Chapter 124 – 124. Capgras Syndrome
It is unlikely that this continent knows about Capgras Syndrome.
Also, I only have simple knowledge about it, but I am ignorant about the cause or treatment.
But more than that.
“Where are you, professor?”
My top priority was to subdue Aria, who was running wild and running towards me.
Quang!
“Tsk!”
Even if you use protection magic with the dark spirit, it will be easily crushed by Aria’s clenched fists.
As if she wasn’t a returner for nothing, she attacked, showing off a variety of techniques.
thud! thud! thud! thud!
Even though she uses wind magic on her body to float in order to spread the distance as much as possible, golden energy rises from the soles of her feet and quickly catches up with her as she accelerates.
‘Have you already mastered Hwangryongbo?’
A top-level skill that is the most efficient and effective among all mobility devices.
The scariest thing about Hwangryongbo is that it is not limited by space.
As Aria steps into the air, a golden platform appears below, allowing her to launch into the air.
With just a few leaps, Aria used wind magic to catch me above me.
As it is, her fist slams from top to bottom.
“I won’t kill you. “That way, I’ll know where the professor is.”
Coooooo!
I instinctively raised both hands to block the harsh impact. At least that’s the best defense I can do.
Clud!
The backs of both arms are twisted and broken by Aria’s blow. Her eyebrows twitched slightly in pain and she gritted her teeth.
It’s not over yet.
He is pushed by the impact and falls straight to the bottom. I crouch down as much as I can and try using the protection spell again with the help of the dark spirit.
Is it because my arm is twisted?
Magic doesn’t manifest itself at will.
There is a limit to how the dark spirit’s magic can be used to deal with this shock.
I had no choice but to endure it for now, but just before I hit the ground, a huge golden butterfly appeared from underneath and gently embraced me.
In addition, the light lightly heals broken hands.
[Yes, higher spirits?]
It was a surprised gasp from the dark spirit, but I turned my gaze to the other side.
Erica, who also came along, was dealing with magic with spirits.
“are you okay?”
“To some extent.”
After exchanging only simple confirmations, both of us turned our heads at the same time.
Aria, who landed cleanly, was still glaring at us as if she were going to kill us.
“Yes, even Professor Erica is following suit.”
“… … what?”
Erica looked at me as if asking what I was talking about, so I explained simply.
“We are thinking that someone other than us is imitating us.”
“Are you saying there was an illusion spell?”
I shook my head as Erica prepared to use a purification spell.
This is not Aria who will be affected by illusion magic or something.
“It’s a type of mental illness.”
“… … .”
“I don’t know why Aria was pushed into this situation, but she needs to be subdued first.”
“It’s very tricky.”
Erica bites her lip. This situation itself, in which they had to be subdued and not killed, was quite difficult.
The opponent is a master who fought a bloody battle with the Magic Judges alone.
Even though Aria had the upper hand in terms of compatibility and the referee was injured.
There were only a handful of people on this continent who could pull off such a feat.
[I think I need to deal with mental-type magic.]
The dark spirit’s suggestion was quite persuasive. Since it is difficult to win physically right now, it is better to go mental.
Especially since it must be very unstable right now.
But for that to happen, a battle line was needed. It wasn’t easy for the two of us to make room for Aria.
“Sleep!”
Since this was an academy, naturally, as time went by, people would flock in.
Professors had already noticed the commotion and were rushing in.
“What is going on!”
“Oh, student Aria?”
“First, gather some mana. “Please explain the situation.”
The other professors tried to resolve the situation by talking rationally, but Karen, a school nurse and former mercenary, took a dumbfounded stance.
“I didn’t know there was such a big person hiding among our students.”
It’s truly a huge speculation.
The murder that was pouring out of me spreads bigger and more intensely towards the professors.
“Even professors? “It must have been quite a struggle to prepare.”
Aria is now convinced that even the other professors are fake. The situation was becoming increasingly serious.
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‘It’s most likely now that there are no weapons.’
If you had the great sword in your hand, it could be difficult to deal with even if all the professors at the academy came to you.
Since it was Aria who single-handedly dealt with the kingdom’s elite Magic Judges, that would be enough.
‘You probably fought based on the skills you learned in the previous episode, and if that’s the case, it’s true that you learned the great sword.’
If it were me, I would have told her to choose the greatsword that is most efficient and has many unique items that are versatile when training Aria.
No, I could have recommended the great sword in the first round.
So it is clear that martial arts-related skills are low overall. We are in a situation where we have to deal with only basic self-defense techniques and movement skills such as Hwangryongbo.
Nevertheless, Aria’s speculation was difficult to take lightly. The tiger’s size was too large to be considered a toothless tiger.
Moreover, this is a situation where you have to control your strength and subdue it, not kill it.
Even if I wanted to resolve it through dialogue, I knew it would be difficult, so I tried to suppress it even if it meant taking damage.
“W-what’s going on?”
“Are all the professors gathered here?”
“Was there a fight?”
Students moving to the next lecture. Among them, several characters that appeared in the game, including Eleanor, caught my eye.
“Ahh!”
The moment she sees them, Aria clutches her head in pain.
“Aaaahhh!”
It was an unexpected situation, but it was a golden opportunity. I immediately gave a signal to Keren, and Erica’s spirit followed and casted an auxiliary spell on Keren.
“Let’s calm down a little!”
When Keren accurately hits the nape of the neck with the capital, Aria loses consciousness and collapses.
Is this something he learned while working as a mercenary?
Although I was grateful for the clean handling, I had no choice but to watch the collapsed Aria with a distraught expression.
* * *
“So just stay there.”
When I spoke to the room where Aria was kept, she responded with a lively voice from inside.
“Yes, Professor!”
It was a neat technique by Keren, who said that she would normally be unconscious for 3 hours, but Aria woke up after only 10 minutes.
I know she is not an ordinary girl, but I am amazed every time I see her uncanny physical abilities.
Others were worried that they would have to start a fight to subdue her again.
If she really had Capgras syndrome, there was another way.
Just letting your voice be heard.
At that time, when I heard about Capgras Syndrome, I heard several cases.
One of them was a story about a man who spoke to his mother on the phone.
He screamed at his mother right in front of him, calling her a fake and a monster imitating his mother.
When I sent his mother to the next room and told him to talk on the phone, he surprisingly calmed down and accepted that his mother on the phone was real.
Not showing your face.
That was the way to hold Aria without harm.
“Wow, that’s fascinating.”
Findenai, who heard everything about the situation, clicks his tongue and looks at the door.
“I know everything, master. “This is the first time I’ve heard of such a disease.”
Is there anyone on this continent who knows anything about Capgras Syndrome?
Thinking it probably won’t happen, I caution Findeneye.
“If Aria ever tries to come out, call me. “She shouldn’t be allowed to run away, and she shouldn’t be allowed to show anyone’s face.”
“I said I understood. “Ugh, I can’t even smoke a cigarette since it’s a dormitory.”
I left Findenai alone again with my appetite gone and headed to the first floor of the dormitory.
It was a night room in a women’s dormitory, but many prominent professors were gathered there, and at the center of it all was the dean.
“Wow, I heard Professor Erica explain the situation. “I heard you have some kind of mental illness?”
“Capgras syndrome. It is a mental illness in which people believe that the people around them are not real, but are someone else in disguise.”
“There is such a disease?”
Karen, the school nurse, asks with a puzzled expression. Even though she is very knowledgeable in this field, she has never heard of it.
Although I felt a bit regretful, I calmly nodded.
“Because it is a rare disease, it is not well known. “That’s not what’s important.”
Yes, what does it matter what the name of Aria’s illness is?
“There is no standardized way to fix that child, so we have to find it now.”
Some professors stood up immediately after hearing what I said.
“Wait a minute, shouldn’t we just send them to the hospital right away?”
“We are professors who teach students, not doctors who treat them.”
“The safety of other students could also be at risk.”
In a way, the professors’ sharp answers were natural.
Because I indirectly felt that she, who I thought was just an excellent student, had surprisingly strong powers.
If it goes out of control again, other students could also be in danger.
The dean also looked at me with a subtle expression to see if I was interested in that direction.
In response to those answers, Erica folds her arms and coldly raises her opinion.
“It’s only been two days that Aria has been like that. “Just two days ago, she was attending lectures normally.”
“… … .”
“It means there is a high possibility that there is a reason within the Academy for why she changed like that.”
“Well, we can’t just leave it like that!”
One of the professors exclaimed in confusion upon hearing that the academy was also partly responsible, but Erica was adamant.
“Professor Deius is the one who knows the name of Student Aria’s illness and how to deal with it. “If there is a doctor in the city who knows about her illness, I don’t mind handing it over to them.”
“… … .”
“Otherwise, how is it any different from just handing over a laboratory mouse? Of course, other students are important too.”
The cold voice without any emotion was even more persuasive. However, I feel that there is a deep faith in me inside.
“Aria is also a student at the academy. “There is a way to respond, and I think the quickest way to find a solution is to leave it to Professor Deius.”
“Okay.”
The dean wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed.
“This year has been very eventful.”
Even while grumbling like that, the dean synthesized all the opinions and came to a conclusion.
“For now, let’s watch the progress. “It’s been about three days, and if Ms. Aria’s situation becomes more serious, then we have no choice but to send her to the hospital.”
“All right.”
With those words, the professors left the room, and the only people left were Erica, me, and Karen, the school nurse.
“Can I follow you around? “I will check to see if the hospital in town knows anything about Capgras syndrome.”
Karen was intrigued, saying she had no idea such a disease existed.
“So what do you plan on doing?”
Erica’s words were soft, unlike her voice that sounded like a cold wind just a moment ago.
I looked at her who had changed so drastically for a moment and then went outside.
“Aria, who was fighting with us, complained of a headache.”
“I suddenly did that when I saw students passing by.”
“It’s not just because of the large number of students.”
I clearly saw the important characters in the game mixed in.
“I think I need to see some students.”
First, I thought I should meet Aria’s old colleagues.
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