novelraw Chapter 309
Chapter 309
'Beyond the Rainbow Gleam' is both an otome game and a role-playing game.As you can guess from the fact that it includes command-input battle elements, there's a final boss.
That final boss is the Demon King who appears at the end of the story.
The Demon King was once sealed away by the Saint and had been slumbering deep within some ruins.
(That Demon King created an incarnation to break the seal. That incarnation is the witch Marianne Liatrey...)
Marianne appears in the story starting from the second-year entrance ceremony, initially approaching Reina in a friendly manner.
She acts like an admiring junior toward Reina... but behind the scenes, she was scheming and sending various assassins after Reina.
In the end, she manipulates Carrot Laurel—Reina's stepsister and the ringleader of her bullying—into breaking the Demon King's seal.
The reason Carrot was chosen... is because she is a duke's daughter and carries the blood of both the royal family and the Saint.
To break the Demon King's seal, the bloodlines of both the Kingdom of Saintcl's royal family and the Saint are required, and Carrot, who possesses both, was the perfect catalyst.
(To win the heart of her fiancé Eric, Carrot Laurel revives the Demon King... only to be absorbed as his sacrifice. When you think about it, her fate is pitiful too.)
"I am Adriard Saintlogue, the freshman representative. I've come to study abroad to strengthen the friendship between the Holy Nation of Shinecross and the Kingdom of Saintcl..."
While Clael was deep in thought, the freshman representative Adriard had begun his greeting.
Adriard gave his speech with practiced ease... but most of the audience's gazes were fixed on Marianne, who was waiting next to him for her turn.
Marianne, the incarnation of the Demon King, possessed extraordinary beauty.
On top of that, she had the power of charm and would seduce academy students, turning them into assassins to attack Reina.
(Normally, she'd be a terrifying threat... but Reina now should be able to handle it.)
Reina is definitely stronger than in the game.
I can't say it with certainty... but she should already have enough power to fight the Demon King at any time.
(Her influence is stronger than in the game, and she's more resistant to charm and brainwashing. The only concern is that the main characters aren't very reliable...)
"Next, Marianne Liatrey. Please come forward."
"Yes."
After Adriard finished his greeting, Marianne stepped forward.
"Thank you for the introduction. I am Marianne Liatrey."
"Oh..."
"Beautiful..."
"Truly lovely..."
Even though she had only spoken a few words, sighs escaped from all around the grand auditorium.
Marianne's voice was sweet and melting, slipping naturally into everyone's ears.
"My goal is to make as many friends as I can at this academy. To all my seniors and classmates, I would be delighted if you'd be friends with me."
When Marianne smiled, once again the atmosphere in the hall shifted.
It didn't affect Clael, who was cloaked in powerful divine energy, but the cloying, bewitching air was making him feel sick.
(This is tougher than I thought... So many people become puppets under this influence—it's a terrifying power. If enough people fall under her brainwashing, even Reina might not come out unscathed...)
"Achoo!"
Clael, worried about the witch's overwhelming power, suddenly heard a cute little sneeze.
"Ah..."
Instantly, a white light spread throughout the hall.
The light of divine power, invisible to ordinary people, expanded and wiped away the witch's power that had filled the grand auditorium.
"Huh...?"
"We're still in the middle of the ceremony, right...?"
"Were we asleep? It felt like we were unconscious or something..."
As the light faded, those who had been overwhelmed by Marianne's aura now looked as if they had awoken from a dream.
Turning toward the source of the divine power, they saw Reina with an embarrassed expression, pulling out a handkerchief and pressing it to her mouth.
Looking back to the stage, Marianne had finished her greeting and was slightly frowning.
She had intended to charm everyone present during her speech, but the divine power released by the sneeze had nullified it.
Even those who had been captivated by Marianne were now back to normal.
"As expected..."
She wiped out the witch's power in an instant.
Marianne is undoubtedly a terrifying enemy, but Reina radiates a far more dominant aura.
As long as Reina is at this academy, neither a witch nor a final boss can act as they please.
"Guess I was worried for nothing... In the end, Reina really is unbeatable."
It seemed Clael had no reason to worry.
Feeling truly relieved, he turned his gaze away from Marianne on the stage.
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Thank you for reading this far.
I'm also serializing another work on Kakuyomu Next called 'Mage of the Frozen Star.'
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Mage of the Frozen Star
https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093086823614778