Became an Academy Villain 163

Chapter 163 – 27. White Night (1)

• October 17th
Legislation to hunt out demons passed.

• October 19th
Success in finding 3 demons. Demonstrate a strong will to resist.
A kill is completed according to the procedure set forth in the Act.

• October 25th
The planning of the tentatively named ‘Operation to kill the demons’ has been completed.
The goal is to dry all the seeds of demons hidden in society.
* Special note: The sun does not set.

• October 27th
Decision on execution date of operation to exterminate the demons.
It is scheduled to be implemented simultaneously nationwide at 1:00 pm on November 1st.
* Special note: The sun does not set.

• October 28th
* Special note: The sun does not set.

• October 29th
[Restrict access]
* Special note: The sun does not set

• October 30th
[Restrict access]
* Special note: The sun does not set

• October 31st
[Restrict access]

– Complete password input.

Warning!
Warning!
Warning!
…

[Access granted]

The sun that does not set
A day that never ends
Light more cruel than darkness

Midnight

* * *

– It is the morning of November 1st. Yesterday, too, the sun did not set, and the night continued as bright as day. Mathematicians collectively referred to this phenomenon as ‘magical distortion phenomenon’, and it is an opinion that, under certain conditions, supersaturated magical power in the atmosphere can cause not only distortion of space but also distortion of time. The government only issued guidelines to maintain daily life and wait until emergency orders are issued…

“Didn’t you say that was the result of the phenomenon of having too many demons?”
“I’m not sure, but it seems to be related. I haven’t noticed anything unusual when I’ve been scouting the area lately… But I think it’s clear that Pantagruel is up to something.”

The sun hasn’t set in the past few days.
It’s not a scale that can be bumped up as a simple distortion phenomenon, so I asked Ellis, and he said that it was likely caused by magic amplification.
She said she’s been quiet lately, so what else is she plotting… Since Elin belonged to a subordinate organization, there was no information to dig out, and even Xian, who was in a major position, lost her memory, so as for this side, she can only suck her finger. It was business.

“Magi… Magira… Was the difference between magic and magic about contamination?”
“Yes, to be precise, the nature of magical power has changed and humans can no longer use it.”
“Is there any reason to amplify Magi right now… What does Elise think?”

According to the development of the original story, the operation to kill the demons will soon begin.
In these days when everything is noisy with the passage of the search bill, if the killing operation is implemented, the atmosphere of chaos in society as a whole will accelerate.
As someone who doesn’t know much about the ecology of the demons, I had no choice but to guess that Pantagruel’s purpose was to use this confusion to implement some kind of plan.

“I’m still not quite sure… I wonder if it’s something that can only be done with light? A demon mass-produced with artificial essence loses a lot of physical ability if it’s not exposed to sunlight, or something like that.”

That makes sense.
If you think of the greatest effect the sun brings, it is, of course, light.
And only when there is light can shadows exist.
Light and shadow… I think I might be able to figure something out.

“I’ll have to go visit Juha.”
“…Master, you should look at that first.”
“What? What happened all of a sudden—”

– This is breaking news. At 10:33 am, a demon who lived disguised as a restaurant owner in a shopping mall in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do was arrested and then shot. As demons who play ordinary humans like this are immersed in every corner of society, the people must use the facility where the magic sensor is located…

“This crazy…”

Shocked, he let out a sigh.

One person.
Another died a few days ago.
Incredible things keep happening.

There is a quiet ripple in the chest.
Are demons a creature with original sin?
Are their lives so worthless?
My head is pounding. I just can’t accept it.
The law that requires the entire group to atone for the wrongs committed by a part of the group must have long since disappeared within society.

Has the world really turned?
Or is it that my head, having a half demonic girlfriend and a demonic slave, has completely gone mad?

After staring blankly at the TV in shock for a while, I soon came to my senses and prepared to leave immediately.
I don’t know anything else, but one thing’s for sure: this isn’t the time to be like this.

“I need to go to Juha soon.”

For some reason, I felt an unusual feeling.
An uneasy feeling, as if something huge was about to happen soon.
In order to get rid of this stuffiness, I have to go see Ju-ha right now.

Fortunately, Seol-ah, who has similar problems with the demons, was spending time alone at Ha-yul’s house today.
She probably doesn’t have to worry about living with Shiana, and there’s no reason for Ray or the elite to be attacked, so she can go straight to Juha.

Right before I left, the TV screen I looked at reflected the image of the crowd flocking to the murder scene.
As long as they have already started burning, they can never be stopped.
The blade of the masses wielding it with their eyes closed without even knowing whether it is right or wrong.
Knowing that I am too weak to defend against it, I will do my best to protect even the inside of my fence.

“Let’s go, Alice.”
“Yes.”

We hurriedly left the house.

* * *

The streets were cluttered.
People pointing simple detectors at each other because they couldn’t tell who the demons were, people shouting to get rid of the demons from this land as soon as possible, and even people who didn’t know what to do in such a chaotic situation.
The plaza, where all kinds of sounds were mixed, looked dangerous as if it would explode if touched.

“Alice, just in case, detect demons nearby.”

– Yes, I’ll start looking for it… Ah, there! The red-haired girl to the right of the fountain! I didn’t know it would come out this soon.

“For now, save that person and go straight to Juha’s house.”

Fortunately, I was able to find a demon right away in the plaza I headed to to see the dynamics of the situation.
Even looking at it, it looks like it’s embarrassed. First of all, I think I’ll be relieved if I take it somewhere like a nearby alley.

Shuwook— Boom!
It puts a wave on its feet, kicks off the ground, and jumps out.
Her target was her crimson-haired girl, who ran round the edge of her relatively sparsely populated area and headed straight for her.

After safely breaking through the crowd, I approach the girl whose eyes are fluttering and stretch out her hand, looking at me as if asking what this is.

“Hold your hand!”
“Eh, me, me?”
“Don’t just stare blankly, hold hands quickly! Get out of here!”
“Oh, okay!”

A strong magic power that you can feel as soon as you hold your hand.
If it was me before, I couldn’t feel it well, but I feel that my ability to detect magic power has also risen dramatically, perhaps because I digested all the intense training with Sanya.

“Ellis, step out and explain the situation.”

I asked Alice, who was in the shadows.
Since I didn’t have time to talk to her to avoid people and go to a deserted place, I decided to borrow Elise’s power to explain what she was doing.
Maybe they are the same demons, so they can communicate quite well.

“Hello? I’m Ellis, the succubus who was the master’s slave and the prime devil. I’m sorry for blindly dragging you around without explaining the situation properly, but please understand that I couldn’t help it.”
“Uh… I’m really sorry, but what’s going on…?”

Apparently, our red friend must have been a pretty pure demon.
You don’t know the topic of the market that you can know about in 3 seconds when you turn on your phone, at least if you turn on the TV for a while.

“Have you ever heard of something like kill the demons or catch and burn them all? You’ve probably heard quite a few these days.”
“D-I’ve heard of it…But I’m not sure what that has to do with me…”
“I’m not sure! Aren’t you a demon? Your life depends on it!”
“Eh? I’m not a demon…?”
“No, I can feel Magi so strongly, how can I not be a demon!”
“Both of you, be quiet for a moment.”

One claims that he is a demon based on the demonic energy flowing out, and the other simply claims that he is not a demon.
He probably wouldn’t be a crazy person who would lie in front of the demons that he wasn’t a demon, so he could think of other cases.
It’s not a very common case in the world, but surprisingly there is one case around me.

“Ellis, check if you are a cloaker eater.”
“Ah, there was that…! It feels like a ray of light has come down on my insignificant insight, Master.”
“Clo… Ker? What is that?”
“…Shit.”

I let out a deep sigh.
To the extent that ordinary people who don’t even know the concept of a cloaker can be encroached upon.
What’s more serious is that, judging from the current situation, it is not a problem that will end with this one child.

If the Pantagruel side could mass-produce cloakers as well as artificial essences.
If you spread the cloakers made like that all over the world and turn into demons without your knowledge.
Thousands or tens of thousands of innocent victims of terrorism could face death.

“This is not serious… Ellis, go to Juha first. I think I should stop by the academy and meet Sanya.”
“Okay, Master. If you ever need anything, call me right away!”
“Yes, thank you. Oh, take this kid and give him a little education.”
“Yes!”

I turned and started running toward the academy.
Magi amplification was never simply a matter of viewing.
A phenomenon that can be seen as the starting point of a large-scale terrorism.

It sounded like the sound of a fuse burning in my ears.
When all the fuses burn out, a massacre begins.
All I could do was meet someone who would blow the fuse and tell them the whole story.