Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Hero Academy's masquerade ball. This party, held to celebrate the graduating class, is closed to outsiders and only people affiliated with the academy are allowed to attend.

Most of the time, the dance party is about dancing to the cheerful music of the band. However, the Hero Academy Masquerade Party is different from ordinary dance parties.

"Who did you challenge to a duel?"

"I can't reveal it here. I've already submitted my application." He is battling a masked, unidentified opponent.

This is the Hero Academy Masquerade Ball. Like other masquerade balls, students can enjoy a party with delicious food and cheerful music.

However, if the coach calls them, they must wear a mask and compete on stage. No matter their grade, they can have the opportunity to compete with the opponent they want.

For the graduating class, this is also the last chance for them to experience the competition as students. Because of these mask competitions, the graduating class students are looking forward to the day of the masquerade.

You can fight with people you have a grudge against or people you want to fight with. Most importantly, there is no limit on the number of times you can fight. If you don't want to participate, you can refuse. As long as your physical strength allows, you can participate in any number of fights.

"The Hero Academy's masquerade ball is now starting." Today is the day of the Hero Academy's masquerade ball.

"Waaaaaaah!" the masked coach yelled, and the students gathered at the ball raised their champagne glasses and cheered.

Students wearing various masks walked around while listening to the band's performance. The start of the party does not mean the start of the competition.

In order to allow students to fully enjoy the party, time was set aside and the mask contest started in the evening. Maybe for this reason?

So far, students have been calmly drinking non-alcoholic champagne and enjoying the party.

"What is this? You can tell at a glance that this is Cardin." Someone approached Cardin, who was sitting on a chair in the corner watching the party, and spoke to him.

"Even in Hero Academy there are only two necromancers, and they're wearing skull masks. How tasteless." Cardin chuckled at the familiar voice that came from behind the strange mask.

"You too. The wolf mask doesn't suit you, Alvis." Hearing Cardin's words, Alvis trembled and asked back in a panicked voice.

"How, how did you know?"

"How did you know? Was that voice you?"

"I deliberately changed my tone and tried to make my voice sound different..."

"I can't pretend." Cardin replied with a relaxed smile. The first friend he became close to before entering the Hero Academy.

Having known Alves for nearly a year, I knew his little habits and characteristics by heart, so I could recognize him immediately even when he was wearing a mask.

"Well, that? I tried really hard to hide it, but it feels like there's no point. Haha." Alves smiled awkwardly and moved his chair to sit next to Cardin.

"It's been a year." A voice that seemed to contain nostalgia came, Cardin glanced at Alves and nodded.

"Yes."

"It's a little late, but thank you, Cardin."

"what?"

"Thanks to you, I was able to enter the academy and adapt quickly. And most importantly..." Alves paused, then he continued in a bright voice.

"Thank you so much for saving Repera Castle. It should have been me who did it." Although it was a sincere thank you, Cardin felt it was sudden.

"It's great that you're wearing a mask. I don't know what expression I should put on." Feeling awkward for no reason and not used to such words of thanks, Cardin started coughing for some reason.

"Like I said last time, I'm just arrogant. No need to thank me."

"But why did you choose a skull mask? There are many other cool masks. You can tell at a glance that you are a necromancer." When Cardin was panicking, Alvis asked the question to change the atmosphere.

"Well, it's just..." Cardin had no particular reason to choose the skull mask. He couldn't wear the black mask given by Jack Carter, so he just chose the mask that looked good and bought it quickly.

"Then why did you choose the wolf mask?" This time it was Cardin's turn to ask, and Alves said with a smile.

"Looks... strong?" It seems that Alves has an innocent and kind appearance under the mask. Maybe it's because he gives people a feeling that he is easily despised?

Alves seemed to want to show a strong image through the mask. Cardin had a lot of things he wanted to say in his mind, but he didn't say them out loud.

He just put his hand on Alves' shoulder and smiled, without answering the question.

"But everyone has prepared various masks." After a brief silence, Alves spoke again.

Alves sighed as he looked around the ballroom, and Cardin nodded in agreement.

"But isn't it strange? Even with the face covered, you can still tell who it is."

"Yeah, just by looking at the head shape or hair color, you can probably guess who it is." Alves said, pointing somewhere.

"The one with her red hair tied in a ponytail and wearing a bunny mask is Kalia." Hearing this, Cardin chuckled and pointed at the blue-haired woman.

"The person wearing the lion mask is Blanche just by looking at her hair color." It seems that neither of them has much experience in attending parties and does not know how to enjoy them.

Parties are a great opportunity to build connections and factions. Compared to other academies, Hero Academy has fewer opportunities to get close to other grades, so many students try to use this opportunity to build connections with seniors and juniors.

"That unlucky mask is Leiden, right?"

"Ka, Cardan. What if someone hears us?"

"It's just that the mask is unlucky."