episode_0048

“… I thought it was a ridiculous attack, but it’s surprisingly bad, Suin Yang… Huh?”

Elin’s voice could be heard from across the hallway blocked by the scent of perfume.

Turn your body and run. I could feel myself doing this sudden change of movement very naturally, thanks to the endless running I had done over the past few days.

I think and analyze the situation while running. I decide what to do next. I finally understood what Se-ha was saying as he repeatedly preached the importance of running.

Quickly check the back.

A smoke screen made of incense completely covered part of the hallway. It would have been nice if she had run through it, but Elin chose a completely different path.

As he opened the window of the hallway and flew out, the ribbon hanging from his back spread out. Then, as if he had spider legs, he started chasing the water man while touching the outside of the building.

The maid outfit’s muscle strengthening also helps with running speed. However, Elin’s speed, which was pursued by her 2-meter long ribbon legs(?), was not far behind.

In desperation, he reached out and broke the window in the hallway, and threw glass bottles one after another at Elin who was chasing him.

I was expecting it to hit either my body or the floor… .

Easily dodge the ones thrown towards your body. Evade the ones thrown towards the ground, or the side of the building, by moving upwards.

You didn’t tell me about this! I resent Se-ha for no reason. I thought it was a dress I had never seen before, but I didn’t know it was capable of such strange movements… .

It would have been better if we had been facing each other in the hallway. Once he starts moving in three dimensions using that ribbon, there’s no way to deal with him.

In that case… to a narrow place where it is difficult to move as you wish… .

I looked back again as I felt something touch my back. The stockings of my maid outfit were slightly puffed up as if the wind was blowing through them, and I felt something being caught.

“It’s too much with a pistol. Can’t you do it? ”

Why does it sound so good even though it’s just a soliloquy? Is it because Ellin’s voice is that good, or is it because all of her body’s attention is focused on her?

But… anyway… it’s coming!

The next moment, a fire broke out on one of my ankles. Since I was running, I couldn’t keep my balance and fell down and rolled.

Examine your ankles while lying face down.

It must have been an illusion that I felt like I was on fire. It was just a sharp pain as if I had been cut by something sharp. I had used [Thousand-Slaughter Technique].

I hastily picked up a few glass bottles and threw them in all directions. Smoke rose up and I couldn’t see my surroundings. Elin would do the same, but the smoke would clear away after some time.

“If possible, I’d like you to surrender. I don’t really want to hurt you.”

A voice from beyond the smoke.

Suin asked.

“Is it because you feel bad for me because I’m complaining about something so trivial?”

“That’s not what I meant. Of course, it’s true that I want to save it if possible because I’ll get hurt if I use my powers… .”

“… Are there any other reasons?”

A moment of hesitation, a kind of silence.

And then came a completely unexpected answer.

“You were seriously injured a while ago, right? To Miss Yoojung.”

I didn’t ask how she knew. I heard from Seha that she had the ability to see things related to people related to Elin’s younger sister, Yuren.

but….

“Why does that mean you don’t want to hurt me?”

“… As for her work, I am your accomplice.”

Su-in’s eyes widened at the words that she really couldn’t understand. A slightly self-reproachful voice followed.

“I knew what you were doing. But I had only recently become a Master… and was dealing with other people who were causing trouble within the academy. I thought you and what you were doing were ‘not urgent’ and left it alone.”

We were confronting those who had committed urgent crimes that had to be dealt with immediately.

“So, Mr. Chairman, are you an accomplice with me?”

“… At least it is true that I was not honest with Yoo Jung Yang or others. So, I don’t think I have the right to be harsh to you who is paying the price for your mistakes, even if it is not the right way.”

Suin bit her lip.

Even though this person is paying the price for the sin he committed, he blames the other person or tries to make excuses by saying that he didn’t know it would come to that. On the other hand, the other person feels responsible for the sin he couldn’t prevent.

It is not pleasant to realize one’s own insignificance.

but.

“Whatever the Chairman thinks, it’s his freedom, but my mistake is my mistake and it has nothing to do with the Chairman. Since he won’t surrender anyway, there’s no use lenient words… How can you say you don’t want to hurt the person who started the shooting in the first place?!”

Anyway, my desire to not embarrass myself in front of this person became even stronger, so I spoke with some force, but then I realized something and became dumbfounded.

“If you really do it, it’ll really hurt, right?”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m also… quite used to being in pain.”

As he said that, he got up. Since he had already taken a three-fold concentrated dose of regenerative medicine before coming to the duel, the wound on his ankle had already healed.

The problem is the pain… .

One of the smokescreens spread all around was a concentrated potion. I went in there on purpose and took a deep breath. My mind became dizzy, but my entire body became more sensitive.

As I ran in that posture, as if someone was watching from somewhere, this time, instead of my ankle, my entire right calf was split open. Hot blood spurted out through my black stockings and onto the floor.

The excruciating pain that comes late. But… Suin knows. Suin’s body has already learned enough.

Pain can become pleasure.

I lost my balance and fell to the floor. The fingers that were trying to support my body slipped and I hit my chin on the floor. But it was okay.

Beyond reducing pain and increasing pleasure, the process of directly changing the size of pain into pleasure was underway.

If you can endure it, the wound will heal. The biggest threat is losing consciousness due to pain, so you just have to be able to prevent that.

Suin thought so and moved her body.

My head was in a mess from the combination of pain and pleasure, making it impossible for me to think deeply. But somehow I got up and ran, limping.

Narrow places… narrow places are better… .

The classroom door appeared before my eyes. I ran towards it on limping legs.

Can I hide until my leg gets better? Under the desk. That’s ridiculous.

At the back of the classroom, there was a large cabinet where cleaning supplies and supplies were stored. I went inside.

In the dark cabinet, relying on the light from the cell phone, I examine the wounded calf. The wound is deep enough to expose the bone, tearing the calf lengthwise. If the stocking hadn’t been compressing it, the bleeding would have been more severe.

If it had been normal, I would have felt nauseous, but now that the weak effect was taking effect, even the horror of it made my heart race.

“What are you doing, Miss Suin?”

Ellen’s voice was heard from outside the cabinet.

The next moment, the lock on the cabinet was torn like a piece of paper and collapsed forward, unable to stay closed.

On the other side, in front of the classroom blackboard, stood Elin. Floating on four ribbons, sitting with her legs crossed in the air, she looked like an ominous yet beautiful queen.

“… I thought you were holding on strangely well, but you suppressed the pain with medicine. It’s pointless. You know that nothing will change even if you run away.”

It was a truly undeniable truth.

Suin tried to somehow match her hazy gaze with Elin. She tried to look straight at her face. Elin let out a sigh and slightly changed her position.

Looking into her clear eyes, he smiled faintly.

“Yeah… . I know… . So… .”

therefore,

Didn’t run away.

The next moment,

A waterfall poured down where Ellen was standing.

To be exact, it was a trap set up on the ceiling. I had come here with Se-ha earlier and had placed concentrated aphrodisiacs, stimulants, and paralytics on the ceiling and camouflaged them.

A last resort measure since long-distance creation is not possible. After ‘what if I throw it?’, it was ‘what if I install it?’ It required a lot of preparation to be effective, and the probability of not being triggered was much higher, but it still had its advantages.

Elin jumped at the moment the trap was triggered and avoided the direct hit of the liquid, but she was unable to block all of the liquid that was splashing on the floor. Some of it splashed all over her white dress, onto her exposed face, and even into her eyes.

One is that once it is properly activated within the area of effect, it is difficult to avoid completely, and the other is… .

“Ugh… .”

Ellen moaned softly. Without realizing it, her body shrank and her legs pressed together tightly.

Because it was possible to use highly concentrated drugs, just a few drops were enough to produce an effect.

Suin struggled to get up. It was difficult because she couldn’t use one leg properly, but she somehow managed to support herself and throw the glass bottle.

There was no direct hit, but the goal was to prevent anyone from escaping through doors or windows, so it didn’t matter. If they filled the classroom, they would have no choice but to drink some, which would weaken them a little, and then the water spirit’s wooden stone would be achieved.

Ellin also read the doctor’s orders.

The embarrassment of being caught in an absurd trap was fleeting.

I was slightly impressed by his attitude of using everything he could, including deception, to weaken himself, or rather, to make his comrades triumph.

For her, who loved B-movie action movies and admired heroes, that sight was not unpleasant at all. Even if it meant going through some hardship, she wanted to open her mouth and praise him.

But then, the [fragment of the Jomakyung] embedded in Elin’s heart dug in an inch further.

Ellen’s mind was slightly, just a little distorted.

Yes, Suin was a more troublesome enemy than expected. If he was not careful, he might be defeated. What would happen if he were defeated? He would be a slave and follow the orders of other masters. Maybe he could handle that.

But what about Yuren?

Other Masters are dangerous. All Masters know it. They must be killed or destroyed until they can no longer be a threat.

Yeah. What did this guy in front of me do? He’s definitely going to do the same to Yuren.

This guy,

It will defile Yuren.

I’m going to ruin Yuren.

[The fragments of the Jomakyeong] only slightly distorted the direction of thought. However, even that alone can easily cause the human mind to become crooked and move towards madness.

What’s more… it goes without saying for those who originally had ‘that kind of talent’.

Suin, who was about to throw the last glass bottle at Elin, who suddenly stopped in her tracks, hesitated.

It wasn’t an illusion. Elin’s hair was gradually turning red. At the same time, she remembered what Seha had repeatedly emphasized to Yuna and herself before coming to the duel.

If the chairman’s hair turns red while fighting, he told them to surrender immediately. No, he told them to shout “surrender” and jump out the window because he might not react properly even if they heard the word “surrender.” That would be safe.

─Never attack the chairman who has entered ‘Gwijamoshin mode’.

There must be a reason why he said that without a hint of laughter.

Suin opened her mouth to say surrender, and then, in the next moment, she saw half of her tongue torn off and lying on the floor.

“Ugh, euaaah!”

There is a limit to how much pain can be mistaken for pleasure through aphrodisiac. I screamed and rolled around on the floor. But the next moment, I couldn’t even do that.

This is because Elin, who had come closer without anyone noticing, grabbed Suin’s arms and legs with Elin’s ribbon and twisted them at the same time, dislocating the joints.

Elin grabbed Suin, who was unable to move, and sat her down on the old desk in the classroom. A ribbon stretched out and picked up Suin’s severed tongue that was rolling on the floor.

“Okay, I’ll give it back to you. I’m sorry. The wound seems to be healing, so if you hold it against the cut surface, it will be fine soon.”

It was just as she said.

When the severed tongue fragment is placed, the fusion begins. Even so, it will take a long time before he can speak properly.

“Wasn’t that too harsh? But I thought he’d surrender if I just left him alone. The conditions for retirement were… Surrender, lie down for a ten count, voluntarily leave the duel venue for more than a minute, and die? Yeah, good. Now I don’t have to worry about retiring.”

Looking at Elin speaking in such a serious tone, Suin felt goosebumps.

In other words, Suin is now unable to voluntarily escape this duel. Even dying is something she cannot do voluntarily.

The next moment, one of Elin’s ribbons wrapped around Suin’s neck. She started to squeeze him, causing him to squirm. And every time she did, the pain from her dislocated limbs multiplied the pain.

“Would you like to tell me? What are you planning to do to Yuren? What did you plan to do to defile her? Tell me the truth and I’ll finish you off in no time.”

“Ugh… Ugh… Heh heh heh heh… !”

When you’re strangled, you can’t speak even if you want to. It’s so obvious.

But Ellin’s face turned cold, as if she had forgotten that obvious fact.

“Why aren’t you answering? Oh, right. You can’t. Of course not. It’s such a dirty imagination that you can’t even bring yourself to say it.”

Elin lightly scratched her neck with her fingernails, where the choker was. A red line was drawn on Suin’s neck as well. It wasn’t a fatal wound, but… if she were to force her head back in that state, it would be a different story.

Suin could feel her flesh and muscles being forcibly stretched and torn from the wound. The fact that she was able to endure the horror brought on by this fact was, ironically, thanks to the pleasure that the drug brought.

I looked at Elin with difficulty, my vision blurred by the tears that wouldn’t stop due to the pain.

Elin’s eyes were clouded as she questioned Suin about things that had not happened or happened. Including the red hair, this was not someone Suin knew.

An inexplicable madness was taking over Elin.

In the midst of pain, fear, and slightly misaligned pleasure, Suin made a decision.

“Ah… Alchemic… !”

There was a skill that I learned by gaining experience when I was a master. Alchemic Burst, which sprays drugs within a 3-meter radius. It compresses the effect, and compresses it again. It is enough to just reach Elin, who is trying to tear off her neck.

The gas that rose up like an explosion at close range dove into Elin without giving her a chance to dodge.

The drug of choice is a hypnotic.

He spoke to her, pleadingly, as she hesitated just a little.

“Wake up… Chairman… . You’re not that kind of person… .”

The words were half-ripped from his throat, without any proper syllables.

However, even just a little bit of reason returned to Elin’s eyes, and the strength of the ribbon that was strangling Suin’s neck was released.

Suin could only remember up to that point.

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On the second floor of the old school building, Yuna was quietly looking out the window.

It had been a while since the loud noises and screams from upstairs had stopped. It sounded like the screams of many people, and I was worried about what it meant that they had quieted down, but I decided to wait for now.

Half out of trust, half out of fear.

So I was relieved when the chairman appeared with the sound of footsteps clicking.

The ribbon on the back of the clothes was wrapped around the water man like an arm, and although it was covered in blood here and there, it seemed like he was breathing properly.

“I’m sorry, did you keep me waiting long?”

“Not really.”

“Then shall we start right away? My younger sibling is waiting for me at home, so I want to go quickly.”

“Okay. Oh, wait a minute. Fix your hair.”

I noticed that the Chairman’s hair had turned red, but I didn’t pay much attention to it.

Se-ha had told them to surrender or run away unconditionally because it would be dangerous, but how many of the ‘enemies’ they would face in the future would be able to do that?

When I was assigned the role of protecting Saya, I didn’t know, but in other situations, I had no intention of running away.

Moreover, even that person survived by confronting that chairman.

I unzipped my bike suit slightly to make it easier to breathe, pulled my hair up and tied it, and got ready to fight, thinking.

I don’t want to show myself in an embarrassing way to my juniors.