Chapter 288

“Kiu kiut, kiyarihit….”

Even Roan’s harsh words seemed like they would not pass the review process.

“Keuuu……?”

It was fortunate that Hector had neither the ability nor the mind to understand what he was saying.

At that time, Sion cautiously asked Nia.

“Hey, senior.”

“huh?”

“What brought you down to school?”

“Ah~”

Nia nodded as if that was it.

Rafia saw that and whispered to Sion.

“What do you mean, Sion? You’re a student. What brings you to school?”

“There’s… a situation, Rafia.”

“Well, I see….”

The situation was too complicated to put into words, so Sion could not give a precise answer.

Still, even though he was a senior, I couldn’t say to his face, ‘I haven’t taken a class since I climbed the mountain last winter.’

Rafia also thought about Nia’s appearance and thought that there was a deep and complicated situation hidden there, so she just nodded.

“I thought I’d just take Bell and Charlotte and have lunch in a secluded mountain!”

“Huh? Not Roan?”

“Roan just plugs it in.”

Nia answered Demona’s question indifferently.

“Then Roan can eat with me~”

Demona said to Roan with a relieved expresSion.

“…….”

Roan seriously wondered who would be a better dinner partner, Nia or Demona.

It was not an easy deciSion to make.

Of course, fortunately, I had other decent friends like Sion, Rafia, and Riel, so my worries didn’t last long.

“That might be a bit difficult. As you can see, I have friends.”

“What? Why are humans so important?”

Nia looked like she genuinely didn’t understand.

Demona suddenly raised her hand and said.

“Senior, you are also human?”

“…….”

Demona’s brilliant speech made even Nia close her mouth!

Nia looked at Bell and Charlotte with eyes searching for the last reliever.

[Lord, master! I’m sold!!]

Grrrrrrr!

Of course, there was no way the two would take Nia’s side.

Nia said with great regret.

“Then I can’t help it. Roan, I had something to say, and I’ll just say it here.”

“Do you have something to say?”

This was surprising to Roan too.

If Nia, who rarely came down from the mountain, had come all the way to the commercial district to find her, it must had been quite important.

“Yes, it’s related to the new students’ written test.”

… … It was definitely important.

Roan thought for a moment and asked in a voice that said, “No way.”

“Professor Alfred…is this a class?”

“Huh? How did you know?”

Nia’s eyes widened as if she really hadn’t expected this.

“Roan how did you know?”

It was the same with other friends.

Roan asked his friends with a slightly pitiful look in his eyes.

“In your opinion, how many of the classes we are taking could involve Nia?”

“Well, that’s right.”

“Oh, I see.”

The friends quickly understood and each nodded.

When I thought about it, a senior who went around saying ‘holy beast!’ and ‘spirit beast!’ with his whole body was definitely either Vulkan or Professor Alphard.

But in fact, Nia wasn’t that close to Professor Vulkan.

In fact, it could be said that he was more hostile than other professors.

‘It’s even weirder if you’re friends with a professor who treats spirit beasts like that.’

Nia abhorred the style of Sacred Combat that the Imperials were pasSionate about.

On the other hand, Professor Alphard was very kind to the spirit beasts and was not human to begin with, so Nia had no reason to dislike him.

Roan nodded and said to Nia.

“I understand. Thank you for the information.”

“Huh? Don’t you have any more questions?”

Nia tilted her head and asked if that was the end.

This time, Demona suddenly intervened.

“Roan said it was against the school rules if he leaked the test contents!”

“What? Oh, you did that? I didn’t know~”

“““……?”””

Friends looked at Nia with strange eyes as she spoke so calmly.

‘‘‘Are you really a senior?’’’

Well, it was strange from the beginning, so it wasn’t anything special.

Roan also had no intention of asking any more questions, whether it was a fine or a school rule.

‘It’s a combination of Alphard and Nia, so it reminds me of something.’

Sometimes, with a low probability or for special reasons, named seniors get involved in the paper test, but this was one such case.

Due to Nia’s characteristics, this had rarely been the case, but this time, perhaps thanks to Roan and Sion, she seemed to had accepted Alphard’s offer.

“The reward is probably the spirit beast egg that Professor Vulkan has.”

“Huh? How did you know that? Are you close to Professor Alphard too?”

Nia asked absurdly, as if she was really surprised this time.

Then, I looked at my friends as if asking for the answer.

“““……?”””

… … In fact, Roan’s friends were equally curious about the reason.

Roan answered calmly.

“Well, since there are rumors.”

‘‘‘What rumor?’’’

Rumors were something that many people should know, but the only person here who knew was Roan.

‘Rain, rumors of a secret information network… … !’

Of course, Sion figured it out on his own.

“But why did Professor Alphard give you Professor Vulkan’s egg?”

Demona asked, tilting her head.

Roan stared at Demona for a moment and then asked back.

“Do you really want to know?”

“……no.”

Demona gently swept her body with an expresSion as if winter had come for a moment.

In any case, Roan had very occaSionally experienced what kind of test the combination of the two led to.

There was no particular problem.

“Ugh… this really hurts.”

At that time, Hector got up from his seat.

‘… … ‘He’s already woken up?’

By Roan’s standards, it was an incredible level of recovery, but of course other people just thought, ‘I guess I’ve been lying down a little too long this time.’

Hector frowned and said, as if his whole body was still throbbing.

“But senior, aren’t you going to class at that time?”

“Yeah. You’re not listening?”

“……?”

Since I answered so brightly, my friends thought that the timetable would become more relaxed around third grade.

You’d never dream that Nia just wouldn’t listen.

So-called basic ding!

Anyway, Nia seemed to had finished her business with that, and waved hello to Roan and his friends’ spirit beast.

“Then I’ll go. Enjoy your lunch, bye~”

Saeng-!

Nia disappears at a speed that was barely visible to the eye without the action of any divine power.

Demona said with a shrug.

“Wow~ You were a really strange senior, weren’t you, Roan?”

“““Umm….”””

The friends fell silent as if they had made a promise to Demona’s naturally virtuous words.

If it were normal, I would had thought something like, ‘You’re the strangest one.’

‘It was really strange.’

‘When I listen to it, it seems like Demona has never been wrong… … .’

‘More than both.’

This time, I somehow wanted to nod my head.

* * *

After breaking up with Nia, lunch was thankfully ordinary.

It was a store called ‘Uncle Paul’s Cabin’, and as the name suggests – I don’t know how or why it existed – it was a slightly unusual restaurant serving salads, fruits, etc. in a cabin on a green field in the middle of a commercial district.

I usually don’t think about coming, but seeing Nia made me think of it for the first time in a while, so I brought my friends.

Roan, who ate lunch a little quickly, got up first.

“I have something to do before taking Professor Kaina’s class, so I wake up first.”

Bell and Charlotte, who happened to be eating their fill of fruit good for the spirit beast, quickly joined Roan next to them.

Demona asked Roan after eating lunch for a while.

“What are you going to do? Come with us later~”

I was amazed at how eating a salad could leave such a loud mark on my mouth.

The other friends seemed to be curious as to why Roan woke up first.

“Sure, Roan. What’s going on?”

“If possible, come with us!”

“We must hand over the warlocks inside the Bell of Eternity to Professor Kaina. We must go to the dungeon.”

Wow──

“……Well, go first.”

“Yes, yes. We’ll finish lunch and then go to class….”

However, when Roan told him the reason, each of his friends averted their gaze and motioned for them to go ahead.

If it was about handing over the warlocks, it would definitely be the rumored interrogation room, and it was clear that they would had to go there together.

‘I don’t want to go either… … .’

In my heart, I didn’t even want to go to Roan.

They were just doing this because they were scared by the ugly rumors and gloomy atmosphere.

Isn’t this a very real risk for Roan?

Roan was even more reluctant now that he knew very well what was going on inside.

Of course, there was one more person here who had been to the interrogation room.

“Why are you saying this? Professor Kaina’s dungeon and interrogation room are pretty nice places.”

Of course it was Hector.

Roan glared at Hector, who spoke leisurely, and said meaningfully.

“…I guess you are.”

“Hmm?”

Hector, unable to understand what Roan meant, tilted his head.

Chop—!

Demona, who was listening from the side, waved a vegetable with broad leaves similar to cabbage at Hector and said.

“Hey, you stupid fanatic! Roan even feels humanity towards the warlocks who are currently trapped inside!”

Hector asked Roan with wide eyes.

“Ah! Was that something like that?”

Of course it was quite different from that, but Roan nodded.

“Yes, Hector. If you focus on the interrogation, you are bound to miss something.”

The female students looked up at Roan with moved eyes as the words had a heavy resonance.

“Roan….”

“As expected, it’s amazing.”

“Buried…!”

And Hector also looked like he had realized something.

“……!”

If I were to use a metaphor, should I say that my face became like basalt, with a slightly shiny glow?

“Roan, after all, you are a friend with a lot to learn from! I will try not to lose sight of humanity while interrogating you in the future.”

“Yes, make sure you don’t miss it.”

“hmm!”

“please.”

“……?”

Hector looked at Roan, who repeatedly asked suspiciously, with a slightly strange look.

Is it just because people were so nice?

… … Hector was so used to it that he completely forgot that Roan was throwing holy magic at him, punishing him for losing his humanity.

“Anyway, I’ll go first. Let’s go, Bell, Charlotte.”

Roan took the two holy beasts and headed to the Theotrics Hall where Professor Kaina would be.

‘I have to meet Kaina twice a Day. What a terrible Day.’

When I thought about it, not only did I had class toDay, but I also had to meet Kaina with Lucia later night.

It was not a pleasant experience at all for Roan, who seemed to lose a chunk of his life every time he looked at Kaina’s innocent face.

‘But now that I’ve mastered Void, I can feel at ease.’

The only thing you can trust was the invisible Void.

Even Roan, who clearly knew that he was a warlock, seemed suspicious, so no matter how great the name Kaina was, he will had no choice but to dispel doubts.

Wow─

Yes, I think so too.

Worst of all, would even False Divinity agree with Roan’s thoughts?

Roan entered the Theotrics Hall with lighter steps.

The Theotrics Hall had a gloomy atmosphere no matter when you enter.

Among them, Professor Kaina’s laboratory had an even more gloomy atmosphere in the basement.

Jeopuk─ Jeopuk─

Roan went down the stairs with steps that showed no trace of fear.

The only lights were yellow semi-permanent torches scattered on the walls.

Happiness─ Happiness─

The underground torches were sacred objects that could be turned on and off at any time in conjunction with Professor Kaina’s will.