episode_0136

Early Saturday morning.

In the president’s office, where no one should be, an old man with white hair had been scribbling diligently with a pen in a suit since dawn.

The old man squinted at the monitor screen in front of him, checked the contents, and organized the data by hand writing notes in his notebook with a ballpoint pen.

The name plate on the old man’s desk reads, ‘Kim Seok-dae, President of Sejong Education Center.’

No one uses its official name, Sejong Education Center, but calls it Sejong Academy, but Kim Seok-dae has been quietly organizing his work while watching the monitor since dawn.

“It’s over.”

The president put down his pen and lay down on his chair.

An incident occurred last night and things almost got a little messy, but I was able to organize my planned schedule without too much trouble.

“The placement of faculty, lecturers, and students is complete. Now…I guess I just have to wait for the day of local training to arrive.”

The biggest event of April, local training.

As accidents occur every year, we need to pay even more attention this year.

How frequent were accidents last year?

This is an incident where local gangsters started a fight against a person with a special ability, and one person with a special ability beat up 17 people in the group.

A drunk driver hits a person with limited ability with his car, and since the person with limited ability is fine, he calls the insurance company and says that he is the victim, and that he is 0 and the person with limited ability is 100, and leaves him lying on the road.

Two people with superpowers fell in love with each other, but it turned out that one of them was already dating an ordinary person, and the ordinary person hurt himself in shock and fell into a critical condition.

Accidents occur countless times due to people gathering to see talented people outside Sejong Island.

“I hope the accident only happens to the extent that it can be handled.”

To prepare for it, we have as many people as possible, but the most important thing is to take care of their mental health to prevent talented people from running away.

It is good to have accidents in moderation.

That way, when people with special abilities see many people moving around and trying to fix the accident they committed, they think, ‘I shouldn’t have an accident.’

The moment you learn for yourself why the Academy has so strongly advised you not to cause accidents when you go out, a stereotype becomes firmly established in your head.

When a hero has an accident, damage occurs to the civilian population and many people suffer.

Therefore, heroes and people with special abilities need to be careful about their actions so as not to cause harm to the general public.

“There is no growth without trials. Is there a flower that blooms without being shaken?”

That is Kim Seok-dae’s theory and the background behind the creation of the Academy.

“The problem is the platinum sun.”

Several screens were opened in front of the monitor at the same time.

Solar Platinum, a knight in golden armor who fought against the demon Lilith.

Ermina Sternfert, detained in a hospital and locked in a research facility, wondering whether she will be able to recover her abilities.

A golden monk who appeared in the Haftod and Sirmilla incidents.

Putting it all together, we can’t help but come to one conclusion.

“Platinum Sun is located on Sejong Island.”

I can’t help but think that way.

No, it’s strange if you can’t think.

If I hadn’t been able to make that analogy, I wouldn’t have been able to rise to the position of president of the academy.

“In what form did the problem come in?”

On this point, everyone has different opinions.

Did you come in as a student with high ability?

Did you come in as a non-competent person?

Have you completely changed your identity and disguised yourself as an adult 25 years older?

Although everyone has different guesses, the president is giving weight to the ‘student theory’.

“…He is a talented person, and at most he is only 25 years old. It’s not easy for a guy like that to hide his identity as an adult. Because the younger the child, the more he wants to show off.”

The president stood up, holding a mug.

“Whether it is to hide their powers, to find it easier to hide their identity, or to make friends because they have no friends around them, they are enrolled as students for any purpose. Right now no one knows yet…but we will find out soon.”

The president turned his attention to the map hanging on the wall.

“If you want to purify and save the devil, you have no choice but to prepare the devil.”

The map depicting the entire Korean Peninsula below the ceasefire line had red pins for each region, and the president sipped coffee from a mug with cold eyes.

“No matter how righteous a hero is, he is ultimately human. His arms are bent inwards, and he is willing to at least risk revealing his true identity in the face of danger to his most precious person.”

Grumble.

When the president pushed the wall with the map to the side, another space opened up behind it.

“Seueueup…. Sigh.”

The president’s eyes fluttered as he smelled the old book.

He looked a bit like a person with a supernatural ability to smell mana powder, so someone would have gotten goosebumps if they saw him, but the president entered the space, licking his lips as if he had entered heaven.

measures.

Inside the secret bookshelf, thick magazines were displayed on the bookshelf.

All of the books, as thick as college major books, were stored neatly, and the numbers 1 to 12, or 1996 to 2000, were written on the front of each book.

“…I miss you.”

The president took out a magazine.

Unlike other magazines, that magazine had some blood on it.

“You can’t see the end of this story.”

The president grabbed the magazine with a bitter look on his face.

On the outside of the magazine, there was a large letter that read ‘Gwanggwang’, and a character from a romance comic with eyes so large that they took up 30% of the head was standing with his back to the moon, holding something that looked like a whip.

“The author ended up doing that in the episode where the mascot fairy committed betrayal. Haha.”

The president’s sigh deepened.

“…Still, I finished the work, so I should at least compensate myself.”

thud.

The president piled up a bunch of magazines on the table and then laid down on the recliner chair.

And the moment I opened the first page.

-Ordeals are the perfection of humanity.

With the text engraved with the phrase, a story begins.

A story that might not have been complete if there had been no meteorite.

But it’s a story that can no longer be seen behind it.

“What happened to the magical girl who was betrayed by the mascot?”

* * *

“Teacher, I feel like I’m going to die.”

“I won’t die.”

Sejong Island faculty residence.

My room is no longer my own space, and other people spend more time together.

“Teacher, I can’t do it anymore. I feel like my stomach is going to explode and I’m going to die right now.”

“I didn’t even put that much in, so what are you talking about? We’re just getting started.”

“Yes? But you already ate it four times.”

“Only four times. Ymir. What time is it now? It’s only 11:35. And now, the fifth is complete.”

“Stop it…!”

Ymir stretched out his trembling hand towards me and stopped me.

“At least, you have to give it time to digest…!”

“You are the one who asked for everything. I’m giving it to you as soon as I’m ready.”

“I didn’t want it to end up like this!”

“It’s okay. It’ll be okay once you get used to it. Well then…”

I took out another book towards Ymir.

“The following is a story about a magical girl phantom thief. It’s a story about a magical girl chosen by God who, together with a small angel mascot, defeats monsters sent by the devil. And it is also a very sad story.”

“Now, wait a minute. What is that again? It feels so…like an old story.”

“This is a story that was serialized before we were even born. And… it was censored.”

I slit my throat with my hands.

“Dreams and hopes for children. The main character, who always appears happy and is a hero, should not go through hardships and hardships like this. Now, student Ymir. Today’s ‘Bundle of heroes hiding their identities’ part 4, the fourth story is the story of a magical girl.”

“Ugh, uh…!”

Ymir clenched his fists and glared at me.

There was a pile of books in front of the desk where she sat, and it was a collection of classic stories that I had borrowed from the second floor of the library.

“Student Ymir. Listen carefully now. Even though this is not a smart era where anyone can become a broadcasting station, and this is a story from a time when few cell phones had cameras, there are plenty of stories about heroes hiding their identities.”

“Can’t we just live comfortably like the story we saw last time?”

“What are you talking about?”

“It’s a story about a phantom thief. A story of a righteous thief!”

“Ah, that.”

It was the second episode about a group of heroes hiding their identities.

“But in part 2, the setting was too convenient for the main character, or something like that. When did you tell me that? I think it was before I even went to Ulleungdo.”

“Why were these drab stories prepared as soon as I returned from Ulleungdo?”

“That’s because the day after tomorrow is a five-day training session.”

Ymir must prepare.

“A big event like this is an event that is infested with evil forces who want to reveal the main character’s identity.”

“Well, can’t a goblin be the main character?”

“For what reason did the goblin come out? Student Ymir, who am I?”

“…buy it.”

Ymir pouted his lips.

“Chi. If you’re going to come in as a faculty member, come in as a teacher. Then, the student would have a relationship with a real teacher, not a counselor.”

“How big is the age difference? And I can’t do that because it’s annoying. Will students leave me alone?”

“Last time, Seolhee praised me for having a good-looking face, so are you saying that out of confidence?”

“Of course. Rather than that, just keep watching. There’s still a lot left to see.”

Just as the story of this world continues in a direction that I do not know, the story of my world is unknown to the people of this world.

“The stories I have are full of despair, frustration… and ‘passion’ rather than dreams and hopes. It’s called misery porn.”

“Wow, that’s really true. Teacher, so if the main character experiences misfortune, what is the 5th story other than the 4th one?”

“This is a script I found on the internet and dark web. A story that would make young children cry and scream when they see it.”

I write this and read it as a story from my world.

“A story of defeating monsters that threaten the ordinary magical girl protagonist.”

“What’s wrong with that?”

“It’s a spoiler, but is it okay?”

“…What is it?”

“If you are determined, listen.”

I took a moment to catch my breath.

…

…

…

“The main character, a senior magical girl, dies by having her head cut off in volume 1. And then volume 1 ends.”

Ahhh-

iced coffee-