Volume 4 Chapter 9 Cheat Skill
Cheat Skill.
It is a legendary skill.
This skill was created and given by the 'Goddess' who made this world, for the chosen ones.
Those who possess the Cheat Skill can become the rulers of the world.
"This is the Cheat Skill."
Lolo, also known as Lolofaldo, spread his arms wide on the stage.
At his feet lay many teachers, adventurers, and knights in a terrible state.
Lolofaldo licked the blood off his face.
"Seriously, attacking without any warning. I still have an 'important story' to tell."
The audience was on the verge of panic.
Students were running around in fear. But for some reason, there was a 'black wall' at the entrance of the arena, preventing them from escaping.
Moreover, out of nowhere, hundreds of pitch-black knights appeared, pushing the students back into the audience seats. The students had no choice but to sit back down.
Lolofaldo wore a sweet smile like a girl. Then, a small stick appeared right in front of him.
"Thank you, Mathers. Ah, ah... okay."
Lolofaldo grabbed the stick and brought it to his mouth.
"Um, can you all hear me? Everyone in the audience?"
It was a microphone enhanced with magic.
"For now, are you all calm? Don't worry, once I finish my story, you can leave here properly. Now, please listen to my important story."
Lolo spread his arms and spun around as he spoke.
"Everyone, we welcome you to join our group... the esteemed heaven apostles of the Goddess. We will send young, strong, and healthy individuals, from 16 to over 20 years old, to our 'Goddess Holy Church'!! There's no need to be scared. The Goddess will warmly welcome you!"
───Then, a fireball flew towards Lolofaldo.
But, before the fireball could hit Lolofaldo, it vanished into thin air.
"Don't mess with me, you bastard...!! Is the Goddess Holy Church just about gathering followers?!"
It was Elshi, the vice principal of the academy.
Lolo laughed, scratching his cheek.
"Well, that's about it. The Goddess Holy Church is a small group with 7 'priests' and around a hundred followers. Since we're at it, I thought I might just take all the new students this year."
"Don't joke around!!"
Elshi jumped forward.
Standing on the stage, Elshi readied a dagger.
"Oh, are you the same as me?"
"Shut up!!"
"Ahaha. Vice Principal, you're surprisingly the passionate type, huh?"
Dagger Saint.
A high-level skill of daggers that evolved from Dagger Technique.
Combined with Elshi's other skill, 'Time Manipulation,' she boasts unmatched strength in close combat. Over 50 years ago, she even won the individual competition at a martial arts tournament──a true warrior.
"───!?"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Elshi suddenly stopped.
Then, she touched her own body... her face.
"Wha...?"
"Oh dear~? Vice Principal, you're quite the old lady, aren't you? Hehe. Were you trying to look younger?"
In an instant, her body felt heavy.
Elshi's 'Time Manipulation' had been released.
Not only that, but she felt no power as the Dagger Saint.
It was as if she had lost her skills completely.
Elshi realized something. But... Lolofaldo was already right in front of her.
"Did you notice? Yes, this is my 'cheat skill.' It's called 'Skill Canceler'... a skill that completely nullifies all skills and their effects within the area I create. It's truly the power to kill skills."
"That's ridiculous..."
"This is a cheat skill. Now then."
With a loud thud, Elshi was hit repeatedly by dagger thrusts, flying back and rolling out of the ring while spewing blood.
Lolofaldo looked up into the air.
"Mathers, go for it!"
Suddenly, several large 'black holes' opened in the audience, and students began to be swallowed up.
"Ahhh!? " "Whoa!? " "W-what is this!? "
"It's so scary!! ." ."H-help! ." ."I don't want this!! ."
The black holes indiscriminately swallowed the students.
"Don't worry!! The Goddess Holy Church will welcome you gently!! Those who believe in Goddess Pipina will surely be saved!! Ahaha, ahahahaha!!"
Lolofaldo spun around on stage as if dancing.
* * *
"───...Lolo."
Elk was watching this scene from the projection screen.
Goddess Holy Church.
Goddess Pipina.
And the cheat skill.
"W-what is this... what's going on?"
"Uh, Mr. Elk..."
Elena and Emma were also shocked.
Especially Emma. She looked pale... she must be scared.
Elk said.
"Senior Elena, Emma, don't move from here."
"Uh... Mr. Elk?"
"I'm going to that guy. Lolo... that jerk."
"Mr. Elk!!"
Elk burst out of the waiting room.
Then, Gambo, Fine, Merry, Yato, and Nickes came towards them.
"Everyone, are you okay!!"
"Y-yeah. We were all visiting Merry. Then, on the projection board, Lolo had... that scary smile."
Nickes looked confused.
Then, Yato quietly said.
"That's his true nature. Everyone has a hidden side."
"Oh, so you're saying you have one too."
"Yeah, want to know?"
"Uh, no thanks..."
Nickes hid behind Gambo.
Gambo pulled Nickes away, looking annoyed.
"So, what do we do? That guy is causing a huge mess outside. He's throwing students in the arena into a black hole."
"Is that teleportation magic or a teleportation skill? But teleporting a person is high-level magic or skill. That Lolo... Lolofaldo's friends must be pretty strong too."
"Um, um..."
Fine raised her hand.
Everyone looked at Fine.
"What is the 'Goddess Holy Church'?"
""""......""""
Everyone fell silent.
The answer could only come from Lolofaldo, who was rampaging outside.
But Elk spoke up.
"Everyone, do you know about Goddess Pipina?"
"What's with the sudden question? Is there something about the 'Creator God'?"
"Creator God...?"
"That's the god who created this world and the skills. It's in children's picture books and history textbooks. Well, some say gods are just illusions created to worship someone who gave skills in the past."
"...That's not it."
Elk shook his head.
"Pipina exists. Lolofaldo is definitely a person who has been given power by Pipina."
"...What are you saying?"
"Sorry. Everyone, I have to stop that guy... I have to."
"Hey!!"
Elk started running.
Without looking back, he ran towards Lolofaldo.
Because of that──he didn't notice.
"What's wrong with him?"
"Brother, more importantly... we need to think of a way to escape from here."
"Yeah. First, we need to find the teachers──."
Just then, Nickes looked at Merry.
"Ku, hehe. Hahaha... oh, girls, so many. They look soft... I want to eat them. I want to touch them. Ehehe, heheheh."
Something was there.
Wearing tattered rags, hunched over with a terrible posture.
Its face was ugly, covered in warts, eyes always watery, and cheeks drooping.
Its arms were thin like twigs, with abnormally long, ragged nails. The voice that came out was an unbearable, horrible sound.
Gambo, Fine, Yato, and Merry immediately got into a fighting stance.
"Ehehe, you know, I'm Balthazar, 'the Ugly.' I don't really understand what 'ugly' means, but... ehehe, I got power from the goddess and was chosen as a priest of the Goddess Holy Church. Ehehe, ehehe. I really love girls. Soft and naked, I want to lick them a lot... uhehe, hehe."
Ugly. Just that.
Gambo pushed Nickes aside and attacked Balthazar faster than anyone else.
There was no way he would let such an ugly creature touch the girls.
He might have had some concern, but still, Gambo moved.
"Man, I don't need you."
"───Huh!?"
The moment Balthazar flicked his finger, Gambo's right arm was cut off at the elbow.
"W-what the heck!?"
"Man, you're in the way."
As Balthazar moved his finger again, Gambo was pinned to the ceiling, spread-eagle.
Yato said.
"No way, Telekinesis..."
"N-no, it's not that lame skill. Want to know my skill? I got a lot of skills from the goddess. Hehe, hehehe."
"......"
Yato touched the handle of the 'Sixfold Demon Sword.'
Would it really cut?
She felt disgust and──slight fear──toward the strange 'creature' in front of her.
Balthazar, a priest of the Goddess Holy Church, one of the 'Seven Heaven Apostles,' who governs 'ugliness.'
"Hey, hey, can I take your clothes off? Unlike hard men, girls are all soft and squishy. I really like girls' chests."
"""...That's gross."""
Yato, Merry, and Fine all felt a shared disgust in their hearts.
* * *
Emma was scared as she looked at the projection board.
It was scarier than when the orcs came to the village.
But just as much... she believed in Elk.
"Are you scared?"
"...Yes."
Elena gently held Emma's hand.
Emma was a bit surprised, but thinking Elena was scared too, she held her hand back gently.
Elena held Emma's hand.
"You're so kind."
"Not really... I'm scared too. But, Mr. Elk is here."
"I see... you believe."
"Yes. Mr. Elk has been like this for a long time──."
Emma whispered, placing her hand on her chest.
"Hey, do you know about Elk?"
"Yes. I've known him since I was little."
"I see... so you know his skills too?"
"Yes. It's telekinesis."
"Is it really telekinesis?"
"Yes. He was much weaker before, but a lot has happened..."
"Hmm."
Elena tightened her grip on Emma's hand.
"Um..."
"Hey, Emmy. Why don't you tell me everything?"
"Eh? ...Uh, what?"
A sharp pain shot through Emma's head.
Looking into Elena's eyes made her feel strangely good.
"It's okay. I won't tell anyone."
"...Mr. Elk got caught in a trap set by the Duke Kinesis family... and almost died. After that, he slept for 6 years, and when he woke up, he was really strong."
"I see... So, Emmy, do you want to go out with me?"
"Go out?"
"Yeah... just a little bit, okay?"
".........Okay."
Elena, a priest of the Goddess Holy Church and one of the Seven Heaven Apostles, known as the 'Holy Mother,' took Emma outside the waiting room.
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