episode_0045

Carni is dangerous.

It is very likely that the existence of the black dragon sleeping inside Karni has been exposed. It is safe to say that it is certain.

ward.

Hadas Schneider, the president of the academy, opened the window and watched the two men run out.

“Hoo.”

It’s fun.

The two men suddenly reacted to the story that the Sarsbury family was watching them and ran out.

Surveillance. Is there something that shouldn’t be seen?

And the magical message of Irusia.

It is said that magic is used to tell secret stories that others cannot hear, but how great would it be if magic that only whispers secrets were so great?

The principal is a wizard who has reached the level of the 8th class. Compared to high-level magic such as destroying mountains and splitting the sea, this kind of miscellaneous magic is very simple. That is why I was able to eavesdrop on the contents without difficulty.

however.

I couldn’t overhear everything. It was encrypted.

Even a mediocre wizard, not necessarily a high-level wizard of the 8th class, can easily eavesdrop on messages. So naturally, encryption technology has also been developed to prevent this.

So it’s not surprising that it’s encrypted.

“I can’t solve it.”

A magically constructed ciphertext. This is strictly a theoretical matter.

It has nothing to do with mana, special bloodline, magical constitution, or traits. It only requires magical knowledge, magic, cryptography, and the enormous computational power to connect these to form a code.

In a sense, the password of the magical message could be said to represent the purest ‘skill as a magician’.

And even the chancellor can’t lift it.

“Hoo hoo, hoo hoo… . Hahahaha!”

By cutting off the president’s wrist, Irusia has already proven that she is a talent that comes only once in a hundred years.

“Wasn’t that enough!“

It won’t work even after a thousand years, ten thousand years. This is simply impossible. It’s not a matter of individual ability or talent. The fact that the president can’t decipher this code at all means that it is far beyond the most advanced modern theories.

Of course, geniuses often achieve incredible results, but these are achieved only on the basis of a knowledge system accumulated over time.

No matter how talented you are, you cannot write a play in the Paleolithic Age when neither writing nor language had been invented.

What is the identity?

As the president, I’m incredibly curious about that. And it’s obvious that that’s what Irusia is after.

For what.

If you’re going to encrypt everything, don’t encrypt everything, just some of it. That means, on the contrary, that you want to make it known that something is at risk.

I don’t know what it is, but the fact that they ran so hurriedly probably means that they urgently needed to protect the object from danger.

They are trying to use the president.

“Then why didn’t you tell me directly?”

What’s the benefit of doing that?

Simply put, it’s probably because if you don’t do that, the president won’t move. The thing that needs to be protected is likely to be something of no value to the president.

If Irusia’s safety is in danger, the president will probably use every means at his disposal to protect Irusia, because Irusia’s talents are extremely valuable to the president.

But for example, yes. If a normal academy student with no special corner is in danger, the headmaster will watch and assess the situation, even if he doesn’t know how it will be connected to the surveillance of the Sarsberg family.

As an academy directly under the Empire, the relationship with the Sarsberg family is somewhat awkward. As the president, there is no reason to interfere in the relationship. After all, an average student is of little value.

So, it’s a bluff.

Whether the object to be protected is a person, an animal, a plant, or a building, it is a trivial matter that cannot move the president just by saying it.

Otherwise, it would have been something you could have just said.

I can read all of Irusia’s plans. They are in a hurry. They are at a disadvantage. The reason to move is… .

…no.

“That doesn’t mean I can’t move. Haha.”

The president’s powerful aura and mana are in tatters.

Can you really be 100 percent sure that it’s nothing serious? Is there even a slight chance?

Why was it necessary to use the president? Was it because of the position and power of the president? If not.

As an 8th class aura user, is this a case where you need the power of an 8th class wizard?

If it’s something so big that it requires the president’s force, then there’s a very high chance that it’s going to be dangerous. If by any chance Cid and Irusia are put in danger, then the president can’t help but take action.

Yeah, here’s another possibility.

I understand another reason for hiding the target. If this is a big problem that could put both of them in danger, but what if the target that is in danger is something that is completely unimportant to the president?

If you had told that out loud to the president, instead of going with them to help, the president would have stopped them from going.

So I ran out first. I lured the president. I made the president chase after the two and left him there.

“Even though I knew, I had no choice but to suffer.”

The principal chased after the two men through the air, thinking that perhaps they were just playing a prank to tease the unlucky old man.

***

“Do you know where Karni is?”

“Yeah. Detected it.”

Two people each came running using their auror and magic power.

“Ha… Damn. Why didn’t I think there’d be surveillance.”

“I guess you were too busy thinking about the devil, your past life’s mistakes, and your ugly nature!”

“Ah, are you done talking? I’m sorry for losing, I’m sorry, damn it. What did you do well?”

“No, you don’t even know that you can sense magic and are watching me… .”

Although the situation is serious, the two say that and laugh.

“Oh my, so this is why people who don’t know magic. Magic detection isn’t that easy, right? Having good magic detection is similar to having good eyesight.”

“Huh?”

“I have such good eyesight that I can distinguish a person’s face from a kilometer away. But how do I know when someone is hiding in the grass and secretly watching me?”

“Is that so? No, but aren’t other people also good at detecting magic?”

“Of course, since your eyesight is so good, if you focus and look into the grass, you can see people hiding. But you don’t suddenly stare into the grass while walking down the street. It’s a different situation.”

If Irusia extends her detection, no matter how well she hides, how well she hides, or what she does, no one can ignore it. However, there is no reason to extend her detection to the empty space while she is still fine.

To detect a hiding person, you must first know that there is a hiding person. It’s a contradiction.

Before entering the building, you can tell with your bare hands how many people are hiding inside and how they are arranged. This is normal magic detection. However, if someone is hiding behind you and you are hit in the back of the head, even the archmage has no way of knowing.

“That’s why wizards are putting up barriers in battle situations.”

“All wizards are cowards.”

“Sigh.”

Auror users, on the other hand, have incredibly good hearing, so they can tell right away if someone is hiding behind them just by hearing a rustling sound.

However, there is no reason to spend the whole day spraying aura all over your body just to protect the back of your head. It is also common for aura users who do not know much to make fun of wizards and call them cowards.

After running steadily while talking like that, I was able to find Karni not long after.

***

A quiet garden behind a school building. It’s a somewhat secret place that not many people visit because they don’t have time to go and see flowers.

When I spend time alone like this, strangely enough, I feel like I’m not alone even though I’m alone. It feels like there’s someone else, someone else inside me.

Since my confrontation with the failed student a few days ago, that feeling has been growing stronger. It was, how should I put it, very warm.

Warm sunshine.

The moment I was about to close my eyes slightly in drowsiness, the boy’s face was pushed right in front of my eyes.

“Eh, eh, eh, huh? Huh?!!!!!!!!”

“Heh, heh… . Are you okay? Is everything okay? Are you hurt? Didn’t someone come looking for you? Huh? ”

“, you punk! Why are you breathing so hard… and sweating all over… Huh??”

Karni is completely broken down by the sudden situation. For some reason, her cheeks are red.

“Tsk. Looks like nothing happened.”

Irusia then blurts out something else that is bothering her.

“For now, that’s fortunate. But it’s too optimistic to think that nothing will happen like this.”

“Yeah. I’ll move soon. Oh, inspiration is following me, right. The situation hasn’t even started yet, so what’s the point of intervening? Should I try to force it into a deal… .”

“Huh? Huh? What, what are you talking about?”

Karni’s eyes are spinning.

“Sigh… .”

Irusia must have been worried inside, but she let out a sigh of relief. She smiled slightly.

Seed looked at the figure next to him quietly, with a little satisfaction. Yes. Since he was not a cruel demon lord, he had a good expression to show. At that time.

“Huh? What is it? If you’re going to look, look straight ahead.”

Irusia grabbed Seed’s cheeks with both hands and turned her face to face him.

“Is it good?”

“… … … … Why are you shaking your hands like that?”

“I asked what they were talking about!!”

The two still paid no attention to Karni’s angry cries.

“But how did you know I was looking at you?”

“Magic power detection.”

“You wouldn’t know even if someone hit you in the back of the head with that.”

“You’re always staring at me… No. Crap.”

“… … Huh? Huh?”

But one thing.

No matter how good your eyesight is, you can’t see someone hiding behind you.

But what if, for example, there’s a huge explosion behind you, releasing a huge amount of light and heat?

Or, if the sun is behind you.

Surely, that light will be clearly visible even without looking back. No, the light is so strong that it can be seen even with your eyes closed.

so.

Irusia froze. Her thin, trembling hands became frozen like a stone statue.

Irusia could clearly feel the presence of someone approaching from afar.

It’s coming.

Something.

Without looking back, you can see. You can feel. A huge. A crazy huge power, energy, existence.

Pressure.

“Why…yes. Irusia.”

“… … I’m screwed.”