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The Terrifying Mystery Hotpot Battle[edit]
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Part 1[edit]
One day, after finishi+ng their patrol of the Acadehts headquarters inside the Academy to write their report
”Fortunately, things are peaceful today too—”
”Mradually recovered”
After recording the results of today's patrol in her report, Ellis nodded firmly
Indeed, for the past few days, conflicts and all kinds of proble at a visible rate
The direct reason one could think of wasthe Academy's representatives for the Blade Dance
On one side was the Acadeest elehts, Velsaria Eva Yet such an accomplished character had been defeated spectacularly by the teahts, Ellis
Thanks to that, the inally looked down on Ellis began to approve of their captain, thus finally reviving the organization's functionality
”Thus, today's work is over Good job, Kamito”
Putting the report into a file, Ellis stood up from her chair
Just as she was about to return the file to a shelf, Ellis suddenly stopped
”Oh right I alot this”
Ellis reached for a file on the side and sighed lightly
”What's that?”
”Hhts have received from students But due to the recent lack ofthese matters, hence we could only—”
While answering Kah the file with a fluttering sound
”A few days ago, there has been a ru from the storehouse behind the Acadehts were asked to investigate, but the otten amidst all the hectic work—”
”There's a storehouse behind the Academy?”
Kamito asked with his head tilted There was only a stable behind the school building without any storehouse to his knowledge
”Well,did look kind of like a storehouse”
”L-Let us not dig up the past, okay?”
Ellis averted eye contact in a fluster, coughed and cleared her throat
”This storehouse is referring to a building in the forest behind the Academy”
”Inside the forest huh? In that case, couldn't the strange noises be otten lost and entered it?”
”More than likely, that is probably what happened—”
Ellis nodded without rejecting the idea
”However, there is a part of the ru”
”Quite concerning?”
”Indeed Apparently, soure inside the storehouse”
”A figure huh I see now”
Kaht and muttered quietly
Only high-ranked spirits like Est were capable of expressing fully huh-ranked spirit to be appearing in that kind of place
”Oh well, it is just a rumor after all That place has always been involved with all kinds of legends”
”Legends?”
”Indeed Kaend tells of a spirit residing there that has the ability to grant all wishes”
”The ability to grant all wishes How can such a convenient spirit exist?”
Ka in this world was capable of that, it would have to be so on the saranted to victors of the Blade Dance tournament
”Naturally, this is a ru students In truth, nosy students have gone to investigate many times in the past, but never found even a shadow of the spirit”
Saying that, Ellis shrugged
”That being said, since coation ies, Kamito, but could you accompany me?”
”Sure, I'm actually a bit curious about that rumor too”
As a result, the two of them walked to the storehouse in the forest with lanterns in their hands
Part 2[edit]
The sun had set completely The forest was totally dark
The lantern glowed fro the outline of the building standing in the middle of the forest
”Hey Ellis”
”What is the matter?”
”Why did they build a house in this kind of place?”
Looking at it from outside, it did not look like a storehouse no matter what—
Rather, it seerand mansion to boot
”This was originally the headmistress' secondary residence that also served as a research facility”
”Greyworth the hag's lab, huh?”
Kamito muttered with a bitter face
Brushi+ng aside the vines around the grated gate, Ellis opened the entrance and entered
”Using an entire house for storage, that's really generous”
”Really? Back home, the storehouse was converted from an entire ancient castle”
”That's a totally different scale”
Kamito lowered his voice and remarked in exasperation
(Co aristocratic family)
Due to interacting norot this fact If anything, Ellis and the other girls were supposed to be noble young ladies whoainst
”Even so, this place really creeps me out when I look at it”
The house itself was quite roith countless bra off a creepy atmosphere like a standard haunted house Given such an appearance, it was no wonder that there were so e rumors
”It's like anything could rush out any time”
”S-Stop saying nonsense!”
Kamito simply whispered but Ellis shuddered on the side
”Ellis, don't tell hosts?”
”O-O-O-Of course not! I-I-I will have you know that I aart!”
Ellis denied with her face bright red
”Oh okay Sorry about that”
Kamito smiled wryly in return and reached for the door handle
Part 3[edit]
C-Creak The stairs groaned with every step
The interior of the house was covered in dust None of the spirit crystals installed on the walls for lighting reacted when infused with divine power The spirits in theo
”Careful or else you ht break the floorboards”
”Y-Yes, be careful Wah!”
Kaht Ellis by the arm just as her step penetrated a floorboard
”Are you okay, Ellis?”
”Y-Yes, I suppose, I am fine”
Blushi+ng bright red, Ellis shook off Kamito's hand
”L-Let us proceed”
Clearing her throat, Ellis stepped forward
Then she stopped in front of a roo library
”According to reports, the sighted figure was apparently in this room on the second floor—”
Gripping the hilt of the sword at her waist, Ellis opened the door
Froht whiff of odor The interior of the room was surrounded by bookshelves The floor had been carefully swept clean and there was not a speck of dust in the corridor in front of the room either
”Are these books all part of Greyworth's collection?”
”Yes, they are all ancient texts gathered frorimoires have all been donated to the Acade here are particularly valuable”
”But if that's the case, there's so me”
”So you?”
Kamito walked to the shelves in front of him and reached for the spine of a book
”This book's cover is way too new—”
”What!?”
Seeing the cover of the book that Kamito had pulled out, Ellis instantly blushed to her ears
”S-Secret Garden?”
Indeed, rather than ancient grimoires—
These were roeted towards girls
”This one, this one, and this one too”
Ka Flower in the Night, Young Lady in the Dungeon, The Bullying Count—All books of this genre
”W-Why are such shameless books here!?”
”Well, for soine the reason”
Kaed and tapped the cover of a book
”By the way, don't you find this lineup of books quite familiar—?”
—At that very moment
”H?”
Kamito suddenly looked up
”W-What!? Q-Quit e remarks!”
”No, it's true—”
than night pitch-black darkness devour the world harbinger of chaos—
”!?”
Inside the quiet roo
Kamito and Ellis looked at each other then rushed into the corridor
Trial here alternate dimensional portal—
”An incantation of spirit ic?”
Ellis charged at the voice's direction in one breath—
”Ellis, wait up! I've heard this voice somewhere before—”
”Brazen knave, what vilehere!?”
Co Kaic
”Kyahhh!” ”What is going on!?” ”Milady~!” ”Hya!”
The storirls inside to scream one after another
”Y-You!?”
Thus, Ellis froze in her pose, in the ic
Part 4[edit]
”You lot again, problem children of Raven Class!”
Holding the confiscated racy books in her arirls before her—Claire, Fianna, Rinslet and her maid Carol
”Y-You've got us wrong”
”We certainly did not come here to read books or the like!”
Claire and Rinslet were desperately denying the evidence before their eyes
”Oh? In that case, why is your name written here?”
”U-Umm”
Claire's gaze escaped to the side
”Violation of school rules The Sylphid Knights will step in and handle these things”
”Ah, so cruel!” ”You are going too far!”
”Actually, Ellis, aren't you interested in them as well?”
”L-Like, like anyone would be interested in such stupid”
Fianna's ht red in a fluster
”In the end, the truth behind the rumor turns out to be Claire and the rest of you”
Watching these young ladies, Kahed in exasperation
School rules forbade the possession of reading hts' inspections, Claire and her friends had hidden the books here then sneaked in to read them
However, Kamito was quite concerned about Claire's attitude
Claire still seemed a bit restless and uneasy, like she had more to hide
(True, Fianna seeic just now)
Kamito looked around the room, made a mess by the wind
Then he noticed a book that had fallen in a corner
The wind ht covers of the girls' roed leather cover Kamito picked up the book
”Is this book from the headmistress' collection by any chance?”
Ellis narrowed her eyes and stared at Claire and the others
”By the way, I heard a strange ical incantation earlier What on earth was that?”
”W-Well”
Claire, Rinslet and Fianna exchanged looks in embarrassment—
Then finally, they sighed in resignation
”Well, since you witnessed it, we have no choice but to confess”
”Earlier, ere trying out a certain ritual recorded in this book”
”What ritual?”
Hearing Fianna's answer, Ellis raised an eyebrow in doubt
The girls had discovered that book purely by chance
They were using the library to hide their racy reading material, but discovered the book hidden in the inside of the bookshelf Given Fianna's excellent aptitude as a princess rimoire which definitely held no ordinary power
Fianna had taken the book back to her room and spentunbelievable ritten in this book
”So unbelievable huh?”
”Yes, what this book records is—”
Fianna paused and spoke with a serious expression
”Theany wish—”
”What did you say”
Ellis gulped
”Could it be, that ru students”
”Yes, that rumor is true”
Fianna nodded firmly
”Just noere here to perfor this spirit—”
Part 4[edit]
A bit of h thethat was covered by ivy vines and brambles
Sitting some distance away, Kamito watched as Fianna made preparations for the ritual
”I-It is just a silly ru wishes, pish posh—”
”You can go back alone if you're afraid”
”H-Hmph I shall confirm the veracity of the rumor at least”
Ellis glared back in response to Claire's taunt Ellis was taking part under the pretext that a hts needed to be present to supervise the ritual, but in reality, she must be quite interested too
(No rant people's wishes, after all)
Fianna arranged stones neatly on the floor then looked at the grimoire
”Looks like I need to put a pot here”
”I have never heard of any ic ritual that requires a pot to carry out”
”Neither have I”
Thud, Fianna placed a pot filled ater onto the arranged stones This earthenware pot had been taken froe, an enchanted artifact with a sealed spirit that finally came in handy
Claire produced a flame from her hand and lit a fire for the pot
”Heat the pot with fire then put in kelp, it says”
Fianna confirmed the ritual's sequence then covered the pot with the lid Next—
”Could this be the mystery hotpot ritual?”
By the time anyone noticed, Est had taken human form and spoken
”You've heard of it, Est?”
Est nodded expressionlessly
”The mystery hotpot ritual is a shon between ele roots with the Blade Dance tournament Many an elementalist has fallen in attempts to take on this trial—”
”I-Is it that dangerous a ritual?”
”Now is your last chance to flee”
Claire smiled fearlessly
”L-Like anyone is going to flee!”
”I actually feel like running away But—”
Kaed
”Hey Claire—”
”?”
”Can that pot spirit grant any kind of wish?”
”Yes, of course But a wish on the level of the Elemental Lords would be impossible—”
”I see”
Ka flames
(If I'ht be able to find out information about Restia)
Fianna placed both hands above the pot and solemnly started the ritual incantation
”—”
”—Darkness surant us the trial here, alternate dimensional portal, hereby open!”
Instantly, the earthenware pot gave off intense white light, blotting out their vision
Fianna slowly removed the lid
Then she exhaled, blowing away the rising steam
”It appears to have succeeded”
Fianna smiled with satisfaction
”What is this?”
Looking at the pot's contents, Claire raised an eyebrow and asked
Inside the pot was an unknown black soup, bubbling and seething
”The Gate has been opened Right now, the bottom of this pot is linked to Astral Zero”
”Take turns to eat the ingredients in the pot—”
Rinslet spoke softly
”The one who ree to have an audience with the pot spirit”
Claire nodded nervously
”Who'll start?”
Kamito looked at everyone
”Th-Then I shall begin!”
”Do your best, milady!”
When Rinslet volunteered, Carol cheered for her
”Hoo—”
Rinslet reached out with chopsticks, plunging them into the soup without hesitation
What the chopsticks fished out was a black object that was in the process of
”W-What is this?”