Chapter 215 – Lianna Lumenhark (5)
“Young master… Please give me an order.”
Instead of answering Melfisa’s question, I let out a blank laugh.
If I didn’t force myself to smile, I felt like my mind would be ruined.
‘The situation is the worst.’
Lucia and Liana.
Since the leaders of the aristocratic faction and the commoner faction disappeared at the same time, you might think that the conditions were equal, but in reality they were completely different.
Overwhelmingly, this one was at a disadvantage.
I don’t know if the goal was to win a certain faction, but ending the riot with minimal damage was the real goal for Lucia and me.
‘…But there’s no way the aristocrats who lost Lucia can’t be controlled.’
I don’t know when it will be, but the aristocrats who realize Lucia’s absence her will start running wild like unbridled colts.
If casualties start coming out in earnest like that, the situation will deteriorate rapidly.
‘If that happens, it’s over…’
Fingernails dug into his clenched fists.
The problem was not only this.
Right now, even if we focus on just one riot, it is a difficult situation to control.
But I was so worried about Lucia’s safety that I couldn’t concentrate properly.
‘…Though I know best that Lucia is strong.’
In addition to her talent and hard work her, the current Lucia has even the memory of the first playthrough.
I’m sure he won’t be pushed back even if he confronts the faculty.
However, no matter how much Lucia she is, she can’t deal with Riana.
If Lucia dies at the hands of Riana while the riot is quelled…
Will I be able to stand it?
Nervousness and anxiety welled up from the depths of his chest.
‘…How… What should I do?’
My head hurt.
Something beyond my ability is happening at the same time.
To put a riot to rest, rescue Lucia, and uncover the cause of Liana’s suicide?
‘There’s no way that’s possible…’
My vision is blurry.
It felt like my consciousness was sinking into an abyss as if I was escaping from an unbearable reality.
“Young master! Wake up!!”
Damn ─
At that time, along with a tingling sensation on his cheek, his consciousness, which had been sinking, surfaced at once.
“…Mel…Pisa?”
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry. Young master. But at times like this, you have to stay calm!”
Perhaps it was because she touched my body, Melfisa trembled and continued.
“Lucia-sama must be waiting for you, believing in Young master! But if Young master gives up in despair… Who should reward Lucia’s faith in her!”
“…”
Melfisa was right.
As much as I trust Lucia, Lucia must trust me too.
If Lucia and I were in opposite situations, would Lucia have given up?
‘It can’t be.’
Lucia would have found her way at all costs to save me.
… Then I must find a way for her Lucia.
Taking a deep breath, I closed and opened my eyes.
“Thanks. Melfisa. I came to my senses.”
“Oh… No. Rather than that, I… I… Dare to cut off Young master’ cheek… Hand… Wrist?”
“I don’t have time for such nonsense. I will give you an order from now on, so listen carefully.”
Sitting at my desk, I spread out the map of Carnea.
It was to finish the personnel deployment that Lucia was in the process of.
‘…Saving Lucia will be postponed.’
This is not about abandoning Lucia.
However, after her head cooled down, the situation was reinterpreted, so she made the most rational decision.
‘Riana has no intention of hurting Lucia.’
If Riana really wanted to dispose of her Lucia, she would have killed her swiftly and stealthily, rather than shielding her as she does now.
However, Liana, as if trying to stand out as a part, put a barrier in her dormitory her.
After all, this is not to do Lucia her harm her.
‘…He probably doesn’t want Lucia to get in the way.’
Now I know for sure.
The princess was asking me now.
Even in this hopeless situation, I wonder if I can stop the riot.
I bit my lower lip.
‘…Of course it’s impossible.’
Even the overestimation is enough to give goosebumps.
There’s no way an ordinary human like me could do such a thing.
However…
Even though I was ordinary, there were geniuses around me.
On the map spread out on the desk, the personnel Lucia had deployed so far were drawn.
‘…To deploy half of them in such a short amount of time…’
Arranging people is like putting a puzzle together.
Just as the puzzle gets easier the further back you go, the difficulty of the personnel assignment rapidly drops as the number of remaining words decreases.
“Guide Greg Jayhark near the student cafeteria. Since you’re in a relationship with the commoner faction Kate, you won’t be able to fight properly.”
To take a more simple example, if the personnel arrangement entrusted to Lucia was a 10,000-piece Midnight Sun puzzle, would it be 500-piece with portraits drawn halfway through?
“Please wait for Iris and Lilith in the infirmary. Needless to say, the wounded are treated regardless of whether they are commoners or nobles.”
It means that even I can do the arrangement of personnel, which would have been impossible if it had been done from the beginning, now that it has progressed halfway through.
“Princess, there are quite a few noble factions led by Levuzue, are you okay? If we continue to fight the commoners, it will be a one-sided massacre…”
“The location is fine. It’s near the professor’s dormitory, so Professor Amy will take care of it the moment a commotion arises.”
Professor Amy’s unique ability ‘Dragon’ is a fraudulent ability that can be used anytime, anywhere, but its true value is revealed in a group exhibition like this.
If it were her, she’d be angry with her short-tongued tone her, but she’d sort out her situation casually.
“For the commoners coming toward the auditorium, leave it to Bianca, not Vivian. Vivian should take the place of Lucia.”
Even including Lucia, the noble faction’s greatest firepower is Vivian.
However, Vivian’s mana is so powerful that it is difficult to control it delicately.
In any case, if the students get hit by magic, a catastrophe will happen.
“But please tell me never to attack directly. We proceed in the direction of showing strength by blowing magic into the air.”
In fact, the most ideal thing is to balance both factions so that they don’t move indiscriminately, but…
If I have complete control like Vivian, it’s not bad to break the fighting spirit by showing overwhelming strength.
‘…There is a correct answer.’
At first, she thought there was no answer, but as the number of people was allocated, she felt that miraculously the balance between the aristocrats and commoners struck a balance.
Accident?
It couldn’t have been.
Liana was what she had been planning from the beginning.
If she puts the right people in the right places, she can end the riot without incident.
‘…That’s absurd.’
I can’t even guess how far ahead Liana is.
However, even in perfect arrangements, she had a place where force was always needed.
‘Pedro Longiste…’
Even if Pedro’s personality is trash, his skills are certain as he maintains the top rank.
If I try to deal with him as a commoner faction that can move, there will surely be a hole.
It wasn’t Liana’s fault.
If you put Professor Tristan in here, it’s planned just right.
‘…But, I can’t.’
Professor Tristan has other things to do.
After completing all the other arrangements except where Pedro was, I got up and ran towards the door.
“Melfisa, please proceed with personnel deployment as I said!”
“Go… Where are you going?”
“I’m coming to see Professor Tristan. Then please.”
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Boom—!
“Professor..!”
I heard Professor Tristan’s voice as I spurred through the door.
“I was waiting for you.”
Professor Tristan was sitting in his chair, wearing a manicured cloak and exuding a sharp air, as if he had already finished preparing for battle.
“Something seems to have happened to the academy… At first, I thought I would move on my own, but I thought you would come find me, so I was waiting.”
“Ha ha… Ha… Well done.”
“So where should I go and who should I deal with?”
Tristan’s question caught my breath before I answered.
“…Whoa… You don’t have to deal with it.”
Tristan slightly frowned at this unexpected answer.
“Strange. Didn’t you come to me because you needed my help?”
“You’re right. But I need your intellect, not brute force.”
I sat down in front of Tristan and looked him in the eye.
“Currently, Her Highness the Princess is confined in a dormitory due to a barrier. I want the professor to break the barrier.”
Even Professor Amy with the Dragon Word would be unable to break Liana’s barrier.
However…
In the past, if it was Tristan, who had even lifted the barriers surrounding Carnea.
It will surely be able to break through Liana’s barrier.
“It’s a considerable barrier, but a professor who is an expert in barriers will be able to do it.”
“…You’ll have to check it yourself to find out, but deciphering the barrier doesn’t last in a matter of minutes. It will take some time, but in the meantime I can’t get involved in this commotion.”
“Yeah, I know. And yet… I have to.”
“Then, I see. Decipher it.”
I blinked at Tristan’s words so simply.
“Don’t you ask why we need to decipher the barrier?”
“Aren’t you in debt? My benefactor needs my strength, but do I have to know why? Rather, where are you fighting? As soon as the detoxification is complete, I will come to you.”
I said, feeling my heart swell at Tristan’s faith in his.
“…No, you don’t have to come. The roads may cross, so please wait in front of the dormitory when the interpretation is over.”
Then Tristan got up and patted me on the shoulder.
“Okay. You go do your thing. I will believe in you and wait for you.”
