Seiji hoped that the Hypnosis Academy and his daring idea were just a joke, but Summer Night was obviously serious.
Seiji felt that loading was the most reliable method, so he decided to go back and try to solve the problem — although he had such an idea, he didn't have enough information.
Both he and Summer Night believed that this incident was caused by a hidden Awakened, but that was only an assumption.
This was a new era.
Perhaps this was a new type of supernatural phenomenon, or perhaps the reappearance of some ancient special phenomenon … at any rate, it was possible that it wasn't caused by the Awakened.
…
The second day of the soccer competition.
Year 1 Class 5's third soccer match was against Year 1 Class 2.
Not only did this team of the same grade not have the will to slay the dragon, they even seemed to be afraid of it.
Seiji easily scored two goals, and Koji also scored one.
Year 1 Class 2's morale plummeted when they saw that their opponents were ahead by three points, and they collectively gave up.
Year 1 Class 5 felt bored and relaxed when they saw that their opponents had become useless.
The match entered garbage time, but not many of the spectators left.
That was because they weren't here to watch the match, but to witness an abnormal phenomenon! Some people even brought digital cameras to record the match, but Summer Night and Hitaka stopped them in time.
Seiji had an ominous feeling as he endured everyone's gazes.
Although he was annoyed by their gazes, he also had an ominous premonition. But he couldn't see anything with [Astral Vision].
It was the same for Summer Night, who was watching from the sidelines.
She had an ominous feeling as well, but she couldn't see anything. It was the same for Hitaka and Rona, who were hiding beside her.
Something was definitely wrong!
They could feel it, but they couldn't see it. It was obvious that the situation wasn't good.
They knew that there was a problem, but they didn't know what the problem was. This was a terrible feeling.
And then, something terrible really happened.
Seiji shot at the goal once again. He didn't use much force and aimed at the right side of the goal.
Even so, Year 1 Class 2's goalkeeper had no intention of intercepting the ball. He watched as the ball flew towards the goal … but then, the ball suddenly made a ninety-degree turn and viciously slammed into his face!
* Smack! * There was a crisp sound.
The goalie fell.
Finally, they saw what they wanted to see. Furthermore, someone was injured. The audience immediately went into an uproar!
Seiji and Summer Night frowned at the same time.
Maintaining their Spirit Vision, they only saw a flash of red light beside the sphere.
Where did it come from? Who did it? He couldn't see it at all!
It was the same to confirm with Hitaka and Rona.
The goalkeeper was not seriously injured, but when he saw Seiji approaching to apologize, he screamed in horror.
"Don't come over! Monster!! "
His eyes widened and his face was full of fear, as if he had really seen a demon.
Seiji stopped walking. She finally heard this classic line.
The Year 1 Class 2 players who had gathered around the goalkeeper all looked at the Mystic Dragon. Then, they all widened their eyes in fear.
"Ahhhhh —"
The goalkeeper screamed in horror and scrambled away as if he was really running away from a giant dragon. He ran at an astonishing speed!
The other team members also screamed and ran away as if they were infected with fear. They all ran away at a faster speed than when they were playing soccer.
What did they just see?
Seiji used his Spirit Vision to check himself. He didn't notice anything amiss.
When he looked at the others, he saw that Year 1 Class 5's students were all looking at him with confused expressions.
The referee was the same. He had a confused expression, but there was no fear or anything else.
"I didn't do anything," Seiji told them. "I don't know why that ball was like that either."
That was the truth.
However, people's confusion wouldn't disappear just like that.
The audience outside the field was in an uproar. Even the air seemed restless.
Year 1 Class 2's team left the field. The match had to be stopped.
Year 1 Class 2's class president requested that Year 1 Class 5 make Harano and Seigo leave the field. Otherwise, they would stop playing.
"We have no reason to agree to such a request! It's your responsibility to forfeit the match!! "Koji retorted in a righteous tone.
"That guy is a true monster! You all saw it for yourself. We'll die if we play soccer with him!! "
"That ball was just an accident! Harano classmate isn't a monster!! Take back your foolish words!!! "
"Why would I take back my words! That's the truth!! Everyone saw it clearly!!! "
The two class presidents started arguing outside the field. The referee, who was stuck in the middle, had a helpless expression. More and more students came to watch the match after hearing the news.
Even the teachers found it difficult to handle such a scene. It was possible that the situation might even worsen.
Actually, he could have left the field as well. However, after seeing his class president argue for him, Seiji felt that he shouldn't have taken the initiative to back down.
After arguing for quite a while, Year 1 Class 2 finally gave up on the match.
All of their team members would rather receive a bad evaluation than continue playing soccer with the Magic-Devouring Dragon.
And so, Year 1 Class 5 won … a victory that was completely unpleasant.
"Rona heard that Year 1 Class 2's students, led by the goalkeeper, saw you covered in a black mist just now. Your eyes were glowing with a blood-red light, as if you were a demon," Summer Night informed Seiji after meeting up with him.
"… Were they hallucinating?"
"That's highly likely, but we don't know who did it."
Both of them fell silent.
If they didn't know who cast this ability, or who cast this illusion spell, they wouldn't be able to solve the problem.
'No … wait a moment.'
Seiji suddenly thought of a possibility.
The students … the entire school had actually been covered in a large-scale spell this entire time. It was just that both he and Summer Night had ignored this spell, because it had never had any problems before.
That was the school's spell formation!
Could it be that there was something wrong with the spell formation itself?
Seiji told Summer Night what he thought. Something flashed in her eyes.
"That's possible … I'll immediately investigate it!"
"Do you need help?"
"No need. It's fine as long as Hitaka stays with me. It'll be easier for me to investigate if you stay here. "
After that, Summer Night and Hitaka hurriedly left the school.
Seiji didn't want to stay here as an exhibit. However, this was the scene of the incident. If he stayed here, it would be easier for him to investigate the problem … if there really was a problem.
The soccer match ended early. There was still plenty of time before the next match. The soccer field was empty.
And so, he took a soccer ball onto the field and began playing by himself.
"What's the Magic-Devouring Dragon doing? Is he trying to recreate a magic ball? "
"He's not summoning … luring a demon, is he?"
"Could it be that he's trying to exorcise a demon here? It'll be dangerous, so he's telling the student council president and the others to leave? "
"Then wouldn't it be bad for us to stay here?"
As if he heard these discussions, Harano and Seigo turned towards the onlookers.
"Staying here might be dangerous. Let's hurry and leave!" Seiji shouted.
The students became restless once again. Some wanted to leave, but others wanted to watch until the very end.
"Are you going to exorcise a demon here, Harano -san?" The male student who brought the video camera worked up the courage to shout out. "Can I record it?"
Seiji was rendered speechless.
His cheeks twitched as he recalled Summer Night's bold idea.
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