-661- The reason for all the incident

"Hoo!"

The intense sound of the wind echoed through the forest, gradually giving rise to a tornado-like whirlwind, catching the attention of almost all the students within the academy.

"Chairman!"

"Felix-sama!"

One by one, the members of the Disciplinary Committee in the vicinity called out, but their voices were drowned out by the strong winds, unable to reach Felix's ears, forcing them to hold on at the edge of the forest, braving the winds; otherwise, they would surely be blown away.

"Rabbi!"

"Woof!"

Frey also let out a scream, allowing Rabi to leap and tackle her, hiding among the trees to avoid being blown away.

Eliza, who was lying on the ground, broken into two parts, maintained her position, with magic power surging through her body, transformed by her magic circuit into a hurricane, constantly growing the scale of the tornado.

"Ugh!"

In the center of the hurricane, Yaya worked hard to stabilize her stance, holding her hands up in front of herself to block the oncoming strong winds.

In this situation, even Felix had to manipulate Eliza's magic circuit to make the hurricane avoid his position.

However, Felix's coat still fluttered about, and a confident smile appeared on his face as if he held the winning ticket.

After all,

"This one stands out among my 'collections'."

Felix's voice was covered by the wind, making it impossible for anyone to hear.

Including Rozen.

However, Rozen no longer needed to hear Felix's words.

"Not only you, it seems even your own automaton tends to do clever tricks."

Rozen relied on Kinu's protection to block all the wind and stood firmly in the face of the wind. His coat billowed in all directions, and he squinted his eyes, his expression appearing both indifferent and mocking.

Watching Yaya struggling at the very center of the storm, despite not being injured, her advance hampered by the violent tempest and her attack against the opponent, Rozen mobilized the magic within him, converting it into jutsuryoku.

Following that, Rozen chanted a spell that pierced through the hurricane.

"I offer this prayer to Vayu, the Lord of the Winds, to calm all violence."

Vayu.

He was the god in Indian mythology, overseeing the winds and the air, the guardian of the northwest.

The warrior Bhima was his eldest son.

The monkey god Hanuman was his second son.

He had a thousand eyes, was swift in movement, had a fierce temper, immense strength, and often acted as a vanguard in battles alongside the thunder god Indra. He represented one of the five major elements in Hinduism, symbolizing the deity of life.

Now, Rozen offered a prayer to the Wind God Vayu, beseeching him to calm the violent winds.

This was a rather obscure and esoteric spell, even within the Imperial-style, called the "Barrier Wind Spell."

"Clap!"

After finishing the spell, Rozen clapped his hands, allowing the jutsuryoku to pierce through the hurricane, covering the entire area.

The raging winds suddenly stagnated, then, as if losing vitality, vanished without a trace, causing countless leaves, gravel, and dead branches to fall from the sky.

"!?!"

The confident smile froze on Felix's face.

"Huh?"

"What's going on?"

"Did the wind stop?"

Even the Disciplinary Committee members who had been struggling to hold on in the vicinity were left staring in bewilderment, allowing Frey, who had been hiding behind the trees, to peek out again.

Even Yaya seemed somewhat taken aback, struggling to react.

Rozen released his jutsuryoku to calm the raging storm and, in a low voice, began to speak.

"No wonder you've had to attack so many automatons and devour their magic circuits. Is this your hidden secret?"

Rozen cast his gaze upon Felix, his eyes filled with indifference.

"You..."

Pierced by Rozen's indifferent gaze and with his hidden trump card inexplicably exposed, Felix couldn't help but step back, his face full of uncertainty.

Rozen sneered.

"According to the information I've gathered, you've manipulated lava during field practice, created dense fog, and made people guess that your automaton's magic circuit could control heat. But your automaton just used water magic, and now you're using wind magic. Altogether, you've used several different magics. Quite an incredible feat, isn't it?"

This was an extraordinarily incredible thing.

"Different types of magic cannot coexist in the same entity, which is a fundamental principle in Automaton Physics called the 'Principle of Incompatible Magic Activity.'"

Rozen threw out these words.

"According to this principle, your automaton cannot simultaneously use two or more magics."

This applies not only to Felix's automaton but to all automatons in the world. Except for 'Eve's heart,' no matter what kind of magic it is, it cannot simultaneously function within a single entity. Automatons are also recognized to be unable to carry a second magic circuit besides 'Eve's heart,' which is a widely accepted theory and a fundamental rule in this world.

Even Rozen, in this world, couldn't simultaneously apply two different spells to the same entity. Only the divine beings Kinu and Gyokuto were not bound by this rule.

Given this, Rozen couldn't believe that Felix's ancient automaton from the Renaissance could overcome this problem.

Thus, Felix's automaton could only use one type of magic.

"But a magic like this can simultaneously create two or more magical effects; it should have a rather unique ability, don't you think?"

Rozen smiled at Felix, whose expression kept changing, although there was no warmth in his eyes.

"Such as the ability to plunder the magic circuits of others and use the magic within those circuits."

Only now did Rozen understand why "Cannibal Candy" could strengthen itself by consuming the magic circuits of other automatons.

This was because his automaton's magic circuits had the unique ability to use the magic contained within the circuits they absorbed.

By devouring numerous automatons, the entity known as "Cannibal Candy" could make his automaton manifest all the magic it had consumed from those automatons.

So, that's why he had to go on a killing spree within this prestigious academy, filled with excellent automatons.

That's why he had to keep hunting right before the Night Party began to increase the number of magics he could use.

Felix's automaton could perform various types of magic, and the reason lay here.

In other words...

"Felix Kingsfort."

Rozen directly pointed this out in front of everyone present.

"You are 'Cannibal Candy,' aren't you?"

At this statement, the entire room fell silent.

All the Disciplinary Committee members had wide-opened eyes.

Frey and Rabbi wore stunned expressions.

Yaya initially reacted with shock, then her face tightened.

As for Felix, he remained completely silent, his expression as cold as ice.