Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Buzz!

The dark-skinned man in only a loincloth raised his hands, and the purple light of gravity magic flickered slightly between his arms.

Then, a faint sound of electric current passed before our eyes and penetrated into the center of the huge gear on top of the waterwheel.

There was a flash of purple light from inside in response, and then, like a machine that had lost power, the waterwheel slowly came to a halt.

——So the internal switch design was made by borrowing gravity magic?

This made it even more difficult for Du Juan to break into the college square from the back of the school building and go to the big library.

I smiled and said to the man with stone skin beside me, "Thank you, Black King."

“Roar——” The other party made an ambiguous roar.

Blaze, who had just withdrawn from the battlefield, explained to me: "Hey, Zero, this one should be a warrior of the White King's family, and Lady Lenara gave him the name Rifeli."

"Huh? Really?" I was surprised.

"The gravity magic used by the White King Clan is mostly based on the power of traction. You see, most of the General's gravity magic is traction, isn't it? He also learned magic from the White King Clan and then improved it himself." Blaze explained in detail, "And the warriors of the Black King Clan use more repulsion, which will push people away."

——Shinra Tensei and Wanxiang Pull, right?

It turns out that this is the difference between the black and white kings. I didn’t pay attention to it when I was playing the game. I always thought that the names were as they applied, that the white king was white and the black king was black.

But now looking closely, the White King is more like a mixed-race of black and white, the kind with white in black.

——But this is embarrassing, so don’t pretend to know something when you don’t, or you will end up making others angry!

Fortunately, I was able to bend and stretch as a real man, so I apologized immediately: "I'm sorry, Lord Bai Wang, I thought gravity magic was similar, I recognized the wrong person."

The others looked at each other in bewilderment. How could the man holding the academy's supreme power bow his head so easily? However, Wolf Brother Blaze just snorted and laughed, as if he was already used to it.

“Haha~” Fortunately, the White King was easy to talk to and nodded to accept my apology.

Then, the magician Haimo who descended from the academy with us took a few breaths and said, "Well, I will take the people from the cave to stay here to guard. If something goes wrong, I will contact you."

The White King also howled twice, as if to say that he wanted to stay here too.

"Well, please." I nodded.

Blaze then asked seriously, "However, Zero, is what you just said to this hunter true? The mastermind behind Dujuan's invasion of Rhea Lukalia Academy this time was not Galamod, but the Fire Madman we met before?"

"Uh, that's not quite accurate... But who is Galamod?" I was quite curious about this name that had never appeared in the game.

"He is now the Dujuan leader. He appears and disappears mysteriously, and it is difficult for anyone to find his whereabouts."

"I see." I nodded.

——Come to think of it, among all the legions in the Magic Ring, it seems that only Dujuan does not have a final boss. Will there be additional boss battles later?

"However, I don't think Dujuan's invasion of the academy was instigated by anyone. That Nelius was probably just trying to get the Big Rune in the Queen's arms, so he gave them advice." I put forward my own analysis.

Yura also heard something amiss and asked, "What's going on with the Mad Fire? Are you talking about Nelius?"

"Yeah. After losing to you, that guy somehow got infected with Mad Fire Rebirth, and has been against me ever since." I briefly explained Nelius' current situation to Yura, and reminded him, "Also, among the Mad Fire, there is another person who looks similar to me, but his eyes should be turbid yellow, so be careful when you meet him next time... Yeah, by the way, where is Mugram?"

We returned to the school building, and I took a few gulps from the Holy Grail bottle to recover a little, but Mugram, who was supposed to still be lying unconscious near the Blessing, was gone!

Blaze sighed: "This guy is at it again... He's nearby."

I followed Blaze curiously into the last room in the school corridor. The hidden door here had been opened. I climbed out from the balcony outside and walked along the terrace at the corner. Before I turned the corner, I heard a sigh: "Ah - Mugram, Mugram, you actually lost to those two bastards... How can you be worthy of the Queen's trust in you! How can you face the Princess?! Oh! I am so sad."

——My goodness, he is holding a self-reflection meeting here alone.

I couldn't help but smile and walked forward, which frightened the blond handsome man hiding in the flowers of Tolina. He even uttered a respectful word: "Zero, Mr. Zero?! When did you come?"

"... Maybe it's when you're really sad." I said jokingly, "Of course, I'm not the only one."

Blaze also sighed and walked out pinching his nose. "Long time no see, Mugram. I knew you were still the same. When you're worried, you'll slip away to a corner where no one can find you."

"B-Blazer."

"The fragrance of the flowers here is really unbearable for the wolves, so hurry out." Blaze urged in his own way.

But Mugram did not move. Instead, he looked up at the direction of the library and said, "Since you are here, Your Majesty, I'll leave it to you... I, I really don't have the face to do that..."

"What are you talking about? With the enemy at the doorstep, are you going to retreat, Mugram?" Blaze asked with a little anger.

"Ah, of course not. I, I just want to take a break and will be on my way to the square soon." Mugram was startled by the yelling and stood up quickly.

——By the way, is this person really the man who forced me into a desperate situation before?

"Mugram, actually, I was also defeated by those two people." I said honestly.

"Eh?"

"After all, the opponent was insidious and cunning, and fell into a passive position after being ambushed... Besides, the two of them are indeed quite powerful opponents, and victory and defeat in a fight are nothing out of the ordinary." I said optimistically, "But now, we are all standing to the end, maybe it's because the full moon is protecting us."

This made Mugram look ashamed again, and I stepped forward, patted his shoulders with both hands, looked into his golden eyes and said, "So now, we can't rest yet. We have to offer our strength to the Full Moon Queen who has blessed us... We can worry about sadness after we beat back the cuckoos. If we are really angry, we will beat them to a pulp!"

"······Zero, you are right." Mugram swallowed and put on his helmet again.

Suddenly, his tenacity as a knight was as straight and shining as the sword he held upright: "Now is not the time to be sad, let's go!"

"Oh, by the way, I have discussed with Her Majesty the Queen and decided to take her back to Kalia Castle for the time being." I expressed my concerns, "But when we launch the general attack, the castle's defenses may be weak and we may be attacked by surprise."

Mugram understood what I meant, thought for a moment and then said, "After the Queen lost her mind, the cuckoos knew that I was the one who stayed in the academy to guard it. In order to confuse them, I cannot move freely."

"Don't worry." Blaze laughed and took over. "Last time, Zero, after you broke into the fortress and left, old man Iggy urged that guy Servis to create a lot of puppets. Now the defense is so strong that even insects can't fly over it."

——Uh...that means there are more people in the zombie park, right?

——But actually, I am a little worried that Servis is doing something secretly.

——Forget it, I'll just leave it to the Queen in the tower of Lani. With Adura guarding it, there shouldn't be any problem... How about taking those apprentices with me? Although they are just playful, their talent for magic is not to be underestimated.

After making up our minds, we hurried across the college square and returned to the Great Library.

The people who stayed at the academy will be led by Blaze and Yura, while Mugram will continue to stay in the large library at the rear to completely intercept Dujuan on the roof.

I used the excuse of going out to play somewhere else, and took my apprentices and Queen Reinara, who was still holding the Amber Jade, through the portal in the passage, and came directly to the Church of Bonding outside the academy, located on a high mountain on the east coast of Lienia.

Just as I was about to summon Melina and ask if I could take everyone to continue the blessing transmission, a pair of surveillance and scrutiny eyes shot towards us unscrupulously from the darkness of the church.