The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 260: Principal's Secret Letter
«Roh» War, massive war between spirits in the past that once turned «Astral Spirit» into scorched earth. They were competing for control of this world, a faction of the «Five Elemental Lord Great» was fighting against a rebel spirit faction.
After enduring for centuries, it is said that the faction of the «Five Elemental Lords of Great» won. But in reality, the belief of the historical record is somewhat suspicious.
Moreover, even if war had ever happened on «Astral Spirit» thousands of years ago, it didn't feel real at all.
"No. «Spirit» war is not just a war in fairy tales." Tiana shook her head in objection.
"How's it?"
"In recent research, a lot of evidence has been found that proves the existence of «Roh» War. You know, during the Vinral War, not all the ruins and historical sites across the continent were thoroughly explored for the sake of extracting sealed spirits and spirit crystals? At that time, many inscriptions were found."
"So like that?"
Raised in «Instructional School», Kaizo is not very educated in this regard. Although Alicia and Aidenwyth had taught him a certain level of understanding, Kaizo was completely unfamiliar with the latest theories and discoveries.
"Why did the spirits rise up against the Elemental Lords?"
"There are several hypotheses circulating, but most believe there is a very powerful existence of leading spirits."
"A existence strong enough to fight against «Five Elemental Lord Agung», eh?"
Hearing that, the first thing that came to Kaizo's mind was the "Special Name" he had only recently learned. The sixth Elemental Lord who had been cleared of all records.
(Rei Shadow's.)
Could the mastermind behind «Spirit War» be the «Elemental Lord of Darkness» who seems to have a deep bond with Kaizo? Just as Kaizo was caught up in deep thought.
"This is the first time in history for an abandoned city «Megidoa» that was chosen as the field for the «Steel Sword» Festival. Surely, there were too many irregularities in the process this time." Victoria grumbled with a serious expression.
"Well, leave that aside for now, it's basically all the information we have on the battlefield. Since this was an ancient battlefield, it was very likely that his leyline was chaotic and unusable. Magic rituals should be used with caution. Also, seeing that ominous spirits tended to gather in the ancient ruins, everyone had to prepare some spirit crystals to make it easier to activate the barrier."
Based on the available information, Victoria offered reasonable advice. As expected of an honor student of the Academy.
"One more thing. This came from the whisper of wind I heard earlier," Eve spoke up at this moment.
With "wind whispers", Eve refers to the intelligence gathered by the wind spirit as implied in those words. Wind spirits had a wide range of movements and among the five great attributes, they were the most suitable for gathering intelligence.
"Representative of the Holy Kingdom of Lugia, Saint Luna Airis of «Sacred Spirit Knights», has obtained «Divine Armament» from her home country."
"«Divine Armaments»?" Victoria asked in surprise. Kaizo was curious too.
Unlike «Elemental Aero» which takes the form of a contracted spirit, the god weapon is the best physical weapon. Even if it was a special weapon imbued with divine attributes, it was still a weapon.
«Sword Style Festival» does not prohibit participants from carrying conventional weapons. In fact, Kaizo also carried a short sword to throw, even though it was a special case.
Considering the existence of weight restrictions for items brought into the match, there is almost no advantage for Spirit Contractors to set up conventional weapons if they are able to use the powerful «Elemental Aero».
"What would he do with something like that?"
"Who knows. It would be hard to imagine it was important to that famous Paladin."
"Maybe it was used for some kind of magic ritual? Isn't there a type of spirit magic that requires swords and swords as catalysts to activate it?"
Victoria, Eve, and Tiana discussed the matter as Aura poured new tea into everyone's cups regardless of the matter.
(Paladin the Holy Kingdom of Lugia.)
Three years ago, the holy sword wielder «Elemental Aero» competed against Rei Assar for victory. Even though he was a knight from a foreign country, he was definitely strong enough to qualify as a «Numbers» candidate.
Purely because Alicia's darkness attribute was a bad match, Luna was the only opponent to give a tough challenge in the last competition.
Of course, despite having a tremendous flaw, the «Strongest Sword Style Holders», Rei Assar still defeated him with pure strength, the beautiful knight with that gorgeous blonde hair.
However, the girl's straightforward gaze left an impression on him. Compared to Eve who was also a knight, she was different. Absolutely pure, a gaze of purity to a dangerous degree.
Right now, a deep bell ringing rang out in the corridor outside. The clock shows midnight.
"It's time to start."
"Yes." Yeah."
It was finally the final day. Victoria and the girls all showed nervous expressions. The Sword Style Festival in the next three days will determine the final winner.
Everyone had clawed their way to victory in a ruthless ranking battle for the sake of today.
"There is no point in continuing this meeting. Let's stop early and rest for tomorrow's preparations."
"Yes that's right."
"true."
"It's not good for the skin."
All the noble ladies agreed with Victoria.
"Then, I'll see you tomorrow."
Kaizo was just about to return to her own room, she suddenly recalled something, "Oh right?!"
"By the way, I have a letter from Aidenwyth for you." Taking the sealed envelope from his uniform, Kaizo handed it to Victoria.
"The head of the school sent this to us?"
"Yes. Maybe for mental preparation before the final or something."
Although the witch did not look like a sentimental type, she must have thought much about the important stage of her disciple. Like entrusting the last secret technique. Obviously, there was something he wanted to tell them.
Victoria opened the letter while the other three girls watched from the side. They read the letter silently for a while
"Eeeeeeh!?"
Suddenly, they all shouted loudly, flushed into their ears.
"What's that?"
"No-no, no-nothing at all!" Victoria frantically hid the letter behind her.
"Uwaaaaah, w-what should we do?"
"This kind of task is absolutely impossible!"
"But, if we don't do it then Kaizo will."
"I-that's right, because the principal said so."
A group of girls chatted calmly in the discussion.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.