Volume 7 Chapter 13 Purpose
At the edge of Galatine Royal Academy, there is a huge clock tower.
Usually, it is off-limits, and only clock maintenance workers are allowed inside. The bell of this clock tower signals the start and end of classes at the academy.
At the top of the clock tower, Elena and Lily were present.
"It has begun."
"Yeah. But... was it really necessary to make such a big deal out of targeting Elk?"
Lily replied, tilting her head.
The two of them had one goal: to eliminate Elk.
Right now, Elk was the only threat from the Goddess Holy Church. To summon Goddess Pipina into this world, they needed to get rid of the traitor Elk.
They had gathered 3 S-rank dangerous organizations, not just to collect followers, but also to deal with Elk. However... to be honest, the Goddess Holy Church did not want unnecessary sacrifices.
They had no hesitation in killing or using civilians for their goals, but they did not intend to create chaos (the dungeonization of Rapucel was a different matter).
To gather 3 S-rank dangerous organization members at an event where many civilians would be present and attack the academy would only cause confusion and lead to casualties.
Seeing that Lily was not convinced, Elena spoke up.
"That's Azazel's idea. Maybe they want to create chaos in the world?"
"Chaos?"
"Yes. That person seems harmless with a smile, but... they hold a dark 'hatred' inside. They must have a terrible grudge."
"I see. But does Piasola allow this?"
"Allow it? That person only thinks about Goddess Pipina."
"And what about the old man and the naughty woman?"
"...Barocco and Hinagiku, right?"
Premiere Knights' leader Barocco and the Night Festival courtesan Hinagiku are quite the pair. It's true; Barocco is an old man and Hinagiku is a seductive woman.
"Barocco seeks 'order,' while Hinagiku seeks 'freedom.' Azazel represents 'chaos'... haha, they'll never get along. There might even be some internal conflict."
"Is that okay?"
"It should be fine. Right now, I'm using Piasola's 'Brainwashing' to keep them on our side... but if a split happens, I can just increase the strength of the Brainwashing to turn them into perfect puppets."
"Puppets..."
"Exactly, puppets. Lily, are you ready to start? Elk has begun to move."
"Elk?"
"Yes. Also, some other strong adventurers and knights, even third-years, are starting to act. Hehe, this is going to be fun."
"Then, let's release them little by little."
Lily took out the dolls she had made from her 'Item Box.'
They were deformed figures of dragons, ogres, trolls, and orcs.
She tossed them off the top of the clock tower.
"Blend Ability 'Giant Growth,' 'Reality,' 'Free Will,' 'Frenzy'──[Doll Monster]."
This was Lily Mathers' cheat skill.
She could create magic freely and activate it at will.
The dolls grew huge, changed to feel real, gained consciousness, and became frenzied.
And then, there was Elena.
"Well then, I guess I'll give it a try too."
Elena put her hands together and closed her eyes as if praying.
"Skill Domain Expansion──'Falling in LOVE'."
Elena's cheat skill activated. The space enveloped the Galatine Royal Academy.
* * *
On the rooftop of the Skill Department building, a plain and ordinary boy was standing a little away from the clock tower where Lily was.
The boy's name was Azazel. He was the leader of the S-rank dangerous organization 'Demon King Azazel.'
Azazel leaned against the rooftop railing, closed his eyes, and tapped his head with his fingers.
"Hehe, it's started."
Azazel laughed.
The skill 'Clairvoyance'... a skill that allowed Azazel to see the scenery through the eyes of his subordinates.
He released Clairvoyance and looked up at the sky.
"I'm going to start, big sister. I'm going to smash this damn world."
Azazel reached out toward the sky.
"Goddess Holy Church───... you think you've 'brainwashed' me, huh? How naive. I'll just use you as much as I can. The knights, the courtesans too... hehe."
Azazel laughed happily and tightly clenched his outstretched hand.
* * *
"Wait, Elk!!"
Fine shouted. But Elk used 'Terpsichora: Telekinesis Dance' to quickly accelerate, slashing the throats of the armed 'knights,' 'courtesans,' and 'demon king' members with his blade.
Blood gushed out in large amounts.
Then, Elk set an arrow on his short bow and shot it at the approaching knights. The arrow flew straight, but then changed its trajectory with Telekinesis, piercing through the knights' arms and legs repeatedly.
"Wh-what the?!"
Elk approached the trembling knight and delivered a high kick to his temple.
Then he jumped and simultaneously stabbed the backs of the necks of 2 courtesans with his blades.
When the blade was sheathed, it made a "plop" sound.
With his left eye, which wasn't covered by an eye patch, he glared at the trembling enemies.
In this time, 7 seconds. In just 7 seconds, he took down about 13 people.
Then, Fine joined him... even though she said she would fight, she could barely keep up with Elk.
"Wow, Elk... that's amazing!"
"You're so cool!"
Fine was surprised, and Sylphid was excited.
The members of the 3 organizations hesitated at Elk's strength.
"These guys are nothing. Fine, let's break through..."
"Wait... hey, Elk, look!"
"Huh?"
When Elk looked in the direction Fine was pointing, he saw the bodies he had killed glowing faintly.
Then, the cut on the neck healed, and the lifeless mass of flesh stood up.
"I see. So this is the power of 'Holy Mother'!"
"Everyone! We won't die! We have the prayers of Holy Mother!"
"It doesn't hurt, and I'm not scared! Thank you, Holy Mother!"
Holy Mother.
A skill that brings you back to life.
A healing skill.
"───... Senior Elena, right?"
Elk remembered Elena, who had instantly healed the beaten Lolofaldo.
"Awawa, they're back to life!!"
"Fine, don't do anything reckless!!"
"Okay!!"
Fine's weapons were her limbs. She mainly fought using her legs.
Usually, she wore boots with iron plates and gloves, but today she only had the boots on. They could be considered weapons, but Fine pretended they were just regular shoes.
"'Accel'!!"
Fine's skill activated.
A kick powered by Accel struck the stomach of a knight who had just healed.
"Gu, gboah!?"
The knight was blown away and slammed against the wall of a nearby building───... but as his body glowed faintly, all his wounds completely vanished. Even the blood that had flowed disappeared, and the dirt was washed away.
"Whoa, whoa... amazing. This is the power of 'Holy Mother'!!"
"We can do it, we can do it!!""Hahahahaha!!"
The knight, the courtesan, and the thugs charged forward without fear of injury.
Elk clicked his tongue and used Telekinesis to pull Fine closer.
"Whoa!"
"These guys seem to heal even if they get hurt. They keep talking about Holy Mother, so I think it's Senior Elena's skill."
"But, but, it's not just one person healing; everyone is healing───... ah, it's a spatial skill."
"Yeah. The effect of the spatial skill should be unified within a 50-meter (164ft) radius. She must be nearby..."
Actually, Elk was looking for Elena.
But she was nowhere to be found.
And Elk didn't realize that Elena's cheat skill had no range setting. Right now, it was set to cover the entire academy.
"What, what should we do?"
"It's simple."
But it didn't matter to Elk.
The number of attackers was about 20.
All of them charged forward without fear of injury.
"I could crush them to bits or twist them until they turn to liquid... but for now, let's keep it simple."
"Huh?"
Elk spread his arms and activated Telekinesis.
""""""""""!! .""""""""""
The movements of the 20 people suddenly stopped.
Elk opened his hands wide and then clenched them tightly.
Then───two of them collided, followed by another, and another, all crashing into each other. Because he was adding force with Telekinesis, the sound of bones cracking could be heard.
"Human dumpling is complete."
Done.
Twenty human bodies were bent and stuck together, forming one giant 'meatball.'
Using telekinesis, Elk lifted it up and threw it with a motion like a long-distance throw.
"Don't ever come back!!"
The meatball flew into the sky at nearly the speed of sound and crashed into the peak of a mountain a thousand kilometers to the east.
Fine clapped his hands.
"I see. We just need to throw it out of the skill's range!"
"Exactly. Now, let's go."
Elk and Fine started running toward Emma.
Please bookmark this series and rate ☆☆☆☆☆ on here!
Donate me
Support Me with USDC
(ERC20)
Support Me with XLM
(Stellar Lumens)