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by adminEpisode 31 – The Princess, Alice Tantalota 4 –
“Uh… ?”
“What… ?”
In “… ?”
A lot of people are confused by my response.
Because there has never been a guy like this before.
Even in modern times, there are still things from the Middle Ages that remain. Nobles pursue fame, and commoners want to gain honor and become nobles.
Therefore, if a problem arises openly, it is right to provide a proper explanation. Or bury it in a public opinion war.
But I don’t need to. Because we know the best way.
‘Pot-potency is common throughout the world. And in cases like this, there are many cases where people don’t believe anything no matter what they are given.’
The academy is what created first place. So, coming down from first place gives you even more justification.
Justification that manipulation is correct.
When we tried to explain it to the Academy, nothing changed.
This is because, even in Korea, there are many people who do not believe anything no matter what evidence they provide. TaO yoga is a representative example.
‘I could have come down from first place, but… Then, it has no impact but you end up with a lot of annoying things, so it’s better to refrain from doing so.’
Since the president made me number one, he will personally explain and engage in public opinion warfare.
In the end, I will still be ranked #1 in the performance evaluation.
In the end, nothing changes, but it creates an environment for fanatics to run wild.
Because of the public opinion war, I was unable to withstand the pressure of public opinion and admitted to the manipulation, so public opinion said it was pitiful and would improve.
It will produce fanatics who believe it is a manipulation.
This will be a hindrance to me even outside the academy.
But what if there is an explanation and no-show here?
Fanatics who realize that explanation is impossible will be divided.
My public opinion will also get worse.
It’s the best way.
There is also a way to claim that the academy was bribed.
But if you do that, there will be an investigation by the Board of Audit and Inspection.
Then there is a possibility that it will be discovered that I have caught a dragon.
You might be discovered to be an Auror Master.
In order to manipulate performance evaluation scores, you have to bribe the president or a large number of professors.
You can use confession drugs that are expensive and not commonly used.
‘Anyway, my goal is to get out of the academy.’
I don’t know why such public opinion suddenly ignited.
However, if it catches fire, another way is to rekindle it and burn it further.
Once again, I am reminded of my original purpose of leaving the Academy.
I decided to enjoy my last remaining weekend.
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The next day the riots died down.
He realized that he couldn’t get an explanation from me.
And of course, it is also natural for my public opinion to decline that it is not worth explaining.
Deciding to have fun in earnest, I headed to the magic arts class.
Clap~
Including the fact that I was sick and sick in bed, it was my first cultural visit in four days.
Inside, my friend Lucas was sitting quietly.
Some of the cadets looked at me as if they saw something different. The gaze was strangely different from the one I looked at four days ago.
I sat down next to Lucas, seeing that my plan was working.
Lucas was studying and looked at me when he saw me sitting down.
And Lucas put his mouth to my ear as if he had something to say.
“Hey. Your speech yesterday was fresh and the response was good?”
fresh… box?
I didn’t understand what it meant, so I asked right away.
“Fresh? What kind of bullshit is that?”
“While analyzing what you did yesterday. People made their own reasonable guesses, right?
But since that doesn’t change the truth, I’m just giving up on explaining it. Because the Academy eventually accepted that claim.”
“That may be true, but isn’t freshness usually a word used in positive situations? Was there a negative connotation to freshness?”
“I say this because it is written in a positive way. Because it is true that you did not cheat and that will not change.
Some people said they accepted it with the guts that there was no need to explain at all.”
In other words, just to conclude, the president of the academy also confirmed that I was in first place.
I thought there was no need to explain since it was clear that I had not committed fraud.
That’s why they think he did something like that.
“I heard it was a very good speech, saying it completely removed all doubt by showing confidence?”
These people must have had some kind of headache.
How can you treat something like that when I just reacted roughly because I was too lazy to talk about it?
Aside from that, wouldn’t you be criticized for avoiding responsibility?
People who were deceived by that could say that I was wrong for making that claim because I didn’t explain it?
‘Is it different from what I thought because it’s modern times?’
What is certain is that something is wrong.
Instinctively, I could feel that I was fucked.
because…
“So how are you feeling now? [The second son of a cool marquis who is cold but kind to his people because he doesn’t feel the need to explain the foolish claims of ignorant and trivial things]?”
That shitty romance comic has more settings.
Have you forgotten that the reason you were hospitalized four days ago was because you were arguing with the president?
I thought things like school idols were a fantasy and didn’t exist in reality.
Since this is a game world, it seems like it really exists.
Or maybe the president did something to eventually turn public opinion around.
I hope it’s the latter.
“Ah. I thought that the reason I argued with the president was because I was trying to prove my strength to win the president.”
ah.
Since it is difficult for the president to create public opinion about his actions on his own, the former is more likely.
The ones the president can move are the faculty and staff.
There’s no way he would react to the words of the faculty like that.
A strategy I had considered before: [Always write with one hand while masturbating with the other to maintain concentration].
I’ll have to consider actually doing that.
Even as we were having that conversation, time was passing by.
Fortunately, interest in me only flickered in the beginning.
As Class A students, they continued their activities on their own.
Clap~
After some time, the professor came in.
Rachel LeGuin. A professor of magic and the person I defeated last time.
Her class has begun.
She was checking attendance step by step and reacted when she saw me.
“Then class begins… huh? There is a cadet who missed last time.”
“Yes. I couldn’t come for a few days.”
“Then I’ll just briefly point it out and move on. Because this is important.”
Professor Rachel LeGuin is an acquaintance of mine.
So it seemed like he recognized me. Even if it were me, I think it would be difficult to forget the guy who threatened to harm himself during sparring.
“Then let me explain quickly. Magic refers to the act of using magical power to impose new rules on the world. It is divided into general magic built with magic circles, formulas, calculations, etc., and unique magic that represents the individual’s imagination, like the awakening of an auror.”
This is a known fact.
“Unlike magic, unique magic can be used without restrictions without chanting or construction, and its power varies greatly depending on the subject’s capabilities, so it has the greatest impact on the magician’s power.”
Rachel LeGuin’s teaching method is simple.
While Maximilian teaches by hitting directly, Rachel is told to build a foundation through theory and grow on that foundation in practice.
The advantage is that it is more stable, and the disadvantage is that the growth is slower than Maximilian.
However, as a knight, I will learn some magic and use it to create variables, so there is no problem.
“This is basic and you learned the level last time, right? A mage can only become a mage if you can handle magical power. A high mage is called that if he or she can use multiple spells.
A Master Mage can use unique magic, and an Arch Mage can use unique magic when his or her unique magic is fully matured or has multiple unique magic spells. End.”
The explanation of the state passes very quickly again.
It seems that detailed explanations have been omitted so that you can look it up yourself later.
“What I’m going to do today. Everyone knows how to make fireworks. So, let’s do it without chanting this time. Cadet Abraxas… Do something well. Even if you can’t do it, I won’t say anything.”
Professor Rachel was merciful to me because I had not been able to participate in class for a few days.
Of course it doesn’t matter. Because I can use magic to some extent.
General magic is the act of proclaiming new rules using magical power.
Therefore, by setting what rules are set in the magic circle and declaring them, the magic is activated.
There are many ways to proclaim. All solved through chanting, wands, construction methods, etc.
This is why chanting without chanting is difficult. To declare it, it must be solved in a construction manner, making the calculation more complicated.
However, the actual benefit is that it is difficult to predict the opponent’s attack in advance.
It’s just that it’s advantageous for sneak attacks.
Of course, I learned how to create those two variables because they were useful.
‘I worked very hard to be able to do simple things without chanting.’
Now that I had some idea, I immediately performed a simple spell without chanting.
Wow~
The magic power flowing from the tip of my right index finger begins to form a single geometric cup pattern.
Then, he flows magic power once more into the constructed magic circle and declares it.
It was said that a flame would flicker from the tip of this finger, powered by using magical power as firewood.
The magic faithfully followed my will.
Let a small flame flutter from my fingertips without chanting. Some people were surprised.
“Uh… ? Abraxas Cadet? Did you know you could use chantless magic?”
“What is it? Did you really use chantless magic back then?”
“Wasn’t it an article? English?”
“I heard that you can use Auror Enhancement… Was that what was going to happen?”
“Auror and magical energy oppose each other, so it would be difficult to implement both at the same time… !”
Oh damn. right.
It is not widely known that I know how to use a martial arts chant.
I forgot about it because I was caught by Elijah.
I think this is a mess.
Some people ask questions about me as if they are curious.
In their eyes, they have been rolling around like snowballs due to illusion.
Images of characters from romance comics were passing by.
When I was wondering what to do.
“What!?”
“Gone!”
“What happened?”
Some people suddenly showed strange reactions.
“It’s invisibility magic! You could even use magic!”
“Wow!”
I didn’t take any action.
Everyone suddenly realized that I had disappeared.
Even Lucas who was sitting next to me.
“… ?”
But for a moment it occurred to me that Professor Rachel had used magic to calm the situation.
In my eyes, I turned my head and looked at her.
She had a perplexed expression on her face.
‘what… ? What on earth is this… ?’
No matter how you look at it, it’s a strange phenomenon.
It immediately signaled that the situation was strange.
“Me, everyone? I think there’s something wrong with me… If you can hear it, put your hands in an X shape. If you take that action after hearing my voice, I will set up a blind date with Theseus for the first three people.”
Of course, I didn’t get Theseus’ permission.
He has a fiancee, but it’s not my business.
However, no one took action after hearing those words.
It exists in the same place and can be seen, but it feels like it exists in a different dimension.
“Give up. This is a world created with my own magic. Although it is not a very useful ability in battle. It’s quite effective in kidnapping like this.”
Not speaking, but a male voice stuck in my head.
The source of the voice could not be found.
“We will never harm you. Because we have what you need.”
With those words, the world suddenly begins to distort.
Waves arise and disturb the space, as if the space were reflected in a lake.
Waves create waves and the waves spread out.
It was difficult to see what it used to be anymore.
But what is certain is that the darkness between those waves was increasing.
So when I could see the place clearly again.
I was looking at a scenery I had never seen before.
In a basement built with old bricks, like a closed prison.
The bars were rusty and dusty.
In the corner, there was a bed that looked like something you would see in a hospital room.
And chains on the brick walls.
I could instinctively feel that something was very wrong.
‘kidnap… ? Rather, you’re kidnapping me? Or rather, I’m an Auror Master?’
Because I was using energy to some extent on a regular basis.
There is no way someone could be kidnapped like this one-sidedly.
‘Not even Professor Rachel felt it… That means… At least it’s not average.’
I was none other than the Academy.
It would have been better if I had been kidnapped while I was in the slums.
Being kidnapped from the academy could neutralize the academy’s security.
There is a traitor.
It means that the other person’s level is overwhelmingly higher than mine.
Or, limit it to kidnapping and achieve overwhelming efficiency like this.
I was making several inferences.
Suddenly, a ripple began to appear in the air.
As the color spread, something took on the shape of a distorted person.
The wave subsided at some point.
And where the distortion of space in the form of a wave disappeared, there was a human standing.
I looked at your face,
It didn’t mean anything.
Because it was too monotonous.
It was the face of a person I had seen six times in the slums.
It was such a common face.
“Nice to meet you. Abraxas Mentutihotep English. Don’t be so afraid. We have no intention of harming you… … Not yet.”
And the threat that comes out of his mouth.
The fact that I have no intention of killing him yet means that I will kill him if he shows up uncooperative.
‘It’s not a waste of life, but I don’t like dying when I don’t gain anything.’
I’m not afraid of dying. Because I already died once.
But I want to avoid meaningless death.
Because I promised that.
I asked him what he wanted to do to avoid death.
“So what do you want?”
“Huh? You’re bold. Did you think you would tell me?”
“If you kidnapped me for the purpose of hostage trading, there is no way you would show your face.
You don’t want me, you want something from me. Something I have that is not me. Right?”
Revealing one’s face means three things.
Either they have no intention of letting me go alive.
Either I want something, so I try to reduce my guard in my own way.
Or even if you show your face, it doesn’t mean anything.
The last one has a low chance of survival anyway, so ignore it.
Bet on the one with the highest probability.
Fortunately, he answered with a smile, probably because it was the correct answer.
“You’re smarter than I thought… So I guess that’s why I found it… ”
It means the correct answer.
As soon as he said those words, he immediately set his sights on purpose.
“So… Let me ask you straight… Are you the owner of Dragon Heart? The heart of the dragon that was the source of the moon’s magic world.”
And the words that came out of his mouth.
I couldn’t help but be more nervous than ever.
“Please speak softly. Then you will be able to return without any damage.
Please don’t lie. Because I can feel the dragon’s magic strongly in you.”
What he wants is a dragon heart.
It was the dragon’s magical power that I was sure had taken it.
However, I didn’t receive a Dragon Heart transplant, it’s just the magic power that remains because I touched it briefly.
I can’t believe I felt something like that.
‘What on earth is this? Were you able to feel magical power that was barely a reverberation?’
I don’t know how I knew.
There may have been a traitor. They might have been following us.
Or maybe we’ve known for a long time that the source of the moon’s demonic spirit is a dragon, but we haven’t been able to capture it.
There are many ways.
But the Dragon Heart can never be given.
There is absolutely no way that they are a normal group.
Because it is true that it interferes with world peace.
Fortunately, there was one thing he misunderstood about me.
Because I could see the look of disdain on me on his face.
The way to deal with it is…
Here too, you can cut off one arm.
It is unlikely that there will be a priest in this group, so if you want to get treatment, you have to go out.
This will ultimately increase your chances of escape.
Of course, I could die like this.
But let’s think briefly.
What are the chances that the secret organization will spare me?
They’re not kidnappers, they’re just a secret organization with a lot of nasty things to see.
It was clearly visible that they were being criticized for destroying evidence.
I would rather die by feeding someone than help them.
If it’s really important, I’ll save it somehow.
Just as he immediately smiled and tried to rip off his left arm with his right arm.
“Haha… Do you feel like we don’t even know about you? I already have it all figured out.”
Suddenly the movement of my arms was blocked.
When I turned my head and looked at that arm, my arm was blocked by a distortion in space.
‘this… It’s a disaster.’
Originally, my plan was because they couldn’t find the Dragon Heart without me.
I intentionally caused a big wound so they could treat me.
This is because the only ways to treat wounds are the priest’s holy power, expensive alchemy remedies, and a very small number of unique magic spells.
There’s no way they have it.
Even if there is, it is bound to be a loss.
So I tried to aim for that… Failed.
Of course, it wasn’t just thread.
First of all, they never want me to commit suicide.
Because I knew that if I was seriously injured, they would definitely provide treatment.
“Now… So, who caught the dragon and how… Where did you put the dragon heart… Could you please let me know… ?”
He asked, pressuring me after my failure to resist.
As if telling me not to resist anymore.
But he made a huge mistake.
Tell me ‘with whom’ you caught the Dragon Heart.
From those words, I was confident.
‘There are no traitors. They only know that the source of the Moon’s Demonic Sutra is a dragon.’
They only knew that the source of the moon’s demonic spirit was a dragon.
I tried to get a dragon heart through that.
The demonic spirit of Wol disappeared, and we, who had visited last, were pointed out as being behind it.
He probably thought it was real after seeing my reaction.
The reason they kidnapped me was because among the suspects, I was the only one with a dragon heart.
I mentioned that I smelled like dragon heart.
And I was able to think of a way to win the fight against him.
He underestimated me so much.
Not seeing the dragon slain.
That also means they don’t know that I am an Auror Master.
And my skills… This means that you can attack everything, both conceptual and physical.
Even without a sword.
Immediately, the aura was activated internally and applied to my right arm.
There is no sword. Then I use my fist instead of the sword.
It can’t be sharp. Then replace it with a crude volume.
The destination is my left arm. An attack where the process is skipped. The right arm disappears due to the recoil.
But it’s okay. If that’s the case.
There is a lot to like about creating variables.
“What nonsense… Did you think you could escape by strengthening your aura?”
It’s not nonsense. Because it is not an aura strengthening but an awakening.
The rules of the world are distorted by the auras gathered in my arms.
The process that should exist between cause and effect becomes distorted and disappears.
My arm moves and hits my arm.
Because I never used Auror enhancement on my left arm, my left arm just exploded.
In the meantime, he tried to block my right arm, but the process between cause and effect was skipped.
There was no way for him to stop my ‘heavy’ attack.
Pangㅡ
My left arm, which was not strengthened by auror enhancement, exploded after being hit by the awakening period.
And my right arm was crushed as a result of using Auror awakening.
Two arms that disappeared in an instant.
Blood was gushing out of his left arm, as it had not been lost as a result but had been ruptured by the attack.
He looked at my left arm and then turned his head to face me.
In front, I saw a wizard whose face was distorted by my actions.
“Auror awakening… ?”
I told him, still not sure what he had seen.
“What do you plan to do now? Only I know the location of the Dragon Heart?”
“… … For now, we will move as you wish. But don’t overlook it… You can’t escape from here.”
“It doesn’t really matter.”
Because I have hope.
There is hope for escaping from this place.
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