episode_0002

6:59:58 AM.

Before the cuckoo clock alarm started, I opened my eyes to feel the subtle whistling of gears.

“… !”

‘It reminds me of my military days.’

However, this was different from waking up at odd times for unknown reasons, as was my habit during my military days.

To put it bluntly, transcendent reaction speed.

Like now, I could sleep soundly forever as long as I didn’t feel an alarm or something unusual happened.

Trained transcendental sensory range.

If you are aware of things around you and feel their presence or breathing, you can predict most of what will happen in a few seconds within a radius of 100 meters.

The sound and information conveyed by everything we see, hear, drink, and feel transcends time and allows us to live in the ‘moment.’

59 seconds

I move my eyelids to open my eyes.

As soon as I open my eyes, the first thing I see is the clear sky outside the window.

In my heart, I am grateful for the sound sleep I was unable to enjoy when I was an office worker.

I raise my prayers of thanks to heaven.

‘Heaven, receive my thanks.’

59.2 seconds

I lightly lifted my waist using only the strength of my core and looked around at the scenery of the room slowly coming into my field of vision.

A room of about 6 pyeong or so filled with pink.

The dormitory at was originally supposed to be a double room, but unfortunately, I am still the only one attending this school.

When I looked back, I saw a pink display case.

After being possessed by Pingchang, I had a strange desire to collect stuffed toys and put them on display. Come to think of it, I forgot to repair the penguin’s broken beak while preparing for the start of the main story.

The sorrowful glances of a loyalist who has been with me since my lonely days are just painful.

‘I hope you heal soon. Hang in there, comrade.’

No problem.

59.4 seconds

Perhaps because the movement was based solely on the elasticity of the upper body, the two symbols of motherhood swayed, conveying kinetic energy. However, my body is not weak enough to stumble like that.

Ignoring gentle resistance.

I jumped out of bed and jumped into the air.

59.6 seconds

With just the first leap, you can reach the opposite wall in one go, but you’ve already accidentally broken the wall several times and been forced to remodel it.

‘You can’t even destroy the room where the main character’s children live.’

I slowly step on the ether caught in the air and glide closer.

59.9 seconds

And at 7 o’clock sharp.

The cogs mesh.

According to the designated time.

The spring snaps and the circuit opens.

A cuckoo is about to jump out from the deep darkness.

An evil creature with unpleasant mechanical noises and a loud voice is about to appear.

Quirk-

A white bird that still pops out, showing off its presence in the moment.

The guy opened his beak.

[lie-!!]

Just before the cuckoo lets out its cry.

I float in the air and press the alarm dismissal button under the clock.

widely!

The miserable eyes of the boy who leaves before he can completely cry.

-Next time, I will make sure to let you know the severity of the alarm… !

My wake-up activity was completed with the sight of the guy retreating with a grudge in his eyes.

“… ”

Silence returned to the room.

Since this increase in cognitive speed.

For me, the moment has become an area where I can run around and play to my heart’s content.

However, since the last fight with Hilde, this cognitive ability has never been used in a fight.

Not once.

There was never a proper fight.

Those who remember the fight with the nickname [Pink Spiral] until they reach third grade and forget about it.

“… ”

I slowly approached the window.

Sigh-

The sound of hinges is caused by poor maintenance.

The feel of a window with the white paint on the bars peeling off.

I open the window completely and feel the breeze of Academy City coming in.

Clear and refreshing March sky.

The warm spring breeze blowing with the scent of flowers is colorless.

A pure white city that looks as if it is covered in white snow.

, where blue skies and ethereal magic engineering come together.

The streets of Academy City were bustling with modern, elegant roof decorations and machines incorporating magic engineering.

Today was the day new students arrived from outside Academy City.

In this city where so many schools are gathered, entering school was like the birth of a life.

The city, inhabited only by students and dwarves, a race made up of mechanical devices, was full of unbearable vitality and anticipation.

“Students entering , please line up here! there! you!! Don’t push me!!”

“Hahaha!!! Youth at our !! As a bonus, where are the chicks who will set the streets of Academy City on fire!!!”

“Hey! Red! What did you just say?! Why do these slum guys come all the way here?!”

“Hahaha!!! Those who will one day achieve the feat that will burn down the , come to !! An uninvited guest has arrived, so that’s enough!!”

Now, with second-year badges on their sleeves, female guides from each school come out to welcome new students. A place where you can feel their excitement.

There, there was already competition to lead new students to their clubs and unions.

When I turned my eyes away from the hustle and bustle of the cute streets and looked towards the center of the city, right next to the border of the sky, I immediately saw a huge tree.

A white tree that can be several kilometers tall catches your eye without thinking.

And a wall of large white buildings surrounding a huge tree.

However, only a corner of it could be seen from the dormitory of on the outskirts.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the girl’s lively voice echoing through the loudspeaker.

[hello! Good morning, everyone from Academy City. who always provides news! Today is the end of spring break and the start of the semester! It is the day when the entrance ceremony of is held!]

[Welcome new students!]

[While each school’s student council and the are busy with events to welcome the new semester, the Union student council president Brünnhilde from … ]

Because my name was suddenly called, it became difficult for me to concentrate on what the female student named Her was saying next.

‘Hilde.’

After that day, I no longer saw Hilde.

I stopped participating in any events related to fighting.

Just like a lie, the relationship that had lasted for a year ended.

“… ”

I went into retirement after that fight. And there was no excuse or reason to go to , where I lived, and , which was hundreds of kilometers away.

Hilde also seemed to be having a busy day by joining the “United Student Council” right after the fight, so I thought it was just a twist of fate.

‘No, if there were any feelings of affection left, I would have at least sent an etheric call.’

It was a worldview in which there were letters and public telephones, even though there were no means of casual communication like cell phones.

Now that I think about it.

The reason Hilde doesn’t come to see him so much.

It may have been because he was angry at my sudden change.

‘Were you angry because you thought you won and ran away?’

then.

In that case, I might have done something really bad to Hilde.

“… ”

I looked out the window.

Hilde must be spending her busy days in the United Student Council building under that big tree.

Perhaps she is a noble woman, and she is undefeated and has become stronger much faster than she appears in the game. It will support everyone much more strongly and firmly in the story that unfolds in the future.

I thought of her and prayed.

‘Please, continue walking on the path to becoming the strongest… ‘

Eternal family rivalry.

Praying like that.

I also left the room wearing the school uniform I had worn for the past two years.

To prepare to welcome our lovely new students.

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‘Here…’ .’

A girl with short brown hair who has just arrived in Academy City.

Albit shivered as he felt the vitality and ether surrounding him.

Academy City, with its tall white buildings and state-of-the-art etheric magic engineering, was gorgeous.

And there was one more factor that surprised Albert.

‘The concentration of ether is definitely thicker than anywhere else. A person without aptitude for ether would quickly suffocate and collapse.’

In front of the station where Albit got off the ether levitation train.

The only people passing through the streets were mechanical dwarves and high school girls carrying all kinds of weapons.

Unlike the dwarves, the new students are busy without paying attention to each other in order to open their own stores.

Seniors with badges on their sleeves indicating that they were sophomores were working hard to attract new students to their respective schools.

“There! you! Would you like to come to ?”

“What are you talking about! Why go to a place that only gloomy ogres go to? Hey! If you are interested in etheric magic engineering, come to our . It’s the best technical high school in Academy City!”

“Ha? What did you just say?!”

“Why? You’re right, you idiot!”

“ Where did such a rude bastard come from? ?!”

Two female students wearing the special coats worn by etheric magic engineers, customized to their own tastes. They showed off the proud points of their respective schools.

Freshmen who were tired of the momentum were busy running away from there.

A desperate scene that makes students at elite schools snort and laugh.

Albit left that noisy scene behind.

This was because he had already decided in his mind which school he wanted to go to.

.

A land blessed with rainbows and gold.

A school built on that sacred land.

A prophecy my mother told me.

To prepare for the destruction that will one day come to the world.

He told me to head to the land located in .

“Central Prism Academy… What kind of place is it?”

Arbit, a freshman girl with impressive short brown hair, hoped to meet a reliable colleague there.

“I wish I could meet a cool and strong senior.”

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Uddangtangtang-!!

Teeing –

Taean-

Drurrr…

-Please help me~☆

When entering the premises of .

Albit ran towards the source of the noise he suddenly heard.

“Huhhh… Please help me☆”

“… ”

“I can’t see anything… ”

“… ”

“Wow, am I going to be abandoned like this―”

“… ”

Inside a shabby building that is falling down.

Among the numerous buckets lying around.

A pink-haired third-year idiot was crying on the floor, tied to a rope and holding a large bucket over his head.

“What are you doing?”

“Ehehe☆ Stop trying to fix the leaky roof―☆”

‘This is ruined.’

This was the first thought that came to Albit’s mind.