Chapter 1411 – 1411. Savior Of The Academy
Kwaaaang! Bang!
Explosions echoed continuously. It sounded as if a war had broken out, with explosions happening everywhere.
‘It’s a smokescreen to shake the teachers and students of Arashi Academy.’
The invaders had no intention of engaging in a full-scale war with Arashi Academy. They were thieves, not terrorists. The explosions were merely a ploy to draw attention. There would be hardly any casualties.
Kwaaaang! Bang!
A masked man was seen running around the academy, throwing bombs. The sound was excessively loud compared to the explosive power.
‘How noisy.’
The bombs going off so close by hurt my ears. The pain made me irritated, and that guy became incredibly annoying. My feet were already moving towards the masked man.
I ran towards him openly. Yet, he didn’t notice my presence at all. It was the effect of the Ghost Cloak.
『Ghost Cloak
Rank: S
Conceals appearance and presence.』
The Ghost Cloak was different from the Illusiter, which was my other invisibility item. The Illusiter only made the body transparent, but the Ghost Cloak concealed even my presence. That’s why even when I ran openly, the opponent couldn’t sense me.
‘It’s not a perfect item. Someone sensitive to presence or with excellent detection abilities would notice.’
The guy just running around and throwing bombs was clearly a low-level grunt. He lacked the skill to notice the presence concealed by the Ghost Cloak.
Reaching behind him, I reached out and grabbed his head. Before he could react, I slammed his head into the ground.
“Kuh-ack!”
He screamed, but his hands moved coldly. He pulled out a sharp dagger from a pouch on his thigh. The blade of the dagger gleamed.
‘Not sword energy. Is it a skill?’
Whatever it was, I just needed to take him down before he could use it.
‘Thunder.’
Pzzzzzt!
The current generated from my hand began to flow through his head. He died instantly without even being able to scream.
‘It’s a bit quieter now.’
Having found peace for my ears, I was about to get up but paused. I felt a dark aura from the dead man’s body.
『The Demon Hunter (S) has detected the presence of a demon.』
『All stats are temporarily increased.』
『Attack power against demons is temporarily increased.』
At the same time as the Demon Hunter (S) reacted, a change occurred in the man’s corpse. His body grew larger, and six blades sprouted from his back.
“A demon transformation. He seemed to have died from electrocution… Is it the power of a demon?”
A demon.
A human who gained power by making a contract with a demon.
People in this world call demons traitors to humanity.
‘Summon Hwaryeon Flying Blades.’
Before he could get up, I swung the Hwaryeon Flying Blades and beheaded him. Thwack! His head rolled on the floor. The body, which had undergone demon transformation, did not return to normal even after becoming a corpse.
『Hunted a demon. Partially restored health and mana.』
I didn’t feel anything in particular. I hadn’t used any health or mana in the first place.
I left the demon’s corpse behind and ran towards the Tsukuyomi Shrine.
•••
The Tsukuyomi Shrine was a mess due to the battle.
The barrier that protected the shrine was deactivated, and most of the buildings were destroyed. The debris of the buildings was scattered everywhere.
The battle was ongoing. Masked individuals were fighting against the teachers of Arashi Academy. Hyodo Yuki was also fighting a man with a sword, and Miyakado Mieko, the shrine maiden of Tsukuyomi Shrine, was also struggling.
The battle was leaning towards Arashi Academy’s disadvantage. If I joined, the tide would turn, but my goal wasn’t to help Arashi Academy defeat the enemy.
‘The headmaster, Tenrai Nagisa, is nowhere to be seen. She’s probably tied up as in the original story.’
Things were going as in the original story. That was good for me. Wearing the Ghost Cloak, I headed inside the Tsukuyomi Shrine. The surroundings were busy with battle. Even though I was heading straight into the shrine, people sensitive to presence didn’t notice me at all.
‘Heh heh. Things are going well.’
I headed towards the shrine’s warehouse. There, masked enemies were gathered. At their center, a man in a red coat was staring into the warehouse. He wore a black eyepatch over his left eye.
It was Hattori, a cadre of the Madou Association.
His subordinates around him were moving busily.
Hattori stood still, looking into the warehouse.
“How much more time do you need to deactivate the barrier?”
“The barrier is more robust than we anticipated. We need 20 minutes.”
“I’ll give you 10 minutes. Deactivate the barrier.”
“10 minutes is too short!”
“10 minutes.”
“……Understood. We will do our best.”
“I said 10 minutes.”
“……We will definitely do it.”
I didn’t approach closely and watched the situation. Hattori, a cadre of the Madou Association, was a strong opponent that I couldn’t easily handle. If I approached rashly, I would be 100% caught.
‘Since it’s proceeding as in the original story, the opportunity will come.’
When the opportunity came, I would seize the item in a flash. Then, I would leave using a space-movement scroll. I could just cover my face with the Ghost Cloak.
‘Now, let’s see if the item is there.’
I used the Heavenly Eye to examine the item.
Under the warehouse. Protected by a barrier, it was a red magatama. It was about the size of a fist.
『Tsukuyomi’s Magatama
Rank: SSS
Contains the power of Tsukuyomi.』
It was an item with a rank of SSS.
It wouldn’t be strange if it were designated as a national treasure. If the Japanese government knew about this item, they would have designated it as a treasure and put it under special management.
‘Only a very few people in Japan know about the magatama.’
Tenrai Nagisa, who could be called the owner of Tsukuyomi’s Magatama, didn’t trust the Japanese government. That was why this treasure was here.
‘It’s such an incredible item that it won’t be easy to use even if I get it.’
In the original game, the moment you acquired it, it was classified as a simple item, so there was no need to worry about the aftermath. But this wasn’t a game; it was reality.
‘In the game, Tsukuyomi’s Magatama is used to create something or enhance equipment.’
The latter enhancement method was more efficient.
‘If you enhance a weapon, there’s a 30% chance of gaining an effect that inflicts a 100% defense-ignoring attack.’
Defense ignoring was an effect that also applied to magic.
I started my happy planning.
‘I’ll take that and go to the world of the God of Atlantis. There’s Hephaestus’s mission. I’ll enhance the Hwaryeon Flying Blades or Stormbreaker with Tsukuyomi’s Magatama… Heh heh. Just thinking about it makes me happy.’
That was when it happened. Hattori, who had been standing still and watching Tsukuyomi’s Magatama, turned his head. I was startled because I was in the middle of my happy planning. But fortunately, Hattori’s gaze was directed towards the entrance, not me.
She was a woman with green hair. With her fair skin, she was Shinbo Reika, the top-ranked student at Arashi Academy. Her emerald-like eyes shone with confidence.
Reika pointed the silver rapier in her hand at Hattori. I could feel the familiar power of a spirit from the silver rapier, which was emitting a refreshing aura.
As soon as I saw Reika, my face contorted.
‘Why is she here?!’
Suddenly, the original story was twisted. I had no idea why.
“The wind is telling me. You’re the cause of this, aren’t you?! Disappear from Arashi Academy right now!”
“…I’ve heard of you. Shinbo Reika. The youngest knight of the Yggdrasil Knights, right? Killing you would complicate things, so I won’t kill you. But, taking an arm or so wouldn’t matter. Let’s see if you have the right to talk so big.”
Hattori swung his right hand. He threw three shurikens at once. The speed of the shurikens was similar to that of bullets.
“Eiris!”
A barrier of wind appeared in front of her. The shurikens were blocked by the wind barrier and fell to the floor.
‘A mid-level wind spirit. Eiris is the name of the wind spirit, huh.’
I activated Spirit Eyes and watched the battle. The wind spirit was hidden in the wind, but it couldn’t escape my Spirit Eyes. I captured the wind spirit.
Eiris was a rare humanoid spirit, and a female one at that. Of course, being a mid-level spirit, the details were quite different from a human. She had no nipples and no vagina.
‘She fights differently from ordinary spirit users.’
Spirit users fight by putting their spirits forward. The reason is simple. The power of spirits is strong. But Reika fights directly with her rapier. The wind spirit is in charge of support.
‘Even though the power is somewhat weaker, she uses the spirit’s power efficiently.’
The battle between Hattori and Reika continued. Hattori was relaxed. Even if Reika was the top-ranked student, Hattori was a skilled fighter who was difficult for even an A-class hero to handle.
“Your combat sense isn’t bad. But that’s all.”
Another Hattori appeared next to Hattori. It was a clone. The battle situation instantly became 2 against 1. Reika, who was hit by Hattori’s kick, fell to the floor.
“I can still… fight…!”
Reika got up, spitting blood. Her fighting spirit was not broken. Hattori’s gaze turned cold. Hattori held a shuriken in his hand. The blade of the shuriken extended long and thin.
“It seems you’re right-handed. I’ll take your right arm. From now on, don’t be reckless and live as an ordinary person.”
“Eiris! Blow everything away!!”
Reika shouted. Immediately after, a huge wind fell from the sky to the ground. The wind rotated around Reika, grinding everything like a blender.
Even Hattori couldn’t help but retreat far back and focus on defense against this attack. It was the same for me. I moved far away and deployed a barrier to block the wind coming towards me.
The wind gradually lost its momentum and disappeared. Only traces of the raging wind remained around Reika.
Thud.
Reika knelt on the floor.
Hattori clicked his tongue and slowly walked towards Reika. Blood was dripping from his right arm.
“Your last struggle was quite useful. I was originally going to end it with your right arm, but… on second thought, you seem like you’ll be a nuisance in the future. It’s called nipping it in the bud. I’ll eliminate you here.”
I felt a presence running towards the shrine. It was Hyodo Yuki. He was running towards this place with all his might after seeing Reika’s wind. Hattori was focused on killing Reika and hadn’t noticed Yuki’s approach yet.
‘Damn it. This situation is….’
It was a typical Japanese light novel story where the protagonist saves the heroine! A story where the protagonist barely saves the heroine, and the heroine falls in love with the protagonist and becomes a member of his harem!
‘No! Reika is the woman I’m after!’
I hesitated for a brief moment.
Should I step forward and save Reika first, or should I wait and see for an opportunity to get Tsukuyomi’s Magatama?
‘Damn it! There’s no need to hesitate!’
Of course, the woman comes first.
[Using Moment. Remaining stacks: 6]
I grabbed the Hwaryeon Flying Blades and rushed forward with all my might.
