I Obtained the Final Boss' Power

Chapter 96 : School Event (3)

School Event (3)

Lady Lisele Refilica, the wife of the Refilica family head, did not look kindly upon such academy events.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the event itself.

It was because her son had suffered during a major incident in a previous event.

She had grown up with intense education as a young lady of a noble family from childhood.

Rather than mingling with others, she was forced to live solely for herself.

Surrounded by countless sisters receiving the same education, only one could formally become the noble lady, and the rest would be cast aside.

If you showed any weakness, you'd be shunned by even your sisters, but Lisele had survived there.

To a woman whose only lesson was how to survive as the last one standing, her three sons were truly mysterious beings.

Her children—her ultimate legacy to leave to the world after enduring such a harsh environment—were extremely special to Lisele.

Anyone who dared to tarnish or destroy them, she would chase to the ends of hell and tear apart.

Of course, those who stood in her way would meet the same fate.

"This child is my student. It would be troublesome if you act rashly."

The one who interfered with Lisele was none other than Silia.

Lisele was enraged at this pest who butted in without knowing her place, yet Silia's anger was equally formidable.

"No matter if you are a guest, if you make a fuss here, I can have you thrown out at any time. Even if you are a noble, that doesn't change."

"Ha, are you threatening me, a teacher?"

"You were the one who created this situation in the first place."

"What?"

This teacher was thoroughly displeasing.

Not knowing who it was, Lisele tried to shake off the hand gripping her, intending to slap the teacher just as she had done before.

'What is this?'

But she couldn't shake off Silia's grip.

Silia's grasp was too strong for Lisele to break free.

'Not long ago, the teachers here weren't like this...!'

Of course, all teachers in the combat department were competent, but none were stronger than Lisele.

While most teachers were mere Experts, Lisele was a Middle Expert.

In fact, even being a basic Expert was enough for a knight to make a name for themselves in the Imperial Court.

Lisele, who had reached even higher heights, could be called a monster.

So how could someone of her caliber... not be able to break free from the hand of some teacher?

"I'll say this once more. You're the one who caused this disturbance."

"Ugh...!"

Silia's grip tightened more and more.

Lisele struggled to stifle a groan as the pain increased.

She imbued aura around her hand to endure, but even that was being pushed to its limit by Silia's strength.

'This is impossible!'

As someone with immense pride in her strength, this situation was shocking to Lisele.

The only knights capable of rivaling her would be those in the Imperial Court's direct detachment.

Higher ranks like those would be above an academy teacher's position.

'Just who is this woman?'

Of course, there were places other than the Imperial Court that had people on Lisele's level.

For example, the 7th Legion, based in the demon realm.

The monsters of the demon realm were beings that no force in the Imperial Court could handle.

For an officer of the 7th Legion who routinely fought such monsters, it wouldn't be strange to be stronger than Lisele.

'Could it be that she...?'

Was she from the 7th Legion?

The thought crossed her mind but, lacking any evidence, she dismissed it.

Yet somehow, there was a strange sense of familiarity in this teacher's aura.

"Damn it!"

As Silia let go of her hand, Lisele gritted her teeth and glared daggers at her.

She had ended up showing her shame right in front of her children.

Consumed with rising fury, Lisele couldn't just walk away and opened her mouth.

"My children were the victims, and yet now you're covering for the offending student?"

"I heard the story too. You're referring to the fact that my student Rio beat up your son Selion."

"So you're fully aware! And yet you're taking her side?"

Just because she was her student?

When Lisele retorted, Silia burst out into hearty laughter.

"Just because she's my student? Puhahaha!!"

"Why are you laughing?"

"Aren't you the one acting out, covering for your children as an excuse? Isn't that funnier?"

"You brat...!"

Lisele wasn't the only one blindly defending her side.

But she could not accept this and grew even angrier.

"We are the victims! We have a justifiable reason!!"

"So what about the students hurt by your sons? The problems they've caused in the academy are beyond count."

"You expect me to believe such nonsense? There's no way the children I've cherished dearly could do such things!"

Silia frowned at Lisele's objection.

That was right. She had heard such words before.

It was what the parents of the students who killed her younger brother had said.

"Even if that were true, there must've been a reason! Even in the past, my eldest son was misunderstood like that!"

"...."

"That was years ago. My eldest son, Shalio, was a brilliant student of the alchemy department. Even he was wrongly accused of being a murderer!"

It was an unforgettable memory.

Shalio, known for always being at the top of the class, was a peerless alchemical talent.

However, rumors had spread that Shalio tormented a fellow student out of jealousy.

Eventually, that student committed suicide, and the backlash intensified.

"But fortunately... the family of the deceased student generously forgave us, so things were resolved well."

That family did not escalate the matter and reached a modest settlement.

Thanks to that, there was no conflict between the families and the incident quietly ended.

Hearing those words, Silia was reminded of what her own family members had been like.

Except for the family head who took her and her little brother in, everyone had been envious of them.

"And then, on the day of the academy event, our Shalio was supposed to present a magitech device he personally created. Until then, everything was going well."

A magitech device Shalio had created?

Internally, Silia bristled at that.

The original work was actually the creation of her little brother, sylvester.

"That was until everything went wrong."

With a resentful expression, Lisele recalled that day.

Since it was event day, the academy had open access—someone infiltrated and left Shalio and several others half-dead.

The students who were attacked had all been closely related to the student who had committed suicide.

"It was some crazy girl who claimed her younger brother had been murdered that disrupted the event. Ten students almost died at her hands... and my eldest Shalio was one of them."

All ten either became crippled or suffered life-threatening injuries.

Eight were left unable to ever use their arms or legs, while the remaining two had their faces so badly mangled they could no longer partake in social life.

"But what's incredible, that girl fought off all the security guards sent to subdue her. I was there myself and tried to take her down, too."

Having seen her child's appearance, she couldn't let that girl go.

So she drew her sword to do the same to her, but was utterly defeated.

Thinking back, even though the assailant wasn't from the Imperial Court or an officer of the 7th Legion, Lisele was thoroughly overwhelmed by her.

Even though Lisele had gone all out, her sword was shattered and she tasted defeat at the girl's hands.

"I couldn't even protect my own son and lost. Of course, it was inevitable. The opponent was no ordinary girl, but the adopted daughter of the swordmaster at the pinnacle of the Imperial Court."

"...."

"After going through that, I can't let the same thing happen again. I can't let my children suffer injustice again!"

Hearing this, Alio and Selion were moved by their mother's words.

Anyone listening might even praise her for her motherly love.

But Louis and Silia, who knew all the circumstances, could not think so.

Especially Silia, having heard the entire story, her expression grew dark.

"By the way... are you really an academy teacher?"

"Why are you asking?"

"It's just... there's something strangely familiar about the aura I get from you. Sickeningly so."

Perhaps thanks to her upbringing in such a harsh environment, Lisele suspected her true identity.

Not recognizing Silia's changed appearance—produced via magitech device—Lisele nonetheless instinctively felt revulsion on seeing her.

"Is that so? What a coincidence."

At that, Silia prepared to finally unleash the anger she had been suppressing.

"Well, the feeling is mutual...."

Just as Silia reached for the sword at her waist, Louis stopped her.

Holding her hand, Louis shook his head at Silia.

Even without speaking, Silia understood Louis' meaning and regained her composure.

"...."

"...."

As soon as she saw Louis, Silia calmed immediately and nodded.

And Louis hadn't just tried to calm her; as he clasped her hand, he discreetly passed her a tool to drive Lisele out.

"Auntie. Just now, you said your sons were wronged, yes? Are you confident in their innocence?"

"Do I even need to answer that!"

When Lisele remained obstinate, Silia smiled.

"My children would never be cruel without a reason...."

"Puhuhuhup!!"

Smiling, Silia showed the crystal orb that Louis had handed over.

Just as Lisele wondered what it was, the orb glowed brightly.

Soon, light projected an image into the air.

Everyone present was appalled at the scene.

Even passersby stopped to look.

"Uh?"

"Big Bro, that's...!"

Most shocked of all were Alio and Selion.

The footage displayed all the evil deeds the brothers had committed over the past month.

From dragging away a student who apologized after bumping into them on the street, to stealing a girl's underwear out of boredom.

["So are you saying we're livestock?"]

["Isn't that about right?"]

It even showed them taunting Lizsha and Patrick, calling them livestock and constantly tormenting them—all of it captured on video.

After watching it all, Lisele's face twisted more and more, until she fell silent.

"Well, are you really innocent?"

"How did you...."

Where did such footage come from?

How could something like this exist?

Had the academy developed something new without her knowing?

Consumed by such questions, Lisele said nothing as Silia straightened her shoulders.

"Are you innocent or not?"

"...!"

Hadn't she claimed her children would never be cruel without reason?

Yet here they were, tormenting other students with no cause, the evidence clearly recorded in the crystal orb.

As this continued, Lisele's rage grew.

"Give me that...! Turn it off, now!!"

She didn't know what kind of magitech device it was, but something like that shouldn't exist in this world.

She hurriedly drew her sword to destroy the evidence.

If she could cut the orb instantaneously, everything would be solved.

KWAJIK!!

As her sword swung down, there was a sharp shattering sound, but the orb remained intact.

Amazingly, Silia had countered, and Lisele's sword shattered instead.

"Kyaaaagh!!"

At the same time, a wound opened on Lisele's chest and she collapsed.

Staggered by the technique that broke her sword and inflicted a critical injury in one motion, Lisele was in shock.

'Just what is this woman...!'

In that moment, an unpleasant memory rose in Lisele's mind.

The time she was soundly defeated when trying to avenge her eldest son, her sword shattered in battle.

Reliving that scene with fresh blood on her, she was left in utter despair.

"Now answer me."

Silia bent down and asked the fallen Lisele.

"Even now, do you claim innocence, you trash?"

-------------= Clacky's Corner -------------=

Yep, rotten mother, rotten sons.

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