The Demon Prince goes to the Academy - Chapter 318

Chapter 318

Being a fanatic is strange.

There is such a thing as free will, even though we seem powerless before God.

Lydia Schmidt tried to kill me. I didn’t actually say that, but the circumstances were so clear that I didn’t even need to confirm it verbally.

Radia Schmidt, who obediently followed me with that intention, found out that the one she was trying to kill was actually the champion of Tuan.

Ladia Schmidt, who believed that faithfulness was second to none, had to admit that she had tried to kill Tuan’s champion without recognizing her.

Fanatics do not doubt God.

Such people usually do not even doubt themselves.

They seem to believe in God, but in the end they believe in themselves who believe in God.

I believe in the fact that I can’t be wrong because I have faithfulness to God.

However, the facts that were different from his beliefs unfolded.

The person he was trying to kill was actually a man chosen by God.

The moment Radia Schmidt admitted it, she had to admit she was wrong.

And fanatics can’t do that. Anyone who can do that won’t fall into the abyss of fanaticism in the first place.

so that.

Lydia Schmidt cannot admit that what she was about to do was the greatest sin against God.

Without denying or doubting God, she must invent a logic for herself that she must not be mistaken for.

“It has to be Olivia’s! that… … . It’s not something you can hold in your hand!”

Naturally, Radia Schmidt arbitrarily defines me as a thief.

Olivia served Tuan, so it seems that he created the logic that Tiamata, Tuan’s holy relic, must be Olivia’s.

“… … Olivia-senpai is right.”

“… … what?”

“It is co-owned. I can’t show you right now here. This Tiamata is both mine and Olivia-senpai’s. Should I say that the soul bonds were made at the same time? Oh, I hate to say this… … . But what can I do? as it were… … .”

I smile and whisper in Lydia Schmidt’s ear.

“It’s like Olivia and I are soul-bonded to each other.”

“Hey hey! Hee hee hee! You ungodly, lowly maggot! dare! Such filthy words to the deputy of Tuan!”

You’re the representative of Tuan.

It was said that the millennium empire was prosperous, but now it is the representative of Tuan?

What the hell does this crazy bitch think of Olivia?

It seemed that she couldn’t admit that the goddess of innocence was in a state similar to a soul bond with me.

“You devil! Give back Tiamata! It’s not something you can hold on to! Tiamata is a sacred object handed down only to the priests and paladins of Tuan from generation to generation, and it is not for unbelievers like you!”

“It’s soundproof, right?”

“Yes that’s right.”

I was quite curious about this look.

Deep down, he thought that if he showed Tiamata, he might bow down and apologize.

This reaction was not unexpected, but seeing Tiamata only amplified his hatred towards me, which was also surprising in its own way.

Lydia Schmidt is not a faithful servant of God.

He is one of those people who understand and accept God as he pleases.

Isn’t that why you say such nonsense because you don’t want to admit that you’re wrong?

If I am an unqualified person, why did Tuan allow me to become Tiamata’s owner?

If so, it must be admitted that Tuan is incomplete.

Right now, Ladia doesn’t want to admit that she was wrong, so it’s no different than saying that Tuan made a mistake.

Fanaticism is, after all, no different from autosuggestion.

Humans only need logic to defend themselves.

So, after all, isn’t Ladia Schmidt acknowledging her own belief in killing me, rather than acknowledging God?

Fanaticism is not a sincere and firm belief and faith, but a belief that has literally gone mad.

Fanaticism cannot be faithful.

I have no intention of discussing what faith is and what God is with Radia Schmidt, who is causing cognitive dissonance.

Lydia Schmidt gave me a chance.

Stay away from Olivia.

I refused, so Lydia Schmidt tried to kill me.

I also gave it a chance.

The one you are trying to kill is the champion of Tuan. would you still do that?

Ladia Schmidt doesn’t believe that I’m co-owned with Olivia, claiming I’m the human who stole Tiamata through some dishonest trick, and would go mad if I found out about it.

I think that it is me who harms Olivia’s innocence just by being.

“I don’t know what kind of dirty work you did to steal the Tiamata that should have belonged to Olivia, but the punishment awaits!”

I’m pretty sure of that now. It will constantly create words and logic to protect itself.

“I will make you regret it! I don’t know what you did with that evil wizard… … .”

-Fuck!

“evil!”

I hit the raucous Ladia Schmidt on the head with the blade of my Tiamata.

“Noisy. From now on, answer any questions I ask.”

“… … .”

“The millennium empire. What?”

“… … .”

“I don’t know what to say. Would you like to taste the authority?”

“Don’t discuss the power of God with your vulgar and disrespectful mouth!”

“… … I can’t speak.”

I looked towards Elerith.

“I’m sorry. Eleris.”

“yes.”

It’s in front of the person who will die anyway.

There is nothing to hide.

“Can’t you make me listen? No, even if he doesn’t listen well, he’s full of energy.”

“… … .”

Ellerith looked at me calmly and then slowly walked towards me. Ellerith stood next to me without saying a word and gently placed her face on the bound Lydia Schmidt’s face.

“Don’t you have to hide everything?”

I know what you’re talking about.

“uh.”

Ellerith seemed to take a deep breath, then closed and opened her eyes.

“!”

Bloody eyes and black pupils that were torn all the way were revealed. Lydia Schmidt’s lips trembled in astonishment at the overwhelming sight.

“ship… … . ship… … . Vampire… … . vampire… … ? uh how… … . How… … . how… … crab?”

Ladia looks back and forth between me and Elerith. No matter how much it was, I couldn’t believe it when I saw with my own eyes that I was using a vampire as a minion while holding Tiamata.

okay.

In fact, many of what Lydia Schmidt said were wrong, but many of them were right.

No, it is rather reduced.

You’re like a devil

I’m not a devil, I’m more of a devil.

Whatever Radia Schmidt imagines and defines, I can only be more evil than that.

Ladia was underestimating me.

As things continued to transcend the limits of her imagination, Radia Schmidt was on the verge of passing out.

Revealing her true identity, Ellerith brings her face as close as possible to Lydia Schmidt’s face and gazes into her eyes.

“I am a Lord Vampire. My name is Elleris, the householder of Tuesday in the Seven Nights.”

“ah… … . ah… … . iced coffee… … .”

Lydia Schmidt was already terrified of things beyond her comprehension.

“Even if you don’t say anything, I can find out everything by making you my slave with one drink of your blood. no matter how strong your will Resistance will be futile.”

“ah… … . eww. ugh… … . ugh… … . right… … .”

“Do you want to survive as a human by revealing the secret that will be revealed anyway? Do you want to spend the rest of your life as a vampire because of hiding?”

With her eyes wide open, Ellerith whispers as if she is going to pierce Lydia Schmidt’s eyeballs.

“Choose.”

Secrets are meaningless in front of me.

Ellerith stabs it into Ladia Schmidt’s brain.

* * *

“You you… … . you. What are you… … . what?”

“You are all right. It’s not a maggot, but it’s like a fiend.”

“No words… … . nonsense. nonsense. Nonsense… … . how… … . something like you… … . to the temple… … .”

“Funny nobleman. You say you’re a devil, but then you say you’re a real devil, so it doesn’t make sense? What are you going to do? So you said you called me a devil even though you knew I wasn’t?”

“… … .”

They called me a devil, but I don’t think I really thought I was anything like that.

It was to the extent that the Lord Vampire, who was nothing more than my minion, overpowered him at once. I’d think it’s a much bigger being.

It’s true that the existence itself is like that, but in fact, there was no need to tell me the inside story that Elerith was much stronger than me.

“I’m going to ask you a second time what the Millennium Empire is. Also, if you don’t talk, you could end up becoming a vampire.”

At my words, Lydia Schmidt’s complexion almost faded.

“Do you think you could commit suicide if you became a vampire? If you want to try something like a vampire priest, you will continue to reach out if you want to live or die depending on your master’s will.”

I don’t know what happens to my subordinates and slaves in reality, but I picked them up roughly as I thought.

In any case, Ladia Schmidt is terrified, and will believe whatever is said to be the truth, regardless of fact.

What Radia was doing to me a moment ago was to frame me, but now it’s an illusion.

He, who had much stronger skills than active Paladins, was easily overpowered, but that was only the ability of his minions.

I who have such a minion.

An entity that calls itself a demon-like entity with an unknown identity possessing Tiamata.

From now on, it’s not a slander, it’s an illusion.

You will start to think of me as something you dare not imagine.

It is impossible to keep a secret.

Ladia was trembling, thinking of herself having become a vampire.

He would have imagined himself destroying such an existence, but he would not have thought of himself having become such an existence.

It is useless to commit suicide once you become a vampire. Accidents will rule.

Fall from being a paladin of Als with a promising future to being living in the darkness of the night by sucking people’s blood.

Could there be as much insult as imagining it in her lifetime? Ladia was trembling like an aspen tree.

Secrets are sometimes truly powerless.

In the end, if you realize that hiding it is pointless, you have no choice but to confess too easily.

There are no exceptions, even for secrets that must be kept even at the cost of death.

“Cheer-Cheer… … . The Millennium Empire… … . In “The Nameless Order”… … . A plan to pursue… … . no see… … .”

Radia Schmidt was using an extremely respectful title for me before I knew it.

* * *

Nameless Priory.

Another unknown concept appeared. Ladia Schmidt’s expression when she said that was a mixture of misery, misery and fear.

“What is an anonymous order?”

“It makes sense… … . It was formed by the members of various denominations and organizations of the five main religions… … . It is a community of faith… … .”

“So, the purpose of the nameless religious order is to unify the powers of the five main religions and establish a religious state. Is it like this? Are you thinking of making Olivia Ranze the first king there?”

“To sum it up, yes… … .”

He seemed to have a lot of things he wanted to refute, but it seemed that he was reluctant to open his mouth out of fear.

Ellerith and I had no choice but to become serious.

“In the end, it seems that this is no different from republicans, only the temperament is different?”

“okay… … .”

Within the Odae Main Church, extremists called the nameless Monastic Order were trying to establish a nation separate from the Empire.

Judging by the success, it is expected that they are trying to build a system similar to the Empire.

“Do you know how big it is?”

“… … .”

Watching Ladia shake her head and tremble her lips, I clicked my tongue.

“Don’t try to mix things up. If you don’t like it, I’ll make you a vampire and verify it again.”

“Oh no! me never! I will never mix lies!”

As if she hated being a vampire more than dying, Ladia shook her head while being tied up.

“Currently, the power is not yet large, but the scale continues… … . It’s getting bigger. Inside soon… … . It is said that it will have the same level of power as one sect of the five main religions… … . I’m anticipating it.”

“… … pestilence.”

“It’s a big deal.”

Fortunately, it seems that the scale is still small, but the speed of power expansion is amazing.

Soon it will have a scale comparable to that of a church.

It is even said that it is not only composed of one denomination, but is within the Knights Templar and the Five Major Churches. The fact that the radicals, excluding the moderates, are gathered together means that they are already a group that can exert influence over the entire five main religions.

The situation was more serious than I thought.

From the revolutionary forces to the religious forces.

“I’m going crazy… … .”

I grabbed my head, and Elerith sighed as well.

The empire is a house of thought.

If the revolutionary forces and this case explode at the same time, the empire will be torn apart in quarters.

Ladia didn’t seem to understand the situation.

First of all, I think I’m sure that Elerith and I are evil, but I can see that you are very anxious about this situation where the empire is in crisis.

I’d be more surprised if you knew the truth.

Because the devil and his subordinates are stomping their feet, saying that the empire will be ruined.

Still, it is true that it seems crazy and crazy.

“By the way, how long has this nameless order been around?”

I know it’s a religious secret society, but I felt like I had to make sure whether it was expanding recently or a long time ago like a revolutionary faction. If it is an existing power, what is the reason for the recent explosive growth?

“… … It hasn’t been long since it was created.”

“okay? But why are there so many people there?”

“… … Because of religious persecution.”

What is this again?

At my words, Lydia Schmidt gritted her teeth and lowered her gaze.

“The reason why the former commander of the Templar Knights, Sir LeVeria Ranche, was overthrown was that the empire started religious oppression to keep the Templar Knights in check… … . There are many believers.”

“ah.”

Even just hearing those words, a picture was roughly drawn.

For those who are not familiar with the reality, from the point of view of people in the religious world, the downfall of the war hero Leverrier Ranche may seem that way.

no.

“… … Could it be that it was Leberier Ranche who created the nameless order?”

“… … .”

Lydia Schmidt’s silence that she couldn’t say that much.

“I see.”

that’s already the answer

“It’s not that there aren’t many church members who believe that, so it must be that Leverier Ranze spread that rumor. It has nothing to do with what he actually did because of political pressure.”

“no! For the captain, due to unreasonable slander… … !”

“shut up. You’re a Temple student, so you know the situation, but what kind of yin is it?”

“That is an unavoidable way to awaken the wavering Olivia to the right path… … .”

“Oh shit. Shut up?”

“… … .”

In the first place, it is judged that everything that Lebarrier Ranze did to Olivia was natural. I don’t want to mess with Lydia Schmidt more about this.

I didn’t know where I was and what I was doing, but I was making a secret society and doing nonsense.

That is, in the end, this is also an incident due to the inflection point of history that occurred due to the survival of Olivia Ranze.

okay.

After all, this shit is also my shit.

shit.

Olivia and Charlotte too.

Do the characters whose existence itself corresponds to the inflection point of history have to go through this kind of crisis once again?

Nothing would have happened if Lebarrier Ranche had remained in the position of Commander of the Knights Templar. That means Lebarrier Ranche really had the ambition to establish a holy empire by making the Five Great Main Cults independent of the empire. But it couldn’t have been rushed, so it had nothing to do with the main story.

However, after he fell away from power, he chose a secret society.

Leberier Ranche would have argued that his downfall was the political oppression of religion, and through that he incited a backlash from religious figures.

And with the logic of creating a country only for religious people, free from external pressure, they attracted people and created a secret society called the Priory without a name.

Leverrier Ranche, who made good use of the victim consciousness of being oppressed, is now frighteningly increasing the number of members.

His own achievements as a hero of the Great War were also supported there.

At this rate, a gigantic force equivalent to one denomination of the five main religions will be created, and they will be able to grasp and shake the five major main religions by their roots.

Lebarrier Ranche is trying to promote Olivia to the throne.

You’d love to sit there yourself, but that would be funny.

If I say that I will create a holy empire and become the first emperor there, my true intentions will be questioned.

However, if you make a country of gods and you have to put a foster daughter in it, who has talent, character, and skill, and you say that only she is qualified, there is at least a justification.

Also, the reinstatement of Leberier Ranche is possible only through Olivia’s mouth.

If he said that he did not suffer injustice from Lebarrier Ranche, all charges against LeBeria Ranche would be framed by the Empire. regardless of the truth.

In fact, seeing that skill, I think that Olivia’s existence itself is justification.

I want to sit down on my own, but I can’t reveal my greed, so I’m trying to make Olivia a success.

The reason why Lebarrier Ranze is so obsessed with Olivia is that Olivia is a being who can do both a cause and a lottery for herself.

“It’s like a bastard’s bastard.”

As I spit out the words, Lydia Schmidt became even more afraid.

I can’t let this go.

Leberier Ranche, as well as the nameless Order, are the seeds of great conflict.

We have to wipe them all out. If it’s not now that the power isn’t that big yet, you won’t be able to use your hands later.

But in what way? If you make the imperial family move by accusing them of conspiracy to revolt, religious suppression will actually occur.

Then, it is clear that even those who were moderates will quickly turn to extremists.

The meddling of the imperial family and other governmental forces in itself was bound to cause a huge conflict.

First, you need to organize your thoughts. You have to think about how to dig in.

“Okay, last one. Was it the order of the nameless religious order to kill me?”

Lydia Schmidt really wanted to kill me. But he also wanted to kill me and may have been ordered to.

At my words, Lydia Schmidt shook her head.

“Oh no… … . This… … . It’s my opinion… … .”

“Are you sure? Aren’t you lying because you’re afraid I’ll screw them up?”

“no! no! Whoa, that was a different plan! It is my opinion!”

How much does Lydia Schmidt hate being a vampire.

“okay? Then what are your other plans?”

“… … .”

Lydia Schmidt mumbles as if it’s hard to say.

But in the end, if you do that, you know what I’m going to say, so I open my mouth as if I’m going to throw up.

“Adriana… … . Adriana, a sophomore at Temple… … . I’m taking it from the monastery… … .”

“… … what?”

It was as if a name I had never imagined came out and my head went blank.

Why is Adriana?

Why is Adriana being mentioned here?

The image of Adriana passed through my mind. The last memory of walking together near the Artuan Monastery flashes through my mind.

What are you trying to do to Adriana?

no what did you do?

“Tell me in detail.”

If I had something called a string of reason.

just got cut off

* * *

Olivia was in her dorm room.

The start time for the Miss Temple contest was approaching, so it was right to go to the competition hall in advance and prepare, but Olivia was waiting in her room after Reinhardt told her to wait.

I don’t know what he was trying to do, but he seemed to have an idea.

If it’s too late though, you’ll have to leave soon. I don’t know what Reinhardt was going to do, but if there was no news until the next 30 minutes or so, Olivia was going to leave for the competition.

-Knock Tok

How long did you wait? Olivia jumped up from her seat at the sound of a knock on the door.

“Reinhardt, what the hell… … ?”

“… … ?”

However, it was not Reinhardt who knocked on Olivia’s door, but the dormitory clerk.

“Oh sorry.”

The maid smiled and handed Olivia something.

“I don’t know who I’m waiting for, but it’s a letter. Ms. Olivia.”

“ah… … . yes.”

Olivia closed the door while accepting the letter the maid handed her.

It was a letter with only the address written on it without the sender. Who sent this letter?

Olivia opened the envelope.

There were only two lines of text written on it.

[Daughter, do you remember the name Adriana?]

[She is with me now.]

“!”

The only person who can call herself a daughter is Leverier Ranche.

I don’t know why, I don’t know what happened. He has Adriana now.

Reinhardt, Adriana, and Ivia of Class 1 B.

The three of them played a decisive role in saving himself. Now, rumors spread and everyone knew about it.

It means that the three of them played a decisive role in the downfall of Lebarrier Ranche.

Reinhardt and Ivia are Temple students. So it is dangerous to touch it carelessly. That’s why it would have been relatively easy for Adriana to reach out to Leverrier Ranze.

Whether the reason is revenge or whatever, Leberier Ranze now has Adriana.

The sender’s name was not written, only the address from which the letter was sent.

It must have meant coming here.

Using Adriana as bait, the adoptive father calls himself.

I don’t know what he’s trying to say or what he’s trying to do to Adriana.

However, the child who saved me was in danger for the reason that he saved himself.

Olivia got up from her seat as if possessed and opened the dorm door.

“how… … . why… … .”

What do you wish for yourself?

Why are you even doing this?

Olivia ran down the dormitory hallway with her teeth clenched.

Things like Miss Temple had already been completely erased from my mind.