No Dark Secrets In This Book

Episode 151

They may not die. But it will be difficult for them to participate in the battle! They fell off a cliff!

That’s enough. Morale instantly went up.

But the next moment, the descendants of Demillang entered phase 2. 

“You thought you won just because you took down one guy?”

“Is that guy even your weakest? Why are you flapping your gums so much?”

They clicked their tongues at Hae Yuna’s provocation, but suddenly they all began chanting the same mantra simultaneously.

“…Tsk, glory to Demillang.”

“Glory to Demillang!”

As if that was some kind of spell or taboo word, from the next moment, the Demillang bloodline began to twist their bodies strangely. The blood vessels under their skin were visibly swelling and bulging. The bone joints twisted and spread apart, and the muscle fibers burst out. And on top of the flesh, beast-like, spiky manes grew out, making them look as if… they had turned into demons!

“W-what is this…!”

While the students were flustered and their formation was broken, the Demillang bloodline who had transformed into demons took advantage of the gap and rushed in. That’s when Lee Hyang stepped forward. Whoosh! A hellish flame flowed out from Lee Hyang’s breath and incinerated the enemy. However, even in the midst of their bones and muscles melting, the enemy was endlessly regenerating themselves and crawling over, and if Lee Hyang’s breathing stopped, the flames would also be cut off. Capone Jones recalled all the spells he could use, but there was nothing that seemed like it would work against such monsters. A sense of powerlessness washed over him. But then Hae Yuna pushed him back and stood in front.

“Get ahold of yourself! You’re the only one who can maintain the formation!”

“…!”

“If I’m the tank, you’re the brain!”

At those words, Capone Jones reflexively checked the formation. Although she uses mana, ever since the formation was improved to also operate with mana, the formation was like a puzzle game that required mathematical ability for Capone Jones. If you calculate, the answer comes out.

So Capone decided to first gather the group and run away.

“Three steps to the side of the east, close the four gates and west, two steps forward!”

We can’t stop ‘that’. If we stay, there will only be more people to protect. It’s a nuisance. Rather, it’s advantageous for Lee Hyang if they run away now.

As if it was the right choice, Lee Hyang, whose lung capacity was running out, smiled and stopped the flames. And he surrounded his body with fire and disappeared from that space. When the demon-turned Demillang bloodline pounced on the spot where Lee Hyang had been, Lee Hyang was already among his friends.

“Huff, I thought I was going to die from lack of breath.”

“For now, let’s retreat to the rear and keep attacking from long range. Seems like a good choice?”

Lee Hyang made a strange expression as he looked at Capone Jones desperately asking, then forcibly crumpled his face. And he gave a smirk and raised his thumb.

“Yeah. No one could have done it if it wasn’t for you.”

“…Ha, stop with the flattery.”

Only then did Capone laugh with a relaxed face as if relieved, so Lee Hyang, who would have normally retorted with something like “Don’t interpret it so crookedly. Don’t show that you’re a twisted person like that,” just awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

At that moment, Aple, Pungseona, and Dohyun joined them.

“Are you alright?! Damn it. To think I’d have to teach such crazy students, what kind of fate do I have to go through this suffering…!”

“…Are you hurt anywhere?”

“When we return to school, be prepared to be scolded to death.”

Dohyun had an unusually stiff face, but the students, who knew they deserved to be scolded to some extent, smiled bashfully and tried to avoid the professors’ gazes.

But once again, a change occurred in the battlefield situation.

“What, what the…”

The bloodline who had turned into demons suddenly started eating each other.

“What?”

At that moment, Pungseona’s expression stiffened. Capone was the same. In Capone’s view, something, something that shouldn’t happen was happening…

“The natural order is distorting! We have to stop it…!”

“It’s too late.”

Shin Myohan said in a calm voice. Her voice, calmly ringing out in a situation where it was only right to not be calm, had a terrifying aspect to it.

“It’s already distorted.”

Soon, the demons who had devoured the bloodline looked down on the humans with a giant-like, bloated body.

“Ah…”

“…”

The fighting spirit was about to be broken. Everyone knew that even if they took this down, they would have to wade through the gaps between the demons for a long time to send a rescue team. Also, it was unclear whether the rescue team could arrive in time even if sent. It was even unclear whether the rescue team could return alive. Then how long do we have to fight? Just how long…?

“Guys, let’s make a bet.”

“…Huh?”

But then suddenly, the students started joking.

“If the young master was here, would he have won or lost against that?”

“What? Of course he would have won. He’s the young master of Demillang.”

“No, even without mentioning Demillang, just the name Cassice alone is enough to win.”

“This is correct.”

Unlike the joking voices, their hands were trembling, and cold sweat was soaking their entire bodies. They were overcome with fear.

Nevertheless, their lips were smiling.

“‘That’ Cassice Demillang can’t possibly die in a place like this.”

“Yeah. If he was going to, he would have died long ago.”

“He might be watching us right now. From above our heads.”

“That might be a bit creepy though…”

“Anyway, if he might be watching us, shouldn’t we also not be embarrassed?”

They grasped their weapons again. And they pointed their blades at a monster that was no longer human or demon.

The teachers were stunned and couldn’t even stop the students.

Because in the midst of fear, powerlessness, and endless battle, they were the ones shining most clearly.

“On the count of three, we charge?”

“The one who runs in a beat late will go to hell. I warned you.”

“Wait! It’s already sad that we might die, but we have to go to hell too?!”

“Wow, this bastard is a traitor. He was trying to go a beat late.”

While the adults were calculating and assessing fear and possibilities, the students were upholding the foolish but righteous argument that even if they know fear, they jump in because it’s the right path.

“Okay, ready? One, two…”

In the moment when they couldn’t bring themselves to stop or join.

Kwajijijiik!

From the sky, divine punishment descended.

It didn’t make sense. Thunderbolts from a clear sky don’t strike like this. But the previous lightning accurately pierced through the giant’s head as if it were a lightning rod, shook its insides, and then flowed to the ground, taking down only the giant.

The giant couldn’t move anymore and collapsed with a thud. And it trembled. The dead muscles unknowingly repeated contraction and relaxation in response to the electrical reaction, convulsing. In other words, it also meant that the giant’s breath had stopped.

And the next moment…

Tap, tap.

The sound of footsteps was heard from the sky.

It was hard to believe, but someone was walking down from the sky.

The teachers were doubtful, but the students’ faces lit up as soon as they heard the sound.

“Dear blood relatives, how are you?”

They thought he might have died.

But the genius, with the dawn behind him, only elegantly sneered.

“Trying to execute the young master, are you a group of rebels?”

Not a single scratch could be seen on his shining face.

It was the moment Cassice Demillang declared his return with cynicism.

But on the contrary, the students burst into laughter mixed with tears, saying they were overjoyed.

“Hey! You’re late!”

Hae Yuna even pointed her finger and alternated between crying and laughing, and Capone sat down and buried his face in his knees. Cassice Demillang took a short moment to silently look at his bad friends, finding them funny and ridiculous.

They all had blood on them, probably from going through quite a rough fight.

Cassice Demillang narrowed his eyes, displeased by that.

“…Stop the tantrum there. I have a lot to do, so it’s time for the children to step back.”

“Yeah. You’re right.”

Ryuseong, for some reason, immediately nodded his head.

‘As expected, he’s agreeing right away because it involves his friends.’

Thinking that way, Cassice Demillang was forcibly grabbed and pushed to the rear the next moment.

‘…?’

“What is this? I meant for these guys to retreat to the rear, not me.”

Cassice Demillang said that and tried to stand up.

But Damyeon, who was one step away from collapsing dead, pressed down on Cassice Demillang’s shoulders with his two hand bones.

‘If I brush him off, it seems like he’ll break right away…’

Not knowing that Cassice Demillang wasn’t brushing him off out of concern for Teacher Damyeon’s extremely fragile joints, the principal was saying this nonsense.

“You’re a kid too! You brat!”

‘What are you saying, crazy.’

Cassice Demillang couldn’t hold back his contemptuous expression.