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by admin“I don’t want to ruin the excitement of the party, so I would appreciate it if you could listen comfortably.”
I looked with narrowed eyes at Vice Chancellor Ord, who started speaking from the podium.
In the past, a hunter who was described as being closest to the peak, excluding Othinus, who put the cataclysm to rest.
Also, now that Othinus has disappeared from the public eye, the man who reigns as the real powerhouse in the hunter industry.
His speech began.
“Around the 21st century, a time when magic power and monsters were treated as stories or superstitions in creative works.”
The deep, low-pitched voice coming from his throat spread throughout the banquet hall.
Although he did not use a microphone, the profound magic in his voice did the job.
Rather, unlike microphones where the sound echoed and interfered with hearing, the sound was heard clearly and clearly even from a distance.
“In that era of cataclysm, the entire Earth was literally a hell of human evil.”
The atmosphere in the banquet hall became heavy due to the words of the person who said just a few dozen seconds ago that he did not want to break the excitement.
But without paying any attention to that, Vice President Odd paused for a moment and continued speaking.
“Ethics and order, morals and laws collapsed in an instant. It was a time when the strong became the law and those who survived changed the world.”
Reality sometimes surpasses fiction. Moreover, now that the world of fiction has become reality, it is difficult to even dare to predict the horrors.
A dungeon was created, and monsters poured out. The fantasy in the story broke the inviolable wall and invaded reality.
In line with this, mankind also awakened to magical powers. After the cataclysm, the power of individuals with powerful magical powers began to surpass that of groups.
But that level of power was not enough.
Because it is impossible for a few people to save the whole.
Moreover, some hunters who gained power did not head to the dungeon, but began exploiting the powerless for their own benefit.
“Eden.”
The clear voice lingered in my head as if shaking my heart.
It feels like a tickling sensation. The subdued atmosphere of the banquet hall slowly began to tremble as if it was trembling.
“A paradise for mankind that appeared in mythology. The President borrowed that name to rebuild a world that had collapsed due to a cataclysm.”
In Biblical mythology, it is the land where the first humans stayed and the paradise on earth created by God.
A paradise for the living, where there is no pain and death has disappeared.
“Why did you come to Eden?”
Eden is not the only Hunter Academy on Earth.
Currently, the majority of countries on Earth establish hunter academies in each country and train their country’s outstanding talents to become hunters.
Nevertheless, Eden’s status remains strong.
No matter which country’s Hunter Academy is brought in, it is a second-tier situation that is difficult to chase after Eden.
“Is it just because it has a high reputation? Is it because you want to become a cadet of Eden and show off to people around you?”
Vice Chancellor Odd, who had a blunt expression on his face,’s eyes flashed.
He looked at the cadets gathered here and shouted firmly, as if to say he would not accept any objections.
“If there are people who came in with that kind of mediocre mindset, raise their goals and fix them right now.”
Several cadets lowered their heads or swallowed their voices.
In fact, in upper-class society, Eden was targeted as a means to increase one’s status and fame, or as a guaranteed check.
Some of the cadets who were offended by Vice President Odd’s words just now probably came here with that goal in mind.
“Express designated gate, garden of paradise.”
This land where Eden is now located. A special designated gate that appeared in a place where the World Tree grew.
The name of a special express is never light.
Even at a level 1 designated gate, a national emergency occurs, and in the case of limited express, priority response must be given up and concentrating on evacuation.
“It is the same level as the gate that took over the African continent and polar regions, which were clearly human territory until the 21st century, by turning them into demonic landscapes.”
The Amazon jungle has become a magical landscape due to its topographical characteristics and unique vegetation, but the polar regions and Africa are different.
Because of the series of special dungeons, it became a magical world that humans gave up on.
“As you all know well. President Othinus attacked that gate.”
The worst disaster that one could only pray for not to come and hope to survive if it did come.
A hunter who single-handedly conquered the express gate that humanity thought would never be able to overcome, and reclaimed a continent by planting a world tree.
When the name of Eden’s president, Othinus, was mentioned, the cadets’ eyes and mood changed.
“The details were kept secret by her… At least we know for sure that she planted the World Tree, reclaimed humanity’s lost land, and used it as a base for a counterattack.”
By bragging all his life, he was able to reign as an absolute figure who transcended the judicial systems of all countries.
By taking advantage of the status of conquering a special dungeon single-handedly, I was able to commit anything and be forgiven.
‘But Othinus didn’t do that.’
She planted and raised the World Tree, which she assumed to have obtained after conquering the Garden of Paradise, on this land and built Eden.
“The express gate can be conquered. The president personally proved that fact and set himself as an example of hope for humanity.”
People were enthusiastic about the myth of her defeating disaster with a human body.
People who regained hope worked together to struggle, and before they knew it, the collapsing society began to recover little by little.
Humanity was moved by the hope of being able to resist and the precedent of resisting and overcoming.
After overcoming the shock of the cataclysm, I straightened my knees that had been bent in frustration.
“A small paradise of learning created to build a paradise in mythology. Eden is that kind of place.”
As the aftermath of the cataclysm slowly subsided, legendary hunters gathered around Othinus and established an educational institution.
Eden trains hunters to reclaim the old human land that has not yet been recovered.
“So learn. Refine yourself and grow. We, Eden, exist for that.”
The lengthy speech that followed Odd Spatium’s words so far is background knowledge and past history of this world.
In short, it is a worldview explanation created to help users immerse themselves in the main story.
Therefore, the content of this speech was a familiar story to me that I had heard many times.
Even if you take a paper test based on the content of the speech you just gave, you can easily get a perfect score.
However, that was just my impression; the other cadets seemed very impressed.
While there was a guy standing with a solemn expression, there was a cadet trembling and holding back tears.
“Ugh… .”
‘Some people even cry.’
As I was staring at Vice President Ohd in a moderately impressed mood, he finished the story with a small smile.
“… Oh my, the banquet atmosphere has been ruined. I’ll end this now. The official academic schedule is scheduled to start in three days, so please take good care of yourself.”
After saying that, Vice Chancellor Odd raised his staff low once again.
Now, the moment that cane hits the floor of the podium, Vice President Odd disappears due to space movement.
I turned my back, thinking that I should go eat the food I had prepared earlier.
‘The gaze… ‘Who notices?’
Not long after I turned my back, a strange gaze landed on the back of my head.
I didn’t check it directly. However, it was an intuitive feeling.
I sighed inwardly and turned around. The protagonist of the revealed gaze was none other than Vice President Ord.
‘… Surely it wasn’t filmed?’
Uneasy gaze turned to his face. The moment my eyes met his, the corner of his mouth curved.
The expression on his face with the corners of his mouth curled up was not one filled with negative emotions.
If I were to be specific, it’s rather like a child’s expression when discovering a fun toy.
In a word, it is an expression that makes the viewer feel anxious.
“Ah, I see. I almost forgot this fact.”
Vice Chancellor Odd, with a smile on his face, quietly lowered his cane from the floor.
When his story, which was thought to be over, began again, all the cadets in the grand banquet hall raised their heads towards him.
“This year’s top student was decided based on his/her performance on the entrance exam and his/her ability to deal with unexpected situations demonstrated in front of the gateway the day before.”
Senior entering student. As soon as the story came out, the students’ faces became filled with anticipation.
Rather than having many cadets who thought they were the valedictorian, they were arguing over who was the valedictorian among several candidates.
‘I feel uneasy about something.’
The look on Vice President Odd’s face the moment we made eye contact still makes me feel uncomfortable.
He glanced at the cadets, each of whom had started talking, and opened his mouth with a smile.
“As a result of the faculty meeting, Ms. Seria Alfheim was selected as the top student of the year… .”
Seria Alfheim. It’s a name you can’t miss unless you know it.
A key character in Part 1 of the main story, he is an elf who is naturally gifted with vast magical power and excellent friendliness.
The first and only high elf at present, born with the blessings of the World Tree.
There are only a handful of people who can threaten the stronghold of Seria Alfheim, even if we use all of the Eden cadets as a comparison group.
‘But why do you blurt out the end of your sentence?’
Suddenly, such anxiety came over me.
Vice Chancellor Ord trailed off as he announced the top student.
For some reason, a shiver ran down my spine. My body felt cold, as if I had been hit by a cold wind in the middle of the night.
… just as expected. Vice Chancellor Ord dropped the bomb into the grand banquet hall without hesitation.
“Very unusually, this year’s senior was personally selected by the president, who had disappeared.”
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