Volume 9 Chapter 10 Divine Punishment
Elk crashed into the main gate.
It happened so suddenly that no one could move.
The first to act was───Emma.
"Hey, Mr. Elk!!"
Emma had volunteered as a medic, hoping to help in any way she could.
She rushed over to Elk first. Gambo, Nickes, Fine, Merry, and Yato followed behind her.
Sylphid, who was perched on Emma's head, was also in a panic.
'W-What happened!!'
"Ugh..."
"Mr. Elk, Mr. Elk!!"
"U-Um, Emma..."
"Hey, pull yourself together!! What are you doing!!"
"Gambo..."
Elk stood up, battered and bruised.
All the students in the academy were watching. But now was not the time to worry about that.
Because───in the sky, a giant 'meteor' was floating.
A massive rock burning bright red. If it fell on the academy or the town, it would be disastrous.
Elk raised his injured arms.
"───Hehe"
"!!"
Behind the meteor, there was something claiming to be the goddess Pipina, pointing her right hand toward the academy where Elk and the others were.
Elk activated his Telekinesis.
Pipina also activated her Telekinesis.
"T-This...!!"
The meteor floating in the air suddenly stopped.
It was pushed back little by little by Elk's Telekinesis.
Elk's Telekinesis was slightly stronger. Gradually, he was pushing it back.
But───Pipina chuckled.
"Sure, Elk is strong. Stronger than anyone here, right? Even Lolofaldo, Piasola, Lily, and Rapucel together couldn't scratch him."
""""......""""
Lolofaldo and the others behind Pipina fell silent.
"But no matter how strong Elk is... you can't beat me. Because I'm a goddess."
As Pipina opened her 5 fingers and clenched her fist, the force of the meteor's fall increased explosively.
"!? G-Gu, guu...!!"
Elk also activated his Telekinesis with 90 percent of his strength... but the meteor's descent didn't stop.
Pipina tilted her head.
"Hey, Elk. Why aren't you going all out?"
Pipina was suspicious of Elk, who still wasn't using his full power. And Lolofaldo and the others were shocked that Elk wasn't trying his hardest in this situation.
Elk continued to use his Telekinesis and said,
The students and teachers tried to help, but they couldn't do anything against such a different level of ability. All they could do was use their defensive skills to protect themselves.
Elk spoke clearly.
"Because it's a promise!!"
"...Huh?"
"I promised Pipina that I wouldn't go all out...!!"
"..."
"I- I've already broken many promises with her... so I want to keep at least this last one!!"
"Hmm."
Pipina intensified her focus. Her power became so strong that Elk could no longer hold it back.
Behind Elk were the academy and his friends.
He had to protect them.
"O-Oooooooh!!"
"Oh? You're still hanging in there."
Blood flowed from Elk's forehead. A blood vessel had burst, breaking through the skin.
His fingernails were also torn off, and blood dripped from his mouth.
He was at the very limit of his telekinesis, not crossing the final line.
But───.
"It's useless."
Pipina said casually, surpassing him.
The meteorite that escaped Elk's telekinetic control struck the Galatine Royal Academy directly.
* * *
The academy was now a mountain of rubble.
Elk was buried under the debris.
"......"
He felt something warm.
Emma's hand was resting on Elk's hand.
"Emma..."
"Mr. Elk... are you okay?"
"Yeah. Sorry... What about Emma?"
"I'm fine. Just a bit... cough."
Emma coughed up blood.
Looking closely, Elk saw that debris was stuck in Emma's back.
"Wait, Emma...?"
"Hehe... I feel a bit tired."
"Ah, ah..."
Emma quietly closed her eyes─── and then, she lost consciousness.
Elk did too.
"Ugh, what...?"
Elk had also taken significant damage from being crushed by the rubble.
He coughed up blood, and dizziness and sleepiness hit him at the same time.
"......ugh."
And then─── he lost consciousness.
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