episode_0090

“I’m hiding under the car and looking, but I don’t know what to do.”

“It’s probably about being on guard. Think about it from the cat’s perspective.”

Laplace gave similar advice.

“I’m not a cat, so it’s none of my business. I’d be upset if I found something while walking to and from school.”

“What’s wrong with the cat?”

“It looks similar to Schrödinger.”

“Because it’s a cat.”

“That’s what I said.”

Laplace blinked.

“So you always hated cats?”

“It wasn’t that I didn’t like it. I hated it because it reminded me of Schrödinger. According to research results, humans tend to arbitrarily connect memories and emotions brought up by the unconscious to the objects in front of them and rationalize them logically. Seeing the bereaved family at the funeral made me feel unfavorable. “They say they swear because they feel uncomfortable because it reminds them of themselves, or they rationalize it by saying that their crying is noisy.”

“I think such research is about not being swayed by the unconscious.”

“The results of evolution can be counterproductive in modern societies where survival is guaranteed, but there are also times when they are necessary.”

“I don’t think that means you should hate all cats because of the talking cat, but you’re right, she’s really, really smart.”

Laplace winked while doing so, but his eyes were dead, so it wasn’t sweet. He seems to think he’s cute.

A little more time had passed when Do Yoo-geon came to buy coffee and drinks.

“The young lady has a cappuccino without cinnamon, and Laplace has a peach lemon blended one.”

“Oh! I wanted to drink it. How did you know?”

As soon as Laplace took the drink, he put the straw in his mouth.

“You mentioned it a few days ago, so I remembered it. How do you feel?”

“A mix of peach and lemon.”

That’s right.

“It’s different from what I expected, it just tastes that way.”

“If you’re so dissatisfied, why don’t you buy it yourself?”

When I said something, Laplace looked at me with a straw in his mouth.

“I didn’t ask you to buy it.”

Unfortunately, that is the case.

“……You’re making excuses. More than that, I fell short of the job change quest because of you, so what can I do?”

The 2nd job change quest was to clear 20 cracks, so I was asking for guidance on 20 cracks. If Laplace in front of me hadn’t given a poor explanation of the crack full of larvae, I would have cleared it and completed my job change. By now, I could have eaten and gone home to sleep.

Laplace grabbed his cell phone, made several calls and KakaoTalk calls, and said he would guide me to a new crack.

“I hope I guide you properly this time.”

“Why not try?”

After hearing an answer I couldn’t trust, I started moving. A sudden thought occurred to me and I looked back at the crack that had fallen. But is it really okay to leave it like that? It’s not like mobs pop out of the cracks, but it’s true that it’s annoying.

As the crack repair project is in full swing, cracks are being cleared quickly whenever they appear, but there are concerns that the government’s response may be too indecisive. Even though the Magical Girl Organization is a group of minors, it would be politically difficult if there was a conflict.

The next crack was cleared easily. A huge bear appeared, but it was only a large bear. Do Yu-geon watched from afar and talked about the absurdity of what prosecutors were receiving, but it was only his problem that he had no talent for magic.

[2nd job change quest – Regular Mage completed. Shout out to the skill window and check your job skills.]

I’m not going to shout.

“Skill window!”

Do Yoo-geon, who transitioned from a fledgling prosecutor to a mere prosecutor, shouted.

Compared to the 2nd job change update, I changed jobs much later, so I’m sure you already know what the job skills are, but seeing as I said it out loud, I guess I just wanted to shout it out. As evidence, my cheeks were slightly flushed. When will this guy grow up? After tasting the bitter taste of life?

The job skills of the secondary job, swordsman, are physical strengthening and mid-air jumping. Both are passive, and my personal opinion is that the mid-air jump is cheating.

The guy jumped in place, then jumped again in the air and did a back tumble. How did you do it? It’s not magic at all, and I don’t know the principle. Can’t the laws of the world be unified by science or magic? Why are things like this included here?

“I learned mid-air dodge!”

Do Yu-geon spread his arms and shouted triumphantly. Then, he got excited and did things like jump horizontally in the air. Wow, that happens. But wasn’t it originally possible for him to step on a flying arrow and jump?

“What are your skills, young lady?”

Laplace approached, holding a tub of ice cream in his arms.

“I don’t know because I haven’t seen it.”

“The job is unique, so check it out quickly.”

“Don’t force your curiosity on others.”

Although I said that, I was curious, so I paused for a moment and opened the skill window.

[Skill Window]

basic skills

◇ Magical sense – OFF

◇ Presence detection – OFF

job skills

1. Apprentice Wizard

◇ Apprentice wizard’s magic sense – OFF

◇ Magic records

The first passive skill, Wizard Dictionary for Apprentice Wizards, was changed to a talking cat and degenerated, so the magic sense skill filled the void. I don’t use it anyway because it feels like I’m using other people’s senses arbitrarily and I prefer not to use them.

What’s important is what’s underneath.

2. Regular Wizard

◇ Regular wizard’s magic resistance—OFF

◇ Enforce magic

One passive and one active. Passive is easy to guess. I guess it’s something like reduced damage from weak magic. No, wait a minute, isn’t that too gamey? Yes. I don’t know.

I changed magic resistance to ON, but I didn’t notice any change. Seeing as there was no unpleasant sensation of artificially moving the senses, it seemed to be activated when the magic was hit. It’s not usually inconvenient, so leave it on.

“What skill is it?”

Laplace asked, but there was no answer.

The name of the active is Magic Performance, but I don’t know what kind of magic it performs. It seemed dangerous, so I tried using it against an empty wall.

The magic was not used and the magic record, which was the primary skill, was used. The patterns and magical power structures of the magic seen with the naked eye were listed in detail.

“Are you just muttering at the wall because you’re embarrassed to proudly shout out the name of your skill?”

I think I understand. Are you choosing between these? It seems to be the concept of selecting and using the magic recorded as a primary skill as a secondary skill.

“Is that so?”

“Eat some ice cream.”

I moved to a corner to avoid Laplace, who was interfering with my reflection. Laplace seemed to have lost interest and settled down in a suitable place to scoop up some ice cream. I have no conscience eating the ice cream I bought with other people’s money all to myself.

I looked through the recorded magic. If you perform magic, they will use it for you, but unfortunately, they know how to use all recorded magic. Of course, once you see something, you should try it out.

No. Isn’t that everything?

A spell suddenly came to mind, so I quickly looked through old records. There was a level of large-scale magic that was clearly different from other records. This is the magic of a B-class item that I used once thanks to Schrödinger briefly lending it to me. I remember the name of the item was Wiseman Ranbi’s sunshade.

It would be nice if they could use this level of magic instead. I don’t know if it’s possible or impossible.

While muttering such sentiments to myself, I suddenly realized that my senses were being artificially controlled.

ah?

for a moment.

Rather than trying to stop using the skill, the magic power moved as if testing the limit first.

Beyond the field of view, the area of the horizon.

From the earth to the sky.

All magical energy was aligned into dozens of strands and simultaneously drew lines to create one magic.

I was blown away by the scale of something I had never done before.

The magic circle flashed along with a feeling of helplessness that squeezed my soul.

Dark clouds were visible everywhere in the visible sky.

Heavy rain poured down.

With the intention of turning Seoul into a sea.

There was a major accident… … .

* * *

It was a major accident, but it didn’t mean it couldn’t be handled.

Because the magic was used excessively, the user immediately lost consciousness, so the magic was not maintained properly. It only rained briefly enough to completely submerge Seoul and the Gyeonggi-do area.

The head of the security team said that the magic circle used for the magic was so large that they found out that it was caused by magic used by Gaenaso or someone else, but because the scale was so large, it seemed like a tentative conclusion was that it was a terrorist attack using top C or B grade items.

Although it was a terrorist attack, the scale of damage was only comparable to heavy rain during the rainy season, so the political world was said to be more interested in confrontation between camps than in fact-finding.

The opposition party criticized that this happened because Seoul was abandoned by moving major institutions to new cities.

The ruling party praises itself for having had the foresight to prepare for terrorism in advance by moving major institutions to a new city.

In fact, the reason why the National Assembly building was moved from Seoul to a new city was because the ruling and opposition parties reached an agreement without the public’s knowledge and processed it hastily, but it seemed to be of no interest.

It is said that the fact-finding investigation itself will be carried out for now, but since the political world is focusing on criticism and self-praise, it will be possible to move on if the matter is cleaned up at the group level. The investigation is dragged out, but after a few years, when public interest cools down, the investigation is quickly terminated.

A single room at a foundation-affiliated hospital.

My mother was sitting on a chair next to the hospital bed and peeling an apple. And he hummed.

I have nothing to say because I have committed a sin… … .

After collapsing, I was taken to the hospital and underwent tests, but there were no major problems. Although it was a limitation of science that could not yet observe magic, I personally felt that there was nothing wrong with my body. Even if I overwork myself, I feel okay when I wake up, which is good because I’m young.

Still, I am still hospitalized for a few days for stabilization.

Mom didn’t mention anything about the major accident, just peeled the apples and then talked about everyday life. Roughly speaking, how livable is it for a married couple with children living on their own?

It was ridiculous because it wasn’t something I should say in front of my daughter, who was his child.

My mother must have felt the same way, and spoke with a sense of generosity.

“Still, this mother is upset because my daughter doesn’t contact me often.”

“No, it’s the same with my mom that I don’t keep in touch with her often.”

“You can’t do that. The mother is busy, but the daughter just sleeps at home. You shouldn’t compare the two.”

It sure looks busy.

Even now, I was dressed for work.

Mom must have felt that attention was being paid to her clothes, so she quickly changed the topic to another topic. It seemed like he thought he made a mistake. Isn’t he worried that his daughter will get a bad feeling?

I often feel like my family is not good at educating their children.

The apples were delicious.