Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 279



278 – Trap_9

“What the-“

Inazuma knew that the giant fire hand rushing towards him through the wall wasn’t just an attack that had been simply inflated in size.

It took only a blink of an eye to realize that the attack had power commensurate with its size.

What this means is that it was too late to realize it.

-Kwaaang!

A giant hand of fire grabbed a person and crushed him.

There was a loud noise, and the surrounding area within a radius of several tens of meters melted red as if it had come into contact with lava.

Even if a hero of the highest rank had been hit directly by this, it would literally melt them without leaving even a single bone behind.

“Come out. I know you avoided it in the middle.”

So, it would have been natural for a normal person to assume that the opponent would have died at the moment the attack hit.

Elizabeth Hudson, the one who fired the giant hand of fire, held the shirt of a man she had saved with her left hand and floated above the boiling earth where everything had melted and become flat ground, still keeping watch over her surroundings.

“…”

But the earth was just boiling, without any boundaries.

“Really? Is that how it’s going to turn out?”

Elizabeth Hudson’s pupils dilated for a moment.

“Then I’ll blow up the whole island.”

Then, as if in response to Elizabeth’s anger, the mana in the air began to gather in front of her.

The gathered mana created wind and created storms.

Eventually, it became the raw material for making a huge fire.

It was clear that the sun had long since set beyond the horizon.

As the night passed and morning came, light began to descend upon the world.

Although the fireball was small, it hinted that it had the power to literally blow up the entire island.

“The one who was taken by surprise said they would leave without asking for compensation. They could just pretend not to know.”

Perhaps because he could not underestimate its power, Inazuma, who had been hiding his appearance through illusions until now, sighed deeply and appeared from the melting earth.

“The one who was ambushed? The one who attacked first is spitting out dog-like words, saying that his mouth is open?”

Elizabeth Hudson frowned at the sight of Inazuma.

“It seems like you started swearing at me the first time we met. I guess you didn’t receive proper parenting from your parents. You’re so pitiful.”

Whether or not, Inazuma just shook his head and sighed.

It looks obviously provocative.

Elizabeth Hudson’s murderous spirit grew stronger.

“Home education? That doesn’t seem like something that the Donggun Alliance should be doing. Isn’t that right? Priestess Himeko?”

“I heard about your personal problems. Why are you talking about the country? Your education level is low. I heard that the witch Elizabeth was so embarrassed that she didn’t have time to receive a proper education. I guess that’s true.”

“… Really? You want to die, right?”

“Is this your topic?”

Inazuma responded by raising one corner of his mouth.

It was a laugh, no matter what anyone said.

White steam rose above Elizabeth Hudson’s head.

“I didn’t want to kill you right away because I thought you had something to say. But I think I know the answer even if I don’t listen to you.”

“So. Me on your topic? You have big dreams, don’t you?”

“I’ll kill you.”

At the same time, the fireball that had been floating in front of Elizabeth Hudson ran towards Inazuma.

**

“You fight well.”

Yukina Isahara smiled as she watched the fight between Elizabeth Hudson and Inazuma from atop a rocky mountain on the outskirts of the island.

Because of their abilities, unlike the lower-ranking Astra Numbers who were only S-class in name, they were truly S-class, so they had so much to see that just watching them was exciting.

“Isn’t that so?”

It was also because I wasn’t watching it alone.

Yukina Isahara turned her head and looked at the middle-aged man with one amputated arm standing behind her.

“…”

However, the middle-aged man just stood there with his eyes blank and drooling without saying a word, as if he had lost his mind.

“Oh, you couldn’t answer.”

Yukina Ishihara let out an exclamation of ‘Ah’ as ​​if she had just realized it.

“I’m sorry. Unlike my senior, I don’t have the tools to create a will-leaving retinue. But I think it won’t be a big problem since you can still think and hear my voice.”

Then, after looking at the middle-aged man for a moment, he turned his gaze back to the fight between Elizabeth Hudson and Inazuma.

-bang!!!!!

-Quajijijijik!!!!!

The battle has reached its climax.

A louder noise than before was heard, and the island shook as if an earthquake had occurred, and soon the temperature around it rose rapidly as if it had been put in a steamer.

For a moment, lightning flashed in the sky and black clouds covered the sky.

A chaotic scene that made you wonder if the end of the world was like this appeared and disappeared repeatedly on the island.

But Yukina Ishihara didn’t even blink an eye.

Because there was still something waiting.

“ah.”

And how long did I wait?

Yukina Ishihara sensed a flash of light in her clairvoyance.

Evidence of teleportation.

“You’re here, senior.”

The prey was caught in the trap.

**

Things in this world don’t always go the way you want them to.

Everything I’ve done so far seems to be going the way I wanted it to, but it’s actually the invisible effort and the fact that things are trying to go in a different direction than I wanted.

It’s not that the heavens guided him by saying that he deserves this much compensation because he worked hard, but rather that they controlled him in various ways and forced him in the direction they wanted.

Well, I’m not saying there are no coincidences at all.

It’s not fair to say that it’s unfair, because it happens to me and other people at least once in their lives.

Anyway, back to the story, the attack on the American Holy Empire Intelligence Department by Inazuma, one of the three great heroes of the Eastern Military Alliance, was not the direction I wanted.

In addition, the fact that Inazuma and Elizabeth were facing off was an even more undesirable direction.

Of course, the fact that the two were fighting completely widened the gap between the Holy Empire of America and the Alliance of the Armies, which was the primary target of dealing with Taylor Marvel.

It’s not like there was no benefit at all, though.

That was something that would have happened even if we had just stayed still.

Rather, it felt like the work I was preparing for was slightly interrupted.

‘I can’t help it.’

It was because Clairvoyance was focused on Yukina and Tachibana.

I was a little lax because I was preparing for another trap.

In fact, this may be someone’s scheme or interference.

It is impossible to change the past unless you have regression.

So, if I can’t change the past and the current situation isn’t what I want it to be.

I had no choice but to step forward and direct the water flow in the direction I wanted.

There is also a way to send Paladin or Ines.

They will soon have a place to be used, so using them now is not efficient.

“Both of you, let’s stop here.”

An unnamed island at the southernmost tip of Okinawa’s island chain. A small island that had been filled with trees just a few minutes ago now appears as nothing more than a barren wasteland.

I approached two women, breathing heavily and distorted with numerous wounds, glaring at each other in the middle of the wasteland.

“What are you again?”

“Who are you?”

Both of their eyes turned to me at the sudden intrusion of an uninvited guest.

“Who? That’s a very philosophical question.”

Identity, that’s a very difficult word.

The body clearly has the name Lee Seong-hyeon.

Can’t we say that it is the body that defines a person?

Some say that the intellect and ego, or soul, are the essence of human beings.

However, the soul’s original name, ■■■, does not exist in this world.

If I tell you about something that doesn’t exist, wouldn’t that make me a liar?

Even if he wasn’t a good person like the ones in fairy tales and morals, he couldn’t be a liar.

“Don’t be a jerk. If you’re that fucking b*tch’s colleague…”

Elizabeth looked at me and growled.

Just a few days ago, I wonder where the look in Seonghyeon’s eyes as he said he liked her has gone.

“What if we’re colleagues?”

“curious?”

“No, I’m not Inazuma-san’s colleague, so there shouldn’t be a problem.”

I shook my head as if I didn’t know anything.

“Who are you, more than that?”

“Is there any reason why I should answer, Inazuma-san?”

“Inazuma, what are you talking about now?”

Then Inazuma’s smiling eyes turned to me.

However, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

Now, Inazuma was using his supernatural ability, illusion, to pretend to be a priestess, one of the three great heroes of the Eastern Alliance.

When I saw it through in one breath, he looked startled.

“Well, the person involved would know better. Anyway, the reason I appeared before you two is simple.”

A gaze filled with various meanings was directed at me.

“reason?”

“you…”

Regardless, I looked at the two of them calmly and smiled.

Of course, you can’t see it because of the mask you’re wearing.

“I have come to take both of your lives.”

I think the meaning was conveyed.

Besides those here, too.