Emergency.
A presence has crossed the barrier of angelic power.
This means the entity is either highly likely to be possessed by an angel or may already have an angel dwelling within it.
As a result, the students of the Old School Building were urgently summoned to Instructor Kadisha’s research lab for the first time in a long while.
“I can’t believe this is happening. I had heard about it before, but I never imagined such a being would actually appear.”
Yurha, who had arrived first, frowned as she looked at the sealed core-angel, which was trapped inside a pair of enchanted underwear.
The idea of underwear itself being used as a sealing vessel was enough to shatter any lingering illusions one might have about angels, but there was no time to dwell on that now.
“Huff, huff. What’s the situation?”
“It’s approaching the Old School Building.”
Yunia, having rushed over, quickly assessed the situation.
“Should I go right now?”
“No. This is a rare case of an angel possession candidate appearing, so we need to observe carefully. Stay calm.”
Having just finished sparring with challengers in a magic combat battle as part of her duties at the gymnasium, Yunia was eager to charge in immediately.
“What about the others…?”
“…What’s going on?”
Seia, wearing a sour expression, arrived alongside Shuri, who also seemed slightly irritated. They were accompanied by Instructor Esta.
‘One looks like she’s ready for a fight, while the other seems annoyed at being interrupted at a crucial moment.’
Seia clearly found it bothersome that I was about to take center stage in the discussion.
And Shuri?
Well, when a creator is interrupted during a surge of inspiration, frustration is only natural.
However, Shuri wasn’t the type to take out her irritation on others. Given that this was a pressing emergency, she understood the need to set priorities.
“This is related to the end of the world—Apocalypse.”
Their expressions hardened at my serious tone.
They had already felt something was off when Instructor Esta had hurriedly brought them here, but now that I was saying it was linked to humanity’s destruction, it was obviously unsettling.
“I was hoping to explain things at a slower pace, but I didn’t expect an incident like this to happen right at the start of the second semester. It’s a bit sudden, but these kinds of events will happen from time to time.”
Since this was their first emergency summon, and we hadn’t properly discussed angels yet—aside from Yurha, who had heard bits and pieces while setting up facilities—this was actually a perfect time for an explanation.
“Do you know about the angel incident that happened in the first semester?”
“A-An angel incident? This is the first I’ve heard of it…”
“…Are you talking about the rumor that a group of female students attacked the Old School Building and then went through two to three weeks of special training afterward?”
Shuri seemed completely unaware, whereas Seia had at least heard some rumors.
“I heard that after attacking the Old School Building, they were found unconscious and badly injured before being taken away…”
“That’s right. Those students were all possessed by angels.”
“A-Angels…?”
“The same angels the Church of the Goddess speaks of. However, their actual appearance is quite different from what’s written in the sacred doctrines of the Church.”
The scriptures depict angels as kind and benevolent beings, but that’s merely an idealized image painted by the priests of the Church.
In truth, angels are parasitic extraterrestrial lifeforms with severe delusions, particularly obsessed with TS yuri fantasies.
They view all beings with XY chromosomes as potential threats who might violate them and thus consider exterminating them first.
“Angels see humans as inferior beings. And they mercilessly seek to exterminate them—starting with men.”
This truth hadn’t been shared with anyone else in the Old School Building before.
As always, I had to carefully rephrase my words to soften the impact.
“…What the hell, these lunatics.”
“T-That’s what angels really are…?”
Seia openly expressed her disgust, while Shuri’s eyes darted back and forth in visible confusion.
Those raised under the teachings of the Church of the Goddess had an idealized image of angels, so learning the reality could be deeply shocking.
Shuri’s reaction wasn’t surprising.
“Miss Shuri?”
“Y-Yes?!”
“If an angel were to descend, you’d be able to deal with it easily. Want to give it a try?”
“…Huh?”
Surprisingly, out of everyone here, Shuri was the most capable of capturing an angel without making direct contact.
“D-Do I need to draw something again?”
“That’s right. But this time, the circumstances are a little different.”
“D-Different how?”
“Because what you’ll be drawing this time… is a living, moving illusion.”
“…Oh.”
“However, I’ll need to collaborate with you on this one.”
I sat down on the chair and patted my thigh.
“How about a little contact with me for a moment? You already know how I support magic power, don’t you?”
“Uh, yeah, I do know that, but…”
Shuri hesitated for a moment.
“…Do I have to sit on top of you or something?”
“Hm?”
“The position.”
Clutching her magic pad tightly, she approached me.
“So… can I position myself however I want?”
* * *
Step, step.
A third-year student, Lieze von Stein, swallowed nervously at the voice echoing inside her head.
— Seize the beauty!
A nonsensical whisper.
Who was she even supposed to seize?
— Or be seized yourself!
Right.
That made sense.
Lieze von Stein was adaptable—she could switch between offense and defense.
However, if she had to choose, she was naturally more talented at defense.
Unfortunately, she had no talent for magic.
Graduation was approaching, and while her fellow graduates were progressing at an astonishing rate, she remained stagnant at the beginning of her second semester.
But there was a secret to growth hidden within the Old School Building.
A revolutionary method to achieve rapid growth awaited those who entered.
Look at Yunia—a student who had already been remarkably endowed when she first entered the academy, but now? She carried two mana pockets larger than her own head.
It had even gotten to the point where Phoenix had to help support her when she moved.
And what about Ludmila Lionheart, the Cutting Wind?
There was no need to even mention it.
Then, there was Evangeline di Ercy, Princess of the Empire. She had advanced from C-rank to A-rank, achieving a mana pocket rivaling Yunia’s.
When a photograph of her was sent to the Emperor and Empress of the di Ercy Empire, their shocked response was, “I never realized our daughter had such incredible potential.”
Lieze von Stein had formulated a hypothesis about this strange phenomenon.
She had heard rumors—
The students of the Old School Building engaged in frequent physical contact with each other.
Sure, Phoenix was an anomaly, but the students of Vermilion Bird Class were said to be particularly comfortable with skinship.
Perhaps… that was the key to their growth.
Lieze von Stein had come to the Old School Building to prove that her thesis was correct.
– Sleeping in n*ked enhances magic power!
That was her research topic.
And right here, right now, was the perfect chance to gather evidence for her thesis.
– Women sleeping together, completely naked in the same bed, exchanging mana through intimate contact, is the ultimate method for enhancing mana capacity!
The voice of her inner thesis whispered seductively in her mind.
Her actual thesis was gender-neutral, merely advocating for nude sleeping, but at some point, her imagination had twisted it.
Now, she could clearly picture the women of the Old School Building proving her theory.
Three Vermilion Bird Class students, together in a single bed, stripped completely bare, pressing their mana pockets together, syncing their mana flow—
“Hehehe… hehehehehe…”
– Don’t you want to join them? Find like-minded individuals? You’ve never had anyone to share this with—not your mother, not your maid, not even your roommate!
“…You’re right.”
Lieze von Stein clenched her fist.
“This is for research. It’s for the thesis. If I write an incredible paper before graduation, I can negotiate a better position afterward.”
— Exactly. After graduation, a new life begins. You’ll fill your estate with female maids, dress them only in lingerie, and live in a paradise of lilies…
“A grand mansion where every room has a bed, and on those beds, countless women intertwine—!”
Flash!
Perhaps because she was speaking her thoughts aloud like a self-hypnosis chant—
Suddenly, a spectacle unfolded before her.
A Count’s estate—but not one she recognized.
Yet, when she touched the silken sheets, the sensation was real.
— This… this is…!
Her inner thesis self spoke in awe.
“The Garden of Lilies…!”
Before Lieze von Stein, an assortment of maids stood in neat formation, bowing politely.
Some were dressed in long skirts, covering every inch of skin.
Others… well, calling what they wore “clothing” at all was questionable.
Lick.
Lieze’s gaze fixated on the white garter belts adorning each maid.
And in that moment, she knew—
This was heaven on earth.
— Uuuugh…!
Even her inner thesis self was rolling its eyes back in ecstasy.
* * *
“So this is…”
“A hallucination created through real-time illusion magic?”
“Precisely.”
Hypnosis. Brainwashing. And a dream world unfolding from Shuri’s hands.
“This method doesn’t just show a person their desires as a dream…”
“It materializes them into reality within a specific space.”
Right now.
Third-year student Lieze von Stein was wildly gesturing at empty air.
“Uh… is she licking…?”
“Let’s just accept it as part of the hypnosis.”
“…It looks like she’s trying to insert something.”
“That just means the magic is working really well.”
