The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 226

Chapter 73 Convocation (3)

I awkwardly laughed at Lily’s words. Of course, it was a made-up smile.

“I’m trying to hold on for a while.”

After obtaining Helheim’s mana, I became quite confident in my defense. It was like that when I tested the skills of first graders.

There’s nothing I can do about the entire Zodiac rushing towards me, but if I’m prepared, I should be able to deal with it.

Rather, I would never attack Bartello in the first place.

‘Imitate me and approach Bartello…’

Although he said it quite intimidatingly.

Bartello’s safety will probably be guaranteed.

Not just me, but all of the Zodiac are gathered here. It always reveals itself when it attacks.

In other words, if I only respond to the first attack, Zodiac will take care of the rest. Even if it also includes watching over me, Zodiac’s main mission right now is to protect the Emperor.

That’s why it’s not Bartello that I’m worried about right now.

‘I’m stranded.’

I am the only one who can find the monster, and the monster is targeting the emperor.

As long as this premise holds, I will have to stick by Bartello’s side. At least until we are sure that such a monster will not appear again.

‘The imperial family may be investigating.’

As of now, neither the identity nor the source of the monster is known. I know that Ampere and Agier are monsters from another world, so I guess they are better than others, but does that mean much?

Knock –

then someone knocked on the door.

“excuse me. “I have a story to tell you, Zodiac.”

A somewhat light and slightly rude tone.

I narrowed my eyes slightly at the familiar voice.

“who are you?”

Ludovic’s question was answered after an ahaha laugh was heard.

“My name is Imperial Knight Pascal Schlitz.”

Pascal Schlitz.

Pascal, who was newly appointed as Constel’s teacher after Ajier resigned from his position as a temporary teacher.

The man whom the players call ‘the bad boy’ came to see us.

“If you have a story to tell, tell it outside the door.”

Ludovic’s sharp tone. However, it was natural at a time when the emperor was in danger.

Pascal said as he said outside the door.

“Not a Frontier student… but a monster that Mr. Roach has imprisoned.”

Pascal’s nickname was awkward, perhaps because he still had the habit of being a teacher.

“What is that monster?”

“The appearance has changed. I’m becoming more and more human. I’m in prison right now, and my physique is similar to that of the guard in charge. “Perhaps he is imitating the person he sees.”

Everyone turned their eyes to me at Pascal’s words.

It’s a look in his eyes that seems to say, ‘It’s pretty good, isn’t it?’

“What is the speed of imitation?”

“It’s pretty fast. I’d probably be surprised if I went back to prison and checked. “I will probably create a complete replica of the jailer within three hours.”

Even if the monster looked exactly the same as the guard now, it would make no difference. Because I’m incarcerated.

“Would you like some of you inside to follow me? I think it would be a good idea to check it out for yourself. “If you are a Zodiac person, you may be able to distinguish them from normal humans.”

At those words, the Zodiacs looked at each other.

“I’ll go.”

The first to speak was Daisy Foster, who had been bickering with Ludovic.

“Our mission is to stay here until the enemy attacks, right? “I’m so sick of that, I can’t stand it.”

“daisy.”

“Determine the number of shifts between my arrival and return. “It’s ridiculous that the 12 Zodiac members will stay here forever.”

Daisy headed for the door as she spoke to Ludovic.

As she said, it is not realistic for all of the Zodiac to stay here forever. Since we are humans, we need rest, and if there is someone to protect us, there must also be someone to find the enemy’s location.

Because the Emperor and no one else was in danger, it was not easy for everyone to speak up, but Daisy gave them what they needed to say.

The

door opened and Daisy saw Pascal smiling brightly.

“…Are you feeling good?”

“no. “I always have this face.”

Because that was true, my expression became subtle.

“See you, Your Majesty.”

Pascal took a step into the open door and bowed before the emperor. Bartello, who was lying down, had no reaction whatsoever.

Pascal looked up again, saw me, and waved his hand.

“ah! “Frondier, how are you?”

“…yes.”

“Ahaha. It’s still plain. “There are a lot of stories piled up, but I’m busy right now, so let’s take it easy later.”

…There is no such thing as a story with Pascal.

While we were having this conversation, another person stood up.

“I’ll go too.”

This time it was Monty Morgan, the quietest man of the Zodiac.

Monty is a professional, but his job is closer to that of a mercenary.

If you like the amount suggested in the request, you work. If you don’t like it, you don’t work.

Since professional work is ultimately close to the public interest, Monty ultimately helps the people of the empire, but he seems to have no interest in anything other than money.

Because of his temperament, Monty has a bad reputation among professionals and at the same time has the highest price.

“There’s something I want to check.”

At Monty’s words, Pascal nodded without asking any questions.

“So are you two?”

As Pascal looked around and asked, the others remained silent. Of course, I stayed still.

“Let’s go.”

So Pascal escaped, taking Daisy and Monty with him.

There was a moment of silence and Ludovic looked around at everyone and spoke.

“Then, as Daisy said, we will take turns. “Let’s form teams of three and take turns guarding this place.”

No one refuted Ludovic’s words.

Preserving physical strength is essential for this mission as we do not know how long we will have to wait.

However, there is only one problem when this happens.

It’s me.

“…what are you going to do?”

“Of course I will stay here.”

Ludovic asked me a little worried, and I gave the obvious answer.

I can’t get out of here. There are no staff to shift.

Even if other people use aurors or magic to perfectly protect the emperor, once I leave this place, others will inevitably be suspicious of me when I return.

In the meantime, there is a possibility that a monster may imitate me and come in.

“If the mission is prolonged and I need to sleep, please have at least one person by my side to protect Your Majesty. “It would be even better if you block it with a water-tight barrier.”

“Can’t you notice the monster’s approach while you sleep?”

“You can tell.”

My sixth sense is always active, even while I sleep. In the first place, I had trouble sleeping because of that. Because my senses have become too sensitive.

When Hypnos, the god of sleep, put me to sleep, I did not know that he was taking the black lotus, but that was the power of the god.

“But you must be anxious. “There is no way to make you believe that I can sense the enemy’s approach in my sleep.”

The Zodiacs thought about my words for a moment, then looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.

“It’s as you said. I will try my best to accommodate your convenience. “It would be painful to keep waiting here.”

Out of consideration for Ludovic, I smiled and nodded.

However, my mind was still not refreshed.

‘I knew this would happen the moment he suggested the possibility of imitating me. ‘I am completely tied to this.’

I couldn’t help but say that. That’s much more dangerous.

But all the Zodiacs are gathered here.

No matter how great the enemies are, is it possible to kill the emperor through all of them? He must have known clearly that this would happen when he tried to harm the emperor.

‘Did you believe that the monster’s surprise attack would definitely succeed?’

If not.

If only the entire Zodiac had been assembled and predicted that I would join them.

…If it was the enemy’s intention from the beginning that I was stranded here.

‘…Is it really the emperor he’s after?’

* * *

When Pascal arrives at the prison, taking Daisy and Monty with him.

The three of them were speechless together. Even Pascal, who had already seen the monster’s imitation, had nothing to say about the scene inside the prison.

“…It’s already been copied perfectly.”

“I see.”

Daisy’s answer.

As he said, the thing in prison was no longer a charcoal monster.

The jailer was locked in the prison. Of course, a guard who looked exactly like him was outside the prison, staring at a face that looked exactly like his.

“…How is it? “Can you tell them apart?”

Pascal asked the two Zodiacs.

Daisy frowned and looked back and forth between the guard inside the prison and the guard outside the prison.

“…It must be difficult.”

Monty felt the same way.

“The breathing pattern, gait, and even the flow of mana are the same. At this point, this isn’t an imitation. I became that person from the inside out to the outside. Mimicry is generally meant to deceive others, but this has no such purpose. “It’s more like the result of trying with all my might to become that person.”

While Monty was explaining, the monster in the prison muttered quietly with the face of a jailer.

“Hoh mana… imitate…. neck momomomok enemy.”

Daisy frowned at that sight.

“…is language next to appearance?”

“Frondier said this guy was ‘learning’. “It’s like watching a young child grow at a rapid pace.”

“Even though he is a child who is trying to kill the emperor.”

Pascal was the last to speak.

At that time, the monster’s eyes turned to Pascal.

Then I closed and opened my eyes a few times.

Knock knock knock.

Then, suddenly

,

the eyelids repeatedly lifted and closed at a speed that would be impossible for a human. The speed was fast, but the strange movements were clearly not something that a human could imitate.

“…I’m sure the guy inside is a monster. “I was wondering if the two were switched while I was there.”

“Please don’t say anything scary.”

The guard said with a tired face.

Daisy tilted her head.

“What are you doing?”

A monster that blinks dozens of times in one second. Then, at some point, the entire body flowed out like ink.

That moment was clearly what it was like when it was a konjac monster.

But right after.

“…!”

It turned out to be Pascal Schlitz.

“…what.”

At that point, those watching the prison began to feel instinctive disgust and fear.

“How long did it take to change now?”

“…about 3 seconds? “It’s meaningless time to count.”

“yes.”

Pascal stopped smiling for the first time in a long time.

He wasn’t surprised that the konjac monster had turned into himself. There was something scarier than that speed.

“…that sword.”

Pascal opened his mouth.

“He even copied my sword. Even the clothes I’m wearing right now.”

“…Right.”

Daisy and Monty nodded.

A monster that changes its appearance every moment inside the prison. The monster was never naked, neither as a guard nor as Pascal. With clothes on.

In other words, those clothes and weapons are not real either. What the monster copied.

“You said it earlier. “It even mimics the flow of human mana.”

“…It did.”

“If he really did a perfect imitation, that sword would have the same strength and sharpness as the sword I have now.”

“That is highly likely.”

“then.”

Pascal looked at Daisy and Monty.

“Wouldn’t he be able to imitate more than that?”

“…What does it mean?”

“For example, an auror.”

“…!”

At those words, Daisy and Monty’s faces became cold.

Pascal spoke again.

“If that imitator is really undergoing rapid ‘learning’ as Frontier said.”

First the appearance, then the voice, then the language.

So what happens next?

“What happens after we learn everything humans can do?”