My On*Hole Academy [EN]: Chapter 256

EP.255 Looking for Mom

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At the same time.

Inside the restricted area, Isabella’s team had secured four illegal Mana Beast Reinforcement facilities, each cleverly disguised as an ordinary building.

Around them, members of the Cosmic Sect lay in pools of bloody exhaustion. Just moments ago, they had rushed at Isabella, displaying open hostility.

The White Devil’s power was overwhelming.

Encased in her suit, Isabella appeared more cold and terrifying than any monster. White, faceless,
she seemed like a machine programmed with algorithms solely to eliminate enemies.

The Mana Beast essence expelled by the monsters she had just eliminated was being absorbed directly into her body.

In real-time, she was growing explosively stronger.

“Madam, the suppression is complete,” Rachel said cautiously, bowing her head like a personal secretary.

“There were some who resisted. Who were they, Rachel?”

“They have been identified as members of the Black Star Society, one of Korea’s largest violent organizations. Their leader is a man called ‘Chunwon’.”

“Chunwon?”

Rachel displayed the man’s face on a panel.

His first impression was gentle. He had a face that seemed to blend in anywhere.

His muscular physique was strangely unbalanced and didn’t quite match his kind, uncle-like face.

Isabella recognized this man’s face.

“He’s an S-Class Villain.”

Ranked 5th in the Villain Database for overall danger.

He was the villain who spread the new drug ‘Imperial Blue’ throughout Korea.

There were many rumors that he had amassed a fortune and fled abroad…

“His drug den was here.”

“Were there any manufacturing facilities?”

“No, his drug acquisition route is still unknown.”

“Do you think these guys summoned the Cosmic Sect to hide that?”

Rachel shook her head.

“That’s overkill. Even an S-Class Villain wouldn’t have anticipated the terrible Mana Beasts coming from the Cosmic Sect.”

“So, it was an unexpected situation for everyone….”

There’s no point in asking why a natural phenomenon is happening now.

Whether it rains or snows, the mission must be carried out, and it’s still unknown to whom Park Mu is more advantageous.

It might be good for the villains who have to run away before Isabella approaches,
but conversely, they could be brutally murdered by monsters.

“Madam, how about leaving this to us and getting some rest?”

“There’s something I haven’t found yet. I’ll look around a bit more and then join you.”

“Yes.”

They caught a thread of the ‘Villain Alliance’.

But she still felt like something hadn’t been revealed. Isabella was moving as if chased by that thought.

It was then that she found Quintia.

The Sword Saint’s daughter.

Red hair, red eyes, beautiful features.

Her slender figure, wearing only a hoodie, wandering around the restricted area, looked like a runaway girl.

Meanwhile, her face was unrealistically pretty, making the forbidden zone, teeming with Mana Beasts, feel like a scene from a movie or drama.

Even more surprising was her skill.

‘Did she kill them all?’

Cosmic Sect members were sliced and scattered like tofu along the path she had taken.

Among them was a Depth 3 level entity, the ‘General Entity,’ which had given Isabella some trouble.

‘She’s not at the level of an Academy freshman….’

Isabella was also among the most outstanding at the 3rd-grade level,
but Quintia’s potential had already reached a level that looked down on most S-Class Hunters.

Quintia also noticed Isabella, who had been watching from a distance.

“Ugh, Student Council President….”

Quintia reacted honestly, like a runaway girl.

Ah, caught where she shouldn’t be…. That kind of feeling.

Quintia pulled her hood down and tried to go somewhere else, but Isabella blocked her again.

“Did you find what you were looking for? I’m here to help a bit today.”

“……You’re not lecturing today.”

“I’m not here as the Student Council President.”

Quintia was also surprised by the Student Council President’s movements.

She was thinking of accelerating and disappearing, but she was blocked right before.

The strength of the two was truly at their peak.

They were too formidable to ignore each other.

“Why didn’t you report your survival? That’s a penalty.”

“You said you weren’t here as the Student Council President….”

Quintia mumbled, averting her eyes as if she felt guilty.

“Can’t you… overlook it?”

“Don’t just ask to be overlooked, explain the situation.”

“It’s something I have to do.”

“It’s not just your thing anymore. What’s going on here?”

“…….”

She can’t just pass by without any explanation.

The situation is different from last time.

Quintia clearly knows something, and Isabella had no intention of letting Quintia go until she found out.

Why is she wandering around in a place like this?

“I don’t know either.”

“You don’t know, but you’re rummaging around here?”

“So……. What I know is…. These are the same Sects that appeared in Korea over a dozen years ago.”

“……!”

Isabella realized what Quintia was trying to say.

“……The only Sect the Sword Saint lost to was the Cosmic Sect. You know that.”

“Your mother?”

“Yes…….”

“You’re saying you’re out here wielding a sword to avenge your mother’s death?”

The story of Sword Saint Eustia passing away in the Cosmic Sect is very famous.

Thanks to her, the Sect’s invasion was stopped, and the small Korean peninsula could be protected.

To put it bluntly, it’s the transcendent achievement of the Sword Saint that always comes up when discussing “national pride.”

In this world, there are various Outer Gods’ ‘Sects,’ introduced as abnormal gravitational waves….

The value completely changes depending on what is attached to the Sect.

If it’s called ‘Sect of the Beasts’…… it’s reminiscent of goblins or orcs swarming out, but it doesn’t feel that threatening.

What about the ‘Cosmic Sect’?

“No.”

“Not to avenge her death?”

“Mom is here!”

Huh??

Isabella was so taken aback by Quintia’s answer that all the strength drained from her body.

“What are you talking about?”

“I know. So….”

Quintia’s pretty eyes filled with desperation.

“Don’t interfere with me finding Mom!”

“…….”

She came… to find… Mom…?

To find Sword Saint Eustia, who fell in this Sect at least 15 years ago?

“So……. Are you talking about your mother’s remains…?”

“She’s alive!”

Her mouth felt bitter.

Quintia was like a weak girl who couldn’t accept the fact that her mother had died.

Isabella couldn’t speak, feeling sorry for her.

Behind the crazy level of swordsmanship that everyone admired, there was such a fragile girl…….

She was wandering around the Cosmic Sect, looking for her mother who had passed away over a dozen years ago.

“Go back….”

Isabella couldn’t help but say that.

“I’ll tell you if I find her.”

“I can do it myself. I have that much power. It’s not a problem for the Student Council President to get involved.”

“Are you trying to say it’s a matter between mother and daughter?”

Isabella grabbed Quintia’s arm tightly as she tried to turn away.

“Or whose business is it?”

“You are a promising student that Essol Academy is proud of. Companies are lining up to sponsor you. What if you get swallowed up by the Cosmic Sect and die here with your mother!”

“…….”

“What did your mother fight for, then?”

“Everyone just thinks it’s over. Mom is still alive!”

“What’s the basis?”

Isabella’s hand tightened.

“The basis that your mother is alive. If you give me that, I’ll believe you too. Tell me!”

“……Th, that’s….”

Quintia lowered her eyes, looking unsure.

“……I saw… it….”

“You saw it? Where?”

“In a dream…….”

Isabella closed her eyes tightly, feeling dizzy.

“Quintia.”

“……Don’t say anything. You don’t understand!”

Of course, she doesn’t understand. It’s something that happened in your dream.

She’s too strong to dismiss it as the ramblings of a mentally unstable girl.

Like it or not, she’s wielding tremendous influence in this Sect. What if she dies here? As the Student Council President of a prestigious academy, and as an S-Class Hero, she can’t just stand by and watch.

“The Black Star Society, presumed to be the main force of the ‘Villain Alliance,’ is operating secretly in this restricted area. It’s suicide for a woman to wander around alone in a place where an S-Class Villain is roaming!”

“I can protect myself.”

“…….”

That’s true.

If she had even a scratch on her body, she could scold her for being reckless.

Quintia’s strength is immeasurable.

She certainly inherited a tremendous gift from her mother.

There’s probably no one in Korea who wields a sword better than Quintia.

In the future, she might be recognized as a ‘Master Hunter,’ a title achieved by only a few in the world, and be reborn as a true Sword Saint.

Still.

In Isabella’s eyes, this 1st-grade student looked too unstable.

“I have the sword inherited from my mom. I’ll never lose. No matter who the opponent is…….”

“Don’t carry everything alone. You have Academy students, your friends.”

“Don’t treat me the same as those kids who think abnormal gravitational waves are just a playground game.”

“…….”

The inter-school competition.

Quintia’s more aggressive attitude than others flashed through her mind.

Certainly, Quintia pointed out the others’ leisurely attitude even during the inter-school competition.

If she’s the Sword Saint’s daughter who can’t forgive the machinations of the Outer God who killed her mother, then that feeling is understandable.

On the other hand, Isabella criticized Quintia’s arrogance.

“You’ll never lose?”

“…….”

At this point, Quintia was thinking of someone like Isabella.

“You lost to Kim Sanghyuk, Quintia.”

Why was that?

Regarding the result of that inter-school competition, where everyone thought ‘Quintia won against Kim Sanghyuk,’

Isabella, Seridwen, and a very few others…….

were thinking, “Kim Sanghyuk let Quintia win.”

This is just a feeling, but Isabella was convinced after seeing Quintia’s expression.

“I was just flustered then… Kim Sanghyuk had eyes that resembled my mom and me….”

“…….”

“I won’t lose if I fight again…. I’ll beat Kim Sanghyuk too!”

Isabella thought it was impossible to persuade Quintia in her current state, filled with stubbornness.

‘She’s completely blinded by thoughts of her mother….’

Sword Saint Eustia.

Quintia isn’t the only one who wishes she were alive.

But in the past, Eustia wasn’t there in the aftermath of Park Mu. Just like all the other dead and missing people.

“Don’t interfere anymore.”

It was then.

Quintia, who was walking, stopped abruptly. Isabella also looked straight ahead.

There’s something there.

Something made of red mist.

It was in the shape of a person.

“Mom?”

“……Quintia!!”

Whoosh.

The red figure wields a sword. Quintia couldn’t react and was cut.

“Ah…….”

Without hesitation, a second strike.

A sword strike rushes in, ready to split Quintia’s head open.

Isabella immediately intervened and blocked it, but even the Devil Suit that could withstand a direct hit couldn’t absorb all the damage.

“Kugh!”

The transformation is forcibly canceled!

Who is it……!

What is this red swordsman like a heat haze?

Isabella stared with wide eyes, but the opponent just looked like a heat haze holding a sword.

But it threatens the two women as if it has a clear substance.

“Quintia. Get a grip!”

Quintia was bleeding from a deep wound and gradually losing consciousness.

“I’ve seen something interesting…….”

The men of the ‘Black Star Society’ reveal themselves, thinking this is their chance.

“Looks like a chance to kill the White Devil……?”

“……You guys….”

“Before that, let’s have some fun passing her around among ourselves.”

Isabella supported Quintia and took a deep breath.

‘How can these thugs command such a subordinate?’

The question was brief.

“Hey, you red thing over there. Thanks for the hard work. Leave the rest to us…… Huh?”

The moment the thug put his hand on the heat haze’s shoulder,

Shhick.

The sword strike that had destroyed the Devil Suit was swung, and the four tattooed thugs disappeared along with the building behind them.

Bang!!

“Huh……?”

“Wh, what….”

“This bastard! He’s completely crazy!”

‘This being can’t distinguish friend from foe……?’

Anyway, it’s a golden opportunity to avoid a fight.

Isabella picked up the injured Quintia and immediately left the scene.

Eunha’s soldiers, who came after hearing the commotion, also flocked to the red swordsman.

But it was too obvious who would be standing last.

The red swordsman had no gender, no face, nothing that could be accurately identified. It just looked like something wielding a sword.

It appeared from the edge of a faint mist, swept away monsters and humans alike, and then disappeared again.

‘What the hell is that…….’

Crackle. Crackle.

“Communication restored. This is Team B! White Devil, respond!”

“This is White Devil. Important reference person found. Injured, so temporarily leaving the area.”

“Understood. Black Star Society members are being found in various locations. Heroes and Hunters in each area, please respond with caution!”

Isabella took a moment to catch her breath and carried the panting Quintia on her back.

“Council… President….”

“……Just hold on a little longer.”

It’s like letting go of a crucial clue right in front of her eyes.

……First, Quintia’s wounds need to be treated.

Isabella suppressed her regret and took off.