Basically, Principal Ludik was just listening to it as a story.
This history, as told by Scholar Calvin, had never appeared in any records that existed today.
That meant this bizarre... story had no foundation at all. Even after becoming trapped in this strange environment, Ludik still felt strongly detached from it.
He forced himself to immerse in the history Scholar Calvin was recounting while keeping half his attention elsewhere.
"Teacher, according to what you mean, the predicament we're facing right now is actually revenge by an Outer God named Morrigan?" Ludik frowned, linking it to what he had recently experienced and witnessed. "Saint's Fall?"
"Saint's Fall runs deep." Scholar Calvin gently shook his head. "I'm afraid it's far from as simple as it seems, but it's clearly connected to Morrigan."
"We won." Ludik suddenly spoke.
Outside this enormous academy, large swaths of the city had been reduced to ruins. The colossal machine known as Azure Thunder stood amid the wreckage, with only half an arm remaining and serious damage covering most of its body.
The Ninety-Seventh's apostle had ultimately been defeated... There was no doubt that it had been a brutal battle.
"We did win." Scholar Calvin nodded and said calmly, "But Azure Thunder's pilot is about to be scrapped as well."
Ludik asked in astonishment, "You just said the pilot was a student at this school?"
Calvin said, "The school you're currently in is one of the three schools in this world specifically established to train pilots for combat machines like Azure Thunder... Otherwise, why do you think an ordinary school would have so many defensive measures?"
Indeed, from where he stood, the entire academy was wrapped up like an iron fortress. Large defensive cannons had emerged all over the school grounds, which was itself highly abnormal.
"Why