episode_0021

The moment Cecil entered, my body spontaneously reacted.

The small pieces of demonic energy that were released little by little were absorbed into my body.

I’m sure you didn’t get caught by her, right?

“It’s a shame. I thought I wouldn’t wake up this time. The name is really tough.”

Before I knew it, Cecil had come right in front of me, and she was telling me a sarcastic joke.

‘after… ‘

I breathe an internal sigh of relief.

Fortunately, seeing as she looked the same as usual, I didn’t seem to notice anything.

It was not a simple object, but an object draped in magic.

If he had been caught, he could have been killed by her.

“You are truly amazing. You’re causing trouble. And that happened twice in one week.”

“… … .”

“Please think about me as the person responsible for cleaning up the mess.”

Cecil let out an exaggerated ‘ugh’ on purpose, as if she wanted me to hear.

As expected, it was Cecil who brought me in after I fainted this time.

Yeah, I was roughly expecting that…

‘What happened to the other problems?’

There were many unanswerable questions, but the biggest one was about the devil.

So, what happened to the devil who tried to take my body?

I clearly couldn’t defeat the devil.

In that case, he would definitely have gone out of his fantasy… For all that, it was so peaceful.

It is a problem related to the devil and nothing else.

Is it really possible for me, the person most closely related to me, to lie down and relax like this?

I have already been falsely accused of a related issue once?

In fact, it wasn’t strange at all that I was confined in the academy’s underground isolation room.

When I think of that terrible place, I feel sick to my stomach.

“You’re making a really stupid face. It’s almost difficult to watch.”

“Sorry. There’s a lot to think about.”

“Aha, that’s a big deal. Of course, I wonder if it was as big a deal as me dragging you here.”

“I definitely appreciate that.”

“It was doubly difficult because the wheelchair was also broken. The cadet is just as vicious as you. You’re destroying a wheelchair so cruelly. Is this what it means to get along with each other?”

“Haha, is that so… Huh?”

Just as Cecil said, my wheelchair was definitely destroyed.

But it wasn’t specifically because of Rigel.

There’s no way I could be beaten by a fool like that.

It was clearly destroyed due to a demonic attack…

Listening to Cecil’s words, it seemed like people were convinced that Rigel was the culprit.

Could it be that he doesn’t know that the devil has been summoned?

“Cecil. I have one question: What happened to Rigel?”

“If it’s Rigel… It must have been the name of the stupid cadet who attacked you.”

“That’s right. That stupid guy.”

“Well, you must be curious. The circumstances after the collapse. however… Is there a reason why I need to tell you?”

Cecil asked.

The tone itself seemed close to a joke, but her expressionless face seemed to show that she didn’t want me to know.

“… Can’t you tell me?”

“Why should I do that?”

-match!

“Please, I pray like this.”

I put my hands together and prayed earnestly to her.

I absolutely, absolutely had to know.

The problem with the devil was more important to me than anything else.

“What… great. Out of sincerity, I will tell you something special. What I heard… ”

Cecil continued her explanation in a calm voice.

Only accurate facts, without any particular opinions, came out of her mouth.

Rigel took responsibility for the attack and said that a disciplinary committee would be held soon.

Claire simply fainted, so there was no problem.

Since I am also a victim, there is no need to accuse me of anything.

“… That’s it for now. I didn’t hear any more than that. Of course, there may be more to it than that.”

And the word ‘devil’ never came out of her mouth.

I was sure of that.

The fact that the devil was summoned disappeared like a lie.

It was truly a strange thing.

‘Even if he died… ‘

Even if the devil was extinguished, traces must remain.

That terrible demonic energy has already polluted the fantasy.

It was never easy to erase those traces.

I couldn’t understand anything, but I wasn’t completely clueless.

A puzzle piece in my body.

It definitely has something to do with it.

I needed to do some research on it.

“You’re making that stupid face again. This looks disgusting, so can you please stop?”

“Sorry, I just have a lot to think about. Anyway, thank you, Cecil. I really can’t do it without you.”

“… Don’t say things you don’t mean.”

-bang!

With those words, Cecil left the room.

I don’t know where I’m going at this time of night. Could it be that he was embarrassed by my words?

“Huh… There is no such thing as crazy.”

Even to me, it seemed like an absurd idea.

From her point of view, the fact that I made such an unfamiliar sound was probably disgusting.

Well, it was actually good.

With no one to disturb me anymore, I was able to research the puzzle in peace.

**

“After… .”

A woman who lets out a truly long breath.

That expression is quite sad. It was because she was depicting endless suffering.

-smart!

“Can I come in?”

A man’s voice heard outside the door.

It belonged to a subordinate she cared about in her own way.

She is slightly, very slightly looking forward to it.

I hope he achieves something.

Since he’s a talented guy, I think he should have been able to get at least one of them.

“Oh, come in.”

“I returned after completing the investigation.”

“Okay, good job. so? What happened? Did you find out anything?”

—Chuck!

In response to the woman’s question, the man cleared his throat once and began to answer.

“First of all, it seems that the demon summoning itself was successful.”

“Okay… ? But what happened?”

The summoning was successful…

That being said, there were many strange things.

Where on earth has that terrifying being disappeared to?

There was no way he was hiding somewhere, and there was even no way he could have been destroyed by the cadets.

“I couldn’t figure that out. What is certain is that the summoning was successful and disappeared without a trace. As if the very fact of being summoned was denied.”

“That… Do you think it makes sense?”

It was truly a ridiculous answer.

Little by little, her voice began to rise.

“Sorry, sorry. But Weasel says that a dagger was definitely used.”

“Really? That’s right… So what about the puzzle? Did you pick up that piece? If the dagger had been used, the piece would have remained.”

“Well, that is… No matter how much I searched the site, I couldn’t find it.”

“What?”

The man’s answer is even more messed up.

Her voice was getting louder.

“I guess it may have been destroyed by battle… ”

-bang!

At his even more messed up answer, she got so angry that she hit the desk.

“Do you think what you said makes sense?

“That’s… ”

“Who took it?”

“That’s definitely not true. After the academy investigated the cadets present at the time, there was nothing unusual.”

“… … .”

“If the existence of that piece had been discovered, the Academy would have been shaken once again. And there was no trace of anyone intervening.”

“Ha… So what do you mean you ran away with your foot on a puzzle piece?”

“Sorry, sorry.”

The man lowered his head and put it on the ground.

She knows too.

That there is nothing wrong with him.

But aren’t you angry?

A lot was invested in this plan.

In fact, it was like the most important beginning.

However, rather than gaining results, there was even more to lose.

Even how it progressed is unclear.

It’s such a mess, how can it not be stuffy?

“Is he still observing?”

“Yes. They are still closely monitoring, but they say there is nothing unusual so far.”

“Okay… That’s right.”

Phew, an even longer sigh burst from her mouth.

“How long is left until return?”

“I think he will probably return in about 2 months.”

2 months, 2 months.

It was a time that could never be said to be long.

Performance, performance had to be achieved.

If you can’t prove your skills…

-gulp

She swallowed dryly as she unconsciously imagined a miserable future.

That should never have happened.

“Good. I guess I’ll have to go out a little more in earnest. Go and get Weasel. We need to talk about our next plans.”

“Okay.”

The man bowed his head politely and left the room.

“Ha… .”

The woman began to worry.

It was okay up to once.

But the two failures were fatal. The next time had to be successful.