I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

While Class One underwent their Hunt, a few members of the class were busy elsewhere other than the field watching the Event.

One of which was Elsie. On a brilliant day such as this, with the sun's rays cascading down on the Academy, or at least what was left of it, Elsie was busy with her Security team at the Portal Gate.

She was currently resting against one of the columns that held the Remembrance Hall firmly. Her gaze shifted around while she watched the Visitors that slowly came in.

Security was tight, as was expected of it, and a lot more than just Elsie's team were here to make sure of it.

Team five which was there, seven and eight. Fifteen students were present, with two members of the Student Council, Thalia Jun and Romeo Gutz.

This was a pair that was hard to come by and that was mostly because of their clashing tasks.

Now, it seemed like the student council had decided to put down those tasks for now.

She had been busy with her thoughts, with her nose on high alert and her ears perked up.

They weren't expecting a second attack, but one must be cautious and predictability from the enemy's side was not expected.

Though she felt that way, something else bugged her.

'Hah…..I haven't seen Raph all day.'

A sigh escaped her lips as she tilted her head against the column.

Just then, familiar footsteps caught her attention as her gaze drifted away from the skies.

"Miranda?" She muttered.

"Is our little Missy missing someone?"

Her tone dripped with playfulness as she climbed up the staircase, a few visitors walking past her.

Elsie sighed.

"He's participating in the Monster Hunt today. I can't believe I won't be able to witness that."

She grumbled slightly.

"Don't be so glum, Elsie." Miranda chuckled as she walked up to her, resting her back on the same column.

A brief silence commenced between them while they watched the scene unfold before them.

It was calm and subtle, the Visitors complied willingly with the searches and Magic scannings.

It had become evident that the Academy was on the case of the incident, at least to the visitors but in a true sense….

"The Headmaster doesn't know what to do, does he?"

Elsie's tone came as a hushed whisper, causing Miranda to turn towards her.

"What makes you think so?"

Elsie remained silent for a moment, her thoughts lining in order.

"I'm not one to judge or anything but from what I've witnessed, the Academy is being subtle about this incident.

It's obvious that those System Uprisers are within the Academy, so why is it difficult to find them?"

Miranda turned away, tilting her head a little while her thoughts were arranged in order.

"To be honest, I'm not certain as well. What we know is what the higher authorities let us know. In fact, I believe only a few people actually know of the true nature of the incident."

She glanced down at the scene as Visitors walked past her.

"This is merely to cover up, and make it seem like the Academy is in control of what is going on."

A tense silence ensued after her reply, but Miranda broke that silence with her next statement.

"We might have to vacate the Academy in the worst-case scenario or perhaps fight them in person…..but the best scenario? I fail to see one."

Elsie had been staring at her while she replied, her gaze slowly narrowing at her statement.

It was becoming apparent how difficult things were becoming in the Academy, and like she said, vacating or fighting the enemies were seemingly the only conclusions.

With a stifled sigh, she turned away.

'Wonder what Ralph thinks about all this?'

****

–BOOM!

A projectile flew through the air, whipping through the sound barrier like paper and slamming against the earth before a large explosion erupted.

Screams of fallen beasts and burning monsters reached the air, cries for their fallen comrades as they died seizing to exist.

One figure floated in all this massacre, his hands folded and a grimoire hovering beside him.

He was adorned in pristine silver, eleven silver, one of its kind. Its allure and texture were one to covet, but the regality it held was not meant for all to adorn themselves.

Only those of pure Elven blood and royalty could adorn this Armour, and it fitted perfectly for the Elven Prince.

Darrell's gaze scanned the area once more, his attention drawing nearer to his incoming teammates.

"Oh. Are you done on your end?"

He asked as his gaze landed on Raph.

"Well, there's not really much to do. Some had begun to retreat even."

The reply came like a stab to the chest, as he looked around, a scowl forming on his face.

"Damn it! We should have gotten them all!"

He cried out in annoyance, causing Raph and Javier to freeze in their tracks.

A wry smile formed on Raph's face.

"Relax, they're not even real. They won't give you experience, too, because they're all weak."

He glanced at Javier, his gaze flickering as the floating blue screen formed next to him.

'Oh wow…his stats are really interesting. A sword hero, huh?'

He looked away, Javier raising a brow in confusion in the process.

'I just wanted to check if they gained these experience points they usually did during the war, but I guess not.'

Darrell slowly descended when another figure approached them like a bullet.

She whirled through the air, the breeze blowing her flowing lilac hair as she smashed into the ground on landing.

"Hah!!! What a delightful event this is!"

She cried out as she walked out of the debris slowly, the sounds of chains rattling against the ground.

Raph turned to his left, where she approached from, while the others slowly gathered, with Cricken, Rizzo and Dina coming in from behind.

"You enjoyed yourself the most." He said.

"Of course I did."

Sophie replied, a smile forming on her face, one that contrasted greatly with the blood stains on her lilac Armour.

Her hair was coated in black, though; how it got there, they didn't know, and they sure as hell didn't want to find out.

At least most didn't.

Raph raised a brow in curiosity.

"There's blood on your hair." He stated.

She stopped for a moment, pulling her hair towards her gaze then let it go after a short hum.

She shrugged in reply. "I'll watch it off eventually."

Raph's gaze widened in surprise, his chest tightening up from her statement.

Her sight alone left an impression on him, but now even her words did.

'Wha…..what is this weird feeling?'

He wondered when Cricken joined in with the others.

"What now?" He asked.

Darrell looked up at the timer and score sheet, a subtle whistle escaping his lips.

TIME REMAINING; 00:38: 05

TEAM GOLD; 2,810

TEAM SILVER; 1, 420

TEAM BRONZE; 1, 100

"We have over thirty minutes left though."

"Yeah, but the monsters are retreating to the other side….though, only a few of them are left," Rizzo interjected, a slight grunt escaping his lips as he hurled a bag over his shoulders.

The sounds of metal clicking echoed, a testament to the number of tags present.

"Here…"

Raph walked up to him and grabbed the bag, placing it inside his storage ring.

"We should remain alert. Time isn't over yet and perhaps the Control Room has another present for us."

The others glanced at each other, their confusion palpable at his statement.

"You must have noticed, but the monsters we've faced so far were all at the Greater level."

"Oh…" Rizzo muttered, his gaze sparkling as if something clicked in his head.

"You think the Control Room did this purposely? Dina and I noticed it during our picking, but I assumed it was a coincidence."

Dina was an averagely looking female with a slender figure and ash burnt hair.

She had grey eyes and tended to keep to herself, including in group events. She wasn't well known for interacting with any of the females in their class and her way of life intrigued Raph.

It was one of the reasons Raph had picked her out. She was a cautious individual, and her method of sticking to it caught his attention.

"Oh, in that case, they should keep it coming.

Those things weren't anything to us."

Sophie teased, a slight chuckle escaping her lips as the males glanced at her.

As most of her background was unknown, Raph had wondered if he had made the right decision in adding her to the Event but now, he seemed to have more than just one question about her but there was no longer doubt.

'She's mysterious…..'

A subtle sensation flicked in his chest as he looked away.

'And yet, I had not heard of her in my Past life….'

The thought alone caused his curiosity to increase.

"We should plan our next movement. If you're right about this then we should expect Royal Monsters coming after our heads.

You guys may fare well with them but we won't."

Cricken interjected, his gaze distant as he spoke.

He was an observant lad, and from what he could tell, things would only get worse from here.

They needed a better strategy than just going in, if not, they might actually get eliminated and fall behind the others.

Raph nodded in understanding.

"Yeah, you're righ–THUD!

Raph was cut off by a sudden vibration that spread through the earth. The group was startled by the occurrence as they turned towards the source.

Raph looked up in confusion, his gaze easing at the sight as a shrill scream pierced the air in a guttural symphony.

A smirk formed on his lips.

"We resume the plan we had before.

Kill the monsters and pick up their tags…."

A slight chuckle exuded from his lips as he muttered.

"These are nothing to me."