episode_0064

000

A black flash runs on the dark road where twilight has fallen.

An attack of paralysis with the light of magic.

If it directly touches the body, it messes up the magic circulation system,

It is magic that can turn a human into a scarecrow.

With the sound of plasma sparks crackling!

The lightning of magic that once burst out in the void.

It splits into four directions on the spot, heading towards the four vital points of humans where magic is most stored: head, heart, dantian, and groin.

The appearance was like a deadly spear torn into four.

The target is a male student from the Execution Department wearing a red uniform.

What he is holding is a sword of black steel, but

It was impossible to avoid this attack by moving after acknowledging it.

“Haat!”

However, another Execution Department student next to him.

As a woman who was developing a magic circle in her hand and conducting battle unleashed magic.

A semi-transparent barrier unfolds, enveloping him and his colleague.

It protects the two from the mana shock.

The woman raises one corner of her mouth as if Kleon’s magic event is laughable.

“With such low-level magic-”

But as long as she shows such an arrogant attitude, there was no way they could have a chance of winning.

This time, a white flame runs out in a straight line, breaks through the barrier, and is embedded in the woman’s abdomen.

“You can’t move if I do that.”

“Keuheok…!”

Demis, fluttering his blue hair, twists the fist wearing the gauntlet.

In the orb of his right hand, a white magic reaction symbolizing `Yang` among `Yin and Yang` was visible.

A female student exhales from her mouth from the severe pain and shock.

Demis immediately releases the magic accumulated in the gauntlet.

From the white orb that rotated violently while emitting a strong light.

The `Yang` magic accompanied by the shock explodes.

At the same time, the released white, viscous, high-density mass of magic.

When it strikes the female student’s abdomen.

“Heugiit!?”

The magic caster, the female student from the Execution Department, makes the same sound and collapses on the spot with her eyes rolled back.

“I, idiot. She is a specialist in magic defense… What on earth did you do?”

The male student next to her was unable to properly react to the sudden and surprising attack.

He was looking at Demis, who was adjusting his glasses.

“What do you mean… It’s `refined life force with magic` and `shot out in a fist`? All students in the Department of Sacred Studies can do it basically.”

“What…?”

Kleon looks at Demis and recalls what the students were studying in the previous theoretical education.

Vitality is basically human life force.

It is a slightly different concept while having a common ground with magic.

Students in the Department of Sacred Studies cultivate vitality through repeated sexual acts.

They train their ability to control life force along with magic.

Life force can be converted into magic.

Magic can be converted into life force.

Maintaining this balance and creating a balanced state of body and mind.

And in that state, it becomes possible to generate much higher quality magic from the body.

Yes, just as humans cultivate performance through proper exercise, diet, and a healthy mind.

Maintaining a 1:1 balance of magic and life force is the highest level pursued by the Department of Sacred Studies.

The magic that Demis emitted just now is also `refined life force magic` that was manifested with the help of the orb.

Therefore, it cannot be defended with ordinary magic defense, and it is difficult to defend with physical armor.

It is truly an attack that penetrates the opponent’s defense.

“Hoo, this is a technique passed down through generations in the Department of Sacred Studies. It is called `shooting out vitality` and is called `ejaculation`.”

Couldn’t you have had a little more proper naming sense?

“And this is my original technique. `Right Striking Near (Right Reach Close)`, which is punched out from the right hand that is closely attached to the opponent at zero distance.”

“Demis. Don’t reveal your hand to the enemy like that.”

Kleon felt a slight sense of shame and spoke like that.

Demis nods, understanding that it was for operational reasons.

The two people Kleon was facing were stunned by the sight.

Kleon quickly took advantage of the gap to gather magic and draw up the magic of fire into his body.

The surroundings instantly become hot, and from the sphere of flame that appeared above his head.

Scorching vines stretch out, aiming at the male student with a sickle and the female student with a dagger in each hand.

“Keuk!”

The two people, who had just come to their senses from the sudden surprise attack, wielded weapons imbued with magic to cut down the vines-

In the meantime, they realize that Kleon’s figure has disappeared.

“Uh, where did he go?”

When the male student looks around in panic, the female student makes a sound, `Hot!`, and looks up.

There, Kleon was seen jumping up against the moon and rotating his leg to strike down.

Even if you try to protect your head with a heavy and gapped weapon like a sickle.

Kleon, who has no weapon, is faster and sharper.

“Sky Pillar.”

“Kkeuek!”

The leg, strengthened with magic as if drawing a crescent moon, leaves an afterimage and goes down.

Kleon kicks the male student’s head as is, sending him flying into the bushes next to the road.

“You pervert…!”

Then, the female student swings her dagger, trying to aim for Kleon as he lands.

But-.

“You guys, are you really from the Execution Department? You’re clumsy.”

The next moment, Kleon kicked off the air and leaped once more.

It was an application of wind magic used by Ruth, creating a foothold made of air.

He couldn’t use dragon language magic no matter what.

Kleon was able to imitate this level of magic.

And from his hand, which rose into the air, a black lightning strikes down like lightning once more.

This time, a thick stream of magic that stretches out with a little more magic.

From the crown of the head to the tips of the toes. All the magic organs existing in the body are paralyzed at the same time.

“Euek…”

With that sound, the female student with the dagger fell on the spot.

“Oh, amazing. Instructor Kleon.”

Demis turns his body away from the enemy as if admiring Kleon’s movements.

“You idiot!”

But at that moment, the male student with the sword, who was aiming for a gap, swung his sword at Demis from behind.

What he is aiming for is to avoid the right hand, which has been trained enough to use a powerful blow-

The left side, which has relatively many gaps!

Seize-!

“What…!?”

But Demis naturally grabbed the sword with his left hand wearing the gauntlet.

The hard hand gave strength as is without being injured by the sword, and then shattered the sword in his hand.

“It’s too soft… My left hand is stronger than my right hand. Because I’m holding something harder than that soft sword every day.”

“Keuk…! What kind of training!”

Demis’ glasses reflected the moonlight and sparkled.

And the left hand’s blow, which continued as it was, rotated the body.

“Keuheoeok!”

When the fist hits the face, the yin magic clustered in the orb of the left hand stretches out like vines.

It covers the male student’s body as is.

“An attack that opens up the defense by adding yin’s negative magic… `Inopening (Not Add Open)`.”

Do I really have to say that embarrassing technique name?

But the effect is as certain as it is, and the male student is deprived of all his energy by the magic covering his entire body.

Eventually, he collapsed on the spot.

Only silence flows again in the noisy place.

Demis exhales as if gathering magic.

Kleon gathered the students from the Execution Department who were scattered or had flown away in one place.

“Instructor Kleon. Who are these people?”

“You helped without even knowing who they were… First of all, they are students from the academy. I had a bit of a bad relationship with them before.”

At Kleon’s words, Demis utters, `Hmm….`

“I’m sorry, for getting you involved.”

“No. I was just looking for a friend with the same taste.”

Demis smiles at Kleon’s apology.

Not asking what happened between them and Kleon.

It must be a kind of consideration for Kleon.

Like the thing during the day, this man seemed to completely trust Kleon just because they had the same taste.

“Red uniforms… Could these be the `Execution Department` who have been rapidly rising in prominence within the academy recently?”

At Demis’s words, Kleon looked at him.

According to Ryla’s memory, the Execution Department was in a position like a secret organization even within the academy.

The students usually disguise themselves as students belonging to other departments.

In the meantime, they find people who could bring disadvantages to the academy and secretly purge them.

That’s why it was strange for ordinary students like Demis to know that name.

“How do you know that name?”

“Was it a little over a month ago… I heard that the department was in turmoil when the vice-chief of the Execution Department went missing.”

In terms of timing, it is the time when Kleon handled the woman from the Execution Department in the city.

That magic eye user, was she the vice-chief of the Execution Department…?

“Some of the students within the department who followed the vice-chief rebelled against the chief and left the department. At that time, the existence of the Execution Department became known here and there within the academy.”

“I see….”

“According to those who came out, the chief of the Execution Department is desperate to fill the vacant position left by the missing vice-chief….”

I didn’t intend to, but handling that woman seemed to have caused great damage to the Execution Department.

That alone was fortunate, but….

“Which side are these guys on then? Are they the ones who are angry about killing the vice-chief, or are they the ones who came under the chief’s orders?”

“I don’t know either.”

Demis shook his head and took out a rope from the bag he was carrying.

Why does a student who is not even an adventurer have such a rope in his bag?

“For bondage play.”

Kleon nodded as if he understood and decided to tie them up and leave them on the side of the road.

Demis suggested leaving them tied to a tree with turtle shell bondage.

There was not enough rope length to tie the four of them in that way.

If it were outside the academy, he would have dealt with them on the spot without showing mercy.

But killing students within the academy is a big problem in many ways.

I can’t let Demis commit a crime either, so they will be discovered by a professor who patrols in the morning.

After finishing all the preparations for their abandonment play.

Kleon looked at Demis and opened his mouth.

“Thanks, Demis.”

“You’re welcome. We are comrades and colleagues in the same department.”

Kleon nodded, feeling relieved at his words.

In his childhood, he was an outcast because he was a member of the Black Magic Clan.

The only men he talked to often after becoming an adventurer were `Albein` and `Bolt`.

Albein is three years younger than him, and Bolt is from a much older generation.

Until now, Kleon had no male friends of the right age who shared his feelings.

Maybe this is what a friend is like.

Kleon was thinking that.

“I wish you were the top student in the Department of Sacred Studies….”

Suddenly, Layla’s story from yesterday came to mind, and he muttered without realizing it.

“Hmm? Doesn’t the top student of the Department of Sacred Studies have an older sister?”

Demis looked at him as if it was strange at Kleon’s words and opened his mouth.

“…Older sister?”

“Ah. Yes. The top student – Riomes is my older sister.”

For a moment, the image of the academy’s top-class B*tch flashes through Kleon’s head.

A female student who always puts a mysterious liquid on her head and is almost always naked.

Her eyes are dim and she has a name tag around her neck.

But if you think about it.

Her hair is blue.

The color of her eyes is the same as Demis’.

“Ah- that…. I’m sorry. I don’t know what comforting words to say. You’ve been through a lot.”

“Why do you make such a pitiful expression as soon as you know that my older sister is the top student?”

Demis speaks as if he doesn’t understand Kleon’s reaction.

Kleon silently puts his hand on his shoulder and just shakes his head.

“It’s okay. It seems like my older sister likes the current situation as it is.”

“…Is that so. Then that’s a relief….”

[Kleon! Where are you doing! Did someone attack you!?]

At that time, Kuon’s telepathy suddenly hits his ears.

[K, Kuon, calm down. Ah- in this situation, come back quickly.]

And with Ryla’s voice following behind, Kleon felt the tension draining from his body.

“I’m sorry, my roommates are calling.”

“Hoo. Is it Layla Flamewatch, the top student of the Magic Department? You must be having a hard time too, Instructor.”

Demis gave Kleon a look of pity this time and patted Kleon on the shoulder.

The two men who were having a hard time encouraged each other on the spot and turned their feet and parted ways.

And the jealous glares watching such Demis.

It was flashing in the shadows.

001

“Ah-. I heard, I heard. The Execution Department is quite a mess. Hyahya! Serves them right!”

Layla picks up a cookie made by Kuon, making a vulgar laughing sound.

She is lounging on the sofa with a bottle of honey wine in one hand.

Her appearance is like that of elderly adventurers residing in the Adventurer’s Guild.

Ryla, who had returned to the academy and spent her time pouring her passion into researching the cube while constantly locking herself in her room.

The policy of using `Stone Sword` has been decided, and today she went around the top students of other departments and talked to them.

The result was a complete failure.

She said that she failed to get consent from any department.

Thanks to that, she was hugging Kuon and crying when she came home.

Ryla was thinking that it was fortunate that Kleon didn’t see it.

Of course, Sasha told him everything.

In the end, Ryla kept drinking honey wine, which is sweetness + alcohol, to relieve stress.

“More than that, Kleon~ if you are attacked by the Execution Department, call me with telepathy.~”

Layla points at Kleon with an empty bottle and acts drunk.

Kleon quietly sighs and shakes his head.

“This is the first time I’ve seen Ms. Layla so drunk….”

Sasha looks at her with a curious expression.

She is drinking a little honey wine too, but her face is only slightly red.

“Originally, she doesn’t drink alcohol well… And she is weak.”

Kuon, who is the strongest drinker among them, seemed to have no problem drinking the same amount as Layla like juice.

And Galatea-

“Why can’t I do it~!?”

She was hugging Kleon and whining.

“Galatea, Layla said, alcohol is prohibited because it’s not good for the baby in your belly.”

“What does it matter since I’m not human anyway.~?!”

Her appearance, rolling around on the floor as if she couldn’t understand.

It was as if the alluring and absolute appearance of the first encounter was a lie.

`…Did her personality change a little after absorbing Caliburn?`

Kleon thought that Galatea had started to become a little rounder after absorbing Caliburn.

From the act of putting a wedding dress on her in the mansion.

He didn’t know yet whether that was a good change or a bad change.

“…So? Which departments haven’t you been to?”

“Hmm…. The Department of Sacred Studies where Kleon is and the Department of Archery where Sasha is…”

Layla counts by repeatedly bending and stretching her fingers with half-closed eyes.

“Even if those two departments cooperate, two people are still missing.”

“Euaaaaang! I’m sorry! Kleon! It’s because I, I don’t have any virtue!!”

This time, even Layla clings to Kleon while crying.

She was the type of person who gets weak when she drinks alcohol. Layla was.

“Okay, okay. I understand.”

Kleon pats Layla on the shoulder and puts her back on the sofa.

Dealing with a drunkard Layla was more difficult than he thought.

“…Fencing department?”

“Fenceing Depaaartmentaa? Haaaaaah~”

Layla sighs a huge sigh.

She takes another new bottle of honey wine and drinks it as is.

“Those guys didn’t even let me meet the top student~ As soon as they saw me, they were all ready for battle~ and…. Do they think I’m a monster….”

Is she hated that much?

No, clearly, the Fencing Department and the Magic Department didn’t get along well, so.

It’s not all Layla’s fault.

Probably.

“Then, shall I go and talk to them directly once.”

At Kleon’s words, Layla and Kuon’s eyes widen.

Only Sasha was concentrating on crunching cookies and savoring the taste.

“K, Kleon? It seems like it’s already famous within the academy that Kleon is Layla’s companion. Are you okay?”

“Well. That’s then and this is now. It’s okay, I’ve already talked to the top student.”

Kleon nodded as if it was nothing to Kuon’s worry.

“Ah. Aruru, right…. That woman is one of the few people in the academy who can communicate….”

Layla yawns sleepily and puts her evaluation of Aruru into words.

Is that an evaluation before she briefly left the academy?

Or is it an evaluation after she came back?

“U, um, I’ll ask the top student of my department once too! I couldn’t meet her today because she didn’t come to class.”

“What kind of person is the top student of the Archery Department?”

At Kleon’s question, Sasha puts her finger on her chin and tilts her head and moves it.

“Hmm~ I heard she’s a noble from somewhere. It doesn’t seem like her reputation is that good among other people.”

There are cases where even the top student’s skills are inferior to ordinary students.

The criteria for determining the top student vary from department to department.

Since there are many nobles in the Archery Department, it is common for a noble to sit in the top student’s seat.

Among them, the one who hunts the strongest magical beast is given the top student’s seat.

So, the fact that her reputation is not good must only be in terms of her personality.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes! I’ll be as careful as possible when talking to her. It’s a little scary, though….”

Sasha nods and then runs with small steps and naturally sits on Kleon’s lap.

“S, so. Could you please hug me so I’m not scared…?”

Kleon lightly hugs Sasha from behind as he looks at Sasha, who is blushing and asking for a favor.

“Haaaaa~! Lately, when Sasha acts cute to Kleon, what should I say. One side of my chest is squeezed~ and Sasha is so cute~!”

“What kind of position are you in anyway. Sasha’s mother? Kleon’s legal wife?”

Kuon, who is looking at such Sasha and Kleon with sparkling eyes, makes strange sounds.

And Galatea, who is looking at such Kuon with an absurd expression, spits out cold words.

She has not been able to mix her body with Kleon recently because she is not sure what kind of impact it will have on the baby in her belly.

That’s why she was feeling a little lonely and puffing out her cheeks.

Saeak- saeak-.

A quiet breathing sound is heard in the meantime.

Everyone’s eyes turn to the sofa.

There, a red-haired girl was leaning against the backrest, hugging a bottle of alcohol.

She was quietly sleeping.

“Ms. Layla, she fell asleep….”

When Sasha quietly says that, Kleon releases his arm, and she also gets up from her seat.

“I’ll take her to her room. You guys rest too.”

“Yes! Good night. Mr. Kleon!”

Sasha says that and tries to clear the table, but Kuon says it’s okay and sends her to her room first.

Galatea yawns and goes up to her room, and Kuon stays in her place and starts cleaning the messy table.

“Thanks, Kuon.”

“Uung, it’s okay.”

She continues working with a smile at Kleon’s words.

Then, Kleon was going up the stairs of the living room to take Layla to the bed in her room as he said.

At that time-

Fluttering, something flowed out of Layla’s arms and fell to the ground.

“…Paper?”

When Kleon carefully bends down and picks up the fallen paper.

He saw a paper with Layla and another female student drawn on it.

In the picture, Layla has a sulky expression.

She was sitting shoulder to shoulder, holding hands with a girl smiling brightly next to her.

“… …”

After quietly returning the picture to Layla’s arms.

Kleon takes her safely to her room and lays her on the bed.

The Layla in the picture looked several years younger than she is now.

And the girl next to her seemed to be about the same age as Layla.

A being who can hold hands and face each other.

“…Friend, huh.”

Before, when I looked at Layla’s memories.

There was a memory that she didn’t want to show the most.

Perhaps because of that, it was necessary to use more magic to see that memory.

I ignored it at that time because I was trying to find out about the Execution Department.

Maybe.

“Layla. You are….”

Kleon hesitated and looked at the sleeping Layla.

He quietly turns his body and leaves that room.

To step into that area without permission

Now, I’ve become too close to Layla.

002

The next morning.

The academy was heading to the guidance room with some teaching staff taking students due to the commotion of the dark night yesterday.

Kleon pretended not to know and enjoyed his day off.

He waited for a suitable time and headed to the Fencing Department.

The Fencing Department is one of the largest departments in the academy after the Magic Department.

As much as it is training the weapon used in common by everyone called `sword`.

Various races were gathered.

And even if it’s a sword, it’s not just covered with a long sword.

From common things such as rapiers, great swords, long swords, and daggers.

Of course, special ones such as hidden swords.

Double swords, etc., which can be said to be a kind of school.

“Truly, the sword of infinity…”

“You over there!”

Just as Kleon was about to say something.

A student discovered Kleon, who was loitering around the Fencing Department’s practice room, and approached him.

She was a woman who looked like a martial artist at first glance.

She was carrying a rapier on her waist, and her clothes were the practice uniform of the Fencing Department.

She was wearing glasses on her eyes.

“…She’s the model student type.”

“Ha? I don’t know what you’re talking about. You can’t enter this place without the permission of the Fencing Department.”

The female student said that and blocked Kleon’s way.

What should I say, this reaction is…

“Moreover! It’s even more so if you’re Layla Flamewatch’s companion and a shameless Sacred Studies instructor!”

Ah. I knew it.

“What? Layla’s companion?”

“He’s a Sacred Studies instructor!?”

“I, I hate it! Just getting close to him makes you pregnant!”

What kind of sexual knowledge is that…! And being hated because of the Department of Sacred Studies rather than Layla hurts more…!

Kleon was thinking the same thing.

In the end, Kleon, who was in front of the battle formation of the Fencing Department that unfolded in an instant, could only sigh.

“Go back!”

“No, I’m just talking to the top student…”

“Oh, with Ms. Aruru!? Is this man perhaps aiming for Ms. Aruru!?”

I felt that the students’ animosity, which was stirring, was growing even more.

“Are you looking for me?”

The next moment. A clear voice rang out as if breaking that atmosphere.

Everyone’s eyes are focused on that place.

There, wearing the same uniform as the others.

With a glass-like transparent sword shining in blue on her waist.

The figure of `Aruru Trommelia`, wearing a towel around her neck to wipe off sweat, was visible.

Then Aruru looked at Kleon and brightened her face.

“Oh! Mr. Kleon! You came as promised!”

“Yeah, because today is a day off.”

“A, Aruru-nim is talking to a shameless man….”

“That man is that Layla Flamewatch’s companion….”

“I hate it…. Ms. Aruru is getting pregnant….”

I can hear the voice of a human who knows vaguely wrong knowledge about pregnancy.

“Everyone, I’m sorry, but Mr. Kleon is someone I asked for a sparring match. Let him come inside.”

“A, I understand. If Ms. Aruru says so….”

The female student wearing glasses shakes her head as if she can’t help it and dismisses the students.

“Well, shall we go inside then! Did you bring your demon sword?”

“No. Instead, I brought a masterpiece.”

Kleon said that and took out the red-blade sword he was carrying on his waist.

It was old, but still well-maintained.

The only weapon for Kleon, who has neither Galatea nor Iona.

The sword of promise entrusted by the teacher.

It has no name, but it was a priceless masterpiece for Kleon.

“…Amazing. Just looking at it, it’s a heavy sword where you can feel the heart contained in the sword.”

As soon as Aruru saw the sword, she softened her excited expression and smiled.

“…Yeah, really. It’s a heavy sword.”

Kleon also agreed with Aruru’s words and entered the practice room following her.

While receiving the envious gaze of the entire Fencing Department.