the main hall and entered the hallway, Ziggs was left speechless at the sight he saw outside the window.
The square is full of ‘statues’.
However, if you look closely, it is not a statue. They are the maids of the frozen Ofilis building.
Temporal Aspect Magic. ‘Time prison’.
It is a time-based aspect magic that can only be handled by highly trained aspect magical power.
It’s hard to believe, but there really are geniuses in the world who can roughly imitate the aspect magic that some people have devoted their entire lives to researching after seeing it once.
As time stands still, the number of maids filling the square begins to appear one by one… Nearly dozens of people.
Among them, we can see Belle Maia, the maid who supervises the maids at the Ofilis building.
“this… What’s happening… !”
Wade screamed. Looking up at the rainy sky, a huge sphere of magic fills the sky above the Ofilis Pavilion.
High-level fire magic ‘Scorching Ball’.
It is the most famous high-level magic in the field of pure fire magic, capable of burning down an entire area with just pure fire power.
Not even five minutes had passed since the first explosion was heard. It was impossible to guess what happened during those five minutes just by looking at the sight.
Center of the square. There is a girl standing with a cute look with her hat tightly pressed down. She is a familiar face.
“Lucy… Mayl… ?”
Am I out of my mind?
No matter how much Lucy is treated as the weirdest of weirdos, she is definitely not the kind of person who would do something crazy like this.
But just by looking at the sight, doesn’t it seem like Lucy is going to destroy this entire Ofilis building at any moment?
There are still a lot of students inside, but if you really hit that level of magic, a catastrophe would occur.
“There is news that Master Ed Rosstaylor, a third year student at the Ministry of Magic, has passed away.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“At least that’s what Miss Lucy says.”
The maid quickly led the students and ran along the hallway leading to the back of the hall on the first floor. She is planning to evacuate everyone through the back door.
However, he did not stop explaining the situation.
“The head maid and all the high-ranking maids are also affected right now, so we are also in a very confused state. First of all, we are moving in the direction of evacuating the students by uniting the maids who can be active. “First of all, you have to move quickly!”
There were about twenty students watching Dalian. For the maid, leading all these students to evacuate was an urgent task that needed to be resolved immediately.
“Senior Ed… He died… ?”
As you run across the hallway, you can even see the scenery behind Lucy through the window. Two retainers captured by Lucy’s telekinetic magic were floating in the air.
“yes. “It looks like he was assassinated by the vassals of the Ross Taylor family.”
“If you are a vassal of the Rosstaylor family… then… Tanya Rosstaylor… ?”
“that… “It’s not my area to speculate.”
The maid ran out and opened all the locked doors. This was because she was planning to take out any students left in the room.
The group of students who followed trembled in fear when they saw the fiery ball filling the sky.
“Then where is Tanya herself?”
“that… I do not know… ”
“… ”
Ziggs, who was running after the maid, stopped. A look as if asking what was going on in Hansi’s busy situation fell on Ziggs.
“Go first.”
“yes? Master Ziggs. The situation now… ”
“I know. Please evacuate everyone first.”
Ziggs had an intuition.
If Lucy wanted to, she could finish chanting and put down a burning ball spell like that in an instant.
That’s just a means of threatening to kill Tanya right away. On the contrary, if all the students were evacuated and they were sure that there would be no casualties, they might actually use the magic.
Lucy has completely lost her mind, but she is still not letting go.
The reason why I suppressed the maids with such an inconvenient time prison was because I didn’t want to cause harm to their bodies. Even if the burning ball is struck, there will be no harm to the maids, who are separated from time itself.
However, destroying the entire Ofilis tube… No matter what, you have to stop it. No matter how careful you are, you cannot assume that there will be no casualties.
“I will act separately.”
“That can’t be possible.”
“I understand, but… .”
“Two 4th year undergraduate students have already been defeated.”
Ziggs heard those words and looked at the square again. Among the numerous statues, you can see ‘Dorothy Whitefeltz’, a 4th year student from the Pension Department, and ‘Tracyana Bloomriver’, a senior from the Magic Department.
How long will it be until the bachelor’s staff arrives? 10 minutes? 30 minutes?
Even if the academic staff arrives, will they be able to handle such a monster?
First of all, at least inside the Ofilis Hall, there is no one who can compete with Lucy Mayril.
When you look out the window, you can clearly see Lucy’s magical form floating in the air.
The recurve bow floating around is Ed’s. Dozens of magic arrows were loaded by Lucy. Each one is engraved with a magic circle that demonstrates the power of high-level magic.
The elemental teachings that fill the square are all so complex that it would not be surprising if it took three days and nights to interpret just one.
He is a genius who received heaven’s blessing. Is there anyone who can stop such a monster?
The recklessness of preventing the disaster that came to the rose garden… It can be expressed with only three-letter words.
impossible. It is completely impossible to prevent something like that.
Still, Lucy doesn’t cross the last line, and doesn’t directly attack the Ofilis building full of students… If you really lose your temper and cross the line… .
“I tried talking, but it doesn’t work. “They keep asking me to bring back Lady Tanya.”
“All right. “Go first.”
When Ziggs said that, the maid frowned again. It was a completely understandable reaction.
“You’re too reckless, Senior Ziggs!”
This time, Wade also blocked it. Wade frowned and spoke as he blocked the road, holding his head in fear.
“Something like that… How are you going to stop it? ? Just evacuate… !”
“We will evacuate when the time comes, so leave first.”
“Really why are you doing that?! “Master Ziggs.”
The maids of Ofilis Building are always polite and polite. It’s really hard to see people raising their voices.
It is a completely understandable position. I don’t know what responsibility will be taken if it leads to casualties here.
Therefore, Ziggs lowered his head with regret.
“I am sorry.”
After saying that, he broke away from the ranks and ran out. The reason for being so stubborn was obvious.
Ziggs’ current situation itself… Because I couldn’t understand it.
*
– Quang!
As soon as he kicked in through the door, Ziggs’ eyes caught the eye of the open exterior wall. The third room on the third floor of the Ofilis Building was Tanya Rosstaylor’s private room.
Because the situation was urgent, I broke down the door without even knocking. It was a girlishly cute room, but it was also luxurious.
Now, the weather and wind were blowing through the broken exterior walls, making it look like a mess, but at least the shape of the room remained.
Ziggs shook off his clothes and looked around. The fact that the lead maid ran all the way to the underground sparring hall meant that they had already checked most of the places.
There was no way she would be out so late at night when it was pouring rain like this, so the only place Tanya could be was in her room. It was already such a miserable sight that I couldn’t even call a room, but this was probably the only place I could hide without being seen.
There is almost no furniture that remains in good condition. After searching around, Ziggs opens a large closet… Finally, Tanya Rosstaylor appeared inside.
“Ugh… Ugh… ”
The sight of him trembling, locked in the closet, holding his knees… She is a girl who is absolutely terrified. The sight of her curled up body looked more like a hamster than a person, which was dumbfounding.
“… ”
“Ugh.. Ugh… why… How did things end up like this? . what… why… ”
Ziggs turned his head again and looked toward the half-destroyed outer wall. Here, looking straight down at the central square, he could clearly see Lucy’s bewildered figure.
It is a scene worthy of being frightened. Ziggs also had no choice but to swallow dry saliva.
The idea of jumping straight towards Lucy is impossible without a certain amount of courage. Rather, it is closer to suicide.
Looking at Lucy’s appearance, it wouldn’t be surprising if she jumped out and was immediately killed. Hiding was a natural and reasonable decision.
“Listen carefully, Tanya Rosstaylor.”
Ziggs took a deep breath, then took a chair from the corner of the room, set it up in front of the closet, and sat down.
Then, he spoke while looking straight into Tanya’s eyes.
“You must answer what I say with the truth. If you tell a lie, they won’t leave you alone. “At this point, I am the only person who can gauge Senior Ed’s intentions and help you.”
Tanya nodded her head.
“you… “Did you instigate Senior Ed’s assassination?”
No human with a straight mind would nod their head to this question.
Nevertheless, Ziggs had no reason to ask such a question. Because I just can’t understand it.
Ed Rothtaylor did not show any hostile intentions toward Tanya. He actually gave it if he wanted it.
Ziggs’ unique wild sense was speaking steadily. It seems like Tanya is harboring some kind of grudge against Ed, but she doesn’t think it’s anything serious.
Tanya is receiving a lot of benefits from Ed. Tanya is not the kind of person who would be the first to stab Ed in the back. No matter what happens, the fundamental reason is that he is Ed’s younger brother.
That’s why Ziggs wanted to make sure.
“no… really… no… ”
Tanya was crying and shaking her head.
After hearing those words, Ziggs hung his head in thought for a long time. And then I came to a conclusion.
If she jumps out in front of Lucy like this, Tanya will die. It is safe to say that he will definitely die.
Ed Rosstaylor… I don’t think I would want that situation.
Blood on Lucy’s hands, Tanya being killed like that… I don’t think it will ever be the situation he wanted.
“Okay, I’ll have to listen to a detailed explanation of the situation later.”
Ziggs looked toward the central square again. Lucy is so angry that if she doesn’t bring Tanya immediately, she will destroy the entire Ofilis building.
If Ed’s death is true… Lucy’s anger like that is completely understandable.
Ziggs vaguely understood how special Ed was to Lucy. Ziggs himself felt lonely.
“Listen carefully, Tanya Rosstaylor. If you really go out to the square now… “You could die.”
“… .”
“So it’s right to stay here for now. I don’t know how the misunderstanding arose… “We’ll talk about it once Lucy regains her senses.”
From Lucy’s point of view, it is clear that Tanya is the instigator of this assassination. All the circumstantial evidence leads us to believe that.
So, no matter what you say, it’s not easy to convince Lucy. For now, it is right to remain hidden until Lucy regains her senses and the situation is properly identified.
“I’ll try to stop Lucy first.”
“That’s not right, Senior Ziggs.”
Wade came in through the crack in the broken door. Wade also broke away from the ranks and followed Ziggs.
It looked like the maid was suffering from a pounding headache. Ziggs felt sorry for her.
“There is no need to try the impossible. now… It is right to listen to Lucy senior’s demands. How do you deal with a monster like that? !”
Wade, who had followed Ziggs to stop him, blocked his path.
“Can’t you understand the situation properly? now… that… No one knows what will happen if they turn around Tanya. just… “Send Tanya to Senior Lucy like this.”
“I use my own judgment, Wade.”
Wade’s words are truly correct. Ziggs also understood that fact well.
However, Tanya Rosstaylor is the younger sister of Ed Rosstaylor. If so, I don’t know how to do it twice, but it’s worth believing at least once.
Also, if it’s the Lucy that Ziggs knows… No matter how much I lost my senses, I wouldn’t cross the line to the extent of throwing high-level magic into an occupied building.
Ziggs decided to maintain his faith with only that belief.
“You are making an unreasonable judgment… Senior Ziggs.”
Wade pulled out his sword.
“then… “I have to carry out my will, even if it means by force.”
“… ”
“Send Tanya this way.”
*
– Quang! Quang!
A few more explosions were heard. One side of the pavilion in the rose garden was destroyed, and a statue hanging from the rooftop fell to the ground.
“Kwaaaaaak!”
Clevius, who was running away to the back of the rose garden, lost his footing at the sound of the explosion and fell on the ground.
The maids leading the students should have escaped with as many students as possible. As a result, the route was too long.
Clevius, who was so frightened, couldn’t stand it anymore, so he left the group and crossed the back of the square alone.
While trying to run away by hiding among the flower beds on the outskirts of the building, Clevius slipped on the rainwater, rolled on the floor, and fell all the way to the central square.
“… ”
“… Hehe… !”
Lucy, engulfed in an unbelievable level of magical power, glances sideways at Clevius in the air.
However, without any sign of concern or any intention of attacking, Lucy turned off Clevius.
This is because Lucy understood well Clevius’s cowardly temperament.
Clevius, who barely managed to get up while holding on to his trembling legs, ran away screaming.
“Aaaahhh!”
Clevious ran across Lucy’s back and ran out of Ophelis Hall. I had nowhere to go right now, but I didn’t want to remain in such a dangerous place.
If you can run away, definitely run away. That was Clevius’ first principle.
“really… X arm… . why… Something like this… It’s happening… dog… X arm… ! I didn’t come to Sylvania for this! Is there really no peace in my life? It’s so fucking awesome! Real dog !!!”
Clevius, who was running away with his teeth chattering and his whole body shaking, fell to the ground again at the exit of the rose garden.
– Craddangtangtang!
– Shoot aaaaa
Clevius, who had fallen ungainly to the ground, was lying sprawled out in the rain.
The rain that keeps falling tramples on Clevius.
“really… If something like that suddenly appears… Of course it’s scary… really… X arm… dog… X arm… ”
I lie down and think about my appearance. My entire body was soaked from the rain as I ran away awkwardly, and after going through the flower beds and rolling on the floor a few times, I was covered in mud.
He already has a gloomy appearance, but he looks like a drowned rat, so it couldn’t be more pitiful.
“really… X arm… ”
Clevius gritted his teeth as he lay down and swept his rain-covered face.
Still, my feet don’t fall off. I lost my strength completely. Clevious just kept wiping his face and swearing soullessly.
“What are you doing, stupid Clevius?”
Suddenly, I heard a familiar voice beyond the rain. It was the meddlesome Elvira, the second year senior in the pension department who had been sparring just a moment ago.
It’s always been the same since we subdued Glaskan. He is the chief alchemist who always makes fun of Clevius as if he is pathetic whenever he sees him.
“Hahaha, lying down in a place like this.”
“Weren’t you sparring just a moment ago… ?”
“okay. You lost all your reagents while sparring. So, I have to go to the lab to get more reagents.”
From the looks of it, Elvira also broke away from the ranks.
“In this current situation, who can stop that monster except the senior students? At least until the Bachelor staff arrives… Shouldn’t you last at least 30 minutes? So, the remaining chiefs decided to join forces.”
Elvira said that and kicked Clevius in the shin.
“Looking at you, your legs have relaxed. When you get your strength back, run towards Gyosu-dong. “If you have an academic staff member, bring them in.”
Most of the high-ranking staff members who were working overnight were out on a research trip to the northern cliff area.
The distance is already far, and because the Ofilis building is originally managed independently by maids, the crime prevention system is not carefully coordinated.
It was obvious that bringing in academic staff would take more time than expected.
Elvira also thought that it would be difficult to resolve it right away. Nonetheless, she rushed out toward her lab, carrying a bag full of alchemy.
Elvira runs out, and Clevius is left alone again… I lay down like that and got caught in the rain for a long time.
“… ”
“really… X arm… … … ..”
“Pathetic bastard… Poor bastard… really… dog… Ugly bastard… .”
Clevius had no choice but to lie down in the rain for a while.
I just gritted my teeth and pressed down on my eyelids with my clenched fists.
*
“Ed!”
Yenika ran into the cave where the bonfire was lit.
I was completely out of magical energy and my body was in shattered condition, so I had no choice but to lie down and welcome them.
“nice… You’re in trouble, Ed… ! First of all, the bachelor’s staff left first… Merilda also moved… I think Ed should move around a bit too, just in case… !”
“what?”
“You haven’t told me yet… Lucy… I guess he found out that Ed was dead before I even explained the situation… ! I don’t know how they found out… I already knew… ! ”
A screaming body does not move as intended.
“so… ?”
“I think I went to Ofilis Hall to look for Tanya… !”
In those words… I had no choice but to force myself to stand up. This… I feel like I have to take action myself.
