Chapter 1137 – 1137. Magic School Shutra (7)
I followed Claudia to the dean’s mansion.
And on the way, I slowly started asking questions.
“Where did you get that uniform?”
It wasn’t particularly strange that Claudia was wearing a uniform.
From the first time I saw her, I felt like she was the same age as Luna or Karin.
Thanks to that, her conquest actually suited her better.
Claudia hummed, swinging her cloak of conquest slightly.
“Where did it come from? That gentleman gave it to me.”
“Ah…”
I never would have thought that the dean had such tastes…
“You seem to be thinking strangely… “I just asked you to get one for me because I thought it would be easier to move around the school.”
“… “Didn’t you think it was strange?”
“It says ‘suck’ on your face?”
“…”
After all, she is not an ordinary woman.
‘You can see through my acting so easily…’ .’
[…]
I asked another question.
“Why did you come in person?”
Actually, it wasn’t particularly surprising that she was in my dorm.
From the beginning, when she was just a soul, even after she got her body, she stayed in the same room as me.
But in this case, the situation was a bit different.
“If you get caught coming to the men’s dormitory dressed like that, it could be a hassle.”
Currently, Claudia had sneaked into the dormitory wearing a female uniform.
Even if caught, the dean will easily cover it up, but it would be best not to get into a situation to cover it up in the first place.
Claudia smiled and said to me.
“Do you know what magic I learned most intensively from that guy?”
“What is it?”
“This is it~”
Claudia uses magic as soon as she sees the security guard suddenly appearing from afar.
With her magic…
“Haaam… Are you sleepy already? .”
The guard passed by calmly without noticing us, as if we were invisible people.
I wasn’t too surprised because perception-blocking magic was one of the magics learned at Shutra School.
But I couldn’t help but have a look of surprise on my face.
“Oh… “The shape of the magic circle is amazing, isn’t it?”
It was because the shape and texture of the magic circle I was learning was slightly different.
Not only is the shape of the magic circle different, but the proficiency is such that no mana residue is felt at all…
Claudia started laughing smugly at my surprised appearance.
“This is the magic that that gentleman taught me first. “I decided to teach, but they said it would be difficult if I died.”
“…”
It doesn’t seem like something to laugh about, but she didn’t bother because she was laughing.
“This magic has saved my life several times. In fact, he died after the war and when he no longer needed to use it.”
After Claudia left the men’s dormitory as if she was going out, she continued to explain to me further.
“At first, the gentleman wanted to come in person. But you never know. Will he have a seizure while I’m away? . So I said I would bring it myself.”
“Aha…”
“First, the situation is somewhat similar to when you knew it. However, I don’t completely know his inner thoughts.”
According to Claudia, the dean’s condition seemed to have improved significantly.
Of course, it may seem that she has improved only on the outside, as she says.
First of all, all the questions I had so far have been answered.
As she walked with Claudia, she soon arrived at the dean’s mansion.
“Whoa… It’s all here…”
“… ? Are you having a hard time?”
Although the distance from her dormitory to the Dean’s residence was somewhat long, it was definitely not breathtaking.
The moment you start worrying about whether something is wrong with your body…
“That is… It’s been so long since I used my physical strength… Oh my, this is hard…”
“…”
Claudia died young, and she remained in spirit for over a hundred years.
She even stayed in one place for hundreds of years before she met me for the ring.
From her perspective, it would inevitably feel strange to move around in the flesh.
“Build up your stamina from now on.”
“It’s noisy dude… Even though I look like this, during the war, I fought without sleep for 7 days.”
“Yes, yes… Let’s go in. “General.”
“Anyway, things these days… When I was…”
I played a prank on Claudia and went into the dean’s mansion together.
As soon as I entered the mansion…
“… “You came.”
“… Hello.”
The dean welcomed me with a calm expression.
No, rather than a calm expression…
‘I wonder if it will take a while to go back to the way it was before… ?’
I felt strongly that he was trying to keep a calm expression.
However, she decided that there was no need to be anxious about this part.
‘It must have taken quite a long time to become what it is now.’
The dean that Claudia spoke of was not at the level of a rare murderer.
It felt like God descended as a devil to kill the devil.
And that demon a while ago… Because of me, he almost jumped out again.
Once she felt that feeling without wanting to, it seemed like it would take some time for her to get back to the way she was before.
‘I just wish there was no disruption to the school’s operation…’
The dean who conducted the ranking announcement ceremony every semester did not appear.
For me, who knows the situation, it doesn’t seem like a big problem, but professors and students who don’t know the situation will be very worried.
And if this situation continues…
‘I don’t want to hurt anyone else…’
There was a high possibility that the status of the Shutra School itself would be shaken.
If that happens, it will naturally cause harm to the women who will remain here.
‘For now, let’s just check what the situation is like today.’
I was so worried that I slowly entered the dean’s mansion.
.
.
As soon as the dean sat down with me at the living room table, he asked Claudia a favor.
“… “Is this really okay?”
The request is to leave the seat.
“It’s okay, don’t worry. “I just want to talk.”
“Oh my… You don’t look worried? In the past, a gentleman who would have hit me on the head with a cane for being annoying is talking quietly?”
“…”
Listening to these two people talk about their past, it felt like I, not Claudia, had hit her on the head with her cane.
But the dean actually smiled and shook her head.
Hehe… I have changed so much… “You haven’t changed at all.”
“Ugh… If this continues, the story will get longer again. First… “I’ll go to my room.”
Claudia looked back and forth between me and the Dean with concern in her eyes, then she sighed and went into her room.
So in the living room…
“…”
“…”
The dean and I were left alone.
The dean looked as if he was mulling over his concerns several times, and then asked me carefully.
“I don’t think there’s much point in hiding it now, so I’ll just say it like this.”
It seemed like they decided that blocking magic was no longer meaningful.
Anyway, the only thing I hid from Armonia was the transaction details exchanged with the dean, so it wasn’t a big problem.
“Of course.”
“… Great. So, the question I asked before… “I will ask you again.”
The dean calmed his twitching eyebrows again and then asked me a question.
“Is she real? Is it fake?”
From my perspective, it was such a ridiculous question.
However, when I remembered who the person asking was, the question immediately felt reasonable.
“It’s real.”
“…”
A human being who lived while being worshiped as a god.
However, there were things that were impossible even for him who was revered like a god.
Raising the dead.
That was the reason why the dean had such endless doubts.
“… “This is a truly unbelievable story.”
Even yourself… Even the being beyond who made him a god could not revive the dead.
In that situation, I unexpectedly brought Claudia with me, and from his perspective, Claudia seemed like a clone of his memory rather than a resurrection.
The meaning of what the dean says between real and fake can be defined in just one sentence.
Resurrection and clones.
I also can’t accept them both equally, and there’s no way I can accept them just because I’m the dean.
The dean closed his eyes, thought deeply, and asked me a question again.
“Then… Why are they saying Claudia is a lie?”
“…”
The dean would not have wasted his time with Claudia just for her peace of mind.
He must have constantly sought the truth about Claudia, who made him the god of this world.
But…
‘Ha… Armonia, how should I answer this?’
I was in a situation where I couldn’t give any answer to this.
Zodiac and I had a business relationship, but I never had a single conversation with them.
Lately, there have been doubts whether it actually exists.
The only person who knows anything about the Zodiac is…
[…]
There was only Armonia.
And that Armonia…
[Please wait a moment.]
‘… ?’
After saying that…
‘Uh… Excuse me… Armonia… ?’
Communication was cut off.
‘… What? Am I screwed?’
This situation could not be said to be a desperate moment, but…
“… It looks like you can’t answer this time either.”
“No, that’s…”
It was clear that it was a crisis situation that could lead to another desperate situation.
‘I’m sure it wasn’t thrown away.’
I believed Armonia’s words to wait and decided to take her time until she came.
And the question I asked was…
“Did you enjoy staying with Claudia?”
“…”
“…”
It felt like a father who had nothing to say to his son, ‘How is school going?’
The dean looked at me with a calm expression…
“Enjoyed. That too… “Greater joy than when she was alive.”
He answered with a smile.
It didn’t end with a short answer either.
“My brain keeps telling me she’s fake…” “My heart just couldn’t accept her as a fake.”
“…”
The reason why the dean constantly doubts and says things like this.
That was also proof that he was such a rational person.
And the thing that messed up even the judgment of such a rational person was…
‘… What on earth are these guys doing?’
It was the Zodiac.
I knew from Armonia that Zodiac was an evil group from the very beginning when I was summoned to the ship.
However, as I traveled around the world, I came to understand the concept of evil a little differently.
There are only two Zodiac characters I have met so far.
The Dean and the Demon King.
In the beginning, they are beings that fight while claiming to be evil.
But the moment the world is conquered and stability is restored… Good and evil are reversed like double-sided cards.
Good becomes evil, and evil becomes good.
The representative world is this place, and the representative person was the Dean.
No one living in this world says that this world is stained with evil.
And no one thinks the dean is evil.
In other words, what determines good and evil is not color or shape, but only a change in perspective.
Therefore, I only declared that Zodiac was an evil group on the surface, but I did not think that it was truly evil.
That is, until I saw the devastated dean.
‘Let’s just say that they do evil things to other people… But why are you doing this to the dean?’
There is only one reason why Zodiac chooses and uses people like Dean.
To collect Enel, God’s goods.
In that case, it seems normal that they should provide basic welfare for the dean who collects Enel for them…
“And… They also keep whispering to me that Claudia is fake. Even now, at this very moment.”
“…”
Rather, they continued to push his spirit as if the goal was to destroy him.
As I was worried about the dean’s unstable appearance…
Paaaaat!
“Hmm!?”
“Oh…”
Suddenly, a rainbow-colored column began pouring down next to the table.
Unlike the dean, who looked more surprised than expected, I admired the pillar of light with a calm expression.
I was already expecting who would show up, so I wasn’t particularly surprised…
“… Huh?”
… I thought it wouldn’t happen, but I couldn’t help but look more surprised than expected.
As expected, the person in the pillar of light was Armonia.
But Armonia appeared like that…
“Beautiful… Monia?”
It wasn’t the Armonia I knew.
She was Armonia, who always wore modern clothing, but now her body…
“I was late due to sudden preparations. “I’m sorry.”
Although she was old-fashioned, she was dressed in a star-like white palace dress.
In fact, the outfit was so fresh that I was a little surprised.
The real reason I was surprised to see Armonia…
“Armonia… Can you see me?”
This was because he was wearing a black eye patch with a lot of strange language written in white letters.
