〈 Episode 222 〉 Alice Subjugation Battle – Interlude (1)
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After committing suicide, I received all kinds of abuse and curses as a conspirator and a criminal. She was treated as a pure villain, and her tombstone was poorly erected in a corner of a mountain.
Paladin has not heard any news since he was captured by the Empire. However, when exploring the map, there were clues that led to the inference that they committed suicide while being tortured.
In the community, it has become a well-established opinion that Paladin did not give in to the torture and interrogation by the Empire, kept silent, and ultimately committed suicide.
‘In the end, this is what happened.’
Alice and Paladin lived and became my servants.
It was an unexpected result. What I was thinking of was an equal partnership, not a master-slave relationship. It was a good thing for me.
Additionally, Alice summoned Trump Soldier and received a report that the Heart Kingdom was safe. Alice and Paladin were relieved.
Since the evil spirit will be resurrected in about a year, Mephisto of the contract must be staying somewhere in this world to prepare in advance. Since I appeared after defeating the bottomless pit, I had to assume the possibility that I might have escaped.
I told Sangui-Merbule and some soldiers where Mephisto might be, his characteristics and appearance, etc. Afterwards, instructions were given to find Mephisto.
They left the academy, showing great motivation as if they were happy to receive orders from me.
“Act 9, Alice’s Subjugation Battle” came to an end.
The next day, the sun naturally rose over the horizon. As if nothing had happened.
The punitive force remained at the Academy along with the Imperial Knights. It was because of the imperial order to remain there.
Bartosu Building, the center of the Alice Carroll incident, became a no-go area. This was to preserve the scene of the incident. In addition, several damaged buildings were immediately repaired at the academy.
With the return of Academy students and faculty, Hegel Tower wizards, and island residents, the campus regained its former charm. However, because the academy had to deal with the Alice Carroll incident, a notice was spread to all students that classes would be closed for a few days.
I took the time to briefly meet with Principal Elena Woodline. She explained in detail what happened while I was in the abyss and the circumstances of Dorothy’s runaway incident.
‘Why did that happen?’
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first… That was something to find out with Dorothy later. Rest comes first now.
After the situation was over, Dorothy, Luce, and Kaya were probably very tired and went straight to the dormitory to sleep. It’s already been two days. I was in a good mood to sleep.
It was done to save me, so I couldn’t help but feel sad.
In consultation with Principal Elena and Vice-Captain Maggio, it was decided to temporarily take sole possession of one of the academy detention center buildings. The purpose was to keep Alice Carroll and Paladin confined there.
Alice said she would stay in the detention center of her own volition. She seemed to want to organize her thoughts. She respected his wishes and gave him a room in the detention center.
Anyway, some Düfendorf troops were deployed to the Academy Detention Center to stand guard in shifts.
The remaining troops were sent back to Düfendorf. They said that after delivering this good news to all the people, they should prepare for the coronation ceremony.
He looked very happy.
Since they had signed a contract after being summoned, they could not be summoned back to Düfendorf. It was also the reason why I was able to keep them here without consuming magical power. I feel sorry.
by the way.
‘Düfendorf… .’
It was like taking on a huge responsibility, like a heavy weight, for my purpose. It didn’t really feel like it.
Of course, I had no intention of avoiding that responsibility. On the contrary, they said that he would be looked up to as a king, so I was only happy.
I guess I’ll have to stop by Düfendorf during my vacation to attend the coronation ceremony. As much as they had waited for me, I wanted to repay their expectations.
Bintowoong-Barbatoma and Taedongak-Tugaros each returned to somewhere in nature. Now that I thought about how big and scary these guys had become as my minions, I felt pretty cute.
Saint Bianca Entourage said she had something to tell me and asked me to come to the church once things were settled and I had some free time. She also said she had something to discuss.
‘What is she again?’
Saint Bianca. She was someone I didn’t want to get involved with, but she knew that she had no shady intentions, so she answered that she would understand.
Students were giggling in front of the academy bulletin board. This was because, in addition to the notice of class cancellation, an important notice was posted.
The notice contained the following: ‘The informer has been caught, and the case is being investigated in cooperation with the Imperial Knights to reveal the truth of the incident.’
In the end, it was a natural progression for all the students to talk about the insider.
The students gathered in front of the bulletin board argued, saying that the student council president could not do that or look at the objective facts.
‘Were there any dropouts at this time?’
There were several people who dropped out of the game after “Alice Conquest”. There were a few people who gave up on receiving a diploma, saying they couldn’t go to an academy where accidents like this happen anymore, right?
Maybe a few people? It was a fairly small number. This was because many students expected that things would be okay now that the ‘intimate’ who was thought to be the culprit of everything had been caught.
It was a sense of relief born of ignorance.
‘I wouldn’t do that if I knew what [Eternal Tombstone] is.’
If you knew the effect of [Eternal Tomb] that Alice was trying to activate, you would be able to deduce that something scary is being revived here.
Very few people know what that magic is. She asked Alice, and she said that she also found out about Mephisto.
In the game, it is only after much investigation that it is revealed what the magic was, but the higher-ups immediately kept that information a top secret.
It was a reasonable decision.
Thanks to this, we were able to minimize confusion, evacuate people at the appropriate time, and prepare for the battle to subdue the evil spirits.
in other words.
‘It would be better to keep quiet.’
Otherwise, it will cause great confusion.
I wasn’t confident I could handle the negative effects of the chaos.
Alice, you probably need to talk to Paladin in advance.
Because there were no classes, students went about their daily lives as if it were a holiday. However, whenever I walked around campus, students passing by gave me a look of awe.
[Exterminator] was activated in real time to the entire school, and he was given the status of King Won, so it was worth it.
With the news that Emperor Carlos was planning to visit the academy, my story became a hot potato among all students.
Who else but me could have a reason for the Emperor to come to the Academy in person?
For that reason, I used roads with few people as much as possible. It was because the excessive attention was burdensome.
I was dreading the day when classes would start again.
‘This… ‘It’s still a bit far.’
While walking on campus, I took out a pocket watch from my pocket.
Snow White’s platinum watch that unlocked the bottomless pit.
It had turned pitch black until the “Alice Conquest Battle” and was slowly regaining its platinum color.
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Just before the Abyss was summoned and eaten by it, this pocket watch was snatched away with magic. Because she promised to return it to White.
But I wasn’t planning on returning it right away. I’ll have to tell Emperor Carlos the story behind this watch.
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[ situation ]
Name: Isaac
Lv: 150
Gender: Male
Grade: 2
Title: Bingje
Amount of horsepower: [ ※ Magic power is depleted. ]
– Magic recovery speed (A+)
– Stamina (A+)
– Strength (A+)
– Intelligence (A)
– Mental Strength (S)
Potential <
[Combat Ability]
Elemental Series 1: Ice
– Elemental Firepower (A)
– Elemental Efficiency (A+)
– Elemental Synergy (A)
Elemental Series 2: Rock
Elemental Firepower (A-)
Elemental efficiency (A-)
Elemental Synergy (B+)
[Unique characteristics]
– Destroyer
– Weaponist
– The Magic Knight’s Drama
– Ilchwiwoljang
“I’m here.”
“Welcome, baby.”
This was before Emperor Carlos arrived.
I visited Alice’s room at the Academy Detention Center every day. She asked Paladin to keep the fact that she was imprisoned in a detention center a secret, so she was secretly imprisoned separately.
The Academy Detention Center is a place where students who have committed serious accidents are detained, and it did not have a bloody feel at all.
Should I say that it has an old-fashioned charm? Since the other person was a student, it was a place that focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment.
We talked a lot, as if the time we had spent in the bottomless pit was not enough. We played various games together, laughed, and I even cooked food and ate together.
“I don’t know if I can deserve such luxurious treatment from my master.”
“What is your title?… .”
“You’re the owner, right?”
“It’s awkward.”
“So did you like it when I called you baby, baby?”
“You didn’t call me that cutely.”
Alice continued to joke around and treat me like before. He seemed to understand why I came here every day.
Then, when we ran out of things to say, we spent time sitting side by side against the wall. At that time, he stayed by Alice’s side, holding a magic machine and training his magic management skills even with a small amount of magic power.
Alice made a pun, and I accepted the joke.
It must have been a really thought-provoking time for Alice. So she wanted to be by her side. Even more so now that you have become my servant.
‘Should I check the status?’
I decided to gather my thoughts next to Alice.
This “Alice Subjugation Battle” brought tremendous achievements.
The level goes up by 2 after winning the battle with Alice, goes up by 8 after beating Mephisto’s clone and the demon army, and goes up by 15 after winning the Abyss. Total level increased by 25.
The horsepower was still depleted, but considering the growth rate so far, the maximum horsepower amount would be around ‘95,300’. From level 151, the speed of increase in magic power will increase steeply again.
The title had already changed to ‘Bingje’. My guess is that it seemed to have changed after using Sanghwa’s sword.
I wonder if the system bestowed a title appropriate to my situation… I couldn’t figure it out.
Additionally, there were two achievements achieved.
Successfully destroyed the fantasy clock against Alice and achieved the achievement [Guardian of Time]. As a reward, I got a bonus stat of 15.
By defeating the Bottomless Pit, he achieved the legendary achievement [Eternal Transcendence]. The reward is… .
‘This is it…’ .’
I checked the skill list. A new neutral attribute magic had been created.
8-star magic, [Labyrinth Creation].
As the name suggests, it is a magic that creates a labyrinth. It was his power that flowed into my head as soon as I defeated the bottomless pit.
[Labyrinth Creation] can be used in combination with area domination magic such as [Ice Fire Shrine]. In other words, you can create an ice labyrinth.
The amount of magical power required was extremely high, but it was enough to use it as it became stronger with [anti-race combat power].
‘It’s a shame.’
Originally, if you defeated Mephisto and the demon army, you could achieve the legendary achievement [Supreme King]. However, perhaps because the main body of Mephisto could not be defeated, it seemed that the achievement conditions had not yet been met.
Mephisto would meet a cruel end as soon as he found him. When that time comes, the [Supreme King] achievement will be achieved naturally.
‘[Anti-race combat power] is… .’
[Anti-human combat power] was still stopped at stat 80. [Combat power vs. Elyos] was 0. [Combat power vs. different races] was set at 1 for no reason.
The current remaining stats are a whopping 115. This was an achievement achieved thanks to first defeating Mephisto’s demon army and the bottomless pit. Thanks to this, I was able to lessen the anxiety about next semester.
Now, the ones that will appear next semester are the Elyos, Fairies, and the demons Kalgard of the Dead and Thanatos of Death.
All of Thanatos of Death’s attacks will not work unless Ian uses [Expulsion from Paradise]. Therefore, Ian’s role will become important.
‘Now it’s a matter of Elyos and Fairies.’
In order to prepare for Elyos and Fairies, I was planning to hold off on stat distribution for now. Because I don’t know how things will go wrong again.
Therefore, maxing out [anti-human combat power] should be postponed until later.
Anyway, if I really try to fight against a human, my temporary level will rise to 190 and my abilities will become stronger accordingly.
‘That’s enough.’
Of course, in an emergency, a situation could arise where [anti-human combat power] had to be maxed out.
Such cases were to be avoided as much as possible.
“ah.”
It was time to leave. This was because Emperor Carlos was arriving soon.
“It’s time for the emperor to come soon, so I’ll go.”
When I got up from my seat, Alice also got up as well.
“Yes, go carefully. “Thank you for coming.”
“… and.”
There was something I wanted to give Alice before I left.
“Is this okay?”
“huh?”
I took the accessory out of the packaging in my arms and handed it to Alice. It was a black choker.
I had bought it last night because the costume store had reopened.
I chose the most acceptable design, but if I just didn’t like the design, I planned to buy a new one later.
“I couldn’t walk around showing the stigma, so I bought it. “If you don’t like it, tell me.”
Instead of putting the choker on myself, I waited for Alice’s reaction.
Because it may stimulate trauma. If so, I was planning on apologizing and throwing away the choker. I just bought the choker because I thought it was Alice’s style.
Alice stared at the choker without saying anything. She had a blank look on her face for a moment as she thought about something.
It was an uncomfortable silence. Is it right to get rid of the choker right now? ?
“… he.”
Eventually, Alice accepted the choker with her signature gentle smile. Then she put her hands inside the pension’s feet and wrapped her choker around her neck.
The choker covered the light blue brand on Alice’s neck. She fit in well.
“I’ll use it well, baby.”
Alice’s cheeks flushed slightly.
I felt relieved by that gentle smile and was able to smile and leave.
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The place where Isaac left.
There was a thick silence.
Alice looked at the mirror on the wall with a grave expression and played with the choker around her neck.
The texture was soft.
“Oh my… .”
He was still bound by someone.
But it was no longer a resentful and cursed bondage.
Alice lowered her head.
“I’m glad… .”
The corners of my mouth went up without me knowing.
Alice really liked the feel of the choker and the slight pressure she felt on her neck.
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