It's going to explode!
　At that moment, I reflexively created layers of walls, and thinking that I probably wouldn't die from the explosion, I stepped in front of Shelly and the others and became a wall of flesh .
　Then the explosion happened at the same time, and I was blown up.

　I don't remember a thing after that. .......

'Ugh, ugh. ....... Huh?　What is this place?
　When I woke up, the ceiling was familiar to me.
　It's the bedroom I usually sleep in.
　Huh?　There was supposed to be an explosion at the school: .......
　Could it be a dream fall?
　I'm sure that ...... is true, but there is no way that such a thing could happen in real life.

　So I looked around the room and ...... somehow Sherry and Leena were there.
　I'm not going to be able to get it right.　Is this a dream?
"Leo-kun?
　Oh, I guess it wasn't a dream.
　When they jumped on me, crying as hard as they could, I realized that.
　Maybe the explosion really did happen.
　That's probably why I passed out.

"I'm glad we're both ...... okay. Thank God you're not hurt. How badly did I get hurt?

'You're badly hurt!　And you didn't wake up for three days, and I was so worried about you.　I was really worried about you. ...... gus.
　When I asked the question, Leena told me, showing me her bright red eyes .
　Three days or ...... both of them must have been crying the whole time. .......

'Is that so . I'm sorry you're worried. But still, you're hurt badly. ......
　There's such a thing as a bomb that can hurt you, even with my ridiculous status: .......

"This isn't like a serious injury or anything. It's not like you're hurt or anything. It would have been really close if I didn't have my regeneration skills. Don't take it easy on yourself now. ......
　So close to death: ....... If it weren't for the instant death prevention item, I would have actually died.

'I didn't think I would get hurt that badly. Well, if you think about it, it's weird to be right in front of a bomb and not die.
　Maybe the injury had nothing to do with the status.
　I shouldn't have thought about that.

I swear. Why did you take such a risk?

　Why? ......
Of course. I'm just trying to help Sherry and Rinna.
　I would have done the same thing for you both, even if I knew you were going to die.

...... I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It's okay. We're all safe. Speaking of which, where are Frank and Hermann?　Those two couldn't build the wall that well because they were so close to the bomb, either.
　As I recall, they were behind Sherry and Leena in the direction of the bomb.
　So, if Shelly and Leena are okay, I think they'll be okay.

'They're fine. They were both unharmed, so I'm not worried.

Yeah. That's good to hear: ...... What about everyone else?
　I'm pretty sure they put up a thick wall to protect the people in that classroom.

The kids in my class were safe, thanks to you, Leo. Just go to ......

"Just?
　What's going on?

The other kids in the class, the ones in the classroom next to and below who were caught in the explosion, can go to .......
　You're from another class, or ...... I didn't think that far ahead: .......

I see. ......
　I'm really sorry I got you involved in this.

'That's why I've heard that some of them died in such a strange way.
　Strange ways to die?

'What?　What do you mean?

'We've had a lot of kids die who weren't hurt enough to die, such as those who only had burns on their legs,'
　Huh?　Did he die from a broken leg?

'What?　What do you mean?　What's causing it?

Damien said he thinks it's some kind of curse. But what kind of curse it is, he said, we can't find out since there's no more bombs.


　Maybe it's a curse or ...... it's possible, since me, Sherry, and Leena don't go into a state.
　Maybe the curse has been neutralized as well.

I see. ...... Have you found out who did it?

Yes, sir. After catching and questioning a member of the Philibert family who was near the school, he admitted to the crime. Yesterday, I heard that they were supposed to capture the head of the Philibert family and sent a group of knights to the mansion. ......

What's going on?

There was a huge explosion and the whole place seems to have disappeared.
　You're destroying the evidence: ....... Is the head of the family still alive? .......

I see ...... that we still don't know who it was after all.
　Did the kingdom explode when the Philibert family turned out to be incompetent?

No. Look at this.
　Then Leena pulled something out of my bag.

Oh, the rat monitor.

Yeah. We've got video evidence here.
　And with that, Leena activated the rat monitor.

　Three days ago.

Okay, you've got everything you need, right?

Yeah. I got what you asked for.
　The two men on the monitor were a man with a familiar face and Herondas, a former magic teacher who wore a collar.
　Apparently, that guy who had run away was a slave of the Philibert family.
　But still, the other guy looks like someone else: .......

All right, then. Let's get out of here!　We're going to have an Imperial knight here soon, you know.

Are we gonna get away with this?　If that's the case, I think it's still more likely that you'll tell that idiot head of the family that he was ordered to do it and he'll forgive you.

'Sure it is: ....... No, no . If I go to the university labs, they'll know I've agreed to join the Philibert family. You're right, ...... I need to buy myself some time to escape.
　Hmmm... like a university researcher or something?
　I'll have to look into that later.

Ah, I have an idea. We'll add annihilation and detonation to the entire compound. Then I'll give the maid a switch with detonation added to it. If any Imperial knights come here, tell them to push it.
　Added?　What is that? Is that a skill?
　I guess it's the ability to add some kind of effect to things, just like the name: .......
　So the Philibert family made you build a special bomb that could kill me too.

''So you're going to kill the knight and at the same time erase the evidence that you were here?''
　Huh?　So the master of the house disappeared with the house?

That's right. I'm going to use all the magic stones I've saved up so far, but it's just to escape, so it can't be helped .
　The video ends here.

　Yeah, this guy definitely made the bomb.
　I'm not sure how Herondas got here, though.
　But he's still a terrible guy.
　Doesn't care about killing people. And betraying people so easily.
　Just from this brief video, I got a good idea of what a piece of shit these two are.

I see. ...... and did you find out who this guy is?

Not yet. Mr. Damien is sending his men to the wizardry school to check on them now.
　Then we'll know who it is soon enough .
　But still, that face, that was someone's face: .......

'Yeah . But by the time we find out, they'll have gotten away with it.

'Yeah, Damien said the same thing. He said in the other footage that he was going to run away to the kingdom, but he said he couldn't look for me if I got out of the country.
　I know. Someday the kingdom's gonna have to hurt you.
　But I don't have that kind of power right now, so I can't.

Yeah. ....... Bye.

Oh, you shouldn't get up yet.
Yes. You should go back to sleep.
　As I picked up my upper body, they rushed to stop me.
　I'm sure I must have been injured enough to cause them both so much concern. .......
　They said they were so close to dying that I couldn't even imagine how badly they were hurt.
　It's really scary to think about that if it hadn't been for the regeneration.

You'll be okay. I've already had more than enough sleep. And how's Belle?



「今は寝ているわ. 交代で、レオのことを看病していたのよ」

「そうなんだ. なんか、ごめんね」
　ベルにも後で感謝を伝えないといけないな.

「気にしないでください. 命を守って貰ったことに比べたら大したことじゃないですよ」

「そうよ」

「わかったよ……. うん、しっかりと治ってるね」
　俺は傷が一つも無い自分の体を見て、一安心をした.

　あ、でも、なんか手に違和感が……
「あ、指輪が全部無くなってる」
　手を見ると、指輪が全部無くなっていた.
　そうか、爆発で壊れてしまったんだな…….

「あ、それならさっき、ヘルマンが届けてくれたわよ. 確か、ここにおいておいたわ. ほら」

「本当だ. 良かった……」
　ダンジョンで手に入れた二つは最悪無くなっても仕方ないで済んだけど、このリーナとシェリーとお揃いの指輪が無くなっていたら相当なショックだったろうな.

「ふふ、私たちが着けてあげますね」

「あ、うん. ありがとう」

「そういえばこの指輪、ダンジョンで手に入れたんでしょ？」
　俺の指に嵌めている途中、シェリーが山のダンジョンで手に入れた天使の指輪について聞いてきた.

「そうだよ. 即死を無効化する能力があるんだ」

「聞いたわ. たぶん、これのおかげでレオは助かったのよね」

「そうだね. 普通なら、爆発にあんな間近で巻き込まれたら即死だろうからな. ちょうどいいタイミングでこの指輪を手に入れられて良かったよ」
　運がいいのか悪いのかわからないよな.

「本当よ. それより、どうして死にそうになったのにそんな明るい調子でいられるのよ」

「うん……どうしてだろう？　死にそうになった実感が無いからかな？　ふう. よいしょ. おっとっと」
　爆発が起こった後の記憶は無いからね、と思いつつ立ち上がると……久しぶりに足を動かしたからか、思い通りに動かせずに転びそうになってしまった.

「ちょっと！　いきなり何をしているのよ！　ほら、まだベッドで寝てなさい」
　俺がよろけたのを見て、シェリーが慌てて俺をベッドに座らせた.

「ちょっとよろけただけだから大丈夫だよ. ほら」
　そう言いながら今度はピシッと立ち上がれたのだが、シェリーとリーナの本気で心配した顔を見て、すぐベッドに戻った.

「もう……心配だからやめてよ」

「ごめん. 今日は大人しくしておくよ」

「はい. そうしてください」

「わかったよ. ふう、なんかお腹空いてきた. 何か食べたいけど、まだご飯の時間じゃないし……. そうだ、鞄に入っているのを食べるか. ねえ、鞄を取ってくれる？」
　一息ついたら、めっちゃ腹が減ってきた.
　そりゃあ、二、三日何も食べていなかったら腹も減るよな.

「はい. これですね？」

「そう、ありがとう. 何を食べようかな～. リーナたちも何か食べる？」

「私たちは大丈夫です. それより、食べるなら消化に良い物を食べてくださいね？」

「消化に良い物？　そんなのあったかな～. パンって消化にいいと思う？」
　うん……今度、病人向けの食べ物を入れておかないといけないな.

「ダメだと思いますよ. けど、お腹が空きましたよね……」

「あ、いいことを思いついた！　レオ、パンを貸して」

「え？　あ、うん」
　シェリーに言われて、冗談で出したつもりのパンをシェリーに渡した.
　パンをどうするんだ？
　と思っていると、シェリーがパンをちぎって口に入れた.
　そして、もぐもぐと咀嚼を始めた……と思ったら俺にキスをしてきた.

「ん！？」
　俺が驚いていると、シェリーの口から何かが入ってきた.
　なんか甘い……あ、パンか.
　俺はシェリーの意図を理解して、口に入ってきた物をそのまま飲み込んだ.

「どう？　これなら、柔らかいから大丈夫でしょ？」

「そ、そうだけど……これなら、俺がよく噛んで食べても変わらない気が……」
　それに、なんか恥ずかしいんだけど…….

「いいのよ. さっきまで寝ていてどうせよく噛めないでしょ？」

「そ、そうなのかな……？」
　もう. よくわからないや.

「シェリー、今度は私の番です」

「はい. じゃあ、半分にして交代で口移しね」
　リーナに言われて、シェリーがパンを半分にして渡した.
　リーナもやるの？

「わかりました. それじゃあレオくん、行きますよ」
　パンを受け取ったリーナは、嬉しそうにパンを口に含むと咀嚼を始めた.
　そして、俺にキスをしてドロドロになったパンを俺の口に押し込んできた.
　うん、いつもより美味しいかも…….

「ゴク……ありがとう」
　けど、やっぱり恥ずかしいな…….

「それじゃあ、今度は私の番！」
　それから、長い時間をかけて一つのパンを二人に食べさせて貰ったのであった…….