Chapter 424 (1) – The Academys Weapon Replicator

The Academy’s Weapon Replicator

[Ugh, I really got beaten up badly.]

Antero frowned, caressing his face.

No, it wasn’t Antero. That purple haze. It was definitely a God’s manifestation.

‘But that’s not just a manifestation. It’s possession.’

Usually, when a God manifested, the original human’s ego and the God’s figure existed together. Heldre, Renzo, they were all like that.

But now, Antero’s movements and voice were completely taken over.

It was similar to how the Second Princess, Salei, looked when Odin took over her body.

“Who are you?”

Frondier asked.

Someone who possessed Antero’s body looked at Frondier’s face for a moment and shook his head.

[Why do you look so excited? You pervert.]

“Excited? What are you talking about? I’m incredibly nervous about the appearance of a new enemy.”

Frondier said so, but his eyes were sparkling.

Antero sighed.

[…I am Bune.]

“…Bune?”

At first, Frondier thought it was a strange name.

‘Was there a God like that?’

Of course, he didn’t know all the Gods. Even Frondier couldn’t predict which God would appear in this world.

However, the problem was that the name ‘Bune’ wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to Frondier.

‘I’ve heard it before. Bune, Bune… Which God is it?’

So, Frondier stared at the one who called himself Bune, the one who possessed Antero.

Then, he realized.

Why the name Bune wasn’t unfamiliar.

And why it was so difficult to figure out which God it was.

“…72 Devils!”

Frondier exclaimed, and Bune’s eyes narrowed.

[What the hell are you? You remember that old list?]

“It’s not an old record to me.”

Frondier was quite surprised even though he answered like that.

‘A devil, not a God?’

The haze rising from Antero. It was definitely proof of a manifestation.

However, it wasn’t a God that appeared, but a devil. It was also a powerful entity called the 72 Devils.

‘Is that a characteristic of the devil called Bune? It’s possible since it’s of the 72 Devils’ hierarchy…’

No, it wasn’t.

Frondier already knew.

From the fact that the one he was facing was a devil, he already had a hunch.

“…Divine power and, the power of a devil…”

Frondier realized it a while ago.

When divine power and the power of a devil clashed, Pandemonium opened.

In other words, although they were clearly different, they had common ground as concepts of the same rank.

“So it’s the same with devils.”

Just as Gods bestowed power upon humans.

Devils also bestowed power upon humans.

[Tsk. That’s why I didn’t want to come out.]

Bune clicked his tongue at the sight of Frondier. He had a hunch from the start. That if he revealed himself, Frondier would immediately realize this fact.

[Hey human. Now you get it, don’t you? Why this guy is a Paladin.]

Bune pointed his thumb at himself, at Antero’s body.

[I’m inside this guy. That’s why he was able to rise to the rank of Paladin. Were you so curious about that?]

Antero was strong because he was receiving the power of a devil. Frondier couldn’t understand his weakness, but if the existence called Bune was hiding, it was a different story.

It seemed to make sense.

However.

“I can’t let it slide like that.”

Frondier said.

“I remember what Antero said earlier.”

Antero said it was ‘strange.’

He couldn’t understand why he was losing when he had always won.

“He thinks all his victories so far were due to his own strength.”

If Bune was simply lending his strength to Antero, there was no way he wouldn’t know.

“Antero doesn’t know you exist.”

[…Tsk.]

“Why? Antero has won all this time, so how can he not know you exist? And if that’s possible, why do you do that on purpose? Are you a devil pretending to be a brownie?”

[I told you everything I could tell you. I’m leaving today.]

After saying that Bune took a step back. His light movements were imbued with refined aura, his body poised to escape at any moment.

However, Frondier smiled and said,

“I think I’ll be the one to send you off.”

[…You’re going to fight me?]

Bune’s voice was laced with doubt.

[Human. I know you’re strong. You might even be able to kill me. But you wouldn’t want to see blood, would you? That’s why you were holding back against this guy.]

Bune even raised both of his hands.

[Look. This is a declaration of surrender. I don’t want to fight you. I apologize for this guy acting up without knowing his place. How about we end it here today?]

Bune was the complete opposite of Antero.

Like a mother cleaning up after her troublemaking son.

Frondier thought for a moment.

‘I’ve definitely wasted a lot of time. The students are still in the gymnasium, but one or two of them might come this way by chance.’

Given the layout of Atlas, where it took a long walk to get from the classroom building to the cafeteria and gymnasium, it was unlikely that the students would see their fight.

No one would be able to sense it either, due to the loud noises inside the gymnasium and the clash of aura.

But there was no guarantee that it would stay that way forever.

‘…But.’

It was a shame to miss this opportunity.

The devil, Bune, held a wealth of information that Frondier was unaware of. Moreover, for some reason, he was trying to protect Antero.

“…Of course.”

Frondier opened his mouth.

As he spoke, a clean smile spread across his face.

Seeing that smile in front of a devil, the devil’s eyes twitched.

“Of course, I’m not going to kill you.”

[…You… That smile, that tone…]

Bune barely heard Frondier’s words. He just looked into his eyes.

He tried to read his intentions through his eyes and predict his next move.

──No, he couldn’t read him.

Thump!

As soon as he realized that, Bune moved. From a stationary position to high-speed movement, there was almost no tell. The precision was so different even though they were using the same body.

“Normally, I might let you go if I saw that kind of movement.”

Kwaaaaa!

[Ugh!]

A black wall suddenly rose in front of Bune’s eyes. Bune stopped in surprise.

How? He had seen the speed of this black liquid before. No matter how fast it was, it shouldn’t have been able to fly towards him from Frondier’s side so quickly.

Frondier answered instead.

“You seem to have forgotten what you’ve been stepping on.”

[…!]

That’s right.

This place was above Frondier’s Obsidian, which was created to prevent Antero from falling.

For Frondier, who controlled Obsidian as if it were his own limbs, Bune was literally in the palm of his hand.

“Don’t worry. I’m not going to fight.”

Kwaaaaaaa!!

In an instant, Obsidian filled Antero’s surroundings, covering the top and trapping Antero within a black, cube-shaped frame.

“Menosorpo.”

Frondier uttered, drawing a precise image towards Antero.

Menosorpo

Void weaving

Rank – Unique

Workshop

“Wave.”

Frondier’s Workshop overlapped with the shape of Obsidian.

And by the time it reached this point, it was virtually impossible for the target inside the Workshop to escape on their own.

“I may not fight you, but I need to know how strong you are.”

Frondier looked inside the Workshop. He looked down coldly at Bune, who was looking around in a daze, and said,

“I’m sorry. I want to give you the fight you want, but…”

If he did, his mom would scold him.