Chapter CXXII - Arfius Polaris (part 2)

We decided to sit down at the park instead of returning to the club room. The club room was filled with patients, but after I came, all the patients returned to their dorms after being healed almost in an instant. And now, we have all the time in the world to hang out.

"So he is like... The arch-mage in our generation?"

I asked Megisca, and she nodded.

"I see… Has anyone been able to beat him?"

"So far, no one. Maybe the only one who can beat him is his own father. After all, Magic king Polaris is insanely strong."

Magic king Polaris...

Seeing how these strong people are in front of me made me want to fight them... So bad...

But, I need to get stronger. Much, much stronger, than the people here. Because right now, I'm nowhere near my target. I need to obtain at least one god tier magic, or else I won't be able to confront the evil gods who put me here.

"Oh, and I believe he is single. But, you will be racing against me if you are after him!"

"... You can have him. Like, seriously."

We spent the rest of the day in the park talking about stuff. Since most of them were girls, the topic that was mostly discussed is about boys. Kelmar just sat there reading his book while the girls talked about that.

God damn it, let me have some books too!

But since I'm basically the junior of the group and had zero interest in boys whatsoever, I ended up being the one mostly attacked by my beautiful-beautiful female seniors.

And after that, we all returned to our dorms and prepared for tomorrow.

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A dark room.

The place where shady people always group up and discuss their plans.

A single candle is lit in the middle of the room, and a single person in black robes is standing next to it to watch over the candle.

Another person entered the room as the sound of the door creaked open. The other person doesn't wear a black robe. Instead, they wore the students' uniform. 

No, 'she' is wearing a student uniform.

"Is everything ready?"

The man in robes asked the female student. His voice is heavy and carries fear upon speaking. The female's shoulder stuttered as she made her way to the man.

The female student walked at least five meters away from him, and she kneeled down while her head was facing the robed man.

"Yes... Everything is in place."

"Good. Then we may proceed. We will execute the plan during the event. Be sure not to make any mistakes."

"Yes… uncle."

"... By the way, what about the threats you spoke of?"

The female bit her lips a little before answering.

"... The headmaster will still be gone until a week after the event, so he will not pose any issues. The disciplinary committee is still in disarray from our fake leads, so they won't pose any issue to our plan. Plus, we are more than capable of taking them head on, they really are not an issue for us at all.

The son of the arch-mage definitely has an ego, so removing him won't be necessary. He will just be wiped out by our plan like everyone else..."

The female stopped talking for a while, and that made the man confused.

"What is it? You are hesitating."

The female gulped down a saliva as she opened her mouth to speak.

"T-The red hood... is still around."

"Ah... Indeed. The red hood… Do you think he really exists? Or is he just some random name that the headmaster came up with to scare us?"

"... I believe... He is real. And I will do my best to take care of… her."

The man then turned his gaze at the female. His eyes are glowing in the dark, showing signs of large curiosity.

"Her? So you know who this… 'red hood' is?"

The female bit her lips even harder. A slight bleed can be seen from the bitten spot.

She is… hesitating.

"Yes... And I can assure you…

I will… take care of her once the time comes."

"… You better do, little one."

The robed man then returned his gaze back to the candle.

"After all, we have waited a long time for this. We have sacrificed many for the item... We cannot afford to fail. Do you understand?"

The female lifted her gaze and faced the light of the candle even better. Her face is now shining brighter from reflecting the candle's light, and the bleed on her lips is completely gone.

It was healed. And, a hint of gray skin was sighted from her wound.

"Yes. I have vowed to Demon King Severus..."

"Good… Now leave before anyone suspects you are gone."

The girl then stood up and left the dark room. 

She walked outside and arrived at the club's building, and she closed the entrance immediately. She moved to the left and leaned her back to the wall as she held her left shoulder with her right hand.

She bit her lips even harder.

"I'm sorry... Rize…

But… we need to survive."

After muttering those words, she quickly moved forward and leaped away. Those words vibrate through the static in the air in the club's lobby as she blends with the wind, turning completely undetected by anyone.

"Hmm?"

I turned my gaze to the top of the club's building, but I didn't see anything there.

Hmm… I was sure there was someone there.

Meanwhile, I was so busy talking with Megisca in the middle park, that I suddenly felt like someone was watching over me.

… Must be some stalker. 

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Rize's Magic Status (As shown by the Advanced Magic Checking tool):

- Fire Magic [Knight Tier^]

- Healing magic [King Tier^]

- S?a??w magic^ [Beginner Tier]

- ???

King Tier Healing Magic:

o Shape: Liquid.

o Description: The bandage form has turned fluid, and slowly turned into a bright blue liquid. Due to that, the liquid can be absorbed by the body, making healing so much more possible on an even smaller level, almost molecular. This level can fully break high level curses, regenerate dead cells, and a much faster healing.