episode_0079

“How is it going?”

A question mixed with a bit of fatigue.

Archmage Milton immediately projected an illusion for his goddess, Athena Mellon.

“The fight between Coleman and Rose is in its third round and is quite tense.

I thought Coleman would take it easily, but Rose counterattacked powerfully.”

“Tight. That’s surprising.

I knew that Rose Water wasn’t a complete stranger, but he still competed on equal footing with the game’s developer.”

“Because we put a certain handicap on our side.”

beck.

Athena stretched and stood up.

The place where the two are is a cliff overlooking Quain Island, where the Academy is located.

While she was taking a moment to catch her breath, Milton was tuning the game again.

“Why is your expression so dark, Colman Cantor…? ”

Athena gazed aimlessly at the ruins where the game was taking place.

There is no need for Coleman to meet him yet.

It would be better to first meet the Grand Mage and introduce him slowly…

“… Okay, then let’s move on to round 4.

Who will pass this test? Who?”

Milton’s voice sounded embarrassed.

Athena turned her head.

“What’s the problem?”

“The order was suddenly cut off. It seems like there was a disturbance from outside… ”

Shhh!

Something soared into the sky at the academy and started flying towards where they were.

“… Looks like I got caught. You should avoid it quickly.”

“What about you?”

“We should check how much our junior has grown.”

Milton waved his hand, and a portal to a safe place opened.

Athena, who entered the portal without much hesitation, suddenly stopped.

“Milton.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t die.”

“Of course. I still have a lot of use left, so why should I die?”

“No, not that.”

Athena muttered something close to a sigh.

“I don’t want to see any more people dying.”

The portal closed.

Before Milton could even think about those words, a thunderbolt flew from the sky.

“Welcome is a grand one.”

Immediately, he combined fire and wind magic and struck this one with lightning as well.

A flash of light that occurs when two electric charges collide.

The Grand Mage closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them, Academy Dean Russell Corvus was standing in front of him.

“Russell.”

“I should have definitely warned you.

Don’t plot behind my back anymore.”

“Huh.”

I tried to play it off in a natural way, but it seems like that attitude only made Russell angry.

“A strange barrier was placed in the dungeon beneath the academy.”

“… ”

“And coincidentally, Princess Lilac and Cantor Colman are missing.

The Director of Intelligence said that they both went to Romelo Village, but when I just checked with my clairvoyance, there was no trace of them anywhere in the village.”

“So, it’s my fault?”

“It would be ugly for you to come here and act like a fool, Milton.”

That is correct.

Milton took a fighting stance, putting his right foot back.

Russell puts his hands forward.

After a short silence, the fight began with Russell chanting.

“The wind cuts the ground, sand.”

Immediately the cliff on which Milton was standing turns into quicksand and collapses.

The great mage drew on his wind magic and levitated his body in the air.

but-

“The fire warms the sand-”

The magically created sand swirls around them, creating a circular barrier.

A barrier that is infused with fire magic and glows white.

After a while, the sand that had been purified by spitting out impurities began to shine brilliantly.

“Mirror.”

Russell Corvus, the Archmage of the Mirror, waved his hand again.

His image is reflected in the barrier, creating a new alter ego.

One, two, three… The number of alter egos is now increasing countless times.

“Fire and wind meet and create lightning!”

Dozens of clones shoot out lightning spears at the same time.

Milton, who had been silently watching until now, finally opened his mouth and chanted.

“The rising and setting of the sun and moon is called time.

In the name of time, acceleration.”

A time magic acceleration spell that is far superior to wind magic.

Milton dodged the attack through the gaps between the thunderbolts.

However, even at this moment, the mirror barrier continues to create Russell’s alter ego.

Before we knew it, the net drawn by the lightning had become so dense that it was impossible to avoid it with speed alone.

The orders become increasingly narrow, as if hunting a fox.

Milton had no choice but to give up using acceleration to evade and defend himself by creating a shield with a protection spell.

“The more I look at your mirror magic, the more I am impressed.”

“… ”

“Originally, this type of clone or illusion spell is easy to destroy because it has no substance, but mirror magic is mixed with earth magic, so each and every image it pulls out is real, making it difficult to deal with.”

“This is the end of the product review.”

The strength of the lightning that pressures the guardian spell becomes stronger.

A protective shield that is slowly starting to crack.

“Well, I think I’ve seen enough.

The place where the sun, moon, wind, and fire reside is the sky.”

A small microcosm is formed in Milton’s hands.

“The throne in the sky is empty.

All things in the world are vanity.”

And there was a flash.

A wave of heaven spreads out from Milton.

The wave shattered the lightning, reduced the clones to ashes, and even dismantled the barrier.

“Wow!”

Russell’s body turns upside down.

The overwhelming power itself that crushes all remaining talents.

Milton shook off his clothes and looked down at the dean from above.

“It’s great, but is it really this much?”

“… It’s not over yet… ”

“No. it’s over. I have no reason to fight anymore.

While avoiding your attacks, I also checked the spells I had installed at the Academy… ”

The dark arena he created was dismantled by Abarion and Miles.

Now they will track the flow of orders and determine the exact locations of Coleman and Rose.

Is Coleman’s test ending incomplete like this?

“Congratulations. You have succeeded in interfering with me and his plans to some extent.

I want to take my life in return, but… ”

Milton looked up and saw Quain Island.

Several figures flying this way.

It seems that other professors are joining in after completing their respective duties.

Let’s just retreat.

Let’s leave Lilac’s fate to Coleman.

Athena’s command transmitted telepathically.

Milton nodded and flapped his cloak once.

“Then farewell, Russell.”

With the flow of wind magic, the founder of the circle leisurely leaped through space and disappeared.

————————————————– —————————-

A little before the duel between Russell and Milton, in the academy’s underground dungeon.

Tangaroa and Cleo stared at the problem presented by the golem.

“Puzzle… Is this?”

“Yes. Right now, we can move one unit of Black Swan first-year students and one unit of Black Bird special recruits.

I think the goal is to score 2 points with this.”

“No, wait a minute.”

Cleo tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

“Isn’t the romantic era judged using dice?

Then, even with the same strategy, the results will vary depending on the dice… ”

“Yes. I tried it earlier and found out that even if you fail, you can try again. but… ”

Tangaroa glanced at the building behind the golem.

“Every time I fail, time is wasted.”

“If you want to save Mr. Coleman and the Chairman, you must choose the strategy with the highest probability.”

Cleo nodded as if she understood.

She immediately looked at the table and started formulating a strategy.

“The key to this puzzle is that special recruits can choose the dual attribute they want.

If you select the martial arts attribute in the crew creation section and cast Exploding Field… ”

Explosion Field – Fire 2, Water 2, 0cm, 1 enemy model

Generates 6 damage.

The Baekyang delinquent who was guarding the goal collapsed.

A first-year Kuroshio student walks leisurely and plants a flag at the target.

“Success!”

“I don’t think it ends with just one.”

One of the three crystals in the golem’s chest lit up.

Immediately the table was enveloped in fog, and a new puzzle appeared.

“How should I solve it this time?”

“It is important here to prevent the opponent from scoring.

If you walk twice in a row with the Red Horse Cavalry and close in on an enemy unit… ”

Cleo is having fun.

I had good luck with the dice, so I was able to complete the second puzzle in an instant.

Golem began preparing the final table, giving the two a moment to catch their breath.

“I was lucky.”

“That’s right.”

“If we keep going like this, we can save Mr. Coleman and the Chairman!”

Save.

Those words scratched Tangaroa’s stomach.

After being rescued… What should I do?

He tried to suppress his discomfort, but it had already been shown on his face.

“… Why are you doing that?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s focus on the third puzzle.”

“… Now that I think about it, you said that the vice president was the one who made a mess of the student council room.”

Tangaroa sighed.

“Yes. I did it out of anger while fighting with the chairman.”

“… Why did you do that… Is that right?”

“Even after graduation, he asked me not to go to my hometown but to stay and run the era of romance.”

“… Don’t you want to stay in Funforge?”

He didn’t answer.

Since the third puzzle was ready, Cleo also turned her eyes to the table again.

The elf grumbles as if this puzzle is difficult.

Behind him, Tangaroa thought quietly.

Do I want to stay at Funforge?

Do you want to be with Lilac, Colman, Cleo, and Hwayoung?

Can I postpone going home?

My life’s goal was to get Lilac’s permission to return home?

So what are my last 10 years going to be like?

“solved!”

Cleo’s cool cry.

The golem slowly raises itself and moves out of the way.

“Good. Cleo, you go back and inform the professors of the current situation.”

“Yes? I have already notified Superintendent Petra Lin.”

“… That housemaster is not allowed. Tell another professor.”

Although she couldn’t tell me the reason, Cleo seemed to understand.

“Then what about Vice President?”

“I go in there.”

“Alone?”

“I’m sorry, but even if you go in anyway, you won’t be able to get even one serving.”

“… I understand.”

Cleo nods and turns back to run.

Tangaroa took a deep breath and started walking towards the building.

I’m sorry, Cleo, but that’s not the only reason I’m sending you away.

If you meet Lilac and Rose there… I also don’t know how I will react…