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Club Recruitment Week, Day 2

Robina raised a single hand with a mask artifact specially crafted by Diavel covering her face.

“The execution of the plan. The most crucial moment when all great undertakings begin.”

As Diavel’s most trusted confidant, Robina was entrusted with the core of the operation, the Nucleus of Erosion.

A place where the most talented individuals gather.

And where the highest-ranking figures congregate, they dominate the academy.

More precisely, they erode and infect the students of the academy with Diavel’s power, turning them into puppets.

The Nucleus of Erosion that Robina held was an artifact containing Diavel’s abilities.

Although it possessed an incredibly potent erosion force, the force within the artifact itself exceeded the capacity of the artifact’s groove, allowing its use for only a day at most.

Therefore, the “organization” had to assault for a day to erode as many students as possible.

If the power were to manifest plainly, Headmaster Beatrice, a grand sorceress residing in the academy, would undoubtedly notice.

Given her status as a grand sorceress, such a manifestation of ability would be easily detected.

For this reason, Diavel decided to “declare” a special space.

To create a separate space detached from the existing academy grounds and located in a dimension separate from the existing continent.

A special world undetectable even by formidable individuals like Beatrice.

The “declaration” of this space and the creation of a separate dimension at that moment.

“That is the signal for the execution of the plan.”

Robina gripped the Nucleus of Erosion in a tense state.

Then slowly closed her eyes.

“Watch over me. Sir.”

* * *

Virsus opened the door to the club room and entered.

He had expected to find a dusty, dirty room as he had seen the previous day, but what met his eyes was entirely different.

Clean window frames.

A sparkling marble floor.

Furniture such as sofas and tables placed with a sense of stability.

Even the walls were covered in pure white wallpaper.

His club room had transformed into a neat, high-end lounge.

“Hmm.”

And in the center, Artoria was sitting somewhat casually on the sofa, sipping tea.

“You’ve arrived, my lord!”

“Artoria? Why is the room like this?”

“Hehe. I put some effort into it.”

Boing

Artoria closed her eyes gently, smiled, and extended her chest.

“You… cleaned everything?”

“I told you. There was no angel in heaven more diligent than me, right?”

As she exerted her divine power, the entire club room was purified to the highest standard.

The miraculous power, so great that even nobles and royals would offer countless gifts to experience it once in their own rooms, had manifested solely for the club room.

“Come to think of it, both Archangel Vyrn and Artoria’s room. They were very clean and beautiful. Even though they had just returned from the battlefield not long ago, I thought it was because of heaven, but was it Artoria’s ability?”

“Hehe. I did well, didn’t I?”

“Yeah. You did well, Artoria.”

Vyrn admired the beautifully transformed club room.

“By the way, my lord, you’re wearing earrings?”

“Huh? Oh, these.”

Vyrn touched the earring hanging from his left ear.

“They suit you well!”

“Haha. Thanks. This is…”

Clack

“Vyrn, you’re here!”

Sophia opened the door and walked in.

“Sophia? What’s that?”

Sophia had parked a carriage filled with large equipment in front of the club room door.

“These are state-of-the-art magical engineering products from the Republic. I brought them for our club room.”

Sophia began to bring in and set up the equipment inside the club room.

Humidifier, air purifier, coffee pot, and softly glowing lights.

They were products of advanced magical engineering rarely seen in the fantasy world.

It turns out that the Republic has an extremely advanced magical engineering that produces such convenient magical engineering products. It was said to be so rare and popular that even the nobles of the Empire would want to obtain them.

It was then that Vyrn realized that Sophia was a high-ranking figure in the Republic.

“How about it? They are the latest works that you can’t get no matter how much money you have.”

This time, Sophia confidently displayed her chest.

“Wow… amazing.”

Vyrn admired the items Sophia had brought.

“I never thought I’d see these things in this world.”

Indeed, it must be the Republic.

“Vyrn, are those earrings?”

“Oh, you recognize them too.”

“You look cool no matter what you do.”

“Thank you. This is…”

Clatter

“Oh, everyone’s here.”

This time, Genesis opened the door and came in.

“Genesis. It’s a good morning.”

“Oh. But… I heard there was dust, so I thought I should clean it up…”

“It seems better than our father’s reception room.”

Genesis looked around and admired.

“Anyway, this time I’m going to talk about ‘dreams’.”

Sitting at the table with Sophia, Arthoria, and Genesis, Vyrn spoke.

“Dreams…! Are you really going to tell them that you had a dream where I appeared?”

Genesis’s eyes shook violently.

“About ‘dreams.’ …I can’t believe Genesis was called…”

“Yeah. That’s right. It seems like Genesis also experienced something from the future or another dimension like us.”

“Me… too?”

“Yeah. Genesis. Like us, we all have memories of the future we don’t know, or memories of past lives. Unlike you, we gained those memories in the form of dreams.”

“Perhaps there were others besides that lewd saint and the crazy princess of the Empire. …Even if there were, it wouldn’t matter much if they were men.”

The friend of the lord also has something! …For some reason, it feels like the specialness between me and the lord is fading. But still, the relationship between me and the lord is special!

When Virthus started talking while calling for Genesis, Sophia and Artoria were expecting to some extent, but they became more thoughtful when they heard that another person was added.

However, both of them were relieved because they both thought of Genesis as a man.

“I see… I see. In that case, both of you are here.”

“Yeah. Sophia was with me in the previous life, so we had adventures together as lovers in the future. Artoria was my lover in my past life.”

“Ah… so that’s why.”

‘What? The story of me appearing in someone’s dream… It wasn’t because they liked me, was it?’

Genesis felt like a fool for being unnecessarily concerned about Virthus’s words and not being able to sleep at night.

“And recently, I also…”

Just as Virthus was about to give additional explanations, a strange sound echoed in his ear.

“…? Is something wrong, my lord?”

“What’s the matter, Virthus?”

On the other hand, it seemed that Sophia and Artoria did not hear the sound.

‘Am I the only one who heard it? Then it’s certain. This sound. It’s due to the declaration of the interstice.’

Virthus adjusted the earring hanging from his ear.

An artifact obtained alone in the dungeon the day before.

It was an item made for the interstice.

“Sorry. I’ll just go to the restroom for a moment.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Take care, my lord~.”

Thud

Virthus closed the door and left the club room, receiving their farewell.

‘I feel it. The existence of the interstice. It must be thanks to this earring.’

From a place slightly away from where he was, Virthus felt something strange.

‘I can’t believe the “organization” is already making a move. I thought there would be at least 3 more days.’

In that case, was it a good decision to obtain this earring in advance yesterday?

Virthus glanced back at the club room for a moment.

If I can get their help, it might be easier to stop the organization.

But… that would put them in danger.

It was contradicting his will from another dimension.

Archangel Vess.

Warrior Vess.

Both sacrificed their lives to save them.

He couldn’t put them in danger just for his own comfort, just to make things easier. Not anymore.

“I’ll be back.”

Whispered Vess quietly as he moved towards the space that felt empty.

* * *

Kuuung

In the midst of a separate dimension, Diavel raised both hands high and exerted his strength.

“Just wait a little, Master. I’ll destroy the world and come meet you soon.”