episode_0062

“Is this the bead?”

“It is said that this bead chooses its owner. And they say that power is only given to those who are chosen?”

“Ah…that doesn’t make sense.”

Rumors circulated among academy students about an unusual location opened by the student council.

Each student can enter only once, and it is said that beads of various colors will appear when you enter there.

Students can touch the bead, and if they are chosen by the bead, the bead will give them strong power.

“Since I’m doing it now, why don’t you give it a go?”

“Did you say you can only go in once?”

“huh.”

“Then shall we take a look?”

The students visited the room created by the student council as if it were a fun game, even though they were concerned about the rumors.

Surprisingly, there was so much buzz among students that they had to wait in line.

Loud, loud, loud.

“what? “Why is there such a fuss all of a sudden?”

“I guess who was chosen ahead!”

“really?!”

Is that nonsense true?

I thought it was something fun to do for the students in the student council.

Isn’t it too much of a fairy tale to be given strength if you are chosen by a bead?

“Wow, that would be nice.”

“who is this? “Who was chosen?”

“How much stronger has your power become? Isn’t it just about going up in rank? “Then it’s so unfair.”

When it came to grades, students had no choice but to be sensitive.

The news that someone really had been chosen by Gusul spread throughout the academy in an instant.

“Look at the line behind you.”

“Hi.”

In that short period of time, the line had grown almost three times longer.

The student council seemed perplexed, as if they had not expected such popularity.

“I’ll take it to this point. Too many people can affect the class. “Everyone, please go back after this.”

“Oops! “We survived.”

“I know.”

She didn’t think much of it and was puzzled even after confirming that she was barely within the line.

Many students ahead of us touched the marble, but only one was chosen?

I didn’t think that out of all these people, I would be chosen by Gusul.

This was because his skills and background were very ordinary.

‘Only great people get chosen for things like that.’

There was a student who couldn’t give up and was obsessed with the beads, so he had to wait longer than expected for his turn to come.

As expected, my friend was not chosen and had to return empty-handed.

“Please go in. You must touch it every time, and if the marble disappears, you must tell me where the marble disappeared. You don’t get paid to touch the beads, but there may be an additional fee once the beads have been selected. “If you want to strengthen your strength further.”

“??”

I listened to the explanation, but I didn’t really understand what was being said.

“Anyway, you’re not getting paid to touch that thing right now?”

“Sure. Do not worry.”

“yes… .”

There was no way the student council would scam students, so I decided not to worry and just touch the beads.

“It’s pretty.”

The girl looked down at the bright beads, thought for a moment, and impulsively placed a yellow bead in her hand.

The other beads were pretty enough, but my eyes kept focusing on the yellow one.

It’s like, come on, what are you doing if you’re not touching me?! It feels like he’s yelling.

When the yellow bead touched the girl’s hand.

Paaa!!

“!!!”

“congratulations. The results are good today. “I see that two people were chosen.”

The student council executives clapped monotonously.

“uh? Gu, the marble has disappeared.”

“Don’t be alarmed because that’s normal. “Where was the marble?”

“There’s an empty seat here. Number 15.”

“Ah, I understand. Then would you like to come this way? “I’ll explain the rest.”

“Yes, yes.”

Did you say that it would definitely cost money afterward?

I saved up the allowance I received from home, but I was worried whether I could solve the problem with that money.

And belatedly, I felt the effect of the beads as a gift in my body, and I froze in shock.

“Huh? this… Real power… ?”

“Isn’t it amazing? IM jealous. I couldn’t choose so I just keep watching. Beads can be strengthened up to 5 times in total. Currently, you have strengthened to 1 star with 1 bead. From 2 stars onwards, the number of marbles increases little by little. The first star is provided free of charge by the student council, but the second star must be purchased by the individual. “It’s not something the student council can cover.”

“You can do this 5 more times?”

Even though it was only a one-time experience, I wasn’t disappointed at all, but I could do it as many as 5 times.

It meant that I could become four times stronger than I am now.

However, because it was predictable that a lot of money would be spent, the girl’s expression became sullen.

“How much money will it cost? Do you eat a lot?”

“The person who provided the beads said he would charge a price according to the student’s circumstances. So there is no set price.”

“According to the student’s circumstances?”

“The person who provided this is a long-time supporter of the Academy.”

“ah!!”

Such a great person… !

I thought that if you were a sponsor of the students, you wouldn’t have to pay that much for the remaining beads.

“Then I guess you didn’t receive that much money from other students?”

The girl asked hopefully.

“No, that’s not it. I think the statement that students would be charged a price that suits their circumstances stimulated other students. “Everyone knows the pride of nobility.”

“ah… !”

The girl became sullen again.

I was able to fully understand the meaning of the term noble pride.

“I guess I tried to give as much as possible.”

“you’re right. “It feels like this is our family’s class or something.”

To put it simply, it shows how much money there is.

“My family is not at a level that can do that, what should I do?”

“it’s okay. Only the sponsor knows how much the student paid. Since rumors won’t spread, I think you can comfortably pay the price. The sponsor was also very embarrassed because he received too much money. In fact, you will like it because there is no pressure.”

I expected it when I heard that he was a sponsor, but it seemed like he was a much greater person than I imagined.

“Honestly, I didn’t believe it until I became involved. You can become stronger if you are chosen by the beads. “It’s like something out of a fairy tale.”

“That’s right. I didn’t want to believe it either. “The fact that I wasn’t chosen.”

The student council executive’s somber voice made me swallow my saliva without realizing it.

“… … .”

“ah! I shouldn’t have done this, I’m sorry. Stop again without me knowing… .”

Who are the student council executives?

Even within the academy, the student council is where only I can belong.

If it was true that Gusul chose a special person, it was normal that the student council executives should have been chosen, not him.

nevertheless… .

‘I was chosen.’

The girl clenched her trembling hands.

I was confused because reality hadn’t hit me yet, but it was starting to feel more and more real.

This means that he is one of the ‘few’ people chosen by the beads.

‘How strong can I become? ‘Can I be a wonderful person like everyone else?’

He didn’t know that he, who had been living a miserable life in Class D, would grow to Class C and be able to aim for Class B.

The girl, unable to control her heartbeat, stood up and bowed at a 90-degree angle.

“Thank you for your kind explanation!”

“It was something we had to do as a student council. “This is the address where the sponsor is.”

“thank you!”

I carefully put the paper given to me by the student council executive in my arms and went outside.

Because I was so distracted, I opened the door and went out without thinking.

Then, before I knew it, I felt that the students who had heard the rumor were looking at me with passionate eyes as if they were going to pierce me.

Friends were no exception.

“Did it really happen?”

Nod!

“This is what it is? Congratulations! You did well to listen to me and come here, right?”

“Yes, thanks to you. Thank you.”

If my friend hadn’t told me, I would have never gotten the chance.

“Tell me what happened inside. When I touched it, the marble didn’t react at all? Was something different when you caught it?”

I was completely distracted by my friend’s fuss.

“Let’s go back to class first. “There are too many people here.”

Everyone is even staring at them.

My friend was surprised to see people’s gazes too late and moved to the class with the girl.

Gossip and gossip

‘What, a kid like that was chosen?’

‘Wasn’t a special person chosen?’

‘What are the conditions for being chosen by Gusul?’

‘I want to try one more time, but I don’t think it will work? I think we could do it again.’

The students’ whispers made my back tickle.

The girl who controlled the wind was much more sensitive to sound than other people, and had no choice but to listen to all the students’ gossip about her.

‘There’s no way the beads will choose me because I’m so jealous.’

The girl deliberately puffed up her body, which was about to shrink.

I wanted to become stronger and prove that Gusul wasn’t wrong in choosing me.

The image of the girl who just a few minutes ago had scoffed and said, ‘Beads give you strength?’ was completely forgotten in my mind.

The girl told her friend what she had experienced as if it were a heroic story.

And the story of that girl’s experience spread to friends of friends, and friends of friends, causing the entire academy to collapse.

* * *

“It’s a bead that gives strength without risk… . “Has the student council confirmed that the beads really pose no risk?”

A student council event that caused an uproar in the academy.

Of course, it caught the ears of the teachers.

The rumor is that just touching the beads gives you strength.

Is it certain that the bead really disappears just by applying force without any downside?

There was a need to at least check whether safety was confirmed.

The situation was relayed from the teachers’ mouths to the dean.

When the dean heard that students would go straight there and stand in line when class was over, he realized that what was happening was unusual.

Immediately convene a student council meeting.

I started digging into the rumors and truth related to beads.

Where on earth did the beads come from, is it true that they were sold, what does it mean to give strength, and who started this?

The dean’s keen eyes lit up the student council.