episode_0096

1.

Today is Friday.

So, it’s a day when the warrior club has time.

After finishing my morning classes, I was heading to my small club room.

“Ban!”

“Srenia?”

Srenya spoke while holding a folder full of documents in her arms.

“Are you going to the student council room? Why are you carrying so much luggage…”

“Hey, there’s a lot of academic schedule now. According to my seniors, it’s going to be really busy from now on.”

“Really? Give me your luggage. I’ll just carry it to the front of the student council office. ”

“No, it’s okay if I hear it!”

“Give it to me.”

He forcibly lifted Srenya’s luggage as if he was taking it away.

‘Big…’

It’s heavier than I thought.

I almost made a fool of myself by staggering around carrying these documents.

“Thank you Ban.”

“Star…speaking of words.”

The blinking spirit eyes of Srennia were visible.

You were using magic.

I was embarrassed for no reason, but I couldn’t ask to hear it again, so I guess I’ll just have to hold out until I get to the student council room.

“What’s with the academic schedule that makes the student council so busy?”

“Now, there’s a certain amount of work related to midterms, and after that, there’s club festivals, school trips, year-end dances, etc., so there’s nothing that the student council doesn’t handle.”

“I see…”

The student council has a lot to do too.

I thought about doing it because it looks so romantic in books, novels, and comics.

It looks cool, but it seems too busy, so I shouldn’t do it.

‘Ah, I can’t do anything else but join the warrior club.’

I burst out laughing at the sad reality.

But isn’t there something strange about the academic schedule?

“End of year ball? What is that?”

“Huh? You don’t know?”

“Yeah.”

Of course, there isn’t that in Korean schools…?

But isn’t it weird to have a prom at school?

“You can think of it as the end-of-year festival held at the academy. They say it’s a festival to say that the year was good. They say the highlight of the end-of-year ball is the pair dance.”

“There is something like that…”

Is it because it’s a Western fantasy setting?

When we say the word ball, a fantastical setting comes to mind.

I think I saw it in Harry Potter.

A romantic scene where candles brightly illuminate the banquet hall in an orange glow, and a man and woman in full dress breathe in sync.

Let yourself be carried away by the lively waltz and enjoy sumptuous food.

Dancing with our flesh against each other.

“Half…?”

“Ah, um. Srenya, why?”

“It’s in front of the student council room.”

Srenya was pointing to the student council room with her finger.

“Already?”

“Yeah. Thanks for helping me.”

It’s a shame to break up like this.

At that moment, a question suddenly occurred to me.

“Srenia.”

“Huh?”

Srenya turns her head after hearing what I said.

Her bright blonde hair sways and her large eyes, sparkling like jewels, look at me.

“At the ball… Who are you going to dance with?”

Stupid question.

Maybe it was because I was in a fantasy, but the topic was so abrupt.

It’s a question that doesn’t even properly capture the mood.

In the first place, you were being greedy and wanting me to answer, but we weren’t really that close.

“Ah…”

“Oh, no! Wasn’t that too sudden? Even if you don’t answer, ”

“You’re not going to do it?”

“Huh?”

Srenya was neither surprised nor bewildered by my question.

He looked tired.

“No, I didn’t want to do it, sorry. I just said what I was thinking.”

“Ah… um. I see.”

“That’s an unexpected question, haha…”

You’re not doing it?

My head was spinning in strange directions, but Srenya changed the subject.

“That’s right. Take this.”

“Huh?”

“I’ve organized the books I’ve researched about the Demon King. I researched the library of the Iphisia Kingdom to see if there were any remaining materials after hearing the prophecy.”

Srenya handed me a rather thin document.

But looking at the messy-looking paper and the densely packed handwriting of Srenya, it seems like a lot of effort went into it.

“Do I have to write it down for you?”

“Ah… Thank you…!”

“Then do well in your club activities. Take care.”

Srenya greeted him.

But now a question has occurred to me.

“Srenya… Is there anyone who knows the contents of the prophecy…?”

In order to use prophecy as exclusive information, only I must have this information.

There is only one being who can hear the prophecy called Srenya.

We must be able to utilize this appropriately.

“Um…….no.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Is it a secret?”

“That’s right, it’s a secret…right?”

I’m a little happy that a secret has been created between Srenya and me.

I turned around and headed towards the club.

2.

It’s warrior club time again.

Since this is our first club time after the break, we have prepared a special story for today.

Actually, it’s also because I didn’t want to get beaten up by Instructor Tachibesus from the first day…

Anyway, what we have to do today is.

“Let’s learn about the Demon King~ is the topic of today’s activity.”

The Jipijigi Baekjeon Bulhwa.

If you know your enemy and know yourself, there is no danger in battle.

When I wrote the topic on the blackboard, the children’s reactions were varied.

Yuni’s eyes sparkled, Ignis’s eyes were cold, and Taina’s…

“Tina?”

“…Ah, yeah! Why are you calling me Ban.”

“Please focus.”

I was looking out the window.

After focusing the children’s attention like that, I started the lecture again.

“It is assumed that the first Demon King descended 1000 years ago, and the previous Demon King is known to have appeared 19 years ago.”

“I have a question!”

Yuni raised her hand and asked.

“What is it?”

“I’m also curious about the first demon lord…”

“Unfortunately, it’s too old a record to be found.”

“What a pity…”

Yuni whetted her appetite.

“Anyway, the only thing we know is the previous Demon King. What happened 19 years ago that made the Demon King appear?”

“Correct answer, the Demon War. It was the beginning of the destruction of the Tachikan Kingdom.”

Taina answered with her mouth still moving, her gaze turned out the window.

I thought Taina would enjoy this class topic, but she just can’t concentrate.

“Most people probably know that…”

“Huh?”

There was new information in the documents that Srenya had provided.

I wonder if it’s okay to reveal this, but… Srenya is a princess, so what?

“It’s a secret… 20 years ago, the Demon King showed himself in front of the World Tree.”

“…What!?”

“That too… brutally slaughtering the invited warrior party member, Gerea.”

This content did not appear in the novel either.

This is information that neither the Imperials nor the Suin tribe would know.

Information known only to a select few among the elves.

“And the Demon King declared. This is the birth of the one who will burn down this World Tree.”

“Wait a minute, you invaded the Kingdom of Iphisia and killed the first warrior party member, Gerea, in front of the World Tree? Does that make sense?”

“…According to the literature, yes.”

I don’t know the exact details though.

After this bombshell statement was dropped, the kids were instantly confused.

I guess it was such a shock.

“Phew, anyway, this was the Demon King’s first appearance.”

Now that the heated atmosphere has calmed down, it’s time to move on to the next topic.

“Let’s take a quick look at the closest aides of the previous Demon King.”

With those words, he pasted four old pictures on the blackboard.

“First, last. Erkin.”

My first impression was that she was beautiful.

But the pointed, coiled horns that sprouted from her head gave away her identity as a demon.

And it’s a gruesome sight, with a one-handed gesture and an unidentifiable lump of blood.

“I don’t know his exact abilities, but… I think he’s the best wizard on the continent.”

“Don’t you even know the location?”

“Good question, Uni. Actually… he was the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings, so he was quickly defeated by the warrior. That’s why there’s not much information about him.”

There is no information other than that she is a beautiful sorceress.

“Third, the third of the Four Heavenly Kings. Algolesca.”

A skeleton and golem-like figure engulfed in flames.

Lava flows like blood and countless chalices are fluttering to collect it.

And the swinging fire in his hand.

“Its special ability is to fight by summoning a fire that never goes out until the target is destroyed. I guess it’s probably a saint’s ability… but there’s no definitive information on this either.”

It’s a shame that this is all I’ve saved up over the summer vacation.

“Third. Second among the Four Heavenly Kings. An unknown strategist.”

This Four Heavenly Kings is the most mysterious person, no, a demon.

“…No information. But there have been sightings in quite a few places and the scope of those sightings is.”

Of these Four Heavenly Kings, the second one is the strangest.

If you go to a place like an ancient ruin, there are traces of one or two.

Only traces of the exterior.

There is nothing else.

A wizard’s journal, an inspector’s journal, or a spirit shaman’s journal.

“From one end of the continent to the other. Traces of an unknown bookworm have been found from about 1,000 years ago to 20 years ago.”

“”…..!!!””

Both Ignis and Uni looked surprised.

When I first heard it, I also felt very strange.

Because this material means one thing.

Don’t die.

“But there is no real activity. There is no information either.”

This concludes the introduction of the second speaker and marks the long-awaited finale.

“Last. Simply put, this tribe is the strongest.”

“Who is it?”

“The leader of the Four Heavenly Kings. Nakir. His main weapon is a spear. He is the demon who made the greatest sacrifice to the warrior party. ”

“…The being that drove Altina to death.”

“Yeah. And another member of the warrior party, the demon who caused the death of Lady Ane.”

I can’t reveal it in the academy because I can’t tell my last name.

Oh, I see.

So, one of the ancestors of the Kariel children, Ane Algion, lost his life to a demon named Nakir.

“This is how I learned about the Four Heavenly Kings…”

“Hold on a second!”

Ignis opened his dull eyes again and raised his hand.

It’s a face that looks very dissatisfied.

“…Why Ignis.”

“Why do I have to learn about the Four Heavenly Kings? Aren’t they all already… dead?”

“Good question. It helps with the topic we’re going to discuss now.”

Why should I learn from the previous Four Heavenly Kings, not the current Four Heavenly Kings?

Besides, the current Demon King may or may not have the Four Heavenly Kings.

It may seem like a waste of valuable time.

“It’s because of one of the abilities that is assumed to be the Demon King’s status.”

“Huh?”

“Does anyone ‘remember’ what the Demon King looks like?”

This time, Yuni raised her hand confidently.

“I had red eyes on the long-sleeved shirt!”

“We saw that during the final exam.”

“…uh.”

“And isn’t there another sight you saw?”

This is not a time for meaningless history study.

It’s strictly warrior club time.

“I saw the Four Heavenly Kings… appearing to be resurrected……”

“Yeah. It seems that one of the Demon King’s Aspects can freely manipulate blood and sweep away creatures. It must be a magical ability. ”

“Then…”

“Yeah. You can create the Four Heavenly Kings and fight them. If the test that appeared in the final exam is retaken. ”

The final exam is taken through the terrifying mirror world.

The being that emerged from that relic is none other than the previous Demon King.

We also have the Four Heavenly Kings pouring out,

“You may have to deal with it directly.”

“”…!!!”

The members of the warrior club were shocked again.

After that, we had to keep discussing the Demon King until the sun went down.