I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

194. Losing Your Soul by Accident Means Death.

[I was attacked by Harpas.]

Did he just hit the player?

No, it doesn’t make sense that the Phoenix was cursed before that. Since when was Harpas able to do something like that?

The specialty for curses is not Harpas…

[You have a face that makes you wonder how Harpas put a curse on me.]

“That’s right. How on earth-“

[It was a month ago. I encountered Harpas, who gave off a more ominous energy than usual. It was obviously different from usual. I started a fight to chase them out, but they attacked first.]

Strike first?

Harpas?

What nonsense is this? Harpas’s main abilities are insignificant compared to the Phoenix, so it would have been normal to avoid direct confrontation at all costs, right? Is it right for the supporter to criticize the damage tank?

What did that crazy Harpas do to destroy the Phoenix from the front?

[Even if he gets stronger, it’s not enough to beat me. But…Unlike usual, the guy who ran wild like a mad dog hurt my body, so I couldn’t regenerate.]

“Isn’t it okay to be resurrected?”

[It hurt not the body, but the soul. It was a type of attack I had never seen before. Even if you revive like this, you will only become weaker.]

I can hear the difficulty increasing from here. Inflicting such damage on a phoenix means that the difficulty level has increased twofold. When the Phoenix saw my expression distorted, he looked down at me with strange eyes and said.

[I knew that an unknown sinister energy was invading the world… But I never imagined that he would be eaten by that energy. A curse that erodes a being that is close to a demigod. I’ve never even heard of such a curse.]

Although I am grateful for TMI… Is it inevitable that the more I listen to it, the more I feel like the world is determined to oppress me.

When the information became official that Harpas was not just Harpas but Super-Harpas, my mind became crazy.

In this case, it was necessary to completely rewrite the board itself.

[Uhm…]

“Rue. Is there something stuck?”

Things have been a little strange since a while ago. I keep whining on my back like a puppy that wants to poop.

[It’s a unique grimoire. It contains knowledge that is not of this world.]

That’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I thought it was just a hidden grimoire. Actually, it was a grimoire in a strange place that I had never seen before, so it wasn’t strange even if the story behind it was hidden.

Although the story behind it seems to be more complicated than I imagined.

[Uh…I’d like to take a look at the wound. I feel like I miss something.]

Feeling nostalgic?

“Is it okay if I look at the wound up close?”

[I allow it.]

I carefully walked to the side of the Phoenix and lifted Lue up. Lue, who had come up to my chest, rolled her eyes back and forth and looked closely at her wounds, and then she said to me.

[I feel like I know something, but I can’t remember.]

[There is a ban on it. It’s a very complicated prohibition.]

There’s a ban on it? In this crappy grimoire used by cats?

[That’s because I’m a great grimoire!]

Is that so? I looked at Lue with cold eyes and put it back on my belt. Since the business was done, there was no need to bother holding it any longer. I made eye contact with the phoenix again.

…What is it?

When the Phoenix looked again, there was bewilderment in its eyes hers.

[That’s strange. Do you ever feel dizzy, disgusted, or unpleasant?]

“I can hear it.”

[Hmm…]

The phoenix looked at me intently and stretched out his words. A face that appears to be in deep thought. I stood still and waited for the Phoenix’s troubles to end.

[It is a human child. What is your name?]

“This is Johan Quartz.”

[Quartz…Is he a descendant of that person? Obviously )(!@*)(#$*)!(In…]

What just happened?

I think there was noise in my words-

[You have a strange expression. Is there something stuck?]

“Can you say that again?”

[!*@!*(#&!(Are you talking about *$?]

[New Mission]

-Don’t listen.

“…”

…What?

[New Mission]

-It’s still early.

What. What on earth?

What is going on?

I feel motion sick. The status window fills my field of vision. Unidentifiable noise. A completely unexpected situation.

I feel dizzy. I couldn’t hold on and collapsed.

[Why are you doing this?]

“…I’m a little dizzy.”

[New Mission]

-Kill Harpas.

Reward: 10 Attribute Points

[…Hmm.]

The phoenix looked down at me with a look that seemed to understand something, and then looked up at the sky. It feels like looking at someone in the sky. I was almost lying down, waiting for the Phoenix to speak.

[…A human child. It seems like this is a story you haven’t been allowed to talk about yet.]

“I don’t know what it is, but it seems that way.”

What on earth are you hiding like that? Could it be that if I find out, it will trigger a bad ending?

[This is a difficult matter. But we can’t just sit back and relax… We have to subdue Harpas first.]

Subjugation of Harpas.

Is it possible?

Not just Harpas, but reinforced Harpas?

“It’s a bad world…”

[What?]

“It’s nothing. “Can you at least give me a blessing?”

If I get that, wouldn’t anything be possible? Fortunately, the phoenix agreed willingly to what I said.

[I think that’s possible.]

The large beak opens up and down. Flames were overflowing in its beak. I stared blankly at the flame as if it was about to spout fire towards me.

Because I know very well that that flame will not harm me.

[You’re not scared, kid.]

“It’s not a flame that will harm me anyway.”

[You know me well.]

At that moment, my vision was filled with white flames.

Normally, I would have struggled with the pain of my whole body burning, but the pure white flames wrapped my body like a soft blanket.

It’s warm.

This feeling of being able to forget all the worries in the world.

I closed my eyes and enjoyed the peaceful warmth.

————–

The body is light.

You can guess how Lewis, or rather the main character of the original, defeated Harpas under the protection of the Phoenix.

If the main character, a demon slayer, receives this buff, he could probably kill Harpas, who has weak direct combat skills.

In the game, my stats tend to increase quite a bit, and I was able to use Phoenix’s flame mixed with Auror.

Actually, I wanted to see Louis use it, but unfortunately, as of now, even if I receive the protection of the Phoenix, I have no choice but to get cut off by Harpas by 1 second, so I have to take care of it .

Anyway, all you have to do is destroy Harpas somehow and bring him back to receive divine protection.

[This is also fate, so I gave it the strongest protection I could. I may have to fall asleep for a while because of that, but… I wish you victory. If what I know is true…You can do it.]

With those words, the Phoenix crouched down.

I’m going to fall asleep for a while now.

It would probably happen as soon as Harpas dies… But I didn’t know if it would be possible.

Unlike before, Harpas has become a being that possesses even military force.

“The homework has increased.”

Let’s think about how to catch the stronger Harpas.

Since I received the Phoenix’s protection, there was some possibility.

My body is light, but why is my heart so heavy?

I closed my eyes, watching the Phoenix flame grow weaker.

The plan needs to be revised.

That too.

“It’s my world now!”

Don’t run around on the phoenix’s body. I was so happy that I grabbed Wendy, who was bouncing around on the phoenix’s body her her, with one hand and placed her on the floor.

“Don’t jump on me while I’m sleeping.”

I wouldn’t be woken up by Wendy running around above me, almost as tall as an elephant, but compared to a giant phoenix, with only a few inches in her claws…

“What! “Don’t disturb me!”

[Contractor, are you going back now?]

“I guess so.”

I looked down from the top. The scenery of the continent seen from the high summit reminded me of the map seen every time I pressed the M key in the original, but it also made me feel that this world was a living, breathing place.

“Wendy. Take care.”

“Huh? Are you going?”

“Yes.”

“Bye! Human!”

[Now it’s goodbye to the snowy mountains.]

Lue muttered in a somewhat sad voice.

“It’s going to be quite a struggle to get down.”

I started heading down without any delay.

——————

“Hey, you came back sooner than expected! What do you think? Did you get what you wanted?”

“…I got about half of it.”

Even though he did not receive direct help from the Phoenix, he received its protection her, so at least the goal was achieved.

“But I’m glad it’s half as good! It’s better than getting nothing! “Do you know how much I worried about you?”

Tom patted my shoulder and laughed heartily. It was an attitude of sincere joy that I had returned safely.

“What are you going to do? Are you going to go back right away?”

“Let’s leave right away.”

Because I was away from the academy for too long.