Elodie dan aku melesat ke langit dan mendarat di atap sebuah gedung. Dari atas sana, dengan sekali pandang aku bisa melihat murid mana yang sedang dikendalikan dan mana yang tidak. Ekspresi murid-murid yang tidak terpengaruh jelas menunjukkan kebingungan mereka. Tetap saja, banyak juga murid yang dikendalikan. Mereka mengenali keberadaanku dan mulai memasuki gedung ini. Dengan kata lain, ini bukan tempat yang bisa kami tempati lama-lama. "Frondier, akhirnya kau menjadikan seluruh akademi sebagai musuhmu?" Bukannya aku yang merencanakan ini. Elodie berkata sambil menatap murid-murid di bawah gedung. "...Aku melihat wajah-wajah yang kukenal." Elodie mengangguk mendengar ucapanku. Lagipula, Elodie bersamaku saat insiden pondok itu. Dia tahu kemampuan Serf. Elodie bertanya, "Apakah Serf Daniel masih hidup?" "......Aku tidak tahu." Kemampuan yang mengendalikan murid-murid saat ini pasti milik Serf. Aku baru saja mendengar suaranya lewat siaran. Tapi itu tidak masuk akal. Tentu saja, aku belum melihat wajah Serf sampai sekarang, dan aku masih tidak berpikir dia masih hidup. Mungkin aku saja yang tidak mau mempercayainya. Busur ilahi 'Khryselakatos' tidak pernah meleset dari sasarannya. "Aku pernah melawannya sekali sebelumnya, dan dia benar-benar menyebalkan. Membuatnya pingsan tidak berhasil." Elodie bergumam. Kenyataannya, mereka yang dikendalikan Serf tidak bisa dibuat pingsan. Lebih tepatnya, mereka sudah pingsan. Orang-orang yang terlibat mungkin merasa seperti berkeliaran di dalam mimpi. Lalu, sebuah pikiran aneh tiba-tiba muncul di benakku, dan aku bertanya, "Ngomong-ngomong, kau baik-baik saja. Kalau kau jadi musuh, aku akan sangat ketakutan." Tentu saja, ada beberapa murid lain yang masih waras selain Elodie. Apakah Elodie hanya cukup beruntung untuk menghindarinya? Tapi kemudian, Elodie tiba-tiba terdiam. Mulutnya terbuka dan tertutup berulang kali seolah dia tidak bisa memutuskan apa yang harus dikatakan. Entah kenapa, telinganya tampak merah. Elodie lalu berkata dengan susah payah, "......Aku, um, aku salah satu orang yang terlibat dalam rumor itu." "Orang yang menyebarkan rumor tentangmu juga membagikan kartu nama Serf. Karena nama 'Indus' kredibel, kurasa mereka membagikan banyak kartu kepada satu orang." "......Oh, jadi orang yang menerima kartu akan memberikannya kepada teman atau kenalan mereka untuk mencoba membuat rumor yang mereka dengar lebih meyakinkan. Begitulah cara jumlah orang yang menerima kartu bertambah secara eksponensial." "Itulah sebabnya orang-orang yang terlibat dalam rumor tidak menerima kartu. Murid yang mencoba menyebarkan rumor dan murid yang ingin tahu kebenarannya adalah orang yang berbeda." Rumor yang menarik itu menghibur bagi para murid, jadi mereka ingin menyebarkannya. Dari sudut pandang mereka, semakin lama kebenaran rumor terungkap, semakin baik. Begitu terungkap, kesenangan itu berakhir. Itulah sebabnya kartu nama tidak bisa diterima oleh pihak-pihak yang terlibat, karena bisa mengungkap kebenaran rumor. "Ah, jadi kau juga tahu. Rumor apa yang beredar saat ini. Hei, kau tidak tahu betapa repotnya aku karena itu, kau dan aku berkencan," Api menyala di depanku saat aku berbicara. Aku berada dua langkah jauhnya, tapi panas yang menyeramkan menyentuh kulitku. Mata Elodie menyala. "Itu hanya rumor, jadi akan berakhir hari ini." Kenapa kau marah? Kau dan aku merasakan hal yang sama. Tapi Elodie bergumam sesuatu dengan mata tertunduk. "Yah, tidak apa-apa kalau cerita lain menyebar, asalkan bukan itu. Karena itu benar." Saat itu, aku mendengar suara langkah kaki berlari dari pintu masuk menuju atap. "Apakah anak-anak yang dicuci otaknya sudah sampai?" "Frondier, apakah kau tahu di mana Serf?" "Kalau begitu temukan dia. Aku akan menangani para murid entah bagaimana." Tujuanku saat ini adalah ruang siaran. Di sanalah bajingan Serf itu bisa menyiarkan. Sepertinya Serf dan Gregory ingin membunuhku. Mengingat mereka melakukan semua kerepotan ini untuk menyiapkan operasi rumit. Mereka tidak akan melarikan diri setelah menciptakan semua kekacauan ini. Mereka harus membunuhku. ……Tapi bagaimana caraku mencapai ruang siaran dari atap ini? Aku tidak bisa lewat pintu atap karena para murid sedang naik. "Jangan khawatir tentang itu, pergilah. Gedung siaran ada di sana jika kau mendarat di tanah dan berlari ke barat." Elodie memberitahuku sambil mengumpulkan mana. ……Hm, maksudnya mendarat, aku harus melompat dari sini? Aku berdiri di tepi gedung dan menunduk. Ini, hm, gedung lima lantai, kurasa. Bagus sekali aku mendapatkan rasa hormat Elodie, tapi aku harap dia tahu bahwa kemampuanku memiliki banyak syarat. Yah, dia tidak mungkin tahu itu. 'Benar, kali ini aku akan menggunakan Mjölnir,' Itu yang aku pikirkan saat melihat seseorang merapal sihir di tanah di kejauhan. Sosok putih bersih yang sulit dilewatkan bahkan dari jarak ini. Sihir Es: Formula Satu Seluncuran es panjang tercipta, menghubungkan atap ke titik tempat Aten berada. "Apa, kau menunggu Aten. Aku bertanya-tanya kenapa kau hanya berdiri di sana. Aku tidak tahu seberapa banyak yang kau tahu." ……Hm, aku akan mengabaikan yang itu saja. Aku berdiri di atas seluncuran. Dingin karena es, tapi aku bisa menahannya. "Aku pergi sekarang, Elodie! Hati-hati!" "Cepat pergi! Dan waspadai para guru! Karena mereka tidak merespons, kemungkinan besar seseorang juga mencuci otak mereka!" Itu poin yang valid. Aku mengangguk dan meluncurkan tubuhku ke bawah seluncuran, mendorong diriku sepanjang lereng dengan tanganku. "Tidak bisakah kau pergi dengan tenang?!"
Chapter 212
Elodie and I soared into the sky and landed on the roof of a building. From above, I could see at a glance which students were being controlled and which weren't. The expressions of the unaffected students clearly showed their bewilderment. Still, there are a lot of students being controlled. They identified where I was and started to enter this building. In other words, this isn't a place we can stay for long. "Frondier, you've finally turned the entire academy into your enemies?" It's not like I planned this. Elodie said as she looked down at the students below the building. "...I see familiar faces." Elodie nodded at my words. Elodie was with me during the cabin incident, after all. She knows Serf's ability. Elodie asked, "Is Serf Daniel alive?" "......I don't know." The ability controlling the students right now is definitely Serf's. I just heard his voice over the broadcast. But it doesn't make sense. Of course, I haven't seen Serf's face yet, and I still don't think he's alive. Maybe I just don't want to believe it. The divine bow 'Khryselakatos' never misses its mark. "I fought him once before, and he's a real pain in the ass. Knocking him out doesn't work." Elodie muttered. In fact, those controlled by Serf cannot be knocked out. To be precise, they are already knocked out. The people involved probably feel like they're wandering in a dream. Then, a strange thought suddenly occurred to me, and I asked, "Come to think of it, you're fine. If you were an enemy, I would be really scared." Of course, there were a few other students who were in their right minds besides Elodie. Was Elodie just lucky enough to avoid it? But then, Elodie suddenly fell silent. Her mouth opened and closed repeatedly as if she couldn't decide what to say. For some reason, her ears seemed to be red. Elodie then said with difficulty, "......I, um, I'm one of the people involved in the rumor." "The person spreading the rumor about you is also handing out Serf's business card. Since the 'Indus' name is credible, I guess they gave out a bunch of cards to one person." "......Oh, so the person who received the card would give them to their friends or acquaintances to try to make the rumor they heard more convincing. That's how the number of people who received the card grew exponentially." "That's why the people involved in the rumor don't receive the card. The students who are trying to spread the rumor and the students who want to know the truth are different." Interesting rumors are entertaining for students in and of themselves, so they want to spread them. From their perspective, the later the truth of the rumor is revealed, the better. Once it's revealed, the fun is over. That's why business cards cannot be received by the parties involved, because it can reveal the truth of the rumor. "Ah, so you know too. What kind of rumors are going around right now. Hey, you have no idea how much trouble I've been in because of that, that you and I were dating," Flames burst out in front of me as I spoke. I was two steps away, but the eerie heat touched my skin. Elodie's eyes flashed. "It's just a rumor, so it'll be over today." Why are you angry? You and I feel the same way. But Elodie muttered something with her eyes downcast. "Well, it's fine if the other stories spread, as long as that's not one of them. Because it's true." Just then, I heard the sound of running feet coming from the entrance leading to the rooftop. "Are the brainwashed kids already here?" "Frondier, do you know where Serf is?" "Then find him. I'll handle the students somehow." My immediate destination is the broadcasting room. That's where that bastard Serf can broadcast from. It seems that Serf and Gregory want to kill me. Considering they went through all this trouble to set up this elaborate operation. They wouldn't have run away after causing all this chaos. They'd have to kill me. ……But how do I get to the broadcasting room from this rooftop? I can't go through the rooftop door since the students are coming up. "Don't worry about that, just go. The broadcasting building is right there if you just land on the ground and run west." Elodie told me as she gathered her mana. ……Hm, by landing, she means I should jump off here? I stood at the edge of the building and looked down. This was, hm, a five-story building, I think. It's great that I've gained Elodie's respect, but I wish she knew that my abilities have a lot of conditions attached. Well, she can't know that. ‘Right, this time I'll use Mjölnir,’ That's what I was thinking when I saw someone casting magic on the ground in the distance. That pure white silhouette that was hard to miss even from this distance. Ice Magic: Formula One A long ice slide was created, connecting the rooftop to the spot where Aten was. "What, you were waiting for Aten. I was wondering why you were just standing there. I don't know how much you know." ……Hm, I'll just let that one go. I stood on the slide. It was cold since it was ice, but I could handle it. "I'll go then, Elodie! Be careful!" "Hurry up and go! And watch out for the teachers! Since they haven't been responding, there's a high chance that someone's brainwashing them too!" It was a valid point. I nodded and slid my body down the slide, pushing myself along the slope with my arms. "Can't you go quietly?!"
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