Chapter 266
Chapter 266
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 266
Chapter Title: Please Take Good Care of Our Bianca
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After finishing his conversation with Arashism Lactea,
Krash visited the special academy for the first time in ages.
A place where those with exceptional talents in unique fields gathered.
There were people here that Krash needed to meet.
"A magic tool that can teleport to the location of a detected threat?"
The first person Krash sought out was a genius and eccentric in magic tool crafting.
Rona Imblize.
She was one of the people Krash had come to the special academy to see.
"Yeah, I'd like to commission you to make one."
Rona looked puzzled at Krash's words,
but soon her enthusiasm sparked.
"Sure! I owe you one anyway. Nice chance to pay it back."
But separate from her enthusiasm, there was a practical issue.
"However, it needs to be a higher-grade magic tool than the Black Witch's spatial teleportation."
"Ugh?"
The moment she heard that, Rona's enthusiasm plummeted.
Once, under the Black Witch's brainwashing, she had become her slave.
Knowing the Black Witch's power to some extent,
even a genius like her in this field couldn't easily craft something surpassing it.
"Wonder if that's even possible."
Even the ever-confident Rona seemed uncertain.
"That's why I'm planning to secure a better crafting environment and extra personnel."
"You have something in mind?"
Sensing Krash's determination, Rona smiled faintly and straightened her back.
"Alright. I'll do my absolute best."
"Thanks, I appreciate it."
The first hurdle was cleared.
But the real problem came next.
"Long time no see, and you show up out of nowhere spouting nonsense?"
In front of Krash,
a petite silver-haired girl asked with a grumpy expression.
Her name was Bioiren Sedni.
The top student of the special department, same second-year class as Krash.
"Let's go meet your father."
And she was the daughter of the Heavenly Sovereign Magic Emperor Terasius Jeblam and a World Erosion barrier master.
The only one who knew her true surname wasn't Sedni, but Jeblam: Krash.
She was the offspring of both the Magic Emperor and a World Erosion entity.
"What the hell."
She had a foul mouth, and she scowled fiercely at Krash's words.
"Why the fuck would I go see that bastard?"
Her father, Terasius Jeblam, was a madman.
Out of simple curiosity about what would happen if a World Erosion entity and a human had a child,
he had dragged in a World Erosion barrier master and forced her to bear one.
Yet the resulting Bioiren failed to hold Terasius's interest for long.
As a result, she was practically abandoned,
and even the barrier master had fled, leaving her alone.
To her, her parents were objects of hatred.
They had created her on a whim but taken no responsibility.
"First reason for suggesting we go meet the Magic Emperor: I need his cooperation for crafting magic tools to prepare for battle against World Erosion entities."
The moment Krash stated his purpose, Bioiren finally turned to look at him.
She had received his help before to live as her true self.
So she couldn't just brush off his words.
"Wait, didn't you make that barrier brooch to avoid World Erosion entities? What's this about preparing for battle?"
The brooch in Krash's pocket was Bioiren's barrier that blocked World Erosion eyes.
They had crafted it to evade the Black Witch's gaze,
so preparing for battle now made no sense to her.
"I've used the barrier you made effectively. Bought us plenty of time, thanks to it."
"...You planned to fight World Erosion entities from the start?"
Bioiren stared at Krash in disbelief.
Fighting World Erosion entities put even Krash's life at risk.
Yet he showed no fear whatsoever.
"Yeah, that was the plan."
"..."
Bioiren fell silent for a moment.
Complex emotions flickered in her eyes.
She had never known her mother's love, and her mother was the World Erosion entity.
Half her blood was World Erosion.
Hearing he'd confront them made her mind reel briefly.
She wondered if Krash saw all World Erosion entities as enemies.
But she soon realized she didn't need to feel this way.
'Even humans aren't all the same.'
Even humans drew swords and hurled spells at each other.
Krash didn't treat every World Erosion entity as an enemy.
"Even if I go with you, no guarantee he'll even see me."
Bioiren was treated like discarded spawn by Terasius.
She wasn't even sure she could arrange a meeting.
"It's fine. We've got the perfect curiosity bait right here."
Krash pointed to himself.
Terasius was a man driven by curiosity and inquiry.
To him, Krash was prime research material.
How many in the world embodied World Erosion power, aura, curses, skills, and the White Dragon King's might all in one?
But Bioiren recoiled in horror.
"You lunatic, you have no idea how unhinged that guy is! Screw up, and he'll drag you off as a lab rat!"
Bioiren desperately tried to dissuade him.
But Krash's expression was serene.
"No worries there."
No.
His face even looked enlightened.
As if he'd already been through it all.
"...Why so confident?"
The reason for his confidence was simple.
Krash had already suffered under Terasius once.
A walking mass of curses,
yet even inheriting the Saintess's power, Krash had maintained his body amid it.
To Terasius, that was invaluable research fodder.
'Not for nothing do I know that guy's a psycho.'
Heavenly Sovereign.
Despite reaching that lofty realm and ruling the magic kingdom of Jeblam,
Terasius acted as if positions meant nothing.
All for satisfying his curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
Yet his genius in magic allowed him to run the nation entirely on magic systems.
Having endured him, Krash understood the man well.
So he patted Bioiren's shoulder.
"Seriously, no need to worry."
Perhaps even more than Bioiren had.
"...You're weird."
Bioiren finally relented with a sigh and nodded.
"Fine. You'll handle it somehow."
"Also, could use your help with the barrier side for the magic tool."
"Crazy, how much more you gonna use me? Am I your slave?!"
"Not a slave. A friend."
Bioiren flinched at Krash's innocent cheek.
"Tch, friend my ass!"
Her face flushed red as she huffed and turned away.
"Get your ass ready to leave properly!"
She was such a tsundere.
'Preparations are set.'
Now, all that remained was meeting Terasius and hashing it out.
Krash gazed out the special department window.
Who knew when he'd return if they left now.
Magic tool crafting would take time,
and Krash planned to fully assimilate the Dragon King lineage with Terasius's aid.
'At least a few months.'
So he should at least see Bianca's entrance ceremony.
'One day.'
He'd told her they'd celebrate this year,
but it might get delayed a bit.
Krash clenched his fist tightly.
He felt a pang of regret for not being by her side now, when he wanted to be.
Bianca had waited ages to be by his side too.
She wouldn't show it,
but surely she felt the disappointment deeply.
Yet for her sake, he couldn't take her this time.
To grow, staying at Raheln Academy would help her far more than tagging along to Jeblam.
Guess I need to explain it well.
[What a shallow thought.]
Then Crimson Garden sniped him out of nowhere, as usual.
[You think convincing just that one girl will suffice?]
Krash unusually fell silent at her next words.
"...I'll think about it tomorrow."
How had it come to this?
Krash could only look troubled.
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The next day.
Raheln Academy's entrance ceremony began.
The incoming third-years donned uniforms matching their departments, faces alight with excitement.
Having earned entry to Raheln Academy, proven ground for countless talents over the past two years,
they couldn't help but buzz with anticipation.
Everyone hurried toward the ceremony.
Among them, a few stood out.
Those who had shone in the entrance exam.
"It's Dalea Juno."
Most notably, Dalea Juno from the Martial Department, who had taken down an associate professor.
For some reason, she stood at the dormitory entrance, waiting for someone.
As passersby eyed her curiously,
a murmur of surprise rose from inside the dorm.
Dalea's gaze turned that way too.
She had guessed who caused the stir.
"She's here."
She murmured to herself and lightly pushed off the wall she'd leaned against.
That's when white hair caught her eye.
The person she'd waited for had arrived; she was about to express her joy.
But then she witnessed an unexpected sight.
The one who'd been nearly expressionless just days ago now beamed with unbridled happiness.
It was the most blissed-out face Dalea had ever seen.
And she quickly realized why.
The culprit was the man whose hand she gripped tightly.
A man with jet-black hair.
Krash Valheim.
Fiancé to her—Bianca Hardenharts.
'I knew they were engaged.'
Bianca being Krash's fiancée was famous knowledge.
Krash's renown drew eyes to her too.
But she hadn't imagined such deep love.
It looked like a true love match, not some family arrangement.
As Bianca passed by, focused solely on Krash and ignoring her, Dalea hurriedly called out.
"Bianca."
Bianca turned belatedly.
Letting out an "Ah."
She'd been so absorbed in Krash she hadn't even noticed.
A hit to the pride, yet it drew a wry smile.
'People can like someone that much, huh.'
So thinking, Dalea glanced at Krash.
In that instant, a chill ran deep through her body.
'What the hell is this monster.'
This man exuded pressure enough to make her step back.
A sensation like being crushed under a mountain spread through her.
Her grandfather had taken interest in him,
and she'd boasted of defeating him, but to think he was this much of a monster.
Dalea's eyes naturally dropped to the floor.
Then Krash took a step toward her.
She had harmed Bianca before, injured her even.
Who knew what he'd do on that pretext.
As she instinctively recoiled,
"You're Dalea Juno, who took the entrance exam with Bianca, right?"
A kinder voice than expected sounded.
Dalea slowly raised her head to see Krash smiling gently.
"There were some incidents during the exam, so please get along well with our Bianca."
Dalea felt the tension drain from her like a sigh of relief.
Ah, something eased.
It was unmistakably the vibe of a husband meeting his wife's friend.