[Goddess Blood Tears, Dies Bradley]!

The Goddess of Sorrows appeared in the sky.

"I'll show you the real magic!

That's enough!

The principal is screaming.
The other teachers don't even show any signs of trying to stop him.
All I can feel from the teacher is fear and laziness.
I mean, that's what it's all about after all.

Then the magic circle that appears at the snake man's feet glows and a "beaker"-like frame appears.
There, the goddess in the sky dropped tears of mercy.

Instead of being frightened, some of the students had pale faces.
Some of them even vomited.

I could hear the sound of tears falling behind me and the sound of snake meat buzzing and crushing.
Gradually it turned into what sounded like drops of water falling into a puddle.
At the end it's just the sound of water cascading down like a waterfall.
Then he turns around to check and sees that a "beaker" and bright red blood has appeared.
Of course, the snake man is buried in the blood and cannot be seen.

"This is magic--

And as soon as the goddess disappeared, the contents of the beaker began to overflow.

A large amount of blood flooded the entire area.

-- "Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

A large number of female students screamed.

''Hahahahaha!''

I can't stop laughing...

The students scream and run away.
There's fear, anxiety and regret.

'You were curious!　How can you deny it?　Why should they be frightened?　When you use your magic, you deserve to bleed!　You deserve a piece or two of meat or a shred!

The blood reached the students' feet, and some of them evacuated from the scene.

''Hahahaha! --You're running away from a painful experience!　It's the height of stupidity!　You have failed as mages!　Go back to the greenhouse!　You are the ones who don't deserve this place, you know!

All those guys here, by all means, should just quit being mages and get the hell out of here and go home.
I'm going to enjoy my life.
Just enjoy my student life.

[Erosion Wave [Disappearing Aura]...]

I deployed a wave of erosion and removed the blood that had flooded the area in one fell swoop.
Then I release the erosion.
Then, as if nothing had happened, not a single drop of blood was left.
And of course, there was no corpse of the snake man.

''You!　I'm not human!

Then it was the purple witch who suddenly shouted that.

''Haha! ........it's human.......

Slowly, I moved closer to her.
Then I put my face close to her frightened ear and softly whispered.

'- Don't put me with you humans you make me want to puke.

I released the restraints and released the woman.
But still, it's hard to believe that a mage from a country that has suddenly launched a war on us without any notice is acting like a mage.
"You're not human"?　
These guys killed a bunch of people too.

Let's go--

When I said that, the woman looked like she was caught off guard.
Apparently, she was prepared to die.

'Don't show up in front of me again, and tell the Empire. Not next time.....

The woman just looked at me with her eyes wide open and frozen.
She probably didn't want to turn her back on me.

But after a while, the woman slowly turned her back and walked one step at a time toward the main gate -- but then I had an idea.

-- but then an idea occurred to me.

Come to think of it, I had 'that magic'........

The woman seemed to be trembling.
I can tell by the way she sent her awkward legs.
I'm sure that's what she's thinking, wondering if she won't be targeted from behind.

Then, as you wish--.

"[Riddick Lost]

At that moment, both of the woman's arms burst from the base.
Then the arms are pulled towards me.
I grabbed those two arms and used the 'Wave of Erosion' to reduce them to nothingness.
And then I take out something from the different space storage.

--It's a black ring.

This is what the three dwarfs made for you.

And when the woman was about to fall down from the impact, I walked up to her side with 'divine speed' and pushed the ring into her wound, inside her, as if buried in her flesh, and embedded the ring in her body.

''Healing (Heel)!

And then I healed the wound.

''State Abnormal Healing (Effect Heal)!

I'll take the pain away while I'm at it.
It would probably hurt again, but it would ease the current situation.

And when she kneeled down on the ground, there was a woman who had lost both arms.

'----'

The woman didn't say anything.
Because everything was done in a moment.
There was a faint jolt and a moment of pain, but when I realized that there was no arm or pain.
That would be the situation.

'Go ... to the Empire.

The woman didn't even look at me and shook her armless shoulders.
Then the woman didn't return the words, but slowly got up and left the academy.

I don't know if that guy is going back to the Empire but oh well.

''Sir, the threat to the Empire has left. You can rest easy now, right?

But the headmaster didn't say anything.


...

I don't get an answer so I just walk away.

'Nito you ... what do you think you're doing?　Have you ... ever thought about the meaning of your actions?

It's Patrick.

'Where was the point of hurting him so badly?

I noticed that most of the students had disappeared.
A few boys are dancing their shoulders, just like the witch from earlier.
Robert-kun could be seen among them.

''It was because the other party was the Empire. Besides....Patrick?　I'd be just as pissed if you had been hurt, okay?　A man who hurts his fellow man needs no addiction, no mercy, no forgiveness. That's what it takes to fight back against the unreasonable.

Yui, who was behind me, locked eyes with me and hid behind Patrick.

'I'm sorry to scare you,' she said, 'but I'm me. But I'm still me. Nothing's changed.

But Patrick didn't say anything to me.

'Sarah?　I'm sorry about before. I was, you know....swallowed up. I may have said it before. But that's not the case now. You would know that I'm not being swallowed up by the abyss right now, wouldn't you?

But Sarah didn't say anything either.

'Well...'

Apparently I've given up on them.

'The war against the school ... good luck with that. Show those people who made fun of you that you can turn them around.

I told him that much, and then I left.




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Then there was the figure of Patrick who was left behind.

'Patrick.........'

Sarah put her hand on Patrick's shoulder.
As if to say something, a statement of intent.

'No it's not. It's not that. He's not.....

No, they will.

I won't be--

Patrick and Sarah were something of a misfit.
Yui watched them anxiously at the side.

'It's just that I was a little upset because he hurt Toa. That's all there is to it.

'His presence is beginning to bloat. And the fool's eye was showing. Directly one of them...

There's nothing wrong with that. Besides ... even Sarah's mentor was dyed in the wool, right?

This isn't like Adams.

Then, for some reason, Alice Cresta walked by.

''Oh, aren't you the fallen prince?　But it was a better game today, wasn't it?

She's a bad girl in between.
Patrick's mood got even worse.

'Alice, can you just leave me alone for now?

Then his attitude put Alice in a bad mood.

'What is it?　What's the attitude?　I'm the one who called you!　I just gave you an extra compliment!　And yet! ........and yet!

--what a pain in the ass.
Patrick thought.
But even with this, Alice is beginning to recognize Patrick.
The proof of this is that she's not the same as the one who had only pushed him away in the past.
She was a convenient woman, but Patrick had become so much stronger.

'Oh?　It's the principal?　And ... why are there so many people here?　How can I help you?

Alice is referring to the students who remained there.
Of course, Robert, who was present in Masamune's "class" earlier, is also there.

"And even the teachers....

Alice asked Patrick for an answer.
But Patrick doesn't give her any answer, his expression tightening.

And then Sabrina--

Gentlemen!　What happens here at this time is strictly confidential. Also, if you have any questions about this time, please feel free to come to the headmaster's office, as I will take responsibility for listening to you...

You mean this time?　And what is that?　Patrick?

After hearing the principal's story, Alice became more and more interested.
She sensed that something untoward had happened.

'Let's go, Patrick,'

'Oh...'

Patrick walks away from Alice after Sarah tells him that.
Apparently, he has no intention of answering Alice's question.
Alice's expression jerked slightly at Patrick, who was ignoring her.

'I've been meaning to ask you for a while now, but who are those two people?　I've been seeing you around lately?

And Patrick didn't even turn around.

Well I'll see you at the next game. Alice--

With that, Patrick left.
The block qualifiers are over and the tournament matches begin directly.
And Patrick's first opponent was Alice Cresta.

'Guhnu!　It's just so annoying!　What the hell happened here!

After all, Alice didn't know what had happened here.
Because, apparently, that announcement was not broadcast to the entire school.

And the principal made this one off-limits, as he declared.

But for some reason, the following week's Magical Report seems to have included an article about this incident.




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Patrick never saw Masamune after that.
Neither did Masamune try to get close to Patrick.
And this resulted in a gradual rift between the two men.
Of course, neither Toa, Nem and Sufilia knew why.
Even when Toa asked, Masamune slurred his words and didn't want to talk.
So the Toa didn't ask any more about it either.

And so, with the matter unresolved, time passed, and the day of the tournament games came.
The first game, the second game, and on it went.
--Patrick vs. Alice was now about to begin.

The Toa and the others were in the audience.
But there was no sign of Masamune there.
Masamune was watching the match from another place.

--This is the VIP room, so to speak.

It is a room located directly underneath the magic light bulletin board that displays the names of the opponents and others.
Masamune was watching Patrick's game from there through the glass.
By the way, why is Masamune here?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

No, no, I'm just here.

That's because Sabrina had invited Masamune to come here to talk to you.

'So, what is the story?'

It's not much of a story, now...

Masamune had a question mark on his mind.
Then the game started there.

Sabrina took her seat two seats away from Masamune.
Then she didn't say anything for a while, just watched the match.

'Quicksilver ... him.'

Then Sabrina opens her mouth.

'What is it?'

You're not going to play dumb with me?　It's about the spirit magic he's using now.

Masamune didn't understand the significance of being called here.
But he looked at Patrick and noticed, with Sabrina's words, "Quicksilver.

'It was you, wasn't it?'

The first time I saw him...

And for the record, that's forbidden, too.

Masamune knows that too.
That is because that was the power brought out of the forbidden room in the first place.
And, of course, Sabrina meant that.

''Wind spirits, water spirits, earth spirits... there are many kinds of spirits. But that one........except for the Spirit King.

Apparently, Sabrina is aware that Sarah is the 'King of Salamanders'.

'I wasn't sure if I should disqualify him. And I'm still torn. Depending on your response, I could do that right now, right?

'Well that was Patrick's power. There's no reason to disqualify him. There's no reason to disqualify him, he asked for it and got it. And there is no school rule that says you can't go into the forbidden room. That's just laziness on the part of the teacher.

'Lazy? ...What does that mean?

'The doctor didn't think there was anything he could put in that room, did he?　But that's bravado. Whether it's the wards in that room or that sloppy magic of the Heilkwaite...

'Wait a minute ... what's the magic of Heilkwaite ... you're not saying you're ...'

It was at this moment that Sabrina realized.
'The Sacrifice Vow has been unsealed.

'That story doesn't matter. I mean, the teacher decided that out of pride, and nowhere in the school rules did it say that it was off limits. The students just implied it. I mean, that room wasn't said to be 'allowed to enter,' it's just that it's a room.

So you think I'm lazy?

'Yes. Pride it's all laziness. This was the result of the teacher's laziness. Patrick is not guilty of this. Or is the teacher trying to deny you ambition?　This is the doctor's problem, you know?

Then Sabrina was silent again for a moment.
Even if it wasn't mentioned in the school rules, the two people who entered the room without permission couldn't be innocent.
It's just trespassing, to say the least. And theft.
But there's no provision anywhere to punish them, and it's also true that it's Sabrina's pride.

--should we force them out of school?

But once a spirit is inhabited, there is no way to get it back.
As long as there is no mutual will to break the contract, it is not possible. It cannot be forced.
And above all, the existence of the Spirit King was troubling Sabrina.
That wasn't just any spirit, it was fundamentally different from other spirits.

''It's a non-issue this time. But........did you know and give him a spirit king?''

Then Sabrina asked a funny question.
Of course Masamune wondered.

'Did you know?　What are you talking about?

...Yeah. You don't know.

Masamune doesn't like to be looked at objectively.

Could you clarify?

Spirits are, by definition, spirits.

Masamune watches the game, irritated, and then, as if to cover it up, he watches the game.

'-- It's a relic of Adams,'