episode_0482

The day when midterm exams at Soul Academy begin. The morning at the Academy begins before the sun even rises.

Someone who said he would stay up all night studying in his private room, but all he did was contaminate his friend’s handwriting with his own saliva, lamenting how much of a piece of trash he was.

The third-year students, whose daily routine was to stay up all night, were sobbing, looking more like death than life.

Even among those who prided themselves on having prepared well, there were many who showed signs of nervousness by shaking their hands.

“Lady Patran. What’s going on?”

Joey, one of the nervous people, noticed that his hands were shaking only after the daughter of the Lumley family asked a question.

“…I guess I was so focused on preparing for this exam that I got nervous.”

“There are times when Lady Patran gets nervous, right?”

“Hehe. Lady Lumley. Just because she’s the daughter of a duke’s family doesn’t mean she’s not human.”

Usually, when Joy faced something important, she would get so nervous that the sound of her heartbeat would fill her body.

However, not everyone knows because the tension was artificially masked through magic.

In other words, Joy was so tense right now that she couldn’t even think about hiding her nervousness.

If what Lucy says is true, it won’t be long before the Void’s followers do something.

There will be chaos inside this academy. Joy, who was anticipating future threats alone in a gathering of young ladies, was frustrated that she could not tell others in detail, but at the same time, she added strength to her mouth at the thought of having to protect them.

If you think about it, wouldn’t it be okay to secretly talk to other ladies now?

What’s the point of just giving sneaky hints about what’s happening today? Anyway, we’ll all find out soon enough.

“Still, I’m not so nervous that I hope the academy will collapse. You don’t have to worry.”

“Oh my. If so, that’s a relief.”

“I want something to happen.”

“Me too. I wish I had just one more day to prepare.”

When Joy dropped the ending as if it were a joke, the other young ladies naturally continued the conversation.

A scene of natural conversation created by a class society between noble daughters.

In the midst of it all, Lady Lumley let out a faint laugh and waved her hand.

“It’s a cruel story, but that can’t happen. This place is Soul Academy. There may be small accidents, but something so big that the midterm exam period is pushed back? Will the professors just leave that alone?”

Attacking the entire Soul Academy is a somewhat absurd story.

All of the professors here are people who came here after being recognized in active service.

Even if they have been retired from the front line for a long time, how common would it be for a force so large as to destroy an academy filled with such monstrous professors?

Even if such a force exists, it cannot penetrate into this place in the middle of the kingdom.

How could the kingdom just sit by and watch such a force move?

“Moreover, the attention of the first and second queens is now focused. Even if some crazy force touches this place, wouldn’t it quickly be erased as a force?”

“Lady Lumley. You are too serious.”

“Sure. It seems like you’re starting to resemble the commoner men you’ve been hanging out with lately.”

“…I guess I got too serious because I didn’t get enough sleep.”

While the ladies of the earldom staying nearby were fighting with each other, Joy thought back on what Lady Lumley had just said. She is right.

Attacking the academy is no easy task.

Although a brief accident like the last time may occur, it is realistically difficult for a disaster so large as to completely stop the Academy’s schedule.

…But Lucy said it clearly. Something big is going to happen at the Academy. You have to prepare for that.

What on earth is going to happen?

What’s happening that’s big enough to warrant Lucy’s warning?

What on earth have the followers of the Void prepared?

*

Luca felt the presence of Karl watching him from outside the door.

How can a writer named Knight be so good at secretly hiding things? If it weren’t for the magic installed by Luca with the power of the evil god, he would have missed the sword’s existence.

what. Of course, that didn’t make much of a difference. Luca had no intention of moving from his office until everything was ready.

‘Everyone. Are you ready?’

What was fortunate for Luca was the power war between the first and second queens that occurred just before the start of this year.

The desperate struggle in which each side used any and all means to insert their influence into the Academy’s faculty created the optimal environment for outsiders to come in.

In addition, one more good thing is that many of the existing academy professors have left.

Those who have been working as professors at Soul Academy for a long time are all monsters.

Otherwise, would it be possible to survive in this academy, which attracts not only all kinds of nobles but also royal families?

However, the monstrous professors all took a step back to protest the power struggle between the queens last time.

The dean worked hard to fill the position, but it was clear that he was lacking in many ways compared to before.

Luca, who had been at the academy for a long time, pretended to mediate the confusion that arose between the existing professors and the new professors, and planted the seeds of confusion between them.

Thanks to this, many professors have now been replaced by followers of evil spirits, and in some serious cases, not only professors but even graduate students under them have been replaced.

Although Luca created such a good situation, it was still impossible to overthrow the Academy.

Even though some monsters have left, there are still monsters left here.

Among the current students at the academy, there are some who are threatening.

If it takes too long, the various monsters of the kingdom and the hounds of the main church will personally lead their forces and come to condemn the followers of the Void.

Luca, who knew these issues all too well, decided to take a different tack rather than tackle the issue head on.

This is a trick that can be done thanks to the combination of the knowledge of Luca, who has worked at the Academy for a long time, and the power of the Apostle of the Void.

‘Let’s start slowly.’

*

I woke up early in the morning and watched Erin playing with her hair.

Meeting the perverted apostle seemed to have been a great help to Erin, and she grew at a rapid pace as each day passed.

If I were to limit myself to decorating myself, I would be compared to a perverted apostle. After looking at the finished hair with satisfaction, I shook my head and stood up.

“Sloppy Erin.”

“Yes. Miss.”

“I’m stuck in this room today.”

“…Yes?”

When he winked at the goofy fox next to him, the goofy fox jumped up on Erin’s shoulder and captivated Erin with his acting.

Erin tried to resist the goofy fox’s power, but stumbled and ended up falling onto the bed.

“It looks like the goddess cares about this child. I had a hard time.”

“Aren’t your powers poor?”

“Huh. No matter how much of a body she is, she is still the real woman. If it weren’t for the power of the goddess, wouldn’t it be hard to put this kid to sleep?”

After seeing the idiot fox snorting, I told her to take good care of Erin and then went out of the room.

‘Hmm. It looks like he has already infiltrated the professors.’

Although I roughly expected it from the time Luca was involved. It seems there were more of them than I thought. Otherwise, there would be no way to make a bold move.

‘I’m a bit curious about that too.’

Most academy quests related to followers of the void involve the protagonist crushing their shady actions.

They rarely move like this.

How will it come out? Whatever it is, it would be nice if it was done in a fun and fresh way.

…hmm. Looking back on what happened in the forest last time, I feel like I had high hopes only to be betrayed.

The moment I armed myself and stepped into the academy’s plaza, an uneasy energy flowed from the highest point of the main building of Soul Academy.

That place is definitely… the place where the academy’s barrier is located.

The originally transparent barrier of the Academy is dyed a black color darker than the night. A darkness that seems to have swallowed up all the light that exists in this world.

“…what?”

“What?! What!?”

“Aaagh!”

“Is this a sudden test!?”

“First, start by making fire.”

The sudden darkness caused various disturbances around us, but soon the surrounding sounds quieted down.

My grandfather was embarrassed by the scene he saw one day, but I firmly shook my head.

‘no. different.’

This is a different kind of power from the power shown by the evil spirit of darkness. Unlike the darkness that swallowed up all of human senses, the current black still left behind the five senses.

‘what. That’s it. ‘To have expectations and be betrayed.’

‘They’re really uncreative guys.’

Not long after I make a grumbling sound, a scene appears in the darkness.

A dead land where no life can be seen. Many disturbing lives lurking above it.

The sun turned black.

‘Someone says that emptiness is lack.’

This is a story told by the evil god of the void himself who appeared in the game.

‘A place where all the grace lurking in the world is absent. That is the space of emptiness.’

‘yes. ‘Maybe so.’

Now, I. we are. Everyone at the academy. I was invited to a space of emptiness.

‘It’s not fun, is it?’

To be precise, they probably made it look like they were invited.