episode_0032
by fnovelpia“···Hmm.”
In this academic festival, students attending Geoff were ranked first in stadium seating allocation. It’s natural.
And among the many spectators in the stadium, a girl with white silver hair was sitting with her mouth pouting. It was El.
-sorry. I have a schedule.
“Your junior must be quite busy to miss such a spectacle.”
Phew. L muttered, sighing with regret.
The day before the academic festival, L made an invitation to Revan. How about going to watch the game together?
However, Revan refused, saying there were circumstances. Revan was probably the only student at Xeorp who was not in the stands.
When Revan, who had been hanging around by his side, disappeared and people who didn’t know about El’s reputation began to come into the academy, many troublesome things happened.
The men who invited me to have a cup of tea were at least gentlemen. The people bragging about their family and wealth without even asking was just disgusting.
“Why are you mumbling like that?”
“Even the seat next to me is so crazy…”
“What, what?!”
Seat allocation was also the worst. Geoff’s students were gathered in one place, and coincidentally, I was sitting next to Sonia and Benny.
Fortunately, Sonia stayed still and avoided eye contact, but Benny continued to argue as if the back of his head still hurt from being hit before.
As El’s patience reached its limit and her hand got closer and closer to the inventory, a high-pitched sound echoed throughout the stadium.
-Kaaa!
“Ugh?! What!”
“What a loud entrance.”
On the stage of the noisy stadium, a small human with green hair appeared.
“Nice to meet you! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the academic festival revived after 100 years! My name is Faust, Geoff’s new professor in charge of carrying out this glorious task!”
In the center of the stadium filled with tens of thousands of people, Faust, a small man with green hair, put his mouth to the microphone and waved one hand towards the audience.
-That’s the one who published those papers…
-You were that young?
When Faust shouted his name, some people reacted in disbelief.
“It seems like a lot of people are surprised by my appearance. I would have imagined an eccentric researcher with a bent back, but suddenly a handsome boy like me appeared.”
Faust joked as if nothing had happened to the audience’s chaotic reaction. Laughter erupted from everywhere.
“Well, I’ll go straight to the point. What I will be presenting at this Geoff’s academic festival is…”
Dang. Faust snapped his fingers and a huge screen appeared in the center of the stadium.
“I am a modified human to regain beyond the wall.”
***
“···Reformed human?”
L frowned at the first word of the announcement. It was an unpleasant word.
-Because he is a modified human…
-Well, no matter how innovative and bold the research may have been, this is a bit…
The reaction of people inside the stadium was not much different from L’s.
After the Great War 100 years ago, the people of the continent were reluctant to seek strength through unusual methods. Modified human. The feeling of rejection from these four letters was greater than I expected.
“I know. I know that you will be very resistant to the term ‘modified human’. But before you say anything, would you please take a look?”
Sigh! When Faust snapped his fingers, an image began to play in a colorless rectangle in the air.
– Stop it! Stop it!
-What are wizards doing? It’s about to be wiped out right now!
-there! Get your mind straight! If you mess up, you’ll die the moment you do it!
On the screen, dozens of soldiers were engaged in a bloody battle across the line of fire with a demonic beast the size of a house.
-Ugh-!
-shit! Ben!
The quality of the video was not normal. Scenes of the body of a person who was breathing just a moment ago being cut in half and soldiers tearing off the flesh of monsters were being broadcast without filtering.
The majority of the audience frowned at the blunt scenes. Faust confirmed the reaction and nodded before continuing.
“Probably, most of you think that the war from 100 years ago is now over.”
“But! The war that started because of a traitor is not over yet. At the outermost wall of the empire, a life-threatening fight is still going on.”
“Even at this moment when we are enjoying peace, a war between life and death is taking place on the wall.”
Faust’s words lacked any of the cheerfulness that had been present just before. It was a serious, heavy voice.
-······.
There was only embarrassment in the stadium where tens of thousands of people gathered. Most of those who came to the stadium in the first place came with a light heart. No one came here expecting to hear such a heavy topic.
However, Faust does not stop at that silence. No, he started his speech.
“This is a potential and real threat to the Empire. The war is not over yet. They are still aiming for an empire. That includes your family, friends, home, everything!”
thud! Faust spoke passionately and stamped the floor with his shoe as hard as he could.
He then gestured somewhere in the audience. Immediately the screen’s focus turned to Faust’s fingertips.
“···Huh?”
There, soldiers working at the wall were watching the tour while wearing military uniforms. They were people whom Faust had intentionally brought in by gifting expensive airship tickets at his own expense.
Among them, some appeared to be fine, but there were also those who suffered horrendous injuries. There were quite a few people who lost body parts with nothing more than a cast or bandage.
“They are true warriors who stopped the demonic beasts at the wall for us just a few days ago. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude.”
Sigh. Faust paused for a moment, lowered his head, lowered one hand to his chest, and showed respect towards the soldiers.
Soon, thunderous applause for the soldiers erupted in the quiet hall for a moment.
“···Haha.”
A small line was drawn around the soldiers’ mouths. They were always the ones crossing the line of fire. Recognition of the value of what they do is always gratifying.
“Loyalists who are so noble and devote themselves to serving the empire are being killed and injured every day of the year, month, and day. Do you think this unpleasant chain should continue?”
The audience did not remain silent in response to this question. Murmur. The stadium was filled with people talking.
Public opinion was formed that things beyond the wall should not be left as is. Faust did not miss the opportunity.
“The principles of the modified human I designed are as follows:”
Piyon! The screen that used to capture soldiers has now turned into a somewhat complicated blueprint.
Most spectators did not know what the drawing was intended for, but scholars who deduced the contents of the blueprint could not keep their mouths shut.
“For those who don’t understand, I will explain briefly.”
“Currently, we have numerous demonic beast cores due to several years of war. But there is no place to use it, so it is just being neglected.”
“As you all know, the strength of demonic beasts and humans is different. To explain briefly, magic power and mana. Quantity and quality. I guess it can be explained like this.”
“So I thought. Is there a way to combine the strengths of humans and demon beasts?”
Phew. Faust sighed and continued speaking in a heavy voice.
“In the end, the researchers and I succeeded. A magic stone transplant that combines the strengths of humans and demon beasts.”
“Don’t say nonsense-!”
Huh! A loud shout erupted with mana shaking the stadium.
“You want to put a magic stone in a human heart?! That’s how it’s different from a demonic beast! If you become a monster to catch a monster, it’s scary how many people will die from that crazy experiment! This is absolutely unacceptable!”
An old man with white hair and a long, well-maintained beard. It was McCollum, a professor at Lemian Academy.
The wizard, who did not hide his anger, released mana. Faust, who was hit from the front by the impact, shook his legs.
It was a weak body with no connection to battle. But Faust somehow managed to stand on his own two legs and asked McCollum.
“Then do you think this situation should be maintained as is?”
“No, that’s not it. But at least you shouldn’t resort to such crazy measures!”
“Haha! Then, it seems that Professor McCollum has a way to solve the demonic beasts beyond the wall without much sacrifice! Then, could you possibly share that opinion with me?”
“······.”
McCollum’s mouth fell shut. As Faust said, he has never thought deeply about what happens at the Wall.
A moment of silence. I didn’t miss that opportunity. Faust pressed the switch he was holding in his hand.
-Crash!
The tightly closed iron door located on one side of the duel arena opened with the sound of scraping on the floor.
And at the moment when the door was fully opened, a figure bigger than the demonic beast shown in the video before came rushing out like an angry bull.
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