Act I. Responsibility
Early morning.
The sun shone on the earth, shining on the snow of last night, showing a little bit of crystal light, but the campus of Christine Royal College is still immersed in the disaster of last night.
Most of the school buildings were destroyed in last night's storm, and the centuries-old buildings were reduced to dust overnight.
More often than not, mage casualties.
According to incomplete statistics, at least dozens of formal mages, hundreds of mage apprentices, and just as many ordinary civilians died in this catastrophe.
Moreover, most of these mages are the leaders of the magic world of the Astor Kingdom, which has to be said to be a huge loss for the magic forces of the kingdom.
When Grandia opened her eyes, she found that she was not aware of the ceiling.
Complex and varied, full of classical and luxurious atmosphere, Grandia's gaze follows the ceiling and finds herself in a spacious room.
Next to the big bed, which was so soft that she could sink her whole body, was the sleeping face of another girl.
It's Alyssa.
"Alyssa...... Last night......"
As if remembering something, Grandia only felt a throbbing pain in her forehead, and she rubbed her head, only to remember what had happened last night with some hindsight.
The banquet, the true identity of the friend, the sudden invasion of the monster, the arrival of the people of Chaos, and then, the skeleton swordsman who once fought side by side.
"Lawson ......"
Repeating the name of the unidentified skeleton swordsman in a low voice, Grandia couldn't help but bite her lower lip and fall into thought.
......
On the other side, Lawson was in a shady room in the mansion.
It was a property owned by the royal family in Christine Township as a temporary residence.
Last night, after defeating the people of Chaos, other forces followed one after another, and for a while, they were tense.
But Rosen's intelligence made everyone hesitate.
Therefore, after a night's rest, today, Rosen will have a meeting with the responsible persons of those forces, and whether things can go smoothly depends on his performance today.
He, on the other hand, was repeatedly practicing the new abilities he had created last night in the realm of laws.
The current Lawson, in addition to his original appearance, also has a three-stage advanced form.
In the ordinary form, which is the appearance of the original skeleton, Lawson can perform silver-level sword skills, strength, speed, and control of the law, which is basically the same as the normal silver-level.
The ember form, on the other hand, can greatly increase speed and strength in a short period of time at the cost of consuming mana, and can give full play to the greatest advantage in close combat, according to Lawson's estimate, while opening, his own melee ability should be able to approach the quasi-golden level, in addition, there are some sword skills that also rely on the ability of this form.
The one that is advanced from the ember form is the Cangyan form.
In the Cangyan form, all of Lawson's attacks and defenses will be accompanied by the power of his own laws, and he has the strongest defense-breaking ability and defense ability, especially for law attacks, which can be regarded as a law killer.
The latest one is the third form, the azure form.
In this state, all the power of Lawson's laws will be condensed into himself, and his purity will be further improved, and the attack he uses can be comparable to a blow of the Golden Order, and this form is also the most destructive form of Lawson at present, but it is not as comprehensive as the Cangyan form, and it is a form that specializes in attacking.
Of course, Lawson also thought about developing a form that was exclusive to defense, but more accumulation was needed.
Knock Knock Knock –
There was a knock on the door, and Rosen came back to his senses.
Lawson ...... Your Majesty invites you to the Chamber. ”
The maid's voice was a little hesitant, after all, as an undead, Rosen has always been the object of fear of most people, and it is not so simple to change the inherent impression for a while.
"I see. ”
Lawson finished his meditation, stood up, and opened the door.
A maid was bowing her head.
She was a little apprehensive, not only because Rosen was a guest of Her Majesty the Queen, but also because of Rosen's special status.
"I'm sorry you took me to the conference hall. ”
Rosen didn't say anything, and it would be strange if the maid here could completely ignore the undead and receive Rosen as usual.
The maid nodded, and then guided Lawson forward.
Through the windows of the corridor, you can see that the winter snow is gradually melting in the sun, converging into small rivers that flow lower.
Christine's founding day celebration is also the prelude to the new year.
After the five-day New Year's festival, the first moon of the year is the moon god hides.
Legend has it that the gods disappeared during this month, leaving only mortals to struggle.
But Rosen knows that in the next period of time, the temperature will gradually warm, and finally spring will return to the earth, and the world will be full of flowers, which is a month full of hope.
Soon, they came to a delicate gate.
"This is it, Lord Rosen. ”
The maid gestured, but as Lawson was about to push the door open, she spoke again.
"Was it you, Lord Rosen, who solved the disaster in the academy last night?"
Rosen heard her and paused before replying.
"To be exact, there are others, including the academy teachers, but it was indeed me who killed the people of Chaos. ”
Hearing Lawson's words, the maid seemed to be a little moved, but quickly lowered her head.
"My younger brother, who was studying at Christine, survived last night. ”
The maid said, bowing deeply again.
"Thank you. ”
Hearing her words, Rosen was stunned and continued.
"I'm just doing a little bit of work, and any being of the same level is present and doing the same thing as me. ”
To tell the truth, Rosen didn't think that he had "saved" Christine, after all, last night's loss could not be made up for in a short time, and those who died would not be resurrected, he thought about it before continuing to speak.
"After all, with great power comes great responsibility. ”
"The greater the power...... The greater the responsibility......"
The maid chewed on the sentence repeatedly, as if she did not understand it very well, but Lawson did not say anything more, and pushed open the door of the conference hall.
"Say hello to your brother for me, Miss Maid. ”
Rosen left this sentence and walked into the chamber, leaving the maid alone in the hallway.
She felt that the depictions of the undead in the books she had read as a child seemed to be biased, and she had thought that these dead would be more indifferent and ruthless, if not the most evil beings.
But judging from previous exchanges, this undead is quite a gentleman.
"Undead, are they all like this?"
Tilting her head, the maid muttered to herself.