episode_0009

I glared at them in front of me.

“Hmm… When mana is awakened, are awakened people able to shoot magic from their hands like Mr. Northmund? ”

The German Chancellor asked me a question.

“That’s…”

hmm…

I was thinking about answering right away, but took a moment to catch my breath. Because I had to understand the true meaning behind the words.

Politicians and those in power, like all other people, hide their swords in their words and put hundreds of meanings into their words.

This is probably the meaning of the question asked of me from the position of German Chancellor Ernkel. Are you trying to increase your power?

The power I showed in Seoul was spread around the world through cameras and left a huge impression.

In that case, the Mana Awakened people would also have powers beyond that of humans, so the question would be whether you are trying to dominate them for the purpose of teaching them.

This means that I am trying to educate those awakened people and make them my personal soldiers.

They are not foolish people. Well, that’s probably why they are the ones who rose to the head of a country.

“…I think that would be difficult. As I said before, the amount of magic on Earth is so small that even if I add magic engines, it won’t make much of a difference. At most, one cup of water would be two cups. It is different from me, who was born in Grandis and trained magical power in the Grandis way.”

First, I answered the questions they asked exactly as they were asked. Next, we will have to answer the hidden meaning they intended.

“As I said before, I have no other purpose than wanting to take revenge on monsters. In the previous world, I trained and raised numerous late-stage exponents as a magic tower owner. And most of them joined the Imperial Magic Corps and became loyal to the Emperor. The people of Earth I will raise will have no more meaning to me than passing disciples.”

Leaders of each country um. He made a sound.

Yes, it would be better to declare here that I have no particular desires. It’s a verbal promise, but as I said, the way I want to do it is not to forcefully control my students.

They say we’re meant to be just by brushing our collars, but couldn’t we create a deeper bond by hanging out with me throughout our time at the academy?

As a respected professor, if I can make them be as kind as possible to listen to my request when I need to in the future, that would be great.

“By any chance, Mr. Northmund. Can you tell me how the Mana Awakened people on Earth will come into being? Will I suddenly awaken mana one day? Or will the unawakened person awaken mana through training?”

China’s president asks sharp questions.

“…I can’t say for sure, but there is a high probability that the result will be a rapid awakening where one becomes an awakened overnight. Since my magic organs are being absorbed into the earth, people with a constitution most similar to the nature of my mana will awaken first.”

“…Is it possible to predict how many awakenings will occur?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t met all of the Earth’s people, so that part is beyond the scope of predictions. Still, wouldn’t a country with a larger population have an advantage? Since the number of population is large.”

“Ah…”

Leaders of each country are making noise.

They would have realized it too. In the future, when countless monsters will open the gate and invade, the national power of a country will be determined by the number of awakened people.

Since it is the awakened people who can deal with monsters, the number of awakened people can be seen as the solidity of national defense.

Also, in a democratic country, the government is established with the support of the people, so awakened people will be important in maintaining the government.

If the government cannot guarantee the safety of its people from monsters, who will support that government?

The heads of countries like China and India, which have large populations, have smiles on their faces, while other countries have a gloomy look on their faces.

Well, that’s right. It is difficult for awakened people to appear in Northern European countries and other small countries that are advanced countries but have small populations, which means they cannot be safe from monsters.

Military sovereignty is important for maintaining national sovereignty. It will be taken as a very serious situation by them.

“Haha… I see, if that’s the case…”

“Well, Mr. North Moons must have raised a lot of students and is well-versed in using mana, so there doesn’t seem to be any problem with him taking charge of the education of the awakened ones.”

“By the way, Mr. Northmund is really great. To show such devotion to strangers you meet for the first time in this foreign land, and to other races as well. You are truly a model for the world, hehe.”

The atmosphere in the conference room becomes friendly. There were some countries whose faces darkened, but it was unavoidable.

Since 『Ki.Si.Sen』 is an academic novel, most of the characters are awakened, so it may not seem like a big deal, but when viewed worldwide, the awakening rate of special abilities is 0.002%, which is very rare given the setting.

Therefore, it is inevitable that countries with small populations are at a disadvantage compared to countries with large populations. In particular, there may be cases where weak countries are destroyed during the world-saving Gate incident that is to come in the future.

I recalled the Seoul incident I had seen the day before yesterday. The situation where so many people were dying and screaming.

Now, I have mixed feelings when I think about the situation spreading all over the world.

Suddenly, before moving on to the past, this world. I remember Paris, France, which I went to with my family through a travel agency.

Eiffel Tower Square, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre Museum, and the beautiful Champs Elysees.

Will that beautiful scene still remain in the future? I gave inorganic answers to their questions and spent a vague time in memories of the past until the video conference ended.

*

Gate suddenly appeared in Seoul one day and ended in a two-day struggle, leaving behind numerous victims.

Since most of the dead were good citizens, this incident had a great shock to people around the world.

Donations were raised in each country, incense burners were erected to commemorate the victims, and countless bereaved families shed tears.

While the yellow wreaths and memorial letters filled the streets, damage recovery and rescue work was also in full swing.

In the chaos, the driver runs away, clearing away the unclaimed cars that are crowding the road, and the dispatched fire trucks spray water to erase the sea of red blood that covers the road.

Soldiers who entered Seoul were also mobilized to repair the damage.

“Ha… fuck…”

Corporal Heo swore and threw down the shovel.

His unit’s garrison was far from Seoul, and by the time it entered Seoul following the emergency dispatch order of the Subangsa, the situation had already calmed down to some extent by the Red Lizard.

Fortunately, he was not mobilized in the battle against the remaining monsters and was left in charge of maintaining order and public order in Seoul.

And after the incident was over, he was mobilized for restoration work in Seoul.

“Wow…”

A volunteer near Corporal Heo covered his mouth and vomited. It wasn’t surprising. Corporal Heo himself was losing his mind right now.

The victims were crushed by monsters, cut cleanly, and left strewn to the point where it was difficult to regard them as human beings. It was difficult to recognize the original shape.

It looked as if someone had scattered pieces of meat on the road and left.

Since they are unable to pick up the broken and broken body parts one by one, they scoop them out with shovels and place them in tarpaulin sacks that are distributed as body bags.

Another soldier writes a serial number on the bag with a permanent marker and the filled gunny sack is transported by truck.

The result of precious human lives. It is simply scooped up with a shovel, placed in gunny sacks containing industrial waste, and loaded onto trailers with simply numbers engraved on them.

Where is the final destination of each life determined? Wouldn’t they go to the incinerator without even knowing who is who and be burned with their bodies mixed together?

Corporal Heo was so disgusted by this whole moment. But he didn’t say it out loud. The work simply continues in a mechanical manner.

Beep beep-

Suddenly, a loud alarm sounded and the screen of the building’s electronic display board, which was only broadcasting emergency broadcasts, changed.

When the screen changed, there was a red presence there.

The being that appeared in Seoul and attacked the monsters. Red Lizard.

The Red Lizard was in front of numerous cameras, surrounded by what seemed to be dozens of microphones at first glance.

“What is it? Is Red Lizard holding a press conference?”

Corporal Heo felt his heart pounding for a moment. This was because he was so frustrated with this situation that had been scolded overnight. No one knows the cause of this situation, and even if they ask, they get no answer.

But wouldn’t the Red Lizard be able to explain this hellish situation? Isn’t that why you came to stand in front of this camera?

Corporal Heo stopped shoveling and stood blankly, staring at the electronic display board where he was coming out. yes please answer me A sufficient answer that we can understand…

Everyone in this place. I was hoping for that.

The man in the suit right next to the Red Lizard on the screen whispered something to him, and eventually he opened his mouth.

“The place is noisy. Then, is it okay to talk in front of that black machine called the camera?”

As he opens his mouth, the microphone focuses more and more on him.

At first glance, he seemed a little uncomfortable with the microphones pointed at him, but he soon controlled his expression and spoke.

Words that contain unforgettable content for everyone around the world.

“Subjects of this world, listen! In the next few days, the same darkness that occurred in this city will engulf the entire world.”