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When my tears stopped, Luna was asleep again. She said she took sleeping pills, so she wouldn’t have been able to resist sleep. Her sleeping face is always cute and lovely. I can’t take my eyes off her.

Actually, I had the pathetic thought that Luna never woke up, and it was just an illusion created by my mind that wanted someone to hold onto me. But Luna’s hand, holding mine tightly as if she wouldn’t let go even in her sleep, prevents me from escaping into delusion and reminds me of my mistake.

The moment I saw Luna, I lost my mind. I was seriously thinking of killing them all. The reaction of Geass and Indomitable Courage is evidence of undeniable murderous intent that cannot be defended in any way.

I was going to kill even innocent people. Even though I knew it was no different from the Order’s actions of attacking her just because she was my girlfriend.

Luna once again stopped me from losing my way and wandering in uncontrolled madness. Luna, who always grabs me in the most dangerous moments and helps me find my way back, felt like the greatest and truest magic to me.

My heart feels heavy. I feel indebted to Luna, who is endlessly too good for me, and I feel sorry, but at the same time, a strange sense of satisfaction tickles my heart that she believes in me so much.

I held Luna’s hand tightly and brought my face close to Luna’s ear. She wouldn’t be able to hear me because she was asleep, but I still wanted to tell her. As if she had read my decision, a message appeared before my eyes.

[Indomitable Courage is activated.]

,I will become a hero as you said. Even if I can’t be a good hero, I will always try endlessly and never give up fighting for everyone.”

As soon as I finished speaking, this time Geass’s oath reacted to my sincerity.

[Geass is activated due to the oath.]

-Becoming a hero for everyone.

I raised my leaning upper body and touched the message with my hand. Then, two completely opposite oaths appeared in Geass. One is to kill all the members of the Order, and the other is to become a hero for everyone.

Massacre and hero. It was not my choice that made the stark difference. It was Luna who grabbed me as I was swept away by madness. Perhaps meeting her was a destiny created by God.

Actually, I don’t know. I have never loved someone so intensely and religiously, so I had no basis for comparison. I was just curious about where this feeling I was feeling came from.

I didn’t love Luna conditionally. Both reason and instinct want her. She is the person who best fits the word ‘fierce attraction’.

Luna’s hand, which had been holding mine tightly, slowly loosened. I carefully lowered Luna’s hand so she wouldn’t wake up, and gently brushed her bangs aside, giving her a short kiss on the forehead.

There are many things I couldn’t say, but there was one thing I had to say now.

,Don’t worry and get some rest. I love you, Luna.”

After confirming Luna, who was sleeping peacefully for the last time, I thanked Professor Joy and took my ring and Luna’s ring and left the ward.

The club members, who had been waiting for me to come out, approached, leaning against the wall.

,Is Luna okay?”

At Aria’s question, I smiled and nodded.

,Yes, you don’t have to worry too much.”

At my words, everyone sighed in relief, as if they were relieved. The fact that I wasn’t the only one worried about Luna made me somehow happy, so I scratched my chin as if nothing was wrong.

,Let’s go back now. They said we can have a formal visit tomorrow.”

At those words, everyone nodded and headed to the club room at a slow pace.

***

Taking charge of the ward is a difficult task. To prepare for the patient’s condition worsening, auditory magic is always used so that even if you are far away, you can hear their breathing. Even the sounds of people chattering in the hallway outside the ward could be heard in Professor Joy’s ears.

So, she could know what kind of conversations were going on inside the ward as if she were listening right next to her, even while sitting in the professor’s office inside the ward.

After Ross left the ward and Professor Joy confirmed that Luna had fallen into a deep sleep again, she returned to her office, took out a pen, and wrote a report.

― Due to a sudden variable, Luna almost died sooner than expected, but fortunately, she managed to survive.

There was also a moment when she almost became the mad killer Ross that the Saintess warned about. However, it seems that Luna’s intervention after waking up led him to choose the path of the leader. ―

Professor Joy put down her pen, sat on a small chair, and watched the raccoon dog holding an apple tightly in its dainty hands and eating it deliciously, making a chap-chap sound.

It’s a cute raccoon dog wearing thief-like clothes. Knowing that it doesn’t like being touched, she had to be satisfied with giving it snacks.

Perhaps sensing Professor Joy’s gaze, the raccoon dog put the remaining apple in its mouth, wiped the residue on its fur, and held out its hand to Professor Joy, who handed it the report.

,Don’t sneak around the cafeteria again. Deliver this to the Headmaster right away.”

At Professor Joy’s stern warning, the raccoon dog nodded diligently, and with the sound of its dainty paws pattering, it climbed up the wall and out the window.

***

,Did we fail?”

Mesmer said with a face full of murderous intent.

,Hahaha! Well, you see. A tremendous powerhouse suddenly intervened! It was a monster-like woman who could even transfer space! Look at this arm! It was chopped off after I grabbed the wall!”

Jamie, whose arm was cut off, made a crying face. Estelle, who had been listening quietly, secretly swallowed hard.

If it’s space transfer, there was something she could guess. The person who changed the entire space where Patouga’s grimoire was located. Estelle had been speculating that that person was truly a disciple of that person. Could the person Jamie met be that person…?

,If it’s space transfer… it’s the magic of the apostle that the Pope is looking for. Could it be that Baekhap intervened?”

Mesmer tilted his head, and Jamie shrugged his shoulders.

,Hoo-hoo-heut, who knows? I couldn’t see her face because she was wearing a mask, but she was a woman whose beauty couldn’t be hidden even by the mask. I tried to subdue her somehow, but she suddenly turned into ashes and scattered. It wasn’t an illusion, she really died like that. A person turned into ashes! To die without even being able to get revenge… Hoo-heuh-hat!”

Jamie, who was laughing with his head tilted back as if he had lost his mind, picked his nose and asked.

,But I heard Baekhap is a man?”

,Who knows, there might be a woman behind Baekhap’s mask. The guild master who entertained Baekhap would know, though.”

Mesmer turned his head and looked at Estelle, and Jamie also took his finger out of his nose and turned his head with an interested expression.

,Well, the owner would know the information about the guests. To accept the Order’s enemy as a guest! You traitor! The new enemy of my arm!”

Jamie said playfully, but his eyes were full of murderous intent. Estelle looked straight into those eyes and said.

,Even if they are enemies of the Order, they can be accepted as guests. The Pope also permitted to keep the information about the guests secret.”

Estelle took out a dagger and stabbed it into the table, as if she wouldn’t tolerate it any longer.

,In the first place, Modiste is an independent group that has received permission from the Pope. I only provided information as a guest, not as a member of the Order. But if you keep crossing the line… I can’t stand it anymore. You pig bastards.”

As Estelle emitted murderous intent, Jamie flinched and turned his head to Mesmer. Mesmer, who had been looking at Estelle for a moment, raised both hands as if in surrender. Following that, Jamie also raised his remaining hand.

,I see, sorry. We’re still new, so we didn’t know.”

,That’s right! It’s the etiquette of rotten old-timers to overlook the mistakes of newbies!”

Saying that, Jamie held out his severed wrist.

,An apology handshake… Ah, wait a minute! I don’t have a hand!”

As Jamie touched his wrist with his hand, a hand that grew in an instant dangled in front of Estelle.

,Ta-da! Now, a handshake with a new hand―!”

Estelle took out the dagger stuck in the table and aimed it at Jamie’s neck.

,Stop messing around and get lost. You bastards. Do you think this is an inn?”

Mesmer, who had been watching quietly, tapped his temple with a smile and said.

,Well, try stabbing me if you can.”

,Hoo-hoo-hat, aren’t you going too far just because it’s not your life?”

Estelle, who had deliberately gotten angry to see if he knew about the restrictions placed on him, snorted and retrieved the dagger.

Mesmer said with an arrogant expression.

,We can unilaterally attack you who cannot resist. However, the reason we don’t do that is because we think of you as belonging to the Order. If you provoke us with unnecessary actions, it will only be to your detriment.”

At those words, Estelle sighed and nodded. The reason Estelle had been acting submissive from the beginning was because of the restriction that she could not oppose the Order.

,That’s right! Before making sexual demands, hurry up and bring me some delicious coffee with lots of breast milk!”

Estelle decided to ignore Jamie’s words from now on.

Mesmer looked at the paper on the table with information about people related to Roel and pointed to one with his finger.

,Now that the first plan has failed, it will be difficult to infiltrate the Academy. We must focus on getting Roel out of the Academy as originally planned. Among Roel’s acquaintances. I will target the easiest one.”

Estelle swallowed hard as she looked at the paper Mesmer had chosen. She thought they would give up and go back as it was, but Confession did not give up. They were serious about killing Roel.

,Since they are friends, they won’t suspect much. Call her out of the Academy somehow. I’ll step in this time too.”

The next target Mesmer pointed to was Estelle’s only friend at the Academy.

It was Rosalyn.