episode_0063

“sponsor?? An Academy sponsor provided the marbles?”

“yes.”

It wasn’t long after the student council was convened that Yui was called to the dean’s office according to the student council president’s testimony(?).

After understanding the situation, Yui hurriedly told the whole story in detail, from the beginning to how it ended up like this.

“He’s a supporter of a general store… .”

Has a sponsor visited the Academy recently?

The dean, who was pondering, was able to think of someone without difficulty.

“Oh, I remembered. That person had recently come to the Academy as a sponsor. But the sponsor provided a mysterious bead? “He didn’t look like a suspicious person, but maybe I was mistaken.”

The dean could not help but be disappointed.

The realization he gave me is still fresh in my mind, but I never thought he would do something like this.

“I know about safety through first-hand experience. “There were no aftereffects.”

Yui, who noticed that the dean was looking at her sponsor unfavorably, hastily made an excuse.

However, the dean denied Yui’s words.

“Maybe it’s something you guys haven’t noticed. “Bring the marble here and see.”

It is rash to be confident that there will be no aftereffects just because you have used it yourself.

Even if the aftereffects do not appear immediately, they may appear later over time.

The student council remained silent at the dean’s point.

Even if they thought about it, it would have been a correct point.

“I should have at least asked the teachers and proceeded with the work. “I regret giving you too much authority.”

I would have thought that this could be done at the discretion of the student council.

But what if the person who made this bead had malicious intent?

So what if everyone who touches the bead falls under a curse?

As the dean continued, the expressions of the student council members hardened and became more contemplative.

‘I guess this is enough to scare you.’

The dean also gave a firm warning to prevent something like this from happening again.

“So where is that amazing bead?”

How amazing is it that it gives power to children without risk?

It was time to check the beads.

The student council president obediently brought out a box containing marbles from the dean.

Several parts of the box containing the shiny beads were empty.

“Umm… “Has the empty seat here already been taken up by a student?”

“Yes, Dean.”

“Huh… “This little bead is full of energy.”

It was amazing how a bead that didn’t look very strong could contain that much energy and not break.

I really wanted to go to the lab and investigate these beads in earnest.

However, he couldn’t do whatever he wanted because of the students in the student council who were looking at him nervously.

“I see what it means that the beads make choices and give you power. The energy contained within this bead is enormous. “If this kind of power were given to just anyone, a serious accident would definitely occur.”

“I didn’t have any problems. It was also very easy to adapt to the sudden increase in strength. “I felt like I had regained my lost strength.”

“Is this orb the power you absorbed?”

“Yes, it’s the same color.”

“It suits you very well. It can be thought of as a feeling of regaining lost strength. “It looks as if this bead was made just for you.”

It was not easy to find out much information about the beads just by looking at them.

However, I was able to find out how dangerous this bead was and why it was of great help to Yui.

“It’s not like I can absorb these beads infinitely.”

“Yes, there are limits. “There were times when absorption failed.”

“Quite a few students went to check it, and most of them were unable to absorb the power of the bead.”

“yes.”

“I’m so glad. “If the power contained within this bead were absorbed by anyone, a very big problem would have occurred.”

“Is it a big deal?”

“For example, when a person explodes.”

“It’s going to explode?”

I can’t help but be shocked to hear that a person could explode.

They would have never imagined that what they had was such a dangerous item.

“Anyway, when nobles say something called an elixir, they take it without even considering whether it is good for their health or not. “Tsk, tsk.”

The dean clicked his tongue and continued speaking.

“Probably the reason only a small number of people were able to do it was because of safety reasons. If you give this kind of power to just anyone, it’s natural that they won’t be able to accept it. “If an alien force that is completely incompatible with yours suddenly enters your body, you have no choice but to fight with each other.”

If your existing power and the power from the bead fought each other, your insides would have become a mess.

So it was natural that only a few chosen people could receive power.

“Seeing as it is an item with a safety device, I don’t think it was provided to you with bad intentions.”

“ah! What a relief. He is a really kind person. “This is also something I did because I insisted on doing it.”

“I know that sponsor because I have met him. “He is a person who silently supported academy students for 10 years without receiving a single medal.”

“Wow~ Has it been 10 years?”

“okay. “I didn’t know he had something like this.”

The dean, who had unintentionally mentioned the achievements of his benefactor, was troubled.

I couldn’t figure out whether I should continue to allow students to come in contact with this bead, or whether I should block it now.

“Then can we continue? “There are many beads that have not found their owners yet.”

“I don’t think it will work yet. It is true that this bead is an elixir itself for those whose wavelength matches, but for those who are not, it is a very dangerous poison. “If these beads are used in the wrong direction, there will be a big problem.”

“You said there were good safety measures in place.”

It is true that the safety devices are good.

However, some students may be dissatisfied with the safety device.

And there was a high probability that it would cause problems.

“You know that there are many students who are dissatisfied with why they weren’t chosen, right?”

“yes. But that’s something that can’t be helped.”

“Students won’t think that way. “Wouldn’t you want to somehow steal the beads and use them for yourself?”

“!!!”

What if, during an experiment like that, you make a mistake and the safety device is damaged?

“An unexpected force entered the student’s body and boom! And it will explode. “Then who is responsible?”

“… “The sponsor must be in danger.”

“Yes, that’s right. You can’t have your situation ruined because of something you did as a favor, right? At least I don’t think this matter is the responsibility of you, the student council.”

The dean intervened with good timing before the students left.

The students in the student council also looked surprised, perhaps because they had not thought that someone would steal the marbles.

In addition, disappointment lingers on the faces of the students in the student council, as if they were wondering if they were going to tell them not to do any more work to find the owner of the marble.

The dean chuckled and decided to comfort the disappointed children.

“I’m not saying you shouldn’t look for the owner of the marble. The idea is to put in place more safety measures and restart after inspection. “Is this okay?”

“ah!! yes!”

“Thank you, Dean.”

The students in the student council were moved by seeing the dean think of a better way and tell them, rather than just telling them not to do something.

“”thank you.””

“Hehehe! It’s not for your benefit, but you deserve praise for stepping up and doing such an amazing thing for other students. However, he said it would have been better if he had discussed it with the teachers beforehand. So don’t be sullen just because you got scolded. Do you understand?”

“”yes!””

“Keep the door closed for the time being and leave the beads here. And is there any student who can separately contact the original owner of this bead?”

“I know where I am.”

Yui raised her hand at the dean’s words.

“You want to come with me to see him.”

“Yes, Dean.”

Now that the students had been appeased, all that was left was to find out the identity and reason for this bead.

What on earth did you get these beads from?

And what is the reason for providing these beads to the students?

‘If it were possible to produce these beads in a personalized manner… ?’

It was clear that the benefactor would collect all the money from the nobles.

* * *

I was struck by a thunderbolt of money.

“How long do I have to take it? “I don’t even have any more storage space.”

“This is the last one, boss. “Would you like an autograph?”

“Ha, I understand.”

Until I thought about selling beads to students, I had no idea that this was such a popular business.

After all, aren’t beads an item that can only be used by summoned characters?

I thought there would be a limit… .

‘There is no price? Would you like me to tailor it to suit your circumstances? All right.’

I didn’t know that my pride would be hurt so much when I told him that there was no fixed price and that he should try to offer a rough offer in advance.

No, those guys seemed to think I was provoking them.

Why is this a provocation?

‘I still don’t understand. Don’t you know about preemption? ‘Preemption?’

Anyway, the nobles, whose pride had been greatly hurt, decided to pay and sent a carriage to pay for the beads.

Inside the carriage was a box of gold coins.

I saw it for the first time in my life.

That much money.

The gold coin box was really packed with gold coins.

I took one, and the next guy disappeared as if provoked by my ‘preemptive offer’ and offered a fancy gold animal as payment.

Golden toads also exist in this world.

The power gained by being strengthened to 5 stars through beads was probably that satisfying.

So far, there have been a total of 5 people, including Yui, who have been strengthened to 5 stars through beads.

Of course, not all characters provided excessive compensation as mentioned earlier.

Of the five, the remaining two paid a reasonable price.

I hope people realize that the remaining three people paid an excessive price, but the two people who paid an appropriate price are not strange.

For your information, it was worth noting that Yui was among the three people who paid excessive amounts.