I Became the Heavenly Demon of the Academy

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After listening to Chloe’s request, they parted ways with no answer. After a few turns in the air, it came down near the lakeside inside the school building.

“What are you guys doing here?”

There, Reinhardt, the swordsman, cast a fishing rod without a bait, looking at the calm lake.

Compared to the time he spoke at the Imperial Parliament, his face was ten years older with wrinkles around his eyes and forehead.

It would mean that the mental pain was severe enough for a strong soldier who had reached the state to become like this.

“I have something to think about.”

“…”

I sat quietly in the simple chair next to the swordsman, calmed my mind and body, and emptied my mind as if meditating.

“I am.”

Still keeping his eyes on the front, the swordsman opened his mouth.

“I thought it was necessary. If the demon’s existence had been left alone, how much damage would have occurred in the future. Because I couldn’t have predicted it.”

“…That’s right.”

If the Imperial Secret Intelligence Service had not been created immediately according to the Sword Duke’s will, someone like Count Baldeck would have been hiding in the shadows of the Empire even now.

Even the demons I killed in the abandoned mines would have eaten people and continued to grow in strength.

So was the war. It was already a well-known fact that the Alliance of Western Kingdoms was actively using magic-related drugs such as the Purple Crystal.

It seems that improvement is also constantly being made. If the timing was delayed, there was a high possibility that they would have suffered from more powerful drugs.

“It is the old men who decide the war, but in the end it is the young children who are the victims. Countless children have been sacrificed in the name of a great cause. I don’t know anymore. Are the things I did the best? Was it the right thing to do? I asked myself countless times, but no answer came.”

The swordsman recited in a voice full of remorse.

“…”

“Your desire to go to the battlefield with your sword right now is like a chimney. But I can’t. If I leave, there will be gaps in Her Highness Princess Riena’s escort. You can’t always be here.”

With deeply sunken eyes, the swordsman slowly raised his head and looked up at the sky.

“…yes. As long as we are not certain that demonic beings will not target Her Highness, we must first secure Her Highness’ safety.”

The fact that Princess Riena is the best sacrifice still holds true. It wasn’t simply because he was my disciple, but even judging rationally, this side was right rather than going to the front as a swordsman.

If even a high-ranking demon tribe descended near the islands, the war in the west would not be the problem, but the empire could stand at the crossroads of life and death.

The damage would also be incomparably greater, and considering the movement speed in the first place, it was more efficient for me to move than the sword ball.

“Come to think of it, why are you making such an expression because you are worried? It is very rare. Look in the mirror and come.”

The swordsman smiled a little and turned his head to look at me.

“I am not a man driven by a cause like Your Highness. Even trying to eradicate the existence of demons is only because they have touched the people around me.”

“Which bastards have touched your surroundings again? There are so many crazy people in the world. Or are there many children who are slow to hear the news?”

The swordsman said as if he was having fun. What I did in the north is now known to almost everyone.

“Not like that. If I had to argue, I was just told in advance about the misery that one child would go through.”

The swordsman stroked his white beard and let out a long breath.

“Are you contemplating whether to save the child or not?”

“yes. To save a child, you may have to turn a country into an enemy.”

If it was to the point where even Chloe, the Heretic Questioner, couldn’t help it, to the extent of aiming for the position of the next pope.

I couldn’t get a sense of how big the position it occupied in the Holy Land would be.

No, there was a possibility that even the current Pope could be fooled.

“Turn a country into an enemy… To save one innocent child, you could injure hundreds or thousands of innocent people. Can you afford it?”

The swordsman asked in a calm voice. If Princess Riena or Yulia were to encounter such a situation, the answer I would give was fixed, even if it was tens of thousands of times, not thousands.

But Stella didn’t mean that much to me.

“I can afford it.”

That doesn’t mean I couldn’t afford it. I have already come too far to care deeply about such things.

“Then what is there to worry about? If you don’t act according to the cause, wouldn’t it be enough to just do what your heart desires? I don’t understand why you guys are worried about that.”

“…”

“…Are you tired?”

After staring at me, I suddenly realized what the swordsman said as if sighing.

Until now, including life in Moorim. I have seen too many of the ugly side of human beings rather than the beautiful side. Little by little, those things were eating away at my mind without even realizing it. It’s like a leaf that’s being nibbled on by insects and withering away.

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Just because they are called the heavenly demon, or because they are warriors who have reached the end of the horse, they do not have infinite mental power. As long as you maintain your humanity, there will inevitably be limits. It’s just that the upper limit is higher than others.

Of course, if he deliberately cut off the five desires and seven emotions, he could have mental strength like steel.

I didn’t want to. Master wouldn’t have wanted me to be like that either.

“Maybe.”

“Cluck, I mean, don’t even look at things like the Imperial Secret Service.”

Like a joke, the swordsman laughed.

“It’s not just about that one thing.”

“Sometimes not making a choice is a choice. But if it’s for evasion… I’m sure it will leave me with regret. Think carefully. In the end, the choice is yours to make.”

“All right.”

It was a strangely fresh feeling. I’ve always heard what I used to say.

“And… why don’t you just do it without thinking too much? You guys aren’t even old people, and there are too many naive arguments. Sometimes, it’s necessary to go as far as your heart desires. That is the privilege of young people.”

“…Thanks for the advice.”

“OK.”

After speaking, the swordsman turned his gaze back to the shore of the lake.

For a while, I followed the gaze of the swordsman and looked at the calm waters of the lake.

As my mind was sorted out to some extent, it felt like my mental power, which had been mysteriously worn out, was fully restored.

“While I am gone, please take good care of Her Highness, the princess.”

He politely bowed his head while taking the pokwon jirye (抱拳之禮).

“You are in an unusual position. Don’t worry about the princess. that’s why i’m here Even if this old life ends, Her Highness will be as safe as the princess.”

After looking at me with a sidelong glance, like a prophecy, the swordsman stared into the sky and said sternly.

“…thank you.”

* * *

‘mmm. not bad.’

I have to show it to my master tomorrow. Princess Riena stared into the mirror and nodded. After Yulia’s threatening attack, Princess Riena was also doing her best to prepare for it.

Of course, that effort was, after all, an attack. Attack is the best defense. I’m trying so hard Although there were times when I thought of the wooden-stone attitude of the master who didn’t react much, there were times when anger welled up.

Originally, an old book said that siege warfare should be done with patience. Master was a castle as lofty as the imperial castle. I could have waited as long as I could.

‘patience. patience. person….’

Repeating to herself, Princess Riena clenched her fists.

smart.

No one will come at this hour. Feeling suspicious, I carefully opened the door.

“Sah… Master?”

In the middle of the night, without warning, Carol came. Then, as always, Carol opened her mouth with an indifferent expression.

“Can I come in for a minute?”

“Swing….”

I was going to show you tomorrow, but not today. Feeling strangely embarrassed, I opened the door wide and greeted Carol.

“It’s not polite to enter a lady’s room in the middle of the night. No, I didn’t carelessly enter the ladies’ room after leaving time…”

“What are you saying out of the blue?”

Carol cut off Princess Riena’s words as she pouted. Even counting the number of times he had visited Princess Riena’s room so far, he had easily crossed the 10th. From Carol’s point of view, Princess Riena’s reaction was rather strange.

Of course, I could only guess that Princess Riena was thinking something else.

“anyway…!”

“anyway? Come to think of it, you changed your hair a bit. It’s bedtime soon, aren’t you uncomfortable?”

Carol asked, looking at Princess Riena’s unusually long hair, which was braided with effort.

fire-

While fanning her hands with a blushing face, Princess Riena bowed her head.

“That… I just did it as a test. Never mind.”

“yes.”

But don’t worry too much about it. I wish I could pay a little more attention Princess Riena struggled to swallow the words that almost came out of her mouth. Don’t even dare to say that. Something… something.

“But… isn’t that bad?”

“Yes, Her Highness’s beauty, she is always outstanding.”

At Carol’s calm words, Princess Riena found it increasingly difficult to raise her head.

Isn’t it strange to say such a thing casually in the first place? If you know it, maybe it was all intentional? suspicious Master’s scheme to sway me…

‘It can’t be.’

Princess Riena’s endless delusion stopped. Master couldn’t do that. It was clear that Master was seriously thinking that way. I was not good at saying empty words. So, that’s a pure compliment. After realizing that, I felt strangely better.

“So what’s going on in my room in the middle of the night?”

Princess Riena asked in a slightly excited voice.

“Because I have somewhere to go.”

“How long will it take?”

“I don’t know… but maybe a day or two.”

The good feeling slumped again. Of course, I didn’t show it. After seeing Yulia and becoming aware of it, Princess Riena always focused on the movement of her tail. Thanks to that, I can now hide my inner feelings to some extent.

Princess Riena herself thought. It was a nonsensical thing to say to Carol.

“Is it the executioner’s job?”

“The Executioner’s job… no. If you have to ask.”

Carol pondered for a moment before choosing her words. I couldn’t say that I was going to kill all the things I didn’t like.

“There are people who will scold you a little. It seems to be quite a number.”

“If Master says that, they must be really bad guys.”

“Yes, if anything happens, you can find your Highness the Swordsman. When I’m gone, please take good care of Yulia. In any case, it wasn’t Her Highness’ sister-in-law. Stop fighting.”

“I’ve never fought before…!”

Princess Riena pursed her lips and raised her voice slightly in protest.

“I know. I just did it out of old age.”

“…Bye. don’t get hurt I don’t have to worry, so I’ll wait quietly.”

“Yeah, that’s it.”

Carol said goodbye and left the room. Looking at Carol’s back, Princess Riena put her hands together, bowed her head, closed her eyes and prayed.

May the master be fine.

* * *

Outskirts of Schultz.

“Here it is!”

Chloe waved her hand vigorously.

After talking to the disciples, he sent a letter of acceptance to Chloe.

The answer came immediately, so I decided on a meeting point and joined right away.

“Did you have an extra party?”

Behind Chloe, who was smiling brightly, was a small woman.

“Yes, you can call me my informant. He’s one of the few kids in the Inquisition that I can say with certainty because he’s on my side. Sorry for not telling you earlier. Noah, hello.”

“Ah… hello. My name is Noah, the Heretic Questioner of the Heretic Questioner Malleus Maleficarum.”

The woman who looked like a squirrel bowed, and then timidly continued.

“The Heretic Questioner?”

Compared to Chloe, powerless is powerless. Inclination if inclination. He didn’t seem to get along well with the Heretic Questioner.

“You seem to have prejudices too, Carol. Not all heretic questioners are brute forcely superior.”

“Well, maybe.”

“Of course, if you lack brute force, you must excel in other abilities. Noah’s specialty is his ability to interact with animals. Thanks to that, I was able to get a lot of good information.”

I could definitely feel several animals hovering around the woman named Noah.

“And this is a secret… They say there was a vampire among Noah’s ancestors. That’s why he was born with that ability… If you look closely, his fangs are sharper than those of an ordinary person. It’s unusual to be a Heretic Questioner with vampire ancestry, isn’t it?”

Chloe sneaked up to me and whispered, glancing at Noah.

“I heard you’re keeping a secret…”

Noah looked up at Chloe with a broken expression.

“Sorry, Noah. I have to tell Carol everything. Still, you’ve been keeping an eye on me until now, haven’t you?”

“…….”

Away from the resentful gaze, Chloe shook her head resolutely.

“So, what should I do now?”

“The first destination is the Archbishopric of Forcern within the Empire. Because they collect ‘ingredients’ there and send them to the Holy Land.”

Chloe moved her gaze in the direction of Archbishop Porchern. The smiles of the past are gone.

“…After collecting evidence, we plan to judge.”