episode_0112

“For that reason, cadets will always have to worry. The choice of the moment will determine the lives of the cadets on the battlefield.”

The exchange meeting was not just about sparring between academy cadets. Rather, the main purpose could be said to be to observe the education of the academy hosting the exchange meeting.

The academy’s lectures contained the academy’s educational outlook.

Some academies valued giant soldiers, while others valued individual military skills.

Since each academy has developed so far with such different educational philosophies, just being able to observe the education of other academies has become the foundation for growth.

Cadets from other academies who participated in this Demeia Academy also saw and felt a lot and grew while observing the high-quality lectures of Demeia Academy.

This lecture was the same.

Although the lecture was about piloting a giant god soldier, the professor who received the lecture focused on teaching how to read the battlefield and make quick decisions rather than teaching the piloting technique itself.

It’s not that we didn’t talk about piloting skills, but the lecture was focused on how to move the giant soldier at the right time and place.

He has repeatedly emphasized that if you can achieve maximum efficiency with minimum movement, that is the best piloting technique.

Gilbert was staring blankly at Professor Alexander’s heated lecture.

Today, his lecture hardly entered my mind. It wasn’t because it was something I already knew.

The reason he can’t concentrate in class.

It was the sub-scenario that disturbed Gilbert’s mind.

Just yesterday, while lying on his bed in his dorm, Gilbert was suddenly able to check a system message.

Two sub-scenarios that even he didn’t know about.

There was a singularity between ‘Sword Seeker’ and ‘Twisted Possessiveness’, resulting in a linked scenario combining the two scenarios.

A linked scenario occurs when certain conditions are met, and was a system I often saw while trying to clear achievements. Some achievements could only be obtained by triggering and clearing this linked scenario, so it was a rather familiar system.

However, even for Gilbert, this was the first time he had seen a singularity occur in two scenarios and a linked scenario occur.

In the first place, what kind of harmony is combining two sub-scenarios into one?

It was no longer a normal situation from there.

Although it didn’t tell us anything, this sub-scenario with the strange name ‘Seekers of Twisted Possession’ did have a few more lines of explanation.

Type: Sub

Clear conditions: ?

Compensation: Reward level determined based on progress (F~S)

– ???

Progress:

– The seekers realized their twisted minds and lost their way.

It’s so fucking annoying.

Gilbert wanted to swear.

I was so shocked by the scenario explanation displayed in the mission window that I was speechless. The clear conditions were unknown and the progress was not clearly indicated.

I couldn’t even figure out what the most important reward was.

It didn’t make sense to tell me to clear the sub-scenario after seeing this.

Even the vicious Tactical Combat gave me the direction of progress, but this damn reality system had nothing like that.

They didn’t give me much of a clue, as if I was just being told to head to the ground.

Gilbert got nervous and closed the mission window. There was no answer to looking at something that wasn’t helpful anyway.

Instead, I decided to look at the situation as objectively as possible.

First, we started analyzing how the sub-scenario called Seeker of the Sword came into existence before the merger.

The Sword Seeker was a sub-scenario that was forcibly accepted quite a long time ago, and if he remembers correctly, it was when he went out on a date with Brianna, not a date.

So, I thought that the seeker of the sword was emotionally related to her.

There was also a hypothesis that the reason she wasn’t seen in Tactical Combat was because she definitely died during the Lion King’s Birthday event.

Since there wasn’t much progress after that, he put it in the back of his head, but once again, a scenario he didn’t know about was unlocked and he was forced to accept it.

Twisted possessiveness.

From the moment I first saw it, I couldn’t figure out who created the creepy scenario. It appeared at the end of the 100-person cut, and there were so many people there that it was difficult to pinpoint who it was.

But this time too, there were people who had a guess. A person who appeared as soon as the 100-person cut was over.

His sister-in-law, Princess Serafina, was that person.

Gilbert’s conclusion was that in terms of possessiveness, there was no one like her. She, who is said to be the embodiment of greed for talent, cannot help but drool when she sees Gilbert himself, who can be said to be a top-of-the-line product.

If that desire for talent had been twisted and turned into a desire for possession, this scenario could have occurred.

But another problem arises here.

The question was, for what reason did an inflection point occur in the two sub-scenarios and create a linked scenario where they merged into one?

When the two were separated, I looked at the names of the two scenarios and made a rough analogy.

Seekers of twisted possessiveness?

Let alone whether this was the correct wording, I couldn’t even figure out what it meant.

In the end, he went around in circles, but the conclusion Gilbert reached was that he had no idea. I didn’t even know how to clear the originally separate scenarios, but since they were mixed together, there was no way to know any more.

Gilbert sighed and stopped analyzing again. The comforting thought that something would work out was a bonus.

“Cadet Gilbert. Doesn’t this instructor’s lecture seem interesting?”

“No.”

Gilbert answered Professor Alexander’s question calmly. It was true that it was boring, but I wasn’t an idiot to say it out loud.

“Then, can you sum up in one word what I said?”

“Think about your choice, but don’t hesitate. The moment you hesitate, all you will see is the muzzle of the enemy’s gun.”

“Excellent. That was the point.”

-clap clap

The cadets listening to Gilbert’s lecture applauded. Thinking back to the beginning of the semester, I would never have dreamed of such a reaction, but I could feel in my body that I had worked hard.

Gilbert looked around at the clapping cadets and found Ian diligently writing something down.

Now that we think about it, how much has Ian grown since he was left alone?

I had ignored it until now, but the curiosity arose. Since he had talent, it was clear that if he hadn’t done something strange, he would have been stronger than the average cadet, but I couldn’t be sure because I couldn’t confirm it in person.

Still, it seemed like he had passed a certain level since he had joined the student council, but it was difficult to give Gilbert a passing grade based on that alone.

Although he took the route of second-year middle school students, it was clear that his potential would be of great help in the upcoming main scenario.

Of course, I had no intention of recruiting him as a colleague, but I needed to check his skills sooner or later.

Gilbert’s goal was to return. Relaxing here was not something I had planned.

Clear all main scenarios and return.

That was the only driving force that moved Gilbert.

The question is whether it can be done.

Gilbert made a sad expression.

The plan he made was full of uncertainties.

First of all, I couldn’t even figure out why I opened my eyes here. The moment I created my character without any foreshadowing, all I did was wake up here.

Of course, there was no way to figure out how to get back. If he knew the purpose of coming here, he could have guessed how to get back, but this unfriendly system didn’t even tell him why he came here.

Nevertheless, he focused on the main scenario and thought that he would clear all of the main scenarios and return to the ending because that was all he could do.

It was just a blind act based on inference, but there was nothing particularly obvious about it. That’s why he had no choice but to focus on clearing the main scenario given to him right away.

Still, it wasn’t a completely meaningless action. We were able to save Brianna, who could never have been saved, and because of her survival, we were able to safely end an incident that could have resulted in heavy casualties.

If he had not participated in the war against Sigurd’s clan, there might have been many casualties. Even if it was the Count of Heart, it was impossible to stop Sigurd’s family without causing any damage.

In that sense, for Gilbert, clearing the main scenario was a must-do task.

By the way, what is that guy muttering like that?

Gilbert regained his composure, looked at Ian, and then tilted his head.

Ian had been muttering something to himself from earlier. At first, I thought I still hadn’t been able to cure my middle school illness, but now that I saw that I was muttering in a certain cycle and pattern, I realized that that wasn’t necessarily the reason.

Gilbert adjusted his posture and focused his attention on Ian. Although Professor Alexander was lecturing with a loud voice, Gilbert was now able to listen to only what he wanted.

“That’s right? thank you. Thanks to you, I understand.”

One of Gilbert’s eyebrows rose.

Ian’s words were not at the level of muttering to himself. It looked like they were having a conversation with someone.

Gilbert habitually lifted his chin.

Then, one possibility suddenly occurred to me.

What if Ian got what he thought he would…?

“Okay. But it’s better to say it this way. Still, thank you for your concern, Presia.”

That was it!

Gilbert realized that his guess was correct.

Ian seemed to have obtained Precia, the best artificial spirit in the Tactical Combat formula.