I Became the Academy's Kibitz Villain [part 1]

Chapter 79: The Path Of The Goblin

Ermina Sternfert.

A Class-A ability user. She had the ability to infuse her voice with mana and create sonic waves.

"Huh...?"

Everything that could be called 'hers' was gone when she opened her eyes. The mana that had filled her body had evaporated without a trace, and she was being crushed by a deep fatigue that she had never felt before since becoming an ability user.

It was as if something resembling a mass of water was pressing down on her.

All she could see in her blurred vision was a set of clothing that looked like hospital attire. Although there was nothing on top of her, her body felt heavy.

"I am...."

"Have you come to your senses?"

She was lying in a place that looked like a hospital. She wasn't just lying there. Something bound her hands and feet; she was 'restrained.'

"How did this...."

"Where should I start the explanation?"

A man who looked like a staff member pulled out a tablet with a stern voice.

"Don't scream, and just listen carefully. I have quite a lot to tell you. Please don't interrupt by saying things like 'What are you talking about?!' or 'That's ridiculous!' What I'm about to say is all 'true.'"

"......"

What on earth was he trying to say? Ermina did not understand this 'Non-ability user' who was annoyingly and irritatingly sending her a disdainful look.

"One. You attacked your colleague Yumir during the March outdoor training. You intended to ingest the mana powder that was inside the cave. Yumir discovered it, and you attacked Yumir to shut her up."

"That's ridiculous-"

"Do not deny it. The Inspection Team and the investigators have completed all the investigations. All the evidence of your crime has been secured. Your Taeguk Watch, Yumir's Taeguk Watch. The data inside them. We have them all."

"Hah...."

She wanted to deny it, calling it a false charge, but her Taeguk Watch was already not on her wrist.

"How dare you tamper with my Taeguk Watch...!"

"Two. Ermina Sternfert has been expelled. She committed two acts that a student should never do. She tampered with mana powder and attempted to kill a fellow student."

"Even so, just an E-rank...!"

"Three."

The faculty member interrupted with a cold voice, deliberately pausing to take a deep breath.

"Ermina Sternfert is no longer an A-rank ability user. You have lost all your mana and have become incapable of using your superpowers."

"What did you say...?"

"Aren't you feeling it yourself?"

"Ah, Aah.... Ahhhhhhh!"

Ermina screamed.

Not because she was in pain but because her voice was one of her superpowers.

"...128 decibels. That's high. That's the maximum frequency you can produce. It's clearly different from when you shout, filled with mana."

"The, the machine is broken...."

"There's no way that's the case. As a superhuman, you should know better. Right now, you are in a total loss state, having lost all your mana."