The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 264



Chapter 264 – Side Story: Elder Lich? – 3

The rumor that Saint Rosaria Leone de Michaela had captured the Demon King’s Army commander and kept him by her side to reform him spread throughout the Academy in an instant, even though no special measures had been taken.

As the saint was walking around the academy as usual, there was a woman they had never seen before next to her, and the students asked her out of curiosity who she was, to which the saint simply replied that she was the Elder Lich, the commander of the 5th Army of the Demon King’s Army.

After hearing the answer, things went smoothly. Surprised students spread out in all directions, other students who heard the rumor gathered, and after seeing it with their own eyes, it spread again, and this was repeated.

“… …Is this woman really an Elder Lich, Your Majesty?”

“That’s right. Now, why don’t you say hello quickly?”

“Ugh, ugh… … Ah, hello… … How are you… … .”

“Ohhh… … .”

Many students were amazed by the fact that the demon woman who was making a face that seemed shameful and even humiliated was actually the Elder Lich who had caused the undead invasion.

Some of those who had been in the church for a long time were in awe of Rosaria and even praised her.

“Your Majesty, is this really the Elder Lich, the commander of the Demon King’s army?”

“You are asking the same questions as the students.”

It was so great that even professors came in groups to see it. Anyone who was a professor would have definitely heard about it from the Magic Association, but they came in person, so it goes without saying.

“To answer your question, I would have to say yes, but you can no longer be called an Elder Lich. You have regained your former form thanks to the Life Vessel fragments you held. Is that correct, Demon?”

Rosaria answered with a literal saintly smile.

“That… that’s right.”

Although he wasn’t an elder lich.

It seemed as if he was only looking for a way to cause trouble in order to be dealt with in some way, but the command authority given by the sire was absolute. All the Elder Lich could do was faithfully follow Rosaria’s words.

“You speak too little. Are you still lacking in education?”

“Yes… … it is, yes… … .”

“Ohhh… … ”

The professors returned with the same exclamations as the students. It was natural for the former commander of the Demon King’s army to obey the saint’s words while looking ashamed.

Everyone praised this situation as a great victory for humanity, and they went around shouting their expectations that the day would come when the Empire would win the war.

“If that happens, won’t the value of Bellium Academy’s name also fall?”

“If it’s going to disappear, other academies will probably disappear first. This one will be fine until the end. And since the concept of gates has been newly created, it’ll survive by just changing the curriculum. Most of them.”

There was a reason why people were so excited. It was because they had to pour a lot of energy into dealing with the newly appeared gate.

The gates born in this world were on average six or seven levels stronger than the gates on Earth, and the gap was only growing wider.

Thanks to this, the soldiers on the front lines who had been mobilized to block the demons were now being deployed to block the gates. In this situation, it was inevitable that they would be excited by the news that the war with the demons might end.

I didn’t know that I might end up having to start a two-front war.

‘The demons will be busy dealing with the gate anyway.’

Of course, contrary to popular belief, the gate did not discriminate between humans and demons. Nika also occasionally left the area, saying that a gate too difficult for her subordinates to handle appeared.

It was the first time she had been gone this long, but since Erestica said not to worry too much, there was a good chance that she would be okay. She wasn’t the type of person to say something like that without any basis.

However, not everyone was enjoying the current situation.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two people who had been given the bomb called the group project, Leona and Elisier, were half-sobbing and lying down in the club room.

“Is it that hard?”

“It’s not hard, but there’s a lot of it. No, is that why it’s hard? Sorry, Mira. I don’t know what I’m talking about either. I think my head is overloaded.”

“And you, Elisier?”

“It’s definitely a challenge. I never thought it would be this much.”

Elisier then showed me how much she had so far and how much was left. It was definitely a dirty lot.

The task is to map out the internal structure of each gate and organize a report detailing the number, type, and nature of monsters that appear.

Up to this point, it would have been fine, but the problem was that the scope of the ‘details’ was so narrow that it was almost dirty. It was so much so that I wondered if I had an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

“Should I make a suggestion? There are too many.”

“Don’t worry, Mira. You’re both in your second semester of your first year. It’s a process that we always do around this time, so don’t worry.”

“I also did a group project in the second semester of my first year. I keep doing it every time I go back. Even now, if I were to write it down, I could write it all down.”

Seeing two people who have been through the first year of Bellium Academy more than anyone else talking like that, it seems like their distraction is just an excuse and that this is really an event that they usually do around this time of year.

I picked up a few sheets of paper that had been piled up and sat down next to him.

“I’ll help you. It’s a bit awkward for me to do nothing by myself, and after all, this is the gate I created, right?”

“… … If you do that, I’ll be grateful. I won’t decline.”

Even Leona, who was smiling bitterly, saying that it felt like cheating to only receive help, seemed to be really fed up with it. I helped the two of them and quickly filled in the blank spaces on the report form.

“I’m here!”

After writing about ten pages, the door to the club room opened wide. Rosaria strode in.

“What are you doing? Why aren’t you coming in quickly?”

“Go, go! Don’t pull!”

After that, the Elder Lich, crawling on all fours on the ground, followed with his head bowed. A dog collar was around his neck, and the leash attached to it was held in Rosaria’s hand.

I had to attend a lecture, so I started acting separately from the middle, but I wondered what on earth had happened while I was away.

“Just kill me… … No, just kill me… … .”

“You say that and it’s rare for them to actually die, so give up. Especially for women, most of the time they end up in a worse situation than dying. Oh, these days, they say that they twist the cliché and actually kill more often. Anyway, do you really want to die? Should I do it like Mira did?”

“Ugh… … Ugh… … .”

Rosaria stopped her mind-boggling conversation and looked away as soon as our eyes met. It was fortunate that she knew that it was something she couldn’t tell anyone else.

“What have you been doing?”

“Some people said that it didn’t feel like it was really being reformed if you just let them walk around. They said it would be more effective if you put a leash on them and drag them around, so that’s what we did.”

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“Who the hell said that?”

“Her Highness the Crown Princess is over there.”

Laura protested, catching my gaze.

“I only suggested a leash. I didn’t ask you to drag me around or make me walk on all fours, so please don’t misunderstand.”

“Huh? Wasn’t that right? If you’re wearing a leash, shouldn’t you be crawling on all fours like a dog?”

“… … It seems like the blue dragon is a dragon.”

“The person teaching must be very knowledgeable about that.”

While the two were bickering for an unknown reason, the Elder Lich, who had been hanging his head in despair, slowly raised his head. Then he looked to one side and opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

“How is this… … What is this… … .”

“Where are you looking… … Ah.”

My gaze was directed to where Elisier was.

Since there was no need to be in Ciel’s form in the clubroom, he didn’t use any transformation magic. Since his appearance was the same as when he was the Demon King, it was natural that the Elder Lich, who was once the commander of the Demon King’s army, would react that way.

“How… … How did you get here… … .”

“Isn’t it obvious? Because I am on the side of humans.”

Elisier replied with a snort. The boy’s expression became even more distorted.

“You’re the Demon King, but you’re on the side of humans…? Is that true?”

“Didn’t you know? I threw you all into the dungeon and made you die one by one, I intentionally bit the front line, I didn’t destroy humanity, and humanity was able to run wild in the Demon World. It’s all because of me. It’s ridiculous that a guy who’s supposed to be strategizing didn’t even know that.”

Snap, the Elder Lich ground his teeth. His eyes shot open.

“It’s strange that you didn’t end the war even with that kind of power! Since when have you been colluding with humans?!”

“When do you think it started? Use your smart brain to guess.”

The reason why the original Elisier did not destroy humans was because she completely trusted in her own power.

If Laura had stepped forward before the warrior became stronger, she would have single-handedly swept away the swordsman and everything else. The original Elisier had both the reason and the qualification to do so.

However, the possessed Kang Ye-na enters that body and meets me, and the original story becomes distorted for a long time. The Elder Lich, who is unaware of this fact, must have felt like a traitor.

“Are you really a demon after doing that? You have no shame and treat humans like— ugh.”

“Oh, yeah. Politeness, politeness.”

Rosaria sat down on his back and slapped his buttocks. The Elder Lich trembled with an emotion that could be either shame or anger.

Elisier crouched down, made eye contact and grinned.

“Are you angry? Do you feel betrayed? But what difference will it make now that you are angry? You were defeated and fled in disgrace, while I am living out the rest of my life in comfort.”

“Yes, you… … If it weren’t for you… … !”

“If you feel wronged, why don’t you just take the lead? Even if a loser complains, nothing will change.”

“Hey!”

“Oh, I told you to be quiet.”

Rosaria pressed the switch. With a snap, the Elder Lich’s voice stopped as sharply as a knife. Not only his voice, but his movements as well. He didn’t move at all, as if he were a mannequin.

“I guess there was a lot of stuff piled up?”

Elisier stood up with a pleasant smile.

“Did you get teased?”

“Wow. What’s piled up?”

“There have been more than a few times when I wanted to vomit because of that guy. Just think about having to face those half-rotten zombies every day.”

“It’s terrible.”

Rosaria turned the switch back on and recited the starting words. Elisier looked at her and said a word.

“So, how much longer are you going to keep it?”

“About a week? Since we’re here for experimentation anyway, we won’t be staying that long.”

Of course, from the perspective of the person involved, it may not feel that way at all.

“That went well.”

The corners of the mouth went up slightly.

“Cough!”

A long, diagonal wound appeared on the upper vampire’s body. Blood gushed out from the wound, and the vampire staggered to the ground.

“This… … lowly succubus… … .”

“You talk too much when you’re about to have your throat cut by that lowly succubus.”

“If it weren’t for the Demon Sword, the result would have been different… …!”

“You’re funny. You can’t use the magic sword without qualification. Even someone like you wouldn’t know.”

Like Elisier, who was once called the strongest demon lord, Nika, wearing a long coat that reached down to her ankles, closed the distance with a succubus. A succubus appeared behind her.

“The cleanup is complete, Your Majesty. The remaining entities pledge their loyalty to you.”

“Really? There’s no need to kill him. Got it.”

It was a short conversation, but a spark lit up in the vampire’s eyes as he realized the meaning.

“You’re saying you’re attached to a mere succubus? You damn traitors!”

“A traitor, you are a rational and realistic person. Didn’t you recognize the succubus who will soon become the Demon Lord?”

“The Demon King? You—”

With a slap, the vampire’s neck was cut off in an instant. The disembodied head rolled on the floor. Nika stomped on the head, which had frozen with the same expression as it was about to scream in frustration, and crushed it.

“How much time is left?”

“There is about half left, Your Majesty.”

“I’m going to increase the speed. Are you dissatisfied?”

“I will follow you forever.”

The succubus’s head bowed deeply. Nika, who had sharpened her magic sword, spread her wings. The wings that had always flapped gracefully in front of Mira rose up in a majestic size and shape.

“Once this is over, I won’t be a virgin anymore. It’s ridiculous for a queen to never have had a s*xual experience. Right?”

“Of course.”