I Became the Laughing Bell Character of the Academy

I feel the warmth.

I feel the devastated surroundings burning with additional magic. It’s not hot though.

“hahahaha, if you become an elder-class wizard, can you do that… … ?”

Seeing me without even a trace of tanning, Gerard murmurs in despair.

Judging by the results, I wasn’t hurt too much.

As for the attacks, the cloak removed most of the impact, and [Blaze Burst], which was almost self-destructive, also didn’t damage me due to the nature of [Ruler of Mana].

“… … Keep your mouth shut.”

“Ouch!”

Of course, I have no intention of telling Gerard about it.

He stuns Gerard, who is lying in the shape of a large, by striking his stomach with his foot.

Now we just need to do the last thing.

All you have to do is hit [Gust Piercing], a wind-attribute penetrating magic, prepared for him.

If you kill him like that, everything is over.

“Whoa… … ”

Your fingertips are trembling.

[Erosion degree] is over 25%. I’m hesitating. I am still wondering if this method is correct.

Is it because Gerard is from Chrysos? He can be said to be the last inhabitant of Chrysos.

Gerard devised a plan to commit the crime, but in the end it failed.

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Killing him would really leave Eleanor alone.

Conversely, if you can convince him well, Eleanor’s psychological burden may be considerably alleviated.

“… … .”

The benefits of killing and the benefits of not killing.

While hesitating between them, the surroundings started to become noisy.

“this.”

It didn’t catch people’s attention in the game, but it was different now.

I used [Thunder Calling], an advanced magic, from the beginning.

Even after that, he continued to use magics with spectacular effects, so there was no way he didn’t know about the change.

[Contemplation] caught the faculty talking at a certain distance.

Among them, there were strong enough that even the original country, like Prudence Roa, was mixed, but it seemed that they had no intention of moving.

“Tsk… … .”

late. He hesitated too long and missed the timing to kill Gerard.

There’s no way Tia will leave me alone if I continue to kill the unresisting Gerard.

“Kuhm!”

“Can someone talk to me?”

“Can I come closer? Aren’t you the successor of the King of Darkness? It might even send a warning.”

“I can see the bloody eyes here too. I will fall.”

“Professor Ira? How about you talk to me? Isn’t Prince Oz a student in your class?”

“Uh… … . Me, me?”

Professor Aira is being bullied again. I always feel sorry for Professor Aira.

I’ll go apologize later.

At that time, [Contemplation] captured new characters.

Perhaps other professors and students who noticed the change came rushing in, but among them, there were about three people with a presence that could not be overlooked.

One is approaching me cautiously and respectfully, the other unstoppably and violently.

And the other one was static as if he had no intention of responding.

“under! What else is this? Oz.”

One of them was a man with red hair and eyes like a bird of prey, who came toward me unstoppably and violently.

[SSR Fist King]

alexios

He hesitated and walked confidently through the faculty guarding the street and headed towards me.

Alexios’ gaze was alternately looking at Gerard under his feet and the [Gust piercing] unfolding in my hand.

Immediately after, his face contorted with anger, and a red light welled up from his arms.

I think I’m more angry than I imagined. No, it seems that he is looking at something else in this scene.

When you look at it objectively, the bastard is me. Alexios has a bad temper, but he is a good man.

“Alexios… … .”

“Didn’t you run amok unanswerably?”

Assuming he attacks, can I beat Alexios now?

No, with the current me, I can never defeat the [King of Fists].

It is a state where even a fight cannot be established except by relying on the random effect of [The Ruler of Mana].

If it is not an SSR grade magic, there is a high probability that it will not be eaten.

I didn’t want to challenge the game in a way that depended on luck.

However, if she persists as it is, she is beaten by Alexios, who has an impatient personality.

“Yeah, I couldn’t understand what you were doing before.”

Even if [Physical Ability Enhancement] is used, it is meaningless.

For Alexios, that level of difference in abilities was nothing more than an error.

There was that much of a gap between Gerard, who was only at the SR level, and the SSR level character.

“Tell me.”

Alexios hates me terribly. It’s too blatant to evaluate it simply as a tendency.

I don’t know why he hates me. I don’t know what happened between the two.

“Are you not going to answer me again?”

And in all likelihood, things will get worse if Alexios finds out that I don’t know that.

There’s nothing you can do but be silent.

“How about making an excuse?”

The magic that remained in my hand was scattered into the air.

This was to show me that he had no intention of attacking Gerard any more, but Alexios doesn’t seem to care about that anymore.

Alexios’ eyes began to turn red with anger.

“Even then, that too… … .”

can you convince me? No, it’s too much.

Alexios is already persuasive and nabal, and he intends to attack me regardless.

He intended to be detained obediently, but Alexios is ready to punch him.

So, believe in the existence of another and endure.

Even if you don’t step forward, you shouldn’t avoid this attack.

[Space Barrier] still has a cooldown. Intermediate magic [Parma Shield] won’t be able to block Alexios’ attack.

“Okay, let’s try this in the end, right?”

“If you want… … .”

So, here again, I have no choice but to trust that the [Ruler of Mana] will be able to block Alexios’ attack.

『That strong faith will eventually become light.』

But at that moment, a single syllable song was heard.

At the same time, a translucent light barrier forms between me and Alexios.

If magic is an art that uses mana to draw a compositional formula, divine art is music that appeals to the gods with divine power and faith in the voice.

And there is only one person I can think of who can produce such a beautiful voice.

Yes, the opponent is one of the two beings captured by [Contemplation].

[SSR Saint of Hope]

Arietta Domine

Three SSR grade characters gathered in one place.

If it was a game, sorties would have been limited due to lack of cost.

Thinking of such a foolish thought, I lowered the [Erosion Degree], which had risen to the limit. The situation is over. There is no need to sharpen your senses any longer.

“Both of you were so excited. How about calming down for a bit?”

Alexios lost his temper, but I wasn’t excited.

I was just watching the situation very calmly. It’s probably the influence of [Contemplation] that looks like that.

“Arrieta… … . you!”

“Stop, even we cannot pass over the threat to the saintess.”

The ＜Shield of Light＞, an escort unit directly under the [Saint of Hope], including Olivia, began to surround Alexios.

From SSR to SR.

There is no separate meeting place. If Eleanor had been here, it would have really been a great welcome party.

Because he hates situations where he is not noticed.

“Chit… … .”

Fortunately, no matter how strong Alexios is, he doesn’t seem to have any intention of fighting the ＜Shield of Light＞ group, which is the direct escort of the saintess.

The sun-like light from his arms began to fade.

“Mr. Oz.”

Arrieta said with a kind smile.

Every time she took a step closer, the refreshing scent of apple mint seemed to waft in the air.

“Are you okay?”

Even though she is now in this situation, she never asks about Professor Gerard’s work. It doesn’t cast a single doubt on me.

[Contemplation] proves that.

The incredible amount of trust feels absurdly heavy.

I feel some guilt.

It feels like a sin to keep my mouth shut even though I’ve done my job.

“It’s okay… … .”

“But just in case you don’t know.”

『I will repay the appeal of the weak with warmth.』

Arrieta put her hands together and chanted a short incantation once again.

Then, my body, which felt heavy, became lighter.

The pain he felt from being hit by Gerard also stopped.

Should I say he’s the best healer in the game? Speaking of chanting, it was a beginner level in terms of magic.

Still, at this level, you can feel her specialness.

better than me

“Aren’t you asking why I attacked Professor Gerard?”

She didn’t say anything even in the current situation.

So I decided to speak up from my side. Why doesn’t she ask any questions?

“Did Oz hurt Professor Gerard like that for no reason?”

“Nope.”

“Then I will believe it.”

Arrieta trusts me.

They are showing infinite trust that there must be a reason.

There was that level of trust between the two in the past.

“I believe that if Oz-sama did it, there must be a reason.”

“Why can you trust me so much?”

“Well… … . I do not know? Is it because they are the same leader? I do not know. But please keep this one thing in mind.”

“what… … ?”

“No matter what I do… … . Yes, even if Oz attacked Professor Gerard for no reason or with a bad intention, I would believe Oz.”

And her confidence comes with a huge burden.

It’s scary.

I never imagined that the saintess’s unconditional faith would put such a burden on her heart.

Her trust is like forcing integrity on the other person.

Do not dare to betray that trust, and if you have lied and committed a mistake, repent of it.

The heavy belief that declares that you will shoulder someone’s betrayal together is what makes the other person that way.

It is to correct it to a person worthy of that trust.

“… … .”

All I can say is that it is truly terrifying.

The fact that it is sincere rather than an action with a purpose makes the weight even heavier.

“… … I am.”

[Erosion degree 30%]

For a moment, something passed through my mind. It was a promise that he wanted to overcome the god he had made in childhood.

It must have been Oz’s memory, not mine. Still, it felt like there was nothing I could do.

“I will not betray your trust now and in the future. … … Arrieta.”

When I came to my senses, I was suddenly spitting out the name of Arietta.

I should have been calling Arietta ‘Saint’ all along.

If so, who the hell was it that spit out that name?

Is it Oz? Or is it me?

Could this be due to the erosion rate rising to 30%?

Or is it because of [Saint of Hope] Arietta’s weighty conviction?

Either way. Yes, whether it’s Oz’s sincerity or mine.

I couldn’t tell a lie.

And beyond that, it felt too daunting to even act as a false figure.

Arrieta murmured when the goosebumps gave way to the suffocating sensation, which was on a different level from the time of confession.

“Oz-sama… … .”

It was a soft smile, but the expression that [Contemplation] saw through was rather close to a bitter smile.

Her front and back, which had never changed before, twisted for the first time.

However, the two sides quickly returned to one another.

Both the outward expression and the inner expression.

“… … You are a liar.”

looked sad.

* * *

After defeating Gerard.

I was arrested without hesitation, and based on the judgment that there must have been a reason, Gerard was also detained for now.

Since my position was a position, no one was quick to ask questions, so I was detained and left unattended until Tia returned.

And the moment Tia returned, the disciplinary meeting was held again for me.

If there was a difference from before, this time I was in the middle of the meeting room.

Is it my mistake to feel that I am close to the judge?

“Phigo, then talk to me somewhere. Didn’t I say that if I had an accident, I would twist my neck and pull it out?”

“To the students… … .”

I shut my mouth in a strange sense of deja vu and closely examine the state of expression of Tia and the people around her.

Arrieta shook her head with a pale face.

What? Have you already killed anyone before coming here?

[Contemplation – Activate]

“Where are you staring at right now? do you want to die?”

[Contemplation – Disabled]

I watched it for a while, but it wasn’t a joke.

What was in front of my eyes was definitely Tia’s polymorph figure, but what I saw while activating [Contemplation] was a red dragon with a volcano in the background.

This means that she is the most sincere she has ever shown me.

I mean really kill it.

“… … Could you please pass on the people first?”

“If you’re saying that you don’t want others to see you explode into chunks of meat, I’ll take it.”

“Calm down… … .”

why are you so angry

“… … It’s a little different. It’s about trust between each other.”

“Believes suck. Whoa… … Yes, once I got it.”

However, contrary to the words that she knew, Tia closed her eyes and began to think.

What are you thinking?

[Contemplation – Activate]

“Turn off the light in your eyes.”

“Yes.”

[Contemplation – Disabled]

… … You’re closing your eyes, right?

After a short pause, I activated [Contemplation] to check if what I saw earlier was correct, and immediately Tia’s cold voice flew like a dagger.

“Wait a minute, everyone, go out.”

As Tia bit the people, the professors and witnesses noticed and carefully began to leave.

Among them were Olivia and Arietta.

“… … Olivia, can’t the academy principal kill Oz-sama? If you think about the personality of the head of the academy… … .”

What kind of existence is T-ara in her?

T-ara was a senior who had experienced a tyrant a year before me, so I had no choice but to be concerned about such a reaction.

“It will be fine. Of course, the head of the academy is in a bad mood today, but do you really want to kill him?”

“I wonder… … ?”

“Yes, Lady. If you’re worried that much, why don’t you go back and pray today? It will put your mind at ease.”

Olivia started to leave the conference room, pushing Arietta’s back, who had a pale expression on her face.

I was a little concerned about the conversation just now, but now I have to insist on my innocence to Tia.

“Now then, where should I listen to an excuse?”

“… … .”

“What did you believe in and did what you wanted?”

Literally, not figuratively, burning eyes.

If Arrieta created an atmosphere in which lies were not tolerated, Tia was creating an atmosphere in which lies were not tolerated.

I could tell without even using [contemplation].

The one in front of me right now is the most powerful being in the world.

A giant ‘dragon’.

“Tell me what incidents are involved in this.”

“Professor Gerard… … . They were planning to raid the students.”

“under! what the… … . Do you know I’m asking that right now?”

then?

Then what the hell are you asking? Tia’s particularly angry look and this question.

I couldn’t help but have a creepy assumption running through my head.

If I killed Gerard, I would understand. But I couldn’t kill him in the end.

“How is he?”

But that reaction is different.

That’s why I couldn’t help but ask how Gerard was now.

“Are you asking because you don’t know? dead.”

The answer that came back was the worst.

There was something going on with this damn thing that I don’t know about.