Summoning Genius of Kizen Chapter 147Magic Technology Hall, 4th Floor Classroom.A bone-chilling cold enveloped the entire classroom. Walking across the floor, which was covered in a thin layer of ice, the light blue-haired girl exhaled a faint breath.All the plants guarding the Desolater were neutralized or frozen to death by the extreme cold. Mei-rin gracefully glided across the slippery ice.She then safely retrieved the Desolater from the back of the classroom and placed it in her subspace."Clear."She exhaled and pressed a small button on the side of her glasses. She had agreed to send a signal to Kazhan with this button upon successful completion of the mission.Having successfully done her part, she straightened her back with a triumphant expression."Ach-choo! Ach-choo!"Then she started coughing repeatedly. She rubbed her goosebump-covered arms and shivered, pulling her legs in tight."Ugh, I caught a cold. Am I really suited for ice-type magic?"She had completed the mission splendidly, but it was a bit ungraceful.Mei-rin scurried out of the frozen classroom.* * *First-Year Male Dormitory Warehouse."Alright, alright! There are more plants over there!"Dick clapped his hands and shouted. Inside the classroom, filled with plant-type monsters, more than ten Kizen students were fiercely battling, entangled with each other.Dick, who was comfortably sitting behind them, watching the scene, stroked his chin.'My tension is rising a bit.'He pulled a golden egg-shaped ornament from his pocket, threw it towards the vines, and said,"It's a golden egg! A golden egg worth 5 gold is over there!""What?!""Where?!"Students rushed forward, vying with each other. The obstructing vines were cut down by swordsmanship students, and the plant monsters were burned to ashes by Jet Black Flame-type students.Indeed, Kizen is Kizen. Dick nodded contentedly."Ah, but why do I feel like a sidekick?"A student who had been weakening the plants with curses looked at Dick."Hey, isn't this too disadvantageous for curse specialists?"Dick shrugged."When it's over, go demand your share. You're winning thanks to your curses, so they'll give you some change, right?""Hmm."As a dozen or so Kizen students combined their strength, the plant-type monsters in the warehouse were quickly cleared out. In the meantime, Dick put on Kazhan's glasses and leisurely walked over.While the students, completely swayed by Dick's smooth talk, fought diligently, he retrieved the Desolater, which was under perception-disruption magic, safely put it into his subspace, and pressed the button on his glasses.'Hehe, easily cleared!'"Ugh! Hey! This is real poison!""Cough! Cough! I've got spots on my skin!"Suddenly, the students behind him erupted in chaos. Dick grinned and poured out the antidote he had bought in Rochester onto the floor."Of course, plant-type monsters have poison! Come on, come on, customers, have a drink!"The students swarmed towards the antidote."By the way, you know this is 100 silver a bottle, right?""......This crazy bastard?"* * *Learning Center, 2nd Floor.Rip! Thud! Crunch!A scene of one-sided slaughter was unfolding here. And a male student, Toto from Class A, was watching this scene, trembling, pressed against the classroom wall.'......What kind of person is he, exactly?'A boy wearing a crown on his head was striding forward, unilaterally tearing apart vines and plant-type monsters. The overwhelming power could be directed at him at any moment. Toto was increasingly consumed by fear.[Hey! Loser!]Just then, the boy's gaze turned towards Toto.[If you run away, you'll really die by my hand!]"Y-yes!"Prince seemed angry, emotionally tearing apart the plant-type monsters.[I thought you'd naturally join in! To make me, the Zombie Prince, do such grunt work! Tsk!]It was a time of one-sided violence. The situation ended in almost 5 minutes. All the plant-type monsters lay limp on the classroom floor.Prince put on Kazhan's glasses, which he had received from Simon, pressed the button, and said,[Loser. Come here.]Prince gestured with his hand. Toto, for whom his life was most precious, quickly ran over.[Put this in your subspace.]Prince gestured in the air, and suddenly a pitch-black box-like object popped into his hand. Toto's eyes widened.[Hey, are you chewing on it?]"N-no, sir!"Toto did as he was told and put the box into his subspace. Prince grinned and put his arm around Toto's shoulder.[Alright, if you keep listening well, nothing bad will happen. Understand?]"Y-yes, sir!"[Next question, what kind of subspace do you use?]"It's this bracelet."[Take it off.]Toto gasped and clutched the bracelet to his chest."No! This is my precious...!"[You won't give it to me?]When Prince raised his fist and flared up, saying, 'I'll really!', Toto had no choice but to hand over the bracelet, tears welling up in his eyes.[Ah, don't blubber! I'm not taking it!]As Toto shed large, chicken-dung-like tears, Prince yelled.[I'm just borrowing it for your safety. I'll return it tonight.]"R-really?"[I promise. On the honor of the Zombie Prince.]What's a Zombie Prince, anyway?Anyway, anything was fine as long as he could get his subspace back. But sending him off like this felt uneasy.He didn't seem like a bad person, but somehow, he felt like this person would just forget. And if he tried to hold his belongings as collateral, he felt like he'd get hit.Resigned, Toto held out his pinky finger."T-then, please promise me."[.......]Prince let out an absurd laugh.[Kids these days, honestly.]Prince squatted down and hooked his pinky finger around Toto's.Toto thought he would remember it now that they had done this much and tried to pull his hand away, but Prince yelled,[Ah, what are you doing? Aren't you going to stamp it?]"Huh?"[You promised, right? You hook pinky fingers, press thumbs together to stamp it, and then sign and laminate it!]"No, that's something only real kids do......."When Prince roared, "Waaah!" in a fit of anger, Toto fell backward."I-I'll do it!"He had gotten caught by a strange guy.And so, he completed the strange promise ritual as Prince ordered.But this time, Prince was scanning Toto's outfit up and down.[Hey, that uniform looks pretty good, actually?]"Y-yes?"* * *At the same time.Simon finally rendezvoused with Pier and Erzebet on the campus grounds."I was so worried. Why were you all so late?"At Simon's question, Pier, clad in plate armor, frowned.[Damn it! After breaking through the fog, there was another barrier.]Erzebet nodded.[Yes, it was a large-scale barrier covering the entire Kizen First-Year Campus. Even I, with my stealth abilities, couldn't pass through it, so it seems to be a type that completely blocks external intrusion.]So the barrier was already completed to that extent. Simon pressed his forehead with a grim face."Then we absolutely have to resolve this situation."[Kuhuhu! That's right!]Simon briefly turned his head and looked north.'I wonder if Kami got out safely.'If Kamibarez went to the Mausoleum and brought the professors, a new option would emerge, but for now, Simon considered himself and Kazhan resolving this matter to be the best course of action.Returning to the Toxicology Building, Simon descended to the basement where Kazhan was waiting. He passed through a dark corridor and arrived at the Secret Hazardous Material Vault."You're here."Kazhan's voice came from the darkness. He, who had been clinging to the ceiling, landed softly on the floor.[Ugh, it's this person again.]Erzebet said with a look of exasperation. Simon gave a wry smile and looked at Kazhan."Where's Francesca?""She hasn't come out yet."Kazhan shook his head and continued."And I have some good news. All your comrades successfully neutralized four Desolaters.""That's great!"Now, the basic conditions for fighting Francesca were met.All Desolaters were in their respective subspaces and would not explode with Francesca's ignition signal. Her threat of explosion was now impossible.And most importantly, the fact that the large-scale explosion would no longer occur was a huge relief. Simon felt a great sense of mental ease.The future where a catastrophe occurred had changed, and from now on, Simon and Kazhan could lead to a much better situation depending on what they did."Ah, and I also found Professor Lang's diary and Professor ID in his office."Simon said, pulling out Lang's Professor ID."I gave the diary to Kamibarez and sent her to the Mausoleum where the professors are. Now, using this Professor ID...""We can go inside and arrest Francesca."Both of them nodded simultaneously."Erze."[Yes~]Erzebet spread a wide spider web, covering Simon's uniform. The spider web changed its appearance, and Simon was now wearing a new navy-blue outfit."Pier."[Going in!]Pier, who had already shed his armor, disintegrated into hundreds of bones and attached themselves to Simon's body.A cloak draped over Simon's body, a skull covered Simon's face like a helmet, and Pier's greatsword was firmly gripped in the hand bones connected to his right arm.'Overlord is also fine.'All preparations were complete.Simon took a deep breath and placed Lang's Professor ID on the dark magic circle.Whoosh!Lang's Professor ID was sucked into the wall, and with a clanking sound, the wall and door transformed into hundreds of blocks. They rose and fell like piano keys, and soon a gap opened, creating a space.The tension mounted at the thought of Francesca being inside. Simon held his breath and followed Kazhan, who was leading the way, into the room.Was it called the Secret Hazardous Material Vault?The name was accurate. The hazardous materials here were thoroughly sealed with dozens of layers of alloys and sealing devices. From the outside, it looked like a room full of ordinary containers.Just then, Kazhan, who was ahead, gave a hand signal with his clenched right fist.'......?'Simon turned his head in that direction and saw four empty spaces where something should have been.The dark magic seals were gone. The surroundings were covered in dust, but the center of the floor was cleanly rectangular.Traces of someone having recently taken items.'So the Desolaters were taken from here!'Seeing exactly four empty spaces made him feel incredibly relieved. He had worried that perhaps the explosion hadn't been properly confirmed in the future.The two continued to move. Then, Kazhan, who was ahead, raised his clenched right hand."Here it comes."Whoosh!A black cross flew through the air. "Step back."Kazhan's arm muscles rippled as if they would burst. He didn't dodge the incoming cross but punched it head-on.Thud!The jet-black cross and Kazhan's fist collided squarely. A continuous cracking sound came from Kazhan's arm, but the cross crumpled like a can with a crunching sound, then shattered and scattered. "Tsk!"Kazhan frowned and shook his arm. Simon said, startled,"C-couldn't you have just dodged it?"Kazhan silently pointed behind him. A storage tank was visible where his fingertip indicated.Simon immediately understood. If the cross had hit there and broken the storage tank... it would have been horrific.'As expected of Kazhan. His accumulated experience is different.'Admiring him inwardly, Simon also broadened his field of vision. Kazhan said,"Duck low.""!"Simon, Kazhan, and Erzebet immediately crouched down as if lying on the floor. Crosses flying from three directions collided above their heads, then crumpled and disappeared into the air.It was an incredibly deadly attack.[......How dare a mere Priest.]Erzebet raised her head, radiating killing intent.[There's no way we'd fall for such an attack, is there? Show yourselves now.]
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