Midnight. It was time to lie down on the bed of Charles’s coffin and try to sleep.

 

Check the [Unique Attribute] column of the status window.

 

‘[The Night’s Blade]… .’

 

Unique Trait [Night Blade]. Hidden Peace is a common expression.

 

It has an effect that can cause effective damage to fairies.

 

The by-products I had accumulated while bathing in Snow White’s magic were finally revealed as the result.

 

If you, like me, wield elemental magic normally, you won’t be able to stand up to fairies without this.

 

‘I got it sooner than expected.’

 

Well, there is nothing better than getting it faster.

 

It just gives me a sense of security that ‘I got it’.

 

‘If Ian got this attribute, it would have been an attack power buff.’

 

If it’s our hero, Ian, thanks to the divine power and the power of the fairy that comes down to the Fairy Tail family, he can give the fairy an effective hit without [Night Blade].

 

So, if Ian had obtained the [Night Blade], he would have only gained the merit of an attack power buff.

 

Tuk-tuk.

 

Suddenly there was a knock on the window.

 

I turned my head towards the window. The avian beast with a bag on his body was banging on the window with his beak.

 

‘V?’

 

V. It was the postman used to send urgent letters.

 

swish I waved my hand to get rid of the status window, got off the bed, and headed towards the window.

 

When I opened the window, V pulled out a letter from the bag he was carrying with his long beak and handed it to me.

 

After receiving the letter, I signed the document that V had handed over. V nodded in satisfaction and left the window flapping his wings.

 

‘what?’

 

The seal of Hegel’s Magic Tower on the letter. Is the sender Arya Lilias?

 

She couldn’t have just sent a letter asking how she was doing. It was clear that there was something wrong with the secret research, or that it only happened when you reported it to me.

 

I opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and read it. content was short.

 

[Sent a letter to share the information I found out. There is good news and bad news. ]

 

Get straight to the point without greetings.

 

I was used to it. Arya doesn’t care about appearances.

 

[The good news is that we’ve found a way to widen the rift in the nether world enough for you to enter. ]

 

[The bad news is, you can’t widen the rift when you want to. ]

 

[I’ll visit you sooner or later after getting accurate information, more details then. ]

 

content is over.

 

I looked around the stationery and felt the flow of magic, but nothing special.

 

‘I can widen the rift, but I can’t do it at the timing I want?’

 

In other words, it was said that the time to go to the underworld was forced.

 

As long as Vuel is there, Aria knows very well that she can’t go to Hegel’s tower without haste. I don’t know what Vuel will do if he finds the rift that leads to the underworld.

 

That’s why Aria seems to have mentioned that she would come find me after seeing the situation.

 

I decided to wait for Arya for a while. When the time was right, she would come to me.

 

… …

 

The leaves that bloomed green gradually turned red. As the rains came and the heat receded, the cooler season gradually raised its head.

 

Weeks passed, and it was morning.

 

Many carriages were waiting at the school gate of Marchen Academy. Each of them was a wagon owned by Merchen Academy.

 

Today was the day we left for Oldleg, the city where the academy competition was held.

 

Students in school uniforms got into their assigned wagons.

 

Students who have been selected as participants in the academy competition are in the carriages in the front row. Students who expressed their intention to participate as spectators went to the rest of the wagons.

 

“I am… That’s it.”

 

The note from the faculty member had the number 4 written on it.

 

Found carriage number 4. It was a carriage in the front row.

 

As a result of the participant selection test, I was qualified to participate in the academy competition.

 

It was natural considering my skills. It’s weird not being elected.

 

“Senior Isaac?”

 

Suddenly, a cute voice came from behind.

 

I stopped and turned my head back. A girl with dark pearly hair came into view.

 

It was Miya.

 

“Miya?”

 

Miya, as if feeling happy that I called her name, put her hands behind her hips and smiled brightly.

 

“How many carriages do you have?”

 

“Four times. But don’t you need to know There would be nothing to ride with.”

 

Miya is a tour student. Since they do not belong to the Merchen Academy, they cannot participate in the academy competition.

 

In other words, the fact that Miya is in the procession of carriages must mean that she is participating as a spectator.

 

“If you know the number of wagons, you can tell where Isaac is going on the way to Old Deck, right?”

 

Miya responded by wagging her fingers.

 

I didn’t know what that finger movement meant. It just seemed like a meaningless gesture.

 

“You know what to do with that?”

 

“Just.”

 

Something sinister… there is no It was simply an expression of fun and friendliness.

 

Every time I went out with Luce, I developed a habit of doubting whether or not he was harboring a shady meaning whenever he heard something meaningful.

 

There must have been a reason why the unlucky May’s face and voice were so imprinted.

 

Miya is a child who is close to the expression of nature, and her way of thinking is not particularly complicated or shady.

 

“and.”

 

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Miya came closer to me, covered her mouth with a handcuff, and spoke softly.

 

“Senior Isaac, aren’t you too busy? We, when will we talk properly?”

 

There is something the two of us must say, but since it was something we didn’t have to say right now, we put it off. It was because there were so many things to take care of.

 

“Sorry. next time.”

 

“I can’t wait.”

 

He’s whining too.

 

“I heard a lot about senior Isaac from Mae. To be honest, I was really looking forward to talking with you two.”

 

Mae is the name of the nine-tailed fox familiar. I haven’t heard from you in a long time.

 

“As soon as possible. May I ask you a favor?”

 

“… huh.”

 

Reluctantly, he nodded.

 

He’s going to be a colleague anyway. Later, the story was meant to be fun and realistic.

 

“I hope you enjoy the wait. Then, be careful.”

 

Miya stepped away from me, greeted me with a smile, turned her back and left with light steps.

 

Mei’s impression came to mind, so Miya still couldn’t get used to it. Only the absurd question of whether he was such a gentle kid filled my head.

 

Ignoring Luce who was hiding behind the carriage and secretly glaring at Miya and me, I headed for the number 4 carriage.

 

No matter how cute it was, it was better to avoid Luce in that state from experience.

 

“Ah!”

 

I bumped into a girl who jumped out from the back of the wagon and accidentally stepped on her foot.

 

She screamed out loud, and I hurriedly left my feet.

 

“Sorry, are you okay?”

 

“Ugh… , uh? Oh, senior Isaac?”

 

Taryn Bartan, the girl who had been bending over and moaning and holding back the pain, looked at me and was startled. She was a field trip student at the Faculty of Magic like Miya.

 

Taryn’s eyes twinkled. It was a look of respect.

 

“Wow… . are you okay! I’m so sorry I was stepped on!”

 

“uh?”

 

It was an incomprehensible apology.

 

“Taryn Bartan, come over here.”

 

“Ah, Neet! Senior Isaac, see you next time!”

 

When Taryn was called by the overseer, she passed me and left.

 

Taryn Bartan. She didn’t have much importance in ＜Merchen’s Magic Knight＞.

 

‘Was Noah participating in the competition because of him?’

 

Suddenly, I remembered that the cause of the actions of Noah Bartan, a person with iron magic, was that sister. I didn’t even mention it because I didn’t think it was important.

 

The biggest purpose for me to participate in the academy competition is by far the experience. However, there were also secondary purposes.

 

‘I have to properly stick with Noah.’

 

Clash with Noah Bartan.

 

If he faced Noah, who had unlocked his true power before fighting the iron nymph Lachneel, it would be practice against iron magic.

 

Ignoring Luce, who was watching Taryn with me while hiding behind a carriage, headed back to carriage number 4.

 

‘The fellow winner… .’

 

Among the students, there is a person who is selected to play the role of supervisor. A goddess named Dorothy.

 

It would be nice if he was a companion. Wouldn’t it be possible to be happy with good eyes all the way to Old Trek?

 

… There’s no way such a miracle will happen. It was fortunate that he was a fellow passenger and not just an awkward relationship.

 

When I reached carriage number 4, I bowed my head to the coachman and opened the carriage door.

 

“Oh, aren’t you, senior Isaac?!”

 

“Abel?”

 

There were three people in the carriage. One of them was Abel Carnedas, Ciel’s younger brother.

 

Abel greeted me with an excited voice.

 

“hello.”

 

Another was Roanna Shelton, a schoolgirl with light green hair who had a cold expression. When she bowed her head in greeting, I nodded too.

 

During the joint tactical evaluation, he was the member who was swept away by me. A white one would have been perfect.

 

The problem was that there was only one left.

 

“Nice to meet you, student Isaac.”

 

The brown-haired Longinus instructor greeted me with a raised eyebrow.

 

Are you this guy?

 

“… Is it possible to change the wagon?”

 

“That must be difficult in principle?”

 

Damn Instructor Ron was flirting and enjoying the situation. Since he was a substitute for a professor, was he also elected as a supervisor?

 

I thought I wouldn’t do anything particularly heinous about it, since I had other passengers, but I couldn’t help but feel very groggy just being with Instructor Ron.

 

“Ah, senior Isaac! Don’t talk like that.”

 

Abel, unaware of my circumstances, smiled at me.

 

There wouldn’t be any problems with Instructor Ron and Abel with the 1000W watch.

 

Since the second time has already started to flow, no matter what anyone does to the Tianwei Clock, it is impossible to stop the planned release of power.

 

In the first place, according to his beliefs, Instructor Ron would have no intention of harming anyone except me. … now.

 

“What are you doing not riding? Come on.”

 

“Yeah, what… .”

 

When instructor Ron also came to work, I lifted my glasses once and showed a kind smile. It was a show.

 

From what Stranger-Cheshire has been watching, instructor Ron hasn’t shown any suspicious behavior since he came to the academy.

 

Because he is friendly with the people of the academy and is good at lecturing, he is evaluated as a perfect part-time lecturer.

 

I sighed quietly and got on the carriage.

 

Poo-wook.

 

I felt like the seat I was sitting in was completely destroyed. The coachman looked in our direction, puzzled.

 

“hmm?”

 

“… … ?”

 

Abel and Roanna also looked left and right as if they felt the carriage leaning.

 

It was because of the clothes I was wearing.

 

It is a magical tool that increases in weight as much as it contains magical power, so I adjusted the weight by subtracting the magical power in advance in the morning.

 

However, it was still heavy for a single person.

 

The coachman scratched his head and turned his head again.

 

“Senior Isaac, in case you overeat in the morning… ?”

 

Roanna slapped Abel in the back of the head for asking a stupid question.

 

* * *

 

Several wagons were lined up in an orderly manner at the gates of Bethel Academy.

 

Noah Bartan, a schoolboy with gray hair tied back, boarded a carriage with eyes like rotten motion.

 

The female students who were the passengers were chatting in the middle of the day, and when Noah appeared, they lowered their voices and started whispering to each other.

 

“Why is it him… ?”

 

“I hate being gloomy… .”

 

The small voice was heard in Noah’s ears, but he quietly fixed his gaze outside the window.

 

The sound of people rejecting him was no different from everyday life to Noah.

 

It was not much different from the chirping of a bird or the sound of a flowing stream.

 

“Come on, are you all here? Did you miss anything?”

 

“yes.”

 

When the instructor, who played the role of supervisor, asked while boarding the carriage, the female students answered.

 

The instructor sat next to Noah. Noah glanced at the instructor and looked out the window again.

 

“hahahaha. This guy is still gloomy.”

 

“Instructor… , head… .”

 

The instructor laughed heartily and stroked Noah’s gray hair. Noah grumbled curtly and straightened his hair.

 

“Honey, why did you suddenly have the heart to participate in the competition? A guy who was always in the lower ranks or who was always in the middle of the road and passive.”

 

The instructor asked Noah with a smile.

 

When Noah’s name was written on the list of contestants for the academy competition, the students at Betel Academy clucked their tongues.

 

In a way, the weakest. He is also a man who narrowly passed the eligibility screening. If more talented people had applied, there would have been no place for Noah.

 

At a large event where prestigious academies gather to compete, all students agreed that they did not want to show the academy’s shame.

 

In the end, students who lacked skills and were gloomy like Noah were not welcomed as contestants.

 

Noah would have known that. Nevertheless, Noah showed his enthusiasm unlike usual and dared to participate in the competition. The instructor was curious about the reason.

 

“… I think my sister will come.”

 

“younger sister?”

 

My younger sister, Taryn Bartan, who is on a field trip to Marchen Academy.

 

Noah judged that there was a good chance she would come as a spectator.

 

“At least as an older brother, I felt I shouldn’t miss an event like this.”

 

She was a younger sister who would always fight whenever she had a chance, but at least I wanted to show her how hard she worked. Noah thought that it was Dori who became her older brother.

 

At Noah’s mindset, the instructor smiled.

 

“I don’t say anything to a guy who wants to work hard. I hope you become a participant, please do it properly.”

 

“… yes.”

 

Noah answered calmly and stared out the window again.

 

A man with iron magic.

 

Because he hid his power, he was not aware of it, and there was a fact that no one knew yet.

 

Noah was the strongest person at Betel Academy.

 

Meanwhile, Rigel Academy.

 

The inside of a wagon going to the head of the wagons departing for Old Trek.

 

A male student hesitated and managed to open his mouth.

 

“Hans-sama, I was wondering if I should tell you earlier… .”

 

“what?”

 

“Do you really think that Merchen Academy’s Bingje will compete in the competition? If the rumors are true, I thought that no one would win… . Even if it’s Hans-sama… .”

 

“You have to participate. Only then will we be rewarded for participating in the competition.”

 

“yes?”

 

Hans, one of the twin boys sitting side by side, raised his elbow on the window sill and chin.

 

“Our brothers are invincible when they are together. Whoever our opponent is, we will not lose.”

 

There is no law that geniuses with outstanding talents cannot flock to Merhen Academy.

 

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Prestigious academies other than Merhen Academy also had strong students.

 

Reisel Academy’s full power, McGregor’s twin brothers.

 

They were hoping for a match against Bingje.