Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

53 – Unexpected. (1)

Ruslan looked at Behemoth. It’s so overwhelmingly large that it’s enough to make you feel dizzy just by looking at it. The moment he gets hit by that guy’s front paw, his body will explode.

No, honestly, there is no need to go all the way to the front foot. Those ugly tentacles covering its body. Even if I got hit by those thick tentacles a few times, there was a high possibility that I would be on the verge of death.

Still, Ruslan felt as if some will was guiding him.

You can win. You can do it.

You have to do it.

I felt like I could hear a voice. The voice that says I have to do it.

But he didn’t want to resist that voice. Because he also thought he should do that.

No matter what he did, he was more outstanding than others, and he thought that being so special was not given to him for free. He believed that one day the time would come to use this power.

Perhaps now is the time.

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The saint said she would help him. I thought that this might also be the arrangement of the voices addressed to me. Also the candlestick he received.

The saint said. In order to properly use St. Valencia’s candlestick, you need a righteous heart.

Is he just? He asked himself. Can the human Ruslan be said to be just?

Well. He couldn’t help but wonder. What on earth is justice?

Doing what you think is right. However, that rightness may not be justice for some people.

For some reason, he thought of Prah. Surely, it occurred to him, he might not be justice. I feel my heart shaking.

When he first tried to rape Aris, he thought of him as an evil that must be endured. In fact, he was preparing to bury half of it. However, after that, his attitude actually confused him.

Although he coveted Aris to the point of raping her, after that he did not covet Aris at all. It was as if I had erased the person named Aris from my life.

That actually made me more angry. Then why on earth did you hurt Aris?

But, something strange happened again. A magical scene that occurred in a magic item warehouse. When Aris was in danger in that demonic scene, why did he save Aris while suffering such serious injuries?

Prah’s presence was a source of confusion to Ruslan. He remembered what he had done before. He was a person who was willing to give to others, not just Aris.

In fact, it was thanks to the sponsorship he planned that students from commoner backgrounds can now boast excellent grades. Although the sponsorship started in Lancel’s name, people around him know that it was all money that came from Prah’s pocket.

Why did someone he thought was so good and a close friend do such a thing? In some ways, Prah was a figure closer to universal ‘justice’ than Ruslan.

Ruslan was not sure of the justice within him.

Is it just to simply tolerate and destroy evil? Just like he defeated the devil.

Ruslan was complicated. It occurred to me that this candlestick might not give me any strength at all.

He held up a candlestick.

I am not sure. It occurred to him that only a very small amount of power might rise from this candlestick, but it didn’t matter to him. Even though confusion engulfed his mind, what he had to do in the current situation was clear.

We have to stop that guy.

So did you react to that thought?

The candlestick shined more brilliantly in his hands than anything else. Soon, the shape of the candlestick surrounded by light changed.

With a sword hilt without a sword body.

Afterwards, a brilliant light burst out from the hilt of the sword he held in his hand.

At that moment, a roar came out of Behemoth’s mouth.

-Kuuu!

Ruslan was convinced that this light had offended him. As the story goes, the anger of the beings of hell was a product of heaven, so one of them, the candlestick of St. Valencia, made me feel uncomfortable.

I’m glad the candlestick responded.

Thinking like that, he looked at the rain of tentacles pouring down on him.

If the candlestick had not responded to his wishes, there would have been no way to stop those tentacles.

He swung the candlestick. The brilliantly shining holy sword light erased the rain of tentacles from the world. It was a tentacle that could resist most holy magic, but in front of Ruslan’s sword attack, it was nothing more than a mere tentacle.

But that does not mean the fight against Behemoth is over. Is Behemoth the top predator of hell for no reason? Even if a few tentacles were cut off, the main body of the thing was not damaged.

He kicked the ground, thinking it would be harder than any fight he had ever experienced.

* * *

Saint Adrian was confident that my choice was not wrong. That brilliant light. As a saint, she wasn’t sure even she could produce such a glow, but Ruslan made it happen.

That person was someone who should definitely become a Holy Knight. If a person like that cannot become a Holy Knight, then who in the Holy Kingdom would become a Holy Knight? He should at least resign honorably.

But that only happens when you defeat that vicious demon beast. Now, it was more important to come up with a way to kill him than it was after killing him.

The saint, who had just seen Ruslan’s sword strike, realized that his resistance to holy magic ultimately had its limits, and she called together the priests and knights.

“Do you see the boy in front of you? Our role is to support that boy as much as we can. Until he sticks the candlestick into the Behemoth’s body!”

At the saint’s words, the paladins and priests nodded to her without saying anything. Because they saw it too. The brilliant brilliance that that boy showed just now.

“Please send me divine power. I will be the core of divine magic. Now that he has entered the system, he must be taken down as quickly as possible.”

Lord Rudereck proposed sending it to the central square of the Islands to exterminate it, but the proposal was rejected. Thanks to the hard work of Lancel’s soldiers, the central square was still bustling with people.

It was impossible to sacrifice them all.

Originally, the central square was supposed to be Behemoth’s tomb, but variables arose again.

So, it was necessary to exterminate him as quickly as possible. Even if it means overdoing it.

“No, saint. If you do that, it will cause great harm to your body!”

“It’s okay. “I also know my limitations.”

Adrian shook his head. Now was not the time to check on my well-being. Adrian knew very well what role was assigned to him.

She felt that the favors others showed her, she should repay their devotion. And now was the right time.

“This is an order. “You can’t sacrifice people just to ensure the safety of one person.”

“…… All right.”

Soon, the paladins and priests knelt down and prayed. For believers, prayer is like a wizard’s spell.

Holy God, please give us the strength to overcome suffering.

Whaaak-

The eagerness of countless people overlapped, and an enormous amount of divine power exploded. Adrian felt a huge wave of divinity rushing through his body.

Can you do it? I had to be able to do it.

She concentrated her divine power flowing into her. An attack strong enough to rip off the Behemoth’s tentacles was needed.

However, there was one thing they overlooked.

Behemoth is more sensitive to divine power than anyone else. How can he not react when his natural enemy prepares to kill him like that?

In addition to the tentacles dealing with Ruslan, numerous tentacles poured down on them. Like a magical bombardment, huge pillars were approaching and piercing the ground.

Adrian thought he should turn the divine power concentrated on me into defense, but it was already too late. This is because she has completed preparations for the light of purification, the highest level of divine magic. Her paladins and her priests were also sending all their might against her, leaving her without the strength to defend herself.

In this situation where there is no time to change the magic again, Adrian’s eyes look gloomy. He could not hope for salvation. Even when the Holy Knights claimed that it was time to step forward, the private soldiers and the Capital Defense Force had already retreated.

Excessive consideration for others was actually putting her life in danger.

But wasn’t there a law that said he would die like that?

There were two people blocking her path.

“…… He’s a terrible guy. “Prince Frach, can you give me a little help?”

“Of course. “Captain.”

They were Ethan Crassus and Frach Lancel, commanders of the Imperial Knights.

The sword strikes of the two were blocking the rain of tentacles heading towards the saintess.

“I felt this as I came, but where on earth did you develop such skills? “It seems like he’s better than the knights under me right now.”

The two effortlessly blocked the attack, and among them, Ethan spoke jokingly to Prah.

“You are joking too much. How dare I stand on the same level as the imperial knights?”

“hahahaha. It’s not just a joke. That’s because your skills are outstanding. Anyway…… Holy woman. Will it end if I use that power at him?”

Ethan looked behind her and spoke to the saint.

“No. This is just the beginning. I’ll have to support the boy in front of me until he puts that sword into the Behemoth’s head. I think it will be difficult for us to do it on our own. Director Ethan. Please help us.”

“Willingly. Since it is about protecting the system, it is also my duty. Would you like to join us, Prah? From what I can see, we can leave the minor magical actions to the Capital Defense Force, which has retreated.”

“…… “Let’s try.”

“Good. Come on. From the looks of it, those pesky tentacles seem to be the problem. Should I just cut them down?”

Going forward, the knight commander asked Prah.

“That’s right. “That is its most powerful weapon and strongest defense, so if we get rid of them, Ruslan will definitely have a chance.”

“I see. Was it Ruslan Ares? I saw it last time during the Demon Police incident. That’s amazing skill. “It looks like you’re hearing something amazing.”

“This is the candlestick of St. Valencia. “It is a divine object from heaven that destroys evil things.”

“I understand. “Then, be careful.”

Prah and Ethan moved forward, cutting through the rain of tentacles.