Volume 6 Chapter 13 Goddess Holy Church Seven Heaven Apostles' Order Of Love' Rapucel Dreadnought ⑦ - Sweet Estimate
Sarissa was pale.
First battle. Enhanced skills. A reliable vanguard... She was ready.
But the 15 reliable vanguards were taken down by just 3 people.
To be exact, one of the 3 took down 13, while the other 2 took down one each.
The other 2 also seemed shocked by the strength of the woman who defeated the 13.
"Ugh, no way..."
Sarissa muttered, gripping her staff tightly.
The woman who took down the 13──Sophia──calmly said,
"So, are there any other allies?"
"...Huh?"
Her eyes were so cold.
She saw Sarissa as an equal 'enemy.'
They had planned to attack Elk's student dorm and capture his friends, but──
it was so easy, they were easily countered.
Fueled by resentment and anger from having her nails pulled out, she intended to torture Elk's friends in front of him.
But unexpectedly... the supervising teacher was a monster.
"Wow..."
"While we were finally taking down one, she took out 13..."
Fine and Gambo, who were injured and breathing heavily, were also shocked.
The apostle they defeated was definitely strong.
After taking a few hits, they thought they finally took it down, but Sophia had already defeated 13.
Sophia grabbed a packing string from the table and threw it at Sarissa.
"Ugh!?"
"You're restrained, and we'll hand you over to the academy. It seems like you're under advanced brainwashing, but Lady Nightingale should be able to recover you."
The rope wrapped around Sarissa's throat, then her mouth, and finally her whole body.
Sophia rolled Sarissa on the ground and spoke to Gambo and the others.
"Are you hurt?"
"Uh, well... I took a few hits, but I'm okay."
"I'm fine too."
"I see. But we need to treat your injuries properly──."
At that moment, Gambo looked.
The apostle he defeated was disappearing into dust.
"Teacher!! Those guys──."
"Tch..."
Sophia pulled on the rope, but Sarissa had already vanished.
"It seems she had an escape skill... I was careless."
"...That girl, if I remember correctly──."
"Ms. Fine, do you know her?"
"Yes... that girl is Elk's sister."
"...I see."
Sophia didn't ask any more questions.
She took a first aid kit from the shelf in the living room and grabbed a bottle of disinfectant.
"Alright, let's take care of your wounds."
Sophia smiled brightly and began the treatment.
* * *
Elk was heading to the storage room behind the Cathedral while keeping Miguel restrained.
After passing through the same door twice, he finally opened the door to the warehouse behind the Cathedral, where Rapucel Dreadnought was located. This was information from Miguel.
Elk asked Miguel while running.
"Hey, why aren't there any other students around?"
"Uh, well... they're being selected."
"Selected?"
"Ah, yeah. For us holy apostles, it doesn't matter, but most of the new students we kidnapped are just pawns. This time, those who pass Lady Rapucel's Trial will be welcomed as new apostles of the Goddess Holy Church... but behind Rapucel, Sir Lolofaldo and Lady Elena are moving to 'recruit' people."
"...Recruit?"
"Ah, yeah. I found out by chance... Lady Rapucel is genuinely trying to welcome those who pass the Trial as apostles. But the Goddess Holy Church is trying to kidnap students with 'useful skills.' Sir Lolofaldo and Lady Elena have probably already 'selected' several people and sent them to the headquarters."
"..."
Elk stopped.
Miguel, who was floating in the air, also came to a halt.
"W-what's going on!? I-I'm not lying!?"
"......"
Lolofaldo, Elena.
Lolo, Senior Elena.
These names were impossible for Elk to ignore.
What should he do?
Should he defeat Rapucel, or should he search for and defeat Lolofaldo and Elena?
"───...Damn it."
Searching blindly won't help.
Elk decided to focus on defeating Rapucel in front of him.
"Hey, if we defeat Rapucel, will the dungeon stop?"
"I-I don't know... but this dungeon was created using skills. If the skill user is defeated, won't it disappear?"
"Got it. Then... let's hurry."
Elk covered his Full Body with Telekinesis, strengthening and manipulating his own body.
One of the techniques named by Pipina, 'Telepsychokinesis'... So far, only Pipina has been able to keep up with this speed.
"Uggghhh!?"
Ignoring Miguel's scream.
Then, dozens of 'Rooks' appeared around the Cathedral, and one of them was glowing gold.
Elk jumped, soaring through the air with both hands pointed toward the ground.
"Don't get in my way!!"
The ground where the Rooks stood shattered, and the broken earth crushed the Rooks.
At the moment the golden Rook was crushed and disappeared, Elk forcibly dragged it into the air with Telekinesis... Then, from the vanished Rook, a golden chess piece appeared.
He pulled it closer with Telekinesis and caught it in his hand.
"Y-Yes! That's it!! That's the 'Castling Piece'!!"
"This is...?"
"With that, you can enter the Cathedral from any door!!"
"That's great... but I don't need to exit at the Cathedral entrance."
Elk played with the piece and put it in his pocket.
Then he flew through the air and arrived at the storage room behind the Cathedral.
"Alright, let's go in."
"W-Wait!! Am I going too!?"
"Of course."
"J-Just a minute!"
Ignoring Miguel, Elk opened the door.
* * *
For some reason, they were in front of the huge door at the entrance of the Cathedral.
A place where they could see the Cathedral. Then, they heard the sound of someone playing the piano.
In the center of the cathedral, a huge stage was set up. In the middle stood a statue of the goddess Pipina, and a little distance away was a giant piano.
Playing it was a woman in her early twenties.
She wore a flashy sister outfit, and her long wavy blonde hair swayed as she played the piano.
Her features were undeniably beautiful. She still wore a soft smile while playing.
"......"
"Um, Lady Rapucel..."
Goddess Holy Church Seven Heaven Apostles 'Order of Love' Rapucel Dreadnought.
The one responsible for turning this Galatine Royal Academy into a dungeon.
Elk slowly approached the stage... and noticed.
"...ugh."
The area around the stage was soaked in a sea of blood.
A countless number of people were lying around.
All of them wore academy uniforms, battle gear, and many were in casual clothes or pajamas.
"......"
Elk glared at Rapucel.
Still, the piano playing did not stop.
"......!!"
Elk used Telekinesis to lift a sword that was lying around and sent it flying──aiming for the piano that Rapucel was playing. It struck the wall just above it.
Finally, the music stopped.
"I was just about to reach the ending, you know."
"Return the academy."
"Well, yes... the 'Trial' will soon be over. Once the Trial ends, I will lift the dungeon curse."
"...Don't mess with me."
When Elk glared, Rapucel chuckled, "Hehe."
"Don't worry. This time, the Trial was a failure... The number of people who passed my Trial is '0'. It seems Elena kidnapped a few dozen people, but... heh, for a while, we won't have to worry about followers."
"A failure, you say?"
"Yes. Everyone lying there was unqualified."
Everyone───was dead.
Not just the new students. There were upperclassmen too.
Elk glared at Rapucel seriously.
"Elk."
Rapucel called his name.
Just that made Elk uncomfortable.
"You should come too."
"Don't mess with me."
Elk raised his thumb and made a gesture like cutting his throat.
"You're doing whatever you want. I'm going to beat you up right here."
"...Pitiful, pitiful."
Elk put on an eye patch mask and pulled up his hood.
In contrast, Rapucel smiled faintly in the dim light, holding 2 pieces.
"'Queen', 'King'."
When she dropped the pieces, they grew larger.
Then, they transformed into a 3-meter (10ft) tall, pure white female doll carrying a pitch-black greatsword.
Furthermore, Rapucel slowly moved forward. She put her hands together and prayed.
"Elk. Come... I will judge your sins."
"I don't need that. Now───... let's do this."
"──Wait, am I really doing this too!?"
The battle between Elk and Rapucel began, ignoring Miguel's shouts.
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