The Beacon of Revenge Has Been Lit

From the perspective of Elise, now Eric

"General Spice! The monster brigade has been completely annihilated," reports a soldier wearing a helmet to the officer.

"Annihilated? What do you mean?"

"Yes. Unexpectedly, a man named Akira and another named Allegro turned out to be quite capable."

"That's ridiculous. I had heard they were just from the Giraffe Class, so I adjusted the monsters accordingly... I underestimated their abilities! Damn it!"

He kicks a desk, scattering papers everywhere.

It seems the man responsible for attacking the original me, Elise, was this man.

Having mastered male voice magic, I've been investigating on my own and finally caught the tail.

Shall I reveal myself now?

"It seems you're having an interesting discussion."

"Who are you, damn it! A student from Miravenia!?"

"Eric Morris. Though knowing that name won't matter to you soon—you're about to die."

"Where did you infiltrate this base from? What about the guards!?"

"Just a bit of sleep magic. Even basic magic can be incredibly effective, which is why everyone wants to master male voice magic."

"General! There's something strange about this man's power detection magic. His mental aura is almost like that of a woman."

"I see... you are Elise!"

"Correct. I used a forbidden spell to acquire this man's body. Now that the secret is known, there's no choice but to kill you immediately. It's a death spell that would kill me if the living find out."

"No, no, no!"

"WOW!"

I perform a Rock Shout!

The soldier vanishes.

I don't need advanced magic to dispose of such trivial opponents. Basic spells cast quickly are sufficient.

And now, I'll take care of the general as well.

"Don't come any closer! Try to kill me! The secret you want to know will disappear into the thicket!"

"There are various spells scattered across this field: magic to prevent recording, magic to obliterate evidence. Ideally, I would use truth magic to enjoy extracting everything from you, but your master has arranged for a curse to erase you too."

He looks taken aback as if he never considered he might be disposable.

"No way. I can't believe I would be erased by him..."

"Shall we test it?"

I start casting the truth magic.

"Stop, I don't want to die yet—ugh!"

A light emerges from the general's body, and in an instant, his physical form vanishes.

"Hmph. It seems my investigation starts over. I thought I had found crucial physical evidence... But now, I know that Federal Congressman Amadeus is involved. Next time, I'll catch him for sure!"