The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 92



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Demon Palace Academy Slayer Side Story.

The Rise of the Blue Flame.

The Rise of the Blue Flame only depicts the first-year life of the protagonist, Eve.

The reason is simple.

The Rise of the Blue Flame itself is an epilogue to the previous parts of the Demon Palace Academy Slayer.

The Demon Palace Academy Slayer consists of three parts in total.

The two parts preceding the Flame Butterfly part are set in different time periods.

Both are set in an earlier generation than the Flame Butterfly part.

I haven’t played much of the first two parts.

Because one is a puzzle game and the other is a bullet hell shooting game.

As someone who likes dot RPG games, they didn’t suit my taste.

Perhaps because of this, the Demon Palace Academy Slayer had different fans for each part.

Among them, The Rise of the Blue Flame is an appendix to the second part.

The game company released it as an RPG epilogue to promote the third part, the Flame Butterfly part.

Therefore, the playtime of The Rise of the Blue Flame is not very long.

The fact that the first-year life at Ordo Academy is everything is proof of that.

‘In other words, now Eve is.’

A character who has completed the scenario.

And it was the only one I played besides the previous two.

She confidently walked in, her blue hair fluttering.

“Cheongyeom.”

“The only star of Ordo.”

Eve’s achievements in the Kingdom of Ordo are quite famous.

Perhaps that’s why other students seemed to know about Eve.

“…So that’s Cheongyeom.”

Isabel reacted as she looked at Eve.

It seemed that Isabel had also heard of Eve’s name.

‘Well, she was often mentioned in the Flame Butterfly episode too.’

Eve is one of the six stars who made a name for themselves in the same generation.

The reason I played the Cheongyeom’s Rise episode was because of my curiosity about Eve.

From the game developer’s perspective, it was probably intended to create curiosity and make me buy the previous two episodes as well.

A cunning trick, but thanks to it, I was able to meet another protagonist.

I can feel the heat rising from her body.

Seeing this, I was sure.

‘I must transfer Eve to Jerion Academy.’

During the summer vacation, I finished the dean’s event.

The dean agreed to handle Eve’s transfer process if she was willing.

‘I had a hard time preparing for that.’

That’s why I could hardly rest during the vacation.

All that remains is Eve’s consent.

But this is the hardest wall to overcome.

Even Eve wouldn’t be without affection for Ordo Academy.

Even if the people of Ordo Academy envy and jealous of her.

“Finally, we’ve arrived.”

The ordinary kingdom of Zebra, the only one among the six stars that did not record a star in the generation.

Rosli Academy from Zebra, the chairman stood up from his seat to go to the round table.

Then, the other chairmen also stood up one after another.

The acting chairman, Iris, also stood up and headed for the round table.

Soon, those seated at the round table began the meeting.

The meeting was not particularly worth listening to.

After all, the content of the meeting was about the progress of the international individual exhibition.

‘The power of the student council presidents in the academy cannot be ignored.’

The scale of the international individual exhibition is managed and conducted by the dean and professors.

So this meeting is merely a formality.

In reality, the interaction with future figures at the party afterward is more important.

‘But because of that.’

They conversed without yielding an inch in the meeting.

Everyone here knows that they will become representatives of their respective countries in the future.

Being pushed back here means the same for the future.

A meeting with the nameplate of the country at stake.

It is truly an intense battle of nerves.

“Ha-aah.”

Sharin yawned, seemingly uninterested in this.

Isabel scolded her, saying she shouldn’t do that, but she was already dozing off.

My eyes were on Eve.

Eve was separated from the Ordo Academy students.

The Ordo Academy students were talking among themselves but did not speak to Eve even once.

It was clear to anyone that they were keeping their distance.

Eve had shown such brilliant performance that her name spread to other countries.

Because of that, Eve was an alien presence among the Ordo students.

The Prelliz Kingdom, mocked as a fallen kingdom.

The students there were also steeped in it, their self-esteem crushed and cynical.

With the economy collapsed and no future in sight, the people were mired in pessimism.

The Prelliz Kingdom once shone the brightest among the five kingdoms.

But the people could not keep up with the kingdom’s growth.

As a result, society became more difficult, the suicide rate increased, and the birth rate plummeted.

Meanwhile, the royal family and the nobility rotted away.

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The newly crowned king, despite inheriting a collapsed nation, was criticized as the most incompetent king in history, further burdening him with responsibility.

Thus, Prelliz could not shake off the stigma of being a fallen kingdom.

The impact was felt by the children, the assets of the future.

Children of the fallen kingdom no longer looked forward to the future.

No matter how hard they tried, they could not be happier than the adults who had sickened society.

A life where even eating and living was uncertain.

So, the children all abandoned their dreams.

In the midst of everyone abandoning their dreams,

a star was born in the kingdom of Ordo.

An unyielding blue flame.

Eve.

Those who had already lost their light could not handle her brilliance.

So, what they chose was not to shine brighter than the star, but to ignore it.

It was better to avoid the star than to burn trying to shine beside it.

Thus, Eve was an isolated island at Ordo Academy.

All the children, afraid of burning beside the star, avoided her.

At that moment, sensing a gaze, Eve lifted her head.

Her blue eyes stared at me.

At first glance, they seemed emotionless, but the firm confidence within them was unmistakable.

Truly an unyielding blue flame.

Poke-

At that moment, I felt something stabbing my side.

When I turned my head in surprise, there was Isabel, raising her index finger.

“You, what are you staring at so intently?”

For some reason, there was displeasure in Isabel’s eyes.

She seemed to have noticed that I was looking at Eve.

“Where I look is my business.”

“Scolding you is my business.”

Isabel’s skill at countering improves as time goes on.

Is she going to keep growing in this direction too?

I reluctantly averted my gaze from Isabel’s glare.

Anyway, we’ll have a conversation soon enough.

＊＊＊

The meeting concluded successfully.

The reason for its success was simple.

Although the other children struggled, Iris led the meeting.

The princess of the empire.

She is likely to inherit the throne.

No matter how royal they are, it was burdensome to confront Iris’s remarks head-on.

So Iris led the meeting as she pleased.

Watching her, I am reminded that Iris is indeed royalty.

“Hanlon.”

After the meeting, until she spread her arms out to me in the room assigned for rest.

There was a clear intention for me to embrace her.

Isabel stared at me intently.

As if to ask, are you really going to do it?

“Hanlon?”

Iris tilted her head.

It was an action urging me to come over immediately.

I quietly inhaled and exhaled.

It feels like they’re going to fight again.

This is, I should draw the line soon.

It feels like it’s going too far.

“Lady Iris, your pranks have been excessive lately. No matter how much it is me, if you continue like this, it will be difficult.”

I conveyed my words to Iris very politely.

And I gazed at Iris steadily.

Iris, perhaps aware of something, repeatedly opened and closed her outstretched hand.

She is not someone who cannot be reasoned with.

The reason for acting excessively today is probably because of Isabel, who has stirred up my possessiveness.

I am someone who can restrain myself if I need to.

“I will gladly help Lady Iris sleep comfortably.

But if you keep doing this, it will tarnish Lady Iris’s name. Moreover, it puts me in a difficult position as well.”

Isabel and Sharin are not the type to go around bragging to others.

But if someone else were to see this, it would be very troublesome.

No matter how close we are as cousins, it is not good for an 18-year-old boy and girl to be seen like this.

Especially for Princess Iris, such a scene could spread bad rumors.

There are always people looking to find flaws in her otherwise perfect image.

“…Okay, I’ll only do it when we’re alone.”

So, she won’t stop completely.

Still, Iris showed a willingness to restrain herself.

I turned to look at Isabel.

She nodded in agreement as Iris was scolded by me.

Isabel, you’re the same.

“And Isabel, you’ve been interfering with me a lot lately.”

Isabel flinched.

Feeling a mix of love and hate towards me, Isabel has been meddling in everything like a childhood friend.

Knowing her anxiety, I let it slide, but her obsession was getting worse.

“I know you don’t like me criticizing your friend, but stop it.”

I reminded Isabel that I had criticized Lucas.

Recently, it hasn’t been very effective, so I didn’t bother, but originally, Isabel and I were rivals.

We went through various stages and became rivals.

However, we were not meant to be close like this.

“……”

Isabel looked down at her feet.

I’ve warned her enough, so she should restrain herself for a while.

“Lastly, Sharin.”

I called out to Sharin, who had entered the room and was eating popcorn.

“If you watch with those curious eyes one more time, I’ll give you a German suplex.”

“uuum.”

I couldn’t understand what they were saying with popcorn in their mouth.

I wanted to bite those puffed-up cheeks so badly.

But I refrained, knowing I’d be magically suplexed if I did.

“Well then, everyone take a break. I’m going to get some fresh air.”

I had no intention of staying in this atmosphere, so I quickly stepped out.

Fortunately, no one followed me.

I barely escaped the room and caught my breath.

Today, I learned one thing.

Isabel and Iris are a terrible match.

I should avoid putting those two together from now on.

It was when I thought that and started walking.

By the window in the hallway, I saw blue hair fluttering.

Seeing that familiar hair color, my eyes widened slightly.

It was Eve.

Eve walked straight towards me as soon as she saw me.

It was as if I had been her target from the beginning.

Her eyes stared straight at me.

As the protagonist of the side story, she exuded an unusual aura.

“You.”

Eve called me out precisely.

Immediately, my body froze.

“You were hit by the dragon’s magic.”

This was an unexpected turn.