Volume 6 Chapter 6 The Beginning Of The Incident
After class, Elk returned to the dorm without any detours.
When he got back, he found Sophia the supervisor quietly sleeping on the sofa in the lounge. There were many books on the table, and it seemed she had been studying.
Elk quietly crossed the lounge... but Sophia woke up.
"Mm... Ah, I must have dozed off. Welcome back, Elk."
"I'm back. Sorry for waking you up."
"No, it's fine. Hmm~~~..."
Sophia stretched widely.
She adjusted her glasses and smiled as usual.
"Well then, shall we call it a day for studying?"
"Um, Miss Sophia, what were you studying?"
"Various things. To become a certified teacher, I have to pass a difficult exam."
"That sounds tough..."
"Yes. But it's rewarding. By the way, Elk, you're home early."
"Yes. There's a new student moving into the dorm today. They said they would come right after class, so I thought I'd welcome them."
"I see. It's Ms. Soara, right?"
"Yes."
Elk went back to his room, put down his things, and changed into casual clothes.
Just as Elk returned to the first floor, Soara came to the dorm carrying her luggage.
"Hey there!"
"Elk, hey~!"
It was Soara, with Sylphid sitting on her head.
Sylphid flew around the dorm and dove onto the sofa, rolling around.
Sophia greeted Soara.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Sophia, the supervising teacher of this dorm."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Soara. Looking forward to it!"
Bowing her head slightly, Sylphid flew from the sofa right in front of Sophia.
"I'm Sylphid! Nice to meet you!"
"Okay. Nice to meet you."
Sophia gently patted Sylphid's small head.
"Since this is the girls' dorm, I'll show you around. The room is this way."
"Okay!"
"Yes!"
"And, just so you know, we're having a welcome party tonight, so look forward to it!"
It's Soara and Sylphid's, Kaya's welcome party.
After that, Sophia showed them around the dorm and introduced them to Mamma.
Then, Emma, Nickes, Yato, and Kaya, along with Gambo, returned home. Elk introduced Soara to Kaya again. Mamma worked her magic and held a welcome party.
Elk and the others had a great time at the party.
The next day, they had no idea the academy would face a disaster.
* * *
Outside the Galatinne Kingdom.
More than a hundred people walked in an orderly line along the road leading to the main gate.
They were the troops of the Goddess Holy Church.
Five squads of 20 members each. Leading the 20-member squads were 5 'Goddess Holy Church' holy apostles.
Among the apostles, there was a higher-ranked one. That was the holy apostle.
One of the holy apostles, Sarissa, the captain of the 'Holy Scripture of the Celestial Star' squad, wore a robe with the emblem of Goddess Pipina and had a smile on her face.
"Hehe... finally, finally my first battle."
Noticing Sarissa's excitement, her brother, Rosho, the captain of the 'Aerial Emperor Warrior' squad, said,
"Hey, take this seriously. This is an important mission for the Goddess Holy Church."
"I know. And even if you tell me, 'Do your best,' after showing such a pathetic side in the dungeon, what do you expect...?"
"What?"
"Hehe, hehehe... Big Brother Elk, I will show you how I can take you down. My 'Telekinesis' countermeasures are perfect."
"Huh? You, who cried when your nails were pulled out, are going to take down your big brother?"
"Yes. Well, just look forward to it. My skill has evolved with Lady Piasola's 'cheat skill'."
"Tch."
Rosho clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Then, the boy Kaim, the captain of the 'Void' squad, spoke up.
"Can you all not walk in silence for a bit? You, traitor bloodline."
""Huh?""
Traitor bloodline.
That was a derogatory term for Rosho and Sarissa, the sister and brother of Elk, the 'Scarecrow' who, while receiving the love of Goddess Pipina, does not belong to the Goddess Holy Church and uses his cheat skill to take down his own kind.
Rosho and Sarissa glared at him as if they wanted to kill him, but Kaim just snorted.
Then, Amaryllis, the captain of the 'Holy Mother' squad, stepped in to mediate.
"Enough already!! We have an important mission ahead, so no fighting, okay? Meow!!"
"""......"""
Rosho, Sarissa, and Kaim looked at Amaryllis, who smiled like she was scolding children, in disbelief. No one says "meow" these days.
Miguel, the captain of the 'Order of Love' squad, watched and chuckled 'kukuku' darkly.
"How ridiculous. Kuhihi... I wish you all would just die."
"Hey Miguel, what did you just say?"
"Not really..."
Rosho gets angry, but Amaryllis quickly interrupts with a "Meh."
Maybe it annoyed him, as he scratched his head and moved away from Amaryllis.
And then───... they arrived at their destination.
"Wait until we get instructions. Once it starts... we can go wild, right?"
Rosho checks, but no one replies.
About a hundred apostles of the 'Goddess Holy Church' quietly continue to wait.
* * *
At an inn in the Galatinne Kingdom, Lolofaldo and Elena were eating skewers.
"Ahh... mmm, this has a nice salty flavor."
"You really have no sense of tension, do you?"
Elena chuckles, but Lolofaldo grabs a skewer and puts it in his mouth.
"Can't fight on an empty stomach... right?"
"Wasn't that a saying from Yamato? It means preparation is important... something like that."
"Yeah. It's going to get fun from here. We need to eat a lot."
"Hehe, that's true."
"Elena. About Rapucel's Trial..."
"I don't know. What even is this Trial... Rapucel is really out of her mind."
"Oh, you thought so too?"
"Yeah. But it's perfect for gaining followers. Rapucel's 'cheat skill' is just right for this kind of 'play'."
"Yeah, that's true. Well... phew, I'm full."
"After we eat, we're going. It starts at dawn."
"Mm... hehe, Mr. Elk, wait for us with excitement."
Lolofaldo snapped the skewer in half and grinned.
* * *
Dawn.
The sun slowly rose, and light shone through the gap in the curtains of Elk's room.
The light from the gap illuminated Elk's eyes, and he slowly opened them.
"Ugh, yawn... ugh, I partied too much yesterday."
Yesterday was the welcome party.
There was a lot of delicious food, and they had a blast with mini-games.
Soara was having fun, and Kaya... it seems she was laughing.
In short, new friends. Elk felt that school life was getting fun again.
When he got out of bed, Sylphid rolled off from his feet.
"Ugh... I slept too much."
"That's good. Come on, wake up."
"Okay!"
Sylphid rubbed her eyes and floated around like a fluffy dry leaf. She was probably still sleepy.
Elk chuckled and opened the door to head to the bathroom to wash his face───...
"───...Huh?"
"......Huh?"
When he opened the door, there was... a n*ked Yato.
Naked, completely n*ked.
She wasn't wearing anything on top or bottom. She was using both hands to dry her wet hair with a towel.
Since her arms were up, Elk could see her body clearly.
"......"
"......"
"......Eek!"
Elk silently closed the door.
"......Ah, it was a dream."
Elk quietly nodded───... and squatted down.
His face was bright red.
It was the first time he saw skin of the opposite gender.
He saw everything, top and bottom, clearly.
"Th-that's so... so... um..."
He felt like he was about to have a nosebleed.
This was strange. It was too vivid to be a dream.
"......Just one more time. Yeah, I don't have any bad intentions. Just to confirm it's a dream. Yeah."
Elk quietly opened the door again.
"Whoa!?"
"......"
On the other side of the door was Nickes, who was completely n*ked and just about to put on his underwear.
It seemed he was changing... Elk quietly laughed and closed the door.
His head was surprisingly clear.
"...This is weird."
"Hey~, Elk, hey hey~!"
"Wait a minute. This is strange... what is this? Is it a dream? The door to the room is weird."
"Elk, come on!"
"Ugh, what is it, Sylphid?"
Sylphid said, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"I 'feel' like I'm in a 'dungeon' or something..."
"...Huh?"
"I mean, it's just like the dungeon I was in. This whole place feels like a dungeon."
"A dungeon... here?"
"Yeah, this whole area."
"This area... the academy?"
"Yep. That door leads to a strange place."
"......"
Elk finally realized that this wasn't a dream.
And one thought came to mind.
"Goddess Holy Church... ugh, there's no other power this big."
Elk pulled out his battle outfit.
He popped a leftover cookie from the welcome party into his mouth and chugged the remaining juice.
He also fed some to Sylphid.
"Mmm, delicious!"
"Sylphid. Enemies are probably coming. Stay close to me."
He put on his battle outfit, wore an eye patch mask, and pulled up his hood.
He equipped his gauntlets, flexed his wrists a few times to check his blades, and made sure the short arrows stored inside his coat were ready. Then, he cracked his neck and rolled his shoulders.
"Seriously, an attack involving the academy this early in the morning... I don't know who it is, but let's do this."
"Elk, Elk! I want to help too!"
The Galatine Royal Academy had turned into a dungeon.
Elk placed his hand on the doorknob, took a deep breath, and opened it with force.
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