Episode 49. Interview (1)
Honestly, I was a little surprised.
The set’s magic rating, known as an attribute test, is 3 stars.
It was by far the highest grade among freshmen admitted this year.
Accordingly, the instructors took his abilities into consideration and installed a 4-star magic barrier, which is one level higher.
But look at the state of the barrier now.
It’s so fragile that it breaks if you touch it.
He instantly showed a level of transcendence that surpassed his magic level.
If my sphere of nothingness had been a little later, there would probably have been damage to the intestines.
“… … .”
Set’s face was as indifferent as expected.
In a situation where all the power he had or did not have was used up, there would be no more mana left, so in fact, even standing was useless.
“Sian Bert… … .”
Even though he was out of breath, he barely managed to call my name.
“It’s my complete defeat.”
Again, it was cool recognition.
I’m sure he won’t try to get into that situation any further.
“Swordsmanship, magic… … . I lost both of the things I thought I was most confident in. And very helplessly… … .”
“I don’t know if this is any consolation, but you were amazing too. “You instantly surpassed your magic level, right?”
“No comfort at all! “But you, unlike me, are in a perfectly fine state!”
Hmm, that’s right.
Should I have at least let you out of breath?
“This is my first time experiencing such a complete defeat. But thanks to that, I felt like I was still lacking a lot! “The desire for training is rising!”
I feel like going to the mountains and training in seclusion.
From the looks of it, it looks like he won’t be going to class anymore for the time being.
“I don’t know when, but I will challenge you again! “Of course you will accept it then, right, Sian Wert?”
“Well, if I get the chance… … .”
Set smiled broadly with satisfaction.
“Very good! But it won’t take long! I will continue to train tenaciously, and I will definitely bring you… … !”
-thud!
It doesn’t sound like much.
The guy who was talking to himself finally exhausted his strength and fainted.
In response, the instructors who were waiting hurriedly rushed over and took him to the healing center.
“Sparring is over! Winner Sian Wert!”
“… … .”
Despite the name of the winner, there was only silence in the sparring hall.
The stadium was devoid of applause, let alone cheers.
Instead, there was only a faint murmur going on.
“what? Wasn’t he a magic level 1 star? Besides, the attribute was useless darkness, right?”
“I guess the Prince of Sand was no big deal. I was beaten by only 1 star… … .”
“I guess you learned some tricks from the wiremen?”
“Look at that innocent expression! I’m really unlucky… … .”
After all, our nobles, who are full of envy and jealousy, have no way of looking at me with favor.
Didn’t you say that pigs only see pigs anyway?
It’s not worth feeling bad about.
Of course, those pigs aren’t the only ones.
Senior students, instructors, researchers, and even the head of the family sitting in the special seat.
Their eyes were all full of doubt.
‘That’s a 1 star? Even if I can’t do it, I think I can get at least 4 stars, right?’
‘Is this, after all, the son of Duke Berthe? ‘Isn’t that family all normal?’
‘I never thought I’d already be able to see the sphere of nothingness at that age…’ … . Even though it is a dark attribute, I am looking forward to its future possibilities.’
Among them, the eyes of our head, or instructor Silica, were the most impressive.
It’s like, ‘Do you have to do it in moderation? Did you really have to show it like that? Sian Berth!’ So much so that I can hear the words vividly in my ears… … .
And one more person… … .
“… … .”
Kundel Küsel, Director General of the Royal Academy.
He was staring at me with a stern gaze that was quite different from the others, and whose true intentions were hard to tell.
I don’t think anything good will happen if we stay longer.
I tried to ignore the numerous stares and left the sparring hall.
* * *
“Master, this… … .”
“What’s this?”
As I was resting on the sofa, Brian handed me something.
It was a thin envelope with the Academy symbol stamped on a red background.
“I don’t know either. Sirika said she couldn’t give it to herself, so she handed it to me. Please be sure to tell this to the master… … .”
I immediately opened the envelope and checked its contents.
“… … Warning letter?”
It wasn’t a very welcome item for me.
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“It’s a bit disappointing for it to be a gift for winning in sparring, isn’t it?”
I thought I got an invitation to a surprise party, but was that a bit greedy?
“Papa! “What is the warning letter?”
Our little boy, who put a handful of candy in his mouth, asked with innocent eyes.
The stuffing in both cheeks looked like a hamster.
“hmm… … To put it simply, if we don’t listen to them, they will kick us out of here.”
“Then what? Are we going to sit out on the street?”
“… … “Where did you learn those words?”
Are you coming to have a look outside while I’m away?
Well, actually, the current situation wasn’t much different from what I explained to the little boy.
The warning letter contained quite provocative content, stating that additional warnings and sanctions would be given if students continued to fail to attend class, and if they still showed disobedience, they could be considered for expulsion from the Royal House, and in the worst case, expulsion from school.
I wasn’t really surprised because it was a situation that would have happened at some point.
The problem is that it is not the Academy administration that sent this warning letter, but a higher level.
-President Kundel Küsel-
The name written in plain text at the bottom of the warning notice.
The academy’s highest authority has now sent a warning letter to one of the new students.
The head of the family let me know that he was watching me, but it seems that the sparring two days ago amplified that interest.
“Then should we move somewhere else?”
“huh? Not yet. “We have to stay here until our little boy grows up.”
I said, stroking her head.
But I’m not the kind of person who will just leave class obediently.
In the first place, this warning letter is like a love call sent to me by the president.
A kind of call to come to him directly if he has any objections.
In order for me to move freely within the walls of the academy, I ultimately had no choice but to make a deal with the head of that area.
In other words, the current meeting is essential for my free academy activities.
“Uh, master? “Shouldn’t you give her a name too?”
“huh?”
“It’s the same with the child’s emotions, and it’s a bit weird to keep calling him a kid…” … .”
It seems that he felt uncomfortable that he kept calling her little one.
I wasn’t intentionally not building it either.
It’s just that I couldn’t think of a good name.
These dragons are the kind of guys who take care of appearances, so they can’t even name things carelessly.
As an example, the name of a dragon I met in my past life was ‘Marian del Antkart Ruskal Dia Poshtarn’, and even that was said to be a short name by dragon standards.
If you ask me why I’m waiting so needlessly, I don’t know.
It is said to be their specialty that has lasted for thousands of years, so what can I do?
But if you think about it, this kid doesn’t really need to take on their characteristics, right? After all, you’re half human, right?
He said that one’s own opinion is the most important in anything.
I bent down, made eye contact with the kid, and asked.
“My little one, is there a name you’d like to have?”
“name?”
“Okay, name. “How would you like us to call you from now on?”
The little boy, who was in trouble as he swallowed the candy, soon smiled and said.
“Nana!”
“Nana?”
It was a reasonably easy to call and reasonably cute name.
“huh! I’m going to add Papa’s last name and call her ‘Nana Bert’! “Is that okay?”
“uh… … Okay, well, there’s nothing that can’t be done… … .”
I feel like something happened to me.
When will this little boy learn my last name?
Anyway, Nana started eating candy again with an innocent look on her face.
* * *
Kundel Küsel.
Academic Chancellor of the Royal Academy.
He was also the teacher of Dione Sebellus, the current emperor of the empire, and continued that relationship to become the emperor’s father-in-law.
After the death of former Empress Diana Küsel, she gave up everything she had to do with her family and is now concentrating on her job as president of the Academy.
He was also one of the few people on the continent who reached the 9-star magic level.
In other words, he is an archmage with enough power to destroy a territory in the blink of an eye if he puts his mind to it.
To put it somewhat vulgarly, you shouldn’t be fussy just because you’re an old man.
Well, that doesn’t mean I had any particular connection to my past life self.
I just personally heard some harsh comments.
It’s not something to brag about, but in my previous life, I graduated from the academy with 5th place overall grades.
It’s not that I was exceptional at anything, it was just that I intentionally created the grades I needed at the time.
(In other words, you could become a senior if you wanted to.)
Anyway, the president called me, an excellent graduate, to his room.
At best, I thought the scout would offer me a chance to work at the academy.
but,
‘You’ve been hiding your power at the academy all along.’
I didn’t show it, but my heart sank when I heard those words.
‘You want to join the Knights of Light? Are you going to chase after that handsome older brother? ‘I don’t think it’s a path that suits you very well.’
When asked if it was because I possess the dark attribute, the president responded with a big smile.
‘ha ha ha! Don’t you know that it’s not right for you? If I give you one piece of advice, you’ll never see anything good going there. Even if you think it’s an ordeal, it’s ultimately a life of no benefit to you.’
To me, who didn’t listen to God’s words at the time, those words were nothing more than a curse word. But when I think about it now, I really saw it right.
In the end, as he said, instead of a good outcome, he ended up in a miserable world and said goodbye to his previous life.
But what’s so ironic about people is that they can see other people’s futures so well, but in the end they can’t see their own futures.
President Kundel said exactly that.
A blind man who saw many things, but could not see what was in front of him.
Maybe he was a man who resembled me in many ways.
Recalling the past somehow only brings out a bitter smile.
The president’s office is located on the top floor of the main building.
Although it is a bit late, the president is probably in his room.
A quiet hallway with the lights turned off and no one around.
Today, there are no guards patrolling the building.
The moment I was wondering if I was hiding somewhere and eating late at night,
“… … !”
The place where my feet currently land is the top floor of the main building.
It is about 30 steps away from the president’s office located at the end of the hallway on the right.
If you keep walking like this, you should be able to reach it without any problems.
But I couldn’t do that.
-Seuuu
This is because an unfamiliar and bloody energy of unknown identity filled the main floor.
It’s not a murderous energy that’s trying to kill me, but a negative energy that literally makes me reluctant to approach it.
There was no sign of popularity, let alone the smell of blood.
However, the artificially generated mana energy was roughly brushing against my skin.
It’s a limiting barrier… … .
Mobilizing a vast amount of mana to create a limited area that cannot be penetrated into a certain space.
It was a kind of magic barricade that prevented intruders from approaching by giving them an unbearable feeling of resistance the moment they entered the area.
If the mana you could feel was normal, you would think it was installed for crime prevention purposes.
This was not at the level of crime prevention.
At least 8 or 9 stars.
An overwhelming amount of magical power that only those who have reached the level of an archmage can manifest.
Anyone who would be at that level in this academy… …
There is no one other than President Kundel.
I knew right away.
President Lee is testing me right now… … .
(Continued in the next part)
fantasy,
