The first morning of the new school year.
「Good morning, master!」
While I was talking with Noir-san in the classroom of Class 3A, Effa came running into the classroom.
「This is a souvenir! There's one for you too, Noir-san!」
I and Noir-san receive an envelope from Effa.
Inside the envelope were 5 sheets of drawing paper.
This person drawn in crayon is...... me?
On the drawing paper, there was a picture of me crushing the skull of the Demon King.
「That's my face.」
Noir-san's envelope also contained five portraits.
Effa's sisters must have drawn it for her.
「Thank you. I'll treasure it.」
I don't want to leave it in an envelope, so maybe I'll hang it on the wall in my room.
I don't feel comfortable using thumbtacks, so I'll go buy a picture frame on my next day off.
「By the way, Master, do you have any plans today?」
As I was putting the envelope away in my bag, Effa asked me.
「I don't have any plans.」
To tell you the truth, I'd rather skip class and go to the ruins.
If the Demon King's seal is broken, the stone monument might be destroyed.
However, visiting the ruins is meaningless without Noir-san's company.
Since I couldn't let Noir-san skip school for my own reasons, I decided to only visit the ruins during the long vacations.
Well, if Kühl-san does well, we can decipher all the stone monuments by the end of this week.
「If that's the case, I want you to give me plenty of practice today!!」
Efa said in a heated tone.
「I've been training every day at home, too! I want you to see if I've grown!」
「Of course. I'll look forward to it.」
As a master, it is a pleasure to watch his students grow.
When I agreed, Effa smiled happily.
「Let's have dinner together after practice!」
Fermina-san put her bag down on the seat next to me and started talking to me.
It was first-come, first-served as to where to sit, but most of my classmates kept their advanced classes in this promotion exam.
Therefore, the seating area has hardly changed since my second year.
「Everyone take your seats.」
When Fermina-san got the portrait from Efa, Erina sensei came to the classroom.
「I know I look familiar, but for those of you who don't know me, I'd like to introduce myself! I'm Erina, your homeroom teacher! And.......」
Sharm-san came into the classroom as Erina sensei looked down the hallway.
Sharm-san stood on the stage and looked around at our faces, squirming.
「Hi, I'm Sharm, your assistant homeroom teacher. It's nice to meet you.」
(T/N: He actually stuttered here but I don't know how to type in in English)
Sharm-san was invited by Ai-chan to become an official teacher.
I heard that Kühl-san was also invited, but he refused, saying, 「I'm going to live a free life.」
It was only yesterday that I was told about it by Kühl-san.
When I got back to Erstania, Kühl-san asked me, 「The red dot disappeared from the map, did Ash-kun defeat it?」
So after I told Kühl-san about the Demon King, I made a request.
The next tour of the ruins is scheduled for three months from now, but if the Demon King returns before then, the stone monument might be destroyed.
I wanted to avoid that at all costs, so I asked Kühl-san to copy the words on the stone monument.
Kühl-san was just feeling adventurous, and he readily agreed.
Kühl-san can use instantaneous travel, and he's probably already visited some ruins.
I was looking forward to Kühl-san's return and preparing for class.
◆
Kühl-san was visiting the southernmost ruins.
The air in the underground ruins was hot and humid, but Kühl, who was clothed in a cool breeze by magic, reached the deepest part of the passage without breaking a sweat.
The wall that separates the passage from the seal, the stone monument is covered in writing.
Kühl uses magic to copy the letters into his notebook.
「Now, all I have to do is give this to Noir-kun.」
Kühl closed the notebook, which was filled with words, and mumbled.
I don't know what's going on, but it seems that Noir can decipher the stone monument.
I thought it was just a coincidence that she had the same name, but there might be a deep connection between Noir, the wizard who sealed the Demon King, and Noir at the academy.
「I could continue on to the next ruin, but...... I want to know the results as soon as possible, so I think we should go back to the academy first.」
That's when Kühl began to draw the runes for teleportation.
Dorodorodorodorodorodorodorodoro
(T/N: sfx for rumbling I guess)
Suddenly, the monument turned bright red and began to melt.
「Heat.......」
Even though I was wearing a cool breeze, my skin felt hot as if it was burning.
The air became so hot that I couldn't breathe.
I'd like to leave the ruins now, but Kühl has some things to make sure of.
Kühl stared at the sludgy, melting stone monument.
Beyond the monument, there was a hollow space......
「Hoo hoo hoo. If you can feel the vibrations of my soul, you are a human. What a lucky human to be able to witness my resurrection. I'll eat your soul and make that luck mine!」
From there, a bird covered in flames appeared.
The first morning of the new school year.
「Good morning, master!」
While I was talking with Noir-san in the classroom of Class 3A, Effa came running into the classroom.
「This is a souvenir! There's one for you too, Noir-san!」
I and Noir-san receive an envelope from Effa.
Inside the envelope were 5 sheets of drawing paper.
This person drawn in crayon is...... me?
On the drawing paper, there was a picture of me crushing the skull of the Demon King.
「That's my face.」
Noir-san's envelope also contained five portraits.
Effa's sisters must have drawn it for her.
「Thank you. I'll treasure it.」
I don't want to leave it in an envelope, so maybe I'll hang it on the wall in my room.
I don't feel comfortable using thumbtacks, so I'll go buy a picture frame on my next day off.
「By the way, Master, do you have any plans today?」
As I was putting the envelope away in my bag, Effa asked me.
「I don't have any plans.」
To tell you the truth, I'd rather skip class and go to the ruins.
If the Demon King's seal is broken, the stone monument might be destroyed.
However, visiting the ruins is meaningless without Noir-san's company.
Since I couldn't let Noir-san skip school for my own reasons, I decided to only visit the ruins during the long vacations.
Well, if Kühl-san does well, we can decipher all the stone monuments by the end of this week.
「If that's the case, I want you to give me plenty of practice today!!」
Efa said in a heated tone.
「I've been training every day at home, too! I want you to see if I've grown!」
「Of course. I'll look forward to it.」
As a master, it is a pleasure to watch his students grow.
When I agreed, Effa smiled happily.
「Let's have dinner together after practice!」
Fermina-san put her bag down on the seat next to me and started talking to me.
It was first-come, first-served as to where to sit, but most of my classmates kept their advanced classes in this promotion exam.
Therefore, the seating area has hardly changed since my second year.
「Everyone take your seats.」
When Fermina-san got the portrait from Efa, Erina sensei came to the classroom.
「I know I look familiar, but for those of you who don't know me, I'd like to introduce myself! I'm Erina, your homeroom teacher! And.......」
Sharm-san came into the classroom as Erina sensei looked down the hallway.
Sharm-san stood on the stage and looked around at our faces, squirming.
「Hi, I'm Sharm, your assistant homeroom teacher. It's nice to meet you.」
(T/N: He actually stuttered here but I don't know how to type in in English)
Sharm-san was invited by Ai-chan to become an official teacher.
I heard that Kühl-san was also invited, but he refused, saying, 「I'm going to live a free life.」
It was only yesterday that I was told about it by Kühl-san.
When I got back to Erstania, Kühl-san asked me, 「The red dot disappeared from the map, did Ash-kun defeat it?」
So after I told Kühl-san about the Demon King, I made a request.
The next tour of the ruins is scheduled for three months from now, but if the Demon King returns before then, the stone monument might be destroyed.
I wanted to avoid that at all costs, so I asked Kühl-san to copy the words on the stone monument.
Kühl-san was just feeling adventurous, and he readily agreed.
Kühl-san can use instantaneous travel, and he's probably already visited some ruins.
I was looking forward to Kühl-san's return and preparing for class.
◆
Kühl-san was visiting the southernmost ruins.
The air in the underground ruins was hot and humid, but Kühl, who was clothed in a cool breeze by magic, reached the deepest part of the passage without breaking a sweat.
The wall that separates the passage from the seal, the stone monument is covered in writing.
Kühl uses magic to copy the letters into his notebook.
「Now, all I have to do is give this to Noir-kun.」
Kühl closed the notebook, which was filled with words, and mumbled.
I don't know what's going on, but it seems that Noir can decipher the stone monument.
I thought it was just a coincidence that she had the same name, but there might be a deep connection between Noir, the wizard who sealed the Demon King, and Noir at the academy.
「I could continue on to the next ruin, but...... I want to know the results as soon as possible, so I think we should go back to the academy first.」
That's when Kühl began to draw the runes for teleportation.
Dorodorodorodorodorodorodorodoro
(T/N: sfx for rumbling I guess)
Suddenly, the monument turned bright red and began to melt.
「Heat.......」
Even though I was wearing a cool breeze, my skin felt hot as if it was burning.
The air became so hot that I couldn't breathe.
I'd like to leave the ruins now, but Kühl has some things to make sure of.
Kühl stared at the sludgy, melting stone monument.
Beyond the monument, there was a hollow space......
「Hoo hoo hoo. If you can feel the vibrations of my soul, you are a human. What a lucky human to be able to witness my resurrection. I'll eat your soul and make that luck mine!」
From there, a bird covered in flames appeared.
