"Hey, did you kill him?"

The battle started and ended quickly.

Just as Blanche appeared from behind the wall, the black enchantment had already been undone by me, releasing the 'Silence Revenant', slowly crawling up from the ground.

(Revenants are servants who directly transform into undead through the contamination of corpses, inheriting their original combat power and memories, but lacking the ability to think. If control is necessary, direct mental manipulation is required.)

"Yeah, this guy almost killed me. I had no reason to let him live, right? And turning him into a revenant won't cause memory loss, will it?"

"Well...you can be quite terrifying at times..."

"Oh...is that so?"

Strange, why do I always want to kill the other person when I'm pushed to a desperate situation?

Huh? Indeed, that's the case. I didn't pay much attention to it before, but...it seems that I had such a reaction in these few incidents.

An idea of killing the other person to eliminate any future troubles inexplicably sprouted in my mind. Why is that...

"...Well, don't make that expression. If someone wanted to kill me, I wouldn't hesitate either. Although I used to be a snow elf, at that time, I also killed countless enemies to be called a 'Saintess'."

"I see, it seems that this 'world' isn't completely fair either. But for now, let's leave this place. Although I have cast a concealment spell, there is still a possibility of leaks. Let's go."

"Okay."

———————————LAODING—————————————

"So, everyone is here."

Returning to the base, the room was already crowded with people. However, besides Fran, Lanya, Yabber, and Hill, no one else joined.

But within this room, the strongest fighting force in the academy had assembled.

No, not just the strongest fighting force, but also the fighting forces from different worlds in this academy.

"Well, since everyone is here, let's explain what's happening in the academy right now."

"Everyone already knows about that, right?"

Fran next to me said with a smile.

"Or should we have those who don't know raise their hands? Then we'll explain it specially for them."

"..."

Everyone remained silent, it seems they all knew. It's natural, as the people standing here have already received relevant information from me or are nobles themselves. They don't need further explanation.

"Well, let's skip the events and go straight to the next step. We know we have three enemies—'Black Prince Edward', 'Blue Sea Knight William', and 'Cleanser Jones'. They are three mercenary groups established within Duoge Academy through faith, recognized by the school. They will announce their participation in the 'Continental Academy War' on tomorrow's opening ceremony, but..."

"But we need to ensure that we secure a position, right?"

Princess Cher next to me said excitedly, then she clapped the table.

Sheesh, such a princess-like image...

"Yes, but there is a problem now."

I pushed my glasses up.

"Even if we directly apply for battle, we may not necessarily qualify because the academy is still dominated by a large number of nobles. We..."

"What's the problem with that! We can just charge in and protest."

"Princess, please spare us. This isn't the Ais Empire here. If we do that, we will definitely be attacked by the three knight groups. Even if we are strong, we won't be able to withstand such a relentless battle."

"Well, it seems like it."

"Hey, hey, please think carefully before saying anything. We are operating as a team now, so of course, we should act in our best interest... But of course, I'm also in favor of causing a commotion. Honestly, this is our Plan A, a frontal breakthrough plan."

"Huh?"

"As the saying goes, 'These things only need to be interesting'.""Uh? So, what were those theories you were talking about earlier for anyway!!!!"

"But that was the last resort we came up with. After all, if we do that, we will be put on the defensive."

And, although us time travelers can be resurrected directly, when people in this world die and come back to life, they become undead... No, although I can make a resurrection potion with my core, digging up the core and having someone make the potion in time is impossible...

Rather than saying it's impossible, it's more practically speaking, almost impossible.

So, if we were to engage in direct conflict, we would become passive.

"Or maybe... there might be other ways that could have the same effect~ Dale, how is the intelligence establishment going?"

"We have already gained the support of the Ais Empire, as well as all the surrounding small kingdoms and duchies. Thanks to the Ais Empire's great influence in the Western Continent, we have already gained the support of 15% of the Western Continent nations."

"Including those countries that cannot use the terminal machines?"

"Of course, and also the far-off Mage Towers, the Independent Battalions, and the Knight Orders who are not involved in such events at all, we have completely occupied their quota."

Although it's convenient to crack these simple terminal machines, if you want to operate a large amount of data simultaneously... we have to rely on Dale.

"Data of those who have already voted... locked."

"Well done, Dale! Now we will definitely appear on tomorrow's battle list... No, if we do that, we will become the target of everyone's arrows. If we can occupy a larger proportion, we can definitely avoid the possibility of being attacked from both sides by three Knight Orders. This is Plan B, the intelligence strategy plan."

"But now there are no units left that haven't voted..."

"In that case, we can skip the meeting. Everyone, let's go out now and try to persuade the units that can still vote before tomorrow morning!"

"You guys are really reckless..."

Fran couldn't help but comment.

"Being reckless is our way of dealing with things~ Does anyone have any better suggestions? If not, we will just go out and threaten those who have already chosen their faction to join us!"

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Yabber, who hadn't said a word all along, spoke up.

"I have a way to gain the support of the church!"

"Are you suggesting I join the church? Even if I don't join, I still owe them a favor."

The terminal machines of the church are still in a semi-closed state, only accepting external data for one minute each day, not enough time to upload a virus.

Although it's only the current stage, it's already giving us a headache.

"A favor... don't worry about it, if you guys win, the church will be even more worshiped. It's a win-win game."

"Is that so? Then why me?"

"Because in this academy, you are the only one besides me who can spread the wings of an angel."

"..."

I see, if that's the case...

"Alright then, I leave it to you... Well, the two eavesdroppers who came here personally, don't you plan to join our discussion?"

"... Huh? Klein, didn't you say this is a stealth suit made with the latest alchemy and strange technology? How did they find us?"

"How would I know? We weren't discovered when we sneaked out wearing it before, right?"

The door to the courtyard slowly opened as Klein and Princess Anne walked in from outside.

"You two having a midnight rendezvous, is that really okay?"

Watching them take off their cloaks, I asked with a smile.

"I'm not having a rendezvous! How could I have a rendezvous with this stingy person!"

"Hehehe, it's funny how you're still able to say that when you're sneaking to me to buy things secretly. Truly worthy of being a princess of a country."

Anne Claudia, the Ice Blue Maiden, the princess of the Witte Empire - the one who had a chance encounter with her during my internship.

Klein Kelly, an extreme observer in our class. Although I had some contact with him before, I didn't have much information, except that his family owns a large merchant guild.

But after the universalization of the terminal machines, I realized a serious problem. This guy's family runs the largest guild in the Western Continent - the Dawnlight Guild.

Although he hides it well, but if you overly trust the internet, you will suffer, especially when you come across hackers like us.This guild is not just for business, there is even a department responsible for developing new magic items. For example, the two invisibility cloaks they are wearing are their latest products...

But as for why I know about it...

"Oh, that invisibility cloak is made based on the magic circuit I developed, called 'Optical Camouflage'. I even added a special backdoor, so I can see through each cloak," Dale said with a smile.

"Ah! So you're the one who provides technical support to my father on the terminal?"

"That's right."

"Of course, you think you can just stand outside like this and Oyado wouldn't notice?"

Just as he finished speaking, Oyado's figure appeared behind me in a flash.

"I'm fully aware of everything you guys do outside through Oyado," she said.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.

"It seems... our midnight escapade wasn't in vain."

"Yeah, I think my father will agree with this kind of investment."

"Fir, be grateful to us. With the support of another superpower in the West Continent and a super guild, you now hold a percentage of..."

"27%."

Dale smiled and tapped the screen of the terminal.

"We have surpassed the support rate of over half of the knight orders."

"The intelligence battle is over, so now... it's time for the battle!"