Surviving as an Academy Black Magician

“Speaking of eyes… … .”

“I mean literally. Instead of me, I want you to search out the heretics who are infiltrating the academy.”

Have you been aiming for this from the beginning?

“I am just an ordinary student. Do you think someone like me can be the eyes of a cardinal?”

“hahahaha. There is no other person more suitable or trustworthy than you. Didn’t I test you myself? So I’m sure. If it were you, you would be able to fulfill my request.”

“Is this your order as Cardinal of the Order of Raphael?”

he shook his head.

“no. Please. A request made as a citizen concerned about the safety of the empire before the Raphaelite Cardinals. The students of the academy are the people who should become the pillars that support the empire in the future. It could be said that it is our future. As an adult, this is embarrassing, but I believe that they are the hope of leading this empire on the right path.”

The cardinal’s eye… … .

I don’t think there’s any reason to be me, but is this also because of the background of being a descendant of a hero?

It occurred to me that there might be several other students besides me who have made this request.

It doesn’t have to be just one eye.

“There is a limit to the church members alone. Isn’t Salomon Academy here with as many students as it boasts the largest scale in the empire? We don’t have enough manpower to keep an eye on them all. We have things to do on our own. Perhaps after this academy incident, the denomination will place members inside the academy, but that alone is not enough. Students are what students know best. If you are a descendant of heroes and have the right beliefs, I think you will be able to grant my wishes.”

he held my hand

“no. It has to be you.”

As if the unpleasant, sly eyes he had seen before had been visionary, now his eyes radiated divine light.

“Will you spare your strength for our god and for the people you love?”

I didn’t want to be directly involved with the church any more, but there was no reason to refuse the cardinal’s request. On the contrary, it seemed that the one who refused would lose the trust he had worked so hard for, and incur even more suspicion.

“All right. I am willing to follow you.”

He smiled brightly. It was an innocent, pure smile that was unbelievable for an old man.

“Is that true? thank you thank you! Of course, there will be rewards as well. I know very well that you did not accept my request hoping for a reward, but a reward should follow those who have worked hard.”

“… I will not refuse it if you give it to me.”

“I also like honest people.”

The cardinal then gave a detailed explanation of who he was.

His name is Thomas Iscariot.

He was said to be the second of the 11 extant cardinals.

Other than that, I explained what I could do specifically in the future and how to report.

Report once a month.

It was decided to meet in person on a regular basis to listen.

“The explanation ends here. Any more questions?”

After all the explanations, the cardinal rose from his seat. I also got up from my seat and was polite.

“Enough.”

“Then I hope for good news. Seil Sieghart.”

The cardinal left the room, followed by the bishop.

“Brother. Did you end the conversation well?”

She spoke to me, but I couldn’t hear her, lost in my thoughts.

“Brother… ?”

‘Astaroth and snow… .’

* * *

It was the last day of the festival.

After the extensive interrogation of the Raphaelites, the students’ anxiety was reduced to some extent, but the atmosphere was even worse.

interrogation results.

It was because about 20 demon worshipers were identified.

Servants, instructors, and students were found to be black magicians, and all of them were sent to the church and summarily executed.

Most of them were students.

It was not easy to handle the truth that the hidden identity of a friend who had taken classes with them, slept together, and ate together until now was actually a black magician who worshiped a demon from another world.

Fortunately, none of the members of the 72 Churches were revealed to be black magicians. Eden, of course, was the same.

Anyway, because of this atmosphere at the academy, new guidelines came down from the president, Ashtar.

Due to an unfortunate incident, the festival was inevitably canceled and the academy was closed, but since it was the last day of the festival, it was said that the festival would resume today.

‘It must be to reap the beauty of the end.’

of course. Entry of outsiders is still prohibited.

in other words.

It could be seen as a festival only for students.

The school also seemed to have concocted a number to reverse this current atmosphere in its own way.

Although it was a very small number, there were some students who were dissatisfied with the cancellation of the festival, so I thought it was not a bad way.

It may not be possible for everyone to enjoy and be happy like before, but wouldn’t it be a way to resolve the goal of conflict among the students?

However, the unfortunate thing was that there were people like me who did not want the festival.

Too many events have happened in a row lately, and now I want to take a break.

It wasn’t a big deal as I wasn’t physically tired, but I felt a bit exhausted mentally.

But I had no choice.

This is because the guidelines given by the president are for all students to participate unless there is a special reason.

“If you understand, get out quickly. It’s the same thing I don’t want to do either. But what? It’s the chairman’s guideline.”

The bad-tempered Bella Trey was also a faculty member of the academy after all, so it was natural for her to follow the director’s orders.

We followed Bella Trey’s guidance to a nearby playground.

There were several playgrounds in the academy, but it was the smallest one among them. Since it was near the dorm, it didn’t take long to get there.

“How long has it been since that happened, are you resuming the festival?”

“therefore. Should I go this far?”

“How are you? I’m just good To be honest, it was a pity that the festival ended so quickly, but wouldn’t it be nice to decorate it properly at the end?”

“I agree too. Anyway, since we’ve tracked down all the demon worshipers inside the academy, shouldn’t we be able to play in peace now?”

“hey. Are you comfortable with that? It’s already been pierced once, but won’t it be pierced twice? in case you don’t know There might still be demon worshipers around us.”

Firewood and wild flames in the middle of the playground.

It is, of course, to decorate the end of the festival.

It was a traditional campfire.

‘… Tsk. Whose idea is it?’

Class B and C students were gathered there in twos and threes. Due to this incident, the dormitory they were staying in collapsed and went into construction, so they decided to live in our building for the time being.

On the other hand, I thought that the students were intentionally dispersed.

It seemed like the last time, after putting the students in one place, they were paying as much attention as possible without knowing what would happen again.

We took our seats in the corner of the playground.

Anyway, compared to other classes, the number of people was small, so it didn’t matter where they went.

When we showed up, students from Class B and Class C started glancing at us and whispering.

“Hey, hey! It’s an S class. The fact that there are only six of them is really shabby looking at it in real life.”

“But isn’t it kind of cool? Feeling a bit like a minority? In fact, it’s an atmosphere where everyone recognizes one skill. You see that dark-haired girl over there. The name… Was it Arya Valentine? I was in the same group as him at the end of the entrance exam, right? But it’s really no joke.”

“Why why. How is it?”

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“I walked among the monsters by myself and beat them all down… No matter how fantastic it is, are you afraid? I almost fell in love with the same woman.”

“Come to think of it, there are elves over there too. Not just elves, but high elves? I heard that you entered through a special screening process for different races.”

“There is that too. When the demon appeared this time, Seil Sieghart was running everywhere to help the injured students. It saved the lives of many citizens, and the Bishop of the Blue Cross also took care of it.”

“and. Seeing it like this is no joke.”

About me, there was a feeling that the story was a little exaggerated, but it was mostly true.

The other children pretended not to listen, pretended not to care, but their ears were already pricked up.

‘Come to think of it, how did Aria pass without getting caught?’

As if reading my thoughts, she looked at me.

Perhaps she is thinking the same way as I am.

“oh. older brother. look over there It is a red moon.”

I raised my head and looked at the sky. As Eden said, the moon was dyed red.

“You know what? There is a legend that two men and women who dance together on the day of the red moon will become future spouses.”

I replied sullenly.

“Where is such a legend? Did you just make it up?”

Eden replied as if he was unfair.

“no! It really is!”

“You’re talking nonsense… … .”

That moment.

Suddenly Arai Valentine interrupted and said.

“there is. really. I’ve heard of it too. It’s a legend that was quite popular where I lived. A lot of people really did that.”

Everyone looked at her with surprised faces.

It’s not that her story is surprising, it’s surprising that she has been speaking actively, who has hardly opened her mouth so far.

“aria… … . I knew you could talk… ?”

Arya looked at him incredulously, then turned her head away.

Charlotte also looked at her curiously.

“I see you for the first time too. Did you know he could talk?”

Sylph, who was crossing her arms with a bored expression on her face, said that it was time for this.

“Stupid red-haired b*tch. Is your memory at the level of a bean worm? Even on the day when you cried and cried because you didn’t want to go into the dormitory, that person said that.”

Charlotte turned her head and glared at Sylph.

“I’ve been feeling a bit quiet lately, so I guess I haven’t come to my senses yet? Have you forgotten the memory of being beaten to dust by a human you ignored so much?”

just as expected.

They started arguing again, and we let them fight without intervening.

It was a familiar sight.

It was a sight I saw almost every morning.

‘If you think about it, there is no kid who doesn’t fight. It’s fate, fate.’

While watching the roaring bonfire in the center and talking about this and that, 30 minutes had already passed.

at that time. Suddenly, music came out of nowhere.

At the same time, there was a sound like fireworks exploding.

Piwoong-!

Pew-!

Students gathered in the playground looked up at the sky and started cheering.

When I looked up at the sky, I saw fireworks of various colors dancing in various ways.

It was a pretty sight.

One of the students got up and started dancing to the flowing rhythm.

Then, the students who were watching stood up one by one and danced.

Confused by the sudden sight, I looked around, but none of the S class students woke up.

Most of them just cleared their throats or stared into the void out of awkwardness.

However, the other students naturally enjoyed the situation as if they were quite used to this scene.

──The song has changed.

It was a slightly slower tempo than the song that just came out.

Arya Valentine, who suddenly jumped to her feet, came towards me. Then he stretched out his hand towards me and said.

“Seil Sieghart. Won’t you dance with me?”

The faces of the children around were stained with astonishment.