Misawa private school......
Even though it is already evening, many of the students of all grades who come to this cram school for 'admission counseling and ability development' are still wandering in the hall, still doing their own things. For example, having playful conversations, or getting together to do homework, etc., it is as if the terrible things that just happened here and outside the building have nothing to do with them, or they have no idea what happened.
Moreover, they also turned a blind eye to the two guys, one senior and one junior, who had finally managed to sneak in. It was obvious that they were not students, and they were even less likely to be teachers. They continued to be busy doing what they were doing.
"snort!"
"It seems right. The current Misawa School seems to have indeed become the personal base of the alchemist Oreos Isard. The Thirteen Knights of the Roman Orthodox Church rashly attacked and attacked Such a place, which has been run by Aureos for three full years, is indeed an extremely stupid decision..."
After walking around the back door to avoid the gazes of the remaining seven knights of the Thirteen Knights who gathered in front of the door, Steele and the one who had been following him curiously said nothing. Without asking or showing any worry, the little girl finally walked around from the staff passage to the main hall.
And now here, apart from the students from the 'Misawa Juku' cram school who are walking back and forth in the hall, bustling about doing their own things, the most eye-catching thing is probably the figure lying crookedly on the pillar in the hall. The plate-armored knight was leaning on the floor, motionless.
It was obvious that that guy must be a member of the Thirteen Knights, and judging from the other person's motionless posture, his unmoving chest, and the unusually conspicuous pool of scarlet blood that had been flowing on the ground for who knows how long. If you look at it, you will know that the other party is definitely not alive.
"Hello!"
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"The weird uncle with red hair? You also saw that there are so many people here, but why did those guys from the Knights just use that kind of holy light to blow up the entire building? I guess, no matter you guys Magicians or those knights outside, you are not good people, right?!"
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Little Annie also knows that if it is in a state of war, it is normal for both sides to use their own methods to deal with the enemy's soldiers. She has also seen a lot... But now, At this time, in order to hunt down an 'evil' alchemist, she brazenly blew up an entire 'Misawa Juku' building without caring about the lives of the students in the building. Such behavior was unacceptable to her. It seems that he is equated with a bad guy who must be burned.
And if the other party's operation to blow up the building hadn't ended in failure, she would have set fire to the armored villains just now, right?
Of course, the alchemist hiding in this building is also a bad guy, because if he holds so many students hostage here, he must not be a good person!
"..."
Steele did not answer, but silently observed his surroundings.
Because whether the attack launched by the Thirteen Knights was right or wrong, or what kind of disturbance it would cause, that is what the Roman Orthodox guys should consider, and that has to do with him and their necessary The evil church has nothing to do with it!
Moreover, what they usually do is not necessarily better than what the other party does, nor is it necessarily clean. Otherwise, their organization wouldn't be called a 'necessary evil'.
"amazing……"
"Aureos is worthy of being the master of alchemy of the Zurich School. Even the entire Roman Orthodox Knights of Crusade couldn't do anything to him... There has been no news from him for three years. Even I didn't expect that he was hiding here. , and he has really done a great job!!"
Looking at the surrounding situation and the obviously dead member of the Thirteenth Knights of the Roman Orthodox Church next to him, Steele couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.
To be honest, he is even more worried about whether his mission today will be successful...
After all, compared to these professional 'heresy' crusade teams of the Roman Orthodox Church, Steele's power is obviously weaker... because he is not arrogant enough to think that his strength can match those of those with him. The 'Church of Necessary Evil' is also proficient in hunting down 'heretic' magicians, and is even more skilled than the Thirteen Knights in both melee and long-range sacred spells!
"Huh?!"
Σ(⊙▽⊙“a“
Unexpectedly, in this city dominated by supernatural powers, you can actually see this kind of alternative enchantment magic. This made little Annie a little surprised, and she started to wander around the hall. They didn't care at all about the knight's corpse and blood in the hall, as well as the solemn and solemn feeling brought to them by the surrounding students who turned a blind eye to her existence.
After all, she has seen too many dead people!
When she was in the continent of Azeroth and in the Eastern Kingdom, she, Queen Anne, had seen it: the people of the Kingdom of Lordaeron were almost wiped out by the undead Scourge... those blockbusters Large swathes of dead bodies, large swaths of undead, as well as the more cruel behavior of using corpses as weapons, etc., are much more terrifying than the insignificant corpse of a bad guy in front of you! !
"ha!"
ヾ(????`o)+
Suddenly, a grumbling little girl exclaimed, because she seemed to have discovered something fun and interesting.
"Interesting!!"
(^▽^)
Little Annie ran to a young lady, and then shook her hand reluctantly.
Then, she suddenly felt that if she had known earlier that there were magicians in this world, she would not have disguised herself as a LV5 flame-controlling superpower... So now, she has to continue to use her current As long as you disguise this identity, you will always be constrained in doing things.
But, this feeling of pretending to be a LV5 ability user is quite strange and fun. Anyway, she has no intention of breaking the tacit understanding in front of her now.
(…)
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"..."
"Hmph! That guy over there, since you're here with me, come out quickly. What can you do by hiding behind?!"
Steele, who originally wanted to continue going up the stairs to check the enemy's status, suddenly stopped before taking a step forward, and coldly snorted towards the corner of the hall. A sound.
"..."
"Haha! How are you..."
Finally, after knowing that he had been discovered by the other party, Kamijou Touma could only awkwardly scratch his short explosive hair and walked out from the corner with a dry smile.
Actually, he really didn't want to come here... because he had tried to go back the same way and run back to his dormitory just now?
However, after trying several times, I found that I really couldn't walk out of the streets that I was very familiar with, and all the people I met on the road treated me as if I didn't exist. I had no choice but to face the unknown and feel at a loss. Next, worried that he would be trapped in that bad state forever, he could only accept his fate and quickly catch up in despair.
"What are you doing..."
"ah!!"
Kamijou Touma, who just wanted to come over and say hello to the two of them, so as to ease the awkward atmosphere between the two parties and make his previous behavior of running away from the battle less embarrassing, when he saw the tall Steele's feet After seeing the knight next to him who fell to the ground motionless with a large pool of blood on the ground, he was really frightened!
Having just seen those Thirteen Knights outside, he would not take it for granted that they were just props. When he saw such a terrible thing, he would definitely not remain indifferent.
"this……"
"This knight...he, he is really dead?!"
Although, when I was outside before, I had heard that some of the Thirteen Knights were killed in this building... But now that I actually saw the other party's body, the visual impact , it is still a bit too big for Kamijou Touma, a first-year high school student in Academy City.
Thinking about it, no matter what, Kamijou Touma was just an ordinary high school student in Academy City before today. Even though he usually has a sense of justice, likes to meddle in other people's business, and likes to fight against injustices, he usually fights against those When street gangsters fight, they are often chased around the streets with steel pipes and wooden sticks. When they are unlucky, it is common for them to be beaten to a bloody head... However, when you really see a person lying in a pool of blood, When the corpse appeared in front of him, the impact on him was still very big.
"Hmph..."
"His weight is about 75 kilograms, and his blood volume is about 6,000 milliliters. Although he is a knight of the Thirteen Knights, and although he is strong and strong, if a person loses more than a quarter of his blood Once, it will cause dizziness and even coma... And if the blood loss exceeds half, no matter how strong the person is, the body will enter a deep coma and may lead to death..."
"But now, he has lost at least more than 5,000 milliliters of blood, and the blood in his body is basically drained... Moreover, the blood has begun to coagulate, proving that he has been lying here for a while... In addition, his heartbeat has completely stopped, his brain fluctuations have completely disappeared, and his body has become stiff..."
"So Kamijou Touma, do you think it's possible that he's still alive now?!"
Steel did not tell the other party's life and death directly, but instead teased the weak-willed Kamijou Touma.
"!!"
Kamijou Touma swallowed, feeling that it was not good to be too close to a dead person, so he quickly moved a few steps to the side and stood further away from the pool of blood, for fear that he would step on those scarlet The things left ugly blood marks on the ground.
"..."
Kamijou Touma, who felt his heart pounding, felt that if he hadn't been unable to escape from this weird 'magic barrier' now, he would have escaped long ago!
After all, although he usually likes to fight against injustice and can't stand those people bullying the weak, but now he comes to this cram school that is like a devil's dragon's lair to save people. This is just for him, Kamijou Touma. For LV0 incompetent students, this is really a bit too forced.
"Ah!"
"If you are afraid, you can go out and wait by yourself. We are here today to save people and crush the conspiracy of the 'evil' alchemist, but we don't have time to take care of you..."
After Steele glanced coldly at the frightened guy, he continued to tease him in a mocking tone.
In his opinion, the Kamijou Touma in front of him, if it weren't for that Aleister Crowley said, the 'Fantasy Killer' residing in his right hand might be of great use to this operation. Moreover, the opponent's power level is LV0 and his brain is a little underdeveloped. There is no need to worry about the other party knowing about the magic world, and there is no need to worry about being noticed by interested people on the magic side. If the other party is actually a student with special powers from Academy City, He wouldn't bring a guy like this who has neither a strong will nor any other abilities here to get in the way today!
"you!!"
"Damn it! Don't underestimate me. How could I let you, a guy younger than me, take care of you? Anyway, I won't leave, and I will definitely be able to help!!"
Finally, under the provocation of the opponent, Kamijou Touma knew that there was no point in running, so he raised his right fist fiercely, indicating that he also had a trump card and would never hold him back easily!
Because, when the time comes, he will definitely not rush to the front. He promises that he will hide at the back and run away when the situation goes bad. He will definitely not need others to take care of him.
"Hey hehe~!"
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"It's so interesting, look at it, no matter how I try to move them, they really don't seem to have any reaction~!!"
(????????-)??Poke!
"Although they can be touched by my fingers, they seem to be completely unaware of my existence, as if our presence has completely disappeared from their eyes and feelings, no matter what we do Treat them like they don’t exist?!”
o(*^▽^*)o
It turns out that out of extreme boredom, little Annie actually stepped forward, pretending to be curious, and first poked a young lady standing in the hall on the face, then patted another young lady on the butt, and then I drew a tabby cat on the other person's face with the colored pen of a certain young lady who was sitting on the small table writing something... And then, those people really didn't seem to mind at all, towards her Treat her existence and anything she does as non-existence, and are still busy with their own affairs?
From this, she could basically prove one thing to the two people with her actions, that is: this magic barrier is not another mirror space that is completely independent of the real world, nor is it a certain red-haired mage just now It's the two sides of a piece of paper or a coin that I told her when I came in, but it just affects things and people in the area with some kind of magic?
This also confirmed Little Annie's initial view that the other party was not like the apprentices of a certain bald space master she met in New York, who could pull people away for nothing with special equipment. In the mirror space, he just used some weird magic to create a weird enchantment.
Although it is not very useful, it is very fun...
(My omnipotent little master, it’s just a barrier where the sense of existence disappears, so what’s so great about it? It’s not like you don’t know how to do it!!
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——Obviously, Tibbers is not too fond of this kind of spell that can only be used to bully ordinary people who do not understand magic and have weak willpower, because that kind of backward magic barrier has no practicality at all. , it loses its effect against a slightly stronger mage, like this red-haired second-rate mage who is known as a 'genius'? )
"ah?!"
"It's like this here too..."
Kamijou Touma opened his mouth speechlessly. Although he himself felt that this feeling of being treated as if he didn't exist by others was strange when he was outside, but now in such a dangerous place, it is obviously not the way to do that kind of thing. Timing, right?
Although……
Those junior and senior junior high school students can now let him do whatever he wants, but...but...wait, wait? He is here now to save people and crush the evil alchemist's conspiracy. How can he think about such 'evil' things that he can do whatever he wants after his sense of existence disappears from other people's world? ? !
Snapped! !
Kamijou Touma accidentally thought of some wrong things at the wrong time and in the wrong place, so he slapped himself hard.
"Well?!"
"You guy, what are you doing?!"
Steele suddenly turned his head strangely and looked at Kamijou Touma who was not far away from him and slapped him inexplicably. He wanted to know what the other person was doing when he did that. ?
"!!"
"Ah! It's nothing! I was fighting mosquitoes just now, so please don't pay attention to such small things!!"
Kamijou Touma would not be like the guy in front of him who looks like an uncle but is only fourteen years old. He said: He just accidentally thought of something that only adults would think about...
"Tsk!"
"Hey! Little guy, stop playing, it's time for us to set off..."
Steele shook his head, not wanting to worry about the strange and perverse Kamijou Touma, and then turned to look at the little girl on the other side who was still painting the faces of the male and female students... Although , it is indeed the nature of a little girl to play pranks, but at least it should depend on the place and time, right?
They are here now, not to play and have fun, they are here to investigate the alchemist Aureos Isard who has developed alchemy to the extreme! Moreover, it is really dangerous here. If they are not careful, they will end up like the member of the Roman Orthodox Knights lying in the hall, a cold corpse lying on the ground without anyone paying attention. ! !
"Wait a minute first!!"
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"I'll be fine soon. I still need to finish these few paintings here soon!!"
o(??▽`)o =3 =3 =3
Little Annie was having a good time, but when she saw that the group not far away was ignoring her and still talking and laughing happily, how could she let it go?
Therefore, she was in high spirits, regardless of the gaze of Kamijou Touma behind her or the urging of Steele, she happily opened her short legs, turned around and ran over, and met those who were smiling happily. The faces of the young ladies started to be painted.
"..."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Steele Magician, do you know why this place is like this, and why they completely think we don't exist?!"
Although he also thought that the little girl's behavior was ridiculous, and although some evil thoughts flashed through his heart just now... However, Kamijou Touma still felt that this phenomenon was too strange, and it was completely based on no scientific basis. No!
Therefore, being trapped in it, he really wanted to know the reason. He really wanted to know the secret and specific reason of this magic barrier from the magician beside him who seemed to have some ability.
"Well...it's actually very simple!"
"In three years, the building itself has turned into a powerful barrier for the alchemist Oreos. Although it still looks like a cram school for Misawa, it can touch the 'truth' What we, as well as the members of the Roman Orthodox Knights outside, who are coming to crusade against each other, see is another world."
"This is a world of two sides, the result of the magic barrier..."
"This is actually like a piece of paper, or a coin...the cram school students of Misawa Juku on the front will not be aware of the existence of those of us on the back, even if we are standing right there Even if someone is doing something strange in front of them, they will turn a blind eye...Similarly, we are completely unable to interfere with them and make them notice our existence..."
After saying that, Steele sighed and looked with a headache at the little girl in the distance who was drawing on other people's faces. He just doesn't understand. Are things like pranks really that fun?
He didn't know why, but he always felt that it was a bit irrational for him to come here today and take on that commission? After all, it's really a bit confusing to have him take a person with a LV5 powerful flame control ability, but he seems to only know how to have fun, which is completely unreliable. In addition, an ordinary person without any ability wants to win this place. It's embarrassing for him.
And if he hadn't known that Index was also brought here by that guy Oreos and was planning to do something strange or dangerous at this moment, I'm afraid that Steele would have seen the Thirteen Knights. After his end, he will definitely stay away from the dangerous place of 'Misawa School' as soon as possible.
"Magic barrier?"
"If this place was created by magic..."
After saying that, Kamijou Touma felt a little curious and confused. After thinking about it, he resolutely squatted down and put his hand directly on the smooth floor of the hall.
"If it's magic, then my right hand must be able to work on them, right?!"
But unfortunately, he soon discovered that the floor and everything here were normal, nothing happened, and there was nothing like what he imagined that could be neutralized by his "no matter what ability" he had. A beautiful situation happened where the right hand fell apart immediately after being touched...
"Ha! Idiot, that's useless!"
"This magic barrier is not a single magic. As long as the core of the magic is not destroyed, you will definitely not be able to destroy it. Moreover, don't you think what we are going to do next, if there is no interference from those students, it may Would it be better?!”
"Let's go. I think the target we need to deal with may be on the top floor of this building. We must move faster now."
Steele, who was unwilling to stay in the hall any longer and didn't want to stay for a moment longer, took the lead and walked quickly up the stairs after stopping Kamijou Touma's boring behavior.
"But, she..."
Kamijou Touma found that his right hand was ineffective against the floor and had to stand up in frustration. He subconsciously pointed at the little girl who was still busy in the crowd in the distance...
"Shhh!!"
Immediately putting his finger on his lips to signal Kamijou Touma to stop talking, Steele turned around and ran up the stairs quickly without looking back.
"!!"
"This this……"
At this time, even Kamijou Touma, who was a little slow to react, noticed that the students all stopped what they were doing and talking, turned their heads and looked at them silently... Of course, He looked more towards the little girl who was pictured happily before.
So, it was obvious that Steele, who noticed something unusual in the scene, seemed to be no longer prepared to take care of the little girl? !
"ah!!"
"Hey! You, wait for me!!"
Knowing that things had changed, and feeling that the tall red-haired magician might be more powerful and reliable, Kamijou Touma quickly chased after the opponent's back without looking back! As for a certain little girl, he really couldn't care about it now. After all, the other party was at LV5, and she was countless times stronger than him. Even if he stayed here, it would be useless.
Therefore, he could only use this excuse to comfort himself in his heart, just like when he was ridiculed and taught by another girl who was also LV5 after he forced his way forward on the street?
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"Oh..."
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After two unfaithful guys took the lead in leaving her and running away, little Annie discovered something was wrong almost at the same time.
Because, those little brothers and sisters who originally thought she didn't exist, at this time unexpectedly stopped all their own things, and then all locked eyes with her with that penetrating gaze. she?
"This...that..."
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"Hi~ Hello everyone? Oh, don't look at me like that, people can be shy..."
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Although it might be a little bad to be caught in the act, Queen Anne, who claims to be omnipotent and may be a little thicker than others, immediately threw away the pen that committed the crime. Then he started pretending to be confused, saying he had no idea what was going on!
Maybe, the tortoises, tortoises, rabbits or cats and dogs on the faces of these little brothers and sisters in front of me are not necessarily painted by them themselves?
(Reporting to the omnipotent little master, your two pig teammates, they seemed to have just left you and ran away. You have been abandoned by them as a target to attract the enemy's attention...
??????~??????
——Seeing a certain bad little master in an embarrassing situation, seeing him being surrounded by countless poor students from the cram school of 'Misawa Juku' who stood up, Tibbers ruthlessly gave him another blow at this moment He made up for it with ruthless words. )
"..."
(lll¬ω¬)
As for the fact that two guys abandoned her and ran away, little Annie had known about it for a long time, but she didn't care at all! After all, she didn't count on those two useless guys! In her opinion, after the half-baked mage named Steele brought her into this magic barrier 'reasonably', the other party's use value must be gone!
So, even if the other party didn't run away, she would find a way to leave those two obstructive guys behind and move alone in this building.
'The wings of the blazing sky are the shining light...'
'The shining light is the pure whiteness that exposes sin...'
'Pure whiteness is evidence of purification...'
'...'
'The result is the future, and the future is time...'
'Time is the same...'
"Oh~!"
(??⊙ω⊙`)
It’s not fun anymore…
When she heard those people staring at her blankly and starting to chant spells in unison, little Annie knew that these guys in front of her seemed to be preparing to attack her.
'...'
'...'
Soon, the little brothers and sisters finished chanting the long-winded spell, and successfully used their weak mental thoughts to condense small white light balls.
"It's really troublesome..."
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If those little brothers and sisters are enemies, it goes without saying that even if little Annie only uses the super power of LV5 flame control, she will be able to burn them all with a burst of fire before the spell is finished!
but……
Now it is obvious that not only are the opponents not her enemies, but they are just puppets and wretches who are controlled by the enemies and use up their mental power and life to use magic to deal with her. They cannot be burned directly.
"All right……"
Lava shield! !
Seeing that there were at least hundreds of gadgets coming towards her from all directions, little Annie had no choice but to quickly use the LV5 level lava shield to create a spherical shield made of flames. Protect yourself firmly in the middle.
Boom~! ! !
Then, a blast sounded...
After those countless white energy balls overwhelmed her and touched the lava shield with LV5 flame control ability level, a powerful white light burst out, and the forbidden spell she had just cast outside was found to be ineffective. Then the remaining seven knights of the Thirteen Knights who had to rush in were drowned in it.
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