Yves Ropenheim decided to see Isaac’s face one more time before returning to the Barony of Ropenheim.

 

Judging from the direction Isaac was walking, it was clear that he was going to the training ground. It was quite unconventional to see her as a great mage, working hard on training even on vacation days.

 

It didn’t matter anyway.

 

Eve’s heart melted the moment she sneaked behind a tree and saw Isaac’s face.

 

‘lovely… .’

 

I had the urge to kiss her in the face. The desire to live with his brother all day long like a teddy bear soared.

 

It would be rude to treat Isaac, a trustworthy 18-year-old man and the original king, as such, but he still couldn’t help but think that his younger brother was cute like a child.

 

But still, I couldn’t come out willingly. Eve could only imagine that Isaac would come to her first.

 

I heard that the archmage has transcendental mana perception, capable of detecting mana that is not emitted. With that ability, I hope that Isaac will find out about my existence.

 

Eve wished earnestly that it would be nice if they could mix even one word like that.

 

But Isaac just walked across the campus indifferently.

 

Shortly thereafter, Isaac entered the training ground.

 

“Whew… .”

 

Eve hugged the tree and sighed.

 

* * *

 

I just noticed Yves Lopenheim watching me, but I ignored it.

 

I don’t even know how to treat my sister.

 

It’s clear that they weren’t on good terms until Isaac committed suicide in the first place.

 

Isaac’s emotions, which were still vaguely lingering, were showing opposition to Eve. If so, I didn’t want to get involved in complicated family affairs that didn’t help in subjugating evil spirits.

 

Arrived at the empty training ground and started training. After a while, I saw Eve leaving the academy in a carriage with [Clairvoyance].

 

‘Isn’t that sister the Baron of Lopenheim?’

 

Eve was adopted by the Baron of Lopenheim and took the surname Lopenheim. The place where I sent Mystery-Cheshire was also Baron Lopenheim, located on the outskirts of the Gerber Empire.

 

However, in ＜Merchen’s Magic Knight＞, the Baron Lopenheim had nothing to do with the spirit’s Karl Garth.

 

It was just that the place where it appeared was an abandoned church in the Barony of Lopenheim.

 

Well, that’s okay.

 

‘From now on… .’

 

Since no one cared about him left, and few students stayed at the academy, there would be no problem even if he summoned a familiar with a large body.

 

“Heilde.”

 

Whoaaa!

 

The white jade-colored mana condensed behind it and formed the shape of a white dragon. It was Ice and Snow Dragon – Heald.

 

The size of a house. It was also smaller than the main body, but it was much larger than when it was usually hatchling.

 

[Did you call, master?]

 

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Ice Snow Dragon looked at me closely with light blue eyes and spoke in a beautiful voice.

 

Ice Snow Dragon lowered his head and stroked his head. The touch of hard scales covered in cold. He closed his eyes to fully enjoy my touch.

 

“From today, I will leave it summoned again. You will be freer than before.”

 

If I was going to train anyway, I wanted to focus on developing solid harmony with Ice and Snow Dragon like last time.

 

It was because he wanted to maximize his ability to harmonize with Ice and Snow Dragon before entering the third year at least.

 

The closer the familiar is to its original size, the faster it develops its power of assimilation. Since I had unlocked my true identity at the academy anyway, it would be okay to summon him at this size.

 

It wouldn’t hurt to go to a bigger place once in a while and summon Ice and Snow Dragon in its full size.

 

[Are you going to touch my body every day from now on? good night. In return, I also do aegyo every day… .]

 

“That’s fine.”

 

short answer

 

Bingseolryong’s voice suits her well with a gentle side like a beautiful young lady, so aegyo didn’t suit her at all. Like wearing clothes that don’t fit.

 

Ice Snow Dragon narrowed his eyes and spoke in a sulky voice.

 

[…] Now, even if you ask me to act cute, I won’t do it, so don’t regret it.]

 

That was good news.

 

… …

 

[Nioong, I’m tired… .]

 

A few days later, it was early morning.

 

I was running on a street without people, Garosu-gil. Suddenly, I felt a weight on my shoulders and heard a distinctive cat cry.

 

I stopped and looked around to see the weirdo-Cheshire floating in the air with his chin resting on my shoulder.

 

“Cheshire? You are here.”

 

I grabbed the monster’s thick waist and squatted down, laying it on the ground.

 

Wounded… There was no The weirdo just looked tired.

 

“It took quite a while.”

 

[There are more things to look out for than I thought. The distance was also far.]

 

“Good job.”

 

[Niohong! … No matter how attractive I am, don’t stroke my stomach.]

 

A monster staring at me with narrow eyes.

 

Ice and Snow Dragon likes to be petted, but this guy seems to be the exact opposite.

 

The monster stood up and looked at me.

 

[To report it, there were traces of many humans coming and going to the church you mentioned. I think it’s been a while.]

 

The place where the spirit Kalgart appears is an old, abandoned church.

 

In other words, if there were traces of many people coming and going, it meant that Kalgart had already appeared.

 

“The fact that there were traces… .”

 

[As for the demons you mentioned, I didn’t even see a nose poke. It must have already gone somewhere.]

 

Originally, Karlgart appears during the second semester part of the second year, and advances to Merhen Academy across the imperial territory.

 

It mercilessly tramples on anything in its path, taking the lives of countless Zerber citizens and turning them all into corpse soldiers. In other words, there would be an emergency in the kingdom soon.

 

It was a grim scenario.

 

But now it was very quiet. I checked the route of Karlgart’s advance in the game with [Clairvoyance], but nothing was wrong.

 

Therefore, there was a high possibility that Karlgard was hiding somewhere and plotting a scheme while holding his breath.

 

‘Are you wary of me?’

 

In the game, Kalgart could have gone straight to defeat Ian, but now I am there.

 

Kalgart isn’t the type of person who behaves ignorantly like other demons, so he must be prepared for me. We will continue to strengthen our power.

 

Perhaps Mephisto of the Contract, the agent of the Evil God, was also helping Kalgart.

 

‘I’ll have to protect Ian for now.’

 

I didn’t know what threat would come to Ian, Amy, and Ciel. It would be better to secretly send Dupendorf’s troops.

 

[And Isaac, as you said, I looked around the area to see if there was anything strange. There was something suspicious!]

 

“What?”

 

[Baron Lopenheim was collecting babies and small children.]

 

Baron Lopenheim?

 

[I secretly watched it at night. Several wagons took the kids underground and locked them up somewhere? There is a dangerous barrier, so I couldn’t enter it.]

 

A barrier that even Cheshire would hesitate to approach, saying it was dangerous.

 

It was difficult to imagine the picture of Baron Lopenheim, who occupied a small pasture on the outskirts of the empire, building such a barrier. Because there will be a shortage of goods and manpower.

 

“Did it seem like there were demons underground?”

 

The monster shook his head.

 

[If so, I would have noticed. First of all, it seemed a little difficult to approach the baron, so I secretly followed the carriage back. It seems that the baron has several branches, and gathers and transports babies and children.]

 

Is it human trafficking for children?

 

My brain is getting organized.

 

Kalgart possessed the power of instant death curse. It was a transcendent power that could surely kill anyone, except for divine beings or those with the power of light like Ian.

 

Two things were needed to activate that authority.

 

First, pure sacrifices made of the same race as the target to be killed.

 

Second, the magic circle process period of about two months.

 

Kalgart would have had to move without being noticed by me or the kingdom, and he would have needed the cooperation of a human with adequate wealth and power.

 

Although he has power, his authority is low, and he is a suitable opponent who does not stand out in the eyes of the Empire. Among them, a person who lives close to the place where he woke up.

 

Baron Lopenheim would have been the perfect fit.

 

‘The curse must be coming down on me.’

 

Following the Floating Island, I have defeated the highest level demons, the abyss, and Mephisto of the Contract, who knows my strength, is still alive and well.

 

The timing was right. I must have heard that the commander had awakened Kalgart beforehand and tried to kill me with the curse of instant death.

 

[What are you going to do now?]

 

“You should prepare to leave.”

 

There was no time to think.

 

I got up from my seat, and the monster’s eyes sparkled at my words.

 

“Let’s go, to the Baron Lopenheim.”

 

[Nyon! good. Let’s go, partner! I’m going to be resting, so look at Alice at a fun moment and tell me to summon her!]

 

It was time to go to subdue the commander, Kalgart.

 

* * *

 

The carriage passed through the paved road and arrived at the baronial mansion in Lopenheim.

 

When Yves Lopenheim got off the carriage, two servants greeted him.

 

“Welcome, Eve. The head of the household is waiting for you.”

 

Entering the mansion following the guidance of the attendant, Eve swallowed a dry saliva.

 

Immediately after returning from the academy, being left alone with the head of the family, Adrian Loffenheim, to report on academy life was always repulsive and nerve-wracking.

 

house office. The attendant knocked on the door, announced Eve’s arrival, and let her into the room.

 

Eve went into the office, and the servant shut the door outside.

 

In the thick silence, a middle-aged man was standing in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside the window. Although he is now facing the age of 50, he still overflows with the dignity of an aristocrat that Eve once admired.

 

He was Baron Adrian Loffenheim.

 

‘The atmosphere… ?’

 

Eve felt that Adrian’s mood had changed. I felt a strange aura as if my instincts were rejecting it. It was separate from the feeling of hating Adrian.

 

It must be because of the mood. Thinking so, Eve took a bow and greeted Adrian from behind.

 

“I’m back, Father. Have you been well?”

 

“I’m glad.”

 

“yes?”

 

Adrian looked at Eve.

 

For some reason, his right eye, which was looking at Eve, was leaking bleak dark magic.

 

“Because you deserve it.”

 

What is needed is a pure sacrifice.

 

With the power bestowed by the spirit Kalgart, Adrian realized that Eve met the conditions suitable for being a sacrifice.

 

“father… ?”

 

Eve, who witnessed dark magic in an unexpected place, stepped back in fear.

 

Eve quickly ran towards the door. However, the door could not be opened because it was blocked by the barrier that Adrian had deployed in an instant.

 

“Oops!”

 

Adrian walked over to Eve and grabbed her chin.

 

“Didn’t you try to leave here anyway? In that case, prove your usefulness by sacrificing for me.”

 

Eve struggled, feeling the pain as if her jawbone would break, but she was eventually swallowed up by the magic of darkness and lost her mind.