Assassin
On the other hand, at the innermost of the west wing, the second year’s special class’ classroom had been engulfed in silence. Self-study……ever since this elite academy opened, such a rare thing has only happened a handful of times. It’s a unique situation where the teacher isn’t around during class, but this is the special class where the elites amongst the elites assemble. Everybody is, studying with undivided attention.
“Good grief……that worst teacher……worst worst worst worst……”
Except for just one person, Lily.
“Now, now”
While Cis is beside her consoling her as always, suddenly, the door opened. Initially, everybody thought perhaps Asch came in.
“You finally came ba……eh, who are you?”
Judging that it’s not the ill-natured Magician in a glance, Lily hit the emergency brake on the conversation.
He’s probably in his 30s……his discerning almond eyes leave a big impression, and he’s clad in silver light armour, as though to hide his slender body.
While the class is making a ruckus, the man laughed dauntlessly.
Huh, something is strange.
The one who noticed the initial feeling that something is amiss was, Lily. It is because she can’t hear any sound outside the classroom. Typically, the faintly audible sounds of the teachers conducting their lessons and the students laughing leak through. However, it’s completely silent now.
“Hey, you. Who are you?”
Dan＝Blau, a classmate, stands up and approaches that teacher.
＜＜Dawn＞＞ーーLight Of The Raging Sun(Saint・Blast)
“……kuu……what. My eyes……my eyessssss”
It’s said that typically, Magic with a large effect won’t release if the chant is a single verse. Formally, this Light-exclusive High-Grade Magic that robs the opponent of their vision is, 『Oh Dawn, Shine Your Benevolent Light, On Those Of The Abyss』. However, he made it into a mere, single phrase, and he just drew the seal casually. It’s not a seal that carried a beautiful principle like Asch’s; that, which was terribly messy, robbed Dan’s vision all too easily.
The man, approaches Dan and inserts his hand into his abdomen. That hand of his sunk into the body from the skin like it’s only natural.
“Gu……guaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
While slithering his hand inside Dan’s abdomen, the man slightly made a look like he’s thinking about something, but before long, he tossed him aside like an object.
“”””””Kyaー―――――――――””””””
Agonising cries travelled within the classroom all at once.
“……how noisy. I’ll kill the next fellow who makes a sound”
The voice that wasn’t projected loudly resounded clearly, and silence engulfed the surroundings in an instant. The students had understood it instinctively as well.
That this man’s words are serious. That the next one who says a word will, have that life of theirs snuffed out without hesitation.
At that moment, despite trembling, Cis stood up and rushed towards Dan. She, immediately flips his shirt up and checks on his wound but……he isn’t bleeding. It’s a High-Grade Dark technique in which an advanced Magician pours Magic Power into their hand and passes it through another person’s body. She shudders at the level at which he performs it like it’s only natural.
“No need to worry, I won’t kill. I’ve been told to make sure to keep the vessel alive as well after all”
While saying with an indifferent expression, the man grabs Cis’ collars and holds his palm to her forehead.
“Cis!”
Lily raised her voice reflexively.
＜＜Existence Of Water＞＞ーーWater Arrow(Ice・Emblem)
When the man says a single phrase and draws a seal again, a sharp lump of ice charges towards Lily.
＜＜Existence Of Fire＞＞ーーFlame Arrow(Fire・Emblem)
Lily, she created flames from her palm and melted it in an instant……it was a close one. Drawing the seal as fast as she can with the bare minimum chant. Had she been 0.01 second late……looking at the half-burned ice blade, she shudders.
“Hoo……there is a top student around”
The man delightedly praised the beautiful top student who brilliantly neutralised his Magic.
“Who, are you? What’s your goal”
Enduring her welling shivers, Lily confronts him firmly.
“……it’s Lloyd. Yeah, I guess I shall say my goal at least. The『Holy Ark』is amongst you people”
“Holy……Ark?”
“Aristo＝Rizenberg, who was touted to be the child of God. Since you people are elite students, you of course know, right?”
“……”
“The child of God is, not a human. That is, the consensus of the entire Aristo religion. Of course, his power greatly exceeds the scope of humans. The world believed in that……without even knowing that they’ve been deceived”
“What do you mean?”
Lily voices her unadulterated question. She’s a girl who loves studying a whole lot to begin with. He may be a terrorist, but be that as it may, she’s at the age where her curiosity constantly comes out on top.
“Aristo had a daughter. It’s quite a funny story, isn’t it? Aristo and Sylvia’s daughter, Zara, had inherited that bloodline”
“……I can’t see where you’re going with this at all though”
“Well, don’t rush to the conclusion. The child of God’s bloodline, there’s a single man who’s preserving and safeguarding that bloodline……in Saint・Lizabeth Church”
“Archbishop Samon……”
Like Lioar, he’s a person so famous that there’s nobody in the Narsha Kingdom who doesn’t know him. A saint who is called,『The Compassionate Archbishop』. The person at the top of Saint・Lizabeth Church……no, at the top of the Aristo believers, can only be him.
“That’s right, Aristo religion’s biggest weakness as well as its most beloved treasure. Archbishop Samon held the role that watches over the one other Aristo’s bloodline according to the Aristo religion’s public announcement”
Lily gradually understood. What this man called Llyod came to search for.
“……what you came to search for is, the person who inherited that Aristo’s bloodline?”
“Excellent answer”
“But……why……”
A question still remains in Lily’s head.
“Yeah, it’s a stupid story. Archbishop Samon abandoned that mission of his of all things”
“……”
“It was three years ago that he decided to look for Aristo’s child again. Well, I don’t know what happened though”
“But, why do you think that it’s amongst us?”
If, Samon lost sight of Aristo’s bloodline, it’s strange that he can pinpoint their class.
“Information that there’s a person who possesses a certain characteristic came in. Well, I suppose I should say it had been brilliantly hidden by Lioar”
“Board Chairman Lioar……”
“He’s pretty much the only person who can hide the existence of that from eyes of the Aristo believers that assemble throughout the whole continent. And then, he hurriedly allocated Asch＝Dahl to this special class. There’s, only one conclusion. That the Holy Ark is in here”
“……”
“Hey, I’m not a person who takes pleasure in murder. I’m no more than being hired for the objective. If you let me investigate you people, then I won’t harm you. I promise”
Lloyd speaks to Lily in a calm tone.
“If……the Aristo’s descendant is amongst these classmates, what will you do?”
“Who knows, it’s my job to deliver them to where Archbishop Samon is. Well, I can’t imagine a saint like him will get rough with them though”
“I shall help you then”
A voice was audible, from the outside.
“……Asch huh”
Asch, who opens the door and walks over with a composed smile as always, was there.
