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Morco Academy’s entrance ceremony.

Students from different countries, different social statuses, and different races gather at school.

Royalty riding to school in a gold-painted carriage. A vampire accompanied by a maid holding a parasol, and a wolf beastman who seems nervous and can’t keep his gaze in one place. A priest wearing a habit that looks like a school uniform.

Numerous students passed through the school gate and entered the school. Because it is so large that it is difficult to walk around, trams are deployed, and gates are sometimes used for events such as entrance ceremonies.

Students who arrived at school went through the gate and moved to the main auditorium.

So, when one or two students left and only a few students remained, a boy appeared.

Gray hair and dark red eyes. Short stature with a slender body. The school uniform that was large enough to cover his hands and the choker around his neck caught my eye.

I looked at the front door with dead eyes and moved my feet.

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Students who arrived at the main auditorium moved to find empty seats. Although there were no designated seats, royalty and those confident in their abilities sat in the front, while commoners and students with low grades sat in the back.

“It’s been a while. Princess Vanities.”

“How have you been? Prince Gilled.”

Vanityes Fenriz, the first princess of the Kingdom of Fenris Mine, and Gilled Dryad, the second prince of the Dryad Kingdom, exchanged greetings with each other.

Long red hair and purple eyes. Tall and strong body. She has a strong look and sharp eyes, and her biggest feature is the single horn on her head.

The solid red horns showed that she was a noble race.

“Let’s get along well for the next four years.”

“Yes. I hope you always smile.”

“Smiling… . It’s good.”

Prince Gilled, who has blonde hair and a handsome appearance, smiles and continues the conversation. Princess Vanityes also answered ‘with a smile’.

A place with many people. Although it is not apparent on the outside, we are expressing our thoughts to each other in conversation.

“More than that, this year there are especially many royals and talented people.”

“That’s right. I can also see Miss Seluna, a disciple of the hero Leon Arcia, and Miss Pieta, a saint.”

“Besides them, the third princess of the Elemental Kingdom. The second prince of the Suin Kingdom. The second prince of the Sea Dragon Kingdom. There is even the first daughter of the Prime Minister of the Republic.”

Children and disciples of heroes. Royalty of each country, talented individuals with unique abilities. People who had a hard time getting together gathered together at the academy entrance ceremony.

“Like. I think they gathered together on purpose.”

“I think so too. Each country wants something. There is something that neither I, the prince, nor Ms. Vanities, the princess, know.”

Not only those two, but anyone with a background in politics noticed that the current situation was strange.

Is it because they know that some kind of problem will arise that they form friendships in advance? Or, I don’t know if someone important is enrolling here, but there is some important purpose.

“Everyone, be quiet.”

At the sound of a voice coming from the podium, everyone’s eyes focused on him.

On the podium, an old man with white hair was looking at the students. The students who saw that look stopped chatting and adjusted their posture.

Vice Dean George Gliam.

He is selected as the best educator and is famous as a scholar who has produced many talented people.

Many academies tried to recruit him as a professor, promising him the best treatment, but he turned them all down, so his arrival at Morco Academy became a famous topic.

“About 300 years ago, the continent of Chromatia was ruled by an empire. The country, named the Chromatian Empire after the continent, gained hegemony over the continent using black magic and golden arts such as summoning demons.”

“They divided the country and prevented ethnic unity.”

The countries that are now the seven great powers were vassals of the empire at the time. Each country decided on the tribe that lived there and restricted meeting with other tribes.

“But, 100 years ago. The situation changed when an explosion occurred in the empire and the emperor died suddenly. The forces that had oppressed other countries were concentrated in the center, and exchanges occurred between countries, forming alliances.”

Humans, spirit tribes, demons, and beastmen all joined forces and resisted the empire.

“Of course, the power of the empire was enormous. Even if all countries worked together, it did not fall. If things continued like this, it was only a matter of time before it became a vassal state again.”

Magic that is now designated as taboo consumes life, but it is so powerful. However, if they use the taboo against the empire, the same thing may happen again later.

“In the end, representatives from each country gathered in one place and shared all their skills with each other to bring down the empire. And, I gained the power to bring down the empire.”

Human magic and elemental magic of the spirit race. A new power created after sharing and researching the beast-human image of the beast-human race and the unique magic of the demon race.

“ether. Power born from mana has its own will. It thinks and acts on its own and affects reality. He used that power to push the empire to the brink of destruction. And, the war came to an end when the heroes gathered together and killed the emperor of the empire.”

The long war ended 10 years ago.

“And, the symbol of victory engraved on the land of the empire is here. This is Morco Academy.”

It’s a story so famous that there are almost no students who don’t know about it, but students who heard it at the place where the war took place focused on every word as if they were hearing it for the first time.

“Morco Academy is a space that symbolizes the victory achieved through the unity of all races. Discrimination does not exist here. Don’t forget that everyone is a student and a talented person who should be respected.”

When the Vice Dean’s speech ended, applause rang out. The Vice Dean left after giving a speech, followed by introductions by faculty members. Famous figures appeared as faculty members, and students poured in to admire them.

And, there are people watching the scene from afar.

“Now, history has been solidified.”

“I like it when no one knows the truth.”

Heilang, Leon Acria.

Shindok, Monica Parzen.

Seven heroes representing each country. Among them, two heroes were watching the entrance ceremony.

To be precise, he was looking at the male student sitting behind him. The two eyes looking at him were filled with worry and sadness.

“Yes. The mountains of unwounded soldiers and unwounded corpses are shocking for the public to know.”

“There is a risk of abuse.”

One step left until the fall of the empire.

A strange spell unfolded in the empire, and the powerful people of the empire began to not get hurt.

“At that time, I was really cold. Even if you stab me with a spear, it just keeps walking. It didn’t bleed and didn’t hurt even if I pulled it, I thought I was a ghost.”

“Because the ship had to be reduced, that opinion was rejected.”

“I tried every method of catching him alive, but it didn’t work, and the enemies kept running to kill him, so I really thought I was going to lose.

”Me too. If the spell hadn’t ended, we would have lost.“

The battle that lasted for a year ended with the spell suddenly disappearing.

The Allied forces immediately infiltrated the castle with heroes and they began searching for the source of the spell.

And, the source of magic was discovered in the basement of the castle.

”When I think about that time, it still comes to me in my dreams.“

”People who endure that are strange.“

Numerous magical tools and offerings underground. And a woman tied up in the middle.

”It’s not something humans do.“

”A living being, not a human.“

”Yes, it’s not something that a single living thing can do.“

I have seen a lot of imperial witchcraft. I have seen countless people used as sacrifices for witchcraft, from adults to fetuses. However, the spell was different.

”I didn’t know the baby was alive.“

”If it wasn’t for Monica, no one would have known.“

The child, about 5 years old, who was alive in her stomach, had a curse on his entire body.

”A curse is placed on a baby born after spending 10 months in the womb of the mother who placed the curse.“

”Like that, the born babies are neglected and killed one by one.“

”In the end, only one baby survives, and that baby inherits the other baby’s curse and becomes a medium for witchcraft.“

”The effect of witchcraft is to take on the pain of others and share that pain with many people.“

”But, the spell disappeared after a year.“

As the heroes tried to examine the child, the space around them shook and everything tried to protect the child.

Just like the ether they have.

”Fortunately, I was able to help the child understand the ether and it ended smoothly, but if not, disaster would have happened again.“

”Perhaps because the method of obtaining it was different, the will to protect it was stronger than the ether we had.“

The problem is that if this method becomes known to the remnants of the empire or villains, a second empire may arise. And, because the child also has great power, the balance of the world can collapse. So, the heroes prioritized solving the curse.

However, the problem remained.

On the other hand, curses that required unusual materials and special situations to solve were easy. Among the heroes, there was a leader of a country and even the Pope. Among them, Simon Arzen was able to communicate with the dragons in the Sea Dragon Kingdom, so he thought everything would go smoothly.

”Understand the pain of others.“

”Blood of a lover“

”Sacrifice of a precious person.“

”Altruism“

”Become your first friend.“

No unusual ingredients or special circumstances, just an ordinary way to do it.

However, the subject was born with a curse. For someone who grew up under a curse, and whose curse still remains, it was close to impossible.

I can’t stop cursing you forever. However, if opportunities are not equal, it can become a cause of discord.

In the end, after much deliberation, the conclusion they came to was a way to collect them at the Academy.

The Academy was the originally planned location.

We expanded it to the city level by providing more support, and expanded its reputation by deploying more talent. Lastly, 3 years ago. We only informed the leaders of each country that something important was in the academy and the year of admission.

”It seemed like a good way, but I had no idea it would come together like this.“

”The story must have leaked a little bit. There are definitely some remnants among these.

“Can Perrin do well?”

“Now I really have to pray to God.”

The two who took care of the child on behalf of the other heroes began to worry as they thought about the list of students entering this semester.