V5Ch5: No way, school terrorism again!! Part 6

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Translator: Soafp

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Alexia and the others left the school building and followed the magic of the collars.

The ghost attacks had calmed down since then, with only sporadic small battles.

“Who the hell is he ……?”

Alexia asked in a small voice as she lined up next to Christina.

“A distant relative of the Hope family. I don’t think he had any talents worth mentioning. But …….”

Christina’s gaze fell on Suzuki, who was walking at the end of the line.

“He is no ordinary man. It’s not easy to acquire the courage to face a great nobleman head on.”

“He was using physical techniques I had never seen before, even in combat. Maybe he was hiding his abilities.”

“I wonder if there is a reason…….”

“I don’t know. But I intend to keep him in the custody of the head family from now on.”

“That would be a good idea. ……”

That would be a shame to let him go. Besides, it was dangerous.

“You’d better be careful. He knows too much. He’s like a different person.”

Isaac, who had been standing in line for some time and said.

“What do you mean?”

“It’s about the collar. He said he had looked into it himself, but I don’t think he could have looked into it that much in the short time he was in the classroom. He was also the one who noticed the magic power coming from the collar. Perhaps he knew all this from the beginning. It makes sense if you think of it that way.”

Isaac’s eyes narrowed sharply as he said this.

“The reason he was so calm about the situation, and the reason he looked like a different person after the white fog …… because he is an insider”

“…… Do you have any proof?’

“I don’t have any conclusive proof yet. I’m sure I’ll get it. Princess Alexia, please be careful.”

Saying this, he quickened his steps.

Certainly, Isaac’s words had a point.

Suzuki’s sudden change after the white fog appeared was quite understandable if he was from the Church’s side.

If so, they are being led by Suzuki themselves.

“…… Shallow man.”

Christina said with a potty mouth.

Christina looked at Isaac, who was walking in front of her.

“Shallow man?”

“No, nothing.”

Christina shook her head at Alexia’s question.

“…… It looks like the magic continues in here.”

Claire stopped at a small, old church on the edge of the school.

“I didn’t know there was a church here.”

“There wasn’t.”

Nina answered Alexia’s question.

“What do you mean?”

“Exactly what I said. There was no church in this place. Not before the white fog enveloped it.”

So saying, she opened the door and went inside.

Inside the church was quiet, as if people had forgotten about it. The chairs were covered in dust and dirt.

Alexia cautiously moved forward to a pedestal-like place at the far end of the room.

“Down here”

Claire said. She could feel a faint draft of air coming from under the pedestal.

“Hmph!”

Claire kicked the pedestal without hesitation. But there was only a dull thud.

“It hurts! What is this made of!”

“It’s a magical barrier …… artifact. You need a key to open it.”

Nina touched the pedestal and said.

“What is the key? Where is it?”

“I don’t know about that. I hope it is nearby. ……”

“Let’s look for it.”

Everyone searched the area for a while. But they could find no clue.

“No luck. There’s nothing here.”

Alexia said.

“Nothing here either. Are you sure there are no clues?”

Isaac was frustrated.

“We’re running out of time. We have to move fast. ……”

Alexia’s magic power was down to 500, which was more than she had expected, even after the battle along the way.

The students in the auditorium would also be low on magic.

“Deciphering artifacts seems difficult. I’m not a specialist.”

Nina said.

“Nothing here either.”

Christina and Suzuki also seemed to have found nothing.

Then a heavy silence fell.

All they could do was stare at the pedestal. They were stuck.

Then, a small thump sounded. Claire was slamming her right fist against the pedestal.

“Don’t do it, Claire”

Alexia stopped her.

But Claire slammed her right fist again. The sound was duller than before.

“Please …… help me. I have a job to do. I can’t end up here,…….”

Claire then unbands her right hand. Isaac and Christina gasped at the havoc of the magic circle that was carved there.

“That’s….”

“Aurora, please lend me your strength. I know you’ve been quiet for a while now, but I know you can handle it.”

Claire just spoke to her right hand.

“What is she doing?”

“Who is she talking to?”

“S-shut up.”

Alexia silences Isaac and Cristina.

“Please,…… please,…… Aurora,…… respond,…… to my voice!’

At that moment, Claire’s magic circle began to glow.

The light turned the area red and carved countless ancient letters on the pedestal.

“W-What is this, what is this power?”

Isaac’s astonished voice.

“Open, opeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!”

The red magic power enveloped the pedestal, and then burst.

And then – the pedestal vanished without a trace. Underneath the pedestal, a staircase leads to the basement.

“Amazing……”

Christina muttered in shock. The vast amount of magic power that Claire showed was out of the ordinary.

“You’ve answered me, Aurora,…… and my right hand is tingling,…… and this is the price of power….”

Claire exhaled roughly and painfully held her right hand.

“Are you okay? Claire.”

Alexia supports Claire’s shoulder.

“I’m fine. We have to move on. We don’t have much time.”

Claire forced herself to catch her breath and acted bravely.

“Let’s go… we have to save everyone.”

And with Claire leading the way, they descended the stairs.

It was a long, long staircase.

Because of the darkness and fog, there was almost no visibility in front or behind. There was only the sound of footsteps echoing silently.

By the time they reached the end of the stairs, Alexia’s magic power had decreased from 500 to 450.

“A big door.”

A huge door appeared in the dimly lit basement.

Alexia and the others all opened the heavy door and proceeded.

Beyond the door was a slightly open space. On either side were rows of broken dungeons. The inside of the dungeon was empty.

“Is this a …….. dungeon?”

Alexia and the others were wary as they continued on their way. After a while, they heard something heavy moving behind them.

“What was that…..?”

Claire muttered curiously.

In the darkness, it was hard to see what was happening behind them. Alexia turned around, feeling as if she had forgotten something important.

She looked down the long staircase to the basement of the church,…… and into a secret room,…… and the door closed behind them.

It was the head librarian’s words that Alexia remembered. The situation was very similar to the present.

“—! Go back and don’t get trapped!”

Alexia rushed behind the door. But the door closed with a loud bang.

At the same time, gas gushed out of a small hole in the ceiling. A sweet aroma filled the air.

“Hold your breath!”

But it was too late.

One by one, they fell unconscious. Alexia was the last one left.

“In a place, in a place like this… ……”

In her fading consciousness, Alexia saw a boy wearing a gas mask.

“Yare yare, I didn’t think you’d get this far, Princess Alexia”

“No way, you are….”

“That’s right, I am the insider.”

Isaac laughed low in his gas mask. Alexia reached for her sword and let go of her consciousness.

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