Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius Episode 970
“….”
Maricello made a blank expression. The skin on Euclid’s face peeled off and another face popped out.
As if my mind had not yet accepted the situation, only my pupils were shaking like crazy.
Then.
Rumbling.
A thick tear poured down from the corner of my eye.
“Euclid is dead… I see.”
That look.
I wasn’t happy.
It was not a feeling of pleasure or happiness.
It was a huge ‘relief’.
Simon had complicated feelings, wondering what on earth had happened to make him act like that.
“It’s not over yet. Maricello.”
Simon continued speaking as he put the notebook in his arms.
“I was investigating while dressed up as Euclid to find the culprit who murdered Euclid. “But all the traces of the crime found so far show that you are the most likely culprit.”
Simon raised his fingertips.
“If this continues, we will have to hand you over to the Vatican and you will be crucified.”
Embarrassed, she shook her head vigorously.
“I am! no! Of course, there is no excuse for trying to kill the investigator, and I am reflecting on it, but…! “I wasn’t the one who killed Euclid back then!”
“know.”
Simon continued resolutely.
“That’s why I’m asking this to find the real culprit. “Tell me everything about what happened with Euclid on the Holy Train before coming up to Sky Island and why you tried to kill Euclid.”
She reacted with a flinch.
The look of concern as he bit his lower lip with his tongue was an expression that he really didn’t want to talk about.
“I can’t help you if you don’t tell me that first. Maricello.”
“So…”
She continued to hesitate with a serious expression on her face.
But why are my two ears getting redder?
Simon stared at her with a suspicious expression, and she finally opened her mouth.
“Investigator Sue, this might be a rather unpleasant story…”
“are you okay.”
After a long pause and hesitation, her mouth opened.
“Well… on the Sacred Train… Euclid caught me kissing my lover. “I thought I wouldn’t be caught because it was a luggage compartment, but Euclid heard the sound…”
Simon tilted his head.
“Is it such a serious problem? “If you were on the train, you weren’t even a selector yet.”
“That…”
Her pale lips trembled and she finally whispered in a dead voice.
“That’s… I… like a girl…”
“??”
Simon, who was blinking blankly at first, soon gave a troubled smile and muttered, “Hmm.”
‘Things like this happen frequently in the Federation.’
The Holy Federation is an extremely closed religious society and places great emphasis on religious or traditional values. Homosexuality can never be forgiven under the name of the state religion of Devaism and the Goddess. If caught, you will be executed. There are no exceptions.
Anyway, it was difficult for Maricello to confess his first words, but once he did, he spoke easily after that.
Inside the Divine Train going up to Sky Island. Maricello and her hometown friend who came to meet her were same-sex lovers and were kissing while hiding in a warehouse where no one could enter.
Then, Euclid, who was returning after being scolded by the Heresy Inquisitor, heard a strange noise, opened the warehouse door, and was caught kissing him.
Euclid immediately realized that Maricello was a selected student.
-If I tell this to the professors, my life at Afnel will be over. is not it?
That look, that tone of voice.
Maricello, who sensed that he had been caught by an extremely evil spirit, made a quick decision.
-…okay. You don’t want me to go to Afnel, right? Then I will give up on enrolling. I’ll get off the train at the next station.
She was even prepared to throw away her dreams for her lover.
-Then it’s no fun. You must enroll in Afnel as planned. And you must obey my instructions for three years. I needed a tool for something I had to do, and it just so happened to be good.
It was going in a strange direction.
Maricello flatly rejected the request, but Euclid pointed to her same-sex lover.
-If this fact becomes known, you will not be the only one killed. Your lover will also be hung on the cross. It all happened because of your carelessness.
Maricello was prepared to give up his dreams and even his life, but he could not bear to risk his lover’s life. In the end, I had no choice but to follow Euclid’s words.
But there was one thing she didn’t expect.
-Good luck in the future, Maricello. Thanks to you, I think the three boring years of Afnel will be enjoyable. I hope you don’t feel anxious while praying, worshiping, or taking an exam.
The truth was that Euclid was more evil than she expected.
-I hope you’ll be surprised every time you hear your name in the sisters’ conversation. I want you to keep watching me, trembling in fear as to when I will open my mouth and spread the word about this. Keep in mind that your life is not yours alone. Understand?
Even when we left the warehouse and returned to the guest room, his threats continued. When they finally arrived at the guest room, the moment he instructed her to lie down and crawl on all fours, the string of reason that Maricello had been holding on to was blown away.
She knocked him to the floor and beat him like crazy.
Passengers rushed in to stop Maricello, and Euclid laughed heartily, bleeding from his nose.
-There is no use in making me angry! You will have a grueling school life for all three years! Let’s see who wins!
After arriving at Sky Island, Euclid’s threats became even more severe.
Maricello spent the night in tears and locked himself in his room out of anxiety.
What he hated most was that he was becoming what he said he intended. I was so anxious that I felt like I was going crazy and I was mentally ill.
This was the third day on Sky Island.
“I suddenly heard that Euclid got sick and came down from Sky Island.”
Maricello’s voice trembled as if he was recalling that time.
“They said I was sick and went down to my hometown to get treatment, but I didn’t believe them. That bastard is doing this to make me feel anxious. I was worried that they might find my lover on earth and do something bad to him. I thought I was going crazy because I was anxious. That’s how the rookie worship service began.”
She stared at Simon with shadowy eyes.
“Euclid is back.”
“….”
“He has changed. They no longer made any threats to me, nor did they ask for unfair instructions or money. “He even smiled when we made eye contact.”
I ripped her hair out.
“I felt like I was going crazy.”
“…Maricello.”
“That evil character suddenly turns into someone else, treats people around him kindly, receives praise from seniors and professors, and acts as if he has forgotten my secret. “I do that.”
Tears were streaming down her face as she was obsessed.
“I thought it was a terrible ‘deception’!”
-I hope you will keep watching me, trembling in fear as to when I will open my mouth and spread the word about this.
“You act as if you’ve completely forgotten the secret, giving me anticipation! Wait until I regain my self-esteem again! I was sure it would explode at the most critical moment and send me to hell! The more he made no threats to me, the more anxious I became! So… so…!”
Seeing her trembling, unable to let out the words, Simon answered on her behalf.
“You were trying to kill Euclid.”
“…I had no idea you were an investigator. “I have committed a mortal sin.”
She bowed her head deeply and apologized.
My mind is a little clearer now. And many new plans come to mind.
At that time, Simon was lost in thought.
“You must be despising me, right?”
Maricello’s downcast voice was heard.
“A priest who is supposed to obey the words of the goddess is homosexual and even attempted murder. Even if what the investigator said about finding the real culprit is true, I still wouldn’t be able to survive, right?”
“Maricello.”
Simon spread his palms. The chakram that had been blocking her arms returned to Simon’s hands, and she fell to the floor, free.
“I am an investigator, and once the investigation is over, I will have nothing to do with Sky Island.”
After all, Simon is the student council president of Kizen and a necromancer.
He was only carrying out a task asked by Lethe, but in the end, he was a foreigner with no connection to this place and had to leave at some point.
“Of course, I will tell the saint and make you pay separately for your sins committed on Sky Island. But I have no intention or interest in pursuing other issues.”
“Investigator…!”
“I have only one interest. “Who is the real culprit?”
Simon’s eyes sparkled.
“Let’s make a deal, Maricello. From now on, you will be my collaborator. And tell me everything you know.”
***
The collapse of the cave in the first place was all Lethe’s plan.
In fact, the cave that collapsed was not the actual ‘Thousand Year Cave’, but just one of the ordinary caves that had been used as a road to a coal mine in the past.
The collapse of the cave was also safely planned by priests and experts skilled in guardian magic. When Simon and Maricello boarded the tram, the cave collapsed and blocked only their exit and entrance, but the rest of the cave only shook and did not collapse.
The whole thing was Lethe’s plan to create isolated conditions and draw out the actions of Maricello, the prime suspect. I asked for Lirinet’s understanding in advance.
The results were sufficient. Maricello revealed everything and confirmed that she was not the real culprit.
Next, Simon heard an amazing story from Maricello.
-You weren’t the one who tried to kill me in the ruins using the Divine Beast?
-That’s not me! I just drilled a hole in the ferry boat!
First of all, the ‘Shinsu Incident’ in which Simon was attacked in the Holy Land was not committed by Maricello.
It was true that she had made the plan, but when she entered the Forest of Divine Beasts, the divine beasts growled menacingly and tried to attack her, so she eventually gave up and wandered around for a while, being chased, before returning and blowing a hole in the ferry boat.
Lethe also voiced her doubts about this part.
-Look, Simon. The hunter saw green hair flowing out from the hood he was wearing.
-huh.
-The side hair was flowing down and sticking out of the hood, but considering Maricello’s hair, the hair length is not enough. It’s unnatural.
-That means…
-There is a high possibility that it is fake hair. They’re accusing Maricello of being the culprit.
So Simon asked Maricello.
I wonder if any other recruits know that you have a grudge against Euclid.
she answered.
-Ha, there is one.
That one person was put under investigation.
Maricello himself was puzzled, but the moment Simon heard the name, he felt almost certain.
Simon the very next day.
Simon requested ‘excellence’ from the new suspect.
***
Jeopuk. Jerk.
An empty cathedral on a street a little far from Epnel Plaza.
One of the places I once spoke to her on a street tour.
Knock knock.
Simon knocked on the door and went inside alone.
On the podium, a girl who was a select student was kneeling with her hands together and praying.
Sunlight passes through the glass window and shines brightly. It was a beautiful sight, as if a goddess was blessing her, but it seemed different to Simon now, who had complicated feelings.
“ah.”
She opened her eyes and stood up with a slightly red face.
“Mr. Euclid.”
“I’m sorry for suddenly asking to see you here.”
Simon walked slowly.
“A lot of things have happened recently. From the situation where number 8 Aetula escaped to the situation where number 3 Maricello and I were trapped in the cave yesterday. By the way.”
Simon grinned.
“Those two told the whole story.”
“What is that…”
“Number 9 Lisa.”
Simon’s eyes sank coldly.
“You killed Euclid, right?”
