Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 281



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One-armed man.

Taylor Marvel lifts up Elizabeth Hudson and Inazuma.

Then he released mana and disappeared in an instant.

“Where…”

I pretended to try my best to stop it.

“Senior. Could you please wait a moment?”

My movements were restricted as an all too familiar voice tickled my ears.

I could only watch with my eyes wide open as Taylor Marvel ran away with the fish(?), no, two S-class heroes that he had caught right before my eyes, as if I had done nothing about it.

“Didn’t we agree not to directly interfere with each other?”

“Yes, so you didn’t directly interfere.”

“this?”

I winked at Yukina, who appeared in front of me through teleportation, and the mana strings binding my body.

“Yes. If you look, I am also bound like this.”

At my words, Yukina pointed to the rope of mana that bound her body.

“I was also involved. If I had intentionally interfered, wouldn’t the contract you made have come crashing down on me?”

This unknown ability that was binding me now seemed to be an ability that could bind everything within a certain range, regardless of whether it was friend or foe.

The second rule of the contract is not to interfere directly, so take advantage of that.

The story was that Yukina just activated her ability towards herself in the air with no one around, and used Taylor Marvel’s(?) free will(?) to make me fly into the air, causing me to be caught in the moment by the ability she activated herself.

“That’s true too.”

“Right?”

Yukina smiled.

It seemed to imply that it was going according to plan.

‘As planned.’

It will take a long and short time to tell which side’s plan and which side’s trap was fallen into.

There was no need to show it.

Of course, Yukina may know that too, but rather than going back and saying that she already knows everything and is just decorating it in a different way, it gives her room for thought.

It is more effective to use what you know to subtly create gaps in the way you know and distort it, and it is also a method that my past self enjoyed using in previous episodes.

It was right to continue on this path.

Even if it’s the same cliché, the story changes 180 degrees when the situation and experience change.

To put it simply, it was similar to how things would change if you asked the same writer to describe the same scene.

“So? What are you going to do now?”

“That makes it sound like I’m up to something.”

“Wasn’t it?”

“Of course not. There’s no way a cute, innocent, and pure junior like me would be up to something.”

“…”

Anyway, that’s it.

I felt like listening to that nonsense for an extended period of time was a waste of time, so I tried to use teleportation to escape this bond.

Teleportation did not activate.

‘Are you even using the ability nullification?’

That’s why I thought Yukina was using the ability to nullify it.

It’s clairvoyance, and seeing that other abilities I possess are activated, it doesn’t seem to be that.

“Are you trying to use teleportation just now?”

Maybe it was because my vibe was strange.

Yukina responded with a laugh.

“But it didn’t work? Do you know why? It’s because of this binding magic I created. That’s because this binding magic has the effect of distorting your synesthesia. Teleportation is based on the spatial coordinates identified by your mana sense and synesthesia…”

And then he started rambling on and on about things I didn’t even want to know.

It would be similar to a child in his or her puberty age who wants to tell others that he or she is amazing by listing out settings that only he or she knows.

Anyway, it was a bit difficult at first because the movement was a bit restricted and you couldn’t use teleportation.

As I pulled on the bindings with all my might, drawing on the mana, the bindings gradually cracked and soon broke.

And I couldn’t afford to listen to any more nonsense, so I moved to get out of here, regardless of whether Yukina was talking or not.

“So this is… how… no, more importantly, where are you going? I haven’t finished explaining the magic I created yet!”

Yukina, who had been mumbling an explanation, saw that I had broken the binding magic and was moving. Her eyes widened and she chased after me like a turtle crawling while still under the binding magic, as if she had forgotten to release the binding magic.

“senior!!”

“…”

He is a really noisy troublemaker.

**

A familiar voice.

A receding view.

The sound of the wind brushing past my ears.

A body shaking violently like a mannequin.

The pain that comes back to my mind belatedly, as if the adrenaline has worn off.

Elizabeth Hudson didn’t understand the situation.

However, one thing was certain: I was slowly moving away from resignation and fear.

After a while, I still didn’t understand.

Now that she was able to face the situation, Elizabeth Hudson opened up to Taylor Marville, who was holding her back.

“Yes… how about……”

There were many things I wanted to ask.

What happened that day?

And where have you been until now, and how did you come to save yourself?

And more…

“I’ll answer that later. I don’t think the guy’s tying him up will last long.”

But there was no answer to that.

He glanced back and then increased his speed.

“aid?”

“Let’s take our time later. Right now, our top priority is to get out of here.”

“that…”

“So, just relax for now. You can worry about it later.”

“…”

And then Taylor Marvell soothed Elizabeth Hudson as if she were a child.

Could it be because he relaxed?

Elizabeth Hudson’s eyes began to lose their strength and close.

“thanks…”

“Okay, you know.”

All that Elizabeth Hudson could see was pitch-black darkness.

The sound of the wind and the sensation of my body shaking gradually disappeared into the black swamp.

Before long, her body lost its strength and sagged.

“…”

Taylor Marvel paused for a moment and looked at her.

And then he tried to open his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

[That’s the extent of what is permitted.]

…could not reach.

The truth is the story behind this.

A story full of lies and contradictions.

I couldn’t say it.

All I can hear is my hands shaking and my teeth grinding.

Unable to do anything more, Taylor Mabille’s legs began to move again.

**

“eww.”

Inazuma came to his senses with a small groan from the pain he felt all over his body.

“I definitely…”

Then I recalled my memories from before my memory was lost.

This was because he had no idea why he was in this dark cave, what the pain he was feeling all over his body was, or why his body was tied up.

“Holy…Imperial Intelligence…and…”

Is it because I tried to recall the past?

Before long, meaningful memories began to emerge one by one.

By order of the Crown Prince, he was working to wipe out the Holy Empire’s information department and pass the blame to another faction…

‘…I’ll step a little further.’

A voice rang in my mind.

And then Inazuma realized.

How did I end up like this?

“Ugh.”

A rising fear.

Inazuma’s pants began to get damp.

“So you’re saying those guys… are trying to open the door again… and start a war?”

“That’s not exactly true. Those who saved me did explain their purpose that way.”

It was around that time.

Someone started coming towards Inazuma, talking seriously and having meaningful conversations.

“And they say that the crash of Sky Island and the hero Ines’s sudden transformation and terrorism against the Yue Kingdom, one of the 17 Chinese Federations, were also related to them.”

“then…”

Their conversation was completely incomprehensible.

No, it would be more accurate to say that it didn’t reach my ears.

“Ah─”

Inazuma, gripped by fear, simply shut his eyes tightly and trembled like an aspen tree at the sound of footsteps coming toward him.

That monster.

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It was because he thought the monster that made him like this was approaching.

“I’ll have to talk to my superiors to find out for sure, but I don’t think I should just ignore their words.”

“How could the heads of each country not know about those guys… until now… Putting that aside… I agree… with that. That monster… is dangerous.”

“I agree. Honestly, that’s not the amount of mana that a single person can have. Even the vampire queen, who was famous for having infinite mana during the Great War, had that much…”

And as the footsteps and voices came closer.

“S-save me. I’ll do anything…anything.”

I buried my head in a puddle of yellow liquid and prayed.

“I see. Should I consider this as less of a need to persuade?”

“under.”

However, there was a gap between the words spoken by those who had become close to him and the words of the monster that had made terrifying noises in his memories.

To be exact, the woman’s voice I heard later seemed somehow familiar.

‘What…what is it?’

So, Inazuma, who felt something was strange, raised his head slightly.

“That… suits you well. That… thing.”

What came into view was not a monster.

Enter Elizabeth Hudson.

She was looking down at Inazuma and laughing.