Academy Squinting, but not dark-Episode 28
Episode 28
28fury. The Clown, the Hero, and the Parrot(10)
Rattling- squeaking- squeaking-.
A fairly large door opened with a clanging sound..
It was a door on the road leading to the tomb of the Holy Sword..
“It's a prohibited area, but there's nothing you can do about it. With the authority of the Vice President, I will keep it open until the investigation is completed..”
Rodelin said, putting a bundle of keys in her arms..
“If you go in, I don't want you to touch it carelessly. This place is like a historical site..”
This is convenient when Rodelin is your colleague..
When playing the game, if she is not on your companion list, you will have to crawl through a hole to get through this place..
‘There is even a penalty of a whopping 20% reduction in stamina..’
I slowly looked at the tomb of the Holy Sword..
A circular square with pillars surrounding it..
Four goddess statues facing the center from four directions: north, south, east and west.
There was a deep groove in the center of the floor..
‘The place where the holy sword was stuck.’
It's similar to what you see in the game, but you can feel the grandeur when you see it with your own eyes..
‘It's one of the users' favorite places. I can't believe I got to see this with my own eyes.’
My heart really felt great…….
“friend! friend!”
“Yeah, that's right. we are friends.”
The parrot flapped its wings on Raymon's shoulder..
It looks like the two decided to become friends..
Did you think you couldn’t be pushed aside by Raimon?.
Luna said, slightly raising her head..
“Heh, heh! I can't help it. I'll be your friend too.”
“…….”
The parrot turned its head.
I even shut my mouth that was constantly talking.
“Hey, why are you avoiding my gaze??”
“…….”
“I said I would be your friend!?”
“hate!”
“This, this! Zero, raise the water! Because tonight’s dinner is chicken!”
Luna grabbed the parrot and started shaking it back and forth..
“Well, don't do that.!”
Raimon holds onto Luna with his whole body..
Two people fighting and a parrot.
They became one mass and lightly bumped their bodies against the statue of the Goddess of the East..
thud!
Clink!
“…….”
The jar held by the goddess statue.
It fell to the ground and broke..
Everyone's eyes slowly moved from the jar to a certain place. as soon as.
This was where Rodelin stood..
“I should have told you to be careful?”
Rodelin's words trail off..
At the same time, his expression changed to that of a demon and repeated..
“Sorry, sorry.”
“……sorry.”
“sorry! sorry!”
“Accidents always happen when you let your guard down. Rather, in times like these, we need to be more careful.…….”
Two humans and a bird kneeling in reflection mode.
And Rodelin admonishes them..
It looks nice.
After taking the camera out of subspace, I captured their appearance..
click-.
* * *
We searched for a while..
But I couldn't find any traces of erosion, let alone the devil..
“Hmm, Zero. Looks like our guess was wrong..”
“The probability is higher here than anywhere else. Let’s search a little more..”
“okay. I'll ask the student council for help. If you search one place every week, you'll find something. Well, it's not a bad thing if you don't end up finding it. Because there is no devil.”
Rodelin was more passionate about the search than anyone else..
‘We also need to find the missing student... … While muttering the words ‘This is a big deal’.
But Rodelin will never ask the student council for help..
This is the only way to get to the devil's side.
‘Because even missing children can be found there..’
I sent a hand signal to the parrot.
Then the parrot climbed on one of the pillars and flapped its wings..
“Everyone, look over there. I guess Parrot found something..”
“hmm?”
Everyone's eyes turned there.
On the pillar with the parrot. There was a small lever sticking out there..
“lever?”
“Why is there a lever there?…….”
Because that's the setting of the game.
“Is there some kind of device??”
“It might just be decoration. First, we need to investigate. But in a place like that…….”
Rodelin began to think of a way to climb up the pillar..
I gently pushed her towards the center..
It was a time when we were concentrated in the place where the traces of the holy sword remained..
“devil!”
The parrot saw my hand signal and lowered the lever..
At the same time.
crunchy-!
“Hey, magic circle!?”
“……this! It's too late to get out! Everyone come to me!”
Before Rodelin could finish speaking, the magic circle was activated..
The ground suddenly disappeared, and we all floated in the air..
So we.
began to plummet to the ground.
* * *
Parrot's Diary#3
“victor! Luthers!”
“Dude, you win! It's our victory!”
“friend! Victory!”
Luthers came running in with cheers..
Yikes, if you get caught there, it's at least an hour..
I quickly flapped my wings to increase the distance between me and him..
“friend! Come on! Let's celebrate our first win!”
“hate!”
Team play sparring that has been going on since the beginning of the semester.
This is also the subject in which Luthus, who has no friends, got 0 points every week..
“teacher! Does this make sense? How can you team up with an animal??”
“That too is a skill. If you’re jealous, do the same..”
“This is ridiculous.!”
The children trembled..
He bullied Luthers every day. It's ugly.
“Hey friend, let's take a picture.”
“picture!”
click-.
The camera began to rattle and take pictures..
This is a truly amazing thing to look at..
Stop the movement and time of living things and turn them into objects..
What humans call magic. that was clear.
“Hehe, this is a commemorative photo of the first victory..”
Luthus showed me a picture..
A photo commemorating the first victory.
I liked the photo. Because you can always think of this moment.
“Dealing with animals... … Must be the devil's child.”
“That's right. The academy won't kick out a guy like that and say something.?”
I won the team play mission, but that's not necessarily a good thing..
Another ominous rumor has followed Luthus..
“It's okay, something like that. It's hard to bear it alone... … It's okay now.”
Because there are two of us. So it's okay.
Luthers said so.
“are you okay. Because heroes always face trials..”
Luthus laughed..
hero.
Luther’s dream and goal.
He always said I want to create a world where children smile happily..
Even in this situation, I can't believe I'm dreaming.
My friend was such a great kid..
‘Can I become a hero too??’
There were times when my friend's dreams had such a strong will that they even affected me..
It's probably impossible. Because I'm a parrot.
therefore.
‘Being by the hero's side as a friend.’
That's it now.
It's my dream.
* * *
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
“Please save me!”
Luna and Raimon hugged each other and screamed..
Whenever we fight. We became very best friends..
“Zero! touch the body!”
Rodelin's urgent cry.
It was a bit of an explanation, but he reached out and grabbed Luna's wrist..
Because I knew her intentions..
wobble!
Rodelin hugged me with her whole body..
My face was buried in Rodelin's chest. At the same time, her necklace shone..
“levitation!”
A sphere of soft yellow light surrounded us..
At the same time, the falling speed noticeably slowed down..
This is thanks to the power of the artifact with built-in floating magic..
‘Rodelin's necklace has 3 magic stored in it..’
Perhaps because it is a famous family, there are a lot of magic artifacts..
Rodelin is also awesome... … Hehehe.
thud! Coo thump! widely!
When we almost reached the ground, the floating magic disappeared..
Luna and Raimon groaned after failing to land..
“Is everyone okay??”
I think you have to let me go first before I can talk..
Currently, I am being held in Rodelin's arms like a princess..
It's hard to breathe in many ways.
Rodelin realized that and gently put me down..
“Hehehe, thanks to you I survived.”
“Thank goodness. by the way… … It seems like I can't go up.”
The location where we are now was assumed to be a joint location..
Because the wall was emitting a soft light, the view was not dark..
“Is it a magic circle based on illusion magic and object change magic? I can't believe I didn't notice. You must be at least 6th circle skilled..”
“Hehe, how about going up to that artifact??”
“That's impossible. Floating magic has different properties from fly..”
Rodelin looked at the sky..
The sky is so high that there is no end in sight.
Yes. Escape was impossible with the means we currently had..
“devil! devil!”
“You bastard! I almost died because of you! Made with real chicken!”
“Hehe! I'm so scared!”
Luna started babbling..
Plus the parrot's screams and Raymon's cries..
It's really a total mess..
“I don't see anything like a lever here. I can't see anything that appears to be a device..”
Despite this, Rodelin remained calm..
We surveyed our surroundings and assessed our current situation..
“Seeing that it was equipped with a special device, it was clear that someone had used it. then…….”
“Hehe, that means there must be an exit somewhere..”
The only normal people here were me and Rodelin..
Well, I borrowed knowledge from the game..
“……Unfortunately, it will be difficult to hope for rescue. I have no choice but to move forward and find a way out..”
“That's a great decision..”
“Even in this situation, Zero remains calm. amazing. If you return safely, I'll give you the store..”
There is no need for stores or anything like that..
'Cause I'm planning to get more from this place.
Rodelin approached the children..
“Everyone calm down. I understand your surprise, but now is not the time to argue about right or wrong. Especially not when I'm crying.”
“Sniff… … but…….”
“We are students at Annwood Academy, the highest academy in the empire. An ordeal like this is nothing.”
Rodelin's ability to control the atmosphere was beyond imagination..
It instantly boosted morale..
There was struggle in Luna's eyes, and hope in Raimon's eyes..
“I will definitely protect you. In the name of this Rodeline de Lucid!”
It felt like a halo was shining behind Rodelin..
Luna and Raimon looked at her and put their hands together..
They were going to worship Rodelin as a god..
“step! Don't touch anything carelessly. Parrot, you too!”
Rodelin's point.
Then the parrot looked at me..
‘Well, you bastard. You pulled the lever down, did I pull it down??’
The parrot flapped its wings. As if he felt unfair.
Of course, there was no way Rodelin could know what he meant..
“Let's move forward. I take the lead.”
We set out on the road led by Rodelin..
There was no risk of getting lost. Because it was a single path.
“Oh, it's light.”
We could soon arrive at a new place.
rectangular space.
There was a door in front that gave off a bizarre atmosphere, and an unknown pattern was drawn on the right wall..
“Hmm, it seems like a pattern with rules… … It's broken.”
“There is space to move..”
“Right. Is it a puzzle??”
After confirming that there was no trap in the door, Rodelin pushed the door with all her might..
But it didn't budge.
“It looks like you have to solve a puzzle to open the door. This is a big deal. Let alone food, there is no water.…….”
Rodelin groaned, covering her head..
There is no sign of confusion even after seeing the puzzle-type structure..
Rather, it feels like I take it for granted..
‘Well, that’s the world view of this game..’
The reason demons torment humans is because they get pleasure from the process..
Puzzles are one of them..
Could it be said to be a toy created by devils to watch humans suffer??
Well, this is roughly the worldview of this concept..
So, Rodelin is focusing on the puzzle as if it were a natural thing..
“Sigh… … This is a structure I’ve never seen before. It will take three days..”
White steam seems to be coming out of Rodelin's head..
But I didn't back down. She rather opened her eyes and concentrated..
It may be because of the sense of responsibility to protect juniors..
‘It's cute.’
I gently pushed Rodelin away and placed my hand on the puzzle..
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