episode_0014

Maya coughed for a while after hearing the sound. After wiping her nose with her handkerchief, she started glaring at me with great intensity.

“Collock… Really, stop talking bullshit. What kind of new student are you trying to get rid of?”

“Ahh!! I’m just saying we’re going to accept a new student at our school☆ Puppuppu! There are so many students!! Why is it not possible? ☆”

“My position has also decreased a lot, so if something goes wrong during this event, even Amman [Pink Spiral] will not be able to cover it. Because I’m serious, take note.”

“Ahaha―☆ Let me know what happens―☆”

“… ”

Although I actually knew what was happening.

Maya heard what I said and frowned.

After sipping the energy drink in the flask in silence for a while, he gave a warning in a really low voice.

“Quietly get some ice cream and eat it, and after the event the day after tomorrow morning, quietly return to . Your nickname is practically non-existent among the current third-year students in Academy City.”

“Eeh—?! That☆ too much―☆”

“Would you believe that the bitch who suddenly appeared and disappeared during freshman year actually hid her powers and went into hiding? Most people think it was just rumors or luck. Since you went into hiding, there have been a lot more activities that other [Five Colors] have shown.”

“Woo-☆”

“If you thought my words were a joke so far, listen again.”

Maya’s eyes as she spoke the last words.

It was more serious than anything I’ve seen since I was in first grade.

‘Oh wow, just by looking at the eyes, there is nothing special about it. ‘I won’t betray you, though.’

Excluding the leadership department at , he is a veteran of the , which does the toughest work.

The pressure pouring out of his eyes was not that of an ordinary person.

[Five colors].

Five colors.

It was literally a term referring to the five strongest people of the current generation who had awakened [Unique Aether], which was considered the final level in Academy City.

[Thunder Spear], [Spinning Wheel], [Great Bow], [Trajectory], [Fog].

Except for Hilde, who held on until the end, I still have clear memories of those who eventually fell before my challenge.

‘In the game, Hilde was the only one being challenged, but here I mainly took on that role.’

Our generation especially received a lot of attention from our seniors.

An unprecedented event in the history of .

When the six first-year students who entered the school awakened to the final stage [Inherent Ether].

Our grade has come to be called the ‘golden generation’ by many people.

As many as six people with [unique ether] abilities have appeared in a year, attracting attention even if just one person appears.

‘Well, for the sake of game management, the 3rd year character had to be released as a strong character. It’s probably because they beat up all the world’s strongest geniuses.’

However, when a huge pine tree grows tall, the buds growing around it dry up.

Among the freshmen who entered after us, none of them reached the level of [Inherent Aether].

And one of the six members of the ‘golden generation’ gave up the fight and was eventually forgotten in the memories of those who witnessed the fight.

‘Currently, the only second-year [Unique Ether] user is just hiding.’

“… ”

Even though I wanted to be forgotten myself.

It’s a shame that [Spiral]’s name has become a page of faded memories… I had such a contradictory feeling.

To me as an adult, one year seems like yesterday.

For the female students living in Academy City, it was a history of changing generations.

One year has been a long time in this place where accidents occur endlessly every day.

‘Even Hilde… You’ve probably forgotten me.’

Even now, if she, whom I consider my rival, has completely forgotten my name… Somehow, somehow, that seemed sad.

“… ”

Maya eventually seemed curious and asked me a question.

“So who is the new student you are making such a fuss about and trying to take away?”

“Revolutionary warrior becoming a hot topic among freshmen―☆”

“Oh, that thing? Did the rumor spread that far? Well, you really have to do it. What kind of revolution is this? They make some weird excuses and cause trouble at the factory… ”

The last first-year junior at .

Revolutionary warrior Kara.

The junior I wanted to take with me was strange.

-The food is poor! This is bourgeois tyranny! It’s a revolution!

-You just hate green peppers!

-Forcing me to learn this evil discipline… ! It’s a revolution!

-It’s common knowledge! You stone head!

-Respect the human rights of dwarf workers!! They are our revolutionary comrades too!!

-For dwarves, that’s the reward of life!!

-Ugh!! Let me go!! I want to go to the factory and work quietly!!

The commotion caused by Kara.

A simple vent of anger under the guise of revolution.

She loved the revolution so much.

Kara had already been recognized by the school’s high-ranking officials just a week after entering school. Factory occupations and classroom riots occurred dozens of times over the course of a week. Thanks to the revolutionary activities she carried out under numerous excuses, she was already at risk of being expelled.

Maya muttered, recalling the commotion Kara had caused so far.

“Hmm… They’re taking that bastard… That’s pretty… hmm… If it’s , even if you cause a riot… Hmm.”

Considering Kara’s unstable position.

He seemed to think that it wouldn’t be a bad idea for me to take her.

Maya scratched her chin in surprise at being taken in by an unexpected person and wondering why she would take such a strange person.

“That guy is said to be stealing materials from the factory to cause trouble by shooting off some kind of firecracker this time. Skadi was also planning to be expelled from school soon. Lastly, he said he would leave it alone until he crashes.”

“… !”

I was shocked when I heard that.

This is because it reminded me of the revolutionary warrior’s line shouted in the game.

『Woohwahahaha!! When I prepared the final spark of revolution at . It even fooled President Skadi of the student council and Manager Maya of the Facilities Engineering Department… This is it!!』

『You could say that my revolution towards was complete at that moment!!』

‘No, everything was caught.’

I questioned Maya’s words, pretending not to know anything.

“Firecrackers?”

“Skadi violated the workers’ human rights of Dwarf students by pushing ahead with this event. When all the external guests have gathered, I will announce it to the outside world by attracting attention with fireworks… ”

“… ”

The cause itself touched my heart.

If you look at the happy faces of the students and dwarf workers passing by on the street today… It didn’t really seem like the students would sympathize with the revolution.

“… ”

“… ”

When we stopped talking and were lost in thought.

widely!

Maya emptied all the energy drink in the flask and lowered her legs from the steel table. And then he spoke in a more cautious voice.

“[helix].”

“Why are you calling me―☆”

“Let’s check something.”

“What… ”

Grumble!

Maya suddenly took out a large hammer from under a drawer. And he swung it at me mercilessly.

Shuuu!

The head of an industrial hammer approaches in a semicircle.

The trajectory of the hammer wielded by the manager of the .

There was enough sincerity in it that it could laughably destroy ordinary steel bars or cement walls.

However, to me, Maya, an ordinary ether user in Academy City, seemed slow in her movements.

It doesn’t even feel like living inside at all.

‘Are you trying to check something again?’

Just as I am capricious, Maya is also capricious. But I don’t do things without reason.

If so, just quietly reach out and stop him.

Percussion!

In the ‘world of moments’, I grabbed the hilt of the slowly approaching hammer and let the shock go by the recoil of my shoulder. And, holding on tightly, he takes the seat next to Maya before she even realizes it.

Alright!

Everything happened in an instant.

If someone was watching, it would look like Maya suddenly stood up and held the hammer together with me.

“… ”

“… ”

The moment passes.

Maya was looking at me while holding the hammer.

I check the red ether flickering in my hand.

“… As expected.”

Soon she sits down on the chair again.

“As expected, ‘that rumor’ is a lie that someone intentionally spread.”

“Hey―☆ What are you talking about when you suddenly stand up and attack a cute girl’s heart♡―☆”

“No, it’s nothing. There was a ridiculous rumor going around among some third graders.”

“Huh?”

“… ”

Maya hesitated for a moment and then spoke to me.

“[Spiral], your power still exists. Also, unless you have any intention of going on a rampage in Academy City in the future. I have a favor to ask.”

“Huh~? When asking a girl for a favor, first-”

“As the head of the . And this is a request from the student council executive of .”

“Wow―☆”

“If you grant me this, I will grant you twice whatever you ask.”

“Why is it only happening twice―☆ Maya is a bit of a bitch―☆”

“Noisy.”

I stopped joking and looked into Maya’s eyes and listened seriously.

“Kara. I want you to safely take that annoying junior and ruin Student Council President Skadi’s statement presentation this evening by causing as much trouble as possible. And after work is done, I want you to quietly take me to ”

“… !”

Maya calmly recites the truth that she had hesitated to reveal until now.

“If the announcement is carried out as is, will enter into an all-out war with . Then you can’t control it.”

Maya muttered with a bitter expression.

“Skadi and the hardliners believe in the power of this city and are conceited, but , free from the , will never be able to survive on its own. Now is the time to bow to them.”

Maya knew this city better than anyone else as the head of the Facility Engineering Department.

In her head, a simulation of the and alliance invading the city played several times a day.

The result was a crushing defeat.

It was obvious that the slum guys wouldn’t be of any help.

Maya said in a sad voice.

“… Since I am a target of Skadi’s surveillance, my movements are restricted.”

Maya tried to personally persuade the hard-line student council president Skadi until the end, but failed.

So, I handed over information containing various circumstances to the . So that they can head to for mediation.

However, the was delayed in obtaining information due to the aftermath of the kidnapping incident that had been going on for some time.

There was no time until the statement was made this evening.

Maya said in a sad voice.

“The bitches gathered here are not warlike. They’re just guys who eat oil… Skadi is clearly mistaken. It’s not normal to join hands with crazy slum guys.”

In order to prevent her juniors and alumni from going to war, Maya handed over information to the and swayed them to take action.

However, Student Council President Skadi’s statement will be released this evening.

“The said that Mediation Station has departed, but it will not arrive until at least tonight.”

There was no time.

“Until the mediator of the arrived, there was so much confusion that it was impossible to issue a statement. Please help my junior’s foolish actions succeed safely. Please, [Pink Spiral].”

“… ”

I thought I knew why Maya in the game appeared only as an ordinary quest NPC, even though she was a high-ranking executive at .

‘I failed there.’

Maya’s mediation attempt in the game failed, and her standing among the hardliners in the student council diminished.

“… ”

In the future story, if the condition of in the neighboring town is as miserable as in the original story. The level of difficulty of the stories that juniors have to experience will also increase significantly.

‘In the end, the independent was defeated and was completely absorbed into the Eastern Alliance.’

I accepted Maya’s first quest in this world to create a better future.

“Yes―☆ Then, shall I listen to the details―☆”

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I came back, holding an ice cream in front of the guest dormitory. I had no choice but to stand still.

“Wow―☆ It’s a mess☆”

Albit and Lotta spoke to me while they had the suspicious guy trapped.

“Senior! You’re safe!”

“Clara senior! Are you outside? thank god. I was about to report a suspicious guy moving around the dormitory carrying gunpowder.”

“Whaaan—!! it hurts!! It hurts!! It’s a reaction!! This is not revolutionary!!”

“Be quiet!! Suspicious guy!!”

Taaak-

Albert fed honey chestnuts to a female student with navy blue hair who was tied with rope.