Chapter 70: Remember

Remember

Professor Isolet, what the hell are you doing?

Around the time the assassination squad broke into the mansion, Clana quietly stared at Isolet in a dark room and asked a question.

Im just supervising the exam.

Isolet responded to Clana with a calm expression and remained still.

Fine, I understand. But why only our team?

It is entirely up to the professor to decide which team to focus on during the exam.

Then, can you give me some insight on why you decided to exercise such discretion?

Is that a question as a student, or is it a command given as the Third Imperial Princess?

Clana, who was tired of Isolet dodging her every question, finally closed her eyes and said so.

Lets say both.

Isolets expression instantly turned cold as she looked down at Clana before she started speaking.

In conclusion, Im suspecting Your Highness.

What do you mean?

Im suspicious of your intent during this special exam.

Hearing those words, Clana picked up the cup of tea from her desk without answering. Isolet, who kept observing her, continued speaking.

Even though theres a lot of corruption surrounding this final exam, the decision of the Imperial Family is very unusual. The Princess must be well aware of that, right?

Yes.

I was curious about the origin of such an unusual order, so I did some research and found some pretty interesting results.

Isolet pointed to the moon that was floating in the sky outside the window.

You mean the Moonlight Family is behind it?

Princess, do you know how the moon is able to shine?

When Clana responded with a clueless look, Isolet smirked and asked a question in return.

The moon shines because it reflects the light of the sun.

When Clana didnt answer the question, Isolet uttered the answer herself as she settled down across Clana before muttering in a low voice.

Its been a while since the Moonlight Family has received light from the Imperial Family, but considering the circumstances

So, what are you trying to say?

Clana stared at Isolet in silence before eventually cutting her off mid-sentence. Isolet, who was tapping the desk with her finger, asked a question in a calm voice.

What are you trying to do to Frey?

Pfft.

Hearing that, Clana responded with a mocking laugh.

Is that the reason for all the risky background investigation of the Imperial Familys decision, the changing of commanders, and the fact that youre monitoring me under the guise of supervising the exam?

What do you mean?

As Isolet shrugged her shoulders with a puzzled look on her face, Clana asked another question in an icy voice.

Hes terrible, evil, cruel, and vile Are you doing all this to protect Frey, the cancer of the Empire?

Who knows

In response to Clanas fury, Isolet responded in a calm tone.

Because hes also my student.

Ridiculous.

Clana looked at Isolet as if she was an idiot before speaking again with a frown on her face.

Dont you hate him?

I would like to kill him.

Then why!

But as Isolet answered once again with a serene expression, Clana jumped up from her seat and began to yell.

Why are you stopping me!?

I dont know either.

Huh?

But after hearing Isolets reply, Clana was stupefied.

What?

Looking at Clana quietly, Isolet asked a question in a low voice.

Do you know why I chose the Sunrise Academy over the Imperial Knights?

Isnt it because you were sick of the corrupted Imperial Family?

When Clana answered tentatively, Isolet quietly shook her head and answered.

It was because the happiest and most enjoyable experience of my life was when I taught my first student, a boy with beautiful silver hair.

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So, I dont know what to do with the boy who taught me the joy of teaching. How can I fix him? And do I have the right to do that in the first place?

After saying that, Isolet heaved a deep sigh and immediately got up from her seat and said.

But, there is one thing Im certain of.

And whats that?

Your methods are wrong.

After finishing her words, Isolet crossed her arms and started observing Clana again.

Siiigh

Clana stared blankly at Isolet, then lowered her head as she let out a deep sigh. But suddenly, an owl flew through the window, startling her.

Hoot!

W-Why did you come here now! Im sure

Hoooot!!

Ouch, ouch!

Clana, who was panicking while trying to send the owl back, had her forehead pecked constantly and was forced to accept the letter, glancing at Isolet all the while.

..!!!

Clana had a sullen look as she opened the letter, but soon blood drained from her face as she hurriedly started heading towards the exit of the room.

Where are you going?

Get out of the way! I dont have time!!

Clana pushed a confused-looking Isolet to the side and began sprinting with a pale face.

Cracks began to form in her plan that she thought was perfect..

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Whoosh

Cough! Cough!!

When I opened the door, lunar mana began to spill out. As such, I was forced to take a step back as I broke out coughing.

Shit

Fortunately, the mana wasnt life-threatening. However, most people cant last long and will faint after enough exposure. Seeing that the students in the yard had already passed out, I moved as quickly as possible.

Ugh!

I took a deep breath and began to concentrate stellar mana in my body. The fact that I was straining my body didnt really matter. The important thing was that the mana creates a state where I could endure the lunar poison for an extended period of time.

Fuha ha ha

After concentrating stellar mana for a while, I realized that I was running out of time and quickly took a step forward.

Spark, Spark!

Then the lunar mana, which had engulfed the mansion, began to penetrate my body.

Ugh!

However, as I radiated the stellar mana that I had accumulated in my body in all directions, the lunar mana that was attacking me began to slowly be pushed back.

Theyre all over the place.

The bodies of the collapsed commoners who had lost consciousness were everywhere.

Spark!

Ugh!!

Of course, assassins searching the mansion also appeared everywhere.

Im glad they didnt touch the students.

Pulling out my sword, I quickly slaughtered the assassins who found me and approached the commoners. After checking their condition, I breathed a sigh of relief.

I cant see the target! What should we do?

Hes here somewhere. Today, we will destroy the darkest star of the Empire.

After concentrating stellar mana on my ears, I overheard the conversation from upstairs, and I muttered with a frown on my face.

Damn it, our plan was leaked.

For the past six days, I had been trying to discover the identity of the spy hiding in my house.

The true identity of the spy was Alice, the representative of the commoners, who behaved rudely towards me in every way.

And according to the letter Serena gave to me, there were several other students besides Alice who were spies, so I had to come up with a trick.

I used a powerful sleeping pill at dinner to put everyone to sleep, and then checked the students and their rooms for clues.

Of course, for Ferloche, who had high mental strength, sleeping pills werent enough, so Kania had to continually make her doze off with black magic.

Of course, the holy power that Ferloche wielded was still superior, so it must have been difficult to keep her in deep slumber.

However, seeing that Ferloche didnt wake up until the next day, it seems that Kania did her job very well.

Anyway, after finding all the hidden spies and assassins, Kania, Irina, and I were planning to neutralize them.

However, the day after finding all the spies, the mansion was ambushed. It cant be a coincidence.

I heard a sound from below.

Ill go.

As I was thinking, I started hearing noises from up the stairs.

Bam!

After one assassin landed on the first floor, he scanned the surroundings vigilantly and began to slowly head deeper into the mansion.

Keugh? Ugh

I quietly followed him and snapped his neck, before beginning to strip him off his clothes.

I think I was mistaken. Theres nobody on the first floor.

What a waste of time.

I had stolen his clothes and quietly snuck back up to the second floor, before imitating his voice using stellar mana. The man who seemed to be the captain only muttered dismissively.

Alright, I tricked him.

I mocked him inwardly.

Now that the mansion is filled with smoke made from lunar mana, its quite difficult for even skilled assassins to distinguish people properly.

So the captain couldnt tell I stole the clothes of an assassin with a similar build to mine.

Wait, stop. I feel a strange aura from somewhere.

I thought that I had successfully infiltrated, but the captain raised his hand and stopped me from moving and started looking around.

Damn, is it because of my stellar mana?

Since the entire area was shrouded in lunar mana, I thought even my stellar mana would be hidden, but the captain of the assassination squad seems to be quite capable.

If so, there is nothing I can do.

I have no choice but to endure with only my mental strength, without the aid of any mana.

Prepare yourself. Somethings strange.

As I stopped using the stellar mana, I watched as the captain tilted his head and began staring down the assassins around him one by one.

Ugh

On the other hand, I was standing still, but had to clench my teeth and endure the power of the lunar mana through sheer force of will.

I wanted to take out my sword and slaughter the assassins, but it would be a big problem if the commoners scattered around were taken hostage.

And, since I have to find out the power backing the assassins Its painful, but I think Ill have to endure for a while longer.

Move stealthily. Be vigilant. Even if our opponent is the incompetent Frey, we must always do our best.

After I endured the pain for a long time, the captain finally gave the order to proceed.

Thanks to that, I began to head towards the dining room while glancing at the assassins who were starting to disperse.

There were quite a few of them.

Creeeaak

When I arrived at the restaurant and opened the door, the relatively fresh air greeted me.

Whew

I settled down for a while to catch my breath, but I heard breathing noises from somewhere.

It was so quiet that a normal person wouldnt be able to hear it, but since I had heightened my sense of hearing with stellar mana, I was able to hear it clearly.

Ho.

When I looked under the table to the source of the breathing, I saw that female students were crouching under it.

Apparently, they had used their own mana to block the lunar mana surrounding the rest of the mansion.

Not just here, but seeing traces of mana all over the mansion, it seems that many of them succeeded in resisting. A strength befitting of Class A students.

Heuup!

When the students, who had been crouching under the table with shocked expressions, found out I was wearing the outfit of the assassins, they began to shudder in fear.

Shhh!

I quietly put my finger to my lips, and beckoned them to crawl out from under the table.

Who are you?

The girls, who dazedly looked at me, whispered in hushed voices when I desperately started gesturing them to crawl out.

You! Did you find something?

But just then, an assassin barged through the door on the opposite direction of the dining room and started walking towards me.

Oh, yes! Look at what I found!

Did you find any unconscious bastards? Thats

Its a secret passage! A secret passage!

A secret passage?

Upon hearing the words I made up on the spot, the assassin, who had been walking with a bored look on his face up to that point, raised his brows.

Yes! Its a great discovery! We must report it to the captain!

Hmm

When I exclaimed as such, the man who was staring at me for a while soon turned around and said.

Stay here. I will report it myself

Beam!

Hak

After hitting the man with a silver laser while he had his back turned, I whispered to the female students, who were watching the scene with pale faces.

Hurry up and follow me.

I think I need to rescue the students who can move first.

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There are changes to the operation. Once again, there are changes to the operation.

What?

I killed the assassins who were walking around alone, and the students who were able to resist the lunar mana had snuck out of the mansion.

Some of our personnel have disappeared. And other movements were also detected. It seems that students who have not been fully neutralized are resisting.

I need to hurry.

Hearing the contents of the radio, I sent one of the trembling girls out the window and hastened my steps.

And I just got an urgent call from headquarters. I cant be sure, but I think the elders have been attacked.

Hey, isnt that a bummer.

I began to smile when I realized that the assault operation on the Moonlight Family Elders, which I had been planning with the executives of the Demon Kings Army, had come to fruition.

Therefore, this operation is canceled. And, from now on, the backup plan

With a smile, I headed to the place where the next students were gathered, but tilted my head in confusion when the radio suddenly cut off.

What? Did they get attacked by students?

Surprisingly, the students were also fighting back quite a bit, so I guessed that might have happened. However, soon I started hearing more noises from upstairs.

This way! Hurry up!

Cough! Cough!!

I looked up, wondering what was going on, and noticed Irina and Arianne subdue an assassin and lead other students to the exit.

You! Help catch the kids running away over there!

After watching them struggle for a while, I tried to sneak off somewhere else, but the assassin running next to me yelled for help, and Irina and Arianne spotted me.

Irina, get ready! The enemy is!

Schwiing!

What?

I never wanted to fight Arianne and Irina, so reflexively, I pulled out my sword and cut off the head of the assassin next to me.

Who are you?

Then Arianne, who was the blocking lunar mana with her barrier magic, frowned and asked me a question.

You dont need to know.

I responded briefly by changing my voice using stellar mana, then pulled out a dagger from the limp assassins arms and threw it.

Kuk!

Arianne deployed her barrier in confusion, but the dagger passed through it and pierced the head of an assassin sneaking up behind her.

Im not your enemy.

Having said that, I passed by Irina and Arianne with a casual gait.

Lets follow him, Irina.

Huh? But shouldnt we save the students first?

Oh, yes.

Due to her incredible mana sensitivity, Irina noticed the stellar mana I was radiating and quickly took Arianne to another place; I sighed and started looking around.

There are wounded people but no fatalities. Most of the commoners escaped. Now I only have to rescue some of the commoners who are on the second floor.

Having made that decision, I carefully started heading upstairs.

I definitely saw it right! He massacred our comrades who were wearing the same outfitsAH!

Eventually, I climbed up to the second floor, and took out the assassin who was urgently trying to warn his colleagues about me, and then I started heading to the place where I detected a presence of life.

For me, for me Because of me!

um excuse me.

Heuk! I made a mistake! Ill never be loved by anyone again! Forgive me!

Sigh

Soon after smacking the panic stricken Lulus back of the head, I began to walk down the hallway while carrying her.

Y-You! Who are you!

However, Arianne suddenly appeared and stopped me.

Behind you!!

.Eh!

At the same time I heard her voice, I warned her about an assassin lurking behind her. However, I expected her to be a little late in deploying her barrier, so I quickly wrapped my arms around her and tackled her out of the way.

Spaark!

After that, I had no choice but to use stellar mana to shoot at the assassin. I then held Lulus unconscious self out to Arianne, who had a blank expression on her face.

Get her out of here.

B-But theres still someone left And you, the blood

Im going to bring out the two people in the next room. So, hurry and get out.

I dont know who you are, but thank you.

After hesitating for a moment, Arianne nodded as if to thank me before grabbing Lulu and walking out of the mansion.

You are our savior.

Having heard that, I felt a bitter pain as I headed to the next room.

This

Sp-Spare me! Im sorry!

A commoner girl in the room screamed as a look of terror flickered across her face.

I dont know who you are, but please, can you spare my life? Please.

I was about to knock her out and take her outside, but Alice, who was next to her, hurriedly jumped in front of her.

Kill me. Im a useless person. Its better if I die.

Sigh

If you dont want to kill me, you can use me as you please. So please, just let this child go.

After finishing her words, Alice prostrated herself on the floor.

Please.

I briefly looked at Alice, and then heaved a sigh and lifted her up. I then opened my mouth.

Im here to save you.Aall west chptrs on n.o./vli/n/(.)cm

Huh?

I dont have time for this. Lets get out of here quickly.

Having said that, I grabbed Alice and the other schoolgirl by the arms and quickly went outside.

Cough! Cough!!

Hold your breath. Were almost at the entrance.

I was running towards the entrance, pushing away the poisonous gas with stellar mana, when suddenly a dagger flew at me from the side.

AH!?

Run. Dont you dare look back.

After realizing that the guy who threw the dagger was the captain of the assassins, I pushed the girls forward and blocked the hallway.

Is it you? The one who ruined the mission?

Whos the one behind this?

I asked the captain a question in return as he approached me with an enraged look. He then replied coldly.

Im just following orders.

A shame.

Feeling the lunar mana getting more and more intense, I charged at him while suppressing the pain.

At least for today, I earnestly pray that the Demon Kings Army will win.

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Gasp huh

I took a deep breath and leaned against the wall.

Cough! Cough!

I had used too much power.

In the end, all the remaining assassins rushed in, so I had to overexert myself.

Ugh you damn assassins.

I sighed and looked down at my marred body.

Frey!! Frey!!

Irina.

I didnt want to see any more blood, so I closed my eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. Irina, who suddenly appeared next to me, hugged me and began shaking me.

Dont die! Frey!! Im sorry, so please!

Im not gonna die, you idiot.

Despite hearing the truth of my ordeal and me constantly pushing her away, Irina still ran to support me in such a dangerous moment. I staggered up while feeling deeply grateful to her for coming to get me.

Frey Ill support you. Come on

Wait for a moment.

Something was strange.

I thought I had rescued all the children, but I could sense another presence of life.

Whos in the cellar?

The cellar?

Having said that, I staggered towards the cellar, as Irina supported me with a guilty look on her face.

Frey, is there any way I can give you life force?

There is no such way. Besides, as a Hero, I will never dream of doing such a thing.

Then my organs

Irina, I dont know why youre doing this You know its soon going to be pointless anyway.

I smiled bitterly and said that to Irina, who was overly concerned about me, but she only shook her head helplessly.

Fine some smart students must have been hiding here.

While stroking her head, I opened the door to the basement and discovered an unexpected person lying there on the floor.

Ferloche?

The Saintess was lying on the cellar floor.

I rushed to her in panic, but found that she was only unconscious.

There are quite a few other students here, too. Did Ferloche hide them all?

It seems so

While looking at the considerable number of children by her side, I suddenly picked up the diary that was lying next to Ferloche.

Sigh, its typical of Ferloche to keep something like this.

After looking through the contents of the diary for a moment, I burst into laughter and was about to put the diary down, but

Remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember, remember

Huh?

Soon after seeing numerous repeated words written on the last page of the diary, I began inspecting the contents with a strange look on my face.

First word of first sentence of each diary entry.

Whats this?

After reading the contents written at the end of the diary, I carefully checked the first sentence of each diary entry

Hello, this is Ferloche Alas, theres no one more selfish than a shameless person Finally.. I really dont care.

I was soon horrified.

Demonic curse did someone put a curse on me God, why are you giving me this ordeal

I think I need to have a chat with Ferloche.

Chapter end