I Became a Demon Who Can Never Be Headpatted in the Academy?!

When Mrs. Zepar's conspiracy began, who would be the professor in charge of treating and caring for the students who fell into confusion?

While most of the professors, except for Professor Aphrodite, were bickering at the New-Helheim club, who was the character left alone at the 'Moonlight Chorus Festival'?

It was none other than Professor Aiaie Hecate.

In other words, her original role is to take care of the students.

"From now on, Murmur will explain everything!"

I plan to change Professor Aiaie's role as I please.

To do that, I need to 'make her understand.' Would she just go where I tell her to if I just ask her out of the blue?

"In this kind of situation?"

"Please just listen to me for a moment, Professor Aiaie."

Behind Nikea, the three maids were busy moving the unconscious students and checking their condition.

"Alright. Since it's an emergency, please explain quickly."

"Murmur thinks that Professor Aiaie knows about Mrs. Zepar of Piglet House!"

"Are you talking about Mrs. Zepar of the Chronicle House Merchant Guild? If it's a recent story, I know about it."

"That Mrs. Zepar is trying to summon the gatekeeper demon Gabriel right now!"

Professor Aiaie's eyes widened, and she covered her mouth with her left hand.

"So, that's why the ley lines were going berserk like this, and the children who had their mana absorbed fainted."

"Professor Aiaie! For Murmur! For our friends! Please subdue the rampaging ley lines!"

"The ley lines?"

"Mrs. Zepar has fallen for the trick of a changeling who has transformed into her daughter, Phenex! If the Mrs. summons the gatekeeper demon Gabriel, I don't know what she'll do! Moreover, if the summoning fails, the ley lines will go berserk and the Academy will explode!"

It's impossible to go around the huge grounds of the Academy and erase the magic circles one by one.

The scale and the necessary magical skill would increase tremendously, but if we could subdue the ley lines themselves, the Academy wouldn't 'explode.'

"I think differently. If Mrs. Zepar is really trying to summon Gabriel, it's important to subdue her. There's even a changeling involved, isn't there?"

"Murmur absolutely doesn't think so! Feel the flow of the ley lines! It's so! So unstable!"

Professor Aiaie didn't even hesitate. Well, there's no way she wouldn't know this instability that Esme and I can immediately sense.

"Murmur, listen carefully. The reason the ley lines are unstable now is that the amount of mana absorbed by the magic circles is too much. What happens if you pour water into a small cup? Doesn't it overflow?"

"That's why Murmur is asking you! Murmur will punish the bad person who poured the water in! Professor Aiaie, please bring a new cup before the water overflows from the cup!"

"Are you saying that Murmur is going to stop Mrs. Zepar?"

"Don't worry, Professor Aiaie! Murmur isn't a reckless child. You know I'm very skilled, right?"

Professor Aiaie shook her head.

"Even so..."

"Murmur knows. In this dangerous situation, we all have to do our best!"

I grabbed Professor Aiaie's skirt tightly.

"Professor Aiaie is the only mage who can stop the ley lines from going berserk!"

Esme and Sitri can't do it. Other students can't either.

"I'll take Professor Aiaie's after-school classes too!"

"Even if you say that..."

"Murmur wants to save everyone!"

Professor Aiaie's eyes wavered.

"Murmur thinks that it's something only a genius mage who can handle all six elements can do!!!"

"How did you... No, that's not important right now."

Professor Aiaie looked down at me and then squatted down.

"Uuh...?"

I didn't expect this. Like a genius mage, Professor Aiaie drew a rune on my cheek.

"You said you have to do your best, right? It's a magic that blocks black magic."

"Are you granting my request?"

At Nikea's shout, Professor Aiaie gave a cool smile and stood up.

"It always turns out like this when Headmaster Cosmos goes on a business trip."

"So, she really did go on a business trip as Murmur said?"

"Oh my, did you know? Perhaps you had no choice but to know. She went on a business trip to the Magica Kingdom."

Professor Aiaie patted my head and moved away from us.

"The ley lines' rampage must be subdued away from here. So, please remember. If you think you're going to get hurt, you must run away?"

"Murmur will definitely do it!"

Professor Aiaie exchanged one last look with Nikea, then walked about twenty steps away and began drawing a magic circle in the air with a staff she summoned.

"Professor Aiaie really granted Murmur-nim's request!"

My after-school hours will be a little painful from now on, but it doesn't matter.

"Yeah, Professor Aiaie is indeed a genius mage."

"I feel like I've overcome a big hurdle."

Nikea looked around with a worried expression.

The three maids and Sitri's merchant guild people were trying very hard to sort out the situation.

The unconscious children couldn't be left on the dangerous ground, which was bubbling due to the unstable ley lines.

There were also children who had hit their heads while fainting from a high place and were bleeding.

"Sitri, can you grant Murmur's request?"

"To be honest, I also want to go to Piglet House with Nikea."

Sitri carefully touched my hand once.

"But Murmur-nim said."

"Yeah, someone has to stay behind and sort out the situation. Sitri is the only one who can accurately explain the situation to Nikea's maids, the merchant guild people, and the adults, and convey what needs to be done."

Sitri has a cold-headedness.

This child, who can smell money in any situation, has an excellent ability to analyze information and make value judgments.

Sitri is the only one who can speak bluntly to adults without being intimidated when asking for something.

"Ohohoho! I will do it perfectly so that Murmur-nim won't worry!"

"I wish I could go with you too..."

Esme, who had been listening to the story quietly, sighed.

"There might be a changeling, so you can't. And Murmur asked Esme for a favor, remember?"

"I remember. I just thought it was a little unfortunate."

"But it's a really important task."

I held Esme's hand tightly.

"It's because there's a possibility that spirits transformed into monsters due to the mana overflowing in the air, right?"

That's why I asked Esme for a favor, since such a development actually exists.

"Esme's elemental magic is incredibly strong. You'll be able to defeat all those small spirits."

"It would be best if those monsters didn't appear! I'll definitely do it!"

I was a little worried at first, but Sitri and Esme's courage was overflowing.

"See? It's not time to give up."

"But Murmur... there's one thing that bothers me."

"What is it, Nikea?"

"What's the reason for going to Piglet House?"

"Because Mrs. Zepar is there."

"But, isn't the Mrs. imprisoned? And..."

Nikea gave a bitter smile. It seems like she hates herself for not attending classes when we talk about magic like this.

"Murmur said that the gatekeeper demon Gabriel would be summoned in one of the eight places, right?"

"Yeah, but that doesn't matter anymore. The changeling doesn't consider any safe methods and is just trying to summon Gabriel by recklessly pouring in mana."

Nikea swallowed hard with a nervous expression.

"I guess we shouldn't expect it to end with laughter."

* * *

"You can let me down now, Nikea!"

It was suicidal for me, Murmur, to run from the training ground to Piglet House with my short legs, so I had been in Nikea's arms until now.

I even had to go back to my room in the middle to get the 'Old Sword,' so if I had moved on my own legs, I would have definitely timed out.

"M-Murmur! Look over there!"

Nikea, who had let me down, quickly pointed to the adults who were guarding the entrance of Piglet House.

"... It's okay, Nikea. They just fainted because all of their body's mana was absorbed."

"Whew... it's a relief, but it's still suspicious."

"Maybe, they didn't even have time to kill them?"

Nikea approached the tightly closed door with a nervous expression.

"I'll go in first. Murmur is weaker than me, so you have to be careful."

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Nodding, I quickly summoned the water spirit and the earth spirit.

— Kreeeak!

"Mrs. Zepar! Stop the summoning and surrender now!"

Nikea shouted as she opened the door with both hands and went inside.

"I've been waiting for you, Murmur-nim."

Piglet House had an eerie atmosphere, unlike usual.

The tables where children used to happily eat desserts were all cleared, and a magic circle drawn in blood was emitting a faint light on the floor.

Mrs. Zepar, standing on top of that magic circle, looked sinister.

"I am truly sorry that this old woman has nothing to offer to the descendant of the God, who has come a long way, the precious one who will soon become the Demon King."

"Grandma Zepar! Murmur doesn't want to fight!"

"This old woman also has something she can't give up."

Mrs. Zepar's hands began to emit a purple light.

"I'm not going to stand still!"

Nikea grabbed the sword she had brought from the training ground and rushed towards the Mrs. in an instant.

"Fool~ there's no way I'd leave it like that."

— Crackle! Squish!

With a terrible sound of the ground cracking, a dark red tentacle popped out and knocked Nikea away.

"Ugh...! So you were here! Phenex!!"

Nikea, who had stepped back greatly, gritted her teeth as she stared at the 'young demon race' who slowly walked out of the darkness behind Mrs. Zepar.

'Phenex', who was wearing a small Academy uniform similar to mine, Murmur's, was covering her mouth with her right hand and laughing.

"Mommy, mommy. Murmur-nim really came as I said."

"I see. So she really came for us."

"Mommy! Mommy! You'll be able to see Phenex again soon! We can eat pudding again—"

"Shut that filthy mouth!! Stop mocking us!"

Nikea shouted and swung her sword at the tentacle. However, it was as if she had predicted the attack from the beginning. Nikea's attack was deflected uselessly, like cutting water with a knife.

— Crackle! Squish!

As if mocking Nikea, another tentacle popped out of the ground between the Mrs. and us.

"Oh, honored and great God, Armonia."

"Yes, yes, you're doing well, Mommy!"

"The plump piglet is prepared to be offered to you, so I beg you, gatekeeper demon Gabriel, to open the gate."

Mrs. Zepar knelt down and began to pray with her hands together.

In the meantime, Nikea had cleverly sliced one of the tentacles in half with her sword. The spirits I summoned were also ramming their bodies into the tentacles, but...

This situation is strange.

Why are they waiting for me? If they had summoned dozens of tentacles to welcome us, they would have used a lot of mana, but something is strange!

"Mrs. Zepar, stop it...!"

Nikea reached out her hand towards Mrs. Zepar, but the air pressure emanating from the magic circle was faster.

"Ugh...?!"

"Hmm~ it seems like there's a little~~ shortage of plump piglets, Mommy!"

"It's okay, my daughter."

"Yes! Yes! I like it! You also want to see me soon, right? You want us to be happy with Murmur-nim's power!"

Phenex smiled brightly and emitted purple mana from her right hand.

"Y-You!! Stop it!"

"Niara! Talorin! Attack!!"

Nikea and I tried to stop Phenex's actions.

We wanted to stop it.

But we realized too late.

"Hahaha! Mommy! Thank you!"

Phenex, who had created a purple 'mana sword', stabbed it into Mrs. Zepar's back.

Bright red blood spurted out and stained the floor, and the Mrs. fell to the ground, bleeding from her mouth.

"W-What... What did you, what did you do?"

"Huh? What do you mean, what did I do? Nikea Princess must have skipped her magic classes, that's why she doesn't know?"

"Don't mock me, and answer me!!!"

"I filled it because there wasn't enough mana? Can't you tell by looking?"

Nikea couldn't even answer and took a step back.

"Ah... Phenex... my beloved daughter... I can see you... the God..."

Mrs. Zepar was mumbling and dying.

This can't be.

If there's a sin, they should be punished, but not die like this.

"You, how, how could you! In Phenex's form! To Mrs. Zepar...!"

"Fool~ what are you talking about? Mrs. Zepar promised me from the beginning? There's no problem..."

I threw a fireball at Phenex, who was chirping with a hateful voice.

"Huh? Huh? Huh? Why? What? Why is Murmur-nim so angry?"

"... Murmur knows who you are."

Honestly, I thought it was impossible.

It wasn't an enemy I could meet at this timing. I hadn't even anticipated it.

She's not an enemy that appears in the Elementary Division chapter, and she only appears after the Demon King route is sufficiently progressed.

However, seeing her stab her mother in the back in the form of her daughter, I realized it.

Instinctively, I realized who the being in front of me was.

She's a changeling, and she's currently transforming into Phenex, but I realized who the being in front of me was.

"Amazing! As expected of Murmur-nim~! But can you guess the answer?"

"You're Leviathan of Kindness, aren't you?"

Leviathan of Kindness.

One of the troublesome seven sisters that you have to kill or make your companion in the Demon King route.

They're a treasure chest for evil-aligned players.

I really hate them.

"Hee... what."

Leviathan, hearing the name that came out of my mouth, began to make a chillingly happy expression.

"As expected of Murmur-nim, amazing!! You knew who I was right away? Cool! Amazing! I'm jealous!"

"You..."

"Murmur-nim! Murmur-nim!! Let's go back to Maleficia quickly?"

"Murmur has no intention of going back to the Demon King's castle."

"Oh, Murmur-nim! You're so coy! I prepared today's magic circle for Murmur-nim, you know?"

As expected, Leviathan didn't urge to summon Gabriel to fulfill Mrs. Zepar's wish.

It was to invite me to Maleficia, the Demon King's castle.

To bring me, the blood of a God, to her.

"Come on! Let's go back! Murmur-nim!! Let's be happy with Leviathan!"

"No. Murmur has no intention of playing with a monster that doesn't understand human hearts."