Chapter 514
She still had a somewhat unreal feeling, but there was no point in dwelling on it. As she said, she should just focus on completing the task first.
On her way to find Professor Roland, Takanashi kept her Magic Wand close at all times, while constantly watching Professor Roland's chat interface, which she had unilaterally texted. She really hoped that the Dean of the Moon Academy would take this matter more seriously, and if possible, teleport to her side immediately.
However, how should I put it? The unexpected things we fear always happen.
On their way to find Dean Roland, they saw a figure surrounded by a group of students, almost completely obscured.
The students, especially the girls, watched the figure with great excitement.
"What an adorable child! Is he/she mixed race? He/she looks like a doll..."
"Where are you from, little sister? Where are your family?"
"Hey, she looks a bit like Takanashi- san, especially that beautiful blonde hair... Oh, and that cool expression is similar too."
It seems that R'lyeh has not received the respect due to her Princess here.
Finally, the small blonde figure emerged from among the high school girls, her expression gloomy and unpleasant.
It wasn't until she looked up and saw Takanashi and his group trying to sneak away and pretend she hadn't seen anything that she immediately strode up on her short legs and stood in front of them with an air of Takanashi. Then, she naturally noticed Magic Wand Takanashi and the others were trying to hide.
Even when completely concealed, Dailuoluo could still sense the Magic Power aura.
"... Ahaha, Your Princess, greetings."
Takanashi chuckled twice.
While calming herself down, Dailuoluo quickly tidied her proud blonde hair, which had just been messed up, and muttered a complaint under her breath:
"These rude bastards..."
Then, she looked at the Magic Wand in Takanashi's hand---
"It's finished so quickly?"
"Yes, there shouldn't be any problems. We've already informed Dean Roland, and we'll hand it over to her later."
Takanashi Shiori responded and added.
This means there's no need for Her Princess to trouble herself.
However, Princess Dailuoluo didn't seem to have the habit of listening to everything Takanashi said. She only pondered briefly why things had gone so much more smoothly than expected, then looked up at Takanashi Shiori and said:
"Anyway, you did a good job. Now leave it to me."
As she spoke, she reached out her hand to Takanashi.
To be honest, due to the height difference, the Magic girls behind Takanashi inexplicably gave off a feeling of children begging for candy.
"No, Your Highness, there's no need to trouble yourself."
Takanashi looked like he didn't understand what Dailuoluo meant, but he smiled very brightly and considerately.
Dailuoluo frowned immediately, but she had no intention of Takanashi. In her opinion, there was no need for it. So, the next moment, she cast Magic and tried to pull the Magic Wand away from Takanashi's hand from a distance.
---But the Magic Wand remained suspended in mid-air.
Neither of them transformed, Takanashi was capable of using Magic normally; moreover, Dailuoluo never expected Takanashi to dare to resist.
As expected, Dailuoluo looked confused and annoyed.
She immediately reached out and grabbed the Magic Wand, only to have the top of the Magic Wand grabbed by another hand – undoubtedly Takanashi's doing once again.
The two of them gripped their Magic Wand tightly, engaging in the most basic and unadorned struggle, their eyes locked on each other.
After a fruitless struggle, Dailuoluo questioned:
"... Takanashi Shiori, Strange Emu? Shirt Another Four Leeks? Scattered Four, are you defying me?"
The other party was questioning them in the capacity of the Royal Family.
"No, it's just that I didn't want to trouble Your Highness. Why are you so insistent on bringing it back personally?"
Upon hearing this, the Princess seemed slightly impatient and let out a muffled snort like a cat.
She took a deep breath, then looked up, her gaze seemingly looking down at him.
"That's none of your business."
"Your Highness, you're acting like a child throwing a tantrum. Aren't you embarrassed to be seen like that?"
Takanashi offered a detached and objective assessment.
Almost instantly, the atmosphere turned freezing.
A teenage girl and a young girl, both with similar blonde hair, but one had dark, deep eyes, while the other had bright red eyes with a low, dark light. Both of them gave off a strangely frightening feeling.
While the two were arguing, many students who were unaware of the situation gathered around to watch. Some thought it was a Magic girl-themed performance organized by Class Four, while others spread rumors that Takanashi Shiori was bullying a child.
In no time, a large crowd gathered, and the situation became somewhat chaotic.
However, Dailuoluo didn't care about the opinions of these mortals; she just didn't want to cause too much trouble... But just then, suddenly, the students who were watching dispersed, seemingly making way for someone.
She heard a low, husky, and aloof woman's voice, as if she had just noticed the commotion and had come to investigate.
Why are they all suddenly crowding the hallway and blocking the way? And making such a racket?
The students who were blocking the corridor made way, and a tall woman in a uniform walked out and saw the scene before her.
Takanashi Shiori, Thousand Sins Magical Girl Costume, is using her height advantage to fight with a very petite blonde girl over a Scythe- shaped Magic.
It looks like the Takanashi are bullying the children.
Dailuoluo certainly didn't recognize this woman; she could only deduce that the woman seemed to be a teacher at the school, but that was irrelevant to her.
Takanashi opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Upon seeing this, the woman— Haihara —uttered something that puzzled the two of them and the other Magic girls:
"That toy... the blade on it, is it real?"
At this moment, everyone looked at the top of the Magic Wand and realized that although the Scythe was indeed the size of Magic, the blade on it was genuinely very sharp.
This is a contraband, isn't it?
Everyone discovered that this was indeed the case.
They then heard Haihara say naturally—
Even if it's Magic girl themed costume, you can't bring such a dangerous thing to school.
Before Dailuoluo could react, the inexplicable woman in front of her grabbed her Lost Paradise Twilight, acting like an adult confiscating a child's toy, and said:
"This is confiscated."
"?"
Dailuoluo was stunned.
The other Magic girls were also stunned.
Ah?
They all saw that the powerful Overlord's Magic Artifact they had just acquired and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy was so casually taken away by Teacher Haihara.
"Ah, no, teacher, that..."
The Takanashi was completely bewildered, its mind racing as it tried to come up with some excuse.
In response, Haihara simply waved the Magic Wand in her hand:
"I'll keep this for you for now, come back to me to pick it up after school tonight."
After that, Haihara ignored what they were saying and left without looking back, carrying the contraband.
What could Takanashi and the others say?
"Yes, teacher."
After a while, only Dailuoluo seemed to wake up from a dream. Of course, she didn't care about being a teacher or not, and immediately wanted to chase after her to get it back.
She had only taken a couple of steps when she inexplicably realized that the woman had disappeared quite quickly, vanishing in the blink of an eye. She had to run much faster, disappearing from the sight of the other Magic girls.
Just as she turned the corner of the corridor and was about to catch up with the departing woman, an unexpected figure appeared out of nowhere and inexplicably blocked Princess Dailuoluo's path.
Under normal circumstances, Dailuoluo would have either bypassed the other person or made them move aside.
However, upon closer inspection, she realized it was a face she recognized—a face of great importance.
She was a girl with dazzling, luxurious silver hair and heterochromatic eyes like jewels. Her figure was delicate and slender, and even though she was simply wearing a teacher's white coat, she gave the impression of being a magnificent and precious jewel.
The other person, with an elegant posture of hands behind their back and a smiling face, stood in front of her, whether by chance or not, she didn't know.
"Princess Dailuoluo, why are you running around here so rudely?"
The silver-haired Witch smiled and spoke in a gentle, melodious voice.
Subconsciously, Dailuoluo called out the name R'lyeh used for the other person:
"Lord Roland? What brings you here..."
Even Dailuoluo treated the girl before her with respect.
At this moment, the silver-haired girl stood naturally in front of the corridor where the woman had already left. Outside the window, the sky was somewhat dark and cold due to the late winter, and the scattered light made her figure appear slightly dim.
Upon hearing Princess Dailuoluo's question, the Witch named Roland merely tilted her head slightly, seemingly indicating that Dailuoluo should answer first.
After a long while, sounds returned to the silent corridor.
"... Yes, Lord Roland, that woman just took away the Lost Paradise Twilight. We must get it back from her quickly."
Dailuoluo explained, and it was obvious that this reason had some merit.
Roland couldn't possibly have missed it.
However, Roland merely flicked the rose gold chain of his Monocle with his fingernail, appearing completely relaxed and casual.
"Oh, I see."
"Just now, the teacher said that they would return it to you after school. Why don't you just wait patiently until then? After all, this isn't R'lyeh, so it's best to avoid causing trouble."
Roland used a rather casual reason.
But since it was the legendary Lord Gemstone, given her personality, it was hard to tell whether she was joking or serious.
This is simply...
Just as Dailuoluo was about to retort, she saw Roland Eldritch, though still smiling, looking at her with a casual and indifferent gaze:
"It's decided then, right? There shouldn't be any problems, Your Highness, Princess Dailuoluo?"
The woman has left.
Moreover, judging from Lord Roland's attitude, if he obediently complies, he probably won't be held accountable for violating some "rules".
"... I see."
"Well, don't rush. Let's enjoy ourselves here before night falls."
Roland spoke in a mature and composed adult tone.
The corridor returned to silence. Looking at Dailuoluo's obedient appearance, Roland nodded in satisfaction.
Soon after, in the dim light of dawn, Dailuoluo gave up the chase, and the silver-haired girl gradually disappeared into the dim side of the corridor, as if it had all been a whim.
But why is that?
Those final words seemed to anticipate the arrival of night, at some point in time.
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Although it seems like a lot of unexpected things happened, once the noise subsided, most things were over, and all that was left to do was wait and get through the day in peace.
The sky is a bit overcast today, but that's typical for winter.
Occasionally, Kirishima Ai would drift into a daze, lost in thought, but few people noticed this habit of hers, since almost no one had ever spoken to her in the past.
She could hear her friends talking about how to deal with Princess R'lyeh that night.
"Kirishima, are you spacing out?"
"I can't help but ask, "Takanashi casually from the side.
"Is there?"
Kirishima Ai blinked indifferently.