Chapter - 557 - Steel Door Again (2).txt
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[557] Steel Door Again (2)
Shirone is back
It was a fact that brought joy to some and despair to others.
Most of the fierce competition in the first half had to feel the pressure of being pushed out of the system just by the sight of Shirone passing through the steel gate.
"Shirone!"
Nade came running with tears in his eyes and hugged Shirone.
"What happened! Do you know how surprised we are? really i… … !"
My throat was locked and no words came out.
It was none other than Shirone, who wrote a will and suddenly disappeared.
"Sorry. I'll tell you all sooner or later."
"What soon! Blow right now! What happened?"
Eruki stopped Nade by holding him by the shoulder.
"calm down. look behind you."
Nade turned his head and realized that everyone was staring blankly at him, clearing his throat and stepping back.
"Okay, let's talk later."
Shirone patted Nade on the back and moved on to Collie.
On the way, I looked back at Amy and smiled a little, but she just turned her head coldly.
'Well, it's something that needs to be explained slowly.'
Even if he had been beaten, he would have felt betrayed, so he couldn't blame Amy.
Shirone approached Collie and bowed her head.
"Im here. I'm sorry for bothering you."
"Hmm… … ."
Collie doesn't know why Shirone rejected the evaluation.
However, he guessed that it was not just personal circumstances due to the grim atmosphere in the school at the time and Ethella and Siena's sudden business trip.
Also, to jump a little further, it would be related to the Day of Judgment of the Twenty, which occurred when he was a young teacher.
"Yes, I am glad you came back safely. Are you going to be evaluated again from the second half?"
The eyes of the competitors were focused on Shirone.
If Shirone joined in a place where competition was already fierce, it would be like another predator entering the world of the jungle.
"no. I will refuse to evaluate even in the second half."
The atmosphere was boisterous.
If it was fortunate for the competitors, it was an unexpected decision for Shirone.
Nade asked as Amy stared at Shirone for the first time.
"Shirone, are you really going to take the graduation exam like this?"
-Once you return to the magic school… … .
Instead of an answer, Shirone remembered Miro's advice.
"Go to Ms. Collie and tell her she will continue to refuse the assessment. Because of going to heaven, there has already been a gap of more than 100 points. Even if you try to catch up as much as possible during the remaining period, it is impossible to overturn. Because that is the structure."
A few weeks of absence was a serious loss because, except for the strengthening of the main skill or the group evaluation, it was necessary to accumulate small points every day.
"But will it be okay? If you refuse the evaluation, you cannot even enter the evaluation room."
"You have friends. Even though it's a competitor, it will help. Cliques form in the graduation exam, so there is no reason to throw away your personal connections."
It's a word that denies friendship, but Shirone felt lighter when there was something to be exchanged.
"And the most important thing is you. It's more efficient not to reveal your skills than to judge your competitors' skills."
Even Shirone couldn't deny that.
"If the exam is conducted normally, you should be able to get into the top 10. But that alone is not enough to survive. Be sure to remember. It's politics from now on."
'It's politics from now on.'
Said Shirone, who got out of her thoughts.
"To try it alone. It's hard to keep up with the score anyway."
Collie respected Shirone's opinion.
"i get it. Then Shirone goes into the dormitory, and the rest… … huh?"
When Collie looked up, the students followed suit and turned their heads.
A slender woman with brown skin was entering through the steel door.
While the students were staring at the beautiful woman with her half-moon shaped forehead exposed and her hair tied back, someone's name came out of someone's mouth.
"Maya?"
From that point on, the students were buzzing, and Shirone also looked at Maya with a blank expression.
She came from a mysterious tribe and majored in sound magic, but was in last place in her graduating class.
Although she was pretty, she was completely different from before when she had lost weight.
"Is that the real Maya? Maya crybaby?"
As a screamer who didn't know Maya when he wasn't gaining weight, he couldn't believe it even when he saw it with his own eyes.
Did you say that a woman's beauty is her power?
They were close to each other, such as being bullied in the evaluation of strategy and tactics and confronting each other in the occupation of the hill, but as they approached with a changed appearance, they could not treat them carelessly like before.
"excuse me… … I'm sorry, but can I get out of the way? The road is blocked… … ."
Maya's voice trembled as if her weak personality was still the same.
"uh? Oh sorry."
When the screamer hurriedly opened the way, she walked over to Collie and stood next to Shirone, bowing her head.
"Sir, we have arrived."
"okay. You've grown thin while I couldn't see you."
"Because I don't need to raise my voice anymore."
After being advised by Eruki to give up her vocal skills, she sought a change in technique, but it probably wasn't just for that reason.
Collie remembered how Maya, who came to visit her at night in the pouring rain, cried out loud, saying that she could not forget Shirone.
It was clear that he had no desire to eat due to the scars of a broken heart.
'Is the mind organized?'
Collie, who had looked at the disciple he had personally scouted with pity, soon regained his composure and said,
"So, you're still rejecting the evaluation, right?"
"yes… … ."
"I get it. Go in and rest."
Maya, who was heading to the dormitory past Collie, hesitated for a moment, then looked back with courage.
After spotting Shirone in the eyes of countless men, she smiled a little and greeted her after a long time.
Nade approached and stabbed Shirone in the side.
"Hey, hey! Are you incredibly pretty? But don't you still have a heart for you? It sucks, I envy you."
"What are you envious of?"
Shirone asked with a straight face, but Amy had already left the place where they could not be seen.
"Time is running out. Let's go to the classroom now."
Except for Eider, who was in the hospital, everyone in the senior class had arrived.
"Shirone, don't go anywhere and stick to the study group. I will beat you to tears."
"haha! okay. I'll be waiting for you."
After watching the graduating class run away, Shirone left the steel door and headed for the magic warehouse, Estas.
As expected, there were no nags, so it was more dusty than before.
Familiar sights, familiar smells.
But now he knew what kind of place Estas was.
"I can finally feel that I have returned from heaven."
Although I didn't get a definite answer from Ikael, there were some results.
Shirone recalled the time she and Miro had spent the day before descending.
'The meat was really good.'
When I left the room following the first delicious smell coming from the cabin, Miro was grilling the meat I bought from the village.
Maybe it was to create a hot atmosphere, but on the other hand, even strong alcohol was prepared.
"What is all this?"
"We should have a party to celebrate Hassan. Of course, it won't taste as good as the porridge I made."
"Oh, of course it is."
Shirone answered right away, fearing that he might change his mind, and sat down at the table. Miro left the grilled meat and opened a bottle.
"Come on, drink. Are you old enough to drink now?"
"Yes, but… … ."
When Shirone hesitated with his glass, Miro made an aggressive toast.
"ruler! drink, drink! We'll go all the way today!"
1 hour after that.
After emptying the bottle, the two of them sat on the hill and looked down at the mountain scene.
After the hell schedule, it felt like my whole body was melting at the peace I felt after a long time.
"Shirone, do you regret going to heaven?"
Because I knew there was something I wanted to say, the answer was natural even to a random question.
"No, it can't be. She came back alive."
Miro smiled sadly.
"Is there anything you wanted to ask Ikael?"
As the silence lengthened, Miro asked again.
"Do you think she is your mother?"
"yes. I didn't get an answer."
"Then do you have any guesses about your father?"
Miro's question was a little more difficult because Shirone did not know who Ikael was in love with, but he felt the presence of someone inside.
"Why are you asking that?"
"Aren't you resentful? Your real parents abandoned you."
Before hearing the answer, I thought it would be better to answer first.
"My parents live in Creas. There are no other parents."
Shirone looked up at the night sky.
"I just thought I should know. Who it was and why."
Miro, who had heard that far, was immersed in thought for a long time before slowly opening his mouth.
"Shirone, maybe I… … ."
Shirone turned her head at the heavy voice, but Miro suddenly changed her expression and playfully leaned on her shoulder.
"Eight."
"Why, why are you like this?"
Shirone shuddered, but Miro reluctantly wrapped her arms around her.
"Stay still. why? I'm embarrassed?"
"Don't talk back. Didn't you have something you wanted to say?"
Miro shook her head slowly as she leaned back.
"Nothing. I just thought I should say But if you really think of your current parents as your real parents, I don't think these words will come out of my mouth."
Shirone, who had been staring at the maze, turned her gaze to the front again as if reaching a certain conclusion.
"yes. I have only two parents."
There are certain things that cannot be told through others.
"Ha ha, that's good anyway. Leaning on the shoulder of such a young man. Do you think this is how you fall in love?"
"The president of the association thinks of Miro a lot."
Miro just laughed like a girl.
"I will be busy in the future. you and me too I have to live hard even if it's a waste of my youth that I wasted for 20 years."
"thanked. It gave me new hope."
"What is gratitude? This is all preparation for old age. One day, the day will come when I can benefit from my disciple."
Miro looked up at the full moon floating over the mountain.
"… … Let's keep in touch."
Shirone shrugged and laughed.
"yes."
A small smile formed on Shirone's lips, who had escaped from the flashback.
'Thanks to that, I got to know a lot of good people.'
But that too was past.
Estas, which drew the attention of the world, is just an ordinary research society.
'There are no more secrets. It's training again from today.'
As if wary of the relief that she had escaped from the yoke of competition, Shirone corrected her posture and entered the sequence ceremony.
The difficulty of entering from billion to trillion and entering from trillion to sutra is the difference between heaven and earth.
Therefore, it was impossible to predict how long it would take to reach the next stage, the level of the sun.
'I believe in the power of the day. It's building up day by day.'
As the sequence entered light angel mode as it raced, the incarnation of light permeated Shirone's body.
I didn't feel any special change, but it was an established fact as much as recognizing 3 seconds in 1 second.
'In this way, the wall of time… … .'
At that moment, Shirone's face suddenly hardened.
'what? What is this?'
An incomprehensible voice lingered in my ears like hallucinations.
"who is this!"
I turned around and shouted as if something had passed behind my back, but I heard a tearing scream outside the door.
"Aaaaaaaaa!"
"Follow me! Never miss it!"
I could tell that something had happened in the hallway just by hearing the sounds that reminded me of a battlefield.
"What is going on?"
Shirone slammed the door with a hasty expression and left the study group.
"… … ."
But the sight of the hallway he was looking at was as quiet as before.
'Is there anyone? Then what did I hear?'
Realizing that the light angel mode was unlocked, Shirone entered the body again.
'Poetry of fire.'
As the incarnation permeated, I heard the sound of people running from the ceiling again.
"Don't be offended! My opponent is the strongest banya!"
"Report! 1 trillion annihilation! One trillion annihilation!"
A thought flashed through Shirone's head, who was listening to hallucinations with a bewildered expression.
"perhaps… … ."
There may be something more left here.
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Chapter - 558 - Steel Door Again (3) 1.txt
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[558] Steel door again (3)
* * *
that evening.
After the briefing, Eruki and Nade went straight to the research meeting.
When I opened the door and entered, Shirone was sitting on the sofa with a pale face.
"what? What's wrong with your expression?"
Eruki spoke and Nade rolled up his sleeves and approached.
"Why? My blood must dry as I imagine the scene of the slaughter that will unfold in the future. Come on. Let's get everything right except for the mouth."
"Guys… … ."
Shirone turned her head with a frightened expression.
"It's a little strange here."
"Yeah, that would be weird. It is the place where your body will be buried in the future."
"Listen to me! Because it's real!"
"Noisy! The traitor has only his mouth alive!"
Nade's serious wrestling made Shirone feel like the world was spinning around.
"Aww! help me!"
This time, even Eruki didn't stop him.
"are you okay. won't die It just makes you no longer a man."
"aha! That's a good idea!"
Shirone's eyes widened.
"for a moment! hahahaha! It tickles!"
"not there yet!"
Shirone struggled at Nade's persistent bullying.
"Hahahaha! ah! green onion! It really hurts!"
Only after a shrill scream broke out did Nade release Shirone and shake his hands.
"Hey, if you betray again in the future, you know then, right?"
"Okay, I got it."
Eruki knocked on the sofa and said.
"Sit down for a moment. Let's listen. It must have been serious enough to write a will, right?"
It wasn't just this much to relieve his anger, but more than that, he wanted to hear the reason from Shirone.
Shirone, who had barely lost her tears, put aside her thoughts on portraiture for a moment and sat down.
"So what happened… … ."
The story lasted for two hours, but even that was compressed.
Nade blinked for a long time before asking.
"Are you writing a novel these days?"
"Because it's real!"
I knew that Shirone wasn't the type to lie, but it was a difficult story to digest.
"Anyway, okay. Hmmm, so that's why I declined the evaluation. That's definitely the right decision. If you can't stand out with your score, it's important to make an impact in the graduation exam."
Nade tapped his chest at Eruki's words.
"good! Don't worry, Shirone. I'll give you all the senior year information."
Eruki sneered.
"Tell me what do you want me to tell you? The subject of being in last place in senior year."
Shirone's eyes widened.
"what? last place? Nade, are you really in last place?"
"Ahaha, how did it happen?"
It was an unexpected result because Nade was always in the middle even though he wasn't passionate about magic.
"It's because of me."
When the leader of the three musketeers disappeared, Nade was the one who fell into the most futility, but he was not so weak that he left the burden to his friend.
"no. Absolutely not. In fact, I looked down on my senior year too much. They said you shouldn't be sloppy like in the advanced class."
Even Eruki acknowledged that.
'Anyway, since Shirone's back, Nade must come to his senses as well.'
Being left alone after all of my friends graduated would be the worst outcome.
"By the way, if Nade is in last place, then me, Maya, and Eider are out, so it means we're in 27th place. Eruki, what rank are you?"
Eruki gave a short answer.
"Eighth."
"Wow, are you Class One? amazing."
"what… … Since one guy has gone crazy, I have to balance it too."
Nade pursed his lips with an expression of disgust.
"Besides, I'm not that great. Because Amy is fifth."
'Fifth place!'
Shirone's two fists naturally gained strength.
Last year, it was not bad for a mid-level pace as I took the test in 5th place in the final evaluation.
said Nade.
"Since you left, a total of three people have been promoted to Class One. Amy, Eruki, and Dante."
"How high is Dante?"
"Fourth place."
"… … ."
From now on, Shirone vowed to prioritize politics over skill, but when he heard the progress of his friends, he felt nervous.
"So three of the existing Class Ones went down to Class Two. Besides that, there is a significant change in the earth's crust."
"It was really intense."
Nade clenched his fists in anger.
"Sheesh, after hearing what Shirone said, I understand now. That bastard Fermi, I wondered how he kept being number one, and then he bought someone else's magic."
"That is an ability. And Shirone, you don't have to worry too much. He said he received special training from that great Mr. Miro."
It was only then that Shirone remembered the portrait again.
"Right, listen to me."
When Shirone explained about the ability to blow statues of Buddha, Nade opened his mouth in a daze.
"What are you talking about? What does it mean to perceive time differently?"
"I will show you."
As Shirone stood up from her seat and entered the state of unity, the incarnation of a light angel rose up.
"this… … avatar?"
"huh. It's a law that destroys time. Like this… … ."
When Shirone, who had been walking with a golden afterimage, stopped, her body moved to the position it was in a second ago.
"… … ."
At the end of the long silence, Eruki spoke.
"Right. You're not saying you've jumped over time, but you're perceiving time itself differently, right?"
"That's right. Besides, future events… … ."
At that moment, when another thumping sound was heard from the ceiling, Shirone raised her eyes wide and shouted.
"This is it! I can hear? Are you listening?"
Friends looked around.
"What do you hear? I can only hear you talking."
Shirone turned his head to follow the screams outside the door.
"Look! Can't you hear the fighting in the hallway?"
Eruki looked around the hallway and shook his head.
"Is there anyone around?"
Shirone released the poem Buddha statue bombardment with a dejected expression.
"Haha, why are you doing this?"
"What the hell is going on?"
As Shirone explained step by step, Eruki also made a puzzled expression.
"Isn't that a side effect of your ability? Recognizing time differently… … ."
"That's not right. Haven't had any problems anywhere else. Only in Estas."
"Hmm, Istasra… … ."
Shirone looked at Nade with a thoughtful expression.
"Do you have any guesses? You've uncovered the secret of my likeness before."
"No, it's not like that, it just reminded me of something I heard from a senior in the past. As you know, the Supernatural Psychic Research Society is a place where great seniors have been involved. That's why a long time ago, numerous dark research societies have set their sights on taking over this place."
Eruki intervened.
"You mean rumors from the upper echelons? But if you listen to what Shirone said, wasn't it just a labyrinth's space-time?"
"I thought so too. But how would you explain the paranormal feeling Shirone felt right now? More than anything, the stories I heard from my immediate senior keep bothering me."
"What did you hear?"
Nade said right away, as if he didn't even need to remember.
"In the upper layer of Istas, everything that cannot exist in this world exists. That's why I said that many research societies are trying to occupy this place."
Shirone chewed on Nade's words.
"What can't exist in this world?"
"I don't know. I don't even know seniors. Because it's a word that came down from the senior's senior, the senior's senior's senior. It could be just a rumor. Honestly, after hearing what you said, I thought that the secret of Istas had been completely solved. But now… … ."
"There must be something more."
Eruki showed interest and rested his chin.
"It might be worth investigating. Could it be something hidden at specific coordinates of a building, like the construction of a maze?"
Nade shouted with her eyes shining.
"okay! I'm going to change the structure of the building! If I knew that it was a puzzle in which time and space worked, even Eruki would be able to calculate it."
I didn't think Eruki was inferior to Sein in terms of brain function, but Shirone was worried in another way.
"Let's not go too deep. We are in our senior year. It's not enough even if you train hard every day."
Eruki shook his finger.
"No. I have to because it's my senior year. Once you graduate, when will you come back here? I can't take this fun away from someone else."
"That's right! Let's write a new history. Let's reveal the secret of Istas!"
Eruki took a bet on Nade's displeasure.
"You just don't want to go to class."
"no. I will work hard now. Because Shirone is back too."
I sighed when I saw my friends who had strong momentum in the strange direction, but I had nothing to say as a person involved in the incident.
"good. Shall we start from now?"
Shirone raised her hand to stop it.
"No, that won't work. I have somewhere to go today."
"huh? Where are you going at this hour?"
"I thought I should tell Amy. She will be sad to know that she heard it later than you guys."
Also, it was Shirone who was reluctant to let her friends fall too far into this side.
"Well, if you're going to get hit anyway, it's better to get hit early. The number of hawks will double as the day goes by."
"haha! that's right. Also, let's solve the Eastas problem on the weekend if possible. There are 15 weeks left until the graduation exam, so there is plenty of time."
Eruki nodded.
"Then let's break up for now. Even if you can't enter the evaluation center, you can see it at the cafeteria anyway."
After making ends meet, the three left the warehouse in Estas, and it was already late at night when they arrived at the dormitory.
'Wouldn't it be too late?'
Back in the room, Shirone was conflicted for a moment, but somehow he was sure she wasn't sleeping.
"Yes, I should go."
Having made up her mind, Shirone put on her coat and turned the doorknob.
And the next moment, he was frozen in place.
Standing there was Amy, as surprised as Shirone.
"… … ."
It was a strange coincidence that they met through a door, but Amy's eyes had calmed down before she knew it.
"I was in the room. Where were you going?"
"uh? No, actually… … I was going to go see you."
"okay."
Amy pointed to the room when Shirone was unable to speak due to the unexpected reaction.
"Can I come in for a minute?"
"of course."
Shirone gave Amy a chair and sat on the bed, waiting for the right moment to open her mouth in an awkward atmosphere.
"excuse me… … .
The two spoke at the same time, and Amy kicked the ball.
"Tell me first."
"huh. I want to clarify. Why did you have to leave? So I… … ."
"wait for a sec. I'll just tell you first."
In an unexpected situation, Shirone swallowed his saliva.
"Let me do that. Because I want to make it clear before my heart weakens."
before your heart grows weak.
Aiji hasn't revealed anything yet, but Shirone's heart skipped a beat just hearing that.
"Shirone, no matter what explanation you give, I have no intention of forgiving you."
"Amy… … ."
"I know you won't misunderstand, but I'll make sure. It's not that I won't see you in the future or that I'm breaking up with you. just i… … ."
Amy, who hesitated, raised her head again.
"With you gone like that, I had no choice. Should I keep waiting for you like this, or should I just forget about it?"
"I understand. Sorry."
Even with ten mouths, there was nothing to say.
Although life and death cannot be calculated with probability, it was a journey that assumed that there would be no return.
Amy said with an effort to keep a smile on her face.
"So, that's just how it is. If you're expecting something from me, or if you think you can go back to the time before you left, there's no need to explain. you are still a good friend What do I mean… … ."
Amy suddenly stopped talking and put on a blank expression.
Before entering the room, she ran countless simulations in her head, but this was an unexpected situation.
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[559] Steel Door Again (4)
"Shirone… … ?"
A whimpering sound spread throughout the room.
Amy couldn't say anything at the sight of Shirone pouring out sad tears.
"Amy."
Shirone said with a trembling chin.
"Peope is dead."
It was a heartbreaking event for Amy as well.
I remember the cute little fairy who helped Shirone, Rian and Tess in heaven.
And the fact that she died also meant that Shirone had been to heaven.
"He died because of me. Lifespan to save me… … ."
The reason I couldn't tell Miro, Eruki, or Nade was because I couldn't stand it just by thinking about it.
But Amy knew Peope.
"I went to find Ikael, and he was in my hand… … ."
My hands started to tremble as I recalled the horribly withered figure of Feope.
Even now, the weight of her weakness was vividly felt.
"You say you love me… … But it's too small… … I am… … ."
Amy slowly closed her eyes.
'This is why I didn't want to listen.'
Because he knows that Shirone can't just leave behind a suicide note for no reason.
"I was so angry that the Valhalla action… … But then I remember… … ."
"Okay, Shirone. There is no need to bring up painful memories."
Tears dripped from Shirone's face as she lowered her head, and a sobbing voice leaked out.
"Peope… … ."
Amy felt a mixture of sadness and anger.
'Idiot, it's me who wants to cry.'
Amy, who was sitting on the bed, pulled Shirone by the shoulder, and his face was buried in his chest as if he was about to collapse.
Shirone burst into tears.
As his voice pounded Amy's chest, the steel bolts that had been locked began to open little by little.
"Ha, really… … ."
Patting Shirone on the back, Amy looked up at the ceiling.
'Only once. Next time, I won't be shaken again.'
Like that, Amy buried Shirone's sadness in her heart.
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the next morning.
As soon as Shirone woke up, she headed for Estas.
My eyes were swollen from crying so much last night, but there was something more embarrassing than that.
"iced coffee! Why did I do that?"
The moment I heard Amy's determined words, my heart pounded, and from then on, I was just sad.
'But thanks to that, we reconciled.'
I didn't feel bad.
Even now, when I think of Peope, my heart breaks, but it was fortunate that there was someone by my side to share my sorrow with.
Sometimes we cry, but that's how we live again.
'I'm nervous for no reason.'
Arriving in Estas, Shirone frowned as she recalled the portrait she felt yesterday.
Estas.
A multi-purpose complex consisting of 89 warehouses.
It is a facility that every prestigious school has at least one, but the Alpheas Magic School's Eastas was historically and functionally special.
'The Guffin's Gate is here.'
It was Sein who set the supernatural and psychic science research group as the starting point, but the door was not created by them.
'It's most likely an incident that occurred at the time.'
While I was lost in thought, I arrived at the warehouse where the Eastas entrance was installed.
'I have to investigate before lunchtime.'
Until now, I had activated the Sibul Statue Explosion in the laboratory, but this time I wanted to go directly to the place where I heard the sound.
"Because I heard a sound from the ceiling… … ."
After calculating the coordinates through the Master Equation, Shirone turned to the stairs.
'Hmm, it's here.'
I was afraid to try it alone, but it was polite to my friends who helped me to do a little research.
'Poetry of fire.'
As the incarnation of the light angel soared as if it were about to explode and was sucked into the body, hallucinations undoubtedly were heard.
"Captain! I can't stand it!"
"It's the same as dying anyway! Go after the child!"
Shirone ran to the place where the sound was heard and stopped, frowning at the scene unfolding in front of the corner.
"what's this?"
Broken bodies were strewn along the stairs, most of them armed with weapons, and among them were wizards.
Shirone carefully inspected the corpses in such a terrible state that she could not bear to see them.
"This… … ."
The seal of the kingdom of Tormia was engraved on the weapon.
'Why are the kingdom soldiers here?'
"Besieged! Block the road!"
Raising her head at the sound she heard from upstairs, Shirone quickly climbed the stairs.
As if time and space had changed, the last line of the warehouse was cut off with a dead body.
After checking the current coordinates with the marker on the ceiling, Shirone stopped walking when she saw the back of a woman standing tall in the middle of the intersection.
"Mr. Miro?"
I don't know what year the scene I'm looking at happened, but there was no difficulty in recognizing Miro, who hadn't aged for nearly 20 years.
Miro, who was confronting the soldiers occupying the front, gently turned his head.
"Who are you?"
'Can you hear my voice?'
It's not like hallucinations.
It occurred to me that I might actually be at the scene of an incident.
"really… … Are you Mr. Miro?"
Miro turned to the soldiers again.
"Looks like you're a student, go back. This is no place for you."
After a while, she said something self-deprecating.
"Well, the time has already been captured."
"yes? what is that… … ."
The moment Shirone was about to follow the maze rushing towards the soldiers, a group of soldiers rushed in from the corridor on the right.
"What is that guy?"
"Looks like a student! What should I do?"
"student? How do students get in here?"
The captain, who had been questioning himself, raised his murderous eyes.
"Kill! There is no way out anyway!"
"Kill it!"
The soldiers' movements suddenly accelerated. Even at a glance, they were elite soldiers who were masters of the schema.
As I rushed forward using the skill of snow, Shirone's body softened as if caught in a noose thrown from all directions.
"Keugh!"
The first thought that came to my mind was whether I would be cut by their swords.
I don't think it's impossible since I was able to talk to Miro, but it still didn't feel like it was real.
'How stupid!'
Isn't it a situation that must be avoided unconditionally, leaving the impossible?
After overcoming the snow technique with Geumgangtae's mental power and casting teleportation, countless spears cut through the place where Shirone was.
"Sheesh! Are you still a student at a magic school?"
"It's a kid anyway! Get it done quickly!"
Blades flew from all sides towards the point where the flash of teleportation arrived.
'this… … !'
The moment Tormia's common weapon, the longsword, struck her throat, Shirone's eyes sparkled.
'Poems of fire!'
Suddenly, Shirone's head turned to a tilted state, and the blade grazed her throat.
"What, what?"
If time is expressed as space, Shirone's range of activities is wider than that of a person completely trapped in a mold.
But it was bizarre because it was time, and even the trained elite soldiers couldn't help but panic.
"It's just magic! Kill!"
At the captain's cry, the soldiers' lives surged like blades.
"Kuk!"
Driven to a dead end, Shirone leaned against the wall and drew a semicircle, glaring at the soldiers closing in on the encirclement.
The captain appeared after breaking through the siege and rushed at him, brandishing his sword at lightning speed.
"Where to avoid this too!"
The moment he witnessed the sword light clawing everywhere, the smell of death hit his brain through his sense of smell.
'I can't avoid it!'
"die!"
When Shirone, who had bitten his molars, canceled the statue of Buddha, the blade suddenly disappeared.
"Huh uh uh uh!"
However, from the victim's point of view, it felt as if he had been pierced by a knife, and his breath stopped on its own.
"… … ."
The hallway was just silent.
"ha! ha!"
Shirone's body, exhaling heavily and eyes wide open, fell down the wall.
'I almost died.'
To be honest, I'm not sure, but the feeling was so clear.
'What did I see?'
In any case, what is certain is that incarnations should never be performed here.
Meanwhile, someone's voice was coming and going 70 meters away from where Shirone was resting.
"what? Why are you like that? It glows by itself."
"Could it be crazy?"
"It must be training. You even teleported and did that."
Only their voices leaked out, but their faces were not visible.
In the meantime, Shirone, who had regained her mental and physical stability, returned to the research circuit.
'First, wait for lunch and ask the kids… … .'
For an instant, Shirone's eyes shone.
'… … I need to see it.'
The presence of an intruder felt through synesthesia as if passing by.
I was able to figure it out thanks to my keen senses from just fighting a battle, but I wasn't particularly good at it.
'What kind of guys are they?'
Shirone, who pretended not to know, continued to walk, but when the opponent showed no signs of appearing, she turned to a place other than the study group.
'They keep chasing me. It's clear that the target is me. then… … .'
Shirone's steps stopped in the middle of the corridor where the warehouses were connected in a straight line.
"come out."
There was no answer.
"I know everything. If you don't come out, I will attack you."
Counting three seconds inside, Shirone suddenly expanded her spirit zone and identified the location of her enemies.
However, as if it was the same for the enemies, three invisibility cloaks peeled off the wall like wallpaper, revealing their identity.
"shit! Caught! Bounce!"
Shirone, who was equipped with a photon cannon that was as powerful as she was wary of, looked at the people walking away and put on a bewildered expression.
They all had familiar faces.
"Are you from the advanced class?"
In the meantime, the juniors were leaving the corridor at high speed, but Shirone regained his composure and dispelled the magic.
Instead, he shook his head, meticulously grasping the markings on the ceiling, the color of the iron gate, and the number of crossroads.
"Let's see, here are the coordinates… … ."
* * *
"Aww, annoying! Who made a mistake!"
As the girl became irritated, two boys running side by side to her left and right pointed at each other.
"You must have been caught!"
"No, it is you. My hide-and-seek skills are second to none like you… … ."
"Kyaaak!"
As the girl screamed as if she had seen a ghost, the two boys hurriedly stopped.
"Uh, how?"
Shirone was blocking their path before they knew it.
"How did you catch up already?"
Shirone sighed and approached.
"How to catch up. According to your coordinates, I haven't moved 10 meters."
When there was no answer like a mute who had eaten honey, Shirone asked.
"Yes, Shumin, Alt, Gerain. What's going on here?"
They were the juniors of Class Five, who had taken the advanced class together with Shirone a while ago.
In particular, Sumin was a child who showed off the trick of counting coins with the Spirit Zone when Shirone climbed over the fence of Alpheas Magic School when he was 12 years old.
At the time, she was younger than Shirone, but now she has become a girl and shrugs her shoulders like a snake.
"What's going on? Of course, I came to find teaching aids on teacher errands."
Shirone laughed at the innocent lie.
"okay? Then can I ask the teacher?"
Alt raised a trembling brow.
"Whoa, whoa, are seniors so free these days? Do you really want to go to the advanced class to check?"
"yes I'm fine. I'm a nominee for my senior year assessment. Plenty of time."
Watching the juniors' faces change into poop-chewed expressions, Shirone approached.
"Tell me honestly. Why did you come here?"
Shuamine and the others looked at each other and reached out their hands toward Shirone at the same time as if they were determined.
"huh?"
"Wind Cutter!"
It was an absurd feeling when the attack magic was cast, but Shirone's body was already responding reflexively.
'Wide.'
The orbs of light flashed and the blades of wind mercilessly crushed and blended into the atmosphere.
Of course, the wind cutter is a nice magic.
However, it was impossible to break through Shirone's defense magic at the level of an advanced class.
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[560] Scramble Royale (1)
"Bounce!"
Knowing that they couldn't subdue Shirone, Shumin's party fled into the opposite hallway at the same time as the surprise attack.
'Are you insane?'
Casting attack magic on a senior.
Thinking that she couldn't stand it anymore, she cast teleportation and chased after them.
Betting on Shirone with a movement was itself a failure of the juniors.
The distance narrowed in an instant, and Suamin and the others, thinking that they could not escape, went into the warehouse as soon as they turned the corner.
Sensing the end of the hiding, Shirone opened the warehouse door roughly and looked around.
They disappeared as if possessed by a ghost.
'Invisibility Cloak. Where the hell did you get it from?'
Shirone's voice rang through the warehouse.
"come out. Because I know everyone is hiding here."
When there was no answer, I floated the homing photon cannon around and captured the target through the spirit zone.
As the seeker turned in three directions, the golden orb trembled as if it were about to jump out.
"Can you see the laser? This is a guided missile. Once fired, I can't cancel it either. I will count to three from now on. one."
silence.
"two."
shaking atmosphere.
"three… … !"
Shumin appeared from a corner of the warehouse.
"Hey, do you think you can attack us?"
Alt appeared from the box, and Gerain crawled out from the gap between the building materials.
'Hiding is really fast.'
Gerain, who stood up, agreed with Shumin's words.
"that's right. Magic is forbidden on campus. Especially if you hurt a student, won't it end with a one-week suspension?"
It was to the point of sticking out my tongue at their shamelessness.
"You guys shot the magic first."
"ha ha ha! great. Then we die together, okay? I wanted to be expelled once."
'Awesome things… … .'
The senior class and the advanced class use the fact that the weight of life is different, but it was an absurd logic nonetheless.
"Okay, then I won't use magic."
Shirone thought it would be better to set it to the beat to get a confession, but Guerraine looked as if he had already won.
"Good idea. Then we'll go. Guys, let's go."
Shirone moved aside and blocked the exit.
"Where are you going?"
"Then what are you going to do? magic… … ."
Shirone slightly raised his right arm and spread his palm, and Gerain immediately shut up.
As Kubrick's slot rotated in the retina and a sword floated on top, Armand was caught in Shirone's grasp.
"Geumgang Armed Forces."
As soon as he said the keyword, the blade of the sword split open and swallowed Shirone in an instant riding on his right arm.
"I-what is that?"
The appearance of Shirone wearing a pure white robe was definitely intimidating.
Outside of the artificial brain, it emitted a purple glow and was even ecstatic when it turned around.
However, by the standards of the children in the advanced class, it was better than holding a knife in their hands, and their tense expressions relaxed one by one.
"What, are you surprised? You're scaring people."
It was a scary thing to pass by a senior with a sword in a dead-end warehouse.
Shumin, who signaled with a wink, cast a wind cutter, and Alt and Gerain fired support shots.
'These… … !'
Shirone moved without even thinking about avoiding it.
Hearing the sound of metal breaking, Suamin and the others who ran to the door stopped in a panic.
"What kind of clothes are those?"
The spot hit by the wind cutter had turned to metal.
It was the upper of Ringer, a type of sapphire mineral that boasts the strongest durability even in heaven.
"Since when did you guys end up like this?"
"what? Kkondae."
Even when I ran into them in the advanced class integrated class, they were kind and polite kids.
'There's definitely something.'
Sensing the need for interrogation, Shirone pulled out Armand's tentacles like peac*ck feathers.
"Ugh!"
Suamin and the others were terrified at the first biological material they had ever seen.
"Blow straight. who did it?"
"What, what! What are you doing with such a hideous thing! Are you a pervert?"
Shirone's expression was still cold.
"It depends on how you guys behave."
"Guys! Let's do it for real!"
At Shumin's signal, the party activated their organs.
Fireball, Ice Dagger, Eruption.
For the first time, Shirone moved with sincerity to the magic, which had a completely different imagination from Wind Cutter.
As the molecules on the floor rubbed against each other, an explosion occurred like a volcano, and the ice dagger was pierced where the fireball's flame rose.
However, Shirone, who had already left her seat, grabbed the three people by the necks with her tentacles and lifted them into the air.
"Keugh! monster!"
"Then why are you doing this? This is justification. And like you said, I didn't even use magic."
"shut up! A fugitive who gave up on evaluation!"
"shut up?"
Shirone's eyebrows twitched.
When you think about how much he looked up to his seniors when he was in the advanced class, he was ridiculously arrogant.
"Aaaagh!"
As the tentacle pressure increased, the faces of Shumin and the others turned red.
"say. Otherwise, your neck will break."
"Kill! never say anything!"
He was sincere to some extent, but he still couldn't shake the feeling that he was being looked down upon.
He wondered if he really should kill him, and he had no intention of killing Shirone either.
'What should I do now?'
After thinking about it for a while, Shirone came up with a good idea.
"You'll never say that, right?"
"okay! We are proud wizards! Faith is unbreakable!"
"good. Then you can't. I have no choice but to ask Mark."
"Ugh!"
As expected, the faces of Shumin's party crumpled.
Mark, who became a follower of Shirone after being defeated in the teleportation evaluation, went through training over and over again, settled down in Class Four, and still reigns as the fist leader of the advanced class.
"Despicably! Are you selling your junior's name? Are you still in your senior year?"
Seeing the honorifics mixed with Alt's words, it seemed that Mark was terrifying.
'Well, a closer fist is stronger than a faraway one.'
Rather than Shirone, who is in her senior year, she must be more concerned about Mark, who will have to live with her for years to come.
"So tell me. Otherwise, Mark will ask you."
Gerain, who was paying attention to Shumin, carefully opened his mouth.
"We are a hide-and-seek study group."
It was a dark research society that Nade had heard of, so it was understandable that they were self-indulgent.
The study group in the shadows had a great sense of belonging and the area of activity was extraterritorial, so it was like another society within the school.
"Why is the Hide-and-Seek Study Group following me?"
"I don't know why. The president told me to take a look and come."
Whenever I was talking about beliefs, I was blowing alcohol.
"Who is the president?"
But this time, Shuamin and the others refused with one voice.
"You can never say that!"
"okay? So, Mark… … ."
Shumin cried and ej*culated.
"It's true, sir. If you reveal that, you will be killed by the chairman, not by Mark. We don't even know why we're looking here. Please forgive me just once."
Ironically, the sincerity was read in the fact that Mark's name was not being used.
After retracting the tentacles, Shirone looked down at the juniors who fell to the floor and groaned.
"Don't spy on other people's study groups again. Next time something like this happens, you guys are the prime suspects."
"yes. yes."
"Stop going back. And don't skip class."
As soon as the words ran out, Shumin's party ran outside, and Shirone was lost in thought.
'Hmm, the research society in the shadows has moved. Could it have something to do with my portrait?'
The possibility is sufficient, but it was the first time I had actually been to a study group during class, so I couldn't conclude.
'I guess I can ask Nade.'
Shirone realized that lunchtime was approaching and turned to the restaurant.
'Anyway, those kids, can they go out? I'd have to turn around a lot.'
* * *
The scene of the restaurant I visited after a long time was no different from before.
The atmosphere was bustling as it was the only time during the day to relax.
If there is a difference from before, it is that the structure of the relationship has become much more diverse, unlike the early days when I had to fight by class and faction.
Above all, his eyes went to the fact that there was a 4D girl, Dorothy, on the other side of Eruki.
'Dorothy only ate with Luman.'
To be precise, the only person who dealt with Luman was Dorothy.
Anyway, even now Luman was sitting next to her.
Although he is a master of crowd control, he still seemed unpopular due to his selfish personality and fat body, and his clumsy body swelled 1.5 times during vacation.
Boyle, who majored in summoning magic, looked tired of watching Luman stuffing food.
"Do you feel hungry after eating that much? How much did you eat during your vacation?"
"Hey, I have to ask how many special trainings you did. I keep eating when I'm stressed."
Eruki gave a short blow.
"You're stressed because you keep eating."
Then Luman raised his wildcat eyes.
"What is it? I can't eat, so I'm going to have a good time."
"Shall I tell you how to lose weight easily?"
"huh?"
When Luman showed interest, Eruki tapped the table with his index finger and said.
"It's always knocking on the table like this when I'm eating or reading a book."
"You want to knock? What effect does that have?"
"As your fingers move, calories are burned."
Louman jumped up.
"This is real! Are you making fun of me for being fat?"
Eruki gave a short answer.
"That's math."
Boyle and Dorothy turned their heads at the same time.
"No matter how insignificant the number expresses it clearly. The more you knock on the table, the more calories you burn. Even if it's just a small amount of calories, that's how much weight you lose."
Luhmann, who could not contradict the logic, quietly sat down, but his feelings were hurt.
'A child of a psychopath. you someday i… … .'
Then I heard a knock from the seat next to me and turned around to see Dorothy tapping the table with her index finger.
"What are you doing?"
"diet."
As Shirone watched the scene, Nade approached and whispered to him before he knew it.
"They are suspicious these days."
Surprised Shirone confirmed that it was Nade and sighed in relief.
"Who wins? Eruki and Dorothy?"
"uh. Did you feel it too? At some point, Dorothy showed interest in Eruki. So let's get in the way of you and me."
"What is your conclusion? Isn't that nice?"
Nade said, frowning arrogantly.
"no."
"Why don't you like it?"
Nade put his arm around Shirone's shoulder and spoke as if admonishing.
"Listen. Hanging out with a girl our age means you can do so many things. A perfect betrayal for us! You will never see that until I die."
Shirone, who had been staring at her pathetically, removed Nade's arm and turned to where Eruki was.
"Then you can die."
"Hey!"
When Shirone arrived at the table with Nade following her with a teary face, Amy pulled out a chair.
"I'm here?"
"huh. How was class today? Wasn't it a special test?"
"It wasn't particularly difficult. The real turning point is when there are about 10 weeks left. Perhaps only Arin will be judged as Master."
"Oh, that's right."
As Shirone and Amy chatted, Nade whispered into Eruki's ear.
"Do you think the two of you got along well? When Shirone wasn't there, I was worried because he was so cold-hearted."
"Emotions, they will compromise on their own. Don't worry about others, just worry about yourself."
"Hey! Everyone hates me!"
Just before Nade shouted, everyone suddenly fell silent, and his voice resonated clearly throughout the restaurant.
"Ugh!"
Nade's face was red, but no one paid attention to him.
Everyone was looking at the entrance of the restaurant.
"Mayada."
It was the first time she had been to a restaurant since the first half of the year after refusing to be evaluated.
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[561] Scramble Royale (2)
While Maya was putting food on the plate, the men's gaze followed steadily.
In addition to her beautiful appearance, the wide range of changes aroused even wonder.
"You look really pretty. The picture I saw in the red book wasn't a lie."
Amy asked, turning to Nade.
"Red book? What is it?"
"huh? Ahaha! Nothing."
It was something I could never say to Amy.
"What's the matter anyway? Is it because of Shirone?"
Even Amy thought that was the only reason.
Shirone left for heaven, but Maya's face was never seen even once in school.
She seemed more lonely than before, and Shirone felt bad about contributing to the current situation.
Perhaps reading her thoughts, Amy sighed and said.
"Ask to eat together."
"but… … ."
Amy forgave her, but she wasn't blind enough to not know it was her last chance.
"It's really okay. We have 15 weeks left, and we can't keep going like this, can we?"
Nade, who judged that Amy's words had a point, shouted as if to ease Shirone's burden.
"Maya, come this way! let's eat together!"
Maya, who was chewing on rice, put down the tableware and walked over to Shirone and the others, but did not bring the tray.
"It's been a while, everyone."
Maya's smile was still nice, but the atmosphere was completely different from before, perhaps because her appearance had changed.
"Yeah, it's been a while. How have you been?"
Maya just shook her head and spoke to Amy.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. Still, I thought we should meet and say hello."
"What are we saying hello to each other? Don't do that, come this way. We always ate together before."
"No, today is the last day. I won't be coming to a restaurant from now on."
Everyone in the senior class was paying attention to Maya's words.
"Are you not coming? why?"
"You know, Amy."
Amy's brow furrowed softly.
"Isn't that a bit absurd? you are an adult too Statements like that only burden us. If there's something that bothers you, how about bumping into it and solving it?"
Maya smiled bitterly at Amy's unchanging appearance even though she hadn't seen her in a long time.
"I envy you, Amy."
"What, what? suddenly."
"Sorry. But I'm not strong like you. Yes, even if I put a burden on you, I have no choice but to do this. Because I know too well that I can't stand it."
Maya added in a low voice.
"So you handle it. I know it's selfish, but I'm definitely thinking of graduating this time."
I could feel how determined she was to come here.
"And Shirone."
"huh?"
"To be honest, it was very difficult. It hurt so much."
"Uh, that… … ."
"are you okay. 'Cause I can stand it now But that doesn't mean I've completely forgotten you."
There was a buzz in the restaurant, and amidst the noise, someone clenched their fists in anger.
'As expected, I still love Shirone… … .'
"So if you ever change your mind, you can come to me anytime. I'll be waiting for you."
"Whiyu."
A whistle passed.
"But if that's not the case… … ."
Maya, who was hesitant, tightened her eyes and said.
"I hope we never run into each other until the graduation exam. My heart, can you understand?"
Shirone put her complex emotions behind and nodded.
"OK got it."
I'm sorry for Maya, but my heart wasn't as pounding as when I received the ultimatum from Amy.
Then, all of a sudden, I had this idea.
Maybe the tears shed last night weren't just because of the sadness for Peope.
Expecting a desperate reaction, Maya's eyes turned to sadness.
'What were you expecting?'
Did he think that if he hit Baejin like this, Shirone would shed tears and catch it?
Maya shook her head inwardly.
I thought I had endured it, but when I saw Shirone's face, my heart was pounding, and my resolutions for months were about to crumble like a sandcastle.
"then… … how are you."
After saying goodbye, Maya returned to her seat, handed over the almost untouched tray to the kitchen, and left the dining room.
Even in the midst of numerous gazes chasing her, Amy's gaze was unique.
'what? The one who is really strong is you… … .'
Looking at Shirone, who was chewing on the bread with a bitter expression, let out a sigh from the depths of his chest.
* * *
Shirone and the others spent time at the cafeteria before class started.
Shirone confided in what had happened at the study meeting, and Amy, who had heard everything the other night, had no problem understanding.
However, it was the first time about the research society in the dark.
"A hide-and-seek study group? Was there such a study group at school?"
Nade answered.
"There are a few more besides that. If we match the number of people, we don't have to hold a presentation like we did, so most of us won't know."
In fact, the presentation had a great influence on the fact that the Society for the Study of Supernatural Psychics became known.
"By the way, juniors, I sent them back, but why the hell did they follow me?"
Eruki said.
"You must be thinking the same as me. Graduation is approaching, so I started moving slowly. To reveal the secret of Istas."
"But you were quiet last year, right?"
Nade touched his chin and said.
"When you gave up on the evaluation, rumors spread around the school. Istas was banned from entering for a while. Including us members of the research society."
"ah… … ."
It was the period when the National Intelligence Service was hiding in the school to find Gaold.
"Because they are extremely sensitive, the switch was turned on. There is definitely something about Estas. It's the hide-and-seek research group that's at stake today, but it's highly likely that other research groups have already approached."
Shirone spread her arms in frustration.
"Who is the president of the Hide and Seek Research Club? Don't you know?"
"Yeah, I'm just guessing. The Hide and Seek Research Club is running a black market on campus. I also made and sold some inventions. Perhaps the most likely candidate is… … ."
"it's me."
When I turned my head at the sudden voice, Frings, who was currently ranked third in the advanced class, was standing there.
"also… … Was it you?"
Nade asked with an annoyed expression.
A face with long upper and lower eyelashes like flower petals and a thin mustache.
He is a typical genius with a very fast thinking speed, but his personality is perverted and sly, so he never got along with Shirone and the others.
Shirone opened her eyes and fired.
"Why did you tail me? Besides, are you insane that you are instructing your juniors to use attack magic?"
"Whoops, why is this? The best star of the graduating class, the juniors have some fun."
It was a voice that felt as good as its appearance.
"This is just the beginning. Hide-and-seek research groups are hiding everywhere. For example, I know that Amy went into your room yesterday and had a tryst."
Shirone's eyebrows twitched.
He wasn't immature enough to be spied on, but there was no way he could hide Amy's coming to his room.
'are you okay. I wouldn't have been able to get close.'
Unlike Shirone, who was relieved, Amy was furious at the strange misunderstanding.
"Sounds like a tryst. How is it that everything you think is bad?"
"Whoops, Amy. You still smell good, no perfume can make your body smell."
Frings' eyelids trembled as he sucked in enough air to make his nostrils stick together, revealing the whites.
'dirty… … .'
Voyeurism, a personality obsessed with the sense of smell to the point of madness, and even a greasy tone.
He was a man who made me want to run away from the world rather than live under the same sky.
"Anyway, it's good to look forward to it. 15 weeks until graduation. Because most of the Shadow Research Society are waiting for it."
Nade responded with a snort.
"okay. You'll have to scrape together as many as you can. We are a small elite."
Frings put his index finger under his nose and pointed at Shirone and the others.
"The middle of Class One, the bottom of the graduating class, the fugitives' union. I don't think there's an elite higher in rank than me, right?"
"This is real!"
When Nade jumped up, Shirone grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Be patient. It doesn't matter if we are confident."
Nade clenched his fists as he watched Frings move away.
"Oddly enough, just looking at that kid makes me want to beat him. I'm more pissed off than the old Eruki!"
Eruki ignored the last words.
"Anyway, sooner or later the war will begin. From now on, we must be fully prepared."
Amy raised her hand.
"for a moment. Why are we stuck there? To be clear, I have no intention of getting involved in your 'stupid blah blah' study group."
"It's supernatural psychic science."
"Whatever it is, don't do it. I don't know if it's a portrait of Shirone, but graduation is my top priority."
Shirone got to the point.
"Then let's put it together. How many research societies are aiming for Estas?"
"Hmm, probably all of the shadowy research associations are aiming for it. Among them, the organization to be most wary of must be Fermi's Golden Ring."
It was the core backbone that turned the economy of the shadows, and the strongest research society with as many as five members of the graduating class.
"First of all, Fermi is the chairman, and there is an Electric Monster Liken who is his right-hand man. Sona's Hercy as the staff member, and Alchemy's Richard as the acting leader. And one more… … ."
Eruki pointed to the shop window and said.
"There it is. Cayden."
Cayden of the Cross.
He was an honest-looking handsome man with neatly combed auburn hair.
Because of the famous ring of gold, Nade knows the position of the executives, but he knew little about Caden.
"Yeah, we have a team of 5 including Cayden. Right now, the rankings are torn, but until the middle of the first half, I was monopolizing the 1st to 5th places."
Shirone asked.
"What rank is Caden now?"
"I'm in seventh place now."
"Wow, but you're still class one."
When Caden suddenly turned his head, Nade lowered his head in surprise.
"Ugh! I stare. be careful. Because the sixth sense is very good. If Dorothy has a gut, that guy has a sixth."
Cayden, who was glaring at Shirone and the others in displeasure, left, and Nade pretended to wipe off his sweat.
"Phew, I almost got caught."
Eruki asked.
"Unlike you, why are you so nervous?"
"That guy can be a little nervous."
"Hoo?"
It was a word that was not easily heard from Nade.
"Actually, I don't know. Even within the Ring of Gold, there are not many cases where Kayden is active. To be honest, I have a straightforward personality, but I don't know why I get along with Fermi."
"For example, the feeling is strange."
In Nade's language, it meant dangerous.
"Well, actually, all the members of the golden ring are people of interest. Besides, Fermi said he made a lot of money this time."
'Right, I did.'
Shirone recalled the story she had heard from Miro.
In exchange for forging signatures at Undercoder, Fermi earned 190 billion gold.
Even if it was paid in installments, more than 10 billion gold was coming in, so the level of magic he used must be on a different level than before.
"Okay, I received the golden ring. And what next?"
Nade stretched out his index and middle fingers.
"The second strongest force is, of course, the Hide and Seek Research Society. Besides running the market on its own, Frings' skills are not inferior to those of the ring of gold. You don't have to say anything about Fishaw's Ant Language Study Group, and you can't ignore the doll collection research group. Because the president is none other than Anchal."
"Aren't you? Was it a research society in the shadows?"
Shirone looked back at the woman with straight hair who was reading a book while drinking coffee on the terrace.
He wore an eyepatch over his left eye, but he wasn't wearing one.
It is said that she wears an eyepatch to seal the energy of the demonic eye accumulated in her family for generations, but a scout once interviewed that if she had broken the seal in last year's graduation exam, she would have been the top graduate.
"What rank is Anchal now?"
"Ninth."
'It's class one.'
Above all, it was surprising that he was occupying a top class without using his secret weapon.
"Golden wheel, hide and seek, ant language, collecting dolls. Are you saying that all the members here are enemies?"
Eruki shook his finger.
"No, there is still one more left. I'll be sorry if I skip this study meeting while discussing the study group in the shadows."
"huh? What did you miss?"
Nade said with a serious expression.
"Women's Human Body Research Society."
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[562] Scramble Royale (3)
"female… … what?"
Amy asked with an absurd expression, but the boys who had already read the red book had nothing to say even though they had mouths.
"Hmmmm, anyway, I don't know who I am as much as the president of the Women's Human Body Research Society."
Amy remembered what she had heard at the restaurant.
"You mean it was a red book? Shirone, have you seen it too?"
"huh? uh, that's… … Because I have a book. I have eyes too… … ."
It was a ridiculous excuse, but it was not a situation where lies would work.
Contrary to expectations, Amy didn't nag her, but rather turned her head with a relieved look.
Perhaps the reaction would be different if they knew that the subject drawn in the red book was a person from the school, but it was a secret that they would take to the grave.
Shirone, who had passed the hurdle, asked.
"Still, aren't there roughly candidates? Who do you think you are?"
"Oh, it's really difficult. It's so hidden that I can't even get a feel for it. Still, let's take a look… … ."
Nade looked around the counter at the canteen.
"Unexpectedly, it could be the female Eden."
"Auntie, please give me a soda."
Shirone looked back at Eden, who had just entered the store.
Current graduating class 10th.
A devout member of the Church of Yor, he was a specialist in defensive magic.
'That's right. Come to think of it, Mr. Gaold was once a Yorkian too.'
As a religion that abhors violence, it was only natural that Eden focused on defensive magic.
"But why is Eden a candidate?"
"I've heard that too, but Eden gets stronger the more you take it off."
Shirone spilled the cocoa she had in her mouth back into her mug.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Why is there such a thing, special actions that strengthen omnipotence even if it is not eating out. Magical action is like that. Yorkism is non-violent, so they can't carry any weapons. In short, you don't even need clothes because only God protects you."
"Hmm, is it true?"
said Amy.
"I know about that. So, even in last year's senior class, when it was time for interpersonal combat, some guys would light up their eyes and attack."
The three of them asked in chorus.
"So how did it go?"
said Amy, looking at her pathetically.
"There must have been times when you took off your outerwear when you were in danger. Of course, the durability of defensive magic has become stronger."
Nade nodded.
"That's right. According to sources, when Eden is naked, his omnipotence is so strong that even professional wizards cannot inflict a single wound on it."
said Eruki.
"If that's true, you're out of luck. Last year's graduation exam."
Amy recalled that time.
"The 1st order ended in an instant with Fermi's initiative, and the 2nd order was a measure of mental strength, so magic wasn't particularly important. But that's the graduation exam. You have to be prepared for all of the evaluations because two out of six are evaluated at random. okay? I don't have time to worry about these things right now."
Amy pointed and nagged at each one, but no one listened.
"If that's the case, then it's no wonder Eden is a candidate. But isn't the biggest feature of the Women's Human Body Study Group is their amazing drawing skills?"
"Hmm, then there is a possibility for Kongo."
Nade pointed to Conger, who was sixth in the graduating class.
Unlike the face that resembles an orangutan with its huge size, it was knitting threads with a shy smile.
Like a steel mage who creates metal, the thread of the thread was also made of steel.
"She is feminine and has good dexterity. The look is a bit… … Rather, would you say that it suits you better?"
Shirone shook her head.
"He may have a peculiar personality, but he is still a good person, right?"
Konger was loyal and kind to everyone.
"I think the fjords are the best when it comes to being rather gloomy."
A student wearing a hood over a wizard's robe and breaking a bug's leg.
Maybe that's why the seat around him was empty.
A magician who handles poison, he is short and short, and his face looks as young as 16 years old, but it is only a side effect of the drug, and his actual age is 23 years old.
Originally a class one, but with the progress of his juniors, he is currently ranked 11th in the rankings.
Eruki added one vote to Shirone's judgment.
"It's best to have an evil personality. Although the balance is not good, I was ranked #1 in the survey as the student I least want to meet in person-to-person combat. If he really is the president of the Female Human Body Research Society, it's going to be a pretty tough fight."
Nade grabbed his head and shook it.
"Ah, I don't know. If you think that way, everyone can be a candidate. Honestly, who doesn't like the female body?"
Amy said, narrowing her eyes.
"Do it yourself. I won't mind anyway."
said Eruki.
"Anyway, our enemy can be assumed to be this much. Besides, they even have advanced students as members, so they might be able to attack senior classes. like this morning So Shirone, you have to protect it."
It was Shirone who suddenly became the gatekeeper of Estas.
"okay. I'll try to do that somehow."
It was the judgment that no matter who came in from the advanced class, the current Shirone would be able to block it.
Amy checked the time and stood up.
"Let's go. Oh, and Shirone, don't cast Sibul Statue Explosion in Istas for the time being. It could be dangerous."
"huh. I think so too."
When all the students left to complete the senior year's afternoon schedule, only Shirone and the store owner were left in the canteen.
"Hmm, it's a study group in the shadows."
The last drop of cocoa went down Shirone's throat.
* * *
That evening, the golden ring.
The officers were summoned to the hiding place in the mountains northeast of Alpheas Magic School.
There was an unusual banquet, and Fermi was lost in thought over a strong drink in a cold atmosphere.
'The labyrinth is back.'
This meant that nothing further stood in the way of Fermi's plans.
'Maybe this will be my last year at school.'
After thinking, he raised his head and asked.
"Did we all come together with this?"
"uh. Except for that guy."
There are five executives of the Golden Coin Ring, including Fermi.
Those currently gathered were Sona's Hercy, Electric Monster Licorn, and Alchemy's Richard.
"Suddenly summoned, what's going on?"
"Today, Frings offered an agreement."
"A hide-and-seek study group?"
Hersie, the staff member, added.
"It seems that you have already made a proposal to other research groups. Because the presidents of doll collection and ant language have asked me to confirm the authenticity."
"then… … ."
With lights flashing in the officers' eyes, Fermi smiled.
"Yes, Scramble Royale. The target is the Supernatural Spirit Science Research Society. Drive them out and we take over Istas."
"Hehe, the day you've been waiting for has finally arrived."
When Richard of Alchemy raised the corner of his mouth, blue light came into his eyes.
"In that sense, we should also send a representative. A representative who will participate in Scramble Royale."
"I do."
The second-in-command of the ring of gold, the electric monster Licorn, raised his hand.
Currently ranked second in the graduating class, it was a strong force that no one could control except Fermi.
"No, you don't step out this time. I have other things to do with me."
Lichen unquestioningly followed Fermi's advice.
"Then who are you planning to send?"
"Hercy joins the fight. Scramble Royale is just an outpost to get closer to the secret of Istas. It is important to gather as much information as possible."
In that sense, Hercy was the best fit.
Although the ranking of the graduating class has fallen to 13th, it is a skill that is second to none of the Hide and Seek Research Club when it comes to information gathering.
"Then, Hersy on our side, Frings on hide and seek, Anchal on doll collection, and Fisho on the ant language. Are four people participating in the battle like this?"
"No, the Women's Human Body Research Society also participates in the war."
"But he's not active."
"I will do it this time. Tell them to go and fight."
Fermi was convinced.
"If Shirone moves, he will have no choice but to step in."
* * *
After midnight, Hersie arrived at the dormitory and stood in front of someone's door.
Tailing is impossible.
His sound magic sonar could even collect the sound of his heart beating inside his body if he wanted to.
'No one can stop a heart.'
Hersy was about to knock with a confident smile when a voice came from inside the door.
"come in."
When I opened the door and entered, a scene of madness was revealed.
There were pictures attached to the whole room, and the main characters in the pictures were all Maya.
"You still feel good, Caden."
Seventh in the current senior class, Caden of the Cross.
He was an executive officer of Geum Hwa-ryun and the head of the female human body research group.
"What is going on?"
Hersy walked over to the table and watched Cayden work.
The lines that moved without breaking even once accurately copied the real Maya.
"You know why I came?"
"I don't know."
"The Shadow Research Society proposed Scrumble Royale."
"take no interest."
"Also, Shirone is included on the other side."
The line that had been moving while drawing Maya's neckline suddenly jumped out and deviated.
"I… … Do you look like a human who will move out of petty jealousy?"
Hersey just laughed.
A long sword in the shape of a cross stood in one corner of the room, befitting his upright appearance as well as his honest personality.
Ironically, Cayden was originally a prosecutor.
To be exact, he is a promising member of the Cross family, the most famous swordsman family in the Kingdom of Tormia.
'Swordsmanship and magic. It's definitely a monster.'
The people of the Cross family, who receive the energy of the cross star, are born with special talents through horoscopes from the time they are born.
Among them, Cayden was born on the day of the Red Cross, which is said to return once every 43 years, and was able to bring out 100% of his potential in any field.
As a kind of cosmic law, he had already graduated from the Kaizen Swordsmanship Academy at the age of fourteen.
However, whether the popular belief that a child of the Red Cross will live a miserable life is true, Kayden had a stronger desire than swordsmanship.
It was art, especially painting.
Of course, the law of the red cross gave Caden the best drawing skills.
But the problem was that art wasn't just about technology.
He could draw anything he thought of, but Kayden had nothing to turn it into art.
"Nice. Why don't you try exposing yourself a little more boldly?"
Cayden wrinkled his brow as Hersy pointed to the painting.
"Don't insult art."
If stimulating human emotions is the power of art, the female body is art in itself, regardless of gender.
It may have been the only option for Cayden, who had no artistic expression skills, to start drawing semi-nude.
"so… … Aren't you going to participate?"
Cayden stood up without saying a word, straightened his family symbol, the longsword cross, and looked at his face reflected in the blade.
"… … would."
'I knew it.'
In terms of the ability to read and use human emotions, no one can catch up with Fermi.
He just needed time to rationalize himself, and the fact that he used expressions such as 'tiny jealousy' was proof that he was already jealous.
"Then this is where we all came together. The schedule will be announced later."
As Hersie left the room, Cayden looked at the huge picture of a battery hanging on the wall.
He was the one who abandoned his family and sneaked into Alpheas Magic School as if he were running away.
After getting to know a woman named Maya here, he realized why he was not given an artistic sensibility.
The god of art chose Maya.
"Maya… … ."
Recalling the divine thrill he felt when he first heard her song, Caden prostrated himself in front of the painting.
"If I can be by your side, I will do anything."
It was a knight's oath dedicated to the painting alone.
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