Surviving as an Academy Black Magician

I looked at him with a calm face.

‘Are you thinking… ?’

“What do you mean by that?”

The cardinal looked at me and smiled.

“hahahaha. You don’t have to be so vigilant. Because I already know everything.”

“sorry. I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”

His face slowly began to harden. A chilly aura that made it hard to believe that it was the same person who just showed a kind smile.

His eyes twitched like snakes.

“Seil Sieghart. A descendant of the hero who saved the empire from crisis. However, the reality is a black magician… … .”

I stared at him quietly without answering.

‘no way… … Do you really know my identity? how… ?’

I couldn’t understand the situation right now.

A cardinal who suddenly appeared without any prior discussion.

And then he tells me that he knows my identity.

How far do you know

Did they really get information about me? how? Where did it leak from?

no. It is still too early to conclude.

It may be that he is simply floating around. But then another question arises.

why me? Among many, many students, why did they pick and choose me?

Did you get any information that would make you suspicious of me? Did I aim for agitation?

If you really know who I am… … .

‘Should I kill him?’

“I think you misunderstood something.”

“Wrong? What misunderstanding are you talking about?”

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I still put off my serenity to keep my emotional agitation undetected.

“I am not a black magician. Although some demonic energy is flowing inside the body due to the curse of blood, the former bishop verified that part. Do you know why the cardinal considers me a black magician?”

he stared at me Then, he laughed out loud.

It was an evil smile that was unbelievable for a priest who worshiped a god.

“That’s because I’m also a demon worshiper.”

“… … .”

His expression hardened at the shocking remark, but he soon regained his composure.

“… … Could it be that You’re kidding too much. To say that a person who has served Raphael, who gave him his whole life, worships a demon. Although I am not deeply connected with the church, I am well aware of how great the cardinal is.”

There are a total of 11 cardinals of the Raphaelite Order, excluding the Pope.

Among the archbishops, who can be said to be the pillars of the church, they have the most outstanding faith and divine power.

Regardless of gender, status, or age, one of the fundamental reasons why they can qualify as a cardinal is simply how much they love their God.

The ideology of the Church of Raphael is that anyone can become a cardinal if only their love for God can be proven. In fact, there is a person who became a cardinal even though he was a heretic inquisitor.

However, it is only an external image.

From my point of view, they are fanatics with ridiculous abilities.

Since all 11 of them are people called God’s apostles, I can’t even guess how much power they possess.

Maybe the power itself is not a big deal.

However, the divine power, divine protection, and powers they possess are worth being wary of.

“hahahaha. I fully understand that you have such a reaction. If you are a black magician, you should be wary of everything. I also made a big decision to tell you these things.”

“… … Why are you talking to me like this?”

“I hate the Lord Raphael.”

“… … .”

“Judging by the look on your face, you seem to have an expression of disbelief.”

In general, it is said that the most dangerous to black magicians are paladins or priests.

It is true that the most effective means of defeating demons is s*xual magic, but that does not mean that a paladin is superior to a black magician.

To compare by elemental attribute, there are ‘fire’ and ‘water’. Some think fire is stronger, some think water is stronger.

However, the correct answer is that the more ‘strong’ side is ‘stronger’. If the fire is strong, it evaporates the water, and if the water is strong, it puts out the fire.

Fire and water are opposites of each other.

The same goes for magic and divine power.

The saint and the devil are also mutually incompatible with each other.

In the end, the stronger side wins.

“I have been involved in the Church of Raphael for many years. Before becoming a cardinal, I was just a believer. The young man who had just become a priest devoted himself to theological studies with a heart for God. I believed that as I got closer to God and learned more, Raphael would also understand my heart. Because I loved him.”

he continued talking.

“However, Raphael’s teachings were too difficult for someone like me to understand. So I decided to return the favor to God in a different way. He decided to erase the pagans who hated and rejected Raphael from the world. That’s how I became the Heretic Questioner. I met many people. It was the first time I knew that there were so many different demon gods in this world. The existence of a place called ‘Gehenna’, which we call Hell… … .”

I checked his expression. His eyes radiated an eerie light, but his expression was surprisingly calm.

indeed. Are the words being spoken to me right now true?

To this day, those questions continued to linger.

“Then one day, I suddenly realized. Ahh! Raphael didn’t love us. They mock us, scorn us, and mock us. Not our Creator, not our parents, nothing! It is just a parasite that brainwashes humans with fabricated information and feeds on their faith. Are they really good? If they were really good gods, why is there so much pain and unhappiness in the world?”

His voice grew louder.

“Why are there so many wicked people? Still, why are they just watching? Why don’t you step out and try to change the world yourself? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why? why?”

The corners of his mouth trembled.

“why! Are you just on the sidelines? Why distort history, hide the truth and deceive us? If they really love us, shouldn’t they be more honest about it? But no one told me about this. just one minute. Only Astaroth, the demon of wisdom and madness, told me this truth. Even though demons are violent, primitive, and enterprising, they don’t inject false information to garner people’s faith like they do.”

The demon of wisdom and madness, ‘Astaroth’.

I never thought I’d hear her name here. It must be a demon that is completely unknown in the human world… .

As a demon symbolizing the contradictory concepts of wisdom and madness, I know that even the same demons are reluctant to associate with each other.

A strange being who dare not even guess what he is thinking or why he acts like that.

Knowing its name… … .

“So I decided to follow the new god. Because we realized that the God who protects us, the God who loves us, and the God we believed in no longer exist. Paradise no longer exists for humans. It means that even if you die, you cannot be saved. So we are creating a new paradise.”

His eyes, riddled with madness, shone strangely.

“Seil Sieghart. descendant of heroes Would you like to join us?”

“… … What is the ‘we’ you speak of, Cardinal?”

he smiled.

“They are seekers. The hope of mankind to remake this false world.”

“Why are you making this offer to me?”

“Because you deserve it.”

After thinking for a while, I spoke in a serious tone.

“I’m sorry. I will refuse. It is true that demonic energy flows through my body, but this is just a kind of curse that has been passed down from the time of my ancestors. Rather, I take this as an honor. This is because my ancestors are the traces of protecting citizens from disasters that threaten humanity. Mr. Cardinal. I am not a demon worshiper.”

My choice was initially negative.

Even if everything he said was true, and even if he was a true demon worshiper, he couldn’t hastily accept his offer unless he knew what his intentions were.

It wasn’t even an attractive offer to take that risk.

There were not one or two parts I didn’t understand, so I had no choice but to be more careful.

“… okay. Did you make that choice too?”

“yes. Even if everything the cardinal said is true, I will check it out with my own eyes and make a decision. If the parents are wrong, I will correct them. Because I am the son of the Lord Raphael.”

“hahahaha. He was a very coveted talent. There is no character like him in terms of symbolism… It seems to have a good reputation within the academy… This is unfortunate.”

After speaking, he got up from his seat.

“Passed.”

“yes?”

Then he bowed his head towards me.

“I’m sorry for deceiving you. Everything I’ve said so far is a lie. I brought up these words to test you from the beginning. I needed to see with my own two eyes what kind of person you are.”

I tilted my head.

“Why did you take this test?”

“I was well aware that you possessed demonic energy. That it has to do with your bloodline. However, I wasn’t sure about that. Isn’t that something you don’t know? Are you a black magician wearing the mask of being a descendant of a hero?”

“… … .”

“The situation is not good to understand and pass on everything just because you are a member of the hero’s clan. Everyone knows that demon worshipers are showing up in every corner of the empire and expanding their power behind the scenes. Even the incident that happened within the academy this time is the same. Also, have you already had direct encounters with evil?”

“That’s right.”

“A descendant of a hero forgotten in the memory of the citizens suddenly appeared one day, and a series of events related to demon worshipers occurred around him. The instructor who was in charge of him in the entrance exam was not enough to become evil, so he broke into his exam hall and tried to kill him. And just in time, demonic energy flows through his body. To dismiss all of this as a coincidence, somehow I felt that the prey fit too well.”

The one that revealed Magi in the entrance exam. Instructor Rachel became Evil. And what broke into the test room.

Did you already know all these things?

“… So, have the misunderstandings been cleared up now?”

He nodded.

“That’s right. After talking like this, I’m sure. That you are not a dark magician, but a descendant of a true hero who inherited the will of your ancestors. Because you are like that, there is something I want to ask of you.”

… A sudden favor in this situation?

“What is?”

“I want you to be my eyes.”