LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 130 - I Became the Academy's Pink Airhead☆
Steel giants and armored weapons clear the way. Countless magics combine and merge, pouring out from the spire.
“Haaah—!!”
Alvit reached the dragon’s body, surpassing countless attacks and enemies. It took an age just to leap onto that giant body.
Only Alvit could land effective hits on the giant dragon’s body. So with the help of numerous comrades, she climbed onto its body alone.
Alvit running with her back wings flashing.
The two swords raised in both hands blazed ruby-red.
Tap tap tap!!
The dragon no longer spoke. The curse of death contained in the roar unleashed from its nightmare-like mouth dominated the surroundings.
『…!!』
“Ugh…?!”
Blocked by the curse, Alvit raised her holy swords and endured.
Clang clang clang—!!
Countless black tentacles mercilessly stabbed down at her like that. Each one had enough strength to shatter even rocks.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
-Alvit!!
-Comrade Alvit!!
-O hero—!!
[Nameless Hawk] circled in the sky, wailing. The goddesses riding on his back prayed and transmitted pink energy.
When it seemed like everything would crush and annihilate Alvit at any moment. A huge light burst out from the distant World Tree.
Everyone turned their heads to look there and…
* * *
6:59:59 AM.
“…!”
Alvit opened her eyes.
It was later than her usual wake-up time, but it was because she had gone to bed a bit late preparing her speech all night.
Creak—
The subtle sound of twisting parts.
Signs of the alarm about to go off on the cuckoo clock hanging on the wall.
She wanted to sleep a bit more but forgot to turn off the alarm.
‘At times like this, being too sensitive is inconvenient…’
More than 10 months had passed since reaching the realm of unique ether.
She had become able to sense even such small signs now.
In the span of about 1 second, her thoughts accelerated enough to think ‘It’s annoying to get up.’
Now the movements of ordinary people seemed to move in slow motion.
“…Oops.”
Anyway, Alvit raised her upper body.
And she extended her hand and fired a red flash. The ether projectile that formed into a small bird shape flapped its wings and carried out its master’s command.
The ether projectile rammed its head into the alarm stop button and oxidized.
Pop—!!
The cuckoo that was about to pop out widened its eyes and was sucked back into the clock.
-Cuck—?!
That gaze seemed to say:
-Gulp!! Y-You bitch…! To think there’d be someone more vicious than the pink girl…!
Alvit scratched her foot imagining that.
Scratch scratch…
“…”
And soon she hung her head.
Tsk… She roughly fired it out of laziness, but to think she’d become someone who uses unique ether ability, which only geniuses of the century awaken, so trivially.
This is all because of being influenced by a bad senior.
“Haah…”
She eventually kicked off the bed and got up.
The neat, well-organized room wall. Two swords hanging there greeted her.
She stood in front of them for a moment, caressing the handles.
The memory of that day still vividly comes to mind.
“…”
She turned and opened the window. The well-oiled hinges no longer made rusty creaking sounds.
Then…
In the distance, the peaceful academy city was visible.
From the hill where
Alvit leaned against the windowsill and stared blankly at that.
“…”
From early morning, students and dwarves were busily going about their business. They move around like frogs waking from hibernation.
Everything that had been shattered disappeared as if it were a lie.
[Good morning, everyone in the academy city~! This is Herr from the
Winter has passed and spring has come again now.
They were preparing for the graduation ceremony ahead of the entrance ceremony.
Lively laughter can be heard.
It was truly a students’ paradise with countless schools rising above the plains. But the students living there no longer lived just doing what they liked as before.
What came out of their mouths were news of the outside world that couldn’t be heard until now.
“What?! The price of flowers rose over 10 times because of drought in the kingdom—?!”
“Haah… What should we do? Should we just cancel the event?”
“Ugh, canceling now would make me feel bad for the seniors.”
The dwarves were also chatting seriously with serious faces holding newspapers.
“Hmm… Is the republic finally heading towards a dictatorship…”
“At this rate, it’s the revival of the empire era 1000 years ago.”
“Even if dwarves gained voting rights and could participate in politics… Power flows that way in the end, I guess.”
And several tall female students were giggling while pulling large equipment.
“What, this is weird! It’s smoking too…!”
“But isn’t it amazing? An engine that runs on oil, not ether!”
“Who made this?”
“Um… Someone really famous? They say it’s someone who disappeared from
“What on earth did they do for 3 months…”
“I know, right.”
Alvit no longer felt dissonance from that sight.
Because this appearance was the final piece to move towards tomorrow.
‘An era with no more disconnected fates…’
The land that was once divided into nine was united by the World Tree, and to control that. All wars and fights were delegated to students… Valkyries.
That was ultimately control no different from death cut off from the outside world. Because order was ultimately achieved through controlled fate.
But the order that had supported this world for thousands of years disappeared as if it were a lie.
“…”
Surely…
Surely I thought everything would collapse, and this world would change enough to become hell.
But as if this world didn’t need to be bound by such fate and rules, it was running very peacefully.
‘That’s probably because of the appearance of the World Tree changed by Senior…’
Alvit raised her gaze, trying to see the changed appearance of the World Tree hanging beyond the horizon.
At that moment.
There was a knock.
Knock knock!
-Alvit, aren’t you eating? Should I just leave it in front of the door?
It was Rota’s voice.
“Ah, no! I’m up!”
-Really… Kara’s been just reading newspapers with the shopping district people these days… Everyone’s busy asking about magic, so if I keep making meals like this…
Grumble grumble grumble…
It seemed Rota had learned that pouty mouth from hanging around Freya.
“Ah, I got it! Sorry, Rota! I’ll wash up and come out!”
Alvit hurriedly turned her head and headed to the sink.
Washing her face looking in the mirror she was about to take out and put on the uniform hanging on the wall.
There was something she almost missed because it was familiar.
“Ah right.”
Alvit took off the first year emblem attached to the uniform sleeve and changed it to the one meaning second year.
Even if not during winter break, she shouldn’t make such small mistakes in official places from now on. That was the leadership Senior Hilde taught.
“…Senior Hilde.”
While guiding Alvit during the remaining period, Senior Hilde often made lonely expressions. Alvit, who understood such feelings of her Senior well, approached more intimately than before.
‘It didn’t seem like she disliked it, and once the ice broke, everyone approached easily.’
Nodding her head, Alvit put on her uniform again fumbling.
* * *
“Kyop—☆”
“Haha… Clara always makes strange shouts.”
“Well~ It’s like my signature phrase.”
Senior Verdandi looked at me with a broad smile.
“It’s today, right?”
“Yes…”
“I see, you worked hard.”
She gently stroked the head of the dark man sleeping in front of the glass orb sapling… the prophet, placed on her lap.
Verdandi in the form of a young girl.
Seeing that sight somehow made my chest hurt.
“…Senior Verdandi.”
“…Yes?”
“The work of fixing the present, we don’t know when it will end.”
“Yes.”
“It will also take a long time to retrieve those who were eliminated by fate.”
“Yes.”
So I told her the difficulties of this work as they were.
“Rearranging the souls and races eliminated by the World Tree until now according to history, maintaining so that past and future don’t collide, projecting souls from universes without fate…”
“That’s right. It might be difficult even after 10,000 years pass.”
But Senior Verdandi’s face was peaceful.
The fate of having to live trapped in the World Tree forever.
Verdandi, who voluntarily accepted that, still did not erase her smile. She was just lovingly looking at the prophet sleeping in her arms.
“But… If I can meet Jinsu again someday… That’s enough.”
“…”
I looked at the prophet sleeping in front of the glass orb sapling.
The guy who was finally defeated in battle decided to live inside the World Tree.
-If I can just meet Ymir again someday…
He fell asleep in darkness that might never end. And he became a kind of reference book… that can maintain a world without fate.
Perhaps it’s a curse more cruel than death.
But he had no hesitation in choosing it.
Though right in front of each other.
To truly meet each other, an eternity is needed. But they were grateful for that.
“…”
I turned my steps.
Senior Verdandi blessed my retreating figure like that.
“Congratulations on graduating.”
“…Thank you.”
Farewell.
Resolving like that, I opened the passage leading outside the World Tree.
From now on, I discard all divinity and return to being an ordinary human.
That was the condition I set with the World Tree.
With each step I take.
Things gained due to fate disappear.
Things lost due to fate return.
Flash—!!
The wound on my neck disappears.
And I move away from the power of divinity, the realm of Huangji.
Flash—!!
My faded hair becomes vivid.
And the power of Taiji, the authority of [Bifrost] disappears.
Flash—!!
The memories of my past life that had disappeared hazily return.
No longer oblivion cut off like with a knife, but memories that disappear naturally with the passage of time.
Perhaps I could have become a god.
Perhaps I could have returned to the original universe becoming a man again.
But…
I decided to return as Clara.
Tap!
I kicked open the shining door and ran out.
『May blessings be upon your path ahead. O Valkyrie of tomorrow.』
* * *
Urd climbed the hill and observed the World Tree together with [Nameless Hawk] side by side. Pink petals were fluttering over the World Tree that had turned black, half-burned.
“Wooow… It changed so beautifully…”
“…Goddess, how do you plan to live from now on?”
“Hm? Ahaha! What, I don’t have divinity anymore~ I’m just an ordinary lady now~”
“…”
[Nameless Hawk] did not answer and quietly watched. At that gaze, Urd chuckled and answered.
“Well, even so. Going outside the academy city is… a bit scary.”
“Is that so?”
“How about building a small hut here and helping first year students coming to the academy city?”
“Then I shall help you. Peep!”
“Huhu… With such a huge chick, the first years won’t be nervous, right?”
Urd and [Nameless Hawk] smiled looking at each other.
The story of the ‘teacher’ guiding the academy city and her pet ‘Vedrfolnir’ began like that on a small hill.
* * *
Alvit was horrified wearing the ceremonial dress made for the student council president. The long coat tails had countless decorations attached.
“Ugh…?! This is really uncomfortable, do I have to wear this? I don’t think Senior Hilde wore things like this…”
“Yes, President~ Since Senior Hilde is from an extra-large school, it was fine for her to just wear that uniform~”
“Senior Bell… But
“Call me Secretary Bell here~ And we don’t consider such a tiny office a branch~”
“Secretary Bell…”
“Yes, yes~ It’s the cute third year senior Bell~”
Secretary Bell answered perfunctorily with a candy in her mouth.
And she patted Alvit’s back saying:
“Go on! Everyone agrees you’re the strongest, so don’t be scared!”
“Weren’t we secretary and president here…?”
Bell didn’t answer and just giggled.
Alvit walked forward, leaving her behind like that.
The familiar large stadium.
The graduating students were gathered there.
Wooooah—!!
[Ah, at this moment! The student council president of the
Wooooah—!!
Alvit smiled bitterly as she walked to the podium connected to the loudspeakers.
‘This isn’t a player entrance or anything…’
Sure enough.
Herr from the press department pushed up her glasses and began introducing the new unique ether ability users just like that.
‘See.’
Alvit snickered holding the student council president declaration speech.
Nothing in this damn academy city ran properly.
[And ranked 2nd in the academy city!! The cheerful rebellion of steel giants!! Dwarves are my comrades!! Kara [Navy Blue Wave]—!!]
The audience looked at Kara sitting in a corner of the large stadium following Herr’s gesture. She fled in panic, hurriedly waving her flag with a flustered face.
Wooooah!!!
[Ranked 3rd!!! All magic is mine!! Your magic is mine too!! Your thoughts are mine too!! The greedy cat!! Rota [Orange Fairy Tale]—!!!]
Rota hurriedly hid among the Research Faction female students of
Herr didn’t stop.
Wooooah!!
Responding to that cheer, Herr pointed at the black knight standing far away.
[Ranked 4th!! Has the legend of five colors ended? No!! The era of six colors has come!! The hidden strong one!! Helina [Gray Knight]!!!]
But the knight had already disappeared.
Anticipating a broadcast accident, Herr immediately turned her gaze.
[And!! Ranked 5th!! Do you see the World Tree half-burned? I plan to burn the other half!! Fiona [Magenta Comet]!!]
Fiona with short red hair roared.
-Hyaaah—!!
Unlike the others who had fled, the audience cheered even more at her boldly facing the attention.
Lastly, Herr pointed to the highest seat saying:
[Ranked 6th—!! Who is the orthodox of the academy city? Is it the president? No! It’s me, the cute secretary!! That’s right, that’s right— Secretary Bell [Maroon Needle]!!]
Secretary Bell acted cute jumping up and down at the pouring attention.
-It’s the cute secretary~!
After the seemingly endless cheers passed. It was quite a while later when attention returned to Alvit who had climbed onto the podium.
Herr scratched the back of her head with an embarrassed look.
[Ah, I’m sorry president…]
Alvit chuckled and answered.
“No, well… This is just like
At those words, the audience all burst into laughter. And Alvit spoke again as the laughter quieted down.
“Many things happened, and many memories passed. For the seniors, graduation is…”
Alvit looked at the speech paper in her hand.
“…”
Suddenly.
One girl came to mind.
‘If Senior Clara came to the graduation ceremony, would she have liked this kind of speech?’
Long sentences, all kinds of flowery phrases.
Somehow it feels like she would have yawned and fallen asleep before the first sentence ended.
She quietly folded those in half.
Alvit smiled at the audience surprised by her sudden impulsive action and said:
“…Congratulations on your graduation. May blessings be upon your path ahead.”
Wooooah—!!
Aah…
Huh?
The audience’s reaction was strange.
They were looking at her but suddenly made surprised expressions.
“…?”
Alvit tilted her head and looked behind.
There was a pink girl.
Her vivid pink hair fluttered in the spring breeze.
“That’s my spot☆”
“Eek?! Senior?!”
Clara snatched the microphone and shouted loudly.
“Hilde!!! I’m back—!!! I love you!!!”
“Lara!!! Welcome back!! I love you too—!!!”
Hilde, who had been sitting far away, suddenly stood up.
“Damn, I believed in you—!!”
Eir, who had been sitting indifferently, got up snickering.
“Eh? M-Me? Why am I standing up? W-Wait a moment?!”
Freya, who had been sitting shyly, was pushed up by the Research Faction students.
“Oh~ Hohoho!!! A stage of madness!! This is perfect for a farewell ceremony for the night princess to go to a wider world!!”
Astrid rode the mist over and headed for the podium.
“Ahaha… This is really just like us till the end. Yes, this is our style.”
Anna ran towards the podium, laughing energetically.
Wooooah!!!
The audience cheers, the juniors flinch in surprise. A city where countless students live happily.
Friends running towards her.
“…”
Clara smiled as pink petals falling from the World Tree touched her.
“I’m glad… I came to the academy city.”
* * *
Swoosh—
The waves crashed, bringing the color of the blue sky.
A beach where a cool summer breeze blows.
There was a small studio of an artist there.
A pink-haired woman with a ring on her left hand carefully opened the door. She was holding a fairy tale book in one hand.
Creeeeak…
Then the hinges rusted by the sea breeze made a dragging sound.
Scratch scratch—
Inside the studio, a petite woman was drawing with her hair tied up with cloth. Unable to turn around, she hurriedly answered:
“Ah, are you the one who inquired about the couple portrait? I’m sorry…! Work has piled up a lot this time…!”
“…It’s okay to take your time—☆”
Flinch
At the familiar voice, the petite artist turned her head to look at the woman.
“…Clara?”
“…It’s been a while.”
Creak—
As the rusty hinges made a sound, they brought silence to the seaside studio.
In the sound of waves, the two women were lost in memories, returning to being students of the academy city once again.
Tl/note: Hello, it’s translator Kayiwas!
This is where the main story ends. And they lived happily ever after~
Though I really would like for this series to be longer, because the middle part of the story looks really hastily made, but I can say that I was quite satisfied by the pace of the last part. And overall I enjoyed translating it, and hope you liked this story too.
The author said that they wanted to write 5 chapters for the side story, but we have only one – and there hasn’t been any news for two months now about the continuation. Let’s guess the novel is completed for now. When (if) new chapters are out, I’ll make sure to translate them as quickly as possible.