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40.25% Miracle Summoner / Chapter 731: -721- Those aren't my companions

Chapter 731: -721- Those aren't my companions

The situation that followed was basically as Rozen had suspected. Even though the Walpurgis Night continued, one by one, the participants were executing their right not to participate, resulting in most of the following Walpurgis Nights having no participants.

In the academy, students could only see that day after day, there was only one person, Veyron, who would enter the stage and carry out standby duties. The rest of the participants seemed to have disappeared entirely.

The Walpurgis Night had entered this somewhat eerie situation.

"What's going on exactly?"

"Are they all preparing not to participate anymore?"

"Are they that afraid of Fimbulvetr's Winter and Tyrant Rex?"

"Even if that's the case, shouldn't there be someone coming out to carry out standby duties besides Last One?"

"Who knows."

"Could it be that these people have already conspired to not participate at all and are waiting until Marshal enters the stage?"

"Then it's going to be a real spectacle."

People speculated one after another, making the Walpurgis Night seem to enter a period of calm, but the lively atmosphere in the academy only increased, becoming even more noisy.

Under these circumstances, night after night passed.

As a result, over a dozen nights went by, and during each Walpurgis Night, there was still only Veyron carrying out standby duties, and each time, he would leave after waiting for an hour, showing no intention of initiating a battle, only impatience on his face.

The people in the academy were one by one watching the Walpurgis Night, curious about how it would develop next.

Especially those with sharper perceptions seemed to have noticed something unusual and were increasingly paying close attention to the Walpurgis Night.

And so, a full half month passed.

Until the day when it was Rosenberg's turn to enter the stage, the opposing side showed no hurry to participate. Instead, they executed their right not to participate, delaying the Walpurgis Night by one more day.

If it were anyone else, facing such a situation would likely have already caused their mental state to become imbalanced, right?

However, this might be Rosenberg's objective.

But it was only for that one day.

The next day, people higher ranked than Rsenberg would enter the stage.

On this day, Rozen couldn't delay any longer.

In other words, today marked the beginning of the long-awaited battle.

"It sure is lively."

When the Walpurgis Night arrived, Rozen, along with Yaya, descended to the battlefield and finally reentered the arena of the Walpurgis Night.

Looking around, Rozen noticed that tonight's audience was particularly large, and most of them were high-ranking students.

"It seems like smart people have finally noticed the abnormality in the Walpurgis Night."

Rozen made this evaluation.

In other words, someone had finally discovered Rosenberg's plan.

They must have confirmed that tonight's Walpurgis Night would finally start with a long-awaited battle, right?

Otherwise, why would there be so many spectators tonight?

Rozen even spotted familiar faces in the VIP seats.

"Rozen-sama!"

In the VIP section, Hinowa appeared and waved to Rozen. Her pretty face had a hint of blush, showing a mixture of joy and excitement.

"That guy really degraded to 85th place?"

"I thought that was just a rumor."

Subaru and Mutsura stood behind Hinowa, performing their duties as bodyguards while looking at Rozen's entrance, one with a displeased expression and the other with surprise.

Before this, except for the opening ceremony on the first night, Hinowa, Subaru, and Mutsura hadn't come to observe the Walpurgis Night. As a result, they didn't know about Rozen's voluntary downgrade and what had happened during these past Walpurgis Nights.

It wasn't until today, when they confirmed that Rozen would be entering the battle, that the three of them finally left behind various tasks to come and watch.

"Even though it's a bit ruthless, our main concern right now should be our clan."

"Although Subaru's words sound somewhat heartless, I also think we should see what's going on with our clan right now."

Subaru and Mutsura spoke to Hinowa like this.

But Hinowa didn't listen at all.

"Our clan has Grandmother there, so it'll be fine," Hinowa said firmly. "Recently, Hinowa has had very little contact with Rozen-sama due to family matters. Tonight, Rozen-sama will face a formidable enemy, and no matter what others say, I, Domon Hinowa, must be here to witness it."

Hinowa was determined in this way.

"Why is it always that guy!?"

Subaru couldn't help but feel envious when he saw that Rozen was the only one left in Hinowa's eyes. If the situation were different, he might have wanted to punch Rozen.

"Just accept your fate, Subaru. You've been losing to Rozen since you were a kid, after all."

Mutsura patted Subaru on the shoulder with a somewhat comforting tone.

On the other hand, Hinowa, who was looking at Rozen entering the stage, muttered quietly.

"I hope 'that' will be of some help for Rozen-sama."

These words were unheard by both Subaru and Mutsura.

Of course, Rozen hadn't heard any of this either.

Now, Rozen stood in the arena, basking in the attention of the entire audience and looking ahead.

Yaya stood a step away from Rozen, her expression equally serious.

The reason for their seriousness was that a girl had entered with a servant ahead.

"Look!"

"She's finally entered!"

"Isn't that 'Elf Speeder'?"

"It looks like there will be a battle tonight, after all!"

The students in the audience seats became excited.

It was Alice's grand entrance.

This girl, who had only briefly crossed paths with Rozen, now greeted him with a warm smile, exuding a friendly atmosphere as she walked in Rozen's direction.

On the other hand, Shin followed behind her, maintaining his silence, his face adorned with an almost perfect smile, resembling a flawless butler.

The two of them approached Rozen.

"We meet again, Arneet."

This was Alice's friendly greeting.

Her words continued:

"Do you like the gift I gave you?"

Alice spoke as if she had indeed presented a gift to Rozen.

Rozen remained indifferent but replied, "Since we've rarely managed to create a military formation, why don't you enter with your companions?"

Alice raised an eyebrow and then smiled.

"Those aren't my companions," she said, her smile undiminished. "I don't have companions; we're just using each other to achieve our goals."

It was clear that this girl wasn't just saying it casually. Alice seemed to consider this her life's creed and had acted accordingly. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone so far as to impersonate Cedric.

If this deception were exposed, both the Academy and the Granville family would show her no mercy. Even with the Bernstein family's support, Alice would be in deep trouble.

To have the audacity to do such a thing demonstrated just how daring and perhaps even reckless she was.

With all this in mind, Rozen had one question he wanted to clarify.

"Why are you targeting me?" Rozen finally asked.


Chapter 732: -722- Please do so

Now Rozen understood Alice's purpose.

She wanted to form a legion of fourteen, and vie for dominance during the Night Party until one of them became the Wiseman.

For this reason, Alice took on the alias of 87th-ranked, become Cedric and manipulated the rankings of all members of this legion. However, Rozen still couldn't comprehend why Alice was targeting him specifically.

"Even if I'm ranked second, I've shown my strength and threat in my fight with Magnus. There are others in the Academy who are more deserving of suppression than me. It's rather strange that you chose to target me," Rozen questioned, gazing at Alice.

In his view, he had no significant prior interactions with the girl standing before him. If Alice wanted to target the most threatening individual at the Night Party, then it should have been Magnus. Despite Rozen's confidence in his abilities, in the eyes of the public, Magnus was widely regarded as the most powerful figure.

Rozen's question aimed to clarify this puzzling situation.

Not to mention that, apart from Rozen, there are plenty of people who could obstruct Germany from becoming the Wiseman. There were plenty of targets Alice could have chosen.

Among all these targets, Alice specifically singled him out, which left Rozen utterly puzzled. So, Rozen genuinely wanted to know why Alice was provoking him, pushing Frey into a corner, dragging him into the Night Party, and even threatening Charl to deal with him. What was her reason?

"Aren't you afraid of dragging me into the Night Party, where you've gathered all the forces to display your power?" Rozen questioned Alice intensely.

To this question, Alice responded with indifference, "Because it's fun."

"Fun?" Rozen was taken aback by her unexpected answer.

Even Yaya found this answer surprising. As a result, Shin, who stood behind Alice, spoke up.

"I apologize on her behalf," Shin bowed perfectly as a butler should and said, "While my lady excels in many ways, her only flaw is her dreadful personality. I hope you can forgive her."

Alice casually added, "Okay, Shin, I'll use a hot iron rod to poke your nostrils later."

Alice smiled on her face despite her words. It couldn't be helped. She explained further, "In fact, it's interesting. The plan to gather a legion to dominate the Night Party is nearly unbeatable since all members of the Knights of the Cross manipulated their ranks to be lower than their actual abilities."

"Both Me and Rosenberg have the power to rank among the Thirteen, and the rest aren't far off. With fourteen puppeteers like us, we might even have a fighting chance against all the Thirteen, especially in the chaos of the Night Party," Alice stated confidently.

"In front of the Knights of the Cross, those lower-ranked ones who entered before me aren't even worth mentioning. They'll all be swept aside. Even those who come after and are higher-ranked have no chance against the power of this legion."

To combat the strength of this legion, the higher-ranked ones have only one way out, and that is to form teams, just like the Knights of the Cross. However, unless they form teams consisting of individuals at the level of the Thirteen, all others, no matter how numerous, would be defeated when facing the Knights of the Cross.

Even Magnus, with his six powerful Automata and the secret technique of the Crimson Wing Formation, would have to be cautious when dealing with a legion so close to the level of the Thirteen. The answer is uncertain.

No matter how you look at it, Magnus's magic power is limited, even the Crimson Wing Formation has limitations and requires the consumption of blood. If they were to engage in a prolonged conflict with such a legion, it would inevitably end badly.

"This plan is too secure, so secure that it lacks any suspense and even feels boring," Alice expressed her dissatisfaction.

"Rosenberg is too cautious, to the point that it becomes annoying. So," Alice said with a smile, "I have to find some fun on my own."

Alice spoke these words cheerfully, causing Rozen to narrow his eyes. Was she saying that...

"You chose me to drag into the Night Party and become your opponent to make things more interesting?"

Rozen asked this question emotionlessly.

"Exactly," Alice admitted frankly.

"You are someone who can force Magnus to use a terrifying technique that no one has seen before and single-handedly annihilate the entire Divine Works. If it's you, even the Knights of the Cross must treat you with caution, right?"

Alice explained, as if she took pleasure in this situation.

"After all, we would have met at the Night Party sooner or later. So, instead of waiting for unknown variables later, isn't it better to involve you now?" She questioned.

Presumably, this is the reason why Rosenberg turned a blind eye to Alice's actions?

Rozen's single-handed destruction of the Divine Works could be concealed from others, but not from two prestigious German families, the Rosenberg family, the Bernsteins, or even the Night Party's executive department. Alice, being someone who had access to information from these powers, knew about this. Rosenberg knowing it was normal.

"That person is probably thinking that involving you now, making you a part of this, is more advantageous than giving you time to gather a legion and confront us like we did."

Alice saw through Rosenberg's thoughts.

"I knew he would definitely think that way, so I dragged you into the situation without permission."

Is this the reason Alice targeted Rozen?

"You will regret it," Rozen said emotionlessly.

But this only made Alice even happier.

"Please, do so."

This time, Alice was not just happy but also ecstatic, even bordering on madness as she revealed her inner thoughts.

"After all, I'm a bad person, and no one likes me. Hehe."

Alice smiled and then turned away, leaving Rozen behind.

Silently, Shin followed her.

"Rozen?"

Yaya seemed to sense that something was amiss and looked at Rozen with unease.

Rozen didn't look at Yaya but instead kept his gaze on Alice's departing figure, falling into silence.


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