100CIM - Chapter 214



“Suddenly, I wonder what is going on...”

One of the students who had helped evacuate the students with Gleason looked up at the Academy building, wiping away sweat.

“Gleason, are you sure this is really dangerous?”

He still seemed unconvinced, even as the evacuation neared its conclusion.

“It’s quiet.”

About 30 minutes ago, he was preparing for a class that was about to begin.

“Everyone come out! It’s dangerous here! Please believe me and come out!”

Someone was running around screaming for the building to fall down.

As the students, startled by the sound, started to stick their heads out of the classroom, Gleason and Jace were shouting at them with urgent faces to get out of the classroom quickly.

“This academy is dangerous! Get out now! We have to run away!”

Gleason, a student who recently showed symptoms similar to those of the students who died earlier, has been identified as the next suicide victim.

Who would believe such a student's words? But the students took action as soon as they heard his words.

The reason was simple.

It's because of Jace, the eldest son of the Illestone family, and Director Sennus, who are by Gleason's side.

The rumored Prince Illestone, who exuded a strange atmosphere, set the students in motion.

“Come out quickly!”

“It’s dangerous!”

“Get out of the building!”

At first, he thought the academy was on fire because they were shouting so desperately.

So, even without being told to do so, students who were not in the military or physically fit took the lead and helped evacuate and move out of the building in an orderly manner.

But when they actually came out, the students couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Because the building that was supposedly so dangerous didn't look dangerous at all.

'Not only is it not dangerous...'

The weather was bright and sunny without a single cloud, making it look more peaceful and picturesque than usual.

What on earth is the danger here?

“What’s so dangerous? Nothing’s going to happen.”

At his words, Gleason shook his head, trembling with anxiety.

“I, I don’t know either.”

“What? What is this...”

His face quickly distorted.

“You don’t know? Hey.”

He shouted in such an urgent manner to evacuate that he gathered his talented students to help him.

But what? You don't know?

“Are you kidding me? I knew you were going crazy, but now you’re taking all these students with you-”

“Come on, this is not a joke!”

“...”

Gleason raised his hand and pointed at Jace and Dean Sennus.

“I don’t have to believe it. But you can, Director, right?”

"But..."

He looked back at the academy building.

It's been quite some time since the students were evacuated, but nothing has happened.

The director may also have been fooled by Gleason's words.

“Hmm...”

It was at this time that the students around him also began to look at him with increasing suspicion.

“It's true.”

A calm voice was heard. Jace, who had been reassuring his classmates, approached them and spoke.

“It is dangerous. This academy is cursed.”

“A curse?”

Jace nodded.

“It can’t be a simple accident that students are showing strange symptoms and dying one after another.”

"That..."

The students were silent. If someone else had said this, they might have thought it was an exaggeration based on rumors spread among the students.

But the opponent is Jace.

He is from a family that was isolated and banished from the castle walls due to a curse not long ago.

There was no way that such a person could speak lightly about curses.

In fact, Jace remained silent even when all sorts of rumors were going around that this suicide was a curse or the work of a murderer.

'A curse?'

This time his gaze turned to the dormitory building.

So what Gleason said was dangerous...

Jace said.

“His Majesty the Emperor has learned of this matter and has sent His Highness the Crown Prince and Lady Simone to assist. They are both currently inside the building to resolve the matter.”

The students began to murmur.

The whole school knew that Simone was touring the academy.

But they thought it was just a tour for admission since Simone was of an appropriate age to enter the academy.

The first necromancer of the Luan Empire to appear after the traitor Anasis.

Besides, if a hero who saved the empire had to attend an academy, it would naturally be at the most prestigious school in the empire, Precia, so they didn't think there would be any other purpose.

The Crown Prince also thought that he was escorting Sennus out of courtesy to a hero and to receive reports on recent events, but he did not know that something like a curse or something like that would suddenly happen.

If, as Jace said, a curse has been cast upon this academy, and the Crown Prince and Simone are running around there trying to resolve the curse...

“Then it’s a really big deal...”

Another student muttered in horror.

“Shouldn’t we be like this?”

A curse. A dangerous curse that took the lives of seven people. Do you think you can solve it by just the two of you running around?

The students who had helped evacuate the students with Gleason all looked at the dormitory building.

No matter how strong they are, they are still just two humans. How can just the two of them solve that dangerous curse!

Besides, one of the two is the Crown Prince who will one day become their lord.

“Uh, shouldn’t we go?”

“I think I should let the family know...”

The students' faces turned pale. What if they make a mistake and the Crown Prince dies here?

'Then we...'

Most of the students at the Precia Academy entered to qualify to serve as the Emperor's entourage.

But what if they fail to protect the Crown Prince and end up losing their lives?

The honor and future of the family, including them, are all over.

"Let's go."

Someone spoke. At that sound, some of the students who had helped evacuate drew their swords.

“We must go. We must protect His Highness.”

“Oh, there are still some third-year students who haven’t shown up yet. I have to bring them over too!”

At that sound, most of the students who had swords on their waists raised them.

“Let’s go! Let us help His Highness and the hero!”

"Yes!"

In an instant, the atmosphere began to build and they had to go help the Crown Prince and Simone.

The students seemed to think that they had to save the Crown Prince to protect their future and prevent the honor of their family from being tarnished, and some of the second-year students agreed and expressed their intention to join.

Naturally, Jace's eyes were cold as he watched this.

'You're stupid.'

How can those who have never experienced the dangers of curses come forward and help?

No, rather, since they have never experienced it, they may not know the true nature of a curse, so they may be able to step forward.

The best way to make them realize the dangers of the curse is to just let them go...

'It would be a nuisance to Simone.'

Jace sighed and stepped forward.

“I think it would be better if you just stayed here. Curses aren’t something you can see easily. No matter how strong your skills are, they’re something that won’t work.”

But is it because I wasn't very active?

Or maybe it was because it was a matter of family honor that Jace's words were ignored.

No matter what Jace said, they were already heading to the academy building.

“If you curse, it would obviously be the dormitory, right?”

“That would be true. Most of the weird stuff happened in the dorms.”

“Even if I were you, I would have stopped by the most suspicious dorm first.”

"Ha..."

Jace sighed and followed them. He had no intention of joining them.

He felt like he had to tell Louis and Simone how dangerous the choice the students had made was.

***

“It’s dark.”

“Yes, the atmosphere is completely different now that all the lights are off.”

Simone looked around with a frown.

All the lights in the hallway that should never go out went out. An unknown presence was felt in the empty building.

Of course, there are no real humans. It just feels that way.

It felt like something she had experienced dozens of times in the mansion already.

What is different from before is that the evil aura of this dormitory building is much stronger than the 300-year-old cursed aura of the mansion.

And there is something stronger than the curse of the mansion.

'It's here after all.'

No matter how much she thinks about it, the only being who can emit this kind of energy is Anasis.

“Lady Simone, I think the rooftop goes up there.”

Louis pointed to a narrow staircase in the corner of the hallway. Simone nodded and headed toward the stairs.

“Lady Simone, just in case, I’m asking, but is Anasis human?”

“I’m not sure, but I heard from Geneon, she’s human.”

“Then the sword will work.”

Sling- 

Louis drew his sword.

The two people who had been carefully climbing the stairs, one step at a time, finally reached the rooftop. Simone took a deep breath and grabbed the doorknob to enter the rooftop.

“I’m going in. Be careful.”

“Don’t worry, Simone, just be careful.”

Simone nodded and opened the door.

The aura of death seeped through the cracks in the door. Simone opened the door wide, facing the aura that surged out like a strong wind.

“...”

And the two people were momentarily speechless at the sight that was revealed.

It felt like her complicated mind suddenly cooled down.

"What..."

Dozens of students standing precariously on the railing of the rooftop as if they were about to fall. And a female student sitting behind them, smirking at the two as if she knew they would come.

She said with a smiling voice.

“You came.”

It was a sight that was difficult to understand, even though Simone had come prepared for anything that might happen.


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