As it got late and dark, I was trying to head back to the dorm after finishing my class, just like any other day.
Until I realized I had left the Holy Scripture in the Madokwan lecture room.
How stupid…!
Leaving behind the Holy Scripture containing Lord Deus’s words? In a lecture room where anyone could take it? Am I insane?
It must have been the influence of Judah, the leader of “Gariot,” disappearing lately that’s made me so scatterbrained.
She left a letter saying, “I’ll find out about the one referred to as the Son of Deus,” and vanished while leaving me as the temporary president of “Gariot.”
Thanks to that, I’ve become the unexpected leader of the “Sorority,” which is quite troublesome.
I probably unwittingly left the Holy Scripture in the lecture room because of this chaotic situation.
…No. Don’t rationalize it. I’m just incompetent. How can I, a mere second daughter of the Pulsreino family, not even manage to take care of the Holy Book that contains Lord Deus’s words?
Oh, Lord Deus. Your servant begs for forgiveness. Please…
Rustle.
While sneaking towards the side door of Madokwan to retrieve the Holy Scripture in the middle of the night, I sensed a presence and quickly hid in nearby bushes.
Due to the academy’s curfew, entering Madokwan at this hour is generally prohibited.
Sometimes, there are students who, like me, try to sneak in to retrieve left-behind items, but most just wait until the next day.
Being an imperial academy means there are numerous hidden security measures lying in wait.
If it weren’t for the Holy Scripture, I would have waited until tomorrow as well.
So I didn’t even think there would be visitors…
Peeking out from the bushes towards the side door, I saw three figures engaged in some kind of scuffle.
I couldn’t see them well, so I amplified my vision with magic.
First-year students…?
Three students who looked like they were first-years.
Two boys and one girl… Huh?
Sky blue hair?
Upon closer inspection… Luke Pulsreino?
What’s he doing here at this hour?
…Is the new student already misbehaving and associating with bad company?
How long has it been since he enrolled in the academy that he’s already straying from the path?
“Thank goodness…………but…………danger………….”
“…………Devices……think…….”
“You too……! This is………………! …………really……. How……?”
“…………A lot……. …sloppy……. …thinking…….”
I tried enhancing my hearing, but they were too far away. I had to settle with this distance to avoid being detected.
This unbeliever. He’s definitely up to no good.
I need to step in and provide education to him, who fails to recognize the teachings of Deus…
Just as I decided to rise from the bushes to educate “Seiren’s little sister,” something on his head disappeared.
What the? Invisibility?
Is that brat using a technique said to be only usable by high-level assassins?
I enhanced my sight further, and the outline of the guy became visible.
…It’s somewhat lacking to call it invisibility. Nonetheless…
Then, the two other first-years nearby also became faint.
These guys… For first-years, they came well prepared. This level of preparation would only be possible if they had a solid grasp of the Madokwan security system. What on earth are they planning to do at this hour with such preparations…?
The three of them entered Madokwan just like that.
I too concealed my presence as much as possible and followed them.
It’s not that I was worried about the unbeliever.
More than that… Yes, I don’t know what they might be up to.
No matter how much of a demon the unbeliever is, if the same family commits a sin, the family suffers, right?
Yes. It’s only to prevent that.
The upperclassmen from the academy would also be significantly cautious, yet they freely walked through Madokwan and stopped in front of a certain room.
The Astronomical Storage Room.
An Astronomical Storage Room, you say?
Being in a storage room at this time means they’re not simply looking for something they left behind like I was.
These guys… Are definitely here to commit some sort of crime.
Luke, this unbeliever… He wasn’t always such a bad kid.
When he was younger, he listened to my stories and was my prettiest little brother…
How did it come to this…?
Oh Lord Deus. Your servant dares to hope that you would save my flesh and blood…
Kuung.
In that moment, I felt a chilling sensation as if the surrounding space froze.
What’s this? What was that just now?
I opened the door to the Astronomical Storage Room without being noticed and stepped inside.
Then, I spotted a male student at a distance, screaming in front of a gigantic jar.
Lu, Luke? What’s going on!
…Huh? Phew. That’s not Luke.
Ah, no, it’s not the unbeliever.
…Nevertheless, that kind of reaction must mean something’s wrong. Did he touch a cursed artifact?
The madly screeching male student suddenly lifted his head and muttered something.
“…It’s me……who can’t be….”
What on earth is he saying?
Since the room is dark, moving a bit closer shouldn’t raise any red flags, right?
“Hm? You. I feel a divine presence. No, it’s not divine energy, more like divinity?”
As I got closer, the male student’s voice became clearer.
But his vibe is a bit strange. What does he mean by divinity?
“Is it a divine servant? No, a god borrowing the body of a mortal. I never thought I’d meet a weakened god right before my eyes. How lucky.”
A god? An avatar? Is he referring to that unbeliever? What on earth is going on?
“Everything is for Lady Lilith.”
With that, the male student raised his hand.
With his hand came a powerful energy. Not only was it powerful, but it radiated an eerily wicked aura.
This wasn’t the kind of evil energy a mere freshman should hold.
“Die, nameless god.”
He extended his hand forward, trying to attack Luke, no, the unbeliever.
An attack of that level? There’s no way a freshman could survive that. He’d be torn apart without a trace.
In the next moment, I drew my beloved sword and plunged it into the back of the male student.
“What the…? Huh? Why… is… my… strength…?”
The student collapsed helplessly.
I didn’t save the unbeliever.
I defeated an evil being disguised as a freshman who infiltrated this academy.
I definitely did not save the demon who denies Deus. Right.
“Hey, trash. What the hell is going on?”
Tell me. What on earth happened?
Did you summon a demon or something?
*
Possession.
It refers to the phenomenon where a soul enters and resides within another person or object.
I, too, am currently in a state where I possess Luke Pulsreino.
Of course, in my case, since the original Luke has died, it’s almost akin to reincarnation; however, it feels terrifying and dreadful, as I’m pushing the original soul away and taking its place.
Some artifacts or curses can make their victims possessed by malevolent spirits or evil beings. And the jar that Andre touched must be one of those artifacts as well.
Poor Andre.
Who would have thought he would end up like this?
Especially to possess the servant of Lilith, one of the three evil gods of Chaos.
What on earth did Andre’s club senior make him do? Why did he make him touch that jar?
This event is something [Deus Ex Machina] never had.
…Could it be that because I changed Saula, “Chaos” began to move in response?
If so, it’s possible that Andre’s club is already a puppet of “Chaos”…
No. What’s important now isn’t that. I need to quickly retrieve Andre.
“Hey, trash. Now, explain. What happened?”
After treating the unconscious Andre and binding him with the artifact, Meiru called out to me.
“Ah, thanks, sister. I couldn’t properly thank you earlier since I was busy. Thanks for saving me, sister.”
“…Hmph. I didn’t save you. I’m certainly not cooperating with you. I merely intended to purify the evil according to Lord Deus’s teachings.”
I didn’t expect Meiru to appear behind me. Why is she here at this hour?
In truth, that earlier attack wasn’t a threat to me. I had my own precautions set up. However, if I had taken that attack, some of my precautions might have been damaged, so Meiru indeed saved me.
Thanks to her, I was able to easily incapacitate Andre, who seemed to harbor a strong presence.
Since it’s early in the possession, and the host, Andre, doesn’t have high endurance, Meiru’s surprise attack could easily subdue him.
If she hadn’t done that, I might have panicked and missed my golden opportunity, leading to a rather troublesome fight.
The artifact that incapacitated Andre is quite the powerful item; as long as it doesn’t surpass its master’s wall, it can bind anyone.
The problem is the name that the entity inside Andre muttered.
Achilles Gomez.
And if my memory serves me correctly, he was… the great demon Achilles, who made a remarkable appearance as Saula’s right-hand man during the final chapter of part one of [Deus Ex Machina].
If he hasn’t adapted to Andre’s body yet, it might be possible to bind him now, but in time, it wouldn’t be.
Who would have thought such a being would pop up at this juncture?
“Chaos,” what on earth did you send?
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