A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 360

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“…What is that?”
Camilla’s brow furrowed deeply as she beheld the black mist enveloping the entire Academy. Above all, her heart raced with urgency. The children were inside, weren’t they?
“Ugh.”
“This won’t work.”
“Haah.”
The Priesthood members attempted to pierce through the black mist with their holy power, but it proved futile. The mist consumed their sacred energy entirely.
“….”
Witnessing this, Camilla too decided to attempt something—she channeled Arena’s holy power.
As her luminous hand approached the black mist, it scattered momentarily around her.
“Camilla!”
Whoosh!
“Ugh!”
But immediately, countless tendrils of mist converged in a concentrated assault, swallowing her light. And her hand as well!
Arsian quickly pulled her back, tearing her away from the black mist.
“Are you alright?”
“…Yes.”
From that brief contact, small wounds had appeared on her hand. As if the mist devoured everything living….
‘The children are surrounded by something like that?’
Camilla’s expression grew heavier. She had no idea what to do.
“Zeno.”
[Understood. Wait a moment.]
At Camilla’s call, Zeno beside her immediately grasped what she wanted and moved into action.
She wanted him to scout the situation inside. Since he wasn’t human, he should be able to enter that black mist.
[Ugh….]
However, as Zeno attempted to enter the black mist, he was immediately repelled back out.
[Why is this?]
Despite trying multiple times, Zeno couldn’t advance even a single step inside.
[It seems I can’t enter either?]
“….”
Camilla exhaled a long, silent sigh. What was she to do now? If neither holy power nor spirits could penetrate it.
Thud.
“…Arsian?”
At that moment, Arsian stepped toward the black mist. In his hand had materialized the dark sphere of shadowy power she had seen before.
Grab!
“Where are you going right now?”
“Inside.”
“…What are you planning to do?”
“Rescue the children.”
“….”
At his words of entering, Camilla gripped his sleeve even more tightly.
“You saw it just now yourself.”
That mist is strange. It tears people apart indiscriminately! Holy power doesn’t work on it either…. And you’re still going in?
‘No, of course I have to rescue the children… but still, you going in…!’
Thump.
Arsian, meeting Camilla’s hardened expression, gently stroked her hair and offered a faint smile.
“I’ll be back.”
“Arsian!”
At Camilla’s call, Arsian’s smile deepened slightly.
“I can’t lose anyone else.”
“…What?”
“My sister… I can’t lose her again.”
“….”
Camilla’s hand, which had been gripping him, fell limply downward with a soft thud.
How could she stop him when he was going to save his sister?
Arsian stroked Camilla’s hair one last time before turning away. Then he summoned the power of darkness once more.
As Arsian approached the building, the black mist swiftly converged toward him without fail.
Whoosh!
But the black mist was sucked away and vanished by the power of darkness he unleashed. Yet it was only temporary.
“Arsian!”
Arsian was engulfed by the black mist in an instant. His figure was no longer visible.
“Arsian….”
Camilla stared blankly at the space where he had disappeared, calling his name.
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“Kyaaaah!”
Whoosh!
[I told you not to scatter! How am I supposed to patrol this entire building?! Everyone gather in one place!]
Zetti was completely frantic. I was igniting flames throughout the building to prevent the black mist from seeping into where the children were, but as time passed, I was reaching my limits.
The black mist kept extinguishing the flames I had ignited. Since I had to continuously fly around searching for places where the flames were dying out, protecting the entire vast building was beyond my capacity.
[Gather in one place!]
It would be far easier to protect the children gathered in one location than to guard the entire large building!
[Sigh.]
But since no one understood my words, gathering the scattered students was not easy.
[I also have to protect the little one.]
Moreover, didn’t Luna ask me a favor? I couldn’t let anything happen to Rio, that little one. I had to keep checking in between to make sure the child was safe.
“This way, go this way. Don’t stay here—follow me.”
[…?]
Then, someone gathered the students in one place on Zetti’s behalf.
[You are….]
Zetti also recognized this person.
“I’ll gather the students here.”
The one who understood exactly what Zetti wanted was none other than Sena.
[You understand what I’m saying, don’t you?]
“Yes…”
Sena averted her gaze slightly as she answered Zetti’s question. To be precise, it wasn’t that she understood—it was Rube who understood.
[That red bastard wants you to gather the students in the auditorium over there, quick.]
A nod.
Strangely enough, Rube understood every word Zetti said. Just moments ago while searching for Rio, Zetti had burned black fog and shouted, and Rube had relayed it all perfectly.
“Rio!”
“Sena!”
Shortly after, as Sena led a group of students into the auditorium, she spotted Rio there.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“No! Our bird saved me.”
“Thank goodness.”
Only after confirming Rio was unharmed did Sena release a breath of relief.
[See? I told you to just run away alone. That little one will be well protected by that bird.]
Sena watched Zetti, who continued to conjure flames with fierce determination.
Students kept streaming into the auditorium. Sena had asked others for help—to gather the students in one place.
“How do we get rid of that?”
Sena asked Rube.
[There’s only one way.]
“What is it?”
[You have to pull the sword lodged in the corpse.]
“That’s all?”
It seemed simpler than expected. All we need to do is find the corpse and the sword, right? Should I tell Zetti right away?
[It’s not that simple.]
“Pardon?”
At Sena’s words, Rube clicked his tongue disapprovingly.
[Easier said than done.]
The black fog currently circling the building and targeting the children’s life force was nothing compared to what lay ahead.
Around the corpse, there would be an even denser black fog packed so thickly that one couldn’t even breathe.
[Who’s going to break through that and pull the sword?]
Removing the sword from the corpse required immense power. It meant having to dispel the black fog while simultaneously extracting the blade—absolutely no trivial matter.
“Then what should we…”
[That one’s exhausted.]
“What?”
At Rube’s words, Sena quickly turned her head.
[Damn it!]
Rough curses flowed endlessly from Zetti’s mouth as he flew about, defending the surroundings.
Zetti was rapidly tiring as he ceaselessly dispelled flames while the black fog pressed toward the children.
“Can’t Rube help?”
Rube had always been pestering me to use his great power—what if I could actually help with this?
[…That won’t work.]
Rube’s voice came through, hesitant.
[It would actually drain all of my power too. Our abilities are far too compatible.]
“….”
[W-what? As long as it’s not an Eba Cult relic, my power is truly the strongest in the world….]
“It seems like the most useless power ever.”
Can’t clean, can’t eliminate that either. Sena let out a short sigh. When on earth would that power ever be useful?
[That blasted cleaning, cleaning! My power isn’t meant for such trivial things!]
Rube, immediately sensing what Sena was thinking, tried desperately to appeal to her usefulness, but Sena paid him no mind.
Whoosh!
Meanwhile, Zetti spotted the flames extinguishing on the opposite side of the Auditorium and flew there urgently.
“Our bird looks exhausted.”
Watching Zetti like that, Rio bounced on his feet.
I wanted to help somehow….
‘No. You said staying quiet is how you help in times like this.’

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