Chapter 115 Merlin's Plan
Chapter 115 Merlin's Plan
In the afternoon, after school, the seventh prince, Cheyenne Poluninger Charlemagne, went to the principal to inquire about Isabella's suspension.
The principal's reply was that Isabella's magic release strength was equivalent to that of three people. The nine students she defeated were all knocked unconscious by her. The three intermediate healing teachers of the academy consumed a lot of magic power to heal the injured students.
"...Principal, do you mean that Isabella's magic power is strong? She is also an entry-level magician. Have you checked it? Could it be that our protection is not in place? Principal, the reason you gave is too far-fetched. Injuries in the competition are inevitable. As the captain of the Lightning Elemental Class, I have also been attacked several times, but I have no complaints."
The principal was speechless. He drank his tea and said, "Your Highness always claims before every game that you compete as a classmate. They only attacked you tentatively and did not use their full strength. However, Isabella is very powerful and very dangerous. Our game requires sufficient safety. The rules of protection are detailed. The third layer was broken..."
"I don't want to hear your nagging," the Seventh Prince said in a daunting tone, "Are you afraid that Isabella will win the double championship of the first grade? If you are worried about the protection, then strengthen the protection. If she can't play in the game, you are making things difficult for me."
The principal showed a genial smile on his face, with the tactfulness typical of a middle-aged man. He tugged at his golden robe and took the seventh prince's words to heart.
"Since the Seventh Prince is worried about the protective gear, I suggest that the competition be suspended for three days and a new batch of equipment be replaced. The competition rules are changed to eliminate the contestant if they are hit five times in total or if the protective gear fails. For fifty years, Briffin Academy has never had a double champion student. However, the captain is His Royal Highness the Prince, and she has missed the opportunity to become a double champion student."
The Seventh Prince thought about it and agreed to suspend the magic competition for three days.
After leaving the principal's office, the Seventh Prince ordered his followers to return to the palace. While walking on the campus, everyone kept a distance of ten meters from him.
I went to the entrance of the academy and got on the golden carriage back to the palace.
The fourth princess had been waiting for a long time and asked curiously.
"You came out a little late today. Aren't there any games?"
"There is no competition. Something happened. Isabella Bairina from our class was suspended. I went to find the principal, so..."
"Suspended?" The fourth princess frowned slightly. "Without special circumstances, the academy would not suspend a student. Isabella Bairina? I remember that she was the first in the first-grade magic swordsmanship competition. Grandpa compared you with her in front of me yesterday..."
"She is strong because of her ability. It's not surprising that a noble lady of the knight class has excellent fighting ability. If she didn't have the ability, the competition wouldn't be suspended for three days."
"Hmm? Suspended for three days? Are you abusing the imperial power?" The fourth princess' tone was questioning, "Oberik has a 400-year national history and family tradition. Before being granted real power, it is not allowed to abuse the imperial power."
"Don't think too much. I am only discussing this with the principal as a student. There was a small incident recently. Three students from the first-year Fire Element Class 1 tampered with the magic protective gear. They are nobles from a neighboring country. With irrefutable evidence, they were protected by the academy."
"You're well-informed. We fifth graders have also heard about this. They also drugged the cafeteria and destroyed the equipment in the alchemy classroom. These are all true. I even had to suspend several of my alchemy classes."
At night, Isabella met Merlin in the library.
The corridor of the reading room was dimly lit.
"...Lady Saint, we have found enough evidence, but the Almighty Eye and the Academy have not done anything. What are you going to do to these three people next..."
"They are always a nuisance in the academy. Without disrupting the diplomatic relations between the two countries, we should put an end to their evil plots against the academy. Be careful to hide your identities. There are many spies in the capital. You must not reveal any of our information."
After hearing this, the two nodded in agreement.
"When I first saw the fluctuations of their magic source, I had expected that they would not be content. From the comparison of their magic source fluctuations, you should know who they are."
At last, Isabella walked toward the stairs in the gallery.
"Just leave this mission to us."
Merlin and Erwin whispered in agreement behind Isabella.
next morning.
Isabella used her magic to sense a barrier nearby, and the direction she sensed was actually Villa No. 28.
Merlin's trick was extremely evil. He used advanced magic tools to cast a barrier and locked the three of them in the house. Today was Wednesday, not a school day, and being locked up for a whole day was enough to make them feel uncomfortable.
At the same time, early in the morning, I heard the news that the first-year magic competition would be suspended for three days.
Thursday afternoon school time.
The three of them were still locked in the house, their food and water had run out, and because they did not go to class today, they attracted the attention of the academy.
The staff from the management office arrived at Villa No. 28, and Merlin retracted the barrier and let them go temporarily.
On the side of the road, Erwin sneered, "If we can't catch the person behind them, we can only play a trick on them. Merlin, is this your only way?"
Merlin patted Erwin's shoulder and spoke in a slow tone.
"Don't worry, this is just the beginning. When they realize they have been tricked, they will be furious and want to find the person behind it. Finally, they will reveal the mastermind behind it."
Alvin stared at the villa, where the three people were explaining what had happened in the past two days to the management staff.
Erwin said in a calm tone, "I'm going to waste a few days with you again. If it were me, I would definitely ask them to leave the academy first and beat them up using my status as a peer in the academy."
Merlin also looked towards Villa No. 28. After saying goodbye to the staff, the three men ran to the cafeteria at full speed.
"If you strike them first, they will seize the opportunity to make a big fuss. On the contrary, they are the ones who strike first, so they have no reason to escalate the matter to the diplomatic level between the two countries. If I were not too concerned about the Saint's feelings, I would have eighteen ways to cause accidental deaths."
"Briffin College... the accidental death of a student from a neighboring country has caused us great sins, but if we stop at playing a prank, these three idiots will go back to their old ways."
Merlin said, and stood up to go in the direction of the cafeteria.
Erwin was puzzled: "Ah? Are you the worm in their stomach? How do you know their thoughts?"
"A little scheming design," Merlin explained. "In my tribe, it is impossible to obtain resources for survival without sufficient scheming and ability. The next step is to provoke them."
The three of them had dinner, left the college, and went to Xidi Street.
Entering an alley on Xidi Street, the distance between them and the three people was getting closer.
"...the ones behind," said a short boy, "you two have been following me all the way. Are you looking for trouble?"
"I was the one who locked you in the barrier," Merlin took out a barrier magic tool and played with it in his hand. "Also, regarding the memory crystal, the magic tool recorded all the facts. I really don't understand why they say this is a slander against you?"
After Merlin confessed, the two men blushed, gritted their teeth, and turned back to Erwin and Merlin.
The tall boy pulled the two of them together, stood up and said, "So, what do you want to do? Which class are you from?"
"I just don't like it. How dare you ask us which class we are from? We are not from your college..."
Merlin took a few steps back, retreated to the corner, and ran away.
Erwin was stunned, turned his head back and forth several times, and ran after Merlin.
"That's too bad! That kid actually said he's not from the academy!" The short guy rushed forward and shouted, "Stop!"
The three chased to the Central Axis Street, where there were many pedestrians around.
Erwin and Merlin ran side by side and asked, "What then? What's the point of angering them? Wouldn't it be better to just punch them a few times and they would behave themselves?"
Behind him, three people chanted spells at the same time, releasing fire magic at the two people ten meters in front of them.
The fireball shot out, wheezing, wheezing.
Many passers-by squatted down to avoid them and turned back to curse them.
Their fire magic had a range of about twelve meters and missed the two of them, only burning the fallen leaves and walls on the roadside.
Merlin ran to a city guard post and stopped.
Report the three people chasing after him and fighting with magic.
When the three saw that they were the first to complain, they immediately turned around and ran away.
Three city guards took out their wands and released earth element magic from a distance of fifty meters. A square earth wall surrounded the three of them.
Merlin and Erwin turned quickly, activated their flying cloaks, and retreated to the rooftop. They moved so fast and so lightly that it was like an autumn breeze blowing by.
Seeing the three people being arrested, Erwin became even more confused.
"... You released magic attacks in the street, causing social unrest. Since you are minors, each of you will be fined fifty copper coins..."
A forty-year-old city guard released Tu Yan from his confinement and issued a ticket to each of them.
City Guard Bureau, interrogation room...
The captain of Xidi Street interrogated at the desk: "Your names, identities, where do you live now..."
"I won't tell you. I suggest you let us go, or you'll lose your job."
The captain of the city guards gave a speech: "This is in accordance with the Avilato Public Security Management Regulations, and is also what you consider a ticket. If there are casualties due to the release of magic attacks in the street, you will be fully responsible!"
"Ticket? Why? Just wait," a boy wrote a message scroll, "Give me ten minutes."
"This is the capital of the empire, not the countryside. Your threats won't work. You have to pay money to leave. Five days in jail is a must. The two people you're chasing are running pretty fast."
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. The Mirror of Trace can see traces of magic. I'm curious about how stubborn you young people are. Or do you have some powerful backing?"
Ten minutes later, five intermediate second-level magicians went to the City Guard Bureau to rescue people.
A few minutes later, they spent more money and got the three boys out of jail.
"Merlin, you're amazing. You found out who's behind them," Erwin boasted while lying on the roof. "What's the next step? Why don't you want to explain everything clearly?"
Merlin leaned against the wall, crossed his arms and replied, "The next step is that they will come looking for us. We are using the students' faces and identities now. When they find us, we will tear off our disguises and deal with them in the name of the All-Seeing Eye Group B. Oh, and remember to reclaim the memory crystals under the police station building."
"The fun you're having is really exciting..."
Five intermediate first-level magicians, judging by their attire, were from Corey Roman's Third Reich Embassy.
By the next afternoon, when school was over, it was the familiar dim alley again.
Merlin was not in a hurry to take action, but waited for them to get to the clothing store at 208 Westland Street. Only when they arrived at the door of the clothing store did Erwin and the other two show up.
"How dare you come? You've made us lose face!"
The short boy cursed angrily, and then immediately released fire element magic at a high speed.
A group of fire snakes swam over.
One of them ran into the store and said, "Captain, someone is bullying us! It's the two people we've been looking for."
Merlin released a magic shield with one hand to prevent the attack of fire element. Ten magicians holding magic wands appeared in the store, and the two immediately removed their disguises.
There were thirty pedestrians on their way home from get off work on this small street. When they saw the fight, they stopped to watch.
These pedestrians are ordinary people, their magic source level is entry-level, and they all have their own jobs.
Alvin sensed very clearly that these magicians of Corey Roman's Third Empire all had strange magic fluctuations, similar to Merlin's magic fluctuations. These subtle differences would be difficult to detect if they had not been upgraded to the advanced magic level.
"The All-Seeing Eye Group B already knows what your Magic Group has done," Merlin slowly emitted the magical fluctuations unique to high-level magicians, "destroying the teaching environment of Briffin College. Judging from your motives, are you trying to influence the future national strength of Oberik by any means possible?"
"You know a lot," a man pointed his wand at the two of them, "We have set up a large number of magic arrays here. Don't underestimate me because I'm a mid-level magician. I expected to be exposed, but it was exposed a little too quickly..."
boom!
A blue magic circle appeared under their feet, and they were trapped in the blue halo of the magic circle. After the dazzling blue light, they entered into an illusion and found themselves in an infinite blue sea.
The two people outside closed their eyes and stood there like statues.
"It's useless," Merlin suddenly opened his eyes, "A magic circle of this level is trying to penetrate the source of magic power? It's not even as powerful as the magic field."
Erwin also opened his eyes and said, "Do you think the illusion magic circle trapped us?"
The male leader was a little dazed. He looked at the two of them in astonishment and didn't dare to say another word.
Everyone in the Magic Group was horrified. Those at the back of the team ran away, not daring to confront a high-level magician, let alone someone with the All-Seeing Eye.
They were afraid of being captured. Once they revealed the plans of the Magic Group under torture, the Demon Eye thousands of miles away would activate the magic contract and devour the members who betrayed the Magic Group.
Merlin hinted at Erwin with his eyes, indicating that he should try to scare them.
Erwin released dark element magic, which shattered the doors and windows of the clothing store, and attacked the members of the Magic Group who escaped into the store.
Several people hid in the building, and three students from the Corey Roman Empire followed suit.
Erwin walked upstairs slowly, with a magic seal floating in his palm, looking for members of the Magic Group.
Merlin sensed that there were ten intermediate magicians approaching quickly nearby and dropped an explosive magic stone.
The two of them took out the primary teleportation scroll and left.
The intermediate magicians who came to West Street were from the arrest team of the city guards, who were specifically responsible for the security management of the royal capital. Three white dragons were hovering in the sky. As night was approaching, the dragon riders who were getting ready to go off work approached this place with hatred.
boom!
There was a sudden explosion inside the building, and several people hiding were instantly swallowed up by the rubble.
The hastily arrived arresting team of the city guards was almost involved. Until nightfall, they were unable to find out what organization's secret action was. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, two young high-level magicians took revenge on them...
But no matter how much they interrogate, even with the Crystal of Retrospection, they still cannot find out what the other party looks like, or what caused the conflict.
The captain of the arrest team speculated that the explosion of the building was caused by a special explosive magic stone, which could cause physical destruction and affect spatial fluctuations.
This type of special magic tool is expensive, costing four hundred silver coins each, and is usually used in assassination missions to leave no trace of the killer.
The vicious incident that occurred in the royal capital was quickly taken over by Group C of the Almighty Eye, and the scene was quickly sealed off.
After learning about the situation, Mahgra suspected that the leader of Group B, Asadolon, might have known the plan of the Magic Group and was secretly targeting the Magic Group.
Mahgra used all his connections to characterize this matter as a private grudge and put an end to this incident that had no beginning or end.
The front yard of Villa No. 23, Briffin College.
Isabella and a few others had a barbecue in the front yard to celebrate the completion of teaching the three people swordsmanship.
It was already 28: in the evening. In Villa No. diagonally opposite, many staff from the management office were moving out personal belongings. There were also two intermediate magicians accompanying them, who seemed to be investigating.
Isabella glanced over and realized that those three wouldn't be coming back to Briffin Academy either.
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