*Back to some time before the incident, the outside of the dungeon*
The students gathered with their respective groups, they talked about strategies while waiting for their turn. Now, Sirius' group was the first to enter the dungeon.
There was one student who was not in a group. Yes, she chose to be alone in this training. She was Emily Vermillion. While she was alone, a student with blonde hair approached her.
"Miss Vermillion, have you prepared a strategy for entering the dungeon later?" The student asked.
"Why are you talking to me?" Emily replied.
"Haha... I'm just asking, maybe we can share a strategy." The student laughed with a smile on her face.
That student, Kyle. Was the main protagonist in the original novel story. In this case, he should have been a group with Galena. But due to a change, Kyle was now a group of 3 students.
In the future, Kyle and Emily were partners who relied on each other. Now their relationship is still not close, even this is the first time Kyle asked Emily to talk. Although their chemistry hasn't been established yet, in the future they will be the ones who eradicate evil, one of them being Sirius.
"Come to think of it, we're not that close to exchanging with each other. Get lost." Emily replied with an annoyed tone.
"Ah, alright." Kyle replied, without losing the smile on his face.
Then, there was a sudden tremor. The ground trembled. And some of the students started to panic, but the professor calmed them down.
"H-hey... Look at that... The entrance to the dungeon..." A student said in surprise.
In front of all of them, the entrance of the dungeon was completely sealed with a stone wall. There was not the slightest gap. At that moment, Kyle immediately moved towards the stone wall. He touched it.
"This... Not an ordinary stone wall. There is magic in it, magic... This feels different from ordinary magic, this... Ancient magic." Kyle said.
Professor Delon was slightly surprised, and moved towards the stone wall as well. He analyzed it, and it was true that it contained a complex and somewhat rare magic in the present, Ancient magic.
"Some students, return to the academy and report this immediately. Then, ask to bring reinforcements." Professor said.
The few designated students began to leave using the teleportation magic circle back to the Academy. Immediately rushed to call for help.
"Professor, this is... Bad premonition." Kyle said.
"Yes. I feel it. There's a disaster in there." The professor replied.
"While waiting for help from the academy, why don't we try something to destroy this wall?" Emily said, glancing at the professor. "To be honest, I don't care what happens to that bastard Sirius, but there are other people besides him inside too. I can't just stand by." She continued.
"I think Miss Vermillion is right, professor." Ellanise Van Solaris, the princess who had been silent all this time, responded to Emily's words.
"I think we should try something even if we don't know if it will work. We can't just sit around and wait. Right, professor?" Ellanise continued.
"Yes, I agree with all of you. But, this is ancient magic. If we act rashly it will be dangerous." The professor replied.
"Professor is right," Kyle said. "Ancient magic is both powerful and terrifying, as far as I know. Those of us now, we can't do anything about it. Even if there is a professor here." He continued.
"That's right, the most logical choice for us now is to wait. Ellanise and Emily, I understand that you want to try to do something, but we have no choice but to wait now. Let's wait for help from the academy, and trust those inside." The professor said.
"I see, I understand." Ellanise replied.
Emily didn't answer anything and went and sat under the tree.
All of them, at the moment, couldn't do anything. They were just waiting for help and a miracle to happen. In their minds, there was a moment of gratitude that they weren't the ones trapped in the dungeon. It was a logical thought after all.
*Back to Sirius POV*
I opened my eyes, my head was dizzy and slightly foggy. So this is how it feels to run out of mana. It's like being drunk.
"Ugh..."
My body is a bit sore, how long did I faint?
"Sirius! You're awake..."
Siena, after seeing me wake up she immediately hugged me while crying a little. I, saw a rare sight.
"Yes... How long was I asleep?" I asked.
"You passed out for about 20 minutes, Sirius."
The one who answered was not Siena, but Galena who was sitting behind her.
"You ran out of mana, you fought hard, Sirius. Thank you." Galena said. "If it wasn't for you, I don't know what would have happened." She continued.
Siena, still hugging me tightly and not letting go of her hug. Well, I'm happy too.
"Yes, I also have to survive. Siena, I'm sorry but can you let go of your hug first? To be honest, my body is still a little sore." I said to Siena.
"Ah.. s-sorry!" Selena said regretfully but also with a red face, maybe she just realized what she did.
"I... I'm grateful to you too, Sirius. I didn't help anything earlier..." Jennie, said so while bowing her head to me.
"It's okay, you helped." I replied.
"Now, what about the dungeon entrance?" I asked.
"It's still closed."
Well, it's not going to collapse just like that. But, since we defeated the creature, we can destroy it.
"No problem, we can destroy it now." I replied while trying to stand up.
"Is that possible?" Galena asked.
"Yes. The magic inside that stone wall is Ancient magic that comes from artifacts. And that artifact should be inside the monster's body."
When the monster is defeated, the artifact will be destroyed. Since the monster's body was actually just like a projector, its true soul was the artifact.
"Ancient magic, huh? I have a bad feeling." Siena replied.
"Yes, it's like this incident will repeat itself." Galena responded.
"We'll think about that later, for now let's destroy that stone wall."
We then headed towards the stone wall and cast our respective magic. And...
*Brak*
Finally, the wall opened. Bright light re-entered the interior of the dungeon. And I could see, in front of me, students and professors who were surprised to see us.
Professor Delon immediately approached us and asked if we were okay. He said he had asked for a rescue team to come from the academy immediately but it didn't seem to be in time. We left before the rescue team arrived.
Then, Ellanise and Kyle came over to us.
"You guys came back safely, that's really great." Ellanise said.
"That's right." Kyle continued.
"It's because of Sirius that we survived. If it wasn't for him, we'd all probably be dead inside." Galena replied.
Damn. My name was mentioned. In front of me right now were the main characters of the novel gathered. And they're looking at me!
Ellanise looked at me with a smile. Damn.
"Sirius Wolverine, huh? You must be very strong."
HAHAHAHA. What should I do now? Her eyes are already saying clearly that she'll be watching me from now on...
"Huh, this guy? This Sirius Wolverine is helping you guys? Didn't you get the wrong idea? He's a jerk, how could he help others?"
As I was grumbling inwardly, Emily suddenly spoke with anger and disbelief at Galena's words.
"Why are you talking like that, Miss Vermillion?" Ellanise asked.
"Please forgive my impertinence, princess. But this man, Sirius Wolverine is a hypocrite with a bad personality. In short, he's a bad person." She continued.
"What are you saying, Miss Emily. Sirius is not that kind of person!" Siena, replied in an annoyed tone.
"Hahh, Miss Siena. What did this guy do to you?"
"He didn't. But, Sirius is not that kind of person."
"You just don't know it, Miss Siena."
"I know what Sirius is like, he's a good person."
"That's enough." I interrupted.
"Siena, thank you for defending me, that's enough. And Miss Emily, please think whatever you want about me, I don't care." I replied flatly.
"Tch"
Emily then walked away and sat down again under the tree. Honestly, I know why she hates Sirius so much. In the past, there was an incident that Sirius did to her. If it was me, I would also hate this Sirius. Hah, but what can I do. Now I am the one in Sirius' body.
"It seems like Miss Emily really hates you, Sirius." Ellanise said with a chuckle.
"Well, then I'll be excused to return to the academy first. Professor, can I?" Ellanise asked the professor.
And finally, Ellanise left. So did Kyle and Emily. One by one, the students began to return to the academy using the teleportation magic circle. And so did I.
After returning to the academy, the professor said that the head of the academy asked me to go to his room. It seems to be related to the incident earlier.
I went with professor Delon to the academy head's room, damn it, why is there one more person coming along? That person is even a problem for me. Kyle. Why did the professor bring him too?
*At the academy head room*
"Excuse me, academy head."
"You've come, yes. Sit down." The academy head said with a smile.
"So, I called you to inquire about the incident that happened in the training dungeon. First, Kyle. You were the first to know that the magic embedded in the stone wall was ancient magic, right?" The academy head asked.
Ah, I see. I more or less know why Kyle was also summoned, it's because he understands ancient magic.
"I see. So, you have some understanding of ancient magic?"
"Yes, just a little."
"Alright. Next is Sirius. You're the one trapped inside the dungeon, can you tell me what happened inside?"
Now, the head of the academy is asking me. I then explained everything that happened inside the dungeon. About the vibrations, and also the monsters that appeared. As for the ancient magic, I didn't say anything to him.
"So that's it. Grim reaper, huh? That's a powerful S rank monster, you're so great for being able to defeat it." Said the academy head.
"No, it was because of the help and cooperation of my group mates." I replied.
The academy principal just smiled at my answer.
"Alright, you can leave now. Thank you for your time, get some rest."
The academy principal let us go. I bowed my head and quickly left the room. Kyle followed.
"Sirius, right? What are you going to do now?" Suddenly, Kyle next to me asked.
"Nothing. I'm just going home. Excuse me." I immediately replied coldly and went straight to my dorm, if possible I didn't want to get involved with him.
I then went back to my dorm room and rested for a while. What a tiring day.
*Head of Academy's Room*
When Sirius and Kyle had left, only the head of the academy and professor Delon remained. They started talking about the incident that happened this time, and some possibilities.
"Perhaps, this is the work of that heretical sect. I didn't expect, it seems that our academy also has intruders." Said the academy head
"That's right, academy head. We must improve our guard system. And we also need to find out who the intruders are." Professor Delon replied.
"Delon, conduct a discreet investigation. I'll let you conduct reconnaissance on the person you suspect. Report everything to me later."
The head of the academy gave orders to professor Delon.
"Yes, academy head. Leave it to me."
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